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Chykka listed at Redirects for discussion

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An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Chykka. Since you had some involvement with the Chykka redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. ZXCVBNM (TALK) 23:19, 7 January 2018 (UTC)Reply

Need help

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I am trying to find out if there was a page titled Carol Slade. If so, why was it deleted and can i get it reinstated as she has become

The Ms Senior NJ 2017 and went on to win the Ms Senior America 2017. She tells me she was  on wikipedia and now 8 

Dont see her.

Should i just creat a whole new page for her? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by CurlyDancerKP (talkcontribs) 00:01, 22 April 2018 (UTC)Reply

Replied on talk page --wwwwolf (barks/growls) 14:54, 22 April 2018 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom 2018 election voter message

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Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Codex colored.png

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ArbCom 2019 special circular

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Administrators must secure their accounts

The Arbitration Committee may require a new RfA if your account is compromised.

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This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:23, 4 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)

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ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:04, 4 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

"Orion CEV" listed at Redirects for discussion

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An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Orion CEV. Since you had some involvement with the Orion CEV redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. --Soumyabrata (talksubpages) 16:40, 5 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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  Established policy provides for removal of the administrative permissions of users who have not made any edits or logged actions in the preceding twelve months. Because you have been inactive, your administrative permissions will be removed if you do not return to activity within the next month.

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Thank you for your past contributions to the project. — JJMC89 bot 00:06, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

Re Gopi Warrier entry on Wikipedia

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I am only a user/supporter and have contributed very little - I have worked with Gopi Warrier for 36 years and am puzzled as to why someone keeps on removing the photo of a portrait drawing I did of him (and hold copyright). I am an artist and use my maiden name during my portrait drawing career Sarah Merton. My father was John Merton ( well known portrait painter in UK. Deceased} Gopi Warrier is not on social media and does not have any photographs of himself preferring to show only this portrait drawing.

The reason it is important to have an image of him is that there are two Gopi Warriers - both Indian but with very different interests. It is important that Gopi Warrier Indian Poet (as listed in Wiki) is recognised by his image by his students and friends and anyone wishing to find out about him - that they are not confused by different images that appear on Google and that it should be clear on Wikipedia they find what they are looking for. Presently the image has been reintroduced but several times it has been removed by an editor - but being a complete novice I am not sure how to try and ensure the image is not removed again.

Please help - this to me is a bit of a wilderness. Thank you for your time if you read this, With regards, Sarah Morritt [email protected] Sarah Morritt (talk) 12:31, 26 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Character editor

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The article Character editor has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing Wikipedia:General notability guideline requirement nor the more detailed Wikipedia:Notability (software) supplementary essay. WP:BEFORE did not reveal any significant coverage on Gnews, Gbooks or Gscholar. If you disagree and deprod this, please explain how it meets them on the talk page here in the form of "This article meets criteria A and B because..." and ping me back through WP:ECHO or by leaving a note at User talk:Piotrus. Thank you.

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Request for deleted Wikipedia Page for Zeng Keni

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Dear Wwwwolf,

I would like to request the userfied version of the deleted page for Zeng Keni (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeng_Keni) to this email [email protected]. In addition, I wanted to ask if it is appropriate for me to recreate the page for this person and update the information on the page. Very appreciative of your help thank you!(I hope I signed this post correctly I am quite new to Wikipedia) Notyourstar0609 (talk) 08:23, 24 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled

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How we will see unregistered users

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18:12, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Retrieving information

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Greetings

I am in need of assistance I made a mistake of writing an article about myself unaware that it was against Wikipedia guidelines I would ask that you may retrieve the information for to be used on my user page

Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sisto Di Boto (talkcontribs) 12:49, 17 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

New administrator activity requirement

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The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

  1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
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Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:53, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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  Established policy provides for the removal of the administrative permissions of users who have made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period. Your administrative permissions will be removed if you do not return to the required activity level before the beginning of January 2023.

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Imminent suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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The Racing Madness Wiki

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I'm an admin for the Racing Madness Wiki, a FANDOM site that covers all info on the Racing Madness games, https://racingmadness.fandom.com/wiki/Home. Anybody who is interested can hop aboard! Mountain4567 (talk · contribs) 71.178.26.30 (talk) 22:37, 15 March 2023 (UTC) 71.178.26.30 (talk) 22:53, 15 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:MUD clients

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A tag has been placed on Category:MUD clients indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz Read! Talk! 04:29, 26 March 2023 (UTC)Reply