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Hi MusikAnimal

You recently deleted your archived talk pages that I was saving a link to one page. The page would date back to March, when you approve my article of creation, and then I started having problems with an editor that was vented on your talk page. You had provided a link to a Wiki page that contained an email address to send the required information concerning abuse and the pertaining information. Greatly appreciate the posting of the information and link again. Thank you 24.251.41.161 (talk) 23:10, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Hey! I am assuming you are User:Susan Macafee but logged out? Please remember to login so we can identify you. There is a "keep me logged in" option if you feel comfortable using it. Anyways, when I became an administrator I decided to consolidate my talk page archives as they were pretty unnecessarily fragmented, so a lot were indeed deleted. The conversation I believe you are referring to can be found at User talk:MusikAnimal/Archive 5#Hi MusikAnimal. However, please keep in mind that dispute resolution should always your first step when the editing gets hot. Hope this helps. — MusikAnimal 00:43, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your help and the link to the achieved page. However, when I saved the link on 4/15 there was an ending paragraph, which is not the archived page now. You had provided a link to a page that had directions and an email address. I have looked at the pages from the links you provided and the page is not among the links. Thank you the information, links and help. 24.251.41.161 (talk) 02:37, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, I have looked over the deleted pages and I don't see anything missing from the current archives. Around 4/16 I posted an email address in my response at User talk:MusikAnimal/Archive 6#Peter Lam, but that is not you? Either way, hopefully you found what you were looking for! — MusikAnimal 02:52, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi Again

Thank you for the page link, I got out my magnifying glass and my Sherlock Holmes hat and went through the edits and found it. How would I get the tags on the Ribbon page removed? I have made numerous edits, and other people have read and made edit contributions. I am not concerned about the orphan tag, as I am waiting for more copy to be added, before I place links on other pages, Thanks.24.251.41.161 (talk) 01:58, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello from Mallratbrodie95 - Article Thomas Golubić

You deleted the article I wrote for my boss, claiming that although I work for him I can not copy copyrighted material even if I own the copyright. However the material I copied was a self written bio, that just happens to be featured on our website. It's not copyrighted in any sense of the law. Are you saying I have to re-write something I already wrote to have it featured on Misplaced Pages? However, being that it's a list of noteworthy accomplishments, facts, and projects we work on I fear that you'll simply turn around and say it is close paraphrasing. Please advise and instruct how you are to start a new wikipedia article about someone correctly. Mallratbrodie95 (talk) 05:16, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Hey Mallratbrodie95! Copyright can be complex, so sorry for the confusion. The issue is that there are real legal concerns involved here. From what can be gathered from your site, the text is protected under copyright law. Before we go any further, I should point out the potential issue regarding your affiliation with the subject, Thomas Golubić. It is because of this that you may be prone to exerting a conflict of interest, which goes against our aim for neutrality. Be very cautious in this regard. That being said, the text you copied didn't appear to be overly promotional.

As for the copyright issue, the easiest way to make your text available to Misplaced Pages is to explicitly grant permission on the website itself. At the bottom of the page, remove the copyright notice and replace with:

If you do not wish to retain any rights to the work, you may instead release it under the Creative Commons Zero Waiver, which effectively releases your work into the public domain:

If neither of these are an option you can also email the content to Misplaced Pages. See WP:DONATETEXT on how to do this. Let me know if you need help. — MusikAnimal 06:29, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the information and your help! I will attempt to re-write it without closely paraphrasing and maintain a neutral voice.

(108.217.111.52 (talk) 16:30, 7 May 2014 (UTC))

MusikAnimal

Thanks for responding to my request. I just got enrolled at the Counter-Vandalism Academy so now I will focus on getting the remaining 180 edits from editing articles. Thanks again and I appreciate it. Cheers!-- Allied Rangoon‧talk 20:47, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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Page move

I made accidental page move. Could you move User:TIROS-N to TIROS-N?--Anton 08:19, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

 Done — MusikAnimal 14:29, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! --Anton 14:41, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Requests for Permissions:Rollback

Hi there.

I am requesting rollback rights on the English Misplaced Pages. I have made a substantial 200+ edits (most of which are reverting vandalism or reviewing pages) and am familiar with Misplaced Pages:Rollback and Help:Reverting. I have also used the twinkle rollback feature to undo a lot of vandalism. I have a goal to keep Misplaced Pages spam and vandal free and this permission may help me get the job done much more efficiently. Please leave a talkback on my userpage if possible. I appreciate it! Akifumii 15:33, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

@Akifumii: Hey! We generally need to see at least 200 edits in the mainspace (articles) before we can say if you are suited for the rollback right. I've looked over your contributions, and the anti-vandal work I do see looks good. Keep it up, and when you've surpassed the 200 edit mark feel free to write back here or post a request at WP:PERM/R. Thanks for helping keep Misplaced Pages clean, and happy editing! — MusikAnimal 20:30, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

So I currently have 34 edits in the mainspace? Akifumii 21:06, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

@Akifumii: According to this edit counter, that is correct. No need to rush... Twinkle offers the same functionality as the rollback right. You may also wish to review WP:CVU and enroll in the Counter-Vandalism Training Program, but that's entirely up to you. You're off to a great start, keep it up! — MusikAnimal 21:51, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Along with this, what if I want to apply for reviewer also? Is it possible to request 2 permissions at the same time? What do you need to see for reviewer? Akifumii 22:15, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

@Akifumii: You can read more about these permissions at Misplaced Pages:Rollback and Misplaced Pages:Reviewing. Permissions may be requested at WP:PERM. You are free to request as many as you like, but remember, it's not about hat collecting and gaining as many rights as possible. Take it slow, focus on what you want to do to help the project. Many users have thousands and thousands of edits yet never need rollback or reviewer (or want it). Rollback is granted specifically to those who clearly show they can be trusted with it, namely to assist in the fight against vandalism. Reviewing does nothing more but allow you to accept or reject pending changes. Hope this helps. — MusikAnimal 00:53, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley

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File:Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime.ogg

Hi, thanks for the note. I downloaded the file and reduced it myself- I opened the ogg in Audacity and then just resaved it with 0 quality. I appreciate that this may seem a pretty petty thing to need to do, but the article is at GAC! J Milburn (talk) 10:41, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Yup I had every intention of saving as 64 kbps. I guess I never noticed the file information at the top, indicating that my attempt clearly failed. Thanks for fixing it! — MusikAnimal 14:37, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

National Ground Water Association

Hello - I had just updated the page for National Ground Water Association. You had reverted them back. I am wondering why? The changes we needed were that groundwater is now considered one word and I needed to update links to our external pages. Please explain. Thanks. Ngwa (talk) 15:51, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

@Ngwa: Hey! I use a semi-automated tool to monitor recent changes and only intended to revert this edit. We don't add trademark or registration per our manual of style, unless needed given the context. Here, you indicate the subjects are publications and the surrounding double-quotes imply it is a proper noun, so whether or not it is a registered trademark is irrelevant. See MOS:TMRULES for more. Thanks! — MusikAnimal 15:59, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

I understand. Thanks! Ngwa (talk) 16:25, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi MusikAnimal

Is there any means of getting in contact with a senior editor? Thank you. 24.251.41.161 (talk) 22:17, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

By what do you mean a senior editor? I am an administrator, and am happy to help you in anyway I can. If you need some expert writers, you may find assistance from the Guild of Copy Editors. There is also an array of WikiProjects dedicated to all sorts of topics; refer to the project directory to find what's out there. — MusikAnimal 03:18, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

noting that an editor you blocked is now socking

You might not be interested, but I've started an SPI after his 2nd sock. Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Gembres. Dougweller (talk) 05:40, 14 May 2014 (UTC)