User talk:ThaddeusB

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request to restore PRODed article

Hello. Yesterday, I attempted to add a new article on the film Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement and I received a message that a page with that title had been deleted by you on August 29, 2009, for being non-notable and lacking 3rd party references. My new article (offline) includes an Awards section with 21 entries (all with refs) as well as over 80 total citations. I'm not familiar with what happens next, but I'd appreciate you doing whatever you need to do so that I can add my new article. Thanks very much. NOLA1982 (talk) 20:57, 15 February 2019 (UTC)20:57, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

I realized today that you aren't particularly active on WP these days, so I re-directed my request, which was granted. No need for further action on your part on this one. Thanks. NOLA1982 (talk) 20:13, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Your Mop

I have restored your mop status, albeit fashionably late, apologizes. Welcome back, enjoy, and the cleaner is just over there... ;) -- Amanda (aka DQ) 09:54, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

ArbCom 2019 special circular

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Why have I received this message? All administrators are receiving it. What prompted you to send this message? Recently, several Wikipedia admin accounts were compromised. The admin accounts were desysopped on an emergency basis. In the past, the Committee often resysopped admin accounts as a matter of course once the admin was back in control of their account. The committee has updated its guidelines. Admins may now be required to undergo a fresh Request for Adminship (RfA) after losing control of their account. What do I need to do? Only to follow the instructions in this message. Check that your password is unique (not reused across sites). Check that your password is strong (not simple or guessable). Enable Two-factor authentication (2FA), if you can, to create a second hurdle for attackers. How can I find out more about two-factor authentication (2FA)? You can find out more about 2FA at m:2FA.

This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:50, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Six years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

... and seven --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:12, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)

ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:04, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Could you please explain...

Your edit summary says: "Undid revision 656197544 by ThaddeusB (talk) - my mistake, missed discussion the first time".

Hmmm. How about leaving a link to that discussion on Talk:Dzhokhar_and_Tamerlan_Tsarnaev?

Much appreciated. Thanks! Geo Swan (talk) 20:39, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

The edit was made in 2015. I don't know anymore if the discussion was on that page or the (since deleted) page it was redirected to. --ThaddeusB (talk) 08:23, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago

Awesome

Ten years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:48, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

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Hadi al-Modarresi contracting COVID-19

Hi ThaddeusB,

Can you please provide the evidence of his al-Modarresi's office "confirming that he contracted the virus"? Because the most I found was a voice note by al-Modarresi stating that he is ill, but no mention of COVID-19. It is worthy to note, that not everyone that falls ill in Iran, means they have corona. Anyways would appreciate if you can provide me with the evidence you mentioned in your edit summary.

King regards Sourceofgrace (talk • contribs) 00:28, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

See the source supplied in the article. --ThaddeusB (talk) 08:23, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

J. J. Milan

Hi, you contested a PROD on this article back in 2012. I've nominated it for deletion (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. J. Milan) and invite you to participate in the discussion. Eagles 24/7 (C) 20:24, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/La Gran Plaza

you don't appear active, but just a heads up that I took this article, which you dePRODded, to AfD. Welcome your input. StarM 15:53, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary

Precious

Eight years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:37, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Imminent suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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Suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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