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May need to revoke TPA
A user you blocked (The Unusual Henytan) has continued to post promotional content on their talk page, so it may be necessary to revoke talk page access. It seems to be a clear promotion-only account. TornadoLGS (talk) 19:14, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Nice block
Thanks for blocking Ali hussan2006. He was becoming an annoyance. SniperReverter (Talk to me) 16:29, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Deleted page under G11
Hey there, fairly new to wiki editing so was likely correctly moderated (apologies) but having read through the CSD had enough trepidation/uncertainty to raise the issue. Please find the Redlink to aformentioned page attached.
This page related to the Reality Engine, the video game engine powering Roblox - 58.8 million daily active users as of Q3 2022 so certainly meets notability requirement; on notability I'd also point to Unity and Unreal Engine which both hold pages on this site. Would really appreciate some extended feedback, does a page require extensive contents to be approved, was it correctly moderated under the wrong rule etc.
Thank you, JedDevs (talk) 00:35, 5 January 2023 (UTC)JedDevs
- That is an old page indeed! I am not saying the subject does not meet the requirements. The writing was totally devoid of sourcing, and was written like an ad for it, and for the game. It was deleted based on that writing. I do not know if the Reality Engine already has an article (could not find one with that name). Certainly Roblox is notable and already has an article, which does not mention this engine at all. If you have sufficient reliable sources to assert notability, then you can write an article for it. If are unfamiliar with article writing, you should read Your First Article. If you have questions about how Wikipedia works, please ask at the Teahouse. -- Alexf(talk) 01:06, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
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The Bugle: Issue 201, January 2023
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Help with checking a translation
Hello Alexf, I am looking for a native Spanish speaker to help check a translation and your name was very early on in the WP:BABEL Spanish group. Warning, the topic I am asking you to check is on sexual assault and rape and is graphic. If you are not comfortable with this topic, please reject me. If you are willing and able to help, can you check if the text I have added here matches this source here? Thank you. starship.paint (exalt) 03:19, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- Not really comfortable with these types of subjects, but took a quick look. The translation is ok, but my issue with the piece is that there are no recordings or corroborations, and it is her word of what transpired. Not sure if it is reliable enough to post, giving it is a BLP. Sure, the judge seems to have seen enough evidence to arrest him. This is a subject outside of what I do, so not sure how much detail has to be included in an article. -- Alexf(talk) 12:19, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for your help, Alexf. Personally given WP:PUBLICFIGURE, I think allegations can be written about given coverage. I just discovered additional coverage in El Pais. [1] As for the case itself, it seems that the alleged victim immediately told friends/doorman, physical evidence (injuries/dress) have been submitted, there is a recording showing the two having gone inside the bathroom for about 15 minutes, and Alves apparently changed his story multiple times about the event, that’s that. Again, I thank you for your help despite your discomfort, and I apologise for having caused that. starship.paint (exalt) 15:09, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
AganaNsiire
Hi,
In 2018, you indefinitely blocked AganaNsiire (talk · contribs). You said that it's for "spam". I guess it's because of this edit, which you reverted. It's not spam, but a legitimate news website, to which there are links from many Wikipedia article. The target of that link is here now; I wouldn't add it to the article myself, because it's just an opinion article on a news website, and there are more valuable sources about that topic, but it's definitely not outright spam.
If you thought that it's spam because the article is written by the same user, then as far as I know, it's not against policy by itself, and not a reason to block indefinitely without warning.
Would you agree to unblock that account? I have reasons that he can make positive contributions to Wikipedia, and I can vouch for him.
Thanks! Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 15:41, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Amire80: I researched further as I don' t remember that far back. It was for another edit, stopped by a filter where they spammed their own website. Check it out, and comment please. I am opposed at this time, unless further info from the user is forthcoming. -- Alexf(talk) 16:31, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- Can you please tell me how? I don't see it in Special:Log/abusefilter, but maybe I'm searching something incorrectly. Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 16:35, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Amire80: On the link on this section, click on it to see their contributions. You will see " User contributions for AganaNsiire" . On the right there should be a link for "filter log". -- Alexf(talk) 16:39, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- OK, I see. I guess it's because the domain was the same as the username. That indeed shouldn't have been added as an external link, but I still have all reasons to believe that it's a good-faith editor that made a beginner's mistake, and for these two things he shouldn't have been indefinitely blocked. Again, I believe that even though he made these mistakes, and generally made few edits in Wikimedia wikis, he can make valuable contributions in English and other languages, and I can vouch for him. Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 16:56, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- His main edit was to come in, and spam his website. He never came back to ask for guidance, explain, complain, nothing, even though clear instructions were left. If you want to engage him, or even unblock, go ahead but I am not for it. I believe editors should not spam their website, and if unclear, they should ask. The user talk page has been left open for years and yet, no complaints. Your call. I am not getting involved any more that I was at the time. -- Alexf(talk) 17:04, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks. I will unblock and take responsibility for this.
- I will nevertheless note that saying that his "main edit" was spam and reducing all his activity just to that is quite wrong. He created an article (without sources, but it was later improved) and made useful edits on Incubator and Meta. These aren't things that should be ignored. Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 17:43, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- His main edit was to come in, and spam his website. He never came back to ask for guidance, explain, complain, nothing, even though clear instructions were left. If you want to engage him, or even unblock, go ahead but I am not for it. I believe editors should not spam their website, and if unclear, they should ask. The user talk page has been left open for years and yet, no complaints. Your call. I am not getting involved any more that I was at the time. -- Alexf(talk) 17:04, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- OK, I see. I guess it's because the domain was the same as the username. That indeed shouldn't have been added as an external link, but I still have all reasons to believe that it's a good-faith editor that made a beginner's mistake, and for these two things he shouldn't have been indefinitely blocked. Again, I believe that even though he made these mistakes, and generally made few edits in Wikimedia wikis, he can make valuable contributions in English and other languages, and I can vouch for him. Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 16:56, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Amire80: On the link on this section, click on it to see their contributions. You will see " User contributions for AganaNsiire" . On the right there should be a link for "filter log". -- Alexf(talk) 16:39, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- Can you please tell me how? I don't see it in Special:Log/abusefilter, but maybe I'm searching something incorrectly. Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 16:35, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
Happy Adminship Anniversary!
Happy adminship anniversary! Hi Alexf! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of your successful request for adminship. Enjoy this special day! CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 18:47, 24 January 2023 (UTC) |
- Thanks! -- Alexf(talk) 19:06, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
What just happened
Well… Something just happened to my account in chinese wikipedia, I just got blocked, but i’m only making a article about 23002 Jillhirsch. When I was going to submit it, The system just said that I got blocked beacause of: Destroying articles. And sorry I’m kinda bad of english… but I’m not even doing that, I’m just making the article normally… SussybakaWeiji (talk) 19:32, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- This is the English language Wikipedia. They are separate. Nothing we can do here. You have to contact someone there. -- Alexf(talk) 20:56, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2023
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The Bugle: Issue 202, February 2023
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Hi, I've noticed that you hid a revision on that page per RD2. It happens that the revision prior to it and the one after it (yes, my revision) also includes RD2-able content, as it seems like a different IP vandalized back in September - and it was not corrected until a third IP removed it. Best regards, LilianaUwU (talk / contributions) 11:34, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
Monterey, California
Hi Alexf, I just stumbled upon [2] via AIV and wondered about the criterion used. I apply RD3 pretty liberally, but it seems to exclude spam links, so I somehow felt that exclusion might apply to the other RDs as well. Is there a past discussion or guidance about this somewhere? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:34, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
- @ToBeFree: Many people come here to spam their business, blog, or news platform. I do not like enabling spammers and making this a platform for them. They should understand that spam is not acceptable. Making a reference to a legit site that is newsworthy is not spam. Pointing to their blog, or company site to drive business and traffic to them, should not be accepted. -- Alexf(talk) 23:57, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
Blocked user returns to vandalism
Hello. A user you blocked, User:108.49.199.118 , vandalized Sia today. -- Ssilvers (talk) 02:23, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2023
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The Bugle: Issue 203, March 2023
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Speedy deletion contested: The Voice Generations Philippines
Hello Alexf. I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of The Voice Generations Philippines, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A7 is not applicable for TV. Thank you. BangJan1999 21:30, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
Sock account
Hi there - you recently blocked TheOnlineMillionaire. They admitted (pre-block) to being the same person that operates the account Emillion79, and said they would only use the TheOnlineMillionaire account. Should the Emillion79 account be blocked outright, or only if they use it to evade the block of TheOnlineMillionaire? --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 04:38, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
- I'd wait and see, after your note to them. -- Alexf(talk) 10:25, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
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The Bugle: Issue 204, April 2023
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Speedy deletion declined: User:Abdiasiis haji/sandbox
Hello Alexf. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of User:Abdiasiis haji/sandbox, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not unambiguously promotional. Thank you. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 12:24, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2023
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- A request for comment about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.
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You may wish to revoke TPA. Cahk (talk) 07:53, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
- @Cahk: Done -- Alexf(talk) 08:40, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue 205, May 2023
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Delete User:FeesasTime0
Hello @Alexf.
Thanks for blocking the above user, can you please delete their user page too? - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 21:30, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
- @Illusion Flame: I see it has already been done. -- Alexf(talk) 22:05, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
Salebot10
Suggest you revoke talk page access following your block of Salebot10 (talk · contribs). Thanks. 10mmsocket (talk) 12:14, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
- Was done already - RedvDel was now done too. Thanks. -- Alexf(talk) 12:58, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
VRT, lost password & block
ticket:2023051710014919 could do with your attention please. Cabayi (talk) 06:38, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- @Cabayi: I never use it, so I tried. It does not let me in. I do have the proper password (I checked) and the Authenticator 2FA token, but still fails to allow entry. Asked for a reset, system said it sent email, Email never came (not even to spam folder), so something is wrong. Can't enter. Sorry. -- Alexf(talk) 10:24, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
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User Talk IPs
I know you just left them a note instead of blocking them, and I assumed that was that for my AIV report so I removed it, but are you sure they're not the same person? (maybe I'm assuming you saw my report, and you didn't actually see it).
Summary:
I reported 203.180.194.249 for likely block evasion of 203.180.194.247 (who is currently blocked). The reason for that, other than that they are in the same /28 IP range, is that both of these IPs do this user talk page stuff, both include the same words somewhere and do number counting things (and frankly a lot of other similar behaviour). The .247 has also edited both the .249's talk page (diff:1153894914) and the talk page of the other IP I mentioned 39.110.203.250 (their first 3 edits).
1 to 2 hours ago the active IP doing this talk page stuff was 203.180.194.248.
For ease of investigation:
- 203.180.194.247 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) *the currently blocked IP.
- 203.180.194.249 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) *the IP that you removed the talk page spam from and left the note. (.247 edit: [1])
- 39.110.203.250 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) *an IP that has been blocked before and does the same thing. (.247 edits: [1], [2] & [3])
- 203.180.194.248 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) *most recently active IP, does the same talk page thing, has been blocked once.
– 2804:F14:80B6:3101:94AC:3D6C:795E:EF8A (talk) 01:45, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- Well at any rate, the .249 has since also edited over your note with the same behaviour, completely ignoring it, regardless of if these IPs are all the same person and evading the .247's block or not.
- – 2804:F14:80B6:3101:94AC:3D6C:795E:EF8A (talk) 06:20, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- Actually, I've noticed <this>, which seemingly includes the name of a real school that matches the 203 IPs. I don't know if this is, as some of the pages imply, something that a school is doing. Things like <this> with that summary could possibly indicate that though.
- At any rate, I've removed the 2 words I said was a pattern, as I suspect that might be a name.
- – 2804:F14:80B6:3101:94AC:3D6C:795E:EF8A (talk) 09:54, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks. I was out for three days so I did not get to see messages. -- Alexf(talk) 09:44, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
- Looks like they made an account Yusaya 4532. Was(is) reported at AIV because it was submitting drafts. Same general talk-page behaviour as the IPs. – 2804:F14:80B3:CB01:7580:2AB6:654D:D95B (talk) 14:38, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
- As the AIV reporter mentioned, this user also has an IPv6 (here's the </64>) - seemingly wasn't very active recently, except it was VERY active about a year ago, got a few blocks. Their behaviour has changed quite a bit, in that they were doing random stuff everywhere, not just their talk page, but still <some similarities> like that name, this time as the summary.
- I think it now seems safe to conclude that this is one person, not an entire school. – 2804:F14:80B3:CB01:7580:2AB6:654D:D95B (talk) 15:08, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
- Just an update, not that it made sense for me to keep bringing this to you, but for closure: This person is now globally locked, centred on Yusaya 4522, because at some point after making those initial accounts they made even more and did this in multiple wikis (or perhaps they already did this before in multiple wikis as IPs).
- Quite the escalation. – 2804:F14:80B3:CB01:BC7E:3A4B:5EFD:7ED5 (talk) 12:19, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
- Looks like they made an account Yusaya 4532. Was(is) reported at AIV because it was submitting drafts. Same general talk-page behaviour as the IPs. – 2804:F14:80B3:CB01:7580:2AB6:654D:D95B (talk) 14:38, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks. I was out for three days so I did not get to see messages. -- Alexf(talk) 09:44, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue 206, June 2023
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2023
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- Contributions to the English Wikipedia are now released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) license instead of CC BY-SA 3.0. Contributions are still also released under the GFDL license.
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A cookie for you!
Thanks for welcoming me when I was new to the Wikipedia! :D ⌬ CH₃mificαtion! ⌬ 06:02, 20 July 2023 (UTC) |
The Bugle: Issue 208, August 2023
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Administrators' newsletter – August 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).
Interface administrator changes
- The tag filter on Special:NewPages and revision history pages can now be inverted. This allows hiding edits made by automated tools. (T334338)
- Special:BlockedExternalDomains is a new tool that allows easier blocking of plain domains (and their subdomains). This is more easily searchable and is faster for the software to use than the existing MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. It does not support regex (for complex cases), URL path-matching, or the MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. (T337431)
- The arbitration cases named Scottywong and AlisonW closed 10 July and 16 July respectively.
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Junicode edit
Hi Alexf,
I do not understand the message you left me to the effect that you have removed an inappropriate link. First of all, you don't seem to have removed it.
If you do remove it, what will be the result? Will you restore the statement that the latest version of this font is 1.002, which has been inaccurate for nearly two years? The note on that statement linked to a place where one could download an obsolete version. Do you mean to restore that link?
It has been a frustration to me for (as I said) nearly two years that the Wikipedia entry for my font linked to an obsolete version. I was uncomfortable about correcting it myself, but I thought it less ethical to get someone to do it for me, or to do it anonymously, so after thinking about it for a long time I did it propria persona. When the message about conflicts of interest popped up, I read it. There was a great deal of talk there about trying to use Wikipedia to make a profit, which would obviously be unethical, but since Junicode is an Open Source project from which I have never made any money (well, someone many years ago left a $25 donation on the SourceForge site, but you know what I mean), and never expect to make any, I decided it was all right to update the entry.
I apologize if I was mistaken. But I would ask: what are you going to do? Restore the inaccurate information? Delete the whole entry (though Junicode is considered an important Open Source project)? Or simply remove the link so that your readers will be unable to find the resource the article is about?
I'll be interested to see what you decide.
Best wishes, Peter Psb1558 (talk) 23:09, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Psb1558: Peter. I understand your concern. First, the post has not been removed. The canned message said so in error, (used the wrong message). I cleared that. The point here is that you, with all good intentions of fixing an old entry, are posting to your own data, which is a sign of spamming your own work, and not viewed as acceptable in Wikipedia. -- Alexf(talk) 00:03, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
- I wasn't looking at it from that point of view, but I get it, and I will comply with your policy. Psb1558 (talk) 00:20, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
Assistance Request
Hello, I've been addressing fostered content issues on Wikipedia over the past month and there are now four remaining in usertalk space. One of these is on your User talk:Alexf/Archive 4. If you would be willing, would you replace the entire contents of the "Doczilla's RFA" section with the following code block to correct the syntax issues (one fostered content error, a table tag issue, two obsolete tags, three missing end tags, and three stripped tags)? While I'd normally make a smaller change X to Y in this sort of situation, this particular section had layered issues and it is just easier to fix the whole thing in one go.
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Thank you, and if you have any questions, let me know. Zinnober9 (talk) 15:58, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
- Done but there seems to be a missing image. -- Alexf(talk) 18:32, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
- The Godzilla reverse image? Yeah, that was removed from Wikipedia in 2011 for a possibly unfree file issue. Since red links/removed files aren't a WP:LINT issue and don't need to be fixed, I'm leaving that as it was.
- I didn't mean for "Change to" to be included within the change, but it isn't causing any issues.
- Thank you for your assistance! Zinnober9 (talk) 19:16, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
Moverspackersdirectories (talk · contribs)
Can you revert this user's page and revoke their talkpage access. I tried to post it to AIV, but the bot removed it because it thought that it was a comment underneath a different report. Thanks! 2601:1C0:4401:F60:6C1F:6C04:BDED:7E5B (talk) 17:57, 14 August 2023 (UTC)