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A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	For your hard work cleaning up all the non-free GI Joe images! I started the task a while ago, and went to check up today and saw that it was basically done! This will make orphan image cleanup a lot faster. Calliopejen1 (talk) 18:57, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Happy to help! Thank you for the barnstar! –Drilnoth (T/C) 21:03, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Another barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	This is for helping me out with references and happily welcoming me to wikipedia. IceHockeyHero (talk) 10:13, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Wow, thanks! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. –Drilnoth (T/C) 12:54, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

May I point out

Hello Again! I don't mean to be a grass, but I think you should take a look at User:The W Salon , his/her userpage does not follow the rules of WP:UP, and therefore maybe should be removed??? Just letting you know, and helping wikipedia. IceHockeyHero (talk) 15:15, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

It's ok, another admistartor spotted it after me and has deleted the page and blocked him/her, sorry to bother you! IceHockeyHero (talk) 15:25, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Great! Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion is a policy which describes when and how to request that a page be immediately deleted. In the case of that page, a user tagged it with {{Db-g11}}, requesting that it be deleted for "Unambiguous advertising or promotion". –Drilnoth (T/C) 15:47, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Template:Copy to Wikimedia Commons

Hi Drilnoth, hope all is well. When you have time, could you get Template:Copy to Wikimedia Commons to categorize bot-assessed files to Category:Copy to Wikimedia Commons (bot-assessed)? I don't believe the code you added is working... All the best, FASTILY ^(TALK) 19:51, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

 Fixed. It was that missing pipe; my bad. –Drilnoth (T/C) 21:58, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Excellent, thank you for doing that! Best, FASTILY ^(TALK) 22:08, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Harold Hitchcock Page 10/08/11

Hello, I am new to wikipedia but would like to make the necessary changes to the Harold Hitchcock page so that it can be fully functioning again. Please could you advise me what it is you would like changed so that I may rectify these points.

Kind Regards, Sophie PS Apologies if I have posted this in the wrong place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sugarcookieuk (talk • contribs) 11:31, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Basically, there are two significant issues with the page. The first is that it appears like the page has been being edited by someone close to Harold, which is a conflict of interest which needs to be addressed by an uninvolved editor. The second issue is that the page does not have sufficient footnoted references for the information contained in it. The page is "fully functioning", it just has a few issues (as do, unfortunately, most all Wikipedia articles). –Drilnoth (T/C) 13:10, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

RE: File permission problem with File:Sulpicia Dryantilla .jpg

Hello. You sent this message to the wrong person. I did not upload this file. Thanks a lot, and good day! GeorgeLouis (talk) 16:05, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

You're the only uploader listed, and there aren't any deleted edits from old revisions or anything, so... –Drilnoth (T/C) 16:28, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. I did this so long ago I had forgotten. Anyway, it is from a Wikimedia Commons page, so isn't it OK to use? Here's the link:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antoninianus-Dryantilla-RIC_0002.jpg Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 22:25, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Okay; the file description page hadn't linked to the original image, so there was no way to check OTRS permission and the like. I've updated the description and removed the deletion tag. Thanks! –Drilnoth (T/C) 22:35, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

Hey, just wanted to thank you for all the hard work you did for Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Fbot 2. Please take this cookie as a token of my appreciation.

Fastily has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. You can Spread the "WikiLove" by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

To spread the goodness of cookies, you can add {{subst:Cookie}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat this cookie on the giver's talk page with {{subst:munch}}!

Best wishes, FASTILY ^(TALK) 05:37, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

No, thank you! This bot should be most helpful, and it seems to be doing a great job already! Thanks for taking the time to have the idea and make it a reality. –Drilnoth (T/C) 13:13, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

RE: Rock Band

Hey, don't mention it; I do what I can! I wish I had a few more of the instruments to photograph (or play with) but those are the only RB ones I have unfortunately (the rest of my kit is 2 GH:WT guitars (which I have already photographed) and a GH:WT drum kit (which I haven't)). Anyway, glad to know my contributions are appreciated. Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.θɒn/ ^(talk) 16:24, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

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TB

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I've fixed the problem. If you'd revisit it, that'd be swell. Sven Manguard Wha? 06:57, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Knocked out!

There are less than a dozen items, all waiting for deletion processes to close. The category is essentially dead.

(In figure) A: Category:Wikipedia license migration needs review, weighing in at several thousand items. B: Backlog clearers, weighing in at a small handful of users. Figure depicts Drilnoth and Sven Manguard (B) beating Category:Wikipedia license migration needs review (A) to death.

Sven Manguard Wha? 09:12, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

Wow, good job getting those last ones finished up! There were some tricky licensing issues with them. Thank you for helping out with the backlog! –Drilnoth (T/C) 13:53, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

Gen Con pictures

Hey man, looking for your help!  :) A friend of mine has been taking pictures at Gen Con for a few years now, and I talked him into thinking about letting me use some of them for Wikipedia. I can upload them for him, but I want to make sure he gets proper attribution, of course (Carlos A. Smith). Here are some examples: Bruce Cordell, Keith Baker, Chris Pramas, Erik Mona. They would need some cropping of course. BOZ (talk) 04:13, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Also, I don't necessarily want to use any of those pictures just yet, at he also has a big gallery of pictures from the Ennies awards show which I have yet to go through, so there may be some betters ones there of any or all of these folks. :) BOZ (talk) 12:05, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

The best way to license the images is to have your friend change the licensing of the images on Flickr to a Creative Commons license (either Attribution or Attribution-ShareAlike) and then use [1] or [2], or upload the image yourself and add Commons:Template:Flickrreview to the image along with the licensing tag. Attribution could probably be "Carlos A. Smith". –Drilnoth (T/C) 12:45, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Since cropping will be involved in just about every case, I would rather do that and then upload them manually. I'm sure I will mangle the licensing badly. My first attempt is File:MonteCook2007Ennies.JPG; please see if you can fix that up decently, and I will know what I need to do to make the others right. Thanks!  :) BOZ (talk) 16:02, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I can't fix it up because we still don't have evidence of permission. I would, if I could, but the licensing on Flickr needs to be changed. I'm sure that your friend has agreed to license them, but unfortunately we need more evidence. –Drilnoth (T/C) 13:36, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

OK, permission fixed. :) When I choose the rest of the images I want to use, I'll let him know and he will fix those as well. BOZ (talk) 15:30, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Great! Looks good. I've moved the image to Commons and cleaned up the licensing tags and such. Images like these should be uploaded to Commons because they have a proper review system for Flickr files, but note that unless you're an admin or "trusted user" at Commons you can only add the "FlickrReview" template without parameters, and then a trusted user will come along at some point and verify the licensing. –Drilnoth (T/C) 16:25, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!  :) But why am I having a hard time adding it to the article properly?  :( BOZ (talk) 16:36, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Morning everyone, the pictures (Gen Con/Ennie Awards) in question are for public domain use, as long the 'credit' of their ownership is acknowledged. Besides that, I hope that will help the articles greatly being written for Gen Con.

UPDATE:The licenseing for ablums can be done global or per individiual shot if wanted. Per Boz's direct request on what areas he wanted to use. They were made global. Take care. Truth Seeker the III/Carlos A Smith. Let the Truth stands Naked. 15:38, 23 August 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Truth Seeker the III (talk • contribs)

Thanks!  :) BOZ (talk) 16:02, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

We still don't have evidence of permission. The on-flickr licensing either needs to be changed or an email has to be sent to WP:OTRS with evidence per Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. –Drilnoth (T/C) 22:24, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Should he do that for each pitcure individually, or can it be done globally per gallery? BOZ (talk) 14:07, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

I think it would have to be done for each image separately. :( Alternatively, if the scope of the licensing is clearly defined in an email sent to OTRS, the licensing on-flickr may not need to be changed. –Drilnoth (T/C) 14:10, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Would that e-mail go to "permissions-commons@wikimedia.org" per the instructions under Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials#Granting us permission to copy material already online or am I looking in the wrong place? BOZ (talk) 15:09, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

That would be the place! The email would just have to clearly spell out which images or group of images are being licensed and link to the license text itself. –Drilnoth (T/C) 16:25, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

If you could help me fix the broken image on Monte Cook, I also uploaded the following images just now: File:BruceCordellGenCon2004.JPG ^talk - File:ChrisPramasGenCon2007.JPG ^talk - File:DougKovacsGenCon2011.jpg ^talk - File:ErikMona2011Ennies.JPG ^talk - File:JamesWyattGenCon2007.JPG ^talk - File:JasonBulmahn2010Ennies.JPG ^talk - File:LisaStevens2009Ennies.JPG ^talk - File:SueCook2007Ennies.JPG ^talk - BOZ (talk) 22:55, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Great! I'm glad to hear that files can be relicensed on a whole-album basis. BOZ, please upload these to Commons rather than here. Commons has an official Flickr review system so that even if the creator changes the licensing again or if the image gets deleted, we still have evidence of permission, and then the images are accessible to all Wikimedia wikis. Transferring images already uploaded takes longer than uploading images in the first place, so it should be easier for everyone if they don't need to be transferred manually.

Thank you both for helping find these great images and getting them properly licensed! –Drilnoth (T/C) 13:53, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

No problem, and thank you!  :) Any idea what I did wrong on fixing the image to Monte Cook? BOZ (talk) 13:57, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Infoboxes are weird with images. Some of them just need the image name, some of them just need the image name prefixed by "File:", and some need the full bracketed image code. This one just needed the name of the image. I've fixed it for you. –Drilnoth (T/C) 13:59, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks again! He also has some galleries from the NY Comic-con which I will go through at some point, and I have a much better idea on what to do next time. :) BOZ (talk) 14:03, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

File permissions for Baird images

Hi Drilnoth

thanks for listing file permissions issues for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Blain_Baird

on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Macavalon

I've emailed permissions-en@wikimedia.org, showing my relationship, and transmission of original files from the image(s) creator Christopher Markwell

best regards

Peter Macavalon (talk) 21:17, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Great, thank you! –Drilnoth (T/C) 22:25, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject Images and Media

Hello Drilnoth, I have prepared an drive yesterday to get the most images moved to the Wikimedia Commons. It is at Wikipedia:WikiProject Images and Media/Commons/Drive Sep 2011. It will start at 12 years ago or more precisely at 00:00, 1 September 2011 (UTC). There are some awards you may get. You may sign up now. We need lots of sysops too to delete the moved images. ~~Ebe123~~ ^talk_Contribs 17:27, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

FYI, you do not have to put reviewed at the commons page. ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 16:34, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I do, because the images aren't originally from Wikipedia (they're from BioLib.cz). See Commons:License review. As a "license reviewer" on Wikimedia Commons, I can review these images so that if the original source's licensing ever changes or is deleted, we have evidence of its original licensing. –Drilnoth (T/C) 17:12, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't think of looking at the source. ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 17:43, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

Richard Anthony Jay permissions

Hi Drilnoth, thanks for the reminder about the photo permissions for Richard Anthony Jay. I thought I forwarded the email to permissions-en, but I certainly could have forgotten. Again, good catch. Cheers Matttoothman (talk) 03:16, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Have you now sent the email? –Drilnoth (T/C) 14:06, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Yes I have, thank you.Matttoothman (talk) 19:13, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

File permissions

Hi, I saw your notifications for files: File:Namco Pony Super.jpg and File:Lefas 2005.jpg

On the file pages I make references to the names of the persons that have provided me with the files and their rights (I am an author of relevant books), something that I thought would be a valid clarification (since anybody could contact these persons and verify it, and it clearly states my responsibilty). It is impossible to ask, say, an aged businessman that provided me material years ago, to send e-mails etc. I obviously resepect Wiki processes that protect copyright, and this is the reason that I state the above arguments. Skartsis (talk) 09:30, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but that is not sufficient evidence of permission for Wikipedia (although I, personally, don't doubt your claim). There is a how-to guide about providing proper evidence of permission at Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission... see specifically the section "Once permission is confirmed". If an image was created by someone other than the uploader (even if the creator was a friend of the uploader), or if the image was first published somewhere other than Wikipedia without licensing information compatible with Wikipedia, we must have an email confirming permission. To the best of my knowledge, that is the only way to confirm permission. –Drilnoth (T/C) 14:11, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Arjen Anthony Lucassen

Thanks for helping out with the articles related to him and his albums! Let me know if you have any questions or need any help. –Drilnoth (T/C) 14:25, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Hello, in fact I have: I am french and on the french wikipedia (who is mainly similar to the english version) we can't put an "official" image like a cover (I don't know exactly why, it must be the french laws). I'm not enough good in english for understand the instructions in this language so I don't know how to put the cover of Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy and Strange Hobby (and the nexts I possibly make). So if you can do it, or explain to me how to do, it will be great. Tranks ! --Hyliad (d) 17:21, 1 september 2011 (UTC)

Ah, sure. I'll try to upload copies of those covers later today or tomorrow. Now if only I could find some copies of those actual CDs (I listened to them on Grooveshark and want to buy them, but I can't even find MP3s available legally for sale :(  ). –Drilnoth (T/C) 15:33, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

It will probably be hard, I have already try before but they was went of out print a few years ago, and said it's now a collector item. So it's very difficult to find these two. --Hyliad (d) 17:49, 1 september 2011 (UTC)

I've added the images and made some changes to the prose while I was at it. –Drilnoth (T/C) 17:03, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Great! Thanks! --Hyliad (d) 16:24, 3 september 2011 (UTC)

Sorry to ask you help again, but I have made the "reception" categories for Victims of the Modern Age and On This Perfect Day. If you can see If I've made mistakes please... --Hyliad (d) 01:04, 6 september 2011 (UTC)

It looks pretty much good overall, although it would probably be a good idea to use {{Cite web}} for the references, providing as much information as possible.
The problem, I think, with those review sections is that the sources aren't considered reliable. Now, in my personal opinion, reviews (even those from professional sources) are going to be biased by the individual writer, so most reviews from music sites, even those not considered "reliable", should be allowed, but that isn't Wikipedia policy. It should be fine to leave the reviews in as-is though, they just wouldn't be acceptable when trying to make the articles into Good or Featured articles. :/ –Drilnoth (T/C) 13:24, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Reviewing for the Commons Transfer Drive

...while I admire your enthusiasm, you only need to review 1 in 10 transfers, not every single transfer, for most users. The only time you have to review every transfer someone makes is if they're making a large number of mistakes (like you see with Varnent at the bottom).

This will save you some time and sanity. Cheers, and welcome aboard. Sven Manguard Wha? 09:25, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

Actually, I'm marking so many as reviewed because that helps me remember which ones I've deleted and finished the license review on Commons (since those images are PD, but originally published somewhere other than a Wikimedia project). I know that not every transfer needs to be reviewed; I'm just marking them so I don't go looking at the same images multiple times. –Drilnoth (T/C) 19:01, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

Awards

So I saw that you added 4 awards. In your edit summary, you stated that you were going to give them out, okay, you may give out all the awards. mw:Extension:WikiLove would be good for that. Apart from that, the next drive is getting organized at Wikipedia:WikiProject Images and Media/Commons/Drive Nov 2011. You may join now. ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 15:38, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Sure, okay, I can give out all applicable awards. Wouldn't it be better to wait more than two months for the next one, though? In my (limited) experience with Good Article Nomination Review drives, people need a cool-down period before starting another drive. Maybe January would be better? –Drilnoth (T/C) 20:58, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

I will change. I know for GoCE, which is 1 month I think. ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 22:35, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

01011001

I admit that 'Elected' wasn't the common term I thought it was. But common terms ought not to be linked. Piano, violin are words that most people will know. --Ohconfucius ^¡digame! 01:34, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Template:KeepLocal

Why move a template with 2200 transclusions without a move discussion first? --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 19:56, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Why not? Quite frankly, the existing name seemed weird. Why use CamelCase? Such moves have already been made with {{NowCommons}} to {{Now Commons}}, and we don't have {{CitationNeeded}}, we have {{Citation needed}}. I thought that, for the sake of consistency with other templates, this should be a logical and uncontroversial move. Do have any specific objection to the move? –Drilnoth (T/C) 20:45, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Venues of the 1952 Winter Olympics at WP:FLC

Hello Drilnoth. Thanks for your comments on this FLC. Would you be kind enough to revisit and check your comments have been addressed? All the best, The Rambling Man (talk) 17:43, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Done; see my comment in the diff. If you want another full review I can try to squeeze it in; a whole bunch of stuff has just come up at WP:FFD that I'm trying to deal with, so my time is limited. –Drilnoth (T/C) 20:00, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Special request

SMasters would like an Commons Ambassador Barnstar instead of the Special Barnstar. ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 09:44, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Just to clarify my unusual request – I'm wondering if it's OK, in the event that I have more than 200 files (which will happen soon), for me to have the award that is below the award for over 200 files. This is because I've already got 2 Special Barnstars but I don't have any Commons Ambassador Barnstar. Thanks in advance. --SMasters (talk) 10:15, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Can do. I was actually going to request the same thing if I pass 200. :)

Speaking of whcih, Ebe123, would you mind giving me my barnstars after the drive is over so I'm not giving myself the awards? –Drilnoth (T/C) 12:55, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Excellent! Thank you. :) --SMasters (talk) 14:23, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I will give you it. ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 20:03, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! –Drilnoth (T/C) 22:05, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Me too, I would like the CAB instead of TSB. That is why I have changed it for Jan 2012. ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 20:06, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Sounds like a plan. –Drilnoth (T/C) 22:05, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

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FLC

Not that I want to make this a QpQ, but rather than (currently) needing a review, if you can do a serious attempt at a copyedit of Dragon Warrior, that would be much more appreciated. Also, 15 minutes for a good review is much to short of a time. You'd need at least 1/2 hour, likely more to have a seriously competent review. Anyway, I'll check it out since I said I didn't want to make this a QpQ.∞陣内Jinnai 00:39, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Template:Non-free use rationale album listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Template:Non-free use rationale album. Since you had some involvement with the Template:Non-free use rationale album redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Sfan00 IMG (talk) 09:09, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

SkyDrift

Hi Drilnoth! Sorry if not you are the person who is involved in making my article [3] go "live", but you were the last who touched the page. I cannot find the article through search on Wikipedia. should I do something to make it live? Thank you in advance! Saman in the machine (talk) 09:15, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

You need to move the article into the "Main" namespace. Right now it is a subpage of your userpage. To do so, when on the page, click the little arrow next to the search box, select "Move", and then rename it to "SkyDrift". –Drilnoth (T/C) 13:21, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Following the common naming conventions I decided using the "SkyDrift (video game)" as final name. Saman in the machine (talk) 09:14, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Re:File:Dragon_Ball_Cast.PNG

Because I very hate Son Goten than Son Gohan as near as Son Goku in this image!202.40.137.196 (talk) 09:07, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Awarding

(regarding September 2011 Move-to-Commons drive) –Drilnoth (T/C) 22:31, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

With september ending, I will ask you to wait for my signal before giving the awards. I will have to do lots to do right after. ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 19:46, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

No worries there. It'll probably be a little bit into the month until I have time to hand them out; right now most of my on-wiki time is being spent copyediting Dragon Warrior. –Drilnoth (T/C) 22:31, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

So I am just finishing up the statictics, but there are 112 reviews to go with 2 users. The reviews can only be made by you. We neee 111 reviews of Quadell's moved files, and 1 file for Acather96. ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 12:18, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

I honestly think that it would be rather pointless to review Quadell's moves. I've seen a lot of his/her work with images over the past few years, and I've yet to see much of anything wrong. I doubt Quadell moved many files incorrectly. –Drilnoth (T/C) 20:10, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

I didn't see this discussion until I gave the awards out, just now. (It had been several days, so I thought it would be helpful to do... Hope I didn't step on anyone's toes!) Anyway, I'd checked several more moves by Acather, Ebe, Divek, and Rohith, and found no major problems. I'm confident that every award given was fully earned.

So... it looks like everyone has received their awards except for yours truly... Drilnoth, would you like to do the honors? All the best, – Quadell ^(talk) 18:42, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Honestly, I like more to be called Ebe123. But I seen it so much that nothing is going to change. ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 21:02, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, Ebe123! – Quadell ^(talk) 12:55, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the awards, Drilnoth. I'm really rather discouraged by the way the awarding process has gone, but it does feel good to feel appreciated. All the best, – Quadell ^(talk) 13:08, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi Drilnoth, I have not received my barnstars. Can you please check? Thanks. --SMasters (talk) 07:17, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Same here. Sven Manguard Wha? 08:40, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Done and done. –Drilnoth (T/C) 20:23, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! --SMasters (talk) 23:15, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Can you tell me who are the organizers of the drive? I can't seem to find a list anywhere (I'm not talking about reviewers, but the ones who did the work putting it all together). Thanks! --SMasters (talk) 23:33, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry to disturb you again. I did ask for the Commons Ambassador instead of the Special, and it was agreed. However, that is not what I got. Can you please help fix it? Thanks so much! --SMasters (talk) 23:55, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Done. Sorry about missing this before. –Drilnoth (T/C) 19:47, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

No problems, thank you. – SMasters (talk) 15:25, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for you help with the September 2011 Move To Commons drive!

The September 2011 Move To Commons drive was a tremendous success! We blew away our main goal, and our secondary goal was 97% complete by the end. Thanks for doing your part! For transferring 84 files you earned the Tireless Contributor Barnstar, for being #7 on the leaderboard you earned the Transfer to Commons Drive Leaderboard Barnstar, for deleting (well) over 30 files after successful moves you earned the Admin's Barnstar, and for going above and beyond the call of duty in this drive you earned the Teamwork Barnstar. Thanks again, and I hope you'll help out with future Wikimedia drives! – Quadell (talk) 18:33, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

I am going to accept this award Quadell. ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 20:59, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I'm officially confused by the discussion above this and the Ebe123's comments on Quadell's user page. Quadell, thank you for giving out awards. Ebe123, thank you for organizing the very productive drive, and I look forward to the one in January! –Drilnoth (T/C) 21:46, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

You didn't sign up yet! Will you participate? ~~Ebe123~~ (+) ^talk
_Contribs 22:33, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Hopefully; it just depends on my schedule. –Drilnoth (T/C) 14:26, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia Motivation Award

		Wikipedia Motivation Award
		For your ongoing work with the Move to Commons drive. Keep up the good work! --SMasters (talk) 00:01, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Wow, thanks! However, this really should go to Quadell who did all the hard work handing out awards. –Drilnoth (T/C) 14:57, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Oh don't be shy! You deserve this 100%. Unfortunately the Move-to-Commons toolserver script has gotten a lot slower and less reliable since the drive ended, but hopefully it will be right as rain by the time the next drive starts. All the best, – Quadell ^(talk) 15:44, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm just happy that it was working during the drive. So often it seems so slow. –Drilnoth (T/C) 20:41, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

That's why I asked (above) about who the other organizers are. Did you also see my question above about the Commons Ambassador barnstar? Thanks! --SMasters (talk) 22:59, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Heh... I did manage to miss those comments. –Drilnoth (T/C) 19:43, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

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Wanted to thank you in person for inadvertantly pointing me in the right direction. Can't believe I never thought to check there in the first place! You have taken away all my wiki-stress. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Haruth (talk) 21:55, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

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MuZemike was able to finally comment on some of the items. I've done as much as possible. I'm waiting on one of the sources to be translated, but it'll be a few weeks and it's just one.∞陣内Jinnai 18:31, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the effort. I understand RL>Wikipedia.∞陣内Jinnai 21:20, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

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Backlog board question

Hey, can insert a backlog into the board please. I've got no idea how to do it. Sven Manguard Wha? 13:23, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

There needs to be a category for "All pages needing..." rather than just the by-month categories for the current {{Backlog status}} template to be updated properly. –Drilnoth (T/C) 18:48, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

File namespace noticeboard idea

Hi there. As a file worker, I'd like your input on the idea of a noticeboard for file workers. The prototype is at Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)#File Namespace Noticeboard.

Please comment at the VPIL thread, or edit the page linked to there directly, as I can't keep track of this conversation if everyone I invite to comment on the matter responds on their own talk pages. Sven Manguard Wha? 07:40, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

F8 Backlog

I am giving out awards to people who help clear the backlog of F8 tagged files. I thought you may be interested cheers --Guerillero | My Talk 06:00, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

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MSU Interview

Dear Drilnoth,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
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• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chlopeck (talk • contribs) 23:15, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Invitation to events: bot, template, and Gadget makers wanted

I thought you might want to know about some upcoming events where you can learn more about MediaWiki customization and development, extending functionality with JavaScript, the future of ResourceLoader and Gadgets, the new Lua templating system, how to best use the web API for bots, and various upcoming features and changes. We'd love to have power users, bot maintainers and writers, and template makers at these events so we can all learn from each other and chat about what needs doing.

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I invite you to the yearly Berlin hackathon. It's 1-3 June and registration is now open. If you need financial assistance or help with hotel/hostel, just mention it in the registration form.

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Thinking about doing Illustrations for WP DND, licensing advice

I'm hoping to do some illustrations to replace non-free and lesser quality images on WP DND articles and User:BOZ says I should talk to you about licensing, etc, so I can protect my artwork, etc. I'm basically thinking of doing some digital paintings, want advice on which ones the community would like to see me tackle, and would like to talk to somebody about the proper way to do it.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated. --Ezgoodnight (talk) 22:15, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks for your interest! First (and I know I state this on my user page, but I'm going to say it again here), I am not a lawyer.

What images were you thinking of replacing? Licensing could be very different depending on the nature of the image. As far as I know, the appearance of D&D monsters, books, etc. are all copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast, and so even original artwork depicting such things could be considered derivative (and therefore non-free). For example, File:Beholder_sketch.png is non-free because it is a derivative work, even though it was created by a Wikipedia user and not by Wizards of the Coast.

Further, I seem to recall that there were some images of D&D monsters (the mind flayer, specifically) which were created by users, which have been deleted because of the aforementioned copyright issues and conflicts with WP:OR; since the image is not an official one, it could be seen as original research.

However, don't despair! If you can give me some clarification as to what sort of images you're thinking of replacing, we may be able to find a way to make it happen.

I'm not very active on-wiki anymore, but I'll try to check back in a few days. Alternatively, you can email me using the link on my userpage. –Drilnoth (T/C) 16:37, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

The mindflayer image deletion discussion can be found here. Might want to ask Thumperward about that one as well; not sure if OR was the determining factor. BOZ (talk) 00:32, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Remodified version of filescripts.js

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Happy Adminship Anniversary

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Abuse Filter on the Article Feedback Tool

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User script list deprecation

Wikipedia's list of user scripts is in bad shape, in that it is disorganized and contains many non-working, unmaintained, or thoroughly obsolete entries. Cleanup has been on the to-do list since 2007, but little progress has been made. Instead, the whole list is now set to be deprecated on 1 May 2012, to be replaced with a new list. This draft list has been up for about a month, and in that time I've been soliciting script users and authors to come add scripts they know to be working and relevant.

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Dazzle

Hi, I was really looking forward to Dazzle, but it seems like my wait has been extended. Is it possible for others to take over your ideas? I know many Mediawiki coders who could help out. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 09:54, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

The code is open (under the same license as normal text on Wikipedia, CC-BY-SA-3.0), so it is certainly possible for others to continue developing it. However, the code that I did write is in all likelihood really bad... I was just starting to really program when I wrote it, and I'm sure its internals are very poorly designed. It would probably be better to just scrap it and start anew, taking ideas from what exists to write something different. –Drilnoth (T/C) 20:48, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

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AutoEd

Just curious - is the whitespace feature of autoed intended to remove white space in infobox parameters. I personally prefer that "=" to be lined up so you can quickly scan the parameters on the right to find the thing you want to fix. I've seen these removed recently by this tool and was wondering if that was intended or improper use of the tool. --Trödel 13:32, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

It's a feature, but I guess it is primarily a stylistic thing. I prefer not having excess whitespace. I'm not currently active or maintaining the program, though if you want to pursue having someone deactivate that part of it there are plenty of JavaScript coders on here who shouldn't have any trouble doing so. –Drilnoth (T/C) 16:01, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks - I'll wait and see before asking for a modification. The tool has been around a while and I haven't seen it used that way regularly. --Trödel 18:21, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

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Tarrasque

Hey man, got a question regarding an image in an discussion going on my talk page, could use your expertise to comment on. :) BOZ (talk) 13:59, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello, as you took part in the 1st AFD for Lamia (Dungeons & Dragons), which closed on "no consensus", I'm bringing to your attention that after a second AFD with the same result, a discussion on whether to merge or not has opened on the article talk page. BOZ (talk) 11:23, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

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Question re: an article

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Hello! Now, some of you might have already received a similar message a little while ago regarding the Recruitment Centre, so if you have, there is no need to read the rest of this. This message is directed to users who have reviewed between 12-14 Good article nominations and are not part of WikiProject Good articles (the initial messages I sent out went to only WikiProject members and users that had over 15 reviews). So for those who haven't heard about the Recruitment Centre yet, you may be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around it (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers: Recruiters: The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet this criteria. Now, one of the most important criteria is that you have at least 15 independent reviews. If you are reading this, you are likely 3 (or less) reviews short, so if you review another couple nominations, you can become a recruiter! If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read the process and add your name to the list of recruiters. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the process section is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available". NOTE: If you are interested in becoming a recruiter but do not meet the 15 review requirement, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters and put your status as "Not Available" until you have reviewed enough nominations. Nominators, please read this: If you are not interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still help. In some cases a nominator may have an issue with an "inexperienced" editor (the recruitee) reviewing one of their nominations. To minimize the chances of this happening, if you are fine with a recruitee reviewing one of your nominations under the supervision of the recruiter, please add your name to the list at the bottom of this page. By adding your name to this list, chances are that your nomination will be reviewed more quickly as the recruitee will be asked to choose a nomination from the list of nominators that are OK with them reviewing the article. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along. A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.--Dom497 (talk) This message was sent out by --EdwardsBot (talk) 21:02, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Just to let you know

You have been mentioned at Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians. XOttawahitech (talk) 14:02, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

DYK RfC

• As a listed GA participant, you are invited to contribute to a formal Request for Comment on the question of whether Good Articles should be eligible to appear in the Did You Know? slot in future. Please see the proposal on its subpage here, or on the main DYK talk page. To add the discussion to your watchlist, click this link. Thank you in advance. Gilderien Chat|Contributions03:08, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

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T: template redirects

Hi, you participated in Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2009 October 20#T:ITNBOX and other Template redirects, some of which I have relisted at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2013 November_18#T:WPTECH. Please come along and share your thoughts .. ;-) John Vandenberg ^(chat) 15:32, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive

Hello! A GAN Backlog Drive will begin in less than 4 days! In past Backlog Drives, the goal was to reduce the backlog of Good article nominations. In the upcoming drive, another goal will be added - raising as much money as we can for the Wikimedia Foundation. How will this work? Well, its pretty simple. Any user interested in donating can submit a pledge at the Backlog Drive page (linked above). The pledge should mention the amount of money the user is willing to donate per review. For example, if a user pledges 5 cents per review and 100 nominations are reviewed, the total donation amount is $5.00. At the time this message was sent out, two users have submitted pledges for a total of 8 cents per review. All pledges, no matter how much money, are greatly appreciated. Also, in no way is this saying you must make a pledge. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or leave a message on the Backlog Drive talk page. And remember, there are less than 4 days before the drive starts!--EdwardsBot (talk) 03:15, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

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GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive

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Welcome back?

Hey, just now noticing that you have been semi-active within the last couple of months. Good to see it!  :) I have been doing a lot of work with RPG-related biographies for several months now, very rewarding work which includes sourcing existing articles, starting new ones, and bringing articles back from deletion. :) BOZ (talk) 13:57, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive

It's that time again! Starting on March 1, there will be another GAN Backlog Drive! There will be several changes compared to previous drives:

• This drive will introduce a new component to it; a point system. In a nutshell, older nominations are worth more points than newer nominations. The top 3 participants who have the points will be awarded the Golden, Silver, or Bronze Wikipedia Puzzle Piece Trophy, respectively.
• Unlike the December 2013 Backlog Drive, earning an additional barnstar if you reached your goal has been removed.
• The allowance to have insufficient reviews has been lowered to 2 before being disqualified.
• An exception to the rule that all reviews must be completed before the deadline has been created.

Also, something that I thought I would share with all of you is that we raised $20.88 (USD) for the WMF in the December 2013 drive. It may not sound like a lot but considering that that was raised just because we reviewed articles, I would say that's pretty good! With that success, pledges can be made for the upcoming drive if you wish.

More info regarding the drive and full descriptions regarding the changes to this drive can be found on the the drive page. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message on the drive talk page.

I look forward to your participation and hope that because of it, some day the backlog will be gone!

--Dom497

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:58, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

GAN March 2014 Backlog Drive

The March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive has begun and will end on April 1, 2014! Sent by Dom497 on behalf of MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

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Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by Anna Frodesiak. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Good articles Future GAN Backlog Drive

Hello everyone! Hope you've all been having a great summer!

TheQ Editor recently proposed the idea of having another Backlog Drive in either September/October or November/December of this year. For those of you who have participated in the past two drives you know I was the one who organized them, however, come September, this will be my most important year in school so I will not be able to coordinate this drive (if it happens). TheQ Editor has volunteered to be a coordinator for the drive. If any of you would like to co-coordinator, please notify TheQ Editor on his talk page.

If you would be interested in participating in a Backlog Drive sometime before the end of this year, please notify TheQ Editor. Also, make sure to specify what month(s) work best for you.

At the time this message was sent out, the backlog was at 520 nominations. Since May, the backlog has been steadily increasing and we are currently near an all time high. Even though the backlog will not disappear over one drive, this drive can lead to several others which will (hopefully) lead to the day where there is no longer a backlog.

As always, the more participants, the better, and everyone is encouraged to participate!

Sent by Dom497--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:52, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

GA Cup

Hello everyone! We hope you have all been having a great summer!

As we all know, the recent GAN Backlog Drives have not had any big impact on the backlog. Because of that, me (Dom497), Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor have worked on an idea that could possibly finally put a dent into the massive backlog. Now, I will admit, the idea isn't entirely ours as we have took the general idea of the WikiCup and brought it over to WikiProject Good Articles. But anyways, here's what we have in mind:

For all of you that do not know what the WikiCup is, it is an annual competition between several editors to see who can get the most Good Articles, Featured Article's, Did You Know's, etc. Based of this, we propose to you the GA Cup. This competition will only focus on reviewing Good articles.

For more info on the proposal, click here. As a FYI, the proposal page is not what the final product will look like (if you do go ahead with this idea). It will look very similar to WikiCup's page(s).

The discussion for the proposal will take place here. Please let us know if you are interested, have any concerns, things to consider, etc.

--Dom497, Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:28, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles - GA Cup

WikiProject Good Articles's 2014-15 GA Cup WikiProject Good articles is holding a new competition, the GA Cup, from October 1, 2014 - March 28, 2015. The Cup will be based on reviewing Good article nominations; for each review, points will be awarded with bonuses for older nominations, longer articles and comprehensive reviews. All participants will start off in one group and the highest scoring participants will go through to the second round. At the moment six rounds are planned, but this may change based on participant numbers. Some of you may ask: what is the purpose for a competition of this type? Currently, there is a backlog of about 500 unreviewed Good article nominations, almost an all time high. It is our hope that we can decrease the backlog in a fun way, through friendly competition. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors! Sign-ups will be open until October 15, 2014 so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the four judges. Cheers from NickGibson3900, Dom497, TheQ Editor and Figureskatingfan. --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:04, 15 September 2014 (UTC) To receive future GA Cup newsletter, please add your name to our mailing list.

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Auto ed

I don't suppose you know why Auto ed won't go off if I've been editing the page? ThanksKeith-264 (talk) 10:36, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

• Not a clue at this point. I haven't really touched that code (or this site, for that matter) in years. If it is still a useful tool these days, another scripter could probably take a look. It shouldn't be too complicated of a script, though it likely has many faults left in it since, if I remember correctly, it was one of the first scripts I worked on. Best of luck! –Drilnoth (T/C) 06:30, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, someone nominated you for your Wikimojo but I've been inquiring further afield too. Regards.Keith-264 (talk) 06:51, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

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It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins).MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:46, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

Administrator changes

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• A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
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• When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
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• The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

Arbitration

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Please see my post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject JavaScript#Nested RegExp.

Thank you. The Transhumanist 12:16, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Vital construction

Template:Vital construction has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Lojbanist ^{remove cattle from stage} 02:43, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Nomination of Drow deities for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Drow deities is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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Stale draft

Greetings! I was combing through stale drafts when I happened across one of yours: User:Drilnoth/Sandbox. Seeing as you aren't currently using it, would you be willing to either blank it, redirect it to List of Rock Band track packs#Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock, or delete it under CSD U1? Thanks! —Compassionate727 ^(T·C) 20:17, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Section blanked; thanks for letting me know. -–Drilnoth (T/C) 01:28, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

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