User talk:Alison/Archive 81

Shona Bhliain Nua
Shona Bhliain Nua (2015). Quis separabit? 03:33, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Míle Maith agat, a Robáird. And Happy New Year to you, too! :) - A l is o n  ❤ 18:20, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Userfy request for deleted page LGBT+ Liberal Democrats
Hi, Could you userfy the deleted page LGBT+ Liberal Democrats for me please? Many thanks! ~ Excesses ~ (talk) 22:48, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ :) - you can find it, plus talk page at User:Excesses/LGBT+ Liberal Democrats - A l is o n  ❤ 23:10, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Another possible Rev/Del
Hello Alison and a belated Happy New Year to you. I hope you are well!. This post and edit summary are an attack on one of our long term editors. I think they might be rev/del worthy. It is possible that another admin might get to them before you do but I thought I'd ask just in case. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 05:51, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, MarnetteD, and Happy New Year to you, too :) You're absolutely right, of course - I've gone ahead and RevDel'd them - A l is o n  ❤ 05:53, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
 * And many thanks to you for the quick response and action. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 05:55, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Yet another
Well I don't usually get to say hello again so quickly. Another long term editor is getting bombarded with person attacks by an IP. One of them was rev/del on Jan 15 but I can't seem to find which admin performed that task so I thought I would as you to take a look at things. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 20:17, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Looks like it got taken care of while I was typing this. Still I did get to leave another Orange thing for ya :-) MarnetteD&#124;Talk 20:18, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

Amazon Eve
I'm confused about your argument. You said that WP:BIRTHNAME doesn't say anything about including the birth name in the lead...except for where it does. In the "First mention" section, it says "In some cases, subjects have legally changed their names at some point after birth. In these cases the birth name should be given as well:", such as in this case. It then gives a specific set up example: "William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19, 1946) ..." Does that not look exactly like the edit I made to Amazon Eve's page?

As for MOS:IDENTITY, I don't see how this relates to my edit. I didn't change "actress" to "actor", and I'm not trying to imply that she isn't a woman in the slightest. I'm merely stating what her birth name was in the lead, as BIRTHNAME recommends.

I don't want to edit war with you, but I'm having serious trouble seeing where your arguments are coming from, so I wanted to talk to you about it and try to get a clearer explanation. Conversations through edit summaries isn't the most useful, after all :P Sock   ( tock talk)  13:03, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
 * It's pretty poor practice, for one. It's already in the infobox, so it's already on the page. Putting it in the lede, as you did is just undue weight. In this instance, your Bill Clinton example is a pretty poor analogy. And you've been doing this repeatedly for a long number of months now, always returning to re-add it. That's just ... odd - A l is o n  ❤ 05:51, 29 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I was unaware that I'd done it frequently, I only recall doing it twice. I'm not trying to belittle Erika's gender or anything like that (seriously, she's awesome), I was just trying to unify how these articles are frequently presented. I don't see how the Clinton analogy is poor, but the same case goes for The Wachowskis, which discusses Lana (previously Larry) Wachowski. As you can see, I've stopped adding it, I just fail to see how I was causing any problems. Sorry if I've offended you or violated policy! Sock   ( tock talk)  17:41, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

email
INeverCry  02:51, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi there. Can you resend - I never got it! :/ - A l is o n  ❤ 02:28, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Allie. I don't trust my email client enough to try resending (I've got to get something better - this one won't even allow me to send a copy to myself through wiki-mail). I just wanted to see what you thought of this acct I found: User:Is Daniel Brandt Here Today?  INeverCry   08:38, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
For doing such a wonderful job as an editor and a person, and for putting up with so much bullshit. Hello there.

Azure Anteater (talk) 03:28, 29 January 2015 (UTC) 
 * Thank you!! That's very kind :) - A l is o n  ❤ 06:59, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Userfying deleted page
Hi Alison,

I'm quite keen to get a copy of the deleted page Horowhenua Library Trust. Thanks heaps, Haminoon (talk) 07:02, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks Alison! You're a star! Haminoon (talk) 08:13, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Your administrator and bureaucrat status on the Manx Wikipedia
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Translation request
Hi, Alison :) A while back you helped with translation for single-user login finalization. Could you take some time to review the two messages that will be sent of affected community members soon? The pages are here and here. Thank you for your time, happy editing to you. Keegan (WMF) (talk) 22:08, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Looks like we have another one
Hello A. This looks ready for a rev/del. In fact it looks like all of the now blocked edits are problematic. I've seen your notes to others that you don't edit as much as you used to so if you would like me to take this somewhere else just let me know. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 00:59, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Ergh - socking! I've blocked another account or two. Thanks for letting me know! - A l is o n  ❤ 01:07, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
 * You are welcome and thanks for dealing with those smelly socks. Most of Tude's edits were variations on this as they look to be BLP violations are they eligible for r/d as well? Enjoy the rest of your weekend. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 01:19, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

Invitation
Have you heard of the Kaffeeklatsch? It is a test area for women to hear and support each other. The idea came about as a result of a [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:IdeaLab/WikiProject_Women#best_practice? discussion] at meta regarding my IdeaLab proposal (yet open) for WikiProject Women.

Now that the klatsch has survived an MfD and WMF legal has said that it does not violate the non discrimination policy, I am looking for women editors who might like to join.

Although I have started a couple of discussions, they are not urgent. For now, the "Please introduce yourself" discussion is more important! I want to take it slow at first and build a small group before trying to address heavy topics or come up with big goals. For now, the klatsch is there as a sort of refuge. I hope you will consider joining, and invite other women editors, too, if you wish. Lightbreather (talk) 21:37, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

BLP violation?
Hello, Alison,

There was a notice on Bruce Jenner's entry in this week's Wikipedia Signpost/2015-02-11/Traffic report and User:Serendipodous/Top25 that he is transgender. I've left a note on Serendipodous's talk page to remove this since he maintains those pages but I haven't received a response. Should I just remove this myself? Thanks for your help. Liz Read! Talk! 16:38, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh - you're absolutely right. It's a serious BLP issue, it's absolutely unsourced and just basically, tabloid gossip. As you know WP:BLP doesn't just apply to article pages, so I've gone ahead and removed them and RevDel'd the entries. Thanks for letting me know! :) - A l is o n  ❤ 17:35, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Alison. Serendipodous does such an awesome job maintaining these pages that I was reluctant to edit them myself. I was uncertain if it was a BLP violation and then I went to Talk:Bruce Jenner and, wow!, it is such a controversial topic, like Chelsea Manning. I appreciate you getting to this so quickly. Liz  Read!  Talk! 19:40, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Liz! Thanks for the followup :) I don't like to step on anyone's toes either, but this one was pretty egregious. I understand that Serendipodous meant well, and that this one fell through the cracks. The way with the Jenner case is that folks are saying his LGBT status is a kinda "big, open secret" at this stage, which it may well be. Unfortunately, all of this is sourced to one speculative magazine article, plus whispers and comments from others, along with people making pointed comments about his appearance. In short, we don't have a WP:RS for anything about his orientation or identity. And until we do, it should be kept out. Especially when it comes to LGBT issues, this can have a serious impact on a person's life, and sometimes, their safety. We need to be super-careful. The same happened with Tim Cook. Everyone knew he was gay (especially us 'insiders' :) ) but there was no reliable source to confirm that until Tim actually outed himself in a recent interview. Then the floodgates open and his article was update, which is the way it should be, really - A l is o n  ❤ 19:55, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Alison, luckily, Bruce Jenner fell out of the Top 10 reported on the Signpost but he still appears on Top 25 Report at #12 with an explanation that is a dig at WP:BLP. I don't want to be humorless but I think it's also an oblique way of saying that there is something scandalous about Jenner's life. What do you think? Liz  Read!  Talk! 17:30, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

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Kallmann syndrome
Hello, I think you did some editing on the Kallmann syndrome page today and reverted some apparent vandalism.

I watch the page carefully as I have provided a fair amount of content for the page and was a bit concerned when a couple of edits happened recently. Thank you for keeping an eye on the page. I hope we do not get a recurrence of that sort of vandalism.

Thank you. Neilsmith38 (talk) 21:53, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks! There were some RL names added to the article, just vandalism. I revision-deleted them, just to be certain! Thanks for keeping a close watch on the article :) - A l is o n  ❤ 00:05, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Breda O'Brien, 3RR/edit warring
Hi Alison, you've been mentioned Administrators%27_noticeboard/Edit_warring. So was I, found it by accident. Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 12:59, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

NHSBSA Draft copy of article recently deleted
Hello, I'm trying to update the wiki page for the NHS Business Services Authority. At the moment it is wrong, incorrrect, out of date. I realise that all my changes have been deleted and reverted back to the factually incorrect version of the site. Please can I have a copy of the full amends I made yesterday that were deleted? Thanks

possible oversight needed
Hi Alison: Would you please have a look at the recent vandalism to Fly Young Red, and oversight anything that would require such an action? Thanks in advance. Eddymason (talk) 07:00, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Yep - you're absolutely right. I've suppressed those edits and blocked the IP for two weeks. I'll also prot the article for a bit - A l is o n  ❤ 07:16, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, you're the best. :) Eddymason (talk) 08:46, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

CheckUser request
Hi, Alison. I wonder whether you would be willing to do a checkuser for me. At User talk:Mr Rapano there is a request for an unblock of a proxy block on the IP address 197.85.132.8, which was blocked as an open proxy by ProcseeBot on 6 March 2014, a you can see at Special:Contributions/197.85.132.8. Searches on the internet confirm that the IP address was at that time in use as an open proxy server and a source of spam, but I am unable to find any evidence whatever that it is still doing either of those. Certainly, repeated attempts to connect to the proxy have all failed. In fact, it seems to me almost certain that it is no longer an o[pen proxy, and it should be unblocked. However, perhaps you could have a CheckUser look and see whether there is any evidence I can't see which would make unblocking unwise. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 14:32, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi . I took a look behind the IP and everything looks okay. I'd say go ahead and unblock, or at least maybe drop it down to just a softblock. Thanks for following up with this editor :) - A l is o n  ❤ 14:40, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 14:50, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

New User Needs Help
Hi. I don't know the processes very well. I had an assignment to keep up with wiki page for school and began. I first chose something non-controversial and it was asked that I try something with more depth. Thus, I edited Vaccine controversies. After almost making the mistake of an edit war, I went to the talk page.

I expected some back and forth, however one particular user AndyTheGrump appears overtly disruptive. He had content deleted from the commons despite the permissions being given, he deleted 12,000+comments that disagree with his point of view as 'archive', I think. Well, just look at the talk history and read my talk page. If he is correct, he is certainly not providing clear explanations nor being polite. Will you please advise?

Thank YouDcrsmama (talk) 12:31, 2 March 2015 (UTC)


 * I'd advise looking at the edits in question, which improperly removed posts by other contributors - the archiveng had been done by a bot. I have repeatedly pointed this out to Dcrsmama, who seems however to fail to comprehend why this is improper. As for the file uploaded to commons, it was speedy deleted as a copyright violation, since Dcrsmama had misleadingly stated that the image was public domain, - the supposed source for this statement said nothing of the sort. Dcrsmama is a WP:SPA clearly intent on pushing a fringe view regarding the vaccine controversy article, and who's response when policy has been explained has been to ignore such comment, and carry on regardless. Frankly, I can see no reason why Wikipedia would need such a contributor. AndyTheGrump (talk) 12:59, 2 March 2015 (UTC)


 * I had just told AndyTheGrump about the bot edits. this is the first he mentions the bot.  Otherwise, he speaks for himself.  Commons will make the decision on the copyright. As he well knows, I have published now three times the link to where the creators give permission to use their work.  Vaccine reform may be a less vocal group, but not a fringe group.  Otherwise, he speaks for himself.Dcrsmama (talk) 13:25, 2 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Commons has already deleted the image as a copyright violation. Nowhere on the page that Dcrsmama linked there did the words 'public domain' appear, and nothing on the page could be interpreted as a statement that they were releasing their own self-created content into the public domain. Though frankly this is a non-issue anyway, since a graph from a partisan source like healthsentinel.com is clearly unacceptable in a medical article per WP:RS.


 * Incidentally, I'm unsure why Dcrsmama chose this page to raise these issues - there doesn't seem to have been any prior interaction? AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:35, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

You have received mail
 Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 19:51, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Nevermind! took care of it!  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 19:53, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
 * All in a day's work. Drmies (talk) 19:58, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you both. I actually went ahead and suppressed that as there's no real reliable source for that (just one obit isn't enough). It's potentially damaging and we shouldn't really go there, IMO - A l is o n  ❤ 20:01, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

Request for undeletion: Speaker Knockerz
Hi Alison. I am requesting your attention over at WP:Requests for undeletion because of an article that was speedily deleted twice, uncontroversially. The account(s) used to create the article were subsequently blocked indefinitely. The arguably notable subject was then moved to a draft space a few days ago after a discussion, and I even added his label, Talibandz Entertainment. However, the rest of the content still has not been restored for submission as promised. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks 71.82.114.12 (talk) 14:49, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

YGM
Hi Alison, please check your in-box when you get a chance. Thanks... 01:50, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Rev/Del?
Hello Alison. This edit seems questionable to my eye so I thought I would check with you. Have a nice weekend or week ahead depending on when you see this :-) Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:12, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi,, you're absolutely right. In this case, I suppressed it as being borderline libelous. Thanks for keeping a watch out & have a great weekend, too :) - A l is o n  ❤ 23:45, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * As ever thanks for checking on this. It is much appreciated. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 01:30, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

WP:Child protection matter
I recently contacted arbcom-l@lists.wikimedia.org about a recent WP:Child protection matter (see here), and I've emailed you with details. Turns out that the WP:WMF will be handling all future WP:Child protection matters, and so I had to email legal-reports@wikimedia.org with details. The WP:Child protection policy will need updating "once all the new arrangements are finalised" with regard to the WP:WMF handling WP:Child protection and other matters. I'm not sure about the change, as it feels like WP:ArbCom (for example, you and AGK) acted quicker on these matters and have significantly more experience with them. Anyway, if you have the same email address you had when we used to exchange emails, you should have the aforementioned details. Flyer22 (talk) 23:06, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

A Voice for Men
The only registered editor who violated 3RR has now been blocked. Can I suggest putting the article on semi-protection? Nomoskedasticity (talk) 14:15, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I'd rather not, actually, as it's due to expire in just over a day and it appears to have precipitated a genuine collaboration / compromise on the talk page. Any admin can undo, however - I don't mind - A l is o n  ❤ 00:00, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Photo problem
Hi. At File:Joy.jpg on Commons it looks like someone has uploaded a completely different photo in place of the original photo. I saw there was a revert link so I tried that, but it hasn't worked and it still shows the new photo. I saw your name in the history, so I wondered if you could help to fix it? Mr Potto (talk) 15:51, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Also, when I tried to name the person in the photo, an edit filter prevented my edit. Any idea why that is? Mr Potto (talk) 15:53, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually, my change seems to have finally worked after a few refreshes. Mr Potto (talk) 15:59, 25 April 2015 (UTC)


 * The image looks fine now, so your edits worked. ww2censor (talk) 19:06, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Ah, great, thanks. It's good to know it looks fine for others too now. Mr Potto (talk) 19:42, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

check user request
Can you do a check user on "Fundarise" and "GorgeCustersSabre" Wbclx (talk) 13:05, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

Precious again
  Irish laughter

Thank you for quality contributions to articles on feminism and Ireland, among many others, for, protecting a user page and , for "nothing to be ashamed of, nothing to hide", - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (30 April 2007, - the first ever, "with the lilt of Irish laughter", 27 October 2008, 14 February 2009, 17 January 2011)!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:18, 13 May 2014 (UTC) A year ago, you were the 854th recipient of my Pumpkin Sky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Two years ago, you were recipient no. 854 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Asking since the article has a warning reminder
Does adding this image to this article in the section under V-shaped torsos strike you as non-neutral? Jonas Vinther • (speak to me!) 13:52, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

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Caleb Hannan
I had to remove the blp prod from Caleb Hannan-the article has references so it is ineligible. If you think it should be deleted use a normal prod or a afd instead, thank you. Wgolf (talk) 02:22, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Strictly speaking, it could be a BLP PROD, as it's basically a BLP1E and hatchet-job, rolled into one. And I see that he's been largely out of work since the last incident. I'll go ahead and AfD it instead - A l is o n  ❤ 02:24, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

My history
I was reading my talk page from when I first joined Wikipedia, and I don't know how you put up with me for so long before you finally did indef block me. I'm happy I've made the most of my "second" chance.  True CRaysball  | #RaysUp (aka Hornetman) 12:07, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Happy week end!!!
Hi, dearest Allison, hw are you?

Here it's toooooo hot :-)

I opened this new page on GA.Wiki and please I ask some minute to you to translate the short biography in correct Gaelige.

Thanks a lot for your precious help and have a nice week end!!!

Rei Momo (talk) 15:40, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

Request
Hi Alison, not sure if you have the buttons or if its even possible, but a friend wants an old account unlocked -. No dodgy business; the alt account name gives hint at whats going on. PS, 20 degrees in Cork; raining in Dublin, hurra! Ceoil (talk) 09:05, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Issue with Robert / Rms125a@hotmail.com / "Quis separabit?"
Hi There Alison,

There's a discussion about user Rms125a@hotmail.com (Robert) aka (signature) "Quis separabit?" here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Bulk_Delete_Action_by_Robert_RMS125a_AT_yahoo.com_aka_Quis_separabit.3F

I was wondering if you cared to take a look and comment. I have no proof that Robert has practiced as he admitted, "deletionist tendencies", but perhaps you do. His comment on the thread seemed racist and bigoted as well, as he seemed to point a finger at a group of people (of which I happen not to be a member of) but it is nonetheless offensive and unacceptable.

Also, he did not respond to emails sent directly to him in order to address the issue(s).

Much appreciate your feedback or observations on the matter, as I believe that you have knowledge of and a history with this user.

I'm sure many other novice editors don't try to stand up to his aggressive and threatening manner. 66.65.111.148 (talk) 20:23, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for tidying my (and a number of others') talk page. I wonder how he selected those of us to attack? I don't think I have interacted with him at all. -- Anthony Bradbury "talk" 08:24, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I note that Bangali pigs, the vandal in question, is blocked for abuse of multiple accounts; but, in my ignorance, I cannot see the names of the sock accounts. Could you pass them to me, either here or, if discretion is necessary, by e-mail? -- Anthony Bradbury "talk" 09:53, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Anthony Bradbury, did you see their contribution list? Lots of sockpuppet notices on user talk pages. Sky Blue Eyes did the exact same thing two days ago. Liz  Read!  Talk! 14:45, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Saw the list, yes. For some reason Sky Blue Eyes missed me!-- Anthony Bradbury "talk" 15:43, 23 June 2015 (UTC)


 * According to those SPI notices: I am the SockMaster, and experienced users, Administrators and Check Users are my sockpuppets ???????????? Female Wikipedians are also my sockpuppets . Good thing: removed those violent  comments by Bangali pigs. He hates Bengalis so much. Alison Favonian found  as Sock of AHLM13 as mentioned on his User talk:Pakistan Commando Force. AHLM13 had extremely bag grammar. Something is not adding up. Can he form multiple personality like OccultZone? One account with good English and another account with intentional bad English?Feel very bad for Cullen. He answered my questions on TeaHouse.  Cosmic   Emperor  18:09, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

At that time AHLM13 was not blocked and he was there with others to accuse me Cosmic   Emperor  18:14, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion
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 * Thank you! That's very kind :) I actually kinda just rescued it after it had been deleted so it's not exactly mine! - A l is o n  ❤ 17:10, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

New rev/del possibilities
Hello Alison. I hope that you are having a pleasant summer. This edit and this one look like an attack on someone. I checked and the person does not have a article. As ever thanks for your time. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 14:22, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * (Saw this on my watchlist) Hi MarnetteD, I've hidden the revisions and blocked the IP; Alison, if you need to change my actions at all (such as hiding the edits further), please do so without further input from me. Acalamari 15:45, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you MarnetteD&#124;Talk 16:01, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you, both :) Some of those edits were serious enough to require suppression. I've also gone ahead and protected the article for a while, as this has been going on for some time. Thanks again! - A l is o n  ❤ 17:09, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Question
If an editor has strong evidence of tag-team activity, would it be appropriate to ask you to check an IP that suddenly became involved to avoid 3RR? Atsme 📞📧 16:36, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

I need your help, please?
There is an ongoing ANI Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents which I filed because of the disruptive behavior of 3 editors, one of whom is User:I9Q79oL78KiL0QTFHgyc/Previous_Account_Names who has a history of sock activity and disruptive editing. I certainly don't want to make false allegations against any editor but his disruptive behavior at WP:AVDUCK leads me to believe he's back at it, especially considering the IP keeps restoring the gibberish he added to an image caption at the essay now subject of the ANI. I believe the IP may be a sock:. At the very least the timing is suspect. I don't want to get in trouble for falsely accusing anyone so I am seeking your advice as to the proper steps I should take. Thank you in advance. Atsme 📞📧 18:32, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
 * If you don't want to get in trouble for falsely accusing anyone, perhaps you shouldn't accuse them, User:Atsme. This is a public page. If you want my advice, starting a case at WP:SPI shouldn't get you in trouble; implications on user talkpages like the above are more likely to lead to trouble, in fact. Also note that Alison edits a little spottily — not since July 27. Bishonen &#124; talk 20:36, 1 August 2015 (UTC).
 * Thank you, Bishonen. Atsme 📞📧 20:40, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Ammad Azhar
Hi, Alison.

hope all is great with you. I need you to help me out. My page Ammad Azhar has been deleted due to lack of notability. I was travelling and didnt find the time to log in, and when i did, i found my page to be deleted. My only request is to help me get my page back and i shall definitely provide the sources and references. Please reply at the earliest. Thanks Shafaqammad (talk) 09:28, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Please take a look
Hello Alison. I hope that you are well and that you have had a pleasant summer. I am wondering whether this edit summary is a problem. Looked at one way it is just a rant - looked at from another angle it is a bit chilling. I just thought I would get your assessment of it. Have you noticed that the "File:Emails.jpg" that is part in your message above the editing field has been deleted :-( Thanks for your time. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 14:29, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi MarnetteD, I've hidden the edit summary and contents, Alison may feel that further action is necessary. —  Scott  •  talk  12:34, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks . I appreciate you taking the time to check on tis. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 14:11, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

¡Un gatito para ti!
Alison, you have an excellent user page will was fine, nice to meet you.

Mikelief Artsymaine 21:10, 26 August 2015 (UTC) 

YGM
Hi, I emailed you a few days ago but didn't got any reply. Should I resend it? Solomon7968 22:12, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Invitation to subscribe to the edit filter mailing list
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edits I would like to delete
Hi, I would like to ask you if you would be willing to delete or hide my previous wiki edits. Looking back on things I acted immaturely and now find the edits embarrassing. The pages these are on are Gorillaz demon days, gorillaz plastic beach, gorillaz debut. Not the ones from my current account marginallycool157, but the ones from 184.39.8.154, 74.235.32.75, 184.39.5.200, 192.182.173.92, 45.53.230.186, 162.247.201.120, 45.53.247.228, 74.235.32.159, 74.235.50.11, 184.39.11.82, 74.235.51.181, 104.240.179.121, 162.247.201.114, 184.39.10.151, and kobe24ny. Yeah... I know, a mouthful isn't it? Anyways, i apologize for my past behavior and hope you will help me. Thanks! Marginallycool157 (talk) 05:03, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Please sign new Wikimedia confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information by 15 December
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An Orangemoody connection
This is probably not news, but just in case it is: is a checkuser-blocked Orangemoody sock. On deleted page Talk:Artem Gassan he wrote, in fact he created the page in March to write, "Paid by Irov vaul". Irov Vaul's LinkedIn page lists him as "Co-Founder at CreateYourWiki.com". Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:36, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

37.219.26.177
You have reverted an edit by User:37.219.26.177 as a contribution of a banned User:Tisane. Do you think the IP should be blocked? Do you have an evidence that this is a sock of the blocked user? Alex Bakharev (talk) 22:27, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Reminder: Please sign new Wikimedia confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information by 15 December
''This is a message from the Wikimedia Foundation. Translations are available.'' I wanted to follow-up on an message I sent you in September regarding the need for you to sign a confidentiality agreement by 15 December 2015 (OTRS users have until 31 December 2015) in order to maintain your access from Wikimedia to nonpublic information.

As you may know, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees approved a new "Access to nonpublic information policy" on 25 April 2014 after a community consultation. The former policy has remained in place until the new policy could be implemented. That implementation work is now being done, and we are transitioning to the new policy.

An important part of that transition is helping volunteers like you sign the required confidentiality agreement. All Wikimedia volunteers with access to nonpublic information are required to sign this new agreement, and we have prepared some documentation to help you do so.

The Wikimedia Foundation is requiring that anyone with access to nonpublic information sign the new confidentiality agreement by 15 December 2015 (OTRS users have until 31 December 2015) to retain their access. You are receiving this message because you have access to nonpublic information and are required to sign the confidentiality agreement under the new policy. If you do not sign the new confidentiality agreement by 15 December 2015, you will lose your access to nonpublic information.

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Greetings!
Hello! Seems you are also one of those Wikipedians I had talked to back in 2007. Wow. Hope all is well. Btw how did you "thank" me through notification (saw it popping up)?

Best, WooyiTalk to me? 17:40, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Request to provide copies of deleted articles
Hi Alison,

I found your username listed at Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to provide copies of deleted articles. Can you please move copies of the following articles to my userspace so I can review + see about improving? Thank you.


 * Cassandra Dimovski
 * Melissa Maizels

Hmlarson (talk) 06:40, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi there. All done! You can find your pages at User:Hmlarson/Melissa Maizels and User:Hmlarson/Cassandra Dimovski. Just let me know as soon as you're done, if you wish to put them live again (with sources, etc!) or if they're to be deleted -  A l is o n  ❤ 01:47, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I've updated User:Hmlarson/Cassandra Dimovski with content and references and would like to re-publish. Can you take a look? Thank you. Also, can you userfy one more so I can review? Monnique Hansen Kofoed. Thanks again. Hmlarson (talk) 21:08, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

Talk:Sol Trujillo
Hi Alison. I noticed that you indefinitely protected this talk page back in 2010. Although the policy is silent on this issue, in my opinion, talk pages should only be protected indefinitely in the case of serious and ongoing disruption. According to the protection log, you protected the page due to BLP violations, but I can see no evidence of such edits in the 11 months or so before you protected the page. As such, I can't see any good reason to continue with indefinite protection of this talk page, which is preventing unregistered users from discussing and proposing edits to this semi-protected article.

Would you consider removing the protection? If disruption resumes, of course, I would not object to the protection being reinstated (although ideally not "indefinite" protection). Thanks, — This, that and the other (talk) 01:02, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi there. The edits in question were suppressed, so will not be available to you. Given the nature of the issue back then, I'm not going to unprotect the page at this time. Your best option would probably to drop an email to WP:ARBCOM or email legal@wikimedia.org and ask them for their direction on this - A l is o n  ❤ 01:32, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Admins can see some of the damage over here - A l is o n  ❤ 01:34, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Wow, must have been pretty serious disruption if they were expunged altogether. I suppose it's fair game to leave the page protected then. All the same, indefinite protection of a talk page does make me a little uneasy in general, so I'll contact ArbCom or Legal if I find the time. Thanks for the response. — This, that and the other (talk) 23:09, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

Talk:Wikipediocracy
I came by to alert you to the discussion taking place on the talk page concerning the use of the term "investigate" vs. "discuss" or perhaps some other. I also had a question and request. According to some past discussions on the talk page, you appear to have a direct connection to the subject matter. My question is whether that is correct such that would it place your participation under WP:COI. If so, I'd ask that you not edit the article directly and participate instead in the talk page discussion. Figureofnine (talk • contribs) 13:24, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I accidentally reverted an edit, then reverted myself when I realized my error. How does that constitute editing the article? - A l is o n  ❤ 19:38, 5 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Was this an error too? It is the edit that drew my attention the word "investigate." Yes, the scare quotes were inappropriate, but someone other than yourself should have made that edit because that is the path advised by WP:COI in such situations. But putting that aside for a moment, I have a question. Why haven't you complied with WP:DISCLOSE by putting the connected contributor template at the top of the talk page and making a COI disclosure on your user page? In the RfC discussion you say in small print that "we all know that" you are the site's co-founder. I don't think that's correct, and I only had a vague recollection of that which I had to do some digging to confirm. Figureofnine (talk • contribs) 15:17, 26 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Appreciate this edit to the Wikipediocracy user page, which I assumed was a good-faith effort to comply with WP:COI, and was not intentionally snarky or disruptive, appearances to the contrary notwithstanding. WP:COI says that users "should also disclose the COI on your user page and during any discussion about the topic elsewhere. You can also make a statement in the edit summary of any COI contribution." Will you be doing any of this, or is it your position that this part of the guideline does not apply to you? Figureofnine (talk • contribs) 13:31, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

I see that Inspector Hardcase is on the scene. Luckily, WP:UCS says that you can ignore him and get on with something that's actually useful. —  Scott  •  talk  15:50, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

Telsa
Thank you for remembering Telsa. Please look at her entry at WP:RIP and add/edit/modify it as you see fit. Research was sad, seeing her enduring "misogynistic and demeaning comments" and other obnoxious treatment on-line. I did my best to be positive in writing her obit... or am I ignoring things that need to be said? I will value your opinion. Thanks, DocTree (ʞlɐʇ·ʇuoɔ) WER 23:05, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Deleted Article Request
I was wondering if you potentially had a copy of the deleted article AUCS Linux? If so, please give me a copy. I'm doing some research into the OS. Thanks in advance.

Will2022 (talk) 17:19, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Strong-Deaf


The article Strong-Deaf has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Sourced to one editorial article - no evidence supplied of wider use. Googling finds a widely-reviewed book title but not much else.

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ArbCom elections are now open!
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I'm not sure how to communicate the recovery process and the surgery any other way. can you help me to illustrate the photographic recovery and surgical procedure? otherwise women will be in the dark on here. also, how is it spam to post a counterpoint to the "controversy" of labiaplasty with a "support" section using patient generated data. You can remove all mention of my name on the page, but please return the photos and videos. i disagree with the concept that information is spam. there is enough mystery about this procedure, let's help to demystify it for women. can we? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.89.61.120 (talk) 18:54, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

You know...
Sometimes I wish I keep my mouth shut. Apologies for mentioning you here. Only in death does duty end (talk) 10:38, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Alison, there is a discussion at WP:COIN on the issues that have arisen at Talk:Wikipediocracy. See. Perhaps we can discuss there if you feel the guideline doesn't apply. Coretheapple (talk) 02:28, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I can see that. It looks like a whole lot of drama, posturing and finger-pointing. Why would I be interested in wallowing in that? Also - I'm busy IRL - A l is o n  ❤ 02:30, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Just out of curiosity, have you ever discussed whether WP:DISCLOSE applies to you? I searched. I see the issue has come up before, but you never talk about it. You do revert, though. Coretheapple (talk) 02:33, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

Alison you commenced and sustained the "drama and posturing" by your edits on the talk page. Pleading "RL" now seems disingenuous when you are approached for serious discussion at the noticeboard. Would you consider absenting yourself entirely from that article, talk page included? Figureofnine (talk • contribs) 05:04, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Absolutely not! I'll edit as I see fit, under the rules that govern Wikipedia. Same as I've always done. Nor will I be bullied into submission, thanks. And, unlike you baying wolves, I'm open about who I am. If you know me IRL, you'll know why I'm busy ;) - A l is o n  ❤ 05:21, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * But that's my point. You haven't been following the rules. All you're asked is to do is follow WP:DISCLOSE. That involves placing a connected contributor  template on the talk page. You declined to abide by that rule. So I did, because you are cofounder of the site and disclosed that on the talk page. You and your friends responded by treating that like a joke, disruptively adding the names of nonconflicted editors to the template. Just recently you revert-warred to remove the entire template. You still refuse to discuss the template on the merits and resort to ad hominem. Looks to me like an editor with advanced permissions evading the COI disclosure rule. I don't find that funny at all.  Figureofnine (talk • contribs)  05:48, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Wikipedians sure can get self-righteous when the topic in question touches on criticism of Wikipedia itself. So, shouldn't that mean that all WP editors be listed as having a COI with the Wikipediocracy article, since Wikipediocracy's purpose is to investigate and criticize Wikipedia and Wikipedians?  I would say that, based on Figureofnine's interpretation of the COI policy, no registered WP user can edit the article without declaring a COI. Cla68 (talk) 05:58, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I pointed this out. But sadly they want it both ways. To declare a COI by others but not acknowledge their own. Only in death does duty end (talk) 09:08, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I've been clear that only the site founder, Alison, having declared a connection, should be in that template. She and others sought to evade use of that standard template, present in hundreds of articles, by adding nonconflicted editors and treating the whole thing generally as a joke. Alison herself has branded that standard COI template a "badge if shame." If it is for her it is for every conflicted editor. Alison does not warrant preferential treatment because of her advanced permissions. The only persons who have added names other than Alison are Alison and the persons themselves. Cla68, your quarrel is with them not me. Figureofnine (talk • contribs) 13:55, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * How dare you publicly dismiss my advanced permissions in such an offhand fashion. My crack team of lawyers and I will be seeing you in Wiki Court, where I will be claiming damages of approximately one bajillion internet doubloons to compensate for this slur on my reputation. —  Scott  •  talk  15:03, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

User:Velebit, Blocked or Banned?
Hi, me and another user are having a small dispute about an editor and the templates that are displayed on his page. Is User:Velebit Blocked Indefinitely or Site Banned? Thanks, T F  { Contribs } { Edit Quest! } 18:37, 16 December 2015 (UTC)


 * We're not having a real dispute here, it's been well known for years now that he is banned, as the ANI discussion linked from User:Velebit elucidates. But there is a tool that User:Titusfox is using that thinks that a ban is not in place. Someone just needs to do whatever is necessary to clear up that tool. --Joy &#91;shallot&#93; (talk) 18:53, 16 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi there. I've commented here, as best I can. Note, though, that I'm by no means a final arbiter in these things. In this case, the previous sock was blocked by another checkuser, so that was a ✅ sock. The data, by now, is very much stale so they will no longer be able to be rechecked - A l is o n  ❤ 07:16, 17 December 2015 (UTC)


 * JFTR let me post here the link to the latest ban consensus: Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive850. --Joy &#91;shallot&#93; (talk) 09:19, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Yo Ho Ho


MarnetteD&#124;Talk is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding to your friends' talk pages.


 * Make sure to click on both pictures to see them full size Alison as they will give you a chuckle. May your 2016 be full of joy and special times. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 02:55, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and happy new year


Merry Christmas and happy new year. (: -- Pine  ✉

Sock puppetry check
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Roshyf2 Suspected because continuous disruption of https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mar_Thoma_Syrian_Church&action=history Editing cited materials with personal interpretations with continuous disruptions and copying other edit summaries to pass it as the same person. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.1.201.3 (talk) 11:00, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Email
TheJack15 (talk) 17:01, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Happy New Year!
 Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year. Your old pal. Quis separabit? 17:41, 31 December 2015 (UTC)