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JzG

You've previously warned JzG not to invoke his administrator status during a dispute. What am I to make of this statement?

-A1candidate 15:48, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

I don't see a problem with him bringing it up in terms of his experience rather than as an authority figure. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:32, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

Then you probably need to look at it again. -A1candidate 00:36, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

There's a big difference between "I've been an admin for a long time" (which is what we have here) and "you can't give me notices because I'm an admin" (which is what prompted the warning). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:44, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

AE pings not working

FYI, re your comment, neither ping worked because neither was a correctly formatted ping added in the same edit as a signature. In such situations the solution is an edit adding another ping with another signature. ―Mandruss ☎ 16:03, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, I guessed it would be something like that. Just seemed odd that two different admins would do it wrong in the same thread. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:32, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

Suggested Tweak to GG 1RR Notification

Would you be amenable to having the 1RR warning on Talk:Gamergate controversy updated to include "Violations of 1RR maybe reported to WP:3RRN"? ForbiddenRocky was looking for where to report a potential violation and felt that taking it directly to WP:AE was be too harsh given the circumstances. — Strongjam (talk) 19:16, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

To be honest AE is probably the best place as admins there are familiar with the issues (for our sins) and you're likely to get a quicker response. I don't think you'd get any more or less leniency at the edit warring board, but there's a god chance of getting an admin who isn't familiar with GG or discretionary sanctions. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:39, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

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Questionable edits from Caerphilly, UK ISP: BT

Hi HJ, hate to bug ya, but I'm going to! You recently blocked 86.160.229.244 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log). They recently reverted me without explanation, however they content I removed contained a lot of grammar errors, including what looks to me like pure gibberish. Amelia "Amy" Jones (Ariel Winter)- the smart girl city of frank elementary school and Ozzy and Leah's 10 year old daughter, greatly her ingénues brainstorming ideas lead her into and out of trouble but in the end Amy is forgiven by both her mom and her dad and always gets what she asks for nicely. I also don't see Ariel Winter included at IMDB, which I would never use as a source, only as a BS detector. I also don't see the character Amelia, so I'm thinking possible vandalism. Thoughts? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:43, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

No idea, but given the IP's history, I'd say it's more likely vandalism than not. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:24, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

How to get a picture that is copyright-free

Hey, I was just wondering how I can add a photo to a wikipage that is marked as copyrighted. For example, I have been trying to add a photo of Michiel Huisman to his wikipage but I can't seem to find any copyright-free images on the internet. I have searched on google pictures with the searched options set to "licenced for free use or share" but there are no photos of him that are licenced with that. What do I have to do to add one? Do I have to buy a picture? Can I take a screenshot and claim it mine? Can I ask for example michiel-huisman.com (which is a fansite) for permission to use one of the photos in their gallery? What do I have to do? It would be nice if you explained it to me like I am an idiot (cuz I kinda am :P). If you can't help please tell me who can, so I can ask them istead. Sebahed (talk) 00:26, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

@Sebahed: There's fair use, but Misplaced Pages policy is quite restrictive on that and non-free photos of living people are almost never allowed. The best thing to do is to ask somebody who owns a photo whether they'd be willing to release it. In simple terms, they'd have to be happy for anyone to use it as long as they give credit and don't try to pass it off as their own. Then they'd probably need to fill in this form and fire it off to us in an email. Let me know if you get anyone to agree to all of that and I'll do what I can to help. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:56, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

How to get a picture that is copyright-free nr. 2

I sent a request to this website http://www.picpicx.com/michiel-huisman/ to be able to use one of their pictures at the bottom of the page in the "leave a reply" section. I this a legit website? If so, do they own the copyright to all of the Michiel pictures? If not, how to know who owns each of the pictures. Sebahed (talk) 01:12, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

@Sebahed: My guess would be probably not, but wait and see if you get a response—they might be able to point you in the right direction. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:16, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Thanks for being reasonable. An admirable quality for any person or feline. Though the latter is much harder to find. Two kinds of porkBacon 02:14, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:05, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Dominion: Tank Police

Hi HJ, Apologies for the interruption. I just wanted to bring this edit to your attention. It's functionally the same as an edit previously reverted by you here, and there seems to be some discussion of a banned user in some of the edit summaries on the page. I don't know enough about the subject material to really comment; but it seems like a change of this magnitude, removing a lot of (what seems like) non-controversial content should probably involve some Talk page consensus first. - Ryk72 03:16, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Honestly, I have no idea. I think I just reverted the edits of a sockpuppet en masse. I guess the best thing to do is to decide whether the edit has merit and revert or not accordingly. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:07, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

User:Cwobeel and Eternity

Hi HJ Mitchell. I have witnessed a short revert engagement between User:Cwobeel and the user at 89.110.17.156 on Eternity.

Upon checking his talk page, I have noticed that a recent Abitration Enforcement listing he or she was involved in, and was blocked and unblocked by you after an appeal. I understand that the article in question here has nothing to do with the discussion and action taken on him or her, but because of this knowledge I am presenting you with this incident to request for the appropriate action to be taken on this matter.

I have already messaged both users reminding them not to engage in disruptive edit behaviours. Thank you for your help. Optakeover 15:15, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

They've only made two reverts and the block was for BLP issues, not edit-warring, so I don't think any admin action is necessary. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:20, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your attention. It seems that other users are still taking issues with the users' edits, but I understand that nothing for immediate attention is on hand. Once again, thank you for your help. Optakeover 15:22, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

I'm sure Cwobeel will have the good sense to take it to the talk page or ask for outside eyes on the issue before it gets out of hand. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:41, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

support

I support you for CU. However, there is one person that seems like a bully (based on their edits) and is running for CU. If I mention it, I will be attacked, for sure. Therefore, I will not. Good luck. Wowee Zowee public (talk) 18:22, 14 March 2015 (UTC)