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Safe to say
They are an spa promo account. Their TP is pretty much self explanatory, invariably they aren’t here to build an encyclopedia. Celestina007 (talk) 21:42, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Socks blocked. MER-C 10:41, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Great Job! Thank you for putting an end to the disruption they caused. Celestina007 (talk) 19:38, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Appeal of one of your blocks
Hi. Just want to make sure you're aware of WP:AN. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:15, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

DMySon's socks
Hello. MER-C, thanks for keeping the project clean and filing this Sockpuppet investigations/John Rayn. I ran through their log and found an interesting pattern: majority of their clients are from India and they review their own socks pages pretty quickly (within minutes!). I identified below socks based on that:

Thanks. Please draftify and file an SPI – I would be thankful. 103.78.151.95 (talk) 22:16, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Billionaire B, reviewed by DMySon after 39 mins ( connection)
 * Srikumar Misra, reviewed by DMySon after 9 mins; NarangD's userpage/sandbox behavior is very much DMySon
 * Indian Achievers Award, reviewed/unreviewed by DMySon; largely sourced with PR coverage. Userpage/sandbox almost similar to NarangD's and to an extent to DMySon's socks. This account was active on this AfD Articles for deletion/Rolly Lambert Fogoum with other DMySon blocked socks. DMySon supporting Inspect61 on this AfD: Articles for deletion/Valsa Nair Singh
 * Afternoon Voice, started by who's promo article Okeanos Group was reviewed by DMySon after 33 mins only and defended on Articles for deletion/Okeanos Group with his other socks.
 * creation of Vaidehi Taman (sourced entriely with PR), founder of Afternoon Voice, and a quick review by DMySon (also removal of A7) indicates both pages were paid.
 * is their sock too. See their socks became active on Articles for deletion/Okeanos Group and JoyStick101's vote on Articles_for_deletion/Robert_Joel. Possibly, they are part of User:TheChronium, see.
 * Amit Puri, reviewed by DMySon after removing tags using his sock JoyStick101
 * Rajender Singh Pahl, reviewed by DMySon; sourced entirely with press releases
 * K.M. Chakravarty, reviewed by DMySon; also due to the above connection.
 * Kanoria Foundation, reviewed by DMySon after 34 mins, this sock is old one
 * Shikhi Sharma, reviewed by DMySon after 18 mins
 * Guido Meardi, reviewed by DMySon after 25 mins
 * Rajat Ubhaykar, reviewed by DMySon after 18 mins
 * Saudamini mishra, reviewed by DMySon after 15 mins
 * Mooka Hakki, reviewed by DMySon after 32 mins
 * Villavan: The Vigilante, same day review by DMySon
 * Kama Ayurveda, reviewed by DMySon after just 3 mins, it has a history of UPE behavior
 * Edusite456 is another John Rayn sock, is a SPA who added the image. The username pattern is different and matches the Albert191 lot.
 * NarangD, Source Wide and Inspect61 are the same.
 * These accounts are blocked. I can only quarantine recently created articles. MER-C 10:13, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

May 2022
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. BilledMammal (talk) 07:01, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

New message from Duonaut
Duonaut(talk &#124; contribs) 01:41, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

misery
I've had quite enough of this incompetent paid editor who has flip flopped on their status multiple times, despite partially disclosing once, telling me on the help chat they were paid and now saying they are not. They clearly aren't here to contribute anything good and I've had enough misery dealing with them. Not to mention, they managed to get Shri Gopal Puri G7'd in the midst of an active AFD and then nearly immediately recreated it sans AFD notice. Your turn? PRAXIDICAE💕 19:23, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
 * They've been blocked. MER-C 09:05, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Flèche en feu - Spire on Fire.jpeg, a featured picture you uploaded or nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for June 12, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-06-12. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 21:10, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hello! This is to let editors know that File:Rembrandt_-_The_Anatomy_Lesson_of_Dr_Nicolaes_Tulp.jpg, a featured picture used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for June 9, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-06-09. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.8% of all FPs 13:34, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Sesshu - Haboku-Sansui - complete.jpg, a featured picture you uploaded or nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for July 9, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-07-09. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.8% of all FPs 22:08, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Red wattlebird.jpg, a featured picture you uploaded or nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for July 14, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-07-14. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.8% of all FPs 09:23, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

I've to ask something
Hi MER-C, can you please connect over email? Thanks. ─ The Aafī on Mobile   (talk)|undefined  05:43, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Please email me using the Wikipedia email function. MER-C 17:56, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ ─ The Aafī on Mobile   (talk)|undefined  05:13, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Ryan Kavanaugh
Hi MER-C. I want you to look into this page Ryan Kavanaugh when you have the time. This editor named "Throast" has consistently edited this page more that every other editor for months now. He claims to be the sole editor who has right to update the page as he wants. He obviously has COI issues judging by the nature of his edits on the page. Because he claims to be an extended user, he reverts edits by others or asks them to discuss their edits on the talk page. But most often, he won't discuss his edit on the talk page. At one occasion, he tried asking for a consensus on the talk page only to proceed to effect the changes without hearing from others. He makes changes on the page at will. He makes sure both COI and non-COI editors who attempt to edit the page are banned by all means while he keeps having fun editing the page as he wills. Recently, he added a "Controversy" tab just to keep emphasizing the negative aspects of the subject as against the rules of WP:BLP. Please look into it. I believe he needs to be sanctioned. Thanks.46.252.47.133 (talk) 20:15, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Page is now extended confirmed protected. MER-C 18:42, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Re: "that account"
I've asked a steward about the reason it was lock suppressed because I can't make heads or tails of it, my only thought is perhaps doxing of some sort? PRAXIDICAE💕 16:16, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Could be impersonating a real person. I asked because it caused one of my scripts to error out unexpectedly. MER-C 16:21, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Confirmed with someone, it was, but I'll leave out the details for obvious reasons. PRAXIDICAE💕  16:27, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Inappropriate edit summary on the Thing
Hi, I noticed you deleted some revisions on village pump, I was wondering if you could take a look at this and see if it can be deleted. Thanks. Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 19:18, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * This isn't the place to request revision deletion. MER-C 17:13, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

CCI
Hello I hope you're doing well. Would you mind joining the copyvio conversation here. Thanks for your consideration. C1K98V (💬 ✒️ 📂) 16:44, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Rhacophorus kio.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for August 27, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-08-27. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 10:27, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Glyphoglossus molossus, Blunt-headed burrowing frog - Mueang Loei District, Loei Province (47097003944).jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for August 18, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-08-18. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 11:01, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Theloderma corticale - Karlsruhe Zoo 01.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for September 9, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-09-09. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 12:18, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Lower Manhattan from Governors Island August 2017 panorama.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for September 11, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-09-11. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! --Ahecht (TALK PAGE ) 15:04, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Northern Gannet with nest material.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for September 15, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-09-15. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 17:09, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Trimeresurus albolabris, White-lipped pit viper (female) - Kaeng Krachan National Park (27493423545).jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for October 30, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-10-30. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 17:34, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Fire dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica) (43372442502).jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for September 26, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-09-26. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 17:44, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Mount Rushmore detail view (100MP).jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for February 20, 2023. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2023-02-20. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! --Ahecht (TALK PAGE ) 18:08, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Trimeresurus popeiorum, Pope's pit viper - Doi Phu Kha National Park (46846412805).jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for September 18, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-09-18. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 18:23, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Trimeresurus gumprechti, Gumprecht’s pit viper (female) - Phu Suan Sai National Park (46711073485).jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for October 5, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-10-05. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 11:00, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis roseicollis) 2.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for October 8, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-10-08. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 11:30, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Mudpot at Lassen Volcanic National Park in August 2019.webm, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for October 14, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-10-14. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 12:16, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Stift Wilhering Kirche Innenraum 01.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for November 15, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-11-15. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 13:18, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Xenen1970/Archive
Hi, it looks as if you have some knowledge of this sockmaster, Sockpuppet investigations/Xenen1970/Archive. I don't have enough to start a SPI yet, but the editor who created Oleg A Konovalov instead of the previously deleted Oleg Konovalov seems a good candidate (because of that article and the way they avoided the old title, the edit summaries, the "10 edits and create an article" approach, the rapid creation of a near-empty userpage, ...) Perhaps you can have a look? Fram (talk) 14:10, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yep, and blocked. MER-C 14:24, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Fram (talk) 14:32, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Male northern cardinal in Central Park (52612).jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for December 25, 2023. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2023-12-25. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 11:55, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Urban Fetes
It appears Margo Maeve has returned as this user. PRAXIDICAE💕 14:38, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocked. MER-C 12:42, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:神龍蘭亭序全.JPG, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for April 22, 2023. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2023-04-22. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 08:40, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Erizo de mar violáceo (Sphaerechinus granularis), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 40.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for November 2, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-11-02. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 09:20, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Sorry if I'm filling up your page. Trying to get POTD ahead a bit, as it'll help cut down on issues. We got to only about a week or two ahead for a bit there, and I'd rather be much further on. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 14:52, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Temporary PMR on my mobile account
Hi, you might be aware that my laptop got accidentally damaged and I'm not in a position to access my main account until the laptop is back. The service provider says it'd be by 7 July because there's some sort of lockdown in China and the part (LCD) is in transit. I need to push some articles back to draft (and I don't want to burden admins by leaving behind redirects) and also help at RMT; could you please add temporary page mover rights to my mobile account? I asked Primefac, but it looks like they are occupied and busy elsewhere. Regards, ─ The Aafī on Mobile   (talk)|undefined  16:35, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Done. MER-C 08:58, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks . Do you have idea about why are the redirects left behind after a page move left as unreviewed? I moved a few pages and then received notifications that the redirects left behind were marked as reviewed? Is this usual when one doesn't have autopatrolled flag? Regards, ─ The Aafī on Mobile   (talk)|undefined  12:49, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't know but that seems plausible. MER-C 14:08, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Cephalanthus occidentalis occidentalis1.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for November 23, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-11-23. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 22:35, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Hortus Haren 18-05-2019. (actm.) 03.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for November 21, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-11-21. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.9% of all FPs 00:04, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that File:Tonga Volcano Eruption 2022-01-15 0320Z to 0610Z Himawari-8 visible.gif, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for December 9, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-12-09. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! HurricaneEdgar   06:24, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

High school article
Good job with the de-spamming, but I don't quite understand how Draft:Immanuel’s High School Trinidad and Tobago is spam. Is it because of the references, off-wiki evidence, or something else? Skokesquak (talk) 16:59, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * What is your connection with this article and its author? MER-C 03:11, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm just a lurker asking out of curiosity, so there's no connection. The question here is why this school could be spam? I don't care what happens to the draft but as a long-time lurker, I didn't know that there could be school spam. Skokesquak (talk) 11:48, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It's a private school which felt the need to promote itself in those references. MER-C 12:07, 13 June 2022 (UTC)


 * FYI, Skokesquak has now posted at WP:COIN about this. SmartSE (talk) 11:31, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * How could a school that closed down 50 years ago pay somebody to write a Wikipedia article? That does not make sense. Cullen328 (talk) 22:04, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It is more likely that one of the names listed is the customer seeking to burnish their CV by making the schools they attended or administered notable. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 22:18, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Always precious
Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. - Love your images! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:06, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Hargreaves Review Deletion (2019)
Hi, I'm sure you don't remember this routine deletion from 3 years ago, but I'm curious as to why it happened and would be interested in remedying the issue. However, I can't find any record of what the alleged copyvio within Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth was or its page history. Does that mean the article itself was suppressed? All it points to is a copyvio investigation page for a user who edited the article that notes that Hargreaves article was blanked before it was deleted, but I'm not sure what that means, either. Low-priority, no stress. It took me a few years to even notice it was missing, after all. Thanks for your time and any help you might provide. lethargilistic (talk) 09:51, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The contributor copyright investigation and the indefinite block for copyright violations is enough to delete the article. See WP:CVREPEAT and the subsection WP:PDEL. You are welcome to recreate it, you cannot use any of the previous text. MER-C 10:05, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Page Blanking
Hi Mer-C. Can you tell me why CCI pages are blanked as courtesy after the case is solved? Itcouldbepossible Talk 02:32, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I did not set up CCI. The person to ask is Moonriddengirl. MER-C 02:50, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Not sure what protocol is
but this user was blocked for UPE, and runs a UPE business, they've since outsourced their work to a disclosed paid editor see userpage but given he/his company were blocked, shouldn't this extend to anyone editing on his behalf? PRAXIDICAE🌈 18:49, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yep. MER-C 02:36, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

been waiting...
to see what sock farm the user who created this belonged to. Guess now we know. PRAXIDICAE🌈 15:44, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocked both accounts. MER-C 10:13, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Yonatan stern - No SPAM
Hi there. I've seent that you've moved Draft:Yonatan stern article to a daft which was deleted afterwards. The person who wrote the article is not a paid contributor / Spammer but his daughter. Stern is a well known entrepreneur and the article about him is not SPAM.Ofir michael (talk) 08:41, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

July 2022
Hi, MER-C hope you're doing great. Humble request you to kindly have a look on an article named "Deoghar Airport". A user named "Alotorus" is adding a connecting flight/ layover flights in airlines and destination section of Deoghar Airport. I told him not to add this connecting flights as it against Wikipedia policies but he won't listen and he keeps reverting the edits done by me and some other user.The news citation attached by him clearly states that this is a connecting flight not the direct one's. Please kindly look into it. Thanks Flashthomsom (talk) 19:29, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society
Dear ,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. &#x200B;

Best regards, Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 20:01, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Unblock request from Zimi09
Hey MER-C, I was wondering if you saw my ping at User_talk:Zimi09. Do you have any opinions on unblocking there? Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 02:28, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

obvious upe
this user has been warned repeatedly about COI/promo/UPE and still continues without any engagement or appropriate disclosures (or rather, incomplete disclosures) and I'm at the end of my rope with them. Perhaps you can have a word? PRAXIDICAE🌈 18:18, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Hist-merge
Hi @MER-C. So much of strange stuff around Javelina azhdarchid. Could you help in histmerging certain revisions of Wellhnopterus to Javelina azhdarchid. The latter was actually moved to Wellhnopterus which contains a typo. I performed a SWAP move and moved it to correct destination at Wellnhopterus. I don't think the one with typo is worth keeping. We can just merge its history to Javelina azhdarchid and delete it. Ideas? ─ The Aafī   (talk)|undefined  05:00, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Sagacious IP
You had blocked User:Annikayye where you did a "See also" to User:Vikasarora4u who also you had blocked for promotional edits on Draft:Sagacious IP. Just wanted to let you know that I have restored the draft today on the request of a new eponymous User:Sagacious IP Services. Jay  07:24, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Unlinking deleted articles
Hello, MER-C,

I hope you are having a pleasant summer. I have noticed that you often delete articles that have been tagged for having copyright issues. Frequently, these are articles that have been around for a while and are linked to other Wikipedia articles. It would be great if, when you delete them, you could remove all of the red links that are caused by the article's deletion. Doing this manually is a time-consuming task but if you have Twinkle installed, it happens very fast. If you delete a page using Twinkle, the tool not only deletes all redirects to the page but a box pops up offering to unlink all mentions of the deleted article. If you don't use Twinkle to delete pages but you still have it installed, in the Twinkle menu (last tab to the right in the menu at the top of the page), there is an "Unlink" option. Just put in the reason, like "Deleted article" or "Deleted PROD", and submit and the program will remove all of the red links leaving the subject's name in ordinary black color like all over unlinked words.

Sometimes, it is worth the extra effort to go and remove any unlinked reference to the deleted article, for example, I often find older biographies often have a mention on Surname listing pages that is worth removing. But an unlinked mention is not as jarring for readers as those red links to articles that have been deleted and are unlikely to be recreatd any time soon. Any way, I thought I'd pass this tip along. Stay cool! Liz Read! Talk! 20:39, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * When deleting something for copyright problems, I am not making any judgement as to whether the subject merits inclusion. Many of the BH deletions do get recreated, some quite quickly. The spam however, needs to be orphaned manually. MER-C 15:51, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Undelete
Hi, MER-C - you deleted the BLP for Will Metcalf over a copyright issue - hopefully a soft delete so I can fix those copyright issues. What say ye?  Atsme 💬 📧 20:39, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Copyright problems cannot be restored but you can recreate from scratch. MER-C 09:59, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Igloo Software Recreation
hi @MER-C, I am interested in creating a page on Igloo Software. I see you have formerly deleted one about it. I understand that it was deleted because of promotional material. I hope to create a version of it which will not act as covert advertising, but rather give people a neutral description of it as a notable product/platform in the suite of Category:Collaborative software. I'm not sure if I'm going about it the right way, but I have requested a manual restoration of a draft here. Zaurus (talk) 23:12, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I have restored it there. Jay  Diversity icon green.svg 04:07, 4 August 2022 (UTC)