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==About==
Just another 50 something [[Traditionalist conservatism|classical conservative]] trapped in the wrong century.
:"Fear no insult, ask for no crown, receive with indifference both flattery and slander, and do not argue with a fool." - [[Aleksandr Pushkin]]
:"Discussions should be conducted without fondness for dispute or desire for victory." - [[Benjamin Franklin]]
===Places from my past===
*[[Binghamton, New York]]
*[[USS Orion (AS-18)]]
*[[La Maddalena]] (Italy)
*[[USS Mahlon S. Tisdale]]
*[[USS McClusky]]
*[[Naval Base San Diego]]
*[[USS Trippe (FF-1075)]]
*[[Naval Station Newport]]
*[[USS Caron]]
*[[Naval Station Norfolk]]
*[[State University of New York at Cortland]]
*[[University at Albany]]
*[[Merced, California]]
==Admin Stuff==
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*'''No consensus''' I suspect that some admins regard a "no-consensus' close as some kind of personal failure. I however think it is not a big deal and simply reflects the messy reality that is Wikipedia. I don't close as no-consensus unless the discussion has been relisted at least once and I prefer twice unless there is very heavy participation and it is obvious that no agreement is going to be reachable. A no consensus defaults to Keep and almost always is w/o prejudice to a future renomination. In some cases where participation is very heavy and opinions are all over the place I may add a note encouraging a short cooling off period before renominating.
*'''Soft delete''' If a discussion has been relisted at least once, with either no participation or just a single delete vote, the article has not been the subject of a previous AfD or contested Prod, and I find the OP's rational to be reasonable I may call it a soft delete. That is effectively treating it as an expired Prod (per the recently revised deletion guidelines). In such cases WP:REFUND applies.
*'''Userfication''' I generally no longer accept requests to userfy articles at AfD unless there is a clear consensus in favor of that outcome at the
==Some Thoughts on ANI==
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If you are interested in what I look for in a Candidate for Admin [[User:Ad Orientem/So you want to be an Admin?|click here]].
==On Pseudo-Science and [[WP:FRINGE|Fringe Theories]]==
==Adminny Things I (probably) Won't Do==▼
[https://slate.com/technology/2023/02/wikipedia-bigfoot-cryptozoology.html Why Wikipedia Is So Tough on Bigfoot]
*'''Administrator Assisted Wikicide''' Ok, you have decided to leave, and you want someone to lock the door after you. Sorry, you will need to ask another admin. Yes, there are some admins who will block non-disruptive users on request as a form of "[[WP:RETIRED|RETIRED]] and I really mean it." I however, am not one of them. If your stress level has reached the point where you think it's time to go, then just post the retired template and move on. If you are '''really really''' sure you aren't coming back, just scramble your password (don't save it) and then log out. But if you are sure that you want to be blocked you can post the request at WP:AN.
*'''History Merge''' Huh?
*'''Filters''' My command of tech probably peaked with the advent of the electric typewriter (it was a wondrous thing). So if you see me playing with edit filters there are probably just two potential explanations; my account has been hacked or I've gone mad.
*'''Userfying deleted pages''' See the section on AfD above.
*''' I strongly disagree with parts of [[MOS:GENDERID]].''' As a consequence, I generally avoid articles and most discussions where that guideline applies or is likely to be a major issue. Additionally, '''I have stopped patrolling the [[WP:FTN|Fringe Theories Noticeboard]]''' following what appears to be a hostile takeover from the Atheist Inquisition.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#Why_are_there_so_many_religious_topics_here?] There is a limit to the amount of belittling and condescending commentary directed at persons of faith that I am prepared to endure. Some exceptions exist and I will deal with naked vandalism or other obvious forms of disruption wherever I find them.
:''A man has got to know his limitations.'' -SFPD Inspector (Dirty) Harry Callahan
==Administrator Recall==
I am open to recall under the following procedure:
*A motion of "No Confidence" may be filed at [[WP:AN]] by any experienced editor in good standing (2+ years tenure, 5,000+ edits, no current or very recent sanctions).
*The motion would remain open for discussion for five days from being filed unless withdrawn by the OP, which may be done at any time.
*The discussion would be open to participation by any auto-confirmed users but only experienced editors, as defined above, may !vote.
*At the end of five days, if the motion has the support of six experienced editors, three of whom are current admins, I will either resign or request a vote of confidence from the community via a second RfA.
==Barnstars & etc.==
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Thanks for your tireless efforts against fighting vandalism! [[User:Filmssssssssssss|𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒎𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔]] ([[User talk:Filmssssssssssss|talk]]) 16:07, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thanks for dealing with vandalism and helping out at AIV a lot! Appreciate it! — '''[[User:Prodraxis|Prodraxis]]''' {[[User talk:Prodraxis|talk]] • [[Special:Contribs/Prodraxis|contributions]]} (she/her) 22:20, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
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{| style="background-color: #fdffe7; border: 1px solid #fceb92;"
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thanks for all your AIV work and handling the ones I send over. Cheers! [[User:Seawolf35|Seawolf35]] ([[User talk:Seawolf35|talk]]) 01:01, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Admin's Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thank you for blocking [[Special:Contributions/76.93.58.213|76.93.58.213]] for repeated disruptive editing after several warnings by me. If you didn't block them, I would have to use more of my time. '''[[User:Faster than Thunder|Faster than Thunder]] ([[User talk:Faster than Thunder|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Faster than Thunder|contributions]])''' 02:06, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For responding swiftly to an AIV request <span style="font-family:monospace; font-weight: bold"><span style="color:ForestGreen">[[W:EN:User:TheTechie|<span style="color:Green">thetechie@enwiki</span>]]</span>: [[User talk:TheTechie|<span style="MediumBlue">~/talk/</span>]] <span style="">$</span></span> 03:08, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
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{| style="background-color: #fdffe7; border: 1px solid #fceb92;"
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 5px;" | [[File:WikiDefender Barnstar Hires.png|100px]]
|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thanks for your years of work in–among various other contributions–upholding NPOV. (In fact, I wouldn't mind seeing you more in the post-1992 politics arena again...) In any case, best wishes! [[User:Biohistorian15|Biohistorian15]] ([[User talk:Biohistorian15|talk]]) 16:54, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
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{| style="background-color: #fdffe7; border: 1px solid #fceb92;"
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Admin's Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thanks for your admin work (and response to my false requests at AIV) {{smiley}} [[User:Myrealnamm|<span style="color:#0085BD">My</span><span style="color:#ED7700">real</span><span style="color:#2A7E19">namm</span>]] ([[User talk:Myrealnamm|💬pros]] · [[Special:Contributions/Myrealnamm|✏️cons]]) 17:22, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
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{| style="background-color: #fdffe7; border: 1px solid #fceb92;"
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Admin's Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | While I think more could have been done in the situation, you were still the <u>only</u> admin I pinged that [[User_talk:Biohistorian15#August_2024:_blocked_as_sock|actively considered my unblock request '' as such'' in any detail.]] Thank you very much for helping me understand my options at the time! [[User:Biohistorian15|Biohistorian15]] ([[User talk:Biohistorian15|talk]]) 18:14, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Admin's Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For taking care of the disruptive editing [[Special:Contributions/72.80.249.241|here]]. Cheers! [[User:JeffSpaceman|JeffSpaceman]] ([[User talk:JeffSpaceman|talk]]) 22:59, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
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