User talk:Arcticocean/Archive 2023

Template:QuebecMNAbio
Hi, you indefinitely semi-protected and move protected Template:QuebecMNAbio in 2012. I don't believe move protection is warranted, and I would like to move the template. Can you please downgrade the protection to allow template editors to move it? Cheers, MClay1 (talk) 11:54, 9 March 2023 (UTC)


 * As I have returned my admin permissions, I'm afraid that you will need to ask another administrator or at WP:RFPP. The template-editor user right was introduced after I protected this high visibility template, and you're right that template-protection would now be more appropriate. AGK (talk) 22:09, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

July music
Listening to Siegfried from the 2023 Bayreuth Festival, third act, Andreas Schager as Siegfried waking up Brünnhilde, reminded me of this discussion. Was there anything in it demanding arbitration? - A few weeks later, three participants were admonished, - for what still remains a mystery to me? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:31, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Today Jahrhundertring, and I'm listening to Götterdämmerung from the Bayreuth Festival, close to the scene pictured, - the image (of a woman who can't believe what she has to see) features also on the article talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:40, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Always precious
Eleven years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 18 August 2023 (UTC)


 * That's very sweet of you. Thank you. Take care, AGK (talk) 17:22, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Old IP indef
Hi, AGK. I'm aware you're no longer an admin, but you're probably the best person to ask here. In 2011, you unblocked Special:Contribs/72.177.68.38 (indeffed by now-banned Ryulong in 2007 in relation to Requests for checkuser/Case/Bobabobabo), and then reblocked a minute later. To your knowledge is there any reason that that IP indef should still be in place? Or is this something I should ask a current CU to double-check? -- Tamzin  &#91;cetacean needed&#93; (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 21:20, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

CfD nomination at
A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at  on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Qwerfjkl talk  09:32, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Old IP indef
Hi, AGK. I'm aware you're no longer an admin, but you're probably the best person to ask here. In 2011, you unblocked Special:Contribs/72.177.68.38 (indeffed by now-banned Ryulong in 2007 in relation to Requests for checkuser/Case/Bobabobabo), and then reblocked a minute later. To your knowledge is there any reason that that IP indef should still be in place? Or is this something I should ask a current CU to double-check? -- Tamzin  &#91;cetacean needed&#93; (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 21:20, 18 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi! I don't have any special knowledge about this. That in itself is probably a positive sign that unblocking would be safe. Looking at the block log, although I don't remember, my guess is that I meant to unblock this IP address and then I misclicked something.
 * On the date of the re-block I had the checkuser permission, so the unblock should still be looked over by a current CU.
 * I hope this helps :) AGK (talk) 17:21, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your response, AGK. @Yamla or @RoySmith, you've both dealt with IP indefs recently; would one of you mind taking a look at this one? -- Tamzin  &#91;cetacean needed&#93; (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 18:06, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look. --Yamla (talk) 18:09, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * No recent activity and spur says only a few devices are online. I can therefore say the checkuser-part of this block is cleared. I see no reason to consider leaving the block in place. --Yamla (talk) 18:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, @Yamla. Unlike the last time I asked you about one of these, I'm currently kicking it with AGK in non-admin-land; would you mind unblocking? -- Tamzin  &#91;cetacean needed&#93; (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 18:13, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Will do! --Yamla (talk) 18:16, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Request for arbitration
Hi, I wonder if you can take a look at User talk:Marokwitz and arbitrate in a policy-based disagreement ? Thanks in advance. Marokwitz (talk) 14:55, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Happy Birthday! (I will add this page to my watchlist)
Equalwidth (C) 06:29, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Potential arbitration question regarding CTOP
Hi, AGK! I saw your name on the list of editors willing to provide assistance, particularly regarding potential arbitration issues. I have a question about an editor who has fewer than 200 edits, has been on Wikipedia since 2008, and has created two articles related to A-I this past month. They received an initial CTOP warning two years ago, then refrained from the topic until recently. To be fair, they seem to make about a dozen edits per year, then disappear. I provided a level 2 CTOP warning yesterday, then they created Wikipedia and the 2023 Israel-Palestine war today, which they then also added to Template:Wikipedia; they did not respond to my message, so it's possible they didn't see it. I don't particularly take issue with most of their edits, but I wanted to seek guidance before potentially bringing it to arbitration or even just giving another notification. I'd really appreciate any guidance you can provide. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 20:03, 28 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Dear Significa, the article is translated from the Arabic one I already created a couple of days ago. Also, I'm sorry if I missed any message you sent. --Freedom&#39;s Falcon (talk) 20:11, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi, Freedom's Falcon! Thank you for letting me know. As a note, when you translate content from other Wikipedias, you'll want to include attribution to the original content, as discussed at Help:Translation. As noted, I don't particularly see any problems with your edits. It's just worth noting that, according to WP:CT/A-I, users with fewer than 500 edits should not edit articles related to the "Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly interpreted". As such, if you are interested in continuing working on articles relating to this topic, I would recommend spending significant time and energy editing unrelated article to get your edit count above 500. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 20:40, 28 December 2023 (UTC)