User talk:Mfield/Archive 6

Luigi

Hi, Mfield. How are we supposed to find a username like that in a search? He fingermashed five or six numbers at the end. - Hoops gza (talk) 03:51, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

With copy and paste? Do you really type every username you come across out in full when you need to search it? Sooner or later, Wikipedia will run out of type-able/memorable usernames. There's a difference between complicated and deliberately confusing. Mfield (Oi!) 03:55, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Oxford Summer Courses

I don't mean to judge your decision to G11 the article, but I have restored it and removed the only part that could be considered promotional. The rest seems neutral and factual. You are, of course, more than welcome to take it to AfD if you do not believe it meets our criteria for inclusion. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 10:10, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Edit summaries

You are reverting my edits and telling me to use edit summaries. I am using edit summaries and you are not explaining your reverts. I have again restored my edit. If you're using automated tools, I encourage you to review what you're actually doing. Ponydepression (talk) 14:47, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Guess who's back

64.183.48.206 is back from his one month ban and is making the same unsourced edits that got him blocked. I am starting to think he is some kind of sociopath. I warned him, but to no avail. Can he blocked again and can it be for longer than a month? Bob Caldwell CSL (talk) 18:36, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Indefinitely WP:Semi-protect the Sexual orientation, Bisexuality and Pansexuality articles?

Hello, Mfield. I have a request: Will you indefinitely WP:Semi-protect the Sexual orientation and Bisexuality articles, and perhaps the Pansexuality article, for the same reason that you indefinitely WP:Semi-protected Template:Bisexuality topics? These three articles are commonly rife with problematic editing, and the first two need to consistently be WP:Semi-protected; the Bisexuality article's WP:Semi-protection expired yesterday. The Homosexuality article is indefinitely WP:Semi-protected for similar reasons, though it would obviously get significantly more WP:Vandalism and other problematic editing than the Sexual orientation, Bisexuality and Pansexuality articles if it was unproteced. I would also request that you WP:Semi-protect the Heterosexuality article, but it usually does not have problematic editing.

On a side note: I currently have your talk page WP:Watchlisted, so there is no need to ping me via WP:Echo back here to your talk page or reply at my talk page. I'd rather you reply here at your talk page to keep the discussion from being disjointed. Looking at your talk page history, it's apparent that you usually reply here at your talk page anyway. Flyer22 (talk) 07:23, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

On Wikipedia, I usually move right on when I'm ignored (though I remember that I was ignored). But do you mind explaining why you think that an article like Pansexuality, which mostly gets WP:Vandalism edits or WP:Disruptive edits (look at its recent edit history, for example), should not be indefinitely WP:Semi-protected? That WP:Pending changes protection, if one can call that protection, is poor. And it's only a matter of time before problems start popping back up at the Sexual orientation and Bisexuality articles, especially the Bisexuality article, with well-meaning but disruptive edits such as these that I recently reverted being among the additions. Flyer22 (talk) 20:14, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Looking at the history I agree, I have semi-protected it for 3 months. We'll see how that works for now. Mfield (Oi!) 04:42, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. I suppose the others don't yet warrant re-protection, and I can understand that. Flyer22 (talk) 05:09, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

L.A. edit-a-thon this Sunday, December 14

L.A. meetup: December 14 edit-a-thon at the California African American Museum

Dear fellow Wikipedian, East of Borneo's "Unforgetting L.A." edit-a-thon series continues this weekend at the California African American Museum! Please join us this Sunday, December 14 from 11am to 4pm. Beginners welcome! You'll learn to create new articles that improve Wikipedia's coverage of African American art in Los Angeles, past and present. Please click here for full event details and to RSVP if you plan to attend. I hope to see you there! Calliopejen1 (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:25, 10 December 2014 (UTC) Join our Facebook group here! To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

Joe Warfield

Hello, I'm curious about the circumstances regarding the deleted image for Joe Warfield (Nov 15th, 2014). I uploaded the image in June 2008 and included a free-use statement and permission at that time. The image has been up for over 6 years. I don't see an edit under the history that would have removed the permission. Could the permission be removed separately from the image? Any input would be helpful.

Thank you, ~Thomas

File:Joe Warfield, Oct 2006.png (F11: No evidence of permission for more than 7 days) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.77.35.92 (talk) 22:07, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

I have looked at the history prior to deletion, and the original licensing claim. The issue is that you did not take the the image, the image was taken by Adrienne, who as such is the copyright holder. Whatever may have been said at the time is unfortunately irrelevant. Verbal permission is not adequate, the image needs to be explicitly released by the copyright holder under a suitably unrestrictive license for it to be uploaded to Wikipedia. If that is still possible then the normal method of doing so is via an OTRS ticket. Mfield (Oi!) 04:52, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

Lingaa

Hi Mfield, The protected article page of Lingaa has incorrect reporting on the box office collections. I have written in the talk page with an updated source. It has however been ignored. Could I seek your assistance in looking into this? Many thanks in advance. Audit Guy (talk) 02:55, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Hello Mfield, not sure I've had the pleasure before. Would you mind if I lowered Lingaa to semi-protection? It seems that most of the vandalism was coming from non-autoconfirmed users, so I think semi-protection should still catch the majority of the vandalism. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 07:31, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Yeah sure, go ahead - that will likely be sufficient now the immediate issue has passed. Mfield (Oi!) 16:06, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll go and do that now. — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 16:13, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Hi Mfield, please unprotect the page Lingaa because many people can't edit the page. Thank you.(User talk:Amarnath Da Vinci) 11:37, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

L.A. event on Tuesday, January 20

Wik-Ed Women editing session (1/20, 6-10pm)

Dear fellow Wikipedian, Please join us at an event this coming Tuesday: the third Wik-Ed Women editing session will take place on January 20 from 6pm to 10pm at the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive downtown. This series of informal get-togethers is designed to encourage Los Angeles women-in-the-arts (though all are welcome!) to contribute their expertise to Wikipedia, specifically expanding content about women artists. Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. I hope to see you there! Calliopejen1 (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:06, 15 January 2015 (UTC) Join our Facebook group here! To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

LA edit-a-thons on February 14, 17, and 21

Redondo Loves Wikipedia (2/14), Wik-Ed Women (2/17), and Unforgetting LA at the Getty (2/21)!

Dear fellow Wikipedian, The LA Wikipedia community has three events in mid-February -- please consider attending! First, we have a Valentine's Day edit-a-thon appropriately named Redondo Loves Wikipedia, which will take place at the Redondo Beach Public Library from 10am to 1pm on Saturday, February 14. Join library staff, the Redondo Beach Historical Society, and others to help improve Wikipedia's coverage of Redondo Beach! Second, we have a Wik-Ed Women editing session on Tuesday, February 17 from 6pm to 10pm at the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive downtown. This series of informal get-togethers is designed to encourage Los Angeles women-in-the-arts (though all are welcome!) to contribute their expertise to Wikipedia, specifically expanding content about women artists. Third, we have an Unforgetting LA event put on by East of Borneo in collaboration with the Getty Research Institute. Come help improve Wikipedia's coverage of LA design and architecture, and have an awesome free day at the museum -- parking will be validated for edit-a-thon participants! If you'd like to use particular books from GRI's great collection, be sure to email before 2/13 (instructions at event page). And be sure to check out our main meetup page, because we already have three SoCal events scheduled for early March! I hope to see you there! Calliopejen1 (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:58, 5 February 2015 (UTC) Join our Facebook group here! To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

LA edit-a-thons on March 18 (tomorrow!) and 28

Wadewitz memorial edit-a-thon (3/18), Redondo Loves Wikipedia (3/28)

Dear fellow Wikipedian, The LA Wikipedia community has two events in this second half of March -- please consider attending! First, there is a memorial edit-a-thon in honor of the prolific LA Wikipedian Adrianne Wadewitz, which is being held downtown on March 18 (tomorrow!) from noon to 8pm as a part of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies' annual conference. Please drop by to contribute your own work or teach other users how to write for Wikipedia. Second, there will be an event at the Redondo Beach Public Library (following up on last month's session), in collaboration with the Redondo Beach Historical Society. Please join us from 10am to noon on Saturday, March 28 at the main branch of the Redondo Beach Public Library! I hope to see you there! Calliopejen1 (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:41, 17 March 2015 (UTC) Join our Facebook group here! To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

5th Annual Wiknic

5th Annual Wiknic (Saturday, July 11, 2015, ~9:30am-4pm)

Dear fellow Wikipedian, You are cordinally invited to the fifth annual Los Angeles Wiknic! The Wiknic is a part of the nationwide Great American Wiknic. We'll be grilling, getting to know each other better, and building the L.A. Wikipedia community! The event is tentatively planned for Pan-Pacific Park (map) and will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2014 from 9:30am to 4pm or so. Please RSVP and volunteer to bring food or drinks if possible! I hope to see you there! Howcheng (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:41, 21 June 2015 (UTC) Join our Facebook group here! To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

Wikinic rescheduled

5th Annual Wiknic rescheduled to Saturday, July 25, 2015, ~9:30am-4pm

Due to a conflict with the Redondo Loves Wikipedia edit-a-thon, the fifth annual Los Angeles Wiknic has been rescheduled. As before, the location will be at Pan-Pacific Park (map) and will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2015 from 9:30am to 4pm or so. Please RSVP and volunteer to bring food or drinks if possible! I hope to see you there! —howcheng {chat} - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:28, 7 July 2015 (UTC) Join our Facebook group here! To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.

Image for an article .

Dear Sir ! I am trying to publish an image of mangoes "Anwar Ratol" in the article "List of mangoes cultivators" but no success. The image is made by my friend and he has authorized to use it in the article. Please help me do this. I appreciate for your time.

Delist and replace for Pittsburgh panorama

Hi Mfield, I took a new panorama of Pittsburgh and have proposed a delist and replace of your featured picture. Your opinion on the delist and replace discussion page would be appreciated. dllu (t,c) 07:24, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

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This Thursday: Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Getty Center

You are invited to join the Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Getty Center in LA on October 15! (drop-in any time, 10am-4pm)--Pharos (talk) 18:25, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

JonTron

As a page relating to JonTron as been accepted, could you set a redirect from JonTron and Jon_Jafari to JonTron_(Web_Series)? Max Isaac 21:54, 24 October 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by IsaacMax (talk • contribs)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:45, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Notification of pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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Notification of imminent suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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