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== Thames and Severn Canal ==
Thanks for editing: please see my comment on the talk page. You added to an existing section, but fundamentally this is very odd because "Phase 1b" is on a different canal, the Stroudwater. So I think this is odd. Incidentally, I could not find any confirmation that the bid has actually been made on the [http://www.cotswoldcanals.com/ Cotswold Canals trust] site; are you sure the reference you gave is accurate? Can you share anything online? (Please reply here) [[User:Imaginatorium|Imaginatorium]] ([[User talk:Imaginatorium|talk]]) 08:56, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
:I'm pretty confident that navvies is correct. The current edition isn't online yet.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 20:16, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
:The bid is mentioned on their site here http://www.cotswoldcanals.com/pages/posts/saul-to-stonehouse-restoration-funding-bid-809.php?p=5 .[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 20:24, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
== We177 ==
Am I correct in thinking that you took the photo at [[:File:We177 science museum.jpg]] at the [[Science Museum, London]] (and not some other science museum)? And if so, that means its safe for me to list that museum as another home for a surviving example at [[WE.177#Retirement]], right (it wasn't some special travelling exhibit that you saw)? -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]]'''ᚠ'''[[User talk:Finlay McWalter|Talk]] 00:22, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
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== Request to use photo ==
Hi Geni,
I must say your photographs are amazing! I have been experimenting myself with light painting and am just wondering if I may use this photograph in the background of my photograph. Of course I will credit you by posting a link in the description of your page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Southampton#/media/File:Southampton_docks_at_night_4_seconds.JPG
Thankyou in advance.
[[User:Aidanr97|Aidanr97]] ([[User talk:Aidanr97|talk]]) 03:02, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
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== Infobox US university ranking ==
Hi Geni, I counted the transclusions of {{tl|Infobox US university ranking}}, and it appears it has less than 390 transclusions, which does not make this highly visible in my opinion. Note the thresholds described by [[Template:High-use]] and [[Template:High-risk]]. I've seen templates at indef semiprot while citing [[Wikipedia:High-risk templates]], and believe that semiprot should suffice. — [[User:Andy M. Wang|'''''Andy W.''''']] <span style="font-size:88%">('''[[User talk:Andy M. Wang|<span style="color:#164">talk</span>]] ·''' [[Special:Contribs/Andy M. Wang|ctb]])</span> 16:46, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
:<span style="font-size:85%">Scratch that. I now believe the level is acceptable both to prevent unregistered vandalism, and to encourage discussion.</span> — [[User:Andy M. Wang|'''''Andy W.''''']] <span style="font-size:88%">('''[[User talk:Andy M. Wang|<span style="color:#164">talk</span>]] ·''' [[Special:Contribs/Andy M. Wang|ctb]])</span> 17:50, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
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== Wey & Arun lock photo identification? ==
Hi Geni
As I am now doing volunteer work restoring the [[Wey and Arun Canal]], I feel it is my duty to get its article up-to-date.
I have updated the map (several times) and made some other changes, with more to come when time permits (as the article is badly lagging the restoration progress).
Anyway...
You uploaded a photo of a lock on the canal, but it does not identify which one. Can you try to work out where you took the photo, please? (I know it was 10 years ago!)
Cheers! -- [[User:
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==Oriole Park at Camden Yards article vandalism==
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==Biber submarine==
Biber find in The Netherlands.
Dear Geni,
With regards to the biber attack on the bridge at Nijmegen i think i can provide you with additional information. As it happens the remains one of the subs used in that attack are now on display in the Fort of Pannerden. A fort located very close to the ___location of the find. I work there as a volunteer and as such I think I could lend you a hand getting some information. With kind regards. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Sigifrith76|Sigifrith76]] ([[User talk:Sigifrith76#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Sigifrith76|contribs]]) 09:31, 1 October 2016 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:I'm afraid I've not worked on that article in years. If you have stuff to add I'd suggest raising it on the talkpage or adding it directly to [[:nl:Biber_(onderzeeboot)]]. Alternatively you could try contacting [https://www.wikimedia.nl/ wikimedia Nederland] who are probably in a better position to work with you.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni|talk]]) 16:29, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
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As we were discussing.--[[User:ClemRutter|ClemRutter]] ([[User talk:ClemRutter|talk]]) 09:13, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
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Why did you mass-protect every template used on "the Hillary page"? [[User:Jackmcbarn|Jackmcbarn]] ([[User talk:Jackmcbarn|talk]]) 21:27, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
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== Reliable sources on the YouCaring page ==
Hello Geni, thanks for taking the time to review my post. I'm just wondering, which pieces of information are lacking reliable citation? I have attempted to provide as much citation as possible but I will continue to edit the page until I've met your requirements. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2607:FEA8:5CA0:D4C:C030:63D8:48CE:6912|2607:FEA8:5CA0:D4C:C030:63D8:48CE:6912]] ([[User talk:2607:FEA8:5CA0:D4C:C030:63D8:48CE:6912#top|talk]]) 10:18, 8 November 2016 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:All of it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQPq1VLXY7U is a self published video. Heat street is never a reliable source. http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/2104057-Zarna-Joshi-is-now-crowdfunding-because-of-Hugh-Mungus is forum thread which again aren't considered reliable sources. Neither are go fund me pages or individual tweets.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 10:22, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
Given the context of the post, referring to YouTube videos and GoFundMe pages, those actually do provide proof that what the Wikipedia entry is claiming is 100% true. For example, when I say that a YouTube video was created on a certain date by a certain creator and refer to that video as proof, it is credible evidence that what I'm claiming is true (same with the GoFundMe page).I have edited several of the sources to be more reliable, and I believe it's a matter of opinion that Heat Street is not reliable. In this case I believe the opinion is wrong, because Heat Street provides links and videos that serve as proof to the claims made in the Wikipedia entry. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2607:FEA8:5CA0:D4C:C030:63D8:48CE:6912|2607:FEA8:5CA0:D4C:C030:63D8:48CE:6912]] ([[User talk:2607:FEA8:5CA0:D4C:C030:63D8:48CE:6912#top|talk]]) 10:26, 8 November 2016 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:We are talking about a wikipedia article not a forum post. Different standards apply. Specifically [[WP:RS]]. Forum posts, and self published youtube vids do not meet them. The rest runs into problems with the [[Wikipedia:No original research|No original research]] Policy. That leaves you with [[Heat Street]] and that isn't a reliable source at the best of times and certianly isn't a reliable source for [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|Biographies of living persons]] issues.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 10:35, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
Upon some searching, both Heat Street and h3h3Productions' videos have been used as citation on other Wikipedia articles about this incident. Once the internet grabs a hold of this story, I will be able to replace the youtube links and twitter posts with articles about them. Once again, simply saying Heat Street is not reliable doesn't make that true; the articles I've cited from Heat Street are indeed reliable sources on this topic/incident. This happened only hours ago, so primary sources are really the only source at the moment. I didn't realize Wikipedia was against primary sources of information, which seems odd to me considering the citation leads readers directly to the source and provides ample evidence that what the Wikipedia entry is saying is indeed true.
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== Administrators' newsletter - February 2017 ==
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/NinjaRobotPirate|NinjaRobotPirate]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Schwede66|Schwede66]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/K6ka|K6ka]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ealdgyth|Ealdgyth]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ferret|Ferret]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cyberpower678 2|Cyberpower678]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Mz7|Mz7]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Primefac 2|Primefac]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Dodger67 2|Dodger67]]
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:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#Workshopping an RfC on the inactivity policy|discussion]] to workshop proposals to amend the [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Lengthy inactivity|administrator inactivity policy]] at [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators]] has been in process since late December 2016.
:*[[Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016]] closed with no consensus for implementing [[Wikipedia:Pending changes#Effect of various protection levels|Pending changes level 2]] with new criteria for use.
:*Following [[Wikipedia talk:Bot policy#Activity requirements|an RfC]], an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.
[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px]] '''Technical news'''
:*When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. ([[Phab:T34950|T34950]])
:*Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Make PC2 no longer available to admins|RfC]] closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. ([[Phab:T156448|T156448]])
:* The Foundation has [[:mailarchive:wikimedia-l/2017-January/086013.html|announced]] a new [[meta:Community health initiative|community health initiative]] to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.
[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The Arbitration Committee released [[Special:Permalink/762120256#Response to the Wikimedia Foundation statement on paid editing and outing|a response]] to the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation statement on paid editing and outing|statement on paid editing and outing]].
[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px]] '''Obituaries'''
:* [[User:JohnCD|JohnCD]] (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.
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==Wikispecies==
WS is now slowly developing with less conflicts. I guess you have moved away to other things, but would kindly like to ask you to support with vote [https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikispecies:Requests_for_Comment here], so we can reach the 25 votes minimum rule in order to be able to get local [[Wikipedia:CheckUser|Checkusers]], and get a local policy for CU, which will be the first step of developing more local solutions on WS. [[User:Dan Koehl|Dan Koehl]] ([[User talk:Dan Koehl|talk]]) 22:06, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
== Union Jack ==
Hi Geni. You changed Breitbart and another source to the FT which is subscription only. I replaced it, not in disputation but so that the story could be understood by those who can't access the FT site. The story looks to be uncontroversial and reported in a straight forward way. Clearly you don't like Breitbart (though I confess I can't see any problems with '''this''' article), would you perhaps expand the wiki page then so that it can be understood without needing to read the FT site? At the moment it reads like a bit of trivia. I'd have raised this on the article's talk page, but I wouldn't want to publicly criticise and admin or an editor of your standing. Regards, [[User:Martin of Sheffield|Martin of Sheffield]] ([[User talk:Martin of Sheffield|talk]]) 09:18, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
== On this day, 12 years ago... ==
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== Re: Draft:Blue Funnel Group ==
Re: [[Draft:Blue Funnel Group]] ... appreciate any comments. Despite it being Draft AfC i'm probably more likely to just move it into position myself. Thanks [[User:Djm-leighpark|Djm-leighpark]] ([[User talk:Djm-leighpark|talk]]) 18:20, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
== Request to lower protection level for Template:United States presidential election, 2008 ==
Hi there, will you lower the protection level for Template:United States presidential election, 2008? You rightfully locked it down back in October but it seems like overkill to keep it as such 6 months later. Thanks!--[[User:Namiba|TM]] 01:51, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
== Nice work keeping calm when the rumours started about [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] ==
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There are a number of [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=protect&user=Geni&page=&year=2016&month=11&tagfilter=&hide_thanks_log=1&hide_tag_log=1&hide_review_log=1 templates you protected] as a result of a template vandalism to HRC's page last year during the 2016 US election campaign and elections. Do you believe that all of these templates still deserve TER? I'd like to see them demoted to semi- or even unprotected, given that the immediate risk has lessened due to her more-or-less removal from the public eye. (This post inspired by a TER I responded to at [[Template talk:C-SPAN]].) --[[User:Izno|Izno]] ([[User talk:Izno|talk]]) 12:18, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
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== Kojima-related vandalism ==
Could you protect [[Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]] too please? --[[User:UltimateKuriboh|UltimateKuriboh]] ([[User talk:UltimateKuriboh|talk]]) 05:45, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
Also [[Guillermo del Toro]], [[The Room (film)]], [[Tommy Wiseau]] and [[Mads Mikkelsen]]. --[[User:UltimateKuriboh|UltimateKuriboh]] ([[User talk:UltimateKuriboh|talk]]) 05:48, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
[[Konami]] and [[What Remains of Edith Finch]] please. --[[User:UltimateKuriboh|UltimateKuriboh]] ([[User talk:UltimateKuriboh|talk]]) 05:59, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
[[Shitposting]], [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2017]], and [[Kopps]]. --[[User:UltimateKuriboh|UltimateKuriboh]] ([[User talk:UltimateKuriboh|talk]]) 06:03, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
[[Draft:Soulcalibur VI]], [[Transgender sexuality]] --[[User:UltimateKuriboh|UltimateKuriboh]] ([[User talk:UltimateKuriboh|talk]]) 06:12, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
[[Aryan]], [[Polygon (website)]], [[Bethesda Game Studios]]. --[[User:UltimateKuriboh|UltimateKuriboh]] ([[User talk:UltimateKuriboh|talk]]) 06:21, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
[[Electronic game]], [[ETV Network]]. --[[User:UltimateKuriboh|UltimateKuriboh]] ([[User talk:UltimateKuriboh|talk]]) 06:23, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
[https://twitter.com/TwinWingedAria] and [https://twitter.com/NotStoof] were responsible for some of the vandalism, idk if you guys can affect them on Twitter. If not, remove my message. --[[User:UltimateKuriboh|UltimateKuriboh]] ([[User talk:UltimateKuriboh|talk]]) 07:04, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
== A barnstar for you! ==
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== Edit Warring ==
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== 11+ years of adminship ==
<div style="align: upperright; padding: 1em; border: solid 3px #2B547E; background-color: #E6E6FA;">[[File:Wikipe-tan mopping.svg|left|60px| ]] Wishing '''[[User:Geni|Geni]]''' a very '''happy adminship anniversary''' on behalf of the '''[[WP:BDC|Wikipedia Birthday Committee]]'''! <span class="nowrap" style="font-family:copperplate gothic light;">[[User:Chris troutman|<span style="color:#345">Chris Troutman</span>]] ([[User talk:Chris troutman|<span style="color:#345">talk</span>]])</span> 12:36, 1 March 2018 (UTC)</div>
==online?==
you edited recently, are you still around? Kindly ping when replying. —<span style="font-size: 104%; letter-spacing:1.5pt;"><span class="monospaced" style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">usernamekiran[[User talk:Usernamekiran|<span style="letter-spacing:1pt;">'''(talk)'''</span>]]</span></span> 11:53, 8 March 2018 (UTC)
== ''Facto Post'' – Issue 10 – 12 March 2018 ==
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===Milestone for mix'n'match===
Around the time in February when Wikidata clicked past item Q50000000, another milestone was reached: the [https://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match mix'n'match] tool uploaded its 1000th dataset. Concisely defined by its author, {{noping|Magnus Manske}}, it works "to match entries in external catalogs to Wikidata". The total number of entries is now well into eight figures, and more are constantly being added: a couple of new catalogs each day is normal.
Since the [http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=114 end of 2013], mix'n'match has gradually come to play a significant part in adding statements to Wikidata. Particularly in areas with the flavour of [[digital humanities]], but datasets can of course be about practically anything. There is a catalog on skyscrapers, and two on spiders.
These days mix'n'match can be used in numerous modes, from the relaxed gamified click through a catalog looking for matches, with prompts, to the fantastically useful and often demanding search across all catalogs. I'll type that again: you can search 1000+ datasets from the simple box at the top right. The drop-down menu top left offers "creation candidates", Magnus's personal favourite. [[m:Mix'n'match/Manual]] for more.
For the Wikidatan, a key point is that these matches, however carried out, add statements to Wikidata if, and naturally only if, there is a Wikidata property associated with the catalog. For everyone, however, the hands-on experience of deciding of what is a good match is an education, in a scholarly area, biographical catalogs being particularly fraught. Underpinning recent rapid progress is an open infrastructure for scraping and uploading.
Congratulations to Magnus, our data [[Stakhanovite]]!
===Links===
[[File:3D Printing Zamenhof's Head.jpg|thumb|left|3D printing]]
*[https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/wikipedia-goes-3d-allowing-users-upload-stls-digital-reference-129340/ ''Wikipedia goes 3D allowing users to upload .STLs for digital reference''], Beau Jackson for 3dprintingindustry.com, February 22 2018
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRK_MltUezA&feature=youtu.be&t=236 WikiCite report (video)]
*[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T185065 Formal publication and announcement of ISBN citation dataset], see [https://twitter.com/i/web/status/967064062616981504 Twitter post], February 23 2018
*[http://dataviz-literacy.wmflabs.org/#section-introduction ''Plotting the Course Through Charted Waters''], workshop on data visualization literacy from Mikhail Popov, Wikimedia Foundation
*[https://blog.ehri-project.eu/2018/02/12/using-wikidata/ ''Using Wikidata to build an authority list of Holocaust-era ghettos''], Nancy Cooey, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, February 12 2018
*[https://longair.net/blog/2017/11/29/sparql-wikidata/ ''Why Should You Learn SPARQL? Wikidata!''] Mark Longair, blogpost November 29 2017
*[http://www.zdnet.com/article/back-to-the-future-does-graph-database-success-hang-on-query-language/ ''Back to the future: Does graph database success hang on query language?''], George Anadiotis for Big on Data, March 5 2018
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== Generation Rescue ==
...needs protection. -- [[User:BullRangifer|BullRangifer]] ([[User talk:BullRangifer|talk]]) <u><small>'''''PingMe'''''</small></u> 19:52, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
==DYK nomination of Stilt (ceramics)==
[[Image:Symbol question.svg|25px]] Hello! Your submission of [[Stilt (ceramics)]] at the [[Template talk:DYK|Did You Know nominations page]] has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath '''[[Template:Did you know nominations/Stilt (ceramics)|your nomination's entry]]''' and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! <!--Template:DYKproblem--> [[User:DESiegel|DES]] [[User talk:DESiegel|<sup>(talk)</sup>]][[Special:Contributions/DESiegel|<sub>DESiegel Contribs</sub>]] 20:12, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
:Please see new note on your DYK nomination. [[User:Yoninah|Yoninah]] ([[User talk:Yoninah|talk]]) 20:16, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
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==World War Z==
Hi. I see you protected the page [[World War Z (video game)]]
There are now two products with the same title (new is at [[World War Z (Sabre Interactive video game)]], and the later product appears it will have similar or greater impact than the original.
Cold you take a look at the two pages, and consider renaming the original page to [[World War Z (2013 video game)]], and the second to [[World War Z (2019 video game)]], with the original page used as a disambiguation.
This seems uncontroversial to me. I leave it to your judgement. There is no real problem with the current state. Thanks.[[User:Xoool|Xoool]] ([[User talk:Xoool|talk]]) 20:02, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
[edit2] <del>[edit] - I can't add the hatnote needed at [[World War Z (video game)]] to link to [[World War Z (Sabre Interactive video game)]] .. [[User:Xoool|Xoool]] ([[User talk:Xoool|talk]]) 20:03, 23 August 2018 (UTC)</del> .. seems I can .. [[User:Xoool|Xoool]] ([[User talk:Xoool|talk]]) 20:06, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
::Thanks. All fixed now . [[User:Xoool|Xoool]] ([[User talk:Xoool|talk]]) 20:18, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
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== Thanks ==
:To be clear, I'm saying this was a good unblock. An admin does not have only two choices: (1) indef block with no talk page access, or (2) supporting harassment. Talking to a long term productive editor with a clean block log like he's a human being, telling him what he's done wrong, not to do it again, and if he does he's going to get blocked and unlikely to be unblocked again, that's the mark of a good admin. Nobody here "supports" harassment, nobody here "basically told someone to find a new way to harass other people", and to say that Geni did so is gaslighting. Gaslighting from a different end of the spectrum than I'm used to seeing it, but gaslighting. --[[User:Floquenbeam|Floquenbeam]] ([[User talk:Floquenbeam|talk]]) 22:23, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
:: Well said Floq. Geni, the last thing we need is another of our more conscientious admins resigning. Hopefully no one will even want you to once things have calmed down a little. [[User:FeydHuxtable|FeydHuxtable]] ([[User talk:FeydHuxtable|talk]]) 22:32, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for unblocking me, Geni, I appreciate it. I hope you will address the concerns of the other editors below, because I don’t want that any harm to you (or anyone else) he caused from this matter. You have my assurance that I have (and had) no intentions of harassing anyone. '''[[User:Starship.paint|<span style="color:#512888">starship</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Starship.paint|<span style="color:#512888">.paint</span>]] ([[User talk:Starship.paint|talk]])''' 01:03, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
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I've asked you on IRC, but I'll make it official: please resign. You violated policy by unblocking both against the consensus of administrators and without talking to the blocking admin, who objected, and was engaged in an unblock discussion. You also made it easier for people to harass others. This isn't good, and only makes our project worse. You basically told someone to find a new way to harass other people. That's not okay, and I'm honestly shocked that any administrator here would do so. I won't push it further, but I do want to make the request on-wiki. [[User:TonyBallioni|TonyBallioni]] ([[User talk:TonyBallioni|talk]]) 21:44, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
:I concur with this. There’s a difference between a user demonstrating that they understand and will not do it again and blindly unblocking while most of your colleagues disagree. By unblocking with no actual assurance from the user and in spite of opposition, you’re effectively condoning the behavior. You are proving WMF right isn’t their statement that the English Wikipedia is unable or unwilling to deal with this type of behavior and as someone who’s been on the receiving end of it, it makes me sick. [[User:Praxidicae|Praxidicae]] ([[User talk:Praxidicae|talk]]) 22:01, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
::I think your resigning over this is more than is necessary. However, I echo that this was a real, considerate, and destructive mistake. This was a good block and a consensus for how it could be reversed had been agreed to. Starship showing some understanding of why the block was levied is an important protection of important behavior policies. As I noted [[Special:Diff/903927498|here]] and to you on IRC, I think this kind of rogue use of the toolset makes life for those of us who are here in good faith, but lacking the buttons of being a sysop, a worse place. [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 22:07, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
:::I'll echo Tony's request here. Administrators like you who ignore consensus and enable harassment by trying to brush stuff under the carpet like you did with your unblock of Starship.paint is the reason we have such an atmosphere of abusive behaviour on the project. It's the reason that the Foundation are now having to step in with office actions to deal with it. It's the reason this project is becoming more and more unwelcoming, and why we're losing so many people. The requests that we made of Starship were fairly easy for them to meet, and designed to push them towards better interactions with fellow editors; instead you've basically taught them that if they get in trouble, they just need to wait a while for another admin if the first few on-scene don't immediately unblock. It makes you look like you like harassment, it makes you look like an enabler. Is that really the persona you want to show off? Is that really what you thing the community as a whole should be doing? <span style="font-family: Verdana;">[[User:Stwalkerster|stwalkerster]]</span> ([[User talk:Stwalkerster|talk]]) 22:09, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
::::I concur with everyone above. Performing this unblock when you have been inactive for so long shows how out of touch you are with the way things should be handled the and the respect that you should show to the other administrators. It is clear that you do not understand that, so you should revert your own action or resign. [[User:Nihlus|<span style="padding:2px 2px;font-variant:small-caps;color:#000;letter-spacing:-0.5px">'''Nihlus'''</span>]] 23:17, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
:::::On one hand, we can't afford to lose more admins with so many asking to resign at BN. On the other hand, Doc James said '''repeatedly''' that he was reviewing this block and would unblock once he got assurances that Starship.paint wouldn't out any more WMF staff and you preemptively unblocked him first. Why, why would you do this when another admin had taken responsibility for reviewing this block? Bad, bad move. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">[[User:Liz|'''''L'''''iz]]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">[[Special:Contributions/Liz|'''''Read!''''']] [[User talk:Liz|'''''Talk!''''']]</sup> 23:49, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
::::::We can't afford to have rogue administrators who condone harassment. Period. [[User:Praxidicae|Praxidicae]] ([[User talk:Praxidicae|talk]]) 23:57, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
:::::::{{u|Praxidicae}}, I doubt Geni is condoning harassment. I also still don't think they should resign. But these sorts of rogue actions are indeed why we operate on consensus and Geni should have participated in the ongoing discussion among sysops (and others) rather than taking unilateral action in a way against general procedures for this thing and in a way that made it impossible for those respecting discussion and consensus to reverse. As such, I do look forward, in the spirit of [[WP:ADMINACCT]] to reading Geni's response to the concerns presented here. [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 00:12, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
::::::::Eh its 4am here. On balance things seem stable for the time being and I don't really want to risk a debate that might complicate that. How about next weekend?[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 03:20, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
:::::::::Considering you haven't edited your talk page in years until now, I don't think that's appropriate. You should either make a full explanation here, or you should go to [[WP:BN]] and resign. [[User:TonyBallioni|TonyBallioni]] ([[User talk:TonyBallioni|talk]]) 03:24, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
:::::::::I certainly wasn't expecting a response immediately. I was hoping for a response before a week from now, and admit to a little bit of additional concern that you would take a clearly controversial action knowing you wouldn't be around to explain yourself, but also do understand that real life intervenes. As such I continue to look forward to your thoughts at your earliest Wiki convenience. Best, [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 03:34, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
*You have misused your tools and position.--[[User:MONGO|MONGO]] ([[User talk:MONGO|talk]]) 01:12, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
*'''Please don't resign Geni'''. How about an arbitration case on Ballioni's block and Geni's unblock to clear it up? There are comments that Balloni's talk page access removal was undue and that the indef block was excessive and comments that Geni's unblock was incorrect also so there is a value in the arbs looking at this. [[User:Govindaharihari|Govindaharihari]] ([[User talk:Govindaharihari|talk]]) 03:26, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
**Well, [[WP:AN]] would be the first place, but that makes little sense for a block I don't want restored now that an explanation and commitment to not harass has been given. But an explanation does need to be forthcoming. He hasn't edited his talk page in years before this so "I'll wait until next week" isn't really helpful. I'd even be fine with "Look, I messed up, I won't do it again" or "Tony was completely wrong and an idiot and I won't be apologizing for these reasons." but he does need to explain why he went against policy and consensus. [[User:TonyBallioni|TonyBallioni]] ([[User talk:TonyBallioni|talk]]) 03:34, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
*'''Resign''' please. Your unblock shows absolute lack of judgement. Five administrators had warned against a unilateral unblock – and you went and actually did that! Please resign immediately and this doesn't need to become an elongated ArbCom case. If you don't think you can respond to our messages in a timely manner, but can unblock in an untimely manner going against admin-consensus, that's reason enough for you to stop using the bit. [[User talk:Lourdes|<span style="color: black; background: white">Lourdes</span>]] 03:50, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
*As currently the community are so highly charged on this issue, I'll open an arb case request to sort this out. [[User:Govindaharihari|Govindaharihari]] ([[User talk:Govindaharihari|talk]]) 03:59, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
**{{Ping|Govindaharihari}} please don't. Allow Geni time to respond. While an arb case might be required in the near future, I think it is premature to open one now. [[User:Killiondude|Killiondude]] ([[User talk:Killiondude|talk]]) 04:06, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
::{{ec}}{{u|Govindaharihari}}, That seems highly premature. ArbCom likes the community to have exhausted all options first. We have not exhausted all options yet. My concerns are not letting process and reasonable discussion (aka our attempts to form consensus) come to a natural conclusion in one place, let us not make a mistake by failing to let it play out in a second place. Best, [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 04:06, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
:::At the moment the community is so focussed on this that imo as you can see on this page massive requests for Geni to resign that dispute resolution with the usual user channels is impossible to be neutral, only arbcom remain neutral at this time. [[User:Govindaharihari|Govindaharihari]] ([[User talk:Govindaharihari|talk]]) 04:28, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
::::{{u|Govindaharihari}}, no one but you wants this. This is the last thing the community needs at this time. I’ve said above I’m willing to not go further if there’s some explanation. {{u|Lourdes}} is asking not to have a drawn out case. Seriously, just let us talk this out. Dispute resolution hasn’t been exhausted, and ArbCom is a last resort. [[User:TonyBallioni|TonyBallioni]] ([[User talk:TonyBallioni|talk]]) 04:33, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
:::::There is no neutral dispute resolution in this case, you are asking for her resignation, if you continue to do that there is currently only arbcom that is neutral, no dispute resolution is available. If you retract your request that she resigns I won't post it. [[User:Govindaharihari|Govindaharihari]] ([[User talk:Govindaharihari|talk]]) 04:39, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
::::::{{u|Govindaharihari}}, through discussion we can reach consensus. Perhaps after reading more from Geni some of those who are suggesting Geni resign will change their mind. Things can happen slowly on Wikipedia. That's OK. [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 04:49, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
* Tempest in a teapot. Tony was a bit heavy handed with both the duration and taking away talk page access. A simple 72 hour block would have been sufficient to get the point across. Geni was extraordinarily bold, but this place has gotten to where everyone gets butthurt over an admin being bold. It didn't used to be that way. If any admin is going to be bold, better he do it to unblock someone who is likely to not repeat the mistake, such as the case here. Admin are going to step on each other's toes sometimes. Making a big deal of it seems rather petty. I've been here long enough that I've been on both sides. When someone unblocked my block (and yes, the person was blocked soon after), I voiced my opinion and moved on. When I've unblocked someone against the wishes of the admin, they were pissed off but moved on. Big Fucking Deal. We don't own our admin actions, we do them on behalf of the community. Had I not turned in my admin bit, I would restored the TPA at a minimum myself, so Doc James and I agree on that as well. There are no bad guys here, just some overreactions on everyone's part. Admins bump heads sometimes. Move on like professionals. [[User:Dennis Brown|<b>Dennis Brown</b>]] - [[User talk:Dennis Brown|<b>2¢</b>]] 12:49, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
* I'm not here to ask you to resign. I'm spending some time with my grandson, and I was amazed to see that when I was away from the computer for just a few hours, I came back to see starship.paint with an in-deff. I finally found some time today to look at the history, and as I started reading that editors talk page I was very impressed with the discussion. (Particular kudos to Doc James) especially in light of heightened current tensions, that page started out as a model of how disputes should be handled. Tony had legitimate concerns, and participants were working through issues and you could see it headed toward a successful resolution… then you stepped in. I find it difficult to believe that you read the entire back story and didn't reach the same conclusion — namely, that this small issue was on its way to a fine resolution. I can't think of anything other than two options — one option is that you jumped the gun without doing appropriate homework, and the second option is that you did some homework and still thought barging in was the right option. Neither option speaks well for your judgment. That said, it is a tense time, and my hope is that you will read carefully what led up to the situation, and come back with an appropriate statement. Take some time, there's no rush.[[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 13:52, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
* I get that harassment is of particular importance under the current climate, I also get that there needed to be a discussion about the appropriateness of interjecting in a claimed unblock, the concerns over the kind of judgement that lead to this decision being made and whether there were any violations of policy and accepted procedure… But in future, can everyone please leave out the ad hominem imputations, the hyperbole, the poorly substantiated assumptions and the premature <s>demands</s> requests for resignation. There was no reason this couldn’t be approached in a measured, factual and professional manner. [[User:Promethean|<b><span style="color:#151B54">Promethean</span></b>]] [[User_talk:Promethean| (talk)]] 13:10, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
:*Well, welcome back to editing this month. I notice that, leave this month, you've contributed only around 190 odd edits since early 2012. This may be a good time for you to read up on what has changed in our policies and guidelines since you were gone and how the community perceives these issues now. Thanks, [[User talk:Lourdes|<span style="color:blue; background: white">Lourdes</span>]] 17:01, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
:::{{reply|Lourdes}} what edits are you talking about? Acc. [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/enwiki/Geni#year-counts this] they've made ~3,000 edits since 2012...were you thinking of their [[special:diff/903939670|unblocking]]? [[User:Serial Number 54129|<span style="color:black">'''——'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Serial Number 54129|<span style="color:black">''SerialNumber''</span>]][[User talk:Serial Number 54129|<span style="color:#8B0000">54129</span>]] 17:28, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
::* Thank you for the welcome back {{u|Lourdes}} and for the concern about whether or not I'm up-to-date on policy. Although I haven't been editing during the time-frame you've indicated, I have been keeping relatively up to date with en-wiki affairs. I initially understood your response as being related to the civility related concerns, but it occurred to me after that you were probably addressing the concern that the request for resignation may be premature. On that topic, please see my response to Tony below; My only interest was in ensuring Geni was heard following people noting their profound objection, prior to those people making requests for resignation. I believe this is a fair and reasonable approach, but readily concede that there may have been more conversation on that point than appears here; If that is needed the case, please accept accept my apologies. [[User:Promethean|<b><span style="color:#151B54">Promethean</span></b>]] [[User_talk:Promethean| (talk)]] 01:48, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
:*{{u|Serial Number 54129}}, I think Lourdes was referring to [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/enwiki/Promethean#year-counts Promethean]. Since this is directed at me, [[WP:ADMINACCT|I'll respond]]: {{u|Promethean}}, I don't think this is premature or hyperbolic. Geni's unblock sent the message ''You can be blocked for an unequivocal violation of the harassment policy, have multiple reviewing administrators agree the block was justified, and then have a random admin come out of nowhere and unblock you without requiring any commitment to respect other people.'' I think that condones harassment, and as Lourdes said, isn't really how unblocks are done anymore. Cowboy unblocks are much less socially acceptable now than they were 7 years ago. At least two other administrators and a global sysop agree with me on this, so it isn't like I'm alone in this view, and documenting it on-wiki is important in my opinion{{pb}}That being said, I'm of the view that that there's a big difference between "should resign" and "ArbCom should force it" and like I said in my initial post, I had zero intent of taking it beyond making the request here. Geni has responded to Barkeep49 on their talk page, with an explanation I don't agree with, but at least it was an explanation. This has been documented if it happens again, and that's important. Like I said above, I'm willing to let this go, with my personal view still being that we should not have administrators that condone harassment through their actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. [[User:TonyBallioni|TonyBallioni]] ([[User talk:TonyBallioni|talk]]) 23:20, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
:** Thanks for the explanation {{u|TonyBallioni}}; Being completely honest your contribution to this thread wasn't of any concern to me in terms of civilty. In expressing a desire for a more civil conversation, I was more concerned by comments containing imputations such as that Geni acted in bad faith, that they were a harassment enabler/supporter, or that their decision-making was everything that's wrong with the project. These three things were, in my view, bordering in infractions of [[WP:AGF]], [[WP:NPA]] and [[WP:CIVIL]] respectively, as well as being unsubstantiated hyperbole in the latter instance. With regard to the requests for resignation being premature, the main concern was that it didn't appear that Geni had the chance to further explain their action in light of people having raised their profound objection, prior to those people requesting Geni's resignation. [[User:Promethean|<b><span style="color:#151B54">Promethean</span></b>]] [[User_talk:Promethean| (talk)]] 23:31, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
== User:TonyBallioni's block of User:Starship.paint and User:Geni's unblock ==
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:Geni, just a reminder that some Arbs are waiting for your statement at the above case request. '''[[User:Starship.paint|<span style="color:#512888">starship</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Starship.paint|<span style="color:#512888">.paint</span>]] ([[User talk:Starship.paint|talk]])''' 12:06, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
== Re: Recent unblock± ==
Thanks for your [[Special:Diff/904091491|explanation]] of the unblock. I am responding here because other discussion has been held here and so keeping it in place with the rest seems useful. Your message is certainly thoughtful and reasonable. It is one I still must disagree with and will register that here but please feel no need to further respond if you don't care to. {{pb}}You message frames it as one (banned) editor against one sysop. This is not what the history shows in my reading as it was not one sysop who felt something. It was multiple. There were, in fact, multiple offers of people who offered language that starship could give to remove the block, though admittedly one of those who made the offer lost their ability to follow through due to resignation. I also continue to find your thinking that action is necessary over communication and consensus to be one that makes me feel less. That someone could track down other accounts of mine and make demands of me is of concern to me as someone who does not edit under their name. My guess is that you are correct that starship will not repeat this, but that does not make the original issue not an issue. I have more to say but have already prattled on long enough so I will just conclude with an additional thank you for the response. Best, [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 23:30, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
== A bowl of strawberries for you! ==
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== Request for arbitration declined ==
The request for arbitration [[Special:Permalink/904855947#User:TonyBallioni's block of User:Starship.paint and User:Geni's unblock|User:TonyBallioni's block of User:Starship.paint and User:Geni's unblock]] has been declined by the committee. The arbitrators' comments about the request can be viewed [[Special:Permalink/904855947#User:TonyBallioni's block of User:Starship.paint and User:Geni's unblock: Arbitrators' opinion on hearing this matter <2/5/2>|here]]. – [[User:Bradv|<span style="color:#333">'''brad''v'''''</span>]][[User talk:Bradv|<span style="color:transparent;text-shadow:0 0 0 red;font-size:80%">🍁</span>]] 03:44, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
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Shouldn't people add the ''Non-free music video screenshot'' tag instead of a delete?[[User:TheUnbeholden|The Unbeholden]] ([[User talk:TheUnbeholden|talk]]) 08:23, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
== reply to third partly reliable sources ==
Do you have any third partly reliable sources showing that a change of ownership has taken places?©Geni (talk) 19:12, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
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Hello, you told {{noping|BasketballAmericans}} that they were banned from Wikipedia when they were actually blocked from Wikipedia. A ban is a formal prohibition against a user editing; a ban is a technical prohibition against editing that can enforce a ban. [[User:331dot|331dot]] ([[User talk:331dot|talk]]) 09:29, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
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Someone, not a wikipedian, complained to me about the [[Thrive Market]] article and when I went there I discovered that you had voiced similar thoughts. I have started removing stuff sourced to Instagram and Facebook and that sort of place, as well as removing sections where the article content is not supported by the reference given. Please feel free to re-visit the article and do a little editing. Einar aka [[User:Carptrash|Carptrash]] ([[User talk:Carptrash|talk]]) 18:16, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
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== Consider lowering protection on [[Template:Obama cabinet]]? ==
Hey, I noticed that back in 2016 you gave [[Template:Obama cabinet]] template-level protection as a lock-down of everything transcluded on [[Hillary Clinton]]. As Hillary Clinton's article is now only semi-protected, dropping the protection here would probably be appropriate. The template only has 56 transclusions - not widely-used. [[User:Elliot321|Elliot321]] ([[User_talk:Elliot321|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Elliot321|contribs]]) 05:43, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
:done.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 14:10, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
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== Thank you for the block ==
Though I'm advocating for a longer block on the IP, as explained here [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63#Multiple_problematic_accounts]. This is a long term disruption, with plenty of copyright violations lined up in their article drafts. Hasn't acknowledged the previous messages and warnings. Cheers, [[Special:Contributions/2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63|2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63]] ([[User talk:2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63|talk]]) 18:22, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
:Going beyond 31 for a first block is kinda iffy.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 18:30, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
::Much appreciated--I think they've worked long and hard to earn a stronger block on the basis of all the plagiarism alone. But the history suggests this won't be their last vacation. [[Special:Contributions/2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63|2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63]] ([[User talk:2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63|talk]]) 18:54, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
:::Yeah I was confused why the block log was clean up it is what it is.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 18:55, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
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== Nasal sex sounds like it would have been amazing ==
Shame it got deleted. What was it even about? Maybe recreate as a humor page? :) [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 12:43, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
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== Why did you edit Igor out of the Tor missile system page? :((( ==
I would just like to know, that’s all [[Special:Contributions/85.66.125.107|85.66.125.107]] ([[User talk:85.66.125.107|talk]]) 14:18, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
:No evidence of operation. What limited operation we have seen of captured Russian equipment by Ukrainian units has been by national defence units.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 15:12, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
::So if Igor posted a video of himself operating it, would he be allowed on the list?
::I can absolutely understand why he wouldn't be, but I quite like the idea of some guy in Ukraine getting to be on this list... [[User:Britishpersonguy|Britishpersonguy]] ([[User talk:Britishpersonguy|talk]]) 20:42, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
:::If a reliable source covered him operating it then probably although given its a multi person system and should be password protected its unlikely that any operation could take place outside the context of national defence units.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 06:29, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
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Hi Geni. Thank you for your Contribution! I think this is a good idea if you remove the beginning (the common sense) but leave the rest of the text and the quotation box there. Please, also check the references for more information. Regards, H. K [[User:Kioumarsi|Kioumarsi]] ([[User talk:Kioumarsi|talk]]) 09:56, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
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Hi there! I see you changed at least one of the lead images of a Foden wagon on the Steam Wagon page. Editorially I wonder if a photo of a wagon on solid tyres might be a better choice? Given that pneumatic tyres only really appeared around 1940, so for the last 5 years of the “prime” steam wagon era (say - 1905-1935), then it seems like we are unbalancing photos relative to the history.
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== Prague shooting ==
In the Daily Telegraph article, the shooter is mentioned by name as David Kozak. It is also known information that said shooter has been eliminated. So I’d like to ask why you removed this information. [[Special:Contributions/188.231.9.162|188.231.9.162]] ([[User talk:188.231.9.162|talk]]) 18:48, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
:didn't see it in a scan of the header and the rest didn't load.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 18:57, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
== Brighton meetup ==
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== Unreferenced articles drive ==
Good to see you back! I hope that the [[WP:FEB24|Unreferenced articles drive]] would help you satisfy your gnoming addiction :) [[User:CactiStaccingCrane|CactiStaccingCrane]] ([[User talk:CactiStaccingCrane|talk]]) 19:41, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
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== IUPAC definitions ==
Hello,
I see you didn't like our IUPAC definition box in the Absorption article, and removed it in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Absorption_%28chemistry%29&diff=1177788944&oldid=1173247714 this edit] back in September. I quite understand that, because article changes made its placement ugly, and it [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Absorption_(chemistry)&oldid=1064778143 looked much nicer when originally placed]. We're currently debating the best format for these, and I'd like to get your ideas on how best to present these, while taking into consideration:
#We cannot use word-based definitions, because these tend to get deleted for plagiarism, even if the editor is the original IUPAC author. IUPAC only uses CC-ND copyright for its word-based definitions, to avoid definitions being altered, and that is unacceptable to WP.
#It took five years of negotiations to get IUPAC leadership to allow an image version of its definitions to be released under a CC-BY-SA license acceptable to WP.
#Since IUPAC is the official authority for chemistry, any decent WP article on a chemistry concept needs to include the relevant IUPAC definition.
#Our group of chemists hope to add a few thousand such definitions over the coming years, so we want to get the format right.
I wanted to ask how you think these definitions should be done, given the above constraints? We have a range of options in my Sandbox page, so by all means let me know which format you like (plus any you don't like!). Our preferred format currently is [[User:Walkerma/sandbox#Linked_thumbnail_image_with_caption_link|Image with caption link]]. If you have any alternative formats, by all means add them into my talk page so we can take a look.
Many thanks,
[[User:Walkerma|Walkerma]] ([[User talk:Walkerma|talk]]) 18:53, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
==Point?==
And [[Special:Diff/1210586593|your point]] is? -- [[User:Michael Bednarek|Michael Bednarek]] ([[User talk:Michael Bednarek|talk]]) 12:16, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
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== Elf darts? ==
Hello Geni,
A photo of yours has fascinated me, as i cant figure out myseum is holding them and i would like to reach out to them to research further.
They were arowheads turned. Into amulets and called elf darts.they were said to be from Italy, but looked like an English museum...
Hoping you might be illing and able to tell me where said photo was taken and whether you might have any more photo views that show other objects or these in more detail?
Thanks in advance for your time and consideration,
Joe [[User:Seeksearchandgrow|Seeksearchandgrow]] ([[User talk:Seeksearchandgrow|talk]]) 22:42, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
:[[:File:Elf-Arrows.JPG]]? Pitt rivers in oxford. Catalogue entry [https://prm.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/prm-object-56001 here].[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 06:59, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
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== Cars ''Candy-O'' edit got banged around ==
You [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Candy-O&diff=prev&oldid=194737738 made this addition] to the ''[[Candy-O]]'' page 17 years ago, talking about Johnny Lee and the great-niece of Vargas, but over the years it has been roughed up beyond recognition, and recently fact-tagged. I don't have the source book you used. Can you restore the proper narrative? [[User:Binksternet|Binksternet]] ([[User talk:Binksternet|talk]]) 02:02, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
:refs added. Sightly expanded reason for retirement and corrected relationship with the cars fan.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 02:44, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
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Hi. Can you remove the move protection settings from that page as they are not necessary? Thanks. Cheers. [[User:Thepharoah17|Thepharoah17]] ([[User talk:Thepharoah17|talk]]) 17:32, 25 May 2025 (UTC)
:{{tpw}} {{replyto|Thepharoah17}} Geni didn't apply move protection, [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=17546706 it was NawlinWiki]. --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] 🌹 ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 18:14, 25 May 2025 (UTC)
::yeah that's a mess of page moves and redirect protections that seems to have resulted in the logs being rather spread out.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 20:54, 25 May 2025 (UTC)
:::It's a long-standing issue with the MediaWiki software that if you move a page that has any type of protection, the original protection log entry stays behind at the old name, although an entry is created in the prot log for the new name along the lines of "moved protection settings from [oldname] to [newname] ([oldname] moved to [newname]: [editsummary])". --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] 🌹 ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 21:23, 25 May 2025 (UTC)
:{{replyto|Thepharoah17}} done. although if you have any moves planned please raise them on the talk page first.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 20:54, 25 May 2025 (UTC)
== [[Power Rangers: Mystic Force]] ==
Hi, can you also remove the move protection from the redirect as it’s not necessary? Thanks. Cheers. [[User:Thepharoah17|Thepharoah17]] ([[User talk:Thepharoah17|talk]]) 04:59, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
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Good to meet you yesterday! Hope the journey back was fine. [[Worthing Tramocars|This little article]] I put together a few years ago might be of interest. Cheers, <span style="font-family: Helvetica;">[[User:Hassocks5489|<b style="color: #00BFFF;">Hassocks</b>]][[User talk:Hassocks5489|<span style="color: #228B22;">5489</span><span style="color: #C71585;"><small> (Floreat Hova!)</small></span>]]</span> 16:52, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
:I had a good look for pics at the time I wrote the article (including offline, in case there were any PD-compatible images I could scan), but unfortunately nothing came up. The book I cited had some nice b&w pictures, but all were in a Transport Photographs collection and are under copyright. A pity! <span style="font-family: Helvetica;">[[User:Hassocks5489|<b style="color: #00BFFF;">Hassocks</b>]][[User talk:Hassocks5489|<span style="color: #228B22;">5489</span><span style="color: #C71585;"><small> (Floreat Hova!)</small></span>]]</span> 12:44, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
== Short notice steam rallies ==
Hi, I've seen postering around Oxfordshire for:
*[https://www.appleford75thanniversary.com/ Appleford 75th SteamRally] 21-22 June
*[https://www.bloxhamrally.com/ Bloxham Steam and Country Fair] 28-29 June
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:cool looks like bloxham gets some steam lorries in. [[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 19:35, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
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I've improved the video quality (newfangled upscaling) [https://files.catbox.moe/mzywsa.mp4 here] '''[[User:JayCubby|<span style="background:#0a0e33;color:white;padding:2px;">Jay</span>]][[User talk:JayCubby|<span style="background:#1a237e;color:white;padding:2px;">Cubby</span>]]''' 19:22, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
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Hi! Do you happen to know the rules surrounding crossnamespace links in articles/where I can find em? So for example a link in an article about Wikipedia to a page in the Wikipedia namespace. Thanks, [[User:Polygnotus|Polygnotus]] ([[User talk:Polygnotus|talk]]) 02:59, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
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::Hmm, ok thank you. Yeah there is guidance for cross-namespace redirects but not links which is weird. [[User:Polygnotus|Polygnotus]] ([[User talk:Polygnotus|talk]]) 03:30, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
:::found it. Its at [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking#General_points_on_linking_style]].[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 05:41, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::::Thank you! {{tq|except in articles about Wikipedia itself (and even in that case with care}} sounds sensible. [[User:Polygnotus|Polygnotus]] ([[User talk:Polygnotus|talk]]) 09:47, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
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== Removing protection for ''[[Death Stranding]]'' ==
Hi. In 2017, you implemented indefinite protection for the article ''[[Death Stranding]]'' due to a period of random vandalistic edits, occuring particularly during the same month. I would argue this was largely the result of being the lead-up to what was considered a highly-anticipated and unique-looking game, and currently I see no reason why the page should still be protected due to it being five years since ''Death Stranding'' released, and the fact the game has now spawned [[Death Stranding 2: On the Beach|a sequel]] which has diverted attention away from it (and the article for that game has not seen any noticeable vandalism). Please could you consider removing protection for ''Death Stranding''? [[User:Wikibenboy94|Wikibenboy94]] ([[User talk:Wikibenboy94|talk]]) 18:39, 13 August 2025 (UTC)
:Fair enough. Done. Lets see what happens.[[User:Geni|©Geni]] ([[User talk:Geni#top|talk]]) 06:08, 14 August 2025 (UTC)
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