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| Thank you for all your work on the Arbitration Committee.GoPhightins!01:34, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply] |
Thanks very much :-)Hersfold(t/a/c)01:52, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Normally, I would say that it is no one's business what a person does or does not do. However, I wonder if you can provide a bit more background based on the facts in this case. You ran for the Committee, then resigned, which was fine. Then you ran a second time and won again, and in that campaign you were repeatedly asked about whether you would resign again and you strongly indicated you would not. Given this pattern, I feel justified in respectfully asking why you have been through a run-resign-run-resign sequence?—Jeff 02:00, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
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| For your intelligent, communicative, and honest work as lead ArbCommer in the Richard Norton case. While I do not agree with the ultimate remedy, I thank you for your excellent work.Carrite (talk)02:56, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply] |
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| Oh Hersfold, so so sad to see. Thank you for all your work on Wikipedia over the years. You will be greatly missed!KTC (talk)06:52, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply] |
Hi Hersfold. I was saddened to see your resignation and was hoping to offer a few kind words before anything was done, but I see over atm:srp it's too late. Being an Arbitrator is the most difficult position one could volunteer for on Wikipedia and all you get in return is grief. This is a sad fact of the Wikipedia of today. I will say that I'm very thankful that you and other people are willing to help in this area because the alternative would be chaos. I'm sad to see it's had such a negative impact on your time here and hope that you'll try to remember some of the more pleasant experiences. As other's have said above, there are a lot of other projects under the WMF umbrella that could use an experienced person. I hope you'll consider volunteering at one of the more quiet areas. Thanks for all the help you've provided to the project over the years. Wishing you well.64.40.54.205 (talk)10:24, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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| Thanks for your efforts here at Wikipedia. It's very shocking to hear that you are leaving us and I hope you consider returning soon. Best wishes,Lord Sjones23 (talk -contributions)15:57, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply] |
But at the same time, very understandable. I don't have answers that will save the day and stop all the active hostility to Arb com....but I am trying to find ways to help the community along with a handful of others editors. I kinda understand where the committee is coming from on a number of major issues. It has taken some time, but I believe Arb Com is too overworked, too understaffed (although a lot of editors would disagree with that, I suppose) and burned at both ends with people not trying to sort things out themselves. We simply do not have all the tools as editors to get over conflict. Should you find this interesting at all...I have startedWikipedia:WikiProject Conflict Resolution to attempt to address conduct and conflict issues that are more than simple incivility. Take some time to take a little break, experiance friends and family and if you would like, join us there if you wish.--Amadscientist (talk)06:15, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
| The Special Barnstar | |
| For all of your hard work here, especially as an ArbCom member. The treatment which many Arbs (especially you) have been accorded is disgraceful and I rather wish the entire committee would resign and let all the naysayers try to run things. They'd be incomprehensibly worse than the current Arbs.(T •C)21:12, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply] |
Hi, can you have the bot update the count on this page?[1]. I need to make sure I've not gone over the limit. Thanks much.Malke 2010 (talk)01:23, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I came here to thank you for your work on the RAN case and especially for the way you commended the parties and participants for being relatively collegial. Like Carrite I wasnt happy with the outcome, but I dont think you could have played your part any better, and much of the credit for the smooth running of the case, especially towards the end, has to go to you as drafting arb. Gutting to see you've resigned. A huge loss to the project, but I guess the time you'll free up will make this a good move for you personally, and maybe it will help the project understand how unruly the "community" is becoming. Hope you like this kitten watching over your user page while you're semi retired.FeydHuxtable (talk)09:46, 17 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
| A beer on me! | ||
| On behalf of the community I thank you for all of your efforts at ArbCom to help this place to run right. I have had very few interactions with you but when I have I always found you to be calm, neutral and helpful. Thank you again for your service to the project!-- —Keithbob •Talk •15:16, 29 March 2013 (UTC)[reply] |

Peridon (talk)22:16, 30 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Requesting mediation on the subject ofUser:Launchballer's signature. I see you've had discussions with this user before, and since the user informed me that he had previous issues and my issue was never brought up then, I have decided to research this. I've so far found you have had issues there before, and would like you to help mediate this to make sure the user understands there is no "grandfathering" as it were of signatures. You may find the current discussionhere. Thank you.—User:Technical 13 ( C • M •Click to learn how to view this signature as intended)16:08, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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I actually knew that I was exceeding the word limit at theKiefer/Ironholds RFAR, but according to the top of the page, I can request permission for an extended posting of evidence should the need arise — andI've done so. Would contacting one of the arbitrators be a good idea under these circumstances? I imagine that it isexceedingly rare for the arbitrators to grant somebody permission to exceed the word limit, and I doubt they will make an exception in my case, but is it worth the time to even bring this up with them?Kurtis(talk)00:28, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Mlpearc(powwow)19:44, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I posted earlier onUser talk:Rannpháirtí anaithnid and couldn't help noticing (because it keeps popping up in my watchlist) that your bot is making the same post concerning the same issue over and over on the user's page every two hours. I presume that you did not intend the bot to do this.SpinningSpark17:28, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Hersfold, this is just to let you know that I have unprotectedUser:Hersfold/Lockbox, as it didn't look like you were using it, and it was (presumably accidentally?) cascade-protecting{{ombox}} and{{tl}}. Have a look at the bottom ofWikipedia talk:Cascade-protected items for some more context. Best —Mr. Stradivarius♪ talk ♪03:29, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi Hersfold,
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Hi Hersfold, Wishing you a very Happy and Wonderful Merry Christmas! Hope you are having a great time with family and friends :-) Best wishes.~21:57, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Youblocked this user in 09 for socking, a new editor has turned up on the 2002 Gujarat violence and has copied and pasted a large section of text from other articles, a search of this text shows it is from the Godhra train burning article, but given the amount of revdels it is not possible to find who added it, however wikiblame (assuming I used it correctly) points the finger atVikramsingh. As I have not found this content elsewhere I am thinking this new guy is a sock, but as I cannot see the exact edits made due to the revdels I am stuck?Darkness Shines (talk)21:29, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi. I have filed aRequest for clarification of Remedy 2.2 ofWP:ARBRAN, concerning a topic ban placed onUser:Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ). Since you were a member of ArbCom at the time, any insights you may wish to share about the committee's thinking would be welcome. Thanks.BMK (talk)21:45, 14 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello Hersfold, one or more of your bots are scheduled for deauthorized due to inactivity. Please seeWikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard#Inactive_bots_May_2017 if you would like to retain your bot's status. Thank you, —xaosfluxTalk15:11, 29 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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Hey! Based on your edits toNationStates, I thought maybe you would be interested that I started aseries of userboxes for the game. Feel free to add any or add your own!-🐦Do☭torWho42 (⭐)05:35, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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FYI it also looks like{{ManualTranswiki}} is also listed in the same entry for the same reason. I'm pretty sure you are still inactive, but just in case I wanted to let you know about the 2nd template. Cheers. ~ PaulT+/C21:44, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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