User talk:Fæ/2017

E-mails

I got two notifications telling me you sent me e-mails, but I have received none. Is there an error?Zigzig20s (talk) 18:52, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

I got them now. Not sure why there was a delay.Zigzig20s (talk) 19:14, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Bet you never thought you'd get a barnstar from me...

		The Original Barnstar
		For your comment on the Wikimedia-l mailing list: "I find the idea of blocking dissenting voices repugnant and fundamentally against the Community value of openness and transparency. Dissent is not the same thing as disruption or being uncivil, I think the lines are becoming dangerously blurred in this area and we are in danger of seeing a super stupid dramafest being fueled." Best wishes, —Tim Davenport, Corvallis, OR (USA) /// Carrite (talk) 16:51, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Surgical discussion

Hi Fae, it's vinesh from Imperial College here. Can I ask if you are available for an email thread to discuss the surgical instruments project we have going on and Toni approached you about? I tried to email you from this page, it didn't work. Could you please send me an email through my login? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinnypatel (talk • contribs) 12:31, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

Problem with IWM download

Sorry to bother you, but I'm trying to download [1] and cannot get the page to let me have the photo that I want as clicking on the photo just sends me to the bottom of the page. Given the IWM's attitude towards its photos, I'm wondering if there's some new system of hoops that I have to jump through to download a low-res photo that you might be aware of.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:09, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Yes they have become more sneaky and stopped right-clicking on their pages. Odd that the tax-payer funds them, and these are public domain assets archived for the benefit of the public, yet they lock them up like they need to sell copies of these photographs to pay their salaries. Considering their income from reproductions probably does not cover the staff costs of handling sales or website security, it's plain stupidity as well as unethical. Try http://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/31/499/large_000000.jpg. --Fæ (talk) 17:18, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for your prompt response. So how do you get from the public page that I gave to the one that you found that allows a download?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:07, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

I looked at the page source code. Other ways of doing it probably depend on the browser, I doubt it's worth automating, especially considering that the IWM will be adjusting their 'security' on a regular basis. --Fæ (talk) 18:12, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Good to know. Now I wonder if I should source it to the original page or the secret one when I upload it. Probably the original one, I think, as it's probably a bit more stable than the other one.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:07, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

File:Adam Fury.JPG

Hi, Fæ. You used file:Adam Fury.JPG in Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Editathons/Bishopsgate Library, London/LGBT BLP images for illustrating Rhys Davies. In my opinion the depicted person is not correct person, simply non-notable namesake. Please take another look and remove the image, if inappropriate. Taivo (talk) 09:57, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

olive branch

"Let my disclaiming from a purposed evil/ free me so far in your most generous thoughts" (Hamlet Act V Scene II) Chris Troutman (talk) 19:26, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

Accepted. Especially as your comment was seen as offensive enough to cause some backlash in the RfC, so that balances things a bit. --Fæ (talk) 19:28, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

420 Collaboration

Greetings, Fæ! We're in the midst of the 420 Collaboration and I'm wondering if you might have any interest in uploading some cannabis-related content to Wikimedia Commons as part of this ongoing campaign. If so, images can be added to our gallery. If not, no worries. I just know you're familiar with finding and uploading/transferring images to Commons en masse, so I wanted to send an invite. Take care! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:07, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Jacqueline Suthren-Hirst

Hello Fæ,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Jacqueline Suthren-Hirst for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

-- Aunva6^{talk - contribs} 16:35, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

RfC about gender neutrality

Hello. I wonder whether you need a teamwork of more than one person to close "Wikipedia:Requests for comment/RfC to adopt a default gender neutral style for policy, guidelines and help pages". Seems that the discussion has gotten larger and more complex. --George Ho (talk) 00:41, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

Probably not, as it would be an unusual procedure and I'm not convinced by statements made that the closure is difficult, complex or marginal compared to past RfCs. Any closer would probably best be someone with a history of reasonable closures and able to both take into account the different aspects of the numbers of votes made, where the balance of evidence and reliable sources lies, and the impact of tangential views that appear based on opinions about LGBT+ rights, rather than the actual proposal.

You may want to continue the discussion about closure in the RfC, it may even be worth suggesting some names to help illustrate if we have to be concerned about apparent personal bias, or not. Either way, the RfC needs to stay open for the full 30 days, so there's plenty of time to finish discussing how closure should work. --Fæ (talk) 05:26, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

I see that editors are questioning the closure. Can you do the closure review at WP:AN then? --George Ho (talk) 04:39, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

The closer says they will reply, so I'd give them time to reconsider their close first. If that does not work out, then I suggest asking for a second independent close at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Requests for closure. Obviously, in my view it's a bad close based on bad evidence. If necessary I would rerun the RfC after some time has passed, say in 6 months, however it is disrespectful to the people who have voted to abandon it. --Fæ (talk) 06:22, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

It is a bad close, but I think that requesting a second close is the way to go. I couldn't care less whether it's an admin who does it, but it should be someone who is very, very familiar with the closing process, assessing consensus, and evaluating various allegations that have been raised. The current closer already reopened it once (at my request) after announcing a close after a seemingly arbitrary 27 days. Asking them to reverse course again may be asking too much of an inexperienced editor, especially since there were at least two experienced editors, including an admin, on the RfC page clamoring for this "procedural close". They're clearly in way over their head, and they're not going to emerge from this looking good regardless of what they do now. Up to you, of course, but I wouldn't push too hard. Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 08:52, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

There is a serious problem when users with so little demonstrated editing experience are allowed to close RfC on important issues. Especially in this manner, which to me reads like "I can't figure this out so I'll make a 'procedural' close of it. It'll make me look big and important." I won't comment as to what my instinct tells me about the user's age or maturity. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:26, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

Multi-editor closures on complex RfCs are not unheard of, there have been a few that I can recall in recent history, however I don't think this is sufficiently complex (or extensive) enough to require one. --kelapstick^(bainuu) 11:42, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

@Kudpung: Same. But a random surf through the user contributions is illuminating. I feel now that I should have been less oblique in my comment, but in a year when fewer than 3000 edits are sufficient for all sorts of responsibilities, I thought that directness might be a faux pas. Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 18:24, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

I started the request on close review at WP:AN. --George Ho (talk) 10:38, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

We're on Twitter!

WikiLGBT is on Twitter!

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@RachelWex: Hi, thanks for posting. You may want to fix the date on your signature and ensure the table is closed before doing many more. On my page the early date on the signature meant that the post got archived very quickly. Thanks Fæ (talk) 13:32, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

@Fae: Thanks for the suggestion Fae...I just made my signature on the announcement a live link without a date stamp..should save some problems. So far the announcement is bringing more followers to Twitter. User:RachelWex 18:41, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

Hello

And good traveling! I saw you created the template "Template:British-Museum-100", and was wondering if there is some way to add italics to the title of the principal television series in visible space. Thanks, and nice work. Randy Kryn (talk) 11:06, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

@Randy Kryn: As it's a stable template, I tend to leave them alone. If the formating in italics is a standard, you can go ahead and change it as the normal italics wikiformat will work. --Fæ (talk) 08:04, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Signpost article

Hi Fae, just wanted to say that I just saw the Signpost article - when I do talks and mention the bulk upload, I do say that it was you working with Wellcome who accomplished it. Just wanted you to know - people are hearing about your contribution! Hope all's well. Zeromonk (talk) 16:22, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

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Nomination of Heather Unruh for deletion

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INeverCry

Thanks for the heads up re INeverCry block, but as a practical matter it's easier for me to post these messages without checking to see if the user has been blocked than to check for blocking first. —Anomalocaris (talk) 19:03, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Popups make this very natural. --Fæ (talk) 19:35, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Motion: Sexology

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

Remedy 4.1 ("Discretionary sanctions") of the Sexology case is rescinded. Any sanctions or other restrictions imposed under this remedy to date shall remain in force unaffected.

For the Arbitration Committee, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 23:48, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard#Motion: Sexology

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Bug ?

Hello, can you quickly look at phab:T150645 and tell if the problem still appear ? Thanks ! --Framawiki (please notify) (talk) 14:34, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

It'll probably be Tuesday before I'm at my desk. --Fæ (talk) 17:11, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

@Framawiki: Sorry, I'm not going to spend time recreating this after such a long delay. If I bang into it, probably when revisiting Noaabot in 2018, that may be a reason to lay out bug details and reopen the task. Thanks --Fæ (talk) 12:33, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Ok, Ive closed this task. Have a nice day --Framawiki (please notify) (talk) 18:31, 12 December 2017 (UTC)