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Hi TP, the most recent run in I had with Hullaballo Wolfowitz at ANI along with a comment made by Floquenbeam on Drmies Talk page [1] has me wondering if a belief I have about BLP articles is misplaced. I understand that BLP policy protects not only the subject, but Wikipedia as well. I also understand that "verifiability trumps the truth". But all in all, BLP articles are about "people", not inanimate objects or subjective ideas, but fallible, emotional, human beings and as such, we as Editors owe it to them to represent them accurately and fairly in the aspects of their lives that we can locate sources to cite. Furthermore, its not our job as Editors to pass judgement on the subjects of BLP articles, we just report reliable, credible, verifiable facts and when necessary widely held opinions as long as we state that they are opinions and who they belong to. Am I off base or not getting something? Thanks, -- Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 08:52, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
OK, let me go one step further, what about non-controversial information like a person being a parent or married, where in some circumstances multiple, but less than stellar sources cite the claim. Not everyone is important enough to merit coverage in the New York Times or the UK Guardian of their personal life, but that shouldn't automatically disqualify the info and the source. -- Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 16:42, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
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For your 2014 contributions to multiple history related articles you are hereby award this Epic Barnstar. Congratulations! For the Military history Wikiproject Coordinators, TomStar81 ( Talk) 07:42, 29 January 2015 (UTC) |
I agree with you that it would be better if Wikipedia had an actual civility policy instead of a civility meme we vaguely wave our hand at. User:NE_Ent/Notes_on_civility (bottom) lists the various community civility consensus failures. Unfortunately, that battle can not be won by individual administrators blocking inconsistently, nor by pile-ons on particular kerfuffles. With regards to Cassianto, taking breaks is not only not against policy, it's often a good idea, one I've done myself from time to time (I just usually don't do melodramatic retired et. al. messages -- my breaks are due to needing more real life time and less wiki time). All we can do is model appropriate behavior ourselves, and push firmly but gently against the incivility of others. NE Ent 02:48, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
If there's something you feel is wrong that can be put right by administrative actions, then I will respect and honor that. Otherwise the "he said - she said" crap needs to stop. I hope you know from past interactions that I have a ton of respect for you, but the current situation needs to stop now. Your page, you have the last word. — Ched : ? 23:32, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
Have you read The Martian? It's uphill for the first 50 or so pages, but after that, it's downhill all the way. It's a really fast read. I think you would really like it. Viriditas ( talk) 19:25, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
These aren't the comments of the person that I thought would be great on ArbCom. Bugs is just making a joke; he does that, in case this is the first time you've "met" him. Some of them fall flat. He doesn't mean anything more by it. But more importantly, by taking a section that had nothing in it implying editors taking political sides before your first post, just a heads-up that a normally quiet article might become active, and injecting accusations out of nowhere, you're not helping. This is so unlike you. You used to be the guy that would come around with the fire extinguisher, not the gasoline. Please. I know you're burnt out fighting fires; fine. Let others fight them. Don't start them yourself, OK? -- GRuban ( talk) 20:28, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
I realize this might not be the popular thing to say, but I like this TParis better than the old one. You know where he stands on things. Viriditas ( talk) 20:03, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
TParis, would you consider the possibility that you misread Baseball Bugs comments? I don't think he was displaying "open hostility to conservatives" at all. He was making a stereotypical joke about Texas. [2] Now, because you are from Texas (I think), you might not find that funny. But, let's assume Bugs is from NYC (I think). Then, you can begin to see why he thinks this is funny. So, this has more to do with stereotypes, comedy, and regional rivalry than it does with politics. Now, let's be perfectly clear. In any academic discussion about racism in the United States, Texas comes somewhere near the top of the list. That's what Baseball Bugs was pointing to, not politics. Now, if you're from Texas, you might find that insulting. And as you know, because of direct flights, we have a lot of Texans in Hawaii, and they're a mighty fine and upstanding people. So, it's perfectly understandable that his comment would upset you. But this isn't about politics. Viriditas ( talk) 04:29, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
An RfC has been opened at RfC to physically restrict access to the Helper Script. You are invited to comment. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 17:06, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
Hello TParis, I just wanted to say thanks for the service you did as administrator. And if the day comes that you have a change of heart and come back, that would be great. Enjoy your time there. Johnsmith2116 ( talk) 01:07, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
I've said this several times, but I wanted to say goodbye to a great admin. Like I've said before, if you ever have to urge to edit Wikidata (or the Scots Wikipedia if you don't mind learning a new language), you'll be welcomed by me. I wish you the best. You will not be forgotten. Sincerely, -- AmaryllisGardener talk 02:09, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
So does Dennis. I hadn't noticed you had been doing less lately, to me it always appeared that you were up there in front driving things forward. You'll be missed. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 03:47, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
But if there's one thing I didn't want, it was a drama-fest that detracts from your legacy as a terrific administrator:
TP, you will be missed. Thanks for all you have done both on Wikipedia, and in real life for America. Go Phightins ! 03:55, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for all your good work....but family should always take priority. Best wishes!-- MONGO 05:48, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
I know the section title sounds presumptuous, but I know it to be true. I doubt that any of the regular editors won't be empathising with you. Speaking for myself, I'm deeply disheartened by your decision to retire. Perhaps a wikibreak is all you really need, but I'm not you, [EDIT] nor can I honestly say that the project has become anything more than exercise in cynicism: welcoming new POV contributors while penalising experienced Wikipedians for having the audacity to interpret guidelines and policies using genuine common sense. Promoting user retention as the imperative has come at a great cost to quality over quantity. (Removing my petty whinging which has no place here. If the project has impacted on your life to the point of neglecting and/or alienating your nearest and dearest, it's time to reflect on your priorities.)
While I wish you'd reconsider, I sincerely hope that you'll come to terms with your decision and not return for the wrong reasons. If you really feel that you must distance yourself, then that is what you must do.
Wishing you well in your personal endeavours. --
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It's quite obvious you have a very clear grasp of issues and the loss makes it cloudier for the rest of us. Fair winds and following seas. -- DHeyward ( talk) 06:48, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:47, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
For both your service to Wikipedia, and on a more personal note, for your service to our country. Putting your family first is a wise decision, and I completely respect that. Perhaps some day you will wander back and edit a bit purely for fun and not for obligation. Know that you will always be welcome, in any capacity. If you don't, then thank you for all the contributions you made while you were here. The readers will probably never know who TParis is, but they will always have a better reading experience due to his efforts here. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 01:36, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Wikipedia is a hobby. If you're not enjoying it, then there's no point in continuing. Have a good retirement; perhaps you'll return some day, but perhaps not. DS ( talk) 13:11, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
My apologies for failing to find the right way to encourage all parties to reach a suitable way forward with the RFC. Good luck in your future endeavours! isaacl ( talk) 13:30, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
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The Editor's Barnstar |
Going to miss you, TP, always thought highly of you and your excellent comments. Dreadstar ☥ 14:04, 12 February 2015 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of Diplomacy |
A Wikipedia without you but with [list of users redacted] is a lesser encyclopedia. Gamaliel ( talk) 19:06, 12 February 2015 (UTC) |
I've already tried to convince you to stick around so I know that's pointless. I know that you have a lot of ideas on how to improve the encyclopedia, and I don't agree with all of them but they have always been thoughtful and worth listening to. If you decide you want to share any of them, the op-ed pages of the Signpost are always open to you. Gamaliel ( talk) 19:09, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
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The Admin's Barnstar |
Thank you for all your work on Wikipedia. I hope real life treats you well, but Wikipedia is always open for you if you ever come back. Epic Genius ( talk) 21:30, 12 February 2015 (UTC) |
...if I didn't say "Thanks for everything you've done for the project." I didn't always agree with you, and you may have thought that I acted like a putz at times, but I always respected your work as an admin, and rarely was aware of a misstep on your part -- to the extent that it was almost shocking when it occasionally happened. (Of course, I think you're totally wrong about a liberal bias in our articles, but that;s neither here nor there.) I hope that you're happy and fulfilled in real life, and that if you ever find something missing, you come on back and give it another go. Best of luck to you. BMK ( talk) 23:42, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks very much for your service to The Project, TP. You've always been a voice I've respected. For what it's worth, I never had the slightest clue about your politics, so give yourself the Dennis Brown Barnstar™ for having done something right. Best of luck to you in your future ventures and come visit us at Wikipediocracy from time to time. —Tim /// Carrite ( talk) 03:59, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
The project will be poorer without you. Thank you for all you did here, and best of luck in real life. Family is definitely more important, and I think you made the right decision. Respectfully, ~ Adjwilley ( talk) 05:20, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Farewell wherever you fare. You were the first admin to ever get my attention with your fairness. I've quoted you on my user page:
Therefore, you are one of my WP heroes.
Also, thank you for your service in defense of our fair country, that we both love.
Finally, enjoy your family and your life - though somehow I feel we'll see you here again. Lightbreather ( talk) 14:53, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
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Well, now I'm really saddened. I missed the ping--thanks for your kind words. I saw them because--well, what else? I was going to leave you a note asking for your advice! But I can only echo what others have said: we are the worse for your leaving. I greatly appreciate the tough calls you've made over the last few years, and what I appreciate especially is your unwavering willingness to look at matters from the other person's perspective. You were (well, yeah, "were"...) a credit to us all, and I salute you. Come by and have a real beer--Dennis knows where to find me. So long. Drmies ( talk) 16:04, 13 February 2015 (UTC) |
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You already know that I feel the project will be worse off without you. I'll personally miss your insights and opinions as well. But I'm glad that you'll be sticking around enough to work on Project Hawaii articles... :) Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 17:54, 13 February 2015 (UTC) |
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We've never really interacted but I've always seen you around and thought you were one of the great admins here!, Thank you for all your work on Wikipedia and It goes without saying the door will always be open to you, |
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TP I was that IP (it changes frequently beyond my control) who said to keep you around in the self imposed admin review. I also had some interaction on your talk page where we disagreed (I scolded you a little but you argued and then saw that it was somewhat justified) on some things and agreed on others but you were fairer to an IP than many of the other Admin's who are paranoid of or extremely biased towards IP's. Thanks for being real. Man, do not ever neglect anything for this soul sucking project. I have never wanted to join the club and have always remained as an outsider so to say but I have the outmost respect for peeps like you. If there was ever a good reason to join this project you would be it. Unfortunately gems are somewhat rare and you are one of the best I have known here. I came here today to ask for some advice about an article that was politically pushed for deletion after existing for many years with notable sources and usage and had many editors deciding to keep with a couple more activists wanting to delete. I thought if there is one guy I can get sound advice from from it would be you. Take care and Best Wishes for you, your family, and career. Semper Fi!!! 172.56.7.197 ( talk) 09:53, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
You've been a positive force here at Wikipedia, thank you for your efforts here. -- j⚛e decker talk 20:53, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
Saw you had two edits today. Good to see that you aren't necessarily gone for good. And, FWIW, I did find and will add to wikisource a book on the history of the Hawaii Marine Base which is in the PD as a government document and should be able to help us develop our article on that subject. John Carter ( talk) 21:12, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
Is it weird that we're all watching you waiting for you to return? Gamaliel ( talk) 21:22, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
I always looked forward to seeing you give your 2¢ in discussions. I completely echo what you said about personal attacks; I'm simply stunned at how much goes unchecked by the rest of the community (I could even give a few names; I've even been on the receiving end of this treatment for reasons that will become obvious when you see my signature). It's so blatant but no one cares. I also agree about the evident bias you've witnessed; that alone keeps me from even checking those articles, let alone trying to fix them.
At any rate, God bless you and your family. And thank you for all your hard work & dedication here on Wikipedia. Lazy Bastard Guy 03:19, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
You must be bad luck chuck [ [3]]. Sorry couldn't resist, no other comments on the substance just the coming back to say hi part. Hell in a Bucket ( talk) 19:24, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
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While you may be gone, you're efforts towards neutrality in political issues are not forgotten. For that, I present to you this belated barnstar. I should have given you one long before finding out that you have retired. RightCowLeftCoast ( talk) 06:10, 14 March 2015 (UTC) |
TParis, very surprised to see your name show up at WP:FORMER. Wanted to say my farewell and let you know it always meant a lot to me that as a prominent member of the community you supported my RFA and my background gnomish edits. I also appreciated your participation at WP:ADRV when I was working to save the process from {{ historical}}. I closed your Admin Review since you're retiring; hope you don't mind. Wish you all the best on your future endeavours. Mkdw talk 06:20, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
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Still miss you, TParis. These are troubling times, it seems, and the project can use someone as decisive as you, with a good sense of policy and a healthy dose of empathy. That you were typically wrong about everything else is nothing more than a side note (did you tell Ted Cruz he should run???). All the best to you in whatever you're doing: I have no doubt that it will be well-polished. Goodbye old friend. Drmies ( talk) 03:09, 24 March 2015 (UTC) |
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Oh rats, sorry to see you've pulled the plug. I came here to call attention to a request for comment from you that I posted at BLPN. Well, shoot, rats.
The few times we crossed paths, I found you to be thoughtful and realistic. Enjoy those sunny beaches or however you spend your former wiki time.
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What a pleasure to see you, TParis. Don't make a habit out of coming back or we'll all start thinking you're back. Take care of yourself: you are a greatly valued Wikipedian, and you're probably a pretty decent human being as well. Drmies ( talk) 04:26, 6 May 2015 (UTC) |
How's you? It is nice to see that you are not fully retired. Best wishes. OccultZone ( Talk • Contributions • Log) 04:25, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
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Everybody could use some pie from time to time... Good to see you checking in! Are you here for ArbCom season? We have a lovely crop this year. Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 15:11, 6 May 2015 (UTC) |
...I do "support" (in the sense of "remove negative information about", etc.) right-wing individuals and organizations (and conversely, "oppose" liberal individuals/groups/philosophies) when to do so is consistent with policy, just as I'm doing here. – Roscelese ( talk ⋅ contribs) 14:05, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
I've seen that you've been around a bit recently, so you might be interested in this mention at ANI. Cheers — DoRD ( talk) 16:10, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
[4] Nicely done! Although I think the reality of Pending changes watches is more like a dozen or so diligent editors. I woke up this morning to edits that were 20 hours old. That hasn't happened in quite a while. But we do try to turn back the tide of vandals... :) -- Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 15:42, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
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FYI, someone else pointed this out on the talk page, but I think that Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Arbitration_enforcement#Statement_by_Uninvolved_TParis is only for the opening statements of named parties and that you actually should move your statement to a section under Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Arbitration enforcement/Evidence. -- B ( talk) 22:55, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
Nice to see you back, TParis! I hope you will feel like returning soon. Liz Read! Talk! 22:07, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
@ TParis: Hope you come back, if you do, I would support you getting back the bits/mop.-- RightCowLeftCoast ( talk) 05:06, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
Nice to meet you! Luckily, it's been almost two years and the immaturity in the old me has changed (I was Celeste6566 but asked for username change)...hopefully :) I'd like to introduce myself! Do you have any tips for how I can contribute here? EmilyREditor ( talk) 05:11, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
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Do as think best with this. I just saw it while reading Texas Monthly. I am no expert. Paul, in Saudi ( talk) 05:32, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
It breaks the RfA counter.--v/r - T P 18:43, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
I know you hate me for opposing and I have to admit that my changing to oppose was a tactical move. I could see the RfA heading for success and I had to do something to ensure that those tools remain a priority for a while. I meant every word I said though. I vote on every RfA and I'm usually on target. In fact if and when I do oppose, most of the time I don't even use all the ammo I have up my sleeve. My vote on this 2011 RfA was the oddest I ever made. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 07:58, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
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Aloha! Given your retired status, & not knowing whether you reside on Oahu (I believe that you once did), I am unsure whether or not you would be interested in helping with an Asian Pacific American edit-a-thon in Honolulu co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. But I thought I would give you a try. One other editor has expressed an interest thus far. Here is the message that I have posted on editors' talk pages for those who I was able to reasonably identify as living in Hawaii. Peaceray ( talk) 19:38, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
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“ | It's awesome to learn about your past in Honolulu - I'm actually going to be there for another SmithsonianAPA project mid September, and thinking that this could be an opportunity to do an event there as well! I have lots of contacts with UH and the museums, but do you know of any contacts on the Wikimedia side out there? | ” |
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TParis, it looks like Toddst1 is no longer active and you're the most recent admin to have had interaction with Zarembo ( talk · contribs). In his fifth edit since being unblocked for repeated copyvios, the editor removed a copyright tag from what appears to be an obvious copyright violation. I've removed the material, but I'm pretty sure this constitutes a violation of the terms of Toddst1's unblock. The Dissident Aggressor 01:13, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
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Looking over the logs here and it seems there was a declined PROD before a second PROD... or something. Can you figure it out? Maury Markowitz ( talk) 20:08, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
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Sorry to see you go. Hope it's not permanent. - theWOLFchild 03:19, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
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Hello, thank you for the advice. I will step back. I think its just a dispute of content and yes it is a edit war. Sigh, controversial content will not satisfy anyone. Winterysteppe ( talk) 03:24, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
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Good to see your (very respectful) face again. You've been missed. MelanieN alt ( talk) 12:13, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
Yes, welcome back ! -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 12:19, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
I got a kick out of this [5]. Not all that far from the truth. Cheers, 2601:188:0:ABE6:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 ( talk) 21:30, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
Welcome back to the asylum in the middle of silly season. You'll note the top inmates have changed a bit but they still are in charge. -- DHeyward ( talk) 03:10, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
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this is one of the strangest things anyone has written to me in WP. I have no illusions of becoming an admin. And this stuff about me OUTING anyone is just miles offbase. What is up your bonnet with regard to me, TP? Jytdog ( talk) 02:43, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
Regarding the Gamaliel thing, his participation in that thread is as an editor. And in that context, he was edit warring with another editor to close a thread about himself. That's inappropriate. Admin's don't have some special privilege or prestige against being told to fuck off. As a human being, yeah, it sucks getting that language thrown at us. But there is no reason at all to treat admins as some sort of royalty where getting a "fuck you" should inspire some sort of nationalist response. I like Gamaliel, I've found them to be responsive and level headed when confronted when reasoned and calm criticism. I've also seen Gamaliel double down in the face of onslaught and I've seen the goon-squad some to his rescue. My frustration isn't Gamaliel defending themself, although I do think they're wrong and should come to that conclusion on their own eventually, my frustration is the goon-squad trying to divert attention to the accuser (Arkon) and you happened to jump into that fray.--v/r - T P 04:27, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
OK. I first got interested in COI issues at all, because I got hounded for about three years by some wingnuts here who believe(d) I was a shill for a certain BigCompany. While I was working on that stuff, trying very to create NPOV content and maintain NPOV content it became very easy to identify new POV-pushers when they would show up (there were about 5 different, very easy to identify, kinds of POV pushers, including some very clearly company-rep ones). Could tell by their word choices and sources, after just a couple of edits. Really easy. I started to see the same sort of thing on articles about health.
I just watched for a long time, and saw how people who were concerned about COI would do things like slap warning notices, and make accusations here and there, and would never just treat the editor who maybe had a COI, like a human being. And how often, these discussions about COI got tangled up with content disputes, and just got really ugly. I also noticed that people displaying a clear COI didn't really know what they were doing in Wikipedia. (When I say "displaying" what i mean is writing POV content, that is unsourced or badly sourced, and removing well-sourced, actually-neutral content. often both at the same time. The only thing that matters here is content. )
I figured out two things.
So those are the principles i try to follow in dealing with COI/advocacy stuff. They are human/dialogue oriented, and they generally work, and generally leave people feeling welcome and oriented. I do make mistakes, and there are blowups. But my goal is not to be "chilling".....
Thoughts? Jytdog ( talk) 03:33, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
The effort to create multi-tiered notices and warnings for each type of issue was still on-going when I signed up for the project and I remember the discussions about how it was supposed to offer a gentler approach. But, I can tell you that it's human nature to become defensive despite how friendly the 'notices' seem to established users. To newbs, they come off as hostile.
You have to remember, to everyone else in the world, Wikipedia seems like a closed off social circle where only the elite easily navigate. To us, we feel like we've bent over backwards to be welcoming.--v/r - T P 03:41, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
I'm glad you guys are getting along now. You both seem nice.
I don't think anyone is saying that admins should be treated like royalty. Do you really think there's any danger in that happening? I think that if you tell someone to "fuck right off", that should not be casually ignored, whoever they are. I would have immediately blocked were I an uninvolved party. But this is wikipedia, where policy minutiae and em-dashes inspire righteous rage and demands for sanctions while trolling and abuse are shrugged off. Gamaliel ( talk) 05:07, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi TParis, Jytdog has lost the plot re Frivilous COI accusations on https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Collegetrader and I can't stop him, as has made threats on my talk if I take it to ANI. Can you try to control his COI accusation compulsion? The loss of editors on WP is due to actions of eds like him who breach WP:BITE. Gongwool ( talk) 01:42, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Your recent close of this discussion seems unsatisfactory. You talk as if Doncram was the only keep !voter when this was clearly not the case. Myself, I was not at all persuaded by the nominator's argument that this was cross-categorization which seemed then and now to be nonsense. As I cited policies such as WP:LISTN and WP:CLN, I am not understanding why you appear to have completely ignored the position of myself and other keep !voters. Please reconsider. Andrew D. ( talk) 08:08, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Good to see you back around, even if on a more limited basis. (Me too, for that matter.) Hope to see you around! Heimstern Läufer (talk) 13:11, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
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Would you mind if I quizzaciously posted to your talk page? :) Chrisw80 ( talk) 01:47, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
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Hello bro، Im Mishary from Arabic Wikipedia, please can you move this Page From Arab Telecommunications To Mada Communication, Because this company change this name.. you can check in Official website, Thank you -- MeeshQ8 ( talk) 23:35, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
Hello, I believe you were the admin who volunteered to help out with my disagreements with User:Anmccaff. I am starting to think he will find fault with everything I do; I am trying not to respond with frustration but its becoming increasingly difficult. Can you offer any advice on how we can resolve these difficulties? Thank you, ツ Stacey ( talk) 16:38, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
You kindly reviewed a number of edit requests to the Yassin Kadi article earlier this month, and invited another editor to review the second half of the edits that had been proposed via my user Talk page. The remaining requests have not yet been considered by another editor, and I should be grateful if you would review those if you are able to do so, in addition to some further requests and suggestions for improvement that I added on 20 April. Carter-Ruck (on behalf of Sheikh Yassin Abdullah Kadi) ( talk) 18:39, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
Hey there,
Hoping you can check something out regarding a page you protected and unprotected recently, Weekly Shōnen Jump.
I saw this message] at WikiProject Feminism. Couldn't find what the user was talking about, looked at her user page, and saw this. Upon closer inspection, none of the links mention the subject, those with the subject in the title are actually links to unrelated articles. In other words it looks like a hoax -- probably a continuation of the vandalism/trolling spree that led to protection in the first place.
Hoping to leave this message to shortcut going down both CSD and AIV paths. :)
Thanks — Rhododendrites talk \\ 13:27, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
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Please add your evidence by May 2, 2016, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gamaliel and others/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. This notification is being sent to those listed on the case notification list. If you do not wish to recieve further notifications, you are welcome to opt-out on that page. For the Arbitration Committee, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) via MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:39, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
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Talk with HighInBC about it. I was inclined to defer to you and unblock, but I figured I'd better re-review his talk page before doing anything, and this led me to HighInBC's rationale for declining the unblock request; I don't want to unblock unilaterally after such a statement. Feel free to tell HighInBC that I'm okay with an unblock if he agrees. Nyttend ( talk) 03:41, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
Haha, it looks like you might have a few issues to sort out with the bot you created ;-). I would make sure that there is a newline between the end of the previous talk page message and the beginning of the message that the bot leaves. I'd also trigger the bot to add the message only when a new ticket is created at UTRS. This will ensure that the message is left only once and not done so repeatedly, unless the user creates another new ticket - In that case, repeating the message with the new ticket number would be fine IMO. Anyways, good luck :-) ~Oshwah~ (talk) (contribs) 09:51, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
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Material must be grossly offensive, with little likelihood of significant dissent about its removal.. Clearly, there is significant dissent, and was even before it was revdeled. I also fail to see what exactly is "grossly offensive" in a passage which is debunking allegations. If I say to someone "you are not a Nazi, you are in fact a committed anti-fascist" am I offending them?
They are subject to review by other administrators (who can see redacted material), and to reversal upon clear, wider consensus.I don't see anything about abuse here, nor did I raise the point. Yet you write in your close that
When closing this discussion, my objective is to determine if there is a consensus of administrators that the action was an abuse. Why? If I ask for a block review, or deletion review, there is no question of abuse. I am asking for an independent review of the revdel, or block, or deletion etc. If I wanted to ask a question about abuse, I would have opened a case against the admin, not a case about the revdel. Kingsindian ♝ ♚ 06:47, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
I saw your comment on the WT:REVDEL page and was puzzled about what "gender divide" you're talking about. I also saw your comment above, where you say that the discussion among admins was "3-3". As far as I can see: there were two admins which supported revdel - SlimVirgin and Jehochman. (GorillaWarfare carried out the original revdel so she didn't vote). There were 2 which opposed: Protonk and DGG. Among all people who voted one way or another, only one - SlimVirgin - identified as a woman - the rest were male or unspecified. So I have no idea what you're talking about. Kingsindian ♝ ♚ 02:25, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
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I literally just left dinner midway because there was apparently some kind of software bizarreness emanating from my response to a comment on User:Bbb23's talk page that led to a couple of random comments being deleted and all hell breaking loose. I have no idea what happened here and have no idea what level of assurance is necessary, besides what has to be my apparent abject cluelessness here, regarding what led to that happening. I genuinely don't know what happened, and I couldn't respond or fix it because I was at dinner with only my iPhone, and the interface is not sufficient to allow me to respond to the person who restored the apparently-randomly-deleted comments or to you. I came back to my office to use my desktop computer to let you know I have no idea what happened here. I don't have the knowledge or authority to generate or turn over any kind of logs for this computer, which is what I used when I responded to User:Bbb23. I seriously don't know what happened and I am mortified and in borderline hysterics at this point, late on a Friday night when I thought I had responded appropriately to a nice comment, logged out, and gone away for the weekend. I am sorry that you are having to deal with anything but I haven't done anything, knowingly at any level, that I even understand well enough to formulate an apology for. So sorry to take your time. - Julietdeltalima (talk) 03:56, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
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Nice close. A lot of the details were a bit intermixed in the discussion and it required a bit of reading between the lines, but you summed it up quite cleanly. Now hopefully, he will move forward with a new perspective. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 23:21, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
This is NOT meant as an insult. You are too good for Wikipedia. You deserve better. Your family deserves your time far more than Wikipeida does. Life is short, please don't waste it on this disease ridden, moronically managed sham masquerading as an encyclopedia. God bless you, father, husband, soldier, neighbor, and friend. 69.143.128.229 ( talk) 20:59, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
I think this is what you meant [7], right? NE Ent 11:47, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
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Hey, TParis, I was looking at your "help wanted" post about UTRS development on VPT (sounds kinda interesting), but the link you gave to the requirements gave me a 502 bad gateway error. this isn't one of those sneaky "solve the problem as your application" things, is it? if it is, i-i think i just failed Writ Keeper ⚇ ♔ 20:48, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
Make sure you get our friend User:Debbie Wasserman Schultz's redirect in mainspace: Alimentation Douche-Tard! and its corresponding talk page redirect! Thanks a lot. MisterRandomized ( talk) 03:45, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
I think that this might have been intended for the previous section (the one about noticeboard changes, not the one about "very good" section headings). WhatamIdoing ( talk) 05:33, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
Hi :) I think the sockpuppet template you removed in this edit was intended by the user - I think they were quoting it to ask what it meant (it was prefaced with "Not sure what to make of this so posting below:"). I'm not sure how they would otherwise have quoted it myself, actually (short of circumlocution), but I think that's what they were trying to do, and removing it wholesale seems to leave their previous half a sentence dangling…. Not sure what to do, but I thought I'd mention it anyway. :) Goldenshimmer ( talk) 04:50, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
Hey - saw your befuddlement about IPv6 range blocks at ANI (gotta take Mr. Katie to the airport so I'm up super early) and thought I'd give you Katie's IPv6 Rangeblocking Tutorial. This is SO easy and way easier than understanding IPv4 addressing and blocking. Don't get caught up in the whole 'millions of IPs could be affected' stuff at the MediaWiki help page or at our IPv6 article, because in this case we're talking about one disruptor.
As a reminder, we're talking in this instance about a list of IPs that NRP has listed here, and I'm copying one of those sections for reference:
2602:30A:2C95:8C0::/64
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Take a look at the pattern of these addresses. See how the first four groups of hexadecimals are the same? That's one end user. You take those four groups, use two colons, and append /64. If you block 2602:30A:2C95:8C0::/64, there won't be any collateral damage and you'll block your guy. Even if he resets his router or something, his new IP range will still have the same pattern and you can rangeblock the new range. The first three groups will be the same if he's using the same ISP; this is the case with NRP's vandal.
It basically breaks down that the first hexadecimal group is continent-level, the second is country-level, and the third is ISP-level. Don't do a /32 range without some serious consideration, because then you really could block millions of IP addresses. Somebody did that a couple of weeks ago (there was an ANI thread about it that I'm too lazy to find) and much handwringing ensued. ;-)
It's possible that an organization could further break down that /64 block into a /128 block but it's very rare. I've done dozens of IPv6 range blocks and have never run into that scenario.
Thus endeth Katie's IPv6 Rangeblocking Tutorial. :-) Katie talk 07:46, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
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There is currently a thread at WP:AN regarding the editor Sfarney which basically needs closing. I remember some admin, I can't remember which, who said you were someone who has shown a willingness to close longish discussions like this one. If that is true, your input would be quite welcome thee. John Carter ( talk) 19:22, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
Hey TParis, I could use your help with this. This guy should be on the front page in the DYK section, getting thousands of hits. Thanks, Drmies ( talk) 22:13, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
I found a picture. -- GRuban ( talk) 16:40, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
(In reply to Salvidrim adding (2007) to the caption)
I'm not actually sure that photo was taken in 2007. It was published in an article 2007, but the same article also had a photo marked as taken in 2003. See, the photo caption makes it clear that he was a captain at the time it was taken. (That is what CPT means, right?) And wasn't he a lieutenant colonel by 2009? Does someone go from captain to lieutenant colonel in 2 years? Or maybe I'm wrong in when he got the lieutenant colonelcy. Colonelship? -- GRuban ( talk) 16:59, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
I'm a new user, so forgive me of any etiquette infractions! I am looking for local wikipedians who may be interested in assisting the Shangri La staff in organizing an edit-a-thon this summer. I understand that this may not be within your designated area of interest. However, your name came up in a discussion with some other contributors as someone who has a wealth of experience, and may be able to refer us to other users, if not assist directly. Thanks! Km31284 ( talk) 17:34, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
Hawaii is sooooooo much hoter than Sacramento by far. Yes...it was 107 degrees here the other day but...it was a dry heat. LOL! That phrase is so true. The 85 degrees with the humidity was seriously gonna kill me in Hawaii. I am such a mainlander now it is embarrassing ( I blame the three years in Yosemite). But it was seriously cool to get the tour of Ford Island and the drive around Hickam was absolutely freaking awesome! It was really a great joy to see my first elementary school, my old neighborhood and the old complex that I think we lived in but at least I know we were on the right street. Everything is so different from 1971.
Below is one of the images we took. This is the basic area that I grew up. The tower that you see is very near my old home. I lived there from age 3 to 8. From 1966 to 1971.
Sorry I did not respond here earlier. I was seriously needing recovery time. I tried to jump back into Wikipedia too fast after I got back and then realized I couldn't handle sitting in front of the computer too long without getting really tired. Then it started to get hot out here and I was just not a happy camper. And yes...I was a total Touron in Hawaii. I was so out of my element. I did get a really good tan though.
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Mark_J._Perry seems to be mostly copied directly from his blog, which is one of the refs. Doesn't seem like he's notable either. I'm not sure how to go about tagging it as a copyright violation and possibly put it up for deletion. In case you're wondering I picked your talk page because I've seen you write on some noticeboards in the past and you seem pretty level-headed and decently nice. Any assistance with this would be appreciated. 71.11.1.204 ( talk) 23:04, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
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Hi TParis (and GoodDay). I have found myself in a slight predicament and I think this may result badly. I reverted an edit that was incorrectly marked as minor on List of state leaders in 2004 and I gave a decent rationale for doing so. Zoltan Bukovszky reverted me again. Since I was using WP:AWB, I accidentally reverted him again as I was using the Advanced settings that overrided the revert he made. I should have checked the diff but I was in a hurry and I saved it anyway. He then proceeded to post a rather threatening message on my talk page (that I soon semi-reverted) and I immediately realised my error and quickly reverted the edit. He remains unsatisfied and repeated to ping users in an attempt to have me blocked again. I have tried reasoning with him (and apologising) but this seems to full on deaf ears. I made a stupid mistake and I cannot regret it further. I have been unblocked for almost four months now, and I have hardly edited the "State leaders" articles while preoccupying myself with other articles. I made a serious error of judgment, and I am now worried that other users will try and gang up against me in an effort to drive me from Wikipedia. I need help.-- Neve – selbert 22:16, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
Neve-selbert made a mistake, admitted it & then reverted it. IMHO, case closed. GoodDay ( talk) 23:44, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
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FOX 52 was evidently quite anxious to archive the GL section, and my initial ping there was malformed, so I thought I’d just drop you a line here. There are three versions shown below. Let me know if any further tweaks are needed, or if you want the one with the logotype set in any other languages.
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You remember me i make one article from you name Navv Inder . So i talk about you in this article so please guide me. how to add biography in this article — Preceding unsigned comment added by NavvInder ( talk • contribs) 15:02, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
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Hey TParis,
Great to meet you @ the Wikiconference. I'd really appreciate an intro to your contact re: accessing Wikipedia data via API. Specificlly, I'm looking for a way to efficiently pull bios for people at scale -- ie: 100's of 1,000's.
Thanks so much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gibbonsdna ( talk • contribs) 20:30, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew! Isaac here. I am looking foreword to learning from you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swapoo24 ( talk • contribs) 23:36, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
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Hello TParis. I had the honor of meeting you at the conference during the Wells Fargo room training (mature black man in suit and hat). Thank you so much for the help you gave me.
That training was a 'quickie'. I have much to learn and hope you don't mind helping. Thanks!--v/r Swapoo24 ( talk) 20:14, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
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Hey - would you add me to the CU (and Oversighter) list at UTRS so I can act on that queue? The guy has been waiting two weeks and it's a simple response but I can't do it because I'm not on the list. Thanks, and keep in touch. :-) Katie talk 15:20, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
On 26 October 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Consairway, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1992, civilian employees of Consairway were granted veteran status by the Veterans Benefits Administration for their World War II service transporting munitions and military personnel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Consairway. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Consairway), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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FYI1: [8]
FYI2: [9]
FYI3: [10] a part of [11](long) -- Asterixf2 ( talk) 15:20, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
FYI4 (short): [12] -- Asterixf2 ( talk) 16:18, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
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A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.
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I saw your comments on another user's page. Terrorism in the United States is paltry, certainly. Apparently slapped up by someone copying stuff form websites. I linked most of one section, weeding out some obvious duds as I worked. But the great majority of the incidents I looked at were actual, ideologically-motivated, terrorist attacks. Some linked to extremist organizations, others self-radicalized. The Harlem mosque article is very weak on analysis and unclear about ideology of that mosque. I don't know enough to judge motive on that one. I would be cautions about hasty deletions or mass deletions. I proceeded one by one, linking most, and deleting only after reading up. E.M.Gregory ( talk) 23:48, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
Yo, amigo. There's nothing wrong with reverting an arguably UNDUE op-ed. But the issue at play is that TTAAC published a gratuitous vicious ad hominem smear against the author of that Op-Ed, thereby flouting BLP and the protections it provides for innocent third parties and the legal protection it provides WP. That is the issue and it suggests this editor is WP:NOTHERE. I'm surprised you'd discuss the trivial revert and ignore the issue raised by the edit comment. BTW normal, mature, constructive editors don't have opponents -- from time to time we have disagreements, not opponents. We discuss content. WP:Competence includes fundamental level of socialization that enables an editor to engage collaboratively with the diverse range of editors here. SPECIFICO talk 01:17, 7 December 2016 (UTC)
Hi, TP. You say on Hidden Tempo's AE appeal that "I've never seen someone sanctioned for calling an editor's remarks 'filth'". No, and if you're seeing it now, it looks like you're buying into Hidden Tempo's narrative that the "filth" edit summary was one of the things I sanctioned him for. It was not. As I pointed out on AE in response to HT's many claims that it was, I topic-banned him for "persistent tendentious editing, soapboxing, and WP:BLP violations on Trump- and Clinton-related pages". [14] I didn't mention the "filth" edit summary in my banning rationale. I did mention it in a remark I posted simultaneously, above the ban template, but certainly not with guns blazing: for {¶\‰}¥{ sake, I barely even criticized it. I'm not that sensitive, and I don't suppose Volunteer Marek is either. I said I was "mystified" by it, given that the post HT was removing with that summary had seemed civil enough to me, and the statement VM made in it, that WP:BLP applies to talkpages, was correct. That's all. Please look at my edit for yourself: my ban rationale + remark about "filth edit summary", all one edit. An admin being mystified is not a sanction. But by now it's looking like my "sanction" for calling another editor's remarks "filth" has entered the realm of truth simply by being assiduously repeated. It may be around as a classic Wikipedia myth when both you and I are gone from here.
Altogether HT's notion of what he was banned for is IMO mistaken, not to say imaginary. Please look at the AE post where I explain this, it's the second paragraph here. Bishonen | talk 22:34, 6 December 2016 (UTC).
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Hi, TP! This is a different UTRS question. I'm writing to you because I'm pretty sure you were the one who activated my UTRS account back in the day. Anyway, whether you did or not, you advised me, and I remember vividly how patient and helpful you were. Nevertheless, I haven't really been able to be useful there. I can't away with the interface, and when I made a serious attempt to review an unblock request (years ago now) I was quite discouraged by getting no response from the blocking admin. In short, I'm ready to give it up, I think I can be more useful in other places. Some ten days ago, I emailed utrs-admins@googlegroups.com, an address I found somewhere on the UTRS Wikipedia page, to ask to be un-volunteered. But I've had no response to that either. Maybe somebody has silently removed me per my email request, maybe not. I'm unhappy with the notion that I may still be there and people may try to talk to me, and *I* won't respond. Can you give me any advice? Bishonen | talk 15:25, 7 January 2017 (UTC).
....you choose to make a further reply at AE that seems to expect a reply on my part, be aware that I'm off to bed now and so will not be able to respond until about 11pm GMT when I return from work. Night night. CIreland ( talk) 03:38, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
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Hi TP, the most recent run in I had with Hullaballo Wolfowitz at ANI along with a comment made by Floquenbeam on Drmies Talk page [1] has me wondering if a belief I have about BLP articles is misplaced. I understand that BLP policy protects not only the subject, but Wikipedia as well. I also understand that "verifiability trumps the truth". But all in all, BLP articles are about "people", not inanimate objects or subjective ideas, but fallible, emotional, human beings and as such, we as Editors owe it to them to represent them accurately and fairly in the aspects of their lives that we can locate sources to cite. Furthermore, its not our job as Editors to pass judgement on the subjects of BLP articles, we just report reliable, credible, verifiable facts and when necessary widely held opinions as long as we state that they are opinions and who they belong to. Am I off base or not getting something? Thanks, -- Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 08:52, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
OK, let me go one step further, what about non-controversial information like a person being a parent or married, where in some circumstances multiple, but less than stellar sources cite the claim. Not everyone is important enough to merit coverage in the New York Times or the UK Guardian of their personal life, but that shouldn't automatically disqualify the info and the source. -- Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 16:42, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
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For your 2014 contributions to multiple history related articles you are hereby award this Epic Barnstar. Congratulations! For the Military history Wikiproject Coordinators, TomStar81 ( Talk) 07:42, 29 January 2015 (UTC) |
I agree with you that it would be better if Wikipedia had an actual civility policy instead of a civility meme we vaguely wave our hand at. User:NE_Ent/Notes_on_civility (bottom) lists the various community civility consensus failures. Unfortunately, that battle can not be won by individual administrators blocking inconsistently, nor by pile-ons on particular kerfuffles. With regards to Cassianto, taking breaks is not only not against policy, it's often a good idea, one I've done myself from time to time (I just usually don't do melodramatic retired et. al. messages -- my breaks are due to needing more real life time and less wiki time). All we can do is model appropriate behavior ourselves, and push firmly but gently against the incivility of others. NE Ent 02:48, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
If there's something you feel is wrong that can be put right by administrative actions, then I will respect and honor that. Otherwise the "he said - she said" crap needs to stop. I hope you know from past interactions that I have a ton of respect for you, but the current situation needs to stop now. Your page, you have the last word. — Ched : ? 23:32, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
Have you read The Martian? It's uphill for the first 50 or so pages, but after that, it's downhill all the way. It's a really fast read. I think you would really like it. Viriditas ( talk) 19:25, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
These aren't the comments of the person that I thought would be great on ArbCom. Bugs is just making a joke; he does that, in case this is the first time you've "met" him. Some of them fall flat. He doesn't mean anything more by it. But more importantly, by taking a section that had nothing in it implying editors taking political sides before your first post, just a heads-up that a normally quiet article might become active, and injecting accusations out of nowhere, you're not helping. This is so unlike you. You used to be the guy that would come around with the fire extinguisher, not the gasoline. Please. I know you're burnt out fighting fires; fine. Let others fight them. Don't start them yourself, OK? -- GRuban ( talk) 20:28, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
I realize this might not be the popular thing to say, but I like this TParis better than the old one. You know where he stands on things. Viriditas ( talk) 20:03, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
TParis, would you consider the possibility that you misread Baseball Bugs comments? I don't think he was displaying "open hostility to conservatives" at all. He was making a stereotypical joke about Texas. [2] Now, because you are from Texas (I think), you might not find that funny. But, let's assume Bugs is from NYC (I think). Then, you can begin to see why he thinks this is funny. So, this has more to do with stereotypes, comedy, and regional rivalry than it does with politics. Now, let's be perfectly clear. In any academic discussion about racism in the United States, Texas comes somewhere near the top of the list. That's what Baseball Bugs was pointing to, not politics. Now, if you're from Texas, you might find that insulting. And as you know, because of direct flights, we have a lot of Texans in Hawaii, and they're a mighty fine and upstanding people. So, it's perfectly understandable that his comment would upset you. But this isn't about politics. Viriditas ( talk) 04:29, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
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Hello TParis, I just wanted to say thanks for the service you did as administrator. And if the day comes that you have a change of heart and come back, that would be great. Enjoy your time there. Johnsmith2116 ( talk) 01:07, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
I've said this several times, but I wanted to say goodbye to a great admin. Like I've said before, if you ever have to urge to edit Wikidata (or the Scots Wikipedia if you don't mind learning a new language), you'll be welcomed by me. I wish you the best. You will not be forgotten. Sincerely, -- AmaryllisGardener talk 02:09, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
So does Dennis. I hadn't noticed you had been doing less lately, to me it always appeared that you were up there in front driving things forward. You'll be missed. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 03:47, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
But if there's one thing I didn't want, it was a drama-fest that detracts from your legacy as a terrific administrator:
TP, you will be missed. Thanks for all you have done both on Wikipedia, and in real life for America. Go Phightins ! 03:55, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for all your good work....but family should always take priority. Best wishes!-- MONGO 05:48, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
I know the section title sounds presumptuous, but I know it to be true. I doubt that any of the regular editors won't be empathising with you. Speaking for myself, I'm deeply disheartened by your decision to retire. Perhaps a wikibreak is all you really need, but I'm not you, [EDIT] nor can I honestly say that the project has become anything more than exercise in cynicism: welcoming new POV contributors while penalising experienced Wikipedians for having the audacity to interpret guidelines and policies using genuine common sense. Promoting user retention as the imperative has come at a great cost to quality over quantity. (Removing my petty whinging which has no place here. If the project has impacted on your life to the point of neglecting and/or alienating your nearest and dearest, it's time to reflect on your priorities.)
While I wish you'd reconsider, I sincerely hope that you'll come to terms with your decision and not return for the wrong reasons. If you really feel that you must distance yourself, then that is what you must do.
Wishing you well in your personal endeavours. --
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It's quite obvious you have a very clear grasp of issues and the loss makes it cloudier for the rest of us. Fair winds and following seas. -- DHeyward ( talk) 06:48, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:47, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
For both your service to Wikipedia, and on a more personal note, for your service to our country. Putting your family first is a wise decision, and I completely respect that. Perhaps some day you will wander back and edit a bit purely for fun and not for obligation. Know that you will always be welcome, in any capacity. If you don't, then thank you for all the contributions you made while you were here. The readers will probably never know who TParis is, but they will always have a better reading experience due to his efforts here. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 01:36, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Wikipedia is a hobby. If you're not enjoying it, then there's no point in continuing. Have a good retirement; perhaps you'll return some day, but perhaps not. DS ( talk) 13:11, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
My apologies for failing to find the right way to encourage all parties to reach a suitable way forward with the RFC. Good luck in your future endeavours! isaacl ( talk) 13:30, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
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Going to miss you, TP, always thought highly of you and your excellent comments. Dreadstar ☥ 14:04, 12 February 2015 (UTC) |
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A Wikipedia without you but with [list of users redacted] is a lesser encyclopedia. Gamaliel ( talk) 19:06, 12 February 2015 (UTC) |
I've already tried to convince you to stick around so I know that's pointless. I know that you have a lot of ideas on how to improve the encyclopedia, and I don't agree with all of them but they have always been thoughtful and worth listening to. If you decide you want to share any of them, the op-ed pages of the Signpost are always open to you. Gamaliel ( talk) 19:09, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
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Thank you for all your work on Wikipedia. I hope real life treats you well, but Wikipedia is always open for you if you ever come back. Epic Genius ( talk) 21:30, 12 February 2015 (UTC) |
...if I didn't say "Thanks for everything you've done for the project." I didn't always agree with you, and you may have thought that I acted like a putz at times, but I always respected your work as an admin, and rarely was aware of a misstep on your part -- to the extent that it was almost shocking when it occasionally happened. (Of course, I think you're totally wrong about a liberal bias in our articles, but that;s neither here nor there.) I hope that you're happy and fulfilled in real life, and that if you ever find something missing, you come on back and give it another go. Best of luck to you. BMK ( talk) 23:42, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks very much for your service to The Project, TP. You've always been a voice I've respected. For what it's worth, I never had the slightest clue about your politics, so give yourself the Dennis Brown Barnstar™ for having done something right. Best of luck to you in your future ventures and come visit us at Wikipediocracy from time to time. —Tim /// Carrite ( talk) 03:59, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
The project will be poorer without you. Thank you for all you did here, and best of luck in real life. Family is definitely more important, and I think you made the right decision. Respectfully, ~ Adjwilley ( talk) 05:20, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Farewell wherever you fare. You were the first admin to ever get my attention with your fairness. I've quoted you on my user page:
Therefore, you are one of my WP heroes.
Also, thank you for your service in defense of our fair country, that we both love.
Finally, enjoy your family and your life - though somehow I feel we'll see you here again. Lightbreather ( talk) 14:53, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
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Well, now I'm really saddened. I missed the ping--thanks for your kind words. I saw them because--well, what else? I was going to leave you a note asking for your advice! But I can only echo what others have said: we are the worse for your leaving. I greatly appreciate the tough calls you've made over the last few years, and what I appreciate especially is your unwavering willingness to look at matters from the other person's perspective. You were (well, yeah, "were"...) a credit to us all, and I salute you. Come by and have a real beer--Dennis knows where to find me. So long. Drmies ( talk) 16:04, 13 February 2015 (UTC) |
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You already know that I feel the project will be worse off without you. I'll personally miss your insights and opinions as well. But I'm glad that you'll be sticking around enough to work on Project Hawaii articles... :) Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 17:54, 13 February 2015 (UTC) |
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TP I was that IP (it changes frequently beyond my control) who said to keep you around in the self imposed admin review. I also had some interaction on your talk page where we disagreed (I scolded you a little but you argued and then saw that it was somewhat justified) on some things and agreed on others but you were fairer to an IP than many of the other Admin's who are paranoid of or extremely biased towards IP's. Thanks for being real. Man, do not ever neglect anything for this soul sucking project. I have never wanted to join the club and have always remained as an outsider so to say but I have the outmost respect for peeps like you. If there was ever a good reason to join this project you would be it. Unfortunately gems are somewhat rare and you are one of the best I have known here. I came here today to ask for some advice about an article that was politically pushed for deletion after existing for many years with notable sources and usage and had many editors deciding to keep with a couple more activists wanting to delete. I thought if there is one guy I can get sound advice from from it would be you. Take care and Best Wishes for you, your family, and career. Semper Fi!!! 172.56.7.197 ( talk) 09:53, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
You've been a positive force here at Wikipedia, thank you for your efforts here. -- j⚛e decker talk 20:53, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
Saw you had two edits today. Good to see that you aren't necessarily gone for good. And, FWIW, I did find and will add to wikisource a book on the history of the Hawaii Marine Base which is in the PD as a government document and should be able to help us develop our article on that subject. John Carter ( talk) 21:12, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
Is it weird that we're all watching you waiting for you to return? Gamaliel ( talk) 21:22, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
I always looked forward to seeing you give your 2¢ in discussions. I completely echo what you said about personal attacks; I'm simply stunned at how much goes unchecked by the rest of the community (I could even give a few names; I've even been on the receiving end of this treatment for reasons that will become obvious when you see my signature). It's so blatant but no one cares. I also agree about the evident bias you've witnessed; that alone keeps me from even checking those articles, let alone trying to fix them.
At any rate, God bless you and your family. And thank you for all your hard work & dedication here on Wikipedia. Lazy Bastard Guy 03:19, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
You must be bad luck chuck [ [3]]. Sorry couldn't resist, no other comments on the substance just the coming back to say hi part. Hell in a Bucket ( talk) 19:24, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
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While you may be gone, you're efforts towards neutrality in political issues are not forgotten. For that, I present to you this belated barnstar. I should have given you one long before finding out that you have retired. RightCowLeftCoast ( talk) 06:10, 14 March 2015 (UTC) |
TParis, very surprised to see your name show up at WP:FORMER. Wanted to say my farewell and let you know it always meant a lot to me that as a prominent member of the community you supported my RFA and my background gnomish edits. I also appreciated your participation at WP:ADRV when I was working to save the process from {{ historical}}. I closed your Admin Review since you're retiring; hope you don't mind. Wish you all the best on your future endeavours. Mkdw talk 06:20, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
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Still miss you, TParis. These are troubling times, it seems, and the project can use someone as decisive as you, with a good sense of policy and a healthy dose of empathy. That you were typically wrong about everything else is nothing more than a side note (did you tell Ted Cruz he should run???). All the best to you in whatever you're doing: I have no doubt that it will be well-polished. Goodbye old friend. Drmies ( talk) 03:09, 24 March 2015 (UTC) |
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Oh rats, sorry to see you've pulled the plug. I came here to call attention to a request for comment from you that I posted at BLPN. Well, shoot, rats.
The few times we crossed paths, I found you to be thoughtful and realistic. Enjoy those sunny beaches or however you spend your former wiki time.
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What a pleasure to see you, TParis. Don't make a habit out of coming back or we'll all start thinking you're back. Take care of yourself: you are a greatly valued Wikipedian, and you're probably a pretty decent human being as well. Drmies ( talk) 04:26, 6 May 2015 (UTC) |
How's you? It is nice to see that you are not fully retired. Best wishes. OccultZone ( Talk • Contributions • Log) 04:25, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
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Everybody could use some pie from time to time... Good to see you checking in! Are you here for ArbCom season? We have a lovely crop this year. Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 15:11, 6 May 2015 (UTC) |
...I do "support" (in the sense of "remove negative information about", etc.) right-wing individuals and organizations (and conversely, "oppose" liberal individuals/groups/philosophies) when to do so is consistent with policy, just as I'm doing here. – Roscelese ( talk ⋅ contribs) 14:05, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
I've seen that you've been around a bit recently, so you might be interested in this mention at ANI. Cheers — DoRD ( talk) 16:10, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
[4] Nicely done! Although I think the reality of Pending changes watches is more like a dozen or so diligent editors. I woke up this morning to edits that were 20 hours old. That hasn't happened in quite a while. But we do try to turn back the tide of vandals... :) -- Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 15:42, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
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FYI, someone else pointed this out on the talk page, but I think that Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Arbitration_enforcement#Statement_by_Uninvolved_TParis is only for the opening statements of named parties and that you actually should move your statement to a section under Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Arbitration enforcement/Evidence. -- B ( talk) 22:55, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
Nice to see you back, TParis! I hope you will feel like returning soon. Liz Read! Talk! 22:07, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
@ TParis: Hope you come back, if you do, I would support you getting back the bits/mop.-- RightCowLeftCoast ( talk) 05:06, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
Nice to meet you! Luckily, it's been almost two years and the immaturity in the old me has changed (I was Celeste6566 but asked for username change)...hopefully :) I'd like to introduce myself! Do you have any tips for how I can contribute here? EmilyREditor ( talk) 05:11, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
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Do as think best with this. I just saw it while reading Texas Monthly. I am no expert. Paul, in Saudi ( talk) 05:32, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
It breaks the RfA counter.--v/r - T P 18:43, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
I know you hate me for opposing and I have to admit that my changing to oppose was a tactical move. I could see the RfA heading for success and I had to do something to ensure that those tools remain a priority for a while. I meant every word I said though. I vote on every RfA and I'm usually on target. In fact if and when I do oppose, most of the time I don't even use all the ammo I have up my sleeve. My vote on this 2011 RfA was the oddest I ever made. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 07:58, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
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Aloha! Given your retired status, & not knowing whether you reside on Oahu (I believe that you once did), I am unsure whether or not you would be interested in helping with an Asian Pacific American edit-a-thon in Honolulu co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. But I thought I would give you a try. One other editor has expressed an interest thus far. Here is the message that I have posted on editors' talk pages for those who I was able to reasonably identify as living in Hawaii. Peaceray ( talk) 19:38, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
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Aloha!
Last summer I moved to the Seattle area after 14 years in Kailua on Oahu. I immediately fell in with the
Cascadia Wikimedians User Group as it formed, joined its board and became its first president as well as the
GLAM representative for Washington State.
Recently, Adriel Luis, Curator (Digital & Emerging Media) at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, contacted me about setting up an edit-a-thon like the previous Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon. In addition to discussing one for Seattle, he wrote:
“ | It's awesome to learn about your past in Honolulu - I'm actually going to be there for another SmithsonianAPA project mid September, and thinking that this could be an opportunity to do an event there as well! I have lots of contacts with UH and the museums, but do you know of any contacts on the Wikimedia side out there? | ” |
As I was working two jobs while I lived on Oahu, I did not have the opportunity to meet your or any other Wikipedians at the time. Hence, the reason why I am contacting you now.
If you would like to help, please contact me through one of these methods:
Mahalo,
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TParis, it looks like Toddst1 is no longer active and you're the most recent admin to have had interaction with Zarembo ( talk · contribs). In his fifth edit since being unblocked for repeated copyvios, the editor removed a copyright tag from what appears to be an obvious copyright violation. I've removed the material, but I'm pretty sure this constitutes a violation of the terms of Toddst1's unblock. The Dissident Aggressor 01:13, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
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Looking over the logs here and it seems there was a declined PROD before a second PROD... or something. Can you figure it out? Maury Markowitz ( talk) 20:08, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
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Greetings from WikiProject Military history! As a member of the project, you are invited to take part in our annual project coordinator election. If you wish to cast a vote, please do so on the election page by 23:59 (UTC) on 29 September. Yours, Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:21, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
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Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current
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On behalf of the Military history WikiProject's Coordinators, we would like to extend an invitation to nominate deserving editors for the 2015 Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year awards. The nomination period will run from 7 December to 23:59 13 December, with the election phase running from 14 December to 23:59 21 December. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 05:05, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
A year ago, you were recipient no. 1055 of
Precious, a prize of QAI!
I remember the lucky find ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:13, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
Sorry to see you go. Hope it's not permanent. - theWOLFchild 03:19, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
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Hello, thank you for the advice. I will step back. I think its just a dispute of content and yes it is a edit war. Sigh, controversial content will not satisfy anyone. Winterysteppe ( talk) 03:24, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
9 users loves this.
Good to see your (very respectful) face again. You've been missed. MelanieN alt ( talk) 12:13, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
Yes, welcome back ! -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 12:19, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
I got a kick out of this [5]. Not all that far from the truth. Cheers, 2601:188:0:ABE6:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 ( talk) 21:30, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
Welcome back to the asylum in the middle of silly season. You'll note the top inmates have changed a bit but they still are in charge. -- DHeyward ( talk) 03:10, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
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this is one of the strangest things anyone has written to me in WP. I have no illusions of becoming an admin. And this stuff about me OUTING anyone is just miles offbase. What is up your bonnet with regard to me, TP? Jytdog ( talk) 02:43, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
Regarding the Gamaliel thing, his participation in that thread is as an editor. And in that context, he was edit warring with another editor to close a thread about himself. That's inappropriate. Admin's don't have some special privilege or prestige against being told to fuck off. As a human being, yeah, it sucks getting that language thrown at us. But there is no reason at all to treat admins as some sort of royalty where getting a "fuck you" should inspire some sort of nationalist response. I like Gamaliel, I've found them to be responsive and level headed when confronted when reasoned and calm criticism. I've also seen Gamaliel double down in the face of onslaught and I've seen the goon-squad some to his rescue. My frustration isn't Gamaliel defending themself, although I do think they're wrong and should come to that conclusion on their own eventually, my frustration is the goon-squad trying to divert attention to the accuser (Arkon) and you happened to jump into that fray.--v/r - T P 04:27, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
OK. I first got interested in COI issues at all, because I got hounded for about three years by some wingnuts here who believe(d) I was a shill for a certain BigCompany. While I was working on that stuff, trying very to create NPOV content and maintain NPOV content it became very easy to identify new POV-pushers when they would show up (there were about 5 different, very easy to identify, kinds of POV pushers, including some very clearly company-rep ones). Could tell by their word choices and sources, after just a couple of edits. Really easy. I started to see the same sort of thing on articles about health.
I just watched for a long time, and saw how people who were concerned about COI would do things like slap warning notices, and make accusations here and there, and would never just treat the editor who maybe had a COI, like a human being. And how often, these discussions about COI got tangled up with content disputes, and just got really ugly. I also noticed that people displaying a clear COI didn't really know what they were doing in Wikipedia. (When I say "displaying" what i mean is writing POV content, that is unsourced or badly sourced, and removing well-sourced, actually-neutral content. often both at the same time. The only thing that matters here is content. )
I figured out two things.
So those are the principles i try to follow in dealing with COI/advocacy stuff. They are human/dialogue oriented, and they generally work, and generally leave people feeling welcome and oriented. I do make mistakes, and there are blowups. But my goal is not to be "chilling".....
Thoughts? Jytdog ( talk) 03:33, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
The effort to create multi-tiered notices and warnings for each type of issue was still on-going when I signed up for the project and I remember the discussions about how it was supposed to offer a gentler approach. But, I can tell you that it's human nature to become defensive despite how friendly the 'notices' seem to established users. To newbs, they come off as hostile.
You have to remember, to everyone else in the world, Wikipedia seems like a closed off social circle where only the elite easily navigate. To us, we feel like we've bent over backwards to be welcoming.--v/r - T P 03:41, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
I'm glad you guys are getting along now. You both seem nice.
I don't think anyone is saying that admins should be treated like royalty. Do you really think there's any danger in that happening? I think that if you tell someone to "fuck right off", that should not be casually ignored, whoever they are. I would have immediately blocked were I an uninvolved party. But this is wikipedia, where policy minutiae and em-dashes inspire righteous rage and demands for sanctions while trolling and abuse are shrugged off. Gamaliel ( talk) 05:07, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi TParis, Jytdog has lost the plot re Frivilous COI accusations on https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Collegetrader and I can't stop him, as has made threats on my talk if I take it to ANI. Can you try to control his COI accusation compulsion? The loss of editors on WP is due to actions of eds like him who breach WP:BITE. Gongwool ( talk) 01:42, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Your recent close of this discussion seems unsatisfactory. You talk as if Doncram was the only keep !voter when this was clearly not the case. Myself, I was not at all persuaded by the nominator's argument that this was cross-categorization which seemed then and now to be nonsense. As I cited policies such as WP:LISTN and WP:CLN, I am not understanding why you appear to have completely ignored the position of myself and other keep !voters. Please reconsider. Andrew D. ( talk) 08:08, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Good to see you back around, even if on a more limited basis. (Me too, for that matter.) Hope to see you around! Heimstern Läufer (talk) 13:11, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
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Would you mind if I quizzaciously posted to your talk page? :) Chrisw80 ( talk) 01:47, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
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Hello bro، Im Mishary from Arabic Wikipedia, please can you move this Page From Arab Telecommunications To Mada Communication, Because this company change this name.. you can check in Official website, Thank you -- MeeshQ8 ( talk) 23:35, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
Hello, I believe you were the admin who volunteered to help out with my disagreements with User:Anmccaff. I am starting to think he will find fault with everything I do; I am trying not to respond with frustration but its becoming increasingly difficult. Can you offer any advice on how we can resolve these difficulties? Thank you, ツ Stacey ( talk) 16:38, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
You kindly reviewed a number of edit requests to the Yassin Kadi article earlier this month, and invited another editor to review the second half of the edits that had been proposed via my user Talk page. The remaining requests have not yet been considered by another editor, and I should be grateful if you would review those if you are able to do so, in addition to some further requests and suggestions for improvement that I added on 20 April. Carter-Ruck (on behalf of Sheikh Yassin Abdullah Kadi) ( talk) 18:39, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
Hey there,
Hoping you can check something out regarding a page you protected and unprotected recently, Weekly Shōnen Jump.
I saw this message] at WikiProject Feminism. Couldn't find what the user was talking about, looked at her user page, and saw this. Upon closer inspection, none of the links mention the subject, those with the subject in the title are actually links to unrelated articles. In other words it looks like a hoax -- probably a continuation of the vandalism/trolling spree that led to protection in the first place.
Hoping to leave this message to shortcut going down both CSD and AIV paths. :)
Thanks — Rhododendrites talk \\ 13:27, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gamaliel and others. The scope of this case is Gamaliel's recent actions (both administrative and otherwise), especially related to the Signpost April Fools Joke. The case will also examine the conduct of other editors who are directly involved in disputes with Gamaliel. The case is strictly intended to examine user conduct and alleged policy violations and will not examine broader topic areas. The clerks have been instructed to remove evidence which does not meet these requirements. The drafters will add additional parties as required during the case. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gamaliel and others/Evidence.
Please add your evidence by May 2, 2016, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gamaliel and others/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. This notification is being sent to those listed on the case notification list. If you do not wish to recieve further notifications, you are welcome to opt-out on that page. For the Arbitration Committee, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) via MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:39, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
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Talk with HighInBC about it. I was inclined to defer to you and unblock, but I figured I'd better re-review his talk page before doing anything, and this led me to HighInBC's rationale for declining the unblock request; I don't want to unblock unilaterally after such a statement. Feel free to tell HighInBC that I'm okay with an unblock if he agrees. Nyttend ( talk) 03:41, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
Haha, it looks like you might have a few issues to sort out with the bot you created ;-). I would make sure that there is a newline between the end of the previous talk page message and the beginning of the message that the bot leaves. I'd also trigger the bot to add the message only when a new ticket is created at UTRS. This will ensure that the message is left only once and not done so repeatedly, unless the user creates another new ticket - In that case, repeating the message with the new ticket number would be fine IMO. Anyways, good luck :-) ~Oshwah~ (talk) (contribs) 09:51, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
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Material must be grossly offensive, with little likelihood of significant dissent about its removal.. Clearly, there is significant dissent, and was even before it was revdeled. I also fail to see what exactly is "grossly offensive" in a passage which is debunking allegations. If I say to someone "you are not a Nazi, you are in fact a committed anti-fascist" am I offending them?
They are subject to review by other administrators (who can see redacted material), and to reversal upon clear, wider consensus.I don't see anything about abuse here, nor did I raise the point. Yet you write in your close that
When closing this discussion, my objective is to determine if there is a consensus of administrators that the action was an abuse. Why? If I ask for a block review, or deletion review, there is no question of abuse. I am asking for an independent review of the revdel, or block, or deletion etc. If I wanted to ask a question about abuse, I would have opened a case against the admin, not a case about the revdel. Kingsindian ♝ ♚ 06:47, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
I saw your comment on the WT:REVDEL page and was puzzled about what "gender divide" you're talking about. I also saw your comment above, where you say that the discussion among admins was "3-3". As far as I can see: there were two admins which supported revdel - SlimVirgin and Jehochman. (GorillaWarfare carried out the original revdel so she didn't vote). There were 2 which opposed: Protonk and DGG. Among all people who voted one way or another, only one - SlimVirgin - identified as a woman - the rest were male or unspecified. So I have no idea what you're talking about. Kingsindian ♝ ♚ 02:25, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
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I literally just left dinner midway because there was apparently some kind of software bizarreness emanating from my response to a comment on User:Bbb23's talk page that led to a couple of random comments being deleted and all hell breaking loose. I have no idea what happened here and have no idea what level of assurance is necessary, besides what has to be my apparent abject cluelessness here, regarding what led to that happening. I genuinely don't know what happened, and I couldn't respond or fix it because I was at dinner with only my iPhone, and the interface is not sufficient to allow me to respond to the person who restored the apparently-randomly-deleted comments or to you. I came back to my office to use my desktop computer to let you know I have no idea what happened here. I don't have the knowledge or authority to generate or turn over any kind of logs for this computer, which is what I used when I responded to User:Bbb23. I seriously don't know what happened and I am mortified and in borderline hysterics at this point, late on a Friday night when I thought I had responded appropriately to a nice comment, logged out, and gone away for the weekend. I am sorry that you are having to deal with anything but I haven't done anything, knowingly at any level, that I even understand well enough to formulate an apology for. So sorry to take your time. - Julietdeltalima (talk) 03:56, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
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Nice close. A lot of the details were a bit intermixed in the discussion and it required a bit of reading between the lines, but you summed it up quite cleanly. Now hopefully, he will move forward with a new perspective. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 23:21, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
This is NOT meant as an insult. You are too good for Wikipedia. You deserve better. Your family deserves your time far more than Wikipeida does. Life is short, please don't waste it on this disease ridden, moronically managed sham masquerading as an encyclopedia. God bless you, father, husband, soldier, neighbor, and friend. 69.143.128.229 ( talk) 20:59, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
I think this is what you meant [7], right? NE Ent 11:47, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
— cyberpower Chat:Online 13:20, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
Hey, TParis, I was looking at your "help wanted" post about UTRS development on VPT (sounds kinda interesting), but the link you gave to the requirements gave me a 502 bad gateway error. this isn't one of those sneaky "solve the problem as your application" things, is it? if it is, i-i think i just failed Writ Keeper ⚇ ♔ 20:48, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
Make sure you get our friend User:Debbie Wasserman Schultz's redirect in mainspace: Alimentation Douche-Tard! and its corresponding talk page redirect! Thanks a lot. MisterRandomized ( talk) 03:45, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
I think that this might have been intended for the previous section (the one about noticeboard changes, not the one about "very good" section headings). WhatamIdoing ( talk) 05:33, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
Hi :) I think the sockpuppet template you removed in this edit was intended by the user - I think they were quoting it to ask what it meant (it was prefaced with "Not sure what to make of this so posting below:"). I'm not sure how they would otherwise have quoted it myself, actually (short of circumlocution), but I think that's what they were trying to do, and removing it wholesale seems to leave their previous half a sentence dangling…. Not sure what to do, but I thought I'd mention it anyway. :) Goldenshimmer ( talk) 04:50, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
Hey - saw your befuddlement about IPv6 range blocks at ANI (gotta take Mr. Katie to the airport so I'm up super early) and thought I'd give you Katie's IPv6 Rangeblocking Tutorial. This is SO easy and way easier than understanding IPv4 addressing and blocking. Don't get caught up in the whole 'millions of IPs could be affected' stuff at the MediaWiki help page or at our IPv6 article, because in this case we're talking about one disruptor.
As a reminder, we're talking in this instance about a list of IPs that NRP has listed here, and I'm copying one of those sections for reference:
2602:30A:2C95:8C0::/64
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Take a look at the pattern of these addresses. See how the first four groups of hexadecimals are the same? That's one end user. You take those four groups, use two colons, and append /64. If you block 2602:30A:2C95:8C0::/64, there won't be any collateral damage and you'll block your guy. Even if he resets his router or something, his new IP range will still have the same pattern and you can rangeblock the new range. The first three groups will be the same if he's using the same ISP; this is the case with NRP's vandal.
It basically breaks down that the first hexadecimal group is continent-level, the second is country-level, and the third is ISP-level. Don't do a /32 range without some serious consideration, because then you really could block millions of IP addresses. Somebody did that a couple of weeks ago (there was an ANI thread about it that I'm too lazy to find) and much handwringing ensued. ;-)
It's possible that an organization could further break down that /64 block into a /128 block but it's very rare. I've done dozens of IPv6 range blocks and have never run into that scenario.
Thus endeth Katie's IPv6 Rangeblocking Tutorial. :-) Katie talk 07:46, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
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There is currently a thread at WP:AN regarding the editor Sfarney which basically needs closing. I remember some admin, I can't remember which, who said you were someone who has shown a willingness to close longish discussions like this one. If that is true, your input would be quite welcome thee. John Carter ( talk) 19:22, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
Hey TParis, I could use your help with this. This guy should be on the front page in the DYK section, getting thousands of hits. Thanks, Drmies ( talk) 22:13, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
I found a picture. -- GRuban ( talk) 16:40, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
(In reply to Salvidrim adding (2007) to the caption)
I'm not actually sure that photo was taken in 2007. It was published in an article 2007, but the same article also had a photo marked as taken in 2003. See, the photo caption makes it clear that he was a captain at the time it was taken. (That is what CPT means, right?) And wasn't he a lieutenant colonel by 2009? Does someone go from captain to lieutenant colonel in 2 years? Or maybe I'm wrong in when he got the lieutenant colonelcy. Colonelship? -- GRuban ( talk) 16:59, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
I'm a new user, so forgive me of any etiquette infractions! I am looking for local wikipedians who may be interested in assisting the Shangri La staff in organizing an edit-a-thon this summer. I understand that this may not be within your designated area of interest. However, your name came up in a discussion with some other contributors as someone who has a wealth of experience, and may be able to refer us to other users, if not assist directly. Thanks! Km31284 ( talk) 17:34, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
Hawaii is sooooooo much hoter than Sacramento by far. Yes...it was 107 degrees here the other day but...it was a dry heat. LOL! That phrase is so true. The 85 degrees with the humidity was seriously gonna kill me in Hawaii. I am such a mainlander now it is embarrassing ( I blame the three years in Yosemite). But it was seriously cool to get the tour of Ford Island and the drive around Hickam was absolutely freaking awesome! It was really a great joy to see my first elementary school, my old neighborhood and the old complex that I think we lived in but at least I know we were on the right street. Everything is so different from 1971.
Below is one of the images we took. This is the basic area that I grew up. The tower that you see is very near my old home. I lived there from age 3 to 8. From 1966 to 1971.
Sorry I did not respond here earlier. I was seriously needing recovery time. I tried to jump back into Wikipedia too fast after I got back and then realized I couldn't handle sitting in front of the computer too long without getting really tired. Then it started to get hot out here and I was just not a happy camper. And yes...I was a total Touron in Hawaii. I was so out of my element. I did get a really good tan though.
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Mark_J._Perry seems to be mostly copied directly from his blog, which is one of the refs. Doesn't seem like he's notable either. I'm not sure how to go about tagging it as a copyright violation and possibly put it up for deletion. In case you're wondering I picked your talk page because I've seen you write on some noticeboards in the past and you seem pretty level-headed and decently nice. Any assistance with this would be appreciated. 71.11.1.204 ( talk) 23:04, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
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Hi TParis (and GoodDay). I have found myself in a slight predicament and I think this may result badly. I reverted an edit that was incorrectly marked as minor on List of state leaders in 2004 and I gave a decent rationale for doing so. Zoltan Bukovszky reverted me again. Since I was using WP:AWB, I accidentally reverted him again as I was using the Advanced settings that overrided the revert he made. I should have checked the diff but I was in a hurry and I saved it anyway. He then proceeded to post a rather threatening message on my talk page (that I soon semi-reverted) and I immediately realised my error and quickly reverted the edit. He remains unsatisfied and repeated to ping users in an attempt to have me blocked again. I have tried reasoning with him (and apologising) but this seems to full on deaf ears. I made a stupid mistake and I cannot regret it further. I have been unblocked for almost four months now, and I have hardly edited the "State leaders" articles while preoccupying myself with other articles. I made a serious error of judgment, and I am now worried that other users will try and gang up against me in an effort to drive me from Wikipedia. I need help.-- Neve – selbert 22:16, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
Neve-selbert made a mistake, admitted it & then reverted it. IMHO, case closed. GoodDay ( talk) 23:44, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
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FOX 52 was evidently quite anxious to archive the GL section, and my initial ping there was malformed, so I thought I’d just drop you a line here. There are three versions shown below. Let me know if any further tweaks are needed, or if you want the one with the logotype set in any other languages.
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https://tools.wmflabs.org/xtools-ec/?user=Kudpung&project=en.wikipedia.org is not working. I need some of this info because it required by Arbcom. I have also notified the other developers. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 06:39, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
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You remember me i make one article from you name Navv Inder . So i talk about you in this article so please guide me. how to add biography in this article — Preceding unsigned comment added by NavvInder ( talk • contribs) 15:02, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
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Hey TParis,
Great to meet you @ the Wikiconference. I'd really appreciate an intro to your contact re: accessing Wikipedia data via API. Specificlly, I'm looking for a way to efficiently pull bios for people at scale -- ie: 100's of 1,000's.
Thanks so much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gibbonsdna ( talk • contribs) 20:30, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi Andrew! Isaac here. I am looking foreword to learning from you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swapoo24 ( talk • contribs) 23:36, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
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That training was a 'quickie'. I have much to learn and hope you don't mind helping. Thanks!--v/r Swapoo24 ( talk) 20:14, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
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Hey - would you add me to the CU (and Oversighter) list at UTRS so I can act on that queue? The guy has been waiting two weeks and it's a simple response but I can't do it because I'm not on the list. Thanks, and keep in touch. :-) Katie talk 15:20, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
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Can you take a look at [13]? It's been 3 weeks since your request was answered by the checkuser. Vanjagenije (talk) 19:55, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
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I saw your comments on another user's page. Terrorism in the United States is paltry, certainly. Apparently slapped up by someone copying stuff form websites. I linked most of one section, weeding out some obvious duds as I worked. But the great majority of the incidents I looked at were actual, ideologically-motivated, terrorist attacks. Some linked to extremist organizations, others self-radicalized. The Harlem mosque article is very weak on analysis and unclear about ideology of that mosque. I don't know enough to judge motive on that one. I would be cautions about hasty deletions or mass deletions. I proceeded one by one, linking most, and deleting only after reading up. E.M.Gregory ( talk) 23:48, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
Yo, amigo. There's nothing wrong with reverting an arguably UNDUE op-ed. But the issue at play is that TTAAC published a gratuitous vicious ad hominem smear against the author of that Op-Ed, thereby flouting BLP and the protections it provides for innocent third parties and the legal protection it provides WP. That is the issue and it suggests this editor is WP:NOTHERE. I'm surprised you'd discuss the trivial revert and ignore the issue raised by the edit comment. BTW normal, mature, constructive editors don't have opponents -- from time to time we have disagreements, not opponents. We discuss content. WP:Competence includes fundamental level of socialization that enables an editor to engage collaboratively with the diverse range of editors here. SPECIFICO talk 01:17, 7 December 2016 (UTC)
Hi, TP. You say on Hidden Tempo's AE appeal that "I've never seen someone sanctioned for calling an editor's remarks 'filth'". No, and if you're seeing it now, it looks like you're buying into Hidden Tempo's narrative that the "filth" edit summary was one of the things I sanctioned him for. It was not. As I pointed out on AE in response to HT's many claims that it was, I topic-banned him for "persistent tendentious editing, soapboxing, and WP:BLP violations on Trump- and Clinton-related pages". [14] I didn't mention the "filth" edit summary in my banning rationale. I did mention it in a remark I posted simultaneously, above the ban template, but certainly not with guns blazing: for {¶\‰}¥{ sake, I barely even criticized it. I'm not that sensitive, and I don't suppose Volunteer Marek is either. I said I was "mystified" by it, given that the post HT was removing with that summary had seemed civil enough to me, and the statement VM made in it, that WP:BLP applies to talkpages, was correct. That's all. Please look at my edit for yourself: my ban rationale + remark about "filth edit summary", all one edit. An admin being mystified is not a sanction. But by now it's looking like my "sanction" for calling another editor's remarks "filth" has entered the realm of truth simply by being assiduously repeated. It may be around as a classic Wikipedia myth when both you and I are gone from here.
Altogether HT's notion of what he was banned for is IMO mistaken, not to say imaginary. Please look at the AE post where I explain this, it's the second paragraph here. Bishonen | talk 22:34, 6 December 2016 (UTC).
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Hi, TP! This is a different UTRS question. I'm writing to you because I'm pretty sure you were the one who activated my UTRS account back in the day. Anyway, whether you did or not, you advised me, and I remember vividly how patient and helpful you were. Nevertheless, I haven't really been able to be useful there. I can't away with the interface, and when I made a serious attempt to review an unblock request (years ago now) I was quite discouraged by getting no response from the blocking admin. In short, I'm ready to give it up, I think I can be more useful in other places. Some ten days ago, I emailed utrs-admins@googlegroups.com, an address I found somewhere on the UTRS Wikipedia page, to ask to be un-volunteered. But I've had no response to that either. Maybe somebody has silently removed me per my email request, maybe not. I'm unhappy with the notion that I may still be there and people may try to talk to me, and *I* won't respond. Can you give me any advice? Bishonen | talk 15:25, 7 January 2017 (UTC).
....you choose to make a further reply at AE that seems to expect a reply on my part, be aware that I'm off to bed now and so will not be able to respond until about 11pm GMT when I return from work. Night night. CIreland ( talk) 03:38, 10 January 2017 (UTC)