User talk:Pine

Hi. You are now listed as missing. Should you ever return or choose not to be listed, you are welcome to remove your name. Chris Troutman (talk) 20:24, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Pine is on long wiki vacation. They announced their break before they left at Wikimedia affiliate meetings, and are following other interests. Bluerasberry (talk) 21:00, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

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Happy New Year!

Pine,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Volten001 ^☎ 06:48, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

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Volten001 ^☎ 06:48, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

So good to see you—I don't think our peak times ever crossed, but I really appreciated the On The Bright Side columns in old Signpost editions. I imagine Clovermoss will be happy to see you are editing again :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 06:58, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

• Hello HouseBlaster, thank you. I'm grateful that you remember that series. Clovermoss and I are in contact. You might like to preview User talk:Clovermoss#Canadian Rangers participate in Operation Enduring Encyclopedia, which I'm planning to include in the April issue of The Signpost. How are things on ENWP? Is everything going smoothly? ↠Pine (✉) 00:06, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

  Things are going well on enwiki, though the backlogs are as backlogged as ever...

  Glad to hear you are in touch with Clover, and I look forward to seeing that column in the April edition :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 07:06, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@HouseBlaster: thanks for the comment and for introducing yourself.

If you have some suggestions about those which WMF could address, perhaps you'd like to comment on the meta:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Collaboration page.

May I ask if, from your perspective, anything has gotten better socially or technically in the past few years? ↠Pine (✉) 02:44, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Great question. I'm not feeling amazing so I am limiting myself to Wikipedia matters which are relatively easy. I'll try to take a peak when I am feeling better (ideally by the weekend). Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 21:55, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

@HouseBlaster: that sounds good. In case you're interested in a realtime audio/video discussion about the annual plan, I'm planning to have such a discussion in an April session of the meta:Wikimedia Café. Also see meta:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Collaboration#Co-created Community spaces. ↠Pine (✉) 02:31, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Here we go. Socially, I think the biggest change is the enwiki community is better at blocking the WP:UNBLOCKABLES, and that is a long time coming. I couldn't tell you why this is, but it seems to be a big culture shift. Technically, multiblocks (the ability to layer blocks, such as an indefinite partial block plus a three day site block) and temporary accounts are two great initiatives from the WMF. I am also super appreciative of the work they did on Special:SuggestedInvestigations, which catches tons of ban actors.

Regarding the WMF, I think we are in a better place because they are better at actually listening to the concerns of the unpaid volunteers. There's still more to do, but this is a great improvement from where we were. Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 14:55, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

@HouseBlaster: thanks for the comments. I'm glad that things are improving. I too believe that WMF has gotten better at listening in the past few years, during Maryana's tenure as WMF CEO, and that this has reduced the frequency of clashes between WMF and non-WMF participants, although the time-intensive meta:Movement Charter process' outcome was disappointing. We'll see how things go with Maryana's successor Bernadette; I'm hopeful that Bernadette's professional background in international diplomacy will be an asset. Thanks again for the comments. ↠Pine (✉) 15:14, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

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		Hello again, friend! Here's a small token of gratitude for contributing in the Newsroom, in a column, or both! Vol. 22 issue 4 turned out pretty great thanks to a team that was fortunate to include you. ☆ Bri (talk) 05:23, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

• Thanks, Bri. The Signpost is a lot more work behind the scenes than may be commonly known. I'm glad that you keep the ball rolling. ↠Pine (✉) 02:46, 11 March 2026 (UTC)