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Remove discussion/talk pages from forum articles
[edit]I don't think that forum articles (project/content pages), such as Help Forum, Tech, Meta:Babel, and even this noticeboard, should have a discussion (talk) page, as is the case with an article I can't remember now (please let me know if you need me to do so). Michael21107 (talk) 18:31, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- I don’t see a problem by keeping those, even I'd say talk pages are always needed for these noticeboards. Cause the noticeboards can sometimes be semi-protected for excessive vandalism (see protection logs of this page). 🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 18:56, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- But when a noticeboard is blocked, doesn't the talk page take the traffic from most of everyone that can't access it? Michael21107 (talk) 14:55, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Michael21107: This is correct. The talk page is frequently used for edit requests if the main forum page needs to be protected. EggRoll97 (talk) 15:52, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- I mean traffic that should, ideally, only be on the forum page. Michael21107 (talk) 10:46, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Michael21107: This is correct. The talk page is frequently used for edit requests if the main forum page needs to be protected. EggRoll97 (talk) 15:52, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- But when a noticeboard is blocked, doesn't the talk page take the traffic from most of everyone that can't access it? Michael21107 (talk) 14:55, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- The talk page is where to discuss meta-things, such as how to archive the board, what the scope of it is, etc. — xaosflux Talk 16:30, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- I understand that, but looking at the three examples I linked, that doesn't seem to be the case. I would at the very least propose a ''official'' notice there, which would properly explain their use. (Only Meta:Babel's talk has some notice, which, however, seems completely ineffective.) Michael21107 (talk) 10:50, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- Sure, go for it, it's a wiki. Project talk-pages are for discussing the project page itself, and for making edit-requests as needed. — xaosflux Talk 13:23, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- Do you know about any good templates for it? I'm not confident in creating one, and the only one I know about, Talk, has no effect. Michael21107 (talk) 15:44, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- You don't need a custom template, it's just a few pages. You could use {{Tmbox}} as a guide. None of this requires an administrator. — xaosflux Talk 18:15, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- Do you know about any good templates for it? I'm not confident in creating one, and the only one I know about, Talk, has no effect. Michael21107 (talk) 15:44, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- Sure, go for it, it's a wiki. Project talk-pages are for discussing the project page itself, and for making edit-requests as needed. — xaosflux Talk 13:23, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- I understand that, but looking at the three examples I linked, that doesn't seem to be the case. I would at the very least propose a ''official'' notice there, which would properly explain their use. (Only Meta:Babel's talk has some notice, which, however, seems completely ineffective.) Michael21107 (talk) 10:50, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. EggRoll97 (talk) 18:16, 12 April 2026 (UTC) Notice about a discussion about Ipbreason dropdowns
[edit]Please see Meta:Babel#MediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown and MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown, thanks. Codename Noreste (talk • contribs) 14:17, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. EggRoll97 (talk) 18:15, 12 April 2026 (UTC) (Per withdrawl of the linked proposal.)Report concerning User:Hackemate66
[edit]Hackemate66 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • GUC • CA) — Reasons: Vandalism Mathis B (talk) 16:57, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
- It seems like this account only had one edit from April 7 (and no other edits). In this case, it is
stale. Codename Noreste (talk • contribs) 17:01, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
- They also has an edit on Commons that is vandalism as well, I think the account was clearly created to vandalize. Mathis B (talk) 20:34, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Mathis B: I don't see a streak of vandalism though that would constitute a block here. If they continue to vandalize though, please feel free to bring them back here. EggRoll97 (talk) 18:18, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
- They also has an edit on Commons that is vandalism as well, I think the account was clearly created to vandalize. Mathis B (talk) 20:34, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. EggRoll97 (talk) 18:18, 12 April 2026 (UTC) Report concerning User:~2026-22413-97
[edit]~2026-22413-97 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • GUC • CA) — Reasons: Vandalism XReport --MathXplore (talk) 05:45, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
Done --M/ (talk) 13:09, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. M/ (talk) 13:09, 12 April 2026 (UTC) Report concerning User:~2026-22525-71
[edit]~2026-22525-71 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • GUC • CA) — Reasons: Long-term abuse. Spam / spambot XReport --PieWriter (talk) 13:08, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
- Done --M/ (talk) 13:09, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. M/ (talk) 13:09, 12 April 2026 (UTC) Event organizer for Lin Xiangru
[edit]Global user: Lin Xiangru (talk • contribs • User rights • global contributions • CentralAuth • block log)
Reason for request: I will organize some online edit-a-thons as a staff member of Wikimedians of Japan User Group.
Criteria met:
- No active blocks:
- Global edits: 5075
- Additional Criteria: I am a staff member of the Wikimedians of Japan User Group (User:Lin Xiangru (WJPUG)). I organized Wikipedia Asian Month 2025 in Japanese Wikipedia.--Lin Xiangru (talk) 00:05, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
- Granted NDG (talk) 00:15, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. NDG (talk) 00:15, 13 April 2026 (UTC) Event organizer for Derek J Moore
[edit]Global user: Derek J Moore (talk • contribs • User rights • global contributions • CentralAuth • block log)
Reason for request: I am attending Wikimania (21-25 July, 2026) in Paris. I would like to make myself available as a Wikipedian who can organising meetings and events to share what I have learned. For this, I need event organiser rights
Criteria met:
- No active blocks: I can confirm that I have no active blocks
- Global edits: I currently have 5,667 global edits (https://xtools.wmcloud.org/ec/en.wikipedia.org/Derek%20J%20Moore)
- Additional Criteria: A stated above, I am a scholarship winner, and feel that it is important that I give something back.
Additional information:
I’ve been an ed techie and educator for over 30 years and I have worked in schools, universities, libraries and as a consultant.On Wikidata I speak SPARQL and am increasingly comfortable with GeoJSON and .map files on commons. Although I am not fluent in all of South Africa’s languages, I have been adding templates and modules on vernacular Wikipedia. I’m very excited to be going to be off to Paris in July for Wikimania (on a scholarship).
--Derek J Moore (talk) 12:27, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
- Granted. Codename Noreste (talk • contribs) 13:03, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thank-you very much Derek J Moore (talk) 14:13, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Codename Noreste (talk • contribs) 13:03, 13 April 2026 (UTC)