User talk:Carolina2k22/Archive 1

March 2020

 * I must admit I that initially surprised that this draft had not been accepted, until I looked up WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES. Up until the 2017 "Request for comment" (RFC), any secondary schools that were at upper secondary level "were assumed notable unless sources could not be found to prove existence". In this Stuff (website) article a former principal of the school describes it as
 * one of 68 full te reo schools in New Zealand, but only one of five in the South Island
 * Stuff identifies that article as "paid content"
 * Carolina2k22m - could you possibly find and add other references from reliable sources that are independent of the subject to that draft?
 * Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 11:49, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

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Merger discussion for Matthew Dennis Hunt
An article that you have been involved in editing&mdash;Matthew Dennis Hunt&mdash;has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Muzilon (talk) 16:54, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Carolina2k22 • (talk)  •  (contribs)  05:35, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

inquisitr edit
as the owner of inquisitr i made the edit again and gave a reason thanks Daniel Treisman — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.154.180.66 (talk) 05:19, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Alright, please next time declare your WP:COI and instead mention the issue on the talk page. Carolina2k22 (talk) 07:29, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

List of Hart to Hart episodes
my edit was not vandalism it was a fact the show moved to Tuesday at that point just because one person think it is "trivial" is not my fault — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.127.91.117 (talk) 01:24, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Your edit was unsourced and was already removed, if you have a problem, you do not ignore it and revert, you go on the person's talk page or the article's talk page and discuss it. Carolina2k22 (talk) 01:27, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

She-Venom
Maybe if you stop and pause for a moment or notice that put FREAKING SOMETHING in the edit summary instead of instantly assuming disruptive editing or that I "continue" to vandalize Wikipedia that I was gonna add Patricia Robertson (comics) to She-Venom along with Anne Weying. 69.121.181.163 10:42, 4 September 2020
 * My apologies, you already had multiple warnings on your talk page and your edit summary was "[...] sounds cooler", that alongside the page blanking seemed like vandalism. Carolina2k22 (talk) 12:49, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Carolina2k22 • (talk)  •  (contribs)  07:14, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Pending changes reviewer granted
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
"However, many historians and average Americans, who know the very accurate history of jazz, know that ODJB were not the first musicians to create jazz. There were other jazz musicians (Buddy Bolden and his band being among the very first) to create and perform jazz music in the 19th century (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Bolden#Musical_career) before its' first initial recordings were released to the public later throughout the 20th century".:

Your message that you sent to me was very understandable. And since I had no knowledge that you were and still are the owner of this page, I will not make any changes. However, you might want to be careful about telling half of the truth about jazz music in the near future in which you tell both sides. Buddy Bolden was among one of the first to do jazz music and the ODJB band, who came out of Papa Jack Laines' mixed-race marching band, were influenced by both African and European roots of music. I have serious issue about wikipedia,org, in which they are known to tell some accurate truths but also spread untruths for there own satisfaction — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackhistorianoftruthtelling (talk • contribs) 13:29, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I am not the article creator, I just reverted your changes because you did not provide a secondary source and it seemed a less than neutral statement. If you fix the issues you'll be fine. Carolina2k22 • (talk)  •  (contribs)  13:32, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the response. Just show me how to fix the issue and I will provide a secondary source next time. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackhistorianoftruthtelling (talk • contribs) 14:33, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Assistance Request
Hello Carolina2k22. Thank you for your review of the article on Hans Albert Hohnfeldt. I appreciate your input and suggestions. However, I note that the title of the article is mistakenly spelled as Honfeldt, not Hohnfeldt (though it is spelled correctly throughout the article). I don't know how to correct this, as the "edit source" button does not seem to bring up the title. Can you get this corrected? The article will not link to any other articles that have his name spelled correctly. Thank you for any assistance you can provide. Historybuff0105 (talk) 01:42, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Renamed (moved) it. Carolina2k22 • (talk)  •  (contribs)  05:53, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your prompt action to remedy this. Sorry for any trouble. Much obliged. Historybuff0105 (talk) 14:41, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Dmitry Borisovich Volkov
Hello. Please see the article. I cleaned the advertising style as much as possible and brought the criteria of significance. Thank you very much! 95.153.130.99 (talk) 07:54, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. Carolina2k22 • (talk)  •  (contribs)  08:57, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Page Marked for Speedy Deletion, Streetsound
Hi there you approved my entry for Streetsound yesterday - thank you for doing that! Unfortunately it seems i woke this morning to find the page marked for speedy deletion- and it appears to be gone, i was not event able to appeal the decision. The issues stems from me also posting the wiki article on the streetsound magazine archive site -which I am also the publisher of. I had posted the article on my site since it looked like my wiki article was never going to be approved. I have now updated the streetsound magazine site to point to the wiki history. I'm hopeful for a speedy restoration of my entry. I've included a link to the streetsound website which now will hopefully point back to the wiki  https://streetsoundmagzine.com/history. I guess I'm just asking for some advice on what i can do ? thanks in advance ..Chris Chris Torella Ctorella 19:41, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
 * It appears to be fixed now. Carolina2k22 • (talk)  •  (contribs)  21:29, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
 * yes seems like it was brought back and flagged with copyright warning, trying to work through that now!.. thanks for taking a look...02:30, 23 November 2020 (UTC)Chris Torella Ctorella 02:31, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Alright, good luck!

Known Argentinians of Croatian roots
Hi, I want to add another famous Argentinian of Croatian roots. that is Tomas Felipe Carlovich,nickname " El Trinche "-Football player. Thank you very much, I am Damir Granić from Split,Croatia, my address is: genistine@gmail.com  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.188.147.107 (talk) 11:27, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Hypocrisy example
Hi my addition to the hypocrisy article was rejected. I believe there is no reason to reject it, given that there is no subjectivity about my addition to the article being an example of hypocrisy. The MW definition is "behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel." If anything this can be interpreted as censorship. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.231.180.187 (talk) 04:52, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * There was already an example there, it was unnecessary and it just seemed to be worded in a less than neutral way. Carolina2k22 • (talk)  •  (contribs)  05:17, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * That article seems to be a high risk for becoming a WP:COATRACK especially for WP:RECENT events. Partisan agendas should be unwelcome at that page, per WP:NPOV. Elizium23 (talk) 05:21, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the additional information. Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  08:16, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Understood, thanks for your service. I will admit that while my addition was objectively correct, it does distract from the main point of the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Garrison1988 (talk • contribs) 07:16, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

you are from new zealand
and, from what you have demonstrated, you know nothing about the topic you are reverting. mind your own business. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.198.28.70 (talk) 01:16, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello, I apologise if I have upset you in any way, I followed standard Wikipedia procedures and a change you made that was unsourced and had WP:NPOV issues. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  01:56, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Improper
You shall, remove this message at one and apologize. You placed "rapist" in the shortdesc of an article, and then slap a final warning on my talk page? This is highly irregular. Pikavoom (talk) 08:28, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I made a mistake with RedWarn when reverting the original edit, it reverted yours. Apologies, I clearly already reverted that comment with the message "Accident". Again I apologise, but, I don't appreciate your demanding and disrespectful tone. WP:CIVILITY <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  08:31, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Withdrew part of my comment as it was unnecessary. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  08:34, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * You slapped a level 4 only and final warning on my page, you bet I am demanding. Redwarn is a dangerous tool, you shouldn't use it, and if you do you are responsible for the results. Did Redwarn default to level 4, or did you set that level yourself? Pikavoom (talk) 08:37, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I used 4im as the original vandalism was severely defamatory. Also, RedWarn isn't dangerous, I just made a mistake in it saying the page had updated and warned you. I immediately removed the warning I gave to you unintentionally and you had already reverted my revert. Simple misunderstanding. Think before you leave a message like this on peoples talk pages. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  08:44, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * (also I thanked you for your for reverting my accidental revert before you left a message on my talk page). <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  08:45, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * RedWarn is a dangerous tool. Reverting through it error prone, and what is even more error prone is that you are sending user warnings without even looking at the user you are warning. When I send a warning, after I revert with Twinkle, I do so after I study the user talk page and the user itself. I would not sent a level-4 final warning without even looking at the user (but just at the diff). My two cents, if you continue using RedWarn, you'll probably end up with similar edits. Anyone, I said m piece. Pikavoom (talk) 08:48, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I understand your concerns, I made a mistake and I am unlikely to make it again. It wasn't the fact that RedWarn is a dangerous tool, it's that I did not look to see that you had already reverted. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  08:50, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Have a nice day/night/evening. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  08:51, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Beric Page
Hi, sorry if I made an incorrect edit. I have the source here,. Im going to try again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hattrick4 (talk • contribs) 05:34, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  05:37, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

JoyfulSlate
There's a Neo-Nazi named JoyfulSlate going around vandalizing pages and adding pro-Trump statements. I've tried to revert some of his edits, but got hit by warning messages myself. He won't stop. 2001:8003:AD66:D400:4D5D:D4C5:AC24:4E32 (talk) 06:36, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * He's not a neo-nazi, he never said he was, don't automatically assume, while I do support his views, I do not support the way he is expressing it, this is an encyclopaedia. Don't worry I reverted it all and he has been banned by an administrator. Thank you for helping out on Wikipedia! <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  06:38, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Doris Day Page
Here's your proof - NOW PLEASE RESTORE SAME - THANX.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:610b:4600:345a:afe7:d880:95bd (talk • contribs) 11:40, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

NEXT TIME - LOOK BEFORE YOU DELETE - THANX.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:610b:4600:345a:afe7:d880:95bd (talk • contribs) 11:41, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * There were no sources on the page that backed up the content you inserted into the article, and you still have not provided any sources. Feel free to re-add your edit with a reliable source. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  11:49, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Rollback granted
Hi Carolina2k22. After reviewing your request for "rollbacker", I have&#32;temporarily [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=User%3ACarolina2k22 enabled] rollback on your account&#32;until 2020-12-05. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback: If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Administrators' guide/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! <b style="font-family:Papyrus"> Anarchyte </b> ( talk &#8226;  work ) 11:22, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
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Userbox request
An ancestor of this user was a Girl Scout.

This user owns a Boomerang. Catfurball (talk) 19:45, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure! Sorry for my late response. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  05:53, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
 * This is slightly embarrassing, should've actually gotten around to this far earlier - had a rough few months. But here you go!


 * You can use them by copying and pasting these:  <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> •  (talk)  •  (contribs)  23:49, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Clive Thomas Draft
Thanks for reviewing this draft. I've put a citation for the award list and the book list. The listings come from news articles and his profile on the Uni website- so I'm not terribly invested in their importance... it's more of a "all the other econ articles have it" thing, haha. If it would be better to fit them in the article prose I can give that a shot too, since I've found another good biographical source for Thompson. I'll be fussing with the article soon, I just wanted to acknowledge your note. Cheers, Estheim (talk) 06:55, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Kindly looking forward to any feedback, thanks Estheim (talk) 15:46, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the accept and copy-edit spit shine. If you're interested, I also have an AFC draft called Draft:Banking in Guyana which is very much in the same topic of interest. I know it sounds SUPER boring, but it's not a highly complex industry, and I approached it from a more consumer-interest standpoint than macroeconomic one. If there's any conflict for AFC (since begging for AFC accepts is like, the most distasteful thing) I'd still highly appreciate any advice for improvement/copy-editing. Cheers, Estheim (talk) 19:36, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

NPR request follow up
Since you asked for examples of AfC decisions that I disagreed with, here are a few that stood out: signed,Rosguill talk 02:02, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Black Dreams, which is almost certainly about to be deleted, either due to the WP:A9 tag that was added to it or as a result of the ongoing Articles for deletion/Black Dreams (2nd nomination)
 * Streetsound, which has both copyvio issues and a very clear COI for the primary editor
 * Caroline Winnett, which has some egregiously promotional language towards the end. The subject may indeed be notable, but we should err on the side of strictness for BLPs, particularly BLPs of business executives, because the ratio of submissions from paid or COI editors to good-faith contributions is very high for these subjects.
 * Thank you! <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  07:17, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Userbox Request
Can you please make a Userbox saying "This user's pronouns are He/Him/His" CX Zoom (talk) 16:59, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Alright <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  22:57, 29 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Done. You can use it by copying and pasting this: <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> •  (talk)  •  (contribs)  23:52, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. CX Zoom (talk) 16:56, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Manny Greenhill rejection questions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Mendel_Greenberg

Submission declined on 7 November 2020 by Carolina2k22

Article does not meet WP:MOS. There are lots of issues - from the name being `Manny' to multiple links to disambiguation pages. Comment: Forgot to specify in my decline reason: The issue with the lack of inline citations does also still exist.

The following is a response to the above.

Mendel Greenberg legally changed his name to Manuel Greenhill but was known throughout his adult life, both professionally and personally, by the first name Manny. He is remembered as such by his family, friends and associates. This is confirmed by the recollection of The Weavers manager (and Greenhill’s contemporary) Harold Leventhal, quoted in my entry: “And our sources were guys like Manny Greenhill…” Wikipedia does not appear to have a policy of rejecting entries for individuals who were best known by unconventional first names or nicknames, as witnessed by entries for Babe Ruth, Muddy Waters, Lucky Luciano, Snoop Dogg, etc. Why the exception here?

Wikipedia: `Disambiguation in Wikipedia is the process of resolving the conflicts that occur when articles about two or more different topics could have the same "natural" page title. This category contains disambiguation pages: non-article pages containing links to other Wikipedia articles and disambiguation pages.’ My entry’s rejection on account of `multiple links to disambiguation pages’ is confusing on a couple of counts. If I understand a `disambiguation page’ to be an online source linked from the body of an entry, I had the impression such links were encouraged to both establish the subject’s credibility and to help  readers gain a fuller understanding of the subject’s milieu. The entry as I submitted it did have `multiple links to disambiguation pages,’ if I understand what they are, but so does the Wikipedia entry for Greenhill’s star client Joan Baez and hundreds of others. However, the iteration of what I submitted that appears in Wikitia has all the links removed (not by me).

I fail to see the point in that, just as I fail to understand the links as submitted being grounds for the entry’s rejection. (But I also never submitted an entry for Mendel Greenberg, a name by which no one would be seeking information on Manny Greenhill.) Kindly help me understand why `multiple links to disambiguation pages’ are grounds for rejection. Wikipedia: `On Wikipedia, an inline citation refers to a citation in a page's text placed by any method that allows the reader to associate a given bit of material with specific reliable source(s) that support it. The most common methods are numbered footnotes and parenthetical citations within the text, but other forms are also used on occasion.’ There are a dozen inline citations in my entry. By comparison the Wikipedia entry for the arguably better-known impresario George Wein offers only 10 inline citations. Is there a new minimum requirement? What is it?

Carolina2k22 cites `lots of issues’ before noting two and later adding a third. `Lots of issues’ is vague and potentially capricious, inviting rejection for any reason or no reason at all. Are there other specific grounds on which this entry may be rejected in future? If so, please clearly specify what they are. Thank you. Vexton (talk) 18:30, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I stated that `Manny' was a problem, as in the ` you used for the opening quotation. Also, I explained the issues, you have links to disambiguation pages and there is not enough inline citations either. You can re-use inline citations, on the article the first paragraph in the Biography section is completely uncited. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (contribs)  22:52, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Jacinda Ardern
The article Jacinda Ardern you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jacinda Ardern for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 19:42, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2021). Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
 * Following a request for comment, page movers were granted the delete-redirect userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.

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 * When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split and it might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem.
 * Code to support some very old web browsers is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers.

Arbitration
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021). Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following an RfC, consensus was found that third party appeals are allowed but discouraged.
 * The 2021 Desysop Policy RfC was closed with no consensus. Consensus was found in a previous RfC for a community based desysop procedure, though the procedure proposed in the 2021 RfC did not gain consensus.

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Arbitration
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May 2021
Hi there, I saw you made a userbox that has "This user is powered by Ubuntu"; would you be able to make one that says "This user is powered by Arch Linux"? It'd be appreciated. Thanks. Dellwood546 (talk) 20:28, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2021). Administrator changes
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 * Consensus was reached to deprecate Editor assistance.
 * Following a Request for Comment the Book namespace was deprecated.

Technical news
 * Wikimedia previously used the IRC network Freenode. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts decided to move to the new Libera Chat network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a migration guide and Wikimedia discussions about this.

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 * After a Clarification request, the Arbitration Committee modified Remedy 5 of the Antisemitism in Poland case. This means sourcing expectations are a discretionary sanction instead of being present on all articles. It also details using the talk page or the Reliable Sources Noticeboard to discuss disputed sources.

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2021).

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 * Consensus has been reached to delete all books in the book namespace. There was rough consensus that the deleted books should still be available on request at WP:REFUND even after the namespace is removed.
 * An RfC is open to discuss the next steps following a trial which automatically applied pending changes to TFAs.

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 * IP addresses of unregistered users are to be hidden from everyone. There is a rough draft of how IP addresses may be shown to users who need to see them. This currently details allowing administrators, checkusers, stewards and those with a new usergroup to view the full IP address of unregistered users. Editors with at least 500 edits and an account over a year old will be able to see all but the end of the IP address in the proposal. The ability to see the IP addresses hidden behind the mask would be dependent on agreeing to not share the parts of the IP address they can see with those who do not have access to the same information. Accessing part of or the full IP address of a masked editor would also be logged. Comments on the draft are being welcomed at the talk page.

Arbitration
 * The community authorised COVID-19 general sanctions have been superseded by the COVID-19 discretionary sanctions following a motion at a case request. Alerts given and sanctions placed under the community authorised general sanctions are now considered alerts for and sanctions under the new discretionary sanctions.

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Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive
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Manny Greenhill entry
I was looking for a Wikipedia entry about Manny Greenhill, whom I wrote about in my biography of Josh White, my book "Dylan Goes Electric," and elsewhere -- he was a very significant figure in the US folk revival, sponsoring concerts by Pete Seeger during the blacklist, shepherding Joan Baez's career from the beginning, and working as a manager for many important artists on the Boston/Cambridge folk scene.

I noticed that there is a rejected entry for him under his birth name, Mendel Greenberg" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Mendel_Greenberg) and that you were the most recent editor to reject it, in part because it referred to him as "Manny". There may be other good reasons to decline this draft article, but that is not one of them. Manny Greenhill was his professional name throughout his career, is the way he is consistently named in dozens of books about the US folk revival, and is how anyone who wants to learn about him would look for him.

All the best, Elijah Wald — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.245.193.135 (talk • contribs) 22:19, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2021).

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 * An RfC is open to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for G13 speedy deletions.

Technical news
 * Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import.

Arbitration
 * Following an amendment request, the committee has clarified that the Talk page exception to the 500/30 rule in remedy 5 of the Palestine-Israel articles 4 case does not apply to requested move discussions.

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2021).

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 * A RfC is open on whether to allow administrators to use extended confirmed protection on high-risk templates.
 * A discussion is open to decide when, if ever, should discord logs be eligible for removal when posted onwiki (including whether to oversight them)
 * A RfC on the next steps after the trial of pending changes on TFAs has resulted in a 30 day trial of automatic semi protection for TFAs.

Technical news
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Arbitration
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About Quevedos
Hello, today I've seen a message in my talk page about edits I supposedly made to the page Quevedos (currently still vandalized) in the 20th of September, 2020. I didn't do it and would like to understand what this is about and was hoping that maybe you could help me.

1) Was the edit really made on the 20th of September, 2020 ? If so, why did this message only show up now ?

2) The page says 'mobile edit': Does this imply that a phone using this IP has been hacked or perhaps that someone with access to the local network did it maliciously (as a joke, I suppose) ?

Thanks in advance, 2804:14D:4CA4:8781:BC54:1930:D57D:7726 (talk) 09:46, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Addendum: The comments were made in the following link, it seems my IP might have changed ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:189.6.242.39 2804:14D:4CA4:8781:BC54:1930:D57D:7726 (talk) 09:49, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2021).

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Guideline and policy news
 * Following an RfC, extended confirmed protection may be used preemptively on certain high-risk templates.
 * Following a discussion at the Village Pump, there is consensus to treat discord logs the same as IRC logs. This means that discord logs will be oversighted if posted onwiki.

Technical news
 * DiscussionTools has superseded Enterprisey's reply-link script. Editors may switch using the "Discussion tools" checkbox under.

Arbitration
 * A motion has standardised the 500/30 (extended confirmed) restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee. The standardised restriction is now listed in the Arbitration Committee's procedures.
 * Following the closure of the Iranian politics case, standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.
 * The Arbitration Committee encourages uninvolved administrators to use the discretionary sanctions procedure in topic areas where it is authorised to facilitate consensus in RfCs. This includes, but is not limited to, enforcing sectioned comments, word/diff limits and moratoriums on a particular topic from being brought in an RfC for up to a year.

Miscellaneous
 * Editors have approved expanding the trial of Growth Features from 2% of new accounts to 25%, and the share of newcomers getting mentorship from 2% to 5%. Experienced editors are invited to add themselves to the mentor list.
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2021).

Administrator changes
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Interface administrator changes
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CheckUser changes
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Oversight changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Phase 2 of the 2021 RfA review has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues found in Phase 1. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021.

Technical news
 * Toolhub is a catalogue of tools which can be used on Wikimedia wikis. It is at https://toolhub.wikimedia.org/.

Arbitration
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 * Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves to stand in the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections from 07 November 2021 until 16 November 2021.

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New (better) userbox?
I'm among those who have put the existing "Carpenter" userbox on their user page. This is the box:

As a concept, it's not so bad. But it shifts through several images, a couple of which are not apt. It shows a hammer, but it's a ball-peen hammer (typically a mechanic's tool, not one used so frequently by a carpenter). The better image would be a claw hammer. It also features an image of wood mallets, and another of what appear to be carving tools, which are probably carried by a small minority of carpenters, being only used for artistic work or decorative touches. The tools shown that are most relatable to a carpenter's day are the chalk line, in the red casing, and the pencil.

I wonder if you'd be willing to make a better userbox for this hobby or profession? Appropriate image(s) could be the claw hammer, a hand-held electric circular saw, a tape measure, a builder's square... etc. These would be in frequent use by either a professional or amateur carpenter.

Thanks for considering this.Joel Russ (talk) 14:04, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – December 2021
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 * The limit on the number of emails a user can send per day has been made global instead of per-wiki to help prevent abuse.

Arbitration
 * Voting in the 2021 Arbitration Committee Elections is open until 23:59, 06 December 2021 (UTC).
 * The already authorized standard discretionary sanctions for all pages relating to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes), broadly construed, have been made permanent.

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2021).

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 * Following consensus at the 2021 RfA review, the autopatrolled user right has been removed from the administrators user group; admins can grant themselves the autopatrolled permission if they wish to remain autopatrolled.


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 * Following the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee:, , , , , , ,.

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2022).

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Guideline and policy news
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Technical news
 * The user group  will be renamed   in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for technical reasons. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.
 * The Reply Tool feature, which is a part of Discussion Tools, will be opt-out for everyone logged in or logged out starting 7 February 2022. Editors wishing to comment on this can do so in the relevant Village Pump discussion.

Arbitration
 * Community input is requested on several motions aimed at addressing discretionary sanctions that are no longer needed or overly broad.
 * The Arbitration Committee has published a generalised comment regarding successful appeals of sanctions that it can review (such as checkuser blocks).
 * A motion related to the Antisemitism in Poland case was passed following a declined case request.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting in the 2022 Steward elections will begin on 07 February 2022, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2022, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
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Administrators' newsletter – March 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2022).

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Guideline and policy news
 * A RfC is open to change the wording of revision deletion criterion 1 to remove the sentence relating to non-infringing contributions.
 * A RfC is open to discuss prohibiting draftification of articles over 90 days old.

Technical news
 * The deployment of the reply tool as an opt-out feature, as announced in last month's newsletter, has been delayed to 7 March. Feedback and comments are being welcomed at Wikipedia talk:Talk pages project.
 * Special:Nuke will now allow the selection of standard deletion reasons to be used when mass-deleting pages. This was a Community Wishlist Survey request from 2022.
 * The ability to undelete the talk page when undeleting a page using Special:Undelete or the API will be added soon. This change was requested in the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey.

Arbitration
 * Several unused discretionary sanctions and article probation remedies have been rescinded. This follows the community feedback from the 2021 Discretionary Sanctions review.

Miscellaneous
 * The 2022 appointees for the Ombuds commission are Érico, Faendalimas, Galahad, Infinite0694, Mykola7, Olugold, Udehb and Zabe as regular members and Ameisenigel and JJMC89 as advisory members.
 * Following the 2022 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: AntiCompositeNumber, BRPever, Hasley, TheresNoTime, and Vermont.
 * The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey results have been published alongside the ranking of prioritized proposals.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2022).

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 * When viewing deleted revisions or diffs on Special:Undelete a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present.

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 * A arbitration case regarding Skepticism and coordinated editing has been closed.
 * A arbitration case regarding WikiProject Tropical Cyclones has been opened.

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Robert Falcon Scott
I have only just realised that I shouldn't have reverted the pending change on the article. I've been reading up on pending changes and realised only those with PC rights and admins are supposed to accept/undo them. Sorry about that! Now I know, Knitsey (talk) 16:40, 25 November 2022 (UTC)


 * No problem! <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (edits)  03:55, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

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Draft:Robert Kasun
Because 's talk page happened to still be on my watchlist, I saw your decision to decline their 22 November submission of Draft:Robert Kasun for a move to the main space. While the version you reviewed was sparse and exclusively cited sources immediately associated with Kasun or of a quality not high enough to contribute to WP:GNG and WP:RS standards, I have expanded and modified the article. My intention is to move the article to the main space with my additions, but wanted to ensure that you could give the draft a quick once-over before doing so. I stand by the current article and believe it presently meets WP:GNG, WP:BLP, and WP:RS standards despite the obvious but not exclusive reliance on Catholic-focused and non-independent media. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:57, 16 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Awesome, I'll have a look over it within the next couple of hours. Thanks! <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (edits)  05:00, 17 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I would ask that you resubmit it for review and then I'll be able to go over it—I'm inclined to accept it at this stage. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (edits)  07:48, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Excellent, expect that resubmission in the next few minutes. Kinda a heat of the moment "I could try fixing this" thing, so thanks for indulging me. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:35, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Draft: Alan Barnard
Hi @Carolina2k22 I've been editing back and forth for about 5 months now, and I've made a lot of changes. Can you please give me specific guidance on which resources is the problem? I removed sources from Medium and PR newswire as well as all sources from TOCICO, Goldratt and any resources that may not be independent as requested. The resources worth keeping according to @TipsyElephant are the awards and interviews on issuu. Please help. Karini.goosen (talk) 08:42, 19 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I'm really sorry about this. The main issue is more so around notability (which also direct connects with the citations). I'm not entirely convinced he has had significant coverage in reliable secondary sources independent of himself. A lot of the sources are also still not particularly independent of him either, which is why I ended up declining per the same reason since, while the content had been changed a little, the core issues still remained. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #b114ff; color: #b114ff;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (edits)  08:51, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank You For The Tank

 * Haha, thank you! :) <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #8e24aa; color: #8e24aa;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (edits)  21:38, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

User talk:Th ebo tis v erym uchb ack‎
Please WP:DENY. If they get out of hand, we can request that talk page access be revoked, but I suspect they're enjoying the attention you're giving them. <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;"> General Ization <i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i> 05:39, 20 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Alright I appreciate it, thank you! <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #8e24aa; color: #8e24aa;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (edits)  05:40, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General
The article Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General and Talk:Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 02:41, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General
The article Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General for comments about the article, and Talk:Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 18:01, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Invitation
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There is a backlog of over articles, so start reviewing articles. We're looking forward to your help!  ❯❯❯  Raydann  (Talk)   10:22, 3 January 2023 (UTC)   ❯❯❯  Raydann  (Talk)   10:22, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia page denied 2x
My wikipedia page has been denied twice. The main reason I'm given is that the subject, Dr. Ralph Dacey, does not qualify because of the guidelines for notability. Yet, when I look up those guidelines "academics" is a guideline. I'm truly baffled by this. In the neurosurgery world, Dr. Dacey is an international presence and I believe the articles I cite in his bio reflect that. Any help you can provide would be great, but please don't point me back to the notatbility guidelines. Courtneykchazen (talk) 18:01, 11 January 2023 (UTC)


 * @Courtneykchazen The WP:ACADEMIC guideline isn't purely that the person is an academic, it entails a broader amount of requirements within it. It is its own requirement. When searching online I don't find too much independent sources of Dr. Ralph Dacey. This could be because of my region which is partly why we rely on the draft article as well.
 * The article in its current form lacks a substantial number of citations so verifiability cannot be established. An example is his birth year, there are no citations for that. If you're willing to correct errors, I'm sure another editor will be able to review the draft in more depth. But as it is currently, it cannot be accepted. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #8e24aa; color: #8e24aa;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (edits)  15:17, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you! :) <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #8e24aa; color: #8e24aa;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (edits)  01:21, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Reject of Montreal declaration on animal exploitation
Hello, My draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Clkluigi#Your_submission_at_Articles_for_creation%3A_Montreal_declaration_on_animal_exploitation_%28January_5%29 has been refused. The reasons for the refusal are clear in themselves, but I don't see how to apply them. I felt I had sourced everything correctly and the peacock terms are quotes in sections dedicated to feedback, which seem balanced to me. Could you help me correct this article ? Should I delete the "reactions" section? Thanks in advance for sharing your expertise. I asked here but received no answer. Clkluigi (talk) 18:35, 14 January 2023 (UTC)


 * @Clkluigi I'll have a better look at it, and I'll help improve the article myself over the next few days; then we can resubmit it. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #8e24aa; color: #8e24aa;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (edits)  01:23, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Your contributions
Just a quick note that you’ll probably see me on your watchlist as I’ve just checked your contributions. I see very solid work; well done! I had a look because whilst the Make it 16 is a solid piece of work written by a fellow Kiwi, your user name has only recently appeared on my radar. Hence my interest. I checked contributions with a view of possibly assigning autopatrolled but you are too far from the numerical threshold of 25 new articles. Are you aware of WP:DYK? I suggest that you nominate the Make it 16 article.  Schwede 66  19:57, 2 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Kia ora and thank you, I appreciate it! I have heard of WP:DYK but hadn't looked much into it. I've nominated it now at Template:Did you know nominations/Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General. I'm definitely quite a bit away from needing/being suitable for autopatrolled, but I am looking to do a lot more work wrt law in NZ (and encourage others interested to do so as well, hence my recent discussion on WT:NZ).
 * Thank you again! <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #8e24aa; color: #8e24aa;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (edits)  02:31, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Are you coming to the Wellington WikiCon? If that's not on your agenda yet, can I encourage you to give this some consideration? Attendees of the two previous WikiCons got a lot of of them.  Schwede 66  03:12, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for mentioning this, I've thought about it a little bit and I'm not entirely sure. I'll definitely keep it under consideration for the next couple weeks. <b style="text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #8e24aa; color: #8e24aa;">Carolina2k22</b> • (talk)  •  (edits)  03:56, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
 * It's really worthwhile. If dollars is an issue, I think there are scholarships available.  Schwede 66  06:31, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Copyright contributor investigation and Good article reassessment
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Concern regarding Draft:Adult Adoption Information Act 1985
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Your draft article, Draft:Adult Adoption Information Act 1985


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List of Acts of the 53rd New Zealand Parliament
I hope you don't mind me editing in your user space - I finished off List of Acts of the 53rd New Zealand Parliament and moved it to main space. <font size="2" face="Verdana"> Matt (  Talk  )  08:37, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

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Charles III requested move discussion
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Request for applications for position of Wikipedian-at-Large, Aotearoa New Zealand
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Other British monarch requested move discussions currently taking place
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Userboxes
Can u make a userbox that says:"This user is a kid. Treat him or her nicely." With kid image? And any color u want please! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anotaomo (talk • contribs) 12:18, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Can you make a Kendrick Lamar-related userbox? I've always searched, but never found one. Thanks Flobeigor (talk) 14:31, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

November Articles for creation backlog drive
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Invitation to an in-person meetup in Mohua / Golden Bay
Thinking about your summer break? Think about joining other Wikipedians and Wikimedians in Golden Bay / Mohua! Details are on the meetup page. There's heaps of interesting stuff to work on e.g. the oldest extant waka or New Zealand's oldest ongoing legal case. Or you may spend your time taking photos and then upload them.

Golden Bay is hard to get to and the airline flying into Tākaka uses small planes, so we are holding some seats from and to Wellington and we are offering attendees a $200 travel subsidy to help with costs.

Be in touch with Schwede66 if this event interests you and you'd like to discuss logistics.  Schwede 66  09:14, 13 November 2023 (UTC)