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Hi, if we win the victory of moving ofer amelias page. Can we lock it after to prevent it from being rewritten and altered??Joanne1212 (talk)20:03, 12 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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In particular do you have the Davis et al book or know what their reference was?Dankarl (talk)03:42, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to see your notes. I think there is some way to do this without openly posting my email address, but I've never had to use it. Do you know? ThanksDankarl (talk)04:34, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Owen - I guess I had not updated my email address in a long time. Fixed now, please resend.Dankarl (talk)23:56, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Got it, thanks. It will need a careful read.Dankarl (talk)02:29, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Harpers page lists only Paul Brooks as author. Checking further, the coauthor was apparently Joseph Foote, not Don Foote.[1] I wonder if there is nevertheless a connection.

O'Neill reports Don Foote had a brother Joe, who went to Alaska with him. The Harper's article is a source for The Firecracker Boys.Dankarl (talk)04:05, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi,

I noticed that you added "Eye of the Sahara" to the article about theRichat Structure on [May 4, 2011.] By any chance, do you know / remember what your source of this name for it was? It would solve a minor mystery that has development over this name.Paul H. (talk)02:52, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Could you unprotect that page? Indef seems too harsh foryesterday's TFA.(CC) Tbhotch^™00:05, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's unprotected now.Owen (talk)00:07, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you! 20 years now, that's wild!Owen (talk)02:42, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Establishedpolicy provides for removal of the administrative permissions of users who have not made any edits or logged actions in the preceding twelve months. Because you have been inactive, your administrative permissions will be removed if you do not return to activity within the next month.

Inactive administrators are encouraged to rejoin the project in earnest rather than tomake token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions, which may be perceived as gaming. Resources and support for reengaging with the project are available atWikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/Administrators. If you do not intend to rejoin the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request atthe bureaucrats' noticeboard.

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. — JJMC89bot00:20, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!! 22 years is actually crazy!Owen (talk)02:44, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You should feel so proud!DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk)03:08, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey,Owen. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of theWikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk)02:40, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Owen. This message is being sent to remind you of significant upcoming changes regarding logged-out editing.

Starting 4 November, logged-out editors will no longer have their IP address publicly displayed. Instead, they will have atemporary account (TA) associated with their edits. Users with some extended rights like administrators and CheckUsers, as well as users with thetemporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will still be able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range.

How do temporary accounts work?

• When a logged-out user completes an edit or a logged action for the first time, a cookie will be set in this user's browser and a temporary account tied with this cookie will be automatically created for them. This account's name will follow the pattern:~2025-12345-67 (a tilde, year of creation, a number split into units of 5).
• All subsequent actions by the temporary account user will be attributed to this username. The cookie will expire 90 days after its creation. As long as it exists, all edits made from this device will be attributed to this temporary account. It will be the same account even if the IP address changes, unless the user clears their cookies or uses a different device or web browser.
• A record of the IP address used at the time of each edit will be stored for 90 days after the edit. Users with thetemporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will be able to see the underlying IP addresses.
• As a measure against vandalism, there are two limitations on the creation of temporary accounts:
  • There has to be a minimum of 10 minutes between subsequent temporary account creations from the same IP (or /64 range in case of IPv6).
  • There can be a maximum of 6 temporary accounts created from an IP (or /64 range) within a period of 24 hours.

Temporary account IP viewer user right

• Administrators may grant thetemporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right to non-administrators who meet thecriteria for granting. Importantly, an editor must make an explicit request for the permission (e.g. atWP:PERM/TAIV)—administrators arenot permitted to assign the right without a request.
• Administrators willautomatically be able to see temporary account IP information once they have accepted theAccess to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy viaSpecial:Preferences or via the onboarding dialog which comes up after temporary accounts are deployed.

Impact for administrators

• It will be possible to block many abusers by just blocking their temporary accounts. A blocked person won't be able to create new temporary accounts quickly if the admin selects theautoblock option.
• It will still be possible to block an IP address or IP range.
• Temporary accounts will not be retroactively applied to contributions made before the deployment. OnSpecial:Contributions, you will be able to see existing IP user contributions, but not new contributions made by temporary accounts on that IP address. Instead, you should useSpecial:IPContributions for this (see a video about IPContributions in a gallery below).

Rules about IP information disclosure

• Publicizing an IP address gained through TAIV access isgenerally not allowed (e.g.~2025-12345-67 previously edited as 192.0.2.1 or~2025-12345-67's IP address is 192.0.2.1).
• Publicly linking a TA to another TA is allowed if "reasonably believed to be necessary". (e.g.~2025-12345-67 and ~2025-12345-68 are likely the same person, so I am counting their reverts together toward3RR, but notHey ~2025-12345-68, you did some good editing as ~2025-12345-67)
• SeeWikipedia:Temporary account IP viewer § What can and can't be said for more detailed guidelines.

Useful tools for patrollers

• It is possible to view if a user has opted-in to view temporary account IPs via theUser Info card, available inPreferences →Appearance →Advanced options →Enable theuser info card
  • This feature also makes it possible for anyone to see the approximate count of temporary accounts active on the same IP address range.
• Special:IPContributions allows viewing all edits and temporary accounts connected to a specific IP address or IP range.
• Similarly,Special:GlobalContributions supports global search for a given temporary account's activity.
• The auto-reveal feature (see video below) allows users with the right permissions to automatically reveal all IP addresses for a limited time window.

Videos

• How to use Special:IPContributions
• How automatic IP reveal works
• How to use IP Info
• How to use User Info

Further information and discussion

• For more information and discussion regarding this change, please see the announcement from the Wikimedia Foundation atWikipedia:Village pump (WMF) § Temporary accounts rollout.

Most of this message was written byMz7 (source). Thanks, 🎃SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk)02:47, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey I saw you on a Wikiproject for indigenous people in North America. I need some help with biographies I am working on, you see I am writing a few biographies where there is a bunch of folklore around them.CycoMa2 (talk)01:36, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday! Hi Owen! On behalf of theBirthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy birthday! Enjoy this special day!DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk)11:54, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!Owen (talk)01:27, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Template:Portland neighborhoods has beennominated for merging withTemplate:Portland, Oregon. You are invited to comment on the discussion atthe template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you.WikiCleanerMan (talk)02:26, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Owen,

You're invited to thecelebration of Wikipedia's 25th anniversary in Portland, Oregon! Join us at theRose City Book Pub at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 18.

Please RSVP at the link above, even if youmight be interested, so we can let the Pub know how many people to expect. Hope to see you there!

(To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself fromthis list.) Sent viaMediaWiki message delivery (talk)—TechnoSquirrel69(sigh)04:59, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This is a reminder that establishedpolicy provides for removal of the administrative permissions of users who have made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period. You are receiving this annual reminder since you have averaged less than 50 edits per year over the last 5 years.

Inactive administrators are encouraged to reengage with the project in earnest rather than to make token edits to avoid loss of administrative permissions. Resources and support for reengaging with the project are available atWikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators. If you do not intend to be engaged with the project in the foreseeable future, please consider voluntarily resigning your administrative permissions by making a request at thebureaucrats' noticeboard.

Thank you for your past contributions to the project. — JJMC89bot00:31, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship	from theBirthday Committee
WishingOwen a veryhappy adminship anniversary on behalf of theWikipedia Birthday Committee! --DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk)08:55, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Owen. Thank you for your work onAntonio Garra. Another editor,Mariamnei, has reviewed it as part ofnew pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thank you for your work on this article. Please fix the errors in footnotes 1 and 2. Thanks and have a good day!

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Mariamnei (talk)11:13, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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