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Welcome!

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Hello, NonNobisSolum, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome! Gran2 15:25, 27 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Gordonstounlogo.jpg)

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  Thanks for uploading Image:Gordonstounlogo.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Melesse (talk) 09:02, 29 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Image:Mailstinglogo.jpg

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I have tagged Image:Mailstinglogo.jpg as {{orphaned fairuse}}. In order for the image to be kept at Wikipedia, it must be included in at least one article. If this image is being used as a link target instead of displayed inline, please add {{not orphan}} to the image description page to prevent it being accidentally marked as orphaned again. Melesse (talk) 09:13, 29 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Re: Your message on my talk page

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how do i upload images just to use them on my userbars ? they get deleted by YOU and are only embedded in the userbars so they dissapear from them Machete97 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 18:42, 29 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Images are to be used in articles, if they are not in an article, then they will be deleted. Melesse (talk) 03:29, 30 March 2008 (UTC)Reply
There are a LOT ofuserboxes that include pictures. Not all of them are in articles. Where are these pictures kept safe from deletion ?
Then they're probably free content. The images you're using in your two userboxes are fair use, making them subject to a lot more rules than free content. If you see userboxes using non-free images, then they are breaking the userbox rules. Melesse (talk) 04:30, 31 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Capitalism userbox

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Thanks for letting me know about the problem with User:SwitChar/User-capitalism. I've now (finally) corrected it, so feel free to add the box back to your page if you wish. Cheers. ~ Switch () 06:32, 13 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Re: Talk:Spells in Harry Potter

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Hi. Please refrain from removing other editors' comments from article talk pages, as one of your recent edits did. Thank you. -- THE DARK LORD TROMBONATOR 10:29, 23 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Also please do not change other editors' comments, even if they are spelled incorrectly. -- THE DARK LORD TROMBONATOR 10:38, 23 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Userbox Maker

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User boxes done

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{{User:Penubag/templates/Userboxes/copyright}}

  This editor thinks Wikipedia should readily allow copyrighted images and supports fair use. We should teach and not let copyright stop learning.




{{User:Penubag/templates/Userboxes/articleimages}}

 This editor thinks that all articles should have images and diagrams.




{{User:Penubag/templates/Userboxes/inclusionist}}

 This editor is a hardcore Wikipedia inclusionist. Yes trivia sections!




{{User:Penubag/templates/Userboxes/rkhacker}}

Hack This user is a rookie software hacker.


Hope this was what you wanted! -- penubag  (talk) 23:52, 24 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

You're welcome! I do have some released, see User:Penubag/templates/Userboxes. I only released a few because I'm too lazy to release them all. When I have time, I will do them all (unless you want to :)).

See my talk page, please

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...for the reply. - Dan Dank55 (talk)(mistakes) 15:03, 25 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Nothing new there. This an automated message ?Machete97 (talk) 15:05, 25 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

May 2008

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Callous has been reverted. Please do not remove content from pages without explanation. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Xp54321 (Vandals Beware!!!,Contribs) 19:00, 25 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Huh?Please elaborate.Xp54321 (Vandals Beware!!!,Contribs) 19:09, 25 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

You're Offline.Machete97 (talk) 19:10, 25 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

OH sorry one moment please.Xp54321 (Vandals Beware!!!,Contribs) 19:11, 25 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

 
Hello, NonNobisSolum. You have new messages at Xp54321's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Time userbox

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Yeah, sadly you will have to update the time yourself when the DST changes. What is your offset? If I was in the UK for example, I would probably be in +1(UTC/GMT)[1] so I would use...

{{User:Tkgd2007/Userboxes/My time|+1}}
 It is approximately 2:27 PM where this user lives.

 Hope this helps! TIM KLOSKE|TALK 20:08, 25 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

no offset, im on gmt but the offset is +1 for daylight savings during the summer, so is there any uk standart time tag i can put into a userbox so it works all year round to say what time it is for me Machete97 (talk) 21:58, 26 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for being interested in "How to copy-edit"

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"Recognize" is a word that is often misspelled in Commonwealth countries, especially Britain, and the common misspelling (over 20M Google hits!) is exactly why it makes a good example as a mistake people are likely to find that they can correct. Very few dictionaries list "recognise" at all. Merriam-Webster lists it as a British variant, but doesn't have an entry for it. What's going on is pretty clear...it comes from the Latin word "recognizare", so it's "recognize", but Brits are so used to seeing American spellings with -ize that they write as -ise that some of them assume that every American word with -ize should be spelled -ise; not so. - Dan Dank55 (talk)(mistakes) 02:25, 27 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

argh. i dont have any problems about the -ize or -ise thing. you clearly know a lot more about that than i do. i just think referring to standard english and british english as seperate things is wrong. since when has there been a "standard english" anyway ? theres too many varieties for that. you'll notice that ALL I WAS EDITING I DIDNT TOUCH THE BIT ABOUT ISE OR IZE. Machete97 (talk) 17:39, 27 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Now I understand. I was mainly reverting so that we say "all" rather than "some"...that's the point...but you are right that the word "standard" could come across as preferring one variety over another. I just deleted it. - Dan Dank55 (talk)(mistakes) 18:24, 27 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

template

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Just think of "The PlayStation Project" as a nickname. Nothing serious. Also thanks for the comment on my "i-have-no-formatting-skills" userpage.--Playstationdude (talk) 19:29, 29 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Do not feed the trolls

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I understand your frustration with the anon IP at FTW but remember an important guideline is do not feed the trolls. Towards that extent your future comments towards vandals should be carefully considered and neutral at all times. Best wishes.--VS talk 02:13, 30 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Your question on dab pages

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Hello. Since you removed your question from Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages), I presume you already found the answer you were looking for regarding dab pages. However if you still have any questions, feel free to drop me a line. --Kralizec! (talk) 16:10, 14 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

NaziStormElite.jpg

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I see it, why won't you ? --Krzyzowiec (talk) 23:14, 25 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Oxford Wikimania 2010 and Wikimedia UK v2.0 Notice

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Hi,

As a regularly contributing UK Wikipedian, we were wondering if you wanted to contribute to the Oxford bid to host the 2010 Wikimania conference. Please see here for details of how to get involved, we need all the help we can get if we are to put in a compelling bid.

We are also in the process of forming a new UK Wikimedia chapter to replace the soon to be folded old one. If you are interested in helping shape our plans, showing your support or becoming a future member or board member, please head over to the Wikimedia UK v2.0 page and let us know. We plan on holding an election in the next month to find the initial board, who will oversee the process of founding the company and accepting membership applications. They will then call an AGM to formally elect a new board who after obtaining charitable status will start the fund raising, promotion and active support for the UK Wikimedian community for which the chapter is being founded.

You may also wish to attend the next London meet-up at which both of these issues will be discussed. If you can't attend this meetup, you may want to watch Wikipedia:Meetup, for updates on future meets.

We look forward to hearing from you soon, and we send our apologies for this automated intrusion onto your talk page!

Addbot (talk) 23:33, 30 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Motto of the day

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Hello, I notice you're using one of the {{motd}} templates, run by Wikipedia:Motto of the day. You may have noticed that some of the mottos recently have been followed by a date from 2006, or on occasion simply "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". The reason for this is that Motto of the day is in some very serious need of help. Participation in the project, which has never been especially high, has dropped considerably over this past summer, to the point we have had several days where no motto was scheduled to appear at all. Over the past several weeks, I've been the only editor scheduling mottos at all, but there aren't enough comments on some of these mottos to justify their use. If we do not get some help - and soon - your daily mottos will stop. In order for us to continue updating these templates for you, we need your help.

When you get a chance between your normal editing, could you stop by our nominations page and leave a few comments on some of the mottos there, especially those that do not have any comments yet? This works very simply; you read a motto, decide whether or not you like it, and post your opinion just below the motto. That's it - no experience required, just an idea of what you personally like and what you feel reflects Wikipedia and its community. If you do have past experience with the project, then please close some of the older nominations once they've got a decent consensus going. There are directions on the nominations page on how to do this.

If you have any questions, please let me know, or post on the project's talk page. I'm looking forward to reading your comments on the suggested mottos, and any additional suggestions you'd like to make. Until then, happy editing! Hersfold (t/a/c) 03:42, 4 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Medicine/Dermatology task force

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I wanted to know if you (or any friends of yours) are interested in dermatology, and would be willing to help me with the WikiProject Medicine/Dermatology task force? Kilbad (talk) 03:00, 18 October 2008 (UTC)Reply

Sorry so long for a response.

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The PlayStation Project is a nickname that nobody seems to mind. Thanks for the comment about my userpage. --Playstationdude (talk) 13:35, 17 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

FTW and disambiguation pages in general

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Hi -- wanted to make sure you were familiar with WP policy for disambiguation (dab) pages.

On WP, dab pages are intended to help direct readers to the appropriate WP article when a title is ambiguous. For example, there are maybe 50 possible articles that could have the title "ace", so there is one "Ace" page for the most common meaning, and a separate "Ace (disambiguation)" page that directs readers to the remaining article titles.

In the case of FTW, there is no article called "Fuck the World", (although there is a redirect to the song of that name, which already has its own entry on the dab page), nor is there an article that discusses "fuck the world" that I'm aware of. So, there should not be an entry on the dab page, because there's nowhere to disambiguate to. That's the key part of a dab entry.

Hope this helps -- if you're interested in the manual of style guideline for disambiguation pages, which covers this, it can be found at WP:MOSDAB. Regards, NapoliRoma (talk) 23:35, 15 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

You maybe interested in the Article Rescue Squadron

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  Hello, Machete97. Based on the templates on your talk page, please consider joining the Article Rescue Squadron. Rescue Squadron members are focused on rescuing articles from deletion, that might otherwise be lost forever. I think you will find our project matches your vision of Wikipedia. You can join >> here <<.

Ikip (talk) 12:15, 25 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

User engeng

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Yes, that the first time someone has seen the joke...I thought it was some funny irony when I put in the summary. SpencerT♦C 21:34, 24 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Very interesting. :D. SpencerT♦C 11:39, 25 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to the Article Rescue Squadron!

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WELCOME from a Article Rescue Squad member
 

Welcome to Article Rescue Squadron NonNobisSolum, a dynamic list of articles needing to be rescued, which changes with new updates, can be found here:

I look forward to working with you in the future. Ikip (talk) 12:14, 25 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Glad I could answer your questions, please let me know if I can help you in the future in anyway. Ikip (talk) 12:14, 25 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Adoption

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Sorry to say that I was just recently thinking about removing my adoption userbox as I think I am getting a case of wiki-burnout. I think I need to cut back on my editing time a bit and take a little breather. Sorry. If have any specific questions feel free to ask. --Captain-tucker (talk) 18:59, 5 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to ARS!

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Here to help articles tagged for rescue!

Hi, NonNobisSolum, welcome to the Article Rescue Squadron! We are a growing community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to identifying and rescuing articles that have been tagged for deletion. Every day hundreds of articles are deleted, many rightfully so. But many concern notable subjects and are poorly written, ergo fixable and should not be deleted. We try to help these articles quickly improve and address the concerns of why they are proposed for deletion. This covers a lot of ground and your help is appreciated!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask on the talk page, and we will be happy to help you.

And once again - Welcome! -- Banjeboi 17:02, 1 May 2009 (UTC)Reply



CPB userbox

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Hi Machete. I dont really have many thoughts on the userbox, not being a communist. What I would suggest is keeping my version, and also creating as many different new versions of it as you want. 'Let a thousand flowers bloom/blossom?', as one of the more notable communist mass-murderers said. (no offence intended) That would give people the option of choosing whichever version they prefer. If the hammer and dove is the parties official symbol and there is a free-use version of it, then by all means create a version which includes it. By the way, its interesting and pleasing to get a comment about this userbox, because you will notice on the parties talk page that when I mentioned I had created it someone was rather rude. But at has proven usefull or interesting to at least one person, which pleases me. Willy turner (talk) 18:24, 12 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Prospective move of American football rules

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Greetings! I've reverted your move of American football rules to Rules of American Football. The original title is consistent with other sports' rules articles, e.g., Baseball rules. If you'd like, you can open discussion about a possible move: WP:Requested moves will give you directions. —C.Fred (talk) 22:24, 19 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Thanks for uploading File:PeterCriss PeterSvensk.png. The image has been identified as not specifying the copyright status of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the copyright status of the image on the image's description page, using an appropriate copyright tag, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided copyright information for them as well.

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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 06:47, 20 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

ubx

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Gd question. I'm not entirely sure why they aren't transcluded... probably goes back 2005 when the whole UBX controversy kicked off, and ubx templates were getting deleted willy-nilly. Will look to create templates shortly. As for the 3 lions ubx, 10 might work but 12 was a little on the large side. The standard seems fine to be though! DJR (T) 12:38, 20 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Turns out the American English one had already been templatised: User:Djr_xi/User AmE-0. All those I've already done can be found at User:Djr_xi/Userboxes. DJR (T) 12:47, 20 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Adopter

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{{adoptoffer}} Wecome to Wikipedia! As I see your contributions, you are doing pretty well. You may accept me as your adopter. I have a 1 year experience and my biggest talent here are tables, templates, and other codec stuff. Just respond on my Talk page if you wish to accept me. Happy editing! ZooFari 03:37, 28 March 2009 (UTC)Reply


{{adoptoffer}} Hello! I am also available for adopting, I am not doing anything with other adoptee's and I think that it would be great 4 both of us! Cheers! Nein Heil Hitler :PTalk To me 18:46, 7 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Adoption offer finished

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Thanks for deciding to be my adoptee. Whenever you need any help, drop a note on my user talk. Meanwhile, I'll be checking your contributions to pinpoint your needs. Cheers, ZooFari 23:09, 8 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Redirects and Moving

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Hello! Thanks for creating moves and redirects! We appreciate the help. ZooFari 05:52, 9 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

About you LOL

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See:

A list or

One specific link

So, please sit down and shut up.

- J Greb (talk) 23:16, 24 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Bluntly? "regimen" is the right word. Would you like me to cross post this on the films talk page to give a wider audience a look at it? - J Greb (talk) 23:43, 24 April 2009 (UTC)Reply
(sigh)
Sorry... long frickin' week.
- J Greb (talk) 23:57, 24 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

There's a new AfD nomination for an article you've previously discussed. Please stop by to voice your opinions again. CzechOut | 11:50, 13 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

The Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter (September 2009)

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Please update your status with WP:VG

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Dear WikiProject Video games member,

You are receiving this message because you have either Category:WikiProject Video games members or {{User WPVG}} somewhere in your userspace and you have edited Wikipedia in recent months.

The Video games project has created a member list to provide a clearer picture of its active membership.

All members have currently been placed in the "Inactive" section by default. Please remove your username from the "Inactive" listing and place it under the "Active" listing if you plan on regularly:

Ideally, members are encouraged to do both, but either one meets our criteria of inclusion. Members still listed inactive at the beginning of November 2009 may be removed. You may re-add yourself to the active list at any time. Thank you for your help, and we look forward to working with you.

  The Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter
Issue 2 (January 2010)

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MSN

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As a comrade, I am wondering if you wanted to chat on msn. thanks--KRBN (talk) 10:18, 8 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

Motto of the Day

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Hi there, Machete97! Thought you might be interested in Motto of the Day, a collaborative (and totally voluntary) effort by a group of Wikipedians to create original, inspirational mottos. Have a good motto idea? Share it here, comment on some of the mottos there or just pass this message onto your friends.

MOTD Needs Your Help!

Delivered By –pjoef (talkcontribs) 11:45, 13 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

Rescue

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Armageddon theology WritersCramp (talk) 13:28, 11 September 2010 (UTC)Reply

Reqmap

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A quick heads up - the reqmap template should go on the talk page of an article, not the article page. Looking at the template page it doesn't actually say that very clearly, but the sand-coloured templates are always for talk pages. --McGeddon (talk) 12:17, 2 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter

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Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter

Volume I, Issue III
February 2012

To contribute to the next newsletter, please visit the Newsletter draft page.
ARS Members automatically receive this newsletter. To opt out, please remove your name from the recipients list.

Orphaned non-free image File:VirusTotal-logo.png

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Thanks for uploading File:VirusTotal-logo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 06:09, 22 February 2012 (UTC)Reply

MOTDs (This space for rent)

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You may have noticed over the past few days that the MOTD that you link to on your user page has simply displayed a red link. This is due to the fact that not enough people are reviewing pending MOTDs here. Please help us keep the MOTD template alive and simply go and review a few of the MOTDs in the list. That way we can have a real MOTD in the future rather than re-using (This space for rent). Any help would be appreciated! –pjoef (talkcontribs) 12:24, 7 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

Motto of the Day Help Request April 2014

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Today's motto...

It is evident that if a man practices a compassionate affection for animals, he is all the more disposed to feel compassion for his fellowmen.


Nominate one today!

Motto of the Day (WP:MOTD) is in a state of emergency and really needs your help! There are not enough editors who are reviewing or nominating mottos at Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/In review, and this probably means that you will notice a red link or “This space for rent” as our mottos for the next weeks and months.

Please take a moment to review the nominations and nominate your own new mottos at Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/In review and Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/'Specials. Any help would be appreciated! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:13, 29 April 2014 (UTC)Reply

This message has been sent by pjoef on behalf of Motto of the Day to all editors of the English Wikipedia who are showing MOTD's templates on their pages, and to all the participants to MOTD: (page, template, and category).

List of List of weapons listed at Redirects for discussion

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An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect List of List of weapons. Since you had some involvement with the List of List of weapons redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. JZCL 22:29, 14 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:47, 24 November 2015 (UTC)Reply