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Your comments re: spelling corrections
Thank you -
I appreciate and understand your points. It is humbling though instructional that I made what seemed to me a simple change - when in fact it was not.
I understand that you are quite busy.
Thank you! Dmack914 (talk) 03:02, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Dmack914, no worries at all. The more you edit the more you find out about what Wikipedia works behind the scenes. Hopefully you're not discouraged and you keep editing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:11, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
NoonIcarus Venezuelan politics topic ban
Hi, Callanecc,
Regarding NoonIcarus's April 2 topic ban (archive) and the May ArbCom, I am considering asking the community to relax the ban, going back to a revert restriction. My thoughts are that a) the arbcase revealed issues the community wasn't aware of during the ANI; b) some editors mentioned they didn't enter a declaration on the ANI as they thought it would be decided at the arb level (I recall for example Amakuru in addition to myself); and c) events and developments since the close of the arbcase may mean the broader community now has a better understanding of the bigger picture and the effect on Wikipedia.
Unless you think it's too soon to approach a noticeboard about re-visiting NI's topic ban (would the venue be WP:AN?), I would first want to discuss on NoonIcarus talk what I saw as behaviors contributing to the issues and how he might do better going forward. Is it OK for me to discuss his involvement in Venezuelan politics frankly on his talk page, and will he be able to respond there without breaching the topic ban ?
Thanks in advance for any advice (and I hope Amakuru will jump in as well), SandyGeorgia (Talk) 11:00, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hi SandyGeorgia, seems like a good time to go back to AN to reduce the TBAN to a revert restriction. No issue with you discussing the ban on NoonIcarus's talk page in order to prepare for a discussion about appealing it. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:28, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, Callanecc ... I'm quite busy over the next few days, and maybe Amakuru will weigh in before I get to this. Best regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 11:31, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @SandyGeorgia and Callanecc: I'm on vacation currently, so quite busy, and don't have a huge amount of time but if I get a chance I'll review this in the next couple of days, remind myself of the circumstances. It sounds at first glance as if a reduction in scope would be appropriate. Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 11:57, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- No hurry; I am similarly busy! Thanks, Amakuru. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 12:06, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Amakuru to save you some time, here's your previous post. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 12:10, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @SandyGeorgia and Callanecc: I'm on vacation currently, so quite busy, and don't have a huge amount of time but if I get a chance I'll review this in the next couple of days, remind myself of the circumstances. It sounds at first glance as if a reduction in scope would be appropriate. Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 11:57, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, Callanecc ... I'm quite busy over the next few days, and maybe Amakuru will weigh in before I get to this. Best regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 11:31, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Nomination for deletion of Template:Editnotices/Page/Template:Contentious topics/talk notice
Template:Editnotices/Page/Template:Contentious topics/talk notice has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. —andrybak (talk) 03:00, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
Happy First Edit Day! Hi Callanecc! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 09:11, 30 August 2024 (UTC) |
Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society
Dear Callanecc,
I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more.
Best regards, The Herald (Benison) (talk) 09:13, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
— The Herald (Benison) (talk) 09:13, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
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