Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Current issues and requests archive 72

Protection request at Sanjay Govil

Hi there - would one of you be so kind as to semiprotect Sanjay Govil (and inevitably its talk page)? It's our usual WMF-banned pest, this time trying to add BLP-violating material. I just did the same thing at enwiki. Antandrus (talk) 18:28, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I've protected it for one week as it's got some vandalism here but not a lot. The talk page has not been created yet. Keep us informed. Thanks, fr33kman 18:53, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Now he has moved on to the talk page - I replaced his libelous sputter with a "talkheader" template, and if you could semiprotect that would be great.

A quick note of explanation might be in order for his odd choice of target. If you remember that website he used to harass us for years and years - the one most of his spam links point to - it got 404'd back in September. He blames Sanjay for that, even though the reason it got taken down was more mundane; it's because one or more of his harassment targets filed a takedown request. Neither confirm nor deny being that person. Antandrus (talk) 02:34, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Not protecting the talk page, as he seems to have moved on from it already and I (personally) usually prefer him to go around there then going around mainspace pages. --Ferien (talk) 15:49, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

MD Sunnat Ali Mollik

This is a QD G5 case (User talk:Md Sunnat Ali Mollik), but since a username policy violator is repeating QD tag removal, I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 09:16, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

The username @Md Sunnat Ali Mollik may be the same but the person is a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and journalist. I see that the article has the same username as the person who is the infringer on Wikipedia. I think the right person should not delete the page by comparing it with someone else. Rathfelde (talk) 09:23, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Lmao. Blocked. Deleted. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 09:55, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Protection request at Brockton, Massachusetts

This page is being heavily vandalised by the LTA/GRP vandal, therefore the page Brockton, Massachusetts needs to be protected. Thank you. Kashingggz (talk) 10:38, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Malti Chahar

QD A4 was tagged to this page but an IP editor is repeating QD tag removal, so I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 13:29, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Deleted. Thx for reporting it. :) fr33kman 14:45, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Irregularities in Wikipedia Deletion process

I believe a lot of accounts are here to taunt other editors. I request clear investigation on SaneFlint since the editors recent contributions to RFD is not worth keeping. In this [1], I was even accused for promoting the page Sandra Okunzuwa plus [2] and other edits. Pls, something should be done. Best, Mastashat (talk) 09:56, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello Mastashat, there is nothing personal. I do not agree with what you have said, I'm not sure who is taunting who, my views are solely representing myself only, Previously I was being accused of being a sockpuppet of Cyber.Eyes.2005 User, as well, I hope it makes clear that we are not same. and I haven't mentioned your name on any topic or said anything to you directly. You're probably referring to my view on Sandra Okunzuwa, which was only my opinion. You shouldn't be taking it personally. Cheers! SaneFlint (talk) 10:09, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

I'd suggest we selectively delete the content for G5. If other admins agree we can proceed.--BRP ^ever 10:28, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Going through some of the page creation it seems like most of the content is okay with some likely-paid work mixed in between. Not a new pattern of UPE. Some that looks likely are already on RFD. We can probably let those continue for now.--BRP ^ever 10:44, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

If you are talking about G5'ing the pages by Mastashat, then I would lean towards no, as they were not evading a block at the time the articles were created, which is a requirement of G5 in its current form. --Ferien (talk) 16:23, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Agreed fr33kman 17:33, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

TBH, I don't see how User:SaneFlint has taunted you. I mean, that's how RFD votes work; he voted delete and gave a reason that he thinks the page is promotional. Every RFD vote counts unless there is sockpuppetry involved. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 10:30, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

RFDs are not voting. Admins weigh the reasons people give, we don't just count the votes. I've kept pages that people wanted deleted and vice versa. fr33kman 10:34, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Got it, thanks for the clarification! What I meant was that editors' votes shouldn't be discarded for no reason, as User:Mastashat suggested. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 10:41, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I agree. Valid votes should count. fr33kman 17:44, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Albanian Army in 1980 (communism)

This page is a copy of [3] (past revision of enwiki draft), but since a new account and an IP editor is repeating QD tag removal, I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 12:38, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done fr33kman 13:16, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Please import w:Template:User admin Wiktionary

Reason: I want to use this for my user page, please see wikt:Special:Permalink/515682#Requests_for_adminship for details. MathXplore (talk) 13:05, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

@MathXplore  Done and congratulations on your RfA! — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 13:11, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done Fehufanga beat me to it. Congrats! fr33kman 13:12, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Congrats @MathXplore :). – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 13:16, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Copy paste spree

Special:Contributions/204.108.127.9 is mass copy-pasting the ledes from EnWP articles and removing QD tags. Rather than QD whack-a-mole on dozens of these, can an admin nuke all of their contribuitions for the past 24 hours or so? Thanks, --Gotanda (talk) 22:52, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

And, they are back at it, recreating many of the same copy-pastes and adding more. Thanks, --Gotanda (talk) 23:09, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

@Gotanda I blocked that and another IP range they are using. I will delete them later. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 23:43, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

United islamic khizerkhelist nationa‎

Case of Advertising and Notability. Forwarding QD nomination here as the creator of the page keeps on removing the QD template. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 10:42, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done fr33kman 11:05, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Please semi-protect Yom Kippur War

There's been repeated change of outcomes by IPs and new accounts that go against the numerous sources. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / changes)} 18:05, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

For the record,  Done by User:Ferien for 1 week. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 22:21, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Please delete Talk:Rocky Marciano

It was created by GRP, who keeps vandalizing it. --Leonidlednev (talk) 19:18, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

It's  Done but I really doubt this will be the end of it considering he's now been leaping onto my user talk page. --Ferien (talk) 19:24, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done and semi-pp for 6 months on top of it. Thx :) fr33kman 19:24, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2024/Streptospondylus

What do we do with this? It's not transcluded onto the main Rfd page, and no reason is given for deletion. Kk.urban (talk) 20:31, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Request for RevDel

Hello, could an admin perhaps hide this? Name and shaming. EPIC (talk) 09:43, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done as it is now suppressed. EPIC (talk) 11:24, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Can I get semi-protect on my user talk again... again... again?

I have a feeling GRP is gonna come back eventually and just vandalize it again. Derpdart56 (talk) 15:17, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done for 6 months. :) fr33kman 15:52, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Derpdart56 (talk) 15:59, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection request

Could an admin protect Brockton, Massachusetts? Excessive vandalism, see page history. EPIC (talk) 19:21, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done 1 month fr33kman 21:46, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

confirmed tag

could this account get the confirmed tag? (if this isnt the right place, please tell me.) Complexist (talk) 20:57, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

We don't have the confirmed tag on simplewiki. You'll have to wait until you're autoconfirmed, sorry. fr33kman 21:47, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

@Fr33kman @Complexist We do have it, but only bureaucrats can grant it. Any reason why this account should get the confirmed rights early? — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 21:55, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Please fully protect Gonzalo Lira

Seems like a bit of an edit war going there, with one account being autoconfirmed. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / changes)} 01:05, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Y Partly done – semiprotected by Vermont. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 03:14, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection request

In Robert Baker, excessive vandalism, personal attacks in edit summaries. Been protected a couple times, but it still is being vandalised. Kashingggz (talk) 12:05, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Oversight request

2600:387:15:2513::c (talk · contribs)

Could any admin with oversight hide the revision from this IP? RiggedMint 07:09, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

I've RevDelled the revision for now. An oversighter can check to see whether oversight is needed. --Ferien (talk) 07:26, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection request

Talk:Jimmy Wales is being vandalized after recent protection has expired. --Leonidlednev (talk) 17:22, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

There is no need for talk pages to be semi-protected. --Ferien (talk) 18:43, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

IA request

Hi, I'd like temporary IA permission to add

// <nowiki>

and

// </nowiki>

at the beginning and end respectively of user JavaScript files that contain invalid categories (example User:Examknow/autoSockTag.js). This will not change the function of the JavaScript itself, but should remove the categories from the WantedCategories list. Thanks. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 01:26, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

For reference: quarry:query/79703. Only the ones that contain error categories and redlinked categories will be changed. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 01:31, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

@Fehufanga:  Done for 24 hours --Ferien (talk) 22:24, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

User:今す姫になる

Possibly evading block, targeting the same page Zhongli (Genshin Impact) as previously blocked users like User:一番大切にしてあげたい, User: New user 11100 and User:OP 414 748. Forwarding report here as the user keeps reverting it on WP:VIP. Additionally, the user is also impersonating as an alt of User:今好きになる. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 16:22, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Talk page violations and borderline WP:PA by 71.86.149.13

Please see vandalism of my simple talk page and a borderline personal attack at https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SanAnMan&diff=9305530&oldid=9305375, thank you. - SanAnMan (talk) 23:00, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Blocked with no talk page access for 72 hours. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 23:31, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection request

The following pages should be semi-protected because of GRP vandalism:

• Talk:Jimmy Wales
• Combat sport

Thanks, --Leonidlednev (talk) 06:09, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

As has already been said above, talk pages should not be protected, for many reasons, but one being because non-confirmed users would be unable to get involved in discussions if the talk page was protected. I have, however, protected Combat sport due to excessive vandalism from him but protection should be used as an absolute last resort, especially with him. --Ferien (talk) 07:30, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Edit warring by user Arind7

user Arind7 is edit warring in multiple articles like Homosexuality in India, LGBT rights in India, Hinduism and LGBT topics, Marriage in Hinduism using some unreliable user generated websites like TamilCulture.com. Even after multiple warnings 1 2 he continued the edit war. A block might be needed to stop the vandalism. Timovinga (talk) 10:50, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

@Timovinga Hi, you're on the wrong Administrator's Noticeboard. This is the Simple English Wikipedia. Please go to en:WP:AN3 to report edit warring, or en:WP:ANI for persistent, intractable disruption. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 10:51, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Holy cow. Timovinga (talk) 10:52, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Import Infobox U.S. county

Can an admin please import the current version of en:Template:Infobox U.S. county? A few small changes have been made. Kk.urban (talk) 01:18, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 10:47, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

User:57ntaledane9

This editor User:57ntaledane9 has been canvassing to the editor User talk:Siatico to !vote keep at the [4] Afd on the English Wikipedia. That is the most blatant illegal canvassing I've seen for a while.Scope creep (talk) 08:47, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Sent AN notice to the user. MathXplore (talk) 08:51, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

57ntaledane9 first linked to the enwiki AfD but later changed it to the Simplewiki AfD. They did, however, canvass on enwiki too. I will give them a warning. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 20:25, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection request for Levant

Hi there - would someone please semi-protect Levant, which is being targeted by multiple vandals, including GRP. Thank you in advance, Antandrus (talk) 17:00, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done for a month. Thanks for reporting. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 17:45, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Daily Rudrabangla

Possible QD A4 and G5 case (Special:CentralAuth/Md_Sunnat_Ali_Mollik, per deletion log of w:Draft:Daily Rudrabangla), since QD tag is being removed, I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 11:55, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 02:46, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Ice Spice

Maybe Ice Spice should be reverted to an earlier version that doesn't mention Tyler Antonius because that information seems like a possible hoax. Also, it was basically copied directly from enwiki. Kk.urban (talk) 15:09, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

(Non-administrator observation) I reverted the edits. MathXplore (talk) 08:57, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. But now Sswetip has added this again, and also recreated Tyler Antonius. Kk.urban (talk) 20:36, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

(Non-administrator observation) Tagged QD G4 for the recreation, reverted enwiki copy and sent a warning. MathXplore (talk) 11:09, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

(Note) The recreated page was deleted. MathXplore (talk) 13:45, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

The info was added again to Ice Spice and Alessia Cara. Admins, please block Sswetip. Kk.urban (talk) 16:19, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

@Fr33kman Hi, can you review this? Kk.urban (talk) 16:57, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Blocked, thx fr33kman 17:01, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Sassa Gurl

Possible QD A4 case, but since an IP editor is repeating QD tag removal, I will forward the QD request at here. MathXplore (talk) 12:00, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 09:40, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Alireza Jadidi

QD A4 case, but since the author is repeating QD tag removal, I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 12:20, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 09:42, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

User:Gurther

Hello. The administrators should know the conduct of editor Gurther here. I was expecting that this editor would get reformed here, but unfortunately I was wrong.

So, for you all who aren't currently familiar with him, Gurther is currently indefinitely blocked on the English Wikipedia for "Disruptive editing, including edit-warring at multiple articles, most recently at Dimitar Vlahov based on a report at WP:AN3, personal attacks (calling other editors racist and vandals), inability to collaborate with other editors".

Let's sum up some of his offenses here: original research (1, 2, including original analysis of the source Memoirs of the Anti-Fascist Nikola Jonkov Vapcarov, 3), using unreliable sources (4, such as Kurir.mk and Kajgana forum), making personal attacks and inability to collaborate with other editors (5, I tried in good faith to advise him here, but as you can see that didn't work out).

I can provide the quotes from the sources here or by email to any administrator who wants to know how exactly he has committed original research. With that said, I don't think the editor is here to build an encyclopedia. StephenMacky1 (talk) 12:59, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

I also noticed that few months after he was indefinitely blocked at the English Wikipedia he continued the same activities here. Basically all his changes here are original research and follow his specific revisionist agenda. For example:

• Dame Gruev "Gruev and his students from a Bulgarian school in Shtip in 1894." (photo atm EN Wiki) became here "Macedonian school", "Bulgarian teacher" from EN Wiki was removed
• Nikola Vaptsarov from "Bulgarian writer" (EN Wiki) become "Macedonian writer" [5]
• Jordan Hadži Konstantinov-Džinot was in EN Wiki "Yordan Hadzhikonstantinov-Dzhinot" (with Bulgarian orthography) and changed to Macedonian, he also became from "Bulgarian teacher and author" in EN Wiki to "Macedonian author and writer" here
• Kruševo Republic - changes the quoted exact words from the sources, to such that fit his agenda [6]
• Appeal to the Macedonians in Bulgaria (1944) "in Bulgarian language" from EN Wiki was transformed to "in older slavic spelling", "members of the Bulgarian Communist Party" (enwiki) became "notable Macedonian activists in Bulgaria"

His original research in this edit is pretty obvious: [7]. In his failed appeal for unblocking a month ago he promised he "would never repeat such problematic actions", but it seems that his disruptive behavior have just transferred from one wiki to another. --StanProg (talk) 17:42, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

I have placed the user under the WP:ONESTRIKE rule and have warned them. Thx, fr33kman 18:09, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Undelete

Dauda Suleiman has a reliable he is popular called Hi-Speed is a Nigerian musician from kogi state. Pape2023 (talk) 14:31, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

This should be taken up at WP:DRV not here. :) fr33kman 18:11, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Jayson Cesar Lorenzo Bautista

Possible case of Advertising and WP:Notability; forwarding quick deletion request here as a user keeps on removing the QD template. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 13:48, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

 Deleted by Macdonald-ross --DannyS712 (talk) 05:21, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

August Michael Peterson

QD A4 case; forwarding deletion request here as the user keeps on removing the QD template. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk —Comment without a date added on 18:54, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

 Deleted by Feren --DannyS712 (talk) 05:20, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Doby & Disy

Possible QD A4 case, but since the author is repeating QD tag removal, I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 02:52, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

 Deleted --DannyS712 (talk) 05:19, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Duplicate page creations of Christian Joy Lorenzo Bautista

Titleholder, Miss La Union 2024, Miss Santol 2021, Miss La Union 2024, Mutia ti Santol 2021, Mutia Ng Santol, Mutya Ng Pilipinas, Miss Universe Philippines 2025 are duplicates of Christian Joy Lorenzo Bautista. They should be deleted per QD G6, but since some editors are repeating QD tag removal, so I will forward the QD request at here. MathXplore (talk) 11:06, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

(Note) This is related to Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser#Christian_Joy_Lorenzo_Bautista. MathXplore (talk) 11:18, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Guess who's back - Special:Contributions/110.54.137.176. Would an admin mind reviewing and deleting / blocking as needed? Ravensfire (talk) 06:06, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

The Occasion

QD A4 case but an IP editor is repeating QD tag removal so I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 11:02, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 03:06, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Jason Cesar Bautista

QD G5 case (Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser#Christian_Joy_Lorenzo_Bautista) but new editors are repeating QD tag removal so I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 11:06, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 03:07, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Christian Joy Bautista

This is another QD G5 case (Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser#Christian_Joy_Lorenzo_Bautista) but new editors are repeating QD tag removal so I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 11:08, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 03:07, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Grantchester (TV series)

QD A3 case (enwiki copy) but several IPs are repeating QD tag removal, so I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 14:56, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

And they just made a duplicate page: Grantchester. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 15:34, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Both are already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 03:07, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection request

Please protect Combat sport: Continuation of vandalism within 24 hours of unprotection, vandalism, personal attacks, block evasion. --Leonidlednev (talk) 21:26, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ferien (talk) 21:27, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection request

Please protect List of Columbia Pictures movies: continual vandalism/disruptive editing/addition of info without sources SurferSquall (talk) 21:44, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

I think we have it under control for now, so not done. Can re-visit if the vandalism gets worse. Thanks --Gordonrox24 | ^Talk 02:14, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Bengali–Assamese languages

I have several concerns about this page. The page is clearly unsourced/complex, and copyvio detector suggests the possibility of violations (see [8]). I tried to add maintenance tags to the article but now the author and an IP (please also check proxy checker results) are repeating tag removal. How can we keep the maintenance tags on the page? MathXplore (talk) 09:28, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

The Occasion

A QD A4 case; forwarding the deletion request here as the initial contributer of the page keeps removing the QD template, also requesting semi-protection as the article is being persistently recreated. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 12:49, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Deleted as A4 by me. --Ferien (talk) 07:33, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection request

Please semi-protect User talk:64andtim/Archive 1 indefinitely: vandalism, block evasion. --Leonidlednev (talk) 17:47, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ferien (talk) 16:10, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Revision deletion request (Siraj ud-Daulah)

• Siraj ud-Daulah (history)

Requesting RD1 revision deletion of this edit by 125.22.146.26 at 15:19, 8 January 2024 because the text was copied directly from here. Thanks, DanCherek (talk) 00:50, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ferien (talk) 07:32, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Alireza Jadidi (again)

QD A4 was tagged but an account and IP are repeating QD tag removal, so I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 12:07, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done by Macdonald-ross --Ferien (talk) 20:46, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Christian Joy Lorenzo Bautista

This is a QD G5 case (Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser#Christian_Joy_Lorenzo_Bautista) where QD tag removal is repeated. Please check the page. MathXplore (talk) 08:47, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 09:48, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Please import wikt:Hilary of Poitiers

A biography has been created at Simple English Wiktionary, but this should be sent to simplewiki. After the import, I will delete this page. MathXplore (talk) 01:40, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done, the author has manually imported the page. MathXplore (talk) 01:56, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

(Note) The page can be seen at Hilary of Poitiers. MathXplore (talk) 02:02, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

WP:CONFIRM

Dear Simple wiki admin, Hello, please add confirmed flag for 2 days for on my alternative account Aviram7~alt, I unable to use the twinkle tool from autoconfirmed restrictions because my alt is recently created on here and on here This is dedicated to removing vandalism/spam.😊Kind regards~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 04:06, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ferien (talk) 16:24, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

The Occasion (again)

QD A4 case but an IP editor is repeating QD tag removal, so I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 10:48, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 23:10, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Please restore my user talk page

I don't think all revisions needed to be deleted. MathXplore (talk) 15:31, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello there, I have restored about one month of your talk page, tell me if I should resotore more? Eptalon (talk) 15:45, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your rapid response. I think there may be more revisions that should be restored (except previously deleted and oversighted revisions), but I'm not sure which one should come back. Since almost all of my talk page records are saved in my archives, I think your action would be enough for now. I will revisit if there is any further need of restoration. Your assistance is appreciated. MathXplore (talk) 01:05, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

I've now restored all revisions back to what it should be and deleted some revisions individually in the history. @Macdonald-ross: please refrain from deleting user talk pages in future, using RevDel or selective deletion where appropriate instead. --Ferien (talk) 16:27, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Please import wikt:domino theory

An encyclopedic entry has been created at Simple English Wiktionary, if this can be imported to here, then I will take care of this page. MathXplore (talk) 12:52, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

@[[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]  Done — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 13:07, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Dot and the Kangaroo (2030 movie)

QD A4/A6 case but an IP editor is repeating QD tag removal, so I will forward the QD request at here. MathXplore (talk) 13:51, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Yep, eligible for both,  Done. Thanks for reporting here. --Ferien (talk) 16:20, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Kickboxing

Needs protection as it's getting hit by crosswiki WMF banned LTA. Thanks, A09 (talk) 20:12, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

 Not done Not at a level where protection is needed yet. I'm usually more hesitant to protect pages he goes to as well as it often just pushes him to user talk pages where he threatens users. --Ferien (talk) 20:23, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Possible not simple?

Can admins please check if the recent changes to Arab slave trade are simple? Kk.urban (talk) 02:15, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Oversight request

Could an oversight admin hide this revision by this IP? – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 16:31, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

(Non-administrator observation) I think revdel is enough. Oversight requests must be sent to oversighters by e-mail, never in public. Please see WP:OS (local policy) and m:OS (global policy) to learn more about this. MathXplore (talk) 02:45, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Ah, I think revedel would be enough. Thanks – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 10:09, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

@Cyber.Eyes.2005 Yes, as mathxplore said, please email WP:OS when an oversight is necessary. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 10:12, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Got it! Thanks ) – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 10:17, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

I noticed that this revision should also be revision deleted. It looks like it's the same edit accidentally reinstated by a different user. SmokeSomeDrinkSomePopOne (talk) 16:37, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Grayson Eddey

A QD A4 case; forwarding the deletion request here as an editor keeps on removing the QD template. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 21:18, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Please take this to RfD as an assertion of notability has been made. fr33kman 22:24, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Done, Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2024/Grayson Eddey. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 08:29, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Creation Protection request

This IP 130.156.31.195 (talk · contribs), keeps repeatedly recreating P.C. Richard & Son (which falls under A3). RiggedMint 17:49, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

As it is a single user with a single issue, I've blocked the editor. Protection is only used when multiple accounts/IPs are involved. --Ferien (talk) 20:00, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

There is infact 2 IPs who are repeatedly creating it, per logs. RiggedMint 20:02, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

The issue isn't really one that should be dealt with protection though. We should instead create a simple page ourselves to stop editors creating complex versions. If I have some time over the weekend, I will create the page myself. --Ferien (talk) 20:26, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Alright. RiggedMint 20:27, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

IP clearly not here to contribute

see User changes for 2401:E180:8C10:7064:ACFE:7FD0:9E7C:E782, clearly not here to add anything. Should block to prevent any more of this. (Is also pedophilic, strongly against WMF policy) SurferSquall (talk) 07:53, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

(Non-administrator observation) Block requests are recommended to be placed at WPːVIP.- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 09:01, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

The IP has since been globally blocked. --Ferien (talk) 16:41, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

User talkːFusionSub

Can I have some of the revisions done on my talk page between me and the IP hidden/revdel'd (whichever one is more appropriate)?- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 11:24, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't think any of the revisions are eligible for RevDel, as RD2 or RD3. --Ferien (talk) 16:44, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Regarding User:Irtapil

I think User:Irtapil might need some assistance with categories. There seem to be too many duplicate or unnecessary categories created, which has flooded the recent changes page. It's almost like category spam now. Here on Simple Wikipedia, we try to go as far as possible in a cat tree, but User:Irtapil seems to have added a bit too many categories to pages. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 08:40, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

(Non-administrator observation) Per WP:AGF, I would like to avoid labeling this as WP:SPAM, but I support the need of aftercare and related cleanups. MathXplore (talk) 09:20, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, I am trying to help. @Cyber.Eyes.2005

What do you mean by "we try to go as far as possible in a cat tree"?

Irtapil (talk) 11:15, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you @MathXplore Irtapil (talk) 11:15, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

@Cyber.Eyes.2005 @MathXplore

I thought I had the order right (fill and then create), but I seem to be getting a some new bits wrong now.

I'll go back and to tidy up duplicates, if some somebody can help me work out which to keep?

• "West Asia" or "Western Asia"
• "Region of…" or ""Region in…"

I think the duplicates were all variants of those?

Irtapil (talk) 11:03, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

MENA and "Middle East and North Africa" is another duplication. MathXplore (talk) 11:32, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

@MathXplore @Cyber.Eyes.2005 @Auntof6

The best way to help here is to help me decide which it should be for any duplicates? Wherever I've put two it is because I don't know which it should be, I'm not sure which might be a commons category or already in use here.

• the biggest I'm unsure of is "place in…" or "location in…"❓

Solved and working on clean up…

• Already working on MENA. For the acronyms I'm expanding everything except فتح Fatah and حملس Hamas (because the expanded forms are pretty much never used in English, I'm not even sure what ف ت ح stands for at all).
• keeping "regions of" / deleting "regions in…"
• I picked West Asia because someone seemed to have already started that.

Irtapil (talk) 21:24, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

@Irtapil: I would say that if you aren't sure which terms you should use, then don't create anything until you find out. It just makes more cleanup work if you create duplicates. -- Auntof6 (talk) 04:52, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Replies on my talk page would be better, that way the conversation is all in the same place and I won't miss anything.

Irtapil (talk) 11:15, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

@Cyber.Eyes.2005 @MathXplore

I think I got a bit spammy because I was over compensating for the previous problem of creating categories for just one page, by adding LOTS of existing pages to any new category I wanted to add.

Possibly I somewhat over compensated for the previous problem and went over-board a bit adding too many things too fast?

(again, replies on my talk page preferred)

Irtapil (talk) 11:25, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

I agree, most of these categories need to be deleted. Kk.urban (talk) 20:37, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

@Kk.urban which? Irtapil (talk) 18:50, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

I agree that this is overdone. I suggest creating RFDs to address them. I might start with the "Locations in" and "Places in" categories; those terms are vague and I don't think we need them here.

@Irtapil:: Please take a step back and avoid mass creations until you better understand how this wiki works. If you continue, you may receive a topic ban until this is resolved. Many things are different here; it's not only the vocabulary that we keep simple. If you would like to know more about that, you can look at this list I maintain of some of the things that are different here. The list itself is not a policy or guideline, but it links to some relevants policies and guidelines. If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask. -- Auntof6 (talk) 22:39, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 Sorry, I've only seen this now, the other replies were on my talk page. Thank you for the link. Irtapil (talk) 18:49, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 @Kk.urban @Cyber.Eyes.2005 @MathXplore

"Places in…" or "Locations in…"?

Irtapil (talk) 21:07, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

@Irtapil: Neither. Those terms are both vague. For specific kinds of places, we have terms that we use, but these two terms are not helpful. -- Auntof6 (talk) 04:49, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Melody FunFun

A QD G11 (Advertising) case; forwarding deletion request here as an IP user keeps on removing the QD template. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 20:59, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Handled by Fr33kman :-) Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 05:05, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

VIP Helper Bot

Hello all, There is currently a discussion ongoing for a bot to help manage reports at VIP, at Wikipedia talk:Bots#VIP Helper Bot. Any input would be appreciated, particularly from admins as it impacts how we would work on VIP. Thank you, --Ferien (talk) 19:03, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

The Occasion

A QD A4 case; forwarding the deletion request here as an user keeps on removing the QD templates; also requesting semi-protection for the creation of the page; persistently being recreated. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 17:38, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

• Please delete The Occasion and block the IP for disruptive changing. Keeps removing the QD template. Justarandomamerican (Discuss!) 17:40, 11 February 2024 (UTC) (merged)

  Deleted and blocked the /18, which is also blocked on en. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 18:26, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

  Thank you, Vermont! Justarandomamerican (Discuss!) 10:16, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Report concerning 191.100.58.121

• 191.100.58.121 (talk · contribs · count)
• Reason: Cross-wiki disruptive edit.

Hide on Rosé (talk) 13:39, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

 Not done as the report is now stale, sorry. --Ferien (talk) 15:55, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Jayson Bautista

I think this is a QD A4 case but new accounts and IPs are repeating QD tag removal, so I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 09:30, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done, I have reverted a change by an IP editor who changed section headings. MathXplore (talk) 13:13, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello everyone good evening

Nice to meet you all 🥰 110.54.198.94 (talk) 10:25, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Remove lock/protection

Plls removed protection on Stolen Life a movie from GMA thank you 110.54.198.94 (talk) 10:26, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello there, there doesn't appear to be protection on the article you mention. --Ferien (talk) 15:58, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Mass rollback needed

Hello admins, I have gone through and reverted some edits as AGF and some as vandal. I don’t want to go through everyone of their edits and revert them one by one. The problems I’ve seen with this IP:

• Not following WP:MOS in relation to English use (they keep using UK instead of US on US articles). Also they keep putting the wrong date format instead of MDY they are using DMY.
• Bolding in numerous articles where it is not needed. Namily bolding titles of movies, books, etc. that are already italicized with the article itself.
• I did issue a final warning since they kept going despite previous warnings. They stopped doing everything after I issued that.
• There was one article I reverted in AGF with a comment about the format and they went back and did it correctly, however, I still removed it as it has no bearing on the article (a lot of edits were about the same movies (copy and paste) coming back into theaters and also has no references. These are not relevant to the articles as we are not a repository for every time a movie comes into theaters again.
• Lack of references to support their statements then put in the articles (again relating to the movies).
• I have also seen they have already gotten numerous warnings for things. Maybe a block would be in order if they continue.

Here is the contribution page. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 12:03, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

• Updated posting: I just reverted a redirect to PS1 they created which pointed right back to the same article and they put a hat note in again despite the comment from Auntof6 to not do that (as it pointed to the same article as well) Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 12:06, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

  @PotsdamLamb: Hi, I've reverted quite a lot of their edits, particularly those where they are adding disambiguation-related templates. Some of them do seem to be helpful, such as this one that corrected a factual error. A lot of the ones I've left just seem to be adding links, which seem to be ok too. Thanks for letting us know, --Ferien (talk) 12:26, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

  @Ferien Thanks. The only issue I see with the one you pointed out, is yet again, no reference was given. I’ll copy the reference over from EN and add it. Some were ok to me as well but most were not. Thanks for taking a look. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 12:51, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Hvor kan finne sandbox?

I neither found Village pump to ask nor could find sandbox on Simple English Wikipedia. Are these pages found here? If not, please explain why. اربابی دوم (talk) 16:52, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

@اربابی دوم The village pump is Wikipedia:Simple talk, which is in the sidebar. There is a general sandbox at Wikipedia:Sandbox, and you can make your own at User:اربابی دوم/Sandbox.

Note to admins: I have seen several people request a personal sandbox link in the toolbar, like on English Wikipedia. Could this be added? Kk.urban (talk) 16:57, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

@Kk.urban Thank you اربابی دوم (talk) 17:35, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

@Kk.urban Hi. Users can create their own sandbox. I know this has been brought up before but due to something it was decided not to enact that. I think it had something to do with coding and enabling certain features. An admin can enlighten more or you can search simple talk archives for sandbox and see what pops up. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 14:47, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Cian2014

It appears they are attempting to evade a block and continue the behavior that got an IP blocked. Justarandomamerican (t • c) 23:19, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

 Blocked by Fehufanga. Justarandomamerican (t • c) 03:23, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Possible refund

Hi admins. I wanted to see if my custom JavaScript page can be restored. I know it’s been awhile and it not possible, that is ok too. I had a lot of scripts on it to assist me and some things I can’t use due to the block on en wiki. Thanks. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 06:05, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: It might be possible. Can you give the name of it so I know what to look for? -- Auntof6 (talk) 09:25, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 Can you try User:PotsdamLamb/monobook.js. It should be filled with mw.loader lines. It was part of the mass deletion back on that fateful day (I would check around August 3, 2022 and a few days after that). I believe Ferien did a majority of it with some help from others. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 09:54, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: I found it. It was deleted on 20 June 2022. However, since you have created it again, I can't use the normal restore process. It won't even let me just copy the code into your current page because it's a js page. I'm going to defer to another admin for the best way to handle this. Maybe it takes more than just admin rights to deal with it.

If you find other pages you want restored, please don't create them first because it might complicate the process. -- Auntof6 (talk) 10:10, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 Can you copy the code and send me an email through the system and I can edit it? It probably would take an interface admin to do it since it’s a .js page? Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 10:13, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: OK. Stand by. -- Auntof6 (talk) 10:24, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: Done. Let me know if you don't get it. -- Auntof6 (talk) 10:25, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 I got it, however, it is polluted due to spam protection messing up all the links. So I will need an interface admin to load that back up for me or if you want, you can delete the current one and put that one back in if that works. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 10:44, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: I'll leave it to someone else. I didn't see a way to selectively restore an old version. --Auntof6 (talk) 10:46, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 Ok give me a moment to change my email in the system and then you can resend it if you would please. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 10:51, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 ok it’s changed. If you can resend it I’d appreciate it. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 10:53, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

 Done -- Auntof6 (talk) 11:04, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 That worked. Thank you. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 11:04, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/SABYAROY

I would like to note that this user has been repeating unsourced complex page creations despite having many warnings and notices. According to Special:CentralAuth/SABYAROY (w:special:redirect/logid/159051437), the user is blocked from enwiki due to "adding unsourced (content) repeatedly after warnings". Should we continue to allow edits from the user, or should we have our admins enforce WP:ONESTRIKE? MathXplore (talk) 08:00, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

@MathXplore I agree as I just marked a lot of their edits and reverted them. They have not been notified (I have now done so) with a caution notice. I would also ask for a block on this account, however, they didn’t receive notice of Wikipedia:ONESTRIKE so I can’t endorse this right now. However, if they continue, I would endorse it. However, understanding, this is completely an admin decision. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 08:36, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

@MathXplore  Done by Fehufanga. After the notice they continued so I fully agree with you. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 22:18, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Friday the 16th

I think this is a QD A1 case, but users are repeating QD tag removal so I will forward the QD request. MathXplore (talk) 13:25, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

RfDd. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 22:24, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Please remove edit summary at special:diff/9363738

The edit summary claims that it is done by me but this is impersonation. I request the removal of this edit summary. MathXplore (talk) 13:58, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

 Done by Eptalon — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 22:21, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Protection request

Please indefinitely protect Module:Pagetype/config per "highly visible template". It was vandalized here, which caused the vandalism to appear on many other templates and pages. There are currently 28482 transclusions. Kk.urban (talk) 02:09, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Grayson Eddey

A QD G4 case; forwarding deletion request here as an editor keeps on removing the QD templates (See: Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2024/Grayson Eddey). – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 15:47, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Deleted as A4. @Cyber.Eyes.2005: you won't come across it too much, but G4 actually doesn't apply here as the RfD resulted in a soft close, w:WP:SOFTDELETE on enwiki gives you more info as to what a soft delete is. --Ferien (talk) 15:51, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Got it, thanks for clarifying! – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 15:54, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

 Done by Ferien. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 09:42, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Semi-Protection

Please set my talk and user page to indef auto confirmed only please. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 17:45, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: Done for your user page. Not done for your talk page because that would restrict who can communicate with you -- not only for general messages, but also automated messages such as RFD and QD notifications. -- Auntof6 (talk) 19:47, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 Those come from an auto-confirmed posting or a bot like, or do they come from the users? Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:55, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: The specific ones I mentioned come from users. There might be some that come from bots. When I said "automated messages," I was thinking of messages from things like using Twinkle to do a QD request or RFD. -- Auntof6 (talk) 20:18, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Ah ok. Thanks. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 22:30, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

 Done by Auntof6 Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 09:41, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Christian Bautista

This is a QD G5 case(Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser#Christian_Joy_Lorenzo_Bautista), but users are repeating QD tag removal so I will forward the QD request. MathXplore (talk) 13:17, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 06:47, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Jayson Bautista

This is another QD G5 case (Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser#Christian_Joy_Lorenzo_Bautista), but users are repeating QD tag removal so I will forward the QD request. MathXplore (talk) 13:22, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Already  Done. MathXplore (talk) 06:47, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Admins - can we also salt this please so it stops getting created. Thanks - Da Lamb^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 09:40, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Muscle & Strength India

QD A4 was tagged but an IP editor is repeating QD tag removal, so I will forward the QD request. MathXplore (talk) 14:07, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

I removed the QD BECAUSE I DIDN'T COMPLETE THE ARTICLE AT THAT TIME AND THE SUBJECT HAVE GOOD ENOUGH SOUCES 122.161.241.169 (talk) 14:14, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Already deleted. MathXplore (talk) 06:12, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Requesting Autoconfirmed

Hi, I'm an English Wikipedia editor with 2.5K+ edits. I'd like to do some work on Simple Wikipedia using the Twinkle gadget but I'm unable to as I don't have autoconfirmed role. More specifically, I'd like to nominate Christian Carlo Cilli for deletion using the gadget. Thank you! tla^tlak 21:20, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

(non-admin comment) Can you add the relevant WP:Quick deletion template manually without being autoconfirmed? Nothing should stop that specific edit as far as I know. Philipnelson99 (talk) 21:22, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, but I'm not too clear that it meets speedy deletion. tla^tlak 00:15, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

@I'm tla: Hi, I'm tla, and welcome to Simple English Wikipedia. I'm sorry, but we don't explicitly give the confirmed or autoconfirmed role. Getting autoconfirmed requires only 10 changes and an account that's 4 days old, so why not find a few constructive edits to make and wait for the 4 days?

If you'd like to know other ways that this wiki is different from other Wikipedias, you can look at this list I maintain of things that are different here. The list itself is not a policy of guideline, but it links to some relevant policies and guidelines. If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask me. -- Auntof6 (talk) 02:23, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Rahul Jogi

A QD G4 case; forwarding deletion request here as an editor keeps on removing the QD template (See: Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2023/Rahul Jogi). – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 14:33, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

 Done: Deleted by Macdonald-ross. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 16:04, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Article has been remade as Jogi Rahul. Please delete this. QuicoleJR (talk) 17:27, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Khmer Rouge

Please protect this page. It is receiving excessive vandalism, likely from GRP. QuicoleJR (talk) 17:47, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Robert Baker also needs protection for the same reason. QuicoleJR (talk) 17:50, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

IP 190.219.223.169

This IP is requesting on multiple editor talk pages for them to edit an article. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 05:21, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

FireVerse

I would like to alert you about the repeated RFD tag removals before RFD closure on this page. Please consider protection here. MathXplore (talk) 14:46, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Allosaurus robustus

In this article it describes this as being a bone, however, reading the PMC citation, they talk about 3 dinosaurs. I cannot get wikidata to link and I think I figured it out. The actual article is correctly identified at EN:Wiki:Australovenator. Their wikidata link is also correct. The problem I’m having is when I move articles with scientific names to their actual article name leaving the simplified version as a redirect and make sure it starts off with a simpler version of the name, an admin undoes that move with the edit statement of “simpler” and then it breaks the connection again. I do not want to get in an edit war with an admin, so I would like to know what to do. I am posting it here as the admin is the one who reverts it and I sent an email asking why and explained in depth why I made the move and have yet to get a reply. So from an admin point of view, I would like to know how to proceed from here. I will note there a lot of other articles that need this done and I believe the simplest way is a redirect with the simple name to the scientific name so it pulls the authority control and taxonomy correctly and does not need to be fumbled around with that can cause issues further down the road. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 10:31, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

In this case I suggest deleting the page Allosaurus robustus, and keeping the page Allosaurus which describes the Jurassic animal which is so well-known, from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Oklahoma, USA. Macdonald-ross (talk) 15:47, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

@Macdonald-ross I was wondering that. Do we need an article on a bone (or any bones) of an extinct animal? These (IMO) can be set as redirects. With the admin’s permission, I would like to redirect the page to the main article about the actual animal. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 03:30, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Yes, go ahead. In any event we usually don't need the specific (species) name in the title. On occasion more than one species is known, and are important. Those titles can be decided on a case-by-case basis. Macdonald-ross (talk) 09:04, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

@Macdonald-ross  Done Thanks Mac! Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 09:08, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Article June Spencer

Hi Admins,

While Ms. Spencer is definitely worthy of an article there are quite a few issues I see. The article was created by a now blocked user and all edits to this article that have been done have resulted in blocks as well for various reasons. Also a now new user has started editing it again and may be part of the blocked IPs from previous. This will require a CU investigatation. This is also a huge almost 100% copy vio from English Wikipedia just by reading the first two paragraphs alone as well as reading all the changes done to it have brought this article down hill and have re-introduced issues such as complex English, using her stage name as her real name and linking to bad articles. I would just do a rollback but the new user has made so many edits on the article I’m liable to mess it up which I don’t want to do. Maybe an admin can take a look and give guidance and I’ll also post a CU request. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 08:49, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Hicham Ahmane

Obvious QD A6 case (mentioning future events like 2034 FIFA World Cup), but the author is repeating QD tag removal, so I will forward the QD request. MathXplore (talk) 11:26, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

 Done by Macdonald-ross Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 14:31, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Page protection request — LTA vandalism abuse hotspots

Requesting page protection (at least 6 months or 1 year) for the following places, which are hot-vandalism spots for Lock evasion by Andrew5:

1. User talk:WeatherWriter
2. User talk:ChrisWx
3. Arnold Roth
4. User talk:MarioProtIV
5. Talk:Derek Kinne
6. 16 January 2024 missile strikes against Houthi

WeatherWriter (talk) 17:47, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

User KillPonyo

User is placing fake blocked tags on editors talk pages as well as the username is highly inappropriate as Ponyo is an admin on en wiki and based on this user’s contributions, has a beef to try to settle. Requesting an indef block. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 18:28, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

They are already reported at Wikipedia:Vandalism in progress. This is lock evasion by Andrew5 and a well-known vandal. WeatherWriter (talk) 18:34, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

@WeatherWriter The VIP board and AN are two different boards and they can be placed on both. One is vandalism and the one I placed here is for admins. Since this is a lta case it can be taken to the CU board, however, some of our admins are CUs and will see this too. I’ve also pinged admins on IRC for swift action. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 18:36, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: Please report this kind of thing at VIP. Also, there doesn't seem to be a user with that name. Is that the correct spelling? -- Auntof6 (talk) 18:37, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

They got removed by the Wikimedia Foundation after I sent an email over death threats to myself and other users. WeatherWriter (talk) 18:38, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 there is your answer. The VIP report was filed but this was a lot bigger than just VIP. There are also other actors involved as well. I believe they are all on VIP. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 18:40, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Review for non-admin supress-redirect action by a global rollbacker

According to Wikipedia:Global_rights_policy#Global_rollback, non-admin global rollbackers are only allowed to use supress-redirect to revert vandalism. I wonder if special:redirect/logid/2643559 complies to this rule. I look forward to hearing from our admins. MathXplore (talk) 09:22, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

@MathXplore That is an odd one to me. The reason of "might as well" is not conducive and why redirect one IP talk page to another IP address? Perhaps @XXBlackburnXx should be allowed to explain given the fact they are also an admin on the Dutch wikipedia? verified here Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 05:26, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

• I believe a while ago we discussed this and concluded that Global rollbackers are allowed the same permissions as the local rollbackers, and the extras are not permitted/encouraged in the wiki. Probably need to look through the archives for discussion.-BRP ^ever 05:33, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

  I recognize that many larger wikis including enwiki have similar rules for global rollback. Per WP:FOLLOW, I'm not suprised to see similar discussions at here. Borderline differences may exist, but I understand that the usage of supress-redirect without knowing naming conventions is a common concern. MathXplore (talk) 05:38, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

  @BRPever Should the edit summary be better though than “might as well”? That is beyond vague. Edit summaries are supposed to be concise wording of why an action was done. Honestly I can’t recall when any of us have even redirected an ip or user talk page and the talk page is only a welcome template which we don’t put on ip talk pages anyways (I believe by custom, not sure about policy). I personally don’t use welcome templates on ip addresses. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 05:42, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

  We don't normally welcome IPs without a good reason. I have no idea why the page needed to be moved honestly. The reason is pretty much a 'no reason' to me. I think we can just let the user who moved it know that, it's unnecessary unless there is a sufficiently good reason, and is clarified during the move... and close this discussion. The policy is somewhat clear, such move is not allowed, but the action isn't significant enough to warrant any action at this moment.--BRP ^ever 05:57, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

  Sorry for taking your time. If there is nothing from others then discussion closure is welcomed. MathXplore (talk) 06:00, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

  @BRPever Thank you. I believe that works and hopefully the rollbacker sees this and understands. I’m good with closing this as well. Your advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 06:02, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

  Yes, I sr-moved a non-mainspace page, that I created, and that I'm (pretty much) the only contributor to, because I know for a fact that the address got re-assigned and used suppressredirect for convenience (the moved from page would've been eligible for QD anyway). A contributing factor to this is that we do this all the time on my homewiki, we see it similarly as a user rename or do it when discussing with /64 IPv6-ranged users.

  Would I do this again? Most likely not. Would I ever do this on a mainspace article without having consensus? Hell no. Could I've used a better explanation? Yes, but it had a context, so it makes sense it doesn't get picked up right away. And yes, I'm aware (now more than ever) the move is unusual on simplewiki.

  You know where you can reach me for further questions. Have a sincerely nice day/evening. - XXBlackburnXx (talk) 08:43, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

 Done Resolved based on above.--BRP ^ever 10:50, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

International Technology of Bangladesh

Appears to be a G5 case, if not G11. See also VIP. Block evading user keeps removing the template. JustarandomamericanALT (talk) 17:26, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

The page appears to have been deleted, so nothing to do here.--BRP ^ever 10:56, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Auto wiki task request

Hello admins. On the article List of countries by continents every single link is linked to en wiki for country names and so forth. Can these all be de-linked so they are on simple and not en via autowiki? This would be way too tedious to do manually. Unless an admin thinks every link on the article should go to the more complicated versions, can this request be done? I know it’s been there a long time and I just saw a flagged edit on cvn which caused me to look at it (also I did not know of the article prior to this). Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:49, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 I saw you made some changes (sorry I missed the big red error about missing the templates for footnotes/alpha). I saw it did come up with a a couple of HarvB errors which I can fix. There was no comment made on the en wiki links throughout the entire article. Do you have an opinion about this? Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 05:18, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: I think AWB could be used to address the enwiki links. Let me see what I can do. -- Auntof6 (talk) 07:00, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: Take a look now. -- Auntof6 (talk) 07:06, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 Looks awesome. Thank you so much. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 07:11, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

RfD Closures

Hello admins,

The following Rfd's need to have action taken and closed as they are past due (between 1 and 11 days past):

• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Kenneth_Petty
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Navid_sobhani
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Friday_the_16th
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Category:Global_South
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Category:Free Mason Hall
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#January 2024 Windansea beach ghost landing
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Temple Boys Cpt (boy group)
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Category:Empires in the Middle East and North Africa
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Category:Events spanning the Middle East and North Africa
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Category:History of the Middle East and North Africa
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Uncertainty principle
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Category:Municipalities of Viken (county)
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Category:Middle East and North Africa *Note: Also includes four other categories for deletion
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion#Hadith rejectors

Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 08:40, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: Thanks, but messages like this aren't necessary, and including a long list of every single open request is excessive, to say the least. The date on an RFD is the earliest date that it would normally be closed (it could be sooner or later), not the date on which it must be closed. The admins don't always get to them right away for various reasons. -- Auntof6 (talk) 09:12, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

I understand that but I listed them before there is a major backlog of them. That’s my reasoning. I know admins get busy with other issues like blocking IPs but I wanted to make sure these were put out as an advisory statement. As you even stated admins don’t always get to them right away and I was not asking for immediate action. I also never stated these “must” be closed, I stated they were due to close between 1-11 days ago. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 09:46, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Also this is not every single article. Only ones that are past due. I ask you to please verify what I post verses what you say before you post it so there is no misunderstanding. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 09:48, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, I meant every single one whose date has passed.

By the way, the word you want is versus, not verses. -- Auntof6 (talk) 10:35, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

@Auntof6 I’m on my mobile and Siri likes to correct things in her own way and I’m at work so I do not always spell/grammar check things. Thank you for the heads up! Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 10:52, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

AWB Request

Can someone remove any templates that are in the article space per wikipedia:Simple_talk#Community Opinion Needed please? Templates have been deleted already. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 10:23, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

I don't know about the others, but {{Expand list}} (which redirected to {{List-stub}}) should not have been deleted. Kk.urban (talk) 15:47, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

@Kk.urban It was posted for 8 days without a single comment (per WP:Consensus no comment is saying it is agreed with. But we should be using list-stub anyways as expand list implies the exact same thing and to me would be a hatnote not a redirect. Having a redirect from a template to a stub category is not really ideal in my book. It should just be a category. You are more than welcome to request a refund on it if you want. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:52, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Semi protection for page Zumrud Mirzaeva

Zumrud Mirzaeva - repost of an advertising article. Кронас (talk) 12:16, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

• 3rd repost. Кронас (talk) 21:22, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Page protection request — Undo war

This MarceloLanda6's IP undoing @メイド理世 and @Taichi edits. Please protection pages.

1. IOS 16
2. IOS 17
3. Microsoft Edge
4. Chiriquí Province
5. Lenín Moreno
6. Asphalt 8: Airborne

メイド理世 (talk) 08:31, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

(Non-administrator observation) @メイド理世 These won't go under protection. Instead I recommend reporting the user to the VIP board. Each page has only been reverted once or twice, which is far below protection requirements. Of course, an admin makes the final decision, however, my opinion is based on the norms here on simple and what is normally required for page protection. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 08:37, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Manoj Anand

A4 case with an editor disruptively removing the QD tag. Forwarding request for deletion. JustarandomamericanALT (talk) 16:15, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Please block the editor, too. JustarandomamericanALT (talk) 16:19, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Page protection request

Requesting page protection for the following Page List of programmes broadcast by Dangal TV : Vandalism SuperDuperstar123 (talk) 16:44, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection request

Please protect Clyde Bruckman and Talk:Clyde Bruckman: Vandalism. --Leonidlednev (talk) 17:27, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Templates working differently than on enwiki

I added the same text to en:User:Kk.urban/sandbox and User:Kk.urban/sandbox, but the output looks different. I think it should appear as it does on enwiki.

It might be because {{Change}} is different here than on enwiki. Kk.urban (talk) 19:11, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

@Kk.urban I would be happy to look at it. Give me a few minutes to look at it and see what is going on and I will post on your talk page on simple. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:12, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

To follow the updates, please check User_talk:Kk.urban#Template Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:16, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Admins - Can someone protect Module:Change and Module:Change/doc please. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:20, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Resolved.

- Ok so the Module:Change was never brought over. The template was coded a lot differently than it should have been. I corrected the template and imported the module and doc and checked both linked templates and linked articles to the Template:Change and everything looks the way it should now. An IP address created the template using various templates and not the module. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:32, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Clarification about offensive username.

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Username#:~:text=Remember%20that%20other%20people%20editing,event%20(including%20real%20people)

religious user names are offensive .Am I correct ? Premaledu (talk) 14:27, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

@Premaledu Welcome to simple Wikipedia. I find it extremely odd that you just joined, have made no edits as of the time of this writing and you post this non-sense? You need to provide a lot more context to this such as the username you are referring to and what you feel the issue is. If you do not do that then we have no way of helping you. Yes it is a policy, however, you need to provide more information please. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 14:33, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

::https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bona-Dea

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bona_Dea

user name Bonadea is offensive religious username.

Bonadea is a religious username.An username with this religious God in our Wiki.

Requesting you please block a username Bonadea

Premaledu (talk) 14:41, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

@Premaledu We have nothing to do with the English Wikipedia, as it’s a separate wiki from ours. You will need to post your concerns on their admin notice board and follow their policies. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:02, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

The username Bonadea is offensive username in our Simple wikipedia.Bonadea a religious username,is offensive username as per our Simple wikipedia user name policy : Please read following our Simple wikipedia username policy.

In our Simple wikipedia username Bonadea edited previously

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bonadea

The above username of simple wikipedia ,a religious user name, offensive username as per our simple wikipedia username policy

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Username#:~:text=Remember%20that%20other%20people%20editing,event%20(including%20real%20people) Premaledu (talk) 15:10, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

That's an ancient roman goddess, why would it be offensive? RiggedMint 15:20, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Not to mention the account in question seems to be a rollbacker on enwiki too. Might be a case of targeting a person, not to mention this account just popped up to by to get this random person blocked here. RiggedMint 15:23, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

•  Comment: I’m stepping out of this pile. I posted for a check on this with admins. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:21, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

  @RiggedMint I recommend disengaging and no other editors engage. RM you got mail. Account has been put to CUs for investigation. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:25, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

*::Bonadea a offensive,religious username , please read following:

• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bona-Dea

  It's my openion only .As per our simple wikipedia username policy religious usernames are offensive.In username policy it not mentioned weather ancient or present religion.

  As per my openion all religion names are offensive as per our user name policy

Our simple wikipedia username policy :

"Do not use the name of a political, military or religious figure or event (including real people)."

As per our username policy " name of a religious figure " is offensive.Religious names means all, no exemption in this .

Examples : Ancient religion names,Present religion names,Hindu religion names , Muslim religion names ,and all religious names.

I don't know who is the about offensive username Bonadea.

Accidentally I observed this offensive username and created this discussion

Premaledu (talk) 15:30, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Ancient religious names wouldn't be offensive since there's nobody practicing the religion? RiggedMint 16:15, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Our simple wikipedia username policy :

"Do not use the name of a political, military or religious figure or event (including real people)."

No classification:--------

No classification in our simple wikipedia username policy, weather religious names ancient or present,or any other.

The above username policy meaning

" All religious figure " , no classification Premaledu (talk) 16:33, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

@Premaledu Please just stop. The user has not edited in over a year. Your only posts have been on here trying to get another user blocked. It is not going to happen and we know the policies very well so stop taking up space. At this point you are being disruptive to this project and can be blocked. Thanks - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 17:07, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

::Thanq

I advised the user Bonadea to change user name .

No need to Block the user

Discussion closed.

Thanq again. Premaledu (talk) 17:39, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

This user is confirmed to be an LTA, based on CA. RiggedMint 15:22, 28 February 2024 (UTC)