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Hello Mark. I have a question. how can i complaint from wikipedia`s admins? iranian admins deleted a page that was constructed 6 years ago. They do not do their tasks properly and insult me.They do not know the rules of wikipedia and act in a taste. What should i do? they deleted an old page belong to a great musician.Arassaeedian (talk) 16:07, 20 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Mark, you gave a formula for differential cross section in particle physics on 17:56, 4 March 2017 in the page "Cross section (physics)" in the section "Classical scattering" which has since moved into the section "Differential cross section" as of today. I am curious how this happened, it seems wrong. :${\displaystyle {\frac {\mathrm {d} \sigma }{\mathrm {d} (\cos \theta )}}={\frac {1}{2\pi }}\int _{0}^{2\pi }{\frac {\mathrm {d} \sigma }{\mathrm {d} \Omega }}\,\mathrm {d} \varphi }$

The starting equations are ${\displaystyle \mathrm {d} \sigma =b\,\mathrm {d} \varphi \mathrm {d} b}$ and ${\displaystyle \mathrm {d} \Omega =\sin \theta \,\mathrm {d} \theta \,\mathrm {d} \varphi }$.

If ${\displaystyle \mathrm {d} (\cos \theta )}$ is required, ${\displaystyle \mathrm {d} \Omega =\sin \theta \,\mathrm {d} \theta \,\mathrm {d} \varphi =\,\mathrm {d} (-\cos \theta )\,\mathrm {d} \varphi }$. So, ${\displaystyle \mathrm {d} (\cos \theta )=-\mathrm {d} \Omega /\mathrm {d} \varphi }$. Now the correct equation should be :${\displaystyle {\frac {\mathrm {d} \sigma }{\mathrm {d} (\cos \theta )}}=-{\frac {\mathrm {d} \sigma }{\mathrm {d} \Omega }}\,\mathrm {d} \varphi }$, without any integration and with the minus sign. Do correct me if and where I went wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MycrofD (talk • contribs) 11:09, 2 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Mark, you deleted a page named, Sambhav Ratnakar a while ago. Please consider revisiting since the deletion took place a while ago and notability of the person has since increased. Here's him on The Huffington Post, amongst many other sources. 188.135.12.230 (talk) 09:48, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, simply writing a blog on the Huffington Post isn't quite enough for an article. Has he received significant coverage from media sources? See WP:BIO for our guidelines on the issue. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 14:27, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Mark, thank you for your prompt reply. From what I can find, he has written a book, The Covert Perspective (recognised by Google), writes for numerous newspapers and magazines, including DailyO, YouthKiAwaaz, NewsLaundry and his articles have recieved significant notability, being acknowledged by a prime ministerial candidate, current Chief Minister of Delhi and numerous other celebrities, including Vishal Dadlani. His articles on social media propoganda intitiated by political parties are widely appreciated and commenced a retaliation against unethical means of promotion employed by polticial parties in India. His book has been reviewed by leading newspapers^[1]. He has been dubbed as one of the youngest published authors in india. He has also founded a social network which is "aimed at connecting writers with readers" and contains some of India's most respected national bestsellers..^[2] I understand that notability is isolated to south-east asia, specifically India and so some sources/ news coverage might be in an Indian language which might be a reason why notability was not recognised.

82.178.183.145 (talk) 16:33, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, sorry for the late response. I guess the best thing you could do would be to pull together a few of the best sources about him. Try to find ones from the most reputable papers. Basically, what matters here is having a lot of coverage of him in mainstream sources. Books reviews can also help. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:54, 7 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply, Mark. The page is protected from creation and can be made by administrators only. Request if you can alter that so I can collate some reliable sources and proceed. Thanks.

85.154.201.233 (talk) 16:33, 7 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, the best thing to do might be to create Draft:Sambhav Ratnakar. Or create a page in your userspace (if you have an account). That way we can see a draft of the article before it goes "live". Mark Arsten (talk) 01:43, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mark, In December 2015 you deleted the above article, citing dead links and that the topic didn't pass WP:GNG and WP:MUSICBIO criteria. There are multiple links that were not included in the review and one of the reviewers used an incorrect spelling of the subject's name in their research in News, Newspapers etc. A brief search revealed that Jennifer Leonhardt is/was included in an independent label list also here on Wikipedia for Waterbug Records, as well as their website, the Category:Waldorf school alumni page (now removed since her page was deleted), a listing on AllMusic.com , the reference site for musicians, including a review of her music by their chief music editor, inclusion on Pandora’s Music Genome Project, a SingOut! Magazine review, numerous folk and roots music radio charts, Paste Magazine’s Recommended artists, the WIKI Notable Waldorf Alumni page, the Waldorf School of Baltimore's Notable Waldorf Alumni page on their website, among others, all demonstrate that her notoriety is established and is based on generally available music across all sources (Spotify, iTunes, etc). and so I believe a page describing Jennifer should be undeleted and updated. If you or any other administrators require any further info or sources on her career to help update her page once reinstated, please contact me, I am happy to help. Thank you Wiikstaat (talk) 21:59, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark, In December 2015, you deleted the above article, citing that Jon Barnes was only previously active in national amateur motor racing. However Jon is racing currently - In 2015 and this year, 2016, Jon is racing as a 'Pro' driver in the British GT Championship in a GT3 Aston Martin. As well as having a very successful and relevant early career, Jon is also currently recognised as the sole works driver for Caterham Cars LTD and tests and develops all of their new road and racing cars. A quick search of Wikipedia shows just how many other pages contain his name/race results and thus I believe a page describing Jon should be undeleted and updated. If you or any other administrators require any information/sources on his career to help update his page once reinstated, please contact me and I will attempt to help out. Best regards Jmbcar33 (talk) 19:07, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the late response. I'm not too familiar with the notability standards for this subject. The best thing to do would probably be to open a request for undeletion at WP:DRV. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 13:32, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Really, you only protected Donald Trump's talkpage only till Friday? Thats a very short wait for us to continue destroying his talkpage (like how hes destroying humanity) 137.122.64.12 (talk) 00:49, 16 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't like to protect talk pages for a long time usually, but I suppose I could be convinced to do so in this case. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:54, 16 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Mark, Pl explain me the reason for deletion of bikeheight.com. Very first bikeheight.com is a complete business portal having more than 20 international bike brands with more than 500 motorcycle and bulk data of dealers, price etc. Its media reference was there which includes AutoCar Professional (Haymarket Group, a famous, British automobile magazine ) report, its promoter Nitin Vats is a celebrity and ex-researcher of Microsoft research, he has been interview by CNN and all big media in the world. We gave proper media references, we linked word to Wikipedia internal and external links, it was in proper shape. Pl share us the valid reasons for its deletion.

Can you point out to me to some detailed media attention that Bikeheight.com specifically has received? Mark Arsten (talk) 14:14, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• http://www.deccanherald.com/content/510401/upload-your-picture-take-virtual.html

This is the coverage of Deccan Herald, a reputed newspaper of India — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikkik13 (talk • contribs) 18:58, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's not a bad source, but we really need more than one article to have a page about it here. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:57, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I recreated a category you had speedy deleted for being empty (WP:C1). I was able to populate it pretty well but, if you have any concerns, just tag me on my talk page. RevelationDirect (talk) 10:08, 10 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, looks good. Mark Arsten (talk) 12:47, 10 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark, I have tried to insert files from my laptop but am definitely missing something- even after reading from the Help tips. Can you help? Many thanks and sorry to bother youMelroross (talk) 11:36, 18 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It has been a while since I did this. Are you using the file upload wizard? Mark Arsten (talk) 16:37, 18 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark, I just wanted to edit info in wiki portal "Military of India" which has some incorrect info. The portal is semi protected and can be edited by only auto confirmed users as updated by you. I have corrected the same in Wiki article/page by citing authentic sources & duly following protocol. I would appreciate if you help/direct me how to edit the portal or what has to be done to correct it. Thanks Hvvk89 (talk) 17:21, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you post the changes you want to make on the Portal's talk page I (or anyone else who sees it) can copy them over for you. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:43, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mark, can you or one of your stalkers look at this series of reverts by IHTS? I'm rather busy at the moment: [1]. Montanabw^(talk) 05:29, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about how things turned out with that RFA, this place can be terrible sometimes. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:45, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nuked, but I'm still standing. Now to get the trolls to simmer down, sigh.... Montanabw^(talk) 23:36, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I would like the subject page Budapest bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics to be undeleted since the five candidates cities have now been announced. Since you deleted this page in the first place, can you do please do this or whom should I contact ? Hektor (talk) 11:28, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Hektor: Sorry for the delay, I've restored it. Might need a bit of cleanup now though. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:43, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mark, I will be happy for the reconsideration of inclusion of my name, Hikmet Geckil, in Wikipedia. Best wishes, Hikmet https://www.inonu.edu.tr/en/cms/hikmet.geckil Hgeckil (talk) 11:20, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Hikmet, it may be possible to restore the page if you can offer evidence that the nominator's rationale is no longer valid. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hikmet Geckil for details. Feel free to ask if you have any questions about our notability policy. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:40, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You are invited to join the Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Cambridge, MA on October 16! (drop-in any time, 6-9pm)--Pharos (talk) 18:29, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You worked on some sock puppet investigations for User:2sc945. I am quite confident that IP 120.16.88.202 is this user evading the block. If you look at article Jerome Randle, his editing choices are exactly the same as the sock master and sock Energy110. Rikster2 (talk) 02:11, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like someone beat me to it! Mark Arsten (talk) 04:18, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm thinking of writing an article on Mitzura Arghezi and I saw you deleted this article in the past can I have a reason why and/or a cache so I don't recreate the reason it was deleted the first time. Zppix (talk) 14:44, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It was deleted because it didn't have any sources cited in the article. The only text was "Mitzura Arghezi (born 10 December 1924 in Bucharest) is a Romanian actress, politician and daughter of poet Tudor Arghezi." You're free to recreate it if you can add some sources and hopefully some more details. Let me know if you have any issues. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Mark Arsten thanks man ill look into it a bit. If another editor sees this and wants to recreate this page let me know or I may. Zppix (talk) 17:45, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mark, a summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. It mostly follows the lead section; how does it look? - Dank (push to talk) 15:22, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nice one Dank, and thank you Mark. There is a ref broken which will of course need fixing before the big day; I'd do it myself, but coding was really never my strong point. Cassianto^Talk 17:45, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks guys, it had been a long time since I looked at the article, really brought back some memories. I'm not sure about that reference error myself, @Diannaa: do you know what's causing the issue? Mark Arsten (talk) 23:52, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I do; I have been working on fixing these errors, so I got it. -- Diannaa (talk) 03:47, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Diannaa, you sure have an eye for details! Mark Arsten (talk) 00:15, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:33, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Gerda. So far, not much trouble with vandals at all. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:24, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, you too. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:23, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed you've revdeleted a post on Montanabw's talk in the last few minutes. I have zero doubt you had excellent reasons for doing so. Is there a specific reason why you've chosen not to leave some kind of warning or notice on the ip contributor's talk? When I revert the normal range of vandal contributions, I always leave a UW so that the next vandal fighter who comes along can see the track record. Is this some sort of "don't feed the trolls" situation? I'm just curious. If for reasons of propriety you'd rather not reply here, I'd welcome your email. Thanks BusterD (talk) 16:32, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I was under the impression this was an LTA with a number of IPs so I didn't bother with the usual steps. Maybe I should have though? Open to advice as always. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:45, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As an admin, you do more of this than I do, so I was just asking. One of the reasons I add user warnings automatically is that it puts the ip address on my radar via watchlist. Periodically I delete such ips from the watchlist, but I find that in the short term, watchlisting the talkpage is a handy practice, a form of mapping. (As it turns out, the only reason I witnessed the action was because M's talkpage is on my watchlist--as is yours.) Thanks for logical answer. BusterD (talk) 18:20, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not a bad point there. I haven't been doing too much on Wikipedia, so I have to make sure I still remember how to do admin stuff right. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:09, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This article has been suffering from numerous disputes. I don't see the heat cooling down soon. Can you extend protection? --George Ho (talk) 19:15, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi George. There is a lot of reverting going on with registered users, not sure how much trouble IPs will add to it though. Cotto vs. Canelo might keep them occupied tonight, at least. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:06, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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I heard you the first time :) Mark Arsten (talk) 18:25, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back Mark. Thank you also for the help with the socks. Take care. Dr. K. 16:06, 27 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I guess all the hubbub about the Arbcom elections drew me back in :) Mark Arsten (talk) 16:19, 27 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In that case we should hold these elections more often. :) Dr. K. 17:49, 27 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. Some baddies over there could use some blocking Thanks. Dat GuyWiki (talk) 13:45, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I look forward to your comments about the family group of William T. Anderson. I understand that Wikipedia sources are limited to published research. Information from original research of primary sources is discouraged. The 1860 census of Breckenridge County, Kansas, shows an additional child, Charles, of William C. Anderson and Martha Jane Thomasson. The 1850 census of Randolph County, Missouri shows W. and Mahala Thomason living in the household of William Anderson. The 1840 census of Liberty Township, Marion County, Missouri, shows that William C. Anderson and William Thomason were heads of household. It seems reasonable to assume that the maternal grandparents of William T. Anderson were William Thomasson and Mahala Baker. Bill Anderson’s birth year of 1840 is widely accepted, and is found in published information and on memorials and monuments. Two contemporary records exist that indicate his birth year was before 1840. The 1850 census of Marion County, Missouri, shows that William Anderson was 11. The 1860 census of Breckenridge County, Kansas, shows that William T. Anderson was 21. 1850 and 1860 census instructions to enumerators: Under heading 4, entitled “Age,” insert in figures what was the specific age of each person at his or her last birthday previous to the 1st of June. (Commencement of the census was to begin June 1st.) William T. Anderson was born after June 1st, 1838, and before June 1st, 1839, IF the respondent provided the correct age of William T. Anderson to the enumerator, and IF the enumerator accurately recorded the information. Perhaps a more accurate source of the birth year of William T. Anderson exists. Published accounts of the life of William T. Anderson state that he married Bush Smith in Grayson County, Texas. That is confirmed by a Grayson County marriage liecense issued to Lieut. William T. Anderson and MIss Bush Smith on 2 March 1864. Published accounts of the life of William T. Anderson state that his brother, Jim, brought his surviving sisters, Mollie and Mattie, to Grayson County after the death of William T. Anderson. That is confirmed by Grayson County marriage licenses for A. V. Doak and Mollie E. Anderson; E. G. Douglass and Mattie G. Anderson; and James Anderson and Mary Erwin, and several census records. Published accounts of the life of William T. Anderson state that Jim Anderson married his brother's widow. That is possible. There is a Grayson County marriage record for J. M. Anderson and Malinda Anderson, but there is insufficient information to identify them as James Monroe Anderson and Bush Smith Anderson. There is very convincing evidence that Mary Erwin was not William T. Anderson's widow. Published accounts of the life of William T. Anderson state that he built a house for Bush Smith in Sherman. No tax or property records have been found to confirm that claim. Thanks, BBAhistorian (talk) 16:57, 28 November 2015 (UTC)BBAhistorian 27 November 2015[reply]

Hi again, thanks for all the details. I'm a little unclear though about which changes you would like to be made on this page. Could you suggest some specific edits? Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 04:58, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mark, thanks for the response. Possible edits. His siblings were Jim, Ellis, Mary Ellen, Josephine and Janie. Suggested revision: His siblings were Ellis, James Monroe “Jim”, Mary Ellen “Mollie”, Susan Josephine, Martha Jane “Mattie”, and Charles. (Justification: 1860 census record and Breckenridge County probate record of William C. Anderson’s estate)

Anderson married Bush Smith, a woman from Sherman, Texas. Suggested revision: Anderson married Miss Bush Smith of Sherman, Texas, 3 October 1864. (Justification: Copy of marriage license issued to Lieut William T. Anderson and Miss Bush Smith)

“William T. Anderson was born in 1840” Suggested revision: William T. Anderson was born about 1839. (Justification: 1850 and 1860 census records do not support the 1840 birth year)

By 1860, William T. Anderson was a joint owner of a 320-acre (1.3 km2) property that was worth $500 and his family had a net worth of around $1,000. QUESTION: Adjacent entries on the 1860 agricultural census of Breckenridge County, Kansas, show Wm. C. Anderson as the owner of 160 acres, and Wm. T. Anderson as the owner of 160 acres. Each acreage was valued at $500. Does this constitute joint ownership? 2602:301:774E:F040:7D88:78C5:390:4F08 (talk) 16:45, 29 November 2015 (UTC)BBAhistorian 29 Nov 2015[reply]

Oh thanks, that is helpful. I see what you mean now. Mark Arsten (talk) 15:35, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just thinking about how to add this to the article. Do you know the preferred format for citing census records and so on? I've never done it. Of course, if we could find sources that mention them it would be much simpler. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:39, 1 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark, it's great to see you contributing again. Would you like to be moved back to active on the SPI clerk list? If so, you can do it yourself, or I can do it for you, whichever you prefer.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:19, 1 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, it feels good to help out again. Sure, I think I will be around enough to be "active" again. I'll move myself over. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:40, 1 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hooray! throws confetti--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:52, 1 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

:) Mark Arsten (talk) 21:09, 1 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Another hooray! — MusikAnimal ^talk 18:44, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the block. Any chance you could please rev'del the material inserted by the IP on Muhammad? Thanks! GABHello! 03:03, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, glad to help. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:05, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's always nice when one of the more proactive Admins returns. Welcome back! JMHamo (talk) 15:52, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, glad to be back. Mark Arsten (talk) 14:02, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Can I please ask why Category:Fomboni FC players was deleted as empty (and @Liz: even tagged in the first place) as C1 when it was not empty? GiantSnowman 08:10, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I would have only tagged the category if it appeared on Wikipedia:Database reports/Empty categories and I found it empty. Then it sat in Category:Empty categories awaiting deletion for four days before being deleted. I regularly check this category and remove categories that are no longer empty so I don't know why I missed seeing that this category had one assigned article. I don't know how this one category slipped past us both if was not indeed empty. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 08:39, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, that is odd, not sure what the issue was. Mark Arsten (talk) 14:06, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, you recently blocked Johannesgotha for three days for edit warring at List of Star Wars Rebels episodes, the second such block he received within the week. Well, as soon as the block expired, the user went right back to making the same edits. I have reverted him, and request a re-block, for clearly he intends to continue disrupting the page. oknazevad (talk) 22:15, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the tip, I blocked him indef. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:06, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Great administrator work :-) Keep it up! Simeondahl (talk) 01:13, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, there sure is a lot of it to do! Mark Arsten (talk) 01:16, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User: Mark Arsten Just recovered my wiki account from 2013 (e.g., community integration, family support) after being blocked by Beetlebrox at Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) and the Special Population groups and US Direct Support Workforce (Here, this time; updates at mental health workforce and dual inclusion educators). I was delighted that Urie Brofenbrenner (Urie Brofennbrenner Translational Center at Cornell Plantations), Judith E. Heumann and Ed Roberts (World Institute on Disability, and the former, Clinton, Bush and Obama Administrations), and Carl Rogers (I was with his Nat Raskin at Northwestern University, also American Association of Psychotherapists) were prominently featured. I was over at the American Society for Public Administration, and am on through March as Health and Human Services Administration (HHSA) Executive. Today, I was blocked at Andrew Cuomo, Governor, who is in my book, Public Administration and Disability: Community Services Administration in the US (Racino, 2014); the site needed the minimum wage legislation, supported housing, and the environment, among others. ````JulieAnnRacino````2018 User:JulieAnnRacino —Preceding undated comment added 14:23, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have rewritten Friends of the Earth Scotland. The article had previously been turned into a redirect page, making an orphan of the non-free image that had been used on the previous version of the page: File:Line Colour weblogo.jpg. The image was deleted shortly after. I was wondering if it was possible to restore the deleted image. Can you help? Drchriswilliams (talk) 14:58, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I've brought it back and added it to the article. Let me know if you need anything else. Mark Arsten (talk) 15:45, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for sorting this out. Drchriswilliams (talk) 17:26, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for cleaning up my Open wirld video game Open world video game mistake. —DangerousJXD (talk) 03:03, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, glad to help. We had one guy recently who created a ton of totally implausible redirects on purpose, so I was happy to see that's not what was happening here :) Mark Arsten (talk) 04:14, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Marks Arsten, there seems to be going on some edit warring right now for a while already at two Articles by the two same people: one IP and a registered user, I have no knowledge on the subject so I cannot say much and username perhaps does not know he can report at a noticeboard. The 2 Articles are Downtown MRT Line, Circle MRT Line, just check their history. Since I am not involved I do not think I should be the one to report to noticeboard but at least you might be able to help being an admin :-) Alternatively maybe a page protection might help one cool off (edits do include rude language like this one from IP [2]. Thanks for looking. Poepkop (talk) 15:02, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, it looks like they both have technically broken WP:3RR on Downtown MRT Line so they could be blocked at admin discretion. The best thing to do at this point would probably be to drop them each a talk page note telling them that they've crossed the line and hope that causes them to back off on the edit warring for today. Obvious vandalism is an exception to 3RR of course, but I don't think changing "Change to [[Circle MRT Line<nowiki>" to "Crossover to opposite platform for [[Circle MRT Line</nowiki>" would count as obvious vandalism. Mark Arsten (talk) 15:22, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thanks. Can any user do so (leave them a note on their Talkpage for this purpose), or only admins? I have bad memories trying to calm down other people's arguments. Oh well. Cheerio Poepkop (talk) 15:48, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, any user is free to leave talkpage warnings about edit warring and so on. Twinkle has a warning function that's helpful, {{uw-3rr}} is usually what I use. With established users it's often better to write out a note than using a template though. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:15, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm one of the users that is engaged in the edit war. I have talked with the IP Address user to no reply. I have contacted the other registered user which I've resolved in a civilized manner. I'm sorry if you think that my reverts has caused this confusion. My revert from "Change to [[Circle MRT Line<nowiki>" to "Crossover to opposite platform for [[Circle MRT Line</nowiki>" is done as it does not make logical sense and I'm not trying to imply its vandalism. Putting a station name which has not been confirmed is considered to be vandalism and that explains my numerous reversions. I hope you guys understand my intentions and I'm NOT trying to engage in a edit war or argue with another user. 33ryantan (talk) 16:42, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, your changes may be correct, but please be careful of the 3RR bright line. Merely reverting incorrect changes is not an exception, they have to be apparent as deliberate attempts to damage to project. It is frustrating dealing with someone won't communicate, so you might want to post on a relevant wikiproject talk page to try to get more input or ask people who have edited that article or similar articles to weigh in. (I suspect one user is using both an IP and an account to revert here, so I'll treat them as the same individual for revert purposes.) Mark Arsten (talk) 16:53, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I noticed that you closed the SPI of Nmzbnmzbnmz. I didn't notice that the SPI was closed because I was typing a comment which took me 4 minutes long while you were blocking the sockpuppet. I think the SPI requires a checkuser because one more account is missing. Please see the investigation for explanation. Thanks. Ayub407^talk 18:52, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch, looking at the deleted revisions now I see I missed a couple socks. Will update the SPI. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 18:58, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark!

I'm a reporter working on a story about the Wikipedia page for Han Solo. I'd love to tell you more over email. Mind dropping me a line?

daniel.duray@gmail.com

Thanks and happy holidays!

Dan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:814C:1A00:5864:B0BE:2DE2:28C4 (talk) 23:50, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I'd be happy to. Just sent you an e-mail. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:04, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You archived Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ethan.A.Gray of Craiglea/Archive but the closing admin comment mentioned that the socks are listed at Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Ethanagray which doesn't match. I think the easiest fix is renaming the SPI. Regards, Bazj (talk) 09:48, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I must have mixed that, I'll move it over to the right title. Thanks for pointing that out. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:57, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing. Bazj (talk) 10:31, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I believe I will not used puppet of me Please dont block me I will use 1 user. (Parintar (talk) 22:07, 22 December 2015 (UTC)).[reply]

No worries, just stick to one account from now on and you'll be fine. If you do have to use two accounts for some reason make sure to follow this guideline. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 00:04, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I want to Open that by final decision please Now Wiki Thai want to open them. How do you do? [3] [4] (Parintar (talk) 10:13, 23 December 2015 (UTC)).[reply]

Sorry, but I never do anything on meta. Good luck with that project though. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:59, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Chirstmas (Parintar (talk) 09:43, 25 December 2015 (UTC)).[reply]

And may your holidays be merry and bright . . . . Cheers. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 22:39, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas to you to! Mark Arsten (talk) 00:05, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

	🍁 Season's greetings from Canada 🎄
	Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for everything you do to maintain, improve, and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 02:44, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings to you too Diannaa! Mark Arsten (talk) 14:56, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Can you add pending changes? The article has been vandalized before semi-protection. --George Ho (talk) 06:11, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Poepkop (talk) 17:07, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Merry Christmas to you too. Mark Arsten (talk) 14:46, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Could you look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/UnbiasedVictory... editor back making exact same edits. -- Moxy (talk) 18:02, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like someone beat me to it! Mark Arsten (talk) 02:04, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

	Wishing you a Charlie Brown Charlie Russell Christmas! 🎄
	Best wishes for your Christmas Is all you get from me 'Cause I ain't no Santa Claus Don't own no Christmas tree. But if wishes was health and money I'd fill your buck-skin poke Your doctor would go hungry An' you never would be broke." —C.M. Russell, Christmas greeting 1914. Montanabw(talk)

Thanks, same to you! Mark Arsten (talk) 02:04, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

File:Xmas Ornament.jpg

To You and Yours!
FWiW Bzuk (talk) 22:05, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, same to you! Mark Arsten (talk) 02:04, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

May your 2016 be full of joy and special times. MarnetteD|Talk 02:14, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the block of the editor using my username and for the rev/del of the edit summaries. Since your present got here several hours (my time) before Santa you are welcome to the cookies and milk :-) MarnetteD|Talk 02:14, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, glad to help :) Mark Arsten (talk) 02:15, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again. It looks like talk page access may need removal. If you're off celebrating Xmas eve or day there is no hurry at all. MarnetteD|Talk 03:55, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy new year... Codename Lisa (talk)

RezonansowyakaRezy (talk | contribs) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year! Spread the Christmas cheer by adding {{subst:Xmas3}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

--Rezonansowy_akaRezy (talk | contribs) 16:11, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark. Recently you blocked the user Qtwe. Can you delete the page history who Qtwe edited in White Latin Americans? He attacks me in the edit summary and added an ip. Also he insulted me in my user talk in many times (in spanish) [5] [6] Thanks. --Bleckter (talk) 21:31, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I revision deleted an edit summary on the article and one on your talk page. Let me know if he turns up again... Mark Arsten (talk) 22:08, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark Arsten, thank you so much for your efforts in preventing vandalism. I see you protected the page of the human rights activist, Majid Rafizadeh. Do you think you can address the templates in the page so people stop vandalizing the page? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:2E8C:D950:70B1:2C7C:4FD8:3960 (talk) 02:18, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I probably won't get involved much more with it than I have been, Melcous might be able to help though. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:50, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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I'll second that. Happy new year and happy editing @Mark Arsten:! BlAcKhAt9(9 (talk) 17:00, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Happy New Year 2016}} to send this message

By the way, did you know that this edit was the last edit made in 2015, and this is the first edit of 2016? (Times in UTC, of course). —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 17:29, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I was convinced to have commented to the discussion but eventually I missed to push the botton "save page". I just found the unsaved page (one of the many open pages in my Firefox), but when I tried to save the page I noted in the meanwhile the discussion was closed. I had voted to keep and I would apprecciate my comment was added to the discussion, then you or others would be welcome to re-asses the consensus and to re-close the discussion (I would not complain if the delete close will be confirmed). For the record, this was the text of my comment: Keep, if I am not missing something, in addition to the already mentioned Vogue, the article contains multiple reliable sources, such as two articles from Corriere della Sera ([7] [8]) and an article from TgCom24 ([9]). The fact they are in Italian does not make them unreliable (eg., Corriere della Sera is the major and most authoritative newspaper in Italy). Thanks in advance. Cavarrone 07:42, 3 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I'll undelete and relist it. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:52, 4 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark, you recently deleted the file File:Jisedai No Tou logo.jpg. I had actually reinserted it back into the article about 10 minutes before you deleted it. I think it serves a purpose in there as the original logo of the political party. Is it possible to have the file restored? Thanks, AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 00:35, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, it's back. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:37, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 00:40, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Five or six years later, Jimarey is return as an IP 82.53.179.230 to focus on Chris Brown or others. 123.136.111.80 115.164.87.223 (talk) 04:26, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like someone already blocked the IP. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:13, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

I manage Kate Upton and she has requested to change her picture on her WIki page to something other then Game Of War. Please help me edit the image? Contact me at Todd@KateUpton.com if you have any questions

This would really help me!

Thank you!!

Toddtouron (talk) 20:31, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You should discuss this at Talk:Kate Upton. I will copy this message there. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:38, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Toddtouron, sorry about how confusing our image policies are. Is there a specific image or type of image you're thinking of for a replacement? Mark Arsten (talk) 22:47, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@ Mark Arsten Thanks for the quick reply, not sure how this works. Any picture that is not to revealing and is not associated with "Game of War" of Kate will suffice. Perhaps one that looks more professional and clearly captures her face.

Toddtouron, Alright, I've swapped it out for the picture of her that had been at the top of the article until last Spring. I think it's better than the Game of War once at least. We don't have too many available pictures that meet our freely licensed criteria, the ones we do have are here: commons:Category:Kate Upton. If a photographer uploads a picture of her under the free licence in the future we could add that as well, but I understand that's probably not a priority for most photographers. Let me know if there's anything else I can help with. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:54, 8 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark,

Would it be possible for you to userfy a copy of the recently deleted Robin Haley article so I can see about improving it? Thank you. Hmlarson (talk) 21:04, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I think that would be alright. It's now at User:Hmlarson/Robin Haley. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:47, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - appreciate it. Hmlarson (talk) 17:19, 8 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to retrieve the file history from File:Providence Park logo.jpg for reference on File:ProvidencePark-logo.svg. MB298 (talk) 02:27, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also, please notify me when this message has been answered. MB298 (talk) 02:28, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@MB298: Sorry, I'm not sure I understand what you want me to do here. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:35, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Retrieve the table that displays the history of the uploads. For example, on File:Sunset-apollos.png, there was a previous "Sunset-apollos.gif" that was replaced with a png version. It lists the uploads of the gif file above the file history of the current version. MB298 (talk) 04:28, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I think I understand now, I've added the information. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:43, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to request that the article for the musician Betty X be restored. In the discussion it was stated that it was an "ill-sourced" BLP, which simply isn't true. Even a cursory amount of research shows that this person is an established and notable musician that has worked with some pretty well-known people (Al Jourgensen, Martin Atkins, Patty Quatro, etc.). While the article needed some revisions to clean it up and provide sources for some of the comments (which are readily available online), I see no valid reason for the deletion of this article; it does the usefulness of Wikipedia a disservice when we remove legitimate content. Thanks for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Enoch22 (talk • contribs) 02:49, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The version of the article that was deleted didn't cite any sources, actually. If you can find some good sources feel free to create a WP:DRAFT that includes them and we can look at restoring the article. Let me know if you have any questions. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:11, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you configure pending changes settings for Daniel Day-Lewis, just out of curiosity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eurocus47 (talk • contribs) 16:47, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't recall anything about this article specifically, but generally I would look at the history and see how many instances of vandalism/BLP violations were generally occurring and the volume of edits overall before adding PC. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:14, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Destiny Leo (talk) 12:06, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark, do you think the pending changes status on Andrew Hussie could now be revoked? The level of vandalism does not now seem excessive, with over a month without edits until one outbreak yesterday: Noyster (talk), 17:47, 5 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mark, could you do something to block the user Vuca1990, He continues to add vital information without any source on IHF World Men's Handball Championship I already told him, but it has now become an edit war, and it seems like he will never stop. He seems to be doing this on other articles as well. He goes on sports articles and credits Serbia as the official inheritor of Yugoslavia's medals, even tho the organizations doesn't agree with him, and therefore he adds no source for it, because it's just his own personal opinion. I hope you ahve the time to do something about this problem, thank you.Csknowitall (talk) 19:56, 5 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, first things first, you have to make sure you don't edit war yourself (even if his changes are wrong you can't keep reverting). You might want to ask at a relevant Wikiproject to get more participation on the article. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:40, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Strange. I don't remember doing that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.44.210.89 (talk) 00:33, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No worries in any case. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:06, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark, I've started a requested GOCE copy-edit to Luka Modrić, which you set a stable version of on 18:55, 2 January 2014. The c/e will take me a few days; it might be a good plan to wait until I've finished befor re-reviewing the article and approving the changes. I'll post an edit summary announcing that I've finished my c/e. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 23:42, 9 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't recall ever editing that article, so don't worry about me jumping in now. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:45, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No worries; you didn't edit but you set autoreview protection [10]; your notice still appears in the edit window and I wondered whether you wanted to re-review. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 01:20, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

C/e  Done. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 22:54, 15 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Ben 10 article has been subject to frequent IP vandalism since I've been watching it. (about October last year) Do you think you could give it semi protection? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JoshBM16 (talk • contribs) 13:54, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you might want to post a request at WP:RFPP. It's generally best to get requests logged there. Mark Arsten (talk) 04:02, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Betty X is an influential female musician, conceptual artist, and songwriter that first made her impact in Seattle during the 1990's. She has been described by Seattle publications as a "Dangerously sexy blend of poisonous and volatile apocalyptic-metal with sarcastic aggro female vocals." Betty X has become one of the most recognized names in conceptual art, post-apocalyptic rock - not just in Seattle, but in Austin and Los Angeles, as well. She continues to be a powerful influence for female singers/songwriters/artists/musicians and participates on many panel discussions and appearances along with Patti Quatro and others, in addition to her live performances and collaborations with such bands as Ministry and Pigface.

Betty X is currently gearing up to release her fifth solo album, which is being co-produced by the legendary Al Jourgensen of Ministry fame, confirming her presence as a current and relevant musician. This article supports the claim that Betty X has played with Ministry,,^[3] and removes any question of the claim's validity.

This article,^[4] as well as this book excerpt,,^[5] confirm and validate her work with Martin Atkins and Pigface: Tour Smart.

From her first band, Salon Betty, which performed with Alice In Chains and other influential Seattle bands, to being featured on the new Surgical Meth Machine (Al Jourgensen's new project) to be released April 15th on Nuclear Blast records, Betty X continues to be relevant in the music industry.

Betty X is affiliated with Salon Betty, Satan in High Heels, Ministry, Pigface, Sheep on Drugs, and Surgical Meth Machine. She has current websites and fan pages including,^[6],^[7],^[8],^[9].^[10] It would be a detriment to the history of female artists and musicians, as well as the history of post-apocalyptic rock, music in Seattle, etc.

With all due respect, I am requesting that this page, which has been active for over 10 years, be fully restored. Any claims that were deemed to be without validation will be updated, as well as any other pertinent information. Not only does the removal of this page have an impact on booking agents, etc., to research Betty X, but it also hinders the education of younger generation conceptual artists, musicians, singers, and songwriters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Terivangogo (talk • contribs) 20:29, 14 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

FYI MA this thread Wikipedia:Help desk#Deleted.2Fremoved article - Betty X has already answered this persons questions. I have directed the to WP:DRV as well. Cheers and enjoy your week. MarnetteD|Talk 21:05, 14 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, see my response above to the last person who asked about her, but basically I'd recommend creating a new draft. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:56, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]