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Please see Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Are people allowed to just open Wikipediocracy threads for backup in onwiki arguments? There was ongoing discussion, and if an immediate block was merited, we need to be told why. 15:51, 1 April 2024 (UTC) AndyTheGrump (talk) 15:51, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AndyTheGrump, the "why" is "because nothing anybody said at AN/I was going to change the fact that they canvassed WPO" and "because I am not obligated to wait for everybody to say their piece at AN/I before I'm allowed to use my administrative powers in a blatantly obvious case of bad behavior". GeneralNotability (talk) 17:12, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, if that is going to be your only response, I will clearly have to consider my options. Given the circumstances, you should probably be aware that I am contemplating taking this to ArbCom if it isn't properly resolved. This has every appearance of being a block for pointing out on an external forum (albeit in a poorly-worded manner, as might be expected from a newcomer), that core WP:BLP policy on the right to privacy was being given the run-around through creation of articles on peoples homes. Blocking someone in such circumstances cannot possibly be in the interests of the project. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:21, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bad block. Discussion was ongoing, you essentially supervoted a sanction (with no support in policy, might I add). Carrite (talk) 18:22, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Supwrvoting implies that I'm acting on something consensus-based and overriding an established consensjs. Me using the block button on somebody for doing something inherently blockable (inappropriate canvassing, which I believe crosses the line into meatpuppetry given the off-wiki nature of the canvassing) is not a consensus process. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:24, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• GeneralNotability, I plan on accepting the unblock request on their talk page, mostly per NYB's comments there. Do you have anything further to say before I do so that I might need to know about? --Floquenbeam (talk) 19:19, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Do whatever the floq you want, Floquenbeam. You're an admin. You're trusted by the community to use your judgment. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:25, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Hopefully that was an attempted joke, and not frustration that someone disagrees with you. I suppose I'll floq off from your talk page now. --Floquenbeam (talk) 19:28, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  The former. Sorry. Been a rough few days. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:29, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Sure. I (think I) understand. To be clear, not trying to be part of a torch and pitchfork brigade, in spite of disagreeing fairly strongly twice in the last week. Email incoming. --Floquenbeam (talk) 20:02, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Personally, I don't think commentary from WPO members actively involved in such harassment threads, such as AndyTheGrump and Carrite, actively were in the related threads and are continuing to make new ones even now should be something you should care about, GeneralNotability. They are the ones constantly trying to defend the doxing, harassment, and other actions of their perma-banned pals there. They are facilitators of harm to Wikipedia editors and have been for quite some time. Silverseren^C 02:02, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Silver seren - It must have been tragic for you growing up, getting a new set of Crayolas in the Christmas stocking, cracking open the box, and finding that there were only two colors — black and white. Then again, it did make coloring a whole lot more simple, I suppose. —tim //// Carrite (talk) 04:42, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

seriously? ltbdl (talk) 03:28, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I understand your decision, but it makes me sad.

All the best.

~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:04, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

	The Admin's Barnstar
	As someone who generally stays as far away from ARBCOM as humanly possible, I salute you for your service. Ad Orientem (talk) 01:12, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Because you can't have too many kittens. All the best.

Polyamorph (talk) 08:11, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I hope you are doing well. It seems like the Arshifakhan61 sockfarm is back, and since you were the most active CU in that case, would you mind looking at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Niharika05 and merging it with Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arshifakhan61 if you believe there is a link? Thank you. GSS ^💬 05:25, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi GN, could you check on bullseye when you have a moment? Getting timeout trying to open. Thank you, — xaosflux ^Talk 11:39, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bullseye works for me at the moment, but in the last few months, sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. I don't know how to invoke Bullseye directly. I get an icon/link next to IPs and click on them, so when I say sometimes it doesn't work, I mean that sometimes those icons aren't there.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:13, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bbb23 you should be able to just go to this link (which is now working again). — xaosflux ^Talk 15:31, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great, Xaosflux, I've bookmarked it for the future, thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:17, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:14, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Following requests to the Arbitration Committee, the CheckUser access of Joe Roe is restored and the Oversight access of GeneralNotability is removed. The Committee sincerely thanks GeneralNotability for his service as a member of the Arbitration Committee and Oversight team.

On behalf of the Committee, Sdrqaz (talk) 23:16, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard § Changes to the functionaries team, April 2024