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About Me

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Committed identity: f0383a01ca6db0bcbf0bdc42fc4687e3e43333bc7b995b1d892a7ea594a9a80223c9e33f5658b49da9871b6b9fb5b1a77d49cb99c68f4262d6872e7b7a505cdb is a SHA-512 commitment to this user's real-life identity.



I enjoy doing a number of things around the wiki. In January 2010 I became a Coordinator of the (now-defunct) Mediation Cabal, and in March 2010 I became an Administrator on the English Wikipedia. Currently most of my work on-wiki is in dispute resolution and enforcement, particularly in contentious areas and topics under Arbcom sanctions. I continue to uphold the spirit of the Mediation Cabal, even though it has long since been retired. I can often be found roaming around various topic areas and attempting to resolve disputes.

I have also been called a BLP Hardliner. Given my role in the 2010 Mass BLP Deletions and the creation of WP:BLPPROD, that's accurate. My position has not changed in recent years, I openly accept and embrace the label. BLP is our most important policy, and protecting living persons from unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material trumps all other policies and guidelines.

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This is a list of links I need to reference on occasion.

WMF/Community Disputes

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Important Arbcom Cases

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Important RFCs

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Other

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Wikipedia:Shrubbery Template:Burma-shave-notice

Pages I have created

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Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline

Pirate Party (United States)

Tiny Bubbles (song)

Wikipedia:What Mediation Cabal is not

Content creation credits

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  Council on Religion and the Homosexual

  Pirate Party (United States)

  Doria Atlas

  Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline

  The Right Stuff (blog)

  White Night Riots

  Wikipedia:Notability (events)

Images I have uploaded

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All photographs were taken by me, uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, and licensed under CC-BY or CC-BY-SA, unless something different is specified.

General

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Astrophotography

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WikiConference NYC 2009

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Awards

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Barnstars

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  We've awarded you this PARC research star in recognition for your contribution to research about conflict in Wikipedia. Thank you for your help!!! --Parc wiki researcher 21:09, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
  The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
A copy of my first barnstar, and certainly you deserve it more than I did. Prodego talk 04:24, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
  The BLP Barnstar
For your numerous contributions at (and creation of) User:The Wordsmith/BLP sourcing.--Father Goose (talk) 09:09, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
  The Admin's Barnstar
For acting as a role model for other administrators by making important Wikipedia policies such as WP:BLP a priority on Fred Singer. FormerIPOnlyEditor (talk) 06:37, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
  The Admin's Barnstar
For the apparently thankless task of drafting a suggested closing summary at the RfC/U. Tryptofish (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
  The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
For solving an issue at WP:DYK in the most harmonious and positive manner possible. ©Geni (talk) 19:00, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
  The Barnstar of Diplomacy
After watching you navigate the recent discussion at AE, build a consensus among editors that at first appeared diametrically opposed to one another, and civilly close a contentious discussion I am thoroughly impressed and grateful for your time, skill, and dedication. It is my distinct pleasure to present you a well earned Barnstar of Diplomacy. Thank you for all you do, Mifter (talk) 03:38, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
  For taking on closing the long, convoluted and highly testy ANI discussion regarding EllenCT. You earned this! RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:42, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
  The Admin's Barnstar
Thank you for leading the novel GMO RfC process from conception to completion. I believe that it will provide an important resolution to a previously intractable dispute. (And if anyone thinks that you showed me any special favoritism, our discussion yesterday proves that it is not so!) --Tryptofish (talk) 21:54, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
  The Admin's Barnstar
For coming to a decision and helping with the ANI thread, and dealing with socks. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 14:17, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
  A bathrobe for you!
I saw the top of this page and how could I not do this? QueenofHearts 19:43, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
  The Barnstar of Diplomacy
Appreciate your remaining even-keeled in resolving the NFL draft dispute. —Bagumba (talk) 07:18, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
  Thank you for your significant effort in reviewing part of the long, long, ADL RFC and its close review. starship.paint (RUN) 06:10, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
  The Barnstar of Diplomacy
For an adroit close on a complex RfC Chetsford (talk) 06:03, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
  The Closer's Barnstar
For your diplomacy and effort in taking the lead to close the ADL RfC, as well as collaboration with others to achieve this. CNC (talk) 14:28, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
  A rouge TARDIS (or the closest thing I could find on Commons), for having made a closure so Rouge that its effects travelled through time and were being challenged before you even issued it.
. . .
But to be serious, I appreciate that you undertook to close, and closed so thoughtfully, such a large and complex discussion even as it was getting international attention and pushback. Someone had to do it; the discussion was open for so long as to suggest no-one wanted to do it; I appreciate you doing it. -sche (talk) 16:08, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
  The Admin's Barnstar
I stated in the discussion below the vote that I felt quite bad for whichever poor admin got tasked with closing the ADL RfC - props for being one of the ones to do so! The Kip (contribs) 21:38, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Other

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User:The Wordsmith has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as The Wordsmith's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear The Wordsmith!

Peace,
Rlevse
00:18, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

A record of your Day will always be kept here.

"the carrot sometimes works better than the stick"

Thank you for quality articles such as White Night riots and Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline, for uploading images, for trying to mediate - lighthearted and reflected - even without a cabal, - wikidragon, repeating (6 March 2010): you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:39, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

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