User talk:Thespian

''I have, as of 2009, started on a massive career change; from web developer to educator. Part of this is working on a degree in 'Technology and New Media in Education'. Such irony - studying how social media and new tools like Wikipedia are changing education means...I have less time to work on Wikipedia! I am here for a few minutes daily, even if I do not edit - if you have a question or comment for me, please do so!''

New image project
Hi. This little form letter is just a courtesy notice to let you know that a proposal to merge the projects WikiProject Free images, WikiProject Fair use, WikiProject Moving free images to Wikimedia Commons and WikiProject Illustration into the newly formed WikiProject Images and Media has met with general support at WikiProject Council/Proposals/Files. Since you're on the rosters of membership in at least one of those projects, I thought you might be interested. Conversation about redirecting those projects is located here. Please participate in that discussion if you have any interest, and if you still have interest in achieving the goals of the original project, we'd love to have you join in. If you aren't interested in either the conversation or the project, please pardon the interruption. :) Thanks. Moonriddengirl (talk) 17:00, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Reviews
By all means, I'd love have you write some new reviews for the Signpost! Your review of Cult of the Amateur was excellent; I should have remembered it.

The way I've been arranging things is, when a reviewer or a few reviewers have signed up for a book, then I make sure I have everyone's mailing address and I try to contact the publisher and request copies to be sent directly to each prospective reviewers. So far, every publisher that has responded by email has given us the copies I requested (even one very expensive reference book), although I think in two cases I just never heard from them (I'll try faxes or phone calls, which are harder to ignore).

So if you want to review any particular book(s), I can probably get review copies. Maybe one or more of these is the kind of thing you'd be interested in?: Viral Spiral (with me); Against the Machine (with Katalaveno); Content Nation (with me and Cryptic C62) ; eCulture; From Papyrus to Hypertext. I'm contacting the publishers of Content Nation and Against the Machine today, so if you're interested in those please let me know quickly and email me your mailing address; for the others, no rush.--ragesoss (talk) 14:57, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * There's an "email this user" link in the "toolbox" on the left sidebar of my userpage (and anyone who else who as that option enabled, like you do).--ragesoss (talk) 23:48, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Per your request
USer:98.215.223.155 is still edit warring to ad a promotional/COI/spam link to a site on The Walking Dead despite many editors reverting and telling him to stop. You said there when you blocked him before to alert you if the problem continued, and it has. DreamGuy (talk) 16:39, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Semi-prot is probably not necessary, as just after DreamGuy left this message, I believe I resolved the issue in a compromise. - BalthCat (talk) 15:36, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (File:Sandler reads ode to bob.png)
 Thanks for uploading File:Sandler reads ode to bob.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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Orphaned non-free image (File:Edangerbook.jpg)
 Thanks for uploading File:Edangerbook.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of "file" pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Aspects (talk) 19:29, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Edangerbook.jpg
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If it is determined that the file does not qualify under the non-free content policy, it might be deleted by an administrator within a few days in accordance with our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions, please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. Aspects (talk) 16:29, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

September 2009
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from. When removing text, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the text has been restored, as you can see from the. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. ''The additions I added have their own articles because they are notable and are covered in multiple reliable sources. I will consider you removing them again vandalism. So what if they are joke vampires? '' Cameron Scott (talk) 06:47, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Mplating
I think you should have left your warning message there (after fixing the typo). It would be amusing for the user to see a warning that he might be blocked, after he's already been blocked. Reminds me of a scene from Love and Death. Sonja is fooling around with a pistol and it goes off with a loud bang. Boris says, "Be careful with that gun, it may be loaded." →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 07:41, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I just thought it would add to the humor of the situation. "His Royal Highness" rules a kingdom that's roughly the size of a small county in Iowa, and apparently bought a "knighthood" from a mail order house that probably also sells the right to have a star named after you, so it's no wonder the guy's a tad irritable. →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 08:35, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
 * And if he has a crown, I'm guessing he bought it during "Zirconium Week" on QVC. →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 08:37, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Basics
As an administrator, I'd expect you to know that if you report a user at AN/I, you inform the user about it as it tells you to do at the top of the page. Please try and do this in future. --Cameron Scott (talk) 08:36, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

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Canadian Neonatal Network
Hi Thespian, my page Canadian Neonatal Network has been speedily deleted becuase of a conflict of interest and copyright infringemnet (much of the material used was from a website that I set up using approved language about the network's bachground, mission, goals, etc). Would it be possible for you to reinstate this, as it seems that I cannot touch it?

Thanks. Smackerella (talk) 20:23, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for File:Dixiechicks The neighbor.jpg
Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Dixiechicks The neighbor.jpg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the file description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Skier Dude ( talk  03:21, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Saying "Fair use of album cover for illustration of music single" is not a rationale, it is just a claim - details on this at Non-free use rationale guideline. See examples of "rationales" at File:Elemeno p-urban getaway cover.jpg or File:Faithless Mass Destruction.jpg or File:FairyRingCover.jpg.  And, my bot is clearly named as "Skiersbot" and is not allowed or used for this purpose- these were all done by me, and it's not the first (or 10th) time that I've been accused of being a bot.  Skier Dude  ( talk  01:14, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Looking for Wikipedia Ambassadors
Hi! I'm leaving you this message because you are listed as a Wikipedian in Boston. The Wikipedia Ambassador Program is currently looking for Campus Ambassadors to help with Wikipedia assignments at schools in Boston and Cambridge, which will be participating in the Public Policy Initiative for the Spring 2011 semester. The role of Campus Ambassadors will be to provide face-to-face training and support for students on Wikipedia-related skills (how to edit articles, how to add references, etc.). This includes doing in-class presentations, running workshops and labs, possibly holding office hours, and in general providing in-person mentorship for students.

Prior Wikipedia skills are not required for the role, as training will be provided for all Campus Ambassadors (although, of course, being an experienced editor is a plus).

If you live near Boston and you are interested in being a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador, or know someone else from the area who might be, please email me or leave a message on my talk page.

If you're an experienced and active Wikipedian, you might be interested alternatively in becoming an Online Ambassador. The role of Online Ambassadors is to serve as mentors for students; it doesn't require any in-person outreach. Take a look at the Online Ambassador guidelines; the "mentorship process" describes roughly what will be expected of mentors in the coming term. If that's something you want to do, please apply!

You can find instructions for applying at WP:ONLINE. The main things we're looking for in Online Ambassadors are friendliness, regular activity (since mentorship is a commitment that spans several months), and the ability to give detailed, substantive feedback on articles (both short new articles, and longer, more mature ones).

--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 21:17, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

File source problem with File:Beaverbrook.jpg
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If you have uploaded other files, consider verifying that you have specified sources for those files as well. You can find a list of files you have created [ in your upload log]. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged per Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion, F4. If the image is copyrighted and non-free, the image will be deleted 48 hours after 01:41, 25 December 2010 (UTC) per speedy deletion criterion F7. If you have any questions or are in need of assistance please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Kelly hi! 01:41, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Recent Changes Camp 2011 – Boston, MA
Hi, can I interest you in Recent Changes Camp 2011 (Wentworth Institute of Technology, March 11-13)?

It is an Open Space Technology format unconference focused on wikis and collaborative practices.

Recent Changes Camp follows an unconference model of being free to participants and an Open Space model in having a program that is determined onsite by participants.

You can read more here, and do feel free to pass this on to friends and colleagues.

Hope to see you there on any or all of the days.

Dave Crosby (talk) 15:52, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Fix + Addition to Tuangou Article
Hi - the twangoo.co.za link on the article is missing an opening [ bracket, so it has this odd, orphaned closing ] bracket. Please fix:) Also, there is another rather large South African contender that is missing from this article (no shameless self-promotion, just trying to ensure the South African section is feature complete) - www.dealio.co.za

-H — Preceding unsigned comment added by Haitch to the izzo (talk • contribs) 11:38, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of Corinna Fugate for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Corinna Fugate is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Corinna Fugate 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.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Orange Mike  |   Talk  22:48, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Curious Directive
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WikiProject Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter
Hi I created a page and its failing miserably and I need help to save it and work on it further, I didnt realize I have such a hard time with using the correct references and approach. please help http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogan's_Heroes_(band) its that page and It wasnt even 45% done. I have collected an extreme amount of references and can show notability as soon as I can clearly define what that is. Thanks in advance. best.CombatMarshmallow (talk) 05:30, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview
Dear Thespian,

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 communityHERE, 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 nameHERE 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 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.9.115.210 (talk) 20:12, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

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Non-free rationale for File:Sideorderoflife pants.png
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Jane Henson article regional spelling
Hello, Thespian. You commented on my talk page about a change of spelling that I made in the Jane Henson article. I generally agree about not changing regional variations gratuitously, and did so because I did not understand that this was one. However, the style references that you gave me implies to me that the article should actually be written with US variants, and so I am confused as to why you think it should not be, not withstanding my unintentional offense of calling the previous version a misspelling. Please respond via my my talk page, where I also went into a bit more detail on my reasoning. Thanks. (Esobocinski (talk) 18:24, 7 April 2013 (UTC))

RE: Deerlover
I've moved the thread on AN to ANI, as that's more-suited to your complain. I've also replied there. Regards, m.o.p  06:45, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

WP:FOOD Needs You!
Hi there Thespian! I've noticed you have yourself listed as a member of the Food and Drink Wikiproject. Unfortunately it looks like the project has been slowly sliding into inactivity except for a couple of people. That makes me a sad potato, and nobody likes a sad potato amirite?

If you'd like to turn my frown upside down, can you do two small things?

First off, go here and add Tick (✅) next to your name if you're still part of the project.

Second, go to the project talkpage and participate in a discussion about how to make the project more active, and how to go about making articles in our area of interest a lot better.

You don't want to make me cry, do you? Potatoes have a lot of eyes you know. So come on, join in! :)

— The Potato Hose 18:26, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Copies of deleted articles
Hi, I found you on the list of administrators willing to provide copies of deleted articles. Can I get a copy of these articles.
 * User:Alexbonaro/present day Bonanno crime family
 * User:Alexbonaro/Bonnano crime family circa 2001
 * User:Alexbonaro/Bonanno crime family circa 1991

Thank You. --Vic49 (talk)  22:39, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting
You are invited to the 2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, on 20 July 2013 in Boston! We will be talking about the future of the chapter, including GLAM, Wiki Loves Monuments, and where we want to take our chapter in the future! EdwardsBot (talk) 10:19, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Wikiproject Food and Drink Newsletter - September 2013

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WP:Food
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Request for comment
Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:47, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Userfication request that does not seem automatic
You are listed at Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to provide copies of deleted articles and since I don't want to inundate the people whose names start with the letter a, I have jumped to the Ts (given my username). I have made a request at Administrators' noticeboard/Archive262. The article has been deleted through AFD twice and the first time was upheld at DRV. The first version was 49KB readable prose, while the second version was 33KB readable prose. Although many have argued the second was a recreation of the first, two separate admins reversed their own WP:G4 deletions upon further review. It seems that a third admin speedily declined another G4 although I am unable to see the history right now and did not notice this during the second AFD. I have a long history at successful recreations (12 articles now at WP:GA are formerly deleted articles that I have recreated, including "Cat Daddy" which was deleted 4 previous times). The second AFD seems to be an indictment against any future recreation of the article, which is befuddling to me. I would like to learn something from this seemingly odd result. I have requested a userfication that includes history and talk page so that I can investigate policy/guidelines. So far the best userfication offer was by to restore it for a fixed 2 week expiry. I have stated that 2 months would be more appropriate than 2 weeks because no policy discussion can be guaranteed to conclude within 2 weeks and I have several that I would like to pursue. Floquenbeam, has stated his hesitance is based on assumptions of bad faith regarding my intentions and that I have made a phantom "refusal to agree not to bug people about tagging or edits they made to the article prior to deletion" which I never made (I was actually concerned about the 2 week expiry and forgot to assent to the request). I am unable to discuss things with Floquenbeam who has not edited in 3 days (since 20:43, 28 May 2014). As a frequent recreator of content, I would like a chance to become a better editor by examining the various policies related to this outcome with the content available for illustration and instruction.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:22, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Just so you know, Tony has forum-shopped this request at Deletion_review/Log/2014_May_6 and then Administrators'_noticeboard where he received answers he disliked. He has since requested on 9 different admin talk pages, including: User_talk:TParis, User_talk:Thingg, User_talk:Titoxd, User_talk:Thespian, User talk:Tawker, User talk:The Placebo Effect, User talk:Thehelpfulone, User_talk:Toon05, & finally User_talk:ThaddeusB who restored the article on request to User:TonyTheTiger/Jabari Parker's high school career. I apologize for spamming this message, but since Tony has failed to let you know that he has forum-shopped to successfully get the outcome he wanted, I felt you all deserved to know that you do not need to respond to his request. Cheers,  TLSuda  (talk) 16:44, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

This Friday: Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Cambridge, MA
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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins
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Please note that TOTP based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your preferences page in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the developing help page for additional information. Important: Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the thread on the administrators' noticeboard. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:32, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

A new user right for New Page Patrollers
Hi.

A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins) .MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:48, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

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Arbitration
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Obituaries
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Notification of pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity
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Notification of imminent suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity
Following a community discussion in June 2011, consensus was reached to provisionally suspend the administrative permissions of users who have been inactive for one year (i.e. administrators who have not made any edits or logged actions in more than one year). As a result of this discussion, your administrative permissions will be removed pending your return if you do not return to activity within the next several days. If you wish to have these permissions reinstated should this occur, please post to the Bureaucrats' noticeboard and the userright will be restored per the re-sysopping process (i.e. as long as the attending bureaucrats are reasonably satisfied that your account has not been compromised, that your inactivity did not have the effect of evading scrutiny of any actions which might have led to sanctions, and that you have not been inactive for a three-year period of time). If you remain inactive for a three-year period of time, including the present year you have been inactive, you will need to request reinstatement at WP:RFA. This removal of access is procedural only, and not intended to reflect negatively upon you in any way. We wish you the best in future endeavors, and thank you for your past administrative efforts. — xaosflux  Talk 00:41, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity
Following a community discussion in June 2011, consensus was reached to provisionally suspend the administrative permissions of users who have been inactive for one year (i.e. administrators who have not made any edits or logged actions in more than one year). As a result of this discussion, your administrative permissions have been removed pending your return. If you wish to have these permissions reinstated, please post to the Bureaucrats' noticeboard and the userright will be restored per the re-sysopping process (i.e. as long as the attending bureaucrats are reasonably satisfied that your account has not been compromised, that your inactivity did not have the effect of evading scrutiny of any actions which might have led to sanctions, and that you have not been inactive for a three-year period of time). If you remain inactive for a three-year period of time, including the present year you have been inactive, you will need to request reinstatement at WP:RFA. This removal of access is procedural only, and not intended to reflect negatively upon you in any way. We wish you the best in future endeavors, and thank you for your past administrative efforts. — xaosflux  Talk 00:49, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Democracia Nacional logo.png
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