User talk:Widr/Archive 27

AIV
On wp:Aiv, there is a no bots tag on it which is preventing HV user bot from clerking. CLCStudent (talk) 14:46, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll remove the blocked ones manually until the bot wakes up. Widr (talk) 14:50, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Added by 67.244.38.80 with Special:Diff/702409087. I've removed it, but evidently the bots don't care anyway. They've been humming along consistently since 30 January when it was added &mdash; MusikAnimal  talk  15:42, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * They were shortly down, or at least not removing blocked reports after the maintenance break, just like on Tuesday. Widr (talk) 15:44, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah that happens from time to time. Not sure why. They always come back eventually, and as far as I know they are not rebooted manually. I guess those bots get a bit sleepy like the rest of us do &mdash; MusikAnimal  talk  15:47, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

User:Charles Eugene Hill Hill
Might want to revoke talk page access as well.--Cahk (talk) 19:57, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks. Widr (talk) 20:00, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * No problem. There was a bunch of Ravandigitals too. Widr (talk) 20:16, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Baramati page protection
Thanks for semi-protecting the page. However this edit-warring has been going on since February, and protecting it for only 48 hours won't make much difference. Could you extend the protection to maybe a month or so? (Also, just before it was protected, one more change slipped by and hasn't been reverted.) Dhrm77 (talk) 05:15, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Let's see after this current one expires. Widr (talk) 05:42, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

User:Edward Feldbrugge
Should his edit be counted as promo?--Cahk (talk) 07:31, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Link please. Widr (talk) 07:35, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * --Cahk (talk) 07:55, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, clearly promo/spam. Thanks. Widr (talk) 07:59, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Regarding my AIV report
User:Dave Moreno has been blocked by Materialscientist. I'm not an admin, but I do believe more experience will help you deal with obvious sockpuppets without having to go through an entire procedure. Optakeover (U)(T)(C) 10:19, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I have actually blocked many obvious sockpuppets. This particular one had just one edit. Widr (talk) 10:26, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Ah I see. That's great to hear. Also, I just found out I quoted the wrong master; Dave Moreno is indeed a sock of User:jmjfan5000. See . Anyway, thank you very much for the attention. Optakeover (U)(T)(C) 10:29, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Prince
2607:fb90:584e:13db:0:46:f40b:a501 continues violating BLP on their talk page (I've reverted) Please extend the block and remove talk page access. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:42, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks for letting me know. Widr (talk) 11:19, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Some salt may be required...
...at Suman Sahoo - despite your warning minutes earlier, the article's been recreated again. Mike1901 (talk) 15:13, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks. Widr (talk) 15:17, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Please Block VQuakr from editing 2012 Aurora Shooting
Hello. I see that you protected the article while it still had a "Motive" section. Because VQuakr deleted the entire motive section while only the conspiracy theory subheading was under dispute, this ought disqualify him from editing the article and also puts into question his status as a user with extended confirmed and Reviewer privileges.

I fully understand your reasoning behind protecting the article but realize that VQuakr (now that DisuseKid has been blocked) was the only vandal in that thread. 209.140.44.56 (talk) 19:34, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * As per talk page of VQuakr this user is in denial that his persistent vandalism (as well as WP:OWN) issues with regard to 2012 Aurora Shooting are extremely problematic. 67.80.48.28 (talk) 21:05, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

question/favor
Apologies for this forward request, I asked HighInBC but he was too busy at the moment, but it looks like you might be online. Would you mind closing this 3RR by blocking me (or not) as you feel appropriate? The editor who opened it pinged every involved party into the discussion and I'd prefer to just get it settled before it turns into a 30-page back-and-forth. LavaBaron (talk) 23:07, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but no thanks. Widr (talk) 23:14, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks anyway. LavaBaron (talk) 23:19, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Unblock
You have blocked Talk:Prince {musician). Please unblock it. I can understand why the article page is blocked but if you do it to the talk page, many people cannot discuss it. If there are vandals, they can be banned and the vandalism removed.

Thank you. Purple Showers (talk) 23:21, 22 April 2016 (UTC)


 * ha ha, I just thought of this. An administrator who wants to sabotage Wikipedia tries to tick people off with unreasonable page blocks in the hopes that they will be frustrated and vandalize. ha ha, could be a sneaky way for an administrator to sabotage. Not accusing you, just thinking how that could work. Purple Showers (talk) 23:24, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The reason I wrote this is because I read an article about children behaving badly in the car. The researcher found this was more common when the kids could not see out of the window due to car design (more common in newer cars compared to 10 years ago). So car designers cause misbehavior. Purple Showers (talk) 23:25, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

The talk page is currently semiprotected because of vandalism and BLP violations. I'm off now, but if someone wants to remove the protection in the meantime, I have no objections. Widr (talk) 23:32, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

The Admin's Barnstar

 * Thank you! Widr (talk) 07:57, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Range block
Hi Widr, thanks for all the work earlier in reverting the vandal that posted explicit images to user pages. I've placed a range block for one week, which covers twelve of the thirteen 70.x.x.x IPs used over the last couple of days. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 18:47, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I'm not comfortable with range blocks at this point, so I do appreciate your help. Widr (talk) 18:49, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

another copyvio
Hi Widr, Sorry to bother you but could you also delete this image as it's another copyvio aswell, Thanks for your help - It's much appreciated,

Thanks & Happy editing ... or blocking :), – Davey 2010 Talk 18:40, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks! I missed that one, since you didn't tag it. ;-) Widr (talk) 18:43, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry I had only just spotted it myself, Not sure how on earth I missed it either, Thanks again :), – Davey 2010 Talk 18:57, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Fart crapz and User talk:Peefarts1234
Simply wanted to let you know this user returned. SwisterTwister  talk  00:03, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, I have noticed. Several socks. Widr (talk) 00:03, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Nate Diaz
I don't know how much rationale an administrator demands. I don't like my requests being rejected as "inadequate" as hoping history logs can explain enough. However, I must recap all history logs to make the request justifiable. Reverts have been happening lately, most of it likely vandalism or disruption. Editing frequency is either increasing or steadily increasing; it doesn't go down. The frequency of editing makes PC look inadequate, but I'm unsure if you want to upgrade configuration to semi-protection. I don't understand fighting fandom these days; it makes free-content encyclopedia look amateurish more than it might already be. Because of fandom, the article is a target to vandals. Is that enough rationale or too much? --George Ho (talk) 07:54, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The article is still PC protected for a few more days, so there is no reason to do anything about it yet. There hasn't been too much vandalism recently; it can be handled simply by reverting. In my opinion, protecting articles just in case someone might vandalize them at some point goes very much against the idea of free encyclopedia. Widr (talk) 09:17, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

My Talk page
A 24-hour is not going to be sufficient. An IP editor has been posting the same form of personal attack going back to April 4 and I have mentioned it on Ed Johnston's talk page. Could you please page protect it for longer?...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 16:51, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Let's see after the protection expires. You can also report vandals at WP:AIV. Widr (talk) 16:54, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The IP has also been blocked. Pages are not protected preemptively, if the problem persist after the block and protection has expired, simply request again. Cheers,  Mlpearc  ( open channel ) 16:59, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
 * A 12-hour block after 6 reversions and a previous history of doing the same is pretty feckless IMO. They are going to be back....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 17:05, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The IP came back this morning.
 * And was reverted two minutes later. If this continues, we can semiprotect your talk page again. Widr (talk) 09:52, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * And are you or any other administrator going to be around two minutes later to revert the next one? Please protect it now....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 09:57, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks! Widr (talk) 16:15, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

User page deleted
Hi, just wondering why you deleted my user page a few weeks back?Dmass (talk) 16:10, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * It was part of vandalism cleaning. Blocked user created it. Widr (talk) 16:15, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

186.249.216.6
Is abusing his talk page while blocked. Fei noh a  Talk 18:27, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Access revoked. Thanks. Widr (talk) 18:30, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Pending changes review right
Hello Widr ! I have requested for this right. Could you please look at it. Thanks youBivek bhattarai (talk) 09:37, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi, I replied to you there already. Widr (talk) 09:38, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry for early request and what type of other user right you can grant me?.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bivek bhattarai (talk • contribs) 09:46, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Please concentrate on gaining more editing experience for now. Widr (talk) 09:48, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Works for you
As you are admin i have work to grant you. Please checkout [].Bivek bhattarai (talk) 09:56, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Regarding Jamestown, Virginia
Hi Widr. You just blocked a SPAV account. I believe he was also socking on the two IPs which were vandalising earlier before I gave them both 4im warning. Your choice to block. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamestown,_Virginia&action=history. Thanks and regards, Optakeover (U)(T)(C) 14:42, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I protected the article instead. Widr (talk) 14:44, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you
Hey, Widr. Just wanted to give you a quick thank you for blocking 79.167.44.205 for persistent vandalism. When their block is up, I'll be sure to keep an eye on them. If you'd like a chuckle, check out this message the user left on my talk page after I left a final warning. I had a hard time keeping a straight face while responding in a non-sarcastic manner. Anyways, thanks again. Amccann421 (talk) 17:33, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * No problem. I'll be watching the IP as well. Widr (talk) 17:44, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Pending changes reviewer rights
Dear Widr,

I just wanted to express my gratitude and appreciation for granting me the reviewer rights. Best regards (Mona778 (talk) 23:20, 25 April 2016 (UTC))
 * You're welcome. Widr (talk) 04:41, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

User talk:Thumbbell ‎
Revoke talk page access?--Cahk (talk) 09:53, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Widr (talk) 09:54, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

George Town, Penang
Edit warring and less than civil words being exchanged. I tried to report on 3RV but my report did not seem to go through.--Cahk (talk) 10:16, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Fully protected for now. Widr (talk) 10:21, 26 April 2016 (UTC)


 * I suggest both users be blocked for a time period - the edit warring has now shifted to their user/talk pages.--Cahk (talk) 10:32, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Can you allow permission for me to edit the article ? Seems to me that Herman Jaka has reverted to his version again, which is full of inaccuracies.Buonkee —Preceding undated comment added 10:25, 26 April 2016 (UTC)


 * I would accept if both of us to be blocked. But just want to let know here that is one of latest  socks. Herman Jaka (talk) 10:34, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I noticed there's sock puppetry suspicions and investigations open, so I won't do anything else about this now. Widr (talk) 10:36, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Re: Irish Republican Army
Hi Widr. I'm writing about my request for the IRA article to be semi-protected indefinitely. You said there wasn't enough recent activity, but that's besides the point. This article has been constantly vandalised by unregistered users and barely any edits in the last month have been helpful in nature. Take a look through older edits and you'll see that this has been going on for a long time. The article is sensitive because the group killed so many people; it's inevitable that the group will receive hatred on Wikipedia but by semi-protecting the article, you're ensuring that the information stays factually correct and isn't manipulated by a vandal. st170etalk 19:58, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * We don't protect articles just because there might be vandalism at some point. There hasn't been much of it lately, and at this rate it can easily be handled by simply reverting. Remember that this is a free encyclopedia; we only protect when vandalism gets out of hand. Widr (talk) 20:03, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not saying there might be vandalism, I'm saying there will be. It's a constant target and the evidence is there. Rather than constantly reverting, it would still be beneficial to even have the page protected with pending changes for a short while to discourage it in the future. st170etalk 14:35, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Please
I am Taiwanese, You convert to the correct entry. --223.136.139.100 (talk) 15:49, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * WBSC Premier12 → WBSC Premier 12
 * 2015 WBSC Premier12 → 2015 WBSC Premier 12
 * 2015 WBSC Premier12 rosters → 2015 WBSC Premier 12 rosters
 * Category:WBSC Premier 12 and Category:WBSC Premier 12 players and Category:2015 WBSC Premier 12 players??? --223.136.139.100 (talk) 15:55, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Category:WBSC Premier12 and Category:WBSC Premier12 players and Category:2015 WBSC Premier12 players??? --223.136.139.100 (talk) 16:27, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Protection status
Dear Widr, you made an edit changing the protection status of Payback (2016). I'm not really familiar with how such status changes work but I'm wondering if you actually changed the status given that edits like that happened later. Can you look into this again? Cheers, Str1977 (talk) 08:05, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * It is protected. This user appears to be autoconfirmed already. Widr (talk) 08:10, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * All right. He didn't make that impression to me, though. Str1977 (talk) 19:31, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

User talk:149.164.69.137
Thanks for the block there. Would you mind dealing with the garbage showing up on that user's talk page post-block? Toddst1 (talk) 20:13, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Gracias. Toddst1 (talk) 20:16, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * No problem. Widr (talk) 20:17, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The IP's now socking under 149.164.128.190.  Fei noh a   Talk 20:42, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I protected the page. Widr (talk) 20:44, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Gardner-Webb University page
Hello. For several years, there was a section in the Gardner-Webb University page about an athletics scandal that made national news. A few weeks ago, someone deleted it without explanation. I see that it was reinstated today, removed again, and then the page was locked. Now the article reads like it could have been written by the university's PR department. The scandal section could been better written, but the content was accurate. If anything, the person who removed it committed vandalism. I am hoping that, with some added citations, this section about an important part of GWU's history will be left in place. This is only one of many sources which can be easily located via a Google search:   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.17.207.155 (talk) 00:05, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Raju Krishnamoorthy
Hello, could you please delete this expired BLPPROD when you have a moment. Thanks, JMHamo (talk) 15:38, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Widr (talk) 15:40, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * No problem. Widr (talk) 15:52, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

more requests
Would you mind semi-protecting my user page please? It's being hit pretty regularly by vandals. Some of the recent edits and/or summaries should probably be rev-del-ed. While you're there would you mind restoring the previous version history? When I thought I was permanently retired, I asked for the page to be deleted. Toddst1 (talk) 16:01, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Toddst1 (talk) 16:16, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done, I hope. Let me know if I missed something. Widr (talk) 16:17, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

user:71.251.46.191
user:71.251.46.191 is abusing his talk page. CLCStudent (talk) 17:25, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Access revoked. Widr (talk) 17:27, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

172.56.6.138
They seem to be abusing their talk page to attack editors after you blocked them. RA 0808 talkcontribs 18:26, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Access revoked. Widr (talk) 18:28, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Article lock request
Please lock Views to prevent vandalism. Thank you. Xboxmanwar (talk) 00:15, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Protected for a week. Widr (talk) 04:50, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for your edits on the Sri Lanka page. I have referred to it repeatedly & found your attention to it helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fawnthom (talk • contribs) 06:13, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your help on reverting the nonconstructive contributions to Qzone page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xongkoro3 (talk • contribs) 21:47, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Widr (talk) 09:11, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Stale AIV report
I saw you removed some of the reports at AIV with the rationale of "these are stale" Is there a time-limit for AIV reports? AusLondonder (talk) 07:05, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, for IPs especially. They have to be active "now" to warrant a block. Widr (talk) 07:17, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Commissure (band)
Hello, could you please delete this PROD when you have a moment. Thanks, JMHamo (talk) 14:22, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Widr (talk) 14:25, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Tigrayans
Hey Widr, sorry to be a pain, but I was tagged in some comments at the bottom of the page that were apparently intended to be part of the RM but got misplaced (they seem to have come just as SSTFlyer was closing the move). Would you mind reversing so we can get them comments in the same place? I wouldn't bother with it except that I think it may affect the outcome. Thanks,--Cúchullain t/ c 14:51, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done, hopefully correctly. Widr (talk) 14:56, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks!--Cúchullain t/ c 15:16, 28 April 2016 (UTC)