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	=== Doing ===		=== Doing ===

	* ]
			* TBD
	* ]
	* ] - resurrecting this one. Musician, composer, ] consultant, assoc. w/ ], married to ].
	* ] - as above. Article on two other wikis. Redlinks here.
	* ] - started. Notable lawyer.

	=== To do ===		=== To do ===

	* ] - see ]		* ] - see ]
			* ] - ] project: Germany, Ireland

			* ] / ] - assistant State Pathologist for Ireland. See ]
	Anyone else - feel free to work on these - ] <sup>]</sup> 21:45, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
			* ] - notorious ] murder squad sub-group. They were literally called this
			* ] - creators of the ]
			* ] - Colonel Meade James Crosbie Dennis C.B - radio pioneer, arguably creator of the first ] transmission, and inventor of the ], used to detect submarines underwater using radio waves. See ].
			* ] - Wlodzimierz "Wowa" Cwejman, ] designer. Died 2021
			* ] - composer and musician - was married to Jill Frazer.
			* ] - from ]
			* ] - Irish journalist, murdered by the ] (currently redir)
			* ] - musician, inventor, and creator of the ] in conjunction with ].
			* ] - see ]
			* ]
			* ]
			Anyone else - feel free to work on these - ] <sup>]</sup>

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	== ] ==

	In 2009, you fully-protected this disambiguation page.

	Please consider reducing the protection to pending-changes or semi-protection (or both) and putting an expiration date on it (I suggest 1 year - if there is no attempted abuse during that time then let it expire).

	Also, the file that was in ] has been from the commons. ]/<small><small>(])/(])</small></small> 18:59, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

	== Hello ==
	Hi Alison, I just had a conversation with ] and he suggested I contact a Checkuser. Yours was the first name on the list so I am writing to you first. I have been accused of being a sock and would like to prove my identity to the Wikimedia Foundation please. Can you assist? Faithfully ] (]) 07:17, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
	:You have come to the right place. This is someone I trust ;o) ] (]) 07:19, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

	== Karmanyevadhikarste... ==

	Hi ! I had created . After creation of page someone had added that "Please translate this page in 2 weeks, after that we delete it." After this notice I had done some translation work in that page. After translation someone put that page in Speedy deletion and an admin deleted that page. Because first person have given me 2 week's time. So I was doing my translation work slowly. This was the point one. Second point is I want to create that page again see and guide me about content. Third point is someone putted my commentary under copyright violation test. So please tell me how that text was under copyright violation ? And is this commentary under copyright violation ? ] (]) 09:33, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
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	== Interested in Feminism ==

	Hi Alison,

	I am an American University student / Washington DC, I am doing a blog about Wikiproject-Feminism, and I would like to know more about your experience, and why you were interested in being involved in this section.

	] (]) 21:11, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
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	== ] Rfc ==

	Howdy Alison. There's been concerns raised about the neutrality of an Rfc at ''List of state leaders in 2016''. Was wonder if you would review this & consider closing the Rfc - with freedom to make your own judgement on how it should be closed, of course :) ] (]) 19:53, 18 February 2016 (UTC)


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	Hey, I noticed recently that a user expressed concern I may be a sock of user UnbiasedVictory. Would you mind clearing this up? Thank you for your time. ] (]) 22:32, 23 February 2016 (UTC)}}
	* Ok - done - ] <sup>]</sup> 23:19, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
	::It's a little unusual that a sock puppet would call in a CU strike on his own position, but - well, thanks for that, and thanks for keeping an eye out for sleepers. This fellow is persistent. ] (]) 00:28, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
	:::] is an editor, account created on the heels of the block of the blocks above, who leapt right in to make edits echoing those of an antecedent sock Wowser Bowser, down to the edit summaries - compare and as well as and . The common identities of these are all laid out at the . If you have time for one of those sleeper checks, this might be a good time! Let me know too if you'd prefer I submit a report at SSI. Thanks. ] (]) 17:07, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
	:::: Yep, {{confirmed}} - No others that I can see - ] <sup>]</sup> 17:28, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

	== ACC CU Backlog ==

	Hello, there is an ACC CU backlog of 15+ right now, any help would be appreciated. '''<span title="Shoot!" style="font-family: Mono; Cursor: crosshair;">-- <span class=plainlinks><font color="#000000">]</font><font color=#0E0E42> ]</font>''l''<font color=#0066FF>]</font>'''</span></span> 05:09, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
	* Okies - I'll try get to this in a bit :) - ] <sup>]</sup> 05:34, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

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	I know nothing about Misplaced Pages and how to format properly; however, I was just stopping by to say hello. My name is Josh and I'm 24 years old, from Cleveland, Ohio.

	I am just stopping by because I learned you have been editing Misplaced Pages for over 10 years, and I want to commend you for that.

	I've seen the ignorant-assed people here so this is not an easy job I'm sure.

	At any rate, take care, hope to hear back from you. :)

	-Josh <small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 17:53, 17 March 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

	Hi Alison,
	I have a question about if it's possible to get some help finding out the IP-address of a specific user name?
	I am quite new here and I have built a new article (Anders Grahn). And the thing is that one person has tried to destroy it for about 6 times already. The user is putting ”fun names” and stories in the text. Nothing violent though, just some kind of "vandalism".
	So, is it possible to find out who that person is? Or should I just continue to clean up the article?

	Do you have any tips how to make things like this stop?

	Thanks and regards,
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	== OTRS ==

	Alison, it seems you're one of very few people to be both OTRS operators and members of WP:MED. Could you please take a look at ]? I'd rather it be handled by someone with some medical experience. Perhaps we could win plenty of great stuff here (for Commons, Wikisource, perhaps other projects), perhaps it's all bogus, I have no idea. ''<font color="#901">//</font>'']] 00:23, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
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	Please do a checkuser check on ] and ] for they were both vandalizing ] at the same time. Please block the IP address where they originate from. ] (]) 02:16, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
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	==Robert==

	Hi Alison; I've been mugged by Robert (User talk:Rms125a@hotmail.com). It's frustrating for me; to deal with him; Should I just live with him? He's a nuisance. <small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 22:08, 22 June 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

	The person is trying to do battle with me. When I asked Robert to do better, he put this in: Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk \| contribs)‎ . . (156,998 bytes) (-336)‎ . . (rv garbage) (undo)

	Garbage... hm... ] (]) 22:29, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

	:Hello Alison. To save you some hunting the edits at this article {{pagelinks\|Christopher Hogg}} are the ones in question. Cheers. ]\|] 22:37, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

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	== Spacecowboy420 ==

	Hey Alison, there's a situation developing with edits to Caster Semenya and Dutee Chand pages by this user. I've made 3 reverts to the Caster Semenya page as part of that situation due to WP:BLP violations. If you're able to take a look I would appreciate it. Thank you! ] (]) 13:39, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

	::: ] - If you're that concerned about a situation developing, why did you revert me on the Dutee Chand article, with the comment "WP:NPOV not evident in edit summary" ? Personally, I revert content, based on the actual content. Are you reverting me, based on not liking my edit summary? Seriously? ] (]) 13:54, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

	:The edit summary clearly explained your rationale. ] (]) 13:57, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

	::: I removed " She is one of four daughters born to the poor weaver couple. " from the article. Look at the edit, not the edit summary or the editor. ] (]) 13:59, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
	* And I have restored that edit and provided references. Please bear in mind that ] doesn't just apply to article content. There's a reason edit summaries get redacted around here. Mocking subjects like that is just a shitty thing to do as a human being anyways - ] <sup>]</sup> 01:53, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

	:::: Why would "hahaha. NO" in an edit summary, be subject to anything to do with BLP? Why would you think that you saying that I'm doing something "shitty" is any less offensive, than me saying "hahaha. NO"? BTW. The source you provided didn't mention her parent's occupation or the family's poverty - that's what I wanted to remove. Well, that and the poor English " She is one of four daughters born to '''the''' poor weaver couple" (the content you restored) was not correct in the context of that paragraph. If you had asked me why I had removed that content, I would have told you. Surely stating that someone came from a poor family, without any supporting source, is a BLP violation? ] (]) 06:41, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

	::Your edit history, including times and order, is recorded on your "Contributions" page, ], . ] (]) 07:51, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

	::: Thank you. I was actually aware of that, but I appreciate the effort to provide useful tips. Or was there a point that you were trying to make? ] (]) 08:18, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

	== Article created by banned editor ==

	I sent you an email about (the ] article and the editor who created it). ] (]) 05:25, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

	:I see who it was. Thanks for handling that. I sent more emails. Get back to me when you can. There is something so suspicious to me about this case. I mean, the style is uncanny for that one article, but some socks do think alike. ] (]) 07:14, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

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	Alison, I know that you must think I'm wrong about this case, which is why you did not weigh in. But I'm not wrong. This latest editor is Tisane. All of the behavioral evidence is there. And I keep finding Would you please weigh in on this at the sock investigation page? For example, your opinion on the checkuser data and/or the behavioral evidence? I think you are familiar with Tisane's behavior. If not, consider looking at some of what I noted. What are the odds of another editor consistently editing with the asterisk like that? ] (]) 04:40, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

	== More BLP hijinks at Alicia Mochado ==

	. This guy wants to changed "gained too much weight", which itself is messed up to begin with (see my comment), to "swelled". As in "this living person swelled in weight". Marteau is clearly not here to build an encyclopedia (and it's mostly his edits that had to be rev del'ed) just to use it to attack people.

	At the very least this guy needs a BLP warning... wait, he's already had one .] (]) 15:55, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

	:"Swelled" was the term the source (The Washington Post) used. The post did not say "gained too much weight. That you consider my removing the subjective phrase "too much" and substituting what the source actually said meriting a BLP warning is ludicrous. ] (]) 20:26, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
	::The source used "swelled" to describe the ridiculous coverage of the phenomenon in tabloid press, it did not use the word as a description of what happened. Are you honestly going to pretend that a mainstream newspaper would use "swelled" to describe someone gaining weight? You knew this too, because it was pointed out to you. You're also wanting to put in crap about "rumors began to spread".] (]) 06:08, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
	:::The source used the term, and not to "describe the ridiculous coverage". You are projecting an intent that is simply not there in the source. They used it unironically and used it to describe her gain. To "swell" means "to become larger"... there is nothing pejorative about it despite your bizarre hang up about the word. I simply do not understand why you are going on and on and on and ON about this... I was willing to drop the matter upon first objection of anyone and did not pursue this word's inclusion any further after first objection, but you keep harping on this, and I'm not sure why, but you genuinely seem to have become unhinged about this and other matters with the encyclopedia and I sincerely recommend a long Wikibreak. ] (]) 06:24, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
	:::Is English your first language? Because I don't know where you have obtained this idea that the term "swell" is bad... it is actually a common medical term. I encourage you to go to Google, and put "" into it (with the quotes, to capture the phrase). It will demonstrate that the word is not a pejorative, it is not outrageous, and it is actually a mainstream term. ] (]) 06:35, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

	==200,000 edits+==
	I reached another milestone, although the edit counter now says 199,637 but I know it's more. Don't know, some kind of glitch, I guess. (Not including certain other edits made under, shall we say, other noms de plume , way back in the dark, tenebrious, distant past.)<br>Always,<br> ] 06:26, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

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	:In the event you're on a Wikibreak, I've reverted his edit in the article and also restored my own constructive entry on his talk page. Best, ] (]) 18:04, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
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	* Looks like someone else hit it! - ] <sup>]</sup> 07:35, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

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	This is . Please read my comment at the bottom. What do you think?{{od}} Nollaig shona dhuit! ] 07:25, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
	* Hi Robert. And ''Nollaig shona dhuitse, freisin!'' :) I'm not sure what's going on there, but I reverted it for now. The IP traces to some Singaporean mobile IP, as do some of the others on that article. I'm largely retired, but I'll keep a watch here. For now, I'd say just ignore. You've certainly done nothing wrong here - ] <sup>]</sup> 07:31, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
	::: I know but I figured I should show you. It's just such a weird, bizarre thing (like something from the bad old days) to come from out of nowhere. Singapore, huh -- I don't think I have any enemies on ''that'' continent, but the world is getting smaller!! :) ] 07:37, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

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	**We had the Daily Dot for the previous one, I believe, but I don't think "there are no reliable sources for it because of the nature of the subject" is a good reason to include something without reliable sources. The opposite, really (regardless of its content). Linking to unsourced unofficial domains hosting mirrors of a site run, presumably, by just some user/fan of the site, especially when that site is associated with trolling, harassment, doxing, etc.... seems seriously problematic for ]. — <tt>] <sup style="font-size:80%;">]</sup></tt> \\ 23:59, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
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			Anyway, just for context, I was just short of 13 years old when that happened. Age-wise, I could see my parents maybe having some sort of filter on my computer, I'm pretty sure it was not some sort of computer virus. I never specifically asked them about it, my mom could get kind of reactive about things so I didn't want her assuming I was doing something inappropriate. The only thing I can think of on why it never recurred again is that they took internet away from that computer (for reasons that stretch outside of this conversation, nothing terrible though, mainly staying up too late and being lethargic at school) and they maybe never thought to do that again.
	• Ok - fixed, thanks! - ] <sup>]</sup> 02:17, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
	:Thanks! —] (]) 09:04, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

			It definitely was not malicious on my part, I was as confounded about it as anyone else, plus I curse like a sailor in certain environments so I am not against profanity as a rule. --] (]) 05:24, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
	== '''With ivy, shamrock and bright holly berry, be Christmas to you both blessed and merry!''' (I didn't make that up, in the interests of transparency) ==
	:: Alison, for shame -- <noinclude>"deprecated <code><nowiki><font></nowiki></code> tags, which are causing ] lint errors"</noinclude> !! {{od}} I am shocked. Shocked. (LOL). {{od}} Anyway, just came to say, '''''"Nollaig Shona agus<br>Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Duit"'''''. ] 15:24, 24 December 2017 (UTC) ❤

			* Hey there, {{Ping\|Thebirdlover}}. Yeah, it's been nearly 15 years since that incident. I can tell you what happened. Back then, I was an ], and had responsibilities for ] and for ]. Back then, you were a minor, and I was alerted to remove certain information from your user page for your own safety. It's usually done very discretely and even ] can't see the edits. So that's what happened.
	* Hi Robert!! Belated Merry Christmas to you, too, and best wishes for the New Year. Good to see you around here still :) - ] <sup>]</sup> 02:18, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

			* The issue with ] was unrelated to yours but involved ], so I had to dive in there and do some redaction - ] <sup>]</sup> 22:22, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
	==January 2018==

			**I know what the oversight issue was about (that was going back to when I started here), I was talking about ] that you were involved in related to my computer haphazardly removing expletives because I was reminded of it and felt like trying to explain what was going on as best as I possibly could (even though I still don't completely know what happened). --] (]) 02:15, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
	Happy New Year =) - ] (]) 14:11, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
			*** Yeah, I had no idea what happened there, and still don't. It looks like there was some weird ] on your computer, as it wasn't retroactively censored on the WP side, from what I can see - ] <sup>]</sup> 19:30, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

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	== How do I cite these sources? ==

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	:Wow! It has been 11 years! Congratulations, Alison! :) ] 15:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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	::: Oh my goodness - has it really been that long??!! Thanks, everyone :) Moving on to the next 11! - ] <sup>]</sup> 22:54, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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	== Taleb reverts ==

	I am very disappointed to see you edit war without responding to my clearly stated objections to the content as you insist on reinstating it in the article. It's undue because (as noted, explained, etc.) the two authors are not knowledgeable experts who have the understanding to evaluate whether Taleb "predicted" such events. The meaning of "predicted" is not defined either in the article or in the sources -- and although you may not be familiar with the issues that "prediction" entails in this context, I assure you they are numerous and complex. Finally "he is credited with..." in Misplaced Pages's voice, without telling our readers the authors are an op-ed political pundit and a British fiction writer who dabbles in newspaper work '''is indeed''' ] -- and rather egregiously so.

	I'm at a loss to understand why you would edit-war this stuff with a derisive/dismissive edit summary rather than engaging on talk to establish your reasons and also to help focus this article on a better-sourced and more encyclopedic treatment of Taleb's work. And among other things, it sets the example (with your snarky edit summary,
	of endorsing or enabling the other editor's dismissive abuse of Rollback to do the same thing you just did. {{ping\|NeilN}} in case he's interested. ]] 01:15, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

	If you were not aware, or did not believe me when I stated on the article talk page that ] is a self-publishing platform, you can easily verify that by following the link to RSN that I provided to {{ping\|Limit-Theorem]] on the article talk page. ]] 03:03, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

	::With all due respect, ], having known Alison for many years, I can say without fear of contradiction that she is not dismissive nor does she engage in edit warring. ] 16:20, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

	==Welcome back, Alison==
	I know you're largely retired but nice to see you make a guest appearance. (By the way, "Leave a message, go on. I love getting those orange things" is outdated -- they are no longer orange, and I used to hate getting them for reasons you can imagine if you can remember far enough back!) I miss you.

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	== Some wikilove for you! ==

	<nowiki>{{:kittens}}</nowiki>. No, but srsly, ilu. --] (]) (Sockpuppet of 'Vark) 18:41, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

	== Unblock my page please ==

	Alison, please unblock my page. I’m Flowerdoodle. You deleted my page 5 years ago. Not sure why. ] (]) 22:20, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
	* Nothing seems to be blocked, from what I can see. And your page was deleted some years ago, because some editor called Zoinx accidentally left a message there, instead of your talk page. There was nothing on it, so feel free to go ahead and re-create it - ] <sup>]</sup> 05:27, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

	== Regarding inappropriate edit ==

	Hello Alison, Greetings!<br> Could you please have a check on the edit () done by IP address: ] user. The translation of the abusive content which is in Hindi language, goes like this: . Isn't the IP eligible for a block? <br>
	Thank you, --] (]) 06:28, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
	* Hi there. It's basically ]. It's inappropriate, but not block-worthy. Best thing is to revert it and followup with the anon editor. If they persist, then an admin can maybe step in. But just not yet! - ] <sup>]</sup> 07:01, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
	::Ok, thank you, {{u\|Alison}}.<br>--] (]) 07:09, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

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	MOOT. I got my account back using email recovery. No longer need help. However, I am not edeting wikiepdia anytime soon after this however. ] ], 20:52, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

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			*: Thank you! I didn't know him but was fascinated by his photo series. The loss of a friend was in real life. Today, you can listen to the (new) ] --] (]) 10:19, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
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	hello my name is mark. i have been editing wiki for a long time (years). i apologize for bothering you. But I think I need help. My account has been flagged for some kind of violation callef a “Sock puppet“. I am a 50-year-old not particularly coumpter savvy guy. I love editing Misplaced Pages and it gives me a great sence of perpose. Again I apologize, I’m crying while trying to type this in with my stylus. i dont know why someone would want to prank me. but i use just one account and do not understand what is going on. Im afraid my reputation on Wiki has been destroyed. i am disabled with only partial use my fingers and hands so it is hard for me to type. I am afraid that I’m not going to be able to edit on wiki anymore. Please help me.--] (]) 20:48, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
	:{{u\|Marked4life}}, As an editor who noticed this plea for help I am alerting {{u\|Materialscientist}} who issued a block on {{noping\|Dunecorrino}} earlier today. They are a highly experienced admin here and will be able to work with you directly to understand with you what is taking place. ] ] 21:02, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
	:::{{u\|Marked4life}}, They have access as an admin to areas I do not, and are able to get the drains up. As a non admin all I can see is that the user blocked earlier has an interest in armed forces as do you.
	:::May I suggest that you relax over this, and await the admin I've pinged to have a discussion with you. I'm somewhat confused because sock puppetry when proven usually gets all involved blocked.
	:::You could always have a chat with then on their own talk page. All the dealings I've had with them have been 100% straightforward. We expect that of all our admins ] ] 21:19, 24 July 2020 (UTC)


	]

	thank you for your reply. I will try to maintain my Calm. I have now lost acess to my Email, the password seems to have been changed. Since i can no longer acess my email i will have to try to make some alternitive arangment for a new one. What a mess this is, ivd had that same email adress since i was in my 20s. all i want is to make my small contribution to wiki--] (]) 22:07, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

	:{{u\|Marked4life}}, As far as I can tell the admin is not online and has not been for a while. I've no idea of their timezone, but it is best to assume they are having a decent night's sleep. You should reward yourself with the same. I am about to where I am!
	:I wish I could help with your email. There is usually a formal way to recover a password. You say you are not hugely computer savvy. Perhaps a real life friend or neighbour could offer some help? My neighbours often ask me for help in situations like that ] ] 22:14, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

			== CheckUser / IP Block exemption ==
	Hi Mark. Ok - I’m busy with my day job and somewhat semi-retired, but I’ll see what can be done here. I’m also a ] so should be able to help in a technical capacity. I can see you mean well, so let’s wait for a few hours, and I’ll try get an understanding of what’s going on so we can get things resolved. But first off - don’t panic :) We’ll sort things out - ] <sup>]</sup> 22:15, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

			Hello! Just got a notification that my IP block exemption is about to expire, and would love to have it renewed. Hope it's ok to contact you as a CheckUser directly on your discussion page, and that I haven't misinterpreted the guidelines on WP:IPBLOCK. Many thanks in advance! ] (]) 22:13, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
	:Did a solution arrive for Mark? ] ] 19:46, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
			* Hi there. A quick check and everything looks fine to me. Can you ask {{Ping\|GeneralNotability}} as I've no access to the ticketing system? - ] <sup>]</sup> 19:25, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
			*{{u\|GeneralNotability}} has been inactive for several months. However, it just happens that I have all the needed accesses, and have extended your IP block exemption by one year, {{u\|Listz3}}. Hope you don't mind my jumping in, Alison! ] (]) 02:43, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
			:* Oh - thanks, Risker! Problem solved :) - ] <sup>]</sup> 03:31, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

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National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage - UNESCO project: Germany, Ireland
Margaret Bolster / Margot Bolster - assistant State Pathologist for Ireland. See State Pathologist's Office
The Heavy Gang - notorious Garda Síochána murder squad sub-group. They were literally called this
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Meade Dennis - Colonel Meade James Crosbie Dennis C.B - radio pioneer, arguably creator of the first Amateur Radio transmission, and inventor of the Dennis Detector, used to detect submarines underwater using radio waves. See 1918 New Year Honours.
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Client-Side Scanning - see ga:Scanadh taoibh cliaint
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September music

story · music · places

Today is Schoenberg's 150th birthday! On display his portrait by Egon Schiele, music from Moses und Aron, and two DYK hooks, one from 2010 and another from 2014; the latter, about his 40th birthday, appeared on his 140th birthday ;) - See places for a stunning sunrise, on the day Bruckner's 200th birthday was celebrated (just a few days late). -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:03, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, I need some assistance. Currently, there seems to be an increasing number of "puppet accounts" (sockpuppets) on the Uzbek Misplaced Pages. To help identify and manage these accounts, I would like to request checkuser status. Abdufattohov Ibrohimjon (talk) 02:29, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi there. Unfortunately, I cannot help you. While I'm an administrator and checkuser here on the English Misplaced Pages, these don't extend to other wikis. Really sorry - maybe check locally or ask a a Wikimedia Steward? - Alison 03:28, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

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Weird Censoring Issue from 2011

I know this is from over a decade ago, but I was looking at my contribution history and it made me think of the time when my browser was inexplicably censoring everything on your page and the page of User:Jolly Janner and you ended up having to be in the middle of it. Not sure if you even remember it occurring, but I thought you might be interested in hearing an update all these years later because it was so bizarre.

Anyway, just for context, I was just short of 13 years old when that happened. Age-wise, I could see my parents maybe having some sort of filter on my computer, I'm pretty sure it was not some sort of computer virus. I never specifically asked them about it, my mom could get kind of reactive about things so I didn't want her assuming I was doing something inappropriate. The only thing I can think of on why it never recurred again is that they took internet away from that computer (for reasons that stretch outside of this conversation, nothing terrible though, mainly staying up too late and being lethargic at school) and they maybe never thought to do that again.

It definitely was not malicious on my part, I was as confounded about it as anyone else, plus I curse like a sailor in certain environments so I am not against profanity as a rule. --Thebirdlover (talk) 05:24, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Hey there, @Thebirdlover:. Yeah, it's been nearly 15 years since that incident. I can tell you what happened. Back then, I was an Oversighter, and had responsibilities for personally-identifying information and for children's privacy. Back then, you were a minor, and I was alerted to remove certain information from your user page for your own safety. It's usually done very discretely and even administrators can't see the edits. So that's what happened.

The issue with User:Jolly Janner was unrelated to yours but involved Doxxing, so I had to dive in there and do some redaction - Alison 22:22, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

- I know what the oversight issue was about (that was going back to when I started here), I was talking about this situation that you were involved in related to my computer haphazardly removing expletives because I was reminded of it and felt like trying to explain what was going on as best as I possibly could (even though I still don't completely know what happened). --Thebirdlover (talk) 02:15, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
  - Yeah, I had no idea what happened there, and still don't. It looks like there was some weird censorware on your computer, as it wasn't retroactively censored on the WP side, from what I can see - Alison 19:30, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you today for pointing at him! - I have Michael Ruetz on the same page (see story), and music to express happiness and sadness. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:54, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for adding Michael Ruetz, and condolences on his loss, too - Alison 22:24, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Thank you! I didn't know him but was fascinated by his photo series. The loss of a friend was in real life. Today, you can listen to the (new) Perplexities after Escher --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:19, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Listen today to Beethoven's 3rd cello sonata, on his birthday - it was a hook in the 2020 DYK set when his 250th birthday was remembered. I picked a recording with Antônio Meneses, because he was on my sad list this year, and I was in Brazil (see places), and I love his playing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:01, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
Thank you! I'm in work right now, and cued it up to listen to in my office. Last week was very much a Bach week as the Netherlands Bach Society just livestreamed Bach's Christmas oratorio - have a listen - Alison 19:28, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
Thank you! A pic of our last performance is in the article ;) - I came to fix the cellist's name, with a 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:37, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Today is a woman poet's centenary. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

CheckUser / IP Block exemption

Hello! Just got a notification that my IP block exemption is about to expire, and would love to have it renewed. Hope it's ok to contact you as a CheckUser directly on your discussion page, and that I haven't misinterpreted the guidelines on WP:IPBLOCK. Many thanks in advance! Listz3 (talk) 22:13, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi there. A quick check and everything looks fine to me. Can you ask @GeneralNotability: as I've no access to the ticketing system? - Alison 19:25, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
GeneralNotability has been inactive for several months. However, it just happens that I have all the needed accesses, and have extended your IP block exemption by one year, Listz3. Hope you don't mind my jumping in, Alison! Risker (talk) 02:43, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Oh - thanks, Risker! Problem solved :) - Alison 03:31, 17 December 2024 (UTC)