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Hey, I might live to regret this idea but I’m wondering about potentially reducing the restriction on the Brandon Victor Dixon page to pending changes rather than semi-protected? He just did a widely watched television special in the US and I’m wondering if we might get some helpful new users wanting to add to the page constructively. Reaching out to you because I saw you were the one who had to protect it when there was so much vandalism in 2016, so if you think this is a bad idea, I completely defer to your judgment! Just a thought. Innisfree987 ( talk) 07:00, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
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I responded there; I was worried without the contrast of "known for settling but filed some rather big lawsuits", it's not really "hook-y". Can you say what needs to be done? -- GRuban ( talk) 16:09, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
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Logstash.Hello Vanamonde93. Since this dispute was reported at WP:AN3, I've issued a block of the reported editor. Possibly this would influence your thinking on whether full protection of the Madurai Airport article is still needed. Thanks, EdJohnston ( talk) 14:30, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
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Just a courtesy FYI that I removed your pending changes protection from Hurricane Harvey and replaced with straight semiprotection, due to a recent uptick in vandalism that probably has to do with an internet meme (but I don't know which). Your PC would have expired before my semi did anyway, I just removed it early since I was in the dialog anyway. Cheers. Ivanvector ( Talk/ Edits) 20:50, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hi there Vanamonde, I just thought I should let you know, since you raised an issue earlier, that I tweaked the hook to say "escaped destruction" after adding some sources to the article to clarify that this was in fact a potentially destructive event for ships. Otsego's stablemate, Prinz Waldemar, was wrecked at the mouth of the harbor shortly before Otsego's arrival, because the lighthouses had been destroyed by the earthquake. Otsego was initially reported as similarly wrecked but had in fact escaped the same fate, hence the hook. Cheers, Gatoclass ( talk) 20:29, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
I am disappointed about the closing of the violinist who died 1 May. Recordings are recordings, see discogs, worldcat, musiekweb, all in the article, which could also live without the section. What else would you need? This was a great person known around the globe, - please let this not fail due a formality, without the chance to repair. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:56, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
Vanamonde93, I have no intention of vandalizing Wikipedia. Regarding this [ [1]] Bringing to your notice that similar reverts of sourced material have been made on various other articles by "MBlaze Lightning" and his teammates (could be a case of WP:MEAT with "Adamgerber80, D4iNa4, Razer2115 etc.) after which they get it protected! Wow! Look at these reverts:
[ [2]] (Removed sourced material then got it protected)
[ [3]] (Same here, removed a chunk of sourced material from a book and replaced it with an unreliable/self-published website, got it protected)
Many more instances.
MBlaze Lighting has been warned, a few days back by Drmies. Find it here [ [4]]
Just a heads up for the admins. Please have a look at edit history before you protect an article or ban an IP. Thanks. 122.173.12.72 ( talk) 13:16, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
Thanks Vanamonde93, but I know I'll be blocked again on behest of these editors even if my edits are made in good faith. By the way, Drmies still has to learn that if an IP (or even a sock) is helping revert removal of cited material, it should not be treated as a vandal (can always see the edit summary). You should block the IP but always have a look before the claimant reverts their edit(s) and "protection" is not applied blindly. Cheers. Hope this MBlaze Lightning and his WP:MEAT friends don't go out of hand. 122.173.12.72 ( talk) 15:00, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
"I have no sympathy..."neither do I. IP; you're doing yourself no favors. Your argument is disingenuous at best; IPs and socks are very different things, and no one has accused you of vandalism. You know sockpuppetry is not tolerated. Under these circumstances, if you persist in evading blocks, I can only conclude either that you are here for illegitimate purposes, or that you haven't the necessary competence. Even if you have raised legitimate issues with content, you are actively making those worse by socking to fight over them. The only legitimate path for you is to come clean; if you have no intentions of doing so, then please don't post here any longer, and don't be surprised to receive further blocks. Vanamonde ( talk) 17:23, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi,
I am a paid consultant to Nextdoor. I am an experienced Wikipedia editor, though not even close to your level. The article for Nextdoor is poor. There are hundreds of reliable sources about the company, stretching over 10 years, but the article, in my view, is incomplete, poorly written, poorly structured, inaccurate in many places, and violates policy in some instances. So I created what I hope is a much better draft at: User:BC1278/sandbox/Nextdoor, with the goal of getting it to B class, and eventually GA. After opening a discussion at Talk:Nextdoor#Request_for_Review and an RfC for an ongoing dispute regarding one section of the existing article, an obstinate editor surfaced to voice various objections. This is all fine and good. I have a thick skin and expect extremely close scrutiny as a paid editor. However, upon researching the History of this article, I see that the same editor has been deleting reliably sourced content from the article stretching back for years, while adding spuriously (in my view) to the Controversy section, partially explaining why an app with tens of millions of users and extensive media coverage has such a weak article.
I checked the editor's user page and saw that a year ago you considered blocking them for problematic editing after multiple warnings. This led me to considering asking you to help with the independent review here. I don't know whether you have time, but given this state of affairs, it's going to be tough to have a constructive discussion with other editors about improving this article, and trying to eventually get it to GA, unless a senior editor/admin such as yourself is involved. I wonder if you might have time to do the review? Thank you. BC1278 ( talk) 23:10, 4 May 2018 (UTC)BC1278
Hey Vanamonde93! I just fixed up a few sources for George Deukmejian and wondering if there's any other sources that are out of place so this nom can pass RD. -- TDKR Chicago 101 ( talk) 20:37, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hey, Vanamonde. The IP 42.107.135.248 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) is static, and has only ever been used on Wikipedia by one person, for one edit, the one on Sitush's page. Revolting. I don't even understand what they're on about, as Sitush has never edited "Sagarika's page". Maybe a bit more than 31 hours? Or do you think that's pointless? I don't understand Indian IPs very well, sorry. Bishonen | talk 18:56, 11 May 2018 (UTC).
Hi Vanamonde93, This is pertaining to your statement about "they not been blinkered by their agreement with the closure" at WP:AE. The XFD was actually re-opened because I bought it to the attention of @ Bonadea: and @ SpacemanSpiff: at User_talk:Bonadea#Nsmutte?. The only reason I did not open it myself was because that would lead to another round of reverts. Again this more like a FYI and I replied here in order to avoid the WP:AE becoming just about this specific XFD. Hope this clears some of the confusion. Thanks. Adamgerber80 ( talk) 19:25, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
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[5] - the user repeatedly modifies comments by others on article talk page. Perhaps you do not mind that he modifies your comment, by I do mind when someone makes my comment a part of another new section. My very best wishes ( talk) 16:41, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
For the record one source that was tagged was already there (so I did not place it there!!!) and the main issue were that the sources were very vague with the content they were covering but no worries with more reliable obits coming out I replaced them with more precise (non-vague) references. Hope you understand! -- TDKR Chicago 101 ( talk) 01:20, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
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Template:Pseudoscience, since your last protection expired, has had more edit warring again.
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Sorry. I didn't mean to ping you. I was just trying to source the genesis of the discussion that led me to that approach. I wasn't trying to get you to weigh in. Really, otherwise, I would have left the redraft as one proposal and tried to deal with it there. BC1278 ( talk) 18:11, 23 May 2018 (UTC)BC1278
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I need to request you that please delete four pages - User talk:Ram The Editor, User talk:Misser Boss, User talk:Yisrael Kristal and User talk:Widr farted as the reason G6. We don't need those pages any more. Thank you. 182.69.24.11 ( talk) 16:47, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
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Upcoming movie page Neerali was edit protected but I do not see much reason for that. can you please check on that ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zyravi ( talk • contribs) 07:27, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hey. Thanks for your contribution to the report I filed, but I believe you may have misinterpreted it, and the user/page being reported. -- Alex TW 10:41, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
""abandoning" indicates involvement"Um what? Vanamonde ( talk) 11:14, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
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Hey, I might live to regret this idea but I’m wondering about potentially reducing the restriction on the Brandon Victor Dixon page to pending changes rather than semi-protected? He just did a widely watched television special in the US and I’m wondering if we might get some helpful new users wanting to add to the page constructively. Reaching out to you because I saw you were the one who had to protect it when there was so much vandalism in 2016, so if you think this is a bad idea, I completely defer to your judgment! Just a thought. Innisfree987 ( talk) 07:00, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
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I responded there; I was worried without the contrast of "known for settling but filed some rather big lawsuits", it's not really "hook-y". Can you say what needs to be done? -- GRuban ( talk) 16:09, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
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So far contestants have achieved twelve featured articles between them and a splendid 124 good articles. Commendably, 326 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2018 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met; most of the GARs are fine, but a few have been a bit skimpy.
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Logstash.Hello Vanamonde93. Since this dispute was reported at WP:AN3, I've issued a block of the reported editor. Possibly this would influence your thinking on whether full protection of the Madurai Airport article is still needed. Thanks, EdJohnston ( talk) 14:30, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
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Just a courtesy FYI that I removed your pending changes protection from Hurricane Harvey and replaced with straight semiprotection, due to a recent uptick in vandalism that probably has to do with an internet meme (but I don't know which). Your PC would have expired before my semi did anyway, I just removed it early since I was in the dialog anyway. Cheers. Ivanvector ( Talk/ Edits) 20:50, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hi there Vanamonde, I just thought I should let you know, since you raised an issue earlier, that I tweaked the hook to say "escaped destruction" after adding some sources to the article to clarify that this was in fact a potentially destructive event for ships. Otsego's stablemate, Prinz Waldemar, was wrecked at the mouth of the harbor shortly before Otsego's arrival, because the lighthouses had been destroyed by the earthquake. Otsego was initially reported as similarly wrecked but had in fact escaped the same fate, hence the hook. Cheers, Gatoclass ( talk) 20:29, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
I am disappointed about the closing of the violinist who died 1 May. Recordings are recordings, see discogs, worldcat, musiekweb, all in the article, which could also live without the section. What else would you need? This was a great person known around the globe, - please let this not fail due a formality, without the chance to repair. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:56, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
Vanamonde93, I have no intention of vandalizing Wikipedia. Regarding this [ [1]] Bringing to your notice that similar reverts of sourced material have been made on various other articles by "MBlaze Lightning" and his teammates (could be a case of WP:MEAT with "Adamgerber80, D4iNa4, Razer2115 etc.) after which they get it protected! Wow! Look at these reverts:
[ [2]] (Removed sourced material then got it protected)
[ [3]] (Same here, removed a chunk of sourced material from a book and replaced it with an unreliable/self-published website, got it protected)
Many more instances.
MBlaze Lighting has been warned, a few days back by Drmies. Find it here [ [4]]
Just a heads up for the admins. Please have a look at edit history before you protect an article or ban an IP. Thanks. 122.173.12.72 ( talk) 13:16, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
Thanks Vanamonde93, but I know I'll be blocked again on behest of these editors even if my edits are made in good faith. By the way, Drmies still has to learn that if an IP (or even a sock) is helping revert removal of cited material, it should not be treated as a vandal (can always see the edit summary). You should block the IP but always have a look before the claimant reverts their edit(s) and "protection" is not applied blindly. Cheers. Hope this MBlaze Lightning and his WP:MEAT friends don't go out of hand. 122.173.12.72 ( talk) 15:00, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
"I have no sympathy..."neither do I. IP; you're doing yourself no favors. Your argument is disingenuous at best; IPs and socks are very different things, and no one has accused you of vandalism. You know sockpuppetry is not tolerated. Under these circumstances, if you persist in evading blocks, I can only conclude either that you are here for illegitimate purposes, or that you haven't the necessary competence. Even if you have raised legitimate issues with content, you are actively making those worse by socking to fight over them. The only legitimate path for you is to come clean; if you have no intentions of doing so, then please don't post here any longer, and don't be surprised to receive further blocks. Vanamonde ( talk) 17:23, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi,
I am a paid consultant to Nextdoor. I am an experienced Wikipedia editor, though not even close to your level. The article for Nextdoor is poor. There are hundreds of reliable sources about the company, stretching over 10 years, but the article, in my view, is incomplete, poorly written, poorly structured, inaccurate in many places, and violates policy in some instances. So I created what I hope is a much better draft at: User:BC1278/sandbox/Nextdoor, with the goal of getting it to B class, and eventually GA. After opening a discussion at Talk:Nextdoor#Request_for_Review and an RfC for an ongoing dispute regarding one section of the existing article, an obstinate editor surfaced to voice various objections. This is all fine and good. I have a thick skin and expect extremely close scrutiny as a paid editor. However, upon researching the History of this article, I see that the same editor has been deleting reliably sourced content from the article stretching back for years, while adding spuriously (in my view) to the Controversy section, partially explaining why an app with tens of millions of users and extensive media coverage has such a weak article.
I checked the editor's user page and saw that a year ago you considered blocking them for problematic editing after multiple warnings. This led me to considering asking you to help with the independent review here. I don't know whether you have time, but given this state of affairs, it's going to be tough to have a constructive discussion with other editors about improving this article, and trying to eventually get it to GA, unless a senior editor/admin such as yourself is involved. I wonder if you might have time to do the review? Thank you. BC1278 ( talk) 23:10, 4 May 2018 (UTC)BC1278
Hey Vanamonde93! I just fixed up a few sources for George Deukmejian and wondering if there's any other sources that are out of place so this nom can pass RD. -- TDKR Chicago 101 ( talk) 20:37, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hey, Vanamonde. The IP 42.107.135.248 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) is static, and has only ever been used on Wikipedia by one person, for one edit, the one on Sitush's page. Revolting. I don't even understand what they're on about, as Sitush has never edited "Sagarika's page". Maybe a bit more than 31 hours? Or do you think that's pointless? I don't understand Indian IPs very well, sorry. Bishonen | talk 18:56, 11 May 2018 (UTC).
Hi Vanamonde93, This is pertaining to your statement about "they not been blinkered by their agreement with the closure" at WP:AE. The XFD was actually re-opened because I bought it to the attention of @ Bonadea: and @ SpacemanSpiff: at User_talk:Bonadea#Nsmutte?. The only reason I did not open it myself was because that would lead to another round of reverts. Again this more like a FYI and I replied here in order to avoid the WP:AE becoming just about this specific XFD. Hope this clears some of the confusion. Thanks. Adamgerber80 ( talk) 19:25, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Judicial Watch. Legobot ( talk) 04:27, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
Under IPA DS, I have banned Sdmarathe from interacting with you. This is a one-way IBAN and does not imply any wrong-doing on your part, nor does it formally restrict you in any way; however, I thought you should be informed of it and would advise that you take care not to inadvertently act in a way that could be construed as provoking violations of the ban. If this puts you in a difficult place regarding administrative action, please do feel free to contact me either on-wiki (generally best during business hours UTC) or by email (which I generally get quickly most times). GoldenRing ( talk) 09:02, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
[5] - the user repeatedly modifies comments by others on article talk page. Perhaps you do not mind that he modifies your comment, by I do mind when someone makes my comment a part of another new section. My very best wishes ( talk) 16:41, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
For the record one source that was tagged was already there (so I did not place it there!!!) and the main issue were that the sources were very vague with the content they were covering but no worries with more reliable obits coming out I replaced them with more precise (non-vague) references. Hope you understand! -- TDKR Chicago 101 ( talk) 01:20, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Colt AR-15. Legobot ( talk) 04:27, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
Template:Pseudoscience, since your last protection expired, has had more edit warring again.
Sorry all I can do is bring this up on your talk page, but my real-life limitations won't let me find the right board or procedure for this at the moment and I won't be able to follow-up.
Thank you! I really like your show/hide bars on your user page, by the way. — Geekdiva ( talk) 07:50, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
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I addressed all of your concerns regarding the Tawana Brawley rape allegations article.--MagicatthemovieS
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Are you satisfied with this version of the article?--MagicatthemovieS
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Sorry. I didn't mean to ping you. I was just trying to source the genesis of the discussion that led me to that approach. I wasn't trying to get you to weigh in. Really, otherwise, I would have left the redraft as one proposal and tried to deal with it there. BC1278 ( talk) 18:11, 23 May 2018 (UTC)BC1278
On 24 May 2018, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Luis Posada Carriles, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer T• C 17:55, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
On 25 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Old Music and the Slave Women, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ursula K. Le Guin wrote " Old Music and the Slave Women", set on a fictional planet, after visiting a plantation in South Carolina that had once used slave labor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Old Music and the Slave Women. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Old Music and the Slave Women), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:36, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
I need to request you that please delete four pages - User talk:Ram The Editor, User talk:Misser Boss, User talk:Yisrael Kristal and User talk:Widr farted as the reason G6. We don't need those pages any more. Thank you. 182.69.24.11 ( talk) 16:47, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
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The other criteria to delete those four pages are "G7: Author requests deletion". 182.69.24.11 ( talk) 08:02, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
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On 29 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rashid Vally, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the apartheid era, music producer Rashid Vally owned a record shop that was among the few places in Johannesburg where people of different racial backgrounds could socialize? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rashid Vally. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Rashid Vally), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Alex Shih ( talk) 00:56, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
Hello Vanamonde93
Upcoming movie page Neerali was edit protected but I do not see much reason for that. can you please check on that ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zyravi ( talk • contribs) 07:27, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hey. Thanks for your contribution to the report I filed, but I believe you may have misinterpreted it, and the user/page being reported. -- Alex TW 10:41, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
""abandoning" indicates involvement"Um what? Vanamonde ( talk) 11:14, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
one party appears to have abandoned the pageYou said abandoned. That means that there was recently involvement. -- Alex TW 11:22, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
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