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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Hello Cabayi: Thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia, and have a great New Year! Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 01:09, 1 January 2021 (UTC)



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Sorry

Hello , Cabayi I hope you have a great day. I had to make an edit on your archive talk.Sorry for that mistake. Actually i saw one click archive from you talk page. So i copied source code from your talk page but forgot replace my username there . As result one of discussion was archieved in your talk page. Sorry , I hope you will forgive me . Thanks Poppified (talk) 05:19, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

How could I hold it against you? It's funny and you tidied up after yourself. Thanks for the explanation. Happy New Year! Cabayi (talk) 09:55, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Cabayi!

Happy New Year!

Cabayi,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Question?

Hii, Cabayi, hope you're fine. I want to ask a question that can I create an article on the List of awards and nominations received by a tv series? Recently, I've created some awards and nominations articles that were received by an artist (here). I don't know whether it would be fine to create such an article. Another question, Is it appropriate to create an article named List of most-viewed (singer)'s music videos on YouTube? There are some most viewed articles by country present like List of most-viewed Pakistani music videos on YouTube. Thank you. Empire AS Talk! 12:41, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Empire AS, apparently it is a thing. Before splitting, please ask yourself whether the list, and the tv show's article, are so large that a split is desirable.
As for the List of most-viewed... articles, I'm not a fan. The numbers will change daily, and this isn't the Billboard charts. Once the numbers can't change any more (because one or more of the singer/Pakistan/YouTube cease to be) then it might be stable and encyclopedic. That's just my opinion, not policy.
I see that the only two country lists are for India & Pakistan. To an outsider like me it looks senseless, like an India vs Pakistan pissing contest, which just narrowly avoids WP:ARBIP. I hope that helps, Cabayi (talk) 13:26, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Regarding AN3 and Türksat

Big thanks to you an Ed for blocking that sockpuppet at WP:AN3 and starting an SPI! Last thing I needed was some vexatious edit warring discussion after dealing with bs at the article in question (I regret doing recent changes patrol when it was being edited -_-). Best, Caius G. (talk) 00:06, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks

For catching the typo! Regards. Pasdecomplot (talk) 09:50, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

"howtodiscuss.com" rangeblock

Hi Cabayi, at this SPI you imposed a rangeblock on

to prevent spamming of howtodiscuss.com into various bed-related pages. The block has expired and the user is at it again. Would you be able to reinstate the rangeblock for a longer period? Thanks, Wham2001 (talk) 15:20, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

I see that whilst I was posting this HJ Mitchell blocked the most recent IP for 31 hours. I still think that a (say) two-week rangeblock would be appropriate. Best, Wham2001 (talk) 15:23, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
Wham2001, I just spotted the AIV report. I wasn't aware of the background. Now that I am, I've blocked the /29 for a month. If that doesn't work, we might have to explore other options like an edit filter. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:28, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
HJ Mitchell, thank-you very much! Best, Wham2001 (talk) 15:29, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
It's like they were waiting for me to step out for an hour! Thanks for handling this HJ. Cabayi (talk) 16:19, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
Coming back to this (sorry! – but it seemed better than filing at SPI again) the same edits are also being made by
Would you mind blocking that IP as well? Thanks, Wham2001 (talk) 10:41, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
I'd rather you filed an SPI:
  • for WP:ADMINACCT;
  • to ensure that if/when Sohag764242 sees sense and decides to appeal their block, we have a full picture of their socking;
  • because the SPI opens up tools to look at the socking which aren't available on my talk page;
  • because it makes the behaviour more visible to other users - we shouldn't be relying on your/my/HJ's eyeballs landing on the spamming each time it happens. Cabayi (talk) 11:36, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    OK – that makes sense, and I will do so. Thanks! Wham2001 (talk) 11:38, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Fuzzymenge appeal UTRS 39309

Hi,

So the CU check came back and said it was unlikely that Fuzzymenge is a sock. With that in mind, would you mind if I unblock them?-- 5 albert square (talk) 20:55, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

On a personal level, I have no objection to you stepping in. On this case in particular I'd make a couple of points,
  • It needs handling alongside the SPI case - Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Klevehagfd - if Fuzzymenge is to be unblocked then Klevehagfd should be too.
  • CU explicitly left open the question of WP:MEAT (which they generally don't bother stating).
  • Fuzzymenge's report at WP:ANEW on Caius G. straight after Caius G. filed a report on Klevehagfd is way too far off the norm for the first edits of an unrelated new account. I'd love to see Fuzzymenge provide a plausible explanation.
That said, feel free to handle as you see fit. Cabayi (talk) 21:43, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
If you do decide in favour of an unblock that'll revive the issue of the UAA report - Special:Permalink/999333729 (right at the bottom). Cabayi (talk) 21:59, 12 January 2021 (UTC))

Jordanbpeterson

Did you block User:Jordanbpeterson from creating a new account? Isn't that what he's supposed to do? Troll Control (talk) 10:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

​

You may choose to edit under a new username (see information below), but keep in mind that you are welcome to continue to edit under this username.
— User talk:Jordanbpeterson#January 2021

-- Cabayi (talk) 10:08, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Came here for the same reason. I do not understand your block. "Username closely resembles another user," Which user. You are linking to an article. Christian75 (talk) 22:34, 27 January 2021 (UTC) (btw. Came here because the real Jordan B. Peterson complained on Twitter that he was blocked. Christian75 (talk) 22:37, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for catching that. Somehow the block was implemented with a mismatch between the block and the message. I've reblocked to that the block log reflects the message & my original intentions. I can see Troll Control's message makes more sense coming at it from the block log rather than the message. Cabayi (talk) 09:29, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

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User:Kmarhef

No problem, I don't take issue with CSD being conservative. Feel free to weigh in at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Kmarhef. Thanks! VQuakr (talk) 17:23, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

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SPI

Hey! I created Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Worldammaf, concurrent to the UAA reports. Another two have shown up since.--Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 12:58, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Question regarding CSD

Hello admin, I'm approaching you because someone told me that G11 is likely to be declined on user talk pages even when the page contains this kind of promo. The talk page discussion I've linked to above contains a link to your talk page, which is why I'm approaching you for advice. I can't recall that my speedy G11 on talk pages have been declined but I would like to know if my knowledge about G11 tagging is wrong. --Ashleyyoursmile! 10:21, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Ashleyyoursmile, there is a general presumption against deleting user talk pages - WP:DELTALK. Generally I'd remove the offending text with an edit summary of "rm non-talk" and, if that would leave the page blank, discourage a kneejerk reversion by adding a large distracting welcome message such as
{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia}}
To pluck an example from your CSD log, User talk:ANUP TECHNOLOGIES was eye-wateringly bad self promotion when you requested its G11 deletion. However the page had two previous revisions which contained cautions. Deletion has removed them from public view. Deletion has its place in the range of responses, but on user talk pages it needs careful consideration and is the last resort, not the first. Hope that helps, Cabayi (talk) 10:14, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
I see. Thank you for the explanation. Ashleyyoursmile! 11:25, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Lagoo sab?

Hi Cabayi, I saw that you blocked 58.182.176.169 as a sock of Lagoo sab. If it's true, then there's a lot of reverting to be done, since it's been the same person on that IP for the past year, and they've made a couple of thousand edits at least. I agree that their SPI report was bullshit, or at least completely incompetent, and may merit some sanction. But I don't think they fit the profile of Lagoo sab. The geolocation in Singapore doesn't match, they don't show much interest in pro-Pashtun/Afghan/Muslim edits, and they have various idiosyncrasies, e.g. in their edit summaries, that I don't see in Lagoo sab or their socks. You can also see their previous edits for the past few years from 58.182.172.95, 222.164.212.168, 202.156.182.84, and others before that. Given their tendency to carry on with unhinged rants, and various other problems, I don't have a high opinion of them. But I don't think they're evading a block, at least not the one of Lagoo sab. Thought you might like to know... --IamNotU (talk) 15:36, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

IamNotU, thanks for the insight. I acted on the basis that the IP's report on Acejet was no more than a rehash of previous reports filed by socks of Lagoo sab, Mirwais Hotak (talk · contribs) & Krzyhorse22 (talk · contribs). That's probably slim (though plausible) grounds for conclusively identifying the IP as a sock, but it definitely reframes the report as a personal attack rather than a genuine report filed for the good of the wiki. Cabayi (talk) 09:31, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Yes, definitely a personal attack, which they have a history of. I've been sort of keeping an eye on them because they seem to fit into that "There's nothing wrong with my editing!" category of users, who feel that they don't get the respect they deserve and complain that criticism of their edits or behavior must be harassment and bad faith by others ganging up on them. As far as I can tell, they didn't get their way at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Operation Ababeel (also Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion/Archive 357#Operation Ababeel), have noticed the filer's past history, and convinced themselves that the other !votes must be socks rather than multiple editors who legitimately disgreed with them. The SPI report was basically "look at all the times they were accused of socking, they must be socking again!" without any actual evidence. --IamNotU (talk) 12:37, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

ItsZippys

Hi Cabayi. A few days ago you renamed the user "IP Address" to ItsZippys (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). Unfortunately, this account was part of a series of account compromises by the LTA Arshifakhan1: see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arshifakhan61. It looks like the account rename request was filed fraudulently by an attacker, rather than by the legitimate owner of the account. In light of that, do you think we should move the account back to its original name of "IP Address"? Thanks, Mz7 (talk) 02:06, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Martin Urbanec renamed the other compromised account Bakerum back to A930913 on the advice of T&S so I'm following sound precedent in reverting rename as you suggested. I've updated the SPI accordingly. Cabayi (talk) 10:10, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

User has admitted to being a sock account

Hi Cabayi. I've come here because I noticed you were one of the last admins to block somebody after a report at WP:ANV. I've reported this matter to Primefac, but I believe he's currently offline. The Scottish user User:Greenock125 has used various IP addresses to edit since their account was blocked, and has admitted on their latest IP address's talk page that they are Greenock125, and also don't seem to grasp their edits are not permitted here using any account once they've been blocked on their main account. I understand you cannot publicly confirm the accounts are connected, but I'm not informally asking for a CheckUser to be run, just that they be blocked based on this admission alone. Thanks. Ss112 08:32, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Ss112, please file an SPI report on the IP as a sock of Greenock125 (talk · contribs). He already has a history of sockpuppetry. Playing whac-a-mole on his IPs, leaving messages on my talk page or Primefac's, without leaving any central record, will result in the block evasion being overlooked when Greenock125 next asks for an unblock and also means that you're the only one able to keep an eye on this misconduct.
Twinkle is probably the easiest tool to use in filing the SPI as it'll take care of the formatting for you. Hope that helps, Cabayi (talk) 09:14, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Cabayi, @Primefac: has told me I am wasting my time going to SPI to ask for a CheckUser to be run when IP addresses cannot publicly be disclosed as being connected to registered accounts for privacy reasons. This user has admitted on their talk page to being Greenock125. Why is that not reason enough for them to be blocked right now regardless of any SPI reports? I understand the importance of keeping a central record, but I've also been told it's a waste of time, so I'm at a loss as to what to do in instances like this, and I don't want to waste my time filing an SPI report if my filing is just going to be ignored or denied anyway because it can't be disclosed. Ss112 09:22, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Ss112, I didn't say that you'd get a CheckUser to confirm. SPI reports are not all about CU requests, behavioral evidence is examined too. At present the nature of that evidence is exclusively lodged in your mind, and maybe on a collection of IP's talk pages that nobody else would have any chance of piecing together. Cabayi (talk) 09:28, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I understand that SPI is more than CU requests Cabayi, but I'm more concerned about the immediacy here and it's pretty clear in this case—there's no need to "piece" things together. As you can see considering you just edited their talk page to reply, they have admitted to being Greenock125 in their messages there. Why have you not blocked them based on this alone? I understand they're not making disruptive edits per se, but they should be denied from editing using this account. They are just going to continue editing from it if they are not blocked. Ss112 09:35, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
And he'll continue to hop from one IP to another without consequence if there's no record of it. There's a whole bunch of tools built in to SPI that makes the task of follow-up more thorough (and more easy). SPI report first, then blocks. Cabayi (talk) 09:40, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I am really taken aback here. This isn't about me. I brought to your attention that somebody has admitted to being a blocked editor, but you're more concerned about whether I follow protocol in filing an SPI on them or not? I thought any admission of this sort when this user have nothing to gain by lying would result in a block on their current account to prevent further editing straight away. If they hop to another IP after this, then what? I have to keep filing SPIs and wait weeks for anything to be done about them? Meanwhile, they continue being allowed to edit even after having confessed to being said editor, and anybody who knows is just supposed to sit by and allow it too? Ss112 09:50, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Ss112, it's not about you. It's not about the protocol. This is not his final IP. He will continue. He will appeal his block. And if the history of block evasion is not documented he may well get an unblock.
The blocking of this IP is not the end of the road and I won't treat it as if it is.
I've told you why an SPI is needed. It's your choice. You could have filed it in far less time than you've taken trying to bludgeon me into acting without it. Cabayi (talk) 09:57, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
And if I filed an SPI right now, would you act upon it right now instead of making me wait in a queue for weeks? If the answer is no, then I don't see a point. Ss112 10:01, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I have filed an SPI at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Greenock125. It would be much appreciated if you could review this and block accordingly at your earliest convenience. Thank you. Ss112 10:15, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Ss112 - done. Thanks for filing. The IPv6 edits were well worth documenting as they show he's been evading his block since the day it was imposed. That will cast a shade on any unblock request 'til the autumn. Cabayi (talk) 10:33, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Cabayi, just want to let you know of a similar situation (that I also alerted Primefac to, with no reply as of yet) with the blocked user Tbone49 that I've just now filed at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Tbone49. The user lives in Canada, this range geolocates there, they edit primarily from the Android app (as did Tbone49), and can't help but return every Friday and throughout the week to update new music releases (especially the List of 2021 albums article) as well as Ava Max topics, as they were previously reported for a year ago. If you could check that out, I'd greatly appreciate it. There's no admissions in this instance, but I think it's fairly clear it's the same editor. Thanks. Ss112 16:34, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

For what it's worth, I apologise for the confusion that has resulted from my replies (or lack thereof) regarding IP editing and SPI. I am still (relatively) new to the whole CU thing, and ArbCom business itself has taken up more priority than learning the intricacies of SPI. I was not thinking about record-keeping and not-CU-connecting IPs to blocked users, which is definitely a valid reason for filing. Primefac (talk) 14:14, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

@Primefac: At this point, I'm really just more concerned that either you or Cabayi can review/close Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Tbone49, because they continue to edit. Ss112 12:11, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Just found a new one, Special:Contributions/RSS578, so have filed a new report at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Greenock125. Should've realised it already, but this user has created articles that Greenock125's now-blocked IPs later expanded. Also created a nav template for the artist Tom Grennan, whose song the IP you blocked earlier expanded an article for. They just can't resist editing topics that give them away. Any new popular British artist's articles, the latest contestants for Eurovision, COVID statistics for Scotland... Ss112 01:52, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
In addition to the new Greenock125 filing, I've also just opened Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/BlaccCrab with some fairly obvious evidence that this IP editor from the same location as BlaccCrab is them. I would have notified Coffee about this, but I believe they're retired? Anyway Cabayi, if you can review these when you get some time it would be great. Thanks. Ss112 10:54, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi Cabayi. I see you've been closing sockpuppet investigations recently... Greenock125's still running rampant editing on Special:Contributions/86.150.247.128. This report is still outstanding on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Greenock125. Thanks if you can close and block ASAP. Ss112 00:08, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Have a very happy adminship anniversary on your special day!

Best wishes, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 07:05, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. Cabayi (talk) 07:56, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Day!

Wishing Cabayi a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! History DMZ (HQ) † (wire) 13:25, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
Thank you. Cabayi (talk) 15:25, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Wishing Cabayi a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! NASCARfan0548 ↗ 18:49, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Can you believe it's only a year since you became admin? NASCARfan0548 ↗ 18:58, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. It's certainly been an interesting year in all kinds of ways Cabayi (talk) 19:54, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

URL update reverted

Hi Cabayi, We are trying to resolve a reference error on the SoftServe corporate page, however have seen that you have undone the resolution several times. There is an error in the URL of the reference citing number 29. We have tried updating the URL, and removing the statement all together and yet you undo the edits. What update do you propose that will allow us to resolve the flag on the page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:200:bef0:6d4a:ba4b:ca9a:f7c5 (talk • contribs) 13:26, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

2600:1700:200:bef0:6d4a:ba4b:ca9a:f7c5, that's a rather disingenuous & misconceived way of describing the edits.
  • Who is "we"?
  • "trying to resolve a reference error" - no, you've been removing a maintenance tag, {{Undisclosed paid|date=June 2020}}, from the article which indicates that paid editors have made significant contributions which may need addressing.
  • There is no "SoftServe corporate page". There is an encyclopedia article about SoftServe.
  • "an error in the URL of the reference citing number 29" - your edits have not touched that reference.
  • Your edits were previously done by MagikSquash (talk · contribs). Is that you? If not, what is your relationship?
  • What is your relationship with SoftServe?
With answers to these questions I'll be able to point you in the right direction. - Cabayi (talk) 13:48, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi Cabayi - "we" are the corp marketing team here at SoftServe. This IP. We are not trying to be disingenuous in any way, but are rather trying to resolve the issue. We have no relationship with MagikSquash. The company has had trouble with paid trolls posting incorrect information in the past in various digital outlets. We'd like to resolve the issue or remove the information that is causing the flag as it is not material to the contents of the page. Can you help us understand how to best solve the issue? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:200:bef0:6d4a:ba4b:ca9a:f7c5 (talk • contribs) 14:56, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

The article has been edited by you; you're paid to look after the company's image; so the tag remarking on paid contributions is quite correctly placed. If you want to get rid of it, the only way I can see that's possible is to revert to a revision before Atlantic306 spotted the paid editing (A3, could you give a pointer?) and then for you to leave the article alone. Create a user account (which belongs to ONE person, not your team), declare your PAID conflict of interest as required, and confine yourself to requesting edits by using the {{request edit}} template on the article's talk page. Cabayi (talk) 15:42, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the insight. We will take the steps above and understand the parameters and mission of the site.

Hi Cabayi, the tag was added because the article had been edited by at least two undeclared paid editors but if the procedure you have outlined is followed including full disclosure I have no objections to the tag being removed, regards Atlantic306 (talk) 00:18, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Draft:Anubrato Mandol

Please check this article immediately as it very notable political person in bengal region. It is more to know this person for every people. Although it doesn't qualify WP:NPOL but it has NPOV. This I asked for because this year we have West Bengal Legislative assembly elections and this person is more important factor in every election session in West Bengal.TTP1233 (talk) 04:41, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

I didn't get any response from you. Can you please answer my question? TTP1233 (talk) 13:45, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

TTP1233, there was no question asked. You stated, in effect, that you want to skip the queue for review. I don't do that. Cabayi (talk) 17:50, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

I was totally confused on my writing. Anyways let's end this discussion. I will ask any questions later if I get time. Thanks TTP1233 (talk) 03:42, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Stop reverting and taking my information off the CA Gubernatorial 2022 page

I am editing MY OWN INFORMATION about ME as a CANDIDATE who has actually filed 2022 paperwork to be a candidate

Leave my information alone. I have entered it as completely TRUE. I WROTE my own Website, I have entered my own information and it's NOT to be REMOVED because someone doesn't like that I'm running for the PEOPLE. TheTruthGen222 (talk) 14:24, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

TheTruthGen222,
- Cabayi (talk) 14:37, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

I am not shouting, I am HIGHLIGHTING words that need to be paid attention to, because I do not use all the format code you all know how to use, I just put the information there in a hurry because I have other things that must be focused on. So what is the issue with leaving my information alone? Manual of Style is not used by others on the page, so why discriminate against me? I am only wanting my information left there because I am not putting too much information and do not want to change it later. TheTruthGen222 (talk) 14:42, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

You are confusing Wikipedia, an encyclopedia which has both style and standards which it enforces, with a free-for-all campaign bulletin board. Cabayi (talk) 14:57, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

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Good karma

@Cabayi: Thank you so much for the shiny new name! GreenBlueGreen (talk) 13:31, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

My pleasure GreenBlueGreen. Like I said, if you experience any collision/confusion with greenbluegreen (talk · contribs), feel free to request another rename. But since they've not edited in several years and only made one edit you should be OK. Happy editing, Cabayi (talk) 13:36, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Can this user be blocked?

Hello, sorry to bother you but can this user please be blocked as soon as possible? Thank you. --Ashleyyoursmile! 08:25, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Done. Cabayi (talk) 08:26, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
Thank you very much. Ashleyyoursmile! 08:37, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Mathew Knowles

A section you undid on this page was added again, and I'm not sure the info listed is accurate and figured you undid it for a reason, but this user who added it seems to really want it on the page and thought I removed it/threatened to report me for vandalism. The same user insists on adding professorship to the info box despite the previous edit already listing Knowles as a college professor. I'm not sure what to do. 2600:1702:2A40:3E40:CDB6:748B:19A1:9CF8 (talk) 00:56, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for flagging this up, and to Praxidicae for putting the pieces together. Cabayi (talk) 16:56, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
Yeah, it's a long term target (and shouldn't be protected cause it's a great honeypot) VAXIDICAE💉 16:57, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
Oops, it'll be a honeypot again in a fortnight if you'll forgive me. Cabayi (talk) 17:00, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Redirects from my name change

Hi there -

I noticed you were the admin responsible for moving my userspace pages over when I changed my name. I was wondering if you could delete the redirect pages for my old username, (CatcherStorm). I only wish to be associated with my current username and I don't want any redirects. Thank you. LJF2019 talk 08:58, 29 March 2021 (UTC)`````````````

IP you previously blocked

Hi Cabayi, Special:Contributions/86.29.54.26, the IP you blocked for only one month is again being used after its unblock by Greenock125. Would you be able to apply a longer block since it is again being used for sockpuppetry? Thanks. Ss112 18:51, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

6 months. Cabayi (talk) 19:33, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Danny Mann

I heard that Danny Mann just got deleted from Wikipedia, and I wanna bring him back onto this wiki were he absolutely deserves. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexkrzywicki1 (talk • contribs) 20:33, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

You are a dispenser of resolutions and justice. I have seen how you intervene in conflict and am impressed with your guiding complex situations to ends that the involved parties accept. I am impressed. Blue Rasberry (talk) 01:00, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Unblocks

The user was on IRC, getting help in realtime. I had just finished explaining the importance of changing the username, when I noticed that you had blocked the user in the interim. Your action definitely underlined that importance, thank you.

That said, since I was chatting with the user in realtime and explaining what mistakes they had made and how to correct them, I felt that insisting they go through the whole process of requesting an unblock, which I would then have to explain to them, before granting that unblock, would have been needlessly bureaucratic. DS (talk) 19:31, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks DragonflySixtyseven for the explanation. Mystery solved! Cabayi (talk) 06:06, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

New Greenock125 sock(s)

Hi Cabayi, I filed a short SPI just to be safe, but I thought you might want to block 86.187.160.218, which Greenock is now using. Updating Scottish topics, and you previously blocked 86.29.54.26 so it's a pretty straightforward case. Not sure if you want to just block that, or expand it to a larger something in 86.187.xxx.xxx range. Thanks. Ss112 16:16, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Also, just to add to this, I listed another IP in the same range at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Greenock125. Didn't request CU as usual. Ss112 10:06, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
(talk page watcher) Just noting that this one is probably going to be tough to rangeblock; aside from the 6 months one (which is essentially static), the rest are BT Group IPs – the ranges are pretty wide, some of them are public WiFi networks, and the assignment pattern of that ISP is... suboptimal. Blablubbs|talk 10:49, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
@Blablubbs: Thanks for looking into it. I'm not sure what can be done about it either, as this user just keeps popping up using more and more different IPs. One way to find their new socks, and I address this to Cabayi too, is to check whoever's been editing Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/United Kingdom/Scotland medical cases April 2021 (and as the months go by, Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/United Kingdom/Scotland medical cases May 2021 and so on), as without fail, Greenock125 inevitably returns to update data there and the ones who have also edit music topics around updating that page's data usually proves to be Greenock125. I've just added Special:Contributions/2A00:23C4:B904:9A00:798B:937:3C37:F52E to the SPI page. Not sure how much in common with the others this IP has and if this complicates things. Ss112 13:54, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
Ss112, that IP appears to be part of a pretty stable /64 range (2A00:23C4:B904:9A00:0:0:0:0/64 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))), which should be blockable for an extended period of time. Blablubbs|talk 14:10, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
@Blablubbs: If Cabayi could block that range it'd be helpful as it appears Greenock125 has been using it regularly since December 2020. Those are all his interests the range has edited, with hardly any exceptions. Ss112 14:26, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
@Ss112: Yep, appears to be all them. I've requested a block. Best, Blablubbs|talk 14:34, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Lalitpur City FC and other Nepal Super League teams

Hi. Please restore the article. Because it belongs to G5: This applies to pages created by banned or blocked users in violation of their ban or block, and that have no substantial edits by others. I contributed to the improvement of that article. Please take it into account. Sincerely, --TarPas (talk) 06:15, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

TarPas, restored. Cabayi (talk) 08:03, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
Also Pokhara Thunders & FC Chitwan the other two you had edited. None of them pass the WP:FOOTYN notability criteria until they actually play - WP:CRYSTAL. Cabayi (talk) 09:05, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Cabayi. Sincerely, --TarPas (talk) 09:42, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Dhangadhi FC, Biratnagar City FC, Butwal Lumbini FC

Hello again. Please restore these articles as well. It was deleted for the same reason. Sincerely, --TarPas (talk) 12:59, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Do not block

Cabayi please don't block again. Because I need to use Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeffersonkendric3 (talk • contribs) 14:03, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Puteri Indonesia page being vandalized by user who deleting a tons of images on gallery section

Hi Cabayi, I saw Puteri Indonesia page being vandalized by this Filipino user HiChrisBoyleHere, as he did on 1, 2, 3 appeared to be disruptive and grammatically incorrect. he kept on acting like he is fixing grammar, but after I saw what he did is purposely for vandalism only account by deleting a tons of images on gallery section. Please help to prevent this happen again!--Lukewon (talk) 14:15, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

Technical query

I relation to diff, prior to this user showing up they were mentioned in a checkuser template and a userlinks template. Do either of those templates generate a user notification?--Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 15:49, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Already answered there, so no need to look. Thank you.--Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 16:10, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
Edit conflict be damned - you WILL have an answer now I've written it! ;-)
Eostrix, checkuser no, userlinks yes. Noping & noping2 don't ping either. Special:WhatLinksHere/User:DriedGrape tells you which pages may have pinged. Cabayi (talk) 16:15, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

TPA

Hi Cabayi. You blocked Fernando Event Designer for spamming, and then they posted spam [1] on their talk page. You might want to consider revoking talk page access. Thanks. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:47, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the pointer Drm310.
Digression: Most of the block appeals I come across at WP:UTRS I decline and refer back to the user's talk page beacause I believe the community has the right to know what promises and self-reflection the appellant has shown, and the basis for the the admin action - WP:ADMINACCT. So, back to the question in hand...
I'm reluctant to revoke TPA for that single transgression, even though it doesn't reflect well on their understanding of Wikipedia and of what's required of them. Without holding much hope, I'd like to leave them scope to appeal on-wiki for the moment. Thanks for reverting and I hope you understand, Cabayi (talk) 19:28, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Theresa Donnely

She was reelected treasurer of the Law Society for a second term this week. I believe that this meets the criteria for notoriety but her article was previously deleted so I guess the first step is to contact you? I'm relatively new to wikipedia edits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Martinscriminalcode (talk • contribs) 18:07, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

She's acquired an "h" and lost an "l" since you created Teresa Donnelly?
The problem last time was that the text in the article was copied from another website in violation of their copyright - it was not a problem of notability. If you still feel you're new and unsure of the process it'll be easier (and less stressful) to use Wikipedia:Article wizard as an aid to creating your draft. Good luck, Cabayi (talk) 18:27, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Re-creating new Olufemi Peters page

I write to notify you of my intention to recreate a page you deleted on 16:44, 23 March 2021. The name of the page is Olufemi Peters. Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mgujungu (talk • contribs) 13:37, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up Mgujungu. Olufemi Peters was previously created by a rather persistent sock puppeteer. May I ask what motivates your desire to recreate this article? Cabayi (talk) 19:49, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Olufemi Peters is a professor of chemistry and researcher and the current Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria[1]. He was also a former Chief Executive officer of Nigeria Stored Product Research Institute who has Patented a non-toxic pesticide, NSPRIDUST®, to store grains.[2]

I believe a page dedicated to him is needed.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mgujungu (talk • contribs) 22:17, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/429366-national-open-university-gets-new-vc.html
  2. ^ https://hallmarknews.com/nigeria-spends-400m-annually-pesticides-nspri/
An article about (not "a page dedicated to") a notable topic such as the current Vice-Chancellor of a University is certainly merited. Good luck Mgujungu. Cabayi (talk) 05:28, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

St Monica's College Page

Hello Cabayi,

I would like to thank you for unblocking me and being fair. I appreciate it.

Moving forward, I would like to understand how I can edit the Wikipedia page whilst notifying administrators that I may have a COI or am Paid by the organisation (as I am an employee).

Would the best way be to contact you as an admin, send what I want changed OR is there a way were I can edit myself?

Just to clarify, my intent is not to promote the College, rather to update information (fees, house colours, new infrastructure, deleted subjects etc.) and achievements.

Any information would be helpful.

Regards,

Jordan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JordanfromSMC (talk • contribs) 05:10, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

The guidance for editing with a conflict of interest was left on your talk page - User talk:JordanfromSMC#Managing a conflict of interest. The specific point is

* propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles you can use the {{request edit}} template);

- that is, on Talk:St Monica's College.
Please bear in mind, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not your school's website which is the appropriate place to publish your fees list, facilities, & subject options. Cabayi (talk) 05:53, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

One edit change in the page List of political parties in India

I observed that page needs one more edit. Pattali Makkal Katchi is not a state recognized party and should be put in unrecognised list of table. This is the official list of 'State recognised parties' in India.[1] 

You can see Pattali Makkal Katchi is not listed here.

Regards Ihaveabandonedmychild (talk) 12:09, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ https://eci.gov.in/files/category/274-recognized-state-parties/
Ihaveabandonedmychild, I have no intention of imposing myself as the sole arbiter of what should be in the article List of political parties in India. You should use the template {{edit extended-protected}} on Talk:List of political parties in India, including your sources, to request any changes to the article. Cabayi (talk) 12:19, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Restoration of "John Baugh"

Hello. You deleted John Baugh, a page I created, after I was mistakenly blocked as a sockpuppet. Now that I have been unblocked, would you please restore the page? Thank you. CatCar28 (talk) 03:14, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

CatCar28 Done. Happy editing, Cabayi (talk) 06:42, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi Cabayi, thank you very much for this. :) I have changed their block. --Ashleyyoursmile! 05:56, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

TPA

Hi Cabayi. You blocked Cyberoryx but they've since repeatedly spammed their user talk page. Could you revoke their access? Thanks. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 16:52, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

 Done, thank you for the tip. Cabayi (talk) 17:00, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

AE

Hey, Cabayi! I can't see the info at the link you posted here, and I don't have enough experience at AE to understand what you're communicating. Are you saying that the user asked for a name change because they thought that might somehow hide their bad behavior/so that perhaps other editors wouldn't recognize them when they continued to edit in The Troubles? Sorry for being dense. :D —valereee (talk) 16:22, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Valereee, it wasn't a valid WP:Courtesy vanishing request, but quitting rather than continuing was clearly the intent. Cabayi (talk) 18:07, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

unblock my ip

recently i found error in my wifi then i connect to data and you bannd my ip please unblock or un-ban my ip thanks AryanHaider (talk) 22:45, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

AryanHaider, what's the name of your other account? Cabayi (talk) 00:12, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Rename clarification

Hi, I just wanted to understand further why my rename of my username wasn't accepted? I have a public declaration on User:Bradwalls1992 citing COF. I don't want my personal name in my username. Thanks. Bradwalls1992 (talk) 09:37, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

I haven't declined your request, just queried it. The reason you gave for your request was "No longer want real name as it has it's(sic) implications on personal life". If you continue writing about yourself then a change of username won't mitigate those implications. It seems to me you haven't thought it through. Cabayi (talk) 10:35, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
OK, thanks for that. No, I don't intend to continue to write about myself. I want to continue editing on wiki but just under a different name. Hoping you can approve it.. Bradwalls1992 (talk) 09:58, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

Here for a fun time, not a long time.

Peace out Cabayi. I'm retired baby woohoo! Sirmeowington (talk) 11:31, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

Siremeowington, thanks for reminding me of the futility of trying to help editors with a conflict of interest to get acquainted with Wikipedia's ways. They get what they want, and quit Wikipedia to promote their material elsewhere, or they don't and they start again with another account in the hope that next time round they'll get lucky. Either way Wikipedia suffers. Cabayi (talk) 12:04, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
Retired after eleven edits. They going for the record or what? ——Serial 12:24, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
​A retirement that came so soon after being called out for UPE. Do we really believe it's a retirement, or given the influx of SPAs on the article, is it an WP:ILLEGIT or meaty "clean" start? Cabayi (talk) 12:59, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

ANSWER

Then, you can just delete the word currently.

Continued at User talk:XANTHO GENOS 5.5.2024#List of equipment of the Russian Ground Forces. Cabayi (talk) 12:58, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Image spam

Thanks for your answer to my query at user talk:Traveling Uttarakhand. Unfortunately the image has been deleted from commons, so I can't see it. 😕 I am willing to believe that if both you and a Commons administrator saw it as sufficiently shammy to warrant blocking and deletion then it was, so I'll decline the unblock request. However, as a matter of interest, can you give me an idea what the image was? JBW (talk) 15:57, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

JBW, I'm afraid I have little recollection of the image - a landscape maybe? I had to search around to refresh my memory for your original question. I'd say my process was -
  1. URL = username → username problem (hard/soft?)
  2. shoehorning the URL into the image's author field (hard!)
It felt like a borderline call, so I won't throw my toys out the pram if you choose to differ. Cheers, Cabayi (talk) 16:42, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
OK, thanks for what you have said. When I saw the unblock request, the username looked like the name of a business, but the editing didn't look particularly promotional. However, even without seeing the image, I can see (1) that it really was the name of a business, (2) that the editor had a connection to that business, and (3) that, as I said above, more than one Wikimedia administrator had seen the image as promotional, so all put together that's enough, even if not as solid a case file as one might ideally wish for. JBW (talk) 21:35, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

I'm not a spammer.

I'm not a spammer at all, so don't get me wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JoeyNigro1 (talk • contribs) 07:58, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

My regret

I use my real name on Wikimedia projects. Please vanish the doxing. I regret all about it. I hope I still have the Right to Vanish. Please delete all pages contain my real name on here and here or the other pages on the websites.

I'm so really truly sorry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.1.232.112 (talk • contribs) 15:29, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Deepfriedokra, you renamed a CU blocked & globally locked user, Relly Komaruzaman (talk · contribs) to Purnawirapedia (talk · contribs) on request at your talk page - m:Special:Permalink/21638365. It looks like you got played. Is there a reason to rename? Cabayi (talk) 18:05, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
I have absolutely no intention of playing around. Thanks to everyone who has helped me hide my privacy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.125.246.62 (talk • contribs) 02:15, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

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Question - TfD closure by nominator

I noted you reopened a TfD for a template for "prematurely closed as withdrawn" by its nominator. Would that also apply to these two templates: Template:Final Fantasy VII chronology, and Template:Kingdom Hearts chronology - the nominator did the same with these on their TfDs. GUtt01 (talk) 13:53, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Would it kill you to link to the pages you want people to look at?
Yes, they were both WP:NACINV closures. I'll reopen & relist them. Cabayi (talk) 14:17, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
Apologies, I forgot to do so. Please forgive my mistake. But thank you for answering my question. GUtt01 (talk) 14:19, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

ACCOUNT HAS BEEN BLOCKED

Sir , Which information I added in Ullu Wikipedia pages, that's all true. But I know my fault is, not given a references(Citation). So for this I'm sorry, we will next time try our best to Contribute this Wikipedia platforms. So please Unblock me ! Mauryabhi7715 (talk) 21:12, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

responded on User talk:Mauryabhi7715. Cabayi (talk) 08:11, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

New user

I was browsing recent changes and spotted this new (unblocked) account adding an unblock me template to their userpage. User talk:005Zai. It appears they created a new account name instead of going through the correct unblock and rename request steps on User talk:Dmcworldwide1, who you blocked earlier for advertising. Since you have knowledge of them already, felt it was better the contact you than to report the account. Zinnober9 (talk) 20:58, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip Zinnober9. DMC1's block was for username and (ineffectual) advertising. I felt it was appealable with a change of username & a probable admonishment to avoid promotional editing. DMC12 looks like a possibly unwitting sock. The latest, following the blocks & warning, is a more knowing sock. However, I'm edging close to being WP:INVOLVED at this point and would rather that the case were subject to more eyeballs. I've filed Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dmcworldwide1. Cabayi (talk) 09:19, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
I didn't know about the DMC12 account, or else I would have sock reported as you have done. 005Zai had the appearance of attempting to follow the rules of unblocking (though poorly done), so I was assuming good faith since I hadn't seen the deleted edits of DMC1, and didn't feel I had enough confidence in bad sock vs a new person doing attempt of legitimate account corrections incorrectly. Thanks for the reply and the extra information. Zinnober9 (talk) 23:16, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

User:HarryKane9

I refuse to be welcoming to a user who has started upwards of 20 accounts in order to circumvent a ban. They’re clearly not here to collaborate on an encyclopaedia and should be treated with great impunity. – PeeJay 11:46, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

PeeJay, then file an WP:SPI report with your evidence. Being rude to a new user is not an acceptable alternative. Cabayi (talk) 11:51, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/DJdjPollard15 is awaiting a close and block following CU confirmation.--Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 12:59, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
I already did file an SPI report. This person is a known sockpuppet, the evidence is clear. I would not treat a random user this way, but the fact that this guy just won't take a hint is becoming tiresome. – PeeJay 13:37, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
Eostrix has already linked to the SPI for you. DJdjPollard15 has been at his nonsense for two years already and obviously gets his jollies off this stuff. Getting you blocked would be the whipped cream, sprinkles, and cherry on top of whatever he sees in this. Don't rise to the bait. WP:DENY him the thrill. Cabayi (talk) 13:53, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Apologies once again

I hope I'm not overburdening you with apologies, but I was wrong and you were right. I have rectified my actions and restored to what you had done. Again, please forgive me - I should have checked your user, because I only checked your talk page, which was stupid of me. I will wait for a year to renominate these templates for TfDs, if I still feel that they are not suitable for Wikipedia. Please forgive me again - I will also question on Wikiproject whether the guidelines for TfDs need some clearer instructions on this, based on what occurred. GUtt01 (talk) 15:21, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

A preferable outcome, one which will keep you from problems further down the road, would be if you treated all editors with WP:CIVILity & respect, not just admins. Cabayi (talk) 16:02, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
I do try to, mate. Sorry if I didn't in this case. GUtt01 (talk) 16:08, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
GUtt01, I think you'd be better served if you framed the decision to renominate around changes in the underlying situation rather than time elapsed. I'm still irked by a failed RFD I filed in April 2009 so I understand how you feel, but the decisions are about the consensus concerning the content, not about the feelings of those involved. Cabayi (talk) 10:34, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
Can you clarify by what you mean by "in the underlying situation"? I have learning difficulties, so its not easy for me to sometimes understand some things without a clear explanation. GUtt01 (talk) 11:56, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
If something was mentioned in the previous discussions, it shouldn't form the basis of a new discussion. A new discussion needs to be based on new points of consideration. Nor should a new discussion be based on something which was there before but nobody thought was worth mentioning. Something "new" need to form the basis of a new nomination. I hope you see the point. Cabayi (talk) 12:56, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
I do now. Thank you for clarifying it. I got myself a whole load of issues to resolve, which I myself must contend with. I hope you will read what I wrote in response to recent entries on ANI. Once again, my apologies for my actions - if you feel the need to make certain I learn from this and become better, I will understand the action you take, whatever it is and if you feel it is needed. GUtt01 (talk) 20:31, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
You now understand the issue, and that's all I could wish for. Happy editing. Cabayi (talk) 21:01, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for those words. I really hope I can improve and do better. I just read this, and felt my eyes tear up just hearing someone encouraging me in this manner. Do these words also reflect what I wrote down on ANI about the subsection of the discussion on me? If they do, and if you feel there is any pearls of wisdom you could impart on me to help me help myself, I would appreciate it. If the words are as good as these, I think I might soak my keyboard in a few tears just hoping I have found at least maybe someone to help me out at being better. GUtt01 (talk) 21:04, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Regarding the username change

Hi Cabayi, I just had a look at the account in question (with the username "Kuchikopi") and it appears to have no edits and was registered over a year ago, making it eligible to be usurped per the usurpation policy. However, Despite this, I would still want it to be formatted as two words: "Kuchi Kopi". With regards to how that account has no edits, will I need to request a rename at the usurp request page instead of simple in order to have my rename fulfilled? IcedQ (talk) 21:28, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

IcedQ, when I saw the two names I assumed that Kuchikopi was yours and that you might remember the password. Isn't it? Cabayi (talk) 05:28, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
No, it isn't. IcedQ (talk) 06:33, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Warmate Promise

Hi Cabayi, this is a bit belated but thank you for all the effort you put into the initial SPI. They have been going at it for quite some time now but at least going forward they make it easy. If I had the skills, it would totally make a yawning duck (quawn?) :) S0091 (talk) 18:31, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks S0091, it was an intriguing little investigation, not as obvious as some but definitely up there. Cabayi (talk) 18:58, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) Given how prolific he's been, I really feel like there needs to be a dedicated filter at this point to disallow any edit with his name and the word "comic" in it. *shrug* --Kinu t/c 01:15, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Diligence
For the arduous and thankless tasks you perform at SPI Celestina007 (talk) 20:25, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
Thank you Celestina007. I feel undeserving as I haven't been as active at SPI as I'd like. It's a spur to make an effort to get my SPI mojo back. Cabayi (talk) 14:09, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
Look, it’s you, Oshwah, Blablubbs, and RoySmith. AFAIK y’all are editors I see there whenever I go to file a case. That you four work there tirelessly is undebatable. A big thanks once more to you all for your time and effort there. Celestina007 (talk) 19:54, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
Happy to be here! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:17, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hi Cabayi. I just want to thank you for accepting my name change, I very much so appreciate it. I'd also give you a barnstar, exept I don't know how to make one. Thanks again. Twilight Sparkle 222 (talk) 17:53, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

White death

The other day I added, that sugar was also nicknamed white death but apparently it is not sourced and I should be banned. So, could I ask you to reverse an edit, that was reversing mine. As I consider it relevant to the article, and that is not an fictive name invented on the go.

As shown on my last page.

Thanks for all.

--Joujyuze (talk) 15:43, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

You don't need me to make the change for you. I wouldn't make an edit on the basis of the sources you provided, a blog and a very lightweight listicle. Cabayi (talk) 20:02, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Agreed. --Joujyuze (talk) 19:03, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Also I don't mean to make an edit war. So I asked.

--Joujyuze (talk) 19:06, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Need Suggestion on Sohan Thakur Article

Hie Cabayi,

My Friend Sohan Thankur is Well Known Person in Indian Television Industry, Some one already Created Draft Last year, so both page are conflict coz work Profile is same, i added Cite and Written all true and Facts Information.

I request you to review this Articles

Waiting for your positive feedback on this article.


Thanks Kimran999 (talk) 09:05, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

  1. Please provide links to the pages you're discussing. Life is too short to waste poring through Special:Contributions/Kimran999 to find the page you're talking about.
  2. "My Friend Sohan Thankur", you have a conflict of interest.
  3. Your draft, Draft:Sohan Thakur/2 would appear to be all your own work (hist) which denies attribution to the authors of the original version (hist).
  4. I don't believe he's notable & doesn't merit an article.
- Cabayi (talk) 09:17, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Draft:Sohan Thakur/2
Draft:Sohan_Thakur
This two pages Kimran999 (talk) 09:22, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
I know, I've already done the extra work and linked to them in my reply. Cabayi (talk) 09:28, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for your feedback.
Can you please Suggest me what should i do now. Kimran999 (talk) 09:34, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
You should stop editing about topics in which you have a conflict of interest. Cabayi (talk) 09:37, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Anjali Phougat

Hie,

You also Put AFD on Anjali Phougat.

Thanks. Kimran999 (talk) 10:22, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

links... Cabayi (talk) 10:28, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Anjali Phougat Kimran999 (talk) 10:52, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Kimran999, yes, I did. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anjali Phougat - Cabayi (talk) 11:03, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for AFD Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anjali Phougat,
Is there any issue with this Article, i can see many News Articles on "Anjali Phougat".
recently Time of India and Other Media Houses has publish news article on her about Cannes Film Festival 2021
thanks Kimran999 (talk) 11:09, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
The sources don't look reliable. I see blogs, advertorial, trivia, and pieces written by Phougat rather than about her.
The first revision contains tags implying it was copied from everybodywiki.com which does not adhere to the standards of this wiki. It may even be a copyright violation. Cabayi (talk) 11:25, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
What is your Suggestion,
Articles Need to be rewritten and Remove Poor Source.
Can you please Suggest me what should i do now. Kimran999 (talk) 12:19, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Edit other articles. Learn how Wikipedia works. Learn what notability is about. Creating articles is hard. There's a lot to be aware of, and learning while creating articles is the hardest way to learn. It's easier once you can see which topics are notable, what a reliable, verifiable, independent source looks like and the many other standards we hold ourselve to maintain. Cabayi (talk) 19:36, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the block

Hi. Thanks for the block on @Daxsaveriscriminal. I'm wondering if I can request a CU on this user. Given that this is an attack username, I'm thinking if there is another user behind this account, who was blocked because of my reporting to AIV, or maybe I reverted their edits and was not amused. (Surely, IPs can't be connected.) No reasoning other than this, and I don't really have any users that I suspect of for the CU to check against. Thanks for your thoughts. -- DaxServer (talk) 19:10, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Checkusers are not allowed to go on fishing expeditions. You'd need to have a well grounded idea of whose sockpuppet that user might be before CUs would be allowed to run the tools on them. I know it's a disappointment for you but the rules protect the privacy of us all. Cabayi (talk) 19:24, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for the info. I wish I knew more :) -- DaxServer (talk) 16:17, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

COI tags for Johnny Bacolas, Sleze, & Second Coming

Greetings Cabayi.

My friend Johnny Bacolas reached out to me this past Friday requesting my help to have the COI tags removed from the aforementioned pages. I've already taken the liberty of tweaking the Early life section on his personal page and removing the Citation tag that was put by GoingBatty. I was told that he had reached out to you personally and you had said you were willing to release the ticket to another volunteer if they wished, and seeing as how two of those articles (Johnny Bacolas and Sleze) were created by me in the first place, it makes the most sense that I step up to the plate. Although I didn't create the Second Coming article, I'm more than happy to take care of that one too, if it's no problem. Feel free to reach out to me any time to discuss this matter and what needs to be done to fix it. Shaneymike (talk) 01:45, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

  • "My friend Johnny Bacolas reached out to me..."
You also have a conflict of interest. The COI tags seem apt. Cabayi (talk) 06:22, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
Cabayi My apologies. Just to clarify, we're friends on Facebook. I do NOT do business with him nor do I have a stake in any of his ventures. I'm not a shareholder or anything like that. In the past, I had seen other users make changes to certain pages because they had direct contact via Facebook with the individual for whom the page was about. Again, I apologize for my mistake. Shaneymike (talk) 17:35, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
Just to note, a page which has also been created and edited by this person is The Rumba Kings. See also VRTS ticket # 2020112110007191 Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 08:09, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Dear Cabayi, First off, thank you for your feedback in recent emails. You mentioned in one of the email to me that you’ll release the tags if another editor wanted to step in.... "I was the editor who tagged the article so I'll release this ticket for another volunteer to step in if they wish." I've sent several emails to you following this email but didn’t hear from you so I contacted Shaneymike because I saw he had created a few of the related pages by clicking on "view history." I did not know we were Facebook friends at this time, since I have almost 5k friends. I initially contacted him on his talk page. Subsequently I realized we were connected on Facebook. There is no conflict of interest, I can assure you, as he has done as well. I’ve never met Shaneymike in person or even talked with him on the phone. There’s no relationship here, thus no COI. I was just trying to follow your instructions, and since he has a history editing for the band, and is familiar with the history, I felt it was the proper avenue to pursuit to clean things up. I hope you’ll allow him to fix things to your satisfaction, or alternately propose a resolution to remove the tags since I know they're not intended to be permanent fixtures. I will also not edit anymore on those pages. I hope these steps help to resolve things. I'll follow any suggestions you make as well. You assistance in resolving this matter is greatly appreciated.

Kindest regards, Johnny — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:600:9c80:5e10:4c8c:d3d7:ae67:cb62 (talk • contribs) 18:27, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

Dear Cabayi, Will you please respond to our messages above? We're awaiting your direction to resolve these tags. Thank you. Kind regards, Johnny — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:600:9c80:5e10:28c1:3e16:51f8:e1fb (talk • contribs) 01:44, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Juliusbear007, you have an account, please use it. Both you and Shaneymike have a conflict of interest with the topics you've written about extensively for years. You're asking the equivalent of how to de-marble beef. The taint of your conflict is, at this point, baked in to the core of the article. I wouldn't know where to start.
Your emails are still in the WP:VRT inbox. As promised, I have stepped away from handling them. It doesn't look like any other volunteer is inclined to step in. Cabayi (talk) 08:10, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Cabayi Yes, you are right. Again, I apologize. As far as any other future edits to those articles go, I'll see about using this for now but I get what you're saying about having those COI tags removed: the damage is done. Again, I apologize for not handling the situation better. Shaneymike (talk) 11:20, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

I apologize about the account not being logged in. I thought I was logged in. Since I don't personally know Shaneymike, I don't understand how this is a COI situation? Both myself and Shaneymike and testified to this? What is the definition of a COI "friend"? I don't believe we would meet the technical criteria. Please advise. May I ask for a one time exception for the pages, since they were edited in good-faith, from a neutral point of view, and true and accurate? I have seeked advice several times on the wiki help page and no one advised me that what I was doing would receive a COI tag. I will follow proper protocol from here on out, as I have a learned a lot. Again, I ask to please grant one time exceptions for these tags. Thank you kindly and thank you for your assistance.

"Affiliate"

The nomenclature of "affiliate" ought to be rather self-explanatory. The account was created, and by extension named, on my behalf by an, as mentioned, affiliate.

Moreover, is it really so necessary for you to know the reasoning as to why I want to change my username that it is worth creating such baseless debacles over? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lost Atheist (talk • contribs) 12:14, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you Lost Atheist. Yes, it's necessary because you're declaring the account to be WP:COMPROMISED. I'm obliged to block it and to ask you to create a new account which is yours, and yours alone. Cabayi (talk) 14:02, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much

For this

" * Irish RepublicanMedia was soft blocked, requested a username change to BalearicSunrise, then gave up waiting & registered BalearicSunrise. There's no fault between these two accounts.

I've interacted enough that I feel I should recuse myself from clerking this case. Cabayi (talk) 08:08, 15 August 2021 (UTC)"

Thank you for you're support, you are very reasonable and level headed.

I don't know why User:FDW777 is so hostile. I have read all the rules, why is it bad to help fix articles that have "The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for events" and similar warnings? I thought that might be something that would be encouraged & not discouraged. I have tons of literature on The Troubles, and contacts with former activists, I want to help make the topics as accurate as possible. I totally understand the "Irish RepublicanMedia" username being a conflict of interest and I think you handled it very well & fairly, but I don't understand the hostility for trying to add historically accurate info to a article. But again, thank you for your fairness. User:BalearicSunrise 20:56, 26 August 2021 UTC

BalearicSunrise, there's a world of difference between literature on The Troubles and contacts with former activists. The literature can be verified, private conversations with former activists cannot. Private conversations would also be original research. The five pillars are a good guide. Most of Wikipedia's policies are just the practical consequences of the five pillars.
There's plenty about the Troubles that needs documenting but Wikipedia is not the place for first publication of that analysis. The use of published literature is Wikipedia's desired source. Hope that helps, Cabayi (talk) 15:04, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
Oh yes, of course I wouldn't use a private conversation alone as a source, but they sometimes produce handy leads which can lead to more verifiable sources. Yes, that helps a lot, thank for your time. User:BalearicSunrise 18:33, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

WP:ROPE

I have drafted an alternative version of this essay at User:Cullen328/sandbox/One last chance and invite your input. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 22:57, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

Vanished user still editing

Hi, a user, whom you renamed as Vanished User 971547, is still editing. Is this allowed? WP:Courtesy vanishing seems to say it isn't, if that's what they were renamed in accordance with. I'm not sure what the procedure is in such a case but I suggest they be either blocked or renamed back if they wish to continue editing. It's quite confusing. Nardog (talk) 05:53, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for flagging this. I've renamed Vanished User 971547 (talk · contribs) back to Nishānt Omm (talk · contribs). Cabayi (talk) 06:29, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

September 2021

Hi, can you consider my account "SeanJ 2007" as my main account even though I am a sockpuppet of Sean Ethan James D. Querubin? The first account that I used was been reset using shuffled password and I cannot recover it. Other users don't answer to my response at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sean Ethan James D. Querubin that I will use this acc as main acc. SeanJ 2007 (talk) 04:00, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

I suggest you ask User:WayKurat. -136.158.42.180 (talk) 04:13, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
WayKurat is not an admin. SeanJ 2007 (talk) 04:16, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
WayKurat knows everything, sooner or later you'll be banned. -136.158.42.180 (talk) 04:30, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Almost

I think that's not entirely true; the WP:UP#OWN exception seems to be limited to declined unblock requests. I don't really care either way as there are probably arguments for both approaches. I just thought I should perhaps mention it. :D ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:07, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Regarding a user you renamed

I noticed that the user formerly known as User:Bonelink vanished without a trace. After a bunch of reading about MediaWiki internals to try to figure out what happened (block? global ban? WMF office action??) I figured out that I could look up the user in Special:Log, and saw that you renamed the user to User:REAS70, but I'm not a bureaucrat and am not privy to the details of their request. Given my concern at Talk:Osteogenesis imperfecta § Note for other editors in re possible COI of User:Bonelink, is there anything else you can tell me about what happened here? Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) please always ping! 17:28, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Bonelink requested a change of username. There was (and still is) no reason to decline it. I renamed the account.
Because they don't get deleted, checking the user talk page & its history is usually the easiest way to spot a rename.
REAS70 is still subject to the COI caution you left.
Divulging another user's email address on-wiki without their consent is WP:OUTING. Please don't do it again, the consequences are not trivial - "Edits constituting harassment will be reverted, deleted, or suppressed, as appropriate, and editors who engage in harassment are subject to blocking and banning". Cabayi (talk) 18:00, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
Oh yeah!, Bureaucrats no longer get to see the details of renames - it's been m:Stewards and m:Global renamers only for the last 7 years. Cabayi (talk) 18:05, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
I scarcely think that what I did rose to the level of WP:OUTING, a policy I am mindful of. The OIF [sends out a newsletter to anyone who requests it]. That newsletter, as I said, originates from an email address containing the user's username. Nowhere did I say that this means that the user has this as their email address—I'd have no way of knowing that. (In fact, I'd assume it not to be true because why would they use a newsletter email to sign up for Wikipedia? But now that you've seemingly confirmed it…) Furthermore, the email address of the OI Foundation is [public information]. This deletion was therefore improper. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) please always ping! 18:15, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
I'm confirming nothing. I have no knowledge of the user's email other than your statement, "...official email from which it sends email is...", where I read "it" as being the user rather than (as I now assume you meant) the foundation. Pronouns are ambiguous little suckers.
Your assumption regarding public information is not sound. Putting users together with public information is very definitely WP:OUTING. I used to search user name + article name & publish the resulting link to LinkedIn 'til I got slapped down for it. It's wrong. These connections can be easy to find, but that does not excuse placing them on-wiki.
I have already reported the deletion for oversight. Cabayi (talk) 18:35, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
I'm going to have to agree with Cabayi here; you can say "this user has the same name as the company" but you should not be posting their email address, just the same as if I came across a Twitter handle "Psiĥedelisto" I wouldn't be able to post it here without you first having disclosed it was yours on Wikipedia. Primefac (talk) 19:49, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
@Primefac: The user doesn't have the same name as the company though (which would be "OI Foundation"), the only relationship is through the email address. I don't know how else the relationship could be disclosed, unless you're saying that this relationship should never be disclosed on-wiki and should've been backchanneled? Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) please always ping! 21:03, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
Fair enough, I misread your initial statement, but the point still stands that you could have just left it at "they're connected" and left it at that. Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure#Reporting_undisclosed_paid_editors gives more options, including your "back channel" option. Primefac (talk) 21:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

My username

I've requested a new username, check it please, thanks. Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple. —Clipred (talk) 10:54, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

regarding the comment on Artlist page draft

Hi, thank you for your comments. You said that my description matches that of a paid editor, so obviously I wasn't aware of it so can you please share with what do I need to do now - I saw that the page has been deleted... can I create a new one with the instructors you will give me? Also you said that I repeated use of "we" - but I am not sharing the account with others... just me. Thanks--Ravit307 (talk) 10:33, 11 October 2021 (UTC)


I've added to my user page the PAID template disclosure, no problem. And Artlist indeed meet the threshold criteria outlined, there is no problem providing links from the media or any other thing needed. I've created a new improved Draft:Artlist How can I re-submit it for approval now that I did the disclosure? --Ravit307 (talk) 11:59, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Ravit307, the "new improved" Draft:Artlist looks very much like the previous version. The cited sources are mostly advertorial, churnalism and articles about the company's funding, acquisitions & ownership. None of those are reliable or independent. None of them contribute to showing that the comapny meets WP:NORG. Cabayi (talk) 14:40, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

I must say that I'velooked at other companies' pages, even some of Artlist competitors, and they gave even less articles that are all PR style... I've listed in the references some articles that the company had nothing to do with the publication, all written in notable well known media outlets. I truely cannot understand what more information are you looking for, I can add articles that the company is just mentiones but it's not good enough so I didn't, but this is not a company that exists 15 years - only 5 years and the media started to talk about it recently, so I can send you all relevant documents indicating it is a reliable company, just tell me what else I can do... --Ravit307 (talk) 14:47, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

The argument you're advancing has the shortcut WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS which tells you pretty much all you need to know. If you see articles about companies which do not meet WP:ORG feel free to nominate them for deletion.
"what else I can do" - leave it alone until the company becomes notable. You've tried twice and, had you tried harder, you couldn't have made a better case that Artlist is not (yet) notable. You're approaching the point where the title will be salted to prevent its further recreation. Cabayi (talk) 15:43, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi, I didn't said that the company isn't notable, it really is as you can see by simply Google it (and with over 16M clients all over the world which is not a small number), I just said it doesn't have a lot of media coverage from all the year it is exists, as to many other startups as well. I think that if we have an article on Epidemic Sound for e.g, we should be able to have an article on Artllist. I wrote the basic info about the company without any superlatives as you explained and wrote the history's milestones as neutral facts and gave each one several references from reliable notable media outlets, that not all of them are initiated by the company. I can add more articles such as this, no problem, I just thought you prefer the main big one on each fact/product/etc. I've followed what is written in the WP:ORG and gave articles that indeed meet the criteria. When I said I saw this award on other companies' pages - I meant to say that the award are notable and from reliable independent sources (not an award we had to submit to, but a list that was created by the media itself). I would appreciate the opportunity to create the page again in the best version we can do, and for you to re-review it from the beginning. Is it possible? --Ravit307 (talk) 05:52, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Nobody can grant or withhold permission. You are responsible for your own actions.
If the company is not notable no amount of writing will make it so.
I will not review it. It's only fair to you that you should get the opinions of multiple editors, not just my opinion repeated over-and-over again. Cabayi (talk) 07:17, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

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Deleting my page

Mr. Cabayi, why are you deleting my pages? LoxSheku (talk) 00:12, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

LoxSheku, because Wikipedia is an enctclopedia, not a web host. WP:U5. Cabayi (talk) 07:26, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Ok How can I create my own encyclopedia page? LoxSheku (talk) 01:00, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

Are you notable? Your previous 2 autobiographies indicated you are a college student which does not meet any of Wikipedia's threshholds of notability. Cabayi (talk) 07:27, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

My Block

I am User:ILiveinIndiaAsia you decline my block request so I want to say something You decline this https://utrs-beta.wmflabs.org/public/appeal/view?hash=edfb08ceb72ecf4e69c4330a00bccb89 so I want to say that I don't know that the user is blocked user and I get his request here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Redirects_and_categories so I think that The user is not a blocked user so I create that page and please reply anything at my talk page and you say that I too block because I help that blocked user so block me as a blocked user helper don't block me as Sockpuppet 2405:201:3000:412D:492E:BE57:E3C8:56EF (talk) 14:58, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

"blocked user helper" = WP:MEAT = WP:SOCK Cabayi (talk) 15:26, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
Yes, but I don't know that the user is blocked user and if I don't help him so any other user will help him because I got that here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Redirects_and_categories

I really don't know that he is a blocked user and I haven't help him I only write that article which was requested here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Redirects_and_categories — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2401:4900:51E2:2E69:A843:FEDB:9D68:1336 (talk) 15:46, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Delete a Wiki Account

'Dear Wikipedia English Those Users of Indonesia are the same, Since years he is updating wrongly wiki english using two or more users, please DELETE all them forever thanks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Andra_Febrian Andra Febrian is a fake name using more users anonym to make several dubious changes. https://whois-referral.toolforge.org/gateway.py?lookup=true&ip=114.10.18.118' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.186.249.169 (talk) 20:29, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

Grant High School page

Help
Hi, Im a student from grant high school | Mount Gambier SA 5290 and on the wikipedia page ive noticed that it is way out of date with new buildings,renovations and all thanks if you can help Declyn123671 (talk) 04:23, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
Declyn123671 Please read WP:COI, WP:CRYSTAL, WP:ELNO, WP:RS, WP:V, WP:IS & you'll understand why I removed your edits before, and I'm about to do so again. Our policy on contested edits is WP:BRD - bold, revert, discuss. You need to discuss your changes on the article's talk page, not to reimpose them. Cabayi (talk) 09:32, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

User you blocked verified and unblocked as result

Hi Cabayi! This is just a courtesy note that TimWilsonMP (UPOL block) has been unblocked as their identity was verified. You join Oshwah in the history of blocking notable people hehe . I've only blocked The Washington Post, which is far less exciting. --TheSandDoctor Talk 05:29, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Thanks TheSandDoctor. I'll cherish the memory alongside my AFD of some guy for not meeting WP:NPOL 3 weeks before he was elected Governor of Oklahoma Cabayi (talk) 17:55, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi

Forever. Sock of Cambria Math.

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.


Will I be blcoked?  regards, Orbit Wharf  💬  |  📝 15:27, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

Maybe. Cabayi (talk) 15:28, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

For ever?  regards, Orbit Wharf  💬  |  📝 15:29, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

Maybe. Is there any hope you'll edit for the good of Wikipedia rather than being a drain on the time and energy of other editors? Your conduct up until now doesn't look promising. Cabayi (talk) 15:31, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Yeah! I'm promising. I want a more chance. If I do again then block me!  regards, Orbit Wharf  💬  |  📝 15:32, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Then make that case at the ANI discussion. That's where the decision will be made. Cabayi (talk) 15:39, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
What I should say?  regards, Orbit Wharf  💬  |  📝 15:42, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I have no idea. It's you that needs to reassure the community about their improved behaviour, not me. Cabayi (talk) 15:44, 26 October 2021 (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.

Problematic Page on English People

Dear Cabayi,

Thank you for your interest in the editing of the 'English People' page. Please could you take a careful look at this page and consider that it deliberately exscripts people of colour from its account of English people. This is straight-forwardly racist. Two examples:

(1) It opens by stating that 'The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language and share a common history and culture.' But this is untrue. Some English people, such as John Barnes at the age of 12, can be truthfully described as English (he had a British passport and lived in England), but his history and cultural points of reference would have been predominantly Jamaican. To present 'sharing a common history and culture' as a necessary condition of being English is highly problematic.

(2)The article states that 'Some definitions of English people include, while others exclude, people descended from later migration into England.' This clearly posits the idea that it is reasonable to exclude, say, the Windrush generation from being English. This is blatantly racist. When I asked the editor who added this sentence, which later migrations might reasonably be excluded, he simply refused to answer. His silence spoke volumes.

These are just two early examples. There are many more. Your help in standing up to the racist thought that is perpetuated by this page would be greatly appreciated. In any case, please don't block me from trying to add lines that make it clear that not all English people are white. I assume you agree that not all English people are white. Do you agree? — Preceding unsigned comment added by BJACurry (talk • contribs) 14:42, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Noting that some definitions include and some exclude certain people isn't to endorse that exclusion, BJACurry. Cordless Larry (talk) 16:35, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
BJACurry, my role as an administrator is not to overturn content decisions made by community consensus, it is to ensure that editors abide by Wikipedia's policies and treat each other with a modicum of respect. If you continue to assert that everyone who disagrees with you is racist you will likely be blocked for personal attacks.
As a nation which has 35 diagrams to help us decide how to describe ourselves, insisting on One True Nomenclature & demonising anyone with a differing viewpoint is not conducive to the collegial discussions needed to build consensus. Cabayi (talk) 17:01, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Boo!

Happy Halloween!
Hello Cabayi:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
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A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar
Thank you for using your personal time to address an issue that was causing me distress. I really do appreciate it. All the best to you. FranMichael (talk) 19:29, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Crawler Bot

They have proposed a new username that looks OK. Were there any other problems with the account besides the username? Daniel Case (talk) 06:04, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

No other probs. I've renamed & unblocked the user, thanks Daniel Case. - Cabayi (talk) 07:59, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Could you please move this SPI case

Could you please move Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Yuzuan to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/K9 the dog? The latter is older. Thanks! Firestar464 (talk) 10:50, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

Firestar464,  Done - Cabayi (talk) 10:53, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

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Thanks for your quick response to my question yesterday about WP policies on reliable sources for pages in other languages. But it seems odd that there is a difference in what’s considered a reliable source, depending on what language the article is written in. Are there any WP policy pages on other language sites that specifically state this? Could you provide me a link some examples, so I could use Google translate to see what they say? Thanks Dtetta (talk) 21:38, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Dtetta, What I intended to convey was that each language's Wikipedia has its own community and policies. We may disagree on which sources are reliable, but I'm not aware of a specific case. Cabayi (talk) 21:49, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
OK, let’s try a different tack. Say I wanted to suggest placing an advisory notice on the Croatian-Google translation, or Chinese -Google translation Climate change/Global Warming pages referenced in the BBC podcast. I’ve reviewed these, and they appear to me to violate the WP:NPOV, WP:RS and WP:SCIRS guidelines. At a minimum, they violate those English Wikipedia policies for reliable sources for scientific articles, in that they mostly reference non-scientific sources, in the case of the Croatia article, or lack any reference for the denial oriented paragraphs, in the case of the Chinese article. Whom would I contact to propose such a notice, or to determine if there is a different policy that applies? Dtetta (talk) 23:14, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
Just like basketball and netball started from the same set of rules, so it is with Wiki projects. What is clear cut here may be permissible there. So don't expect an exact mapping of templates/policies here to what's available there.
Using {{puffery}} as an example, go to the template page, click on the link "Wikidata item" on the page's left hand menu. At d:Q15120742, at the bottom in the Wikipedia section you'll see that the Tamil & Urdu Wikipedias have equivalent templates, ta:வார்ப்புரு:உயர்வுநவிற்சி & ur:سانچہ:مبالغہ آمیز, but none of the other wikis.
You can follow the same route to find the local equivalents to our policies, guides, templates, Village Pump etc. Good luck, Cabayi (talk) 14:04, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Thanks- I’ll give that a try:) Dtetta (talk) 19:00, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Mass message sender

Hello Cabayi, I trust you're doing good? The temporary mass message sender you granted me in September will be expiring in 2 weeks. The right has been useful, see for example 1, 2 and 3. I'm hoping you could grant me on a permanent basis. Best, —Nnadigoodluck███ 13:33, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

and why should you do it for 2 and maybe not 3? Cabayi (talk) 14:15, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
I should have requested that a proper mailing list be created for the 2 and 3, by moving one of the empty shells located at the mass message senders talk page. For the second question, Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado should have been changed to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Colorado if a proper mailing list is not created. Best, —Nnadigoodluck███ 15:27, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
Good stuff. You know what it's about. I'll make it permanent. Cabayi (talk) 16:23, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Pending changes reviewer: Revision history

Hi there!

I see that you are active on approving/denying the "Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Pending changes reviewer: Revision history" section. If you wouldn't mind taking a quick moment to review my case and approve or deny it, that would be much appreciated! I've had it up for some days now, and the suspense is killing me (kidding), but it would be nice to have this added permission (or at least know that I'm denied for now, though I suspect my background is sufficient to merit approval).

Thanks! ♥ Th78blue (They/Them/Their • talk) 23:57, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Arbitration clarification request closed

Dear Cabayi:

A recent arbitration clarification request, to which you were named as a party, has been closed without action.

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 21:23, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

Should I put a uw-coi on 88.227.60.125's talk page?

88.227.60.125 (talk · contribs) has made a number of edits to Bruno Cianci (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). From the edit summary on this edit, I would surmise that the anon is Bruno Cianci. Should I put a uw-coi on his talk page? Cheers Adakiko (talk) 18:33, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Adakiko, the edit summary to Special:Diff/1058903108 says "yes" but the article's history implies the user does not have a static IP address and that warnings to the IP will probably remain unseen. Cabayi (talk) 19:29, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
It has changed three times. So, I agree a uw-coi wouldn't be seen. Thanks! Adakiko (talk) 20:07, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

ACE 2021

Hi Cabayi. Thank you for your courage to run in this year's ACE. This kind of scrutiny can sometimes be as challenging as an RfA - if not worse. Some candidates ran on a platform for changes in Arbcom. Now comes the cliff-hanger of waiting for the results. 52% of the votes were cast on day 1 of the ballot. You might find this analysis of the campaign to be of interest. You are welcome to leave your thoughts on its talk page. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:17, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled

A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:05, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Welcome to the Arbitration Committee

Congratulations on your success in the elections and welcome to the 2021 Arbitration Committee. This is the first part of your induction onto the Arbitration Committee.

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2022 Arbitration Committee

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Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard § 2022 Arbitration Committee

Global deletion of unwanted talk pages and/or redirects?

Thanks for processing my global rename request. Since you've done so, I wonder if you might know: Is there a way to delete artifacts like those automatic talk-page "welcome" messages, and redirects to those from the old username? Or at least a way to make a list of User: pages across the Wikimedia network? Fish bowl (talk) 08:20, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Fish bowl,
  • "automatic talk-page "welcome" messages," Sorry, you'll need to remove them from your talk pages manually.
  • "redirects to those from the old username" The redirects serve a purpose in tying your talkpage sigs to your current identity, keeping your previous conversations intact & meaningful. I'd leave them alone.
  • The wiki names in Special:CentralAuth/Fish bowl link to your user pages.
- Hope that helps, Cabayi (talk) 08:59, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
  • Hm, I just mean the desolate talk pages touched only by bots. Now I see brand new yellow "New message" alerts whenever I click on an interwiki link, and it's intensified my already-negative feelings towards those soulless messages. Fish bowl (talk) 00:52, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Merchandise giveaway nomination

A t-shirt!
A token of thanks
Hi Cabayi! I've nominated you (along with all other active admins) to receive a solstice season gift from the WMF. Talk page stalkers are invited to comment at the nomination. Enjoy! Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} talk ~~~~~
A snowflake!

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:50, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind thought Sdkb but I promised at my RfA that "I have never edited for pay, or any other consideration, and never will". I feel I should decline the offer. Happy New Year, Cabayi (talk) 12:27, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

How we will see unregistered users

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Thank you. /Johan (WMF)

18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Article: Criticism

Thanks for the good nature criticism of my merge of the article "Criticism → Talk:Criticism#Merge_with_Critique. I can certainly live with the article staying in place.

A serious question since you are at a level in the organization where you have influence. Do you think Wikipedia has gone too far in it's practice of preserving of the status quo? I have seen so many examples of very senior members with fanatical adherence to guidelines that preserve the status quo even in cases where the status quo violates common sense. Add to that the consensus (versus plurality) decision process and we have a process that is highly biased toward preserving rather than purging it's poorest work.

Don't get me wrong. I wholeheartedly agree with the guideline. My question is about it's fanatical application.

What would you do with the Criticism article?

My initial thought was to trim it down to a few paragraphs or even a stub and keep the best material. I couldn't find any good material. It's bad - it's had corrective banners for more than a decade, its called "maybe the worst article I have ever read on WP. The section on 20th c. criticism (criticism v. critique) is laughably bad" by one editor. The dutch author (whio was permanently banned) explains that it is his original work "I never once encountered any academic who was able to provide a comprehensive, readable introduction to the concept of criticism. So if something like that is provided free on Wikipedia, it may be helpful even to academics".

On closer examination, I noticed that while it is an article entitled "Criticism", the majority of the text was about Critique.

Seeking consensus on the talk page seemed like a dead end, there are no active editors for either article, hence the bold move redirect.

Wiki-psyc (talk) 17:16, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Wiki-psyc, I'm not going to say the status-quo is always right, nor that issues should never be reviewed with a fresh eye, but the project's been in existence for over 20 years, most issues have been discussed a number of times already.
The article may be unsatisfactory, but Critique doesn't cover an identical topic. It may be that whittling Criticism down so that it's a much smaller article pointing to fuller articles on the various flavours of criticism is the way forward. Redirecting it to a single strand of the topic is just as unsatisfactory, just in a different way.
Talk:Criticism shows that WP:WikiProject Philosophy has an interest in the topic. You may gather further input at their talk page. Cabayi (talk) 18:28, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
I appreciate your feedback. Wiki-psyc (talk) 16:20, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Troubles

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:195.160.243.50

Please ban him finally, latest vandalism on european basketball system article. 78.0.27.91 (talk) 04:59, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

78.0.27.91 - Two edits, not vandalism. Three weeks ago, nothing recent. Assume good faith and discuss your differences on the article's talk page. Cabayi (talk) 09:24, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Notification of VP discussion

A discussion you may be interested in has been opened regarding whether athletes meeting a sport-specific guideline must demonstrate GNG at AfD. JoelleJay (talk) 22:34, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Granting Page Mover rights

@Cabayi, Hi, I have requested for the right days ago. It's actually getting tedious for me as reviewer and other page movers. For someone who grants the right, I'd really appreciate it if your could respond to my request sooner, maybe? Have a wonderful day. -- Tame (talk) 08:38, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Responded at WP:RFP/PM (links are good if you want someone to go look at a page). Cabayi (talk) 12:28, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Archives after page move

Hi, thanks for moving my page. By any chance, do you know how to make the archive box on my talk page show my previous archives (as prior to the page move)? --Lapadite (talk) 09:40, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

It needed a WP:PURGE. Cabayi (talk) 11:04, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Got it. It's showing now :) --Lapadite (talk) 12:13, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

WP:AFC Helper News

Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.

  • AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
  • The template {{db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:59, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Renaming

Sorry, but I require it to be The Dragonfly, as this is my handle now moving forward for all mediums, and for various reasons, and is intentionally not too dissimilar than what it is now...that's literally the entire point. I don't know of nor found someone else with The Dragonfly being used on WP? And if it did once, they have ceased to use it, or it has become defunct, so I don't see any issue with me know using it as any history will remain linked to my contributions over the last 11 years and not anyone else....The Dragonfly G'DÄŸ 01:43, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Sorry Nuro Dragonfly, but that username has already been taken, as have 4 close variants, The dragonfly, TheDragonFly, TheDragonfly, and Thedragonfly. You'll need to choose another name (not another close variant).
Also, sharing the same username for all mediums is a WP:REALNAME risk. Cabayi (talk) 09:29, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
Right, i did not find them but clearly i did not look hard enough. As to realname risk, id also not thought of that, so good point. Howabout Grasshopper? Grasshopper G'DÄŸ 20:48, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
Nuro Dragonfly, "The chosen username is too similar to existing usernames or it used to be username of someone else that got renamed: GrassHopper and Grasshopper." After 21 years and 43 million users, anything that obvious has long since been taken. Sorry. Cabayi (talk) 21:17, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
Yeah another good point, but this not easy now. Stonerocker it is then, as I'm pretty certain nobodies utilised that before, considering I just made it up.Stonerocker G'DÄŸ 20:51, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
umm, you'd like to think so, but Stonerocker beat you to it by nearly 7 years. Cabayi (talk) 17:41, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
OK OK... WolfStonerRocker then yeah? Gotta keep up appearances with my musician peers.WolfStonerRocker G'DÄŸ 23:13, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 Done WolfStonerRocker, happy editing. Cabayi (talk) 07:59, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi would like to proceed with vanishing the user Thulki. Thanks a lot. Thulki (talk) 00:43, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Stray ARC text

Hi Cabayi, I noticed in this edit you left the stray text "In view of Jonathunder", which seems an early revision of the text above it. Usually I'd boldly tidy that up with a edit summary ping, but since its ARC and I'm not an arb/clerk I thought it best to let you know here. It looks like an odd subheader at the moment. Best, CMD (talk) 04:18, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the pointer. Fixed now. Cabayi (talk) 08:09, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Vanished User 2157280005

Hi Cabayi, Vanished User 2157280005 is back. I'm not sure what the current global renaming practice is; I've previously seen users being automatically renamed to their old names after returning from vanishing. Depending on the reason for vanishing and abandoning the old name, I guess I'd personally prefer waiting for the user to specify a new name. But if that's not an issue, feel free to un-rename and unblock without asking. Thank you ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:36, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

ToBeFree, unvanished, FUNTr7 (talk · contribs) is back. Cabayi (talk) 17:46, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
Thanks! :) ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:40, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

IP block exemption

Hello. I hope you are doing well.
Because of office policy (I work from home), I have to use VPN while doing official work. I also need to use VPN to access certain websites. I often do the latter while editing wikipedia. Would you kindly grant me IP block exemption so that I can edit while using a VPN? I am okay with a CU check being run on me. Regards, —usernamekiran • sign the guestbook • (talk) 05:22, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

 Done usernamekiran. Cabayi (talk) 13:34, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
Thanks, former user with semicolon —usernamekiran • sign the guestbook • (talk) 16:05, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Usurp

Hello Cabayi! A user who I'm mentoring has requested that they usurp their old username that they created a while back and made the request at WP:CHUU. They got a bit impatient and asked ToBeFree (or was it TNT? I can't remember, their usernames are too similar for me) if they could complete the usurpation, to which they were told that they were unable to do so because they aren't a global renamer. I've refrained from asking if you could fulfill the request because that feels a bit inappropriate, however I'd like to ask if there is any reason (that you would be allowed to tel me) that the usurp isn't being responded to, or has it just not been gotten to yet? In case you are wondering, the user I'm referring to is SkyeWolf369. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 03:31, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Hmm, you've stumbled across my shameful secret. In 18 months as a renamer I've never done a usurpation. As I'm not fully aware of the policy & practice in this area I'm not going to jump in and usurp. I'm sure it'll be done eventually. Cabayi (talk) 09:07, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
Ah alright. I had a feeling there was a reason the usurpation wasn't being done. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 13:56, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Geschichte

Since I am not permitted to reply to your statement here, I wanted to state that I reverted the edits per WP:BRD. Perhaps I should be more careful in the future about what can be perceived as edit warring. --Jax 0677 (talk) 00:57, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Jax 0677, there's only one R in BRD, and still no D taking place at Template talk:Morgana Lefay. Cabayi (talk) 08:53, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
Reply - This is why Geschichte should have discussed it instead of reverting my edit. Perhaps I should have reported the issue. --Jax 0677 (talk) 20:23, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
Jax 0677 As a note, you may respond to comments at a case request, but you must respond in your own section. Izno (talk) 20:33, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

A Brand New from Chya's Smear campaign

Hey Cabayi. I like to inform you there is a Brand New from Chya's Smear campaign, That is me. I has been called a suspected sockpuppet of Chyah in FaWiki by Sunfyre. My hands are open and I'm ready for life imprisonment. Don't listen to me If i said anywhere that I am a victim of Sockophobia, I have no right as a Wikimedian. Only trust people with more access. --Ruwaym (talk) 12:41, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Ruwaym, if you want me to look at something please provide links. Cabayi (talk) 16:12, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
It's in Persian, can be seen in my talkpage in FaWiki. @4nn1l2 is who developed this idea, at least locally in FaWiki, that some socks has been attached to her, Chyah. He said that investigations cannot be trusted completely. Looks like I'm the newer one to be one of her sockpuppet or suspected sockpuppet. Ruwaym (talk) 16:50, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
I can't look at stuff without links. I can't do anything on fawiki anyway. Pinging Huji & Ladsgroup who may be able to assist. I believe Ruwaym may want you to look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Chyah/Archive but his explanation is non-existent. Cabayi (talk) 17:47, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
My explanations were enough in my talkpage in fawiki. But I feel there is a nihilistic worldview exsist in FaWiki. It's more than one month. They are not replying and will not. Looks like every Iranian Arab can be a Chyah's sockpuppet, or any Iranian troll, anyone in same range of ip, anyone with similar behaviour, actually each user can take another as sockpuppet or suspected sockpuppet of Chyah, intuitive or rational, It's just a freely spread chaos. Not?
I want tell Cabayi that I believe I am a Persian Wikipedia victim of Sockophobia by Sunfyre. So, please be more accurate in your job as a checkuser, and don't trust any local or global investigation. Human error can occur everywhere. With Regards. Ruwaym (talk) 18:40, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
They have no evidence, just a behavioral similarity between me and her solely on the basis of a discriminatory presupposition towards the Iranian Arabs. So, someone please clarify my situation. I have concerns about my account globally: I'm a suspected sockpuppet or sockpuppet or victim of sockophobia or whatever else. --Ruwaym (talk) 10:31, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Username

Can you reconsider my request? —Ctrlwiki (talk) 10:20, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Once 6 months has elapsed since your last renaming. Cabayi (talk) 10:23, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
I will not request again after this. There are users with the same name as me in the articles I edit, this request of mine is resonable. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 10:32, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
Maybe after 6 months, someone already owns the name ClipType —Ctrlwiki (talk) 10:36, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
The 6 months since your last renaming is up has started. (refresh). Cabayi (talk) 11:19, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Recently deleted articles

Hello. I noticed that you deleted several drafts created by I am Rjsb0192 due to copyright violations, as all of the content was copied and pasted from several Fandom sites, as you noted. As far as I am aware, just about all content from Fandom is licensed under CC-BY-SA. Am I wrong in saying that you should not have deleted the content under that CSD (although, frankly, there was a 0% chance any of those would make it past AfC anyways)? I'm not making any accusations here, I just want to know for my own benefit in the future. Thanks. – Pbrks (t • c) 19:18, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Pbrks, thanks for giving me a prompt to go reread the copyright & license rules. CC-BY-SA requires attribution which was not there. When I ggogled a chunk of text I was offered a number of choices on each occasion. Which was the original version? Which was the, perhaps microscopically altered, version IaR copied? I don't edit fandom and I'm not about to waste time & effort correcting their lack of attribution.
I won't take it personally if you think I've got it wrong and want to take the pages to deletion review. Cheers, Cabayi (talk) 23:21, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
After my most recent page will be undeleted, I will put a template that says: showing that you need to rewrite the page by making a summary of the subject of the page. Thank you. I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 04:52, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Abnormalcy333 name change

Dear Cabayi, thank you very much for executing the name change that I requested to protect my identity. As I am not very acquainted with name changes from before, I was wondering if it would also be possible to remove any traces of the previous names I have gone by on Wiki? I can see them in my edit history as well as some redirections made for the sandboxes of the username I had. Looking forward to hearing from you. Abnormalcy333 (talk) 12:35, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Abnormalcy333, it's possible to remove some but not all. I can delete the sandbox redirects if you like. If your need for privacy goes deeper a WP:CLEANSTART is your best option, but that would need to to edit on entirely different topics & offer no hints to your previous persona in order to be effective. Cabayi (talk) 13:06, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
Dear User:Cabayi, it would be great if you could delete the sandbox redirects. I think doing a cleanstart would not be required yet. Abnormalcy333 (talk) 16:59, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
​ Done - Cabayi (talk) 10:28, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Discussion 1.Paper Mario (character) remains deleted

Well, the outcome was it remained deleted because it was a copyright violation but did you know that you need to respect Fandom because circa all content from it is licensed by CC-BY-SA? Also, some content are licensed under other ones like CC BY-NC or CC BY-NC-SA licence and the CC BY-NC-ND licence. Thanks. I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 07:27, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

I am Rjsb0192, if you're going to lecture me about fandom's licensing please take the trouble to get your facts right. CC-BY-SA requires attribution, that's what the -BY- part of the license means. You did not give that credit.
Pretending that someone else's work from fandom was your own work on Wikipedia is plagiarism. Cabayi (talk) 09:23, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
OK, thank you. I will think of another method to write an article without plagiarism. I will also give attribution to the copyright holder the next time I copy text from a page. Thank you. I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 03:24, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
Better than that I am Rjsb0192, would be to NOT copy from other websites. Write in your own words. Cabayi (talk) 10:12, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
It takes time to create an article by doing that. I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 05:07, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
Of course it does. On the other hand, you'll have an article to show for it instead of just copyright warning notices on your user talk page. Cabayi (talk) 07:36, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Discussion 2.By the way, I have Twinkle on.

Is it proper for me or not? I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 05:05, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

It helps you to do the kind of wiki-work that you don't yet have the experience to do successfully. Your efforts woould be better spent in content creation (not copying) for the time being. Cabayi (talk) 07:42, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
So is it proper to turn on Twinkle for me or not? I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 08:56, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
Nobody could care less whether you do or don't. It all depends on what you do with it, and you're not yet ready to perform the tasks it helps with. Cabayi (talk) 08:59, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Your ping at UAA

Sorry, I didn't get the ping as it was later removed. Aren't "bot" and "script" related terms and thus shall be blocked? IMHO they both show a clear threat of non-authorized automation. What's your opinion? Thanks, A09090091 (talk) 15:34, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

A09090091, my opinion is pure shame that after years of looking at the username policy, and being fully aware of the restriction on "bot", the companion restriction on "script" had totally escaped my attention. I can't even say I'd forgotten, there's not even one neuron of headspace registering "script".
While I've seen BOT suffixes used on many accounts, and regulated by the Bot Approvals Group, I can't say I've ever seen SCRIPT used with an on-wiki username meaning associated with it, nor a mechanism for regulating its use. Pinging Xaosflux, one of the longest serving BAG people, who may be able to shed some light?
JULLY SCRIPT (talk · contribs) hasn't edited yet, so there's no need to react urgently. Cabayi (talk) 16:54, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
I'm not too worried about "*script" in this specific username being confused for a bot - if it was "JULLY (SCRIPT)" maybe, none of our major bots are called that here. It's worth it to mention it to that user, as other projects may have issues with it. If it is actually being used for bot-like edits w/o a BRFA we can deal with that then. — xaosflux Talk 18:33, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Discussion 3.Sandbox

I put two unblock templates and they have both similarities and differences. What do you say about this? Go to my sandbox via search to find out! Here's the word: User:I am Rjsb0192/sandbox. I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 04:11, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Before that, here are my badges from TWA:
Do you like them? I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 06:13, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
You're not blocked, so you have no reason to be posting unblock templates. I didn't earn those badges, they don't belong on my user talk page. I've fixed your attempt at archiving your user talk. Cabayi (talk) 08:06, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
I just want to see the differences between accepted and declined unblock reviews. That's why I did that. Anyway, thanks for fixing my attempt at archiving my talk page. I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 06:07, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
By the way, when did you archive my talk page? I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 06:40, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
You moved it to User talk:I am Rjsb0192 (new) which would be the talk page of a non-existent user. I moved it to User talk:I am Rjsb0192/Archive 1 which is a subpage of your talk page. If you look at the page history you can see when. Cabayi (talk) 07:29, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

When I opened my archived talk page, I see that there's a red link that brings me to a uncreated user page archive. Why does this happen? I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 06:13, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

By the way, I tried signing my posts by typing four tildes. I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 06:33, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
Already answered above. Cabayi (talk) 07:30, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

BKots

Hi Cabayi. I don't know any details here, but I don't know if you know that you can always find the relevant information at this place. They've recently changed the naming convention to this style. This account has lineage. -- zzuuzz (talk) 10:04, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

@Joseph2302:. -- zzuuzz (talk) 10:06, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for the tip zzuuzz.
BKots-WMF (talk · contribs) was editing content talk and was reported on UAA. I can't find Kots on the staff list. I alway assumed WMF staff got The Talk on what you can and can't do with a staff account. I guess Joseph2302 had the same assumption.
The lineage you point to is MRamirez (WMF) whose credentials are only found in the Office IT group on central auth. Perhaps assigning the staff usergroup rather than relying on a naming convention (which can be spoofed), or relying on the usergroup of the next editor in the lineage who created the account would help. Ping JSutherland (WMF) (who does have the staff usergroup). I'll unblock. Cabayi (talk) 11:08, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
see also m:User talk:MRamirez (WMF). Cabayi (talk) 11:20, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
Thanks. I had assumed two things: that the 'staff' group provides superpowers which we don't want widespread, even if they're not supposed to use them, and we are able to filter or titleblacklist the (WMF) usernames - although I've never actually checked that. BTW one of my best ever edits was this - highly recommended. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:24, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for clarifying- it didn't fit the normal (WMF) format, so it looked dodgy to me. But happy that that is cleared up. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:12, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
If JSutherland is going to turn up here, let me also add that a user group, perhaps 'WMF employee or contractor', would help with not only local checks, and meta checks, but also keeping track of and removing deprecated accounts. These things seem to multiply like rabbits, and I do wonder how many are still with the WMF, or how anyone can tell. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:41, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
To address some things:
  • Yes, the global "staff" userright is basically superpowers not unlike the rights Stewards have. We don't give it out to many staff without an extremely good reason for it.
  • Yes, the staff designation is switching from (WMF) to -WMF mostly because the former doesn't really work in RTL. Both of these conventions are impossible for normal users to circumvent since they're covered by the global Title Blocklist.
  • I would agree that it would be good to have a user right to flag staff without assigning them any rights, but our offboarding process includes the locking of these accounts, so I generally wouldn't worry too much about that part.
  • I'm a little confused why BKots wasn't dropped a note or something rather than being immediately blocked. I don't think their edits were especially disruptive? Joe Sutherland (WMF) (talk) 19:13, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
​Yes, I got that wrong. However, a WMF tagged account leaving comments such as I agree and Okay on content issues implied WMF intervention in content (rang alarm bells), from an individual who doesn't appear on the staff list (more alarm bells). I wasn't aware WMF was protected by the title blacklist. Cabayi (talk) 20:59, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
Fair enough. :) The staff list is a bit out of date now, for sure. Thanks for the ping here, appreciate it, and always happy to shed some light where I can. Joe Sutherland (WMF) (talk) 23:48, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
Just also dropping a note here that I saw the test edits and reached out to BKots to chat about this and where best to make test edits in the future. Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 11:28, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Username

Hi Cabayi, I had apply for username chang it cancelled, now have applied again. Now accept the new username, Zoe3572 (talk) 13:05, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Zoe3572, all-numeric usernames are not allowed. Deepfriedokra already explained this when your request was declined two hours before you wrote here. Cabayi (talk) 13:40, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Cabayi, I had apply back, now username has been changed. Thanks a lot. Zoe3572 (talk) 14:00, 28 March 2022 (UTC)


@Cabayi: Do we need to suppress all that stuff? --Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:29, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks for the reminder Deepfriedokra I got distracted while mulling over what might need doing. Have I done enough? Cabayi (talk) 15:03, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
I think you got it. No prob. I figure you have enough to think about. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 15:43, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
Gah. I got pinged to their talk. I don't remember any of this. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 20:52, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Starting a new Sockpuppet investigation

Hello there, thanks for reading this. I would like to start a sockpuppet investigation on User:Huhwhatamidoing1 as a possible sockpuppet as the IP address 117.20.68.14 was used to specifically vandalize the same page only after five minutes after I gave 117.20.68.14 a final warning but I think I would have to send an email to a CheckUser to do so. Would you have to provide your email for me to let you know and begin one? SlySabre (talk) 13:02, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

SlySabre, editing as an IP then creating an account is not sockpuppetry. In this case you would have justification in starting your warnings to Huhwhatamidoing1 at level 4 if you point to the IP's talk page and the warnings given there.
In case you ever need to start an SPI it's worth noting that checkusers will NEVER link an IP to a named account, and that it's far, far easier to file an SPI if you use WP:Twinkle which can be enabled in your preferences. Hope that helps, Cabayi (talk) 13:21, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for informing me about that. I haven’t used Twinkle yet but I’m anxious to do so. It definitely makes sense to me now why you wouldn’t open a Sockpuppet investigation on an IP for what I believe is to be personal/security reasons, and instead we’re only supposed to do so on registered usernames. If I’m wrong about that, please let me know, but I appreciate you getting back with me. SlySabre (talk) 14:49, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
​Not all SPI cases receive CU attention. Many are decided on behavioural evidence alone. An SPI clerk may decide that an IP editor is actually a named editor attempting to evade scrutiny or some other WP:ILLEGIT behaviour. But a CU cannot, will not, confirm the IP to the named user. It's part of the deal when you create an WP:ACCOUNT - "Edit without revealing your IP address (which can be used to trace your physical location) to the public."
Because the edits came from IP then named user it's more appropriate to carry on with the cautions (noting where the sequence began). If the edits had come from the named user then the IP user it would look more worrisome. Perhaps an SPI would be appropriate, or a {{uw-login}} warning. If they were two named accounts then {{uw-agf-sock}} on each account's talk page might be a gentler way of approaching the editors. Cabayi (talk) 15:10, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
Alrighty, I will keep this in mind for future reference. Again, thanks for clarifying and letting me know. SlySabre (talk) 17:11, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
Ok there has been another user with an actual username and not an IP address who has replaced content on the page with stuff about JoJo Siwa so I might need to look into this more. SlySabre (talk) 17:34, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement

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Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

  1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
  2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

April 2022

User:SeanJ 2007 (talk · contribs) is the subject of this query.

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.


Why you all aren't responding to Sean's unblock request. —Princess Faye (my talk) 06:58, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Because Sean's appeal should be reviewed by someone other than me. Cabayi (talk) 07:31, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
@Princess Faye: Thanks for your question! We are all volunteers, working to address crushing work loads. We do what we can, when we can. If this Sean has an open unblock request, eventually a member of the unblock review team will get to it. However, I mostly only unblock those blocked for username violations who have renamed. Best, --Deepfriedokra (talk) 08:43, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
Well, unfortunately, he has not effectively addressed the reasons for his block, has had minimal activity on TLWIKI, and I already declined at UTRS, so I should not review again. Thanks again! --Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:00, 17 April 2022 (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.

Wizzito

Hi Cabayi. In case you missed it, multiple editors have expressed some concern over your block of Wizzito at the ANI discussion. And unless I'm missing something here, always a possibility, it looks like this block might have been a bit precipitous. In any case, I would encourage you to explain in more detail your rational for the block or consider unblocking Wizzito. If this was a case of jumping a bit too quickly, it happens. There have been a couple cases over the years where I've had to type an apology for a bad block with one hand because I was using the other to wipe the egg off my face. But in either event this needs to be addressed. Thanks... -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:58, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the pointer Ad Orientem. That certainly went bang overnight. I too have had occasion to unblock & apologise. This isn't one of them. I've responded detail at ANI. Cabayi (talk) 07:33, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
I think you're getting pings, but just to make sure I'm giving you the heads-up you ask for in the notice on your user page, I've unblocked Wizzito, per the clear consensus at the ANI thread. I agree with almost everyone there that the block wasn't the best choice. Hopefully the discussion there answers your questions about where there is disagreement, but if you'd like further comment from me, let me know. --Floquenbeam (talk) 15:47, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
In any event, IMHO your heart was in the right place and I support your decision to protect the pedia. Everyone here was trying to do the right things. Personally, I appreciate other admins showing me where NOT to step. So your actions had a positive effect on me, and we know you were not trying to discourage anyone from editing. BusterD (talk) 19:35, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Discussion 5

I put an archive template on my first talk archive. Is it correct to do that? I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 04:20, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

​Looks good to me. Cabayi (talk) 07:18, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
I am Rjsb0192, please stop trying to get to 500 edits by adding and removing irrelevant comments on my user talk page. Cabayi (talk) 09:56, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
You mean by not vandalizing? I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 10:08, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
No, I mean you're making pointless edits to my user talk. Please stop. Cabayi (talk) 10:11, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
OK. I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 10:12, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Hey

Remove my rollback, I'm not active using it anymore —Princess Faye (my talk) 07:38, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Done. Thank you for taking a responsible path with your tools. Cabayi (talk) 07:53, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

UTRS appeal #57895

I'm afraid they do not see the green comments. You have to assign yourself the ticket and then click the respond/reply button. I'll copy that over before sending him to UTRS purgatory --Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:27, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

LTA

Hello. I hope you are doing well. Do you think Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Oluwa2Chainz can be considered an LTA, and does it require an LTA page? It looks like a above average socking case to me, but not an LTA page deserving case. What do you think? —usernamekiran (talk) 16:14, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Oh my! Celestina007 (talk · contribs) creates an essay in April 2022 about an SPI which has been quiet since Dec 2019, and casts it in an adulatory tone, "Oluwa2Chainz was a brilliant Nigerian editor by and was arguably the most intelligent corrupt editor this collaborative project witnessed". It may be suspicious, or may be Celestina's habitual florid & hyperbolic phrasing. It also makes me wonder who she's hinting at with "the overzealous ones ... might be the very ones perpetuating it".
I'm torn between suggesting MFD for the LTA page right now (it doesn't add any actionable or useful tips for any subsequent investigation) or leaving it there 'til the ANI thread has wound up.
The shortcuts will also need tidying up - WP:O2C, WP:Oluwa2Chainz, WP:O2CFACTOR, WP:TO2CF, WP:THEO2CFACTOR, & WP:THEO2CFA. ​- Cabayi (talk) 10:11, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
I had the exact same thoughts. I was more confused because the current ANI discussion, I don't want to cause stress to her, make her feel like she/her contributions are being attacked. I think I will do it after a week or two after the ANI thread is closed. There is one more essay like that about UPE, and advanced perms - which in my opinion isnt much helpful to anybody. —usernamekiran (talk) 17:57, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
Following up with you and usernamekiran after looking at "what links here" for the essay. In your judgement as an admin, does Oluwa2Chainz merit being called an LTA? In looking during the AN/I at Celestina's statements on user talk pages, I saw that they recently considered another editor to be a sockpuppet of Oluwa2Chainz, but there's nothing at the SPI case page since 2019. The link to the LTA page in the templates at their user page and the SPI front page appears to be automatically generated. If in your judgement the editor merits being tagged as an LTA, then I think the page should be overwritten with a dispassionately toned report like other SPA case pages. (I'm aware that the community is trying to reduce the creation of LTA pages as troll feeding, but it seems to be agreed that some continuing threats to the encyclopedia justify having such a heads-up. You may well have info I don't, such as deleted edits you can see that link to the user name.) If not, then I think it should go to MfD as an attack page. I would normally ping Celestina to this discussion, but I think discussing the issue would violate their recently enacted topic ban. Yngvadottir (talk) 22:56, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
Yngvadottir, I'd suspect even O2C would be embarrassed at the praise heaped on him in that LTA page. I see no merit in keeping the page under any form. Cabayi (talk) 19:46, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
I took your response as confirming you hadn't found any deleted edits that might warrant keeping it in more standardized form. So I've gone ahead and MfDed it. @Usernamekiran: informing you here of the same, as the only other editor of the page. Yngvadottir (talk) 00:34, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

UTRS appeal #55140

was closed in February, so I've no idea why they waited so long. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 20:04, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

​I've no idea either. Given we still get rename requests as a result of SUL unification 7 years ago, it's almost speedy. Cabayi (talk) 20:23, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
OMG. So-- delightful. Anyway, the UTRS instruction to direct checkuser blocks to arbcom is outmoded. There are checkusers in the unblock team and on UTRS. So, I think it best to leave it alone. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 20:27, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

I see that ticket was never verified, so I wonder if it was really them. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 20:06, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Discussion 6:CC-BY-SA 5.0

Is there a CC-BY-SA 5.0 yet? Or the license will not exist? I am Rjsb0192 (talk) 09:39, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

UTRS appeal #59035

Hello, not sure what direction to send this user. Is this a user name block? The block summary is odd. Thanks --Deepfriedokra (talk) 10:01, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

WP:ACC is the way to go. They deleted the user's talk page! --Deepfriedokra (talk) 10:06, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
Good call Deepfriedokra. The earliest deleted revisions of the user talk were {{UsernameBlock}}. Coming at the talk page from outside gets you a "Bad title" error. The account has no edits to its credit. I don't see any benefit to anybody in doing battle with the software which isn't friendly to syntactically meaningful usernames[1] in order to recover a zero-edit account. Cabayi (talk) 10:41, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
Yes. That whole deleted user talk debacle slowed me down. I finely got to it and that confirmed the situation. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:17, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ I used to be for (;;) (talk · contribs), intending it to be my forever username, so I've experienced the inconvenience & pain first hand.

Request for IP Block Exeption

Hello. I have been blocked for a day or two by a bot awhile ago... with some explanation about IP address issue or something like that. An admin reviewed my unblock request and suggested that I request for IP Block Exeption .

My IP address is 41.223.74.157 when I'm not logged in. And I can honestly state that I did not do anything wrong... it just came as a surprise that I couldn't edit for a period of time. While I am aware the block was just just temporary and it has since been lifted, it's very certain that I will encounter the same problem in future. Hope you will consider my request. Thanks Volten001 ☎ 05:53, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Special Barnstar
just wanted to thank you for approving my username change! Pnévma (talk) 03:22, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Username Change

Hello, thank you for approving my username change request. Sincerely, SoupI (talk) 16:37, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for your help with my account! Breastone (talk) 19:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Standing ovation from the cheap seats

Brav[oa] for this comment. I like using sports analogies myself, so I appreciate a well-placed one, and this is perfect! Definitely one for the SportsCentre Top Ten. —C.Fred (talk) 12:57, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Sock

Hi Cabayi. This looks like a pretty open and shut case of socking, not worth SPI... Hsb66789 is a recently-created sock of SakshamDigra22. The nature of their edits and article/subject overlap is pretty obvious. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:18, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Drm310, even if it were a case I'd come across myself, and no matter how obvious, I'd file an SPI with evidence:
  1. to make it easier for editors who stumble across subsequent socks to see the connection, and assess their later socks in that light; and
  2. because SPI comes with all the tools & links for investigating, and
  3. the SPI tools ensure the appropriate blocking and tagging is done consistently, with nothing overlooked. Cabayi (talk) 06:16, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
Most recent example is at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Melody Soldiers/Archive, just to reassure you I'm not asking you to do something I wouldn't do myself. Cabayi (talk) 06:25, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
Fair enough - I've submitted a report at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SakshamDigra22. Thanks for the advice. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:23, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
Drm310 ...and the tools uncover more nefarious vanity - Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SakshamDigra Cabayi (talk) 17:28, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

You've got mail

Hello, Cabayi. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. Wneg345 (talk) 12:50, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
If you have concerns in that direction, a WP:CLEANSTART is the better option. Cabayi (talk) 13:14, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

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Rename issue

You recently renamed my account, but I found out that there is an account named Arcen, which is quite similar to my username. Is it okay to keep this username, or should I request a more unique one? So that there are no misunderstandings or other circumstances against me and that user. The user seems to be still active but only on other Wikipedia language editions. — arcxerit 08:11, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

The software didn't spot that conflict, just the long departed ARCENT (2 deleted edits in 2014). If you feel Arcen is a problem, feel free to suggest a new name. With 48,314,915 other users there are plenty of conflicts to avoid -- Cabayi (talk) 08:27, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
@Cabayi: Okay, if my former username (which is Anciez1) has no problems, and if there's no account similar to it, I just want to bring back my username. I think that's a better choice. But just to be sure, tell me if you have a suggestion for a very unique name, other than my former one. — arcxerit 08:54, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
I can't choose for you. Take your time. You need to be comfortable with whatever you choose and happy to stay with it. It's not a frivolous decision. Cabayi (talk) 09:50, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
@Xaosflux: Arcxerit, please check if this username is very unique. if yes, this is the username I will use. — arcxerit 10:18, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 Done Arcxerit - https://meta.wikimedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=48771362 -- Cabayi (talk) 10:29, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
Can you delete my former userpages? — arcxerit 10:57, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
​They have incoming links so, sorry, no. Cabayi (talk) 10:13, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Sock mess

Hi, Cabayi. I noticed you've renamed Kay celis to Christian villafuerte and automatically moved the userpages. I think they're the same as Chisrtsan vida, an account that I blocked today, along with their unused sock User:Hristian yrina. See their talkpage and user creation log.[2] I called the block reason "vandalism", but I guess it's really more CIR. It turns out Kay celis/Christian villafuerte is actually the older account. You want to take care of it, and decide whether the individual should be allowed to edit under any account? (I'm leaning no.) Bishonen | tålk 15:46, 12 July 2022 (UTC).

User talk:Counsellinggoldcoast

You may wish to revoke TPA Cahk (talk) 09:01, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for pointer. Cabayi (talk) 09:48, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Barratry

is very good and a very apt word. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:04, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Deletion issue

Hi Cabayi, I just noticed you have deleted the page Vladimir Nikolov (composer) on 07:55, 20 September 2020 over a "Unambiguous copyright infringement of https://vladimirnikolov.com/biography/". This seems like a mistake. Would you please explain which copyright infringement is the reason for this? Thank you. 178.148.73.79 (talk) 18:56, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

178.148.73.79, cross checking with web archive, the text starting "He started music at the age of 14" was a verbatim copy. Cabayi (talk) 19:28, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
I see. Is it possible to bring back the page and supply an alternative text? 178.148.73.79 (talk) 05:27, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
178.148.73.79, there's no version of the article that is undeleteable because the copied text was in the article from its first revision. You're free to write a new article. The Wikipedia:Article wizard is there to help. Cabayi (talk) 06:35, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for the answer. Besides the biography, almost everything else on the page was originally built for the Wikipedia page. There was a 1. detailed classification of the artist's discography (existing only in pictures on his website), 2. Career and 3. Works text that was not copied from anywhere. It would be of great help to start from there, delete the biography and supply a new one. 178.148.73.79 (talk) 09:33, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
178.148.73.79, are you Score.generator (talk · contribs)?
I'll put in the work to restore the article's structure once I have a grasp on the situation. Cabayi (talk) 13:02, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Thank you Cabayi, and sorry for not logging in before. Yes, it's me, Score.generator Score.generator (talk) 19:38, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for clearing that point Score.generator. The next steps...
  1. you need to deal with the conflict of interest inquiry on your talk page.
  2. I have a version of the page ready to publish (without the copyvio spotted by Onel5969 and without the promotional external links). I intend doing this by undeleting the page, posting the cleaned-up version and deleting all the old revisions. This will ensure all the people who have worked on the article retain credit for their work. However, the edit summary for the earliest revision starts "Created page with '{{pp-protected|reason=" which shows that the article was copied from another. If I'm to keep proper attribution I need to know which article that was. Please advise.
- Cabayi (talk) 08:04, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
I'm not sure how to deal with COI and what's the reason to suggest there IS one in this case. As for the earliest version of the article, I'd need to see which part of it is in question. Isn't it not the biography we already discussed was a copy of a website biography? Score.generator (talk) 18:37, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
How to? The notice on your user talk page says how.
Why? You've only edited about Nikolov and his undectet. ToBeFree apparently formed the same impression.
The biography section was copied from Nikolov's website, but the inclusion of {{pp-protected}} in the first revision tells me the page was copied from elsewhere on Wikipedia. It wasn't a page your account had edited. Have you used another account on Wikipedia? Cabayi (talk) 20:21, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
Oh, 2020 🙂 Thanks for the ping. Hi Score.generator and Cabayi. While I don't remember the exact situation, this is a common one. What Cabayi said. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:18, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Username

Good evening. I recently saw that you replied to my username change request, asking me to confirm it, as I might get banned from some section of Spanish Wikipedia. I wasn’t entirely certain as to where I would contact you to confirm this, so I chose to use your talk page. Anyway, yes, I would like to change my username, as I have no knowledge of Spanish and thus won’t me spending any time on Spanish Wikipedia. Thanks in advance. Thomas Boyle 2008 (talk) 01:53, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello there

Hello Cabayi. Sorry for bothering you, I was just wondering if ArbCom received the mail I sent last friday? Bests. HistoryofIran (talk) 23:00, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

HistoryofIran, I'm sorry, the acknowledgement email got overlooked. Now sent. Cabayi (talk) 06:54, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello again Cayabi. Sorry for bothering you once more. I don't mean to put pressure on you guys, as I am sure you have a lot to do. However, I was wondering what the status of my report is / How long stuff like this takes on average? --HistoryofIran (talk) 13:26, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
HistoryofIran, I've given the conversation a nudge for you. I can't offer you any any certainty on how long it will take. There's not a lot of stuff like this on which to get an average. Cabayi (talk) 16:39, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

New message

Hi, I want to inform you that the user you have permanently blocked has changed their name on the Arabic Wikipedia

Previous user name
Crcica
Current username
User: Yahia,rashwan
Greetings to you.

شيماء (talk) 08:41, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks شيماء. The block is not just for the username. They will need to appeal if they want to be unblocked. Cabayi (talk) 09:20, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Userboxes

Hello, Cabayi,

If you are concerned about a McDonalds userbox, you probably shouldn't look at Wikipedia:Userboxes/Restaurants. And this is just a list of some of the userboxes about restaurants, there even more userboxes about other products, companies and retail establishments. I don't know if these should be considered advertising or people just expressing their preferences and tastes.

Oh, by the way, you need to be careful when you tag a page for speedy deletion that is transcluded on to a lot of other pages...18 User pages that incorporate this userbox showed up as being tagged for CSD G11 deletion, too. Liz Read! Talk! 08:32, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Liz, thanks for pointing me at the category. I have no problem with that category of userbox. No problem with User:Dwscomet/My userbox creations/McD. My problem is with the three userboxes which use the company's logo AND the strapline used on the company's advertising & packaging - userboxes McD2, McD3 & McD4. That (imo) crosses the line from expressing a liking into advertising. Cabayi (talk) 08:54, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Decline reason

The block was put in place by a specific user and I have addressed all issues in the community discussion. Why have you declined lifting the block?


Decline reason:

This is currently under community discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Legal threat? 2. Wait for a resolution to that discussion. Cabayi (talk) 10:15, 20 September 2022 (UTC) Jasonwalkertyler (talk) 10:25, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

:In part because of your email. ticket:2022092010009244 Cabayi (talk) 14:35, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Because the discussion was ongoing. Your subsequent actions leave me in no doubt that the full block is justified.. Cabayi (talk) 15:17, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Change My Username

Please change my username. Because I can edit the English Wikipedia.

Sir/Madam

Current username

TheManishPanwar

New username

Manish Panwar


TheManishPanwar (talk) 11:06, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

TheManishPanwar, please make your request on the global queue where it can be properly handled. Cabayi (talk) 06:51, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

ygm

ygm. — xaosflux Talk 16:37, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Loran de Munck

Hello Cabayi, can I have a look at the deleted article Loran de Munck? He won a silver medal at the 2022 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in August 2022 (example ref), so there should be notability now. Best regards Kallichore (talk) 14:58, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Ok, I started the process. --Kallichore (talk) 13:33, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

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why

why did you remove my website on my userpage — Preceding unsigned comment added by Justyouraveragelechuga (talk • contribs) 13:37, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Haven't you received the email I sent you? Cabayi (talk) 13:46, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
No,Only one from Wikipedia about Signatures Justyouraveragelechuga my talk page 13:48, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
Yes, that email. Stop revealing personal information. Remove the off-wiki contact info from your signature. Don't link to off-wiki social media or other sites where people can contact you. Cabayi (talk) 13:53, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Kahn/Khan

Very sorry. The miisspelling of "Khan" was not intentional, but a typo.

Apologies for the inconvenience, Justyouraveragelechuga my talk page 00:58, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

No worries. Thanks for sorting out your signature. Cabayi (talk) 08:01, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

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