This seems to be lagging; I'm nudging ideas about for the s:main page and would like to know if this is going anywhere. Cheers, Jack Merridew 09:20, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
Howdy, what sort of context for Schutzenberger group are you looking for? The first sentence establishes that the article is about mathematics, specifically the theory of semigroups, and even more specifically the theory Green classes in the long tradition of Clifford with historical citations given. Would it help to say that this is part of abstract algebra? JackSchmidt ( talk) 15:47, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Thanks very much for your effort there. Another sentence or two of background could be sufficient. It's tough to write general encyclopedia articles in a field like yours where most of the conversation occurs between specialists and a great deal of background is presumed. My hat goes off to you (and really wishing I were capable of assistance). Best, Durova Charge! 16:58, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Your user page mentions "In part because of her example, Russia and the USSR had the highest participation of female wartime combatants of any Allied nation during World War I and World War II." Whereas the facts are true, most Russians would disagree with the link between them: The vast majority of women who fought in WWI and WWII did not have access to her book and hardly knew her existence (she is not famous in Russia. Most Russians would say that Durova "is the famous animal trainer"). The answer to this high participation is in the spirit of low- and mid-class Russian woman of that time. Materialscientist ( talk) 07:12, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
As the mentor for SA I thought you might be interested in this since SA is brought up in discussions about banned users editing articles they are banned from. Abd is referring to SA's spelling corrections while he was banned as a reason for Abd to assume he could ignore his ban from Cold fusion and the talk page. Abd made a reference correction on the article and then reverted himself. Abd got blocked for 24 hrs. for breaching the ban. Now Abd is stating that the SA situation gave him the reason to be able to edit the article but that he didn't breach the ban because he reverted himself thus no change to the article was done. To me I have to admit this is wikilawyering but since SA keeps being brought up in multiple locations, I thought maybe you should be aware of all of this. If no, please ignore. Thanks, -- CrohnieGal Talk 12:07, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you both for coming to my user talk. There's something I haven't announced to the community generally. A few days ago I wrote to the Committee to announce phase-out from mentorships. Will continue assisting SA through the FA drive, but will be looking for someone else to assume responsibilities from there. Durova Charge! 16:27, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
...I thought you would be interested in this news - [2], [3]. Cheers. Remember ( talk) 13:13, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
I think this topic is inherently notable. I cleaned it up. I will get cites ASAP. Bearian ( talk) 14:57, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
This was a huge stinking mess, but it appears to be a real location in the Philippines. Bearian ( talk) 15:22, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
This is a sourced image of the counterdemonstration in Iran. There are claims that it has been photoshopped to create a larger crowd such as this File:Iranian-rally-doctored-photograph.jpg suggests to prove. We could use the sourced image for a documentation about that in the 2009 Iranian election protests. We think, it's fair use to use the sourced image as a documentation of the demonstration and its possible manipulation. Thanks a lot and if you don't have time I would be grateful if you could help us find another image restorationist who could help us to get it into presentable standard. Greetings Wandalstouring ( talk) 13:08, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Well, what we happen to have are low resolution digitized scans. Without seeing a reliable digitization directly from the original newspaper, I can't rule out the possibility that the blogger him- or herself might have clone stamped in order to concoct a claim. It's also possible that higher resolution copies might reveal greater detail. In strict policy terms I am not a reliable source for this either. As an editor all I can really say is that it appears to have enough merit to explore further. Durova Charge! 21:11, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. In my travels I came across some images by a Commons editor Darz Mol. This particular image File:Carles Puyol 18abr2007.jpg drew my attention as it's also featured on this website. It got me looking at his whole collection of contribs, which looks like the collection of a pro sports photographer, yet strangely there is no metadata anywhere. Additionally his contribs are used on an awful lot of Wikis so it could be somewhat dodgy if his images are suspect. I'm not too au fait on procedures within Commons so I thought I'd bring it to your attention. Have fun with it :) -- Web Hamster 14:20, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
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I made a technical correction to your signed comment here. Hope you don't mind; and in any case feel free to reword or revert. Cheers. Abecedare ( talk) 00:57, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for the restoration of the caricature image. I believe my edit summary was sufficient communication of my opinion of your image of Priestley flipping the bird. You are welcome to revert my edit - I will not edit war. I just added a colon and made it an inline link to the flipping the bird image so that interested parties could still see it.
If you want to communicate seriously in this RfC, might I suggest you avoid edits and comments like this. I also fail to see the relevance of comments like this to serious communication about the image alignment, much as I respect your substantial work with images. I also do not understand how making an image of Priestley flipping the bird contributes to serious communication about left or right alignment in an RfC.
Finally, I also appreciate it when people take the time to acknowledge the substantial time I put into peer reviews, such as the one I did for you with Sprang. Ruhrfisch ><>°° 03:26, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. I wish to nominate myself for the WikiProject Australia Triple Crown, and was hoping you would humbly review my request? The articles for the nomination are as follows:
Thanks, Abraham, B.S. ( talk) 01:11, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
Hey Durova. You nominated this image for deletion, but never provided a rationale. Perhaps a Twinkle error? ÷ seresin 08:35, 22 June 2009 (UTC) Thanks for the heads up. Removed. :) Durova Charge! 16:23, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
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I've started a ball rolling here User:Giano/The future all comments welcome - whatever their view! Giano ( talk) 07:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
Dude, Image:Triplecrownftw.PNG is one of the best things ever! Why would you not want WP:TRIPLE to be adorned with such a fabulous image? -- Cryptic C62 · Talk 13:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
You previously have commented on the RfC at Talk:Joseph_Priestley#RfC on lead image alignment on whether or not the lead image should be left-aligned. A straw poll is under way to determine what, if any consensus have been developed towards resolving the debate. Go to Talk:Joseph_Priestley#Major_options and indicate your relative levels of support for each option. Thank you. Madcoverboy ( talk) 17:52, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Au Clair de la Lune children's book 2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on June 26, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-06-26. The Featured Sound File:Au Clair de la Lune (1860).ogg will also appear. howcheng { chat} 23:16, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova, I seem to remember that you're an admin on Commons, or at the least, very active there based on your strong image work and contributions? If so, can you please deal with this image over there? It's a image of Kristinia DeBarge's upcoming album, and the license it's listed under is likely false, as album covers are mainly non-free, and Commons is for free images. Thanks. Acalamari 02:05, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
Are you seriously edit warring with me regarding a sectionheader on my talk page, Durova? Please think this through more carefully. KillerChihuahua ?!? 16:48, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
Actually the suggested solution is on the talk page: wait an appropriate span of time and restart on neutral ground. I was equally harsh on ArbCom for recently opening an RfC on content--which is explicitly outside their mandate. Participation in that RfC in any way other than to protest its premise would have risked the perception of validating the untenable premise. Which was sad, because I would gladly have considered the matter very seriously if Kirill Lokshin had opened it on his own authority as an editor rather than attempting to wrap a false mantle of authority around the initiative. Likewise, would have addressed Giano's initiative seriously if it had occurred on neutral territory. A weakness of our fluid wiki structures is that they're quite vulnerable to subtle modifications of far-reaching political importance, which tend toward aggregating power within a limited set of hands. Even if neither Kirill nor Giano intentionally subverted format, it remains a very salient concern to avoid precedents which enhance that vulnerability. View this as something akin to a hard line opposition against gerrymandered discussion. Durova Charge! 17:43, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
I was wondering how to become an administrator. I have a lot of spare time on my hands. I feel that I could help wikipedia more. I see that you were an ex-administrator. Any information could help Ft12 ( talk) 21:21, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
As per the section title, i'd like some input from you as to how I could have presented my complaint at AN/I better. Clearly, some of my intentions are being misunderstood. I am dismissing those misinterpretations, as some of them are arising from people who clearly have an ax to grind. - Arcayne (cast a spell) 22:20, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
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Hi, I noticed you have written material on and shown an interest in civility on wikipedia. I have created a poll page to gauge community feelings on how civility is managed in practice currently at Wikipedia:Civility/Poll, so input from as many people as possible is welcomed. Casliber ( talk · contribs) 00:05, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Canada WWI Victory Bonds2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on July 1, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-07-01. The French version is also on the same day, but only in the Main Page version, as it doesn't fit into the default template. howcheng { chat} 05:18, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
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Just a note that User:Alison is retired from enwiki. I notice you were trying to contact her. Stifle ( talk) 13:38, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Your request for evidence is reasonable, and I've provided some. But even if it was not your intention, the picture and caption you added seems to be making fun of someone trying to report harassment of another user, and you may want to remove it. -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 20:04, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
I've still been trying to figure out the logic of that decision, and I think I might have finally figured out the assumptions that RGD and his compatriots on the Committee are acting under. I think it might go something like the following:
What do you think? I think it explains a lot of the bizarre aspects of the case:
The more I think about this, the more convinced I am that this is the unspoken principle upon which the decision turned: that the ArbCom felt it was entitled and/or mandated to sanction belief rather than behavior. Quite an alarming arrogation, frankly. -- Antaeus Feldspar ( talk) 16:22, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I've filed an appeal of the restriction on me issued by Thatcher over on AE [6]. Thank you! radek ( talk) 19:16, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
FYI: I mentioned you here at WP:AN#Flameviper ban review regarding your last comment in the last discussion of this user in which the user showed an interest in editing a sister project. Auntie E ( talk) 15:43, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hey Durova, saw your reverts on AP's article... being as I've seen at least three IPs adding that fake steroids information on the article or talk (well, three IPs, maybe same user?), I was wondering if you'd be willing, if you weren't already, to help and keep the article on your watchlist for a while to help keep this garbage out (since it doesn't seem to be at a level for requesting semi-protection or anything yet). Thanks! umrguy 42 03:01, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Sure, I'll try to fill in till another volenteer shows up. I don't know if I would have the time, as I'm volunteering on Tuesday through Thursday mornings. What would I have to do? Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:13, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
How much time would it take a day? And yes, I am interested, but could I also have some advice? Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:24, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Anything else I need to know? Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:36, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Well, Where could I get up to speed on the history? Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:45, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
I've found two of them, where's the biography text? Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:51, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Sigh, here we go again Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:53, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
I have seen you comment on Prem Rawat-related conflicts before, so you have at least a working knowledge of the games, attitudes, and problems we have dealing with this topic, and I felt you had something useful to say each time. I also noticed that you made a previous comment on this issue, and I have serious trouble accepting in good faith, TerryMacro's recent response to the situation, here. Specifically the following parts:
Firstly, does a former official of an entity have a COI when issues related to that entity arise in Wiki? My understanding is that a current official would probably invoke COI, but a former official, and from nine years ago? There was nothing in WP:COI that I could find to support this.
Secondly the claim I was a ‘high official’ of the ‘movement’ is WB’s claim.
Furthermore I find it hard to believe that my former role in an out of the way outpost of the movement in the 1970s could evoke a COI thirty years later.
He completely ignores the fact that he removed all references on his userpage that linked him to Prem Rawat *3* minutes before he edited any of the articles on this subject. How is that not attempting to hide his COI? His userpage had been stable for a long time, it's coincidence??
I possibly did contravene COI by commenting on an affidavit involving my former employee.
I would be interested in anything you have to say about these isssues, or the issue in general.
I must admit I do sometimes find editing here quite frustrating, I watch editors play amazing games with these articles, and when the rest of us play by the rules, we spend a lot of effort to absolutely no end it seems....Anyways, thanks for letting me vent a little here (ok, technically, you had no choice, but still ) -- Maelefique (talk) 05:06, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
I found the link, sorry, I forgot. ceran thor 16:52, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
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Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:A Wilde time 3.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 16, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-10-16. howcheng { chat} 22:12, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Answering the call to help out in WP User Rehab. Let me know if you need assistance. I'll be monitoring the WPUR pages and have already added my name as a supporter of the project. -- McDoobAU93 ( talk) 04:12, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
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I believe WP:ELEM qualifies for such a crown since user:Mav, user:Cryptic C62, user:Itub, user:Stone and me have all have had an FA and a GA within the scope of the project and each of us have had at least one DYK. Nergaal ( talk) 01:57, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
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I award you this Barnstar of Good Humor for the five minutes of laughter I had over your ability to eloquently and easily simplify the paid editing debate in ten words or less :) Well Done! TomStar81 ( Talk • Some say ¥€$, I say NO) 19:32, 9 July 2009 (UTC) |
(outdent) He disclosed that sufficiently on 14 December 2008. [8]
If you want the previous username I'll email it to you. It's not hard to find and confirm. Next question? Durova 275 02:32, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Actually it was seven total blocks for edit warring. You attribute a bit more to me about the motivations than I've ever said, some of which isn't worth correcting. In general, ethical decisions where good people disagree belong to the individuals who live with the consequences. Cirt made certain decisions regarding his own safety which I would not have preferred. But those were his choices to make. Durova 275 03:53, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
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In case you're unaware, see Matt's recent unblock request at User talk:Bluemarine. - ALLST✰R▼ echo wuz here 19:42, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you. It means a lot. SlimVirgin talk| contribs 23:45, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
With respect, I really think the less said the better there. When and if you find it you'll see my reasons why. Durova 275 04:14, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for the offer, but I'm not really in a good position to tell you what to restore, since I'm not quite certain what the restoration process involves.
Would it be worth cleaning up File:Siege of Florence.JPG? Or is the base image of too poor quality to bother? I've not been able to find a larger-resolution image of the fresco, unfortunately.
If that one's not worth touching, then the one you suggested would be just fine, I think. Kirill [talk] [pf] 14:32, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
You might be the best qualified person to comment on this thread (or at least, be interested in it); anything provisionally agreed there is likely to affect you more than most, and you're also more familiar than most with the issues regarding archive photographs. – iride scent 21:34, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
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Speaking from my personal point of view - I appreciate your open letter in the Signpost. I am very interested in the perspectives that have come out during the content partnership vs. liberation discussion. I guess I fall under a pragmatic idealist - diplomacy 1st category of perspective (if there was such a category). I appreciate your articulation of programs and volunteers that look first at what we can do to acheive what I also see as our shared mission with non-profit GLAMS to make free educational content available to the public. Jennifer Riggs ( talk) 00:26, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. I just want to let you know that your opinions and comments in regards to "ageism" and whatnot were greatly appreciated on my rfa...especially this and this. Thanks for helping me out there! :)
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Thank you for the barnstar, and best wishes. Durova 277 00:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
I have to ask - what was it you thought I said? - [9] Kevin ( talk) 02:57, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Dear fellow Wikipedian, on behalf of the Kindness campaign, I just want to wish you a Happy Bastille Day, whether you are French, Republican or not! :) Happy Editing! Sincerely, -- A Nobody My talk 22:08, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hello all, iMatthew here. I just wanted to let you know about "The Great Wikipedia Dramaout" which starts this Saturday. The goal of the Dramaout is to spend five days working on improving articles and abstaining from any of Wikipedia's drama. I don't think that any of you will have a problem focusing on articles for five days, because of course, any work you get done during the Dramaout will count towards your score in the WikiCup. Details are on the page; hope to see you all signing up! :) iMatthew talk at 00:27, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova, I don't believe we've interacted before. I've archived the thread. As the final debate seems to come down to some blanking requests (which anyone can do) exactly NO admin intervention is required now. Sorry, but that thread really has had it's day over there and is just causing misery to many. Pedro : Chat 22:11, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and basically deleted that entire thread on the RfC talkpage. I don't hold out much hope that somebody won't come and revert me, but you never know. I've done this without, I hope, suggesting any particular support for any "side" in this matter, but rather to provide a clean(ish) slate. -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 23:36, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Jumpers, when did you resign your Administratorship? GoodDay ( talk) 15:08, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hi. I found this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Titus1874Cuyahoga.jpg while I was reading earlier and I thought it would make a great image to restore. If you'd be willing to coach me, I'd love to restore it, with the aim of eventually nominating it at FPC. Let me know what you think. Thanks. Makeemlighter ( talk) 04:23, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova, you are still mentoring Matt Sanchez/ Bluemarine, yes? Some folks, including myself, suspect that an IP may be Matt evading his community ban. Would you please look at these contributions and evaluate? Also, note the tenor of the comments left on my page. (Another user removed them.)Thanks, Lady of Shalott 17:33, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps you could host an episode with the WP:MED editors? --- kilbad ( talk) 21:43, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Dear Durova, I'm trying to upload the image of Morgan Henry Chrysler. Here is the link. This image is in the public domain in the US; it was first published prior to January 1, 1923.
Permitted file types are: png, gif, jpg, jpeg, xcf, pdf, mid, ogg, ogv, svg, djvu, oga. But, for Morgan Henry Chrysler, the file type is .bmp. Can I upload the image? AdjustShift ( talk) 22:21, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
— Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 23:57, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Please lend a friendly hand at Talk:Bob Dylan, thanks... Modernist ( talk) 15:50, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. I think this comment [11] is a bit bitey and negative. My understanding is that the No Drama Days 2009 event is about refocusing on the most important and best parts of the encyclopedia for several days, for anyone who wants to participate. Many of us do get caught up in the drama boards, conflicts, and process, losing sight of the article creation and improvement work that is fairly essential and quite rewarding. Your comment struck me a bit as raining on someone else's parade. I've found the event helpful and have caught up on a bunch of articles that I had long put on the backburner in favor of what was immediately in front of me. It's also sparked some interesting discussions about priorities. Secondly, Doc T asked for your input on a sourcing issue on the Matt Sanchez talk page if you want to respond. Cheers. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 17:31, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Think this might stand a shot at making FP? I'm in agreement with those who wish to see more Caribbean-based featured pictures, and this struck me as a good candidate. Not a lot of wow factor, perhaps, but the quality's there and it's an image of someone very important. -- User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 20:20, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hi Durova. I hope you are doing well. I am having some difficulties once again with your mentee Jaakobou. After taking a two-month long wiki break, on my first day back, I made a small edit to Land Day [12]. Shortly thereafter, after not touching the article for a whole year, he made this edit [13], reinstating it again [14] and again [15]. Please note that this false comparison he is trying to introduce between Jewish refugees and Palestinian ones has nothing to do with this subject. He tried to insert this material a year ago, but gave up afterr I asked him for sources and he did not find any. He has since cluttered up the talk page with a series of accusations and assumptions of bad faith, generally being his usual charming self as it relates to my editing, and that of his newest obsession Nableezy.
Could you please review the discussion at Talk:Land Day#Balance and speak to your mentee about a) trying to avoid the appearance that he is following/has an obsession with people like me and Nableezy; b) trying to stick to a discussion of article content and not contributors c) trying to avoid soapboxing about Arabs, their journalism, or anything else about them that is not related to article content. I siginificantly expanded the article using reputable scholarly works from Israeli authors, among others. I tried addressing some of his requests [16]. In reponse, I get this [17]. So I replied like this: [18] and got this [19]. Note he says "I wasn't aware that nothing that portrays Israelis in a reasonable light must be inserted by editors not named Tiamut," totally ignoring the 7,000 bytes of new material I added from high quality sources including those of Israeli authors.
I am very very tired of Jaakobou's hounding. I have brought it up to you and at WP:AE a number of times. He has gotten warnings about it before. What can be done to stop this from happening? I am busy trying to get Tawfiq Canaan promoted to FA status. I don't want to waste time on these silly schoolyard games. Your help would be appreciated. Tiamut talk 08:12, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey Durova. I was just wondering whether you might be able to me a little advice, before I get in too deep. You see, I kinda had this idea for a UK petition - the details are in my signature. The thing is, I plonked a notice on commons about it (technically, speaking, two) and one on VPM, but I haven't been able to illicit a response on whether it is a good thing to be doing or not. So, you see, I thought I might find someone knowledgable and then directly ask them whether I was out of my mind or not, before I went to any great length to promote the petition itself. To the best of my knowledge, I don't think you are able to sign it yourself, and therefore ideally placed to offer this advice. So, am I a) Crazy "You'll end up doing more harm than good, y'know?" b) Wasting my time "What's the point? You're not going to achieve anything." c) At least having a go "Why not?" ? All advice appreciated, - Jarry1250 [ In the UK? Sign the petition! ] 14:33, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
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[20]. No, D. We don't believe you. Constantly updating your Feature Count can't be tiresome :P :D SirFozzie ( talk) 12:39, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
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5 days later, I just realized you think I compared "He who must not be named" to Hitler. No, that's not what I meant at all. Art LaPella ( talk) 18:56, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I have filed a request for clarification regarding that case; see Request for clarification: Bluemarine. Sandstein 05:13, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hello! Your submission of A Vision of the Last Judgment at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Hekerui ( talk) 16:49, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Please be advised that I have reviewed the unblock request for User:Bluemarine and that I have agreed to unblock that account. I have spelled out my reason for the unblock on Mr. Sanchez's talk page. However, I have also requested that Mr. Sanchez consult with you prior to any further editing until his murky status is resolved. As his mentor, you are responsible for providing assistance to Mr. Sanchez through this complicated period. Thank you. Pastor Theo ( talk) 01:20, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
If you'd like to pick up from where we left off in May, here is what I had proposed:
Bluemarine's community ban is modified to a topic ban from the Matt Sanchez biography and its talk page, and from LGBT topics and related talk pages, broadly construed. He is limited to the use of one account:Bluemarine. He is not to upload any files of which he does not own. If Bluemarine violates the terms of this restriction, or makes any comment reasonably regarded as harassing or a personal attack, he will be blocked indefinitely by any uninvolved administrator.
I would also like to see the Scott Thomas Beauchamp controversy article and Jeff Gannon article added to the restrictions as well as he seems to have issues with those as well.
People keep saying I am making this personal. I want it understood that I support the lifting of his community ban, providing the problems that got him there in the first place be nipped in the bud from the get-go. This is how I see that taking place. - ALLST✰R▼ echo wuz here 02:58, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
(Outdent) Looks like we were checking the same files at the same time. One regards an old image discussed twice before and noted by the closing admin as probably resolvable via OTRS. The other is something you tagged for speedy while this discussion was ongoing, without any explanation. It's a photograph of himself. To sanction someone at a different project on that basis would be extraordinary. Allstarecho, when you were indeffed for copyvio I suggested leniency. It's best to measure others by the same standard one would want to be measured, oneself. Durova 285 05:40, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
This would barely amount to an argument to sanction him at Commons. Matt has never been blocked for copyvio there. Two months ago when you raised this argument at the last en:wiki discussion about his status, I thought this was pushing the envelope too. With a lot of good faith I supposed your perspective, in light of certain external factors, might have influenced your judgment on that point--or perhaps you were just an unusual stickler for copyright issues. A few weeks afterward it came to light that this was very much not the case. It was only by a thin margin that your indefinite block for habitual copyvio and plagiarism was lifted, and the problem caused a big cleanup effort that was not simple because it had gone on for so long. I could have pointed out the discrepancy between your standard of conduct for yourself and the standard you attempted to set for Bluemarine, but I didn't. It was my hope that some kind of reconciliation was possible. So now, to see you push exactly as before (harder, even)--that prompts a question. Are you willing to have the same unforgiving standard applied to yourself with an indefinite block at the very next copyright violation you commit? Even an accidental error? A special provision for copyright isn't necessary here; if he ever makes a mistake on this project that can be dealt with via normal means. The most likely outcome of this line of discussion is that, if your own actions come under scrutiny in future, people will be inclined to judge you as you judged another; your faults in this regard have been far more serious than Bluemarine's ever were. Durova 285 15:46, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
Saw this on a report about the new desktop backgrounds offered in Apple's new OS coming out in fall. Notice anything familiar? It's not exactly the same, but it definitely has more in common with the current FP than the delisted one. They obviously did their own work on it as well. Thought that was cool, though. wadester 16 14:22, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
I expanded the page by 5.57x according to my character count. I believe that it is no longer a stub, and now creates an adequate page that goes along with your image. You can nominate it for DYK if you would like. Ottava Rima ( talk) 19:10, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hi! Just wondering if there was any progress on a WikiProject Triple Crown for WP:VG, per our last discussion. Vantine84 ( talk) 10:56, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey there hows it going. As you probably noticed I have been having some trouble with finding a decent picture to submit, but there seem to be several that have what appear to be relatively minor problems (JPEG artifacting and noise) as in the James Stockdale image there now. I was wondering what software you use to do this type of cleanup. I downloaded GIMP but I am not sure if it has the tools necessary for that type of change. -- Kumioko ( talk) 02:48, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
G'day D - hope you're good :-) - Having not been around the wiki too much lately - although kept vaguely abreast of what's up, I finally found the time this morning to try and read up about the risker angle to the geogre situation - which has inspired me to pop in here.
Is it a fair summing of up your position that you feel 1) Risker knew that Utgard was a geogre controlled account, 2) that she should have done something that she didn't (tell someone, file a report, something or other?) - and 3) that she has benefited in some way from what you feel is geogre's inappropriate behaviour. - that's my understanding of your position, although I do find it a bit hard to distill! I want to be honest with you, so I'll say that I do feel you need to work on actually engaging in open conversation with others a bit more (Risker specifically on this issue, at her talk page, or here) - in particular the section of your post where you described instigating a discussion as a bit of a 'honey pot' trap really isn't appropriate behaviour on wiki, in my view, and I'd ask you to stop that sort of thing, instead raise your concerns plainly and openly at appropriate talk pages - once folk of good faith get talking, there's usually a solution around the corner which doesn't involve formal 'arbitration' cases or the like, I reckon :-)
Here's hoping it all gets sorted out to everyone's satisfaction - perhaps it would help if you stated what you feel the next step, or desired outcome would be? cheers, Privatemusings ( talk) 01:25, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
Interesting NYT article: [22] Quote: "Photographs are a glaring flaw in the Wikipedia model. Unlike the articles on the site, which in theory are improved, fact checked, footnoted and generally enhanced over time, photographs are static works created by individuals. A bad article can become a better article. A bad photograph simply stays bad." I think you could say a few words about that... :) -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 03:51, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
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Two can play at this game. Shoemaker's Holiday Over 183 FCs served 19:36, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
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Likewise, but replace man with Woman on your side.-- Will C 22:21, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
(ec, what a busy talk page!)
Hi Durova. I made some tweaks to a couple articles I saw pop up on your user page. They look good. Interesting stuff. Feel free to revert anything that wasn't an improvement or that muddied the waters.
Also, I know it's a bit of a stretch from the article threads you usually work on, but I threw up (literally and figuratively) an article on wearable technology. Wikipedia's coverage of this type of subject and fashion generally, seems very bare. I was also wondering if you've come across any articles on clothing technology and its history? It came up on the wearable tech talk page and seems like an interesting and worthwhile subject. What would life be without polyester, nylon, vinyl and velcro? Cheers. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 20:11, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Matt Sanchez - ALLST✰R▼ echo wuz here 01:05, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
I thought that you could use a cup of tea after reading your post. Though not the same, I had both my parents developed dementia within a few years of each other before they passed away. Shinerunner ( talk) 17:52, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
I think you make a good point here and I also support your comment here. I disagree with Giano: I think your behaviour in that thread is admirable. With great respect, ☺ Coppertwig ( talk) 20:21, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
As a history-loving Washingtonian, I really like this one. Kudos. APK that's not my name 06:44, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
I have asked two questions on a reply to your "Allstarecho" post on ANI. If you could answer those, it would be appreciated. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 05:22, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) This is the edit to which I was referring. It begins with This is nothing more than retaliation for me having started Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Matt_Sanchez... Compare to poisoning the well:
A poisoned-well "argument" has the following form:
1. Unfavorable information (be it true or false) about person A (the target) is presented by another. ("Before you listen to my opponent, may I remind you that he has been in jail.")
2. Any claims person A then makes will be regarded as false, or taken less seriously.
Durova 292 22:25, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Wikiproject: Did you know? 02:14, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
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I have an idea that might make everyone happy....I hope. FayssalF mentioned this on the RFAR ASE started and I think it is a good idea. Give ASE the power to report Bluemarine to AN/ANI/3RR/SOCK/RFC/AfD/COPYVIO/etc. if not admin or user has noticed a violation after 12 hours. FayssalF said 48, but I think that is too long a wait, 12 seems more reasonable....even 6 would be better, but I don't want to push my luck.
How does that sound to you? ASE still couldn't edit Bluemarine's talk or user pages and from the Matt Sanchez user and talk pages, which ASE has already agreed too, but it would give him the power to report only after a time limit. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 01:43, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
I copied the discussion to User talk:Ncmvocalist so that it can continue to a reasonable conclusion without disrupting the original page. If the other participants agree to delete the original, that's fine with me. Jehochman Talk 16:18, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Wikiproject: Did you know? 20:14, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Core biographies/Cultural depictions of core biography figures, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Core biographies/Cultural depictions of core biography figures and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Core biographies/Cultural depictions of core biography figures during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. *** Crotalus *** 20:28, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova! Your contributions really are massive (11% of all FPs? Yowza!) and fantastic. That's all by way of sucking up to ask you this. I see you have relatively recently restored a picture of Babe Ruth and got it to FP status/quality. Any chance that some time, when you're looking for a new project, you might give this image a try? King Kelly has several Wikicommons images, including an FP of one of his baseball cards, but it doesn't work as an intro infobox image for his main article. KK is on my long term work list, and it would be so fantastic to have a proper, HQ image to display Kelly's appearance (as opposed to the current, very low res File:Kingkellyphoto.jpg). Thanks! Staxringold talk contribs 04:08, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Some of the nominations have been there since March; would it be possible for you to go through them, or should I see if someone else would be able too? Thanks! – Drilnoth ( T • C • L) 17:43, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
I've just emailed you seeking your advice on an issue. Thanks for any assistance you might be able to provide. Cheers, Nja 247 18:42, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
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Are you still mentoring User:Bus stop? I am concerned about his edit, my revert and his re-revert on Albert Einstein. See also my my post on his talk page. This is my first encounter with Bus stop, and it isn’t disruptive at least so far. But I see that his history has shown a pattern of disruptive editing about the cultural or religious identity of individuals. — teb728 t c 20:14, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Actually I'm no longer mentoring Bus stop. Durova 298 23:27, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Photographers have had their own barnstar for a long time...It was time someone made one for those who restores old pictures :
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Congratulations on being the being the first (with Shoemaker) to receive this barnstar. Ksempac ( talk) 12:50, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
I want to give basic image restoration a shot in the coming weeks, so I want to make sure I start things off on the right foot. Working on a Jackie Robinson image, would you suggest using this or this image as the starting point? The 2nd (heavily cropped, LQ) is the current lead image for his article. Which, if you were choosing one to work on, would you crop/restore? Staxringold talk contribs 00:51, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. First of all, thanks for wading in to the IRA discusion and for your comments.
I am going to follow your advice to look to see if Mediation will work for this issue. Reading the official mediation committee page, it seems like the best bet is to go for the Mediation Cabal. This is the first time I've done something like this, so I have a question I was hoping you might answer (or point me to the right person to ask). For the Mediation Cabal, do I put in the official request first, or do I first try to get everyone involved to agree to the mediation on the disputed article's talk page? Lot 49a talk 20:34, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
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Hi Lise, I know that Jake Wartenberg is one of your proteges, (excuse the incorrectly spelled word, iMac doesn't let me use special characters) and, as such, I'd like to direct you to this. :) ceran thor 16:10, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. I was wondering if you would be able and willing to provide me with some image advice? I have just come across File:EisenhowerChiefofStaffPortrait.jpg, which I think is a rather high quality portrait of Eisenhower as both a General of the Army and Chief of Staff of the United States Army that trumps several other portraits of the man. I think the image may meet the Featured Picture criteria, but as I have limited knowledge in the area of images and image restoration I thought I would seek advice from an experienced person in this area first. So, do you think it would be worthwhile taking the image to WP:FPC, or does it require some work? Thank you for your time, and (hopefully) assistance. :) Cheers, Abraham, B.S. ( talk) 05:25, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
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Delivered by – Juliancolton | Talk at 15:44, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
Dear Durova, I would greatly like to get an article to DYK status as seen at Template_talk:Did_you_know#Articles_created.2Fexpanded_on_August_16 and as you and I worked on some musician related articles before a while back, any help would be greatly appreciated! Sincerely, -- A Nobody My talk 23:44, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
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By the way, where have you been of late? Been ages since any of us have seen you. Shoemaker's Holiday Over 192 FCs served 08:23, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
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Indeed - we discussed it over Skype in relation to your rewrite of the article. I felt that it was too good a story to miss putting in, even though I was fairly sure only you would get it :). Ironholds ( talk) 23:41, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Not sure if you were watching my talk or not. Makeemlighter ( talk) 05:30, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Would you set up the RfC - at your convenience; MOS has been a nuisance for years, and a few more months won't hurt. If I do it, it will be immediately attacked on personal grounds - and your enemies have different Causes.
Do mention that the proximate cause was the issue between nineteenth-century and 19th-century; most editors assume that MOS actually deals with matters of consequence. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 15:04, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. I don't know much about you except that you are famous! Block logs are a self-fulfilling prophecy. A "give-a-dog-a-bad-name" thingy. An abomination, frankly. We have blocks by warring Admins used by subsequent warring Admins to crush the little folk (aka me). How does one purge a block-log of the malicious blocks so that the next godawful Admin can't use it as an excuse to hound the target? I'm very serious - though this is a question I have asked many times without response. How the heck does a block so bad that the blocker resigns or is himself blocked remain as support for the next cretinous blocker?
If I sound a tad cynical, put it down to Wiki-experience. (What is the '306' a reference to?) The '777' means absolutely nothing, bar it's easy to remember, in case you are curious :) Sarah777 ( talk) 02:39, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
Could you have a look at this? Any thoughts on whether the accusation has a basis? Jehochman Talk 15:28, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
"When he shoots fish himself he has trouble with the autofocus selecting the wrong part of the image. File:Pregnant guppy.JPG And he runs into problems with glass reflection and composition. File:Jellyfish1.JPG "
Well I thought they were rather good. *pouts in a corner* But seriously, thanks for the constructive criticism, I'll work on it. - Drew Smith What I've done 03:07, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
You took part in Talk:Catholic Church/Archive 3#REQUESTED MOVE to Catholic Church there is a new requested move see Talk:Catholic Church#Requested Move -- PBS ( talk) 08:42, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
If you're not too busy, could you adjust the coloring and such of File:MiliambroCyclone edit.jpg? I've already cropped and cleaned up the original version, but I'm not sure how to remove those streaks across the top. Thanks, – Juliancolton | Talk 21:52, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova! I don't think the Mexico license is correct (yet), how about removing it and letting the other one stand? Hekerui ( talk) 23:47, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
This is an absolutely stunning piece of work. Not sure how you feel about barnstars and whatnot, but this is definitely award-worthy. Best, Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 00:32, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
I have looked at the File:Blowup.jpg more carfully, and now I am pretty convinced that the "clean areas" we see in the image are not the result of deliberate digital manipulation. Instead I suspect that they are an artifact of the 8*8 block coding in jpeg scheme. Whet seems to be happening is that some of those 8*8 blocks are (almost completely) monochrome and most of their DCT coefficients (besides the DC off-course) are thresholded to 0; as a result the compressed image block looks "clean". The reason I suspect this to be the case is that the clean parts of the image all seem to be (multiples) of 8*8 in size and furthermore seem to start at row, column number 8n+1, 8m+1 for integer values of m, n. I havene;t checked this pattern throughout the image, but noticed for example, that the clean block under "THIS" begins at row 17. Just thought you'd be interested in this information. Cheers. Abecedare ( talk) 01:45, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for putting this up. It's good to have an open discussion about it. When I analyzed this originally I wasn't aware of anything other than human intervention that would result in this pattern, and it was suspiciously similar to my own first attempt at JPEG removal years ago. Now am wavering; open discussion could help settle the matter. Which would be good to know in case another question like this ever arises. Durova 306 18:57, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Latrobe White House cropa2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 13, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-10-13. howcheng { chat} 03:45, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Oh good, thank you very much. Is the Salem witch scheduled for Halloween? Also Patrick Street, Cork is waiting for Saint Patrick's Day next year. Durova 306 15:05, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Occasion restorations--choose what you think suits.
Also, have been asking Iranian editors for assistance in learning the birthday of Neda Agha-Soltan. It appears to have been sometime in February. Would like to run File:Layla and Majnun2.jpg on that date in memorial. The restoration is an illustration from a love story by Nezami Ganjavi, who was one of the greatest poets in Persian literature. Durova 306 15:18, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi there Durova! I know you are extremely busy with image restoration, but can I sneak in a really interesting image? ceran thor 10:32, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
If so, can you please review this undiscussed and contrary-to-policy revert. Thanks. Ronnotel ( talk) 12:39, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
You've got mail. AdjustShift ( talk) 18:45, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Dear Durova, I have been attending to some nominations and noted at the top of the section now is Mitchazenia's mention of a Golden Steeplechase, but did not espy an image to use with the aforesaid award. Had you a particular image in mind or should I find one?
On another topic, I believe a food-and-drink-related triple crown is in order to promote content contribution in that area, sorely underrepresented at WP:FA and elsewhere. Carrots are always more fun than sticks. Would you have an image in mind? Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 04:16, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Turkish trenches at Dead Sea2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on November 11, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-11-11. howcheng { chat} 00:56, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Another one: File:Camera obscura2.jpg to appear on August 31. howcheng { chat} 05:41, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Dear Durova, I have a digital camera now and taking great pictures. I thought maybe I can share my photographs with Wikipedia but not sure about how to atribute the license. I am uploading the pictures to flick so maybe you can take a look. Not much yet but will build it up slowly flickr photos. I travel a lot so may be some good stuff. Also maybe be able to take special photos if needed. I am not volunteering to be Wikipedia's professional photographer, just my part! LOL Anyway, I have a new set that will upload soon of Kyushu. Before I will upload an image to a Wikipedia article I will consult you, being you have lots of experience in this. Thanks, Igor Berger ( talk) 12:08, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Ok, thanks. It does make sense if I was to make The Circus article then I could use a few pics for illustration. Not looking to build one now! Just trying to understand the logic. Igor Berger ( talk) 23:25, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:McKinley's last address wide2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on September 6, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-09-06. Here's the official notice as opposed to the casual note from earlier. howcheng { chat} 19:00, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
If you have time, can you see Talk:Rorschach test#Normalized versions of the inkblots and comment? Thanks, – xeno talk 19:44, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Hóla, Durova. I recall offering to nominate you for adminship about 5 months ago; are you ready now? If you are, I'll get right to writing a nomination; it's about damn time you were rightfully given the mop back. Cheers, Dylan 620 ( contribs, logs) help us! 23:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Jumpers, a fella could get hypnotized by that purple-green view. GoodDay ( talk) 21:07, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
This seems to be lagging; I'm nudging ideas about for the s:main page and would like to know if this is going anywhere. Cheers, Jack Merridew 09:20, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
Howdy, what sort of context for Schutzenberger group are you looking for? The first sentence establishes that the article is about mathematics, specifically the theory of semigroups, and even more specifically the theory Green classes in the long tradition of Clifford with historical citations given. Would it help to say that this is part of abstract algebra? JackSchmidt ( talk) 15:47, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Thanks very much for your effort there. Another sentence or two of background could be sufficient. It's tough to write general encyclopedia articles in a field like yours where most of the conversation occurs between specialists and a great deal of background is presumed. My hat goes off to you (and really wishing I were capable of assistance). Best, Durova Charge! 16:58, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Your user page mentions "In part because of her example, Russia and the USSR had the highest participation of female wartime combatants of any Allied nation during World War I and World War II." Whereas the facts are true, most Russians would disagree with the link between them: The vast majority of women who fought in WWI and WWII did not have access to her book and hardly knew her existence (she is not famous in Russia. Most Russians would say that Durova "is the famous animal trainer"). The answer to this high participation is in the spirit of low- and mid-class Russian woman of that time. Materialscientist ( talk) 07:12, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
As the mentor for SA I thought you might be interested in this since SA is brought up in discussions about banned users editing articles they are banned from. Abd is referring to SA's spelling corrections while he was banned as a reason for Abd to assume he could ignore his ban from Cold fusion and the talk page. Abd made a reference correction on the article and then reverted himself. Abd got blocked for 24 hrs. for breaching the ban. Now Abd is stating that the SA situation gave him the reason to be able to edit the article but that he didn't breach the ban because he reverted himself thus no change to the article was done. To me I have to admit this is wikilawyering but since SA keeps being brought up in multiple locations, I thought maybe you should be aware of all of this. If no, please ignore. Thanks, -- CrohnieGal Talk 12:07, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you both for coming to my user talk. There's something I haven't announced to the community generally. A few days ago I wrote to the Committee to announce phase-out from mentorships. Will continue assisting SA through the FA drive, but will be looking for someone else to assume responsibilities from there. Durova Charge! 16:27, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
...I thought you would be interested in this news - [2], [3]. Cheers. Remember ( talk) 13:13, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
I think this topic is inherently notable. I cleaned it up. I will get cites ASAP. Bearian ( talk) 14:57, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
This was a huge stinking mess, but it appears to be a real location in the Philippines. Bearian ( talk) 15:22, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
This is a sourced image of the counterdemonstration in Iran. There are claims that it has been photoshopped to create a larger crowd such as this File:Iranian-rally-doctored-photograph.jpg suggests to prove. We could use the sourced image for a documentation about that in the 2009 Iranian election protests. We think, it's fair use to use the sourced image as a documentation of the demonstration and its possible manipulation. Thanks a lot and if you don't have time I would be grateful if you could help us find another image restorationist who could help us to get it into presentable standard. Greetings Wandalstouring ( talk) 13:08, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Well, what we happen to have are low resolution digitized scans. Without seeing a reliable digitization directly from the original newspaper, I can't rule out the possibility that the blogger him- or herself might have clone stamped in order to concoct a claim. It's also possible that higher resolution copies might reveal greater detail. In strict policy terms I am not a reliable source for this either. As an editor all I can really say is that it appears to have enough merit to explore further. Durova Charge! 21:11, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. In my travels I came across some images by a Commons editor Darz Mol. This particular image File:Carles Puyol 18abr2007.jpg drew my attention as it's also featured on this website. It got me looking at his whole collection of contribs, which looks like the collection of a pro sports photographer, yet strangely there is no metadata anywhere. Additionally his contribs are used on an awful lot of Wikis so it could be somewhat dodgy if his images are suspect. I'm not too au fait on procedures within Commons so I thought I'd bring it to your attention. Have fun with it :) -- Web Hamster 14:20, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
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I made a technical correction to your signed comment here. Hope you don't mind; and in any case feel free to reword or revert. Cheers. Abecedare ( talk) 00:57, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for the restoration of the caricature image. I believe my edit summary was sufficient communication of my opinion of your image of Priestley flipping the bird. You are welcome to revert my edit - I will not edit war. I just added a colon and made it an inline link to the flipping the bird image so that interested parties could still see it.
If you want to communicate seriously in this RfC, might I suggest you avoid edits and comments like this. I also fail to see the relevance of comments like this to serious communication about the image alignment, much as I respect your substantial work with images. I also do not understand how making an image of Priestley flipping the bird contributes to serious communication about left or right alignment in an RfC.
Finally, I also appreciate it when people take the time to acknowledge the substantial time I put into peer reviews, such as the one I did for you with Sprang. Ruhrfisch ><>°° 03:26, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. I wish to nominate myself for the WikiProject Australia Triple Crown, and was hoping you would humbly review my request? The articles for the nomination are as follows:
Thanks, Abraham, B.S. ( talk) 01:11, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
Hey Durova. You nominated this image for deletion, but never provided a rationale. Perhaps a Twinkle error? ÷ seresin 08:35, 22 June 2009 (UTC) Thanks for the heads up. Removed. :) Durova Charge! 16:23, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
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I've started a ball rolling here User:Giano/The future all comments welcome - whatever their view! Giano ( talk) 07:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
Dude, Image:Triplecrownftw.PNG is one of the best things ever! Why would you not want WP:TRIPLE to be adorned with such a fabulous image? -- Cryptic C62 · Talk 13:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
You previously have commented on the RfC at Talk:Joseph_Priestley#RfC on lead image alignment on whether or not the lead image should be left-aligned. A straw poll is under way to determine what, if any consensus have been developed towards resolving the debate. Go to Talk:Joseph_Priestley#Major_options and indicate your relative levels of support for each option. Thank you. Madcoverboy ( talk) 17:52, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Au Clair de la Lune children's book 2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on June 26, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-06-26. The Featured Sound File:Au Clair de la Lune (1860).ogg will also appear. howcheng { chat} 23:16, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova, I seem to remember that you're an admin on Commons, or at the least, very active there based on your strong image work and contributions? If so, can you please deal with this image over there? It's a image of Kristinia DeBarge's upcoming album, and the license it's listed under is likely false, as album covers are mainly non-free, and Commons is for free images. Thanks. Acalamari 02:05, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
Are you seriously edit warring with me regarding a sectionheader on my talk page, Durova? Please think this through more carefully. KillerChihuahua ?!? 16:48, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
Actually the suggested solution is on the talk page: wait an appropriate span of time and restart on neutral ground. I was equally harsh on ArbCom for recently opening an RfC on content--which is explicitly outside their mandate. Participation in that RfC in any way other than to protest its premise would have risked the perception of validating the untenable premise. Which was sad, because I would gladly have considered the matter very seriously if Kirill Lokshin had opened it on his own authority as an editor rather than attempting to wrap a false mantle of authority around the initiative. Likewise, would have addressed Giano's initiative seriously if it had occurred on neutral territory. A weakness of our fluid wiki structures is that they're quite vulnerable to subtle modifications of far-reaching political importance, which tend toward aggregating power within a limited set of hands. Even if neither Kirill nor Giano intentionally subverted format, it remains a very salient concern to avoid precedents which enhance that vulnerability. View this as something akin to a hard line opposition against gerrymandered discussion. Durova Charge! 17:43, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
I was wondering how to become an administrator. I have a lot of spare time on my hands. I feel that I could help wikipedia more. I see that you were an ex-administrator. Any information could help Ft12 ( talk) 21:21, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
As per the section title, i'd like some input from you as to how I could have presented my complaint at AN/I better. Clearly, some of my intentions are being misunderstood. I am dismissing those misinterpretations, as some of them are arising from people who clearly have an ax to grind. - Arcayne (cast a spell) 22:20, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
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Hi, I noticed you have written material on and shown an interest in civility on wikipedia. I have created a poll page to gauge community feelings on how civility is managed in practice currently at Wikipedia:Civility/Poll, so input from as many people as possible is welcomed. Casliber ( talk · contribs) 00:05, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Canada WWI Victory Bonds2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on July 1, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-07-01. The French version is also on the same day, but only in the Main Page version, as it doesn't fit into the default template. howcheng { chat} 05:18, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
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Just a note that User:Alison is retired from enwiki. I notice you were trying to contact her. Stifle ( talk) 13:38, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Your request for evidence is reasonable, and I've provided some. But even if it was not your intention, the picture and caption you added seems to be making fun of someone trying to report harassment of another user, and you may want to remove it. -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 20:04, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
I've still been trying to figure out the logic of that decision, and I think I might have finally figured out the assumptions that RGD and his compatriots on the Committee are acting under. I think it might go something like the following:
What do you think? I think it explains a lot of the bizarre aspects of the case:
The more I think about this, the more convinced I am that this is the unspoken principle upon which the decision turned: that the ArbCom felt it was entitled and/or mandated to sanction belief rather than behavior. Quite an alarming arrogation, frankly. -- Antaeus Feldspar ( talk) 16:22, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I've filed an appeal of the restriction on me issued by Thatcher over on AE [6]. Thank you! radek ( talk) 19:16, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
FYI: I mentioned you here at WP:AN#Flameviper ban review regarding your last comment in the last discussion of this user in which the user showed an interest in editing a sister project. Auntie E ( talk) 15:43, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hey Durova, saw your reverts on AP's article... being as I've seen at least three IPs adding that fake steroids information on the article or talk (well, three IPs, maybe same user?), I was wondering if you'd be willing, if you weren't already, to help and keep the article on your watchlist for a while to help keep this garbage out (since it doesn't seem to be at a level for requesting semi-protection or anything yet). Thanks! umrguy 42 03:01, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Sure, I'll try to fill in till another volenteer shows up. I don't know if I would have the time, as I'm volunteering on Tuesday through Thursday mornings. What would I have to do? Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:13, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
How much time would it take a day? And yes, I am interested, but could I also have some advice? Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:24, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Anything else I need to know? Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:36, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Well, Where could I get up to speed on the history? Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:45, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
I've found two of them, where's the biography text? Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:51, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Sigh, here we go again Abce2| Free Lemonade Only 25 cents!(Sign here) 16:53, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
I have seen you comment on Prem Rawat-related conflicts before, so you have at least a working knowledge of the games, attitudes, and problems we have dealing with this topic, and I felt you had something useful to say each time. I also noticed that you made a previous comment on this issue, and I have serious trouble accepting in good faith, TerryMacro's recent response to the situation, here. Specifically the following parts:
Firstly, does a former official of an entity have a COI when issues related to that entity arise in Wiki? My understanding is that a current official would probably invoke COI, but a former official, and from nine years ago? There was nothing in WP:COI that I could find to support this.
Secondly the claim I was a ‘high official’ of the ‘movement’ is WB’s claim.
Furthermore I find it hard to believe that my former role in an out of the way outpost of the movement in the 1970s could evoke a COI thirty years later.
He completely ignores the fact that he removed all references on his userpage that linked him to Prem Rawat *3* minutes before he edited any of the articles on this subject. How is that not attempting to hide his COI? His userpage had been stable for a long time, it's coincidence??
I possibly did contravene COI by commenting on an affidavit involving my former employee.
I would be interested in anything you have to say about these isssues, or the issue in general.
I must admit I do sometimes find editing here quite frustrating, I watch editors play amazing games with these articles, and when the rest of us play by the rules, we spend a lot of effort to absolutely no end it seems....Anyways, thanks for letting me vent a little here (ok, technically, you had no choice, but still ) -- Maelefique (talk) 05:06, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
I found the link, sorry, I forgot. ceran thor 16:52, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:A Wilde time 3.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 16, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-10-16. howcheng { chat} 22:12, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Answering the call to help out in WP User Rehab. Let me know if you need assistance. I'll be monitoring the WPUR pages and have already added my name as a supporter of the project. -- McDoobAU93 ( talk) 04:12, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
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I believe WP:ELEM qualifies for such a crown since user:Mav, user:Cryptic C62, user:Itub, user:Stone and me have all have had an FA and a GA within the scope of the project and each of us have had at least one DYK. Nergaal ( talk) 01:57, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
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I award you this Barnstar of Good Humor for the five minutes of laughter I had over your ability to eloquently and easily simplify the paid editing debate in ten words or less :) Well Done! TomStar81 ( Talk • Some say ¥€$, I say NO) 19:32, 9 July 2009 (UTC) |
(outdent) He disclosed that sufficiently on 14 December 2008. [8]
If you want the previous username I'll email it to you. It's not hard to find and confirm. Next question? Durova 275 02:32, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Actually it was seven total blocks for edit warring. You attribute a bit more to me about the motivations than I've ever said, some of which isn't worth correcting. In general, ethical decisions where good people disagree belong to the individuals who live with the consequences. Cirt made certain decisions regarding his own safety which I would not have preferred. But those were his choices to make. Durova 275 03:53, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
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In case you're unaware, see Matt's recent unblock request at User talk:Bluemarine. - ALLST✰R▼ echo wuz here 19:42, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you. It means a lot. SlimVirgin talk| contribs 23:45, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
With respect, I really think the less said the better there. When and if you find it you'll see my reasons why. Durova 275 04:14, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for the offer, but I'm not really in a good position to tell you what to restore, since I'm not quite certain what the restoration process involves.
Would it be worth cleaning up File:Siege of Florence.JPG? Or is the base image of too poor quality to bother? I've not been able to find a larger-resolution image of the fresco, unfortunately.
If that one's not worth touching, then the one you suggested would be just fine, I think. Kirill [talk] [pf] 14:32, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
You might be the best qualified person to comment on this thread (or at least, be interested in it); anything provisionally agreed there is likely to affect you more than most, and you're also more familiar than most with the issues regarding archive photographs. – iride scent 21:34, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
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Speaking from my personal point of view - I appreciate your open letter in the Signpost. I am very interested in the perspectives that have come out during the content partnership vs. liberation discussion. I guess I fall under a pragmatic idealist - diplomacy 1st category of perspective (if there was such a category). I appreciate your articulation of programs and volunteers that look first at what we can do to acheive what I also see as our shared mission with non-profit GLAMS to make free educational content available to the public. Jennifer Riggs ( talk) 00:26, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. I just want to let you know that your opinions and comments in regards to "ageism" and whatnot were greatly appreciated on my rfa...especially this and this. Thanks for helping me out there! :)
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Thank you for the barnstar, and best wishes. Durova 277 00:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
I have to ask - what was it you thought I said? - [9] Kevin ( talk) 02:57, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Dear fellow Wikipedian, on behalf of the Kindness campaign, I just want to wish you a Happy Bastille Day, whether you are French, Republican or not! :) Happy Editing! Sincerely, -- A Nobody My talk 22:08, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hello all, iMatthew here. I just wanted to let you know about "The Great Wikipedia Dramaout" which starts this Saturday. The goal of the Dramaout is to spend five days working on improving articles and abstaining from any of Wikipedia's drama. I don't think that any of you will have a problem focusing on articles for five days, because of course, any work you get done during the Dramaout will count towards your score in the WikiCup. Details are on the page; hope to see you all signing up! :) iMatthew talk at 00:27, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova, I don't believe we've interacted before. I've archived the thread. As the final debate seems to come down to some blanking requests (which anyone can do) exactly NO admin intervention is required now. Sorry, but that thread really has had it's day over there and is just causing misery to many. Pedro : Chat 22:11, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and basically deleted that entire thread on the RfC talkpage. I don't hold out much hope that somebody won't come and revert me, but you never know. I've done this without, I hope, suggesting any particular support for any "side" in this matter, but rather to provide a clean(ish) slate. -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 23:36, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Jumpers, when did you resign your Administratorship? GoodDay ( talk) 15:08, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hi. I found this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Titus1874Cuyahoga.jpg while I was reading earlier and I thought it would make a great image to restore. If you'd be willing to coach me, I'd love to restore it, with the aim of eventually nominating it at FPC. Let me know what you think. Thanks. Makeemlighter ( talk) 04:23, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova, you are still mentoring Matt Sanchez/ Bluemarine, yes? Some folks, including myself, suspect that an IP may be Matt evading his community ban. Would you please look at these contributions and evaluate? Also, note the tenor of the comments left on my page. (Another user removed them.)Thanks, Lady of Shalott 17:33, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps you could host an episode with the WP:MED editors? --- kilbad ( talk) 21:43, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Dear Durova, I'm trying to upload the image of Morgan Henry Chrysler. Here is the link. This image is in the public domain in the US; it was first published prior to January 1, 1923.
Permitted file types are: png, gif, jpg, jpeg, xcf, pdf, mid, ogg, ogv, svg, djvu, oga. But, for Morgan Henry Chrysler, the file type is .bmp. Can I upload the image? AdjustShift ( talk) 22:21, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
— Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 23:57, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Please lend a friendly hand at Talk:Bob Dylan, thanks... Modernist ( talk) 15:50, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. I think this comment [11] is a bit bitey and negative. My understanding is that the No Drama Days 2009 event is about refocusing on the most important and best parts of the encyclopedia for several days, for anyone who wants to participate. Many of us do get caught up in the drama boards, conflicts, and process, losing sight of the article creation and improvement work that is fairly essential and quite rewarding. Your comment struck me a bit as raining on someone else's parade. I've found the event helpful and have caught up on a bunch of articles that I had long put on the backburner in favor of what was immediately in front of me. It's also sparked some interesting discussions about priorities. Secondly, Doc T asked for your input on a sourcing issue on the Matt Sanchez talk page if you want to respond. Cheers. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 17:31, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Think this might stand a shot at making FP? I'm in agreement with those who wish to see more Caribbean-based featured pictures, and this struck me as a good candidate. Not a lot of wow factor, perhaps, but the quality's there and it's an image of someone very important. -- User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 20:20, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hi Durova. I hope you are doing well. I am having some difficulties once again with your mentee Jaakobou. After taking a two-month long wiki break, on my first day back, I made a small edit to Land Day [12]. Shortly thereafter, after not touching the article for a whole year, he made this edit [13], reinstating it again [14] and again [15]. Please note that this false comparison he is trying to introduce between Jewish refugees and Palestinian ones has nothing to do with this subject. He tried to insert this material a year ago, but gave up afterr I asked him for sources and he did not find any. He has since cluttered up the talk page with a series of accusations and assumptions of bad faith, generally being his usual charming self as it relates to my editing, and that of his newest obsession Nableezy.
Could you please review the discussion at Talk:Land Day#Balance and speak to your mentee about a) trying to avoid the appearance that he is following/has an obsession with people like me and Nableezy; b) trying to stick to a discussion of article content and not contributors c) trying to avoid soapboxing about Arabs, their journalism, or anything else about them that is not related to article content. I siginificantly expanded the article using reputable scholarly works from Israeli authors, among others. I tried addressing some of his requests [16]. In reponse, I get this [17]. So I replied like this: [18] and got this [19]. Note he says "I wasn't aware that nothing that portrays Israelis in a reasonable light must be inserted by editors not named Tiamut," totally ignoring the 7,000 bytes of new material I added from high quality sources including those of Israeli authors.
I am very very tired of Jaakobou's hounding. I have brought it up to you and at WP:AE a number of times. He has gotten warnings about it before. What can be done to stop this from happening? I am busy trying to get Tawfiq Canaan promoted to FA status. I don't want to waste time on these silly schoolyard games. Your help would be appreciated. Tiamut talk 08:12, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey Durova. I was just wondering whether you might be able to me a little advice, before I get in too deep. You see, I kinda had this idea for a UK petition - the details are in my signature. The thing is, I plonked a notice on commons about it (technically, speaking, two) and one on VPM, but I haven't been able to illicit a response on whether it is a good thing to be doing or not. So, you see, I thought I might find someone knowledgable and then directly ask them whether I was out of my mind or not, before I went to any great length to promote the petition itself. To the best of my knowledge, I don't think you are able to sign it yourself, and therefore ideally placed to offer this advice. So, am I a) Crazy "You'll end up doing more harm than good, y'know?" b) Wasting my time "What's the point? You're not going to achieve anything." c) At least having a go "Why not?" ? All advice appreciated, - Jarry1250 [ In the UK? Sign the petition! ] 14:33, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
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[20]. No, D. We don't believe you. Constantly updating your Feature Count can't be tiresome :P :D SirFozzie ( talk) 12:39, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Rumpsenate ( talk) 16:55, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
5 days later, I just realized you think I compared "He who must not be named" to Hitler. No, that's not what I meant at all. Art LaPella ( talk) 18:56, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I have filed a request for clarification regarding that case; see Request for clarification: Bluemarine. Sandstein 05:13, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hello! Your submission of A Vision of the Last Judgment at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Hekerui ( talk) 16:49, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Please be advised that I have reviewed the unblock request for User:Bluemarine and that I have agreed to unblock that account. I have spelled out my reason for the unblock on Mr. Sanchez's talk page. However, I have also requested that Mr. Sanchez consult with you prior to any further editing until his murky status is resolved. As his mentor, you are responsible for providing assistance to Mr. Sanchez through this complicated period. Thank you. Pastor Theo ( talk) 01:20, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
If you'd like to pick up from where we left off in May, here is what I had proposed:
Bluemarine's community ban is modified to a topic ban from the Matt Sanchez biography and its talk page, and from LGBT topics and related talk pages, broadly construed. He is limited to the use of one account:Bluemarine. He is not to upload any files of which he does not own. If Bluemarine violates the terms of this restriction, or makes any comment reasonably regarded as harassing or a personal attack, he will be blocked indefinitely by any uninvolved administrator.
I would also like to see the Scott Thomas Beauchamp controversy article and Jeff Gannon article added to the restrictions as well as he seems to have issues with those as well.
People keep saying I am making this personal. I want it understood that I support the lifting of his community ban, providing the problems that got him there in the first place be nipped in the bud from the get-go. This is how I see that taking place. - ALLST✰R▼ echo wuz here 02:58, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
(Outdent) Looks like we were checking the same files at the same time. One regards an old image discussed twice before and noted by the closing admin as probably resolvable via OTRS. The other is something you tagged for speedy while this discussion was ongoing, without any explanation. It's a photograph of himself. To sanction someone at a different project on that basis would be extraordinary. Allstarecho, when you were indeffed for copyvio I suggested leniency. It's best to measure others by the same standard one would want to be measured, oneself. Durova 285 05:40, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
This would barely amount to an argument to sanction him at Commons. Matt has never been blocked for copyvio there. Two months ago when you raised this argument at the last en:wiki discussion about his status, I thought this was pushing the envelope too. With a lot of good faith I supposed your perspective, in light of certain external factors, might have influenced your judgment on that point--or perhaps you were just an unusual stickler for copyright issues. A few weeks afterward it came to light that this was very much not the case. It was only by a thin margin that your indefinite block for habitual copyvio and plagiarism was lifted, and the problem caused a big cleanup effort that was not simple because it had gone on for so long. I could have pointed out the discrepancy between your standard of conduct for yourself and the standard you attempted to set for Bluemarine, but I didn't. It was my hope that some kind of reconciliation was possible. So now, to see you push exactly as before (harder, even)--that prompts a question. Are you willing to have the same unforgiving standard applied to yourself with an indefinite block at the very next copyright violation you commit? Even an accidental error? A special provision for copyright isn't necessary here; if he ever makes a mistake on this project that can be dealt with via normal means. The most likely outcome of this line of discussion is that, if your own actions come under scrutiny in future, people will be inclined to judge you as you judged another; your faults in this regard have been far more serious than Bluemarine's ever were. Durova 285 15:46, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
Saw this on a report about the new desktop backgrounds offered in Apple's new OS coming out in fall. Notice anything familiar? It's not exactly the same, but it definitely has more in common with the current FP than the delisted one. They obviously did their own work on it as well. Thought that was cool, though. wadester 16 14:22, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
I expanded the page by 5.57x according to my character count. I believe that it is no longer a stub, and now creates an adequate page that goes along with your image. You can nominate it for DYK if you would like. Ottava Rima ( talk) 19:10, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hi! Just wondering if there was any progress on a WikiProject Triple Crown for WP:VG, per our last discussion. Vantine84 ( talk) 10:56, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey there hows it going. As you probably noticed I have been having some trouble with finding a decent picture to submit, but there seem to be several that have what appear to be relatively minor problems (JPEG artifacting and noise) as in the James Stockdale image there now. I was wondering what software you use to do this type of cleanup. I downloaded GIMP but I am not sure if it has the tools necessary for that type of change. -- Kumioko ( talk) 02:48, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
G'day D - hope you're good :-) - Having not been around the wiki too much lately - although kept vaguely abreast of what's up, I finally found the time this morning to try and read up about the risker angle to the geogre situation - which has inspired me to pop in here.
Is it a fair summing of up your position that you feel 1) Risker knew that Utgard was a geogre controlled account, 2) that she should have done something that she didn't (tell someone, file a report, something or other?) - and 3) that she has benefited in some way from what you feel is geogre's inappropriate behaviour. - that's my understanding of your position, although I do find it a bit hard to distill! I want to be honest with you, so I'll say that I do feel you need to work on actually engaging in open conversation with others a bit more (Risker specifically on this issue, at her talk page, or here) - in particular the section of your post where you described instigating a discussion as a bit of a 'honey pot' trap really isn't appropriate behaviour on wiki, in my view, and I'd ask you to stop that sort of thing, instead raise your concerns plainly and openly at appropriate talk pages - once folk of good faith get talking, there's usually a solution around the corner which doesn't involve formal 'arbitration' cases or the like, I reckon :-)
Here's hoping it all gets sorted out to everyone's satisfaction - perhaps it would help if you stated what you feel the next step, or desired outcome would be? cheers, Privatemusings ( talk) 01:25, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
Interesting NYT article: [22] Quote: "Photographs are a glaring flaw in the Wikipedia model. Unlike the articles on the site, which in theory are improved, fact checked, footnoted and generally enhanced over time, photographs are static works created by individuals. A bad article can become a better article. A bad photograph simply stays bad." I think you could say a few words about that... :) -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 03:51, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
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Two can play at this game. Shoemaker's Holiday Over 183 FCs served 19:36, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
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Likewise, but replace man with Woman on your side.-- Will C 22:21, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
(ec, what a busy talk page!)
Hi Durova. I made some tweaks to a couple articles I saw pop up on your user page. They look good. Interesting stuff. Feel free to revert anything that wasn't an improvement or that muddied the waters.
Also, I know it's a bit of a stretch from the article threads you usually work on, but I threw up (literally and figuratively) an article on wearable technology. Wikipedia's coverage of this type of subject and fashion generally, seems very bare. I was also wondering if you've come across any articles on clothing technology and its history? It came up on the wearable tech talk page and seems like an interesting and worthwhile subject. What would life be without polyester, nylon, vinyl and velcro? Cheers. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 20:11, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Matt Sanchez - ALLST✰R▼ echo wuz here 01:05, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
I thought that you could use a cup of tea after reading your post. Though not the same, I had both my parents developed dementia within a few years of each other before they passed away. Shinerunner ( talk) 17:52, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
I think you make a good point here and I also support your comment here. I disagree with Giano: I think your behaviour in that thread is admirable. With great respect, ☺ Coppertwig ( talk) 20:21, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
As a history-loving Washingtonian, I really like this one. Kudos. APK that's not my name 06:44, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
I have asked two questions on a reply to your "Allstarecho" post on ANI. If you could answer those, it would be appreciated. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 05:22, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) This is the edit to which I was referring. It begins with This is nothing more than retaliation for me having started Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Matt_Sanchez... Compare to poisoning the well:
A poisoned-well "argument" has the following form:
1. Unfavorable information (be it true or false) about person A (the target) is presented by another. ("Before you listen to my opponent, may I remind you that he has been in jail.")
2. Any claims person A then makes will be regarded as false, or taken less seriously.
Durova 292 22:25, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Wikiproject: Did you know? 02:14, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
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I have an idea that might make everyone happy....I hope. FayssalF mentioned this on the RFAR ASE started and I think it is a good idea. Give ASE the power to report Bluemarine to AN/ANI/3RR/SOCK/RFC/AfD/COPYVIO/etc. if not admin or user has noticed a violation after 12 hours. FayssalF said 48, but I think that is too long a wait, 12 seems more reasonable....even 6 would be better, but I don't want to push my luck.
How does that sound to you? ASE still couldn't edit Bluemarine's talk or user pages and from the Matt Sanchez user and talk pages, which ASE has already agreed too, but it would give him the power to report only after a time limit. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 01:43, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
I copied the discussion to User talk:Ncmvocalist so that it can continue to a reasonable conclusion without disrupting the original page. If the other participants agree to delete the original, that's fine with me. Jehochman Talk 16:18, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Core biographies/Cultural depictions of core biography figures, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Core biographies/Cultural depictions of core biography figures and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Core biographies/Cultural depictions of core biography figures during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. *** Crotalus *** 20:28, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova! Your contributions really are massive (11% of all FPs? Yowza!) and fantastic. That's all by way of sucking up to ask you this. I see you have relatively recently restored a picture of Babe Ruth and got it to FP status/quality. Any chance that some time, when you're looking for a new project, you might give this image a try? King Kelly has several Wikicommons images, including an FP of one of his baseball cards, but it doesn't work as an intro infobox image for his main article. KK is on my long term work list, and it would be so fantastic to have a proper, HQ image to display Kelly's appearance (as opposed to the current, very low res File:Kingkellyphoto.jpg). Thanks! Staxringold talk contribs 04:08, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Some of the nominations have been there since March; would it be possible for you to go through them, or should I see if someone else would be able too? Thanks! – Drilnoth ( T • C • L) 17:43, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
I've just emailed you seeking your advice on an issue. Thanks for any assistance you might be able to provide. Cheers, Nja 247 18:42, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
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Are you still mentoring User:Bus stop? I am concerned about his edit, my revert and his re-revert on Albert Einstein. See also my my post on his talk page. This is my first encounter with Bus stop, and it isn’t disruptive at least so far. But I see that his history has shown a pattern of disruptive editing about the cultural or religious identity of individuals. — teb728 t c 20:14, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Actually I'm no longer mentoring Bus stop. Durova 298 23:27, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Photographers have had their own barnstar for a long time...It was time someone made one for those who restores old pictures :
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Congratulations on being the being the first (with Shoemaker) to receive this barnstar. Ksempac ( talk) 12:50, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
I want to give basic image restoration a shot in the coming weeks, so I want to make sure I start things off on the right foot. Working on a Jackie Robinson image, would you suggest using this or this image as the starting point? The 2nd (heavily cropped, LQ) is the current lead image for his article. Which, if you were choosing one to work on, would you crop/restore? Staxringold talk contribs 00:51, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. First of all, thanks for wading in to the IRA discusion and for your comments.
I am going to follow your advice to look to see if Mediation will work for this issue. Reading the official mediation committee page, it seems like the best bet is to go for the Mediation Cabal. This is the first time I've done something like this, so I have a question I was hoping you might answer (or point me to the right person to ask). For the Mediation Cabal, do I put in the official request first, or do I first try to get everyone involved to agree to the mediation on the disputed article's talk page? Lot 49a talk 20:34, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
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Hi Lise, I know that Jake Wartenberg is one of your proteges, (excuse the incorrectly spelled word, iMac doesn't let me use special characters) and, as such, I'd like to direct you to this. :) ceran thor 16:10, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. I was wondering if you would be able and willing to provide me with some image advice? I have just come across File:EisenhowerChiefofStaffPortrait.jpg, which I think is a rather high quality portrait of Eisenhower as both a General of the Army and Chief of Staff of the United States Army that trumps several other portraits of the man. I think the image may meet the Featured Picture criteria, but as I have limited knowledge in the area of images and image restoration I thought I would seek advice from an experienced person in this area first. So, do you think it would be worthwhile taking the image to WP:FPC, or does it require some work? Thank you for your time, and (hopefully) assistance. :) Cheers, Abraham, B.S. ( talk) 05:25, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
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Delivered by – Juliancolton | Talk at 15:44, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
Dear Durova, I would greatly like to get an article to DYK status as seen at Template_talk:Did_you_know#Articles_created.2Fexpanded_on_August_16 and as you and I worked on some musician related articles before a while back, any help would be greatly appreciated! Sincerely, -- A Nobody My talk 23:44, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
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By the way, where have you been of late? Been ages since any of us have seen you. Shoemaker's Holiday Over 192 FCs served 08:23, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
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Indeed - we discussed it over Skype in relation to your rewrite of the article. I felt that it was too good a story to miss putting in, even though I was fairly sure only you would get it :). Ironholds ( talk) 23:41, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Not sure if you were watching my talk or not. Makeemlighter ( talk) 05:30, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Would you set up the RfC - at your convenience; MOS has been a nuisance for years, and a few more months won't hurt. If I do it, it will be immediately attacked on personal grounds - and your enemies have different Causes.
Do mention that the proximate cause was the issue between nineteenth-century and 19th-century; most editors assume that MOS actually deals with matters of consequence. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 15:04, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova. I don't know much about you except that you are famous! Block logs are a self-fulfilling prophecy. A "give-a-dog-a-bad-name" thingy. An abomination, frankly. We have blocks by warring Admins used by subsequent warring Admins to crush the little folk (aka me). How does one purge a block-log of the malicious blocks so that the next godawful Admin can't use it as an excuse to hound the target? I'm very serious - though this is a question I have asked many times without response. How the heck does a block so bad that the blocker resigns or is himself blocked remain as support for the next cretinous blocker?
If I sound a tad cynical, put it down to Wiki-experience. (What is the '306' a reference to?) The '777' means absolutely nothing, bar it's easy to remember, in case you are curious :) Sarah777 ( talk) 02:39, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
Could you have a look at this? Any thoughts on whether the accusation has a basis? Jehochman Talk 15:28, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
"When he shoots fish himself he has trouble with the autofocus selecting the wrong part of the image. File:Pregnant guppy.JPG And he runs into problems with glass reflection and composition. File:Jellyfish1.JPG "
Well I thought they were rather good. *pouts in a corner* But seriously, thanks for the constructive criticism, I'll work on it. - Drew Smith What I've done 03:07, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
You took part in Talk:Catholic Church/Archive 3#REQUESTED MOVE to Catholic Church there is a new requested move see Talk:Catholic Church#Requested Move -- PBS ( talk) 08:42, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
If you're not too busy, could you adjust the coloring and such of File:MiliambroCyclone edit.jpg? I've already cropped and cleaned up the original version, but I'm not sure how to remove those streaks across the top. Thanks, – Juliancolton | Talk 21:52, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova! I don't think the Mexico license is correct (yet), how about removing it and letting the other one stand? Hekerui ( talk) 23:47, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
This is an absolutely stunning piece of work. Not sure how you feel about barnstars and whatnot, but this is definitely award-worthy. Best, Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 00:32, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
I have looked at the File:Blowup.jpg more carfully, and now I am pretty convinced that the "clean areas" we see in the image are not the result of deliberate digital manipulation. Instead I suspect that they are an artifact of the 8*8 block coding in jpeg scheme. Whet seems to be happening is that some of those 8*8 blocks are (almost completely) monochrome and most of their DCT coefficients (besides the DC off-course) are thresholded to 0; as a result the compressed image block looks "clean". The reason I suspect this to be the case is that the clean parts of the image all seem to be (multiples) of 8*8 in size and furthermore seem to start at row, column number 8n+1, 8m+1 for integer values of m, n. I havene;t checked this pattern throughout the image, but noticed for example, that the clean block under "THIS" begins at row 17. Just thought you'd be interested in this information. Cheers. Abecedare ( talk) 01:45, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for putting this up. It's good to have an open discussion about it. When I analyzed this originally I wasn't aware of anything other than human intervention that would result in this pattern, and it was suspiciously similar to my own first attempt at JPEG removal years ago. Now am wavering; open discussion could help settle the matter. Which would be good to know in case another question like this ever arises. Durova 306 18:57, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Latrobe White House cropa2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 13, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-10-13. howcheng { chat} 03:45, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Oh good, thank you very much. Is the Salem witch scheduled for Halloween? Also Patrick Street, Cork is waiting for Saint Patrick's Day next year. Durova 306 15:05, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Occasion restorations--choose what you think suits.
Also, have been asking Iranian editors for assistance in learning the birthday of Neda Agha-Soltan. It appears to have been sometime in February. Would like to run File:Layla and Majnun2.jpg on that date in memorial. The restoration is an illustration from a love story by Nezami Ganjavi, who was one of the greatest poets in Persian literature. Durova 306 15:18, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi there Durova! I know you are extremely busy with image restoration, but can I sneak in a really interesting image? ceran thor 10:32, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
If so, can you please review this undiscussed and contrary-to-policy revert. Thanks. Ronnotel ( talk) 12:39, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
You've got mail. AdjustShift ( talk) 18:45, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Dear Durova, I have been attending to some nominations and noted at the top of the section now is Mitchazenia's mention of a Golden Steeplechase, but did not espy an image to use with the aforesaid award. Had you a particular image in mind or should I find one?
On another topic, I believe a food-and-drink-related triple crown is in order to promote content contribution in that area, sorely underrepresented at WP:FA and elsewhere. Carrots are always more fun than sticks. Would you have an image in mind? Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 04:16, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Turkish trenches at Dead Sea2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on November 11, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-11-11. howcheng { chat} 00:56, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Another one: File:Camera obscura2.jpg to appear on August 31. howcheng { chat} 05:41, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Dear Durova, I have a digital camera now and taking great pictures. I thought maybe I can share my photographs with Wikipedia but not sure about how to atribute the license. I am uploading the pictures to flick so maybe you can take a look. Not much yet but will build it up slowly flickr photos. I travel a lot so may be some good stuff. Also maybe be able to take special photos if needed. I am not volunteering to be Wikipedia's professional photographer, just my part! LOL Anyway, I have a new set that will upload soon of Kyushu. Before I will upload an image to a Wikipedia article I will consult you, being you have lots of experience in this. Thanks, Igor Berger ( talk) 12:08, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Ok, thanks. It does make sense if I was to make The Circus article then I could use a few pics for illustration. Not looking to build one now! Just trying to understand the logic. Igor Berger ( talk) 23:25, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Durova,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:McKinley's last address wide2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on September 6, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-09-06. Here's the official notice as opposed to the casual note from earlier. howcheng { chat} 19:00, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
If you have time, can you see Talk:Rorschach test#Normalized versions of the inkblots and comment? Thanks, – xeno talk 19:44, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Hóla, Durova. I recall offering to nominate you for adminship about 5 months ago; are you ready now? If you are, I'll get right to writing a nomination; it's about damn time you were rightfully given the mop back. Cheers, Dylan 620 ( contribs, logs) help us! 23:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Jumpers, a fella could get hypnotized by that purple-green view. GoodDay ( talk) 21:07, 30 August 2009 (UTC)