User talk:Alison/Archive 82

Happy New Year, Alison!


Happy New Year! Alison, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. – Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 11:56, 1 January 2016 (UTC)


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Laura Wilson
In 2009, you fully-protected this disambiguation page.

Please consider reducing the protection to pending-changes or semi-protection (or both) and putting an expiration date on it (I suggest 1 year - if there is no attempted abuse during that time then let it expire).

Also, the file that was in your editnotice has been from the commons. davidwr/ (talk)/(contribs)  18:59, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Hello
Hi Alison, I just had a conversation with User:Wbm1058 and he suggested I contact a Checkuser. Yours was the first name on the list so I am writing to you first. I have been accused of being a sock and would like to prove my identity to the Wikimedia Foundation please. Can you assist? Faithfully YuHuw (talk) 07:17, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
 * You have come to the right place. This is someone I trust ;o) Wbm1058 (talk) 07:19, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Karmanyevadhikarste...
Hi ! I had created this page. After creation of page someone had added that "Please translate this page in 2 weeks, after that we delete it." After this notice I had done some translation work in that page. After translation someone put that page in Speedy deletion and an admin deleted that page. Because first person have given me 2 week's time. So I was doing my translation work slowly. This was the point one. Second point is I want to create that page again see here and guide me about content. Third point is someone putted my commentary under copyright violation test. So please tell me how that text was under copyright violation ? And is this commentary under copyright violation ? NehalDaveND (talk) 09:33, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Draft:Tor Ekeland concern
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You've got mail!
Tiggerjay (talk) 02:27, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

You've got mail!
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Interested in Feminism
Hi Alison,

I am an American University student / Washington DC, I am doing a blog about Wikiproject-Feminism, and I would like to know more about your experience, and why you were interested in being involved in this section.

Sy1744a (talk) 21:11, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Tor Ekeland


Hello, Alison. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Tor Ekeland".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the  or  code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Anonymouspoutateoh (talk) 05:16, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

List of state leaders in 2016 Rfc
Howdy Alison. There's been concerns raised about the neutrality of an Rfc at List of state leaders in 2016. Was wonder if you would review this & consider closing the Rfc - with freedom to make your own judgement on how it should be closed, of course :) GoodDay (talk) 19:53, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

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-Sockpuppet investigation
Hey, I noticed recently that a user expressed concern I may be a sock of user UnbiasedVictory. Would you mind clearing this up? Thank you for your time. Blade of a Ka-Bar (talk) 22:32, 23 February 2016 (UTC)}}
 * Ok - done - A l is o n  ❤ 23:19, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
 * It's a little unusual that a sock puppet would call in a CU strike on his own position, but - well, thanks for that, and thanks for keeping an eye out for sleepers.  This fellow is persistent.  JohnInDC (talk) 00:28, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Here is an editor, account created on the heels of the block of the blocks above, who leapt right in to make edits echoing those of an antecedent sock Wowser Bowser, down to the edit summaries - compare one and two as well as three and four. The common identities of these are all laid out at the SSI archive.  If you have time for one of those sleeper checks, this might be a good time!  Let me know too if you'd prefer I submit a report at SSI.  Thanks.  JohnInDC (talk) 17:07, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Yep, ✅ - No others that I can see - A l is o n  ❤ 17:28, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

ACC CU Backlog
Hello, there is an ACC CU backlog of 15+ right now, any help would be appreciated. '''-- Cheers,   Ri l ey   ''' 05:09, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Okies - I'll try get to this in a bit :) - A l is o n  ❤ 05:34, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Untitled
I know nothing about Wikipedia and how to format properly; however, I was just stopping by to say hello. My name is Josh and I'm 24 years old, from Cleveland, Ohio.

I am just stopping by because I learned you have been editing Wikipedia for over 10 years, and I want to commend you for that.

I've seen the ignorant-assed people here so this is not an easy job I'm sure.

At any rate, take care, hope to hear back from you. :)

-Josh — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.56.20.135 (talk) 17:53, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi Alison, I have a question about if it's possible to get some help finding out the IP-address of a specific user name? I am quite new here and I have built a new article (Anders Grahn). And the thing is that one person has tried to destroy it for about 6 times already. The user is putting ”fun names” and stories in the text. Nothing violent though, just some kind of "vandalism". So, is it possible to find out who that person is? Or should I just continue to clean up the article?

Do you have any tips how to make things like this stop?

Thanks and regards, AceWi   — Preceding unsigned comment added by AceWi (talk • contribs) 15:20, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Nyaaa, Ally-Chan...!
I am truly not worthy of your gracious Irish presence, but it's good to see you still sticking around here. Last time we spoke, the Lord and Saviour of mankind was still around. Anyway, cha.--Type 59 (talk) 23:19, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

OTRS
Alison, it seems you're one of very few people to be both OTRS operators and members of WP:MED. Could you please take a look at 2016042710023692? I'd rather it be handled by someone with some medical experience. Perhaps we could win plenty of great stuff here (for Commons, Wikisource, perhaps other projects), perhaps it's all bogus, I have no idea.  // Halibutt 00:23, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

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Checkuser request
Please do a checkuser check on user:Vegasceltics55 and user:Lakerlover6969 for they were both vandalizing DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story at the same time. Please block the IP address where they originate from. 2602:306:3357:BA0:4021:617C:E657:19B8 (talk) 02:16, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Douglas Ousterhout for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Douglas Ousterhout is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Douglas Ousterhout until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.  DGG ( talk ) 05:50, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

You've got mail!
  MediaKill13   (  talk  )   17:59, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Robert
Hi Alison; I've been mugged by Robert (User talk:Rms125a@hotmail.com). It's frustrating for me; to deal with him; Should I just live with him? He's a nuisance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.246.255.200 (talk) 22:08, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

The person is trying to do battle with me. When I asked Robert to do better, he put this in: Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk | contribs)‎. . (156,998 bytes) (-336)‎. . (rv garbage) (undo)

Garbage... hm... 130.246.255.200 (talk) 22:29, 22 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Hello Alison. To save you some hunting the edits at this article are the ones in question. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:37, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Abuse filter
Hi, because of an irritating AbuseFilter bug, we (Kaldari, MusikAnimal and I) are going to do an update next week that will affect one of your filters. We hope we'll fix all affected filters ourselves, but we're of course grateful if you want to help us. The issue is explained here; the current plan is here. The filter in question is ''"Imma let you finish ..." new meme'' and seems to be inactivated but we wanted you to be aware what's happening, and you're very welcome to help out of course. /Johan (WMF) (talk) 12:56, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Paid advocacy / COI?
The images added to Wikipedia and pushed by Peter Isotalo in Bra were not just uploaded by him, but were paid for by a swedish government agency looking to support a certain POV. See this posting. Is this paid advocacy/COI? It's one thing to add the images to Wikipedia and let others use them. It's quite another to push them on articles - not because they are good images, but because they are by design meant to push a POV and paid for by a government org. Thoughts?Mattnad (talk) 22:59, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Spacecowboy420
Hey Alison, there's a situation developing with edits to Caster Semenya and Dutee Chand pages by this user. I've made 3 reverts to the Caster Semenya page as part of that situation due to WP:BLP violations. If you're able to take a look I would appreciate it. Thank you! Trankuility (talk) 13:39, 18 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Trankuility - If you're that concerned about a situation developing, why did you revert me on the Dutee Chand article, with the comment "WP:NPOV not evident in edit summary" ? Personally, I revert content, based on the actual content. Are you reverting me, based on not liking my edit summary? Seriously? Spacecowboy420 (talk) 13:54, 18 August 2016 (UTC)


 * The edit summary clearly explained your rationale. Trankuility (talk) 13:57, 18 August 2016 (UTC)


 * I removed " She is one of four daughters born to the poor weaver couple. " from the article. Look at the edit, not the edit summary or the editor. Spacecowboy420 (talk) 13:59, 18 August 2016 (UTC)


 * And I have restored that edit and provided references. Please bear in mind that WP:BLP doesn't just apply to article content. There's a reason edit summaries get redacted around here. Mocking subjects like that is just a shitty thing to do as a human being anyways - A l is o n  ❤ 01:53, 19 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Why would "hahaha. NO" in an edit summary, be subject to anything to do with BLP? Why would you think that you saying that I'm doing something "shitty" is any less offensive, than me saying "hahaha. NO"? BTW. The source you provided didn't mention her parent's occupation or the family's poverty - that's what I wanted to remove. Well, that and the poor English " She is one of four daughters born to the poor weaver couple" (the content you restored) was not correct in the context of that paragraph. If you had asked me why I had removed that content, I would have told you. Surely stating that someone came from a poor family, without any supporting source, is a BLP violation? Spacecowboy420 (talk) 06:41, 19 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Your edit history, including times and order, is recorded on your "Contributions" page, Spacecowboy420, here. Trankuility (talk) 07:51, 19 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I was actually aware of that, but I appreciate the effort to provide useful tips. Or was there a point that you were trying to make? Spacecowboy420 (talk) 08:18, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Article created by banned editor
I sent you an email about this (the Korephilia article and the editor who created it). Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 05:25, 19 August 2016 (UTC)


 * I see who it was. Thanks for handling that. I sent more emails. Get back to me when you can. There is something so suspicious to me about this case. I mean, the style is uncanny for that one article, but some socks do think alike. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 07:14, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Taleb and GMO
I added a comment/sources to your discussion here (I don't know or care much about the issue and probably won't be editing the actual page any time soon) Costatitanica (talk) 18:27, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

The 10,000 Challenge
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Sockpuppet investigations/Sarsaparilla
Alison, I know that you must think I'm wrong about this case, which is why you did not weigh in. But I'm not wrong. This latest editor is Tisane. All of the behavioral evidence is there. And I keep finding more. Would you please weigh in on this at the sock investigation page? For example, your opinion on the checkuser data and/or the behavioral evidence? I think you are familiar with Tisane's behavior. If not, consider looking at some of what I noted. What are the odds of another editor consistently editing with the asterisk like that? Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 04:40, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

More BLP hijinks at Alicia Mochado
This. This guy wants to changed "gained too much weight", which itself is messed up to begin with (see my comment), to "swelled". As in "this living person swelled in weight". Marteau is clearly not here to build an encyclopedia (and it's mostly his edits that had to be rev del'ed) just to use it to attack people.

At the very least this guy needs a BLP warning... wait, he's already had one .Volunteer Marek (talk) 15:55, 3 October 2016 (UTC)


 * "Swelled" was the term the source (The Washington Post) used. The post did not say "gained too much weight. That you consider my removing the subjective phrase "too much" and substituting what the source actually said meriting a BLP warning is ludicrous. Marteau (talk) 20:26, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
 * The source used "swelled" to describe the ridiculous coverage of the phenomenon in tabloid press, it did not use the word as a description of what happened. Are you honestly going to pretend that a mainstream newspaper would use "swelled" to describe someone gaining weight? You knew this too, because it was pointed out to you. You're also wanting to put in crap about "rumors began to spread".Volunteer Marek (talk) 06:08, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
 * The source used the term, and not to "describe the ridiculous coverage". You are projecting an intent that is simply not there in the source.  They used it unironically and used it to describe her gain.  To "swell" means "to become larger"... there is nothing pejorative about it despite your bizarre hang up about the word.  I simply do not understand why you are going on and on and on and ON about this... I was willing to drop the matter upon first objection of anyone and did not pursue this word's inclusion any further after first objection, but you keep harping on this, and I'm not sure why, but you genuinely seem to have become unhinged about this and other matters with the encyclopedia and I sincerely recommend a long Wikibreak. Marteau (talk) 06:24, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Is English your first language? Because I don't know where you have obtained this idea that the term "swell" is bad... it is actually a common medical term. I encourage you to go to Google, and put "weight swelled" into it (with the quotes, to capture the phrase). It will demonstrate that the word is not a pejorative, it is not outrageous, and it is actually a mainstream term.  Marteau (talk) 06:35, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

200,000 edits+
I reached another milestone, although the edit counter now says 199,637 but I know it's more. Don't know, some kind of glitch, I guess. (Not including certain other edits made under, shall we say, other noms de plume [noms de guerre?], way back in the dark, tenebrious, distant past.) Always, Quis separabit?  06:26, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

Please see deleted comment from talk page
Hello, I've chosen you as a random admin to look at this issue. Please look at User talk:Icarus of old and Ocean Vuong. I've tried to resolve a dispute in good faith through this editor's talk page, and he or she has responded by deleting my entire entry on their talk page. I don't want to say anything more, in order not to create bias, so I'll let you research this. Thank you for your attention to this. Castncoot (talk) 20:59, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
 * In the event you're on a Wikibreak, I've reverted his edit in the article and also restored my own constructive entry on his talk page. Best, Castncoot (talk) 18:04, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually, intervention might not be needed after all, perhaps you may want to just hover for now – thanks! Another admin (User:EdJohnston) informed me that this editor had the right to delete a comment from his own talk page, so I have re-deleted that comment. Best, Castncoot (talk) 18:58, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins
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A new user right for New Page Patrollers
Hi.

A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins) .MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:46, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

 * Thanks! Glad you like it :) I used to know the original artist, a few years back - A l is o n  ❤ 07:41, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

rev del needed
Because of the edit summary for BLP reasons. And yes, he's being cute about it, basically using another editor's comment to sneak in an inappropriate insult/BLP violation.Volunteer Marek (talk) 16:37, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Looks like someone else hit it! - A l is o n  ❤ 07:35, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Curiouser and curiouser
This is pretty outrageous and mighty suspicious. Please read my comment at the bottom. What do you think? Nollaig shona dhuit! Quis separabit? 07:25, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi Robert. And Nollaig shona dhuitse, freisin! :) I'm not sure what's going on there, but I reverted it for now. The IP traces to some Singaporean mobile IP, as do some of the others on that article. I'm largely retired, but I'll keep a watch here. For now, I'd say just ignore. You've certainly done nothing wrong here - A l is o n  ❤ 07:31, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I know but I figured I should show you. It's just such a weird, bizarre thing (like something from the bad old days) to come from out of nowhere. Singapore, huh -- I don't think I have any enemies on that continent, but the world is getting smaller!! :) Quis separabit?  07:37, 14 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Will always be grateful for your help. Thanks for seeing something redeeming in me. I spend so much time on Wikipedia that my brother and my best friend are constantly assailing me. Now that I am not working, it gives me something to do and a feeling of worth. Irish language version of the above courtesy of Google.com/translate is: "An mbeidh a bheith i gcónaí buíoch as do chabhair. Go raibh maith agat as féachaint rud redeeming i dom. chaitheamh mé an oiread sin ama ar Vicipéid go mo dheartháir agus mo chara is fearr ag assailing gcónaí dom. Anois nach bhfuil mé ag obair, tugann sé rud éigin a dhéanamh agus a mothú ar fiú dom." -- I somehow suspect something(s) were lost in translation. Quis separabit?  07:58, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

Checkuser input needed
Came to you after picking some random entries at Special:Listusers with CU selected. Is there a CU noticeboard? I would have gone there, rather than coming to you (and a few other random CUs) directly, if I could have found anything beyond the clerks' page.

Would you please visit Templates for discussion/Log/2016 December 8 and offer input in the IPsockCheckuser section? It was nominated on the grounds of "This exposes Checkuser info to non-Checkusers", which makes sense, but on the other hand it's been around since 2008, so if it's truly a violation, it probably would have been deleted by now. I've voted "keep until we hear from some CUs", so hearing from you would be helpful. Thanks!

Finally, a bit that I didn't include in the above message, which I copy/pasted to four other CUs' pages — your editnotice uses File:Emails.jpg, which was deleted in early 2015. Nyttend (talk) 13:11, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

You've got mail!
Tigger Jay&thinsp; (talk) 08:14, 30 December 2016 (UTC)