User talk:Slambo/Archives/2016/November

Nomination for deletion of Template:1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia
Template:1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Frietjes (talk) 14:05, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge
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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins
Hello,

Please note that TOTP based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your preferences page in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the developing help page for additional information. Important: Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the thread on the administrators' noticeboard. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:34, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

NITESH DHNAUKA
Please block user:NITESH DHNAUKA. 2602:306:3357:BA0:7529:99AB:541B:7773 (talk) 16:01, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm in the middle of a bunch of edits but will review shortly. Slambo (Speak) 16:02, 14 November 2016 (UTC)


 * I see your vandalism reversions and applaud you for that. I only see one edit from NITESH DHNAUKA and that was to his own talk page. It looks like the start of a profile and that single edit alone is not grounds for blocking. Do you have a connection between the user account and anonymous edits that is not apparent on first view? Slambo (Speak) 16:15, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't have CheckUser access. Slambo (Speak)  16:17, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
 * That user's global contributions also amount to only the single edit to his own talk page. Slambo (Speak) 16:20, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

It wont let me undue the vandalism of user:31.221.120.100. 2602:306:3357:BA0:7529:99AB:541B:7773 (talk) 16:20, 14 November 2016 (UTC)


 * I don't see how that could be. I see two other users (one of whom I know is also an admin) working to revert and correct the changes that 31.221.120.100 made to one article, and have reverted the page blanking that that IP made to another article. I must be missing something still. Slambo (Speak)  16:30, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

Are you allowed to block users like user:204.184.230.66. 2602:306:3357:BA0:7529:99AB:541B:7773 (talk) 16:34, 14 November 2016 (UTC)


 * I can, but his edits appear to have stopped after the warnings you placed on his talk page. Slambo (Speak) 16:40, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
 * No, he did vandalize some pages after the final warning. 2602:306:3357:BA0:7529:99AB:541B:7773 (talk) 16:41, 14 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Edits by 204.184.230.66 were to two edits only to one other page, both of which were reverted about 6 hours ago, and there have not been further edits by him. If that user edits maliciously again, we can block, but since he has already appeared to stop several hours ago, a block would not be productive. Slambo (Speak) 16:44, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Apologies, the timestamps here on my talk page are six hours different from the page history on the blank that I reverted. It didn't happen six hours ago, only minutes ago. Slambo (Speak)  16:48, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I had to step away for a moment to help my wife get our two cats into carriers for their vet appointment today. 204.184.230.66 has now been blocked by Alexf. Slambo (Speak)  16:52, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Ok, would user:Natehezlep21 be defined as a vandalism-only account. 2602:306:3357:BA0:7529:99AB:541B:7773 (talk) 16:56, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
 * That page has been vandalized by several other users too. That peaks my curiosity. Would it be best to report it to wp:rfpp or wp:aiv?2602:306:3357:BA0:7529:99AB:541B:7773 (talk) 16:59, 14 November 2016 (UTC)


 * It would appear so, especially since every change he made to that page has been reverted, and those two noticeboards would be good next steps. I have a business meeting to go to now and will be offline for a couple hours.  Slambo (Speak)  17:07, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

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) 13:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC)