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Hi, Maxim. I'm just posting to let you know that King Clancy Memorial Trophy – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for July 22. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 22:29, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Er, why? :)TomSmithNP (talk) 17:02, 25 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) @TomSmithNP: It's the thing to do for new Admin's. - FlightTime (open channel) 17:06, 25 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see! TomSmithNP (talk) 17:08, 25 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) It was actually twice... — xaosflux ^Talk 17:57, 25 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This is a courtesy note that based on your recent rights change [1] I have recommended that you be added as a party to the pending WJBscribe case [2] Regards, Crazynas ^t 09:53, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Given the action taken re WJBscribe, I have added you as a party to case request. - SchroCat (talk) 10:27, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Any problem with my comment? If so I'll remove or delete it. Jehochman ^Talk 14:49, 5 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Jehochman: It was an errant rollback click, I self-reverted. Sorry again! Maxim_(talk) 14:51, 5 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! I was careful with that diff to try to avoid outing anybody and to provide evidence for my assertions. But I am open to the possibility that I could make a mistake. Jehochman ^Talk 14:53, 5 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've opened a bureaucrat chat for a current RfA. Your input would be most appreciated at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Floquenbeam 2/Bureaucrat chat. Primefac (talk) 19:51, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The file File:Unclesam wanting something.jpg has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Unused unnecessary crop of File:Unclesamwantyou.jpg

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at Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Floquenbeam_2/Bureaucrat_chat#Dweller. This is just a courtesy notification. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 13:22, 31 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bots Newsletter, August 2019

Greetings! Here is the 7th issue of the Bots Newsletter, a lot happened since last year's newsletter! You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding/removing your name from this list. Highlights for this newsletter include: ARBCOM Nothing of note happened. Just like we like it. BAG Several (1 + 12 = 13) users have been retired/resigned from the BAG due to inactivity, per our new activity requirements (discussion). BAG members are expected to be active on Wikipedia to have their finger on the pulse of the community. After two years without any bot-related activity (such as posting on bot-related pages, posting on a bot's talk page, or operating a bot), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice. Retired members can re-apply for BAG membership as normal if they wish to rejoin the BAG. Two BAG members retired Madman (talk · contribs) retired. BU Rob13 (talk · contribs) vanished and retired. Three new BAG members have been voted in, welcome to the BAG! Primefac (talk · contribs) joined on 2018-12-12 (RfBAG). Primefac operates PrimeBOT (talk · contribs) which does a plethora of tasks. TheSandDoctor (talk · contribs) joined on 2019-01-21 (RfBAG). TheSandDoctor operates several bots including DeprecatedFixerBot (talk · contribs). Enterprisey (talk · contribs) joined on 2019-08-07 (RfBAG). Enterprisey operates EnterpriseyBot (talk · contribs), which does a plethora of tasks, RemindMeBot (talk · contribs) which posts reminders, and codes several scripts. We thank former members for their service and wish Madman a happy retirement. We note that Madman and BU Rob13 were not inactive and could resume their BAG positions if they so wished, should their retirements happens to be temporary. BOTDICT Two new entries feature in the bots dictionary Editor-hostile wikitext – describes wikitext structuring that is editor hostile, even if it renders correctly Spectrum of usefulness – describes how tasks are deemed useful or not BOTPOL Activity requirements: BAG members now have an activity requirement. The requirements are very light, one only needs to be involved in a bot-related area at some point within the last two years. For purpose of meeting these requirements, discussing a bot-related matter anywhere on Wikipedia counts, as does operating a bot (RFC). Copyvio flag: Bot accounts may be additionally marked by a bureaucrat upon BAG request as being in the "copyviobot" user group on Wikipedia. This flag allows using the API to add metadata to edits for use in the New pages feed (discussion). There is currently 1 bot using this functionality. Mass creation: The restriction on mass-creation (semi-automated or automated) was extended from articles, to all content-pages. There are subtleties, but content here broadly means whatever a reader could land on when browsing the mainspace in normal circumstances (e.g. Mainspace, Books, most Categories, Portals, ...). There is also a warning that WP:MEATBOT still applies in other areas (e.g. Redirects, Wikipedia namespace, Help, maintenance categories, ...) not explicitely covered by WP:MASSCREATION. BOTREQs and BRFAs As of writing, we have... 20 active BOTREQs, please help if you can! 14 open BRFAs and 1 BRFA in need of BAG attention (see live status). In 2018, 96 bot task were approved. An AWB search shows approximately 29 were withdrawn/expired, and 6 were denied. Since the start of 2019, 97 bot task were approved. Logs show 15 were withdrawn/expired, and 15 were denied. 10 inactive bots have been deflagged (see discussion). 5 other bots have been deflagged per operator requests or similar (see discussion). New things All bot-related discussion pages now have a centralized and searchable archive box (see discussion). Discussions are searchable per noticeboard, or globally. ((Bot)) now supports |status=expired (see discussion). This led to the deletion of Category:Indefinitely blocked Wikipedia bots as useless (see discussion). WP:BOTREQ now mentions WP:SCRIPTREQ and WP:AWBTASKS as alternatives to bot requests. The bot creation guide now mentions bot flags, and two new languages Awk and MATLAB. Other minor tweaks have been made. AAlertBot has received major code updates. In particular, WP:AALERTS will now report splits, mergers, and AFC submissions. Citation bot has received several updates (User talk:Citation bot/Archive 10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17). In particular, the bot stopped the automated removal of |publisher= from ((cite journal)), and stopped the automated addition of CiteSeerX links, and now uses OAuth to authenticate those who make requests of the bot. Other discussions These are some of the discussions that happened / are still happening since the last Bots Newsletter. Many are stale, but some are still active. Wikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard/Archive 12#Adminbots requests page Wikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard/Archive 12#Double-redirect tagging (2019) Wikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard/Archive 12#Long and Winding Road to Parsoid Wikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard/Archive 13#Bot-like user scripts Wikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard/Archive 13#WP:URLREQ Wikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard/Archive 13#Wikipedia:Bots/Status Wikipedia talk:Bot Approvals Group#Minimum edits Wikipedia talk:Bot policy#Minor update to WP:BOTISSUE Wikipedia talk:Bot policy#Semi-automated Portal creation Wikipedia talk:Bot policy#Clarification on "Bots operated by multiple users" Wikipedia talk:Bot policy#Bots triggered by multiple users Wikipedia talk:Bots#How to use Special:ApiFeatureUsage See also the latest discussions at the bot noticeboard. Thank you! edited by: Headbomb 17:24, 7 August 2019 (UTC)[reply] (You can subscribe or unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding or removing your name from this list.)

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for September 28, 2019. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 28, 2019. Thanks!—Wehwalt (talk) 11:18, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the article, an FA before I was even here. Thank you also for a good answer to my arb question. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:11, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Test. Maxim_(talk) 13:16, 20 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Test 2. Maxim_(talk) 13:16, 20 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Test 3. TonyBallioni (talk) 14:56, 20 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You handled a username change for me and I just wanted to acknowledge you for doing so. You’re a rockstar. Cheers. Neighborhood Review (talk) 01:47, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Neighborhood Review, I'm glad I could be of assistance. Maxim_(talk) 16:41, 25 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This is to let you know that Ray Emery has been scheduled as WP:TFA for 29 November 2019. Please check that the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 29, 2019. Thanks! Ealdgyth - Talk 16:15, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! Voting in the 2019 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 on Monday, 2 December 2019. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate in the 2019 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add ((NoACEMM)) to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:09, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

First of all thank u for accepting my request.But my uploads are not showing like it did previously in Wikipedia commons.Plz help with that too.It is difficult to access the pics now RDJain (talk) 17:33, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what's wrong with your uploads. They are visible at commons:Special:ListFiles/RDJain as expected. Maxim_(talk) 17:45, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have donated money in the past and made some edits such as adding The Ramones as another group that made their own version of the song Surfing Bird from their album Loco Live released in 1991. Among other things. I'm not understanding how to become an administrator as I have extensive knowledge of music and history in general. 172.77.131.224 (talk) 18:06, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think you're confusing what being an administrator means. Please see our page on administrators. Maxim_(talk) 19:03, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

At least you only got a one-year sentence! SQL^{Query me!} 01:28, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Don't delete the main page. TonyBallioni (talk) 14:11, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe I will if I want a one-year sentence in the form of a ban after this current one-year sentence... Maxim_(talk) 14:46, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to everyone who expressed an opinion on my sentencing. While I am still not yet sure what to make of placing 4th in least number of opposes and 3rd in most number of neutrals, I can say that from a pragmatic perspective, the one-year sentence gives me an opportunity to see if I find serving as an arb as awful as is advertised. Maxim_(talk) 14:46, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

We've got some real movers & shakers on the committee now. Take it to the max Maxim - make good things happen and if you don't burn out, you'll be back for another year. ^Atsme _Talk 📧 00:20, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Congrats and Best Wishes.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 08:26, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Arbitration Committee welcomes the following new and returning arbitrators following their election by the community. The two-year terms of these arbitrators formally begin on 01 January 2020:

• Beeblebrox (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Casliber (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• David Fuchs (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• KrakatoaKatie (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Newyorkbrad (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• SoWhy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Worm That Turned (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Xeno (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

The one-year terms of these arbitrators also begin on 1 January 2020:

• Bradv (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• DGG (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Maxim (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

All incoming arbitrators have elected to receive (or retain, where applicable) the checkuser and oversight permissions. Xeno has elected not to receive administrator permissions.

We also thank our outgoing colleagues whose terms end on 31 December 2019:

• Opabinia regalis (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) will retain Oversight
• Premeditated Chaos (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) will retain Oversight

Outgoing arbitrators are eligible to retain the CheckUser and Oversight permissions, remain active on cases accepted before their term ended, and to remain subscribed to the functionaries' and arbitration clerks' mailing lists following their term on the committee. To that effect:

• Stewards are requested to remove the permission(s) noted from the following outgoing arbitrators after 31 December 2019 at their own request:

  CheckUser: Opabinia regalis, Premeditated Chaos

• Outgoing arbitrators are eligible to remain active on cases opened before their term ended if they wish. Whether or not outgoing arbitrators will remain active on any ongoing case(s) will be noted on the proposed decision talk page of affected case(s).
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• Both outgoing arbitrators will be unsubscribed from the arbitration clerks' mailing list at their request.

For the Arbitration Committee,

Katie^talk 21:02, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard#2020 Arbitration Committee

Merry Christmas, Maxim! Or Season's Greetings or Happy Winter Solstice! As the year winds to a close, I would like to take a moment to recognize your hard work and offer heartfelt gratitude for all you do for Wikipedia. And for all the help you've thrown my way over the years. May this Holiday Season bring you nothing but joy, health and prosperity.CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 21:29, 21 December 2019 (UTC) [reply]

	Happy Holidays! May your winter holidays be filled with joy, laughter and good health. Wishing you all the best in 2020 and beyond.

--Cameron₁₁₅₉₈ ^(Talk) 21:35, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

豊かな十年へようこそ/WELCOME TO THE D20s

Miraclepine wishes you a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and a prosperous decade of change and fortune.
このミラPはMaximたちのメリークリスマスも新年も変革と幸運の豊かな十年をおめでとうございます！
フレフレ、みんなの未来！/GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FUTURE!
ミラP 03:03, 25 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year!

Maxim,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 06:38, 31 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

   Send New Year cheer by adding ((subst:Happy New Year fireworks)) to user talk pages.

Hi, could you please fix you signature so that it does not trigger any lint-warnings? Font-tags are deprecated in html5. Please change from:

'''[[User talk:Maxim|<font face="Arial"><font color="#FF7133">Maxim</font><sub><small><font color="blue">(talk)</font></small></sub></font>]]'''

to:

'''[[User talk:Maxim|<span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#FF7133">Maxim</span><sub><small><span style="color:blue">(talk)</span></small></sub></span>]]'''

It should render the same. Tholme (talk) 19:11, 30 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please be aware that your signature uses deprecated <font> tags, which are causing Obsolete HTML tags lint errors.

You are encouraged to change

'''[[User talk:Maxim|<font face="Arial"><font color="#FF7133">Maxim</font><sub><small><font color="blue">(talk)</font></small></sub></font>]]''' : Maxim_(talk)

to

'''[[User talk:Maxim|<span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#FF7133">Maxim</span><sub><small style="color:blue">(talk)</small></sub></span>]]''' : Maxim_(talk)

—Anomalocaris (talk) 08:20, 31 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]