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Please change your sig. Appending "@Wikimedia" to your username could give the impression that you represent the Wikimedia Foundation, and so should be removed, Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:15, 12 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Um, why? Others add things like @enwiki, so I added @wikimedia, b/c I don't only work on enwiki. It would be tedious, IMHO, to do thetechie@enwiki/commons/wikivoyage. thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 14:18, 12 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Why? For the reason I already gave. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:31, 12 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Any talk page watchers, a third opinion is requested on this matter. thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 19:17, 12 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Oh - and to respond to this:

• "Usernames that give the incorrect impression that the account is officially affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation; e.g. by containing "WMF"

Yeah, I'd say unfortunately the "@wikimedia" part sort of plays into that, as per the example given. Synorem ( talk) 01:34, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Ok, well, as I just realized that this signature is only on enwiki, I'll change it to that. @ Pigsonthewing and Synorem: thanks for bringing this up. thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 01:36, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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Hate to tell you this, but that dark background makes it hard to see for visually impaired people like me. Thanks, -- Deepfriedokra ( talk) 16:07, 15 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Sorry! Didn't think of it that way. (Note: the signature is meant to make it look like a terminal prompt): What color would make it easy for you to see? thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 17:01, 15 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Deepfriedokra Or should I bold the text, underline, etc? thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 17:01, 15 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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@ Yamla:  Done I just fixed my signature. Sorry if I blinded you. You can see me new one here ---> thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 20:14, 15 April 2024 (UTC) reply

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Flicking through your contribution history, I see good work. I encourage you to apply for rollback, and come join the RCP team full-time! Synorem ( talk) 00:58, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Synorem Thank you! Though I was previously declined for not having a month of recent changes, do you think that applies now? Also, do you an admin who'd be willing to take my request. Thanks! -- thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 01:00, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Frankly, Fastily is usually the main admin whom manages requests. My first request was denied for the same reason - mind you, so don't see that as a roadblock or as an encouragement to find go a different route.

I can't seem to find the exact date since your application, but so long as it wasn't anytime very recently then I'd say it's worth another shot. I see you already help with pending changes - which is a good start, and good experience. Synorem ( talk) 01:18, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Synorem: I got declined on 2024-03-21. Is that considered recent? thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 01:20, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

See here. Note: that was when I was under a different username. thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 01:26, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I suppose it's a bit of an in-between, that's your judgement to make. Whether you choose to give it some time or re-apply, while I cannot say you have or haven't contributed for a month, your work is appreciated regardless. Synorem ( talk) 01:30, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Well, I'll hit Fastily up in their talk page and I'll see. Thanks regardless --- thetechie@wikimedia: ~/talk/ $ 01:33, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Hi TheTechie, Good day. I have removed you as the CVUA trainer. Pls note that you have only less than 500 edits on the main space and little experience on counter vandalism. I have more than 30K edits before I became one of the trainer as the program entails a boarder aspect of vandalism which need to understand a lot of vandalism guidelines and experience. I suggest you to take CVUA program yourself and complete it and have at least 5K edits before try again to be a trainer. Cassiopeia talk 03:42, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

That doesn't make sense? I wanted to train other users about vandalism. And that's <500 undeleted edits, I think. I think my contributions do counter vandalism, but go ahead, remove my name. I patrol RC and if that doesn't constitute enough experience, I don't know what does. --- thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 14:18, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Hi TheTechie, good day. You have (at this moment 553 edits on your talk page and 448 edits on mainspace which means you edits more on your talk page then your edits in the main space. Further more, you have reports to AIV only 13 times so not having a lot of experience in counter vandalism for being a CUVA trainer needs to know a lot more than some vandalism knowledge. If you really want to be a trainer then take the CVUA with an experience editor first. I suggest you to take WP:TWA program to understand some fundamental info and guidelines of Wikipedia to do the RC work. stay safe and best. Cassiopeia talk 00:27, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Okay then. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 01:50, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Sorry to revert your edit on your talk page as the Welcome message is automatically place on the very top of the talk page. I moved our message here so it is a continuing thread of our communication. stay safe and best. Cassiopeia talk 02:52, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I apologize, but I'm not changing this, and this has been discussed multiple times (including at ANI); the signature has been the same for 15+ years and you can easily hover over my name and see by my user talk who I am. I am certainly not misrepresenting myself by using my true first name. Nate • ( chatter) 20:36, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Facepalm I've had enough minute issues today. Do whatever. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 22:46, 16 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I wanted to apologize for not explaining my changes better. I was trying to improve the page, but it may have seemed like I was intentionally removing content when that was not my intention. 73.79.229.7 ( talk) 19:31, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ 73.79.229.7: Which change? thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 21:09, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Oh the one to the Nickelodeon show? thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 21:10, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply

That edit has loads of grammar issues, removed references too, which is more of an issue than helpful. Which is why I reverted it. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 21:12, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Okay. It will not happen again. 73.79.229.7 ( talk) 21:33, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ 73.79.229.7 No worries, it looks like you haven't been welcomed so I just did that. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 22:05, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Thanks. 73.79.229.7 ( talk) 22:19, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Hi The Techier
Pls read - the following links since you cant access to TWA. Pls read them through and understand the info and guidelines well especially you want to a trainer as the below are the basic fundamental guidelines Wikipedia. (Dont rush) . It is a lot of reading as TWA program is a lot faster and easier. I will set up your CVUA program this weekend so you have some time to read all the below.

1. Editor - making an edit 1- Help:Editing
2. Fomatter - making an edit 2 Help:Wikitext
3. Communicator - replying to an editor - Help:Talk pages
4. Copyeditor - fixing typos - Wikipedia:Basic copyediting
5. Neutrality - neutral Point of View - WP:NPOV
6. Collaborator - working with other editors - Wikipedia:Collaborations
7. Researcher - for asking great questions - Wikipedia:Help desk
8. Verifiability - verifiability policy - Wikipedia:Verifiability
9. Sourcer - reliable sources - Wikipedia:Reliable sources
10. Advisor - good advice to other editors - Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia
11. Civility - staying cool, calm and collected - Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot and Wikipedia:Etiquette
12. Citer - inline citation - Wikipedia:Citing sources
13. Wikilinker - links to other articles - Help:Link#Wikilinks (internal links)
14. Illustrator - adding images - Wikipedia:Images

Stay safe and best. Cassiopeia talk 01:02, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Hi, I have set up the program for you. Pls read the "communication section" at the very bottom of assignment 1 first before answering the questions. When you have done or if you have any question regarding cvua, pls ping me at the "communication section". Cassiopeia talk 06:09, 21 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Cassiopeia Done reading. Pinned so the bot doesn't archive it. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 15:21, 22 April 2024 (UTC) reply

The Techie - Good Day Please explain why you would feel why this change would be anything considered to be ' vandalism '. On reading your page it was noted you seem to handle vandalism however the entry in question was only straight correct fact. It very much appears the vast majority of you too many ' reverting / revision types ' know very little to absolutely nothing about sports or military facts or life, therefore why not arrange for some people who do know something in this regard to handle those two subjects in particular to make you all and Wikipedia, in particular, appear to be very much more professional. Therefore please now restore what was entered which you reverted. Chad Mottola will be most appreciative. Thank You Very Much - 69.159.70.156 69.159.70.156 ( talk) 02:50, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I didn't revert anything. If you think I reverted something, give me a diff link. In addition, be mindful using ALL CAPS titles for topics, this may be perceived as aggression/shouting. Just a tip. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 02:53, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ 69.159.70.156: and key word: "was difficult to distinguish" not "it is". thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 02:54, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

(passing-by user)How is changing but to although something that is difficult to distinguish from, let alone appears to be at all, vandalism? Did you just warn them for the wrong page? You didn't even revert their edit. – 143.208.237.220 ( talk) 03:14, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

69.159.70.156|69.159.70.156 and TheTechie, I believe the IP editor meant THIS warning you placed on the editor talk page. However, upon checking on the article where IP editor made the edit on April 16, 2024 - see HERE, there was no vandalism made nor TheTechie reverted the edit. I guess TheThechie place the warning to IP editor mistakenly placed - wrong editor talk page (may open too many editors/articles on their lap top and click the wrong tab - just a guess). Cassiopeia talk 03:31, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Cassiopeia / TheTechie - Seems many of you not knowing / not seeing Wikipedia people are rather screwed up in reading through the follow up above, much of which which makes no sense whatsoever as to why anyone would even think to waste time and worry about a few words -

You Wikipedia editors / reveters are doing more harm than good as you are and will be driving away even more people from helping in correcting / altering / changing things which are totally incorrect / totally wrong / totally inaccurate - Why not try to do something smarter and line up some real " professionals " who know more than you all do with respect to certain topics / areas where people are saying things they know about and please stop all these far too many not wanted / not needed / insulting reverts - Thank You - 69.159.70.156 - 69.159.70.156 ( talk) 13:19, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ User:69.159.70.156 You don't have to edit Wikipedia if you don't want to. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 14:13, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

TheTechie, Editors do make mistakes and when you know you did, then you should apologies. (pls read the TWA-guidelines). Cassiopeia talk 14:22, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I know, the warning was on purpose, the message just said I wasn't sure if it was subtle vandalism. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 15:20, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

It may not have been. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 15:20, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Oh well, I went ahead and removed it. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 15:21, 18 April 2024 (UTC)\ reply

Well, it is just a copyedit edit and not a vandalism nor anything to do with any knowledge of the subject nor the subject career/field of work in contrast that what the editor thinks. We all made mistake and when we do, we apologies and learnt from it and not doing again. As counter vandalism editors, at time we might click the wrong button, I certainly have had in the past and I apologies when I found out I did a mistake instead telling the editor they have choice not to edit Wikipedia. In addition, I am not sure if the editor know that we are all volunteers here and edit in our own free time to help Wikipedia project and their choice of words is not kind for they might not understand to comment on the edit but not the person/editor Wikipedia guidelines. As mentioned to you before, CVUA is not only about vandalism but many other topics or issues involve. Here in this case, it is about how to dealing with (communication) editors. As you can see the messages on my talk page, I have been subjected to that many times, including in the past of physically threats, threating to sue me, name calling and all the foul languages, profanity, curse words come my way because I am a counter vandalism editor and give warnings and advice to editors. Stay safe and best. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cassiopeia ( talk • contribs) 23:38, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply

You shouldn't go around "correcting" other people's comments, especially since what you changed was not an error. The quotation marks should have clued you in that it was deliberate. Clarityfiend ( talk) 06:15, 21 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Clarityfiend Sorry, you may revert. My mistake. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 14:59, 22 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Thank you for doing that! I completely forgot about it, honestly. > Asheiou (they/them • talk) 23:55, 22 April 2024 (UTC) reply

You're welcome, Ash. (Please let me know if you would not like me to call you that.) When I signed your guestbook, I stated that I found your user page through a welcome you gave to an IP user. PS if you'd like to sign mine, it's here. Enjoy your evening! Best --- thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 00:30, 23 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Ash is A-OK, thanks for asking. Signed your guestbook! > Asheiou (they/them • talk) 00:33, 23 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Hi TheTechie, I'm normally not a fan of signatures but I like yours. ~ ToBeFree ( talk) 20:02, 23 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ ToBeFree Well, thanks. Any specific reason? Just curious. Thanks --- thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 22:29, 23 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I love the Linux command line and the idea of displaying a talk link as a subdirectory of ~. ~ ToBeFree ( talk) 06:47, 24 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Me too! Recently installed mint and am loving it. Got the idea from the mint shell which shows it as user@computer: ~$ or something like that. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 14:14, 24 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I'm talking about this IP talk page. They only had 2 edits (both vandalism), and were reverted. You were the first warning. Just wondering why did you start with an only warning? Me Da Wikipedian ( talk) 00:18, 26 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Me Da Wikipedian Happy to explain. The user was vandalizing by changing potentially controversial info in quick succession, which is why I did that. Feel free to let me know if that didn't clear it up for you. Thanks --- thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 00:20, 26 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Me Da Wikipedian Uh oh, looks like I got them confused with another IP. I have apologized and removed them from AIV. Sorry --- thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 00:22, 26 April 2024 (UTC) reply

It's fine. A quick look at my talk page will tell you I've made a lot of mistakes too Me Da Wikipedian ( talk) 01:20, 26 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Mind if I change the warning to level 1 or 2? Me Da Wikipedian ( talk) 01:21, 26 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Me Da Wikipedian Go ahead. Seriously. And about mistakes, it's funny, because I've never made this mistake before. Oh well. Yes, you may do that. Signed --- thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 01:23, 26 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Oddly enough, this is like the 2nd time in 3 days I've notified a experienced editor about giving only warnings first (although the other one doesn't seem to have just made a mistake) Me Da Wikipedian ( talk) 01:27, 26 April 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Me Da Wikipedian Yeah, the only other place I've done it, as far as I can tell, was here. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 01:41, 26 April 2024 (UTC) reply