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Thank you

Thanks for the rights restoration. Doing it all in one go has saved lots of individual requests.

Also, many thanks for your kind note on my talk. The support there has given me a lot to think about. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 03:08, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

• Tony, may I ask about the template editor user right? It doesn't look like BrownHairedGirl had granted herself that right in the 13 odd years she was an admin, which brings up the question whether she would need it at this time. -- Dolotta (talk) 15:03, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Admins have it on their own. It’s included in the bundle, which is why she would never have had it. TonyBallioni (talk) 15:08, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

I learn something new. I had in my mind that the only the 'view,' and not the 'edit' right was bundled with the admin tool set. Thanks Tony! -- Dolotta (talk) 15:12, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

@Dolotta: most user rights below admin are automatically assigned to admins, the notable exception is edit filter manager but admins can assign it to themselves. Crouch, Swale (talk) 11:17, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

@Crouch, Swale: Thanks for jogging my memory. That is what I had in my mind when I sent the original message. I had just mixed up my user rights. Thanks a million! -- Dolotta (talk) 15:44, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

You're (kinda) being talked about

I know Bbb23 turned off pings, but I don't know if you have, and figured in this case it was best not to risk it. You might want to check out Template:Did you know nominations/Clarice Phelps if you haven't already. Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 02:50, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Hijiri88, I’m staying out of that, but thanks for the note :) TonyBallioni (talk) 02:54, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

I did not turn off pings, so please stop saying I have.--Bbb23 (talk) 03:07, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

Okay, I don't think I have every said you turned off pings in the past (I think I tried to ping you, someone told me you had turned off pings, and maybe I asked you on your talk page if you had turned off pings) -- are you confusing me with someone else again like here? Moreover, I wasn't even talking about you specifically; I mentioned that I "know" you turned off pings merely to indicate that I have heard that it is possible to turn off pings, something I have never considered doing myself but since I heard that you had turned off pings I have tended less to treat them as a reliable method of getting someone's attention. There's no need to make a big deal out of it anyway: now that I know you don't like people saying that at some point in the past you turned off pings, I'll just say I know it's possible to turn off pings. Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 03:34, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

Bbb23, I thought I remembered seeing somewhere that you had turned off cross-wiki pings - maybe that's source of the confusion.-- P-K3 (talk) 14:36, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

I can't imagine that Hijiri88 is ever confused about anything.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:38, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer newsletter February 2020

Hello TonyBallioni,

Source Guide Discussion

The first NPP source guide discussion is now underway. It covers a wide range of sources in Ghana with the goal of providing more guidance to reviewers about sources they might see when reviewing pages. Hopefully, new page reviewers will join others interested in reliable sources and those with expertise in these sources to make the discussion a success.

Redirects

New to NPP? Looking to try something a little different? Consider patrolling some redirects. Redirects are relatively easy to review, can be found easily through the New Pages Feed. You can find more information about how to patrol redirects at WP:RPATROL.

Discussions and Resources

• There is an ongoing discussion around changing notifications for new editors who attempt to write articles.
• A recent discussion of whether Michelin starred restraunts are notable was archived without closure.
• A resource page with links pertinent for reviewers was created this month.
• A proposal to increase the scope of G5 was withdrawn.

Refresher

Geographic regions, areas and places generally do not need general notability guideline type sourcing. When evaluating whether an article meets this notability guideline please also consider whether it might actually be a form of WP:SPAM for a development project (e.g. PR for a large luxury residential development) and not actually covered by the guideline.

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16:08, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

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	Thank you for creating this essay. SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 07:10, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

For writing the essay Misplaced Pages:Don't cite bite. Thank you. I agree that BITE is one of the heavily misused article by both newcomers as well as editors with years of experience. DBigXrayᗙ 07:59, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Folks should certainly take a look at it before misusing BITE. --DBigXrayᗙ 08:00, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

@DBigXray: Under no circumstances, are you to ping me again.

Tony, this editor is starting to harass me and they know it. I never cited bite when I started an ANI discussion on them. So why the hell are they mentioning me here except to harass and this editor has a history of it and been warned never to do it again.

Again Xray you are not to ping me again under any circumstances. I will consider it harassment if you do....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 11:06, 14 February 2020 (UTC)