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Happy First Edit Day! Hi Maile66! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy 16th anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! Please accept the belated invitation below we meant to have offered you last year. Chris Troutman (talk) 19:09, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Maile66,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. ​

Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 19:09, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I added the icon to my user page — Maile (talk) 21:41, 25 December 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Windows 11 you can do this by right-clicking the taskbar, then clicking Taskbar Settings. From here you can disable widgets

@SL93: Have you by any chance seen Sealioning? Just saying ... life is too short to respond to someone who does this. — Maile (talk) 12:36, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:47, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Lovely thoughtfulness. — Maile (talk) 01:10, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Like 2019, remember? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:19, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On the Main page: the person who made the pictured festival possible --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:03, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for sharing. — Maile (talk) 03:58, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

story · music · places

Thank you! - Today a friend's birthday, with related music and new vacation pics --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:03, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Wow! Really? I hadn't been keeping count. Thanks for the recognition. — Maile (talk)

Hi Maile66. I noticed that you deleted a redirect left from a disruptive move to NTT (disambigation) per WP:G7, which isn't in accordance with this criterion: For redirects created as a result of a page move, the mover must also have been the only substantive contributor to the pages before the move. Unfortunately, I was also cheated and requested a WP:G14 nomination of NTT (disambiguation). Could you restore all the revisions before its deletion? Thanks, NmWTfs85lXusaybq (talk) 01:27, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This one is a little confusing to me. I just reverted my delete. Did this work for you? If not, please advise how I shoud do it. — Maile (talk) 01:38, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I didn't state it clearly. I was asking for deleting NTT (disambiguation) and restoring all the revisions before its first deletion. NTT (disambigation) should have been reverted to NTT without leaving a redirect at the first time because of the misspelling "disambigation" in its title. NmWTfs85lXusaybq (talk) 02:09, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There's probably a way to easily do this. But I don't want to botch it for you, so I've left a message at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Delete-Undelete assistance requested. — Maile (talk) 03:06, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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	Awarded to Maile66 for staying strong, Popeye-strong, even in the face of UTTER LACK OF NOTABILITY. That's how we're going to win this war! ;) Drmies (talk) 13:10, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I proudly accept the award. If your ESP is working, you should now be seeing me taking my bows. — Maile (talk) 13:15, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I was driving to work but I think I felt something--then again maybe I've been playing Tonight's the Night too often. How's it going Maile? Still here after all these years, I see: thank you for that. Ima go see what other AfDs you been in, just to mess with you. Take care! Drmies (talk) 14:37, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maile, it may be the Dutchman in me, but when I look at Hofstra University rape hoax I'm tempted to delete this on the spot as a BLP violation! Drmies (talk) 14:39, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome to look through my edits of anything, as far as I'm concerned. I have no idea what you are getting at here. But there have been a lot of AFDs ... just within the last 12 months. The thing about AFD is, like all of Wikipedia, anybody can join in, regardless if they know WP's complicated, and often conflicting, guidelines on anythig and anybody. And you can often find a WP guideline to justify any direction of something. — Maile (talk) 16:18, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just joking, my friend--but I'm glad I saw that Hofstra thing. You run into these old things and you wonder how they got written up in the first place, and how they managed to stay around. How long do you think our project will last? Drmies (talk) 16:26, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The overall Wikipedia project? I believe it will out-live me. Judging from the Deceased Wikipedians/2024, Jimbo Wales dreamed up a doozie of international connections when he created Wikipedia. We all have become an international family. — Maile (talk) 20:26, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings,

I was wondering how I could get a page reviewed. I noticed you reviewed a page I created recently. would you be able to help me find where to request a page review for Kathryn Fort, or find out if it has been reviewed?

Thank you, --8barzmusic (talk) 16:53, 17 April 2024 (UTC)8barzmusic[reply]

The prior article was just a random pick from the Newpages listings. Also, the Newpages reviews are not necessarily a full review. It really depends on which project the subject matter is. I would encourage you to ask questions about Kathryn Fort at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red. They can be pretty helpful with advice and guidance. For leanning the ropes, and getting reviews, it's helpful to be part of a project such as Women in Red. You might want to join up with that project. — Maile (talk) 18:14, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy adminship anniversary! Hi Maile66! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of your successful request for adminship. Enjoy this special day! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:34, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! What a nice gesture. — Maile (talk) 02:35, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Maille66! I see you were the last person to comment on Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame's Talk page, so this is why I'm asking you this: should the page somehow be split because it's so long? First off, I'm not Hawaiian. I looked at the page carefully, though, and it's not puffed up at all. Everything there should be on Wikipedia.
But. It's. So. Long.
It takes a bit to load on my computer and I look at it on my phone I sort of feel lost at sea. I think this doesn't give the Hall of Fame what it deserves because it's a bit difficult to see the article's content. Is it time for someone to split the page into a family of pages of a more manageable size? I don't deserve the honor of doing that, though. I'm not Hawaiian and not a musician.

I get the sense that the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame is worth preserving and learning about, so I hope this can happen. If I should be asking someone else, please let me know and I'll do that. Oona Wikiwalker (talk) 21:23, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wish I had an answer for you, but I don't. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of such lists on Wikipedia. You might try posting that question at Wikipedia talk:Stand-alone lists. Or perhaps Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style. I— Maile (talk) 21:50, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

One more place might have an idea. Post your question over at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). Maybe they might have a solution — Maile (talk) 22:04, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Maile66

Greetings. I have created a page on Telugu language show Paruvu.

I am looking for your help and guidance. Do comment if it looks good enough.

Thank you Filmy World (talk) 18:56, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for asking, but this is an area I have no experience in. You might want to try posting at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Television. — Maile (talk) 19:03, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, Thank you! Filmy World (talk) 01:29, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To the IPs (possibly the same user) who have lately been reporting suspected IP vandalism to me, and possibly to other admins, please be advised that the appropriate place to report these incidents, and most likely to get quicker action, is at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. That site is monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Thank you for your diligence, but please report them at the site I have linked. — Maile (talk) 16:45, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.wikipedia.org/key/User_talk:12.160.169.190 115.134.97.195 (talk) 14:52, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Declined request: Wrong venue. Post your request at WP:AIV. Please don't ask me to delete user pages or content therein. Don't post these requests here again. — Maile (talk) 12:12, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. AllTheUsernamesAreInUse (talk) 17:48, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The reason why I made those redirects is because I made that mistake. I'm not sure what's "implausible" about forgetting an extra period. CheeseyHead (talk) 16:43, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

May have messaged the wrong person lol CheeseyHead (talk) 16:49, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I see you messaged Asilvering after your above message to me. Hope you got all straightened out. — Maile (talk) 17:30, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, my bad. I think we deserve a very teeny tiny trout each. A sardine, perhaps. -- asilvering (talk) 17:34, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I got a note that this has been nominated for speedy, and it's already gone. Can you refund to User:Rich Farmbrough/Batman and Robin (disambiguation) so that I can evaluate. All the best: Rich Farmbrough 10:49, 15 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

It's quite important to check CSD, they are only Candidates. Many editors do not fully understand the CSD conditions, and some even use the mechanism maliciously. All the best: Rich Farmbrough 14:01, 15 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

I was not familiar with how to do a refund, so I posted about this on Wikipedia:Help desk#Refunding a specific deletion. Hope this worked out for you. — Maile (talk) 14:06, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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