User talk:Mark Arsten/Archive the eighth

Mahusha

Hi! Mark I'm your friend mahusha. A request for you that please protect the article Atomic Theory. User talk : Mahusha

Message left to my IP

Please enlight my on how my edit is not constructive? a regular .308 top speed is 3000 fps and my information comes from USMC scout snipers who i interviewd online and from my self in my active duty in my country, all the information i placed there is accurate, why is not constructive? And what about the time where i added information why did you changed you did it 3 times before the complete deletion of the page..ok thank you

Please see my response, below. I'm not sure if you meant to, but you removed all the text from the page. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:23, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

I've only reverted you once, you'll have to talk to User:Dmol, who reverted your first edit. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:25, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Please help me!

Hello, my name is Vlad Mateescu, i used to edit on Wikipedia pages, but now I'm blocked, please can you put on page Pariu cu viața the actors that appear in the sequal that airs on Acasă TV? Because the page I edit was reverted. This is Media Pro wish, to create this page, you can verify the page, means a lot for us. Please put the old content and you can let the page blocked.

Thanks a lot. Please help me Matei Traian (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:10, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, first things first, please log into your original account and request an unblock. Then use Template:Edit protected to ask someone to change the page for you. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:29, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Francesco Scantamburlo

Thank you for your message concerning the IFMIF web page. Unfortunately I was not aware of the possibility of leaving comments to explain the reasons of an edit. My edit of the page was done intentionally because I am going to change soon the content which is very old. I had in mind to leave a message "page under construction". Could it be possible?

Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fscantamburlo (talk • contribs) 00:27, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

You can place the code {{Under construction}} at the top of the page for that reason, but please don't blank the whole page while you're working on it. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 00:30, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

I am sorry.. I don't understand precisely what you mean. So I can place the code {{Under construction}} but I cannot remove the old content?

Yes, add {{Under construction}} at the top of the page, then save the page, and then go ahead and make the changes that you think need to be made, and remove it when you're done. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:38, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Kushal Tandon

Hey Mark, there's a few errors that need correcting on Kushal's page also can you allow me to access it ? I run his official pages as I am the admin...please reply. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aya786 (talk • contribs) 00:56, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

What you should do is go to Talk:Kushal Tandon and start a new section where you explain the changes you want made. Then add the code {{edit semi-protected|answered=no}} above your text. Also, please be aware of the WP:COI guidelines as well. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 16:56, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

A “thank you” and two questions

Hi.

First, thanks for all the maintenance work that you do. Basically, every time I went to WP namespace, I see you burdening a lot of work there. (Even once in WP:FAC too!)

I had two questions related to your area of work. First, in my page protection requests, is there something related to length of the protection that I must consider and somehow don't see it? Second, must an admin write a lot of articles before becoming an admin?

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 07:47, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Hi Lisa, thanks for the compliment. Well, as far as page protection goes, there aren't really many clear rules about length. Different admins will often have varying preferences about how long to protect articles. I usually prefer to go start with 1 week and then for subsequent protections apply them for 1 month -> 3 months -> 1 year -> indef depending on how many times it's been protected. As far as the importance of content at Rfa goes, well, that's complicated. In theory, being a content writer has as much to do with using the admin tools as does being a good photographer, which is to say not much. Generally speaking though, people want to see that admin candidates are competent writers since it looks bad if an admin does a poor job writing an article. Being able to point to some quality articles at an Rfa does a lot to improve your chances of success in practice. People like to see well rounded candidates that are skilled in multiple areas, so experience in content + WP namespace is usually what it takes to succeed. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:15, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

SPi

Cheers Mark hope all is well can you review a SPI for Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Shiyasnazar.? Thanks Hell In A Bucket (talk) 17:17, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I took a look at it. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:40, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Revival of discussion of David Oscar Markus page

Deletion of David Oscar Markus page

Mark,

I was wondering if you would reconsider the deletion of the wiki page for David Oscar Markus. It appears to have a number of reliable sources and covers important material like the representation of Buju Banton and Gilberto Rodriguez-Orejuela.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.221.30.194 (talk) 20:00, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

   It may be possible to have the page restored, can you provide reliable sources that discuss David Oscar Markus in depth? See WP:ANYBIO for details. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:02, 8 January 2014 (UTC) 

Sorry, this was in the archive, so I'm reposting here and responding to your last message. Yes, there are numerous sources that discuss Markus in depth. For example, he was one of 8 finalists for best white collar attorney in the country by the leading publication discussion such matters -- Chambers & Partners -- in 2012 and 2011. He has written opinion pieces for the Miami Herald, and is the author of the popular Southern District of Florida blog, which has been described by the New Times as "the definitive source on South Florida's federal court system." He was recently named as one of the 16 most influential lawyers in Miami by Poder Hispanic Magazine. He was just profiled here and was described as a "vigorous defender." The National Law Journal said he was one of the top 40 lawyers in the country under 40 years old in 2003.

He has represented numerous famous figures, including Billy Corben (director of Cocaine Cowboys), Buju Banton (Grammy award winning reggae singer), Gilberto Rodriguez-Orejuela, and numerous others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.221.30.194 (talk) 21:14, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Can you find any more profiles like that? That would probably be the best way to prove notability. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:38, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

There are a number of profiles:

1. He was listed as one of the top 40 lawyers in the country under 40 years old in 2002 by the National Law Journal. 2. He was just profiled here and was described as a "vigorous defender." 3. He was recently named as one of the 16 most influential lawyers in Miami by Poder Hispanic Magazine. 4. Described by the 2013 Chambers & Partners profile as: "wickedly smart and a terrific trial lawyer. ... Clients say that he is 'thrilling' to watch in court and that 'his passion appreciation and enjoyment for his work are contagious." 5. SuperLawyers has profiled him as a top 100 lawyer in all of Florida since 2010 through the present. 6. Chambers profiled him as one of the top 8 White Collar Criminal Lawyers in the whole country in both 2010 and 2011. 7. He lectures other lawyers frequently, and has even been asked to testify before the United States Sentencing Commission. 8. He has been profiled as a finalist for Most Effective Criminal Defense Lawyer in Miami five different years by the Daily Business Review: 2012, 2011 (for two different cases), and 2009, 2006.

If this is not sufficient, there is a great deal more that can be posted as well. Please let us know. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.221.30.194 (talk) 20:10, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Basically, what I'm looking for is sources that spend a lot of time talking about him in detail. Just being part of a "30 great lawyers" list isn't particularly helpful if it's just a blurb about him. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:27, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Check out this recent lengthy article, and also this one by the Jamaican Gleaner. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.221.30.194 (talk) 19:24, 6 February 2014 (UTC) Sorry to be a bother, but please let us know the status. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.221.30.194 (talk) 20:31, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply. I really don't think that's enough coverage to demonstrate notability, but you're free to request undeletion at WP:DRV if you disagree. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:33, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Reset block on master?

Do you ever reset the clock on a block when the master account has a finite block and they've been socking (i.e Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ronanin)? I'm not saying you should, I'm just wondering whether it's something you consider when acting on results at SPI.--Jezebel'sPonyo^{bons mots} 22:25, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that probably is a good idea in this case. I've done it before but I forgot about it this time. I think I'll go ahead and do so.

Hey, while you are here, do you think you could take a look at User talk:DIZwikwiki and User talk:PrestonDorey? They were blocked as socks based on CU findings, but they claim they are simply coworkers. Do you think you could look into it? Mark Arsten (talk) 22:31, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Did Tiptoety get back to you (I see you mention you were going to contact him on DIZwikiwiki's talk)? It may be easier for him to rerun his findings to double check if the subset of accounts related to Highimpact059 are a false positive than for me to start an investigation from scratch.--Jezebel'sPonyo^{bons mots} 23:47, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

No, I asked him about 3 days ago, but he hasn't edited since then, must be taking a break. No worries if you don't have time for it though. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:37, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Please help

-Please I am trying to help Mrk Arsten but you are not letting me please give me chances I am sure not to fail you Narutoperson(talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.121.43.215 (talk) 01:40, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Ok, so why were you removing all this information? Also, we don't allow people to advertise, like you were doing here. Mark Arsten ([[User talk:Mark

Arsten#top|talk]]) 02:02, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	I thereby award you with yet another Admin's Barnstar for your continued good work at the Requests for page protection noticeboard. Armbrust The Homunculus 03:50, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Mark Arsten (talk) 03:55, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Deletion of Michael the Maven

This page was very helpful to me in learning about Michael the Maven. I was very surprised at the deletion. I have no vested interest in his notoriety, but was annoyed based on principle to see it deleted. I found out about him when searching for online photography courses via youtube. Whomever deleted it stated it was promotional in nature and lacked evidence of notability. Whomever deleted this page should not be editing without first checking out the facts- It's disheartening to find people that edit willy nilly and based purely on opinion. I found his products with many great reviews on Amazon, he has a highly publicized presence in photography magazines, has thousands of followers on facebook, etc. He also has a youtube channel that is highly visited. I wanted to tell someone about him and his photography courses but when I googled and clicked on this and it wasn't there, I was miffed. Please restore the entry. If you have issues with how you thought it was "promotional" then you should contact the person who wrote it and tell them they need to edit the article down- I didn't think that it was promotional at all when I read it, especially compared to a lot of the articles I read on here. Heatherjayneswhimsy (talk) 05:33, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, because this was deleted via WP:PROD it can be restored at any time. It may be subsequently nominated for deletion though. Would you like me to restore it now? Mark Arsten (talk) 05:36, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi Mark. I don't remember if I did thank you the last time but just in case I didn't, I am sorry and thank you wholeheartedly for copy-editing the article 4 which is at FAC again and fairing better till now. I also wanted to ask you if you could do a thorough copy-edit of "Partition" when possible? Regards, Jivesh1205 (Talk) 09:23, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, I suppose I could take a shot at it. Are you still working on it? I see there's an under construction template on it at the moment. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:43, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

No, you may proceed. Thanks, Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:55, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Do let me know when you are going to take a look? Regards, Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:47, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

I'll try to finish my pass by this weekend. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:19, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Jai Ho (film)

Would you protect this article please in light of content removals like these [1] [2] and I don't know what term this, maybe failure to distinguish between reel and real life? Thanks. Soham 16:23, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Ok, looks like unprotection isn't going to work here. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:45, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

• It never does on a topic that gets spammed heavily. Thanks for protecting. Soham 04:31, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Invitation to join WikiProject Freedom of speech

• WP:WikiProject Freedom of speech

There is a WikiProject about Freedom of speech, called WP:WikiProject Freedom of speech. If you're interested, here are some easy things you can do:

1. List yourself as a participant in the WikiProject, by adding your username here: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Freedom_of_speech#Participants.
2. Add userbox {{User Freedom of speech}} to your userpage, which lists you as a member of the WikiProject.
3. Tag relevant talk pages of articles and other relevant pages using {{WikiProject Freedom of speech}}.
4. Join in discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Freedom of speech.
5. Notify others you think might be interested in Freedom of speech to join the WikiProject.

Thank you for your interest in Freedom of speech, — Cirt (talk) 17:56, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Interesting, thanks for the invitation. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:41, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

You're most welcome, we'd love to have you! :) — Cirt (talk) 19:46, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Blocking Neathbids

Well dang, that was fast! I reported him and you blocked him like 30 seconds later. Thanks! :-) --Zackmann08 (talk) 18:38, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome! Mark Arsten (talk) 18:40, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Richard Cheese

I stand by my edit to the article Richard Cheese, on the grounds that the disambiguation page for dick cheese contains a link to Mr. Cheese's article. 76.106.123.223 (talk) 00:42, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

My apologies if you weren't vandalizing, but at a glance that seemed like vandalism to me. Does he really go by "Dick"? Mark Arsten (talk) 00:45, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

He refers to himself as both "Richard" and "Dick" in the FAQ section of his webpage.

Huh, well, I guess you are correct after all. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:51, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

relisted AFD question

I saw your relist. No direct criticism of you here, just a question about possible past discussions, etc. I have always wondered why admins (or other closers) don't tread AFDs with no comments as an uncontested PROD. If I had just clicked a different button in Twinkle, the article would be deleted automatically, and the AFD gave the "prod" a much wier audience to be objected to. Now obviously it should not be deleted with prejudice against recreation like a consensus AFD would, but why just keep relisting? Ive had some AFDs get relisted 3-4 times, and then eventually closed as no consensus! In any case, I have no real objection to a relist here, so Im not trying to ding you for anything, just a question that got rekindled in this context. Are you aware of any discussions in this vein before? 01:56, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, this comes up regularly, there was an RFC about it a while ago as well. Basically, in my mind, the thing about PRODs is after deletion the page can be undeleted if anyone objects to it. That's not usually the case with Afd, so keeping them open for longer in hope of more participation does hold some benefit for the nominator. Just my opinion, anyway. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:01, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

IPhonehurricane95 Socks

Can we at least have 2011typhoon indef blocked as a WP:VOA of IPhonehurricane95? See his talk page and his contributions for more details. LightandDark2000 (talk) 04:37, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand your reasoning here. The account was abandoned more than two years ago, what is the use of taking action now? Mark Arsten (talk) 05:26, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

In case IpH95 decides to revive that account (which I sure hope he doesn't), and because it was a VOA. Also, IpH95 has abused the IP 218.215.54.121, in order to support 2011typhoon, another sign of sockpuppeteering. See both account's contributions to see how they are related. LightandDark2000 (talk) 05:47, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

So, has he resurrected any long-dormant accounts in the past? Mark Arsten (talk) 17:55, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Not that I know of, probably because he knows that if he did, those accounts would be blocked and he would lose access to them. But I just want to be cautious here, as we're dealing with a very notorious sockpuppeteer. LightandDark2000 (talk) 23:29, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

My god, man, you're obsessed. (Sorry, Mark.)--Bbb23 (talk) 23:31, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Obsessed? Not sure about that; I only want to make sure that his vandalism on Wikipedia is stopped for good. LightandDark2000 (talk) 23:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm not inclined to spend energy on long-abandoned accounts personally, but you're free to ask another admin if you like. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:33, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Proper attribution

Hello Mark, I recently created the article for Isaiah Rashad, then a new user copied one of the sections of Rashad's article (2013-present: Cilvia Demo), made zero changes to it, added a track list, infobox and created an article for his recent album Cilvia Demo. I basically wrote the entire prose of the article as it appears on Rashad's page that was copied on to Cilvia Demo. I am pretty sure this is against the attribution policy, including Wikipedia:Copyrights and the guideline Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. None of the steps mentioned in Template: Uw-copying were followed, and I feel kind of ripped off that this new user is frankly taking credit when I wrote the entire content that makes up the prose of Cilvia Demo. So, do I just have to live with this, is there a way to delete it and I could recreate where my proper credit would be given, or what? I was planning to create the article this week if it charted anyways, so the information would not be missing for long. STATic message me! 05:36, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, this is a tricky situation. I made a null edit to note the attribution, you might also want to note it on the article's talk page like we do when merging. I'm not sure if there's really anything else to do at this point. I don't run into this situation often though. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:22, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Psst

You might find this interesting: commons:User talk:JBingle#Blocked Unjustly. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 19:28, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, that is very interesting, thanks for the note. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:39, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Rick Joyner

Thank you.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 19:38, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

No problem, looks like socks/meatpuppets are about, so best to shut things down for now. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:41, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

WP:Sockpuppet of User:محبةالكتب/User:Samer154 at the Blond article -- yes, another one.

In addition to this latest WP:Sockpuppet registered account, there is this WP:Sockpuppet problematic IP by the same editor. What is the best course of action for stopping that IP? Blocking that IP for 24 hours or a few days will not help much; that IP is affecting various articles in problematic ways, and will likely jump to a WP:Proxy if their IP is blocked. Or perhaps they have a dynamic IP. All of the affected articles need to be WP:Semi-protected, as far as I can see. Flyer22 (talk) 20:58, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for the note, I've semi-protected Blond. Are there any others that you think should be protected? Mark Arsten (talk) 21:14, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

All of the articles that the IP edited, and Chaoui people and White people. Also, Mark, I'm sure that reverting a WP:Sockpuppet does not make you WP:INVOLVED. If it's simply your preference not to revert, then I understand that that's the way you handle things. Flyer22 (talk) 21:37, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

That stated, this WP:Sockpuppet will be back in yet a different incarnation. Flyer22 (talk) 21:41, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, agreed about the reverting, I'll look through those pages some more later. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:43, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Flyer22 (talk) 21:44, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Mark, did you forget to semi-protect all of the noted articles that need semi-protection from this editor? With the exception of the Blond and Legitimacy (law) articles, it doesn't seem that you semi-protected the articles that 41.96.99.209 edited. Flyer22 (talk) 04:56, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I got another couple that I missed earlier. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:30, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Flyer22 (talk) 22:30, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

IP Sock at White American

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AWhite_American&action=historysubmit&diff=593792599&oldid=593704667 complete with شاول's signature (a User:محبةالكتب sock blocked by you). Pinkbeast (talk) 14:52, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip, I've blocked him. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:23, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Timing

		The Admin's Barnstar
		The number one thing I look for in an admin is to show up when needed and swing the ban hammer. You're quickly becoming my favorite admin (second only to Materialscientist). Chris Troutman (talk) 23:34, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you very much, it's great to hear that. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:10, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi

How is my video inappropriate? It provides visual info about climbing the pyramid for people who are thinking about visiting the cob ruins. I don't see how this is violating anything I am not listing websites trying to sell anything or even my location.. when I was looking for a place to travel in mexico I was trying to find a good video of the coba ruins and could not find any. You allow photos why not my video??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adairtrainer (talk • contribs) 00:30, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

The problem was that you were using language like "If you are planning a trip to the coba ruins climbing the Ixmoja pyramid is a must." That kind of thing is Ok on a travel guide like like wikivoyage or wikitravel, but we don't give tourism recommendations like that on Wikipedia. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:33, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply

I will word it in any way you want but I just want to be able to share my video on the page for others to see what its like to climb the pyramid. You have tons of photos on the page I don't see a problem with my video? can I just say "For a better look at climbing the pyramid here is a video" in the link section?

Hmm, maybe add it in the "External links" section at the bottom. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:43, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Adairtrainer has done so, and then I've re-worded the link a bit ("check out this video" isn't encyclopedic either.) All sorted! --Demiurge1000 (talk) 00:57, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:22, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Removed Itesm from Cd-I page.

I got your message. For some reason, even small word edits, when I edit a page currently it appears to change the urls in the references area and various other places in an article. I am no entirely why that is happening. Especially now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leeroyhim (talk • contribs) 00:55, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, no worries. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:21, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Half Barnstar
	:) P☮ace-♥-33756 02:02, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Mark Arsten (talk) 02:03, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

¡Una barnstar para ti!

	La insignia de Administrador
	Being a good steward of the wikipedia. thanks :) GeorgeMilan Talk/Stalk 03:09, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Sorry for the Spanish.--GeorgeMilan ^Talk/_Stalk 03:12, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

lol, thanks. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:16, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

File: KVMX.png

I saw that you were the one that deleted File:KVMX.png. Anyway you can tell if it was in gallery format? It was being used as a previous logo for KPSL-FM, but someone took it off. If you could check, before restoring it. If it is in gallery format, then let me know, and it can stay off the article. Thanks. Also check File:KBKO.PNG (JoeCool950 (talk) 04:17, 2 February 2014 (UTC))

They were removed in this edit, looks like they were part of a gallery, yes. Mark Arsten (talk) 04:22, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Question

Hi Mark, since you are an admin that I frequently see around I feel comfortable asking you for advice on this issue. Yesterday, I BLPPROD an autobiography from a new user (which eventually had references added) and had the editor ask me this on my talk: "Clearly I have no idea how to edit / make a page? Is there a company that does this regularly that i can hire to do this for me. I am not he most tech savy individual. Thank u". (here is the diff) I'm not really sure how to respond, but I obviously know this is extremely discouraged. Suggestions? --Regards, MrScorch6200 (talk · contribs) 07:03, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes, there are some people who will write articles for pay, but we really discourage that. Also, paying someone to write about your company doesn't guarantee we won't delete the article, as a number of unhappy customers of Wiki-PR have learned. Maybe just point him in the direction of free ways he can learn to write better, like WP:TEAHOUSE and WP:AFC. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:45, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

File:Hero Certified Burgers logo.png

Hi Mark: Did the article that I created this file for get deleted? I can't find the article. Please reply at your convenience. Thanks, Northamerica1000^(talk) 13:03, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes, it looks like Hero Certified Burgers was deleted by User:JamesBWatson under G11 a couple weeks ago. I can userfy it for you though if you'd like to work on it. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:45, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I'd like to examine the article. Please userfy it to User:Northamerica1000/Hero Certified Burgers at your convenience, and thanks. Northamerica1000^(talk) 22:36, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, it's there now. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:39, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, it's appreciated. Cheers, Northamerica1000^(talk) 23:04, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Ping User:Mark Arsten: After cleaning out promotional content, expanding the article and improving its sources, I have republished it at Hero Certified Burgers. Therefore, I am requesting undeletion of File:Hero Certified Burgers logo.png, for use in the article's infobox. Northamerica1000^(talk) 03:43, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Sorry for the wait, it's back up now. Good rescue. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:50, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, and cheers. Northamerica1000^(talk) 00:38, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Gumball 3000

I'm sure you're very nearly as bored with this as I am. However, further to this, do you think that this might justify some sort of temporary protection there? If not, NP. Either way, I'll take this opportunity to thank you again for all that you do. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 19:57, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I protected it. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:25, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

I saw; thanks for that and everything else. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 23:21, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Snohomish County Herald

Mark: last year the Snohomish County Herald expose an attack piece created by City of Gold Bar and Snohomish County employees on an attack piece labeled under Wikipedia as Anne Block. Today I noted that the same people are back at it on Wikipedia's site labeled a City of Gold Bar. Inside the government officials newest attack piece they intentionally and without any independent source are stating that Anne Block had any involvement in causing he city to go bankrupt. The people who are writing Wikipedia's City of Gold Bar website are also involved in fake website named the Sky Valley Chronicle. The Chronicle posted threats to harm my life on its Facebook and blog posts but refuse to state who they are or who is writing for the Chronicle. I did request that Wikipedia stop allowing the Sky Valley Chronicle to label itself as a valid source according to Wikipedia s rules. I am asking that Wikipedia take my name out of Chronicle newest attempt to harass me via Wikipedia. See Labyrinth: Reardon staff linked to harassment, surveillance ... www.heraldnet.com/article/20130214/NEWS01/702149999

Ok, I removed the disputed passage, I think. Are there any more inappropriate links left? Mark Arsten (talk) 00:46, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	This barnstar is for all your high quality work clerking at SPI, protecting pages, and doing all those other behind the scenes things you do. Your efforts are noticed and appreciated. Diannaa (talk) 00:34, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar! Mark Arsten (talk) 00:45, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Sandbox is being abused - is it okay to revert?

User:UsefulWikipedia (User_talk:UsefulWikipedia | Special:Contributions/UsefulWikipedia)‎ appears to be violating the sandbox policies by placing potentially offensive material in the sandbox. He also redirected the sandbox to other pages, which I rolled back as soon as I saw it.

He keep reverting my edits, and I keep reverting his. However, now that I reverted 3 times, I stopped in fear of violating the three-revert-rule. However, I wonder if there is such a thing as "edit warring in the sandbox". Seems silly, but that's a genuine question I have. The user appears to be hyped up about tonight's Super Bowl, Link. K6ka (talk | contribs) 00:36, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Note: The bots that clean the sandbox won't clean it for another 20 minutes. Someone's bound to see those comments. K6ka (talk | contribs) 00:37, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

User has added links labelled "Pornhub" or "Google search for porn sites". The links don't actually point to such sites (thank God) but I'm removing them anyways. Hope it's okay. K6ka (talk | contribs) 00:42, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I just warned him again, let's see what he does now. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:44, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

User continues to make his ridiculous edits to the sandbox. He cleans the sandbox and then makes the edit again when no one is watching. He even reverted one of the bot's edits. K6ka (talk | contribs) 02:04, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, looks like he's stopped now. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:39, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

spi / please unblock

Re Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hhighimpact059/Archive -- is there evidence these are socks? If I'm reading the [interaction reports] correctly, they've never edited the same article, let alone acted in any way "abusively." Isn't likely they're what User talk:PrestonDorey claims there are, a bunch of folks sharing a computer? As Wikipedia:Checkuser#Guide_to_checkusers indicates, the technical evidence itself does not mean sockpuppets. NE Ent 03:22, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm hesitant to unblock at this point since I can't verify whether their explanations match the evidence, I think it would be best if a checkuser were to comment on that first. I've asked a couple checkusers to comment on whether the evidence matches their explanation, but neither of them have done so. I'll ask a third checkuser to look into it, I guess. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:32, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Thx. NE Ent 22:49, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Protection

I saw the message on my talk page. Yes, I would like a lengthy protection time-span for my talk page. This person has been vandalizing my talk page and following my contributions to revert or add nonsense in general; this is something that has been going on for over 10 years now. Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance. - Zarbon (talk) 03:51, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've extended the protection. Let me know if you need anything else. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:18, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Tehmeena Afzal deleted please advise

U have deleted Tehmeena Afzal but there are a lot of links I was going to add. Please advise how we can have that page back. there are appropriate links and news about her. --MinkyThePet (talk) 08:30, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, to have the page restored, we'd have to see significant coverage in major news agencies. Can you provide that? Mark Arsten (talk) 16:20, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

How to add user to list after an SPI case is opened

Hi Mark, sorry to bug ya, I opened an SPI here and submitted it, but then noticed another IP that I wanted to add to be checked out. When I edit the SPI, I see:

* {{checkip|1=75.90.247.16}}

Which resolves as:

* 75.90.247.16 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))

I tried adding a second IP, like this:

* {{checkip|2=98.19.72.33}}

But that resolves with a loopback address:

*

Is it possible to add another IP or user after I've submitted the SPI? And if so, how? Thanks, and again, sorry to bug ya. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:54, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

• (talk page stalker) Like this 98.19.72.33 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) Soham 17:15, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

• Oh sorry, I did it for ya. Happy editing. Soham 17:17, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

@Soham: Thanks! So if I am interpreting this correctly, my mistake was using "2=98.19.72.33". 2 doesn't mean #2 in the list, it means something else? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:26, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

• No I think it does not but it should, it happens to all first-timers, it happened to me as well. See this page Template:Checkip for more. Soham 17:30, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

• Ok, I've handled the SPI for now. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:38, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

sockery

I'm being threatened with a block for removing the socks' messages from another user's user talk. I do not want to be blocked, but I do not think I should be forbidden from enforcing WP:BAN simply because my interactions with the user demanding I not do so on his user talk have been soured because of the sockpuppetry. What should I do?—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 17:30, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, I guess since Drmies will block if you don't stop the only choice now is to stop removing them. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:57, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

But that's bull. He's violating policy by allowing a banned editor to edit. And I should be blocked because things got off on the wrong foot because of this sockpuppet?—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 09:01, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

I think the best thing to do at this point would be to discuss the issue with Drmies. Mark Arsten (talk) 15:59, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

X96lee15 attempted to start a new thread on ANI (WP:ANI#Reverting talk page edits), and I moved it to be a subthread of the thread that's already been discussing the issue (WP:ANI#Wiki-star) and he's mad at me for that now too. I can't do anything that this guy likes.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 20:07, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oriol Sellarès Martínez

Please see a question I left for you at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oriol Sellarès Martínez -- RoySmith (talk) 17:42, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've replied and closed the discussion. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:51, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Malusia22

If you look at the mad edit war on 5 January, that account was a sock of the IP. If you look at the sequence of events, the account was created just after 112.207.152.250 was reported to AIV (and four minutes before I blocked it for a week). The first thing the account then did (four minutes later, presumably the time it took to reset the router to avoid the autoblock) was post at WP:PERM/C. So basically you've got a named account that was a sock of a dynamic user on that 112.207.x.x IP. Black Kite (talk) 21:15, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Oh, Ok, thanks for the explanation. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:21, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

A Tesla Roadster for you!

	A Tesla Roadster for you!
	Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! Gg53000 (talk) 00:48, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Looks great, thanks! Mark Arsten (talk) 00:51, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Petition

Hey Mark. I don't know if you are aware, but there is a petition to remove your admin rights on WP (here) on Change.org. It is obviously stemmed from ignorance of our policies. --Regards, MrScorch6200 (talk · contribs) 01:49, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Only 28 signatures... I guess my fan club hasn't found it yet :) Mark Arsten (talk) 02:19, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

User:Mr. LuxeTH / Special:Contributions/136.169.191.219

Can you block User:Mr. LuxeTH with expiry set of indefinite. He/she just personal attack on Talk:Under My Skin (Avril Lavigne album) and I think he's/she's the same person of Special:Contributions/136.169.191.219 as did in Avril Lavigne's singles and albums.

P.S. Tick "Prevent the user from editing their own talk page while blocked", because he/she cannot able edit his/her own talk page.183.171.177.91 (talk) 02:15, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Could you point out what the personal attack was? I'm not seeing it at a glance. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:21, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

What's going on here and what are you talking about? The only single I edited was Don't Tell Me (cause tautology was there). When i ATTEACKED that page? They write that people can write something about this, I just wrote it. Any questions? And yeah, i'm from another republic and that's why these IPs are not mine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr. LuxeTH (talk • contribs) 06:43, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Malusia22

Hi, Mark, why aren't the tags of all those socks creating a proper link to the Malusia22 report? I know it was moved, but it looks okay to me, yet it doesn't work. That's a whole lot of socks.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:29, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, that is really strange, I don't know why that's happening. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:39, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I think it's fixed now. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:44, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I should have looked at the template itself. It's not one I normally use. There are so many variants.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:52, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

in 1975 NDP MLA Bob Williams received $80,000 stolen from Nanaimo BC Charities by the NCHS conspiracy

Do a websearch on bingogate to find out more than you probably want to know about this BC NDP scandal.

The payment to Williams was revealed in the Forensic Audit of the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society, which confirmed that former NDP MLA and MP Dave Stupitch (later convicted) had stolen money from Nanaimo Charities and used it to to pay Bob Williams the equivalent (1975) of 4 years pay as a BC MLA. Other stolen money went directly to the NDP, and to Unions such as the IWA as part of a scheme to "repay" money borrowed for a money losing Building Project, the "Nanaimo Commonwealth Center".

Williams and his lawyer gave a press conference after that portion of the audit was unsealed. Williams said he did not know that the money had been stolen from charities, but confirmed that he got it directly from the NCHS, and that he had no recollection of doing any actual Consulting in return for the money he was given.

The first link below is from the website maintained by that lawyer's Law Firm.

The whole sordid conspiracy received widespread attention in BC and caused the resignation of NDP Premier Mike Harcourt, after he demanded the resignations of BC NDP President Patrice Pratt and other NDP Party Executives who approved what Auditor Parks characterized as a backdated "sham transaction" trying to undo the transfer of stolen money from the NCHS conspiracy to the NDP.

http://martinandassociates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/40-Article-RCMP-Drops-NDP-Bombshell-Sun-29March19961.pdf

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bob-williams-nchs-deal-1.205953

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/harcourt-resigns/

This is well documented historical fact, not speculation or unfounded lies. Forensic Auditors do not make up stuff, they uncover attempts to conceal or cover up the facts. Mike Harcourt made a point of getting one of the top rated Forensic Auditors in the Province to Audit NCHS financial records. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.180.149.46 (talk) 04:07, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

I reverted you because you did not include a citation in the text that you provided. See WP:CITE for details. When adding negative information about living people we have to be very cautious and only use high-quality sources. See WP:BLP for details. Mark Arsten (talk) 04:44, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

File:Anglian_water.png

Hi, the di-orphaned request on File:Anglian_water.png was for the first revision only to resolve a split media request. Even though the current version is under fair use, the previous version is not and as such can not remain on Wikipedia. If this this not the correct process to get this first revision removed please let me know. Cube00 (talk) 10:23, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Oh, I see now, I've deleted the old version. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:26, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Argument isn't over

OK. I was busy, but I have to continue the File:Fosters_intertitle.jpg job. I confirmed in the description that I got the image from the TV recording I obtained, but the uploader of the another image didn't confirm where was the file from. So, that one should be deleted and mine should survive. JSH-alive/^{talk/cont/mail} 16:44, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

What is the other image you're referring to here? Mark Arsten (talk) 17:37, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

File:FHFIFLogo.png JSH-alive/^{talk/cont/mail} 08:55, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've restored it for you. Make sure to tag the other images if you remove them. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:21, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

I was busy and forgot about it for long time. can you restore it again? JSH-alive/^{talk/cont/mail} 10:50, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Voiceoftamil

You just closed it, I guess you missed the new sock I had just mentioned. Darkness Shines (talk) 16:53, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've re-opened it for you. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:27, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Inappropriate deleting

I would like to know where to report improper deleting of post. Specifically, who is above you to speak to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.188.167.150 (talk) 18:08, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

In terms of a dispute about what content to include in an article, no one is really above or below anyone else. We operate by consensus when making editorial decisions. The first step if you addition is disputed is to discuss the matter with other interested editors on the article's talk page. Also see WP:DR for more options. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:15, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Protection of Satya Nadella

Hi, saw you protected the article for a week. While I saw some edits I wasn't happy with, I don't think there was widespread vandalism. Could we lower that protection to a shorter duration? Thanks. -- Fuzheado | Talk 18:32, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

It seems to me like there is an abnormally high level of IP disruption at the article today, but you're free to reduce the duration if you'd like. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:51, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Vandal IP is evading his block

I think User:23.31.101.217 is User:Cvilleslacker, who is retaliating against me by vandalizing articles that I created. The original dispute happened yesterday, when Cvilleslacker removed a negative review in House Hunting, an article that I had watchlisted. You can see in the history there that Cvilleslacker engaged in a lengthy edit war against several editors, including User:Materialscientist, who eventually blocked him. I left him a message on his talk page advising him to simply let the review stand and discuss his concerns on the talk page. Tonight, a new vandal IP from Charlottesville, VA has appeared. Unsurprisingly, House Hunting (the film) was shot in Charlottesville, VA, the director lives in Charlottesville, VA, and the vandal IP is using a Charlottesville, VA IP address. I think the evidence is rather overwhelming that we're dealing with both an block-evading IP and an conflict-of-interest. I don't think that Cvilleslacker is going to give up his vendetta against me after getting a few templates warning him of edit warring. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:13, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've blocked the IP as it's clearly up to no good. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:17, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Hi Mark. Hope things are well. Thank you for adding the protection to Transformers: Age of Extinction. I am just wondering if you would be able to possibly extend the protection for another week or two? I am really busy on and off Wikipedia, and I can't devote enough time to that article at the moment. The reason being, is the page was flooded with information from TFW2005.com, which is a fansite forum. I went in and removed those all (then asked for the protection) and am attempting to rebuild the sources with reliable ones. I can already tell that there will be some strong opposition from biased fans when the block comes off (Here and here) and I would like a bit more time to try and add some more to the page. Thanks. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 06:57, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've extended it some. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:43, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 18:05, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

SPI Usage

Thank you for telling me the proper procedure for adding an entry to an SPI investigation for Malusia22. I thought if I restarted it, it wouldn't be connected, but I'm glad things are set up the way they are.Naraht (talk) 17:40, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, it can get kind of confusing, let me know if you have any more issues. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:41, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Thanks for your dedication in counter-vandalism! ~~Junvfr <~_~> (talk) 01:26, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Mark Arsten (talk) 05:19, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

My talk page

Would you be interested in protecting my talk page? An IP hopping editor is now stating, "Not only that Yoel Natan likely is a reference to a terrorist organization with who you have remarkable same line thinking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahanism" --Kansas Bear (talk) 05:28, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, sure, I've protected for three days. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:33, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Is accusing another editor of being a terrorist allowable? --Kansas Bear (talk) 05:37, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

No, that violates all kinds of rules. I'd consider blocking, but if he's hopping from IP to IP then protection will be more effective. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:38, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok. Well, I had to finish laughing before I could ask for the page protection. Thanks again. --Kansas Bear (talk) 05:41, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Narendra Modi

Query since you are admin, can you host a page with a section for speculation like "Possible Prime Minitster" in Narendra Modi, that has been going on for some time and I am sure speculation is not wikipedia, only facts, past or present. If you can give your opinions, Thanks. thevikas (talk) 09:17, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, we should only stick to facts, but it may be a fact that reliable political commentators have described him as a potential PM. The closest equivalent in American politics that I can think of would by Hillary Rodham Clinton, and her article mentions 2016 poling as well. So I guess it depends on the sources you have. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:41, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

FYI

See [3]. Given the two recent unblock requests - both essentially the same message, both completely inappropriate and the last one repeated despite Daniel Case's warning - I've extended the editor's block indefinitely. Just thought I'd give you a heads up. Feel free to reverse my action if you see it unfit. Regards, m.o.p 17:07, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, works for me. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:33, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

How I Met Your Mother

I've not requested semi-protection extension for a long time. According to the article, the series will end on March 31. I would expect higher view rates and possible vandalism. Can you extend protection time on this article?

I messed up an SPI

Hi Mark, firstly, sorry, secondly, I messed up and need a hand. I opened an SPI here but it should have been in this account. I've re-opened AllenComedian1999 and added the details, but Brian Allen Conley should be deleted. (The correct name was Bruce, anyway) Gaah. Lazy, sloppy. Sorry, and thanks for your help. :.( Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:40, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Alright, that was fix easily enough. I'll take a look at the SPI later tonight. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:11, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks man! (and sorry again) Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:43, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Winchester

I saw you're massage, please enlight me on how it's not constructive, if there is other loads and speed of a cartridge why deny that information? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.40.52.236 (talk) 01:18, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

I reverted you because you removed all text from the page in this edit. Please don't do that again. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:20, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Hello Mark!

I'm fairly new to Wikipedia so forgive me if I'm making an obvious mistake, but as for my page on "The Osceola County School for the Arts, Alumni", why would a source be needed? Please answer this as soon as possible, thankyou. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mallets97 (talk • contribs) 01:32, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, per our WP:V policy, we like all information to have a source. It helps prevent hoaxes and misinformation. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:35, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Roscelese‎

Thanks for being on top of that crap on Roscelese‎'s user page.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 02:31, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

My pleasure, we try to nip that kind of thing in the bud. Let me know if they come back. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:33, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

Got another one, if you're around. [4] If you think temporarily semiprotecting my talkpage is a good idea, I won't oppose it; I find it unlikely that anonymous IPs have anything to say to me. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 02:38, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, got it. Mark Arsten (talk) 06:01, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Nooo..... (Orange Herald Warhead.jpg)

We've been through this before. Commons don't believe the UK license is good enough. It got loaded over there before, then they deleted it, and it was gone entirely until I undeleted/dug it up here. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Undelete/File:Orange_Herald_warhead.jpg...

Please undelete it here. I want it on Commons, too, but it won't stick there, and I don't want the articles to break when they delete it again. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 04:19, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've restored it, and added a {{keeplocal}} tag so this doesn't happen again. Mark Arsten (talk) 04:23, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 04:40, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

thanks again!

Good God, they're really riled up tonight...— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 05:49, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

No prob, glad to help stop the nonsense. Mark Arsten (talk) 06:00, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Borislava Botusharova

Hi, a few months ago I made an article about the Bulgarian tennis player Borislava Botusharova, but it got deleted by you, because the player didn't pass the notability guidelines for tennis players. This week she is in the national team for the 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone matches and today she made her debut for the Bulgarian team.

I understand that now she is considered notable according to Wikipedia:WikiProject_Tennis/Article_guidelines#Notability, so is it possible for you to undelete that article, so I don't have to write it again. Here's a link for the delete discussion - Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Borislava Botusharova in case that's helpful for the article to be found. Thanks! Kr1s71an (talk) 10:34, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Hello Mark! In support of the original author, I can confirm that Borislava Botusharova made her debut for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team today, which deems her notable by WP:Tennis standards. It would be very kind of you to reinstate the article so the user above doesn't have to write it again. Jared Preston (talk) 13:09, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Sure, I'm willing to undelete it, but I'd like to see a source confirming that she played for that team first. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:30, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi, I'm the author of the article. I see that the official website haven't updated their results yet - http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021406, but you can see the result in the official Hungarian website of the Europe/Africa matches in Budapest - http://www.huntennis.hu/fedcup2014/eredmenyek/?article_hid=14454 (Aliaksandra Sasnovich- Borislava Botusharova 61 63). Kr1s71an (talk) 16:49, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've restored it, make sure you add a citation to the article though. Let me know if you need anything else. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:52, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

User talk:JT657

Please revoke talk page access, and in the future just make the first block with talk page access revoked the troll has shown a pattern to abuse it. Werieth (talk) 17:07, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok,  Done Mark Arsten (talk) 17:17, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Nelson Thomas Potter Jr.

Hi Mark, I created a new article and I made a bit of a mistake with the history. I created it in a draft and then moved it into article space, but I had created at least one other article in that draft page, so now it has the history of that article. Can the irrelevant history be removed or should it be deleted and I then create it again without the baggage history? Thanks for your help in advance. I am One of Many (talk) 20:36, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

• I fixed it by moving it back into my user space and then recreating over the redirect! I am One of Many (talk) 20:43, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, let me know if you need any of the history moved. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:48, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm ok with it now. It has the silly mistake at first, but it doesn't have any unwanted history in it. I am One of Many (talk) 22:08, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Users/IPs involved in the Sonic Boom (2014 video game) mess have moved to Gone Home

Thanks for protecting Sonic Boom (2014 video game). However, now that the page is protected, they've moved to Gone Home, so it looks like that one needs protection as well, now. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 21:46, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, got it, sorry if I edit conflicted you there though. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:49, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Happens. You removed one useful edit, which I've moved back in manually. Everything else did indeed have to go. Better to edit conflict me than risk having vandalism still in, so I fully understand. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 21:55, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Next target: Phil Fish (video game developer). 31 January edit seems to be last good version. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 21:53, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Looks like this is the thread: http://boards.4chan.org/v/res/230679451. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:00, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Looks like it. Want some help in listing the IPs and accounts involved? There's a fair bunch, and some of the IPs reverting stuff out got hit with "possible vandalism"-tags to their edits because of removing information. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 22:16, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Next target seems to be Sonic Boom (TV series). Also might be worth keeping an eye on this and this, as both were mentioned on said thread. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 22:15, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

And there's also a smaller group on this one Shadow the Hedgehog. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 22:17, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, where is the good version for Sonic Boom (TV series)? Mark Arsten (talk) 22:19, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

this one. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 22:22, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Not sure why they think I care if they vandalize it, not like it's that hard to revert when you -know- where the good version is located. Nonetheless, thanks for the protect. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 22:46, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

No prob, well, I found the new thread: http://boards.4chan.org/v/res/230689827. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:47, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

I have to log off for a couple of minutes to do the dishes, but will be back soon. You never replied if you'd like help in getting that list of IPs and accounts involved, by the way. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 22:52, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

A list of the accounts would be helpful, yes. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:55, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Registered accounts found so far, most already blocked, one or two pages left to check:

User:Icedude7 User:Johndavis999999900999999 User:MutatedSeabass1337 User:Epicanonwin User:SpliffDonk Want the IPs as well? AddWittyNameHere (talk) 23:11, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, if it's not too much trouble, it might be good to have a list. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:13, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Considering that I was checking them to see which ones are still active and vandalizing atm anyway, I may as well note them down, no? AddWittyNameHere (talk) 23:14, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Oh, and this here may need a revdel. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 23:15, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

• Special:Contributions/108.86.8.181
• Special:Contributions/131.91.7.2
• Special:Contributions/147.143.157.225
• Special:Contributions/162.226.156.36
• Special:Contributions/174.2.185.171
• Special:Contributions/187.121.72.194

• Special:Contributions/200.53.246.43
• Special:Contributions/209.163.200.66
• Special:Contributions/209.252.173.208
• Special:Contributions/209.2.234.239
• Special:Contributions/24.202.114.91
• Special:Contributions/24.255.46.107

• Special:Contributions/50.135.89.196
• Special:Contributions/50.162.102.79

• Special:Contributions/65.190.91.20
• Special:Contributions/67.233.169.64
• Special:Contributions/69.250.130.180

• Special:Contributions/74.196.210.221
• Special:Contributions/74.70.174.242
• Special:Contributions/75.180.24.123
• Special:Contributions/76.121.141.40

• Special:Contributions/80.217.32.143
• Special:Contributions/84.48.237.90
• Special:Contributions/85.181.213.65
• Special:Contributions/86.170.17.178
• Special:Contributions/89.0.114.45
• Special:Contributions/89.138.75.47

• Special:Contributions/94.213.38.221
• Special:Contributions/99.125.93.163

are the IPs involved in Sonic Boom (2014 video game). I'll probably encounter a few more through checking the other pages, but that should be the majority of them. Some are already blocked. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 23:47, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

And the second edit (most recent one) of this one may need a revdel, even though they do not seem to have been on the raid's side. Special:Contributions/74.89.59.37 also looks to not have been on "their" side, but it might still need a warning or revdel. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 23:52, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Remaining bunch:

On Gone Home

• Special:Contributions/91.180.138.251
• Special:Contributions/198.7.245.80
• Special:Contributions/81.61.216.226
• Special:Contributions/76.4.56.17
• Special:Contributions/46.72.163.249

On Pacman

• Special:Contributions/216.124.226.162

On Phil Fish (video game developer)

• Special:Contributions/89.241.210.178
• Special:Contributions/82.3.235.35

On Shadow the Hedgehog No one new.

On my userpage Both blocked, IP already listed somewhere around here.

On Knuckles the Echidna

• Special:Contributions/85.218.165.113

On Terraria

• Special:Contributions/86.155.58.23

On Fez (video game)

• Special:Contributions/69.117.34.226

On Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)

• Special:Contributions/68.225.210.132
• Special:Contributions/121.219.73.159
• Special:Contributions/72.129.184.211

On Halo 4

• Special:Contributions/96.233.75.132
• Special:Contributions/68.73.153.165

On DmC: Devil May Cry

• Special:Contributions/108.41.140.216
• Special:Contributions/94.194.78.97
• Special:Contributions/71.77.56.58

Also checked Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game) (not hit) and Sonic Boom (Kiss album) (one case, already listed above). Any pages I forgot to check? AddWittyNameHere (talk) 00:23, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Alright, I think I got all of them, thanks. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:59, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

No problem. Might have missed one or two, of course (especially if I missed an article here or there that was just hit by a small bunch of them), but that should be at the very least the great majority of them. In any case, you're very welcome. You're undoubtedly busy enough without having to track down 48 IP-addresses across a good dozen pages. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 01:19, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	My god your mop must be dirty after that shitstorm. Thanks for your help czar ♔ 22:37, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, /v/ gave me a lot of work today! Mark Arsten (talk) 01:00, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

User:DigDeep4Truth was banned indefinitely for anti-Semitism.

Shouldn't all of his edits be rev-deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.169.20.2 (talk) 04:17, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

There's nothing in policy that says so.

Incidentally, as far as I can work out from their talk page, they are indefinitely blocked, which is not quite the same as a WP:BAN. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 04:32, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes, the WP:CFRD is somewhat strict about what we can and can't remove. I haven't read through all DD4T's contribs, but it might be possible for blatant anti-Semitic comments to be deleted under the "grossly offensive" or "purely disruptive" criteria. Feel free to let me know if there's anything specific that needs attention. Mark Arsten (talk) 04:36, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

I see, so only edits critical of Muslims or Wikipedia's anti-Israel bias are allowed to be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.130.162.48 (talk) 00:42, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

If there are any specific edits you would like to see deleted, let me know and I'll take a look. I'm fairly certain I've revdeleted some anti-semitic edits in the past though. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:45, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

List of video games notable for negative reception

There have been reverts lately. Extend PC time? --George Ho (talk) 05:03, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

OK, done. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:51, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Ghassanid Page Protection

Hello, I have noticed that you have placed the protected status on the page Ghassanids. I am not sure if you have done this in response to my request or a request from another user, but regardless, I'd like to thank you for it. I am unsure of exactly how protection status works, but is it possible for admins like yourself to edit the page? The reason is I think user Lazyfoxx' edits blatantly lack NPOV, he editted out the fact that they were Arabs - a fact stated by virtually all sources - and placed a claim that they were Hellenised - which is in no way supported by the sources cited (wrongful use of sources). I disagree that his version is the most stable or accurate. So is it possible for you to review the discussion and edit the article accordingly, or do we have to wait until after the protection status expires? Thanks. SaSH172 (talk) 14:44, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Lazyfoxx also removed sourced material in the edit just prior to the article becoming protected - it is the part which states they wree Arabs and cited source 1 and source 2. Now the article simply says "...were a group of descended from Azd tribes." It should have said "group of Arabs descended from the Azd tribes." Like I said, the part that they were Arabs was sourced and thus should not have been deleted without discussion. Please review the changed in the article history to see what I mean. SaSH172 (talk) 16:58, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

I am generally hesitant to revert to a specific version after protecting an article unless a consensus has formed around that version. Do you think a consensus has been reached yet? Mark Arsten (talk) 19:29, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. To be honest, I don't think a consensus has been reached yet. The edit war is just between myself and Lazyfoxx. It is just that his last edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghassanids&diff=594455549&oldid=594296444 removed sourced content and seems to be pushing for an agenda (removing all mention of Arabs). The opening sentence also doesn't make much sense as a result "a group of descended from." I just think it will be better for the article to reinsert the sourced section, which will make it read as "a group of Arabs descended from". This will just involve adding the word "Arabs," backed by source 1. Thanks again. SaSH172 (talk) 21:00, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

After further review, I am okay with Nabuchadnessar's suggestion to put "a group of Arabs descended from" in the lead, it may be redundant but it aids user readability. This does not entail reverting, but instead adding the word Arabs in the lead. Lazyfoxx (talk) 02:12, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, just make an edit request on the talk page. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:20, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you both. Glad we are getting somewhere in the article. I have created the request. Thanks again. SaSH172 (talk) 03:15, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

New to Wiki

Dear Mark, User Demiurge1000 recommended I email you about my teahouse question here [5] unfortunately although did read that it is possible before signing up, I have not worked out how to email through Wikipedia yet. I understand you are very busy, and being new to all this I have much to learn about how things work on Wikipedia, so if you can recommend someone else to "hold my hand" or walk me through the right steps (point me to any policy pages to look through) on what to do in such cases I would appreciate it. Perhaps it is nothing, but on the other hand, perhaps I have discovered something worth making into a project (which is something I have been looking for) on Wikipedia. Many thanks. F.Tromble (talk) 18:08, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, it can be difficult, for sure. There are a few things you can do. You should generally try to get input from a variety of interested editors. A good way is to ask for help on the talk page of a relevant wiki project. Other good places to get help are WP:3O, a talk page WP:RFC, or WP:DRN. Let me know if you have any more questions. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:47, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the tips! It seems I already managed to get a few irate editors stalking me although my intention was only to challenge editors to maintain NPOV and produce reliable sources in places where politics seems to be a motivating factor. I hope I won't be ganged up on but will be able to establish a good reputation for myself on Wikipedia in time and make some friends :) F.Tromble (talk) 23:22, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

That isn't stalking or irateness, F.Tromble - you should review WP:HOUNDING before saying such things about other editors. You have only been editing for two weeks and have already fallen into conflict with four established editors, lightly edit warring in one instance, and have forum shopped ever since. Following your edits is reasonable in order to ensure that things don't get out of hand. MezzoMezzo (talk) 06:41, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Mark, could I use your drama Llama sign on my own talk page please? Any instruction on how to "forum shop" (is this the appropriate term?) correctly would also be appreciated. Is there a definition of an edit war edit war that would also be helpful to know why Mezzo thinks my interaction with him here should be classified as an edit war. Cheers. F.Tromble (talk) 10:08, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm not really sure I understand here, but the technical definition of an edit war is here. Many Wikipedians voluntarily chose to hold themselves to the "WP:BRD" best practice, I strongly recommend doing so. "Forum shopping" is generally frowned upon, but the correct ways to find the right forum to discuss an issue are listed at WP:DR. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:40, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

User:F.Tromble, I didn't accused you of edit warring at Template_talk:Sunni_Islam - that clearly wasn't my intent. This is the second case now of you clearly misrepresenting the comments of other editors. This isn't clever on your part, it's rude.

Mr. Arsten, sorry for replying here on your talk page but I want to ensure that the conversation is in the correct place. This user is new but is already behaving in a somewhat uncivil fashion. MezzoMezzo (talk) 06:59, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you Mark. I will try my best to familiarize myself with the wiki conventions. There are a lot of them so it is difficult for a "newbie" like me lol. I only introduced to the teahouse so far and that is where Demiurge recommended I contact you. Best wishes! Mezzo, since before you started posting about me here there and everywhere, our only interaction was here how about returning there. I have left a reconciliatory message there for you which I hope you will appreciate. F.Tromble (talk) 10:17, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

You've got mail!

Hello, Mark Arsten. Please check your email; you've got mail!
Message added 20:30, 8 February 2014 (UTC). 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.

Magog the Ogre (t • c) 20:30, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

I just wanted to leave a quick note to thank you for the amount and quality of work that you do. So, thank you. --Bongwarrior (talk) 00:54, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, and thanks for what you do as well. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:55, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

same sock again

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Shedslams is another sock of User:Mangoeater1000, spamming various articles with same nonsenses. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.165.172.48 (talk) 03:42, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, got him. Thanks for the note. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:31, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Page protection

I know I sent you a thanks for semi-protecting my User page, but I still wanted to say thank you. Much appreciated. —Josh3580_talk/hist 06:21, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:32, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

John Calvin's view of Scripture -- Edit Warring/Page protection

Dear Mark Asten, Could you please block St Anselm from reinserting original research in this page? He admits on the talk page that it is original research, but wishes to leave it up anyway. I'd appreciate it if you could take a look. Thanks! Mg3942 (talk) 09:48, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

I have certainly not admitted that it's original research, and I your comments here and at Talk:Orthodox Presbyterian Church make me think you misunderstand the concept. (I freely admit that the article relies a bit too much on primary sources, but that simply means the article needs more material added, not that material should be deleted.) StAnselm (talk) 10:23, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

I haven't been following this situation very closely, I'll try to look into it later tonight or tomorrow though. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:59, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, primary sources can be ok within reason, but you don't want to depend on them. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:59, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Assistance required at Latin Europe

Hi. There's an ongoing dispute at Latin Europe (a disambiguation page, as the term has multiple uses) over whether Romance-speaking Europe should be included. Numerous sources have been provided which show Latin Europe referring to a region with an almost identical definition to that provided at Romance-Speaking Europe. However, the opposing editor is consistently reverting, claiming that they are 'not the same'. I previously explained that the best solution would be to include Romance-speaking Europe on the disambiguation page, with that article explaining the various definitions for both terms (since they're almost identical, and definitely not worthy of separate articles), rather then removing it entirely. They have now piped the link to Romance-speaking Europe, which is not permitted per MOS. I'm contacting you directly as I don't think this is a huge issue, and hopefully wont take too much time to clear up. Myself and Afro-Eurasian are both pretty frustrated at the editor, and I have behaved aggressively towards the them, as I don't believe they are acting in good faith, but rather simply being disruptive, and unwilling to accept they are wrong. Regards, Rob (talk | contribs) 17:20, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

I haven't been following this very closely, I'll try to look into it later. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:03, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

User:Coronationstreetfan16

Hi, you blocked User:Coronationstreetfan16 a couple of hours ago and I believe they have returned already as User:Cdogg1000. They've edited the same pages and even continued a discussion involving CSF16 on another user's archived talk page. Would you be able to take a look or should I reopen the SPI? – JuneGloom Talk 21:27, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

I reported the sockpuppet editor. This "new" account went to the trouble to tell me off [6]. I noticed the account came into action when I opened the SPI last night. So it was preparation to continue after the other account was blocked. Obviously the same disgruntled editor.Rain the 1 21:47, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Might be a good idea to reopen Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Drwho16 just so we have the paperwork in place. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:02, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Done, thank you. – JuneGloom Talk 15:13, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Adminship nominations

Do you think any of the editors I've asked to let me nominate them for adminship recently are ready for the extra tools?--Bigpoliticsfan (talk) 00:46, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm not sure, who have you asked? Mark Arsten (talk) 00:58, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

VQuakr, NJRobbie, LukeNo94, and Tassedethe--Bigpoliticsfan (talk) 01:04, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, the only one I'm familiar with is Luke. He seems pretty competent so I'd say he'd probably have a shot, unless he has some major flaws I don't know about. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:06, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Luke said outright he's too volatile.--Bigpoliticsfan (talk) 01:30, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

That's too bad, I think he'd probably do a decent job. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:54, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

User Admirenepal

Hello, Mark Arsten. Thank you for your help with the SPI of Admirenepal/Manzilnfl. I hope that this edit I just made is not inappropriate. I was confused, since the Admirenepal user page said that the user was blocked indefinitely. (He was apparently blocked for 12 hours.) If my edit was inappropriate, feel free to reverse it. Thanks again, Cnilep (talk) 03:56, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

No worries, that looks fine to me. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:58, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Human Development Index

Hi Mark. You declined semi-protection on the above named article in the beginning of January. Can you take another look. Both myself and Iryna Harpy have been reverting. -- Somedifferentstuff (talk) 20:45, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've protected it. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:47, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you Mark. Somedifferentstuff (talk) 20:58, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi Mark. It has started up again. Please take a look. -- Somedifferentstuff (talk) 08:25, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Question

There's been a bit of re-occurring vandalism to the Hope Solo article in the last few days. Might you be able to take a look and advise if there is anything that can be done? Thank you. Hmlarson (talk) 22:20, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, added protection. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:54, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

William H. Poteat

I hope this is how to reach you properly. I'm trying to add the final edits to the article William H. Poteat, but I'm getting messages that I'm vandalizing my article. What am I doing? Do I need to wait a while before completing the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jvpwiki (talk • contribs) 01:04, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

I accidentally sent you a warning a minute or to ago and then reverted myself when I saw my mistake, you can disregard that. You're free to continue to continue editing the page, but please work on the uppercase version of the article. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:08, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Request

Please you don't have to keep the newest Simpsons season protected again. That stated vandalism was caused by my "sock-puppet" accounts and no one else, I learned my lesson and won't argue under an alias again. Please unlock it.--CastellanetaFan (talk) 04:55, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

I don't know, it looks like there might have been more people causing problems. I can take another look at it later though. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:29, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I don't think unprotection would be a very good idea here. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:50, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Please remove it....--CastellanetaFan (talk) 21:41, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Request

Hey, Mark. If you have the time, would you mind protecting my user page so that only I can edit its content? GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 02:07, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Sure, I can protect your userpage, did you want semi or full protection? Mark Arsten (talk) 03:30, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm not sure. Which do you recommend? Can I edit it with full protection? GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 18:05, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, if it's semi-protected you can still directly edit it, but so can most other people. If it's full protected you can't directly edit it, but you can do a trick with the code like on User:EuroCarGT so an unprotected subpage is transcluded onto your protected userpage. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:10, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Let me think about that some more.

• On another note, would you please adjust the first edit summary of Jimi Hendrix: Canadian drug charges and trial to reflect that the content had been split-off Jimi Hendrix? Thanks. GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 19:18, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, I can't really edit an edit summary, but I think just adding a null edit that explains the situation should be enough. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:15, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Oh, well I guess I assumed that if you can delete/hide them you could also edit them. That's surprising; maybe that's something that should be changed. GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 16:56, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Deletion of my Richard Busemyer article

Mark,
I've been involved with Wikipedia for quite a number of years now, but getting older I'm less inclined to do much editing, although I've been using the various Wikipedias and their Wiktionairies (English, German, Netherlands, Plattdeutsch, and other Germanic languages. I had occasion today to take issue with an article in the English Wikipedia ("German Dialects") which I considered to be basically an unreferenced article full of unsubstantiated personal points of view, and I took to inserting tags throughout.
When I logged into Wikipedia to start my editing session on the article I was flagged with a "message waiting" alert which, as it turned out, related to a deletion request for an article (Richard Bussmeyer) that I had originated back when I was doing research on the U.S. Federal Labor Standards Act regarding the federal and state minimum wage statutes, minimum wage exceptions for tipped employees, the "tip wage credit" afforded to employers of tipped employees, and the U.S. practice of 'tipping'. And it was through developing and writing a rather extensive and complex article for Wikipedia that I came to know about Richard Bussmeyer and his anti-tipping crusade. And it was in through that article that I met with Bussmeyer's (deceased) family members, who graciously gave me family papers and other research material that helped me write my Wikipedia article. I published that article, which included data and statistics on the various minimum wage practices in all U.S. states and possessions of employers who employed tipped employees. The statistical complexities of the article overwhelmed me, and a few months after I uploaded it to Wikipedia, I asked that it be withdrawn. However, I had also written an article about Bussemyer, since he was a leader in the U.S. of the "anti-tipping" movement, a movement in which he wasn't alone in the U.S. That article, and a Wiktionary entry I wrote defining the term "tip wage credit" used in our Fair Labor Standards Act are all that remain of my many, many, months of research and writing about minimum wage statutes and the various tip wage credits granted in the various states.
Since I had been doing many other things (like recovering from a heart attack and resultant emergency triple by-pass surgery) I hadn't/haven't been accessing my Talk page on Wikipedia, so I was unaware that my Bussemyer article had been put up for deletion, and had been subsequently deleted for Bussemyer "not being an important person". Which I certainly dispute.
So, my question to you now is, how do I go about appealing the decision to delete my article? I've 'read' the appeal procedure, but being that I'm approaching 80 years of age the words don't register as well as they used to. Any advice or help you can give me will certainly be appreciated. I hate to think of all those months of work researching and writing going down the drain. Thanks. K. Kellogg-Smith (talk) 06:00, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

It might be possible to have the article undeleted, yes. The problem was that it lacked evidence of significant coverage in reliable sources, see WP:GNG and WP:RS for details. Basically, what we'd need to see to restore the article is evidence that books, magazines, or newspapers have published detailed coverage of him. Mark Arsten (talk) 07:08, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

One of the major political issues/controversies in the United States today is our federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a Great Depression-era Act enacted by our Congress in 1938 which not only eliminated the evils of child labor, but also established what in those days was considered a fair and livable minimum wage. Busemeyer was an ardent, prolific writer of the "Letters to the Editor" sections of both his hometown (Cincinatti, Ohio) and his away-from-home city in Tampa, Florida. His principal goal was the elimination of the aristocratic practice (which we inherited from the English, of course) of 'tipping' servants, underlings, and other so-called 'inferior' classes of workers. Employers of 'tipped' employees under our FLSA statute are allowed to pay only half the otherwise mandatory minimum wage, the employees theoretically making up the other half on their own, out of the tips they receive.

Busemeyer's "crusade" was that all employees should receive the full FLSA-required minimum wage, regardless of the value of the tips they receive. His point? That all workers should receive a livable minimum wage. And since 75% of all restaurant and food service workers are women -- a great many of them single mothers -- a livable minimum wage is vitally important to them. And with this in mind the point Busemeyer made during his lifetime, and as an employer himself, that all workers should be paid a minimum wage upon which they can decently live. That was his purpose in establishing W.A.N.T. To get tipped employees to appeal to their employers to pay them a living wage so they wouldn't have to rely on the variable of 'tips' to supplement their daily wages.

So Busemeyer was a whole lot more than just "a nice man" as you -- far removed from our culture, our laws, and our President and his Democratic party's drive to insure that all U.S. workers, no matter their class or status in life -- receive a livable wage. In other words, Busemeyer wanted everyone he preached to through his own work and his W.A.N.T organization to help tipped employees receive "a fair day's pay for a fair day's work". And so he was clearly and definitely an American ahead of his time.

I have been a Wikipedia editor, contributor, and even a one-time administrator (for the tpi.Wikipedia and wiktionary)for many years now; accordingly I went to great lengths to write a good bio about Busemeyer and his work to help tipped employees receive a livable minimum wage from their employers -- which suddenly becoming a very contemporary idea in America today. Yes, Richard Busemeyer was definitely an American ahead of his time. And so I deeply resent some off-the-wall users declaring that my bio article isn't "suitable" for Wikipedia simply because in their head Busemeyer isn't a known celebrity or otherwise a "notable". No, there hasn't been any books (that I know of) about or in which Busemeyer and his work have been described. Neither has there been magazines (again, that I know of) featuring Busemeyer and his work. But there are Ohio and Florida newspaper articles about him and his work. K. Kellogg-Smith (talk) 16:26, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, your best bet to get this restored would be to find newspaper articles about him and cite them in a draft version of the article to demonstrate his notability. I've moved the deleted version of the article to your userspace so you can work on it, it's at User:K. Kellogg-Smith/Richard A. Busemeyer now. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:59, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Fairfield High School (Fairfield, Ohio)

Hello, Mark. I thought I should let you know that I have removed the semi-protection you placed on Fairfield High School (Fairfield, Ohio), as I think an IP range block is a much better way of dealing with the problem. The only disruptive editing in the last two months has been from two very closely related IP addresses, which both turn out to be from the same university, so it is easy to block the disruptive editor without preventing other IP or unconfirmed editors from editing. Also, there has been no constructive editing from a range covering those two IP addresses over that period, so there is very unlikely to be any collateral damage. Please let me know if you think I am wrong. JamesBWatson (talk) 10:39, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

No, that's fine if a rangeblock works, I overlooked the idea of a rangeblock for some reason when I was looking at it. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:45, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

More 089baby socks

Hello Mark. After about a month of inactivity, he's back. It seems semi-protecting some of his favourite articles really helped. Thank you for that. Anyways, ‎Kimlayuth (talk · contribs) has created new versions of Um Vichet and Thierry Bin (under different titles to get around salting). Cheers. Sir Sputnik (talk) 14:59, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, you probably want to reopen the SPI just so we have the paperwork in place. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:47, 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) 17:06, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, sounds like a good idea to me. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:10, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Post not in good faith on 69.17.128.254's talk page regarding you

Hello, I want to inform you that on the anonymous editor's talk page there is a post, about you ^{(see here)}, that is not in good faith. As a courtesy post, I didn't change it and decided to send it to you for your handling, being that it's solely about you and somewhat of a personal attack. Best of luck to you! ChaseAm (talk) 19:47, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, not a big deal. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:13, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Nottingham Thieves

I think deleting this page was a mistake; it was a pretty detailed page that someone had obviously spent a lot of time on; and plenty of amateur baseball teams have wiki pages and satisfy GNG:

see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_Mustangs_Baseball_Club see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Mets see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croydon_Pirates see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_Bishops_Baseball_Team see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Flames and many others.

Can you reinstate, because deleting this was a serious error of judgement.

Thanks Py0alb (talk) 22:42, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

As it was deleted via WP:PROD it can be undeleted upon request, yes. You'll have to re-add links to the article on relevant pages though. Note though that it could still be nominated for deletion in the future. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:51, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, your professionalism is much appreciated. Py0alb (talk) 10:34, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Bethany Hamilton

My edit was updating Bethany Hamilton's personnel life.Ny Friend In hawaii lives a couple blocks down fom her so I know what I am talking about

I reverted your edit because you removed the picture of her from the article. You're free to update the article, but please leave the picture there unless you have a good reason for removing it. Mark Arsten (talk) 04:14, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Mass Daily Collegian

Hey Mark, I was wondering if you would be able to undelete The Massachusetts Daily Collegian page (or at least turn it into a redirect, which it should be anyways), as I was never notified of its PROD, and I would like to improve it beyond what was there (i.e. cite it being the largest college daily in New England]]. Also, I just created a disambiguation page before I noticed that you moved the Penn State one, so feel free to undelete that if you decide not to undelete the above page. Thanks! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:16, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've restored the article. I'll let User:RHaworth know as well. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:08, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Anon IP you blocked in the past is back

See User_talk:164.116.47.180#February_2014 Mattnad (talk) 20:39, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've blocked him. You can report cases like this to WP:AIV in the future though. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:06, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Serbian elections

Hi, Mark! Sorry for bothering, but there is a problem which maybe you can help to resolve. There is an user (ElectPartei) who change election results on articles about Serbian elections with his wrong, unsourced data. First he did it on Serbian parliamentary election, 2014, and now he's doing that on some other articles - look at his contributions [7]. I definitely don't want to see this escalating into an edit war, so I hope you'll be able to help to put an end to this. Cheers! --Sundostund (talk) 20:41, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, I haven't looked in much detail, but you might want to report him to WP:AN3 if he's edit warring. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:04, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

It seems he's edit warring, he's very persistent and I think he'll continue the next time when he log in... I really don't have too much experience with reporting, so would you be willing to help with that? --Sundostund (talk) 00:09, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, if you have WP:Twinkle installed, you can do it somewhat automatically. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:11, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

I don't have Twinkle, and I thought it would be better if someone with more experience do the reporting stuff. I'm really concentrated on editing here, and I really rarely go to ANI, AN3 and such places. --Sundostund (talk) 00:17, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Anyway, I hope you'll be able to somehow help here. I try to avoid edit wars as much as I can, and I'm pretty sure this guy will continue as usual when he's back... --Sundostund (talk) 01:05, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Problems with Template:Infobox military installation...

Mark,

Back in October, you protected the Template:Infobox military installation page, preventing most editors from editing it, including myself. The template is playing up, and is affecting quite a wide range of articles. I've left a message on the page, but as the protecting administrator, could you drop by and take a look? Many thanks, Hchc2009 (talk) 08:19, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Which section do you want me to comment on? Also, you might qualify for template editor as well. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:21, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

It's since been fixed by someone with the right user privileges. Hchc2009 (talk) 16:33, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Mufaddal Saifuddin

Happy Valentine's Day, eh?

Hi Mark, could you consider giving Mufaddal Saifuddin full protection? There appears to be a nasty succession dispute going on in India right now, and there has been extensive edit warring to promote Saifuddin as the rightful Da'i al-Mutlaq. I've already got too many reverts to do it. (1, 2, if you need more context) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:02, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

• Never mind, protected by Callanecc until the 20th. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:42, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, unlike me Callanecc doesn't sleep :) Mark Arsten (talk) 16:19, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

• I figured you were sleeping :p But you never know... — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:05, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I stayed up late enough to watch some of the first Olympic events live, but then I had to turn in. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:41, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

• No worries. At least you're getting the Olympics. Me? I woke up to find Kelud decided to spew ash all the way over here. That kinda puts the Wiki-squabbles into perspective... what if I were one of the people in Kediri? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:55, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Wow, all we have here is a ton of snow. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:24, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

• And a heck of a lot of it, I'm hearing. Of course, some wise-crackers decided to post pictures of the ash with the caption "Winter wonderland". Sigh. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:28, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Wow, beautiful picture. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:29, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Edit-warring on templates

Per WP:BRD and consolidated discussion here, can you please watch contribs list and edits to multiple animal breed navboxes that this user is edit-warring about? There is no consensus for the changes he is proposing, and IMHO he is editing against consensus. In particular, please consider protection of (preferably my or Justlettersandnumbers - whichever one of us has the most recent edit) the most "stable" and consensus versions of Template:Horse breeds of Italy and Template:Horse breeds of France and Template:Horse breeds of Germany would be welcomed. In particular, protection of the larger version of Template:National members of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports is particularly needed, as WP:NOTRED indicates that redlinks are acceptable where the Navbox requires a complete set, as there, where all member nations are included, but most have yet to have articles. Montanabw^(talk) 20:01, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've commented there. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:58, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Replacing a redirect with an article

Hey, Mark. I wanted to write a couple of articles that are currently redirects. Do they need to be deleted before, or can I just change the code as I did at "I Don't Live Today"? GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 21:53, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

You can just replace them like you did at I Don't Live Today. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:55, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Mark. GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 22:09, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

OpenSXCE disappeared - how to resurrect it

Hey Mark, I read a surprising comment about OpenSXCE "software (linux distribution) article of unclear notability, lacking independent references".

OpenSXCE was never a Linux distribution. I suspect I may have contributed to the wikipedia article in the past, at some level, and I was getting ready to re-contribute to the article again (since a new release was pending) - when I found OpenSXCE deleted.

OpenSXCE is not Linux based, but is based upon forked Open Sourced Solaris source code released by Sun Microsystems, but re-closed by Oracle. Linux and OpenSXCE have disjoint licensing criteria, meaning the kernel software is illegal to mix. The OpenSXCE's roots are pre-Linux, with decades of history. There was a rename & rebranding from MarTux to OpenSXCE, which may have caused some confusion.

Notability: There was a variety of OpenSolaris splinter distributions, one splinter is the basis of one of Gartner Magic Quadrant for cloud providers. OpenSXCE is the only current Open Source splinter that runs under SPARC architecture. SPARC architecture is a unique open CPU architecture supported by multiple vendors, currently the fastest CPU architecture on the market today, running the fastest non-clustered machines in the market today, and recently powered the fastest super-computer in the world for nearly 12 months running. OpenSXCE marks one of 3 currently supported OS's (Oracle Solaris, Fujitsu Linux, open source OpenSXCE) which runs under SPARC systems. OpenSXCE is the only Open Source OS today, running under this Open Architecture, which is not supported a by commercial vendor. OpenSXCE releases had been reviewed by multiple technical web sites in the past.

I have been in the computing profession for over a quarter century, an expert in some areas, a novice in others. While I do not contribute to this Open Source project, I am very aware of it's unique value in Open Source, open CPU Architectures and High-End systems. I don't have a lot of spare time, but make some when something notable appears. I am not an expert in Wikipedia markup, but have contributed for some time. I really don't have the time to be re-creating articles of significance, but it is significant enough that I am willing to re-create this page.

What is the process to resurrected the old page, or would I [unfortunately] need to re-create a new page? DavidHalko (talk) 23:50, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, basically, what we need is evidence that this has received coverage by media sources. See WP:GNG for details. Reviews of it would be helpful as long as they're in what's considered reliable sources, see WP:RS for details. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:11, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Urgent

Could you please have a look at this → [8] - thank you. --IIIraute (talk) 02:12, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

...that was fast - thank you! --IIIraute (talk) 02:23, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

No problem, let me know if there are any more issues. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:24, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Michael Jackson's health and appearance article

Mark, would it be okay if you semi-protected this article...indefinitely? For a long time now, it's been subject to sockpuppets having their inappropriate way at the article. See, for example, what I stated at User talk:Historyhorror#Alternate/sock account (permanent link to that). The article being accessible to IPs, editing-wise, has continually enabled editors to log out and WP:Disrupt as IPs without tying the IPs to their registered Wikipedia account(s). WP:Pending changes will not help in this case. Flyer22 (talk) 12:36, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, well, I'll start out with three months of semi-protection and then we can work from there. I don't like to jump right to indef except in rare cases. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:19, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, good sir. I already clearly ticked off an IP with the WP:Semi-protection; see this on my talk page. Off to reply. Flyer22 (talk) 21:46, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Citation Barnstar
	{} Yintan3 (talk) 16:09, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Kudos

Just want to say: I see your name a lot when it comes to blocking vandals and protecting pages, and I wanted to thank you for your diligence, your availability and for just being there for the responsible editors. Thank you, Mark! --Tenebrae (talk) 00:48, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

You're very welcome! Mark Arsten (talk) 00:49, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal article

Hi, you have given semi-protection to this article on the grounds that there were lots of vandalisms about it but did you know that those vandalisms started when LardoBalsamico's first request was denied on the grounds that both me and him were autoconfirmed users and also there weren't enouh vandalisms to fully protect it? Is it just a coincidince or have I delved into conspricay theories too much these days? :) Before his request denied yes there were some attacks to the article but no such writings as (No1 can judge Fenerbahce!...etc). All jokes aside, Iknow it is not fully protected yet but after 1 week who says there won't be anymore attacks? If the article stays this way it will definetly lack a neutral point of view. I made my case to the dispute resolution board yesterday after those attacks and my case was denied because I have alrady appiled to neutural point of view noticeboard as well. I wrote my case there in a summarized way which will help you understand my situation:

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This article lacks a neutral point of view, I have already made my cae to the neutral point of view noticeboard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view/Noticeboard#2011_Turkish_sports_corruption_scandal_article) 10 days ago but today, things became really frustrating for me. Some IP adressed users are attacking the article using my edits, I know it is not the right way to do things but the reason for that is they finally found a voice in wikipedia. You can see all the reasons for my edits from one of the inolved users talk page;(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:LardoBalsamico#2011_Turkish_sports_corruption_scandal_article) which really sumarizes my siutation. I can understand the users attacking but don't accept their ways. As you can see from here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:93.115.94.149#About_2011_Turkish_sports_corruption_scandal_article) I have did the best I can to calm the situation.

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Hope you can see where I am coming from, thanks for your time and understanding.Rivaner (talk) 08:42, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, I suppose anything is possible. Let me know how the situation progresses. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:19, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

chia pet

unprotect chia pet — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.218.80.58 (talk) 10:40, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Given the unusually persistent trolling there, I don't think that's such a great idea. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:03, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Editing history

Hi Mark. The San Diego groupie wannabe is at it again. Maybe a semi-protection of the archive is in order. Should we block the IPs on sight, or do you prefer a different approach? Favonian (talk) 21:05, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've semi-protected the archives of my talk page. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:02, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

WP:DENY

Does WP:DENY allow you to revert any and all edits made by confirmed socks? GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 00:54, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes, basically. WP:EVADE spells it out exactly, but the long-and-short of it is that you're allowed to roll back contributions made in defiance of a block. If an editor in good standing wants to re-add the blocked user's changes though they're free to do so if the changes in question are unproblematic. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:57, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Also, one never has to revert the edits of a sock. There was one particularly tricky sockmaster who used to create good hand and bad hand sock accounts, so he'd vandalize with one sock and revert the vandalism with another, then make it clear that the reverting account was a sock. Then people would mass rollback the edits of that sock, inadvertently restoring the vandalism from one of his other accounts. He seems to have taken the past month off though. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:07, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Interesting. Now I assume you are talking about confirmed socks, right? I can't just revert a suspected sock, can I? GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 01:15, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, there are a number of cases where sockpuppetry is blatant enough that we can block and roll back without checkuser confirmation. However, in cases where one party suspects sockpuppetry but others are unconvinced, rolling back contribs can be very controversial. In fact, there's currently an Arbcom case request that was sparked by this kind of thing. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:23, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi, If you have a minute

Can you take a look at [[9]]. The time posted and contributions today paint a convincing tale. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 01:12, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I'll try to take a look at it soon. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:26, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Request to userfy the page

Hello, I'm a student and I have a problem. About one month ago, I created a page named Mackinac Financial Corporation, but it had been deleted because the company does not assert notability. But this company is my homework and my teacher requires me to create this company. I know you are very busy as an admin, but would you please userfy the page? I can also learn from it. Thank you! ReganChai(ReganChai) 01:58, 16 February (UTC)

Ok, I've userfied it to User:ReganChai/Mackinac Financial Corporation. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:06, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for your help! And I have found the page BBCN Bancorp and Annapolis Bancorp had been deleted for the same reason. Could you please help me userfy the pages? Thank you very much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ReganChai (talk • contribs) 09:19, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

I have given the user some advice on my talk page. T DGG ( talk ) 21:51, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

@ReganChai: The other two were deleted via WP:PROD, so they can be restored to mainspace upon request. But they could still be deleted again. Would you like me to userfy them or just restore them outright? Mark Arsten (talk) 17:46, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

		The Admin's Barnstar
		This is for all of the hard work you do, especially deleting files and protecting pages! Your work is much appreciated! Corkythehornetfan (Talk) 02:31, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, glad to help. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:15, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for locking the UFC Fight Night page tonight. It was getting crazy. Udar55 (talk) 03:22, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

No problem. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:05, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

A moment

Liezl van Zyl does not exist. Please remove the athlete page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stolarzz (talk • contribs) 04:52, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

You can propose the article for deletion using the steps outlined at WP:PROD if you feel that it should be deleted. Mark Arsten (talk) 08:25, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

More IPs

Hi Mark. Regarding the Orthodox Presbyterian Church article problems and WP:Sockpuppet_investigations/Mg3942/Archive. I didn't find out about the investigation until it was closed. I had some notes and observations, that may yet be helpful.

• In this chunk of edit history near the bottom, I was IP 172.129.34.141 then, and I reverted numerous CN-tag bombing runs all at once, and was reverted by IP 207.207.28.212 about 44 minutes later, and User:Denisarona reverted that IP, and back and forth for awhile and then IP 64.9.130.175 took over with 4 reverts before an admin semi-protected the page for 3 days. My edit summary referenced the talk page hidden {{anchor}} #cite-this. Note that IP 64.9.130.175, back in 24 July 2012, made an edit, and the IP signature was changed to User:ApoGnosis a previous sockpuppet Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Maxviwe/Archive. Also, before my edit that nuked the excess CNs, I had an edit conflict with IP 207.207.28.212's 14:12 2 February 2014 edit in the Doctrine section, which was followed by a minor correction by User:Denisarona, so I allowed that edit to remain with my edit. Later on during talk page discussions, when I offered to remove that unsourced IP addition, surprise! User:Mg3942 defended it]. Strange.
• Note that Mg3942's first edit was on the talk page of the admin that semi-protected the article for 3 days, which kept that newly formed account from editing it. One IP 209.99.2.229 talk page edit was refactored by User:Mg3942, taking ownership of the signature, but was followed by a self-revert back to the IP signature. After a 10:44 3 February edit, Mg3942 apparently logged out to become 209.99.2.229 two minutes later, blanking a section that included an IP 207.207.28.170 edit that responded to a couple of December edits. I reverted it. I was also the editor that put welcome messages on those two user's talk pages. Since Mg3942 has been blocked, among the IP users still editing the article was IP 209.99.57.226 which is in the same range as the IP number Mg3942 signed for. The one thing all these IP numbers (except mine) apparently have in common is Yhc Corporation.
• With all the page locks, I have been unable to participate further, and now my time's up – I have to move on to other things. With the talk page locked, the {{edit semi-protected}} didn't work, since the lock did not allow an edit window to type the request. (Duh) The claims that older sections or paragraphs of the article are unreferenced is bogus. Most of the material in the page was added before there was a strict requirement for inline citations, and is based on General References, (still allowed as a reference system) which are in the mis-named "Further reading" section, which needs to be renamed Bibliography.
• That's it. Thank you for your time and consideration of these things. ...172.162.77.52 (talk) 07:48, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. I protected the page since I was reasonably sure he had been editing via IPs as well. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:21, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Your level1 message to IP address 82.15.15.5

I noticed your reversion of vandalism on Tamar.com here and the edit summary of this user who has a long history of vandalism and disruption (on my watchlist). Due to DavidLeighEllis's recent message to the talk page of 82.15.15.5 "Welcome remove mistaken warnings" you probably wouldn't have known it should have been a level-4 or block due to 2013 warnings which have been blanked by the user, and the 2014 warnings masked by DavidLeighEllis.

It's probably easier for you to read the message I sent to the talk page of DavidLeighEllis. Thanks,--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 14:19, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for the note. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:01, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Deleted image of government-issued document

I saw at File:New Jersey Dry Town Listing.pdf that you deleted the page with an edit summary stating "File deleted: F5: Orphaned non-free use Wikipedia files". However, Special:WhatLinksHere/File:New_Jersey_Dry_Town_Listing.pdf shows that there are dozens of articles making use of the file. I'm not sure why this cycle of deletions and restorations is necessary, but the file provided by the State of New Jersey does provide a clear purpose in supporting the details regarding these municipalities. Is there anything that can be done to prevent further deletions of this image? Alansohn (talk) 15:42, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, here's the issue: is this a free image or is it fair use/copyrighted? Mark Arsten (talk) 17:57, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

I understand the issue, but I have no idea of the status of the image; The image is not available and any details of its provenance have been deleted. From what I recall from when I saw it, it was a copy of a faxed document from the State of New Jersey listing municipalities that don't allow the sale of alcohol in their boundaries. As a copy of a copy of an official document, I'm not sure what the potential copyright issue would be, if any, but the one thing I'm certain about is that the edit summary from the most recent deletion stated that the image was orphaned, and there were about 40 documents referencing the file at that time. Even after adjusting the references to take the link away, WP:F5 still does not apply as it isn't an orphaned image, as can readily be verified at Special:WhatLinksHere/File:New_Jersey_Dry_Town_Listing.pdf. I would like to request undeletion of the file and I will be happy to reinsert into the 37 articles where it would most appropriately document the current dry status of these places using an official government document. Alansohn (talk) 16:43, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

I believe the standard practice when citing copyrighted documents isn't to upload them like that. Generally when citing copyrighted documents we link to them when we can or just provide citation information. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:42, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

I know about standard practice. Nothing would make me happier to be able to point to a document with a date, title, source and (most of all) an html link. But I don't have that and right now the information is simply unverifiable from any current source. I have been through the web sites of the State of New Jersey on dozens of occasions and I've found absolutely nothing. Another editor obtained the document and the image uploaded is a copy of this document. I'm not sure what the issue is nor do I believe there is an issue, but I do know for sure that a deletion under WP:F5 is completely unjustifiable as it still isn't an orphaned image. Next time I bump into Governor Christie I will ask for his assistance on providing a public document to support the details of the state's dry municipalities, but right now he seems preoccupied with other issues. I will continue to search for an alternative source but until then I respectfully request that the image be undeleted as WP:F5 simply does not apply here. Alansohn (talk) 04:14, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Actually, I think the information can be sourced from other documents. Here is one reliable source that lists the dry towns of New Jersey. Mark Arsten (talk) 04:34, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Not only have I seen the source you mention, but I've added it to about 35 articles to supplement the source you deleted. The problem is that it's about seven years old and has rather clearly become obsolete based on subsequent events. Neither Moorestown, New Jersey nor Stratford, New Jersey are dry, two examples off the top of my head of places listed in the article that are dead wrong as of today, and with some more time I could spot the other errors. The source provided by the State of New Jersey is both the official source and the most current list, providing details regarding the most recent dry status of each place along with relevant additional information not available in the article. Again, your deletion is based on a claim that is factually incorrect and does not meet the standards established for WP:F5. What needs to be done to deal with the issue once and for all? Alansohn (talk) 05:17, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, I'll check over the NFCC rules again tomorrow. Mark Arsten (talk) 06:00, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Nature Physics

What are you talking about? This is the first time I visit the Nature Physics page. All other people here are not interested in physics at all! Are you trying to do something bad to internet? J — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.89.90.161 (talk) 20:15, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm not sure I follow you here. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:17, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Care Bears vandal returns

Mark, I'm currently undoing the last of the recent edits by the variable IP, now 174.91.9.135, who has visited a number of the usual pages to insert untrue information. If you could do your usual block of him at this account, that would be great. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:21, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Care Bears vandal? LOL, that got a chuckle out of me. People will vandalize anything, won't they? Flyer22 (talk) 21:25, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, this place attracts all types :) Mark Arsten (talk) 21:57, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

This guy's pretty persistent, too. Been making these edits for over two months now. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:07, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Helix Fossil

Please undelete helix fossil article immediately

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Use HELIX FOSSIL ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Use HELIX FOSSIL ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Use HELIX FOSSIL ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Use HELIX FOSSIL ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Use HELIX FOSSIL ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Use HELIX FOSSIL ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Use HELIX FOSSIL ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Use HELIX FOSSIL ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Use HELIX FOSSIL ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

I feel like I'm missing some kind of joke here.... Mark Arsten (talk) 00:57, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Why would you silence the talk page. Wikipedia is a democracy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1:C180:A0F:3487:E73A:D7E9:A118 (talk) 00:58, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Might want to check your source on that one. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:59, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Hey you nerd undelete helix fossil — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1:C180:A0F:3487:E73A:D7E9:A118 (talk) 01:01, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

It's a gaming marathon where over 80k people attempt to play the same game of pokemon, one of the things that keeps happening is "Use Helix Fossil" and for some reason somebody made a wikipedia article on it, since you removed it, they are posting on your talk page. Be prepared for more spam. 99.224.122.144 (talk) 01:07, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Oh, Ok, thanks for the explanation. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:08, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Actually, everyone (80k people) attempts to control a one-game of Pokemon using the Twitch.tv streaming service, you can see it here: http://www.twitch.tv/twitchplayspokemon, but I rather be more vigilent on the Pokemon articles and such. The 'jokes' has spreaded a bit too far... 72.50.69.161 (talk) 01:14, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Interesting, I'll check it out. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:16, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi Mark (forgive me if I'm using the talk system incorrectly). Could I ask why you've removed the Helix Fossil article? Pop culture references have regularly been approved on Wikipedia - indeed, there is a category for Internet memes - and the article was approved by another staff member shortly after creation. Helixfossilcurator (talk) 01:18, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

I deleted it because it didn't make a credible claim of real-world significance. Merely being a video-game reference used by people online isn't enough to justify an article. See Wikipedia:Notability for more details. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:21, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi Mark, I don't use the Wikipedia system so I cry your pardon for any mistakes I make in my attempt to respond to this post. I request that you undo your deletion the Helix Fossil page. It is not vandalism (as you stated when you took it down). It is an attempt to describe an emerging religion. The page might need a lot of editing to accurately describe the beliefs of the thousands of people who already subscribe to this religion (source: Facebook group page "Praise the Helix Fossil"). Your opinion of the validity of this religion or the lack of competent articulation on the part of its followers does not mean you have the authority to deny them a Wikipedia page on one of the main components of their pantheon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.125.41.87 (talk) 01:00, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Are you sure it's a real religion? It seems more like a joke/hoax to me, which is why I deleted the articles in question. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:05, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

• Tightly wound helixes cannot receive His Noodly Appendage. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:11, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

I suppose not... Well, I've redirected them all to Twitch Plays Pokémon for now. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:14, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Quick page deletion

Hey Mark. Could you delete Talk:Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D./Archive 2 please? I recently set up archiving for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and forgot to change the counter from where I copied the code, so the first pass went to archive 2 instead of 1. I manually moved the content over to 1 and changed the counter, and this won't be needed yet, and just want to make sure it won't mess the bot up. If it has to stay that's fine, but just felt it wasn't really needed. Thanks. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 02:35, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! - Favre1fan93 (talk) 03:57, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

No problem, that was easy enough :) Mark Arsten (talk) 05:56, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

User talk:88.104.19.233

Oops--haha, I thought I had blocked them, which tells you that I need to check my blood sugar. I just, ahem, well, sort of unblocked them, since they're engaged in civil conversation and all, and I thought I'd to them a friendly turn by undoing what I though was my own block. Which it wasn't, of course. So, I totally undid your block (which was about to run out...) without asking you, and I'm blathering on cause I'm mildly embarrassed. Sorry Mark--feel free to trout me or whatever, or reblock the IP if you like. [/me ducks] Drmies (talk) 03:31, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

No problem with the unblock, it seems like he's lost his desire to continue the edit war so that's fine. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:51, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm still puzzled about how this very, very elementary thing escaped me. later, Drmies (talk) 17:01, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

The Amazing Race 24

I'm not sure if a month's protection is the best idea. The season does begin this Sunday and editors like to update it live (or they did when I was living in the US).—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 05:23, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

What do you suggest for a protection duration? My worry is that we'll be in the same situation again if we shorten it too much. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:58, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Well I'm pretty sure that the issue with the sockpuppets is going to end now that he's run out of IPs tethered to his phone to harass from and he's resorted to a residential connection. A month just seems too much. Maybe 2 weeks is enough.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 06:23, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've shortened it to two weeks. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:37, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

SPI case: Folgertat

Hi Mark Arsten, I see that you're an SPI Clerk, so could you take a look at Folgertat's case? The case is the second oldest case and it was opened on 10 February. I think you Clerks missed the case because CheckUser DoRD edited the case, but it was only to revert vandalism. Thank you! starship.paint (talk | ctrb) 09:19, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, it might be helpful to add some diffs to the SPI and explain in more detail why you think the accounts are being controlled by the same person, rather than being individuals who had the same topic watchlisted etc. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:35, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, I posted my elaboration in the case itself. I didn't analyse diffs though, but I still believe I have a compelling argument based on the situation. starship.paint (talk | ctrb) 12:46, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Long term rolling back of Feylis article / Copyright Infringement / Possible Sockpuppetry

I am relatively new, I do not know exactly were to report this, because it is a mixed bag? I hope you can help or refer it elsewhere (you have dealth with the problematic Article before).

Possible sockpuppetry: User 5.237.128.179 (today, Feb 18th, 2014 at 09:55) may be sockpuppet of User علی ساکی لرستانی (see: Feylis article history). Reason: the edit made by the IP is identical to the edits usually made by the arab User (rolling back) whom IMHO is the real culprit).

Arab User: Persistent rolling back article changes to a version he prefers. Does however not seek the Talk Page of Feyli very often to motivate his choice and to actually wait for a while and seek consensus, which there obviously is not (given the fact that HE gets rolled back too, but by different users). ArabUser just keeps on rolling back to his favourite version, already since at least October 23rd 2013 (!). Checking his User page it seems that hardly anyone actually warned him even though the Feyli article page has been protected for a short while after October 2013 (by you). His contribs show an unhealthy obsession for this single WP article.

His original contribution seems to be the October 23rd version, time 12:30 which was rolled back to since then many times, containing copyrighted material just copy/pasted from the Encyclopedia Iranica, that is, http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/feyli--2 . This page clearly says it owns the copyright, and since I do not see any license on the wiki page of Feyli, I presume this is infringement (so this copyrighted material is on WP on and off since (at least) October 23, 2013.

I have rolled back using my IP (not my account name, you never know) Feyli today (18th Feb) at 13:28. Therefore, I have not listed the Article at the copyright problem page, because it looks like a clear cut case of copy/pasting from an external copyright protected source. I am more worried about another rollback again by ArabUser or a sockpuppet today or tomorrow. I left a note at the Talk Page, and at ArabUser's TalkPage regarding the copyright.

Summary: Continuous rolling back of Feyli article version that may not only be politically motivated but contains material that is copyrighted elsewhere (not a WP mirror methinks), over and over since at least October, perhaps also using sockpuppets for his/her purposes. Please block user and/or IPs and/or protect Feyli WP Page for a while, if applicable in your opinion.

PS content background: The main issue seems to be, the anthropological question whether or not the Feyli people are Kurdish or not. ArabUser insists they are Lurs (= apparently not Kurdish), and will not accept an article version were they are referred to as Kurds. To me, from a bit of googling, it seems that “Feyli Kurds” really do exist (6 million wil do) and is quite a normal term for these people, at least in the English language and this is an English language WP. Even if the world is wrong and ArabUser is correct, he still should write something in the article as “However, according to ABC the Feyli are not Kurds but Lurs” + citation(s). Now that would (perhaps) improve the article, but not this continuous rolling back. Thanks! 2003:4B:2F61:A523:4CD4:4487:965D:F0C0 (talk) 14:00, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Added at 14:34 And yes, it's rolled back already again! This time by 5.237.145.121 at 14:07, perhaps another sockpuppet .... 2003:4B:2F23:5A60:60E5:3652:E198:BE28 (talk) 14:37, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, sorry for the late response, I haven't gotten to look into this in much detail yet. It seems like the edit warring is continuing, so I've protected the article for now to stop it. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:03, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi well yeah sorry for elaborating a bit too much perhaps. Anyway, the most important thing for now is that the copyrighted materials are not in the current article anymore, and we will see how it develops after the cooling off period in the next few days. Cheers. Poepkop (talk) 19:45, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

February 2014

Hello Mark, I wonder if I can ask for your advice/action? I have reverted some unsourced information on the American Airlines page twice, whilst asking for IP editor(s?) to give sources/references. Each time my revision has been reverted to the unsourced information without explanation. I will not get into a edit war, but what appears to be the same anonymous editor in giving no reasons/sources for their actions. Regards, David David J Johnson (talk) 14:15, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Hmm maybe if you post on the article's talk page more people interested in the topic will get involved? That way it isn't just you and the IP over and over again. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:25, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, regards, David J Johnson (talk) 19:57, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Another IP continues to add information without any sources as per WP:VERIFY. Requested protection on that article and left messages at their talk page. Rzxz1980 (talk) 16:18, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, looks like it's been protected. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:31, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Joelle O'Reilly-Hyland

You speedied Joelle O'Reilly-Hyland G5, but I can't find an SPI for this. You might be interested in Joelle O'Reilly-Hyland GIVES, and Joelle Wyser-Pratte to which it links (piped as Joelle O'Reilly-Hyland). Thanks, Ruby Murray 14:40, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

The SPI was Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Aviation geek and the creator was Mister321 (talk · contribs). That was an odd case though, if memory serves. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:10, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

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Got it and replied. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:15, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

I've replied. -TheGeneralUser (talk) 19:20, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Blocked for edit warring?

Is the block reason for this editor correct? [10] The reason why I'm asking is that I thought I was reverting vandalism by undoing his repeated breakage of the template [11] and don't want to be breaking WP:3RR if he starts up again. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 20:34, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

No, I guess my block rationale wasn't correct. I've fixed it now. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:43, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything. And if anyone hasn't told you lately, your efforts at AIV and RFPP are appreciated. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 20:47, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, glad to help. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:40, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

We are ACTUALLY talking about an editor

who is rolling about in verbal filth like "fucking" and clear shortages for "for fuck's sake" here. He is extremely abusive, and all he says is "Not Censored". And those who who respond, like me, in a much less explicit way to him, get warnings from you, rather than that you fulfill your responsibility, and take a thorough check of how this user constantly edit wars, is abusive towards others, frightening others away with his coarse, uncouth language etc. That's the real shame here.Arildnordby (talk) 21:16, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

• Not the same thing. If you think that "for fuck's sake" equates to what you said, you need a lesson in cussing. Drmies (talk) 21:30, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Obviously, too many administrators on Wikipedia have too soft a spot for a consistently abusive editor, with MANY justified complaints against him. He gets off, all the time, nobody bothering to check his history of abuse.Arildnordby (talk) 21:37, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm not sure why you think that, since the editor in question has been blocked several times recently. But anyway, if you find another editor's behavior "uncouth", there are much better ways to deal with it than slinging insults back at him. I'm not the type to give out civility blocks, but there are 1400 other admins here and I can't guarantee that none of them will block you if you do that again. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:39, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Since the admins overmild 24-hour blocks never works on this user, you might try a month blocking, for a change? And then indefinite if he doesn't behave? But oh, no, even with multiple blocks against him evidenced will the admin team ever try something harsher.. (and no, that particular insult I gave was a wholly specified one, against an editor who actually deserved it, on basis of his history, and persistent refusal to learn anything from previous complaints. And it won't happen again from me, not even against him. But, I can't vouch for other editors deeply frustrated over the manifest bias and protection policy the admin team shows against some editors, who abuse their position, time after time again.Arildnordby (talk) 21:46, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

If there are problems with Ryulong's editing, incivility is not the biggest one. You know what's tiresome? This eternal nonsense about "the admin team" as if we're all the same. We're not. "Soft"? You try walking this line between blocking and not-blocking: whatever one decides it's wrong, in a "behavioral" case like this. Build a better case, without yammering and without disgusting insults. Try an RfC/U. Play by the rules, or don't complain about someone who you say doesn't. End of rant: carry on, Mark! Drmies (talk) 23:04, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Blah-blah, look at the users HISTORY fhs!! (and I am an atheist) He is consistently abusive, and in an "anarchic" setting like Wikipedia, it is enough that two of the admi team oppose scrutiny, the other 1398 don't care a bit, anywaysArildnordby (talk) 23:09, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Just because only two admins have directly responded to you regarding your complaint does not mean that many more haven't reviewed the situation and found your evidence for misconduct requiring a block lacking. If you are not getting the response you are expecting it's likely that your expectations are out-of-line with current admin policy or practice. The RFC/U suggested by Drmies is a good place to start if you plan on pursuing sanctions - flinging accusations and busting out ALL CAPS won't bring you any relief. --Jezebel'sPonyo^{bons mots} 23:46, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

So, 1397 don't carem rather than 1398?= Who cares about your cozy littly coven protecting your own? Ryolung is a consistently abusive editor; that's why various admins have blocked him several times. Time to step up from silly, provedly ineffective 24-hour bans?Arildnordby (talk) 23:53, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes, my Official Cabal carrier pigeon just arrived with the super secret encoded instructions to go to Mark Arsten's talk page to expressly deny your request to block an editor for an extended period despite the lack of concrete evidence to do so. (If you think this sounds ridiculous, it is no more so than the accusations your have been making). It's not a conspiracy that admins have not jumped into action based on your demands that we do so. Present your evidence in a relevant venue and prove an ongoing level of disruption requiring a long block that does not fly in the face of WP:PUNISH. You will not receive your pound of flesh today.--Jezebel'sPonyo^{bons mots} 00:04, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Indeed. And if anyone wants to put these admins to work, saying "blah-blah" to their carefully calibrated, beautifully crafted, and diplomatically balanced comments is not the way to go. Drmies (talk) 02:45, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

File:OneDrive logo.svg

Thanks for the note, Mark. I'm not really a party to any issue about this file, except through curiosity. The only point of my comment on the file's talk page was that when (presumably) someone wants to use that image I guess they won't know that one was already uploaded, and will either do without it or have to upload a new one. Anyway, I know almost nothing about how we handle image files, so it was interesting to take a peek at this part of the wikiworld. --Rich Janis (talk) 05:31, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, images can be pretty complicated, especially when you get into the non-free criteria. Unfortunately, copyrighted images can only survive outside of articles for one week, so to speak. We run into this problem with AFC and drafts sometimes, really no good way around it though, I guess. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:36, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Hello Mark. Now it would be a good time to restore it. We can finally put it to use. Please signal me when it is done. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 16:19, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

P.S. I hope I am not giving you too much trouble but we also need an administrator move SkyDrive over to its redirect OneDrive. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 16:29, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

I can do that if you want, are you sure it's uncontroversial though? Just asking since I recall there being a dispute about when to move the article. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:29, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

You recall right. And it was I who filed that certain case. Yes. It is uncontroversial at this point per Talk:SkyDrive and the sources that I supplied in the article. We are experiencing a bit of vandalism in this regard (Example) but it is hard to call it "a dispute". Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 19:09, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

• Alright, I've moved the article and undeleted the picture for you. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:35, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

User block

My you please consider a block for User:Jake "JJR" Rivera. Recently extremely uncivil, and has been adding disruptive content to DJ Earworm recently after being told multiple times he needs sources for it (see his talk). Thanks. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 17:54, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I gave him a warning for now. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:34, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll keep you posted if he continues the disruption, or further uncivil outbursts. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 00:35, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 19 February 2014

Change image to something else such as an open ocean WilliamSouth (talk) 18:43, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) It's Mark's choice, and he can put whatever image he wants with his userpage (as long as it's rule-compliant...). Epicgenius (talk) 18:48, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

@Epicgenius: Please don't feed the troll [Open Ocean?]. Look at his recent contribs. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 18:51, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

@Rsrikanth05: Oh. Sorry about that, didn't know. But he's indef blocked now, so no more worries. Epicgenius (talk) 18:52, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I guessed he's a Sock. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 18:53, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Or a sockmaster. Epicgenius (talk) 18:56, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

AfD

Can you please review Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Italian geniuses (2nd nomination) for a WP:SNOWBALL closure? BlueSalix (talk) 23:33, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, done. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:31, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! BlueSalix (talk) 02:30, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

More 089baby socks

I've got another one for you, Kakalara (talk · contribs). His five edits so far are all creations, three of which are articles also created by the last sock. That being said, he seems to be using IP's now to for all edits not requiring a registered account (hence the creations only account). I know I've talked about a range block before, but it seems far more in order now, than it did three months ago. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to properly request. Can you enlighten me? Thanks in advance. Sir Sputnik (talk) 02:22, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of The Helix Fossil

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, introducing inappropriate pages, such as The Helix Fossil, is not in accordance with our policies. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. The page has been nominated for deletion, in accordance with Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. ZigSaw 08:25, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Disregard that, I suck cocks. I didn't see that your version was just a redirect. Removed the CSD and reverted to that instead. It's been hit a few times since your creation, though, might want to consider a semi. ZigSaw 08:30, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I've done that myself a few times in the past. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:32, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Hostile Geraldine Edwards Conjecture

I find the attack upon Geraldine Edwards entitled "Geraldine Edwards Hoax" written by Binkstersnet, and posted on your talk pages to be slanderous, defamatory, and far-fetched in general. Although Binkstersnet was within his rights as an editor in removing falsely cited references, and you certainly acted within the appropriate parameter of your authority in putting a protection on the Robert Palmer page due to vandalism, Binksternet's paranoid and frightening theory propounded about Geraldine Edwards is both unwarranted and inappropriate. He has no grounds or factual element to support his theory in general, which is pure conjecture and supposition. What's more, it's not his place within the rules of Wikipedia editing to mount a personal editorial based on his personal feelings towards a person. His hypothesis that a rouge IP editor from San Diego mounted a campaign to raise the profile of Geraldine Edwards to the level of Bebe Buell, slander Mary Ambrose, and attach Geraldine Edwards to the creation of Almost Famous is so preposterous as to be laughable. Excepting the illusory slandering of Mary Ambrose, there is ample appropriate cite material credibly attaching Geraldine Edwards to the creation of Almost Famous, as well as documenting her relationships with any number of high-profile musicians. Binkstenet's allegation that one of the intentions of this illusory campaign was to raise Geraldine Edwards' profile to that of Bebe Buell is unsound and illogical in theory, as well as being false. With all due respect to Bebe Buell who is both an entertainer, and has been involved with many high-profile entertainers, Geraldine Edwards is a successful businessperson and entrepreneur, and they are two completely different types of people. Geraldine Edwards is now married and goes by her married name of Geraldine Flemming-Mueller, and has publicly stated on more than one occasion that she is not interested in having her name included in any Wikipedia articles, which is her right. Binksternet's thinly veiled inferences towards Geraldine Flemming-Mueller are both hostile and inappropriate. As for there being a nefarious conspiracy afoot originating in San Diego with a mission statement of aggrandizing Geraldine Flemming-Mueller's reputation among groupies, well, that's beyond factitious. I am from San Diego, and I would like to point out that San Diego is the eighth largest city in the United States, with a population of over one and a half million people. Other Wikipedia editors who have tried to defend Geraldine Flemming-Mueller against Binksternet's attacks upon her were met with threats leveled by him. His interest in Geraldine Flemming-Mueller is unhealthy and alarming, and it would be in his best interest to step away from this situation altogether, as he fails to maintain a neutral stance, which is one of Wikipedia's precepts, on the subject of her. That being said, Geraldine Edwards is not a 'hoax', she's simply a woman who's living the life she see's fit, and is not interested in being included in Wikipedia articles. And finally, posting any inappropriate, hostile information against a living person that may harm them is clearly being flouted by Binkstenet's many malignant comments posted on Wikipedia's pages regarding Geraldine Edwards, one of the main guiding principles of Wikipedia. It's time for him to stand down. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.77.220.178 (talk • contribs)

You accuse me of "thinly veiled inferences towards Geraldine Flemming-Mueller" but I have never in my life discussed Flemming-Mueller.[12] You have repeatedly posted comments about Mary Ambrose and Geraldine Edwards[13][14][15] but you never supply a link to a reliable source. Instead, you are shooting from the hip, apparently making stuff up as you go along. For instance, at the Eric Clapton talk page you wrote that "At the request of Geraldine Edwards, her name has been redacted from this biography." Actually, the name of Geraldine Edwards was not "redacted", it was taken out of the article by me because of my investigation of false references such as " Eric Clapton Talks" which was added by an IP from San Diego, registered to the California State University Network for use by the local group San Diego Community College District.[16] You are apparently very interested in hiding this evidence: you tried to delete it from Mark's talk page archives. The San Diego college angle is still quite active with regard to Geraldine Edwards; see User_talk:Zabadu#Geraldine_Edwards_is_not_a_hoax which was started by the IP 130.191.109.76 registered to San Diego State University.[17] This writer said "Approximately a couple of years ago when Mary Ambrose was visiting San Francisco, she met Binksternet, and they became friendly," a statement that is complete bunk. Nothing in the IP's post is supported by reliable sources.

All of this effort to defame Ambrose and build up Edwards is astonishingly trivial. It is a waste of my time, a waste of Mark's time and a drag on Wikipedia to have to deal with it. As long as there are no reliable sources to back up the allegations, they must stay out of the encyclopedia. Editors who repeatedly disrupt Wikipedia are usually blocked. Binksternet (talk) 19:44, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Whatever. Binksternet gives new credence to the phrase "Legend in his own mind". Although I respect many Wikipedia editors for their diligent, accurate and commendable contributions, Binksternet is not numbered among them. In no way will I and many others link his name to veracity and credibility. His deny, deny, deny style reminiscent of certain members of the government is amusing if nothing else. Unfortunately, this diatribe has impressed me with nothing of any value. This matter is settled and over and done with, and this is the last time I will edit on this subject on these pages. Thank you to Mark Arsten for acting in a competent, intelligent and unbiased manner here, and my apologies to him for any potential problems my editing may have caused him regarding this subject. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.77.220.178 (talk) 19:23, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Mark

for jumping right on that.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 23:44, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, glad to help. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:46, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Block

Hi Mark. Just stopping over to let you know that I changed the block you placed on User talk:200fuckyou200 to the reason of vandalism-only account, and that I changed the blocking template to Uw-vaublock. Though I agree that we should AGF, judging by the revdeled edits coupled with the username, I think this is a clear case of someone here without the intent to contriburte constructively unfortunately. Thanks, – Connormah (talk) 01:35, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

That's fine, I just saw the username and hit the username block button out of habit, guess I should have looked into the contribs more. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:40, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Moved to bottom

Hi Mark. The following is the source- http://socioproctology.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/jason-brennan-of-georgetown-uni-admits.html- Brennan tried and failed to prosecute me for 'harassment'. [I've removed what may be a BLP violation here. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:40, 21 February 2014 (UTC)] Wikipedia should reflect that. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.215.212.65 (talk • contribs)

Hi, I admit that I am unfamiliar with the case and you may be correct, but please familiarize yourself with our WP:BLP policy, which applies to all individuals in all parts of the site. Basically, any negative biographical information about a living person has to be cited to a well regarded media/publishing/academic source. While your link may be accurate, we can't allow negative claims about a living person if the only source is a blog. I'm not defending Brennan or saying you're wrong, but you're not allowed to make allegations of criminal behavior like this unless it's backed by a respected media outlet. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:40, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Article full protection

Hello, Mark. I see that you have fully protected Disney's Greatest Hits because of an edit war. However, I wonder whether that is the best way of dealing with the problem. Full protection, which stops almost all legitimate editors along with the disruptive ones, is really a last resort, to be used only if no other method of dealing with the problem is available, but in this case there are only two editors involved, so the option of blocking them both is available. One of the editors, ACMEWikiNet, has a history of edit warring, having once been blocked for it, and several times been warned about it, so I see no problem with an immediate block. The other has not been warned about edit warring, but since he/she is editing via IP, semiprotection of the article is enough to stop his/her edit warring. I am therefore intending to change the article protection from full to semi, block the account for edit warring, and issue an edit warring warning to the IP editor. If there is some reason that I have missed why full protection is appropriate in this case, please revert my change and drop me a message on my talk page explaining why. JamesBWatson (talk) 11:13, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

I have now also seen that the same two editors were involved in a dispute over very similar edits on the same article 6 months ago, and have been involved in the recent edit war for nearly a week. (6 months ago the IP editor was using a different IP address from the same IP range, allocated to the same ISP and geolocating to the same city.) I am therefore inclined to think that the protection for just one day that you imposed is unlikely to be enough. For the moment I have gone for three days, which I regard as minimal under the circumstances. JamesBWatson (talk) 11:40, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for the note. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:12, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

User: 98.218.107.108

Good morning Mark, Could I please bring to your attention the antics of the above user. The account appears to be used for the sole reason of vandalism. Other editors and myself have reverted these edits, but they continue. I have left a warning on the User Talk page, but this has been ignored. Many thanks, David, David J Johnson (talk) 12:14, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Mark, It appears that another admin has seen the vandalism and blocked the offender. Regards, David J Johnson (talk) 19:00, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

'nother banclark sock.

User:Banclark18. He has a bit too much free time if you ask me. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 21:12, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Got it, thanks. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:23, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

No problem, saw him come past as I was reverting vandalism at Huggle and happened to recognize the name. As you were the most recent active admin at that point, figured I'd drop you a line rather than wait for him to rack up four warnings + one more vandalizing action, which we all know he would have anyway. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 21:26, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

2015 MLS SuperDraft

Hi there! I noticed that the title 2015 MLS SuperDraft was salted by you. Another editor has made an Articles for creation draft requesting to recreate the article; however, since it is still create-protected, I have declined it. Do you think you could take a look at the submission to see how it compares with the deleted content? If none of the concerns raised in the most recent AfD were substantially fixed in the draft submission, it may qualify for WP:CSD#G4. Thanks! Mz7 (talk) 21:33, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

My advice would be to ask for opinions at the football wikiproject, I'm not entirely sure of their guidelines for when draft articles should go live. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:23, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Your assistance please

I looked at User talk:Sherurcij for the first time in a long time in January, and left four requests for userification at WP:REFUND. In those requests I said if I didn't think the articles had anything worth preserving in them I would place a {{db-u1}} on them. That is what I did with Jamil Qasim Saeed Mohammed. Al-Bashir Al-Faqih I changed to a redirect, then moved the redirect to article space.

My request for userification of Shafig bin Laden was declined, because it was deleted at afd, not prod, and I was advised to direct my request to you.

I will probably find Shafig bin Laden is not notable enough for a standalone article by today's standards. As with the other requests I will apply a {{db-u1}} if there is nothing of value. If there is enough to justify limited coverage in Bin Laden family, I'll merge that material, and then, like Al-Bashir Al-Faqih I'll change it to a redirect, then move the redirect to article space.

Thanks Geo Swan (talk) 21:46, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

There's not much of value there, but here is the deleted article: User:Geo Swan/Shafig bin Laden. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:22, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Mystified

You wrote: Hello, I'm Mark Arsten. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made with this edit to North Carolina, because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:37, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Please do not add or significantly change content without citing verifiable and reliable sources, as you did with this edit to Wyoming. Before making any potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:51, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Mark, I am not the author of these edits - I don't know why you think I am. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.55.212.195 (talk) 02:03, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

It doesn't look like I (or anyone else) has written that on your talk page at this current IP address. It's possible that I left that message on a different IP that you edited from, if others share the connection it's very possible that I meant for someone else to get the message. Registering an account stops this from happening, BTW. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:07, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Alissa White Gluz

Can you please remove Alissa White-Gluz's the redirect to The AgonistTheWarOfArt (talk) 02:49, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Why do you want the redirect removed? Mark Arsten (talk) 03:22, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Because I've written her a separate page which has been successfully peer reviewed. Alissa White Gluz TheWarOfArt (talk) 21:30, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

@Mark Arsten:There is certainly non-trivial coverage in reliable third party sources outside of her work with her band. If you want to get specific, per notability guidelines for a musician, she meets at least 4: Has been a featured subject of a substantial broadcast segment across a national radio or TV network, Has won or placed in a major music competition, Has received non-trivial coverage in independent reliable sources of an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one sovereign country, Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent from the musician or ensemble itself. TheWarOfArt (talk) 17:41, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

You've got mail!

Hello, Mark Arsten. Please check your email; you've got mail!
Message added 07:31, 22 February 2014 (UTC). 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.

Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:31, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Sorry about that, I meant to reply earlier but forgot about it. Mark Arsten (talk) 07:35, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Require administer for discussion in talk page of Nanking Massacre

I see you are an administrator.If you are an administrator, can you administer the discussion of Nanking Massacre in its talk page? This discussion is totally mess. I hope there is at least two administrator to administer it for fair.
It is really a mess and endless discussion if no administrator to manage it. I hope at least two administrator to manage this. There will be no result to make everyone satisfactory. I hope there is a vote which is managed by administrator. Otherwise, this discussion will be endless. Everyone is wasting their time. This discussion started from section "I see a significant change of the figure about people killed in this Massacre".
Miracle dream (talk) 23:42, 22 February 2014‎

Reg Articles for deletion/H. V. Kumar

Hi Mark You removed this article during Dec 2013 & with great efforts I've restored some backup. Requesting you to approve the article. Thanks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/H._V._Kumar Aarganesh (talk) 12:13, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Deletion

Hey Mark. In December 2013, you deleted David D.A. Doman page. I've been busy to do a follow up. However, I have more solid sources and would like for us to work together on posting the wiki page back up. Please let me know how I should proceed. Thank you! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/David_D.A._Doman_(2nd_nomination) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ranu79 (talk • contribs) 20:18, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

:Sockpuppet investigations/Gbgfbgfbgfb

Hey Mark it appears another sock has join the club as Debsakbat (talk) has just deleted my request to re-open the case - I'm writing to you directly because I don't know if I have done so (re-open case) properly - regards FOX 52 (talk) 07:27, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Sysop questions

Mark, since I've worked with you quite a bit, I wanted to ask... Just out of "pure curiosity" :P... How difficult is it to go through the Admin/Sysop approval process? And even more important, is it worth it? I know it's a thankless position, yet at the same time it's an intriguing way (to me) for improving content 'round these parts. —Josh3580_talk/hist 07:33, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Possible socking?

Hi Mark, I came across User:Kalpana Patowary and User:Kalpana Patowary Bhojpuri Albums, which edit Kalpana Patowary and Kalpana Patowary Bhojpuri Albums (I sent the latter to AfD). Both of these are highly promotional articles and the two account are likely the same individual. Should I file a SPI report? I am One of Many (talk) 05:29, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

More 089baby socks

This may be the most obvious one yet. Nevercare12345 (talk · contribs) has created the same five articles that the last sock did. Sir Sputnik (talk) 06:49, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Bangladesh Policy Forum Cambridge

Hello Mark. Is there any way to learn why the article Bangladesh Policy Forum Cambridge has been deleted? My inquiry finds the organisation, which the article was about, is still existent and operational with numerous of its activities regularly published in the media. --Pezzonovante (talk) 20:45, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Question

If I want to edit the header of a guideline, how do I fix the shortcuts so that they still work properly? GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 22:45, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

You're invited: Women's History Edit-a-thons in Massachusetts this March

Women's History Edit-a-thons in Massachusetts this March - You are invited!

New England Wikimedians is excited to announce a series of Wikipedia edit-a-thons that will be taking place at colleges and universities throughout Massachusetts as part of Wikiwomen's History Month from March 1 - March 31. We encourage you to join in an edit-a-thon near you, or to participate remotely if you are unable to attend in person (for the full list of articles, click here). Events are currently planned for the cities/towns of Boston, Northampton, South Hadley, and Cambridge. Further information on dates and locations can be found on our user group page. Questions? Contact Girona7 (talk)

Hiding a revision on my talk page

Mark, you may vaguely remember that we had a problem with a proxy IP vandal on various Glee pages last September; you helped protect some of the pages. The user returned under one number to do a deceptive edit to Kurt Hummel, and when I reverted, posted under a different IP (63.251.25.57) on my page. The edit was reverted by someone else before I even saw it, but a diff shows that the post included the picture "open vagina.jpg", so I'd frankly like it hidden.

Materialscientist blocked the proxy IP that posted to the article, so that part is taken care of. (He's still trying to track down the one that posted to my page.) Thanks as always for your help. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:26, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi BlueMoonset, Mark Arsten hasn't edited in a few days so I took care of the revision deletion for you. --Jezebel'sPonyo^{bons mots} 22:10, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Ponyo. Much appreciated. Mark, I hope all is well and you're back soon. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:31, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

I second BlueMoonset's remarks, Mark. You should see the backlogs, it's chaos!--Jezebel'sPonyo^{bons mots} 23:33, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

He's taking a little break, nothing major :) — ΛΧΣ^{21 Call me Hahc21} 01:23, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Problematic user

Hello, He keeps removing sourced info. [Matthew_Proctor] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Miahamm95 (talk • contribs) 02:11, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Shankland

You closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Shankland and deleted Mark Shankland. However after having made his professional debut the page was recreated. However the previous edit history hasn't been restored. Can you do this? Thanks, Nfitz (talk) 04:44, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Ayaan Chawla

@Mark Arsten, I want to recreate Ayaan Chawla article with notable, good & reliable references, so I would like to request you to remove block from page. PradeepChowdhury (talk) 20:59, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Wantage Hall

Hi, Mark! Could I ask you to look at Wantage Hall and perhaps see if pending changes might help to slow down the student edit-warring there? Or indeed any other measure you might find appropriate? I'd be grateful. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 23:50, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Category:American Ashkenazi Jews

Hey, Mark!
I'm not sure exactly what happened but Category:American Ashkenazi Jews was restored (I think it was deleted) but you deleted the associated Talk Page back in January. Would it be appropriate to restore the Talk Page since there was a discussion that occurred there about the category?

I'm not sure why the restored Category:American Ashkenazi Jews doesn't have this noted in the page history but I'm sure it's visible for admins. It just appeared on my Watchlist. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:44, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Some page protection

Hello Mark. May you please add some protection to Batman: Arkham Knight. Recently announced game, of a high profile series, the IPs are out in full force. Hasn't even been 24 hours yet. Thank you as always. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 06:14, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Welcome back!

Hoped you enjoyed your WikiBreak! --///EuroCarGT 01:10, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Mark's back, yay! I hope you had a pleasant hiatus. -- Diannaa (talk) 02:57, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Mark, don't try to save the world. I'm glad you're back, but take it easy this time. GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 03:01, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

• Wow man, you've got some devoted jaguars on your page. They don't try to eat the llama, do they? Anywho, welcome back! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:03, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Request to userfy the page

Hello, I'm a student and I have met a problem. I built a page named BBCN Bancorp,but it was deleted because it similar to an advertisement. I am very sorry about that, now I want to modify the page and would you please userfy the page for me? thank you! ReganChai (talk) 8:15, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for your help, and I have another two pages named Codorus Valley Bancorp and Annapolis Bancorp need your help. Would you please userfy them? Thank you very much! ReganChai (talk) 11:38, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

edit war

Rangeland. Use your own best judgement. History tells most, diffs the rest, talk a little. Montanabw^(talk) 08:47, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Ayaan Chawla - Article

@Mark Arsten, I want to recreate Ayaan Chawla article with notable, good & reliable references, so I would like to request you to remove block from page. PradeepChowdhury (talk) 12:40, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

kikin Inc.

Hi Mark,

This is with regard to the deletion of kikin Inc. We've discussed this before. You restored and moved the article to my user space. (The article is here.) I have two questions:

• Could you suggest some changes for the article that would in your opinion, make it more encyclopedic? (I think it satisfies WP:SIGNIF.)
• Could you restore the images in the article? I don't have copies of them anymore.

Thank you in advance. Arjun G. Menon (talk · mail) 11:14, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Hey Mark,

I will be moving kikin Inc. back into the article space (from my user space), immediately. If you have any concerns or suggestions for the article, please feel free to reach out to me. I will, in the meanwhile, continue to edit the article to make it more neutral and well-balanced. – Arjun G. Menon (talk · mail) 21:38, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

ANI

As you have had some interaction with this user, you may be interested in the following ANI Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#76.105.96.92Gaijin42 (talk) 21:30, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Healthy Paws Pet Insurance

Hello Mark,

I was tasked with creating an article on Wikipedia for Healthy Paws Pet Insurance and you flagged it as an advertizement and had it taken down. It was not my intention to create advertizement and I would truly appreciate either your help or feedback in fixing the article so that it meets the criteria suitable for Wikipedia. I took another stab at writing it and would be happy to send it over to you for feedback. Again I appreciate your help and consideration on this!Coopaloop61 (talk) 02:21, 11 March 2014 (UTC)Cooper

Article - https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Healthy_Paws_Pet_Insurance&action=edit&redlink=1

Best, Cooper

Help on this Article

Mr. Mark

Hello! Can you please help me on this [| article ] that I wanted to submit. It has been rejected for a lot of times. Have read the rules already but still not sure of what is missing.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Unknown stranger123 (talk • contribs) 07:30, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Review my edits please

Hi I just edited the OneTaste article. I know that I have a bias, and I've attempted to put in only referenced and neutral information, but I was wondering if you'd be willing to review my changes. Your edits on the article seemed to be very balanced. Thanks!

--Kenanwang (talk) 21:13, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Malcolm Mejin page

Hi, Mark. I noticed that you have deleted the page Malcolm Mejin. I checked the reasons for deletion, as one user named Dori Smith stated that the author, 'Malcolm Mejin', doesn't have secondary sources. But I did a check, and found that he does have secondary sources online. Dori Smith also claimed that his books are not listed on worldcat.org. However, I did a check, and found that his books are listed on worldcat.org. I don't know if this Dori Smith is biased or anything, but it would be great if someone could check these claims and verify if these were true, and eventually have the Malcolm Mejin page undeleted so new information could be updated. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bookishclaim (talk • contribs) 04:08, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Favorite betrayal criterion -- undelete?

Here's the discussion from Requests for Undeletion::

• Favorite betrayal criterion · ( talk | logs | history | links | watch | afd | afd2 | afd3 | afd4 ) · [revisions] Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Favorite_betrayal_criterion_(5th_nomination) Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Favorite_betrayal_criterion_(6th_nomination)

This article was soft-deleted after only the nominator supported deletion in a "stealth nomination". The deletion nominator has a clear conflict of interest; he is the inventor of the Schulze method and related sub-methods, which do not pass this criterion. The criterion was originated relatively recently and is not widely cited in the academic literature, but it is discussed more and more in more ephemeral WP:RSs. Note that inclusion in Wikipedia should not be based on a judgement of whether this criterion is desirable, just on whether "it is a thing"; that is, whether it is a well-defined entity that a person well-versed in the field would know of. For instance, it shows up in surveys of voting criteria, as in [18] and [19]. I can also personally report that Arrow, Tideman, Sen, and Maskin (a few of the universally-recognised biggest "names" in this field) are all aware of this criterion. This is exactly the kind of well-defined niche technical jargon that is useful to have on Wikipedia. -Homunq (࿓) 15:13, 12 March 2014 (UTC) (Note: I also suggest that if we want broader discussion on this, somebody should post a notice on Voting system, the main topic page. I won't do so to avoid the appearance of canvassing, but I don't think this would actually be canvassing, as that page gets attention from a wide variety of viewpoints.) Homunq (࿓) 15:29, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

 Not done. Normally an article that got deleted as a result of AFD would not qualify for undeletion request on this page, although lightly-discussed AFD would merit userfying at least. However, given that this was the sixth AFD, which referenced all the previous ones, I am reluctant to restore it unilaterally. You really need to talk to the deleting admin Mark Arsten (talk · contribs) first, and if you are not satisfied with the admin's response, take it to WP:DRV. ~Amatulić (talk) 15:32, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

... I don't know exactly what the correct process would be here. Ideally, I'd like to reopen the last discussion, because I think it was very unsatisfactory (in participation; the fact that I also disagree with the outcome is, of course, my motive here, but immaterial to my argument). But I don't know how that could work. What's the right course? Homunq (࿓) 15:39, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Deletion review for Favorite betrayal criterion

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Favorite betrayal criterion. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Homunq (࿓) 02:01, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

your advice please...

You closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arsen Mikayelyan, a deletion discussion which was relisted several times, but for which only the original nominator, User:Biruitorul voiced an opinion.

Biruitorul did not leave the courtesy heads-up policy recommends nominators leave when nominating an article for deletion, and I requested they consider starting to comply with the policy.

In my request I questioned whether a decision could really be considered a consensus-based decision if the nominator chose to disclude those likely to disagree with them.

I suggested that, if Mikayelyan did not merit a standalone article this would not preclude covering him as part of another article. Since he was also a member of the Nagorno-Karabakh legislature, I suggested the article history, and talk page, should have been preserved, with a closure of redirect and merge to the article on the Free Motherland party.

Do you think you have the authority to restore the article's history and talk page, turning it into a redirect to Free Motherland? If you don't what further steps do you recommend I take? Geo Swan (talk) 15:39, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 "hijacked"

Apparently one anonymous Malaysian official told AP their investigation has concluded a hijacking. Nothing has been said on the record here but because it's all over the news the article is very high traffic. I think some limited protection may it least slow it down some while we wait for somebody to give their name on this point.--Brian Dell (talk) 05:39, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

This has now blown over and can be ignored. The official announcement was preceded, as it so often is, by a leak some hours prior that overstated what was subsequently said officially. So edit war ensued to try and add in the overstatement, until the press conference concluded at which time the adders basically conceded that it would have indeed been an overstatement. Not the first time and not the last time, no doubt.--Brian Dell (talk) 17:45, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Deletion of Little Kids Rock, a reputable, 4-star rated National Nonprofit Organization

Dear Mr. Arsten,

My name is Keith Hejna and I am the Communications Officer at Little Kids Rock. I was surprised to see the page for Little Kids Rock deleted, and shocked to read that you were unable to find any reputable sources or recent news coverage on Google News. I find lots when I look. Please refer to our news index: http://www.littlekidsrock.org/news-events/news-index/

Please also refer to our 4 star rating on Charity Navigator: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=11055#.Uyd_JV5kIsQ

Finally, please see the amazing artist support we have received, and thus, have added a line to many of their Wikipedia pages: http://www.littlekidsrock.org/friends/our-big-fans/

How can I get this page reinstated to Wikipedia and the relevant hyperlinks on other pages (like our artist supporters' Wikipedia pages) also reinstated?

Thank you for considering and please contact me at keith@littlekidsrock.org to discuss the matter in more detail if necessary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Littlekidsrock (talk • contribs) 23:01, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Note: I have been conversing with this person in OTRS 2014031710014396, and I suggested he post a note on your talk page as the first step in the DRV process following your deletion decision at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Little Kids Rock. In my view, you may want to reconsider the deletion decision in light of the press coverage listed here. Please respond when you return. ~Amatulić (talk) 21:41, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

I AFDed that. Now, I'm not saying a DRV might not come out with the other answer, which is fair enough; but a brief look through that coverage shows recycled press releases typed up by newspaper stalwart Phil Space, and articles which are not actually about the organisation. Pinkbeast (talk) 16:04, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Request for undelete of AlphaCom article

Hi, in October 2013 you deleted the article AlphaCom. Understandably, the article was not up to today's Wikipedia standards. I have been tasked with updating that article and including references as well. Could you undelete the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.99.164.96 (talk) 21:31, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

Question

Can an editor remove prop del templates after the 7 days have expired but the articles have not yet been deleted? See Leading practice discovery‎ and Education facilities industry‎ Flat Out let's discuss it 02:11, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

ASU Politehnica Timisoara

ASU Politehnica Timisoara has no relations with ACS Poli Timisoara and FC Politehnica Timisoara. ASU Politehnica Timisoara is a stand alone club that play's in Romania's 4th division. ACS Poli Timisoara is a club that plays in Romania's 1st division., with no relations between the two. ACS Poli Timisoara just received yesterday FC Politehnica Timisoara's colours, records and statistics. ASU Politehnica Timisoara's redirect to FC Politehnica Timisoara is wrong.

Deletion review for AlphaCom

An editor has asked for a deletion review of AlphaCom. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. 121.99.164.96 (talk) 01:11, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Naming of audio samples

Hi Mark! Can you re-name the files in Category:Megadeth audio samples with the title being "Megadeth - song name" in order to maintain consistency? Also, a couple of samples there have older versions that aren't needed anymore, so you might delete them as well. See you and have a nice day.--Вик Ретлхед (talk) 13:23, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Mitochondrion article and vandalism

I noticed you edited the protection for the Mitochondrion article. I wanted to let you know that:

• After the auto-expire protection expired, the vandalism resumed – don't know if it is at a level that warrants new protection.
• A bot removed both the pp-… templates, and might have removed one template too many.

I am not very versed in these matters and just wanted to let you know that you might want to look into this. Kindest regards, Tony Mach (talk) 10:29, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Centanarian Bigotry?

3/25/14

Hey Mark.

I understand you removing the AHS but come on, the change to the centenarian page was in context to the content of the page. Jeralean deserves to be on that list if you are the Wiki police I understand, but if you do not want me to add it for whatever reason why don't you just add it yourself? Her family would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.73.34.6 (talk) 06:58, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Template protection

Hi, last November you protected the template Template:Infobox tennis event/color. As you can see from its history page I used to edit this template a lot (>200 edits), almost always in order to bring the infobox color in line with WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards. Now I can no longer do so. I understand the need to protect templates that are widely used and have the potential to wreak havoc if misused or vandalized but this particular template seems pretty low-risk to me. All it affects is the color of the titlebar on the tennis infobox so the worst that can be done is to set a background color that makes the text unreadable. This frankly was the case for a number of tennis tournaments when I started to update them. Given this would it be possible to unprotect this particular template? The alternative is that I apply for template editorship but that seems a bit overkill. --Wolbo (talk) 10:27, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Unconstructive edits made by an IP user using two different IP addresses Comment

Greetings Arsten, hope things are well on your end. This IP user has been vandalizing Wikipedia since March 22. He/she added unconstructive edits to the P-Square article. I reverted the user's edits, and the user reverted mines few minutes later. Because of WP:3RR, I couldn't undo the user's edit the second time. I waited 24 hours and manually removed the user's edits. I also left this note on the user's talk page. The user copied the note I left on his/her talk page and pasted it on my talk page. I also told the user that the instagram and self published blog sources he/she added to the article are not reliable sources. The user ignored my response and added the same contents I removed. I have tried to reason with the user, but to no avail. The user has also edited Wikipedia under this IP; (I know because the edits made were identical). The user has added the same content to the P-Square article a total of 4 times. In addition, the user also vandalized the Angie Goff article and got a warning from Neutralhomer. I am requesting that the user be block from editing because he/she is clearly violating Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Thanks. versace1608 (talk) 20:23, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Just to note: the anon user has been vandalizing the Angie Goff article for awhile now. Normally I just revert and they go away, but the past couple days they have ramped up the vandalism and edit-warring. I also request a block be placed against the user and a rangeblock if possible to avoid IP-hopping. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 20:44, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Please review the edits. The editsto Psquare and Angie Goff are constructive. They are sourced. For square, chronological order is that they dated first, then married. Thanks. 172.243.128.84 (talk) 21:47, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

The anon editor has been blocked by User:Dreadstar for 36 hours for Disruptive editing, violating biographies of living persons policy and for Edit warring, all on the Angie Goff article. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 23:09, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Banc de Binary

You semi-protected this a while back; it's now being whitewashed by two accounts with just enough other edits to be autoconfirmed (I infer), one of which is new for this round. Could you take a look, please? Pinkbeast (talk) 16:06, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Another User:089baby sock?

Hello Mark,

I'm about to go on holiday, and I wanted to make you aware of something so that it doesn't slip through the cracks while I'm gone, namely Jamesson123 (talk · contribs). His five edits so far are innocuous enough if you ask me, but this is an account interested in Cambodian football created on the the day that the rangeblock of 089baby's IP's comes out of effect. I'd appreciate it if you could keep an eye on him, and take action if necessary. Thanks in advance. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:32, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

My account has been confiscated.

Please excuse me, Mr. Arsten.

I am the former owner of the "CastellanetaFan" account, Bbb23 has given it a permanent block for being used "only for Sock puppetry" but he doesn't realize that I owned the account for three whole years and did honest edits under it before trying to sneak edits, which was only a few months ago. I am deeply ashamed for this and wish I didn't deserve the penalty. If I can be forgiven and have the account back, I truly promise to edit only while logged in, if I can just stay a major user. Please tell me that it isn't too late. --(CastellanetaFan)2602:306:37EB:49E0:41D0:6A89:C737:2C50 (talk) 01:37, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Deletion review for Jackson Thoreau

The Wikipedia page on writer Jackson Thoreau was recently deleted on the basis of the opinions of a couple of people believing he is "not notable." There are a lot of people who have pages on Wikipedia that many will consider "not notable." It's just an opinion. Jackson Thoreau was one of the first political activists and writers to employ the Internet and social media to raise awareness about key issues and force the mainstream media to cover the issues, starting in 2000. He not only wrote columns for websites and did email campaigns to media and others, but he started petition drives, including one that helped oust Tom DeLay from office. He presented copies of the petition signed by several thousand fellow Americans to the offices of Rep. Joel Hefley, former chairman of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and Rep. Alan B. Mollohan, ranking minority member of that committee. At the same time, Public Citizen and other groups and individuals contacted the same committee with similar requests. They couldn’t file official ethics complaints because House leaders had passed rules years before stopping individual groups and citizens from doing so. Only members of Congress could file a formal complaint, and they rarely did. The efforts didn’t immediately start an investigation on DeLay, but they helped lead to an environment in which officials started questioning DeLay’s abuses more and gave the committee some support to go after DeLay. Thoreau's reports on former California Gov. Arnold Schwartznegger and others were so revealing that the Los Angeles Times, CNN, and others called to follow up. He so incensed Texas Gov. and presidential candidate Rick Perry that Perry said publicly that Thoreau should suffer and initiated an investigation of him. Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh once called him a "liar" on his show. Some may not think that is notable enough, but many people have a different opinion.Jacksonthor (talk) 19:10, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Deletion review for Rapydscript

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Rapydscript. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Atsepkov (talk) 17:12, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

Deletion review for Quillan Roberts

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Quillan Roberts. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Normally I'd just ask you to undelete this, but you seem to be taking a wikication, so I'm just posting this to fulfil requirement 4. Nfitz (talk) 23:55, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

review of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Media Idee

User:JagDeCat has asked on my talk page for the article to be undeleted. Given that two of the four participants voiced the likelihood that there were refs out there (though maybe in another language), I'm inclined to support the undeletion request. Maybe undelete and move to Draft? Stuartyeates (talk) 03:51, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi Stuart. Mark's not around at the moment, so it would be best to ask another admin. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 09:00, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

You're invited!

NE Meetup #5: April 19th at Clover Food Lab in Kendall Square

Dear Fellow Wikimedian, New England Wikimedians would like to invite you to the April 2014 meeting, which will be a small-scale meetup of all interested Wikimedians from the New England area. We will socialize, review regional events from the beginning of the year, look ahead to regional events of 2014, and discuss other things of interest to the group. Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested. Also, if you haven't done so already, please consider signing up for our mailing list and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter. We hope to see you there! Kevin Rutherford (talk) and Maia Weinstock (talk)

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Dompreston

Hi Mark. I wonder whether you'd mind casting an eye over this user's unblock appeal and giving me your opinion. As far as I've been able to work out, his story seems to stand up (certainly the SPI seems to support his version of events). He's clearly been doing paid editing in the past, but has agreed to stay away from it in future (and appears to have been upfront about his COI with previous edits). I'd be willing to unblock based on a promise to stay away from paid editing, but you've got a few more permissions than me and might have reasons I'm not aware of for wanting the block kept in place. Would you mind letting me know what you think? Cheers, Yunshui ^雲_水 10:41, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Willem Buiter

Hi, I came across this entry - Willem Buiter - for a research project and noticed some sort of edit war going on in his personal section. I was going to remove the allegations because I thought Wikipedia was post-script, not a newspaper, but noticed on the Talk: Willem Buiter Page that the editor that has made the changes to his page is the same handle of the person that has only contributed to the other party in this dispute: Heleen Mees. Both are semi-protected but my contention is that these allegations don't even belong there in the first place until it is resolved, but the editor (Bmwz3hm) that does solely Heleen edits and questionable contributions to Willem appears to not have the Wiki guidelines as motivation. Seems more of ill intent. I was going to bring it up on the dispute board but saw some of your resolutions in the past and wanted to ask your guidance. Thanks. --OnceaMetro (talk) 22:36, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Would you mind protecting this page for a few weeks. The recent release has attracted a number of new IP editors, who are unfamiliar with our practices and guidelines as it concerns plot summaries in particular. I think most of the registered users have finally come to a concise version inline with WP:FILMPLOT through collaborative editing. However IPs are continuing to add excessive details to the section. I think after a few more weeks traffic will slow down to manageable level. In the mean time, IPs can list there concerns on the talk page and we can come to consensus regarding its validity. Thank you.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 15:58, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

@TriiipleThreat: Mark is on a personal leave, so it might be easier to approach another admin, or just use WP:RPP. I will go ahead and use WP:RPP and see where that gets us. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 17:14, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Wackslas unblock

Hi Mark Arsten, while I note Hahc21's message at the top here informing others about your wikibreak and to not contact you, I thought I should still let you know - as a courtesy and because this involves admin actions - that your block of Wackslas has been overturned. There is no urgency; this is merely a courtesy note.

I hope you are enjoying your break. Best. Acalamari 20:31, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Precious again

talking
Thank you for speaking to editors as to people, with attention, respect and humour, even on difficult topics and in disputes!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:27, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Precious and missed

Two years ago, you were the 104th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:28, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Cult of the Helix listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Cult of the Helix. Since you had some involvement with the Cult of the Helix redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. Pelliesh (talk) 18:38, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Invitation join the new Physiology Wikiproject!

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Create a Page for a person

Hardik Malaviya born (22 April 1991) is an Indian Artist and Graphics Designer who is best known for his work in the Bollywood Movie Go Goa Gone and he is graphics designer manager at his Company Malaviya Art placed in Gujarat India. He such has a genius mind at his work. (You can Change the words)

references : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5910274/ http://www.vipmerkezi.net/2013-altyazili-brrip-dvdrip/go-goa-gone-2013-hdrip-film-indir-viptr-40851.html http://www.oneclickmoviez.ag/movie/6064-go-goa-gone http://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film104099.html http://www.desimovies.info/2014/04/go-goa-gone-2013-full-movie-watch.html http://www.molodezhnaja.ch/go-goa-gone.htm http://m.lucywho.com/p24729460/go-goa-gone/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hardik98248 (talk • contribs) 15:49, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

I have blocked this user for persistently writing articles about himself making the false claim that he appeared in this movie. The fact that he added himself to IMDb confirms that it is an unreliable source: I suppose all these other sites copied uncritically from it. JohnCD (talk) 22:08, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar

Hello Mark. I realize you are on an indefinite wikibreak, and I totally appreciate that. Through the time you've been gone, I personally have noticed that Wikipedia:Articles for deletion has gotten subtly--by a tiny bit--sluggish. This, to me, is an indicator that your contributions in that area are very important. And here's a barnstar in recognition of that. All of that said, do take your time while you are off Wikipedia. There is certainly no obligation. Just know that when you do decide to return, you will be warmly welcomed back. Kind regards, Mz7 (talk) 01:42, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for being one of Wikipedia's top medical contributors!

please help translate this message into the local language

	The Cure Award
	In 2013 you were one of the top 300 medical editors across any language of Wikipedia. Thank you so much for helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date medical information to the public. We really appreciate you and the vital work you do!

We are wondering about the educational background of our top medical editors. Would you please complete a quick 5-question survey? (please only fill this out if you received the award)

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Schoolblock

IP 71.19.214.125 needs another school block. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.227.222.7 (talk) 07:07, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Black Sun Empire

What the hell is wrong with you? If you know drum & bass, you know BSE, and if you don't, why are you deleting bands from the genre? Here they are at the top 10, btw, but what do you care, keep deleting stuff: http://www.lastfm.de/tag/drum%20and%20bass/artists 134.2.64.113 (talk) 19:52, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

SPI case: wrong venue?

Hey there. I'm writing because you closed out Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Thekohser/Archive#04_January_2014 by blocking a bunch of 2001-range IPs. I recently commenced an SPI concerning another another two other IPs in similar circumstances, one in the 2001 range, at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/MyWikiBiz#16_May_2014. Is that the right place? Should it be at Thekohser SPI page, or does it matter? Coretheapple (talk) 20:32, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Francis Tiafoe

Could you please undelete Francis Tiafoe? He was the subject of an 'above the fold' feature on the front page of Sunday's Washington Post. The soft deletion was a year and a half ago. He may now meet WP:NTENNIS. Thanks, Abductive (reasoning) 16:21, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial edit-a-thons

Adrianne Wadewitz edit-a-thons in Southern New England

As you may have already heard, the Wikipedia community lost an invaluable member of the community last month. Adrianne Wadewitz was a feminist scholar of 18th-Century British literature, and a prolific editor of the site. As part of a worldwide series of tributes, New England Wikimedians, in conjunction with local institutions of higher learning, have created three edit-a-thons that will be occurring in May and June. The events are as follows: May 21st at Northeastern University's Snell Library, in the Digital Scholarship Commons on the second floor May 22nd at Brown University's Rockefeller Library, in the Digital Scholarship Lab June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA), where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand We hope that you will be able to join us, whether you are an experienced editor or are using Wikipedia for the first time. If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

Dragonron

Or whatever we called him (I don't remember the original account I connected him to) is back on 166.205.55.32 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). He blindly reverted all edits I made to some articles and he's on a Cingular IP in Florida, which is on a range (166.205.48.0/20) you previously blocked.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 22:13, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

It was Wiki-star who was the original sock master by the way.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 22:16, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

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) 06:47, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

User:FactStraight

Hello Mark Arsten,

This user is continuing his disruptive editing on the Wikipedia articles especially on the royal houses or noble families and this time he is vandalising the articles of the members of the Georgian noble family of House of Mukhrani. You've blocked him in the past but it seems he learned no lesson. He is removing the important details out of the articles and vandalises them as he did in the past. He was warned in the past many times but he still continues so. Please do everything possible to avoid Wikipedia by his disruptive editing on the articles of the Georgian nobility or royalty. Thanks. Jaqeli (talk) 05:03, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Blocked repeatedly and at length for edit-warring, you've seen Jaqeli's m.o before: to accuse others of imposing a POV, while he's imposing one. On the issue of his attempting to minimise WP references to the House of Mukhrani as dynastic princes, here's what he was told by his self-adopted mentor. Jaqeli and I disagree about the dynasticity of the Mukhrani in Georgia, which is why instead of substituting "dynast" for "nobleman" as I think it should be, I've compromised, restoring NPOV by simply omitting "nobleman" and leaving "Georgian" -- a term on which we both agree. The fact that "Mukhranbatoni" is standardly translated in English as "Prince of Mukhrani" offends his demotion that family as part of his efforts to have Wikipedia reflect his open advocacy for another dynasty. FactStraight (talk) 05:41, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

• Everyone, Mark's been off-Wiki for almost 2 months. You should find another editor to discuss this with. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:45, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Deletion review for True Jesus Church

An editor has asked for a deletion review of True Jesus Church. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Normally I'd just ask you to undelete this, but you seem to be taking a wikication, so I'm just posting this to fulfil requirement. --Jose77 (talk) 09:02, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

Deletion of Schumacher Racing Products

Mark I went to edit a page that I think I created and definitely was the major contributor. I have no commercial connection I am just a collector like a lot of other people. Why was this page deleted not edited in hindsight perhaps the timeline of the companies product could be less detailed. However the timeline is important and this page was a valueable source I noticed on a few specialist forum it disappearance had been noted. 99% percent of the products are out of production so it was never an advert! A lot of other brands have this kind of page Category:Radio-controlled_car_manufacturers and thinking of other hobbiest type products have detailed pages including product details taking camera as an example. Is there anyway you can reverse the deletion and I will simplify the page. It is a great job the editors do and sorry for raising this with you but it said to raise it with the moderator first. Yachty4000 (talk) 20:23, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

New England Wikimedians summer events!

Upcoming events hosted by New England Wikimedians!

After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested: Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz on June 14th in Barnstable County, with complete travel reimbursements available for those who participate Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon on June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA), where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand 3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, which will feature at least one guest speaker, and possibly many more Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August: Wikimania 2014 in London If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

New England Wikimedians summer events!

Upcoming events hosted by New England Wikimedians!

After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested: Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz on June 14th in Barnstable County, with complete travel reimbursements available for those who participate Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon on June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA), where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand 3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, which will feature at least one guest speaker, and possibly many more Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August: Wikimania 2014 in London If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

User: 24.105.217.246

This IP keeps vandalizing numerous music articles, well after User: JohnCD originally blocked them on December 30th. They are a sockpuppet of User: Ilovemyflorida (indefinitely blocked by you) and continues tamper TLC (music group) articles particularly. I've not done anything for since February, but realize I'm at a loss here.---Carmaker1 (talk) 00:08, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

Mark is away, so it is best to direct your requests elsewhere. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 00:20, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

Deletion review for Megan Nicole

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Megan Nicole. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. GZWDer (talk) 16:43, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Sock puppet investigation

Hello. Can you please see the SP discussion here? It includes User:Formatpainter which was blocked by you in this case. If you have a bit of time, could you please review this as it is quite interesting. The mainly nominated user appears almost in all edits of secondly nominated. In my opinion, this is a major SPA violation together with SP violation. Thanks. --BiH (talk) 17:34, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

BiH, you should really read the notice at the top of this page.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:50, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Paul Hume

Hi there, Mark. You closed the AFD on Paul Hume (game designer), and last year I put the article into draft space at Draft:Paul Hume (game designer) and did some work on it. Would you approve moving it back into article space, or would it be better for me to try WP:DRV instead? BOZ (talk) 12:25, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

Mark won't be around for a while, and isn't responding to his talk page. I'm no expert, but maybe DRV would be safer to avoid an appearance of impropriety. Plus it would leave a paper trail for later. —Torchiest ^talk_edits 18:36, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

Fair enough - I was approaching him first as step 1 of DRV anyway.  ;) BOZ (talk) 21:09, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

Thanks - I have added it to DRV at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2014 July 15, and also did Adam Jury yesterday on Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2014 July 14. BOZ (talk) 09:03, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

DesignCrowd

Hi Mark,

I have recreated the article DesignCrowd which you deleted a couple of years back following Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DesignCrowd. I believe that there is now clearly sufficient coverage in independent reliable sources to establish notability; and invite you to take a look over it. Cheers! --Stormie (talk) 04:09, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

File:George Went Hensley preaching.JPG listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:George Went Hensley preaching.JPG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 20:34, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Marshall Applewhite

Thank you for Marshall Applewhite and "I've found him to be a fascinating individual, simultaneously racked with guilt over his sexuality and convinced of his status as the chosen messenger of the Kingdom of Heaven (which he believed to be an actual kingdom on another planet)." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, that article was a fun one to write. Good to hear from you again. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:34, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Mark! You're alive! Man, am I glad to see you posting. . Codename Lisa (talk) 23:53, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Same! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:29, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Craft

why did you edit Keith Craft from the Prosperity Theology page?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.99.78.176 (talk) 15:47, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

Well, no disrespect towards Mr. Craft, but he seems pretty obscure compared the other names listed in the lead section of the article. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:52, 21 August 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikkik13 (talk • contribs)

Keith Craft

Hey Mark, why did you edit Keith Craft from the Prosperity Theology page?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.99.78.176 (talk) 15:47, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

Well, no disrespect towards Mr. Craft, but he seems pretty obscure compared the other names listed in the lead section of the article. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:52, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

Lord of the Isles

Hi Mark,

Thanks for letting me know about the changes to the Lord of the Isles pages. To be honest I didn't give the changes the time they needed. I'm some way through my PhD at the moment and was just startled that the old Kingship idea was still there when scholarship is not in favour. If I get the time I'll make some sourced changes with care.

Jim

PS I'm not even sure how to join the talk page at the correct spot! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.22.50.94 (talk) 22:06, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

No worries, the problematic edit occurred long enough ago that no one would hold it against you now. In fact, the revert may have been an error on my part. Also, there is a "New section" tab at the top of talk pages, you can click that and it will set up a space for you to leave a message. Let me know if you have any questions, Mark Arsten (talk) 00:00, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Welcome back

Welcome back! ///EuroCarGT 05:39, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Did I miss anything interesting? Mark Arsten (talk) 05:42, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

... no.

The llama needs its hair combing, though. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 07:21, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

yes , --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

• Well, you missed nothing unusual. I'm sure most of it's interesting to someone. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:28, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

I could think of few things, actually. VisualEditor has improved a lot and is now a very useful editing tool. Also, User:ТимофейЛееСуда has become an admin and has a new username: TLSuda. Judging by what you did before the hiatus, you two are going to see a lot of each other... if you are planning on doing exactly what you did before. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 20:38, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

• Nice to see you back again! --Stefan2 (talk) 16:18, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

• Ditto - welcome back! Hchc2009 (talk) 17:40, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

• Aye, good to have you back! AddWittyNameHere (talk) 21:59, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

• Count me in. Welcome back Mark! All the best. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 22:06, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, it's great to talk to all of you again. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:18, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

• Glad to see you back, too. (BTW, I finished my master's program) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:31, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Wow, that's awesome. Glad to hear it! Mark Arsten (talk) 00:33, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks. Hope to see you at FAC soon ;) Too many articles that aren't nearly quirky enough. — Crisco 1492 (talk)

• Yay Mark! Bout time you attended to that llama! Montanabw^(talk) 03:40, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

• Welcome back as well. Best wishes, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 06:10, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
• Alleluia, you're back! You were very much missed. We admins had to work in teams of four to try to keep up with the backlog you were handling single-handedly. --Jezebel'sPonyo^{bons mots} 20:01, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I was working pretty hard before I left, probably a bit too hard in retrospect. Glad to see my old friends are still plugging away at SPI though! Mark Arsten (talk) 20:30, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

• Welcome back, Mark. Missed you while you were gone. <joke> WMF unilaterally issued all of us admins new mops. They work only with VisualEditor and MediaViewer, and there's no opt-out! </joke> Go Phightins! 20:32, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Hey, congrats on the promotion! I wish I could have voted, but it seems like the RFA narrowly succeeded with me :) Mark Arsten (talk) 20:35, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I was honestly flattered by the community's support; at the same time, though, adminship isn't what it's made out to be ... but I love buttons, and now have more to push, so it's not all bad :-) Go Phightins! 20:37, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

• Welcome back Mark! Hope all is well in your off-Wiki life. You have been missed! - Favre1fan93 (talk) 02:20, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

We're glad you came back to editing! We all missed you so much. :) IPadPerson (talk) 12:31, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Pleased to see that you're back, Mark Arsten. :) Acalamari 18:25, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Good to see all of you are still here too! Mark Arsten (talk) 22:10, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Yes, welcome back. Flyer22 (talk) 22:12, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

And thank you for your encouragement, as well. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:24, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

• Hey, I didn't know you were back until just now. Welcome back, and like numerous others have said, your hard work has been missed. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 01:45, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Glad to see that you're still at it! Mark Arsten (talk) 01:46, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

• It's good to see you around again.--Jetstreamer ^Talk 22:32, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi Mark, I was wondering why you deleted the Molly McQueen (singer) page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by John Giddings (talk • contribs) 16:24, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

James Grant

Hi Mark, wondering if you might be able to help out? You deleted the page for "James Grant (journalist)" and wondered what would need to be done/edits made to get the page reinstated in some form? Thanks! PaulBluebolt76 (talk) 19:50, 18 August 2014 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Grant_%28journalist%29

Hi Paul, I've moved the deleted version of the page to Draft:James Grant (journalist) so you can work on it. The long and short of it is that it needs more citations to reliable sources in the body. See WP:CITE and WP:RS for explanations of what I mean by this. Let me know if you have any questions. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:33, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Great, thank you Mark, and thanks for getting back so quickly. I'll work on updating the draft and adding suitable citations. Cheers, Paul Bluebolt76 (talk) 15:56, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi Mark, just to update you, I've been working on the Draft:James Grant (journalist) page getting appropriate citations. Nearly done, will alert you when finished for your feedback/approval on the page. Thanks! Bluebolt76 (talk) 19:53, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Hi Mark, so Draft:James Grant (journalist) is fully updated with appropriate citations! Have a look and let me know if ready to be reinstated? If so, maybe title should be changed to James Grant (publicist) since that is his main role now? Thanks! Bluebolt76 (talk) 18:40, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

The article could still be improved a bit, it looks like there are a lot of primary sources instead of secondary sources (i.e. articles by Grant, rather than articles about Grant). If you want, you can move it to James Grant (publicist) now, but there's a chance that someone will try to delete it again. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:18, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

Okay, great Mark. I have moved it to James Grant (publicist) for now, and see how that goes. Thank you so much for your help with this, much appreciated. Bluebolt76 (talk) 16:16, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

IP address used for nothing but voting delete in AFDs with another user

You closed the sockpuppet investigation previously. [20] So I'd like to point out that this IP address has 99% of their edits in deletion discussions, and a comparison shows this other user is there [21] as well, both saying delete. Sometimes right after one another, other times spaced out a bit. Just look at the edit history of the IP address. [22] And the other guy seems to have no edits but in AFDs either. [23] Dream Focus 22:01, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, that does seem suspicious. Since there's a lot more evidence than there was 8 months ago you might want to re-open the SPI. Not sure I'll be able to look at it in detail very quickly. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:09, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

I think an administrator is needed to reopen it, and you are the one that closed it. I'm not really familiar on how these things work. Dream Focus 22:46, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

No, you can re-open it since there is new evidence that wasn't there was when I closed it before. On WP:SPI there's a box that says "How to open an investigation:" and you click the "[show]" tab next to it and there's a box you can just add the name of the case and it will re-open it. I haven't handled many SPI cases lately so I'm not inclined to take action without getting input from another clerk. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:47, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I'm just a bit skeptical on this one, User:Dream Focus. The IP only seems to show up on AfDs started by the other user that are related to boxing and other martial artists, and then only after they've been listed with a This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions., where they show up on that page's list where anyone interested in the topic will have watchlisted it. I don't see any cases over the past couple of months where the IP showed up before the AfD was listed, and also doesn't seem to show up on proposed AfDs in other categories, such as Hong Kong movies. The arguments are frequently similar, but sometimes aren't. Based on the current state of the list page, the IP would seem to haunt the place, and has commented on most of the AfDs, including many not nominated by the user. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:20, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

PS: Welcome back, Mark! Great to see you here. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:20, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

They disagreed with one another in one AFD, so probably different people. Or it could be a clever ruse to throw us off since they agree on delete every other time and knew someone was talking about them. I have no idea. I just read how one was involved in something before at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Papaursa/Archive, and if you read what Dennis Brown said at the end of that page, sounds suspicious. But no way to tell. I do it find it odd that someone can edit Wikipedia only in AFD and nothing else, especially without ever having to even register a name, just using an IP address. Dream Focus 03:54, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Bertie Gilbert Re-Creaton

Hi Mark On 5 March 2013 you deleted the page Bertie Gilbert I have been working hard to put together a new article for Bertie Gilbert and when I tried to create I saw the page is protected from creation. I really do think this guy is noteable now with the recent short films he has made. Have a look at my article here and see the following links as well. Youtube channel page

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this I hope you give this page a chance. (User:H.Brian Griffin ^{talk | contribs} 22:12, 19 August 2014 (UTC))

At a glance it looks like it needs citations to reliable sources before it can be restored. See WP:CITE and WP:RS for detailed explanations of what I mean by this. Are there newspapers or magazines that have written about him? Coverage on websites can sometimes be used, but only certain websites are deemed reliable on Wikipedia. Also see WP:NACTOR for a good rule of thumb. Let me know if you have any questions. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:50, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

I have added some references now. Is this ok? and if it is, will you create the article or will you unprotected the article from creation so I can create it. Thanks for the help.(User:H.Brian Griffin ^{talk | contribs} 09:06, 20 August 2014 (UTC))

I made this anyway if you could merge the article Bertie Gilbert with the new one I created it would make more sense. Since there are no other articles on wikipedia called Bertie Gilbert. Thanks agian (User:H.Brian Griffin ^{talk | contribs} 12:38, 20 August 2014 (UTC))

Unfortunately, imdb is not a reliable source, so that doesn't count for notability purposes. I'm not sure about the other source either, but it's better than imdb at least. A single source is usually not enough to demonstrate notability. At this point it doesn't seem to me like he meets the notability guidelines so I've moved it back to User:H.Brian Griffin/Bertie Gilbert. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:37, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

I added another Reference is this ok? (User:H.Brian Griffin ^{talk | contribs} 20:21, 20 August 2014 (UTC))

Blogspot blogs are generally not accepted as good sources either. It might be too soon for an article on Gilbert, sorry. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:24, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

You're back!!!

Looks like I'm a little late to the party... Welcome back Mark!!! I can't tell you how elated I became when I saw your name/datestamp in the block log here. I am now among admin ranks, and I had for so long looked forward to working with you. Hope you decide to stay for good... your shoes are impossible to fill but for the past five months I sure have tried hard :) A beer awaits you below — MusikAnimal ^talk 19:50, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! It feels good to be back in action. Congrats on the RFA, I hope you like being an admin... it can be tiresome at times! Mark Arsten (talk) 00:21, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Welcome back Mark. Look forward to working with you! — MusikAnimal talk 19:51, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

While you were away...

... the llama got larger! (Picture by Jeremy Selwyn). --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:16, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Lol, what a picture. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:15, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

User talk:Ryulong

User talk:Ryulong

Hi, you semi'd that page in 2013, 17:18, 30 December 2013 Mark Arsten (talk | contribs) changed protection level of User talk:Ryulong‎ ‎[edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite)‎[move=sysop] (indefinite) (Trolling, let me know when you want this unprotected) (hist)

Can you ask him/her if it can be removed? Or at least if he can make a page for IPs to talk to him/her?

Thx, 88.104.23.102 (talk) 01:30, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

At the time I protected his page, he was getting constantly targeted by sockpuppets, so fairly extreme measures were justified. I haven't been around much lately, so I'm not sure if protection still makes sense or not. @Ryulong:, any thoughts on the matter? Mark Arsten (talk) 01:35, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

Who is this guy and why does he care?—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 06:41, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

Not sure, but looking at his editing history he seems to have a lot of experience with Wikipedia. Mark Arsten (talk) 07:12, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

I was just passing, really. When visiting AIV on unrelated business, I noticed that Ryulong had been reported there (yet again) and wanted to let him/her know, but was unable to post on the talk; that's all. Not a big deal, and it seems s/he noticed soon after anyway. But in general, it's rather inconvenient if IPs are unable to contact editors at all. Maybe you could have a non-protected page where IPs could leave messages, if the vandalism isn't a huge problem.88.104.23.102 (talk) 17:31, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

You are correct, having a non-protected page for IPs to leave messages is generally considered the best practice. I think it's ultimately up to Ryulong though. At least, I'm not inclined to force him, not sure how other admins feel about such things these days. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:55, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

IP PA

As you have helped me in the past with some users/IP WP:PAs, just wanted you to see this. Thanks. (Possibly connected to this IP.) - Favre1fan93 (talk) 20:18, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I semi-protected the page since it was getting hit pretty heavily. Possibly just a throwaway IP used by any number of vandals, but let me know if there's more of the same on other pages. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:00, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

HISTMERGE

Hello Mark Arsten, Favre1fan93 sent me to you for the HISTMERGE situations, first take a look at discussion HERE. I need this draft Draft:The Jungle Book (2015 film) history to be merged into The Jungle Book (2015 film), and then Alice in Wonderland 2 history into Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass. In "The Jungle Book (2015 film)", I mentioned about the draft article that it was in works and will be moved to mainspace. And "Alice in Wonderland 2" was created by my more than a year ago and have some editing history which should be merged into "Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass", which was created three weeks ago. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 06:30, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, I'm not sure that histmerges are needed here. We usually do them when the editing history (which serves as attribution) is on a different page than the content. If you are the only person who worked on the original articles, if you replace the new articles with what you had written there will still be adequate attribution. Does that make sense or am I missing something here? Mark Arsten (talk) 20:46, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

But I had mentioned in the The Jungle Book (2015 film) that a draft is being developed and also the article had more than 10 edits history which was just removed to make a way for another article. The right way was to merge the new article when already existed article had some edits history. And Favre1fan93 also looked into the situation and he is agreed on HISTMERGE of the Draft:The Jungle Book (2015 film), as it was first created and still waiting for the confirmed sources of filming begins. The new article doesn't even provide the confirmed source of filming, probably it should be deleted by discussion. TriiipleThreat should comment here. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 02:26, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Hey Mark. In my view, Captn's draft is the better article at the time, and per WP:NFF, the main space one should not exist yet. So I don't know how that should be handled. I thought a HISTMERGE, but maybe I'm wrong. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 02:33, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Oh, ok, I think I was confused. So for the Jungle Book you guys want to merge the mainspace article into draftspace article? It might just be better to get the mainspace article deleted and then move your draft to mainspace when the time comes that an article is justified. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:42, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

I think it should be deleted because it does have some unsourced material (the infobox). Or redirect to The Jungle Book#Adaptations. And an edit notice should be put on The Jungle Book (2015 film) notifying users about the draft Capt started. A sample edit notice that can be used can be copied from {{Editnotices/Page/Guardians of the Galaxy 2}}, which the info changed accordingly. I think that would work. Thanks Mark. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 02:53, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Ok, well, I merged the histories so they're all in one place. At this point you could just redirect it and leave the histories there for use when it's restored in due time. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:55, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

I've gone and done so for now, you can just pick a version from the history to revert to when you need it. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:57, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Also, I'm not sure anything needs to be done for Alice in Wonderland, but you could ask Anthony Appleyard, since he was working on it and he's the resident expert with histmerges and so on. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:07, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank you guys, now I need your help for HISTMERGE of Alice in Wonderland. I had created the article, so the right way was to move the first one to the new title. It's again up to you guys. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 06:41, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, it looks like this one might be a case of parallel histories. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:05, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

I don't think so, it'll also go with a normal merge like you did for The Jungle Book. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 02:27, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

What do you say then? --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 07:25, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

Not sure, maybe ask Anthony Appleyard and see what he thinks. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:47, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

• A complete history-merge of Alice in Wonderland 2 and Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass is impossible due to WP:Parallel histories. There may have been various partial copy-and-pastes between these 2 pages, but it looks like that there was not a single complete clean cut-and-paste event between them which could be history-merged. Best leave them alone and put a history note in their talk pages. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 22:37, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

Alright, thanks for looking into this for me. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:15, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Candice Pinto

Hi Mark, I set out to create an article on "Candice Pinto" and found that you deleted the page due to BLP concerns in January 2014. Could you please move the text to a draft page so i can work on addressing the issues? Thankyou. Trinidade (talk) 15:24, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

I might be able to help. The issue was that there were no sources cited in the article. Have you found any good sources about her? Mark Arsten (talk) 20:38, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Yes, as of now i have about 6 online news articles about her modelling career. this, this, this and this for now. there'll be more if i play around with google a bit. Trinidade (talk) 20:49, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Ok, sounds good, I've moved it to Draft:Candice Pinto for you. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:54, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. Cheers Trinidade (talk) 21:05, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi Mark, I've got a basic article together now, fit to move into article-space. What do you think? Trinidade (talk) 16:10, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Ok, it looks decent to me, so I've moved it back to where it originally was. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:02, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Trinidade (talk) 04:31, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

Tags...

Thanks for removing the reduce ones - sometimes the rescalled script fails to remove the template - as I was fixing those odd few - SWMBO called me to sort out the cats having a Mexican stand-off in the hall... :-( Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 21:01, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

No problem, I didn't realize you were working on them at the time actually. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:02, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

User:kblfan

Can you revoke his ability to edit his own talk page? Check out the vitriol he's been spewing (and re-inserting when others take it out): [24][25]. Jrcla2 (talk) 01:00, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, didn't see this last night. Looks like he's calmed down now. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:46, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

I just noticed you've returned from your WikiBreak. Welcome back! --k6ka (talk | contribs) 01:47, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, glad to see you too. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:50, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

Quick Question

What are some easy user rights groups to get? thanks Bobherry talk 14:55, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

As you can see here https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=618496145 I have rollback. Bobherry (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)^{(acc · ap · ev · fm · mms · npr · pm · pc · rb · te)}

It all depends on what kind of editing you do and what areas you'd like to edit more, but maybe Reviewer would be helpful? I think people who use Rollback correctly are often allowed to be reviewers. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:51, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

One can become a Junior Wrangler at the WP:Teahouse just by declaring that's what you are. I do so regularly...

(You are ineligible if you have ever been Senior Wrangler, though.) --Demiurge1000 (talk) 21:19, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

Up to writing?

This seems to be right up your old alley. Fairly good shape, too, surprisingly. My reaction was... head asplode. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:38, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Huh, that is interesting, can't say I've heard much about it either. I'm always wary of editing LDS topics since there was so much conflict before, but I guess I've done some risky stuff before! Mark Arsten (talk) 14:58, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

• I think the early life of the founder was just promoted a short while ago, actually. It may have calmed down. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:01, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Justin Scoggins

I created a page for Justin Scoggins that you twice deleted recently because of what appears to be copyright issues. I dont believe the created page has copyright issues. Note that about nine months ago the page was also created and deleted because the fighter failed WP:NMMA. However, he has continued to fight and now meets WP:NMMA. Since you previously deleted I wanted you to be aware. RonSigPi (talk) 22:36, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for the note. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:34, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

Thought you might want to take a look at this dude.

Been watching these gang-related pages lately, and from what I gathered and remember, they reek of being a handywork of Malusia22. Mind if we take a look at these so we can swiftly deal with such elaborately-crafted mumbo-jumbo? Blake Gripling (talk) 01:23, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I'll take a look at them. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:36, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Had a bit of trouble dealing with this as Mal, through his sockpuppet accounts, kept on writing up elaborate claims about a supposed National Crime Syndicate-esque outfit in the Philippines, when it doesn't actually exist according to my dad. The problem is while the sources Malusia use are a dead giveaway, I still need some input on someone who knows the ins and outs about the Philippine underworld. That, and if anyone's willing to help, I'll set up a long-term abuse page to aid others in identifying this kid. Blake Gripling (talk) 11:30, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I finally got around to closing it, sorry for the wait. Let me know if he tries this again. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:43, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks dude. Guess we really should post a notice on this guy and his modus operandi of putting up elaborate yet blatant hoaxes. Blake Gripling (talk) 00:34, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

AfD closure

If you would be so kind as to look at this AfD discussion and perform a closure. The article in question (0-8-4) has received some more information over the last day or so, conforming it to the notability guidelines. Thanks. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 05:31, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I've closed it. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:45, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

FC Rohožník

Hi Mark Arsten, can you undelete please article about Slovak football club FC Rohožník. FC Rohožník compets in 2014/2015 3. liga (divison - Bratislava - 3 tier in Slovak football system). [26] The club currently also plays in the Slovnaft Cup. FC Rohožník proceeded to 3rd round of the competition. [27]. On 3 September 2014, he will face with MFK Dubnica. Thanks in advance. IQual (talk) 12:12, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

You might want to ask at the football wikiproject for an admin to look into it. I'm not very familiar with the notability guidelines for football teams. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:49, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

@IQual: approached me with this. Obviously as a non-administrator I can't actually undelete this article, but I can confirm that they're right about the notability. WP:FOOTYN is the most widely respected guideline when it comes to non-biographical football topics, and as IQual has shown above, FC Rohoznik have competed in the Slovak Cup. If you prefer this go through an admin more familiar with football, I'm happy to oblige, but since you're already involved I figured I'd ask you first. Thanks. Sir Sputnik (talk) 22:00, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I trust your judgment. I've restored the page, but it still needs to be updated and linked to and so on. I can undelete their logo too, if it was deleted as well. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:38, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

plz revert a deletion due to horrible quality & disable this stupid bot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Redfield.png and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Michelle_Chang_(Tekken).png too kthx. --SNAAAAKE!! (talk) 16:58, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kratos_God_of_War_III.png --SNAAAAKE!! (talk) 16:59, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

I'd suggest bringing it up with the bot operator. I know there are guidelines for the sizes of non-free images, but I can't recall the exact numbers off the top of my head. Let me know what he says. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:43, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Question

Hi Mr.Mark. This is Sindhu Biju from Dubai. I came to know my page was deleted. I would like to know what are the parameters to be followed to get it activated. I am one of the popular RJs of Dubai and a guinness book of record holder. This year I was honoured by Kerala State Government for my works. Waiting to hear from you

Sindhu

Hi, you can see some of the guidelines at Wikipedia:Notability (people). Merely being popular or listed in the Guinness Book isn't necessarily enough, but it may help. Let me know what you think when you've read the guideline. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:30, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

Disruptive IP

Hi Mark. I'm dealing with a disruptive IP making edits across Assassin's Creed pages. They consistently change the lead of multiple articles, going against established consensus. They have been warned multiple times and have failed to start a discussion or respond to the warnings. IP is here. Thanks. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 21:20, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Ok, looks like a block is probably warranted if he keeps it up. I'll keep an eye out in case he starts making the same edits. Mark Arsten (talk) 15:59, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

Draft move

Hello Arsten! I've already requested the draft move at Bgwhite's talk page, but I think he has forgotten due to some remembering problems :). Will you please do these two drafts move to mainspace?

• Draft:The Finest Hours (2015 film) to The Finest Hours (2015 film)
• Draft:The Stanford Prison Experiment (film) to The Stanford Prison Experiment (film)

Awaiting... Thanks and ping me when it's done. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 15:53, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

@Captain Assassin!: Ok, I moved them. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:04, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Arsten. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 16:14, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

Ian Paisley

Do you have time to check this article? The subject recently died, so is PC still needed? --George Ho (talk) 07:22, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

Well, BLP does apply to the recently deceased as well. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:01, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

SPI

As you previously acted on a Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kauffner SPI, are you able to take a look at this latest one? Is actively editing in several short term discussions RMs/AfDs etc. and removing notifications of the SPI. Thanks. In ictu oculi (talk) 10:24, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Sorry for not getting to that, looks like someone beat me to it. Mark Arsten (talk) 15:48, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

Moves without leaving redirects

Hello Arsten! I've a proposal here, will you please move Template:Did you know nominations/1960 U-2 incident to Template:Did you know nominations/St. James Place without leaving redirect. And please delete Template:Did you know nominations/Untitled Cold War thriller, which I moved but the redirect was left. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 07:34, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

• I recommend fixing the backlinks in the templates first. You'll break something if you forget. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:52, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, let me know when the backlinks are fixed and I'll move it. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:04, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

I think Mandarax did some work on backlinks and Mandarax can confirmed if the backlinks are fixed or not. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 01:46, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

What I had done was patch it so that it's correct with the current nomination page name. If it were to be moved again, it would have to be patched again, and if it's moved without a redirect, the entry on the main nominations page would also have to be fixed to point to the new name. I think it's better to just leave it with its current name. As I demonstrated when I created Template:Did you know nominations/Throatwobbler Mangrove for April Fools' Day, the name of the nomination subpage doesn't matter. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 06:31, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I've seen these matters. Subpage nomination will work, thanks guys. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 09:29, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Ok, let me know if anything else comes up. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:23, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

Userspace move help

Hi Mark. May I please get some help moving my draft of an article in the userspace, moved into the mainspace? I would like User:Favre1fan93/sandbox/6 moved to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (season 2). However, the first two edits in my sandbox are from a previous draft, so if it is possible for those to not be moved to the article space that would be great. Once you have completed the move, if you could delete my userspace so I can start afresh again, that would be wonderful. Finally (on a separate topic), do you happen to know a user who understands bot functions well? I'd like to reach out to them if you know of anyone. Thanks as always. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 20:35, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I think I got all the revisions moved and deleted correctly, let me know if I messed something up. As far as active users who are good with bots, User:28bytes comes to mind. I'm not sure if he's operating a bot currently but I think he knows a lot about how bots work and policy etc. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:22, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

Looks perfect! Thanks!! I have also reached out to 28bytes with my question. Hopefully they can help me. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 03:12, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

089baby again

As is so often the case when I post here, I've discovered a new sockpuppet of 089baby (talk · contribs). Could you look into Khmerhearts (talk · contribs)? They've recreated a couple of 089baby's old articles. Thanks in advance. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:37, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, if it's only one or two articles maybe we should have a checkuser look at it. Unless I'm overlooking some clear evidence, which I may be. Mark Arsten (talk) 04:32, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Mistaken page deletion

Hi Mark

My name is Julian Simpson. It appears that you were the admin responsible for authorising the deletion of a page about me on here. The page was legitimate but I believe it was put up for deletion by one of a group of people on Twitter who were harassing a friend of mine and took umbrage at me defending him. At the time, they threatened to "destroy my online presence", which seemed a little far-fetched so I ignored it. However, a few people have remarked recently that both my website (which I stopped maintaining some time ago) and the wiki page about me had disappeared. It seems a silly thing to be concerned about, I suppose, but I'm a writer and director and I've worked hard over the last fifteen or so years and that wiki page linked to the work I had done and was a useful way for people to look me up online. I don't know if it still exists somewhere but is there a way of reinstating it?

Thanks for your help.

Juliansimpson1 (talk) 19:43, 24 September 2014 (UTC)Julian Simpson

It is technically possible to restore the page, yes. Before we do that we'd have to see evidence that you're "notable" though. We have a specific (and sometimes confusing) definition of "notable" on Wikipedia though, you can see the standard here: WP:CREATIVE. Let me know what you think. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:19, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Telman Aliyev

Hello! I'm from Azermayjan. Could u help me? I whant to know about deleted page Telman Aliyev. Whats problem with this page? I wark in Institute of Cybernetic of Azerbayjan Academy Of Scinsec and we must enter all of our professor in wikipedia. We have the same pages in az.wiki8pedia and ru.wikipedia. Plese help me with this problem. Thanks in advance — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alex0402 (talk • contribs) 08:24, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Hello, I might be able to help you with this. Being a professor, while certainly an accomplishment, isn't enough to justify having a Wikipedia article on someone. We have specific standards for articles about professors, WP:PROF, and only professors who meet that guideline can have articles. That being said, it's often difficult for us to judge the notability of academics from non-English speaking countries, so please let me know if we've misjudged this situation. Thanks! Mark Arsten (talk) 16:52, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

User:HarpBasedBand

Mark, I was wondering whether you could look into this user, who has a large number of vandalism warnings. Typically, HBB inserts empty tables into articles well in advance of when they're needed, and if they're partially filled, they're frequently inaccurate and unsourced. A little while ago, HBB deleted a valid table from Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 19) with this edit] (it has since been restored by another user). I posted vandalism4 template on HBB's talk page, but it's one among many. Thanks for your assistance. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:17, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

Sorry for the late response. How are his edits over the past week? They look Ok at a quick glance unless I missed something. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:34, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Funnily enough, he made three in a row in the hour since your reply to the same article, Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 19). They all have problems: the first was the premature expansion of a table to include a column for next Monday's show, and the next two were the two versions of a new section for next Monday's show (reverted between the edits) that contain an unsourced (and almost certainly incorrect) running order for Monday. (On this past Monday's show, the participants didn't know what order they'd be performing until they were informed, live; as there's been no information I've seen that they're doing things any different this week, it seems likely that the running order won't be known until the live show is broadcast on Monday.) BlueMoonset (talk) 02:31, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Follow-up: I just noticed this post by HarpBasedBand on the talk page of ‎Callmemirela, who had reverted earlier edits by HBB. It's an odd one; he promises to become an Administrator (because that would stop Callmemirela from reverting HBB's posts?), but that unsigned note is the extent of the communication. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:40, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Follow-up2: New edits at Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series) to the Troupe section. In this edit, he adds the claim that Kym Johnson was in the Troupe seasons 17–19 (she had been a professional with a celebrity partner through season 16). This is clearly impossible, since she has been a judge on the Australian version of the show since fall 2013, which would mean she would have had to be in Australian and California at the same time ... including right now, since season 19 of the U.S. show and season 14 of the U.S. show both started in September and are continuing through November. HBB earlier added a similar incorrect claim about Maksim Chmerkofskiy, another pro who'd never been in the troupe, which I reverted. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:04, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Draft merge

Will you please merge the history of Hail, Caesar! into the Draft:Hail, Caesar!, because anonymous users will not stop creating the article in mainspace before its filming start? So please merge the history into draft and keep the content added by "Sock". Thanks. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 02:53, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

GQ Thailand

Hi, Mark Arsten, I'm really pleased to see that you are back! I seem to remember that you once set up pending changes for me to help deal with a troublesome IP; I wondered, could I ask you to look at GQ Thailand to see if that might be a possible solution the continuing problems there? I'd be grateful. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:01, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

Patrick Hoban

Hi Mark, Patrick Hoban's page was originally deleted as "However, Patrick Hoban has still not received significant coverage or played in a fully pro league". Well he has now played two full seasons in the Irish premier league and has just won the Irish league cup. He was also named in the team of the year last year. These were referenced when I recreated the page. Can this page be recreated please?

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Irish Phantom (talk • contribs) 14:26, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

Protection

Hi, can you protect my talk page against vandalism again. There was a halt from last February and now it started up again. This time, maybe you can lengthen the protection for longer than just three days. - Zarbon (talk) 17:17, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Deletion review for X-Cart

An editor has asked for a deletion review of X-Cart. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. --Gruznov (talk) 00:54, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

GitLab [Request for Undeletion]

Hi Mark, back in Summer 2013 it might have been a bit harder to find some external sources for the notability of GitLab (about.gitlab.com). Here are some more from the last year; please consider them in a request for undeletion.

• Mentioned in Chicago Tribune;
• In depth article on The Next Web
• In depth manual by large Hoster DigitalOcean
• Description by Cloud Hoster bitnami
• Tutorial by linode

• Number of tagged questions on StackOverflow: 889
• Notable submissions to Hacker News: 95

GitLab is also the only product/service listed in Comparison of open-source software hosting facilities which doesn't have it's own article and is also significantly more common than others on the list; I don't see why it shouldn't qualify too

extended post from Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion#GitLab Diskurs (talk) 10:26, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Achievement Hunter

Hi, I saw you on the Achievement Hunter Talk page and wanted to ask you about a article I am making, Draft:Achievement Hunter. I think this would be a suitable page for AH, especially since the main Rooster Teeth section about AH has been trimmed ALOT. Any thoughts on my article would be great! Please post them HERE EoRdE6 (talk) 18:42, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Clarification motion

A case (Sexology) in which you were involved has been modified by motion which changed the wording of the discretionary sanctions section to clarify that the scope applies to pages, not just articles. For the arbitration committee --S Philbrick(Talk) 20:29, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Halloween cheer!

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Drafts merge

Hello Mark! Apparently there are two drafts going on about a single topic, would you please merge the histories of Draft:Avengers: Infinity War - Part I to Draft:Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and keep the better content? I already requested you above which you didn't reply but that's okay now. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 06:22, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Afremov

Mark, could you tell why Leonid Afremov article was deleted? Thank you. I do not know how to find your reply. If you could copy it to yuryk@cucor.com, I would appreciate. Yury

Afremov

Mark, could you tell why Leonid Afremov article was deleted? Thank you. I do not know how to find your reply. If you could copy it to yuryk@cucor.com, I would appreciate. Yury

SPI clerk move

Hi, Mark, I moved you from active to temporarily inactive on the SPI clerk page. Obviously, you're welcome to move yourself back to active if you start clerking again. Regards.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:55, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

the deletion of Paul Terry

the policy clearly states that if an actor has had "significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows". Paul has starred in the hit film James and the Giant Peach which is clearly a notable film. He also starred in Microsoap which was also a notable television show.

The Casualties

Hi Mark would you be able to put the lock on The Casualties wiki again? I believe it expires this week. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by BeAwareX1 (talk • contribs) 22:20, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

deleted page (Magisterium)

Hi Mark! Last year a page I created was (correctly) deleted for WP:TOOSOON: Magisterium Series. The book is out now, is a bestseller, and there are several good sources for information. I'd like to take a crack at improving the article and putting it back up, but I failed to save the content. Since you were the deleting admin, are you able to restore what I originally created so I don't have to start from scratch? (Or userify it while I improve it?) Thanks! Caseylf (talk) 19:57, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Mark hasn't been around much lately, unfortunately, but userfied to User:Caseylf/Magisterium Series. All the best. Go Phightins! 23:33, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Caseylf (talk) 01:46, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Craig P. Stone

Hi Mark,

I have been continually updating and corroborating all information on my Wiki and it is still showing "Speedy Deletion".

Would you be able to help me get my information up on the Wikipedia Encyclopedia.

All is valid information and there is no promotion of Craig P. Stone other than what was accomplished.

I know you are busy. Thank you for your help.

Craig Stone

ie. As I added some additional background it added "SCRIPT ERROR" under my name and my Alma Mater in "red"

(talk page stalker) Mark hasn't been around recently, and you're talking about an article that was deleted per a deletion discussion in December 2013. I can't follow what you're saying. You're editing from an IP address, not a registered account, and your other edits (other than this page) don't show you doing anything recently. In any event, I suggest first that you use your registered account. Second, if you want to create a new article that is significantly different from the one that was deleted, use WP:AFC to do so rather than try to put it into article space yourself. If the article is similar to what was deleted in 2013, it will be deleted again without discussion per WP:CSD#G4.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:58, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

The Jungle Book (2015 film)

Now the production has begun, would you please merge The Jungle Book (2015 film) into Draft:The Jungle Book (2015 film) and then move it all to the mainspace article? It was first time merged by you if you remember. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 03:41, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

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Xherdan Shaqiri

Hi Mark, just an FYI that I put a 2 day semi on the article as there is quite a bit there at the moment and a bit too much for the PC you put on it to handle just at the moment. Hope you don't mind. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 03:20, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

reinstating Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors' page

Hi Mark, my name is Heather Shadur, and I am on the board of the Alliance of Hope, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that helps people across the globe cope with and heal from suicide loss. You recently deleted our page, which one of our volunteers had created. We are primarily a volunteer-led organization, founded by a clinical mental health counselor named Ronnie Walker, LCPS, who lost her stepson to suicide in 1995.

We are listed as a resource for survivors by major respected organizations, such as the National Suicide Prevention Resource Center, the "nation’s only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention," , American Association of Suicidology , American Foundation of Suicide Prevention , and many others. Just last month we were listed as one of the "Top 10 Suicide Prevention Websites," by GoodTherapy (I cannot cite the link because Wiki has a protection filter for their site... not sure why.)

Our free services include: an informational website , which provides resources for new survivors, a blog, and a bookstore; a clinically moderated forum , which hosts the largest online community of suicide-loss survivors in the world, with more than 6,800 members and 140,000 posts; and a Facebook page, with an editorial calendar of 60 supportive posts a month . We have upwards of 10 newly bereaved survivors joining our forum every day, seeking help, and we receive daily emails from people who say we are their lifeline. Google AdWords has provided us with an in-kind grant of $120K, to help people who need our services find us more easily.

Would you kindly contact me at heather@shadur.com, to let me know what we need to do to have the page reinstated, and what further info you need? My very best, Heather 72.130.176.142 (talk) 10:23, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

Shawn Welling

Hi there! I'm working on a page on filmmaker Shawn Welling, and I'd like to know what I can do to get it published on Wikipedia proper. I notice that there have been prior attempts, but this is my first try.

Here's a link to my draft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Shawn_Welling

Please let me know what I can do to improve it!

Thanks!

Luckynumber78 (talk) 20:02, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

3 years

Hiya Mark. Some 3 years+ ago there was an AfD for a page called Forrest Yoga. In fact, the page was noticed more than once it seems. Dead links for references and self-written/original research material predominated in the article space as a basis for verifiability. There is claim to exclusivity of practice(s), again purporting original research/creation. Considering, the article space is almost completely reliant on materials written/supposed by the article space referent to assume validity. Could you please revisit the page and discuss if a deletion review would be relevant? PS: the 7 references here aren't mine; look like they orphaned from #58 somehow Nikto wha? 03:40, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 22, 2015

A summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. Does the article need more work before hitting the Main Page? I had to squeeze the summary down to a little over 1200 characters; was there anything I left out you'd like to see put back in? - Dank (push to talk) 20:34, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Requesting a copy of the deleted text

Hi Marks.

Congratulations for the excellent work u'v done.

Can u plz provide me a copy Edupristine, please? I need it because I am studying some of the deleted pages with promotional content. You can post it @ User:Ammabava/sandbox. Umpteen thanks in advance. --Ammabava (talk) 09:50, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Request for your opinion

Good morning Mark! I noticed you've edited a topic related to Jimmy Edgar somewhat recently, and was hoping to collect viewpoints on an aesthetic issue. If you had a minute to contribute to the discussion/vote on the infobox photo, that would be very helpful. Earflaps (talk) 11:02, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

2013 DCFC Wikipedia page

Hi Mark,

I wanted to reach out to you about the deletion of Detroit City FC's '2013 Season' Wikipedia page. I work with the club, and helped to maintain and edit that page. Detroit City Football Club is a popular team that plays in the National Premier Soccer League, which is a recognized league within the US Soccer Federation that is commonly referred to as a fourth-tier league. So, while it's not a top league, it is most certainly legitimate, real and an important piece in the structure of U.S. soccer. The club sees 3,000 supporters per match at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, MI., and as the team grows and looks to advance to a higher league, it is essential that the page you deleted returns. Not only for supporters looking to learn more about our team, but also for the club's own records.

It would be helpful to better understand your reasoning for deleting this page, so we can work together to get it back. Thank you for your time.

Lindsey Pehrson

2601:4:1F00:D800:9123:467D:1D89:DA0A (talk) 17:41, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

TFA

Precious again, your article on Clarence 13X! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:37, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

Restoring deleted files

I was wondering if you could restore a couple of files that you deleted. They are both non-free images that I uploaded with a fair use rationale, and they both got removed from their respective articles. For some reason, I wasn't notified that they were nominated for deletion. Anyway, the two images are Belgrave Heights Christian School logo.jpg and Concordia University Wisconsin logo.png. StAnselm (talk) 20:29, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

Never mind; I just uploaded them again. StAnselm (talk) 05:02, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deepak Bajracharya

Dear Mark Arsten

Deepak Bajracharya, a Nepali singer was born on May 2 in Lalitpur, Nepal. He started his musical career in the song Chodi Gayo Priya. Since , he had recorded more than 250 songs and did more than 300 programmes. He also did his first live concert in City Hall (1988) (2045). He too combine with other band for the concert in different countries including Nepal. With 1974AD ICON 2003 at .Ktm And Hong Kong, Rovin & Lujaw And Mongoliyan Heart at Dasrath Stadium. Ktm, with Ram K Dhakal and J Rajani Kant at Japan. He did his major solo concert in Deepak’s Night In Hong Kong (2002), World No Tobacco Day Mega Event live (2003) Presented By NHEICC & WHO at Dasrath Stadium. Ktm, Deepak Bajracharya Live In Patan at Patan Durbar Square, Deepak Bajracharya Live In Unplugged 2004 at Royal Nepal Academy.Ktm, Ma Ra Mero Guitar at Malla Hotel, Deepak Bajrachary Live In Biratnagar (2005). Among 250 songs his famous and hits songs included, Kali Kali Hissi Pareki, Ow Amira, Kati Baschau Maiti Gharma, Ritu, Jhumu Jhumu . He was also the brand ambassador of Bagpiper Whiskey, Kodak Film, Samsung Electronic and World Link Communication. He also awarded with different title award as Best Male Vocal Performance 1999 A.D., Best Music Video Award 2000 A.D, Album of the Year 2003 A.D.and so on.

for more info http://songsnepali.co/biography-of-deepak-bajracharya/

http://singerdeepak.com/

So i would like you to re generate this page again so that i can post all info to this.

Thanks and Regards

Indeep Koirala — Preceding unsigned comment added by Koiralaindeep (talk • contribs) 11:00, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Question about banner page

Dear Sir,

I just would like to know why the pictures gallery of the Arnaud Courlet de Vregille page has be pulled out. Do you know if it's possible to put it back.

Thank you and sorry for my english.

--Drapé (talk) 15:23, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

Image file restoration

1. I uploaded a screenshot of Marceline from Adventure Time intro at File:Adventure Time - Marceline.png, but someone put a new version of the file with another image of the character, and the older version I put has gone. As the Fair Use Rationale (that I put) became useless (since that new image doesn't match the description), and I have no way to recover the original, I simply removed the rationale from that file. Now, the file is going to be deleted within a few days because it has no rationale. Can you recover the original image for me? (It's Marceline holding a red axe bass.)
2. I once requested you to restore File:Fosters intertitle.jpg, and you did it. But then I was busy and I forgot to replace Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends article's infobox image with the file. Can you restore the file once again? I'll replace the image within the days given.

JSH-alive/^{talk/cont/mail} 15:37, 23 March 2015 (UTC)

Derren Brown Partner

Hi Mark,

Derren and Marc have split up https://instagram.com/p/y0hgjFRgYS/?taken-by=paperdandy

He is now living with Fergus Flannagan https://twitter.com/MagicFergus/status/558217648446922753

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by GoodGodSend (talk • contribs) 21:51, 23 March 2015 (UTC)

Unprotection request of Sam Pepper

Hi Mark Arsten. I just wanted to make a request that the redirect located at Sam Pepper be unprotected or deleted. I am aware that the current redirect is the result of an AfD closed in 2011, but the circumstances have changed and this person has garnered notability through his controversy. I have written a short article that can be expanded upon by the community once it is moved to the article namespace. My draft is located at User:Eventhorizon51/Sam Pepper in case you want to review it before it goes live. All I need is for you to unprotect or delete the redirect at the title right now (though deletion might be better since then I could just move the article from my sandbox). I'm contacting you for this request since you are the one who protected the page to begin with. Eventhorizon51 ^(talk) 17:57, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I handled this request. --MelanieN (talk) 00:28, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Help

Hello, Mark Arsten. Please check your email; you've got mail!
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Hi Mark, I believe you moved https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Pressat back to draft. Been working on the page and took on board other comments and would like you to review it again please.

thanks

Lobas, Mark hasn't edited in 5 months. If you want feedback, I think you'd have more luck contacting another admin/editor. Good luck! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 15:51, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

Visitors and residents, revisited?

Hello, I am wondering if you would mind putting the text of the deleted article Visitors and Residents in my sandbox so I can take a look at what was there before deciding whether or not to go forward with more or better sources?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Visitors_and_residents

Thank you! Merrilee (talk) 18:26, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

 Done - be there shortly to drop the link off. — Ched :  ?  18:35, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Precious again

talking
Thank you for speaking to editors as to people, with attention, respect and humour, even on difficult topics and in disputes! - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:27, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Three years year ago, you were the 104th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, - enjoy giving dramah a rest ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Nice to see you back

Nice to see you back Mark! Cassianto^Talk 14:00, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, I couldn't resist the temptation to make a few edits. Not sure I'll be too active in the future. Good to see you're still putting up with this place though :) Mark Arsten (talk) 19:38, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

It's been hard to ignore the idiots sometimes, but I do enjoy writing about articles that interest me, so I've stuck at it. I'm supposed to be on holiday, but we've been confined to the hotel today so I've taken advantage of the free WiFi. Hope to see you around for a bit longer at least. Cassianto^Talk 20:05, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

I completely agree with both of you, I hope all is well Mark! SwisterTwister talk 06:03, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

I'd like to echo others and say how nice it is to see your talk page pop up on my Watchlist. Don't be a stranger! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:38, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Triple ditto, welcome back. Don't overdo it, but glad to see you around! Montanabw^(talk) 18:48, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, it looks like you folks have been keeping pretty busy around here yourselves. Mark Arsten (talk) 15:17, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Ditto again! Hchc2009 (talk) 19:00, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

John Denver's porsche 356

Dear Mark

There was a photo of John Denver leaning on his Porsche 356 cabriolet from 1963. According to Wikipedia, you took it of the internet. Can you send me by any chance the picture? Thanks in advance.

A John Denver fan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.65.210.21 (talk) 20:20, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

I deleted the file off of Wikipedia, but rest assured, the picture still exists on the Internet. I think this is the image, I'm not sure of its copyright status though. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:30, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Removal of essay connecting Prosperity Theology to Calvinism

New at this, so I will assume I did something wrong. Could you please explain why you removed my section of the Prosperity Theology Wikipage that connects Prosperity Theology to Calvinism? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.7.252.60 (talk) 18:38, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi, the issue with the text you added was that it seemed to be what we describe as "original research". When adding information to Wikipedia, it's not enough that the content be accurate or true, it has be supported by citations to reliable, secondary sources. In this case, we'd need to make sure that a published academic or writer has made the connection between prosperity theology and Calvinism and include a citation to their work. It is sometimes frustrating when you know something is the case, but have to find a published source stating it, but it helps us safeguard against people making things up. Let me know if you have any more questions. You can post on Talk:Prosperity theology as well to get input from more users. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:57, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

A little advice

Hey, Mark. Wanted to run this by a fellow admin. What do you think about deleting a revision like this one? Clearly, it's someone with an axe to grind saying some not very nice things – without attribution and in violation of WP:NPOV – about the college in question. If it were a person, there could be BLP concerns that come into play, but this is a college. Do we have some responsibility to hide the edit text here, and if so, under what criterion? Or should we just leave it alone as being fairly innocuous, since it will eventually just be some silly text buried down in the article's edit history that isn't likely to see the light of day again? Thanks in advance. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 16:47, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Hey, good to hear from you again. It's kind of tough to know sometimes when dealing with companies, since BLP doesn't really apply but vandalism can still do real-world harm. In this case, I probably wouldn't revdelete it though. What do you think? Mark Arsten (talk) 02:39, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) No, I wouldn't revdel either. Nothing serious, just a student venting their frustration. You see this a lot with companies, where some unhappy customer targets Wikipedia in an attempt to tarnish the company's reputation. Tis my opinion, anyway! PS -- Also miss having you around, Mark! — MusikAnimal ^talk 04:43, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

This is why I shouldn't do talk page posts going into a busy weekend. I almost forgot to check back on this. At first, I was inclined to delete it, although I can see arguments both ways. For-profit colleges get a lot of mud thrown their way – some of it self-inflicted – but that doesn't give us the right to pile on. Still, as you and MusikAnimal point out, this is pretty clearly one disgruntled student's rant, and it is easily identifiable as such. Should we provide the forum for that rant, even if it is buried in the edit history? I guess that's the question. It also goes to the idea of the purpose of revdeletion. Is it solely to protect the Wikimedia Foundation from legal actions, or is it also to remove things that are in extremely poor taste, etc. because its the decent thing to do? That would be a bit more subjective, I know, but I tend a bit more toward that usage with BLPs. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:54, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

AfD Closure

Could you please review this? Ben^Yes? 01:59, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

About those edits to Jadiala

Hey Mark,

Just saw this on my talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:117.200.79.164&redirect=no I never even about it and I didn't even know if it was possible to have just a talk page linked to an IP address but then I saw a "You have a new message" link so I clicked, which then led me to that page of course. So yeah, about that article, I just read it and I don't remember editing it in the slightest. In fact, I think might never have read it but I do share this internet connection with a bunch of other people so may be we'd all have the same IP address regardless of the device. Plus, I don't think I have a static IP address cuz I remember seeing a more expensive internet plan from my Internet service provider with the static IP address being advertised as desirable feature so I probably don't have a static IP address because I'm not paying for it and maybe those edits were made by someone who previously had that address.

You could help me by highlighting the edits that have been made because if I knew that then I could be a bit more certain but I don't think it was me because I don't make a lot of edits and the few that I have made have mostly been minor spelling corrections or obvious punctuation errors. It could have been one of the people that I share this internet connection with cuz they'd have the same IP address so I'll ask them to see if they know anything about this.

Later. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.203.240.241 (talk) 16:55, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi, it looks like this was the edit in question. It happened almost two years ago, so I wouldn't worry about it. Most likely the IP belonged to someone else entirely back then. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:17, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Well thanks for getting back to me here. I did have the IP address 117.203.240.241 at that particular moment and hence I was notified about the message on what was at the moment my talk page but a few hours later I had checked it again it was 117.203.240.241 and now it is 59.89.165.188.

So this system does make pin pointing people with IP addresses very unreliable. It is still nice to see that you were able to send me the a link to what had been edited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.89.165.188 (talk) 12:33, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Moved your comment at ANI

Hi Mark, with this edit I moved your comment up from being below the general comments to be with the comments specific to the named party, so that I could separate the comments specific to the named party from the general comments. I hope you don't mind, feel free to undo or otherwise yell at me if I did something you didn't want! Zad68 19:17, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

No worries, good to run into you again. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:43, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Unprotection request of Donald Trump

Hi there - the Donald Trump article seems to be under level 2 WP:PCPP which according to Wikipedia:PC2012/RfC_1 should not be used for any reason. Additionally, the guidelines in WP:PCPP very plainly state that even level 1 protection "should not be used on articles with a very high edit rate, even if they meet the aforementioned criteria." I don't think it can be argued that this article does not have a very high edit rate. Could you please move the page to semi-protected instead? Thanks. 217IP (talk) 19:56, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Also to clarify, the article is tagged as having level 1 protection, but it appears to actually have level 2. I could be wrong in this, but in my attempt to add an edit (as an autoconfirmed user) was required to be queued for review - something that seems like should only happen with level 2 protection. 217IP (talk) 19:59, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

I don't think it was on Level 2. At least on the protection option page PC1 was still selected, who knows what was up with the software though. I've changed it over to semi, since as you said the edit rate was very high. Let me know if anything else comes up. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:15, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Mark! 217IP (talk) 20:17, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

File talk:SansapleadsforNed.png

Mark,

This TV episode screen shot, which I uploaded as part of your feedback on The Pointy End at GA review, has been tagged as F7 (invalid fair use) by User:J Milburn who has declined to remove the speedy deletion tag despite my disputing that his assertion has merit (that is, I think the fair use rationale is and always has been fine). I would appreciate it if you would review the situation and remove the speedy tag and forwarding the file to FFD if you think Mr. Milburn's critique of the FUR has merit. As the "creator" of the file, I am not permitted to remove the tag, even to send the image to FFD. Thanks, Jclemens (talk) 05:24, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Ok, I'll look into it. It's been a while since I did anything with fair use images so I'll have to think a bit first. Good to see you around though! Mark Arsten (talk) 13:00, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm really not back, though. Other priorities have taken over the time I previously dedicated to Wikipedia, and every time I pop my head back in, the rules and expectations seem even more Byzantine. I'm too intellectually honest to declare myself retired when I still futz around with things occasionally, as anyone looking at my contributions will see. Cheers, Jclemens (talk) 06:03, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Up for a revdel?

Someone keeps adding BLP violations to the article on Jessica Springsteen. I think we need to revdel these edits. [28], [29], and [30] (If you do the math, this allegation is probably impossible). Thanks. Montanabw^(talk) 17:33, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Ok, sorry for the delay, I've done so. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:20, 31 July 2015 (UTC)