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Hindustanilanguage (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs (blocks · rights · moves) · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)(acc · ap · ev · fm · mms · npr · pm · pc · rb · te)

I often write for Wikimedia Foundation blogs about various language Wikipedia communities, e.g. Punjabi Wikipedia, Esperanto Wikipedia, Sanskrit Wikipedia, Urdu Wikipedia, etc. In this connection, I need to send messages to a number of respondents. While I respect the right of individual Wikipedians to respond or not to do so, and I do not complain about non-responding persons, I request to please help me in sending messages easily from English Wikipedia as I AM NOT SENDING ANY SPAM. I only conduct surveys which showcase Wikipedia communities.

I am asking this help here because take the case of my writeups on Esperanto or Punjabi Wikipedia. Whatever I've written is a onetime activity. I need not be requiring to send messages again to the same Wikipedia members UNLESS I'VE GOT A GOOD REASON FOR IT. English Wikipedia is unique because my work extends research across many Wikis and at least some of the Wikipedians of other languages have handful of edits on English Wikipedia in addition to their language Wikipedia and can be reached here. Therefore easy contacts can be done over here. --Muzammil (talk) 19:52, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

  • So you want to use en: to send messages to users that might visit here who would be interested in pages on other projects, but don't check in on those projects? What type of distribution are you expecting in terms of number of targets/message and frequency? — xaosflux Talk 23:23, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
  • In your recent request for permissions you said you needed to send a lot of wiki-mail, do you no longer want to use wiki-mail and use talk-messages instead? — xaosflux Talk 23:25, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
@Xaosflux:
  1. As I told you, my target immediately will be the dual language contributors (English + some other language) but I may require help from dedicated contributors also, in executing projects such as my comparative study of the performing arts articles in Indian and Engish Wikipedias.
  2. Wiki-mails have a limitation - not all users specify their emails. Therefore, while I would like to use wiki-mail, I feel in terms of reach and impact, talk-messages are likely to have more impact.--Muzammil (talk) 09:29, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
@Hindustanilanguage:, how often do you plan on mass-messaging? Can you point us to your distribution list? — xaosflux Talk 12:16, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
I do not know what exactly you mean by "distribution list". Right now I am working on two projects - carrying research on the Maithili Wikipedians (incubator project) and Turkish Wikipedians. For the first one, there are only 9 contributors and I am in touch with two of them thru emails.In the Turkish Wikipedians, I realized, in most cases have not specified emails. Hence, reaching them through talk pages can be effective and many have also contributed on English Wikipedia as well. In later stages, I plan to study Indian contributors writing specifically about region-specific topics such as Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, etc with many bilingual contributors and thus help me document about both English and non-English Wikipedia. --Muzammil (talk) 14:20, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
See the example above "Request for newsletter delivery: July 27, 2014". If your frequency is low, you can always just request a send on this page and someone will send it for you. If your distribution is very low, then a project page and using notify may suffice. — xaosflux Talk 15:50, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
There are some points here:
  1. Unlike "Request for newsletter delivery: July 27, 2014", nobody might've signed for a survey which might designed to meet specific requirements.
  2. The list(s) will not be static and will change with requirements.
  3. The requirement will probably be 3-4 times a months to maybe 30-50 respondents.
  4. All surveys have not been successful. I must admit that nobody responded for Pali as probably all the Wikipedians left not just Pali but also any other Wiki (including en) on which they were active. --Muzammil (talk) 18:14, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
Just my 2¢: I think we should give him this right. Actually, I think Muzammil should have MassMessage rights at Meta, so that it applies to all projects. Here's my thinking: Muzammil's a regular with 42,000 edits across many projects, so he knows the ropes. The right is just as easily removed as it is granted. If it becomes a problem, then we can take it away. In the meantime, we could have a volunteer getting useful stuff done, with less hassle than manual delivery requires. So why not? WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:44, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

User: STJMLCC

STJMLCC (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs (blocks · rights · moves) · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)(acc · ap · ev · fm · mms · npr · pm · pc · rb · te)

I wish to request mass message sending rights to invite multiple users to the WikiProjects I am currently involved in. I am involved in multiple WikiProjects that are being revived and I wish to be able to promote these WikiProjects. If I do gain mass message rights I intend to put it to use in promoting any and all semi-active, inactive, and revived WikiProjects, etc. Thank you for your consideration and assistance,

STJMLCC (talk) 18:03, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

  • STJMLCC, have you made any requests for messages to be sent for you? Usually, they like to see a couple requests made to see what kind of messages you want to send and to whom. Happy editing! — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 18:40, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
  • Technical 13, No not necessarily. I just wish to have the right to assist certain WikiProject in their "revival" process. I am currently leading three WikiProject revivals and assisting many others. Thank you again for your help,

STJMLCC (talk) 19:51, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

I believe that the system works in a method of notifying of unanswered posts so I am restating my previous request in hopes of getting a reply and possibly being granted permission to use this right. Thank you,
STJMLCC (talk) 03:59, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

 Not done STJMLCC, I'm not comfortable that you will be able to use this tool error free yet. One way to demonstrate competency for a future request is by doing everything but "pressing the button" by creating your messages and distribution lists, then by requesting the distribution here on this page. Once you establish a pattern of good distributions you can re-request the permissions. Well formated, project appropriate requests for distribution here generally get completed within a day or two. — xaosflux Talk 05:09, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

I accept your decision and approve of it wholeheartedly. Thank you for your time, help, and assistance,
STJMLCC (talk) 17:49, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

User:Titusfox

Need rights for WP:YGO TF { Contribs } 12:41, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

How often do you plan on distributing these messages? Can you provide links to past distributions? If you only need a mass message sent you can just request it here, requests are usually answered within the day. — xaosflux Talk 15:33, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
 Not done, requester unresponsive. — xaosflux Talk 14:10, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

User:Titusfox

TF { Contribs } 17:47, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

  • Can you provide diffs for some prior messages you have requested to have generated? If you have a one-off or infrequent request you can just place it on this page and it will be processed. — xaosflux Talk 18:47, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
 Not done Requester disengaged. If you have a newsletter to send out I'd like to see some successful drafts, etc before you do these on your own, post the request below when you have you first one ready. — xaosflux Talk 00:40, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

User:Wikicology

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Thank you for considering me. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 21:54, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Are you trying to apply for this user permission? Can you post a few diffs of any newsletter distributions you have ever requested here? — xaosflux Talk 23:00, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
Thank you xaosflux, I'm surprise that you've not declined the request. However the request is unintentional, that is why I never gave any reason for requesting the right. On this note, please disregard the request, perhaps decline it for now. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 06:54, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
@Wikicology: No worries, I try not to jump the gun on declining things! Having got back on this late, I see action is no longer needed; however should you actually have any mass messages that you are coordinating, you can post them below - the response time is usually pretty quick on this page. — xaosflux Talk 15:02, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks. You are the best! Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 15:12, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
I have boldly moved the request here. Note: The candidate hasn't given any reason for requesting MMS rights. Jim Carter 09:56, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
@Wikicology: please read this. Regards, Jim Carter 09:08, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
(non-admin closure) Not done Reason as follows;

<snip>
On this note, please disregard the request, perhaps decline it for now.
— User:Wikicology 06:54 5 February 2015 (UTC)

User withdrawn. — Revi 09:40, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Note the "Add request" link in the "Requests for message delivery" section results in a request being added to the bottom of the page and so under the "Discussions" section. isaacl (talk) 02:35, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

  • We're aware of this, it kind of has to because of the way the page is set up. There is no way to know what the section number of any above section is. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 02:48, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
    • It may be better to separate permission requests and delivery requests onto different subpages. isaacl (talk) 02:59, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
      • I keep getting around to moving the permissions ones, but the volume is so slow I keep putting it off. — xaosflux Talk!

User:Miyagawa

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Thank you for considering me. Miyagawa (talk) 20:17, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

 Done . Please use with care, if in doubt of a message ask for input here first. This permission may be removed if unused. I highly suggest testing any message with a large delivery on yourself first, make sure it is perfect because the only undo is to rollback yourself or ask for a bot to perform a cleanup. — xaosflux Talk 04:01, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Multiple sends

Hi all, what's going on? Our Signpost script, LivingBot, hasn't sent out the Signpost more than once, but it's gone out to a few people three times (contribs). Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 07:27, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

@The ed17: the logs show it was sent, I'm looking into what I can find out now... Mdann52 (talk) 16:41, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
Thanks, Mdann52! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:09, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
@The ed17: no errors showing, I've made a change to the mailing list, lets see how the next run goes. The only errors showing up are for opted out with a category or non-existent users. Mdann52 (talk) 10:05, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

User:Yoshi24517

Thank you for considering me. I feel like I am experienced enough to have this right. I have over 200 mainspace edits, and over 1k edits overall.If not, please tell me what I have to do to get the right. Thanks! Yoshi24517Chat Online 04:19, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

 Question: What do you need it for? Generally addition to this group requires you to either be a very established user or the need to send messages to large groups of editors (like a wikiproject mailing list) and having demonstrated the ability to do so with multiple granted requests for messages to be sent on your behalf below. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 10:07, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Well, since Miyagawa has a list to do for the WikiCup, I would help him and do it myself. Any other questions? Yoshi24517Chat Online 16:22, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
  •  Not done I don't feel that you need this tool. When you said, please tell me what I have to do to get the right, it gives the impression of WP:HATCOLLECT. And I think, Miyagawa generally request his delieveries here and other mass message senders handle those requests pretty quickly so I don't think you need this flag to send out messages on Miyagawa's behalf. Best, Jim Carter 03:39, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
  • Just to add Yoshi, I wouldn't want you to help out. You're not a judge. The alternative would be one of the other judges, not one of the competitors. Miyagawa (talk) 08:45, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Archiving permission requests

I'm proposing we utilize either KingpinBot or MusikBot to archive all requests for the mass message sender user right to Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Archive, where most other permission requests are archived. There aren't many requests for this right, however, so perhaps it's not worth the while. Thoughts? — MusikAnimal talk 01:34, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

  • Will it pick up all of the already archived requests and move them? I'm hesitant here because usually I use Technical 13's (Original by Equazcion) OneClickArchiver (Original) script to archive the requests here after a few days/week(s), and changing the archive location will put a halt to that (at least temporarily). I'm tempted to say not to bother with this page for now. I've already suggested and offered to create a PERM 1CA module for the "regular" PERM pages, and would still be happy to do that. I just need to know what parameters to work with, I really dislike the current system of segregating everything so much. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 02:42, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

User:ShyGuy8

Thank you for considering me. ShyGuy8 talk 05:12, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

I'm going to mark this as  Not done Why I apreciate your enthusiasm ShyGuy8, unfortunately, I don't think you are ready for this tool yet. Generally, this is only granted if you can say what you need Mass Message specificly for, and then to users who have more experience on Wikipedia than you. Maybe reapply once you have been round for a lot longer than at the minute. Mdann52 (talk) 06:21, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

User:Buaidh

I help coordinate Wikimedia events and activities in the U.S. state of Colorado. Please see WikiProject Colorado, Portal:Colorado, and Meetup/Colorado. Thank you for considering me.  Buaidh  21:01, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Please respond to this request.  Buaidh  18:30, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
Have you made requests for delivery in the past? If so, could you provide a few diffs? — MusikAnimal talk 18:44, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
No, I have not. I usually try work arounds. Yours aye,  Buaidh  19:03, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
 Not done You are a long-term trusted user with an apparent need for the user right. I just want to make sure messages sent are in accordance with usage outlined at Wikipedia:Mass message senders. Please make a request for mass message delivery here, and barring clear misuse I see no issue granting the right given your position. Thanks for your interest nonetheless, and your leadership at WP:COLO! Best — MusikAnimal talk 19:27, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
Thanks. Will do.  Buaidh  19:50, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Slow today?

The delivery bot seems to be having some problems today. Could someone look into it? It's been trying to deliver just a few hundred messages for about six hours now. It posts a bunch, then it stalls, it posts some more, then it stalls again. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

phab:T101427 Legoktm (talk) 20:38, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Moving user rights requests to WP:PERM

See here. If no one objects I think I'm going to proceed with this. This is to the benefit of administrative backlogging with bot assistance — MusikAnimal talk 06:04, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

 Done — MusikAnimal talk 18:20, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom election notice

I was just wondering what the basis was of who was selected to receive the ArbCom elections are now open! messages. As I've participated in editing ACE2015 pages and I have an active account, I was surprised not to receive a notice. I'm obviously aware of the election but it made me wonder how many other editors did not receive a message and what criteria was used to select who did and who did not receive this notice.
In order to get wider participation of Wikipedia's editors in this election, it would be worth sending out a second message to those who didn't get one in the first mailing. Liz Read! Talk! 11:43, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

The massmessage log says User:Mdann52/list is the list and User:Mdann52 is the sender. — regards, Revi 12:20, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

This task is still in progress. Mdann52 (talk) 12:33, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

New list style available

A new page content model is available for mailing lists, an example can be seen here: Wikipedia talk:Mass message senders/NewList. Currently, only sysops can create the lists. Any thoughts on having this style list get used more? — xaosflux Talk 15:57, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Is the text on the page fixed, or can it be customized? Assuming there is a default for the text, could it be changed to clarify that the page being added is a recipient page for the mass message, and an example given for users adding their talk pages? For example, the headings could be "Add recipient page" and "Recipient pages", the text box could have the label "Recipient page", and there could be text under the first heading such as "To add your talk page, enter "User talk:<your user name> in the 'Recipient page' box".
I like the greater ease of use, but I don't like that only those with administrative privileges can set up the mailing list. Also, with this format, is it still possible to use {{Mailing list member}} to manage the inactive/blocked status of recipients? isaacl (talk) 17:25, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
The page can be edited (go ahead and hit edit on that demo link above), the "description" component rendered as WikiText. This content model only supports pages, not templates (that I can see so far). I sent a message to the now current list, it worked as normal - including not sending to the invalid name. This may not be a fix for all use-cases, but may be useful for some. — xaosflux Talk 18:18, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
While only admins can create that page with that content model, once created the page can be moved (renamed) by standard users - we could easily make batches of empty pages of that content model that anyone could move for their own needs. — xaosflux Talk 18:22, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
See batch below - feel free to experiment. — xaosflux Talk 19:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Transclusion doesn't work with these pages: {{Wikipedia talk:Mass message senders/NewList}} results in
Wikipedia talk:Mass message senders/NewList
- Evad37 [talk] 22:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

That is the text version of that page (what it would look like if the content model was changed back). — xaosflux Talk 23:03, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Is there any reason why Special:CreateMassMessageList can't be granted to MMSs? I mean, security wise? Kharkiv07 (T) 16:51, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Currently it requires the changecontentmodel userright, which for beany reason is sysop only. — xaosflux Talk 22:53, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Also: I switched the Signpost to the new format here, if someone wants to take a look. Kharkiv07 (T) 19:25, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Looking good! — xaosflux Talk 22:53, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Permission request talk

I am an account creator for TWL and i need this right to send messages and reminders to recipients who have been given access to our partner library Flixtey (talk) 23:02, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

Please see the message I left you already at Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Mass_message_sender. I wasn't sending you here to ask again, but to submit some messages along the ways everyone above is doing. — xaosflux Talk 02:37, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Preloaded text for mass message delivery requests

Regarding the preloaded text that is currently found at Wikipedia talk:Mass message senders/Preload-delivery-request: given that it appears to have been modelled after a request I made, I thought I would clarify that I include the intended date of delivery in the request heading for the convenience of those performing the deliveries. With this change, the current date is inserted into the heading. It is of course up to those fulfilling the requests to determine what works best; my suggestion, though, is that it is more useful to put the date of delivery in the heading than the date when the request was submitted. isaacl (talk) 03:37, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Ah, I thought you were just correcting my accidental hard-coding of an old date instead safesubst'ing the current date. So you want people to change that to a future date if they want it later, and not use the "requested delivery date" line instead? — xaosflux Talk 13:50, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
I was indeed doing so, but based on how I format requests, I replaced it with a placeholder to get the requester to fill in the desired delivery date in the heading. For clarity, I think it is also useful to explicitly state the delivery date in the request (as you can see from my linked request, I place the desired date in the sentence making the request). On a side note, the delivery date already provides some distinction between archived requests, but perhaps the purpose could also be included in the heading to make it easier to find an old request. isaacl (talk) 14:17, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Delivery requests

Request for newsletter delivery: September 1, 2014

Can someone please deliver the next issue of WikiProject Baseball's newsletter for Septebmer 1, 2014? Here are the details:

Your help is appreciated! isaacl (talk) 03:52, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

@Isaacl:  Done --Mdann52talk to me! 11:14, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

Request for newsletter delivery: September 28, 2014

Can someone please deliver the next issue of WikiProject Baseball's newsletter for September 28, 2014? Here are the details:

Thanks very much. isaacl (talk) 03:21, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

 Done Best, ///EuroCarGT 04:13, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
I appreciate your help! isaacl (talk) 04:19, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Request for invite delivery

WikiProject Emo has recently been subsumed by a new, broader WP:WikiProject Post-hardcore. I'd like to invite all users who had previously been listed as participants in WikiProject Emo to participate in this new project (this will just be a one-time message). I hope this is an appropriate use of mass message?

  • Subject of mass mailing: (N.A.)
  • Content of mass mailing: {{subst:WikiProject Post-hardcore/invite}}
  • Mailing list: User:Ozhu/sandbox/emolist

Thanks. ozhu (talk·contribs) 18:30, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Ozhu I would prefer your message include the why people are being invited, not just a generic invitation; recipients should know why they are getting targeted with a mass message. — xaosflux Talk 00:37, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
Hey, Xaosflux. Thanks for the feedback. How about this?
  • New content of mass mailing: {{subst:WikiProject Post-hardcore/invite_emo}}
Thanks. ozhu (talk·contribs) 06:47, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
Thank you! Much appreciated. ozhu (talk·contribs) 17:08, 9 October 2014 (UTC)

Newsletter delivery request, 2nd November 2014

I'd be very grateful if a mass message sender could send this newsletter (Wikipedia:WikiProject Anatomy/Quarterly updates/3) out to participants on this list: Wikipedia:WikiProject Anatomy/Quarterly updates/Mailing list

Opt-out message is provided in the newsletter, and the two previous editions have been provided with no problem. --Tom (LT) (talk) 22:09, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Transclude rather than substitute would be preferred, if possible. --Tom (LT) (talk) 22:10, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
 Done — xaosflux Talk 22:41, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Request for newsletter delivery: November 3, 2014

Can someone please deliver the next issue of WikiProject Baseball's newsletter for November 3, 2014? Here are the details:

Your help is very much appreciated. isaacl (talk) 03:02, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

 Done. --///EuroCarGT 03:11, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
edit conflict- also done! I'm reverting mine now. — xaosflux Talk 03:13, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your assistance! isaacl (talk) 03:23, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Request for newsletter delivery: December 16 , 2014

Can someone please deliver the next issue of WikiProject Baseball's newsletter for December 16, 2014? Here are the details:

Thanks for your assistance! isaacl (talk) 06:39, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for sending out the newsletter. isaacl (talk) 06:50, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

Request For WikiProjecct Microsoft Newsletter Delivery 17, December 2014

Can someone please deliver The WikiProject Microsoft Outreach Message ASAP, I Am Already A Little Behind As I Was Not Granted Mass Message Rights.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by STJMLCC (talk • contribs)

Request For WikiProjecct Microsoft Newsletter Delivery 01, January 2015 Or 31, December 2014 Whcich Ever Is Easiest (Preferably January 1st)

Please Deliver The WikiProject Microsoft Outreach Message Before 02, January 2015

STJMLCC (talk) 16:39, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

 Done — xaosflux Talk 16:43, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: January 2, 2015

Can someone please deliver... the WikiCup opening newsletter of 2015.

Here are the details

Thanks for your assistance! Miyagawa (talk) 20:41, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

Request for newsletter delivery: January 25, 2015

Can someone please deliver the next issue of WikiProject Baseball's newsletter for January 25, 2015? Here are the details:

I appreciate your help! isaacl (talk) 02:40, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response! isaacl (talk) 02:48, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: February 19, 2015

Can someone please deliver...

Here are the details

MWMD must sign the messages by itself so that there's a timestamp. Thanks for your assistance! QEDK ♠ T ♥ C 09:41, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

  • Not sure How does this differ from the message you already put on my talk page with AWB and why was it placed on my talk page? Also, your requested mailing list isn't in an acceptable format, we generally won't make your mailing list for you. Finally, why are you trying to build a mailing list of people who might not want this message when AfC has a Participants/mailing list? — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 12:34, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
@Technical 13: That was a closure review for the RfC. The RfC has now been reopened and I'd like everyone at AfC to know that and also participate, because there were barely 38/18. AfC doesn't certainly have many people but it plays a huge part in the community, so the more input, the more accurate the consensus. Since you've pointed out the mailing list, you can just use that. Thanks! --QEDK ♠ T ♥ C 14:35, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
Fine with me but faster the better - the RfC closes soon. --QEDK ♠ T ♥ C 14:59, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
  •  Not done The mailing list in not appropriate to send this sort of invitation. There should be a separate list where participants has listed themselves to receive this sort of messages. On the other hand, a message that doesn't has opt-out instructions can be misunderstood as spam. I suggest you post this message at the projects' talk page. Best, Jim Carter 16:12, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
  • @QEDK: Yes, Legobot does this. Legobot will only send a notification about RfCs to a editor, if they have opt-ed in here themselves. Those who list themself in the Feedback request service, actually wish to receive invitations for RfCs. But in this case it is different. You can't use a mailing list (created for sending backlog drive notifications) to invite participants for RfC. Jim Carter 03:25, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: February 28, 2015

Can someone please deliver the latest WikiCup newsletter.

Here are the details
  • Mailing list: Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send
  • Subject of mass mailing: WikiCup 2015 March newsletter
  • Content of mass mailing: {{subst:[[
    One of several of Godot13's quality submissions during round 1

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader Australia Freikorp (submissions) owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions) had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge, Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.

In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:

You may also wish to know that The Core Contest is running through the month of March. Head there for further details - they even have actual prizes!

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email)]]}} Thanks for your assistance! Miyagawa (talk) 20:11, 28 February 2015 (UTC)


 Doing... Jim Carter 04:32, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
@Miyagawa:  Done Jim Carter 05:01, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Request for newsletter delivery: March 15, 2015

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Can someone please deliver the next issue of WikiProject Baseball's newsletter for March 15, 2015? Here are the details:

Your help is appreciated. isaacl (talk) 02:32, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

 Done — xaosflux Talk 04:12, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
Thanks! isaacl (talk) 04:32, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
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Request for mass message delivery: April 13, 2015

Can someone please deliver this check-in message to editors who have access to HighBeam through The Wikipedia Library?

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Thanks for your assistance! Nikkimaria (talk) 16:32, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

@Nikkimaria:  Done Mdann52 (talk) 16:45, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: April 27, 2015

Can someone please deliver this check-in message to editors who have access to Questia through The Wikipedia Library?

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Thanks for your assistance! Nikkimaria (talk) 22:33, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

@Nikkimaria:  Done Mdann52 (talk) 12:11, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: May 12, 2015

Can someone please deliver... what do you want delivered?

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Thanks for your assistance! National Names 2000 (talk) 09:06, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

@National Names 2000:  Done Mdann52 (talk) 10:32, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
Er, @National Names 2000 and Mdann52: we already sent this one a couple of weeks ago, why are we sending it again? National Names, did you mean to send something else? Nikkimaria (talk) 12:28, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
Ah, I Have a Questia Account Just For Sure That This I Have More To Know About Knowledge Nikkimaria. - National Names 2000 (talk) 01:43, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
@Nikkimaria: Whoops - While I normally check the archives, this one slipped through, sorry Mdann52 (talk) 18:55, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: May 16, 2015

Can someone please deliver Template:WP Massachusetts Rollcall to Wikiproject Massachusetts Members?

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Thank you very much for your assistance! Winner 42 Talk to me! 12:40, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

@Winner 42: Can you follow the instructions on Wikipedia:Mass message senders#Before making your request please to format the mailing list correctly please? The current one will not deliver messages to anyone. Mdann52 (talk) 16:46, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 Not done no response in over a week. Mdann52 (talk) 20:22, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: May 29, 2015

Can someone please deliver a notice of consensus to redirect all IRC help links through a disclaimer to all users with links in their user space.

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Thanks for your assistance! PHANTOMTECH (talk) 21:13, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

@PhantomTech: Most of these are achieved through a template - why not just update that template to include this disclaimer? Additionally, the list says that I have a link to it in my userspace, but an arbertary look means I cannot for the life of me find it. In this case, personalised messages or fixing it yourself is likely to be the best solution here. Because of these issues, I'm marking this as no Declined Mdann52 (talk) 20:38, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
@Mdann52: All the templates I could find have been updated, the search I used to find the links should have only added a page to the list if "Wikipedia-en-help" was directly in the source. The message has a link to a list of all the pages that were used to make the target list, yours is at User:Mdann52/AfC welcome. PHANTOMTECH (talk) 20:46, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
But many of the users are inactive, or the pages are buried in long-forgotten user subpages (such as in my case). I checked out the list, and from my quick checks, around 50-75% are inactive or blocked. As I said, many of these are buried in userspace and doing no harm, so either fix them yourself, leave them or notify the users individually letting them know where they are, as in this case, a mass notification to all these accounts (including one bot) is not going to do much good IMO. Mdann52 (talk) 21:05, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
@Mdann52: I've gone through and removed inactive users (more than around 1 yr without contributions or 6 months if they had less than around a thousand total) which trimmed the list from 66 to 44. There are a lot of links in subpages but about half are on the user page, I'm not sure how the trim affected that but I assume there wasn't a big change. With 44 users, and even more pages, personalized messages would take a long time. I think that with the link to the list of pages, a template message to the users would work well, though if you still disagree I'll try to find the best way to do an automatic replacement that can be applied to all instances. PHANTOMTECH (talk) 21:43, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

@PhantomTech: This mainly appears to be due to use of Template:Freenode, so it's probably worth just requesting that is changed instead - I'll try cobbling something together later on for this, but can't guarantee I'll get the time. Mdann52 (talk) 07:34, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

@Mdann52: {{freenode}} and {{IRC}} are used to link to the channel, but making the template check what channel it's linking to and then having it redirect to WP:IRC help disclaimer if it links to wikipedia-en-help seems like a bit of an odd solution. PHANTOMTECH (talk) 14:11, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
@PhantomTech: It's the same template I believe. TBH, it's a simple #if statement by the looks of it, I'll sandbox something up and see if it fixes it. In any case, sending a mass-spam with a link of pages, 90% if which are not relevent to the user, is not the way MM is designed to be used (as far as I'm aware, someone else can overrule if I'm mistaken!). Mdann52 (talk) 14:52, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: June 11, 2015

Can someone please deliver this message to Books & Bytes subscribers?

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Thanks for your assistance! Nikkimaria (talk) 00:41, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

 Done Mdann52 (talk) 06:19, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: June 11, 2015

Can someone please deliver this message to users in the GLAM sector?

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Thanks for your assistance! Nikkimaria (talk) 00:48, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

 Done Mdann52 (talk) 06:19, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: June 17, 2015

Can someone please deliver the following invitation to the Wikimedians of the U.S. State of Colorado.

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Thanks for your assistance!  Buaidh  21:49, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

@Buaidh: Everything looks fine except the content. It is written in raw HTML, with <a> (anchor) tags. You will need to convert this content to wiki markup. Some effort to improve the overall appearance may also be beneficial. For instance, the lists could be made into prose so that it doesn't take up as much space on the user's talk page. Here is an example of a similar invitation. Finally, you should probably state why the user was contacted (they are a member of the WikiProject), and moreover how they can unsubscribe from future mailings. — MusikAnimal talk 22:56, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
A better example. You may not need to list all the amenities and what to bring, they will learn that on the event page and when they RSVP. I think the idea is not to clutter the user's talk page with something they may not be interested in, so try to put it into prose that briefly describes the overall goal/agenda of the event. — MusikAnimal talk 23:08, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
I've compacted and reformatted the content. It should be ready to go. Yours aye,  Buaidh  01:07, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
@Buaidh: Looks good! Only thing is I still think you should indicate why the user was contacted and how they can unsubscribe from further messaging. I assume your recipients are members of Wikiproject Colorado? We don't necessarily require an unsubscribe link, but here you are sending on behalf of a meetup. That implies there may be more meetups for which some users may wish not to be notified about. For this reason I recommend a centralized place to keep your mailing list for Colorado-related events, such as Wikipedia:Meetup/Colorado/Invite list. This is more formal and can be used by other hosts of events to send out mailings. Again this NYC wiknic invite is a good example – a small line of text at the bottom of the message is fine, as long it's clear how to unsubscribe. — MusikAnimal talk 01:51, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
Good ideas. Thanks, I've made your suggested changes. Yours aye,  Buaidh  15:17, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 Done Hope the event is a success! — MusikAnimal talk 16:51, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: June 21, 2015

Can someone please deliver this invitation to Los Angeles area Wikipedians?

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Thanks for your assistance! —howcheng {chat} 18:50, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

@Howcheng:  Done Mdann52 (talk) 19:41, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: June 29, 2015

Can someone please deliver ... what do you want delivered?

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In the format of User_talk:LT910001#WikiProject_Anatomy_Newsletter. This is the fourth newsletter, originally intended to be quarterly, but with a short hiatus, delivered to the members of WikiProject Anatomy (49 on the mailing list). Opt-out messages are provided from within the newsletter.

Transcluded would be best (rather than substituted) as typos can be then easily corrected.

Many thanks, Tom (LT) (talk) 09:51, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

 Done Mdann52 (talk) 17:35, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

：：Thanks. --Tom (LT) (talk) 01:33, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: July 2, 2015

Can someone please deliver the following invitation to the Wikimedians of the U.S. State of Colorado.

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Thanks for your assistance!  Buaidh  13:54, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Hmm, a follow up notice. These I have not seen before, and it may be construed by some as spammy given they've already received one notice. Perhaps we could send only to those who have signed up for the event? Any input from other mass message senders? — MusikAnimal talk 15:48, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
@MusikAnimal: Peronally, I'm not sure here - they have a clear opt-out link, so that seems fine. How many responses has the previous notice had? If none or only a few have responded, I see the point, but if they have had a lot, then I don't think this is needed. Mdann52 (talk) 16:20, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the input. Looks like there's about 12 or 14 attendees as of now, which is a very small percentage of the invitation list. That being said I'm okay with this too. @Buaidh: Could you add your signature to the message so that it can be archived by bots? — MusikAnimal talk 16:30, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
Happy to. Yours aye,  Buaidh  16:40, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
 Done Cheers — MusikAnimal talk 17:32, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: July 2, 2015

Can someone please deliver this update for the Los Angeles Wiknic?

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Thanks for your assistance! —howcheng {chat} 16:16, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

@Howcheng:  Done A bit late, but still on time! ///EuroCarGT 04:33, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: July 7, 2015

Can someone please deliver this callout for TWL recipients?

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Thanks for your assistance! Nikkimaria (talk) 03:02, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

@Nikkimaria:  Done I added a signature to the message, you'll need to add a signature to the template itself, because the software will provide a error when the message has not signature/timestamp. ///EuroCarGT 04:35, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: July 20, 2015

Can someone please deliver the following:

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Wiki Ed is trying to reach 119 instructors to inform them that we are removing the course instructor right from their user rights as it is no longer necessary. This is a one time notification; we feel an opt out message is not necessary.

Request for mass message delivery: September 7, 2015

Can someone please deliver the following:

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Thank you for your assistance! MrWooHoo (talk) 15:09, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

@MrWooHoo:  Done Mdann52 (talk) 15:26, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: November 16, 2015

Can someone please deliver the following:

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Thanks. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:11, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

 Done ///EuroCarGT 22:18, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: December 07, 2015

Can someone please deliver... what do you want delivered?

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Not sure if category is alright as the target list. Please let me know if it's not. Thanks for your assistance! ƬheStrikeΣagle 08:54, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Please put on hold until I leave a message again. Thank you, ƬheStrikeΣagle 15:46, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
 On hold Per request maker's request. BTW using category is fine but I think you should make a list. SO that you'll be able to remove blocked users. Pratyya (Hello!) 16:05, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
 Not done - You should send to a list with an opt-in option - this category is far too broad. Mdann52 (talk) 17:42, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
We would like to inform all Wikipedians residing in India about the upcoming meet. How else can we implement it? Thanks, ƬheStrikeΣagle 18:06, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
Maybe use an existing opt-in mailing list from a relevent Wikiproject? You could always get a Geonotice, which is likely a more accurate way of doing this. Mdann52 (talk) 18:37, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
I second using the geonotice route, it is usually much more effective for meetups. — xaosflux Talk 18:59, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: January 21, 2016

Can someone please deliver the following:

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The Wikimedia User Group Nigeria is trying to reach members of WikiProject Nigeria, WikiProject Africa, WikiProject Egypt, WikiProject Algeria WikiProjct Ghana and WikiProject Tunisia to inform them of the Wiki Loves Nigeria Writing Contest organized by the affiliate to commiserate the 15 years anniversary of Wikipedia. Thank you for your assistance! Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 07:34, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

 On hold @Wikicology: your mailing list(s) are not properly formatted, please see Wikipedia:Mass_message_senders#Before_making_your_request and post back when there is a list. — xaosflux Talk 12:44, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: February 4, 2016

Can someone please deliver the notices for the Google Doodle task force?

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- Esquivalience t 02:45, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

information Administrator note @Esquivalience: - Please see output: Special:Diff/703206021; your message as-is will cause double section headers, and leave dynamic code in a section header; you may want to just remove the section header from the content. Please review and reply, feel free to ping me here. — xaosflux Talk 03:40, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Do it with parameter header=n. Esquivalience t 03:53, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
 In progress — xaosflux Talk 03:53, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
 Done — xaosflux Talk 04:00, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: February 29, 2016

Can someone please deliver the notices for the Google Doodle task force? Esquivalience t 12:47, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

Details
 In progress Kharkiv07 (T) 13:18, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
 Done Kharkiv07 (T) 13:23, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: March 8, 2016

Can someone please deliver the notices for the Google Doodle task force? Esquivalience t 12:24, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

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Request for mass message delivery: April 6, 2016

Can someone please deliver the notices for the Google Doodle task force? Esquivalience t 11:59, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

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Request for mass message delivery for Editor of the Week initiative: April 20, 2016

Can someone please deliver the following message for the Editor of the Week initiative? Here are the details:

  • Subject of mass mailing: ''Editor of the Week''&thinsp;: nominations needed!
  • Content of mass mailing: {{subst:Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Request for nominations}}
  • Mailing list: User:Buster7/WER Nomination mass mailing

I appreciate your assistance! isaacl (talk) 03:21, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

 Done @Isaacl: Mdann52 (talk) 06:18, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
Thanks very much. isaacl (talk) 12:03, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
Thank you. Buster Seven Talk 13:17, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: June 8, 2016

Can someone please deliver the template that natural WP:RRTF users use to invite new users? Here are the details:

Thanks for your assistance! → The Pancakeof Heaven! 14:42, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

@The Pancake of Heaven!: Where did this mailing list come from? Some appear to be long-inactive editors (years) and at least one is explicitly opted out of mass messages already. — xaosflux Talk 19:35, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
Also, what is the purpose of doing a mass messaging to eight editors? In the time it took you to write this request, you could have written to them each individually. ‑ Iridescent 19:43, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
 Not done See comments above. — xaosflux Talk 23:59, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: June 15, 2016

Can someone please deliver The Great Colorado Wiknic 2016

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Thanks for your assistance!  Buaidh  21:25, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

 Done @Buaidh: This has been delivered, good luck with your event! — xaosflux Talk 00:16, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: June 18, 2016

Can someone please deliver this check-in message to editors who have access to Questia through The Wikipedia Library?

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Thanks for your assistance!   Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 18:22, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

 Done — xaosflux Talk 01:21, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: June 18, 2016

Can someone please deliver this check-in message to editors who have access to HighBeam through The Wikipedia Library?

Here are the details

Thanks for your assistance!   Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 18:24, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

 Done — xaosflux Talk 01:21, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: June 23, 2016

Can someone please deliver Rescheduled Colorado Wiknic

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Thanks for your assistance!  Buaidh  22:11, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

 Done ///EuroCarGT 02:22, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: June 29, 2016

Can someone please deliver Great Buckeye Wiknic 2016

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Thanks for your assistance! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:40, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

 Done @SuperHamster: Mdann52 (talk) 07:46, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: July 4, 2016

Can someone please deliver San Diego Wiknic

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Thanks for your assistance! Worldbruce (talk) 15:35, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

 Done — xaosflux Talk 16:45, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: July 31, 2016

Can someone please deliver Indian military history group; Worklist for August 2016

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Thanks for your assistance! Regards, KCVelaga ☚╣✉╠☛ 15:30, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

 Done Also repaired the mailing list, and converted its content model. — xaosflux Talk 17:02, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
Thank you xaosflux. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga ✉ 02:50, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: August 1, 2016

Can someone please deliver Colorado Wiknic

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Thank you very much for your assistance!  Buaidh  15:29, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

 Done — xaosflux Talk 01:40, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: August 2, 2016

Can someone please deliver the WP:HOCKEY monthly newsletter? Thanks!

Here's the details!

Thank you for your assistance! :) → The Pancakeof Heaven! 00:38, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

@The Pancake of Heaven!: You need to have a properly formatted mailing list, per WP:MMS#Before making your request, or no messages can be sent. Please also include with your message a link/instructions on how recipients can opt-out of future messages. - Evad37 [talk] 09:08, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Sure! → The Pancakeof Heaven! 09:29, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
@Evad37:  Pending approval:The instructions to remove the user from the mailing list are on the newsletter itself. The others have been taken care of. Thanks. → The Pancakeof Heaven! 09:44, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
@The Pancake of Heaven!:  Done Evad37 [talk] 09:54, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Thank you. → The Pancakeof Heaven! 09:56, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
  • @Evad37:. This "newsletter" was sent out without any knowledge nor approval from WP:HOCKEY. It contains a few mistakes as well as promoting task forces that we actively discourage. In the future, can you please make sure the WikiProject approves of the newsletter before sending it out? Thanks, -- Tavix (talk) 16:02, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
  • It'd probably be best to just revert it. From what I can tell, it looks like WP:HOCKEY hasn't sent one out since 2008, so I'd like to see consensus from the project first to see if that's something we'd want to resume doing. Thanks Evad37, for your understanding. -- Tavix (talk) 16:33, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Resolved
 – This was fixed in phab:T139303. — xaosflux Talk 20:07, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

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Moved to Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) § MassMessage not working for MassMessageList content model targets
FYI There is a VPT topic open regarding problems sending to certain mailing list types. Please see the VPT thread for more information. — xaosflux Talk 17:00, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
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Request for mass message delivery: August 9, 2016

Can someone please deliver the WP:FOOD newsletter? Thanks!

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Thanks for your assistance! :) -- The Pancakeof Heaven! 11:31, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello? Anyone? -- The Pancakeof Heaven! 01:12, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 On hold @The Pancake of Heaven!: How did you get this list? It appears you created it... if you wish to send a mass message there should be a way people sign up or you're delivering to a specific group of people who have a high chance of being interested with opt-out notices and the like. Kharkiv07 (T) 02:24, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
@Kharkiv07: This was originally from Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink/Notifications, but it wasn't using the {{Mailing list member}} template. I moved the page to the one that you mentioned. See the All the newsletter notices/info can be found here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink/Newsletters  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink/Members/participants. Thank you. -- The Pancakeof Heaven! 03:22, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
If you want me to use the original newsletter list (for some reason) I'm fine with it. -- The Pancakeof Heaven! 13:58, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 Done Kharkiv07 (T) 16:32, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: August 15, 2016

Can someone please deliver →Happy Independence Day Message to the following Indian Wikipedians←

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  • Mailing list: all Wikipedians present in Category:Indian Wikipedians
  • Subject of mass mailing: Happy Independence Day!
  • Content of mass mailing: Hello dearest user, A very Happy Independence Day to you. 70 years and on let us pray for our country today!
  • Requested delivery date: 15th August 2016 i.e Today, right now!

Thanks for your assistance! If some mass message sender like User:Xaosflux or User:Krishna Chaitanya Velaga could help me! VarunFEB2003 I am Online 12:59, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

 Not done @VarunFEB2003: While this is a very nice idea, this is a huge category to send a message to, especially for something not directly related to Wikipedia. When we send a mass message we do it to a very specific group of people who are clearly interested in the topic, people who have put themselves in your category haven't signed up for mass messages but are merely classifying themselves. Once again, it was very nice of you, and happy Independence Day! Kharkiv07 (T) 13:12, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
So if I provide a list of say 10 people can it be done? And Thanks! @Kharkiv07: VarunFEB2003 I am Online 13:14, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
I'm still apprehensive about sending anything that's not directly related to Wikipedia through mass message, that being said around the holidays people often leave messages by hand on editors' talk pages, if you only have ten you want to send then that's probably a better way to do it! Kharkiv07 (T) 13:16, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
{{done}} Message sent manually! VarunFEB2003 I am Online 13:27, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: August 24, 2016

Can someone please deliver the annual roll call template for WP:FOOD? Thanks!

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Thanks for your assistance! WikiPancake ✉ 📖 14:04, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Pinging.... :( WikiPancake ✉ 📖 12:53, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
The Pancake of Heaven! Is this mailing listed intended to be for ONE RUN only? I ask because your message does not include information for how to opt-out of future mailings. — xaosflux Talk 14:32, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
The Pancake of Heaven!, I suggest you clarify in the message what the consequences are for each choice. In particular, which ones mean that no more messages will be sent to the respondent? isaacl (talk) 22:25, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
Is there consensus for this at WP:FOOD? Having a "role call" seems fairly unusual for a Wikiproject... especially since the definition of "inactive" that WP:FOOD (and similarly for other projects) uses is "no contributions to Wikipedia for over 6 months", which can be checked without spamming everyone on the list (there's evan a tool for checking). Wikipedia is voluntary, so where possible projects shouldn't be requiring anyone to do anything. - Evad37 [talk] 16:19, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
P.S. An automatically-updated list of editors active in the topic area is available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Directory/Description/WikiProject Food and drink - Evad37 [talk]
Request Canceled: Didn't notice there was such a tool! I'll use that from now on, compliments of Evad37. Thank you. WikiPancake ✉ 📖 11:02, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Request for mass message delivery: August 28, 2016

Can someone please deliver the newsletter of Wikiproject Malaysia September 2016 (WP:REVIVE)

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Thanks for your assistance! NgYShung huh? 15:52, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

 In progress . — xaosflux Talk 17:36, 28 August 2016 (UTC) IP
 Done — xaosflux Talk 17:49, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
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