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Thanks

Thanks for changing my username! The Strike Eagle (talk) 15:39, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry..but is there a chance to change it to The Strike Eagle Thanks The Strike Eagle (talk) 15:42, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Nickname change

I've recently made a request for name change, and I see that you checked the request pages and skipped my request, without any positive or negative response. Could you please take a look at that? --Snow White Queen (talk) 15:43, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

No, they are not mine. I don't use this name on any wikipedias--Snow White Queen (talk) 16:28, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the name change

Hey MBisanz, I just wanted to say that I appreciate you changing my username and the efforts you've put into doing that for others. Thanks, Jesse V. (talk) 02:09, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Sure, anytime. MBisanz ^talk 02:14, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Delay in freeing username

A user at Wikipedia:Help desk#Unable to reset password wants the name Ravilov. The only account at Special:CentralAuth/Ravilov was a unified account with home at fr:. It was renamed yesterday in [1] but the username Ravilov is still not available for creation. User:Ravilov says it is not registered. Special:CentralAuth/Ravilov shows the creation date of the renamed fr:User:Ravilov_old.[2]. Do you know whether this is a normal delay and the user just has to wait? PrimeHunter (talk) 21:58, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Can you tell him to try it now? I used my steward rights to delete the SUL. It appears to be a glich that the SUL can exist without any local accounts attached to it. MBisanz ^talk 22:02, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I have told him to try now. It looks promising. If I try to log in as Ravilov with a random password then it now says there is no user by the name "Ravilov". Before it said the password was wrong. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:20, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

It worked. The user has created the account and posted [3]. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:45, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

favor

Hey Matt ... does JSTOR have anything on John Heaphy Fellowes? — Ched :  ?  00:34, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Results for all databases for "John Heaphy Fellowes" = 0; results for all databases from 1931-2012 for "John Fellowes" = 6, none relevant. Sorry. Let me know if there are any types of topical databases I might have access to at school. MBisanz ^talk 01:57, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Your gentle nudge

I've dithered about whether I could handle the responsibility, and finally have concluded that I can manage it... So add me to the list. --Orlady (talk) 15:36, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Much appreciated. MBisanz ^talk 16:22, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Apology

		The Anti-Flame Barnstar
		As an apology, I hope you accept it and put the past behind.Deathlaser :  Chat  16:17, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Sure. Thanks! MBisanz ^talk 16:54, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Page protection

Hi. Please remove editing semi-protection from this page. --MZMcBride (talk) 18:16, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 18:34, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

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Username Change

Hi. according to this edit from you. first thanks to change name. second im sorry but is possible to change to Mahdiz? im mistake/ thanks/Mahdi (talk) 17:18, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

 Done to Mahdiz. MBisanz ^talk 18:04, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

thanks a lot!/Mahdiz (talk) 18:21, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Hey MBisanz!

What would you say about my response at a subject on my talk page? Thanks for taking a look, Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 18:16, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Left a quick question at my talk. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 23:21, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

What next?

You left a note asking if I was cool with using a real name on Wikipedia. Yes I am.

What happens next to make this happen? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Psturley (talk • contribs) 19:03, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

 Rename done. MBisanz ^talk 22:59, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Suppress username?

This user's edits consisted entirely of attacks on someone of the same name. I have blocked the account and RD-ed where necessary, but should the account be renamed as well? Regards, JohnCD (talk) 09:03, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

I locked and suppressed it globally, so it shouldn't need a rename at this point. MBisanz ^talk 15:21, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Calling all talk page stalkers

I've updated User:MBisanz/Recall to reflect my own changes in userrights, and also for changes to MediaWiki, over the last few years. I've replaced some clerks who have gone inactive and tried to better differentiate among roles. I'm looking for feedback, here or there, on my recall criteria, as well as any possible avenues of abuse I failed to include on my checklist. Thanks. MBisanz ^talk 16:43, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

I fixed a minor typo. --MZMcBride (talk) 18:15, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

I don't have a comment as to changes, but for whatever my opinion is worth I think that's one of the best criteria I've seen. It seems to be a real good balance of not having too many hoops to jump through to get one started, but enough of a balance so you're not doing monthly reconfirmation RFA's.--Cube lurker (talk) 20:33, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

This is the best recall-info-page I've seen; unfortunately we have no reason to use it on you. We should try to convince some other admins to use it too! Maybe that way we have a slim chance of recall ever working as intended. Arcandam (talk) 07:31, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Changing SpeakFree to Targaryen

Why does it take so long to change my username to Targaryen? The target user has 0 edits on enwp, has no SUL account and doesn't have an e-mail address specified and there were no problems found by the bot. I see you changed the name for Mahdi.hajiha he put in his request 10 days after me. SpeakFree 21:14, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

 Done we get backlogged and some look easier than others. MBisanz ^talk 21:44, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the rename! The top bar still names me as SpeakFree though (SpeakFree My talk My sandbox My references My watchlist My contributions all redirect from SpeakFree). Does this get fixed automagically eventually? And what happened to my accounts on other projects, do I have to ask for renames there individually or are all SUL accounts renamed as a consequence? SpeakFree (talk) 22:37, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

You need to log out of SpeakFree and log in using the new name. You will need to ask for the other projects individually. MBisanz ^talk 22:41, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

OK thanks, that's cleared up then. I'm logged in as Targaryen now. Targaryen 22:52, 17 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Targaryen (talk • contribs)

Deleted article

Hi. Since you participated in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pop rap, I thought I'd tell you that an article mirroring that deleted one has been created, basically renamed hip pop. Dan56 (talk) 04:51, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Hello, MBisanz. You have new messages at Nikthestoned's talk page. --14:58, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Steward list

Here, no results are to be found but according to me you are one. So can you tell that why is this happening? I think that there is a technical problem. →TheSpecialUser^Talk_{Contributions}* 16:47, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

That's the local userrights list showing En.Wiki Stewards, of which there are none now that global groups have been enabled. You can find me listed at here. MBisanz ^talk 16:50, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Erm, no, I'm not listed there, but I don't know why. Asking around. MBisanz ^talk 16:53, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Apparently there is a bug that prevents me from being listed, but this log does validate I am one. MBisanz ^talk 16:56, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. →TheSpecialUser^Talk_{Contributions}* 16:57, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Deletion comment

Hi. Since you commented on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pop rap, would you mind commenting to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hip pop as well? Dan56 (talk) 02:24, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Username Change Thanks!

Hey mate, thanks for pursuing my username change request! Appreciate it --Count of Tuscany (talk) 13:10, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Sure thing. Anytime. MBisanz ^talk 18:04, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for making the requested changes for the Docqualizer page...greatly appreciated! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Docqualizer (talk • contribs) 02:30, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Status Update

Hi MBisanz! Today I was nominated for autopatrol by an editor after spamming up New Pages with around 300 stub article, all are 'sourced [... and] well intentioned'. This is due to the fact that I noticed a gap for the articles on Wikipedia. I did not nominate myself. Anyway, it was supported by Dr. Blofeld and a few more editors (some on my talk page) and I ended up being granted, as I made too much work for NPPers. :) -Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 22:26, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes...I just found this out and commented at ANI. MBisanz ^talk 22:35, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Take autopatrol away if you like. I was nominated... See response at AN. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 22:40, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Continuing from that — I fixed up all the stubs and modified my creation template. Also, I'm thinking of renaming myself to User:Tom N or usurp User:Thomas N – thoughts? --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 16:30, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Tom N is better. →TheSpecialUser^Talk_{Contributions}* 16:43, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Agreed. Should I request it then? I'll only rename here, commons and meta. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 16:46, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) If your real name (or a subthread thereof) is Tom N, you may want to give some thought to whether it would be ok with you to have that linked to your Wikipedia contributions, not only now but, say, five years down the road when you might be better known on Wikipedia. We generally caution people against using a real name as their username, though you are of course able to do so if you've considered the possible problems and still want to. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 16:48, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

What does 'N' stand for though — nothing I think. Anyway, move to my talk and suggestions? --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 16:53, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) As one who edited in middle school and ended up causing a lot of drama because of the harassment that ensued after people figured out what I was doing, I'd be very very very careful about ever again linking myself and my Wikipedia persona. Just my 2 cents. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 17:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

I suppose, but my current username still reveals my name, nickname and surname-letter. Suggestion please? --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 17:03, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Something completely different. Go for something you like. I'm named after a poem I enjoy. Maybe you like to eat cheese, or play a sport, or have a favorite movie... LadyofShalott 19:45, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Moved to User:Tomtomn00/rename — see that. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 20:19, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for changing my username, now I have two SULs and am confused?

Thank you for changing my username! However, I'd just wanted to ask is that now I have two accounts on other wikis (old name + new name); I'm just confused as to whether this is normal as WP:SOCK#LEGIT does not state a name change on another wiki as a legimite reason (and I think I did something wrong...). Thanks, CyanGardevoir ^con 05:47, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

You're fine, don't worry about the actual wording of policy. We don't really care if you have a different name on another wiki and the log will always show your rename, so there is no deception. MBisanz ^talk 14:13, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the clarification. At first I thought I was going to get banned. Thanks. CyanGardevoir 22:06, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Possible sockpuppet User:DU2010OR and User:GlobalWebServices

Hello MBisanz, i suspect that these two user accounts User:DU2010OR and User:GlobalWebServices can be possible sockpuppets of each other operated by one person as both accounts were created today. User:DU2010OR created the same article Global Web Services, LLC just hours after it was deleted by you which was created by User:GlobalWebServices. But i think that informing you first would be better idea before filing an SPI so that things can be clarified easily. Thanks TheGeneralUser (talk) 20:39, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Note Article Global Web Services, LLC has been created again second time by User:DU2010OR just minutes after it was deleted. TheGeneralUser (talk) 20:46, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

I have now reported the case here Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/GlobalWebServices. TheGeneralUser (talk) 21:11, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, I'm sure they'll resolve it. MBisanz ^talk 21:33, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Intelsat headquarters

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:04, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Rename

I've gone and requested a rename at WP:CHU/S per above. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 10:27, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Excellent and I just fulfilled it. MBisanz ^talk 10:29, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Like it? Thanks! --Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 11:34, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Sure, looks good. MBisanz ^talk 01:38, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

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Hi, Can u help me to rename my username? please response my kind attention AshikSaha (talk) 08:24, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

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Please Explain Why You Blocked Me

You have blocked me five days and accused me of edit warring and yet I have done nothing that I am aware of that violates the wiki policy on edit warring. Although you did not mention any specific article on my talk page, apparently you had an issue with my single first time edit to the article List_of_Native_American_women_of_the_United_States. I have never heard anyone construe a single first time edit to an article as edit warring. Would you please specifically tell me how I engaged in edit warring as I contemplate whether I will appeal? I would appreciate it if you would give me the specific text of the Wikipedia provision that you believe has been violated. Thank you. MiamiManny (talk) 07:13, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

I blocked you over a month and a half ago for edits on Shooting of Trayvon Martin. The block expired on April 11. MBisanz ^talk 13:40, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

CHU

Hey, I saw your note on WT:RFA about there being backlogs at CHU. Is there anything I could do to help you all out? Backlogs are bad. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 01:37, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the offer. Right now, there are two problems. First is that there aren't enough crats to do renames, so if I get busy, they sit and build up. You can fix that by passing RFB or finding someone to pass RFB. The second is that sometimes a requested name looks funny to me, so I ignore the request and hope someone else will handle it. If someone comments on the older requests and says they are fine or not, I can rely on their word to make help me make a decision to accept or deny. MBisanz ^talk 04:49, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Well, I think an RfB is basically out of the question for me right now, but I can definitely help around CHU. If someone asked me, I'd probably go for it - why not - but I figure I'll do what I can to help for now. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 23:45, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! I appreciate the help and let me know if I can help you. MBisanz ^talk 16:14, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Message system

Hi MB. Just FYI, I don't think I can confirm anything about your use of the message system on WY (I'm just a moderator). Zoloft or Dogbiscuit might be able to, if it's really necessary to do so.

I wasn't sure if this is worth posting on the case page, as I'm still not entirely sure how case pages work. --SB_Johnny | ^talk✌ 12:04, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I just assumed you were "dude trusted on both projects," but it's good to know. I'm more then willing to open my records up to prove I have not conspired with WR/WC against him, so hopefully that willingness to be examined will suffice for Arbcom. Thanks. MBisanz ^talk 16:21, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Well, hopefully I am ;-). I'm just not technically skilled, so admin buttons in my hands might result in the forum crashing (admins have direct root access (like the devs on WMF projects), as opposed to mods who are more akin to the "admins" or "CUs" here on WP).

OTOH, I don't think there's really anything to look into, since I don't get the impression that the committee is swayed by the "Kohser conspiracy theory". YMMV, of course. --SB_Johnny | ^talk✌ 13:48, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Article Creations

Am I getting better, no deletions in the last month.--Deathlaser :  Chat  16:47, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I've fixed around 15. See what I did here. --Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 16:48, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

WP:RFB

Matt, I saw your request for more help. While I have no desire for more buttons for the sake of it, if you really do need more hands on deck I'd be willing to go for it. I haven't (and wouldn't wish to) massaged my editing contributions or undertaken a spree at WP:AFD or elsewhere to boost my credibility. But if you think there's a reasonable chance of success I would go for it. Kim Dent-Brown ^(Talk) 23:02, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

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2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal

User talk:Mguvendiren is vandalising the protected page called 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal. I already urged him twice. However, he continiued to vandalise the page. Would you please help me for this? Thank you. LardoBalsamico (talk) 15:04, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi

Hi.

I wanted to express my heartfelt apologies.

You asked the community for help several times. And I tried to help out. And that obviously didn't pan out.

I'll accept the blame myself. I decided from the start to just be myself, but apparently that wasn't enough.

Though I was surprised at how few ppl commented. I didn't even clear 100 commenters (69+22+8=99). I looked through every RfB going back 6 years, and there seem to be only 2 less than 100 that went full length. and I think they were each like over 5 years ago.

So anyway, In the meantime, you said you have two weeks til you have to go. If you're not already helping anyone, I would be more than happy to help in whatever way a non-bureaucrat can help out. And I'm a willing and eager learner.

Whatever you would like, just please let me know. - jc37 22:41, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Don't apologize, you did nothing wrong. You're fine, just the way you are. You've been an admin much longer than me and you've helped the project out immensely in that time. RFB is quirky and fickle and even I just made it through. The low turn out is a symptom of the larger problem of poor editor retention, in part because of how tough we are on editors. Burn out is a huge problem and I do hope you continue to edit because your contributions are vitally important to the project. I see you commenting at CHU, so feel free to keep doing that and maybe comment at WP:BRFA, or do whatever else you enjoy on the project. I'll find more people to be crats, but I need you to keep being an editor. Thanks and best of luck. MBisanz ^talk 16:19, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind words.

It's just disappointing. You specifically ask for help, and yet so many said "I don't see a need".

And when I became an admin, I didn't know how to use those tools either, but we learn...

Most (though decidedly not all) of the rest was the typical nonsense we see at RfX.

And no worries. I made a decision a long time ago. I felt that committing time getting some high score or some great item for a character paled compared to helping with one of the top online references. There's a value to Wikipedia that shouldn't be ignored.

Thank you again. So many people said such nice things about me (you included above) I'm still trying to figure out what my "thank you for commenting" message should look like : )

Anyway, I'll go wander around those pages. Is there anything I should keep an eye out for? - jc37 18:12, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Good to hear you aren't too discouraged. The biggest issue is people who want to have their promotional username renamed to something else promotional. Sometimes I'm not sure if they get our anti-spam policies or COI rules. MBisanz ^talk 00:57, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

@

Will it be possible for me to change my username to @ ? →TSU ^tp* 05:43, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

WP:CHU/U? Thanks! --Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 16:39, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

No, this would not be possible, because even if the system lets it go through, it would mess up the SUL and userrights systems. Sorry. MBisanz ^talk 17:37, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Just a heads up on case proceedure

((Hi MBisanz, this is just a copy of the statement I have placed at the evidence page, provided as a courtesy SirFozzie (talk) 01:14, 29 May 2012 (UTC))

This case is highly contentious, and has the ability to devolve very quickly. So, this is a heads up on the procedures we will be using.

A) First off, we will be running under a "single warning" system. The clerks, myself and other arbitrators will be monitoring this case. Uncivil comments or accusations that are not backed up with explicit diffs will be removed on sight. Clerks have been given authority to remove such comments and give the commenter a single warning. If such issues happen again after a participant has been warned, the participant will either be barred from further participation in this arbitration case, or the person will be blocked for a period of time at the clerk's discretion. This applies to everyone. That includes the parties, involved onlookers, semi-involved onlookers, and people who wander in randomly (whether it is truly random or not).

B) There will be NO speculations allowed. This includes the following:

1)No using the tactic "Well, person A said this somewhere else, and person B is also participates there, so they obviously agree with it." That falls under a finding that we have endorsed less then three months ago: In apparent violation of the "No Personal Attacks" policy, (user) has persistently dwelt on editors' affiliations and has seemingly used the "affiliations [of others] as an ad hominem means of dismissing or discrediting their views". (Extract from "What is considered to be a personal attack?")

2) No speculation of off-wiki lifestyle, behavior, orientation and/or private life will be allowed. We are not a gossip site, and making such comments during the case has no purpose. We are an encyclopedia, and our editors should be treated accordingly. If users here are violating that principle elsewhere, that information should be noted briefly, factually, and directly in evidence.

3) If your evidence is being posted against one or more editors, you must fully back up your comments with explicit diffs and/or links. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. As I've said above, unsupported attacks on other editors will be removed and warnings/sanctions will be issued.

If you're not sure whether a statement will fall afoul of these policies, ask a clerk before hand. Don't think it's "better to ask for forgiveness then it is permission". It's not. These rules will apply on all case-related pages, which explicitly include talk pages.

We will be using the just-ratified limits on evidence (to wit, 1000 words/100 diffs for direct parties, 500/50 for non-parties to this case). If you're going to exceed either, ask myself or another arbitrator (on the /Evidence talk page) before you do so.

To prevent "drive-by" attacks and attempts to devolve this case, we are taking additional measures to limit disruption. The case pages will be semi-protected and there will be additional scrutiny paid to accounts who haven't participated in this dispute beforehand. In other words, don't expect to try to avoid scrutiny with an IP address or an alternate, undeclared account. It will be counterproductive. If a new editor or an IP editor truly has something that needs to be said, they can ask a clerk to post for them.

Finally, after I take the first few days to review the initial evidence and workshop postings, I will be posting a series of questions on the workshop page that I would like the parties to answer. I am primarily interested in what the parties have to say in response. This should be aimed solely at answering my questions and not going back and forth with other people's answers.

Thank you for your attention, and hopefully, your compliance with these directives.

For the Committee, SirFozzie (talk) 19:55, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

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Question

I think I come to your talk a lot... Anyway, how is my CSD log? I don't think that I've had any issues with CSD. --Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 19:27, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

I see a lot of red, which is a good thing. But, I'm not an expert on CSD, so you might ask an admin who handles more CSD deletions. MBisanz ^talk 00:55, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

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User talk:Mguvendiren is vandalasing the protected page called 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal. I already urged him twice. However, he continiued to vandalise the page. Would you please help me for this? Thank you. LardoBalsamico (talk) 15:02, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

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An arbitration case involving you has been opened, and is located at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fæ. Evidence that you wish the Arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence sub-page, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fæ/Evidence. Please add your evidence by June 12, 2012, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can contribute to the case workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fæ/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Lord Roem (talk) 01:22, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Hello MBisanz. This is just a note that arbitrator SirFozzie has drafted a series of questions to the parties in the arbitration case.

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Protection of Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars

You may find this notice unusual at first because I (ChromaNebula (talk) ) filed the request for protection--[4] The reason I gave for my protection request was persistent IP vandalism. However, in the protection summary [5] the reason you gave for protecting the page was that it was the subject of an edit war/content dispute. Was that a mistake or was there an edit war going on as well (I'm just curious)? ChromaNebula (talk) 15:07, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for stopping by. I was trying to help with a backlog before going to bed and checked enough diffs to see protection was warranted. I know vandalism is a heavy word to use and didn't want to use it if the different parties were just trying to be funny with other edits I didn't check. It appears now that they were being malicious, but at the time, there wasn't an easy and quick way to say "people are being stupid," which is why I picked the less precise edit warring term. MBisanz ^talk 19:51, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Turkish Sports Corruption Scandal.

User talk: LardoBalsamico is accusing me of vandalizing the page called 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal. I just made several corrections, as some of the comments are onesided, not trusworthy and do not represent the reality. Even some of the references are not correct. My edits were to highligh and correct these issues with recent and relevant references. I am not sure when FREEDOM OF SPEECH become VANDALIZM. I put the facts with references. Please take a look at my previos edits and see for yourself. I strogly urge LardoBalsamico to be fair, and not behave like a soccer HOOLIGAN. Thanks...

This should go somewhere like Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard where specialized users can better respond to both sides. MBisanz ^talk 02:30, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Username Change Request

Hello, I was wondering if you could please change my username (page 113 of archives). Ktheconjurer (talk) 19:51, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 19:58, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Sorry

Maybe it's just too late in my time zone, but I'm having trouble parsing your question. Could you rephrase? Nobody Ent 01:12, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Am I mistaken that the proposal in that section and my comments in that section do not implicate an abuse of adminship allegation or desysop remedy? MBisanz ^talk 02:19, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Just wants to say thanks...

Hey, thanks for processing my username change request and specially, even redirecting the old page to my new username. Good job. Thank you very much. ʂaɳɖaƙɘɭʉɱ ^ʈaɭƙ 14:23, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

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CHUS

Are there actual clerks (like arbcom clerks) or are clerks merely anyone who comes to help? (I see the list was removed in this edit.) - jc37 15:27, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

The reason I ask is I was going to add some comments on several of the requests ("are you aware..." etc.) But wasn't sure of the appropriateness. (not looking to step on any toes : ) - jc37 15:11, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Nope, no official clerks, just people the crats haven't yelled at recently. Feel free to throw in a hand. MBisanz ^talk 01:33, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

GA

How do I make my article mechanical pest control into a GA-class article.--Deathlaser (talk) 15:54, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

I know very little about that topic and even less about the current state of the GA process. User talk:Pyrotec appears to know significantly more than I do. MBisanz ^talk 01:52, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

TAP

Just a heads-up, I granted Thine Antique Pen autopatrolled for the reasons I outlined on Requests for Permissions; he said I should drop you a note. That's all - happy editing! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 21:24, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

As a side note, I was nominated. There's more on my talk along with lots of "thank you"-like stuff. Have a great day! Regards, Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 21:48, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Good to hear. Glad you found your stride. Thanks for the note. MBisanz ^talk 01:59, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Articles

You may notice that I am currently creating up to 23 articles a minute, with delays between every batch of 15-30+. I would like you to help me on this, so that I can create the right amount every minute to go with any guidelines/thoughts you may have and what you believe BAG would class as acceptable, as I do them manually. Regards, --Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 23:30, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

If you're doing them manually, you can do as many as you want per minute. We only care about automated tasks and now that you have autopatrol, NPP isn't even a concern. MBisanz ^talk 02:00, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

I agree, but I can recall instances where editors such as Fram and Bob Rainer have urged editors to stop manually creating stubs and saying there is a policy against mass creating articles and that they must be approved. Even subst:PAGENAME they have claimed is semi automated. I just don't want Thine Antique Pen to be subject to what Jaguar was subject too. I'll be watching progress, but I'm of the opinion that if his stubs are free of errors and contain one or two sourced facts he should be able to generate as many as he desires at the rate he desires. On many articles on species for instance many have the same format and once one has been checked they can generally be all approved to be OK so rate of creation is irrelevant. Should any editor complain about manual creation rate I will alert the editor to what you say here. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:01, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes, feel free to cite this. Also, please advise Pen on anything you think is useful that you have learned from your own career. I've been a very strong proponent of mass article creation and not being overly bureaucratic with BAG, so you have my complete support for mass manual creation. MBisanz ^talk 10:52, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Yeah if the articles can be created correctly with a few sourced facts so they do not pose an immediate problem upon creation and are not entirely useless and are of some encyclopedic use then they are constructive. And if they are all correct and accurate I see no reason to limit article rate if they are running off the same coding.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:08, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

I don't think I have ever claimed that using "subst:pagename" is semi-automated, I have argued though that it is often sloppy and incorrect editing, in the case of pages with a disambiguator in the name, because then that disambiguator is added to the bolded part of the lead sentence, and to the infobox. Jaguar has been the subject of mass deletions (as were you at one time) because he created extremely poor articles with many errors and without a reliable source. The articles created by TA Pen don't seem to have that problem (nor the disambiguation problem), but I see no value in them at all: e.g. the latest creations contain not a single shred of information not already present in Copelatus, but they are created en masse, and then corrected en masse as well. A bot request could have indicated the lack of support for these creations, or could have spotted potential problems with it. This is the main reason why for such massive rapid article creation runs, a bot request and approval are the better solution. Fram (talk) 10:52, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, one more fact if possible would make quite a difference. Like "It is found in parts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[ref]. Unlike Jaguar or Deathlaser though, Thine is more responsible and knows not to create unsourced or completely empty stubs and seems willing to try to make his creations as efficient as possible. It occurred to me that perhaps Thine could be educated in bot coding by somebody and indeed create articles by a bot with more info which we all support?♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:02, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

AN Notice (about me)

Hi there, MBisanz! There is a thread at WP:AN which would like your input. Regards, Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 08:53, 7 June 2012 (UTC).

Thanks for the note. I'm a bit busy to review your recent contributions and comment coherently, but I may drop by there if I get a chance later tonight. MBisanz ^talk 11:09, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks MBisanz! Regards, Thine Antique Pen (talk • contributions) 11:14, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

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No mail

I have really not sent you an email. Just thought I'd let you know. Rjd0060 (talk) 19:33, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! MBisanz ^talk 19:42, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

File:ST-TNG Liasons.jpg

Dear Admin MBisanz,

It looks like this image above for a Star Trek article was deleted only because it had no fair use rationale. If this is so, could you consider restoring it so that I could add an appropriate fair use rationale for it. The article has no image in it.

If this is not the case--as in it had an invalid fair use rationale--then please let the image remain deleted. Best Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 22:03, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

• Isn't this an image which was deleted because it was tagged as a fair use image with no fair use rationale? Presumably the uploader was away. I can give a rationale if it is not deleted immediatedly after it is restored. --Leoboudv (talk) 09:46, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
•  Done Sorry for the delay. MBisanz ^talk 15:56, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
• Thank You, --Leoboudv (talk) 19:08, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
  • Anytime. You're one of my favorite people around here. MBisanz ^talk 19:14, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
• As an aside, did you hear that Admin Mbdortmund from Germany has died From the image of his grave on the condolence list here, he wasn't even 58 years old. I remember his high Quality images on his Commons account although I never communicated with him. I guess life is unpredictable. Best Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 23:58, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Your assistance please...

You closed an {{afd}} on the lawyer Charles H. Carpenter in 2009. I would be grateful if you emailed the source text to this article.

If a brief glance at the article's contribution history is sufficient for this, could you confirm for me that I was the sole contributor of intellecutal content -- the sole individual whose edits added content about Carpenter?

Would you also be so kind as to provide a listing of its contributors?

Thanks Geo Swan (talk) 04:15, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Email enroute. List below. Let me know if you need anything else. MBisanz ^talk 04:18, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

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Old AfD whose conclusion was soundly ignored

MBisanz,

You closed an AfD Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Empire Shall Fall three years ago, and the result to "merge" was completely disregarded by the pages editors (who even deleted the merge tag from the article). However, I doubt that the original merge decision is even valid anymore. Thoughts? D O N D E groovily Talk to me 04:21, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

I would recommend a new AFD. MBisanz ^talk 04:41, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Empire Shall Fall (2nd nomination) D O N D E groovily Talk to me 05:01, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Good call. MBisanz ^talk 11:02, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

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Renaming

Hello! Thanks a lot for renaming my username, I logged in with the new one without problem. --Eric-92 (talk) 00:32, 13 June 2012 (UTC) (France)

I also wanted to send my regards. Thanks a lot for that. :) Chicken-7 ^talk 09:14, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Anytime. I like helping. MBisanz ^talk 11:03, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

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Yeah... I got that. I'm averaging 10 hour days at work right now, but I'll try to do it justice by this weekend. MBisanz ^talk 10:59, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

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Can not create article for "Cosma"

Cosma is a subsidiary of Magna International, and a legitimate search term. Wikipedia will not allow me to create an article to redirect to the conglomerate. Can you please fix or advise? Thanks!--Jax 0677 (talk) 19:20, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Have you tried WP:AFC? MBisanz ^talk 20:49, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Reply - I just tried AfC. Captaincollect1970 who apparently is not an administrator denied my request. Is this individual authorized to deny my request, just because someone tried to recreate an article that has been through AfD for a different reason?--Jax 0677 (talk) 02:50, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

He can, but his denial was not particularly helpful. I see you've managed to create it anyway. Is that all you needed? MBisanz ^talk 17:21, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Someone else made the article, so we are all set. Thanks!--Jax 0677 (talk) 15:57, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Still no mail

As an update to the previous message, you still have no email from me. Rjd0060 (talk) 22:48, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Good to know. I've been eagerly checking. MBisanz ^talk 17:24, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

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Re: Data

Hi Matt, yes, I remember! Thanks very much for the update. Graham87 07:25, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

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and my talk page. PumpkinSky talk 15:05, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Update over there for you.PumpkinSky talk 17:21, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Many thanks, I really appreciate it. PumpkinSky talk 18:27, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Email

Did you get a chance to go through my email? No worries if you haven't. --Rschen7754 04:36, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

I've been negligent. I'll get to that now. MBisanz ^talk 04:53, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Deleted Page

Hi Matt, some years ago you deleted a page Imperas - due to it reading too much like a sales pitch. I would like to create the page again - with factual information as we have spent the last 5 years working on open source and providing free solutions to many individual and universities. Can you explain the best way for me to start adding this page as it says I should contact the person who deleted it before - before I try and add a new page with the same name etc. thanks Simon. User:Ovpa 16:51, 25 June 1012 (GMT)

You should review Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) and if you believe it qualifies for inclusion, submit it via Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Let me know if you need more assistance. MBisanz ^talk 23:06, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Shooting of Trayvon Martin

Can you please re-instate 1RR on Shooting of Trayvon Martin. I thought it was there, and I see reference to it in the logs, but I do not see a 1RR notice on the article or talk page. It's possible I just missed it, but I would appreciate if you would have a look. Thanks. Minor4th 00:47, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

I'm traveling now and would want a discussion at WP:AN before reinstating it, given Avanu's reasonable position. I'll try to get to this tonight. MBisanz ^talk 23:08, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, I saw your addition to ANI and left a comment. Minor4th 02:18, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

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ANI name change

I left a note at WP:BN, but are you able to look at WP:ANI#Someone is pretending to be me, editing Wikipedia in my name.? While there isn't current consensus for a name change, there are no good proposals for why one should not occur and this is a specific request by a person who has been affected off-wiki. Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:44, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Right now, the standard procedure is to rename these accounts to a random string. I'm willing to rename it, but if you want more, like the recreation with NOINDEX, etc., that would be something new and I would feel more comfortable waiting for comments at BN. Let me know which works for you. MBisanz ^talk 23:09, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

I do feel like it should be created as a random string. Any future edits with an account by the name of User:Jessica Darling can be dealt with if we find out about them. In any case, I'll have that talk page watchlisted so if activity appears there in the future, I'll hopefully remember what the issue was. Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:44, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

I renamed the account and also disabled the global login, which should make it impossible to recreate. MBisanz ^talk 04:09, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for that. Ryan Vesey Review me! 04:26, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

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About Dahili Network article

Dear MBizanz, I was VIP manager and the Project Manager of old Dahili Network project that TELSIM TELECOM has in the past i try time to time to re write the article but you always deleted that.

Plese stop deleting it.

Or tell me the way to correct if any wrong there.

Regards

Oguz Ersoz — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dahili.network (talk • contribs) 08:20, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

I don't believe I've deleted anything you've created. Could you point me to a specific page? MBisanz ^talk 01:58, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Changing username

Hi! I recently requested a rename of my userpage in bureaucrats by June. It is approved and done renamed into User:V838 Monocerotis. However, until now my page User:JonasEncyclopedia haven't carry out to the page User:V838 Monocerotis, except in metawiki. Wherefore, I wanted to rename it as possible, so if you can help me to the bureaucrats. Thanks! V838 Monøceroti§^R☉☼ 14:11, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 16:19, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

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Creation protected article Dave Days

Hi MBisanz

I'm serving as an AfC reviewer, pretty new to it.
I posted a request for help with creation block OR advice here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Dave_Days_YouTube_entertainer_article and TexasAndroid suggested I should contact admins involved in the past process which resulted in creation protection on the title.
You are one of them, the more earlier case (the title was nominated twice, in 2008 and 2009. Everything else is at my first ref. I'm also contacting Nancy, who closed out the 2009 nomination.
The user who submitted the current AfC is Byrondays90. I did tell that I had raised the issue on ANI and that I would come back to him.
I see a new AfC has just been submitted by "63.229.81.187" - I don't believe this - which is a very short paragraph, an infobox and NO references.

Help and guidance, please! David_FLXD (Talk) 04:29, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

I see someone figured out DRV, so I don't think I'm needed. Thanks for stopping by. MBisanz ^talk 00:36, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

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• User talk:MONKFOCKER#Changing your username

Thought I should put this on your radar. They left a "note" at [Wikipedia:Changing username/Guidelines (Which I reverted.) - jc37 15:19, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. Worked it out. MBisanz ^talk 00:27, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

A small question

I was surprised to see an RfA closed by someone who participating in the !vote. While that !vote was struck, I would hope that one wouldn't participate in either the support or oppose column without spending some time reaching a conclusion on the merits of the candidate, and that very process would interfere with what I understand the function of the close to be: to ascertain the consensus of the contributors.

Not the world's biggest deal, but if someone had asked, I would have guessed that bureaucrat could either participate as a !voter or as a closer, but not both. I think we have that convention, if not a rule, for closers of AfD and RfCs.

My hope is to hear something like, yes, that's the rule now, wasn't always the case, or that this was a one-off error. I thought about posting to BN, but thought I would ask you first, as there's no need to discuss it widely if the answer turns out to be what I hope.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 13:40, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Yeah... That was a different era on Wikipedia. For example, the crat chat in that RFA was conducted on IRC, which would never be tolerated in the present era. We used to be a lot more relaxed on the appearance of impartiality rules at RFA. MBisanz ^talk 16:51, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

OK, thanks.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 17:42, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

That particular RfA was atypical for plenty of reasons, and with all due respect to those involved at the time, shouldn't really be regarded as a precedent for anything at all. Newyorkbrad (talk) 02:43, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

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Changing username:Simple

Hello, seeing as how you're pretty much the only bureaucrat answering these username change requests I have a small favor to ask. Could you maybe fulfill the requests from the top of the page, where the oldest requests are? Some of us have been waiting for these for some time now and it's kinda annoying to see other people get their requests fulfilled in less than 24 hours. Thanks.TheFBH (talk) 1:55 pm, Today (UTC+5.5)

I'll try, but it's hard. I do this while I'm eating dinner after work and usually like to grab a few easy ones. MBisanz ^talk 02:19, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Changing username:Vaibhavgupta1989

Hi. I had raised a request that my username be changed to TheTigerKing (Archive-115). But, the request hasn't been serviced yet. Please do the needful. Regards, theTigerKing  14:52, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 02:18, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

CHUS question

Ok, I said I'd come to you with questions : )

So I was looking at Wikipedia:Changing_username/Simple#Student_of_Yoga_.E2.86.92_Prolexis.

Looking at their current name and edit history, they are clearly interested in yoga topics.

So I did a quick search for prolexis and yoga. diff

Promotional? - jc37 18:33, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

guess so? - jc37 18:57, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

I agree with both of you that it's promotional. MBisanz ^talk 19:08, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

CHU

Hey MBisanz, I've been trying to help a bit around CHU since you guys are so backlogged. I was wondering if non-'crats can mark a CHU/S request as not done if there's already a registered user with that name - just putting a note with {{not done}} and saying "If you still want this username, please fill out a usurp request." I didn't want to overstep any bounds, just make life for the 'crat population a bit easier! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 18:40, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi! Sorry, the bot only recognizes it if a crat does it. Originally it was just a feature of the bot, but then we had issues with immature clerks saying the wrong thing and now I think the real solution is to get more crats, not create a formal list of clerks (which would lead to BURO issues IMO). That said, feel free to bring it up on BN if you think it's a good idea. MBisanz ^talk 21:07, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Cool, thank you, glad I asked so I didn't make even more work for you all. I agree, we need more 'crats, and I don't think I'll bring it up on BN because of exactly that - immature/less-clued clerks. There's been some issues with that at WP:PERM and other admin-y areas and I definitely don't want to invite that at CHU also. Maybe I'll nom someone for an RfB instead... Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 21:42, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Name move

Hi there BISANZ, AL from Portugal,

thanks for attending my request. However, please check this article's edit history, my last name still appears there (see here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mikel_Labaka&action=history). Why?

Thanks in advance, happy week - --AL (talk) 20:59, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 21:05, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

• David Luiz also contains several summaries with my name. I guess it's when you perform rollback that it occurs. --AL (talk) 22:07, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

• Well, can you please enlighten me? If you notice, my name also appears at this very message when i sign, kind of odd no? Thanks. --AL (talk) 14:32, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

• Also, i keep receiving messages from other users (not that i don't want to, i do, but in due time) because my former name is still out there. Note it, signed my last message (so probably same will happen with this one)...boom! Former name appears --AL (talk) 15:09, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

• Now, sent a message to User:Doc2234, signed with my old name (and will sign now too), help please! --AL (talk) 15:15, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

• See and edit Special:Preferences. MBisanz ^talk 23:33, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

• Removed from David Luiz history. MBisanz ^talk 23:35, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Rename caused database lag?

Hi there. I noticed that about the same time you renamed PBS the database went into read-only mode for minute or so and and my watchlist got the pink database lag note. I'm no tech wizz, but it seems like the two might be related. Not a big deal as it seems to have fixed itself fairly quickly, but I thought you might be interested to know seeing as, IIRC, the max edit count limit for renames has been discussed a bit by 'crats in the last few months. Best, Jenks24 (talk) 13:52, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Yep, I did that. I knew he had 60k edits, but I didn't think that would cause a lock; I only expected it to mess up his edits temporarily in the job queue. Kukimoko's 326k rename last month didn't do it. Weird. If you feel like dropping a note to Wiki-Tech, they might be able to stop it from happening again. Thanks for letting me know. MBisanz ^talk 13:55, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Interesting, thanks for the explanation. Jenks24 (talk) 14:02, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

"Interdimensional travel" article deletion

Hi, I noticed the deletion of the article "Interdimensional travel" was attributed to you. How can I read the deleted text? Thanks! Misty MH (talk) 20:05, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

I've emailed it to you. MBisanz ^talk 23:39, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

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My prediction came true. I knew a number of people who were attending Wikimania, and managed to meet all were on my "I want to meet and I know they are here" list. I told someone I expected to be unhappy when I learned about someone on my "I want to meet but didn't know they were attending" list. For some reason, I didn't think you were there, or I would have tracked you down. Oh well, maybe next time.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 23:09, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Aww, too bad we missed each other. Another time! MBisanz ^talk 02:28, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Name move

An(other) example at User talk:Mega60, i don't think this user has ever put his past messages in archives. Thus, since i have (unfortunately in Spanish, he does not speak English) sent him tons of messages, look at how many times my previous name is there.

Do i have to do that manually? Thanks --AL (talk) 01:53, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I'm sorry, but there is no way for the system to change that on an automated basis. MBisanz ^talk 02:23, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

• Thanks man! Not a big deal overall, as i repeat (first time here though) i don't have anything to hide, my anon address is also static by the way so i'm easily traced if i decide to "join the bad guys". --AL (talk) 14:27, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

user:Blethering Scot

Hi,

Could you undo this user rename? See Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive828#Block review please and Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive238#Threatening to sock for context. This isn't a clean start candidate. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 10:01, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

 Done MBisanz ^talk 10:54, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Cheers. Much appreciated. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 11:00, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

I'd support a change in name, allow the editor in question to move on from this unpleasantness. GiantSnowman 11:16, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

I'll leave it to you guys to figure out. Let me know what to do. I just don't want to go changing the status quo without being fully informed. MBisanz ^talk 03:32, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Chris, if you're concerned that Blethering will not admit to being EW, that is not the case - he's told me he will have all the appropriate redirects etc. GiantSnowman 08:30, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Now at #User:Edinburgh Wanderer. GiantSnowman 14:26, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

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Don't you think that your block action was pre-mature? As, his first comment was "Hello, toth.How's you doing now-a-days? Got a job yet?" which I find obviously not harassing. Xentram (talk) 01:11, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Toth isn't Ambrust's name, nor would his employment status be something of relevance in an initial exchange. Combined with his aggressive tone towards Ambrust at AN, it's clear he is not here to improve the project. AGF is not a suicide pact. MBisanz ^talk 01:15, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Oh, Now I agree with you.but just to clarify, User:Armbrust has written his name Gábor Tóth on his userpage, so his name must be Toth.eh?Xentram (talk) 01:22, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Ahh, so I see. I was wrong in that sense. I still find is staggeringly unlikely a brand new account would see that and find his job status relevant to discuss, mention it, engage him aggressively, and do so in good faith. MBisanz ^talk 01:25, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

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Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Admin overreach. Thank you. -- Luke (Talk) 02:06, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you LuK3, my apologies for not posting this notice as soon as the other was posted. Also, I want to say to ‎MBisanz, I completely understand why you did what you did, I simply think that Arb had this in hand, and we should be waiting for some further action on Nenpog's part to demonstrate him being unwilling to accept their ruling before a block should be considered, especially an indefinite block. Appeals are typically considered a user right, even and especially when previous venues have not supported the editor. Why else would someone need to file an appeal, unless they had previous consensus decisions against them? -- Avanu (talk) 02:11, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

No worries. I don't mind. I think we disagree in the concept of an on-wiki appeal as a matter of right. When a user has proven they are unwilling to listen to the community as he has, I see no reason to insist on formality in dealing with them. Our behavioral policies are designed to minimize disruption and corruption, not provide due process in the constitutional sense. MBisanz ^talk 02:24, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

I appreciate your understanding. I think it is something that would have been fine to leave just a bit longer, and I think it unintentionally sets a precedent that 1 admin is able to act beyond ArbCom, which is supposed to be a uber-Committee that ranks above the 'wheel'. (the wheel that admins supposedly turn when they wheel war... bad analogy maybe) -- Avanu (talk) 04:03, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

I think the key distinction here is that Arbcom resolves problems that the community cannot resolve and otherwise leaves problems to the community to resolve. Nenpog brought an issue to them alleging abuse and they decided it wasn't worth handling. I would have been wrong to overrule them by say blocking AndyTheGrump. Blocking Nenpog for behavior that they declined to resolve, as opposed to behavior they resolved through a case, isn't overruling them. Also, I've become fairly fond lately of saying that Wikipedia doesn't do due process. That means to me that our dispute resolution process doesn't seek to find the truth or ensure everyone is heard on every issue. Rather, the dispute resolution process seeks to stop disruptive or corrupt behavior. That means some well meaning people may be unfairly banned for disruption because they are not permitted to say every last word and diff they think is relevant, but that is the cost of an efficiently running project. MBisanz ^talk 01:21, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

I think the key concept here isn't a rigorous due process, but a fair process. To quote the line from Magna Carta that supposedly Due Process sprang from: "No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land". One could translate this to Wikipedia using the analogy that "judgement of equals" might mean 'consensus', and "law of the land" might mean 'properly establish policies and guidelines'. It seems imminently reasonable to suggest that we follow consensus and policy. Almost any reasonable person would agree that you are right in saying that due process doesn't live at Wikipedia, in a legalistic sense. It would be needlessly complicated. But why is it so often that admins will find a fault in an editor for messing up on some policy, often broadly construed, and they get a block for messing up? But if an admin seems to misconstrue policy, even a strict interpretation of it, we often just say, live and let live? I'm going to try and ignore some of this for a while and focus on the rest of Wikipedia, but I'll tell you, candidly, when things are not done in an even-handed way, it leaves a bad taste in one's mouth. -- Avanu (talk) 01:42, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

I agree with much of what you say. I think if you look through my background, you will find I may be responsible for initiating the most actions that have led to desysopping of abusive admins of any individual editor. As to your specific concerns about the view of admins getting away with murder while new editors are flayed alive, I think part of that is a matter of experience. By the time someone gets to be an admin, we know they will probably get things right 98% of the time, so when that 2% comes up, we go a little easier because we know it's the exception. But if a new user messes up a lot early in their career, we can predict they'll have a high error rate and probably not work out in the community.

Not to sound condescending, but one of the largest issues I've seen in my tenure on the project is users who are fastidiously civil, never edit war, and spend all their "trying to discuss" things with other users. Usually they have a specific point of view they are trying to push or they just get a kick out of seeing other people get frustrated by their willingness to talk a topic into the ground. Invariably, the other person, usually a good editor, gets fed up with having to respond to screed after screed of additional information and leaves. We lose a good editor and are stuck with a Wikilawyer.

Nenpog was a Wikilawyer and was being disruptive. He was treated evenhandedly in that he was informed of the rules many many times and refused to recognize his methods were not appropriate. Once it is clear he was not internalizing the advice of many other editors, there is no longer a need to deal evenhandly with someone. The burden shifts to them to prove why they should not be excluded from the editing community. Nenpog failed to meet that burden, as strongly evidenced by his edits after his block. At that point the goal becomes minimizing disruption to protect the project and the contributing editors, regardless of how unfairly treated it leaves him feeling. In short, it's sort of similar to outlawry. Once we know someone is not here to help and isn't willing to change, we don't have to extend to them the same courtesies and understanding we would extend to those who are here to help but might make a mistake from time to time. We don't have to be mean to them either, but our paramount goal becomes protecting the project from their disruption, not ensuring they are treated fairly. MBisanz ^talk 03:04, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

User:Edinburgh Wanderer

I made a request Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple to get my username changed to User:Blethering Scot, i was honest and stated that i wanted to have my username changed with a view to a clean start. I could of followed the clean start policy with a new account but i feel and was advised that renaming was the best option. You carried out the request until chris approached you, i know Giant Snowman supported the change. I ask that you would please reconsider and rename the account, i could carry on using the same name but i am more likely and would be feel happier with a different username. I fully intend to create the appropriate redirects from User:Edinburgh Wanderer so people would be able to find me if they chose to. Id appreciate if you could let me know what you think.E W 14:24, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

More info = #user:Blethering Scot. GiantSnowman 14:25, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Im replying here because i see you posted on Chris's talk page. I Wont post there because me and chris don't get on, in fact there is major history there. First of all i could of followed the clean start which would mean shedding my editing history and starting again, a rename does not do that it takes my full history with me, redirects can be created which also show that people can easily see the change. I am not in any way shedding my edit history, there is a major difference between the two policies clean start and rename. The way i see it now its one admin on each side, so its up to you as the bureaucrat to decide. I would appreciate if you notify me at my talk page of your decision as the double renames took place without me being notified of the change back which given the circumstances i don't feel was fair.E W 13:28, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

To clarify if i created User:Blethering Scot and discontinued User:Edinburgh Wanderer that is following the WP:Clean start. However a rename moves the history of User:Edinburgh Wanderer to User:Blethering Scot. In the examples Chris cites USer:Off2riorob used the clean start policy and created User:Youreallycan whilst abandoning the original. There is a major difference, one sheds the history and what I'm asking for does not. I am pointing out that chris examples of why a rename should not happen are not applicable to a rename only to a clean start new account which i have not asked for.E W 13:35, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

 Done Thanks for understanding my delay. MBisanz ^talk 20:15, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Im assuming you mean that both accounts are active i.e. i can log into both, i was logged in and it logged me out. Does that matter, i mean i suppose the redirects allow people to find me if they wish and as long as the account isn't used. The other issue which isn't a real problem i had a mobile account which is User:Edinburgh Wanderer Mobile, It had all the appropriate tags and was disclosed to User:Xeno at the time. I don't know where i stand about that should it be renamed or should i abandon it and create another mobile account. I could ask xeno but thought it best to ask you. Thanks for everything and i do understand. E W 20:33, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

You can use the mobile account, abandon it, or have it renamed. As long as your email and password under Special:Preferences work, your new account should be ok. MBisanz ^talk 21:10, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Yeah it appears to be ok, and i cant see anything in the old one other than email link no other prefs or watchlists, so it doesn't appear to be a problem. I would prefer to still have a mobile account so maybe best if its renamed or i could just create a new one, given the low edit count i take it would be easier if i did that.B S 21:16, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Ok, I renamed the mobile account as well. MBisanz ^talk 21:19, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for all your help with this.B S 21:20, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Wikimania

Hey Matt - was really nice to catch up with you at Wikimania after so much time, and it's great that we're both in good places. I hope to have the opportunity to hang out with you again - if you find a free moment in New York to have a drink, let me know. --David Shankbone 05:04, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

It was good to see you as well David. I'm glad to hear life is treating you well. I'll be in NY at the end of August, so maybe then. Happy editing. MBisanz ^talk 20:16, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fæ closed

An arbitration case regarding User:Fæ has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:

1. Fæ is admonished for making personal attacks and making ad hominem attacks on others based on perceived affiliation.
2. Fæ is hereby limited to one account, and expressly denied the option of a fresh WP:CLEANSTART. Should Fæ wish to change the name of the one account he is allowed to use, he must receive prior permission from the Arbitration Committee before editing under any other username. Fæ must provide a list of all accounts they have controlled to the Committee, with any objections to making the accounts publicly listed. The Committee will then advise Fæ of whether they will need to list the objected to account(s) publicly.
3. As Fæ likely would have had his administrator status revoked as a result of this case, his resignation of tools is considered as "under controversial circumstances", and they cannot get the tools back without first standing for a fresh request for adminship. Should they run for RfA again, they must publicly link to the statement on their user page announcing the accounts they have used previously.
4. For numerous violations of Wikipedia's norms and policies, Fæ is indefinitely banned from the English Language Wikipedia. He may request reconsideration of the ban six months after the enactment of this remedy, and every six months thereafter.
5. For creating a page on an external webpage designed to harass another user, Michaeldsuarez is banned indefinitely from the English language Wikipedia. They may appeal this ban one year after its enactment.
6. Delicious carbuncle is severely admonished for posting another editor's non-disclosed private information on an external website and warned that should they do so again, they will face sanctions, up to and including an indefinite site ban from Wikipedia.

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User: Wustenfuchs

A few days ago, I reqeusted a rename. You stated it was done, however, there are no changes. [6]. Can you fix this? --Wustenfuchs 20:22, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Please see [7]. I reversed myself in the next edit. MBisanz ^talk 23:11, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

How it can exist? No talk page, no user page, no edits... Can you please explain me what do I do? --Wustenfuchs 16:00, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

He registered and then never edited. See WP:USURP. MBisanz ^talk 02:35, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Bot does not work well

Hi. Anything the BAG can do about this: User_talk:Materialscientist#Bot_protecting_DYK_images. If it doesn't work should it be blocked from en wiki? PumpkinSky talk 19:27, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

I don't think this can be blocked from en.wiki. MBisanz ^talk 02:00, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

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Thine Antique Pen and user rights

Hey MBisanz. I've been looking into Thine Antique Pen's history recently, reading up on things like this, this and this. Now, per the third link, you unblocked Thine Antique Pen on the basis that he would not request any user-rights for a year, Fluffernutter expanded the requirement so that requests could not be via email either.

Having looked at Thine Antique Pen's history and his attitude at the time, I do agree the restriction was wholly appropriate, the editor clearly did not understand that rights were generally tools to help editing. Indeed, this edit made it explicit that he felt the rights were "promotions".

Since that block though, I have seen an amazing improvement. A couple of weeks after the block, he came to me to ask for adoption. I wasn't available, but Demiurge1000 was, and he's followed my adoption course ever since. I've followed his progress there, and he's matured significantly in that time.

On top of that, he's worked with Dr. Blofeld on creating articles, I believe he's up to a good few thousand now. He has also spent a fair amount time writing good articles, I think he's written at least 4 in the past 4 months. I think I've managed 1 in the past year! I should also point out that he hasn't requested a user-right on any other WMF project as far as I can see, since your request in April.

Unfortunately, there have been some down sides to Thine Antique Pen's hard work on article creation. It put quite a strain on the new page patrollers, so a few admins asked him to get the Autopatrolled flag, which he was unable to do. One editor even requested it for him, causing a minor uproar. We've just had a similar issue when Thine Antique Pen's public account had a similar request made. The restriction, which was meant to stop disruption to wikipedia by reducing the flood of requests, has turned into a punishment stating that Thine Antique Pen is not allowed any additional user-rights, and causes quite a bit of controversy when he has a legitimate use for them. It's also treated by certain editors as a community sanction, rather than an unblock condition - and I believe he's been rather bludgeoned by the associaton. (One admin has told him off for mentioning it too much, another speedy declining a legitimate PERM, etc.)

Since his restriction was just based on an unblock condition, rather than a community discussion - and given his impressive improvement in the past 4 months, I was wondering if you would be amenable to reducing the restriction to time served. If you would prefer, I can always take it to the Administrator's Noticeboard, but I'm not keen on the venue in general (it's a necessary evil). Another option, is that he would have to get an endorsement from me on any request he makes. Worm^TT(talk) 15:05, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

I can only speak for myself, not Mbisanz, obviously, but while it's true that TAP has made wonderful progress, it's also true (in my eyes) that he is working mostly in volume rather than quality, and that despite the ban on rights requests, we somehow keep seeing him pop up at RFPERM over and over. Is it because he's flooding places like NPP, and the helpers are just trying to lighten their workload? Is it because he's asking people to request rights for him? We have no way of knowing, but the result is that a ban which was supposed to make him focus on things other than permissions is somehow turning into a ban that results in him being enough of a nuisance that others request permissions for him. At any rate, banned or not he's still spending more time than he was intended to on these permissions requests (which, I think, is why people are continuing to comment negatively on "his" requests). Since the ban isn't stopping that, it may be time to consider lifting it, at least to see what TAP does with newfound freedom. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 15:49, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

I echo Fluffernutter, but in the spirit of good faith, would agree to your latter thought; That before he can request a userright, he has to get an endorsement from you. Hope that helps. MBisanz ^talk 02:01, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks both. I'll let him know the good news when he gets back from holiday. Worm^TT(talk) 07:18, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you all for this decision you have made. Thine Antique Pen (public) 11:29, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

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Ochuko Tonukari is back. as am I

Hi MBusanz. This was deleted by you as per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ochuko Tonukari. I've been out for a while. My inclination is to simply G4 it like it is tagged for. Someone opened Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ochuko Tonukari (2nd nomination). Cheers, Dlohcierekim 01:41, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

I concur. MBisanz ^talk 02:31, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Did not wish to err out of ignorance. Dlohcierekim 02:33, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

name change

Hello MBisanz.

My name was IMPOSSIBLEMAN in all wiki sites. I changed my name in the arabic wiki to quigox but it has not changed in the other wiki sites. How can I change my current username to be the same in all wiki sites as my new name in the arabic wiki "quigox" ? --IMPOSSIBLEMAN 19:25, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. I've renamed you. MBisanz ^talk 22:26, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 06:03, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Usurpation

Sir i just want to ask that, the talk page of the previous user name has various entries as older one including signatures, which has now moved to my usurped talk page, tell me how to delete the talk page for this new usurped username to have a new start. Good day --доктор прагматик 16:44, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

I've suggested a solution on my talk page - to edit it and change the sigs, and then rev del the past revisions (the alternative would be to just delete the page, which is not ideal, but I guess there are circumstances where we can do it). What do you think? -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:03, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Actually, as he doesn't want it and there's nothing controversial in it that would need to be kept, I've just deleted it - hope you think that's OK. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:59, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Yep, perfectly fine. Thanks for helping. MBisanz ^talk 02:49, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 05:23, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

James B. Golden Page

Hello:

A few years back (2008) you deleted a page for James B. Golden, author.

I would like to reinstate the page, given the national attention his most recent works have caused... including an NAACP Image Award this year for Afro Clouds & Nappy Rain.

Please advise further.

Thanks

Tech4428545 (talk) 00:19, 14 September 2012 (UTC)Tech4428545

Thanks for stopping by. Try creating it and see if anyone new nominates it for deletion. That sort of award sounds notable, I just don't know the details. MBisanz ^talk 18:49, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Name change

Hi! I guess you didn't see my note in my usurpation request. I actually intended to redirect Arc en Ciel to Arc de Ciel, and I would keep going by AdC. It's possible that I'll want to switch to Arc en Ciel in the future, but not yet. :-) Thanks! Arc de Ciel (talk) 03:26, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

My apologies. I've undone the rename. MBisanz ^talk 19:00, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

I think something went wrong - my user page is currently redirecting to itself, and my talk page redirects to "User talk: Arc en Ciel 1," which itself redirects to User talk:Arc en Ciel. My talk is still at Arc en Ciel; I'm not sure where my userpage is. Arc de Ciel (talk) 19:36, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Oof, stupid system errors when renaming. I think everything should be moved back to place now. MBisanz ^talk 19:43, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks again. :-) (Are you going to delete Arc en Ciel 1 as well?) Arc de Ciel (talk) 20:04, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Eh, I didn't have to (there are thousands of leftover redirect like that), but I did anyway. Let me know if you ever need other help. MBisanz ^talk 20:18, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 16:44, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

My name

Hello,

Nice to meet you! I was wandering, why does my name still appear as "Sdgsgfs" even after the rename that took place, can you please see what's wrong and reply to me soon?

Thank you, Hassan Bahrani — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sdgsgfs (talk • contribs) 14:48, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

You need to log in using "Hassan Bahrani" in the username field. MBisanz ^talk 15:16, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Makecat-bot 2

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1rr at Shooting of Trayvon Martin

Hi, It looks like your 1rr notice at Shooting of Trayvon Martin has been essentially altered by changing the page that is pointed to by the link Template:Editnotices/Page/Shooting of Trayvon Martin. According to the template page's history, it was re-created by Mastcell.[8] It doesn't seem like the page that you would want to have there. Regards, --Bob K31416 (talk) 15:37, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

I restored the page history so people can see what happened, but I'm fine with reusing the template in that manner. MBisanz ^talk 16:59, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. --Bob K31416 (talk) 18:45, 22 September 2012 (UTC)