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Template:Infobox river/sandbox

Hi Rehman, I couldn’t help but notice that you are developing a new version of the River Infobox. Could I kindly ask you to let the editors at Wikipedia:WikiProject Rivers know about this as early as possible, so that they can provide feedback. I’ve noticed that people are more likely to be positive about ideas if they feel part of the development rather than being presented with a fait accompli. Thanks. (I will watch here for any reply)...Jokulhlaup (talk) 15:58, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Hi Jokulhlaup, thanks for your message. I do intend to present a clean diff and propose the changes very soon. I am delaying it just to make sure all bugs and compatibility issues are fixed first. Many folks simply disagree with bigger changes altogether when the proposal itself is not done properly, which is understandable... Once the compatibility-side is fixed (probably today/tomo), I will definitely put up a thread on the template talk, and also inform the wikiproject folks (before making the change, obviously)... Lets take this nice and slow, to make sure the template is as good as it can be. :) P.s. I'm off to work now, and will be back home in about 12hrs. Rehman 00:09, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply, and for your recent note at the WP:Rivers talk page, much appreciated...Jokulhlaup (talk) 16:26, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

No problem! :) Rehman 00:00, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Infobox river

Hi, sorry for the delay. I left the tables for you in User:Rehman/River. The list of articles using a parameter is truncated after 500. Also, the script found a few duplicate parameters and had two errors while processing pages:

Alum Creek (Ohio)	repeat: "date",
Contaco River	repeat: "mouth_elevation", repeat: "mouth",
Guadalupe (Spain)	repeat: "mouth", repeat: "origin",
Jawai River	ERROR2
Llesquehue River	repeat: "mouth_elevation", repeat: "mouth",
Llico River	repeat: "mouth_elevation",
Machias River	repeat: "name",
Matawin River (Quebec)	repeat: "Notes",
Qua Iboe River	ERROR2
Río Negro (Los Lagos)	repeat: "mouth_elevation",
Selbitz (river)	repeat: "mouth",
Water resources management in Chile	repeat: "river_name",

Checking the errors, it looks like it's due to the transclusions have no parameters. Feel free to email me if you want a rescan and I promise it won't take as long next time. Thanks! Plastikspork _―Œ^(talk) 14:33, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

You are awesome, Plastikspork! I will email you if I need help again. After studying the results (I haven't seen it as yet), the next stage would be a bot sweep to rename certain parameters. I will contact you when that is ready. Perhaps followed by another rescan to make sure everything is order. Great to have you back! P.s. I will make sure to be patient when I email you next time. Regards, Rehman 14:37, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

I got your email. To answer your question, more complicated parameter renaming is certainly possible. If there is consensus to merge convert-based and non-convert-based parameters, we can cook up regular expression patterns to merge them. By the way, I updated the lists and there are no longer any repeats or scan errors. Thanks! Plastikspork _―Œ^(talk) 13:19, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

@Plastikspork: Thanks! The consensus to move to non-convert based will be/is here (currently no opposes). I am currently preparing the list of parameters for cleanup/renaming, and will share with you shortly. It will be great if the conversion could be done simultaneously with the renaming in a single edit. Regards, Rehman 13:58, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

I got your email. I will file a WP:BRFA later today, and work on the specific code while waiting for formal approval. In the past, I would have just skipped the BRFA, but there has been some recent controversy of what is considered "cosmetic edits". Thanks for your patience! Plastikspork _―Œ^(talk) 14:27, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/SporkBot 7. Thanks! Plastikspork _―Œ^(talk) 00:09, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi! I got your email and saw the approval for 50 trial edits. I will finish coding the bot script and start by the end of the week. Thanks! Plastikspork _―Œ^(talk) 14:09, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Great, thank you Plastikspork! P.s. I hope you don't mind me pinging you via email. Please let me know if it's a bother. Best regards, Rehman 14:19, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi Plastikspork!. How's it going? Rehman 23:26, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

Towards a New Wikimania results

Last December, I invited you to share your views on the value of Wikimedia conferences and the planning process of Wikimania. We have completed analysis of these results and have prepared this report summarizing your feedback and important changes for Wikimania starting in 2018 as an experiment. Feedback and comments are welcome at the discussion page. Thank you so much for your participation. I JethroBT (WMF), Community Resources, 22:47, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

A year ago ...

Sri Lanka power
...you were recipient no. 1124 of Precious, a prize of QAI!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks a lot Gerda. It feel great when your work gets recognized. Have a great Monday! Best, Rehman 13:29, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Wikimania 2016: IdeaLab Workshops

Wikimania 2016 is almost here! Mjohnson (WMF) and I are running two workshops for IdeaLab during the conference, and you are invited to join us for either (or both!)

If you have a proposal or idea you are thinking about, and would like a space to work on it on your own or with others, please consider joining us for either the Thursday or Saturday sessions. We'll discuss a little about IdeaLab and how it works, and the rest of the time is space for idea building. You can also use this session to ask questions about Wikimedia Foundation grants that are available if your proposal or idea may need funding. Thanks, and see you at the conference! I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) 20:45, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! I have signed up. Rehman 05:38, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Real-Life Barnstar
		For your companionship during Wikimania Takes Lake Como. –Daniel Case (talk) 19:45, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

Hey Daniel. Grazie! It was really nice travelling and chatting with you at Wikimania. I hope you reached home safely. I still have your Como welcome bag! Rehman 12:41, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

TFL notification

Hi, Rehman. I'm just posting to let you know that List of power stations in Sri Lanka – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for September 2. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 23:18, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! Rehman 07:33, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

YGM

Hello, Rehman. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

-FASTILY 07:35, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

Ceylon Insurance Building in Colombo

I'm hoping you're the ideal person to help me with this query. I've found a reference in German to "Ceylon Insurance Building in Colombo" as being the tallest building in Asia at its construction date,[1] which would probably have been completed somewhere between 1945 and 1966, but possibly as early as the 1930s. (I think it might possibly now be named Ceylinco House?) Any details you can help me with much appreciated. I'm working on the article for Charles Husband, who may be the architect/civil engineer; he had a company Husband and Co. (earlier Husband and Clark) which had an office in Colombo. Thanks for any info you can provide! Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 06:13, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

Hello User:Espresso Addict. I'm not too sure if the two buildings you named are the same, but there is definitely a building called Ceylinco House at 06°56′00″N 79°50′34″E. Google Street view of that building doesn't seem like it is something that was built too long ago though... Of course, they may have renovated it since then. I plan on doing a photowalk for Wikipedia covering key landmarks and buildings in Colombo in a month or so. I can add this to the list if you like. Hope this helps. Regards, Rehman 07:19, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi there! Thanks for this info. It does look modern in Google Streetview, but could have been refaced at some point I suppose. If you happened to be passing with a camera, a photograph would be interesting, thanks. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 02:13, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks... and early congratulations

I know this is early, but I just couldn't help myself drop in here. I've seen how you've contributed across Wikipedia, and how you've stuck on despite a lot of times when you could have just walked off (and you almost did perhaps too). I find it amazing that there are editors like you who give so much of their time to Wikipedia and perhaps never even get a formal thanks in return. So this is a note from my side saying thanks to you for all the work you've done here. Of course, there are editors who have contributed thousands of edits more than you (and hats off to them too). But the moment of the day is yours. It's wonderful to see Wikipedia editors accepting your request for adminship with a resounding majority. Early congratulations from me. Do well. Lourdes 16:28, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you so much Lourdes, your message means a lot to me. I created my Wikipedia account before things like Facebook and whatnot, so it is very close to my heart. No one can get rid of me that easily *nerdy grin*. See you around :) Yours, Rehman 14:30, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

As I'm probably going to be asleep once you receive administrator permissions, congratulations! Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 19:40, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

@Dat Guy, thank you! :) Rehman 14:30, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

An early congratulations from me as well! Once you get the bit, feel free to message (or email) me if you have any questions on anything. On one hand, I'm one of the newer admins, so I don't have as much experience using the tools as the others who will offer advice and assistance. On the other hand, I'm one of the newer admins, so I can still remember where my learning curve was. I'm glad to see a candidate with such strong experience in an area of need pass through the gauntlet without too much difficulty. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 20:41, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you BU Rob13. :) Will definitely reach out to you if I have any questions. Cheers, Rehman 14:30, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Yes, congratulations. Although time has run out and you're well above the cut we fall to a shortage of mop swingers to close the RfA and hand you the bit. I've read that being an admin is a thankless job and I understand you will start swinging a mop at WP:FFD. Please be careful to neither let the mop go to your head nor work outside of your remit. Many editors placed trust in your judgement and we have many talented admins to advise you. Good luck. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:01, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Chris. At this point, I'm more worried if my head gets in the mop. :) Thank you for your support. Yours, Rehman 14:30, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations and best wishes! Collect (talk) 17:22, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Early congrats

Welcome aboard! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:44, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Oshwah! :) Cheers, Rehman 14:31, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Welcome to the admin corps

— xaosflux ^Talk 02:16, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Xaosflux. You even got me a blue mop (that's my favourite colour)! :D Rehman 15:00, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

After I got that same mop over 10 years ago, I bought stock in the company! — xaosflux ^Talk 22:53, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

The Admin's T-shirt

Congrats! There's your T-shirt! —MRD2014 (talk • contribs) 02:17, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, MRD2014! :) Best wishes, Rehman 15:00, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations on your new mop! — xaosflux ^Talk 02:19, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Congrats! -FASTILY 02:39, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Sincere thanks, Fastily. Without your friendly support, I wouldn't have earned that t-shirt and the blue (!) mop! I owe you a real cookie someday. Perhaps at some RL wiki event... Rehman 15:00, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Cheers, and I'll definitely have to take you up on that offer :) -FASTILY 02:54, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations for adminship !! CAPTAIN RAJU ^(✉) 02:55, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Captain! Rehman 15:00, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations. All the best. --Tito Dutta (talk) 05:12, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Tito Dutta. Rehman 15:00, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations from me too. When you get bored of scrabbling down the back of the sofa for the appropriate block message there is some wonderful code that some kind person put in my monobook. It gives you a nifty drop down menu for that sort of stuff. ϢereSpielChequers 05:35, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you WSC, I will have a look at that. I deeply appreciate your off-wiki and on-wiki support and guidance in the past many months. Yours, Rehman 15:00, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations!. –Davey2010^Talk 13:06, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Davey2010! Rehman 15:00, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations on your successful RFA! Allow me to impart the words of wisdom I received from the puppy after my RFA passed – nine long, sordid, I-really-really-should-have-found-a-better-hobby years ago:

Remember you will always protect the wrong version. (I got nothing here. It's inevitable.) Remember you must always follow the rules, except for when you ignore them. Without exception, you will pick the wrong one to do. (See #5.) Remember to assume good faith and not bite. Remember that when you are applying these principles most diligently, you are probably dealing with a troll. (You'll attract many more of those now, because mop. They must like to drink the dirty water in the bucket.) Use the block ability sparingly. Enjoy the insults you receive when you do block, because really, what else is there to live for? Remember that when you make these errors, someone will be more than happy to point them out to you in dazzling clarity and descriptive terminology. It will not be a personal attack because we are admins and, therefore, we are all rouge anyway. Finally, remember to contact me if you ever need assistance, and I will do what I am able. Katietalk 11:38, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

DISCLAIMER: This humor does not reflect the official humor of Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation, or Jimbo Wales, because if it did, it would be much, much better. All rights released under GFDL.

Thank you for the words of wisdom, Katie! I will definitely reach out to you if need any assistance. Kind regards, Rehman 15:00, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations. Remember that work is already waiting here. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 15:19, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Jo-Jo Eumerus. I'll be on it soon. There's some possibility that I have to move houses in RL... Will start looking into those once things gets a bit settled down for me in the next couple of weeks. Cheers, Rehman 22:53, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Imagine a world where there were no more Wikipedia admins - please remain seated with your computers on until Wikipedia comes to a complete stop. :Congrats ! Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 16:13, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Kudpung! :-) Rehman 22:53, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Congrats and ATB! —Vensatry _(talk) 19:23, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Vensatry. Yours, Rehman 22:53, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Congratulations on your successful RfA, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:36, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Northamerica1000. It is my pleasure :) Rehman 14:48, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Let me also sneak in here and wish you the best! You have shown yourself to have real moxie and endurance. There are many admins as good; however, we couldn't have trusted the mop with anyone better!  Paine  ^u/c 06:45, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Paine Ellsworth. That's nice of you to say :-) Cheers, Rehman 14:48, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Pleasure! Paine  

Your signature

Hi. Could you please change your signature per the advice I gave you at your RfA. Thanks. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:15, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi User:Ritchie333. Thank you for your advice on my RFA page. Respectfully, I disagree with your view that my signature is bad. It is a simple two part signature, with links to both my userpage and talkpage. And I have been using this for at least around 5 years with any concern raised so far. Regardless of that, I would also like to highlight that there are many experienced editors and admins who currently uses similar signatures. My RFA page itself has many such examples from both editors and admins. I mean no offence, but I will consider changing the signature if I recieve more reasons to do so. Kind regards, Rehman 15:02, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Xender Lourdes also agreed with my request to change your signature at your RfA. A fuller description is at mystery meat navigation; also see WP:EASTER - though the principal "Do not use piped links to create "Easter egg" links, that require the reader to open them before understanding what's going on. Wikipedia is not an Advent calendar." is about articles, it also applies on talk page. As an admin, you will be dealing with new users who do not understand Wikipedia policies or guidelines and therefore you must make your signature as accessible as possible so people can easily work out how to contact you. A user (particularly on a mobile device) has no idea where the link to your talk page is, it is not at all obvious. It is not as important for a normal editor, but the general consensus is we like admins to be as approachable as possible, especially ones who will be deleting other people's work for seemingly no reason (you and I know the reasons, but newbies don't). See Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Hahc21 3, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Σ and Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Peacemaker67. Just because another admin does something, doesn't mean it's a good idea - admins sometimes throw personal attacks at other admins, but I'm certain you won't be doing that. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 15:25, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Yes, you have a point. But please give me about a month or so to figure out something new. There's some sudden changes in RL for me, so I might be less active for about a month... Kind regards, Rehman 16:11, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Hello Rehman. I agree with Ritchie333. I see your agreement too to Ritchie's suggestion, so that's no cause to worry. Changing signatures is a 'no big deal' thing in my opinion, and I am confident that you'll change it. I've linked my sign to my talk page; in other words, if someone were to click anywhere on my name, they would land at my talk page; you could consider that option too. Just for information, if someone (of course, not a troll or a pointy editor) were to tell me tomorrow that my signature color is not to their liking, I would change it without any issue. See you around the admin battle lines. Have fun. Lourdes 20:44, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi Lourdes. I understand. :-) Thank you, Rehman 23:25, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

I edited your page (oops)

Hey Rehman! I am brand new to Wikipedia and am trying to understand the nooks and crannies of Wikipedia language. I thought I would start by building my Userpage and noticed how great yours was. I copied your page over to my sandbox just to try and get an idea of how to build the green boxes or add the The Signpost and other gadgets. I am also just trying to read through your editing on your page to see how everything works. In the process I think I accidentally blanked your awards page, but don't be alarmed or worried; I undid my edit and I have learned a little in the process. Is it ok if I use some of your User page to design mine? Also any hints about where to start? Pual98 (talk) 13:24, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Hello Pual98. Welcome to Wikipedia! And thank you for the compliment. Yes, you are free to use any part of it. Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Cheers, Rehman 15:07, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Rehman- Go check out the finished userpage. I learned a lot from your user page and I'm sure I will change my (well, wikipedia's) user page plenty in the future to become more individualistic to me, however it is nice to have a foundation. Also, congrats on Admin! Pual98 (talk) 03:35, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Pual98 :) Rehman 14:03, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

Congrats on becoming an admin C.arunrathnakumar (talk) 08:54, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks User:C.arunrathnakumar. Cheers, Rehman 10:31, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins

Hello,

Please note that TOTP based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your preferences page in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the developing help page for additional information. Important: Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the thread on the administrators' noticeboard. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:34, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Anon deleting anything with the word Wikipedia

Do we need to watch this anon? Seems to be on a deleting frenzy anything mentioning Wikipedia. Probably thinks they're COI issues. SlightSmile 23:07, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

I just see a similar situation on Oshwah's talk page so they're already on it. SlightSmile 23:19, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, User:Slightsmile. I believe it's being taken care of? Cheers, Rehman 01:39, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

A new user right for New Page Patrollers

Hi Rehman.

A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins).MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Reference errors on 20 November

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I have fixed this problem for you. It looks like you are using a script that needs adjustment. – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:59, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Jonesey95. :) Rehman 00:49, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Yo Ho Ho

ϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec16a}} to your friends' talk pages.

Thank you WSC! Wishing you and your family the same! Take care and have a great 2017! Best regards, Rehman 01:19, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry Christmas 2016

Merry Cristmas everybody!!!

"And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold,

I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."

Luke 2:10-11 (King James Version)

Tito Dutta (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas.

This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove.

Spread the cheer by adding {{Subst:Xmas4}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

--Tito Dutta (talk) 15:58, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Many thanks Tito Dutta! I wish you and your family the same. Kind regards, Rehman 22:41, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Rehman!

Happy New Year!

Rehman,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Donner60 (talk) 09:29, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

   Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Thank you Donner60! Wish you the same! Rehman 14:38, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Away...

Due to very critical events in RL, I will have little time to be online in the next few months. Whenever I can, I'll continue to work in admin areas here and on Commons, but will be less active on the content areas until things come back to normal for me. I'll still be able to respond to questions and help with requests directly sent to me, and will be available on IRC, watchlist, email, and talkpage. For those of you who are connected to me via Facebook, I'll be there too. Thanks for your understanding! Yours truly, Rehman 23:31, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Precious two years!

Precious

Two years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:33, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for always putting smiles on peoples faces, Gerda. Have a great day! Rehman 12:08, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Freedom of panorama in Sri Lanka

Hi, lately I have notice you did nice work. I would have joined with for a walk if knew earlier. As you aware, still Commons has issues with FoP in Sri Lanka. I tried petition at change.org (title: For the freedom of photographing public places!) and closed without enough support. I had argument with some half-baked people in a facebook group, and I missed the support due to their resistance. Particular guy thought that I was doing anti-Sri Lankan campaign, and he was not ready to accept the fact. Do you think we can work out on this issue? --AntanO 07:58, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi User:AntanO. Sorry for the late reply; I just came back home from the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin and a visit to Bahrain. Yes, I am very much interested in working on this. I actually have this on my personal wishlist too, offsite. Maybe we could start this as a new project on Wikimedia Community User Group Sri Lanka? We could probably gain more support there...? Thanks for reaching out :) Rehman 08:55, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay. I would response you asap. --AntanO 04:25, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

@User:AntanO, sure. I will wait for your reply. Rehman 11:10, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

I do not know how far the petition at change.org would work. Do yo have any idea? I was thinking of meeting high profile people and I am not sure how far it could work. If we can try via change.org, we have do the advocacy and awareness and then launch the petition. If it too complicate to discuss here send me an email or would could meet and discuss. --AntanO 10:41, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

I am not sure if these petitions would work either, because it would sound like something that we are forcing them to do. But that is definitely an option if all else fails, and I am quite confident that would could reach a big crowd if necessary. Meetings on the other hand seems more straight-forward, but I am not sure how to do it, or who to speak to. Do you? If there is some direction or guidance, I would be happy to join you in such meetings. Rehman 11:25, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

@User:AntanO: I have just stumbled upon this random Commons delreq from 2013. And it is quite terrifying. Basing on that outcome, nearly all photos of buildings in Sri Lanka should be deleted. That is immensely damaging to the quality coverage we already have of Sri Lanka. I'm eagerly waiting for your update. Once we have a plan in place, lets reach out to the other local editors as well. Kind regards, Rehman 09:52, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Invitation in Colombo Conference 2017

Rehman, Greetings In May4-8 i will be on Colombo,Srilanka for Global Youth Leader Peace Camp 2017. In this conference i have an hour workshop on "How Wikipedia Contributing on Global Education" as i will take this workshop and there will 40 Guest from abroad included Srilankan it will be Great if you come to the workshop on behalf of Srilanka User Group. if you are interest just mail me [email address removed] i will send you the details of Program venue. Mohammed Galib Hasan (talk) 10:04, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Hi Hasan. Thanks for your message. It sounds very interesting, but unfortunately I don't think I could make it as I am currently in a complicated situation in real-life (switching jobs, etc). If you don't mind me asking here, what would you like me to do there if I do find time to come on one of the days? Kind regards, Rehman 10:31, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Hi Rehman i understand your situation. But if you can i will request to come in the program or any other representative from Srilanka User Group. as i will take a workshop 15 mint about basic training to edit wikipedia there will be some srilankan also so if you can come it will be great for me then i can also give you some flow. If you interested just knock me at my mail i will provide you the schedule and event venue. Thanks Mohammed Galib Hasan (talk) 10:52, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Earth 2017

Shall we work to list Sri Lanka at Wiki Loves Earth 2017? I never seen Sri Lanka on the list.--AntanO 10:43, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

It is a nice idea. User:Azeez and myself were at a discussion about this at WMCON last month. This can definitely be done, and we can help with any documentation works or most other tasks. But the problem is, I am not too familiar with the setup process, and these days I am quite busy to go into deeper details (as I have explained to Hasan above). If you are able to, please do feel free to sign up for Sri Lanka. I will help you in areas you require assistance in as well (feel free to just ask). Let me know your thoughts :) Rehman 11:34, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Maybe we can try next year on "Wiki Loves Earth". I have some busy schedules. I will send you email regarding FoP of Sri Lanka issue. --AntanO 02:43, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

Yes, lets definitely work on that next year. Looking forward to your email. Cheers, Rehman 03:37, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

Help with roads in Montenegro

Hi, I see that you have deleted redirection that existed on article M-6 highway that I have requested. Could you please do the same for the redirections that now exist at M-8 highway (one I moved to M-6 place, and then updated to current status) and M-9 highway (moved to R-19 regional road, reason being that it has most of the previous M-9 highway). I would in place of first one move M-4 highway, since that road was renamed to M-8, and in place of second one newly created article M-9 highway, which is in my drafts at the moment. Thanks Requiem mn (talk) 13:46, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

Hi Requiem. Done as requested. Regards, Rehman 13:57, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Rehman. And to finish all the changes regarding main roads in Montenegro, I need one last redirect to be deleted. M-4 highway needs to be deleted so that I can move article I have created about new M-4 highway.

No worries, Requiem. I see the last move has been completed by User:Spinningspark. Have a good day! Rehman 22:31, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

Re: Date of birth

rehman, really thanks fi the advice on my birthday. i did't mind it when i was creating because i was new to wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yasith Silva (talk • contribs) 05:35, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi Yasith. Glad to help. Happy editing! Rehman 05:41, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of Template talk:8 (New York City Subway service)

Hi. You speedy deleted Template talk:8 (New York City Subway service), in violation of WP:G8, which specifically excludes "in particular deletion discussions that are not logged elsewhere". That page was the only location for the discussion on the speedy deletion of Template:8 (New York City Subway service). Please revert it. —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 02:17, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi Gordon. My apologies. I have restored it. Kind regards, Rehman 03:39, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

The page has once again been deleted, by RHaworth (talk · contribs). Please restore it again and add {{G8-exempt}} to the top. —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 04:37, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

• Gordon P. Hemsley, please see the oldest edit to {{8 IRT (New York City Subway service)}} and Template talk:8 BMT (New York City Subway service). Is there anything more I can do to stop you moaning? — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 20:35, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Wow, seriously? You think I'm "moaning" because I'm trying to preserve history according to Wikipedia policy on speedy deletions? And you felt the right course of action was to further corrupt history by moving a deleted page somewhere it didn't belong and then post a comment about me being "miffed" that the original page was deleted? I'm disappointed that an administrator would act this way, which is contrary to both WP:ADMINCOND and WP:ADMINACCT. And to do it on the talk page of another administrator... —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 04:55, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Second opinion

Hello Rehman. I was wondering if you could give me your opinion on my article Draft:Professor Valentine Joseph which is about a Sri Lankan academic. Thanks in advance, Heptanitrocubane (talk) 20:55, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Also, I was wondering if I could use some of your user page templates - they are really good. Thanks Heptanitrocubane (talk) 21:17, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi Anish. Apologies for the late reply, as I was travelling. Yes, I'd be happy to look into it as soon as I settle back at home. Regarding the userpage templates, yes of course, feel free to use! Thanks, Rehman 03:34, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay in responding. Thanks Rehman, Heptanitrocubane (talk) 20:56, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Sonic (given name)

This is a courtesy note that I have restored your deletion of Sonic (given name). You had deleted it as "an obviously unnecessary disambiguation page". However, the page you deleted was not, and has never been, a disambiguation page. Sonic (disambiguation) would be the relevant disambiguation page. -- Tavix ^(talk) 16:03, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the note, Tavix, and for fixing the erroneous deletion. Kind regards, Rehman 16:25, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

Tamil translations

Hi Rehman. Would it be possible for you to help User:Jesuschristonacamel in translating some Tamil phrases? Thanks - Heptanitrocubane (talk) 14:09, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi Anish. Unfortunately, I don't know any tamil. Sorry. :( Rehman 14:52, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

You guys give me some actual hope the WikiProject isn't wholly dead :p

Thanks for replying, Rehman. I completely forgot I could just have asked you if you knew anyone that could help out with the Tamil stuff. - ක - (talk) 18:47, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

No worries. Let me know if you need help in any other areas. I'd be glad to help :) Kind regards, Rehman 05:39, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Rehman - Heptanitrocubane (talk) 08:25, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Article draft

Hi @Rehman:

I was working on a new article for Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology over in my sandbox, and I was wondering if you could take a look and see if that Background section is really needed in that article. The article is still a work in progress and I'm intending to add SLINTEC's patents and other research/commercial achievements (as of the time of writing this). Regardless, I feel a bit ambivalent about that section- I dunno if it just looks irrelevant.

- ක - (talk) 13:40, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

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Replacing non free logo with same non free logo

Hi, what do you think about Snowflake91 replacing this file I uploaded 5 years ago, for this one ? Is this a guess the difference contest? --Threeohsix (talk) 13:28, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello. Your version seems to be slightly off ratio, and has extra whitespacing. I support retaining the oldest version whenever possible, to not break external links and maintain original record. Please fix the two issues, and upload the new version over your existing file, and thereafter tag the other file as duplicate. I (or another admin) will sort the rest. Kind regards, Rehman 21:21, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

After having a closer look, I noticed that the new file is PNG, and supports a transparent background. Have a look at the version with the old file, and the version with the new file. I'm afraid it will be the new file that will have to be retained in this case. Let me know if you need any further assistance. Regards, Rehman 21:29, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello

Hi from Colombo Januka (Colombo Based Editor) 14:13, 19 October 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by JanukaHW (talk • contribs)

Hi

Hello JanukaHW (talk) 14:15, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Questionable articles

Hi Rehman. Could you take a look at these two pages

• National Youth Service Council – Akuressa Training Center
• Kadahapola thero

and let me know if you think we should keep them up? The first looks like a candidate for deletion to me. - ක - (talk) 17:25, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello ක. The first article is not notable, as you said. Your PROD is a good way to start. As for the second article, I could not find any significant info based on a quick online search (apart from old Wikipedia copies, since the article somehow survived since November 2015). You may also wish to PROD that over notability, if you cannot find any trusted historic references as well. P.s. I'm currently travelling for a Wikimedia conference, and may not be able to reply on time. Kind regards, Rehman 17:34, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

Also, on a separate note regarding the ministry pages, it is best you gain consensus first. Just to be sure there wont be any problems in the future. Cheers, Rehman 17:46, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

@Rehman:-

Done. As for the ministry pages, I stopped editing them, since Obi said he was and disagreed with some of the changes I made.  So i wont really be going ahead with any changes to them, if thats what you were worried about. Im aware consensus has not been reached, but i do still think we should stop making new pages, and thats why i said i still think it needed to be done on the WikiProject Talk page.

On another note, we seem to have quite a few pages with misspelled titles- this is a small example. What does one do in this situation?

- ක - (talk) 08:54, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

ක; for misspelt titles, you could move the page to the new name. I have done so for the Sri Lanka Ranajana page.

Regarding the ministry pages, you don't have to stop your good work just because one editor disagrees with you. Including yourself, you already have 3 people supporting that change. Whoever opposes, would need to show up there with a reasonable explanation, as User:Carptrash stated. Rehman 10:23, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Oh the disagreement wasnt about this particular point. And thanks for moving the page :) - ක - (talk) 17:26, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Re Ogaga Ifowodo

Hi there. On December 18, you deleted my draft for Ogaga Ifowodo who is a prominent Nigerian writer and winner of the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Prize. I don't know why you did, and I wasn't able to contest it because I was being investigated for sockpuppetry. The investigation has been concluded and I've been cleared. I am writing to request that you please revert that deletion. I wasn't done working on the profile. Thank you. Igwatala (talk) 08:08, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Hi Igwatala. Your draft Draft:Ogaga Ifowodo was deleted by User:RHaworth. You may wish to check with him with regards to undeletion. Best regards, Rehman 09:37, 24 December 2017 (UTC)