User talk:NawlinWiki/Archive 102
Eurooms
Hello NawlinWiki,
you just deleted my page (marked as G11) about Eurooms Ltd.
Could you explain what exactly is promotional? Is it the price list? I just wanted to provide an overview on average price of houseshare in London. Is there anything else I should exclude?
Thanks for answer. DHcomics (talk) 16:03, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
- It wasn't just the price list. The whole thing was written in a promotional tone, with lines like "Providing customers with a professional services was their main goal and today there is not doubt about their success, as Eurooms Ltd. has become a model for others in branch of long term shared housing." Please see WP:NPOV and WP:SPAM. NawlinWiki (talk) 16:30, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
Rochdale Super League (5 Articles) + Rochdale Rugby League Nines (2 Articles)
Hi NawlinWiki, I believe you have deleted 5 articles on the Rochdale Super League, may I ask why this is? I have spent hundreds of hours adding stuff to this page, and it is a disgrace that this has been removed without notification. Can you please post the article on here, so that I can keep it for our records. Regards, Matt
- Let's skip the personal attacks, shall we? I've been off Wikipedia in general for a few days. An amateur sports league and its teams and competitions don't meet our standards for notability, see WP:ATHLETE. NawlinWiki (talk) 20:53, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
- This sports league is a Semi-Pro standard. The players would be disgusted to be known as amateurs.
Homeautod
Hi NawlinWiki, Why did you delete the page about homeautod? Why was it not to your liking? It's an open source project so it's not even commercial! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coretech69 (talk • contribs) 06:26, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
User:Suryapackers1
You may wish to also block user from editing their own talk page. Clearly spam were added post-block.--Cahk (talk) 09:54, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
Spambot block
Shouldn't the block on 178.137.0.0/16 be anon-only? I don't see spamming from the logged-in accounts, of which there are many. --jpgordon::==( o ) 19:25, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
- Right, changed, thanks. NawlinWiki (talk) 20:56, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
Spambot block 2
Hi, i have some problem, when i use ip, how to check this? Iniquity (talk) 21:07, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
- Everything is ok now. Thx Iniquity (talk) 21:16, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
Edit filter false positive report at Beating a Dead Horse (album)
Please respond to Wikipedia:Edit filter/False positives/Reports#92.146.11.240; this hit was caused by this edit to the edit filter. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 04:27, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
- Removed $WAG from filter and responded to the FP report. Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 18:11, 8 December 2015 (UTC)
PhilJets
Hello NawlinWiki, About a year ago, the PhilJets page has been deleted. I would like know how it could be restored, or how a new page could be published. Could you help me on this? It might have been judged not known at the time. Since then, the start up has grown significantly, and aviation lovers would be happy to have info on that growing player in the Philippines. Thank you for your guidance, Ffrjeremyl (talk) 13:51, 15 December 2015 (UTC)Ffjerem — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ffrjeremyl (talk • contribs) 13:48, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
- It looks like you have already added that information to the Thierry Tea page. You do seem to have sources, so it's fine with me if you want to move that information into a separate article on PhilJets. NawlinWiki (talk) 16:54, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you for your response. Hence, how to start or move the information? Is it ok if I just create a new PhilJets page?
Thank you for your guidance.Ffrjeremyl —Preceding undated comment added 14:48, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
Season's Greetings
To You and Yours!
FWiW Bzuk (talk) 18:04, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
Season's Greetings!
Hello NawlinWiki: Enjoy the holiday season and upcoming winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America1000 22:16, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
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I noticed that one of your edit summaries at The Elephant Show mentioned sock puppetry and repeated vandalism. Given Scott Irvine's conection to that program and the recent vandalism at the Irvine article, I am wondering if there is a connection. Best.4meter4 (talk) 01:39, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
- There is, see User:Jaredgk2008. Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 17:54, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
Deleted YP NextHome wiki page
Hi Nawlin, I just wrote an wikipedia article on YP NextHome so that visitors could find the rental apartments very easily as I was benefited in the similar way. I noticed that it was deleted as part of advertising & promotional activity. I wrote article which was similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzBuzzHome without any intention of promotion. Please let me know what sort of changes you expect me to do so that I could publish the article on wikipedia without violating guidelines.
Thanks in advance and your response would be highly appreciated Singhdheeraj21 (talk) 18:21, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
When you have a moment
Hello N. I saw that you extended the protection on the Hank Goldberg article. Would you please update this on the protection template when you have the time. That will help to remove the article from the Category:Wikipedia pages with incorrect protection templates. Thanks for your time. MarnetteD|Talk 19:17, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
Matt Fax page being deleted
Hi, you just deleted the Matt Fax page, because he's "not an important person". Let me just precise that the man is selling records, is ranking on Beatport Top 100 at almost every releases, is supported by some Top 100 ranked DJs (as wrote in the article) and some of the greatest artists in the music industry. Could you please explain why you disabled the page ? Thanks. Nkwn (talk) 16:57, 4 January 2016 (UTC) nkwni (talk) 17:57, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- You need to cite reliable independent sources (i.e., not Facebook and Beatport, see WP:V) to show this person's notability per WP:MUSIC. NawlinWiki (talk) 20:11, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
Request for unprotection of "Empty page"
Hi, I wanted to create a redirect from Empty page to Intentionally blank page, similar to the existing redirect from Blank page, but the non-existing page is salted for vandalism. Can you unprotect it, please? (I'm contacting you because according to the logs you have been one of the admins involved back then.) Thanks --Matthiaspaul (talk) 13:20, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
- Created the redirect for you, thanks. NawlinWiki (talk) 16:54, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you as well. --Matthiaspaul (talk) 17:25, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
You deleted Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery last year as blatant promotion or advertising. I am reviewing a new draft, and am inclined to accept it, but I would appreciate if you could check the deleted article (which I can't see) and verify that the new draft is entirely different (as I think it is, because I can't imagine it being thought to be G11). Thank you. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:30, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
Videology
I noticed the article was deleted due to notability concerns and for advert before that. I poked around Google a little bit and found an article about them in The Wall Street Journal among others. I can't see the deleted versions, so I was hoping to get some context from you on whether there was a problem with the contents of the article, or if the subject just doesn't warrant inclusion in Wikipedia.
I have a potential COI. A contact of mine just recently got a job there; I am communicating to him that prior staff at that company have spammed Wikipedia and am trying to figure out if I can help him make a useful contribution, but notability looks kinda 50/50. I have found some decent sources at-a-glance,[1][2][3][4] but with sentiment about notability changing all the time in response to adverts/spam, it's hard to peg with precision/consistency. David King, Ethical Wiki (CorporateM) (Talk) 21:30, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
Undelete of Railfuture
Hello Nawlin, I just ended up redlinking to Railfuture. Would you be able to undelete it to User:Sladen/Railfuture so I can take a look at it over the next couple of months see what can be done with it. After nine years out, perhaps it has a future! Many appreciations in advance, —Sladen (talk) 23:14, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
- As well as the first two attempts from c.2007, there's another attempt at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Railfuture from c.2014—which I can't see either. If it makes sense, please could you consider doing a histmerge of all three attempts →Railfuture prior to undeleting to user space. —Sladen (talk) 23:55, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
User:CreativeAmanda blocked for being a sockpuppet
I saw you tagged the above account as a sockpuppet. I'm curious as to why. This is not a complaint, disagreement, or in any way a defense of this user. I'm simply curious as to how such things come about, as she was a user I tried to welcome to Wikipedia. Hallward's Ghost (Kevin) (My talkpage) 21:05, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
- This is the same person that's been trying to add an article about himself to Wikipedia since 2011. It's been deleted under numerous other names. See [[Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Prince-au-Léogâne]]. Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 22:55, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
Edits to Edwin D. Hill's page
Edwin D. Hill's page was incomplete, and IBEW members need to be aware of his past. Your reversions constitute historical revisionism. Transparency is needed, and facts from court records are not biased. RedsInTheUnion (talk) 23:07, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
My article
I was about to provide sources and links to my article but you deleted it too quickly. I will remake it (which is part of Wikipedia rules) and we will start again. --Konko Örbito (talk) 18:40, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
What the hell is wrong with you
You delete the contested deletion without giving me time to explain. You delete my article AGAIN without any template. Try following the rules. --Konko Örbito (talk) 18:44, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
Deleted page - CountAbout
Sorry, was trying to create a page like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneydance but it was speedily deleted. Please help. Thanks Josephcarpenter (talk) 22:30, 29 January 2016 (UTC) Joe Carpenter
Cat Creek and edit filter
Is there still a reason to disallow edits adding phrases like "cat creek"? עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 15:35, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
- I would leave it. That group of vandals will go away for months and then return. NawlinWiki (talk) 16:54, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Help needed with Edit filter 31
I just ran into a false positive report related to this filter. To summarize the issue, the user's edit was disallowed because (s)he edited a line which has one of the "ASCII art" strings. Can you please fix the filter so that it won't stop edits like that? עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 16:10, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
User:Institute_of_the_Incarnate_Word
I saw you blocked this user as I was going to warn them on User_talk:Institute_of_the_Incarnate_Word. Since they appealed is there anything I can do to confirm your opinion. The Institute of the Incarnate Word has been repeatedly "cleaned-up" where anything negative reagrding the founder is cleared away and minor points that put them in a positive light are added. Is there a way to semi-protect this page? >> M.P.Schneider,LC (parlemus • feci) 15:42, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
Invitation to Xavier editathon
Hi! I'm going to be in NOLA hosting our first editathon at Xavier focusing on local visual artists of the African diaspora. Would love if you could join us or spread the word! Thanks! --Heathart (talk) 00:42, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
Mandatory ANI Notice
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Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:Sandbox for user warnings
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Nomination of User talk:Sandbox for user warnings for deletion
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Need help to create page Aamir Ali Shah
Hello i want to create a page which you have recently Deleted - Here is the deleted page Aamir Ali Shah Kashmirlife142260 (talk) 14:33, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
RevDel request
I believe this should probably be RevDel'ed. Please let me know if you have any concerns. Thanks! DonIago (talk) 02:17, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
- Saw you hadn't edited recently; will refer elsewhere. DonIago (talk) 14:20, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
Hawk'N Hawk request
Hi, I am Hawk'N Hawk and I would like to ask permission to create an article for Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series. While back in 2008, there wasn't a lot to go by, a lot has happened and I feel that it's influence on both the internet and internet culture should allow it to be on the same pedestal as Markiplier or Channel Awesome. It isn't some random video on the internet, it was the founder of an entire genre of internet videos and I feel that it should have a category on wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HawkNHawk (talk • contribs) 07:53, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
Question
I see that you semi-protected Fish back on July 11, 2008 NawlinWiki. No complaints here - just wish we could do all promoted articles that way - it would save all the ridiculous time spent on undoing the damage done by vandals. I proposed something similar with WP:Project Accuracy but you can see by the mixed reviews on the TP that it makes for a very tough road to hoe. Atsme📞📧 18:31, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Dorsia listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Dorsia. Since you had some involvement with the Dorsia redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. Doctorx0079 (talk) 22:06, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
If we are going to redirect to American Psycho, we need to get something in the main article showing why Dorsia matters. -- Doctorx0079 (talk) 22:08, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
Editing Claudio Silva (computer scientist) listed at Redirects for discussion
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Unprotection Request
Hello. I was hoping you could unprotect LaToya Forever from creation so I can add an article I have written on her, it was protected in November 2013 due to being created by a banned user. Full disclosure I am being paid by someone who contacted me through Fiverr to create an article that is within Wikipedia guidelines, full sources etc. to demonstrate the notability of the subject. I have written the article and I believe it is both neutral and factual and should be acceptable within Wikipedia guidelines. The article is currently residing at User:MPJ-DK/Draft Space 2 but due to the actions of a banned user over two-and-a-half years ago it's still just a draft. I was hoping that after reading the article that you could unlock the page and let me create it? Please let me know if you have any concerns etc. always happy to address any issues there may be with my request. Thanks in advance. MPJ-DK 20:43, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
brannon bates update
Hi, I noticed a vote to have a page for Brannon Bates here:http://www.omnilexica.com/?q=brannon+bates+(actor)and I would like to help. Additional TV and music credits have been acquired since deletion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brannon_Bates Wikipage2016 (talk) 08:56, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
Request To Recreate the Page KENNETH UWADI
Hi NawlinWiki, I seek to recreate the page KENNETH UWADI thast you deleted in 2008. I want to recreate it with verifiable sources and I seek your permission (talk) 09:16, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
Abuse filters
Hi, because of an irritating AbuseFilter bug, we (Kaldari, MusikAnimal and I) are going to do an update next week that will affect some of your filters. We hope we'll fix all affected filters ourselves, but we're of course grateful if you want to help us. The issue is explained here; the current plan is here. In any case, we wanted you to be aware what's happening, and you're very welcome to help out of course. I'm sending you an email with more details. /Johan (WMF) (talk) 13:06, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
Regarding the deletion of Gian kumar page
Hi You have deleted Gian kumar page, Please let me know the reason. I read all the rules and regulations form biography page and it does not violet any of the rules, in there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.51.133.158 (talk) 06:25, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
Regarding the deletion of Gian kumar page
Hi You have deleted Gian kumar page, Please let me know the reason. I read all the rules and regulations form biography page and it does not violet any of the rules, in there.
And I request you to recreate the page. Jagadeshanh (talk)jagadeshanh
Extended confirmed protection
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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins
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A new user right for New Page Patrollers
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It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.
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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!
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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Heavy Duty (TV Series)
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Rüster/Ruster
Hello Nawlin. I just created a list page for the surname Rüster. I would like to also create a 'redirect' to this list from the word Ruster. You had previously deleted a page with that name (on 23 March 2011) as G3 Vandalism. I'm double checking with you that all is OK to create this redirect. Thanks! - Xenxax (talk) 23:06, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
- Hello Nawlin. Haven't heard your response to my question and am assuming after a week that there's no problem in my creating a redirect from "Ruster" to "Rüster" ... which I've just now done. Hopefully that's no problem for you. Thank you. - Xenxax (talk) 20:35, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
Merry, merry!
From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 14:08, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
MfD nomination of User talk:AgentHD123
User talk:AgentHD123, a page which you created or substantially contributed to (or which is in your userspace), has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User talk:AgentHD123 and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User talk:AgentHD123 during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. -- A Certain White Cat chi? 19:42, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
TheSethMovieChannel (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
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RPP
Request for unprotection in Template:US Inflation. --219.79.180.148 (talk) 05:09, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
420chan redirect
Hi, I'd like to request that the redirect for 420chan have its indefinite protection removed. Said protection was set by you in 2008, which was understandable at the time as imageboards were a dime a dozen and the article was poorly written content, however nowadays as other imageboards have come to exist and have grown to similar or even smaller sizes, whom now have their own dedicated articles (see Ylilauta and 8chan as an example) there is no reason for this redirect to not now be turned into a proper article. It's a 12 year old burgeoning community and a successful business.
Thank you for your work! Kirtaner (talk) 18:59, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
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Trouted
Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly. |
You have been trouted--217.118.78.107 (talk) 17:39, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
Edit filter false positive reported at User:Mpagan2/sandbox
Can you please look at thie dalse positive report? It refers to this attempted edit, and was disallowed due to what you wanted to do in this filter change. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 03:43, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
Creating an article on the species Graphania averilla
I noticed that you have previously deleted an article on the above moth species. I'm drafting an article on this species as it was discovered by Averil Margaret Lysaght about whom I have also contributed to Wikipedia. It seemed to polite to inform you that I am about to add the same to Wikipedia given your previous actions. Please let me know if you have any issues. Best regards Ambrosia10 (talk) 02:25, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
Need help with an attack category
This category had, until literally a couple of days ago, listed some Singapore-based IPs as my sockpuppets (Arbiteroftruth is my former account. I changed my name, after some advice from other Wikipedians, some years ago). I have never socked in my life, and I will gladly undergo Checkuser tests to prove that, so this category is an attack cat, and rather offensive. Can it be deleted and protected from recreation? Kiteinthewind Leave a message! 06:48, 28 May 2017 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) The category will be deleted in a couple of days. -- zzuuzz (talk) 07:23, 28 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi, could you userfy the content of this article for me? Might try to resurrect it. Thanks Chubbles (talk) 05:11, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
- Never mind, I just found its content on an external page, it was worthless drivel about a teenager. Chubbles (talk) 22:36, 3 June 2017 (UTC)
Spambot: 178.137.215.201
178.137.215.201 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)
Hello,
I just came upon this IP's attempted edits while patrolling recent changes/vandalism, and I checked the /16 range and happened to notice that you had blocked the range in the past for spamming. Not sure whether or not this is related at all, but this appears to be a long-term issue. Could you take a look into this? Thank you. 2601:1C0:4401:F360:3DB2:F0A8:EEA7:B25F (talk) 05:12, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
Is that you on Wikia?
Is that your account on Wikia? http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User:NawlinWiki --Theblackmidi72 (talk) 10:46, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
Article review ( draft: Anita Yadav) query
I am looking to get my article (draft Anita Yadav) reviewed as soon as possible so that it can be published fast. Am on a deadline. Can you please guide me through the process.
Thanks in Advance Buzz.media (talk) 10:51, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:Sandbox for user warnings
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Any chance you can pop in and...
take a look at MediaWiki_talk:Titleblacklist#2017_Paul_Hunter_Classic? Ta. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 10:08, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:Paddingtonrecord.jpg
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MfD nomination of User:Jabaker75/CeraLyte
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Ntel- page deleted
Hello NawlinWiki, I see you deleted this page about Ntel https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ntel&action=edit&redlink=1 back in 2009. Could you let me know why? Also is there an archive of the page i can view to get it up to standard?
Ntel is quite a prominent company in Nigeria as referenced here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NITEL and here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophilus_Danjuma
Thanks.
Deyanz (talk) 09:39, 3 August 2017 (UTC) Deyanz
Speedy Deleted my Wikipedia Page on CHazz Miller
Hi, I'm writing because you deleted my wikipedia page on Chazz Miller, I have edited this and I'm at the Wikimania conference, do you want to help me make this better? I've polished it up and added and took away information that I thought might now be of value and sources that you guys may not like. However I kept the references to the News, University and Government channels.... And proof of work.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThatChickOverThere (talk • contribs) 17:46, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
Aegon Targaryen listed at Redirects for discussion
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Defamation revdel request
Hi, NawlinWiki, can you please take a look at this little bit of defamation in an article? Largoplazo (talk) 11:44, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
- Never mind, already done. Largoplazo (talk) 13:52, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
Jim Adler page
Hi. I noticed that you've deleted Jim Adler page back in 2007. He is a legendary guy and definitely fits Wikipeia (lots of reliable independent sources). Could you please check the old article for interesting facts to include into the article? I can't find the text for old article. Thank you in advance. -- Bbarmadillo (talk) 22:34, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
Star Wars: Battlefront II move protection
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IP's blocked indef
Would you mind reviewing a few IP's that you had blocked indef to see if that length of block is still required please? The list is:
- 142.4.117.177 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) blocked by User:NawlinWiki for spambot
- 120.43.20.149 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) blocked by User:NawlinWiki for spambot
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- 107.178.200.1 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) blocked by User:NawlinWiki for spambot
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- 91.200.12.136 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) blocked by User:NawlinWiki for spambot
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Coming here from WP:RFPP where a request was made to remove the full protection you applied to this redirect in 2008. I declined the unprotection request because you hadn't been contacted and because the RfD is open. I'll take it from your note in the protection log that you're okay with whatever the result of the discussion is, otherwise your input would be appreciated. Thanks. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:43, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
Category:Sri Lankan physicians has been nominated for discussion
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Seasons' Greetings
...to you and yours, from the Great White North! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 03:30, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
Happy Holidays
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Hello,
I just thought I'd let you know that I recreated the article above that you deleted on August 12, 2014. Hitcher vs. Candyman (talk) 06:18, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
Semi-protection on KFC
Hi, NawlinWiki. You changed the protection level of the KFC article in January 2010. More than eight years have passed. Would you be willing to unprotect it? It's not as though KFC is a particularly controversial topic. Thanks, 2001:BB6:4703:4A58:755B:C994:A4CC:FC8 (talk) 21:22, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
Protected from Creation page on Yungen (rapper)
Hi NawlinWiki,
In 2015 you changed the status of the Yungen (rapper) page to 'protected from creation' because the article was about a 'non-notable person, organisation, etc'. The notability status of this subject has since changed, and the artist recently went platinum in the UK. Because of this, would you reverse the page's protected status please? Thank you, Katbehookd (talk) 20:59, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of User:Ronjohn/WifiTastic
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Thanks,
As you doubtless remember (!!) you blocked this user in July 2008 for abuse of multiple accounts (Grawp). He has now asked for unblock; as difficult request to assess in view of the elapsed time. Do you have any advice to offer? ----Anthony Bradbury"talk" 16:15, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
Unprotection request
As the original protecting admin (back in 2008), could you please unprotect Tim Pawlenty? He ran for president in 2012, but I'm not aware of any ongoing controversies since then. Thanks. 2600:1008:B148:D078:4142:B274:DB5F:AE93 (talk) 15:35, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
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Unprotecting Allen key
Allen key is currently fully-protected, with the reason "no reason to move or edit redirect without discussion". I think the protection level can probably be reduced from full at this point. Enterprisey (talk!) 06:09, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
Protection
Hi NawlinWiki, any reason why this is fully protected rather than just semi? I had to change it as the name has been assigned to a different genus. (See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Dinosaurs/Image_review#Maraapunisaurus). Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:31, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
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Possible return of a blocked editor
User Horrorhistorian (first edit 28 Oct 2018) appears to be Nickolaus Albert Pacione (NickolausPacione, Np1976, Plagiarismwatcher316, Unclefossil720) who was blocked 14 Oct 2015 by administrations NawlinWiki, Huon and MaxSem after a decade of abuses under different user names. He has been particularly active at Fan fiction and Edison Records. --Naaman Brown (talk) 14:02, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
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noble biographies and more
Thank you for quality articles such as Andrée Ruellan, Rajendra Bikram Shah, Tepe Gawra and Mary Given Sheerer, for admin services, fighting spam, vandalism and bad user names, - repeating from the two below: you are an awesome Wikipedian!
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The redirect that page pointed to was renamed by a requested move recently, which has created a double redirect. Tropicalkitty (talk) 06:01, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
- I see that JJMC89 fixed it shortly after, so it's fine now. Tropicalkitty (talk) 08:14, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
Move protection for Louisville, Kentucky
The page Louisville, Kentucky has been move-protected by you. I'm not proposing to move the page, and seeing as there are numerous other Louisville, <state> pages, it seems reasonable that the qualification of <state> is needed to distinguish them. But on the other hand, the page was moved once from 'Louisville'. Page protection is normally limited to some finite time. Do we need indefinite move protection here? Sbalfour (talk) 18:12, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
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MfD nomination of User talk:Sandbox for user warnings
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Basudev (film) - Need a favor
Hello NawlinWiki! Basudev has a redlink for the Nepali film. I was surprised because many useless promotional pages from Nepal exist while this didn't. It's arguably in the top 10 of the best Nepalese movies of all time. As such, I am certain many offline RS exist. But, not having a good library nearby which would keep such archives, I want to create a stub with only the reliable information that is available online. I have multiple hits on google books. There are a few web hits as well but Nepal doesn't have entertainment tabloids (not least online) that would qualify as WP:RS. I want to create an article but I don't want it to be deleted for the sole reason of ""being a recreation of deleted material". I think you were the one who deleted it before via WP:PROD. So, what do you think? Can I create a stub on this? Thanks! Usedtobecool ✉️ ✨ 06:49, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
Sigh...
I have just stumbled across a fairly recent edit of yours, and my attention was caught by the user name, which I rarely see now, but which I remember as one of the most active editors and administrators when I first became involved in Wikipedia. It gives me a certain feeling of nostalgia. JamesBWatson (talk) 20:39, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
- Me too. Nice to see you around. Dlohcierekim (talk) 11:58, 25 July 2019 (UTC)
Deleted redirect
Hi. You deleted palorchestid (twelve years ago), is there something I am overlooking or an objection to recreation? cygnis insignis 14:56, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
Category:Terrorcons has been nominated for discussion
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