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Vandalism part 33

Serge's 33rd iteration of his own personal WP:AIV and WP:RFPP. Feel free to report anything you feel may need admin intervention. Sergecross73 msg me 21:20, 30 December 2023 (UTC) reply

  • Can you give me a little more background on what's going on here? Sergecross73 msg me 15:15, 10 January 2024 (UTC) reply
User:Cleter merged content per Talk:Beyblade#Requested_merge_12_October_2023 but that discussion has not closed and people oppose the move. Looks like he stopped eidt warrring though.
He created a second account User:Jalos92 which was blocked indefinitely and he was warned. Timur9008 ( talk) 16:09, 10 January 2024 (UTC) reply
I gave them a final warning, and a bit of an explanation, as I'm not sure all the templated responses necessarily conveyed the issues. But there's little room for confusion now. Let me know if it happens further. Thanks. Sergecross73 msg me 17:25, 10 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Hey Sergecross73, you could check out Inteqaam ( talk · contribs)? This edit warring already, perhaps a WP:CIR issue. Thanks. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 11:14, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Its not a competence issue instead of engaing in the talk page your reverting my edits even when clearly the other user was at fault. Inteqaam ( talk) 11:24, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Looks like someone beat me to it. Sergecross73 msg me 15:31, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Thanks anyway! Different question: what do you make of SomeWeb ( talk · contribs)? Here for four and half years, 19 edits, all related to pornography, including adding inappropriate external links. They received several warnings. WP:NOTHERE? soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 18:10, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Hey Sergecross73, did you see my previous message? If no action is needed I understand, but at the same time I feel that if an editor would do those kind of edits in a very short they would be indeffed quickly. Thoughts? soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 11:09, 2 February 2024 (UTC) reply
Yes, sorry, I did miss this. It looks like it came through around the same time as a bunch of other messages.
I gave the guy a more comprehensive warning about sources, but since his damage to the project is fairly minimal (he edits pretty infrequently) I didn't think it was time to jump to a block yet. Sergecross73 msg me 12:24, 2 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • JustYourImaginaryGuy ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) This guy is completely robotically obsessed with ruining images and getting reverted, sometimes by himself. They're almost all replacing photos with no problems, or just blatantly downgraded in quality, with the subject's face obscured, or from past years for no reason. Just needlessly disruptive, even of Good articles like Steve Jobs. Check the Talk page of endless blatant pointless violations. All falsely marked WP:MINOR for no reason at all and with no WP:EDITSUMMARY. He even already got blocked for spamming page protection requests and still did it repeatedly after, like this. It's a completely disruptive and unresponsive nuisance. Thank you. — Smuckola (talk) 06:31, 17 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Final warned. Sergecross73 msg me 18:00, 17 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    As I sadly predicted, he carried right on. He replaced three photos using no edit summary and falsely flagged as minor, including one without updating the caption [1]. And of course no response to anybody on Talk. — Smuckola (talk) 21:59, 19 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    He kept ignoring me despite another shot too, so he's is blocked. Sergecross73 msg me 13:17, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Sam Willard ( talk · contribs) This guy is WP:MEATBOT spamming WP:OR about supposed census data with no sources and with WP:LEAD violation. Maybe it's AGF of the lowest order of WP:CIR but I believe he will never stop or acknowledge without a block. Is there a mass revert function? Thanks. — Smuckola (talk) 10:26, 18 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Blocked. While I'd be more sympathetic if it was simply someone trying to learn the website still, some of the edits were just blatant vandalism that there's no reason to believe anyone would think are okay, whether you understood the website or not. I did give them a path to being unblocked though. We'll see if they engage or not. Sergecross73 msg me 17:32, 18 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Ok thanks. It is an unreal scam, that Wikipedia has a corporate prime directive to honeypot everybody on the planet into editing this site and officially uses every lie that we desperately need them and their every contribution, without requiring or even offering any qualifications or training or reputation, and barely even an automated attempt to scan for or report blatant rulebreaking. Or even track abuse once we dig it up! The toxic positivity culture mandates that we coddle the abusers and blame the victims for being needlessly angered or for reacting responsibly, and nobody ever implicates or even mentions the corrupt governance, or even ensures the cleanup. This just cheaply hides behind Internet anonymity, and no physical system could ever survive this culture of abuse akin to American gun laws where pages like this one are our "thoughts and prayers". I don't even know where in WMF to track and vote on such policies. So anyway, is there any mass-revert function for this guy's meatbot spam? He injected alleged 2020 numbers in articles that have no 2020 sources! — Smuckola (talk) 21:46, 19 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    I don't know of any mass-revert options outside of WP:ROLLBACK rights, which I'd probably less than what you're looking for. Sergecross73 msg me 00:29, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • ComputerUserUser ( talk · contribs) This is a WP:TENDENTIOUS problem user who is 100% aggressively and hatefully combative and edit warring as you can see on his Talk page. If you disagree, you're wrong. If you help, you're wrong. Never an WP:EDITSUMMARY, tons of needlessly spammed micro-edits per article, and tons of needless edits among some good edits. Lots of WP:OR because he is absolutely WP:NOTHERE and this is his nostalgic toy. He WP:OWNs this site, and is at the point of vindictiveness against correction. This and the last two editors I reported here have aggressively obliterated countless hours of my time (and of others) just reviewing and often reverting, I state every bit of help and I state my goal of enhancing their efforts and preventing them from being blocked, they are hateful, there are more in the swamp that I just can't even bring myself to report because I doubt anybody will do anything, and it super sucks. — Smuckola (talk) 21:03, 19 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Smuckola appears to be feeling upset due to his difficulty in managing situations where others exhibit behavior similar to his own. ComputerUserUser ( talk) 23:33, 19 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    This is too vague to take action on. I'd need difs. And context too. It's easy for me to take action when people make blatant falsehoods like " Nintendo created Mario in 1864". I can't just eyeball issues related to tweaks on things like fluorescent lamps and LCD screens. Sergecross73 msg me 00:28, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Ok sorry bro, but for starters did ya check his exhaustive Talk page and his preposterously abusive responses that disavow the existence of any and all policy because he WP:OWNs the world? He's explicitly anti WP:EDITSUMMARY and anti MOS:TENSE and such, way more than all the others lately. Thanks for listening and trying. I can also dig up diffs from the timeframe of those warnings on his Talk page. He has a WP:TENDENTIOUS pattern of spitefully vindictive edit warring like this latest one, where he arbitrarily reverts a perfectly correct edit simply because I am the one who made it. Regarding his above comment, I had to read it several times because it's so nonsensically twisted with spite, but he's simply taunting us for even questioning any of his edits on this site that he WP:OWNs. I'll try to look for more but I've been so wrecked by endless abusers for so long, including two problem editors who also happen to be admins, one of whom I emailed you extensively about and mentioned here twice a few months ago. I haven't made any new content forever and I see countless others give up and leave Wikipedia. — Smuckola (talk) 01:46, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Jimthing ( talk · contribs) is exactly the same, except only WP:OR or garbage citations. He cites mainly nothing at all, secondly tech support notes or forum posts, and occasionally a lot of anti- WP:RS like Daily Mail which are so bad that the system flagged a warning and NikkiMaria has auto-deleted them. But no WP:RS ever, and he aggressively combats the very notion of WP:RS as you can see on Apple community, Shazam (app), and their talk pages, especially here where he edit warred and generally combated an admin who was severely remiss in not blocking him. He always instantly deleted all my warnings and my exhaustive attempts to help on his Talk page, without response, or gave an insult once and deleted. WP:IDIDNTHEARTHAT. With ComputerUserUser and Jimthing (and countless others), I gave very unsolicited tutoring and encouragement, reviewed all their edit history, dutifully (often reluctantly) clicked "thank" on each good one, but received only spite. He WP:OWNs this site. At the very least, you could engage them please. — Smuckola (talk) 21:12, 19 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    You have a history of overstating and misrepresenting facts, don't you. As per my response to your previous cherry-picking my edits and hysterics here. Jimthing ( talk) 11:54, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Smuckola makes a few good points - generally speaking, it looks like you should revert less and discuss more, and probably be a bit more careful with the sources you use. But that aside, I'm confused as to why you were reported on Feb 19, when you had been inactive for 3 days. This one is also too vague to act on. I don't see how this would have escalated to a block yet, let alone after 3 days of not editing at all. Sergecross73 msg me 12:10, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Hey, there. I've just encountered a potential IP hopper with the most recent IPs 2600:1700:6da0:4fc0:d8f9:2cdb:b777:3a6c ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 2600:1700:6DA0:4FC0:2C71:785C:DB49:FB4E ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) and 2603:3006:1016:4D00:A138:AB12:4B68:D8D2 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) making unexplained deletions on articles related to Disney and Universal theme parks. Can you please look into this? Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 03:21, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Sorry, I missed this one. Looks like they've all went inactive since 2/19 though, so I don't think there's anything to be done unless you catch them at another IP. Sergecross73 msg me 15:49, 23 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Just found some more recent IPs: 2600:1700:6da0:4fc0:9921:831b:3808:faef ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 2600:1700:6da0:4fc0:e8b4:6c09:97ab:cc2a ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 207.140.241.131 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 2600:1700:6da0:4fc0:b0be:a803:ae23:b777 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 2600:1700:6DA0:4FC0:3572:6FE6:CC9C:3797 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 2600:1700:6DA0:4FC0:6950:F1F5:10A6:DFD5 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS). Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 05:28, 29 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    They seem to be quick to change, so I don't see a block helping much, and I'm having a hard time seeing where page protection would be helpful either. Reverting the unhelpful edits may be the best approach on this one... Sergecross73 msg me 20:17, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Gotcha. Just wanted to double check. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 21:11, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    The IP range ( 2600:1700:6DA0:4FC0:0:0:0:0/64 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS)) has now been blocked for three months. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 06:42, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Oh good, glad to hear it. I don't know how to do range blocks, so I couldn't have done that one. Sergecross73 msg me 13:51, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Hey Serge, might you be able to protect Bbno$? An IP from Vietnam has been blanking content, removing formatting and reverting constructive edits [2] [3] [4]. Ss 112 15:33, 27 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Hello. So, the edit warring and lack of edit summaries or discussion is of course problematic...but I feel like some of their edits have merit. I'm blanking on the Wiki alphabet soup link, but retail/distribution/storefront links like that generally shouldn't be used as sources on WP:PROMOTIONal grounds. All those Apple Music links really ought to go... Sergecross73 msg me 16:24, 27 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    The editor is now blocked for blanking sections of another article. To clarify: I didn't add the sources. I don't really care whether they're there or not, but to note, the entries are unsourced without them. I am aware of WP:AFFILIATE, I cite it all the time myself and I do not personally source content to Apple Music or Spotify. I haven't worked extensively on this article and only came across the edit by chance, but this is indisputably disruptive behaviour. Reverting six intermediate constructive edits of mine for nothing and edit warring to retain the edits makes me overlook any apparent "merit" their edit(s) may have. I still think the article should be protected. Ss 112 21:15, 27 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    I didn't mean to suggest that you did anything wrong or didn't know any of that, I just meant to say that there seemed to be some salvageable aspects to their otherwise disruptive edits. Sergecross73 msg me 21:20, 27 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • 2600:8804:A80:60C0:20A5:8BDC:C2BB:B2F0 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) This guy has apparently sockpuppeted three IP addresses in two days ( here and here) to spam many Apple related pages with "about" templates that are redundant to the legitimate existing "about" template, and full of junk. Plus edit warring about it. — Smuckola (talk) 19:56, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    This is not sockpuppetry. Users have no control over the rotation of their IPv6 /64. -- ferret ( talk) 20:05, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    And the edits, while not necessary, weren't really that damaging, and were pretty quickly and easily reverted. I don't really see much need for action... Sergecross73 msg me 20:21, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    As I said, he already blockably violated WP:EW. Even if you're going to skip acting on that, yes most were reverted but only at my own risk of WP:3RR so therefore I need help reverting, like here. It didnt stop. — Smuckola (talk) 20:42, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    I agree that the notices are unneeded...but they're not really vandalism. This should really be handled more like a content dispute. (Talk page discussion, contacting Wikiprojects for input if necessary, etc.) Protection or blocking should only be if they continue even after there's a talk page consensus established. Sergecross73 msg me 22:39, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • 103.164.147.166 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) Edit-warring on Mario vs. Donkey Kong -- ThomasO1989 ( talk) 04:01, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Protected, encouraged discussion on talk page. Sergecross73 msg me 13:50, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • This user made a handful of edits throughout February and March that removed quality information. Panini! 🥪 16:54, 6 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    I think that's another one that I'd say I don't agree with their edits, but I can see how they could be making them in good faith. Probably better handled through reverting, discussion, etc. Sergecross73 msg me 01:47, 7 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • 69.123.102.47 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) This block-evader with the nonsense edit summaries ("Racing in style!") is back. -- ThomasO1989 ( talk) 04:07, 8 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Blocked for longer than usual, since he's been returning to that same IP for a while now. Sergecross73 msg me 14:39, 8 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Boyohboy231 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) So a user who is fresh off of their second block for unsourced editing made this edit without changing the source, which mentions nothing about accounting and legal affairs, or 323 employees in 2024 (and it's a source published in 2020). The rest of that change and some of their other edits look questionable too in terms of WP:V and WP:OR. Left guide ( talk) 08:10, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I cant believe after all their blocks and warnings, they still refuse to stop... Sergecross73 msg me 12:06, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    And thank you for the assist. I can't believe it either; those policy violations are just clear as day. After five years, 7k edits, and two blocks (now a third), I'm not sure there's any more WP:ROPE left to offer. Left guide ( talk) 12:28, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    They've now since been indeffed. Sergecross73 msg me 13:53, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Moline1 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) A user who has previously received two blocks (and countless unreplied-to talk page warnings) for unsourced editing and original research made this edit without supplying a citation, or being mentioned or sourced in the body of the article. Furthermore, that genre doesn't appear to be mentioned or sourced in the infobox at the article of the band in question, or its musical style section. Left guide ( talk) 04:29, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Thank you for seemingly keeping an eye on editors I'm not keeping an eye on. I've blocked him, with the condition that I'll unblock if he finally starts addressing these issues. Thank you! Sergecross73 msg me 13:56, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Miked1992 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is another one that merits attention. Earned a past block for unsourced editing, received another warning for unsourced editing less than a month ago, and then earlier today made a series of eight edits at Disney's Yacht Club Resort creating three entire sections of content with no sources. Left guide ( talk) 14:23, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Blocked for a month. Sergecross73 msg me 22:55, 25 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Rice n Noodles ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Since August 2022, this user has received many warnings for persistently adding unsourced content (including multiple "final warnings"), none of which have been replied to. I just had to make this mass revert/removal at The City That Never Sleeps (nickname), which is entirely unsourced and most of those entries were added by that editor. Less than a month ago, they added three wholly unsourced sections to Melting pot, which was rightfully reverted by another editor. There are other recent examples too. Left guide ( talk) 21:22, 25 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Final warned. Which is probably more lenient than they deserve. But blocks are meant to be preventative, and their edits in recent days (probably by luck) aren't as bad. Sergecross73 msg me 00:01, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Definitely gotta keep an eye on this editor; even small seemingly innocuous ones like these two are problematic since every single other location mentioned in that sentence has an inline citation directly attached to it; originally looked like this:

    Many parrots, especially monk parakeets, have been introduced to areas with temperate climates, and have established stable populations in parts of the United States (including New York City),[1] the United Kingdom,[1] Belgium,[1] Spain,[1][1] and Greece.[1]

    It truly baffles me how someone can add unsourced entries to a list or series where every single existing entry is already directly supported by an inline citation. Anyways, thanks again for helping out. Left guide ( talk) 01:39, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • 2600:6C63:4500:12CE:1CEB:E0C8:761B:1505‎ ( talk · contribs · (/64) · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · block user · block log) (an editor which appeared in the 2600:6C63:4500:12CE:0:0:0:0/64 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) range which was blocked for edit warring at Styx (band) and Godzilla vs. Megaguirus yesterday) has been causing problems at the latter article. Can you please look into this? Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 03:41, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Protected. Sergecross73 msg me 03:44, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Thanks. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 03:48, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Keep an eye on NoahMusic2009 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), who just launched a personal attack at an AfD. Last month, this user also shouted at another editor in the edit summary with a personal attack at the end while edit-warring in an unreliable source. I've left a warning at user talk. Left guide ( talk) 21:36, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Agreed, their comments are pretty out of line. Chimed in on your warning. Sergecross73 msg me 22:16, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • 86.150.242.153 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) was blocked for blatant persistent vandalism at the article 2023–24 Premier League, and now 86.135.146.223 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) is performing the same vandalism. Please consider blocking the latter IP and protecting the article, thanks. Left guide ( talk) 10:45, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Looks like someone beat me to it. They did the same thing I would have though, so it all worked out. Sergecross73 msg me 17:25, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Obvious sockpuppet of Pjesnik21

Hi Serge. User:Pjesnik21 has re-registered with the account Drolq. You might remember this user is clearly based in the Balkans somewhere as they primarily edit articles of people from that area, pop music articles in general, and they couldn't stop habitually overlinking. The biggest giveaway: Pjesnik21 created List of number-one singles of 2023 (Croatia), and Drolq has created List of number-one singles of 2024 (Croatia). You protected the 2023 list so socks couldn't edit for a while, but it expired. Also:

All seems pretty obvious to me. Ss 112 00:54, 18 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Btw Pjesnik21 is continuing to evade their block. @ Ferret and Ad Orientem: in case it warrants further analysis (I personally don't think it does). Ss 112 23:32, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
I welcome additional input. I'm stuck at "possible, but is it probable?" Sergecross73 msg me 00:12, 20 March 2024 (UTC) reply
@ Ss112 Confirmed,  Blocked and tagged, go forth and WP:BANREVERT. You should probably be on the look out for more. -- ferret ( talk) 01:53, 20 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Wild 9

Why did you revert the composer on Wild 9? Dikiciyan is credited as Additional Music with his alias "Sonic Mayhem". [19] You don't have to add citation on every staff who worked on the game when the info is readily available. Emiya Mulzomdao ( talk) 11:44, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply

You need to follow WP:V, and we're talking about an obscure 25 year old game stuck on the PS1 - that info is not in-fact "readily available" - we must follow WP:YOUTUBE as well. Sergecross73 msg me 11:53, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
That timestamp I linked is an in-game staff roll, which is about as accurate as it can get. What's the template for citing that source? Emiya Mulzomdao ( talk) 12:01, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
That violates WP:YOUTUBE. Sergecross73 msg me 12:07, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
No, I'm not talking the YouTube video; I'm trying to cite the staff roll that can be accessed within the video game. I merely posted the YouTube link to show what it looks like. Emiya Mulzomdao ( talk) 12:11, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Regarding Greenish Pickle!

Greenish Pickle! is continuously removing stuff he/she don't like in the articles even if it's sourced and have engaged in arguments with me and other Wikipedians in the past. Can you please talk to them and warn them. Thanks. Kazama16 ( talk) 11:28, 23 March 2024 (UTC) reply

( talk page watcher) Hi Kazama16, if there's an issue with a particular article, could you please provide the diffs? I can't really tell you try to resolve an issue either, except for User talk:Greenish Pickle!#Reverted edits on Mario, which is a three weeks old discussion. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 12:08, 23 March 2024 (UTC) reply
The user gave me hate speech (kinda) here [20] there are more hate speeches directed to me in the past months. But actually we are fine now since the user ended the dispute. [21] Kazama16 ( talk) 13:30, 23 March 2024 (UTC) reply
I think you both could stand to be a bit nicer to each other, but that's about it. Wikipedia is a collaborative project, especially when you're working on high profile, popular pages like Mario or Link. Disagreements are bound to happen. Just start up discussions on the talk page when that happens, and work towards finding a WP:CONSENSUS. I watch over the Mario article and can add Link to my WP:WATCHLIST too. Sergecross73 msg me 14:31, 23 March 2024 (UTC) reply
How about we shouldn't let him edit a highly visible articles like Link and Mario yet? Look at this [22]. GreenishPickle! ( 🔔) 07:18, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
I'm really confused, are you jealous of me or something? because you only see negativities in me. How about [23] and [24] and also I removed Anime News Network encyclopedic articles because they are unreliable and can be edited by anyone, I also gave this template [25] in the edit summary but you still reverted my edit. See my friend I don't want any arguments with you and wish the best for you ❤️ Kazama16 ( talk) 14:16, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
The heck, why would I get jealous over a naive person with zero achievement?🤡 Also, with that Anime News Network stuff, I self-reverted myself. GreenishPickle! ( 🔔) 22:11, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Congrats. Kazama16 ( talk) 09:44, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply

I don't believe anybody needs to be full on blocked from the article. There is currently a lot of community interest in working on the Mario article so I believe issues with the article will be ironed out through edits and talk page discussions. Sergecross73 msg me 15:32, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply

This same user discussed here also made accusations toward me in the AfD discussion for Charlie Morningstar and here, which I do not agree with. AfDs can sometimes get too contentious, so I'll probably lean toward staying away from them in the future. In any case, I will work to be better with commenting in the future. Historyday01 ( talk) 12:50, 28 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Elden Ring talk page

Hey Sergecross73, is Talk: Elden Ring on your watchlist? In short succession, Phlogistonatorspam ( talk · contribs), IAintReadingALLThat ( talk · contribs), Bellbearinghunter ( talk · contribs) and RoyBokChoy ( talk · contribs), all new accounts, made gameguide-like suggestions. Three of the four accounts claim to be studying at the University of Minnesota. Same person or weird coincidence of four like-minded individuals? soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 14:00, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply

That ones actually not on my watchlist, so I hadn't noticed. Yes, it could be WP:SOCK or WP:MEAT violations. Or it could just be a bunch of buddies who joined at the same time or something, and they're all equally unaware of how Wikipedia works. To me, its really only an issue if they're they become disruptive or appear to be WP:CANVASSing with one another to get their way. Not opposed to others doing a CU if they believe otherwise though, but I'd just work on trying to get them up to speed first. Sergecross73 msg me 17:24, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Hello! Just want to make some clarifications and provide some background into the suspicious influx of multiple likeminded accounts on Elden Ring. Myself, Phlogistonatorspam ( talk · contribs), RoyBokChoy ( talk · contribs), and IAintReadingALLThat ( talk · contribs) are all University of Minnesota undergraduate students studying social computing. One of our projects involves making edits to Wikipedia pages of interest and documenting the process. We all pair up in groups and contribute in some way to a page we find interesting. Elden Ring happened to be a page of interest for a couple groups in this class. Apologies for any violations of community norms... I am very new to this and have yet to learn the standards of making Wiki edits. But yeah... no WP:SOCK or WP:MEAT issues here :) Bellbearinghunter ( talk) 18:57, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Okay, no worries. This sort of thing happens. You haven't done anything wrong, it's just that long-term editors see a lot of people try to abuse Wikipedia and wish to be quick to address it, and sometimes there are false-positives. As long as you four dont go around teaming up in every discussion together to get your way in debates, you should be fine.
It may be a bit overwhelming, but there is all sorts of guidance at MOS:VG on what to include or exclude on video game related Wikipedia articles. WT:VG is a good place to ask questions too. There's plenty of editors, myself included, who you can ask questions too. Sergecross73 msg me 19:28, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Thank you Sergecross73for providing some guidance on what to include on video game related Wikipedia articles. As Phlogistonatorspam said, we are new to the Wikipedia editing process, but overall we just want to improve the wiki. I was actually unaware that other people from our class chose to do editing on Elden Ring, haha. Please provide us with any suggestions or comments with the edits that we propose. I will look over the two articles you provided in order to gain a better understanding of what is relevant for video game articles. Nice to meet you all. RoyBokChoy ( talk) 19:39, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Sergecross73 ( talk · contribs) Thanks for the guides. I will look into these and apply them to future discussions and edits. I appreciate it! Bellbearinghunter ( talk) 19:50, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
I'll try to come on some of your talk page questions soon. Sergecross73 msg me 01:56, 28 March 2024 (UTC) reply
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Vandalism part 33

Serge's 33rd iteration of his own personal WP:AIV and WP:RFPP. Feel free to report anything you feel may need admin intervention. Sergecross73 msg me 21:20, 30 December 2023 (UTC) reply

  • Can you give me a little more background on what's going on here? Sergecross73 msg me 15:15, 10 January 2024 (UTC) reply
User:Cleter merged content per Talk:Beyblade#Requested_merge_12_October_2023 but that discussion has not closed and people oppose the move. Looks like he stopped eidt warrring though.
He created a second account User:Jalos92 which was blocked indefinitely and he was warned. Timur9008 ( talk) 16:09, 10 January 2024 (UTC) reply
I gave them a final warning, and a bit of an explanation, as I'm not sure all the templated responses necessarily conveyed the issues. But there's little room for confusion now. Let me know if it happens further. Thanks. Sergecross73 msg me 17:25, 10 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Hey Sergecross73, you could check out Inteqaam ( talk · contribs)? This edit warring already, perhaps a WP:CIR issue. Thanks. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 11:14, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Its not a competence issue instead of engaing in the talk page your reverting my edits even when clearly the other user was at fault. Inteqaam ( talk) 11:24, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Looks like someone beat me to it. Sergecross73 msg me 15:31, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Thanks anyway! Different question: what do you make of SomeWeb ( talk · contribs)? Here for four and half years, 19 edits, all related to pornography, including adding inappropriate external links. They received several warnings. WP:NOTHERE? soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 18:10, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Hey Sergecross73, did you see my previous message? If no action is needed I understand, but at the same time I feel that if an editor would do those kind of edits in a very short they would be indeffed quickly. Thoughts? soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 11:09, 2 February 2024 (UTC) reply
Yes, sorry, I did miss this. It looks like it came through around the same time as a bunch of other messages.
I gave the guy a more comprehensive warning about sources, but since his damage to the project is fairly minimal (he edits pretty infrequently) I didn't think it was time to jump to a block yet. Sergecross73 msg me 12:24, 2 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • JustYourImaginaryGuy ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) This guy is completely robotically obsessed with ruining images and getting reverted, sometimes by himself. They're almost all replacing photos with no problems, or just blatantly downgraded in quality, with the subject's face obscured, or from past years for no reason. Just needlessly disruptive, even of Good articles like Steve Jobs. Check the Talk page of endless blatant pointless violations. All falsely marked WP:MINOR for no reason at all and with no WP:EDITSUMMARY. He even already got blocked for spamming page protection requests and still did it repeatedly after, like this. It's a completely disruptive and unresponsive nuisance. Thank you. — Smuckola (talk) 06:31, 17 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Final warned. Sergecross73 msg me 18:00, 17 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    As I sadly predicted, he carried right on. He replaced three photos using no edit summary and falsely flagged as minor, including one without updating the caption [1]. And of course no response to anybody on Talk. — Smuckola (talk) 21:59, 19 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    He kept ignoring me despite another shot too, so he's is blocked. Sergecross73 msg me 13:17, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Sam Willard ( talk · contribs) This guy is WP:MEATBOT spamming WP:OR about supposed census data with no sources and with WP:LEAD violation. Maybe it's AGF of the lowest order of WP:CIR but I believe he will never stop or acknowledge without a block. Is there a mass revert function? Thanks. — Smuckola (talk) 10:26, 18 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Blocked. While I'd be more sympathetic if it was simply someone trying to learn the website still, some of the edits were just blatant vandalism that there's no reason to believe anyone would think are okay, whether you understood the website or not. I did give them a path to being unblocked though. We'll see if they engage or not. Sergecross73 msg me 17:32, 18 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Ok thanks. It is an unreal scam, that Wikipedia has a corporate prime directive to honeypot everybody on the planet into editing this site and officially uses every lie that we desperately need them and their every contribution, without requiring or even offering any qualifications or training or reputation, and barely even an automated attempt to scan for or report blatant rulebreaking. Or even track abuse once we dig it up! The toxic positivity culture mandates that we coddle the abusers and blame the victims for being needlessly angered or for reacting responsibly, and nobody ever implicates or even mentions the corrupt governance, or even ensures the cleanup. This just cheaply hides behind Internet anonymity, and no physical system could ever survive this culture of abuse akin to American gun laws where pages like this one are our "thoughts and prayers". I don't even know where in WMF to track and vote on such policies. So anyway, is there any mass-revert function for this guy's meatbot spam? He injected alleged 2020 numbers in articles that have no 2020 sources! — Smuckola (talk) 21:46, 19 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    I don't know of any mass-revert options outside of WP:ROLLBACK rights, which I'd probably less than what you're looking for. Sergecross73 msg me 00:29, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • ComputerUserUser ( talk · contribs) This is a WP:TENDENTIOUS problem user who is 100% aggressively and hatefully combative and edit warring as you can see on his Talk page. If you disagree, you're wrong. If you help, you're wrong. Never an WP:EDITSUMMARY, tons of needlessly spammed micro-edits per article, and tons of needless edits among some good edits. Lots of WP:OR because he is absolutely WP:NOTHERE and this is his nostalgic toy. He WP:OWNs this site, and is at the point of vindictiveness against correction. This and the last two editors I reported here have aggressively obliterated countless hours of my time (and of others) just reviewing and often reverting, I state every bit of help and I state my goal of enhancing their efforts and preventing them from being blocked, they are hateful, there are more in the swamp that I just can't even bring myself to report because I doubt anybody will do anything, and it super sucks. — Smuckola (talk) 21:03, 19 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Smuckola appears to be feeling upset due to his difficulty in managing situations where others exhibit behavior similar to his own. ComputerUserUser ( talk) 23:33, 19 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    This is too vague to take action on. I'd need difs. And context too. It's easy for me to take action when people make blatant falsehoods like " Nintendo created Mario in 1864". I can't just eyeball issues related to tweaks on things like fluorescent lamps and LCD screens. Sergecross73 msg me 00:28, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Ok sorry bro, but for starters did ya check his exhaustive Talk page and his preposterously abusive responses that disavow the existence of any and all policy because he WP:OWNs the world? He's explicitly anti WP:EDITSUMMARY and anti MOS:TENSE and such, way more than all the others lately. Thanks for listening and trying. I can also dig up diffs from the timeframe of those warnings on his Talk page. He has a WP:TENDENTIOUS pattern of spitefully vindictive edit warring like this latest one, where he arbitrarily reverts a perfectly correct edit simply because I am the one who made it. Regarding his above comment, I had to read it several times because it's so nonsensically twisted with spite, but he's simply taunting us for even questioning any of his edits on this site that he WP:OWNs. I'll try to look for more but I've been so wrecked by endless abusers for so long, including two problem editors who also happen to be admins, one of whom I emailed you extensively about and mentioned here twice a few months ago. I haven't made any new content forever and I see countless others give up and leave Wikipedia. — Smuckola (talk) 01:46, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Jimthing ( talk · contribs) is exactly the same, except only WP:OR or garbage citations. He cites mainly nothing at all, secondly tech support notes or forum posts, and occasionally a lot of anti- WP:RS like Daily Mail which are so bad that the system flagged a warning and NikkiMaria has auto-deleted them. But no WP:RS ever, and he aggressively combats the very notion of WP:RS as you can see on Apple community, Shazam (app), and their talk pages, especially here where he edit warred and generally combated an admin who was severely remiss in not blocking him. He always instantly deleted all my warnings and my exhaustive attempts to help on his Talk page, without response, or gave an insult once and deleted. WP:IDIDNTHEARTHAT. With ComputerUserUser and Jimthing (and countless others), I gave very unsolicited tutoring and encouragement, reviewed all their edit history, dutifully (often reluctantly) clicked "thank" on each good one, but received only spite. He WP:OWNs this site. At the very least, you could engage them please. — Smuckola (talk) 21:12, 19 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    You have a history of overstating and misrepresenting facts, don't you. As per my response to your previous cherry-picking my edits and hysterics here. Jimthing ( talk) 11:54, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Smuckola makes a few good points - generally speaking, it looks like you should revert less and discuss more, and probably be a bit more careful with the sources you use. But that aside, I'm confused as to why you were reported on Feb 19, when you had been inactive for 3 days. This one is also too vague to act on. I don't see how this would have escalated to a block yet, let alone after 3 days of not editing at all. Sergecross73 msg me 12:10, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Hey, there. I've just encountered a potential IP hopper with the most recent IPs 2600:1700:6da0:4fc0:d8f9:2cdb:b777:3a6c ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 2600:1700:6DA0:4FC0:2C71:785C:DB49:FB4E ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) and 2603:3006:1016:4D00:A138:AB12:4B68:D8D2 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) making unexplained deletions on articles related to Disney and Universal theme parks. Can you please look into this? Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 03:21, 20 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Sorry, I missed this one. Looks like they've all went inactive since 2/19 though, so I don't think there's anything to be done unless you catch them at another IP. Sergecross73 msg me 15:49, 23 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Just found some more recent IPs: 2600:1700:6da0:4fc0:9921:831b:3808:faef ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 2600:1700:6da0:4fc0:e8b4:6c09:97ab:cc2a ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 207.140.241.131 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 2600:1700:6da0:4fc0:b0be:a803:ae23:b777 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 2600:1700:6DA0:4FC0:3572:6FE6:CC9C:3797 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS), 2600:1700:6DA0:4FC0:6950:F1F5:10A6:DFD5 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS). Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 05:28, 29 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    They seem to be quick to change, so I don't see a block helping much, and I'm having a hard time seeing where page protection would be helpful either. Reverting the unhelpful edits may be the best approach on this one... Sergecross73 msg me 20:17, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Gotcha. Just wanted to double check. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 21:11, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    The IP range ( 2600:1700:6DA0:4FC0:0:0:0:0/64 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS)) has now been blocked for three months. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 06:42, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Oh good, glad to hear it. I don't know how to do range blocks, so I couldn't have done that one. Sergecross73 msg me 13:51, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Hey Serge, might you be able to protect Bbno$? An IP from Vietnam has been blanking content, removing formatting and reverting constructive edits [2] [3] [4]. Ss 112 15:33, 27 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    Hello. So, the edit warring and lack of edit summaries or discussion is of course problematic...but I feel like some of their edits have merit. I'm blanking on the Wiki alphabet soup link, but retail/distribution/storefront links like that generally shouldn't be used as sources on WP:PROMOTIONal grounds. All those Apple Music links really ought to go... Sergecross73 msg me 16:24, 27 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    The editor is now blocked for blanking sections of another article. To clarify: I didn't add the sources. I don't really care whether they're there or not, but to note, the entries are unsourced without them. I am aware of WP:AFFILIATE, I cite it all the time myself and I do not personally source content to Apple Music or Spotify. I haven't worked extensively on this article and only came across the edit by chance, but this is indisputably disruptive behaviour. Reverting six intermediate constructive edits of mine for nothing and edit warring to retain the edits makes me overlook any apparent "merit" their edit(s) may have. I still think the article should be protected. Ss 112 21:15, 27 February 2024 (UTC) reply
    I didn't mean to suggest that you did anything wrong or didn't know any of that, I just meant to say that there seemed to be some salvageable aspects to their otherwise disruptive edits. Sergecross73 msg me 21:20, 27 February 2024 (UTC) reply
  • 2600:8804:A80:60C0:20A5:8BDC:C2BB:B2F0 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) This guy has apparently sockpuppeted three IP addresses in two days ( here and here) to spam many Apple related pages with "about" templates that are redundant to the legitimate existing "about" template, and full of junk. Plus edit warring about it. — Smuckola (talk) 19:56, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    This is not sockpuppetry. Users have no control over the rotation of their IPv6 /64. -- ferret ( talk) 20:05, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    And the edits, while not necessary, weren't really that damaging, and were pretty quickly and easily reverted. I don't really see much need for action... Sergecross73 msg me 20:21, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    As I said, he already blockably violated WP:EW. Even if you're going to skip acting on that, yes most were reverted but only at my own risk of WP:3RR so therefore I need help reverting, like here. It didnt stop. — Smuckola (talk) 20:42, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    I agree that the notices are unneeded...but they're not really vandalism. This should really be handled more like a content dispute. (Talk page discussion, contacting Wikiprojects for input if necessary, etc.) Protection or blocking should only be if they continue even after there's a talk page consensus established. Sergecross73 msg me 22:39, 2 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • 103.164.147.166 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) Edit-warring on Mario vs. Donkey Kong -- ThomasO1989 ( talk) 04:01, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Protected, encouraged discussion on talk page. Sergecross73 msg me 13:50, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • This user made a handful of edits throughout February and March that removed quality information. Panini! 🥪 16:54, 6 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    I think that's another one that I'd say I don't agree with their edits, but I can see how they could be making them in good faith. Probably better handled through reverting, discussion, etc. Sergecross73 msg me 01:47, 7 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • 69.123.102.47 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) This block-evader with the nonsense edit summaries ("Racing in style!") is back. -- ThomasO1989 ( talk) 04:07, 8 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Blocked for longer than usual, since he's been returning to that same IP for a while now. Sergecross73 msg me 14:39, 8 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Boyohboy231 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) So a user who is fresh off of their second block for unsourced editing made this edit without changing the source, which mentions nothing about accounting and legal affairs, or 323 employees in 2024 (and it's a source published in 2020). The rest of that change and some of their other edits look questionable too in terms of WP:V and WP:OR. Left guide ( talk) 08:10, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I cant believe after all their blocks and warnings, they still refuse to stop... Sergecross73 msg me 12:06, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    And thank you for the assist. I can't believe it either; those policy violations are just clear as day. After five years, 7k edits, and two blocks (now a third), I'm not sure there's any more WP:ROPE left to offer. Left guide ( talk) 12:28, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    They've now since been indeffed. Sergecross73 msg me 13:53, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Moline1 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) A user who has previously received two blocks (and countless unreplied-to talk page warnings) for unsourced editing and original research made this edit without supplying a citation, or being mentioned or sourced in the body of the article. Furthermore, that genre doesn't appear to be mentioned or sourced in the infobox at the article of the band in question, or its musical style section. Left guide ( talk) 04:29, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Thank you for seemingly keeping an eye on editors I'm not keeping an eye on. I've blocked him, with the condition that I'll unblock if he finally starts addressing these issues. Thank you! Sergecross73 msg me 13:56, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Miked1992 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is another one that merits attention. Earned a past block for unsourced editing, received another warning for unsourced editing less than a month ago, and then earlier today made a series of eight edits at Disney's Yacht Club Resort creating three entire sections of content with no sources. Left guide ( talk) 14:23, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Blocked for a month. Sergecross73 msg me 22:55, 25 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Rice n Noodles ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Since August 2022, this user has received many warnings for persistently adding unsourced content (including multiple "final warnings"), none of which have been replied to. I just had to make this mass revert/removal at The City That Never Sleeps (nickname), which is entirely unsourced and most of those entries were added by that editor. Less than a month ago, they added three wholly unsourced sections to Melting pot, which was rightfully reverted by another editor. There are other recent examples too. Left guide ( talk) 21:22, 25 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Final warned. Which is probably more lenient than they deserve. But blocks are meant to be preventative, and their edits in recent days (probably by luck) aren't as bad. Sergecross73 msg me 00:01, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Definitely gotta keep an eye on this editor; even small seemingly innocuous ones like these two are problematic since every single other location mentioned in that sentence has an inline citation directly attached to it; originally looked like this:

    Many parrots, especially monk parakeets, have been introduced to areas with temperate climates, and have established stable populations in parts of the United States (including New York City),[1] the United Kingdom,[1] Belgium,[1] Spain,[1][1] and Greece.[1]

    It truly baffles me how someone can add unsourced entries to a list or series where every single existing entry is already directly supported by an inline citation. Anyways, thanks again for helping out. Left guide ( talk) 01:39, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • 2600:6C63:4500:12CE:1CEB:E0C8:761B:1505‎ ( talk · contribs · (/64) · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · block user · block log) (an editor which appeared in the 2600:6C63:4500:12CE:0:0:0:0/64 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) range which was blocked for edit warring at Styx (band) and Godzilla vs. Megaguirus yesterday) has been causing problems at the latter article. Can you please look into this? Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 03:41, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Protected. Sergecross73 msg me 03:44, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Thanks. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 03:48, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • Keep an eye on NoahMusic2009 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), who just launched a personal attack at an AfD. Last month, this user also shouted at another editor in the edit summary with a personal attack at the end while edit-warring in an unreliable source. I've left a warning at user talk. Left guide ( talk) 21:36, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Agreed, their comments are pretty out of line. Chimed in on your warning. Sergecross73 msg me 22:16, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply
  • 86.150.242.153 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) was blocked for blatant persistent vandalism at the article 2023–24 Premier League, and now 86.135.146.223 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) is performing the same vandalism. Please consider blocking the latter IP and protecting the article, thanks. Left guide ( talk) 10:45, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
    Looks like someone beat me to it. They did the same thing I would have though, so it all worked out. Sergecross73 msg me 17:25, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Obvious sockpuppet of Pjesnik21

Hi Serge. User:Pjesnik21 has re-registered with the account Drolq. You might remember this user is clearly based in the Balkans somewhere as they primarily edit articles of people from that area, pop music articles in general, and they couldn't stop habitually overlinking. The biggest giveaway: Pjesnik21 created List of number-one singles of 2023 (Croatia), and Drolq has created List of number-one singles of 2024 (Croatia). You protected the 2023 list so socks couldn't edit for a while, but it expired. Also:

All seems pretty obvious to me. Ss 112 00:54, 18 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Btw Pjesnik21 is continuing to evade their block. @ Ferret and Ad Orientem: in case it warrants further analysis (I personally don't think it does). Ss 112 23:32, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
I welcome additional input. I'm stuck at "possible, but is it probable?" Sergecross73 msg me 00:12, 20 March 2024 (UTC) reply
@ Ss112 Confirmed,  Blocked and tagged, go forth and WP:BANREVERT. You should probably be on the look out for more. -- ferret ( talk) 01:53, 20 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Wild 9

Why did you revert the composer on Wild 9? Dikiciyan is credited as Additional Music with his alias "Sonic Mayhem". [19] You don't have to add citation on every staff who worked on the game when the info is readily available. Emiya Mulzomdao ( talk) 11:44, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply

You need to follow WP:V, and we're talking about an obscure 25 year old game stuck on the PS1 - that info is not in-fact "readily available" - we must follow WP:YOUTUBE as well. Sergecross73 msg me 11:53, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
That timestamp I linked is an in-game staff roll, which is about as accurate as it can get. What's the template for citing that source? Emiya Mulzomdao ( talk) 12:01, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
That violates WP:YOUTUBE. Sergecross73 msg me 12:07, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply
No, I'm not talking the YouTube video; I'm trying to cite the staff roll that can be accessed within the video game. I merely posted the YouTube link to show what it looks like. Emiya Mulzomdao ( talk) 12:11, 19 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Regarding Greenish Pickle!

Greenish Pickle! is continuously removing stuff he/she don't like in the articles even if it's sourced and have engaged in arguments with me and other Wikipedians in the past. Can you please talk to them and warn them. Thanks. Kazama16 ( talk) 11:28, 23 March 2024 (UTC) reply

( talk page watcher) Hi Kazama16, if there's an issue with a particular article, could you please provide the diffs? I can't really tell you try to resolve an issue either, except for User talk:Greenish Pickle!#Reverted edits on Mario, which is a three weeks old discussion. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 12:08, 23 March 2024 (UTC) reply
The user gave me hate speech (kinda) here [20] there are more hate speeches directed to me in the past months. But actually we are fine now since the user ended the dispute. [21] Kazama16 ( talk) 13:30, 23 March 2024 (UTC) reply
I think you both could stand to be a bit nicer to each other, but that's about it. Wikipedia is a collaborative project, especially when you're working on high profile, popular pages like Mario or Link. Disagreements are bound to happen. Just start up discussions on the talk page when that happens, and work towards finding a WP:CONSENSUS. I watch over the Mario article and can add Link to my WP:WATCHLIST too. Sergecross73 msg me 14:31, 23 March 2024 (UTC) reply
How about we shouldn't let him edit a highly visible articles like Link and Mario yet? Look at this [22]. GreenishPickle! ( 🔔) 07:18, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
I'm really confused, are you jealous of me or something? because you only see negativities in me. How about [23] and [24] and also I removed Anime News Network encyclopedic articles because they are unreliable and can be edited by anyone, I also gave this template [25] in the edit summary but you still reverted my edit. See my friend I don't want any arguments with you and wish the best for you ❤️ Kazama16 ( talk) 14:16, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
The heck, why would I get jealous over a naive person with zero achievement?🤡 Also, with that Anime News Network stuff, I self-reverted myself. GreenishPickle! ( 🔔) 22:11, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Congrats. Kazama16 ( talk) 09:44, 26 March 2024 (UTC) reply

I don't believe anybody needs to be full on blocked from the article. There is currently a lot of community interest in working on the Mario article so I believe issues with the article will be ironed out through edits and talk page discussions. Sergecross73 msg me 15:32, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply

This same user discussed here also made accusations toward me in the AfD discussion for Charlie Morningstar and here, which I do not agree with. AfDs can sometimes get too contentious, so I'll probably lean toward staying away from them in the future. In any case, I will work to be better with commenting in the future. Historyday01 ( talk) 12:50, 28 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Elden Ring talk page

Hey Sergecross73, is Talk: Elden Ring on your watchlist? In short succession, Phlogistonatorspam ( talk · contribs), IAintReadingALLThat ( talk · contribs), Bellbearinghunter ( talk · contribs) and RoyBokChoy ( talk · contribs), all new accounts, made gameguide-like suggestions. Three of the four accounts claim to be studying at the University of Minnesota. Same person or weird coincidence of four like-minded individuals? soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 14:00, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply

That ones actually not on my watchlist, so I hadn't noticed. Yes, it could be WP:SOCK or WP:MEAT violations. Or it could just be a bunch of buddies who joined at the same time or something, and they're all equally unaware of how Wikipedia works. To me, its really only an issue if they're they become disruptive or appear to be WP:CANVASSing with one another to get their way. Not opposed to others doing a CU if they believe otherwise though, but I'd just work on trying to get them up to speed first. Sergecross73 msg me 17:24, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Hello! Just want to make some clarifications and provide some background into the suspicious influx of multiple likeminded accounts on Elden Ring. Myself, Phlogistonatorspam ( talk · contribs), RoyBokChoy ( talk · contribs), and IAintReadingALLThat ( talk · contribs) are all University of Minnesota undergraduate students studying social computing. One of our projects involves making edits to Wikipedia pages of interest and documenting the process. We all pair up in groups and contribute in some way to a page we find interesting. Elden Ring happened to be a page of interest for a couple groups in this class. Apologies for any violations of community norms... I am very new to this and have yet to learn the standards of making Wiki edits. But yeah... no WP:SOCK or WP:MEAT issues here :) Bellbearinghunter ( talk) 18:57, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Okay, no worries. This sort of thing happens. You haven't done anything wrong, it's just that long-term editors see a lot of people try to abuse Wikipedia and wish to be quick to address it, and sometimes there are false-positives. As long as you four dont go around teaming up in every discussion together to get your way in debates, you should be fine.
It may be a bit overwhelming, but there is all sorts of guidance at MOS:VG on what to include or exclude on video game related Wikipedia articles. WT:VG is a good place to ask questions too. There's plenty of editors, myself included, who you can ask questions too. Sergecross73 msg me 19:28, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Thank you Sergecross73for providing some guidance on what to include on video game related Wikipedia articles. As Phlogistonatorspam said, we are new to the Wikipedia editing process, but overall we just want to improve the wiki. I was actually unaware that other people from our class chose to do editing on Elden Ring, haha. Please provide us with any suggestions or comments with the edits that we propose. I will look over the two articles you provided in order to gain a better understanding of what is relevant for video game articles. Nice to meet you all. RoyBokChoy ( talk) 19:39, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Sergecross73 ( talk · contribs) Thanks for the guides. I will look into these and apply them to future discussions and edits. I appreciate it! Bellbearinghunter ( talk) 19:50, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply
I'll try to come on some of your talk page questions soon. Sergecross73 msg me 01:56, 28 March 2024 (UTC) reply

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