User talk:Pilaf~enwiki

Hello Pilaf, welcome to Wikipedia. Here are some useful links in case you haven't already found them;

• How to edit a page
• How to write a great article
• Naming conventions
• Manual of Style

If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian!

Angela 21:45, Sep 16, 2003 (UTC)

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Hola and welcome on wikipedia Pilaf. You have uploaded some pictures on wikipedia but they are generally big (by size and by kib) would you consider to scale them to fit on a 150Kib max ? everyone doen't get a super ADSL connection. Cheers, Chmouel 16:11, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

WikiJunior

I saw you mention WikiJunior on someone's talk page. Can you tell me where I can find more info on that? [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm|^(talk)]] 11:42, Nov 7, 2004 (UTC)

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Wikijunior

I read your message on the Spanish Wikipedia asking for photos of South America. I live in Argentina, but sadly I don't own a camera yet and probably won't anytime before the first issue of Wikijunior gets ready. I do, however, have a few very nice photos of Bolivia and north of Argentina taken by a friend of mine in a recent trip. A few of them are already uploaded to Wikipedia and you can see them here. The ones of the statue of Che Guevara might be a little too political for the project, but I'm sure you'll like the ones from the Cerro de Siete Colores and perhaps there could be an use for those of the kid. I can upload more pictures if you find them worthy. Please reply. Pilaf 03:19, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Those are fantastic, thank you for them. I'm posting links to them on the project page right now. -- user:zanimum

Article Licensing

Hi, I've started a drive to get users to multi-license all of their contributions that they've made to either (1) all U.S. state, county, and city articles or (2) all articles, using the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (CC-by-sa) v1.0 and v2.0 Licenses or into the public domain if they prefer. The CC-by-sa license is a true free documentation license that is similar to Wikipedia's license, the GFDL, but it allows other projects, such as WikiTravel, to use our articles. Since you are among the top 2000 Wikipedians by edits, I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all of your contributions or at minimum those on the geographic articles. Over 90% of people asked have agreed. For More Information:

• Multi-Licensing FAQ - Lots of questions answered
• Multi-Licensing Guide
• Free the Rambot Articles Project

To allow us to track those users who muli-license their contributions, many users copy and paste the "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" template into their user page, but there are other options at Template messages/User namespace. The following examples could also copied and pasted into your user page:

Option 1

I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:

{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}

OR

Option 2

I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions to any [[U.S. state]], county, or city article as described below:

{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}

Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain, you could replace "{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}" with "{{MultiLicensePD}}". If you only prefer using the GFDL, I would like to know that too. Please let me know what you think at my talk page. It's important to know either way so no one keeps asking. -- Ram-Man (comment| talk)

User:Pilaf/monobook.js

Please change:

document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="/w/index.php?title=User:Pilaf/livepreview.js ...

to

document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Pilaf/livepreview.js  ...

in order to make the code work for Wikipedians on all language domains! cheers --Ollinaie 02:00, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer_Diskussion:Ollinaie

Openly editable JavaScript is a security risk

Hi Pilaf,

much as I like your Live Preview, we cannot keep it in operation as it is currently used. Because livepreview.js is openly editable, it can be used by malicious people to insert code that does nasty things like stealing session cookies. I have protected the page for now. You can do the following:

1. Try to make livepreview.js part of the official MediaWiki codebase. I find this relatively unlikely because of the limited usefulness due to no template transclusion, no link checking etc., and the fact there's a pretty cool live preview feature using XmlHttpRequest already in CVS.
2. Ask a sysop to make code updates for you.
3. Become a sysop and do it yourself.
4. Modify the instructions so that all code is in the user's protected Monobook.js.

I have also added a warning to the Live Preview pages that using this code means that people are implicitly trusting you not to do bad things.--Eloquence* 02:37, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)

Live Preview Source?

I notice that the source for livepreview seems to be "packed", is there an "unpacked" version. Failing that, is there a way to unpack it? Also, have you thought about specifying a licence for the code. Will it be under the GFDL (which isn't really made for programs) or perhaps GPL/GFDL?

I ask because I think that a modified form of Live Preview might be useful as part of a wikitext->HTML converter (for offline content). For instance, generated HTML is much bigger than wikitext, so storing data as wikitext on a local drive (or CD) and converting it on-demand to HTML (that could be formatted for the specific browser being used) might be more space-efficient than pre-generating the HTML with other programs (which are few and far between as it is).

Thanks,
Andymadigan 18:16, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

LivePreview problem

I was having a problem with complex wikilinks, and I can't reproduce it right now. I was using the pipe trick, and the link included a section marker and parentheses, like:

[[foo (bar)#section|]]

What happened was that the LivePreview text simply cut out at the offending link. When I re-discover what the link was that gave me the problem I'll let you know: this is just a heads-up. --Phil | Talk 11:23, Apr 28, 2005 (UTC)

Pic of the day

Hi Pilaf,

Just to let you know that your photograph Image:Che Guevara statue closeup.jpg is up for reuse as Pic of the Day on the 9th May. I've used the same caption as last time, but you can check and update it at Wikipedia:Picture of the day/May 9, 2005. Also the photo credit is currently 'Augusto Starita', but if this is yourself, would you rather it was a link to your user page, which is what we normally do for photos by Wikipedians. -- Solipsist 06:10, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

Hi,

Same question here. Pilaf could you give an URL link to the website of Augusto or could you ask him to send you a mail ? Then you will just have to copy/past the authorization of your friend (don't forget the header of the mail). Thx --Patricia.fidi 14:14, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikijunior name vote

m:Wikijunior project name Voting will end June 6, 2005 at 11:30 am EST. -- user:Zanimum

Regional notice board

You are wellcome to join the Argentine regional notice board. -Mariano 17:31, July 12, 2005 (UTC)

Live Preview - still working on it?

I noticed on Eloquence's talk page you said that you were not working on Live Preview anymore. I've provided some patches for a few small fixes (i.e. the Date problem, switching alt-p to go to live preview, etc.) I hope you will incorporate them. What other, better, Wikicode parser had you heard of? (The 1.5 Live Preview feature still connects to the servers, and is disabled, anyway). Thanks for your great work. JesseW 19:34, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

Hello, due to a request/question at the Help desk, I created a stand-alone wiki syntax previewer using Live Preview. My work was really simple, I just set up a text field and plugged Live Preview into that, and it works without requiring internet access. The file is available for download here (name it 'preview.html' or similar). Just wanted you to know, and to thank you for the work on Live Preview. — Sverdrup 00:58, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Project!

I am kindly inviting you to join our new project page!

--Sebastian Kessel ^Talk 17:18, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Use Live Preview with an external editor.

Hello Pilav

thanks for writing Live Preview. I installed it successfully using the internal Wiki Editor. However I prefer to use an external editor, (X)emacs and I to this by using the ee-helper perl script. Then it seems that live preview does not work. Is there any possibility to have Live Preview in that setting? Should I contact Erik Moeller the author of that script?

Thanks

Uwe Brauer

Live preview

Hi Pilaf. I use LivePreview and find it very helpful. I have a remark though. I wonder why the button for LivePreview shows up several lines down from the usual preview button (below the list of templates used in this article). Is it possible for it to show up right next to the usual preview button? If that's not possible, it's OK, I am just wondering. Thanks. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 02:14, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Not Working

I just installed Live Preview and I am not seeing a "Live Preview" button beneath "Save Page" and "Show Preview." I'm running Firefox 1.5 RC3 on Windows XP. Thanks. — MATHWIZ2020 ^{TALK | CONTRIBS} 00:56, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Hola Pilaf!

Hola Pilaf! You once sent me a message on the Spanish wikipedia. No estoy seguro si te conteste, si no lo hice, perdoname. Now I say hi to you here.

Ive been busy writing a LOT about Hispanics, mainly actually about Argentines lately. That may have been the reason I haven't answered you. But anyways, I am engulfed watching a certain Argentine show now that I get Telefe at home, it's called "Chiquititas", arguably the best show Ive seen since Sex and the City!. For real, I love that show's stories. Ive also written about Buena Fortuna, Agustina Cherri, Romina Yan, Maria Jimena Piccolo, Los Roldan, Facundo Arana, and, although he wasn't Argentine, he was well loved in Argentina, Mr. Kid Charol.

I hope to hear from you soon! I hope you accept my apology! Que Dios bless you!

Sinceramente, your wiki-friend, Antonio Rockofella Martin

Mensaje de un wikipedista norteamericano

¡Saludos, compañero de Wikipedia! I'm coming to Argentina soon and wanted to see if any of my fellow Wikipedians were interested in meeting up, etc...I'm flying into BsAs on Jan. 25th and I don't know many people there, so if you'd be into talking/getting together, let me know. Feel free to leave a message on my user page...seeya around - Paul 23:29, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

JavaScript editing enhancer

Hi Pilaf,

please have a look at User:Cacycle/editor for my editor script that adds extended editing functions to the Wikipedia edit pages. Currently it works only for Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla, and Mozilla SeaMonkey browsers. Features include regular expression search and replace, server-independent Show preview and Show changes, one-click fixing of common mistakes, and undo/redo. The script uses your Live Preview.

Cacycle 12:10, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Simplify Live preview

I believe you can simplify live preview by changing:

function LivePreviewInstall()
{
 copywarn = document.getElementById('editpage-copywarn');
 if (copywarn != null) {
  var cleaner = "<br style=\\'clear:both;\\' />";
  LivePreviewHTML = '<input type="button" value="Live Preview" onclick="document.getElementById(\'PreviewBox\').innerHTML = wiki2html(editform.wpTextbox1.value) + \'' + cleaner + '\';" />';
  //LivePreviewHTML = '<input type="button" value="Live Preview" onclick="document.getElementById(\'PreviewBox\').innerHTML = wiki2html(editform.wpTextbox1.value);" />';
  LivePreviewHTML += '<div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 5px; border: 3px double orange;" id="PreviewBox"></div>';
  copywarn.innerHTML = LivePreviewHTML + copywarn.innerHTML;
 }
}

into

addOnloadHook(function () {
    copywarn = document.getElementById('editpage-copywarn');
    if (copywarn != null) {
        var cleaner = "<br style=\\'clear:both;\\' />";
        LivePreviewHTML = '<input type="button" value="Live Preview" onclick="document.getElementById(\'PreviewBox\').innerHTML = wiki2html(editform.wpTextbox1.value) + \'' + cleaner + '\';" />';
        //LivePreviewHTML = '<input type="button" value="Live Preview" onclick="document.getElementById(\'PreviewBox\').innerHTML = wiki2html(editform.wpTextbox1.value);" />';
        LivePreviewHTML += '<div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 5px; border: 3px double orange;" id="PreviewBox"></div>';
        copywarn.innerHTML = LivePreviewHTML + copywarn.innerHTML;
    }
});

Then people who want to use it don't need to add the window.onload = Main; stuff. I believe it would be backwards compatible for those who already have it, too, but you're the javascript expert... :-) — Omegatron 01:45, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Livepreview bug

Hi Pilaf, I think I've found a bug in the excellent Live Preview script. This wikitext is the top of Singular they

  wiki2html("'''Singular ''they''''', sometimes called '''epicene ''they''''', is the usage")

and it gives the output

<p><em>'Singular </em>they<strong><em>, sometimes called </em>'epicene <em>they</strong></em>, is the usage 

which isn't quite right. I tried to fix it, but I broke other things :-) Lupin|talk|popups 23:54, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

InstaView

I was just wondering, is InstaView supposed to show templates? As my instaview shows code as if it was "nowikied". _-M ^o P-_ 07:25, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Interwiki resolution

Hi Pilaf,

Do you still work on the popup viewer? How hard would it be to make it preview interwiki links? This way i can hover the mouse over interwiki language links and preview foreign language pages without clicking on them. What would be even greater is that i will be able to generate pages of interwiki conflicts and the user will easily be able to browse pages by moving their mouse. Thanks!

--Yurik 19:34, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

InstaView previews % and ? incorrectly

It renders them as links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/? and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/% respectively. Lupin|talk|popups 14:35, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

InstaView templates support.

I've created simple templates preview via hidden iframe. Though the realization still has narrow places (see possible bugs below), but it does convert {{..}} to span element, that can be replaced with template's data. I believe, that these restrictions are temporary.

All we have to do is to add 1 function to InstaView.js:

InstaView.loadTemplate = function(tplName)
{

 function el(aID)
  { 
  return (document.getElementById) ? document.getElementById(aID)
          : (document.layers) ? document.layers[aID] : document.all[aID];
  } 

var iframe;

if  ! ( iframe = el('InstaFrame') ) 
  {
  
  iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
  iframe.id = 'InstaFrame';
  iframe.style.display = 'none';
  
  var Preview = document.getElementById('wpPreview');
  Preview.parentNode.insertBefore(iframe, Preview);

  }

  iframe.onload = function () {
  	el( 'Template:' + tplName).innerHTML =
  	
  		InstaView.convert(this.contentDocument.documentElement.innerHTML.
  		replace(RegExp('.*?<body><pre>(.*?)</' + 'pre></body>.*?', 'gi') , "$1") 
  		//.replace(/\{\{\{(.*?)\}\}\}/g , "$1") 
  	) .
  	replace(/^<p>(?!<br>)(.*?)/i , "$1") 
  }
  
  //!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fix IE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  iframe.src = '/index.php/Template:' + tplName + '?action=raw&ctype=text/css';  
  
}

and extend parse_inline_wiki() function with

// Templates {..}
replace(/\{\{(.*?)\}\}/g, "<span id='Template:$1' style='background-color: yellow' title='Template:$1'>Template <i>'$1'</i> is used here. <a href='javascript:InstaView.loadTemplate(\"$1\");'>Load it?</a></span>" ).

My demo variant is available at User:Pilaf/InstaView/Devel.

Any feedback is appreciated.

Known bugs and wishes

• !!! IE dosn't support action=raw pages !!!
• the parameters of template aren't held yet
• all messages must be customizable (for locale)
• iframe.src can be different then "/index.php/"

Electric fluff balls

Hi Pilaf, you uploaded some time ago. Do you have any idea what the fluff balls on the wires are? Thank you, --Abdull 14:39, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi Pilaf, - ah great, thank you with your help - I guess clavel del aire is one of those plants that get their water from the air. Hm, if I only knew an English name for this plant, then I could add this info to your picture. Anyways, you helped me :) Bye, --Abdull 18:47, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

tango

• Chicos, algunos personas estan attacando List of tango singers. Defendemos? Tobias Conradi (Talk) 21:03, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

InstaView v. 0.6.2

I can't write you an e-mail, so I have the only way to write a message to you here...

I've made some changes to InstaView source and added some functions. So now it fully suports pre and nowiki tags, besides IV's output became almost (X)HTML valid (must be tested though). The list of changes and the source code itself can be found at devel page. I've removed the template support due to it's limitations. It will be back in the next release - with the full support for variables, ParserFunctions, Magic Words and noinclude/includeonly tags!

PS: Btw, what way of IV's development is better from your point of view: separate project of extending the 0.6.x branch? And where source code must be stored: here or m:InstaView/InstaView.js?

Best regards, Shtriter 07:06, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Languages

Hi There! Can you translate my name in what language you know please, and then post it Here. I would be very grateful if you do (if you know another language apart from English and the ones on my userpage please feel free to post it on) P.S. all th translations are in alpahbetical order so when you add one please put it in alpahbetical order according to the language. Thanks!!! Abdullah Geelah 17:08, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Noir Fleurir

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article Noir Fleurir, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Cyrus XIII 15:58, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

installing instaview on other wikis

Your instructions claim that there's more info on installing instaview on other wikis, except the link doesn't lead anywhere. -- Sy / ^(talk) 05:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Argentine English

Hi Pilaf, I'm recollecting information about the Argentine English in Argentina. This page that I attached here was the last version before to have been deleted. I believe that it was a step back to the expression or our culture, can you help me to rebuilt it? Here is the las discussion on it deletion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Argentish Hava a nice day. Carau(User talk:Carau) The mentioned page:

The Latin-American Wikipedia Meeting

"Latin-American Wikipedians,unite us!"

Latin America:one world,one dream!! Hi wikipedian!Today I'm going to talk you about a new proposal that can to advantage you and many other users of Latin America. You,that is from Latin America (second your userbox),already shall to have observed the importance of the Wikimedia Frojects in the region.Only Wikipedia represent 40% of the internet access.With every this importance,why don't we make a big meeting? Of this idea,was borned the proposal for a Latin-American Wikipedian Meeting.Various Wikipedists has Latin-American users and this is a proposal of a culture and ideas interchange,that can be help all projects.Above this,comtemplate to help in the formation of new WMF chapters in Latin America. The main page and the talk page is originally in English,with translations in Dutch,French,Portuguese and Spanish(NOT YET).

File:Dime con quien andas.ogg listed for deletion

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File permission problem with File:Child eyes.jpg

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If you created this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either

• make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
• Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-enwikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here. If you take this step, add {{OTRS pending}} to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-enwikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read the Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. MorganKevinJ^(talk) 20:19, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Wikimedia Stories Project

Aloha!

My name is Victor and I work with the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that supports Wikipedia. We're chronicling the inspiring stories of the Wikipedia community around the world, including those from readers, editors, and donors. Stories are absolutely essential for any non-profit to persuade new people to support the cause, and we know the vast network of people who use Wikipedia have so much to share.

I find stories that drive our annual fundraising efforts. It's important to convey the incredible diversity of people who've come to rely upon Wikipedia every day.

I'd really like the opportunity to interview you to tell your story, with the possibility of using it in our materials, on our community websites, or as part of this year’s fundraiser to encourage others to support Wikipedia.

I will be in Buenos Aires from the 10th - 11th of March 2012.

I'm hoping you will elaborate on your story with me. Please let me know if you're inclined to take part in the Wikipedia Stories Project!

Thank you,

Victor Grigas

user:Victorgrigas

vgrigas@wikimedia.org

Victor Grigas (talk) 01:47, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Invitation to events in June and July: bot, script, template, and Gadget makers wanted

I invite you to the yearly Berlin hackathon. It's 1-3 June and registration is now open. If you need financial assistance or help with visa or hotel, just mention it in the registration form.

This is the premier event for the MediaWiki and Wikimedia technical community. We'll be hacking, designing, and socialising, primarily talking about ResourceLoader and Gadgets (extending functionality with JavaScript), the switch to Lua for templates, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Labs.

Our goals for the event are to bring 100-150 people together, including lots of people who have not attended such events before. User scripts, gadgets, API use, Toolserver, Wikimedia Labs, mobile, structured data, templates -- if you are into any of these things, we want you to come!

I also thought you might want to know about other upcoming events where you can learn more about MediaWiki customization and development, how to best use the web API for bots, and various upcoming features and changes. We'd love to have power users, bot maintainers and writers, and template makers at these events so we can all learn from each other and chat about what needs doing.

Check out the the developers' days preceding Wikimania in July in Washington, DC and our other events.

Best wishes! - Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation's Volunteer Development Coordinator. Please reply on my talk page, here or at mediawiki.org. Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Volunteer Development Coordinator 14:19, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed

Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Pilaf. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Pilaf~enwiki that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name. If you think you might own all of the accounts with this name and this message is in error, please visit Special:MergeAccount to check and attach all of your accounts to prevent them from being renamed.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours,
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Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation

02:25, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed

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17:37, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
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DEFLOWER listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect DEFLOWER. Since you had some involvement with the DEFLOWER redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. BDD (talk) 21:35, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of File:Buenos Aires political map.png

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Unused, low quality, superseded by File:Map of the barrios of Buenos Aires.png.

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