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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:50, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
Noticed a funny similarity in your responses to Lourdes' admission and Esotrix's block. That's all. Dialmayo (talk) (Contribs) she/her 12:17, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
You've written enough to be quoted on this already, but if you want to add anything to what's at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Next issue/News and notes, let me know, and I can quote you. It would be interesting to get the perspective of the abstainer... jp×g🗯️ 06:03, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
Hello Moneytrees: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 02:30, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 02:30, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
Hi Moneytrees :) I'm looking to interview people here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 13:34, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
once I’m ... satisfied with the state of copyright enforcement
❄️ Happy holidays! ❄️
{{u|Sdkb}} talk 06:48, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
Hello Moneytrees: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, —Ganesha811 (talk) 06:55, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
Hey M, happy new year, first of all. I was just hanging about not doing anything productive, and just now, that took me to Category:OpenAI-written articles. I emptied it because it was populated by biographies. But presumably, that means we have ChatGPT articles being created now. Large language models are considered copyright violations by a lot of people, the most prominent example being The New York Times suit against OpenAI. But add to that, even if what ChatGPT does is all found to be above board, how do we attribute it properly on Wikipedia when there is no one edit in the article history from User:ChatGPT? I don't know the answer. So, I was wondering if this stuff has been discussed and consensus reached on how it all works. If yes, I need to catch up. If no, we presumably would need to do something about those articles? Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 17:00, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht
Happy New Year2024
Like 2019, remember? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:48, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
Yesterday was a friend's birthday, with related music. - I'm on vacation - see places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:33, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
Say, in general, that there was an ArbCom case, and that a key party to the ArbCom case refused to participate, and that they were given the benefit of the doubt.
However, let’s assume that a publicly visible reference by another random editor on a random talk page mentioned that the editor was highly active under their real name (which has long been public, so no issue there) on a well-known platform/site. And that it was publicly visible that the party was continuing to churn out original content on the same topic area being discussed at ArbCom on this platform, while the case was ongoing. Thus, in such a case there would be no doubt that the party was intentionally avoiding the matter.
Would the details of such information be sufficiently sensitive to require privately mailing the Committee, or would it be okay to mention and/or link on a case talk page?
Sorry if this is a dumb question but I’ve had a very long day and don’t really know how ArbCom works yet.
Cheers, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 08:54, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
Today I am happy about a singer on the Main page (at least for the first hours), after TFA the same day last year. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:36, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
Thanks to Seiji Ozawa. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:01, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
The image, taken on a cemetery last year after the funeral of a distant but dear family member, commemorates today, with thanks for their achievements, four subjects mentioned on the Main page and Vami_IV, a friend here. Listen to music by Tchaikovsky (an article where one of the four is pictured), sung by today's subject (whose performance on stage I enjoyed two days ago). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:30, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
Hello Moneytree, I have been blocked since 2021 (on wikipedia English) for copywrite infringment, but it's been years and the block hasen't been lifted, even though I've mentioned that I understand why the block has been made, but I'm still block. Is it possible that you look into my case so that I will be able to edit again on Wikipedia? Thank you, I would appreciate your help. Jimmyp3 (talk) 14:35, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}
Hi Ted, I'm Chelsea. As I've taken a cautiously long time acquainting myself with en.wiki policies and norms, I've come across instances of your tireless contributions here more than once: thanks for all you do!
I did a deep-dive the other day in the CCI pages, including what I understood to be a backlog of diffs needing careful review after past CCI cases. This type of admin work just calls out to my soul, and I was wondering if you have advice on how to most effectively review the resources on this section of en.wiki activities. I saw that Counter-Vandalism has an "Academy" module (which I plan to progress through, for my own general understanding) and was curious as to whether CCI has any similar resources for newcomers to the process.
I wouldn't personally be interested in any of the decision-making or public-facing elements of CCI, as I am not good in dramatic situations and prefer to avoid them. However, the "drone work" of clean-up after an investigation is the sort of labor I find strangely relaxing.
To give further context, I have about ten years' experience as a Creative Commons and copyleft activist in graduate edu and open source software communities. Over that time, I've explained the fundamentals of free and open licensing to folks from all walks of life, so the very radical oppenness demanded by Wikipedia's use case is familiar to me. What *is* a little intimidating, still, is navigating what documentation needs to happen around confirmed cases of copyright infringement, what circumstances require rev-del, and so on.
I've finally started setting up a proper desktop environment so I can properly review diffs and use the more advanced editor tooling available there, which I expect would be especially necessary for this type of contribution. I'd love to review more documentation and get up to speed so I can usefully contribute in this area long-term. If you have any tips for me in pursuit of that goal, I would love to hear them.
Thanks for your time in reading this, for all you do for one of the coolest consensus-based knowledge experiments in human history, and for being in favor of copyright reform- solidarity there. Have a great day and happy editing! Chiselinccc (talk) 11:51, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Are you able to disclose whether there was an identifiable sock master? Is there an SPI page? Or was it just a “hey they’re not in the US” geolocation thing?
Cheers, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 11:04, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
in memory of the birthday of a friend who showed me art such as this, and of Vami --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:46, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Rossini's Petite messe solennelle was premiered on 14 March 1864, - when I listen to the desolate Agnus Dei I think of Vami. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:45, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
I uploaded vacation pics (from back home), at least the first day, - and remember Aribert Reimann. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
Some days later, a calf in the mist and chocolate cake, and a story of collaboration --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:41, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
As I see, other prior revisions of Fudan University may still have the same material that you've hidden away. What to do about those revisions? George Ho (talk) 04:14, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
I like to see Appalachian Spring on the Main page today (not by me, just interested and reviewed, and a bit proud that I brought the woman's pic to lead and Main page), and I also made it my story. - How do you like the statue (see places)? I was undecided so show three versions ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:22, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
The statue is of Hildegard of Bingen, and as it happens, her Physica is on the Main page today, and Marian Anderson as my top story (by NBC, 1939), and below (on my talk) three people with raised arms, - and the place is the cherry blossom in Frauenstein --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:45, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
plum tree blossom for Kalevi Kiviniemi in the snow - see my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:54, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Hello - I don't know how to prove who Hbomberguy's grandfather was..I just know who he was!..I don't want to provide details of a personal nature, but I thought it would be interesting gor his readers. I removed the bit which implied he grew up 'extremely poor' because it is definitely not true! The link to verify was just Harry saying in a video that someone once gave him a video and he was grateful as he didn't have much money at the time....that's not the same as implying he had a poor upbringing. It had been taken out of context.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Pretty well informed (talk • contribs) 16:22, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
Isn't BBL Drizzy a name that could be considered and alias for Drake? It is used to indicate that he's also known or more familiar under BBL Drizzy in some instances. DollysOnMyMind (talk) 14:23, 18 April 2024 (UTC)