User talk:Shellwood/Archive 4

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A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks a lot for this. I'm glad to see that you have started reverting vandalism too. Keep it up! Shellwood (talk) 22:56, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

User LucasD3000
Just giving you a heads up that he removed my level 2 warning earlier. Figfires Send me a message! 23:01, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Summertime Ball
Do you want to handle the reverts and I'll warn the accounts and IPs? -- Mr X   ☎️ 11:54, 1 June 2018 (UTC)


 * I'm afarid it is not very helpful to warn them in situations like this. We just have to keep on reverting until the page is protected. Shellwood (talk) 11:57, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
 * If we go through the backlog and provide warnings, we might be able to stop some of this mass vandalism Mr X   ☎️ 11:58, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the assist on that article. Mr X   ☎️ 12:09, 1 June 2018 (UTC)


 * You're welcome! Shellwood (talk) 12:23, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Notice
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:52, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Reverts
@Shellwood you reverted an edit I made on Cantonese. I did not source the information from any website but from my personal knowledge since my relatives originate from China, HongKong — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lcs ylz (talk • contribs) 19:30, 3 June 2018 (UTC)


 * We dont build articles here based on personal opinions or experiences, see WP:OR. Please dont make these kind of changes again. Shellwood (talk) 19:39, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

@Shellwood Re: Margaret Sanger. OK, I suppose. It's not a big deal; it's already mentioned in the next graf. I just thought it worthwhile to hoist that info in thumbnail form to the start of the article, because it's one of the major points someone would want to know about her at a glance. I came to the article, for instance, to fact-check that point in particular. Far from being destructive, I thought I was helping the next person like myself to come along and verify that point in haste. 162.221.175.130 (talk) 16:15, 13 June 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.221.175.130 (talk)

Review page
Hey! All other articles of similar kind have been reviewed by various wikiusers, however this one some how got missed. Can you please review it so that it is officially on the go! TIA! (Regent007 (talk) 00:01, 9 June 2018 (UTC))

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks a lot for this, keep up the good work! Shellwood (talk) 09:30, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

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Teardrop Nirvana may be a hoax
Xx236 (talk) 09:29, 18 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello there and thanks for bringing light into this. The whole thing looks very suspicious and I cant seem to find any information about this park. The AfD debate you opened is well justified. Shellwood (talk) 15:01, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Thanks for being awesome!

Amb1985 (talk) 21:43, 25 June 2018 (UTC) 

I have unreviewed a page you curated
Thanks for reviewing Patrick Tissier, Shellwood.

Unfortunately Kudpung has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

"Unattributed machine translation from fr.Wiki"

To reply, leave a comment on Kudpung's talk page.

Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 14:06, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

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Editing on Nolan's page
Hello, I just saw you undid my editing on Nolan's bio. I think i explained why i did what i did, why did you undo? Moved the information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Christopher_Nolan

All the best, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.176.244.75 (talk) 11:05, 2 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Alright, I have undone my revert. Shellwood (talk) 11:10, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Albere Schröder Clarification
I wanted to follow up on the page Albert Schröder. I just want to politely clarify that the article is false and was being done so for the purposes of a University project. Following it being flagged as a hoax I immediately flagged it for speedy deletion as I do not want it to remain on wikipedia. I wanted to thank you for the time you have spent to fact check the work on wikipedia. The thesis I am working on in University has been to document the increase load of false or misleading information that has been created on the web. Over the past few months myself and two undergraduates have been stress-testing information sites of varying reliability in order to gauge how efficient and fast that site’s administrative community is at eliminating and fact checking false information. My apologies for unnecessarily taking up your time however hopefully the results of my research may hopefully, in the future, be applied to better help the curating community in combatting the spread of disinformation online. Infinityplatinum (talk) 5:53, 4 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Please don't repeat this experiment here again. Even though your thoughts may have been sincere Wikipedia does not allow such testing, see WP:HOAX. Shellwood (talk) 10:36, 4 July 2018 (UTC)


 * This was disrupting Wikipedia to illustrate a point and if you do anything like this ever again, I will block you indefinitely. Deliberately putting false information on Wikipedia is vandalism - do not think you are the Frank Abagnale of Wikipedia (and even Frank admits he was stupid and paid the price for his actions). Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  11:19, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

User:SameAbe
I blocked for 24 hours because they violated WP:3RR. Their unblock request shows they were editing in good faith, if disruptively, so a vandalism block is not appropriate. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  11:16, 9 July 2018 (UTC)


 * I hear what you say, but the content is still there. Labeling the band as "a white colonialist one" solely on the basis of their band name is baseless and OR. No sources or comments from the group themselves on issues like colonialism or politics in general can be found, so it is safe to say that this slur should be removed from the article at once. Shellwood (talk) 10:49, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Cameroon
Please stop reverting totalitarian to authoritarian. 1) You’ve provided a link from Vox, which is a very UNRELIABLE news source largely due to its bias to the left-wing. 2) Cameroon’s President has granted himself unlimited power over any laws including constitution, dictator for 42 years and continuous suppression of Anglophone population, by international standards, Cameroon can be regarded as totalitarian regime. 59.102.33.100 (talk) 06:20, 11 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Provide support for your claim that Vox is an unreliable source, simply screaming "left wing biased" won't help you. And a source that supports your claim that Cameroon is a totalitarian state. Shellwood (talk) 06:25, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

New editor
I am a former ip editor (i can email you my former ips).Can you please nominate the Shirin Oskooi article for deletion (i can't i'm not confirmed). She is not notable and we can't have articles on this site for every reality show contestant. Please. Someone changed her redirect to an article and she is not notable at all. thank you  ip 9+  — Preceding unsigned comment added by JasonJudsonOd (talk • contribs) 03:54, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

Huggle message
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Fight Club revert
Hey there. I noticed on the 27 of April you reverted an edit by 2A02:587:3A14:9400:F4E9:AC74:9B81:D708 and kept the edit from being viewed publicly. I don’t mean to snoop around, but why was this edit not shown, pages are vandalised all the time, what made this one special? I’m sure you had good reason, I’m just very curious Ducktech89 (talk) 04:10, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, I can't remember the details on this one but as you can see here it was a serious BLP violation. Shellwood (talk) 04:22, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Tham Luang cave rescue
I'm not sure this is vandalism. Though I admit I almost reverted too. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 22:33, 15 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the notice, it was legit after all. Shellwood (talk) 22:43, 15 July 2018 (UTC)

An apology letter
Hi Shellwood, I'd like to offer up my sincerest apologies. I came back from summer camp a couple days ago. I guess I was missing being at camp because I, along with a couple other friends, found my camp's page on Wikipedia and started to edit in a bunch of inside jokes into the page. At the time, I didn't fully realize that what I was doing was wrong, but I realize it now, and I'm very, very sorry. Wikipedia is a great site with a great mission, and by vandalizing one of its pages, I put Wikipedia's integrity at risk. I also wasted your time and caused the page to be shut down for a couple days, leaving it locked to other people who might have legitimate edits they want to add. Again, I'm very sorry for intentionally spreading false information on Wikipedia and hope you can forgive me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.251.211.221 (talk)

Huggle vandalism messages apparently not delivered for an IPs reverted edits to Aroostook Band of Micmac
For what its worth, I was curious about continued vandalism from User talk:2601:199:8180:AB1:3D21:DFB2:6413:3BCB and checked to see if the user was reported. The edits tonight from this IP have been reverted by the three of us. It seems that no Huggle messages concerning the addition of a link to the History of the Knights Templar article in Aroostook Band of Micmac have been delivered to the user, only warnings with respect to the edits the user made to International Romani Union. The IP may soon have enough warnings to be reported anyway but I am surprised by the absence of messages concerning changes to the Aroostook article. You may know there is some legend about Knights Templar successors making contact with this tribe about 90 years after the Templars were dissolved but that is not mentioned in either the Aroostook article or the History of the Knights Templar article. It is a far-fetched theory in any event, apparently with only a few minor coincidences to support it. There is also no mention of Romani in the Knights Templar article. I don't know where that came from but it looks to be totally invented and a reference to something in modern times. In any event, it seems strange that no Huggle messages were delivered for several reverted edits to the Aroostook article Donner60 (talk) 04:20, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Huggle will not add new warnings when it reaches lv4, and edits made by the IP at Aroostook Band of Micmac were made after lv4 warning issued. -★- PlyrStar93  → Message me. ← 04:23, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes. Of course. I should have counted or looked at the times. After many years of doing this and paying some attention, I went into a brain fog. The edits from the two articles were intermittent and I jumped to the conclusion that only edits to the one article were being delivered. Sorry to bother you both with my idle musings. By the way, I have seen both of your edits for quite some time and at least this will give me the chance to tell you that you both do a great job at reverting vandalism. Donner60 (talk) 04:29, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * IP now blocked. Donner60 (talk) 04:36, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * No worries. FYI the block this IP was evading appears to be this, unless they've got an even older account. Older warnings (i.e. the ones for Aroostook Band of Micmac and others) should have been given to other IP talk pages within the /64 CIDR. -★- PlyrStar93  → Message me. ← 04:38, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you! Shellwood (talk) 16:28, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Hello ShellwoodAs You Think, So You Become! 23:02, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
I would like to know why I have been edited and removed as a Notable Student from Chai Sirisute and Dan Inosanto Pages? I am a Senior student and certified instructor and have actively trained (and continue to) with both gentlemen for over 30 years each. Am I missing something? https://thaiboxing.com/instructors/ https://inosanto.com/?page_id=76 Sincerely, Kevin Seaman As You Think, So You Become! 23:02, 19 July 2018 (UTC) CompetitiveEdge — Preceding unsigned comment added by CompetitiveEdge (talk • contribs) 23:02, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * In short, you're not notable enough. Please read our notability guidelines.--5 albert square (talk) 23:21, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Block
Hi Shellwood, can you block User talk:200.124.194.231, he/she keep on removing content from FIFA World Cup anthems and songs article. Krishfiji Talk 16:21, 20 July 2018 (GMT +12)
 * Hi, I'm not an admin so I don't have the ability to do that, if necessary consider filing a report to WP:AIV. Shellwood (talk) 04:24, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

The Gulf
I have added information which is supported by sources, and I never delete anything, can you, please, tell me what is the wrong with my edit ?هارون الرشيد العربي (talk) 12:41, 22 July 2018 (UTC)


 * There is currently a disagreement on adding that name. Please try and seek consensus on the talk page before making such edits. Shellwood (talk) 12:50, 22 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I did not make a false edit, I have supported the edit with references and maps which had been drawn by non-Arabs, and as I told you before I never made any deletion or something wrong to the page, Please take this into account. I think it is wrong to punish other opinions by removing them from Wikipedia; which is maybe one of the basic sources of a lot of normal people.

2017 Madagascar plague outbreak
Hi Shellwood--I'm doing an assignment for an English class, and instead of writing a research paper, the professor has asked us to edit an existing Wikipedia article. Fear not, I already have a degree and two advanced degrees, and I've had research papers published. I have a deep interest in the plague, and see an opportunity to add to your article in the background section. There also is a stub page on the 2014 outbreak, and I think that could easily be incorporated into your article. When finished, I believe we will have created a stronger article. Can you let me know what you think? Lisaromanopalacios (talk) 23:30, 22 July 2018 (UTC)


 * I'm not really sure why you approach me on this matter, I have never made any contributions to that article nor am I an expert on the topic. I suggest you post your questions on the article's talk page, but beware that users may be reluctant to do your homework for you. Shellwood (talk) 09:11, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Plague
I made a mistake. Sorry to have bothered you. Lisaromanopalacios (talk) 15:17, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

60.246.161.253
Should we request oversight?  ~SML  •  TP  22:47, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Disgusting
I swear those pictures were the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen after I want to thank you for trying to get rid of them. I never want see any idiot do that again. A.R.M. 23:51, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * You’re welcome! And thanks for the barnstar. Shellwood (talk) 10:43, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

2a02:908:191:5fa0:d874:3d3b:77a5:6036
Shellwood, please report at AIV and ask an admin to revdelete the racist and sexist edits, like in Rachel Roy... Thanks!
 * And on Talk:Caitlyn Jenner. Maybe all this child's edits should be revdeleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C58:607F:F8F1:0:82BC:74DD:AF10 (talk) 12:36, 28 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, I monitor them, since their 4th and final warning the vandalism seems to have stopped, hopefully for good. Shellwood (talk) 12:44, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

Rama international
I added a hidden hero company why did you delete that stuff DhawanB98 (talk) 18:13, 28 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Such information is not to be put on a category page. Shellwood (talk) 18:20, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

Inaccuracies in Micki Pistorius article
Why did you undo the inaccurate reporting about Micki being Catholic and being Oscar Pistorius' aunt ? I have confirmed that both these are not true with a very good friend of hers. She is currently out of the country. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.226.203.168 (talk) 17:34, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

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Revert edit conflict (oops?)
I was about to revert one of edits, but it resulted in an edit conflict because you were also on the same case and trying to revert. Great job otherwise, but I'm still laughing. CommanderOzEvolved (talk) 03:18, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Neoliberalism edit
The reason why I removed the portion of the neoliberalism article because it was, well, to be honest quite stupid. r/neoliberal is not a subreddit that has enough traction to have it be included on an article about an important concept like neoliberalism — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goonsbee (talk • contribs) 01:57, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

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Sonny Corinthos
Oopsie. He's a fictional character. I presume you followed my lead... Need a flag on Huggle to identify the difference! I'll undo your revert to Sonny Corinthos. Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 01:49, 4 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Yeah my bad, thanks for the revert. Shellwood (talk) 01:52, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

Bill Wattenburg
On Friday, Bill Wattenburg's sister posted of his passing on her facebook page. Is her Facebook page considered a reliable source? Subsequently, I also found a media news site that mentions his passing.

http://richliebermanreport.blogspot.com/2018/08/415-media-flash-bill-wattenberg-dies.html Ravi.Fremont (talk) 09:40, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Please read WP:BLOGS. Shellwood (talk) 13:16, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you very much for this! Shellwood (talk) 06:55, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

RVV
What is this, Shellwood, am I just following you around to get my mandatory minimum for blocks? It's really too easy that way. Drmies (talk) 02:15, 14 August 2018 (UTC)


 * What are you talking about? Shellwood (talk) 02:17, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm talking about you reverting vandals. I don't even have to go to AIV to look for vandals to block. Drmies (talk) 02:20, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

Just curious
Have you thought of running for adminship? Makes vandal fighting a lot easier!  Λυδ α  cιτγ  09:42, 14 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi and thanks for your message. I have never considered running for admin and since 99% of my activities here are restricted to just one area I dont think I would stand a very good chance in becoming an admin based on the recent RFAs. The community is very demanding on its candidates. But I do occasionally miss having the ability to protect pages and preform other administrative functions related to countering vandalism. Shellwood (talk) 04:03, 15 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Shellwood....I reverted... because it did not appear constructive....
Hello to You too, If You are short on time, please, read this: ''I have no idea what made You thinking or percept my edit as "unconstructive". Would You please explain it, at least shortly?'' --Albord2005 (talk) 07:17, 16 August 2018 (UTC) if You have some time, You could read this: i guess reverting 100s of unknown users edits of unknown articles made with unknown purposes is a rrrrreally hard job to do and I respect it very much, no doubt here! But... I'm sorry if my talk or edit appears to You as unconstructive or worse, but if You would even slightly knew the material (like reading a couple of paragraphs or else) You wouldn't offend me in a such polite-like but very much "act-before-you-think" way. My Apologies again but I rrrrreally don't like thinking that somebody with authoritative and "final-say" moderating rights is thinking that i'm not thinking. all the best--Albord2005 (talk) 07:17, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Stevo66666
Thanks for reverting this guy. I just went through most of his edits and all he is doing is deliberately introducing fake stats on album sales (mostly on Metallica articles). Just thought an extra eye would help! Cheers.  Rob van  vee  10:51, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you

 * Thank you kindly for this, you keep up the good work too! Shellwood (talk) 15:27, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Please review
The following spam report is invalid and the removal is necessary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spam/Local/en.hazratsultanbahu.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.182.150.208 (talk) 19:03, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Further to that the links i have taken action were applicable to do so since the information in present day no longer holds true. the website can be verified to be safe, spam free etc. thank you i hope you will realise this and take note and do the necessary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.182.150.208 (talk) 19:07, 24 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Make proper explanations in your edit summaries before blanking sections. Shellwood (talk) 19:10, 24 August 2018 (UTC)