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Prese moderato Eloquence



Hell
I am ID:Naoki.
I have license " Creatve Commons4.0"and etc.
I Im work yesterday.
I need moderato.
Tank you. <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding unsigned ↗ comment added by ナカネコ (talk • contribs ↗) 02:42, 27 March 2016 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

ID : Naoki



Pleses
I am bloking naw plases unlock.
Tnank you.
ID:Naoki --ナカネコ (talk) 02:48, 27 March 2016 (UTC)


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A page you started (FindFace) has been reviewed!



Thanks for creating FindFace ↗, Eloquence!

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: Thank you for the review and the categories, Dstone66! :) --Eloquence* 16:23, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

lib.reviews


Would this site be notable for Wikipedia yet? https://lib.reviews ↗ Sfan00 IMG (talk) 19:30, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

: {{ping|Sfan00 IMG}} No, absolutely not. :-) --Eloquence* 19:33, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

: Thanks for the prompt response. Figured as much. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 19:37, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

:File:PDC 0062.JPG ↗



A very long shot, but did you hang onto the permission e-mail?

Not going to use the template I would normally here, as you are senior enough to be trusted without question on such things :)

Sfan00 IMG (talk) 19:48, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

: {{Ping|Sfan00 IMG}} I'll look in my archives and let you know later today.--Eloquence*

: {{Ping|Sfan00 IMG}} I was able to reconstruct the sequence of events that led to that photo being uploaded:

:# The photographer posted a long comment about the facility here on en.wp ↗ including the comment that the photos are "available for the asking".
:# I replied to that comment on-wiki (see above) and offered to upload the photos on his behalf.
:# He emailed me a bunch of photos, and I picked one of them to upload. There was no licensing statement in the email.

: I'm not sure if that would pass muster today, though I would argue that the result clearly reflects his intent. I've tried emailing him to be sure, but unfortunately the original address is no longer working, and a Google search suggests that he may have died years ago.--Eloquence* 22:55, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

: I'd suggest leaving the above on the file description page, but thanks :) Sfan00 IMG (talk) 22:56, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

:: Done!--Eloquence* 23:23, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!



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: Aww, thank you, MelanieN! Lots more being reported; glad you and others are improving the article & will take another look myself soon.--Eloquence* 23:05, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
:: You're welcome. Lots of recent sources available; wish I could find some older, "pre-scandal" reporting for balance! but press coverage is what it is.
:: Do you mind if I nominate it for WP:DYK ↗? --MelanieN (talk) 23:45, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

::: {{Ping|MelanieN}} Not at all! -- just a note that I won't be able to personally address any issues that come up in DYK review immediately.--Eloquence* 23:49, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
:::: Usually they would come after me as nominator. Hopefully they won't bother you. --MelanieN (talk) 00:12, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

FYI: It's been suggested at DYK that they hold off on it until after the November election. So don't hold your breath, it won't be on the main page for a couple of months but hopefully will get there eventually. Meanwhile, as new as this article is, it's getting hundreds of views a day. Clearly there was a need for it. --MelanieN (talk) 14:16, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks and regards

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This aged well



http://intelligentdesigns.net/insert-bitcoin/ ↗ ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 15:17, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
: ProcrastinatingReader: LOL, I know. And yet, in spite of its enduring popularity, I still think of Bitcoin as mainly a speculative asset.--Eloquence* 16:06, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
::Agree. It's unsustainable as a currency, from transaction fees to energy consumption if not adoption (considering most popular fiat exchanges have either hard limits or strong KYC requirements; Coinbase now asks for more than my bank!) As you say, though, its in the interest of investors to maintain the facade. It does surprise me how accurate your thoughts from 2011 turned out; the only one that hasn't materialised yet is Satoshi cashing out (and the nail in the coffin). ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 16:37, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
::Jeez, it’s getting worse. NFTs ↗? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 03:02, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

::: ProcrastinatingReader: Indeed. It's telling that corporate media can brim over with excitement about new ways to monetize art and culture, but still have not begun even remotely to grapple with the potential of free culture ↗ that Wikipedia itself demonstrates.--Eloquence* 23:12, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

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About the beginnings of Wikinews



Hi, I am planning to write a ''Wikipedia Signpost ↗'' article on the discussions that led to the development of the Wikinews project. I have seen that you were involved in these initial discussions ↗, and was wondering if you have any input you would like to provide on your thoughts at the time, or anything else that could be included. The article is currently located here ↗, and though as I write this I have nothing to show I hope to add substantial content in the coming days.

Kind regards, Mitchsavl (talk) 08:26, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

:Hi Mitchsavl! Sure. My general take is that Wikinews has had difficulty scaling up for a simple reason: a short and incomplete encyclopedia article is still useful, while a short and incomplete news article quickly stops being useful. The pressure to write and quality check a daily output of fully fleshed out stories is simply not something that can be easily sustained on a volunteer basis. As I recall, some of those who were against Wikinews at the time said pretty much exactly that. They were right.
:Despite this, I have no regrets that the project was launched. In addition to a large archive of freely licensed news summaries, Wikinews has done some unique citizen reporting over the years. I would recommend checking out https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Interviews in the English version for example. Personally I look back fondly to writing https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Interview_with_LibriVox_founder_Hugh_McGuire, however magazine-like it might be.
:While I fully support the Wikimedia Foundation's decision, I still think wikis themselves are a fine tool for enabling journalistic work. Perhaps in combination with crowdfunding or other models of financial support (and maybe with a narrower reporting focus), a similar community effort can thrive in the future. Eloquence* 17:19, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
::Thanks! I’ll definitely include this in the article, and when I’ve done that, I’ll link the article here so you can see it. Mitchsavl (talk) 21:52, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
:::The article was published a few days ago under the "Serendipity ↗" column. Mitchsavl (talk) 06:29, 27 May 2026 (UTC)