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I noticed your vandalism fighting efforts and decided to stop by. I suggest you create an account, which lets you edit under a username to avoid getting confused with someone else, edit semi-protected pages after 10 edits and 4 days, use more advanced tools such as Twinkle and RedWarn, and more. 2NumForIce ( speak| edits) 17:42, 20 April 2023 (UTC) |
Hey! Just thought I'd let you know that I removed your stricken AIV report. Based on your filter logs it looks like you had to strike the report because it wouldn't let you remove the report. ― Blaze Wolf TalkBlaze Wolf#6545 19:08, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, I saw that you removed it. Thanks!
73.67.145.30 (
talk) 19:09, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
- No problem! Given that you were able to remove your other report just fine, I'd assume the filter checks to see if the report has been applied to if its your own, or maybe it doesn't see it as your own anymore once people have replied to it. ― Blaze Wolf TalkBlaze Wolf#6545 19:12, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
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The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar |
| I noticed your efforts to fight vandalism and decided to give you the anti-vandalism barnstar. Keep up the good work, I would also suggest you create an account so you can get access to even better tools such as Twinkle! -- Wesoree ( talk· contribs) 17:24, 27 April 2023 (UTC) |
Hi there. I see you're a hard-working patroller; and I thank you for your help! I noticed you've been triggering the edit filter, perhaps due to your rapid-fire edits. Have you considered creating an account? It would be a shame to lose you to friendly fire! -- Hadal ( talk) 18:42, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
- BTW, this is a real danger, as I once got blocked whilst doing RC patrol as an IP. I never actually noticed at the time though, since the IP got reassigned before I next tried to edit.
Mako001
(C)
(T) 🇺🇦 02:12, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, I've also been blocked on IPs before while RC patrolling, but IIRC, it was only due to collateral damage of other vandals. I used to use my T-mobile hotspot for my internet access, which is 172.56.0.0/16 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) and 172.58.0.0/16 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), and mobile networks are often a major target for vandals and block-evaders.... 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 02:41, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
Thank you very much for your tireless anti-vandalism work! 
~ ToBeFree (
talk) 22:37, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
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|
|
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| Appreciate your regular work at AIV. From a registered vandal fighter -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 04:44, 3 May 2023 (UTC) |
I have blocked them for a year now. Just remember that I was responding to what the bot reported with my earlier comment ... it isn't context-sensitive (not now, anyway) and couldn't have told me what you did. Daniel Case ( talk) 04:41, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
- I know, I can't edit WP:AIV/TB2, so I decided to report it to the user-report section... :-) I'll create an account one of these days, which will make things like that easier for me to respond to in the future... 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 04:42, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
Just a note on AIV reports, don't use the templates like that, as it gives the appearance that an admin has reviewed it, even if you use (Non-administrator comment) or similar. The thing is, that, whilst users may comment on AIV reports, non-admins (as you would be aware) can't actually block users or take the action needed by an AIV report, which by definition, requires admin action.
In that particular case, I could have warned them, but decided that WP:RBI was the best course of action, hence, no warnings. Warning is often a prerequisite to blocking, but some cases are clear cut enough that it is better to just deny recognition and go straight to blocking.
Adding a note below a report (without using an "official" response template) may be OK, so long as it isn't trying to make a definite judgement on the outcome. Commenting like: "User doesn't seem to have been warned?" or "This user is coordinating vandalism with my report from above." or "May need to block a larger range as other /64 ranges have been blocked, but they have evaded it." Anyway, cheerio and happy patrolling! 🙂 Mako001 (C) (T) 🇺🇦 02:30, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- @ Mako001: Yeah, both of those users were blocked anyway by @ Ad Orientem:. Duly noted about the AIV templates.
- Fightfasicsm8903 ( talk · contribs) was obviously clear-cut vandalism, I just put that template there because there were admins not taking action on that report who had already been patrolling AIV. I wasn't really sure what the deal was with Foreign Relations of Raid ( talk · contribs). The most disruptive part of their edits appeared to be them replacing "Kandahar" with "Debaltseve" and "Unicornese", with the latter obviously not being a real place. Although disruptive, they weren't adding profanity or excessive characters to pages. Anyhow, they're blocked now anyway so it's all good... :-) 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 02:39, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
Be judicious in adding comments at AIV. It's rarely necessary outside of complex cases or where there is otherwise something that's easy to miss; it's also generally fine to bring immediate attention to cases where edits are not vandalism, but as a matter of etiquette you should do so without using {{ AIV}}.
In most circumstances where commentary is appropriate you will also want to provide a ping or {{ talkback}} for the original reporter as people will often remove reports on their own once issues are brought to their attention.
Superfluous clerking has a tendency to perturb and as with other specialized highly structured venues, less is often more. Not a big deal, just something to be mindful of going forward. 74.73.224.126 ( talk) 02:50, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
Hello! We appreciate your efforts towards removing vandalism from Wikipedia! However, I have noticed that you have manually removed vandals from the
WP:AIV that have since been blocked. However, we have
a bot who does this for us and very frequently removes blocked users for us! Let me know if you have any questions on
my talk page.
Heart
(talk) 18:41, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
- I know, the bot isn't working right now so the reports need to be removed manually. 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 18:42, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
for the UAA report on CATS Global Schools ( talk · contribs). It's a returning sockpuppet back after 6 years. Cabayi ( talk) 15:14, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
|
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| I see you around a lot, and appreciate your dedication. Cheers! HeartCat1 💬 📝 16:25, 1 June 2023 (UTC) |
- Thanks! :-) 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 16:26, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
When reporting to check the edit filter, try to make sure that the edits were disallowed, rather than tagged or logged, or none. The last IP you just reported had hits on the log, but they were for edits that made it through so were visible on their contribs. Thanks for all the help with vandal patrolling. It's appreciated. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 17:42, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- Got it, thanks.
73.67.145.30 (
talk) 17:44, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- I'm not sure if that came across harsher than I intended, so if I sounded stern, I meant it as more of a gentle reminder. It's not a terribly big deal either way, but it can save some admin time when there's a backlog or a lot of reports coming in.
ScottishFinnishRadish (
talk) 17:49, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- No worries. :-). As for the particular report, I believe you're referring to
50.202.41.33 (
talk ·
contribs ·
WHOIS), which has filter log hits but also showed up as published edits, so you can still view the edits through either the contributions page or the filter log (it'll show up as the same either way). I'll keep your advice in mind going forward.
73.67.145.30 (
talk) 17:54, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- 73.67.145.30 2402:800:634D:55DD:7C66:E5B9:D4DD:916F ( talk) 06:22, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
- No worries. :-). As for the particular report, I believe you're referring to
50.202.41.33 (
talk ·
contribs ·
WHOIS), which has filter log hits but also showed up as published edits, so you can still view the edits through either the contributions page or the filter log (it'll show up as the same either way). I'll keep your advice in mind going forward.
73.67.145.30 (
talk) 17:54, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- I'm not sure if that came across harsher than I intended, so if I sounded stern, I meant it as more of a gentle reminder. It's not a terribly big deal either way, but it can save some admin time when there's a backlog or a lot of reports coming in.
ScottishFinnishRadish (
talk) 17:49, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
Please don't undo edits just because the ref access date is out of date. It's more constructive to update the ref access date than to restore outdated data. Meters ( talk) 22:22, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
Hello, and thank you for lending your time to help improve Wikipedia! If you are interested in continuing to edit, I suggest you make an account to gain a bunch of privileges. Happy editing! Will120 ( talk) 17:06, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, I've seen your username around a lot. Looks like we're watching the same edit filter logs... :-) 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 17:08, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
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Hello, I'm
Riverbend21. I wanted to let you know that one or more of
your recent contributions to
Tommy Novak have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the
sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the
Teahouse or the
Help desk. Thanks.
Riverbend21 (
talk) 18:30, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
|
|
I noticed your vandalism fighting efforts and decided to stop by. I suggest you create an account, which lets you edit under a username to avoid getting confused with someone else, edit semi-protected pages after 10 edits and 4 days, use more advanced tools such as Twinkle and RedWarn, and more. 2NumForIce ( speak| edits) 17:42, 20 April 2023 (UTC) |
Hey! Just thought I'd let you know that I removed your stricken AIV report. Based on your filter logs it looks like you had to strike the report because it wouldn't let you remove the report. ― Blaze Wolf TalkBlaze Wolf#6545 19:08, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, I saw that you removed it. Thanks!
73.67.145.30 (
talk) 19:09, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
- No problem! Given that you were able to remove your other report just fine, I'd assume the filter checks to see if the report has been applied to if its your own, or maybe it doesn't see it as your own anymore once people have replied to it. ― Blaze Wolf TalkBlaze Wolf#6545 19:12, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
|
|
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar |
| I noticed your efforts to fight vandalism and decided to give you the anti-vandalism barnstar. Keep up the good work, I would also suggest you create an account so you can get access to even better tools such as Twinkle! -- Wesoree ( talk· contribs) 17:24, 27 April 2023 (UTC) |
Hi there. I see you're a hard-working patroller; and I thank you for your help! I noticed you've been triggering the edit filter, perhaps due to your rapid-fire edits. Have you considered creating an account? It would be a shame to lose you to friendly fire! -- Hadal ( talk) 18:42, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
- BTW, this is a real danger, as I once got blocked whilst doing RC patrol as an IP. I never actually noticed at the time though, since the IP got reassigned before I next tried to edit.
Mako001
(C)
(T) 🇺🇦 02:12, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, I've also been blocked on IPs before while RC patrolling, but IIRC, it was only due to collateral damage of other vandals. I used to use my T-mobile hotspot for my internet access, which is 172.56.0.0/16 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) and 172.58.0.0/16 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), and mobile networks are often a major target for vandals and block-evaders.... 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 02:41, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
|
|
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
| Thank you very much for your tireless anti-vandalism work!
~ ToBeFree (
talk) 22:37, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
|
|
|
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| Appreciate your regular work at AIV. From a registered vandal fighter -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 04:44, 3 May 2023 (UTC) |
I have blocked them for a year now. Just remember that I was responding to what the bot reported with my earlier comment ... it isn't context-sensitive (not now, anyway) and couldn't have told me what you did. Daniel Case ( talk) 04:41, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
- I know, I can't edit WP:AIV/TB2, so I decided to report it to the user-report section... :-) I'll create an account one of these days, which will make things like that easier for me to respond to in the future... 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 04:42, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
Just a note on AIV reports, don't use the templates like that, as it gives the appearance that an admin has reviewed it, even if you use (Non-administrator comment) or similar. The thing is, that, whilst users may comment on AIV reports, non-admins (as you would be aware) can't actually block users or take the action needed by an AIV report, which by definition, requires admin action.
In that particular case, I could have warned them, but decided that WP:RBI was the best course of action, hence, no warnings. Warning is often a prerequisite to blocking, but some cases are clear cut enough that it is better to just deny recognition and go straight to blocking.
Adding a note below a report (without using an "official" response template) may be OK, so long as it isn't trying to make a definite judgement on the outcome. Commenting like: "User doesn't seem to have been warned?" or "This user is coordinating vandalism with my report from above." or "May need to block a larger range as other /64 ranges have been blocked, but they have evaded it." Anyway, cheerio and happy patrolling! 🙂 Mako001 (C) (T) 🇺🇦 02:30, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- @ Mako001: Yeah, both of those users were blocked anyway by @ Ad Orientem:. Duly noted about the AIV templates.
- Fightfasicsm8903 ( talk · contribs) was obviously clear-cut vandalism, I just put that template there because there were admins not taking action on that report who had already been patrolling AIV. I wasn't really sure what the deal was with Foreign Relations of Raid ( talk · contribs). The most disruptive part of their edits appeared to be them replacing "Kandahar" with "Debaltseve" and "Unicornese", with the latter obviously not being a real place. Although disruptive, they weren't adding profanity or excessive characters to pages. Anyhow, they're blocked now anyway so it's all good... :-) 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 02:39, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
Be judicious in adding comments at AIV. It's rarely necessary outside of complex cases or where there is otherwise something that's easy to miss; it's also generally fine to bring immediate attention to cases where edits are not vandalism, but as a matter of etiquette you should do so without using {{ AIV}}.
In most circumstances where commentary is appropriate you will also want to provide a ping or {{ talkback}} for the original reporter as people will often remove reports on their own once issues are brought to their attention.
Superfluous clerking has a tendency to perturb and as with other specialized highly structured venues, less is often more. Not a big deal, just something to be mindful of going forward. 74.73.224.126 ( talk) 02:50, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
Hello! We appreciate your efforts towards removing vandalism from Wikipedia! However, I have noticed that you have manually removed vandals from the
WP:AIV that have since been blocked. However, we have
a bot who does this for us and very frequently removes blocked users for us! Let me know if you have any questions on
my talk page.
Heart
(talk) 18:41, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
- I know, the bot isn't working right now so the reports need to be removed manually. 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 18:42, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
for the UAA report on CATS Global Schools ( talk · contribs). It's a returning sockpuppet back after 6 years. Cabayi ( talk) 15:14, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
|
|
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| I see you around a lot, and appreciate your dedication. Cheers! HeartCat1 💬 📝 16:25, 1 June 2023 (UTC) |
- Thanks! :-) 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 16:26, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
When reporting to check the edit filter, try to make sure that the edits were disallowed, rather than tagged or logged, or none. The last IP you just reported had hits on the log, but they were for edits that made it through so were visible on their contribs. Thanks for all the help with vandal patrolling. It's appreciated. ScottishFinnishRadish ( talk) 17:42, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- Got it, thanks.
73.67.145.30 (
talk) 17:44, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- I'm not sure if that came across harsher than I intended, so if I sounded stern, I meant it as more of a gentle reminder. It's not a terribly big deal either way, but it can save some admin time when there's a backlog or a lot of reports coming in.
ScottishFinnishRadish (
talk) 17:49, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- No worries. :-). As for the particular report, I believe you're referring to
50.202.41.33 (
talk ·
contribs ·
WHOIS), which has filter log hits but also showed up as published edits, so you can still view the edits through either the contributions page or the filter log (it'll show up as the same either way). I'll keep your advice in mind going forward.
73.67.145.30 (
talk) 17:54, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- 73.67.145.30 2402:800:634D:55DD:7C66:E5B9:D4DD:916F ( talk) 06:22, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
- No worries. :-). As for the particular report, I believe you're referring to
50.202.41.33 (
talk ·
contribs ·
WHOIS), which has filter log hits but also showed up as published edits, so you can still view the edits through either the contributions page or the filter log (it'll show up as the same either way). I'll keep your advice in mind going forward.
73.67.145.30 (
talk) 17:54, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- I'm not sure if that came across harsher than I intended, so if I sounded stern, I meant it as more of a gentle reminder. It's not a terribly big deal either way, but it can save some admin time when there's a backlog or a lot of reports coming in.
ScottishFinnishRadish (
talk) 17:49, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
Please don't undo edits just because the ref access date is out of date. It's more constructive to update the ref access date than to restore outdated data. Meters ( talk) 22:22, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
Hello, and thank you for lending your time to help improve Wikipedia! If you are interested in continuing to edit, I suggest you make an account to gain a bunch of privileges. Happy editing! Will120 ( talk) 17:06, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, I've seen your username around a lot. Looks like we're watching the same edit filter logs... :-) 73.67.145.30 ( talk) 17:08, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
|
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