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== A barnstar for you! ==
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Howdy. Edits by your bot might not be beneficial. The OTRS permission was not required in this case, and tagging it for deletion, seems to be the wrong thing to do in my opinion. Any thoughts?--] (]) 06:05, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
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:Hm. You do have a point there. I could update the bot to have it search for a {{tl|Flickrreview}} template, and if it notices one, simply remove the OTRS pending tag without marking it for deletion. Would that work? ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 17:55, 30 September 2010 (UTC) Thanks very much :-) ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 01:52, 13 March 2013 (UTC)


=== Question ===
::Thank you for replying. The first thought that came to my mind was what parameters that template uses. If it comes along '''<nowiki>{{Flickrreview}}</nowiki>''' without any parameters, that means the file hasn't been reviewed yet. This scenario would most likely be extremely rare though. Since your bot only tags images that "...have been tagged with an '''<nowiki>{{OTRS pending}}</nowiki>''' template for more than thirty days." Images with '''<nowiki>{{Flickrreview}}</nowiki>''' rarely (if ever) go 30 days without being reviewed. Your bot may need to pick up whether or not the image has been reviewed or not. '''<nowiki>{{flickrreview|Username|2006-10-20}}</nowiki>''' is an example of an "approved" image. Unfortunately, there are cases where parameters are used when the result is a "disapproval" of an image. '''<nowiki>{{flickrreview|Username|2006-10-20|PD-Magic}}</nowiki>''' is an example of this. To answer your question of "Would that work?", I'm not sure because I don't code bots. :) If it were able to tell the difference between the above situations though, that would be most enjoyable. :) ] (]) 19:41, 30 September 2010 (UTC)


Normally, I would say that it is no one's business what a person does or does not do. However, I wonder if you can provide a bit more background based on the facts in this case. You ran for the Committee, then resigned, which was fine. Then you ran a second time and won again, and in that campaign you were repeatedly asked about whether you would resign again and you strongly indicated you would not. Given this pattern, I feel justified in respectfully asking why you have been through a run-resign-run-resign sequence? '''—Jeff''' 02:00, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
::Just to clarify, I think are situations when there is some form of '''<nowiki>{{Flickrreview}}</nowiki>''' on an image page that also has '''<nowiki>{{OTRS pending}}</nowiki>''' on it and I don't think removal of '''<nowiki>{{OTRS pending}}</nowiki>''' would be a good thing. For example when the file was "approved" in a Flickrreview. In that situation, if the Flickrreview was ever doubted, the OTRS queue could be checked. If you'd like clarification on anything I've said, please ask.--] (]) 19:48, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
:He's unlikely to answer that one right now. You might save it for if he returns and runs again.--v/r - ]] 02:13, 13 March 2013 (UTC)


::Thanks, TParis, but I'll answer it.
::One more thing if I may. :) Would you mind if I reverted ? I apologize for not adding all of this in one edit.--] (]) 19:49, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
::Jeff, I'd rather you had logged in to the account I assume you have rather ask this while hiding behind an IP address, but to answer your question, this was not planned. I had promised myself on reelection to sit through this term no matter what happened, out of respect for those who elected me if nothing else. However, at this point, being on the Committee is far too stressful for it to be practical or healthy for me to continue doing in my free time. That aside, the current incident involving Cla68 and Kevin is continuing, with several more people having been outed since Cla68's initial attempt to out Russavia. Given the increased risk of being harassed and outed inherent in arbitrator-ship, it seems likely that that net will expand to include one or more arbitrators before too much longer, if action is not taken to stop it. I value my privacy and personal safety, and have an obligation to protect my family as well.
::So yes, I have broken a campaign promise. It certainly wasn't my intention to do so, but under the circumstances I hope that the majority of the community will understand. If I do return to regular editing at some point in the future, you needn't worry; I do not believe I would run for a seat on the Committee ever again, unless some serious changes are made in how the community treats what are supposed to be among the most trusted and respected of their colleagues. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 02:15, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
:::Fair enough, thanks for the reply. I suppose the gist of this is that you seem to indicate that your family would not be safe if your real name was known. It is hard for me to imagine a situation in which that would be true. However, you started participating here with an implied promise of anonymity, and due to the good work of the people at WO and elsewhere, that is no longer a probable outcome, so that is an understandable reason to leave. Take care, —'''Jeff''' 03:07, 13 March 2013 (UTC)~
:::I sympathise, and it's deeply regrettable that vindictive individuals have driven you to this. My best wishes for your future endeavours. ] (]) 08:12, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
:::{{tps}} I agree with Prioryman here, wholeheartedly. It's disgusting, and IMHO actionable, to violate or threaten to violate the privacy of individuals who choose to edit responsibly with a pseudonym. Hersfold, I respect your decision to step back, but I hope you can find a way to keep a hand in with editing and article improvement, even if you just make a fresh start. --] (]) 14:44, 19 March 2013 (UTC)


==Keep your head up==
:::Answering the last post first, yes, please go ahead if you're sure that picture is OK. That goes for any page where you're certain the bot is incorrect (although please let me know, of course!).
:::As for the first and second, it shouldn't be too difficult to add a few lines of code to search for an "approved" template of the form <nowiki>{{(F|f)lickrreview||YYYY-MM-DD}}</nowiki> Anything with an extra parameter, or missing those two, would not be noticed and so the bot would flag the image for deletion as normal. In the case you mention in the second case, though, would it be better for the bot to simply ignore the flickr-approved images then? I can still have the bot remind people about the OTRS permission in those cases. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 20:10, 30 September 2010 (UTC)


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:::To clarify (and now I'm doing it), this is what I'm suggesting the bot would do:
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:::***If Flickr approved, leave OTRS pending alone and remind uploader to send in OTRS permission (note that they would get reminded on every run, but since I generally don't run it but for every month it shouldn't be an issue).
|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your intelligent, communicative, and honest work as lead ArbCommer in the Richard Norton case. While I do not agree with the ultimate remedy, I thank you for your excellent work. ] (]) 02:56, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
:::***If Flickr unapproved, mark for deletion as normal
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:::***If Flickr unreviewed, mark for deletion as normal. (possible alternative; leave a note on some noticeboard that says "hey, this needs to be reviewed and someone should stab the uploader about OTRS stuff too")
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:::Does this sound like it makes sense? Don't worry about the coding end of things, that's my job to worry about. I just want to make sure I'm going to have the bot doing what seems logical to you guys. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 20:15, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
::::I am sorry for the delay. If I remember correctly, I was heading to sleep right when you replied, and I figured I'd reply the next day. Unfortunately, I then forgot about it. I just re-read your post above and it seems fine to me. Except for the "...stab the uploader..." part. Stabbing people seems a bit much. ;) ] (]) 02:36, 5 October 2010 (UTC)


:::::Aww, now you're taking all the fun out of it... :-P Ok, I'll make a note to add all this before the next run. Thanks! ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 16:29, 5 October 2010 (UTC) :Thanks, Carrite. Sorry things didn't come out as you'd hoped (I'm guessing the topic ban?) but I think this was one of our better decisions, if I may say so myself. :-) I'm rather confident it'll work out pretty well. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 03:23, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
::::::You are welcome. Thank you for being so receptive to questions.--] (]) 18:17, 5 October 2010 (UTC) *Hersfold, much respect. I couldn't have resigned, cause I couldn't have run for that job in the first place. What were you thinking--there'd be no drama?!? All the best, ] (]) 04:10, 13 March 2013 (UTC)


== :( ==
== ''The Signpost'': 4 October 2010 ==


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:Hope to see you back someday - if not here, then maybe at another Wikimedia project. Thanks for your service. --''']]]''' 09:32, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
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:I just want to give you my best wishes too. Thanks for everything you have been doing! --] (]) 19:07, 13 March 2013 (UTC)


== Wishing you the best ==
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Hi Hersfold. I was saddened to see your resignation and was hoping to offer a few kind words before anything was done, but I see over at ] it's too late. Being an Arbitrator is the most difficult position one could volunteer for on Misplaced Pages and all you get in return is grief. This is a sad fact of the Misplaced Pages of today. I will say that I'm very thankful that you and other people are willing to help in this area because the alternative would be chaos. I'm sad to see it's had such a negative impact on your time here and hope that you'll try to remember some of the more pleasant experiences. As other's have said above, there are a lot of other projects under the WMF umbrella that could use an experienced person. I hope you'll consider volunteering at one of the more quiet areas. Thanks for all the help you've provided to the project over the years. Wishing you well. ] (]) 10:24, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
It seems that your status template doesn't work when used with an https connection, which I always use. Is there an easy fix for this? I really like this template. --] (]) 01:05, 5 October 2010 (UTC)


*Never mind the silly hats on a volunteer internet project, I'm sorry to see you so worried and bothered. I hope that you can find some peace. That there are many, many people here who respect and admire you is easy enough to prove by flitting through some old election pages. --] (]) 13:07, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
:Ummm... hang on. I might be able to add a parameter to switch the links to secure server links. They ''should'' work, but we'll see. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 01:09, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
*NB I have also thanked you for your service as a Bureaucrat ] --] (]) 13:57, 13 March 2013 (UTC)


== A barnstar for you! ==
::Try it now? Make sure to purge your cache first. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 01:17, 5 October 2010 (UTC)


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:::I did manage to find part of the problem. There is an extra "wiki/wikipedia/secure/" in the link, but it still doesn't auto-save.--] (]) 02:01, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
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== Draw dropping ==
::::It looks as though that was caused because the links still specified http:// and not https://... so Mediawiki, thinking it was being smart, tried to fix it with that extra /secure/ crap and instead messed things up. I've added a ParserFunction to turn the http's into https's if you're on the secure server, and logged into the secure server to double-check this time, so now it'll work. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 16:28, 5 October 2010 (UTC)


But at the same time, very understandable. I don't have answers that will save the day and stop all the active hostility to Arb com....but I am trying to find ways to help the community along with a handful of others editors. I kinda understand where the committee is coming from on a number of major issues. It has taken some time, but I believe Arb Com is too overworked, too understaffed (although a lot of editors would disagree with that, I suppose) and burned at both ends with people not trying to sort things out themselves. We simply do not have all the tools as editors to get over conflict. Should you find this interesting at all...I have started ] to attempt to address conduct and conflict issues that are more than simple incivility. Take some time to take a little break, experiance friends and family and if you would like, join us there if you wish.--] (]) 06:15, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
:::::The link works now, but it still doesn't autosave (not that big of a deal as I could always write my own script to do this, or modify yours). Is this template cross-browser? Before I go to edit your script, do you have any ideas as to what might be causing this or if it is even possible to autosave?


== A barnstar for you! ==
::::::To be honest, you're probably best off writing your own script. For some reason, this script seems to be extremely temperamental and will randomly decide to not work for people. I've never had an issue with it, but I regularly get complaints "I just added your template and script but the links don't work." Oddly, it'll randomly turn itself on (sometimes) several months later. I can't figure it out. So far as I know, given the same conditions, the same code should do the same thing every time, that is, work or not work. Anyway, the script should work in any browser, but I don't know the full details of it, as it was actually written by ]. The script works for me on both the secure and standard servers, so I haven't a clue why it wouldn't be working for you. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 15:59, 6 October 2010 (UTC)


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:::::::Thanks for the info. If I do complete a script or fix yours, I will let you know and you can add it to the templates page if you would like. Thanks, --] (])
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For all of your hard work here, especially as an ArbCom member. The treatment which many Arbs (especially you) have been accorded is disgraceful and I rather wish the entire committee would resign and let all the naysayers try to run things. They'd be incomprehensibly worse than the current Arbs. '''''<span style="text:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">]]</span>''''' <small>(] • ])</small> 21:12, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
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:(In response to all of the comments above) Thanks again, everyone. :-) ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 16:41, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
== Ace of Base Name Dispute ==


== Bot needs to update page ==
I saw that You rightfully approved the new information the Ace.of.Base page. I kindly ask You to take a look at the Ace of Base page too as there is someone (the same person as You opposed on the Ace.of.Base page?) from Germany/Netherlands (where Ace.of.Base record company is based) continuously reverting to the misleading information about the members and completely removing the name dispute information.


Hi, can you have the bot update the count on this page? . I need to make sure I've not gone over the limit. Thanks much. ] (]) 01:23, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
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:Just to be clear, not deleting the article is ''not'' an approval of things. I simply felt that it didn't qualify for speedy deletion under that particular criteria. The article still needs some work, and can still be deleted through an ] discussion should one be started. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 16:18, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
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I came here to thank you for your work on the RAN case and especially for the way you commended the parties and participants for being relatively collegial. Like Carrite I wasnt happy with the outcome, but I dont think you could have played your part any better, and much of the credit for the smooth running of the case, especially towards the end, has to go to you as drafting arb. Gutting to see you've resigned. A huge loss to the project, but I guess the time you'll free up will make this a good move for you personally, and maybe it will help the project understand how unruly the "community" is becoming. Hope you like this kitten watching over your user page while you're semi retired. ] (]) 09:46, 17 March 2013 (UTC)


==User:CallumV== ==A big thanks!==
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Noted. Seemed a bit odd to attack that user, right then, within minutes of their block. How'd some random walking up to a keyboard find that particular vandal right then? Agree, it's hinky. Thanks for having a look. ] <sup> ] </sup>~<small> ] </small> 16:43, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
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==Talkback==
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== Requesting mediation on the subject of ]'s signature. ==
Hi.. I am cleaning up on the ] site.


Requesting mediation on the subject of ]'s signature. I see you've had discussions with this user before, and since the user informed me that he had previous issues and my issue was never brought up then, I have decided to research this. I've so far found you have had issues there before, and would like you to help mediate this to make sure the user understands there is no "grandfathering" as it were of signatures. You may find the current discussion ]. Thank you. <span class="ShoeSig">— ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;]&nbsp;•&nbsp;]&nbsp;• ])</span> 16:08, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
You have made a ribbon for IRC Barnstar, but there is no such barnstar.. Also the ribbon is not being used anywhere.<br />
Should I nominate the ribbon for deletion or do you know if there is an IRC barnstar on the drawing-board? ] (]) 12:08, 9 October 2010 (UTC)


==Pauline Kael==
:I'd created it mostly for my own use, as I was awarded an "IRC Buddy Barnstar" in 2007 (see near the bottom of ]). I haven't used ribbons since I overhauled my userpage a while ago, and I can't see to find that the barnstar template still exists, so if you think it should still be deleted, I can go remove it myself. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 18:11, 9 October 2010 (UTC)


], an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the ]. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. ]&nbsp;] 10:26, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
:: I have myself spend a lot of time looking for the IRC Buddy Barnstar, but with no luck. If you are no longer using the ribbon, then I don't see a reason to keep it :-) ] (]) 18:23, 9 October 2010 (UTC)


== WikiProject AFC needs your help... again ==
:::Ok, I've removed it from the listing on ]. The file itself seems to be on Commons, so I can't delete that, but then there probably isn't any harm in letting float around cyberspace anyway. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 18:25, 9 October 2010 (UTC)


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== Re. Your bot's automated message on my talk page ==
The article clearly states that the significance of the subject is that the band is the first band ever to be signed to a gay pornography company, Eurocreme, with a reference to that company’s diversification strategy. The references in the article to non-trivial published works satisfy Misplaced Pages’s notability criteria for musicians and ensembles:


I actually knew that I was exceeding the word limit at the ], but according to the top of the page, I can request permission for an extended posting of evidence should the need arise &mdash; and ]. Would contacting one of the arbitrators be a good idea under these circumstances? I imagine that it is ''exceedingly rare'' for the arbitrators to grant somebody permission to exceed the word limit, and I doubt they will make an exception in my case, but is it worth the time to even bring this up with them? ] ] 00:28, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
A musician or ensemble (note that this includes a band, singer, rapper, orchestra, DJ, musical theatre group, etc.) may be notable if it meets at least one of the following criteria:
Has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent from the musician or ensemble itself and reliable.


== Image discussion at article 17 Mile Drive ==
I consider that the page was deleted without consideration of the notability criteria, and without the references being checked. I should be grateful if you would undelete the page.
A discussion is underway about images on an article you have contributed to. Please help find a consensus for the article stub at: ].--] (]) 05:50, 13 July 2013 (UTC)


== A brownie for you! ==
] (]) 22:07, 9 October 2010 (UTC)


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:I don't see that there were multiple reliable sources as you claim. There was one link to xBiz.com, but all of the remaining references provided went to YouTube (which we ask editors to avoid linking), the band's own website, or to sound clips of their own music, which are unreliable (in the first two cases) or don't provide any encyclopedic value (in the first and third cases). If this the first band to be signed to a pornography company, that could be notable, however again, you'll need more reliable sources to back that up. Unless those are found, I will not be restoring the article. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 00:13, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
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== HersfoldArbClerkBot ==
Hi,


I posted earlier on ] and couldn't help noticing (because it keeps popping up in my watchlist) that your bot is making the same post concerning the same issue over and over on the user's page every two hours. I presume that you did not intend the bot to do this. ''']]''' 17:28, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for resolving the SPI, just one question with & edit you said you had blocked {{user|Rangoon11}} for 3 months, but the only shows 2 weeks. ] (]) 08:29, 10 October 2010 (UTC)


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== October 2013 AFC Backlog elimination drive ==
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Please could you further explain your reasoning for your deletion of this article. You list no speedy delete criteria and give the reason "single sentence provides no encyclopaedic value" which also doesn't seem to match any of the criteria. From what I remember it certainly wasn't an A1 or A7 candidate. If you deleted under IAR then I think you erred as in my opinion this should only be used in clear cut cases and I think the community consensus on cases such as this is far from clear. Additionally I also note that the deletion policy states that where there is doubt over whether a speedy delete criteria applies other routes should be followed. As a reasonably experienced editor I'd have hoped you'd have taken more account of my view that it didn't, which should have been clear from the logs as I had previously removed the speedy request. ] (]) 15:37, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
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: '''Dpmuk:''' Absolutely Yes, The decision was acceptable to community regarding deletion of article, this things has not been decided in a single moment, instead a extensive discussion has been done with many wikipedians. The Admin took the decision as after discussing with many community members. I think the admin's decision was right in his way as there was no doubt about articles speedy deletion criteria, so other routes were not followed.( <small>]</small> 16:19, 10 October 2010 (UTC))
::Dpmuk, you are correct in that schools are exempt from A7 criteria, and I did take your comments into consideration. However, as Abu pointed out to me later, the article was still in very bad shape, toeing the line on several speedy deletion criteria. Under ], it only barely manages to identify the subject of the article beyond the obvious with "is a government science school started in 1995 to enhance science education in the state." Under ], again, it doesn't do terribly much more than restate the title of the article, with the only useful content being the line I quoted previously. When discussing it with another administrator, they suggested that ] could apply, although that case is admittedly weaker than the previous two. Finally, while there is no explicit policy about it, there is a minimum level of effort expected for our articles. This clearly did not take much effort to write, evidence by the short length, capitalization, and grammatical errors throughout. Misplaced Pages is an encyclopedia, and this article, such as it was, provided no encyclopedic content. For all of these reasons, I chose to delete it without involving other processes, in order to avoid wasting the community's time. Had I PROD'd the article, I would simply be asking someone else to do my work for me a week in the future; and had I AfD'd the article, I'd doing that as well as wasting the time of other contributors who came to comment on the discussion. In this case, deletion seemed to be inevitable, so ] told me to speed things along and get back to improving the project. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 00:41, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
:::Although I sympathise with your view I cannot support it. Personally I don't subscribe to the view that all secondary schools are notable, and I'd support a speedy delete criteria to delete articles like this but at the moment one doesn't exist (you admit above that it doesn't meet any of the criteria). Speedy delete criteria are narrowly construed for a reason - to ensure that there would be consensus to delete, and in this case I'm far from sure there would be consensus. One line articles are often considered valid stubs and all secondary schools are considered notable so I can't see how anyone can reach the reasonable conclusion that this is certain to be deleted (likely maybe but that doesn't reach the bar required for speedy deletion). As such I'd like to see this page restored and taken to AfD as I don't think it's certain that community consensus will be with you. As a slight aside I also don't believe in IAR speedy deletions except in very exceptional circumstances, but I accept opinion is divided on this. I also believe that ensuring process is followed does improve the encyclopaedia as we won't scare off new editors by making them think admins can do what they want and ignore process, although in this case I'm not just asking for the sake of process - I'm honestly unsure what consensus will be. I'm also interested where the discussions of this article took place - I can not find one any where on wikipedia.
:::Finally I think it may help if you had a word with abutorsam007. You'll see from my discussion with them on their talk page that he seems to have got the wrong end of the stick concerning consensus, the role of admins and one or two other things and they don't seem to want to listen to me as because an "admin" has said it's OK that's the end of the issue. ] (]) 10:48, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
::::I greatly dislike doing this, as I do feel it is a waste of time (anyone wanting to improve the article would need to start from scratch anyway), however if you're going to be stubborn about it, then fine. I'll have the AfD open soon. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 15:46, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
:::::If it does turn out to be a waste of time, I'll happily apologise and I'll hope you can think of it as a learning point for me as I will happily admit when I made a mistake. However I will be truly surprised if it doesn't get one or two keep votes. ] (]) 15:52, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
::::::I would as well, but then that's how Misplaced Pages works - there will almost always be one or two users who will pop in with a contrary opinion just so that, in their minds, it's justified as a discussion. The fact that we're now making a mountain out of a molehill won't help matters either, and I wouldn't be surprised if the AfD closed as keep, not because of any merits of the article, but solely because of the reason it's there in the first place. Anyway, the AfD is posted. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 16:03, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Well I have to disagree with your "The fact that we're now making a mountain out of a molehill won't help matters either" statement. Hopefully be AfDing a few articles such as this consensus will become clear that such articles are not warranted and we can get a new CSD criteria to cover them. At the moment I'm sure many such articles aren't tagged for speedy because, as you yourself admit, they don't meet any of the crtieria. I wonder how many of those people bother to take to AfD? If these articles are never taken to AfD and just IAR deleted such consensus can never form - after all consensus forming should take place on wikipedia not by a limited set of users on IRC. ] (]) 22:11, 11 October 2010 (UTC)


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*{{checkIP|93.97.59.17}}
This user recently requested unblock auto, and soon went on to vandalize in a way making it obvious s/he isn't a total noob here. Is there enough account activity with usernames to warrant a longer block? Thanks. ] (]) 21:40, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


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I think "2010-10-15T00:39:43 Hersfold (talk | contribs) blocked Polargeo 2 (talk | contribs) (account creation blocked) with an expiry time of indefinite ‎ (<nowiki>{{checkuserblock}}</nowiki> - Abusing multiple accounts / block evasion - User:Polargeo)" is a mistake. PG has never abused multiple accounts and is not subject to any blocks (he is subject to the Cl Ch case, but that is a different matter). He *has* had a somewhat confusing succession of single accounts, though. IF you look at the indef block of PG, this says "2010-10-07T13:21:37 Coren (talk | contribs) blocked Polargeo (talk | contribs) (account creation blocked) with an expiry time of indefinite ‎ (Now using new account User:Jbtscott)". Which I see you've blocked too - again, there is no obvious justification for that ] (]) 14:16, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
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:Just an observer, but acording to Hersfolds logs it looks like there are 10 other accounts that are (alleged) to be Polargeo.--] (]) 14:23, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
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:::::Assuming the CU evidence is solid you have interaction with a user on a subject with one account followed by using a different undisclosed account to file a SPI against that user. I believe that's beyond allowed usage--] (]) 18:04, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
:::::: Agreed, that looks odd. I'll ask him. Even if verified that looks thin to me, but I'm biased ] (]) 18:09, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
::::: (ECx2) @WMC: Warning a user with the PG account, then opening an SPI with another account a couple hours later? Definitely not legit. See also ]. ''Editing project space'': check. ''Avoiding scrutiny'': check. ''Deceptively seeking positions of community trust'': check, ran for admin without disclosing alternate accounts. <s>''Administrators with multiple accounts'': check.</s> -] (]) 18:10, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
::::: Oh, and in case you're in doubt. -] (]) 18:12, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
:::::: Doesn't that prove the opposite? He isn't trying to hide it ] (]) 18:30, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
::::::: Check the dates on the first 2 diffs I provided. He had that account for over a year without disclosing it, and ran for admin twice during that time. Why the sudden change of heart? -] (]) 18:49, 15 October 2010 (UTC)


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== Possible SPI case merger? ==
Hi. I've been rather involved with SPI in the past relating to a number of different and exceptionally tenacious sockpuppets and I always try to err on the side of fewer accusations as the editors I am dealing with often only have a few edits to their name and I try to abide by WP:BITE. With that said, there are often newcomer editors that make a few edits that really make me suspicious and I try to follow up on those if I can remember. One such editor I notice has recently been caught up in a different SPI and is now banned as the sockpuppet of a user I'd never heard of. At ] I noticed that along with "User:Drakes Fortune" you had identified "User:Ikemen" as sockpuppets of "User:Wikipedian05." This surprised me because I had suspected both as having been sockpuppets of User:Dr90s (see ] for reference). Reviewing the facts from both casepages and especially noting:
*A) The peculiarly combative nature of User:Drakes Fortune's 3 edits - all targeting me and apropos of nothing (Dr90s would, I think, be the only "enemy" I have at Misplaced Pages)
*B) The use of the name "Drake's Fortune" which comes from the title of a game that has been one of Dr90s' favorite articles to edit
*C) User:Drakes Fortune's interest in Famitsu (another article frequently edited by Dr90s)
*D) The fascination of User:Ikemem with the direction of The Ocarina of Time game in the Zelda series (Dr90s' pet interest above all others) which even prompted ] at the Ocarina of Time talk page.
*E) The fact that User:Wikipedian05 and User:Dr90s share such an interest in rankings and both edit from schools in Tokyo, Japan.
I believe that it is highly likely that Wikipedian05 and Dr90s are one and the same. I am now wondering if there is some good way to merge the two SPIs that I believe cover the same person. Is this possible? Would I have to file a new SPI listing Wikipedian05 as a sockpuppet of Dr90s and support it with proofs?


== Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago ==
Secondly, in passing I wanted to mention that for a long time I've been suspicious that Dr90s was the same as User:Wikipedian06. The fact that Wikipedian05 seems so similar to Dr90s lends even more support to the vague suspicion I'd always had about the Dr90s-Wikipedian06 connection (originally based on similar viewpoint and highly similar combative editing styles but now backed up by a highly similar username). Wikipedian06 is currently banned for vandalism, but if you think there is any merit in his connection to the other accounts I mentioned earlier then perhaps he should be joined in the SPI as well. Perhaps all of the WikipedianXX users should be reviewed? I don't know. Please let me know what you think of this Wikipedian06 business as well.
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A barnstar for you!

The Arbitrator's Barnstar
Thank you for all your work on the Arbitration Committee. Go Phightins! 01:34, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks very much :-) Hersfold 01:52, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Question

Normally, I would say that it is no one's business what a person does or does not do. However, I wonder if you can provide a bit more background based on the facts in this case. You ran for the Committee, then resigned, which was fine. Then you ran a second time and won again, and in that campaign you were repeatedly asked about whether you would resign again and you strongly indicated you would not. Given this pattern, I feel justified in respectfully asking why you have been through a run-resign-run-resign sequence? —Jeff 02:00, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

He's unlikely to answer that one right now. You might save it for if he returns and runs again.--v/r - TP 02:13, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, TParis, but I'll answer it.
Jeff, I'd rather you had logged in to the account I assume you have rather ask this while hiding behind an IP address, but to answer your question, this was not planned. I had promised myself on reelection to sit through this term no matter what happened, out of respect for those who elected me if nothing else. However, at this point, being on the Committee is far too stressful for it to be practical or healthy for me to continue doing in my free time. That aside, the current incident involving Cla68 and Kevin is continuing, with several more people having been outed since Cla68's initial attempt to out Russavia. Given the increased risk of being harassed and outed inherent in arbitrator-ship, it seems likely that that net will expand to include one or more arbitrators before too much longer, if action is not taken to stop it. I value my privacy and personal safety, and have an obligation to protect my family as well.
So yes, I have broken a campaign promise. It certainly wasn't my intention to do so, but under the circumstances I hope that the majority of the community will understand. If I do return to regular editing at some point in the future, you needn't worry; I do not believe I would run for a seat on the Committee ever again, unless some serious changes are made in how the community treats what are supposed to be among the most trusted and respected of their colleagues. Hersfold 02:15, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
Fair enough, thanks for the reply. I suppose the gist of this is that you seem to indicate that your family would not be safe if your real name was known. It is hard for me to imagine a situation in which that would be true. However, you started participating here with an implied promise of anonymity, and due to the good work of the people at WO and elsewhere, that is no longer a probable outcome, so that is an understandable reason to leave. Take care, —Jeff 03:07, 13 March 2013 (UTC)~
I sympathise, and it's deeply regrettable that vindictive individuals have driven you to this. My best wishes for your future endeavours. Prioryman (talk) 08:12, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) I agree with Prioryman here, wholeheartedly. It's disgusting, and IMHO actionable, to violate or threaten to violate the privacy of individuals who choose to edit responsibly with a pseudonym. Hersfold, I respect your decision to step back, but I hope you can find a way to keep a hand in with editing and article improvement, even if you just make a fresh start. --Lexein (talk) 14:44, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Keep your head up

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For your intelligent, communicative, and honest work as lead ArbCommer in the Richard Norton case. While I do not agree with the ultimate remedy, I thank you for your excellent work. Carrite (talk) 02:56, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, Carrite. Sorry things didn't come out as you'd hoped (I'm guessing the topic ban?) but I think this was one of our better decisions, if I may say so myself. :-) I'm rather confident it'll work out pretty well. Hersfold 03:23, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
  • Hersfold, much respect. I couldn't have resigned, cause I couldn't have run for that job in the first place. What were you thinking--there'd be no drama?!? All the best, Drmies (talk) 04:10, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

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Oh Hersfold, so so sad to see. Thank you for all your work on Misplaced Pages over the years. You will be greatly missed! KTC (talk) 06:52, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
I agree. I'm sorry to see you go. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 09:29, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
Hope to see you back someday - if not here, then maybe at another Wikimedia project. Thanks for your service. --Rschen7754 09:32, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
Hopefully your enjoyment will return - permissions or no you're an asset to the project and will be missed. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 16:25, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
I just want to give you my best wishes too. Thanks for everything you have been doing! --Tryptofish (talk) 19:07, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Wishing you the best

Hi Hersfold. I was saddened to see your resignation and was hoping to offer a few kind words before anything was done, but I see over at m:srp it's too late. Being an Arbitrator is the most difficult position one could volunteer for on Misplaced Pages and all you get in return is grief. This is a sad fact of the Misplaced Pages of today. I will say that I'm very thankful that you and other people are willing to help in this area because the alternative would be chaos. I'm sad to see it's had such a negative impact on your time here and hope that you'll try to remember some of the more pleasant experiences. As other's have said above, there are a lot of other projects under the WMF umbrella that could use an experienced person. I hope you'll consider volunteering at one of the more quiet areas. Thanks for all the help you've provided to the project over the years. Wishing you well. 64.40.54.205 (talk) 10:24, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

  • Never mind the silly hats on a volunteer internet project, I'm sorry to see you so worried and bothered. I hope that you can find some peace. That there are many, many people here who respect and admire you is easy enough to prove by flitting through some old election pages. --Dweller (talk) 13:07, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
  • NB I have also thanked you for your service as a Bureaucrat here --Dweller (talk) 13:57, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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Thanks for your efforts here at Misplaced Pages. It's very shocking to hear that you are leaving us and I hope you consider returning soon. Best wishes, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 15:57, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Draw dropping

But at the same time, very understandable. I don't have answers that will save the day and stop all the active hostility to Arb com....but I am trying to find ways to help the community along with a handful of others editors. I kinda understand where the committee is coming from on a number of major issues. It has taken some time, but I believe Arb Com is too overworked, too understaffed (although a lot of editors would disagree with that, I suppose) and burned at both ends with people not trying to sort things out themselves. We simply do not have all the tools as editors to get over conflict. Should you find this interesting at all...I have started Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Conflict Resolution to attempt to address conduct and conflict issues that are more than simple incivility. Take some time to take a little break, experiance friends and family and if you would like, join us there if you wish.--Amadscientist (talk) 06:15, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Special Barnstar
For all of your hard work here, especially as an ArbCom member. The treatment which many Arbs (especially you) have been accorded is disgraceful and I rather wish the entire committee would resign and let all the naysayers try to run things. They'd be incomprehensibly worse than the current Arbs. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C) 21:12, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
(In response to all of the comments above) Thanks again, everyone. :-) Hersfold 16:41, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

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I came here to thank you for your work on the RAN case and especially for the way you commended the parties and participants for being relatively collegial. Like Carrite I wasnt happy with the outcome, but I dont think you could have played your part any better, and much of the credit for the smooth running of the case, especially towards the end, has to go to you as drafting arb. Gutting to see you've resigned. A huge loss to the project, but I guess the time you'll free up will make this a good move for you personally, and maybe it will help the project understand how unruly the "community" is becoming. Hope you like this kitten watching over your user page while you're semi retired. FeydHuxtable (talk) 09:46, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

A big thanks!

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I actually knew that I was exceeding the word limit at the Kiefer/Ironholds RFAR, but according to the top of the page, I can request permission for an extended posting of evidence should the need arise — and I've done so. Would contacting one of the arbitrators be a good idea under these circumstances? I imagine that it is exceedingly rare for the arbitrators to grant somebody permission to exceed the word limit, and I doubt they will make an exception in my case, but is it worth the time to even bring this up with them? Kurtis 00:28, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

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Hi Hersfold, this is just to let you know that I have unprotected User:Hersfold/Lockbox, as it didn't look like you were using it, and it was (presumably accidentally?) cascade-protecting {{ombox}} and {{tl}}. Have a look at the bottom of Misplaced Pages talk:Cascade-protected items for some more context. Best — Mr. Stradivarius 03:29, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

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Vikramsingh

You blocked this user in 09 for socking, a new editor has turned up on the 2002 Gujarat violence and has copied and pasted a large section of text from other articles, a search of this text shows it is from the Godhra train burning article, but given the amount of revdels it is not possible to find who added it, however wikiblame (assuming I used it correctly) points the finger at Vikramsingh. As I have not found this content elsewhere I am thinking this new guy is a sock, but as I cannot see the exact edits made due to the revdels I am stuck? Darkness Shines (talk) 21:29, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

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Happy bureaucratship anniversary!!

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Snazzy

Nice resume you've got there.

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Category:Wikipedians who like NationStates

Hey! Based on your edits to NationStates, I thought maybe you would be interested that I started a series of userboxes for the game. Feel free to add any or add your own!-🐦Do☭torWho42 (⭐) 05:35, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

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FYI it also looks like {{ManualTranswiki}} is also listed in the same entry for the same reason. I'm pretty sure you are still inactive, but just in case I wanted to let you know about the 2nd template. Cheers. ~ Paul/C 21:44, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

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for creating Misplaced Pages:My little brother did it.... what a great article... Reading it has improved my mood and made my day... thanks.. Adamstraw99 (talk) 13:22, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

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Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago

Awesome
Ten years!

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... and again today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:38, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

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@Xaosflux: You do realize he hasn't edited in over 5 years. - FlightTime (open channel) 16:07, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
@FlightTime: I used twinkle on the nom, it auto-placed that. yes, of course, i take full responsibility for my edits ... — xaosflux 16:28, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
Of course you do, it was just a heads up, not blame :P Cheers, - FlightTime (open channel) 16:30, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

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Special:WantedTemplates

Hi, I have been cleaning up Special:WantedTemplates and noticed that Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:"_+_"oldafdfull"_+_" is pointing to your AFDcloser.js pages. clearly these are false positives (basically a bug in how WP parses .js pages). it would be really great if you could add
// <syntaxhighlight lang=javascript> to the top and
// </syntaxhighlight> to the bottom of those pages. by putting these tags in comments, it won't prevent the javascript from executing, but it will remove those pages from Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:"_+_"oldafdfull"_+_". thank you in advance for your help. Frietjes (talk) 20:06, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Hersfold hasn't been on in years. If you think a change should be made and you are sure it won't break, you should just make the change.--v/r - TP 00:07, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 19 April 2021

This edit request to User:Hersfold/Editnotice has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

The page has Lint errors because it uses the obsolete <center>...</center> and <font>...</font> html tags. It is in this part -

<center><font size="6">'''What are you doing here?'''</font></center>

To get the same display without error, replace it with <div style="text-align:center; font-size:xx-large;">'''What are you doing here?'''</div>

ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ (talk) 10:22, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

 Not done however, I've removed the protection. — xaosflux 15:27, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

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