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@Twillisjr: As per your request the bot processed CIA World Factbook urls query (actual list) that lists all pages using the old/broken URL. Re-run of the query reveals 7 continued uses I will investigate. At a glance they seem to be protected pages.
In the next step, I will process CIA World Factbook urls in articles query which lists all articles that use the new URL such that they benefit the templates you suggested. This will take a considerable amount of time since some of the listed pages already use the template or use other templates such as citation templates.
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Hi! I recently created some redirects with possibilities containing diacritics (Småland (cattle), Skåne (cattle), Herrgård), and then created redirects to them without those diacritics to make them easier to find. Your bot has changed those diacritic-free pages to redirect directly to the destination article. That seems to go directly against the advice given at Category:Redirects with possibilities: "Do not retarget links to these redirects directly to the article to which they redirect". Could you get the bot to ignore redirects of this particular type in future? Obviously I won't bother changing the pages back until that's been done. Many thanks for all your useful work, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:41, 23 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Justlettersandnumbers: Hello, the bot processes Special:Doubleredirects which is when a redirect points to a redirect. My suggestion would be to use soft redirects which would not appear on the special page if you want to keep it in redirect form. Another possibility is to create stub articles if you think the topic has enough content for an expansion. Thirdly creating sections in the main article for the individual breed and redirecting to those sections specifically is also an option. The last one I mentioned would probably be the easiest and my preferred option. -- A Certain White Catchi? 11:45, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
@Paul 012: I probably created it for temporary usage and then forgot about it. Probably to check a parameter. I think it can be removed and speedy deleted. A nomination is an overkill. Do you need bot help to remove it from individual pages? -- A Certain White Catchi? 21:27, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
Dear fellow editor, Thank you so much for uploading a photo of Clive Barda into Wikipedia recently, and for adding it to the article's Infobox; your helpful assistance has now made the article complete and I am very grateful to you. With kind regards; Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook)10:59, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@GRuban: I am working towards getting the rights released in OTRS. Once I have that sorted I will put the image in. OTRS of course does not have editorial priority but I kindly ask for a little more time. -- A Certain White Catchi? 19:01, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
You're trading emails with Sharon Carpenter, or her agent, and she/they wants to release an image but is having trouble crossing the ts and dotting the is? Or something else? --GRuban (talk) 20:29, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@GRuban: Something like that. You can appreciate why I cannot detail my response here. OTRS tickets aren't always straightforward despite the efforts of both sides. -- A Certain White Catchi? 11:56, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
@GRuban: I cannot in any way prevent you from re-inserting the file. As I stated OTRS does not have editorial priority. Mind that the other party in OTRS specifically asked to remove the file. I will send them another email reflecting this discussion. I am hopeful that the issue will be resolved soon. -- A Certain White Catchi? 21:00, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
Sure, but it's not an issue of physically preventing me, it's more in the nature of a consultation. I would completely prefer an equally good image that the article subject also likes; but I think the image we have is far better than nothing, so if you think negotiations have stalled, I'd like to put it back. But if you think there is a reasonable chance of getting one in the near future, I can give it more time. (I admit, I've done this "please release an image to replace one you don't like" dance myself. It took years.) --GRuban (talk) 23:05, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@GRuban: Thank you for your understanding. It is always uncomfortable for me to do the dance in this manner. There is willingness mind you but it is moving slowly. I have not been rejected either. I am trying not to push too hard and get everything regards to licensing correct so that issue is closed and not challenged in the future. -- A Certain White Catchi? 14:54, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
Account creation
Hello とある白い猫,
Another CheckUser brought something to my attention that we find to be rather puzzling. Why did you create an account with an abusive username? Oshwah is perfectly capable of handling troll accounts himself, so I'm at a loss to come up with an explanation for your action. Cheers —DoRD (talk) 21:31, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I scrolled back to that conversation, but I have to disagree that such accounts are regularly created to prevent impersonation. I don't know how things work elsewhere, but that is not a practice here, particularly with abusive account names. —DoRD (talk) 23:44, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@DoRD: It is something we did regularly on this wiki in the past. Since creator and creation reason is well known, it isn't much of an issue. I did notice the confusion afterwards so this isn't something I will do regularly. -- A Certain White Catchi? 12:26, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
It was done with similar names, e.g. Oshwha, but the software should prevent that now. I don't recall it ever being done with abusive names, so please let that one be the last. Thanks. —DoRD (talk) 15:25, 13 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@DoRD: I do not agree with that, creating usernames to prevent trolls from creating them isn't banned. If anything the software should not have allowed it. I did not expect to be successful to be honest. That is the bigger issue here. -- A Certain White Catchi? 18:57, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
@DoRD:@Bbb23: You cannot quite pull rank on me though I imagine your intention was not to intimidate. As I stated earlier, I am aware of the confusion my action has caused. If it wasn't self evident, I am not happy with how issues developed. It is not like I habitually create such accounts. -- A Certain White Catchi? 21:07, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
I'm not sure what you mean by pulling rank, and I don't see any attempt at intimidation. We're just trying to make sure that this doesn't happen in the future. Even Oshwah agrees that it's a bad idea, and another admin pointed out in that IRC discussion that this does run afoul of the username policy. —DoRD (talk) 21:20, 13 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:SHAPE-Structure.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination.
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