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DYK for Legacy Parkway

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Unblocking

Just a courtesy note to let you know that I've unblocked Necrophagiac due to their selection of an appropriate new username. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:27, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

User:YoshitsuneM

I've also unblocked this user - there is absolutely no reason for a Japanese name like this to be blocked. Please don't just blindly follow DeltaQuadBot's recommendations at UAA; many of the usernames it flags are perfectly acceptable. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:57, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

I shall strive to be more careful. --AdmrBoltz 12:49, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Good stuff. Whilst I recognise the name Yoshitsune immediately, I recognise that not everyone has the same familiarity with Japan as me. I recommend, if you get a username like this that might be a real name, to run it quickly through Google - my personal approach, though, is to AGF on anything that isn't immediately obvious (so User:Eatshitanddie would get blocked on sight, but User:Prashit would go unmolested, at least until I saw what their editing looked like). Yunshui 雲‍水 13:06, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Deletion of UNIGLOBE Travel International

We are slightly confused by the deletion of the UNIGLOBE Travel International page. There are various other travel franchise companies, such as BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel that have an existent wikipedia page. The page Corporate Travel Management links to various other travel companies, as well as UNIGLOBE, both externally and within wikipedia. UNIGLOBE Travel International is a recognized travel franchise company, with over 30 years of travel management experience and the company is currently present in over 60 countries. The CEO, U. Gary Charlwood, is also in the ASTA hall of fame — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yinguuuuu (talk • contribs) 17:18, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

I am not the only one who has deleted this page. It was written by a user claiming to be a representative of the company, which violates our conflict of interest guidelines, and read like an advertisement and not an encyclopedic article. Coffee (talk · contribs) deleted the version you created. Are you the same user as UniglobeTravel (talk · contribs)? --AdmrBoltz 17:21, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I am the same user as UniglobeTravel. I created a company account to differentiate from my personal but realized after that company accounts are discouraged. Thank you for the guidelines, we're going to follow the steps listed here Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for the organization page. User:Yinguuuuu —Preceding undated comment added 17:39, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Ok. Have a nice day. --AdmrBoltz 17:41, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Question

Why? Thanks, Matty.007 19:08, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, the rest of the user's edits were vandalism, must have got reverted in mass. Sorry :) --AdmrBoltz 19:09, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Just checking it wasn't some kind of sock award, which isn't often received well. Thanks, Matty.007 19:10, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Foreign language

Hi: you blocked User:Kaprsoft Programing Kurdish for contributing only in a foreign language. I'm not aware of that being a block reason), but I was thinking of blocking him/her myself as a purely promotional account (username plus absence of non-promotional edits), so I guess it doesn't matter much. However, regarding articles created in foreign languages I do know the policy, because I help out a lot at WP:Pages needing translation into English: see WP:NOTCSD, final point, it's not grounds for deletion in and of itself. The user page was, however, blatant advertising: I believe the numbers are a phone number. I'd just like to ask you to go gently with foreign-language articles and editors who are confused enough to contribute here in another language; sometimes the editor then turns around and translates it for us :-) Yngvadottir (talk) 21:00, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the pointer :), and well... first edit was to Main Page errors... kind of started off on the wrong foot. --AdmrBoltz 21:06, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that's what lit up my watchlist. 100% advertising account. Yngvadottir (talk) 21:09, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

187

187 is/was the reference to murder (presumably a numerically codified section containing or ending with that number) in the California Penal Code. Because California is/was a frequent setting for films and television shows, usage of numbers from the Code (particularly in Dragnet and parodies of Jack Webb and his role as Joe Friday) creeped in, but probably just in the United States. I'm not keen on keeping track of pop culture, but I get the impression that general use of that has fallen off in recent years, limited mostly to being referenced by California-based hip-hop figures (e.g. N.W.A, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg et. al.). Why, there's even articles about it here and here. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 21:28, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

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Dashes in Utah State Routes

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know that Utah uses dashes for their State Route abbreviations. Don't worry, I will not remove the dashes anymore. I have never been in Utah, so that is why I didn't know about the dashes. Tjkovack (talk) 24:02, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Vandalism?

Re: the block of this IP. Although it was reported as vandalism, the editor is making useful contributions. He or she is just refusing to communicate about adding unsourced info. On the article on my watchlist to which this was done, I was able to find a source for one of the dates and deleted the other one pending a source. I'm not sure how to force this user to communicate but calling what they are doing "vandalism" is a stretch. I'm not seeing a good block reason, maybe "disruption", since it is not really "spamming". Any thoughts? Valfontis (talk) 21:33, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Fair enough, if you want to un-block him, go ahead. AdmrBoltz 00:46, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

No I don't revert other admins lightly. I was just curious if you knew of a better way to do this than to call what they are doing vandalism. Maybe the block will give them time to figure out why they keep getting so many messages, finally. Valfontis (talk) 02:45, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Vandals

You just blocked Benjitheknower. Thank you for that. The following accounts have been vandalizing the same page (namely and The Pianist (2002 film) and in rather similar ways): User:Zackbomb345 and User:CH33ZY BURG3RZ. I gave them both a final/only warning not too long ago, and they have not edited since then, but looking at their edits a bit deeper, I suspect they are either sock- or meat-puppets of the account you just blocked. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 14:32, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

CH33ZY BURG3RZ is indef blocked, but if you want to confirm the sockpuppetry, I'd suggest going to WP:SPI. --AdmrBoltz 14:48, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Not so much confirm the sockpuppetry (they look like throw-away accounts to me, hitting a limited amount of pages and likely to lose interest soon enough, no need to excite them by getting the recognition of an SPI if they're indeed sockpuppets, or give them ideas if they're not) as "get another set of eyes on them to see if they deserve being blocked at this point or if I have to wait and see if they (well, the sole remaining account now, as CH33ZY BURG3RZ was indeffed around the same time I wrote my original post) make more vandalizing edits, while denying them the recognition of AIV". AddWittyNameHere (talk) 15:09, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

If the other user vandalizes again, send him to AIV and he will be dealt with. --AdmrBoltz 15:10, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that's what I had decided to do. Thanks for your time. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 15:11, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Your contribution is needed

Hello Admrboltz/Archive 19, you are cordially invited to join the initiative Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians. We're a group of editors working to maintain and improve database of those editors who are no longer with us. All of these deceased Wikipedians have changed Wikipedia for the better in some way. Now, it is our turn to pay them tributes and obituaries. If you know any Wikipedia editor, who is no longer with us, but their names are not included in our list still, please let us know. Visit the project page for more information. Thanks! Rudra john cena (talk) 21:04, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, but no thanks. --AdmrBoltz 21:05, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Sock Farm

You just blocked an account named after Iphone and a person, this may be of interest to you..[[1]] Hell In A Bucket (talk) 23:06, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Commented. --AdmrBoltz 23:10, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Rodovia dos Imigrantes

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A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Hi Admrboltz! Good job in reverting vandalism, blocking vandals and protecting pages! Your response is fast and quick, the vandals get blocked by you before I can even report them to the noticeboard :) Keep up the great work! ~TheGeneralUser (talk) 21:41, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

A product of being bored at work mostly ;) But thanks - added it to my shiny bits page. --AdmrBoltz 22:13, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	For your work at UAA. --Jakob (talk) 22:42, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks :) --AdmrBoltz 22:43, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Featured Article

I've read Interstate 70 in West Virginia an article you've significantly contributed too and it's really good. Good work! And for that, here you go:

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For work on Interstate 70 in West Virginia. ///EuroCarGT 00:37, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks :) --AdmrBoltz 01:02, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

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contribution to I 70 in West Virginia.

Sorry about that. I thought it was an I70 gen info pqage not specific to west virgina. have a good ay. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessfarnsworth (talk • contribs) 18:54, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

No worries. The general I-70 page is Interstate 70. --AdmrBoltz 18:59, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Vandalism

Hello! I am kind of new at WP, so I don't really know how things work... So even though this is probably not the right place, I'd like to report some vandalism from an IP you've already blocked in the past. Please see Underground Railroad.

Thanks, Thouny (talk) 22:46, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

No worries. In the future, you can report vandals at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism (shortcut is WP:AIV). I have performed an extended block on the IP address in question. --AdmrBoltz 22:50, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! Cheers, Thouny (talk) 23:04, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Maybe it's just that we tend to be online around the same time, but I seem to see you handling UAA and AIV reports on an almost minute-by-minute basis. For dealing with these problem users (and beating me to the punch on a number of occasions!) I award you the shiny Barnstar of Mop-handling. Yunshui 雲‍水 15:28, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Hah, thanks. I tend to refresh my watchlist pretty habitually. :) --AdmrBoltz 15:29, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

SPI

In this case an SPI doesn't help because checkuser will not comment IP and other accounts. It has stopped eithe way so I'll keep an eye out. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 19:29, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Fair enough. --AdmrBoltz 19:29, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

I went ahead and filed a SPI Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Shiyasnazar Hell In A Bucket (talk) 17:01, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

About your Block

Hello I'm sorry to Bother you however I think that this Block May be Inappropriate. First of all the user had No prior warning before the block which is a Clear violation of the Blocking policy. Also it seems to me that the user wasn't vandalising the article it appears to me that he was trying to rewrite the article so he would need guidance not a block. If you could reply to this soon that would be nice. Thank you and HAPPY EDITING!--Jeffrd10 (talk) 16:06, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

See [2] This is a repeating vandal who is IP hopping. --AdmrBoltz 16:07, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply however I look at the IP range and the edits look like someone who is trying to help not a mindless vandal and besides I don't see much warning on the TP of the other IP on the range.--Jeffrd10 (talk) 16:26, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

OK I have informed the user about the sandbox which he should have known about Before he was blocked can you please unblock him to see if he uses it or if he continues to edit badly.--Jeffrd10 (talk) 17:02, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Done. --AdmrBoltz 17:07, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK for HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509)

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

vandalism

Hi Admrboltz, I reported 208.180.10.131 for vandalism at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, you wrote that the warnings on his talk page are stale and you issued a fresh warning. The last warning on his talk page was in Nov. 2013, because that was the last time the IP made any edit at all. Going over his list of contributions it appears all of them, from 2006 to date, are acts of vandalism. I am new to this particular admin intervention page, and was wondering about the thought process behind the decision not to block this IP. I am not criticizing the decision, I am just seeking knowledge and understanding. Thanks and regards, IjonTichy (talk) 20:00, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Additionally, is there some admin tool to simultaneously reverse all of this user's edits? It is time consuming to go back to each and every article he edited to verify his edits were reverted. Thanks. IjonTichy (talk) 20:11, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Please see the Education and warnings section of the blocking policy. Unlike normal accounts, IP addresses are not blocked indefinitely for vandalism as many IP addresses are dynamic (meaning more than one person could be assigned that IP address). The user that got the warnings last time the IP vandalized may not be the same person as the current user. In regards to a mass reversal - there are ways for administrators to do that, however it is only done on banned users and not on blocked users. Quickly reviewing the user's recent contributions none are marked as [current] thus are not the most recent change to the page, and most likely mean the contribution has been removed. --AdmrBoltz 21:37, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

What about blocking them for a limited period of time? Say, only 3 months? The policy that you alluded to also says: "users acting in bad faith, whose main or only use is forbidden activity (sockpuppetry, vandalism, and so on), do not require any warning and may be blocked immediately." I viewed the diffs of each and every and all of the contributions attributed to this IP, and all of them are acts of vandalism. IjonTichy (talk) 22:48, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Three months is hardly a limited time, and anyways the user has stopped editing since the warning was issued. If you wish, you can request a review of my actions at WP:AN. --AdmrBoltz 22:53, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

I posted a request at WP:AN that the IP be blocked for 3 (or 1) months. Regards, IjonTichy (talk) 23:43, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

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Invitation to WikiProject Mass surveillance

WikiProject Mass Surveillance Dear, Admrboltz. We would like to invite you to join WikiProject Mass surveillance, a group of Wikipedians devoted to improving articles related to the privacy and global surveillance. If you're interested, consider adding yourself to the list of participants and joining the discussion on the talkpage. -- HectorMoffet (talk) 18:44, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

We're at a phase where we're submitting things to DYK-- I have little expertise in that sort of thing, but I have time to spend if I can get advice on where to focus my efforts. Your guidance would be most welcome. --HectorMoffet (talk) 18:44, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

I'd be happy to help you with DYK, however I am not really interested in the project's subject matter. --AdmrBoltz 18:46, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

ASÍ Art Gallery

Hello Admrboltz. Last night (UK time) I was trying to address the issues with the ASÍ Art Gallery article that had recently been created, but you deleted it before I could do the work. Could you userify the article please?

I have no connection with the either the organisation or the article's author. If I manage to create a respectable little NPOV article about this art gallery, I'll be happy to run it past you before moving it into article namespace if you like. Best regards — Hebrides (talk) 08:07, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Done. User:Hebrides/ASÍ Art Gallery --AdmrBoltz 16:33, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks.— Hebrides (talk) 20:35, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

List of animated films in the public domain in the United States

Thanks for blocking the IP. The article is currently stuck on 86.184.235.95's edit which if you notice is a massive problem because it is labeling 100s of films as being Public Domain which are, in fact, not. If the article is going to be locked (for reasons I don't fully understand) it should be locked at the revision prior to 86.184.235.95's edits. -- GreenC 22:19, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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		I've seen you around a lot. Why then, did I not give you a barnstar? If I knew a bit of computer programming I'd program a bot to automatically give excellent contributors a reward for their efforts, but then it wouldn't be as good and personal as a real person giving a barnstar out. Oh, what am I talking about. Here's a barnstar for good work! K6ka (talk | contribs) 04:03, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks :) --AdmrBoltz 04:06, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

User:Swiss National Library

I don't think it was a good idea to block this account. WP:GROUPNAME: "Users who adopt such usernames, but who are not editing problematically in related articles, should not be blocked. Instead, they should be gently encouraged to change their username." This was evidently a good-faith account, set up for GLAM purposes, and had not been editing problematically. I had already explained WP:GROUPNAME and the need for individual accounts, and invited them to apply for a username change, which they cannot do if blocked. Now they have taken offence and say they will not contribute - see also WT:GLAM#Usernames for GLAM participants. Do you object if I unblock? I am not saying that this account name should be permitted, but they should be given a chance to CHU. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 14:17, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Go ahead. As always with a CHU request, they are more than welcome to request unblock to go to CHU. --AdmrBoltz 14:23, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

 Done unblocked them myself. --AdmrBoltz 14:35, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! JohnCD (talk) 14:46, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Can you look into

Would you mind reviewing this [[3]] Hell In A Bucket (talk) 15:11, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

I'd rather not. I've been following the thread, but do not feel that I could accurately gauge consensus. --AdmrBoltz 15:13, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Seeking your advice

Please see User talk:Jessevannaajar. I'm the reason this user got blocked, and you're the admin who did the blocking. The entire blocking was because of one issue, explained there. Even with AGF, I don't think I know enough to ask the correct questions to verify what this user is saying. But if what they say is true, it could be suggested they go to WP:BTR to handle this issue. I don't want to be unfair to this user, but I really don't know how to handle this. Can you help? — Maile (talk) 20:52, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

 Unblocked assuming good faith. --AdmrBoltz 21:14, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Swiss block

FYI: WP:AN#Block review request. JohnCD (talk) 21:37, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Replied. --AdmrBoltz 21:43, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

RFP NicatronTg

Just wanted to pass along my support for NicatronTg on WP:RFP/R. I was typing this up and you were just too speedy! I had suggested he request rollback since he has shown a proficiency in anti-vandalism directly to me and has sought me out in the past for advice and often to deal with vandalism issues using my tools. Having him among the ranks of rollbackers with his interest and understanding of WP:RBK, WP:POL, and WP:CSD would be an asset to en-wp. While he may not have an excessive amount of edits on his account, giving him the tools to succeed would help him resolve issues. I'd be happy to take him under my wing. Thanks Admrboltz. --Slazenger (Contact Me) 02:05, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

 rollback granted --AdmrBoltz 02:09, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

User:Mr. LuxeTH

Would you please block him with expiry set of indefinite? Because he did recently personal attack on Talk:Under My Skin (Avril Lavigne album) and User talk:Mark Arsten (Although Mark Arsten did not block him at all).

P.S. Tick "Prevent this user from editing their own talk page while blocked" 183.171.176.43 (talk) 14:03, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

@Mark Arsten: I do not see any personal attacks, thus no reason to block. --AdmrBoltz 14:09, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Query about a block

Are you sure about this block? Only one edit, that one silly but totally trivial. Surely this is a case for at most a level 2 warning, not a block. JamesBWatson (talk) 15:40, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Possibly a bit harsh. Unblocked. --AdmrBoltz 15:42, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

OK. Thanks for reconsidering it. JamesBWatson (talk)

A cup of tea for you!

Hi thank you for your cooperation!! Hello1181 (talk) 15:17, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Query

Hello Admrboltz, I want to know how if I can transform into a autopatroller. I am creating articles back to back. I have created 7 to 8 articles in last One week. I am also working in another new page about Indian History. My articles are reputed. All of my articles followed the rules of Wikipedia. Only An Astrologer's Day has been enlisted for AfD by a patroller without any proper reason, Although the discussion resulted Keep. I want to transform, so that my next articles would not be tagged for deletion unusually. Thank you. Rudra (talk) 10:26, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Please review the guide for the Autopatrolled user right. --AdmrBoltz 12:47, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

User:Hello1181

Hello @Admrboltz. I saw that you recently warned User:Hello1181 about copying user pages (and blanked his). Just wanted to let you know that he took it to heart, and just took yours instead. :) Cheers ~ | twsx | ^talk_cont | ~ 15:25, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

He clearly is not here to be useful. Blocked. --AdmrBoltz 15:29, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

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Kumioko

I realize the username is a bit pointy, but wouldn't it be better to wait until the ban discussion closes one way or another before placing blocks? 28bytes (talk) 19:12, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

In his edit summary he specifically stated to ban it... If you want, feel free to unblock it, as I am not one of those oversensitive admins on reversing my actions. --AdmrBoltz 19:13, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks... I will unblock for now. As long as he's just defending himself/commenting on his ban discussion with that account, I think it's fair to let him do so. If he starts using it for personal attacks, general disruption or similar, feel free to reblock, I am also one of those admins who doesn't mind being reversed. :) 28bytes (talk) 19:18, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Sorry

Yes, I see how I got it wrong. I thought they were users masquerading as IP addressed. StAnselm (talk) 20:30, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

No worries. There are users who do that... but these two were simple IPs. --AdmrBoltz 20:32, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

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Precious again

Washington and Utah State Highways
Thank you for quality articles on US Highways, such as Interstate 80 Business (West Wendover, Nevada–Wendover, Utah), for your activity in Good articles, for a "Good decision in a situation that could cause a reasonable person to scratch his or her head", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Thanks :) --AdmrBoltz 12:50, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

WP:AN/I - Proposed ban - FanforClarl

Hiya, well, it pains me to say it, because I never wanted to give this kid extra negative attention, but I am proposing a community ban of sockjobber FanforClarl. Details at Wikipedia:Administrators noticeboard/Incidents#Ban_proposal - FanforClarl. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:01, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

A question regarding Kumioko

Hi. Your indef block of Kumioko's account "BannedEditor", which was lifted by 28bytes to allow him to participate in the AN ban discussion, has been restored now that the ban discussion has concluded. However, there is now an anomaly. Generally, a block for abusing multiple accounts is a block of the editor, not a block of the account. But although BannedEditor is indef blocked, Kumioko continues to edit as 108.45.104.158, which he says is his "home" IP? That IP was also blocked at the time you blocked BE, but the block has now run out. Surely the editor, Kumioko, should be indef blocked, and not just his account?

Thank you for you consideration of this situation. BMK (talk) 04:57, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Done. --AdmrBoltz 12:51, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

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glen marhevka

I am trying to create a page about myself, and it was deleted and pointed to my band big bad voodoo daddy i would like a page about myself to say Trumpeter Glen Marhevka graduated from CSUN with a Bachelor of Music in performance. In 1995 Glen became a member of the band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. BBVD has sold more than 2 million albums, and has performed thousands of concerts worldwide. A few of BBVD's credits include: performances in the Superbowl XXXIII halftime show with Stevie Wonder, the Jon Favreau movie Swingers, and being animated on Scooby Doo. BBVD’s numerous television appearances include Dancing With the Stars, Jay Leno, Conan, Regis, Today Show, and the Macy's Day Parade. BBVD has been nominated for a Grammy, and their music has been in over 100 soundtracks & film trailers. Aside from BBVD, Glen has also performed and or recorded with artists such as Ben Harper, B.B. King, Gary Cherone, and Disney’s Imagination Movers. Glen is also a Yamaha Artist and clinician, and has been promoting music education and excellence in schools across the country.

glen marhevka — Preceding unsigned comment added by Glen marhevka (talk • contribs) 07:03, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

@Glen marhevka: Please review our policies on autobiographies and conflicts of interest. --AdmrBoltz 01:47, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

WP:NOTVAND

Hello. I'm reviewing an unblock appeal for Lightyear buzz, and you blocked this account as vandalism only. I reviewed there edits, and I see no vandalism at all. Per WP:NOTVAND, good faith edits are not vandalism, ever. Could you please reconsider this block?--v/r - TP 07:01, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

This user is now blocked indef for sock puppetry. --AdmrBoltz 12:36, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Actions after your block do not justify your block. You blocked improperly and then they socked. So can you please explain your block because it seems to me you've come off a long break and are misapplying WP:VAND. And your response here falls way short of WP:ADMINACCT.--v/r - TP 19:38, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Removal of Speedy tag, unexplained removal of content, test edits in teh article name space (which was undone), copyright concerns, more copyright concerns --AdmrBoltz 20:02, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

All of which are listed under Wikipedia:Vandalism#What_is_not_vandalism. The copyright problems could've been discussed with the user or received a 24-72 hour block while it was discussed. Not are the diffs you've provided the only edits by that user which would constitute "vandalism-only". An indefinite block is not needed here. Explanation of policies is needed and a short block to get the user's attention.--v/r - TP 20:08, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, what would you like me to do at this point? --AdmrBoltz 20:09, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

At this point, I'd like to try to discuss the copyright & sockpuppetry concerns and see if I can't get the user to understand (there may be a language barrier). If they can, I'd like to remove the block if you don't object.--v/r - TP 20:11, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

That's fine with me. I am not an admin who gets upset if another overturns my actions. --AdmrBoltz 20:13, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Kumioko

This user, indef blocked by you for abusing multple accounts, continues to edit as User:108.45.104.158. BMK (talk) 00:26, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is What was Admrboltz reason for blocking? – TreCoolGuy (talk) 20 February 2014 (UTC)

• Now at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Recommend_IBAN_for_TreCoolGuy_and_TDFan2006. Drmies (talk) 02:10, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

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March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive

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User:72.219.209.65

Good evening Admrboltz, Could I just bring to your attention the antics of the above user, which you previously blocked for a short period. This unregistered IP editor has continued to add unsourced edits and poor writing to World Trade Center articles and has taken no notice of editors comments on their Talk page. I would be glad of your view, mine is that a further extended block is probably necessary. Regards, David J Johnson (talk) 23:35, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

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It is my pleasure to award Admrboltz with this Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown for all their work on good and featured content here on the English Wikipedia. All hail the Emperor! Regards. → Call me Hahc21 04:32, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

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Re: User:JohnSandercock

Ahoy. I apologize for going over your head on this, but I took the liberty of unblocking the user in question. The surname "Sandercock" is an established (and as far as I can tell, pretty common) real-world surname. As Wikipedia username policy establishes that real-world names are acceptable as usernames, I am fairly confident this meets that criterion pretty unambiguously. I see where you're coming from, though. I probably wouldn't have assumed it to be an authentic name at a glance myself. If this is unacceptable, please drop me a line and we can talk it out, with my apologies. Otherwise, carry on! - Vianello (Talk) 03:09, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

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Deletion of Miss South India

Dear Admrboltz

you deleted the page Miss south India( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_south_india ) .u explain that another page miss india south ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_India_South ) is already in wiki so that you deleted Miss south India( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_south_india ) . please understand both are different beauty peganents so please approve miss south india page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shiyasnazarptpm (talk • contribs) 05:29, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Please don't approve, this a sockpuppet request, please see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Shiyasnazar Hell in a Bucket (talk) 10:39, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

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User talk:Miller Henry

This may be of interest, this new editor Miller Henry (talk · contribs) has a notice on their talkpage, supposedly from you giving them autopatrolled rights, but you have never edited the page. 'Strange'. - 220 of ^Borg 18:41, 31 March 2014 (UTC) it can be edit conflict Miller Henry (talk) 18:44, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

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Wiki Loves Pride 2014

Hi Admrboltz. In case you are not aware, there is an upcoming campaign to improve coverage of LGBT-related topics on Wikipedia, culminating with an international edit-a-thon on June 21. See Wiki Loves Pride 2014 for more information. If you are interested, you might consider creating a page for a major city (or cities!) near you, with a list of LGBT-related articles that need to be created or improved. This would be a tremendous help to Wikipedia and coverage of LGBT culture and history. Thanks for your consideration, and please let me know if you have any questions! --Another Believer _(Talk) 16:45, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

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Request for comment

Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by Anna Frodesiak. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

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