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The current occupant of 69.181.17.113 is a self-declared relative of the subject who turned the article into a résumé. Judging by the IP's user talk, whoever's been editing from there is having difficulty understanding how Wikipedia works.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 14:54, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241231145400","author":"Skywatcher68","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Skywatcher68-20241231145400-Diane_Harper_&_69.181.17.113","replies":["c-ToBeFree-20250101155400-Skywatcher68-20241231145400"]}}-->

Hi Skywatcher68, thanks for the notification. Hm. "[name] is a relative" on the talk page of a biography doesn't exactly look like "I am a relative of [name]" to me. Am I overlooking something? Regarding the article itself, I'd protect it but there hasn't been any removal or revert, so there's no reason to believe the content would be restored without protection. There's nothing to be restored even with a COI. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 15:54, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250101155400","author":"ToBeFree","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-ToBeFree-20250101155400-Skywatcher68-20241231145400","replies":["c-Skywatcher68-20250101193800-ToBeFree-20250101155400"],"displayName":"~ ToBeFree"}}-->

Perhaps I misread "Rebecca Medved is a relative" as the IP stating their relative. I'm too literal sometimes.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 19:38, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250101193800","author":"Skywatcher68","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Skywatcher68-20250101193800-ToBeFree-20250101155400","replies":[]}}-->

Have a happy New Year filled with light!

Hi ToBeFree, Best wishes that the new year brings peace, good health and happiness. Thank you for what you do for the encyclopedia and this community. It was nice to meet you recently; thought you would like some magical, glowing foxes to bring in the new year. Cheers! Image: New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji, Utagawa Hiroshige, woodcut, 1857 Netherzone (talk) 15:18, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241231151800","author":"Netherzone","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Netherzone-20241231151800-2025","replies":["c-ToBeFree-20250101160200-Netherzone-20241231151800"]}}-->

Oh cool! Are these Inari Ōkami too?

Thank you very much, Netherzone, for the beautiful personal New Year's card with firefoxes!

May your New Year be filled with light too!
meta: the flame is from Firefox OS :) ~ ToBeFree (talk) 16:02, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250101160200","author":"ToBeFree","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-ToBeFree-20250101160200-Netherzone-20241231151800","replies":["c-Netherzone-20250101163100-ToBeFree-20250101160200"],"displayName":"~ ToBeFree"}}-->

I'm not knowledgeable enough about Hiroshige's work to know whether his intentions were to depict a grouping of the kami Inari Okami, or if he intended to personify the geophysical/atmospheric phenomena of "ghost lights" (sometimes called will-o-the-wisps) or Fox-fire Hitodama, or Shiranui (sometimes called Saint Elmo's fire), or Onibi, but whatever...I find the image so very delightful and inspiring (and even saw one of the original prints (it's tiny!) in a museum show!) Thankfully, there are still mysteries in the world! Netherzone (talk) 16:31, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250101163100","author":"Netherzone","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Netherzone-20250101163100-ToBeFree-20250101160200","replies":[]}}-->

The current occupant of 2601:98D:C082:4330:20BD:DA57:7E5A:7F6D clearly has an axe to grind and was reported to AIV by @Jiffles1: but evidently nothing is going to be done.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 15:26, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241231152600","author":"Skywatcher68","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Skywatcher68-20241231152600-Armstrong_Williams_&_2601:98D:C082:4330:20BD:DA57:7E5A:7F6D","replies":["c-Skywatcher68-20241231163700-Skywatcher68-20241231152600"]}}-->

Update: blocked by Ahecht after being declined by a different admin.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 16:37, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241231163700","author":"Skywatcher68","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Skywatcher68-20241231163700-Skywatcher68-20241231152600","replies":["c-ToBeFree-20241231222200-Skywatcher68-20241231163700"]}}-->

Ah well. 🙂 Thanks to you both! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:22, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241231222200","author":"ToBeFree","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-ToBeFree-20241231222200-Skywatcher68-20241231163700","replies":[],"displayName":"~ ToBeFree"}}-->

Happy New Year!

ToBeFree,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
𝙳.𝟷𝟾𝚝𝚑 (𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚔) 20:18, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250101201800","author":"D.18th","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-D.18th-20250101201800-Happy_New_Year,_ToBeFree!","replies":[],"displayName":"\ud835\ude73.\ud835\udff7\ud835\udffe\ud835\ude9d\ud835\ude91"}}-->

   Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

𝙳.𝟷𝟾𝚝𝚑 (𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚔) 20:18, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250101201800","author":"D.18th","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-D.18th-20250101201800-Happy_New_Year,_ToBeFree!-1","replies":["c-ToBeFree-20250102120700-D.18th-20250101201800"],"displayName":"\ud835\ude73.\ud835\udff7\ud835\udffe\ud835\ude9d\ud835\ude91"}}-->

Hi D.18th, thank you very much! Happy New Year to you too! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 12:07, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250102120700","author":"ToBeFree","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-ToBeFree-20250102120700-D.18th-20250101201800","replies":[],"displayName":"~ ToBeFree"}}-->

Since I gotten rollback, I've noticed that every revert I did earlier counted as 2 edits (revert+warn) but now it counts as 1. Does it have something to do with rollback being used? If so, wouldn't not counting it provide an inaccurate edit count figure? Thanks! randomdude121‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 16:06, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250102160600","author":"Randomdude121","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Randomdude121-20250102160600-Rollbacks_don't_count_as_edits?","replies":[]}}-->

You are an experienced administrator that I respect, @ToBeFree. If possible, I would value your contribution to the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Palestinian political violence (3rd nomination). It would mean a lot to have your third-party, neutral, and experienced perspective. Firecat93 (talk) 19:56, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250102195600","author":"Firecat93","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Firecat93-20250102195600-Request_for_Assistance","replies":[]}}-->