User talk:Zzuuzz/Archive 41

Same vandal
Not sure what we are going to do with this user as they are even bragging about IP hopping at this point. see here. Andrzejbanas (talk) 18:24, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * RBI. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:44, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Requesting Rollback permission
I want to request the Rollback permission from you. I have created a total of 6 Encyclopedic pages on WP. I am also working on 3-4 in my Sandboxes. Please look into it. Thanking You. Gyan.Know (talk) 09:05, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello . I've had a look at your edits, and I'm not really seeing why you'd want the rollback tool. Most people get experience of reverting by using one of the other methods at Help:Reverting, and then proficiency in these methods can be used to show that you'll use rollback without problems. Most editors don't need the rollback tool. However, if you can show a need, and some experience of accurately identifying what and how to revert, I'd be happy to take another look. -- zzuuzz (talk) 21:22, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Well now when you say this, it got me thinking. Anyways, thank you. No more queries/arguments. Cheers. Gyan.Know (talk) 03:37, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

Please Help
Hello, I am a Wikimedia projects editor, a recruiter and trainer for new editors and a program lead for Wikimedia Ghana User Group’s Community Development Program, which looks to improve the retention rate of new and experienced editors. We have an upcoming Wikipedia workshop due on October 9, 2021, in one of our major cities in Ghana. All IP's are blocked within that region by and. I respect his decision which aims at maintaining and protecting Wikipedia against vandalism and sockpuppetry. We can create accounts for our participants using the dashboard, but no one can edit afterwards. I've tried to reach ST47 to changed (even temporarily) to a soft block on the day of the event, but he is not responding or addressing the issue, and we are 3 days away from the event. The IP is 154.160.70.27, and the event dashboard Thank you. — Robertjamal12   (talk)  10:19, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello Robertjamal12. I'd be happy to help, but I suspect that the IP address is likely to change in the meantime so adjusting the block may not be the solution. If you have a list of accounts, we can assign block exemption. Can you list the accounts here? FYI -- zzuuzz (talk) 10:32, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * . The event registration form is still open till Friday, 8th October 2021. Only after the application closes will I be able to know their accounts which I can list on Friday around 5 PM GMT. The IP 154.160.70.27 is the IP from the facility we would be using for the event and so the IP after confirming from yesterday and today is the same.

Also, I would like to take this opportunity to let you know that most of the experienced editors from different regions in our community are facing the same problem which is their IP being blocked by ST47 or ST47proxybot even though there haven't done anything wrong. Most of them haven't been able to edit -- Robertjamal12   (talk)  12:00, 6 October 2021 (UTC)


 * There is more context on why this IP is blocked at bullseye. I imagine this is likely due to someone using the wifi using a "free" proxy/vpn app. It also appears that there may be a malware infection somewhere on that network. I would say that the IP in question has probably been abused as well, per some of the sources @ ipcheck. Still, it might be appropriate to soften the block for a very short duration for something productive. SQL Query Me!  12:15, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Peer-to-peer VPNs (as well as malware) have been a problem affecting this part of Africa for years. It kind of goes along with a relatively limited IP4 space. I'm aware Ghana is particularly affected by these blocks, and I'm happy to give out temporary block exemption (IPBE) to just about any user who you or another trusted user can affirm is in Ghana and affected by them (and I encourage other admins to do the same). I currently plan on softblocking this IP late tomorrow/Thursday (GMT/UTC), perhaps early Friday - I still suspect the IP may change, so do keep an eye on it. I am unavailable for a time late Friday (UTC), and perhaps early Saturday, but still keep me updated and if there's any problems another admin should deal with it, either here or the admin's noticeboard. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:38, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I've sent you an email related to a (probably minor) technical aspect of the blocks above. SQL Query Me!  13:08, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you and, for your support and assistance. I will do well to submit the usernames of trusted community members who are experiencing this problem so that they can get the temporal block exemption. I also appreciate the soft block which will enable and see to the success of our event. Thank you --  Robertjamal12   (talk)  13:20, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

A question
Hi, haven't been here in a bit, but I would like to know who you think is. I want to see the name pattern if any similar names do pop up. aeschylus (talk) 01:10, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
 * That's Hamish Ross, but it may not be a very representative example. For some more examples, take a look at my blocking log from around here onwards to today, noting the runs of otherwise unmarked red-linked checkuserblock-account blocks, which are just about all him. -- zzuuzz (talk) 05:34, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

IP Blocked again
Hello and, I noticed you changed the IP settings to enable a soft block for  154.160.70.27 but the block has been enabled again by. Kindly look into it. Thank you.-- Robertjamal12   (talk)  07:28, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Could you take a look...
at user LashandaWilhelm? This account was created several hours after Chindrilla was blocked, but the new account is voting the same as Chindrilla. The Banner talk 12:21, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks I'm going to keep an open mind, but at this point I'd say it's not likely. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:15, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, I have no problem with that. The Banner  talk 16:58, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

IPBE
Hello, Please I would like to request IP block exempts for trusted editors in our community. ,, , and. Thank you -- Robertjamal12   (talk)  10:06, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello Robertjamal12. I'll take a look. I guess the answer is going to be yes, but could you confirm that these are separate people, and whether you know them in person? And do you know if they're affected by these blocks? -- zzuuzz (talk) 10:51, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi zzuuzz. Yes I can confirm they are separate people and are registered members in our User Group. Also they are affected by these blocks. Thank you -- Robertjamal12   (talk)  13:33, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, OK. We start in this case with one year IPBE all round, renewable. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:52, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * . Thank you -- Robertjamal12   (talk)  06:29, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Please I would like to request IP block exempts for trusted editors in our community. and . - Thank you  Robertjamal12   (talk)  14:27, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, done. Again, starting with one year each. Btw (who is not me) I just want you to be aware of my related offer above. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:04, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * thanks for the ping and apologies for the late reply. I would very much appreciate it if you include my account in this offer.Zuz (WMF) (talk) 10:18, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * We start with a year ✅. -- zzuuzz (talk) 10:58, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Please I don't get what you mean, the latter part -- Robertjamal12   (talk)  15:17, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, the latter part is a message for someone else. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:19, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I have been reverting vandalism for a while now and I've been a victim of racism. I would like to know where I should report to. Thank you Robertjamal12   (talk)  15:22, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I think that depends on a few things. Any vandal being racist can usually go straight to WP:AIV. Page protection may sometimes help (WP:RFPP). More chronic or subtle problems can go to WP:ANI. IP range blocks can also be got there. These things can also usually be achieved by asking an admin. Reporting for its own sake is not really a thing: reporting to get something stopped works better. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:45, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Advice for Unblock Request
Hi! I believe that my recent talk page edits is evidence that my edits will be constructive when my namespace access becomes reinstated. Could you do me a favor and look into my unblock case? Thank you Sucker for All (talk) 19:02, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Sucker for All. I don't want to downplay the importance of your request, but I may not be the best person to ask. It will take a lot of reading, discussion, and other time, which I probably don't have the bandwidth for at the moment. I can appear skittish and slow at the best of times. You're honestly better off asking someone else. However if I were you, I would ensure you've got perfect clarification of any issues and potential steps forward from people you've been previously involved with, including the blocking admin. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:21, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Is the administration not really active?
There has been a situation I reported twice on the ANI noticeboard, and then on the edit warring noticeboard, but have yet to find some administrator to duly give weight to the judgement of me and another contributor's actions. - TheLionHasSeen (talk) 03:31, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello TheLionHasSeen. Patience is a virtue, right? Yes, admins are relatively busy volunteers and not especially common. I took a look at the ANI report, it looks complicated, possibly not presented at its best, and any report mentioning 'Modalistic Monarchianism' in bold is probably going to immediately wander outside of every admin's scope. The edit-warring noticeboard report looks better, but was made like one minute ago. I'd have higher hopes for that forum. Generally speaking admins prefer it if people can sort out their own content disputes and problems, and to only take action where it's needed and/or supported by some sort of consensus. That's why we're always pointing people to WP:DR and the importance of getting more people involved (non-admin people probably). -- zzuuzz (talk) 04:06, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, fair assessment. Thank you. I have made a new report on the noticeboard with diffs and clarification on context to create a clean slate. Would you be able to determine if it is better presented? - TheLionHasSeen (talk) 04:31, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

AntonBil002 SPI
Hi Zzuzz. Sorry to trouble you again, but there's been two recent edits on my Talk Page following the same pattern as here: Sockpuppet investigations/AntonBil002/Archive. Could the investigation please be re-opened, with Bob4896 and Skot347 added to it?

Also, could I please take up your offer of semi-protecting my Talk Page again? Regards, MrsSnoozyTurtle 06:23, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
 * They're definitely related, i.e. to at least one of the previous accounts. I don't really see the point of re-opening the SPI, but you're welcome to file them there for the record. -- zzuuzz (talk) 06:36, 24 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you for blocking them, I really appreciate it. Since this is done, I agree that there isn't much point to re-opening the SPI. Regards, MrsSnoozyTurtle 21:20, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Request for Autopatrolled permission
Hello, I humbly request this right to reduce the workload of NPP. I am familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and this right will aid me as I regularly create articles on Wikipedia. . Thank you -- Robertjamal12   (talk)  10:54, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Robertjamal12. On this matter I defer to my colleagues at WP:PERM/A. -- zzuuzz (talk) 09:15, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Jay Spearing
Heads up. The edit you redacted on Jay Spearing is back. Scorpions13256 (talk) 00:07, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Scorpions13256 (talk) 00:08, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

TrueTankie
Can you remove User:TrueTankie's talk page access as well. See what's he doing there.  Peter Ormond &#128172;  11:28, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks.  Peter Ormond &#128172;  12:38, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

2021-22 Rahmatganj MFS season
Hello boss how are you? Can I know what the reason thrice deleted page of 2021-22 Rahmatganj MFS season? Can we create it again? Thanks God bless you. 105.8.0.67 (talk) 11:04, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Hello friend. There was a discussion at Articles for deletion/2021–22 Rahmatganj MFS season, based on the article's status in June. It's difficult to say if it can be re-created: the article was obviously premature, but also, the last user who created it turned out to be a sockpuppet of banned user. When that happens, their stuff gets deleted. If you're not that banned user, you might want to take a look at the article creation process, and do Draft:2021–22 Rahmatganj MFS season first. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:26, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

Emperor Morgan
Was weighing up blocking post-check, y'all made it easy  ~TheresNoTime (to explain!) 05:48, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I seem to recall that I've come across this user somewhere before. You can save yourself for the inevitable unblock jibberish :/ -- zzuuzz (talk) 05:59, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

I'm a sockmaster of disguise Rgalo10
I'm good at blocked evasion your not smart than me this time. 67.81.175.129 (talk) 06:38, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

I'm better than you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.81.175.129 (talk) 06:39, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Not quite sure, but
Is and  the same person? I just tried to move Nash Morris to draft space, but it was previously moved the draft space. Subaruking21, recreated the article in main space, which Mashpotato did, and the similar username makeup made me think it's the same person.. Thought I ask you as you have you checkuser rights. Cheers. Govvy (talk) 14:39, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I see what you mean, although at a (non-CU) glance I don't think it's amazingly obvious that they are. I have a question I often ask myself before running a checkuser check: would we probably block them if they were? Tell you what, let's ask ZappaOMatic, who judging by this edit knows all about Nash Morris, whether they think there's anything dodgy or suspicious going on there. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:42, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Forgot to respond to this. Assuming no CU has taken place since, I personally think any connection might just be a coincidence. Subaruking21 has been around for a long time creating and editing Australian motorsport pages, and likely did so for Nash because he's the son of a notable driver. It's a bit strange how Mashpotatoe678 created a draft of Nash's article in their sandbox last year then went completely silent until recently, but their edit history suggests they could either be connected to Paul Morris Motorsport or a fan of the team as much of their edits have been to team's main page and drivers who have raced for PMM (loyalties run pretty deep in Australian racing, from what I've seen). I'm inclined to just assume good faith and say they had the same idea, even if both of them also happened to be pretty rough article creators. Zappa⚡Matic 06:00, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

If you have a moment
If it hasn't already been so, I think this should be revdel'd. Not good. William Avery (talk) 18:24, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:27, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Waukesha parade attack
This discussion was moved before the discussion was closed. It should probably be reopened for one full week of discussion, with some type of notification at the top of the Waukesha parade attack page. Thoughts? Please ping me when you reply. --Jax 0677 (talk) 00:29, 29 November 2021 (UTC)


 * There’s an ongoing move discussion on the article talk page which anyone can participate in. As another wise editor said, we are spending vastly too much effort trying to find a title for an 850 word article. We should be focusing on expanding the article and improving its quality. Jehochman Talk 00:37, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
 *  Reply - "Please ping me when you reply". --Jax 0677 (talk) 01:12, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
 * It appears that you are trying to stir endless debate by spawning parallel discussions in multiple venues. The software will notify you when I reply to your comment. A ping is not needed in this situation. Jehochman Talk 03:10, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Ad-hominem attacks are not constructive. XavierItzm (talk) 05:03, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Not an attack – that was a warning by an administrator designed to keep the editor from being blocked for the stipulated reasons. Thank you for your participation!  P.I. Ellsworth &numsp;- ed.  put'r there 21:01, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
 * More like friendly advice. It would be nice if editors came to discuss disputed actions before running to a noticeboard, and it would be nice if they let existing discussions play out before starting a parallel discussion. There is way too much emotion invested in this dispute. Jehochman Talk 21:31, 29 November 2021 (UTC)


 *  Reply - Zzuuzz has not replied for a week, WP:MR is a properly announced forum, so the move request is justifiable. I also do not get notifications for this discussion unless I am pinged. --Jax 0677 (talk) 13:14, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok - since I am the one who did the move, it would have been more useful for you to ask me about it before going to MR, because I would have restored "Christmas" and said, let's have a separate discussion about whether to drop Christmas.  For next time, please keep that in mind. Jehochman Talk 13:48, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I've really said all I have to say about the move review, at the move review. I'd be happy to elaborate if you think there's anything missing. I'd also be happy for the MR to be closed. I've been half-tempted to do that myself, but that wouldn't be wise. So now we wait for process. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:22, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Move review for Waukesha parade attack
An editor has asked for a Move review of Waukesha parade attack. Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review. Jax 0677 (talk) 01:46, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled
A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:07, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Potential ip socks
Greetings. I originally posed this question to user:Liz, but she suggested I ask you, since you blocked III69 and might be able to notice any similarities.

2021–22 Swadhinata KS season was created by III69, who was blocked on 8/17/21. There have been substantial edits to the article since, by all by IPs who only started editing the article subsequent to III69's block. In addition, the several I checked all seem to have begun their editing (except for a single edit 2 years ago) with editing this article. Since there are numerous IPs on this article, should I open up an SPI? Or should I simply mark it for G5, since the puppetmaster was blocked back in 2020? Thanks.  Onel 5969  TT me 10:44, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * This article is certainly the type that likes to edit. Unfortunately there are limits on what a checkuser can say about IP addresses, which may make an admin at SPI a more appropriate venue than me. Is it eligible for G5? It was certainly created by a banned/blocked user, but there is a clause of G5 which talks about "no substantial edits by others". I see a couple of other accounts editing, along with the IP addresses. How many are socks, I cannot currently say. Plus there is the question of whether G5 or the article is desirable anyway. BTW, interesting relevant fact, the ranges making the edits here are:
 * -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:18, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking a look.  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 17:51, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:18, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking a look.  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 17:51, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:18, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking a look.  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 17:51, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

FYI:
I opened up a sockpuppet investigation into one of the suspected sockpuppeteers, Abigblueworld, at Sockpuppet investigations/Abigblueworld, if you want to check it out. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:59, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
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Hamish Ross
TBH, the only reason I tagged the sock as ILT was because of this global lock. Why did Amanda think that?--Bbb23 (talk) 18:32, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I get the impression that many stewards rely on what people tell them, or rather, they're not usually too fussy about the lock reason. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:41, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Huh (frowning). It's okay to rely on, uh, reliable users, but certainly not the one Amanda apparently relied on - unfortunate. Thanks for the explanation.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:46, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

Taylorian
I just wanted to let you know that 174.202.43.94 is an obvious sock of Taylorian. Best, M.Bitton (talk) 22:45, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Hamish Ross again
Got three new accounts for you to add to the collection, Hamish got a bit annoyed about me reverting them flat out, and went on a user talk vandal spree. User:Shadowy fat cat User:Always eat fresh and User:Glad I'm not at Glasto. Do as you like with them of course. Mako001 (C) (T) (The Alternate Mako) 16:21, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * And just wasted 3 autoconfirmed socks: User:Great norks,User:Monster Mansion and User:The B.G following. Mako001 (C) (T) (The Alternate Mako) 16:35, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * And I just noticed that you blocked them (Luke nuked the others). Mako001 (C) (T) (The Alternate Mako) 16:38, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yup, thanks. He'll have literally hundreds more accounts. Just ask an admin to EC protect the page(s) if it becomes an annoyance from this point onwards. He's short on EC-confirmed accounts :) -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:42, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Zzuuzz, I'm wondering if that range that I just blocked should be hardblocked: I just found another sleeper that was just woken up. Drmies (talk) 01:30, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I've sent you an email. Let you know if you didn't get it. -- zzuuzz (talk) 01:48, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Haha, there's a lot of things I don't get. Like, what goes on in these people. Thanks zzuuzz. Drmies (talk) 01:55, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Has the idea of an LTA filter or counter-bot ever come up regarding this one? Apparently there was a derp vandal filter at one point, would that be of any use? Oh and also, is the method of cleanup still to revert everything revertable, then go through it more closely once they're blocked? Mako001 (C) (T) (The Alternate Mako) 04:31, 4 January 2022 (UTC) edited 04:53, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm sure Hamish is reading this. "Improve or maintain the encyclopaedia" is probably the policy to go by. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:54, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I have a feeling that isn't here to contribute, same with  who was created about the same time. Pahunkat (talk) 14:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * As well as . Pahunkat (talk) 16:06, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ,, , and some filter log entries (disallowed), should I just report to AIV in future? Pahunkat (talk) 18:15, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * They say you should trust your feelings, though actually this is a different LTA. It seems these have already been picked off by the time I got to them, so maybe that answers your question? I think most admins would block usernames like that without many questions. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:54, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

protecting articels from distruptive editor
Hi, could you please support me in protecting me from a disruptive editor? thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lasouhq (talk • contribs) 07:45, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * See Teahouse. Victor Schmidt (talk) 09:15, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I can listen to what support you think you need, but I should point out that nominating articles for deletion is a common and generally accepted activity around here. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:56, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

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Hamish?
check this one, just went on a revert spree, oddly though, no warnings. Special:Contributions/Dolefare Mako001 (C) (T)  07:00, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The jury's out, but it's not Hamish. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:47, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm thinking the same now too. Like you said, the jury's out. Mako001 (C) (T)  22:36, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Thanks, no problem. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:59, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

TPA
Hi Zzuuzz. You blocked but they're still posting WP:PROMO content on their user talk page. Could you please revoke talk page access? Thanks. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 06:17, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Block exemptions
Hello Zzuuzz, I hope you are doing great? :)

I had a Wikipedia workshop with a group of librarians today and unfortunately some of them were unable to create accounts or edit on English wiki due to an IP block. Is it possible to exempt new accounts from IP blocks? If it is possible please let me know. These IP blocks have been a challenge for many editors in my community lately.

Please let me know if there is anything you think I can do to help the situation.

Counting on your usual support.

Kinvidia (talk) 22:35, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello Kinvidia. I appreciate these blocks are causing problems, and I'll do what I can to assist. First, I have an open offer for any established user in your country, including you: if you tell me that you know the owner of another existing account who can't edit because of one of these IP blocks, then I'm probably going to grant them IP block exemption (IPBE). However, I don't think that's the case here - the problem is in creating the accounts in the first place. If they could be created then I believe they would be able to edit. The 'prevent account creation' box is ticked on the block settings, and frankly that's probably not excessive. That would also mean that you can't create an account for them using the same blocked IP. So the solutions: if these accounts can be created beforehand, elsewhere, then that would be ideal. We could then apply IPBE if it is also needed. If that's not possible, then there are two additional avenues. The first is WP:ACC, although I can't say what the timescales for a wait might be like. Likewise, anyone you know who can create an account can probably create a few accounts for someone else. The second option is for the user(s) to create an account on another wiki where the block is not applied, such as meta, wikidata, or a local language Wikipedia. You can then provide a list of usernames and ask an administrator here (such as myself) to complete the local creation of the account(s). Again there might be a slight time issue, but I can point out ways to expedite the request if that sounds interesting. -- zzuuzz (talk) 23:44, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much for getting back to me on this zzuzz. We were able to create accounts for these users in other wikis even though they were unable to make any edits on English wiki.

Please will it be possible to send a list of account usernames that could be exempted from IP blocks for the sake of these workshops?

Best regards, Kinvidia (talk) 10:51, 22 January 2022 (UTC).
 * Yes you can list the accounts here, and I'll make sure they're created and able to edit on this wiki. I'll just ask you to affirm that they are all going to be different people, one username per person. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:03, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your response zzuuzz, I will send you a list of usernames and I can confirm that each account is owned by an individual (one username per person). Kinvidia (talk) 12:41, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

This is the first list of usernames, I can confirm that all user accounts are owned by a person:


 * 1) Tidini
 * 2) Abdul-Azeez Mahama
 * 3) Ayisha35
 * 4) Doctor Dalun
 * 5) Amina musah
 * 6) Abdulfatawu12
 * 7) Xixlezz100
 * 8) Devanport williams
 * 9) Alhassan Napari
 * 10) Illiasusaeed
 * 11) Mahama Zakaria
 * 12) Rashidaprincess
 * 13) Footballer102
 * 14) Masterrashad
 * 15) Alhassan Gafaru
 * 16) Karikari100
 * 17) Bash222
 * 18) Kasi001
 * 19) Gadafi25
 * 20) Karim Fuseini
 * 21) Sonaa100
 * 22) Iddi Manzah Suweidu
 * 23) Mohammed dawuda
 * 24) Waako21
 * 25) Fatawu25
 * 26) Princess Blankson
 * 27) Affulogboka
 * 28) Shishitima
 * 29) Mhyz Eff
 * 30) Patience Afedoh
 * 31) Augustina Hammond
 * 32) Nathacia Okyne
 * 33) Veronica Essel
 * 34) Elizabeth Ansah
 * 35) JoseThom2018
 * 36) Bernard Rockson
 * 37) Krizkante
 * 38) MyzzJozzy
 * 39) Kwasi York
 * 40) Odehyie
 * 41) YhungA
 * 42) Bismark ampah
 * 43) Qodie
 * 44) Mr. Nyarko 10
 * 45) GorgeousAbena
 * 46) Goodceci
 * 47) Onyame79

Thanks a lot Zzuuzz

Kinvidia (talk) 14:04, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I've fixed the spelling of User:Affulogboka. Special:CentralAuth/JoseThom2018 doesn't exist. Could you check that? Everyone else now has a local account. I believe they should be able to edit now without needing block exemption. However if any one is experiencing further problems, let me know who. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:53, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the exemptions zzuuzz. I will surely check JoseThom2018 and get back to you, I will also let you know if there are any issues. I am so grateful. Kinvidia (talk) 00:48, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello zzuuzz thank yo so much for your support earlier, these are some other users that will be involved in my subsequent workshops, I will be very grateful if they could also be given block exemptions for the sake of the trainings. Their usernames are below, and I can confirm that all user accounts are owned by a person;


 * 1) Rebecca Markus
 * 2) Kwabenaagyare
 * 3) Akua Taylor
 * 4) Adongo1
 * 5) S A Habadah
 * 6) Jemima2019
 * 7) Elkay20
 * 8) Mwintirew
 * 9) Emirdanbaba
 * 10) Joris Darlington Quarshie
 * 11) Kjkwik
 * 12) Nana yaa series
 * 13) Leonelawidi10
 * 14) Leonelawidi10
 * 15) Nimot123
 * 16) Douglas Tabariyeng
 * 17) Amoaniwaa
 * 18) Kokomaster20
 * 19) Raby2020
 * 20) Rosy86
 * 21) Dnshitobu
 * 22) Achiri Bitamsimli
 * 23) Musahfm
 * 24) Alhassan Mohammed Awal
 * 25) Hidrash
 * 26) Seini.coe
 * 27) DASMON
 * 28) Hanny94
 * 29) Issahiddris
 * 30) Alhaj Darajaati
 * 31) IBS-Gh
 * 32) Sir Amugi
 * 33) Chirifo
 * 34) Yakubu Fadilatu
 * 35) N Dasaa
 * 36) Mohammed Abdul Wakil
 * 37) Hasslaebetch
 * 38) Munkaila Sulemana
 * 39) Ruky Wumpini
 * 40) Fuseini Sulemana
 * 41) Afroprogrammer
 * 42) Amuzujoe
 * 43) Jemima2019
 * 44) Naa2Darkoa
 * 45) Valentine Badu
 * 46) Warmglow
 * 47) Celestinesucess
 * 48) Masssly

Thank you for your usual cooperation. Best regards, Kinvidia (talk) 23:12, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * This time, Kwabenaagyare, Kokomaster20, and Ruky Wumpini don't already have an account on another wiki, so I can't attach one locally. Some of these already have block exemption, but again I'm going to assume they can edit with an account until I'm told otherwise. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:09, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you zzuuzz, I apologise for the spelling mistakes but I can confirm that Kwabenaagyare is actually Kwabenaagyare1. I am yet to get any response from the others. Once again, thank you so much.

Kinvidia (talk) 13:06, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

I have also been told that Ruky Wumpini is actually Ruky Wunpini. Kinvidia (talk) 13:18, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Those two are good to go, and I'll await updates on the others. Now, here's an important bit of information. As I've said before, I'm going to assume that these people can now edit when they're logged in to their account. However, there's a chance they might not be able to because of a 'hard' IP block. If you tell me about it here I'll probably be able resolve it fairly quickly, but I can't guarantee I'm going to be around when you're having an editathon. If it seems that I'm not around, and there's no timely response on this page, and you're in a hurry, then you should repeat the request at WP:AN (or WP:ANI), referencing this discussion and asking for temporary block exemption for the accounts you specify. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:33, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi zzuuzz Kokomaster20 is actually Aliukoko. Two users; Oladipupo193 and Maame Esi have also reached out to me for block exemptions. Some~the earlier exempted accounts are now able to edit but some others have still not responded as to whether they can edit or not at the moment. Thank you so much for your support. I will reach out to you for help if some others are still unable to edit after the exemption. If I am unable to reach you in time, I will follow the procedure you have shared with me. Thank you so much. Kinvidia (talk) 00:19, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi zzuuzz, for an editor who cannot remember his or her username, is there a way the username could be retrieved with the person's email address? Thank you so much for your support. Kinvidia (talk) 22:39, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I suspect Special:PasswordReset might be able to do that, although I'm not sure. If not: if there are edits, or you know the approximate time of creation at Special:Log/newusers on any wiki, then track them down. Special:ListUsers might also be of help if the beginning of the username can be guessed/remembered. And check for previous emails. Otherwise, maybe not. -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:48, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi zzuuzz, the following editors have reached out to me for block exemptions;


 * 1) Jemima2019
 * 2) Afua-PAK
 * 3) Elkan21
 * 4) Ladymanda
 * 5) Awahab515

I can confirm that each account is owned by an individual.

Thank you for your usual cooperation. Kinvidia (talk) 19:10, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I've added block exemption for the first 3, and created accounts for the other 2. No problem. -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:08, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much zzuuzz, I really appreciate your support. A community of editors have reached out to me for block exemptions. These user names also contain editors that have been exempted but are still unable to edit (I have added asterisks to those). Please find below the list of usernames;


 * 1) Naa2Darkoa*
 * 2) Jemima2019*
 * 3) Amoaniwaa*
 * 4) Amuzujoe*
 * 5) Jwale2
 * 6) Baah Thomas
 * 7) Kwaku Berko
 * 8) Vero Essien
 * 9) Rberchie
 * 10) Otuo-Akyampong Boakye
 * 11) firewaa poundz
 * 12) Daboo Gideon
 * 13) Ibnali1
 * 14) Kaffzz
 * 15) Gladys Acquah
 * 16) Azorbli
 * 17) Naa Tsotsoo
 * 18) Ladralph
 * 19) Anani A. George
 * 20) Effah-Asare
 * 21) fosterksam
 * 22) Edithobayaa1
 * 23) Agoni Abraham
 * 24) Nuworku Kafui Hilda by
 * 25) ObaaJulie
 * 26) Saibu Sulemana
 * 27) Setjona
 * 28) Major Lyte
 * 29) Emmaesther13
 * 30) memoriesghana
 * 31) Enock Manoba
 * 32) Ebenezer Mensah Manarh
 * 33) ROCEDNA
 * 34) Cassy Straus
 * 35) Maame1Yaa
 * 36) Asaresonjr
 * 37) Firewaa Poundz
 * 38) Tinny Jnr
 * 39) Ing Sam
 * 40) Jude Hammond
 * 41) Maxford sUt
 * 42) Kobby Kat
 * 43) Nathan David Obeng-Amoako
 * 44) Collins Sam
 * 45) James Moore200
 * 46) Akosua Yeboah Richlove
 * 47) SAgbley
 * 48) Coffie1
 * 49) Nana Sintim
 * 50) Afua-PAK
 * 51) KwesiRaul
 * 52) S A Habadah
 * 53) Abdul-Hadisherif

Thank you for your usual cooperation. Kinvidia (talk) 01:59, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi zzuuzz, this user, Din-nani1 claims he was exempted some time ago but he is unable to edit on all wikis. Please help him get exempted. Please treat as urgent, as he is currently facilitating at a wiki workshop. Thank you. Kinvidia (talk) 10:31, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Din-nani1 has block exemption on this wiki since last month. It's likely he is encountering a global block effective on another language wiki and will need to request Global IP block exemption (as I suspect will others). Unfortunately I can't help do that, but you can tell the stewards that I sent you. In other news, I'm slowly working through the list. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:10, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks so much zzuzz, the user Din-nani1 has confirmed that he can edit now. Thank you once again for your swift response and your support. I really appreciate it. Kinvidia (talk) 13:05, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi zzuzz, these users are unable to edit in English wiki, can you please help exempting them from IP blocks?


 * 1) Nana Sintim
 * 2) KwesiRaul
 * 3) Akuaser
 * 4) Ebensarfo
 * 5) Gkagabby
 * 6) Antwiaa1996
 * 7) Akuaser
 * 8) Asantechief
 * 9) Mass360
 * 10) Leticia Boateng
 * 11) Bdul-Hadisherif

I feel like the IP Block situation is a national issue here in Ghana and submitting usernames for exemptions is too much work for you, and not a sustainable resolve (as I will keep bringing usernames for exemptions). I was wondering if there was a way to have a discussion to sort it out or who I could reach out to?

Thank you for your usual cooperation, I appreciate your support. Kinvidia (talk) 22:21, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello Kinvidia. The previous list stalled since it contained many accounts which didn't exist on any wiki, and the remit seemed to have spread to Nigeria. It's not that I have anything against Nigeria, but the problems aren't remotely on the same scale. I've also had time issues, but I haven't given up or forgotten. Yes, I see this as a big problem for Ghana, which is uniquely affected. I can tell you the causes: a limited number of IP addresses (mostly belonging to Vodafone or MTN Ghana), combined with a high usage of mobile networks, rapidly rotating/changing IP addresses, and a significant proportion of users of these networks using peer-to-peer proxy networks. Just about any IP blocked has been confirmed to be operating as a proxy. These proxy networks have been used by a significant number of long term vandals and other shady actors, which is the reason they started being systematically blocked in around July 2021. The problems do pre-date this by a number of years. All this is compounded by a significant proportion of poor quality edits, in some cases blatant and systematic spam, from within the country. The problem concurrently exists at a couple of levels: There are local blocks on enwiki and eswiki, and there are global blocks. The local enwiki blocks are performed by User:ST47, and the global ones are done by User:Tks4Fish (as far as I can tell). I think the global blocks would be the priority, as they override everything else and can only be dealt with through block exemption. We can probably adjust the local blocks. If these blocks are immutable then we'll have to think about a process for mass-granting block exemptions for individual accounts. So with all that in mind, I would suggest starting with Tks4Fish, and initially pursuing the blocks on meta. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:17, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * For what it's worth, these blocks on meta are copied from enwiki. So if we adjust blocking parameters locally on ST47ProxyBot, the changes will propagate to meta. MarioGom (talk) 13:05, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks MarioGom, that is indeed interesting. I'm minded to soft block the lot, if that will work. I don't suppose by any chance you have any interesting information about ASNs 29614 and 30986? -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:20, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * No idea about 29614. If I recall correctly, Scancom (30986) has a very high density of P2P proxies within small ranges. With respect to reblocking as softblock, I think ST47ProxyBlock would override the flags at some point. It doesn't block IPs that have previously unblocked, but I don't think it has any special treatment for previous block flags. So ideally any change in parameters or thresholds (there's some cases where the bot does softblock) should be done in the bot rather than manually. MarioGom (talk) 13:36, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello @Kinvidia! I've been globally blocking the IPs, as Zzuuzz mentioned. I have also been granting global IP block exemptions (GIPBE) to basically every user that asks me on my talk page or through email. Do you mind sending a list of users (and IPs, if possible) to ? That way I can grant them GIPBE and thus make them able to edit all projects (apart from enwiki and eswiki) freely yet again. Behind the scenes, we're discussing better ways of handling these blocks. Best, — Thanks for the fish!  talk •contribs  15:00, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank you Zzuuzz, that was insightful. I appreciate your continuous support amidst the time constraints that you have had to deal with. Thank you Tks4Fish for reaching out as well to express your willingness to help. I will definitely be reaching out if need be. Best regards. Kinvidia (talk) 00:01, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi Zzuuzz, I hope you are doing great? :) I was wondering if you could help me provide block exemptions for the list of users below. I will be happy if this could be done before Friday as I have a workshop with the group on Friday. Best regards. Kinvidia (talk) 18:36, 23 February 2022 (UTC)



They are good to go. -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:14, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much zzuuzz. Kinvidia (talk) 00:31, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Hello zzuuzz, I hope you are doing great? Could you please help to provide block exemptions for the users below?



Thank you for your usual support.

Kind regards,

Kinvidia (talk) 17:48, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Kinvidia. None of these names exist on any wiki, eg, Special:CentralAuth/EMMANUEL NYARKO. If you can get them created on a wiki, and/or check the usernames, I can probably sort out the rest. -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:58, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

I am so sorry about the mix up zzuuzz, I have replaced the list with their actual usernames now. Kinvidia (talk) 20:19, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * They're done, apart from the final account, Akawen Johnson, which doesn't exist. -- zzuuzz (talk) 23:51, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * So sorry about that zzuuzz, I think the username is Akawen johnson rather. Kinvidia (talk) 17:02, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, done. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:51, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks so much zzuuzz, can you please help the usernames below with IP block exemptions?



Counting on your usual support.

Best regards,

Kinvidia (talk) 01:07, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi zzuuzz, I hope you are doing great? Thank you for the exemptions provided for the users I submitted earlier. Please help me provide IP Block exemptions for the list below;



Thank you for you usual support.

Best regards,

Kinvidia (talk) 19:48, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * They're all done, maybe a little late, but probably no harm done. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:30, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

User not understanding why the template they used on their userpage is not satire
Hey! A user on my talk page is having a hard time understanding why they aren't allowed to use a template meant for files as a joke on their userpage. Would you mind explaining it to them? ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 01:55, 1 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Also, ClueCat NG needs their TPA revoked. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 01:57, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Oh crap
Oh crap, nothing's going right today. You and I apparently got an edit conflict in the block log, see the timestamps. Now they have a really long block log. Bishonen &#124; tålk 22:20, 5 February 2022 (UTC).
 * It confused me as I usually go back to check things, and there you were. Could have been worse if you were there before me :) -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:25, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

IP block
Thanks for blocking the IP. Could you please also block the 78.1.0.0/19 range? This has been going on every day for over a week now, with different IPs. <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#27B382">1499</b> 13:35, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * What am I missing? one IP yesterday, another 2 weeks ago, and nothing else since last April? -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:47, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * He's the same guy as . <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#27B382">1499</b> 13:52, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * -- zzuuzz (talk) 14:10, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Yup, those should all be him. I have a list of the IPs he's used (that I've dealt with) on my meta.wikipedia userpage. <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#27B382">1499</b> 14:18, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Btw, does blocking an IP range stop someone from constantly creating new registered accounts within the same IP? The guy created (and the other redacted user you also blocked). What stops him from continuing via this route? <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#27B382">1499</b> 14:23, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Range blocks typically also block account creation from the same IPs. It's not foolproof, but it usually helps. -- zzuuzz (talk) 14:30, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * They've all now been standardised on Black Kite's block of 93.142.128.0/19. -- zzuuzz (talk) 14:38, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Perfect, thanks for the help! <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#27B382">1499</b> 14:39, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Btw, does blocking an IP range stop someone from constantly creating new registered accounts within the same IP? The guy created (and the other redacted user you also blocked). What stops him from continuing via this route? <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#27B382">1499</b> 14:23, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Range blocks typically also block account creation from the same IPs. It's not foolproof, but it usually helps. -- zzuuzz (talk) 14:30, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * They've all now been standardised on Black Kite's block of 93.142.128.0/19. -- zzuuzz (talk) 14:38, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Perfect, thanks for the help! <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#27B382">1499</b> 14:39, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

They're now back, as. The other "78." IPs they had used are 78.1.6.49 and 78.1.21.101. Could you also please delete these difs ? <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#27B382">1499</b> 08:18, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * He's now using, , . Can you please range-block him, and delete these difs ? Thanks. <b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#000080">Nehme</b><b style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:80%;color:#27B382">1499</b> 11:24, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Done. I'm keeping an eye out for appropriate range blocks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:16, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks
Hello Zzuuzz, thanks for your help on my talk page. Best wishes --Serols (talk) 16:35, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Question about pblock
I want to ask if it would be possible for me to ask another admin to add targets to the existing pblock at ? There's a user on this range making rude comments in talk pages of railroad-related articles, such as Talk:Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1 and Talk:Ulster and Delaware Railroad. wizzito &#124;  say hello!  03:28, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * BTW if a pblock is ever done, then the main pages at Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1 and Ulster and Delaware Railroad should be added as well. wizzito  &#124;  say hello!  03:32, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It looks like he's actually on, not the /40 but still in that range. wizzito  &#124;  say hello!  03:35, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I've put down a month-long /41 p-block on those pages, citing disruptive editing (it is also ban evasion). This is probably not a sustainable solution. -- zzuuzz (talk) 04:47, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

If you're not already aware, this IP user is, who was blocked indefinitely last year. See also ,, , Sockpuppet investigations/DonPevsner/Archive, and so on... -Apocheir (talk) 00:47, 14 February 2022 (UTC)


 * They're attacking users again on their own talk page and places such as Talk:Wallkill Valley Railroad and User talk:Mako001. Additionally, since the range is used by various LTAs (including this one), and a user on the /40 is subject to a topic ban for multiple years, I sadly think that blocking the /40 range for many years, talk page access disabled, is the best option to prevent disruption. wizzito  &#124;  say hello!  03:20, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
 * They are continuing their personal attacks again on Talk:Wallkill Valley Railroad. What I said still stands; the heavy LTA use of this /40 makes it worthy of a full block lasting many years. wizzito  &#124;  say hello!  00:43, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Some people see stopping disruption as a priority. Some place a high priority on avoiding collateral and enabling productive editing. You can read my full thoughts on this range here. A full block I get, as the final option, but "many years" is based on what? -- zzuuzz (talk) 02:47, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Probably should add User talk:Wizzito to the pblock as well. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 23:15, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
 * TBH, at the very least, blocking the talk and user talk spaces is a good idea. We've had similar blocks on large ranges due to abuse; see for example.  wizzito  &#124;  say hello!  23:18, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Not necessarily disagreeing, but I'll say this: I once encountered the same /44 Verizon Wireless rangeblock in two different towns maybe 200 miles apart. Any idea how many people are affected by a /41 or a /40? Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 23:25, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It looks like TNT got the user_talk p-block for now. Thanks. I would again refer to my previous comments about this /40 range, though I'll add that I've haven't ruled out either me or another admin extending the block. -- zzuuzz (talk) 23:34, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
 * 16ConcordeSSC is continuing his behavior. All I want is for it to stop. Someone as accomplished as him should not get away with bullying people, even if I did WP:BANREVERT his talk page posts stupidly. wizzito  &#124;  say hello!  21:23, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * User_talk:2600:1004:B11C:1DAC:B0CE:4E53:4D:CA35 wizzito  &#124;  say hello!  21:39, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

I blocked the /64 for block evasion. If you are an oversighter, you can see their edit on WT:UTRS Cheers, -- Deep fried okra  ( talk ) 01:38, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * If he gives you further problems, let me know and I'll block the /64 as needed. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 01:55, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for blocking the IP editor who was attacking me, life was really hard with him harassing me. Severe storm  28  22:39, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

User talk:Chipmunkdavis
Thanks for blocking the IP. Semi-prot is almost certainly also warranted as the IP seems to threaten to continue block evading, and the page just got unprotected a few days ago (and as I was typing this, it looks like they're back already.) ev iolite   (talk)  01:12, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Looks
like WP:CIR to me. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 01:34, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help, there's definitely some issues going on there. At this time I don't really have a strategy for going forward with this one, but let's at least get the abuse stopped. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:04, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Shirshore IPBE
Thanks for doing that. :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:20, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

IP block exemptions
Hi, thank you for changing my user rights for a month. Would it be possible to have the right for a longer period or permanently? By the way I have been wondering how blocking some mobile phone wifi IP addresses deters vandals. When I found a mobile phone IP address was blocked, I just had to turn the phone off and on again, which was annoying but not difficult. TSventon (talk) 09:39, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi. I've granted as much as I see to be necessary. Though you definitely use some problem IP addresses, the need for IPBE is limited, and this is one of those rights where it makes sense to primarily factor in need. However if you do have other issues, do feel free to let me know. In reply to your other point, sometimes we don't just block an IP address, but block all of them. Soetimes the vandal can buy another SIM card and jump on another network, but we might sometimes block all of that as well. If we really wanted to make mobile phone editing difficult, then we could pretty much do that. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:04, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I still don't understand the point of blocking some IP addresses used by a mobile phone provider so the editor (or vandal) has to turn their phone off and be reassigned by the phone company to an IP address that isn't blocked. I did try asking the blocking admin once but did not get an answer. TSventon (talk) 11:56, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * With a number of mobile networks, blocks on individual IPs which last more than a few hours are usually misjudged. Unfortunately not all admins get short blocks or mobile networks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:01, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Possible sockpuppet in Soviet offensive plans controversy
I noticed suspicious activity in the recent history of Soviet offensive plans controversy. Looking further back, you have blocked some sockpuppets who had edited that article in July 2021 and earlier. Thank you for your time, if you decide to look into it. --46.30.132.129 (talk) 12:58, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Special:PermaLink/1081140089. Anything to add? -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:07, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * That is good to see. I was also wondering about Doctor Incredible, who also edited the same article and used rather odd letter capitalization in edit summaries (such as "Restored Content", like Thelostone41 had earlier "Adding Academic..."). But could be another editor. --46.30.132.129 (talk) 17:03, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Nothing obvious leaps out. I don't suppose you're a block-evader yourself, are you? -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:26, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Saki Fujita protection
Could we get some protection on Talk:Saki Fujita? The talk page doesn't seem to be used much so the risk of collateral damage is limited compared to other targets, and the disruptive editing seems to be happening irregularly so short term protection may make the most sense. FozzieHey (talk) 18:08, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I've also extended the articles, which were due in a few days. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:13, 6 April 2022 (UTC)