User talk:Protonk: Difference between revisions

Welcome back!

Protonk, I know that you have returned to editing recently but I saw your note at BN and I just wanted to welcome you back as an admin! We can use all of the active admins we can get! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:48, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

• Thanks, Liz. :) Protonk (talk) 10:43, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

• Hey, take a look at AE. Just like old times, old friend. MarkBernstein (talk) 11:11, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
  • I'll probably try to stay away from GG as an editor. The committee and the community refused to tackle the basic issues in the topic area, so as far as I'm concerned they can deal with the perpetual bullshit coming from it. Protonk (talk) 11:43, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
• Great to have another skilled admin back. HighInBC 14:04, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
• YES. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 20:19, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

As a recently returned sysop, welcome back to the admin corps. We always need help at WP:ADMINBACKLOG if there are any areas you can help with that would be most welcomed. Happy mopping! — xaosflux ^Talk 21:41, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks all for your thoughts. Protonk (talk) 11:58, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Sargun Mehta

Thanks for delisting the subject GA. I guess you missed to remove the GA tag from the article and hence I have done it now. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 05:19, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

• @Dharmadhyaksha: thanks. I missed it in the instructions and I'm so used to Legobot adding it for GANs that I assumed it took them away from GARs. Protonk (talk) 10:12, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

That's fine. I also assumed the bot would do it and checked if the bot is down. Then found out some tiny instruction somewhere that this needs to be done manually. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 10:43, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Arab Telecommunications

Hello bro، Im Mishary from Arabic Wikipedia, please can you move this Page From Arab Telecommunications To Mada Communication, Because this company change this name.. you can check in Official website, Thank you --MeeshQ8 (talk) 23:33, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

• @MeeshQ8: I haven't made any edits to that page and don't know anything about the topic. If you would like the page moved you can leave a comment at Talk:Arab Telecommunications. Protonk (talk) 00:10, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Extended confirmed protection

Hello, Protonk. This message is intended to notify administrators of important changes to the protection policy.

Extended confirmed protection (also known as "30/500 protection") is a new level of page protection that only allows edits from accounts at least 30 days old and with 500 edits. The automatically assigned "extended confirmed" user right was created for this purpose. The protection level was created following this community discussion with the primary intention of enforcing various arbitration remedies that prohibited editors under the "30 days/500 edits" threshold to edit certain topic areas.

In July and August 2016, a request for comment established consensus for community use of the new protection level. Administrators are authorized to apply extended confirmed protection to combat any form of disruption (e.g. vandalism, sock puppetry, edit warring, etc.) on any topic, subject to the following conditions:

• Extended confirmed protection may only be used in cases where semi-protection has proven ineffective. It should not be used as a first resort.
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Please review the protection policy carefully before using this new level of protection on pages. Thank you.
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Fast inverse square root

Just wanted to let you know that the article you got to GA back in 2009 is up at FAC. Cheers. GamerPro64 13:58, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins

Hello,

Please note that TOTP based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your preferences page in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the developing help page for additional information. Important: Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the thread on the administrators' noticeboard. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:32, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

A new user right for New Page Patrollers

Hi Protonk.

A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

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) 13:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, Protonk. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

A student editor could use some help

H Protonk, You helped me out with some student's pages in my environmental law course a couple of years back. If you have time would you mind giving some feedback on this page? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under2_MOU ? This student could use an experienced eye. Many thanks for your help in the past in any case. Aarf613 (talk) 05:43, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

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User talk:Adam (Wiki Ed)

I raised a point at your other talk page several days ago & note you've not replied to anything there this year. Should I repost here? Cabayi (talk) 12:55, 9 February 2017 (UTC)