Hello BQ. Thank you for blocking 75.144.36.137 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). I was placing a warning on their page while you were doing this and I came across something that I had not seen before. They have a bot that is archiving their talk page. That requires someone to go into the archives to see the long history of warnings. As I type this I realize that there isn't anything particularly wrong with it as it doesn't violate any guidelines but it still seems odd and I wonder if you have encountered it before. Thanks for your time and for your work as an admin here at WikiP. MarnetteD | Talk 15:36, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
Dear BorgQueen,
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 community
HERE, were 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:
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 [email protected] (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name
HERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at [email protected]. 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) 16:13, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Gumby's pizza. Since you had some involvement with the Gumby's pizza redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Clarityfiend ( talk) 03:03, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
— David Levy 06:40, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for posting. Can we add a couple more of links onto that entry?
Bo Xilai, Chongqing Committee Secretary of the Communist Party of China... Colipon+( Talk) 18:00, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
Mostly because very few people in our readership would know where Chongqing is...
Colipon+(
Talk) 18:01, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
I don't get why they won't let my edit stay and remove it without giving a reason, when i provided proof.
Lockerbie Bombing was done by Iran, it has been believed to be done by them for long now since they admitted it too, So posting about it here won't be a point, here's the source:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/777589.stm — Preceding unsigned comment added by Justicejayant ( talk • contribs) 12:55, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
See article talk page 113.203.168.217 ( talk) 15:37, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello BorgQueen,
Aren't you supposed to give me credit for INT? This is my first nomination that makes it to the main page. Mohamed CJ (talk) 12:35, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
Here's a start. Should pass speedy, don't know about AfD. Bongo matic 08:56, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi there. Justicejayant ( talk · contribs · logs) contacted me via email and asked me to review his recent block. I told him I would look into it. May I asked why his talk page was locked down? It's my understanding that users may remove or archive talk page comments at their discretion. I think it would be better if he had his talk page as a venue to discuss his block or request an unblock. -- Laser brain (talk) 20:23, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
Can you post this? Bzweebl ( talk) 00:06, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi BorgQueen. I've been working on the Orbit Tower nomination on ITN/C - I was just wondering whether you could provide your opinion on whether enough consensus is reached there (it's a minority topic) or not yet... Thanks! Khuft ( talk) 19:32, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi BorgQueen
Yes, I did in fact check the article you mention. The issue is Gemstone Treatment has evolved significantly over the last several years. As I am sure you noted, the references quoted on that wiki are significantly aged. In fact, i think the most recent reference on there is that of the US Nuclear Reg commission - in 2008! (and government bodies tend to lag new technology significantly)...also irradiation is but one form of treatment..
In the end, there is no substitute for GIA qualified experts with experience in the industry. Primarily due to the fact that as long as gemstones are precious, there will always be someone trying to mimic a precious stone in any way possible..which is part of the reason i used an online source, and I used a site with no ads and no sales.
Lafirt (
talk) 01:53, 18 May 2012 (UTC)Lafirt
ow! seems to be moving along nively lately...no more days without postings. Kudos. Dont get complacent to your own high standard though ;)( Lihaas ( talk) 19:24, 22 May 2012 (UTC)).
Hi BorgQueen, fully agree with Lihaas above - many thx for your work on ITN! Am just bringing to your attention the Dom Rep presidential election, which is on its second-last day. The article has been updated and has a ready tag - would be great if you could have a look at it and either post or feedback on what might still be missing. Thx in advance! Khuft ( talk) 19:36, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
This has been ready for over 24 hours. Can you post it? Bzweebl ( talk • contribs) 22:24, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Article is ITN ready Lihaas ( talk) 15:05, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
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The In The News Barnstar | |
For posting five items today, and a total of twelve in the past four days- excellent job keeping ITN moving! Bzweebl ( talk • contribs) 04:41, 31 May 2012 (UTC) |
Fully agree with Bzweebl! Thx a lot! Khuft ( talk) 20:56, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
I've updated the section a little more. Could you have a look at it? Thanks. -- BorgQueen ( talk) 09:35, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Hello! Could you please review this ITN nomination. It is down the page and should be either posted or not posted today. There was a large discussion and there are more support than oppose votes. GreyHood Talk 10:16, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
To let you know, I am going to ask for a review of the "Australian outback" news posting. doktorb words deeds 18:26, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Tariqabjotu has asked that another admin determine whether the update at Greek legislative election, June 2012 is sufficient for an ITN posting yet. The nomination can be found here. Bzweebl ( talk • contribs) 01:23, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
can you add the chap who dfied?( Lihaas ( talk) 13:56, 19 June 2012 (UTC)).
Is there a reason why you deleted the Flag of Hezbollah? It is referenced in several articles and is now missing. Poyani ( talk) 16:03, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
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For your great work at ITN LukeSurl t c 17:49, 28 June 2012 (UTC) |
Could you replace it with the first Wimbledon on the WP:ITN/C page, at WP:ITN/C#Wimbledon, which covers all the major games? ⇒ T A P 16:57, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
Why is the ITN picture not of the church they got married in, why is it still relating to Wimbledon? Oakley77 ( talk) 17:22, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
I am just notifying you that (this blurb) is ready for posting. You seem to be active in the process, so I am just telling you. Oakley77 ( talk) 02:27, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
If you're online can you check the ITN image looks OK to you? Not the best subject for a thumbnail... Thanks Step hen 03:48, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
Looks like we finally got consensus to post. If it's not already pushed off the template, please check. -- 76.110.201.132 ( talk) 22:23, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
please see ITN errors. the Libya nomination was highly pov and should not have been verbatim taken. Lihaas ( talk) 20:20, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
How is hthis ready? There is absolutely no sourcing on the data on the page. Mere vote counting doesnt make somethign ready for ITN. please see the article \:Did you see the article before posting? Where was the update for the result which is what was for ITN posting. I see 2 lines and a sentence describing the 4 runners for the winning team. Lihaas ( talk) 16:18, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
I think it's obvious! It's because I want to eat Muslim babies and sacrafice them to the great Jew God. Or scrapping that, it could be something to do with their homophobic agenda and silly demands. Hurrr (sorry, could not reply on said ITN/C - can't scroll down to the comment -_-). Seriously, even though some users will tell you other wise I do not hate or have anything specific against Muslims.-- Τασουλα ( talk) 23:44, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Hey. While I appreciate posting Nabeel Rajab I also wonder why it was posted below Assange story. Shouldn't newer stories be on top? Mohamed CJ (talk) 06:11, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Can you link to "prior to an election" with a wikilink to Kenyan presidential election, 2012? Lihaas ( talk) 12:55, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, I felt I had to revert your latest change of the ITN image [1]. I believe the copyright status of the Basescu image File:1 LUP9036.jpg is dubious; I can't see any reason why it should be PD-RomaniaGov as claimed. I've proposed it for deletion on Commons. Fut.Perf. ☼ 21:11, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
I always thought that new things being posted get posted to the top of it. Is that not true? Silver seren C 01:48, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
The nominator had himself put in Ready tag in the header of Lebanon Clashes. Is it prudent for him to do that? Please read the discussion completely.Regards, theTigerKing 05:44, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
I don't have any problem with any person contributing to a discussion, per se, but Wikipedia policy, as established by consensus, holds that users should not create a secondary account to contribute to discussions on policy. See WP:SOCK which explains that in fairly unambiguous language. If the policy did not exist, then I would not have raised any objections. In other words, the main source of your objection should be the existance of that line at WP:SOCK, and it is vitally important that you work on getting that line removed. Insofar as the policy is there, and insofar as it appears that it has the weight of the community consensus supporting it, I don't see where I did anything wrong in noting the existance of that policy. In simple terms, change the policy if you don't want people to refer to it, don't complain when people refer to unambiguous policies and when they are clearly broken. -- Jayron 32 16:38, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
I hope I didn't do anything wrong here [2], did I? It's the first time I add an image to the main page. (Actually, I considered this one, for the symbolism, but then I saw it wasn't actually Armstrong's but Aldrin's.) Fut.Perf. ☼ 20:53, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of Diplomacy |
Not saying it was necessarily a full-blown conflict, but I feel it could've gotten pretty bad in there. Thanks for an excellent suggestion which in my view solved it very quickly, while maintaining NPOV, and allows me to sleep peacefully! Thanks. Activism 1234 07:30, 28 August 2012 (UTC) |
Since Egeymi is the names of two cats, I would like to express my appreciation of your very civil and reasonable comments and views with this kitten. Thanks,
Egeymi (
talk) 13:45, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
Rachael Corrie has been marked ready for about a day.
Thanks,
-- 76.110.201.132 ( talk) 20:46, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello! Please see Wikipedia talk:In the news#Option D: Only the most recent blurb should have an image. Thanks! — David Levy 22:01, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
Kevin McE has interpreted "the most recent blurb" as a requirement to begin sorting same-date events by their exact times (and if "the most recent" one occurred an hour later than another one did, only it would be eligible for illustration).
BorgQueen, there is a notice in the box for T. al Hashimi, stating no blurb specified. And you deleted the blurb. Can you please explain? Thanks, Egeymi ( talk) 21:40, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
can you add "attacked by mobs"?( Lihaas ( talk) 12:23, 12 September 2012 (UTC)).
I saw that. I was going on that others had previously done so, didnt know the duideline you cited. Thx. Lihaas ( talk) 13:29, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for posting. Needs to be victims - plural. Can you modify? Thanks. Leaky Caldron 20:34, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
Please take a look at Pro-independence protest in Catalonia. It's marked ready.
Thanks,
-- IP98 ( talk) 23:06, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi. I am rather frustrated. The suggestion to institute a "recent deaths" ticker has been discussed three times on ITN/Talk. Once informally, now archived. And a second and third time with a formal RfC and even an entirely redundant question after the RfC as to whether its conclusion should be implemented. All three questions showed a strong consensus in favor of the change. Please let me know what else needs to be done, assuming you or someone else cannot simply implement it now. If you can and will implement it yourself, please consider doing so with the recently archived Peter Lougheed nomination, although that may also merit a full listing at ITN. I will watch here. Thanks. μηδείς ( talk) 04:54, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
Could you check the nomination of September 19? I was unfairly treated and attacked. Timothyhere ( talk) 17:01, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
Have you got a widescreen monitor? I'd have to find my manual to tell what my monitor's aspect ratio is.-- Chaser ( talk) 17:04, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi BorgQueen,
I just wanted to tell you that even though I advocated pulling the item, I think you were right to post it. At the time, there was consensus to post. I disagree with comments like "another error by BorgQueen", and hope you don't take them personally. Thanks for helping out at ITN.
Cheers, -- IP98 ( talk) 23:04, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi, just a quick feedback on the most recent Template:ITN post: UCI was not who decided to strip these titles. It merely decided not to contest the recommendation by USADA to ban and strip in arbitration. NYTimes has it right. -- hydrox ( talk) 13:37, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi BorgQueen. Could you please take a little bit care of the user μηδείς and his offensive comments against me on ITN/C? There is really no reason to tolerate comment in which someone calls me "invalid" claiming something that is even not true. If this is the way how the editors should talk to each other on the English Wikipedia, then it would be better to live it and find a more prominent place to do something. Thanks. Best regards.-- Kiril Simeonovski ( talk) 00:11, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
It wasn't until I saw your name pop up on my watchlist that I realized I hadn't seen it in a while. Glad you haven't given up completely. Cheers. -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 22:02, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi BorgQueen. Thank you for posting the article I updated. Could I trouble you to give the nominator and me an ITN credit? Cheers! — Bloom6132 ( talk) 22:19, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
대사관(Embassy)에서 보고 요청(request) 드립니다. ko:위키백과:삭제 토론/분류:수도별 축구단를 참조하시고 이 분류를 CfD에 올려봐주실 수 있나요? 이유는 '축구와 수도와의 특별한 속성을 알 수 없으며 과잉 분류 (overcategorizing?)' 이면 될 것 같습니다.-- Altostratus ( talk) 13:09, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
A discussion that may interest you is occurring at Wikiproject TAFI's talk page at: Proposal: use Theo's Little Bot to automate the schedule and queue. Northamerica1000 (talk) 12:24, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
You deleted this as there is a file with the same name on commons, but there is not. The one on commons was also deleted as apparently it was a copyvio or higher resolution pictures exist. Can it be restored under fair use? Darkness Shines ( talk) 18:59, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Water hieroglyph.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG ( talk) 21:31, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
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I have to add that I think durian may be the world's foulest food. But that doesn't mean I admire your hard work here any less! Cheers, -- Khazar2 ( talk) 15:50, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:The Demolished Man.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Diannaa ( talk) 19:18, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Voa chinese bo xilai 13Feb12 portrait cropped.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. ALH ( talk) 17:02, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
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)
Dear Mr. BQ, I am inexperienced and unable to determine how to make an addition to a 'protected' topic. Since you seemed to be describing or administering the situation I hope you can educate me as to who to communicate with, etc. to get the addition made. The topic is [1] and I have made my minor request (with ref) at the end of the Talk there. Thank you for your help Wildlatin ( talk) 17:46, 30 September 2014 (UTC)