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WikiCup 2015 September newsletter

The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

1. Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
2. Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
3. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
4. Harrias (submissions), second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
5. West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
6. Rodw (submissions), from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
7. Rationalobserver (submissions), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
8. Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!16:07, 10 September 2015 (UTC)16:07, 10 September 2015 (UTC)16:07, 10 September 2015 (UTC)16:07, 10 September 2015 (UTC)2601:44:C500:4040:DCC1:F3A4:5558:B96B (talk) 16:07, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

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The Center Line: Summer 2015

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Category:Abandoned military aircraft projects of France

Category:Abandoned military aircraft projects of France, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 14:37, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXIV, September 2015

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors, coordinator elections have begun Articles: Abbasids to a Yugoslav monitor Book reviews: Economics of warfare, Japan, and light horse Op-ed: We can (not) advance Timeline: This month in World War I

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WikiProject Military history coordinator election

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Tom Dallas

I created an article for Tom Dallas. Over a year ago he had an article written and deleted (you voted delete in the previous AfD). Since you previously voted delete I wanted to make you aware of the new article. RonSigPi (talk) 18:32, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Alert Today Florida 300.jpg

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The Center Line: September 2015

Volume 8, Issue S1 • September 2015 • About the Newsletter

Happy 10th Anniversary!

• • USRD through the years
• • A goal for success
• • From the first spinning cogs to controlling the power of the moon

• • Article assessment over time
• • How to measure a WikiProject's load
• • Conflict over article titles

• • Arbitration case closes
• • Collaboration
• • Our valued contributors

Archives • Newsroom • Full Issue • Shortcut: WP:USRD/NEWS

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Banned user is back

Hello. last winter you banned User:Skyhook1 indefinitely for persistent introduction of original research at the Skyhook (structure) article, and for employing multiple sock puppets to revert all changes. A few weeks later, in January, he used the SpaceX redirect "Space exploration technologies‎" [1] to publish his skyhook assay, and amazingly, it stayed there undetected until now. Today I repaired this SpaceX redirect but he keeps turning it into his assay on skyhooks. Thank you, BatteryIncluded (talk) 20:25, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Looks like Courcelles beat me to it, thanks for catching this! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:16, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXV, October 2015

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new Featured and A-Class content Book review: Anotherclown and Sturmvogel 66 on war in the air and at sea Review essay: Auntieruth55 on the French Revolutionary Wars Op-ed: TomStar81 on the entry of Bulgaria in World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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your opinion please...

I asked your opinion on User:Geo Swan/boatnerd, in June. In late July I moved it to article space, without benefit of your opinion. Apparently, it has been of some value to some readers. I still respect your opinion, on nautical matters, and I would still appreciate your input. Geo Swan (talk) 06:12, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Apologies, but I've been busy busy busy with stuff and while I can check in here more often than I was, I entirely missed your note. Sorry! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:54, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

Hello.

Hello. Are you the administrator? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mondit (talk • contribs) 19:21, 31 October 2015

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani

Hi! I was looking for this subject person and found that his article was deleted long back in 2012. My biggest rationale for undeletion is that he was recipient of Padma Bhushan and that should automatically qualify him to stay. This was pointed out in the AfD but am not sure how much it was gauged on this factor. Turns out that subject was founder of ENT department at Nair Hospital ref and has various stuff named after him now; Dr. L. H. Hiranandani College of Pharmacy and L H Hiranandani Hospital, although that's not much notable. I would request you to undelete it as you were the closing admin. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 08:58, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

The "third-highest...award" isn't generally considered a criterion for 'automatic notability'. However, I have restored the article to your userspace as User:Dharmadhyaksha/Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani so that you can improve it with proper referencing before recreation. :) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:57, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for that. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 03:24, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015: The results

WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.

This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points). All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. Cas Liber (submissions), a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.

Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to Rationalobserver (submissions). Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.

A full list of our award winners are:

• Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
• Cas Liber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
• West Virginian (submissions) wins the prize for fourth place
• Calvin999 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• Rationalobserver (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• Harrias (submissions) wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.
• Rodw (submissions) wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
• ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.

We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2016 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

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The Bugle: Issue CXVI, November 2015

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-Class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on the Battle of the Bulge Op-ed: TomStar81 looks at the collapse of the Serbian Army in World War I Timeline: This month in World War I

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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NASCAR standards proposal

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Hi, need some help here

ON both 49th Parallel (film) and Istanbul (film), I have tried to delete the original infobox image which keeps popping up. In both articles, I have found a new "English" version that should predominate, but something is wrong. The also doesn't seem to be changed. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 16:15, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

You need to force a reload while bypassing the cache - hold down the shift key while clicking refresh, and it should load the correct image. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:37, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

The Center Line: November 2015

Volume 8, Issue 4 • November 2015 • About the Newsletter

Departments

• • Assessment roundup
• • Portal selected articles and pictures
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Features

• • Constructing a road junction list
• • WikiConference USA 2015
• • The Junction template and you
• • Harnessing map archives

State and national updates

• • State updates
• • In other project news...

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Hello

Good to see you making some edits this week. Hope to see more of you. - BilCat (talk) 08:24, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. Finally had time that wasn't either occupied or sick-as-a-dog so I figured I'd try to get back into things. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:25, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Nice to see you back. Hope you are feeling better! - Ahunt (talk) 15:19, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Gulfstream G500

BR, could you move Gulfstream G500 (2015) back to Gulfstream G500, and move protect it until we have a consensus to move it? There's no need for a DAB page for 2 items. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 21:55, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Actually in this case I think the dab is appropriate - there's other dab pages for two items (Boeing Stratoliner for one) and I'm not sure there's a WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for it - and if there was it would probably be the 2003 version IMHO! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 09:57, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

I understand your point, and thanks for your consideration. I'll probably make a move request in a day or two. - BilCat (talk) 10:23, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

No problem. I'll probably chip in my two-cent piece and we can let the grinding wheel of Wikijustice mill out a consensus (or, y'know, not, one never knows around these parts). - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 10:25, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

3x SA related articles

I had those three AFDs watchlisted (Pearl Thusi, Bonang Matheba, Boity Thulo), and I'd bet a beer that the password for Phwaice was forgotten and Zacleaner was created. Sam Sailor ^Talk! 23:14, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Ah, isn't Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Phiwa Nkambule just a banal housekeeping chore? Sam Sailor ^Talk! 23:16, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Seems likely. I'm not quite sure what you mean about the talk page though? - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 09:09, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Nominations for the Military history WikiProject historian and newcomer of the year awards now open!

On behalf of the Military history WikiProject's Coordinators, we would like to extend an invitation to nominate deserving editors for the 2015 Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year awards. The nomination period will run from 7 December to 23:59 13 December, with the election phase running from 14 December to 23:59 21 December. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:06, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

James Heilman

With regard to the AFD for James Heilman, I was wondering why you wanted to give me a "minnow" for being gullible rather than a "trout", since minnows are supposed to be for less experienced editors, which I don't think I am. Everymorning (talk) 17:27, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Well in general they are, but I didn't think it rose to the level of a full slapping with a large fish. But just a plink. ;) - 10:49, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Why the page I created was deleted?

I created Diana Khan some 20 days ago. The page had enough citations for the verification. The page got verified. The page got nearly 6000 views. Why you deleted the page? Explain. Mohd Arshad Qureshi (talk) 21:16, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Diana Khan. - BilCat (talk) 05:50, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Because in the above-linked discussion, a WP:CONSENSUS was established that the person is insufficiently notable to have a Wikipedia page. Verified does not mean notable. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 10:51, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

What is the solution then? I want to recreate the same page again. Mohd Arshad Qureshi (talk) 12:13, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Diana Khan

I want to recreate Diana Khan again by adding some more information and citations. Do I have to take your permission? Will the page get deleted again? Help Mohd Arshad Qureshi (talk) 21:49, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

You don't need permisison, but if you do not establish notability using reliable sources it will indeed be deleted again. You should create the page in your userspace and work on it to find reliable sources to establish notability before recreating it as an article. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:24, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:S-unn

Template:S-unn has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Graham (talk) 01:28, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

Movie Fights and TV Fights Box Scores

Do you know how long data refund requests take? I'm trying to figure out if it's worth my time to simply recreate a page for my sandbox vs waiting for the data? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrewjshick (talk • contribs) 05:12, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

I would suggest that it would be best for you to recreate from scratch somewhere else - this data will not, I'm afraid, ever be suitable for inclusion on Wikipedia. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 09:19, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

• • does the data even exist anymore (the pages together took approximately 68 hours to create; fortunately, I have the vast majority of it saved in Word for a sandbox, but not every single bit of it)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrewjshick (talk • contribs) 19:08, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

• • • Fine, I'll do it myself -Thanos (Age of Ultron) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrewjshick (talk • contribs) 22:06, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

Supidop

Thanks BMK (talk) 06:57, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/America: A Call to Greatness

I was editing while the AFD was being closed by yourself, there was an edit conflict when I went to save my post so I went ahead and preserved my post within the discussion even though it was technically already archived. Wanted to let you know, hope that is alright per WP processes. Shearonink (talk) 08:05, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

Not a problem - edit conflicts and stuff fall under WP:IAR. :) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:06, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

Wainwright

I'm sorry but you can't close as speedy keep an article that has been through AFD and DRV when the other side of the debate has not had a chance to weigh in. There were strong views on both sides that you would see if you review the previous discussions. Merging and redirects are common AFD outcomes and routinely included in nominations. Please reopen the discussion to allow all sides to discuss this article. Spartaz ^Humbug! 09:17, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

I've reopened it, however I will note that WP:SK1 states: "The nominator withdraws the nomination or fails to advance an argument for deletion or redirection - perhaps only proposing an alternative action such as moving or merging, and no one other than the nominator recommends that the page be deleted." - yes, merging and redirecting are common outcomes, but suggesting a merge as the nominator is not what AFD is for - that is what WP:PM is for. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 09:31, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

and if it goes to PM its the wrong venue for those users who have previously indicated they wanted to delete. Thank you for reopening this but it really shouldn't have needed to be said. Spartaz ^Humbug! 09:55, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

Deletion review

You recently closed the deletion debate of List of ziyarat locations as keep. I want to start a deletion review of this article, and as per the policy I am opening this section to discuss the page with you. The page in question should have been deleted in my opinion because it is complete OR. The articles about Holiest sites in Shia Islam, Holiest sites in Sunni Islam and Holiest sites in Sufi Islam adequately cover all such locations and making this list as "Ziyarat Locations" is just an OR essay. Please give your opinion about this. Please ping me using the re template when you comment. Ty Regards FreeatlastChitchat (talk) 07:31, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

@FreeatlastChitchat: My opinion is that the WP:CONSENSUS from the discussion was that the article should be kept. If you wish to start a DR then I have no objection or comment to be made there - I simply assessed the consensus and closed accordingly. I will, however, note that "the article should be deleted in my opinion" is not a justifiable reason for a DR; a DR is to be done when you believe the closure was not in accordance with consensus, not because you believe the consensus itself is wrong. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:34, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

@The Bushranger: I have just found that there are similar articles, so kinda trout moment for me, I did not even provide this as rationale in the deletion. So should I wait some time to start another AFD or just go with review? FreeatlastChitchat (talk) 07:40, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

I would suggest waiting for some time. A DRV on the grounds of "this article really should be deleted" instead of "the closure wasn't reflecting consensus" is likely to be consdidered an attempt to re-run the AfD at DRV and quickly closed. Wait a few months, see if the article gets improved (and/or help improve it), and if it's still problematic, then a re-nomination could be considered. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:42, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Humpy Wheeler

Remember Toristapleton (talk · contribs) after you blocked them for spamming Humpy Wheeler? Looks like they're back as IPs and Jonpapa1890 (talk · contribs). Should a protection be added or should they just be blocked (for socking, assuming they are the same)? NFLisAwesome (ZappaOMati) 19:35, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi this is jonapa1890, We are trying to update for our boss Humpy Wheeler. You keep on blocking and its probably by confusion. If you could help instead of block it would be much appreciated Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonpapa1890 (talk • contribs) 19:46, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

@Jonpapa1890: If you're Humpy's employee, you shouldn't be editing his page as it would be a conflict of interest. If you want to add info, it must be from a neutral point of view and sourced by a reliable source. NFLisAwesome (ZappaOMati) 19:55, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Then you need to go back to your original account and request an unblock - block evasion is against Wikipedia policy. As noted above, though, you need to explain 1. how you would intend to edit despite having a conflict of interest (which is something that is heavily discouraged), 2. why you uploaded images that were copyrighted to Wikimedia Commons as your own work (even if the Twitter image was yours, why did it say "2013" on the page and "2008" on the image page, and there was no justification possible for the "Cars" image), and 3. what manner this could be considered as relevant. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:22, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Meraj Airlines

Having a bit of an problem with Meraj Airlines with a user who keeps reverting to a prefered version, I have protected the article for a couple of weeks but as I did the tidy up of the article I could be seen as being involved, any chance of having a look. Nice to see you around again, thanks. MilborneOne (talk) 12:13, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. It looks to me like the currently-wrong version is indeed the one that should be there, and gah, why do people edit-war over such silly things as airlines? - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:32, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

File:Xmas Ornament.jpg

To You and Yours!

FWiW Bzuk (talk) 15:14, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

A Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

IP long history of vandalism

BR, could you look at this user's contributions, especially those to Aegis Combat System? It looked like vandalism to me, especially the IMF bankers part, but it may not be, or it may just be a vandal trying to pretend like they're not vandalizing. Their other recent edits seem legit, but it's in subject areas in which I'm not conversant, so it's hard to tell, as competence seems to be an issue here. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 05:33, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

I looked at it and I think one more clearly-vandal edit (like that IMF one was) will lead to a block. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 05:41, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. I appreciate that. Merry Christmas! - BilCat (talk) 05:44, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for blocking. - BilCat (talk) 06:40, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

With further edits and the IP's history, it was alas inevitable! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 06:59, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

This is interesting, and definitely shows a lack of competence in English or computers, or both. Block TP access? - BilCat (talk) 07:38, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Considering that whole thing is a blatant attempt to have someone proxy-edit in a discussion the IP was (...brokenly...) attempting to participate in, yep, TPA revoked. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:42, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks again. It's good to have you back editing regularly again. Nice to have a fellow night owl/insomniac as an admin also. - BilCat (talk) 07:48, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dživo Frana Sorkočević

This sat there with two delete !votes for three weeks, and today finally two other people pitched in, and leveled the score, but with no new arguments. Why in heaven's name would you close that within hours on the very same day as "keep"?! It's no consensus at best at this point. Did you not notice this timeline? --Joy [shallot] (talk) 21:33, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

I closed it based on how I felt the weight of the arguments established a consensus, instead of simple vote-counting, with the consideration that it had already been twice relisted (and, thus, could be closed at any time once a consensus was established). I won't contest the re-opening but will express severe dissapointment that it was re-opened by someone who had !voted in the discussion in opposition to the result, instead of taking it to WP:DRV or even discussing it with me first. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:40, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

There was hardly any weight in arguments based on assertions that someone is a historical figure/subject. If we couldn't verify that the article topic is a historical figure/subject, we might as well be making it up - what if it was a hoax?

Anyway, my main procedural problem with the action was that you closed it 17 minutes after the last comment. That's just being trigger-happy IMO.

I guess the good thing that came out of this was that one of the comments prompted me to dig further, and find the actual person. It could have stayed broken for another seven years.

And, as another twist in this already convoluted story, now that the title is corrected, someone found that the text is a copyvio. *facepalm* --Joy [shallot] (talk) 16:22, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Kudos for your signature

If the "one ping only" portion of your signature is a reference to The Hunt for Red October, then it is indeed one of the most clever signatures I have seen! Well done! Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 21:37, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

It is indeed, Vasily. Thanks! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:41, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Sorry!

Sorry about the random revert. Hit the rollback button by accident. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 21:42, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Not a problem, I've done that on occasion myself! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:44, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Joe Burgess

Hi, should the Joe Burgess page now be deleted to make way for Joe Burgess (rugby league) to be moved there? or should Joe Burgess just be redirected to Joe Burgess (rugby league)? Cheers RugbyXIII (talk) 12:08, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Aah, I missed that, thanks for catching it. The rugby player should be moved to the undabbed title - I'll take care of that in just a moment. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:29, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016 is just around the corner...

Hello everyone, and we would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2016 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. There are some changes we'd like to announce before the competition begins.

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IP user spamming a category

BR, since you've done a lot of work on categories, I thought it best to have you look over these contributions, in which an IP is cat-spamming Category:Jews on a wide range of seemingly-unrelated articles. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 07:44, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

...yeah, that's Inappropriate Categorisation and that's going to need undoing. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:58, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for cleaning those up. I did the 2 that were on my watchlist, then came here for a second opinion. Thanks again. - BilCat (talk) 08:10, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Wikiclaus' cheer !

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Ho ho oh no! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:39, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Request reconsideration of Carlo Magali deletion

For a number of reasons I suggest that the result of the debate be changed to no consensus or re-opened. For starters, only two votes is far from any consensus and was held over a time period where a lot of people take vacations (i.e., many editors may have been away from their computers or doing other things - I know I was). One of those two votes said that WP:NBOX was note met. However, this is disputable as can be seen in Wikipedia talk:WikiProject_Boxing#Notability guidelines. As it states in the start of WP:DGFA "When in doubt, don't delete." Additionally, as one of the editors pointed out in that discussion, from a [{WP:GNG]] standpoint WP:NBOX may not matter. He was on the winning end of the fight that killed Davey Browne and that fight gained significant coverage in the Australian media (and some worldwide). As an editor in the above discussion stated, that is a factor and was not even considered in the deletion debate. Maybe the result should be delete, but I just don't think everything that should be considered was and it was not considered by enough editors. Therefore, I think it should be a no consensus or be re-opened. RonSigPi (talk) 22:37, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

RonSigPi Consensus was entirely unanimous in that deletion discussion. I suggest you read my reply to your similar message on my talk page. DGFA even more so here does not apply and I suggest you read WP:CONSENSUS. Administrators evaluate the discussion and not the subject matter. We are not here to WP:SUPERVOTE discussions even if we personally disagree with the consensus. This is why many admins choose to participate in the discussion rather than administer them in such situations. Also, you're welcome to re-create the article if you feel you could reasonably write an article that meets our GNG criteria, especially if the article at the time of the previous discussion was missing quite a bit of important information. I do caution you that doing so you must be certain that the article will meet GNG otherwise it will be seen as an attempt to forcibly overturn the consensus of a recent deletion discussion. Mkdw^talk 23:49, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

As mentioned, after a week's availability for discussion all of the input was that it should be deleted. If you felt that additional things should have been considered then that should have been brought up in the discussion while it was opened. As it was an AfD that has been opened for a week and has had multiple editors in addition to the nom comment and there is an unanimous WP:CONSENSUS that it should be deleted, there is no doubt in the decision. To close with a result other than delete would be overriding consensus as an admin, and as many of these discussions attract little input the amount of discussion has to be considered appropriate for a closure instead of relisting. If you believe that the closure was in error you are welcome to request a deletion review, however I will note that (again) there is unlikely to be any overturning of the result on the basis of a mis-read of consensus; if you believe you have sufficient sourcing to prove that GNG is met DRV is still the way to go because, as mentioned, simple recreation can be considered disruptive. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:43, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

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Deletion of Duma Optronics

Hello,

The page Duma Optronics was deleted by you, after it was approved by JamesBWatson. Could you please explain why was it deleted and what can be done to restore it?

Thanks, EotN — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eagleofthenorth (talk • contribs) 11:06, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

I'll note that the article was not "approved", it was restored as a standard disputed proposed deletion. As for why it was deleted, it was because there was nothing to indicate how the company meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. In order to have an article on the company, notability needs to be established via third-party reliable sources that are independent of the subject. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 17:00, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Greetings

Hello The Bushranger: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Tito Dutta (talk) 18:09, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message

yes, I have read your edit notice, my messages comes under #4 --Tito Dutta (talk) 18:09, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

	Merry Christmas!!
	Hello, I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia!    –Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year –Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 18:24, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

• I too noticed your edit notice but I'm hoping as it's Crimbo you'll forgive me today :P, Merry Xmas! –Davey2010 ^{Merry Xmas / Happy New Year} 18:24, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
  • Y'all didn't talk about carp so I'll let it slide. Merry Christmas! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 18:25, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

On the 12th day of Christmas, Mike Helton gave to me: 12 Contender drivers, 11 wins per maker, 10 blown-up engines, 9: he went airborne, 8 after round two, 7 Penske race wins, 6 Logano race wins, 5 DNQs, 4 at Homestead, 3 straight wins, 2 flips in '15, and a phantom debris yellow flag. Zappa24Mati 19:04, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

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Season's greetings

All the best for the festive season and new year.
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The Template for Canadian AP1-88 hovercraft

The template as it reads now shows that all the hovercrafts listed are still in operation by the the Canadian Coast Guard which is why I made the edit I made. The words Equipment of the Canadian Coast Guard suggest that it is still in service of the Canadian Coast Guard which it isn't.

I am not an über wikipedia editor so could be please advise what would be the best solution to be both historically correct and show current equipment in service. This category template is also used on pages like CCGH_Siyay and other hovercraft pages. Coffeerob (talk) 20:33, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Well the "Equipment of the Canadian Coast Guard" line is just a link - a "here's other equipment" thing. Hovercraft are generally considered ships in Wikipedia, and the standard way in which ship-class navboxen are formatted is that it lists every ship under each using navy - {{Flower class corvette}} is an (admittedly slightly extreme) example. When a ship is sold or gifted to another navy, the correct way to represent that in the template is to leave the original user and name in the navbox - with an added column giving the navy's name - and then to add a new row for the new navy and name. When one is sold into civilian service - as it seems the hovercraft that started this line of discussion was - the navbox is simply left as-is. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 20:48, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

2015 Services Air A310 crash

I hear a duck quacking. Do you?...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 23:50, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

"...occured on the [date]..." Indeed, 'tis verily the  1.75x amplified ultimate quack of ultimate destiny. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:49, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Ryan was actually fairly quiet for a few months there, so whatever happened to keep him offline, I hope it happens again. :) - BilCat (talk) 01:50, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Need some help here: Robert Taylor (actor)

A relatively new editor has been adding a great deal of information based on what some other editors consider a questionable source: Template:Find a Grave; more importantly is a tendentious history WP:TE in constantly reverting back to a preferred version, thereby hitting the 3R rule. Can you help; I have already set up a talk page discussion on the topic of Robert Taylor's death. I do not want to go any further, for the time being, on dealing with the numerous other articles that have been revised to have a great reliance on the Find-a-Grave website as a reference source. Sorry to involve you in a sticky issue, especially during the season of good will. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 23:23, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

I've dropped a cautionary note on his talk page. Happy New Year! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:25, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Block from IPs box

Hi Bushranger, in this comment you said that "the 'block from IPs' box was checked". I'm a bit curious what that means, technically. Does it mean that the IP's are blocked too? I don't see any evidence of that in their block logs. Could you perhaps clarify? TIA and cheers - DVdm (talk) 10:56, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

I could have used better phrasing there, certainly! There's a box in the block settings that says "Autoblock any IP addresses used" - this is a default setting, so it only is mentioned in the block log if it's unchecked. It should keep the IPs linked to the blocked user from being used for a time, but of course, it's not infallible. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:36, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Ok, thanks, and happy 2016! - DVdm (talk) 23:09, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Motorsport article naming

Are you sure a consensus has not formed? What would satisfy you? regards --Falcadore (talk) 05:04, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

An actual WP:CONSENSUS. Given that the voting section (bearing in mind WP:NOTDEMOCRACY is 2v2... - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:51, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Well, you seem to be the only dissenter. BTW, why does British Touring Car Championship need the "season" identifier when Australian Touring Car Championship does not. Same words. Only the nationality is different. --Falcadore (talk) 14:00, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

No, not just me. And they do in fact both need the "Season" identifier. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:35, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

It plainly doesn't. Been operating for ten years without it with no issues. --Falcadore (talk) 02:24, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

If something has been wrong for ten years it doesn't magically become not-wrong. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:25, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

2016

	Happy New Year 2016!
	Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels? Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unneccessary blisters.    – Cullen328 Let's discuss it 07:25, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Username

I wasn't sure if this was worth responding about, but seeing as I recently caused some trouble by not responding to a message, I though that I should let you know that I changed my signature to include my username. --"Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit" -(Aeneid, Book I, Line 203) User:Thalassaxeno 01:10, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

No worries. And that's A-OK! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:03, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Administrative bias

Sir, thanks for closing the thread related to CosmicEmperor. I want to ask you a very simple question. When I started the ban request against CosmicEmperor, I got everyone's support. No administrator reverted my post, nobody blocked me. After that when I started another request against Xtremedood, it was reverted by HighInBC and he even blocked my IP. I even questioned his bias on my talk page, and he was quite adamant about his decision. I don't want to start the thread again, who knows He will block me again. 1, 2, 3. --95.141.31.22 (talk) 02:59, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm afraid you'd have to discuss his reasoning with him. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:42, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, The Bushranger!

Happy New Year!

The Bushranger,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. –Davey2010 ^{Merry Xmas / Happy New Year} 11:55, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thierry Antinori

Hello Bushranger, quite a while ago, you have deleted the article on Thierry Antinori. Would it be possible to make the editing history of that article available to me? If that's not the case, it would interesting for me to learn at least which user had created the article. Thank you -- Framhein (talk) 21:25, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Not a problem - I've userified the article to User:Framhein/Thierry Antinori. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:58, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you – and thank you as well for recently defending me against a personal attack from the creator of that article. By the way, in case you're interested: there is a quite lively ongoing discussion in the German wikipedia what to make of reports that he died in the night after your posting from a heart attack he had purportedly suffered the night before. --Framhein (talk) 00:21, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Ramil Garifullin

Dear The Bushranger Again raised to remove the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramil_Garifullin. Earlier in 2014, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ramil_Garifullin thanks , the article was taken out of removal. And here it is again. Please pay attention to the discussion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Ramil_Garifullin What, in my opinion, involves removal? Here is the arguments :

1. The initiator of removal Akim Dubrov. Fedor Babkin is the assistant Akim Dubrov. That is, there is a tandem Fedor Babkin-Akim Dubrov. Akim Dubrov and Ramil Garifullin is a long – standing opponents and have antagonism. A significant portion of the papers and books of Professor, candidate of psychological Sciences of Ramil Garifullin dedicated to drug prevention. Moreover, Ramil Garifullin in the media acutely raised the issue about the dangers of certain articles in Wikipedia dedicated to drugs and psihodelii (http://www.securitylab.ru/analytics/472275.php.) On the other hand, Akim Dubrov is the author and translator of books in Russia dedicated to drug substances and an author of articles on psihodelii in Wikipedia. It is likely that the main antagonism between Akim Dubrov and Ramil Garifullin is now in the risk of publications on drugs and psihodelii in Wikipedia.

2. Earlier this conflict Akim Dubrov - Ramil Garifullin has been associated with the publication of an article about Garifullina negative article about Snowden. Article about Garifullin on Wikipedia was removed in 2013 on the day of publication in the Russian newspaper article about Snowden.

3. Ramil Garifullina good level of scientific citation http://elibrary.ru/author_refs.asp?authorid=295329&SesCookieID=372174247&UserID=175914337. Ramil Garifullin told me that if would be continued against him as slander in the discussion of Wikipedia, he is libel to sue.

4. Moreover, this identity in the English Wikipedia is seen as a well-known Russian journalist and writer, not as a scientist. Although the number of scientific articles and monographs enough (watch out links http://elibrary.ru/author_refs.asp?authorid=295329&SesCookieID=372174247&UserID=175914337. Therefore it is incorrect to use the same discussion for deletion on the Russian Wikipedia.

5. The Internet is the namesake and namesake, Ramil Garifullina, who is really engaged in pseudoscience and is in jail. It's a different person. Not to be confused! So it looks like slander.

6. Based on this English article was formed a modified Russian text to Russian Wikipedia, which upheld the administrator --be-nt-all Here is his assessment: the Draft looked, the chances of successful recovery are good, although above the neutral still need to be work --the be-nt-all 07:40, November 25, 2015 (UTC). This text was revised and edited based discussions-2013. Here is the translation:

7. But Akim Dubrow was removed for some reason https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:Irek_Minnullin Irek Minnullin 22:27, 24 November 2015 (UTC) .

8. be-nt-all gave me an assignment to work on the draft is not directly on RS, but on the appropriate subpage: User:Irek Minnullin/Garifullin Ramil, Rosiewicz --be-nt-all16:43, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

9. Ask the participants to carefully examine all links and articles Garifullina and not to succumb to provocations tandem Fedor Babkin-Akim Dubrov. Article revised in the light of ancient comments-2013. The article is about a famous essayist and writer. The merit of Ramil Garifullina as a scientist is sufficient.

10. Please withdraw or remove the article from deletion!

11. And think, what are the motives of the authors of the Russian Wikipedia to put the question of removal of articles from the English Wikipedia.Irek Minnullin (talk) 00:57, 2 January 2016 (UTC) Irek Minnullin (talk) 08:04, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure I understand what you're asking here? - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:15, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I didn't ask, and provided the correct information. Irek Minnullin (talk) 11:47, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Category:Aircraft with four ejection seats

Is Category:Aircraft with four ejection seats really necessary? Just asking. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 08:25, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

... Facepalm Gah, catcruft at its finest! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 11:30, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

I wasn't sure, so thanks for the CFD. - BilCat (talk) 05:13, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diplomacy
	Thank you Bushranger for all your help. Northernva (talk) 02:34, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Royal Hesse

Thanks for your actions on the Hesse government in exile article. It has come to my notice that the call to join in the deletion discussion here has been removed from the Facebook page of the "Royal Family". Gerard von Hebel (talk) 12:57, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

A royal concession, perhaps. Either way, no problem. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:53, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

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Lado

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Thanks user:The Bushranger for your thoughts and intervention. This issue had been bothering me for some time. Gerard von Hebel (talk) 17:20, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Oh..... sorry, don't know exactly how the cookie thing works.... Gerard von Hebel (talk) 17:22, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

No worries, they're just as tasty. And thanks! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:02, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for fixing my stuff!!

I downloaded a picture for Wood Brothers Racing of Eddie and Len Wood...it disappeared and didn't show up on the page...it won't let me try downloading again. Any ideas? Rob Street (talk) 06:13, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Taking a look, I assume you're referring to File:Nascar 03.06.15 378.JPG? It appears to be working on Commons, so you can try adding it to the Woods' page again and see if it works. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:29, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

TCG Anatolia

Sidenote: This is my first article, as I'm new to wiki editing. I thought it would be fantastic to start a new article on wiki as, I'm familiar with military study's. Unfortunately I feel cornered,threatened and disrespected because, I have no badge or any sort of formality. I thought the community was respectful, understanding and helpful, I guess this Is where I was wrong, Bushranger this is partly do to you and the other, someone you may know, for now I'm done editing keep up the good work. Janissary out.

I'm sorry that being asked to follow Wikipedia's policies has led you to this conclusion. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:38, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Such confusion

Richard was trying to repair this issue. It's all confusion but we can sort it out, I'm sure! --Dennis Bratland (talk) 03:45, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Such confusion. Much edit conflict. Wow. ;) Yeah, I spotted that just after my first shot at untangling things - I think I've got it all right now though, thanks! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:46, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

COI/Self-promotion

See the contributions of User:Georgemorgan. The account promotes the works of George D. Morgan, an author/playwright, and the apparent son of Mary Sherman Morgan. The account has received COI notices in the past to no avail. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 07:19, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Between the obvious promotion/linkspam and the complete lack of communication, that's a block, right there. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 10:51, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. Given that it's been going on for over 6 years, it's well deserved! - BilCat (talk) 22:14, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

I have Comcast. I think they still send replies by Pony Express. :( - BilCat (talk) 09:27, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Ouch. My condolences on Hellcast. (And it was, basically, agreement.) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 09:29, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Yup, it's hard to understand why a company that's so expensive to use is so cheap with its products, but they've been that way for the 20-something years we've been stuck with them. (Not my choice to keep them, either.) Btw, it never did show up, though the wiki-software notified me that you sent it. - BilCat (talk) 07:14, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Knowing how it is, it'll probably come through six months from now after having traveled through The Warp. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:15, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/Giubbotto non ortodosso

Can you please block the user infinitely, because same editing as multiple IPs from Italy, including Special:Contributions/82.51.122.43, Special:Contributions/82.53.179.230 which has been blocked in 31 hours. 115.164.221.103 (talk) 12:25, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Neither of those IPs is currently blocked, and there's no policy against editing while logged out, as long as it is not being done to evade scrutiny. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 12:26, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

AfD

If you could close this as 'Merge with redirect' as per the consensus, that would be fine. Cheers! _Fortuna ^{Imperatrix Mundi} 15:46, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Consider it done. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:03, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Chimsnero Goldsmith

Good day hope you get this, Hope you are doing great? A page i set up was previously deleted by you, please i want to set it up again how can i do that with out having any problem? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Realonehqsource (talk • contribs) 12:45, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

If you're referring to Chimsnero goldsmith, then the simple and unfortunate answer is you cannot - not everyone is notable enough to be covered in Wikipedia, and the consensus at the discussion about whether or not the article should be deleted is that they are not. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 13:09, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Comment Editor is verging on WP:ADMINSHOP _Fortuna ^{Imperatrix Mundi} 13:10, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

I have new source now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Realonehqsource (talk • contribs) 11:52, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

You need multiple third-party reliable sources to meet notability. If you believe you do you can ask for the article to be restored at WP:DRV. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:24, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

I sure have good source now, i will do just as you say, Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Realonehqsource (talk • contribs) 11:47, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Phase Five

Thanks for quick response! Was that the right set of steps to take? I normally do content creation but have recently started doing NPP.

I've listed the article for deletion since they don't seem notable. Blythwood (talk) 23:13, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Well ANI is generally the "court of last resort" - for cases where a username is the issue (such as here with it being promotional/role account and thus violating WP:U) listing at WP:UAA is, in the future, where you should list it. But otherwise, no issues and keep up the good work. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:22, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Clean-up on aisle 13

Check my talk page history, and if you know a revdel admin, that would help. BLP vios on an article talk page also involved. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 23:55, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Edit summary revdel'd, and the IP blocked for BLP violations. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:52, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks again. Did you note its defense of open editing? I have no clue if it was being serious, but their behavior as an IP certainly makes me long for mandatory registration even more! - BilCat (talk) 03:57, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Insert "not sure if serious...or only trolling" meme here! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 10:57, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Good Humor
	Thanks for lightening up my mood with your comment in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PIXY Android Smart Car.. Thanks ::D —UY Scuti Talk 13:30, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Joel Barnes

Why was the page Joel Barnes deleted? There is just as much media content for Joel Barnes then Alex Wilson... Alexandria Wilson for the Weather Channel, why are weather channel staff more notable then WeatherNation staff? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FB90:128:B6C1:0:3:EBF8:B901 (talk) 02:24, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. The notability, or lack thereof, of TWC personnel has no bearing on the notability, or lack thereof, of WeatherNation personnel. If Mr. Barnes met the notability guideline, he would be kept. The WP:CONSENSUS was that he doesn't, so he wasn't. Also please stop your WP:FORUMSHOPPING. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 06:43, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

OTR 21 Tochka

• I tried to cut down on details, but its difficult mainly because alot of parties are involved in the war. We have to specify which Yemeni faction used it because their are Yemenis (Islamic groups & parts of the Yemeni army) fighting along with Saudi. Tochka was never used in the same manner it was in Yemen & its the only time we get media leaks on causalities because they occur in Yemen where its harder to maintain the Saudi media black out, so it will naturally have more details. Baselshafik (talk) 10:05, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

That's fair enough - and some of the other useages probably should have a bit more added to them. But, IMHO at least, the article should have a short summary of the useage of the weapon, with details going in the page on the war. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:11, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

Packard V-1650 Merlin

BR, would you consider moving Packard V-1650 to Packard V-1650 Merlin?It should be non-controversial, as Merlin is clearly the common name for the engine, and the new names would follow the M-D-N format. However, I'll be happy to do a move proposal if you think that's needed and/or disapprove of the move. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 07:10, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Well I'm not sure if "m-d-n" counts for engines, but it does fit by WP:COMMONNAME, so I'll see about moving it. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:59, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! - BilCat (talk) 09:57, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

"troll food"

Loving that. Hadn't heard that expression before but now I'm gonna use it. :-) Softlavender (talk) 01:21, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Unlike gremlins, it's not just after midnight when trolls shouldn't be fed! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:23, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXVIII, January 2016

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Eldora race name

I brought this up at WT:NASCAR, but apparently no one's seen it (or responded, at least), but what do you think should be done about the Mudsummer Classic name? Supposedly, it's the "#Eldora at Eldora Speedway" (or "#Eldora") according to a source I found from NBC Sports, but I'm not sure if it's one of those tentative names until sponsorship arrives or if that's the official name. Normally it's be the former, but the way it's being treated by Eldora's Twitter and the fact that a NASCAR journalist actually wrote an article about it makes me think otherwise. What do you think? Zappa24Mati 23:26, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Hm, I'd say at this point use the name that's being used, and if it changes later, that's what the "move" tab is for. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:40, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Martin 316 move

Hi there, I think it's about time to move Martin 316 to Martin XB-68 as discussed, since nobody objected. I tried to move the page myself but it requires admin privileges due to the target page existing already. Cheers. --Deeday-UK (talk) 00:15, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

You might want to ping User:MilborneOne, as I'm WP:INVOLVED there. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:21, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Y moved as requested MilborneOne (talk) 09:11, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

SEO siteban

Hi Bushranger. Thanks for closing the SEO-banning thread at ANI and implementing the indef. Question for you - several hours after you did that, the notice of banning was placed on Tonyeny's Talk page here by someone editing under an IP address. If that was you, would you please re-do it under your username? If it was not you, you would please consider whether that notice should be removed and done by an admin? Maybe it is OK, but I just want to be sure everything is kosher with this. Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 16:07, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

@Jytdog: - That wasn't me, because I'd already placed the ban notification here, under the ANI discussion higher up the page. But thanks for looking out for it! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:30, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

gotcha. thanks! Jytdog (talk) 22:31, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

WikiProject Spaceflight

Hello! I'm hoping to start contributing at WikiProject Spaceflight and noticed you are a member. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on where to begin or if you could point me to a few articles in need of work. Thanks in advance for you help! --Aa2432a (talk) 17:19, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Alas, I haven't had the time to do anything there in quite awhile, myself. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:06, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Duno

I thought that some time between our last conversation regarding the Duno page might be beneficial. I’m hoping that you might be willing to participate in further discussion to see if a positive compromise might be reached. Are you willing? I am new to Wikipedia but hope to become a contributor in several areas of motorsport – especially those in which I feel that I have the most knowledge and experience.- Indyrolexalms (talk) 23:36, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

I believe that the current position is a solid compromise, actually. We'd certainly and absolutely welcome your contributions, but it must be remembered that "neutral point of view" does not mean "only positive". When somebody is well-noted for being controversial or having a negative reputation that is backed up by sources, then that is how the article must portray them (and a large number of the other drivers' pages are probably needing some addition of information along those lines - and citing, for those that do, like Tracy). That said though, as long as you are familiar with policy and edit within it, then your contributions are always welcome. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 12:29, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your prompt reply, welcome and suggestions. With regard to compromise - I’m not sure that keeping the original edit intact and unchanged represents a form of compromise – at least in my understanding of the term. Does your understanding differ from mine? If it does, is it please possible that you could shed some light on that? If not, would you be willing to discuss possible changes to the current edit?.- Indyrolexalms (talk) 23:36, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

It has already been trimmed back some from how it was. As it is it is wholly consistent with all policies, most especially WP:NPOV. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 10:42, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Very disappointing that you are unwilling - but thanks for the prompt reply.-Indyrolexalms (talkIndyrolexalms (talk) 22:43, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Just as an FYI, in one of the articles you cited, which has IndyCar driver Ryan Hunter-Reay, with regard to qualifying at Watkins Glen in 2010, griping about Duno saying "Wake up, man. Wake up," Hunter-Reay is heard gently scolding her. "You just cost me a (qualifying) session." In reality, what cost Ryan Hunter-Reay his qualifying session is the fact that he spun out and ended up in the gravel. Please see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEhQA8TQVUo. As you can clearly see in the video - Duno was nowhere near Ryan Hunter-Reay. Just because a driver gripes about something - doesn't make it so - even if it is reported in media and can be sourced. This is just one example. -Indyrolexalms (talk[[ —Preceding undated comment added 02:01, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

That is also a perfect example of original research. "The truth" may be that she did not block him. But Wikipedia is not here to report WP:THETRUTH, it is here to report verifiable facts, and the verifiable fact is her reputation, sadly, is of being slower than James May. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 06:22, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Old blanked AfD entry

Hey, Bushranger! So I've found an old AfD entry at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jason Latimer's Fountain Walk that was blanked back in May 2015 – what, if anything, should be done if/when I stumble across these?... TIA. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 22:07, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

In this case, the blanking was done by the nominator as their way of withdrawing the AfD - while improper, the intent was clear. When stuff like that is found it's best to "pass it on" to be dealt with - thanks for finding this. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 06:24, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Review deletion of Cisco ASA article

This is referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Cisco_ASA For the last few years doing a search for an article on cisco asa, one of the most popular computer networking security appliances in the world led to the cisco pix page, which gives a brief mention to the fact that the pix line was replaced by the asa line. The asa was not a direct replacement of the pix. The asa was, iirc, a combination of roughly three products, and, presumably, in the last decade, it's probably changed a bit. On the pix talk page there are discussions going back to 2012 talking about un-deleting the asa page, but obviously that hasn't happened. I actually didn't know about any of this until today. So a few days ago I added a very brief stub about the asa at the end of the pix page basically re-iterating what the pix page already said and giving a date for the introduction of the first asa products. Even if you don't think that un-deleting the asa page is the right thing to do I would like to at least see it's contents to see if there's anything worth adding to the stub I left.TeeTylerToe (talk) 14:39, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Unfortunatly, I don't have access to the deleted page - it's not showing as having any deleted revisions. Sorry I can't help. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:49, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Cisco+ASA 00:21, 29 September 2012 The Bushranger (talk | contribs) deleted page Cisco ASA (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cisco ASA) is that a thing that happens?TeeTylerToe (talk) 22:03, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

(Delurking) Looks like it got moved several times, with Draft:Cisco ASA as its apparent final location. - BilCat (talk) 22:12, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for finding that, Bill! @TeeTylerToe:, when articles are moved, yeah, that happens - you'll need to ping WP:REFUND/G13 for a restoration due to that. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:21, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/London Buses route 70

Hi, you previously contributed to a deletion discussion for London bus route 403, another similar deletion discussion is ongoing at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/London Buses route 70 which you may wish to give your input on.

Note: I've placed (or am in the process of placing) this notification on the talk page of anyone who took part in the original deletion discussion, as the most recent similar discussion, regardless of deletion preference, which is allowable under WP:CANVASS. The only exception being if that person has already contributed, or has indicated on their profile that they are inactive.

Thanks for your time. Jeni ^(talk) 17:00, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, but it looks like it's snowing there now. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:21, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Four years ago ...

reviewing eyes
... you were recipient no. 35 of Precious, a prize of QAI!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:55, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

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Linkspam

BR (or admin watchers), User:Davidtv appears to be linkspamming on a number of articles, primarily NASCAR and Motocross. They appear to be links to some sort of internet broadcasting site, and don't appear to be official websites. I've removed some of them, but one already came back. Could you double-check these are really spam? Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 19:58, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

I've been a bit busy - I'll take a look tonight. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:53, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

One of Adam Cuerden’s several quality restorations during round 1

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups.

Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by Cyclonebiskit (submissions), and two each by MPJ-DK (submissions), Hurricanehink (submissions), 12george1 (submissions), and Cas Liber (submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by Adam Cuerden (submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with J Milburn (submissions) completing nine.

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Lee Cockerell Page

Hey, I was just wondering why the Lee Cockerell page was taken down on January 3rd, 2016? Just curious, that was my first ever wiki article and I'm disappointed it was taken down. If I need to add the appropriate sources and referencing I can go ahead and do that, but it would be nice to have a copy of the article that was taken down so I don't have to start from scratch. Thanks!

P.S. Sorry I haven't really communicated through wikipedia before, but I'll check this page a few times for an answer (at least I think that's how this works) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Julliancockerell (talk • contribs) 15:51, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi there. It was deleted because a consensus in this discussion determined that the article was unsuitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. The issues identified there would need to be resolved before the article can be restored; you'll also want to read Wikipedia's policy on editing with a conflict of interest. I've restored a copy of the article to your userspace at User:Julliancockerell/Lee Cockerell for you to work on after you've read through that. Good luck! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:08, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016 March newsletter (update)

Along with getting the year wrong in the newsletter that went out earlier this week, we did not mention (as the bot did not report) that Cas Liber (submissions) claimed the first Featured Article Persoonia terminalis of the 2016 Wikicup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:05, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Deleted Page

Hi Bushranger - a buddy of mine directed me here when he noticed the Wikipedia page about me was deleted. (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edgey&action=history) - thought I could provide you additional information if needed to undelete the entry (This might be a good start-point: https://www.discogs.com/artist/80179-Edgey). Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sjknightjr (talk • contribs) 02:32, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi there. Unfortunatly your article was determined to not have sufficient reliable sources available to pass the [[WP:NPERSON|very strict standard of "notability"] that a living person must pass in order to have an article in Wikipedia. Also, Discogs isn't a reliable source by Wikipedia's standards, and the writing of autobiographies is discouraged. The best way to have an article on you in Wikipedia at this point is just to give it time and get noticed by various sources; notability will follow in due course. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:11, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Whig Party Userbox

Is it possible to edit your userbox to create a category for "Wikipedian Whigs" or however it would to fit the format for user-based categories? That way we can find each other! Mononymous (talk) 20:40, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

I'm afraid it's been a long time since I've fisdled with userboxen and my knowledge of the code is very rusty. (Also there's a genereral frowning in the direction of userboxen categories these days I believe.) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:11, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Indian awardian of national merit

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Arvinder_Khaira

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Arvinder_Khaira

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