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:{{u|Kashmorwiki}}, {{u|ImNotAnEntrepreneur}}, hello to both of you. I agree that a lot of socks have been involved in that AfD, but I don't see anything to definitively tie ImNotAnEntrepreneur to any of the others, nor do I see enough evidence to ask a checkuser to look into them at this time, so I'm going to exercise some [[WP:AGF]] here. [[User:GeneralNotability|GeneralNotability]] ([[User talk:GeneralNotability#top|talk]]) 01:47, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
:{{u|Kashmorwiki}}, {{u|ImNotAnEntrepreneur}}, hello to both of you. I agree that a lot of socks have been involved in that AfD, but I don't see anything to definitively tie ImNotAnEntrepreneur to any of the others, nor do I see enough evidence to ask a checkuser to look into them at this time, so I'm going to exercise some [[WP:AGF]] here. [[User:GeneralNotability|GeneralNotability]] ([[User talk:GeneralNotability#top|talk]]) 01:47, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
:: Yeah thanks, even I couldn’t understand why he blamed me. That AfD was pretty messy. And to prevent socks from commenting you should’ve protected it to avoid socking comment issues. [[User:ImNotAnEntrepreneur|ImNotAnEntrepreneur]] ([[User talk:ImNotAnEntrepreneur|talk]]) 22:32, 5 March 2021 (UTC)


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G5

Regarding this [1] I've been bold and G5'd all the articles created by the socks in question, assuming that Wiki.Jaap.07 was the "master". Amanuensis Balkanicus (talk) 00:14, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Amanuensis Balkanicus, thanks, no objection here. GeneralNotability (talk) 02:12, 20 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Another dose of doxing threats

A follow up to yesterday's has arrived - 2021021910001812. I've forwarded to T&S again. Cabayi (talk) 10:27, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks {{u|Cabayi}}. This is getting old.... GeneralNotability (talk) 02:15, 20 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ZEE india edits

I think the user name of User:ZEE india edits is not good, I mean I think it is like promotion.ExclusiveEditor (talk) 16:31, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ExclusiveEditor, thanks for the message. You're right that this is a promotional username, but this editor hasn't edited since 2015, so I don't see any need to block them at this time. We usually do not block editors who haven't edited in more than two weeks. In the future, if you see an editor who has edited recently and has an obviously promotional username, you can report it at Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention. GeneralNotability (talk) 02:18, 20 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GeneralNotability appointed trainee clerk

The Arbitration clerks are pleased to welcome GeneralNotability (talk · contribs) to the clerk team as a trainee!

The Arbitration clerk team is often in need of new members, and any editor who would like to join the clerk team is welcome to apply by email to clerks-l@lists.wikimedia.org.

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 00:00, 20 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard § GeneralNotability appointed trainee clerk

Appointment as a trainee clerk

Hello GeneralNotability. We have added you to the list of clerks and you will be soon subscribed to the mailing list (info: WP:AC/C#clerks-l). Welcome! I and the other clerks look forward to working with you. To adjust your subscription options for the mailing list, see the link at mail:clerks-l. The mailing list works in the usual way, and the address to which new mailing list threads can be sent is clerks-l@lists.wikimedia.org. Useful reading for new clerks is the procedures page, WP:AC/C/P, but you will learn all the basic components of clerking on-the-job.

New clerks begin as a trainee, are listed as such at WP:AC/C#Personnel, and will remain so until they have learned all the aspects of the job. Although being a trainee is similar in name to the SPI clerk trainee role, you don't have an appointed trainer / go to mentor. Generally questions are asked in the clerks mailing list, on the private IRC channel or sometimes onwiki. When you've finished training, which usually takes a couple of/a few months, then the full clerks propose to the Committee that you be made a full clerk. As a clerk, you'll need to check your e-mail regularly, as the mailing list is where the clerks co-ordinate (on-wiki co-ordination page also exists but is not used nearly as much). It is also where arbitrators will post messages directed for the clerks and where messages for the clerks by other editors are sent if they are communicated offwiki. If you've any questions at any point of your traineeship, simply post to the mailing list. If you would like to join the IRC channel, which is where communication also occurs, I suggest contacting L235 for further information. I understand that you already have IRC + a cloak, so L235 should be able to add you with ease.

Lastly, it might be useful if you enter your timezone into WP:AC/C#Personnel (in the same format as the other members have), so that we can estimate when we will have clerks available each day; this is, of course, at your discretion. Again, welcome! Regards, Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 00:16, 20 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Dreamy Jazz, thanks for the welcome! Looking forward to helping out. GeneralNotability (talk) 02:20, 20 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue CLXXVIII, February 2021

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New sock under Lisa Lambe official

Started new section, didn't know how to start a new one https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Lisa_Lambe_official/Archive Kay girl 97 (talk) 02:09, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Une étoile pour vous !

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Thank you for your work HyperSite (talk) 22:49, 24 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Another one

The kicker is really shit like this edit: "admin review requested". Well, request granted, I guess. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 02:09, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Drmies, gotta appreciate how accurate the sockmaster's username is... GeneralNotability (talk) 02:19, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
GeneralNotability, keep in mind that "chauvinism" outside North America means "patriotism", albeit a strong version thereof. They probably learned a variety of British English, if indeed they're from over there. Drmies (talk) 14:34, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Huh, I didn't know that meaning. You really do learn something every day here... GeneralNotability (talk) 15:31, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please have a look at this account

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/ImNotAnEntrepreneur. This account was just created like a day. I doubt it was created just to vote as Keep in this [[5]] discussion where lot of socks and IP addresses have been involved. I am not experienced dealing with socks. So please have a look at it. Regards Kichu🐘 Discuss 08:32, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

what is it man? u r posing baseless allegations on me. pls read wp:npa. u seem to be canvassing people to vote according to ur wish u can visit wp:spi to file the spi investigation, but don’t make rubbish spurious remarks.ImNotAnEntrepreneur (talk) 09:32, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ImNotAnEntrepreneur (talk · contribs) I havent canvassed anyone in this AFD. And I did not accuse you for socketpuppetry. I just want this admin to have a look at it. Because that AFD have been involved by lot of socketpuppets. Did I opened any spi against you.? I just want this experienced admin to have a look at yours. Because some 1 day old accont like yours have previously voted at this AFD for vote sacking. Thats all. Regards Kichu🐘 Discuss 09:51, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

i know u did not open spi, but that is the right place not this or anywhere else if u feel that i am suspicious. i know this afd is very messy, but i saw it on india article for deletion, so thought of voting to it because i think it meets the creiteria and because mostly India articles get deleted because of less people on afd voting who can give real remark abt indian people. so if u think i made a wrong vote u could have talked to me, i have no issues in changing my vote if u feel im wrong. ImNotAnEntrepreneur (talk) 09:57, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ImNotAnEntrepreneur (talk · contribs), that is a very complex and messy AFD like you said. Let me tell you a thing. In that AFD, some new accounts have been already found as socks. So a new account of just 1 days suddenly showed up there, I felt something wrong. And believe me, I have nothing against you or anyone. One thing I agree with you, I should have told you first. And I apologise if I am wrong in that aspect. Let Generalnotability decides what to do next. Regards. And please keep this discussion out from this talk page. Kichu🐘 Discuss 10:06, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Kashmorwiki, ImNotAnEntrepreneur, hello to both of you. I agree that a lot of socks have been involved in that AfD, but I don't see anything to definitively tie ImNotAnEntrepreneur to any of the others, nor do I see enough evidence to ask a checkuser to look into them at this time, so I'm going to exercise some WP:AGF here. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:47, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah thanks, even I couldn’t understand why he blamed me. That AfD was pretty messy. And to prevent socks from commenting you should’ve protected it to avoid socking comment issues. ImNotAnEntrepreneur (talk) 22:32, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Re: Wikipedia:Advice for prospective SPI clerks

Had a look through this and I think it's solid advice but thought I'd drop my two cents on the entire concept on clerkship - I feel that more and more often clerkship is being seen as a stepping stone to adminship, which in itself is not a bad thing but it gives me (and probably a few others) the aura that this is an exclusive club that someone needs to get into. This is also a problem with adminship itself, where candidates might tend to tailor their profile for the highest chance of success, which again is probably not a bad thing, in moderation. I feel that we tend to overdo things with advice columns ("advice for RfA candidates", so on and so forth) so as to most effectively meet the goal. In the midst of all of this, I think we lose the point of what Wikipedia is all about, and why we should probably leave editors to their own devices. Apologies in advance for the long ramble, especially when most of this is regarding advice columns in general and not yours specifically. I came across this when you added it to the SPI clerk noticeboard and realized that it's probably a more existing concept than it should be, especially for closed structures like SPI. --qedk (t 愛 c) 18:40, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

QEDK, yeah, I get what you're saying. My main aim with that essay was to demystify the clerk selection process - let's be honest, it's almost entirely opaque to non-SPI folks. Also to prompt a bit of self-reflection from, let's say, the overly-enthusiastic editors who have no business anywhere near SPI. I'm definitely not in favor of SPI clerking as a stepping stone to adminship. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:34, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ARCA archives

I'm cannot find a link at WP:A/I or anywhere else. Do you know where they are? It's not just in the page history is it? Levivich harass/hound 02:53, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Levivich, ...yup, it's the page history. Don't look at me, I didn't make the system. Individual C/A requests are archived to the most relevant talk page (for cases, that's going to be the case talk page) but there isn't a centralized repository of all requests. SubjectiveNotability a GN franchise (talk to the boss) 16:42, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MaranoFan

Remember when MaranoFan accused me of being a sock puppet of youcancallmejimmy? The latter turned out to be a sock puppet of BillieKhalidFan. Does MaranoFan just get to get away with reporting me for no reason? The Ultimate Boss (talk) 09:15, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Ultimate Boss, unless an SPI report was clearly made in bad faith or an editor has a history of bad reports, we don't take action against someone for an incorrect report. SubjectiveNotability a GN franchise (talk to the boss) 18:13, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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