Avenged Eightfold

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Request for Adminship

Hello Avenged Eightfold, thank you for participating in my recent RFA. I have taken all your comments into consideration and will make sure that I do it right if I plan on doing another RFA. Also, please do have a look at the comments made by other editors and myself, regarding this RFA. Thank you again, and have a nice day! Rehman⁽⁺⁾ 03:02, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Featured List Removal Candidate

I have nominated List of Heisman Trophy winners for featured list removal here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured list criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks; editors may declare to "Keep" or "Remove" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. --Smashville^talk 19:48, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Noted, thank you. A8x (talk) 20:49, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Administrators

I am a new user and have a question concerning administrators. I was wondering how you become and administrator? Is this something that is easy to achieve or does is take a while? Should I get more experience before submiting my name? Also, how do you submit your name for administratorhood. Thank You,

Pr€mi€r~$h@wn (talk) 01:59, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Administrators are key people on Wikipedia. They can delete pages, block users, protect pages from editing, and several other things. To try to become an administrator, you must submit your name to the Requests for Adminship page, where users will either support and oppose your bid. I would strongly recommend at least six months of editing and 6,000+ edits before even considering putting in a request for adminship, as candidates do not pass by very easily and are heavily scrutinized. You should also probably get involved with things like articles for deletion and vandalism patrol to gain more experience in admin-related areas.

If you want to read more, take a look at the Wikipedia guidelines for administrators or the guide to requests for adminship.

Happy editing,

A8x (talk) 02:17, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Graphics

I am a new user and was wondering how graphics are inserted on your page. I was not able to find the article that explains how to. Thank you,

Pr€mi€r~$h@wn (talk) 18:35, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

As in graphics, do you mean images or something else? A8x (talk) 21:33, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

When I said graphics I mean the rectangular boxes that are on some user's user page that states there political affiliations, and things like that.

Pr€mi€r~$h@wn (talk) 02:17, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Oh, those are called userboxes. You can find them here. See "gallery" for a list of them. A8x (talk) 02:37, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

		The Guidance Barnstar
		For helping me out when I was a new user. Pr€mi€r~$h@wn (talk) 20:24, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Re: SPI Clerk Training

I would love to, but I'm taking a break at the moment (just like what told to my other trainee few days ago[1]) OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 17:33, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Ok, that's no problem. Can you recommend any other users who would be able to train me? A8x (talk) 17:34, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

You know what? While you're waiting for me, read this note that I left a note for that trainee.[2] Have you involved in SPI before (i.e. filed a case or commented on any)? OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 17:38, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

I am somewhat familiar with the SPI process, I did file this report quite awhile back. However, after a year long wikibreak, do see that the bot is down and things have changed a bit. I re-read the process to re-familiarize myself yesterday, and i think I still have a good grasp on how it runs. A8x (talk) 17:45, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Suspected sock puppets process was a long time ago. Now all the pages merged and unified into SPI to streamline the process. And it looks like they have a new template (Template:SPI case status) to further expedite the process. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 17:52, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

If you can't wait for my return, try ask at Wikipedia talk:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Clerks. A lot of clerks have watchlisted that page and maybe another will take you. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 00:51, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Backbreaker GAN review

I have posted my review at Talk:Backbreaker (video game)/GA1. As is customary I will place the review on hold for one week while improvements are made. --Teancum (talk) 18:36, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

I have marked the issues that have been addressed, however a handful still remain. Please check the GAN review one last time. --Teancum (talk) 15:52, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Everything looks great. It's GA class now, but I'm a bit busy, so I'll promote it tomorrow morning. --Teancum (talk) 00:00, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Old Friend

Hey it's Kingrock, how have you been? --Next-Genn-Gamer 13:23, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

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An update from adopt a user

Hi there Avenged Eightfold! You may be wondering, what have I done to sound the alarm this time? Nothing. I'm messaging you in regards to the adopt-a-user program, which currently has a backlog of users wishing to be adopted. This doesn't make much sense, as we have a considerable list of users offer adoption, so there shouldn't be any backlog. I've begun to eliminate this backlog myself through a matching program, but I need your help to make it work. Of course, adoptees and adopters don't have to go through there, but I believe it helps eliminate the backlog because someone is actively matching pairs.

On the list of adopters, I have modified the middle column to say "Interests." It's easier working with other users that have similar interests, so if it's not too much to ask, could you add your interests in the middle column? For example, if I was interested in hurricanes, computers, business, and ... reptiles? I would place those in the middle column. Counter-vandalism and the like can also be included (maintenance should be used as the general term). The more interests, the better, since adoptees can learn more about you and choose the one they feel most comfortable working with. The information about when you're most active and other stuff can go into the "Notes" section to the right.

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A cheeseburger for you!

You made me laugh when you created the "Wikipedia:N things not to write your article about" page! Easy4me (talk) 16:52, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

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*Editing of Margaret Mahy's Page

Hello. I noticed that you have undone my changes I made to Margaret Mahy's page. I'll have you know that the information I added in was in fact TRUE, and accurate. As a matter of fact, as I changed in the page, Margaret Mahy sadly passed away today, a well known and loved author of my country, New Zealand. I did notice something was wrong, and that there was a red message saying there was an invalid character, which I didn't place, so I did ask for help. So I kindly ask you, to change what you have done. If you do not believe me: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10821682

All I was doing was contributing to the Wikipedia community, and I think you will find I was not "vandalising" Wikipedia.

Thank you for reading this, please change it back. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.73.180.205 (talk) 09:16, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

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Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle

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2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting

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GA Thanks

This user helped promote Juan Uribe to good article status.

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Naming conventions for tornado outbreaks

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New England Wikipedia Day @ MIT: Saturday Jan 18

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Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial edit-a-thons

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New England Wikimedians summer events!

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Nomination of Derek Wathan for deletion

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This Friday: Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Cambridge, MA

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New deal for page patrollers

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Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Dwight weapons.ogg

Thank you for uploading File:Dwight weapons.ogg. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this file on Wikipedia may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the file description page and adding or clarifying the reason why the file qualifies under this policy. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your file is in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Please be aware that a non-free use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for files used under the non-free content policy require both a copyright tag and a non-free use rationale.

If it is determined that the file does not qualify under the non-free content policy, it might be deleted by an administrator seven days after the file was tagged in accordance with section F7 of the criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions, please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 13:40, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

Sunday July 16: New England Wiknic @ Cambridge, MA

Sunday July 16, 1-5pm: New England Wiknic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" at John F. Kennedy Park, near Harvard Square, Cambridge, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. Sunday July 16 New England Wiknic (also on Facebook) 1–5pm - come by any time! Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia banner! We hope to see you there! --Phoebe (talk) 16:33, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

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Nomination for deletion of Template:US tornadoes by month

Template:US tornadoes by month has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 03:25, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of File:Sports games logo.png

The file File:Sports games logo.png has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Unused logo with no article used, it's also can't move to commons because of an unused logo will be deleted as of out of project scope.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated files}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the file's talk page.

Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated files}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Willy1018 (talk) 11:18, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Portal:Boston

Portal:Boston, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Boston and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Portal:Boston during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 05:34, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of File:Rudy soundtrack.jpg

The file File:Rudy soundtrack.jpg has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-free album cover being used in a decorative manner in Rudy (film)#Soundtrack. Non-free album cover art is generally allowed to be used for primary identification purposes in stand-alone articles about albums, but its use in other articles is generally only allowed when the cover art itself is the subject of sourced critical commentary as explained in WP:NFC#cite_note-3 and the context for non-free use required by WP:NFCC#8 is evident. There is no such commentary for this particular album cover anywhere in the article, and the use of soundtrack album cover art in articles about films or TV programs is generally not allowed for this reason as explained in WP:FILMSCORE.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated files}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the file's talk page.

Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated files}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:04, 7 October 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Portal:Massachusetts

Portal:Massachusetts, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Massachusetts and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Portal:Massachusetts during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Mark Schierbecker (talk) 09:28, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Planetmikey.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Planetmikey.jpg. 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 section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 02:23, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Milkweed cover.gif

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Thanks for uploading File:Milkweed cover.gif. 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 section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:56, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Walpole High School Rebels (team logo).jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Walpole High School Rebels (team logo).jpg. 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 section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 13:10, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Image source problem with File:DragonMushu.png

Image Copyright problem

Thank you for uploading File:DragonMushu.png.

This image is a derivative work, containing an "image within an image". Examples of such images would include a photograph of a sculpture, a scan of a magazine cover, or a screenshot of a computer game or movie. In each of these cases, the rights of the creator of the original image must be considered, as well as those of the creator of the derivative work.

While the description page states who made this derivative work, it currently doesn't specify who created the original work, so the overall copyright status is unclear. If you did not create the original work depicted in this image, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright.

If you have uploaded other derivative works, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described in section F4 of the criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 09:33, 19 January 2022 (UTC). If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. --Minorax^«¦talk¦» 09:33, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

WikiProject Weather: Map Dot & Template/Infobox Colors

Dear project member, This message is being sent out to encourage new ideas and feedback on those proposed in regard to the colors debate for WikiProject Weather. For those who are unaware of what's been happening over the last year, I will give a brief summary. We have been discussing proposed changes to the colors of the dots on tropical cyclone maps and templates and infoboxes across the entire weather project in order to solve issues related to the limited contrast between colors for both normal vision as well as the various types of color blindness (MOS:ACCESS). We had partially implemented a proposal earlier this year, however, it was objected to by a number of people and additional issues were presented that made it evident this wasn't the optimal solution. We tried to come up with other solutions to address the issues related to color contrast, however, none of them gained traction and no consensus was generated.

We need your help and I encourage you to propose your own scale and give feedback on those already listed. Keep in mind that we are NOT making a decision on any individual proposal at this time. We are simply allowing people to make proposals and cultivate them given feedback from other project members. Please visit our project page for additional details. The proposal phase will close no later than December 31st at 23:59 UTC. Noah^Talk 04:17, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with File:Touchdown Jesus mural (Notre Dame stadium).jpg

Thank you for uploading File:Touchdown Jesus mural (Notre Dame stadium).jpg.

This image is a derivative work, containing an "image within an image". Examples of such images would include a photograph of a sculpture, a scan of a magazine cover, or a screenshot of a computer game or movie. In each of these cases, the rights of the creator of the original image must be considered, as well as those of the creator of the derivative work.

While the image description page states the source and copyright status of the derivative work, it only names the creator of the original work without specifying the status of their copyright over the work.

Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the original image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have uploaded other derivative works, consider checking that you have specified their license and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. Thanks again for your cooperation. —Matr1x-101 _{(Ping me when replying)} {_{user page} ^{(@ commons)} - _talk} 13:43, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 October 1 § Category:WikiProject X members

A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 October 1 § Category:WikiProject X members on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Qwerfjkltalk 09:32, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Planetmikey.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Planetmikey.jpg. 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 section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:31, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:Requested lists

Wikipedia:Requested lists, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Requested lists and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:Requested lists during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you.

Actually, this nomination can be found at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Requested lists (2nd nomination). --Metropolitan90 (talk) 04:38, 21 August 2024 (UTC)