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Your nomination of the United Arab Emirates at Wikipedia talk:Vital articles

Before I close the discussion, can you confirm that you did in fact intend to support your own nomination? You didn't list yourself under the supporting !votes when you wrote the nomination, but somebody went and did it for you afterwards. Thanks, Cobblet (talk) 19:06, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

@Cobblet: Yes, I can confirm that I support my own nomination. Interstellarity (talk) 23:43, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021).

Administrator changes

Enchanter • Carlossuarez46

Interface administrator changes

Ragesoss

Guideline and policy news

• Following an RfC, consensus was found that third party appeals are allowed but discouraged.
• The 2021 Desysop Policy RfC was closed with no consensus. Consensus was found in a previous RfC for a community based desysop procedure, though the procedure proposed in the 2021 RfC did not gain consensus.

Technical news

• The user group oversight will be renamed to suppress. This is for technical reasons. You can comment at T112147 if you have objections.

Arbitration

• The community consultation on the Arbitration Committee discretionary sanctions procedure was closed, and an initial draft based on feedback from the now closed consultation is expected to be released in early June to early July for community review.

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Pussycat

You moved the disambiguation page with the assertion "The primary topic for this term is Cat.", but a move discussion had reached "no consensus" on such a move, so you should not have moved this without discussion. Please revert your move, and start a discussion as a "requested move" if you wish to suggest a move. I suggest that making this not-uncontroversial move without discussion was an abuse of your page-mover rights. If there was a discussion I've missed seeing, my apologies (but please show me where). Thanks. PamD 16:31, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

My argument in that discussion still holds: although in common conversation "Pussycat" usually means a domestic pet cat, a reader looking up that term in an encyclopedia is more likely to be looking for another sense of the word. PamD 16:33, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

@PamD: Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I forgot to check the talk page for any discussions regarding the page title. I will revert my move. It was a mistake on my part. I try not to abuse the rights I have and always accept advice on what I can do to make better use of the rights I have. If you think I've acted inappropriately, you are welcome to make a complaint at WP:ANI and I'd be willing to explain my actions there although I personally don't see this as necessary. Thanks, Interstellarity (talk) 22:58, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your prompt action in reverting the move. No harm done except a bit of wasted time, mostly yours. Thanks. PamD 04:54, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

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Lady Louise Windsor

Legally, she is Princess Louise of Wessex, style notwithstanding. Her parents chose to have her styled as an earl’s daughter to give her a more normal life but she has exactly the same royal status as her male line cousins. Lady Louise is most appropriate. Bookworm857158367 (talk) 13:22, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

@Bookworm857158367: Thanks for clarifying. Just a quick question: How is Archie's case different than Lady Louise? Interstellarity (talk) 13:26, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Archie will legally be Prince Archie of Sussex when Prince Charles becomes king. Right now he is not a prince as the great grandson of a monarch and the son of a younger son of the heir to the throne, but he would be entitled to use one of the Duke of Sussex’s lesser titles as a courtesy title. His parents aren’t using titles for him to give him a normal life. That doesn’t mean he isn’t legally a royal. Bookworm857158367 (talk) 02:37, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

TheWikiWizard-May 2021

Hello, Interstellarity! Here is the May 2021 issue of TheWikiWizard.

Wikipedia News

• The Simple English Wikipedia was mentioned in a article online very recently, you can read the article here.
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• SlimVirgin has sadly passed away this month, you can read more about SlimVirgin's passing here
• Moroboshi also sadly passed away earlier this month.

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