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As you may already know, Raul654 is among the most famous Wikipedians around. Vandalism edits of this page remain for an average of just 18 seconds, and the average time it takes for a diligent user to revert it is a mere 5 seconds. It only takes an admin two mouse clicks to remove indecent edits. On average, a vandal here spends 56 seconds creating his edit, and will likely be blocked before he even gets the chance to start a revert war.

Consider it. If you are here trying to vandalize this page, you obviously are on the Internet and are most likely (though not definitely) on a computer. I can think of about 30,000 better uses of your internet time than doing this absolutely pointless act. You can update or create blogs, play games, check the news, download new programs, and so much more!

Bottom line: The vandal wastes the most time. Do not vandalize this page. You heard what happened to Brian Chase.

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[[Image:Original Barnstar.png|frame|For your tireless work in making Wikipedia better, for keeping [[Template:Feature]] up-to-date, for doing the grunt work of cleaning up [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates]], for mediating in disputes, for adding lots of really nice pictures, and for still finding the time to work on articles! In a few months you've already become a highly valued member of the community. Stay with us and don't burn out, please. --Eloquence Apr 10, 2004]]

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[[Image:Purple heart.jpg|120px|thumb|right|For wounds suffered in the battles of [[Wikipedia]], I hereby award you this [[Purple Heart]]. May you continue to be a valued contributor to Wikipedia for many years to come. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]] 05:22, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)]]

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[[image:Iris cat.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A kitten for you! [[User:Aubrey|Aubrey]] ([[User talk:Aubrey|talk]]) 10:32, 22 February 2015 (UTC)]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive|Archive 1: August 2003 - July 2004]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive2|Archive 2: August 2004 - July 2005]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive3|Archive 3: August 2005 - ]]

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* [[User:Raul654/archive1|Archive 1: August - November 2003]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive2|Archive 2: December - March 2004]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive3|Archive 3: April - July 2004]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive4|Archive 4: August - November 2004]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive5|Archive 5: December - March 2005]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive6|Archive 6: April - July 2005]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive7|Archive 7: August - November 2005]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive8|Archive 8: December - March 2006]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive9|Archive 9: April - July 2006]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive10|Archive 10: August - November 2006]]

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* [[User:Raul654/archive11|Archive 11: December - February 2007]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive12|Archive 12: March - May 2007]]

* [[User:Raul654/archive13|Archive 13: June - August 2007]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive14|Archive 14: September - December 2007]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive15|Archive 15: January - March 2008]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive16|Archive 16: April - June 2008]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive17|Archive 17: July - September 2008]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive18|Archive 18: October - December 2008]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive19|Archive 19: January - March 2009]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive20|Archive 20: April 2009 - June 2009]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive21|Archive 21: July 2009 - September 2009]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive22|Archive 22: October 2009 - March 2010]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive23|Archive 23: April 2010 - November 2010]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive24|Archive 24: December 2010 - April 2011]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive25|Archive 25: May 2011 - December 2011]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive26|Archive 26: January 2012 - April 2012]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive27|Archive 27: April 2012 - March 2015]]

* [[user:Raul654/archive28|Archive 28: March 2015 - Dec 2019]]

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== suggestion: top level categories for features index ==

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== Did you retire from Wikipedia? ==

Hi Raul, Thanks again for the sandbox page creation. If you have time, could you comment on the top level categories here?: [[User:Vir/sandbox]]

Did you retire from Wikipedia? Is all well? [[User:4thfile4thrank|4thfile4thrank]] ([[User talk:4thfile4thrank|talk]]) 03:18, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

I've finished my first (and second) drafts of the categorization outline. (Please ignore the 3rd level subcategories.) I personally think the main feature index page would benefit greatly from the three main top-level heads being edited into place now with categories assigned roughly as on the linked page (with whatever wording edits). There are over 25 categories now (too many in one group). A category breakdown would help much in finding info. I'm not sure when to propose that top level categorization edit: Perhaps in a week or two or whenever the Culture/Anthro and Soc category edit is resolved. But if you think it is a relatively simple matter (and not subject to much debate), I could suggest now.

:Hi there. All is well. I'm just not very active here these days. (I don't have nearly as much free time as I did before the kids came along). [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] ([[User talk:Raul654#top|talk]]) 08:19, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Do you think the top level categories -- Arts and Humanities, Society and Social Sciences, Technology and Natural Sciences -- are helpful? [[User:Vir|Vir]] 18:37, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

::{{u|Raul654}}, we will welcome you back in 18 years ;) —[[User:TheDJ|Th<span style="color: green">e</span>DJ]] ([[User talk:TheDJ|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/TheDJ|contribs]]) 10:16, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

== Greetings of the season ==

P.S. On the feature index, I will not be suggesting we created new categories right away, like '''Theater''' and '''Animals in society''' (though I think the index could use both). Nor am I suggesting to move around links at this time (though in time yes). I am just talking about the need to add the 3 top level categories and organizing existing categories under those as on the page linked above. [[User:Vir|Vir]] 01:42, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

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P.P.S. There is precedent in Wikipedias for the use of top-level categories to sort featured articles. The other two largest wikipedias, german and french, include a top level general subject index of featured articles. The top categories vary a bit, having 7 and 10 main categories, but these have common themes (such as arts, politics and society, science, etc.). See:

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I think a top level set of main categories is a basic need in helping folks to find features.

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|style="font-size: large; color: white; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''Happy holidays'''

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid White;" |<font color =White> Dear Mark, <br /><br />For you and all your loved ones,<br /><br /><font color =White>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xo165fW500 "Let there be mercy"].

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Wishing you health,<br />peace and happiness <br /> this holiday season and <br />in the coming year. <br /><br />[[User:SandyGeorgia|'''Sandy'''<span style="color: green;">Georgia</span>]] ([[User talk:SandyGeorgia|Talk]]) 00:30, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

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:I'm aHey bitSandy! swamped right now. Give me a day or threeGreat to reviewhere thisfor andyou. getI backhope toall youis well. :) [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 05([[User talk:Raul654#top|talk]]) 08:3519, 1031 FebruaryDecember 20062020 (UTC)

:: Same to you ... Happy New Year! [[User:SandyGeorgia|'''Sandy'''<span style="color: green;">Georgia</span>]] ([[User talk:SandyGeorgia|Talk]]) 10:53, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

::OK, thanks. I found a place to propose and possibly try out this idea. And, there is a ready given template for this on the English Wikipedia (the top category and portal categories). See this proposal on the proposed good article policy page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Good_articles#Proposed:_Top_level_categories_for_this_page [[User:Vir|Vir]] 06:05, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

== Nomination of [[:Papal oath (traditionalist Catholic)]] for deletion ==

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<div class="floatleft" style="margin-bottom:0">[[File:Ambox warning orange.svg|48px|alt=|link=]]</div>A discussion is taking place as to whether the article '''[[:Papal oath (traditionalist Catholic)]]''' is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to [[Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]] or whether it should be [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|deleted]].

The article will be discussed at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Papal oath (traditionalist Catholic)]] until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

== Complaint: Effectively Blocked for Five Months ==

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

Today is the first day I have been able to log on since late September (or possibly early October -- I did not keep a log). I am writing to you because you are the administrator who notified me of a decision in the Ultramarine case, and hopefully will guide me as to where to complain.

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== Request to remove full protection ==

At essentially the same time as the arbitration was accepted, I found myself functionally blocked from Wikipedia. Since mid-September, I have been mostly unable to log on, and when I have logged on, attempts to edit any article, including the arbitration, have resulted in crashes. I tried editing without signing on, and fared no better. Changing workstations, or even trying dialup as opposed to broadband was no help. Eventually, I could not even read Wikipedia much of the time. Today is the first time that I have been able to log on in months.

Hello, you had full protected the page [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 30, 2005]] over 15 years ago. It is no longer necessary to keep it full protected since it not displayed on main page anymore. I request you to downgrade the protection level to Semi protection or unprotection. Thanks. [[User:ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ|ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ]] ([[User talk:ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ|talk]]) 03:16, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Unsurprisingly, the Ultramarine Arbitration went on with no input from me. As a result, my first experience with Wikipedia in a consierable time is to find myself admonished not to engage in "Sterile edit warring," an accusation that I deeply resent. I realize that the affront was unintentional -- probably the result of a hardware problem or a bug -- but I wonder how many other editors have been similarly excluded and simply given up never to return.

==Happy Birthday!==

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Have a very happy birthday on your special day!

Best wishes, [[User:CAPTAIN RAJU|<span style="font-family: Bradley Hand ITC;">'''CAPTAIN RAJU'''</span>]]^{[[User_talk:CAPTAIN RAJU|(T)]]} 22:49, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

If you are not the appropriate person, please let me know to whom I should complain.

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==MfD nomination of [[:User:Raul654/Wikipedia the Movie]]==

:I have forwarded your comment to hte arbitration committee mailing list. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 05:36, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[[File:Ambox warning orange.svg|30px]] [[:User:Raul654/Wikipedia the Movie]], a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for [[WP:MfD|deletion]]. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Raul654/Wikipedia the Movie&#32; (2nd nomination)]] and please be sure to [[WP:SIG|sign your comments]] with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). You are free to edit the content of [[:User:Raul654/Wikipedia the Movie]] during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you.<!-- Template:MFDWarning --> [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 12:24, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

== Administrators will no longer be [[WP:AUTOP|autopatrolled]] ==

== Why did you restore a nonsense edit? ==

A [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2021_review/Proposals#Passed:_7D_Remove_autopatrolled_from_default_toolkit|recently closed]] Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove [[WP:Autopatrolled|Autopatrolled]] from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with [[WP:EFM|Edit Filter Manager]], choose to [[Special:UserRights/{{BASEPAGENAME}}|self-assign]] this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Administrators_will_no_longer_be_autopatrolled|Administrator's Noticeboard]]. 20:06, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

You restored a nonsense edit [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edgar_Allan_Poe&diff=37862022&oldid=37859683]. Why? --[[User:The Cunctator|The Cunctator]] 00:01, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

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:Oh for the love of god. As I [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Raul654#Vandalism_by_.22Raul654.22 explained] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Raul654#Vandalism twice] on this very page already, someone pretending to be a troll happened to make a legit edit. While in the process of reverting his edits, I slipped up and reverted the good one along with the 4 bad ones he made. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 00:04, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

== A somewhat premature New Year's greeting ==

== Protecting Main Page FAs from vandal images ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid black;" |'''Thank you for your contributions toward making Wikipedia a better and more accurate place.'''<br>[[User:BoringHistoryGuy|BoringHistoryGuy]] ([[User talk:BoringHistoryGuy|talk]]) 21:06, 26 December 2021 (UTC)<br><br>'''Moral lesson:''' [[John Vanderlyn]] was an American painter who studied in Paris, and his life-sized<br>''Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos'' was one of the first large nudes exhibited in the United States.<br>Peddling the poison as well as the cure, this overtly sensuous work was presented to the public as a<br>moral lesson on the consequences of [[lascivious behavior]]. Visible in the distance is the ship of<br>Princess [[Ariadne]]'s secret lover, [[Theseus]], for whom she has betrayed her people by helping him to<br>escape the [[Labyrinth]] and slay the [[Minotaur]]. Ariadne's bliss will come to an end when she awakens<br>from her post-coital reverie, only to discover that the faithless Theseus has sailed away without her.

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== How we will see unregistered users ==

I've got a half-baked idea for preventing main page FA image vandalism while still leaving the wiki generally editable. What do you think? See [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Protection against vandal images]]. Thanks.--[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] 01:49, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

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Hi!

You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki.

When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed.

== A rather funny edit ==

I just checked my watchlist, and couldn't help but notice an [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AFeatured_article_candidates&diff=39007762&oldid=39005512 interesting edit]. Would you care to comment on how [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Early life of Hugo Chávez|an FAC]] that's been out for ten days, has no oppose votes, and has but a [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AFeatured_article_candidates%2FEarly_life_of_Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez&diff=38395026&oldid=38384576 sole opposing comment] (whose resolution would require deleting the article) does not constitute consensus? [[User:Saravask|Saravask]] 05:23, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin '''will still be able to access the IP'''. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Improving tools|better tools]] to help.

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==Thank You For Your Decision In The Userbox Issue==

I know it wasn't the majority opinion, but I want to thank you for your restraint in regards to the arbcom's apparent belief that i'm a liability to the project. If I am a liability to the project, please be honest and tell me so with ways I can improve, but please know that I will never change my belief that all Wikipedians should be free to learn from their mistakes in an intimidation free atmosphere and I will stand up against anyone, even Jimbo himself(as i've shown), who tries to intimidate one of my fellow Wikipedians.

We have [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation#IP Masking Implementation Approaches (FAQ)|two suggested ways]] this identity could work. '''We would appreciate your feedback''' on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can [[m:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|let us know on the talk page]]. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.

I'd be more than happy to be an admin again if somebody nominated me and I pass, but please know that I would gladly give it up in a second for that belief I just mentioned and in the hope that everyone who wishes to constructively contribute to this project can do so without fear of retribution. <font color="#4682B4">[[User:Karmafist|Karm]]</font><font color="#00FF00">[[WP:ESP|a]]</font><font color="#E32636">[[User talk:Karmafist|fist]]</font> 13:16, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Thank you.

:(Speaking only for myself) As I said in the proposed decision, I think admins should be entitled to the occasional screwup and I think 'Zero tolerance' doesn't make it easy for people to learn the ropes. I do think that admins who repeatedly screwup should be desysopped, but I saw no evidence of that in your case. I don't think going up against Jimbo was a prudent thing to do, however. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 02:07, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

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===One More Thing===

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I have a favor to ask. Please let the other arbitrators know my beliefs if they don't already. A more thorough document on what they are and how I think we need to reform Wikipedia's governance can be found at [[user:karmafist/manifesto|this petition]]. <font color="#4682B4">[[User:Karmafist|Karm]]</font><font color="#00FF00">[[WP:ESP|a]]</font><font color="#E32636">[[User talk:Karmafist|fist]]</font> 13:18, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

:I have passed word of this along. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 02:07, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

== New administrator activity requirement ==

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Well, I guess i'll take that as a "You're Welcome" for the "Thank You" above. One question:Is it a normal RFA or is it going to be a Stevertigo style slaughterfest? I'm just curious because i'd like someone else to nominate me, i'm not a big fan of self noms. <font color="#4682B4">[[User:Karmafist|Karm]]</font><font color="#00FF00">[[WP:ESP|a]]</font><font color="#E32636">[[User talk:Karmafist|fist]]</font> 02:03, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

:After two weeks, you are free to do it however you see fit - either by self nom or to get someone else to nominate you -- I am sure it wouldn't be hard to find someone willing to do it. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 02:09, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

{{ivmbox|The administrator policy has been updated with new [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural_removal_for_inactive_administrators|activity requirements]] following a successful [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Request for comment on administrator activity requirements|Request for Comment]].

== Cvgproj template ==

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

Hi Raul, a while back you reverted some changes to [[:Template:Cvgproj]]. The todo list is now back in the template, but it is hidden, and can be expanded by clicking "show". If you still have objections, perhaps you could raise them [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computer and video games#project notice|here]]. If we've broken some talk page guidelines I'll make sure your objections are respected. Cheers! <font color="red">[[User:Jacoplane|Jaco]]</font><font color="blue">[[User_talk:Jacoplane|plane]]</font> 13:44, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

#Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR

#Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

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== Meetup pictures and such ==

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== FAR for Battle of Dien Bien Phu ==

Hi, you seem to be the "keeper" of many of these Wikipedia related pictures, and I noticed a lot of them use a kind of "with permission" license template. To the best of my knowledge the [[Wikipedia:Licensing for community images]] proposal failed and current policy as handed down by the foundation is to not allow with permission only content, and unfortunately I have not seen anyting to indicate that exceptions where given to "meta" content. Wouldn't it be better to move this kind of stuff off site, maybe set up a "facebook and Wikipedia meetup" wiki on Wikicities and use a NC license on it or something like that instead of using them here in a way that strictly speaking makes them speedy deletion candidates? --[[User:Sherool|Sherool]] <span style="font-size:75%">[[User talk:Sherool|(talk)]]</span> 02:46, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

I have nominated [[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]] for a [[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Battle of Dien Bien Phu/archive1|featured article review here]]. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets [[Wikipedia:What is a featured article?|featured article criteria]]. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are [[Wikipedia:Featured article review|here]].<!--Template:FARMessage--> [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]] _{''[[User talk:Hog Farm|Talk]]''} 18:58, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

==Fair use image in FA tomorrow==

==Happy Birthday!==

Raul654, while protecting the images on the main page for tomorrow, I noticed that [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 13, 2006|tomorrow's FA]] ([[Douglas Adams]]) was a fair-use image. I did a quick scan of the article and of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' and all of the images appear to be fair use. I thought I'd bring this to your attention. Is there any way we can get a non-fair use image or use another FA instead? What are your thoughts? Thanks a lot! [[User:Flcelloguy|Flcelloguy]] <small>([[User talk:Flcelloguy|A <font color="brown">note?</font>]])</small> 18:21, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

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:I'd prefer a non-fair use image, but this is a subject that doesn't lend itself easily to that. A quick search on Flickr images using CC-BY and CC-BY-SA licenses turned up nothing. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 18:22, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

<div style="display: flex; align-items: center; min-height: 100px; padding: 1em; border: solid 3px #2B547E; background-color: #E6E6FA;">[[File:Wikipe-tan Birthday.svg|left|60px| ]] '''Wishing [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] a very happy birthday on behalf of the [[WP:BDC|Birthday Committee]]!''' &nbsp; <span style="background:#000dff; padding:2px;">'''[[User:Interstatefive|<span style="color:white;">interstate</span>]][[User talk:Interstatefive|<span style="color:white;">five</span>]]'''&nbsp;</span> 00:01, 19 June 2022 (UTC)</div>

::So in other words to go with it? [[User:Flcelloguy|Flcelloguy]] <small>([[User talk:Flcelloguy|A <font color="brown">note?</font>]])</small> 18:25, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

==Happy Birthday!==

:::Yes, on occasion, we do use fair use images for subjects that do not have any free ones available (ala, [[Jim Henson]]). It's not something I like but we don't really have much choice in the matter. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 18:27, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

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==[[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|Speedy deletion]] nomination of [[:Nambla]]==

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A tag has been placed on [[:Nambla]] requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

==Protecting main page articles==

I'm flattered my FA, [[History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)]] was selected for the main page on 22 Feb, Baden-Powell's birthday. Is it possible to protect this page and its images before and during the time it is on the main page? I notice many MP articles are vandalized, such as the Gettysburg Address article has been vandalized several times today. There are many people who dislike the Scouts intensly out there and I'm concerned about this vandalism as being on the main page seems to draw out vandals like bugs to bright lights. [[User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] 23:12, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

:The blurb and image that appear on the main page are protected, but hte article is not. See [[user:Raul654/protection]] for the explination. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 23:15, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

::I understand the rationale to a point, but I do not agree with the part about non-protection just before and during its main page time. This is the highest vandalism threat time and anyone who seriously wants to improve the article will come back and do so. Serious editors, like myself, should NOT have to watch a MP article and revert repeated vandalism. We have better things to do, like improve the article, vice chasing down maliciousness. [[User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] 23:37, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

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Why level 3? Seems a bit high...with all of the people on wikibreak now, I hope that you're OK.'''[[User:Voice of All|<font color="blue">Voice</font><font color="darkblue"> of </font><font color="black">All</font>]]'''^{[[user_talk:Voice_of_All|<font color="blue">T</font>]]|[[Special:Emailuser/Voice of All|@]]|[[WP:EA|<font color="darkgreen">ESP]]</font>} 07:23, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

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== A kitten for you! ==

Yes, indeed, I'm definitely thinking of going. [[User:SlimVirgin|SlimVirgin]] ^{<font color="Purple">[[User_talk:SlimVirgin|(talk)]]</font>} 08:38, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

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Hey look! A kitten!

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Just to give you a heads up, I've had some problems with [[User:Netoholic]] at [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (television)]]. I wasn't aware until recently of his ban in wikipedia namespace and he has reverted my changes several time. Keep up the faith. --''[[User:Reflex Reaction|<b>Reflex Reaction</b>]]'' ([[User talk:Reflex Reaction|talk]])&bull; 16:57, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

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My ArbCom case was about editing on the Khmer Rouge page. You discuss very little of that in your proposed decision. Instead you talk about sock puppets.

== [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[:Phalaenopsis 'Kaleidoscope']] ==

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VeryVerily made the exact same accusations a year ago, and nothing happened. Yet in his appeal, this wiki-stalker and violator of 3RR (which I did not violate when he stalked me) is being cleared, and his discarded accusations of a year ago are being upheld? This is absurd.

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What evidence do you present? You link to the edit of (POV warrior) TDC. TDC requested a checkuser on me, which turned up nothing. Instead of this clearing me, you are using his accusation being shown to be bogus as evidence? And what arbitration related decisions are you talking about?

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Then you link to David Gerard, who said of all my crimes, my high crime was editing "AFDs" with a user named Mr. Know-It-All. Of course he provides no diffs as required. But since unlike most of these accusations, he is not exceedingly vague or misleading, it is easily disprovable. I have not only not edited the same (plural) AFDs as Mr. Know-It-All, I have not edited any AFDs with Mr. Know-It-All.

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I'm not sure why ArbCom is mud-slinging instead of just saying Wikipedia does not like certain political opinions and booting me off. Instead bogus charges about sock puppets are made, with anything specific like David Gerard's AFD claim being easily disprovable. The evidence against me is a checkuser by TDC in which I was not convicted but cleared, which you turn on its head and say is evidence I avoided arbitration-related decisions (which you don't cite). Then there's David Gerard's claims I edited AFDs with Mr. Know-It-All, which thankfully is a specific enough claim that it is easily disproved.

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Anyone who reads these links, when cited, can see this is all BS. So please just explain the real reason why I'm being booted. It's quite obvious the sock puppets on Khmer Rouge are not mine. My only adversary on the Khmer Rouge page who I'm fairly confident is not or is not using sock puppets is Adam Carr.

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I thought David Gerard was still on ArbCom, so I thought dealing with any of this was pointless. But I checked and realized he is no longer on it, so I decided to give evidence his claims about AFD and the like are bogus. [[User:Ruy Lopez|Ruy Lopez]] 18:25, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

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Yeah, I know him. He's my friend from high school and there's no need to ban him for harassing me or anything. That's fine. However, I'm trying to keep him straight in the article space so if he does something there feel free to block--just not over me. Thanks for notifying me. [[User:Grenavitar|gren]] [[User talk:Grenavitar|グレン]] ^{[[Wikipedia:Limited administrators|?]]} 22:05, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

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== Administrative permissions and inactivity reminder ==

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P.S. Don't forget to finish that PhD. [[Image:Wink.png]]

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==[[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|Speedy deletion]] nomination of [[:Jack Parr]]==

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{{Barnstar|image=Barnstar.png|text=I award this [[Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|Barnstar]] to Raul654 for heroism in the service of [[WP:FA]] and for being on the ball with the [[Isaac Asimov]] trivia, way back when. [[User:Anville|Anville]] 08:08, 14 February 2006 (UTC)}}

* It is a disambiguation page which either: disambiguate only one extant Wikipedia page and whose title ends in "(disambiguation)"; or disambiguate zero extant Wikipedia pages, regardless of its title. (See [[WP:CSD#G14|section G14 of the criteria for speedy deletion]].)

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Take a deep breath, think of all the good you've done and all the people you've made happy. . . And whatever you do, [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=234 don't fall asleep on the job!]

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Currently medicating my own WikiStress with loud music and caffeine,

[[User:Anville|Anville]] 08:08, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

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I read the text about the defiant butterfly, and I was very much impressed with it, and would like to spread it's beauty.

However, it'd be much better if I had some sort of source.

So could you '''pleeeeeease''' tell me the answer to your challenge?

You could always mail me at [e-mail] if you do not wish to make it publicly avaiable on your (or my) talkpage.

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(Pleeeeease?)

[[User:Jobjörn|Jobjörn]] 22:11, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

:The quote is from [[Level 7]] by [[Mordecai Roshwald]] (the book is in the form of a diary. The quote on my userpage is from the May 31 entry; page 93 in the 1960 edition). [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 02:22, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

::Thank you.

::Now I must, however, find that book and read it... which, considering that Sweden's largest Science Fiction-store does not have it in it's online catalogue, might prove troublesome. :)

:: [[User:Jobjörn|Jobjörn]] 12:17, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

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== Sorry! ==

== Splitting discussion for [[Clitoris ]] ==

Please do not edit that page while I am updating the featured article list. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 06:55, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

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*Sorry! Didn't know if you were going to update the FA page now or tomorrow and I wanted to add it ASAP. My bad. [[User:Palm dogg|Palm_Dogg]] 06:57, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

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**That's all right - just be more careful in the future. It's not the first time that someone thrilled with scoring a featured article jumped the gun and edit conflicted with me while I was updating the FA list. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 07:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

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Just wondering why you removed all those articles from the FAC list. I'm somewhat new at the featured articles process so maybe I've missed something, but there's no edit summary or talk page entry so I wanted to check with you. Thanks! [[User:Kafziel|Kafziel]] 12:48, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

:After nominations have been on the FAC for a while, I promote them or archive them (depending on the discussion). [[Wikipedia:Goings-on]] contains a list of the ones I promoted. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 22:20, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

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Maybe from now on you could start adding these to the talk pages of the daily FA blurbs, as it's not always clear why a specific wording or image was chosen. Thanks.--[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] 20:55, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

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Why did you remove this from the FAC page to the archive? It's only been 5 days since it was nominated and I have just reverted one of the objections to a "support" and am still working on changing the other two (one of which has already changed to a "weak object"). Please revert this back ASAP.

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A second of the three objections has just changed to "supporting" the article. Additionally, there are still articles on the FAC page that are 11 days older than my nomination, but are still there. Please explain your reasoning for your action. --[[User:Jayzel68|Jayzel68]] 01:09, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

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Thank you so much! --[[User:Jayzel68|Jayzel68]] 02:49, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

== WhatYour the...?EFM flag ==

Hello Raul654, after processing your sysop removal, I have also removed your edit filter manager flag as you have been inactive in updating this area of the project for over 10 years. Should you need this again, please let me know or place a request at the [[Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard]]. Thank you for your prior contributions in this area. Best regards, — [[User:Xaosflux|<span style="color:#FF9933; font-weight:bold; font-family:monotype;">xaosflux</span>]] ^{[[User talk:Xaosflux|<span style="color:#009933;">Talk</span>]]} 00:26, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Why are these troll spammers attacking the [[Wikipedia]] article...? Who's attack sight is this...and why are they after you [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia&diff=39681846&oldid=39681763]? Is this just some old troll trying to "settle an old score"?'''[[User:Voice of All|<font color="blue">Voice</font><font color="darkblue"> of </font><font color="black">All</font>]]'''^{[[user_talk:Voice_of_All|<font color="blue">T</font>]]|[[Special:Emailuser/Voice of All|@]]|[[WP:EA|<font color="darkgreen">ESP]]</font>} 05:49, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

== File:BahaiLotusTemple.JPG listed for discussion ==

:Probably one of the regular trolls from Wikipediareview. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 05:59, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

[[File:Information.svg|30px|left]] A file that you uploaded or altered, [[:File:BahaiLotusTemple.JPG]], has been listed at [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion]]. Please see the [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2023 June 17#File:BahaiLotusTemple.JPG|'''discussion''']] to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. <!-- Template:Fdw --> [[User:Jo-Jo Eumerus|Jo-Jo Eumerus]] ([[User talk:Jo-Jo Eumerus|talk]]) 06:40, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

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Regarding the FA scheduled for 18/Feb, I have ventured a critique of the same [[Talk:Political integration of India/Comments|here]] and would like to draw your attention to that. Regards, [[User:ImpuMozhi|ImpuMozhi]] 06:08, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

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I'm pretty new to the FA process, so I might be missing something, but why was the Pink Floyd candidacy removed? It's still listed as a current candidate on its [[Talk:Pink Floyd|talk page]], and it has not been archived. There were only 3 object votes versus 9 support (yes, I know it's not a number vote, but the percentage does not indicate an "object" consensus). The objections were addressed, and I know for sure that at least one of the "object" voters has mentioned to me on user talk pages that he planned on re-evaluating it when he had the time. It's been up for less than a week, and I don't think the article has reached a definite consensus either way. Since you didn't archive it, I'm wondering if you removed it from the candidate page in error. - [[User:Dharmabum420|dharmabum]] 23:10, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

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:I know you're a busy guy, but just also wanted to point out that one of the object votes changed their mind after I addressed their concerns, as you can see from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Dharmabum420&diff=39971753&oldid=39923630 this comment] on my talk page, but was unable to find the listing since it's no longer on the FAC page. - [[User:Dharmabum420|dharmabum]] 05:13, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

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I don't want to be a pest, but another editor advised me to try asking you again as you may have missed my message. I'm still wondering what's going on, as the [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Pink Floyd]] still isn't listed on either [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates]], [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log]], or [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations]], and I'm worried it's been lost in the shuffle. - [[User:Dharmabum420|dharmabum]] 21:35, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

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:Ok, this is the second nomination from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates&diff=39703277&oldid=39602317 this edit] which appears to have gotten lost in the shuffle. I'm going to recheck all of them now to see what happened. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 21:49, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

==Happy First Edit Day!==

::I have rechecked them, and it appears that indeed Pink Floyd and Thrasybulus both slipped through the cracks. I have promoted Pink Floyd now - sorry for the mixup. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 21:54, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

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:::Not at all! This was my first FAC and I'm sorry if I got a little buggy, after 30-odd hours of work on the article I got a little panicky. :) Thanks! - [[User:Dharmabum420|dharmabum]] 22:45, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

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In the same vein as the above comment, I'm a little puzzled by the removal of [[Thrasybulus]]. Based on the final state of the nomination, I would think it would have passed, but it hasn't been promoted (although it has also not been archived). It was removed along with a whole bunch of others, and I'm hoping it just got lost in the shuffle. I brought it up on the FAC talk page, and they suggested I should drop you a line here. Thanks, [[User:Robth|Robth]]^{[[User Talk:Robth|Talk]]} 15:32, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

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:I removed Thrasybulus without listing it in either [[wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log]] or [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations]], meaning that it was definitely lost in the shuffle. I've gone ahead and promoted it. Thanks for the heads up. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 16:34, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

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:To quote Jim62sch in his comment - ''Disputem maiorum: Now, let me dispose of the following: this claim is NOT factual, "certain key information elements can only have been obtained through private correspondence, specifically email address". Anyone Googling the user's alias can find the info on e-mail address. The same holds true for identity info. '' [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 21:21, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

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Oops... I misread the template. However, I removed [[World War II]] from the list after I saw an anonymous editor [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_articles&diff=40081576&oldid=40081115 adding it], when I know you're the only one who adds / removes FAs from [[WP:FA]]. [[User:Titoxd|Tito]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<span style="color:#008000;">xd</span>]]^{([[User_talk:Titoxd|?!?]] - [[Wikipedia:WikiProject edit counters/Flcelloguy's Tool|help us]])} 01:08, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

== [[Marsha Blackburn]] ==

Heya Mark. Just wondering if this is a protection due to [[WP:OFFICE]] or just because of vandalism. I assume the latter but I just want to make sure as we're not unprotecting OFFICE ones without Jimbo or Danny's approval. Thanks. --[[User:Woohookitty|''Woohookitty'']]^{[[User talk:Woohookitty|(cat scratches)]]} 11:55, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

:My plan was to leave it protected until I get a response from the staffer "early next week" - Monday or Tuesday. I'd appreciate it if the article stayed protected until then, as it would simply matters greatly. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 17:57, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks! ==

Thanks, I had no idea... though it makes sense when you think about it. Also, is there anyway to change any signatures I made using the <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> option, to reflect the new screename? -- [[User:SmthManly|<font color="black">SmthManly</font>]] / ^{<font color="blue">[[User_talk:SmthManly|ManlyTalk]]</font>} / ^{<font color="blue">[[Special:Contributions/SmthManly|ManlyContribs]]</font>} 02:32, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

:You mean besides going through all of them manually and changing them? No. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 02:34, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Oh well... thanks again! -- [[User:SmthManly|<font color="black">SmthManly</font>]] / ^{<font color="blue">[[User_talk:SmthManly|ManlyTalk]]</font>} / ^{<font color="blue">[[Special:Contributions/SmthManly|ManlyContribs]]</font>} 02:41, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== [[User:Raul564]] ==

Noticed that [[User:Raul564]] came up in the user creation log. Just thought I'd let you know about this. --<span style="background: #E0E8FF; font-size: small; padding: 3px; border: 1px dashed #99B3FF;"><strong>[[User:Spaceman85|Spaceman85]]</strong></span> | <small>[[User talk:Spaceman85|my talk]]</small> 15:31, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

:I've added him [[:Category:Imposters of Raul654|to my fan club]] [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 18:18, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== Re:Kerala on Tomorrow's FA ==

Hi Raul654 - I wanted to ask if there was a problem hanging up the nomination of [[Kerala]] for TFA. If you can let me know, I can get that addressed immediately. I admire your work very much. Thank you! [[User:Rama's Arrow|Rama&#39;s Arrow]] 23:56, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

:Well, we just had an India-related featured article yesterday. I didn't want to feature one again so soon afterwards. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 00:02, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

:Thanks for clarifying. [[User:Rama's Arrow|Rama&#39;s Arrow]] 13:50, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

==[[Cheers]] on [[Wikipedia talk:Tomorrow's featured article|Tommorrow's FA]]==

Hi Raul! I nominated [[Cheers]] to be a front page FA after its promotion for no particular day, but [[User:Alkivar|Alkivar]] made an interesting suggestion. Because ''Cheers'' is about a bar he suggested I try for a day of heavy drinking, [[March 17]] ([[Saint Patrick's Day]]). [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] has recently voiced a concern that this might be seen as un-PC towards either the Irish heritage of the holiday or alcoholism and I was wondering if you think this concern is severe enough that I should revert the nomination to no particular date? [[User:Staxringold|Staxringold]] 14:10, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

==Clue me in==

Mark,

You were one of the arbitrators on my recent requests for arbitration of the "Societal attitudes towards homosexuality" article. I read your bio and you have an impressive amount of Wikipedia expertise. I'm wondering if you can help me to understand how this whole Wikipedia thing works. Bear in mind that I'm not complaining - I just want to understand.

I stumbled upon the "Societal attitudes towards homosexuality" article on Wikipedia because somebody made the comment to me that "homosexuals are no more likely to molest children than heterosexuals". I thought "hmmmm... I wonder if that is right". I have no axe to grind either way, but I wondered if that was really true or if that was one of those things that people repeat without thinking about. So I did a quick Google search and ended up at Wikipedia.

I was shocked at how biased that article was. It was incredible. They were blaming natural disasters on Protestantism and berating "anti-gay religious dogma". The article declared that "only 38% of the general public think that homosexual behavior is wrong" even though the word "only" had been previously contested and that percentage was wrong even according to their own posted link. There was example after example of blatant bias and errors.

I nominated the article for deletion, but it turns out that the gay advocates that had created the article were the same people who got to vote regarding its deletion. Needless to say they voted me down. (A quick review through the user pages shows that most of them are gay.)

So I took it to a higher authority and asked for mediation. It turned out that the mediator was also gay.

So I again took it to a higher authority and asked for arbitration. That will apparently be rejected on the grounds that this is a "content dispute". I suppose that it is a content dispute in the sense that the content is biased and incorrect, but it is more than that since any corrections to the content are overwritten by the group of gay advocates who maintain the page.

So here's where I need some explanation. I'm not trying to be a pain in the neck, but I am trying to raise a red flag about this and I don’t know how. Doesn't anybody in the Wikipedia community care that a group of zealots got together to control what gets published in that Wikipedia article? Does nobody care that they won't allow changes unless you take them to mediation? (And once mediation ends they have free reign once again).

The question I asked in the request for arbitration was not rhetorical: "How can extremist groups be prevented from using Wikipedia to spread propaganda?" Isn't there something built into the model that prevents a dozen or so zealots from using Wikipedia to get their message out, truth be damned?

This bothers me because Wikipedia claims to be an encyclopedia. So some high school kid doing a research paper comes along and thinks that what he's reading are facts. But not only isn't the information correct, it was made incorrect deliberately.

I don't understand the inner workings of Wikipedia very well, but it seems to me that unless there is a way to prevent groups of extremists from publishing disinformation, the public will catch on before long and that will spell the end for Wikipedia. Won’t it?

[[User:Lou franklin|Lou franklin]] 05:22, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

:The first thing you have to understand is the institutional composition. The members of the Arbitration Committee, though we are intelligent and dedicated wikipedians, are not experts in all subjects. We are simply not comptent to dictate what any given article should say, and so we've pointedly avoided doing that. (Yes, there are probably a few exceptions - Charles Matthews is a math professor, I'm a PhD student in computer engineering, Fred is an ex-lawyer - so we could be considered 'experts' in our particular subjects, but the Commiitee doesn't make that distinction)

:So, rather than dictate what an article should say, the Committee instead focuses on enforcing the 'wiki process', so to speak. When there is a dispute, both sides are expected to rationally discuss it, and cite credible sources to back up their claims. Seth Mahoney stated that ''"The actual problem is that Lou either doesn't know or doesn't want to admit that he knows what constitutes a good reference for what. Apparently, any time a fundamentalist organization makes a claim on the web, that constitutes a good reference (in his mind) for a statement of fact. When confronted with this, the only response ever really given is, "my links aren't any better than yours" or "who's to say what truth is?".'' This is a grave allegation to make, and would definitely have been considered had this request gone to arbitration. We do expect our users to be able to distinguish between political propaganda and legitimate scientific sources. There have been a few rare cases where it was shown, to our satisfaction, that one side was incapable of writing about the subject neutrally [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Winter_Soldier#Ban_from_Winter_Soldier_Investigation] or competently [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Climate_change_dispute#Cortonin.27s_view_of_real_greenhouses], and those typically result in us banning that user from that article and/or related articles.

:It seems to me like what you are describing here is related to our no-article-ownership policy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:OWN#Control_of_Wikipedia_articles], which says that users shouldn't edit articles to the exclusion of others. On the other hand, if you are putting inflammatory material into articles, and then citing un-credible sources, they have a legitimate reason to remove your changes. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 05:49, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

::That's fair enough, but when we talked specifics there was a lot of agreement that the article was indeed biased. Sure some people objected to my "inflammatory" edits, but nobody denies that the original article was badly and intentionally biased and had been for years. Nobody could. Since I brought it up for mediation hundreds of changes have been made to the article. That wouldn't have been possible if the article wasn't biased and just plain wrong in many many areas.

::I'm not coming down on the Arbitration Committee, it's just that somebody contacted me and told me not to waste my time trying to improve Wikipedia because they said that the model fundamentally doesn't work. They said that the best thing I could do is not to resist and let the article be as biased as possible. That way the general public would catch on more quickly that the information on Wikipedia is a sham. The public would eventually stop using Wikipedia and it would wither on the vine. They said that the quicker Wikipedia dies the better it will be for everybody who cares about fairness and accuracy.

::A cynical attitude for sure, but I can't find the flaw in it. It seems that the answer to my question is that there is NOTHING in place to prevent extremist groups from using Wikipedia to spread propaganda - in fact that happens all the time. So that high school kid doing a research paper will get bogus information for now, but it won't be long before his teachers will get wise and not accept research done on Wikipedia because the information is just too inaccurate. Maybe by trying to improve the accuracy, I have just slowed down that process.

::I am trying to understand what makes Wikipedia worth fighting for. If there is really no way to stop the propaganda, then I'm coming up empty. [[User:Lou franklin|Lou franklin]] 11:11, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

:::As far as saying the homosexuality article is bad - you are preaching to the choir. I [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AHomosexuality&diff=18366686&oldid=18366311 voiced my opinion] last July, when I said the article was literally the worst high-profile article on wikipedia. The introduction could have served as a perfect example of what-not-to-do when writing an article. Looking at the introduction today, it's not perfect, but it's certainly miles above where it was before.

:::As far as the person who contacted you and told you Wikipedia could never work - you may wish to read [[Wikipedia:Replies_to_common_objections#Wikipedia_can_never_be_high_quality]], which directly addresses those concerns. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 18:05, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== mail sent ==

About the [[Computers, Freedom and Privacy|CFP]] conference. Write me back soon, if interested :) [[User:Sj|+sj ]][[User Talk:Sj|+]]

:'Replied by phone. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 05:50, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== Urgent CheckUser request ==

Please see [[WP:RCU]] regarding [[User:Bowlhover]]. Thanks. --[[User:Nlu|Nlu]] ([[User talk:Nlu|talk]]) 08:07, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

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Thanks.[[User:Travb|Travb]] 16:45, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== Userbox policy ==

Re your objections to my draft policy, you might like to look at an updated version being worked on at [[User:Pathoschild/Projects/Userboxes/Policy]] --[[User:Doc glasgow|Doc]] [[User talk:Doc glasgow|<small>^ask?</small>]] 18:16, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

==Image Tagging [[:Image:Mt St Helens.jpg]]==

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== A random "Thank You" for your efforts ==

Thanks for uploading '''[[:Image:Mt St Helens.jpg]]'''. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the [[copyright]] status is therefore unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

Raul654 - our paths have never crossed. But I want to just thank you for 1) having been Wikipedia's first FAC coordinator and helping building such a fine system. I was mostly lurking back then but I noticed your hard work and thought it was really cool. Also, thank you especially for 2) for penning Raul's Razor. Having read it all those years ago, it was a complete paradigm shift for me, away from "well, everyone has *some* bias so expecting NPOV work is unreasonable." It is a litmus test I mentally use constantly, and not just when evaluating Wikipedia articles, either.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{tl|GFDL-self}} to release it under the [[GFDL]]. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, please read [[Wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]], and then use a tag such as {{tlp|fairusein|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use]]. See [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags]] for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

Cheers!

If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "[[Special:Contributions/{{PAGENAME}}|my contributions]]" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on [[wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#Images.2FMedia|criteria for speedy deletion]]. Thank you. [[User:SteinbDJ|SteinbDJ]] 19:05, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

[[User:Trevdna|Trevdna]] ([[User talk:Trevdna|talk]]) 00:03, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

== I have sent you a note about a page you started ==

==Nice job, Raul==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=delete&user=&page=Wikipedia%3ARequests+for+comment%2FLucky+6.9 Nice job], Raul. How about the talkpage? Can I assume that should go too? [[User:Bishonen|Bishonen]] | [[User talk:Bishonen|ノート]] 20:56, 21 February 2006 (UTC).

:I'd prefer not to delete the talk page, if it can be helped. Let's wait a while and see if it cools off. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 23:06, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Hello, Raul654. Thank you for your work on [[Eva Morris]]. [[User:Cocobb8|Cocobb8]], while examining this page as a part of our [[WP:NPP|page curation process]], had the following comments:

== Slashdot ==

{{Bq|1=I've marked the article as reviewed, even if it is still in need of improvements for some text seems to have been copied and pasted from a specific source. See the article for more details.}}

Thanks for slashdotting the interview...it's cool to have a lot more eyes reading it. [[User:Ral315|Ral315]] [[User talk:Ral315|(talk)]] 22:11, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

:You're welcome :) [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 23:06, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

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== A complex rename request ==

[[User:Cocobb8|'''<span style="color:purple">Coco</span><span style="color:green">bb8</span>''']] (💬 [[User talk:Cocobb8|talk]] • ✏️ [[Special:Contributions/Cocobb8|contribs]]) 14:27, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello Mark,

:Edit: Apparently you created this article 20 years ago, so probably not applicable to you :) [[User:Cocobb8|'''<span style="color:purple">Coco</span><span style="color:green">bb8</span>''']] (💬 [[User talk:Cocobb8|talk]] • ✏️ [[Special:Contributions/Cocobb8|contribs]]) 14:31, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

I'm looking for a friendly local bureaucrat to help out with a possible user rename. I'm afraid mine is not a simple case, so this is mostly an inquiry if it would possible at all.

== "[[:Particle wave]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] ==

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==Happy Birthday!==

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== ITN archives ==

Unfortunately there are two people with almost the same user name. '[[User:Abelsson|Abelsson]]' (me) and '[[User:Abelson|Abelson]]' (another editor). I had no idea there was an Abelson when i registered my account and to make matters worse, we apparently live in the same city and work in the same field. I don't expect people will be able to keep us apart.

Hi. I hope you are doing well. I am glad to tell you that [[Wikipedia:In the news/Posted/Archives]] are now fully available, with all the vandalism/disruptive edits removed. While creating the bot for the archival process, I went through a lot of the older posts, you are one of the editors whose name popped quite often in ITN in "back in the day", so I personally wanted to let you know about the archives {{p}} I hope you see this message someday. —usernamekiran [[User talk:usernamekiran|(talk)]] 22:05, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

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Thanks for uploading '''[[:File:Joe Valachi.jpg]]'''. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of [[Wikipedia:Non-free content|non-free use]]. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the [[Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria|first non-free content criterion]]. This criterion states that files used under claims of non-free use may have ''no free equivalent''; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

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The annoying thing is that my preferred username ([[User:Henrik|Henrik]]) was used by a vandal for a single day almost three years ago. I am not sure this is possible at all, but would in any way be any way for me to take over [[User:Henrik|Henrik]]? I believe it unlikely the original user is much interested anymore. I realize this would probably require a special solution, but I thought I might ask.

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Cheers! [[User:Abelsson|Abelsson]] 22:49, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

:I personally have no problem letting you usurp an account that has done nothing but vandalism. I'll post a note on [[Wikipedia talk:Changing username]] to see if anyone objects, and if no one does, I'll make the changes. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 23:01, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

:: Sounds great! Much thanks. [[User:Abelsson|Abelsson]] 23:10, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

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== Name Change ==

== [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[:TeleZapper]] ==

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The article [[:TeleZapper]] has been [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed for deletion]]&#32;because of the following concern:

Hi Raul, I recently changed my name but it still appears as the old name. Could you please assist me in fixing this situation?[[User:Sargonious|King Legit]]

<blockquote>'''Non-notable product that has been unreferenced since 2006. Found one in-depth review but not enough to satisfy [[WP:GNG]].'''</blockquote>

:I assume you mean that when you sign something (with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>), it uses your old name. To fix this, go to your preferences and change your signature accordingly. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 19:02, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be [[WP:DEL#REASON|deleted for any of several reasons]].

==main page FA==

Re: my entry of 12Feb on protecting main page FAs. Now that my FA, [[History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)]] is off the main page, which BTW I am flattered it made it that far, I have experience to speak of. I know you won't agree with me and I also know this is a long running debate on wiki, but I still say the main page FA should be protected (yes, I read your subpage on why you don't support that). I also feel all wiki users should be required to have an account and that account be verified with a confirmation from a valid email account. This would drastically cut vandalism because it'd be easier to track them as there'd be no guessing about who an anon IP was. My FA was NEVER vandalized prior to being on the main page. It was vandalized OVER 40 TIMES today. About 6 anti-vandal admins and myself spent most of the day doing reverts and reporting and blocking these scum. My point is we shouldn't have to waste our time on this; it'd be better spent improving articles. All but 2 of the 40+ cases were anon IPs. Requiring accounts with verified emails would cut this way down and virutally everyone who has Internet access has an email account. We should not have to put up with this moronic behavior. One case today was when an anon blanked the page and put up a close up of a human male penis. Now, one of your arguments for not protecting the FA is that it is to show wiki at its best in all its features. I don't think this qualifies. Now what if a young child saw that before it was revereted? People are hitting the main page constantly and it's certainly possible that a young child saw that; and yes this vandal was anon. If you ask why I worried about this today and didn't leave it to the admins--because I'm a good wiki user, created this article, wrote 99% of it, nursed it through FAC, and am the Scouting Project and Portal coordinator. In other words, I am responsible for it being it the best it can be at all times. I should not have to deal with such rampant vandalism. Oh BTW, only about 3 users made contributions of any note at all and nothing major, all this effort and time by the admins and myself could have and should have been avoided. We should not have had to put that much effort into this. Wiki sorely needs a better way to prevent and stop vandals. On a better note, I think you do great work for Wiki, but you will never, ever get me to agree that the main page FA should be unprotected nor that wiki has found the best way to handle vandals.[[User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] 03:15, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

:OK, think about it this way. Let's say we were to do everything you want - we lock Wikipedia down so that only logged in users can edit. When registering accounts, we require users to pass a [[captcha]], and respond to an email. Is that going to stop the dedicated vandals, who account for a good portion of the vandalism on highly visible articles? No. Email addresses are cheap and easily obtained. What it will do is (a) drive it underground (everyone knows when you see an anon edit a highly visible page, it's probably a vandalism and easy to revert; making everyone log in won't fix this) and (b) make it harder for legit users to register. As many people here could tell you, Wikipedia is addictive once you start editing, but the trick is to "hook" people by making that first edit as easy as possible - e.g, allowing them to do it without having to make an account first. So, as you can see, I don't see much to be gained from locking down wikipedia, but plenty to lose. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 03:24, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your [[Help:edit summary|edit summary]] or on [[Talk:TeleZapper|the article's talk page]].

::I hear what you say, but I am sure that you will agree that the Main Page featured article is a huge magnet for vandalism. As far as I can see, it attracts much more attention than any other article linked to from the main page (ITN or DYK, entries, for example).

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed deletion process]], but other [[Wikipedia:deletion process|deletion process]]es exist. In particular, the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|speedy deletion]] process can result in deletion without discussion, and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|articles for deletion]] allows discussion to reach [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] for deletion.<!-- Template:Proposed deletion notify --> [[User:Nthep|Nthep]] ([[User talk:Nthep|talk]]) 18:32, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

::The Main Page blurb is rightly protected. I wonder it is not time to think about protecting the version of the featured article that is linked to from the Main Page - for example, the Main Page blurb yesterday could have linked to a sub-page of [[History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)]] (say, [[History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)/Main Page]]) which is either fully protected or semi-protected. Depending on the type of protection, either admins, or all logged in users, would be able to edit it as usual, but the anonymous vandals would not. We could even include a template at the top saying "This is the Main Page featured article, which is protected to avoid vandalism. Please edit the live version (&lt;link>) if you see any errors.".

== Nomination of [[:TeleZapper]] for deletion ==

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<div class="floatleft" style="margin-bottom:0;">[[File:Ambox warning orange.svg|48px|alt=|link=]]</div>A discussion is taking place as to whether the article [[:TeleZapper]] is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to [[Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]] or whether it should be [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|deleted]].

The article will be discussed at '''[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TeleZapper]]''' until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

::What do you think? -- [[User:ALoan|ALoan]] [[User talk:ALoan|(Talk)]] 10:31, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

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::So it's okay to encourage vandalism and require the efforts of several people fighting it on Wiki's most visible article in order to get more users? I don't think that's right. If you have a better idea on controlling vandalism, I'd love to hear it, because wiki certainly needs one, esp re the main page FA. I'd also like to know what your response to the penis issue is. [[User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] 11:32, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

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==Happy Adminship Anniversary!==

== Appeal of VeryVerily ==

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==FAR notice==

Don't you feel some personal responsibility for the mistake you made a year ago? When grown adults do something wrong, they admit their error, apologize, and try to make amends. I feel you see that an error was made but aren't really trying to fix it (much less say, "I was wrong"). By keeping the primary restriction on me you are in fact basically doing nothing. [[User:VeryVerily|Very]]<font color="green">[[User talk:VeryVerily|Verily]]</font> 19:05, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

I have nominated [[Surrender of Japan]] for a [[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Surrender of Japan/archive1|featured article review here]]. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the [[Wikipedia:What is a featured article?|featured article criteria]]. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are [[Wikipedia:Featured article review|here]].<!--Template:FARMessage--> [[User:AirshipJungleman29|&#126;~ AirshipJungleman29]] ([[User talk:AirshipJungleman29|talk]]) 22:10, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

:I admit the possibliity that sections of our decision may have been flawed. On the other hand, I find it galling that you could give us an evidence page [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Gzornenplatz, Kevin Baas, Shorne, VeryVerily/Evidence|that looks like this]] and then dare to complain that we made mistakes. (Nor, after looking at that page again, should it be surprising if perchance we did) Furthermore, when asked during this arbitration case to answer exactly one very simple question (to provide evidence linking Ruy Lopez to his sockpuppets), you decided to do the *exact same thing* as in the previous case, and pointed to another 50 kb of non-evidence. (You should probably thank TDC for [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:VeryVerily&diff=prev&oldid=38465830 doing your job for you]) If you can't be bothered to put together a coherent presentation of your case, then you have only yourself to blame if the case doesn't go your way.

:As far as the requirement that you discuss all reverts - all the other evidence misbehavior aside, the titanic edit wars you engaged in justify it by themselves. ([[Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars ever|WP:Lame]] should have a section dedicated especially to you and 172, for your multiple 100+ revert wars) The reason I wrote the remedy lifting the 1RR injuntion on you is that I think the 3RR adaquently does the job. [[User:Raul654|Raul654]] 19:31, 23 February 2006 (UTC)