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== A barnstar for you! == |
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Hi, can you expand a little on your rationale for No Consensus? The first Keep !vote uses the term "reliable sources" which is not the criteria for establishing notability. The next doesn't use any policy based arguments. The next also uses "third-party reliable sources" which isn't the criteria. The last states they've added references and posted a requested move. Basically, none of the Keep !voters have provided any indication of the criteria in NCORP. Can you help me understand how you weighted the Yea and Nay !votes? Thank you. [[User:HighKing|<b style="font-family: Courier; color: darkgreen;"> HighKing</b>]]<sup>[[User talk:HighKing|<span style="font-family: Courier; color: #da0000;">++ </span>]]</sup> 11:48, 3 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:@[[User:HighKing]] hmm, I thought I had satisfied [[WP:BEFORE]] and the article was deletion worthy. I seem to have removed it from my watchlist, or else I would have made this request myself. [[User:2Joules|2Joules]] ([[User talk:2Joules|talk]]) 14:31, 3 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::I will take another look as soon as I have cleared out my morning inbox. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 14:39, 3 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:::@{{u|HighKing}} & {{u|2Joules}} After taking a closer look at the discussion and the article I have decided to re-open the discussion and relist it. You can read my explanation in the relist notice, but the short version is I think the pro-delete arguments are weightier than the keep, but I am not satisfied that consensus to that end is sufficiently strong to delete. This could be called a no consensus given that it has already been relisted twice, but I think we are close enough to consensus to justify a third relist. Thanks for bringing your concerns to my attention. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 15:58, 3 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::::Sheesh, sorry to come back to this but I just don't get it. There were two more Keep !votes added after the discussion. One from the author, Jayfish420 who pretty much admits as his last comment that he's ''uploading appropriate supporting material now'' but never did. The last was by HenryMP02 who !votes using reasoning that is clearly ruled out in policy and guidelines. At worst (and only because the nom had been blocked as a sock) it should have been closed as No Consensus. Based on your comments before reopening that the arguments were stronger for deletion, it should have been closed as Delete. This isn't a !vote counting contest as we all know but the evidence on this AfD makes me think that sometimes, that is actually what is comes down to. [[User:HighKing|<b style="font-family: Courier; color: darkgreen;"> HighKing</b>]]<sup>[[User talk:HighKing|<span style="font-family: Courier; color: #da0000;">++ </span>]]</sup> 11:53, 12 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:::::Good morning {{U|HighKing}} OK, I took yet another look at this. There is no way this could be closed as a delete. There is clearly no consensus that supports such a close. NOTAVOTE is not carte blanche for ignoring what appears to be consensus or inventing one that doesn't exist. However, I do think I erred in the close. This should have been procedurally closed as soon as the nom was identified as a sock per DENY. I am going to alter the close accordingly. This will be w/o prejudice to a speedy renomination if you are so inclined. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 15:03, 12 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::::::No probs. I won't renom straight away either - I think the product might be notable so there's no real harm in leaving it at the "wrong" title for a while [[User:HighKing|<b style="font-family: Courier; color: darkgreen;"> HighKing</b>]]<sup>[[User talk:HighKing|<span style="font-family: Courier; color: #da0000;">++ </span>]]</sup> 16:38, 12 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::Actually, there's another AfD that was nominated by a (now) blocked sock - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/StuMagz StuMagz]. [[User:HighKing|<b style="font-family: Courier; color: darkgreen;"> HighKing</b>]]<sup>[[User talk:HighKing|<span style="font-family: Courier; color: #da0000;">++ </span>]]</sup> 10:39, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:::AfD closed per DENY. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 15:08, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::Thanks. While you're on a roll - here's yet another couple - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Furniture_Choice AfD of Furniture Choice] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sunesis_Pharmaceuticals Sunesis Pharmaceuticals]. [[User:HighKing|<b style="font-family: Courier; color: darkgreen;"> HighKing</b>]]<sup>[[User talk:HighKing|<span style="font-family: Courier; color: #da0000;">++ </span>]]</sup> 16:22, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:::Closed per DENY. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 16:33, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::::@{{u|HighKing}} FYI most of these have been reverted, correctly, based on WP:SK4. As I just got handed my head so to speak, I am going to recuse myself from further involvement in those discussions. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 23:59, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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==Block evasion by Drizzy010== |
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Hey again AO. The editor {{user|Drizzy010}} mostly edited [[Drake discography]] and several ''Billboard'' achievement pages; {{noping|Dalzon9596}} is doing exactly the same thing. Same type of edits to Drake discography and editing the other pages Drizzy010 did. <b>[[User:Ss112|<span style="color: #FF6347;">Ss</span>]]<small>[[User talk:Ss112|<span style="color: #1E90FF;">112</span>]]</small></b> 16:34, 6 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:Indeffed. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 16:45, 6 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:The user {{ping|ʎɐpʎɹəʌə pəəʍ əʞoɯs}} doesn't appear to be here for any constructive purpose. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_number-one_singles_of_2018_(Australia)&diff=prev&oldid=849195488 here], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenmore_State_High_School&diff=prev&oldid=847865351 here], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Springwood,_Queensland&diff=prev&oldid=778814072 here]. <b>[[User:Ss112|<span style="color: #FF6347;">Ss</span>]]<small>[[User talk:Ss112|<span style="color: #1E90FF;">112</span>]]</small></b> 07:03, 7 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:Indeffed. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 14:27, 7 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::Looks like Drizzy010/Dalzon9596 is back as {{noping|WD1024}}, who appears to have registered after you blocked Dalzon9596. Editing several pages related to Drake's recent achievements and several pages Dalzon and Drizzy frequented ([[:2018 in hip hop music]], [[:List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements by decade]]). <b>[[User:Ss112|<span style="color: #FF6347;">Ss</span>]]<small>[[User talk:Ss112|<span style="color: #1E90FF;">112</span>]]</small></b> 16:54, 12 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:::Blocked and pages protected x 1 month. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 16:58, 12 July 2018 (UTC) |
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== You should be a comedian == |
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I happened to come across your express lane analogy [[User talk:Brownspoof#June 2018|here]]. Thanks for the laughs! Noticed their name had a strike-through at [[Chris Savino]] and got curious, then I see your funny message. [[User:Amaury|Amaury]] (<small>[[User talk:Amaury|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Amaury|contribs]]</small>) 16:59, 9 July 2018 (UTC) |
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== Tanapot2001 socking again == |
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Hey AO, the Drake-loving block-evading editor from Thailand, Tanapot2001, is back using {{noping|27.55.99.17}} <b>[[User:Ss112|<span style="color: #FF6347;">Ss</span>]]<small>[[User talk:Ss112|<span style="color: #1E90FF;">112</span>]]</small></b> 19:18, 9 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:Blocked. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 19:20, 9 July 2018 (UTC) |
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== Reporting 108.31.98.232 == |
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{{user|108.31.98.232}} This editor keeps adding false information in the album ratings template in music-related articles [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Testing_%28album%29&type=revision&diff=849261352&oldid=847622373] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Die_Lit&diff=prev&oldid=849559876] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Section.80&type=revision&diff=849598249&oldid=846992385]. [[User:TheAmazingPeanuts|TheAmazingPeanuts]] ([[User talk:TheAmazingPeanuts|talk]]) 06:14, 10 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:Blocked x 60 hrs. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 13:39, 10 July 2018 (UTC) |
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== TITANIIC == |
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Can you take a look at the article [[TITANIIC]]? (Yes, that's the way it is spelled.) This is another ''Titanic'' replica project but by Czech entrepreneur Ondřej Vrkoč. It's flown under the radar here as it is an orphan article. Very hard to evaluate the reliability of the sources as they are mostly in Czech and the English language articles are Wiki mirrors. But from what I can tell it's all self promotion with help from an editor with an apparent COI. The project leader claims a collaboration with QM2 designer Stephen Payne and a business partnership with shipyard STX France. Maybe he spoke with them but an official role in his project is something on another level. As the main editor of Payne's article I don't see somebody with his credentials being associated with a ship that would have numerous SOLAS issues if built in the 1912 form. STX France's site comes up with zero results for a search of "Titaniic". |
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Given the lack of geographic scope, and difficulty of RS verification, at best this is a merger with [[Replica Titanic]] or a straight up AfD. I can merge it but I'd like to get another editor's opinion. <span style="color: blue">[[User:Blue Riband|Blue]] [[User talk:Blue Riband|Riband►]]</span> 02:55, 11 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:Hi {{u|Blue Riband}}. Wow. That is dreadful. You can always ask for help on the Project Ships talk page. But FWIW I think it's an unencyclopedic mess with far too many issues to be in the mainspace as a stand alone article. My suggestion is boldly merge and redirect it. If challenged send it to AfD. If there is a sense that the subject is actually independently notable I could see sending it into draft space pending a massive overhaul. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 03:12, 11 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::P.S. It's getting late here and I am off to bed. But I will look in on this tomorrow. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 03:14, 11 July 2018 (UTC) |
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== Registered user using an IP to make disruptive edits == |
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Hi AO, a week ago I reverted the user {{noping|InUser}} on [[CeCe Peniston discography]] for their thinking things don't need to be sourced on Wikipedia, because they seem to be under the impression that some very relative things are "common knowledge". Just half an hour ago, they edited using the IP {{noping|89.24.184.201}} to revert me twice: once on CeCe Peniston discography ''and'' InUser's talk page, both times using the summary I wrote when I reverted InUser's message on my talk page (which is a giveaway it was them). Now, not only that, but InUser seems to have edited several topics related to [[:Jessica Lange]]. Not coincidentally, the IP address has edited Jessica Lange's awards and nominations page. This seems like a deliberate attempt to make disruptive, spiteful edits/reverts (copying my edit summary) while logged out. <b>[[User:Ss112|<span style="color: #FF6347;">Ss</span>]]<small>[[User talk:Ss112|<span style="color: #1E90FF;">112</span>]]</small></b> 11:36, 11 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:I've dropped a warning on their talk page about the logged out editing. That's definitely a no no. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 13:53, 11 July 2018 (UTC) |
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== Deletion of The Signals Network page == |
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Hi Ad Orientem, |
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First of all beware I'm a newbie in wikipedia. I tried to get a new page in wikipedia for a non profit called "The Signals Network" that offers protection for whistleblowers. It appeared that the page was instantly marked for deletion : not enough notable sources -- from what I understood. I wanted to improve it but now that it has been removed is there a way I can get my text back in some way? (through some kind of revision history?). |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/The_Signals_Network |
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--[[User:Mathieuleddet|Mathieuleddet]] ([[User talk:Mathieuleddet|talk]]) 09:20, 12 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:Good morning [[User:Mathieuleddet|Mathieuleddet]]. I have userfied the article which can now be found at [[User:Mathieuleddet/The Signals Network]]. Please note, this page is not to be moved back into the article mainspace w/o first submitting it to [[WP:AfC]] for review and approval. I am going to tag it as a [[WP:DRAFT]]. Best regards... -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 15:28, 12 July 2018 (UTC) |
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== Denis Law (politician) == |
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I understand that the numerical votes in the discussion (as it was) favored deletion, but I think it is important that as the closer of the AfD, that you add explanation for the close. Most of the delete votes (Nom, Tillerh11, John Paul Lambert) put in their comments before the expansion of the article (now I feel appropriate proclaiming [[WP:HEY]]). The argument raised in favor of deletion by SportingFlyer was rejected by Bearcat. And, it is not hard to characterize Mangoe's argument as "only things that happen in big cities are important." But, because AfD is not a vote, but a discussion of policy, I feel that as the closer, you should articulate which rational(s) you based the close upon, rather than a simple "delete." |
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As Bearcat alluded earlier on your talk page (which I also fully agree with), these AfDs do set precedent (to a degree, as certain arguments are stronger than others). In my concluding comments on the AfD, "there are lots of local mayors" who are similar to the final version of the (now) deleted page, who are mayors of cities with a substantial sized population, whose article is greater than stub length, and whose merits would presumably be debated around the "significant things he did in the position" - as Bearcat mentioned, which is not, traditionally, been a question of this project. --[[User:Enos733|Enos733]] ([[User talk:Enos733|talk]]) 06:14, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:This is not a case of vote counting. There is a fairly strong [[WP:CONSENSUS]] that the coverage in reliable sources is insufficient to ring the WP:N bell. When I read the discussion it appeared that you were taking issue with NPOL and or the way it has been applied. That may well be a discussion worth having. But this isn't the right venue for that. The bottomline is that AfD is not always perfect or even generally consistent. We base our decisions on consensus and that is typically dictated by those who show up for the discussion and in all but the rarest of cases, which ''would'' need a serious explanation, a closing admin is bound to respect that. Indeed if anyone closed this as a Keep or even a No Consensus I think such a close might well be challenged at DRV with a very strong likelihood of being overturned. Best regards... -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 14:46, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::Where would be the appropriate forum to have the discussion? Because, by endorsing the close, I feel that the strongest argument for deletion along the lines of not sufficient coverage in reliable sources completely discounts any local reporting, to the point of worthlessness. Also, because the arguments that the sources were insufficient came before substantial work was done on the article (taking it from a very incomplete stub to a full article), the close also has the effect of discouraging recreation (as revised). --[[User:Enos733|Enos733]] ([[User talk:Enos733|talk]]) 16:17, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:::If you want to discuss the guidelines for notability relating to politicians that can be done at [[WT:BIO]]. If you want to challenge the actual close that would be done at [[WP:DRV]]. In the latter case please read the directions carefully as DRV is not where you rehash the AfD but rather whether the closing admin correctly interpreted the consensus. Best regards... -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 16:23, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thanks for your years of work in–among various other contributions–upholding NPOV. (In fact, I wouldn't mind seeing you more in the post-1992 politics arena again...) In any case, best wishes! [[User:Biohistorian15|Biohistorian15]] ([[User talk:Biohistorian15|talk]]) 16:54, 4 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::::Are you wiling to put the article in my draft space? The problem I run into is that if the decision to close was based on inadequate sources I am not sure what sources are needed to add to the article to satisfy concerns of the delete votes (based on the most recent version, not the article when it was proposed for deletion). --[[User:Enos733|Enos733]] ([[User talk:Enos733|talk]]) 17:47, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:::::{{done}} @{{u|Enos733}} This page is not to be restored to the mainspace w/o first being submitted as a draft for review at [[WP:AfC]]. Good luck. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 18:27, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:@[[User:Biohistorian15|Biohistorian15]] Thank you for the kind words! That said I find the project's coverage of modern American politics to be a source of not infrequent frustration and prefer to avoid the topic except when dealing with obviously disruptive behavior. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 00:59, 5 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== Girls Like You page protection == |
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::I understand. Now, since I already have your ear, I just stumbled over a major POV issue of a now desysoping admin as I was - litterally a min. ago - trying to add an innocuous biographical reference at [[Bryan Caplan]]: [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/August 2017#econlib.org|this ridiculous thread]] says it all. There seem to have been more than a dozen discussions regarding a removal of that link from the SPAM blacklist. Sorry for annoying you so immediately after you said not to bother with politics... but could you take a look? [[User:Biohistorian15|Biohistorian15]] ([[User talk:Biohistorian15|talk]]) 19:21, 7 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:::@[[User:Biohistorian15|Biohistorian15]] After reading through the discussion, I think the best course of action is to open an RfC. There is no consensus one way or another and not much participation. Hopefully that will get some more input. (I'm assuming you were not requesting I directly intervene on one side of the discussion, being mindful of WP:CANVASSING.) -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 23:56, 7 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::::I'm not even all that sure what I was asking. Thanks, I'll look into that. [[User:Biohistorian15|Biohistorian15]] ([[User talk:Biohistorian15|talk]]) 07:36, 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== Edit war at Mary Martin's article == |
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Hey AO. Basically every day, an IP in the 83.xx.xxx.xxx range is coming back around to [[Girls Like You]] and adding a bunch of unreliable charts (listed at [[WP:BADCHARTS]]), unsourced or component charts we don't need. Can you maybe protect it for a bit? This 83-range IP is persistent with Maroon 5 articles; they did it previously at [[What Lovers Do]] as well. <b>[[User:Ss112|<span style="color: #FF6347;">Ss</span>]]<small>[[User talk:Ss112|<span style="color: #1E90FF;">112</span>]]</small></b> 12:42, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:Has there been any attempt to communicate with this user on a talk page somewhere? I realize that may be difficult if they are a dynamic IP. But while potentially disruptive, and certainly irritating, this isn't naked vandalism. Some attempt at communication should normally be attempted before protecting pages that do garner a high level of editing from the internet. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 15:12, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::I did explain them multiple times to check [[WP:BADCHARTS]] on the talk pages of various IP addresses they used to edit [[What Lovers Do]]. They would continue restoring it regardless. This is what's happening here, and I've just undone another round of it. <b>[[User:Ss112|<span style="color: #FF6347;">Ss</span>]]<small>[[User talk:Ss112|<span style="color: #1E90FF;">112</span>]]</small></b> 16:06, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:::Page protected for a few days. Let's see what happens after that. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 18:28, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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Can you, Ad Orientem, please visit the article for entertainer '''[[Mary Martin]]''' and do something about an edit war there? Editors already have started a topic on Mary's Talk page, and they can't resolve the issue. If you don't have time, can you please suggest another User Talk page or page for Arbitration where I can make this appeal? Thank you for reading this.[[User:YemeniKaras|YemeniKaras]] ([[User talk:YemeniKaras|talk]]) 22:37, 7 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== Choice? == |
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:@[[User:YemeniKaras|YemeniKaras]] I have placed a low level of protection on the page to prevent IPs and brand-new accounts from making changes without review. Hopefully that will slow things down. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 23:54, 7 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Hi there! I was interested to see your close [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Furniture Choice|here]], and wondered if you had seen the brief discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion#Sockpuppet nominations]]. I'm fully in agreement with you, but I'm not sure that those other editors would be. Regards, [[User:Justlettersandnumbers|Justlettersandnumbers]] ([[User talk:Justlettersandnumbers|talk]]) 19:30, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:Thanks for the heads up. I was not aware of the discussion and have just dropped a note there. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 19:40, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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== [[user:SashaHaza]] == |
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== Hutterite Christian Communities == |
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Thanks for that block. I was in the midst of writing an ANI report, so you saved me the trouble. I don't know whether that was trolling or just new user incompetence, but it reaches a point where it does not matter. [[User:Meters|Meters]] ([[User talk:Meters|talk]]) 01:47, 10 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Hi there, please help me understand why two of our communities have been deleted. |
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Thank-you <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Rus2er|Rus2er]] ([[User talk:Rus2er#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Rus2er|contribs]]) 21:33, 13 July 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:Hi [[User:Rus2er|Rus2er]]. Welcome to Wikipedia. Unfortunately two articles that were created in good faith were alleged to not meet our guidelines for inclusion in the encyclopedia. Generally we require any subject being considered for a possible article to have a certain measure of notability. This is discussed in detail at [[WP:N]]. The principle guidelines for establishing notability in this situation are [[WP:GNG]] and [[WP:ORG]]. Discussions regarding these two articles were opened in [[WP:AFD]]. Those discussions can be viewed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Grand_River_Christian_Community here] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Altona_Christian_Community here]. Due to inadequate participation these discussions were closed as what we call a "soft delete." This means that anyone can request the articles be restored. However I must advise you that I believe both articles have significant shortcomings that are likely to result in their being renominated for deletion. If you would like, I can restore them both and move them into a subpage of your username. This will allow you to work on them while they are not in the encyclopedia's mainspace. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 21:42, 13 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:@[[User:Meters|Meters]] I tend to agree. It might be a really bad CIR fail, but they filed a blatantly false report against you at AIV, which suggests they are not a brand new user. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 01:49, 10 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Meessen De Clercq]] == |
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== James Coco == |
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{{u|Ad Orientem}}—as I hope you will agree I have been cautious and restrained in my participation at the Meessen De Clercq AfD since you have warned me about my problematic participation. I have a registered account. But the IP, variously known as 96.127.242.226, or 104.163.157.79, or 198.58.163.19, has free rein to say anything they want and almost nothing to loose. They have told me three times[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Meessen_De_Clercq&diff=847651718&oldid=847651579][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Meessen_De_Clercq&diff=848061449&oldid=847949612][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Meessen_De_Clercq&diff=848276059&oldid=848226945] that I am bludgeoning the discussion. And with virtually every post that they make they are blatantly misrepresenting me. They present my argument entirely contrary to what I have argued, and I have corrected them many times. This is obviously a game that I am playing with someone who has nothing to lose. In their most recent post they say {{tq|"If we adopt that as policy then movie theaters who show films by notable directors, bookstores that have author talks, bars and clubs that present notable musicians and perhaps even restaurants who have have hired notable chefs will all be eligible."}} I never, ever—not even once—presented an argument which says that notable artists or notable artworks confer notability on art galleries. All I really ask is that you lift the verbal and informal restrictions on my participation in that AfD. I understand not to "bludgeon". I would like to feel free to participate and I promise to do so with restraint. [[User:Bus stop|Bus stop]] ([[User talk:Bus stop|talk]]) 22:26, 15 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:[[User:Bus stop|Bus stop]] I am fine with responding to arguments that are misrepresenting and the like. I just don't want to see the same points being repeated [[ad nauseum]]. That AfD is already insanely long. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 22:29, 15 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::Thank you. I will be cautious and restrained. I am more to blame than anyone else for the AfD being as lengthy as it is but I will be careful from this point forward. [[User:Bus stop|Bus stop]] ([[User talk:Bus stop|talk]]) 22:50, 15 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:::Thank you. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 22:56, 15 July 2018 (UTC) |
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{{outdent}} Hi Ad Orientem—[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/De_Sarthe_Gallery&diff=850759758&oldid=850748615 here] is 96.127.242.226/104.163.157.79/198.58.163.19 at ''another'' AfD for an art gallery telling me {{tq|"Yes, and all of those articles were deleted, because what Justlettersandnumbers said was accurate. Please do not badger this AfD as you have done at other AfDs. If you keep up the WP:IDONTLIKEIT and walls of text, I would say you are headed for a topic ban."}} I actually only made one post to that page although I did so in multiple edits. I have not [[WP:BAIT|taken the bait]] and lashed out verbally at this unregistered account because I have a registered account. This is not a level playing field. Nor do I want to interact on that level. The IP's activity has a lot to do with me, and that is trolling. I have no doubt that they want these articles deleted but they also want to prevent me from participating in these discussions. By the way I have actually voted in favor of unregistered accounts during one of the times that this was under discussion. But this shows the abuse and unaccountability that unregistered accounts make possible. [[User:Bus stop|Bus stop]] ([[User talk:Bus stop|talk]]) 23:20, 17 July 2018 (UTC) |
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Thank you for doing something about the edit war at Mary Martin’s article. You might want to check out a possible edit war at the article of actor [[James Coco]], who passed in 1987. [[User:Brent Brant|Brent Brant]] ([[User talk:Brent Brant|talk]]) 01:53, 10 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== Message of Thanks == |
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:@[[User:Brent Brant|Brent Brant]] It looks like the sourcing issue has been resolved. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 02:24, 10 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Thank You for stopping the issue. I feel hurt that Hotwiki lashed me out over High-Quality images. I did not do anything wrong. In my heart, I did it right but i have shortcomings. I hope you understand. |
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:@{{u|Veluz330}} You are both good editors. Sometimes we get into snits and need to be reminded that we are all on the same team. Thank you for all of your work on the project. Best regards... -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 04:47, 16 July 2018 (UTC) |
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== Disruptive user == |
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Hello! back in May you blocked a user named "Bkeira" for disruptive editing. Their disruptive editing has worsened til the point another user has complained to me on my page in regards to them. I think that it's time for "Bkeira" to be banned permanently. "Bkeira" is obsessed with editing composition sections on music articles. Their edits usually consist of original research, and when users revert their edits they engage in edit wars. [[User:OkIGetIt20|OkIGetIt20]] ([[User talk:OkIGetIt20|talk]]) 17:10, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
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I request the closure of the Veluz330 account because i used Wikipedia Irresponsibly. Please approve my permanent account closure thanks. |
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:{{not done}} You got into a snit with another editor. It happens to pretty much all of us from time to time. Learn from the experience and move on. Beyond which I do not block editors other than as a last resort for persistent disruptive behavior. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 14:21, 16 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:@[[User:OkIGetIt20|OkIGetIt20]] Are you sure you have the right user? There is no record for a user named Bkeira. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 18:31, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
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You SON OF A BITCH you accused me that i got into a snit. Go ahead Punch me in the body. |
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::@[[User:OkIGetIt20|OkIGetIt20]] Never mind. I figured it out and have blocked them for a week. They are on notice that this is the last stop before an indefinite block. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 18:44, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== The 92.53.17.0/24 saga continues... == |
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What's "W/E" Coward? |
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:As a [[Wikipedia:Talk page stalker|stalker]] here I find that wiktionary defines it as a slang abbreviation for [[wiktionary:w/e|whatever]]. [[User:Bus stop|Bus stop]] ([[User talk:Bus stop|talk]]) 19:27, 18 July 2018 (UTC) |
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Hi Ad Orientem, |
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== Reinstate Ford V Ferrari Page == |
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In December 2022, you blocked the 92.53.17.0/24 range for one year for disruptive edits ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3A92.53.17.0%2F24 block log]). Their changes are typically made under the "New changes" edit summary. |
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Shooting on this film has begun. |
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https://twitter.com/JohnSant87/status/1018121391907004417 |
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While there has no longer been any more disruption from that IP range since the block expired, unfortunately they have still been at it with other addresses/ranges, resulting in them getting blocked as well (e.g. [[Special:Contribs/31.11.96.0/19|31.11.96.0/19]]). |
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Christian bale is in le mans france. You still think this movie is not going to get made ? They sent director and cast to france so they can cancel the movie ? <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Surajvedula|Surajvedula]] ([[User talk:Surajvedula#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Surajvedula|contribs]]) 19:50, 17 July 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:{{not done}} Twitter is not a [[WP:RS|reliable source]]. If/when you believe the draft is ready for review please submit it to [[WP:AFC]] for review. This can be done by applying the following template to the top of the draft... <nowiki>{{AFC submission}}</nowiki>. Best regards... -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 20:10, 17 July 2018 (UTC) |
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Right now, they seem to be using the range [[Special:Contribs/46.123.240.0/20|46.123.240.0/20]] for the most part. However, Binksternet on [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Block evasion from Slovenia and Macedonia|this AN/I report]] recommends blocking two smaller ranges, [[Special:Contribs/46.123.241.0/24|46.123.241.0/24]] and [[Special:Contribs/46.123.248.0/21|46.123.248.0/21]] instead. |
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whats a reliable source ? <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Surajvedula|Surajvedula]] ([[User talk:Surajvedula#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Surajvedula|contribs]]) 14:48, 18 July 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:Good morning {{U|Surajvedula}}. Reliable sources and their importance are explained at [[WP:RS]]. Additionally you may wish to look at [[WP:CITE]] and [[WP:GNG]]. Best regards... -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 15:07, 18 July 2018 (UTC) |
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Just wondering if you could look at it and decide whether to block the larger encompassing /20 range, or those two smaller aforementioned ranges; asking since the AN/I thread hasn't received attention for two days. |
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good morning thats a big ass page and I can't read it. My question is, why do you have a page about the movie "once upon a time in hollywood" but not about this movie ? that is being released in July 2019 and this is in June 2019..so this movie will come out before that and general public who wish to spend their money to watch this movie needs to know that this movie exists. By not allowing this page to exist you are hurting the box office of this movie. Don't you think it is pretty vile and evil ? delete one upon a time in hollywood page as well then I will shut the fuck up. |
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:[[WP:NOPROMO|Wikipedia is not an advertising platform]]. We don't exist to promote box office sales. We are an encyclopedia that has guidelines for inclusion. I have provided you with links to those guidelines. If you don't have the time or inclination to read them then I think it will be difficult for you to contribute constructively to the project. I don't know about the other article and am not overly concerned with it. See [[WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS]], another page you probably won't take the time to read. If I may inquire, why are you here? -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 02:37, 19 July 2018 (UTC) |
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Regards, — [[User:AP 499D25|<span style="background:#1F6295;color:white;padding:1q 5q;border-radius:10q;font-family:Franklin Gothic, Verdana">AP 499D25</span>]] [[User talk:AP 499D25|<span style="color:#1A527D">(talk)</span>]] 01:24, 15 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Hello. Its not about marketing. Its about treating all movie fairly. You should not show partiality to a movie. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Surajvedula|Surajvedula]] ([[User talk:Surajvedula#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Surajvedula|contribs]]) 15:25, 19 July 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:@[[User:AP 499D25|AP 499D25]] I've blocked the /20 range x 6 months. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 02:04, 15 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== Please comment on [[Talk:U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement#rfc_8D4E1B9|Talk:U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] == |
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::Thanks! I'm sure Binksternet would appreciate it too! — [[User:AP 499D25|<span style="background:#1F6295;color:white;padding:1q 5q;border-radius:10q;font-family:Franklin Gothic, Verdana">AP 499D25</span>]] [[User talk:AP 499D25|<span style="color:#1A527D">(talk)</span>]] 04:26, 15 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== Uncterchud == |
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The [[WP:Feedback request service|feedback request service]] is asking for participation in [[Talk:U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement#rfc_8D4E1B9|this request for comment on '''Talk:U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement''']]. <!-- Template:FRS message --> <!-- FRS id 91256 --> [[User:Legobot|Legobot]] ([[User talk:Legobot|talk]]) 04:27, 19 July 2018 (UTC) |
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Please also revoke TPA from [[User:Uncterchud|Uncterchud]] and [[User:Bonefrag|Bonefrag]] as they are likely socks of [[User:Pœnis|Pœnis]], whose TPA has been revoked, based on behavioral evidence: lewd images of women and harassing me on my userspace. [[User:Air on White|Air on White]] ([[User talk:Air on White|talk]]) 01:32, 18 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== Secure-K OS == |
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:@[[User:Air on White|Air on White]] Done. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 01:38, 18 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Hi, |
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== Blocked IP == |
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some time ago I wrote an article about Secure-K OS, which has been deleted by you because of notability concerns; time has passed and the operating system is now enlisted in the official directory of Distrowatch (distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=securek) and Softpedia, to name two important independent sources. |
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Saw you blocked my IP address recently for disruptive editing, but wasn't sure why. I'm assuming it wasn't for something I did, since all of those edits are still live (and, as far as I can tell, properly sourced). The one closest to the block date was an edit to [[List of 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup controversies]] (the most recent edit, made June 7th), which was a to correct a spelling error (the only change). I assume that the block isn't for that edit, and it's the only edit made by that IP. |
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Considerig that system is the first (ISO9660) live to feature a kernel update - so it brings also innovation to the bunch of Linux lives - can a related article appear now? |
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Reason I wasn't logged in, was because I keep getting logged out, and I can't be bothered to log back in just to fix a minor issue. |
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Regards, |
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Marco. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Marcoburatto|Marcoburatto]] ([[User talk:Marcoburatto#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Marcoburatto|contribs]]) 07:53, 19 July 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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Just would like some clarification as to what exactly the block was for, so I can avoid making the mistake again (assuming it was something I did, and not someone else in the household). [[User:Jaydee Richardson|Jaydee Richardson]] ([[User talk:Jaydee Richardson|talk]]) 11:19, 21 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== BlaccCrab is back == |
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:Hi [[User:Jaydee Richardson|Jaydee Richardson]]. I'm not sure what the specific reason was because I cannot see the IP address associated with this account. However, over the last few days I have imposed several range blocks because one or more users within those ranges were IP hopping and causing a lot of disruption. It's possible your IP was caught in one of those blocks, though I can't state anything with certainty without knowing the IP address in question. That said, please don't post your IP here as that can be used by people with malicious intent. If you want a more definitive explanation, feel free to email me privately with your IP and I will have a look at the blog log. Editing anonymously is not prohibited generally speaking. However shared IP addresses are vulnerable to these kinds of blocks for obvious reasons. I see that you have recently signed up for an account. That is almost always the best way to edit the encyclopedia and it also over time will allow you to contribute to areaa of the project that are protected from anonymous editing. Best regards... -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 11:59, 21 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Hey AO, BlaccCrab is back using {{noping|VanWinkle92}}. Same tone in edit summaries, and much the same topics as BlaccCrab—Sean Paul, Ty Dolla Sign, recent hip hop and alternative rock album, song and discography pages. They've even been edit warring with DovahDuck about what is a single and what's not on [[Trench (album)]], which was fully protected because of it. Another dead giveaway is that they expanded [[Pineapple (Ty Dolla Sign song)]] from a redirect, as Ty Dolla Sign appeared to be one of BlaccCrab's favourite targets. <b>[[User:Ss112|<span style="color: #FF6347;">Ss</span>]]<small>[[User talk:Ss112|<span style="color: #1E90FF;">112</span>]]</small></b> 17:56, 19 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::This is my first account. I have another one, but forgot the login info, since I barely used it. If you need to know the IP, you can see it in the last edit to the page linked in my message. |
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:Indeffed. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 18:53, 19 July 2018 (UTC) |
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::There's a chance that my dad might've edited something, since he got me to do that a few months ago. He doesn't have an account as far as I can tell. |
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::I'll remember to be logged in from now on though. [[User:Jaydee Richardson|Jaydee Richardson]] ([[User talk:Jaydee Richardson|talk]]) 12:35, 21 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:::@[[User:Jaydee Richardson|Jaydee Richardson]] The block log only shows a single page block for that specific IP and no current site blocks. So if you were blocked then it was almost certainly a range block and it has since expired. -[[User:Ad Orientem|Ad Orientem]] ([[User talk:Ad Orientem#top|talk]]) 13:05, 21 June 2024 (UTC) |
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A barnstar for you!
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The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar |
Thanks for your years of work in–among various other contributions–upholding NPOV. (In fact, I wouldn't mind seeing you more in the post-1992 politics arena again...) In any case, best wishes! Biohistorian15 (talk) 16:54, 4 June 2024 (UTC) |
- @Biohistorian15 Thank you for the kind words! That said I find the project's coverage of modern American politics to be a source of not infrequent frustration and prefer to avoid the topic except when dealing with obviously disruptive behavior. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:59, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
- I understand. Now, since I already have your ear, I just stumbled over a major POV issue of a now desysoping admin as I was - litterally a min. ago - trying to add an innocuous biographical reference at Bryan Caplan: this ridiculous thread says it all. There seem to have been more than a dozen discussions regarding a removal of that link from the SPAM blacklist. Sorry for annoying you so immediately after you said not to bother with politics... but could you take a look? Biohistorian15 (talk) 19:21, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Biohistorian15 After reading through the discussion, I think the best course of action is to open an RfC. There is no consensus one way or another and not much participation. Hopefully that will get some more input. (I'm assuming you were not requesting I directly intervene on one side of the discussion, being mindful of WP:CANVASSING.) -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:56, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not even all that sure what I was asking. Thanks, I'll look into that. Biohistorian15 (talk) 07:36, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Biohistorian15 After reading through the discussion, I think the best course of action is to open an RfC. There is no consensus one way or another and not much participation. Hopefully that will get some more input. (I'm assuming you were not requesting I directly intervene on one side of the discussion, being mindful of WP:CANVASSING.) -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:56, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
- I understand. Now, since I already have your ear, I just stumbled over a major POV issue of a now desysoping admin as I was - litterally a min. ago - trying to add an innocuous biographical reference at Bryan Caplan: this ridiculous thread says it all. There seem to have been more than a dozen discussions regarding a removal of that link from the SPAM blacklist. Sorry for annoying you so immediately after you said not to bother with politics... but could you take a look? Biohistorian15 (talk) 19:21, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Edit war at Mary Martin's article
Can you, Ad Orientem, please visit the article for entertainer Mary Martin and do something about an edit war there? Editors already have started a topic on Mary's Talk page, and they can't resolve the issue. If you don't have time, can you please suggest another User Talk page or page for Arbitration where I can make this appeal? Thank you for reading this.YemeniKaras (talk) 22:37, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
- @YemeniKaras I have placed a low level of protection on the page to prevent IPs and brand-new accounts from making changes without review. Hopefully that will slow things down. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:54, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for that block. I was in the midst of writing an ANI report, so you saved me the trouble. I don't know whether that was trolling or just new user incompetence, but it reaches a point where it does not matter. Meters (talk) 01:47, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Meters I tend to agree. It might be a really bad CIR fail, but they filed a blatantly false report against you at AIV, which suggests they are not a brand new user. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:49, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
James Coco
Thank you for doing something about the edit war at Mary Martin’s article. You might want to check out a possible edit war at the article of actor James Coco, who passed in 1987. Brent Brant (talk) 01:53, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Brent Brant It looks like the sourcing issue has been resolved. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:24, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
Disruptive user
Hello! back in May you blocked a user named "Bkeira" for disruptive editing. Their disruptive editing has worsened til the point another user has complained to me on my page in regards to them. I think that it's time for "Bkeira" to be banned permanently. "Bkeira" is obsessed with editing composition sections on music articles. Their edits usually consist of original research, and when users revert their edits they engage in edit wars. OkIGetIt20 (talk) 17:10, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- @OkIGetIt20 Are you sure you have the right user? There is no record for a user named Bkeira. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:31, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- @OkIGetIt20 Never mind. I figured it out and have blocked them for a week. They are on notice that this is the last stop before an indefinite block. -Ad Orientem (talk) 18:44, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
The 92.53.17.0/24 saga continues...
Hi Ad Orientem,
In December 2022, you blocked the 92.53.17.0/24 range for one year for disruptive edits (block log). Their changes are typically made under the "New changes" edit summary.
While there has no longer been any more disruption from that IP range since the block expired, unfortunately they have still been at it with other addresses/ranges, resulting in them getting blocked as well (e.g. 31.11.96.0/19).
Right now, they seem to be using the range 46.123.240.0/20 for the most part. However, Binksternet on this AN/I report recommends blocking two smaller ranges, 46.123.241.0/24 and 46.123.248.0/21 instead.
Just wondering if you could look at it and decide whether to block the larger encompassing /20 range, or those two smaller aforementioned ranges; asking since the AN/I thread hasn't received attention for two days.
Regards, — AP 499D25 (talk) 01:24, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
- @AP 499D25 I've blocked the /20 range x 6 months. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:04, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks! I'm sure Binksternet would appreciate it too! — AP 499D25 (talk) 04:26, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
Uncterchud
Please also revoke TPA from Uncterchud and Bonefrag as they are likely socks of Pœnis, whose TPA has been revoked, based on behavioral evidence: lewd images of women and harassing me on my userspace. Air on White (talk) 01:32, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Air on White Done. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:38, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
Blocked IP
Saw you blocked my IP address recently for disruptive editing, but wasn't sure why. I'm assuming it wasn't for something I did, since all of those edits are still live (and, as far as I can tell, properly sourced). The one closest to the block date was an edit to List of 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup controversies (the most recent edit, made June 7th), which was a to correct a spelling error (the only change). I assume that the block isn't for that edit, and it's the only edit made by that IP.
Reason I wasn't logged in, was because I keep getting logged out, and I can't be bothered to log back in just to fix a minor issue.
Just would like some clarification as to what exactly the block was for, so I can avoid making the mistake again (assuming it was something I did, and not someone else in the household). Jaydee Richardson (talk) 11:19, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Jaydee Richardson. I'm not sure what the specific reason was because I cannot see the IP address associated with this account. However, over the last few days I have imposed several range blocks because one or more users within those ranges were IP hopping and causing a lot of disruption. It's possible your IP was caught in one of those blocks, though I can't state anything with certainty without knowing the IP address in question. That said, please don't post your IP here as that can be used by people with malicious intent. If you want a more definitive explanation, feel free to email me privately with your IP and I will have a look at the blog log. Editing anonymously is not prohibited generally speaking. However shared IP addresses are vulnerable to these kinds of blocks for obvious reasons. I see that you have recently signed up for an account. That is almost always the best way to edit the encyclopedia and it also over time will allow you to contribute to areaa of the project that are protected from anonymous editing. Best regards... -Ad Orientem (talk) 11:59, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
- This is my first account. I have another one, but forgot the login info, since I barely used it. If you need to know the IP, you can see it in the last edit to the page linked in my message.
- There's a chance that my dad might've edited something, since he got me to do that a few months ago. He doesn't have an account as far as I can tell.
- I'll remember to be logged in from now on though. Jaydee Richardson (talk) 12:35, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Jaydee Richardson The block log only shows a single page block for that specific IP and no current site blocks. So if you were blocked then it was almost certainly a range block and it has since expired. -Ad Orientem (talk) 13:05, 21 June 2024 (UTC)