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I'm suddenly struck that Wikipedia has become more trouble than it's worth. I may return one day; having forgot what it's like (I did before, after long absence) if so I hope it won't be soon. PS yes, the cumulative crapness of and around the current Arbcom case figures in this, as it illustrates vividly how this part of Wikipedia dispute resolution is also in dire need of improvement; but it's more like the straw that broke the camel's back. And I know me; in response to this case I'll have more desire to improve dispute resolution, and it won't work, and be a gigantic waste of time. I've got better things to do, and to waste my time on... So I reject this putative move of mine to spend more time on Wikipedia, with a counter-move that says "nope. The End. (For A Good Long While, At Least)". Rd232 talk 11:01, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
Sorry to see you "retire", I've always appreciated and valued your work here. The frustration is understandable, though. -- NSH001 ( talk) 16:06, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
Hope to see you back before too long. -- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:23, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
Sorry to see you go, but good luck to you. Always a fan of your work here. Dayewalker ( talk) 18:37, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
Glad you "got it". Sorry you have left. Hope you return soon. Ben Mac Dui 19:38, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
Well not that you care much now, Mr. Retiree :) but for the sake of formality I'm letting you know that I brought some of the mbz junk to AN...not the block and revdel issue directly, but the fact that she is now using her page to label other editors trolls, complete with pretty pictures. Tarc ( talk) 19:27, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
An arbitration case regarding MickMacNee ( talk · contribs) has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:
For the Arbitration Committee, Alexandr Dmitri ( talk) 12:26, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
Good bye. Rd232 talk 21:39, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
I realise this probably isn't what you need on your talk page in retirement, but the must notify wording was nagging at me, so this is just a note to say that I mentioned you in passing in this edit at ANI. I'll remove this (if there are no replies) once the ANI thread is archived. Thank you for all your hard work on Wikipedia over the years. -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 16:36, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
Further to Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/Archive 22#Desysop request, I would like to re-confirm with you that you would like your administrator permissions to be removed.
I should point out that - while it would be a self-request - you've made statements to the effect that you would've put yourself for reconfirmation because of the recent Arbitration Committee finding; and you've indicated that, should you desire to return to adminship, that you would submit a new RFA. Statements of this character made in the past have sometimes precluded the restoration of permissions via the WP:RESYSOP procedure (or at least delayed them, while the request was discussed by bureaucrats).
Let me know. – xeno talk 13:54, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
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You may be interested in this. Peter jackson ( talk) 18:00, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
I've had to revert your to {{ afd top}}; as the template is normally substituted, it would seed an expensive parser function thoughout the archives. Safesubsting won't help either, as that would create a static link... or not, which would result in no link even after a (talk) page has been recreated. — Edokter ( talk) — 14:44, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
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As one of the admins who blocked Betacommand/Delta in the 12 month period leading up to the present ArbCom case, it would be helpful if you could look over the questions here and see how much information you can recall. SilkTork ✔Tea time 00:39, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Hey, Rd232. I see you've labeled your account as retired. Nevertheless, I see you've edited recently, and I'm sure you would like to participate in this RfC. It basically puts forth your proposal from last May, which you made after our discussions on WT:REVDEL about removing RD5. Since it's your proposal, you're welcome to make any changes to it as you see fit. A Stop at Willoughby ( talk) 16:35, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
I saw you had done some work on heavily-used gadgets. We're trying to start a library for gadget authors to use. Please check it out and post any questions or comments there — ☠ MarkAHershberger☢( talk)☣ 18:42, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
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Hey, Rd232. I know your talk page says you're retired, but I also see you've edited recently, so I was hoping you could put in your thoughts on a discussion I'm having with Rich on his talk page here. He's stated that some of the changes he's making which I believe to be in violation of his editing restriction where authorized by you as the person who closed the discussion about the restriction. Some clarification, and your opinions, would be helpful. Thanks! Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 01:27, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
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I seemed to have joined the party too late to comment on AN but I stand by most of what you said there. Good on you. Killiondude ( talk) 21:16, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
The case is about Elen, Hersfold, Fram and Me. We are all parties.
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You're right. I did not notice that I actually changed the subject there - I meant to show that there was only one unblock after the new, somewhat more strict, message was instated. -- Dirk Beetstra T C 12:44, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
... to say it's good to see you about again. Welcome back. — Ched : ? 18:20, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
Since User:SandyGeorgia has decided to censor parts of our discussion, I'm putting them here for archival purposes:
Rd232 talk 18:35, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi. Per this edit, I'm struggling to see how my paraphrase misrepresented the source. I don't really care enough to press the point, but I'd be interested to know the specific problems. I'd also say that "to generate this show" is at best difficult to parse, and at worst ambiguous. It's not even clear in the original article that the CPJ cites. The gist of El Aissami's view is that he blames the opposition for the violence, so why not just say that? Steve T • C 20:29, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
Done JamesBWatson ( talk) 10:01, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Rd232, some time ago you closed the horribly undecisive RfC on those no-copyrights-relations-with-the-US countries at Wikipedia talk:Copyrights. There is currently a curious case on FFD ( Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2012 June 3#File:San marino cable car view.jpg, and yes, it's about San Marino, of all places). Just wanted to give you a heads-up, in case you might want to add a comment regarding what conclusions should be drawn from the RfC. Cheers, – Fut.Perf. ☼ 21:01, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
In order to try to get more information on the person who is trying to buy someone on Craigslist to inject his POV into the article Hugo Chavez, I sent an email acting like I wanted to do the job.
[redacted Rd232 talk 23:49, 5 June 2012 (UTC)]
So in summary, his name is Bryan Swan, and he appears to be new to Wikipedia. (He claimed to be using the account User:Chamoquemas, which has already been blocked, rather than an account with a lot of edits and experience). I would suggest, considering that he's trying to buy meatpuppets on craigslist, that an administrator goes ahead and checks to see if Chamoquemas' IP or email address has been used to create any other accounts, so that they can be blocked. Also, the email header from the above exchange said that the sender's IP was [redacted Rd232 talk 23:49, 5 June 2012 (UTC)], so that one should be checked too (although I'm not sure if that will be relevant, since he's been using his iPhone to send the messages). ~ Mesoderm ( talk) 19:04, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
Moving Copei to COPEI would be best addressed by a new WP:RM discussion. Your point, while valid, was not really considered in the move request that had no objections. So I'm not willing to override that without an additional discussion. Vegaswikian ( talk) 22:39, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia is about getting the facts out, not about forwarding you personal political bias. Dr Ulf Erlingsson ( talk) 00:25, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Having worked on the article previously, would you take a look at Wikipedia:Editor_assistance/Requests#Audit_Commission_-_can_I_get_some_advice_please.3F and what's been done by this editor. I'm not sure whether it's soapbox nonsense which ought to be rv'd or good content that ought to be cleaned up and/or forked, and you already have some knowledge of the subject. Regards, TransporterMan ( TALK) 15:24, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
The points made on the NFI were not I do not think a synthesis as each point was carefully referenced and stood alone.
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Hello, your edits at Venezuela show that you're not understanding how we are transcribing Spanish at Wikipedia. Our transcription system is one that encodes for all dialects, which means that it maintains contrasts that are present in some dialects but lost in others (such as that between z and s). While it may seem strange to indicate a foreign-seeming pronunciation (that is, a European pronunciation for a Latin American country), the logic parallels that of English transcriptions in that we use one transcription that all dialects are derivable from. The footnote that explains the treatment of z at WP:IPA for Spanish is not indicating how we transcribe Spanish, but how to read the transcription. As I said in my edit summary, if you don't like this policy, you should take it up at WT:IPA for Spanish. — Ƶ§œš¹ [ãːɱ ˈfɹ̠ˤʷɪ̃ə̃nlɪ] 16:24, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
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