User talk:Widr/Archive 63

Question
Is there anyway of extending block to longer than 31 hours? This idiot has done this numerous times before just reverting all of my edits with the "Yankees10 is a moron" summary. This is unnecessary personal attacks and more than just vandalism. This person will just be back again with this nonsense after the 31 hours.-- Yankees10 19:04, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I blocked the range for 2 years, as this has indeed been going on for a good while. Widr (talk) 19:48, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

New RC Patroller, am I doing this right?
Hello! I've noticed that you've blocked several users that I've reported for vandalism. I am fairly new to Wikipedia and just started patrolling today, so I just wanted to make sure that I am doing everything correctly in terms of patrolling recent changes.

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

911ChickenCop (talk) 23:28, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * You are doing OK so far. Just make sure you do not report users to AIV too early, unless the vandalism is egregious. Widr (talk) 23:34, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Hansheva
user:Hansheva is abusing her talkpage. CLCStudent (talk) 16:20, 7 December 2019 (UTC)

Advice, please
Please could you take a look at the vandalism I reverted here. It seems a bit pointless issuing warnings to the individual IPs. There's not enough activity to justify going to WP:RFPP. A rangeblock on the whole of the University of Toronto would be a bit heavy-handed. What is the correct course of action here? Philip Trueman (talk) 17:29, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
 * There's really nothing to do at this point, with such a few vandal edits. Widr (talk) 18:26, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Your blocks of 216.56.80.245 & 216.56.80.226
You might want to block 216.56.80.0/24 rather than individually. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 16:54, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Blackwater Community School
Thank you, as always. Happy Holidays, 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 15:22, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and same to you as well. Widr (talk) 15:25, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Hey, guys...just wanted you to know I further cut it. The bit about the app seemed highly trivial, and far more promotional for the app developers than informative for the school. I'm under the weather again, so if i don't see you guy before the holidays, please enjoy. Merry Christmas! John from Idegon (talk) 17:23, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

Cheers

 * Thanks, Marnette. Happy holidays to you as well! Widr (talk) 17:36, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Many thanks W. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 17:37, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

User talk:Avglogin
Can you revoke their edit talk page access since they are abusing it after the block. CAPTAIN MEDUSA  talk  12:33, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

User talk:ATM Softek
You may wish to revoke talk page access.--Cahk (talk) 10:53, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

User:TheCreepyGinger
I gave this user a level-1 warning for vandalism and reported them to AIV, seeing an inappropriate edit to Religious views of Adolf Hitler and fearing that this was a vandalism-only account. However, I really should have waited for this user to make more edits, to see if they heeded the warning. User:Paleontologist99 gave this user another warning, presumably in error, even though this user had only made a single edit to Wikipedia so far. I don't know if you took this into account when applying the block to this user (according to the ARV menu on Twinkle, users should have at least 4 warnings on their talk page before being reported), and I just want to make sure that we're on the same page here. ωικιωαrrιor ᑫᑫ1ᑫ 17:23, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Sometimes one edit is more than enough. Warnings are not required before blocking obvious trolls or other types of time-wasters. Widr (talk) 17:37, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
 Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! ~ Buon Natale! ~ Vrolijk Kerstfeest! ~ Frohe Weihnachten! ¡Feliz Navidad! ~ Feliz Natal! ~ Καλά Χριστούγεννα! ~ Hyvää Joulua! God Jul! ~ Glædelig Jul! ~ Linksmų Kalėdų! ~ Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus! Häid Jõule! ~ Wesołych Świąt! ~ Boldog Karácsonyt! ~ Veselé Vánoce! Veselé Vianoce! ~ Crăciun Fericit! ~ Sretan Božić! ~ С Рождеством! 圣诞节快乐！~ メリークリスマス！~ 메리 크리스마스! สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส! ~ Selamat Hari Natal! ~ Giáng sinh an lành! Hello, Widr! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 23:18, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Spread the WikiLove and leave other users this message by adding {{subst:Multi-language Season's Greetings}}
 * Thank you, CAPTAIN RAJU. Happy holidays to you as well. Widr (talk) 23:31, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Anon range block
I see you blocked 210.187.128.0/17 for a week. Were you aware that his is likely a sock of 210.187.128.0/17 that is blocked until 2020-11-18 at 04:33:43. Every time I take something like this to SPI, I get ignored. Would you mind discussing this with admins? Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:57, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I have no idea what block of mine you are talking about. The range you mention has been globally blocked by a steward. Widr (talk) 00:05, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

Merry Merry!

 * Thank you, Trekker. Same to you as well. Widr (talk) 17:50, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

Hamburger cheeseburger
user:Hamburger cheeseburger is abusing her talkpage. CLCStudent (talk) 22:21, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

A Joyous Yuletide to you!

 * Thanks, JackintheBox. Happy holidays to you as well. Widr (talk) 22:25, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

New Jersey genre vandal
You blocked the range Special:Contributions/2601:81:4200:6CD0:0:0:0:0/64 (thanks!) but they immediately resumed genre-warring activity after the block expired. Binksternet (talk) 04:17, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

Possible block evasion by 198.17.32.43
You have blocked this IP earlier this month for disruptive editing. It appears the editor has returned with a different account and going back to articles making the same disruptive edits as before, such as the article Astroworld. TheAmazingPeanuts (talk) 23:06, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

Season's Greetings
Happy Holidays text.png Hello Widr: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Donner60 (talk) 07:53, 25 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message
 * Thank you, Donner, and same to you! Widr (talk) 21:28, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Protecting "Lover"
Thank you for doing that. BawinV (talk) 12:48, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

I'm being stalked from a library in Ohio
Help. It's coming from several nodes on the same network. One IP is 66.213.24.107.

It's been going on about a month now, and if memory serves, it started over some POV pushing from an IP, where they stated they'll keep it up, and basically daring us to block the library network. John from Idegon (talk) 18:59, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I blocked a range. Let's hope it helps. Widr (talk) 19:23, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I figured you were about as good as it gets re rangeblocks. I appreciate it. Hope 2020 showers you and yours with blessings. John from Idegon (talk) 19:30, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Have a good one as well. Widr (talk) 19:55, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

no stalk, no ohio
Thank you for your ip block - keep up the good work - have a very good new year JarrahTree 13:45, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, you as well! Widr (talk) 13:47, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

User talk:81.98.46.211
It looks as if the IP, whom you blocked, needs his talk page access revoking. --David Biddulph (talk) 20:28, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Widr (talk) 20:36, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

205.121.74.192
Just so you know, somebody overrode your block on user:205.121.74.192 and reduced it to 31 hours. CLCStudent (talk) 16:37, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

User:Big daddy lincoln
I've always appreciated your no-nonsense approach to vandals. Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 19:30, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

109.157.88.244
user:109.157.88.244 is harrassing Rhaworth on her talkpage. CLCStudent (talk) 17:48, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

can you block
can you block User:Thanossoepic and User:YaBoiNig because of their vandalisim on Alva Academy? Thanks Maedacho (talk) 22:10, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Bart Wegenke
The creator of the above article is a NPP. Maybe I'm a jerk, but creating that seems mutually incompatible with being a NPP. Thoughts? John from Idegon (talk) 00:04, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Seems to be one-off, rather than part of a pattern, but if you are concerned, you should perhaps discuss this with Callanecc who granted the flag. Widr (talk) 07:22, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

User:Boohuj
Can you check this user's filter log to see if they aren't vandalism edits. I can't see private filters. Thanks. CAPTAIN MEDUSA  talk  00:24, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

IP 39.57.184.98
Hi Widr. Thank you for blocking this IP so promptly, and the rangeblock too. Much appreciated.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 22:06, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Hurricane Ophelia (2017) vandalism
Would it be worth blocking, , and as well? They all have been vandalizing that page. Best, P. D. Cook  Talk to me! 16:23, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I blocked the /19 range. There were already several blocks in place. Widr (talk) 16:26, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks - for this and all the times you've blocked an IP I reported to AIV! P. D. Cook  Talk to me! 19:07, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

Your block of 138.123.80.0/23
You might want to block 138.123.92.0/23 as well, same school. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 21:28, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Your block of 184.177.166.242
You might want to block the entire range, given that four neighboring IPs have been disruptive over the past week. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 20:54, 6 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks. Widr (talk) 21:00, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

Block evasion
Hi Widr. I see you blocked this user for their disruptive behaviour on 's talk page but I see they are back as a sock making the same edit here with the same edit summary. Would you mind casting an eye please. Thanks.  Rob van  vee  07:59, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

106.185.153.212
, which is an IP sock of, keeps evading the block. Could you block the IP again? Thanks, 153.163.44.206 (talk) 18:45, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

Other IP socks of Akisuto Zeniko, including and, have been blocked for 6 months. 153.163.44.206 (talk) 18:47, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 05:42, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

Date of Birth wrongly mentioned
Dear Sir, My name is Akshay Anand and I was informed by a family member that on my page listed on your site my date of birth has been mentioned wrongly. I checked the same to see and to my surprise I did see that Wikipedia has mentioned my date of birth wrongly. Since the page is about me and I am a celebrity actor and film maker I would not like my age to be mentioned on your Wikipedia site or if it has to then let it only be by the person who the page is about. This way any Tom Dick or Harry can visit the page make an edit of the celebrity without his knowledge. This amounts to identification theft. I would like to request you to please delete this information or when someone posts it, to please verify if they have the proper authority to do so. This information maligns my name and falsely asserts my age which is wrong, by someone who is an anonymous editor of a page that is about someone else. Who has given this anonymous person the authority to do so. I feel so vulnerable and unsafe when something like this happens as it has the possibility of ruining my career. After I saw that I tried my best to go and change it but it says that all my edits have been reverted. If my edit is being reverted then how come the edit made before me by some anonymous person got incorporated on the information about me. Please do the needful asap as it has really upset me and damages my reputation.

Thank you, Akshay Anand — Preceding unsigned comment added by Axayanandd (talk • contribs) 08:21, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

Munderscore
Hi, I'm just reviewing 's unblock request. Your indef block of them was entirely correct, but their unblock request (which basically amounts to an admission of doing something dumb as a university student) seems believable if we AGF - and especially given that the editor who created the vandal article has also owned up to it. I've asked Munderscore what they intend to edit, but are you inclined to unblock here if their response is acceptable? Regards, Nick-D (talk) 07:48, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Considering that there were a number accounts, including older ones, messing around, I think a checkuser consultation might not be a bad idea. I'll try to summon one here, just in case. Widr (talk) 09:10, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
 * They are a group of university students. Materialscientist (talk) 09:19, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Nick-D, go ahead and unblock, at your own discretion. Widr (talk) 10:08, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you both. Nick-D (talk) 10:43, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Your block of 165.161.19.224
You should make that a rangeblock instead. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 16:52, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Help
The edit war at Honda Civic Type R is getting way out of hand, there is also a RfPP report. - FlightTime  ( open channel ) 17:32, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

RfPP Bon Scott
Thank you for reviewing this request. I do need some guidance, I understand you rational on the report, however this is an on going issue with all of AC/DC member pages. My question is, would a RfC at Talk:AC/DC be appropriate for this type of issue (consensus for indef semi for all concerned pages) and if it is, would consensus be effective in getting the pages protected ? This issue of IP's changing Australia to Scottish has been a issue for years, it would be net positive not to have to keep reverting these incorrect changes. Just looking for some input to help me decide if I should move forward on this. Thank you and thank you for what you do. Cheers, -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 21:22, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I was just clearing the backlog there, but yes, any type of broader discussion or RfC would certainly be the best option in this case. Thanks. Widr (talk) 21:29, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Your recent AIV block
Hi there. I was just reviewing reports at WP:AIV and you got there a few moments before me in dealing with a bot-report about User:82.112.90.223. As a very new admin myself, could you explain to me the rationale for a 2 year block on that IP? It seems to go way beyond all reasonable blocking guidelines, and as they hadn't received any warning this month, yet had tripped the abuse filter six times today for trying to make the same lead-blanking edit, they were clearly up to no good. But is it normal practice to be so severe for bot-reported vandalism where the IP user sees no warnings, and where do I find guidance on handling that sort of block? In the past I've had other admins refuse to block an IP for longer than a week after making nasty physical threats against me, so this seemed unusually severe and unwarranted for such a mild incident? Many thanks, Nick Moyes (talk) 10:47, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Vandalism is vandalism, no matter if it's reported by users or bots. As there's been practically nothing but unconstructive editing from that IP since 2016, coupled with previous blocks, a considerably longer block is well justified, in my opinion. Deciding on the block length is always up to the admin discretion, though common sense should be used more often here. For example, I see absolutely no point in blocking a school for 24 hours after a 3 year block has just recently expired. Widr (talk) 11:13, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

rev del
Thanks for blocking the IP, can you hide this, quickly please. -- ⋙–D Big X ray ᗙ  07:32, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
 * thanks. -- ⋙–D Big X ray ᗙ  07:38, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Thank you.
I appreciate the protection and handling of the vandals. --Mr. Vernon (talk) 07:43, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Block question
Requesting more info on your recent blocking of my account. I could not find any specific information from you as to the reasoning or article(s) I am accused ofvandalizing. ?? One year block seems severe considering I received no prior warnings and had not previously encountered issues. With respect, please inform me of the reason for this decision. Thank you,

Jlkeck Jlkeck1138 (talk) 20:31, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I have no idea which block you are talking about. Your account has never been blocked. Widr (talk) 20:35, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

block question
Curious as to why I am ip banned from editing Skeletonmaster (talk) 00:25, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
 * What's your IP? Widr (talk) 06:49, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

block question
Curious as to why I am ip banned from editing Skeletonmaster (talk) 00:25, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
 * What's your IP? Widr (talk) 06:49, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Block Request for an IP - Urgent
Can you please block this IP. It is doing persistent vandalism on many Wikipedia articles and talk pages of users including personal attacks. Please make it stop as quickly as possible. — The Ultimate  Let's Talk 07:36, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

211.250.168.108, disruptive editing
Could you look into this user's editing again? Specifically, the repetition of Special:Diff/943661294 You've worked on this user recently. They continue to alter data in trains related articles without reference or edit summary and is totally unresponsive to any warnings. The IP is from Korea which is rather interesting given the subject matter. Given the pattern and non-responsiveness, I am not dismissing the possibility that it could be a bot. The user is back to the same exact things they were blocked for. Graywalls (talk) 22:45, 5 March 2020 (UTC)