User:Kuru/archive-2016

Happy New Year, Kuru!


Happy New Year! Kuru, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Liz Read! Talk! 21:48, 1 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Help needed
Kuru I need help. I'm not good with the messaging on Wikipedia's UI and I'm really worried. I recently received this:

NOTICE OF INTENDED LITIGATION. On inspecting your recent contributions to wikipedia, we have determined that you have brought the site into disrepute. This kind of reputational damage to a world-leading website (and to one of the international community's most respected individuals/philanthropists) costs in excess of hundreds of thousands of US$ per year. We are therefore to commence legal proceedings against the operator of this IP immediately, and will be seeking a large sum in compensation, largerthan you can afford! Ha.

Jimbo Wales

I'm scared and confused right now. What's going on?
 * Ignore it; just a random troll. See here. Kuru   (talk)  21:07, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigations/Jimarey
Five or six years later, Jimarey is return as an IP 82.53.179.230 to focus on Chris Brown or others. 123.136.111.80 (talk) 00:57, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

regarding Draft:Dredging Corporation of India edit note
hi Kuru, I am trying to revamp the article which got deleted in its earlier avatar (for justified reasons though, no contest on that part). Could you please help me to understand the you put against the Trivia section. I found it interesting for reading so retained it and linked with the article. Your inputs will help gain knowledge into the past transactions and take a decision on retaining / altering it suitably. Devopam (talk) 03:37, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Certainly. Some other websites copy Wikipedia material and use it for their own purposes. This happens all the time, and is okay as long as they add the proper attribution. The site you used as a reference ("everything.explained.today") is one such mirror. It copied the material from here before the article was deleted. You cannot use it as a source, since you are basically self-referencing. You are, of course, free to use other sources as long as they meet our policy on reliable sourcing.  Kuru   (talk)  03:43, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

You've got mail
Destiny Leo (talk) 07:05, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I have no e-mail from you. Kuru   (talk)  12:22, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Texas flag
I tried to add a 'similar' flag reference to the 'Acadian' flag... And I see comments how it was poorly worded and 'did not cite references'. Well not being a wiki editing expert - and only a lowly exec of one of the worlds largest companies, I was not overly familiar with the format requirements in how to 'properly' format I guess... And on references, I could not figure out how to format that per the standard as the instructions are archaic 'GML' type and while I apparently got that wrong, the reference was actually another wiki page of your own. And for the editor to say it was only similar in flag look is completely ridiculous as the flags are  extremely similar... I would much more prefer a collaboration and assistance rather than  an  arrogant  critique,  then removal. Mrdoiron (talk) 14:02, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
 * The other editor's commentary is entirely correct. It may be harsh, but such is the nature of communications when you're limited to the written word and space constraints in an edit summary. We cannot source ourselves or our observations; this constitutes original research. I've attempted to go through the other items on that list and provide reliable sources that specific support the claims in the section; in this case, an acceptable source that specifically makes the connection between the two flags. In some cases, this was easy to find. In others, I could not find anything.  You may want to start by looking at the edits I made and follow the example, or you can join the discussion on the article's talk page here to lay out your sources.  Alternatively, if you have specific policy questions, I'm happy to help.  Kuru   (talk)  15:57, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

Liz Fraser
Hi Karu, Although not the author of the article Liz Fraser I have added several references and citations in order to try and satisfy the following bio criteria. "This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (April 2010)". I was wondering how can that notice be removed now I've added sources as requested? I can't see how to do that by editing her page. Regards, Alfshire (talk) 12:23, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, the article was largely unreferenced before your edits in late January. I would say that your additions have addressed the concerns and that the tag can be removed. Kuru   (talk)  12:50, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Don't look now
Hi, I am the creator of the Don't look now wikipedia page and the person who left the last reference, What was your reason for removing it?

Davidgoodheart
 * America.pink is a poor quality copy of wikipedia pages, and not suitable as a reliable source. See here and WP:MIRROR for more info.  Kuru   (talk)  04:03, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Hello again..
Hello there and real sorry for bothering you again (please bear with me, I'm too curious). I've been following WP:OP for some time now and I've learned a lot since then and I've a fair knowledge on open proxies. That aside, my question to you is regarding this request. I see there is a squid proxy operating on port 443. I tried connecting and I got the error, The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified. What is happening here? How did you connect and how did you know that was a zenmate proxy? Thanks in advance and regards— UY Scuti Talk  15:33, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Connecting usually only works on wide open proxies. Use a scanner like Nmap. In this case, the service scan identified "ZenMate/1.5.0" as the service, with explicit references to ZenMate in the ssl-cert and the http-title.  This was the same pattern for another IP used on the same article. Many of the usual VPNs are pretty open about being an exit node - they only care that the original IP is masked, not that it is unidentifiable as a proxy (i'm guessing).  Kuru   (talk)  00:54, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Mirror text from cite book on I Kissed a Girl
Or a copied to Google Books.

Is the quote text is really came from a mirror from Wikipedia, or any blogs? 123.136.106.127 (talk) 14:31, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Before even looking at the origin of the text, I would note lulu.com is a self-publishing platform and not an acceptable WP:RS. A quick glance at some of the material shows that it was copied wholesale from various other sites, and not in any way an acceptable source. Kuru   (talk)  14:46, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Comparison Table
Hey Kuru,

I would like to discuss the edit of the Comparison_of_time-tracking_software page. It was noted that their was not a page for Timeless Time & Expense. Can you explain?

Thanks Pdmead0 (talk) 21:22, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Certainly; thanks for asking. All lists in Wikipedia have inclusion criteria. In some cases, it's pretty easy: a list of former presidents of the United States establishes the criteria simply by existing. There's a very small number of people who fit that bill, and we can include all of them easily, and it's obvious who is or is not a former president. No problem. For other lists, it is much more difficult.  Take the "list of companies of the United States". There are millions of them. What does "of the US" mean: headquartered or present in the country? Current companies or defunct ones?  Such a list simply can't be maintained. So criteria for inclusion are set.


 * This list is even worse; it's one of those "comparison" lists which includes a ton of detail about every list item. You really need to have reliable sourcing for every element in there, preferably third party sourcing, and it's almost impossible to maintain it again. Also, what is the threshold for inclusion?  I could whip up a neat excel spreadsheet and slap a website together in a few hours. Should that be included?  Of the hundreds of time tracking products, where does one draw the line?  In this case, it appears it was settled that the criteria is simply "is there an existing Wikipedia article dedicated to the software"? If you edit the article, as you did, there is a notice at the top of the page:


 * "Please note: IF YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THIS MESSAGE, YOUR EDIT WILL BE ROLLED BACK WITHOUT WARNING. Only place entries here that are links to actual Wikipedia articles about notable time-tracking software. External links, redlinks, substubs, non-notable sites or sites that are not time-tracking software will be removed. If you have questions, use the talk page. Please try to keep entries in alphabetical order. Adding unnecessary links or text to any other section (such as the "References" section) will also be removed."


 * Frankly, these articles tend to turn into spam magnets if the inclusion criteria is not pretty solid. It most cases, it's really, really easy to construct an article which meets WP:NSOFT. I hope this helps, if I can provide more info I will. Kuru   (talk)  00:09, 26 February 2016 (UTC)


 * And after typing all that up, I just noticed that you already did create an article, you just miss-linked it. Crap.  I'll move your article to the correctly capitalized name and revert myself at the list. My apologies and know that I have been punished by typing up that mini-essay above.  Kuru   (talk)  00:12, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
 * All fixed; again, my apologies. Kuru   (talk)  00:15, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Deleting Citation
How could you delete source from List of people from Brahmanbaria. What kind of stupidity is that? Dont do it again Bangla1234 (talk
 * As noted in the edit summary, the site "Revolvy" copies content from Wikipedia (note the "Content from Wikipedia" link at the bottom of the article, which makes this mirror fairly easy to spot). This may not be used as a reference for reasons that seem obvious. You can read more about this at WP:MIRROR or my own notes here. Despite your warning, I will indeed remove this source if you add it again. If you feel this is "stupid", you can always contest it at WP:RSN - I would wish you the best of luck with that. Kuru   (talk)  12:55, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

77.47.80.202
Thanks for blocking this IP address. Could you please consider also blocking 2001:4C50:19F:9C00:11BD:D1CC:C8C8:EE65, another IP which is obviously being used by the same individual? That IP is edit warring at the same pages as 77.47.80.202. Thank you. Deli nk (talk) 18:54, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Looking at it; history seems to go back a little farther, so digging into that. My usual preference is to block the primary IP and then the others if they are used again (as block evasion). Kuru   (talk)  19:12, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, I understand. Deli nk (talk) 19:17, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
 * , after looking at the history of both IPs and their self-professed predecessors, this is clearly Long-term abuse/Best known for IP editing from yet another location. I've blocked both IPs for a longer period. As he is community banned, you can revert on sight. Kuru   (talk)  19:45, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

Blocked editor part 2 (maybe part 25)
Hi Kuru, Yesterday you blocked [2001:4C50:19F:9C00:9199:E297:E0BC:F1D]. Today that person is back as [2001:4C50:19F:9C00:29C4:B8A4:FE0C:991A]. I suspect this person might possibly be a sock of a 20+ time permanently blocked User:DegenFarang. 2005 (talk) 16:49, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Will look at it, but it looked a lot more like Long-term abuse/Best known for IP than your old friend. Kuru   (talk)  21:28, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks, but here is another one 2001:4C50:19F:9C00:14C7:5439:D452:2E1C. 2005 (talk) 02:06, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

User now at AE
Please see Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement. You may have some familiarity with this case because you blocked this user for edit warring on March 14 on Electronic harassment. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 13:49, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Was looking in to it. I've asked him a follow up on his talk page to see if he wants to be transparent; this does not appear to be his first rodeo. Kuru   (talk)  23:44, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Promotional editsd
Hi Kuru, thank you for the message. I do not fully agree with your reasoning. The contribution gives a lot of prominence to US based robo-advisor, very much neglecting the existence of its European counter-parties. It is therefore that I added the link, in order to provide the reader with a source of possible service providers outside the US. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JohnDoeBock (talk • contribs) 17:40, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * It's not a WP:RS. It does not explicitly support the preceding comment, not does it even need to be there as the material is already sourced. It also appears to be your site. Use the article's talk page to discuss addition if you must, but this just appears to be a lazy attempt at promoting your site.  Kuru   (talk)  17:47, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Jack Tretton
Hello Kuru, a few days ago you made a revision to Jack Tretton regarding an unsourced nickname, with the explanation that it does not appear to be in common use by the subject. I would appreciate it if you would offer your opinion on a discussion at the talk page regarding this subject. Thank you. Trut-h-urts man (T • C) 21:10, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
 * done. Kuru   (talk)  11:11, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Noe Zhordania
Hello,

I have been notified that I am using the liquidsearch.com site as a source, however, I would like to outline that I am translating the source by myself and verifying the correctness of the information in different books ( which are indicated accordingly in the reference section).

Please let me know where I have used it, so I will modify it accordingly.

Kind regards,

Nanaantidze (talk) 07:12, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I've removed the link three times in the last month: here, here, and here. The request was for you to not use the link as a reference in the future. Kuru   (talk)  11:12, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Risk Register Reference
Forgive any formatting/etc issues - I'm not 100% familiar with wiki syntax or talk etiquette.

Looking at your edit is it better to have no reference over what's considered a poor one? The site that was linked looks to be down right now - not sure if that's a temporary thing or not so this might be a moot point. I was the one who wrote the linked article and added it to the page - I didn't see WP:SELFSOURCE until I saw your comment about WP:RS but I thought I had checked other articles to see if it was okay (if I recall I was in a chat room and asked). Anyways - just trying to learn so I don't make this mistake in the future. :)

Ackis (talk) 14:19, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Primarily it's the WP:USERGENERATED section; this appears to be a group blog, with no editorial control. Yes, if the reference does not meet WP:RS, it's better to have none at all. If the material cannot be sourced, then it should be removed.  Kuru   (talk)  01:46, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

I put up a speedy but oddly it didn't go on the users page
I did the usual db-person for this article Sandeep Hettiarachchi and oddly it didn't go on to the creators page-even odder the code to put it on the persons page seems to not be there either! Any clue what is going on? Wgolf (talk) 01:46, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Had to do it manual, but it was odd it didn't go on the talk page. Wgolf (talk) 01:51, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Not sure; everything looked fine, though. His recent edits seemed to indicate the article was a hoax, so I deleted it as such. Kuru   (talk)  02:25, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

mirror wikipedia: photographs
You recently deleted a external link to photographs of Carmelita Maracci for this wikipedia article. Your note explained the deletion by saying the link was to a wikipedia mirror. Looked up "wikipedia mirror" and came away thinking they post information from wikipedia sites. Then tried to find the Carmelit Maracci photographs on wikipedia... but without success. Now want to post a photograph of Carmelita Maracci from that wikipedia mirror (america.pink). What's the story about the appropriateness of doing so? If you don't know, can you refer me? Thank you. Elfelix (talk) 21:13, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * America.pink is a Chinese site which copies material from a variety of sites, including Wikipedia. The text you've linked to was stolen from an earlier copy of that article (before your improvements). The images are likely copied from elsewhere as well. We cannot link to sites which host material with questionable copyright, see WP:ELNEVER. A simple reverse image search will likely lead you to the original hosts of the images. Kuru   (talk)  21:30, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Interesting. Understand why you deleted it. Found "reverse image search" on the net. Never knew about this stuff! Double thanks. Elfelix (talk) 22:32, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Poor citation removal?
First of all, I appreciate your monitoring of quality references and information throughout the Wiki platform. I believe the integrity of the information is vital to its success. I'm responding to your removal of my website as a citation for a few local pages. I'm sure you noticed some other substantial and positive changes to the pages I've edited. I'm not simply going in and adding my site as a reference, and leaving it at that. For example, on the Hollywood Park, Texas page, I completed the very incomplete list of past mayors. My site was used to reference subdivisions, which is in fact a real estate-related citation. Same deal regarding Alamo Heights, Texas. The History section relates to annexation or expansion, which is also real estate-related. When I posted these, the intention was never "blatant spamming" as you've referred to it. If that was the case, I would have left links on every page related to our city. I have only cited those pages where I have added meaningful information for the user. Again, apologies for the seemingly blatant spam. But that's not at all my intention. Derrich (talk) 12:30, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
 * In no way does your site meet our requirements for a reliable source. If you need help locating sources, please let me know and I'd be happy to help. Adding links to your website with material that personally promotes your financial interests is a conflict of interest, and the amount of promotional material (a long, detailed list of your listings in those areas) falls well over the spam line. This happens many times a day, and the activity is not new. I'm perfectly willing to assume good faith and that it was an honest mistake, but please seek out better sources. Kuru   (talk)  23:19, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Archive.is blacklisted
Greetings Kuru. www.Archive.is is a great web capture/ repository and is a unique tool to retrieve removed pages, however, Cyberbot II is tagging pages that include a link to it with {_{Blacklisted-links}_}. It is probably due to have \barchive\.is\b included in Local Spam-blacklist. I know you are not operating the bot, but I was wondering if you would exclude www.Archive.is somehow from the blacklist? After all, what is better than this website to be mentioned in "Archive URL" when citing a web address? (probably freezepage.com, but that is a bit of hassle for beginners to use). Thanks. Sattar91 (talk) 16:53, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but there have been many, many discussion related to archive.is, and the current state is that the service is blacklisted (per this RFC). There are frequent community discussions that you can jump into; I think this one was the latest. I would rightfully be removed as an admin if I unilaterally removed that site from the blacklist in the face of consensus. Kuru   (talk)  21:54, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Well noted. I was not aware of the massive discussions around that and I personally could see some creativity in the website that the other competitors do not match, but shall replace the links with other unblocked web archives from now on then. Thanks.Sattar91 (talk) 07:50, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Clement Dzidonu Article
Hi Kuru,

kindly tell me how many days is remaining for me to provide the necessary references to validate the Article: "Clement Dzidonu". In addition, i will also like to know why you've flagged it for removal.

Best Regards, Kenny. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kennyung6 (talk • contribs) 13:58, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

hi
Hi - sorry for the unsolicited request, but I noticed you might be online right now. If it's not too forward, would you mind making a quick ruling on this 3RR complaint against me? Several other editors were pinged into this discussion and I'd like to get it off my plate as quickly as possible, even if you need to block me, so as to avoid this turning into another epic drama. Thanks. LavaBaron (talk) 22:36, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Rodan + Fields
I added Ronan + Fields and you removed my edit, citing lack of source.

R+F is a well-known MLM company and their own homepage (which was linked) contains all the support you need:

https://www.rodanandfields.com/images/Archives/RF-Income-Disclosure-Statement.pdf

See also the information under the section "Become a Consultant" on the R+F homepage or any other article about the company on Google.

"Independent consultants" must pay fees to join, fees for products, and make most of their money (if any -- it's not common to do very well) comes from recruiting other members to work under them. These are the hallmark characterstics of MLM. Please reconsider your deletion of my edit.

Imperial_Nick — Preceding unsigned comment added by ImperialNick (talk • contribs) 00:27, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * At the time you added the link, I missed the sourced MLM mention in the article itself. I see it now, so I'll self- revert. Kuru   (talk)  00:49, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Jejudo Island
OK my friend, please explain in detail why you took my edits about the meaning of three things and no three things out of the article. I didn't spend the morning researching that for my health. I don't know what "mirror" whatever means. Please explain so I can make the article "right". That island is famous for that description. We just can't delete it. I made that mistake once thinking it was vandalism, and further research showed it to be "Spot On". Pocketthis (talk) 15:21, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
 * One of your references is a clearly identified mirror, that is, a site which copies information from Wikipedia and attributes it back to us. See WP:MIRROR. Obviously, that cannot be used as a source. The other source was to an open wiki, which is not a reliable source either. If you're having trouble identifying mirrors, I keep a cheat sheet here which may be helpful. I hope that makes more sense to you. Kuru   (talk)  15:31, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
 * That was 'my' argument with the article Desert Island where every reference was clearly from "us", and pasted in the citations. However, no matter how hard I tried on the talk page to get the name of the article changed to uninhabited Islands, it was to no avail. I will find better references and reedit the Jejudo article. - Thanks...I think, however, I don't believe for one second that those citation articles copied our description. Pocketthis (talk) 16:13, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
 * One other fact: There was never a reference to the definition of the nickname in our article until I put it there yesterday, so how can the citations be mirrors? The nickname was mentioned in the taxobox previously, but not explained (no details). So much for the mirror theory. However, I did change the citation before reediting the article just now. Of course, I did not reverse you. I never reverse established editors. I try to save that exercise for vandals. Also, thank you for extending me the same courtesy. Pocketthis (talk) 16:45, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure of another way to explain it to you. "Everything Explained" is a pure Wikipedia mirror - every so often they grab copies of Wikipedia, reformat the text and post it on their site. This is perfectly legal as long as they abide by the terms of our license. They provide attribution at the bottom of each page. When you add a citation to our article and use that site, you are essentially referencing Wikipedia with itself. This is obviously sub-optimal. Please don't be offended, it happens quite a bit - they index high on google and people searching on a term will likely have them in a search result. If you miss the attribution, the issue can occur.
 * NewWorld is a little different. They started by copying material from Wikipedia (with the correct attribution), then modified it to their own standards. It still fails as a WP:RS, since it's essentially an open wiki, and oftentimes they retained some of the original article. There have been several discussions related to that site at WP:RSN, I think the links are at my cheat sheet.
 * As noted, this happens often, it's why I scan for those sources specifically and evaluate them in context. Hope this helps. Kuru   (talk)  18:11, 17 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Nice of you to take the time to try and drum it into my thick head. So essentially, even though neither of those sites could have possibly mirrored the definition because we never had it on our page to begin with, your issue is with the sites themselves in general because of the way they accumulate information. Then I would suggest they be put on the "do not accept" list. From time to time in my tenure here, I would use a reference and our site wouldn't accept the citation from that particular site. Am I going in the right direction with this? If so, you don't need to reply, and I will know I am. Thanks - Pocketthis (talk) 21:55, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 May 2016
Dear Kuru,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robo-advisor

I added in "notable robo advisors" today "South Korea: Quarterback Investments", but I saw that you removed the company from the list shortly after.

Could you please explain me your decision to do so?

You have added "SafeTrade" on the list which has 10X less AUM than Quarterback Investments (First robo advisor firm in South Korea), therefore I don't understand your decision to remove it.

Please explain your methodology or the way you decide the list.

I appreciate your time thank you !

114.204.7.4 (talk) 07:01, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
 * There's been a large amount of spamming on that page. As the list states "notable" providers, we usually request that an article which meets our inclusion criteria (i.e. having established notability) exists.  Kuru   (talk)  11:36, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

University of Incarnate Word
Kuru, because you've edited the University of the Incarnate Word article, I've come to you for help! A new user (KarlMWinnoww) added a non-notable person to the article. I reverted per WP:ALMAMATER (not notable). Then, DavidRThomason comes along, reverts my edits and is still reverting. I had left a message on his talk page, but he removed it. I'm done reverting because I've reverted 3 times. I've tried the things we're supposed to do: talking to the other user (they won't reply), so now I'm taking it to an administrator! Thanks, 🎓 Corkythe hornetfan  🎓 18:19, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
 * No need to respond. You may still want to have a look. Although the user has contacted another, he has told him pretty much that this person isn't notable, but is still not accepting it. Another editor has reverted David's edit to the article for this same reason, but he keeps reverting. Thanks, 🎓 Corkythe hornetfan  🎓 21:05, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Apologies - I'm not usually available during the day. Looking at this now.  Kuru   (talk)  22:28, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Looks resolved for now; he used multiple accounts in an edit war. I would have blocked for the 3RR (a warning was included prior to his last revert) had no action been taken. Glad a checkuser was watching WP:ANEW. Kuru   (talk)  22:34, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
 * No worries; I was in no rush. I was just letting you know that someone else grabbed a hold of it, but then I realized that the user wasn't going to be successful! I had warned him about using multiple accounts in his edit, but it was removed. Thanks for thr reply! 🎓 Corkythe hornetfan  🎓 22:42, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

2016 Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Search Community Survey
The Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation has appointed a committee to lead the search for the foundation’s next Executive Director. One of our first tasks is to write the job description of the executive director position, and we are asking for input from the Wikimedia community. Please take a few minutes and complete this survey to help us better understand community and staff expectations for the Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director.
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Thank you, The Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Search Steering Committee via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:49, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Link Removal
Hi Kuru, I have read the definitive rules described on [|Wiki Guide Page about 'External Links'] and have thoroughly and accurately followed them. Referring to the first position in 'Important points to remember' section that directly concerns citations, references, and external links for e-commerce and other commercial links, I have kept all the necessary rules to ensure that my link was not removed. You as a moderator felt the opposite and now I'm asking you to give the reason and evidence that the link which I left was not relevant or contained spam. Best wishes, hope to hear from you soon. Thanks in advance. Vlad Polak (talk) 14:39, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
 * You're linking to a simple pitch page that is heavily promotional and does not even support the statements you're trying to "reference". If you're really trying to find references for the material, there are probably thousands of reliable sources you can choose from that are not as spammy as that one. Let me know if you need help finding them. Kuru   (talk)  16:01, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

Hm, thanks, I've understood. Can you please provide me with any examples of reliable sources that pass Wikipedia requirements related to notes, references, and external links? Quite difficult to comply all rules mentioned in [|Wikipedia External Links Guideline] I'll be pleased to get any suggestions (examples) from you how to add links and other types of additional information correctly. Have a nice day. Thanks in advance.Vlad Polak (talk) 07:02, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigations/MariaJaydHicky
Special:Contributions/Formation1234, Special:Contributions/Longwaytogohome and Special:Contributions/151.231.155.64 are possibly socks. 123.136.107.162 (talk) 06:36, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Tigrayans
Hi Kuru, it was created a new page that distinguishes two peoples Tigrayans and Tigrinyas but was not completed well because in the Tigrayans page there are arguments that speak of people Tigrinyas I plan to complete the Tigrinyas page to give a clear division to two pages

There is an ongoing discussion regarding the page Tigrayans in paragraph Notable Ethiopian Tigrayan people were also included now deleted Ethiopian Axumite kings and saints by another user if you can tell her to end the discussion

Here I was required references from and I have added them. All Axumite kings born in Tigray is the people Tigrayan and language is direct source for both the source Ge'ez language, most importantly the type of stone construction (Hudmo)1 of peasant dwellings, churchs and rock hewn churches of Tigray in classic style Axumite and almost all of the practice of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of religion and most monumental archaeological treasures and inherits library stored in Tigray all bring back the Axumite period not retrievable in the regions Amhara and Oromo. Thanks for your help--tell me Sennaitgebremariam (talk) 13:15, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Waiting for an answer--tell me Sennaitgebremariam (talk) 07:00, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
 * It's not clear what the question is. You appear to be having some kind of content dispute with another editor, but I'm not sure what assistance you're asking me for. Kuru   (talk)  11:04, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
 * she is administrator of wikipedia and I'm asking you to do to end this dispute with another user on the page Tigrayans topic Notable Ethiopian Tigrayan people who try to erase some characters with motivations false--tell me Sennaitgebremariam  (talk) 18:11, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

tell me Sennaitgebremariam your sources do not state as a Fact that the ancient Aksumites Aksum were Tigrayans, therefore adding them under the Notable Tigrayans is false and unproven and your original research. I used original research tags, verifiable citations needed, your citations did Not state and agreed upon that the Ancient Aksumite Kings were Strictly Tigrayans only. The many sources on Aksum kingdom that are available state the Aksumites SPOKE Geez and Not Tigrinya(language of Eritren Tigrinyas and Ethiopian Tigrayans), therefore you adding Aksumite kings to Notable Tigrayans is Original Research on your part since you keep Arguing with the argument of "Axum" is in "Present-day Tigray" therefore the Ancient Aksumite Kings were "Tigrayans". Is False logic on your part because Present day Tigrayans DO NOT speak GEEZ but speak Amharic and Tigrinya( two languages connected to Geez, but linguists have not completely confirmed their descent). Since your sources do not back your argument, the Aksumite Kings should be DELETED from the "Notable Tigrayans". You have no verified and proven your Wiki entry. It doesn't meet Wiki standards and therefore the Aksumite Kings listed under "Notable Tigrayans" will be Deleted. The more you keep bringing those "Aksumite kings" under Notable Tigrayans without Verifiable Sources, the more it will be Deleted.Puhleec (talk) 04:02, 22 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Guys, to be honest I really have no desire to moderate a content dispute in an area I have no background in with two people who are extremely passionate but are not able to fully communicate in English. I do know that the sourcing provided by one of you was very, very poor - at least three different Wikipedia mirrors were used, which usually indicates that someone is making things up and trying to source them by doing Google searches. I would encourage you two to use the article's talk page to discuss your differences, then use or standard dispute resolution processes if you can't come to some sort of compromise.  Kuru   (talk)  11:09, 22 June 2016 (UTC)


 * False, Tigrinya language it comes from the Ge'ez and are closely related--tell me Sennaitgebremariam (talk) 00:29, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

IndustryArc
Hi Kuru,

One of my addition to IndustryArc has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder.

My apology, I am new to editing on Wikipedia. I will surely take care of it in future. Can I recreate the same article by writing in my own words? Thank you for your help. Caroline A. Murphy (talk) 09:43, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
 * There were quite a few problems I noticed before deleting the article. You used a tremendous amount of promotional language and puffery; that will need to be left out. There were claims of "industry leading" that were sourced back to nothing other than marketing claims by the firm; you will need to source that to reliable third-party sources. There were also a significant number of sources that did not in any way support the claims being made. The primary issue was, of course, the direct copy & paste from other web pages. That's a serious problem that you should be very careful with in the future. Kuru   (talk)  11:05, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Maumee River
You removed my reference 'to a Wikipedia mirror.' I had provided a citation where one was missing. Did I not follow the proper procedure? How can I fix this? Thanx, Bill — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robinsonbill (talk • contribs) 17:24, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
 * See WP:MIRROR. That site copies material from Wikipedia without attribution; it cannot be used as a citation as you'd essentially be self-referencing. Kuru   (talk)  18:24, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

I did not know about their history. The page I sourced was not copied from Wikipedia, but I will look for a better one. Thanks. Bill (talk) 17:36, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Vacation
Note: I'll be on vacation and unable to access the internet until early July. I will not be responding to messages here until then. Kuru  (talk)  03:32, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

IP and Alhaqiha, same person
I believe IP82.171.219.101 is actually user:Alhaqiha, who has made similar edit(s). I noticed this edit warring has been going on since 16 May 2016.

On North African Arab article, Alhaqiha copy & pasted(24 May 2016) from Britannica which is repeated by the IP. Per editor interaction analyser.

Both appear to not like the word "Berber": IP: Alhaqiha: --Kansas Bear (talk) 17:11, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Consumer Insight
You have suppressed a content that brings information on a very very vague topic where many people struggle to find actionable information. Fair enough, you are obviously not knowledgeable about this specific topic. But on the other hand you let on this page a broken link with an error 404. If you do want to clean up this page, then do it right: Laughlin, P (2015) "Holistic Customer Insight as an engine of growth", Institute of Direct & Digital Marketing (IDM) Journal of Direct, Data & Digital Marketing Practice Vol 16 Issue 2 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.156.126.145 (talk) 13:21, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Please feel free to improve the article with reliable sources that meet our guidelines. If you continue to promote your site, it will be blacklisted. Kuru   (talk)  13:38, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

Request for your comment on a Tigrayan talkpage section
Hello Kuru, I am requesting for your comment on a Talk:Tigrayans talkpage section titled: Bad English/Grammar/Focus in Haile Selassie Gugsa under Notable Tigrayans? Otakrem (talk) 23:41, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

Sennaitgebremariam using Mirrors in Tigrayan Article Again
tell me Sennaitgebremariam is using this (redacted link) to add "Furious Tigrean patriots in Mek'ele promptly set fire to", See the Diff In addition,also see as Sennaitgebremariam is bloating the entry, making it confusing to read. Otakrem (talk) 02:33, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * That's amazing. I've blocked the account temporarily. Kuru   (talk)  03:36, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * This user(Sennaitgebremariam) made another edit and added to Oromo people which the website is a mirror. See Diff  you may want to further examine the edits of this user. Otakrem (talk) 04:33, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Pokemon Go latest stats.
I have added latest stats and figures on Pokemon Go. This content only adds to the richness of the article. The data has been backed by the following credible sources. This is factual content. I am sharing the links below. These are very important statistics. I hope it's ok to undo the changes.

http://www.pickdup.com/pokemon-go-stats.html http://www.gsmarena.com/with_over_21_million_daily_active_users_pokemon_go_becomes_biggest_us_mobile_game_ever-blog-19394.php http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/13/pokemon-go-now-the-biggest-mobile-game-in-us-history.html http://www.cnet.com/news/pokemon-go-spend-more-time-than-facebook-app/

Vivektomar1234 (talk) 06:12, 15 July 2016 (UTC)


 * And yet, the content remains, with only your silly "pickdup" spam removed. In the future, use the original sources you cribbed from, and not the link to your SEO training blog. If that link appears again, it will be blacklisted and your account blocked. Kuru   (talk)  12:06, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Stop removing my citations
I added a citation on Lake poygan because a citation was needed and you removed it. I said in the edit summary that a citation was needed and you told me that I should add one then. Thats exactly what I did! Campingfreak3599 (talk) 20:33, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
 * , of course you did. Quick question: When you read your citation, did you see the part of the source that said "Content from Wikipedia"? A yes or no is fine. Kuru   (talk)  20:47, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry about my mistake, I will find a better website. Campingfreak3599 (talk) 20:53, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Not a problem; thank you. Kuru   (talk)  20:54, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks re 3RR
Thanks for your comments concerning the little 3RR flurry. I'm not a terribly active editor any more, so it's unlikely I'd get caught up in one any time soon. Thanks again. Anastrophe (talk) 21:34, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

About Link edits
Hi,

I agree with what you said about Wiki edits link policy. So now I want to add the link which is according to guidelines and helpful in giving more information to wiki visitors. You may review the link: https://www.cmocouncil.org/facts-stats-categories.php?view=all&category=marketing-spend.

I hope this is fine and helpful enhacing the knowledge base.

Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by Markerannie (talk • contribs) 12:05, 22 July 2016 (UTC)


 * That link does not appear to support the specific statement you've added it to as a reference. Kuru   (talk)  12:26, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Removal of link to photograph
Hi Kuru, can you explain why you have removed the link to the photograph of Henry Adrian Churchill to Wikipedia mirror? I do not understand the rationale. MrArmstrong2 (talk) 15:00, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
 * America.Pink is a Chinese site which copies wikipedia content without attribution. They also scrape images and content from other sites. While that image may or may not be in public domain, other material there is a copyright violation and we do not link to those sites. I'm sure it would be easy to link to the original place they stole from, although I'm not sure it's worth having an external link just for one image. Kuru   (talk)  15:36, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

Request of clarification
I was just seeing the talk page of a user who had made WP:PAs toward me and saw this comment of yours there. What do you mean by "your previous account?" Thanks. --Mhhossein (talk) 12:01, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
 * At the time, it was clearly a continuation of the Dave8899 account, and probably a continuation of the disruptive user at 82.112.144.10. Kuru   (talk)  12:33, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
 * And what are your clues for that? did you request to check him? --Mhhossein (talk) 05:50, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Red Bull
That IP you just blocked for 3RR has just reset his router and come back under another IP, to remove the same material as before. Any chance of some temporary semi-protection there? Cheers, Muffled Pocketed  11:33, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks; will watch and protect if it becomes "persistent". Kuru   (talk)  11:41, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Done, he obliged quickly. Kuru   (talk)  11:43, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Jasonski 41
Please disable his talk page acesss. He abuses it every single time a new sock of his is blocked. --A guy saved by Jesus (talk) 20:23, 7 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Deleted the death threats from the history as well. Lovely person. Kuru   (talk)  20:33, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

Article submission declined - Chat enabled collaboration
Hello,

I am witting this article as a representative of MindLink Software. Copyright infringement is not an issue as we contributed to Keith Hanna's book (see reference in book) and we can get the author to confirm if need be. Chat Enabled Collaboration is a new category that we are trying to create. The article was here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chat_enabled_collaboration?redirect=no

Please let me know how we can proceed to get the article published. Thank you Statt2016 (talk) 07:54, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * First, if your role as a representative is a paid one, it may be a good idea to read our terms of use and clearly identify your paid edits and conflict of interest before making any other edits. Second, "Keith Hanna" and his publisher have the clear copyright on that material, only they will be able to release  to our license. If you have an agreement to retain copyright, or if they want to contact us and release, then read Donating_copyrighted_materials for next steps. It may be easier to simply use your own words and reference the book and/or other third-party published works. Third, please read our conflict of interest guidelines. I had to severely cut back promotional writing before I ran across the copyright issue. If you take another stab at it, please make sure you write neutral material and avoid random "examples".  Kuru   (talk)  11:29, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Robo-advisors - ETFmatic external link removed.
Hello Kuru,

I am just curious what the problem is with having an external link to a company website? You stated the reason as "inappropriate for an encyclopedia", but wikipedia is absolutely full of links to company websites. My intention is not to use Wikipedia for advertising (as a Wikipedia donor I would hate this). I dont like the idea of using Wikipedia as yellow pages for businesses, this is not in the general interest of the public and is not the purpose of an encyclopedia. It seems to me far more reasonable that in the list of "Notable robo-advisors" to have external links directly to those notable advisors and NOT links to their wikipedia company pages, which is far less relevant.

But I am sure you are following the guidelines.

PS: As a donor to Wikipedia, I really appreciate the work you are doing, I believe to be incredibly important to humanity - so thank you.

Tom — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.1.40.21 (talk) 12:09, 11 August 2016 (UTC)


 * The "random lists of examples" are magnets for spam and conflict of interest accounts seeking to promote their products. In this instance, the list has been cleaned up many times to remove trivial and non-notable products to comply with our policy on external links. I don't, even slightly, believe that the article would be better served by having an external link directory. Thanks. Kuru   (talk)  12:18, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Robo-advisors - ETFmatic external link removed - again...
Hello again,

I've just realised, maybe you believe that it is inappropriate for ETFmatic to be included in the "Notable robo-advisors"? ETFmatic is absolutely a robo-advisor and is one of the most talked about across Europe.

There are many published articles that talk about ETFmatic as a robo-advisor:

https://dailyfintech.com/2016/06/13/the-blackrock-tale-told-in-the-uk-etfs-robo-advisors/ http://www.etfstrategy.co.uk/robo-advisors-set-to-disrupt-uk-wealth-management-industry-63744/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.1.40.21 (talk) 12:16, 11 August 2016 (UTC)


 * That's exciting. You should have no difficulty establishing an article on the topic that meets WP:CORP. then. Kuru   (talk)  12:19, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Tigrayan
told me that the next time edit the page risk a write lock
 * then the references I have added them on the page Talk:Tigrayans
 * respect should respond and delete vandalism--tell me Sennaitgebremariam (talk) 12:43, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

I await a reply--tell me Sennaitgebremariam (talk) 09:20, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I've already replied to you. Please use WP:DR or WP:SPI. Kuru   (talk)  11:28, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

we are discussing for two months and there is no solution '''the references I have added them find them on the page Talk:Tigrayans'''

these users Otakrem  Puhleec  Ethiopianhistorian  EthiopianHabesha are clearly the same person and is very good at not getting caught
 * I worked for a while to add references and must not ruin other people's work

I'm not me that I have to prove something but others who must prove otherwise

report WP:SPI it when I have a bit of time is not always on wikipedia and it takes a bit of time to spend--tell me Sennaitgebremariam (talk) 23:04, 18 August 2016 (UTC)


 * I don't know the others. But I know that I am currently in disagreement with EthiopianHabesha on Talk:Abyssinian_people. As for your references in the Tigrayan article, they are unreliable sources for the claim that you made. You are discussing this there, why not complete the discussion there? Otakrem (talk) 04:32, 19 August 2016 (UTC)


 * do not make fun you are the same person.

Kuru administrator as if she is not able to help us in this intractable dispute show me another administrator who can do
 * Tell Otakrem  Puhleec  Ethiopianhistorian  EthiopianHabesha not edit the page until there is not a true third person to mediate

because so with a user who has organized several five six account that gets the questions and answers his own question I can not do anything--tell me Sennaitgebremariam (talk) 08:20, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
 * tell me Sennaitgebremariam, infact I am still in disagreement with Otakrem regarding his view towards Habesha and Abyssinian people and also his view on Menelik.  Puhleec and  Ethiopianhistorian (I think Ethiopianhistorian is the blocked user 2001:558:600A:83:6038:EDC9:C7AA:DB8C) have added something that is not found in Wuchale treaty under Menelik's biography and in the future I will be challenging them to remove it, which is added based on tribal nationalism agenda. — EthiopianHabesha (talk) 09:56, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

User Otakrem has changed even after the administrator The Voidwalker tried to mediate the dispute


 * after I communicated to Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents


 * what do I do?--tell me Sennaitgebremariam (talk) 13:39, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Just to clarify since you mentioned me. I am not an administrator, just an experienced user who was concerned to see so many tags added to a single section. The reason I changed those tags was to facilitate a discussion on the talk page, however, I notice that there has been almost none in the weeks since. Without an open discussion between you and Otakrem including reliable sources and citing policies, I am afraid nothing can be decided. If you have been discussing the issue, and cannot agree between the two of you, I suggest then the process of dispute resolution. A volunteer at the dispute resolution noticeboard may be able to guide you in the right direction provided that you have attempted to resolve this through a discussion. -- The Voidwalker  Discuss 17:13, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I removed those Notable persons per a discussion with Soupforone on a similar issue of incorrectly and/or unreliable sourced entries on the Tigrinyas article. tell me Sennaitgebremariam talk with Soupforone.Otakrem (talk) 19:56, 5 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Hi Kuru
 * I could ask you the Tigrayans page protection? if I need it?--tell me Sennaitgebremariam (talk) 17:38, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

Block
Please block user:98.113.73.57. 66.87.78.234 (talk) 22:47, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Sooooo........
So while I understand what your saying those refs have been there 6 months, why did you take to removing them now? Plenty of other Admins have been on there and protected to article and none have ever said that those sources were no RS. Secondly the ref about his kids referenced everything you chose to remove so they were not unsourced just needed correction not fully deleted. Yes I understand your an Admin but that has no bearing on deleting 2 sections that were clearly sourced. I have added them back with the corrected source. Chris &#34;WarMachineWildThing&#34; (talk) 21:57, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
 * There is no "vesting period" for sources; that site is complete garbage. Administrators will very seldom validate every reference on a page when taking action; if ever. I'm usually open to tagging it with a "citation needed", but on BLPs I usually temporarily remove the material, especially if it is personal information. Obviously, I have no objections to better, proper sourcing; that would be the ideal outcome.   Kuru   (talk)  22:05, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for clearing that up and responding,I gave corrected the source, and quick referenced them since it is one article for 3 sections but now I have to talk with another user which I think is an Admin too, about the updated source now not being good enough for where he lives but its ok for his wife and kids which makes no sense. Chris &#34;WarMachineWildThing&#34; (talk) 22:48, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

With regard to blocking of User:24.119.20.133 Nazi Gun Control: Would you please undo his last revert
I noticed you have blocked this user but it seems he got in one parting shot before he was blocked. Would you please revert his revert ? thank you. 99.242.108.55 (talk) 23:48, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I'd prefer not to do content reverts in areas where I've placed edit warring blocks. Just wait a day and you or grayfell can revert, or wait for a third editor. Kuru   (talk)  23:53, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

spamblacklistblock
Thanks for helping me in keeping the log more readable. FYI, we now have Spamblacklistblock in our block reasons for editors who continuously hit the spam blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:09, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Perfect! I'm still amazed that I did not know there was a log of blacklist hits until a week ago; there are so many situations where that would have been useful.  Kuru   (talk)  14:24, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

On the Page Of Cloud Management
Hi there !

Hope you are doing great :)

I'm thinking about characteristics of cloud management platform related stuff and accidentally found that website when i desperately needed the compare some cloud management platform

i have checked the web site page and its really an useful as a internet researcher.

That page defines the characteristics of all giant cloud computing providers as a open source community so it would be great to thank them.

Let me know what you think

regard Edda — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edda.wiki (talk • contribs) 19:18, 25 August 2016 (UTC) Edda.wiki (talk) 19:41, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Also check the ref where i have added is "Enterprises with large-scale cloud implementations may require more robust cloud management tools which include specific characteristics[8]"

So if you go the ref link, you will find there are something that direct related to Wikipedia page. Or we may add External Link Section to that page ? I am really sorry if i am doing something wrong, pardon a poor wiki girl.

regard Edda Edda.wiki (talk) 19:41, 25 August 2016 (UTC)


 * References need to be established as reliable sources, and the material needs to be explicitly supported there. Your best best would be to use the article's talk page and lay out why you think both of those conditions are met. It does not appear to be the case. Kuru   (talk)  20:31, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Ananda Shankar Jayant
Hi Mate, I notice you have removed a wiki mirror site reference and related contents from the article on Ananda Shankar Jayant. I have partly reinstated some of the contents. The details about the subject's teachers are available in many other citations. The wiki mirror citation and the details about one award stay removed. Cheers !!--jojo@nthony (talk) 09:44, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
 * My main concern was the citation, thank you. Kuru   (talk)  11:16, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Kuru,
Hi Kuru, I am wondering why you are following me around undoing the references I am making they are all relevant? Am happy for you to give me feedback on how to do things the correct way, but I have only added relevant links, to the right pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.81.214.11 (talk) 08:33, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Please stop spamming links. After several explicit warnings, I assume you have no intention of doing anything but promoting that group of firms, and you will be blocked when you continue the behavior. Kuru   (talk)  13:22, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Ali Raymi
Greetings. Not sure how to handle this SPI who is obsessed with overloading the infobox of Ali Raymi with refs (mainly completely non-RS stuff like blogs and social media) and keeps harping on about how the subject of the article was a deity ("GOD" this and "GOD" that"). The editor also seems adamant that Raymi's so-called "controversies" regarding his self-glorification deserve their own section. That he was nicknamed "God" and "TGE (The Greatest Ever)" is not really in question, as there are WP:RS refs to support those, but it's the WP:POV/WP:OR commentary that won't fly—I'm certainly not getting through to them. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 15:21, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll look at the page and watchlist it. Kuru   (talk)  17:41, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Arvinder Khaira
sir please look at those links (list of links removed)


 * Presumably, this is related to the AFD for Arvinder Khaira. I'm happy to restore the article in a draft form and we can evaluate them individually at the draft's talk page. I can't do the restore right now, but will do it tonight and transfer that list of links. Kuru   (talk)  17:19, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Marketing automation citation
Hi Kuru,

I've read through the guidelines and am slightly confused as to why this link was not deemed relevant.

Any guidance is appreciated.

Thanks, Markehuber — Preceding unsigned comment added by Markehuber (talk • contribs) 13:53, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
 * The link you are adding does not meet our criteria for a reliable source. This is a dime-a-dozen content marketing blog post that you authored, and you're adding to multiple pages. While I realize that there are many such links violating our policies, you can help us by cleaning them up or replacing them with published and reviewed material. Kuru   (talk)  14:17, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Mirror or Republished/Sythnesized Wikipedia content in Abyssinian people article?
Hi Kuru, Please take a look at this diff where EthiopianHabesha is using this reference  which states its main source is Wikipedia, the editor of the Book called  "Ethiopia The Land Its People History and Culture" edited by Yohannes K Mekonnen, Editor, ISBN 978-9987-16-024-2, April 2013, New Africa Press Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Per WP:CIRCULAR this is not allowed. Also I couldn't find the ISBN, I am suspecting its some editor who created this "book" and then is referencing it in articles.Otakrem (talk) 03:35, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Otakrem, went through Yohannes Mekonen book and searched them in Wikipedia and did not find exact maching. I think he went though the sources used in wikipedia articles and compiled it on his own words as he said in his book. Anyways, as an alternative to his source I have added another source to support that sentence. The book is written by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster titled 'Habesha people' and which most of the articles introduction paragraph is extracted from. If any issues with the alternative source you may let me know. — EthiopianHabesha (talk) 10:16, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Obviously, the Yohannes Mekonen is not acceptable as a source. I sampled several works from "New Africa Press" and they seem to all have the "from Wikipedia" line; this would bring into question the quality of the publisher altogether. Kuru   (talk)  12:05, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * So this source should be deleted wherever it is used in Wikipedia articles? Otakrem (talk) 22:29, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, I've taken the liberty of removing it from four articles. As it uses Wikipedia as the primary source, it is not WP:RS in any way. It does not matter if it has been "reworded"; we cannot fact check ourselves. Kuru   (talk)  03:42, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

94.117.47.149
You recently reverted an editor with the comment "rvt banned editor". The editor is back with another IP. I can't find what administrative action this relates to (although the editor does seem disruptive). Could you let me know in case this needs to be added to an SPI report or something? Thanks. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 20:13, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
 * This is Long-term abuse/Best known for IP. Lot of reading there; hundreds of blocks at this point - they all end the same. I'll block the IPs he's hopped to. Will drop the range if needed. Kuru   (talk)  03:15, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

I am not paid editor
Dear Kuru,

I would like to inform you that I am not paid editor, I am honest editor and want to know reason of blacklist for a particular site, please do not blame with such a big, try to understand, I found that site with so many word on google and rich with good maps and content, rest is your wish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ambrishseo (talk • contribs) 04:15, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but I do not believe you. Any paid relationship, including outright employment of course, should be disclosed. Kuru   (talk)  11:40, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Bill Gates
The Talk:Bill Gates conspiracy editor is back with a new IP 103.227.99.111. GcSwRhIc (talk) 13:41, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
 * He's popped up with a few more IPS on a pretty heavy range, so I've protected the page for a day or so. Pelase let me know if he drifts to another page and I'll do a range block. Kuru   (talk)  14:41, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Will do. Thanks. GcSwRhIc (talk) 15:04, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

removed PRTG from the Comparison of Network Monitoring Systems?
Hello Kuru,

My name is Kimberley Trommler, and I work for Paessler, the company that makes the PRTG Network Monitor software. We've just been notified by one of our customers that we're no longer in the list of network monitoring systems listed on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_network_monitoring_systems

If I understand the page history correctly, we were removed by your edit on Feb 22, 2016 at 12:06.

Since you removed another product from the list as part of this edit, which happened to be directly above PRTG in the list, I'm writing to ask if you intentionally removed PRTG, or if this was an error as part of removing the line above us in the table. If it was intentional, would you be willing to share with me the reason you removed PRTG?

Thank you for your help!

Kimberley (communities@paessler.com)

62.146.75.212 (talk) 14:08, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Certainly, thanks for reaching out. You've read the history correctly. The list has an established inclusion criteria which stipulates entries must have an existing wikipedia article (this criteria is visible when editing the list). The article at PRTG Network Monitor was previously deleted on 28 December 2015. The removal of the entry on the list is just housekeeping. If there's anything else I can help you with, please let me know.  Kuru   (talk)  14:28, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

ERP entries
Editing List of ERP software packages: Someone is deleting valid entries. Do you know about this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by RafaelEChacon (talk • contribs) 03:37, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure do. There's a notice when you edit that page that clearly states: "READ THIS Please do not add web links or products which do not have Wikipedia articles". If you disagree with the article's inclusion criteria, please use the article's talk page to discuss. Kuru   (talk)  03:41, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

webERP entry
Hello,

I am updating software pages. I see you deleted the webERP entry. This software has more history, a bigger community and more downloads than some software in that list. Please undo that.

Best regards, Rafael. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RafaelEChacon (talk • contribs) 13:26, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I've responded you you above. It would be best to create an article for the product that meets our guidelines for software at Notability (software); the most important part is providing reliable, thrid-party sources for the material and claims. Kuru   (talk)  13:59, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

spamblacklistblock redux
Kuru, would you mind when you block editors with spamblacklistblock to disable talkpage access, and to then tag the editor's talkpage with the template. Every now and then I re-block editors who then start to proceed their actions by trying to spam to their talkpage (and still obscuring the blacklist). E.g see Special:Log/spamblacklist/212.92.127.244, blocked on the 7th of September; an extreme example is https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&offset=&limit=500&type=spamblacklist&user=175.44.4.13 (who was never blocked). You can conveniently block them now, with said settings, using the block function through Twinkle. Thanks! --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:24, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
 * , I was actually just about to ask you about the history of that spambot. I've been disabling talk page access only when they self-target as well (trying out different URL permutations). I think starting that way, at least with that spammer, is a valid option. I've seen zero editing activity on any of the hundred or so IPs I've blocked of his, so I think collateral damage is unlikely. Fascinating. Kuru   (talk)  22:21, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I am not really familiar with the history, but they have been ignored for a long time, making the list utterly useless. Now at least the IPs get blocked fairly quickly, leaving the rest visible.  It seems to be only one, maybe two families of spambots.  It is always the same sets of urls, the nfl jackets, or the viagra.  It appears they are able to crack the Captcha, and keep on trying.  What I don't understand is why, while never being successful, and when constantly being blocked, they do still continue.
 * I presume that when the month-block expires they will return .. I guess I will then up to a year (or three, give us peace of mind). With the talkpage-tagging, if ever a regular editor comes to town, they do see how to get to UTRS, and there is a way out.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 03:47, 4 October 2016 (UTC)

FYI: Bot_requests. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:15, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

FYI: Special:Log/spamblacklist/176.119.76.41 is also this spammer. Using redirects and not the typical links, but all hitting *board* pages. I blocked a handful in the last 500 hits. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:53, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Ugh. I had not noticed those. I did see several new link variations today (comprarcia1isgenericobarato). Lovely. Kuru   (talk)  02:32, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

FYI: Special:Log/spamblacklist/221.225.101.206. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:37, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Took a bit of digging - but this and this and this is also the same spambot - see them appearing here and here. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:54, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Talkback
To stay organized, I have created a section on my talk page to keep track of the lists of companies by country table updates. Check it out! To keep track of matters, you can add to this list when articles are updated. Thanks for all of your exceptional work in improving these articles! North America1000 11:37, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Billy Bush
Well I must say, it is always good to be a part of a community that welcomes diverse points of view, entertains notions that go against the status quo and doesn't quash the little guy...unfortunately, Wikipedia isn't such a community. Welcome to Ownedville. Population? You. ;-) EisenFaust (talk) 17:01, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * You are completely correct; this is not the place for your unsourced opinions. There are a variety of alternate outlets for conspiracy theories. Kuru   (talk)  17:12, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I've given EisenFaust a final warning as all their edits have been revered as BLP vios, OR or nonsense. Widefox ; talk 12:14, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

Removing Kummari caste history is oppression
The removal of the Kummari caste's history is a form of vandalism. Their history is written in Indian language and cannot be cited in Wikipedia. This does not mean their information is false and should be removed from Wikipedia. Th Kummari caste is an oppressed group in India and Wikipedia is making the situation worse by removing their history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sl.gemini (talk • contribs) 20:34, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
 * There is no requirement for English sources that I am aware of, we are aware of the systemic bias that creeps into an encyclopedia built mainly on a given language. Simply use whatever reliable sources you have, provided they meet the conditions outlined at WP:RS. You may not, for example, use a mirror copy of wikipedia as a source; that would be silly. Nor can you use blog posts or non-published user-generated content. I'm sorry if this sets up roadblocks, but it's the minimum we require here. Kuru   (talk)  20:36, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Talkback
More ideas regarding collaboration for company list articles. North America1000 13:36, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Regarding Deleting Content on Gold Flake Page
may i know the reason that why you have deleted my content from page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.68.187.213 (talk) 11:01, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I presume you're the same person editing as Prashantsaini, Smokersforum and Smokeyjoe2016. Your edit was simple spam and puffery, supported only by non-reliable sources and mirrors. Please don't do that again, and please limit yourself to one account. Kuru   (talk)  11:29, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Regarding making page
I have a one very good software orderhive. which is very amazing multi channel inventory management software. and it's very well known to their end users. and recently they are on the top of the list of inventory management software in the getapp.com by making their hattrick. they also are scynced with various brands like amazon, shopyfy, ebay, etsy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manan.bhavsar9333 (talk • contribs) 12:45, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * That's great; please do not add promotional material related to it here. Kuru   (talk)  16:04, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

Mirror citations?
Good morning, I have an enquiry about Mr Cavalli’s page: I have noticed that some of the awards received listed are deleted. I tried to provide different links as sources, but they have been deleted once again.

The abovementioned prizes are: ''-Swiss Life Science prize (2005) -Entrepreneur of the Year from Ernst&Young (2006) -Zentral Schweiz Innovation Preis (2008)''

The sources are shown in the history of the page. Can you help me find the appropriate sources? --D.mircoselliro (talk) 17:24, 3 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Mirrors are sites which directly copy material from Wikipedia; they cannot, obviously, be used as a source for biographies here. In each case, you used a known mirror which directly credits Wikipedia as the source. If you cannot find reliable sources for the material, we simply cannot use it. Kuru   (talk)  18:10, 3 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much. I can try, to put a couple of new sources without risking being banned?--D.mircoselliro (talk) 09:02, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Kuru, you left a message on my page regarding sir john marnoch. Can you assist me in identifying the circular reference in my post? I'm relatively new to article creation. My intention was to link to other wikipedia articles such as Sir James Reid. To the best of my knowledge my citations covered the material I wrote but any advice would be appreciated! Cliffmark99 (talk) 21:54, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure. The site you are adding as a reference, "liquisearch", is a simple copy of all or part of an article at Wikipedia. We cannot use it as a reference in any way. You can link to other wikipedia articles just like you did above, using two square brackets surrounding the article name; maybe I'm not understanding your question? Kuru   (talk)  22:28, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

Instant deletion of Silvia Nakkach's biography
Hello-I'm trying to understand how you can instantly delete a Grammy nominated singer and composer without a discussion. As I read the rules, "If a subject is notable and the content could plausibly be replaced with text that complies with neutral point of view, this is preferable to deletion." I think the deletion was hasty. She is a faculty member at CIIS. She has been interviewed by local public radio (http://kalw.org/post/opening-voice-silvia-nakkach#stream/0). She has been a speaker at the Commonwealth Club (https://www.commonwealthclub.org/category/people/silvia-nakkach). I respectfully request that you give better feedback and re-establish this page. 47.208.6.227 (talk) 06:22, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm usually happy to simply stub poorly written puff articles down to a few sentences in lieu of deleting them outright. Unfortunately, as noted in the deletion log, this is also a WP:G12; much of the article was copied word-for-word from the given sources, and has been since it's original creation. That makes it much more difficult to trim down, and would require redacting much of the article's history as well. You are welcome to recreate as you wish. Kuru   (talk)  12:00, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Mirrors
Very industrious, that list. I'd heard of such things...Gene Weingarten wrote of buying a book from Amazon that turned out to be an insta-book extracted from Wikipedia. Until today I didn't realize it was so massive. Morfusmax (talk) 23:43, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins
Hello,

Please note that TOTP based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your preferences page in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the developing help page for additional information. Important: Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the thread on the administrators' noticeboard. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:33, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Bexar County, Texas
I noticed a ban on the edit page. I have done some editing in the communities section that while not logged in. If these edits are the reason for the ban, let me know and let me know what I shouldn't have changed. I've done similar editing in other community sections. Being new to this I've made mistakes. Another user pointed out that I shouldn't put links to other pages in place of the "red" wikipedia links, so I've stopped that and tried to undo all of them. Thanks for any input them can help me do a better job in the future. Jdtrue63Jdtrue63 (talk) 09:16, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
 * , that particular semi-protection was absolutely not targeted to you. Thank you for your contributions and let me know if I can help! Kuru   (talk)  14:21, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Mark Cuban edit - Nov. 2016
Thanks for adding the needed source links regarding the Perot parking lots controversy, but apparently you didn't preview your edit before clicking "Save"... or you would have noticed the missing ref-bracket & resulting redlined error message in the References section. The error also "broke" the following section & its header! (I fixed it, along with a few other redlined cite params elsewhere. Later, I'll add cite templates & params to your bare URLs.) You are a very prolific editor & valued member/admin of the Wikipedia Community, but please don't trade speed/edit-quantity over accuracy by skipping the Show Preview button process. Best regards, &mdash; DennisDallas (talk) 08:57, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

The Challenge Series
The Challenge Series is a current drive on English Wikipedia to encourage article improvements and creations globally through a series of 50,000/10,000/1000 Challenges for different regions, countries and topics. All Wikipedia editors in good standing are invited to participate.


 * Use   to invite others using this template.
 * Sent to users at Northamerica1000/Mailing list. North America1000 12:38, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

link
Hi I think, I posted the Right link, its all genuine content. If I mad a mistake, than please let me know, and assist me, what need to be done, as you can see my website also — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.196.35.5 (talk) 18:49, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I have no idea which link you're referring to. Kuru   (talk)  19:34, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Need your help
Hi Kuru, we have collaborated before on many PM articles. I would like your attention if possible [here] - it is an issue of a potential sockpuppet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pm master (talk • contribs)
 * , I must say I'm really baffled by your claims, your methods in dealing with the appropriate push-back, and the nature of your recent activity. In this particular instance, you're making extraordinary claims about long term editors, but lack any proof other than trivial coincidences. After a long period of absence, why did you chose that article and topic when returning? You've never edited in that space before.  Kuru   (talk)  17:48, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Recent close
Hello Kuru. I agree with your close here but I think it is under WP:GS/SCW rather than AE sanctions. The Arbitration committee decided that the Syrian civil war does not fall under ARBPIA. I think there's a prior block notice on the user's talk by another admin which also mixes these up. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 01:55, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks - I was indeed going off the previous AE sanction notice. I've modified it to a normal block and avoided any of the GS language. Kuru   (talk)  02:07, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
 * This looks correct now. The place to log these is at the bottom of WP:GS/SCW. I guess you are saying it's just a normal block so it doesn't require logging. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 02:26, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

chetak (horse)
hello kuru, i am new at wikipedia, i want to edit chetak(horse). but my english is poor can you help me to improve my article. although i have true information i can not edit article. so do me a favour — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aniruddhbhaidhadhal (talk • contribs) 03:06, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Replied on your talk page. Kuru   (talk)  13:33, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

User:Ahahahahahahahahaha
Kuru, you blocked [lUser:Ahahahahahahahahaha for edit warring on Harrier Jump Jet. The user's block has now expired, and he has made the same edit again here. I've reverted the edit, but won't do so again. Extensive discussion on the issue has taken place on the article's talk page while the user was blocked, but he hasn't participated since the block was lifted. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 15:26, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
 * That's disappointing. Left him a note and added the page to my watchlist. Kuru   (talk)  19:32, 4 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 19:38, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

Mirrors edit on Alum
Hi Kuru. Here is a link to your edit on my page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:San_Junipero#Mirrors

I tried to look for alternate sources that weren't mirrors. (Thanks for that info btw! I didn't realize that was a problem). However, I could not find anything that verified that specific info that wasn't a mirror or that was reliable. As such, what should my next step me/what should I do in situations like this in the future as well. San Junipero (talk) 20:42, 5 December 2016 (UTC) Thanks, San Junipero - 12/5/2016 @ 3:40 PM ET.
 * I'm not sure; that was a spectacular run of bad sources on Alum. I've also removed mirrors on Tapioca balls‎ and Newcastle Airport in past, it seems. If you can't find a reference, just leave it be for another person to try. If there's really old material and it has been marked as needing a source for a very long time, it may be best to remove the material if it looks flaky. Just please, be more judicious with the sourcing. A simple google search will turn up mirrors left and right these days, unfortunately. Kuru   (talk)  02:22, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for the block of Internet troll.

We seem to be getting a large influx of this type of activity lately. Sagecandor (talk) 00:14, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Si. I've watchlisted a few of the drama articles; I've just not had much time online. Kuru   (talk)  02:23, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Any advice on how to deal with this kind of activity ? Is there a good centralized place to report this? It appears to be spamming and promotion type activity. Any idea on what can be done? Would one of those arbitration enforcement preliminary notification warnings be appropriate here coming from an admin ? Sagecandor (talk) 02:35, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Meh. I'm fairly conservative about people editing with a COI; they need to cross a behavioral line before I'll take administrative action. The IP harassing you was obviously over that line. There were about three others I would have taken action on today in that sphere had I been active at the time (they were blocked anyway). Truly, a mess of a situation. Kuru   (talk)  02:50, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I tried to make that report based on direct links to specific edits of a behavioral issue, did that not come across in the report? Sagecandor (talk) 02:52, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

Orders and decorations - Pahlavi era
I am the author of the most authoritative book on the orders and decorations of the pahlavi era Iran. I felt the information in this article was much too light and I have no doubt the subject matter will be enriched by reading the book the link to which was placed on the site and removed by you.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.164.137.118 (talk) 03:45, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * You're adding links to sell your self-published book. Please stop. Kuru   (talk)  03:52, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

Nandini Shakira
I'm confused. How was that an attack page? I couldn't see anything negative about it. If anything it was an A7. Adam9007 (talk) 01:04, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Which of the imaginary sources supported this apparently real person being a porn star? This was a cheap hatchet job on someone the editor was mad at. The logs of the the various unrelated porn videos he was trying to add were illuminating. Kuru   (talk)  01:08, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't do pornography so I wouldn't know the details... Adam9007 (talk) 01:14, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Of course not. That being the case, you may want to exercise caution when restoring material that makes that sort of claim if you're not going to check the references. In some cultures, that can have serious legal and societal impact to the victim. Kuru   (talk)  01:24, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * As the proposer of the speedy deletion, may I say that I was prepared to review Adam9007's immediate reversion of my edits. But 10 minutes later, having done so, I was convinced I was right, and his assessment seriously flawed. I was pleased the content had by then been deleted before I needed to revert his reversion. It concerns me that as a Wikipedian Adam9007 was willing to revert appallingly incompetent attacks on an individual without reviewing the so-called references. This could have had dire consequences for the person concerned. If Adam9007 couldn't see anything negative about it, I suggest he considers his position as a contributor, and does not revert deletions in such a cavalier manner again. It's people that matter, not Wikipedia. He needs to realise that. Parkywiki (talk) 01:54, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I think you both do a great volunteer job sifting through a ton of new material; let's move on. Kuru   (talk)  01:57, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * That was the third deletion, and the first 2 were A7s, not G10s, so I don't know... Adam9007 (talk) 02:03, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

Auli'i Cravalho
Auli'i Cravalho was born on the island of Oahu, not the Island of Hawai'i. Johnsc12778 (talk) 22:35, 17 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Kuru, the above is an obvious WP:DUCK sock of indefinitely blocked User:Johnsc1277. Sro23 (talk) 23:11, 17 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Ugh. Should have remembered him; I'm getting old. Now blocked. Kuru   (talk)  23:16, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Season's Greetings
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Merry Christmas!
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Brownsville, Texas
Hello, I see you gave a user who was spamming on this page a warning. This has been an issue on this page for the past month. If I were you, I would just block him/her. These trolls for some reason seem to love posting incorrect information on here. Do not know why. It really does make the editor's job much harder. De88 (talk) 00:34, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

User talk:TheBearsStillSuck
Hi Kuru, hope all is well. I'm looking at TheBearsStillSuck and it looks they are vandalizing their talk page after your block. You might need to keep an eye just in case you need to revoke talk page access. Thanks! --   LuK3      (Talk)   01:50, 19 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks; closed off his talk page. Kuru   (talk)  02:11, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Block site ratatype.com
I was wondering if the following link may be unblocked. We wrote a pages about education site https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_talk:Ratatype.com/sandbox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives/2016/11#Ratatype.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by AnnaSivolob (talk • contribs) 16:02, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Looks like you left this at the blacklist noticeboard as well. Will evaluate and respond there. Kuru   (talk)  22:12, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi Kuru Can you give me link on Global black list — Preceding unsigned comment added by AnnaSivolob (talk • contribs) 08:03, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
 * You made a request there yesterday. Kuru   (talk)  13:22, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

Pbfreespace3
there is a discussion on Pbfreespace3 talkpage.Alhanuty (talk) 02:57, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm aware of it. Based on his current assertions, I have no intention of unblocking. Kuru   (talk)  03:00, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Project Management
@Kuru I have been going through the site proventuresindia.com and found it quite useful as it gives good services. I know this is my over-enthusiasm to maintain ranking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashlynangel (talk • contribs)
 * It's simple promotional adcopy for a regional training class. Please do not add the link again. Kuru   (talk)  15:06, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

More blacklist removal / modification requests
Hi. I fully appreciate that you're a volunteer, and probably a busy one at that, and entitled to attend to matters at your leisure. But IF you're feeling mag nanimous, and you have the time, two more blacklist removal requests await, one of them mine. Mine is actually a "modification" rather that "removal" request, and I took the liberty of making some observations on the other - though the decision on both clearly falls to you, I'm no expert either on relevant policy or the technical mechanics of the blacklist system (my request may be impossible for technical reasons, even if justified from a policy point of view, I don't know), I'd say both are good faith requests. As I said, WHEN you get a chance, I'd be most grateful if you could process them. Eliyohub (talk) 11:29, 30 December 2016 (UTC)