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Happy Seventeenth Adminship Anniversary!

Wishing Ixfd64 a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Chris Troutman (talk) 12:56, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hard to believe it's been 17 years. How time flies. Ixfd64 (talk) 17:14, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Bro whats the big deal 2603:80A0:F01:E800:942D:C5E0:3CB1:D872 (talk) 19:25, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Randomly changing names of countries to "Chickens rule" isn't exactly constructive. Ixfd64 (talk) 19:28, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Happy Adminship!

Wishing Ixfd64 a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Best wishes! BananaBreadPie12 (talk) 20:03, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

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Happy Birthday!

No, I'm not just sucking up to you because you're an admin. Thanks for everything you do here! 𝕸𝖗 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕿𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖑𝖊|🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦|☎️|📄 00:16, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. I really appreciate this! Ixfd64 (talk) 17:13, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

Thank you so much! Ixfd64 (talk) 17:16, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

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Happy New Year, Ixfd64!

Happy New Year!

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You too! Ixfd64 (talk) 17:44, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Commons File Importer

Dear Danny, As I have seen that you recently added a couple of templates over at Mediawikiwiki:Extension:FileImporter/Data/en.wikipedia, could you perhaps also add PD-Thailand to the list? That avoids the awkward gymnastics of having to add a fake US tag for copying over and then replacing the tag at Commons. Thank you very much! Felix QW (talk) 17:37, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

@Felix QW:  Done. I assume you don't have the autoconfirmed permission on the MediaWiki wiki? Ixfd64 (talk) 18:00, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Many thanks for the rapid actioning! Indeed I am not autoconfirmed on Mediawiki since I really only ever edit Commons, Wikipedia and occasionally Wikidata. Felix QW (talk) 19:06, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

What was Wikipedia like

What was Wikipedia like in 2002 MichealJackton (talk) 23:15, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Check out the Wayback Machine. [1] Ixfd64 (talk) 23:20, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2023 December 1#File:Desktop bsd screenshot.png

Hi Ixfd64. What exactly are you proposing here? Thanks, Fastily 01:54, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

I was thinking the screenshot could be changed to the FreeBSD license used by DesktopBSD. The logos and artwork collection are under the non-free CC BY-NC license, [2] but it's not clear whether that also applies to operating system's graphical user interface. If the CC BY-NC license is only for the logos, then the screenshot could be freely licensed. I opened an FfD as I wanted a second set of eyes. Sorry if my original nomination wasn't clear. Ixfd64 (talk) 02:56, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Welp, I just found that the source webpage says the downloaded screenshots may not be modified. So that means we can't relicense this particular image. But if the FreeBSD license also applies to the operating system's graphical assets, then we could create our own free screenshots. Ixfd64 (talk) 02:59, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the clarification! Regards, Fastily 08:09, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

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File:Gapminder world.png

Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2023 December 12

I've now put an (updated) pic on Commons with the same name. So this file can be deleted. Chris55 (talk) 12:24, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

I've added the new screenshot on the Trendalyzer article and placed a {{di-orphaned non-free use}} tag on the old image. Ixfd64 (talk) 16:40, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Nomination for merger of Template:Out of copyright in

Template:Out of copyright in has been nominated for merging with Template:Copy to Wikimedia Commons in. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Xeroctic (talk) 14:07, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary

Precious

Four years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:21, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

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comment from 69.127.196.123

i dont know how to use this... but the movie 'HER' is based on the 1995 published book, Galatea 2.2 Richard Powers....check it out David Simek — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.127.196.123 (talk • contribs)

@69.127.196.123: Hello, I had to undo your edits because they did not adhere to our manual of style. Furthermore, you also need sources to back up your claims. Her and Galatea 2.2 may have similar plots, but you did not include a source which shows that one work was based on the other. Ixfd64 (talk) 04:47, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Weather-related file pings

Hi Ixfd64 -- thanks for pinging me on those discussions.

However, since I'm so involved in the discussions over on the Commons, those pings could be seen as canvassing.

I will therefore recuse myself from participating, but I appreciate the heads-up. --Rlandmann (talk) 22:10, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

@Rlandmann: No problem. I only tagged you as an FYI in case you wished to use the FfD cases as reference or had information to share about those specific photos. Ixfd64 (talk) 22:33, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Understood! And please keep tagging me if you think there's something I should be aware of, or if you have any specific questions you think I could help answer! --Rlandmann (talk) 22:40, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Mistake

I was checking wheather it is working or not. In that test, I had made mistake. 2409:4081:1BBE:E8E8:1245:5F0E:966E:CDE8 (talk) 17:18, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

@2409:4081:1BBE:E8E8:1245:5F0E:966E:CDE8: I actually reinstated your edit as it appeared to be legitimate. Cheers. Ixfd64 (talk) 18:56, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

Thank you! Ixfd64 (talk) 16:38, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Pied piper poster.jpg listed for discussion

About this poster whether if you want it to be deleted or now, I think it should stay because not only the Disney's Pied Piper short is old and is currently on PublicDomain but the poster as well plus it should stay in its wikipedia page, and also I have almost forgotten about it until now when you ask if the poster should stay, and I agree that it should stay and not be deleted. Belrien12 (talk) 07:41, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

@Belrien12: The poster could probably qualify for fair use. Ixfd64 (talk) 16:10, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

HOW MANY EDITORS ARE THERE???

How did you fix my edit so fast???? THERE MUST BE HUNDREDS OF EDITS A DAY, IS THIS ALL YOU DO???? DO YOU HAVE A JOB???? HOW DO YOU DO THIS???

Thank you for all you do. 172.115.71.183 (talk) 18:56, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

A lot of us regularly patrol the recent changes page. We also have automated tools that can help identify bad edits. Ixfd64 (talk) 18:58, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

OK 172.115.71.183 (talk) 19:03, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

who is Trappist the monk 172.115.71.183 (talk) 19:04, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

He is a fellow admin. Ixfd64 (talk) 19:27, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

why is his page deleted 172.115.71.183 (talk) 19:35, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

He never actually bothered to create a user page. It has been deleted before because it was not created by him. Under normal circumstances, a user page should only be edited by that user. Ixfd64 (talk) 20:09, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

how do I become an admin. 172.115.71.183 (talk) 19:35, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

You need to be an established editor and understand the various policies and procedures. See Wikipedia:Administrators#Becoming an administrator for details. Ixfd64 (talk) 20:11, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

File Reuploaded

Since the Chisholm fire article got accepted at AFC, I have re-uploaded the file that was removed a week ago for intention of using it in the article. Can you check my file and see if anything looks off/wrong? File:A_PyroCB_cloud_produced_by_the_Chisholm_Fire.jpg Wildfireupdateman (talk) 16:02, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

I think it looks fine. Ixfd64 (talk) 16:38, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

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