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"Sematary" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Sematary and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 October 2#Sematary until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Thryduulf (talk) 11:48, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Just a heads up

Hi Ponyo, hope you are doing well. I noticed your edits to this page reverting edits made in violation of a ban. I then noticed an IP reverted them and you also reverted them and protected the page. I have looked through the editing history of this IP address and the habits seem very similar to an unrelated user who was recently blocked indefinitely for disruptivly editing. I don’t want to publicly add their username as that could be seen as a personal attack, although since you are very experienced with this behaviour, maybe I could email you the user and IP and you could have a look? That is if you are still not busy of course. If not, no worries, I will take to SPI instead. Have a great day! Blanchey (talk) 20:38, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

@Blanchey: You don't need to email me. If I'm reverting an IP due to block evasion, I know which (if any) accounts they are linked to. -- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:41, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Oh, wait. This isn't the case I thought you were talking about. Go ahead with the SPI.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:46, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

I’m just scared of making a personal attack because all I have got is editing habits are slightly similar, when this happens, I tend to go directly to an admin (like I did here) but if you think that my suspicions on the editing habits warrant an SPI report, I’ll go ahead. Or I can tell you here on talk page? Blanchey (talk) 20:55, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Making unfounded accusations of socking can be seen as a personal attack; making evidence-based connections between accounts/IPs based on behavioural overlap isn't. Such connections are literally the basis of our SPI system. As a checkuser I don't want you sending me evidence linking accounts and IPs because I can't explicitly link them publicly due to the privacy policy; you could send me the info but I couldn't act on it as a checkuser. SPI is your best best.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:00, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks so much, you have really helped me understand the policy. I will now go straight to SPI and get this sorted. Have a good day, Ponyo Blanchey (talk) 21:02, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

User talk:31.54.151.105 and talk:Scientelensia

Warring edits and adding assumed family member wikis to be created Had a block reverted but is now back. Associated IP talk:86.134.181.186 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Opixel (talk • contribs) 03:31, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

User talk:Allaoi

After you warned the user a bit ago, they have made yet another (whiny) unblock request ("I promise, I will try to contribute as much as possible, but since I don't have much experience, I'm probably going to need an adopter. If you could help with that too, that would be great, but you don't need to. Please just unblock me and I swear, I'll be a good Wikipedian."). Do you have any objection to my removing TPA? They are a hopeless timesink.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:23, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

As you wish.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:25, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Down Under LTA again

See here. BilCat (talk) 02:15, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Apparently they didn't get the memo that when I archived the last mega-thread regarding their socking, they were supposed to stop. Anyhoo, I've dealt with the latest IP.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:07, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Apparently not. Also back at Heinkel, Pat Pattle, and AIR-2 Genie. They're using different IPs most of the time, so it's really hard to track them all. And thanks as always. BilCat (talk) 00:17, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

And also Gloster Meteor. BilCat (talk) 05:19, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

All  Done.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:48, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

WP:RM made by (now) CU blocked sock

Hi Ponyo. Would you be willing to close this WP:RM made by this (now) CU blocked sock?[1] - LouisAragon (talk) 15:30, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

There are support and oppose arguments being made from editors other than the sock, so it would be improper for me to close it (in my opinion). In such instances I generally just strike the sock entries and let the discussion run its course.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:08, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

talk page colors

Hello ponyo first off i want to say I'm sorry for how I treated you a year ago and I'm thoroughly embarrassed about what I did. I was wondering how do I change the color for my talk page link in my signature i have tried to change it in the common.js but I still don't understand how. If you are to busy or this is the wrong place to ask I apologize for distracting you Td^she/her 19:56, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

@Thedefender35: Someone at Wikipedia:Help desk could probably guide you through it. Please be mindful of MOS:COLOR when choosing colours.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:02, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

got it thanks :) Td^she/her 20:03, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello

My page "Like A Dino!" got deleted, and I want to recover it, but it took me four-five hours and I don't want to do that hard work again. And also, I want to know why it was deleted. Thank you.

Sincerely, MiumiuFromBabybus MiumiuFromBabybus (talk) 05:38, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

@MiumiuFromBabybus: I explained why it was deleted on your talk page (it's at the bottom of the page, starting with "Deletion note"). The article made no indicatation of significance for the game and included only primary sources, none of which could be used to even determine if the article would be viable even if it was moved to draft. WP:WEBCRIT provides additional information as to the criteria for inclusion for web content to be included on Wikipedia.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:45, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! So, can I do the article again? MiumiuFromBabybus (talk) 17:25, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

@MiumiuFromBabybus: Can you tell me which criteria of WP:WEBCRIT it meets? If you can, I will restore it draft and you can work it through the Articles for creation process. Otherwise, it will just be deleted again.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:28, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Ummm... The developer of the game has a website, but hasn't been featured in news, and they didn't even got a single award, and also, they only had their game on the top most played games once. Does this fit? MiumiuFromBabybus (talk) 17:33, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

@MiumiuFromBabybus: No; the game does not yet meet the notability criteria for inclusion. Before creating an article, please review the relevant notability criteria for the topic you will be writing about. Also, I strongly suggest you use the Articles for Creation process as it will create a draft that can be reviewed by other editors who can help you with referencing etc.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:38, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Ok, thank you so much! This was helpful MiumiuFromBabybus (talk) 17:41, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

You're welcome. Writing well-sourced articles on notable topics is not easy. Some editors prefer to become more familiar with how Wikipedia works by helping out in areas needing attention first before diving into content creation. Help:Getting started has a ton of information as well you may find useful. Either way, best of luck to you on your Wikipedia adventure.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:45, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

quick question

how do you link a specific change that was made to an article like when you link it to "here"? Td^she/her 17:40, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean. Are you talking about a WP:DIFF? Like this, for example?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:41, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

yes. I'm sorry. I'm terrible at wording the way i think. Td^she/her 17:42, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

could you please report me for vandalism? I can't trust myself with anything at this point. I have so much trouble focusing on a set of things and I get sidetracked so easily and it leads to situations that cause the to get even worse and can lead to others doing dumb things. Td^she/her 19:47, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

You're not a vandal, just an editor who jumped into the deep end of Wikipedia too quickly. It's common and as long as you're open to listening to what other editors have to say and are willing to learn, you will be able to find your niche here. Editing should be enjoyable, if you find yourself becoming stressed, take a break. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:01, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Disruptive edits

Hi! 76.68.3.80 continues to make disruptive edits in International Space Station. What can be done about this situation? Cofcorpse (talk) 16:21, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Bbb23 to the rescue.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:36, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Mnachtrab and more COI editing

After taking a bit of a break after you page blocked Mnachtrab (talk · contribs) from Cassava Sciences for COI disruption, they're now back and removing negative information from one of Cassava's products at Simufilam. Do you think the page block needs adjustment? MrOllie (talk) 22:54, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

This page is full of biased work. I am simply moving the "controversary" comments to the accusations section vs. redundantly adding it throughout the entire document. I made comments on talk and they are being ignored so I am editing it directly.

The people that edited this page obviously had a conflict of interest against cassava. Mnachtrab (talk) 22:58, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

I've extended the partial block to include Simufilam per my note on your talk page. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:00, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

These pages are VERY biased. I tried the talk page but change requests are being ignored. Please unblock me so I can fix them. They redundantly talk about accusations through these pages and it ruins the story of the company. They story of the drug and the company should be allowed to be told and the accusations should be consolidated in one area. Mnachtrab (talk) 23:14, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Your abject conflict of interest has proven that you have no ability to edit the article in an unbiased fashion. The partial block allows you to continue to participate on the talk page and to explore dispute resolution (to a point). That's is as good as it's going to get for you. Many accounts in such situations are just indefinitely blocked. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:18, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

David Anderson

Thank you for your good judgement on David Anderson. 96.55.168.21 (talk) 00:02, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Two people in Canada have a dog with the same name; it's so trivial that I have no idea how the info ever made its way into the article in the first place. Ironic that "trivia" was the only section header in an article that is begging for some structure.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:01, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

I couldn't agree more. 96.55.168.21 (talk) 20:39, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Best known for IP

Good evening from Portugal!

Care to run a test in this account please (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Btm0942)? Edit summaries do "ring a bell"...

Enjoy the rest of your evening, continue the good work 2001:8A0:7643:2400:210F:C784:250B:6C25 (talk) 20:40, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Good Humor
	[2] Made me giggle. Curbon7 (talk) 06:01, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/A2004b

hello. i think User talk:Acv1006 is sockpuppet of user:A2004b. that's clear! (see here, User:Arminedite is his other account that was blocked) Miha2020 (talk) 16:11, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, Miha2020; they are now blocked. Note you can also report new socks at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/A2004b.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:47, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

AN/I NAC

Good afternoon, and sorry to pester,
You recently blocked a sock that made an appearance at AN/I. I figured it was as good a time as any to attempt an Non-admin closure. Could you briefly check to make sure this was the appropriate action and is formatted acceptably? I ask you since it's your name I mentioned on it. GabberFlasted (talk) 18:46, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Looks fine to me.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:47, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

REmove TPA

COudl you remove the TPA of WikiGrandMaster98768? They clearly aren't going to use it for anything useful. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 19:25, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Every time they post there it refreshes the CU data; honeypots are helpful in certain circumstances. If it gets worse I'll yank t, but it's working in our favour at the moment.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:27, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Really? I didn't actually know that. That's rather interesting. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 19:27, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Well every edit provides CU data, so if they keep posting, the data doesn't become stale. This one is particularly dense by advertising that they were socking, but whatever. I won't complain! -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:33, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Who?

Who is this user (TheShammingMan (talk · contribs))?--Bbb23 (talk) 20:28, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Oi, I wish I knew. I've gone to their talk multiple times to suggest they stop stirring various pots with peanut gallery comments, but I just don't have the strength to deal with the likely response. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:32, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Heh, I know what you mean. They're very annoying and my guess a sock. Maybe I'm also influenced by the fact that Wikipedia has been more depressing than usual lately.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:36, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Unless someone recognizes a tell that would allow for a comparison with a suspected master, I've got nothing. This will likely go the long hard route. Yeah.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:46, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Editwar on Drag Race Italia (season 2)

Hello, lately I am having problems with a certain user on the Drag Race Italia (season 2) page, as an IP user (with multiple accounts and multiple warnings), continues with edits related to the hometowns of the contestants, as has already happened at RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4).

Therefore, to avoid an unnecessary edit war, since we have to wait for at least the broadcast of the first episode, I am here to ask you if there is a possibility to protect the Drag Race Italia (season 2) page from IP address edits.

I hope you will listen to my words, because the situation is getting a little bit out of hand now (exactly nine hours before the actual airing...) --- « Ðømīnīk • Cåpuån » 22:03, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

The IP's last edit included a source. Regardless, this looks to be a content dispute. If you disagree, you can request page protection at WP:RFPP.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:07, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

I'm a wuss :(

Whatever shall I do? — ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:20, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Hmmm. My personal response to pretty much any "whatever shall I do" query is "pour a glass of wine". As a matter of fact, I'm logging off to do just that now!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:23, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Enjoy! I'm about to enjoy a coffee and some apple pie myself. Decaf, though, because I'm old. — ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:25, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Wine and gochujang + kimchi tofu bowl for me. See you back at the salt mine tomorrow!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:28, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

If I load just Sixteen Tons more, I'll get enough company scrip to buy some new pants! — ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:29, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Socking down under again

See Special:Contributions/CatBil and AIR-2 Genie. Already reported to WP:UAA by someone else. BilCat (talk) 00:43, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I have reported the user to UAA. Magnatyrannus (talk | contribs) 00:45, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! BilCat (talk) 00:47, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

So far, all their edits have been reverted. Magnatyrannus (talk | contribs) 00:48, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

@BilCat I have opened an SPI now. Magnatyrannus (talk | contribs) 02:51, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Regarding deletion of a new WIKI page

Hi admin - Ponyo, can you please help me regarding the deletion of The Chai Walah wiki page, according to you the page meets the (CSD : G11) - Unambiguous advertising or promotion, but i think the content is not irrelevant and is encyclopedic, also i have cited all the necessary info. regarding the company with reliable sources from India and foreign, is there a way to undo this deletion, why because if you give me some time i will try to expand the article with more data and reliable sources, thank you, awaiting for your response. Sai Raghavendra Puranam (talk) 09:10, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

@Sai Raghavendra Puranam: As noted on your talk page, and by you above, WP:CSD#G11 is used to delete overly-promotional pages. "content is not relevant and is encyclopedic" and "cited all the necessary info" is unrelated to the actual deletion rationale. The page didn't just have a promotional tone, it was practically an advertisement. A small sample of the completely inappropriate content:

"Revolutionizing the Indian street-side tea experiences, The Chai Walah focuses on hygiene and quality with their every cup of freshly brewed handcrafted tea"

"Faisal picked up the ropes of tea-making, fuelled by his nostalgia and passion to trace his Indian roots"

"His friends and family noticed the zeal and enthusiasm behind his love for tea"

"Smart and Mobile, THE CHAI WALAH popup cart is a stunner"

"With a vision to transform the way how India drinks tea from a roadside tea stall by serving the most hygienic cup of chai on-the-go and disrupt the industry with cutting edge tech, The Chai Walah is striving hard to bring the best for the tealovers"

These aren't cherry-picked, the entire article was written this way. The sources are all pretty much paid placements, followed by a spammy external links section with a list of social media sites. There is nothing salvageable and the entire page was a violation of WP:NOTPROMOTION. I don't understand how an editor who has been here as long as you have, with so many edits, could write such a blatant advertisement. Do you have a conflict of interest with regard to the topic? File:The Chai Walah Founder.jpeg, which you uploaded, is a copyright violation, which I will be deleting as soon as I hit save on this post. It fails non-free content criteria number 1, specifically "No free equivalent. Non-free content is used only where no free equivalent is available, or could be created, that would serve the same encyclopedic purpose." As long as it is possible that there could be a free image of the subject available for use, or there could be one available in the future, then fair use cannot be claimed for the copyrighted image of this BLP subject.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:13, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Sai Raghavendra Puranam (talk) 16:28, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

UPDATE: Editwar on Drag Race Italia (season 2)

Hi,I'm here to update you on the situation, since the report has been made (we are still awaiting an outcome) the IP user continues to insist with the inclusion of a source not inherent with what the table says. So, I'm a native Italian speaker and the source with which they "states" his facts actually simply links to a section related to the show on how and where to watch it in streaming (things that if you think about it have nothing to do with the competitors' hometowns).

I tried to explain the situation to them on wiki.it as well, where they have the same modus operandi and it led to the partial blocking of the page for "Editwar", the problem is that after 7 IP addresses changed (since they change every time I left a message on the Talk page) and with as many edit warnings as well, they continues with their recidivist behavior without being opening up to dialogue at all. So I'm here to kindly ask for your help in this situation, just as you fixed the big "False Authoritative Sources" flaw on "RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)". --- « Ðømīnīk • Cåpuån » 16:28, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

I would suggest you get a third opinion from a neutral editor.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:37, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

User:Martimc123

Good evening, from Portugal,

with 99,999999999999999% of certainty (a checkuser will upgrade that to 100% i'm sure), the three IPs shown in Nuno Tavares are from this lousy sock, please deal with them accordingly.

Attentively 2001:8A0:7643:2400:20F7:F51C:6DBA:9E73 (talk) 21:01, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

• The sock reverted me again (and i re-reverted!), sorry to keep bothering you. --2001:8A0:7643:2400:F803:2FB9:E22C:F0F (talk) 02:00, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

The place to report this would be Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Martimc123.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:56, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

User Asphonixm

• Asphonixm (talk · contribs)

Hi Ponyo. I just ran across some concerning edits from Asphonixm [3][4], only to see you'd already discussed similar problems from this editor a few weeks ago. Had you seen the edits at Jane Russell (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)? I'm not sure what to make of the editing: At least this is someone that's overambitious before understanding WP:RS and WP:NOT. --Hipal (talk) 00:01, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Well i just cant see the incorrect information on her brother knowledge panel that stated they all was still alive, so i make those edit in order to added the information of their death date and death place to their panel, because sometimes edit on google panel cannot be triggered without including the information from Wikipedia as a source Asphonixm (talk) 09:33, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

@Asphonixm: Content in the google knowledge panel should never, ever, ever, be used as a source on Wikipedia. Ever. You really need to move away from trying to jam unsourced and poorly sourced biographical statistics in articles until you have a firm grasp on WP:BLP, WP:DOB, WP:BLPNAME and sourcing requirements. I see you've added "Proud to be the part of Wikipedia genealogy community" to your userpage. What community would that be? Is it a coordinated Wikiproject? Have you seen point 4 of WP:NOTDIRECTORY, which specifically states that Wikipedia is not a venue to post extensive family histories?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:11, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Yea i know and iam sorry Asphonixm (talk) 09:10, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

Sock

Hey, see this user User:Raydann is a sock Confirmed to User:Xovot same edits and doing same antivandalism work also see this [5]. 117.226.181.167 (talk) 20:12, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Please make a case at WP:SPI if you believe there is socking/block evasion.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:32, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Not likely. Just blocked Special:contributions/117.226.181.0/24 for 6 months for block evasion. Not that I know what block they are evading. I'm going by a block by Blablubbs by another IP in the range for evasion. See here.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:25, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

I'm shocked...SHOCKED(!!!) by this unforeseeable turn of events.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:28, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Here you go.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:16, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Don't temp me.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:20, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Plasamas

Adminions unite!

Looks like their TPA needs to be pulled, following your very timely block. WindTempos ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:29, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

She's busy recovering from shock.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:34, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Understandably so, thanks for dealing with them. WindTempos ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:41, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Yes, thank you @Liz:.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:35, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

I bet Deepfriedokra, the CEO of UTRS, wouldn't thank her.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:44, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

No, they're too busy working away at the behest of Yamla's pleasure .-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:54, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Let me be perfectly clear. Yamla is Emperox of UTRS. I am but a minion. On the other hand, they pull that at UTRS, and they will be banned there as well. Original account holder will need to contact T&S anyway. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 16:18, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Wooo! I should ask for a raise. Double my current salary! Double everyone's current salary! --Yamla (talk) 16:50, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

The hell with salaries. I want to be an hourly employee. An administrator union (sort of like adminion?). Collective bargaining with the big bad WMF. Additional perks like payments for each block, payments for each deleted piece of garbage page, meals on Willywheels, and a retirement pension. We can become LTAs (Liberate The Admins).--Bbb23 (talk) 17:05, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Yes, please. Where can I sign up. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 18:09, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Assistance with COI and copyright please

Hi, can I have some assistance with user:Grahamceline please. I noticed a COI and copyright issue at article Intelitek. I added the copyvio rev del tag to the article after reverting and left a message about COI and about copyright on their talk page. I could use some assistance in explaining all this to the user if that's OK? Knitsey (talk) 15:23, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

@Knitsey: I've added some information and policy links for Grahamceline. I've also removed a question you had asked of them; please don't ever openly speculate on the identity of an editor outside of Wikipedia, it's considered WP:OUTING.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:01, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Oh wow, I'm really sorry about that. Thank you for correcting it. Knitsey (talk) 16:03, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Can I also check, I could only find one COI template. Is there another one that doesn't mention the user name issue? Knitsey (talk) 16:11, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

{{subst:uw-coi}}-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:21, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, Knitsey (talk) 16:23, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

On a userpage that you had deleted

Hi, there is userpage that you had deleted at User:AudiGuy-1204/Deleted redirects/DS 7. It was originally moved from DS 7 after the user got presumably (inferring from the edit summaries of both pages) impatient after a failed requested move discussion to move DS 7 Crossback to DS 7, and possibly a request to deleted the DS 7 redirect. @AudiGuy-1204 then performed at cut and paste move, and even issued a uw to himself. It was later, within 24 hours, @A7V2 requested at WP:RM/TR to revert the move. I would like to check with you to see if there's any significant edit history at the now deleted redirect and its talk page. If there is, can you have it undeleted and do a history merge back to DS 7? A deletion of the current DS 7 page and moving the previous redirect may work as well. Thanks! – robertsky (talk) 01:44, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

@Robertsky: The page was a redirect only. The first edit created a redirect to DS 7 Crossback, a second edit changed the redirect to DS7. AudiGuy then made the following three edits:

• (diff) 18:30, 28 October 2022 . . AudiGuy-1204 (talk | contribs | block) 9 bytes
• (diff) 18:23, 28 October 2022 . . AudiGuy-1204 (talk | contribs | block) m 68 bytes (AudiGuy-1204 moved page DS 7 to User:AudiGuy-1204/Deleted redirects/DS 7: Gonna move that page after facelift changing name)
• (diff) 18:21, 28 October 2022 . . AudiGuy-1204 (talk | contribs | block) 68 bytes (Speedy) Tag: Removed redirectI can restore it if you want to take a look.

The edit at 18:30 blanked the page and added the U1 CSD tag. Do you want me to restore the page so you can take a look?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:21, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

No need to restore. Thanks for the detailed follow up. 🙂 – robertsky (talk) 22:41, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Random deletion requests

Hope you are doing well. I had submitted a page for creation and it was approved and since then random people keep trying it up for deletion. Anything I can do? You had helped me last time too, thank you! Itsalldestiny (talk) 19:50, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

I don't think we've ever interacted before, can you provide a link to our previous discussion?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:26, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

It was only 10 months ago. What's wrong with you?--Bbb23 (talk) 20:31, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

A polar bear, a skeleton and a scantily-clad Thor just walked by my window. I am très distracted at the moment!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:42, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Please e-mail me the video.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:46, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

If only! I had a spell of the vapours and have only now recovered.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:50, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Are you stalking me? Thats creepy lol. Itsalldestiny (talk) 21:10, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OtakuKart&oldid=1068510289 Itsalldestiny (talk) 21:12, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

@Itsalldestiny: My only edits to the article were to decline a speedy deletion and WP:PROD. I even specifically recommended in my edit summary that the article should be nominated for deletion if there are concerns regarding notability/sourcing. The community will review the article and discuss whether it meets the criteria for inclusion; this is the normal functioning of Wikipedia and determining consensus.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:22, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Noted, thank you @Ponyo Itsalldestiny (talk) 21:33, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Quick check if you have the time

[6] and [7] are pretty obviously the same vandal. Got a moment to check if they have any sleepers kicking around? Thanks, as usual. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 21:54, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

There were a ton of blocked accounts, plus these, now also blocked:

Palm tree rooster, BeesTrees2022, Saturday rain, Spade noises, DecisionToGoNorth, ShowerRain, Long horses, Shoes outside and Reversing a car

The contribs probably all need a once-over in case something slipped through. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:00, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Much appreciated. That's a lot of accounts just to add "horny" to section headings. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:05, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure I know the master account.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:09, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

I have to admit, I did chuckle at this for some reason. I just looked through all the edits and it seems repaired, mostly because they only seem to vandalize articles that are being actively edited. Odd pattern. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:12, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

You chuckled because it's hilarious. It's so stunningly stupid that you have to laugh. I really like Mark Ruffalo, but I have to imagine I would love Duck Buffalo.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:18, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, I think I'm in love. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:25, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Swoon.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:26, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Another one, when you have the time. [8] Admitted that they're actively socking. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:16, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

I don't see any other accounts. Liberal use of semi-protection is probably the best route.; most of their target articles could use it as they're perennial targets for socking in general.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:19, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

I should probably take a look at those articles when I get home from work, then. Thanks. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:09, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Another for you, I think it's pretty clear quacking, but I'd like to make sure. [9] [10] ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:42, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Looks like Bbb23 and Favonian got them. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:09, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your time. I probably should have just whacked em myself. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:06, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Worth checking again? [11] [12] Username matches the pattern too. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:52, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

There was a new batch, many already blocked: Nurseoftheisland, Red above, Alcohol below the umbrella, Shower and pizza, Modernnurse, and Stone wall singer.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:14, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

This is why you're my favorite. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:21, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

I won't be anyone's favourite by the end of this editing session because I'm going to lose my ever-loving-mind editing from this garbage back-up laptop.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:26, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Yet another, if you've the time

User:ZionNOPhater and User:ZionNOfan. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:06, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Can't find the second account? Is there a typo in there?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 00:15, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

ZionNOPfan. Sorry, I'm basically illiterate. :( ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:16, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

NP, I found the SPI and commented there. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 00:21, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Appreciated as always. They claimed it was their friend, who they talked to about editing, and the friend decided to mess with them. I unblocked them with a warning not to make jokes about Nazis with friends on Wikipedia. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:27, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Another check

Hopefully you haven't left for the evening. Does Constructioncourse = ZestyLemonz?--Bbb23 (talk) 23:55, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Yarp. Blocked now.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:58, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, ma'am.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:13, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Replying to your email now...-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:20, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, got it. I wanna think about it some more. Nothing like a little procrastination to clear a fuzzy brain. Thai food tonight'll help, too.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:28, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Mmmmm, Thai. We're going Mediterranean tonight. Flatbread from scratch with sundried tomatoes, artichokes, kalamata olives etc. By the way, regarding this sock you blocked yesterday, there were some other accounts kicking about. I'll dump them in the SPI once I finish the check. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:46, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Ta da: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Prince Of Roblox.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:54, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

So many socks. Is flatbread from scratch difficult to do?--Bbb23 (talk) 17:56, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

I want to say yes because that would be impressive. But it's not.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:05, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Flatbread is for people with no culture. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:08, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Cute. I've tried my hand at sourdough but my baking talents didn't rise to the occasion.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:18, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Oversight assistance

Hi @Ponyo, and other talk page watchers. I am requesting a suppression of this diff, this one, and maybe this one too. The IP vandal, although WHOIS shows Canada, added some strong language and threat on my talk page in Chinese !! Would really appreciate an oversight here. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 05:56, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

@Raydann: Although the edits do not qualify for oversight, I have deleted them per revision deletion criteria #2.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:20, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Ah I see. I confused revdel with oversight. RevDel is what I wanted in the first place. Sorry for the confusion and thanks for deleting it. Best. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 16:15, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

No worries. I'm sorry you had to be on the receiving end of such nastiness.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:17, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Another sockpuppet

• Leo of Monterrey (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Should be yet another sockpuppet of VideoGamer123456 / McPlectrum. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 00:16, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

 Unrelated technically. Throast Please make new reports at WP:SPI.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:59, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Huh. I guess I should reflect on my judgment. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 20:58, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

I don’t get it. What happened? Leo of Monterrey (talk) 00:57, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

I continue to maintain

that the DS policy was applied unreasonably, regardless of whether it was "to the letter," and that the policy should be clarified with bright white lines that those who are not PAG experts can easily understand. The article in question was not in AP2 space, so a reasonable person would conclude it was not under DS, otherwise why even have DS notices in the first place? I stand by my characterization of the blocking editor's action, which supplements the observations of others in the thread. soibangla (talk) 22:51, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I'm well aware that you "continue to maintain". Including here, now. The IP was bang on in their response to you at the AN thread; please move along.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:00, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

I am long accustomed to being told by many that I'm wrong, only to be later shown correct, and one doesn't need to look any farther than the discussion and ultimate outcome at Talk:Recession to see the perfect example of it. The entire episode was a disgrace. I've said my piece and I'm done. soibangla (talk) 23:10, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

I will hold you to that.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:11, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Just to ensure there's no misunderstanding, "I'm done" should not be broadly construed. I may in the future seek policy clarification and reform. Per policy, I may be wrong. Alternatively, maybe the policy is wrong. I believe it is. soibangla (talk) 16:48, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Down Under sock

Hi, see Special:Contributions/49.179.76.138. Thanks. BilCat (talk) 06:20, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Our time zones don't jive; they've likely moved on to another IP by now. If they pop back up or hit that article again let me know.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:44, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

OK, thanks. BilCat (talk) 20:34, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Back at Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 with 2 different IPs today. Thanks. BilCat (talk) 01:55, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Handled by Widr whilst I snoozed.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:05, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks anyway. BilCat (talk) 20:51, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Why

The user appeared to be spamming "unblock me" or other vandalism with no reason provided. I will leave such things in the future, but did not appear constructive. TY. — Moops ^⋠T⋡ 19:40, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

@Moops: There was some inappropriate stuff on the page for sure, but an editor posting "unblock me" after being blocked doesn't need to be reverted. Not a big deal, but I notice a tendency for patrollers to revert just about anything a blocked editor posts on their talk page regardless of the nature of the post, which generally leads to a needless revert war. It's like WP:RBI without the "I". Just something to keep in mind.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:51, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Interesting. I think thats a good reminder for us all. TY — Moops ^⋠T⋡ 19:54, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

User block concern

I replied to you on my talk page. Regardless, I'm going to move onto other pages. Thanks. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:42, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Disruptive proxies at Cyber Anakin

Hey. I know it's an unusual move, any chance you could short term protect Talk:Cyber Anakin/Archive 1? I know we don't normally protect talk page archives, but this editor has been trying to remove comments from the archive history for the last three weeks now. Sideswipe9th (talk) 23:49, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

It's an archive, so there shouldn't be any active editing of it anyway. I've semi-protected it for a month.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:51, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Perfect. Yeah, ideally only the archive bot should be editing the page. Alas I've had to add this archive to my watchlist as it comes up every so often. Thanks for the actions :) Sideswipe9th (talk) 23:52, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

np. Thanks for keeping an eye on things.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:54, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

I would have stopped by...

But I'm more into South American reds these days, and I didn't have one with me. I did buy one tonight though to celebrate something, and brought an extra to share. Also lemonade for Bbb, since he won't join us with the malbec. TonyBallioni (talk) 05:13, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

I didn't understand any of this at first except the word lemonade. I thought South American reds might be tropical birds, which seemed to tie in nicely to the word "malbec" (bad beak?), although I didn't know that Tony collected tropical birds. I was subsequently enlightened, though buying tropical birds seemed far more interesting than South American red wine. I am impressed that Tony remembers I don't drink. I tend to forget that when I'm drunk on OJ.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:45, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

I'm a North American red, does that count for something?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:08, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

I was disappointed, on following the link in your message, that it's just about your hair. I had thought it might be a more interesting kind of red. However, it's one more little piece of information about you to add to the file I'm building up... JBW (talk) 23:43, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Incidentally, my wife and daughter are both North American reds, but I'm a non-North-American red. JBW (talk) 23:46, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Come to think of it, in North America "red" has another meaning, totally out of keeping with my wife and daughter, so maybe they aren't North American reds after all. JBW (talk) 23:49, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

An unblock request

Hi, Jez. Mohammed Haq has made several requests at UTRS for an unblock request against a block you imposed quite a while ago. In the past, his requests have been declined, rightly, in my opinion, but I am more disposed towards accepting the latest one. At my suggestion, he has now moved his latest unblock request to User talk:Mohammed Haq If you feel inclined to comment on the request, please do. JBW (talk) 23:43, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

@JBW: I'm curious to know what type of edits they intend to make, as there are some WP:CIR(ish) concerns, but an unblock is fine by me.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:19, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I have some CIR doubts too, but I'm willing to give them a chance. JBW (talk) 15:53, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

For being a persistent administrator and editor. I see you EVERYWHERE.

Waylon111 (talk) 16:09, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

• Please stick to one account.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:26, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Oversighting Request

I apologize for not sending an email to the oversighting team, or filling out the form (I don't really want to link my email to my account), but I believe a younger editor has posted their age online. The Iink is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:72.131.1.82. Thanks, Dinoz1 (chat?) 18:53, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Oversighting

Hi Ponyo,

You might also want to OS Special:PermaLink/1123284326. The IP user reverted once again before you were able to semiprotect it. Mys_721tx (talk) 22:22, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Got it, thank you. Note that I revision deleted the edits, not suppressed them.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:23, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

FYI

Hi, the following articles have been re-vandalized (including page move vandalism) by a sock (Special:Contributions/Hong_kong_lover_28191) since you semi-protected them:

• Kwok Tak-seng
• Thomas Kwok
• Walter Kwok
• Raymond Kwok

Sun Hung Kai Properties, closely related, was also vandalized by this newest account for the first time.

Just letting you know so you can consider perhaps extended confirmed or move protection. Uhai (talk) 05:17, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

I think it's a little early to ramp up to EC protection, but I did add move protection to all of the articles except Sun Hung Kai Properties, which I've added to my watchlist. Thanks for the note and the cleanup.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:45, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

You must be tired

ANI. reign in the incivility You mean "rein". "reign" is what you do at Wikipedia. and they're continuing to edit was as well I can't parse that one. Happy Day After American Thanksgiving!--Bbb23 (talk) 19:20, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Ugh. I am tired - haven't slept well in days. Did you know it's 1 month to Christmas as of today? <head explodes>.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:06, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

I am so sorry. I have chronic insomnia, but lately it's reached a new low. It gets so bad that I start nodding off when I'm doing certain things. Maybe it's only people who live near the strait. Something in the air?--Bbb23 (talk) 21:06, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

It's the smoke from all the weed blowing in your direction from the Island.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:10, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

People really could be more considerate and just pop pills.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:22, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

These are not mutually exclusive options, my friend.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:23, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Moral panic

The IP is continuing to edit-war their fringe/WP:OR nonsense into the article. Time for a block, and/or page protection? AndyTheGrump (talk) 19:28, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

I went with option 1.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:03, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Request for temporary protection to my user talk page, again

Would it be possible to request to have temporary protection to my user talk page again? Because I've received quite a few messages recently, and none of them were of any value. (If you check the last few that I've received, you'll know why I've labelled them as not having any value. The last message was in fact reverted by none other than yourself) I was thinking of requesting that my talk page be temporarily protected so that only users with autoconfirmed status and up can post messages on my user talk page. ― C.Syde (talk | contribs) 05:03, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

I normally don't protect user talk pages for any longer than necessary to stop immediate disruption (see my protection log for my talk page as an example). As your talk page hasn't been targeted since the 25th, the need for protection has passed. If you still think protection is warranted, you can make a request at WP:RFPP.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:07, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Request for block

I want a block lasting 30 seconds for a Vanadsim only account. I want it to test blocks. 85.101.205.61 (talk) 10:36, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

How about your entire /19 range for a month as a checkuser block for block evasion? -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:10, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Normally you won't be blocked by requesting it. Blocks are meant to be issued to prevent vandalism and disruption to the wiki. So they are almost always issued against the offending user's will, or without the user asking for it. ― C.Syde (talk | contribs) 11:07, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Miraheze

Hi! Only to make sure - you didn't created account on Miraheze today, right?--MrJaroslavik (talk) 12:52, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

@MrJaroslavik: Definitely not me. Thanks for checking.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:31, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

I looked at this post before you responded, and it seems like the OP is talking about a non-Wikimedia project. Am I right? If so, what does it have to do with you? Did someone create an account with your username on that wiki and the OP, an admin on that wiki (?), was making sure it wasn't you personally? If so, how can a user of a wiki that you have nothing to do with "impersonate" you in the sense we mean at en.wiki?--Bbb23 (talk) 16:52, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

All I know is that I didn't create the account, which was the only question asked. Everything else is very much "not my circus, not my monkey". I might pretend I know everything, but it's all a façade.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:59, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Ribbesford House

I am unaware of who Ribbesford is but it should be noted that they are currently linking to this article from a FB Group that are currently being sued for defamation and harassment in the high court for £m's (KB-2021-000067 - they are clearly trying to use this page to inflict more damage to individuals and the determination with which they are doing it is worrisome given they are already facing significant legal action as a result of their activities. I would request that the article is reverted to that which you had previously locked and lock it down. Work restarted on this building in October 2022 following a pause due to the Covid Pandemic. Keepingittrue (talk) 18:57, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Ok, I've blocked both of you from editing the article directly as this is clearly a real-world dispute that has spilled over to our article, which is not appropriate for our readers. Please follow dispute resolution (and be aware of our policy regarding legal threats when discussion legal matters).-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:08, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Many thanks for the prompt response and noted on all counts. I thought it best to bring to you than start again! Although, I do fear others will pick up the mantle. Many thanks. Keepingittrue (talk) 19:14, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

We have a policy regarding misuse of multiple accounts, which you can read here. The article is on my watchlist, so if new accounts pop up to pick up the dispute I will be aware.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:16, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Hayagriva

Why you reverted my edits Bhagruti (talk) 15:04, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

I don't think you have any knowledge about puranic literature so kindly reverted back my edits. Bhagruti (talk) 15:12, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

You are making widespread disputed edits across multiple articles. I suggest you learn how to edit constructively on this project, starting with the messages on your talk page, including sourcing requirements and copyright, as well as obtaining consensus for disputed content and our policies regarding using your own personal knowledge and research in articles.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:10, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

No one using their own knowledge on Wikipedia and I tried many time to make my own citation but they also reverted so I stopped using my ref ,citation so stop giving me excuse. Bhagruti (talk) 03:10, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

For your kind information I give citation only ,ref only not copied that understand. Bhagruti (talk) 03:40, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

I'm concerned that you don't have the necessary competence in English to edit here effectively. If you cannot communicate with other editors, then it would be better to contribute to the Wikimedia project in your native language. I cannot parse what you are trying to say above at all.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:16, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

You've got mail

Hello, Ponyo. 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 at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.Mvcg66b3r (talk) 19:42, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Seen, but I had a quick follow-up question.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:46, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

I don't usually revdelete spam links. You may want to ask another admin.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:12, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Please link the 3 reverts

You can't because they are not there. Please remove your erroneous warning AT ONCE. You are better than this, or you would not be an admin.Shajure (talk) 00:07, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

First revert to restore the sentence, second revert to restore the sentence, and third revert to restore the sentence.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 00:10, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

And I'll also note here, as I did on your talk page, that I have never seen an editor with the length of tenure and number of edits as yourself have a message on their talk page that is so completely opposite to what is expected on a collaborative project.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 00:13, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

I ran into work of this editor as well and couldn't believe they were as experienced as they were when they were acting this way. I was wondering if the account was compromised. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:27, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

I doubt it's compromised, it just seems to be their nature. Take this user page edit from 2016 where they pretty much brag about all of the accounts they've had over the years. Did you see that Bbb23? Hard to imagine much good faith with little trolls here and there like that.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:41, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

No, I did not. It also looks like they thought about retiring that one as well. Makes me regret that I didn't block them indefinitely. Also makes me wonder if they'll create another account in the future rather than continuing to, uh, contribute under their current (only?) account.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:02, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Psst...

...I'm totally incognito...no one knows I'm here...but User:Fakefroggirl is begging for a block. ;) 199.80.8.254 (talk) 18:15, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

...and yet their talk page is a redlink. Makes it tough for admins to react when there have been no warnings.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:23, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Edit summary

Hi, thanks for blocking User:WikipIsJustCIAPedos, could you maybe delete this edit summary on my talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:FMSky&diff=1125017205&oldid=1125005295 i really dont need this crap there --FMSky (talk) 08:09, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

@FMSky:  Done.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:38, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

thanks! --FMSky (talk) 17:56, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Agree

I agree with content of your post in my talk page but I do not agree with admin who blocked my account during two days: no bad word or insult by my account, never and never. Bye Forza bruta (talk) 00:29, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

TPA

Hey... You might want to revoke User talk:72.2.103.161's TPA. He has continued to spam his talk page after block with explicit content and unneeded templates. Wikieditlobs (talk) 16:16, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

 Done by someone more on the ball than me.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:40, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

We found a ball in our backyard, but don't worry, we were on it. We kicked it up to the street (who knew we were soccer champs?), kicked it up the street to the front of our house, picked it up (even though it was filthy - nothing frightens us...except lions and tigers and bears, oh my), and deposited it in our trash can. We're still wondering how it got there in the first place. There's something very profound lurking in this story that connects to revocation of TPA, but I'm still working that out.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:03, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Was it a disco ball? Because that would be a story, I'm sure.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:05, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

From a distance, it looked a bit like a battered disco ball based on the coloring, but no, it was not. What I want to know is how you managed to lob it over the strait.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:21, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

I felt inspired after watching the Three Lions advance to the Quarter Finals. One well-placed swift boot did the trick.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:26, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Congratulations! You also booted the OP. Who's the master, if I may ask?--Bbb23 (talk) 18:39, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

I left some notes on their talk page. GHBH shenanigans. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:46, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

I can tolerate only so much irony in one day (I revoked TPA of the master account).--Bbb23 (talk) 19:02, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

How about coincidences? Can you handle one of those? I left a note to myself yesterday to mark an image for deletion on Commons. The evidence I used in the deletion discussion was partially based on talk page comments by the article subject. When I actually read through the later comments on that page, guess who figures promimently? It's....you!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:15, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

I can't handle anything but high-quality desserts. My god, that's a discussion from the past. I noticed the fact that you left a note-to-self yesterday, and I thought, boy, is she getting old absent-minded, using her Talk page for reminders...when did that start?--Bbb23 (talk) 19:29, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

I was in huge rush; off to a fab party but had to pick up a new disco ball on the way.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:31, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

That was new? What'd you do to it before your awesome drop kick? Beat it up? You need to learn to control your anger.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:34, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

It was a replacement disco ball. I won't kick another your way, you clearly didn't appreciate the first one.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:23, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Not true; I did appreciate it! As did my neighbor who thought it might be an alien pod. I guess she believes in very small aliens.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:55, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

These guys definitely would not fit into a disco ball. Not even "Littlegreenman no antenna".-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:02, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

I am lost. Wikieditlobs (talk) 18:29, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Alright, thanks. Wikieditlobs (talk) 17:06, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

You've got some work to do...

See here. Regards. Poundland Oximeter (talk) 04:36, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Please revert and revoke talk page access

For 173.240.128.221 (talk · contribs). Thanks and cheers, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:8D29 (talk) 13:43, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for socking the puppet

I was waiting for someone to do that, but that was a lot faster than I expected. Good job! Probably not a pigeon (talk) 20:47, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Disney Star sock is back

AK The WikiEditor is on Disney Star and a couple of other articles, making the same kind of edits as accounts you've blocked in the past. Would you mind taking a look? On at least one they waited until after semi-protection ended, so may be worth putting back on the articles. Ravensfire (talk) 16:54, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

I don't think Ponyo is here this week, but it was an easy block. I don't suppose you know the name of the master, Ravensfire? Ponyo is clearly keeping it to herself.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:28, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

@Bbb23, Thanks! I'm not sure who the master is for this one, sorry. Ravensfire (talk) 17:37, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

I don't even remember the master. I can trace it back to Aditya Khanna Ak but that probably wasn't the master. They're not very creative with the usernames are they?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:49, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

I don't believe you; we all know you're omniscient. What are you doing here anyway? It's Saturday AND Christmas Eve Day. We've been snowed in for a while, but it's finally melting. Yay! Happy Holidays!--Bbb23 (talk) 17:02, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

I'm here on a weekend/holiday because we've been snowed in as well and my brain is atrophying. I've read all of House of Leaves in the last few days and I need some metal stimulation outside of a book. Please don't kick me off the wiki! -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:18, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Hey

I think that Template:Uw-paid1 needs some work, but before making a proposal, I'm trying to find out what causes people to choose this one, instead of a different template. I notice that you posted it at User talk:Rechner8#Paid editing disclosures required a while ago. Do you remember why you thought that this person was specifically being paid, rather than having a non-paid COI (e.g., a friend or family member)?

(I'm in no rush; an answer next month is fine.) WhatamIdoing (talk) 06:02, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

@WhatamIdoing: I use the COI warning the (vast) majority of times unless there are specific signs that it's paid editing rather than a more general conflict of interest (e.g. recreation of articles linked to paid editing and UPE sockfarms, creation of multiple spammy articles that have been written and saved in one go with full wiki markup by a brand new editor, gaming autoconfirmed to move their own drafts directly to mainspace and a general rush to publish) . With the example you mention, it's likely the latter two indicators that let to the paid warning.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:00, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Saving articles in one go suggests writing them offline, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Being in a hurry (it's "published" as far as we're concerned as soon as they click the "Publish pages" button, even if it's in Draft: or User: space) could be enthusiasm, but I'd expect to see that from someone who's getting paid by the piece (until they read this and decide that being slow is a way to trick us). Anyone using the visual editor (this particular editor was) will always have correct wikitext markup, so that's only a possible tell if the editor isn't using the visual editor.

I don't know if it's still true, but when the ACPERM limits went into effect in 2018, we saw a lot of spammy articles being posted on the 11th edit, always in the old wikitext editor.

How would you describe the difference between "gaming autoconfirmed" to move a draft to the mainspace, and "following the rules" to move a draft to the mainspace? Last I checked, it's officially okay for editors to do that. WhatamIdoing (talk) 22:54, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

WhatamIdoing my response to your question was a very general explanation as to why I may choose to use the paid editing template vs the conflict of interest template. There's also the element of intuition developed from dealing with UPE sockfarms for nearly a decade. I'm comfortable with my decisions. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:41, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

I've got no reason to believe you're wrong, in this case or any other, but my goal is to update the template and its documentation so that it's helpful to editors who don't yet have a decade of experience. I find that it's often difficult for less experienced editors to know whether they're responding to "intuition" or "bias". I think a checklist approach would be a disaster (e.g., the article I created most recently was "written and saved in one go with full wiki markup", though I hope you won't think it spammy, and I doubt I'd be mistaken for a brand-new account for very long), but surely there is something we could say that provides a little more support to editors than telling them to trust their guesses. Do you remember the "sting operation" about a decade ago, when experienced editors pretended to be newbies creating their first article? It turned out that our intuition about what was notable had a lot more to do with the halo effect and WP:IKNOWIT than was really comfortable to consider. Consequently, I was hoping that I could learn from you something more solid than that. WhatamIdoing (talk) 03:42, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings

Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, whether it's Christmas or some other festival, I hope you and those close to you have a happy, restful time! Have fun, Donner60 (talk) 00:16, 23 December 2022 (UTC)}}

Donner60 (talk) 04:50, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

I wish that you may have a very Happy Holiday! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Hogmanay, Festivus or your hemisphere's Solstice, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! May the New Year provide you joy and fulfillment! Thanks for everything you do here. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:22, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

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Hello Ponyo: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 17:29, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

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CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 17:29, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Possible sock

I think Misspelled page (talk · contribs) might be a sock of Misspelling Wizard (talk · contribs) based on their contribs. — Qwerfjkltalk 06:43, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy new era

Bishzilla and all her socks wish you a happy new Jurassic era! bishzilla _ROARR!! pocket 16:41, 31 December 2022 (UTC).

Happy New Year!

Ponyo,
Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 22:52, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

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CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 22:52, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Ponyo!

Happy New Year!

Ponyo,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Abishe (talk) 01:52, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

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Abishe (talk) 01:52, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Ponyo!

Happy New Year!

Ponyo,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
— Moops ^⋠T⋡ 02:28, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

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