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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : LII (June 2010)
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First Smithsonian workshop conversation
Please check out the conversation at Wikipedia talk:GLAM/SI, thanks Sadads (talk) 22:28, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Workshop sign up is up at WP:GLAM/SI/Events
Hey, the final date and time for the first Workshop has been set. If you want to sign up for the team check out GLAM/SI, Sadads (talk) 19:45, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Wiki-Conference NYC (2nd annual)
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Meetup/DC 11
Hey, just in case you missed it, there is an oppurtunity to get a free dinner this Tuesday August 11 and a chance to meet and hang out talk about WikiProject United States Public Policy and WP:GLAM/SI. Sorry that this is so late in the game, I was hoping the e-mail would be a better form of contact for active members (if you want to get on the e-mail list send me an User e-mail ). Hope that you can attend, User:Sadads (talk)12:41, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Smithsonian Institution workshop on Thursday
This is a reminder that you're signed up to help with the workshop, per GLAM/SI/Events. If something has come up, and you can't make it, please take your name off the list. Otherwise, we'll look forward to seeing you. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 21:22, 16 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, I'll see you Thursday. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  04:51, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Sounds good if you are a little late, Sadads (talk) 17:54, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : LIII (July 2010)
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DC Meetup #12
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Wikipedia NYC Meetup Sat Oct 16
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Notification
Please see Arbitration/Requests/Amendment. This request was initiated by Koavf, but as far as his contributions show, he didn't notify any user...so I'm notifying you because you participated in the discussion that led to the community sanction. Cheers, Ncmvocalist (talk) 21:21, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks
For the quick RevDeletes. Do you know if any overnighters are online?  Access Denied   (Error 401)  07:44, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Overnighter? Or oversighter? For the latter, try IRC, especially in the stewards channel. &rArr;  SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  22:23, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh also, you need to fix your sig, it's missing a closing span.

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test
test —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drosenthal (talk • contribs) 20:58, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Question
Hi, what's the question, or maybe even the general topic? Tony  (talk)  09:11, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


 * It is along the lines of: "Since ArbCom deals with conduct disputes and takes a great deal of time, it is likely you will have to scale back your editing of article content. Would you commit to joining the Wikipedia Contribution Team to help rectify this problem?" &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  17:22, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Clean Up Crew
Sorry to be daft, but I'm attacking some of the backlog under articles that have been requested. Where do I sign or make a note that I'm working on them? I got an wiki note from you thanking me for joining the effort and sending me to the back log page. The back log page said to sign my name to what I'm working on, but I can't figure out where... thanks Greenshinobi (talk) 22:41, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Just at the bottom of that page that I linked. There is a template there that you can use that will fill in the appropriate information for you. (actually nevermind, it was dumb so I got rid of it.) I'll make an example shortly. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  22:47, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Wait, so the backlog thing is basically a drive to reduce the backlogs? Or is there a specific backlog we are targeting? / ƒETCH COMMS  /  23:30, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Backlogs in general, with an eye towards coming up with ways that a new editor could contribute. We're logging what backlogs get accomplished by members of this team to help with internal office measurements of non-financial contributions. &rArr;   Dan Rosenthal    Wikipedia Contribution Team  23:40, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LVI, October 2010
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Thank you!

 * hugs you* PanydThe muffin is not subtle 22:10, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Because you commented at AN/I
You wrote here So please see here. I would really like to get this resolved. Thanks. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:19, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

NYC Meetup: Saturday, December 4
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Nomination of Delaware State University shooting for deletion
The article Delaware State University shooting is being discussed concerning whether it is suitable for inclusion as an article according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Delaware State University shooting until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

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Vint Cerf
I have mentioned (actually, criticised) your recent edit and requested action from you that I cannot perform myself for technical reasons. Please see this talk section. --Mirokado (talk) 00:52, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Don't overlook legal threats
Shouldn't this point directly to the legal queue and not the general info-en? VernoWhitney (talk) 18:19, 12 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Ideally yes, but the standing policy is to not advertise the direct email to the legal queue (or to do so as little as possible), in order to prevent spam. So, it'll go to info-en and get moved to legal shortly thereafter.  &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  18:59, 12 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I thought it might be something like that. Thanks. VernoWhitney (talk) 19:32, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Time_travel_urban_legends/Sandbox
Regarding Articles for deletion/Time travel urban legends, Stuart.Jamieson has started a personal essay/POV fork of the article without addressing any of the problems. This so-called "draft" was started in Talk:Time_travel_urban_legends/Sandbox. As I've shown with examples over at No_original_research/Noticeboard, it's a work of OR, and while these problems have been explained to Stuart on the talk page, he has completely ignored them and added more OR than the first version. Should this "sandbox" be moved to his user space or do I need to make a new deletion request? It is not a collaborative draft of any kind. Although Stuart claims he created the sandbox by "taking on board some of the comments" from the AfD, he appears to have not listened to any of our concerns on the AfD or on the talk page. Shouldn't this sandbox go in his user space? Viriditas (talk) 21:11, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Premo, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary v. Moore
Please give this stub some content, beyond its infobox. Thanks. PamD (talk) 23:57, 20 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Eventually. You're welcome to help. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  05:19, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

"This is a man's world"
Hello! You appear to have made it into a newspaper (about eight paragraphs down). Just in case you didn't know. -- can  dle • wicke  01:44, 7 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Interesting. I'm just finding out about this for the first time. Nobody from that story has bothered to contact me about anything. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  05:18, 7 February 2011 (UTC)


 * They let just anyone write anything on the Internet without prior permission or contact? Novel concept. --MZMcBride (talk) 06:18, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * P.S. Your editnotice is completely obnoxious and inappropriate. You should fix that.
 * It's been working as intended so far; most incoming communication ends up being routed the proper way due to it. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  08:49, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Premo, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary v. Moore


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EMS project spam
Peter.C •  talk  03:13, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Lol I should have expected to see this. &rArr;  SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  05:28, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Volume LVIX, January 2011
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Nomination for deletion of Template:Backlog progress
Template:Backlog progress has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. — This, that, and the other (talk) 08:53, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

MFIreland
The disruptive editor you recently blocked has been scrubbing warnings, examples of disruption and other messages from admins from his talk page. I reverted it a couple times but he immediately jumps in and, with no appeal of any of the blocks/warnings or edit summary, blanks the sections again. I'm not really interested in playing games with him so would you consider blocking him from altering his user page for the duration of his standard block? Thanks for taking a look and being so prompt and decisive with the template, either way. TomPointTwo (talk) 20:52, 9 March 2011 (UTC)


 * He's allowed to remove warnings from his talk page. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  22:24, 9 March 2011 (UTC)


 * But not block notifications or any other procedural notifications that could be used to game the system by covering the fact they are blocked. See: WP:UP. TomPointTwo (talk) 22:35, 9 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Wrong. Block notifications can be removed. You should actually read the guideline you linked -- block notifications are nowhere to be found there. There is no system to game -- that applies to things like unblock requests declines, which has the effect of spamming other categories and making it look like a new request. He can remove whatever warnings he likes from his talk page. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  22:59, 9 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I have read it, there's no need to try and be a dick. It's obviously an effort on his part to maintain use of the account while covering up the fact he's a blocked user to those he interacts with. Regardless, I'm pretty far past my effort threshold for how much I really care so I suppose if you don't care to do anything about it then that's that. TomPointTwo (talk) 00:21, 10 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Nothing about being a dick about it. It's about understanding the guideline. You were asking me to do something under the guise of a guideline that doesn't actually say that. I'll assume good faith here that you weren't being deceptive about it, but fact is there is no justification for doing it. He can be as obnoxious as he wants on his talk page; he's blocked and can't damage anything, and if we lock down his talk page, he can't request unblocks, or respond to inquiries.  &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  00:31, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

I was going to add a similar comment. MFIreland blanked my notice after I blocked him, and I was sorely tempted to restore the notice and disable him from editing his talk page. However, WP:BLANKING is pretty clear on what can and can't be blanked. He is prohibited from removing declined unblock requests, not block notices. Also, I think a 1-year block is a bit harsh considering that MFIreland's contributions seem to be a net positive, looking over his edit history, and his block log doesn't seem to justify such a sudden escalation. ~Amatulić (talk) 06:53, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I've got to agree with Amatulic and say that the block given to MFIreland seems harsh. Bjmullan (talk) 08:39, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
 * And I agree with Amatulic and Bjmullan on the subject of the block length. I don't believe there was any intention to spam the source of the data in the template and MFIreland had also commented on the source data (as I recall). I think they just felt strongly about including the template. They have contributed on the whole to wikipedia though not without some drama along the way. Rebuke and a short block for the revert war but not that sort of length. GraemeLeggett (talk) 11:23, 10 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I've been out of town, sorry for the delayed response. If another admin wants to change the block length, I have no objection, but since I feel that it is an appropriate length given his previous block history and the commercial nature of the block (as well as the deceptive methods involved with it), I have no intention of shortening it myself. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  01:52, 13 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I offered to reduce MFIreland's block if he posts an unblock request on his talk page. I'm not inclined to take any action until he does so. The mere act of posting a request on his own talk page (which is something he doesn't do) would go a long way to demonstrate good faith. ~Amatulić (talk) 06:27, 13 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Sounds good. I'm relatively difficult to contact this entire month so don't feel the need to wait on me for anything. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  18:46, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Appoligies
I do owe you an apology. I hope you will at lest accept!! And if you wish to show a strong act of wiki forgiveness, That would be great. You came in at a bad point for me. (No Excuss) I hope you know things about the stress of RfA, I do now. I failed and did the bad thing. If I hadn't been breaking down I would have handled that better. If you feel I should apologize where this occurred I will, or you can add stuff their if you like, and I will not attack you. (That might be hard to believe). I am sorry that it happened? And it would be great to see you around. My76Strat (talk) 04:40, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Understood. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  18:02, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LX, February 2011
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Mentorship
Out of curiosity, would you consider being Geo Swan's mentor on BLP issues? See my comment on the RfC/U talk. Ncmvocalist (talk) 06:14, 18 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Any other time, but right now I can't take on the additional burden, too much on my plate already. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  08:21, 18 March 2011 (UTC)


 * No worries. Fetchcomms is ready to be mentor if he has someone else to help out on the brief occasions when he'll be unavailable (see User talk:Fetchcomms). Of course, this all depends on whether Geo Swan continues to contribute in this area, so as linked, we're waiting for Geo's response before pursuing it further. Ncmvocalist (talk) 17:30, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents
Can you explain to me how reverting someone's ethnic racism is a content dispute? Corvus cornix talk  05:21, 11 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Exactly what admin action is required, and why is AN/I the venue instead of the article or user talk page? That discussion had no reason to be on AN/I. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  22:57, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh, I dunno, maybe block the racist vandal? Whatever you think admins might want to do, closing it as a content dispute is a slap in the face to those who were offended.   Corvus cornix  talk  23:22, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * What more do you want? The editor was warned. The discussion should never have been on AN/I in the first place. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  02:25, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue LXIX, November 2011
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Arbitration/Requests/Case/Civility enforcement/Evidence/Blocks
In the course of an ongoing case, the Arbitration Committee has decided to collect all relevant information regarding Malleus Fatuorum's block log and, as such, has created a table of all blocks, which can be found here. Since you either blocked or unblocked Malleus Fatuorum, you are welcome to comment, if you wish. Salvio Let's talk about it! 13:55, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

SOPA initiative/Action
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 * Thanks. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  14:35, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

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MSU Interview
Dear Swatjester,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:
 * Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
 * Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
 * All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
 * All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
 * The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Young June Sah --Yjune.sah (talk) 21:03, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

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GOCE July 2012 Copy Edit Drive
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Protection of User:Fasttimes68
Hi SWATJester. I protected User:Fasttimes68 (from the request at WP:RPP) before I'd seen your decline comment. I'm happy for you to unprotect it; I'll leave it up to you. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 18:00, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * We're apparently cross communicating, I'll respond at your page. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  18:06, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

RD Question on semi to full auto firearm conversion
Hi SWATJester! I noticed that you left some details about the legalities concerning converting firearms from semi-automatic to fullauto on User:Whoop whoop pull up's talk page. You probably didn't realise, but this all pertianed to a question posted on the science reference desk that we refused to answer based on policy. The purpose of us refusing to answer was kind of defeated when you answered his question anyway. Also, the answer you gave was essentially legal advice, which we are prohibited from giving on the reference desk. I'm not aware of any site wide policy on giving legal advice, so you're probably not in breach or anything, but again, it kind of defeats the purpose of us refusing to give it, if someone else then dispenses with it on the asker's talk page. Just thought I should let you know for future reference. Thanks a lot! 203.27.72.5 (talk) 01:39, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Actually, I did realize. If you'll go back and read what I said, I didn't answer his question of "How". Furthermore, it was not "essentially legal advice", it was common sense pointing him to a well known American law that he can research for himself. As an attorney, I'm pretty sure I know where the line is on giving someone legal advice. Instead of giving this kid such a hard time, it would have been easier to spend two seconds looking and pointing him to the article on that law, so he can see how illegal it is for himself. &rArr;  SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  07:00, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXXVI, July 2012
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DoneDeal help
Hi Swatjester, you had commented last month on a Wikipedia entry I had started for DoneDeal. the finished version is here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Eklar/DoneDeal Can you create a DoneDeal page for me?

Thanks, Eklar Eklar (talk) 15:13, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Can you post it to the noticeboard? I'll take a look this weekend. &rArr;  SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  19:24, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXXVII, August 2012
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Edits at J. Edgar Hoover
I don't know how to initiate it, but the person inserting the stuff about Barry Proulx seems to be vandalizing. He/she is doing the edits without supporting documentation. Also problematic is that the person is using an anonymous IP address.Dogru144 (talk) 00:20, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Don't worry about it. He seems to have stopped for the minute. You can always report it at WP:AIV. &rArr;   SWAT Jester    Son of the Defender  08:02, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
FYI. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:40, 3 September 2012 (UTC) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:40, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Cleanup of Lord Bloody Wog Rolo
Thank you very much for doing this. Andreclos (talk) 11:20, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

The Olive Branch: A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #1)
Welcome to the first edition of The Olive Branch. This will be a place to semi-regularly update editors active in dispute resolution (DR) about some of the most important issues, advances, and challenges in the area. You were delivered this update because you are active in DR, but if you would prefer not to receive any future mailing, just add your name to this page. In this issue: Read the entire first edition of The Olive Branch -->
 * Background: A brief overview of the DR ecosystem.
 * Research: The most recent DR data
 * Survey results: Highlights from Steven Zhang's April 2012 survey
 * Activity analysis: Where DR happened, broken down by the top DR forums
 * DR Noticeboard comparison: How the newest DR forum has progressed between May and August
 * Discussion update: Checking up on the Wikiquette Assistance close debate
 * Proposal: It's time to close the Geopolitical, ethnic, and religious conflicts noticeboard. Agree or disagree?

--The Olive Branch 19:32, 4 September 2012 (UTC)