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Welcome to my talk page. You can talk to me about any one of my edits here. '''Welcome to my talk page.''' You can contact me here.


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'''Note:''' While I try not to make mistakes too often, I'm far from being an infallible editor. If you think I've made a mistake, or otherwise feel that I could have done something better, I would warmly welcome your feedback here. (On Misplaced Pages, it is customary to respond to foolish behavior by ]. {{smiley}})
'''Replies:''' If necessary, I will usually reply on your talk page, with a subject header "Re: WhateverThePostWasCalled". However, sometimes, in order to keep the discussion in one place, I will reply here, and I'll use {{tl|talkback}} to inform you of the reply.


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I had a look at ] and don't understand what's missing; advisories should be more specific. This is a family picture, donated by me, who inherited the copyright from my father (d. 1972). It's and in the public domain by my donation. Please explain what's missing, it's not clear to me at all. Unless this is only being deleted from Misplaced Pages because it's available in the Commons. I find a lot of image-deletion, including in the Commons, to be highly obscurantist and strange; nit-picking without explaining what the nit is, or where to pick.] (]) 03:32, 22 July 2013 (UTC)


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:Sorry for the confusion. The file is to be deleted because an identical copy is available at the Commons. What happened was you uploaded the file to Misplaced Pages and released it to the public domain. Subsequently, someone tagged it with a {{tl|Copy to Wikimedia Commons}} template. Later on, I copied the local file to the Commons. While the file is at the Commons, any Wikimedia project can use it, so there is no longer any need for the local file. Once the local copy is deleted, the file at the Commons will automatically take its place. This deletion is solely housekeeping work. Your contribution won't be erased! :) ] (]) 03:49, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
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Hello Michael. I understand your points. The article was cleaned up, edited and expanded by journalist Hermes Ayala, he is from Puerto Rico though, so the english might not be perfect still. There is a more neutral point of view. Please review it. Bear with me on my first article. I want to eventually contribute more to wikipedia, specially on the area of music from Puerto Rico. I have read a few bios on wiki of other musicians including other members of Puya and some other friends of mine. It is pretty interesting. Thanks for the help.] (]) 16:46, 26 July 2013 (UTC).


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Hey Mz7, How are you doing? I think I spotted ] of ]. Note the bullet point writing and the headshot photo similarities. I know, SPI is useless here as their modus operandi seems "one-article, one-account" routine. <span style="font-family: calibri;">] (])</span> 08:20, 12 October 2024 (UTC)
Hello. I've undone that added ] to the ] article. Because the article is already in ] which is a subcategory of Mobile software, having it in both categories would be redundant.--] (]) 02:04, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
:Thanks. When ] was merged into ], I added the latter. I didn't realize iOS software was a subcategory. Thanks for the notice! ] (]) 02:07, 27 July 2013 (UTC)


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I just read through the Miss Asia pacific World article. And it is filled with biased material made by obviously pro-pageant users. Or even officials for the pageant it seems. For example one sentence says that the pageant is known for the BBCs mishandling of the 2011 "scandal" which is 100% biased information just to mention one strange thing about this article. I also notice that the article has excessive amounts of references for example one line has about 10 refs to it. I will trim the article down right now and when you come around to check it out feel free to add or remove further info. Thanks.--] (]) 12:34, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
:I would give this article until a bit into 2014 and if it has not been improved by then I would suggest putting the entire article through the AfD process again. Right now I have a hard time finding anything notable about this particular pageant if you exclude a number of "scandals" and more or less non-notable winners. --] (]) 13:50, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
::No comment. :) I'll continue to try and work on the article. ] (]) 13:52, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
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Please try not to bite the newbies, as you did . The IP was trying to help by alerting us to an issue he noticed—he wasn't looking for you to correct him on the technical details of what happened, particularly in that tone. We're trying to attract new editors, not make them think we're mean and dismissive. ''÷]'' 10:40, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
:I apologize, I didn't realize my tone was inappropriate, and upon review I realize I was probably too dismissive. Thanks for letting me know about this, ] (]) 13:07, 5 August 2013 (UTC)


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:Hi ]. The "Mobile software" category was redundant to the pre-existing "IOS software" category. IOS software is a subcategory of Mobile software. Note that I was the one who ''added'' the category following the merger. ] removed it and left a message on this talk page (scroll up). :) ] (]) 12:39, 8 August 2013 (UTC)


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Thanks for your message. It's too early to consider deleting "Diana Lui" as I am far from done with the page! I am off for vacation and I can only take care of it in September. Can this wait? Thanks! Itcheemonkee ] (]) 10:38, 11 August 2013 (UTC)


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:Hi there. Now that you've added several references, the proposed deletion is now moot. I have removed the proposed deletion tag from the article. Try to keep improving the article, citing ] as you go. Make sure the subject of the article is ]. If the subject is not notable, then the article may be nominated for deletion again in the future. Thanks! ] (]) 16:36, 11 August 2013 (UTC)


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Administrator Elections: Discussion phase

Administrator Elections | Discussion phase

The discussion phase of the October 2024 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

  • October 22–24 - Discussion phase
  • October 25–31 - SecurePoll voting phase
  • November 1–? - Scrutineering phase

During October 22–24, we will be in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages will open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Misplaced Pages:Administrator elections/October 2024/Discussion phase.

On October 25, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close again to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote tallies cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's tally during the election. The suffrage requirements are different from those at RFA.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for an indeterminate amount of time, perhaps a week or two. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose). As this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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Administrator Elections: Voting phase

Administrator Elections | Voting phase

The voting phase of the October 2024 administrator elections has started and continues until 23:59 31st October 2024 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Misplaced Pages:Administrator elections/October 2024/Voting phase.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

  • October 25–31 - SecurePoll voting phase
  • November 1–? - Scrutineering phase

In the voting phase, the candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone who qualifies for a vote will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote tallies cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's tally during the election. The suffrage requirements are different from those at RFA.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for an indeterminate amount of time, perhaps a week or two. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose). As this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024).

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  • Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Defunct high schools in Japan

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New pages patrol January 2025 Backlog drive

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Admin

I have often thought about applying to be an admin; however, I'm not sure about the time commitment. How much time do you, as an admin, commit to editing? I've been doing this for 15 years, but on my own time. Dillard421♂♂ 23:37, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

@Dillard421: Being an administrator just means that you have extra buttons in your user interface. I think a lot of people have the impression that being an administrator is hard, time-consuming, and confrontational work, and while it is true that it can be stressful and eat up a lot of time, that's only if you choose to work in the administrative areas that require you to make those kinds of difficult decisions (places like WP:ANI or WP:ARBCOM). While that kind of work is no doubt important and necessary for the project to function, the secret is that you can simply choose not to work in those areas and simply continue editing as you always have—the only difference being that you can carry out admin actions yourself when you need to, instead of asking someone else to do it. The only hard requirements for maintaining adminship are quite easy to maintain: see WP:INACTIVITY. With that being said, in order to become an administrator, you need to pass WP:RFA, and some editors might oppose your request for adminship if your activity level is too low. They might argue that, even though you’ve been editing so long, since you haven’t been that active, you don’t have as much experience as other candidates. Mz7 (talk) 22:18, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
Hmm. Something to look at. Thank you for taking the time to reply. I'll look at what you linked and when I decide the time is right, I'll come back to you for advice. I appreciate you! Dillard421♂♂ 06:08, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2025

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  • The Nuke feature also now provides links to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.

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January music

story · music · places

Happy new year 2025, opened with trumpet fanfares that first sounded OTD in 1725 (as the Main page had). - Thank you for bringing me the news that I'm good in lazy thank-you-clicks - I believe they better recognition than no recognition. - My story today is about a composer who influenced music history also by writing. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:45, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

"AWS Step Functions" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect AWS Step Functions has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 January 11 § AWS Step Functions until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 15:44, 11 January 2025 (UTC)