User talk:Catfish Jim and the soapdish/Archive 27

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Small request

Hello, I'm correcting a tracked syntax error on Wikipedia called the Tidy Font bug, and one of your protected pages has a few instances of this. When links are written in the <font>[[link]]</font> format with the color specified outside of the link, browsers don't agree on how to display the colors. Some browsers display it with the specified colors, and others default back to the standard link blue.

If you'd be willing, would you make the following two changes to your page User:Catfish Jim and the soapdish/accountability?

Proposed code changes (collapsing to not clutter your talk page with code)

First Change (line 6): 

<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt"><font size=#2>''<center><font color= #313F33>[[User:Catfish Jim and the soapdish|User Page]]</font> <font color= #313F33>[[Wikipedia:Department directory|·]]</font> <font color= #313F33>[[User talk:Catfish Jim and the soapdish|Talk page]]</font> <font color= #313F33>[[Wikipedia:List of policies|·]]</font> <font color= #313F33>[[Special:Contributions/Catfish Jim and the soapdish|Contributions]]</font> <font color= #313F33>[[Wikipedia:List of guidelines|·]]</font> <span class="plainlinks"><font color= #313F33>[http://toolserver.org/~soxred93/count/index.php?name=Catfish+Jim+and+the+soapdish&lang=en&wiki=wikipedia Edit count]</font></span> <font color= #313F33>[[User:Catfish Jim and the soapdish/dashboard|·]]</font> <font color= #313F33>[[User:Catfish Jim and the soapdish/Sandbox|Sandbox]]</font></font></center>''</span>

to 

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">''[[User:Catfish Jim and the soapdish|<span style="color: #313F33">User Page</span>]] [[Wikipedia:Department directory|<span style="color: #313F33">·</span>]] [[User talk:Catfish Jim and the soapdish|<span style="color: #313F33">Talk page</span>]] [[Wikipedia:List of policies|<span style="color: #313F33">·</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Catfish Jim and the soapdish|<span style="color: #313F33">Contributions</span>]] [[Wikipedia:List of guidelines|<span style="color: #313F33">·</span>]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://toolserver.org/~soxred93/count/index.php?name=Catfish+Jim+and+the+soapdish&lang=en&wiki=wikipedia  <span style="color: #313F33">Edit count</span>]</span> [[User:Catfish Jim and the soapdish/dashboard|<span style="color: #313F33">·</span>]] [[User:Catfish Jim and the soapdish/Sandbox|<span style="color: #313F33">Sandbox</span>]]''</span></div>

And Second Change (at the very bottom): 

(Criteria based on those by [[User:Firsfron]])
</div>

to 

(Criteria based on those by [[User:Firsfron]])
|}
</div>

The first change replaces the use of obsolete tags <font> and <center> and moves the color statement within each link to correct the tidy font bugs. The second change adds |} to close the wikitable and allow for the </div> at the bottom of the page to no longer be stripped.

I've tested the proposed syntax changes here with no issues if you'd like to see the changes proposed in a diff view.

If you are willing to make these two changes to User:Catfish Jim and the soapdish/accountability, it would be much appreciated.

Thank you, Zinnober9 (talk) 03:05, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Page deleted, so no problem remaining. Catfish Jim and the soapdish 12:32, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2023).

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  • Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
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Lolicon

I am a bit offended by the image in the lead. Should I remove it? Scorpions13256 (talk) 21:16, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Not going anywhere near that. I would follow WP:BOLD Catfish Jim and the soapdish 21:19, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

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Precious anniversary

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Block on Kintetsubuffalo

You blocked @Kintetsubuffalo in April 2023 but they had not edited for over a year and prior to that they had made just three edits since 2019. Can you indicate more about the reason for the block. Regards, 115.42.6.211 (talk) 06:10, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Not going to discuss it, but a Google search should give you all the information you need. Catfish Jim and the soapdish 08:24, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Likely the same reason I had been watching the user and others in an associated user group. Thanks & regards, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.42.6.211 (talk) 08:24, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Let's just say I wouldn't send my send my kids to his scouting group. Catfish Jim and the soapdish 08:43, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Early European modern humans

Hate to drag you in, but some expertise seems needed on the talk page in the "ritual speculation" sect. Ceoil (talk) 00:22, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

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  • Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

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  • The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

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  • An RfC is open regarding amending the paid-contribution disclosure policy to add the following text: Any administrator soliciting clients for paid Wikipedia-related consulting or advising services not covered by other paid-contribution rules must disclose all clients on their userpage.

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  • Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API. (T272294)

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About a block

Hi, I came across this user which you blocked back on 3 April 2023 with brief remarks that does not seem to lead much to any recent on-site contributions of the user. The user's last contributions were in 2022 (unless there are other materials that have been deleted). May I know what exactly triggered the block? – robertsky (talk) 03:10, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

If you google his user name you'll find an article about him. Catfish Jim and the soapdish 08:12, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
Ah... I am not going to play the devil's advocate since I don't have the time to go through the said editor's recent contributions for instances of Nazism, and also since the person was already relatively inactive prior to the block. I am in no way supporting Nazism nor its supporters anyway. Without going through his contributions though, it did seem to me, in an bemused manner, that there is no statute of limitations for such declarations that may not be easily found except on that 2013 article, and that a 2018 essay can retroactively be applicable to actions prior to it. – robertsky (talk) 13:17, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
I've been asked about this block a few times and have stated that I'm not open to discussion about its merits, eg. here [1]. I don't even know if I'd participate in an ANI discussion on it. Catfish Jim and the soapdish 14:38, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
nah. I think it is fine for now. 👍 – robertsky (talk) 13:52, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

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