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Muqman 52

Hey. You blocked Muqman 52 (talk · contribs) in August last year for ban evasion - he's appealed this on IRC, and personally I think unblocking him wouldn't hurt given he's been blocked for so long. Just wanted your say so since it's your block. Cheers, — foxj 04:20, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

As long as it seems they're going to work on what led to the block in the first place, it's fine with me. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 23:55, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Only just seen this now, so replying out of courtesy - cheers. — foxj 15:13, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	Thank you for approving my unblock, I understand why I was blocked and it feels great to be back on Wikipedia as a non-spamming, non-sockpuppeting editor. Muqman 52 (talk) 00:56, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, just make sure to stick to policy this time around. ;-) Welcome back! Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 01:00, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Rich Farmbrough closed

An arbitration case regarding Rich Farmbrough has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above.

The following remedies have been enacted:

Rich Farmbrough (talk · contribs) is indefinitely prohibited from using any automation whatsoever on Wikipedia. For the purposes of this remedy, any edits that reasonably appear to be automated shall be assumed to be so.
Rich Farmbrough's administrator status is revoked. At any time after the closing of this case, Rich Farmbrough may request that his administrator status be restored by filing a request for adminship.
Elen of the Roads (talk · contribs) is reminded that an administrator who is a party to an arbitration case should not block another editor (or their bot) who is a party to the same case.

For the Arbitration Committee,

--Guerillero | My Talk 19:26, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks...

...for the checkuser information at User talk:Raghusri. It was very helpful. JamesBWatson (talk) 10:49, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Definitely...

I read the policies this time and thanks for the welcome back!--Muqman 52 (talk) 17:47, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

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Articles for Creation Appeal

Articles for Creation is backlogged and needs YOUR help!

Articles for Creation is desperately in need of reviewers! We are looking for urgent help, from experienced editors and administrators alike, to help us clear a record backlog of pending submissions. There is currently a significant backlog of 2693 submissions waiting to be reviewed. These submissions are generally from new editors who have never edited Wikipedia before. A prompt, constructive review of submissions could significantly editor retention.

Do you have what it takes?

Are you familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines?
Do you know what Wikipedia is and is not?
Do you have a working knowledge of the Manual of Style, particularly article naming conventions?
Are you (at least) autoconfirmed?
Can you review submissions based on their individual merits?

If the answer to these questions is yes, then please read the reviewing instructions and donate a little of your time to helping tackle the backlog.

Click here to review to a random submission_{Article selected by erwin85's random article script on toolserver.}

We would greatly appreciate your help. Currently, only a small handful of users are reviewing articles. Any help, even if it's just 1 or 2 reviews, would be extremely beneficial.

On behalf of the Articles for Creation project,
AndrewN ^talk 23:49, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Arbitration motion regarding Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Rich Farmbrough

Resolved by motion that:

FoF 8 (Unblocking of SmackBot) changed to:

Rich Farmbrough has on many occasions, after another administrator has placed a block on his bot account, used his administrative tools to unblock his own bot without first remedying the underlying issue to the blocking admin's satisfaction or otherwise achieving consensus for such unblock (see block logs of SmackBot, Helpful Pixie Bot).

For the Arbitration Committee,

-- Lord Roem (talk) 15:10, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

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Unsalt request for Andrew Craig?

Andrew Craig is an undefeated UFC fighter who beat a tough opponent. There is no other Andrew Craig on wiki so can you unsalt the page so I can move Andrew Craig (fighter) to it please? JonnyBonesJones (talk) 20:41, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Done - I also went ahead and moved it for you. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 00:56, 1 June 2012 (UTC)