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I know it's not your interest but a set of unusual edits from a well-respected editor has got me worried. Can you look into: this? Bzuk ( talk) 23:10, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
Please see the link to the SPI case at talk. Link to relevant section at Talk here. Do I need to re-submit the SD request? -- Frederico1234 ( talk) 18:15, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank. I haven't seen you chime in here yet. I feel your input would be valuable, even if you were not to agree with the many suggestions. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 07:43, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
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Mlpearc
powwow
17:42, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank,
Along those same lines, I reverted your most recent good faith edits at Bernie Madoff because they were simply links to pictures, which are not references. We could have a different discussion about whether the level of detail which names each individual craft is really necessary for the article, but in any case, just linking to pictures is not how we cite information. (Those pictures are copyrighted material and not suited for use on Wikipedia anyway.) Frank | talk 21:28, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
I forgot to mention that one reason for mentioning them all was the fact that they all were named with Bull in it .... and the fraud artist didn't mean BS.
And why mention all his real estate? And why NOT mention the five luxury cars? (Nobody needs five.) I do agree however the article is perhaps too detailed for an encyclopedic essay. But then again, WP claims not to be an encyclopedia.
Anyway. I defer to your greater experience as editor here at WP.
Greetings Gatorinvancouver ( talk) 22:44, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
Sorry I am confused and keep on posting on the wrong pages.
Obviously it precedes the above message.
This is what I wanted to send to you and accidentally sent to Kraxler. (And have been trying ever to correct since.)
I must have spent an hour to get the editing right. (I haven't done any serious editing in many months, so I'm a bit rusty and never was very good to begin with.)
They weren't meant to be sources, they were meant to be illustrations and I do think it speaks for itself to have so many boats and cars. At the very least, no feeling whatsoever for the value of money. And THAT is not up to me to tell readers at WP.
As to copyright: They are linked and the owners obviously want that (possibly because of ad revenue). Methinks I have seen links to pics on Wikipedia before.
But so be it. Live and learn. I won't waste my time on pictures anymore. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gatorinvancouver ( talk • contribs) 22:50, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
Nice article, but don't forget you need to review another DYK article... Prioryman ( talk) 18:05, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
The editor of Harper's magazine created a documentary about prominent individuals in America. Included was an interview with Bill Bradley and mention of his association with The Bilderburg Group approximately 57 minutes into the film. If this isn't a primary source, I would certainly consider it a secondary source. What is your criteria for determining the legitimacy of an assertion in a documentary? Especially given the reputation that Mr. Lampham, the editor of Harper's magazine, must uphold?
I'm not asking you to watch the film... you can note in the film's wiki entry that Mr. Bradley was indeed interviewed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.100.13.251 ( talk) 03:03, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm checking this one right now too...want to compare notes? Frank | talk 00:28, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank, thanks for your work and comments at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Shannon1488 which, as you say, is a bit of a mess. A "two pipe" problem, as Sherlock might have said!
Could you possibly confirm that you have checked KoyilandySultan, please? As one of the late arrivals to the party, and given that I initially inserted it in the wrong place, I would not be at all surprised if that user had been overlooked. Life would be easier for you if people like me were a little more clueful regarding SPI page formats etc. - Sitush ( talk) 02:15, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank, I took a look at your nomination for Victoria Fyodorova, Jackson Tate, Zoya Fyodorova, and The Admiral's Daughter and I have a question before I review it. Could you see the nominations page? Thanks. Crisco 1492 ( talk) 09:26, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of 4 articles at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath
your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
Sharktopus
talk
00:01, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank! I had created a Wiki for Bangalore Restaurant Week, which got deleted as it didn't meet the requirements of moderators. I got to know that you are one of the Wiki moderators would be be able to help me get the contents of that deleted article. Please help. Varunr ( talk) 11:13, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank. User:Mistermurdock has been deleting Jackie Robinson's number from New York Yankees article, on the premise that it is a "list of retired Yankees" and that "Robinson was not a yankee." While I undid his edit, arguing that Robinson's number is in Monument Park (therefore retired), User:Mistermurdock reciprocated the same action to my edit. I cannot help but notice the fact that Robinson's #42 is listed as retired on all 30 MLB teams' pages. What should I do? I do not want this to descend into another edit war (as I have already seen him do it on Billy Martin's page). Thanks! Bloom6132 ( talk) 13:22, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
Can you userfy Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich – and Cheat Everyone Else to me? AaronSw ( talk) 16:40, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, articles should not be moved, as you did to
Anne Hathaway, without good reason. They need to have a name that is both accurate and intuitive. Wikipedia has some
guidelines in place to help with this. Generally, a page should only be moved to a new title if the current name doesn't follow these guidelines. Also, if a page move is being discussed, consensus needs to be reached before anybody moves the page. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. A recent discussion established that there was no primary meaning, this should not have been overturned without further discussion.
PatGallacher (
talk)
00:04, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
This is your last warning. The next time you
move a page maliciously, you may be
blocked from editing without further notice. Page hits are not necessarily decisive. This move is against consensus, taken at a previous move request, if you disagree raise a further move request.
PatGallacher (
talk)
00:11, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
I have opened a discussion of this move at Talk:Anne Hathaway (actress). Frank | talk 02:25, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
- Dank ( push to talk) 13:51, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
I'm sure you had pure intentions when you posted this, and it's definitely true that people have NfD'd articles I've started without notifying me before (so thanks for letting me know), but I really strongly agree with WP:DTR, and I have to say every time someone hits me with a one of those templates, it's like I'm getting a collections letter, court summons, or parking ticket -- and I didn't do anything wrong! If, like one of the other editors suggested, you go back to a previous version closer to what I originally wrote it's like a completely different article.
Why do I have do get a robo-message on my talk page scolding/threatening me for something I didn't do? Even if I did do something completely horrible, am I really so much less of a human that people can't be bothered to do more than robo-defame me? It's really so much beneath everyone to have a discussion like we're not all computers?
That's all. I know you'll probably disagree, and a good case can be made for the other side, and you can call me overly sensitive or say that I'm playing the victim or whatever, but just know before you publicly humiliate someone via template again, there are those of us who find it offensive, counter-productive and passive-aggressive. Again, I know that probably wasn't your intention, so I'm telling you now. -- Scarpy ( talk) 04:49, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
Just dropped by to note that I moved your and I comments as I meant them to be in the case below, and yep, I know CU data is only a factor. I just thought it would have been default to give some information on those users and their connections because it was relevant, it helps us factor into account any holes in the behavior. -- DQ (t) (e) 01:57, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
FYI Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 07:58, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank, I've reviewed your nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/Harry Powers and there are some issues. Could you see my comments and reply there? Thanks. Crisco 1492 ( talk) 16:15, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I am sorry to bother you. Would you be able to venture a quick opinion on the suitability of T Peter Brody ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) for nomination as a DYK please? I used the DYKCheck tool which reports that the article has not been expanded 5x since creation. It would be my opinion that, as the article was only moved to main space on the 12 October, it would qualify for DYK at least until 17 October -- Senra ( Talk) 22:55, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank - Further to a rather lengthy discussion/request on my talk page, I've reviewed an SPI check you did earlier this month, and I've made some rather extensive comments there which you might find of interest. While I concur with your technical analysis, I've suggested some alternative ways of managing the accounts involved, given the background. I recognize that you were not involved in the decisions on how to address the various accounts, but I did want to give you the courtesy of advising you that I've reviewed the situation. Thanks, as always, for your work in this area. Risker ( talk) 15:09, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
hi how are you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.227.49.150 ( talk) 21:59, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
Frank,
I would like to raise my concerns about this user's recent actions. I am coming to you because of your past dealings with him.
As a member who caught Syjytg's vandalism, tendentious editing, and sockpuppeteering in the past, I would like to say, for the record, that I was disappointed at the decision to lift his indef block 2 years ago. I believe this user has shown that he is incorrigible, and recent edits made by him is proof of my assertion. Please refer to Syjytg's talk and contrib page for his recent return to tendentious editing.
Given the user's history, especially in the area of sockpuppeteering, I am planning to make a recommendation that the indef block be reinstituted, with extreme prejudice. I will be making this recommendation shortly, and of course, you are welcome to participate in the discussion. Kiteinthewind Leave a message! 16:16, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding User:Syjytg's recent actions.. The thread is User:Syjytg's return to Disruptive Editing. Thank you. — Kiteinthewind Leave a message! 16:30, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
I made a mistake and have gotten enough crap about it. I am not an administrator (and have no desire to be one) so there is no danger of any tools getting misused. I don't make a habit of biting newbies, and I have seen IPs used for good purposes and very bad purposes. I reacted poorly and it's done. Can we just drop this already? I would like to collapse that section, but I'd probably get crap for that too. Doc talk 18:07, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Regarding Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SchmuckyTheCat/Archive, I don't know if you are familiar with the history of User:Beyond My Ken (BMK), but this is not his first account, and the problem he is complaining about is a problem that he has personally caused; his behavior has disrupted multiple articles for many years. I realize that you performed a checkuser in good faith and took his claims at face value, but if you had done a bit more research on BMK and the nature of his claim, I don't think you would have performed the check in the first place. I suppose there is really no way for you to know the background of every user that requests a CU, but this particular case had no merit. To the best of my knowledge, there is no connection between User:SchmuckyTheCat, User:Curb Chain, and User:Dalit Llama, and these are only three of dozens of users who have asked BMK to stop making disruptive layout edits. The user knows this, so I really don't understand why he requested a check in the first place. Viriditas ( talk) 23:58, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi! I submitted a hook for an article I expanded (actually rewrote the entire article, so it's more or less new) on Nov 18th. It hasn't been reviewed yet. Would you be able to review it for me and let me know if the hook is ok? I expanded this article as part of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) Wikipedia initiative and I am a Psychology Graduate Student at UCLA working on this article for a grade in a Social Psychology class. It would be very helpful if you could review my hook for me and approve it, if it is ok, for the DYK page. We get extra points for our article submission if our DYK goes through (Yes, I am shamelessly asking you to review my article, for this very reason. Although, I have been excited about rewriting this article to provide the right information to the public who will read this). Thanks for your help in advance. Vishakavijayakumar ( talk) 04:21, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 04:21, 25 December 2011 (UTC).
Hi you recently deleted one of my articles for Georgina Skalidi can i you send back the article because i dont have a copy and i will change it to make it comply with the rules I am new user and did it by accident. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lanz5000 ( talk • contribs) 14:21, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
Ok seriously i am just trying to add somebody on the Wikipedia site, i know what are my references, but even for other famous profiles i can easily find all the sources of the articles which are copy pasted word by word or even with same material and other words. Facts are facts! Anyway, what shall i do, shall i write a new one or you do not support up and coming people, it is to my belief that every body can be part of free encyclopedia... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lanz5000 ( talk • contribs) 16:05, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
Ok in Greece she is established i should do it in Greek then. Thanks for your not at all full of use answer — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lanz5000 ( talk • contribs) 16:46, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
There is a report at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive828#Block review/unblock proposal, in which you might have an interest. -- Boing! said Zebedee ( talk) 17:48, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, In 2009, the page concerning Srikanth Reddy was removed. I think he is sufficiently important to have a page; the standard seems to be "Published authors are kept as notable if they have received multiple independent reviews of or awards for their work, or if their work is likely to be very widely read." In support of inclusion of the page, I note that: He has two books published by a major publisher (the Univ. of California Press); he has won several fellowships (including one from the Mellon Foundation); he won the Asian American Literary prize in 2005 (and seems to be one of only a small number of winners without a wiki page); he was featured in a Dec 2011 NPR story about the best poetry of the year. Would you consider reinstating it? Jsw1 ( talk) 18:48, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks so much for sorting out the Template:Employment problem. Voceditenore ( talk) 06:45, 19 January 2012 (UTC) |
Claret Ash 13:32, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
Hello, forgive me for butting in, but there is an internal attribution problem with a suggestion you made. In this comment, you stated "...I think a good approach to this would be to create a new template and transclude it on some pages, removing the {{ employment}} template...." Well, that implies the whole new template was the idea of the new editor, but Wikipedia's licensing requires that attribution be given to the original author(s). So, that is not an optimal idea. Better would be to make a new template on a user subpage, then when consensus is reached, cut&paste it onto the original template (unless other users have edited it, then do a simple history merge), then have a bot quickly run through the affected pages and move the original template to the proper placement on the page. Sorry to eavesdrop, but I was in this situation awhile back (before I went all IP) and this is how we did it. I post here because you are an admin and I didn't think this was appropriate to butt in the other conversation since this was strictly technical. Rgrds. (Dynamic IP, so when I log off - I'm gone...) -- 64.85.217.4 ( talk) 17:34, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
Would you mind running a Checkuser on the following accounts: User:Wcdemanager, User:184.13.167.19, and User:184.13.157.72? The first two have vandalized the WCDE article in the past 4 hours, the last one vandalized the page back on the 19th. The IPs are registered to cities near the school that owns the station. I am pretty certain the account will come back to one of the IPs. There has been alot of vandalism on the WCDE page in the past year and I have an active RPP request open at the moment because of it. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:15, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
Dear Frank,
The above user has been using foul language as usual since he is not getting his way with an unblock last time he forced an unblock by harassing people and accusing them of "picking on him" these diffs shows just how ridiculous he is [6] and [7] he is now asking for another unblock I suggest his block is extended he must learn his childish ranting will not get him anywhere regards looking at his block log he seems to be more trouble than good to be honest. 86.176.204.213 ( talk) 09:11, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
Frank, thanks for checking my account, however, I still change my username. I tried this one, see this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Changing_username/Simple#Codyluva_.E2.86.92_tnhg948328949f9ijrbre8834444 but still, waiting here. Hope you could give me some advice. Thanks, thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cherryrakistadotcom ( talk • contribs) 21:58, 26 January 2012
I disagree with your edit here, because American intervention ended as soon as Gaddafi died. Do you mind self-reverting? Pass a Method talk 14:19, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
Dear Frank,
My name is Jonathan Obar
user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community
HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name
HERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar -- Jaobar ( talk) 19:22, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello I saw that you changed the photo back to the grammys one from 1990 the only problem is I feel that photo is a bit dated and would appreciate if you could possibly update the photo to a new one of Bette
Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by Betteisdivine ( talk • contribs) 14:06, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Frank! I am here to inquire your advice and/or assistance on an important matter. I was brought here under the suggestion of Baseball Bugs who said you could be helpful in this problem. The problem stems as far back as December 2011, when an IP hopper vandalized The Muppets article and other Muppet related articles, by removing all the instances that mentioned Disney and replacing them with Jim Henson Company links. We were able to stop him (we raised the protection level on that page temporarily and he was blocked from editing) and the articles were left quiet.
However recently, two Muppet articles were vandalized by a new IP user, who I've determined from the nature of his actions (edit summaries) is the same persistent user as before; "Kermit" (name used to identify him on talk pages). Thus, I have had to revert the edits and leave two messages on Kermit's talk page.
I hope you can either guide me to the appropriate steps and/or help me to prevent Kermit from vandalizing said articles again. Thank you, ~ Jedi94 ( talk) 21:54, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
If you have a moment, it would be appreciated, I know this is not your regular cup of tea but if you can help
thanx
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21:31, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
Hey :). You're being contacted because you are involved in the ACC process, or participated in the original discussion in '08 about the ConfirmAccount extension. This is a note to let you know that we are seeking opinions on switching this extension on, effectively making the ACC process via the Toolserver redundant. You can read all the details here; I would be very grateful if people would indicate how they feel about the idea :). Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) ( talk) 13:20, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
Greetings, I see you appear to be mentoring/instructing User:Gatorinvancouver in terms of Wiki policy. Said user is currently attempting to bullbait me into removing a userbox from my user page stating I use Vista, mainly due to the fact that he doesn't like Vista. He also claims that it is against policy and violates trademark law. Considering you are an administrator and an authority figure to Gatorinvancouver (though I do hate to have to bother you with this menial nonsense), I would be very grateful if you could corroborate the fact that what he is claiming is indeed untrue (at User talk:Gatorinvancouver#.22Advertisement.22), that I am not violating wiki policy and that he isn't supposed to go around telling people what they should or should not put onto their user page. Also, I think he may be thinking that user pages must adhere to the same rules as encyclopedic content. Thanks in advance, Newbiepedian ( Hailing Frequencies) 15:59, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
Category:Delta Sigma Theta presidents, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. -- Alan Liefting ( talk - contribs) 20:54, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Frank, thank you for your CheckUser service in clearly proving and identifying the sockpuppet account. I wanted to know that as it is quite possibly known (at least i know) that all these accounts and IP addresses are operated by the same person on a very broad dynamic IP range of ISP Turk Telecom in Istanbul, Turkey. So just wanted to clarify that are there any more sleeper's or sockpuppet accounts you had found out while having a check on all the IP addresses and accounts ? I am asking this because this sockpuppeteer has a known history evading block by making multiple accounts and editing from various dynamic IP addresses of the same range. Thanks! TheGeneralUser ( talk) 18:09, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Frank
! I have started my second editor review at
Wikipedia:Editor review/TheGeneralUser (2). I will be greatly delighted, thankful and valued to have your review for me regarding my editing and possible candidate for
Adminship. As you are a experienced and long term Wikipedian so i have asked for your kind review. Take your time to review my editing and give the best review that you can :). Feel free to ask me any questions you would like to on the review page itself. It will be a great honor to have you review me for which I will truly feel appreciated and helpful! I always work to improve Wikipedia and make it a more better place to be for Everyone :). Regards and Happy Editing!
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20:01, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
For protecting Lance Armstrong; I guess Lance Armstrong needs protection as well. How the mighty have fallen. Drmies ( talk) 14:31, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
Dear RHaworth. I am not quite sure why AbanteCart was deleted as G4. This was not just resubmission. It was completely new article with new references. Original deleted was half a year ago. In addition, we have checked other commercial projects that are similar and got approved with similar references and content. I quite do not understand motivation for deletion. Please help us understand what is needed in order AbanteCart page for our open source project got approved. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Projkov ( talk • contribs) 00:30, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
I read the CFD, and would definitely have taken your side. There are 8 Delta Sigma Theta presidents with articles now, and there are 11 Alpha Phi Alpha Presidents (WP:OSE :)). Not sure if this was the count back in May. When the category was deleted, the link to the category was changed rather than changed to Category:Delta Sigma Theta, I'm categorizing them there for now. Naraht ( talk) 14:27, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
File:Spring HN2085.jpg | hello |
Hello, Frank. Thank you for helping me, though I did not edit Lance Armstrong. Karsha309342 ( talk) 01:25, 10 November 2012 (UTC) |
Saw your comment at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Jeiboul, thanks for the confirmation. did you run CU on the other account I pointed out? User:Nadiia Lushchak Based on the russian wiki edits, and the fact that that user had a copy of the socked articles in their user space and aFC makes me think they are one as well? Gaijin42 ( talk) 03:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I;m concerned that your close at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2013 January 21#Template:Event & Template:Marriage appears to be based on counting !votes rather then weighing up arguments. I'd like to do you the courtesy of inviting you to review it, before I refer the matter to deletion review. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:54, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
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People are making noises over in this part of the state about a meetup ... is Greensboro too far for you? (Some might come from Charlotte). - Dank ( push to talk) 20:52, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello ..
may you please take a look at football records in spain ,this page is containing various different records in Spanish football, the user : 49.244.108.56 keeps removing some of them because he believes they are not needed and if you took a look at what he adds or removes you can see he is doing that biasing since he is working hard to remove Barca records allowing only real records !! the 3 records i added are well referenced from the related club website and even classified clearly under national records even not just a club records !! so anything clearer than that even ?? how should someone opinion or even bunch of people opinion about it make a difference in that ?? its a clear case...the related club classified it as record , so if someone likes it or not it shouldn't stop being a record .
and since its referenced I can't see any reason to remove it .
the website : http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/the-honours/detail/card/fc-barcelona-team-records
what is really weird...there is some records similar to those added ( like i added ) but he added them related to Real Madrid so obviously he doesn't have a clear measure in that.\
I tried sending other for help also but i found no response so far, I just think the whole thing is turning into a circus as that :) and for the protection of integrity of wikipedia someone should act in someway !! making it clear (neither way i dont care ) just don't leave it for somenoe to decide oh i hate this club so i dont want his records and im making my hard to remove them and bringing everyother possible records for the club i like ??! take a look at it please because this IP : 49.244.108.56 has long history of doing that !
he is the same range of ip from 49.244.125.32 also he is the same as 49.244.161.201 and by the way it's all belongs to a user has been blocked before but i dont know why they unblocked him again ! it's just as a circus as that
thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:3878:81E0:A0A2:1EFE:E57C:DD88 ( talk) 17:26, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Frank, the history of the Anthony Ausgang article shows you deleted an article on June 4, 2010. There was a note to contact you to review any new article with new content. I posted the new article to the Talk page at Talk:Anthony_Ausgang. Can you approve and post? I've also contacted C.Fred, but JamesBWatson is away and KingofHearts is under administrative review. Thanks. TBliss ( talk) 07:22, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Hey Frank, are you available to do a checkuser? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 07:58, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
There are growing concerns that Amiram Goldblum is himself editing the article about him. He has two accounts: User:Rastiniak and User:רסטיניאק. Take a look at the this sockpuppet investigation. Also, read the following discussion. רסטיניאק has removed the POV tag from the article twice so far: 1 and 2. While I don't find this subject particularly interesting, I'm alarmed by the fact that Goldblum is fighting tooth and nail to get users who question the neutrality of his article to get blocked. I request you to help us determine whether the two accounts indeed belong to Goldblum. Nataev ( talk) 11:31, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
I am declining to run checkuser in this case because Rastiniak's most recent edits were two months ago and it does not appear that establishing a link between the two would have any impact on the larger discussion. The article talk page is quite active already. Frank | talk 13:27, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
@Frank: I assume that you were just notifying me of the AAFM legal threat, and have no connection with them, yes? On that assumption, my thanks for the notice. Beyond My Ken ( talk) 04:22, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi. You closed WP:Articles for deletion/Pops Maellard as redirect. Would you please explain why you did not close as delete? Thanks. Flatscan ( talk) 04:27, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
Hello, As I see you are quite experienced Wikipedia editor. There is a dispute in Kazakhs article regarding their religion. In article as a source there was a link which showed something around 20%, but it turned out that the percentage is about the population of Kazakhstan, not Kazakhs. I submitted a source proving that only 0.4% of Kazakhs are Christians. But a user undoes my edit's with explanations like "What a pity! Just in the page you don't even see the number of christian Kazakhs is larger than the significant Kazakh population in Kyrgyzstan or Turkey. Please read more Bible and open your sight", or "I have said". I'd ask you to intervene and solve the problem. Thanks in advance, Ali-al-Bakuvi ( talk) 07:15, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
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I know it's not your interest but a set of unusual edits from a well-respected editor has got me worried. Can you look into: this? Bzuk ( talk) 23:10, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
Please see the link to the SPI case at talk. Link to relevant section at Talk here. Do I need to re-submit the SD request? -- Frederico1234 ( talk) 18:15, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank. I haven't seen you chime in here yet. I feel your input would be valuable, even if you were not to agree with the many suggestions. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 07:43, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
Frank thank you for applying to access the account creation tool. I have approved your request so welcome to the team. You may now access the tool here. Before you do so, please read the tool's guide thoroughly to familiarize yourself with the process.
You may also want to join #wikipedia-en-accounts on IRC where a bot informs us when new account requests come in and to get any advice on requests as well as the mailing list. Please note that we have implemented a policy of zero tolerance on mishandled requests, and that failure to assess correctly will result in suspension. I would like to emphasize that it is not a race to complete a request, and each one should be handled diligently and thoroughly.
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powwow
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Hi Frank,
Along those same lines, I reverted your most recent good faith edits at Bernie Madoff because they were simply links to pictures, which are not references. We could have a different discussion about whether the level of detail which names each individual craft is really necessary for the article, but in any case, just linking to pictures is not how we cite information. (Those pictures are copyrighted material and not suited for use on Wikipedia anyway.) Frank | talk 21:28, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
I forgot to mention that one reason for mentioning them all was the fact that they all were named with Bull in it .... and the fraud artist didn't mean BS.
And why mention all his real estate? And why NOT mention the five luxury cars? (Nobody needs five.) I do agree however the article is perhaps too detailed for an encyclopedic essay. But then again, WP claims not to be an encyclopedia.
Anyway. I defer to your greater experience as editor here at WP.
Greetings Gatorinvancouver ( talk) 22:44, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
Sorry I am confused and keep on posting on the wrong pages.
Obviously it precedes the above message.
This is what I wanted to send to you and accidentally sent to Kraxler. (And have been trying ever to correct since.)
I must have spent an hour to get the editing right. (I haven't done any serious editing in many months, so I'm a bit rusty and never was very good to begin with.)
They weren't meant to be sources, they were meant to be illustrations and I do think it speaks for itself to have so many boats and cars. At the very least, no feeling whatsoever for the value of money. And THAT is not up to me to tell readers at WP.
As to copyright: They are linked and the owners obviously want that (possibly because of ad revenue). Methinks I have seen links to pics on Wikipedia before.
But so be it. Live and learn. I won't waste my time on pictures anymore. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gatorinvancouver ( talk • contribs) 22:50, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
Nice article, but don't forget you need to review another DYK article... Prioryman ( talk) 18:05, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
The editor of Harper's magazine created a documentary about prominent individuals in America. Included was an interview with Bill Bradley and mention of his association with The Bilderburg Group approximately 57 minutes into the film. If this isn't a primary source, I would certainly consider it a secondary source. What is your criteria for determining the legitimacy of an assertion in a documentary? Especially given the reputation that Mr. Lampham, the editor of Harper's magazine, must uphold?
I'm not asking you to watch the film... you can note in the film's wiki entry that Mr. Bradley was indeed interviewed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.100.13.251 ( talk) 03:03, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm checking this one right now too...want to compare notes? Frank | talk 00:28, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank, thanks for your work and comments at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Shannon1488 which, as you say, is a bit of a mess. A "two pipe" problem, as Sherlock might have said!
Could you possibly confirm that you have checked KoyilandySultan, please? As one of the late arrivals to the party, and given that I initially inserted it in the wrong place, I would not be at all surprised if that user had been overlooked. Life would be easier for you if people like me were a little more clueful regarding SPI page formats etc. - Sitush ( talk) 02:15, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank, I took a look at your nomination for Victoria Fyodorova, Jackson Tate, Zoya Fyodorova, and The Admiral's Daughter and I have a question before I review it. Could you see the nominations page? Thanks. Crisco 1492 ( talk) 09:26, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of 4 articles at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath
your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
Sharktopus
talk
00:01, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank! I had created a Wiki for Bangalore Restaurant Week, which got deleted as it didn't meet the requirements of moderators. I got to know that you are one of the Wiki moderators would be be able to help me get the contents of that deleted article. Please help. Varunr ( talk) 11:13, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank. User:Mistermurdock has been deleting Jackie Robinson's number from New York Yankees article, on the premise that it is a "list of retired Yankees" and that "Robinson was not a yankee." While I undid his edit, arguing that Robinson's number is in Monument Park (therefore retired), User:Mistermurdock reciprocated the same action to my edit. I cannot help but notice the fact that Robinson's #42 is listed as retired on all 30 MLB teams' pages. What should I do? I do not want this to descend into another edit war (as I have already seen him do it on Billy Martin's page). Thanks! Bloom6132 ( talk) 13:22, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
Can you userfy Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich – and Cheat Everyone Else to me? AaronSw ( talk) 16:40, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, articles should not be moved, as you did to
Anne Hathaway, without good reason. They need to have a name that is both accurate and intuitive. Wikipedia has some
guidelines in place to help with this. Generally, a page should only be moved to a new title if the current name doesn't follow these guidelines. Also, if a page move is being discussed, consensus needs to be reached before anybody moves the page. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. A recent discussion established that there was no primary meaning, this should not have been overturned without further discussion.
PatGallacher (
talk)
00:04, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
This is your last warning. The next time you
move a page maliciously, you may be
blocked from editing without further notice. Page hits are not necessarily decisive. This move is against consensus, taken at a previous move request, if you disagree raise a further move request.
PatGallacher (
talk)
00:11, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
I have opened a discussion of this move at Talk:Anne Hathaway (actress). Frank | talk 02:25, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
- Dank ( push to talk) 13:51, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
I'm sure you had pure intentions when you posted this, and it's definitely true that people have NfD'd articles I've started without notifying me before (so thanks for letting me know), but I really strongly agree with WP:DTR, and I have to say every time someone hits me with a one of those templates, it's like I'm getting a collections letter, court summons, or parking ticket -- and I didn't do anything wrong! If, like one of the other editors suggested, you go back to a previous version closer to what I originally wrote it's like a completely different article.
Why do I have do get a robo-message on my talk page scolding/threatening me for something I didn't do? Even if I did do something completely horrible, am I really so much less of a human that people can't be bothered to do more than robo-defame me? It's really so much beneath everyone to have a discussion like we're not all computers?
That's all. I know you'll probably disagree, and a good case can be made for the other side, and you can call me overly sensitive or say that I'm playing the victim or whatever, but just know before you publicly humiliate someone via template again, there are those of us who find it offensive, counter-productive and passive-aggressive. Again, I know that probably wasn't your intention, so I'm telling you now. -- Scarpy ( talk) 04:49, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
Just dropped by to note that I moved your and I comments as I meant them to be in the case below, and yep, I know CU data is only a factor. I just thought it would have been default to give some information on those users and their connections because it was relevant, it helps us factor into account any holes in the behavior. -- DQ (t) (e) 01:57, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
FYI Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 07:58, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank, I've reviewed your nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/Harry Powers and there are some issues. Could you see my comments and reply there? Thanks. Crisco 1492 ( talk) 16:15, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I am sorry to bother you. Would you be able to venture a quick opinion on the suitability of T Peter Brody ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) for nomination as a DYK please? I used the DYKCheck tool which reports that the article has not been expanded 5x since creation. It would be my opinion that, as the article was only moved to main space on the 12 October, it would qualify for DYK at least until 17 October -- Senra ( Talk) 22:55, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Frank - Further to a rather lengthy discussion/request on my talk page, I've reviewed an SPI check you did earlier this month, and I've made some rather extensive comments there which you might find of interest. While I concur with your technical analysis, I've suggested some alternative ways of managing the accounts involved, given the background. I recognize that you were not involved in the decisions on how to address the various accounts, but I did want to give you the courtesy of advising you that I've reviewed the situation. Thanks, as always, for your work in this area. Risker ( talk) 15:09, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
hi how are you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.227.49.150 ( talk) 21:59, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
Frank,
I would like to raise my concerns about this user's recent actions. I am coming to you because of your past dealings with him.
As a member who caught Syjytg's vandalism, tendentious editing, and sockpuppeteering in the past, I would like to say, for the record, that I was disappointed at the decision to lift his indef block 2 years ago. I believe this user has shown that he is incorrigible, and recent edits made by him is proof of my assertion. Please refer to Syjytg's talk and contrib page for his recent return to tendentious editing.
Given the user's history, especially in the area of sockpuppeteering, I am planning to make a recommendation that the indef block be reinstituted, with extreme prejudice. I will be making this recommendation shortly, and of course, you are welcome to participate in the discussion. Kiteinthewind Leave a message! 16:16, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding User:Syjytg's recent actions.. The thread is User:Syjytg's return to Disruptive Editing. Thank you. — Kiteinthewind Leave a message! 16:30, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
I made a mistake and have gotten enough crap about it. I am not an administrator (and have no desire to be one) so there is no danger of any tools getting misused. I don't make a habit of biting newbies, and I have seen IPs used for good purposes and very bad purposes. I reacted poorly and it's done. Can we just drop this already? I would like to collapse that section, but I'd probably get crap for that too. Doc talk 18:07, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Regarding Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SchmuckyTheCat/Archive, I don't know if you are familiar with the history of User:Beyond My Ken (BMK), but this is not his first account, and the problem he is complaining about is a problem that he has personally caused; his behavior has disrupted multiple articles for many years. I realize that you performed a checkuser in good faith and took his claims at face value, but if you had done a bit more research on BMK and the nature of his claim, I don't think you would have performed the check in the first place. I suppose there is really no way for you to know the background of every user that requests a CU, but this particular case had no merit. To the best of my knowledge, there is no connection between User:SchmuckyTheCat, User:Curb Chain, and User:Dalit Llama, and these are only three of dozens of users who have asked BMK to stop making disruptive layout edits. The user knows this, so I really don't understand why he requested a check in the first place. Viriditas ( talk) 23:58, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi! I submitted a hook for an article I expanded (actually rewrote the entire article, so it's more or less new) on Nov 18th. It hasn't been reviewed yet. Would you be able to review it for me and let me know if the hook is ok? I expanded this article as part of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) Wikipedia initiative and I am a Psychology Graduate Student at UCLA working on this article for a grade in a Social Psychology class. It would be very helpful if you could review my hook for me and approve it, if it is ok, for the DYK page. We get extra points for our article submission if our DYK goes through (Yes, I am shamelessly asking you to review my article, for this very reason. Although, I have been excited about rewriting this article to provide the right information to the public who will read this). Thanks for your help in advance. Vishakavijayakumar ( talk) 04:21, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 04:21, 25 December 2011 (UTC).
Hi you recently deleted one of my articles for Georgina Skalidi can i you send back the article because i dont have a copy and i will change it to make it comply with the rules I am new user and did it by accident. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lanz5000 ( talk • contribs) 14:21, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
Ok seriously i am just trying to add somebody on the Wikipedia site, i know what are my references, but even for other famous profiles i can easily find all the sources of the articles which are copy pasted word by word or even with same material and other words. Facts are facts! Anyway, what shall i do, shall i write a new one or you do not support up and coming people, it is to my belief that every body can be part of free encyclopedia... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lanz5000 ( talk • contribs) 16:05, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
Ok in Greece she is established i should do it in Greek then. Thanks for your not at all full of use answer — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lanz5000 ( talk • contribs) 16:46, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
There is a report at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive828#Block review/unblock proposal, in which you might have an interest. -- Boing! said Zebedee ( talk) 17:48, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, In 2009, the page concerning Srikanth Reddy was removed. I think he is sufficiently important to have a page; the standard seems to be "Published authors are kept as notable if they have received multiple independent reviews of or awards for their work, or if their work is likely to be very widely read." In support of inclusion of the page, I note that: He has two books published by a major publisher (the Univ. of California Press); he has won several fellowships (including one from the Mellon Foundation); he won the Asian American Literary prize in 2005 (and seems to be one of only a small number of winners without a wiki page); he was featured in a Dec 2011 NPR story about the best poetry of the year. Would you consider reinstating it? Jsw1 ( talk) 18:48, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks so much for sorting out the Template:Employment problem. Voceditenore ( talk) 06:45, 19 January 2012 (UTC) |
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Hello, forgive me for butting in, but there is an internal attribution problem with a suggestion you made. In this comment, you stated "...I think a good approach to this would be to create a new template and transclude it on some pages, removing the {{ employment}} template...." Well, that implies the whole new template was the idea of the new editor, but Wikipedia's licensing requires that attribution be given to the original author(s). So, that is not an optimal idea. Better would be to make a new template on a user subpage, then when consensus is reached, cut&paste it onto the original template (unless other users have edited it, then do a simple history merge), then have a bot quickly run through the affected pages and move the original template to the proper placement on the page. Sorry to eavesdrop, but I was in this situation awhile back (before I went all IP) and this is how we did it. I post here because you are an admin and I didn't think this was appropriate to butt in the other conversation since this was strictly technical. Rgrds. (Dynamic IP, so when I log off - I'm gone...) -- 64.85.217.4 ( talk) 17:34, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
Would you mind running a Checkuser on the following accounts: User:Wcdemanager, User:184.13.167.19, and User:184.13.157.72? The first two have vandalized the WCDE article in the past 4 hours, the last one vandalized the page back on the 19th. The IPs are registered to cities near the school that owns the station. I am pretty certain the account will come back to one of the IPs. There has been alot of vandalism on the WCDE page in the past year and I have an active RPP request open at the moment because of it. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:15, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
Dear Frank,
The above user has been using foul language as usual since he is not getting his way with an unblock last time he forced an unblock by harassing people and accusing them of "picking on him" these diffs shows just how ridiculous he is [6] and [7] he is now asking for another unblock I suggest his block is extended he must learn his childish ranting will not get him anywhere regards looking at his block log he seems to be more trouble than good to be honest. 86.176.204.213 ( talk) 09:11, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
Frank, thanks for checking my account, however, I still change my username. I tried this one, see this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Changing_username/Simple#Codyluva_.E2.86.92_tnhg948328949f9ijrbre8834444 but still, waiting here. Hope you could give me some advice. Thanks, thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cherryrakistadotcom ( talk • contribs) 21:58, 26 January 2012
I disagree with your edit here, because American intervention ended as soon as Gaddafi died. Do you mind self-reverting? Pass a Method talk 14:19, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
Dear Frank,
My name is Jonathan Obar
user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community
HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name
HERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar -- Jaobar ( talk) 19:22, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello I saw that you changed the photo back to the grammys one from 1990 the only problem is I feel that photo is a bit dated and would appreciate if you could possibly update the photo to a new one of Bette
Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by Betteisdivine ( talk • contribs) 14:06, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Frank! I am here to inquire your advice and/or assistance on an important matter. I was brought here under the suggestion of Baseball Bugs who said you could be helpful in this problem. The problem stems as far back as December 2011, when an IP hopper vandalized The Muppets article and other Muppet related articles, by removing all the instances that mentioned Disney and replacing them with Jim Henson Company links. We were able to stop him (we raised the protection level on that page temporarily and he was blocked from editing) and the articles were left quiet.
However recently, two Muppet articles were vandalized by a new IP user, who I've determined from the nature of his actions (edit summaries) is the same persistent user as before; "Kermit" (name used to identify him on talk pages). Thus, I have had to revert the edits and leave two messages on Kermit's talk page.
I hope you can either guide me to the appropriate steps and/or help me to prevent Kermit from vandalizing said articles again. Thank you, ~ Jedi94 ( talk) 21:54, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
If you have a moment, it would be appreciated, I know this is not your regular cup of tea but if you can help
thanx
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21:31, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
Hey :). You're being contacted because you are involved in the ACC process, or participated in the original discussion in '08 about the ConfirmAccount extension. This is a note to let you know that we are seeking opinions on switching this extension on, effectively making the ACC process via the Toolserver redundant. You can read all the details here; I would be very grateful if people would indicate how they feel about the idea :). Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) ( talk) 13:20, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
Greetings, I see you appear to be mentoring/instructing User:Gatorinvancouver in terms of Wiki policy. Said user is currently attempting to bullbait me into removing a userbox from my user page stating I use Vista, mainly due to the fact that he doesn't like Vista. He also claims that it is against policy and violates trademark law. Considering you are an administrator and an authority figure to Gatorinvancouver (though I do hate to have to bother you with this menial nonsense), I would be very grateful if you could corroborate the fact that what he is claiming is indeed untrue (at User talk:Gatorinvancouver#.22Advertisement.22), that I am not violating wiki policy and that he isn't supposed to go around telling people what they should or should not put onto their user page. Also, I think he may be thinking that user pages must adhere to the same rules as encyclopedic content. Thanks in advance, Newbiepedian ( Hailing Frequencies) 15:59, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
Category:Delta Sigma Theta presidents, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. -- Alan Liefting ( talk - contribs) 20:54, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Frank, thank you for your CheckUser service in clearly proving and identifying the sockpuppet account. I wanted to know that as it is quite possibly known (at least i know) that all these accounts and IP addresses are operated by the same person on a very broad dynamic IP range of ISP Turk Telecom in Istanbul, Turkey. So just wanted to clarify that are there any more sleeper's or sockpuppet accounts you had found out while having a check on all the IP addresses and accounts ? I am asking this because this sockpuppeteer has a known history evading block by making multiple accounts and editing from various dynamic IP addresses of the same range. Thanks! TheGeneralUser ( talk) 18:09, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Frank
! I have started my second editor review at
Wikipedia:Editor review/TheGeneralUser (2). I will be greatly delighted, thankful and valued to have your review for me regarding my editing and possible candidate for
Adminship. As you are a experienced and long term Wikipedian so i have asked for your kind review. Take your time to review my editing and give the best review that you can :). Feel free to ask me any questions you would like to on the review page itself. It will be a great honor to have you review me for which I will truly feel appreciated and helpful! I always work to improve Wikipedia and make it a more better place to be for Everyone :). Regards and Happy Editing!
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20:01, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
For protecting Lance Armstrong; I guess Lance Armstrong needs protection as well. How the mighty have fallen. Drmies ( talk) 14:31, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
Dear RHaworth. I am not quite sure why AbanteCart was deleted as G4. This was not just resubmission. It was completely new article with new references. Original deleted was half a year ago. In addition, we have checked other commercial projects that are similar and got approved with similar references and content. I quite do not understand motivation for deletion. Please help us understand what is needed in order AbanteCart page for our open source project got approved. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Projkov ( talk • contribs) 00:30, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
I read the CFD, and would definitely have taken your side. There are 8 Delta Sigma Theta presidents with articles now, and there are 11 Alpha Phi Alpha Presidents (WP:OSE :)). Not sure if this was the count back in May. When the category was deleted, the link to the category was changed rather than changed to Category:Delta Sigma Theta, I'm categorizing them there for now. Naraht ( talk) 14:27, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
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Hello, Frank. Thank you for helping me, though I did not edit Lance Armstrong. Karsha309342 ( talk) 01:25, 10 November 2012 (UTC) |
Saw your comment at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Jeiboul, thanks for the confirmation. did you run CU on the other account I pointed out? User:Nadiia Lushchak Based on the russian wiki edits, and the fact that that user had a copy of the socked articles in their user space and aFC makes me think they are one as well? Gaijin42 ( talk) 03:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I;m concerned that your close at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2013 January 21#Template:Event & Template:Marriage appears to be based on counting !votes rather then weighing up arguments. I'd like to do you the courtesy of inviting you to review it, before I refer the matter to deletion review. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:54, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
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People are making noises over in this part of the state about a meetup ... is Greensboro too far for you? (Some might come from Charlotte). - Dank ( push to talk) 20:52, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello ..
may you please take a look at football records in spain ,this page is containing various different records in Spanish football, the user : 49.244.108.56 keeps removing some of them because he believes they are not needed and if you took a look at what he adds or removes you can see he is doing that biasing since he is working hard to remove Barca records allowing only real records !! the 3 records i added are well referenced from the related club website and even classified clearly under national records even not just a club records !! so anything clearer than that even ?? how should someone opinion or even bunch of people opinion about it make a difference in that ?? its a clear case...the related club classified it as record , so if someone likes it or not it shouldn't stop being a record .
and since its referenced I can't see any reason to remove it .
the website : http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/the-honours/detail/card/fc-barcelona-team-records
what is really weird...there is some records similar to those added ( like i added ) but he added them related to Real Madrid so obviously he doesn't have a clear measure in that.\
I tried sending other for help also but i found no response so far, I just think the whole thing is turning into a circus as that :) and for the protection of integrity of wikipedia someone should act in someway !! making it clear (neither way i dont care ) just don't leave it for somenoe to decide oh i hate this club so i dont want his records and im making my hard to remove them and bringing everyother possible records for the club i like ??! take a look at it please because this IP : 49.244.108.56 has long history of doing that !
he is the same range of ip from 49.244.125.32 also he is the same as 49.244.161.201 and by the way it's all belongs to a user has been blocked before but i dont know why they unblocked him again ! it's just as a circus as that
thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:3878:81E0:A0A2:1EFE:E57C:DD88 ( talk) 17:26, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Frank, the history of the Anthony Ausgang article shows you deleted an article on June 4, 2010. There was a note to contact you to review any new article with new content. I posted the new article to the Talk page at Talk:Anthony_Ausgang. Can you approve and post? I've also contacted C.Fred, but JamesBWatson is away and KingofHearts is under administrative review. Thanks. TBliss ( talk) 07:22, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Hey Frank, are you available to do a checkuser? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 07:58, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
There are growing concerns that Amiram Goldblum is himself editing the article about him. He has two accounts: User:Rastiniak and User:רסטיניאק. Take a look at the this sockpuppet investigation. Also, read the following discussion. רסטיניאק has removed the POV tag from the article twice so far: 1 and 2. While I don't find this subject particularly interesting, I'm alarmed by the fact that Goldblum is fighting tooth and nail to get users who question the neutrality of his article to get blocked. I request you to help us determine whether the two accounts indeed belong to Goldblum. Nataev ( talk) 11:31, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
I am declining to run checkuser in this case because Rastiniak's most recent edits were two months ago and it does not appear that establishing a link between the two would have any impact on the larger discussion. The article talk page is quite active already. Frank | talk 13:27, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
@Frank: I assume that you were just notifying me of the AAFM legal threat, and have no connection with them, yes? On that assumption, my thanks for the notice. Beyond My Ken ( talk) 04:22, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi. You closed WP:Articles for deletion/Pops Maellard as redirect. Would you please explain why you did not close as delete? Thanks. Flatscan ( talk) 04:27, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
Hello, As I see you are quite experienced Wikipedia editor. There is a dispute in Kazakhs article regarding their religion. In article as a source there was a link which showed something around 20%, but it turned out that the percentage is about the population of Kazakhstan, not Kazakhs. I submitted a source proving that only 0.4% of Kazakhs are Christians. But a user undoes my edit's with explanations like "What a pity! Just in the page you don't even see the number of christian Kazakhs is larger than the significant Kazakh population in Kyrgyzstan or Turkey. Please read more Bible and open your sight", or "I have said". I'd ask you to intervene and solve the problem. Thanks in advance, Ali-al-Bakuvi ( talk) 07:15, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
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