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widely-respected and experienced editors[edit]

Me? Pah!

Apology[edit]

Hi, I'm Anuran, and I've been looking on my chat. it seems that I've made a mistake. I can't edit articles without a source meaning that even if I am true, I must bring a reference for my edit no matter what like Arthropleura is a herbivore... (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08912963.2019.1675055) for my backup. So yes, I see my mistake and I hope it eases you. Have a good day.

User Princepratap1234[edit]

This IP 122.163.201.224 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) is of Princepratap1234 as the IP got blocked a few months ago for the same behavior i.e. harassment and block evasion. Now, as you know, the editor had harassed me a few days back by using my personal details. And if you have a look at this IP's edit history, you'll see and observe that IP was trying to nominate the college for deletion but he didn't and then all of a sudden a fellow user namely Pri2000 (who also used to get harassed by him but has now flipped her side [1] [2]) gets this done and the IP votes for the same. This all and all revolves around this blocked user evading his block through different means and indirectly has made this user Pri2000 his sock. Do you think you can or anyway I can do something about it? ManaliJain (talk) 03:43, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've warned that editor about WP:PROXYING, and have blocked the IP temporarily. That's probably all I can do at the moment. As for the AfD, it is certainly the case that the article is deficient in reliable sources - there's a single source, which just confirms that the institution exists. Your best bet, if you want the article to be retained, is to find a couple of reliable sources that give it in-depth coverage, and add them to the article. Best Girth Summit (blether) 06:52, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, thanks! ManaliJain (talk) 12:17, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@ManaliJain a similar named new user is editing Bhuvan Bam. See Special:Contributions/Prince1230 Venkat TL (talk) 07:07, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I can't say whether that's the same person - could be, or might a Joe job. Either way, they're already blocked as a VOA. Girth Summit (blether) 08:12, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
They were not blocked when I messaged. Did not last long at all. Thanks for looking into and reply. Venkat TL (talk) 09:12, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes Venkat TL, even I was suspicious of that account and had reported the user too, anyways they're blocked now. ManaliJain (talk) 12:17, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Girth Summit: another one- 27.57.73.15 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log). ManaliJain (talk) 11:08, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Girth Summit: new ones: 110.226.215.221 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) 223.189.236.203 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log). ManaliJain (talk) 13:08, 13 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How tiresome. Perhaps they will get bored after a while and move on. Best Girth Summit (blether) 13:47, 13 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Girth Summit: Though I've disabled notifications but the person's other activities triggers. And now, it's not about the edits but the edit summaries [3]. ManaliJain (talk) 07:37, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ManaliJain you may want to consider reporting this kind of thing on the IRC admin channel for a faster response - I'm not always able to react quickly, but there are usually some admins active on IRC regardless of the time of day. Primefac - see the edit summary from Special:Contributions/2409:4063:4D1B:48A5:EA9F:40F6:1B82:150A that I revdelled, that too may warrant suppression. Cheers Girth Summit (blether) 10:32, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Suppressed, and I agree that emailing OS or going to IRC is faster than asking for an RD from an admin. Primefac (talk) 14:19, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

CVU training[edit]

Hello, I'm a relatively new user with only one year under my belt, I would like to join the CVU because I can patrol more regularly than I can regularly edit. I live in CST time zone so my morning is your evening, and I'm most active in the morning. I am a professional and have moderated on other projects and i wish to help the WMF. -Toast (talk) 20:01, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ToastGuard - sorry for the slow response. In truth, I don't do a lot of CVUA training these days, I should probably take my name off the list of trainers. I see that you've reached out to Pahunkat, who would be an excellent choice for you to go with - if they're willing to take you through the course, I'd suggest that you do that. Cheers Girth Summit (blether) 16:05, 13 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Huggle[edit]

Hi, I am Itcouldbepossible. I have rollbacker rights on this wikipedia. I have read the manual of huggle, but cannot use it well. Can you teach me properly. ItcouldbepossibleTalk 09:25, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid not - I don't have bandwidth for that kind of thing at the moment. Girth Summit (blether) 09:29, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
What do you mean? ItcouldbepossibleTalk 09:59, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I mean I have a limited amount of time available, and it's taken up doing other things. Girth Summit (blether) 10:01, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, try to help me some other day. ItcouldbepossibleTalk 10:36, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Sockpupperties[edit]

  • Special:Diff/1071177518

If you do not like socks or ties as a gift, then enjoy this gift of an English professor from Oman, enabling you to relax from re-gifting socks and ties and expand an article with connections to popular cultural works and famous people.

[…] and the view of modern scholarship is that Shelley never saw the statue, although he might have learned about it from news reports, as it was well known even in its previous location near Luxor.[1]

[…] atypical rhyme scheme[2] […]

The rhyme scheme reflects the interlocking stories of poem's four narrative voices, which are its "I", the "traveller" (an exemplar of the sort of travel literature author whose works Shelley would have encountered), the statue's "architect", and the statue's subject himself.[3] The "I met a traveller who […]" framing of the poem is an instance of the "once upon a time" storytelling device.[4]

Scholars such as professors Nora Crook and Newman White have viewed the work as critical of Shelley's contemporaries George IV, with the statue's legs a coded reference to the then Prince Regent's gout and possible sexually-transmitted diseases, and Napoleon Bonaparte.[5] That the poem is connected to Napoleon is indeed the 21st century accepted reading.[4]

Byron scholar Peter Cochran asserted the poem to be "a lesson to tyrants", listing Napeoleon, George IV, Metternich, Tsar Alexander, Emperor Francis, and Castlereagh.[6] Jalal Uddin Khan connects it, in addition, to Muammar Gaddafi's statement that he was Africa's "king of kings".[7] That it connects in people's minds to rulers who post-date Shelley is illustrated by incidents such as the one CNN journalist who reported the aerial bombing of Iraq in 1991 signing off the report with the final three lines of the poem.[6]

Other real historic persons to have referred to themselves in such terms include Ashurbanipal who had "I am a hero; I am gigantic; I am colossal; I am magnificent." carved in stone, and Menli I Giray who styled himself "Sovereign of Two Continents and Khan of Khans of the Two Seas".[8]

The tragic fall of powerful men is a theme common in literature, from Giovanni Boccaccio's De Casibus Virorum Illustrium through John Lydgate's The Fall of Princes to Geoffrey Chaucer's The Monk's Tale.[9] Modern scholarship is that Byron's Childe Harold Canto 3, which was about the fall of Napoleon and whose manuscript Shelly had himself transported to Byron's publisher John Murray, was also a prompt for the poem.[10]

Like Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Kubla Khan and Shelley's own Alastor, the poem can be viewed in the context of a wave of Orientalism prevalent in Western Europe, helped along by such events as Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 and the accompanying Description of Egypt.[11] The imagery of the statue's physiognomy is evocative of the Byronic hero, and professor Hadley J. Mozer has gone further in suggesting that Shelly was describing Byron's own 1814 portrait by George Henry Harlow.[12]

References

  1. ^ Khan 2015, pp. 66, 77.
  2. ^ Khan 2015, p. 67.
  3. ^ Khan 2015, pp. 64, 67, 72.
  4. ^ a b Khan 2015, p. 73.
  5. ^ Khan 2015, pp. 64, 87.
  6. ^ a b Khan 2015, p. 68.
  7. ^ Khan 2015, pp. 64, 68.
  8. ^ Khan 2015, p. 69.
  9. ^ Khan 2015, pp. 69–70.
  10. ^ Khan 2015, p. 78.
  11. ^ Khan 2015, pp. 71–72, 88–89.
  12. ^ Khan 2015, p. 79.
  • Khan, Jalal Uddin (2015). "Narrating Shelley's Ozymandias: A Case of the Cultural Hybridity of the Eastern Other". Readings in Oriental Literature: Arabian, Indian, and Islamic. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443875165.

Uncle G (talk) 09:34, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Uncle G, that was the most illuminating request for a CU check I've ever come across (assuming that's what it was...). Another drawer-full of sockpupperties has been tucked away neatly, and I have G5ed the draft. Girth Summit (blether) 09:59, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • There is so much about socks and ties here, and so little about Special:Diff/1068036376. Uncle G (talk) 10:16, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kitchen Knife[edit]

Hi there, just for the sake of transparency I've made this similar talk page entry to other admin involved. I've recently noticed that Kitchen Knife has been subject to a block as a result of his behaviour, and I'd like to make you aware (in case you aren't already) that he has been subject numerous complaints of which he has repeatedly failed to engage with in a constructive manner. Every single time he comes up against someone who disagrees with his edits, he hurls abuse at them like nothing else. A good example can be found in his dispute with me here (which also involved another person who he abused). Given his response to post on his talk page, I wonder if there can be an official warning given to him for the way he treats other editors? It really doesn't create a collaborative editing environment. For the record, I am not a perfect editor by any means; but I would like to know how best to deal with an editor who takes every minor editing dispute as a grave personal insult. Alssa1 (talk) 20:31, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In my experience, the best way to deal with an editor like that is to act towards them in the same way I act towards all other editors - I try to be patient and polite, I explain my position, and I try to look past any rudeness on their part and see whether there is merit in what they are saying. Ultimately though, if they simply won't or can't act respectfully towards others, I would ask an admin to step in and take a look. I haven't looked at the past dispute you linked to - there's probably no use raking over old coals - but if you encounter problems in the future, you can report and remind others of the previous instances. Girth Summit (blether) 13:44, 13 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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A barnstar for you![edit]

Barnstar of Diligence Hires.png The Barnstar of Diligence
For the excellent job done here. Celestina007 (talk) 16:49, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. That name 'ajibola' took me back - on one of my very first offshore projects when I was fresh out of university, I worked closely with a Nigerian engineer called Jimmy Ajibola - a very friendly guy, I learned a lot from him. Wonder where he is now, that was more than twenty years ago now - scary how time flies! Girth Summit (blether) 17:39, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oh boy! I keep forgetting you are familiar with Nigeria, it’s a great name usually associated with the very great Yoruba people of Nigeria. which literally means “One who awakens to prosperity/wealth” As for how they currently are, if you recollect their full government name, trying social media, specifically Facebook, may prove helpful :) Celestina007 (talk) 21:25, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I try to stay away from Facebook and the like - I like the old fashioned approach of imagining! Honestly, I don't know where people find the time for all the different media that are available nowadays. I am sure that Jimmy is fat and happy somewhere, maybe with a couple of grandchildren on the way, and a flash car he can't quite afford sitting on the driveway - he doesn't need a Scottish geophysicist he can't remember intruding. More power to him! Girth Summit (blether) 22:44, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hahahahaha, oh I understand you, I’m not a social media fan myself but own accounts in order for off wiki spam related activity or optimize them for retrieving data which I forward to Arbcom when I want private investigation be carried out. I use SM for getting breaking news also, asides that I’m not a fan of SM myself, I guess at a certain age one begins to find such things as trivial or trifling. Celestina007 (talk) 12:35, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Jimmy Bower[edit]

Your request to delete Jimmy Bower's wikipedia profile page is not correct. He is a famous rock and roll musician and I have made cites on the deletion message board to attest to that fact. If you request to delete Jimmy Bower, then you must request to delete his band mates who are on Wikipedia as well, Kirk Windstein, Pepper Keenan and Phil Anselmo. They are all original members of Down a super metal group from New Orleans. Please remove your request to delete the musician's profile.

Thank you Vlvandoren (talk) 20:03, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Vlvandoren - welcome to Wikipedia. The above post is the first edit your account has made to Wikipedia - have you previously contributed under a different account, or perhaps without logging into an account? There's nothing wrong with that - I just don't understand the things you said about commenting on the deletion message board, when your account has no other edits.
There are a few things that you need to understand. First, I haven't 'requested' that our article on Jimmy Bower be deleted; I'm a site administrator, I have the technical ability to delete it myself if I am certain that should happen. What I have done is open a discussion about whether or not the article should be deleted, which other people (including yourself) are welcome to contribute to. If there is a consensus that the article should be deleted, it will be; if no such consensus emerges, it won't be.
The main thing you need to look into is our concept of notability. There are many guidelines that cover different aspects of this, but long story short: it all comes down to the available sources. We are an encyclopedia: we produce our articles by summarising available sources of information, but we need them to be high-quality, and independent of the subject. Every article we host needs to have a few sources which are |reliable, independent of the subject, and secondary for it to meet our content guidelines. If no such sources exist, we delete the article. At present, the article contains no sources which tick all the boxes; your best bet to ensuring that we retain the article is to identify better sources, add them to the article, and then leave a note on the AfD discussion asking people to reconsider based on the improved sources.
One last point: I have not reviewed the articles about his bandmates. Perhaps they suffer from similar sourcing issues, I haven't checked. There is a never-ending list of issues that need addressing around here, and a limited number of volunteers like myself who do the work. There is no requirement that I investigate other articles prior to proposing the deletion of one that I have looked into. This essay is worth reading on that subject. Girth Summit (blether) 20:23, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Why have you reverted my edits?[edit]

You have reverted several edits on Triforce and you have not explained why? Fieryninja (talk) 08:35, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No problem :) Fieryninja (talk) 08:37, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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[4] SN54129 12:22, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sheesh. Indeffed - you shouldn't need a warning template or a link to WP:NPA in order to know that that sort of thing isn't acceptable. Girth Summit (blether) 12:52, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Can you perform a chcekuser[edit]

Can you perform a checkuser on me please. User:2402:3a80:1a46:6454:71a2:8cbb:2547:fcd7 comment [5]. Thank you. ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 14:14, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We don't use the CU tool on request, or to publicly connect IPs to accounts. What is this about anyway? Girth Summit (blether) 14:19, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A IP wants to prove that article I'm improving on the userpage is promotional and manymore and the IP (who is a Sockpuppet) commented that after checkussr the ip will not interfere on my edit. Please have a look at Talk:Ayan Nayak. ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 14:35, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

So, that led me back to this discussion with Anachronist. I don't see the necessary paid editor disclosure on your talk page - what's the story? Girth Summit (blether) 14:46, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I explained everything on my talk page for removing the paid editing from my talk page. Now I want some peace to improve the sandbox draft without hassle and then submit it for AFC reviewing. Thanks ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 14:53, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The user page history shows where the paid editing notice was added, and then removed when this user stopped working for Zee TV. ~Anachronist (talk) 15:39, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 15:43, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) २ तकर पेप्सी, so let me see if I follow this correctly, you were a paid employee for Zee5 and heavily edited an article, Rishton Ka Manjha (TV series), and that was the need for the Paid editor notice on your user page. The account that created that article was found to be a sock and was blocked. You stated the article was created and your job is done. I assume that means that you are no longer employed with Zee5, not that your job was to ensure that the article was created and that is done. Upon the status change, no longer being an employee of Zee5, you removed the paid editor notice. If I am correct that all makes sense. The question then becomes, does Ayan Nayak, the subject of the article being created in your sandbox, have any ties to Zee5? If not then it appears nothing else has relevance. Editing about a subject you happen to like does not meet Wikipedia's definition of a conflict of interest. You must have direct ties to the subject or indirect ties by way of a mutual interest, such as your former employer, Zee5. The fact you are not employed by Zee5 any longer does not remove the COI status so long as you edit on subjects related to Zee5, even if indirectly. Also there is such a thing as unpaid editing. If you have been asked by a third party to create an article but do not receive compensation for it then that is still a conflict of interest. These are just some things to keep in mind. They may apply or may not apply. --ARoseWolf 16:37, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@ARoseWolf:No one asked me to create articles (but maybe Zee has something Ayan all artist have some connections) but not with me. ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 17:10, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Racist casteist slurs[edit]

Please hide these vandal edits. Racist casteist denigrating stuff. Venkat TL (talk) 17:11, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea what it means and I doubt I need to. The blocked editors contribution list needs purging, I think FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 17:16, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed. All 4 Venkat TL (talk) 17:43, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Venkat TL I have just used one of thew IRC channels to report this. They have now been suppressed. Thank you to the suppressing admin FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 17:56, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Venkat TL, Timtrent - apologies for the slow response, I've had family visiting and haven't logged in for a couple of days. I see that some revdels have been performed - hope that all is sorted now? Sorry again for the delay. Girth Summit (blether) 23:31, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Please do not ever feel the need to be online. We waited, and after an acceptable and polite length of time, I acted via IRC
Family comes first. FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 18:57, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Its alright GS. It was immediately reverted and Fiddle did the rest. Thanks for following up. Venkat TL (talk) 19:59, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

St Mark's Basilica[edit]

Greetings from Venice. You were very helpful in getting the Biblioteca Marciana to FA status, and I thank you again. I currently have another FAC, St Mark's Basilica, and am hoping that you might have time and interest to take a look. At any rate, I hope you are well.Venicescapes (talk) 07:53, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Venicescapes, yes I'd seen that that was up for FAC. I'd hoped to find time to review it in the past few days, but have been busy with RL stuff (visiting relatives, getting ready for the return to school after half term...). I will try to look in on it over the next few days if possible. Best Girth Summit (blether) 17:43, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FYI[edit]

They are them. DanCherek (talk) 18:21, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not a case I'm super-familiar with, but I remember finding a whole raft of their sleepers a couple of months back. I'm cooking dinner now, if you want to raise an SPI case I'll take a look later unless someone else gets to it first. Girth Summit (blether) 18:29, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A user you blocked has returned and he/she is vandalising articles[edit]

He/she is sticking to just 2-3 articles. No positive edit whatsoever. You blocked the user Goalandgoal (talk · contribs) in december, for sockpuppetry. I reported the user on Administrator intervention against vandalism but nothing happened. Can you please take a look? Dante4786 (talk) 00:37, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi - seems like someone else handled this already. Best Girth Summit (blether) 06:43, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ReferenceSF[edit]

Hi, I just blocked ReferenceSF for socking, but I haven't tagged because I'm not sure who the master is. Could be NeverTry4Me who was the most closely involved in the Katherine Delmar Burke School, but it could also be GeezGod screwing around again. Although less likely, it could also be Twsabin who was peripherally involved. Anyway, a check seems warranted and would be useful...if you're willing. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:04, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bbb23 ReferenceSF is confirmed to Factsforsure44. They don't look much like like NT4M/GG, or Twsabin. Hope that's helpful. Girth Summit (blether) 17:44, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Very helpful, at least this time it was the most obvious candidate (who I didn't even mention). Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:02, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, that's not quite right. When I said NeverTry4Me, I misspoke - I meant to say Factsforsure44 as the most obvious. I'm a bit tired/preoccupied this morning.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:05, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, they can sort of blend into each other a bit. (Also - morning? Heh, I always imagined you were in France, based on the photo you used to have on your userpage. I guess I need to look at people's timecards more often...) Girth Summit (blether) 19:47, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I love France, but I live in the state of Washington.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:05, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I spent a few days in Seattle giving a training course way back when - nice city, I enjoyed my visit. Beautiful scenery. Girth Summit (blether) 20:15, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Seattle has changed a lot and not for the better. It's congested, polarized economically, and constant construction building expensive high-rise condominiums. I live in a rural area west of Seattle - very beautiful.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:00, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It must have been back in like 2008 or something I was there. A lot of changes since then I'm sure. I remember being tickled that in the drawer in my hotel room, alongside the Gideon's bible, there was a copy of the Karma Sutra. Not much use to me, a lonely business traveller, but it raised a smile. The company I was visiting was in the coast, with a big glass wall looking out over the water. I just got a really positive vibe while I was there, it stayed with me (and I used to travel a lot...). Girth Summit (blether) 21:19, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
in the coast? Another funny preposition to American ears; we say "on the coast". I once visited one of the tallest buildings in Seattle, also on business, and the company occupied one or two of the top floors (can't remember). The view was 365 degrees and stunning, although it made me a bit nervous as I'm acrophobic and nervous about earthquakes.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:27, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oops - yes, we say 'on the coast' too, but my 'typing on a smartphone' skills are weak! Girth Summit (blether) 22:02, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Heh, I don't use a smartphone to edit Wikipedia; in fact, I don't have a smartphone. :-) Occasionally, I edit on a tablet without a physical keyboard, though, and I find it frustrating, if not painful. The vast majority of my edits are on an old-fashioned PC, or as you would missay, in an old-fashioned PC. :P --Bbb23 (talk) 23:24, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

SeanM1997[edit]

Hey, what's your opinion on blocking SeanMoulton1997 and restricting SeanM1997 to that one account? -- TNT (talk • she/her) 00:19, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Last time I looked at it, I got the impression that they weren't using the accounts improperly. They haven't declared the connection between them on their user pages, but the usernames are so similar that I don't believe it is someone trying to pass themselves off as two different people. I concluded that a block would be heavy-handed, if no actual disruption was occurring; my opinion would change if there was evidence that they had been acting improperly with them. Girth Summit (blether) 06:40, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Feedback request: All RFCs request for comment[edit]

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Self trout, I need your assistance in correctly rectifying this.[edit]

See this I erroneously made a spelling error when filing a case and I was was wondering how to reciting things rather than “Oneboygreen” I opened it under “OneBoyGreen” is there a manner in which you can help correctly rectify this? The SPI case page looks a mess. Major self trout right there. I need all the help I can get hey @GeneralNotability can you also assist Girth & I in remedying this? Please all help is welcome. Celestina007 (talk) 17:31, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Aye don’t worry lovelies, I just moved the page accordingly Face-smile.svg. Celestina007 (talk) 17:42, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

CVU Training[edit]

Hi, sorry for interruption.

I'm Pavlov2, a rollback from zhwiki, and recently decided to mainly focus on enwiki. However, the vandalism here seemed greatly different from these in Chinese community and I'm so poor of recognizing them. Especially the sockpuppets and sockpuppeters.

If permitted, could I learn some skills and technique from your training?

Best regards

Pavlov2 (talk) 11:47, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Castle Ten Berghe[edit]

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On 4 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Castle Ten Berghe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Castle Ten Berghe, a manor house built during the 13th century, is now run as a bed and breakfast with a neo-Gothic architectural style? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Castle Ten Berghe. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Castle Ten Berghe), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted Omar abas...[edit]

@Girth Summit, CentreLeftRight, and Whats my names: Hi all. Long version: I thought I had done the required due diligence before speedily deleted "Omar abas" (without the capitalisation of his family name). With my magical sysop spectacles on, I can see there has never been an en.wp of the exact name of Omar Abas. Will shortly undo my deletion, and move it to that article name. Short version: Oops, my mistake. Shirt58 (talk) 09:50, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the update. As I said at Shirt58's talk page, I did a quick check for sources when looking at the speedy tag, and found this source indicating that the person did at least exist. We should certainly not be asserting his age as fact based on this source (the Beeb describes them as 'claims', and notes that he had no birth certificate), and it's possible of course that he is not notable (more sources would be needed to establish notability), but that should be decided at AfD. Girth Summit (blether) 09:59, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: All RFCs request for comment[edit]

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Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Weareme234[edit]

I've been staring at this new user's edits for a very long time (BangsMetala), and I see many similarities with the above socks. The account was created after the last check in the archive. Given all the new articles they've created, they are clearly not a new user. There is intersection in both articles and types of articles (Economy of...). They edit only with the Visual editor. They rarely use edit summaries. They promote Indian industry "sectors". They reorganize articles. However, they talk to other editors, which does not seem typical of this sock farm, and the direct intersection is not as high as I would like. You're the last checkuser in the archive; what do you think?--Bbb23 (talk) 17:17, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree.  Confirmed, along with a couple of zero-edit sleepers. I'll do a proforma SPI... Girth Summit (blether) 17:28, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks much. This will also allow me (others) to expand the behavioral similarities of this sock farm.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:03, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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