You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for edit warring at Israeli West Bank barrier. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text ((unblock|Your reason here)) below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. WP:3RR doesn't have an exception for your interpretation of WP:NPOV. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 05:18, 25 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This block was extremely unfair posted by an involved administrator, who heavily edited this very article himself. The block was lifted soon after it was posted. I have to give credit to User:Nableezy for helping me out, and I am grateful to him for doing so, most of all because the user is on the different side. Nableezy asked Malik to lift the block because the article got protected. Administrators, do not block the editors, if you protected the article, and never act as admins, if you are involved up to your nose like in this case.--Mbz1 (talk) 00:54, 14 January 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Without asserting blame for events happening prior to this week, earlier this week I and others imposed the 24 hr interaction ban to try and calm the larger conflict down. Since then, the level of personal attacks and disruptive actions by all but one of the parties involved dropped off nearly completely.

For whatever reason, you have continued them.

I advised you a couple of days ago to take a short break, hoping that you would calm down and find a way to continue the content debates without disruptive actions and personal attacks. Your response has been to redouble those attacks. Reviewing ANI currently, there is significant administrator support for a proposal blocking you for a week and putting you on user interaction probation for three months.

I am not taking up that proposed community sanction now. But reviewing your actions since my request for you to take a break, it's clear that you are poking sticks into situations to escalate conflict, with multiple parties, in multiple venues. That's disruptive to the community. We expect editors to handle conflicts in an adult manner - with respect for other participants, and dealing with disagreements at a friendly, or at least not insultingly combative, level.

I am blocking you from editing for 24 hrs to prevent further provocations and disruptive behavior.

When the block is up - I strongly urge you to either disengage from this subject or to participate in a constructive manner with due respect for other Wikipedians' participation. Even in contentious areas, we expect people to handle content conflicts with dignity and respect. If you cannot do that, you either need to stay away from contentious areas, or reconsider whether you are able to participate in Wikipedia on an ongoing basis.

That decision is up to you. If you chose to behave in a constructive manner then nobody will remember this a year from now. I hope that you chose that path.

Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 17:50, 19 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for repeated abuse of editing privileges. Please stop. You are welcome to make useful contributions after the block expires. If you believe this block is unjustified you may contest this block by adding the text ((unblock|Your reason here)) below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first.

Block analysis

The block was unfair. No differences for the block rationale were provided. Conclusion: Admins do not write long block messages. Make them short, clear and the most important specific. Provide the exact differences for the block rational, and provide them in such a way that anybody would be able to see those at any time, even a few years later. Sandstein does it right. Learn from him.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:43, 14 January 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

To enforce an arbitration decision, you have been blocked for a period of 24 hours from editing. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you believe this block is unjustified, please read our guide to appealing arbitration enforcement blocks and follow the instructions there to appeal your block.  Sandstein  13:27, 5 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Notice to administrators: In a 2010 decision, the Committee held that "Administrators are prohibited from reversing or overturning (explicitly or in substance) any action taken by another administrator pursuant to the terms of an active arbitration remedy, and explicitly noted as being taken to enforce said remedy, except: (a) with the written authorization of the Committee, or (b) following a clear, substantial, and active consensus of uninvolved editors at a community discussion noticeboard (such as WP:AN or WP:ANI). If consensus in such discussions is hard to judge or unclear, the parties should submit a request for clarification on the proper page. Any administrator that overturns an enforcement action outside of these circumstances shall be subject to appropriate sanctions, up to and including desysopping, at the discretion of the Committee."

This is in reaction to your violation of the topic ban noted above by your edit [1], as per the reports on my talk page.  Sandstein  13:28, 5 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Block analysis.

This block is one of my favorite :-) I was blocked for this edit for violating my topic ban on I/P conflict in... Rothschild family article. What in the word Rothschild family has to do with I/P conflict? There's not a single, not even a half word in that article about the conflict or about Arabs for that matter.

Conclusion: Administrators, if you are really to block contributors for such edits, I believe topic bans conditions should be specified much more clearly than they are specified now. For example, it should be said somewhere: "Do not edit anything that has a word from your topic ban description. For example, if you are topic banned on I/P conflict, do not edit any article that has word "Israel" in it. Blocks should not deepened on what admin is active at the moment and what mood he/she is in. Contributors, if you are topic-banned, for example, on I/P conflict do not edit anything that has a word "Israel" in it even, it has nothing to do with the conflict itself. You might get unfairly blocked for so called topic ban violation.--Mbz1 (talk) 21:06, 13 January 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

To enforce an arbitration decision, you have been blocked for a period of 48 hours from editing. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you believe this block is unjustified, please read our guide to appealing arbitration enforcement blocks and follow the instructions there to appeal your block.  Sandstein  16:07, 8 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Notice to administrators: In a 2010 decision, the Committee held that "Administrators are prohibited from reversing or overturning (explicitly or in substance) any action taken by another administrator pursuant to the terms of an active arbitration remedy, and explicitly noted as being taken to enforce said remedy, except: (a) with the written authorization of the Committee, or (b) following a clear, substantial, and active consensus of uninvolved editors at a community discussion noticeboard (such as WP:AN or WP:ANI). If consensus in such discussions is hard to judge or unclear, the parties should submit a request for clarification on the proper page. Any administrator that overturns an enforcement action outside of these circumstances shall be subject to appropriate sanctions, up to and including desysopping, at the discretion of the Committee."

This is in reaction to your topic ban violation at [2].  Sandstein  16:09, 8 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Block analysis

I was blocked over this edit. As you could see it had absolutely nothing to do with I/P conflict and was only concerning wikipedia user page policies. It was made at AE appeal issued by a user, who was unhappy that a hate propaganda image he displayed at his user page was removed. Did I violate my topic ban by citing wikipedia policies in my own section without mentioning any specifics about removed hate propaganda image. I do not think so, and other topic banned users were not sanctioned in the similar situations.

Conclusion: Admins, what I like about being blocked by Sandstein is that he always provides the differences for the block rationale in block log and in block message. It is a very good practice, and every blocking admin should do the same thing. Contributors, once again, even you believe your edit is not a violation of your topic ban, it is better to be safe than sorry.--Mbz1 (talk) 01:32, 14 January 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

To enforce an arbitration decision, you have been blocked for a period of 72 hours from editing . Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you believe this block is unjustified, please read our guide to appealing arbitration enforcement blocks and follow the instructions there to appeal your block.  Sandstein  12:53, 6 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Notice to administrators: In a 2010 decision, the Committee held that "Administrators are prohibited from reversing or overturning (explicitly or in substance) any action taken by another administrator pursuant to the terms of an active arbitration remedy, and explicitly noted as being taken to enforce said remedy, except: (a) with the written authorization of the Committee, or (b) following a clear, substantial, and active consensus of uninvolved editors at a community discussion noticeboard (such as WP:AN or WP:ANI). If consensus in such discussions is hard to judge or unclear, the parties should submit a request for clarification on the proper page. Any administrator that overturns an enforcement action outside of these circumstances shall be subject to appropriate sanctions, up to and including desysopping, at the discretion of the Committee."

This concerns your third violation of your Israeli/Arab conflict topic ban, at [3] and [4]. Continued ban violations will lead to longer blocks and/or an extension of the ban.  Sandstein  12:54, 6 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

block analysis

It was my last block for so called topic ban violation for two non disruptive edits on user's talk pages. Was it fair? Well I have seen other topic banned users made multiple comments on an user's talk pages and did not even get warned. As I said about my block for Rothschild family's edit, blocks should not deepened on what admin is active at the moment and what mood he/she is in. The conditions of topic banns should be specified much clearer than they are now.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:20, 14 January 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You have been blocked for a period of forty-eight hours for violation of the three-revert rule on Art student scam. To contest this block, please reply here on your talk page by adding the text ((unblock|Your reason here)) along with the reason you believe the block is unjustified, or email the blocking administrator. For alternative methods to appeal, see Wikipedia:Appealing a block. -- tariqabjotu 21:20, 27 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Block analysis

It was a fair block. I've learned my lesson and never edit war again.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:21, 14 January 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Following discussion on WP:AE you are blocked for 24 hours due to infringing an interaction ban. PhilKnight (talk) 18:04, 25 October 2010 (UTC) April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Block analysis

This block was unfair.I did not violate any condition of my ban--Mbz1 (talk) 02:25, 14 January 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

All of User:Factsontheground, User:Gilisa, and User:Mbz1 are blocked briefly (12 hours) for disruption for recent behavior in thier editor conflicts.

I am going to be proposing a permanent interaction ban and possibly other topic bans on ANI immediately after posting these notices.

Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 21:45, 24 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Georgewilliamherbert: you seriously need to be kicked off this site. Clickpop (talk) 08:45, 7 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Agree. --Mbz1 (talk) 00:27, 8 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Block analysis

Extremely unfair block with no differences for a block rationale provided. I was blocked over few comments on AN/I. In a worst case scenario ban on AN/I might have been in order. I full site block - no a way.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:27, 14 January 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for violating WP:BLP at [5] as explained at my talk page. Please stop. You are welcome to make useful contributions after the block expires. If you believe this block is unjustified you may contest this block by adding the text ((unblock|Your reason here)) below.  Sandstein  00:02, 23 February 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I am proud of this block. I am fighting for the right cause! The block only proves one more time my point that Wikipedia is non-censored only from one side. To call European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights its working definition for antisemitism and Simon Wiesenthal Center and original research seems kind of strange. Oh yes, and I do not think I could ever stop to call the things with their real names.--Mbz1 (talk) 00:10, 23 February 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

And how dare you to say that I am "mainly here to fight an ideological battle and not to improve Wikipedia" only because I called an anti-Semite "an anti-Semite" and wrote his name in small! It is he, who was brought here to fight an ideological battle not me. --Mbz1 (talk) 00:50, 23 February 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Straight off your interaction ban, you began wantonly hounding that editor and others, again. I have blocked you for one week, owing to harassment and disruption. If, when this block lifts, you carry on with this behaviour, your next block will be much longer. Gwen Gale (talk) 18:32, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• See the ANI thread linked above along with Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Daedalus969, which has been closed by another admin as a bad faith CU report by Mbz1. Gwen Gale (talk) 18:48, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

So you blocked me for a week for a bad faith report! It actually was not a bad faith report and it was not intended as a harassment. I really found this strange that a user will react the way they did on AN/I report that should have never been filed in the first place. I do not find it strange anymore, if even admin reacted the way she did. BTW may I please ask you to review what is wikihounding: Wiki-hounding is the singling out of one or more editors, and joining discussions on multiple pages or topics they may edit or multiple debates where they contribute, in order to repeatedly confront or inhibit their work. This is with an apparent aim of creating irritation, annoyance or distress to the other editor. Wikihounding usually involves following the target from place to place on Wikipedia. (highlighted by me) Now, when you have learned what is wikihounding please provide some examples of me ever wikihounding anybody. Please also provide examples of PA and disruption that were worth blocking for a weak or even for an hour for that matter.--Mbz1 (talk) 18:59, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes, the ANI thread speaks for itself. Meanwhile Prodego warned you to stay away from that editor earlier today. Gwen Gale (talk) 19:02, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I am sorry, but I cannot find any differences of me wikihounding or personally attacking somebody or anybody. Could you please be so kind and provide the exact differences of me wikihounding and personal attacking somebody. Please just take them from that very AN/I report and post them here. --Mbz1 (talk) 19:10, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Honestly this AN/I report and the block look more and more as witch hunt, and witch hunt it is.--Mbz1 (talk) 19:13, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• See the ANI thread which you linked to in your unblock request, along with this hollow arb enforcement request and the meaningless CU report I linked to above. If you don't understand what you've done, there may be a need to lengthen your block. Gwen Gale (talk) 19:15, 23 December

2010 (UTC)

And who decided that it was "this hollow arb enforcement request" You did? Let me see. On 17:35, 23 December 2010 that AE was first mentioned on AN/I. On 18:28, 23 December 2010 you blocked me after on 18:21, 23 December 2010 you made this edit ? So when you read the AE report and came to conclusion it is hollow? I do not believe you ever read it. I still see no evidences of wikihounding and or personal attacks. I do not believe you should keep your administrative tools.--Mbz1 (talk) 19:28, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

About so called "hollow AE request": Less than a month later User:Supreme Deliciousness was blocked for 24 hours and topic-banned for 2 months. So, my AE was not "hollow" after all.--Mbz1 (talk) 04:37, 27 January 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Gwen Gale, don't worry. I am not going to post unblock request or/and appeal the block. I have done nothing to be blocked for, and you still did not present any differences to support the claim of wikihounding and personal attacks because the above differences are not personal attacks .

I have never done anything in purpose to harass and/or wikihound anybody. I was wikihounded and harass way too much myself to do this to anybody. This SPI I filed could have been filed as a mistake, in a hurry, but it was not filed in bad faith and it was not filed to harass anybody. I myself was the subject of 2 SPI with much less (practically no evidences) They both were approved, were run, came back as "unrelated" and nobody ever got even warn over any of them leave alone blocked. --Mbz1 (talk) 20:24, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This block isn't about guilt Mbz1, it's about things you have done which stalled building the encyclopedia by wasting the time of volunteer editors on this privately owned website, with all its flaws. Gwen Gale (talk) 20:31, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Since you've edit warred over a misleading template at the top of this page, I have locked you out of your talk page. You can ask to be unblocked by email, through WP:BASC. Gwen Gale (talk) 21:01, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abuse of editing privileges. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text ((unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~)) below this notice, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.

Indef-blocked by Gwen Gale Rd232 ^talk 12:51, 24 December 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

My analysis of the block. I hope it might help some users and administrators.

After a complaint that should not have been filed in the first place about me was filed on AN/I, and User:Prodego warned me they should have archived this complaint on AN/I and mark it as resolved. It was not done, that promoted a few trolls and my personal hounds to pick it up a some time after I was warned. At that time I felt threatened because the trolls brought up my communications with another users that had nothing to do with initial AN/I thread, and none of which required any administrative assistance whatsoever. The three users were canvased notified about the thread. Two of those three were decent enough to ignore the canvasing notifications. The blocking administrator was canvased. At that point I was sooo surprised how an elephant was getting created out of a fly that I filed an SPI request. It should not have been filed of course, but it was not filed to harass anybody. I filed it with the only purpose to protect myself. I was refused in Assumption of the assumption of good faith. At that point I got blocked for a week. I should not have been blocked even for a minute. A single(even wrong SPI) and a single a few words post on AN/I with no PA in a thread started by someone else (not me) should not have resulted in the block ever. If User:Prodego marked AN/I about me (that should not have been filed in the first place) as resolved and archived it nothing like this would have happened.

Conclusion: Administrators, if you acted on AN/I report, mark it as resolved and archive it. Do not feed up the trolls and wikihounds, who hardly wrote an article, but are spending lots of time on administrative noticeboards. The contributors, never take a bait.--Mbz1 (talk) 20:57, 13 January 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Update:The block and following bans was by my request examined by administrator AGK, who found my comment to be "of value", and "Daedalus' complaint about my comment" to be "without merit". administrator AGK conclusion was: "I disagree with the block and with the continuation of the ANI etc. restrictions".
• Update I was unfairly blocked by a canvassed administrator Gwen Gale. In accordance with this "Admins ought to be uncanvassable. Any admin who gets an improper request on their talk page should not take the proposed action. If they do, a question may be raised as to their fitness to be an admin.." I was absolutely right, when I said Gwen Gale should not be an administrator.--Mbz1 (talk) 15:20, 11 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Lower Fort Mason abd Downtown San Francisco.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Makeemlighter (talk) 02:34, 10 October 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks I just fixed the caption. Hope it passes. Beautiful image, BTW! - Milk's Favorite Cookie 01:49, 6 March 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You really do have some great images! What would you consider your best? I came upon this which looked nice. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 02:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wow. I had to laugh. Did you know it was your image when you asked for a photo? You really really deserve this:

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Also, you've been to Antarctica?!- Milk's Favorite Cookie 02:40, 6 March 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wow. I consider you an awesome photographer. You must love to travel! Next time, (hopefully you can do this), you travel to South America, you really ought get an image of a Goliath Birdeater. Although, it is EXTREMELY scary, I've always wanted to know someone who has taken a photo of it. Obviously, if you hate spiders as much as I do, don't even bother. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 03:04, 6 March 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Really?! I've never seen a shark (in real life). Although you were in a cage, were you scared by any chance? Also, how cold did Antarctica feel? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 03:10, 6 March 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Where did you go looking at sharks? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 00:36, 7 March 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Which would you consider most interesting? And, any images? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 03:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How close did the sharks come to the cage when you went diving? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 22:32, 8 March 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Have you been to every state in the US? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 01:51, 9 March 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

42, 43. I really want to go to Alaska, and Hawaii though. Have you ever been to Alaska? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 02:19, 9 March 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The Bio-Barnstar I award this Barnstar to Mila for all of the countless beautiful images of hers that are gracing so many biology-related articles! Invertzoo (talk) 22:40, 7 October 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thank you for all that you do! Royalbroil 00:47, 24 October 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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BorgQueen (talk) 07:45, 11 October 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Welcome back! Also, thanks for the barnstar. I think you deserve one of these too, for this particularly kind and civil conversation with a new user. I came across that conversation in December, from looking at one of the pictures that he had posted, and was happy to see that someone had been civil to him, especially since he seemed to be in a difficult situation! Cheers, CordeliaNaismith (talk) 02:56, 31 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I should have awarded you with this right away.

		The Photographer's Barnstar
		I, Pericles, award User:Mbz1 this honorary barnstar in recognition of her most excellent and thoughtful work in touching up File:Arm less man.JPG, drastically improving the visual quality of a valuable historic image used in Parthian Empire and several other articles at Wikipedia. I bow to you madam, and thank you! Pericles of AthensTalk 17:23, 14 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you very much!--Mbz1 (talk) 21:22, 14 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You're very welcome! You can keep track of the progress I'm making on my draft here if you like: User:PericlesofAthens/Draft for Parthian Empire. I've yet to add your picture, but it will be placed in an appropriate section, most likely "nobility" or "art and architecture". Cheers buddy.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 22:25, 14 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thank you for the nomination! I've missed on it.--Mbz1 (talk) 05:33, 27 February 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Materialscientist (talk) 18:03, 6 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I see this made it onto the all-time most-viewed list. Congratulations! --Avenue (talk) 10:30, 8 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes it was a very big success as a DYK! Well done, especially on your great images. I was delighted to have been able to work on the text. Invertzoo (talk) 21:42, 8 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Materialscientist (talk) 22:52, 12 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

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Materialscientist (talk) 16:03, 24 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Materialscientist (talk) 08:03, 2 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

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Bradjamesbrown (talk) 06:04, 24 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

You are welcome Mila! Invertzoo (talk) 18:09, 27 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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— Rlevse • Talk • 12:02, 2 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 22 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I don't hand Barnstars out very often, in fact, I can't remember the last time I did so. I had promised you one, if Herrengasse 23 became a DYK but, it seems the world and Wikipedia must remain in ignorance. However, you have contributed greatly to my crusade to give recognition to lesser and little known buildings - so here it is and you desearve it:

		The Content Creativity Barnstar
		To Mbz1 for his tremendous work and research in bringing Herrengasse 23 to a wider puplic appreciation.  Giacomo  18:58, 23 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

PS: I would like to give Sandstein something similar for the really good photos, but don't think it wise to hand him a sharp pointy object when I am the vicinity. I will thnk on it.  Giacomo  18:58, 23 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Mifter (talk) 12:04, 25 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

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Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 11 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

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The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

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The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

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-- Cirt (talk) 06:03, 13 September 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

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— Rlevse • Talk • 18:02, 26 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila, as you probably already know, Earth's shadow got 19.9k views on Oct 26th while it was a DYK! Invertzoo (talk) 13:56, 27 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes, I did. Thank you for your great help.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:30, 27 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes but you take the lion's share of the credit for putting together the article with your excellent image, and also most important, thinking of the idea in the first place! I did not even know what these colored bands were until I read the article!

By the way, when I was at Long Beach, Long Island 2 weeks ago, the same beach where I saw the superior mirage on the horizon a while ago, this time I saw an inferior mirage in the distance below Staten Island, which was on the horizon. I never saw an inferior mirage over the ocean before. I have learned a lot from you, Mila! I did not have my binoculars or a camera with me, but I will try to take them next time, although as I said before, on my regular camera the telephoto function does not give very much magnification at all. Anyway, thanks and good wishes, Invertzoo (talk) 19:53, 27 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you, Susan! Such comments from such a great person and such a great, respectful editor as you are keeping me going on Wikipedia. I'm looking forward seeing some of your images. Best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 21:55, 27 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You are very welcome Mila. I showed my husband some of your photos yesterday (the ones on your subpage) and he said that they are National Geographic quality. I agree. And by the way, it turns out that Earth's shadow got another 6.3k views on 27th October, so that makes a total of 26,200 views! I will put it on the "over 20,000" list. Invertzoo (talk) 22:52, 28 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you, Susan!--Mbz1 (talk) 01:54, 29 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You are welcome. And by the way, you now have your name on 4 out of the top 43 most-viewed DYKs so far in WP history. Only User:Materialscientist has as many as you in that list. I have 3, of which 2 of them are thanks to you. Invertzoo (talk) 19:28, 30 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oh, Susan, I am an absolutely unique editor on Wikipedia I am trying to be the first in everything I am doing:

The images I upload are one of the best ,

The articles I start are the most-viewed ...

My block log is one of the longest on Wikipedia but I hope that my blocking administrators will see this thread,realize how good I am, and will block me never again

But on a serious note, Susan, most of the articles I started would have never got finished without your generous help, including my favorite Fata Morgana (mirage). I am so lucky I found you!

Best wishes, and thank you for everything.--Mbz1 (talk) 22:08, 30 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It is an honor to work with someone who is such a fine photographer, and one who is interested in so many different kinds of subjects! Invertzoo (talk) 16:05, 31 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you!--Mbz1 (talk) 02:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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-- Cirt (talk) 12:02, 4 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Materialscientist (talk) 18:02, 24 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 27 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article King Philip shipwreck, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, every so often the sand recedes enough to allow the 19th century shipwreck of the King Philip clipper ship (pictured) to become visible? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 18:02, 27 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

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On October 20, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Black Abbey, which you recently nominated. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Bencherlite^Talk 13:43, 20 October 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On September 30, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saint-Savin, Hautes-Pyrénées, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:A fire helicopter with helicopter bucket.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Makeemlighter (talk) 03:49, 10 October 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:San francisco in fog with rays.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! jjron (talk) 13:15, 15 October 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An image uploaded by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, Image:Lava wildfire.JPG, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! MER-C 11:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		The California Star
		For your numerous contributions to photography related to and in California. Your keen eye (and the fact that you share it with Wikipedia) is appreciated. —ScouterSig 15:03, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Fort Baker and Angel Island.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Makeemlighter (talk) 05:03, 24 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Grand Prismatic Spring and Midway Geyser Basin from above.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! MER-C 03:29, 13 February 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Snowflake moray in Kona.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! MER-C 01:44, 17 February 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 24 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Halema`uma`u crater, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bobet 13:38, 24 April 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On February 17, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Parc naturel régional d'Armorique, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Dravecky (talk) 19:47, 17 February 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Steam Phase eruption of Castle geyser with double rainbow.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! MER-C 02:51, 21 February 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		The Photographer's Barnstar
		For the great photographs you have contributed and for winning fifth place for PoTY. Congratulations! -- Muhammad(talk) 17:40, 1 February 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Hawaii turtle 2.JPG, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. MER-C 03:53, 2 June 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This was the very first image of mine that got promoted to FP. Now it is FP on quite a few wikipedias.--Mbz1 (talk) 03:40, 14 January 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Inspiration for real-life creativity award

Hey there! I saw your article, Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma, on DYK a while back. My goal this summer has been to write six short plays, and your article proved to be an intriguing basis for the first of six that I wrote, aptly titled Dead Women Crossing. It turned out to be an exciting mystery, and though I changed many of the details and, in fact, assigned the blame for the crime to someone other than the person to whom the article assigned it, it still proved a very solid and mysterious basis in fact. I just wanted to give you props for starting the article that inspired this one-act. Thanks so much, and keep it up! BobAmnertiopsis∴ChatMe! 03:11, 23 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you so much for letting me know my work was useful for you! It is the best award any wikipedia contributor could get. Good luck with your work.--Mbz1 (talk) 03:16, 23 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You're so welcome. It was an intriguing article. BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 03:26, 23 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Per your email request today, I've indefinitely blocked you. Take care, Rd232 ^talk 10:15, 23 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Bluff erosion in Pacifica 2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on July 26, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-07-26. howcheng {chat} 02:45, 27 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Congratulations on getting today's feature picture on the main page. I'm also sorry to see that you've allowed the bullies push you into despair to leave the project. You are a valued editor and have contributed more in several days than they have since they registered. I understand that you are leaving the project because of trolls and administrators that are acting on their behalf. I'm hoping to see you back when you are ready. --Shuki (talk) 06:19, 27 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for kind words, Shuki! Actually I was going to leave the project for quite some time because I am busy in real life, and not because of trolls and wikihounds. Leaving the project because of trolls and their pet administrators acting on their requests means allow them to win. It is not for me. But you are right about trolls taking over the project. In June of 2005 RickK, who I believe was an administrator had this to say: "There is a fatal flaw in the system. Vandals, trolls and malactors are given respect, whereas those who are here to actually create an encyclopedia, and to do meaningful work, are slapped in the face and not given the support needed to do the work they need to do." It is sad that now in July of 2011 (6 years after it was said) I could sign under each statement RickK made. I also could sign under this comment that definitely is true concerning quite a few administrators: "The way you dish out blocks is worse than any admin I've ever seen, but you cannot or will not accept that there is a problem. You lack the judgement, and the thickness of skin, to do the job properly; you lack the compassion, humanity and humility to admit it when you fuck up". OK, I guess I'd better stop here :-) Best wishes, and happy editing to you,Shuki.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:47, 27 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for "compassion, humanity and humility"! I makes me sad to see the best leaving. Looks like I could have written my essay on "rejected" also for you, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:05, 29 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for kind words,Gerda. I've just read some editor's contributions, and it made me sad seeing such interesting content contributor got so desperate that they decided to leave.It was very kind of you,Gerda, to be there for this person, when they needed some words of support. Best wishes, and happy editing.--Mbz1 (talk) 13:05, 29 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I just want to express my sincere gratitude to Mbz1 for making these fantastic photos of spectacular natural optical phenomena publicly available. I used her photos in two of my research papers published in professional scientific journals:

Mishchenko, M. I., 2009: Gustav Mie and the fundamental concept of electromagnetic scattering by particles: a perspective, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 110, 1210-1222

Mishchenko, M. I., and L. D. Travis, 2008: Gustav Mie and the evolving discipline of electromagnetic scattering by particles, Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc. 89, 1853-1861

In both cases Mbz1's photos served as vivid illustrations of profound physical laws controlling the interaction of light with small cloud particles suspended in air. I hope Mbz1 will continue to make such photos and post them on the web -- this is a great service to both professional scientists, amateur researchers, and all admirers of nature.

Thank you for the kind words.Best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 10:59, 29 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Come back! We need you! Your contributions were invaluable!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:14, 31 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for the kind words, but I am afraid that now after my blocking administrator has retired coming back for me would be quite impossible :-) On a more serious note I am busy in a real life. I might come back one day, but it will not be any time soon. Best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 15:44, 1 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Tarc (talk) 19:24, 1 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Mbz1, I've reblocked without talkpage access, as this breaches our informal email agreement on what sort of use of your talkpage while blocked is acceptable. Sorry, but there it is. On the bright side, you now have no excuse at all not to seek out greener pastures. Rd232 ^talk 19:38, 1 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have no idea why this prolific user would be denied talk page access for saying "trolls" with a pair of cartoons, while this edit summary raised no eyebrows, even as that editor seemed involved with some odd argument about moving around comments on this userpage which doubtless had some role in provoking this response. I'm just glad that Mbz1 and his exceptional photography are still welcome on Commons, which still remembers that content should always be the highest priority. Wnt (talk) 21:03, 2 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wnt, it is actually much worse than that. Do you rememberthis AfD? In your vote you commented on the personal attacks made against the author of the article mbz1. You said " Especially I ask that the ad hominem arguments against the editor who started the article be ignored - I've been running into a glut of these arguments with santorum, Marcus Bachmann, even Bernard Lewinsky ... they are perverting the whole AfD process into a series of political trials, where articles are judged based on "whose side" they were created for and which side can get out the vote as needed. ". Then a few days later an absolutely innocent essays Mbz1 wrote was nominated on deletion. The same user that attacked Mbz1 on AfD now comes to MfD with more personal attacks. When that user is asked by another user to elaborate what she meant, she simply ignores the question. A few hours later yet another user comes up to the same MfD with more personal attacks and more false accusations against mbz1 "This is not reflective of anything other than the personal opinion of one of the worst battleground- mentality pov-warriors to grace the I-P topic area in recent memory. Repeatedly blocked and now indef'ed, this last finger-in-the-eye to the Wikipedia community should not be left to stand." What that user is voting about? Does this humors essay has anything at all to do with I/P conflict not to say that all accusations of that user are very, very far from the reality. The vast majority of Mbz1's articles have nothing to do with I/P conflict, and the ones that do, well, what POV Mbz1 pushed with Allah Made Me Funny or with Yoni Jesner and Ahmed Khatib or with The Mountain of Israeli-Palestinian Friendship or with Arab rescue efforts during the Holocaust? Should I go on with this list? What other editor wrote such articles about the opposite side of the conflict?

After Mbz1 is personally attacked a few times in the same MfD she responds to the attacks in the only place she was able to do it on her own talk page. One of the attackers takes her to AN, and bah her talk page access is removed without giving her an opportunity to say a single word in her defense. It is much worse than Kangaroo court. Now Mbz1's talk page access is removed and her attackers are not even warned. Way to go Wikipedia. Broccolo (talk) 16:34, 3 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Mbz1 was blocked at her request, and as I said there was a private agreement not to use her talkpage while blocked for attacking other editors. Concurrently, it is very bad form to come to a blocked user's talkpage to attack them, so I hope there will be no more of that. But even concerned/interested comments like yours are not really necessary or helpful at this point. Those interested in talking to her can reach her at Commons, where her account is not blocked (though not currently active). Rd232 ^talk 10:22, 3 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hmmmm... Well, as someone who's had many, many POV differences with Mbz1, frankly I'd suggest her talkpage access ought to be restored. It seems to me that talkpage access being restricted is a rather extreme, "bind and gag" measure, which ought to be reserved for grossly disruptive behavior. Mbz1 may a persistent I-P warrior and the source of constant consternation, but this strikes me as pretty far from grossly disruptive behavior.

Without trying to appear too critical of Rd232 - "private agreement"s are probably not the best way to operate, particularly in cases where the editor you're going into a "private agreement" with is often the source of wikilawyering. NickCT (talk) 13:18, 3 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Mbz1's exit involved private issues, which required a private agreement to resolve. I've restored access now (before seeing your comment). Rd232 ^talk 08:22, 4 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ok Rd232. I guess without having the details of the "private issues", one can only assume you acting properly and in good faith. Thanks for restoring the access. NickCT (talk) 13:42, 4 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Mbz1, talkpage restored. Please be very careful not to use it make comments which may be construed as attacks on other editors, regardless of what other editors are saying here or elsewhere. Rd232 ^talk 08:22, 4 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 4 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Arabic Mein Kampf, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Arabic translation of Mein Kampf has been a bestseller in parts of the Middle East? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:13, 4 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for an interesting article! It's now at Portal:Germany. I tell others editors: feel free to place DYK related to Germany there yourself. Feel free?! - I took your caring words above to my heart, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:32, 4 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I do hope you will come back at some stage, Mbz1. You can be exasperating and high maintenance, and I get really annoyed with how volatile you get and with some of your politics. You are also magnificently off field and deliciously creative. If Wikipedia can't accommodate you, that is a really serious indictment of Wikipedia, not of you. --Epipelagic (talk) 14:07, 4 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes, that's right, and then Jimbo complains wikipedia is loosing contributors. Broccolo (talk) 19:40, 6 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing on behalf of Singapore's National Parks Board. My company is right now at pre-production stage of a multimedia presentation, for the project "Gardens by the Bay" located in Marina South, Singapore. Gardens by the the Bay is a city garden and is currently under construction. Some key features and activities of the garden include conservatories for cool climate plants, mass floral displays showcasing horticulture and floriculture.

We are creating a video (comprising of various photos as well as stock footage of different events and happenings that are a result of climate change and global warming) aims to educate the public on global issues related to climate change. While researching online, I found a picture on this site (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glaciers_and_Icebergs_at_Cape_York.jpg) that is perfect for our purpose as we are looking at real untouched pics, documentary-like visuals. Thus I am writing you this email to seek your permission to use the picture.

This exhibition will be completed in June - Year 2012 and we hope you will have the opportunity to visit the site in the near future.

Hope to receive a reply from you soon : )

Jayne Multimedia People Pte Ltd Singapore — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.75.202.48 (talk) 02:53, 5 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I am a professor at the University of Montana Western in Dillon, and I am co-authoring the second edition of the Roadside Geology of the Yellowstone Country with Dr. William J. Fritz. I was searching the web for a photo of Grand Prismatic and found your pictures. The book we are publishing is through Mountain Press, and we do not have budget for purchasing photos. However, we appropriately credit all photos. I was wondering if it would be possible to use a few of your photos from Yellowstone in the book? Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to hearing back from you.

Cordially, Dr. Robert C. Thomas Professor of Geology The University of Montana Western

Dear Mila,

We are in the course of producing a series of two comprehension books for secondary students and would like to reproduce your picture 'Two silhouette profile or a white vase' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Two_silhouette_profile_or_a_white_vase.jpg in one of our books.

Details of our publication: Title: EnglishWise: Comprehension 1 and 2 Territory: Singapore Format: print (paperback) First print run: 3,000 copies Publication date: November 2011

Due acknowledgements will be provided. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards Louisa Mew Publishing Manager Learners Publishing Pte Ltd Address: 222 Tagore Lane #03-01 TG Building Singapore 787603 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.255.1.106 (talk) 02:10, 10 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Mila, If you read this, I am very sorry that you are not here anymore even a little. I very much enjoyed working with you on so many fascinating articles such as Fata Morgana, Earth's shadow and so on. Your photography is truly world-class and you seem to be interested in just about everything! I will miss you a lot. I am grateful to have known you a little bit. Feel free to email me if you ever want to. Invertzoo (talk) 22:33, 10 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Me too. I've just come back from a wikibreak and I'm sorry to hear you've gone. Thanks for the many magnificent photos you've given us. I'm glad that retiring has made you feel better about your block log record, at least. Au revoir, Avenue (talk) 00:24, 12 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you, Susan, I will always be grateful for your help on many articles we wrote together!

Thank you, Avenue! --Mbz1 (talk) 15:37, 11 September 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dear Mila, I'd like to let you know that the book I used your image for is now announced at Springer:

The book is now at the designer and scheduled for release late October/November. Springer decided not to include the CD with the book as in the Norwegian version - but rather include the CD content on a dedicated webpage for download - what they call: Springer Extra's website. The content includes a lot of animations as well as a PPT version of the book contents. Very useful for lectures.

Read more here:
http://www.springer.com/astronomy/extraterrestrial+physics%2C+space+sciences/book/978-1-4614-0570-2

Book flyer:

http://filer.romsenter.no/Clients/paal/flyer_the_sun.pdf

It will also be available from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Our-Explosive-Sun-Visual-Source/dp/146140570X/ref=sr_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1312879357&sr=1-1

Sincerely, Pål Brekke Seniorrådgiver // Senior Advisor Norsk Romsenter // Norwegian Space Centre Drammensvn 165, N-0212 Oslo, Norway — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.109.105.231 (talk) 16:11, 11 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Just a little appreciation for your lovely work, and wish you luck in your life...

~ AdvertAdam ^talk 19:36, 11 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you, they are so cute, and just what I need now :-)--Mbz1 (talk) 15:37, 11 September 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Green turtle swimming over coral reefs in Kona.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Makeemlighter (talk) 22:26, 12 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila

I am assisting Cheryll Williams with her book
Medicinal Plants in Australia Vol3
and she would like to use your image of a Puffer Fish at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Puffer_Fish_DSC01257.JPG

in the volume
If you agree please advise of the attribution that you require should the publisher use the image.
We are a non-profit group supporting Daintree Wildlife Rescue in the Daintree Rainforest in North Queensland, Australia
(daintreewildliferescue.webs.com)
rgds

Ringpicker (talk) 00:38, 22 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila,

I contacted you last month about using a solar glory image for a textbook being published by Pearson Science and I am working also on the newest edition of that book (the previous book was a reprint) and the author would like to use another photo of yours of a solar glory found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_glory_at_the_steam_from_hot_spring.jpg

It says in the Creative Commons license that it is ok to make use of it as commercial work, but I just wanted to verify that.

This is the book info:

Atmosphere 12e Lutgens/Tarbuck ISBN: 0321756312 c. 2012

Thanks!

Kristin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wanderlustphotos (talk • contribs) 14:14, 26 August 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

We are the ones who're "trapped inside the door" and for you, Mila, who's locked outside the door here is a little bird of freedom File:Animalibrí.gif

Thank you, freedom is good :-)--Mbz1 (talk) 15:37, 11 September 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Dead trees at Mammoth Hot Springs.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on September 15, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-09-15. howcheng {chat} 15:55, 13 September 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Beautiful! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:47, 13 September 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Development of Green Flash.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 10, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-10-10. howcheng {chat} 17:28, 6 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Mila,

I recently stumbled across one of your photos attached to the Wikipedia article on Parallax. I was entranced. I must have stared at this work for at least ten minutes before I found myself clicking every link I could find to see if there were more. You ma'am, have a great talent. Thank you so much for doing what you do and allowing Wikipedia so share it so freely. It's folks like you that I'm grateful for in the world.

A twenty-minute old fan, Christina — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.5.138.215 (talk) 01:51, 7 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Um... sorry... I think you've come to the wrong place. Mila just doesn't belong here... she's finally realized that and gone. We block inconvenient people like Mila and hound them til they leave. But if you yourself have no talent, take yourself tremendously seriously, and most profoundly detest anything that might be fun, creative or sparkling, then welcome, welcome, welcome, you have come home. --Epipelagic (talk) 03:43, 7 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes, Epipelagic, you're correct. Mila is gone, bullied away by people with motives that are anything but pure, but she's still taking pictures and writing interesting and informative articles. Only now she's doing it in a much friendlier and more congenial environment. And there's one more difference. One now has to pay to read Mila's articles. Sad loss for Wikipedia. Sad loss for knowledge.--Jiujitsuguy (talk) 18:34, 7 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dear Mila,

I am a Producer on a programme for the National Geographic Channel about the sinking of the Titanic. We are currently trying to get hold of images of superior mirages and looming. I was very interested in one your photos, see below:

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fz168.htm.

Is there any chance that I could get hold of this image for our programme? The Director would like to use it for filming this week if possible?

I very much look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Karen Kirk Bedlam Productions — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.143.254.50 (talk) 17:45, 10 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Mila, you are everywhere. First BBC requested your image and now National Geographic Chanel did!

Agree with Jiujitsuguy and Epipelagic, there's something wrong with Wikipedia community that bullied away such unique contributor as Mbz1.

Please come back. Broccolo (talk) 21:19, 10 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Mauna Loa from the air.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 13, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-10-13. howcheng {chat} 17:49, 11 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:2010 mavericks competition.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 20, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-10-20. howcheng {chat} 16:35, 17 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Carpilius convexus is consuming Heterocentrotus trigonarius in Hawaii.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on October 25, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-10-25. howcheng {chat} 17:52, 24 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dear Ms. Zinkova:

I am about to publicize a website containing a photograph of yours, obtained through Wikimedia Commons. The end result is the following:

http://sites.google.com/site/aldoloup/home/not-all-that-glitters-is-ufo

The same page in Spanish, Portuguese and maybe other languages will follow. A printed version is envisioned too.

I want to be sure that you have no complaint about this use of your work. I really don't want to have problems over copyright issues down the road.

I want to thank for the opportunity to use your work in commercial ventures.

If you have any issue with this use of your work, please let me know immediately.

I am acting in good faith, in the firm belief that the license for commercial use that appears in the Wikimedia Commons page of your photograph is completely valid, accurate and current.

Thank you very much.

Aldo Loup.

aldoloup@hotmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.16.8.119 (talk) 19:49, 28 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I hope you are doing well. I miss you. Invertzoo (talk) 18:44, 31 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Susan, thank you for this post! It is very kind of you to miss me after all extra boring copy-editing work I was asking you to do, when I was around :-)

I do miss you too.

It is interesting that I saw your post today, when I logged in for the first time since September 11, and I did it to communicate with you, Susan.

I would like to ask you for a favor please. It is about this article.

I was asked to read an article about mirages that is going to be published in a serious journal,and provide my expert :-) opinion on some images and so on. One of the images used in the article is this image.

I have no idea what I was thinking of, when I provided the description for it as "Superior mirage of the boats". This image does not depict a realistic phenomena or as Dr. Andy Young put it: "It does not realistically depict actual phenomena -- except maybe psychological ones".

The first problem is that the mirage of the right yacht is much longer than the real yacht herself is. Mirages never change the length of the objects. The distortion always occurs only in a vertical direction.

The second problem is that both mirages depicted too high above the horizon. It is never like this in a real life. The mirages are seen only in a narrow strip (duct) just above the horizon.

So to make a long story short, it was an unforgivable error I made, when I put such description as I did for this image. I should have known better.

The only thing that makes me feel better is that even some scientists sometimes get it wrong.I've been doing lot's of reading about mirages lately, and came upon this article published by Cambridge University Press. As you see it claims that mermen and mermaids described by 13 century navigators in the King's Mirror are nothing else but superior mirages of orcas, walrus or even boulders. It is definitely an interesting suggestion that might even have some grounds, except one cannot see a superior mirage of an orca, maybe an inferior mirage, but not a superior one. A breaching orca is still way too small to see him from the distance required for seeing a superior mirage.

So, Susan, could you please fix the description of the image itself, and maybe in the article too to make it very clear for everybody that it is not a realistic superior mirage.

Thank you and best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 04:51, 1 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oh, Hi Mila, sorry it took me weeks to get back to you, I only just now saw that you had replied to me! I went ahead and changed both the description and the caption in the article. I hope that what I wrote seems OK to you now. All very best wishes to you, Invertzoo (talk) 14:29, 5 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

By your email request I reviewed this post and I would agree that Daedalus's posting to Gwen's talk page could be taken as campaigning because it wasn't neutral (i.e. actively asking for a block). It would have been better for Daedalus to post to the ANI discussion that was happening at that time (which would be the case in all such situations). Given that, it may not have been the best decision for Gwen to block you; that decision may have better been left to another admin for transparency. Thanks, Black Kite (t) 01:40, 2 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for your honest review and for being not afraid to say it publicly, Black Kite!

Mbz1 (talk) 03:45, 2 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Mercury transit 2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on November 7, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-11-07. howcheng {chat} 19:57, 4 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Kohala coast at the Big Island of Hawaii from the air levels.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on November 11, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-11-11. howcheng {chat} 01:19, 9 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I work with Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, an environmental nonprofit that supports the work of the National Park Service at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Among other activities, we produce park-related products and publications. We're now working on products for the new Lands End Lookout, a visitor center at Merrie Way, near the Cliff House.

One of the products, which will also appear as part of a Visitor Center exhibit, is a set of "fortunetelling" cards: on one side of each card will be an illustration and on the other is a photo of an individual Lands End attraction, along with a short fortune.

We'd like to use your photo of Ocean Beach and the Cliff House (posted on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cliff_House_from_Ocean_Beach.jpg) on one of the cards. The cards are vertical, so we'd need to crop it somewhat.

I see that you've allowed the photo's use under the Creative Commons license, but thought it would be a good idea to check in with you directly as well. We will, of course, credit you on the card.

May we proceed?

Susan Tasaki — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.226.227.200 (talk) 21:07, 11 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dear Ms. Zinkova,

I am a production assistant at Singularity, LLC. We are producing a documentary film about the end of the Mayan Calendar on 12/21/2012. You can our trailer on You Tube at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROlI86ukGmM

We would like to use your image from the link below in our film. We believe that you have copyright to this image. If you do not, could you possibly reference us to its source? If you do hold copyright, could we have your permission to use it in our film? If so please reply indicating we can use the image, and as well, please let us know how we should attribute the credits. Thanks in advance.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dry_lake_bed_in_Death_Valley.JPG

Sincerely, -Emma Paul — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.22.15.219 (talk) 21:54, 14 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Mila,

We'd like to use your images of solar glories and fogbows for a slide show on Scientific American's web site. I hope you do not mind. Please let me know if you need any further information.

Sincerely, Monica Bradley Photo Editor Scientific American — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.199.186.2 (talk) 22:41, 16 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

And to think I got you to take a geeky science one also!

Hey, could you start a WR thread on a presentation I wrote? Put it in the Annex so that meanie Glassbead does not shit on it. (should they put the whole forum in the annex...like some Klein bottle?) But am interested in what more quantitative ones like Peter Damian and Kohs and the like think. Also, there is a lot of institutional memory there, so if this was all done years ago...they will know. I don't have an account there and they seem really harsh with all the outing and stuff. Sorry, no hot pictures for Horsey.

See here: PowerPoint: Wikipedia's poor treatment of its most important articles

69.255.27.249 (talk) 15:57, 23 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for commenting on my images.

I believe WR thread was started by someone else. Sorry I check on my talk page here only once in a while now.

Good luck with your struggle.--Mbz1 (talk) 20:22, 28 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Cliff House from Ocean Beach.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Jujutacular talk 01:55, 27 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Just saying thanks for all the pretty pictures. If I had photos of that quality, I'd never have the selflessness to upload them for Wikipedia. Nightw 13:44, 27 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you, Night w!

But me uploading images on wikipedia has nothing to do with selflessness. To me the best award for my images is an ability to share them with as many people as possible. I love taking pictures, and most of the time quality is of a little importance to me. For example one of my favorite subjects are mirages. It is hard to take a good image of a superior mirage because it always located far away, and in my city it is almost always against the sun. These images will not pass FPC, but, if some people learned something new from my images, and maybe became enthusiastic about looking for an amazing display themselves, it means that the time I spent on wikipedia was not wasted.

I am still taking images, but now without ability to edit wikipedia, I am looking for a different venues to share them. A few weeks ago I observed an interesting mirage, and I submitted my image to EPOD.

Thank you once again for your kind words!

Happy editing!--Mbz1 (talk) 20:36, 28 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wow I just realised, I've seen your mirage work before on the Fata Morgana article! But I was more referring to the kind of work seen on your userpage. Do you have a Flickr account? It's one of the main hunting grounds for contributions to photography and natural science publications... Nightw 04:36, 29 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you. As a matter of fact user:Invertzoo and me were the ones who completely re-wrote the article. From many images that are used in the article I believe this one is one of the most interesting. I saw this kind of display only two times, two days in a row. I was surprised to find out that This effect was first described in the medieval King's Mirror like this "hafgerdingar look as if all the storm-waves of the sea were gathered together in three continuous combers; the three wavecrests surround the whole sea in such a way that there is no escape (opening) ; they are higher than big mountains and as steep as precipices, so that in but few cases have people escaped from the sea when this has occurred." It is amazing that medieval explorers saw and described it. I assume it looked really scary to them.

I have Flickr account, but I forgot, when I used it the last time.

Best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 20:20, 6 December 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• 'Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
  'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.
  'I don't much care where —' said Alice.
  'Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat

• 'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
  'Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: 'we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.'
  'How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
  'You must be,' said the Cat, 'or you wouldn't have come here.'
  

Mila,

I work for a company that designs and fabricates natural history museum exhibits. We are currently working on an exhibit that will illustrate biodiversity. It will require a large photo mural of a tide pool. I happened upon your image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Tide_pools_in_santa_cruz.jpg via a web search .

Our mural will be about 28 ft. wide x 9 ft. high.

1) What usage fee would you charge to have your tide pool image reproduced at that size as part of a museum exhibit? 2) In what format does the image exist (4x5 transparency, high-resolution digital image...)?

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks for your time.

Allan Burch — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aburch11 (talk • contribs) 01:23, 7 December 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wow! 28 ft. wide x 9 ft. high! It is definitely going to be the biggest image of mine ever get printed.

Alan, thank you for your request. Please use my image for the museum for free. No fees are required.

Cheers.--Mbz1 (talk) 01:36, 7 December 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks very much for your time, Mila, and for the generous use of your beautiful image. I'm sure it will be educational and very well-received by audiences around the world.

Thanks, again.

Allan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aburch11 (talk • contribs) 01:51, 7 December 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Hand-made Star of David.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 20:25, 12 December 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dear Mila

Just wanted to let you know we've used your beautiful photo of the Green Turtle from Wikipedia Commons as one of our Photos of the Day (you can see it here: http://vanishingspecies.org/2011/12/21/photo-of-the-day-green-turtle/

We're a group of friends who run a non-commercial blog about wildlife and conservation - you can see our front page here: http://vanishingspecies.org/

I do hope you're happy with how we've used your photo (and please let me know if not).

And thank you for sharing such a beautiful photograph under the Creative Commons licence - we would never have access to such wonderful images otherwise.

Kind regards Kate Booker Vanishing Species — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.35.116.144 (talk) 15:56, 21 December 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila,

I came across your photo of the Giant Marbles at Joshua Tree National Park and I'd like to use it in a guidebook to the national parks I've been putting together. It's a self-publishing attempt ... if you'd like to know more about the project, feel free to have a click around www.stoneroadpress.com.

Anyway, if you're interested, how would you like to be attributed? I'll gladly pass along electronic versions (EPUB and PDF) to you when it's finished.

Thank you,

Michael Oswald — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stoneroadpress (talk • contribs) 18:37, 21 December 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I was looking through a few more of your pictures, and your work is spectacular.

I would also like to use (for print and electronic w/ DRM versions) the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P%C4%81hoehoe_and_Aa_flows_at_Hawaii.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P%C4%81hoehoe_lava_meets_Pacific.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_prismatic_no_noise_reduction.jpg

Thanks again, and keep up the magnificent work!

Michael Oswald — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stoneroadpress (talk • contribs) 20:59, 21 December 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Mila,

My name is Mark Walsh and I’m writing you from McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

I’ve spent the last three years here observing weather, and have intermittently written a blog called the Frozen Toe that describes some of my experiences about life on the ice.

In one of my previous posts titled The Magnesium Night Light, I used one of your photos without permission or citation, and would like to apologize for doing so.

As you will notice, I have not updated the blog in over a year. I have some stories that I will be posting soon, but before I do, want to fix these existing permission/citation problems, and ensure that these proper habits continue throughout my future posts.

The reason I am contacting you is to ask if I may continue to use your photo, but only with the addition of a proper citation and link back to your blog/site. I completely understand if you are not comfortable doing so, and I will immediately replace the picture at your request.

Thank you for taking such wonderful pictures, and again, I apologize for not asking sooner for your permission.

I hope you have a great 2012, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thank you very much! Mark Walsh — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.132.98.222 (talk) 16:11, 4 January 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

hey man im interested in what most of these are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Different_minerals.jpg if you could email me a list of every one of those from left to right thatd b tits my email is jwoo224@yahoo.com a rsponse would be greatly appreciated — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.88.214.252 (talk) 08:39, 30 January 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have reblocked your account with the usual flags enabled. This is no longer a "by request" block but one "for cause," specifically continued harassment of User:Gwen Gale across other WMF projects and off-site. This block has been placed in my capacity as a member of the Arbitration Committee and should be appealed to that body by emailing arbcom-llists.wikimedia.org. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 02:36, 7 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Well, thank you very much for the note and for the block! I mean it.

I am very,very happy with this block. I could not forgive myself for giving in to bullying. Now, when I am really blocked for fighting bullying maybe I will be able to forgive myself, and it is very important for me.

I'd also like to thank you because it is one of the most complete responses I've got from arbcom.

This block is also one of the most unusual blocks that I hope will be written with golden letters in the history of wikipedia. Why? Well, because I was blocked on English wikipedia for "harassing" Gwen Gale on meta. Before today my last contribution to English wikipedia was made to my talk more than a month ago.

Am I blocked because Gwen Gale is "a protected admin"?

I'd like to ask you two questions please:

1. In accordance with this policy how exactly I "harassed" Gwen Gale? I am asking because in my request for comments I supported each and every statement I made with the differences.
2. You said "I have reblocked your account with the usual flags enabled." Does this mean that the reblock was your own decision or it was decided by arbcom, and, if it was decided by arbcom, could you please fix the message?--Mbz1 (talk) 06:09, 7 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

1. Specifics of your harassment campaign have been covered in detail to you via email on a number of occasions. I refer you to emails you have received from the Committee on this matter. Further, the fact that you continue to pursue this line of inquiry despite several instructions to stop is very concerning.
2. This block was based on the consensus of the Arbitration Committee, which is why I stated I blocked you in my capacity as an Arbitrator and referred to the Committee in your block log. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 00:04, 8 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for your response.

Here's mine:

1. You call it my "harassment campaign". I call it seeking a dispute resolution.I supported every statement in my RFC, filed at meta, with the differences. Since when seeking a dispute resolution is called "harassment"? May I please ask you to explain how come that my RFC that arbcom calls "harassment" was not deleted at meta, that it was called a valid RFC by an admin on Meta, that another Meta admin stated: "I think a substantive response to his or her allegations would be more valuable", that yet another Meta admin said to Gwen: "it would be fine to see your response there"? You alleged (without providing a single difference) that I"harassed" Gwen Gale "across other WMF projects". Maybe you could explain then why wasn't I blocked on "other WMF projects"? Is it because that "other WMF projects" are missing dishonest and cowardly arbcom? Just asking.
2. Yes, I was instructed to stop by arbcom, but I was never explained why should I stop, or rather I was told that I should stop because I am "waging a vendetta against this administrator because of an ancient incident", which is incorrect. Any unbiased person would agree that there are real problems with Gwen Gale performance as sysop described in this section alone with at least one of them that happened just a few days ago. As a result of my research Gwen Gale was questioned about two blocks she imposed.
3. Instead of reblocking me arbcom had to address the evidences presented in my RFC, which has never been done. I consider this dishonest not only towards me, but towards Gwen Gale as well.

Now about the reblock itself:

1. Blocks are not punitive.I have been blocked since July of 2011. My latest contribution were made 2 months ago to my talk, and I had absolutely no intentions of coming back ever. So what this block suppose to prevent? Am I supposed to be so upset with the block that I would stop my fight for the victims of bullying? I got an impression that arbcom is afraid om my RFC and of addressing it. This block violates each and every basic blocking policy.I believe that with this block arbcom fell to a new low.

Hersfold, I have one more question for you please. You wrote: "This block was based on the consensus of the Arbitration Committee". For transparency may I please ask you to post to my talk who voted for and against (if any) the reblock. IMO this will be an important piece of info that I see no reason not to disclose.

I'd like to thank arbcom for this reblock one more time. It demonstrated better than anything else that RFC I filed on Meta was the right thing to do. Cheers.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:06, 8 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Mila

I just wanted to say what amazing photos you have. I've added a couple of yours to a Squidoo lens on the black pearl. I just wanted to check that leaving your name and a link to you gallery was enough of an attribution. I find these licenses hard to understan and I'd like to use more of your pictures in the future without having to worry about copyright problems.

Many thanks,

Barbara — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lestroischenes (talk • contribs) 10:01, 7 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dear Mila,

I'm writing on behalf of author Tim Maltin (in CC) that is writing a book about the Titanic (his second) and would like to use the picture:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Farallon_Islands_at_inferior_mirage_no_mirage_and_superior_mirage.jpg

would you please license the use for it? What are the terms and conditions?

The book would be in electronic format (eBook) only and would be produced next week, so it's quite urgent.

The territorial rights would be World but english language only. The permission/license would be in the author's name.

Title:

Titanic

A very deceiving night — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.33.29.108 (talk) 14:03, 7 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dear Mila,

I'm writing on behalf of author Tim Maltin (in CC) that is writing a book about the Titanic (his second) and would like to use the picture:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Farallon_Islands_at_inferior_mirage_no_mirage_and_superior_mirage.jpg

The book would be in electronic format (eBook) only and would be produced next week, so it's quite urgent.

The territorial rights would be World but english language only. The permission/license would be in the author's name.

Title:

Titanic

A very deceiving night — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.33.29.108 (talk) 14:04, 7 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

	wisdom and pictures
	Thank you for the wonderful way your talk has room for inspiration and truth, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:53, 8 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you, Gerda! You are a kind and understanding person, and you are not afraid to comfort editors, when they need it most. Cheers.--Mbz1 (talk) 00:00, 9 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

"Unfortunately, Wikipedia has led also to an inner cult, shrouded in anonymity, with structures and processes of self-regulation that are woefully inadequate. Many of these tools and procedures are reminiscent, in parody, of those of the Inquisition: secret courts, an inner "elite" arbitrarily empowered to censor and exclude all those perceived as a threat to the adopted conventions of the cult; denunciations, character assassination, excommunication. An arbitrarily concocted "rulebook" and language rife with self-referential sanctimoniousness give a superficial illusion of order and good sense, but no such thing exists in practice. It is truly a "Tyranny of the Ignorant"." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.207.34.133 (talk) 23:40, 8 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you IP, I could not have said it any better :-)--Mbz1 (talk) 23:56, 8 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for uploading File:San Francisco shipwrecks.jpg, which you've sourced to The image was taken from a public information sign (see http://www.hmdb.org/PhotoFullSize.asp?PhotoID=178057 ). The image is credited to Vivian Young, who likely owns the copyright.. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.

If you created this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either

• make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
• Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-enwikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here. If you take this step, add ((OTRS pending)) to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-enwikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as ((non-free fair use in|article name)) or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read the Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Paul_012 (talk) 20:30, 11 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dear Mila, I am Vladimur Onipchenko, professor of plant ecology in Moscow State University, Russia. I write a Russian non commercial textbook of plant ecology ("Functional Phytocoenology") for our students. I would like to ask your permission to use in this textbook a picture "A hummingbird among Crocosmia" from site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Humming_flowers.jpg. If you are agree, please, let me know how to note your credit.

Sincerely Yours, Volodya

Vladimir Onipchenko Department of Geobotany Faculty of Biology Moscow State University 119991 Moscow Russia tel. +7 495 9394310 fax +7 495 9394310 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.232.15.158 (talk) 16:58, 12 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]