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Thank you for your comments at Widr's talk page (about a user removing a chart of aircraft operated by an airline even though nearly all airline articles have them).
Wikipedia has a culture where bad people are powerful. Who wants to fight in an American Airlines article? I don't work for them and am not paid by them to improve the article so if there is too much trouble, one simply says "(expletive) it, I am doing something elee". A few months ago, I edited an astronomy article and someone said what I wrote was BS crap even though it was clearly very reasonable. That person was cautioned by an administrator and stopped. However, I have not had the desire to fight and re-edit that article.
So thanks and above was my commentary of things.
Ensign Hapuna of the Royal Hawaiian Navy ( talk) 16:55, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
I highly suspect this a troll but thought I'd ask: is this ( Dudesonridingdudes) actually you? EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{ re}} 04:13, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
Feel free to unblock if this is really an alternate account of yours. ;) Favonian ( talk) 18:29, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
It looks like there's yet another account impersonating you, namely NRC SDK log ( talk · contribs). I've gone ahead reverted their edits at SPI, and reported them as a sockpuppet of the two previous ones. Sir Sputnik ( talk) 14:55, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
I'm kinda new (sort of) to this site and know like nothing about "check User". Can you explain what it does and how? I'd be real interested in getting involved, you get me. 24.114.93.31 ( talk) 02:02, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
I had a quick look at the policy and it doesn't mention it. I remove it after I become aware of the death a person that we have an article of as it no longer applies. That does not mean that our other policies relating to sourcing do not apply to people who have recently died. Capitalistroadster ( talk) 03:50, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Regarding this [1] block of Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz, I've looked at the SPI history of the suspected sockmaster account. In that, I found an IP that was duck-blocked, and it geolocates to the Houston, TX area. All of the disruptive IP edits at the Chris Kyle article and the Chris Kyle talk page have geolocated to the Houston, TX area, as well. When the IP disruption at the article and talk page was occurring, I had my suspicions that they were all sock IPs of PVJ, before and after his edit warring block. This SPI for the sockmaster using an IP [2] confirmed it for me, personally. My question is this: shouldn't the IPs at the Chris Kyle talk page and article be looked into and/or tagged as well? If so, do I leave that up to an SPI admin (since there was no SPI before blocking as a sock) or do I file an SPI myself? -- WV ● ✉ ✓ 00:43, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi I want to use Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Settings/ISSN with AutoWikiBrowser where shouls I set it? or where can i use it? Yamaha5 ( talk) 09:42, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD, thanks for the RevDel, not sure if you saw it independently or found my IRC report, but either way, I'm glad. Unfortunately, if you look further back over the last few days at still visible IP posts, you'll see there are more of the same that should go. Also, since it is a variable IP, is some sort of range block possible / appropriate? Regards, EdChem ( talk) 13:45, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
@ DoRD: hello, i'm writing to you about a multiple-account user you blocked months ago who started over creating new fakes.
here's a list of a few of his previous accounts:
i didn't find all the fakes you blocked but you'll be able to check them all; i'm sure that the IP addresses he used before and uses now begin at least in some cases by one or more among 95, 87, 82, 80 and 79.
here's a list of a few of his new accounts:
this user continues creating throwaway accounts to delude others, so that he feels safe when he makes his edits: he creates a new account with a senseless name, makes his edit which as you can see consists of removing or corrupting phonetic transcriptions, then he abandons the account and creates another one when he moves to another page or comes back to an already edited page.
i hope that my report was helpful both for the vandalic nature of his edits and for the improper use of his multiple accounts, such a user should be kept an eye on and kept from going on with such disruptive edits that should be all reverted, he's just damaging the encyclopedia by behaving like this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a03:f480:1:3::66 ( talk • contribs) 16:24, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
thank you DoRD.
here's another pair of fakes i've just found out:
it seems he's still creating new disposable accounts to make his disrputive edits, since the last one was created and used yesterday at 23:23.
at worst, if he doesn't stop playing like that with fakes as it's likely to happen, it might be necessary to block his IP range(s) too in order to prevent him from going on breaking rules like that.
update:
the guy has created new accounts and used also some old fakes sill to remove or corrput phonetic transcriptions, here's a few i've found but there certainly are lots more:
whenever you have time, please check the situation about this vandal who doesn't seem to be stopping.
(excuse me, when do you think you'll be able to have a look at this, if i can ask?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A03:F480:1:3:0:0:0:66 ( talk) 20:59, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
Please get consensus for the change you made to Wikipedia:Harassment. That text has been in the article a long time and therefore you need consensus to remove it. Best Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 17:53, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
Would you be willing to have a look at User talk:Atlan, where the editor is requesting IP block exemption to avoid an IP range block? The editor seems to be trustworthy as far as I can see, but I am not willing to consider granting IP block exemption without a CheckUser. The editor who uses the pseudonym " JamesBWatson" ( talk) 15:36, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
Were you still planning on commenting? I placed it on hold a few days ago.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 17:38, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD, take a look at the case, thanks. SA 13 Bro ( talk) 19:02, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi. I see you checkuser-blocked 76.125.78.205 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS). I don't know what led you to that IP, but its subjects ( Vage Shavis, Donovan Shavis Born November 19) are those of a prolific socker for whom I have just raised WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Tshavis. His socks are coming with increasing frequency - six this month so far. Is there any chance of a rangeblock? Regards, JohnCD ( talk) 20:11, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
You blocked him for block evasion - is he a sock of a known puppeteer or just an IP Troll now acting with username? He has shifted activities to Commons and we need some info to block him there as well. -- Denniss ( talk) 06:04, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD, just wanted to let you know, just in case you haven't checked it yet; on this SPI page, where you performed a CU check, well, I've updated it ever since with more material, and added an additional one to the list. An evaluation of the evidence hasn't been made though ever since the time you made your first check and said that it has to be done. Bests and take care - LouisAragon ( talk) 13:42, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoED, I seek to recreate the page KENNETH UWADI that you deleted in 2008. I want to recreate it with verifiable sources and I seek your permission Chiomaamadi ( talk) 15:43, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
Please stop modifying Ejiro Okosieme's page. I created the page, and some of the information on there is false. It is to be deleted Robertb11 ( talk) 13:47, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
Ok. For the record he is born in 92. Not 94. That is wrong along with some other bits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robertb11 ( talk • contribs) 10:53, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
Please leave the date of birth as it is as it is causing confusion with his football. Nothing else will be tampered during the deletion process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robertb11 ( talk • contribs) 10:57, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
Hello! I had a question for you regarding Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Cpsspag. What exactly IS a "Check User"? Trying to learn and I was curious what would lead you to decline a check user request? Thanks in advance. -- Zackmann08 ( Talk to me/ What I been doing) 15:59, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
Is there a sock investigation page for Gamerdude2000 et al? I have a few more accounts to add, based on John Ashton (actor). Ibadibam ( talk) 18:53, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
DoRD and @ Vituzzu: Thank you both for recently blocking a user here and here, for seriously abusive editing (now suppressed) that defamed a living person with wild accusations of serious crimes. The misconduct was just repeated under a new username, which seems likely to be a sock for the blocked account. Many thanks if you're able to take a look. — Patrug ( talk) 01:05, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
Just blocked a fresh one per WP:DUCK. Is it useful to file an addendum to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Billy_Hathorn (e.g., to pick up sleepers) for a single IP? OhNoitsJamie Talk 14:00, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
Not sure if this request is enough of a WP:DUCK to block. Your thoughts? OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:48, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD. Page Euclid of Megara needs to be moved to Euclides of Megara to avoid confusion with Euclid the mathematician. Reasons and sources are listed at talk:Euclid of Megara.
Also, the disambiguation page Euclides (disambiguation) needs to be undeleted. For this dicussion, please see user_talk:Bkonrad. For Euclid, the relevance is not the obscure historical person but the mathematical iconic text Elements of Euclid. Euclides was Plato's close friend, and person, his philosophy, and his influence are what is of interest. The term "cut-and-paste" is deprecatory, "extract" is more appropriate. Euclides simply does not belong with Euclid's book or the many places and things named after Euclid.
The problem is that from my Plato scholar's perspective, this is an obvious factual naming mistake that needs correction. Current professional preference is for the spelling "Euclides". Since Wikipedia mirror sites and Wikipedia copycats amplify Wikipedia errors back onto the search engines, the confusion is perpetuated.
In my disagreement with Bkonrad, I was unaware that he is an administrator. I assumed that he was simply wrong. Now, on the talk page, it seems that a posse of admins are determined to squash the naming change in support of each other. This request is factual. I have verified this with the area editor of one of the two major online philosophy encyclopedias.
Nonetheless, it appears that my subject expertise will be discarded by the politics of the machinery. Perhaps that is one reason why there are only perhaps a handful competent editors in the philosophy areas of Wikipedia. How can the many less than acceptable articles in philosophy be improved if the experts are over-ruled by politics? ~~ BlueMist ( talk) 01:29, 23 August 2016 (UTC)
Is this account yours? Maybe better write something on the userpage if is? [Bishzilla always extremely virtuous about any whiff of impersonation or other irregularity.] bishzilla ROARR!! 21:52, 22 August 2016 (UTC).
Well... in considering this block do you think that this IP is a proxy? MeowMoon ( talk) 03:10, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
{{
blocked proxy}}
is a proxy? Is that what you're asking? —
DoRD (
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13:27, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
{{
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. That's all...
MeowMoon (
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23:32, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
G'day DoRD, I am very surprised to see 23 editor blocked for abusing multiple accounts. Are you absolutely certain that is the case? The supposed sock has no similarities with 23 editor's editing style that I can see. Not to say it isn't possible, but it seems pretty unlikely to me; I have been interacting with (and collaborating with) 23 editor for a couple of years now, and I am also familiar with the amount of socking that goes on in Balkan-land, and have never suspected 23 of it. Thanks for your time double-checking, Peacemaker67 ( click to talk to me) 03:37, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
The abouve IP kept making false reverts and disruptive edits. I suspect the IP to be a sock puppet of either User:Janagewen or User:Intoronto1125. I'm not sure if it's any one of these. Can you please check? CrystalMania002 ( talk) 03:00, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
Thank you very much for oversighting the edit I emailed. I was concerned about that person and what was going through their head to share personal info in Wikipedia. CyanoTex ( talk) 15:08, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
I see that User:69THFLOOR claims to be an alternative account of yours. Is that true? I wondered because of strange edits such as this one, where I find it hard to think of a good reason why you would do that, but maybe you have one. The editor who uses the pseudonym " JamesBWatson" ( talk) 15:00, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi. As a french contributor, I'm not really familiar with the practices of the english Wikipedia. My message was only intended to inform you about inquiries on our project that could serve yours and reinforce the fight against vandalism. If you think so, don't hesitate to transfer it at the right place. Regards, -- Voxhominis ( talk) 15:28, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
He's also almost certainly this . [3], not that knowing this necessarily helps. Doug Weller talk 06:40, 31 October 2016 (UTC) And User:You are unable to edit Wikipedia due to an autoblock affecting your IP address. should they be tagged? Doug Weller talk 06:50, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
I suppose there would be no point in filing a formal SPI, because Oneshot is already indeffed, but check out this IP; it's continuing to harass SPECIFICO (a user with whom I have had many disagreements) after vandalizing Foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration (which I recently made this minor edit to) in a way that indicates the quest to frame me goes on. Either way, the IP is clearly being used solely for vandalism. TheTimesAreAChanging ( talk) 00:04, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
I missed one: can you please also revdelete this edit? Burninthruthesky indicated it's a copyvio but didn't say of what, but it pretty closely resembles this article. Thanks. Ivanvector ( Talk/ Edits) 14:07, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
The list of cases hasn't been updating since sometime yesterday. I forget the various convoluted things that can be tried to fix it short of replacing it temporarily with the old one. Any ideas? I'm pinging others just in case someone else is around to help out: @ Vanjagenije: @ DeltaQuad: @ Amalthea: -- Bbb23 ( talk) 12:01, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
The case list is not updating again. I tried to swap the lists until Amalthea can fix it, but it didn't work. I don't know why.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 22:22, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
Not updating again. Haven't tried swapping.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 21:34, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
You may wish to revoke talk page access as well.-- Cahk ( talk) 08:10, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD.
A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.
It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.
If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins). MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:46, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
Hello DoRD,
The IP 2605:e000:6221:5c00:d0ff:ac80:42a9:1b42 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) is just the latest block evading vandal from the specified IP range above, who is continuing to vandalize numerous airport/aviation related articles.
Some IP's that are already blocked include 2605:E000:6201:1300:C91D:E407:574E:1327 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) and 2605:E000:6201:1300:79E6:3550:A1A9:5C57 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS).
You may need to implement a rangeblock on 2605:e000:6221:5c00::/64 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) which appears to be the newest IP range for them. Thanks! 2601:1C0:106:D137:1066:6939:3095:7968 ( talk) 06:11, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD, maybe an admin like you has more tools, but when a regular editor like me needs to put a 4IM warning to a repeated vandal that looks "new", a "sock" tag is necessary to justify what I'm doing, refer anyone to previous IPs and their edit histories, and a quick visual on whether an IP is in the suspicious ranges (getting more difficult to glace with the advent of IPv6). The same vandal may continue for years to come. Pages like "Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of ___" is our only anchors of reference! I hope you understand. HkCaGu ( talk) 17:56, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD. You recently blocked Password123 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), an account that I recently reported as a possible sockpuppet. Can their contributions be reverted per WP:EVADE? Many thanks.- Mr X 16:08, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
"This is unhelpful, to say the least." What are you talking about? I was under the impression that I must notify any user I accuse of socking. Is that not a rule? Does that not apply to indeffed users? If so, that's news to me! TheTimesAreAChanging ( talk) 18:29, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
Check out Wikipedia talk:Sockpuppet investigations/Ciaran olives. 2602:306:3357:BA0:1856:CD51:E7BC:9F20 ( talk) 17:36, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
Do you know where I would find a list of "tool administrators" (see WP:ACCG)? If not, do you know who would? Thanks.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 20:11, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
Oh, well yeah, anyone can create another account with Special:CreateAccount, and the admin toolset includes the accountcreator flag. — DoRD ( talk) 20:40, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
Use a temporary random password and send it to the specified email address, and put user B's email address in the email space. Writ Keeper ⚇ ♔ 21:40, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
Some gingerbread cookies for you! | |
I'm freezing, but the weather looks fine in Texas. So I hope some gingerbread cookies will suffice. Merry Christmas and happy New Year! GAB gab 23:08, 23 December 2016 (UTC) |
Thank you, and same to you, too! Stay warm - I'll have the air conditioner running all weekend, unfortunately. — DoRD ( talk) 23:41, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
Can you do anything about these obvious Oneshot socks pushing to have me sanctioned, or do I need to file a formal SPI? ( [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]) TheTimesAreAChanging ( talk) 20:24, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
Thanks in advance for your help. ‑‑ Dstone66 ⑆( talk)⑇( contribs)⑈ 16:55, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
Thanks to both of you! My first edit was actually a bit over 11 years ago, but who's counting? — DoRD ( talk) 01:53, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
Happy New Years DoRD,
Could yolu please check Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lrednuas Senoroc before the ips going to be "stale"? Also, I suggest you to take a look at the previous case too. Bests, 46.221.179.234 ( talk) 08:15, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
I am curious. Considering the active links to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ferret, would it not have been better to leave that page as a redirect? Thanks for your consideration.-- John Cline ( talk) 16:48, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Hi DORD, Hope all is well, Could you (or any talkpage stalkers here) revdel this and this please, Thanks, – Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 12:36, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
Walleinaxiom96 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Time: Jan 06, 2017 13:35:32
Message: Hi, I don't have access to any info; please advise on the appeal and suitability for a 6 month Standard Offer?
Notes:
-- UTRSBot ( talk) 13:35, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
Walleinaxiom96 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Time: Jan 06, 2017 13:35:32
Message: Hi, I don't have access to any info; please advise on the appeal and suitability for a 6 month Standard Offer?
Notes:
-- UTRSBot ( talk) 13:35, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
Why don't you (and others) check this case? : Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lrednuas Senoroc. I have shown many proofs with diffs. I hope you do not tell me that it is "stale". Because I have pinged many checkusers but nobody cared it, unfortunately. It is an ongoing vandalism,for at least 1-2 years. I hope you could stop it. 46.221.187.97 ( talk) 00:09, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
Hi, DoRD. Re the range block thing on Widr's page: I get a big kick out of rangeblocking IPv6 ranges, because it's not what I expect of myself; usually my role is the helpless little old lady asking the techies for help while crocheting an antimacassar, kind of thing — but ha, I do rangeblocks! (And because it makes me feel useful. There's really not much point in blocking IPv6 addresses one by one.) My understanding of what I do is superficial, though, and I would like to improve it. So, a) how do you see what customer the /64 is assigned to (I didn't know, I just knew that it's 99% likely to be one customer) and b) how did you find the blocked single addresses? If you don't mind explaining these things, I'd appreciate it. Bishonen | talk 21:17, 15 January 2017 (UTC).
Thanks for cleaning that up. I'm assuming that these are OSOW and TTAAC going at one another, and I'm seeing this sort of behavior across multiple articles. Is the answer here to just RBI? Thanks, GAB gab 23:12, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
Dear DoRD,
I think that the article page Melania Trump, should have the same protection level as the article page Donald Trump. I am not a newbie, but am sorta new to Wikipedia, (read a few Wikipedia rules while I was off from editing for 6 months). I was surprised by a blue lock that I have never seen before on any article, and clicked on it. I learned about the "Extended Enhanced page protection". However, when I went to Melania Trump's page, it was only a gray one, learned that it was semi-protected and less secured.& I think that it would be a good idea to put the same "Extended Enhanced page protection" on Melania Trump's article, if one thinks about it, vandals and protesters, would be able to attack there.
Also, the fact that she is a First Lady and the wife of the President of The United States of America, should be reasonable enough to conclude the need for a greater protection on the page. The reason why I think the blue lock was placed on Donald Trump's article, was that he is now the President of The United States.
Scincerly,
Aceing_Winter_Snows_Harsh_Cold ( talk) 00:56, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
Hi this user is continuing to troll on their user page after you blocked them. Sakuura Cartelet Talk 19:44, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
Hi. I'm a sysop and 'crat on Incubator, and Mr. Nijwmsa Boro has applied to become a test administrator there. Would you mind sharing with me why he was indeffed? It seems like it was a checkuser issue, but I need to know if this will be a problem. You can reply here. Thanks. StevenJ81 ( talk) 14:30, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
indianetzone.com/44/bodo_language.htm
. Besides the other issues, copyright isn't a very strong point of his, either. —
DoRD (
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23:55, 2 February 2017 (UTC)I get weirded out when edits to my talk page get suppressed while I'm asleep, so I'm curious. Hijiri 88 ( 聖 やや) 22:45, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
DoRD, I noticed that you blocked an Amazon based IP editor not long ago, [ [10]]. I've noticed that a large number of articles I've been involved with over the years were all of a sudden bothered by a series of Amazon IP editor starting in late 2016. I believe the editor behind the IP addresses is user HughD who was blocked for 6 months in June. I presented evidence that this was block evasion last December. Initially the evidence was inconclusive since we couldn't use checkuser on an IP address (the original IPs were all Chicago area based, then they switched to Amazon based). Later a number of the comments and phrasing were very similar to statements made by HughD. I've presented information here [ [11]] and here [ [12]]. I would be interested in knowing why you decided to block that Amazon IP. Thanks, Springee ( talk) 02:40, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
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Thank you for your comments at Widr's talk page (about a user removing a chart of aircraft operated by an airline even though nearly all airline articles have them).
Wikipedia has a culture where bad people are powerful. Who wants to fight in an American Airlines article? I don't work for them and am not paid by them to improve the article so if there is too much trouble, one simply says "(expletive) it, I am doing something elee". A few months ago, I edited an astronomy article and someone said what I wrote was BS crap even though it was clearly very reasonable. That person was cautioned by an administrator and stopped. However, I have not had the desire to fight and re-edit that article.
So thanks and above was my commentary of things.
Ensign Hapuna of the Royal Hawaiian Navy ( talk) 16:55, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
I highly suspect this a troll but thought I'd ask: is this ( Dudesonridingdudes) actually you? EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{ re}} 04:13, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
Feel free to unblock if this is really an alternate account of yours. ;) Favonian ( talk) 18:29, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
It looks like there's yet another account impersonating you, namely NRC SDK log ( talk · contribs). I've gone ahead reverted their edits at SPI, and reported them as a sockpuppet of the two previous ones. Sir Sputnik ( talk) 14:55, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
I'm kinda new (sort of) to this site and know like nothing about "check User". Can you explain what it does and how? I'd be real interested in getting involved, you get me. 24.114.93.31 ( talk) 02:02, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
I had a quick look at the policy and it doesn't mention it. I remove it after I become aware of the death a person that we have an article of as it no longer applies. That does not mean that our other policies relating to sourcing do not apply to people who have recently died. Capitalistroadster ( talk) 03:50, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Regarding this [1] block of Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz, I've looked at the SPI history of the suspected sockmaster account. In that, I found an IP that was duck-blocked, and it geolocates to the Houston, TX area. All of the disruptive IP edits at the Chris Kyle article and the Chris Kyle talk page have geolocated to the Houston, TX area, as well. When the IP disruption at the article and talk page was occurring, I had my suspicions that they were all sock IPs of PVJ, before and after his edit warring block. This SPI for the sockmaster using an IP [2] confirmed it for me, personally. My question is this: shouldn't the IPs at the Chris Kyle talk page and article be looked into and/or tagged as well? If so, do I leave that up to an SPI admin (since there was no SPI before blocking as a sock) or do I file an SPI myself? -- WV ● ✉ ✓ 00:43, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi I want to use Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Settings/ISSN with AutoWikiBrowser where shouls I set it? or where can i use it? Yamaha5 ( talk) 09:42, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD, thanks for the RevDel, not sure if you saw it independently or found my IRC report, but either way, I'm glad. Unfortunately, if you look further back over the last few days at still visible IP posts, you'll see there are more of the same that should go. Also, since it is a variable IP, is some sort of range block possible / appropriate? Regards, EdChem ( talk) 13:45, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
@ DoRD: hello, i'm writing to you about a multiple-account user you blocked months ago who started over creating new fakes.
here's a list of a few of his previous accounts:
i didn't find all the fakes you blocked but you'll be able to check them all; i'm sure that the IP addresses he used before and uses now begin at least in some cases by one or more among 95, 87, 82, 80 and 79.
here's a list of a few of his new accounts:
this user continues creating throwaway accounts to delude others, so that he feels safe when he makes his edits: he creates a new account with a senseless name, makes his edit which as you can see consists of removing or corrupting phonetic transcriptions, then he abandons the account and creates another one when he moves to another page or comes back to an already edited page.
i hope that my report was helpful both for the vandalic nature of his edits and for the improper use of his multiple accounts, such a user should be kept an eye on and kept from going on with such disruptive edits that should be all reverted, he's just damaging the encyclopedia by behaving like this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a03:f480:1:3::66 ( talk • contribs) 16:24, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
thank you DoRD.
here's another pair of fakes i've just found out:
it seems he's still creating new disposable accounts to make his disrputive edits, since the last one was created and used yesterday at 23:23.
at worst, if he doesn't stop playing like that with fakes as it's likely to happen, it might be necessary to block his IP range(s) too in order to prevent him from going on breaking rules like that.
update:
the guy has created new accounts and used also some old fakes sill to remove or corrput phonetic transcriptions, here's a few i've found but there certainly are lots more:
whenever you have time, please check the situation about this vandal who doesn't seem to be stopping.
(excuse me, when do you think you'll be able to have a look at this, if i can ask?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A03:F480:1:3:0:0:0:66 ( talk) 20:59, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
Please get consensus for the change you made to Wikipedia:Harassment. That text has been in the article a long time and therefore you need consensus to remove it. Best Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 17:53, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
Would you be willing to have a look at User talk:Atlan, where the editor is requesting IP block exemption to avoid an IP range block? The editor seems to be trustworthy as far as I can see, but I am not willing to consider granting IP block exemption without a CheckUser. The editor who uses the pseudonym " JamesBWatson" ( talk) 15:36, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
Were you still planning on commenting? I placed it on hold a few days ago.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 17:38, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD, take a look at the case, thanks. SA 13 Bro ( talk) 19:02, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi. I see you checkuser-blocked 76.125.78.205 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS). I don't know what led you to that IP, but its subjects ( Vage Shavis, Donovan Shavis Born November 19) are those of a prolific socker for whom I have just raised WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Tshavis. His socks are coming with increasing frequency - six this month so far. Is there any chance of a rangeblock? Regards, JohnCD ( talk) 20:11, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
You blocked him for block evasion - is he a sock of a known puppeteer or just an IP Troll now acting with username? He has shifted activities to Commons and we need some info to block him there as well. -- Denniss ( talk) 06:04, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD, just wanted to let you know, just in case you haven't checked it yet; on this SPI page, where you performed a CU check, well, I've updated it ever since with more material, and added an additional one to the list. An evaluation of the evidence hasn't been made though ever since the time you made your first check and said that it has to be done. Bests and take care - LouisAragon ( talk) 13:42, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoED, I seek to recreate the page KENNETH UWADI that you deleted in 2008. I want to recreate it with verifiable sources and I seek your permission Chiomaamadi ( talk) 15:43, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
Please stop modifying Ejiro Okosieme's page. I created the page, and some of the information on there is false. It is to be deleted Robertb11 ( talk) 13:47, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
Ok. For the record he is born in 92. Not 94. That is wrong along with some other bits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robertb11 ( talk • contribs) 10:53, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
Please leave the date of birth as it is as it is causing confusion with his football. Nothing else will be tampered during the deletion process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robertb11 ( talk • contribs) 10:57, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
Hello! I had a question for you regarding Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Cpsspag. What exactly IS a "Check User"? Trying to learn and I was curious what would lead you to decline a check user request? Thanks in advance. -- Zackmann08 ( Talk to me/ What I been doing) 15:59, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
Is there a sock investigation page for Gamerdude2000 et al? I have a few more accounts to add, based on John Ashton (actor). Ibadibam ( talk) 18:53, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
DoRD and @ Vituzzu: Thank you both for recently blocking a user here and here, for seriously abusive editing (now suppressed) that defamed a living person with wild accusations of serious crimes. The misconduct was just repeated under a new username, which seems likely to be a sock for the blocked account. Many thanks if you're able to take a look. — Patrug ( talk) 01:05, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
Just blocked a fresh one per WP:DUCK. Is it useful to file an addendum to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Billy_Hathorn (e.g., to pick up sleepers) for a single IP? OhNoitsJamie Talk 14:00, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
Not sure if this request is enough of a WP:DUCK to block. Your thoughts? OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:48, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD. Page Euclid of Megara needs to be moved to Euclides of Megara to avoid confusion with Euclid the mathematician. Reasons and sources are listed at talk:Euclid of Megara.
Also, the disambiguation page Euclides (disambiguation) needs to be undeleted. For this dicussion, please see user_talk:Bkonrad. For Euclid, the relevance is not the obscure historical person but the mathematical iconic text Elements of Euclid. Euclides was Plato's close friend, and person, his philosophy, and his influence are what is of interest. The term "cut-and-paste" is deprecatory, "extract" is more appropriate. Euclides simply does not belong with Euclid's book or the many places and things named after Euclid.
The problem is that from my Plato scholar's perspective, this is an obvious factual naming mistake that needs correction. Current professional preference is for the spelling "Euclides". Since Wikipedia mirror sites and Wikipedia copycats amplify Wikipedia errors back onto the search engines, the confusion is perpetuated.
In my disagreement with Bkonrad, I was unaware that he is an administrator. I assumed that he was simply wrong. Now, on the talk page, it seems that a posse of admins are determined to squash the naming change in support of each other. This request is factual. I have verified this with the area editor of one of the two major online philosophy encyclopedias.
Nonetheless, it appears that my subject expertise will be discarded by the politics of the machinery. Perhaps that is one reason why there are only perhaps a handful competent editors in the philosophy areas of Wikipedia. How can the many less than acceptable articles in philosophy be improved if the experts are over-ruled by politics? ~~ BlueMist ( talk) 01:29, 23 August 2016 (UTC)
Is this account yours? Maybe better write something on the userpage if is? [Bishzilla always extremely virtuous about any whiff of impersonation or other irregularity.] bishzilla ROARR!! 21:52, 22 August 2016 (UTC).
Well... in considering this block do you think that this IP is a proxy? MeowMoon ( talk) 03:10, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
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blocked proxy}}
is a proxy? Is that what you're asking? —
DoRD (
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13:27, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
{{
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. That's all...
MeowMoon (
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G'day DoRD, I am very surprised to see 23 editor blocked for abusing multiple accounts. Are you absolutely certain that is the case? The supposed sock has no similarities with 23 editor's editing style that I can see. Not to say it isn't possible, but it seems pretty unlikely to me; I have been interacting with (and collaborating with) 23 editor for a couple of years now, and I am also familiar with the amount of socking that goes on in Balkan-land, and have never suspected 23 of it. Thanks for your time double-checking, Peacemaker67 ( click to talk to me) 03:37, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
The abouve IP kept making false reverts and disruptive edits. I suspect the IP to be a sock puppet of either User:Janagewen or User:Intoronto1125. I'm not sure if it's any one of these. Can you please check? CrystalMania002 ( talk) 03:00, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
Thank you very much for oversighting the edit I emailed. I was concerned about that person and what was going through their head to share personal info in Wikipedia. CyanoTex ( talk) 15:08, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
I see that User:69THFLOOR claims to be an alternative account of yours. Is that true? I wondered because of strange edits such as this one, where I find it hard to think of a good reason why you would do that, but maybe you have one. The editor who uses the pseudonym " JamesBWatson" ( talk) 15:00, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi. As a french contributor, I'm not really familiar with the practices of the english Wikipedia. My message was only intended to inform you about inquiries on our project that could serve yours and reinforce the fight against vandalism. If you think so, don't hesitate to transfer it at the right place. Regards, -- Voxhominis ( talk) 15:28, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
He's also almost certainly this . [3], not that knowing this necessarily helps. Doug Weller talk 06:40, 31 October 2016 (UTC) And User:You are unable to edit Wikipedia due to an autoblock affecting your IP address. should they be tagged? Doug Weller talk 06:50, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
I suppose there would be no point in filing a formal SPI, because Oneshot is already indeffed, but check out this IP; it's continuing to harass SPECIFICO (a user with whom I have had many disagreements) after vandalizing Foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration (which I recently made this minor edit to) in a way that indicates the quest to frame me goes on. Either way, the IP is clearly being used solely for vandalism. TheTimesAreAChanging ( talk) 00:04, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
I missed one: can you please also revdelete this edit? Burninthruthesky indicated it's a copyvio but didn't say of what, but it pretty closely resembles this article. Thanks. Ivanvector ( Talk/ Edits) 14:07, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
The list of cases hasn't been updating since sometime yesterday. I forget the various convoluted things that can be tried to fix it short of replacing it temporarily with the old one. Any ideas? I'm pinging others just in case someone else is around to help out: @ Vanjagenije: @ DeltaQuad: @ Amalthea: -- Bbb23 ( talk) 12:01, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
The case list is not updating again. I tried to swap the lists until Amalthea can fix it, but it didn't work. I don't know why.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 22:22, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
Not updating again. Haven't tried swapping.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 21:34, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
You may wish to revoke talk page access as well.-- Cahk ( talk) 08:10, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD.
A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.
It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.
If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins). MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:46, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
Hello DoRD,
The IP 2605:e000:6221:5c00:d0ff:ac80:42a9:1b42 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) is just the latest block evading vandal from the specified IP range above, who is continuing to vandalize numerous airport/aviation related articles.
Some IP's that are already blocked include 2605:E000:6201:1300:C91D:E407:574E:1327 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) and 2605:E000:6201:1300:79E6:3550:A1A9:5C57 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS).
You may need to implement a rangeblock on 2605:e000:6221:5c00::/64 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) which appears to be the newest IP range for them. Thanks! 2601:1C0:106:D137:1066:6939:3095:7968 ( talk) 06:11, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD, maybe an admin like you has more tools, but when a regular editor like me needs to put a 4IM warning to a repeated vandal that looks "new", a "sock" tag is necessary to justify what I'm doing, refer anyone to previous IPs and their edit histories, and a quick visual on whether an IP is in the suspicious ranges (getting more difficult to glace with the advent of IPv6). The same vandal may continue for years to come. Pages like "Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of ___" is our only anchors of reference! I hope you understand. HkCaGu ( talk) 17:56, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
Hi DoRD. You recently blocked Password123 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), an account that I recently reported as a possible sockpuppet. Can their contributions be reverted per WP:EVADE? Many thanks.- Mr X 16:08, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
"This is unhelpful, to say the least." What are you talking about? I was under the impression that I must notify any user I accuse of socking. Is that not a rule? Does that not apply to indeffed users? If so, that's news to me! TheTimesAreAChanging ( talk) 18:29, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
Check out Wikipedia talk:Sockpuppet investigations/Ciaran olives. 2602:306:3357:BA0:1856:CD51:E7BC:9F20 ( talk) 17:36, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
Do you know where I would find a list of "tool administrators" (see WP:ACCG)? If not, do you know who would? Thanks.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 20:11, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
Oh, well yeah, anyone can create another account with Special:CreateAccount, and the admin toolset includes the accountcreator flag. — DoRD ( talk) 20:40, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
Use a temporary random password and send it to the specified email address, and put user B's email address in the email space. Writ Keeper ⚇ ♔ 21:40, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
Some gingerbread cookies for you! | |
I'm freezing, but the weather looks fine in Texas. So I hope some gingerbread cookies will suffice. Merry Christmas and happy New Year! GAB gab 23:08, 23 December 2016 (UTC) |
Thank you, and same to you, too! Stay warm - I'll have the air conditioner running all weekend, unfortunately. — DoRD ( talk) 23:41, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
Can you do anything about these obvious Oneshot socks pushing to have me sanctioned, or do I need to file a formal SPI? ( [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]) TheTimesAreAChanging ( talk) 20:24, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
Thanks in advance for your help. ‑‑ Dstone66 ⑆( talk)⑇( contribs)⑈ 16:55, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
Thanks to both of you! My first edit was actually a bit over 11 years ago, but who's counting? — DoRD ( talk) 01:53, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
Happy New Years DoRD,
Could yolu please check Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lrednuas Senoroc before the ips going to be "stale"? Also, I suggest you to take a look at the previous case too. Bests, 46.221.179.234 ( talk) 08:15, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
I am curious. Considering the active links to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ferret, would it not have been better to leave that page as a redirect? Thanks for your consideration.-- John Cline ( talk) 16:48, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Hi DORD, Hope all is well, Could you (or any talkpage stalkers here) revdel this and this please, Thanks, – Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 12:36, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
Walleinaxiom96 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Time: Jan 06, 2017 13:35:32
Message: Hi, I don't have access to any info; please advise on the appeal and suitability for a 6 month Standard Offer?
Notes:
-- UTRSBot ( talk) 13:35, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
Walleinaxiom96 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Time: Jan 06, 2017 13:35:32
Message: Hi, I don't have access to any info; please advise on the appeal and suitability for a 6 month Standard Offer?
Notes:
-- UTRSBot ( talk) 13:35, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
Why don't you (and others) check this case? : Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lrednuas Senoroc. I have shown many proofs with diffs. I hope you do not tell me that it is "stale". Because I have pinged many checkusers but nobody cared it, unfortunately. It is an ongoing vandalism,for at least 1-2 years. I hope you could stop it. 46.221.187.97 ( talk) 00:09, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
Hi, DoRD. Re the range block thing on Widr's page: I get a big kick out of rangeblocking IPv6 ranges, because it's not what I expect of myself; usually my role is the helpless little old lady asking the techies for help while crocheting an antimacassar, kind of thing — but ha, I do rangeblocks! (And because it makes me feel useful. There's really not much point in blocking IPv6 addresses one by one.) My understanding of what I do is superficial, though, and I would like to improve it. So, a) how do you see what customer the /64 is assigned to (I didn't know, I just knew that it's 99% likely to be one customer) and b) how did you find the blocked single addresses? If you don't mind explaining these things, I'd appreciate it. Bishonen | talk 21:17, 15 January 2017 (UTC).
Thanks for cleaning that up. I'm assuming that these are OSOW and TTAAC going at one another, and I'm seeing this sort of behavior across multiple articles. Is the answer here to just RBI? Thanks, GAB gab 23:12, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
Dear DoRD,
I think that the article page Melania Trump, should have the same protection level as the article page Donald Trump. I am not a newbie, but am sorta new to Wikipedia, (read a few Wikipedia rules while I was off from editing for 6 months). I was surprised by a blue lock that I have never seen before on any article, and clicked on it. I learned about the "Extended Enhanced page protection". However, when I went to Melania Trump's page, it was only a gray one, learned that it was semi-protected and less secured.& I think that it would be a good idea to put the same "Extended Enhanced page protection" on Melania Trump's article, if one thinks about it, vandals and protesters, would be able to attack there.
Also, the fact that she is a First Lady and the wife of the President of The United States of America, should be reasonable enough to conclude the need for a greater protection on the page. The reason why I think the blue lock was placed on Donald Trump's article, was that he is now the President of The United States.
Scincerly,
Aceing_Winter_Snows_Harsh_Cold ( talk) 00:56, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
Hi this user is continuing to troll on their user page after you blocked them. Sakuura Cartelet Talk 19:44, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
Hi. I'm a sysop and 'crat on Incubator, and Mr. Nijwmsa Boro has applied to become a test administrator there. Would you mind sharing with me why he was indeffed? It seems like it was a checkuser issue, but I need to know if this will be a problem. You can reply here. Thanks. StevenJ81 ( talk) 14:30, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
indianetzone.com/44/bodo_language.htm
. Besides the other issues, copyright isn't a very strong point of his, either. —
DoRD (
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23:55, 2 February 2017 (UTC)I get weirded out when edits to my talk page get suppressed while I'm asleep, so I'm curious. Hijiri 88 ( 聖 やや) 22:45, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
DoRD, I noticed that you blocked an Amazon based IP editor not long ago, [ [10]]. I've noticed that a large number of articles I've been involved with over the years were all of a sudden bothered by a series of Amazon IP editor starting in late 2016. I believe the editor behind the IP addresses is user HughD who was blocked for 6 months in June. I presented evidence that this was block evasion last December. Initially the evidence was inconclusive since we couldn't use checkuser on an IP address (the original IPs were all Chicago area based, then they switched to Amazon based). Later a number of the comments and phrasing were very similar to statements made by HughD. I've presented information here [ [11]] and here [ [12]]. I would be interested in knowing why you decided to block that Amazon IP. Thanks, Springee ( talk) 02:40, 9 February 2017 (UTC)