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Revision Deletion Request

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Hello Joyous again,

I found more BLP violating edits ( and ) qualifying for RD2 redaction. Khrincan (talk | contribs) 21:12, 28 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done. Thanks again. Joyous! Noise! 21:26, 28 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Where do I report userpage issues?

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User:Macharla shivashankar (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)

I'm trying to report userpage for speedy deletion and/or administrator attention (WP:AIV or WP:UAA). I haven't reported or tagged for CSD yet. Also it's not in English (it's apparently in Telugu). Can you please help me out what is the best course of action? Thanks. --みんな空の下 (トーク) 04:59, 1 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

First course of action should probably be to leave a message on their talk page so they know the content isn't appropriate for Wikipedia. Perhaps they'll take it down themselves, which would be ideal. Eventually, AIV would be better than UAA, because it's not the username itself that's the issue. Joyous! Noise! 13:48, 1 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Melissa Mascara is hot

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and there is no reason why she should not be included in a list of notable people from this town. It's not NYC, it's a small town, people would enjoy knowing a hot actress was from here — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-27347-36 (talk) 17:30, 9 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

The reason is that Wikipedia has criteria for being included in lists like the one you edited, namely notability. The way we usually judge that is by checking to see if someone has a standalone article here. If you think Melissa Mascara fits within the guidelines at the link I just left, feel free to write an article using reliable published sources, then she can be added to the list. Joyous! Noise! 23:48, 9 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

TPA yoink

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I saw you blocked User:User talk:~2026-26681-94, could you revoke tpa as well? Thanks. Realtent (talk) 20:37, 2 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

yep. Joyous! Noise! 22:12, 2 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Media list

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Hi Joyous! I saw in 2023 you added Wikilink to Fourth Estate in George Mason U's student org page. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Mason_University&action=history&offset=&limit=500

Have been trying to add one of George Mason's longest-running journals So to Speak to the list (since phoebe and Fourth Estate are already on there). Keep being denied even though plenty of outside sources. Are you able to assist?

Thanks. ~2026-27135-89 (talk) 14:41, 4 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Where have you tried adding that content? I'm not seeing any attempts in the recent article history. Joyous! Noise! 16:35, 4 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Trouted

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a rainbow trout fish

Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: Why are you not letting me have time to place the user warning at User talk:~2026-28344-44? - SimpleObjects-9ei 🌸/🌻/🌞 20:18, 10 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Family blood lines

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In Wikipedia you aren't able to get your family blood lines so if i was on Wikipedia and I was trying to get information about my blood line I couldn't and lots of people that are related to noble familys like if you were related to the queen or king you could get blood line.And i find that unfair so could you put the family blood lines upon Wikipedia please. ~2026-26127-61 (talk) 11:27, 12 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

I doubt that Wikipedia will be adding information on blood lines, as they are difficult to prove reliably. Joyous! Noise! 15:15, 12 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

You've got mail

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Hello, Joyous!. Please check your email; you've got mail!
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User:Jgfhgdryjbf

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Can you remove TPA for Jgfhgdryjbf? They're copying articles onto their talk page (and then vandalizing them). RandomPerson238 22:02, 24 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Got it. Sorry for the delay: actually OUTSIDE in the garden dealing with weeds and such. You're always welcome to snag another admin for things like this if I'm not around. I don't mind if someone else adjusts a block. Joyous! Noise! 01:44, 25 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

About Baqyt Sultanov

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Change the article's name instead of take edit back?

And most of names in infobox are different from names in article title, that's not special for Sultanov. Thanks for attention. Cheers! ~2026-31370-18 (talk) 20:29, 25 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Just a heads-up

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Username 痛 (维基黑鬼垃圾) (talk · contribs) contains hate speech according to Google Translate.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 14:28, 6 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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I disagree that it was inappropriate because the wiki link is relevant since it is a database on Comsat. ~2026-33775-69 (talk) 19:12, 7 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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You've got mail

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Nevermind!

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Another admin blocked the LTA TA! Disregard! Gatemansgc (TɅ̊LK) 17:21, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Disregarded! Joyous! Noise! 18:06, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

A barnstar for you!

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The Admin's Barnstar
For your tireless anti-vandalism work and handling the backlogs at AIV. Best, Mifter (talk) 02:53, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply
Thank you!! This means a lot. Joyous! Noise! 14:25, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

You've got mail

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The Signpost: 21 June 2026

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RV2 request

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Hi, I found this edit on Fontaine (Genshin Impact) that contains the n word, which is offensive to black people. You can only see the word when you go to visual mode. That1ElioFan ( talk | userboxes ) 17:48, 30 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Joyous

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I'm sorry ~2026-37678-55 (talk) 02:29, 1 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

July 2026

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Information icon Hello, I'm Tarlby. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Matías Galarza (Paraguayan footballer) have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. toby (t)(rw) 02:54, 1 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

I think you reverted the wrong edit. Joyous! Noise! 02:56, 1 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
yea, whoops. toby (t)(rw) 02:59, 1 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Books & Bytes – Issue 75

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Protection request

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Could Leandro Paredes please be protected ASAP? There's a mass attack of vandalism on this page. Entranced98 (talk) 22:18, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Just did. Joyous! Noise! 22:18, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

May 2026 Administrator Elections – RFC Phase

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Lawnmower Dog temporary accounts

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Not sure if you're aware or not, but those disruptive temporary accounts at this article (primarily adding completely unrelated images in the infobox) are stemming from Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Agustin Sepulveda Venegas 2004 Fan. My guess is that he decided to go to this article instead since usual target The Lawnmower Man is semi-protected.

Already have an SPI case for the latest temporary account (thank you for already blocking it- though hoping for maybe a sleeper check to happen) and requested protection for Lawnmower Dog at RPPI. Magitroopa (talk) 03:24, 28 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Here is your Fried Chicken for your hard work!

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Itsjuenyin (talk) 12:28, 28 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 2 August 2026

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Copyvio?

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Hi. What do you do when someone adds a copyrighted work to a Talk page? See this. I'd rather that it just be deleted, but I imagine you know what to do. -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:25, 7 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Normally, it's reverted and the edit is revision deleted, but I think this particular song is in the public domain, so no copyvio exists. Joyous! Noise! 20:31, 7 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Ah, right. Sorry. I feel silly.  :) -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:38, 8 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Administrators' newsletter – August 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2026).

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Request

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Can you grant me autopatrolled for redirects, I think I qualify? In solidarity Dafootballguy Want to talk? 21:17, 12 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

I'm only seeing 3 redirects that you've created. The informal rule is more like 100-ish. Joyous! Noise! 02:28, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Can you tell me if Draft:Elijah Culp is ready for mainspace? In solidarity, Dafootballguy [Want to talk?] 02:08, 19 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Offhand, I'd say so. Lots of sourcing for all your statements and well-organized. Be aware that I do almost no article review, so....take my opinion for what it's worth. 😀 Joyous! Noise! 02:11, 19 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Who can I ask? In solidarity, Dafootballguy [Want to talk?] 03:37, 19 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Request for page unprotection

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Request unprotection for pages Gopal Patha and Gopal Chandra Mukhopadhyay to redirect them to Gopal Mukherjee. I don't know who is the protecting adminstrator and i see you as the last person deleting, so i messaged. Sarangem (talk) 14:23, 21 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 24 August 2026

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  • On the bright side: The great outdoors
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    "Explaining civilly" probably should go both ways...

Admin privileges request

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Hello Joyous.

I want to be an admin so i can delete pages, move them, edit fully-protected pages. GCRNumber1fan (talk | contribs) 15:21, 26 August 2026 (BST)

Welcome! I'm glad you want to take on more responsibility here. To start: do a lot of editing! An account must be 30+ days old and have 500+ quality edits to request adminship. That's the minimum. Really, you'd need more experience than that, because adminship isn't granted by a single person: it's through a vote, so you'll be under a bit of scrutiny to demonstrate that you understand the rules here. It's hard to get admin without at least a year of experience and a few thousand edits. A start might be to look at some of your edits that have been reverted and figure out what was wrong. I think you'd benefit from reading over this page about using the more common name for countries. Joyous! Noise! 16:03, 26 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Ok, I got it. GCRNumber1fan (talk) 17:23, 26 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

A barnstar for you!

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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Thank you for always helping out at my userpage, and caring about being friendly. Your kindness had not gone unnoticed, keep it up. Thank you. In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 01:17, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
@Joyous! You 100% deserve it. You are one odd the most friendly admins on the sight and extremely helpful. In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 01:19, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Korean Air Dog Killings

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Hi Joyous! I saw you reverted vandalism about a supposed dog killing on the Korean Air page from a temporary account. Just now, another temporary account also made a comment about supposed dog killings on the airline, which I reverted. Could these accounts be connected, (someone using multiple IPs for vandalism, Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry via temporary accounts?) Didn't want to file a report yet so I thought I'd notify the other editor who was involved. Thanks (User talk:~2026-48362-88) Edlectro28 (talk) 14:19, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

They don't seem to be on the same IP, but with so much use of VPNs, I don't know for sure. Since the edit you reverted mentioned a "collective," it may be a few people working together. Joyous! Noise! 15:53, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
Worth keeping an eye on Edlectro28 (talk) 16:19, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
For sure. I have it on my watchlist now, but it looks like the kind of stuff that dies down after a few days when they don't get their way. Joyous! Noise! 16:20, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Ban report

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Dear Joyous!, Roadgeek75 keeps ignoring me and won't listen to me. So please ban them immediately. GCRNumber1fan (talk | contribs) 18:12, 14 September 2026 (BST)

I'd suggest you take the conversation with Roadgeek75 to the talk page of the article in question: perhaps you can get some input on your dispute from other editors interested in the article. Roadgeek75 has done nothing that warrants blocking.
P.S. To sign your comments, just type four tildes in a row, like this: ~~~~. That will automatically add your signature and a timestamp. Joyous! Noise! 17:17, 14 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Administrators' newsletter – September 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2026).

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  • Speedy deletion criteria G15 has been renamed from "LLM-generated pages without human review" to "Unambiguously LLM-generated pages" and has an additional sign of detection added to it following a RfC.

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TPA

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User talk:~2026-49751-06, please and thank you! In Solidarity, realtent (have an issue? talk to me) 20:38, 14 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Got it. Thanks. Joyous! Noise! 20:40, 14 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Request

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Can you provide me a copy of the MediaWiki:Bad image list in wikitext so I canuse it for my filter? In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 00:44, 15 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

I would leave a request on the list's talk page, in case there are any restrictions that I'm unaware of. Joyous! Noise! 00:47, 15 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
@Joyous! 1) I left a request, but it hasn't been answered yet. 2) I'm writing a draft article: Draft:Son of Hamas, which is probably a contentious topic. Is there anything I need to know about that? In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 19:15, 20 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

A kitten for you!

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Cat to help you stop vandals :)

Strongshorts (talk) 22:37, 15 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

We could use a whole kitten army! Joyous! Noise! 22:44, 15 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
Don't worry I do new users patrol :) Strongshorts (talk) 07:06, 16 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 16 September 2026

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  • News and notes: The Balance of Power
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Books & Bytes – Issue 76

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 76, July–August 2026
  • New partnership: The Chronicle of Higher Education
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October 2026 Administrator Elections – Schedule

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October 2026 Administrator Elections – Call for Candidates

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The administrator elections process has officially started! Qualified editors are encouraged to find at least one experienced nominator. Self-nominations are also allowed. Please review instructions at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2026/Candidates.

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New ban report

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Dear Joyous!, Roadgeek75 keeps reverting my reliable sources of road signs. So please, I want you to ban them permanently. GCRNumber1fan (talk) 18:11, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

thank you joyous for your hard work <3

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2026

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2026).

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Arbitration

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  • Doug Weller passed away on 30 September 2026. Doug Weller began editing Wikipedia in 2006 and became an administrator in 2008, making nearly 275,000 edits over two decades. He served on the Arbitration Committee from 2015 through 2018 and was also a longtime CheckUser and Oversighter.

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3 month blocks of TAs

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Please just make them indefinite. It makes it much easier to see previous disruption and blocked accounts in article histories. When the three month block expires they just show as expired rather than blocked unless you specifically look at their block log. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:40, 5 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Ok. Will do. Joyous! Noise! 18:40, 5 October 2026 (UTC)Reply
Holler if you notice me doing a 3-month: it may take a bit to get the muscle-memory readjusted. Joyous! Noise! 18:41, 5 October 2026 (UTC)Reply
Thank you kindly. I appreciate it. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:42, 5 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

~2026-53635-05

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Hello, see here. Regards Serols (talk) 13:43, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

sigh.... thanks for cleaning up. Joyous! Noise! 14:43, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Obvious sock

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See AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:30, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! Joyous! Noise! 16:33, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

October 2026 Administrator Elections – Discussion Phase

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The discussion phase of the October 2026 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

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  • Scrutineering phase

We are currently in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages are open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2026/Discussion phase.

On 13 Oct, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for.

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You've got mail!

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New cross-language page link: Masking tape

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Introducing the revamped uw-mos1 template

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Hi, Joyous!, and thanks for your contributions. I noticed that you have used user warning templates like {{uw-mos1}} to advise or warn users about MOS issues, such as at this user Talk page—thanks very much for that. The {{uw-mos1}} template has always suffered from vagueness; if you look at that example on the user's talk page, you'll notice it doesn't say anything about what MOS rule they broke, making it nearly impossible for the user to understand: 1) what they did wrong, 2) how to fix it, or 3) how to avoid making the exact same error next time. In brief, if used without additional wording, the uw-mos1 template assigns blame without explanation or remedy, and is virtually useless to help a willing user improve.

But, good news! The template has been revamped with new features, in particular, a couple of different ways to signal exactly what MOS rule was broken. There are two new parameters you can use for this: |issue=, and |longissue=. Please take a minute to go over the new doc at {{uw-mos1}} about how to use the new params; see especially sections §§ Notes​ and Examples. Next time you need to advise a user about a MOS style issue, please try out the new features to help the user understand better what they are being templated for.

Once again, many thanks for using {{uw-mos1}} to advise editors about MOS issues; I hope you'll find the new features helpful. Cheers, Mathglot (talk) 20:41, 10 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! I love a message with specificity! Joyous! Noise! 21:13, 10 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

October 2026 Administrator Elections – Voting Phase

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The voting phase of the October 2026 administrator elections has started and will continue until 19 October 2026 at 23:59 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2026/Voting phase.

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Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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The Signpost: 13 October 2026

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  • Obituary: Doug Weller
    Twenty-year editor, long-term admin, dearly missed.
  • On the bright side: Good people
    Nice comments and real-life rescuers.

Recreating "Lunny"

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Was deleted in 2005 at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lunny for going against "Wikipedia's policy against genealogical articles" and "giving no information whatsoever". Surname articles (such as the new version of "Lunny" I'm creating) are now accepted on Wikipedia, however, so I think I should be fine. I'd appreciate it if you could find an old copy of what the "Lunny" article looked like just before its 2005 deletion, though, so I can compare. Duckmather (talk) 16:54, 30 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

When it was deleted, it simply read "Lunny is a surname originating from Canada and is popular in
Ireland." Joyous! Noise! 00:34, 1 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Boo!

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Zahrazamedahmedi has given you some caramel and a candy apple! Caramel and candy-coated apples are fun Halloween treats, and promote WikiLove on Halloween. Hopefully these have made your Halloween (and the preceding days) much sweeter. Happy Halloween!

'"On Psych, A USA Network TV series Episode 8, The Tao of Gus, Season 6, Shawn refers to pumpkins as "Halloween Apples" because he thinks all round fruits are a type of apple.


If Trick-or-treaters come your way, add {{subst:Halloween apples}} to their talkpage with a spoooooky message!

🕸️Zahrazamedahmedi🕸️ 🍭My Talk Page🍬 🦇My Mistakes🦇 00:21, 31 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Happy Halloween!

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Ren ☺ (Talk) 22:19, 31 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

utrs:116772

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Could you please comment on utrs:116772 (a block of yours from 2024) when you get a chance? Thanks. * Pppery * it has begun... 23:56, 31 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

The Signpost: 1 November 2026

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