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Quick revdel

Hi! I'm not sure if the bar is different on simplewiki, but traditionally I'd ask/perform a revdel of addresses being posted for public figures. Hope this is suitable.[1] Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 08:05, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done by Ferien. -- Auntof6 (talk) 09:14, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Was oversighted also (fyi Lee Vilenski) --Ferien (talk) 12:03, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, I didn't want to speculate on that part. I've gotten a better feel that the same sorts of standards for revdel (and likely oversight) apply here, so that's good. I'll send it through the oversighter email in future for this sort of stuff. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:27, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Protection request

Hi, Could someone protect Drake (musician) for a few weeks please?, Random IPs keep replacing the number of children in the infobox from one to two, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 10:29, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ferien (talk) 10:43, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Fantastic many thanks for actioning this Ferien greatly appreciated, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 10:48, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Page move request

Hi, I don't believe this is controversial but could someone move E-cigarette to Electronic cigarette and then redirect E-cigarette back to Electronic cigarette please?

The lead has electronic cigarette as the first name and it's the current title at EN (en:Electronic cigarette), Many thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 12:27, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ferien (talk) 12:31, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Brilliant thanks Ferien greatly appreciated :), Many Thanks, Warn Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 12:34, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Katyn massacre

Looks like another ip is at it: Special:Contributions/37.104.11.179. Yottie ^=talk= 16:40, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Yottie, I've deleted the edit summary he posted. It is a WMF-banned editor, so try not to warn them, as even that can sometimes cause issues. --Ferien (talk) 16:45, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. Yes, I realise. It's been happening for many years now. I'll avoid warning in future, as suggested. --Yottie ^=talk= 16:48, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

And another: 165.16.5.26. Yottie ^=talk= 18:45, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Vandalism after last warning

Ip Special:Contributions/209.133.24.0 - vandalism after final warning. Yottie ^=talk= 16:45, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Yottie, please make sure to report these to VIP, thanks! --Ferien (talk) 16:48, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Sorry, I'm a bit rusty... Yottie ^=talk= 16:49, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

No worries, we do find it either way :P --Ferien (talk) 16:50, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Protection for templates

I'm requesting indefinite protection (semi- or full) for a number of highly visible templates:

• Module:InfoboxImage
• Module:Detect singular
• Template:Pluralize from text
• Module:Coordinates
• Module:Coordinates/styles.css
• Module:EditAtWikidata
• Module:Side box
• Template:Fix comma category
• Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp
• Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp
• Template:Infobox settlement/pref
• Template:Infobox settlement/metric
• Template:Infobox settlement/link
• Template:Infobox settlement/columns
• Template:Infobox settlement/columns/styles.css
• Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp
• Module:GetParameters
• Module:Disambiguation
• Module:Disambiguation/templates
• Module:Redirect
• Module:Webarchive
• Module:Webarchive/data
• Template:Unbulleted list
• Module:Location map
• Module:Location map/styles.css
• Module:Authority control/config
• Module:Authority control/auxiliary
• Module:Delink
• Template:Yesno-no
• Template:Yesno-yes
• Template:Wikidata image
• Template:Round
• Module:URL
• Template:URL
• Module:Italic title
• Template:Delink
• Module:Unsubst
• Template:Hidden end
• Template:Count
• Module:Template link general
• Module:Mapframe
• Module:Infobox mapframe
• Module:Hatnote
• Module:Hatnote/styles.css
• Module:Commons link
• Template:Wikidata

Each is transcluded over 10,000 times. Thanks! Kk.urban (talk) 05:57, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done, semi-protection for most templates, semi-protection and move protection for most modules (modules don't leave redirects when moving, so these moves must be done extra carefully). For template/modules full protected in enwiki, I applied full protection here with cascading, some template/modules above are covered via cascade protection. MathXplore (talk) 07:42, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Requesting Protection for Skibidi Toilet

Just look at the page history, contstant disruption Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 00:08, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ferien (talk) 10:49, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Requesting Protection for Bigender

Constant vandalism Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 20:54, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Protection probably would have been good at the time, but it now hasn't been edited at all in 3 days and the excessive vandalism was over a 2 day period. So  Not done as of now but will keep a watch. --Ferien (talk) 10:50, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Okay thank you Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 10:51, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Requesting RevDel for African Americans

There was a lot of offensive vandalism on African Americans in which the page was redirected to various titles. I'm requesting that those revisions be deleted from the history. This was on 10 January, 6 April, and 24 April 2024. Kk.urban (talk) 00:18, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

I have done rev-dels, on those I saw (mostly: redirects to non-existent pages); given the targets it is clear that those are likely racist. I have not oversighted the revisions. Eptalon (talk) 08:02, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

I have semi-protected the page, for 6 months. Almost all recent changes were racist (such as the redirects mentioned above), or reverting them. Eptalon (talk) 08:12, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

RfD backlog...

Hello all, In the last days, I probably closed around 30 RfDs (those that were clear cases, mostly). There is still some backlog, and we still have 20-ish pages up for deletion. So, fellow admins, please take a look... Eptalon (talk) 08:04, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Looks to have been resolved now. I think we are on top of RfDs at the moment. --Ferien (talk) 10:53, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

It keeps going up and down. I've been slowly working on it. fr33kman 10:57, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Please protect Vandalism on Wikipedia

This page has turned out to be a great example of vandalism of on wikipedia. Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 10:26, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

 Not done I don't think there's a level of vandalism that requires protection just yet. --Ferien (talk) 10:48, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Please protect Talk:Larry Griffin

Due to vandalism. Thanks. AramilFeraxa (talk) 17:29, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

 Editor note: We generally don't protect talk pages here.- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 17:31, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

While not policy on this wiki, I'm trying to take the approach described here to limit GRP to less damaging areas. Also, the main page attached is currently protected, and therefore non-confirmed users need a page to add edit requests to, which protecting this page would take away. Therefore, this is  Not done --Ferien (talk) 18:50, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

This is still happening.... Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 13:11, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

I don't feel like that will change anything considering Talk:Clyde Bruckman has been under attack by the same user for a lot longer and has not been protected despite many protection requests from many users.- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 13:17, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Why not protect both? Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 13:20, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Because he will just move to another page. Better to keep the rants outside of mainspace articles. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 13:23, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

How about blocking@XXBlackburnXx Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 13:27, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Blocking me? He is using residential proxies, some of them are mobile IPs which are highly dynamic so its kinda pointless. Also I have a new global filter which catches him pretty well (see abuse log from few hours ago), but he has no life and too much free time on his hands, and spends literally minutes bypassing them with brute force. I can go beyond that, but at the moment I don't want to deal with false positives. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 13:43, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk pages, where everyone submits their suggestions or personal opinions, shouldn't be protected. We are here to revert LTA attacks on them. DIVINE (talk) 13:43, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Question:How even does GRP even do it? How is a global community of millions unable to effectly stop GRP from creating new accounts/disruptive editing on different IPs?

Is there any policy saying that. Enwiki's policy is "Talk pages are not usually protected, and are semi-protected only for a limited duration in the most severe cases of disruption." which I think this qualifies for at this point@DIVINE@XXBlackburnXx Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 14:41, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

The problem with LTAs is it's like playing whack-a-mole. As soon as you deal with one another pops up. Plus they create socks in batches. We are mostly limited to reacting to the problem fr33kman 16:18, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Is there no way to block the IP there are on from making accounts? And blocking the IP ranges they use?@Fr33kman Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 16:56, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Yes certainly and we do, but we can only do that for a limited time and we have to limit the range since each block may affect innocent people. We have many IPs blocked for up to three years, some very few indefinitely. They just find new proxies that aren't blocked. One of the WMF global rules is "no open proxies", which all projects must block on sight. But even these change, get closed and get unblocked. Simply put we are doing all we can. Hopefully the vandals get bored and move on or grow up. fr33kman 17:13, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

I'm a former steward and most of thier time is spent just on this problem. It's never ending. fr33kman 17:15, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Why did you mentioned me here @Me Da Wikipedian ?DIVINE (talk) 17:36, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Because you said talk pages shouldn't be protected.@DIVINE Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 17:37, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

@Me Da WikipedianYes i did there is nothing more to discuss. We cannot salt talk page that’s all. DIVINE (talk) 17:40, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

If you ask me why? I have already explained above there so don’t ping me. DIVINE (talk) 17:42, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

To what point to we have to keep playing whack a mole on this page, rather than protecting it. They could request to edit on this page, similar to have users can request to edit a protected page with a protected talk page at enwiki Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 17:43, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

@Me Da Wikipedian Protecting page and talk page is different things. we cannot protect talk page. If you check in depth we already have done something best from our side. DIVINE (talk) 17:49, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Why can't we is what I am saying. Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 17:50, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Nobody is whack, and we are doing everything we can to combat vandalism. I assume you are also an editor in our community; why don't you start cleaning up vandalism instead of questioning repeatedly? While we have previously responded to you many times. DIVINE (talk) 18:21, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

I am doing both. I was just wondering why we aren't able to use preventative measures, considering that:

It's 1 person

Most of their IPs (and ranges) and accounts are vandalism only

They seem to be targeting a few select pages in particular Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 18:24, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

@Ferien, @Fr33kman, @Vermont please respomd them. i am done with my response. DIVINE (talk) 18:35, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

we're starting to feed the trolls now by having this back and forth arguing. If the admins don't want to protect, leave it be, please. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 14:59, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

User_talk:151.188.137.230

Someone keeps vandalizing this IP talk. 151.188.137.230 (talk) 17:17, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Protected for a month. It's the talk page for a school system. It'll just start up again. Schools have kids, kids often edit to have fun. fr33kman 17:31, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Repeated vandalism

User changes for 131.242.30.33 repeated vandalism after prior warnings, and possibly a Nazi as evidenced by a certain edit summary. SurferSquall (talk) 00:27, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

@SurferSquall Those edit summaries are from 2023, nearly a year ago at this point. Otherwise, the IP to me looks like a typical school IP, which are shared by possibly hundreds of students. Nothing out of the ordinary. If they are active again, please report them at WP:VIP. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 00:36, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

I believe you may be right, it appears to come back to a school in Brisbane, Australia. SurferSquall (talk) 02:27, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

I've tacked a Shared IP notice to the talk page. SurferSquall (talk) 02:29, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Actual user contributions:[2]Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 10:32, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Please protect Michael Jackson

VandalismMe Da Wikipedian (talk) 14:42, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

1 month, autoconfirmed... Eptalon (talk) 15:00, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you@Eptalon Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 15:03, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Please Semi-Salt the page Not Very Nice Club

Persistently recreated as a call for the destruction of this Wikipedia. If it somehow isn't deleted by the time you see this, then delete it too Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 16:23, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Deleted and salted for three months. fr33kman 17:23, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you@Fr33kman Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 17:26, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

New nonsense:Not Very Nlce Club please salt too and possibly block user@Fr33kman Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 20:01, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

For now I'll keep an eye on it rather than salting it. I'll look at the user. fr33kman 20:06, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Just curious, what user is it? Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 20:07, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

151.188.213.144 JoshuaAuble (talk) 20:07, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 20:08, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Protection request

Please protect Ahir-Rajput Connection Persistent disruptive editing from IP. Hcsrctu (talk) 12:26, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Please Semi-Salt Myrtle

Repeatedly created as vandalism/nonsense (4 times). Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 21:44, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Protect MrBeast

8x vandalism in 2 days. SurferSquall (talk) 02:21, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Block, Delete, Protect

Hi, Could someone block 180.74.68.219 who is currently on a block as 180.74.216.10
and could 2026 Formula One World Championship be deleted and creation-protected please?,
Many thanks, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 17:02, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

J.Sam Williams

Redirected here due to user removing Quick Deletion templates
The article falls under: A4, G4, and G5 MCGAMER YOUTUBE (talk) 02:14, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 12:28, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/JAAVIROMA

Previously, User:Ferien has reverted many of their edits as non-simple/spam. The user continues to add more context with references but I'm not sure if they are simple enough to remain. Should they be reverted, and is this really what we usually declare as spam? In addition, should we allow their edits to continue? MathXplore (talk) 14:15, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure what this editor's intent is, but there is reason to revert almost all of their edits. You've got this which is written in a very promotional manner, which is definitely spam. A lot of the references they use to prove are not really independent, being shops where the articles are written for you to buy something. And if you look at a lot of the ones I reverted as "not simple" it's almost like they are writing exactly the opposite of what we would like. They have ignored the warnings about Simple English, and as a result, should probably be blocked at some point. --Ferien (talk) 20:10, 17 May 2024 (UTC)