User talk:M.Bitton

Congratulations from WP:STiki!

		The Gold STiki Barnstar of Merit
		Congratulations, M.Bitton! You're receiving this barnstar of merit because you recently crossed the 25,000 classification threshold using STiki. We thank you both for your contributions to Wikipedia at-large and your use of the tool. We hope you continue your ascent up the leaderboard and stay in touch at the talk page. Thank you and keep up the good work! West.andrew.g (talk) 14:40, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	Hi, because of lack of time, i was not able to complete the article yesterday, thank you very much for taking the time to explain me how to use the Harv style and for completing (and correcting my mistakes) my edits at Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire. Cheers. ---Wikaviani (talk) (contribs) 21:36, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

@Wikaviani: Thanks! Glad I could help. M.Bitton (talk) 23:47, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	It’s always great to see more people fighting vandalism. Have a star! Jeb3Talk at me hereWhat I've Done 23:41, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

@Jebcubed: Thank you so much for your encouragement. M.Bitton (talk) 23:57, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

I see that you check recent edits for appropriateness. I clicked through to see a set of the reversions that you had made for rejected submissions, and I agreed with all of what I saw you had done. It seemed apparent to me through the decisions you made and the comments that you left that you were giving human attention to the decisions you made rather than over-relying on tools and automation. Thanks for that, and thanks especially for the notes you leave. You are doing good review. Blue Rasberry (talk) 01:39, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

@Bluerasberry: Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. Best, M.Bitton (talk) 22:07, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
	For your excellent job with creating the administrative maps of Albania! Ahmet Q. (talk) 07:40, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

@Ahmet Q.: Thank you so much for your feedback. Best, M.Bitton (talk) 22:27, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Another barnstar for you!

		The Original Barnstar
		For answering a lot of edit requests and helping to keep the backlog at bay. For a while, I was taking care of that on my own, and it feels nice to see someone else get to it first every now and then! Actualcpscm (talk) 17:22, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

@Actualcpscm: thank you very much for the encouragement and for tackling those time consuming edit requests that tend to be pushed to the back of the queue. Keep up the great work! Best, M.Bitton (talk) 22:39, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for your incredible work on the Horn of Africa relief map :)

		The Original Barnstar
		Here's a barnstar for your incredible work on the Horn of Africa relief map! Really appreciate the effort you put into it :) KluskaSlaska (talk) 16:21, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Also, on a related note, I would love to do some more map work once I have more time in late summer. Do you have any good guides on how to get started on maps for Wikipedia? :) KluskaSlaska (talk) 16:21, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

@KluskaSlaska: Thank you so much for your feedback. Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any good guides that would help you. Best, M.Bitton (talk) 14:02, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
		Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed in myself for not giving this to you sooner! You have been a great help creating maps for many articles, don't stop doing what you do! – Treetoes023 (talk) 22:09, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

@Treetoes023: Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. Best, M.Bitton (talk) 12:01, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Redirection

Hey @M.Bitton

Could you remove the redirection for "2023 Algeria wildfires", please? I intend to create an independent article about Algeria and its wildfires.

Regards Riad Salih (talk) 20:21, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Why, what's wrong with the way it's presented? M.Bitton (talk) 20:28, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

@M.Bitton The article covers North Africa as a whole, but for Algeria a detailed version is better ,as I am trying to do here. Riad Salih (talk) 23:44, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

I obviously can't remove the redirect and leave a blank page. If you want to create a separate article for it, all you have to is replace the redirect with the article's content. M.Bitton (talk) 11:10, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, I was unable to locate the option to edit the page. Riad Salih (talk) 11:53, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Sharon Azrieli

Hi, can you have a look at the edit history for the above please. I've just reverted a new user for unexplained removal and noticed W1ckedWikiWaikiki (talk · contribs) has removed a lot from the article. [1] which has references and the discography [2] although that is all referenced to Spotify. Looking at the article it does look like it needs clearing up a bit. Knitsey (talk) 20:09, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

@Knitsey: as this is a BLP, I won't comment on the removal of content that is either unsourced or badly sourced, but this part might be worth looking into. It appears to be sourced, though most of the sources are inaccessible (the accessible ones are either unreliable or don't mention her name). Looking at the article's history, I'd say that W1ckedWikiWaikiki's edits look similar to those of B00mBam84 and TheLemonOrange, which started right after Abrassard added some content to the article. Given the SPA's, I wouldn't be surprised if this is a spillover from some forum discussion.

Unfortunately, I don't know anything about the subject, but if you are interested in cleaning up the article, you could of course use some content from her website, as well as these sources (please note that I haven't checked them poroperly).123 Best, M.Bitton (talk) 13:42, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

You're a star. I shall have a look at it over this next week and see if anything can be salvaged. Thank you, Knitsey (talk) 23:25, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Oceania map

I was browsing Wikipedia when I stumbled across this map, and it made me realize that the map I requested is not the best way to visualize Oceania. This is of no fault of your own, the image I stumbled across cheats a bit by making small islands appear bigger than they actually are so they will appear on the globe (at least I think, that's what I assume the small islands magnified tag is for in the file's name), which your map does not. I was wondering if you could make a map of Oceania in the same style as the map I stumbled across, it may not accurately depict the size of the islands in Oceania, but I believe that sacrifice is worth it because it shows that Oceania is not empty but full of tiny islands. Of course as always you do not have to make the map, I know that you are busy and it's okay if you don't want to or can't. However, if you do want to make the map, here are the conventions:

1. Use the same style as the map I stumbled across (including the red circles around the small islands)
2. Center the image on the geographic center of Oceania (13.35°S 178.141667°W / -13.35; -178.141667)

I'm okay whether you make the map or not, the map you already made is more than serviceable, I'm only asking for this image just in case you can make it. – Treetoes023 (talk) 19:44, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

@Treetoes023: at a glance, I'd say that there is no cheating on that map. It just shows more details, hence the size (1.89 MB, versus the 247 KB that I made). The colour scheme also plays a big role in how the details appear (the grey and green scheme that we use is frankly not great). M.Bitton (talk) 21:54, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

@M.Bitton: Ohhh, that makes sense. The red color scheme is clearly a much better scheme for a map of Oceania as well, the small islands shown in the grey and green scheme are only visible due to the light green circles that you wisely put around them, the actual islands themselves are invisible to the naked eye. Would you be able to make a map of Oceania in the red scheme that is similarly detailed to the other red scheme map (perhaps a file 2 MB in size)? I know that the grey and green scheme is the norm, but it is clear that it just isn't suited for this map. I think having a map better suited for the subject is more important than consistency with schemes. – Treetoes023 (talk) 22:49, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

I'll add it to my low priority to-do list. M.Bitton (talk) 11:50, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

@M.Bitton: Okay, no rush, take as long as you want. I do have a question though, should I move this request to Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Map workshop like you had me do last time I made a request directly to your talk page? – Treetoes023 (talk) 19:54, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

No need as this is not a new map per se. M.Bitton (talk) 09:21, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Question

Hey @M.Bitton

Is there a way to verify all the recent edits made to the Algerian portal?

Regards Riad Salih (talk) 21:11, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

It's something I usually edit, but i expect our content policies to apply to it (like any other article). M.Bitton (talk) 21:38, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

@M.Bitton I didn't understand your reply. What I meant was, is there a page that is regularly updated to show the latest edits made on articles related to Algeria? This would help in verifying any vandalism or other changes. Riad Salih (talk) 23:20, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Not that I know of. Your best bet is to add all the ones that you're interested in to your watchlist. M.Bitton (talk) 23:22, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Personal Attacks

Could you please mind your personal attacks on me. I've been nothing but civil with you, but you clearly don't respect that. Vyvagaba (talk) 09:19, 17 August 2023 (UTC)