Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive906

This IP address is constantly inserting fringe content into the article about Antoni Macierewicz. It is also improperly using templates and is posting personal attacks directed at me. ReliableBen (talk) 17:07, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

ReliableBen deletes properly sourced material about Antoni Macierewicz, replaces a section about "Controversies" with a section labeled as "False claims". Any criticism seems to be a "conspiracy" (which is pretty much the conception of Mr. Macierewicz himself). Properly sourced criticism needs to be mentioned, and my additions are based on highly reliable sources. It's rather a matter of WP:POV and WP:3RR on ReliableBen's side. 80.136.67.21 (talk) 17:27, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Full-protected for 24 hours. Go to Talk:Antoni Macierewicz and resolve your differences, or to dispute resolution if you can't. And I don't see any edit that looks like vandalism, so don't accuse each other of that, please. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 17:34, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Lol, looks like User:ReliableBen has decided the matter for himself. It's a false claim to him, therefore, it's a false claim. Lol. Kⁿo_wl^ed_ge B^at_tl^e 19:32, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

I'd like to point out that this man, Antoni, is a Christian Nationalist, which is well-known for it's anti-Semitism, after the views of Martin Luther. Many modern KKK are Christian Nationalists, and are denounced as not being "true Christians" by most Christians, for their hatred. The Christian National Union that he adheres to is a part of the Christian right and social conservatives – making it more likely that they really are anti-Semetic. Plus, the label "nationalism" often comes with the disdain for "others". And, one of the sources is the Jerusalem Post – a very reliable source. Sounds like Reliable Ben is unreliable. Kⁿo_wl^ed_ge B^at_tl^e 19:38, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Comment: I found this unreferenced sentence in Antoni Macierewicz BLP: The committee has continued to publish reports proving Russian responsibility for the crash.. I think this is in sore need of editing towards neutrality and WP:COMMON, as no Russian responsibility has ever been proven, and frankly, Macierewicz's commission has been relegated by wide array of opinion to conspiracy theory trafficking. --Mareklug ^talk 20:39, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi all. Banned user Vote (X) for Change has continuously disrupted the boards with their trolling and harassment of many editors here for quite some time now. Not just the boards but the Reference desks as well. All the protections made on ANI, AN, and the Reference desks have been limited in duration since quite a bit of anon traffic does edit these areas. A suggestion has been made to me that the duration of the protection should be one month. I understand that this will have significant impact so before trying anything drastic, I'd like to hear some input on what you guys would like. Longer or shorter protection, or no protection?

I'd like to note that an edit filter will likely not be effective here and would have to be continuously modified to be moderately effective. Rangeblocking is not an option. Elockid ^{Message me} 02:15, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

• I would like to suggest 2 weeks rather than 4, at this point. Impose 2-week protection on all of them, and once it expires, the moment that troll rears its ugly head, slap another 2 weeks on all of them. If 2 weeks proves insufficient after a few tries, up it to 3 for a while, then 4 for a while, and so on. If he has to wait several weeks every time, he might get tired of the routine and find something better to do. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:32, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
  • No. Doing it in steps merely trains them to return. The value of starting with a month is the possibility the user might find something else to do. Johnuniq (talk) 03:53, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
    • All well and good, except that it punishes legitimate IP editors also. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:39, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Where's the disruption? They posts, someone reverts, life goes on. Respecting the editors who choose to edit without an account is more important than worrying about someone no one is really paying attention to, anyway. NE Ent 04:22, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Sounds good in theory, but it's an IP-hopper who won't stop posting his junk. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:40, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

This comment describes the situation. Not so much on ANI/AN since these pages have a high a number of watchers. Though on occasion, there doesn't appear to be any admins present for a short time and this troll engages in edit warring with non-admins. For example on November 9, 94.192.27.218 (talk · contribs) and 86.146.168.130 (talk · contribs) were used to edit war. Elockid ^{Message me} 04:45, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Except that the troll-in-question, is causing ANI & AN (for examples) to be habitually semi-protected, due to its persistance. GoodDay (talk) 04:26, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Personally, I think it would easier to simply ignore their comments instead of immediately removing them. Their reports are generally nonsense anyways. I think they thrive off of the perceived injustice of not being able to say their piece, whatever it is. clpo13_(talk) 04:42, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

I think the general consensus is that trolling which is rife with personal attacks should not be allowed to stand. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:45, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Agreed with Bugs. Personal attacks against our editors need to be prevented, not ignored. HighInBC 16:44, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

• Just RBI unless there's an unusually energetic burst of trolling. Keep protections short when possible. RD regulars should know about DNFTT and practice it. 173.228.123.250 (talk) 05:01, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

On a tangential note: Why isn't User:Vote (X) for Change included over at WP:LTA? --IJBall (contribs • talk) 20:06, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

I've made a rough draft at User:Elockid/Long-term abuse/Vote (X) for Change. Elockid ^{Message me} 23:57, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

WP:LTA is a difficult area. My guess is that making a page (even a draft) for this editor would be unhelpful because they seem to thrive on attention. I think everyone should stop linking or mentioning their name. Edit summaries should be "[[WP:DENY]]" only. LTA is only useful to provide long-term memory for dealing with the problem, but there are pleny of people who know what to do. Unfortunately there are a couple of editors at the reference desks who love talking and liberty, and they inflame the situation by reverting the removal of messages. Next time that happens I think the editors concerned should be given a final warning or preferably topic banned. Johnuniq (talk) 01:43, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Based on their trolling, not identifying who they are will only lead to more fuel that they have been unbanned or they're not really socking. Labeling the reverts as WP:DENY, banned user, socking, etc. has the same exact effect. They come back and you'll have a bogus report about how inappropriate your edit was. Elockid ^{Message me} 03:05, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

I would very much like not to see the reference desks protected for long periods. They must be kept relatively open, for anonymous editors. If the rest of us have to do a little more work cleaning up after vandals, that's fine. If we're at the point that we're considering monthslong protection as our only option, my opinion is that we should declare that the trolls have won, shut down the reference desks, and move on. —Steve Summit (talk) 23:09, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Agree. I appreciate the hard work of the Reference Desk editors, but it may be time to discuss whether keeping them around is worth the trouble if we're having to protect the pages from the very editors we're trying to help. Katie^talk 05:34, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

For quite some time already, an IP hopper in the United Arab Emirates is disrupting WP and going after several users, using very obscene language [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11]. Both I and some other have protected user pages and talk pages as a consequence, and the user has also taken to ANI [12],

In addition to this personal attacks, the user is pushing an anti-Christian and pro-Muslim POV on several articles, [13], [14], [15], [16], [17].

Some of the IPs are blocked (at least ten, I believe) while others (such as 176.204.58.178, 173.35.129.54, 2.48.70.55 and 31.219.96.85) remain active. It's obvious that this exceptionally aggressive vandal is an established user as they know WP and WP terminology well. I think an IP range block would be called for, given the extensive disruption. Jeppiz (talk) 11:32, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

I've been attacked by the same person in the same way (e.g. [18]) sometimes dozens of times in a day on several of my user pages including, distinctively, archives. It started in May. Until about a couple of weeks ago, they were routing their IP around random global locations eg [19] and [20]. So, I'm not sure a range block would work. I don't know what the technical options are. DeCausa (talk) 12:18, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

I've also been targeted by the same person; Jeppiz gives some of the diffs above. The IP-hopper repeatedly calls me a "son of a whore" or accuses me of molesting my mother. The edits have been on my user page, my user talk page and my user talk archives. The IP-hopper seems to be well-acquainted with Wikipedia terminology as he told me to read WP:NOTTHEM when I first posted at ANI about him. The person seems to be targeting me and Jeppiz because we reverted him when he repeatedly posted at Talk:Jesus that Jesus was the "bastard son of a whore" (or something along those lines). I took the liberty of running about half a dozen of the IPs through an IP tracker and all of them came up as in the United Arab Emirates. —  Cliftonian (talk)  12:49, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

In true troll fashion, the user even alerts DeCausa and me to articles we (or at least I) have never edited, so it's obvious it's only done to disrupt. [21], [22] Jeppiz (talk) 13:05, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

The latest is creating accounts just to host the attacks: User talk:Decausa (i.e. lower case 'c' is a new/separate account to mine. Btw, I don't think there's an actual "Muslim POV" going on here - per Mary in Islam no real Muslim would ever say this. Looks like just a disturbed teenager trying to think of something to say he thinks will shock. DeCausa (talk) 13:48, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

That's exactly what I thought when he kept on targeting the article about Jesus, who Islam reveres as second only to Muhammad. —  Cliftonian (talk)  14:53, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

I agree with both users above, I meant to say that he (trolls are seldom female) tries to pass it off that way. It's a troll, pure and simple, pretending to be a Muslim. Jeppiz (talk) 14:57, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Well, thanks for that long WP:AGF and WP:NPA violation. Everyone can check my edits and see that i am not pushing an anti-christian or a pro-Muslim POV. In fact, I am only pushing WP:NPOV, while this cabal of pro-christianity bigots are pushing anti-Muslim pro-christian POV. All my edits are focused only on removing honorific titles from the articles of christian figures per WP:NPOV. These christian bigots keep removing honorifics titles from articles of Muslim figures under the claim that they violate neutrality, but when someone like me removing these honorifics from articles of christian figures they fell offended. That is the point.. Same: these christian bigots pretend that wikipedia is secular while editing muslim related articles but they turn into claiming that wikipedia is for christians while editing christian related figures.--189.196.129.102 (talk) 12:14, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Given that the IP (who has already been blocked around 20 times in the last 24 hours) claim to "only push WP:NPOV", I'd like to point out (lest anyone believes it) that the IPs edits include vandalism like changing the lead in the the good article Constantine the Great from saying Constantine the Great to "Constantine son of the whore" [23], or by changing the caption of the picture to say "The Dickhead Constantine" [24]. So much for the claiomed WP:NPOV. The user has caused 20 IPs to be blocked and dozens of articles to be protected, and is no doubt proud of that. Given the large disruption caused, I hope a throrough check-user could be performed to permanently ban the sock-master and to impose an IP-range block. Jeppiz (talk) 14:49, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

List of targeted articles

This is a list of the expanding number of articles the IP hopper targets. Saint Peter
Hulagu Khan
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
Battle of Siffin
Umar
Constantine the Great
Mark the Evangelist
Helena (empress)
User:DeCausa
User:Cliftonian
User:Jeppiz
User:Alessandro57
Talk:Jesus
Talk:Jesus/FAQ
Talk:Mary (mother of Jesus)
WP:ANI
WP:RfPP
As it's neither just one article nor just one user, I think an range block is the only reasonable option, especially as the user actively seeks out new articles when the targeted ones are protected. The only goal is trolling what the user sees as "Christians" (in fact anything related to Western culture), meaning there are hundreds of possible targets. Blocking IPs from the UAE seems like a lesser disruption than protecting hundreds of articles. Jeppiz (talk) 12:20, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

What's the collateral damage in effectively blocking the entire UAE? Blackmane (talk) 13:52, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

That's the question I also pondered, though probably less than either protecting hundreds of pages or having WP:GA articles repeatedly vandalized. as in [25]. Out of several bad options, it's probably the one with the least collateral damage. Jeppiz (talk) 13:57, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

He's now at 176.204.38.78, it seems. —  Cliftonian (talk)  14:03, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Now 103.10.199.149—which seems to be a Hong Kong IP address. —  Cliftonian (talk)  16:02, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

@DeCausa: & All: As far as technical options, a targeted blocking tool for IP-hopping trolls based on edit patterns should be feasible using Machine learning, but I don't know if the Wikimedia Foundation has this capability at the moment (I believe they have something similar for vandalism detection). It sounds like a fundamental problem, so it should. Do admins have ability to put in requests to the engineering department? If not, I can reach out to a former colleague there who specializes in this area. Msubotin (talk) 04:38, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Msubotin there is a proposal to modify blocking tools which looks like it is going to pass over at meta. There are still four more days for proposals if anyone has something on their tech wishlist that they want to see happen concerning all of the wikis. There are already many good ideas on that page for improvements, repairs, changes in functionality, etc. I see beneath the proposal that I linked to that there is a proposal for a machine learning abuse filter. I suggest that you and anyone else with good ideas head over to the 2015 Community Wishlist Survey to take part and offer their input. Now is your chance.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 14:30, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

@Berean Hunter: Both of these ideas will clear the first stage of the survey but probably won't make it into the top 10. I've also added machine learning to identify sockpuppets. The WMF is also running a harassment consultation where I've raised the three blocking proposals on the wishlist survey as technical measures that may help reduce harassment, drama and toxicity. MER-C 22:32, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

@Diannaa: would you be able to provide some insight as to how severe the collateral damage would be? Blackmane (talk) 01:38, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

• 176.204.0.0/16 (covers 65536 IP addresses): essentially nobody else has used this range since the start of November. (Only a couple of edits on the 8th).
• 2.48.0.0/17 (covers 32768 IP addresses): essentially nobody else has used this range since the start of November (other than a couple PowerPuff Girls edits earlier today). This range has also been hitting Bishonen's pages.
• 94.58.137.75 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) (already blocked), 173.35.129.54 (talk · contribs · WHOIS), 31.219.96.85 (talk · contribs · WHOIS), 69.65.15.114 (talk · contribs · WHOIS), 85.9.20.155 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) (already blocked), and the one from Hong Kong are unrelated to these two ranges.

I am going to go ahead and block the two ranges for two weeks to start. Please make a note of the ranges for future reference. FYI I did not get the ping, and only discovered the thread whilst skimming the page. -- Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 04:46, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Diannaa side note. not sure why the ping didn't work. Blackmane (talk) 02:03, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

@Blackmane: You went back and corrected the spelling of my username; everything has to be perfect first try for the ping to work, i.e. the ping and the signature have to occur together in the same diff for the ping to work. -- Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 04:07, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Ah that explains that, thanks. Blackmane (talk) 09:49, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Just a note that this friendly person has reappeared (and been blocked) as 200.122.128.152. Harrias ^talk 11:37, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

And again, as 185.65.206.157. Harrias ^talk 12:59, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

And again 103.9.77.106 and again 77.247.180.147. @Diannaa:, can something be done or should we just accept that this user will continue to harass a lot of users until they get tired of it? Jeppiz (talk) 14:19, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

These two four IPs are not in the same range as the others, they are not even in the same country, so range block is out of the question. Another admin has added page protection to Mary in Islam. A combination of rangeblocks and page protections often works. -- Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 14:41, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Multiple new accounts have been using the reFill tool today to infiltrate spam links into unrelated articles. The initial perpetrator was IBNBIN who made changes to multiple articles, some of which appear innocuous; this was followed by numerous accounts which each made a single edit, e.g. [[26]], [[27]], [[28]], [[29]], [[30]], [[31]], [[32]], [[33]], [[34]], [[35]], . . . Mean as custard (talk) 21:05, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

We've been tracking and blacklisting these at WT:WPSPAM for a couple of weeks.

• blackfridaymattress.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• whatsuppworkout.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• thunderingsound.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• rhinoplastysurgeonsinuk.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• ardenheritage.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• newyork-locksmith.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• freelancevideocollective.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• thelittlewoodentoyshop.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• trueblueloans.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

Domains blacklisted and SPI filed. MER-C 21:31, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Hmm. I haven't seen the use of reFill for spam purposes. Good catch. It looks like IBNBIN is mixing legitimate reFill edits with a few that also include the addition of a spam link. Legitimate: [36] [37] [38] [39]. Spam: here ("freelancevideocollective"), here ("trueblueloans"), here ("littlewoodentoyshop"), etc. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 21:41, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Got the rest of the domains added by this sockfarm:

• souchadaresort.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• omnivoix.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• communitylifechurch.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• benefittribunals.net: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• techiwiki.net: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• virtualgraves.net: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• fairinvestment.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
• goomn.net: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

Blacklisted. MER-C 20:37, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

A number of articles are in the CSD queue with a G7 tag. ( This article may meet Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion as a page where the author of the only substantial content has requested deletion in good faith, either explicitly or by blanking the page.)

Normally, these are quite routine, but normally they are user space drafts which have been abandoned, or sometimes a user space draft copy of something that has been moved into mainspace, or scratch pads for various purposes that are no longer needed. It is less common for articles in mainspace to be in this category.

There are quite a few each of which were primarily written by user:rainbow unicorn. In many cases, such as in the case of Juan Alberto Puiggari, there isn't much there now, but there was a full-blown albeit limited article as of recently cf. Juan Alberto Puiggari

I deleted a few before noticing, and would like feedback before continuing. I looked at the editor's talk page to see if there were some dispute leading to a decision to leave Wikipedia in an attempt to remove their own contributions but I didn't see such an indication.

In an apparent coincidence, there are also a number of G7's proposed by User:Kivo, Most of which appear to be stubs regarding a football club. Again, I'd like some community feedback on whether we are fine with deleting these articles.--S Philbrick(Talk) 22:20, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

• please delete them, preparing for a new job, best to not have them up thanks (edit by user:rainbow unicorn)

I am not willing to delete what seem to be perfectly good translations of clearly notable people from the itWP. If the reason is that the ed. does not wish to maintain them, others can. The other contributors can in this case be seen as the people who wrote the original These are fairly close translations. I'm removing the tags. DGG ( talk ) 22:35, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

DGG some werent translation all or most content by me, could you keep the tags on them thanks

and some are questionably notable please just delete them now if someone genuinely wants to restore it, people here shouldnt count then let them thanks

I've so far been keeping the mayor, and the bishops from the deWP. As I said, I'm waiting for those that are not translations, & I will think about them as soon as I've done the others. I am goign to regard what you said above as you agreement to not deleting the translations. (I see Hullaballoo Wolfowitz agrees with me, and is helping remove the deletion tags. Thanks, HW. DGG ( talk ) 22:45, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

But I;v notice you've been reverting his tag removal and mine. This is not permitted. Anyone can remove a CSD tag except the author of the article, and it canot be restored. If you still want them deleted, take to AfD. DGG ( talk ) 22:50, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

they have short bios on every bishop it seems already got me on that one but i know you know what i wanted most deleted please just delete all until genuine users come by thats all you cant just do this at least see what others think

RW, I'm not quite sure what your concern is, but if you're concerned for some reason that your Wikipedia editing might somehow have a negative impact on your new job, it would be better if you requested a name change (to something like Anon User 98765) and removal of your old userpages. You can't remove all traces of your edits, since you've edited pages other than those you created yourself. I'm not sure what happens to signatures, though. The Big Bad Wolfowitz (aka Hullaballoo) (talk) 23:08, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Kivo

Looking at the articles, they would appear almost empty stubs. But in at least some of the cases there was relevant sourced information in earlier versions. I have;t checked them all, but most belong to football leagues in which most of the teams are not notable. These need checking by someone who knows the subject. DGG ( talk ) 23:53, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

I'd like to get some admin input on Hopehoppy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), whom I recently came into contact with at Urolagnia (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). Hopehoppy has been most insistent that the sexuality of Ricky Martin be included on the page, despite being reverted by KateWishing, Callanecc and myself (history). I have attempted to discuss the matter at Talk:Urolagnia (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs), however it has become clear to me that Hopehoppy wishes to include Martin's sexuality as a way to denigrate Martin in this context. See his edit summary "leaving out the mention that he slashes on "men" but he is so-called proud to be gay, so let this bit stay, plus sourced very well", comment "his type", describing being gay as an "illness" which is "shame[ful"], and calling Martin a "turd burglar".

I would further note that most of Hopehoppy's other contributions have failed to be helpful, and consist mostly of a campaign to include the claim that "No Mercy" is French for "no thanks".

-mattbuck (Talk) 20:43, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

I'd be willing to say that this user is clearly WP:NOTHERE and is a vandal/trolling account, especially given their "opinion" they seem to be fond of posting. Wildthing61476 (talk) 20:49, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm wondering if the Urolagnia#Notable urophiliacs section violates BLP policy, particularly WP:GRAPEVINE. This section seems very tabloidish when it involves living people. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:23, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

I've blocked for 31 hours for the BLP issue, no prejudice against another block (eg indef for NOTHERE) if another admin thinks it's necessary. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:20, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

The page was deemed to lack notoriety. It was originally deleted back in 2008, possibly due to it not demonstrating the artists notoriety; however, I believe that I have since done so. Please refer to Wikipedia:Notability (music) In the new page, I clearly referenced several of the points that are required and this was overlooked by User:Reddogsix and then deleted by User:Drmies

I understand that admins are busy, there are hundreds of thousands of articles that are created, but please refrain from being negligent. If you are not knowledgable or educated on a particular topic, please refer to an admin who is in order to avoid such problems in the future.

The page could have been improved by the admins, rather than deleted. How on earth is a Grammy-Nominated/platinum selling producer not notable?

Please take the time to also look for the numerous Wikipedia articles that credit the artist (Please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=dj+montay&title=Special%3ASearch&fulltext=1)

Do admins follow the guidelines? I am not seeing it... this is very concerning. I believe an audit needs to be conducted.

Please assist in improving such articles of notoriety for the rest of us.

Kind regards,

Bobbybobbie (talk) 07:57, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

I have taken this as a request for Wikipedia:Userfication. Please see: User:Bobbybobbie/DJ Montay.

Some observations.

As can be seen in the history of the now userfied article:

* User:Hullaballoo Wolfowitz declined the WP:A7 speedy deletion, due to the article subject's Grammy nomination, though this was without referencing from reliable sources.

* At one point there was a WP:G11 tag added, referring to "aboutmontay"; my (admittedly cursory) comparison did not find this.

* All this appears to have been overlooked in the flurry of edits leading up its speedy deletion

* I think this should have been a WP:AFD nomination, not a speedy nomination.

Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 10:05, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Please also see: Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion#DJ_Montay.--Shirt58 (talk) 11:06, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Re Stargrl (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) (for simplicity purposes, I’ll assume by the username that the editor is female): not vandalism in the strictest sense, but a continuing history of damaging edits that require repair by others. Nearly all of her edits of 12–13 November violate RS and/or NPOV (Paige Larson: 1 2 3; Theresa Donovan: 1; Hailee Steinfeld: 1 [strike edit: I've re-read the appropriate guidelines re fictional characters and plots; RS doesn't apply except where contentious]). Even her sourced edits have skewed toward celebrities’ personal relationships with a reliance on the tabloid (Billy Flynn (actor): 1; Gigi Hadid: 1; Emma Watson: 1; literally dozens more), and show no willingness to learn how to format citations. She has been advised, cajoled and warned repeatedly for these behaviors, and was blocked once; there is no indication she has ever read her talk page or, at least, that she intends to learn therefrom. The problem with a short block: she may make handfuls of edits, then disappear for weeks or even months at a time. I’m requesting an indefinite block (including account creation) to force her to address her problem editing, engage with other editors, and treat the encyclopedia for what it is. (Moved from AIV.) —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage  02:18, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

• • tap*tap* is this thing on? 😜 —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage  03:47, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
  • Maybe a topic ban from BLPs; I'm on the fence about an indef. Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 00:59, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

"Indef" meaning indeterminate—as in, lifted once she decides to engage. If determinate, given her otherwise NOTHERE, maybe three months or, again, until she so decides. Same effect—assuming she doesn't simply return to current behaviors after three months ... —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage 🖖 05:53, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Indef means "indefinitely"; it does not mean "indeterminate". It would not "force her to engage", it would block her from editing. She's only had one other block, and that was only for 24 hours. There's no way anyone would jump from that to an WP:INDEF without demonstrable evidence in the form of lots and lots of incredibly disruptive WP:DIFFS. I don't see a single problem in any of the diffs provided here, except possibly one edit which added Twitter and Instagram citations. I don't even see any cause for any sort of topic ban. Softlavender (talk) 13:18, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Apologies if I'm splitting hairs, Softlavender, but "indefinite" means not definite—it's why there's a difference between INDEF and PERMABAN. Meantime, if you can't see that virtually every edit she makes requires repair if not reversion—hence, disruptive—I don't know what else to add ... —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage 🖖 19:43, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Please read WP:INDEF. The burden is on you to provide evidence (diffs) of disruptive editing, and so far you've done nothing of the sort. Softlavender (talk) 20:00, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

I have read INDEF, and the entire first paragraph supports my request. Following her block on 2 July:

• NPOV violations: 1 2 3
• BLP violations (sourcing and/or tabloid): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
• Formatting and/or copyright issues: 1 2 3

Her refusal to learn {{cite [whatever]}} is admittedly little more than an irritant; apps like reFill do not always work, making for tedious, repetitious cleanup. It’s the “tedious, repetitious” part that’s particularly problematic; she either doesn’t know how to read the concerns left on her talk page (by more than a half-dozen different editors) or she doesn’t care; conversely, virtually every edit she makes requires significant repair. —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage  20:57, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

I don't see any NPOV vios or any critical BLP vios. The only problem I see is using Instagram as a source. Just tell her not to use Instagram as a source. Have an admin here post a notice on her Talk page warning/telling/explaining to her that she can't use Instagram as a source, and she can't post anything uncited. These two edits she made were actually corrections to errors in those articles: [46], [47]; I don't know why you posted them above or why you reverted the latter one. Softlavender (talk) 00:58, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Specific to your examples: 1) no RS (edit: my bad—apparently I saw the reverse of what she actually did); 2a) no RS, 2b) CRYSTAL.

Specific to NPOV: 1) "best known for [anything]" is almost always a vio, usually the opinion of any journalist/blogger/etc. who doesn't cite it; 2) to assume from the source that Kardashian ended her relationship with Harden violates both NPOV and SYNTH, and turned out to be completely false; 3) "most popular friendship", also NPOV and SYNTH vios.

"Just tell her [anything]" is impossible if she ignores it. "Have an admin post [anything]" is irrelevant for the same reason. This is not a whim; if I wasn't utterly convinced that there is no other course of action, I would not be making this request. If you have an alternative that would actually work, please share it. —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage 🖖 03:54, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Good grief, Hailee Steinfeld is best known for starring in her Oscar-nominated role as Mattie Ross in True Grit. If you refute that, put a disputed tag and discuss on Talk. On this one [48], the source (which was already in the wiki article) specifically states that the Harden relationship ended the previous Tuesday when the divorce was cancelled, and again, Stargrl corrected the wiki article per the already-existing source. In terms of this [49], again, Stargrl didn't add the Pitch Perfect 3 information, she corrected it; and in terms of the already-filming Besties, that doesn't need a citation any more than any of the other entries in the chart -- it's in her IMDB filmography. All of these edits were improvements to these articles. Softlavender (talk) 07:59, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

*sigh* no, sorry. None of the above. "Best known for [anything]" is POV (fans of Asa Butterfield or Orson Scott Card may know her "best" from Ender's Game; young teens may know her best from "Love Myself"; Wikivoice cannot choose). The tabloid cited for Kardashian/Harden specifically says "slowed down", not "ended", hence SYNTH. When adding Besties, the commenting out of the not-yet-in-production Pitch Perfect 3 was removed in favor of adding "Pre-production", hence CRYSTAL (or, more directly, NFF). And ... IMDb? —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage 🖖 09:44, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Best known for is not POV if it is a fact; please cite a specific policy that specifically says so if you think it is. In the Kardashian article [50], I misspoke slightly; Stargrl added the correct and current citation up higher, which states that "On Tuesday it was reported that Khloe had split from her boyfriend, basketball player James Harden" and "The news of the couple getting back together comes just one day after it was reported that Khloe and her boyfriend James Harden, 26, had decided to split after a few months of dating" and "Khloe began to realize she still had feelings for Odom when she rushed to see him in the hospital and just days later called it quits with Harden, who is also a basketball player." [51]. Stagrl simply neglected to add that citation at the bottom as well. I didn't realize that Stargrl removed commented out coding, but she corrected the Pitch Perfect 3 entry from "Filming" to "Pre-production" (which it turns out is still not quite accurate because the film at this point is only announced); what she did was an effort at correction and a rookie move rather than disruptive editing. And again, since it is already filming and Hailee Steinfeld is a well-known Oscar-nominated actor, Besties does not need a citation any more than any of the other entries in the chart. If that one does, all of the others in all of the charts in the article do too. And yes, IMDB is a RS for filmographies, or else we would not allow it as an EL. Softlavender (talk) 10:13, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

In your words, "if it is a fact"—unless absolutely unimpeachable, it is an opinion (and led, among others, to a sizeable argument here). The Daily Mail is widely derided as a WP:RS, per its many appearances on the noticeboard. Making an invisible entry visible for the sole purpose of adding "Pre-production" against NFF is not a correction. Per its lack of editorial oversight, I still have problems with IMBd, even for filmographies. —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage 🖖 10:33, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

I just remembered why I don't trust IMDb. To be fair, it has since been corrected. —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage 🖖 10:41, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

These are all content disputes about good-faith edits, and I agree with Stargrl on all of them. You're bringing content disputes and apparent wiki-stalking here to ANI. That's not appropriate. Your continuing to argue about them here makes it continuously less likely that you will achieve even your legitimate issue about her edits (Instagram, and uncited information). If I were you I'd lay off templating her talk page, stop stalking her edits, and if you have a content dispute, raise it on the talk page of the article in question, pinging her during the discussion, and follow WP:DISCFAIL. As it is, your claims of any violations regarding any of the edits you've listed except posting uncited information or using Instagram as a source are your opinion at best and inaccurate (and your reversions and templates against policy) at worst. I myself am not going to continue this discussion. Softlavender (talk) 09:22, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

*sigh* Yup. Fuck policy. Fuck the encyclopedia. Sounds about right ... —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage 🖖 11:21, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Proposal

Stargrl is hereby formally banned from using Instagram as a source, and banned from posting uncited information. Any violation of these restrictions will result in blocks of increasing duration. Softlavender (talk) 07:59, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

• Support, as proposer. Softlavender (talk) 07:59, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
• Support, though we disagree on what we see—and what we don't. —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage  08:33, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Came across this edit: [52] which references a "cease and desist" letter. Honestly unsure if this qualifies as a legal threat or not. No reliable sources that I am aware of cover the requested name change that I am aware of (what ones calls their social media page is hardly reliable) so basically looking for guidance here. Echoedmyron (talk) 15:16, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

• That's not a legal threat against Wikipedia. It appears to be from someone at the USA Roller Derby squad (new name of "Team USA") that THEY had been contacted by the U.S. Olympic Committee on their unapproved usage of the trademarked "Team USA" and explained that they voluntarily (ie without legal action) changed their name. I would support renaming the article to their new name, which seems to be the point of this comment. Their Facebook page has 30k likes and seems to be reliable enough that the team name has changed. —Мандичка^YO 😜 15:23, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
• That looks like information, not a legal threat. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:26, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Fair enough - like I said, wasn't sure. But I also am unsure if it's a representative of the team in question or the USOC posting there. Echoedmyron (talk) 15:27, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure it matters who posted it. I doubt it was someone from the USOC as I doubt they would care too much if the page was deleted. I've renamed the page to match their Facebook page, which I don't envision will be controversial. —Мандичка^YO 😜 15:38, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

For what it's worth, a reply on the talk page [53] does show that the poster is from a representative of USARS (and not the actual article's subject) seeking to claim the old article name for their own use, which relates to the announcement the poster linked to in their comment - an announcement which was viewed as highly controversial within the community when it came out. If they get to the point of creating such an article (with their version of the team not yet formed, will remain to be seen when that could happen given lack of sources) the existing redirect created by the article move would need to be addressed. Echoedmyron (talk) 19:17, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

It looks like they will make a new article titled Team USA Roller Derby, at which point the redirect will need to be discussed. —Мандичка^YO 😜 19:23, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

The apparent subject of Koko Jones is asking for the article to be deleted. As it stands it is very poorly sourced and probably would go if PROD ed of it went to AfD. A speedy delete is unlikely to succeed as there is some grounds for assuming notability. However, I can empathise with the concerns that he/she expresses here and wondered , given the lack of notability whether an admin could not consider a more direct route to oblivion. The content of the article clearly indicates the reason for concern and, although such personal material may be in the public domain, its inclusion here might be considered harassment particularly in as it relates to gender issues. I think the veiled legal threat in the edit summary may safely be ignored. Regards  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   20:10, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Per this diff,[54] it's not a veiled threat at all. They should be blocked until it is redacted, and it should be PRODed if you think it will work. After that, AfD if that fails. Impersonators come and go all the time. Scr★pIron^IV 20:23, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

OK. I have prodded it as a BLP and we'll see what happens. I am not certain that "I'll find a lwayer" is strictly a legal threat, it could after all be an indication that he/she wishes to take legal advice and not action but I'll leave that distinction to wiser heads. Regards  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   20:27, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

It's not eligible for WP:PROD BLP because there are sources in the article. It is eligible for the similarly-named but separate WP:PROD process. —C.Fred (talk) 20:31, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

That said, this article is a minefield because of the (alleged) gender-related issue. On the surface, I'd say the article needs renamed and recast, but I'd want a more exhaustive search of sources before I did that. —C.Fred (talk) 20:40, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

There are better sources available than those used in the article, e.g. [55][56], and the contested content seems mostly to be available on the subject's own website, but as this is a request for deletion by a marginally notable individual leaving the prod to expire seems best per the advice at WP:BLPDEL. Fences&Windows 21:18, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

I tried to address what was unsourced solely based on that; further investigation revealed more information. As I posted on User talk:Velella:

This Huffington post article ^[1] makes it harder; looking at that source, the subject has voluntarily disclosed, and also asserts some notability. Her official website^[2] is also open about it, as is this interview.^[3] There are additional sources in a short google search that lend to her notability. World Music Report^[4] is one, and asserts her openness on the issue as well as add to notability. I am not certain we are doing the right thing here, acting on the word of an an editor claiming to be the subject.

I am not an expert in these matters, and believe it would be best left in the hands of those who specialize in these matters.

Please note that I am not making any personal statement or taking any stand here; I want to do right by the subject of the article, and in accordance with the rules. If I have made any error, it is only from a lack of experience in the topic. Scr★pIron^IV 22:24, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

• I have declined the PROD after adding several citations to sources, and there are more out there. It may be that the subject wants to keep mention of being Trans or her former name (under which she initially gained fame) out of the article. But she has discussed both in several published interviews, and can't have things both ways. Still I have emphasized her music and its reception, not her trans status, in the edits I have made, as that is what she is primarily notable for, IMO. DES ^(talk) 00:53, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
• Comment On another note, this edit summary is a clear legal threat. Joseph2302 (talk) 00:02, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Both blocked. The Avengers (talk) 17:49, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

JoshFeuerstein (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – please block this user for impersonating Joshua Feuerstein and making BLP-violating edits here, here, and here. The user also uploaded an image at commons:File:Joshua3.jpg with a BLP-violating description, so the account should probably be globally locked.

The article was recently restored at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2015 November 16#Joshua Feuerstein. Cunard (talk) 03:44, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Indeffed. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 03:52, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

User blocked. No further action needed. Collapsing per WP:DENY. --Jayron32 03:45, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
This diff (later reinstated with a clearer edit summary) might already tell all there is to know. This was over the fact that the editor repeatedly "moved" a page (against consensus) by means of a crude, unattributed copy-and-paste from Haredi Judaism: [75] [76] [77]. Several warnings were issued (the user always blanked their talk page without interacting). LjL (talk) 03:22, 24 November 2015 (UTC) LjL you Antisemitic racist Jew hater. Mocking Jewish people for their faith? So why do you war back if you have no idea what are you fighting over? Can you even post a picture of a Dati person? Do you know what mitzvahs do Masortim do, that Ultra-Orthodox don't? Of course not, then why do you edit a page you know nothing about its topic? Just to spite others, until you get enough undo`s for your 3RR complaint? Instead of contributing the articles, just waiting to set traps for other Jewish editors? Uneducated behavior it is. "Let me be very clear: I'm far from an expert in this article's topic." / LjL You just admitted that in Talk:Religion in Israel, and again on Talk:Haredi Judaism. Bostonnine (talk) 03:27, 24 November 2015 (UTC) The above shows that User:Bostonnine must be the sockmaster of Special:Contributions/79.178.140.27, due to this diff from the page protection board. LjL (talk) 03:30, 24 November 2015 (UTC) Two different users who've never edited the same page. LjL forcing your antisemitism like all Jewish editors are one single person to hate? Racist. Bostonnine (talk) 03:32, 24 November 2015 (UTC) I've been told on a Jewish forum that LjL has already done that to other Jewish editors, and right after they were banned for one article, he reverted ALL OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER UNRELATED ARTICLES, just to get them banned and mad again. That's a Jew-hater with a plan more complex than Hitler had. Bostonnine (talk) 03:37, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

I would like to report a pattern of disruptive editing by the above IP address, which is registered to the William Morris Agency (I assume the well-known PR firm). The IP address appears to have engaged in several incidents of disruptive editing on Casey Anderson (naturalist) by making changes of a PR (conflict of interest) nature, removing substantive information without explanation, removing sources, and repeatedly making edits after being reverted. Some examples here: Special:Diff/691609003/691609074 and later, again with Special:Diff/691611833/691615434 and then most recently Special:Diff/691617248/691619718. The IP address has been warned by three different editors including myself on the Casey Anderson page alone. When I went to the user 143.223.0.1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) page to discuss about the most recent reversion, it appeared from the postings on the Talk page that the same IP address had been engaging in disruption on other articles such as Patrick Whitesell. Since this appears to be a pattern of behavior I would suggest that the IP address might need to be banned. It would be good if an admin could please look into this. Thank you, TheBlinkster (talk) 02:34, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Wow. This may be a case for the good folks at WP:COIN as well. Softlavender (talk) 02:42, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Do I need to repost it over there? Sorry if I put it in the wrong place, I have not had to report anyone in the past so I am just getting up to speed on procedures...TheBlinkster (talk) 02:45, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

It's good that you brought it up. At this point it's somewhat a toss-up of where it belongs, or whether it belongs both places. If the behavior isn't stopped here, then yes it should probably go to COIN if it hasn't already. It looks like Drmies just gave them a stern warning about the Casey Anderson (naturalist) article. Softlavender (talk) 03:02, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

• A COIN case is much more interesting than some admin warning some IP editor... It may well be that there is more to this; the other editors that warned the IP may have had a hunch but no proof yet. I wonder if COIN regulars like Ronz or Brianhe have any thoughts on the matter. Drmies (talk) 04:02, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

• Blocked for 24 hours, since this easily qualifies as edit-warring. Please keep discussing; I'm not trying to end the discussion, especially since it looks like this may well resume after the block is done. Nyttend (talk) 04:57, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Good, although it just now occurs to me that since this is a work/business account (per the Geolocate info), they probably don't edit on the weekend anyway. Softlavender (talk) 07:08, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Hm, you're right. Still, reblocking is procedurally easier than first-time blocking; if we say "You already got blocked once for this; the second block will be longer if you don't stop now", it makes more sense to the average reader. Nyttend (talk) 14:24, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Some promotional content has been removed by regular WP:COIN editors, so the content issues seem to be under control and the article is on watch lists. We'll know in a few days if the suspected COI editor comes back. As usual, WP:ROPE applies. John Nagle (talk) 07:41, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

There's definitely a problem; see WP:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard#William Morris IP editor or editors. I smell socking from the Tinywings10 group who had a singular interest in Patrick Whitesell, a William Morris company. – Brianhe (talk) 09:30, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

I am following WP:CLOSECHALLENGE#Challenging_other_closures. I claim there is a problem with the close by User:Jess of the RFC on the Climate change denial talk page at Redirects to this page. My grounds are: Jess is "inextricably involved". Jess started the RFC here with non-neutral wording about redirecting to denial, and supported redirecting to denial here, and so it's no surprise that Jess closed with the comment "Consensus appears to support having these redirects point to climate change denial." I discussed this with Jess, see here, here, here, here. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 20:07, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

You are challenging a close of an RfC that had a ratio of two to one. What point would there be undoing the close and then having someone else reclose with the exact same result? I happen to be one of those editors who think "denier" is about as wrong as letting anti-abortion groups call their opponents "anti-life" but a clear consensus is a clear consensus whether or not you and I happen to disagree with it. --Guy Macon (talk) 20:22, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

And of course we're here... Earlier this year, climate change denial was expanded to cover "climate change skepticism" explicitly, and the relevant redirects were fixed. Reverts ensued, and discussion started at Talk:Climate change skeptic and a few other talk pages. Peter apparently wants the redirects pointed to an article which treats the topic more favorably (by not discussing it in detail), see edit summary. Peter refused to engage substantively in discussion (e.g.), but refused to let the redirects be changed ([78]). The dispute went to AE twice ([79], [80]), and there appeared to be some agreement that disruption was evident, but no action was taken. I started an RfC October 10th, advertised broadly ([81], [82], [83], [84]...), and adjusted the wording based on input ([85]). Pete objected to the RfC, claiming we should instead go back to the stalled discussion he had refused to answer questions in. When the RfC expired, and no new comments had been generated for days, consensus appeared to me to be exceptionally clear, so I implemented the changes and archived the RfC, noting that formal closure was likely not necessary ([86]). Peter then objected to my archiving the discussion, so I told him he could request formal closure if he felt it necessary ([87]). He didn't, and brought it here instead. I'm tired of this... I think enough editor time has been wasted on this nonsense.   — Jess· Δ♥ 20:40, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Note, I will be away from a computer for an EMT exam for at least the next several hours.   — Jess· Δ♥ 20:48, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Unfortunately, we do have somewhat of a problem, in that User:Peter Gulutzan seems determined to refuse accept the community consensus and continue to engage in WP:FORUMSHOPPING. After it was clear consensus was not behind Peter Gulutzan's position at the second CFD in a two days, he subsequently posted to WP:BLPN trying to circumvent the proper community process of category discussion. Now he has forum-shopped to here. AusLondonder (talk) 21:17, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

WP:BLP/N is a proper noticeboard for discussions concerning certain types of categorization of living persons. Collect (talk) 21:39, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

It is not the place to object of the existence of a category because you dispute the outcome of two CFD's. Thanks. AusLondonder (talk) 21:58, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

For the record, Peter received a routine CC DS last March.[88] It is unclear to me if he has breached the DS or not, but if he has, he should be blocked. He's been at this for three years now. Viriditas (talk) 23:50, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Update, based on Jess' comments up above, it looks like a block is needed per DS. Three years of disruption is long enough. Viriditas (talk) 23:53, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

• Gobsmacked While there's nothing wrong with an involved editor starting an RfC to resolve a difficult question, is it really acceptable for that editor to close the RfC with her preferred outcome? And then someone who thinks this isn't quite right is threatened with a block? When I went out for a couple hours, did I return to Bizarro-pedia?--S Philbrick(Talk) 02:50, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

• I don't think you are a neutral admin on this issue, but you do appear to have been at it longer than Peter.[89] Viriditas (talk) 03:28, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm not following. Why the snide comments? What do they have to do with anything? Have I called you names?--S Philbrick(Talk) 03:38, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

There's a claim upthread that the support had a ratio of "two to one".

I count 20 editors with a bolded position. 12 expressed Support while 8 did not. That is not remotely a 2-1 margin. It means, if as few as two of those expressing support were changed to Oppose, we'd we talking 50-50. I don't know that any of those weighing in were on the fence, I am simply point out that it is closer that " two to one". I also suggested, that one editor who !voted with the simple explanation per WP:ASTONISH should be viewed as an oppose, because I think that point is better evidence for Oppose than for Support. I wouldn't literally do that if I were closing, as I know the editor, and I know their position, but if it were removed, becasue their explanation isn't consistent with their !vote, we'd be much closer to a push, which would mean you ought to have a responsible, experienced closer weighing the arguments.--S Philbrick(Talk) 03:39, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

So your suggestion is that we count all the editors who didn't !vote as opposing (even though they didn't), and then switch one of the supports to an oppose against that editor's wishes because in your opinion it fits better... and then assess consensus based on vote counting... and if we do all that, we end up with something that's not quite as skewed. If you really think an uninvolved editor would assess consensus that way, I guess you could have requested a formal closure. In reality, the support votes actually do outnumber the oppose votes by 2:1, and this proposal perfectly elucidates why the current climate of this topic area makes reasoned AGF discussion practically impossible.   — Jess· Δ♥ 04:19, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

No, that wasn't my suggestion. Try rereading.--S Philbrick(Talk) 04:45, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

...current climate of this topic area makes reasoned AGF discussion practically impossible. On this point, we are in complete agreement.--S Philbrick(Talk) 04:47, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

I just rechecked my count. 12 support, 6 oppose. Does anyone other than Sphilbrick get a different count? --Guy Macon (talk) 04:22, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Folks who want to spread tales about me should start their own threads in more appropriate places. I'll only reply to statements that were made about the topic, a challenge of Jess's close. (A) Jess has said that the close was not "formal". I thought that "formal" meant going through the formalities with the templates for marking a closed discussion ("The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it" etc.). I'll leave it to an expert to decide whether Jess is right and whether it matters. (B) Jess has said that I should have asked for a close myself rather than challenging. That's impossible since Jess had aleady closed and refused to re-open by self-reverting, and in any case I am not the person who wanted a close, I was happy to let it peter out. (C) There has been no dispute that Jess is an involved editor, and no dispute that that's a criterion for a legitimate challenge according to WP:CLOSECHALLENGE. (D) Discussion of this matter had already taken place on Climate_change_skeptic#Centralized_discussion_plus_list_of_redirected_pages. There was no consensus. Jess decided that wasn't good enough so made this second discussion, "starting fresh". But it's possible a conscientious closer would have realized that it's the same topic and so must be taken into account, which would mean that the policy-related objections there would have been observed. By the way, by counting the editors there as well as the editors on Jess's thread, and counting editors who called for dismissal as well as editors who opposed, I get 14 versus 9 -- but admit that the strongest objector has been topic banned now. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 15:57, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, but you aren't allowed to fabricate pretend votes from another discussion and apply them to an RfC as if they were RfC !votes, any more than Sphilbrick gets to turn clearly labeled support !votes to oppose !votes because he doesn't agree with the rationale. The count is 12 support, 6 oppose. The consensus is support, by a 2:1 ratio, no more, no less. The close is valid, no matter who made the close, because anyone else would have made the exact same call. It is time to drop the WP:STICK. --Guy Macon (talk) 09:49, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

S Philbrick's counting method is more reasonable than Guy Macon's -- editors who said this RFC should be dismissed / is improper are against the RFC's motion, and anyway the exact formal word "opposed" was not one of the options (Jess changed the RFC's wording after those comments had been made). As for my method, I counted as not in favour of changing the redirect: Ssscienccce Markbassett Philbrick Morphh JaykeBird Gulutzan Capitalismojo Connolley Tillman (9), tell me which of these is supposedly fabricated and I will supply a diff. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 16:15, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

That's a nice fantasy world you created; it would be a shame if something might happen to it, such as reality intruding into it for just a bit. Let's see, Tillman was indefinitely banned from the CC topic in August, yet you feel his opinion from before that ban should apply to an RfC held in October. Are you feeling okay? You are way over the edge here. Viriditas (talk) 05:17, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

• Support climate change topic ban for Peter Gulutzan based on the above nonsense (whether rooted in incompetence or deliberate disruption) that is incompatible with editing Wikipedia. I would support it for Sphilbrick as well but since the community elected him as an admin, he's automatically immune and exempt from all policies that regular editors must follow. Some editors are more equal than others. Oink. Viriditas (talk) 10:03, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

This thread was archived by a bot. I restored manually and added a do-not-archive-until-21 template. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 15:45, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

• This is the wrong venue. This belongs at WP:AN. The filer, Peter Gulutzan, claims to be following WP:CLOSECHALLENGE#Challenging_other_closures, but that states clearly twice that close-challenges belong on WP:AN. Not only that, when this thread was archived after three days of inactivity, he resurrected it and made it unarchivable for 21 days. I recommend that an admin close this thread immediately, or move it to WP:AN. Softlavender (talk) 20:35, 20 November 2015 (UTC); copyedited 20:47, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Softlavender is correct, I'm sorry for my mistake. I am removing the do-not-archive-until template. If/when the conversation is archived, I intend to copy it to WP:AN with the same heading, unless an administrator moves or closes first with different advice. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 14:37, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

List of highest-grossing Indian films he made 17 consecutive edits and removed references from International Business Times, Koimoi, India Today, Daily News and Analysis and added only Box Office India.

In 3 Idiots, he mentioned Do not change. Community is BOI-fying the whole Bollywood Box-office. Now only one universal source will follow. No koi moi no toi for indian bo. replacing The Economic Times.

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo his edit was Do NOT ENTER THE GROSS WORLDWIDE UNTIL THE COMPLETE RUN. WHOLE WIKI COMMUNITY ONLY ACCEPTS BOX OFFICE INDIA NOW. NOT FRAUD SITES LIKE KOIMOI BLAH BLAH. SO ONCE THE RUN IS OVER YOU CAN FILL THE BOI FIGURE. CHECK HAPPY NEW YEAR OR KICK OR PK PAGES

Check all the edit summary in 1, 2 and 3.

PK (film) the edit summary is BOI-fied . Now why does he wants everything to be BOI-fied while removing other reliable sources? He is simply edit-warring and abusing editors.

same old story, same old . Galaxy Kid (talk) 17:44, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Judging by [90] this is not any sort of decided consensus on the issue. I believe it would be wise for WikiBriefed to stop removing reliable sources. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs^(talk) 18:01, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

I was coming here to ask admins to take a look at this user as well, because I think I might be marginally involved. The user is demonstrating some inappropriate behaviors including personal attacks like: HOW STUPID ARE YOU? MANEESH SHARMA THE DIRECTOR SAID ITS A THRILLER. YOU HAVE BEEN REPORTED. IDIOT! although so far there has only been one instance of that. The unilateral decision that only BOI can be used as a reference is clearly disruptive. I will also note that the editor is misusing the minor changes box. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 19:29, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Is BOI a reliable source at all? Certainly not at the expense of other, more established RS, but do links to that site have any value? If the answer is no, then is the blacklist an option? UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 19:35, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Ultraexactzz It's a grander question that you are asking, and one that I'm attempting to answer at User:Cyphoidbomb/ICTF FAQ, although with not much help from the community. So far the community seems okay with BoxOfficeIndia.com (there is a BoxOfficeIndia.co.in that should not be confused for this other BOI) but that doesn't make it the definitive resource. Frankly, there are major problems with Indian box office data. There's no absolutely reliable source like BoxOfficeMojo.com is considered for western films. Producers lie about box data to lure more people to view the film, or wrangle some resources into reporting low numbers to hurt their competition. Times of India briefly discontinued their box office feature because they were sick of corruption. And, to top it all off, we have paid editors, sockpuppets, etc. who don't care that the box office numbers are all estimates, they still come back daily, sometimes hourly, to report the newest number even though they're still just estimates. What makes BOI's estimate any more reliable than Times of India's estimate? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:10, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

The community will decide if boxofficeindia is a reliable source. Meanwhile, a swift block will prevent further disruption. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.88.180.151 (talk) 22:17, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Considering this blurb is in the disclaimer

I wouldn't be inclined towards accepting it as a reliable source. Blackmane (talk) 01:50, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

BoxofficeIndia has been a pet peeve of mine for a while. It was discussed in 2008 at RSN here and again here in July. We still have zero information on who is behind the website and the .co.in is a legitimate trade publication whereas the .com is not. I also argued at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Box Office India (2nd nomination) to give rid of the page since we have no idea about it. I've already changed the guidelines at the Indian cinema task force Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film/Indian_cinema_task_force#Guidelines on sources to reflect this. I think it's clear that it's not a reliable source but if not, we can go for another round at RSN again. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 03:23, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

I note that we're back to the same concerns we had in 2008, namely that no one actually considers this a reliable source in line with our policy requirements but we acknowledge that some newspapers (which we presume are reliable sources) refer to it so it falls under WP:USEBYOTHERS so it's an issue about the fact that it's been used extensively even if no one has any idea here who's behind it: do we need to have a separate analysis of its reliability or do we just defer to the actual sources. Now all the discussions acknowledged that there does exist actual reliable sources so on that basis WikiBriefed should be warned to knock it off immediately and blocked if the editing continues. Again, as I suspect with the .co.in versus .com confusion, I think we're being used for spam purposes. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 03:32, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

The major problem with this website is that they simply delete the reference that users use from their website. There are dozens of Bollywood articles, where boxofficeindia links have become deadlink. Today i will use a boxofficeindia report for a movie as a reference. After two weeks that reference becomes dead link. The user considers Koimoi as bad. As if he has some personal grudge against the website. In other sources the link don't become dead link. Few months ago i used to read articles in boxofficeindia about highest grossing movies from 1940 to 2010. Now i don't see those individual pages from 1940 to 1970. Unless boxofficeindia sources don't create deadlinks, we shouldn't use it. Other websites change the URL, while BOI simply deletes the entire article. They revamp their website again and again. Galaxy Kid (talk) 06:31, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

You should try www.archive.org on those pages. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 12:27, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

I will point out as well that BOI (.com) writes these ridiculous Q&A pages that aren't attributed to anyone, and in some cases totally contradicts other information on their site. Typically people use these ("What was the final gross for Lingaa?" or something) as unassailable fact. They're really problematic and we should really consider ignoring those. I wish I'd taken note of them when they've come up. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:10, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Knowledgebattle (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is anine-day-old account that has been editing disruptively with a strong political POV. The account has received a notice of discretionary sanctions relating to American politics[91] and on 19 October was blocked 24 hours for edit warring. Recently the account created Carsonism and then blanked an AFD for it[92]. (I have re-created the AFD.) I will notify the editor of this ANI report. Looie496 (talk) 14:12, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

The account's editing history goes back to September 2014. GoodDay (talk) 14:15, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Account created 10 September 2014 samtar ^{t} 14:17, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I somehow misread the contribs -- I fixed the statement, thanks. Looie496 (talk) 14:20, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

"Strong political POV"? Well, don't most people have that? However, if something seems to be POV'd, then someone can just fix it. That's no reason to block someone. :-\ That's why, after all, Wikipedia is open and free, yea? If something is true, then it's true. If you feel that a certain inconvenient truth has a certain political bias, just remember Stephen Colbert's words: "Reality has a well-known liberal bias." ;-) Just fix whatever article you think needs fixed. Problem solved. Kⁿo_wl^ed_ge B^at_tl^e 15:08, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Knowledgebattle, it was incorrect for you to blank an AfD and an unwise idea to blank any page unless it contains copyright violating content, personal attacks or vandalism. Please do not do this in the future or you can be blocked. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:26, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Kⁿo_wl^ed_ge B^at_tl^e 19:29, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

• Knowledgebattle is still pulling crap like this: [93] (restoring a mass deletion and BLP-vio refactoring he had made while this ANI was in progress [94]). I suggest it's time to consider a block or another kind of sanction. Softlavender (talk) 11:40, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

@Softlavender: Excuse you? It was released that the Koch brothers are now engaging in political spying. I'm "pulling crap"? I think you ought to shove that crap down your throat, with all due respect. I'm not in charge of the Koch brothers' activities. I'm not making them do what they're doing. User:DaltonCastle didn't take it to the Talk Page before he deleted it. Use your brain a little, Soft. No need to come after me, when the edit was constructive and relevant. Kⁿo_wl^ed_ge B^at_tl^e 23:40, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Well thanks for dragging me into this. Your first task should be taking a step back to calm down, assume good faith, and behave with civility. Now note that the edit you are referencing, my "deletion", was a reversion of your edit that 1. deleted reliably sourced content and 2. added your intended information with a fairly strong POV. Its not a spy agency and its goal is not to "disrupt politics". Phrasing it as you did was a POV violation. If you do not understand that, can you at least understand that the rest of your edit deleting reliably sourced content is disruptive? DaltonCastle (talk) 01:28, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Dare one suggest that "Knowledge Battle" is an editor with a WP:BATTLEFIELD mentality who is here to WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS? BMK (talk) 20:07, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

@DaltonCastle: I was trying to figure out what you were talking about just now, by looking back and forth, and now I see what you're talking about. "Educational grants" section. I'm not sure what I did there, but it looks like the "Educational grants" section was removed. That wasn't my intention, it was only to add the new section. If that's the only issue, which was unintentional, then this conversation is over. Kⁿo_wl^ed_ge B^at_tl^e 00:45, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

WP:DENY
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
(non-admin closure) More ban-evading trolling from the 166. IP range. BMK (talk) 00:00, 23 November 2015 (UTC) The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. Please be topic banning Ricky81682 from List of German supercentenarians. GreatGreen has been monitoring that page for years and his content shouldn't be ruined by ignorance. Lots of people depend on this site and lies don't belong here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.176.57.196 (talk) 23:27, 22 November 2015 (UTC) Editors from this IP address are topic-banned from world's oldest people topics. clpo13(talk) 23:59, 22 November 2015 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

I ran into an edit warring IP, 107.10.236.42 (talk · contribs), at Rabbi, and then I saw on my talkpage that When Other Legends Are Forgotten (talk · contribs) claims this IP has a named account on Wikipedia he doesn't log in to , for some reason. On User_talk:When_Other_Legends_Are_Forgotten#Stop_Wikihounding_me the IP claims he is being hounded by When Other Legends Are Forgotten, while When Other Legends Are Forgotten claims he must use his named account.

I think that When Other Legends Are Forgotten is correct, that the IP must log in to his account, to make sure he doesn't avoid sanctions. I even think that in such a case it should be allowed to stalk the IP, to make sure he doesn't avoid any sanctions.

Can some admin please look into the matter, and take the necessary measures? I have posted a notification on both talkpages. Debresser (talk) 18:21, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Assuming, for the sake of argument, that I had an account, "there is no policy against editing while logged out."

On the other hand, @Debresser:, edit warring like you did at Rabbi is against policy. I'm glad you finally found your way to Talk:Rabbi; now maybe you can explain why you want to change language that's been in the article for years -- as I've repeatedly asked you to do. 107.10.236.42 (talk) 19:27, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

The same policy page you quote also says "Editors who are not logged in must not actively try to deceive other editors, such as by directly saying that they do not have an account" - so let me be direct : Do you have an account? yes or no? When Other Legends Are Forgotten (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:58, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Ha ha, 107.10.236.42. Don't forget it takes 2 to edit war. In addition, as far as I am concerned, you are one of the many pushy IPs with POV contributions, and I am doing this project a favor by stopping you from pushing your POV. And I happen to be very sincere in that conviction of mine in your case, because it is obvious to me you came here with an agenda. Debresser (talk) 21:46, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

I am joining my colleagues in expressing significant concerns about user 107.10.236.42 (talk · contribs). S/he indeed is quite pushy with POV as demonstrated on countless of occasions, along with suspicious IPs tagging along him/her. WP:SOCK? But what concerns me the most, is that s/he quickly deletes notices and warnings from talk page, including this notice to Administrators' noticeboard [95], and does this frequently with disparaging remarks as in here: "Taking out the trash" [96]. MarkYabloko 07:03, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

What concerns me the most is that you still haven't read the talk page guidelines. And yet you deleted my messages from your talk page without comment. So perhaps you figured out that deleting talk page messages is not vandalism. I'm sorry it took a little trip to WP:AIV for you to learn that lesson. 107.10.236.42 (talk) 12:35, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Do you have a registered account, yes or no? When Other Legends Are Forgotten (talk) 05:05, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Someone needs to open an SPI on Debresser and When Other Legends Are Forgotten. It smells like a duck pond here. Jabberwock2112 (talk) 12:48, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Asking for a sock investigation into an 8-year editor with 84,846 edits and several edit privileges is not nice. Debresser (talk) 13:12, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Interesting to note that Jabberwock2112 (talk), who is blocked now, joined wikipedia just today, and his/ her ONLY contribution was to give Debresser (talk) hard time and divert attention from the original complaint.

Can our dear administrators investigate the origin of these, supposedly, random acts, yet familiar insults? MarkYabloko 19:00, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

The editor in question was an obvious sock, and is now indef blocked. BMK (talk) 20:05, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

So? Who is 107.10.236.42, and why is he editing not from his regular account. Can anybody anwser that question? Debresser (talk) 08:14, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

I noticed that most his edits are reverts. Hundreds of reverts since October 13. I think we have a serious problematic editor here, and ask again somebody please investigate him. Debresser (talk) 12:14, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Still waiting for you to explain at Talk:Rabbi why you feel the consensus language that's been in the article for years needs to be changed. Please don't try to change the subject, as you did above, by accusing me of POV pushing.

PS: If you want to talk about editors whose contributions are mostly reverts, be sure to look in the mirror. WP:OWN much? 107.10.236.42 (talk) 12:36, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

All you can do is incorrectly accuse people of all kinds of faults you have yourself. See Tu quoque. Debresser (talk) 14:04, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

This IP also engages in removal of sourced information, while WikiLawyering, like in this edit. Debresser (talk) 19:29, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Godson rao (talk · contribs) is copying images from image sites, most likely picasa and claiming ownership. Most images of the celebrities uploaded look like selfies. Seems to be ignoring instructional messages on his user talk page. I tagged the images as needing proof of permission but extremely unlikely that will be forthcoming. I would consider his adding the images to bio pages as copyright violations and he is persisting after two warnings about that. Geraldo Perez (talk) 22:00, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

• User:Geraldo Perez: I have removed your F11 tags. F11 should be used if the uploader sources the file to someone other than the uploader. If you dispute the uploader's authorship claim, then you should take the file to WP:PUF instead. I found all of the pictures on other websites, so I tagged the whole set for speedy deletion per WP:F9 with links to those websites. --Stefan2 (talk) 23:00, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

@Stefan2:: Thanks for proving the copyvios and tagging for speedy. I used F11 as the stated source was picasa with no internal link to the actual image on that site. Source was not the author as claimed. Geraldo Perez (talk) 23:41, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

• Perezramirezm2 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

This user has been creating unsourced, nonsensical articles on Latin-American TV stations with call signs that do not exist. They have been blocked several times for this on eswiki. The record so far on their creations in enwiki:

• XEMGT-TV (deleted at AFD: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/XEMGT-TV)
• XHUGTO-TV (deleted at AFD: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/XHUGTO-TV)
• Canal 13 (Guatemala) (Speedy deleted twice)
• Canal 2 Cortazar (just created 11/22)

All of the above have been deleted from eswiki. They have been warned several times, I also tried engaging them in Spanish (for which they thanked me but did not reply). All to no avail; they continue to create similar content. Aside from the language barrier, I suspect a very young user as their communications on eswiki have been simple. At any rate they are not communicating or modifying their behavior after repeated warnings: WP:NOTHERE and WP:CIR. Vrac (talk) 00:40, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Proposal: temporary WP:IAR speedy delete criterion

Would it be possible to temporarily block Pepsi1500 (talk · contribs)? This editor has made a number of good faith edits over the past day, but the edits are a mess. The editor has been following a map through Utah, adding the names of highways that pass through many small towns. The problem is, the edits are a mostly wrong. Towns are called cities, highways have been added that are already in the article, Wikilinks aren't used, and most of the time the editor names some highway that doesn't even run through the town (they called a ski resort a town too). I've been trying to clean up the edits, but it will take a while and it's pretty boring stuff. Thanks for your help. Magnolia677 (talk) 01:55, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

It's a little early to be talking blocks -- or, really, for an AN/I report -- since you left your message on his talk page almost 2 hours after their last edit, so it's quite probable that they haven't seen it yet. If they start the same kind of editing again without responding to your comment, that's a different matter. In the meantime, if the edits are not improving the articles, revert them. BMK (talk) 02:25, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

I've put a message on their talk page asking them to respond to your comment before they do any other editing. BMK (talk) 02:31, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

This user is linking Seal in every university infobox he can find. While the link is relevant to the word as it's used, I think it's a good example of over-linking. Specifically, it breaks up a caption used for an illustration in an infobox - as in: Seal of the University of .... We've had a brief dialogue via edit summaries, and he's adamant that this is an important edit. Before addressing the user further (warnings, etc), and mass reverting, I thought it would be prudent to get the community's opinion here. Rklawton (talk) 18:46, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

You do not need to mass revert my edits, I will change them all once/if the community comes to a conclusion. I have multiple edits of text and higher quality vector graphic Seals and logos in each edit, so I can go back personally and do it if the community decides the Seal link is overlinking. Threemonths (talk) 14:50, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

I would suggest talking about it here to gain consensus Talk:Seal (emblem). Personally I agree it is overlinking as words like seal/logo etc do not need explanation in this context. —Мандичка^YO 😜 20:11, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

It is massively overlinking and completely and totally unnecessary: nobody needs to be told what a seal is. It's not even funny. --24.244.29.40 (talk) 21:25, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Actually Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Linking might be a better place for the discussion. For one thing it is likely to be on more editors watchlist - though I can't be sure about that. Wherever the discussion is held WP:CANVASSing like this should be avoided. MarnetteD|Talk 21:31, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

I don't think any administrator action is needed here; I've warned Threemonths about the canvassing issue and as noted above, discussion at somewhere like Talk:Seal (emblem) is more appropriate than here. Sam Walton (talk) 21:52, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

I am truly sorry. I had no idea that this was considered rallying. I am reverting my edits to follow the Wikipedia guidelines. I have no malice and am not trying to vandlize. I appreciate your assistance in this issue, everyone. I assure this will not happen again.Threemonths (talk) 16:56, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

At first I thought linking "Seal" was appropriate and useful; now, after reading WP:OVERLINK (which includes "What generally should not be linked ... Everyday words understood by most readers in context" I think linking "Seal" directly under the picture of a college or university Seal is not a necessity. Contributor321 (talk) 22:17, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Even putting the word "seal" directly under the image of a college or university seal is not a necessity [159]. EEng (talk) 07:33, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Could someone kindly explain to Subtropical-man that he may neither remove the copyvio blanking from a page nor edit the blanked content. I hope that an explanation is all that will be needed; my attempt at one seems to have been a failure. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 23:08, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, Diannaa. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:21, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Bonadea (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

See [160] and [161]. clpo13_(talk) 17:13, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

• Not a compromised account, just another user who's gotten tired of being harassed by vandals and socks (check the history of her user page...). Thomas.W ^talk 17:27, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

That doesn't really tell us anything of any relevance at all. Have you seen the history of my userpage? Unless someone knows of something off-wiki, this looks like a compromise to me. A checkuser should take a look. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 17:32, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

I suppose, but it's a weird way to go about it. clpo13_(talk) 18:16, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

They made nearly 30 normal edits in the day since their userpage was last vandalised, and were editing constructively until just a few minutes before they called themselves worthless scum. It would be very weird to suddenly decide that they suck for no apparent reason. However no one can read this user's mind - only a checkuser, or a next edit, or a contact by the user could confirm what's happened here. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 18:29, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Is there a way to see if someone sent her an email (which could have been harassment)? I think this mystery has something to with a possible/suspected paid-editing scheme she has been looking at lately. Thomas.W ^talk 18:48, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

 Checkuser note: The account is not compromised in the sense that someone else is using either a different device or editing from a different location. I can't speak as to the issue of someone else using Bonadea's devices from the same location because the other person has access to Bonadea's password.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:58, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Oh dear. My sincere apologies for causing concern and extra work for people. I can confirm that nobody else has been using my account - all edits from this account were made by me, and nobody else has access to my password. As a matter of fact it never occurred to me that anybody other than myself might see those edit summaries - I guess that lack of thought rather confirms the sentiments I expressed... Sorry again. --bonadea contributions talk 21:08, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

That's good to know. Hope all is well. clpo13_(talk) 21:58, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you Max. There is a secondary concern which Mohsin17 brought to light, and that is the heavy utilization of SkyscraperCity web forums as a cited source. This is an issue which predates Mohsin17 and affects a wide range of articles. The LinkSearch tool presently shows 1,933 links back to www.skyscrapercity.com, and with rare exception, all of these links are pointing to a forum post.[172] Would it be appropriate to remove these links (to forum posts) in their entirety? I am unsure what the most appropriate noticeboard for this concern might be so I am raising it here. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 00:57, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Yamaguchi先生, nominated for blacklisting at MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#skyscrapercity.com. Max Semenik (talk) 01:45, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

I did just recently add this section to a talk page about human rights, where i saw what appeared to be a slow-motion edit war, and i though i would set up a talk page discussion to have an actual dialogue about it. I was not involved in that page before, but i listed the diffs and pinged the people involved. I thought this could be helpful to having the discussion that appeared to be needed. I did not weigh in an opinion on the matter.

Then very shortly afterward, i noticed that a page i have edited today was seriously decimated. A huge amount of community contributions to the page were ripped out of the page. That page is Danbury, Connecticut.

As you can see at the edit history, user ScrapIronIV, who was one of the people i pinged when i set up a discussion on the other talk page about human rights, had come through and deleted huge amounts of the page, citing lack of sourcing and a couple other guidelines.

Now, these may be technically allowable edits, in a by-the-letter interpretation of the guidelines, about sourcing and challenging, but this is actually destroying a HUGE amount of good input and work done by a huge number of people at the article in question, and affects a huge number of people who added to this page and who use the page.

It was obviously not done in a caring way, for the good of the article, and it appears very strongly to have been done as a revenge against me for some reason because i have been standing up against bullying? Or because i brought up a conflict on another article that is controversial, and tried to set up a good dialogue about it? Of course i cannot see into this other editor's mind, but the circumstantial evidence is extremely strong and it feel like this action violates the community spirit of Wikipedia, even if it's largely by the "letter of the law" so to speak.

It feels to me like a revenge attack on a page that the user can see i care about. I would be very happy to hear from the other user who i have pinged to get their explanation of how they came to this page that they probably have never edited before, and why they chose to go on a spree of deletions.

There is also this entry on the talk page that appears to support the appearance that the deletions were for the reason i suppose it may be.

I would also ask them to voluntarily revert the edits, to restore the content, even though much of it is unsourced, and to release their challenge to the sourcing. This is an article cared about by many people, and could be worked on with care, and more slowly. It just feels so wrong to me.

Thank you for your consideration. SageRad (talk) 19:11, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

So you are complaining that unsourced content was removed as unsourced and now you want the unsourced content to be readded because you think your public contributions were looked at and followed? People look at others contributions all the time and perform edits to bring the article into compliance. That looks like what happened here. You are very much into the anti-bullying but not into assuming good faith. You do know that there is a very easy solution to this, find reliable sources for the information and add it back in. -- GB fan 19:15, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Per instructions at WP:V, non-contentious material which is uncited should be tagged for a reasonable amount of time before removal. I have gone and restored the entire set, removed anything which either had been tagged for a long time or is likely to be contentious, and then tagged anything else to give interested parties the opportunity to provide references, per WP:PRESERVE. If these tags remain for a reasonable amount of time, then stuff can start to be removed. Also, some selective paring of a few lists (the notable people and in popular culture lists), as they are likely a bit too long, but again the selective paring down can be done by people with specific knowledge and interest in the area. I hope this approach shows the middle road, which is preferred than simply wholesale removal and/or wholesale restoration. The concerns over referencing are valid, but unless material is specifically contentious, removal without tagging for a reasonable amount of time is ALSO not ideal. --Jayron32 19:25, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

The first of the "ideal" options would have been to be notified of this discussion. The second is that, while we now have a lovely page full of maintenance tags, we still have a good bit of material that was specifically removed for policies in addition to sourcing. Wikipedia is WP:NOTGUIDE and every hiking trail (an entire unsourced list) does not belong even if it were sourced. Ditto for the prison inmates; they belong on the prison's page, not the town. I more than decimated it, but when more than a tenth of the article is unsourced cruft in violation of multiple policies, it needs to go.

As for the accusation that my edits were an attack on anyone, I deny it, categorically. I often edit with an axe - particularly when it comes to unsourced violations of longstanding policy, unencyclopedic content, and fancruft. Scr★pIron^IV 19:35, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Please be aware that the allegation of vandalism in a content dispute, when there is no evidence of vandalism, specifically, no evidence of deliberate attempt to degrade the encyclopedia, is a personal attack, and a serious personal attack. ScrapIron disagreed with your edits. Read the dispute resolution policy and follow one of the content dispute forums, if you haven't already made calm discussion of content impossible. Before posting here with charges of vandalism, please reread the boomerang essay. Unfortunately, it appears that you, User:SageRad, are no more willing to edit collaboratively in other areas than genetically modified organisms. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:47, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Well, that is why I clearly said "appears to be". Unfortunately, this is the response I expected. I am very able and willing to edit collaboratively, and I do. I do it very well with others who are collaborative. SageRad (talk) 19:55, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

I do appreciate the consideration, and I do understand the guidelines on sourcing. I am sorry if my perception was off base, but I do hope it is understandable why it may feel that way based on circumstances. Sourcing and selectivity will need to be applied to the page. I will make a note on the article's talk page to that effect. SageRad (talk) 19:59, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

The information ScrapIronIV "axed" from Danbury, Connecticut is hardly all fancruft and unencyclopedic content, including which major companies are headquartered there, the city's parks, etc. These are standard things in city articles. Being unsourced is not a reason to remove non-controversial information like this. [173] Additionally, you have never edited the Danbury article prior to today, so it would appear you only went there after seeing SageRad's edits, and this looks like WP:HOUNDING. —Мандичка^YO 😜 20:09, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

I really appreciate that this was taken seriously by admins, and once again i am amazed how the guidelines are so well designed that when they are followed, disputes can be worked out. I appreciate this experience so much. The article will be improved as a result, because the citation-needed tags will get people motivated to really decide what they care about, then then we'll see what is really sourceable to reliable sources to establish notability. I think that there was some cruft to be sure, but it's just that much of it seemed to be good material that simply was added by newbie editors, or people who didn't feel it was controversial enough to require a source. Thank you again to the goodwilled people who helped out. SageRad (talk) 20:14, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Btljs (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is being disruptive over article Wales Green Party, which in June was recommended at AfD to be merged to its parent organization, Green Party of England and Wales. Several editors have been disruptive throughout the proess as the merge was not done, the merge template was repeatedly removed by editors including Byzantium Purple (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and Jimmy3d0 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) ,[174], [175], [176]. Btljs reverted an admin's attempts to redirect the article [177], [178] and eventually it was brought to Deletion Review. While deletion review was still open, Bagunceiro (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) announced that "Clear consensus here is to restore the page" (ummm no) and unmerged it and Jimmy3d0 removed the AfD outcome template.[179] The decision to merge was endorsed the other day.[180]

I merged the pages and Btljs DELETED my comment on Talk:Green Party of England and Wales saying merge was endorsed [181] and reverted my redirect [182] saying it was an "unendorsed action by one individual with a grudge against this page." As a generally liberal, pro-green individual (who is American to boot) I take offense that I have some personal beef with the Green Party of Wales. Btljs then accused me of being a fascist [183] stating "one editor is acting as judge and jury on this decision." This is hardly the case as article was nominated at AfD (NOT by me) and two administrators concluded at AfD and Deletion Review that this was a merge.

It's been explained throughout this process by multiple people that Wales Green Party must meet notability requirements of WP:BRANCH as it is a regional branch of the parent party, which is clearly called Green Party of England and Wales. I have tried to explain, as have others, that there is simply no in-depth coverage of the Wales Green Party outside of Wales. I have tried to explain on the Talk page of Green Party of England and Wales the kind of coverage needed. Members of the Wales Green Party have popped up accusing Wikipedia of "ulterior motives"[184], and now I am a being called a fascist for applying WP decisions and policies. Btljs stated they want an administrator involved (even though the previous administrators' actions are apparently irrelevant). —Мандичка^YO 😜 14:47, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Shocking conduct from user wikimandia

The consensus on the talk page was that the wales green party should continue to have a stand alone page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales#Wales_Green_Party.Indeed after the end of the discussion wikimandia was the only editor still arguing for merger. Any actions user Btljs took simply reflected the consensus of editors on the talk page.If anyone has been 'disruptive' - and should be the subject of a complaint - its the user wikimandia.

Firstly merging the page while a discussion was still taking place on the merits of a standalone wgp page and then - despite a clear consensus against and users supporting their case with numerous examples of 'notability' - unilaterally merging the page again.wikimandia's conduct during this saga has been frankly outrageous and i fear it brings wikipedia's editorial processes into real disrepute.

And not content with flagrantly disregarding the views of users on the talk page on the matter it now appears wikimandia seems to want to get users who challenged his/her autocratic manner banned from wikipedia.Words almost fail me. The strength of the case for a standalone wgp page is there for all to see on the talk page - as it was on the deletion review page created on 2nd november https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2015_November_2#2_November_2015 - and the wales green party page should be restored in accordance with the wishes of a clear majority of users on those pages.Or doesnt democracy count on wikipedia? If it doesnt then it's sadly wikipedia's reputation that is getting dragged through the mud if it disregards evidence an users views in such cavalier fashion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by D Karras (talk • contribs) 18:29, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

• It's been explained to you that Wikipedia does not go by "number of votes." We go by guidelines and policies determined by consensus, and guidelines and policies have been followed in this case. The arguments brought up on the talk page essentially add up to WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS and poor understanding of in-depth coverage. These arguments were rejected at both the Articles for Deletion and the Deletion Review; that the same people continue to argue them on a talk page does not reverse these decisions. Additionally, I do not want to get other users "banned from Wikipedia" and have never said such a thing. Btljs stated they want an administrator involved so they got their wish. —Мандичка^YO 😜 19:14, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

I think the decision to get rid of the WGP page was dreadful - just about the worst admin decision I have seen on wikipedia. While I'm not endorsing any disruptive behaviour such as the removal of tags from pages etc, I do think the views of the community have been ignored, and sadly one person who did clearly have a grudge (not anyone who has contributed to the discussion in the last few weeks I hasten to add) has got their way. I completely accept that this was a close call taking into account the requirements of BRANCH, however, I feel that when it is a close call we should err on the side of not deleting articles, especially when there is a strong consensus in favour of their retention. Several sources have been provided to demonstrate notability, and the UK national broadcaster considers the WGP important enough to include their leader in both a UK General Election debate and their coverage of the last NAW election (where they were considered a "major" party, along with Labour, Cons, LD and PC). True, the article was not great in the state it was in yesterday (or back in June when the first AfD was opened), but it could have been improved and the sources available to improve the article were provided. Frinton100 (talk) 19:30, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

I apologise if I inadvertently deleted a comment when I reverted the re-merge of the page byWikimandia. I apologise for my inflammatory language re. using the word 'fascist'. I do not apologise for my severe disquiet at the way that a few very vocal editors have sought to stifle any serious discussion by simply stating and restating WP rules ad nauseam, however many references were cited in support of a separate page. If it is the decision of Wikipedia to remove this page then I see no part in its future development for myself, not because I think that this is a particularly important case in itself, but it represents a clear victory for bullying tactics by the editors in opposition, which I find totally ad odds with my opinion of what a collaborative online encyclopedia should be. There is no overhead in a separate page and, with over 5 million subject pages, there is plenty of room for this subject. The only reason anybody would continually oppose this page when they know it has support from several keen editors is to bolster their own feelings of superiority and power over others. They have yet to put one single good argument for this page not existing for at least a reasonable amount of time to see if it stands on its own merit. I've been an editor since 2006 and I have never come across such a blatant misuse of authority as in this case. Btljs (talk) 20:22, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Sigh. Btljs, I don't understand why you apologize for inflammatory language and then say people (ie me) who "oppose" the page are being bullies and need "to bolster their own feelings of superiority and power over others." That's ridiculous. Many people know I am a frequent contributor to AfD and regularly search high and low to find articles that support keeping articles. I am not a deletionist. I was invited to continue the discussion on the talk page of the parent article after the AfD and I did, stating I was neutral and repeatedly informing you of the GNG requirements [185] and even giving you an example of the kind of coverage needed.[186] Frinton100 I do NOT have a grudge against the article subject and the reason why I did not continue discussing it on the talk page is that I'd already explained the guideline and was getting only WP:IDHT responses. It is also unfair to claim "I am getting my way" when again, I was not the one who nominated the article for AfD in the first place, nor the only one to recommend merging it. I don't see why I'm being singled out - anyone could have done the merge. Additionally, the Deletion Review trumps the discussion on the talk page; after I gave up it was only the page supporters discussing the page, so how can it be a true consensus? And finally I remind you again that nothing is being deleted, just moved to a different place on Wikipedia. —Мандичка^YO 😜 21:01, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Sigh indeed. If you read what I wrote - "one person who did clearly have a grudge (not anyone who has contributed to the discussion in the last few weeks I hasten to add) has got their way" - I made clear that the person who has a grudge had not contributed to the discussion this time around. You have contributed, so therefore I was not referring to you, Wikimandia. Frinton100 (talk) 22:46, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Oh I see. As I stopped participating in the discussion on November 7, I assumed you were talking about me. Apologies Frinton100. I don't know how you can accuse anyone of having a grudge, however, without any evidence of such. —Мандичка^YO 😜 23:21, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

The evidence comes from the particular editor's history. It is not based on a simple disagreement. Frinton100 (talk) 23:46, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

In fact, one of the original editors proposing deletion was the leader of the Pirate Party in Wales who has attempted the creation of a Pirate Party Wales article at least once. He is a former member of the Wales Green Party, and certainly has a grudge. - Jackgovier (talk) 01:01, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia's system is setup that one editor with a grudge cannot cause a page to be deleted. That is why AfD and Deletion Review both exist. Additionally, the article content was not even deleted, just merged! —Мандичка^YO 😜 01:21, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Neither AfD or Deletion Review highlighted any valid reason the article should not exist in its own right. You don't have an argument either, it's just tragic. Jackgovier (talk) 18:37, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Just a brief comment here. Wikimandia`s (or Мандичка`s if you wish) definition of "consensus" appears to be a little odd. For most people it means a ``general`` agreement about something, not "agrees with with my view". Now take another look at the discussion on talk:Green Party of England and Wales and decide, objectively, whether a consensus had been reached and what that was. Bagunceiro (talk) 00:43, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

The AfD and deletion review trump the conversation on the talk page. The discussion on the talk page was started to give further explanation of guidelines after the AfD outcome was challenged so we could try to drum up the appropriate coverage in reliable sources that would support the article's notability. SilkTork (who is an administrator and presumably has nothing to do with the Pirate Party or any rival political group) clearly explained what was missing. To which Btljs responded "You are merely restating the same old arguments which I believe we have already more than answered." These are not old arguments, but guidelines. No matter how many times you are told the type of coverage you need, you refuse to believe it, thus the WP:IDHT behavior. —Мандичка^YO 😜 01:21, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

You see, language like "X trumps Y", "No matter how many times you are told the type of coverage you need, you refuse to believe it" is at best somewhat arrogant and at worst divisive. You assume a position of greater wisdom than other editors about how WP should be compiled. I know there are guidelines and my point about repeating the same arguments is valid: this is not a case of lack of knowledge, but a case of a disagreement of application in this particular case. You say the coverage is inadequate, we disagree. At that point, the decision should be (despite what you say) based on consensus - and, yes, that is the number of people who support something (given that they are not breaking any hard and fast rules, but merely interpreting them in one possible way). If you refuse to back down at that point, at least for a period of time, then I can only assume that you are putting unwarranted pressure to achieve what you consider to be the correct outcome - I call that bullying.

If you want another argument, which isn't "more editors want this than that" or "the guidelines say this", then consider the end-user - which should be our primary goal anyway. Q: Is there any disadvantage to the end-user in one or other of the two outcomes (merged vs not merged)? A: Disadvantage might come from having to go through extra links to find what they were looking for or being confronted with too much surrounding information on a large page. As I stated earlier in the discussion on the talk page, there is a list of GPW election results and it is too long to go in the GPEW page (and the GPEW results aren't on the page so it's against WP:UNDUE to keep it there). So, either this needs its own page or it needs to be part of a GPW page. If it has its own page, it will need at least a summary about GPW in the lede, so it wouldn't be that different to a GPW page anyway, other than the page title. So you have to ask: would a user expect to look for election results on a page called "Wales Green Party election results" or as section on a "Wales Green Party" page? If they weren't specifically looking for election results, then wouldn't it be better for them to have all the GPW info in the same place?

As Wikimandia and I have clearly established our differing viewpoints in this and are unlikely ever to change each other's minds, if another experienced editor, who has not contributed to these discussions, makes a decision, I will accept it and move on. But I would prefer it to be made on the merits of the outcome not on a technical issue such as incorrect procedure in closing an AfD or whatever (this isn't a court of law). Btljs (talk) 09:55, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Many of the comments in the review were (correctly, I think) that that was the wrong forum for the discussion and that consensus should be worked out on the articles talk page. As it was. Bagunceiro (talk) 11:06, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm afraid the only person in this discussion who seems "guilty" of IDHT is Wikimandia. Points were made - rightly - about lack of independent RS on the WGP article. Many editors have spent time finding suitable RS. These have been presented in the discussion, and some of the RS have been explained in depth, but still we keep getting the line that there is insufficient notability. I completely agree with Btljs's analysis just above, and am also slightly curious as to why Wikimandia seems to feel there was no consensus because "it was only the page supporters discussing the page, so how can it be a true consensus" - it basically sounds as though you are saying that in a hypothetical discussion involving, say, 6 editors where 5 are in agreement and one disagrees, the one who disagrees can simply withdraw from the debate and then claim that the agreement of the other 5 is invalid because no one was opposing them. Very odd. Frinton100 (talk) 13:58, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

For the umpteenth time, please provide any link where the Wales Green Party has received significant coverage (that addresses the topic directly and in detail) in reliable sources outside Wales. —Мандичка^YO 😜 01:11, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

There are several in the discussion, from UK-wide media. You have not explained - nor has anyone else - why you believe we should ignore the fact that at the most recent national election in Wales (2011) and the most recent UK election (2015), the Welsh Greens were given equal billing with Labour, Conservatives, LibDems and PC. Surely if a party is treated in this way they are deserving of an article. I am aware of, and have read, WP:BRANCH so there's no need to quote that again - I want to know why a party that is considered in the "top flight" of Welsh parties by the national broadcaster should not be given their own article. I am also interested as to why you think re-creating a WGP article would not improve the encyclopaedia. Frinton100 (talk) 01:53, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

"Surely if a party is treated in this way they are deserving of an article" Not to Wikipedia. Please provide any link where the Wales Green Party has received significant coverage (that addresses the topic directly and in detail) in reliable sources outside Wales. —Мандичка^YO 😜 02:12, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

There are several in the previous discussion, from UK-wide media (i.e. not just Wales). I am also interested as to why you think re-creating a WGP article would not improve the encyclopaedia. Frinton100 (talk) 04:30, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

My personal opinion about about the WGP article's ability to improve Wikipedia is totally irrelevant. We have one standard for notability that I am obviously tired of explaining. I don't recall a single article that addresses the WGP directly and in detail per this one standard. I've asked you to post them twice now but nothing. The impetus to support notability is on you; if you can't produce the required information then please kindly accept the consensus at AfD and Deletion Review. —Мандичка^YO 😜 06:11, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

These have all been provided before, but if you really want them again, here they are: [187], [188], [189], [190], [191]. And another couple that were not in the previous discussion, not that strong since they address WGP candidates but still reasonable - [192], [193].

And opinions about whether restoring the WGP article will improve wikipedia are relevant, per WP:IAR. If a rule prevents us from improving the site it should be ignored. So how does not restoring the article improve wikipedia in your view? Frinton100 (talk) 14:45, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

The impetus to support notability is on you - yes, in the article; not to you at your request wherever you feel is most convenient. If you can't recall them, then either go and look or just stop your opposition. I suspect you are not tired of explaining at all; I suspect you take great pleasure in the argument, because if you really believe that there are no sources out there then you would let the page fail and then say "I told you so". You are being deliberately obstructive - and you know it. Btljs (talk) 10:05, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Whatever the right or wrongs of this matter this is not the proper forum for it. The article's talk page is where it belongs. Bagunceiro (talk) 17:10, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

The talk page section which was again unilaterally closed by Wikimandia, because he said so? Jackgovier (talk) 01:27, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Severe COI editor, who in his last edit has identified himself as Konstantin Monastyrsky, making big changes to his own article. I warned him of COI process on his talk page (Sorry, not sure how to link to a diff for creating a new page,) and when ignored raised an issue on the COI page here. Another editor agreed, and also reverted Kmonastyrsky's edits here which were reverted again by Kmonastyrsky here.

Users edit summaries show no intention of following COI process:

• "Chaheel Riens, you revisions violates Wikipedia's policy against backlinking. If you revise this page again, please justify your edits."
• "Chaheel Riens, you are in a violation of Wikipedia policy of making changes on behalf of interested party. I request that you recuse yourself from modifying this page."
• "Your edits are inappropriate. I am not "Soviet" writer, but American. People who have made the negative comments about my work do not represent "scientific community" and use my page to promote themselves."

I'm not sure if this comes under COI, edit warring, disruptive editing, vandalism, ididnthearthat, or a combination of all and more.

Editors informed on their talk pages. Chaheel Riens (talk) 16:57, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

The material Kmonastyrsky was objecting to was not properly sourced so that's been removed along with self-sourced puffery and Kmonastyrsky has been warned. I don't think any further admin action is needed at this point. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 17:51, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

This page should be deleted. There is only one 3rd party source on the subject, and it tells this. My very best wishes (talk) 04:34, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

*Comment: If the article really does not meet notability, please WP:AfD it. If that's not going to happen, and this is a COI case, please re-open the WP:COIN case, which should not be closed merely because there is an additional discussion here. Softlavender (talk) 02:05, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

• Update: I checked out the article, and nominated it for deletion myself: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Konstantin Monastyrsky. -- Softlavender (talk) 03:17, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

• Update 2: If the article stays on Wikipedia, Chaheel Riens needs to stay off of it. He is posting inaccurate claims and citing them to non-RS obscure talk-radio shows. Might even rate a boomerang here. Thank you to NeilN for the cleanup. Softlavender (talk) 03:27, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

• Softlavender, thanks for catching the baton! --NeilN ^{talk to me} 03:36, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Can we get someone to lockup San Jose, California for a bit ...blanking going on....or block those involved. -- Moxy (talk) 16:38, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Nice. We have San José acting as a redirect to San Jose, and San Jose acting as a redirect to San José. So one of those needs to be undone. Since San José seems to be the correct spelling per the official website that's what I'm setting it to. Tabercil (talk) 16:45, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Woops, sorry. Looks like I checked things smack dab in between repair edits and jumped the wrong way. I see Edgar181 set things right - thanks! Tabercil (talk) 16:51, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

I think everything is put back in the right place for now. It appears that the edits were made in good faith, but the widespread change from San Jose to San José would need consensus first. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:06, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

For example, the San Jose Sharks do not use the accented "e" on their website.[194] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:18, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

And this is the official city government website, and they don't put the accent on the "e" either. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:20, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Actually they use both. It's not in the logo but it's there on the front page at least four times. However, it is not widely used (ie San Jose Mercury News, San Jose Sharks etc) but appears to be a relatively new pretentious detail to go with the gentrification over the past 15 years. —Мандичка^YO 😜 20:20, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

• It looks like the problem is/was solely confined to one editor: Salvaeditor (logged in and logged out). He's gotten a few warnings about it on his talk page, including a final warning. I think we just need for him to confirm here that he is not going to continue this disruption (and also that he won't make cut&paste moves of any article). Softlavender (talk) 05:49, 25 November 2015 (UTC); edited 06:45, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

I am involved in a content dispute with User:Serialjoepsycho on the List of military occupations in several places. One of the areas is that the lead of the article states that annexed territories are not to be included, and the second sentence and paragraph, then goes on to explain what that means. Based on that, I said that East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights should not be included. He responded, that EJ and GH is occupied and should be included. I kept going on in circles, that I never said it's not occupied, but the lead is inconsistent with what the list is and either the list has to change or the lead has to change, I made a passing mention to Tibet as another territory that was also annexed but is not in the list.

• I then made an edit to the page and added Tibet to the list.
  User:Serialjoepsycho then reverted [195] claiming it to be a violation of wp:point.
• I then reverted back, and added a comment to the reference part.
  I then edited again and added two references asserting notability to the claim that Tibet should be included in the list [196].
• User:Serialjoepsycho then reverted back claiming a violation of wp:point [197].
• He then claims on the talk page that Tibet was removed due to a consensus: and that my edit was solely to prove a point.
• I then pointed out to him that I edited the page and included links to sources: [198]
• I then pointed out that I looked through the archives and found no consensus: [199]
• At the end of Archive 2, he even asks for a discussion on Tibet: [200]
• Here again, he claims I am including Tibet solely because of WP:POINT [201]
• Here he says anyone is free to challenge and take the appropriate action or process, but I am just interested in WP:POINT (This is after he reverted my edits, with the sources): [202]

• Here again, I asked him to show me where the consensus was and that his continuous use of WP:POINT violates WP:AGF. I asked him if I had to clear every edit with him first? I reminded him that I did indeed add sources to my edit. He then violated policy by failing to assume good faith and failing to talk about what he obviously knew was a contentious edit on the talk page. [203]
  

• He then claims I am violating WP:CANVASSING by my contacting one of the editors who was involved in a prior conversation with him a while back. [204]
  

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sir Joseph (talk • contribs)

This is very excessive since it makes no actual case. WP:AGF has that become a suicide pact now? Contacting one editor that was involved in a conversation a year ago on the basis that you think they will support your position is canvassing. This is what happened.

When someone makes a change to an article to promote their point of view because an RFC is not going their way, only for the actually purpose of promoting their point of view, this is point making. Consensus is not a matter of Either I get my way this way or I get my way that way. This however is their case here. Either we remove East Jerusalem and Golan Heights or we place in Tibet[205]. What is this really? A fallacy of false choice? A consensus for one thing does not imply a consensus for the other. They are trying promote that it is. This point here is the reason behind their edit [206].

I do have a consensus for the removal of Tibet. I took it to the talk page. I responded to those who had responded. No further response came and there was little discussion anyway. Since making the change it has been maintained with little discussion against it [207]. As far as I can recall I've been the one to seek out these discussions on the talk page since my involvement.If I'm actually needed here for anything else please ping me.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 07:21, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Again, no answer to why he removed my insertion of Tibet. Even if we say there was a consensus, I included references and consensus can change. His "evidence" in link 181 is funny considering 1. He specifically asked me to name a country not on the page and 2. The way he interacts in an uncivil manner. I am still waiting for a valid reason why I'm not allowed to edit the page. Sir Joseph ^(talk) 07:46, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

A search for Tibet in the archives shows a 2000 Talk:List_of_military_occupations/Archive_1#Tibet with one person making a statement and no responses and a September 2014 Talk:List_of_military_occupations/Archive_2#Tibet_is_a_part_of_China discussion by Serialjoepsycho with one person in response and a counter-response. This seems like the first time someone has brought up sources and we have Talk:List_of_military_occupations#Tibet now so I think we can have an actual discussion now. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 08:08, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

But if I include it, he will then revert, or report me. When I included it, it had references. Can you please add my diff of Tibet? I would even be OK with him adding a disputed tag to that, but it should still be added. Sir Joseph ^(talk) 14:54, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

What you are missing is they are not entering the content dispute as you would like. They are saying a more in depth conversation than what has happened in the past can happen on the talk page.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 15:17, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

That's not how it was for years, and that's not WP:POINT. I included references on my edit. If you didn't like it, you could mention it in the talk page, add a tag to it on the article, but there is no reason to revert it. Sir Joseph ^(talk) 15:26, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

That's not how what was for years? Maybe you could add complete thoughts? You added Tibet in the first place simply as an exercise in point making. WP:BRD Very common practice. You make a "bold edit", I revert, you take it to the talk page to discuss. I already had a consensus to remove Tibet. You need to go get a consensus to put it in. Adding two of the weakest possible sources you can find in 5 seconds is not the same as getting a consensus.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 15:56, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

1) You had no consensus on keeping Tibet off. 2) You keep failing to AGF in me putting Tibet on there. I didn't put Hawaii on there, did I? You don't own the page. Sir Joseph ^(talk) 16:58, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Some basic points, irrelevant of who's right or wrong. Zerothly, content is not to be adjudicated here, just conduct. Content is discussed insofar as it is relevant to the conduct issue. Firstly, nobody needs any consensus for keeping content off, consensus needs to be found by the person who wants to keep the content. See WP:ONUS. Secondly, just having references is not enough for inclusion of content. See WP:ONUS again. Thirdly, I don't really see anything too egregious here which can't be settled on the talk page. WP:AGF can get strained in heated talk page discussions. I know several editors who can't stand me and often think the worst of my motives, based on past experience. One learns to live with it. Kingsindian ♝♚ 17:17, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Sir Joseph, 1) You don't understand what a consensus is if you consider that I did not have a consensus. WP:Consensus Here's a whole policy explaining it. Regardless of that the WP:ONUS is on you to get a consensus. 2) AGF is not a suicide pact. Your position again is that if we don't endorse this one view then we must endorse this view. This is a False dichotomy to which you are trying to make this edit to promote. This is the purpose behind your edit. This is an exercise in point making. It's very simple matter. Go get a consensus. A consensus to keep East Jerusalem and Golan Heights in the article is not a consensus to place Tibet in the article. If you want to promote this false dichotomy go ahead, and again get a consensus. If you are curious at how to do it, Go to the talk page and try to get one there. If that doesn't work use some form of dispute resolution such as an RFC.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 17:30, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Actually, in looking on the talk page, there were at least three mentions of Tibet, Archive 1, Archive 2 , This is also in archive 2 , there doesn't appear to be any others, and in those three sections , there doesn't appear to be a consensus reached in any of them, so I don't think what Serialjoepsycho's saying is correct. It looks like no consensus is present for the inclusion or exclusion of Tibet. KoshVorlon 18:22, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Silence is consensus. But never the less the onus is on them as they seek to include content.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 18:26, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Serialjoepsycho Silence is never consensus, that's an old argument and it's been shot down everytime it's been brought to ANI. KoshVorlon 11:58, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

When I make a removal and take it to the talk page and there's little or no discussion, I have a consensus for the removal. When a long time later someone readds it and I once again take it to the talk page and the only comment is in support, I have again done my due diligence. When a significantly long time later a user adds it back, the wp:onus is on them. The overriding factor here for this addition by this user to add Tibet is that they want to remove something else. Either we remove what they want or we add Tibet. Just point making and wikilawyering.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 16:16, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Are you actually prepared to talk about it with anyone or will you keep repeating that you have consensus even if it's just a consensus of you? Other editors do have a right to argue that consensus has changed. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 18:30, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

There's already a discussion underway, which I started. Other editors have the right to argue the consensus has changed. If necessary there's also a central location to determine the consensus WP:ANRFC. Those editors are not free to give inappropriate notification in seeking a consensus [208]. This is not a matter of actually getting a consensus for the inclusion of Tibet. This is a matter of promoting their false dichotomy, that they started promoting first in the active RFC.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 19:14, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Again, I posted Tibet, with a reference. You keep saying there is a consensus. Just because you say it doesn't make it so, a consensus of one is not a consensus. And this is indeed bordering on WP:OWN, if I may say so. Sir Joseph ^(talk) 19:32, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

To add material to the article the onus is on you to achieve a consensus.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 19:43, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

No, to remove something sourced, it is up to you to achieve a consensus. There was no consensus to exclude Tibet, so my addition did not need a consensus, just being bold and having sources, your removal needs a consensus. Sir Joseph ^(talk) 19:57, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

As it's already been pointed out to you in this discussion, "just having references is not enough for inclusion of content. See WP:ONUS again." Convenient placed blue link there for you to click and everything.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 20:04, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Well, based on your logic, I had a consensus to include it. Sir Joseph ^(talk) 20:07, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Then go ahead and apply the logic. Where have you commented on the talk page and received little or no comment in against your change? Where have you placed it in the article and maintained it's inclusion with little or no talk on the talk page? -Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 20:16, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

* block Sir Joseph for disruption. SerialJoe is right, he posted a post in 2014 and only one person objected. He has consensus on that page, no one has any right to be disruptive. 166.170.45.253 (talk) 18:34, 20 November 2015 (UTC)— 166.170.45.253 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

huh? how is this bordering on disruptive? Sir Joseph ^(talk) 19:32, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Ignore the IP. It's a sock of an indefinitely blocked user who only comes back to troll. Blackmane (talk) 13:16, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

• I have taken the liberty of formatting the OP's text so I can actually read this thread. Sir Joseph, you really need to learn wiki markup. Don't use HTML; there's no need for spacing between bullet points; for line breaks either double space or use bullets; and please collapse future WP:DIFFS with brackets as I have done. Softlavender (talk) 00:30, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
• Here he goes again, [209] I put a disputed tag on the page and not only did he remove it, even though we were discussing it on the talk page, he removed it and made a comment it being pointy. He continuously thinks the page is his. If you look at the latest talk section, he ignores that there are other opinions other than his own. If you look at the beginning of the page, you will see he already chased away several editors, and that is the MO of how it works on Wikipedia and how to achieve your POV, or so it seems, as it was pointed out by Koshvorlon and Ricky81682, and now I can't put the disputed tag back because it's 1RR and I'd be reported to AE again. Sir Joseph ^(talk) 03:07, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

I put in the disputed tag because of Gaza ,East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights and he reverted and only mentions Gaza. On top of that, he doesn't even mention it on the talk page, he just reverts. Yet, other editors have claimed that Gaza should not be listed, so according to him there is no clear consensus so it must be discussed. How can someone just own a page and get away with it consistently? Won't anyone do anything about it? Sir Joseph ^(talk) 03:19, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

My two cents provided at Talk:List_of_military_occupations#Disputed_.282.29 as to the disputed tag. As to the issue, I suggest Sir Joseph let the RFC run its course rather than try to "adjust" the article to reflect the concerns. The RFC provides a distinction within it about military occupations. If Sir Joseph can find sources that differentiate these issues, that could help resolve things. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 03:33, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

I own the article because they are not allowed to own the article is really what I'm getting here.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 04:11, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Oh and since AGF is now a suicide pact, perhaps you can explain the good faith reason for opening a discussion towards the top of the talk page instead of the bottom beneath the other active discussions[210]?-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 04:20, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

This rises to the level of harassment and should not be tolerated by the community. The OP is violating numerous guidelines regarding civility and is behaving in an unspeakable manner. At the very least, we should consider an interaction ban or a community ban. MForteKL (talk) 12:08, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Whom ever this Sockpuppet is give it a rest. You supported me and I'm the one that marked your ip a SPA above. You aren't going to secretly slip one by anyone. There's no point in these dishonest tactics.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 16:20, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm hoping an administrator can evaluate the Talk page conversations between me and user Calton. I believe the user is engaging in continuous personal attacks against me.

• After the first series of personal attacks, I wrote a note on his Talk page asking him to refrain from continuing.
• I wrote a detailed list (including links) of each personal attack he made against me on his Talk page.
• As a response to my note on his Talk page, he wrote a note on my talk page that I find to be abusive, including continuation of his past behavior of using curse words and writing to me "You are dishonest."

Because this user continues to write personal attacks, despite my effort to stop them, I am requesting an administrator to intervene. Fact Checkmater (talk) 19:48, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Reviewing the disputed edits, I note that you've used an unreliable, polemic source to support negative claims about a living person; I've removed the claim and the source in question. I suggest that you review the biographies of living persons policy and the reliable sources guideline. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 19:55, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

NorthBySouthBaranof, I appreciate your time and attention to this matter. However, your response did not address my post here on this noticeboard. Respectfully, this note on this noticeboard was about the conduct of a user and my feeling that I was/am being personally attacked. Would you mind please addressing this? To address what you did write: I understand what you are saying about the sources and subject matter, and I will work to improve the neutrality of my editing. Thank you. Fact Checkmater (talk) 22:08, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

NorthBySouthBaranof, one more question. In your response you wrote "I've removed the claim and the source in question." I'd like to view that so that I can improve. I'm wondering which article you are referring to. I glanced at your contribution history and don't see any activity from your account (after I posted this notice here) on any Wikipedia article that I've edited. Thanks, Fact Checkmater (talk) 22:09, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Right here. Another user has since added back similar information, this time supported by a suitable reliable source. If you have questions about which sources are usable, the best place for that is the Reliable Sources noticeboard. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 22:16, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Hmm...It looks like you made a false and spurious accusation that Calton had a conflict of interest with respect to a number of articles. If you fabricate a COI claim against another editor based on no evidence whatsoever, it shouldn't be entirely surprising if that editor responds with less-than-endless patience. Be aware that baseless accusations of unethical editorial conduct are themselves seen as personal attacks. I would strongly recommend, Fact Checkmater, that you drop the stick and back away from the horse, lest you face a boomerang. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 04:33, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Calton only seems to be contributing sporadically of late, but did leave this on the NPOVN. There could be something bigger that a boomerang flying in Fact Checkmater's direction. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 00:54, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Proposed indefinite ban of Calton The community's patience has been exhausted.MForteKL (talk) 12:33, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Note: this account is about two hours old. Reyk _YO! 12:36, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

I am not sure why I am here — I think I looked at the history of one of the participants. In any case I see that those doing the complaining are being accused of being newbies, I think (I apologize did not read this carefully). So since I recognized the name User:Calton I thought would mention an interaction I had with the same editor when I was a newbie a long time ago. Ottawahitech (talk) 17:52, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Today I noticed this guy making a couple poorly sourced additions on Vincent Asaro. Looking through his edit history I also found this account; both of them seem to be from someone promoting the author Daniel Simone.

Also on my watchlist was this unsourced addition to the Bonanno crime family. Checked the editor's history and found they and one other account have been adding unsourced material about the (possibly nonexistant, not finding anything on Google) mobster Michael "Pippi" Fiducia on Ozone Park Boys.

Not sure if these two apparent sock cases are related. They share the same focus area, they're active at the same time, and they have a tendency to use real-sounding names as their usernames. --Lenin and McCarthy | (Complain here) 23:01, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Sent notices to the two most recent accounts used Paola Rosoff for the first case, Justin Badagliacca for the second. --Lenin and McCarthy | (Complain here) 23:09, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

I agree with your reverting of those statements, but this sounds more like an issue for WP:BLPN. Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 00:50, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Well, that and sockpuppetry. And spamming. And now this. There's so much wrong here I'm not sure where to go. --Lenin and McCarthy | (Complain here) 02:25, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

The user who made that ridiculous statement has since been indeffed by NeilN. But if you think that user and the user you originally reported are related, it seems that WP:SPI would now be a better venue to go to. Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 01:08, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians' notice board#Suspicious edits to DOB and place of birth by 120.152.129.6 and other IPs. Here's a non-exhaustive list of the IPs:

• 120.152.129.6 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)
• 49.181.200.124 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)
• 49.195.4.230 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)
• 49.181.163.223 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)
• 203.219.94.142 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)
• 49.195.144.194 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)
• 49.195.136.204 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)

I'm wondering if a rangeblock would be feasible. Jenks24 (talk) 13:51, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Sorry Jenks24. Not with those scattered IPs. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:39, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Drat. Thanks anyway Neil. Jenks24 (talk) 15:41, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Could somebody pls have a look at the recent page history of this user, User:62.157.122.132, whom I recently blocked, revert it (pls consider revdel), and semi-protect the page to stop harassment. Thank you.--Ymblanter (talk) 17:28, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Talk page access got revoked ... is good enough, IMO. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 17:41, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you.--Ymblanter (talk) 17:42, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

104.243.166.200 (talk · contribs)

Previous (immediately blocked) socks: user:WXA53, user:Futurewiki, user:104.243.169.127, user:104.243.167.109, User:Futuristic21, User:Futurewiki2, User:Mega256, User:Futurewiki The Third, User:Mega257, User:Mega258, and User:Futurew.

All previous IP socks--like this one--are from Natchitoches, Louisiana. Thank you! Magnolia677 (talk) 00:10, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

We've talked about a rangeblock for this guy in the not too distant past. Do you have a comprehensive list of IP addresses for him? Katie^talk 15:42, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Calculating from the above three IPs, we can block 104.243.160.0/20 (covers 4096 IP addresses). I will go ahead and do that, and will post at the SPI case page as well. -- Diannaa (talk) 19:35, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

I am bringing up this conduct dispute here per WP:CONDUCTDISPUTE. For weeks, User:Malaylampur has been harassing myself and another user (and a bot) across a few talk pages. His editing has improved markedly since he created his account; the problem is that he can't resist insulting other users like a 12 year old child at the slightest hint of disagreement, and attempts to moderate his conduct have failed.
Starting in late October, the user disagreed with some edits of myself and User:MusenInvincible, responding to a content dispute with various winners such as telling other users to flip burgers and "BRING FACTS" in addition to flaming a bot. When I responded and disagreed with some of the edits, I was called a snake-eating ignoramus, told that my wife left me and took the kids and that my account would be "folded".
When User:HyperGaruda noticed and intervened (I was on a small hiatus from editing after the initial conflict), MalayLumpur removed the talk page notice and threatened HyperGarude with their account being reported over a content dispute. He even threatened to open a COI against HyperGarude and myself during my hiatus. It wouldn't have gone anywhere, but when taken together, the repeated patterns of childish and petulant behavior (which consist of about half of all the users contribs) make for a tense editing environment.
After my hiatus, I logged in to see that HyperGaruda and another user had mediated the content dispute while weathering more abuse by Malaylampur, but once the content dispute was handled, the issue seemed to fizzle out. When I logged in and saw all of this, I left a comment on HyperGaruda's talk page thanking them for handling the dispute that I didn't even know had escalated and expressing my disappointment that the content/editing issues had been resolved but not the conduct issues, and informed HyperGaruda - since they had been involved - that I intended to reopen the issue if the conduct issues flared up again since the user had been reasoned with by multiple peers. Well, MalayLumpur apparently was watching and responded to my comment (which wasn't directed at them) by calling me a troll and a clown, accused me of ignoring them, and then opened a taunting message on my talk page harassing me about my personal beliefs.
This amounts more to an annoyance than anything since, to be fair, Malaylampur's editing and content issues improved quickly. But he doesn't seem willing to quit on all the insults, which is a really unpleasant thing to be faced with as soon as one logs in. Since he's rejected all attempts by others to mediate the conduct dispute, I'm not sure what else to do; arbitration and 3rd opinion don't seem in order because this isn't about a specific article, and for me to message an individual admin would feel like canvassing or tattle-telling. I hope that the community can instead provide suggestions or even solutions for some sort of mentoring or other way to express to Malaylampur that this sort of behavior is unacceptable. MezzoMezzo (talk) 04:08, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Time for the almighty boomerang 118.21.114.100 (talk) 10:10, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

@MezzoMezzo: your the one acting like a toddler. You pissed me off and continue to do so with these posts. Once content issue was settled you proceeded to call me a troll on hyper's talk or should i say insinuated that i had been. Stop pissing me off and monitoring my edits. Lets take a closer look at the peronal belief harassment you claim exists. Now looking at your edits you said that Barelvis claims of being Sunnis is disputed. [283] So I asked you what sect do you believe are authentic sunni. That is not harassment. But this is. calling others a troll when their not and that I should be banned [284] calling my edits disruptive even when their cited [285] & Last but not least. A very provocative headline on another users page 'Previous trolling" [286] Malaylampur (talk) 02:38, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

@Malaylampur: I'm not entirely sure how you can think that comments like the one just above might help your case... LjL (talk) 02:11, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

I accidentally noticed that Malaylampur was already discussed here this month. I am lazy to check how it ended, but seeing him writing texts like "Stay off wikipedia if you continue to act like a clown." afterwards, I don't think he was given or got the lesson. Staszek Lem (talk) 03:01, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

FYI, the previous ANI discussion turned stale (probably due to some communication issues). Nevertheless, we were able to work out the content dispute that started said discussion; whatever is going on now, is beyond the scope of the Encyclopedia. If you don't mind, I'd like to put to rest this - as the Dutch say - "storm in een glas water". - HyperGaruda (talk) 19:37, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm not reporting this to WP:AIV because it's not entirely obvious, but I'm reporting it here without first giving too many warnings and nice messages because I do think it's obvious enough when you look at the user's whole edit history.

I came across this user on 2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown where I quickly realized almost everything they had been doing was reverting edits that were reasonably justified, with no explanation or with dubious edit summaries (for example, this edit summary just seems like a partial verbatim copy of someone else's earlier unrelated edit summary). Another example is this summary, where it is claimed that WP:EL spam was removed, which is an entirely bogus claim (sourced content from BBC was removed instead).

Then I went on to check for further bogus edits / violations of policy, and for instance, here I find unexplained removal of a whole section and messing up of section headers; I revert the mess, and I promply get this undo with its edit summary.

The user has edited many articles, but has only been around on Wikipedia since a few days. I think aside from a small number of edits, it should be considered a vandalism-only account, even though it's not immediately obvious.

you should be considered avandalism-only account--Negeryi (talk) 18:55, 26 November 2015 (UTC) Comment by CU-blocked sock struck

LjL (talk) 18:43, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

PS: They are editing my talk page headings where I call their edits out. LjL (talk) 18:46, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

PS:that is NOT your talk page headings--Negeryi (talk) 18:52, 26 November 2015 (UTC) Comment by CU-blocked sock struck

this is indeed unnecessary no notable because it describe what was in the video--Negeryi (talk) Comment by CU-blocked sock struck —Preceding undated comment added 18:49, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

• I filed a report at WP:AN/3RR as well: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#User:Negeryi reported by User:Godsy (Result: ).—Godsy^(TALK_CONT) 19:00, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

• I was about to comment on the remarkable crossover with Gbgfbgfbgfb (talk · contribs) and 35deyu4642 (talk · contribs). However I note they are all currently being checked over at SPI. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:13, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

• Disruption is over. CU-blocked as a sock. Please see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Gbgfbgfbgfb. Dr. K. 20:04, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

[287] IP on my radar again. Geolocates to Island of Jersey in English Channel. I'm seeing a very clear pattern of pro-ISIL edits. Legacypac (talk) 19:08, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

• Hmm. Yeah, it's got a whiff of that, sure, but I'm not very knowledgeable in that area. I did, however, make an edit to one of the articles they wuz busy on, and left a note on the talk page. Drmies (talk) 23:48, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Blocked for three months. The person behind the IP has been in the news (and the courts) and has no business editing Wikipedia, for their own good as much as anything else. Acroterion (talk) 01:22, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Imho, my record speaks for itself - I came to Wikipedia a few months ago with a solid book source and a desire to improve Avro Vulcan XH558. Over multiple edits over the summer I believe I have improved it greatly, hopefully educating more people about it during this time of increased public interest (it's last ever flight was a month ago). In more recent edits, as well as further updating XH558, I have also improved Vulcan related material on various other articles, not least by creating Vulcan Display Flight (details of which I only realised were completely missing from Wikipedia while researching XH558), and making a start on List of surviving Avro Vulcans, which also looked like an obvious omission when looking at other similarly notable aircraft types, by splitting out what was a tiny unsectioned list in the main article. I hope to expand on it in future, time permitting.

I have been here long enough not to really expect any thanks for any of this, and I appreciate that on the whole, people here only seem to interact in a negative/obstructive way, but I draw the line at people attempting to impugn my motives, with the apparent goal of stopping me editting Wikipedia completely. The harassment all started when I came back recently - during my past work on XH558 I had shifted a list of displays out into a separate list, List of Avro Vulcan XH558 post-restoration public appearances. At the time I was ambivalent about its merits, noting this exact issue had previously been debated on the talk page between a couple of users, without resolution it seems. I just wanted it out of the way so I could work on the main article. But I did also greatly expand and improve it too - applying the tabular format consistently across all years, and filling in lots of missing entries.

Having come back for a second stint, with no more displays planned, I thought I might next work on getting that list of appearances finished, citing every entry and filling out all remaining gaps (I estimate around 20 appearances per year, or 160 in total). In my absence, someone else had proposed it be deleted, so mindful of the earlier dispute, I took the perhaps unusual step to propose it for deletion myself - Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Avro Vulcan XH558 post-restoration public appearances, in order to establish a positive consensus that it should exist. Without that, I'm not really interested in spending the time it would take to finish, and I'm glad I did, as the debate is currently trending delete. The final part of the story is the fact I also started Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Avro Vulcan XM655 the same day, for more straightforward reasons, as explained there, in the process copying the usable parts to the list of survivors.

Although some have complained I have ignored attribution (I am now careful to state where I am splitting content to/from), and I supposed the reason for the first deletion can be seen as unconventional, I think my actions are defensible from the standpoint of wanting to improve Wikipedia. However, it seems user Andy Dingly [298][299], and now Martin451 [300] (creator of Avro Vulcan XM655) disagree. But rather than just disagree, they have seen fit to make all sorts of nefarious allegations against me, suggesting I'm here to disrupt Wikipedia and/or rid it of Vulcan related content by stealth. Their allegations don't stack up, but they seem to be deliberately ignoring facts which counter their narrative and they have persisted despite objections. Well, Andy has at least stopped. But I logged in today to see fresh allegations from Martin451 [301], and I really have had enough. I ask that they be asked to stop and restrict their comments to things I have actually said or done, and reasonable analysis of such, rather than trying to conduct what I can only really describe as some kind of smear campaign aimed at getting me to just go away and find something else to do with my spare time. Since Wikipedia isn't all that much of a rewarding place to be anyway, it won't take much more of this to persuade me to do just that. Natural Ratio (talk) 18:51, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

The only major interactions I have had directly with you is in two AfDs. I don't think I have had any other interactions as I have hardly been editing of late.

1. Could you please supply a diff where you asked where I restrict my comments to things you have said and done.
2. In the AfD List of Avro Vulcan XH558 post-restoration public appearances, you nominated the article for deletion, then immediately posted a keep !vote. You then pretty much disagreed with all !votes whether they where/are !keep or !delete. I posted one !vote where I !voted for merge, and suggested you were being disruptive due to just wasting time.
3. After reading the above AfD, I found the second linked by Andy Dingly where I made one keep !vote, followed by comment of Natural Ratio's language to Andy, I then made a second comment over twenty hours later. That is the total of my postings two these AfD. (A total of four edits on both AfDs).
4. Natural Ratio made what I believe a personal attack on Andy [302][303], and his complaint seems to be that I am in the wrong for questioning his personal attacks. He does not believe that language he used is a personal attack, and that questioning his behaviour is an affront to himself.
5. After this personal attack on Andy I replied with this[304]. They replied with this [305].I then replied here [306], he then brought this matter to ANI.

I don't believe my behaviour constitutes harassment. I think WP:Boomerang applies here. Natural ratio has done some excellent work with the Vulcan articles, but he displays a bit of WP:OWNership. They are happy to hand out insults, but not to be told about them, and regard being told about insulting behaviour as an affront to themself. I suggest Natural ratio avoid AfD, and major policy until they have come to understand it. Martin451 00:49, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I will most certainly not avoid Afd because I think I do understand it. This is harassment - it doesn't need to be a long or sustained campaign, it just has to be a pattern of continued behaviour like this, over objections. And I most certainly consider it an affront to be told I'm disrupting Wikipedia with my supposed anti-Vulcan article agenda by someone who has now suddenly changed their tune and acknowledged my good work. I am not attempting ownership of anything, my edits have almost universally been ignored in fact, and I have actually compromised on the one issue someone actually disputed with me on XH558 - having a Background section. This is what I'm talking about, you're clearly trying to smear me with accusations that are baseless in fact, and I think it's because of your own ownership issue, being upset that I nominated an article you created for deletion. I don't believe I attacked Andy, I think it's fair comment to say he was being paranoid in his attempts to cast me as some kind of Dr Evil, which did indeed result in a raving comment, which made no sense whatsoever. I note he has not continued these allegations and has not come here to defend or add to them, so I can only assume he has seen his error, so I've no wish to focus on him if he has indeed moved on. You however, appear to be digging in. Natural Ratio (talk) 01:39, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Quote: I don't believe I attacked Andy, I think it's fair comment to say he was being paranoid in his attempts to cast me as some kind of Dr Evil, which did indeed result in a raving comment, which made no sense whatsoever[307] I don't think I need to add anything. Martin451 01:56, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Maybe I've just got better and busier things to do than waste time at ANI, where it now seems that comments made at an AfD are to be discarded unless they're submitted in duplicate and countersigned at AfD.

You have split a section off from one article, then AfDed the split section. You have simply AfDed another article. That's a funny way to go about "supporting" or "extending" Vulcan coverage.

Now if you'll excuse me, this volcano won't hollow out itself and I've got a Villiers Vindicator to rob. Andy Dingley (talk) 10:02, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Evidently I gave you too much credit. It would be funny if that's all I had done, but as I explained above, it's not. And 'split and delete' is not what I did to the display list either. It's this sort of behaviour I am here about - the repetition of blatant lies and misrepresentations despite my objections. It is either a deliberate attempt to smear me, or you still haven't yet properly studied my edits and explanations. There is a very clear line between fair criticism, and whatever this is, whether it's intentional harassment or just plain negligence. So no, you are no excused. I have better things to do as well, but you two have imho crossed the line. Natural Ratio (talk) 16:58, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Revision history

Within the racing sim community that blog is known to be full of conjectures. I don't know a single person who takes it seriously. Such references should stay out of wikipedia.

Thanks. --Theaghan (talk) 09:14, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

(Non-administrator comment) — Theaghan (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. -- samtar ^whisper 09:17, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Theaghan, you may disagree with the source (I haven't overly looked into it) but creating obvious sock accounts (such as Garyjpatersonwiki) is against the username policy. I've opened a SPI -- samtar ^whisper 09:23, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I noticed some days ago that IPs were removing information from the article in question. I didn't think any more of it until I saw it here. Anyway, I've just had a nose around and there is a thread on a forum related to the subject. It's not public but I suspect it's being used to organize a meatpuppet campaign here. AnotherNewAccount (talk) 17:06, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Disagree with the closer It's been common practice that any issue, rfc or other , be closed by a non-involved user. The closer was involved in the discussion. They also re-wrote the statement in violation of WP:TPO. I'd say the user was wrong to close and that re-writing the close was also wrong. KoshVorlon 16:38, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

See [315]. If this constitutes a blockable violation of an IBAN, then block me, but I may not notice as I am ridiculously busy right now and this makes me more impatient than is consistent with fair exercise of admin (or indeed editing) privileges, so I'm taking a Wikibreak. Guy (Help!) 22:13, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

• No one should block you for that. Good to see you on-wiki again Guy--take care. Drmies (talk) 22:52, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
• This is the statement made by the blocking admin.[316]DrChrissy ^(talk) 00:41, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
• Considering Guy is not "continuing this behaviour", this would be a moment for an application of IAR and just let it be. Blackmane (talk) 01:18, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
• By any reasonable and common sense reasoning, not only was this not a violation of anything, but it was the kind of commendable behavior that we should see more of on Wikipedia. Bravo! --Tryptofish (talk) 18:32, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
• (1) Not a violation in any respect of the terms of the IBAN. (2) If it was a technical violation, which it wasn't, given its nature it should not have provoked any sanction on Guy. Common sense. BMK (talk) 04:20, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

A number of bona-fide named contributors to Talk:Racial segregation and the related articles have been called names such as "morons", "know nothing about the subject ... why it's XXXX", "ZZZZ is not competent to edit WP". Also the sourced content has been repeatedly removed by the related IPs, with little, if any, explanation on the Talk Page, bordering on WP:VAN. Such offensive ad hominem comments by IP(s) were then redacted (removed) by named account(s).

What is weird, the IPs and one named account(s) use similar phraseology. Apart from WP:PA, I suspect WP:SOCK and maybe even WP:WIKIHOUND. It is too difficult for me to disentangle who does what to whom, as numerous accounts and even languages are involved, so please investigate. Zezen (talk) 18:07, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Obviously an IP-hopper, so blocking won't fix it. The best solution would be to semi-protect the talk page for a few days so the disrupters can find something else to play with. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:13, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I've had to do with this (starting yesterday, after noticing an edit war, see above report about Trinacrialucente), and I do echo the sentiment that semi-protection would now be beneficial. LjL (talk) 18:23, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I leave it to you what to do here. Is it possible to semi-protect both pages against IPv4 and IPv6 contributors only? Zezen (talk) 18:21, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

It's very easy to make an account "on the fly", so that's why semi-protection is (always?) applied to IP addresses and new accounts. (Besides, to be honest, y'all edit warring.) LjL (talk) 18:23, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Is it possible to semi-protect pages against both IPv4 and IPv6 only? Semi-protection does protect against both types of IP addresses, and against accounts that have not been autoconfirmed. There isn't a form of semi-protection that permits new accounts to edit while blocking IPs, because, as LjL says, it is easy to create new accounts "on the fly" as a form of sockpuppetry. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:56, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected for 3 days to start with.--Ymblanter (talk) 18:58, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I'll keep an eye on the page. GAB^Hello! 21:28, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I think the article itself, aside from the talk page, might benefit from semi-protection. See the latest IPV6 edit summary for instance... LjL (talk) 01:03, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

1. I concur that the article itself should also be semi-protected.

2. Also, please note that the same two IPs who messed up this talk pagestarted to use the epithets "moron", "shit" when commenting on bona-fide article scope proposals in this Talk page, probably WP:HOUNDINGing me thereto with their aggressive edits. They openly admit to be the same "editor" in the comment itself.

-> Can you look into the pattern there and react? Zezen (talk) 01:08, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Gosh, and this n-th sock of a sophisticated black-hat Wikipedian also accuses an unrelated named account of canvassing, using high-level Wiki TLas. The cheek, I say... Zezen (talk) 01:16, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Zezen, if you're going to quote me, please do so accurately. I wrote that you're not competent to edit en.wiki, and your actions since then have only confirmed my diagnosis. Your understanding of English seems to be lacking, you can't read and understand policies and guidelines -- let alone the opening paragraphs of Wikipedia articles. I think WP:CIR applies.

Also, your complaints indicate a complete ignorance of how it works when one edits as an IP. As I wrote at User talk:NeilN, every time I start editing I am assigned a new number -- that's not socking, it's not evading scrutiny, it's not against policy. It's just the way things work when you take Wikipedia at its word that it's the encyclopedia anybody can edit.

So please drop the stupid remarks about "I don't reply to a number". I've been here longer than you have, I understand the policies and guidelines better than you do, and if I correct your mistakes and leave you a message on your Talk page, it's not too much to expect a response. Read WP:IPHUMAN. Thank you. 2601:14C:0:F6E9:71B2:6F01:9EB8:B237 (talk) 02:24, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Talk:Blood libel and Aryan Nations have seen activity by IPs that geolocate to the same area and share the same dismissive tone, and are probably avoiding Drmies's block of the above IP. They've switched to another network that uses IPV4. Some eyes there would be useful, I'm going to be away. Acroterion (talk) 04:32, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

User:Sir Joseph, User:Drmies and other editors think such IPs are at best WP:PRECOCIOUS. I can see that by now apart from the semi-protect page(s) request, this IP has been suspended for personal attacks towards other editors, of which it is proud, but it is whacking a mole.

As for my grasp of the English language, see my contributions hereinabove. Zezen (talk) 09:06, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

• Sorry, but I have no opinion on precociousness. Drmies (talk) 15:26, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
• Rangeblocked 2601:14C:0:F6E9:0:0:0:0/64 for 72 hours and semi-protected this page for 12 hours due to this IP editor's disruption continued as these IPs:
• 66.87.80.133 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
• 66.87.82.248 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 16:16, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm having a disagreement with User:Ralpherns about whether to include a large paragraph in the article Consumption function, based on Ralpherns' book. He argues that it is "based upon a Cum Laude PHD Thesis," but I think it is not regarded a reliable source by WP:SELFPUBLISH since it was published via CreateSpace. I don't want to start an edit war, so please someone else decide who's right here. --bender235 (talk) 21:38, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

See WP:SCHOLARSHIP, and make it quick, 'cause in a moment some people will show up to say you asked in the wrong place. Harken! They approach! Let us make ourselves scarceth! EEng (talk) 21:48, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Boo EEng, boo! Drmies (talk) 01:59, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Self-published sources can be reliable if the author is considered an expert in his or her field, and theses can be reliable if they have been peer reviewed. Neither appears to be the case here. In addition, the editor kept adding an Amazon link to purchase the book which (in addition to adding the reference itself) represents a significant conflict of interest. I have reverted the edit and also warned the editor. Woodroar (talk) 21:52, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

• Comment Self published sources can be used but there are caveats to that. I don't really feel like looking at those caveats in this case due to the glaringly obvious COI.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 22:17, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Alright. Issue solved, I guess. --bender235 (talk) 00:44, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

I agree with the above, in that self-published sources can be reliable per WP:RS, but WP:COI (as well as other pitfalls) can and usually do negatively factor into doing so. I'm going to mark this thread as resolved and let someone else close this (in case more needs to be discussed). ~Oshwah~ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:11, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

This editor has:

• engaged in personal attacks or remarks: this edit summary and this comment (I can find similar older issues like this striking one)
• reverted other editors' talk page comments (under the pretense of providing "a third opinion")
• edit warred (not sure what to make of User:2601:14c:0:f6e9:b4a6:abc6:d6ca:f708 in that history, might be someone else)
• seemingly wrote off ARBPIA3 restrictions after being informed about them
• been here before with editors complaining about similar behaviors from them (although they were the one filing the report)

Perhaps nothing extraordinary but just a slight adjustment to this editor's settings could be made? LjL (talk) 02:51, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

This is an absolute lie. I was not "edit warring"; I was providing NEW sources and citations for the topic while two other users were reverting/undoing mid-edit. I welcome any/all editors to analyze the topic of Racial Segregation/Israel and review the conversation on the talk page. Trinacrialucente (talk) 03:05, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I'll address these point by point for Trinacrialucente

1. Commenting on an editor's mental state is an attack, accusations of racism are attacks.
2. Outside of blatant vandalism or personal attacks, you should not be editing or removing another editor's comments.
3. The repeated reversions as evidenced in the article history are edit warring.

   Racial segregation has nothing to do with the Arab-Israeli conflict..specifically my topic of segregation against Felasha...who are not Arab.Trinacrialucente (talk) 03:50, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

4. I'll go find the ARBPIA3 warning template and drop one on Trinacrialucente's talk page. I'm pretty sure discretionary sanctions were authorised but admins won't act on them without a DS notice being issued. Blackmane (talk) 03:23, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

The behaviors around removing other editors' comments, aggressive language in the quoted comments, and edit warring ([317], [318], [319]) are unacceptable. I have evaluated Trinacrialucente's request to review the relevant part of the talk page for evidence that this was not edit warring, and what I find is reasonable disagreement with the structure of their edits. So yes, it's edit warring. That some of these issues around personalizing disputes and aggressive language have arisen before, and their denial that there is any actual problem suggests that a block is needed. I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 03:40, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Please note that the user routinely removes warnings, notices, and a recent indefinite block from his talk page. While that is his right, the deletions hide a long-standing pattern of the behavior outlined by LJL above. Roscelese detailed this pattern at length in the previous ANI report linked above. Laszlo Panaflex (talk) 03:57, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I don't know if this counts: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ATrinacrialucente&type=revision&diff=692625126&oldid=692562471 but he is aware that he should not be editing in that arena, regardless if he's being civil or not. As for the other area, I've been blocked for much less, so I won't comment on what should happen, only what happened to me. Sir Joseph ^(talk) 03:34, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

• Note: an edit warring report has now also been filed by another editor. LjL (talk) 03:54, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

There seems to be an underlying content dispute, which can be discussed on the talk page. What Trinacrialucente should realize is that everyone in this area has a POV, and complex matters should not be discussed through edit summaries. Make your case on the article talk page, and don't hurry to edit in the main space. This is a very contentious area, and making personal attacks like calling a user "unbalanced" can lead to easy blocking, no matter how right or wrong you are about the underlying content dispute. WP:FOC is applicable. Kingsindian ♝♚ 08:22, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I don't particularly care about the underlying content dispute: you will note that I basically only took part in it to point out (by reverting) that the editor in question had already been asked to contribute to the talk page debate instead of edit warring. I don't post on ANI to resolve content disputes, and in fact, this specific dispute has now been frozen for at least some times by means of full protection. LjL (talk) 15:27, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

User Spybuteo first began editing on November 14.[320] They have deleted reliable sources [321] [322] [323] including the Encyclopedia Britanica[324] [325] and Brill. [326] On Talk:Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib they misrepresented my position and accused me of gaming the system for no apparent reason, [327] Another editor reminded SpyButeo to AGF,[328] but a few days later on Talk:Aisha SpyButeo accused me of meatpuppetry for agreeing with another editor,[329] then 2 minutes later welcomed [330] an account that only has 1 edit before November 15 [331] who Spybuteo agrees with on that talk page.[332] Spybuteo has also specifically invited comments on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Muawiya II from only two accounts, [333] [334] neither of which appears to have ever edited the Muawiya II article or its talk page. [335] [336] Edward321 (talk) 17:02, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

I closed the AfD as speedy keep, and the user seems to me an example of WP:NOTTHERE. Other opinions are welcome.--Ymblanter (talk) 17:18, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Clearly Spy is WP:NOTTHERE, although I am not sure if he is just a POV editor who won't listen or a troll. Otherwise clear case of disruptive editing by him at multiple article. Regards FreeatlastChitchat (talk) 06:31, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I have opened Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SpyButeo Edward321 (talk) 17:49, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Is there a policy against deliberate muddying of the waters? The making sure that there is no consensus. "It's the lifeblood of our product" Jack Tatem sort of thing. Jaakobou^{Chalk Talk} 05:38, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

This is a noticeboard to deal with incidents. What's the incident? BMK (talk) 05:54, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

• A general question like this belongs at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy). Otherwise, Wikipedia:Disruptive editing is a good catch-all policy. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 05:56, 29 November 2015 (UTC)
• There's no incident here, only a reference to a film that apparently we have never had an article about. Peter James (talk) 06:05, 29 November 2015 (UTC)
• Are you intentionally avoiding the phrase poisoning the well? --Pudeo' 07:21, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

• • Thank you, Ricky81682. Jaakobou^{Chalk Talk} 20:45, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

The user DoctorKubla has turned the month articles from January 1997 to November 2015 into redirects. However, they have not yet been moved to the Portal namespace. An administrator should start moving them with the "Leave a redirect behind" box unchecked and make the Portal pages transclude Template:Current events archive with the first parameter being the year and the second parameter the month. The administrator should also recreate redirects to the year articles (they will be marked as "N" in the user contributions and have a log entry saying "automatically marked revision REVISIONID of page PAGENAME patrolled"). GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 04:35, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

It appears this was discussed before redirects were made/changed. Since this was discussed and this can be easily reverted, I don't see any harm done here.

As I mentioned above....Big notice at the top of this page: "Before posting a grievance about a user here, please consider discussing the issue with them on their user talk page." Next time, please discuss this with the user before coming to ANI. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:44, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

User:Thine Antique Pen has made a replicate expansion of hundreds of Megachile species articles from August 28. He/she seems to have concocted general information about the genus Megachile together with specific information about a single species, and copied them over almost each and every species article in the genus. The result is simply a devastating amount of misinformation in hundreds of articles. I opt for immediate reversal of all these edits. Gidip (talk) 15:58, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

I am going to discuss this at WT:INSECTS where there has been some feedback. I am not sure what administrator assistance is being requested; a number of experienced editors, including administrators, have been aware of these article expansions that I made in August for a long time. Thine Antique Pen (talk) 19:23, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

(edit conflict)These articles were created edited at a speed of about 10/min and formed part of Wikipedia:Stub Contest/Entries#Thine Antique Pen. I've looked at a few e.g. Megachile afra, banksi, cockerelli and decemsignata. The quite detailed three-paragraph descriptions are identical apart from the species name, who first described it and when, and a reference retrieval date. There are 1,501 of these articles. In the end, they didn't count in the contest.

@Gidip:, can you briefly indicate how much of a sample article is incorrect? I can hardly believe what I've seen, that 1,501 bee species don't differ in any way worth mentioning, but I know nothing of the Megachilidae. NebY (talk) 19:54, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Correction; the articles were edited in August 2015 with the insertion of the three apparently identical paragraphs of description. They were actually created in October 2014, also by Thine Antique Pen. Sorry for my error; I've taken the liberty of correcting it above. NebY (talk) 20:26, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

For convenience, let's continue the discussion at WT:INSECTS. Gidip (talk) 20:56, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

When one rereads the nominations and supports at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Thine Antique Pen (from one month later) with the knowledge we have now, one wonders how this was missed by everyone at that time. Anyway, it seems from the linked discussion that the OP was correct and that the content additions were generally wrong. They have been reverted, and if no further action is needed (like checking if the same happened at other articles as well) this can be closed. Fram (talk) 12:40, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

A book called Worlds Together, Worlds Apart[347] is being spammed (at least that's the appearance into multiple articles by multiple new editors, eg User:Jaredlynn, User:AlexandraMKing and User:Sarahgilbert18. I've blocked Sarahgilbert18 after a warning, but if anyone feels an unblock makes sense no need to contact me. I see that User:JamesBWatson and User:Elizium23 warned AlexandraMKing and I asked her if it was a school project, after which she stopped editing. I'm off to bed now but I'll notify them - although I guess this could be one person. Doug Weller (talk) 22:08, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

I was also surprised at how fast these users learned our citation markup, even using ref names. Doug Weller (talk) 22:18, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

I really am trying to get to bed, but to be fair, it's possible that this is a class, although I've seen no indication that it is. That doesn't make it not spam, and I am of the opinion that although this seems to be an excellent generalist textbook we should be using specialist books for history, paleontology, etc, and I've seen at least one error introduced to an article citing the book. Doug Weller (talk) 22:22, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Turns out this is a class assignment, add material from their textbook to 20 articles. Doug Weller (talk) 06:22, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

And looking further, not only do I think the book is dubious as a source for at least some of the articles, editors are treating dab pages as articles and addding text sourced to this book, are adding a citations to the book at the top of the articles, and further investigation might show other problems. Doug Weller (talk) 06:56, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

• I've posted a fairly long message on their talk page, with an emphasis that their professor should set up a course page or contact someone about the school assignment. I've also given an alternate suggestion that they could probably use other sources, since I feel that it's probably most likely that the teacher wants to ensure that they understand the topic and can apply it properly in a real world setting. I think that the textbook choice is incidental, as it's most likely this particular textbook since it's the one they're using in class and as such, the teacher is more aware of the book's content than they would a random source. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 08:20, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 09:02, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi @Doug Weller, Tokyogirl79, and Joshua Jonathan:-- I'm the professor on this particular assignment, and it's one I've used pretty successfully for several years. I've asked my students to look through their textbook and through other materials we've used in class [World History before 1500], and asked them to make corrections and/or additions to articles related to the materials we're studying. The idea is two-fold. First, it allows them to [hopefully] make a more lasting contribution to people's understanding of history than simply writing a bunch of papers for me that I'll end up throwing out a week after the semester is over. Second, it might prompt a few of them to get more involved in editing on a longer-term basis.

Because this was a semester-long assignment with a due date "by the end of the semester," they are all now (unfortunately) doing this all at once. So, narrow-ish topics, 40 students, 10 or so required edits each--yeah I can understand why it appears spam-like. But they have a limited number of sources for the class, and we've spent an entire semester going through the issue of footnoting, citing sources, etc etc. We also spent time in class "practice-editing" a few articles to ensure they would get it right. WP:RS notes that "When available, academic and peer-reviewed publications, scholarly monographs, and textbooks are usually the most reliable sources." So, I've encouraged them to footnote their textbook in order to provide a reliable source. Are they making some mistakes in their editing? Almost certainly. We all did when we started. But I'm not sure it's accurate to say that the textbook is "dubious as a source." It's a peer-reviewed textbook used in hundreds of college classrooms around the U.S. Does it have flaws? Sure. An unreliable source? I don't think so.

To be honest, I've done this same assignment for about three years in different classes, and this is the first time I've encountered an issue. I've been editing for a few years, sometimes intensively, sometimes not. Most of my editing is confined to WP:BEER-related materials, but I also spend time patrolling edits using STiki. All this is by way of saying that I, and they, didn't go into this blindly. But if there's another issue here, I'm open to some guidance. Prof. Mc (talk) 14:39, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi [User:Prof. Mc|Prof. Mc]] and thanks for responding. Besides the issues of not understanding WP:DAB pages, adding citations at the beginning of paragraphs, etc., there is still the issue of the book. Take for example this edit[348] of our article Black Death. It removed a figure[349]sourced to a specialist book A Pest in the Land: New World Epidemics in a Global Perspective By Suzanne Austin Alchon, University of New Mexico Press, and replaced it with a figure from the textbook. Which source would you prefer? Another problem is that at least in my opinion it's not a good idea to fit a textbook to an article in this way. When sourcing the articles your class is working on, they should be looking for the best academic sources and where there is a dispute showing that dispute in the article. We do have a framework for projects such as yours and can give you guidance and support if you'd like that.Doug Weller (talk) 15:34, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi @Doug Weller:. I appreciate your thoughtful reply. If I'm reading you correctly (and it's early here and I've not yet had my caffeine, so anything is possible), the issue seems not to be so much with the source, then, as it is with the use of the source. I am unable to view the page in the Alchon book to which you have linked, but I absolutely agree with your general point--a recently peer-reviewed textbook should not replace a recently-peer reviewed monograph without some further explanation in the Edit Summary and perhaps on the Talk page. To be honest I hadn't really anticipated this scenario and so neglected to cover that in class. The fault here is entirely mine, not theirs. I'll work with them on this, of course. In terms of a framework, whatever you have would be great. I'd like to use this assignment again next semester with my History of Beer students. Prof. Mc (talk) 15:46, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Well now, a professor, beer, a lack of caffeine, this is all starting to sound eerily familiar. It also sounds like you teach at a funner place than me--all we have is a Special Topics class on Ice Tea. (The drink, not Ice-T the rapper.) Textbooks are frequently tertiary sources, whose use is somewhat deprecated here, and I think that applies to this one as well. That's not to say they should never be used; like primary sources, they should be used "to a lesser extent" than secondary sources. There's more at WP:ANALYSIS. Depending on the level of the class, one could require of one's students that they use secondary sources, as a research component, but given what you said earlier, Prof. Mc, it doesn't seem to be the kind of class where you can easily do that--certainly not if they leave it all for the last week of the semester. (Believe me, I know the feeling.) If I can make a suggestion (purely in my capacity as an old fart), placing the particular assignment earlier in the semester may alleviate some of the problems, here and maybe even in your classroom and the computer lab. Happy grading, and cheers, Drmies (talk) 16:04, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, it's a 100-level class. So a textbook and a bunch of primary sources are pretty much what they have to work with. See the suggestion below. I don't know if I'll have time to go with the sandbox, but that idea suggests some alternate ones that might work. Prof. Mc (talk) 16:38, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Another student: Emmageorge549 (talk · contribs). They cited the book in previous edits, but started adding unsourced facts today.[350][351] I hope the professor hasn't instructed them to just stop citing the book. KateWishing (talk) 16:09, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

@Prof. Mc I appreciate your efforts in helping these students contribute to wiki. I would like to make a suggestion in order to "de-mess" this. I would like to suggest that you ask your students to edit your "sandbox" instead of the wiki article. The sandbox has the look and feel of a real article so its not any different from editing the real thing. You can create sections for each of your students and they can use their section to do their assignment. Then you can go through their work and move it/insert it into main-space articles. This will have two benefits. Firstly you will be able to review their work at once on the wiki and Secondly they wont cause any mess on the project inadvertently. Regards FreeatlastChitchat (talk) 16:23, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

The sandbox is a good idea. I've asked them to stop editing until I can get things straightened out. Thanks for that suggestion. Prof. Mc (talk) 16:38, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

I have had a lot of trouble with WP:DE by User:Mateothehistorian also number as 49.151.10.237 / 49.151.38.12 (in Metro Manila). He has again and again added text without WP:V or WP:RS. I have added additional references but he keeps deleted them.

Madridejos, Cebu

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Lazaro Mangubat

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In the nearly three years, all Mateothehistorian has done is about 60 editings of Lazaro Mangubat and about a dozen of Madridejos, Cebu. All he writes is legend not fact; does not give WP:RS and WP:V; ignores or reverts any references I have had. Unbuttered parsnip (talk) mytime= Sat 04:13, wikitime= 20:13, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

All change, this time 49.151.2.157, to Madridejos, Cebu Latest revision as of 19:43, 28 November 2015

I am about to clear again. All edits today I have made 37 to other pages. "Mateothehistorian" made – none. This needs some page protection to allow only logins in. And a block against User:Mateothehistorian.
Recap the two articles said by him:
* Lazaro Mangubat was grandson of Lapu-Lapu (Lapu-Lapu died about 1542)
* Fray de Medina write about 1630. No mention of Spanish forts in Bantayan island.
* Madridejos municipality states fort (kota, kuta, cotta) made 1790, as does 'Panublion' of Ateneo de Manila / Society of Jesuits (or 1792)
* All watchtowers on Bantayan island where built by Fr. Doroteo Andrada del Rosario, parish priest of Bantayan in the 19th century.
* Lazaro Mangubat is an orphan, Madridejos, Cebu is updated and used
(Some, I had a stroke in April, and I can read / hear OK but writing / speaking are quite difficult.) – Unbuttered parsnip (talk) mytime= Sun 07:18, wikitime= 23:18, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

I hasn't replied anything, not to me, not to you. Has his stop?? – Unbuttered parsnip (talk) mytime= Tue 08:17, wikitime= 00:17, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

Gotgot44 (talk · contribs) had been warned in the past for vandalism of multiple pages (not recently though), tonight they're at it again. Just great. Aethyta (talk) 10:28, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

You're required to notify the user; I've done so for you. It might also help to explain how the edits constitute "vandalism". For many of us the subject matter is opaque.--Bbb23 (talk) 11:45, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Well, a brief glance at the most recent edits

This is nonsensical OR

This is an odd statement, probably OR or some sort.

This edit removed a lot of sources

More OR

They also broke a few images. This seems to be more incompetence plus some English issues than malicious vandalism of any sort. Blackmane (talk) 13:00, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the links. Looks like a troll to me. Aethyta (talk) 17:50, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

wp:agf Seems like a legit user to me. Possibly a little misguided. He only needs a dedicated mentor and he will be fine for editing. I do not consider him a troll. W oWiTmOvEs 00:48, 1 December 2015 (UTC)