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I am a Wikipedia:administrator since July 5, 2004. I first contributed to Wikipedia in April of 2001 (oldest edits lost in early software upgrades). My first edit with my username appears to be on April 26. I have been active on a number of online projects - active and passive (SETI@Home, Distributed Proofreaders, Mars crater labeling, Stardust@Home, Folding@Home on the Wikipedia team: Team page, etc.)

Admin statistics
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Edits 61686
Edits+Deleted 65117
Pages deleted 3958
Revisions deleted 14
Pages restored 30
Pages protected 80
Pages unprotected 9
Protections modified 23
Users blocked 101
Users reblocked 1
User rights modified 1

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Immediate requestsEntries
Candidates for speedy deletion as attack pages0
Wikipedians looking for help1
...from administrators1
Requests for unblock50
Wikipedia semi-protected edit requests81
Wikipedia extended-confirmed-protected edit requests174
Wikipedia template-protected edit requests34
Wikipedia fully protected edit requests5
Wikipedia conflict of interest edit requests662
Requested RD1 redactions2
Candidates for speedy deletion as copyright violations1
Candidates for speedy deletion8
Open sockpuppet investigations3
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Administrative backlog

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Reports

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User-reported

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Candidates for speedy deletionEntries
Attack pages0
Copyright violations1
Hoaxes0
Vandalism0
User requested0
Empty articles0
Nonsense pages0
Spam pages1
LLM pages2
Importance or significance not asserted0
Possibly contested candidates2
Other candidates5
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Requested RD1 redactions – 2 items

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Usernames for administrator attention


User-reported

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Requests for page protection


Current requests for increase in protection level

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Request addition of protection to a page, or increasing the current protection level
Place requests for protection increases at the BOTTOM of this section. If you cannot find your request, check the archive of requests or the page history. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.

Reason: There is frequent disruption from TAs, some related to ARBPIA and some related to his nationality/ethnicity/identity Rainsage (talk) 20:29, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Yue🌙 (talk) 07:09, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Reason: Persistent addition of negative content to an article covered under WP:BLP. Has been occurring for at least 2 years at this stage. Homeostasis07 (talk/contributions) 01:47, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Yue🌙 (talk) 07:16, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Reason: Non-constructive edits by temp accounts, see Special:Diff/1367454370, Special:Diff/1363931829, and Special:Diff/1363131690. Musashi1600 (talk) 09:31, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Yue🌙 (talk) 07:18, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Reason: High level of recent temporary account vandalism. ~2026-42834-99 (talk) 13:58, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Create protection: Repeatedly recreated – LTA hoax. –LaundryPizza03 (d) 16:24, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Reason: WP:CT/IMH pattersonuwu njz (talk) 17:23, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Possible sockpuppets as well.   Skywatcher68 (talk) 17:36, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protection: Disruption (including vandalism) from multiple temporary accounts. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 18:18, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. -- Alex talk 23:16, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Over the past couple weeks, various TAs and newly-registered editors have been attempting to use the subject's own birthplace myth as undisputed fact.   Skywatcher68 (talk) 05:08, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Contrary to WP:NOTLIST, SPA continues to add store locations despite the registered account (Daniel Mansell (talk · contribs)) being blocked from editing live pages.   Skywatcher68 (talk) 05:50, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Player changed his name, editors adding back the old one. Kante4 (talk) 08:02, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Type of protection: Semi-protection (or extended confirmed protection if deemed more appropriate).

Reason: Article experiencing persistent disruptive editing from IP and newly registered account despite repeated reverts.

Article history: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yoruba_people&action=history

Dolpina (talk) 12:05, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Reason: High level of temporary account vandalism - unconfirmed reports of subject's passing with vandal edits linking to a disreputable source that's potentially malware. E247G (talk) 14:41, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Dieter Lloyd Wexler 14:58, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Indefinite template protection: High-risk template – Requesting protection for newly created talk page template. - Otherwise (Antibacklog Aktion!) (talk?) 15:05, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Indefinite full protection: Generic file name. Also salted on commons. ScalarFactor (talk) 20:03, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) In solidarity 23:26, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Indefinite semi-protection: The volume and persistence of disruption from non-autoconfirmed accounts is too high for PC to handle. This page has been experiencing vandalism on a near daily basis since the last 3-year protection lapsed. Giovanni Potage (talk) 02:30, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Pinging @Sdrqaz: for input since they applied PC just a handful of days ago. Airplaneman (talk) 03:01, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
Hi Airplaneman! I think that the previous 3-year protection was excessive as it was an escalation from 3 months and there was no established long-term pattern. I used pending changes because there were gaps of several days in disruptive editing, such as in 25–29 July. My personal opinion is that indefinite protection would be too much, but people are free to disagree if they feel otherwise. Thanks, Sdrqaz (talk) 04:57, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
Thanks @Sdrqaz:. I'll let another admin decide this! Airplaneman (talk) 05:28, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
@Sdrqaz We could otherwise try another long-term temporary regime (e.g., 2-5 years). Online popularity usually comes and goes, and Kai could end up a "has been" in the next several years after another streamer inevitably takes his place. Giovanni Potage (talk) 06:59, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Reason: Semi-protection is needed here, and has been for quite some time. This is a high-viewership page (over 1 million per year) subject to frequent vandalism, as you can see in the history of the page. Additionally, thanks to this historical figure's recent prominence in popular culture, many of these edits are clearly unserious and not intended to improve Wikipedia. 🌷Reverosie🌷★talk★ 04:02, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Yue🌙 (talk) 07:18, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Basically nothing but vandalism for years, given name vandalism is about the only edits to those pages. MakaylaHippo1998 (talk) 06:25, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Yue🌙 (talk) 07:22, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Danners430 tweaks made 09:53, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Current requests for reduction in protection level

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Request removal of protection from a page, or reducing the current protection level

Reason: I am the administrator for this page hence we need to edit and move it to article later. 4s fly (talk) 08:24, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Current requests for edits to a protected page

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Handled requests

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A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.

Protected edit requests

5 protected edit requests
Page Tagged since Protection level Last protection log entry
Main Page (request) 2026-07-26 19:03 Fully protected with cascading (log) Modified by KrakatoaKatie on 2016-11-16: "restore"
MediaWiki:Bad image list (request) 2026-08-03 17:36 MediaWiki page (log) Protected by Redwolf24 on 2005-10-23: "Like all pages in the MediaWiki: space"
Template:Blocked text (request) 2026-08-04 00:12 Fully protected (log) Protected by MSGJ on 2022-02-25: "Highly visible template: used in interface messages"
MediaWiki:Titleblacklist (request) 2026-08-04 06:25 MediaWiki page (log)
MediaWiki:Watchlist-messages (request) 2026-08-04 11:42 MediaWiki page (log) Unprotected by Cyberpower678 on 2018-11-20: "Breaks the RfX bot."
Updated as needed. Last updated: 11:45, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
35 template-protected edit requests
Page Tagged since Protection level Last protection log entry
Template:Non-free album cover (request) 2026-05-20 22:56 Template-protected (log) Modified by Mark Arsten on 2013-10-18: "Allowing Protected Template editors"
Template:Rquote (request) 2026-05-29 08:06 Template-protected (log) From Template:Reduced pull quote: Modified by Ymblanter on 2014-05-09: "RFPP request by a temlate editor"
Module:Module wikitext (request) 2026-06-16 19:35 Template-protected (log) Protected by Ymblanter on 2020-09-07: "Highly visible template: request at WP:RFPP"
Template:Uw-softerblock (request) 2026-06-17 02:42 Template-protected (log) Modified by Callanecc on 2014-01-04: "Highly visible template: Also used in the interface as a block reason"
Template:Uw-ublock (request) 2026-06-17 02:42 Template-protected (log) Modified by Mark Arsten on 2013-12-22: "Highly visible template"
Module:Plain text (request) 2026-06-17 13:57 Template-protected (log) Protected by Oshwah on 2018-05-07: "High-risk Lua module"
Template:Script/Hebrew (request) 2026-06-23 13:26 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 4000+ transclusions"
Template:Given name (request) 2026-06-28 09:19 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 4000+ transclusions"
Module:Find sources/templates/Find sources mainspace (request) 2026-06-29 10:00 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2022-03-01: "match main module"
Template:Article history (request) 2026-07-03 11:33 Template-protected (log) Modified by Fuhghettaboutit on 2013-11-02: "Enable access by template editors"
Template:Maplink-road (request) 2026-07-06 06:21 Template-protected (log) Modified by Pppery on 2025-08-13: ""
Template:Infobox former subdivision (request) 2026-07-16 04:19 Template-protected (log) Modified by Ymblanter on 2019-01-23: "Highly visible template: request at WP:RFPP"
Template:Routemap/styles.css (request) 2026-07-16 16:41 Template-protected (log) Protected by Peacemaker67 on 2018-07-20: "Highly visible template"
Template:Extended football squad player (request) 2026-07-21 03:29 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 2000+ transclusions"
Template:Infobox ice hockey biography (request) 2026-07-21 03:55 Template-protected (log) From Template:Infobox ice hockey player: Modified by Mark Arsten on 2013-10-18: "Allowing Protected Template editors"
Module:College color (request) 2026-07-25 21:12 Template-protected (log) Protected by The Earwig on 2015-12-14: "High-risk Lua module: over 55,000 mainspace transclusions"
Template:Election box candidate with party link (request) 2026-07-26 10:50 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 4000+ transclusions"
Module:Jct (request) 2026-07-26 13:57 Template-protected (log) Protected by Mitchazenia on 2014-06-04: "Per request, HIGHLY used template."
Template:Year in various calendars (request) 2026-07-26 13:57 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 2000+ transclusions"
Template:Family name explanation (request) 2026-07-26 22:06 Template-protected (log) Protected by MusikBot II on 2023-05-18: "High-risk template or module: 76615 transclusions (more info)"
Template:Inflation (request) 2026-07-31 16:01 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 4000+ transclusions"
Template:Hmbox (request) 2026-07-31 20:07 Template-protected (log) Modified by Casliber on 2014-08-26: "new protection cat"
Template:Not a ballot (request) 2026-07-31 23:02 Template-protected (log) Modified by Callanecc on 2014-04-02: "Highly visible template: Over 4500 transclusions"
Template:Prod llm/dated (request) 2026-08-01 18:41 Template-protected (log) Modified by Epicgenius on 2026-07-31: "Highly visible template; requested at WP:RfPP: Special:Permalink/1366989985#Template:Prod llm/dated"
Module:Lang-zh (request) 2026-08-02 00:39 Template-protected (log) From Module:Zh: Protected by HJ Mitchell on 2014-05-03: "High-risk Lua module"
Module:Infobox multi-lingual name (request) 2026-08-02 05:56 Template-protected (log) Protected by Trappist the monk on 2019-01-17: "match the template that this module replaces;"
Template:Incumbent pope (request) 2026-08-02 15:31 Template-protected (log) From Template:Incumbent Pope: Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 2000+ transclusions"
Module:Deprecated archive (request) 2026-08-03 02:46 Template-protected (log) Modified by Pppery on 2026-07-30: "High-risk template or module"
Template:Infobox cricketer (request) 2026-08-03 15:55 Template-protected (log) Modified by Samsara on 2017-01-14: "Highly visible template: via RfPP; currently >20k transclusions"
Template:Shortcut (request) 2026-08-03 19:24 Template-protected (log) Modified by Mr. Stradivarius on 2014-12-17: "Highly visible template: allow template editors"
Module:Video game reviews/data (request) 2026-08-03 22:46 Template-protected (log) Protected by ST11 on 2014-07-18: "Highly visible template"
Template:Under construction (request) 2026-08-04 23:58 Template-protected (log) Modified by Diannaa on 2014-10-13: "Highly visible template: Transclusion count is only part of the story, as the template is constantly added/removed as work progresses"
Template:Edit COI (request) 2026-08-05 03:17 Template-protected (log) From Template:Request edit: Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 2000+ transclusions"
Template:Fb (request) 2026-08-05 03:41 Template-protected (log) Modified by Mr. Stradivarius on 2015-02-16: "Highly visible template: allow template editors"
Template:Wikipedia policies and guidelines (request) 2026-08-05 08:59 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 2000+ transclusions"
Updated as needed. Last updated: 09:01, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

WP:PERM

Requests for autopatrolled

Autopatrolled

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I have created 35+ articles and intend to continue creating more. I believe my article creation history demonstrates familiarity with Wikipedia's content and sourcing policies, and so I am requesting the autopatrolled right to help reduce workload for New Pages Patrol.LivingLife1976 (talk) 11:25, 1 August 2026 (UTC) LivingLife1976 (talk) 11:25, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

(Non-administrator comment) @LivingLife1976 Kismet Ke Here Phere created in mainspace on 20 July, tagged for additional citations the following day, orphan-tagged on 30 July (not a big deal), and moved by you to draftspace on 1 August "for further improvement", less than four hours before this request was filed. I believe this indicates that at least one very recent creation benefited from the scrutiny this permission would have bypassed.
But then, on 16 February Diannaa removed 1,113 bytes from Draft:Rawal Jagmal, identifying the removed material as copied from a published gazetteer. I would not treat this incident alone as decisive, especially given your subsequent works, but copyright familiarity is directly relevant as an autopatrolled user. So, I'd recommend waiting for a longer clean record of fully prepared mainspace creations, after all, that is what this bit is about; it doesn't make you capable of anything special on-wiki. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 14:10, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

I have created 50+ articles, including one improvment GA: Bishop O'Dowd High School. I have done much recent work at WP:AFC and previous work (10,000+ reviews) at WP:NPP. I believe that my two most recent article Zachary's Chicago Pizza and Thunder Bay 36 Fire is a testament to my well-sourced, well-organized, and well-written articles. I've since been more careful to verify sources match the claims they support, as raised in my previous request. Thanks, CostalCal (talk) 07:07, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for autopatrolled declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). MusikBot talk 07:10, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
@CostalCal:  Not done It's only been a week. Please wait at least a month so there's time for NPP reviewers to look at your contributions. voorts (talk/contributions) 13:41, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
@voorts Sorry, are autopatrolled and NPP being conflated incorrectly? CostalCal (talk) 15:02, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
@CostalCal: No. Your AP request was declined on July 25. I am declining again because there were issues identified with your edits and it's only been a week. Please build up a clean history before applying again. voorts (talk/contributions) 15:19, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
@CostalCal
I immediately noticed multiple simple issues on Zachary's Chicago Pizza:
  • All five magazines/newspapers listed in the lede should be italicized. (this occurs in the article body too)
  • The first sentence of the article's body reads "The company was founded on July 25, 1983 by..." – it is missing a comma and should read "The company was founded on July 25, 1983, by..."
  • Same issue at "Zachary's opened a second location in Berkeley, California on...", which should read "Zachary's opened a second location in Berkeley, California, on..." (this occurs again with Oakland)
  • There are MOS:GEOLINK issues in the infobox
I dont have time to take a full look at Thunder Bay 36 Fire but immediately noticed "By late July, the fire measured to be at almost 314,000 hectares by 28–29 July"
aesurias (ping me in your reply, or I won't see it) (talk) 02:57, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
@Aesurias Look, I'm not hear to argue with you, and yes these are issues I will address. However, Auto-patrolling aside these are minor issues. Also, Thunder Bay 36 Fire is in Canadian English. CostalCal (talk) 03:25, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
They're definitely minor issues @CostalCal but good examples of where (in my opinion) you can demonstrate your attention to detail, which will help you if/when you re-apply :)
In any form of English, the phrasing of the sentence I mentioned from Thunder Bay 36 Fire does not make sense. One of the bolded sections can be removed as redundant. aesurias (ping me in your reply, or I won't see it) (talk) 03:38, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
These are nitpicks, not something I'd decline AP over. voorts (talk/contributions) 03:28, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

My account has been see's new here, but i am fully and completely more knowledgeable outside the platforms for high quality articles reviewed. Knowledgeable for formatting, reliable sources news and other layout for articles, i am fully understand the policies regarding the articles and other related to this, i am fully happy to be reviewed. Thank you so much. Panecashio (talk) 13:27, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has created roughly 7 articles. MusikBot talk 13:30, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
@Panecashio: I don't think you understand what you're applying for.  Not done voorts (talk/contributions) 13:30, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi! I'm here to request permanent autopatrolled rights. I was previously granted a 2-month temporary autopatrolled right back in June, but the period will end on August 11th. In total, I've created over 130 articles for Wikipedia with a focus on biographies of underrepresented individuals, including 10 DYKs, and have brought two articles to GA status. I've also been quite active in the Articles for Deletion procedure and in GA reviewing. I've grown quite familiar with the process of article creation on Wikipedia, and plan to continue creating more articles, so I'd love to get permanent autopatrolled rights. Thank you! Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 20:40, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user was granted temporary autopatrolled rights by Arcticocean (expires 00:00, 11 August 2026 (UTC)). MusikBot talk 20:50, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
Requests for AutoWikiBrowser access

AutoWikiBrowser

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Would like to use when I get my computer back, will use to do edits that if done manually would be tedious. Beta Beta Beta - talk 22:06, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Beta Beta Beta, can you give us any more specific examples? In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 22:19, 16 July 2026 (UTC)
To provide one example, simple copy editing would be far easier with AWB than having to look through the page for the possibility of a slip-up. Beta Beta Beta - talk 22:39, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

I would like to create navigation templates for groups of related articles that currently lack them and use AWB to add those templates where appropriate. I have not created navigation templates before, but I am familiar with Wikipedia’s policies and would take care to review my work and ensure edits are appropriate. I understand if more experience with this type of maintenance work is needed before being granted the permission. If granted, I would use AWB carefully and review each edit before saving. Mascius (talk) 19:49, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi there, I would like to use AWB to help speed up edits replacing the deprecated |alma_mater= parameter from some infoboxes. Here are some examples of the type of edit I have made manualy, , and here is an example of another user who has used AWB to make these types of edits HaphazardBinBag (talk) 21:26, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

I already have some experience with making changes using semi-automatic tools I build myself with PyWikiBot, but it would be a lot easier if I didn't have to write an entire program each time I want to make new edits.

I would use AWB to help me add add navboxes I create to various pages in a category, fix duplicated and deprecated parameters in templates, and test AWB scripts that I may submit BRFAs for as FlammableBot tasks in the future. FlammablePizza (talk) 23:32, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello! I recently saw this tool pop while looking at my watchlist and I decided I kind of need this. I make articles and heavily expand articles during my pasttime, and sometimes wrong grammar slips by whenever I make/edit these articles. One of the hardest ones to spot are the typos and double letters. I would mostly use the AWB just so I could check the grammar on the articles I've edited and some others as well. This is just so that not another editor has to fix a typo I made for some time ago. If you would like some more information, I would happily oblige. (Here are my edits statistics btw) DoNothingEveryday (talk) 09:08, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
Requests for new page reviewer

New page reviewer

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Hi! I'd like to request the New Page Reviewer user right to help reduce the backlog. I have experience with page creations, having created or converted from redirect 122 pages. I've also promoted two articles to WP:GAs, and am frequently active in DYK, in AfD and in GANRs. Jishara (talk) 12:23, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

I can confirm @Jishara is an excellent participant at AfD. Having recently returned after a two month break, I've found their comments to be beneficial in helping establish my own thoughts on nominated articles. They are already autopatrolled, and have authored over a hundred BLPs. (Huge respect to the redirect expansions I'll add!) I think they're more than set for patrolling. You have my support, @Jishara! (Non-administrator comment) 11WB 💬 00:09, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
Just noting that I, and likely other admins, are holding off on evaluating this request because of the significant amount of recent AFDs that Jishara has participated in but which have not yet been closed. This is not in any way a mark against Jishara, but with about 20% of their AFD participations pending closure, attempting to assess their track record right now would either entail premature exclusion of recent participation, or a lot of duplicated work in assessing their participation in those recent discussions. signed, Rosguill talk 19:35, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for letting me know, Rosguill! Would it help if I paused participating in AFDs right now until the current ones have closed and you have the opportunity to assess? Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 23:42, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
Jishara, I don't think that's necessary, unless you sharply increase your daily participation to an even greater rate (which depending on how crowded AFD is on a given day, may not even be physically possible on some days), as the last week-and-spare-change of recent and open discussions will make up a less and less significant fraction of your overall record. signed, Rosguill talk 23:51, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
Alright, makes sense! I'm very much looking forward to hopefully getting New Page Reviewer - I appreciate your time and consideration! Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 23:55, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

I previously held the temporary New Page Reviewer permissions for one month, which has now expired. During this time, I used the Page Curation tool to review articles and drafts according to Wikipedia's policies. Since my temporary right has expired, I would like to request full restoration of my permission,so that I may continue to help the community with the backlog. TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 16:37, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for new page reviewer declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). MusikBot talk 16:40, 31 July 2026 (UTC)
TheGreatEditor024, do you have any comment regarding Sohom's review of your last request roughly a month ago? signed, Rosguill talk 19:36, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
Thank you for showing me that request. I searched a lot for it but couldn't find it.
@Sohom Datta: Regarding the ColanXP issue, It was an accidental misjudgment on my part due to a complete misunderstanding of the tool at the time. I mistakenly thought clicking the checkmark button simply meant "I have looked at this page and added cleanup tags," rather than fully approving it for the mainspace and removing it from the NPP feed. User:DoubleGrazing kindly corrected my error right after it happened. After the issue, I started spending time to understand and learn WP:NPP, WP:GNG, and other policies to make sure that these issue won't arise again.
Now, I fully understand that NPR is an important job and I know that articles must strictly meet WP:GNG and WP:V to remain in the mainspace, and that subjects without reliable, independent secondary sources belongs in draftspace. I want to help with the backlog and I promise to exercise extreme caution from now on. If a full restoration is not possible, I would be really grateful if you could provide a short extension, so that I can prove that I have corrected my issues and knows how to use the tools responsibly. TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 17:30, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

I'd like NPR. I'm extended confirmed and spend time at AfD checking sources and notability. Happy to help with the NPP backlog. EmilyR34 (talk) 03:18, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has 488 edits in the mainspace. MusikBot talk 03:20, 1 August 2026 (UTC)
Despite being a little bit shy of the 500 mainspace edit mark, I think there's enough AFD experience and overall experience to justify a trial run.  Done for 1 month after which you may reapply. signed, Rosguill talk 19:38, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

hi, as a user with 12,600 global edits (of which +10,000 for the English Wikipedia), 122 articles created (all still existing ;o) , Wikipedia/ Wikimedia Commons image uploads, I would like to receive NPP rights. I have knowledge and experience in WP:AfC, WP:AfD, WP:CSD. Thanks for your consideration. Haggis MacHaggis (talk) 11:54, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for new page reviewer declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). MusikBot talk 12:00, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
 Done for 1 month as a trial run, after which you may reapply. signed, Rosguill talk 19:39, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

I would like to request New Page Reviewer rights to help the community reduce the massive backlog of unpatrolled articles [en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org]. I have spent a lot of time learning the notability guidelines (WP:N) and verifiability policies, and I want to use my time to ensure new articles meet Wikipedia's standards. Thank you Panecashio (talk) 16:06, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has had an account for 4 days and has 117 edits in the mainspace. MusikBot talk 16:10, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
 Not done, nowhere near meeting the minimum requirements, likely using an LLM to write this. signed, Rosguill talk 19:42, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

I have been on Wikipedia since the last 2 years and have edited pages related to various disciplines, for example nuclear power, history, politics, etc. During this process, some conflicts have occurred with other editors, which I have attempted to heal, have recently issued invitations to numerous editors to co-operate in building Draft: Rig-Veda-Sanhita, The Sacred Hymns Of The Brahmans, a page on the edition of the Rigveda by F. Max Müller. I have also been the Pioneer author of articles such as Bharat Small Modular Reactor, Shivajirao Patwardhan, Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydropower Project. I am also working on Draft: Partial meltdown of Leningrad unit 1 and Chernobyl unit 1 and more debated Draft: Sanjay Kumar Manjul. So as to improve my contributions to the encyclopedia, I would like to make a kind request to the admins to grant me this permission. Thank you. IND123456 (talk) 18:11, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your contributions and your interest in this permission. Regrettably, I note that you appear to have been involved in edit wars at James Mill (among other pages), and failed Draft submissions in the last few months. Please consider reapplying in the future when you have a longer clean track record of constructive editing.  Not done for now. signed, Rosguill talk 20:05, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
Ok, I understand. Could you suggest any other responsibilities for which I may apply as of now.
Thank you. IND123456 (talk) 06:19, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
IND123456, most areas of Wikipedia don’t require advanced permissions; I would suggest participating more at WP:AFD if you wish to reconsider applying for this permission down the road, but in general I would just recommend continuing to edit. WP:TASK is a useful page if you’re ever looking for a new type of task to try. signed, Rosguill talk 13:57, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
Ok, got it. IND123456 (talk) 02:42, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

I'd like to review new articles, considering there's a huge backlog! Hopefully I can help :) WikipediholicRat (talk) 00:09, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Currently serving as an AFC reviewer and actively reviewing drafts. I am active in checking newly created article under Wikiproject India. I would love to join in the squad and help reducing the long backlog by reviewing newly created article. Open to answer any questions . Thanks Nomadwikiholic1 (talk) 15:12, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

I understand that New Page Review requires careful judgment. I take a conservative approach to editing and only make decisions when I am confident, supported by wiki guidelines. When I am uncertain, I refer to the relevant guidelines and review past discussions before taking action. I recognise that there is always more to learn and am committed to continuing to improve. I would appreciate the opportunity to help reduce the backlog while applying these principles. Lordofhunter (talk) 19:52, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
Requests for page mover

Page mover

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Efficiency in page moves related to AfC activities. Sulfurboy (talk) 06:04, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Was previously accepted here, but I "soft vanished" which removed all perms. I have since unvanished & resumed editing & been otherwise declared fine to repursue perms since in good standing per Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive382#Restoring_user_rights_for_unvanished_editors. Returning to the same, would aid in AFC publishing & other non-controversial page moves ISO that. Used to patrol WP:RM/TR which I've just also submitted a request in — IVORK Talk 14:19, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Found 180 edits by IVORK on Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests (0.12% of the total edits made to the page) - RM/TR logIVORK Talk 14:21, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
Requests for pending changes reviewer

Pending changes reviewer

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I am requesting the pending changes reviewer permission to assist with maintaining the quality of articles on English Wikipedia. My contributions have primarily focused on expanding and improving articles by adding reliable, independent sources, improving references, and organizing content in accordance with Wikipedia's content policies. 0ximjub43r (talk) 22:12, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

I am familiar with Wikipedia and its guidelines; occasionally come across pending changes I'd like to review. MSWS (talk) 03:18, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Reason for requesting pending changes reviewer rights I would like to be able to review edits that are on pending changes pages, as well as unprotected pages. I have 900 edits now, which a good number of them are anti-vandal edits. I also feel that I have a good knowledge on Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and I feel I could use that knowledge on pending changes pages as well as unprotected pages. MathMan4 (talk) 06:03, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

I would like to review pending changes encountered during recent edits patrol. I am familiar with Wikipedia's content policies. Mascius (talk) 18:28, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

In my recent changes patrols, I semi-frequently come across pending changes. If the changes are vandalism, I revert them, but I would also like the ability to accept good pending changes while I'm at it. I already have rollback, extended confirmed, and over 1.6k edits. I also have read and am familiar with the relevant policies. FlammablePizza (talk) 21:20, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

I would like to have pending changes reviewer rights, because I occasionally come across pending changes that I am interested in accepting/not accepting on the recent changes page. I have experience with the necessary policies from actions like patrolling recent changes, writing articles that go through the AfC process to get accepted, and DyK and GA participation. Bungle491 (talk) 19:54, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

I have made a few thousand edits now, many of which are in blp/ antivandalism, and i very regularly see pending changes that i feel i have the skills and knowledge to appropriately approve or deny, and generally think this is a good way i can continue to help contribute to wikipedia. i have read the relevant guidelines and feel my experience applies pretty directly to evaluating all the criteria except copyright, but i am more than willing and able to learn and have been reading up on the copyright policies in advance of sending this request. Jackjd0 (talk) 20:02, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
Requests for rollback

Rollback

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I would like to request Rollback rights. My last request was on 18 May. According to previous advice, I have tried to follow a clear workflow, including issuing warnings and reporting Vandalism, Block evasion, and Disruptive editing at AIV, RFPP, and AN/EW. In addition, I use Twinkle for warnings, reports, and reverts. AriuCH (talk) 18:27, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has had 2 requests for rollback declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). MusikBot talk 18:30, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

I've recently been using SWViewer and Twinkle to revert vandalism, so this permission would be very useful for me. I'm already very familiar with how it works, as I already have this permission on other Wikimedia projects. -- 🐦‍🔥 Aws 💬 Talk 14:23, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

I would like to request Rollback permissions firstly in order to make use of tools like Huggle & AntiVandal. Secondly rollback permissions will allow me to increase the speed of my workflow as most of it consists of RC patrolling edits by unregistered & new accounts. My contribution history demonstrates that I have multiple months of RC Patrol experience and no history of edit warring. At the time of writing this I have 656 live edits of which 220 are in the Main namespace and 262 are in the User Talk namespace, this shows my track record of consistently notifying editors when reverting their edits. Vydrakk (talk) 10:03, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

I would like to request my Rollback rights. My previous request on June 15 was declined because I was blocked for making disruptive edits. Since I'm autoconfirmed, I use Twinkle to revert the edits which was vandalized by the IPs (or later TAs). Thomasfan1916[built buses?] 20:15, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

I am requesting permanent rollback rights after a 1 month trial in the past, as well as my recent 3 month trial. Over the course of the past few months, I have served as a CVUA instructor, and have continued using antivandalism tools like Wikishield and CVPI to prevent vandalism from infecting the wiki. Norellia.sh(talk) 08:29, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user was granted temporary rollback rights by HJ Mitchell (expires 00:00, 31 July 2026 (UTC)). MusikBot talk 08:30, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

I would like to request rollback rights. I check the recent changes page a couple times a day and I use Twinkle currently to revert vandalism. I have over 200 mainspace edits as well as extended-confirmed permissions. I always use warning templates after reverting edits and make reports to AIV when necessary. Rollback would help me look through recent changes much more effectively with tools such as Interceptor or WikiShield. If not permanent, a month-long trial run of rollback would also work, so that I could reapply eventually. Bungle491 (talk) 06:27, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

I have antivandalism experience and I am requesting rollback permissions to be better equipped to fight vandals. My track record shows that I'm good at differentiating between vandalism and good faith edits, and responding accordingly. - Otherwise (Talk?) 02:50, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Reason for requesting rollback rights I have 900 edits now, which a lot of them are reverting vandalism and ensuring pages follow Wikipedia's quality guidelines. I feel that being able to rollback pages/edits will help me ensure that Wikipedia's quality standards are being met, especially when a user has made multiple poor-quality edits. MathMan4 (talk) 05:57, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Having rollback rights would also allow me to use AntiVandal, which would be useful for reverting vandalism. MathMan4 (talk) 06:49, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Reason for requesting rollback rights, I mainly edit reality shows and there are constantly fan edits. I have to revert in most cases to stable one but it unfortunately also includes some good edits. Overall, extra hard work. Rollback will definitely help me. :) Tenshi Uisu (talk) 16:05, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Been on wp for almost a year now with 5000 edits, already use Twinkle on a regular basis and would be useful when I'm reviewing pages. Fortek67 (talk) 12:13, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

I would like to request rollback rights as it will help me fight vandalism. I currently use Twinkle and I would like to use tools such as CVPI to revert vandalism quicker. Alpha Beta Delta Lambda (talk) 22:00, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Articles are often subjected to persistent vandalism by unregistered IP users or even newly registered users. Such edits are frequently spotted while patrolling recent changes. Reverting these edits using the Twinkle gadget is quite cumbersome. I know when to use rollback. Mathew D'Marco (talk) 17:33, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
Requests for template editor

Template editor

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Hi. I am requesting TE rights so I can make edits to template-protected template faster. I have numerous (over 5) template requests, of which I believe around 5 have been accepted, and have made over 3 sandbox edits. My main template edite are those which help readability on Dark Mode while minimally affecting light mode, such as my series of edite to Wdefcon templates ({{Edit COI/backlog}}, {{AfC information}}, etc.). With TE, I would be able to make more of these, alongside others. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 22:49, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

Standard Guidelines review:
  1. Green tickY (guideline: >1 year, applicant: 1.5 year)
  2. Green tickY (guideline: >1000 edits, applicant: ~1100)
  3. Green tickY (guideline: >150 template edits, applicant: 170)
  4. Green tickY (guideline: !<6 months, applicant: N/A)
  5. Green tickY (guideline: 3 sandboxes, applicant: 6)
  6. Red XN (guideline: 5 requests, applicant: 3 (plus 1 pending))
Primefac (talk) 22:11, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
Having counted again, I believe I have at least 4 accepted, 1 pending, and 2 declined edit requests? Axolitl (talk | contribs) 22:19, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
I also don't know if this matters, but I just had another edit request answered, leaving me at 5 accepted edit requests. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 03:17, 16 July 2026 (UTC)
This request has gone unanswered for a while, so I'll ping @Primefac who checked the guidelines for me. Since making this request, I now have 8 fulfilled Template-protected edit requests () and 3 pending (). Is this enough for my request to be reviewed again? Thanks, Axolitl (talk | contribs) 12:56, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
 Done for a three-month trial. Primefac (talk) 13:22, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

I recently possessed the template editor right, but it expired on July 1. I would like to request permanent template editor rights. I have met all the criteria for granting. I also am willing to prove I can be responsible again with possessing the template editor right permanently. CharlesEditor23 (talk) 05:13, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Could you point to a few examples of where you have used the right on high-risk templates in the past few months?  Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:35, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
Yes. I have used the template editor right on Module:Gridiron color/data & Module:College color/data, which are both high-risk templates. Here's the edit diff from May 22, 2026 from when I previously had the WP:TPE right and used it to change the HTML hex color codes for the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Here's the edit diff from April 29, 2026 from when I previously had the template editor right and used it to change the historical HTML color codes for the National Football League (NFL)'s Dallas Cowboys. Here's the edit diff from March 29, 2026 from when I previously had the template editor right and used it to change the URL source reference for the California Golden Bears. CharlesEditor23 (talk) 03:40, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
Are the examples I've provided sufficient enough? The main reason why I'm requesting WP:TPE right is so I may be able to make changes to high risk templates such as Module:Gridiron color/data & Module:College color/data. I'm happy to answer any & all other questions. CharlesEditor23 (talk) 16:47, 28 July 2026 (UTC)
I will note I haven't had a chance to look at them yet; please be patient. Primefac (talk) 21:53, 28 July 2026 (UTC)
I will note I am somewhat concerned about a lack of forethought and/or sandboxing, specifically:
That being said, there does appear to be a reasonable amount of sandboxing for some of these changes (e.g. Special:Diff/1348021134), and I am very appreciative of the descriptive edit summaries (With a courtesy ping to WikiOriginal-9 who edits the same modules without any summaries). As I think I've said before, no one is perfect (my talk page is a perfect example of that), and (so far) no one seems to have noticed or cared about the occasionally-rapid-reverts of changes. I'd like to wait to hear what MSGJ thinks about this since they asked the initial follow-up question, but I think at the moment I am tentatively an accept. Primefac (talk) 13:20, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello! My bot CutlassBot is applying the {{Deprecated archive}} template (recently protected). I’d like template editor permission while the bot is doing its run to apply the template so that I can handle any issues that come up for example, I have one change request pending at Module talk:Deprecated archive. I don’t intend to change any other high risk templates during this run. This is my first template so I don’t meet the guideline criteria. Alternatively, maybe we remove the protection from the module, but I think it’s lower risk to grant me the editor privileges for 3 months. Thanks for considering! Dw31415 (talk) 07:27, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has 41 edits in the template and module namespaces. MusikBot talk 07:30, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
Requests for temporary account IP viewer

Temporary account IP viewer

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Hi! Mainly, I need this for anti-vandalism work. I've read the relevant policies and will use it responsibly... — Raihanur (talk) 20:30, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

 Done rsjaffe 🗣️ 21:01, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

I have reviewed the guidance and policies, and am aware of the risks and responsibilities of this permission. I am interested in this permission so I can understand when multiple TAs are possibly the same user, for the prevention and reporting of vandalism and abuse. Wracking talk! 07:57, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:56, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

I want this permission to help support my anti-vandalism work, and find potential sockpuppets of multiple TAs. I also understand the relevant policies of WP:TAIVWikiediter2029 (talk) Nosey? Stalk My edits 11:30, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:59, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

I (like everyone else here) would like to request TAIV for anti-vandal work! I deal with a lot of vandalism, and would like to be able to identify socks better. WikipediholicRat (talk) 23:56, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has had an account for 146 days. MusikBot talk 00:10, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
 Not done per account age. You need to have been registered for 6 months (~182 days) for the userright, per WMF policy. Staraction (talk · contribs) 01:13, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Requesting temp account IP viewer for counter-vandalism and to spot disruptive editors/socks. I have experience dealing with vandalism and other disruption. I understand the TAIV policy and will not share IPs publicly. ~2numforice~ (climb/wavedash) 03:11, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:00, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

For anti-vandalism and anti-spam work. I have read and will follow the relevant policies. MrOllie (talk) 17:16, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:02, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Requesting this permission to support counter-vandalism work. I’ve reviewed the policies and understand the requirements as outlined and my responsibilities. Netstars22 (talk to me!) 05:39, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:03, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

I am at about 70,000 edits aross all Wiki projects.

I, Solipsist, hereby award you this Barnstar of Diligence for you extraordinary patience, over many years, in handling perennial Corn vs. Maize debates.
The Minor Barnstar
Minor edits make a major difference. Gaff ταλκ 04:03, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
The Minor Barnstar
Ahh, a sigh of relief from IvoShandor to Rmhermen, thanks for your work on articles related to the Black Hawk War. IvoShandor 05:31, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar, for good deed #1 The Original Barnstar
This barnstar is for that quick and poisonous work you did on the Ayina River. Yours sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 19:52, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Templates I use often but never remember

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  • {{NorthAmNative}} {{WikiProject Michigan}} {{WikiProject Protected areas}} {{river}}
  • (Wikipedia:Template_messages/Image_namespace)
  • {{fact}}{{no license}} {{no source}} {{or-fu-re|Image:replacementimage}} {{Orphaned fairuse not replaced or {{or-fu-nr}} *{{PD-USGov-Interior-NPS}} {{subst:deletedpage}} {{globalize/USA}}{{intro-missing}}
WP:AIV
WP:ANI
WP:NPP
WP:RPP
WP:RFR
WP:AFD
WP:XFD
CAT:CSD
WP:CSD
WP:RM
WP:RAA
WP:DR
WP:TM
WP:TT
WP:RCU
WP:LOP
CAT:AB
WP:BS
WP:RD
WP:NFC
WP:IUP

Help box by Jennavecia (talk · contribs)

"Do you want to take a survey?"

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On Feb. 12, 2005, I did a random pages survey. Out of 100 random pages, only 1 was a U.S. town. That's progress. Three towns in the UK, 1 in Spain and 1 in Portugal also turned up. Overall biographies were the largest category at 22%, followed by geography with 15% total. Then Lists at 7%, Disambiguation pages at 6%.

On Feb. 24, 2006, I repeated the 100 random page survey, this time getting 5 U.S. towns. Overall, geography had 26%, biography 21%, fiction 9%, music 4%, colleges 4%, lists 3% and disambigs 4%. Clearly geography and biography are our largest areas. Music, science and business scored less than I expected. Non-individual History was hardly discernable.

Even by Feb. 2005, 100 out of almost 500,000 was not statistically significant but was as much as I had patience for.

Wikiprojects I am a member of:

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected areas
Wikipedia:WikiProject Rivers
Wikipedia:WikiProject Space missions
Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan

Short To Do list

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Early Anon work, no need to bug the developers

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Up to Dec 16, 2003, all the edits at these anonymous id's were mine (59 edits):

More recently 1,250 or so edits on 75.41.110.200 are apparently all mine. Apparently my new ID is 75.41.109.190. There are undoubtedly many others as the earliest history of many articles was not preserved by the software.

List of most of my original pictures and some maps

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For copyright declaration purposes The following photographs and diagrams on Wikipedia were taken by and uploaded by me and released under GNU-FDL:

  • Update March 21, 2006 by searching with Interiot's Tool (no longer updated - does edit counts though)

Pictures

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Maps

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Numerous locator maps for U.S. national parks like Image:LocMap Big Bend National Park.png and Image:LocMap Tongariro National Park.png - most now replaced by dynamic map system