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Administrators' newsletter – August 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).



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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:54, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks


Thank you for helping fight vandalism and for beating me to it. Shadow 345110  (talk)  has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. You can spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. 18:43, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Thank you so much! I've been seeing lots of instances where you've gotten there before I did. Joyous! Noise! 18:47, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

"the paragraph just before the Table of Contents"
FYI, for anyone using Vector 2022, there's no longer any one paragraph that's distinctly "before the Table of Contents", which was migrated to the left of the page. Since I'm familiar with other skins I know to translate that to "the end of the lede section", but it might not be clear to a newer user. Although, the "newer user" you said this to has now been indeffed and, I suspect, was not that new. Oh well. Thanks for your efforts with them regardless, and happy editing. -- Tamzin  &#91;cetacean needed&#93; (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 20:14, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you! It's so easy to forget that everyone isn't using the same skin. Joyous! Noise! 21:39, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Could you (or any tps) take a look at their user page please, it is copied from, I've left Callanecc a message. I've reverted Mr.Green E5t edits as they have broken formatting. I've not warned them as yet as I'm not sure if this is an LTA thing or...something. Thanks Knitsey (talk) 14:07, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Aw Knitsey, it looks like you hit "enter" here just as I was snapping my laptop shut to go bottle-feed some orphaned squirrels. Someone took care of the userpage, I see. I'm not sure what's going on with the edits regarding the flags. I'll keep an eye out, and of course feel free to let me (or another admin) know if things go pear-shaped. Joyous! Noise! 20:17, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Someone has sorted out the cloned user page and left a message.
 * Enough about that...orphaned squirrels are much more interesting. Knitsey (talk) 20:22, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * They are pretty high on the scale of "cute things." The smallest one got away from me a bit, scampered up my shoulder and around to the back of my neck, and wrapped himself in my hair like a cloak. He fell asleep within the span of about 5 seconds. I almost required assistance to get him out: his passive resistance skills are strong. Joyous! Noise! 23:13, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I feel that I need squirrels in my life. Knitsey (talk) 00:26, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Most people need squirrels in their lives. (Oh look, the user got blocked.) Joyous! Noise! 01:21, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

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 * A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

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 * Special:Contributions now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date.

Arbitration
 * The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:22, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

You may consider pulling TPA on this one. #prodraxis connect 01:15, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks for the heads-up. Joyous! Noise! 02:26, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:Adityakumerofficials


A tag has been placed on User talk:Adityakumerofficials, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the. Cahk (talk) 08:02, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
95.12.39.6 (talk) 22:20, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

I need your help
Hello Joyous, can you help me do a quick review of this page and advise me if it is fit for the mainspace.

Draft:Terry Waya

Thanks in anticipation Peaxman (talk) 13:09, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

LTA
Hello, so recently here and your subpages were targets of an LTA target. I've reverted it for now. The IP is putting sock templates here and there. Toadette (let's chat together) 06:55, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking care of it! I appreciate it. Joyous! Noise! 21:18, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

About the HS2 thing
Essentially, the guys listed are trying to launch a campaign of ‘civil disobedience’ as they call it; their entire operation is completely irrelevant and will not change anything 77.99.148.243 (talk) 19:25, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Rollback at EasyJet
It seems this rollback of ClueBot may have been unintentional - just wanted to check with you rather than revert. Tollens (talk) 20:21, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, that was an error on my part. Joyous! Noise! 20:23, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I've rolled myself back. (sounds painful) Joyous! Noise! 20:24, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Matthew Broderick
Hi, your help at Matthew Broderick is much appreciated. However, I noticed that the semi-protection you put in is significantly shorter than the previous semi-protection which expired only a short time ago. The page has long been a vandalism target. See the page's protection history. Would you please consider making the semi-protection longer? Thanks. Ava Lavinia Gardner (talk) 01:45, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Happy to. Thanks for noticing that. I wonder why poor Mr. Broderick is such a tempting target? Joyous! Noise! 01:47, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The 3-month protection you put in is still way shorter than the previous one year protection that expired only mere hours ago. Did you take a look at the page's protection history? Ava Lavinia Gardner (talk) 01:53, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I adjusted for one year. I DID look at the protection logs, but didn't notice the 2022 in the previous entry. Joyous! Noise! 02:00, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2023).

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC is open regarding amending the paid-contribution disclosure policy to add the following text: Any administrator soliciting clients for paid Wikipedia-related consulting or advising services not covered by other paid-contribution rules must disclose all clients on their userpage.

Technical news
 * Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API.

Arbitration
 * Remedy 9 ("MarioProtIV topic ban") of the WikiProject Tropical Cyclones case has been rescinded.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:41, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Any chance you could also time out this IP?
Related to the other IP you just temp-blocked. Special:Contributions/173.167.109.245 Pilaz (talk) 23:52, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks for the tip. Joyous! Noise! 23:54, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Much appreciated. Pilaz (talk) 00:08, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

The userpage barnstar

 * Thank you! Joyous! Noise! 19:38, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
 * no problem! You have edited a lot, and made great edits, and then I clicked on your page, and you have a AMAZING looking userpage, so I thought that you deserve a Barnstar! Babysharkboss2 was here!! 19:49, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Undid
There is no evidence that Betty boop or Disney influenced LARGE EYES. Please do not attach false information. JosshnPs (talk) 08:33, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Request of Rollbacker permision
may I have it granted, I have the holiday and I can help fight vandals. DueKinkajou4384 (talk) 21:26, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello, DueKinkajou4384! Rollback rights are rarely extended to editors with fewer than 200 edits. I believe you're at about 168 right now. I see that you HAVE been working to remove some vandalism from Wikipedia, so thank you for that. I'm a little concerned about this edit, in which you've extended a warm welcome to someone whose edits are 100% vandalism. My advice is to get a little more acquainted with Wikipedia, then apply for rollback rights at this page. Joyous! Noise! 21:37, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Just want to say
I like that motto you put at the top of the page. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:09, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! It's my anti-perfectionist mantra. Joyous! Noise! 15:57, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Response

 * Joyous, I am deeply sorry I did not follow wikipedia's terms and service. I am new and am just learning how to edit and I didn't know I am deeply sorry and ask for forgiveness.
 * Sincerely,
 * Ilovegod12233343 Ilovegod12233343 (talk) 00:17, 18 October 2023 (UTC)


 * No worries, User:Ilovegod12233343. Everyone was new at one time. Mistakes happen to all of us. Cheers! Joyous! Noise! 00:21, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for being so helpful and kind! Ilovegod12233343 (talk) 01:14, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Btw if anyone has something on North American geography pls give me the wikipedia so I can study for the National Geography bee!!! Ilovegod12233343 (talk) 01:29, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, for a start, there's Geography of North America, as well as the articles in this category: Category:Geography of North America. Joyous! Noise! 01:31, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I have to study (Tons) while keeping up with the rest of my life to do this. Nationals are worth it tho. Ilovegod12233343 (talk) 01:40, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Smriti Irani
Please add my accidental self-undo to the revdel Meters (talk) 03:03, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I think I got everything that had the offensive material. Joyous! Noise! 03:11, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Yup. Sorry you had to do two passes because of me. Meters (talk) 03:12, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
 * No worries. Joyous! Noise! 03:15, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I've been inactive for a week now #Studying Ilovegod12233343 (talk) 23:34, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Clan Muir
have been researching about Clan Muir. I would suggest that you look at Moir Genealogy and Collateral Lines: With Historical Notes Book by Alexander L. Moir and as well as The Works Of Sir William Mure Of Rowallan. A Genealogical History of the Milesian Families of Ireland Front Cover B. Large as a Sept there's no proof of such claim. Lots of missing information about clan Muir. It shows that the Muir/ Mire/ More as mostly from Ireland and of Milesian 69.123.145.217 (talk) 06:18, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
 * (Responded on your talk page) Joyous! Noise! 19:40, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2023).



Administrator changes
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 * Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
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 * An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:23, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Deletion review for EFS Facilities Services
86.98.142.14 has asked for a deletion review of EFS Facilities Services. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. —Cryptic 05:33, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Thank you!! Joyous! Noise! 01:31, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Catturd protection
Just so you know, I'm going to extend your one month to six and log it as a CTOPS action. The RFPP was right ... when this article hasn't been protected lately it's been a mess. Daniel Case (talk) 03:50, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Perfectly fine with me. Thanks for the heads-up. Joyous! Noise! 05:00, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks! Joyous! Noise! 05:21, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Didn't you just recently ...
... revert an edit similar to this: by a different IP user on a different page? Johnnie Bob (talk) 02:52, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's been an lovely evening. Somebody's hopping around on assorted IPs, probably imagining alarm bells and flashing lights everywhere. Joyous! Noise! 03:04, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * thanks, I thought so :). Materialscientist just now blocked the IP on this one ... Johnnie Bob (talk) 03:07, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I think MaterialScientist and I have blocked about 10 so far, with a couple of other admins catching some more. Joyous! Noise! 03:22, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

One fine day
Dear @Joyous!

I would like, somehow, to earn the award known as: Monkey of personal attacks.

What practices do I need to observe in order, one fine day, to achieve this?

Yours sincerely, if whimsically,

MatthewDalhousie (talk) 03:08, 26 November 2023 (UTC)


 * You know, I really have no idea what I did to earn that honor. I'm not entirely sure it was meant to convey a positive emotion: I seem to remember having a little dust-up with that editor. Tell you what: you do something that you deem monkey-worthy, and I'll be happy to bestow you with one. Joyous! Noise! 03:20, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I now regard this as life goal. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 01:28, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
 * @Joyous! - okay - I know where I want to rise to monkey-worthiness! I'm going to pitch in on the Ayaan Hirsi Ali article. The "neutrality" is contested and the talk page is crazy. If I show monkey-like grace and calm there, it can be done anywhere. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 23:49, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
 * "monkey-like grace and calm" What a delightful turn of phrase. I can't wait to see! Joyous! Noise! 23:51, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).

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Arbitration
 * Following a motion, the Extended Confirmed Restriction has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:54, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Your Email
I have received your email and checked. It looks like you handled everything correctly. Assuming the WMF has responded to your emergency email, the ball is now in their court. Well done. -Ad Orientem (talk) 04:43, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Yes, they responded pretty swiftly. Joyous! Noise! 15:53, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

A bit of gratitude!
I do lots of anti-vandalism work and just wanted to say a special thanks! I've encountered you quite a few times in the past 24 hours and really appreciate when admins are on the ball! Thank you for all you do! Philipnelson99 (talk) 05:11, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much for the kind words! I've seen your name a lot recently, too (some of our anonymous friends don't seem to like you much), and I was literally going to drop a "thanks for all you do" note on your page before signing off for the night. Joyous! Noise! 05:16, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Indeed they don't! Have a great evening / night! Philipnelson99 (talk) 05:18, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Thomas Robb
You keep changing Thomas Robb’s name to Thomas David which is an incorrect name. 2603:8001:3501:D50E:4947:62B3:281B:5025 (talk) 19:26, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I saw that, finally. I was literally just now striking my comments from your page. Apologies for jumping the gun multiple times. Joyous! Noise! 19:27, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

A pie for you!

 * Yum, pie!!!! Thanks, Sj! Joyous! Noise! 18:35, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

RfA
Your support vote looks a bit lonely.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:42, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi, Joyous!! Just a friendly tap on the shoulder that you may have accidentally left out your signature at Requests for adminship/Tails Wx. Yours should be support # 98, last I checked. Cheers, Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 19:45, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I've gone back to sign. Joyous! Noise! 19:57, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

M dot r
Y u keep changing my shit bitch 31.94.60.238 (talk) 04:16, 28 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Don't even know he's name n u editing it mofo 31.94.60.238 (talk) 04:16, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
 * It that's really his name, then source the information. Joyous! Noise! 04:25, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Incorrect reversions/warnings?
Hello Joyous, I noticed that you left a content dispute warning on User talk:Shannoncate after me and warned them for vandalism. I wanted to ask you, were we reverting incorrectly? I was unfamiliar with the Keanu-Keona content dispute when reverting, so I apologize if it was incorrect to revert/warn for vandalism.  Chris Wx  🌀 ( talk -  contribs ) 03:38, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Hey there, no apology necessary! I noticed that there had been Keanu-Keona discussions on the talk page of the article, so I thought that a 3RR warning might slow her down, since she probably isn't seeing her edits as vandalism. There does seem to be genuine confusion about the correct spelling of that name. Joyous! Noise! 03:43, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
 * That makes sense, thank you for clarifying!  Chris Wx  🌀 ( talk -  contribs ) 03:48, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).

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 * Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009.
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:54, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Restoring My Edit
Just wanted to stop by and quickly say that, while I don't know what edit of mine was changed in the Nigel Planer article, if it was an accurate thing I put, thanks for reverting it. Triviatronic9000 (talk) 13:54, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Someone added some nonsense to the article. I just reverted to the pre-silliness version. Joyous! Noise! 15:21, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Rimini, South Carolina
If you must remove the comment, would you mind putting the article on your watch list so that you can revert the vandalism when it occurs? 2601:642:4600:BE10:4859:BD9C:88BC:D3ED (talk) 21:20, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm happy to do that. Great compromise! Joyous! Noise! 21:21, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

User talk:Lets do it at home only
Please revoke his talk page Untamed1910 (talk) 00:36, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Done! Thanks for the heads-up. Joyous! Noise! 00:36, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Discussion
hi Joyous, my friend referred me to your page to get me inspired on editing wikipedia, and it sure worked. They also refered me to your livejournal page. I found your thougts on anime, A Sign of Affection in particular really interesting. Hope to talk soon and keep up the good work, its really encouraging. Newbear2758 (talk) 18:24, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I think you have me confused with someone else. Joyous! Noise! 19:33, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

User talk:2600:1017:B0BA:FF13:817B:A3E1:B10C:D710
Could you revoke TPA? Thanks Thriftycat Talk • Contribs 20:06, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Done. Sorry I didn't notice it myself. Joyous! Noise! 20:09, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * No problem. Thriftycat Talk • Contribs 20:10, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Request to indef block Blajblahksskks
The user harassed me twice and it is obvious that this editor isn't going to contribute to the wikipedia. Dunno why you blocked for 31 hours but can you do indef instead? Toketaa talk 18:31, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
 * It's an indef. I accidentally hit 31 hours, but revised it a moment later. I see the notice didn't change, though. Joyous! Noise! 18:32, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
 * joyous is very nice 64.53.67.176 (talk) 18:06, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Thank you! Joyous! Noise! 00:28, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Having one specific editor revert lots of my edits
Hi there! I have an editor Potatín5 (who looks to have almost been banned from the platform a year ago according to his talk page) systematically going back and reverting my research-based edits. What can I do about this? IncandescentBliss (talk) 00:43, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi! Are you still having this difficulty? (I let your message completely slip my mind: I'm so sorry for the delay in response.) Joyous! Noise! 03:44, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * No worries! Yes, definitely. He seems pretty determined to not let broadly European scholarship onto the ledes of any Bible pages. He even deletes my compromises. I’ve had a little success when I just “bulldoze” with citations lol, but that takes a Herculean effort. In most of the talk pages it’s only been him and I. It’s getting very taxing. I’ve tried to move to less controversial editing opportunities.
 * I’d love to see more editors of all backgrounds and varieties active on the Hebrew Bible pages! But it seems it’s mostly just the two of us who are active.
 * Any thoughts on how to move forward? IncandescentBliss (talk) 05:09, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * , as I already let you know, talk page messages like this and the ones below are standard warnings, and have nothing to with almost being banned (see WikiProject User warnings and Contentious topics, and compare with Banning policy). I understand that this is all a bit obscure and confusing, but trust me that it's completely normal for new users (and at times for experienced users) to get a warning template once in a while: there are so many rules on here, and it's very easy to inadvertently break them. Hence the warnings.
 * As far as I can see, is a user in good standing at this time. They have a clean block log. You already reported them to ANI, where it has been explained to you that merely disagreeing is not a cause to call for sanctions. You must now stop casting aspersions about this user.
 * Also please trust me when I say that other users are active on Hebrew Bible pages, some of whom are much more active than Potatín5, as well as much more experienced. But you may, probably will, also disagree with them. Actually, I am 100% sure that you will find some of them much, much harder to deal with than Potatín5. The way to move forward is to either discuss on article talk pages and form a wp:consensus in each case, or (as I advised you to do before) to let it slide and simply accept (partial) reversions of (some of) your edits. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 20:51, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your help! We’ve made some progress and formed a consensus on the Solomon page. I appreciate your graciousness. IncandescentBliss (talk) 21:01, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

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Userpage
Just popping by, via your 'thanks' for my edit, to say how much I like the "...Just make it better" sentiment of your user/talkpage banners. Would it be worth adding a link to the perfect is the enemy of good article? DMacks (talk) 22:00, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Brilliant! Joyous! Noise! 16:13, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Which template did you use for this reply?
Hi! What template did you use for this comment on someone's talk page? I like the response and would like to use that when I undo similar unconstructive comments. - Dyork (talk) 16:23, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, Dyork! I used . You can change the "1" to a 2, 3, or 4 to run up the "not as nice" scale. Do you use Twinkle? It has a dropdown menu with a ton of templates you can pick from. Joyous! Noise! 16:28, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * In addition, the whole list of templates is here. Joyous! Noise! 16:43, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

This guy DDOS'd me
we got in an edit war and he ddos'd me LOL! 121.215.210.14 (talk) 04:41, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

20 years?! -- wow!
Hi, I'm a lowly talk page lurker who arrived here after you beat me to undoing a vandal edit :P But... 20 years as an admin is seriously impressive and I'm inspired by your dedication to the project. Probably the longest I've seen for currently-active users. I was still in elementary school in 2004. How do you think Wikipedia has evolved in the last 20 years--both for better and perhaps for worse?

Thank you for sticking around all this time. Again, I really admire your contributions. —  That Coptic Guy ping me! (talk) (contribs) 02:23, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Unexplained revert
Please explain your revert here, which I believe is not appropriate. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ryan_Sherriff&diff=next&oldid=1208775077 Especially when using tools, it is imperative that you not make inappropriate reverts. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:5837:9D9C:6FE8:2843 (talk) 22:03, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
 * You are correct: that shouldn't have been reverted. I apologize for being too quick on the trigger. Joyous! Noise! 22:08, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Kindly self-revert.--2603:7000:2101:AA00:5837:9D9C:6FE8:2843 (talk) 22:11, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Already done. Joyous! Noise! 22:12, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

About recent revert on Cadillac Lyriq
The Cadillac EVs are also made by the Chinese Cadiallc brand, which got renamed to Jaecoo in 2023. 95.70.206.31 (talk) 20:35, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Source? Joyous! Noise! 20:38, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
 * https://www.carscoops.com/2023/12/is-cadillac-banging-teslas-s-e-x-y-range-with-l-o-v-e/
 * See link to Cadiallc. 95.70.206.31 (talk) 20:46, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Adding a big swastika here isn't helping your case. I looked at the link, and I don't see support for your edit. Joyous! Noise! 20:50, 19 February 2024 (UTC)