User talk:Stephen/Archive Aug22Nov23

Hello Stephen It's me again
Hello Stephen, It's been awhile. Hope you are doing well and you are keeping safe. I would like to request the New Page Reviewer right. I was asked a while back by another reviewer to consider becoming one but I felt I needed to get my hands more into article creation. I think I am ready to help contribute to the community in another capacity. Hopefully I can ease the backlog. I await your response with thanks.

Warm Regards,

Akim Ernest (talk) 01:05, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello Akim, for NPP you should read the background and instructions at New pages patrol, and once you are comfortable with the process you can apply for the right at Requests for permissions/New page reviewer. Good luck, Stephen 23:17, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Alright No Problem, Thanks for your response Stephen. Stay Safe. 😎 Akim Ernest (talk) 14:14, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Again Stephen I have formerly applied at the place you directed me to. It says administrators review them. If you get a chance hope you can have a look, thanks a lot. Have a Nice Day.
 * Here's the link: Akim Ernest Request for New page reviewer/permissions. - Wikipedia Akim Ernest (talk) 15:46, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2022
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:45, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at ANI regarding an issue with which you may have been involved.
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Akim Ernest (talk) 21:56, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Stephen Another Admin Overruled your Decision.
Stephen please view what has transpired on the admin incident noticeboard I await your response. Akim Ernest (talk) 23:24, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * That discussion has been closed. I misinterpreted the guidelines for the permission that you have sought, and concur with the other admin's removal. Stephen
 * It is very rare that I remove bits from an editor. In this case, my best guess is that it was an oversight or otherwise innocent mistake and that you would fully support the removal.  We've all done the same before. Of course, had I thought it would be contentious in any way, I would have waited to discuss it with you. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 12:00, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

REVDEL Enquiry for Offensive Edit Summary
Hi @Stephen,

Do you think it would be appropriate to use REVDEL to remove this offensive edit summary? I'm not familiar with REVDEL but this seems to be an appropriate use of the tool under point 2 of the "Criteria for redaction" (Grossly insulting, degrading, or offensive material).

Thanks for your help, aricooperdavis (talk) 13:32, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I took care of it. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 18:42, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2022
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Don’t just revert for the sake of reverting
On the Olivia Newton-John page, you have been reverting my edit seemingly for the sake of reverting it. I did originally change the infobox picture to one from Newton-John’s main period of notability, which was reverted, and Polyamorph reached out to me on my personal Talk page about it. I made it clear that I wasn’t aware of the original Talk page discussion and suggested that a hidden note be added. Polyamorph agreed with the suggestion and added the hidden note. I modified the wording of the hidden note, which made clear that the image should not be changed without a Talk page consensus. That is what you have been inexplicably reverting without a justifiable explanation. Is that seriously what you want to start an edit war over, something as uncontroversial as this, which reinforces said Talk page consensus and which was actually thanked by Polyamorph? TheScrubby (talk) 03:13, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

What's a CIR argument?
And how is that logo NOT an advertisement? HiLo48 (talk) 03:26, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * It's a fair use image, part of the event name, that won't appear on the main page. It doesn't advertise or promote the brand by virtue of being at the top of the article.  Stephen 03:47, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Of course it does. That's why Toyota pays lots of money to the league so its logo will be seen. I live in the city where that game is played. Nobody there EVER uses the word Toyota as part of the name of the game. As far as common usage is concerned, it's not part of the name. HiLo48 (talk) 06:49, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
 * That’s why the article doesn’t contain Toyota in the title, nor does the main page mention the brand. I guarantee that no-one in the Toyota/league sponsorship discussions listed appearing at the top a Wikipedia page as a benefit, the advertising is from the association at the game. Stephen 09:48, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
 * What you guarantee is irrelevant. They seek ALL exposure their advertising budget achieves. HiLo48 (talk) 22:55, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

2022 AFL Grand Final
Thank you taking the initiative in adding Isaac Smith to the blurb. Chrisclear (talk) 06:18, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2022
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:43, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Consensus is actually against time frame on pics of deceased
I don't know why you insist that six month is required waiting time after death. Sorry, but the whole consensus lately or recently is against what you assert the waiting time to be. The April 2022 RfC discussion resulted in going against any "time frame" but goes by case-by-case basis instead. George Ho (talk) 22:59, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Is this about anything specific George Ho? Stephen 23:04, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I read a post sent to you, (July 2022, a few months after the RFC). Oh, and the image was soon reinserted in the article after your removal attempt. Makes me wonder whether you were aware of the RfC discussion. If you were, then why didn't you participate? George Ho (talk) 23:08, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Also, if you were aware of that discussion, then why still insisting the six-month rule? George Ho (talk) 23:14, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * So your whining here is predicated on me being aware of that discussion? I don't think I've cared deeply about these issues for a few months now, so you won't need to bother me any further. Stephen 23:39, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm not trying to argue mainly about your awareness. Indeed, you still attempted to unilaterally remove one of pics of deceased as "too soon after death". I wonder whether you will cease on doing that again, even as an admin. If you still have problems with using such pics as "too soon after death", why not WP:FFD instead? George Ho (talk) 23:55, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * That discussion was months ago, I have no interest in that area any more. Stephen 02:54, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:54, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Racism at ITN
''Restore your comment and you'll be blocked. Stephen 00:23, 24 October 2022 (UTC)''
 * What on Earth was 'racist' about it? It was a joke. I haven't a racist bone in my body. In 16 years on Wiki no one has ever accused me of 'racism.' I think you owe me an apology. – Sca (talk) 12:32, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Your "joke" was based on the racist stereotype that East Asians, when speaking English, confuse /l/ and /r/. Stephen 23:38, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Not at all! That was your interpretation of it, not my intention or motivation. It was simply a play on a word to substitute for "elected" – which Xi wasn't, not really. (And BTW, one of my closest friends from junior high through college and beyond was a second-generation Japanese-American whose last name was Ujifusa, and whose parents were interned during WWII.) I never dreamed that anyone would interpret my comment as a racial slur. I still think you owe me an apology. – Sca (talk) 11:56, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Happy now? – I'm distraught. Sca (talk) 17:58, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

RE: Local copy
When do you need a local copy? El_C 07:38, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Btw, your talk page has nearly 200 sections going back years, so maybe consider removing since one has to scroll to the bottom every time. El_C 07:50, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * If you add the image at Main Page/Commons media protection, just wait a few minutes and the bot will protect it at Commons and it’s listed at Auto-protected files/wikipedia/en . Thanks for the prompt on contents, I keep forgetting to archive. Stephen 07:56, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * No worries. Thanks for the explanation, I forgot that page existed! El_C 08:03, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, remembering every nuance! And in this case someone had pre-emptively added him to the page already.  You're help is always appreciated, best wishes. Stephen 08:08, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, much appreciated. My talk page record stands at 300+, but now I try not to let it get passed 69 (because... 69). Best regards, El_C 08:10, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I should let my threads get to 420 then… Stephen 08:56, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * . A bit on the high end (boo!), but can't go wrong with the classics. El_C 12:06, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2022
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User:Richard96xxx
You might want to remove talk page access - they're still messing around. Pawnkingthree (talk) 23:23, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, someone got to it before me. Stephen 23:44, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

2022 Dallas airshow mid-air collision
From my reading, consensus was reached and the article was of sufficient quality. I assume you disagree? DatGuyTalkContribs 20:10, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry, misclick, didn’t notice. Stephen 20:12, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

E-Mail
Please contact the Arbitration Commitee at your earliest convenience. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 22:38, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * , done. Stephen 22:48, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Level II desysop of Stephen
The Arbitration Committee has determined, through the CheckUser tool, that has edited while logged out in a manner that harasses another user. The Committee has been unable to establish a satisfactory or alternative explanation after discussion with Stephen. Accordingly, the administrator privileges of Stephen are removed under the Committee's Level II removal procedures.

Supporting: WormThatTurned, Cabayi, Primefac, Donald Albury, Barkeep49, L235, CaptainEek, Izno, Beeblebrox

For the Arbitration Committee, CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 18:32, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Discuss this at: 

For what it's worth
To be honest, I'm still not 110% convinced that you did what they say you did, only because it just seems so out of character. But assuming for the moment that you did: I still appreciate the work you've put into the project over the years, especially all the thankless main page work, and hope you find a path (and a desire) to regain everyone's trust.

But, that said, what I *really* hope - against pretty harsh odds, I suppose - is that this is all some horrible misunderstanding.

Either way, take care of yourself. I have, in my many years on earth, been a jerk to more than one person who didn't deserve it, and done many things I regret. We aren't defined by the bad things we do. You know? --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:18, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you Floquenbeam, that means a lot. Stephen 23:13, 15 November 2022 (UTC)


 * I agree with everything that Floquenbeam has said, Stephen. You were an admin before I was and have been nothing but an amazing administrator and editor, in my experience. Thank you for every good action and contribution you've made here. Acalamari 03:27, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Stephen - case request
Consistent with the Arbitration Committee's procedure on return of permissions following expedited removal, has requested that the Committee open normal arbitration proceedings to examine the removal of permissions and surrounding circumstances. Stephen has additionally requested that the case be heard privately, and the Committee agrees that there are significant privacy issues constituting extraordinary circumstances. Accordingly, the Committee directs its clerks to open an in camera arbitration case titled "Stephen", with no public evidence or workshop phase. Instead, relevant evidence may be submitted to the Arbitration Committee by email.

For the Arbitration Committee, Primefac (talk) 18:24, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Discuss this at: 
 * Hi Stephen, just wanted to let you know that the case page is now live at Arbitration/Requests/Case/Stephen. Best, KevinL ( aka L235 · t · c) 06:05, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2022
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:44, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Stephen arbitration case closed
The Stephen arbitration case has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedy has been enacted:


 * The administrative permissions of Stephen are restored.

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:08, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Discuss this at: 


 * Welcome back, Stephen, I hope all is well with you and yours and wishing you well with whatever private matters led to the above now-concluded dramaz... We'll definitely appreciate the return of your hard work at ITN! Cheers, &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 09:46, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Welcome back, looking forward to seeing you around ITN again! -- Pawnkingthree (talk) 19:25, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Welcome back, Stephen! I am glad to find that you were vindicated in the arb case. I have, through all these years, always found you to be a regular presence at the ITN, your work therein was of great value to the project. I hope you will continue it with the same inclination going forward too! Cheers, MBlaze Lightning (talk) 19:49, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Glad to have you back. ITN wasn't the same without you.  -- Jayron 32 19:56, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
 * By the way, if you're looking to get back into admin tasks, there are some ITNC discussions that need an uninvolved admin to take care of. -- Jayron 32 12:35, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2022).

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 * The 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review has concluded with many changes to the discretionary sanctions procedure including a change of the name to "contentious topics". The changes are being implemented over the coming month.
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2023).

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:38, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition
"On DD/MM/YYYY, In the news was updated with an item that involved article XYZ, which you nominated and updated."

I was wondering how extensive one's edits/updates should be on an article nominated for RD for them to be recognized for updating the article?

Thank you! Mooonswimmer 03:15, 8 February 2023 (UTC)


 * I’m not aware that this is documented anywhere. I suspect it can be as much as a complete copy edit using obituary sources to as little as adding the date of death. I personally don't often check, and it’s a case of if the names are there when the item is posted they‘ll get the credit. It’s a minor thing at the end of the day. Stephen 09:35, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

February songs
Thank you for taking care of ITN! - I was away for most of January. Now I write my own stories, today about a Ukrainian actress born OTD and a cantata that was performed 300 years ago (three days ago). -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:51, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

music today: the regional festival - DYK of 13 years ago ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:35, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

My story on 24 February is about Artemy Vedel (TFA by Amitchell235), and I made a suggestion for more peace, - what do you think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:00, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

today: two women whose birthday we celebrate today, 99 and 90! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:13, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda, I appreciate your notes and kind thoughts. My knowledge of classical music and the performers is limited to the larger names and pieces, but it's cool that you take time to curate these articles and make sure they have their moments of recognition.  Always ping me if you feel one is slipping past without due attention.  Stephen 22:23, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Taking you up on the offer: due to vacation, I was late to nominate James Bowman (countertenor) for ITN, he died 27 Mar but I moved him to 28 Mar when the news of his death came around. Can you support? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:27, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:20, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Main Page talk
Re: "User is banned from ITN in any case." — Permit me to point out that I'm not banned from Main Page talk, a.k.a. ERRORS. Also, that the problem was obvious, and was recognized and promptly fixed courtesy of Ravenpuff. – Sca (talk) 22:16, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

About your removal of my April Fools' ITN nomination
I thought it was allowed because it wasn't in a prohibited area. Also, can you not call something like that "trash"? It was a genuine attempt at Wikipedia humor. ❤︎PrincessPandaWiki (talk | contribs) 03:57, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Thank you
... for bringing James Bowman to the Main page! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:22, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

I loved to see Marian Anderson and her story of protest against discrimination by singing on Easter Sunday 9 April 1939 on the Main page yesterday (OTD). Impressions of Easter here and music here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:42, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

My story today, Messiah (Handel), was my first dip into the FA ocean, thanks to great colleagues. - a few pics added, one day missing - I added to ITNN for 8 April, what do you think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:30, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

My story today is a great historic soprano with interesting bio and roles. I love that she was a choir singer first, at the Royal Opera at age 15 ;) - The 8 April nom made it, and one for 9 April is still on the Main page, but what do you think about the most recent one, Karl Berger? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:27, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:11, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Regarding ITN talk page
Hi. Regarding this comment, I respectfully disagree; these candidates had already been tagged ready for multiple days and were due to roll off within a few hours. As such, the next step would be to leave a gentle reminder at the talk page to get attention (which did work). This is a position advocated by multiple other admins active in ITN. As you know, we don't have as many admins actively working ITN as we used to, particularly with RD, so the process has been getting backed-up recently. Curbon7 (talk) 00:50, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
 * We’ve always suggested using tags on the nomination, Ready or Needs attention. As you say clogging up the talk with multiple transient nudges isn’t going to attract any more admins who weren’t already looking to work RDs from the bottom of the queue, especially those who drop by to post the big stories at the top. Feel free to ping any recent active admin, including myself, inline to try and get some notice.  Stephen 11:41, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok. Curbon7 (talk) 17:45, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

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May music
Thank you for RD help! - My story today is that 300 years ago, Bach became Thomaskantor, with BWV 75, writing music history. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:14, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Too tired for a new month: can you please check the RD nom for Peter Brötzmann? Last day, and I need sleep, - was out all day and couldn't respond. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:43, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:34, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Main Page Errors
Once again, Stephen, I am NOT banned from Main Page Errors, only from ITN/C itself. Your knee-jerk deletion of my comment at ERRORS yesterday was unfair and uncalled for, as it was simply topical in nature. Follow the rules. – Sca (talk) 12:51, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Removing red
Hey. Can you please explain to me the issue using non-blue versions of the ? I've noticed that you tend to remove them often (e.g, here). - Knightoftheswords281  (Talk · Contribs) 22:18, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
 * We've pretty much always used the default version, adding extra colours is a distraction and calls unnecessary attention by making it look different. Stephen 22:20, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

June thanks
Thank you help with the Recent deaths, especially Peter Brötzmann, - my story today. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:33, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Could you please check out Rachel Yakar, nominated for RD, last day? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:13, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Another late one on 10 Jul ITNN, iconic saxophonist who had no article yet, so it took some time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:31, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Not yet late, but could you take a look at Valentin Gheorghiu, 17 Jul - many initial opposes because a copyvio stub, but I think there now which isn't easy to see ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:02, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:58, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

ITN
Hi Stephen. I'm new to ITN, and I'm wondering where I can find more information on the consensus surrounding the types of stories that won't go to ITN. I looked at the guidelines before nominating, which seem to indicate that geography shouldn't matter. For example, WP:ITN states: "'Arguments about a story relating to a particular geographic region, country, ethnicity, people group, etc. are generally seen as unhelpful. Almost all news is of greater interest to a particular place and/or group of people than to the world at large, and arguing that something should or should not be posted, solely because of where the event happened, or who might be 'interested' in it because of its location, are not usually met with concurrence from the community.'" As I also mentioned, NYC is a very large city, and the fact that it's city politics as opposed to national politics, in my view, shouldn't make a difference. But, it appears that there's some consensus at ITN that I'm not aware of, so I'd be grateful if you could point me in the right direction so I can learn more. Thanks, voorts (talk/contributions) 23:48, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
 * There are no hard rules, or a page that lists stories that will be accepted, rather it's a consensus that has developed over the years. Yes, New York is a world city, but a story of politicking within that city is not significant enough on the world stage.  We wouldn't post local city/state politics about anywhere else in the world so we don't post them about the US.  Thanks for your contribution though, and please look for more stories to nominate.  Stephen 00:30, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Given that it's a consensus and you speedy closed the nom, seems like a hard rule to me. I think having some sort of list of topics that generally lack consensus would be beneficial for folks like me who waltz into ITN without a clue. voorts (talk/contributions) 00:34, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
 * By hard rule I mean an absolute black-and-white documented case. I've been around long enough to know stories that don't stand a chance of getting posted, but if you want more input you're entitled to reopen it. Stephen 02:07, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't want to relitigate it by reopening my nom. As noted, I thought my nom was within the rules as specified at ITN (including the alleged community consensus RE the geographical scope of a story). The fact that it was not and everyone's response is just "that's how it is at ITN" feels a bit CABAL-ish. I think I'll bring my thoughts over the ITN talk page and try to make some suggestions from the perspective of an editor who is not regularly involved at ITN. Thanks for your time. voorts (talk/contributions) 11:50, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

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

Sca's sanction
Reviewing the ANI thread, Sca's talk page, and the list of active editing restrictions, I see that Beeblebrox p-blocked Sca from WP:ITN/C. There wasn't any consensus in the ANI thread to topic-ban Sca from ITN as a whole, and I don't think Beeblebrox could have or would have imposed that sanction unilaterally. I don't believe that Sca should be prevented from posting to ERRORS. Courtesy pings to and. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:48, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The spirit of the ban was to exclude contributions to ITN which is obviously mostly at ITNC, but also occurs at Errors.  has concurred in the past and performed similar actions. Stephen 22:54, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry about the duplicate section. I see S66 gave Sca the suggestion to avoid the ITN part of Errors. I think that's good advice, but I don't think we can mandate it (absent some further restriction). Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 01:29, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Sca
Stephen, you say that Sca is "banned from ITN". I'm not aware of any such sanction, but maybe you could point it out to me. I'm aware of the pblock from ITN/C, but a pblock does not prevent commenting about the sanctioned page. It's not a tban, with the "broadly construed" baggage. For example, when we pblock people from articles, they still routinely edit the associate talk page. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 22:49, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The thread immediately above discusses the same thing. I’m happy to step away from such actions if everyone’s correcting me.  Stephen 22:56, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
 * It's been almost a year since I was banned from ITN/C because of an ill-considered remark that was misconstrued by some as a racist/ethnic slur. As said repeatedly, nothing could have been further from my mind at the time.  I am committed to equal rights and equal respect for all, regardless of ethnicity or LGBTQ identity, as can be seen from my user page.
 * In the interval, I've quietly continued involvement in other areas of Wikipedia, such as WP:FPC, and engaged in random copy-editing of articles I encountered, making about 700 contributions. With respect, I suggest it's time to reconsider (i.e., rescind) this partial block on a volunteer who's been a user for almost 20 years. Thank you. -- Sca (talk) 13:03, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
 * That was one of the worst jokes I've ever read online. Not even just the parts any reasonable person might recognize as inappropriate and offensive, but the subtle nuances, too. It's not unforgivable, especially given all the good you otherwise do, but I must ask the judges to let you serve the full year for this one. InedibleHulk (talk) 13:45, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Nettie Stevens
Don't understand why you deleted the link to Thomas Hunt Morgan. (So happens I once lived in Lexington, Ky., so I thought to differentiate Thomas Hunt Morgan from the locally famous Confederate general John Hunt Morgan.) -- Sca (talk) 12:39, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Because it was already linked above. Stephen 15:42, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh. Sorry. -- Sca (talk) 13:53, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:44, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, I have another last-minute RD nom, Carmen Petra Basacopol, please check. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:21, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

In the news talk page
Hi, would you please explain the reason of this edit. 3000MAX (talk) 02:05, 29 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Did you read the edit summary, and get the ping on WP:Errors? That's where minor blurb changes are discussed usually. Stephen 05:57, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

October music
Thank you for ITN quality! - Towards the end of the month, I thought of Brian Bouldton, and his ways to compromise, - with musings about peace there, - feel free to join. Hevenu shalom aleichem. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:23, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

E. coli close
Howdy, just a heads up - while I agreed with the SNOW, I'd un-closed the e. coli outbreak nom only due to JM (the closer) having participated in voting, and by the criteria on. No harm meant, I informed JM of the guidelines for the future as well. The  Kip  04:49, 2 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Good point, I didn’t notice that. Stephen 08:56, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

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

Northern Beaches
Dear Stephen, Why did you remove Gordon from the transport section of the Northern Beaches, there is a bus from Gordon to the Northern Beaches and the source is reliable
 * , because you also removed a sentence for no reason. Please use a heading and sign if you leave a message on someone's talk page. Stephen 20:32, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

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I take the liberty to be dismayed by Your revert, mate, made without any comment to me. I take it to be bad tone. --Ouro (blah blah) 11:35, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

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