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My RFA
Hi, I just wanted to leave a note saying thank you for partcipating in my RFA, and your comments will be taken on board and acted upon. Hopfully, I will be of a level you can support in a future RFA. MrLittleIrish (talk) © 13:14, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
Since it is a high-traffic page apparently linked from another site, please use the full-size {{pp-dispute}} instead of the small top-icon, so that it clearly says there's no endorsement of the current version. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 17:49, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
- Even though your protected it, RE, they blanked all but the first sentence yet again.Sturmde (talk) 00:41, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
- @Seb:
Done. I should have thought of that myself. - @Sturmde: Take it up with DragonflySixtyseven (talk · contribs) about his edit through full protection, or raise it on WP:ANI. Personally, I think his edit has some merit if he thought that the paragraph was misrepresenting sources. Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:30, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
- @Seb:
Vandalism only account
Hi. You blocked this account before. See if you think it's time to do so again: User talk:70.88.101.211. All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:26, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
- Actually, that is an IP address, not a vandalism-only account. Generally, it is best to report vandalizing users to WP:AIV, since I might not see the message for 12+ hours. At AIV, the vandal will normally get blocked within 5 minutes. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:44, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
Need an edit filter manager to look at a false positive
I was doing some looking at the edit filter false positive page and found this report that appears to be a true false positive. Can you look at the filter code for me and see what caused the error? Hghyux (talk to me)(talk to others) 01:58, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
Syrian Uprising Page
The common users who edit the The Syrian uprising page have came to unanimous consensus that the Syrian uprising (2011-present) page and its talk should be protected. I was wondering if you could administer the protection template. Sopher99 (talk) 00:49, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Syrian_uprising_(2011–present)#RFP_.3F
- I really don't see the level of disruption necessary to protect the article. Additionally, the talk page wouldn't be protected because that runs counter to the protection policy. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:39, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
Editor review
Hello Reaper Eternal. I noticed that you listed yourself as willing to review deleted edits, and I was wondering if you could demolish, er, I mean review, my speedy deletion tagging for my edit review. If you don't have time, that's fine - just let me know and I'll go and pester someone else. Thanks! — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 10:02, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
- Done Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:46, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 21:27, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
Recall procedure
Hi there. I have chosen you as one of the editors who may request my resignation as part of my my recall procedure. Could you have a look, and confirm whether you're happy being on the list? Thanks. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 17:09, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'm fine with that. (As an aside, here are my criteria.) Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:52, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks!
Thanks for lifting that auto-block mate! Really appreciate it!Oakley77 (talk) 01:57, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
- No problem! Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:14, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
Bad Girls Club: Mexico
Oxygen has already announced that season 9 will begin airing on July 9th, 2012, and the cast has already been announced. For that matter, season 10 has already begun casting, which was also announced by Oxygen. Read the facts first. It is not speculation. Junebea1 (talk) 23:09, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
- What are you talking about? Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:13, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
Delete copyrighted revisions of Shoojit Sircar
Revisions 492330726, 492331017 and 492332824 of Shoojit Sircar contain text copied from http://www.matpal.com/2012/04/shoojit-sircar-biography-director-of.html and hence constitute a copyright violation. These revisions have to be hidden under REVDEL RD1. I have placed a {{copyvio-revdel}} tag on the article twice which was removed by someone else.
- Blech.... I have hidden the inappropriate revisions. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:35, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
Hey! I like your comment on his RFA. I'm thinking of listing him at ANI for death threats and adding <!-- DASHbot is a idiot--> or something to his sandbox, also for the multiple fair use image issues there. Should I? --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 19:31, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- No. The death threat was a while ago and obviously unactioned. Adding insulting comments to bots in his own sandbox isn't that much of an issue. The fair use issues have also been resolved. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:35, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- Also, this doesn't seem appealing. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 19:36, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- There is no need to create pointless drama on ANI. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:40, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- Okay! Thanks for the heads-up. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 19:41, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- Was going to oppose based on immaturity and lack of experience, but by the time I hit save, it was already closed.—cyberpower ChatOnline 20:11, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- Okay! Thanks for the heads-up. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 19:41, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- There is no need to create pointless drama on ANI. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:40, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- Also, this doesn't seem appealing. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 19:36, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
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Re: Dbag
Re-protected...I severely underestimated the number of Oatmeal fans with autoconfirmed accounts willing to vandalize. It's currently set to "indefinite" so that it doesn't expire and leave the article fully unprotected, but it should probably be dropped back down to semi- in a few weeks. -RunningOnBrains(talk) 18:17, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks! I had initially re-protected the page due to the number of autoconfirmed vandals, and then was thinking, "Oh shit...I just started a wheel war", so I reset the protection. As an aside, I may semi the talk page if the vexatious edit requests for vandalism continue. Reaper Eternal (talk) 22:38, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
188.220.39.76
User talk:188.220.39.76, whom you had blocked, is back vandalizing more articles. -- Ssilvers (talk) 21:22, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
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- Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:32, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Thanks...
... for catching that vandalism! It's been a while since I had any on my talk page!
Regards, PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 01:30, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:32, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
A cup of coffee for you!
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- Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:32, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Unblock requests and filters
heya, I see you're a filter creating kinda guy -- do we need a filter, and can we use a filter, to catch things like User talk:Dfleck? (an unblock-auto with blank params). Or does that just want template editing? We've been getting dozens of these in the last couple of days. I've not seen any useful patterns in the IPs being used. Odd annoying vandalism. --jpgordon::==( o ) 00:30, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Edit filter/Requested is where this could go.--Jasper Deng (talk) 00:33, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- I don't think we want to disallow these edits, since they may be caused by inexperienced users or bugs. It shouldn't be too hard to modify Template:Unblock-auto to warn the user that his unblock request cannot be processed unless he gives the requisite information. That said, there may be a bug with this, so I'm going to test it. Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:47, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- It doesn't seem to be a bug—the autoblock notice popped up correctly on my alternate account. As an aside, I found that admins cannot be autoblocked. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:30, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- OK, I've started seeing a ton of these requests. I think the software may actually be getting screwed up and displaying a bunch of $#'s to people. Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:06, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Has any legit user had the problem? So far, none of them I've seen has actually been blocked or been subject to an autoblock. --jpgordon::==( o ) 23:04, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- No. Commonly, it's the user's first edit. When I checked as mentioned above, the autoblock notice displayed correctly. A global block may be causing issues, however. Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:28, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Has any legit user had the problem? So far, none of them I've seen has actually been blocked or been subject to an autoblock. --jpgordon::==( o ) 23:04, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- OK, I've started seeing a ton of these requests. I think the software may actually be getting screwed up and displaying a bunch of $#'s to people. Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:06, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- It doesn't seem to be a bug—the autoblock notice popped up correctly on my alternate account. As an aside, I found that admins cannot be autoblocked. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:30, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- I don't think we want to disallow these edits, since they may be caused by inexperienced users or bugs. It shouldn't be too hard to modify Template:Unblock-auto to warn the user that his unblock request cannot be processed unless he gives the requisite information. That said, there may be a bug with this, so I'm going to test it. Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:47, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
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- I see you caught the boomerang for that stunt. Please stop evading your block. Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:04, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
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There is still an AfD tag at Zealot (Starcraft Unit) directing to the AfD you closed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/What is Zealot?. You may want to review the situation there. Monty845 05:55, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
- Zapped. I closed and forgot to delete it. >.< Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:09, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Complaint about Ridernyc
I've come to the opinion that Ridernyc seems to come to rash decisions on a whim not objective one's.Having these on his User:Ridernyc sort of confirms this " This user reverts vandalism in the blink of an eye with Twinkle! " / " This user is the boss of Wikipedia " - his reply " The articles are not subject to delection, the debate supports keeping. P.S. do not threaten me sucka. Removing all the tags again. P.S. show me where you are the boss of Wikipedia? Can you do that? RBLakes 09:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)./ " This user page has been vandalized 29 times " - seems very popular :-S.This user does not like GENRE WARRIORS " - seems like one himself from the, admittedly brief contact I've had with him.Not a person you can seem to reason with - as he says " he's the boss of Wikipedia " - that may be tongue in cheek but not the type of thing I'd expect an editor of Wikipedia to have on his user page. He seems like a very confrontational character to me. Perhaps I'm wrong but felt the urge to express my opinion to you as you seem to be a far more objective person than he is.Please could you pass my complaint on the relevent page as I'm not to sure how to do so myself() Scratchy7929 16:21, 23 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scratchy7929 (talk • contribs) 16:10, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
- You can continue personal attacks against me and continue trying to edit without and against consensus but it will get you nowhere fast. Ridernyc (talk) 16:24, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Adopt-a-user
Hi Reaper Eternal,
Are you taking adoption requests?
Talkback
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Edit Filter request
Would it be easy to block the string "Conor Lynn"? There is an idiot of that name on Twitter who is trying to get his name into as many articles as possible - well over a dozen already, and I don't think we're keeping up with him. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:56, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- No, I take it back, my latest sweep hasn't found any new ones, with luck he has got bored. Wait and see if it recurs... I was afraid it was going to one of those memes. JohnCD (talk) 20:59, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- It wouldn't be difficult for me to add it to filter 58, if you wish. Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:02, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, please, it hasn't stopped, I've just zapped another. JohnCD (talk) 21:22, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Added to filter 260. Reaper Eternal (talk) 22:07, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you. You can probably take it out again now, if it's desirable to reduce the amount of filtering: I think this was a short-term thing, and the silly kids will have got bored with it. JohnCD (talk) 21:41, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
- Added to filter 260. Reaper Eternal (talk) 22:07, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, please, it hasn't stopped, I've just zapped another. JohnCD (talk) 21:22, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- It wouldn't be difficult for me to add it to filter 58, if you wish. Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:02, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Soil Warrior page deletion
I see that you deleted the page I created about the Soil Warrior. It is not in any way an advertisement, simply a definition of sorts of a piece of tillage equipment. Please allow me to keep the wikipedia page or tell me specifically what I need to change so that it cannot be misinterpreted as an advertisement. Wideopenthinking (talk) 15:15, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
- The tone of the writing was completely inappropriate for Wikipedia (see WP:NPOV and WP:ADVERT for more information). For example, you wrote, "...that will save you money and time in the long run." and , which isn't exactly a neutral description of the tiller. On the other hand, when you wrote "The Soil Warrior can reach depths of up to 20” and can be configured up to 24 rows. It contains parallel linkage...", you were accurately and neutrally describing the tiller. If you would like, I can restore the page to a sandbox for you to rewrite into a more appropriate tone—not one that sounds like a company press release. However, upon further review, the tiller does not seem to be notable. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:50, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
History merge
Hey Reaper, could you do a history merge if it isn't too difficult? I feel like the edits in this series of diffs should be placed between these edits. Ryan Vesey Review me! 15:40, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
- Done Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:11, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you very much! That looked like it was quite a bit of work. Ryan Vesey Review me! 07:17, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
Objection to speedy deletion of Tamara Brooks
Dear Reaper Eternal,
I am writing to object to Ridernyc's speedy deletion of Tamara Brooks. Tamara Brooks was one of the most important female conductors and one of the most important choral conductors of her time. It was surprising to me to read the questioning of her "importance" when the article clearly demonstrated her widespread international repute. See also here: http://necmusic.edu/tamara-brooks-1941-2012
Note also that A7 was given as the reason for deletion. However, A7 itself states why the deletion was in error: It is irrelevant whether the claim of notability within the article is not sufficient for the notability guidelines. If the claim is credible, the A7 tag can not be applied. Often what seems non-notable to a new page patroller is shown to be notable in a deletion discussion. A7 was wrongfully applied.
I strongly object to this deletion. LeonardoCiampa (talk) 11:27, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
- I never deleted that page. As you can see here, RHaworth (talk · contribs) deleted it. Additionally, I see that it has been restored. Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:35, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
Objection to speedy deletion of David Amerland
Dear Reaper Eternal,
Hi. I am a little new to this so I am not sure how to go about it completely. I followed the guidelines (I hope) in creating the living authors page for David Amerland (I recently read one hf his books) and I tracked down sources where he is mentioned or interviewed. I had a look at a couple of other living author pages to see how much detail is necessary. Jane Adams (fiction writer) seemed to have about the same, a little longer in the bibliography. I believe Wikipedia should be an authoritative source of material including author bios (I use it to look up practically most authors and actors/actresses and I am annoyed when there isn't one).
Is there something I should have done differently in putting the profile together? All pointers welcome and thank you in advance.
Elohim11 (talk) 20:12, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
Dear Reaper, I saw you cited G4 as the reason for deletion. I have not seen the content of the previous deleted page but I included citations and sources. Did you just delete it simply because a page with the same title had been deleted in the past?
Elohim11 (talk) 13:15, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
- Actually, you had significantly less information than was in the initial article. My deletion was a technical deletion, because the Wikipedia community had already decided that there was no need for an article on David Amerland. (See the discussion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Amerland.) If you think you have sufficient sources and information proving notability, you can challenge the discussion at deletion review. I hope this helps. (And if you have trouble figuring out how to request review, feel free to let me know and I can file for you. Wikipedia's bureaucracy can be relatively difficult to figure out.) Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:00, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
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The Bugle: Issue LXXIV, May 2012
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Don't redirect annoying orange tv series episodes.
It doesn't need to. Annoying Orange TV series is coming May 28th. The annoying orange online series has nothing to do with the tv series. So it doesn't need to be directed. Second, the episodes are gonna be announced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.78.89.118 (talk) 04:27, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
- Couldd you please point to the page where I did this? Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:19, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
Autopatrolled permission
Thanks! Yunshui 雲水 13:10, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
- You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:20, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
M.Z.
Thank you! Now back to my barbecue. Much appreciated, 99.153.142.225 (talk) 13:13, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah, that was rather nasty. :/ Everybody's blocked now, the edits are hidden, and Talk:Mark Zuckerberg is semiprotected for a week. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:20, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
- Excellent--I forgot that such edits could be hidden. Well done. 99.153.142.225 (talk) 13:32, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
Proxy
What do you use for testing for proxies/ports? I'm in the habit of logging into a server and using nmap and other nix tools, which is likely not the most efficient way for use at Wikipedia. My old Windows scanning software isn't supported anymore, and I didn't really need until I became an admin, as nmap was fine for my off-wiki needs. Any opinion? Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 19:08, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
- I just googled the IP and found that a proxy was apparently running on it. That's why I don't block; I leave it to people with the tools to properly evaluate the IP. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:24, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
- Ah, I see. Well, thank you for taking the time to answer me. My old program was 16 bit, and this 64 bit version of Windows won't run it. Guess I need to do some hunting. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 19:27, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
Output of nmap scan follows:
Berean@Berean-Ubuntu:~$ nmap -APN 200.21.130.44
Starting Nmap 5.00 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2012-05-28 17:07 EDT
Interesting ports on 200.21.130.44:
Not shown: 999 filtered ports
PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION
8291/tcp open unknown
Service detection performed. Please report any incorrect results at http://nmap.org/submit/
Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 254.89 seconds
Fwiw, This shows they are using tcp port 8291 which means he is using WinBox with the MikroTik Router OS on that proxy node.
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 21:40, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
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- Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:46, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
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Can you explain to "Mick" for us
Can you answer "Mick"'s questions at User talk:Mick Jaguar about his block please, and explain the reason for assuming him to be a banned user, what the circumstantial evidence is and so on. Mick is still wet behind the ears and I don't think that he knows a thing about the DeFacto saga, or that he/she likely works (or at least until very recently worked) for this company, and these computers are blighted as far as running a Wikipedia account is concerned (come back in 5 minutes and see what has happened to this one if you don't believe me). Ronnie Would (talk) 22:08, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
- You might have a chance of getting unbanned, but repeated sockpuppetry is not the way to get unbanned. Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:34, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Objection to speedy deletion of Princess Theodora von Auersperg
Hello -- I would like to object to the speedy deletion nomination placed by GregJackP. The Page now has been completed per all regulations, including a court document attesting to the lineage of the princess and an email from her granting permission to use her copyrighted material for the page. The page has references for all it's key information, and anything I couldn't find a reference for was deleted. I would like to ask that his nomination for speedy deletion be declined and the page be allowed to go live. Thank you for your consideration. (Tonypanaccio (talk) 01:37, 31 May 2012 (UTC))
- Hello! Has the email granting copyright permission been sent to permissions-en
wikimedia.org? Is so, feel free to add {{OTRS pending}}to the article's talk page. An OTRS user will review the email and decide if that is sufficient to allow the text to be used on Wikipedia. If so, he will restore the content for you. Please understand that this is done to protect yours or another person's copyright and to prevent impersonation and false claims. For more detailed information, see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:19, 31 May 2012 (UTC) - It is not enough for the copyright holder to allow usage on Wikipedia only. It must be released from copyright and placed under the Creative Commons 3.0 license so that anyone is free to modify/edit the content. Otherwise, we cannot allow the material here. --MuZemike 02:26, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
The proper language has been sent to representatives of the Princess, so I could have added the OTRS pending info had the page not been deleted last night. I have a version of it in my sandbox, and there was a temp page, but that was deleted, too. I do not believe that the page deserved deletion. There were multiple sources for everything, and pending the copyright permission, there is no reason for it to have been removed other than people scoffing at her story. Could you please look at the version in my sandbox and let me revisit this? Thanks! (Tonypanaccio (talk) 12:07, 31 May 2012 (UTC))
I just received this via Princess Theodora. Is this the correct license?
Princess Theodora von Auerspreg Wikepidia Page - Copyright Consent Thursday, May 31, 2012 10:48 AM From: "Princess Theodora von Auersperg" <theodora@princesstheodora.com> Add sender to Contacts To: tonypanaccio@yahoo.com
Dear Mr. Panaccio,
I hereby affirm that I, Princess Theodora von Auersperg, is the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright of my biographical information and story contained on my Web site at www.princesstheodora.com. I agree to publish that work under the free license "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0" (unported) and GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts). I acknowledge that by doing so I grant anyone the right to use the work in a commercial product or otherwise, and to modify it according to their needs, provided that they abide by the terms of the license and any other applicable laws.
I am aware that this agreement is not limited to Wikipedia or related sites.
I am aware that I always retain copyright of my work, and retain the right to be attributed in accordance with the license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be claimed to have been made by me.
I acknowledge that I cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the content may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project.
Princess Theodora von Auersperg Founder, CEO and copyright holder at all content at www.princesstheodora.com May 30, 2012
Princess Theodora von Auersperg, Inc.
2608 S. Kings Road | Virginia Beach | VA 23452 | P: 757.486.2420 | F: 757.486.2420
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(Tonypanaccio (talk) 07:48, 1 June 2012 (UTC))
- (Sorry for the late reply; I am rather busy of Wikipedia right now!) If that is the language sent to OTRS, then that should be sufficient for Wikipedia's copyright. Wait for one of their admins to restore the page. Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:26, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
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3RR Block of User:Robertmossing
Hello! Can you close out the 3RR report at AN/EW, or let me know if I should have done something further to close it? Thanks! --Tgeairn (talk) 19:40, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
- Looks fine to me! I had found it because somebody reported him to AIV (incorrectly) for the 3RR violation. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:42, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
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And if you were unsure: It does indeed give you a "you have new messages" notification Egg Centric 16:30, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
UMSC
It's your block, but I'm inclined to suggest unblock/namechange. They seem to have acted in good faith and the links could be useful - and are non-commercial. Have another look and see what you think. Peridon (talk) 19:10, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
- I'd be inclined to accept the unblock, but I don't think that the links are useful, as they merely lead to the university's site for scheduling times to come review their collections rather than to any actual information on the topic. (See WP:ELNO #1 and #6, and WP:EL#ADV.) On the other hand, citing the material itself would definitely be fine. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:26, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
- I've gone ahead with the unblock, since they've agreed to quit spamming and change user names. Of course, any return to past behavior will not go over too well. Seraphimblade Talk to me 19:30, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
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I see another IP has had similar problems with trying to remove stuff from a talk page. Is it possible to have that filter fixed so it doesn't prohibit the removal of content, just warns? I can think of plenty of legit reasons to do that kind of edit. Egg Centric 20:20, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
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What Did The Page Ditchingham Behavior School before it was deleted look like. Pacman451 (talk) 21:38, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Closure tests
I'm done the five you gave me.—cyberpower ChatOnline 23:25, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
block evasion
Apparently you blocked me for "block evasion", a few days ago. What is that about and which block did i "evade"? I would assume, there would have to have been some block in the first place. I also find it odd that such action is taking against me by you, without any explanation. Please explain yourself and you actions. -- 85.81.20.149 (talk) 16:44, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker)It is possible someone else was using your IP address and you got caught in the block that was meant for the other user. You should consider creating an account to help avoid such instances.—cyberpower ChatLimited Access 16:48, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- But then again, maybe not.—cyberpower ChatLimited Access 16:50, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- It just me. However, I would very much like an explanation for the "block evasion" nonsens, and why this error was made. -- 85.81.20.149 (talk) 16:54, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- Perhaps he confused you for another editor.—cyberpower ChatLimited Access 16:58, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
- It just me. However, I would very much like an explanation for the "block evasion" nonsens, and why this error was made. -- 85.81.20.149 (talk) 16:54, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
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See User:Animeblogger and User:Hieverybody7 - shouldn't the filter have caught these? Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 18:45, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
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An editor asked if this article could be allowed to be re-created. The explanation they provided was as follows:
- The guy scored 46 league goals last season, thats joint second in all of europe, level with Ronaldo and just behind Messi. He has a reasonably good consistent scoring record and big things have been touted for his future.
- I can link you to a couple of articles if you like:
http://football.indesit.com/eu/2012/01/11/the-story-of-aleksandrs-cekulajevs/ http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2292/editorials/2012/01/23/2862006/real-madrids-cristiano-ronaldo-moves-level-with-trans-narva-star- http://footydressingroom.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/obscure-player-watch-aleksandrs-cekulajevs/
Since it looks like you have been away from Wikipedia for a couple of weeks, I am taking this directly to WP:DRV, hoping that you will not object. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 21:22, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
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Take a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cheddar&diff=501639043&oldid=499832628 Azylber (talk) 23:27, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
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Is filter 31 supposed to work inside userspace? It currently catches everything, even though at one point it was supposed to allow userspace edits. - Penwhale | dance in the air and follow his steps 01:34, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
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