User talk:HJ Mitchell/Archive 69

User:Scottdelaney1067
Mojoworker asked me about a fairly new user I had been helping from time to time, and brought to my attention some unusual activity. His talk page may shed a little light on the situation, or cause more confusion. As I explained to Mojoworker on my talk page, there is a reasonable chance this editor may not fully understand the ramifications of their edits or is just very young, and his edit and talk history is, unusual, to say the least. Because of my concerns about the 'unusual' nature of the editor, Mojoworker suggested you as an objective party to review the situation and determine a course of action. Thanks in advance. Dennis Brown (talk) 23:04, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * What is with all the self-reversion and userspace edits? Note:I did notice one mainspace edit reverting actual vandalism here Chris857 (talk) 23:55, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * To be blunt, I have concerns about competence. His talk page and handling of his very first edits are some indication.  I don't see malice, but each day is very different, and all of them are a little, well, odd.  It is borderline, which is why I'm approaching individual(s) for input instead of rushing to more formal action.  I've been on his talk page by his request a lot, but I wouldn't really call it "conversation". His first edits were creating an article, list of radio stations in his city, so I don't think he's a kid, but don't really know.  Just handling a bit more delicately, out of courtesy, in case my gut instinct is correct.  Dennis Brown (talk) 01:59, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed. One of the users whose page he edited also appears to have been banned for uploading unlawful content (photo of minor masturbating). Probably not a great idea for him to be on that page. Calabe1992 02:08, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

It's that time of year
Hello HJM. Last year you protected the article for The Boat Race when the editing went wild just after the races finish. I know that we don't usually protect articles ahead of time but I also know that there can be a lag between posting at RFPP and actual protection where a lot of damage can be done so I am wondering if a) you will be online at the time of the race this Saturday and if so b) would you please add this page to your watchlist? If you aren't going to be online do you think that it would be okay for me to post this request at AN/I or is there another message board that you can recommend? I am asking this because last year things got so fast and furious that those of us keeping an eye on the page were having a hard time getting it back to the correct version. Thanks for your time. MarnetteD | Talk 15:39, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'm around on Saturday. I might even watch the race live, and I'll keep an eye on the article while I do. I think previous years have shown us that pre-emptive protection, or at lest protection within seconds of the trouble starting, is the only way to maintain sanity on that article. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  17:55, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Many thanks. As ever your time in this matter is much appreciated. MarnetteD | Talk 22:28, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Wow. What a crazy set of events in this years race. Even with protection one editor was posting results while the race was still stopped! I can only guess how much worse things woould be without your actions so thanks again. MarnetteD | Talk 13:42, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

ohio senator templates
I noticed you semiprotected David Burke (politician) for sockpuppet reasons. you may want to protect Bob Peterson (Ohio politician) as well for the same reasons (check the edit history). Frietjes (talk) 19:18, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for bringing this to my attention. It's a long-term sockpupeteer with a long history of copyright violations and other problems (some of the history is documented at the links on User:OSUHEY). I've protected the article and blocked a small IP range. Thanks again. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  04:27, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Please email me ASAP at ryan.monell@ohiosenate.gov. I feel as if there has been an incredible mix up and that my identity is at stake.
 * You can email me via Special:EmailUser/HJ Mitchell. I will consider what you have to say. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  06:56, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Sydney John Bunney
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Hello, I am involved with a research project for Michigan State University and am wondering if you would be able to answer a few questions regarding tool sets on Wikipedia. If so please let me know and I can post back to you. Here is a link to the project if you are interested United States Education Program/Courses/Wiki-Project Management (Jonathan Obar), and if you have any questions please let me know. Ltezl (talk) 01:21, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

List of field marshals of the British Army
Looking through the history of this article, I see you pretty much wrote the whole thing, so I thought I'd better bring it to your attention that I've tagged a few statements in the article as "dubious - discuss". Opera hat (talk) 22:51, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I just promoted the article! Good job, I know how difficult it is to work on list articles :-) MisterBee1966 (talk) 09:58, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Something you may be interested in?
Hi, I just came across this special page and I started a new thread. I wondered if you would be available for comment? Mr little  irish  13:46, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Email
I emailed you recently and you have yet to respond to my message. I was wondering if you received it or not.

Thank you, Ryan Monell — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.234.164.2 (talk) 02:01, at 12 April 2012 (UTC)
 * HJ hasn't edited since the 7th of April. Regards, 220  of  Borg 00:05, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

WP:ARBPIA warning for user:leika80
Hello

In my opinion this user should receive a warning except general pov push in his edits he also marks non-minor edits as minor .Also I don't really think he is a new user. Thank you--Shrike (talk) 09:25, 13 April 2012 (UTC)


 * i gave them a NPOV welcome template & summary request. (and happy Friday 13 th HJ!)--220  of  Borg 00:00, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

User talk:HJ Mitchell/Archive 1 and User talk:HJ Mitchell/Archive 65
Hi there. Just a small request. Can you change any links that are User:Whenaxis → User talk:Whenaxis on the abovementioned pages so it doesn't appear as a redlink? Best regards, Whenaxis (contribs) DR goes to Wikimania! 22:56, 15 April 2012 (UTC)


 * You could set up a re-direct on your userpage to your usertalk page? Mr  little  irish  13:39, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

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Abuse Filter on the Article Feedback Tool
Hey there :). You're being contacted because you're an edit filter manager, At the moment, we're developing Version 5 of the Article Feedback Tool, which you may or may not have heard about. If you haven't; for the first time, this will involve a free-text box where readers can submit comments :). Obviously, there's going to be junk, and we want to minimise that junk. To do so, we're working the Abuse Filter into the tool.

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GOCE FAC Requests
Hi. The servicing of requests at WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests/Potential Featured Articles has ground almost completely to a halt, and I've decided to ask for views on abandoning it. Hope that's OK. The thread is at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors. Regards, --Stfg (talk) 20:57, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note. It never took off as I'd hoped, and I'm not actively monitoring it any more, so I'd have no objection to it being folded back in to the main requests page. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  14:25, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

First Monmouth Meetup on Saturday
There are a few folks asking what is going to happen on Saturday, e.g. User talk:Deb, but I was hoping to spend time checking out what happens at Board meetings, so I'm looking for somebody trustworthy who could be a point of contact for multiple disparate Wipimedians during the afternoon. Do you happen to know of anybody who fits the description? --RexxS (talk) 17:32, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Pink money
Come on now! I provided edit summaries! :) C T J F 8 3  10:06, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

List of field marshals of the British Army
I'm afraid I don't quite understand your most recent edit summary. Why does trying to discuss disputed statements cause problems? Opera hat (talk) 17:22, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Possible sock-puppets
Hi, in chasing apparently related large-scale additions of poor-quality material to pages for several plant families, I came across your block of User:Sonia Murillo Perales in February. The following IP address has been adding similar material (most of which I'd like to completely delete) since that time, Special:Contributions/85.251.99.49, and these others have a similar style from before that time: Special:Contributions/95.120.186.189, Special:Contributions/95.120.185.55, Special:Contributions/88.26.34.176. I haven't done any sort of exhaustive search (though it was exhaustING). Would you have any suggestions about how to deal with this? Thanks. Nadiatalent (talk) 18:44, 21 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I generally semiprotect pages at risk, which is prudent for pages with specialised knowledge and few watchers. I have never been comfortable with blocking IPs, but I'm not a hugely active admin. Casliber (talk · contribs) 18:57, 21 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Actually looking through some of this I can agree it is a major headache and we may have to think about some action with IPs. Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:03, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree that semi-protecting Lauraceae and Laurel forest and Phyllanthus and Theaceae and Phyllanthaceae would be helpful, and perhaps just blocking that one recent IP, but material seems to be getting copied to unrelated plant families, and there is also activity on non-botany pages, perhaps translations from Spanish, some of it okay, some not. Those two things wouldn't put a stop to it, but would help and might send a message. This looks like a completely different person from the one who hit the Orchid pages, but with a similar "philosophy". (What are they teaching in schools about ecology these days, that it should not be a science?) Don't suppose it would be permissible to massively semi-protect all plant pages (and suggest the same to projects on other taxonomic groups)? Nadiatalent (talk) 12:04, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Mississippi Department of Archives and History Images
Hello HJ Mitchell. Could you provide an update on this inquiry commons:COM:ON, posted February 16, 2012, on the OTRS Noticeboard. Was an email ever sent to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) regarding permission to use their digital images from the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi? If so, was there any response from MDAH? Thanks. Woodlot (talk) 20:14, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

'Sup
Hey Harry, long time no speak. How's it going? I'm looking forward to seeing you again at the May AGM, and I plan to try and get to a few more Wikimeets as well... Also, just to give you a heads up, the Stephanie Adams article is back. I think with approval this time :) I just wanted to let you know in case you received any follow up on the issue - feel free to pass it onto me, I'll take responsibility for the new article. Have a good weekend (are you in Monmounth? I tried to get down, but prior commitments again...) --Errant (chat!) 20:19, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Rangeblock
Hello HJ!

Long time no see!

Would you be able to look at this and see if a range block is at all possible please? It's for a sockpuppet who, according to the discussion on my talk page, every time they're blocked from Wikipedia just creates another IP and vandalises.

Could I also ask you to look over The Bill if you have a second? The person I've linked to above managed to get into The Bill's article and cause all sorts of damage to it. Even the image got vandalised, I have managed to remove it all I think though and I've also fully protected the article for a few days just to be on the safe side, again given the conversation on my talk page. The person caused all sorts of damage to The Bill's articles, I spent most of today moving back and restoring Callum Stone and Dale Smith! They've also been in at The Bill's list articles as well, adding loads of screenshots, I believe that one of the list articles may now have lost all screenshots because of it

Hope you're well :)--5 albert square (talk) 17:19, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Better yet, I'll tell you how to do it yourself. Just put a list of IPs into the rangeblock calculator linked from User:HJ Mitchell/Sources (the more IPs, the better) and it will tell you the range they're in. There are three groups in that category—the 86.xxxs, the 84.xxs, and the 109.xxxs; input them one at a time by copying and pasting them from the category into the box. That will give you three ranges and an indication of how big they are (note that the smaller the number after the slash, the bigger the range; the software won't allow you to block anything bigger than a /16. Also note that the bigger the range, the greater the risk of innocent editors getting caught if you block it). Copy the range, and then paste it into the range contribs tool that's also linked from my subpage, and that will give you the last 50 edits made by IPs in that range; comb through it like you would if you were deciding whether or not to block a shared IP and make a decision on whether to block. If you decide a block is necessary, and won't cause mayhem with collateral damage, just go to Special:Block, copy the range you want to block, and do as you would for any other IP block. Keep an eye on your inbox—I'm planning to send you an email in the next few days about something much more fun! :) HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  00:00, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

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Russian Catholic Church
Could you please explain why you reverted my insertion of the word 'Greek' in the opening sentence of the above article? As I posted on the talk page, 2 months ago, the terminology 'Russian Catholic Church' is understood as denoting the Latin Church in Russia and not the Russian Catholic Church sui iuris (a distinction true in virtually all countries where there are both Latin and Byzantine Catholic Churches). As no one saw fit to argue otherwise, nor has anyone commented on the matter in the interim, I made the change. Irish Melkite (talk) 10:41, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Having had no reply from you, I have reverted the line to my earlier change, noting again that the Russian language name of the sui iuris Church includes the term 'Greek'. Irish Melkite (talk) 07:06, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Did I vote for you?
I just checked - apparently I did! Deb (talk) 15:29, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Abortion article titles
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The Bill
Hello HJ!

Can you have a look at Talk:The Bill please? Someone is asking for it to be re-assessed as a GA saying it's not a good enough article?--5 albert square (talk) 11:29, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Unsalt request
Could you please have a look at Talk:Pro-death for a proposal from a WP:WPDAB perspective? JJB 20:33, 29 April 2012 (UTC) Sorry, didn't realize I was creating a G8 speedy. Please peek behind the curtain and let me know what you think of the now-deleted page. JJB 14:45, 30 April 2012 (UTC) Deleting admin has restored the page to User:John J. Bulten/Pro-death. If you unsalt Pro-death (or comment otherwise) I can then move the page back to Talk:Pro-death and copy the relevant text to the mainspace page. Thank you for your consideration. JJB 01:53, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

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4th Liverpool Meetup
Hi Harry, I've created a new Meta page for the 4th Liverpool meetup on 26 May -. Could you stick a geonotice up for it please? Also I can't work out how to update the table at the bottom. I've put the Wetherspoons pub as the venue TBC. I'll have a chat with Boing and see if he has any alternative suggestions. (Oh and by the way, I have emailed the University of the Third Age about outreach with older people - no reply yet.) Cheers, Bazonka (talk) 21:03, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

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Help needed: Jayne Mansfield


A mid-importance article supported by WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers that was reviewed by Version 1.0 Editorial Team and selected for Version 0.7 and subsequent release versions. The article has come a long way from a fan boy mish mash to a fair enough GA. Now is the time to take it to the next level. Currently it's going through another peer review. Serious help is needed to clean up the copy. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. Aditya (talk • contribs) 06:16, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

User:Juliana Liu
Hello, User:Juliana Liu is repeatedly vandalizing BGI and disregarded a last warning from ClueBot. –  Teammm Let's Talk! :) 02:52, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Closure of discussion about Abortion article titles
Hi Harry, and I hope this finds you well. As we discussed the other month, WP:RFC/AAT has concluded and the other two closing administrators have opened a discussion about the result (see bottom section of the main page). Are you still able to help make the decision? Your attention and opinion would be immensely useful. AGK [•] 12:43, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Deletion review for Pro-death
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Bradkill2
He's back as an IP. I noticed you once blocked him (indef) for vandalism. Today he comfirmed (at school) to me that he has vandalised my userpage as an IP, which he had, resulting in protection. The IP is 81.131.142.185. Thanks! --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 17:20, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Considering an RFA
Hey HJ! Been awhile buddy, hope you've been doing well. :) Now that school is finally over and I have some content creation behind my belt I thought I'd what you thought my chances are for an RFA. I know my spotty editing will be a concern, but that should change now that I have a steady job. -- SKATER  Is Back 15:24, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Did you read them email Skater - from me? I would nominate you for RfA if you became more active. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 15:25, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I recieved the email from you TomTomm, and I appreciate it. I'm just looking for more opinions just to be sure mate. On another note, I thought I had replied but apparently I didn't my fault :p-- SKATER  Is Back 15:30, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Getting a Good Article (or better two) under your belt would be a really really good idea. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:33, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm working up to a GA now, I think it'll be one of the toughest things I've done on Wikipedia, but I know it'd eliminate content creation concerns. Hypothetically, would you oppose me for not having one-- SKATER  Is Back 20:41, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I would. Malleus Fatuorum 20:44, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Definitely noted. I'll be working on Aaron Rodgers and would appreciate any advice help that you could give me. Malleus, I know you know your way around a GA or two.-- SKATER  Is Back 20:46, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Ping me when you think it's done Skater and I'll be happy to take a look. Or if there's anything specific you think you need help with. Malleus Fatuorum 21:07, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * A very worthy article; I'm a big Green Bay fan, so that'd be a big plus in my book. Incidentally, I became an admin without an FA, GA, or DYK, so it's not impossible; I spent my whole RfA waiting for that shoe to drop, and it never did.  The Blade of the Northern Lights  ( 話して下さい ) 02:22, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
 * That's what makes me concerned. I'm afraid that if that shoe drops it might create the chain reaction for me to fail. However, Blade if you go through the review and decide you want to go ahead with the RFA then I would still accept. I'm going to work on Aaron Rodgers a little before bed.-- SKATER  Is Back 02:49, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, it certainly isn't going to hurt you to get a GA, so go for it and let me know if there's anything I can do to help with the article too. The Blade of the Northern Lights  ( 話して下さい ) 02:58, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Will do, I'm digging out my books on Aaron Rodgers too. Great source and a good read.-- SKATER  Is Back 03:29, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Err, yes. I guess I'd not oppose as such but would have trouble supporting. Luckily it's been a wee while since this and this, which is a Very Good Thing. Working on Good and Featured Articles (and to a lesser extent DYK) is illuminating as it shows (a) how one can interact with others who have a different point of view and how one negotiates, and (b) shows an interest in content-creation which is after all what this place is all about. I see numerous decisions and opinions made by people who do little content creation where I wonder whether things would have been different if they'd been more involved in what maintaining and improving this place takes. PS: I'd not recommend spending alot of time at AfD unless you want to get in arguments....Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:52, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

NB: Aha, there is a failed GA nom, which is like a Peer Review, so a good place to start. Have a look over it and try to do everything possible you can before a renom, plus read the guidelines.

NB2: See Peer review - all these editors would be insanely grateful if anyone passed by and offered some comments, any at all. When you're writing an article you often miss stuff right before your eyes. Just scan over any you're interested in with an open mind thinking, "how could this article be better?" and drop some comments. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:59, 10 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Skater, having a GA or two is a useful thing—yes it mitigates some of the opposers at your RfA, but going through the process of getting an article to that stage shows great progression as an editor. But it's not as difficult as you might think. A little over a couple of years ago, I thought this article could do with some improvement; I'd long since come to the conclusion that I lacked the talent to write an FA, but with a lot of work (and after becoming eternally indebted to Malleus for all his help, not to mention some reviewers at MilHist) it got there. However, my main concern is this graph—you've been basically inactive for the last two years and even before that you were active in 2009/2010but still with long wikibreaks. It's not all about the graph, but I would like to see six months of sustained activity (not necessarily hundreds of edits, but enough to show that you're actually here consistently) before I'd be comfortable recommending you be made an administrator. The best advice I can give anyone wanting to be an admin is to enjoy being a Wikipedian for a few months. If you've enjoyed what you've done and it seems you'd have a good chance at RfA, go for it; if you haven't enjoyed it, or you've enjoyed it but your chances at RfA haven't improved, you probably wouldn't find adminship much fun anyway. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  10:32, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

James Brown and The Miracles
Hi, H. J. ! Willgee here. Re: Honorific nicknames in popular music, I just wanted to ask you- Are you aware of James Brown's very first and best known nickname ? It is "Mister Dynamite" ! He was known by this nickname LONG before The "Godfather Of Soul" moniker was pinned on him...and he is referred to by that name in his million-selling "Live at the Apollo" album, and the Billboard Top 10 Album,Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal. Yet, I don't see it in the list of honorific titles for him. Is there some way that it could be added ? If you go to Google and put in that title, "Mr.Dynamite", James Brown's name will pop up everywhere.

Another honorific title is that of the legendary Motown group, The Miracles, who were just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. Since the beginning of their career in the early 1960's, they have been known as "The Showstoppers", due to their exciting live performances in the U.S. and abroad. Another look at this in Google will verify this. Is there some way that these Honorific Titles could be added ? Thanks Again, Willgee (talk) 17:12, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Illuminated Manuscript rogue student group
As I've just archived it, I'm sending the link to the discussion on my talk about thing we discussed, just FYI. Any other ones spotted by anyone would be very welcome. User_talk:Johnbod/22#Congrats.21_and_manuscripts_MANUSCRIPT_CLEANUP

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Bugle interview
Hey HJ. The Bugle is going to start a semi-regular series called the "Article writers' guide", and the fist subject is biographical articles. Would you mind adding your views to the questions here, and adding any questions you feel are necessary? Thanks! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:27, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

RINJ
Hey there, HJ,

I've recently been editing a page called "RINJ," specifically the section titled, "Controversy" (I had originally tried inserting the relevant pieces of information into the main body of the article, but it was quickly deleted). Another user, who I suspect is aligned with the group RINJ and Wikipedia editor Micheal O'Brien, has been removing my edits and calling them vandalism. I admit I am a novice editor of Wikipedia, but I am not a novice user of encyclopedias or uneducated about the subject matter. Personally, I question the validity of the entry in the first place, as it seems very much to be a vanity page rather than an entry into an encyclopedia, but it was already challenged by someone else, I believe. Anyway, I was hoping you would take a look at RINJ and perhaps give me your input on the subject, and consider lending your support in ensuring the page is complete. Much appreciated.

Oh, and by the way, I am interested in being shown the ropes around here if you've got time to do that.

BestDef (talk) 00:38, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Another sock of a user you've blocked previously
Hi HJ, have another sock of TheDarkPyrano I think (last one you blocked was ) at Special:Contributions/TheElderDarkStar. Looks like a duck to me. --Izno (talk) 03:45, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Hmm, actually, I'm not so sure about the connection. I've reverted the not particularly good reversion of his to the Mortal Kombat character's article. I was pinged at my talk page by User:Niemti, who's been doing some good work and who seemed concerned about TEDS's edits. Should we wait on it, or is there a better course of action? --Izno (talk) 03:56, 17 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi hi hi. I think I need to get something straight, I was concerned rather about "rv v" - a strange IP that exists practically exclusively only to revert my edits, mostly regarding my redirects of a completely unreferenced articles for fictional characters (Broodmother has been already locked as a redirect because of this), but repeatedly also just a Notability tag (at Victor Sullivan, which right now is borderline), claiming "rv v". TheDarkPyrano actually isn't concerning me all that much, so I'm not into this at all. But thanks for "a good work":). --Niemti (talk) 07:25, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

OK, I said I've got no problem with him, but this this is what I just came upon: (replaced a small-res image with a HUGE one still claiming "low resolution", and linked Wikia as "official site", still with "press kit" licensing for this). --Niemti (talk) 21:35, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

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WWI Editathon
Hi HJ,

Just to let you know we've finalised the list of academics who'll be attending the World War I editathon next month, along with their areas of specialisation. If any of these are topics you'd be particularly interested in collaborating on, or you want to suggest articles in those fields that need work, please do make a note on the page - it'd be great if we could have some suggested topics ready in advance.

Any questions, do let me know... Andrew Gray (talk) 13:52, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Sporkbot and template
Hi

Just wondered if this was some strange action by the bot. There doesn't seem to be a listing for the deletion and previous mentions (, & ) seem to refer to it as being protected.

Any chance you can add any clarity here? Chaosdruid (talk) 01:48, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXXIV, May 2012
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PROD contested after 19 months
Hello, HJ. At 00:47, on 14 October 2010‎, you put a PROD on Al Wafa (Israel) (Remember?) I duly deleted it, but the author has now asked for it to be restored and userfied. It is now at User:Geo Swan/userified 2012-05/Al Wafa (Israel). You may or may not care, and you may or may not wish to keep an eye on it. (Just leave other people's hats alone, that's all.) JamesBWatson (talk) 18:29, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * That was generous of me; it's a pretty straightforward A7 as it stands. But it's doing no harm in userspace, so I'll wait and see if the author improves it. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  20:04, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, I agree, both that it was generous of you and that it's doing no harm where it is. JamesBWatson (talk) 10:07, 26 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, the author has now requested deletion of it again, so it's gone. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:58, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Artūrs Zjuzins
You salted this over a year ago for recreation and someone has a new article that appears to be just fine. Looks like you are scarce, so going to just use my best judgement and unsalt it, and wanted to let you know. Like you, I don't mind someone changing my previous efforts with explanation. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;   &copy;  18:38, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

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Talk:Optical Express
Surprise! Shock! Horror! More silly postings/edit warring at Talk:Optical Express. See and. Have fun! :-) — 220  of  Borg 14:56, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Can I suggest that the talk page is reverted to the version before all the sockpuppet comments from both sides were started. Thanks.Theroadislong (talk) 15:39, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I was hesitant to do so myself because I dropped the hammer on the accounts, but I wouldn't be sorry to see it happen. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  18:54, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * That would be version back in late March, or even earlier? - 220  of  Borg 20:39, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * That looks like a possibility, the page seens always to have been plagued with sockpuppets and SPA's! Theroadislong (talk) 20:53, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Being bold! . - 220  of  Borg 21:16, 1 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Just FYI guys, I'm not keeping a very close eye on my watchlist at the minute, so do feel free to let me know of any other socks or disruptive SPAs that come out of the woodwork. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  00:46, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: May 2012
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The Bill
Hey HJ!

Just wondered if you're able to help out with The Bill's GAR?--5 albert square (talk) 19:23, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for agreeing to help out. Apparently Youtube should not be used as a reference in a GA though?  That's where I've hit a brick wall, I'm having real trouble referencing the changing opening credits then.--5 albert square (talk) 23:43, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/volunteers
Hello. I found your name on Peer review/volunteers (copyediting) and, if you are interested in helping out, I would like you to take a look at Cambodia. It is a former FA that was delisted in 2009 and I am trying to get it back to FA quality. It is a rather lengthy article and I'm sure I've missed some things. Although I've listed it for Peer Review, please don't feel obligated to take on the peer review; any help you feel comfortable with is appreciated. Thanks!--William Thweatt Talk | Contribs 19:28, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

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User:Sonia_Murillo_Perales
You blocked User:Sonia_Murillo_Perales back in February. You may like to look into User:Curritocurrito, who is suspected of being a sockpuppet of the former account, and has been causing problems on plant and other articles. The assumption of good faith combined with low competence in English is wearing thin. See Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Plants. Lavateraguy (talk) 13:58, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Mail for you Mr Mitchell!
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deleted page
HJ Mitchell:

The Mohawk Industries page was deleted in September of 2010. I was curious what was on this page that caused it to be taken down and what it would take for me to be able to build a similar page?

Thank you, Kayla Foye Kaymayfay (talk) 18:16, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi HJ-

You deleted my info/link (sorry, don't know the lingo) from NY1 Noticias' page. Could you please reinstate it?

Thank you,

Alejandra Soto — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.185.157.22 (talk) at 20:21, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

hi dude. you deleted the page "Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58"

why is that? these showtime and k1 events are the highest possible level in the world to be fighting in for kickboxing. they are very notable and should be reinstated. these guys are the very best in the world.

Can you please put it back on?

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Video for Monmouth Regimental Museum
Hi Harry, I just found the videos you did of the curator at the museum, so good, I put one on the monmouthpedia page and one on the article, I'm going to try to do some for the other museums. Also I put an exhibits gallery on the article but the descriptions are very minimal as I don't know very much about them, can you have a look? Mrjohncummings (talk) 22:12, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Cardiff meetup
Hi Harry, I removed this geonotice that you put up because it is a Welsh language meeting and another editor thought it would be confusing. Anyway it was reverted by User:Dominic because I didn't "discuss it with you first". Perhaps you could comment at User talk:Dominic. Regards &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:59, 12 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Just noticed this whilst leaving another message. The Wikimeet is open to non Welsh language speakers (like me), there will be English language too, also finding out ways of helping on Welsh Wicipedia as a non Welsh speaker. Mrjohncummings (talk) 22:16, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Excuse me - 1) this was not addressed to you, 2) what you say here isn't true. It's not "English language too" - at least not in the Enlgish Language Wikipedia sense. Or is it? Are you actually planning to talk about the Enlglish language wikipedia? You see, I was told otherwise, though I do have my suspicions. 3) I find that one of the most political towns in the UK (Monmouth of all places) being the first Wikipedia town - and focused on the Welsh language - just unbelievable. It what I've been saying year after year after year - Wikipedia is simply the home of political nationalism. Matt Lewis (talk) 00:01, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Matt: this was not addressed to you is rude and uncalled for. Anyone can comment here and Mrjohncummings was trying to be helpful. You may want to strike that. &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:49, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll strike it because you asked the question and have asked me to do so. I may have been abrupt, but a comment here wasn't uncalled for in my opinion. Why does he need to say this to the guy who inserted it? Mrjohncummings is involved, and I immediately get pointed to his comment here like he's some genuine passer-by who's comment shows how my position is wrong. I've never appreciated my direct questions interrupted by others (I often ask for it not to happen), but this was asked by you, granted. Some of the confusion has been addressed (thanks to me), but do you really think they want me to turn up "for a pint"? This is not an wp.en meeting, and Cardiff is very much an English speaking part of the UK (as it Monmouth incidentally). The notice should at least make all this clear - it doesn't because it's not an English Wiki notice. All the holes were because of this fact. This is a Welsh wicipedia Cardiff meetup, not an English wikipedia one as suggested (though they certainly will be dealing with both). Eventually there probably will be an English wiki one in Cardiff. I strongly object to the casual and unprofessional conflation - there is nothing harmless about it to me. Matt Lewis (talk) 16:36, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Excuse me, but what the fuck? These meetups are social occasions where Wikimedians (regardless of language or project affiliation) eat together, drink together, and get to know each other. There is nothing political or nationalist about them in my experience, and to suggest that such are the motives for organising a meetup in Cardiff (something I supported and helped to facilitate) is an insult to those who have organise this and those who would attend, and I consider many of those people (Mrjohncummings included) to be personal friends. Please moderate your tone when addressing others on this page who are acting in good faith, or kindly say nothing at all. As to whether this particular meetup is suited for a geonotice on this wiki, that is a subject for a wider forum than a user talk page, though quibbling over something so harmless as an informational notice does not strike me as a particularly productive way to contribute to he encyclopaedia.  HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  00:30, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Your e-mail
Responded to it. :( Acalamari 12:44, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

The Bill
Hello HJ!

Have you been getting my emails about The Bill?--5 albert square (talk) 19:56, 17 June 2012 (UTC)