User talk:Yamla/Archive 25

PAKHIGHWAY
As you are already aware that he has been socking and last sock was blocked by, it might be surprising to hear that PAKHIGHWAY was a returning user and his main account was blocked a long time ago for sockpuppetry. Do you think I should consider submitting an SPI? It is probably worth it for everyone to know the original sockmaster. Capitals00 (talk) 12:12, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Possibly. The technical evidence for the original sockmaster would probably have expired by now, so there's likely nothing that a checkuser can do, but if the evidence is convincing, we can merge the reports I suppose. --Yamla (talk) 12:45, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * See Sockpuppet investigations/Bk2006. Capitals00 (talk) 13:42, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

User:Chintu6
I think you forgot.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:24, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I protected the page rather than changing the block. :) Let me know if that's inappropriate. --Yamla (talk) 18:32, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Not a good idea to fully protect a talk page and not appropriate in this instance. You don't have to revoke TPA if you don't wish to. If he persists after his latest decline, I'll probably do it myself.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:12, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Unprotected. Now, let's see if he's sensible. --Yamla (talk) 19:46, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:49, 22 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Forgot to point this out earlier, that given you mentioned WP:3X, it should be told that he was evading his block as when he was requesting unblock. Compare  with . Capitals00 (talk) 10:48, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Dookedooke was blocked before my warning and hasn't been firmly identified (by a checkuser) as being related. I mean, they probably are. I'm almost certain you are right. It's just not quite enough to trigger 3X in this case. :) --Yamla (talk) 11:15, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Unable to Contact Individual
Hi, I've recently (as in a minute ago) nominated a page for speedy deletion as it appears to have entirely been ripped from the biography page of the bands website. I am unable to contact the person who made the page as they have been indefinitely banned as a sockpuppet of another Russian account I can't pronounce the name of. Is there any process for incidents such as this for whom I'm supposed to notify?Jyggalypuff (talk) 17:20, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * No need for you to take further action. Nominating it for speedy deletion means that it shows up in the list of candidates for speedy deletion for copyvios, so it'll be taken care of by the people who monitor that list. It's generally a good idea to also notify the original and/or primary authors of the page but as you saw, that's a blocked user in this case. --Yamla (talk) 17:27, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Chintu6
Can you take a look at today's RFD page? Chintu6 is still evading his block and making same edits as he did before he was requesting unblock. Capitals00 (talk) 19:14, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Added a comment there, blocked the IP address. --Yamla (talk) 19:22, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Still doing unrelevant changes.
The anonymous user 182.239.119.152, which is the same as 113.255.79.138 is still doing unrelevant changes regarding to the content of the infobox, despite already blocked twice.120.188.94.189 (talk) 10:30, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * They were blocked for violations of WP:CITE and WP:RS. Is that still happening? --Yamla (talk) 11:36, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I think so. According to edits in Peugeot 3008, they still made changes in vehicle layout and class without providing a supported source.114.4.83.168 (talk) 01:58, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Yeap. Blocked. --Yamla (talk) 10:46, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

I overturned your TPA revocation
I hope you don't mind, but I reversed you decision to protect User talk:2601:155:8300:1659:554F:9442:57B1:685D's talk page. The user filed an honest unblock request from an IP range block placed while the IP was blocked for 31 hours. User is currently engaged with us on IRC.— CYBERPOWER  ( Chat ) 18:43, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Can confirm (I am the other part of "us") -- The SandDoctor Talk 18:47, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * No problem at all. It looked to me like a currently active LTA who targets Drmies and frequently mentions McShittles. Looks like I miscategorised in this case. Thanks for overturning my lockdown. --Yamla (talk) 18:59, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Re: Articles for deletion/Amirul Ikmal Hafiz
Hi,

I noticed you mass-deleted a page created by a banned user that was being discussed at AfD with four keep votes to only two deletes: see Articles for deletion/Amirul Ikmal Hafiz. Since the AfD was already ongoing with keep votes, I do not believe WP:SPEEDY applies here. Would you mind reverting the deletion of Amirul Ikmal Hafiz and allowing the AfD process to play itself out? Thanks! SportingFlyer  talk  20:02, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I performed the mass delete because the author was evading a block. WP:RBI (which is an essay, not general policy) encourages throwing away such contributions to discourage abuse. I don't mind (at all) you restoring individual articles if you feel it is appropriate, and if you have the technical ability to do so. I'd rather not restore it myself, but will do so at your direction if you wish. I mean that sincerely; I defer to your judgment here, just clarifying why exactly I deleted it. --Yamla (talk) 20:14, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I think your reasoning for deletion was great and I appreciate the cleanup. None of us at AfD knew it qualified for G5, which is a reason to delete per G5 - I'd just like to save a valid article if I can. It looks like someone already undeleted the page. Thanks! SportingFlyer  talk  20:31, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I see it has. Note that had I known there was an AfD to keep it around, I possibly wouldn't have deleted it in the first place. Have a good day! --Yamla (talk) 20:49, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

User talk:Gaju77777777
That second chance wording is really good. Is it a template or a manual copy and paste? --Neil N  talk to me 13:29, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
 * It's a template! Template:2nd chance. Makes it really easy to use in an unblock request. :) --Yamla (talk) 13:32, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the link! --Neil N  talk to me 16:20, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

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Sockpuppet
It appears that CHROMEPDX2018 has returned as HBO2006 doing similar edits at TNT (U.S. TV network) and TBS (U.S. TV channel). — FilmandTVFan28 (talk) 05:31, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, that one was blatantly obvious. Thanks, blocked. --Yamla (talk) 11:35, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

User talk:Markoulw
Apologies for barging in there - I'd been pinged about it, checked the history and revoked the TPA. Didn't notice your comment i.r.t This talk page is to be used to discuss getting your block lifted. That's all. - TNT 💖 19:20, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * No problem. I think the evidence is pretty strong there, enough to confirm sockpuppetry and revoke talk page access. :) --Yamla (talk) 19:21, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

Missed WP:LTA/DRV?
If I'm not misunderstanding my own records, an IP (known but omitted) that was admittedly used by LTA DRV, was used to tell me to F**K OFF (original not censored). Shouldn't the underlying user be blocked? --50.201.195.170 (talk) 05:36, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what you are saying here. That comment was not posted by an IP address but instead, by an account. --Yamla (talk) 10:48, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

No, it was posted by an IP. The history was later edited to show it was posted by an account. You're an admin so you should be able to see that, no?--50.201.195.170 (talk) 17:25, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
 * The comment was posted by . It was definitely not posted by an IP. If it was posted by an IP, the log information would look different. --Yamla (talk) 17:37, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Ok. Thanks. How so? (Which log info would look different if edit history had been later edited? /  Which log info looks different when edit history has been later edited?)--50.201.195.170 (talk) 06:27, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
 * What you are saying makes no sense. Sorry, but I'm done with this conversation. --Yamla (talk) 10:56, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

You don't understand what I'm talking about? I'm talking about Oversight. Oh, and I see that normal admins- like you, I guess- don't have access to it. But you're aware of it, right? When you said log information, I understood you were talking about something separate from the page edit history, which is why I asked, "How so?"

I'm talking about an IP used by WP:LTA/DRV that you blocked; the block log shows ""  &lt;time>, 25 June 2018 Yamla (talk ! contribs) changed block settings for &lt;IP> (talk) with an expiration time of 6 months (account creation blocked, cannot edit own talk page) (Abusing multiple accounts: Violating terms of previous unblock)"" I assumed that since you did the block; you did the edit(s) to change the attribution of the edit(s). I should try to find someone who can? I recall seeing in the edit history that that edit was by an IP - where it now shows a user. If none of that makes any sense to you, feel free not to reply. --50.201.195.170 (talk) 16:41, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

AfD socks
Why did you vote in the AfDs rather than just G5ing the articles? Natureium (talk) 22:36, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
 * It's a good question. I thought about it, but in the past, I've had push-back when I just arbitrarily go in and G5 while an AfD is running. Especially as I declined this user's unblock request, I figured it was just safest to note my opinion and leave it to someone else. Both articles look like they'll end up closed with a delete if not speedy delete. --Yamla (talk) 22:40, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Yamla, with full respect, I would like to clarify why I added it back the old "block talk" on my Talk page. The reason is that some one come to my Talk page and trying to hide my talk to appeal the block. I did not know that revert it back will trigger another review. Sorry about that. However, I do want to bring it to your attention that there are editors in "graph database wikipage" trying to do many attack to other editors. For example, they will registers two accounts, and continually revert others, and delete the talk history, cheating to administrators.Anthonyse3 (talk) 22:42, 24 August 2018 (UTC)Anthonyse3
 * I don't think this has anything to do with the AfD socks. WP:DISPUTE explains how to engage in dispute resolution and may prove helpful to you. --Yamla (talk) 22:44, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Spurious Proxy Detection
Hi there, you recently responded to an unblock request for my IP. I use a VPN while using the internet from public Wi-Fi, but not at home. I was not using the VPN or a proxy at the time of attempting to edit, and after clearing my browser’s Wikipedia cookies the block message actually disappeared. I suspect the block detection is caching its status in the session or cookies in some way which leads to apparently spurious results. I don’t really know where else to report this, but it seems like a serious bug in the way blocks are handled. 70.79.35.154 (talk) 18:48, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I suggest WP:ANI, or perhaps Phabricator. Your idea sounds plausible to me. I'm not involved in software development at Wikipedia, but it is possible that blocks do now work in this manner. --Yamla (talk) 21:19, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

Please protect the page
Can you protect the page Daihatsu Terios? An anonymous user had removed some sections multiple times without any explanation.120.188.34.181 (talk) 11:47, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Done. Note this won't work long-term, but should at least shut things down over the weekend. --Yamla (talk) 13:26, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:23, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

I approve
Good. That protects us against your vandalism. Yamla (talk) 18:32, 7 September 2018 (UTC) is up with Yunshui’s Talk page goes bye-bye now. as one of the top declines of all time. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:37, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Hahahaha, thanks. :) --Yamla (talk) 18:37, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Suman Kundu
Thanks for all your work in reverting the Mallik vandal. In doing the same, I came across your prod of this article. There's no coverage of wrestling in WP:NATHLETE, but there's several mentions of Commonwealth Games as being significant enough to warrant further consideration of notability. I've removed your prod on those grounds, thinking it's probably better to go to WP:AFD if you feel so inclined, to get a clearer picture. Hope you don't mind, --Hammersoft (talk) 15:58, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
 * No objection at all. You've thought about the article and believe it is significant enough. That works for me. :) --Yamla (talk) 16:41, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Freewasp
I'm a little confused as to why you declined her unblock request. Is it because you don't believe she is MacPraughn's wife or because you believe that even if she is, she should remain blocked. I had planned to unblock her (and MacPraughn) with a strong caution to both that they avoid editing the same articles and discussions, even though WP:FAMILY permits them to do that as long as they declare their relationship (beyond the declarations on their userpages). What do you think?--Bbb23 (talk) 13:40, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm okay with you unblocking if they agree to your restrictions. Given that the account was (apparently) created from the same browser and given they only edited the same articles, I think this is perhaps WP:LITTLEBROTHER. But, meh, if they agree to declare their relationship and avoid the same articles and discussions, I see no harm in unblocking. --Yamla (talk) 13:43, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm usually pretty cynical about these things as you know, but in this case I think it's likely they are telling the truth. Hard to ever really know, isn't it? Honestly, I'm not sure they can avoid getting in trouble, but I don't think it's fair not to give them the chance. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:47, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * WP:ROPE. :) --Yamla (talk) 13:48, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

Block/appeals process
More information added at User_talk:120.17.85.26. I believe the process needs much improvement. —DIV (120.17.228.20 (talk) 02:45, 20 September 2018 (UTC))
 * I don't follow. --Yamla (talk) 11:58, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

How can I find my IP address
I don't how to find my IP address help me to find out Asik12 (talk) 15:32, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
 * You were able to post to my talk page. This means you are not currently blocked. As I already indicated, WhatIsMyIP will tell you your IP address. --Yamla (talk) 15:49, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Rory Stewart
Hi Yamla. Could you have a look at an edit by 194.176.105.138 on Rory Stewart which I've reverted. The I/P is an existing customer of yours! JRPG (talk) 09:18, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

/* National animals */ Added Italy, Palestine and Turkish national animal
Hello, im Dottasriel2000, i know The palestine section might have no reliable sources but, for Turkey and Italy i already find the good source and references why you remove it anyway ??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.144.205.122 (talk) 12:35, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Blogs are not reliable sources; WP:RS explains what to look for. --Yamla (talk) 12:37, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

But i dont think this website https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/what-is-italys-national-animal/ is a blog... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dottasriel2000 (talk • contribs) 12:39, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure, but at least one of your other links was. And theculturetrip doesn't really fit in to WP:RS anyway. The CIA World Factbook does (though understandably, some people are reluctant to use that as a source), as would official government pages for that particular government. A newspaper article from a newspaper of record would also be sufficient, but be careful here. A lot of newspapers aren't reliable sources, and even the reliable ones sometimes open up a blog space. --Yamla (talk) 12:49, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

88.106.10.74
has an MO suspiciously like  (SPI) and his socks. Just a thought. Sam Sailor 13:36, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Yeah, you are probably right. The IP address is in the right general area, too, and this was already pretty likely to be someone with a preexisting history of vandalism. --Yamla (talk) 13:51, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * From a query I ran an hour or so ago I notice that Talk:National_Animal_of_Pakistan, Talk:National_Epic_of_Pakistan, Talk:National_Flag_of_Pakistan were G8 candidates. They have already been deleted, but you may want to have a look at who created them. The titles are archetypical for Zeshan Mahmood, and creating them in ns:1 is a classical trick where the IP/non-autoconfirmed hopes that someone will move it to ns:0. Sam Sailor 07:45, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:13, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

FifthHouseGuy
Hello Yamla, I just notice was registered a week after user  (a sockpuppet of ) was blocked and recreated their deleted article Rising Kashmir and was editing in the same area including user  who recreated Saint Solomon High School and as per his first edit (creating /common.js), he doesn't seem to be a brand new user so any idea if they are connected to the master? Thank you – GSS (talk |c|em ) 15:29, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
 * It's a good question. I must admit, I was wondering exactly this earlier today. I have to leave now, but either you or I should file a WP:SPI to see if there's a connection. I strongly expect there is. --Yamla (talk) 15:36, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Done under Sockpuppet investigations/Hananmuzaffar123. GSS (talk |c|em ) 16:31, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Excellent! Thank you very much. I've added a tiny bit more to the report. --Yamla (talk) 16:43, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Can you please take a look at user, and  all editing in the same area. Bilalrahal declined to have any CoI on my talk page but there is some outer-wiki evidence that confirms he works for the artist (Google "Bilal rahal" Bia) and I believe they hired KarenLima33 to create Bia Mustafa Alloush which was earlier created by Bilalrahal himself using a different account. This looks like a possible case of meatpuppetry to me. Thank you – GSS (talk |c|em ) 12:01, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Block of 109.102.105.211
No doubt a good block, but what am I missing ref ? - TNT 💖 13:08, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
 * They've been issuing password resets on admin accounts. It's pointless as the password reset gets sent to the admin's email address, but we don't reward stupidity. Think I should be clearer in future block requests? That might be helpful. --Yamla (talk) 13:09, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Ah, *now* it makes sense - "issuing password resets on admin accounts" is as good as anything, not that it really matters! Thank you for clarifying - TNT 💖 13:18, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

List of Nvidia Graphics processing units revert war
There is a revert war going on between 68.193.153.95 and IonPike and it seems as IonPike is just making a chart better but 68.193.153.95 keeps reverting for no reason, we need your help. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units&action=history
 * I have semi-protected the page. Without looking at it in more detail, it's hard for me to take a particular position, but it looks like at least two editors (yourself and IonPike) prefer the new version, so semi-protection was warranted. --Yamla (talk) 11:19, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

Block evasion by user FifthHouseGuy
‎Hello Yamla, can you please take a look at geolocated the same area as their previous IP address and recreated FifthHouseGuy's work Draft:Tony Ashai. Thank you – GSS (talk |c|em ) 15:44, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Already blocked by Ivanvector! --Yamla (talk) 21:37, 21 October 2018 (UTC)

unblock decline
Yamla please can you explain your recent post. Does this mean my request to be unblocked is declined or does this mean I have the option to decline being unblocked. I am new to this, but recently I was blocked when I tried to edit my own page, I then received help from a Wiki Administrator who allowed me to make the changes via a talk page. I would like to be unblocked so I can edit other pages other than my own. Your help would be appreciated. Colin Larkin (talk) 14:26, 24 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh! Wow, this is a bit embarrassing. It looks like you aren't blocked. It looks like maybe you did follow the instructions and confirm your identity, and your block was already lifted on Oct 16. In that case, you are free to keep your current username. You are also free to remove the unblock decline message I left you from your talk page, but you are best off asking me to remove it, which I'd be happy to do. You may have more questions or I may not have fully answered your questions. If so, just ask! --Yamla (talk) 14:30, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

Yamla, thank you, sorry to appear a dingbat - but yes I was in discussion with another Administrator but am still struggling with the Wiki minefield. I just need idiot style instructions how to remove unblock decline message - or if this does not matter, i'll leave well alone. many thanks Colin Larkin (talk) 14:42, 24 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I have done so on your behalf. There's nothing stopping you putting it back if you wish, or I'm happy to do so. But I believe your intention was to remove that as it is no longer relevant, so I was trying to be helpful. :) Wikipedia can indeed be a minefield at times. Heck, it can be frustrating for people like me with more than a decade of experience. Actions that are appropriate on other sites, aren't here. It's because Wikipedia is an encyclopedia rather than a social network or business directory, but that can be legitimately confusing at times. Anyway, I hope you have a great day! --Yamla (talk) 15:40, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2018
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Talkback
Thewinrat (talk) 16:38, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Review
Hi Yamla, could you please determine if or not this article is right to be labeled with refimprove and OR templates? "Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture "

It's of a historic nature of topic, moderately large, and yet 99% of it is completely unsourced, which would make you think that counts as "possibly contains original research". But one of the major contributors to the page seems to have an issue with that. I think otherwise; I feel readers have a right to be warned that the article may contain OR and is unverified, and fellow users should be informed in case they would like to improve upon it.

The entire article has two sources and four inline references, in case you're wondering. DA1 (talk) 08:10, 9 November 2018 (UTC)


 * In fact, even the title of the article seems to be WP:OR. It was changed from Indo-Saracen to "Indo-Saracen Revival architecture" in September 2009 . Based on a google search, I can't find any articles or journals online that use this phrase pre-2009. Rather, I think the name might have caught some traction post-2010 because of this article in a WP:REFLOOP phenomenon. DA1 (talk) 08:21, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Kof4496
I'd like to bring this to your attention. I caught another one of his socks. :) Yay Dad (talk) 17:52, 19 November 2018 (UTC) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Kof4456
 * Wow. That's not remotely subtle. Thanks, blocked. --Yamla (talk) 01:30, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Phabian S-Quire Winfield
Can you undelete the page so I can re edit to policy — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael Cepeda (talk • contribs) 19:38, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
 * No, because that page consisted of a copyright violation. Additionally, you'd be violating WP:COI and possibly, WP:PAID if you edited that. Best you stick to other subject areas for which you don't have a conflict of interest. --Yamla (talk) 20:45, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

GrantyO
I guess it doesn't matter but it was part of a wave of compromised accounts. Enigmamsg 00:07, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know. [sigh] --Yamla (talk) 00:25, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

What if I make this a section?
Thank you for your help, and actually paying attention. User:leighroy4 —Preceding undated comment added 15:23, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

67.244.58.187
Pleese unblock me! I have not been Vandelizing lately. 67.244.58.187 (talk) 10:00, 14 November 2015 (EST)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ipadguy (talk • contribs)


 * This is incorrect. Furthermore, I am extending the block on Paleontologist99 to indefinite, as it is clear you have no intention of ever following Wikipedia rules and policies, even after promising repeatedly to do so. --Yamla (talk) 15:55, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
 * umm YOU are getting out of hand Yamla and i don't Believe you that you get email from Famous people!!!! i think YOU are lie. i don't think YOU are doing your job right!! why you are extending the block yes i get it but why??? YOU are just mean. you are just like " the grinch" 71.11.116.64
 * Sign, so the archive bot can archive this section. --Yamla (talk) 17:59, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for addressing my unblock request so quickly, I appreciate it Default.XBE (talk) 15:14, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Create a protected page
Hi, I would like to create a page that is being protected by you. I have edited the previous content and I believe it meets all the criteria/guidelines now. It is called Artist Publishing Group. Is it possible? Thanks. BarbaraRRC (talk) 01:43, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
 * No, this is not generally possible. (Almost) anyone is free to edit any page on the Wikipedia. The policy that applies here is WP:OWN. --Yamla (talk) 12:06, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Additionally, you are a sockpuppet of the blocked vandal,, and aren't welcome on Wikipedia at all while that account remains blocked. --Yamla (talk) 12:09, 9 May 2017 (UTC)