User talk:Widr/Archive 33

Revdel/blocking
Hi - no doubt someone would have caught the IP by the time I finish this message (always happens) but could you revdel the lovely edit summaries at this page? -- samtar talk or stalk 13:55, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Knew it! Already sorted, thank you anyway -- samtar talk or stalk 14:03, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Just helping out. ;) --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 14:22, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I was away for a while (how did I dare...) Widr (talk) 14:28, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Just not good enough, next you'll be telling us about life outside Wikipedia.... *shudder* -- samtar talk or stalk 14:31, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

I am sorry. I do not understand. Why you do not want to reveal Facts? I write the article about it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wannabeanhonestscientist (talk • contribs) 07:06, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Terveisiä, my friend! (I'm up and at 'em at a weird time of night for me [due to a family emergency but never mind that]). Just letting you know that these issues are continuing for revdel and referral to oversight. Thank you for helping out... -  Julietdeltalima   (talk)  06:28, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks. Widr (talk) 06:38, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Lapset itkevät...
Trying to translate my circumstances into suomi right now is oddly relaxing, and I really appreciate your indulgence with this Google Translate-aided puzzle: Kihlattuni äiti tarvitaan kiireelistä leikkausta. Hän oli pankkiiri ja hänen tunnetuin asiakkaat olivat Siegfried and Roy! Kunnioitan hanta. Äitini kuoli kymmenen vuotta sitten. Äitini oli myös pankkiiri. Olen huolissani. ... I am almost 45, a well-above-average IQ-test scorer, and quite interested in communicating with people all over the world, but your native language makes me feel like a code talker's adversary sometimes! I can talk to judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as peers in the course of my work (Alex Kozinski is my favorite...), but to put my worries into Finnish... Se minut nöyräksi ja minut rauhoittaa... (That last phrase was supposed to communicate, "It humbles me and calms me," but Google Translate makes it sound like a Monty Python sketch... I hope this makes you laugh, if nothing else! I don't have a hovercraft, full of eels or otherwise!) Thanks for reading this, my friend. - Julietdeltalima   (talk)  07:28, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for this. I do wish all goes well! And your Finnish skills are getting better and better all the time. Wish my English was equally fluent. ;-) Widr (talk) 08:07, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

User:121.214.54.100
Thanks for blocking him and deleting his talk page. You might want to look at his contribs: he has a few inappropriate edit summaries.-- Peter  Sam   Fan  14:28, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

IP: 193.60.234.210
Hello Widr, Could I please draw your attention again to the activities of. They are again making the same unexplained "edits" that previously got them blocked before. They have also edited under the following. Can I please leave this with you please? Regards, David J Johnson (talk) 14:02, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm on the fence with this one. Please post this at AIV and let someone else deal with it. Widr (talk) 14:46, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

A request
As the admin who blocked User:Innocent user getting blocked, is there any way you can revdel his talk page to remove the offensive article titles? (I hadn't considered when using Twinkle to mark for deletion that I'd be creating a permanent record of the offensive language on the user's talk page!) WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:01, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. No need to warn this long term vandal (or tag their pages), just report at AIV. Widr (talk) 15:06, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I hadn't realized there was a long term abuse issue. Thanks for stepping in! WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:16, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

RevDelete Request
Is it allowed to RevDelete the edit summary used here?  Peter  Sam   Fan  22:45, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Nah, just ignore it. Widr (talk) 04:58, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

User:Sony200Sony
You may want to revoke talk page access.--Cahk (talk) 16:24, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Issues with User:Muhammad Umair Mirza putting in unsourced dates into articles
In late March, you were involved in placing a 31 hour block on User:Muhammad Umair Mirza because that person has added unsubstantiated detailed dates to a large number of Wikipedia articles, particularly those articles dealing with the early days of Islam and the caliphate. He is still doing this. Despite requests and comments from a number of other users, including myself, seeking some explanation from him as to where he is getting his "accurate" information about the dates that certain events, dates of birth and death and the like occurred, he has not responded. I have looked at his talk page and I see no evidence that he responds to people who raise concerns with him. I note he never responded to your decision to put the 31 hour block on him. Nor has he responded to Favonian's warnings. Given that he is active again at the moment, I would appreciate your assistance. Thank you--Chewings72 (talk) 10:34, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I have blocked the user again, since talking to them seems to have had no effect. Widr (talk) 10:49, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you.--Chewings72 (talk) 11:10, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

IP: 216.15.21.210
Keeps being disruptive via their talk page. Fei noh a  Talk 20:34, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

2 requests
Please revoke talk page access for user:176.92.139.62. 2602:306:3357:BA0:D123:DF0:F8CF:38DC (talk) 03:12, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * No. They are free to blank their own talk page. Stop edit warring. Widr (talk) 03:16, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Duduk
My changes on duduk are not vandalism. They are using the correct name for the instrument. They changes have been reverted. HyeSK (talk) 15:29, 19 June 2016 (UTC)HyeSK
 * You need to discuss such changes on the article's talk page and gain consensus first. Widr (talk) 15:35, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

User 71.35.148.141 is back as User:Libanguled
User 71.35.148.141 who is banned is back as User:Libanguled. He/She continues to make unconstructive in Galmudug and Galkayo pages changes. Can you please look it up? Thank you. "Dhinawda (talk) 08:59, 20 June 2016 (UTC)";Dhinawda
 * It seems both of you are edit warring again, this time using your registered accounts. Please discuss on the article's talk pages instead. Widr (talk) 09:20, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Double Page
I have recently put an A7 tag on Third war of panipat:story of the captured maratha POWs. However, the user then copy-pasted the article into draft space and made some changes ( Draft:Third war of panipat:story of the captured maratha POWs ). Does this qualify for a histmerge onto the draft and deletion of the article space page? Also, in both pages he added a 10,000 bytes edit, which seemed a bit suspicious of a copyvio, even though nothing showed up in Earwig's tool. Cheers, Dat GuyTalkContribs 11:01, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll pass this. I have no idea of anything related to histmerges. Sorry. Widr (talk) 11:36, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Dan Wagner
Please look at the recent edits done to the Dan Wagner article. It reads like a PR puff piece. Large sections of sourced material have been removed to portray the subject in a better light. A google search yields plenty of article related to his involvement in Powa and its administration. Also, this may be of interest, http://uk.businessinsider.com/techtreks-wikipedia-edits-on-powa-founder-dan-wagner-2016-3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6 (talk) 09:27, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Widr - Thank you for dealing with the above serial abuser of Wikipedia. The wholesale deletions of the page and edits have been occurring for over 24 months. This user has a hate campaign against the individual and consistently edits the page under different pseudonyms. Previous Wiki administrators have locked the page from this user's edits in the past. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.255.237.108 (talk) 09:32, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Worth adding that this editor started the vandalism after one of Dan Wagner's companies made a number of tech employees redundant in 2014. The company being just one of Mr Wagner's business interests.85.255.237.108 (talk) 09:35, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Would you like to declare your relationship with the subject of the article User:85.255.237.108. The edits over the past 2 years have been done by numerous users, some of which are long time editors. 2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6 (talk) 09:40, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Hello Widr...How are you?
Hi...Widr...how are you? Satishtiwary786 (talk) 08:47, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Copyvio revdel, please...
Could you kindly nuke revision 726499385 at Kenneth Willardt, by the 68...135 IP? This is the second time this week a magazine interview has been copypasted verbatim into the article, as you'll see. Thanks! - Julietdeltalima   (talk)  15:51, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Now done. Widr (talk) 16:01, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks as ever! - Julietdeltalima   (talk)  16:07, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Semi protect request
Could Thon Maker please be semi protected. There has been lots of anon vandalism surrounding his birthdate. Cheers. DaHuzyBru (talk) 16:45, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, one week for now. Widr (talk) 16:47, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Thank you for your protection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Israel and fast response to the vandal attacking it!

KNHaw (talk) 17:44, 23 June 2016 (UTC) 
 * No problem! Widr (talk) 17:49, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

User:Alex Piela
Hi Widr, and firstly, a belated congratulations on becoming an admin (I was self-blocked during your RfA, so couldn't participate unfortunately, but I would have supported as you are a really good vandal fighter).

Anyway, the reason I'm here is to tell you that I believe the user concerned may be abusing talk page privileges while blocked, as he is removing the warnings left. Me and another editor have reverted them back, but the user keeps removing them. Could you please take a look? Thanks! Class455fan1 (talk) 22:27, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks! The user is free to remove any messages from their own talk page, so no reason to edit war over it. Widr (talk) 22:30, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

WP:QUACK - That "Washington family" and historical folks "Death" editor is back...
I don't think I can file an SPI or CU because they're probably editing out of another IP (other than the school's) but User:ChristopherT312's edits are exactly the same as Blocked School IP 206.224.253.172. Don't know quite what to do but thought you (as the blocking admin) should know. Do you think I have enough justification to file an SPI on this editor? Shearonink (talk) 04:59, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I blocked this account, obviously the same user. Widr (talk) 11:37, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Proof that I'm a sock?
Excuse me, when was it confirmed that I am a sock of anyone? You just went and accused me of being a sock with no proof. That's disgusting. 73.81.154.188 (talk) 16:04, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Jill Kelley
Hello Widr, Shocklate (talk) 20:26, 24 June 2016 (UTC) here. I've been watching Jill Kelley's wiki page since it seems fairly apparent that she, or someone working on her behalf, has intervened dramatically to skew her role and portrayal as part of the Petraeus scandal. While I haven't yet substantially reworked that page, I thought I would start by adding that she and her husband ran, and bankrupted, a cancer charity that spent most of its funds on meals and personal expenses. Once the edit protection you put on the page expired, Jill Kelley or someone working on her behalf once again deleted this element of her involvement in the Petraeus scandal. The cancer charity element specifically has seen wide reportage, including the following.

Is there some sort of longer-lasting protection you can place on the page that would require edits to go through an admin or to have that one sentence blocked from deletion? Thanks for your time. I'm also happy to keep on appealing to have it locked when these deletions are made.


 * Currently there is not enough disruption to justify protection, but feel free to place a request at WP:RFPP if this changes. Widr (talk) 21:38, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

User Lucas Salusky
Thank you for your block. I understand why 31 hours—first block, and all—but this user has a history of RS and NPOV violations, such as calling the shooting deaths of and  "assassinations", and adding unsourced "outpourings of grief" to  and, among dozens of other unhelpful changes (I'm still going through his edits now). The user has never acknowledged warnings. I believe a block needs a few more teeth—say, two weeks at bare minimum—to force the user either to address his continuing problems or to prove NOTHERE. My thanks for your consideration. &#128406; ATS /  Talk  20:42, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not going to extend the block now, but will keep an eye on their future edits. Widr (talk) 21:35, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay. My thanks again. &#128406; ATS /  Talk  23:02, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Helloguy13
Helloguy13 has started vandalizing again. Looks like a vandalism-only account to me. --Guy Macon (talk) 18:09, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, blocked. Widr (talk) 18:13, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

User:Babuji Ek Ticket Bambai
Hi, you blocked Babuji Ek Ticket Bambai but didn't delete 2 of the pages he made. 1 2.  Anarchyte  ( work  &#124;  talk )   10:15, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

IP user creating redirects contrary to AFD outcomes
Hi - can you take a look at the contribs of IP. They seem to be creating redirects, sometimes claiming as the outcome of AfDs (incorrectly as far as I can tell).
 * Madeenathul Uloom Arabic College AFD:  (Outcome: Keep)
 * Jamia Nadwiyya Edavanna AFD:  (Outcome: Speedy Keep)

Now seems to have moved onto other India-based redirects, which would probably bear investigation.

Cheers, Gricehead (talk) 12:47, 27 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Taken to ANI as probably more relevant. Gricehead (talk) 13:06, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

46.48.130.33

 * I can see that IP address user 46.48.130.33 has been vandalizing a lot of pages and has been block many times. But this user is at it again..108.82.14.119 (talk) 14:01, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

Help
Can you please delete this file for me ? Actually I misunderstood a part and wrote the source wrongly... So it would be helpful if you kindly delete this and then I'll upload it again with proper Information... Please help!!! Cricket246 (talk) 16:30, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

Please help me ... Cricket246 (talk) 16:35, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Widr (talk) 16:38, 28 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much!! Can I upload it now with proper info? By the way I didn't upload this anywhere else so will N/A do in previously published section? Cricket246 (talk) 16:40, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Please try WP:IMAGEHELP. Chances are that you will get all your answers there. Widr (talk) 17:09, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

One more time I need your help!!! Cricket246 (talk) 18:35, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

This file has become very large in size that's I can't use in a Wiki page... So please delete it one last time so that I can upload a cropped image... I'm extremely sorry for making mistakes twice... Sorry for causing inconvenience but please help me one last time... Thanks... Cricket246 (talk) 18:45, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Deleted again. Widr (talk) 18:57, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you so much... I ready don't know how I should express my gratefulness... Thanks a lot... Cricket246 (talk) 19:03, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks! As much as I would like to say that I was reading your thoughts, I actually responded to RFPP requests. Widr (talk) 20:44, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * That was my request. That silly vandalism was starting to get out of hand. RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:46, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

Protection for RowingAsia targets?
I saw you've blocked a few of the RowingAsia socks that have popped up in the last hour or so. There's about 15-20 pages so far they are targeting, do you think I should go ahead and list all of these at WP:RFPP? RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:50, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, you can, especially if it seems that they are not stopping anytime soon. Widr (talk) 15:55, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Looking at it further, a number of these are CSD tagged G5 for creation by a banned user. Once those are deleted I don't think there will be many pages left to protect. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:56, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

AP
Thanks for granting auto-patrol. Regards, Eagleash (talk) 19:12, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
 * No problem. Thanks for your contributions. Widr (talk) 19:20, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

Help
I'm so so sorry but I need your help again... Cricket246 (talk) 04:27, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

I've messed up understanding all rules for file upload and hence the photo uploaded by me matches a copyrighted photo... So I again plead for help so that you please delete this photo for me for one last time... I won't be uploading anymore media files to Wiki anytime soon... Please help me to delete it as it seems to create controversies and I obviously don't want to cause trouble to anyone... Kindly help me for one more time... Thanks in advance... 😞 Cricket246 (talk) 04:34, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

Please help me with the above file... Sorry for causing so much of troubles, I won't be uploading anymore files anytime soon as I've messed it up all 3 times... Please help me one more time... I don't want any trouble to be caused because of my uploaded file!!! Cricket246 (talk) 05:24, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for helping... You have rescued me again and again... Thanks a lot... Won't trouble you anymore!!! 😃 Cricket246 (talk) 05:57, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, please don't upload any images anymore if you are not sure of the copyright. Widr (talk) 06:03, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

Yes absolutely... I won't be uploading any images now... Better safe than sorry... Will keep these things in mind!!! 😃 Cricket246 (talk) 06:59, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

Cropping of an existing photo in Wikipedia
Hi, Can you please crop the image on the page of referee Kuipers? It excessively long in appearance and the page is looking really untidy? So can the lower part of the photo be cropped out? Cricket246 (talk) 17:04, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * This is something you should discuss with other editors on the article's talk page. Widr (talk) 17:22, 30 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Ok that's a very good idea!!! I'll be doing that... Thanks a lot for the suggestion!!! Really helpful you are!!! 😃 Cricket246 (talk) 18:43, 30 June 2016 (UTC)