User talk:Widr/Archive 71

Re: Protection of article Ronald Reagan
See this log: You set the protection of article Ronald Reagan; there is a problem. You semi-protected it for one year, but before it was extended-confirmed protected (the log given in the link), it had been semi-protected and move protected since 2011. Please restore this.  RM X Y  (talk) 11:15, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * You shouldn't go running from admin to admin with this. Protection can be changed if necessary, we don't protect preemptively. Widr (talk) 08:03, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Whack
184.152.66.121 (talk) 13:16, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Year-long rangeblock expired
Our erstwhile colleague at Special:Contributions/203.78.152.0/21 has resumed the same kind of disruption that led to you giving them a year-long block. Binksternet (talk) 07:53, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

2001:48F8:3004:FC4:48EA:35CE:A536:B342
Do you think this IP could be related to 72.86.42.248? The editing pattern seem quite similar Trade (talk) 01:10, 19 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Same applies to 2601:204:cf80:63f0:58cc:e265:f1cd:cdf9 Trade (talk) 01:14, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Blocked for editing?
I would like to know why you blocked me. The only edits I have ever made (and will make) are for grammar and spelling. I don't upload or create anything. If there has been any activity other than grammar and spelling fixes, something or someone is using my account maliciously and it needs to be addressed. Thank you for your time. @Widr Chompaydm (talk) 21:56, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Hey there just wondering if you could explain to me how the use of the "other" word edited into the Abiogenesis page was incorrect? According to all the scientific literature, we have not ever made the observation of nonlife forming into life. Here is one, of many, links to a paper written. Third paragraph down says that we have never observed a cell form "de novo":

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7087693/

If you could let me know how I am wrong in the edit, even when citing the change with government recognition, the frank removal of the edit would be proper.

Peace be with you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pitchlumin (talk • contribs) 23:54, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Unprotection request
Dear admin, will you consider unprotecting Hurricane Camille? It may be too harsh to protect it indefinitely, only due to vandalization of limited unregistered users, and throughout the time, several IP users have made constructive EP on talkpage, which may hinder the volunteers that wish to improve the article, thanks. 175.159.181.65 (talk) 11:01, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Your block of 192.150.244.71
You might want to extend the block to the entire range.  –Skywatcher68 (talk) 18:22, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

long time...
no see. Thanks for the assist on whatever that g4 nonsense was. PICKLEDICAE🥒 18:17, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Blocked IP has a history
Just a heads-up in case you hadn't seen the pattern, 112.206.244.65 is actually LTA that has been abusing many Philippines IPs for a few months now. Month-long rangeblocks of IPv4 /24 have started being landed. Check the history of any of the articles this IP you blocked has edited for more examples. DMacks (talk) 19:00, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Rangeblock
Would you consider a rangeblock in blocking, who has recently evaded their block as. Thanks. 2601:601:51C:16FA:F0EF:69BD:A4A2:1CF8 (talk) 17:31, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Fleoso
Please see my ping over at User talk:Fleoso. All discussion can take place there. :) --Yamla (talk) 10:09, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

NOBH IS BACK VUCKER possible sockpuppet
I believe that the user you just blocked could be a sockpuppet of Sockpuppet investigations/Nobh4321. I don't know if it matters because they're already blocked. —asparagusus  (interaction)  sprouts!  14:05, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Franklin Pierce
Hi Widr, I think you might want to add edit autoconfirmed as well. Thanks. Tropicalkitty (talk) 20:27, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I just saw it was added by another person. Tropicalkitty (talk) 20:38, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I misclicked, but Z rushed to the rescue. Widr (talk) 20:46, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Block notice?
Hello, I think you forgot to place a block notice here: User talk: Estiracables Ca talk to me! 09:31, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Recent activity from User:90.241.229.148
Please see Sockpuppet investigations/NickJr Fanon2021. You should probably re-block them as their disruptive editing has continued. Deauthorized. (talk) 03:29, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Please help me with understanding a suspension
Hello, I am very novice when it comes to editing Wikipedia, and it seems I have been given a 2 year ban by your account. Of the three edits I've ever made, I don't think any qualify as disruptive editing by the definition given on the relevant page. Of course, I'm not even sure if this is the proper way to contact you, so what do I know.

Please help me figure out the reasoning behind the suspension, I thank you for your time. 136.34.79.133 (talk) 02:00, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello, IP editor. IP block exemption may be useful for you to read. I suggest that you consider signing up for a Wikipedia account, which will give you many benefits, including increased anonymity if that is important to you. Cullen328 (talk) 02:14, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Requesting TPA removal for IP
Could you remove the TPA access for this user if it's technically possible and allowed by policy. They're adding mild violations of NPA. Thank you. Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her) My Talk Page 17:06, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Tendentious IP still at it
(who you blocked for a year in October 2021, has been causing the exact same problems at and  ever since they were unblocked. So perhaps another block could be applied please? Thank you. FDW777 (talk) 15:45, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Blocking spree
I appreciate your contributions, Rather than blocking users because they can’t perfectly format articles to your caliber, I suggest editing the post you are concerned with, and simply move on with life. Additionally you could talk with the editor you’re concerned with as removing them completely does not incentivize them to use this service we both enjoy. A versed user as your self knows there is a description text box to give an explanation why you felt the edit was inadequate. 80k+ blocks is insane. California49NC (talk) 20:52, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

216.54.0.0/17
Hey, ArbCom got a note in our inbox that Special:Contributions/216.54.0.0/17 isn't a school and that while there might be schools on the range, most of the addresses in it are static and in fact businesses rather than schools.

Is there a narrower range (or set of ranges) you can reblock here for whichever addresses you saw of issue? Izno (talk) 00:02, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I changed it to anon-only rangeblock. Considering that there are and have been multiple independent long blocks and mostly disruption on the range, I don't think narrowing it would be the best idea. You are of course free to do so if you disagree. Widr (talk) 16:20, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

hi
i just noticed youre the guy that banned my school wifi from using wikipedia lol

wanted to stop by to say hi 👋

thats it 86.125.79.115 (talk) 16:07, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Revoke TPA of User talk:Olivier Rafowicz
Doing same thing they were blocked for. —asparagusus  (interaction)  sprouts!  20:48, 13 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Done: TPA revoked by Hey man im josh. —asparagusus   (interaction)  sprouts!  00:06, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Vandalism Report
I caught an anonymous user with the IP address 135.19.143.7 making false edits to the Cirque du Soleil and Dralion pages, believing that that Dralion is getting a remount. I think that this guys might be vandalizing those said pages for that purpose. Can you do something about this? Matthew250 (talk) 03:28, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

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Vandalism report and potential sockpuppetry
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Cheery543&redlink=1

This user was blocked due to vandalism the user is back and made a new account days later of getting blocked and is making the same type of edits on the same pages:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Prabhaa43

Barbardo (talk) 11:37, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

IP block
You might wanna extend the block on that IP and remove TPA since it appears they're a cross-wiki vandal. ― Blaze WolfTalkblaze&#95;&#95;wolf 22:44, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Block for "disruptive" editing
Are you certain this is a disruptive edit? I replaced it, but after having examined it for a good half an hour. I don't see why any part of it is disruptive, and the editor who edit-warred with him never provided one summary for his changes (so ought really to be banned themself). Frankie Photographer (talk) 01:58, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

New account popup most likely sock of a user you blocked
Does the same distortion of figures and is a new account:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Amazon12345

The previous sock account you blocked was:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Prabhaa43&redlink=1 Barbardo (talk) 03:15, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

New IP Address Showing Same Behavior as IP You Blocked
Hi Widr, you helped solve a vandalism problem in May by blocking this IP address. I had particularly tracked the repeated removal of Wiki markup of the same name at least 11 times in the Bob Dorough article. User Alexcalamaro, who has more experience dealing with vandalism that I have, was very helpful with this issue, and he or she may have been the one to ask for your help. Well, now another IP address, has just done the same thing, very suspiciously looking like it's the same anonymous user. Does a new history of this kind of vandalism have to be established, or is this suspicious repeat behavior enough to justify some new punitive action? Any help, including advice on where to turn if this is not something you can help with, would be appreciated. --Alan W (talk) 05:53, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Actually, I see that Alexcalamaro posted a notice here, rather than asking you directly. Should I do the same? I have been on Wikipedia a very long time but have very little experience fighting vandalism, so I'm a little uncertain about things like this. Please advise. --Alan W (talk) 06:05, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, AIV is the proper venue for reporting ongoing vandalism/disruption. The IP has made no edits since yesterday, so I will not be taking action this time. Widr (talk) 18:27, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * OK, I will report via AIV, but, based on what you say, I suppose I should wait until there are more similar edits from that IP address. Thanks for the guidance. --Alan W (talk) 23:32, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Rangeblock Q
Heya! I think User talk:2600:387:15:2D1B:0:0:0:2 might be right here -- looks like we've consistently reset the rangeblock to allow account creation. --jpgordon&#x1d122;&#x1d106;&#x1D110;&#x1d107; 23:23, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * So it seems, so done. Widr (talk) 17:25, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Please tell me why you blocked me
Hello Finnish editor.

I very rarely edit articles but the last time I did I removed some idiotic and inappropriate phrases that someone added without any relevance to the subject of the article. Can you tell me why you or your Huggle bot blocked me?

Cincyjoel

I guess you'll have to reply here since I can't login. 2603:6010:B601:15B6:305F:F8E5:7330:5217 (talk) 02:39, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
 * This IP has never been blocked. Widr (talk) 09:59, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Joseph090
You may wish to revoke TPA. Cahk (talk) 10:00, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Season's greetings
 ~ ~ ~ Merry Christmas! ~ ~ ~

'' Hello Widr: Enjoy the  holiday season &#32;and  winter solstice  if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 20:48, 26 December 2023 (UTC) ''

Happy New Year!

 * Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Happy New Year elves}} to send this message

CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 22:19, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

what was that?
Hey, I saw a notification you left a message on my talk page but there is nothing new. I'm curious. Moem-Meom (talk) 18:16, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Just a message by a block evading IP which I reverted. Widr (talk) 18:19, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

New message from Red-tailed hawk
— Red-tailed hawk  (nest) 19:37, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Revert an edits by LOCK177
Mr. @Widr, can you revert a edits by LOCK177 on article page RCTI like in Special:Diff/1185395353...???? Thanks. 36.76.6.98 (talk) 15:02, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/144.121.251.254
Thank you for blocking this user. I do believe you forgot to notify them of the block, though. Would you mind fixing that? You did block for a year and all, so it might be helpful if another person ends up on that address for whatever reason. &#8211; MJL &thinsp;‐Talk‐☖ 03:29, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * There's already a notice at the top of the talk page. They will also be notified if they try to edit. Widr (talk) 20:05, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Revision visibility for recently blocked User:Bro112301
Hello! Thanks for addressing the vandalism by User talk:Bro112301. Not sure what the proper procedure here is, but | the revision I reverted appears to contain a link to video of who I assume are this kid's classmates. If possible, could this revision be made invisible? Thesixthstaff (talk) 18:51, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Disruptive edits from 192.240
You should extend the block to that entire range.  –Skywatcher68 (talk) 20:29, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

UTRS appeal
Hi, Widr. There's a request for an unblock at for an editor called  that you blocked just over three years ago. I am inclined to look reasonably generously on a request relating to a block so long ago. Do you have any opinion to express, either on the possibility of directly unblocking, or on restoring talk page access to allow an on-wiki unblock request? JBW (talk) 21:28, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I don't use UTRS, so I don't know what's there, but I guess it's safe to restore access now. So I will do that. Widr (talk) 21:42, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. The fact that most administrators don't see what is on UTRS is one of the main reasons why I usually prefer to restore talk page access in this situation, rather than unblock directly at UTRS. Much better for it all to be visible. JBW (talk) 22:11, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Blocked
Hi Widr. I don't have an account, but sometimes I still correct typos and misspellings if I happen upon them in an article. You've decided to call that vandalism and blocked my IP. Why? 2003:E5:DF08:EC79:EDDB:EBDD:1BC7:D761 (talk) 22:00, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Socks of Gitbetter69420
Thank you for blocking. There are several socks of that account that also vandalized Boeing within minutes of each other including:, , and and they have turned their vandalism over to City of London School. Can you block these socks and ask for a CU from someone who can get ahead of burner accounts? Thanks. &mdash; Archer1234  (t·c) 10:08, 19 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Looks like is taking care of blocking the socks.  &mdash;  Archer1234  (t·c) 10:10, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Your block of Amir Al Muminin 23
Do I hear a duck?  &dash;Skywatcher68 (talk) 18:40, 20 February 2024 (UTC)