User talk:Zzuuzz/Archive 31

Londonderry???
It's Derry! Nod3million (talk) 22:32, 9 July 2017 (UTC)
 * See WP:DERRY. Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:34, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

FYI
The username Help me please i wanna die might be another sock puppet account by an LTA. Report abuse by acdmins here was created immediately after this one, and it matches a huge pile of others that have been LTA blocked as well (even the spelling of "acdmins" in the username matches - it's an attempt to try and throw off any "flags" from being set). Just wanted to leave you a message and give you a heads up in case the user starts abusing talk page access. I'll keep an eye on it ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:00, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Oshwah_can_only_say_Sockpuppetry_the_autistic_cjunt - Called it ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:05, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Oshwah, it did more than cross my mind. I applied WP:ROPE, as it were; it remains unproven. -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:12, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
 * It's all good - I apply it many times as well; there's absolutely no harm in giving the benefit of the doubt to another and doing so. Rock on ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   00:52, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Blendan Hall
Hi zzuuzz, I wish you hadn't fixed something that wasn't broken. You made general something that was specific. I realize that currently there is only one Blendan Hall, the ship, but I have run across many cases where I have had to go back and make the general specific. Acad Ronin (talk) 21:21, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
 * You are welcome to move it back. -- zzuuzz (talk) 21:23, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Isn't that a bit like taking your dog for a walk, having it deposit on the sidewalk, and when someone points that out, replying, "You are welcome to clean it up." Acad Ronin (talk) 19:51, 18 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Not really, as there's absolutely nothing wrong with the current title. If you want to move it back, I won't be bothered about it (for example I will neither complain nor revert your changes). -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:14, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Let's just ignore what Chris posts at UAA
The instructions on the Twinkle tab when issuing the warning say that the warning about group accounts "should not be used for blatant username policy violations. Blatant violations should be reported directly to UAA" which is what I did. I can't speak to seriousness but the violations are blatant (and apparently a problem with some class activity) so I think Since you are happy to discuss, please do. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 23:46, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello Chris. I hope you don't think I ignored what you wrote. I declined the reports. I've long had a problem with some of Twinkle's wording, so let's delve straight into policy and dealing with inappropriate usernames. Actually only one of the four usernames that I removed from UAA was an inappropriate username, but I think the same principles apply. Policy mentions AGF and biting in the first two paragraphs (this is of course not the only place these are mentioned). The third paragraph is titled "Talk to the user". The fourth paragraph doesn't apply at this time but the fifth, six and seventh appear to have been overlooked. I'd personally be suprised to see these accounts edit again - when they make a handful of edits over one hour a month ago these accounts are not considered recent or active. Apart from a lack of discussion with the user/users, there is an additional factor, and that is a lack of discussion with the person who created the accounts. This is not a summary I could fit into the edit summary box, nor felt inclined to preemptively add to your talk page. Having refreshed yourself of the policy, do you still think these accounts should be blocked immediately without warning? -- zzuuzz (talk) 06:32, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Sorry about bad edit on Village Pump
Oops. During an edit, Firefox crashed, recovered, and returned me to the edit window with text intact, but recovery somehow turned a single-item edit into a much larger edit. John Nagle (talk) 18:58, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
 * No problem. I would've restored your addition but couldn't be sure what it was. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:08, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Those rangeblocks you made today
In case you didn't know already, this "Spearton", "BLOBBLIBBBLOBBLIB" mass blanking regarding your rangeblocks today appears to be Long-term abuse/My Royal Young. I've been seeing this for a while, and seems to be increasing in frequency; I've just reported seven IPs making in the region of four edits each in the space of five minutes. Is there anything abuse filter wise that we can do about it? —72 talk 00:05, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I never figured out whether to delete that LTA page or add to it. 110.54.128.0/17 and 112.198.64.0/18 - yes, I think something like that can be done. I'm going to ping Oshwah who's placed the current range blocks, and MusikAnimal who is both a checkuser and knows about filter 859, in case they feel like doing anything. I suspect, but don't know, that more than these ranges have been used. -- zzuuzz (talk) 06:26, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
 * The rangeblocks I made today were due to the mass blanking of articles related to military boats, warships, and submarines - and replacing them with the word "Spearton" (one example out of the many). The solution to this issue, given the extreme rate of disruption from these two ranges in such short time, was to block both ranges.  ~Oshwah~ ' (talk) (contribs)   06:36, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, "Spearton" is what I've been seeing for a while (~ a month, maybe more) and I haven't been able to identify who it is until I found that LTA page (example of such a circumstance, seems to have come across this before too). Since it's all so similar I was wondering, given how long this is continuing, whether this pattern of "Spearton" blanking could be solved by an edit filter. —72 talk 10:17, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I think what zzuuzz was getting at was more whether you thought a filter change was neccessary (considering what I wrote about this being a quickly recurring theme) rather than your rationale for the range block yesterday specifically. Please correct me if I'm wrong —72 talk 13:27, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
 * If he was, then I apologize. Also, I'd say that if the same exact disruption continues after the range blocks expire, an edit filter manager would certainly put a stop to it, sure.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   13:32, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Which is why I asked MA for any comments - in terms of the repeated blocks on one of the ranges, the collateral and any related ranges, and filter 859 (maybe Oshwah knows something about that?). The short answer is that something has been briefly tried, but I'd be willing to make another attempt (after gathering a bit more info). -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:37, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I've not just seen IPs, but accounts too – . There are also examples of IPs which don't fit into the ranges blocked yesterday. It's not easy to get examples of this but the following were only just that morning yesterday  . 110.54.144.0/20 has also been globally blocked, I understand that some of this is spilling over into other project(s). —72 talk 13:56, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
 * So some changes have been made to the aforementioned filter. Both ranges are currently blocked and there's been no edits. If the edits continue with accounts after the /17 block expires then we might poke a checkuser/steward for another range block. In any case drop me a line if you see any more of it and I don't. -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:12, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks, and will do if necessary —72 talk 19:44, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Sock
is a sock of, , 3, 4, 5. Same message, same coin image (which I've deleted), etc. I've blocked the socks on Commons. Looks to be using open proxies.  Daphne  Lantier  08:21, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
 * is another sock.  Daphne  Lantier  08:28, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll take care of them. There seems to be quite a sockpuppeting farm going on there. -- zzuuzz (talk) 09:57, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

I am the person who made some of those accounts though I did ask my friends to help too. I know that it sound odd but the reason why I did it was because Hayman30 never apologized and the deservestodie part referred to the anti mobile mentality of users as him not to the editor himself but if you all really perceive this as a problem then I will stop creating accounts and only edit as an IP but all I really want is an apology for the WP:BADFAITH reverts by this user. I will stop making accounts anyhow the reason I made more was because the ones with Widr in the name got blocked before I could even ask a question and the reason my IP is never the same is because I travel a lot for my work and edit occasionally while on a break. At least I hope that this can be resolved in a civil manner and the reason I got more aggressive was because my image got deleted based on a false copyright claim by or whatever despite literally my accounts asking why I constantly got blocked. For the record I am not Codename Alex that is the husband of a friend I am the rest. If only one person told me why I got blocked with Widr 2 which I only named as that as a reminder why I even made an account I would have never made more. Is an apology for a nonsense revert really too much to ask for? I never vandalized a single article. 2405:4800:1484:915E:BC16:D63F:761E:5FE8 (talk) 10:40, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Grow up and stop acting like a child throwing a tantrum. Only pathetic losers use sockpuppetry and disruption as you are. Move on with your life and do something worthwhile with your time.  Daphne  Lantier  19:43, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

You've got mail!
CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  17:31, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Your comment at WT:RFPP
Hello Zzuuzz! Regarding Wikipedia talk:Requests for page protection, can you say more about your opinion on ARBPIA? Do you think the sanctions were not well designed? I agree with your view on living with the inconsistency. The committee authorized a lot of potential restrictions and protections but didn't require them across the board. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 17:28, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
 * It's obviously just messy. Users can expect 30/500 protection for any article fitting ARBPIA, when it hasn't suffered disruption or been edited for years. There is a so-called General Prohibition (evidenced in that edit notice we were talking about) against new editors editing such articles, which is sometimes enforced by users without protection (and sometimes not). A number of admins are obviously uncomfortable with preemptive protection (myself included), so it falls to a small number of admins to fulfill such protection requests at RFPP, where they'll often sit around for a while. My opinion, if I'm asked for it, is that ARBCOM has attempted policy by fiat, inconsistent with the protection policy, and that the result is just messy. If I was ARBCOM, I would remove the prohibition and talk about necessity. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:28, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

You beat me to it ;-)
Thanks for extending that block to the 2001:8003:5354:7000::/64 range - it was obviously needed ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   08:21, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Any time :) -- zzuuzz (talk) 08:22, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Can you block talk page
User User:2001:8003:5354:7000:E133:C454:3892:1D06 is a sock puppet of User:2001:8003:5354:7000:B46B:C9E8:488:6AA7. Just here to disrupt things and will use there talk page to insult people NZ Footballs Conscience  (talk)
 * Done already :) -- zzuuzz (talk) 08:39, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Consumers Distributing
Hello Zzuuzz, you should unlock Consumers Distributing page, because the setting of unlock is too long and if we have something new to edit we can't do anything for six months.It should be locked for one week normally. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Winnap (talk • contribs) 16:35, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello. I'd like you to take a really good look at these pages: WP:SOCK, WP:COI, WP:PCD, WP:APB. Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:41, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Veteran Geezer
I just blocked this account for engaging in sock puppetry. If you view the block log and see the last edit made by the other account I linked, it'll become obvious ;-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:07, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Oshwah. I am not so sure (I keep saying that don't I?). You know what these memes are like. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:11, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Socks
Hi Zzuuzz, can you give me some background on this account that you blocked? I just found another drawer full of accounts. Thanks ​—DoRD (talk)​ 15:23, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi DoRD. My knowledge can be fully explored here, here, and here. -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:16, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I still don't know who it is, but that helps. As far as their explanation that some of the accounts belong to friends goes, that's doubtful since they're all using the same device. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:39, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I think that global locks may be necessary because he is up to shenanigans elsewhere. Today, under this account and also using this one recently. Also, this & this.

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  17:13, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * He !voted keep in a Commons deletion request yesterday involving a different SPI case and his userpage at simple wiki, "lone man avenging those of the fallen no contribution shall remain deleted for the ivory warrior watches over" explains how he intends to !vote going forward.

(these IPs are him, may help to find other accounts)
 * Other IPs to be reviewed include:
 * Special:Contributions/42.112.157.115
 * Special:Contributions/42.112.157.9
 * Special:Contributions/42.112.159.184
 * Special:Contributions/125.212.228.11
 * Special:Contributions/58.187.168.230
 * Special:Contributions/1.55.196.75
 * Special:Contributions/1.55.197.37
 * Special:Contributions/1.55.181.2
 * Special:Contributions/1.55.177.78

He is also recently active at nl.wiki with his account and this IP. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  10:22, 2 August 2017 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  12:52, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * eww. I expect User:Daphne Lantier might also want to take a glance at these lists. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:48, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * These are all confirmed to be him as well. If you don't mind, let's get this off zz's talk and put it in an SPI. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 11:57, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ Sockpuppet investigations/Donald Trung


 * Thanks guys. I already dealt with this guy a bit at Commons earlier today, as he was bothering a fellow admin there. She's sick, so I had to get rid of his nonsense for her.  Daphne   Lantier  21:34, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Blocking a single disruptive IP
Hi, I'm not sure where to go with this, because I've literally never needed to request an anon IP block, but I think this one fits the bill. 24.178.250.78 (talk) has been disrupting the Jared Taylor page with unsourced POV original research, and disrupting the Talk:Jared Taylor with soapbox forum-like diatribes. There's also been other editing which is indicative of someone that is not here to build an encyclopedia, such as this edit where he calls an editor "a doofus who was talking out his rear end" and his removal of sourced material and the corresponding references, here and here. The last two may be WP:BATTLEGROUND reversions because I was one of the editors that weighed in on the Taylor talk page about his edits, and I also was one of the editors that posted on the IP's talk page about his behavior (no response to any of those either). If this is the wrong place to ask about this, could you kindly point me in the right direction? Thanks. Rockypedia (talk) 03:04, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

I forgot to mention, there were threats of legal action over libel made by this IP editor, on the Talk:Jared Taylor. Other editors, including Edaham (talk), addressed that problem with him multiple times, apparently to no avail. Rockypedia (talk) 03:13, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
 * You are fortunate to have picked an admin who has zero familiarity with the subject. Personally, from a brief review of the Taylor page, I think the IP is appropriately (mostly) addressing a clear problem in the lede of the article. And I'm not seeing anything blockable. This is an appropriate place to ask about it, and that's my response. However if you still think action is appropriate, you could ask User:Doug Weller (who is probably observing it anyway), or at the end of the day WP:ANI would be the appropriate forum to request a block, if there's sufficient evidence of a problem. You, or the IP, might also find some constructive help at WP:BLPN. I'll continue to have a look at the situation, but I'm not able to commit a great deal of time to it at the moment (and I'm sorry but American football is usually like a completely foreign and unintelligible language to me). -- zzuuzz (talk) 03:45, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I was mentioned here so I'll chime in. Doug is almost certainly watching the user. I don't think the user is editing and contributing in bad faith although his or her grasp of policy is a bit lacking. I do believe that although the editor is here to right great wrongs, if he or she can be encouraged to dig for sources and sign those damn posts then the quality of contributions could improve. Although there were some comments from this editor I found to be threatening, I think any more warnings regarding legal would be wp:beans. The editor is not threatening to carry out action, just implying that other editors are acting in a potentially libelous manner. I've issued a warning about this. Hopefully after the debate simmers down we'll get an editor out of it. Other results seem less attractive. Maintain civil and stay cheerful and helpful is my advice on this one. Edaham (talk) 11:46, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Sure, I've been watching the user and taking part in the discussion. I warned the IP about personal attacks and I think they've stopped. I'm too involved (they called me a liar in fact), so if it gets worse again ANI would be appropriate. Doug Weller  talk 12:58, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Wholesale reverts
Hi - I'm currently having all my edits reverted by User:A Great Catholic Person - would you be able to put a stop to this for me, and is there a way to revert all their edits once they are blocked? Thanks, Garchy (talk) 04:12, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks to how awesome Wikipedia is this all got handled much quicker than I thought it would be :) Looks like it's all set! Garchy (talk) 05:06, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

User talk:86.67.105.194 ‎
Hi Zzuuzz. You blocked IP 86.67.105.194 ‎two weeks for vandalism. I think he/she might be back as IP 37.160.126.206 and IP 37.169.23.191. Someone editing from those IP has been adding/re-adding non-free images to User talk:86.67.105.194 despite being advised not to do so. I'm not sure whether it is better to ask for the IP to blocked or to ask that user talk page be protected, Would you mind taking a look? Thanks in advance. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:50, 7 August 2017 (UTC) ‎
 * Thanks, you can find some background here. It's the same user but unfortunately they also have access to a huge range (37.160.* - 37.175.*) so while they can be blocked on sight, the blocks are not going to be effective. Protection it is then.. -- zzuuzz (talk) 04:43, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Understand. I started an AN3 for the IP 37's, but since you've protected the page maybe that will slow them down a bit. Thanks for the assistance. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:07, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Most likely the same editor is now adding the same content to User talk:86.67.105.1945 and edit warring at User talk:KlausSmithHeissler. maybe protection will work on those pages as well. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:55, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've sorted those pages. I'm sure they'll return somewhere so I've temporarily blacklisted that image as an additional anti-annoyance. -- zzuuzz (talk) 04:46, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking a look. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:28, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Justin Knapp vandal
That account you blocked earlier is a sock of Long-term abuse/Cow cleaner 5000 FYI. I had to restrict TPA due to his trolling on his talk page. Normally for their socks I block without tagging are withdraw TPA for that reason. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:04, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Rangeblock request
This is the range that keeps inserting porn into pages and it should probably be blocked. — MRD 2014  Talk • Edits • Help! 00:30, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Context refers to the surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence {wiktionary). I'll take a look, but I'd imagine the range is a larger one. Any immediate hurry? -- zzuuzz (talk) 00:45, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I have not seen any disruption like that from outside the range. No need to rush. — MRD 2014  Talk • Edits • Help! 01:16, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

T-Mobile is notorious for knocking around several ranges at the same time, including 172.56.* and some others, but they can often be narrowed down to some extent. They are used by several banned users. 172.58.137.0/24 is also involved here ... Still looking... -- zzuuzz (talk) 09:25, 18 August 2017 (UTC)





I've taken out 172.58.136.0/23 for a week. Should there be any more of that from T-Mobile, rinse, repeat, extend as required. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:32, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! — MRD 2014  Talk • Edits • Help! 18:45, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Sounds good, zzuuzz. I'll keep my eyes open :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   18:52, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * The today's featured article porn vandal is back, this time under . — MRD 2014  Talk • Edits • Help! 17:00, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

Test accounts
This account is for testing purposes. thank you. - 175.158.217.32 (talk) 12:34, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * User:My Royal Young, amiright? -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:03, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * yes, but there are also this user: is a possible sock puppet or long-term abuse of User:My Royal Young, please review at Sockpuppet investigations/My Royal Young. - 175.158.216.150 (talk) 13:59, 20 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I am not his sockpuppet, I am sorry. -- cyɾʋs ɴɵtɵɜat bʉɭagɑ!!! ( Talk  |  Contributions ) 01:40, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
 * zzuuzz, this is my account, I am a font designer and I am not vandalize the page. This IP address has bias to block me without review, zzuuzz that is wrong report to me, I revert the edit of the sockpuppet My Royal Young due to vandalism. -- cyɾʋs ɴɵtɵɜat bʉɭagɑ!!! ( Talk  |  Contributions ) 11:06, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't worry about it Cyrus noto3at bulaga. The report is without merit, and looks to have been made by the vandal herself. If you're interested, it's this user. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:18, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
 * zzuuzz, his/her contribution has in Tagalog Wikipedia and you cannot understand Filipino language. I am most active user at Tagalog Wikipedia. Principe Ybarro has created his/her account on March 30, 2017, I am seen the contribution of sockpuppet of My Royal Young, I am reverted. -- cyɾʋs ɴɵtɵɜat bʉɭagɑ!!! ( Talk  |  Contributions ) 11:22, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Another block needed
Re your recent revert at WP:AN, please see Special:Contributions/80.44.88.67. Johnuniq (talk) 11:34, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for dealing with that. There appears little reason why a non-autoconfirmed user would need to mention that banned user, so perhaps an edit filter would be warranted to break the cycle of fun? Johnuniq (talk) 22:45, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

Request
Hi there. Do you have time pls to check this IP editor who keeps removing sourced material from a BLP article and who keeps adding unsourced material] into the same article? (report at Ani here) Thank you. 89.15.28.118 (talk) 17:12, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I am taking a look, but need to read up a little as the topic is unfamiliar. -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:16, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * k. It appears as if the IP editor wants to hide what the BBC source says, namely that the subject of the BLP article actually did "urge Biafrans to take up arms against the Nigerian State". 89.15.28.118 (talk) 17:22, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I take your point. What I'm really looking for is confirmation that the statement is correct. We apparently have a link to the speech in a former version - no mention of bullets. -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:48, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * You can watch the original video here, the topic starts at the 16:42 timer: 17:49, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Not saying you're wrong but I've thrown down some semi-protection for the time being. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:02, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. My whole issue is to keep the article balanced. This Kanu guy did call for arms in public in 2015, reputable sources like BBC reported on it, and so it should be mentioned in the article alongside the interview he gave in 2017 where he explained himself. 89.15.28.118 (talk) 18:07, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * In the speech he actually mentions "guns and bullets" twice. Here's the first time he mentioned it. 89.15.28.118 (talk) 18:24, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Well, they are problematic edits and hopefully 115.87.15* will get the message anyway. It's going to take some time for me to understand what the guy was actually calling for - in relation to what - and I tend to work slowly sometimes. As much as I trust the BBC it is only a single source and a little unspecific for such a big claim. The IP seems to be an occasional user (although curiously prompt to the scene) - as it's probably going to change again it's likely that semi-protection might be more useful than blocks in the future, so make the most of any editing time available. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:37, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

Yeah, true, it is only a single source and it is rather an exceptional claim. Still, there are additional sources which report on the call for arms (e.g 1, 2, 3), however only BBC seems to make the assertion that the guy "urged Biafrans to take up arms  against the Nigerian state ". Maybe that section in the article should be re-written to make it clear that only the BBC made that assertion. As for me, I dont think I'm ready for yet another round of adding well-sourced material into an artile, only to have it removed & replaced by unsourced material with the end result of an admin tagging along to block me for trying to follow Wikipedia's content guideline of Verifiability :). Reverting unsourced material that is placed into an article does not fall under the 3-revert rule (Point #7 WP:3RRNO). Just my 2 cents. 19:54, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Aye. These things are temporary. Perhaps I didn't entirely help, but I was a bit busy at the time. Thanks for your edits anyway, which are an improvement. I've watchlisted the article so I might catch anything similar, and I've also started reading up a bit. The user clearly has a point of view on the subject. -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:05, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Possible Sock Puppetry
Hi there,

I am suspecting that the two IP addresses, 175.158.216.198 and 175.158.218.17 have both been used by a blocked user named Killer Wiki Busters who keep on replacing content on pages beginning with 'USS' with the same word. This leads me to concern that the person who did this have evaded your and Materialscientist's blocks.

Here's some proof: here, here and here. 86.155.225.3 (talk) 10:01, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, yes it's the same person (this person). If you see any more feel free to report straight to WP:AIV. I'll be putting some other measures in place to help prevent the trolling. Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 10:04, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
 * This is to let you know that I have noticed three more possible sock puppetry accounts, Careless king, Careless flashdrive and Golden Spearton, all of which are blocked but the reasons for them are not for sock puppetry for the person you've listed in August 2017 in reply to 86.155.225.3. I'd say it is a good idea for all those pages beginning with 'USS', at least, to have them semi-protected so that this sockpuppeteer will be unable to edit them. And where is the page to request them?

86.183.222.236 (talk) 08:38, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I now know where that page is. 86.183.222.236 (talk) 09:01, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

You've got mail!
TwoTwoHello (talk) 12:29, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Revdel request
Not a particularly pressing or important request, but could you delete this and all previous revisions of my userpage? Several years ago I thought it was wise to list my date of birth; I've since realised it wasn't. Best, – Arms &amp; Hearts (talk) 21:39, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks! – Arms &amp; Hearts (talk) 22:28, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Any time. -- zzuuzz (talk) 04:53, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Syrians
Hey, its so embarrassing for me. He just provoked me but this needs to end. Im sure that the talk pages shouldnt be used like this. Im a partner int this stupidness, I take my share of blame, but please end it as an admin.--Attar-Aram syria (talk) 10:20, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

drop down
I had no idea what I was doing there. Drmies (talk) 16:47, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Nope, me neither :) -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:51, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I was--as you guessed--trying to change a block reason, and all of a sudden that screen pops up; I'd never seen it before, and just dove in. Fun! Drmies (talk) 17:33, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I just wonder why no one else noticed it. There's a link at the bottom right of the blocking page which says, "Edit block reasons". It's the only explanation. Quite an extraordinary one, but there you go. Have a trout. -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:40, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

58.237.161.185
Did you mean to block this IP? I've done so for 48 hours, but wondering if I should have done longer. I haven't checked to see if it's a proxy. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  11:02, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I would have blocked it for a month. Widr would have blocked it for a year. Meh. I didn't block it only because I was watching it whilst fiddling with the edit filter at the same time. Take a look at the most recent filter. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:05, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah okay. As we know this vandal's modus operandi is with recent changes, he's starting turning up on my watchlist with articles I've been copyediting. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  11:11, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

I've dropped you an email with some more thoughts, off-wiki per WP:BEANS Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  12:11, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Richard Newick
Thanks for your speedy intervention protecting one of my Richard Newick edits. Sure looks like you have that situation under control. Hope someone has given you a BattleBots decoration! --Jerzy•t 11:26, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Oh it was the article, Richard Cooper Newick. --Jerzy•t 11:33, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * No problem. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:34, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Proxy blocks
Does it makes sense to go for one year? This is the standard for proxy blocks, from what I was told, though I don't think it's documented anywhere. More importantly, I suspect if/when they're back, we'll be going through the same IPs again &mdash; MusikAnimal  talk  17:23, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * In my opinion I don't think there should be a standard for IP blocks, proxy or otherwise, even for particular types of proxy. A year is perfectly reasonable - probably at the upper end, but in my own experience these particular VPN proxies are /unlikely/ to appear again after a month. It seems to be a feature that they're dynamic, and being predominantly Asia-based that's also a feature. Take the host name of or  or  for example. Does that look like something that'll appear twice? -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:33, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * You're probably right, maybe a year is too much. I'm just going by my experience with this particular vandal. Last time (few months ago, I think) they were sifting through the same IPs, as I saw they all were also blocked back in December when this first began. This time around I'm still seeing some crossover so my instinct was to go with a longer duration &mdash;  MusikAnimal  talk  18:03, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I didn't exactly say a year is too much. If it's any worth, I've blocked a few of them for two years. If they do reappear, even once, by all means have no guilt about teh long block. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:07, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Bombay Hemp Company Private Limited
Looks like an IP has removed the UPE tag from the page claiming "CNMall41 is not a paid editor." While they are correct, I believe you meant the tag for the article creator so I restored it but you should likely keep an eye out for them to return. --CNMall41 (talk) 03:43, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

Regarding a few pages you deleted on 1 September 2017.
Hi, The most recent 7 edits is to inform contributors the user is blocked as a sockpuppet. Please do not delete it as it is to inform people it is a sock of User:118 alex. Thanks, 31.6.38.235 (talk) 01:41, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
 * And the way in which this improves the encyclopaedia is [...] ? -- zzuuzz (talk) 03:15, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Sockpuppet of user you recently blocked
Hi Zzuuzz, has just created sock account. Sro23 (talk) 03:21, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Talkpage access
Hi Zzuuzz, Could you revoke TP access for as they're insistent on keeping a deleted image on their userpage, Thanks, – Davey 2010 Talk 12:38, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

You've got mail!
-- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:57, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Cocainaenvenenada
Hello. I noticed you blocked a couple of proxies that had been used by Cocainaenvenenada this morning, but did you look at Special:Contributions/216.218.131.143? It's currently blocked, but only for 31 hours. See also this, in case you haven't done so already. Cheers, - Tom &#124; Thomas.W talk 13:18, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I am slowly getting there (you may have noticed). It's currently very, but I'm just looking a bit deeper and thinking about a range block. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:24, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Would you mind looking at Special:Contributions/217.64.127.113 and Special:Contributions/103.75.116.120 too? They both posted on my talk page yesterday, in a thread started by Cocainaenvenenada/Ogando, and could be meat, but could also be Ogando himself using proxies. - Tom &#124; Thomas.W talk 13:49, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
 * All done by GAB. For the record, I agree. -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:41, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

2017 Parsons Green bombing
I notice you have been editing the page 2017 Parsons Green bombing in particular the section in claim of responsibility, I have hidden this information, as it is currently contentious to include it in the article. Please contribute to the discussion Talk:2017 Parsons Green bombing, before continuing with the main page version of this section, as it is under discussion as to if it should even be included in the article. Sport and politics (talk) 06:31, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

Vanchor protection
Looks like we both did almost the same thing at the same time. If you want to set it back to your choice of template editor protection instead of admin protection, I don't mind. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:39, 16 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think I will, as it's not that widely used. Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:44, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

NawlinWiki and revdel
Hi. You just removed NawlinWiki from the revdel admin category while I had an outstanding revdel request that I'd left with them. It happens that has taken care of one of the two revisions, but missed the other. Can you take care of it? Largoplazo (talk) 13:06, 17 September 2017 (UTC) Largoplazo (talk) 13:06, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * It seems they're both done now? -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:16, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Could there have been a glitch? I now see the two successive revisions deleted, and there's still only one log entry showing that being done. But, earlier, when I checked the article's history, the first of the two revisions wasn't struck through and I still had access to the defamatory content. Weird. Largoplazo (talk) 13:30, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * (tps) That's because I saw the request on NW's talk and suppressed both revisions before I ever saw the request on 's talk. You must have looked at it some time before I pushed the button. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 13:32, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * It's still strange because the log shows that GB fan, not you, suppressed the revision(s). Largoplazo (talk) 13:36, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Suppression logs are private - only OSers can see them - but GB fan's RevDel will still show up in the log. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 13:39, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * OSers = suppression = WP:Oversight = kinda like ghosts who lurk in the background. Missing logs is their trademark. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:43, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Got it, thanks. So spooky! 😀 Largoplazo (talk) 13:48, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

MRY again
Judging by the edits and filter log of, it seems My Royal Young has a new editing style to evade the existing edit filter. They're using multiple IPs again too. Could you perform another range block? –72 (talk) 20:35, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I blocked the range 121.54.32.0/24 for a week based on an AIV report, not knowing the history here. Please feel free, Zzuuzz, to adjust as you see fit.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:52, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's the one thanks. Just off a global block after appearing on it yesterday. You might see some collateral on this range, but it's probably unavoidable. (case history). -- zzuuzz (talk) 21:31, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for banning Joaquinito01, I've been following him around rollbacking him since noticing him inappropriately CSD a few articles over at NPP as blatant vandalism. I've never seen a vandal install twinkle before. —  InsertCleverPhraseHere (or here)  14:56, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the cleanup. It happens sometimes. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:05, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

LTA rangeblock question
Hi - you made this rangeblock recently and I've got (at present) 18 CU queue requests at ACC from it. That's not a problem (there are 60 requests in the queue right now) but I don't know what I'm looking for here. It's compounded because I can't run a check on that entire /17 at once – there are too many results (CU is limited to 5000) so I have to do it in pieces, and I may be missing the behavior during a check for, say, a /20, which seems to be the biggest chunk I can run for this range.

Can you give me some background here so I can identify the block target? I feel like I should know who this is but I'm drawing a complete blank. Once I can locate the technical details of the target, I can run through the queue in a matter of minutes. If possible, I'd like to change the block to an ACC ignore, but we'll cross that bridge whenever. Thanks. :-) Katietalk 11:19, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Katie. There's four relevant ranges here. The behaviour is nearly always of the same variety. Please also see the log for filter 859. This particular block was triggered by, , and and  among others. If it's too much trouble, feel free to lift it/them - note they are often subject to global blocks. Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:42, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I knew I knew who that was. There are so many in my head that I can't keep them all straight anymore. I may tweak the block a little but I want to get through the queue first to see how many of these are your guy. Thanks a bunch! Katietalk 12:01, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Who was the real spammer
Hello Zzuuzz Re User talk:Peter Horn, who was the real spammer? Peter Horn User talk 13:27, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Just a vandal. One suspects the answer might be found at Sockpuppet investigations/Joaquinito01. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:31, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Research on Backlogs
Hi Zzuuzz,

I'm Pau Giner, a member of the Wikimedia Design team. We are interested in providing better support to some of the activities that experienced editors do. In particular, we want to understand better how backlogs work and the issues that users may find when adding the work to be done, and finding/completing this work.

We are organising a series of short interview sessions, and we consider you as an experienced editor are an ideal candidate to participate. In order to participate you can fill this form that collects the basic information for us to schedule a session and contact you back. If you know other users that may provide useful information in this area, feel free to recommend them to participate too.

The sessions will use Google Hangouts, which is a browser-based videoconference tool, but using a camera is totally optional. We use this tool since it will allow you to share your screen and show how you do your on-wiki activities in more detail. If you prefer a different format/tool, please let us know.

Thanks!

--Pginer-WMF (talk) 10:10, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
 * FYI, having reviewed the release form, and I appreciate its brevity, not a chance. Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:40, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
 * That is a standard form for research sessions. We generally record interviews to share the relevant findings within the team working on the related features. If that is a problem we can avoid recording the session and rely only on notes. We can adapt the format of the meeting as you prefer. If you are interested to participate in some way, feel free to contact me at pginer@undefinedwikimedia.org --Pginer-WMF (talk) 15:28, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

Cambridge Assessment International Education aka Cambridge International Examinations
Hello Zzuuzz,

I just noticed that you reverted my redirect edit on Cambridge International Examinations. I am not here to make any trouble or to argue with you. It is pretty evident that the organization changed it's name (http://www.cambridgeinternational.org/about-us/we-are-cambridge-assessment-international-education/). So, again, I am not here to make any trouble or to get involved into a dispute. I have created an article with the new name and redirected the "old" article. But if I made any mistake I apologize. Could you then carry out the whole article moving/redirecting process involving the organizations new name? Perhaps this is a better idea, rather than me doing it.

Best, Lightspeedwizard (talk) 08:24, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello . Your redirection, on a technical level, didn't work for several reasons, and what we normally do is move an article rather than reproducing it at a new title. I am just looking at moving the article. I need to consider WP:COMMONNAME among other things. -- zzuuzz (talk) 08:34, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Hey Zzuuzz, Thanks for moving the article page, cheers. I will be making some modifications and edits related to the new name, just so that you are aware. May I ask you for another favor? Could you please perhaps also take care of the article I created and sent in for review? Otherwise, there will be a name conflict. Best, Lightspeedwizard (talk) 09:00, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll delete it in a few hours. This will give you the chance to copy any changes. -- zzuuzz (talk) 09:06, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Talk page
Can you give some indication of what you deleted form my talk page?Slatersteven (talk) 11:32, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi . It was a short abusive threat, eleven words, beginning "I'd like to ...". I don't know if you've seen this user before - if you look at these it's the same user. They're always ranting about anti-Semites, commies, lefties and liberals. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:23, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Cheers, no need to have removed it, water of a liberal commie ducks back. I wonder who I pissed off?Slatersteven (talk) 13:56, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks Drmies. You're welcome, any time. -- zzuuzz (talk) 09:19, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Las Vegas shooting
Could you semi-protect here? We've got the silly brigade in at the moment.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 11:55, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Can I use that in the protection log? I'm currently keeping an eye on it. I decided to give them one last chance, which will no doubt be blown before America fully wakes up. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:08, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

rms or whatever
is there any reason you are letting someone who made bigoted comments off the hook? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.90.85.47 (talk) 19:31, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
 * You seem to have already made the point. But here please don't do that. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:34, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Just to point out, it is open for debate whether it was meant in a bigoted way or not, it also simply may have been in reference to republican ideology of which the Fenian Brotherhood is part of. Ah well Rms has been told off regardless. Mabuska (talk) 21:36, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

T:MP
Misclicked, sorry. Alex ShihTalk 20:31, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
 * No problem. -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:32, 8 October 2017 (UTC)

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Asking assistance for Wiki editing
Could you assist me with some information?

1. Dispute Resolution Noticeboard: Since the parties are not obligated to comply with the advise of DRN moderator, what's the solution when someone is sure that the other parties are not going to agree with him anyway and a ruling from a judge is essential. I am sure DRN is not an option in this case. Could "Mediation" be an option? Is any user, even an administrator obligated to comply with the advise of Mediation Committee? If not, then is "Arbitration" an option? Is any user, even an administrator obligated to comply with the advise of Arbitration Committee?

2. What’s the difference between Dispute Resolution Noticeboard and a specialized noticeboard such as “Fringe theory noticeboard”? I know specialized noticeboards are subject specific. But my question is that whether the moderators in “Fringe theory noticeboard” are only administrators or general users as well? If there are general users as well, how can I become a fringe theory noticeboard volunteer? Do I need to list my username anywhere and/or add any template in my user page?

3. When I am in a dispute with a couple of admins in a Wikipedia page, what’s the process of reporting those abusive admins. Let’s say, the admins are reverting any edit that is against their personal views and beliefs. And those admins need to be removed from the page. The Wikipedia manual says as admins can be removed through a dispute resolution process. But it doesn’t explain how. Because DRN moderator or Mediation committee may not be able to remove an administrator. So, if an user is in dispute with administrators, should he directly file a case to Arbitration Committee?

4. How can I add a new section and subsection to a Wiki article and remove an existing section from a Wiki article in visual editor?

5. I found that some contributions are deleted from “History” page of an article. So how to delete a contribution and who can do it?

6. Wiki policy states as I should not copy contents from other websites and should rather write my own contents. But what if the contents are open source contents? Can I directly copy those in Wikipedia? Are online news posts open source, including the images in the news? Can I use these texts and images in Wikipedia without editing? Can I copy and paste statements of medical national and international organizations in Wikipedia without editing?

7. Where to find images for a Wikiedia article if the image is not already available in Wikimedia? Are the images collected from news posts open source? And many sites don't have their images copyrighted. Do those images qualify as open source? When I upload an image, Wikipedia asks for copyright information. I have no idea what information to provide? What info should I provide if the image is in open source? And if the image is owned by me? Wikipedia asks me to contact the copyright holder and ask them for copyright information for the image. But some websites don't have "Contact us" section, some other sites are unresponsive when they are contacted, and even when I contact a website owner, he may not be able to provide me copyright information as the images are not copyrighted. So what information to provide Wikipedia in such a case? How do Wikipedia verify if the images are already copyrighted or not. If I claim to be granted permission for reuse from the copyright holder, how does Wikipedia verify the copyright holder has actually granted me permission for reuse of the copyrighted content?

8. How to add videos to a Wikipedia article? Do I need to provide copyright information for a video available in Youtube? Are there other policies on videos such as policies for graphic videos?

9. When I create a new article, how do I save my private draft for the article. If I click on "Save", the draft will become public and will be accessible for anyone. But I like it to be private. Is it possible. Furthermore, when I edit on an existing article, is there a way I can save my edits as a draft before publishing? It is an essential function. Because some posts may be very long and will take a long time to write. So, my unsaved works can be lost if browser tab is closed or if the texts are accidentally selected and deleted. So saving draft is essential.

10. Where can I save the usernames of my co-writers in my Wikipedia account like a phone book? I can't memorize the usernames of every persons. Thus, I need to have a phone book when the usernames will be saved in the respective categories.

11. How can I be connected with the community to improve each Wikipedia article? I know each important article is being monitored by some administrators. But how do I know which administrators is monitoring a page so that I can discuss with them about improving the article? How to get connected with the community for editing articles? I heard that communication is important here. But how? Everyone is stranger here. Whom to contact among these random people?

12. What’s the use of pending changes reviewing by administrators and “pending change reviewers”? As much as I know anyone can revert another user’s edit. In that case, what will change if an edit is approved by an administrator or a “Pending changes reviewer”? Will other users be unable to revert the edit back then? If not, then what’s the use of pending changes reviewing? Furthermore, how do the users know an edit has been approved by a administrator or a pending changes reviewers? Will the approval appear anywhere such as in the “History” page?

13. What’s the requirement and process for becoming a pending changes reviewer? Can anyone become a pending changes reviewer?

Abir Babu (talk) 12:07, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
 * FYI - I've already answered all of his questions on my user talk page.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   14:50, 19 October 2017 (UTC)