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My account has been unblocked. Perhaps you could be helpful with edits that would make this newly created page more factual and pertinent. It still has some factual errors. Errors I corrected, only to have wrong information restored. I appreciate your help.

Paragraph one. Annies and Oscars are not awarded the year of release in most cases. While Moana was released in 2016, my Annie was awarded in 2017, as I stated. So please restore that. It is a quite verifiable fact.

One need only check the 44th Annie Awards here on Wikipedia to see that is true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_Annie_Awards

My branch is now the "Animation Branch" in the Academy, not The "Short Films and Animated Feature branch. Either way, the branch name should be capitalized. My term as a governor has another year. It is a simple fact that I am one of two governors of that newly formed branch. This is old news here are sources: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-animation-and-short-films-branch-splits-1235836376/ https://www.indiewire.com/awards/awards/academy-awards-announce-new-short-films-feature-animation-branches-1234957589/ https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-creates-animation-live-action-shorts-separate-branches/

Though in any case, lower case is not the way it should appear.

Here is the set of AMPAS governors for the 2024-2025 term. My co-governor Bonnie Arnold has termed out. There are two governors of the Animation Branch for this term. You can see I am one of them. You might also note, as I have now pointed out multiple times, the newly elected Short Films Branch governor: Chris Tashima. Yet another source says that the Branch is now two branches. https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-elects-2024-2025-board-governors

Please change that entry to reflect that.

I see C.Fred has used my proper job titles in the opening paragraph. Appreciated.

Strange there’d be pushback on IMDB for the proper credits and job titles, as whoever fashioned this page to begin with obviously used that to create the wholly accurate filmography included on this page.

One more thing, could you remove my child's first name from the last paragraph. Tim is a minor.

Looking forward to seeing these corrections. Thanks a lot for your help. MarlonWest063 (talk) 23:47, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Orangemike, You deleted my article at: User:ZenSunflower/sandbox1 for promotional content. I would like to re-edit and fix until the article meets wiki standards.

1. I need help retrieving the contents of my article because I did not back it up. 2. I also need help understanding what parts of my article make it look promotional.

Please help!!! ZenSunflower (talk) 02:46, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Out of courtesy, I will send you the deleted content. But it is promotional: a mewling, groveling hagiography of an advertisement, and has no place in an encyclopedia. I honestly don't think there are more than fifteen words and maybe one reference that could be salvaged. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:20, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

OrangeMike,

1. Could you send me the entire contents of the deleted article? What I received was only a small part of it.

2. Could you please let me know of the one reference that is salvageable?

Thank you! ZenSunflower (talk) 04:13, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

1. Done.

2. Upon further examination, the one which looked vaguely salvageable is in fact clearly not a reliable source. Every single source is either self-published or grossly violative of our neutral point of view requirements. --Orange Mike | Talk 04:59, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).

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I will, Mike. I know you by sight, though I'm not sure if we've ever talked before. Incidentally, I'm Terry Hunt. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.2.67.235 (talk) 18:35, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Looked for you at Glasgow, but didn't see you: probably not helped by my being in the Business Meeting throughout all its sessions! Going to Belfast? Terry Hunt/{The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.1.109.53 (talk) 23:00, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Nope; got to get back to the States after a couple of days in the Republic. (Heading to the GPO today.) Orange Mike | Talk 10:43, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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Is 235 characters and 0.8% authorship of user M.Duffau, a major contribution to add that template? YBSOne (talk) 18:00, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Sadly, we only have one COI template; and given the gravity of their COI, I gritted my teeth and used the template available to me. The COI edits are certainly the vast proportion of their contributions to this project. Also: how many characters is a logo equal to? --Orange Mike | Talk 18:03, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

I think Special:Diff/1248038448 this is what is left of those characters, as the other contribution was fully reverted. I would leave it as is, as it seems correct. YBSOne (talk) 18:07, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

My point is that the intent was to substitute an entirely new logo, which is a substantial change hard to quantify numerically. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:14, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

That part was reverted and new logo was uploaded by a different user. YBSOne (talk) 18:20, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

There are in fact two users (sock?) M.Duffau and Matteo G. CTS. One started just after the other. YBSOne (talk) 10:06, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

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I just had the recording of the "pointless tech" panel playing in another window, and an attendee came up to the mic and said "I'm a Wikipedia admin", and I thought "I bet that's Orangemike". DS (talk) 13:43, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

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Yeah, it probably was me. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:01, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Orangemike. Would you mind taking a look at Special:Contributions/Cmanon? This user might be, at least based on their choice of username, Christian Manon. They've been advised as far back as 2010 by several users about how they at least have an apparent COI, but never responded at all. I also advised them about WP:REALNAME a few months back, but they didn't respond to that as well. The account went dormant shortly thereafter and I figured they might've have just moved on, but it recently started editing again. Perhaps one last request from an administrator might get them to at least clarify whether they are the subject of the article and just using their real name as their username or are someone else. -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:56, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

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• Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068

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• RoySmith, Barkeep49 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2024 Arbitration Committee Elections. ThadeusOfNazereth and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners.
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Hi, a user by the IP address 157.15.11.13 is constantly making incorrect changes to the page "Classical Languages of India". The user twice put the attestation date of the Sanskrit language as '5000 CE' whereas we are still in 2024 CE. Sanskrit being an ancient language has roots that go way back. This user has some personal agenda and has constantly made other incorrect edits with this '5000 CE' one being the latest. Can you please guide on what could be done to stop the user Rightmostdoor6 (talk) 17:05, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

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• Following an RFC, Wikipedia:Notability (species) was adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
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• The Nuke feature also now provides links to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.

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because they're delicious. you're welcome. -"𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴." (talk) 18:11, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

I'm wondering about COI also. Doug Weller talk 09:54, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Yeah, I understand, I requested the unlock.

My association is a non-member.

I have no vested interest, nor am I employed it.

But I was around 5yr ago when it started so I am aware of some the goings on chronologically.

It being controversial group I don't want to attract to much attention, or we may need to lock it again.

As Wiki does not like COI I kind of volunteered to get the page unlock so we can make it a structured Org explainer page.

And they don't have pay someone, I can do it in my spare time. And source any copyright material personally.

If this is too close, I don't mind stopping.

But I am doing this in my spare time so reading up on the style it needs to be in. Jupman (talk) 19:29, 3 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi there! I noticed that you recently deleted Draft:Jeffrey Dahmer: Uncovering The Case For Innocence for having a promotional tone. Looking at the edit history, it looks like a speedy deletion tag had not been placed on the article, so I'm guessing you had decided the article should be deleted. Based on the editor's comments at Talk:Jeffrey Dahmer, I can understand the concern. However, it doesn't look like the editor was ever informed that their edits were promotional or that the article they created was being deleted. Please remember to communicate with editors in the future -- not only to be less bitey to newcomers but also to help other editors and administrators who may have concerns about the editor's actions in the future. Thank you, Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 02:55, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

This particular s.p.a. has done literally nothing except attempt to advertise this book. Even their talk page was turned into another draft advertisement disguised as an article, with the same promotional language taken from the publisher's website or book flap copy. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:52, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

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Administrator changes

• Arcticocean
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Technical news

• Administrators can now nuke pages created by a user or IP address from the last 90 days, up from the initial 30 days. T380846
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Arbitration

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Hey, Orangemike. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 03:02, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

P.S. I am so so sorry for the lateness! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 03:02, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Hello! This is Luiysia again. Welcome to everyone who joined the mailing list from our Wikipedia Day meetup! Here are the details for our March bimonthly meetup.

The meetup will start at Sipping Turtle Cafe, in the Logan Sqaure neighborhood, at 11 AM.

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2025).

Administrator changes

• Jarry1250
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• AmandaNP
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Guideline and policy news

• A request for comment is open to discuss whether AI-generated images (meaning those wholly created by generative AI, not human-created images modified with AI tools) should be banned from use in articles.
• A series of 22 mini-RFCs that double-checked consensus on some aspects and improved certain parts of the administrator elections process has been closed (see the summary of the changes).
• A request for comment is open to gain consensus on whether future administrator elections should be held.

Technical news

• A new filter has been added to the Special:Nuke tool, which allows administrators to filter for pages in a range of page sizes (in bytes). This allows, for example, deleting pages only of a certain size or below. T378488
• Non-administrators can now check which pages are able to be deleted using the Special:Nuke tool. T376378

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• The 2025 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, Arcticocean, Ameisenigel, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, Galahad, Nehaoua, Renvoy, Revi C., RoySmith, Teles and Zafer as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
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I'm not in favor of increased restrictions on draftification, but I'm wondering why you thought it was appropriate to draftify an article that has

1. no unsourced or poorly sourced content
2. ample sources cited to demonstrate notability

I'ts not new either which according to more recent criteria is supposed to be an absolute bar to draftification. (t · c) buidhe 00:53, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

There is still nothing there which constitutes a meaningful claim of notability, just a list of publications. I didn't want to simply nominate it for deletion, but it needs a lot of work. There is also almost no biographical content: where was this person born, what have they done besides teach, etc. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:42, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

I'm surprised you can make it to 100,000 edits and not know about WP:NAUTHOR. All of the book reviews cited in the article count towards notability.

Yes, it is better to AfD an article if you don't think it's notable, than try to do a backdoor deletion. This is exactly the kind of behavior that may get draftification banned entirely to the great detriment of NPPers. (t · c) buidhe 15:05, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

I did not realize that your amazingly skeletal citations were references to reviews, rather than mere links to the works themselves. What the article needs is an explanation of why these works are relevant to the literature. "Veeblefetzer wrote this book about metal demangement" is not an assertion of notability; "Veeblefetzer wrote this book which has drawn new attention to the history of metal demangement during the 18th century, and started a debate on the topic among metallurgic historians" is an assertion of notability. Einolf's work looks interesting, and I look forward to a fleshed-out article about him. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:51, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

An article being fleshed out is different from being main space ready, IMO. If it's a well sourced stub it belongs in main space so that other editors can find it and potentially flesh it out. (t · c) buidhe 00:36, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

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Hello @Orangemike,

I have been diving into law firms/lawyers following the online call to action and was attempting to tidy up relevant information when I removed the piece on the article about a suspension - particularly due to a claim about “obtaining an advantage”? I don’t think this is relevant and would love your guidance on removing such content - particularly as I saw you were “considered to be a ‘deletionist’”

Appreciate the help

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Such discussions should take place on the talk page of the article, not here on my talk page. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:13, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

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Please dont remove this section from Sunil Dutt. It took me so much time and i have researched it properly. Gooshh (talk) 19:57, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

When actors and politicians die, people say nice things about them. Such tributes are not considered reliable sources, and have no place here; and it is particularly absurd to include things said by the subject's own family. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:08, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

Then how should I designed it. But atleast don't remove the entire thing. Give me some time Gooshh (talk) 20:11, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

I understand your point. I will rectify it but give me some time. Gooshh (talk) 20:16, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

Look at recognized "Good Articles" on actors or politicians. I would also suggest finding other editors in India who are more experienced in this kind of thing. An article should not contain any material that suggests the editor was looking for praise, tributes, and compliments; but you keep adding that kind of thing back in. The chants resonated in the air by all the Congress party, the common people and communities like the Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus; Jab Tak Suraj Chand Rahega Sunil Dutt Tera Naam Rahega (As long as the sun and the moon exist, Sunil Dutt your name will remain) is embarrassing to read, much less to see in an encyclopedia article. We aren't talking about Mohandas Gandhi or even Vishram Bedekar here. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:21, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

Look sir, I have deleted it. I just want to fill the page of this person because other old celebrities pages where filled with full information and exaggerating points. I am not obssessed with anyone. I just felt that its a disgrace that Sunil Dutt's page has minimum information and not well researched. I just contributed kindly remove my name from Conflict Interests. Please Gooshh (talk) 09:44, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

But Sir i am new to wikipedia and wasn't aware about these things. Thank you for guiding me. I will take care of this in future. Please let me contribute Gooshh (talk) 16:30, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

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Would you like to be convinced? You may have to give up a strongly held belief. All this hype, how can you not be a little bit curious. Polygnotus (talk) 18:15, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

YSR Congress Party contains After accusing the Congress of ill-treating him and with a state ministerial slot in the aftermath of the death of his father Is the word "offered" missing? Polygnotus (talk) 18:45, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Please check these edits, thank you, Polygnotus (talk) 18:55, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Do we have evidence that Clement Warner was in the Iron Brigade? He is categorized as such, and also listed here: Windsor,_Wisconsin#Notable_residents. Polygnotus (talk) 22:05, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

ConQuesT says *BYOB-Con 4 - Held summer 1974 at the [[Muehlebach Hotel]], and featured author guest of honor [[Wilson Tucker (writer)|Wilson Tucker]], fan guest [[Wilson Tucker (writer)|Hoy Ping Pong]], and toastmaster [[Wilson Tucker (writer)|Bob Tucker]]. Perhaps there is a more elegant way to explain that this is the same person? Polygnotus (talk) 22:13, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! Those edits were all based on AI. What do you think? Polygnotus (talk) 08:43, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Nothing? I was kinda hoping for a response. Maybe I am too impatient. Polygnotus (talk) 18:04, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

Errors are errors, however they were spotted. Wikipedia has "bots" that do similar work. That still doesn't legitimize treated AI as anything resembling a reliable source. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:05, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

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You've never edited Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal? Polygnotus (talk) 04:30, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Nope. It's not like all us monochromes hang out in a Rainbow Lounge somewhere! --Orange Mike | Talk 13:50, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Don't post my business plan online, I haven't had the chance to patent it yet! Polygnotus (talk) 14:06, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

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I'm rather confused about this revert and the edit summary of sources are right there. The sources currently in the article are single-line entries in post office listings, and a two-sentence description in a gazetteer. That doesn't add up to significant coverage, and I can't find anything more substantial in Google Books or Newspapers.com (the most I found was this). Per WP:GEOLAND, places without legal recognition aren't presumed to be notable and have to pass GNG, which this place does not appear to. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 05:33, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

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Hi there! This redirectEmmanuel Reinert has been full-protected since 2012, with no edits since. It has a pending FPER against it to fix a double-redirect. Do you think this would still be a target for disruption, and if not, could we consider lowering the protection on this? - Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 04:16, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

in career page ;there is one valid reference regardless of his acting in many films and not have source (only imdb) And in spotify he has started Scam junkie podcast even though he is fraud and went to jail.(to create awareness),So i think there is no conflict in describing him as actor and podcaster.If not:Ño problem... Spbvj (talk) 13:57, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

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