Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Denied/October 2008

A Cool Editor

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 * It would assist the undoing of vandalism I take part in, by monitoring Special:NewPages and Special:RecentChanges instead of locating the correct vandal, then having to undo, then having to save the page. See for my numerous anti-vandal contributions
 * As I mentioned when you last applied, you have less than 50 edits to article space. You will need many more edits for us to be able to judge your editing to see if you can be given this tool. -Djsasso (talk) 15:58, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

SuperHamster

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 * I've recently gotten into reverting vandalism, and several times I've stumbled upon vandals with multiple edits in a row, and the Rollback feature would really be helpful in these scenarios. Thanks.  SuperHamster  (talk) 01:31, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * You have less than 100 edits to articles so there isn't many edits to judge if we should give you the tool yet. I would keep using the undo method ot going to the history and clicking on the last good edit and editing to that version for now with clear edit summaries and then come back in a bit and we can take a look. -Djsasso (talk) 01:34, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thanks though. :)  SuperHamster  (talk) 01:41, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

MaxHarmony

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 * I would like rollback permissions because I often browse Wikipedia and therefore have many chances to catch vandalism.
 * ❌, you don't seem to have much Wikipedia experience other than to edit your userpage.  Maxim (talk)  18:59, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

C-3PO

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 * It would be a useful tool in fighting vandalism.

❌ Sorry, you're extremely new to Wikipedia, this is apparently your first day. Although we appreciate the work you've done for us, I'd like to see more experience before granting rollback. Please apply again in the future! ~ L'Aquatique [talk  ] 06:39, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Vandalismterminator

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 * I request rollback so that I am able to revert vandalism quickly without having to use the edit summary and pressing the undo button.
 * ❌ Your reversions look great, but you've only been editing for a few hours. Contact me on my talk page in two days to a week and I'll re-evaluate you then. Thanks, and keep up the great anti-vandalism efforts! Acalamari 18:42, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Cahk

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 * I've been using ACC tool for a bit now so I would like the flag added to my account Cahk (talk) 00:48, 6 October 2008 (UTC)


 * ❌ All of your accounts look good, but you've only created five of them over two months so you don't seem to have a need for the flag at this time. If/when you start hitting the throttle regularly, please re-apply! ~ L'Aquatique [talk  ] 05:07, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Megaman en m

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 * I find it very annoying when I have to undo 10 edits of vandalism after each other. I would appreciate if I can get these privileges. --Megaman en m (talk) 21:58, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ❌ Sorry, but reviewing your last few reverts I found too much concerning ones:, , and . These edits clearly indicate a high risk that you would misuse the rollback feature. —αἰτίας •'discussion'• 22:23, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
 * The first edit I was trying to undo two edits after a row (It didn't have a source). The second edit I was undoing two vandalism edits in a row. So when I undid the first time it looks like I vandalised which actually was the vandalisers' first edit. The third edit was because it says it right so in the wikipedia rules about games articles that you can't name prices (because these might differ from place to place). The fourth edit was because it wasn't relevant and had nothing to do with the article. I NEVER vandalised a page in the four months I was here.--Megaman en m (talk) 08:42, 6 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Can anyone response to this?--Megaman en m (talk) 15:51, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

lizbdavis

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 * vandalism on Belmont Hill Page Lizbdavis (talk) 00:17, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ❌ Please come back when you have at least 500 edits. Tiptoety  talk 00:22, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Baby G.

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 * There has been some vandalism lately on the Jazmine Sullivan article. I have been undoing it a lot. However, I read that Rollback can revert quicker than a simple undo, and can revert more than one edit at once. Therefore, I think Rollback would be useful to me. If my request is denied, I'll be able to understand completely, but I'd really appreciate if I could get Rollback privileges. -- Baby G. ( talk to me ) 20:28, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but with just 22 edits I don't have enough to go on. Suggest use of WP:UNDO for the while. Again, apologies but we do need to see some experience before granting a relatively powerful tool that can cause upset if used incorrectly. Not a personal comment just that we need a bit more "evidence" as it were. Pedro : Chat  20:34, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

45Factoid44

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 * It would be a useful tool in fighting vandalism.

Hi. I would like to request Rollback permissions for use in my role as a "random page patroller" as it would allow me to undo vandalism more quickly and therefore have more time to patrol more pages in the small amount of time I have to do that. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you. 45Factoid44 (talk) 22:13, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry but you seem to have virtually no experience with WP:UNDO or just plain reverting. I could only find one reversion in your contribution history. Please feel free to reapply soon with some experience in vandal handling. Pedro : Chat  22:16, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
 * So new users are precluded from the privilege even if they have good intentions in how they plan to use it? Part of the reason I don't have a massive revert history is because I used to be an IP editor so the majority of my history is not visible, I use self-restraint in reverting, and I have been largely unequipped to do any serious vandal handling since signing up. Please reconsider. 45Factoid44 (talk) 22:20, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

GhostStalker

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 * I'm a frequent editor to anime articles, and as such, there is often a lot of OR and vandalism to revert, especially in articles concerning popular series. I've been here for quite a while, and I do believe that I'm an editor in good standing. I might not have the amount of edits that some people who have been here a comparable amount of time have, but I guess that's because I usually restrict myself to editing a smaller umbrella of articles. I believe a majority of my edits have been reverting vandalism, usually with some sort of non-inflammatory remark made concerning that vandalism. Although I would miss coming up with these remarks, I think the Rollback feature would help me in doing the reverting that I seem to be doing more and more of. Thanks. -- Ghost Stalker  (Got a present for ya! | Mission Log) 04:37, 10 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Why would you be using rollback on edits which you consider to be original research? Non-administrator rollback is for vandalism only, not original research. Daniel (talk) 05:04, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Huh, guess I misunderstood then. I'll only use it for vandalism then. For OR, I guess I'll just revert the old fashioned way with my usual remarks, then. -- Ghost Stalker  (Got a present for ya! | Mission Log) 05:41, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ❌ Please work with reverting vandalism, developing a clear understanding, and re-apply later. Best, –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  19:17, 10 October 2008 (UTC)



Suigetsu

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 * I edit anime-based articles that see frequent vandalism that I tend to revert. Since these anonymous kids usually edit in multiple sittings (i.e. edit once, then decide they'll edit another character's section, and repeat), there's more edits than can be fixed with a single revert; having rollback would make this immensely easier. Since I can see this coming, this edit summary was made before I discovered that rollback wasn't supposed to be used for OR, but now that I've learned otherwise I only plan on using it to fight vandalism. I was previously denied rollback for being an asshole and failing to discern between good and bad faith edits, but since then I believe I've sufficiently worked on that.
 * ❌ Not a whole lot has changed since your last request, and this edit (though you stated you are now aware rollback is not used for that purpose) just reinforces that fact you are not yet ready to have rollback. Tiptoety  talk 01:08, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

llamadog903

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 * I think I should have this as I have access to the ACC tool. The Llama! (talk) 20:25, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Could you explain why you should in a bit more detail? Pedro : Chat  20:48, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ❌ No recent account creation work. Tiptoety  talk 01:13, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Lhw1

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 * I would like to use this tool to deal with these particular vandals on some of the articles I've been watching lately. I have been on this site for years and I think this tool could come in handy. Lhw1 (talk) 07:17, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * . Relatively few edits, recent repeated replacement of the prod template - despite the template itself stating that anyone can remove the template indicates that you may not understand how to identify vandalism/edits that should be reverted.  Please apply in a few weeks when you are more familiar with Wikipedia.  Thank you.  --Philosopher Let us reason together. 08:21, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Your Username

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 * Short reason for wanting permission Drewkline (talk) 16:14, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * . You are not a participant in the process of creating accounts for other users requesting them. WilliamH (talk) 16:22, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

ESanchez013

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 * I do a lot of vandalism reversion and sometimes, I restore articles from old versions, which proves tedious; this tool would definitely help me in reverting continuous strings of bad-faith edits. ←Signed:→ Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me! ←at≈:→ 14:01, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ❌ Sorry, but your contributions provide evidence that you don't know the difference between vandalism and good faith edits. You reverted ovious good faith edits using undo, just to mention a few examples: 1, 2 and 3. All in all this are strong indications that you would not use rollback appropriately. —αἰτίας •'discussion'• 14:20, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Abestic28

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 * To become a master Huggler. Actually, I just downloaded it, but what I would really like to do is effectively control vandalism in new articles. Abestic28 (talk) 02:44, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * You've only really been using WP:UNDO for a day. The vast majority of your edits are to your user pages. Please feel free to ask again when you've show more experience in vandal fighting (a week or so) Pedro : Chat  06:52, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Deon555

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 * I've been doing Account Creation for a while now, and I don't think I'd be a major threat to Wikipedia if I had this permission :) Deon555 (talk) 08:45, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * The only need for this tool is to bypass limits. Looking at your acc logs, you've not hit the limit at all. PeterSymonds (talk)  09:01, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * per the reason stated above. You have not created 6 accounts within 24 hours and thus have not been stifled by the throttle. WilliamH (talk) 09:24, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Caturdayz

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 * Needed to combat vandalism on the English Wiki
 * ❌ Please come back when you have a bit more experience. Until then, keep up the good work using Twinkle. Tiptoety  talk 04:20, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

KevinJi9

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 * I have welcomed members and have tried to revert vandalism. If I have this tool, it would make reverting much easier.
 * A quick check shows only 1 vandal reversion (at least with an edit summary) in the past year and only 13 edits to the Mainspace since June. --Philosopher Let us reason together. 04:50, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Nat682

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 * I would like rollback permission because when a vandal makes multiple edits it takes a while to go in and revert each one of them. Rollbacking will fix this. I have reverted quite a bit of vandalism (and I even know someone in real life who has vandalized Wikipedia]], and it would make my job a lot easier if I could just rollback vandalism. Also, rollback permission is required for use of Huggle, an anti-vandalism tool that I can use to go out and fight vandalism to help improve Wikipedia. Notice to all vandals - cut it out! Can't you see we're trying to make an encyclopedia here! Nat682 (talk)
 * ❌ Sorry, but you have too little experience in reverting vandalism. I would recommend using undo or Twinkle in order to gain some experience before reapplying. —αἰτίας •'discussion'• 01:10, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

sionus

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 * I'd like the ability to use rollback to help against vandalism while using Huggle. Sionus (talk) 01:16, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ❌ Please get some more experience using such tools as Twinkle or the undo button. Tiptoety  talk 03:12, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Irunongames

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 * I want to use Huggle to patrol for vandilazers Irunongames (talk) 20:27, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ❌ Please get some more experience using such tools as twinkle or the undo button. Tiptoety  talk 20:35, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Candlewicke

 * I would like to be granted rollbacker rights as quite frankly I find it irritating when I see edits such as this that, although seeming to be of assistance, actually serve to make a section less encyclopedic than it was. It is of course not necessary that I should receive such rights other than for the sake of convenience, but it would be welcome all the same. I am not hopefully considered a dangerous editor, have not been involved in blocking/vandalism etc and am generally just trying to improve with my edits. I have been involved for some years and perhaps some early edits may come back to haunt me but I could say I was just a beginner at that stage. Thanks.
 * ❌ Edits such as the one you provided above should not be reverted using rollback, as they are not clear cased of vandalism but more of a content dispute. Please try reverting some clear cases of vandalism using Twinkle or the undo button and trying again later. Tiptoety  talk 05:31, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ❌ Edits such as the one you provided above should not be reverted using rollback, as they are not clear cased of vandalism but more of a content dispute. Please try reverting some clear cases of vandalism using Twinkle or the undo button and trying again later. Tiptoety  talk 05:31, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

User:Kabuu

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 * I have positively contributed and would like to be able to use Huggle to patrol recent changes. Kabuu (talk) 20:35, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ❌ sadly. Unfortunately, you have less than fifteen edits, and none towards reverting vandalism. As such, I won't be able to judge how well you'll use the rollback feature. I kindly suggest reading up on vandalism, and practice reverting using the undo tool first. Best wishes. Acalamari 20:38, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

User:Matty4123

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 * Like to start getting involved more in fighting vandalism, instead of just contributing. Matty4123 (talk) 19:15, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
 * . You have very few mainspace edits recently, none of which are in reverting vandalism - therefore it is impossible to judge how you'd use the rollback feature.  Please gain some experience in this area (possibly by using WP:POPUPS or WP:TWINKLE) and re-apply in a few weeks. --Philosopher Let us reason together. 19:51, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

User:My Account

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 * I want to start reverting and i need rollback to help me thanks! My Account 
 * ❌ Sorry, as far as I can see you have no experience in reverting vandalism at all. Therefore, please gain some experience before reapplying. —αἰτίας •'discussion'• 20:44, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

User:ThePointblank

 * I used to use VandalProof, but that program is no longer functional on my computer, so I would like to switch over to use Huggle.
 * ❌ I am seeing quite a few "undos" or reverts that appear to not be vandalism, such as and . Maybe try doing some recent change patrol work, then come back in a month and re-request rollback.  Tiptoety  talk 05:33, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually if you look closer at such rollbacks, they are more subtle vandalism that deal with NPOV. The first example you posted was an attempt at slander by the editor (editor was warned), the second revert was again an issue of NPOV (again, editor was warned). Don't just look at the rollbacks, look at whenever or not I have tied the rollback with a warning. ThePointblank (talk) 06:12, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually if you look closer at such rollbacks, they are more subtle vandalism that deal with NPOV. The first example you posted was an attempt at slander by the editor (editor was warned), the second revert was again an issue of NPOV (again, editor was warned). Don't just look at the rollbacks, look at whenever or not I have tied the rollback with a warning. ThePointblank (talk) 06:12, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

User:Beano

 * ( assign permissions ) I would like to apply for account creator status. It's not imperative that I am granted this permission, but being allowed account creator status would help me progress myself closer to becoming an administrator someday down the road. Thanks for the consideration.
 * Please do some account creation work before filing a request. Tiptoety  talk 05:22, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

User:Dav115

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 * Keen interest in fighting vandalism on Wikipedia and removing malicious edits. I intend to use Huggle to achieve this more efficiently, however to do this I require the "Rollback" permission to be granted to myself. Dav115 (talk) 23:45, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ❌ - you have a total of 44 edits, with only 6 this month. Please put in some more time reverting vandalism; we do not have any way to judge your experience in this area. Frank  |  talk  00:24, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

User:Goodmorningworld

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 * As I am editing some contentious articles it would be useful to have rollback rights for reverting vandalism. Goodmorningworld (talk) 12:43, 31 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Rollback is for reverting vandalism only. You appear to be edit warring . I can't grant rollback at this time so I will leave this up to another admin's discretion.—  Ѕandahl  &#9829;  14:26, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I will let the record of my contributions speak for itself; I rest my case.--Goodmorningworld (talk) 14:48, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
 * . I only see two or three instances where the edit summary suggests vandalism has been reverted in the past month.  Additionally, the user's statement suggested he would use rollback on contentious articles which suggests that he may misunderstand the purpose of rollback, which is only to be used on blatant vandalism, especially in light of recent edits at Adolf Hitler.  --Philosopher Let us reason together. 21:16, 31 October 2008 (UTC)