It's in her book.
I really don't appreciate being accused of printing "defamatory" comments when the characterization in question is directly based on Davidson's published work. If you are going to remove my edit, please do so on legitimate grounds. 184.146.209.113 (talk) 22:11, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
IP
I've reported them to AIV. If you get anything like that again just report them straight away. Knitsey (talk) 22:46, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- God bless you. I don't tolerate personal attacks. Felicia (talk) 22:47, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Have you asked for tp protection? Knitsey (talk) 22:57, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, I left a message on an admin's talk page. Felicia (talk) 23:00, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- I have protected for a day; keep in mind that the threshold for protecting user talk-pages is much higher than for normal protections: see WP:UTPROT. I have also have revision deleted 2 edits by the IP; if they vandalise again, please report to WP:AIV...it's more more effective to block than to protect. Lectonar (talk) 10:57, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- Have you asked for tp protection? Knitsey (talk) 22:57, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
why removed my edits on Bluefish?
Hi Felicia,
why did you revert my edits on Bluefish? I discussed those with user BlauweVis who is the most active editor on this article, and he was OK with it?
kind regards, Fortysix46 (talk) 09:34, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
Draft:All Seniors Foundation
WP:A7 is not suitable for drafts. Thanks -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 21:20, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
Speedy tagging
You tagged Draft:Keroseno y Finito as WP:G1. The tag is incorrect for this page; have you read what the criterion says? I deleted the article, but on my own per WP:G11. Please be more careful in the future. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:08, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
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Deleted page
Hi, I created a draft of a page to outline a novel, which I run a fan group regarding. There was no advertising on the page, but I had not yet placed the necessary sources on the page. I realise that the page may have needed some editing and changes to conform to Wikipedia's standards, which is fine, but it was not promotional or advertising in any way, it was simply a run-down of a published novel as per many other examples on Wiki. The page was marked for speedy deletion and has now been removed. I wonder if this could be reconsidered, please? LittleBassingtonFans (talk) 15:19, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- It was deleted by an admin for the exact reason that I tagged it. Felicia (talk) 15:24, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Can I appeal this? There was zero promotion on the page and it was ungenerous of you to have tagged it without speaking to me. LittleBassingtonFans (talk) 15:36, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- @LittleBassingtonFans, if you want to appeal the decision, you should contact the deleting administrator (in this case, Seraphimblade). @Felicia777, if someone asks you about how to appeal speedy deletion, please do not ignore them. -- asilvering (talk) 13:12, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
- Can I appeal this? There was zero promotion on the page and it was ungenerous of you to have tagged it without speaking to me. LittleBassingtonFans (talk) 15:36, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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- After declining your G11 nomination of Draft:Forgotten today, I want to remind you of asilvering's advice from September. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 19:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
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Every thing you need to know about the Wikimedia Foundation?
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- Comix: Divorce
Drawn this century!
- Opinion: Women are somewhat under-represented on the English-language Wikipedia, and other observations from analysis
How data from the Wikipedia "necessary articles" lists can shed new light on the gender gap
- Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 4): The Future Of Wikimedia and Conclusion
Annual plans, external trends, infrastructure, equity, safety, and effectiveness. What does it all mean?
- Obituary: Pvmoutside, Atomicjohn, Rdmoore6, Jaknouse, Morven, Martin of Sheffield, MarnetteD, Herewhy, BabelStone
Rest in peace.
- Traffic report: God only knows
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- Humour: New forum created for people who don't care about Wikipedia
If you are too blasé for Mr. Blasé and don't give a FAC.
The Signpost: 9 August 2025
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- Discussion report: News from ANI, AN, RSN, BLPN, ELN, FTN, and NPOVN
A review of June, July and August.
- Disinformation report: The article in the most languages
Who is this guy?
- Community view: News from the Villages Pump
Threads since June.
- In the media: Disgrace, dive bars, deceased despots, and diverse dispatches
And slop.
- Crossword: Accidental typography
It's not a conlang, it's a crossword puzzle.
- Comix: best-laid schemes o' wikis an' men
gang aft agley, an' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, for promis'd joy!
- Traffic report: I'm not the antichrist or the Superman
Everybody's Somebody's Fool.
The Signpost: 9 September 2025
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation loses a round in court
UK Online Safety Act remains undefeated.
- In the media: Congress probes, mayor whitewashed, AI stinks
Plus Wiki rules, Wiki Spin, and physicists get street cred!
- Disinformation report: A guide for Congress
The price of Liberty is eternal vigilance.
- Recent research: Minority-language Wikipedias, and Wikidata for botanists
And other new research findings.
- Technology report: A new way to read Wikisource
Tis true: there's magic in the web of it.
- Traffic report: Check out some new Weapons, weapon of choice
With the usual mix of war, death, super heroes, a belt, and Wednesday.
- Essay: The one question
It's an easy one.
The Signpost: 2 October 2025
- News and notes: Larry Sanger returns with "Nine Theses on Wikipedia"; WMF publishes transparency report
This time "not merely negative".
- In the media: Extraordinary eruption of "EVIL" explained
Wickedpedia wrangles post-truth politics.
- Disinformation report: Emails from a paid editing client
Unexpected news!
- Discussion report: Sourcing, conduct, policy and LLMs: another 1,339 threads analyzed
Fifty hot topics from fourteen noticeboards.
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Hi Felicia777! Just leaving you a note to let you know that I removed your G11 tag on National Trust of Queensland. The contents of the page were replaced with promotional content from the organisation's website in this edit, but the page has existed since 2012 and before that edit the contents were perfectly fine. In a situation like this, you should restore the version of the page before the promotional content was added, rather than tagging the page itself for speedy deletion. MCE89 (talk) 08:08, 22 November 2025 (UTC)
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I sent you an email a couple of days ago, not sure if you received it. Just wanted to let you know here. —usernamekiran (talk) 05:26, 11 December 2025 (UTC)
- @Usernamekiran: I have read it. Thanks for the advice. As for the reason for the name change from a male one to a female one, I chose it because I mainly play as female characters in video games. Felicia (talk) 22:59, 11 December 2025 (UTC)
Okay, I was busy. I'll check it tonight after I finish playing Grand Theft Auto Online. I am a gamer and a Wikipedian. I was busy doing both. Thanks for letting me know. Felicia (talk) 14:39, 11 December 2025 (UTC)
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It seems that you and I saw different reasons why that page should be deleted. It appears to be fiction about future events in Germany added to the beginning of an existing article. I think I looked at the beginning first and saw a different issue than you saw. But we agree it should be deleted. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:44, 12 December 2025 (UTC)
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@EF5: I understand. I never done this before. Of course, I was acting in good faith. I personally never seen a draft that thorough with information before.That is why I submitted it. No worries. Felicia (talk) 18:47, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
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Edit conflict
Hey @Felicia777, your vote at ANI reverted a few previous edits, including my vote. Any chance you can sort that out? NicheSports (talk) 17:03, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
- Someone else got it - all set! NicheSports (talk) 17:10, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
- @NicheSports: I'm sorry about that. I want you to know the edit conflict revert was not intentional, I had to type my vote over the course of several minutes because I am typing on a video game console. My phone won't charge, so I decided to use my console to contribute to Wikipedia. Felicia (talk) 18:15, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
- All good! I was 100% sure it was unintentional... I was also on my phone so didn't want to risk resolving an EC at ANI. NicheSports (talk) 18:20, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
- @NicheSports: I'm sorry about that. I want you to know the edit conflict revert was not intentional, I had to type my vote over the course of several minutes because I am typing on a video game console. My phone won't charge, so I decided to use my console to contribute to Wikipedia. Felicia (talk) 18:15, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
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