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Your edits are appearing under Vandalism in Huggle

This is fyi only. for Encyclopedia. Clearly bot mistake. --AmritasyaPutra^T 06:24, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

I don't use automated tools, the editor in question has been reverted and blocked. Thanks for the heads up, I'll let the bot operator know. Nakon 06:26, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Product data

You recently closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Product data record where you say "Should additional references become available, I would be willing to review this close." I don't understand why you didn't accept the existing reference which I supplied but, anyway, here's another one: Product Data Record: The heart of PLM. This source goes on for pages discussing the product data record which is an essential in a manufacturing administration system. Andrew D. (talk) 12:39, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, this reference does look a lot better. I'll revert the close and restore the article if you could please add it to the article. Nakon 16:29, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

just rich gates

Hello. Can you please reconsider that article deletion? It was re done and one of the delete votes states that their reason was that the subject did not fit criteria.....but actually the artist does fit. On case my IP changes again I am the IP who keeps voting keep on that article. Thank you2601:C:6783:6A01:E1C0:CBAF:775F:268C (talk) 00:59, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

At the time of deletion, the article did not meet the notability criteria for music-related articles and there was a consensus to delete it. Nakon 16:35, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks...

...for reverting the vandalism to my user page. Here's a question: I wasn't able to open the page to see what the 988K bytes were that the vandal posted there (or, rather, I didn't have the patience to wait until it loaded), but do you think it could be related in any way to this, in which an editor named Moxy_reborn's user page wouldn't open because of the million bytes of images of Angela Merkel which that editor had posted there? My understanding is that "Moxy" is the username of a banned or indef blocked editor, and I'm wondering if these things are all connected. BMK (talk) 23:59, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

It's very likely. The edit contained hundreds of image inclusions which would overload the page when trying to render it. This activity matches several patterns of long term abuse. Nakon 00:02, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Thought it might. Could you also take a look at the IP editor who'se currently vandalising by talk page, 82.132.219.228? Thanks. BMK (talk) 00:03, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Blocked! Nakon 00:04, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks again! BMK (talk) 00:05, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Re:ISUPsychlaw

The account was blocked after I had a look at the subject matter from which they were editing, a psychology and law professor from Iowa State University. Iowa State University would abbreviate to ISU, and psychology and law would abbreviate to psychlaw. The latter part wasn't an issue, but the ISU part suggested that this could be a corporate account or an account with a shared editor base, hence the block. It was, in fairness, a judgement call on my part, so I am open to a review of the action. Don't be shy to ask if there is anything else you'd like to know. TomStar81 (Talk) 00:04, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. The editor was confused due to the block message itself since it implied bad faith on their part. From the template that was used, "[the account] is obviously profane; threatens, attacks or impersonates another person; or suggests that you do not intend to contribute positively to the encyclopedia". I'll explain that it was due to their possible shared account status and go from there. Thanks again, Nakon 00:09, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Before the account be unblocked (if it comes to that) it'd be a good idea to ask about the Psychology1234 account, if the person behind that account is the same one behind ISUPsychlaw then that will create trouble for the user vis-a-vis sock-puppetry. I intentionally avoided filing for a case for the two editors on good faith grounds since with one account blocked a new account could be created to take its place, but if they belong to the same editor it should be explained that any unblocking for a name change would also have to result in a declaration of multiple accounts and the appropriate tags for both accounts so that the editor can avoid any future allegations of socking here on the site. TomStar81 (Talk) 16:09, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Assuming you're an admin

Regarding correction tape, it looks like there's more than enough images there, especially since they're all of the same tape model. Moreover, they're all uploaded by a user named "Fullmark," which seems like a "subtle" advertising attempt... Is it alright to remove all but one of those images? If it's okay, I assume you'll do it, since you would be able to delete them at the same time (assuming you have that power). -- UltimateKuriboh (talk) 02:10, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Yes, removing all but one of the images would be most appropriate. Please go ahead and make this edit. If you run in to any issues, please let me know. — Nakon 02:12, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

• UK, the images themselves are on the Commons. Neither Nakon nor I has admin rights there. To get them deleted, you would have to go to the Commons and make a deletion request. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 09:56, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Insect related articles

Can you move all of them to my userspace?

I agree that they were made by a blocked user, but they weren't bad and I can take the responsibility. OccultZone (Talk • Contributions • Log) 04:00, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Please generate a list of the articles and I will be able to move them to your userspace. Nakon 04:02, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Provided. OccultZone (Talk • Contributions • Log) 04:35, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Due to the high number of articles, I've enlisted the help of a bot operator to restore and move the articles to your userspace. This process may take up to 2 days to complete, please stand by. Nakon 05:04, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

I think we're ready to go on this -- ping me on my talk page or on IRC when you want to sync up. I'll be around the rest of the weekend off and on. —Tim Pierce (talk) 22:10, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

There was an issue with verifying the bot's output so I manually performed these moves/edits. @OccultZone:, these should now be done. Nakon 23:20, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Disruptive IP

With regards to Special:Contributions/109.78.189.99, this IP seems to be denying making personal attacks after making them (indirectly while on talk page). Doesn't seem to take my warnings seriously (or the encyclopedia itself). Snuggums (talk / edits) 05:01, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Blocked. Nakon 05:02, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Thank you! Snuggums (talk / edits) 05:03, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

The user is still attacking the encyclopedia, I suggest extending the block and/or revoking talk page access. Snuggums (talk / edits) 05:23, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Blocked a week with permissions disabled. Nakon 05:24, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Sounds good. Snuggums (talk / edits) 05:25, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Death Threats

There are revisions starting with this one that need to be hidden from public view due to their content. - Amaury (talk) 21:57, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Removed. Nakon 22:02, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi

I greatly appreciate the "cleaning up" you have done on Jewish refugees, but might I remind you that the guy in question usually do the same edits to the talk-page? @Ymblanter: will the next sock turn up? Will the sun rise in the east? You tell me. Cheers, Huldra (talk) 22:06, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up, I've removed that revision as well. Nakon 22:07, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks!! Huldra (talk) 23:00, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

I noticed this one, too. (It is very typical of him: reverting me when I report his vandalism). Huldra (talk) 19:41, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Miniature portrait of George Washington, by Peale

Hello! I am the author of Miniature portrait of George Washington, by Peale article! I am new to wikipedia, could you make it clear for me why this article was deleted?

Hello, the article was deleted after the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Miniature portrait of George Washington, by Charles Willson Peale. Please review this discussion before making any further edits. Thanks, Nakon 03:40, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

AfD Question

Hi, I am not questioning your closes on the Deathcentrik albums but for my own information I would like some help. My understanding of significant coverage is more than one or two reviews in RS. If that is not the case I would like to know what the community considers significant coverage for music so I do not AfD things for mo reason. A person with a couple minor articles would never pass GNG and ir uses the same criteria. I am still learning and prefer to not repeat mistakes. Thank you for your help.Jbh (talk) 10:57, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Well it has been a couple of days and I see you have been active. Just to be clear, despite the wording, the above request was to request to please explain an administrative action. Thank you for your help and understanding. Jbh (talk) 10:51, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

Apologies for the delay, I must have missed this thread in my notifications. The articles were kept as the sources were determined to be reliable enough to meet WP:NALBUMS. As to why the community considers it reliable, I would recommend asking at the reliable sources noticeboard for a wider review. If I can answer anything else, please let me know. Nakon 22:44, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for getting back to me. I was more interested in the quantity of coverage rather than the quality of sources ie the meaning of significant coverage as the community now considers it. My concern is that if significant is seen as one or two RS in total ie nothing else is out there not that only one or two are currently in the article, then I really need to adjust my judgement. I am not saying these were bad closes I just do not have enough experience here to have parsed community definitions vs my own ideas. (For instance I would judge significant coverage as being similar to the coverage received by a band with a charted album, in a major market rotation etc. - in other words a comparable standard rather than a lesser standard.) Any help understanding would be great. Jbh (talk) 23:15, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

Generally, if there are at least two reliable sources, the criteria is met. Per the guidelines at WP:GNG, "significant coverage" refers to the quality of the sources rather than the number available. Nakon 00:27, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

OK. Thank you. That helps a lot. Jbh (talk) 00:32, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

DRV Heads up

Some IP has asked for a DRV, but since they didn't let you know I'm giving you a friendly heads-up. Reyk _YO! 13:52, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2015_April_13#Centre_for_Women.2C_Ageing_and_Media

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16:40, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

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Hi, Just wanted to pop by to say thanks for deleting the AFD - As soon as I Speedy Kept it it was deleted , I assumed he was a bit behind on the April Fools bollocks but who knows eh , Happy Editing, –Davey2010^Talk 01:24, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Hi Davey2010, just wanted to let you know I fixed your "grin" template. Now your grin can show Cheers! CookieMonster755 (talk) 05:28, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

Not sure how one manages to bugger up a template but there we go , Anyway thanks :) –Davey2010^Talk 09:14, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

Archamia fucata

Greetings. I was following up on a new article that I patrolled and found that it has been deleted because it was created by a band user. Obviously, I thought the article was worthwhile enough to be part of the encyclopedia but I understand that you probably have to enforce the ban on this user. Is there any way to resurrect this article put it onto a draft page in my user space and allow me to submit it as a new article? I don't even know this person who created the article and so there is no conflict of interest and I am not a sock puppet as you probably can tell from looking at my contribution history. Also I'd like to know if any other articles that this band user had submitted have been deleted and I would like to ask for the similar courtesy of resurrecting these articles so that I can submit them into main space. Let me apologize ahead of time if I'm asking something that goes against Wikipedia policy because at this point in time I have no idea whether I'm doing something wrong by even asking you to do this. I am submitting this request to you in good faith with the goal of improving and expanding the content of the encyclopedia. Best Regards,

  Bfpage |leave a message  13:13, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

I just found the drafts of these articles in the user space of this banned editor. Is it appropriate for me to remove them from the draft pages and resubmit them as articles in main space? Best regards,

The list of deleted articles is available in the section a few up on my talk page. If there are any on that list that you feel would still be appropriate, please check with User:OccultZone, as the content should be available in their userspace. Nakon 22:47, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

Joseph2302 Block - Speedy Deletion

I just came upon a page (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=For_muy_bien&action=history) that, as you can see through the linked history, Joseph put up for speedy deletion. This tag appears to have been removed by one of the original authors, but in my opinion the tag is valid. This is especially given the content in the last section which states information about two random people in Spanish class.

I was going to bring this to Joseph's attention, but as it appears he cannot do anything about it currently I was unsure of where to turn. As you were the admin who blocked, I am making the assumption that you can do something or pass it along to an appropriate admin.

Thank you very much for your consideration! WhistlingZebra (talk) 04:04, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, I've deleted the page. Nakon 15:38, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Southeast Ark-La-Tex

Can you please redelete this article? The result of the discussion was delete and it reappeared. Thanks! FieldMarine (talk) 10:27, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the notification. It's been redirected to Ark-La-Tex, which should be OK. Nakon 15:26, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Responding to Nakon's deletion of the article "Learning-Disadvantage Gap"

Hello Nakon,

I consider your deletion of the article "The Learning-Disadvantage Gap" a hasty and inappropriate decision as it was based on a single quote that was taken out of context from a 25 March 2015 talk page response in regards to the proposed deletion of this legitimate and informative article.

Please note in my quote, “The Learning-Disadvantage Gap is a collection of original articles,” of which you focused on, I was referring not to myself but rather to the authors of the two hundred verifiable reference articles.

The seventh paragraph of the same communication went on to address specifically these two hundred references as shown here. Here’s the quote: “[t]he collection of two hundred plus references to the Gap consists of works by the U.S. Department of Education, K-12 teachers, principals, and district superintendents, university professors, and studies, parents and students, civil rights groups, court cases, constitutional attorneys, statistical groups, arts advocacy groups, and more. Just one reference alone includes a list of five hundred university professors who as a group are petitioning the U.S. Department of Education…”

The rest of my quote, “reliable separately published articles not yet compiled in a format easily accessible to the public,” explains that while these independently authored articles are currently and verifiably published and accessible to the public through various online and traditional sources, they are now compiled as a quick-read and convenient WP article.

I'm not making an appealing your decision here, asking only for future editor/administrator fairness and to be judged solely on how well the article itself abides by WP written policies. For all that has been said, I appreciate the opportunity to rewrite the article in our user-sandbox which will hopefully establish itself as a legitimate standalone WP article in the future. Thank you, as well as to Audacity, Four Violas, and others.

JCharlesThompson (talk) 01:49, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, thank you for your comments. Please feel free to work on a new draft in your sandbox that addresses the issues outlined in the AFD discussion and submit it for reconsideration once you feel it's ready. Thanks, Nakon 02:00, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Deletion review for 2015 Los Angeles train crash

An editor has asked for a deletion review of 2015 Los Angeles train crash. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Juneau Mike (talk) 01:51, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the notification, I'll monitor the discussion. Nakon 02:46, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Your recent removal of my edit

Hello Nakon, After careful review I understand that the external links may not coincide with Wikipedia's terms, however the body of my edit did improve the previous description of the topics.

Thanks for the update. Please feel free to re-submit these edits without the links that were disputed. If you have any questions, please let me know. Nakon 02:47, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Toradex

Hi Nakon, I'd like you to reconsider your close of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toradex (2nd nomination). There was no consensus to keep. AfD should not be judged on head count but on truthful policy based arguments. duffbeerforme (talk) 11:54, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, After reviewing this AFD, there was a clear consensus to keep the article. If you feel this was inappropriate, please use the deletion review process to review my close. Thanks, Nakon 02:48, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply, I've got to DRV. duffbeerforme (talk) 03:52, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the notification. Nakon 03:56, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Gobonobo Edit reversion

In the Minnesota section of "Education", I deleted the Quitno press' 'Smartest state' survey information from 2006. They are a publisher in KS that conducts data surveys of various data criteria of state governments, among the major categories are "Smartest State", "Most Dangerous State", "Most Dangerous City", "Most Dangerous Metro Area", "Most Livable State", "Healthiest State", and "Most Improved State". Further, their ranking of jurisdictions in terms of "safety" has been criticized for faulty methodology and inappropriate use of data by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the American Society of Criminology, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors.(1) Their methodology used in benchmarking educational systems is no better. And the title of 'Smartest state' is dubious at best even with only a minor glance at their 21 criteria of 'statistical analysis'--rather limited in scope: http://www.morganquitno.com/edfact06.htm#FACTORS More importantly, it is outdated. The 2009 information combed from the U.S. Census is hardly more current but it is reliable, accurate, and relevant. Even more noteworthy are the results of the survey conducted by National Center for Educational Statistics that I included. It proves that despite lower per student expenditures, the state of MN does provide sufficient skill in teaching Math and Science proficiency--an area that has recently garnered negative press for the country as a whole. Additionally, many states in the upper Midwest (including MN) can boast high marks in the SAT exams---this was not included in the original pre-edit section. However, I updated the ACTs average composite scores for MN students to reflect pertinent data as recent as 2014. User 'Gobonobo' reverted all of my edits, and explained in their summary that I had not included an explanation for my initial edits. I thought the edits spoke for themselves: they are accurate, current, and relevant. All sources were cited and are totally accurate and verifiable. You the be the judge.

(1). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Quitno_Press

Thank You,

Duluth501 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Duluth501 (talk • contribs) 03:11, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

WP:PERM/RV

Hi Nakon, I'd like to know why am I still remaining in WP:PERM/RV neither being approved nor being denied... I can also see that you have accepted the request of the editor who had asked two days after me. Please make your intentions clear. Regards --JAaron95 | Talk | Contribs 19:19, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, while I don't feel that you have enough experience at this time, I'm leaving the request untouched should any other administrator wish to comment. Nakon 20:16, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi @Nakon:,Can you ask someone (admins who routinely check WP:PERM/RV) to say their opinion on my request. I don't think other admins will voluntarily post a comment on what you purposefully didn't touch. It seems they don't wanna mess with you . Regards --JAaron95 | Talk | Contribs 07:56, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

Deletion of the page Ingele Juif Genial

Good day dear Nakon. I would like to know what was wrong with the page you deleted. I have never created an article before so I might have not followed the rules. I would like to know them. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leon1778 (talk • contribs) 07:42, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, the article was tagged for deletion because it did not include an indication of why it was important. If you would be able to update the draft to include why the subject is notable, it may be submitted for review. If you have any further questions, please let me know. Thanks, Nakon 23:48, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

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15:30, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

OccultZone

Hi Nakon - I've made an offer to OccultZone, which I believe is in keeping with your re-block. If he agrees to that, I'd be willing to unblock - but would like to hear any thoughts. Worm^TT(talk) 07:44, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

My unblock is currently set to expire within 24 hours as it was just a re-block of their initial block. I don't feel that an unblock before 2015-04-22T18:36:30 would be beneficial. Nakon 07:47, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

As per their additional comments, I am strongly against an unblock as the editor clearly does not understand the reason behind the re-block. Nakon 07:53, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

So am I, don't worry I won't be unblocking. Worm^TT(talk) 07:57, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, Nakon 07:58, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

Page protection

Could you semi-protect the article on Kai Budde. It seems to be our IP hopper's next target. Thanks in advance. Sir Sputnik (talk) 08:20, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

 Done Nakon 08:21, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

And they've moved on to Josh Utter-Leyton. Would you mind semi-protecting that article as well. Thanks. Sir Sputnik (talk) 04:22, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Restore

the hailey Baldwin page that you deleted should be re-instated — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.228.73.77 (talk) 16:42, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, please submit a request at WP:REFUND to have this page undeleted. Thanks, Nakon 23:19, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Krank Amps

Hi, it looks like you deleted the Krank Amps page with conflicting reports about it being open or closed. the business has been reacquired by the original owner and is OPEN. ANy change you can undelete? You can contact owner Tony Krank at tonykrank@krankamps.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krank_Amplification Thanks 71.209.189.90 (talk) 03:35, 23 April 2015 (UTC)Tony Krank

Hello, the deletion discussion was closed as a delete after two weeks of comments. Unfortunately, I will not be able to reverse this decision at this time. If you have significant, substantial evidence that the subject is now notable, please submit a request at the deletion review page and the discussion can be reviewed. Thanks, Nakon 03:38, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Sahil Rayyan at AfD

No problem with the deletion of Sahil Rayyan, as done by you per Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sahil_Rayyan. However, I must have missed the preceding events involving a contested PROD as well as the AfD nom, despite it being on my watchlist - too busy elsewhere, I guess.

Is there any chance you could let me know (a) who contested the PROD and (b) what rationale they used (if any). I'm not intending to go have a word with them but there is some background stuff going on and the info might prove to be useful at a later date. - Sitush (talk) 04:31, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

The PROD was contested by Pankajclub1 (talk · contribs) and the rationale was "everything is perfect". Nakon 04:34, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Ok, thanks very much. - Sitush (talk) 05:11, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Admin

Yeah. No problems re: Adminship. --One Salient Oversight (talk) 07:01, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks for getting back to me regarding my suggestion to nominate you for adminship. I've been reviewing your contributions in more depth, and while you're definitely doing a great job, I feel that I would be doing you a disservice by nominating you for adminship at this time. Unfortunately, editors generally aren't able to pass an RFA unless they have thousands of recent edits. My initial review only covered the number of edits you've made (which is more than enough for a nomination), but after using additional tools, I don't think it would be fair to you to submit a nomination right now. I still feel that you're mostly qualified for the position, and I would be happy to nominate you in a few months if your activity on-wiki increases. Thanks for your understanding, Nakon 22:03, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case

You are involved in a recently filed request for arbitration. Please review the request at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Review of admin actions and, if you wish to do so, enter your statement and any other material you wish to submit to the Arbitration Committee. As threaded discussion is not permitted in most arbitration pages please ensure that you make all comments in your own section only. Additionally, the guide to arbitration and the Arbitration Committee's procedures may be of use.

Thanks OccultZone (Talk • Contributions • Log) 08:33, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Re: RFA Nomination

I'm flattered that you decided to nominate me for adminship, even though I don't update articles much. Thanks for the compliment. While it's my own desire to be admin myself (to thwart vandalism and other mumbo-jumbo), someone else has seen that same vision too. So, be my guest. You can go ahead and nominate. Again, thanks for the compliment.- 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 10:35, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi! I've been reviewing my recommending more closely and while I feel that your experience is significant and would have a positive effect on the project, unfortunately I would be doing you a disservice by nominating you at this time due to the number of edits you've made so far this year. Based on my experience, anyone with fewer than a few thousand edits in the year leading up to an RFA would generally not pass. I apologize for recommending you for adminship so hastily, but I would be happy to do so in a few months should your activity on-wiki increase. Thank you for understanding, Nakon 21:55, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

Why not delete User:Vandal~enwiki?

Why not delete the page per CSD criteria U5? Past versions of the page are full of WP:NOTWEBHOST content, that too added by a banned user. A user with name Vandal would obviously be vandal, there's no need for that template notice. 103.6.156.167 (talk) 10:39, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

My user page

After you deleted my user page I have found myself unable to edit it. Can you sort it out. Onion quality (talk) 18:42, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, access to edit the page has been restored. Nakon 22:37, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

Wilma Rudolph

Extend PC time? --George Ho (talk) 18:23, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, I'll extend it if the vandalism continues. So far, there has only been one bad edit since the protection expired. Nakon 22:39, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

FYI

FYI, just in case you again happen on Pallava dynasty and some related articles. Noboru Karashima is being misrepresented by a bunch of caste pov-pushers who are engaging in a form of sanskritisation. Karashima is using the term vanniyar in its medieval regional sense of warrior; the pov-pushers, who are of the Vanniyar community, are attempting to conflate the two, conveniently ignoring the pseudo-history that their community has been establishing since the British Raj era, when they were known as Palli rather than Vanniyar.

Theirs is a complex piece of synthesis but Karashima himself has said on several occasions (one of the more accessible is p. 15 here) that connecting the ancient names to modern communities is a very dodgy thing to do. - Sitush (talk) 06:15, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

srry

srry i didn't know and i was just trying i was going to take it down after any way — Preceding unsigned comment added by Batmanpatrick (talk • contribs) 23:18, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

Hillary Rodham Clinton - Move Discussion

Hi,

This is a notification to let you know that there is a requested move discussion ongoing at Talk:Hillary_Rodham_Clinton/April_2015_move_request#Requested_move. You are receiving this notification because you have previously participated in some capacity in naming discussions related to the article in question.

Thanks. And have a nice day. NickCT (talk) 18:45, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Notice

OccultZone made an edit to a sock puppet investigation since you warned him to stop editing the Wikipedia article space. Zeke Essiestudy (talk) 23:02, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Nakon, consider addressing Arbcom before you pursue towards an unauthorized topic ban. OccultZone (Talk • Contributions • Log) 17:37, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-18

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• All accounts are now unique and work on all wikis. [21] [22]
• You can read a report from experts who tested the security of MediaWiki. [23]
• There was a problem between VisualEditor and an antivirus software. It is now fixed. [24]
• You can help test VisualEditor to see if it works in your language. [25]

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• Some Labs tools had problems due to a software bug. [26]

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• The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 22. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from April 28. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 29 (calendar).
• It is now clearer that you can delete several rows and columns when you edit tables in VisualEditor. [27]
• You now see more information when you search for a template in VisualEditor. [28]
• You can now cancel when you add citations on desktop, or edit links on mobile, in VisualEditor. [29]
• You can now see the list of other formats for videos only after they're ready. [30]

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15:11, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

Talkback

How why on earth did you deny the name change request for Billy McKay it not Mckay like the other users say ... Lukeno thought Portsmouth had won the Premier League so he's not exactly a good source. There is even an article for the surname McKay, but funnily enough I don't see an article for the surname Mckay ... which is because there is no surname Mckay only McKay or Mackay for the Scottish. Do some research on this because this is clearly an abuse of power, your attitude is right that one guy is obviously wrong because one source claims McKay to be the incorrect spelling and yet the BBC and other websites say McKay! I don't understand why they let user like you dictate what others can and can't do (fine for actually vandalism) but not when the consensus is wrong and the wrong decision has been given by User:Nakon (yourself) a user that probably thought okay well the consensus says no so it's no, without actually doing some research on the name using the internet. Like I've said before, the Chrome spell-checker doesn't accept Mckay and wants to correct me with McKay. I am not Irish but I know a person with Irish heritage and that person's surname is McKeown - so are you trying to say that if a footballer comes along with that surname that you and the others are going to have the same approach and dismiss McKeown in favour of Mckeown? PellèLong (talk) 15:44, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, I protected the page due to the continued move warring in progress. If a consensus develops that supports a move to the new name, I will be glad to remove the protection and perform the move. Nakon 23:57, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

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VirtualAvi (talk) 18:14, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vasile Mihalca de Dolha and Petrova

If you look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sandra N., you'll see a very similar sort of AfD (created by me, no comments after 23 days), but a different outcome, namely a soft delete. While it's certainly within your discretion to close this as a "no consensus", it does seem a bit random that one was deleted and one wasn't, based simply on who the closing administrator was. Moreover, given that I plan to renominate this, I do wonder if another AfD will really help anyone, as opposed to simply having this soft-deleted. - Biruitorul ^Talk 18:45, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, I generally close AFD discussions as no consensus if no additional comments have been given after multiple relists. I would not have anything against a re-nomination as updates to the article may change the article's status to prevent or endorse a deletion. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Nakon 22:00, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Support request with team editing experiment project

Dear tech ambassadors, instead of spamming the Village Pump of each Wikipedia about my tiny project proposal for researching team editing (see here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Research_team_editing), I have decided to leave to your own discretion if the matter is relevant enough to inform a wider audience already. I would appreciate if you could appraise if the Wikipedia community you are more familiar with could have interest in testing group editing "on their own grounds" and with their own guidance. In a nutshell: it consists in editing pages as a group instead of as an individual. This social experiment might involve redefining some aspects of the workflow we are all used to, with the hope of creating a more friendly and collaborative environment since editing under a group umbrella creates less social exposure than traditional "individual editing". I send you this message also as a proof that the Inspire Campaign is already gearing up. As said I would appreciate of *you* just a comment on the talk page/endorsement of my project noting your general perception about the idea. Nothing else. Your contribution helps to shape the future! (which I hope it will be very bright, with colors, and Wikipedia everywhere) Regards from User:Micru on meta.

Article for Creation: InfoBeans

Thanks Nakon for your inputs, I made the suggested changes and submitted the article for creation. It is under review. Would you be the one reviewing it since you removed it last?

Regards, Avinash VirtualAvi (talk) 11:51, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, The new article would be reviewed by a member of the AFC Wikiproject. Nakon 21:58, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Arbitration Case

The arbitration case Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/OccultZone_and_Others has been opened. For the arbitration committee, Robert McClenon (talk) 17:42, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

You were recently listed as a party to a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/OccultZone and others. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/OccultZone and others/Evidence. Please add your evidence by May 15, 2015, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/OccultZone and others/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Robert McClenon (talk) 01:28, 1 May 2015 (UTC) Robert McClenon (talk) 01:28, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

Removing backlinks after AfD

Hi, I noticed that after closing Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brianna and Brittany McConnell you left backlinks in place in various lists. (I have removed them now.) Please note that WP:AFDAI encourages admins to remove red links after deletion, either by unlinking or deleting the list entry as appropriate.

If you normally do this and overlooked it on this occasion, please pardon my intervention; otherwise, I hope this is helpful. – Fayenatic London 09:14, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Hello, thanks for the notification. I'll work on getting these cleared out in the future.Nakon 21:58, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

AWB Username

Hello. You added me on the list for AWB, but entered my username wrong into the check page. Here is the check page where it says I am approved amd here is the edit where you added my username, without the final word, "Julio". If you could fix this, it would be greatly appreciated. SAJ (T) 11:19, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

My apologies, this has been corrected. Thanks for letting me know! Nakon 00:17, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-19

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• You can now chat with other users in Phabricator. [31]
• There was a rare problem with VisualEditor. The text of another wiki could be added to your edit. The issue is now fixed. [32] [33]

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• The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 29. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from May 5. It will be on all Wikipedias from May 6 (calendar).
• It is now easier to add a link in VisualEditor. You can see an image and a description about the page. [34]

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15:14, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Rush page deletion

Hello Nakon, the deletion of the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Rush seems like vandalism or at least an organized effort to attack the artist Ed Rush.

The reasons given for this: " Obscure self-published musician, without a notable record label. www.residentadvisor.net is pretty much the only non-performance announcement/advertisement source found. This guy doesn't even have a website on a non-free site. The Dissident Aggressor 18:17, 21 April 2015 (UTC) "

These are blatant lies or misrepresentations.

Ed Rush and his label, Virus Recordings do not have a website right now, because like many artists, have rather moved to platforms like facebook:

Ed Rush Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edrushofficial?fref=ts

His partner DJ Optical: https://www.facebook.com/deejayoptical

Their label, Virus Recordings Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirusRecordings

As per the following comments:

"•delete It's not a requirement that an artiste's label be notable. However we do need independent coverage, and I can't see it. There's about as much coverage on Soundcloud etc. as we'd expect from a musician who's been busy making stuff, but we want more than this - reviews. Can't see those (Which isn't to say they aren't out there for those who know better where to look than I do). Andy Dingley (talk) 18:06, 22 April 2015 (UTC)""

I have prepared the following links to show you that this is simply not true. In-fact, and Drum n Bass (their genre) fan or DJ who knows anything at all know that Ed Rush, Optical, and Virus Recordings has been instrumental in the evolution of this genre making significant contributions to the sub-genres of Tech Step, Rollers, and Neurofunk.

Wikipedia page mentioning Ed Rush, Optical, and Virus Recording quite prominently: "The first sounds of neurofunk's early evolution - when diverging from techstep - can be heard on Ed Rush and Optical's Funktion single for V Recordings and on their first album Wormhole LP for Virus Recordings in 1998." (Ed Rush and Optical's Record label) as an example of nbeurofunk": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurofunk

Outside of Wikipedia land.......

Ed Rush Interviews: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=ed%20rush%20interview

Ed Rush Reviews: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=ed+rush+review

Ed Rush Live Videos (look at the size of those crowds!): https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#tbm=vid&q=ed+rush+live

Ed Rush & Optical rank 57 in DJ Mag's top 100 Drum n Bass tracks of all time (frankly, they should have scored much higher with several more songs in this list) ---- ****Please go down a couple link to view, because Wikipedia has blocked me from entering the YouTube entry directly***: https://www.google.com/search?q=top+drum+n+bass+producers+of+all+time&oq=top+drum+n+bass+producers+of+all+time&aqs=chrome..69i57.6143j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8

Also, Virus Recordings, his record label's page ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_Recordings?oldformat=true ) was also deleted by another admin, further pointing to something fishy.

Thank you for you time. Please take this into consideration and please restore the page. If need be, please consider banning the user who cause the problem in the first place. For goodness' sake, look at the take-down originator's handle (The Dissident Aggressor)!

Christiannoir (talk) 20:35, 4 May 2015 (UTC)Christian

Hello, the deletion discussion showed a clear consensus for delete. Unfortunately, I will not be able to restore this article. If you feel my close was incorrect, please review the deletion review process. Thanks, Nakon 00:07, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

User:Roshan014

Hi Nakon

Thanks for your attention at WP:RFP/PCR. However, I'm aware that you granted the Pending Changes Reviewer tool to Roshan014 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log). Having gone through their edit history, I discovered that Ansiba Hassan, an article they recently created, 2days ago was deleted as Unambiguous copyright infringement of this website and had been deleted accordingly here by Chrislk02. This is a suggestion that they have a partial understanding of the basic policies and guidelines and that they are yet to know what is acceptable for inclusion. I think Pending Changes Reviewer user right should be granted to trusted users who can identifies contents that are acceptable for inclusion. I also want to point you to the fact that this editor don't really know the uses of all this tools, they just wanted rights, as they had requested for 4 different right within 3 days, Template editor here, rollbacker here, Autopatrolled here, Pending Changes Reviewer here including Autowiki Browser here only Admin tool they had not requested. I really don't feel is a good idea to grant them this tool (PCR) but if you feel they should have the too, I have no choice than to agree with you, Nakon. Thanks. Wikic¤l¤gy^{t@lk to M£} 16:47, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Ok sir, I understood and will follow these for sure.

I have a qstn. As iam a autoconfirmed user, iam reviewing/patrolling the newly crated articles on wiki. My qstn is - I could review newly uploaded images also?

Thank You. Roshan014^Talk 17:43, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Regarding recent deletion of page : Ed Rush

Ed Rush is actually one of the first artists mentioned in the Neurofunk article, alongside Optical. While I appreciate that Neuro isn't exactly a well known subgenre of a somewhat obscure genre it seems a bit rash to delete an entire article instead of tagging as a stub/needs improvement/whatever. He's contributed a lot to the development of neurofunk along with Optical, alongside contributing to the soundtrack of Studio Liverpool's WipeOut, one of my favourite video games. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.220.231.195 (talk) 18:46, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Fix birthdate on Brandun DeShay page

Hi, you reverted back to an incorrect revision on this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandun_DeShay The birthdate should read "May 10, 1990" This is the correct revision date-------> [[37]]

Can you please fix this? Thank you!

Hello, do you have a reference for this birthdate? Nakon 23:20, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Yes, this is the original and correct revision-------> [[38]]

also, he says his age here in an interview--------> [[39]] Yleonmgnt (talk) 08:02, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, Youtube links are not considered a reliable source. Do you have any significant references showing the actual birthdate? Nakon 02:49, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

We only know his age from his interviews on Youtube. I helped create this article, so i would rather we have no birth-date rather than 1988 which is completely WRONG. Can we remove the incorrect birthdate? Thank you so much Yleonmgnt (talk) 20:38, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

Battle of Rajasthan

While I am pleased the article has been retained (since I !voted Keep), I'm curious about the "No Consensus" conclusion at the AfD when the !vote was about 15 to Keep versus about a half-dozen to Delete (discounting the nom's second vote in the survey). From this noticeboard discussion, the canvassing appears to have been on the Delete side (which means that if his friends are discounted, the !vote is more like 15 to 2 or 1. — Unless there was some Keep-canvassing on the other side that I don't know about, could you change the result to a clear Keep rather than no-con? (That way the delete-minded won't be able to make any "It could barely hang on the last time!" arguments in future AfDs.) Pax 07:44, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

Yes I had similar thoughts about the closure. Clearly no chances that it could have been deleted. "No consensus" raises hope for another AfD, and seriously we don't want this kind of havoc again, there were at least 2 ANI, and a ARE, 2 of which are still on-going concerning this notable subject. OccultZone (Talk • Contributions • Log) 07:47, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

Howdy, I'm comfortable with the close as a "no consensus". I didn't find a strong enough consensus for outright keeping the article and felt that a "no consensus" was the best choice for the discussion. Nakon 22:32, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-20

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Recent changes

• You can now make charts and maps on your wiki with the new "graph" tool. If you have an old browser, you will see images instead. It uses a tool called Vega; you can learn how to use it and write help pages for your wiki. You can use the Vega edit tool to make charts and copy the code to your wiki. Charts and maps use complex code and you should put them into templates. In the future, you will be able to create charts with VisualEditor. [40] [41] [42]
• You can apply for technical jobs to develop tools for the community. [43]
• The logos of all wikis are now in a new place. It will make pages load faster. You can still ask to change the logo. You can also use local CSS for brief changes. [44] [45]

Problems

• There was a problem that caused slow editing. [46]
• Pages were sometimes removed from your watchlist in VisualEditor. This problem is now fixed. [47]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since May 6. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from May 12. It will be on all Wikipedias from May 13 (calendar).
• You can now use data from Wikidata on more pages. The page doesn't need to be linked to the Wikidata item. It works on a few wikis and more wikis will be added soon. [48] [49]
• You should get fewer errors when you add files to Commons. [50]
• When you use an external link to link to a wiki page, VisualEditor now converts it to a wiki link. [51]
• When you add a link in VisualEditor, you see pages that match what you type. It is now easier to see where they match. [52]

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15:47, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Madame Hooligan

Clear consensus to delete? A nomination that only looked at the sources in the article, a Delete !vote that ignored the sources identified within the discussion and argued that it should be deleted because the band has an article on Wikibands, and another Delete !vote from someone who mistakenly believes that we need English language coverage. How can that be read as a clear consensus to delete? --Michig (talk) 06:12, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

@Michig: I didn't say I believed we need English language coverage to prove notability. I said I believed that specifically in the case of an LA-based band, SOME English coverage would be likely if the band were notable.valereee (talk) 14:16, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

The arguments that were presented in favor of deletion were more than enough to result in a delete decision. If you feel I was in error, the discussion may be taken to Deletion Review. Nakon 20:14, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the detailed explanation. --Michig (talk) 20:25, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Spork

Hi! in 2010 you semiprotected Spork with the edit comment "PC not working".[53] I suspect the problem with PC is fixed now, and in my opinion this page would be a good candidate for PC protection rather than semiprotection. --Guy Macon (talk) 16:19, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know about this one. I've reduced protection to PC1. Nakon 20:13, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

I added a {{pp-pc1}} tag to that article – hopefully that is OK. --IJBall (talk) 17:11, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-21

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• You can watch a video about the new graph tool.

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since May 13. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from May 19. It will be on all Wikipedias from May 20 (calendar).
• References are now always in the right order. Also, the reference list now only shows references used on the page. [54]
• You can no longer create an account with a colon ':' in it. If you already have one, it still works. [55]
• The toolbar in VisualEditor now looks different. It is easier to see the icons. [56]
• You won't be able to use e-mail lists for a few hours on Tuesday. [57] [58]
• UploadWizard now shows better matches when you add a category to your file. [59]
• A test about VisualEditor will start on the English Wikipedia on Thursday. [60]

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on May 21 at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
• You can join a technical meeting in France this week.

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15:24, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Jeff Nelson (inventor)

Nobody has merged this article, and I don't think we can per WP:UNDUE and per ThaddeusB's comment at AfD. I think it might be worth revisiting this. Would you mind if I opened a new AfD, or can we relist the one you closed? I'm not sure the best way to move forward. ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 06:53, 20 May 2015 (UTC)

I wouldn't be opposed to a new AFD in order to get a new set of eyes on the discussion. Nakon 21:20, 20 May 2015 (UTC)

ok thanks. ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 04:54, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

RFPP

About Template:Chembox Identifiers (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs).

Recently you increased protection from TE to Admin following a content dispute. I request you set it back to Template Protection (a.k.a. "TE").

Following an unrelated talkpage request (with a few reoccurring actors), a talkpage request is concluding by consensus [61] (+ testcases). To implement these changes from sandboxes (in four heavily interrelated subtemplates, including {{Chembox Identifiers}}), I need to change them in one go, as I did more often in {{Chembox}}. -DePiep (talk) 13:08, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

This is  Done. Nakon 22:27, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-22

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Problems

• VisualEditor was broken for 30 minutes on Tuesday. The problem was due to a tool it uses. [62]
• Some Labs tools had issues last week. [63] [64]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since May 20. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from May 26. It will be on all Wikipedias from May 27 (calendar).

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• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on May 28 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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16:19, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Proposed decision posted for "OccultZone and others" arbitration case

Hi Nakon, in the open OccultZone and others arbitration case, a remedy or finding of fact has been proposed which relates to you.  Please review this decision and draw the arbitrators' attention to any relevant material or statements. Comments may be brought to the attention of the committee on the proposed decision talk page. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 10:06, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Dear Nakon, thank you for your service and dedication to making this encyclopaedia a better place! You are making a difference here! With warm regards, AnupamTalk 02:12, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

RevDel-ing logs

Please note that, when RevDel-ing logs, you should only do thosew parts which are, in fact problematic. This includes:

1. When handling block logs, you only need to hide the "action and target" part of the log, as only that part has the user name.
2. When handling user creation logs for self-created or automatically created accounts (nearly all account creations are one of these), you only need to hide the "editor's username/IP address" part.

For your information, עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 07:48, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the information. Nakon 14:14, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Block-evasion by IP-vandal.

Smalljim blocked this one about an hour and a half ago. Now a new IPv6 comes around--with the same provider and the same geolocation, at that--to vandalize my talkpage. I smell block evasion. Asking you because you were the admin most recently active in the block-log when I checked. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 00:17, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

 Done, user blocked. Nakon 00:18, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! AddWittyNameHere (talk) 00:20, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Don't full protect page protection request page

You should not full protect Wikipedia:Requests for Page Protection permanently because no one will be able to protect pages. You can semi protect it though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Es715 (talk • contribs)

@Es715: The page is actually Semi-Protected, meaning that Autoconfirmed users can only edit it. Lor^Talk 02:21, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Super Sentai

Renew pending changes? --George Ho (talk) 18:54, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

I'm leaning towards letting it expire. There doesn't appear to be a high amount of disruptive activity on the page anymore. If the disruption resumes, I'll re-add the pending changes protection. Nakon 20:42, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-23

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Problems

• Many wikis were slow for a few hours on Wednesday due to a code error. Sometimes the pages did not load at all and showed an error. [66]
• Some tools in Labs were broken on Wednesday and Thursday. [67]
• Edit tags added by the software were broken on all wikis from May 23 to May 28. [68] [69]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since May 27. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from June 2. It will be on all Wikipedias from June 3 (calendar).
• You won't be able to use e-mail lists for a few hours on Tuesday. [70]

Meetings

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15:39, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for reverting/revdelling/protecting my userpage and then reverting/revdelling the new bunch on my talkpage! (And out of curiosity, could you confirm if the edits on my userpage were the same kind, as I strongly suspect?) AddWittyNameHere (talk) 00:26, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Not a problem. The edits to your user page were the same. Nakon 00:26, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Hm. Suppose that's not surprising. Is the page protection on my talkpage absolutely necessary, by the way? (I mean, I can imagine that it gets annoying to keep having to revdel stuff, but at least when unprotected we will know the most likely place they strike next...that, and I like keeping my page available for non-autoconfirmed users as well. Still, if you feel it's more of a net positive to keep it protected, that's fine. You're the admin here, after all, not me) AddWittyNameHere (talk) 00:30, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Generally it's best to keep it protected so the log doesn't get filled with revdel entries. I can unprotect it after a few hours. Nakon 00:31, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Ah, makes sense. Would appreciate that. If you don't get around to it by then, no worries. You all are being kept busy the past few days... AddWittyNameHere (talk) 00:34, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

AfD for 3737 Beckman

You closed this AfD with no comment. Ignoring one "per above" keep and a procedural one ("too many AfD"), there are two redirect !votes (including nom) and two keeps, all four of them reasonably argued. I would respectfully suggest you add a reason for closure as keep and/or close as "no consensus" instead. Tigraan (talk) 09:50, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/OccultZone and others closed

An arbitration case regarding OccultZone and other editors has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:

1. User:OccultZone is banned indefinitely from English Wikipedia. They may appeal the ban after twelve months, and every six months thereafter.
2. User:OccultZone is also topic banned from making edits related to a) sexual assault or b) crime on the Indian Subcontinent, both broadly construed.
3. User:OccultZone is indefinitely limited to operating a single account.

For the Arbitration Committee, Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 12:25, 3 June 2015 (UTC).

Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard#OccultZone and others

Question regarding an account you blocked

Hi Nakon, it's a pleasure to meet you. I have a question about an account you blocked back in 2013 per {{username}}. I was wondering what the actual username violation was? I'm asking because I am evaluating a request, and this account came up as similar. Just wanted to get your insight before I decide to proceed. Thanks. ~Oshwah~ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:36, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Since this one was way back in 2006, it was most likely related to Willy on Wheels vandalism. Nakon 16:09, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Breathe In. Breathe Out.

A bit extreme fully protecting the article until the album comes out, no? The dispute hardly reached a level of needing protection. — Status (talk · contribs) 23:48, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

This was requested at WP:RFPP. I'm willing to remove the protection as long as the edit war has ceased. Nakon 02:22, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Ridiculous. Anyways, the dispute can no longer be a dispute as she just confirmed via an Instagram video that the two songs in question are on the album. — Status (talk · contribs) 23:05, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Protection has now been removed from the article. Thanks, Nakon 00:50, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Josh Duggar

I noticed you changed visibility of several revisions on Josh Duggar page. I'm guessing it's stems from my teahouse post. If so, then same issue exists on Talk:Josh Duggar. Thanks, 14nights (talk) 09:18, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Request unprotection

Talk:Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight)

You semi'd this for three days yesterday, per my RFPP request. Per the BLPN discussion, the talk page protection is no longer needed. Discussion of the BLP-related content is under way in talk, but IPs are adding the content to the article. I can't require them to discuss because of the talk page protection. It's a big mess. Can you unprotect the talk page? ―Mandruss ☎ 15:12, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

 Done Nakon 15:35, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

 Thank you very much! ―Mandruss ☎ 15:46, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

My request for rollback

Dear Nakon, the other day you reviewed my request for rollback priviledges [71], deeming I wasn't ready/experienced enough for them yet. Whilst I understand this consideration (and especially the part apart mainstream edits, which I have now fixed), I am wondering if it would be possible for you to reconsider your choice. Not only do I now meet the edit count requirements, but furthermore I believe I have demonstrated in my edits the ability to deal with vandalism in a responsible, careful and effective manner. I have been able to revert, warn and report with a great deal of accuracy and care. Although there have been periods of editing inactivity, I've been on this site for 18 months and I do know the ropes more than what meets the eye. I hope this won't be too troublesome to ask, all the best. TF92 (talk) 09:28, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

I generally recommend waiting a few weeks between requests, but you may make another permissions request where a different admin will review it. Nakon 19:10, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Hilary Duff Breathe in Breathe Out Target Exclusicve Track

Hello, just wanted to let you know that it's been confirmed on Target's website that they're getting the same two exclusive tracks that Australia and Germany are getting...."Belong" and "Rebel Hearts". I can't edit the page, so please add this in. Thanks.

http://www.target.com/p/hilary-duff-breathe-in-breathe-out-target-exclusive/-/A-21485723#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=breathe+in+breathe+out\

Tech News: 2015-24

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from June 9. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from June 10. It will be on all Wikipedias from June 11 (calendar). [72] [73]
• If you use the Monobook skin, the buttons and other controls now look more the same in VisualEditor and other tools. [74]
• When you edit links and other items in VisualEditor, you now need to apply your change before closing the tool. [75]
• The title of dialogs is now easier to see when it is near long buttons. [76]

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on June 9 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
• You can join a meeting with the Language team. The meeting will be on June 10 at 14:30 (UTC). [77]

Future changes

• If you have a bot, you may need to fix it. The default continuation mode of the API for action=query will change at the end of June. [78]

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16:29, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Slade Ham

The Slade Ham site was deleted. Slade Ham is a stand up comedian, West Brook High School graduate, spent 30 years in Beaumont, TX, owned a comedy club there for 5, and has since moved on to tour throughout 26 countries. He has also appeared in film, radio,and TV projects listed on IMDB. Why the deletion?

Hello, the article was deleted as a result of this deletion discussion. If you have any further questions, please let me know. Thanks, Nakon 03:33, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

You've got mail!

Hello, Nakon. Please check your email; you've got mail! The subject is xTools.
Message added 07:05, 10 June 2015 (UTC). It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

Group message sent outside of Wikipedia's email function. —^cyberpower_Chat:Online 07:05, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-25

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• Users have created more than 5000 articles with the new translation tool. [79]
• Editing a page is now faster. This is because some statistics about edit filters were removed. [80]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from 17 June. It will be on all Wikipedias from 18 June (calendar).

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on June 16 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
• You can join a meeting with the Wikidata team. It will be on June 19 at 16:00 (UTC). [81]

Future changes

• Developers are working on a new tool to get and send newsletters. If you read or write a newsletter, share your ideas about it. [82]
• If you use Pywikibot, soon you won't be able to use compat anymore. [83] [84] [85]

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15:04, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Pending changes reviewer request - Josu4u

Very curious... There was a recent request from a different user which had eerily similar wording. I can't find it now as I am on the road, but this struck me as quite odd. Could this be something? Or perhaps it happens often that people treat it like an MMORPG... I could be imagining things too, in which case I deeply apologize and ask you to ignore this message. :) -Pax Verbum 22:35, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

It's one of the recurring themes on RFR. I'm aware of the request that you mentioned, but the users each had a good number of edits so I wasn't convinced that an SPI would be necessary. Nakon 22:44, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Thank you. I'm just happy I'm not going crazy, or experiencing an extreme case of deja vu...Pax Verbum 23:32, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

xTools

I see you're active on wiki but are not active on xTools, or the group discussions taking place there. Anything the matter?—^cyberpower_Chat:Online 22:53, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

David Karp

Renew PC protection? --George Ho (talk) 00:02, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Doesn't look like there has been additional vandalism since the protection expires. I'll leave it as-is, but please let me know if significant disruption resumes and I'll re-apply PC protection. Nakon 19:39, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Doubt Clarification Needed

Hello Nakon,

I am Jose Varghese, last day I requested for permissions/Pending changes reviewer on Wikipedia. But you rejected my request with the following reason.

X mark.svg Not done, Wikipedia is not an MMORPG. A user's "status" is not upgraded based on these permissions. Nakon 21:50, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Can you tell why you mention like that. I always create all contents and articles from myself with references, so can you please tell about this. I copied the some sentences from previous requested ones, is't due to that reason that you rejected my request? Actually i copied it because its because of having good sentence. Can i be able to request again for getting permissions/Pending changes reviewer on Wikipedia?

Hope you will reply the reason.

Regards, Jose Varghese

Please review the guidelines on eligibility criteria for this user right. Based on your edit history, I do not feel that you have enough experience at this time. Please take some more time to become familiar with the project and feel free to request again after a few weeks of significant activity. Thanks, Nakon 19:41, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-26

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• Some wikis can now be used only with HTTPS. This includes the English, Russian and Chinese Wikipedias, among others. Soon all wikis will use only HTTPS for all users. [86] [87]
• You can't use HTTPS wikis with Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP. You need to use another browser. [88]

Problems

• On June 15, search was broken on all wikis for several hours. [89] [90] [91]
• On June 16, images were broken for several hours on wikis that use InstantCommons. [92] [93] [94]
• Many Labs tools were broken for several days. Almost all of them are back now. They may be missing some data for the last 10 days. [95] [96] [97]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from June 23. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from June 24. It will be on all Wikipedias from June 25 (calendar).

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on June 23 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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15:24, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

HBC AIV helperbot5

Good morning Nakon. I have been made aware of the bot malfunction occurring with HBC AIV helperbot5 which you blocked. I have taken a look at the code and infrastructure and believe there should be no further issues. Would you mind unblocking the bot? Kind regards, — JamesR (talk) 23:13, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the update. I've unblocked the bot. Happy editing, Nakon 01:47, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Auto Wiki Browser

Can you take a look into this? I don't know why my request was rejected unspite of 900+ mainspace edits. Also read MusicAnimal and Dustin's comments.--Cosmic  Emperor  00:44, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

I've Approved your request. In the future, please make sure that you are leaving user warning messages when reverting or undoing another user's edits. Happy editing, Nakon 02:43, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Block

Can I communicate with you privately about the block on Offender9000 please. You have my email address.219.89.46.189 (talk) 02:28, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello, you may use the UTRS system and ask for your issue to be assigned to me. If the issue contains private information that may fall under the scrutiny of the privacy policy, you will need to contact the functionary team for further assistance. Thanks, Nakon 02:39, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

I cannot see how one would do that on that page. Can you be more specific please.

You may submit a second unblock request at [98], or you may email the Functionaries list at functionaries-enlists.wikimedia.org. Nakon 03:20, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Page protection

You have protected a page wherein I have repeatedly undid policy violations. You have protected its wrong version. Undoing policy violations isn't edit warring. Tgeorgescu (talk) 20:32, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

The IP editor appears to be removing some unsourced content in their edits, among other changes. Nakon 20:39, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

It's not unsourced, it is verifiable through the references given for the next sentence. Besides, he changed what other reliable sources affirm. Tgeorgescu (talk) 20:45, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Your signature

Hello there! I'm working on a project trying to bring most of the coding on Wikipedia up to the most current standards (HTML5), and I noticed that your signature is using <font>...</font> tags which were deprecated in HTML 4.0 Transitional, marked as invalid in 4.0 Strict, and are not part of HTML5 at all. I'd love to help you update your signature to use newer code, and if you're interested, I suggest replacing:

[[User:Nakon|<span style="color:#C50;">'''Nakon'''</span>]]

with:

[[User:Nakon|<span style="color:#C50;">'''Nakon'''</span>]]

which will result in a 59 character long signature with an appearance of: Nakon compared to your existing 52 character long signature of: Nakon — Either way. Happy editing! (t) Josve05a (c) 23:52, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up! Nakon 03:36, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks very much...

...for your support over at my RfA. I shall do my best to be worthy of it.

By the by: I've got plenty of issues, but I try to keep them well-hidden around these precincts. If you don't believe me, ask my therapist. If you don't believe him, ask his therapist. If you don't...oh, forget it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:40, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-27

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• Long lines in code blocks now look better. [99]
• You can now see graphs in VisualEditor. [100]
• When you read a page on the mobile site, you can now see a link to go to its talk page. [101]
• The code coloring tool has changed. You can now use many more languages. It now also works on mobile. [102] [103] [104]
• You can look at a new site to learn how to reuse data from Wikimedia sites. [105]

Problems

• JavaScript was broken on some wikis due to a code error. VisualEditor and other tools that use JavaScript were broken. [106]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from June 30. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from July 1. It will be on all Wikipedias from July 2 (calendar).
• You can now use a tool in VisualEditor to add and edit code in color. [107]
• When you edit a sentence in the Translate tool, it can show you older translations. They help you save time if they look alike. The older translations should now work better. If you see problems, you should report them. [108]
• If you are an admin or have other special rights, you now need a strong password. [109]
• Bot and JavaScript coders: The old continuation mode of the API for action=query doesn't work any more. [110]

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on June 30 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future

• When you create a new account, it will also create one on Meta-Wiki and mediawiki.org. [111]

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15:56, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

Review my request

Hello, I am waiting since a week about review of my request at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Pending changes reviewer, you have reviewed late comers but not mine yet. Kindly review it as soon as possible. Thank you. --Human3015 knock knock • 02:59, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

I have some concerns with granting this request so I am going to leave it for another admin to review. Thanks, Nakon 03:01, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Protect

90.207.105.160 (talk) 05:46, 1 July 2015 (UTC)Can you Unprotect Dragon's Fury (roller coaster)?90.207.105.160 (talk) 05:46, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

REVDEL

Since you got the ones on Bishonen's talk page, might you also revdel this edit? EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 01:30, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

 Done, Nakon 01:32, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

No, I can still clearly see it, both the edit and the edit summary. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:49, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Not sure how I missed that one, it's been redacted. Thanks, Nakon 02:03, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-28

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• On the mobile site, you now see more information when you search for a page. It now shows the description from Wikidata. [112]

Problems

• The code of long pages is not colored any more. You may see this problem on the pages of long gadgets. [113]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from July 7. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from July 8. It will be on all Wikipedias from July 9 (calendar).
• The "Page information" tool shows how many users watch the page. You can now see how many are active. [114] [115]
• You can now translate articles into English with the new translation tool. [116]

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on July 7 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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15:13, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

1stPayPOS Article

Hello!

  I wanted to see if there was any way to get the article for 1stPayPOS recovered.  Unfortunately I didn't see the proposals to delete it when it was being discussed, and am just now seeing the problem after it's already been deleted, but I thought it was worth discussing.  

Here's what seems to be what the moderators were saying about it that made it worth deleting: This spammy software article that Graeme approved at AfC is not supported by any reliable sources. It has three badly formatted footnotes, and a list of external links, to 1) a local radio station - 404, 2) a local newspaper (?) - article available after payment, visible part doesn't mention the company 3) an article in a digital magazine that seems self-published ([1]), 4) few more brief mentions on dubious-looking spammy websites, likely PR/self-published pieces. We require reliable sources showing significant coverage, not links to few websites and promo pieces.

They seem to think the Transaction Trends article is a “self-published digital magazine” which is not the case. It is a print-only, official trade publication by ETA, the leading trade association for the payments industry. Transaction Trends is also available via ISSUU a digital Publishing platform. It is a Gannett publication, which is one of the largest newspaper publishers in the country, whose parent company is the 25th largest acquirer in the industry.

Courier-Post is a Gannett company Gannett Publishing Services (GPS), a business unit of Gannett Co, Inc., manages the production and circulation operations for Gannett’s 80 domestic daily newspapers as well as USA TODAY and the former Gannett Offset company, with operations located throughout the United States. Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is an international media and marketing solutions company that informs and engages more than 100 million people every month through its powerful network of broadcast, digital, mobile and publishing properties.

Spammy Websites: The Goemerchant.com URL dates to 1995, which is because GoEmerchant has been a company since 1995 as is noted on their homepage and in various social media descriptions. The 1stPayPOS software is up to date with the last version released on the Apple App store on June 10, 2015 with a 4+ Rating, as can be seen in the iTunes link below.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1stpaypos-point-of-sale/id641725563?mt=8

Please let me know if you can do anything to open the discussion back up, or if perhaps I should recreate the article for a fresh round of reviews.

Thanks, John.smith7867 (talk) 14:40, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello, I've restored the article to your user space where you may work on it to improve the issues that were discussed in the deletion discussion. Once you've improved the article, you may re-submit it at Articles for Creation. Thanks, Nakon 00:54, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

Thanks for making me a Pending changes reviewer! — k_scheik talk to me! 02:28, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Thanks for responding so quickly to my AIV request. Keep up the good fight. Kevin12xd 03:16, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-29

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• You can now see a list of pages with errors in code coloring. [117]

Problems

• There was a problem with editing on Thursday. Some tools like bots and VisualEditor were broken on all wikis for 10 minutes. [118]
• There was a problem with images on Thursday. They were broken on all wikis for 15 minutes. [119]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from July 14. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from July 15. It will be on all Wikipedias from July 16 (calendar).

Meetings

• You can join a technical meeting at Wikimania in Mexico City this week. [120]

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15:06, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-30

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from July 21. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from July 22. It will be on all Wikipedias from July 23 (calendar).
• You now see more warnings in the image viewer. They tell you to be careful when using the image, for example if it shows a person. [121]

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on July 21 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

• Soon you won't be able to use MathJax to display math. [122]

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03:05, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Rollback Rights

UPDATE: @Swarm: Could you please weigh in on this? I see that you do a lot of admin work on the requests page. Thank you!

On my request for rollback right, you exclaimed that I didn't know what the rollback tool was meant for. I know exactly what Rollback is meant for, I don't appreciate being lectured on how the tool is used. I was describing an example of how the rollback tool MIGHT be used in my discipline (TV); I'm not saying that I would ONLY use it for that. I also clearly stated that it would be helpful for me to quickly restore pages damaged by vandals; I didn't say that I would delete misguided contributions. About a year and a half ago, I was a new editor who wanted to do small edits to my favorite shows, and naturally, they were less-than-perfect. Many editors helped me learn the ropes so I could make better edits, and now I'm creating my own TV pages. I have no interest in rolling back a series of good-faith edits, made by interested first-timers because I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE. I clearly know the difference between a series of good-faith and bad faith edits.

Let me use The Big Bang Theory as an example:

Good Faith: Dr. Sheldon Lee Cooper (Jim Parsons) is a theoretical physicist, who is really smart, but misunderstood.

Bad Faith: Dr. Sheldon Lee Cooper (Jim Parsons) is a theoretical physicist, who eats pig turds for breakfast every morning.

A series of edits such as the first example definitely needs to be fixed of course, but its not a place to use the Rollback tool, because the editor was making an honest contribution to the page. A series of edits such as the second one definitely needs to be rolled back, because the editor isn't trying to make Wikipedia better, they are trying to do one of three things:

a. Trying to cure their boredom

b. Show off to their teenage friends

c. Just be an ass

As a contributor to Wikiproject Television for over a year now, I see the usefulness and the need to have the rollback tool, and I promise to only use it when its absolutely necessary. I got advice the other day about editing on Wikipedia; I was told that it is better to be "conservative rather than liberal," I plan to follow that advice, if I am ever given the privilege of using the rollback tool. Thank you for your time. Rswallis10 (talk) 21:04, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification on the intended use of rollback. I've added the right to your account at this time. Thanks, Nakon 16:50, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Follow-up question

Hi Nakon! I just thought I'd follow up and see if you'd made any progress updating what used to be this? Just curious... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 18:23, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

I'm working on getting it updated now. The API has changed considerably from when I originally wrote the program so it may take some time before it's back up to speed. I'll provide an update in the next few days. Thanks, Nakon 03:41, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Great! (And let me take a moment to say that I really appreciate all the work you coders do – I wish I knew anything so I could help you guys out!!) --IJBall (contribs • talk) 04:23, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Updated message for Nakon

RE: Ubiquiti Networks

Please allow us to undo the edits of Neon and Orthogonal1 who are posting bad content to our Wikipedia site for Ubiquiti Networks. Urgent.

Nakon,

I noticed you locked Ubiquiti Networks from edits; unfortunately, you've locked it on the incorrect revision. Please lock in after our undo edits of Neon and Ortho.

Hello, there is generally no "incorrect revision" when locking a page. Please discuss any changes on the article's talk page. I will not be removing the protection from the page. Also, please read our conflict of interest policy, which prohibits editors from contributing to an article where they may have a conflict of interest. Thanks, Nakon 17:32, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Nakon, I just want to clarify that I did not add content to the Ubiquiti page, but simply revert it back to a version that did NOT post incorrect information, which I am unable to do now.

Tech News: 2015-31

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• You can now use redirects to link to JavaScript pages. [123]
• You cannot use the compact user bar any more. [124]
• You can change your options to see bigger images. [125]
• You can watch short videos about how to use VisualEditor. [126]
• You can now edit pages linked in "what links here" more easily. [127]

Problems

• There was a problem with some Lua modules on July 22 and 23. Some pages using them did not list them in "what links here". You can fix those pages with a null edit: edit and save the page without making any change.
• There was a problem with the abuse filter page on big wikis on July 23. It was due to a code error. [128]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from July 28. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from July 29. It will be on all Wikipedias from July 30 (calendar).
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15:05, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Infogroup Page Deleted

Hi- I would like to update the content for a deleted wiki page under the name of Infogroup. I have reliable content with enough references to add. Thank you. AlexThePiatt (talk) 21:45, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello, I'd be willing to move the deleted page to your user space where you can work on it and then re-submit it for review at WP:AFC once the issues outlined in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Infogroup have been addressed. Thanks, Nakon 01:57, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

That would be great- thank you. AlexThePiatt (talk) 17:20, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

The page can now be found at User:AlexThePiatt/Infogroup. Thanks, Nakon 17:24, 31 July 2015 (UTC)