User talk:B

I'm largely inactive / 99% retired. There are more important things in life.

If you're an admin looking to ask about a block or delete I made, feel free to reverse it. If we would grant each other the presumption that we are acting in good faith, we could dispense with some of the drama and long ANI threads. Please don't use the {{talkback}} template - if you have something to say, say it.

If you are asking me to review a situation, please provide links to articles and diffs to the edits in question — I cannot read your mind to figure out what you are talking about.

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Merry Christmas B

Hi B, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year,
May next year be prosperous and joyful.
–Scopecreep ^{Merry Xmas / Happy New Year} 10.43, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins

Hi there! Phase I of the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

Proposals 2 and 9b (phase II discussion): Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA and Require links for claims of specific policy violations
Proposal 3b (in trial): Make the first two days discussion-only
Proposal 13 (in trial): Admin elections
Proposal 14 (implemented): Suffrage requirements
Proposals 16 and 16c (phase II discussion): Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs and Community recall process based on dewiki
Proposal 17 (phase II discussion): Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions
Proposal 24 (phase II discussion): Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process
Proposal 25 (implemented): Require nominees to be extended confirmed

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:08, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: May 2024

WikiProject Scouting | May 2024

Notes for May:

Looking for something to work on? Try looking at, Category:Scouting articles needing attention.

Some important articles that need help: The Scout Association, NAYLE, Philmont Training Center, BSA Leadership Training, COPE

We are working to develop a featured portal, look here if you want to help.
Looking for a new project? perhaps authoring an article on Aids to Scoutmastership

Other ways to participate:

--evrik ^(talk) May 22, 2024

2023-03-01

B-bot

Just wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about your bot, in case you didn't get a ping. Wikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard#malfunctioning_bot?. Cheers, Primefac (talk) 15:01, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OTRS task broken

B-bot seems to be still looking for {{OTRS pending}}, which was renamed to {{permission pending}} a while ago. The result of this is the bot whining regularly at User:B-bot/Event log. Could you fix this please? Thanks. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 23:38, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I had fixed that years ago ... but the problem is it would date the tag correctly (if needed), but then not find the dated tag. --B (talk) 13:07, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

I don't know if you know that your entry leads the list ;) - Your edit notice makes me point at Talk:Gerhard Klingenberg where a reviewer and I can't agree yet, and I hope for independent eyes. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:56, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your message. Please see WP:3O for a process for requesting a third opinion. Unfortunately I do not have the time to devote to this at the moment. --B (talk) 21:32, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting File:614+znGMXnL. SR600,315 PIWhiteStrip,BottomLeft,0,35 PIStarRatingFOURANDHALF,BottomLeft,360,-6 SR600,315 ZA31,445,290,400,400,AmazonEmberBold,12,4,0,0,5 SCLZZZZZZZ FMpng BG255,255,255.png:

Hi, I'm Rocker338, and I am letting you know that I am using File:614+znGMXnL. SR600,315 PIWhiteStrip,BottomLeft,0,35 PIStarRatingFOURANDHALF,BottomLeft,360,-6 SR600,315 ZA31,445,290,400,400,AmazonEmberBold,12,4,0,0,5 SCLZZZZZZZ FMpng BG255,255,255.png on a draft that you cannot see yet, because I haven't figured out how to save a draft before publishing. Rocker338 (talk) 20:03, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

B-bot needs to check templates which use images and what links there

Hello, your bot marked an imaged I'd uploaded for deletion. I fully understand you may be absent for a while -- a cursory review of my own talk and contributions says I'm away much more often then you are, so I fully agree there are things more important in life than Wikipedia. However, because of the short timeline your bot acts on, and because you might not respond for a while, and because there's apparently no oversight on what your bot is doing, and because it doesn't follow the chain of where an image is used, I raised the issue where you suggested to on the bot talk page: "Please ask at WP:HELPDESK. That page is monitored and will get you a rapid response." I made a new section/discussion at Wikipedia:Help_desk#Bot_is_marking_images_for_deletion_because_of_non-use,_but_isn't_following_the_full_chain,_and_there's_not_a_great_way_to_chat_about_it. Banaticus (talk) 03:10, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Banaticus: it looks like your question was answered there. Non-free images are not permitted in templates or article drafts. The bot will tag those as orphaned. If you are drafting an article, you can put a placeholder image in there until the article is ready to move to the mainspace. Then you can upload the image as the very last thing when you are ready to promote the article. If you need to have a non-free image in the infobox, then make a parameter for "image" and fill in the parameter from the article. --B (talk) 12:25, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RFA2024 update: Discussion-only period now open for review

Hi there! The trial of the RfA discussion-only period passed at WP:RFA2024 has concluded, and after open discussion, the RfC is now considering whether to retain, modify, or discontinue it. You are invited to participate at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Discussion-only period. Cheers, and happy editing! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:38, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in a research

Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.

You do not have to be an Administrator to participate.

The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement .

Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns.

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BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 23 October 2024 (UTC) [reply]