User talk:Chairboy

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Another Deletion Dog

I suggest we set this person's page as AfD. Frankly I think most people have had enough of these Nazis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.227.114.140 (talk) 22:29, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Pardon? - CHAIRBOY (☎) 06:51, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Major league wiffle

The deletion of the article "Major league wiffle" shouldn't have occured. The article was still being finished. It addressed the need for physical activity in a youths life and you should attempt to repel the deletion. It promotes the fun of a backyard game instead of most kids just playing video games. Let the article be finished before you delete it. You might have the power, don't abuse it. Vist the site www.freewebs.com/majorleaguewiffle

Deletion of Major league wiffle cont.

The deletion of the major league wiffle page before it was finished truly angered me. There was no reason for the deletion and I feel that this page should be reinstated at least until it is finished then it can be reevaluated by the people who delete stuff on wikipedia.

Hallefant

Thanks for speedying Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Hallefant, but I was going to.

Vandalism

Hi you posted a vandalism note on User talk:206.139.211.21 on the 18th, please look at their current contributions Special:Contributions&target=206.139.211.21.

FireFox RFA

Chairboy

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Thanks for your support on my request for adminship.

The final outcome was (96/2/0), so I am now an administrator. If you ever have any queries about my actions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Again, thanks!

FireFox 18:22, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the reference

Thanks for pointing out Category:Wikipedians who are pilots!

Quarl

Hi, I noticed you on Quarl's talk page. Although he's been reluctant for adminship I nominated him anyways... and I'm awaiting for his response... but feel free to vote and hopefully he'll accept Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Quarl .

~ Cheers —This user has left wikipedia 19:59 2006-02-01

Thank-you

The count is in, and now I join the crew who wield the mops and pails. Thanks for your support! I pledge to serve both you and Jimbo Wales. If you have anything you need, then please don't think to hesitate. For I am the very model of a grateful admin designate! ♫Bucketsofg✐♪

User:Ageo020 user page.

About my page in which i made an admin claim, I'm sorry. I just copied that section from another user's page. I line checked the code but i think i may have overseen this. Really sorry if this caused any trouble. Thanks User:Ageo020

Phossy

Whats wrong with it?

How

Why did you delete my gobbledigook page? How did you delete it and how did you know it existed? I created it as a test 2 seconds before you deleted it.

Thanks

Please help me

Chairboy this is Penetrating Fluid, I saw your comment on my discussion page. I feel very strongly that I am being injustly censored soley because one administrator didn't know what penetrating fluid is and imagined it to be some kind of offensive term. Please read the discussion here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Samsara#User:Penetrating_Fluid and if you feel I am wrong then I shall desist from further action.

Beautiful languages on deletion review

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Smiley Award

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Thanks

Thank you for voting on my administrator tryout.--Rat235478683--

the billy wright ( american poet) article keeps getting deleted...

why was the Billy Wright article deleted? the notability page describes that persons who have been also NON self-published then are notable and worthy of an encycolpedia article. he has appeared in numerous poetry and literary magazines and has authored a few books...

Deleting Fixya's image

Hello Chairboy,

You've deleted my posting of Fixya's logo. I've received an email from the site's owner granting me the right to post it in Wikipedia for use in Wiki's articles.

Can I reload it?

Yaniv.bl

You have not answered my question. If I don't get a reply by tomorrow I'll reload the picture. As i mentioned I have full permission from the site's owner.

Yaniv.bl

Reposting The Wedding Site

I made a couple of edits. Can you repost The Wedding (band) site now and PLEASE take off avidbandfan as the user? Thanks. I have no idea how to do it myself.

Why was my contribution "Vonbeau" deleted.?

I added a contribution "Vonbeau" to explain the name and to add information on how the name was derived and you deleted it. Why.??? Could you tell me what was lacking, if anything.? I have bookmarked your talk page to check back for more info or you are welcome to comment your thoughts to my talk page, either one works.. THX.

Re [1]

Reverting edits like this and this, both of which threaten Wikipedia contributors with violence, isn't revert warring. Instead of admonishing me for removing the threats, would you consider blocking the user who issued them? John254 02:54, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Moreno Valley Mall - Deletion Review

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Moreno Valley Mall. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Exit2DOS2000^•T•C• 19:18, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Katherine L. Albiani Middle School

Could you please explain your decision at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Katherine L. Albiani Middle School in more detail. All you said was consensus appears clear. I don't see it that way and would appreciate you clarifying it. Thanks, DoubleBlue (Talk) 20:31, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

I have the same question. DoubleBlue improved the article, adding sources and meeting the objections of at least two editors who voted to delete. I think there was a consensus to keep, particularly since early objections must be discounted if later improvements to an article make those objections obsolete, as per the "Rough consensus" section of WP:DGFA (which gives as an example the precise situation found here). Please either reverse the deletion or explain why I should not take this to Deletion Review for an overturn. Noroton (talk) 20:40, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Invite

Century Tower

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AfD nomination of Porkchop plot

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AfD nomination of Nokia E70

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MJ

No your correct, Ive read it in a book I had on have on him though, it just involves be searching for the darn page number. Thanx for letting me know. — Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 17:33, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Centsports

You claimed this article didn't have an assertion of notability, which is completely untrue, as I the second sentence of the article was a direct statement of its notability.

I do not work for the website and had no intention of advertising it. It is an application that many of my friends and people from my school, the University of Florida, were using. I came to wikipedia and searched for the article to see what this site was about, as I often do when I encounter things I am unfamiliar with. I was surprised to find that there was no article on it (as a minute number of the plethora of search items I have entered in my life yield no results). So I googled it instead, and found it to be of significance and importance.

I spent some time researching the article and assembling the page. I do not understand why it was deleted, especially for the proposed reasons ( found here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/delete&page=Centsports), particularly the earlier accusation that it was blatant advertising. Websites such as Amazon, Ebay, Facebook, MySpace, Xanga, The Best Page in the Universe, Ain't It Cool News, FiLife.com, BibleGateway.com, and tons of other websites that I have never heard of before (like the last three I mentioned) have Wikipedia articles on them.

I am incredulous by this seemingly ignorant decision by what I understand to be three or four Wikipedia users. Please help me understand this decision. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JeezBreeze (talk • contribs) 17:40, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of Theo Marcuse screen shot

Hello...I am looking for a way to post images of deceased actors and thought screen shots were acceptable. Can you explain why this one was deleted, and how I can post screen shots correctly? Thanks, David Daviddaltonagency (talk) 01:23, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Please take a moment to review Wikipedia:Image use policy for a better understanding of what constitutes acceptable image use. Best regards, CHAIRBOY (☎) 01:34, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick reply. I have reviewed the section again and re-uploaded the image with more information; I would really appreciate it if you could let me know what I need to add to be in compliance. Thanks, David Daviddaltonagency (talk) 01:44, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Down Memory Lane

Thanks. I thought rather well of it myself. Bishonen | talk 21:24, 7 July 2008 (UTC).

AfD nomination of Yavac

I have nominated Yavac, an article you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yavac. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. TTN (talk) 18:47, 20 October 2008 (UTC) TTN (talk) 18:47, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

We are in dire need of objectivity and common sense.

There is some controversy regarding the controversy regarding ITT Tech. I have a stated bias. (I guess maybe I should have kept that a secret.) At present the article is biased in the other direction. I would love it if you could take a look and leave a comment in the talk page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.240.59.172 (talk) 03:17, 26 November 2008 (UTC) I forgot I wasn't logged in.Veecort (talk) 03:32, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

RTL Games

Well the page has the {{videogame-company-stub}} template, so I assumed it was a videogame company, and that the article was just not expanded enough to say that. MrKIA11 (talk) 13:16, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Aministrator Review

Hi there: Was it really killed off by admins two weeks after you started it? See User:Tony1/AdminWatch. Tony (talk) 09:48, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

I don't remember the timeline, but sounds about right. I don't know that it was so much 'killed off' as it was just 'not accepted by anyone'. Is there a discussion related to this somewhere right now? - CHAIRBOY (☎) 17:30, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Not specifically related to your AR, but a new proposal. Tony (talk) 01:02, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps I was unclear. Could you please provide a link? - CHAIRBOY (☎) 01:03, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

A link is in my first post, above. Tony (talk) 01

18, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

"Blind" edit

Disambiguation pages are for articles, not spam links to web sites. If the subject of the site in question is notable enough for an article, then I welcome it. Otherwise, it doesn't belong because Wikipedia is not a linkfarm. In my first year on Wikipedia, all I got was a welcome notice on my talk page (that I never referred to) and an unhelpful warning after I tried to delete a redirect by blanking the page. Everything I learned about Wikipedia has been through reading policies, guidelines and essays on my own, as well as editing, because I'm genuinely interested in it. I've also had people revert my changes accusing me of doing things I wasn't, like here. So you're completely wrong in assuming what you are. On both counts. --Pwnage8 (talk) 04:49, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Dakota photo

Thank you for your note - glad that you liked the photo. I have taken about 10,000 airplane pictures since 2004 and I really wanted to share some of the better ones. PDing these gives me a chance to do that - I have had authors pick them up for books. It is a nice feeling to see your photos being used in Wikipedia and all over the world! - Ahunt (talk) 13:09, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Good User

This is a good friendly user ,cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Irowan22 (talk • contribs) 17:50, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi

Hi Chairboy. I see that you played an integral part in nurturing the Norton Internet Security/AntiVirus articles. I think that you would be glad to know that the article has expanded a lot since you last edited the articles or made a comment. I was wondering if you could give it a reading, and tell me how it flows. I picked you because you did some moderation mid-last year. I didn't want someone too familiar with the article; they tend to fill the gaps in with their own imagination or background knowledge. TechOutsider (talk) 02:30, 26 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider

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Is it so hard to understand?

Why doesn't anyone sign their comments like you asked in the header? I think you're allowed to ignore unsigned comments. WNW3 (talk) 01:54, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Jim Ott

Just wanted to notify you that a page you speedy deleted Jim Ott, has been restored since it met WP:BIO and WP:POLITICIAN Cheers, --BaronLarf 21:40, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:Honesty

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Proposed deletion of Deng (species)

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Talkback

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Re: Warren Lapine

Eh, I think it does, but I'm not too concerned one way or another. I just happened to see the prod while I was writing Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine, and noticed that the article didn't mention the award. AfD it if you want, I guess the award isn't really about him personally. --PresN 20:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Apocalypse Tapestry

Why on earth has this article been deleted ??? The item which the article described is the largest woven tapestry in the world. I am about to (re-)create the article as "Apocalypse Tapestry" as this is the name it is commonly known as, amongst English speakers. The French use the plural (tapestries of the...). I have checked out the French language article, and as a teacher of French I will be able to translate it. Renata (talk) 09:07, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

If you can make a good article about it, go for it! But the copy I deleted in 2006 was not that article. Here's the complete text: "It is a part of the priceless collection in the Château d'Angers." and had a stub tab attached. Seriously, that was the entirety of the article. Also, _2006_! Anyhow, I look forward to reading an article about it that does it justice. Best of luck! - CHAIRBOY (☎) 20:31, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

It's been a while, but I've created such an article! Hchc2009 (talk) 07:41, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

KL Software listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect KL Software. Since you had some involvement with the KL Software redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Fleet Command (talk) 14:09, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

RB Records

Please help me immediately! A bot is repeatedly putting a speedy deletion tag, and I need to keep the page! Could you please help me? Thanks Mystery UkuleleMan (Talk) 05:07, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Chairboy,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
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• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk)23:26, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Invitation to events in June and July: bot, script, template, and Gadget makers wanted

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Nomination of Jophur for deletion

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Does this js still work?

I'm checking if the scripts here still work: Wikipedia:Tools/Greasemonkey_user_scripts

Yours was last updated April 2007‎. I cant really test it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Chairboy/csdhelper.greasemonkey.js

Could you please update the update date?

Thanks :-)

84.106.26.81 (talk) 15:31, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Infodemiology

I know you aren't active here much anymore, but as a fellow admin I am letting you know as a courtesy, that I restored the Infodemiology article you deleted way back in 2006 in response to a request at WP:REFUND. The subject appears to be notable enough now, and I think Wikipedia's speedy deletion rules have evolved so that the article in its original state would no longer qualify for deletion under WP:CSD#A7. ~Amatulić (talk) 18:31, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

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Request for comment

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Are you a Wycombe fan?

Just wondered Bashereyre (talk) 09:48, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Extended confirmed protection

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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins

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A new user right for New Page Patrollers

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A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

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Administrators' newsletter - February 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

Administrator changes

NinjaRobotPirate • Schwede66 • K6ka • Ealdgyth • Ferret • Cyberpower678 • Mz7 • Primefac • Dodger67

Briangotts • JeremyA • BU Rob13

Guideline and policy news

• A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the 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 Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
• Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

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. (T34950)
• Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)
• The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

Obituaries

• 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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ArbCom 2019 special circular

Administrators must secure their accounts The Arbitration Committee may require a new RfA if your account is compromised. Use strong, unique passwords for your Wikipedia account and associated email Change your password now if your Wikipedia account password or email password is reused on another website, exposed, or weak Enable two-factor authentication now for improved security

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This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:22, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)

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

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

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

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:03, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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

Inactive administrators are encouraged to rejoin the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions. Resources and support for reengaging with the project are available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators. If you do not intend to rejoin the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at the bureaucrats' noticeboard.

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. — JJMC89 bot 00:02, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Custom signature fix needed

Hi there! You have a custom signature set in your account preferences. A change to Wikipedia's software has made your current custom signature incompatible with the software.

The problem: Your signature contains a syntax error, specifically formatting tags that are in the wrong order.

The solutions: You can reset your signature to the default, or you can fix your signature.

Solution 1: Reset your signature to the default:

1. Find the signature section in the first tab of Special:Preferences.
2. Uncheck the box (☑︎→☐) that says "Treat the above as wiki markup."
3. Remove anything in the Signature: text box.
4. Click the blue "Save" button at the bottom of the page. (The red "Restore all default settings" button will reset all of your preference settings, not just the signature.)

Solution 2: Fix your custom signature:

1. Find the signature section in the first tab of Special:Preferences.
2. Change the signature as shown below, or make other edits to make the signature appear how you want it to appear.
3. Click Save to update to your newly fixed signature.

Current signature:
[[User:Chairboy|C<small>HAIRBOY]]</small> ([[User_talk:Chairboy|☎]])

Fixed signature:
[[User:Chairboy|C<small>HAIRBOY</small>]] ([[User_talk:Chairboy|☎]])

More information is available at Wikipedia:Signatures#Customizing how everyone sees your signature. If you have followed these instructions and still want help, please leave a message at Wikipedia talk:Signatures. Thanks. – Jonesey95 (talk) 20:08, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

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Nomination of Liberty and Power for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Liberty and Power is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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

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

Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 09:24, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled

A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:05, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

How we will see unregistered users

Hi!

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

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

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

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We have two suggested ways this identity could work. We would appreciate your feedback on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can let us know on the talk page. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.

Thank you. /Johan (WMF)

18:12, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement

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

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

1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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

Inactive administrators are encouraged to engage with the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions. Resources and support for re-engaging with the project are available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators. If you do not intend to re-engage with the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at the bureaucrats' noticeboard.

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. — JJMC89 bot 08:47, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Imminent suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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

Inactive administrators are encouraged to engage with the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions. Resources and support for re-engaging with the project are available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators. If you do not intend to re-engage with the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at the bureaucrats' noticeboard.

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. — JJMC89 bot 00:58, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

Established policy provides for the removal of the administrative permissions of users who have made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period. Your administrative permissions have been removed.

Subject to certain time limits and other restrictions, your administrative permissions may be returned upon request at WP:BN.

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. — xaosflux ^Talk 02:47, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Roger roger! It's a good policy. My life has moved in a different direction and while I tried to get in some more admin activity in the last few months in response to the original notice, I can't seem to get that same old fire going. Maybe in a couple decades I'll be up for the challenge again and will get to find out what the admin request process of the 2040s or something looks like. I hope it involves cool robots. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 17:47, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Sevylor

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

Fails WP:GNG

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Tooncool64 (talk) 23:56, 23 December 2023 (UTC)