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IP socking

If you remember, you blocked Omdo (talk · contribs) awhile ago. Since then, they've continued to sock as IPs. However, it seems the IP changes very regularly, so it's not easy to track all their edits. I certainly cant. The history of the Malaysia Agreement article for example, has different IPs to the one which recently edited The List of sovereign states. Somehow they're coming from two different ranges as well, a 36 etc one and a 180.253 etc one. Would a rangeblock be effective in this situation? Semi-protecting the pages would work for the individual pages, but would address symptoms not causes. Regards, CMD (talk) 13:12, 5 January 2014 (UTC)(Ms;;BlAcKhEaRt);)

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Deletion review for QMobile

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YOLO swag filter

Are you sure this filter was properly implemented? This edit got through, and I tested a similar edit against my sandbox while logged out, and it also worked. Thanks — MusikAnimal ^talk 17:42, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 22:23, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Undoing one of your blocks

Well, sort of... see User talk:Route20 and User talk:Nhwxtracker (and User talk:Writ Keeper for a related conversation). I figured from your comment on Route20's talkpage, and from the fact that you left Nhwxtracker unblocked, that you'd be cool with what I'm doing; if not, let me know. Cheers, Yunshui 雲‍水 22:16, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

UrbanNerd

New IP activity from this sockmaster: 70.53.104.222. This IP did an UrbanNerd connected personal attack on an admin at Commons. INeverCry 02:30, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 01:18, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Duck attack

Move Like This
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I translated, duck attack on the German Main page ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:33, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

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• MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:25, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Disabling filters

When you disable a filter, that act doesn't show in the hit log. That means that I am left seeing that all is well when in fact, all that has happened is that you disabled the filter without bothering to tell me. If you feel that you have to disable a filter I created, please mention it to me.—Kww(talk) 14:48, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Okay. Please don't create so many filters too, though. We don't need a bazillion edit filters for every sockpuppet master. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:47, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Self-requested blocks

Hello, Reaper. For some time I have been considering possibly adding myself to Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to consider placing self-requested blocks. Before doing so, I thought it might help to see what a few of those already in the category think about a few matters. I should be grateful if you would give me an idea, via either talk page or email, of your ideas on the following questions.

1. Why do you impose a list of requirements, rather than just saying "I will block you if you ask me to"? (I am not disagreeing with you, just wanting to know your thoughts on the matter.)
2. In your experience, how often, if at all, do you get such requests?
3. Do such blocks ever cause problems of any sort, and if so, how? JamesBWatson (talk) 15:27, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

To answer your questions:

• I don't want people gaming the system. Additionally, it's not part of the blocking policy, but WP:IAR and all that. I also want to warn people that it will reflect badly on them for having to be blocked to leave Wikipedia.
• I can't remember getting a request.
• I vaguely remember some admins and editors getting in trouble over some apparently self-requested blocks via email. I can't remember any more, unfortunately.

Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:51, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Mining

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Enjoy your break! Please return!

Hi there, just saw your notice that you'll be away more due to your impending release from prison, I mean, graduation. That's way more important than Wikipedia! I do hope we'll see you back after graduation, though! Your contributions here are valuable! Heimstern Läufer (talk) 02:36, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

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