User talk:PhilKnight/Archive115

Editor experience invitation

Hi PhilKnight :) I'm looking for experienced editors to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 00:28, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

No thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 02:01, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for responding to my AIV request! Myrealnamm (💬talk · ✏️contribs) at 15:28, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 15:29, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Looks like there's another one

Hi Phil, I found this one. Special:Contributions/92.97.174.234. I'll start to revert now. Thanks in advance. Bringingthewood (talk) 23:14, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/2001:8F8:1869:1088:A0DA:1741:1C0:22E and Special:Contributions/2001:8F8:1D2D:3B23:D04E:2504:98EE:D60A - Bringingthewood (talk) 23:29, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi, thanks. Blocked for 3 months each. PhilKnight (talk) 23:45, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Guess who? Special:Contributions/2.51.26.223 and Special:Contributions/37.245.217.18 - Thank you, Bringingthewood (talk) 04:00, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Blocked 3 months each. PhilKnight (talk) 05:14, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks again! Bringingthewood (talk) 05:24, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Phil. Special:Contributions/37.245.217.70 and Special:Contributions/86.98.135.205 -- Thank you. Bringingthewood (talk) 01:37, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi, blocked 3 months each. Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 12:17, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Hate doing this to you. Special:Contributions/86.99.23.47 - Bringingthewood (talk) 01:16, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Not a problem. Blocked for 3 months. PhilKnight (talk) 05:38, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Looks like this will go on forever. Thanks again. Regards. Bringingthewood (talk) 21:10, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Phil. Got one Special:Contributions/2.49.189.148 and maybe another. Not sure if this one Special:Contributions/2.49.15.138 falls in the correct date range - Bringingthewood (talk) 02:38, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi, blocked 3 months each. Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 04:35, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Great. Much appreciated. Bringingthewood (talk) 04:42, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi PK. Might be a safe bet to get this one Special:Contributions/2001:8F8:2D10:8216:392A:DB9D:E767:7D94, it's up to you. Not sure if these people go back to open IP's. Thanks in advance. Bringingthewood (talk) 21:05, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi, blocked for 3 months. PhilKnight (talk) 12:36, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

You're the man! Bringingthewood (talk) 20:51, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

No, thank you for your perseverance. Eventually they will give up. PhilKnight (talk) 18:11, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

You're welcome. Let's hope so ... unless they own a 3 month calendar. @@ Regards, Bringingthewood (talk) 00:57, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Found one. Special:Contributions/92.96.105.225 - Regards. Bringingthewood (talk) 05:07, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Blocked for 3 months. PhilKnight (talk) 21:11, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. Bringingthewood (talk) 01:21, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Maybe a small precaution. Materialscientist reverted him right away. Seems like they test the water at times. Who knows. Special:Contributions/2001:8F8:1D65:F329:20C2:C218:F6A8:AD74 - Bringingthewood (talk) 05:02, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Blocked for 3 months. Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 12:26, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi PK. Not sure if someone could be blocked for one edit. But this one strikes me in a weird way. Special:Contributions/2001:8F8:1361:842:9C61:6CBE:4DC5:F1F2. This IP was also done right after that. Special:Contributions/217.164.41.132. I get that testing the water feeling with some of these IP's. P.S. If I'm driving you nuts with this, please tell me. Thanks in advance. Bringingthewood (talk) 21:51, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

And another. Special:Contributions/176.204.34.163. Bringingthewood (talk) 21:55, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi, blocked all IPs for 3 months. Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 13:40, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for that. Seems like you agreed with the 'one hit wonder' IP. This one I just saw and his revert was exact. Special:Contributions/2400:ADC1:1F0:400:7ED4:809:622E:B8AB. This is one from May. Special:Contributions/2001:8F8:1D3D:58D9:B976:54DB:EDF1:5BF1 Regards. Bringingthewood (talk) 23:03, 19 June 2024 (UTC) P.S. I don't think the block took on this one you mentioned above. Special:Contributions/176.204.34.163. Bringingthewood (talk) 23:08, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for spotting I didn't block that IP. Now blocked plus the other two. Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 02:41, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Yet again.. you are the man! Thank you. Bringingthewood (talk) 02:49, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello again. Here's one: Special:Contributions/202.47.33.166 Bringingthewood (talk) 01:38, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi, blocked for 3 months. Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 06:47, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, Phil. Looks like other editors are warning him also. The more that see this nonsense, the better. Regards, John. Bringingthewood (talk) 21:03, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

I found these two Special:Contributions/94.205.31.8 and Special:Contributions/2001:8F8:1361:3DB7:3073:F140:19B2:F22F. I'm sending them to be on the safe side ... him going back to them etc. Is there a time limit on these? They're from March and April. Thanks. Bringingthewood (talk) 01:28, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi John, I'm willing to block older IPs so long they are from the last 6 months. Anyway, thanks, I have blocked them for 3 months each. PhilKnight (talk) 11:57, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, Phil. For the blocks and for noting the time span. Safe to say, I'll speak to you again. Regards, John. Bringingthewood (talk) 20:22, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society

Dear PhilKnight,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. Additionally, if I may speak on behalf of the WikiProject Buddhism community, congratulations on this milestone. It is heartwarming to see you as an active user after all these years. Take good care, my friend!​

Best regards, Usedbook (talk) 19:20, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Usedbook, thanks so much for your note. I am going to decline your invitation to the Fifteen Year Society, but thanks for asking. Thanks also for your comments about the Buddhism community on Wikipedia. Take care my friend, PhilKnight (talk) 20:19, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Another IP, same user

Hi, you recently blocked 201.188.130.53 for three months for disruptive editing on various Disney etc. related topics. I think this is the same user: Special:Contributions/190.21.184.81 (geolocates to same place, edits same topics). Would you please block them, too? Thanks, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:50, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I have blocked them for 3 months. Thanks, PhilKnight (talk) 12:48, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

74.88.89.129

An IP you blocked on the 29th is back again listing fake movie titles on various film studio pages. I reported them on AIV hours ago, but nothing's been done, other than the IP range getting blocked from one extra page. One. They're still going at it. Please help. CRBoyer 05:35, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

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IP Editors Adding Whitespace

Hi, you blocked two IP addresses making useless edits to an article, adding only one space each time. Another IP is now doing the same thing, 2409:4085:D8C:B4FE:1968:F15B:45F7:47EA, this time to International Olympic Committee. Could you please also block this IP address? Adam Black ^{talk • contributions} 16:47, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Adam, I have blocked the IP for 48 hours. Thanks, PhilKnight (talk) 16:49, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

DrillMario tagging

Based on this comment, should the tag on User:DrillMario be updated as CU-confirmed? DMacks (talk) 17:20, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Yes, now done. PhilKnight (talk) 17:22, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! DMacks (talk) 17:26, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Re: Block

Not sure what happened here but it looks like the user wasn't blocked; I went ahead and blocked. Best, Spencer^T•C 06:53, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 10:29, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

MOS:Hyphencaps move

Could you delete Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station to make way to move Hazawa yokohama-kokudai Station into the space? There is already a discussion that has pretty much ended in an agreement that they should be moved, and I've already done one of the requested moves. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 06:09, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

I've done the delete. PhilKnight (talk) 06:12, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Countering systemic bias

Didn't manage to ping you properly. While cleaning up a missing sig I found and restored an IP comment that was removed by another (although probably the same person?). It happened around the time of what I assume are your revdels at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Countering systemic bias, so dropping a note in an abundance of caution case I missed something. Best, CMD (talk) 07:01, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. I didn't have to suppress anything as a result of your edits. Thanks again. PhilKnight (talk) 09:55, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Mesh something

Hi PhilKnight, sorry to bother you but could you also block Mesho24a too? If possible, could you also disable their email to prevent further abuse? Thanks. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 11:49, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. PhilKnight (talk) 11:53, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Cliff Richard

Not even two hours after your protection at Richard's article expired, the same person showed up with a new identity to attack it again. Help, please. City of Silver 20:06, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Nope, I should've taken this to RFPP instead of pestering you. And the article has been protected again so we're all set. City of Silver 20:22, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Assistance request Regarding the Abdul Azim Badakhshi's Article

Hello dear @PhilKnight , I am reaching you requesting your Cooperation regarding one of my Articles Abdul Azim Badakhshi .,He is fully meet the WP:SPORTSPERSON. Please keep this article and close the nomination for dilation.

I am will be thankful for your assistance.

Sincerely Parwiz ahmadi (talk) 18:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

I don't generally closed Articles for Deletion debates. Another admin will close the discussion in the next few days. PhilKnight (talk) 18:55, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:44, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

revdel request

Mind cleaning up some Russian hate speech at Sexual orientation?   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 13:22, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done. PhilKnight (talk) 13:27, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thanks for all the good work you do.

Maliner (talk) 15:37, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 15:39, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Harry the house

Hi,

I notice you'd intervened in a number of cases of block evasion by troublesome IP-hopper Harry the house. Harry is currently in Berlin. I can't get AIV to take an interest as it's not "obvious vandalism", and SPI is slow to react. I'm wasting a lot of time mopping up after him. Is there anything you can do?

Thanks, Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 13:51, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I have blocked the IP for 3 months. PhilKnight (talk) 14:02, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 14:11, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

And another! Frankfurt now. Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 09:06, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

PS

Also here. Most of this stuff is actually pretty benign. He's mostly moved away from WP:NOPIPE violations to focus on updating piped links where pages have been moved. It's the sheer volume and persistence that's troubling, plus the refusal to communicate. Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 14:10, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Blocked for 3 months each. Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 15:00, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

TPA revoking

125.165.201.184 (talk) may need their talk page editing privileges revoked. ObserveOwl (chit-chat • my doings) 10:40, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done. PhilKnight (talk) 10:42, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Penis post at ANI

You show up on a list of recently active admins, is why I am telling you in particular. Elinruby (talk) 05:01, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Already reverted. I have revision deleted them. PhilKnight (talk) 05:16, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Admin's Barnstar
		Thanks for all the blocks in the past .. and for the future. Bringingthewood (talk) 22:03, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 14:43, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Swagotalaxmi_Deb

Was this editor blocked as part of the SPI as they are back at it again. If you see their talk page they are definitely WP:NOTHERE. CNMall41 (talk) 04:51, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Sorry about that - I didn't block them as part of the SPI. Now blocked and tagged. Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 05:42, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

No issues. Just didn't want to miss anything since they went right back to editing after everyone else was blocked. Thanks for looking into it. --CNMall41 (talk) 17:56, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Croissant

@PhilKnight I wanted to tell you that there is someone insisting vandalising the article croissant. 77.205.117.191 (talk) 19:53, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. I've left a note on their user talk. PhilKnight (talk) 19:57, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

User:Green and Gold Anime

Hi, could you consider removing the user's talk page as they are now abusing their own talk page. Thanks. TLJ7863 (talk) 23:58, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. Now done. PhilKnight (talk) 00:00, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

About your latest block

What is there to do about his, 38.25.16.172, weird edit summaries on Kenya Finance Bill protests? They contain addresses. Also, can I remove his comments from my talk page? Win8x (talk) 19:29, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Oh, he has a new IP and keeps posting those addresses. Should I suggest protection? Kenya Finance Bill protests is being vandalized again. Win8x (talk) 19:31, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Blocked the new IP, semi-protected the page, redacted the edit summaries. PhilKnight (talk) 19:38, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

He's back as 187.161.133.189, vandalizing my talk page. Win8x (talk) 19:57, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

American Airlines Flight 11 & American Airlines Flight 77

Dear Phil, It appears that the vandal you recently blocked is still vandalising with the same comment, but this time on American Airlines Flight 77 using exactly the same wording as beforre. Yours in haste, David David J Johnson (talk) 17:05, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

They also registered a new account just a few minutes ago here. JeffSpaceman (talk) 15:55, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Blocked. PhilKnight (talk) 15:57, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Admin's Barnstar
		For dealing with the LTA nonsense noted in the section above. Thank you for all that you do here. JeffSpaceman (talk) 15:52, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 15:53, 4 July 2024 (UTC)