User talk:PhilKnight/Archive112

Wabash Valley Correctional Facility
Firstly, I may need to report myself for missuse of Rollback. I accidentally used rollback instead of Twinkle rollback. I will make sure I am more careful in future. has introduced copyright material at the above article. Initially I left them a Welcome message about copyright materials. They have now introduced the material 3 times by reverting me. The information is copied almost word for word from. I have reverted and left them a copyright warning. Do I need to report this elsewhere? Knitsey (talk) 13:58, 4 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Knitsey, I have blocked them. PhilKnight (talk) 14:05, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Knitsey (talk) 14:09, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

User:Kkbmoney1130
This user just recreated Kkbmoney1130 again after you deleted it. Could you keep an eye on this editor? Thanks. 2601:1C0:4401:F60:E854:2B3:252C:8206 (talk) 19:11, 7 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, this time the content is different. It's still a BLP that doesn't assert notability, so it's deletable. PhilKnight (talk) 19:14, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:54, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Novnovagang
It looks as though Novnovagang may be the same as 150.143.33.235 and 46.135.7.236 (both blocked).  Tony Holkham   (Talk)  08:47, 9 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Not sure, but to be safe, I have blocked Novnovagang. PhilKnight (talk) 10:33, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Dear Mr. Knight,
 * I was attempting to add my brothers name to the list of notable people from the City of DeWitt, MI.
 * I've learned that as a relative, I can not do this and must solicit someone else to do this.
 * My brother Ray Paquet is one of the most respected drag racers in history. He also has a growing list of major accomplishments in the field.  At 76 years, he's still going strong and adding to his resume.  We grew up in DeWitt.  Here is a link to the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame for use as a reference link and verification of the above assertions.  Please add Ray to the Notable Persons List.  Thanks, sincerely, John Paquet
 * https://www.mmshof.org/index.php/inductees/inductees/317-ray-paquet 47.26.26.107 (talk) 16:17, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. Nobody  ( talk ) 05:17, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:The Face Clinic


Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User talk:The Face Clinic requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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Assistance Request
Hello, I've been addressing fostered content issues on Wikipedia over the past month and there are now only three remaining in usertalk space. One of these is on your User talk:PhilKnight/Archive27. If you would be willing, would you replace the entire contents of the "Doczilla's RFA" section with the following code block (within the collapse) to correct the syntax issues (one fostered content error, a table tag issue, two obsolete tags, a missing end tag, and three stripped tags)? While I'd normally make a smaller change X to Y in this sort of situation, this particular section had layered issues and it is just easier to fix the whole thing in one go.

{|   .: Oh, no! There goes To-ky-o! Admin Doczilla! :.

      "The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." - Michael Althsuler

Thank you, and if you have any questions, let me know. Zinnober9 (talk) 23:27, 13 August 2023 (UTC)


 * ✅. PhilKnight (talk) 11:57, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

WP:AIV
User:2403:6200:8871:B632:F9EE:A87F:798B:92CE this ip just made an false AIV Report against me at WP:AIV Untamed1910 (talk) 16:03, 15 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I saw that. They accused me of vandalism for removing the report. I have blocked them. PhilKnight (talk) 16:07, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Parkinson's disease
PhilKnight, see your block at User talk:Robertslorenzo29; same continues from at Parkinson's disease and kidney failure. Might you up the protection there? Thanks, Sandy Georgia (Talk)  01:49, 18 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I have semi-protected both articles for 3 months. PhilKnight (talk) 03:44, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
 * And now at Tic disorder ... so what next, do we alert the checkusers, or what ?? Sandy Georgia (Talk)  16:24, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Semi-protected for 3 months. For my sins, I am a checkuser. I have just run a check, and his IP addresses are all blocked. I think we have to continue going with protection, and IP blocks. PhilKnight (talk) 16:58, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Sheesh, what a pain ... now we have the UpperCase Vandal ... thx for the help, Sandy Georgia (Talk)  01:25, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

They're back: Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  17:32, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked. PhilKnight (talk) 17:35, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Also  as an FYI they were involved at MS.  Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  17:36, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

PhilKnight, I think I missed a step. Now seeing Multiple sclerosis in addition to Parkinson's disease and others, I see that Chamaemelum (Multiple sclerosis) also edited African topics (Nigerian roads), as did Robertslorenzo29 (Desmond Tutu), and Robertslorenzo29 started editing right after Chaemaemelum was blocked. And this is interesting; this drawer may be deep. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  17:48, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

156.57.230.77
Hey PhilKnight, saw your block and mass-rollback of this user. I'm curious as to why you think they're the Cutler vandal; the filter hit was due to an unrelated person named "Jeff Cutler" already mentioned on the page. The Cutler vandal tends to go rants like this. A quick skim of this user's contribs suggests they're just mostly just fiddling with the layout of timelines; is there something else I missed? Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 22:55, 23 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Suffusion of Yellow, thanks for the info, I have undone the block, and rolled back my edits. PhilKnight (talk) 06:27, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks; filter, incidentally, is now disabled. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 21:46, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

User:The Side566
May I ask why did you unblock ? This user has been disruptively creating short pages without stopping, and that's why they were blocked by a couple of days ago, and now they're back at it again. Also they are not engaging with anyone in their talk page, so WP:NOTHERE clearly applies. CycloneYoris talk! 00:06, 29 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I have now blocked them. PhilKnight (talk) 01:46, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:22, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Reddyannaclub
You may wish to revoke TPA. Cahk (talk) 07:59, 6 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks, done. PhilKnight (talk) 09:45, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Sockpuppet
Hi Phil. You blocked Gym Reverse a week ago: User talk:Gym Reverse. They have now re-surfaced as "Gym Reverse S.L" and are back to their disruptive editing:. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 13:19, 7 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks, blocked. PhilKnight (talk) 15:11, 7 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot! Robby.is.on (talk) 18:35, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

"Anonymous" sock accounts
Hi, I know this is a few months old by now, but you blocked for disruptive editing, but it looks like they also have  as well. Could you block the other account as well? Thanks. 2601:601:51C:6C7:A063:2BB9:14AC:69D (talk) 17:50, 7 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks, blocked. PhilKnight (talk) 19:19, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 16:28, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Fuerdai sock
Please revoke TPA due to abusing it to troll. #prodraxis connect 13:05, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, done. PhilKnight (talk) 16:23, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Can you remove this revision?
This revision was spammed by 84.1.247.135 (WP:LTA/DTHD) on Russian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and is using it for harassment.(global contribs) LDM 2003  talk to me! 15:45, 16 September 2023 (UTC)


 * ✅. PhilKnight (talk) 15:57, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Can you "Reverting [vandalism]"?
Hi PhilKnight, This IP address is currently blocked. The latest block log entry is provided below for reference. 2001:1388:A45:78C6:1989:B07B:D6A6:A27C - Unexplained removal of sourced content. actions evidently indicate a vandalism-only IP. especially Patrick Nattawat Finkler Repeated vandalism and disruptive editing 01:27,19 September 2023 (UTC).This editor constantly deletes edits even when the references are given. MeetHoneyBee (talk) 12:24, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅. PhilKnight (talk) 13:39, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Revision deletion request
Thanks for anti-vandalism, and please delete the revision made by User:111.90.139.78 today.  Konno  Yumeto  11:09, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Which revision? PhilKnight (talk) 11:59, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * All the edits made by 111.90.139.78 on Anti-society, Talk:Anti-society, User talk:111.90.139.78, User talk:Yumeto and Administrator intervention against vandalism, thanks.  Konno  Yumeto  13:53, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I have revision deleted most of them, I have left a couple because simple (but false) accusations of sockpuppetry can just be reverted. PhilKnight (talk) 14:22, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

107.15.162.118 block evasion
You might have already noticed, but I suspect is a sock/evasion of. Concerned we might need to extend the block of that IP? I'll keep watching that page nonetheless. -- Zim Zala Bim talk 17:43, 24 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks. They are undoubtedly the same user, but they are using the account at the moment. Will lengthen the IP block if they return to using it. PhilKnight (talk) 17:50, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

About two IPs
Hi, I noticed you recently blocked the IP 88.230.169.106 for 24 hours. Based on their edits, I don't think 24 hours is nearly enough. They have been attacking another user for having an Armenian user name, baselessly accusing other users of conspiracy, and generally spreading anti-Armenian hate. An indef WP:NOTHERE block would be expected. Also, their other IP (88.230.171.94) hasn't been blocked, and may still be used for vandalism. —  Trilletrollet  [ Talk &#124; Contribs ] 15:39, 1 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Trilletrollet, we don't normally block IPs indefinitely. If you look at the comments on User talk:88.230.169.106 they seem to have given up. PhilKnight (talk) 15:43, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, they claimed to have given up earlier too, but they still kept going on until they were blocked. —  Trilletrollet  [ Talk &#124; Contribs ] 15:56, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, I have increased the block to a month. PhilKnight (talk) 15:58, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks —  Trilletrollet  [ Talk &#124; Contribs ] 16:06, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:41, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Forest Whitaker
Hi, thanks for helping at Forest Whitaker. However, I noticed that the semi-protection you put in is significantly shorter than the previous semi-protection which expired only a short time ago. Would you please take a look at the page's protection history and consider making the semi-protection longer? Thanks. Joshuanite (talk) 00:39, 9 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Joshuanite, I have extended the semi-protection to a year. PhilKnight (talk) 01:37, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
 * In case you didn't already guess it, this polite, "new" editor is a WP:HAND sock of User:CalebHughes who, incidentally, was behind the vandalism to the Whitaker article. This approach is part of his modus operandi. Favonian (talk) 18:33, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 18:36, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

"Wikipedia:Binding" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Indef block of an IP
Hi, you've indeffed, are you sure you want to indef an IP address? -Lemonaka‎ 15:25, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Lemonaka, thanks for letting me know. PhilKnight (talk) 17:07, 24 October 2023 (UTC)