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Thank you for improving articles in April! - Today is the 80th birthday of John Eliot Gardiner. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:18, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

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• The proposed decision in the World War II and the history of Jews in Poland case is expected 11 May 2023.

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• The Wikimedia Foundation annual plan 2023-2024 draft is open for comment and input through May 19. The final plan will be published in July 2023.

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Ymunwch gyda WiciBrosiect Cymru os gwelwch yn dda! Diolch Titus Gold (talk) 21:31, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

:Diolch yn fawr am y gwahoddiad, {{u|Titus Gold}}! Fe wna i. :-) Patient Zero^talk 23:11, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:24, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

:Crikey, seven years already? I still remember the day I received this award! Thank you for the message {{u|Gerda Arendt|Gerda}} - hope you're keeping well :-) Patient Zero^talk 22:56, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

:: yes, keeping well - see my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:58, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

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The article Ayrton Senna you nominated as a good article has failed File:Symbol oppose vote.svg; see Talk:Ayrton Senna for reasons why Talk:Ayrton Senna/GA2{{!}}the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Zwerg Nase -- Zwerg Nase (talk) 14:40, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

The article Ayrton Senna you nominated as a good article has failed File:Symbol oppose vote.svg; see Talk:Ayrton Senna for reasons why Talk:Ayrton Senna/GA3{{!}}the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of TompaDompa -- TompaDompa (talk) 22:42, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

Please don't report usernames that don't have any edits. It's a waste of everyone's time. We only block usernames when they have edited. There are many many usernames that are made that never do anything. Secretlondon (talk) 17:28, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

:See my response at WP:UAA. Blatant violations require blocking even if no edits are made - read the username policy. Patient Zero^talk 17:31, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

::Besides, {{u|Secretlondon}}, if you don't block editors who make no edits, why did you block the St. James' Community Sailing Club account? Patient Zero^talk 17:32, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

:::They made one. You don't understand how high the threshold is for blocking an account with no edits. I only blocked the sailing club as it was a role account. Secretlondon (talk) 17:33, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

::::My apologies, {{u|Secretlondon}} - it does appear I've made a mistake in reporting the accounts with no edits. I would contest the "edmanwhore" one you declined as that has a clearly offensive string in it, but I do agree that it will be worth waiting for the "promotional" accounts to edit first. I'll certainly bear this advice in mind for the future, and appreciate your clarification of the policy. Patient Zero^talk 22:48, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Im curious why you continue to allow extremely biased and false information to abound on the Jared Lakey page;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jared_Lakey

There is a ton of false AND misleading information written on that page and there is also content that keeps getting deleted that is true and contributory.

of course-thats why people use wiki as a line in a joke.... 170.10.32.52 (talk) 02:06, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Patient Zero,

If you tag a page for CSD G5 speedy deletion, please put the name of the sockpuppet master in the field provided in the Twinkle screen. It helps the admin reviewing the page to see whether deletion is appropriate when they know who the sockpuppet master is in case they want to examine a SPI case. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:44, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

:Ah, my apologies for that {{u|Liz}}! Thank you for bringing this to my attention; I'll bear that in mind going forward. Patient Zero^talk 00:57, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you for improving articles in May. - I had a good story on coronation day: the Te Deum we sang that day. And the following day we sang it for the composer ;)

I nominated Soňa Červená for GA just to give her a bit more exposure, and I took some pics of bright scenery - click on songs. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:20, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you very much, {{u|Gerda Arendt|Gerda}}! Glad to hear you've had a pleasant month - those are some lovely photos, too. I'm planning on getting back into mountain biking myself this summer; I haven't done so since I was a teenager! Patient Zero^talk 00:43, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

:: Good idea! - I was reminded yesterday that I should get back to playing piano ;) - Pentecost was full of music, and my story today is that 300 years ago today, Bach became Thomaskantor, with BWV 75, writing music history. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

:::I have learned something new today - thank you for that, {{u|Gerda Arendt|Gerda}}! :) You should definitely get back to playing piano - it's such a beautiful instrument, and one I wish I had learned to play properly. I've dipped in and out of playing the bass myself - I did try the guitar for a while, but singing and playing at the same time is something I struggle with, haha! And now it's getting a bit warmer outside here, I have the perfect excuse to get back into mountain biking, too. Patient Zero^talk 21:54, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

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• The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

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• Following a community referendum, the arbitration policy has been modified to remove the ability for users to appeal remedies to {{noping|Jimbo Wales}}.

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the source was Fabrizio romano on twitter he is a very reliable source btw could u please put it back Dudelovescake (talk) 22:39, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

:Hi {{u|Dudelovescake}}! Unfortunately, I reverted your edit as you failed to include a reliable source. You are more than welcome to add the information back if you have found a reliable source - I hope the page Help:Referencing for beginners is of some help to you. Let me know if you have any further questions, and happy editing! Patient Zero^talk 22:49, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

::hi patient zero how am I supposed to add a source do I write after everything the source? Dudelovescake (talk) 22:54, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

:::Hi again {{u|Dudelovescake}}! So what you need to do is write out the sentence and then you would add the source at the end. Are you using Visual Editor? If you go to Help:VisualEditor and scroll down to "Adding a new reference", it'll show you what to do there. :-) Patient Zero^talk 22:57, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

::::thanks man appreciate it :) Dudelovescake (talk) 23:03, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

::::i give up i went to references and tried but i can't thanks for the help, Mr.Zero. - Dudelovescake (talk) 23:12, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

:::::Don't give up {{u|Dudelovescake}}! Also, I don't think I've ever been called Mr. Zero before - I rather like it. :) If you go to the article's talk page, someone there might be able to help you find a source and add the content. You might be able to submit an edit request there or something? Let me know how you get on. Patient Zero^talk 12:48, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi, would you allow at least a few minutes for anyone to complete a sequence of edits? Yeah, it is true the new paragraph in the edited section did not have a reference - for a whole 8 minutes! References are in a separate section and it is often more convenient to edit section-by-section instead of scrolling through the whole wikitext. It takes a little time to copy all the gory details from the legislative source and get the title translation about right. I've put the change back.

:Ah, and now, after re-adding this short paragraph with the reference to the legal act attached, I have noticed you have also reverted my 14 edits done over the last week, including a well-sourced one, some clarifications, and quite a few grammar/typo/style corrections. I am sorry to say that, but reverting a week of work without at least reviewing what was there is not a responsible action by any Wikipedian, specifically not such an experienced one. Did you manage to review 14 changes in less than a minute? your revert has the same timestamp as my edit of the paragraph referenced above. I really hope it was just a misclick. Also there's a question, who's going to fix it now.

:Yes, I often edit anonymously without logging in, it is just my preference in some circumstances.

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Thank you for improving articles in June! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:08, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

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• Contributions to the English Wikipedia are now released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) license instead of CC BY-SA 3.0. Contributions are still also released under the GFDL license.

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• Discussion is open regarding a proposed global policy regarding third-party resources. Third-party resources are computer resources that reside outside of Wikimedia production websites.

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• Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.

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On today's Main page, you can find a cantata that Bach first performed 300 years ago (thanks to you!), and an iconic saxophonist from East Germany. Also: a bit about the history of QAI on my talk. Thank you for being part of it! A new member designed a user box that I adopted. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:59, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

While today's DYK highlights Santiago on his day, I did my modest share with my story today, describing what I just experienced, pictured. I began the article of the woman in green. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:09, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

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• The tag filter on Special:NewPages and revision history pages can now be inverted. This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. ({{phab|T334338}})
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• The arbitration cases named Scottywong and AlisonW closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.
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• Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
• A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that {{tq|[s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment}}.

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• Special:Contributions now shows the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. ({{phab|T324166}})

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• The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming {{tq|local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus}}. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to {{tq|note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful}}.

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• Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.

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• Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API. ({{phab|T272294}})

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• Remedy 9 ("MarioProtIV topic ban") of the WikiProject Tropical Cyclones case has been rescinded.

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• The 2023 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of one new CheckUser.
• Self-nominations for the electoral commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections opens on 2 October and closes on 8 October.

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removing my edit on Made Kuti was totally wrong you could have verified it if you're in doubt instead of removing it. Dotunroy (talk) 00:49, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

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• The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to edit MediaWiki configuration directly. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. A technical RfC is running until November 08, where you can provide feedback.
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• Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
• {{noping|Xaosflux}}, {{noping|RoySmith}} and {{noping|Cyberpower678}} have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. {{noping|BusterD}} is the reserve commissioner.
• Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
• Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
• Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
• Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
• An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

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• The Articles for Creation backlog drive is happening in November 2023, with 700+ drafts pending reviews for in the last 4 months or so. In addition to the AfC participants, all administrators and New Page Patrollers can conduct reviews using the helper script, Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings. Sign up here to participate!

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Good spot, CU agrees that they're BritishSpaniard. Nicely done! GeneralNotability (talk) 01:42, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know, {{u|GeneralNotability|GN}} - glad to hear my radar is still sharp! Patient Zero^talk 01:49, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

::Thank you very much for your kind words, {{u|TheresNoTime|Sammy}} - it’s an honour to receive them from you, as I remember you being of great help to me when I first started out as an editor! :) Patient Zero^talk 04:59, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

:{{+1}} ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:44, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

::Thank you very much too, {{u|AirshipJungleman29}}! :) Patient Zero^talk 01:40, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

I saw your edit summary for your reversion of my deletion of your speedy tag on Kkpkopor’s user space sandbox page.

As a courtesy, I encourage you to engage with this editor on their talk page before deleting all their sandbox pages. I’m uncomfortable with all these deletions. Some don’t seem like promotional pages. Also this editor is an established editor. —A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 04:14, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

:{{u|A. B.}} - hi, I left a message on your talk page explaining my actions - I can also see an admin has now blocked them for creating the hoaxes. Patient Zero^talk 04:16, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Patient Zero :) I'm looking to interview people here, feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 13:34, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

:{{done}}! Patient Zero^talk 04:12, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

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• Following a talk page discussion, the Administrators' accountability policy has been updated to note that while it is considered best practice for administrators to have notifications (pings) enabled, this is not mandatory. Administrators who do not use notifications are now strongly encouraged to indicate this on their user page.

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• Following a motion, the Extended Confirmed Restriction has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
• The Arbitration Committee has announced a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
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ϢereSpielChequers 08:00, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you very much, {{u|WereSpielChequers}}! Patient Zero^talk 15:57, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

ProveIt enabled! Thanks for the tip @Patient Zero Nick Sheppard (talk) 11:24, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

:No worries, {{u|OAnick}}! Patient Zero^talk 15:58, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

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Hi @Patient Zero! Just wanted to drop you a line and say a huge thank you for all your help and support during this weekend's Train the Trainer event. I learned a lot from you and really appreciate everything you're doing to keep making Wikimedia super accessible and equitable :) Have a lovely winter season and let's stay in touch! Octavosaurus (talk) 10:15, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you very much for the kind words, {{u|Octavosaurus}}! I hope you have a fantastic holiday season also - and yes, absolutely! :) Patient Zero^talk 22:11, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you for greetings and reflections on my talk! My story today is about Michael Robinson, - it's an honour to have known him. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:21, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

::You're welcome, {{u|Gerda Arendt|Gerda}}! I can't believe I've only just learned of who Michael Robinson is; what an incredible person who always stood up for what was right. Thank you very much for sharing his story. Patient Zero^talk 22:02, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

::: Thank you for saying that, and for what you do and stand for! I wish you a good festive season and a peaceful New Year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:24, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

::::That’s very kind of you, {{u|Gerda Arendt|Gerda}} - thank you! Wishing you a good festive season and New Year too :-) Patient Zero^talk 22:10, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

::::: Thank you, and we do have good plans! - Today, I have a special story to tell, of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:48, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

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