User talk:Alison/Archive 87

Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:42, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! You never forget { - A l is o n  ❤ 08:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I'd forget, but have a good archive, - I'm only the messenger, I wasn't even involved 10 years ago, - just began remembering the 9th year ;) ... with my No. 1 Rosiestep. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:31, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 01:23, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Jessi Slaughter cyberbullying case
An article you may be interested in, Jessi Slaughter cyberbullying case, has just been undeleted. Any help you could give to this, included BLP-related edits, would be very much appreciated. --Bangalamania (talk) 11:36, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Una-Minh Kavanagh
Just a heads up that I moved the page back to its original namespace on the grounds of WP:IMOS and WP:COMMONNAME, specifically the fact that it is the name she herself commonly uses on her social media as I have provided at the articles talk page. As you are an administrator I would have expected a more thorough reasoning or bit of research to have done and provided before making such a page move based on the edits and edit summary of one editor who has issues about "colonial" names. Mabuska (talk) 21:36, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!
 Happy Adminship Anniversary! Have a very happy adminship anniversary on your special day!

Best wishes, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 19:33, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Friendly request
I know it's hard to remember every jot and tittle of the rules and I understand that, but as an admin could you please take a leadership role by not making edits like this, thanks. As you know, you can't make statements like that without including an immediately proximate ref. Yes I know looking up and putting in refs is a hassle, but you could have avoided that by just saying "other guy" or something, which would have made your point just as well. I don't like the guy either, but... It's hard enough as it is trying to deal with this problem (which is kind of widespread), so, thanking you for your consideration. Herostratus (talk) 16:41, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Bass line
My brother plays bass. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:35, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I guess you saw. He's just over two weeks gone now, and I'm still numb. No words. We loved each other very much, and my heart is just ... crushed ... right now - A l is o n  ❤ 06:38, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's what I saw. I looked back at what I told you on my talk, yesterday and again today, before I saw, but won't change, and just before I saw I had written that music and birds will survive us. Some words, perhaps. You found the strength to come over to my talk and say great things, that feels good! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:52, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
 * On this day in 1742, He was despised was performed for the first time, and when I wrote it in 2012, I didn't only think of Jesus. Andreas Scholl sang that for us, - you are invited to a Baroque stroll. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:23, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
 * More memories on the Main page today, Psalm 115 thinking of Yoninah, Christa Ludwig and Milva, - voices that made the Earth a better place. Sad that the psalm hook didn't appear on Earth Day as planned, but better pictured and late than going unnoticed ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:42, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Uaneen Fitzsimons
Alison, I noticed you linked Uaneen Fitzsimons from your todo list. I created the page today, her 50th birthday. -- c36b9 (talk) 21:27, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you - that's very kind. I've been meaning to do this for some time, as I remember when it happened and it's something I've never forgotten - A l is o n  ❤ 04:16, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Oversight query
Hi Alison. I'm about to revert an edit on Colm O'Gorman and request oversight, and I notice on the page history, you had oversighted (oversat?) some edits recently enough on that article. Would you recall, were they the same ones? Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 21:41, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Bastun - I revdel'd those previous edits. They're not exactly the same, but were also unsourced WP:BLP vios, and definitely couldn't be allowed stand. For some reason, Mr. O'Gorman seems to be a target for some ire right now - A l is o n  ❤ 04:15, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Lost mail
I have an alert saying that Alison has an email for me, and that alert is two months old, I just noticed it. I cannot find the said email. I am curious. where is it? what is it? Regards, Clem aka Lugnad Lugnad (talk) 22:35, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Clem - not to worry at all :) Great to hear from you. It was basically a request for information on the so-called "Dennis Detector", designed by Colonel Meade James Crosbie Dennis and used for detecting submarines underwater (allegedly, it was a rotary crystal radio detector), and I believe this was at the Maritime Museum at one point. I'm treasurer of the Saratoga Amateur Radio Association, and was working on an hour-long talk on the history of Irish radio. Let me know if you would like a copy and I'll mail on a pdf. Lots of obscure Irish radio history in there, including the Kingstown Regatta radio experiments - A l is o n  ❤ 04:18, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Queering Wikipedia 2021 User Group Working Days: May 14–16
The Wikimedia LGBTQ+ User Group is holding online working days in May. As a member of WikiProject LGBT studies, editing on LGBTQ+ issues or if you identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, come help us set goals, develop our organisation and structures, consider how to respond to issues faced by Queer editors, and plan for the next 12 months.

We will be meeting online for 3 half-days, 14–16 May at 1400–1730 UTC. While our working language is English, we are looking to accommodate users who would prefer to participate in other languages, including translation facilities.

More information, and registration details, at QW2021 .--Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group 02:34, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
How are you? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

See my talk today, - it's rare that a person is pictured when a dream comes true, and that the picture is shown on the Main page on a meaningful day. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:48, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

some impressions of places, flowers and music for you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:38, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Invitation for Functionary consultation 2021
Greetings,

I'm letting you know in advance about a meeting I'd like to invite you to regarding the Universal Code of Conduct and the community's ownership of its future enforcement. I'm still in the process of putting together the details, but I wanted to share the date with you: 27 June, 2021. I do not have a time on this date yet, but I will let you soon. We have created a meta page with basic information. Please take a look at the meta page and sign up your name under the appropriate section.

Thank you for your time.--BAnand (WMF) 15:06, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Article Discussion
Hi, I hope you are having a great time. I noticed that you have Administrator privileges on English Wikipedia and i would very much appreciate that if you can take part in this discussion: Articles for deletion/Nick DiGiovanni. Thanks  Brascoian    (talk to me)  14:02, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you
... for what you said on User talk:SlimVirgin - missing pictured on my talk, with music full of hope and reformation --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:07, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

RfA from 2008 still fully protected?
Noticed that Requests for adminship/Ryan was still in Category:Wikipedia fully-protected project pages despite ending more than a decade ago. What's up with that? jp×g 05:32, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Fair point. Unprotected. Back then, it was an oversight issue which led to the protection - A l is o n  ❤ 05:34, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Old message
Hello, Alison,

I was deleting a broken redirect of a page from a former username of yours and it led me to User talk:Alison/sandbox. There's an old message on this page I thought you might never have seen. I'm sure it's not relevant any more but I thought I'd bring it to your attention in case you wanted to delete it. Liz Read! Talk! 21:18, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Liz. Wow - that's an old one, like 14 years ago :o I've just gone ahead and deleted, but I appreciate the note. I'd not seen that - A l is o n  ❤ 21:46, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
 * On an unrelated but similar note, I've been working through a list of 1000+ orphaned talk subpages and I'm finding some really strange stuff that was stowed away on these pages. The articles were deleted but the deletion tools apparently don't delete talk subpages. It's amazing how much lengthy discussion went on and on about some articles that were later deleted years later at AfD. Kind of puts things in perspective about spending time writing walls-of-text that might be deleted by the next generation of admins. Liz Read! Talk! 21:55, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Indeed. There's a lot of history in some pages like that, which document the history of Wikipedia over the now almost-20 years. Hard to believe. And yes, the earlier delete tools didn't give you the "hey - subpages" warning :) - A l is o n  ❤ 21:59, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:LastNightTheMoon.jpg
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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 19:04, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorted. Article name in image infobox / rationale was incorrect - A l is o n  ❤ 19:21, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of Peter Freeman (musician) for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Peter Freeman (musician) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Peter Freeman (musician) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Mottezen (talk) 06:44, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I couldn't imagine a worse time for this to happen, given his memorial service is literally today. Good grief already. And I'm traveling internationally so am offline - A l is o n  ❤ 11:28, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I would like to extend my most sincere condolences to you, and to all the people who were close to Peter Freeman and gathered yesterday for his memorial service. Let me assure you that, when I nominated the wikipedia article about the deceased for deletion, I meant no disrespect. I did not know him, nor that his memorial service was yesterday. I apologize for interrupting your moment of mourning with the template notification yesterday. Sincerely, Mottezen (talk) 04:50, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Talk:Sol Trujillo
Hi, I am checking some older talk page protections and I'm sorry if you already recieved a confusing notification some time ago. In your case this is about Talk:Sol Trujillo. If you decide to reduce the protection I will notice, otherwise please just let me know that the matter was already considered, here or at User talk:176.247.159.174, where I am keeping a more stable list. The page was moved and there is a link to, which may help recalling some memories (looks like a legal matter, not sure how much it applies to the talk page). Thanks. 176.247.140.144 (talk) 18:52, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

November thoughts
The memory of SlimVirgin is pictured again today, in the context of my dangerous thoughts about arbcom. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:18, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled
A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:05, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Checkuser statistics
Dear Alison,

I'm sorry to bother you on the holidays, but I have a question to ask.

Is there any data publicly available about how many SPI investigations are opened annually, and how many result in confirmation? I've searched the web but could only find secondary sources that give uncited figures for certain years.

For example, a quote from Case Study of Sockpuppet Detection on Wikipedia":

"Sockpuppets are a prevalent problem in Wikipedia, there were close to 2,700 unique suspected cases reported in 2012. "

This is helpful, but I can't find any facts on the number of sockpuppets investigated/confirmed for 2014, 2018, or 2020, etc.

Are these statistics even formally collected and disseminated? If so I would greatly appreciate knowing where to find them. Thanks for your time.

By the way, I am aware of this SPI archive, but it dates back to the 2000s and seems inactive, and not very quantitative. To clarify, I'm looking for more recent figures, rather than a list of cases.

Thanks for your time. Hunan201p (talk) 15:41, 24 December 2021 (UTC)


 * I have no idea, to be honest, as I'm semi-retired these days. You could possibly ask one of the regular clerks? - A l is o n  ❤ 00:57, 25 December 2021 (UTC)