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WikiProject Yorkshire Newsletter - April 2024
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12:33, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Range block on corporate web gateway software
Hi, There is now a block that appears to be a recent addition, on the address range 161.69.0.0/16, that affects even non-anonymous editors. Not sure why I haven't encountered it until today, as the culprit seems to be our company's use of McAfee Web Gateway Cloud Service, which has been deployed for quite awhile, and cannot be turned off by end users on their systems.

Since I use all my "good" computers for work-from-home, I am required to have the software installed on those computers, and again: can't be turned off. So if choose to edit (off the company clock, I hasten to add), I now have to resort to my broken-down, tiny-screened, 5-minute-battery life laptop that does not have WGCS installed.

Yes, this is the classic definition of a first-world problem. But still.

Is there any way to have this ban not affect logged-in users? I'm also curious if this only affects my company (AMD), or if it's endemic to any company deploying WGCS. Regards, NapoliRoma (talk) 01:38, 21 April 2024 (UTC)


 * @NapoliRoma. I understand. I’ve amended the block to enable logged in users to edit. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 12:42, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --NapoliRoma (talk) 16:39, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Could you help me with this IP?
2a02:908:811:d80::10b

They will not stop vandalizing this article. Kingsmasher678 (talk) 01:30, 30 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I’ve blocked them for now. Report again if they resume vandalising after the block expires. -- Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:53, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I really appreciate it. Kingsmasher678 (talk) 01:58, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiProject Yorkshire Newsletter - May 2024
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22:27, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

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Guideline and policy news
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 * Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.

Miscellaneous
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:24, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Thanks for taking care of that troll.

Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:56, 27 March 2024 (UTC) 


 * Hi, could you delete the edit summaries, espcieally this rev full of swear words? Thanks. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 11:20, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Done! Malcolmxl5 (talk) 11:29, 30 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks. The vandal is back again . - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 11:40, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Blocked. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 13:26, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi, This one needs a block and one of the edits need to be revdelled (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:RevolutionaryPatriot&diff=prev&oldid=1216548612). - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 17:46, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Done. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 18:14, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Another one . - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 20:35, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Got it. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:42, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Another range . - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:48, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Yep. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 14:51, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Could kindly you revdel, It is on another persons t/p. Thanks. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:04, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Done. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 18:28, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Looks like they are back . Please see. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 16:17, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Ah yes. Blocked some time ago. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 22:48, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. See they are back again . Also the edit summaries are full of abusese and death threats. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:17, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Blocked and I’ve hidden the edit summaries. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 19:11, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Looks like he is back with a new ID . If possible please revert and revdel their edits. They also seem to have accepted being sock of User:UserGK23, something which I mentioned here. His edits here are not good faith either, just regular troll business. Thanks. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 17:39, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ Malcolmxl5 (talk) 18:46, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Request for some metadata about Donovan Slacks
Hi, you deleted Donovan Slacks as the close of my AFD nomination. I realized that I think it may qualify as the longest hoax in Wikipedia since it, near as I can tell, was always written as if Slacks was a real person and then was modified to be as-if they just happened to make a movie about him (I think that's hoax-y enough?). I'm just asking, if it's available, the date it was originally created and the final byte count of the article? (I don't think that info is available to non-admins.) I doubt showing the article as a subpage there would be useful but that may be my lack of experience there. Thanks! Skynxnex (talk) 13:35, 7 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi. It was created at 18:01, 2 November 2004, and the final byte count (excluding your AFD nomination tag) was 1,478 bytes. -- Malcolmxl5 (talk) 13:53, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Great. Thanks for the quick reply. Skynxnex (talk) 13:54, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

User:213.253.8.62
Hi Malcolmxl5, could you place a block on the 213.253.8.62 IP address? It's been warned up to the 4th level with continued disruption after that, and it's been reported to AIV but sat unnoticed there for nearly 4 hours now. The last block was 1-yr long which expired in Feb this year. Just wondering if it's appropriate to block it now. Thanks! — AP 499D25  (talk)  13:08, 21 May 2024 (UTC)


 * ✅. Given it two years off. -- Malcolmxl5 (talk) 13:13, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Hello, it appears that a very important resource was deleted by mistake
The page that listed all the PS1 games incompatible with the PS2 (very important) seems to have been mistakenly deleted this past december. Can we restore that so everyone in the retro gaming hobby can stop panicking? 68.192.99.108 (talk) 22:50, 25 May 2024 (UTC)


 * That page, 'List of PlayStation games incompatible with PlayStation 2', won’t be coming back, I’m afraid, but there’s a copy of it on the EverybodyWiki that y'all can use.  -- Malcolmxl5 (talk) 22:10, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I had no idea, google wasnt pulling it up. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction! 68.192.99.108 (talk) 03:36, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351

Arbitration
 * The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:44, 5 June 2024 (UTC)