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Your GA nomination of Kowloon Walled City

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Kowloon Walled City you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of LT910001 -- LT910001 (talk) 07:10, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

April 2014 GA Thanks

On behalf of WP:CHICAGO, I would like to thank you for your editorial contributions to Second Generation (advertisement).

This user helped promote Second Generation (advertisement) to good article status.

--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:21, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! It was about 99% Melchoir, 1% me :) — MusikAnimal ^talk 19:40, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

April 2014 GA Thanks

Thank you for your editorial contributions to Jessica Gomes.

This user helped promote Jessica Gomes to good article status.

--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:18, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

You bet — MusikAnimal ^talk 22:05, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Kowloon Walled City

The article Kowloon Walled City you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Kowloon Walled City for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of LT910001 -- LT910001 (talk) 01:41, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Removed content from children's use of information Ssengsav

Hi MusikAnimal, I apologize for not explaining why I removed the content. A colleague of mine and I decided to combine those two removed sections into one (we each created the separate sections) as their content was similar in topic. In order to be more concise, we condensed and summarized the content into one overall topic with its respective subsections. Hope that helps and I will undo your restoration. Thanks for the note! Ssengsav (talk) 12:11, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

@Ssengsav: Sure! Content removal is a common form of vandalism, though it's clear now you meant no harm – so no worries there. Just know that even with good intentions, it's good form to always state why you remove sourced material in your edit summary. See WP:FIES for more information. Cheers — MusikAnimal ^talk 15:04, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Hello from Joeyd718

Wow man, im patrolling recent changes, and that is at least 3 times i am about to undo something just to see you already did XD Joeyd718 (talk) 15:19, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I see you're off to a good start with the RCP work. Kudos for your efforts, keep it up! — MusikAnimal ^talk 15:24, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Arabeasy 124.149.132.231

Thanks for your valid points concerning the creation of an entry for Arabeasy. The uniqueness and notability of the system is that it requires one letter per Arabic letter, and is easily typable, reversible and visually similar to the sounds it represents (unlike many established standards), thus of great interest for learners of Arabic such as myself. Furthermore, most of the Arabic transliteration standards have relatively little exposure, and Arabeasy which is new, has currently 336 users for it's chrome extension, still low but reflects the systems usability. The academic journal also chose to publish it on these merits.

Cheers 124.149.132.231 (talk) 04:16, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi! Unfortunately Wikipedia is not a platform used to expose new software, despite how useful and practical it may be. There is a notability guideline in place to help avoid indiscriminate topics or promotional material from being created. This is not to say ArabEasy has no place on Wikipedia, but in it's current state the submission can not be accepted. The academic journal appears to have been written by an affiliate of the ArabEasy. We need reliable sources that are independent of the subject to show that ArabEasy is notable. Hope this helps! — MusikAnimal ^talk 18:43, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Arabeasy is foremost a transliteration system for Arabic, whose merits were noted by the independent peer-reviewed journal JoLaCE. Do you have evidence to back your claim of affiliation between JoLaCE and the Arabeasy author? 122.49.184.53 (talk) 22:13, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Bacula

Hello, I am Kern Sibbald, the project Manager of Bacula, and recently you put back some propaganda on the Bacula Wikipedia page that I had removed. Bareos is a fork of the Bacula project, which includes (or included) stolen proprietary source code from Bacula Systems. They have also been propagating false and misinformation about myself, Bacula, and Bacula Systems for over one year. I see no reason why they should be able to put biased missinformation and propaganda on the Bacula page. If they want to write that information on their own websit and their pages, that is there business, and I have not and will not put any Bacula information on any of their pages.

At first, I tried to correct their text to make it more neutral, but that was to no avail, they (mostly Maik Aussendorf) has insisted to put back the false and missleading information (just read it and you will see that it is not at all the kind of information that is appropriate for Wikipedia). So, now I have decided that the only solution is to totally remove all references that they put to Bareos on the Bacula wikipedia page. As project manager of the Bacula project, I have a strong interest to try to maintain the good image of Bacula that we have built up over the last 12 years. To have that torn down by lazy people who fork 12 years of work and add proprietary software to an open software project is not acceptable and downgrading to the whole open source community. As a consequence, I will continue to remove any inappropriate Bareos propaganda from the Bacula Wikipedia page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KernSibbald (talk • contribs) 15:58, 9 April 2014 (UTC) KernSibbald (talk) 16:02, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Hmm. Seems I don't know how this works well so my comments went in with other stuff. Sorry. KernSibbald (talk) 16:01, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

@KernSibbald: Hey there! Since you are affiliated with the subject, you should be very careful not exert a conflict of interest when editing. Please also understand no one owns articles, that Wikipedia is a collaborative effort, and that it is not a platform to improve your organization's image. Finally, you should not continually undo other peoples edits (edit warring), but instead start a discussion on the talk page in order to reach a consensus with others. Be aware that there is a three-revert rule, which states if you make more than three reverts on the same page within a 24-hour period, you may be blocked to prevent further disruption.

I personally have no particular interest in Bacula, and prefer to stay out of the debate. I patrol recent changes and reverted your edit because you removed a large amount of sourced material and did not state why – a common form of vandalism. You should remember to always use an edit summary so that others are aware of your intentions. Thanks — MusikAnimal ^talk 18:35, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Polio vaccine

i want to translate this(https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Polio_vaccine) page to sinhala please halp me Miran27 (talk) 20:14, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

@Miran27: The article may exist on the Sinhala Wikipedia, and if not, they may be able to help translate the English one. On this Wikipedia we strictly use English. Thanks — MusikAnimal ^talk 20:22, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Hello from 82.9.167.33 BRAZZERS AMENDMENT

think you need to amend again... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.9.167.33 (talk) 10:29, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

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Earned value management

You data on EVM and quality is incorrect. A common misconception bu those who don't use EVM well. As such it is misleading and enabling poor performance.

I would be glad to discuss specific examples. Imispgh (talk) 16:10, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

@Imispgh: I know nothing about EVM. I patrol recent changes and noticed you added commentary to this article. While we encourage voicing opinions about how an article could be improved, these comments are more appropriate for the talk page. If you'd simply like to challenge unsourced content, you can add a {{cn}} template to the end. This will indicate that there are no reliable sources to support that claim, and that one should be found. See Wikipedia:Citation needed for more information. Let me know if you need help! — MusikAnimal ^talk 16:20, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

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Hello from Marine Cranes - You deleted my article

Hello Musik Animal, I saw that you didn't approve of my article about my company. Now the article is nowwhere to be found, the page has been deleted. I don't even know why you didn't approve of it, the first time I got the message some independent sources where missing, I filled in some sources. What was the problem this time? Marine Cranes (talk) 13:42, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

@Marine Cranes: Hello! Your submission was deleted as it appears the subject already exists in the mainspace, at Palfinger. When editors review submissions, we use a script to automatically post notifications to the authors. Frustratingly, the notification says nothing about why a particular submission was declined, and forces you to view the submission itself to find out why. Obviously you couldn't do that as it was deleted... so sorry about that! After so much time, old and stale AfC submissions are routinely deleted. If you would like to retrieve any lost work so that you can merge it into the existing article, you may contact the administrator who deleted it on his talk page. — MusikAnimal ^talk 14:51, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Hello from 76.168.55.166

Just attempting to set the record straight on the statement that no visitors are allowed at FORT KNOX. The following was from another WIKIPEDIA article about the film GOLDFINGER

"Broccoli earned permission to film in the Fort Knox area with the help of his friend, Lt. Colonel Charles Russhon.[3][36] To shoot Pussy Galore's Flying Circus gassing the soldiers, the pilots were only allowed to fly above 3000 feet. Hamilton recalled this was "hopeless", so they flew at about 500 feet, "and the military went absolutely ape".[5] The scenes of people fainting involved the same set of soldiers moving to different locations.[36] For security reasons, the filmmakers were not allowed to film inside the United States Bullion Depository, although exterior photography was permitted." 76.168.55.166 (talk) 16:36, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi! I realize your addition was made in good-faith, however I feel this information may be a little out of context for the United States Bullion Depository article. First off, when you copy from another Wikipedia article, be sure to copy the markup and not the text. Otherwise you may not copy the references correctly, which is what happened here. Aside from that, the United States Bullion Depository already touches on the fact that the Goldfinger was filmed at Fort Knox. I don't think the production company should really be considered a "visitor" either. Finally, while perhaps an accident, using all caps when describing things is considered shouting, and may be interpreted as vandalism. Try to use proper English and only capitalize when necessary. I hope this clears things up. Thanks! — MusikAnimal ^talk 18:10, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

About removing your note to a new user

Hi, I removed your note from User talk:Gunfire icgfxtf because you said that they had added a non-notable person. In fact their addition was only a redlink because they had not bothered to use a capital letter. Kind regards – Fayenatic London 22:08, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

That'll do it! Thanks for clearing that up :) — MusikAnimal ^talk 22:16, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Hello from Bryan

This is in response to possible deletion of Article referencing "Ana Margarida Encarnação". This young and talented performer from Portugal deserves to have a place here. If you are a lover of the performing Arts as I am, you will understand the significance and importance of maintaining this Article/Page about the career of Ana Margarida Encarnação. As you may jnow, Ana sang the Portuguese version of Disney's "Let it Go", Frozen Movie. She was also included in the "Let it Go" Behind the Mic, 25-Languages version of "Let it Go". Please don't delete this wondeful performers page. PLEASE HELP!!!

Sincerely, Bryan Milburn (Bryan0704 (talk) 19:32, 15 April 2014 (UTC))

@Bryan0704: Hi, I'm unaware of any article about Ana Margarida Encarnação. Surely this is unrelated to Bryan kent milburn? That article was deleted because it contained no content. It's initial state also suggested it may have been an attempt an autobiography. See your talk page for details. Thanks — MusikAnimal ^talk 19:49, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Olga Kurylenko

I changed the info about Olga Kurylenko, because she is NOT French. Yes, she acquired the French citizenship, but she has double citizenship, she didn't dropped her Ukrainian one. So, she is mainly Ukrainian, since she was born there, and her family is all from there. Acquiring a new/double citizenship doesn't change that. Is a mistake to call her a French actress/model just because a double citizenship. I changed the information back. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.196.140.46 (talk) 14:57, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Hello, thanks for your interest in improving Wikipedia. I realize your edit was made in good faith and I apologize if I made it seem otherwise. Being bold and fixing things yourself is good, but if your changes are reverted it's best to start a discussion on the talk page. Edit warring is never the right thing to do. Per WP:OPENPARA, in biographies we list the nationality as where the subject is currently a citizen or permanent resident, and/or where the person became notable, which appears to be France. This practice is simply the accepted norm from a community consensus, and should normally be followed. You might also notice that the Early Life section goes into detail that the subject was born in the Ukraine, so that much is clear. Hope this helps! — MusikAnimal ^talk 15:07, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Peter Lam

hi, the removal of text from peter lam's page was intentional. i work for mr lam and he does not want such articles published about him. thank you. 220.246.1.38 (talk) 15:23, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Hey there! When you removed sourced content, try to remember to use an edit summary so that others are aware of your intentions. I understand you have valid reasoning for this removal. The problem is that as patrollers, we don't know if you really are who you say you are, etc. The second paragraph of the Biography section does appear to be mildly negative, but is sourced, and from what I can tell the source checks out. That doesn't mean the content can't be removed, however, it just means we may need to take special course of action. I recommend you contact Wikipedia and explain that you work for Peter Lam, and that he wishes to have this content removed. They can be emailed at info-en-q@wikimedia.org. This will start the process to get an OTRS ticket in place to get this sorted out. They may be able to delete the page altogether, if it the situation permits. Let me know if you need help! — MusikAnimal ^talk 16:03, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Dessert

WHy did you change my words... dessert IS yummy and many other people do too. 169.204.192.56 (talk)

That's very nice that you enjoy desserts, but Wikipedia is not a place to express opinions. Let's try to stick to adding only encyclopedic information, thanks — MusikAnimal ^talk 20:28, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

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—No rush. Transclude it whenever you're ready (or don't, if you don't want to), and let me know. :) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:54, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

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You are now an administrator

Congratulations on the strong unanimous showing at your RfA, which I have just closed as successful. Feel free to check out WP:NAS and let me know if you have any questions as you step into your new role. Best regards, –xeno^talk 21:04, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! I am overwhelmed by all the support, and look forward to utilizing my new tools to further help the project. — MusikAnimal ^talk 21:07, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Template:Location map/marker‎

I saw you unprotect and then reprotect Template:Location map/marker‎. Why did you reprotect it? It's not used in any other templates anymore. Jackmcbarn (talk) 01:57, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

@Jackmcbarn: Forgive me as this is day one as an administrator. I went by WP:TEMP-P and saw that it was itself not a highly-visible template nor a module, and as such should not have template protection. I failed to realize however it is a subpage of Template:Location map, which is highly-visible, and that made me change my mind. It states that it is not meant to be used directly anyway. What do we benefit from unprotecting it? Previous protection changes were likely a result of the administrator cascading the protection from the parent template, which was surely intentional. — MusikAnimal ^talk 02:13, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

The reason I asked for its unprotection was that Template:Location map no longer uses that sub-template. The only reason I'm not asking for it to be deleted is because one user still has a user page using it. It has no other transclusions at all. By the way, the list of a page's transclusions does include any resulting from use of sub-templates, so if it were used anywhere else, you would have seen it there. Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:20, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

@Jackmcbarn: Do you think we should simply move it to be it's own template, then? Or is there a similar template we could redirect to? It seems odd to have it be used independently of the parent Template:Location map. — MusikAnimal ^talk 02:27, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

I've just moved it into the userspace of the user who had the rest of the fork set up (since they had copies of everything else anyway). Can you drop the protection on it (now at User:Cassowary/marker)? Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:39, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Done and G6 pages deleted. Thanks for cleaning all of that up! — MusikAnimal ^talk 02:48, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Likely Huggle 3 bug

Just FYI, you're marking all of your warnings with a header that reads "June 2007" instead of "April 2014"... [1] I expect this is a bug in Huggle. —Darkwind (talk) 15:09, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

What the...? I'll get to the bottom of it. Thanks for letting me know! — MusikAnimal ^talk 15:12, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

I had switched to a different PC I had lying around, which apparently had it's date/time set to June 2007. I guess Huggle has to use system time to determine which heading to post under. Thanks again — MusikAnimal ^talk 15:18, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

The page Felix Poole's delete reason

Yeah it was an attack page but the guy replaced it with something else so the delete reason should be "attack page"-it is one of those classic "they changed what they did" things. Wgolf (talk) 15:49, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

From what I could tell the negative content was added by a different user. That aside, the article appeared to be an attempt at an autobiography. Either way it was obvious CSD material, so thanks for tagging it! — MusikAnimal ^talk 15:59, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Congrats on your RfA

Congratulations of your RfA, wish the best in the future! ///EuroCarGT 21:17, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Here's your free T-shirt!

Thank you! — MusikAnimal ^talk 22:47, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Congratulations from me, too. I was about to close your RfA when Xeno beat me to it by about ten seconds. :P (Not that it's meant to be a race, of course!) Good luck with your adminship! Acalamari 22:51, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Congrats! --AmaryllisGardener ^talk 00:29, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Congratulations! Good to see a fellow New Yorker get the admin t-shirt and its corresponding mop ;) Epicgenius (talk) 00:35, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Congrats! I look forward to seeing you around! Connormah (talk) 01:12, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! I've already dove in headfirst into some admin areas I'm comfortable with. Any constructive criticism is welcomed; don't be afraid to hit that trout icon on my user page or post a friendly message if you think I've done something out of line. I realize the tools are powerful, and I'll do my best to exert caution. Thank you all for your support! — MusikAnimal ^talk 01:19, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

BTW - User:Animum/EasyBlock may be useful once you get the hang of blocking at AIV. It's been very helpful ever since I've used it. Connormah (talk) 01:25, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Wow, no opposes, very impressive! Good luck, all the best from Matty.007 18:29, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Time warp

Weird header in this edit of yours. Doesn't matter really, editor is not going to be here long, but just looked odd. DMacks (talk) 02:27, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Yup, I was using an old machine of mine that for some reason had the date set to June of 2007. Turns out Huggle uses your computer's system time rather than MediaWiki magic words, which makes perfect sense... it has to know what heading to post under before altering the page. Thanks for the notice! — MusikAnimal ^talk 02:32, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Interesting, good diagnosis! Slightly belated congrats on joining the crappy administrator world:) DMacks (talk) 16:38, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! So far so good :) — MusikAnimal ^talk 16:40, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you for being one of Wikipedia's top medical contributors!

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For anyone reading this, my edit count here was surely from patrolling recent changes. I have little contributable knowledge of the medical field... Nonetheless, I'm happy to have played a role in this effort, and grateful for the barnstar! — MusikAnimal ^talk 19:59, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi MusikAnimal

You recently deleted your archived talk pages that I was saving a link to one page. The page would date back to March, when you approve my article of creation, and then I started having problems with an editor that was vented on your talk page. You had provided a link to a Wiki page that contained an email address to send the required information concerning abuse and the pertaining information. Greatly appreciate the posting of the information and link again. Thank you 24.251.41.161 (talk) 23:10, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Hey! I am assuming you are User:Susan Macafee but logged out? Please remember to login so we can identify you. There is a "keep me logged in" option if you feel comfortable using it. Anyways, when I became an administrator I decided to consolidate my talk page archives as they were pretty unnecessarily fragmented, so a lot were indeed deleted. The conversation I believe you are referring to can be found at User talk:MusikAnimal/Archive 5#Hi MusikAnimal. However, please keep in mind that dispute resolution should always your first step when the editing gets hot. Hope this helps. — MusikAnimal ^talk 00:43, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your help and the link to the achieved page. However, when I saved the link on 4/15 there was an ending paragraph, which is not the archived page now. You had provided a link to a page that had directions and an email address. I have looked at the pages from the links you provided and the page is not among the links. Thank you the information, links and help. 24.251.41.161 (talk) 02:37, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, I have looked over the deleted pages and I don't see anything missing from the current archives. Around 4/16 I posted an email address in my response at User talk:MusikAnimal/Archive 6#Peter Lam, but that is not you? Either way, hopefully you found what you were looking for! — MusikAnimal ^talk 02:52, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello from Mallratbrodie95 - Article Thomas Golubić

You deleted the article I wrote for my boss, claiming that although I work for him I can not copy copyrighted material even if I own the copyright. However the material I copied was a self written bio, that just happens to be featured on our website. It's not copyrighted in any sense of the law. Are you saying I have to re-write something I already wrote to have it featured on Wikipedia? However, being that it's a list of noteworthy accomplishments, facts, and projects we work on I fear that you'll simply turn around and say it is close paraphrasing. Please advise and instruct how you are to start a new wikipedia article about someone correctly. Mallratbrodie95 (talk) 05:16, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Hey Mallratbrodie95! Copyright can be complex, so sorry for the confusion. The issue is that there are real legal concerns involved here. From what can be gathered from your site, the text is protected under copyright law. Before we go any further, I should point out the potential issue regarding your affiliation with the subject, Thomas Golubić. It is because of this that you may be prone to exerting a conflict of interest, which goes against our aim for neutrality. Be very cautious in this regard. That being said, the text you copied didn't appear to be overly promotional.

As for the copyright issue, the easiest way to make your text available to Wikipedia is to explicitly grant permission on the website itself. At the bottom of the page, remove the copyright notice and replace with:

The text of this website [or the Thomas Golubic section, specifically] is available for modification and reuse under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).

If you do not wish to retain any rights to the work, you may instead release it under the Creative Commons Zero Waiver, which effectively releases your work into the public domain:

The text of this website [or section] is released under the Creative Commons Zero Waiver 1.0 (CC0).

If neither of these are an option you can also email the content to Wikipedia. See WP:DONATETEXT on how to do this. Let me know if you need help. — MusikAnimal ^talk 06:29, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the information and your help! I will attempt to re-write it without closely paraphrasing and maintain a neutral voice.

(108.217.111.52 (talk) 16:30, 7 May 2014 (UTC))

MusikAnimal

Thanks for responding to my request. I just got enrolled at the Counter-Vandalism Academy so now I will focus on getting the remaining 180 edits from editing articles. Thanks again and I appreciate it. Cheers!-- Allied Rangoon‧talk 20:47, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi Again

Thank you for the page link, I got out my magnifying glass and my Sherlock Holmes hat and went through the edits and found it. How would I get the tags on the Ribbon page removed? I have made numerous edits, and other people have read and made edit contributions. I am not concerned about the orphan tag, as I am waiting for more copy to be added, before I place links on other pages, Thanks.24.251.41.161 (talk) 01:58, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

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Page move

I made accidental page move. Could you move User:TIROS-N to TIROS-N?--Anton^Talk 08:19, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

 Done — MusikAnimal ^talk 14:29, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! --Anton^Talk 14:41, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

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Hi there.

I am requesting rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. I have made a substantial 200+ edits (most of which are reverting vandalism or reviewing pages) and am familiar with Wikipedia:Rollback and Help:Reverting. I have also used the twinkle rollback feature to undo a lot of vandalism. I have a goal to keep Wikipedia spam and vandal free and this permission may help me get the job done much more efficiently. Please leave a talkback on my userpage if possible. I appreciate it! Akifumii^Talk 15:33, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

@Akifumii: Hey! We generally need to see at least 200 edits in the mainspace (articles) before we can say if you are suited for the rollback right. I've looked over your contributions, and the anti-vandal work I do see looks good. Keep it up, and when you've surpassed the 200 edit mark feel free to write back here or post a request at WP:PERM/R. Thanks for helping keep Wikipedia clean, and happy editing! — MusikAnimal ^talk 20:30, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

So I currently have 34 edits in the mainspace? Akifumii^Talk 21:06, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

@Akifumii: According to this edit counter, that is correct. No need to rush... Twinkle offers the same functionality as the rollback right. You may also wish to review WP:CVU and enroll in the Counter-Vandalism Training Program, but that's entirely up to you. You're off to a great start, keep it up! — MusikAnimal ^talk 21:51, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Along with this, what if I want to apply for reviewer also? Is it possible to request 2 permissions at the same time? What do you need to see for reviewer? Akifumii^Talk 22:15, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

@Akifumii: You can read more about these permissions at Wikipedia:Rollback and Wikipedia:Reviewing. Permissions may be requested at WP:PERM. You are free to request as many as you like, but remember, it's not about hat collecting and gaining as many rights as possible. Take it slow, focus on what you want to do to help the project. Many users have thousands and thousands of edits yet never need rollback or reviewer (or want it). Rollback is granted specifically to those who clearly show they can be trusted with it, namely to assist in the fight against vandalism. Reviewing does nothing more but allow you to accept or reject pending changes. Hope this helps. — MusikAnimal ^talk 00:53, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

File:Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime.ogg

Hi, thanks for the note. I downloaded the file and reduced it myself- I opened the ogg in Audacity and then just resaved it with 0 quality. I appreciate that this may seem a pretty petty thing to need to do, but the article is at GAC! J Milburn (talk) 10:41, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Yup I had every intention of saving as 64 kbps. I guess I never noticed the file information at the top, indicating that my attempt clearly failed. Thanks for fixing it! — MusikAnimal ^talk 14:37, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

National Ground Water Association

Hello - I had just updated the page for National Ground Water Association. You had reverted them back. I am wondering why? The changes we needed were that groundwater is now considered one word and I needed to update links to our external pages. Please explain. Thanks. Ngwa (talk) 15:51, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

@Ngwa: Hey! I use a semi-automated tool to monitor recent changes and only intended to revert this edit. We don't add trademark or registration per our manual of style, unless needed given the context. Here, you indicate the subjects are publications and the surrounding double-quotes imply it is a proper noun, so whether or not it is a registered trademark is irrelevant. See MOS:TMRULES for more. Thanks! — MusikAnimal ^talk 15:59, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

I understand. Thanks! Ngwa (talk) 16:25, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi MusikAnimal

Is there any means of getting in contact with a senior editor? Thank you. 24.251.41.161 (talk) 22:17, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

By what do you mean a senior editor? I am an administrator, and am happy to help you in anyway I can. If you need some expert writers, you may find assistance from the Guild of Copy Editors. There is also an array of WikiProjects dedicated to all sorts of topics; refer to the project directory to find what's out there. — MusikAnimal ^talk 03:18, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello from 92.21.7.218

Just wanted to say I've never edited anything on wiki so i'm confused as to why I am receiving messages, it'd be great if they were directed to the person who did instead. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.7.218 (talk) 13:59, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

If you did not make the edit in question, simply ignore the warning. This sort of thing is common with shared or dynamic IPs. If you continue to receive warnings, you may wish to create an account. Having an account gives you tons of other benefits, too! Learn more at Wikipedia:Why create an account?. — MusikAnimal ^talk 14:47, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Amhara People

Hallo, so there is some editing sparring going on between me and an account with the name Gyrofrog. The person is constantly removing my additions to the Amhara People- Notable People section. The person seemed to doubt that the people on the list are not Amharas. I accept his doubt. But the problem with his approach is that he is adding individuals on the Oromo People section whom identity is also questioned. If the Notable individuals list is kept on with a tag, there should no be any other reason it should not happen for the Amhara People article. All article should be subjected to the same level of scrutiny. Thanks in advance for the cooperation.Gembres (talk) 06:35, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

@Gembres: Hey! I actually have no connection or knowledge about the Amhara People. I was responding to a report at WP:AN3 regarding you violating the three-revert rule. You were warned multiple times, so your account was blocked temporarily to prevent further disruption. Don't be upset... just understand we resolve things through consensus, not by continually reverting other people's edits. Use the article's talk page to discuss the content dispute. There other uninvolved editors can chime in with their opinions. Seek dispute resolution if need be. Thanks! — MusikAnimal ^talk 14:59, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

noting that an editor you blocked is now socking

You might not be interested, but I've started an SPI after his 2nd sock. Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Gembres. Dougweller (talk) 05:40, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

These are all single-purpose accounts. With the article currently fully protected, we have little to worry about. When that expires we will likely use semi-protection, which should hopefully put an end to this edit war for good. I prefer to stay out of it as this time, and I'm sure that sock will get blocked. I do not think a checkuser is needed, however. — MusikAnimal ^talk 15:03, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello from K6ka

Oh my, did I miss your successful RFA? I apologize for that. In any case, I wanted to say a belated "Congratulations!" --k6ka (talk | contribs) 23:23, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

No worries. And thank you! :) — MusikAnimal ^talk 16:58, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

24.190.133.146

Hi,

What do you mean in your comment about blocking 24.190.133.146 "most recent edit seems in good faith"? You mean that removing a whole section is a good faith edit? Pierre cb (talk) 16:44, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

@Pierre cb: Subjective, I suppose. The section removed merely said information was borrowed from the corresponding article on the French Wikipedia. Irrelevant, if you ask me. Either way my decision still stands. That IP has not received a level two warning in over a year – not enough activity to warrant a block. — MusikAnimal ^talk 16:57, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Looks like the usage of the Template:Translation/Ref is also deprecated. — MusikAnimal ^talk 17:06, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

OK for the intermittent edits by this IP. However, the "Translation/Ref" is part of GFDL to identify all sources and contributers to an article. Pierre cb (talk) 17:36, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Elaine Brown

Hello,

There is a discussion at the Biographies of living persons noticeboard about this article, which you edited today. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 04:21, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

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Please help me

User:116.118.42.60 has been repeatedly editing Epic (2013 film) with blanking and replacement by some weird content. He won't stop! Minimalist (Let's talk.) 12:48, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Looks like the user has been blocked by another administrator. This is the same IP that has been blanking material since 15 May, so the block should prevent further disruption. If other IPs or accounts become involved we may consider adding temporary semi-protection. Thanks — MusikAnimal ^talk 14:31, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Gatakia3

I have blocked this user for 72 hours. I see that a little while ago you finally gave him a 3RR warning, although at that point he'd already violated it with this edit, and then did it again with their later edits. So it's more than the usual case of four reverts.

Earlier you had said at AIV that this was a content dispute. I can understand why; most of the edit he kept restoring in some form or another seemed to be obscure points of team terminology and the kit colors. However, buried in the middle of it (and here, again) is an allegation, completely unsourced, that the team president is using exhibition games to launder money. You may have missed that; I understand.

An unsourced allegation of a prosecutable criminal offense against an identifiable person, even if their name isn't used, is an egregious BLP violation. We had grounds for a block on that one earlier; I have included that as grounds for the block. Also, the other user should not have been warned for edit warring since 3RR does not apply when a BLP violation is being reverted.

I'm not taking you to task for this, just letting you know so you can be more aware of tricky things like this in the future. Daniel Case (talk) 22:23, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

@Daniel Case: I saw that the Gatakia3 had already broke the 3RR, but I thought as a new user they deserved a fair warning. Perhaps too lax, but at any rate you are correct that I completely missed the BLP violation... thanks for bringing that to my attention! To further disparage, I've discovered that another user has previously been blocked for the same actions, indicating we likely have a block evasion on our hands. Bearing this in mind, I suspect they'll return to the article once the current block expires. I'll keep my eye on it and react accordingly. Thanks! — MusikAnimal ^talk 23:41, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Block of IP

I saw you blocked IP 5.54.28.164. I would have anon-blocked it for a lot longer than 31 hours. Bearian (talk) 17:10, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

@Bearian: I also find the edits grossly offensive, but tomorrow that IP could very likely belong to someone different who won't vandalize. Blocks are not a form of punishment, merely a preventive measure, so the type of vandalism is (should be) irrelevant in most cases with IPs. I've redacted the revision text from page history per WP:RD2. — MusikAnimal ^talk 17:38, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Swansea International Jazz Festival

Your name has popped up with deleting an article I was trying to update. Swansea International Jazz Festival. Can you explain to me what is going on here? I am new to he site and was attempting to put correct info on line. Thankd Swanseajazz (talk) 19:52, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

@Swanseajazz: Hello! Don't fret... many new users have to have their first article deleted. We don't expect you to know all the policies and guidelines, but don't worry we're here to help.

First off, your username is in violation of the username policy because it implies it is shared amongst several users, represents your organization (non-profit or for-profit) which with your editing history is interpreted as having only promotional intentions. As such, your account will be blocked. Don't worry... this is a common mistake. You will simply be required to create a new account.

Other guidelines that are relevant here are those preventing non-notable and promotional pages from being created. Among other reasons, this is because people often take advantage of Wikipedia's powerful search engine presence to promote a product, idea, person, event, etc. This may have not been your intention, but between your username and the way your article reads, it is a concern. Since you are affiliated with the event it may be difficult to not exert a conflict of interest.

Furthermore, the event may not meet our notability guideline. See WP:EVENT for more on what we expect to see in an article about an event. If you feel your event does meet the guideline, I recommend creating the article again at Draft:Swansea International Jazz Festival and submitting it for review at articles for creation. This way other editors can evaluate your entry and see if it is fit for Wikipedia. You can use the article wizard to expedite this whole process. You may wish to review Wikipedia:Your First Article and the best practices for editors with a conflict of interest. Just understand that unfortunately, not everything can be on Wikipedia. Hope this helps! — MusikAnimal ^talk 21:19, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Maybe I need a dose of AGF but ...

I'm not sure if I'm imagining things - and possibly sorely lacking 'AGF' but I wondered if you might have a look at User:Adirishucd's contributions, please? You blocked this user at 16.39 29 April for promotion; at 20.28 on the same day Adirishucd's account was started. Overlinking to the American Kennel Club but now doing it as refs - also duplicating information already included etc. The most recent was this edit to Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Sorry to bother you if this is me going into stroppy overdrive and I will be suitably chastised! SagaciousPhil - Chat 08:10, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

VisualEditor newsletter—May 2014

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		Administrators will eventually come across tough decisions during their career, but I thought this edit warring case between Massyparcer and ZH8000 was handled and explained exceptionally well. A great judgmental call for a new admin! Minima© (talk) 03:58, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! Glad to hear I'm doing okay :) — MusikAnimal ^talk 15:14, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	For being bold and using those custodians keys in the right way, I present to you the First Edition Lixxx235 Admin's Barnstar. Congrats! Lixxx235 (talk) 01:52, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Lixxx235! — MusikAnimal ^talk 14:12, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

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Hello from Cherylisadesigner

I have edited the entry and added a citation to an established art critic that stated "Among the legendary artists of the 21st century D. Keith Furon is among the most respected." Also in regard to your earlier notes, I did more research and noted that Amazon.com uses the artist's name as the author when it applies to art books. For example. If you look at books by Robert Mapplethorpe, he is listed as the author on Amazon when he is not. In fact a number of his book were published after his death. In regards to books on artists, there is no author. Only the publisher and sometimes the editor of the book is listed. Furon is not the author in reality. The references to the websites of galleries that have exhibited the subject's work are the gallerie's official websites (note the URL). As for the permanent collections of prominent galleries, those are never listed publicly for obvious reasons, so no way to cite a reference. I checked, and three of the four books published on the artist's work are currently available. The earliest book is out of print however. I made some edits and will resubmit the article for your consideration. Thanks! Cherylisadesigner (talk) 01:35, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

@Cherylisadesigner: Hey there, apologies for the late reply. If I haven't mentioned this to you already, I recommend reviewing WP:ARTIST – our rough notability guideline on artists. I am not entirely sure about the critic you are citing. While he may be established on Amazon, I have to question his notability elsewhere. E.g. I would expect a critic to have their own article if their opinion is to be used to support the notability of another subject. Perhaps find additional noted peers and successors that speak highly of the Furon. In regards to the art galleries... if the linked source does not specifically mention Furon, it then simply does not support the claim and thereby cannot be considered an acceptable source. Surely there is some publication noting his involvement at these venues? I think with that proven this article has a good chance, but it's in current form I unfortunately cannot give my endorsement. I have not myself declined your submission, so perhaps another reviewer can offer more insight. I do however hope I have been of some help! — MusikAnimal ^talk 02:22, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Request for comment

Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by Anna Frodesiak. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Secondcity

Would you be so kind as to restore the underlying revisions of Secondcity?--Launchballer 15:04, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

@Launchballer: I've never done a history merge before and honestly I am unsure I won't mess it up. I can however tell you that the content of the previously deleted page was no different than the current, except that there was an additional reference, Secondcity. Hopefully this is all you need. — MusikAnimal ^talk 16:06, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

I can assure you, it isn't the content I am after, it's the attribution. Just delete the article and restore all revisions.--Launchballer 16:18, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Easier than I thought. History can be found at here. Let me know if you need anything else! Cheers — MusikAnimal ^talk 16:35, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello from Serendiptee

Hey there, I'm interested to know how to change my Wikipedia account to an administrator. How many edits do I need prior to change my Wikipedia account to an administrator? Are there any requirements on how often I need to edit or contribute here at Wikipedia? Serendiptee (talk) 00:16, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

@Serendiptee: Hi, there are no official requirements to become an administrator. Anyone can apply regardless of their experience. Administrators are expected to have the trust and confidence of the community, however, so requests for adminship from users who do not have considerable experience are not usually approved. You can learn more at WP:ADMIN. — MusikAnimal ^talk 14:42, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

How often do I need to edit or contribute here at Wikipedia? Serendiptee (talk) 21:01, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @User:Serendiptee, at least 6 months and 2-3 thousand good-quality edits. (Though usually, you need to have a reason for why you want administrator tools.) Epicgenius (talk) 17:58, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hasil Adkins

The article Hasil Adkins you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hasil Adkins for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of TheQ Editor -- TheQ Editor (talk) 20:01, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

A Barnstar for You!

		The Good Article Barnstar
		For nominating Hasil Adkins to Good Article Status! Congratulations! TheQ Editor (Talk) 19:50, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!! It was a long-term effort, a complete rewrite about six months in the making. Compliments to you for doing your part getting it to GA! :) — MusikAnimal ^talk 20:07, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Tirunavukkarasar

Dear MusikAnimal, The Changes I made to https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Tirunavukkarasar is valid. If you want any proof, I will submit. I want to know why you have reverted? Balamurugan.code.india (talk) 04:41, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

@Tirunavukkarasar: Hey! Sorry for the late reply. I reverted your edit because you changed the name of the subject in several places, along with changing links to pages and images that don't exist. Perhaps this was a test edit? I'm not sure why you didn't already get a message on your talk page, the software I use to patrol changes should have done that.

A few things:

• Try to always leave an edit summary to summarize what you changed.
• You can preview your changes so that you can check them before saving.
• All encyclopedic content needs to be verifiable, so try to add a reference to where the information came from.

Let me know if you need anymore help. — MusikAnimal ^talk 05:19, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, MusikAnimal. You have new messages at Bollyjeff's talk page.
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