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@Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi:I agree that the article presents problems. There has been input by other editors on the talk page, though. Perhaps you could provoke interest in resuming some method of for addressing the situation. Tiderolls17:10, 28 June 2017 (UTC)Reply
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It's gonna be a different look, professor, to be sure. Minkah's back (bless his heart), and Hurts and Scarbrough should be able to slice and dice. I'm sorry...I miss #22 and #56. Phreaking Ho-meric.<---it's a The Quiet Man reference. A bit before your time but ya can't beat the Fitzgerald brothers...and John Ford's brother has a cameo. Tiderolls12:56, 24 August 2017 (UTC)Reply
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I am not calling an experienced editor an vandal. I only did that to Jim1138 (talk) because he is only an online fraud and vandalises many people's edits like mine's. You really deserve a barnstar for trying to do the right thing. Can we be friends?Thechinesekid (talk) 14:04, 2 September 2017 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 7 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Here's your barnstar for doing the right thing. If you want to help me, please delete Jim1138's account if you can. He is making a lot of trouble for us so far. Thechinesekid (talk) 14:08, 2 September 2017 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 7 years ago7 comments2 people in discussion
That could have gone a bit better, but it could have gone a lot worse. Defense was good, and OL showed promise, though I'm sure we all want to see domination from the start. But the first W is there. Take it easy Tide--drop on by in your state capitol one of these days.
I guess I missed you on your many trips to the heart of Dixie. Ah well. What do you think? Are we going to give up a TD on this drive? Are we going to put some pressure on the QB or what? Is the taco meat I'm making too spicy? After how many does tequila become a bad thing? Is there any use to Boy Scoutism at all? Questions, questions, Tide rolls, and you're not answering any. Drmies (talk) 00:13, 17 September 2017 (UTC)Reply
Hey, I still wore a shirt--just not my lucky shirt. I'm saving it for when we need it. Take it easy, and remember I got your coffee ready in the Capital of Dreams. Drmies (talk) 23:20, 1 October 2017 (UTC)Reply
Look at my recent log and ask yourself if I could have any thoughts left, haha! The sheer repetitivenes of semi-protecting and proxy-blocking...I'm going to get more coffee and pretend to do some work. Drmies (talk) 15:55, 2 October 2017 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 6 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
In response to the message you left on my talk page, I respectfully disagree. It is more important to avoid providing obviously incorrect information / misinformation, than it is to follow some "policy" on providing so-called references, which may, or may not, be scientifically correct, depending upon the age of the material in question. Therefore, I regard the failure to obtain consensus or to state a valid objective FACT that may support contradictory to my edit to be outright vandalism, where the challenger fails to obtain consensus. Especially, where the revisionist was clearly attempting to elicit a negative response. Mind you, this is my interpretation of policy, where policy appears to contradict itself at best, in my opinion.So, again, I reiterate the fact that I respectfully disagree with everything you have to say on the topic. That said, it is still clearly WRONGFUL to modify other people's edits without at least having brought any issues to their attention FIRST. (Thats called having basic RESPECT for others!) Therefore, this guy was clearly in the wrong, either way you want to look at it. 108.201.29.108 (talk) 01:37, 29 December 2017 (UTC)Reply
The person is giving no explanation for the change in the Edit summary or in the talk page. I think the page needs to be locked for a little bit-Æ-202 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 12:07, 29 December 2017 (UTC)Reply
Hi, Æ-202. The most recent edits I saw didn't appear to be vandalism. That's mostly due to my inexperience with the subject matter. Has there been a long term effort to change the information in the article against consensus? Could you direct me to where the consensus was determined? There could be a case made for disruption if there has been a long term problem. Thanks for helping watch over the article; I'd be glad to help out where I'm able. Just get the info to me that shows the disruption. Tiderolls13:56, 29 December 2017 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 6 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
I saw this edit and felt it was a stellar explanation and was very encouraging. It's everything Wikipedia should be, and often isn't. It's also a good reminder to me of how to approach an editor who really does appear to be trying but doesn't seem to be finding their legs. Well done! Walter Görlitz (talk) 07:38, 5 January 2018 (UTC)Reply
Thank you, Walter. I was trying to restrain myself; your positive feedback helps my confidence. I'll try to make the same effort in the future. Happy New Year Tiderolls13:21, 5 January 2018 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 6 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
I'm trying to undo vandalism from IP address user[2] who gives no source links in order to prove the changes they've he/she made, but user Ifnord[3] is putting the vandalism back on the page without providing proof either.108.82.12.132 (talk) 20:37, 9 January 2018 (UTC)Reply
The editor in your message is not reinstating vandalism. Please see WP:NOTVAND. Additionally, you are edit warring and employing juvenile edit summaries. I implore you to stop these behaviors and begin discussing your differences on the article talk pages. Tiderolls20:59, 9 January 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 6 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Hi there--I've never seen this page about bicycles let alone edited it, yet I have a note telling me my edit was reverted. I have a login, and no one has ever used this computer IP address except me, ever.
How could this happen? The edit also looks homophobic; I don't want to be associated with it.
@Syelle: One of the advantages of registering an account is that your IP address is, for the most part, known only to you. Hopefully that will alleviate any worry regarding being associated with the edit in question. I can't help explain how the edit occurred; further, I believe that to pursue the matter would mean revealing personal information that would be best avoided. If my post is unclear or you'd like further discussion please let me know. Thanks Tiderolls13:33, 13 February 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 6 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Appreciate your explanation. You gave a much better explanation than the other editor for why we should not use flags in the climate article. His or her best explanation for why we should not use flags...it's too much clutter. So he/she unilaterally decided to undo about an hour's worth of work because he/she felt it was too "cluttered". That looks and sounds like vandalism. G. Capo (talk) 14:52, 12 April 2018 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for your reply, @G. Capo:. If you check WP:VAND you'll see a definition of: ..editing (or other behavior) deliberately intended to obstruct or defeat the project's purpose. Edits may be frustrating in their result, or even incorrect, and still not be vandalism. I apologize for harping. My aim is to provide sufficient information to help you understand. Thanks for your patience, Tiderolls15:03, 12 April 2018 (UTC)Reply
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User DasallmächtigeJ[6] is stating the on Mad Max video game page that's it's both a prequel and a sequel to Fury Road[7], however the source links on the page don't support that claim.
"A Mad Max game is coming, but it's not going to be related to any of the movies, because of Avalanche's radical position that movie tie-ins are pretty terrible."
"A Mad Max game is in development, but don't call it a movie tie-in. Developer Avalanche Studios is making it clear that their upcoming game, based on the long-standing franchise, is not tied to any of the films, particularly the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road."[8]
"The studio is very clear that this game is in no way associated with the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road movie starring Tom Hardy, that it is very much an original, standalone story, set in a standalone world."[9]
The official comic book doesn't show the events of the video game[10] and the Mad Max wiki doesn't use the events of the game on the character's page, "Do not put information from the video game. It is not canon.".[11]
DasallmächtigeJ is not only putting in his opinions on the page but links to opinions from people who didn't work on the game and had nothing to do with it.108.208.136.214 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 10:08, 20 April 2018 (UTC)Reply
For the record, I expanded the article with several sources on how the film and the game are connected. The user appears to be some sort of errate fan, his only excuse for removing my content is that it a.) doens't appear in a comic book (because obviously you put out a comic book with the exact same content as a game and of course they can't have two separate stories) and his assertion that b.) because the developers stated that it is not a frame-by-frame reproduction of the movie it of course cannot be a prequel. I tried to reason with him, but he simply reverted the edit and cleaned his talk page. I actually don't like doing this, but I will have to report him now and suggest to protect the page.--DasallmächtigeJ (talk) 14:25, 20 April 2018 (UTC)Reply
User DasallmächtigeJ is still not providing any real proof from the studio, the developer or from George Miller himself that would backup his claim that's it's connected to the film. The video game's story doesn't even fit Fury Road or any past Mad Max film. Mad had a baby boy, not a preteen girl, Glory in the game isn't the same from the movie and comic book (written by Miller). Max meets her and her mother differently, the car he has at the end of the game is not the same as the one seen at the beginning of Fury Rad. Like I said, user DasallmächtigeJ is just using a review's opinion and speculation, that's not how wikipedia articles work. The way he's editing the page, it doesn't make any sense, it's not connected the film... and yet... it somewhat is...108.208.136.214 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 09:04, 21 April 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Hi. Last year you blocked User:Dino nam for edit warring. That I know of, this user was involved in a protracted dispute over at Battle of Ia Drang with User:Tnguyen4321. That user is now subject to a restriction on editing the article. Since October last year, new user Special:Contributions/Day_to_day has been sporadically editing the article with what looks to me like the same agenda as Dino nam. Day to day has only ever edited this article. I don't actually necessarily disagree with this person's edits, but if he is a sock of banned user Dino nam, then in all fairness they should not be allowed to stand. I don't know how to go about confirming these suspicions. Could you advise what I should do, please? Thanks. Factotem (talk) 17:25, 15 May 2018 (UTC)Reply
Hi, Factotem, thanks for your message. I agree that the circumstances are suspicious but I have not seen enough behavioral similarities to convince myself of the possibility that the two accounts are operated by the same individual. I also agree that Tnguyen4321 should not be penalized by their commitment to stay away from the article. I would offer this option: gather some diffs that demonstrate your concern and file a report at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations. The procedure is relatively easy to execute. That way you will be able to obtain more input. Thanks for the help with the article; don't worry, it's still on my watchlist. Tiderolls18:31, 15 May 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 6 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
I believe this is the same person who is undoing edits for no reason other than to get back at someone. Something needs to be done (if anything can be done) about this person since it's pretty clear that there not going to stop at all.
107.77.229.4[12] (blocked but that's not really doing anything by the looks of it)
I don't mean to get off topic here, but I want to be honest, so please believe me when I say that I'm not here to cause any trouble or get into an edit war with anyone. I came here to someone like you to let you know about this, I have no control over what IP address I get, I'm at the mercy of AT&T's DSL connection and anybody who owns this thing knows that it sucks.[20] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.208.137.111 (talk) 22:38, 10 July 2018 (UTC)Reply
I don't really see vandalism; you'll have to pardon my ignorance but what I'm seeing is a content dispute. Tbe other editor's changes may be disruptive and/or incorrect but due to my lack of knowledge I can't call tbe changes vandalism. My advice would be to contact other editors on whatever Wiki project talk page that applies and make your case tbere. What you've described is complicated and best addressed by tbose familiar with tbe subject. As for the issue of dynamic IP addresses; register an account. Thanks for taking the time to post here. Tiderolls02:10, 11 July 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 4 years ago5 comments3 people in discussion
I posted a discography that I copied in its entirety from the Italian wiki page...which I carefully cleaned up and translated into English. So, congrats on improving this pathetic page for Rise Stevens? No, of course not. Instead some fool editor shows up and decides to randomly delete parts of it, no explanation given other than "unsourced" (as if I have to prove to his perfect satisfaction - it's always a he - that every one of these widely known recordings actually exist). No discussion, certainly no investigation of the actual facts on his part, just vandalism to prove he has the power to delete whatever the heck he wants.
And you show up once I restore it and declare, absent any evidence, that I am a sockpuppet - rather than the obvious fucking explanation that my ISP assigns new IPs every time I log on.
Is there an ounce of sense in any of you puffed up Wikipedia editors? Any sense at all in there? Yikes, every time I deal with one of you types I decide I must be the fool for thinking that any of you can actually be reasoned with.
I realize I'm being trolled but on the off chance you really do give a damn, go to the article talk page and attempt to discover what the consensus for your changes may be. Tiderolls19:32, 13 September 2018 (UTC)Reply
There has been no discussion, neither initiated by you nor by the fool who deleted my posting, nor by an earlier fool who waded in a week or two ago (using a bot) and deleted my additions arbitrarily. It's just one self-important editor after another deleting stuff which is either borrowed in its fucking entirety from another language version of wikipedia, or basic consensus among people who know anything about the opera singer.
And wtf constitutes "trolling", apart from the fact that I have rightly criticized your arrogant assertion of power? Do trolls improve wikipedia pages by adding needed fucking content? Jesus H. Christ you people are pathetic.
That was enjoyable, Tide rolls--though not as enjoyable AS THAT CRAZY SH*T TUA PULLS OFF EVERY SINGLE WEEK. You ready for tonight? I got pork in the slow cooker, and some low-budget but not too low bourbon. Plenty of beers. Note that I'm NOT wearing my lucky Bama shirt since I don't want to use up all its mojo when we don't need it--if you think Missouri is going to be a dangerous game, let me know and I'll change. CUZ U WITH UR ARROGANT ASSERTION OF POWER HAVE AUTHORITAY Drmies (talk) 21:27, 13 October 2018 (UTC)Reply
I come back here to report, Tide rolls, that I just blocked this same person and his entire range; they've been fucking around since 6 May 2016, and I saw that they left a comment on your talk page. Who would think that I would have responded at that time--and that my good friend Shock Brigade Harvester Boris dropped by? I am going to get me some Evan Williams in his honor; Boris was a Midwesterner, and respected a good football team if he saw one, and I learned a lot from him. Hope you are well, Tide rolls. What a mess, huh. Drmies (talk) 01:06, 30 April 2020 (UTC)Reply
I have to admit, Professor, when I saw "What is wrong with you?" in your edit summary I was somewhat concerned. Thinking I may have clicked a wrong button somewhere and RevDel'd 40 or 50 FAs or blocked Jimbo, I was relieved to find it referenced an old section header. Things here are much the same as everywhere; folks are grumpy for dozens of different reasons that none of us can control. I'll join you in the Evan Williams project, if only to help the folks over at the Alcohol Control Board with a cash infusion. Thanks for the heavy lifting on the troll deal and I hope you and yours are well. Tiderolls12:59, 30 April 2020 (UTC)Reply
There is an open request for comment on Meta regarding the creation a new user group for global edit filter management.
Technical news
Partial blocks should be available for testing in October on the Test Wikipedia and the Beta-Cluster. This new feature allows admins to block users from editing specific pages and in the near-future, namespaces and uploading files. You can expect more updates and an invitation to help with testing once it is available.
The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team is currently looking for input on how to measure the effectiveness of blocks. This is in particular related to how they will measure the success of the aforementioned partial blocks.
Because of a data centre test, you will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia projects for up to an hour on 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time.
Following a request for comment, the size of the Arbitration Committee will be decreased to 13 arbitrators, starting in 2019. Additionally, the minimum support percentage required to be appointed to a two-year term on ArbCom has been increased to 60%. ArbCom candidates who receive between 50% and 60% support will be appointed to one-year terms instead.
Nominations for the 2018 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission are being accepted until 12 October. These are the editors who help run the ArbCom election smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering for this role, please consider nominating yourself.
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Hello,
I am trying to update the page for Barton Peveril Sixth Form College - I work for the College and it is within my job description to do so. Please could you help me do this?
Kind regards,
George Robson
@Ggrbsn: Hi, George. I addressed this issue on your user talk page (found here) with this edit. Basically, you are advised not to edit the article directly. If you have content to add or believe content needs to be removed, leave a message on the article's talk page (found here). Let editors that do not have a close relationship with the article's subject make the changes. Regards Tiderolls14:14, 29 October 2018 (UTC)Reply
Apologies, @N1631:, you'll have to find someone that can translate that for me. I'll check the article revision history to see if anything obvious jumps out at me. Tiderolls12:32, 1 November 2018 (UTC)Reply
OK, @N1631:, I see part of the problem. First, you need to stop reverting the changes on that article immediately. You are jeopardizing your editing privilege by edit warring (see WP:Edit warring). Your next action needs to be determining consensus by discussing the content on the article talk page. Before you do that please consult WP:Article titles. Tiderolls12:42, 1 November 2018 (UTC)Reply
I completely fouled up on a cu report this evening and more or less have seem to have been ignored by 2 cu's as a result - which gives one a complete sense of despair as to when this guy comes back again...(see block history) - he simply keeps going the same way - I have Indonesian, but most of the language and words used are gobbldegook - as confirmed by a since retired admin with good dual language capacity. The editor is incapable of editing in english by the way. JarrahTree14:22, 1 November 2018 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the update, @JarrahTree: I'll look into the matter further but I'm at work so someone else may act before me. In any event they seemed to have stopped for the moment. Tiderolls14:42, 1 November 2018 (UTC)Reply
very sorry to have interfered with processes - the editor has been blocked, and my ineptness at spi reporting has been picked up by a couple of very considerate cu's... if only the real world had the equivalent level of help...JarrahTree14:48, 1 November 2018 (UTC)Reply
Partial blocks is now available for testing on the Test Wikipedia. The new functionality allows you to block users from editing specific pages. Bugs may exist and can be reported on the local talk page or on Meta. A discussion regarding deployment to English Wikipedia will be started by community liaisons sometime in the near future.
A user script is now available to quickly review unblock requests.
The 2019 Community Wishlist Survey is now accepting new proposals until November 11, 2018. The results of this survey will determine what software the Wikimedia Foundation's Community Tech team will work on next year. Voting on the proposals will take place from November 16 to November 30, 2018. Specifically, there is a proposal category for admins and stewards that may be of interest.
Arbitration
Eligible editors will be invited to nominate themselves as candidates in the 2018 Arbitration Committee Elections starting on November 4 until November 13. Voting will begin on November 19 and last until December 2.
The Arbitration Committee's email address has changed to arbcom-enwikimedia.org. Other email lists, such as functionaries-en and clerks-l, remain unchanged.
I'll take the blame, won't change reality. That's why Nick gets mad whenever the media takes these games lightly. You always have to play 100 percent. Tiderolls20:06, 17 November 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Hello, Tide rolls. Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 3 December. All users who registered an account before Sunday, 28 October 2018, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Thursday, 1 November 2018 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.
The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.
Oh this will be a wonderful night for me to do some real admin work and stuff. Can you believe it? The opposite of last year? And two great teams, much respect to Georgia? Unbelievable. Mrs. Drmies and I are still teared up--love Jalen Hurts. Drmies (talk) 02:48, 2 December 2018 (UTC)Reply
A request for comment is in progress to determine whether members of the Bot Approvals Group should satisfy activity requirements in order to remain in that role.
A request for comment is in progress regarding whether to change the administrator inactivity policy, such that administrators "who have made no logged administrative actions for at least 12 months may be desysopped". Currently, the policy states that administrators "who have made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least 12 months may be desysopped".
Administrators and bureaucrats can no longer unblock themselves unless they placed the block initially. This change has been implemented globally. See also this ongoing village pump discussion (permalink).
To complement the aforementioned change, blocked administrators will soon have the ability to block the administrator that placed their block to mitigate the possibility of a compromised administrator account blocking all other active administrators.
In late November, an attacker compromised multiple accounts, including at least four administrator accounts, and used them to vandalize Wikipedia. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. Sharing the same password across multiple websites makes your account vulnerable, especially if your password was used on a website that suffered a data breach. As these incidents have shown, these concerns are not pure fantasies.
Shock Brigade Harvester Boris (Raymond Arritt) passed away on 14 November 2018. Boris joined Wikipedia as Raymond arritt on 8 May 2006 and was an administrator from 30 July 2007 to 2 June 2008.
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Hello, Tiderolls! I would like to apologize to you and the wikipedia community in advance for not providing you with an explanation as to why I removed the text that you had highlighted. The reason being is that the underline portion that was deleted did not sufficiently match the definition of a nuclear family, which is definitively considered to be a two parent household, composed of a man and a woman, with children. What was previously there was a misconstrued, minsinterpreted version of the term that doesn't match with the definition that I provided above and is considered to be the correct definition. I apologize for the inconvenience that this brought upon you, and I hope that this had given you clarity to the subject matter. Along with this, I'd like to thank you for keeping me on track because I acknowledge that not providing a reason for editing was very negligent of me. I will take your advice for the future when I edit (add or remove) content from the website.
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Happy Christmas!
Hello Tide rolls,
Early in A Child's Christmas in Wales the young Dylan and his friend Jim Prothero witness smoke pouring from Jim's home. After the conflagration has been extinguished Dylan writes that
Nobody could have had a noisier Christmas Eve. And when the firemen turned off the hose and were standing in the wet, smoky room, Jim's Aunt, Miss. Prothero, came downstairs and peered in at them. Jim and I waited, very quietly, to hear what she would say to them. She said the right thing, always. She looked at the three tall firemen in their shining helmets, standing among the smoke and cinders and dissolving snowballs, and she said, "Would you like anything to read?"
My thanks to you for your efforts to keep the 'pedia readable in case the firemen chose one of our articles :-) Best wishes to you and yours and happy editing in 2019. MarnetteD|Talk22:46, 19 December 2018 (UTC)Reply
R4 (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no file links) that have the same name as a file or redirect at Commons are now covered under the new R4 criterion (discussion). This is {{db-redircom}}; the text is unchanged.
G13 (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts (discussion). Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use {{db-blankdraft}}.
Members of the Bot Approvals Group (BAG) are now subject to an activity requirement. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.
Technical news
Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new password policy and requirements. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, et al.) must have a password at least 10 characters in length. All accounts must have a password:
User accounts not meeting these requirements will be prompted to update their password accordingly. More information is available on MediaWiki.org.
Blocked administrators may now block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A request for comment is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
{{Copyvio-revdel}} now has a link to open the history with the RevDel checkboxes already filled in.
Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately.
Around 22% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
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Hi Tide rolls. Since this person still did not stop his disruptive editing through various IPs until 2019, I have decided to create the long-term abuse casepage of him. In case there is something that I missed there, would you mind to add additional information there? Dl2000 are also invited to share any additional information since he also have been dealing with the person several times before. :) Molecule Extraction (talk) 05:05, 26 January 2019 (UTC)Reply
Administrators who are blocked have the technical ability to block the administrator who blocked their own account. A recent request for comment has amended the blocking policy to clarify that this ability should only be used in exceptional circumstances, such as account compromises, where there is a clear and immediate need.
A request for comment closed with a consensus in favor of deprecating The Sun as a permissible reference, and creating an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite it.
Technical news
A discussion regarding an overhaul of the format and appearance of Wikipedia:Requests for page protection is in progress (permalink). The proposed changes will make it easier to create requests for those who are not using Twinkle. The workflow for administrators at this venue will largely be unchanged. Additionally, there are plans to archive requests similar to how it is done at WP:PERM, where historical records are kept so that prior requests can more easily be searched for.
A new IRC bot is available that allows you to subscribe to notifications when specific filters are tripped. This requires that your IRC handle be identified.
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I appreciate your efforts at achieving excellence at Wikipedia, but your admonishment to me that I should "exercise restraint" in my summaries is off base and unnecessary.
In summarizing my edits, I would rather err on the side of diligence than negligence as instructed by Wikipedia. I don't assume people have prior knowledge in understanding my edits so I make an effort to be clear, also as instructed by Wikipedia. In writing edit summaries, I am aware that some of the people who might read my summaries are either quite tied to the subject and sensitive to edits or beginners who are learning how and why edits are made.
Wikipedia encourages editors to be thorough in their summaries, recommending restraint only as it pertains to not "...writing essays about 'the truth' or longwinding arguments with fellow editors."
Finally, in the scheme of things, how do my thorough summaries possibly impact you or other Wikipedia editors? Surely, there are far more important ways to spend your time, energy and skill to improve Wikipedia.
Following discussions at the Bureaucrats' noticeboard and Wikipedia talk:Administrators, an earlier change to the restoration of adminship policy was reverted. If requested, bureaucrats will not restore administrator permissions removed due to inactivity if there have been five years without a logged administrator action; this "five year rule" does not apply to permissions removed voluntarily.
Technical news
A new tool is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.
Arbitration
The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
paid-en-wpwikipedia.org has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive paid editing.
checkuser-en-wpwikipedia.org has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.
The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Please see meta:Community health initiative/User reporting system consultation 2019 to provide your input on this idea.
Two more administrator accounts were compromised. Evidence has shown that these attacks, like previous incidents, were due to reusing a password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. All admins are strongly encouraged to enable two-factor authentication, please consider doing so. Please always practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
As a reminder, according to WP:NOQUORUM, administrators looking to close or relist an AfD should evaluate a nomination that has received few or no comments as if it were a proposed deletion (PROD) prior to determining whether it should be relisted.
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My comments are correct and it is counterproductive to revert the talk page to the previous revision. When incorrect material is the subject of lengthy discussion that is five years old, it is an impediment to readers. No one will bother to sort through all the text that I deleted, nor should they have to. I see from the talk page guidelines that there is an acceptable way to clean up pages so I will look into that. THX.
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hello, could you please specifically tell which part of my edit is out of MoS and out of guideline version? I was very careful to make wholesale reversions. It took me sometime to get that info with authentic sources and insert it in Elections in India. My objective was to make that page one place for all Lok sabha and Vidhan sabha elections more interactive (the insertion of maps & tables) and easy to consume for readers. Please help me in finding out what exactly is wrong as all my edits are factually correct. So please quote the specific guidelines which i violated.
thanks--Shoonyea (talk) 21:39, 2 May 2019 (UTC)Reply
Recently, several Wikipedia admin accounts were compromised. The admin accounts were desysopped on an emergency basis. In the past, the Committee often resysopped admin accounts as a matter of course once the admin was back in control of their account. The committee has updated its guidelines. Admins may now be required to undergo a fresh Request for Adminship (RfA) after losing control of their account.
What do I need to do?
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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.
XTools Admin Stats, a tool to list admins by administrative actions, has been revamped to support more types of log entries such as AbuseFilter changes. Two additional tools have been integrated into it as well: Steward Stats and Patroller Stats.
Arbitration
In response to the continuing compromise of administrator accounts, the Arbitration Committee passed a motion amending the procedures for return of permissions (diff). In such cases, the committee will review all available information to determine whether the administrator followed "appropriate personal security practices" before restoring permissions; administrators found failing to have adequately done so will not be resysopped automatically. All current administrators have been notified of this change.
Following a formal ratification process, the arbitration policy has been amended (diff). Specifically, the two-thirds majority required to remove or suspend an arbitrator now excludes (1) the arbitrator facing suspension or removal, and (2) any inactive arbitrator who does not respond within 30 days to attempts to solicit their feedback on the resolution through all known methods of communication.
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I fail to see how such information such as this[21] is needed when it does nothing for page and just comes across as Trivia.108.208.136.189 (talk)
I'd advise bringing this point to the article t page. Oh, and stop reverting the article content until consensus is determined. Tiderolls06:08, 5 June 2019 (UTC)Reply
The CSD feature of Twinkle now allows admins to notify page creators of deletion if the page had not been tagged. The default behavior matches that of tagging notifications, and replaces the ability to open the user talk page upon deletion. You can customize which criteria receive notifications in your Twinkle preferences: look for Notify page creator when deleting under these criteria.
Twinkle's d-batch (batch delete) feature now supports deleting subpages (and related redirects and talk pages) of each page. The pages will be listed first but use with caution! The und-batch (batch undelete) option can now also restore talk pages.
Miscellaneous
The previously discussed unblocking of IP addresses indefinitely-blocked before 2009 was approved and has taken place.
In a related matter, the account throttle has been restored to six creations per day as the mitigation activity completed.
The scope of CSD criterion G8 has been tightened such that the only redirects that it now applies to are those which target non-existent pages.
The scope of CSD criterion G14 has been expanded slightly to include orphan "Foo (disambiguation)" redirects that target pages that are not disambiguation pages or pages that perform a disambiguation-like function (such as set index articles or lists).
The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Community feedback is invited.
Miscellaneous
In February 2019, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) changed its office actions policy to include temporary and project-specific bans. The WMF exercised this new ability for the first time on the English Wikipedia on 10 June 2019 to temporarily ban and desysop Fram. This action has resulted in significant community discussion, a request for arbitration (permalink), and, either directly or indirectly, the resignations of numerous administrators and functionaries. The WMF Board of Trustees is aware of the situation, and discussions continue on a statement and a way forward. The Arbitration Committee has sent an open letter to the WMF Board.
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What are u talking about dude i didn't see any pervious post of u dont know what post are u talking about just what edits are u talking about if there's something wrong hey im sorry ok didnt want to piss u or anyone ethier way i wont repaet again i promisse ok.CCVolk23zx (talk) 20:33, 19 July 2019 (UTC)Reply
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Oh IM SO SOOOOOOOOOOOO SO Sorry i though didn't know of that i though that was something u could remove and that's it but IM SO SO SO SORRRRYYYYY!!!!!!!!! I WON'T repeat THIS EVER AGAIN IM SOOOOOOOOOOOO SO SORRY DUDE im SOORY i didn't knew of that rule ill promise i won't do THIS EEEEEEVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEER AGAIN IM SOOOOORY.CCVolk23zx (talk) 22:04, 19 July 2019 (UTC)Reply
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DUDE IM REEEEALY SOORRYY because i didn't and i dont want to mislead anyone if there's something to be said will say it ok IM JUST SORRY and I WON'T REAPEEAAAT THIS EVER AGGGGGAAAINNNNNNNNN OK SORRY :( IM REALLY SORRY OK.CCVolk23zx (talk) 22:08, 19 July 2019 (UTC)Reply
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By The Way to finish that subject about Fox Sports Asia u guys were right IM SOOOOOO SO SORRY Next Time i Will Check more my sources ok IM REAAALY SORRY AND THE Consensus is already done it will still be kept FS Asia im REEEEEEEEAALLLLLLLLLY SOORRYYYYYYYYY PLEASSSE IM REALY SOOOOOOOORYYYY :( . — Preceding unsigned comment added by CCVolk23zx (talk • contribs) 22:11, 19 July 2019 (UTC)Reply
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This is in case of u didn't see the messages now u know ok just read what is below im SOOOO SORRY OK.
Fine dude i wont revert anything PLEASE DON'T block me OK IM SORRY OK i wont revert anything IM SO SO SORRY lesson dude i wont revert anything OK SOOOOORRRY OK if its to do that i'll talk to u or one of them in order to have no trouble or any problems OK IM SOOO SOOOOO SOORY i dont want to make problems or anything such ok im just to do this for hobby and to have fun and avoid problems SOORY for the problems next i will behave better OK thanks.CCVolk23zx (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 18:27, 21 July 2019 (UTC)Reply
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I saw ur first ur next to also avoid any trouble im also going to talk to them in talk page of the articles to avoid what's happening recently ok im SO SO SO SOOOOOOOOOORYYYY :(.CCVolk23zx (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 18:35, 21 July 2019 (UTC)Reply
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If u dont see my message read this ok in case u forget ok
I just read the article u want competence that's fine i have that now u said that u want me to prove u wrong right then will do it ok i already said give me one week if fail then u can block but if succeed then u prove right i already talked what is need to be talked ok thanks.CCVolk23zx (talk) 19:30, 21 July 2019 (UTC)Reply
Hey, Chris, I share your pessimism. Best practice is to let another admin (or two) make their assessment, though. Kinda make sure I didn't overlook something. Thanks for helping out on those articles. Tiderolls20:22, 26 July 2019 (UTC)Reply
Following a research project on masking IP addresses, the Foundation is starting a new project to improve the privacy of IP editors. The result of this project may significantly change administrative and counter-vandalism workflows. The project is in the very early stages of discussions and there is no concrete plan yet. Admins and the broader community are encouraged to leave feedback on the talk page.
Since the introduction of temporary user rights, it is becoming more usual to accord the New Page Reviewer right on a probationary period of 3 to 6 months in the first instance. This avoids rights removal for inactivity at a later stage and enables a review of their work before according the right on a permanent basis.
Editors using the mobile website on Wikipedia can opt-in to new advanced features via your settings page. This will give access to more interface links, special pages, and tools.
The advanced version of the edit review pages (recent changes, watchlist, and related changes) now includes two new filters. These filters are for "All contents" and "All discussions". They will filter the view to just those namespaces.
A global request for comment is in progress regarding whether a user group should be created that could modify edit filters across all public Wikimedia wikis.
Following a discussion, a new criterion for speedy category renaming was added: C2F: One eponymous article, which applies if the category contains only an eponymous article or media file, provided that the category has not otherwise been emptied shortly before the nomination. The default outcome is an upmerge to the parent categories.
Technical news
As previously noted, tighter password requirements for Administrators were put in place last year. Wikipedia should now alert you if your password is less than 10 characters long and thus too short.
I had a splitting headache and missed Eli's play-by-play (I ditched the satellite). I was a bit taken aback by the score but I had a reassuring report from my boss who attended the game. Tua is supposed to be ready by LSU. I DID see them play...it will be a game. Roll Tide Tiderolls13:12, 21 October 2019 (UTC)Reply
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The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.
Yes, damn. Well, I'm ready for next year. Wore my Alabama t-shirt to Rouses Sunday...was the recipient of many compassionate stares. Hell, we do this every year...let's go again! Tiderolls13:20, 2 December 2019 (UTC)Reply
An RfC on the administrator resysop criteria was closed. 18 proposals have been summarised with a variety of supported and opposed statements. The inactivity grace period within which a new request for adminship is not required has been reduced from three years to two. Additionally, Bureaucrats are permitted to use their discretion when returning administrator rights.
This hot Tom and Jerry is an old-time drink that is once used by one and all in this country to celebrate Christmas with, and in fact it is once so popular that many people think Christmas is invented only to furnish an excuse for hot Tom and Jerry, although of course this is by no means true.
No matter what concoction is your favorite to imbibe during this festive season I would like to toast you with it and to thank you for all your work here at the 'pedia this past year. Best wishes for your 2020 as well Tr. MarnetteD|Talk21:38, 16 December 2019 (UTC)Reply
A request for comment asks whether partial blocks should be enabled on the English Wikipedia. If enabled, this functionality would allow administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces, rather than the entire site.
A proposal asks whether admins who don't use their tools for a significant period of time (e.g. five years) should have the toolset procedurally removed.
The fourth case on Palestine-Israel articles was closed. The case consolidated all previous remedies under one heading, which should make them easier to understand, apply, and enforce. In particular, the distinction between "primary articles" and "related content" has been clarified, with the former being the entire set of articles whose topic relates to the Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly interpreted rather than reasonably construed.
Following a request for comment, partial blocks are now enabled on the English Wikipedia. This functionality allows administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces rather than the entire site. A draft policy is being workshopped at Wikipedia:Partial blocks.
The request for comment seeking the community's sentiment for a binding desysop procedure closed with wide-spread support for an alternative desysoping procedure based on community input. No proposed process received consensus.
Technical news
Twinkle now supports partial blocking. There is a small checkbox that toggles the "partial" status for both blocks and templating. There is currently one template: {{uw-pblock}}.
When trying to move a page, if the target title already exists then a warning message is shown. The warning message will now include a link to the target title. [22]
Arbitration
Following a recent arbitration case, the Arbitration Committee reminded administrators that checkuser and oversight blocks must not be reversed or modified without prior consultation with the checkuser or oversighter who placed the block, the respective functionary team, or the Arbitration Committee.
Following an RfC, the blocking policy was changed to state that sysops must not undo or alter CheckUser or Oversight blocks, rather than should not.
A request for comment confirmed that sandboxes of established but inactive editors may not be blanked due solely to inactivity.
Technical news
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Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Hi Tide, from my understanding, you have rollback my edit along with others in The StarHub TV page. May I know the exact reason why? I get that the removal of the channels from that page would easily fall under the WP:NOTDIR, but I don’t entirely get the reasoning behind the removal of the entire set top boxes models section and the smart card part. I understand that for the set top box model, the pricing part could be considerable as WP:NOTPROMO, but I feel that the other parts of the set top box section and the smart card part would bring encyclopedic info directly related to how StarHub TV works, similar to, but not exactly, like, for example, Mac Mini page, where information about the tech specs of each model is listed clearly. I would like to hear your opinions, as, me as relatively newly active member could be wrong in my version of understanding how wikipedia pages should contain info. --Vincentneo (talk) 17:12, 22 March 2020 (UTC)Reply
Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold a Arbcom RfC regarding on-wiki harassment. A draft RfC has been posted at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC (Draft) and not open to comments from the community yet. Interested editors can comment on the RfC itself on its talk page.
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I'll leave the honors to Ponyo; they may have knowledge about the situation unknown to me. I normally don't get wound up about what anonymous folks post about me on the internet. Tiderolls20:42, 22 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 4 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
Hi Tide Rolls - I see you have recently been following some of the Bidhan Singh socks, and you semi-protected Indian order of precedence earlier today. As can be seen at User:Arjayay/B S, the sock only very rarely uses the same IP for more than 24 hours, and has never gone back to an earlier IP, making blocking the IPs pointless, whilst their ranges seem too large for range-blocks? I have previously asked for several pages to be protected: the first four were protected, for a month, but I requested protection of their replacement pages too soon, and was told there had not been enough disruption. I wonder if you are willing to semi all the recent targets that are not currently protected? These are:-
Of course, the problem with protecting the articles is that he will just choose new targets, making it more difficult to clean up after him - any thoughts? - Arjayay (talk) 16:50, 28 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
Hi @Arjayay:, of course I will take a look at these. At the very least I will add them to my watch list. If the individual chooses to move to other articles someone will notice and we'll pick up the pieces then. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Tiderolls17:34, 28 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
The Wikimedia Foundation announced that they will develop a universal code of conduct for all WMF projects. There is an open local discussion regarding the same.
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A motion was passed to enact a 500/30 restriction on articles related to the history of Jews and antisemitism in Poland during World War II (1933–45), including the Holocaust in Poland. Article talk pages where disruption occurs may also be managed with the stated restriction.
Latest comment: 4 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
Hello, would you mind considering revdelling the edits of 82.41.59.191 (talk·contribs) on Continent? They appear to be targeting a specific person, and provide a discord link. My understanding is that these would fall under revdel policy. Best, CMD (talk) 03:56, 5 June 2020 (UTC)Reply
Hey, CMD. Apologies for the late reply. I've revdel'd the edits you pointed out (we EC'd and I see that you are aware of my actions) and contacted Oversight for suppression. I don't know if the edits were a real risk, but I decided not to take a chance. Oversight will let me know if I've over stepped. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Tiderolls13:45, 5 June 2020 (UTC)Reply
The Medicine case was closed, with a remedy authorizing standard discretionary sanctions for all discussions about pharmaceutical drug prices and pricing and for edits adding, changing, or removing pharmaceutical drug prices or pricing from articles.
Latest comment: 4 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Hi Tide rolls Thanks for blocking todays Bidhan Singh IP at List of state leaders in 2017. As you may know, I try to log all the IPs used at User:Arjayay/B S The range of IPs being used has recently reduced possibly as a result of Covid 19. I put the latest set of 106.207.**.*** IPs (listed on the edit page in hidden text)
into a range-calc tool and it returned
IPv4 Range: 106.207.0.0/17
Size: 32768
IPv4 Subranges: 106.207.0.0/17
I don't understand range-blocks - Is this too many to cover? - I'm sure it won't stop him, but should cause inconvenience - Best wishes - Arjayay (talk) 16:57, 3 September 2020 (UTC)Reply
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Are you ready? Alabama shirts and hats totally outnumbered Auburn shirts at the Farmers Market and at the Winn Dixie--that's a good sign. And who knows, Ole Miss and Kentucky might win too! Drmies (talk) 17:06, 26 September 2020 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 3 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
Dear,
I read your message. Thank you very much. I am really frustrated with decision of Admins that judged me unfairly. I really want appreciate your good will to help me, but I know that nothing is going revert my ban decision. I am very emotional person and you can't believe that decision here affected me in real life. Last two days I am aggressive because injustice I faced, specially non of admins even didn't read my defence and comment on it. Hence, I decided to continue do things that don't not frustrates me, the start is just to vanish my account from wikipedia in order never come back.Mirhasanov (talk) 18:27, 17 November 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Mirhasanov: But you are not being judged, your actions are being judged. Plainly, we do not know you. All we have to go on is your actions here. When one violates a topic ban there are a few different possibilities. The easiest to overcome is misunderstanding the terms. If the problem is misunderstanding the cure is to listen to those who know. If one persists in forging ahead in the face of advice that will surely help, then how are we to assist? The decision to stay or go is entirely yours but I submit that your leaving actually helps nothing. Taking the advice of editors that have experience, learning to operate within Wikipedia's policies and guidelines is the way forward. Good luck in whatever choice you make. Tiderolls18:37, 17 November 2020 (UTC)Reply
You are really emotionally intelligent person. I am very glad to see admin like you who tries to understand other side. I tried to defence my actions in ANI and AN. I spend my 1 day to proof Admins that I am not interested to disturb the topic. I even explained them that I don't have capability to issue a good article, all I can do is fact checking and making sure that references are proper, which I tried to do. However, in the end I was reported by people who I challenge and eventually got blocked. Admins even didn't explained me which rule I did break. The admin who blocked me first time stated that I don't cross any redline but, somehow again the decision is to block me. I could at least have warning by admin about my action, which would motivate me going back to him and asking his help to make sure I don't act aggressive, destructive or partisan. However, none of this happened even during independent review of my case. I felt no one cares what I write to defend myself. Instead I received below provocative comment that really hurted my believe to admin board.
No. My question was clear and concise, and your obfuscatory answer I take as being, essentially, a "No". Therefore, I stand by my endorsement of an AA2 topic ban, and the block that has been imposed on you, and would also support an indef block or a site ban. I don't think we need or want you here, you should be posting to some ultra-partisan anti-Armenian blog. Beyond My Ken (talk)
In conclusion I again asked them to explain which Wikipedia rule I went again to receive block. I asked them to show evidences like I did to defend myself but, I received only silence. However, when I raised case against user who really violates wikipedia rules, I started get bombarded by admins, which before preferred not to answer me.
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Thank you for quality articles such as Ruby Jane Smith, for fighting vandalism, disruption and "grafitti", for patiently warning and explaining ("There's nothing wrong with kidding around, but if you want to seriously help out we would appreciate it.") - user liking all kinds of music, repeating from ten years ago: you are an awesome Wikipedian!
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IP addresses and user InfinityTrainer is trying to change all the "male", "he" and "his" to genderless pronouns, even though it's canon in the legacy universe that Revan is male since all the info on the page is from the legacy universe.108.208.136.156 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 13:59, 7 December 2020 (UTC)Reply
Hi, DMacks. Looking at the revision history I cannot understand how the result occurred. My intention was to restore the previous version. I'm reluctant to address the issue not knowing how the error occurred. If you feel that the edit should be addressed, please do. Thanks for bringing this to my attention; I'll have to be more attentive going forward. Tiderolls00:40, 14 December 2020 (UTC)Reply
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It's not a blowout yet, Tide. I'm more worried about the game against Clemson anyway, but I'm hoping for some fireworks in the second half. Take care! Drmies (talk) 23:01, 1 January 2021 (UTC)Reply
By motion, standard discretionary sanctions have been temporarily authorizedfor all pages relating to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes). The effectiveness of the discretionary sanctions can be evaluated on the request by any editor after March 1, 2021 (or sooner if for a good reason).
I'm out of shape but I'm not fat. Congrats on the apparel. I missed the Mater Dei connection until I read that article...nice. Roll Tide. Tiderolls13:13, 21 January 2021 (UTC)Reply
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Hi, Tide rolls. I'm reaching out because I noticed you've reverted disruptive edits at Astro (television). Recently a new user (without leaving an edit summary) has been inserting large detailed current company channel lineups, which have been found to violate WP:NOTDIR. I reverted the edits, and literally while writing a message on the user's talk page they were reinserted. If you could please take a look, that'd be greatly appreciated. Thanks. -- Wikipedical (talk) 17:49, 13 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
A request for comment is open that proposes a process for the community to revoke administrative permissions. This follows a 2019 RfC in favor of creating one such a policy.
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I swear sometimes I just laugh into my computer screen. "I Didn’t Do Anything Wrong So Why Was I Banned I Was Fixing Stupid Useless Stuff That Was Incorrect Those Sources Didn’t Know What They Were Talking About But I Do So Can You Unban Me§". Nothing takes my mind off the boredom of covid than Wikipedia. Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 19:52, 8 March 2021 (UTC)Reply
Hi Tide rolls,
Thank you for your comments on my talk page. My goal was to clear out old discussion posts (from years back) on various pages, and now I figured out how to archive instead of just deleting discussions at my own discretion. I am going back and fixing everything and establishing archives for that handful of sites I was working on. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. TNstingray (talk) 16:46, 1 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
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Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
User Wheresthatpenguin[27] and a sock puppet[28] continues to add Trivia on the Marianne and Mark page[29] despite knowing that it's not allowed on wiki and it doesn't look like either or both are going to stop. HARDACAndroid (talk) 16:07, 29 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
@HARDACAndroid:, Hi. You might do better by leaving a neutrally wording message at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Children's literature. Trivia is meant to be avoided but there isn't a prohibition, strictly speaking. You will need to build a consensus for your version of the article and then any editor that repeatedly edits against that consensus is open to blocking to stop the disruption. Tiderolls17:20, 29 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
The user group oversight will be renamed to suppress. This is for technical reasons. You can comment at T112147 if you have objections.
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hi, I think there is a misunderstanding. I don't know who I've been compared to but I'm not a vandal. the changes I made on the TIM Group page have references, so I don't see why they have been canceled and the page protected. --151.24.127.102 (talk) 11:52, 21 June 2021 (UTC)Reply
No misunderstanding. You are a block evading sock. Your changes will not be allowed to stay until an editor in good standing wishes to take responsibility for them. You may as well discontinue your campaign. Alternately, you could seek unblock from your original account. Tiderolls11:55, 21 June 2021 (UTC)Reply
You don't know me so you do not know my distaste for repeating myself, so I will indulge you once. Your changes will not be allowed to remain until an editor in good standing takes responsibility for them. Tiderolls12:01, 21 June 2021 (UTC)Reply
Wellllll...I suppose you could try a short one, Professor. My limited experience with this individual indicates they are very persistent. Wouldn't hurt to experiment, though. Tiderolls19:57, 2 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 3 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
You can't cheer for the Dutch anymore, unfortunately, but spare a thought for our neighbors to the south--Belgium is down 1-0. I'm waiting to see magic from Kevin de Bruyne, and he's already delivered a few good passes. Drmies (talk) 19:38, 2 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
I've honestly made a couple of attempts to watch; my poor American brain is simply incapable of appreciating the spectacle. Of course, whenever I have an opportunity to cheer for Flemings and Waloons I'm there! Tiderolls20:02, 2 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
Well make another one. Now. The Belgians need your support. And next time cheer for the Dutch or this friendship is over. Oh, feel free to come by for July 4th--we actually have a parade here. Drmies (talk) 20:25, 2 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
Consensus has been reached to delete all books in the book namespace. There was rough consensus that the deleted books should still be available on request at WP:REFUND even after the namespace is removed.
An RfC is open to discuss the next steps following a trial which automatically applied pending changes to TFAs.
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Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
On the Nightmare Creatures page[30] could you please explain to me how a third game, even though it was cancelled, counts as a second sequel when there already was a second sequel and when the link to the article even uses the word "third"?--108.208.136.72 (talk) 04:27, 12 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 3 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
Hi, I was browsing through the chaotic edit history of WP:SANDBOX and stumbled upon some edits that may be copyvio.
I am requesting deletion of these edits made by Menus123646, I am requesting deletion here and not using Template:Copyvio-revdel because it's WP:SANDBOX, and I'm not sure what will happen due to the addition of the template because of the uniqueness of the page.
An RfC is open to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for G13 speedy deletions.
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Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import. (T287380)
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Latest comment: 3 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
Hey would you mind looking at [31] the edit summary in particular. I can't guarantee they were trying to be disruptive with it, but my gut says they were and either way it should probably be hidden. McMatter(talk)/(contrib)14:41, 17 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
Hey, Mcmatter. It could simply refer to Niger. I'll revdel it anyway, though it may a bit over cautious. Someone may come along and have a different opinion. Don't be surprised if it gets reverted. Tiderolls14:55, 17 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
Following an RfC, extended confirmed protection may be used preemptively on certain high-risk templates.
Following a discussion at the Village Pump, there is consensus to treat discord logs the same as IRC logs. This means that discord logs will be oversighted if posted onwiki.
A motion has standardised the 500/30 (extended confirmed) restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee. The standardised restriction is now listed in the Arbitration Committee's procedures.
Following the closure of the Iranian politics case, standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.
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Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Hey, so far so good, right? 35 points? Is it safe? You know I married a woman from Mississippi, who now gets to shitpost all over her old friends' Facebook pages. Take care friend. Drmies (talk) 21:34, 2 October 2021 (UTC)Reply
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Fadel Imran (talk) 22:31, 14 October 2021 (UTC)About the source i cited in TVRI, i'm clearly mistake that i was not aware about it and maybe you should know that in the English version it was not update, because in Indonesian Version about Corruption Scandal they're added like this one :Reply
Pada masa direksi pimpinan Sumitha Tobing mulai tahun 2001, permasalahan keuangan mulai bermunculan. Salah satunya pada pembangunan stasiun pemancar di Gunung Tela, yang dinilai bermasalah oleh Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan dan turut menyumbang permasalahan pada kondisi keuangan TVRI.[14][28] Belakangan pada 2014, Sumitha Tobing dinyatakan melakukan korupsi pengadaan peralatan siar TVRI yang merugikan negara sebesar Rp 12,4 miliar. Ia dijatuhi pidana penjara selama 1 tahun 6 bulan dan pidana denda Rp 250 juta [28]
Source
14 : (Tesis) Sasongko, Singgih (2003). DINAMIKA INTERAKSI ANTARA NEGARA, MEDIA, DAN CIVIL SOCIETY (Analisis Ekonomi-Politik Kebijakan Penyiaran di Indonesia Pasca Orde Baru: Kasus TVRI). Jakarta: Universitas Indonesia. Diakses tanggal 3 November 2020.
Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion
Hi
I see you've reverted edits as "disruption" made by 180.241.46.32 and I have to disagree with your actions for RNZ National and RNZ Concert. RNZ Pacific is RNZ International's brand for the shortwave service. The link RNZ International now re-directs to RNZ Pacific.
Would you consider reinstating the earlier updates?
lol...c'mon, Professor, you know you can't copy and paste w/o proper attribution! Take the W and hope Coach can make a proper explanation of The ProcessTM before the next start. Tiderolls12:00, 25 October 2021 (UTC)Reply
Ha, well, I posted this in the second quarter. Coach Saban will be doing some teaching in the off-week. I took a picture with him in the Piggly Wiggly, but on that cardboard cutout for Coke Zero he still had all his hair. This week I'm a big Florida fan. Take care, Drmies (talk) 14:18, 25 October 2021 (UTC)Reply
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Update: checking your contribs pattern, I see that you may well be offline for several more days. So as not to keep the user on tenterhooks for too long, I have unblocked per my own discretion, now that they have committed to abiding by our edit warring rules. I hope you don't mind. Bishonen | tålk18:05, 26 November 2021 (UTC).Reply
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The already authorized standard discretionary sanctions for all pages relating to the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes), broadly construed, have been made permanent.
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Hello, Can I request to put protection to Boomerang (Asian TV channel) because of continuing vandalism on the page, I been monitoring to revert Dimpsboyno3‘s edit who created multiple accounts and the user created a new account again. The username is “LooneyTunesFan2006”. Please protect the page as soon as possible. Samueldester1234 (talk) 04:05, 20 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
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Well, Doug, the project hasn't worked for me in the hook-up department. However, I had always suspected my lack of personality and stunted emotional development to be contributing factors :)Tiderolls21:16, 4 February 2022 (UTC)Reply
A RfC is open to discuss prohibiting draftification of articles over 90 days old.
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When viewing deleted revisions or diffs on Special:Undelete a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present. (T284114)
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Remedy 2 of the St Christopher case has been rescinded following a motion. The remedy previously authorised administrators to place a ban on single-purpose accounts who were disruptively editing on the article St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine or related pages from those pages.
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Hello Tide rolls, I hope you are well. I saw your edit on LittleBe the other day, and thanked you after you explained about programme listings being contrary to the manual of style back in December. However, it got me thinking. I noticed that other articles about tv channels such as ITV2 all have programme listings. I was wondering why we cannot have one for littleBe or if it’s a case of all the others should not be having one either. I read about Wikipedia not being a place for tv guides, although when other articles have notable programming etc, it may be in the interest of our readers to have notable programming. What are your thoughts on this? Blanchey (talk) 11:26, 20 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
Hi, @Blanchey: I think the reason some articles have lists and some don't depends on who's watching them. I encourage editors to follow the guidelines for the articles I watch, but it's not a crusade for me. For some of these articles there has been an individual, or individuals, that insist on disrupting the articles. One of the ways they accomplish this is by introducing bloated programming lists and adding/subtracting entries ad nauseum. At this point the action becomes one of willful disruption rather than a good faith misinterpretation of the project's guidelines. Another aspect for consideration can be found at WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Thanks for coming here to discuss the subject. Please let me know if you have more concerns. Tiderolls12:37, 20 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for your response. Following your response, I have also considered whether kids programmes are really notable enough to be featured in a Wikipedia article. Also, someone seems to keep re adding it, possibly an ip user and they are adding erroneous links and not citing sources. I think that the page may need to be protected from anonymous users temporarily. Blanchey (talk) 13:10, 20 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
Exactly, notability is the crux of the matter. Leaving an edit notice is a good idea, although I don't think it will dissuade folks with disruption as a goal. As for protection, it's my preference to wait a bit before pulling the trigger. Keep in mind that you can always visit Wikipedia:Requests for page protection if I'm not around or you feel the protection is essential. Tiderolls13:18, 20 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
Hello again, hope you are well. Just a follow up from yesterday, I’ve now had to request the page protected because I tried to assume good faith by adding a note, however, Ip users continued to edit and even removed the template which just shows that they know exactly what they’re doing at that it’s vandalism. I also wanted to point out, and you are probably already aware of this, but if not, there seems to be a big issue with your talk page. When I am using mobile browser and click on ‘talk’, for some reason, it directs me to this discussion from 2018. I don’t know why it does this, maybe there’s some sort of redirect somewhere on this page or maybe a technical fault. I still thought I’d let you know. Have a good evening Blanchey (talk) 18:05, 21 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
I'm not seeing anything overtly disruptive in what they are doing. I have very little knowledge on the subject so that would make it difficult for me to spot any subtle problems with the edits. In one instance I saw you had reverted and invited them to discuss the matter. I applaud this action. I'll leave a note on their talk page encouraging them to respond. If you see that I can help further, please let me know. Tiderolls12:27, 26 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
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I am here to contribute, at the same time I am not a doormat. I am keeping track of drama which occurs just because I am here working. I removed the parts that you may have interpreted as a PA. Thank you Lightburst (talk) 14:28, 11 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
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An RfC has been closed with the consensus that train stations are not inherently notable.
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Teaching my son (he's 10 today) about blues and rock and roll, and of course it has to end up with the Allman Brothers. He's off to bed but I'm still here listening to the Fillmore album. You'll be pleased to know that it was both our birthdays today, and that I got a Brand New Alabama t-shirt, so I'm ready. You doing OK? Drmies (talk) 02:19, 18 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
Yes, sir, I'm doing better than I deserve. Thanks for asking. Happy birthday to you and your son. Even though it's been a while, I remember 10. It was effing great! No bills...didn't have to worry about my next meal...my Mom was a great cook. School was a breeze because they didn't really expect much from us..lol. Now to serious business; of course I'm impatient for the start of the season. Since Bama has abandoned the "bring the pain for 60 minutes" game strategy, I've been a bit lost as to how things shake out. I don't really dislike the more nuanced game that's being played; I just miss the comfort of the old "tried and true". Hell, yes, I'd applaud bringing the wishbone back! LOL. Roll Tide, Professor. Tiderolls12:52, 18 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
Whoa, we are not bringing pain anymore? My friend, an OSU grad (one of these THE OSU people) just moved to Birmingham, from North Carolina, and I need him to suffer. Did you see this? (Hope the link works--you can find it here as well.) Very impressive. Yeah, 10 was better than...well I won't say. Take care of yourself. One of these days we'll meet up. If in Montgomery, bring me some oysters. If at your place, I'll bring some Conecuh. Drmies (talk) 14:22, 18 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
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That was close. It was my fault: I forgot to wear the proper shirt this morning. I actually drove back home from Tuscaloosa this morning, and got home just in time: didn't know we had such an early game. I was there for a symposium, hadn't been there in over a decade. If you know the campus, you can imagine how overwhelming it was, that enormous growth in a decade and a half. I saw some old friends, and talked to some students--whose college debts ranged from 80k to 200k. Well, I'm glad I went, and I'm glad I left. Hope you enjoyed the game! Drmies (talk) 22:24, 10 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
I enjoyed the outcome of the game. The process was sustained anxiety. Sarkisian was looking to join Jimbo and Kirby. The SEC is gonna be raucous in a couple of years. Tiderolls12:31, 12 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
Following an RfC, consensus has been found that, in the context of politics and science, the reliability of FoxNews.com is unclear and that additional considerations apply to its use.
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Add the allergic reaction information back in - I cited and referenced it and maybe you should watch the podcast as referenced before removing information and noting it to be not reliable when you clearly just aren’t a fan. Girlgang (talk) 06:10, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Reply
Hi, @Girlgang: I linked a Wikipedia policy page in my edit summary, but you may have missed it. Check out Wikipedia:Reliable sources. If you use the standards that that policy describes, you will see how the sources you cited do not meet Wikipedia's definition for "reliable". Hope that explains things. Let me know if you have further concerns. Tiderolls13:11, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Reply
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As you have already noticed the annual sock-fest is upon us (and I don't mean stockings for Santa). We started with Gruppo TIM which was semi'd for a year on 12 December - I know you've semi'd Wind Tre three times in the past - please could I ask you to do it again? History is here - Arjayay (talk) 18:19, 22 December 2022 (UTC)Reply
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Just to let you know there is an ever changing IP that vandalises climate sections. In some cases lie Rovaniemi they make the snow green. In other cases like Fukushima they remove the green humidity or all the green. In watherboxes for colder countries the precipitation is usually green to avoid a sea of blue as in that last link. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva14:52, 3 February 2023 (UTC)Reply
I recently make changes to Gold 905 wiki page and I follow base on what is stated on Mediacorp Me lisent are you telling me all are wrong and stop reverting if you don't know anything and get your facts rights, relly dumb and stupid if people can't edit then what for have edit feature.
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The rollback of Vector 2022 RfC has found no consensus to rollback to Vector legacy, but has found rough consensus to disable "limited width" mode by default.
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I don't talk shit about other teams--I got plenty shit to talk about my own team, unfortunately. Tide rolls, I prepared dinner at halftime and didn't have time to change shirts. What do you think? I can't change while they're playing. Drmies (talk) 01:01, 10 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
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Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API. (T272294)
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Concur. I have no argument against those that support other teams having a better claim to the #4 spot. But, hey, the University of Alabama didn't craft the cluster eff. Next year everybody will make it; there'll be no excuses then. Tiderolls12:51, 4 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
News flash: turning down a three-day hiking trip in the Smokies that's supposed to end on the 1st. I'm not taking any chances. Come up and watch with me: I'll get some "True Southern Spirit", whatever that may mean, and cook wings. Drmies (talk) 22:13, 19 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Oh, man, I wish I could. However, I've got IRL stuff that's making planning stuff impossible. I'll email you the details. Thanks for the heads up on that brand, btw. Tiderolls13:00, 20 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
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Ha, I don't know--but yeah, I went to the Iron Bowl page fully expecting every single game to have an article already. You doing OK? Hope you got some nice presents. Drmies (talk) 15:01, 28 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009.
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Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
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Please do not introduce links in actual articles to draft articles, as you did to Disney Junior (Southeast Asian TV channel). Since a draft is not yet ready for the main article space, it is not in shape for ordinary readers, and links from articles should not go to a draft. Such links are contrary to the Manual of Style. These links have been removed. Thank you. - 112.200.12.134 (talk) 12:20, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
