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User:Ahmad Shazlan

This is the second time I post this here within the span of two days: User:Ahmad Shazlan has repeatedly insisted on inserting preferred content on the Roti canai page, despite opposition from a number of users, myself included. I've several times encouraged them to start a discussion on the topic instead of edit warring, and I've even left a note on their talk page, all of which they've ignored. They've already received a warning, yet this hasn't stopped them from continuing to impose their preferred edits on the page. Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 13:57, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Hello Revirvlkodlaku, I am not an admin, but I believe you need to provide diffs of the user's rule-breaking behavior supporting your statements, as mentioned at the top of the page, in order to get any kind of response here; merely linking your warning(s) is not enough. NewBorders (talk) 05:15, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

@Revirvlkodlaku, they tried to engage on the article talk page and have been ignored. Please try to communicate on the talk page before bringing people to ANI. -- asilvering (talk) 17:35, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

@asilvering, I don't see the user as trying to engage in a meaningful way. They've dropped a few random comments on the talk while also edit warring on the page, completely disregarding my entreaties that they seek a consensus instead. Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 01:11, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

How on earth are they supposed to achieve the consensus you're telling them to seek if no one is responding to them on the talk page? -- asilvering (talk) 01:15, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Much of the OP's edits (aside from updating short descriptions) consists of reverting contributions from other users despite having said in a previous unblock request that he would be "much more careful not to revert as frequently" and that he would make dialogue his priority. [1] In fact, another editor has called him out today on his talk page about an wholesale revert and as usual the OP responded on the defensive rather than acknowledging what was being reproach to him.[2] You'll notice that the OP hasn't even bothered answering to Asilvering and has basically abandoned this ANI discussion that he opened twice in two days now that the other editor has stopped editing and that the page was reverted to his preferred version.[3] 76.65.72.160 (talk) 15:52, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

User:Budisgood and competence

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• Budisgood (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

In my opinion, user:Budisgood is an utterly incompetent editor, bordering on plain vandalism. Every advice and warning is ignored (here, here, here, here, here and here) including MOS-guidelines on how to structure articles. Beside that, it looks like he has a conflict of interest regarding Mountmellick GAA and Ballinagar GAA. The last article reinstated after being removed for copyvio.

A few examples:

1. Is unclear in what the scope is of its own articles, like Killeigh parish. There was extensive discussion about this at Talk:Killeigh parish. The article was moved to draft space by @Guliolopez: but straight moved back into main space by Budisgood without changing a letter.
2. Stating that GAA-clubs are part of the local Roman Catholic parish: here (in fact, multiple times)
3. Copying my userpage to his user page here
4. Claiming that the borders of baronies are based on the borders of RC-parishes, while baronies were instituted in a time that the Catholic church was illegal and prosecuted. See User_talk:Budisgood#Strange_edits
5. Adding short description that are far too long, like here
6. Copyright violations, Ballinagar GAA etc.
7. Does not understand the principles of proper sourcing, like here and in an earlier version of Ballinagar GAA where he tried to source historical venues with Google Maps.
8. falsifying protection templates here

And this is without [4] his struggles on Commons where he is fighting (by removing deletion templates) to keep files that are - in my humble opinion - copyvio. The Banner talk 14:12, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

User:The Banner seems to have taken on a personal veto against me and as far as I can see there is no apparent reason. Any relevant advice given on article structures was taken on board and can be seen in the editing of Shanahoe GAA,other recommendations about my edits such as including page number in source of the information of large file aswell as other recommendations that have been made by editors such as but not limited to user:The Banner have all been taken into consideration in my edits.As for copying userpage it can be seen from looking at my userpage i did not copy the Banners userpage I simply used some of the same things that are on his userpage.

As for copyright on Ballinagar GAA there is no copyright on Ballinagar GAA and infact during editing of it I used a copyright tool to ensure of this.

As for scope of articles such as Killeigh parish I made a proposal to remove the article and any small amounts of relevance be merged into related articles but this was stopped by another editor which objected to this.

Overall from my experience with The Banner he has been very petty and this is also backed up by other editors who agreed many of his revisions undoing my edits were questionable especially since some of what was removed was sourced-in one case another editor restored sourced information that the banner repeatedly removed.This has undoubtably lowered my ability to see him as a credible unbiased editor and not just someone with a personal grudge against me and as he seems to wish to report me I intend on taking my own actions against him. Budisgood (talk) 23:54, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

I have a personal veto against you????

In fact, many times I have tried to help you. Regarding the copyvio at Ballinagar GAA, see the log book of this page. The Banner talk 00:10, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Your actions seem to be touch and go either hot or cold, like holding your hands near a boiling kettle it seems like its helping you by warming you but at any second it could spit and burn you,I see this as a very good summarisation of your actions. You go from acting genuinely helpfull and a beneficial editor until suddenly are triggered and return to disruptive editing and not providing proper reasoning for your actions and in your haste removing relevant information. Budisgood (talk) 01:05, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

@Budisgood: There is no tool which can perfectly tell if some text might be a WP:Copyvio problem. If you are primarily relying on tools to tell you if something is a copyvio I suggest you stop. While using such tools isn't forbidden, they're really intended to help others detect if someone else's work might be a copyvio. Instead you need to change the process you use when writing stuff such that copyvios are unlikely. And copyvios are a very serious thing here. While editors will generally try to help you, it is completely on you to change your editing as needed to ensure you don't make copyright violations. Don't expect editors to hold your hand to help you avoid copyvios and don't be surprised if editors get very frustrated with you if you introduce copyright violations especially if you do it again after being warned and that you will quickly be indefinitely blocked for it. It does seem some revisions of Ballinagar GAA have been deleted as copyvio. Since I'm not an admin, I can't see who introduced these revisions but if it was you that means you did introduce copyright violations in the past and should not be downplaying this. It may be that some earlier revisions of the page were not copyright violations and so these were kept. But regardless you need to ensure you never introduce copyright violations ever again and also don't deny you did it when people mention it. Nil Einne (talk) 02:54, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

I used the tool to check for copyright after I was told by an editor that a copyright tool they used showed that it could possibly copyright Budisgood (talk) 08:02, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

What you're saying is still fairly unclear. If someone said a specific tool suggested a copyvio problem and you're surprised by this then it might be interesting to try that exact tool and see what it says. If it turns out this editor seems to be wrong about what the tool says then it's reasonable to ask the editor what's up. However if someone has said something is a copyvio problem then for you as the writer, there's no need to use any tool. You should be able to say it's not a copyvio because you know it's not because of how you wrote the text. You definitely cannot use any tool to prove it's not a copyvio, that would require human judgment comparing the alleged source text and what you said you wrote. More to the point, there seems to be no doubt that someone did introduce a copyvio since some version of the Ballinagar GAA remains deleted and you don't seem to have challenged this. If you are the one who introduced this text, then yes you did introduce a copyvio at one time so you shouldn't be downplaying this even if you've now gotten better. The fact that other stuff you've done may not be copyvio doesn't mean what you earlier did wasn't copyvio. And you do need to make sure that you do not introduce such copyvios again. Just to be clear, you cannot do this by any tools, you can only do this by changing how you edit so that your previous mistake doesn't repeat. Since you did copy the entirety of The Banner's user page as you acknowledged [5] I wonder if there are fundamental problems with how you edit. Do you ever copy and paste some text from elsewhere and then re-write it? If you do this, you need to stop that ASAP and never do that again. Even if you don't accidentally save the text you copied and pasted, editing in that way means you are almost definitely going to introduce copyvios. Nil Einne (talk) 10:55, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

It might be interesting to compare this archived page and the first version of Sarsfields Mountmellick LFC. The Banner talk 23:41, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

If you need to use a copyright tool to prevent yourself from committing copyright infringement, there's a serious WP:CIR issue here to deal with. CoffeeCrumbs (talk) 03:23, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

I subsequently used copyright tool after another editor raised that they were concerned it might be copyright Budisgood (talk) 08:04, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

I have blocked Budisgood from mainspace and file space, as well as uploads, because of the copyright issues raised in this thread. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 19:42, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

User:The Banner and Disruptive editing

• The Banner (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

User:The Banner seems to have taken on a personal veto aginst me and as far as I can see there us no apparent reason. Any relevant advice given on article structures was taken on board and can be seen in the editing of Shanahoe GAA,other recommendations about my edits such as including page number in source of the information of large file aswell as other recommendations that have been made by editors such as but not limited to user:The Banner have all been taken into consideration in my edits.As for copying userpage it can be seen from looking at my userpage i did not copy the Banners userpage I simply used some of the same things that are on his userpage. As for copyright on Ballinagar GAA there is no copyright on Ballinagar GAA and infact during editing of it I used a copyright tool to ensure of this. As for scope of articles such as Killeigh parish my proposal to remove the article and any small amounts of relevance be merged into related articles but this was stopped by another editor which objected to this. Overall from my experience with The Banner he has been very petty and this is also backed up by other editors who agreed many of his revisions undoing my edits were questionable especially since some of what was removed was sourced-in one case another editor restored sourced information that the banner repeatedly removed.This has undoubtably lowered my ability to see him as a credible unbiased editor and not just someone with a personal grudge against me and as he seems to wish to report me I intend on taking my own actions against him. User:The Banner has since also decided to go and report me in another attempt to damage my reputation, it is understandable to give an editor recommendations if you dont agree with their editing methods and constructive criticism is even fair enough but The Banner's actions are just plain disruptive editing and I have raised these comcerns of how he undermines my edits but the problem is still not resolved, his actions leave me with no other choice but to report him in the hope that we can arive at some resolution to this problem. Budisgood (talk) 00:22, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Pure retaliation. And the full unedited copy of my user page can be seen in this version of his user page. The Banner talk 00:52, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

"Pure Retaliation" keep playing the blame game if you wish continue to convince yourself that u have done nothing, we are free to believe what we wush but truth is truth fmmmm Budisgood (talk) 01:09, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Budisgood, can you explain why you thought it constructive to post two copies of more or less the exact same message on ANI? Also why on earth does your signature above use the exact same formatting as The Banner's? Nil Einne (talk) 02:38, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Budisgood, it's incredibly troubling that after two different editors raised concerns over you copying The Banner's signature format, you chose to just change the signature to a normal one [6] without mentioning anywhere that you'd done so. Given this and some of your other replies, I'm starting to get the feeling you think correcting your mistakes somehow means they magically disappear as if you never made them. That's not how Wikipedia, or frankly most of the world, works. Nil Einne (talk) 10:58, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Just to be clear, while I don't understand why you copied The Banner's signature format it's not a big deal. Frankly even if you'd just replied when modifying the signature and said something like "whops sorry I made a mistake and have changed my signature to a standard one" and didn't offer further explanation, I doubt anyone would have cared to query this further even if it is fairly weird. (Did you copy The Banner's complain and modify it? If so this is a very weird thing to do, still not by itself something I'd care about except in so much my point above how you really should not do that when trying to summarise what some source has written about something.) Likewise I'm not that fussed about you copying The Banner's user page and modifying it, again except if it reveals something about how you sometimes deal with summarising what other sources have written. The copyvio is a far bigger deal but it is a mistake editors make so not by itself disqualifying. The problem is that you seem to keep acting as if you didn't do something you did, rather than acknowledging your mistakes when they come up. Nil Einne (talk) 11:37, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

In my opinion, it is a more structural problem, as shown in his actions on Commons. Copy from internet, removed as copyvio, uploaded again, removed as copyvio. The Banner talk 12:38, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

While there is things being highlighted here that are relevant I still dont see what actually is there of enough significance to warrant the report, anything that may have been copyright I consequently edited myself, and none of the reasons given are of recent actions so I am still confused as to why now I am being reported Budisgood (talk) 17:48, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

@Budisgood: I note you have not yet answered an administrator's question. Please do so immediately: This is a thread you started on an administrators' noticeboard. SerialNumber54129^{A New Face in Hell} 18:03, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

I think you pinged the wrong person there. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:02, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Corrected. Thanks Phil! SerialNumber54129^{A New Face in Hell} 18:04, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

I should note that also apparently @Budisgood: went back and changed their signature where it had copied The Banner's to not copy it, which makes this even weirder. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:16, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

@Budisgood: is there a reason that you copied The Banner's signature in your filing this counter-complaint? I'm a bit confused as to how that happened, and I'd like to understand why. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 04:43, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

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Muhammad Yunus article

Moved from WP:AN. @NAUser0001 user Adding defamatory content to the Muhammad Yunus article without independent and reliable sources. I told him/her on the talk page that Indian media sources can't be considered reliable and independent in controversial, defamatory issues. Add independent media sources like BBC, The New York Post, Washington Post, DW, Al Jazeera, etc., and international media sources for his/her claim. but not listening and reverting the edit again and again. Niasoh ❯❯❯ Wanna chat? 08:20, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Niasoh, this should have been posted at WP:ANI as it doesn't require the attention of the administrator community. Secondly, no action will be taken until you provide diffs/edits that are examples of the behavior you are finding problematic. You have to produce evidence to support your claims. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 09:34, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Liz It appears to be a valid issue, and it may require admin attention as the user is adding very dubious information to a BLP. Moving this to ANI. Black Kite (talk) 09:45, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, the addition of stuff like this, associating a BLP with the so-called American Deep State, George Soros etc., is conspiracy-theory level nonsense, and immediately suggest that the source (India Today) might have to be looked at again. They've also used Wikipedia as a source. I have pblocked NAUser0001 from the article concerned. Black Kite (talk) 09:53, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Looking at their other edits, Draft:Manoj Kumar Sah contains multiple unsourced BLP violations. Or at least it did, until I just removed them. Meanwhile, apparently I am a "biased, leftist writer attempting to whitewash Yunus's image" [7]. Black Kite (talk) 09:59, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

It is quite peculiar that several IPs have made POV commentary on offending user's TP (See [8] and [9]) and in here ([10]) and that the offending user appears to have interacted on one occasion ([11]) in what looks like an endorsement of tendentious editing. Is it possible that some kind of Puppetry (meat?) may be going on? Borgenland (talk) 16:54, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, it is unsurprising that multiple IPs have repeated Hindutva slogans and this editor has thanked them. Their POV was obvious even without that, though. Black Kite (talk) 19:02, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Note this recent warning on their TP: [12] Borgenland (talk) 10:40, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Disruptive editor

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NicolasTn (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is being tendentious again, deleting referenced content and making subtle changes to citations [13] [14]. After three months, and having been reverted by at least two editors, they suddenly want to engage in discussion, but unsurprisingly not before changing the page to their preferred version first. Considering that they are a single-purpose account, I tend to agree with WP:NOTHERE per Ahri Boy. See previous ANI. Vacosea (talk) 00:16, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the courtesy ping. I just need a full rest. Ahri Boy (talk) 00:22, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

This looks like a content dispute. What is the justification for claiming WP:NOTHERE? Simonm223 (talk) 00:24, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

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Globallycz

This user has been on disruptive edits and bad faith reviews. I as an bystander can't help with these edits as this user used only mobile phone edits to edit he please and his edit summaries was rather harsh and accusing editors of bad faith. He only joined Wikipedia for three months, and this is rather concerning for the accord. Please investigate. 122.11.212.156 (talk) 04:56, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Have you looked at majority of my edits? Or are you basing your views here of me based on narrow baised view. I offered mg reason for reverting your edits which removed the age content without explanation. You failed to respond adequately and now instead of addressinfmg my feedback on good faith, you dropped a baseless accusation without any proper qualification. Stop nitpciking editors jus because we are a few months. That is irrelevant. And dont abuse the words "good faith". Cite specific examples where there is a basis. Otherwise, i am sorry. It will be disregarded. Globallycz (talk) 05:10, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

It is your majority of edits, and two, Your talk page also shows it and so was edit summaries, and you felt like you want to confront readers. 122.11.212.156 (talk) 05:17, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

The talk page represented a small percentage of all my edits. Have you considered whether these few editors were reasonable or unreasonable when they brought issues to talk page. Sadly, most were behaving unreasonably or without basis. Some are somewhat like your case; no explanation was given to remove content. I suggest you put away personal feelings. I offered my reason(s) for reverting your edits which primarily removed the age content without any explanation. Again please do not nitpick editors just because they are a few months. That is irrelevant. Quality of edit matters more. Again, i will not defend myself further. I just hope Adnin will be fair and look at the issue broadly and openly. Admin: If this particularly editor using the IP address as his user id continue to edits or remove content without adequate reasons or source, i will try to put them right again. Globallycz (talk) 05:29, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

IP, as the notice at the top of the page says, "please provide links and diffs here to involved pages". Globallycz has made more than 1500 edits in the last few months and we're not going to shift through them all trying to guess which edits you might think are a problem. Give us some examples. See H:DIFF if you don't know how to make a diff. Meters (talk) 05:46, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Well, here it is one of them, and even accused that one of irrational behavior. I am not. here 122.11.212.156 (talk) 06:36, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

That's the best you can come up with? Globallycz's edit summary is uncivil, as is your retaliatory edit summary where you used the same term in reference to Globallycz. You might want to read WP:POTKETTLE. The disputed content is simply a matter of a difference of wording, which neither of you has attempted to discuss on the talk page. In general I prefer your wording, but it has some minor grammar and punctuation errors that need correcting, and you introduce the error "0Viet" as part of a reference elsewhere. The more important thing is that both of you are edit warring over this material. You have both broken WP:3RR. Meters (talk) 06:58, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

I just like to highlight that the disputed content was not just a matter of wording. Please review carefully. I dont think i was being rude nor uncivil. The person accusing me of this and that has used strong words like asking me to get a life and daring me this and tbat. On my part, i only insisted that all WP edits should be properly justified. Suggest you reviewed the edits again.

i dont wish to add to your burden unless necessary. The irony is that he had earlier removed the space between a full stop and two references along with other age content on the WP describibg serious crimes in Singapore between 2020 and 2024. When i did the same thing to remove the space between full stop and reference, he undid it. That is not rational. Being civil means respecting others by following basic rules like justifying each edit reasonably. I dont see him doing that. You wont hear from me anymore. Globallycz (talk) 07:23, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm assuming that the related edits in the 122.11.212 range are yours too. Meters (talk) 07:09, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

• You have both broken WP:3RR - Indeed they have, and thus they've both been blocked. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:37, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

  Frankly if you admin people are more informed or less lazy, you will check the edits by IP user 122.11.212.156 and notice most of his edit were reverted by others due to vandalism or unsubstantiated edits. This is partly why I.dont have any kind of respect to the check and balance system in WP. Globallycz (talk) 10:36, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

  I'm not seeing "most" of the IP's edits being reverted as vandalism. In fact, you're the only person I'm seeing reverting them. Also, lashing out at the admins as lazy is not a good look. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 16:48, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

  Well, that is not honest. If you are unhappy with being labelled as lazy and deny several reverting of past edits of IP user 122.11.212.156 by other editors, that is not being objective. I cant do anything if you deny them. I only reverted 2 of this edits which involved removals of content without reasons. Your response is the reason I dont have respect for the work Adminstrator do. Globallycz (talk) 17:31, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

  Globallycz, nobody said you're obligated to "respect the work admins do", however you do have to abide by WP:CIV and WP:NPA, which are policies (in fact, one of the five pillars), and not some optional motto or decorative set of words. Calling people "irrational" or "lazy" is uncivil, and as an uninvolved observer I would suggest you stop. NewBorders (talk) 14:35, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

  It is called criticism and not an attack. WP Administrator needs to do a better job when carrying out arbitration of complaints or disputes. I am fine with being blocked one day for breaking the 3RR rule but Admin should look deeper into the IP user 122.11.212.156's track record. He got off too lightly.

  Sorry, i disagree that using the words lazy and irrational is deemed uncivil. It is not personal. It is my general observation from this episode. If Admin does a bad job, are we suppose to pretentiously thank or praise them? I can easily cite examples to support my claim about IP user 122.11.212.156 unconstructive edits. I just couldnt understand why Admin let the user off so easily.

  Of course, I am not obligated to respect the work Admin does. Nobody needs to tell me that. Globallycz (talk) 16:15, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

  Just giving you advice here, in line with what multiple different people have already told you.

  Though if you choose not to hear it and dig your hole deeper instead, that's of course your prerogative. I will now disengage, good luck. NewBorders (talk) 16:57, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

  I don't think Globallycz has gotten the message. Their denial that calling editors (admins or otherwise) "lazy" is a WP:PA seems to suggest an incompatibility with a collaborative project. On their talk page, they state: Frankly, i rather get blocked for 24 hours rather than go through dispute resolution. They double down: For me, it is fine to be blocked. I rather take that route. Finally, they seem to admit to using personal attacks to prove a WP:POINT in this edit, where after being told to not attack editors, they state: I am highlighting a problem here If they won't even pay lip service to following community guidelines, I think an indef is appropriate. If they change their approach and convince an admin, they can be welcomed back. EducatedRedneck (talk) 17:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Chronic semi-automated editing trouble

Unfortunately, though the lion's share of the work he does is very much appreciated by me, I don't feel my attempts to be patient and communicative with Srich32977 (talk · contribs) have been consistently reciprocated. I don't want to pillory him, but for context he was previously blocked for violating MOS:PAGERANGE in many of his copyediting sweeps—after I attempted to clarify the guideline, he promised that he would comply but then continued as before due to his interpreting the MOS's "should" as somehow meaning "optional".

Now, he has ignored my posts on his talk page regarding how his AutoEd configuration replaces fullwidth characters where they are correct, e.g. in running fullwidth text.[15] For a few months I've just been reverting when his path crosses into Chinese-language articles and trying to get his attention without being a nuisance, and now I feel this is the only avenue left. I would just like him to respond to concerns as he has shown able to do with some consistency. Remsense ‥ 论 05:13, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Please note the long history of problems with this person's semi-automated editing and failure to respond to requests to follow MOS. This user talk archive search for "ranges" is just one example (repeatedly changing MOS-valid page range formats to invalid formats). As Remsense says above, a lot of the work is good and valid, but there are many invalid changes, and feedback is met with a combination of ignoring us, saying they will comply and then not doing it, or complying for a while and then resuming the invalid edits. – Jonesey95 (talk) 06:01, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Srich32977 is taking a wiki-break. My attempt to AGF is near its limit vs thinking ANI flu, as they have a history of ignoring community concerns or waiting until a moment blows over before resuming problematic behavior. DMacks (talk) 13:23, 18 December 2024 (UTC) They have un-breaked. DMacks (talk) 19:53, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

They seem to have adjusted their behavior. While I hate to persist, they still haven't said a thing to me about it, though. I recognize the issues I sometimes have here, but it's not unreasonable for me to get a simple acknowledgement when the issue's been this entrenched. Right? Remsense ‥ 论 06:10, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Obvious sock threatening to take legal action

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This IP range has been socking to edit a wide range of caste articles, especially those related to Jats . This range belongs to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Truthfindervert and has been socking using proxies and VPNs too. Many of which have been blocked[16]. Now they are threatening to take legal action against me "but how far we will remain silence their various optimistic reason which divert my mind to take an legal action against this two User" [17]. - Ratnahastin (talk) 11:51, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Just as ignorant as he is known longtime abnormal activation and especially on those of Jat article see his latest revision on Dudi you will get to urge why he have atrocity to disaggregating Jat articles but pm serious node i dont mention him not a once but ypu can also consolidate this User:TheSlumPanda who dont know him either please have a eyes on him for a while 2409:40D6:11A:3D97:D46A:3CB4:A474:99A0 (talk) 12:06, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

But wait a second as per WP:NOPA i dont take his name either not even so dont even try to show your true culler midway cracker and admin can you please not i am currently ranged blocked as my network is Jio telecom which was largely user by various comers2409:40D6:11A:3D97:D46A:3CB4:A474:99A0 (talk)

Please tell me there's a language issue at play here, and that the IP didn't mention WP:No personal attacks and use a racist slur in the same sentence there... —C.Fred (talk) 12:26, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

I think it's both. Phil Bridger (talk) 12:37, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Well, we linguists don't like anecdotal evidence, but I'll provide some: I (non-native speaker of English, with a linguistics PhD) had to look up all the potential candidates for a slur in that post, and when I did find one it's not one I'd ever heard. However, "crackers" is an insult in Hindi, so I'd say it is most likely a PA, just not the one an American English speaker might understand it as. --bonadea contributions talk 13:02, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

At least in the South, an American would recognize Cracker as a pejorative. Acroterion (talk) 13:19, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Sure, but the IP user who used the word said they are in India, and their post contains various typical non-native speaker errors. ("culler" instead of "colour", for instance) --bonadea contributions talk 16:31, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Funny thing is you go far enough south it wraps back around again: Florida cracker - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:24, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

• Observation: the IP just tried to place a contentions topics notice on the talk page of the Dudi article. It's peripheral, and the IP is pretty clearly involved. Is this a bad-faith edit by the IP, or should we just take their suggestion and extended-confirmed protect the page?... —C.Fred (talk) 12:54, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

  Is there a Dudi caste? Though I will note there is a lot of overlap between the "Indian Subcontinent" and "South Asian social strata" topic areas. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{threads critiques} 21:59, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

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• Noting that this person (Truthfindervert?) has taken to using VPNs. I’ve blocked a couple today. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 22:15, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Disruptive editing and WP:TALKNO by User:AnonMoos

The main issue with this editor at the moment is disruptive editing based on continuous abuse of WP:TALKNO and failure to get the point. Issues began when this editor removed 5000+ bytes of sourced material. They did it again and again and again.

Instead of starting a discussion on the talk page of the article, the user came to my talk page to let me know of their opinion of my contributions. When I started a discussion on the talk page of the relevant article, the user edited my signature and changed the heading of the discussion I started according to their POV. When I let them know that this was highly inappropriate according to WP:TALKNO, both in that discussion and on their talk page, they responded on my talk page stating ever since the stupid Wikipedia Dec. 2019 encryption protocol upgrade, to able to edit or view Wikipedia at all from my home computer, I have to use an indirect method which involves a non-fully-Unicode-compliant tool. I couldn't even really see your signature that way, and so didn't know to try to avoid changing it, which I had never heard of. In any case, they kept reverting the content supported by the reliable source, they also kept attempting to apply their POV to the discussion heading again and again and again. I finally explained that I had sought a third opinion and that they should refrain from changing the heading again in order to preserve the integrity of the link, and they went ahead and changed it again anyway. — Preceding unsigned comment added by إيان (talk • contribs) 15:20, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

The other user in this case is User:AnonMoos? This looks like a content dispute over whether the article is on the English version of a German-Arabic dictionary or the dictionary itself. Secretlondon (talk) 15:47, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes the is indeed about User:AnonMoos. I see the content dispute as stemming from the fundamental conduct issue, which has manifested itself most egregiously with insisting on violating WP:TALKNO repeatedly even after I explained that I had sought a third opinion and that they should refrain from changing the heading again in order to preserve the integrity of the link, after which they went ahead and changed it again anyway. إيان (talk) 16:00, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

The heading dispute is between a date heading, and a descriptive heading? that's not really reformulating your entry. Secretlondon (talk) 17:44, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

It's a conduct issue. إيان (talk) 19:58, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

But what conduct issue? TALKNO doesn't forbid changing headings. In fact the wider guideline makes it clear it's perfectly acceptable "Because threads are shared by multiple editors (regardless of how many have posted so far), no one, including the original poster, "owns" a talk page discussion or its heading. It is generally acceptable to change headings when a better heading is appropriate, e.g., one more accurately describing the content of the discussion or the issue discussed, less one-sided, more appropriate for accessibility reasons, etc. Whenever a change is likely to be controversial, avoid disputes by discussing a heading change with the editor who started the thread, if possible. It can also sometimes be appropriate to merge entire sections under one heading (often preserving the later one as a subheading) if their discussions are redundant." To be blunt, if you don't want editors changing the headings of sections you start, don't use such terrible headings. I definitely recommend you stay away from ANI since changing headings is quite common here. Nil Einne (talk) 06:25, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Actually I missed the signature issue. That's far more concerning unfortunately lost IMO partly because you concentrated on silly stuff. Nil Einne (talk) 06:29, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

‎إيان: I suggest you stop messing around with the section heading since it's a distraction which could easily lead to you being blocked. But if AnonMoos changes your signature again, report it and only that without silliness about section headings, mentioning that they've been warned about it before if needed. Nil Einne (talk) 06:50, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

I wrote a long and detailed explanation on his user talk page as to why the date-only header is basically useless in that context, but he's still for some peculiar reason fanatically determined to keep changing it back. Frankly, I've basically run out of good-faith reasons that make any sense -- except of course, his apparently unshakable belief that he has certain talk-page "rights", which according to Wikipedia guidelines he does not in fact have (outside of his own personal user talk page)... AnonMoos (talk) 23:10, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

@AnonMoos: I don't see a problem with changing the heading but why on earth did you change their signature multiple times [18] [19]? That is indeed a clear violation of WP:TPOC since the signature was perfectly valid per WP:NLS. In fact your change was far worse since it changed a perfectly valid signature which would take other editors to the contributor's talk page and user page into an invalid one which lead no where. If you're using some sort of plugin which does that, it's your responsibility to manage it better so it doesn't do that ever again especially if you're going to edit talk pages where it might be common. If you're doing that intentionally, I suggest you cut it out or expect to be indeffed. Nil Einne (talk) 06:48, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

User:AnonMoos, this is not good to see. Don't rewrite or reformat other editor's signatures. There is no reason to be doing this unless you are trying to provoke the other editor. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:51, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

For what it's worth, AnonMoos stated earlier that the changing of the signature was a unintentional technical issue, due to his use of some "non-standard tool" in accessing the internet [20]. This seems plausible, as similar apparently unintentional changes to non-Ascii character data have happened in edits of his before (e.g. [21]). But if he knew of this issue, it's rather disappointing he let it happen again some days later [22]. Equally disappointing is the extremely aggressive rhetoric and acerbic tone with which he has been escalating this essentially harmless, good-faith content dispute from the beginning. Fut.Perf. ☼ 10:25, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

I just can't fathom what tool they're using to get around the HTTPS requirement to edit Wikipedia securely. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 17:42, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Should be impossible as it's required to even access the site in the first place according to WP:SECLakesideMiners^{Come Talk To Me!} 16:41, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Looking at his talk page it's been going back to at least 2011[23]LakesideMiners^{Come Talk To Me!} 16:17, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Revoke talk page access for Bananamanwiki69

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Bananamanwiki69 (talk · contribs) has been blocked as WP:NOTHERE and is simply using their talk page for personal attacks. TPA should be revoked. TornadoLGS (talk) 20:46, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Done. 331dot (talk) 21:07, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

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IP constantly removing WP:G1 template

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2601:5C8:4300:24B0:3574:CD1E:D8EC:EA8 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) keeps removing the speedy deletion template on Draft:Random Charcters Watch (NO BOTS ALLOWED), which they created themselves. They've done it 5-6 times by now. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 22:07, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

There is also an example of a legal threat and/or personal attack on the draft, seen at the bottom of the page. I don't know what good this addition makes, but I felt like it's worth mentioning. Shovel Shenanigans (talk) 22:37, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Could be considered a PA but struck me as runofthemill vandal stuff. "My Youtube channel fined this loser user who wants to delete my page ONE MILLION DIMMADOLLARS" isn't a legal threat. Anyway, IP has been blocked by Izno. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:07, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Oh, when I looked at it, it did not say Dimmadollars. It had it in USD, and no reference to Doug Dimmadome, Owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome was made.

Either way, good riddance to bad rubbish. Shovel Shenanigans (talk) 01:10, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Dimmadangit, that was me being silly. "A Youtube channel fined somebody and sentenced them to jail" is not a serious threat. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:00, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

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Danielle Bradbery

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• Danielle Bradbery (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Danielle Bradbery's page is being edited by her stalker who keeps changing her name, ethnicity, and artist image to reflect that they are married. This is not accurate and despite updating her info to be correct and including sources, he is still going in and changing things including that she is Russian-American (she is not Russian), that her last name is Bradbery-Markin (it is just Bradbery as she is not in a relationship with this man) and that she is married to this man which she is not. How can we prevent him from having the ability to make changes on her Wiki since he is a stalker that has been blocked from all her social medias for her own safety. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OKD97 (talk • contribs) 23:17, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected the page for two days. Also tagged the image in question on Commons for speedy deletion as it's been very clearly Photoshopped. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:51, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

The vandalism is also happening on other language projects with different accounts/IPs: Italian Wiki, Ukrainian Wiki. There may be more. Nakonana (talk) 00:30, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

This is a severe BLP violation and in my opinion, the semi-protection should be extended dramatically if this crap resumes in two days. Nakonana, you need to discuss the matter at the ANI equivalents in the Ukrainian and Italian Wikipedias. Administrators on the English Wikipedia have no power there. Cullen328 (talk) 02:51, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

For a case of apparent stalking, 48h semi is very light, but I do agree with the thrust of what you're saying. @OKD97: Have you considered possibly contacting Oversight to have them suppress those edits? (And the fact I'm suggesting this is a sign that this shouldn't be openly discussed on-wiki too much; Oversight can do everything admins can with considerably more discretion.) —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{threads critiques} 03:25, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

I've RD2'd the revisions in question, as a note. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:26, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Just missed the archival but feel this is important enough for admins to see so I'll go ahead. It might be wise to keep an eye out on associated articles e.g. I Don't Believe We've Met as well. Nil Einne (talk) 05:07, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

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Note that disruption is continuing in other projects. This user need to be globally locked but I don't know the procedures to do so. Ca ^{talk to me!} 15:45, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

I have made a report on meta:Steward requests/Global. Ca ^{talk to me!} 16:20, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Mind you, these (and the other IPs) are likely viewers of his videos, rather than just him (see this edit summary), still meatpuppetry though. I cleaned up some missed vandalism in 2 other articles after Nil Einne pointed it out, but haven't found any more on EnWiki at least, for now. – 2804:F1...3A:A931 (::/32) (talk) 17:03, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

This is probably not done by Markin himself, but by his aggressive subscribers who are engaged in trolling, who troll both him and her. But this does not change the essence Medžuslovjanin (talk) 18:07, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

User:Vazulvonal of Stockholm

• Vazulvonal of Stockholm (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Hi, I recently came across the edits of Vazulvonal of Stockholm, who seems to be very stubborn in his editing. The user doesn't seem to understand the basic rules and policies of Wikipedia (such as the use of reliable sources and no original research), even after being alerted and warned many times. Problems include self-promotion; e.g., at Schüssler, some Swedish IP Addresses and himself, have tried to push the inclusion of 5 non-notable persons, of which I suspect "Lars Laszlo Schüszler" to be related to the user, as Vazulvonal seems to have created the article [24], which was deleted later. Other major issues include the use of very poor quality sources (e.g., Geni), poor grammar and spelling (e.g., [25]), pushing nationalist POV (e.g., [26]). At List of Hungarian Nobel laureates, the user keeps reinstating poor quality text and sources, and even had the nerve to call me anti-semitic and anti-Hungarian. At List of Hungarian Academy Award winners and nominees, some Swedish IP Addresses (which are very likely related to the user), have created this very odd section of very poor quality and original research. Per WP:COMPETENCE, I'm not sure this site is the right place for someone who doesn't take advice, warnings and policies very seriously... Eem dik doun in toene (talk) 12:35, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Update: The user keeps ignoring all manuals and rules of Wikipedia, and keeps adhering to his own rules, despite being reverted and/or warned almost every time (diff diff). I don't know if it is a case of serious incompetence or just trolling. I would appreciate it if someone would take a look, because it does not seem that he is stopping with these shenanigans. Eem dik doun in toene (talk) 13:58, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I have also had problems with this editor, on a specific BLP (Tünde Fülöp), to which they insist on adding unsourced details (for instance on December 14 diff) after a 3rd-level BLP warning on November 27 diff). They also appear to be somewhat indiscriminate about putting ethnically-Hungarian people of other nationalities into Hungarian-nationality categories (such as in this case, where we have sourcing for Fülöp identifying as Hungarian but being born in Romania and emigrating to Sweden). I would be unsurprised to find that these issues are more widespread than this one article. —David Eppstein (talk) 02:35, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Unsourced LLM additions and ABF

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Trj56msn (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has been adding unsourced LLM slop to Cleavage (breasts) and Upskirt, under the guise of "rewriting [...] in a way which is not sexist". They're trying to justify this by saying that [t]here were sentences that were written very clearly by a male who fetishises cleavage and sees women as a sex object and that they will [put] this forward to UN Women, and I will be listing the usernames contributing to MVAWG (User talk:Trj56msn#December 2024), which is both a clear violation of AGF and an WP:INTIMIDATION attempt. – 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 13:02, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Threatening to report Wikipedia users to the United Nations is quite bizarre, but clearly WP:INTIMIDATION and maybe even a WP:LEGAL violation. Di (they-them) (talk) 13:36, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Threatening to report editors to the UN is like threatening to report them to the Peoria Ladies' Garden Society. EEng 14:35, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

They seem to be here to WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS and given how they have responded so far, it seems unlikely that that is going to change. SmartSE (talk) 14:19, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

You could look at it like that. I think Trj56msn is raising legitimate points that could result in improvements to the article – but doing it in an aggressive way that doesn't really leave much room for collaboration. This looks like a new user who's trying to help but needs guidance. I can leave a note. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 14:25, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, it's unfortunate. Some of the wording they point out is problematic (I don't think any Wikipedia article, whether about upskirt photos or not, should include the phrase "innocent fun images" unless it's putting it in quotes and sourcing it to an actual person), but the way they have gone about it is very counter-productive. NewBorders (talk) 16:39, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

I also want to add that this user has come to my talk page and accused me of advocating for false information, rape, and violence against women, and said that I am "threatening" them by saying that WP:LEGAL threats are not acceptable on Wikipedia. I have never advocated rape or violence against women, and this kind of accusation is ridiculous and unacceptable. Di (they-them) (talk) 14:45, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

This user has now said that any response I make to their actions will be considered as a threat and will be dealt with accordingly. I think it's pretty clear that this person is threatening legal action with the intent to silence any opposition to their edits. Accusing me of making threats and saying that my behavior "will be dealt with accordingly" is an obvious intimidation tactic. Di (they-them) (talk) 16:57, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Well, I don't think they're "raising legitimate points": this diff is just slopping gigantic paragraphs of original research into the article with no citations, and their response to anyone telling them not to do this is to scurrilously accuse them of the most awful things -- I am going to partially block them from the article until they are able to discuss things on the talk page. jp×g🗯️ 16:52, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Actually, per this, they are just making WP:LT, so I will block for that. jp×g🗯️ 17:20, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Wrong link, that's WikiProject London Transport :p Di (they-them) (talk) 17:49, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Well, this situation does have a Mind the Gap aspect to it. Think about it. EEng 04:06, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I percieve their messages as threats, and per WP:THREAT an immediate block is warranted. E_F⁵ 17:18, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

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User Pyramoe - Mass Reversions, WP:Not Here

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Pretty open and shut case regarding user Pyramoe (talk · contribs)

New user who made multiple mass reversions to pages related to a single niche Trotskyist party/international to restore content removed for breaching a number of policies, predominantly WP:SELFPUB violations.[27][28]

User was warned about why this was inappropriate on their talk page, which they then blanked demonstrating they saw it.[29]

User has now repeated the mass reversion, stating that the reversion is fine simply because they "don't find it appropriate to basically delete a whole article... just because the majority of the information is self-sourced".[30]

User is evidently WP:NOTHERE, and only seems to want to promote their political organisation.

Ban requested. Rambling Rambler (talk) 17:18, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

They did that revert (their third) 6 days ago. Have you tried doing as they suggested towards the end of the edit summary you quoted?

[...] would love to have a discussion with you on this so that we could sort it out

In fact, I'd suggest welcoming them AND discussing with them. – 2804:F1...3A:A931 (::/32) (talk) 17:30, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

It doesn't matter if it was six days ago to be honest. The fact is they appeared out of nowhere and made extensive mass reverts to the page of a minor political group, were told not to repeat this unless they can demonstrate sound reasons according to policy why they should, and then repeated it while actively just stating that they don't care about the policy.

There's not really grounds for a useful discussion where one side's position is effectively "I want this article, don't care about policy". Rambling Rambler (talk) 17:34, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Well, the point is, you removed a bunch of content, they reverted you without providing a reason as their first 2 edits which you reverted them again and warned them for while asking them to provide a reason - weeks later (6 days ago) they reverted one of the articles again with a reason, doesn't matter that the reason is not within policy, assume that they don't know policy that they saw someone remove entire articles and tried to protect it.

That doesn't read to me as the behaviour of someone NOTHERE, it reads as someone who doesn't know how Wikipedia works. – 2804:F1...3A:A931 (::/32) (talk) 17:42, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

If this had been a new account that made a couple of minor reversions that were inappropriate that'd be one thing. Here however this new account was created to restore large amounts of inappropriate material that had been removed months prior on a topic (Trotskyist Internationals) that has been inundated with similar "new accounts" that only engage in restoring material de facto promoting the groups in question. This is also an account that was given a reasonable warning template that linked to our policies and instead of engaging with it, they just blanked the page, and while claiming to "want to have a discussion" instead of doing that they just repeated the inappropriate mass restoring of content.

Quite frankly in this context it's hard to see it as an ill-informed individual making understandable errors and instead seems to be another SPA NOTHERE situation where someone who is a supporter of the group in question just wants it mentioned on Wikipedia. Rambling Rambler (talk) 17:58, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Just to add, this is an account that managed to get into a redirect page and manually restore it, which requires some knowledge of how Wikipedia works to accomplish from my experience. Rambling Rambler (talk) 18:00, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Hmm, maybe. The account is a bit older than the EnWiki one, but has no editing history pretty much, it was created by a different user with the reason "Wikidata IOLab", which I am not completely sure what it is, but I think is a brazillian student thing. Their account is listed here at least, they didn't seem to make any edits though.

(edit: seems to have been a Wikidata event related to the IOL2024, which happened in Brazil - it's been over for ages though, so this is definitely editing of their own choice)

I'm noting this because I didn't expect that - I'll let other people comment on this report, maybe I'm wrong :s. – 2804:F1...3A:A931 (::/32) (talk) 18:09, 18 December 2024 (UTC) *edited 18:23, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I wanted to clarify a few points. I have made a couple of edits to differet types of articles before making a wikipedia account. My previous edits have been listed under my IP as I did not understand the neccessity of having an account. I was a participant at the IOL 2024 and we had a workshop there called Wikidata IOLab, that is where my account was created, I then forgut about it. Now at some point recently I realised I could log in with my wikipedia account and so I did so. I admit I don't have full understanding of wikipedia policy, I did go in and read the wikipedia pages that Rambling Rambler cited as reasons for the edits they have done, and through my limited understanding, I made the judgement that the pages don't completely violate policy, maybe in some ways, but not in a way that, in my opinion, justifies removing everything. I genuinely would love to have a discussion about this. I'm not doing this in support of said organization as I am not affiliated with any political groups, but have a general interest in marxist political parties, especially in the Nordic region. I wanted to check the Socialist Alternative(Sweden) page as I had done before and noticed it didn't exist anymore and did some digging and found out it was removed. I see it as a great loss for the page to be deleted in the domain of information about minor Swedish left-wing parties, as I did with the rest of the ISA sections that got deleted, but I'm generally as I said more interested in the Nordics. As I have stated before, I genuinely want to have a discussion about this. I think the page and other pages can be "cleaned up" of the parts that obviously violate policy, but I don't think just deleting them outright is the way forward. Pyramoe (talk) 19:13, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

I did go in and read the wikipedia pages that Rambling Rambler cited as reasons for the edits they have done, and through my limited understanding, I made the judgement that the pages don't completely violate policy, maybe in some ways, but not in a way that, in my opinion, justifies removing everything.

It is a black and white issue, as per criteria in WP:SELFPUB/WP:ABOUTSELF which specifies amongst several criteria that articles must not be based primarily on self-published sources which the content you restored demonstrably violated. You are now admitting you have read those policies but have chosen to then continue acting in contravention of them for non-policy reasons simply because of your personal view that to lose said pages are a "great loss".

I think your reply simply reinforces my reason for posting here, that your reasons for being here aren't to improve this site according to our policies but to insert inappropriate material for groups you have an admitted interest in. Rambling Rambler (talk) 20:03, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

I would also like to add that as I was doing some research, I found a couple of sources documenting the party in Sweden in addition to documenting other minor left-wing parties in Sweden, sources that are non-affiliated with these parties. The biggest one being a document called Hotet från vänster, published by the Swedish Ministry of Justice and the Swedish Security Service in 2002, a source that includes almost all of the information that was self-sourced that was already in the article and more. I was intending to add these sources to the article so that it doesn't violate policy in any way anymore. However, I haven't gotten around to it yet as I was still figuring out how to do it in the best way, and discussions with other more-experienced editors like you would definitely help. Instead of discussing it as I offered in my latest edit, you went directly and requested my ban. As obvious, I am inexperienced in editing on Wikipedia, but I am trying to learn. And I want to clarify that my interest in such groups does not mean I support/endorse them, it is purely out of curiousity. Pyramoe (talk) 23:55, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi Pyramoe! I'm sorry but I don't think those sources are very useful for this content. We're looking for reliable, independent, secondary sources, like from reputable newspapers, books, journals, etc. That document you linked to has been self-published by the Ministry of Justice, which we can't use for claims about third parties (that is, any person or group other than the Ministry of Justice itself).

It's really best if you find those reliable, independent, secondary sources first and then try to summarize them. Since you've been reverted already, I strongly recommend bringing the source(s) to the article's Talk page to do that summarizing collaboratively. I think that demonstrates good faith from everyone involved. Woodroar (talk) 01:05, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

A singular source that contains a handful of pages documenting its history in no way deals with the fundamental problem that the group lacks notability and is fundamentally reliant on reporting from its own website. And quite honestly the fact you were capable of manually reverting my edits across multiple articles and then repeated the reversions despite being informed not to do it makes the claim you "hadn't gotten around to" sourcing this singular paper into it sound incredulous at best.

Instead of discussing it as I offered in my latest edit, you went directly and requested my ban.

You had the option and capability to discuss if with me at any point in the last month. Instead you blanked my message informing you of our policies and then a few weeks later just repeated your actions with an edit summary dismissing policy as something you simply don't agree with. Rambling Rambler (talk) 01:08, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

The only open and shut case here is that Rambling Rambler needs to do less WP:BITEing/running to ANI to demand a ban and more talking. Weird how "the option and capability to discuss" only applies to the editor with less than ten edits and not the editor with almost four thousand. Certainly a {{trout}} needed, maybe even a {{whale}}. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:05, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I quite literally opened their talk page using an appropriate template regarding their actions, which pointed them to our policies, that they then deliberately blanked 20 minutes later. Three weeks after that, during which time they never once attempted to have this discussion with myself that they reportedly were so interested in, they repeated the edit with an edit summary that acknowledged our policy on self-published material but stated their edit was fine because they didn't agree with the policy.

It's a bit hard to take seriously the idea they wanted a genuine discussion after that. Rambling Rambler (talk) 00:09, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

You "pointed them to our policies?" That's one way of saying "dropped a boilerplate warning template with a link to Wikipedia:List of policies and expected them to find their way to the one I meant."

Then they didn't edit Wikipedia for three weeks...and your interpretation is they never once attempted to have this discussion with myself that they reportedly were so interested in? How about "an editor with three edits forgets about editing Wikipedia for three weeks"? No?

Then they came back not with "an edit summary that acknowledged our policy on self-published material but stated their edit was fine because they didn't agree with the policy" (no wonder, considering you hadn't provided any helpful way of reading the policy) but an edit summary that was a direct response to your edit summary.

A little less WP:BITE and a lot more WP:AGF would go a long way for you. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:34, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

You "pointed them to our policies?" That's one way of saying "dropped a boilerplate warning template with a link to Wikipedia:List of policies and expected them to find their way to the one I meant."

You mean that "boilerplate" that also includes useful information on where to take a discussion (again, the discussion they are apparently really wanting to have) and rather than engage and have a discussion they just blanked the page?

Now while you paint this as me "biting" my actual actions in relation to this follow best practice listed at WP:BITE. I had done the best I could in that circumstance to fix rather than remove (though in the end removal was most appropriate here), used a plain English edit summary to explain why I removed their changes, and left an appropriate warning template on their talk page as recommended at step 6. I followed our policy on newcomers in good faith as much as I reasonably could up to that point and they had made no effort to engage back.

At this point, even if you want to assume they forgot all about Wikipedia for the following three weeks, they still then came back went into the article's edit history to restore it again and while they may have left an edit summary saying they wanted to discuss it they made no attempt over the next six days to contact me and have said discussion even when there's a button that says "talk" next to every one of our edit summaries.

Following this I simply followed our policy (WP:CONDUCTDISPUTE). I had initially tried to engage with them on their talk page using an appropriate template and was rebuffed immediately. They then made the same mass revert while having not shown any actual interest in having a discussion. Resultingly I followed the next step which is to take it to ANI, and set out when questioned why I had reached the limit of what I consider to be assuming good faith in this instance (namely someone saying they want to discuss edits but actively making no effort to have said discussion). I will also highlight it's only being brought to ANI and its potential ramifications that has seen them finally actually engage with the issue of their edits where the previous attempt resulted in no meaningful engagement on their part, so I personally regard it as having had a useful outcome. Rambling Rambler (talk) 02:21, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Look man, I have made a couple of mistakes, I admit. When I blanked my talk page, my intention was to just clean it up because I thought it would make my fairly new account look bad. Bad idea, I know. I didn't know that the notice you put on my talk page was something I could reply to, I just thought it was some automated thing. When I made my third edit 2 weeks after, my intention was really to have a discussion with you. If you would have written on my talk page then to start a discussion, I would have glady partaken in it. I didn't know that I was the one expected to start the discussion on your talk page, as in my mind, I already started the discussion with my edit summary and was waiting for your reply. I barely know how all these things works, I was expecting you to reply to my edit summary on my talk page and start discussing this as I intended, but instead I saw you request my ban on ANI and then went on to make baseless claims of me supporting said organization(even though the article contained nothing positive about the party, I would even dare to say it is quite negative due to most of it talking about their entryism), and claiming I meant that I don't care about policy, which is a complete misunderstanding of what I meant in the edit summary. What I meant is that I thought the article shouldn't have been removed completely, but that I think it would be better to just remove the content that violated policy, which was the point of the discussion I wanted with you. I also didn't revert the International Socialist Alternative article again because I understood that it was not the right thing to do, the article existed, which is what I cared about, and I understood then that the reason for my revert there not having been a good thing is due to the information that has been removed being self-sourced. To be honest, the reason I did the reverts from the first place was because I thought you were being disruptive by removing a lot of information. I stand corrected, I just didn't understand policy, but my intention was not at all disruptive. Pyramoe (talk) 02:51, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Blocks are preventative, not punitive. I don't think it'd be useful at all to block a user 6 days after the distruption has already stopped. What's the point? Tarlby ^{(t) (c)} 02:36, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I took the position that their act may have been six days prior but it was only now it had been noticed and was a repetition. At that point they only had four edits and they comprised of three mass reverts of content with no useful edit summaries and an immediate blanking of an attempt to engage with them/warn them of their disruptive edits.

So I took the view that it was likely to repeat again and therefore a ban would be preventative as a result. Rambling Rambler (talk) 02:40, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Let's look at what Wikipedia:BLOCKPREVENTATIVE says:

Blocks should be used to:

1. prevent imminent or continuing damage and disruption to Wikipedia;
2. deter the continuation of present, disruptive behavior; and
3. encourage a more productive, congenial editing style within community norms.

Deterrence is based upon the likelihood of repetition. For example, though it might have been justifiable to block an editor a short time ago, such a block may no longer be justifiable right now, particularly if the actions have since ceased or the conduct issues have been resolved.

Yes, the user has caused disruption and has disrupted again when warned, but that clearly isn't happening anymore. Six days, and it's clear they're not repeating the damage. This disruption is not imminent. Blocks are not warrented. Tarlby ^{(t) (c)} 02:48, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Ashutoshpaul

User @Ashutoshpaul has been registered on Wikipedia since 2008 and has only ever edited in one specific article: Sultanpur Lodhi - I noticed they keep making edits not in-compliance with Wikipedia MOS, such as not following sentence-case capitalization rules, bolding unnecessarily within the article body, and adding their signature in the content of the article. I opened-up a talk-page discussion (see: [31]) on their user-page to discuss this with them, however their responses are concerning. I tried explaining Wikipedia's rules and how they were violating them but they basically concluded that the rules do not apply to them (for some reason) and that they did nothing wrong. Also, they believe adding their signature into the article's contents is justified since they spent effort working on the article, as per their own words. Thus, they just pushed their edit on the page again (see: [32]). I feel I am not able to convince them to change their ways and require admin help. MaplesyrupSushi (talk) 18:32, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Talk page messages telling them not to "sign" their edits started in 2012. They haven't engaged on their talk page until MaplesyrupSushi's recent communications, so at least they're responding now but it's WP:IDHT.[33] Schazjmd (talk) 18:48, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

@MaplesyrupSushi: I don't see where Ashutoshpaul has been adding their signature to article contents recently. Can you provide a recent diff? However, I do see where they recently added two tildes to article contents in a few places. As you can see here ~~, that doesn't add a signature. If that's what you are talking about, it will be helpful to be more specific as to minimize the potential for confusion. 216.126.35.202 (talk) 19:09, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

In this diff: [34], under the 'Post independence and present' section of the article, they added: "--Ashutosh Paul 17:48, 17 July 2015 (UTC)" into the article's content. MaplesyrupSushi (talk) 19:13, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Disruptive editing by User talk:185.146.112.192

The User talk:185.146.112.192 is engaging in disrupte editing. Neither does this IP provide sources and is POV pushing. And this IP has been warned multiple times for this on his/her talk page.

Moroike (talk) 20:52, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

@Moroike: It looks like you both are edit warring on Kichik Bazar Mosque.^{[35][36][37][38]} That's not particularly helpful, so you should try to have a discussion on the article talk page as to whether you should include the Talysh language name for the article in the lead/infobox. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 20:33, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

IP 49.207.180.140

49.207.180.140 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Persistent addition of unsourced content including in regards to BLPs including unsourced birthdates and spouse additions. Examples: [39] [40] [41] latest edit from today was also unsourced here [42] and prior edit yesterday attempted to use another Wikipedia article as the source [43]. Lavalizard101 (talk) 22:35, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

User engaged in edit warring to remove disputed content prior to consensus

Title is pretty self explanatory. Rather than engage in the consensus building process to determine if the disputed content discussed here is problematic, this editor has instead immediately reverted the disputed content. They have been informed of the relevant policies prohibiting this behavior and how it should normally be handled (tagging the content as disputed while the discussion is ongoing) but have elected to instead engage in edit warring to keep the disputed content removed prior to any consensus on the matter. Also important to note that they wish to have the content removed entirely, but have stated that they no longer intend to participate in the consensus building discussion. So this appears to be a WP:STONEWALLING tactic to accomplish their goal of removing the content immediately without a consensus. Seeking admin help to halt this behavior and restore the content with the correct tagging.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sxbbetyy (talk • contribs) 23:36, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

It would help if you named the editor and signed your name to figure out what you are talking about; a noticeboard only works if you give us notice about the subject and what is happening. Nate • (chatter) 23:39, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

The editor appears to be PerfectSoundWhatever, based on the link under the word "this" as well as this notification. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 23:51, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

My apology, this is my very first time making such a post. The other pages o have spoken on seemed to have signed themselves automatically. Will remember this going forward. And yes, that was the user, posted this using my phone so I didn't want to mis-spell their name, just linked instead. Sxbbetyy (talk) 17:01, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

(Non-administrator comment) IMO the best practice is that in the event of a content dispute, the article should be reverted to the status quo of how the article's content appeared before the dispute started, until such a time that consensus is established to re-add it (see: WP:STATUSQUO). It seems like the beginning of the content that is in dispute was added on 18 August 2024, the dispute began a few weeks later on 23 September 2024 and has been ongoing ever since.

In this case, since the article existed in a relatively steady state for several months (or even years?) previous to the disputed material being added, I think it'd be wise to leave the disputed content out of the article until the discussion comes to a close. RachelTensions (talk) 00:07, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I have been seeing this opinion from a few editors and even one admin on how to interpret this article. However, the first few sentences in that section do outright state to avoid reverting the disputed content prior to a consensus. And prior to opening this report, I asked several admins on the topic and got a response that reverting the disputed content immediately is incorrect per WP:STATUSQUO as it bypasses the consensus building process. I was advised that the content should instead be tagged as disputed rather than be outright removed. The offending user was made aware of the relevant policies but has nonetheless engaging in edit warring to keep it reverted, hence this report. Sxbbetyy (talk) 17:13, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

The status quo of an article constitutes implicit consensus (WP:IMPLICITCONSENSUS). The person trying to include disputed content in an article despite it not being status quo is the one that could be construed as attempting to bypass the consensus building process, not the person trying to maintain status quo until discussion takes place. RachelTensions (talk) 17:20, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Correct, and at no point was the definition of what constitutes the status quo ever in contention. In fact, if you review the edit history of the article you can see that the disputed content was the status quo via implicit consensus at the time PSW chose to first outright revert the content, and then continued to revert it as others tried to restore it (both before and after the consensus discussion began). Sxbbetyy (talk) 23:38, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

the disputed content was the status quo via implicit consensus at the time PSW chose to first outright revert the content
Not really, I personally wouldn't define "been there a few weeks" as status quo.

I think maybe the other replies to this thread provide pretty good reasoning to take a step back and say "hey maybe I'm the one in the wrong here" instead of talking in circles RachelTensions (talk) 00:30, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Personally I think the number of contributions since the edit where it has gone unchanged is a more useful metric, especially on low traffic pages such as this one. Regardless, per the policy you cite, there seems to be no official Wikipedia stance on what exact criteria are needed for a contribution to be considered the current status quo, beyond it having been unchallenged in subsequent contributions (which is the case here).

As for the rest of your comment, there seems to be a high amount of band wagoning and "Proof by assertion" going on in the rest of this. Or people trying to use this report as an extension of the dispute discussion on the article's talk page. Hopefully more actual admins to chime in on the topic as I don't actually want to waste my time talking in circles.

On that note thanks for actually taking the time and baseline minimal effort to engage in a discussion where you actually support your point and don't just devolve into repeating the same talking points over and over. It's a nice change of pace. Sxbbetyy (talk) 02:48, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I am the editor being discussed here. I'll provide a summary of events since the initial statement by Sxbbetyy is misleading.

Myself and the editor had a content dispute at Team Seas (1) and following circular discussion, I stopped engaging since I felt I had laid out my points. Per WP:STATUSQUO, I maintained the state of the article to before the dispute. I requested for a third opinion, which was answered by @BerryForPerpetuity:, who agreed the statement should be removed, albeit for a different reason than mine. I took this 2-1 as rough consensus. I also posted the dispute on two WikiProjects, and have received no response so far. Sxbbetyy reached out to three admins about the matter, @Sergecross73, Oshwah, and Pbsouthwood:. The Sergecross73 discussion can be summarized as Sergecross believing that I haven't engaged in misconduct, and that I have presented a "plausible, good-faith interpretation of SYNTH". Sxbbetyy then accused Sergecross73 of not acting in good faith. Oshwah did not respond to the post on their talk page, but @BusterD: did, essentially agreeing that the sourcing does not back up the claim in the content dispute. Sxbbetyy received help on Pbsouthwood's talk page about responding to a content dispute. And now we're here.

Throughout these interactions, Sxbbetyy has demonstrated a failure to assume good faith, refuses to accept that they may be wrong, and WP:BLUDGEONs talk pages, refusing to let the other editor have the last word. Frankly, this is a massive waste of editor time: it should have been a brief talk page discussion then an RfC. Apologies for all the pings. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 00:23, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

This summarization in itself leaves out critical context, (such as berry's concern being alleviated and them no longer expressing a desire to remove the content), the specifics of why that conversation with Serge ended the way it did despite my repeated attempts to engage with them in good faith, and the entire discussion with pbsouthwood (who quite definitively explained that the behavior PSW was engaged in was not correct). So I urge all involved to go read those topics to get the correct context through your own eyes and then discuss any concerns from what you see here. That being the case, it seems pretty clear cut imo. Sxbbetyy (talk) 17:20, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Just to be clear, in no way did I express that I didn't want the content to be removed. I did not receive a notification for your reply, and I wouldn't have engaged either way. — BerryForPerpetuity (talk) 17:24, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I would leave that material out of the article. Whilst it may not exactly be synthesis per se, it is certainly editorialising ("the removal of that amount of marine debris is of negligible consequence...") unless there is an actual source that says this by making a link between between the two statistics (the amount of waste removed by Team Seas and the rate at which waste is entering the ecosystem). And even then, I would say that such an edit would need to say something like "However, ARandomNewspaper pointed out that ...". Black Kite (talk) 00:34, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

That is actually no longer the content that is being disputed. If you look at the latest version that got reverted on the article you can see the current version. I had made edits to it precisely because of valid WP:NPOV concerns brought to my attention by PSW. However, their dispute with the content remains with the claim that is is synthesis rather than any other concern. Which they have been thus far unable to obtain a consensus on. Sxbbetyy (talk) 17:27, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

• I have some pretty serious WP:IDHT concerns about the topic starter here. They came to me for help (no idea how/why me, I have no connection to this dispute) and I repeatedly told them I didn't see any misconduct, and then they started attacking me when I refused to agree with them. And now this. This is a very simple content dispute, with a very simple no consensus means no change outcome. I've told them this. It's a disappointing time sink on a rather trivial content dispute. Sergecross73 msg me 00:52, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

  At no point was he "attacked". I defended myself after he became hostile with me (as anyone can read in our convo, I stated multiple times that I would leave and did not want to be a burden if they didn't want to engage with this, but he made no such objections and continued). Eventually he just became outright hostile and refused to explain their points any further, devolving the conversation into them repeating themselves over and over, its all there to read on his talk page. As for why I contacted him, I wanted to ensure I chose impartially so I just randomly looked at the currently active admins at the time and he was the first one I found. Sxbbetyy (talk) 18:23, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

  The discussion is right here, if anyone wants to look. The "attack" I'm referring to you is your accusation that I responded to you in bad faith. I was not involved in the dispute, have no stance on it, and had no pre-conceived notions about either of you - what in the world would my motivations be for "bad faith responses"? It doesn't make any sense. You simply didn't get the response you wanted, and proceeded to badger me on it. Did I get vaguely irritated when I volunteered my time to review and comment on a dispute I had no stance or interest in, only to get all sorts of sour grapes responses on it? Yeah, sure, but who wouldn't? Sergecross73 msg me 18:44, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

• I'm here from my input at the 3rd opinion request. This is nothing more than a trivial content dispute, I see no reason for this to be at ANI. I somewhat agree with the claim of synthesis, it becomes more susceptible to incorrect information, and from my analysis it seemed like the claim in the disputed content was completely wrong. Two different sources, from two different time periods. My $0.02: The claim of stonewalling is ridiculous, there was ample good-faith discussion based on existing policy and guidelines. This editor does not assume good faith, it appears that he claims that editors disagreeing are acting in bad faith. From him to administrator Sergecross73: "I'm not wasting time engaging with you if you aren't going to speak with me in good faith." It seems that he roots his argument based on the editor who removed it rather than the content itself. Very unfortunate waste of time. — BerryForPerpetuity (talk) 15:31, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

  Exactly. It's not "stonewalling" that's happening here. PerfectSoundWhatever has discussed at-length at the talk page. They're simply not willing to talk circles indefinitely. And we don't require that of editors. I've urged Sxbbetyy to, rather that spin their wheels arguing with the same person endlessly in a stalemate, to try to get other participants to take part. But they've refused, and instead decided to move their arguing to ANI instead. As I noted to them in one of my last comments to them, if they spent half as much effort in consensus-building as they did complaining and arguing, they could have built a consensus by now... Sergecross73 msg me 17:30, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

  Reading any of what I wrote in this dispute shows clearly that is not the case. Also, the quoted sentence is completely taken out of context.

  Here is what was said in the mesaage before that they left out, "Not really the logical conclusion one draws from reading any of what I wrote here, where I asked multiple times for you to explain your reasoning in your replies (instead your response was to repeat yourself without offering further explanation), but if that is what you want to take away from this that's fine by me. I'm not wasting time engaging with you if you aren't going to speak with me in good faith."

  The message as a whole was replying to was a passive aggressive insult that didn't progress that conversation, hence the response as it was clearly not an example of engagement in good faith.Sxbbetyy (talk) 18:34, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Also, it looks like the participants in the dispute on the Team Seas article are acting as if this report is an extension of that dispute discussion.

This is a report of edit warring to revert disputed content prior to a consensus being reached (there was no consensus prior to the reversion and there still is no consensus, as admitted by PSW themselves in that very dispute and In their latest revert message, no idea why now in this report they are trying to claim that there is suddenly consensus for removal).

This is not a report on the dispute itself, just to make that very clear since those involved are responding as if it is. Sxbbetyy (talk) 18:41, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

You've still got this backward. You need to show a consensus to keep your content in the article, as everyone else has been telling you. WP:ONUS is directly on point, and I'll quote it here: The responsibility for achieving consensus for inclusion is on those seeking to include disputed content. MrOllie (talk) 18:53, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. I have tried to inform them of this many times and many ways. I do not know why they cannot wrap their head around the concept. Conceptually, it would be very problematic if we were required to retain every disputed content until consensus ruled it out. It wouldn't be workable. Sergecross73 msg me 19:02, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Nobody is arguing WP:ONUS here...not in the dispute and not here in this report. The point is that the content is being removed prior to there being a consensus on if it should be removed.

I was directly advised by admin Pbsouthwood that the removal of disputed content BEFORE any consensus has been reached is not allowed (save for specific situations, none of which apply to the disputed content) as this bypasses the consensus building process. Here is the talk page where I was advised this. This is echoed with the wording in WP:STONEWALLING and WP:STATUSQUO. Here is the direct quote from the latter, "To eliminate the risk of an edit war, do not revert away from the status quo ante bellum during a dispute discussion. Instead, add an appropriate tag indicating the text is disputed. For an article, many of the inline dispute tags are appropriate. For other pages, is good. Leave the status quo and the tag in place until the discussion concludes." Sxbbetyy (talk) 19:58, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

The point is that the content is being removed prior to there being a consensus on if it should be removed. <--- No. This is your problem. What you are saying here is incorrect. Policies say the opposite of this. You are not going to get support at ANI. In fact, the longer you keep going with this WP:IDHT insistence that community practice is actually the opposite of what policies plainly say it is, the more likely it is you're going to find yourself blocked for disruption. Pbsouthwood didn't tell you this either (what he wrote doesn't match what you've been doing), and your initial question did not properly represent the situation at hand. But we can invite him here to see if he actually supports what you're doing here: @Pbsouthwood:, what say you? MrOllie (talk) 20:06, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

This entire comment serves absolutely zero purpose whatsoever. You're parroting what others have already said with no supporting evidence. Along with throwing in an oddly included threat that is completely nonsensical and wholly unwarranted.

And while I could point out the myriad of ways your claim about what Pbsouthwood said was inaccurate, that would pretty much involve reposting his reply, which is a waste since anyone can already go to his talk page and read it themselves.

So at this point, if you need that admin to come here and tell you what they already said themselves, more power to you. Would save us all a ton of time to get an authoritative answer on this, especially with another admin holding the opposite view point, in spite of the specific policy wording. Sxbbetyy (talk) 23:08, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

No matter how much you insist otherwise, there does not need to be an established consensus for the removal of content. Drop the stick. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:28, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm not the one insisting otherwise...this report only exists because an admin told me otherwise. And as I've posted in my previous replies, the wording in the policies clearly support that. Makes me question how many have actually bothered to really read these policies... Sxbbetyy (talk) 02:22, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

The other admin told you nothing about the removal of WP:SYNTH, which is always appropriate. Back away from the dead horse. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:19, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

1. This report is not an extension of the dispute discussion for that article, if you want to involve yourself in that discussion, do so there, do not hijack this report.
2. The disputed content is plainly not WP:SYNTH as I explain on the talk page in great length, with nobody thus far having provided valid examples as to how it is.
3. If you are going to make the claim that any WP:SYNTH concerns warrant immediate reversion without consensus, please feel free to share the quote in the relevant policy that says this. I have not found any such wording and instead found that what is present matches up with what PBsouthwood informed me.

Sxbbetyy (talk) 17:17, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Come on, how many people need to tell you you're wrong? Sergecross73 msg me 02:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

At this point I say that my advice was given without a specific context, and without prejudice. I maintain that it is more collegial and polite to discuss a removal of unsourced but plausible content before removing it, as it can often avoid disputes of this kind, but it is not forbidden to arbitrarily delete content that an editor plausibly considers inappropriate provided the relevant reason is given. It is always the responsibility of the person advocating inclusion to provide a reference when challenged, regardless of the process of challenge.

Some forms of synthesis are acceptable. If a conclusion is logically inevitable based on undisputed factual premises, or is a simple mathematical calculation, we routinely accept claims that may not be specifically stated in a source, but we may require the logic to be explained, as it may not be obvious to the reader.

At the risk of being hoist with my own petard, I also refer readers to WP:Don't be a dick (looks like that essay has been expunged, try Meta:Don't be a jerk). · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 06:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I think many of us used to the mess editors adding unsourced content can create would strongly oppose leaving in unsourced content just because it's plausible. The standard should instead be at a minimum that you believe the claim made is most likely correct and sourceable not simply that it's plausible. Although ultimately such discussions are a little silly anyway. If editors would just add sources rather than leaving it for someone else because they're claiming it's unlikely to be challenged or whatever, there would be a need for others to decide whether to query or remove unsourced content. Nil Einne (talk) 09:56, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I was suggesting tagging with citation needed while you wait a reasonable time for a response, but as we know some of us do not have the patience and just revert. It in not unheard of to know something, but not have a source handy at the time. What is obvious to one may be totally obscure to others. This is acceptable within policy and guidelines. You could start a RfC to have the guidelines changed, but I suspect it would not get through as being a bit bitey. Cheers, · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 12:47, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, what you say is true, that's absolutely an acceptable approach. But that's not really the problem at hand here. The bigger issue is that Sxbbetyy appears to be believe that the alternative approach - reverting per STATUSQUO or NOCONSENSUS - is somehow misconduct, and that's simply not true. They're not arguing about if your approach is valid, they're arguing that its compulsory, and they're attempting to report a user for not following your possible approach, which is completely meritless. Sergecross73 msg me 17:31, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Please do not put words in my mouth. The only reason this report exists is because Peter Southwood advised that this was how I should proceed if the editor participating in this no-consensus reverting continued to do so and was unreceptive to further discussion. (Both are true by admission of PSW themselves). Sxbbetyy (talk) 18:22, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I've seen that discussion, but you presented the situation to them entirely in hypotheticals that lacks crucial context. You frame PSW as unwilling to engage in discussion but omit the fact that PSW did engage in extensive discussion already. You accuse PSW of edit warring to keep their information in the article, but omit the fact that you're equally guilty of edit warring, as you're responsible for every single counter-revert in the situation. I would think the near-unanimous rejection of this ANI report would indicate that this was not, in fact, a good thing to report. Best case scenario, this is archived with no action, but I'd be shocked if it didn't result in a WP:BOOMERANG. Sergecross73 msg me 18:44, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for taking the time to respond and my apology for any inconvenience it may have caused. Ive tried to keep it as civil as possible, but there seems to be a very hostile air in this discussion by those with the dissenting opinion. As for how this situation is to be resolved, would it be appropriate to restore the currently disputed content with the appropriate tags (as it is sourced and was the statusquo on the page at the time of reversion)? Or is there something further that must be done here? I'm generally unfamiliar with how ANIs actually function. Sxbbetyy (talk) 17:52, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Have you considered starting an WP:RFC? The fact is that you made a WP:BOLD addition to the article; someone else objected to it, which means you now ought to seek consensus for your addition. As numerous people have told you, none of the relevant policies and guidelines (WP:ONUS, WP:BRD, WP:QUO, etc) would allow you to make a recent addition the "default" the way you want, but more generally - the problem is that you're trying to dig through policy for something that will make your preferred version the default, allowing you to have it in the article without having to demonstrate consensus for it even in the face of challenges. Even if the policies and guidelines I listed were on your side this would still be a bad way to approach it. You have a conflict, your goal should be to resolve it by making consensus as clear as possible - figuring out what the crux of the dispute is and then, if you can't reach a compromise, holding an RFC to see where consensus lies. Also, I have to point out that just by a quick nose count of people who have weighed in on talk, I'm seeing a dispute that is now three-to-one against you. That is a consensus - not a massive one, maybe an RFC will pull in a bunch of people that say something else, but it doesn't make sense for you to keep demanding a consensus to remove something you added when there actually is such a consensus on talk. You've disagreed with their arguments but they're not obliged to WP:SATISFY you; ultimately if you think your arguments are so strong and theirs are so weak, the only real option for you at this point is to start an RFC and hope that you can demonstrate that there. --Aquillion (talk) 04:10, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

As mentioned earlier in the discussion, this report is not an extension of the dispute on that article, nor is that what this report is about. Also, a RFC was already started for the topic about a week or so ago by PSW, but that occurred after he reverted the status quo, disputed content with discussion (repeatedly). As for the rest of your comment, Peter Southwood, an admin, has addressed what is the actual expectation. Sxbbetyy (talk) 18:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

What? I never started an RfC. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 19:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

IP 208.95.233.155

208.95.233.155 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Personal attacks made on my talk page (Special:Diff/1263841196) and WP:POV-pushing (Special:Diff/1263840628, completely ignores recent reporting on Chinese funding; repeated reverts.) - RovingPersonalityConstruct (talk, contribs) 23:49, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

I've blocked the IP for 2 weeks for the personal attack. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 04:25, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm beginning to suspect 208.95.233.155 is a sock of indef blocked editor User:Shulinjiang (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Shulinjiang/Archive). Generally unpleasant interactions and the inability to accurately replicate my username (in my talk page post, and in the edit comment here) are the sort of thing I've come to expect from too much past experience. - RovingPersonalityConstruct (talk, contribs) 00:18, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Jisshu copyright and sourcing issues after unblock

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Jisshu (talk · contribs) Blocked a while ago for copyright issues, socked, and got given a second chance unblock today by @Beeblebrox. Today, the editor created Naudh Singh, which contains both extensive close paraphrasing and sourcing issues. Take, for example the first paragraph:

• Budha Singh had two sons, Nodh Singh and Chanda Singh. While Nodh Singh stayed with his father at Sukarchak, Chanda Singh settled in Sandhanwala, Sialkot district, and became known as Sandhanwalia. Chanda Singh's sons later moved to Rajal Sansi, which became their permanent home. Nodh Singh married into an influential Sansi Jat family, gaining status and building a large house at Sukarchak, known as Sukarchakia Garhi. (Cited to: Singh, Khushwant (11 October 2004). A History of the Sikhs: 1469–1838 (2nd ed))

And compare to the external text:

• Budha Singh had two sons, Nodh Singh and Chanda Singh. Nodh Singh remained with his father at Sukarchak. Chanda Singh settled at Sandhanwala in Sialkot district, and was called Sandhanwalia. Later on his sons migrated to Raja Sansi, which became their permanent home. Nodh Singh was married in an influential Sansi Jat family of Gulab Singh at Majitha, 20 kms from Amritsar. This gave him a status, and he built a big house at Sukarchak with a spacious, compound surrounded by a high mud wall. It was called Sukarchakia Garhi. (which is ACTUALLY from Hari Ram Gupta's 2001 The Sikhs Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of the Sikh Misls [44]

Could an admin please re-block? Thanks, GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 00:30, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I've reapplied the block given the suggestion of rope in another discussion. Izno (talk) 00:52, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Well, that's disappointing. Not your reblock, the users' behavior. However, this is what handing out rope is for, to test whether they really mean it, and that is clearly a very close paraphrasing, and apparently mis-attributed as well. El Beeblerino ^{if you're not into the whole brevity thing} 01:08, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

They were editing on simple-wiki. You could have checked their contributions there, observed the continued issues, and educated them. Instead, this. -- asilvering (talk) 01:33, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

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Edit warring and addition of unsourced content from Special:Contributions/174.198.14.172

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This IP has been edit warring lately. Maybe there a block could be warranted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Milo8505 (talk • contribs) 08:32, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

The IP hasn't edited at all in more than half a day, and you only just gave them a level 4 final warning. Another IP - probably the same user having hopped - does seem to have picked up the edit war, but the article in question has been protected. I'm not sure why this is a matter for ANI? - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:53, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Just wanted to bring it to your attention. I'll leave it to the administrators to do what they should. Milo8505 _(talk) 12:31, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

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User talk:FIROZBABUFIROSBABUP violating WP:SOAP

This user was blocked indefinitely in November 2023 for spam/promotion which included adding their original work onto their and other user's talk pages. Despite this they continue to edit their talk page to add this type of content, violating WP:SOAP. Requesting talk-page access to be revoked for this user. jolielover♥talk 12:55, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I mean, on one hand, their comments on their user talk page barely rise above the level of pure nonsense and don't contribute anything of value to Wikipedia. On the other hand writing nonsense on their user talk page is not overly disruptive. They can be safely ignored. Simonm223 (talk) 14:07, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Please check if they are sockpuppets

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Hi administrators, I have been recently editing Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu. I am new to wikipedia and had many occasions when I got engaged with various sockpuppets and got blocked for edit warring, Example1,Example2, Example3. This notice is just to check if User:Ratnahastin, User:NXcrypto, User:Capitals00 are sockpuppets. I do not have necessary tools and knowledge to find it. Please help. Thank You ! PerspicazHistorian (talk) 14:46, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Please follow the instructions at WP:SPI if you believe these editors are socking. But, also, you are required to notify users if you bring them to the attention of this noticeboard. You have not done so. Simonm223 (talk) 14:48, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

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Alba Party, discussion, personal attack on user by AntiDionysius on contributor, statements that were clearly exaggerations, apology requirted

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I asked for a apology, and I was then told I had made comparisions to David Icke multiple times, which was surely not a fair remark, as all I had said was you should always substantiate sources, as for example you would never just source David Icke, with no attempt to substantiate his claims, for some reason, I think unfairly the editor claimed I was comparing editors to David Icke, which was not at all the case. I stated this was not what I was doing, and made sure that was known, then was told I had made multiple comparaisons to David Icke, which was not true at all, I had just explained the example, and even took it back. I am making a complaint as of the insinuation, unfairly that I was making multiple comparisons to David Icke, which sounds to me like a aggressive attempt to dismiss my remarks, and surely the statement multiple in itself was a exaggeration which kind of shows up that this was a personal attack on me. Making it sound like I was constantly comparing people to David Icke, when all I had done was said you should source material, and then took back the David Icke example, and then was told I was making Multiple comparsions to him, which I was not. This is clearly either a deliberate or accident misconstruing of what I said. And I see it as a personal attack, and attempt to dismiss me, deserving of banning this editor, from being a editor, as it was a offensive dismissive remark, that was clearly not in keeping with the situiation. 2A00:23C4:B3AE:3101:6463:27AE:4C80:E87B (talk) 16:28, 19 December 2024 (UTC) Have you discussed this on a talk page?

Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

Location of dispute

Talk:Alba Party (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs) Users involved

AntiDionysius (talk · contribs) Dispute overview

I was disagreeing with some interpretation's on the Alba Party, I was saying how there has been a lack substantiation of sources. I then made a example where I said for example you would never just pick sources from the internet from say random people, without substantiating them. I gave a example of Dabid Icke, as a random example, that if you see a quote rom David Icke, you look at it, and substantiate it, and in most cases realise it is not a thing you can substantiate, and that it is good practice to substantiate sources for everybody as of this. To this I was told I was comparing Whiipedia editors to Holocaust deniers, To this I insisted I was not comparing any wikipedia editors to Holocaust deniers, and asked for a apology. I did not even mention if David Icke was a Holocaust denier, I did not sat any wikipedia editors were like David Icke OR hOLOCAUST DENIERS. tO THIS i WAS TOLD i HAD REFERENCED dAVID iCKE MULIPLE TIMES BY COMPARISION in the article, which is not true, I referenced him once then took it back, realsing I could make the example without mentioning Dvaid Icke. . I see this as a insult, as I never directly compared anybody to David Icke, certanly not any wikipedia editors, and I certaoinly did not compare him multiple times to anybody, I just explained why I said it, and then took the comparison back. I certainly had not compared any wikipedia editor to Dabid Icke, and certainly had not even mentioned Holocaust denial, and had not made the comparsion multiple times.

How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

I have asked for apology and now my comments are being deleted and blocked and there is a general attitude of trying to delete what I have said.

How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

Tell AntiDionysius, that this is aggressive behaviour, and to stop such aggressive activity. That sources do need to be substantiated and it is not fair to look for reasons to claim you have been a victim of a personal attack, and to claim someone is calling them a holocaust denier when they have never done such a thing.

I see this as a personal attack, in a attempt to dismiss me, for stating that the sources being claimed for the article, were not substantiated well enough, and to my remark, I was told I was comparing wikipedia editors to David Icke, which I clearly was not, and made sure they knew I was not, and was then told I had made multiple comparisons to David Icke, which I had not, I had been explaining it and took it back, I see this as a attempt to aggressively put me in my place by exaggeration, and think the said editor should be banned from Wikipedia, for this arrogant abusive behaviour. Especially the lack a attempt to be understanding, So I am asking AntiDionysius be barred as a wikipedia editor please, or at least reprimanded, or investigated to see if there is a pattern of this behaviour. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C4:B3AE:3101:6463:27AE:4C80:E87B (talk) 16:55, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Comment IP copied and pasted this text from the DRN thread they opened which is closed as a conduct dispute. Tarlby ^{(t) (c)} 16:59, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Is there any chance of a apology by AntiDionysius, for saying I had made multiple claims, when I had not. Apology will be accepted heartily, and I apologise I i have caused any offence as I was not comparing any Wikipedia editor to David Icke, and would never, and certainly not multiple times. 2A00:23C4:B3AE:3101:6463:27AE:4C80:E87B (talk) 17:08, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Here is what the IP actually said when criticizing the editors who added sources being used to call this small political party "socially conservative" - Anybody who just parrots random sources without substantiating them, is of no standing, and should be ashamed, this is like something from a sketch from a comedy show, where somebody reads a David Icke book, or a twitter post and does not have any critical thinking over the matter. The IP made an inflammatory and highly offensive comparison, and now wants a forced apology when other editors reacted negatively to that comment. Astounding. My suggestion is that the IP go do something useful and moderate their tone. This complaint is without merit. Cullen328 (talk) 17:23, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

IP editor, you ignored the requirement at the top of the editing windows that says When you start a discussion about an editor, you must notify them on their user talk page. I have notified AntiDionysius for you. Cullen328 (talk) 17:32, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

But surely it is absolutely the case that when you get sources, you must substantiate them, it is not professional, to just accept a source without looking at it. I was being told, The source says this, so thats that, surely any university degree, or school qualification would say you must do more than just parrot a source, surely any journalistic integrity would agree that you must see that a source does not have bias, or is reputable. All the sources claiming Alba as socially conservative were rival politicians, and a offhand diary entry from a non Scottish newspaper, that mentioned the Alba Party in a story that was barely a paragraph and listed 10 or so other stories in that newsletter, it was not a source that could be regarded as a expert interested source. Surely anybody writing a wikipedia article should be acquiring sources that are unbaised, or sources that are from experts, not just flippant offhand afterthought entries which see the Alba Party as a after thought. No source of any repute was given, that could regard Alba as socially conservative, all the sources were political columnist rival politicians, and a offhand article in a non Scottish newspaper, which surely is not that interested in the affairs of a minor political part of little note in Scotland. When all the Alba Party's policies indicate it is a socially liberal party, when I said that, I was told these weak sources say they are, and then I suggested that anybody editing the page should take a course understanding bias, that a source is not always saying what you should just parrot. 2A00:23C4:B3AE:3101:6463:27AE:4C80:E87B (talk) 17:38, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Just so you know IP, the longer you make a post, the less likely people are to read it (WP:WALLOFTEXT). Please be as concise as possible. Tarlby ^{(t) (c)} 17:40, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

That is not something you should be proud about, if that is so, it proves my point about what I was saying, Doing the research is important. 2A00:23C4:B3AE:3101:6463:27AE:4C80:E87B (talk) 17:41, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

So do you believe that Wikipedia editors should do more than just say, well the source says that, and not substantiate the source, surely it would be good practice to substantiate sources as surely that is what good journalistic practices do, and the people I have most respect for do. If you are asking me to do something useful I think requesting that wikipedia editors learn to substantiate sources and have critical thinking about them, then that is good, if they already do, so be it, but I was being told for the alba article that simply the sources said it was so, so it must be so, and no attempt was given to substantiate the claims. 2A00:23C4:B3AE:3101:6463:27AE:4C80:E87B (talk) 17:40, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Tarlby is right, please reformat it so we have an idea of the problem/those involved. E_F⁵ 17:42, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

You are proving my point, people should be capable of understanding the sources, people should have better critical thinking, 2A00:23C4:B3AE:3101:6463:27AE:4C80:E87B (talk) 17:43, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

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Disruptive editing and attacks by IP 174.202.100.165

174.202.100.165 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)

Making multiple unsourced edits that get reverted [45] [46] [47] [48], and accusing others of spreading misinformation [49] and bullying [50]. Has used other IPs in the past for similar behaviour:

68.38.52.16 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)

2600:1015:B1E4:F59E:0:0:0:0/64 (talk • contribs • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • robtex.com • Google) TheNerdzilla (talk) 20:08, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Wow! It is bullying when you’re being biased editing and making false accusations. You’re accusing me of using multiple IP addresses to make disruptive edits (which is untrue) when my phone changes its IP address on its own. How’s that my fault? If you are going to ignore someone telling you the truth than yeah they are going to feel bullied because you’re making false claims about someone. 174.202.100.165 (talk) 20:04, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Also, if anyone looks at DJ Play a Christmas Song it says right in the page that duet with Giovanni Zarrella was released to Italian radio, making it a single and that’s sourced in the article itself, yet another false claim about me posting unsourced information. 174.202.100.165 (talk) 20:09, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

This user is not showing any good faith nor is looking at any of the pages and realizing something like with DJ Play a Christmas Song and realizing “Oh, the page does say and is sourced that a different version of the song was released to radio stations in Italy, so it’s understandable that someone would consider that as being released as a single when it’s sourced in the page.” But am I being given the benefit of the doubt? Nope. Or looking at the fact that they can’t even do a simple Google search and see that the information I was trying to change on Unchained Melody: The Early Years shows the album showing up as a compilation album and not a reissue. I am sorry people can’t look things up for themselves and see that a user is just trying to post correct information that they are finding online. Of course anyone is going to feel bullied when you have numerous people coming at you for posting information based on what they are finding online. It’s not disruptive editing, what these users are doing is showing bad faith and of course to anyone that is going to come across as bullying. 174.202.100.165 (talk) 20:27, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

And here’s another thing about DJ Play a Christmas Song, no one is explaining why it matters if a different version of a song was released to radio how that doesn’t make it a single or why it shouldn’t be included in the chronology of releases. They just keep saying “it’s a different version, not a different song”. There’s no proper communication here where no one is properly explaining what difference it makes as to whether a different version of the song was released to radio or not means it can’t be included in the infobox as a single release for the chronology. It’s very confusing. Also, I should add, I’m Autistic here and I am very detailed and no one is talking to me or properly explaining anything to me, instead they are just assuming that I am trying to do bad things when I am trying to make sure that information is correct based on my own research and what is already sourced in the article. 174.202.100.165 (talk) 20:34, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I’d also like to point out that this user is showing that his is doing this not in good faith cause if you look at his talk page history I have been trying to communicate with him and he just reverts my post and removes them and doesn’t reply. Now this to me shows that this user is intentionally showing WP:Bad faith and is not giving me the benefit of the doubt at all. Now if someone was doing that and refusing to talk properly and is instead posting warnings right off the bat on your talk page, and not just one but multiple people are doing it, wouldn’t you feel bullied? I mean why do multiple people feel the need to gang up on someone? That’s very overwhelming and you all seem to forget that there are people on the other end of the screen that that can leave a very bad impression on. If they aren’t going to step back and look things up for themselves and expect someone else to do the work for them instead of doing a simple Google search or actually looking at the article for themselves and maybe seeing, well you don’t need to double source something that’s already sourced in an article.” doesn’t that show that the user is showing bad faith in a lot of their accusations here? 174.202.100.165 (talk) 20:54, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Also, I am allowed to vocalize how all this makes me feel and these users are making sure I cannot do that. Of course I feel misinformation is being posted because the information doesn’t match up with something that anyone on here can look up for themselves. It also doesn’t help when users don’t go and look at the pages themselves to go and see if information is already sourced in the page. It also doesn’t help falsely accusing someone of intentionally using multiple IP addresses to cause disruptive editing when the actual people being disruptive are the editors on here and not the IP addresses. I don’t use a VPN, most are blocked by Wikipedia anyway, my phone just changes its IP address on its own and I have no control over that or when it does it or how often it does it, one day it’s one IP address the next day it can be something different, that’s beyond my control and it is not intentional and I have a right to say that a false accusation is being made to the accuser without others trying to silence me, which is also happening. Anyone else seeing that with any sense of morality would see that as bullying cause why are you trying to silence someone who is pointing out what you’re doing wrong because you can’t look up something for yourself or actually look at a page or you’re just making assumptions and false accusations? Like how I got falsely accused here of posting unsourced information when if you look at the page itself you can see it’s already sourced. 174.202.100.165 (talk) 21:04, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

If you have a dispute over an article content, take it to the article talk page not an editor's talk page. Talk:DJ Play a Christmas Song is empty, and Talk:Unchained Melody: The Early Years has nothing but bot edits from 16 years ago. So as far as anyone's concerned you haven't been discussing anything. And it's your responsibility to provide reliable sources, regardless of whether they may exist somewhere. A Google search is not a reliable source. Also the fact that a duet was released in 2024 doesn't prove it's the artist's next single. It's easily possible there are other singles which aren't mentioned because they're unrelated. You'd need a source to establish this chronology. Also if a single was only release on radio or is a different version of an earlier single, there might be dispute over whether this belongs. All this needs to be discussed when there is dispute. If you cannot come to agreement, you will need to use some form of WP:Dispute resolution to try and resolve the dispute. Ultimately you may also just have to accept WP:Consensus is against you. If consensus is against you, accusing others of spreading misinformation just because they have disagreements over definitions etc is definitely not okay. And again whether you find sources or whatever, please take it to the relevant article talk pages rather than anywhere else or edit warring. Also you have no rights here on Wikipedia, none of us do. The purpose of discussion should always primarily be about how to make Wikipedia better. While it's sometimes okay to discuss problems with an editor's actions, ultimately your feelings over something, even something that happened on Wikipedia, are stuff you need to address elsewhere and not on Wikipedia. Nil Einne (talk) 21:33, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

BTW, at least on this page, no one has accused your of intentionally misusing multiple IP addresses. They've just pointed out you've used multiple IP addresses which seems to be true. If you chose to edit from an IP and your IP changes, you're going to have to accept that editors point it out since it's relevant to how we handle blocking etc, and also means scrutinising your edit history is more difficult. While you might not be able to affect how your IP changes, it's your choice to edit without an account and so you need to accept the problems that results from that. Nil Einne (talk) 21:41, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

• Simply making edits that are reverted aren't necessarily problematic as long as they aren't disruptive or devolve into edit-warring. This seems like a content dispute that should be addressed on article talk pages or WP:DRN, not ANI. Are there any behavioral problems that need discussion? Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:41, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I will say that I don't like seeing personal attacks, casting aspersions or speculations about editor's motivations. That has no place in editing this project. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:44, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

That is exactly what is going on here. The user keeps making accusations against others of spreading misinformation, bullying, and vandalising, refusing to seek consensus. This appears to be an ongoing issue with this user; IP range 2600:1015:B1E4:F59E:0:0:0:0/64 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · block user · block log) was blocked for two weeks for "Edit warring: also harassing other users, battleground mentality, using multiple IPs" on 6 September 2024, then 68.38.52.16 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) was blocked for one week for Making legal threats: False accusations of vandalism on 2 December 2024. Similar behaviour to what's being displayed here, and stemming from the same group of articles. TheNerdzilla (talk) 04:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I believe this at least would constitute a personal attack. I've tried to have civil discussions with this user in the past but none have been effective. Breaktheicees (talk) 04:10, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

This is interesting, given the IP range as mentioend by @TheNerdzilla: above. Another change and then pretending to be a different user addressing the original one? - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:41, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I didn't notice that; thanks for pointing that out. At this point, I'm starting to suspect this could become a new LTA case, given the extensive history of this behaviour, unless this has already been documented in the past. TheNerdzilla (talk) 15:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

After doing some research, I do believe this may be block evasion from User:Dolirama, based on similar page editing patterns ([51]) and a very similar writing style ([52]). Breaktheicees (talk) 15:35, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

That was back in November of 2023... okay, once this wraps up, I will definitely bring this up on the talk page for LTA, because this has been going on for quite a while it seems. TheNerdzilla (talk) 17:15, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

107.129.97.80: continued disruptive editing pattern after 3-month block

107.129.97.80 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)Was blocked in June this year for three months by PhilKnight, and went right back to the same sort of intermittent disruptive editing pattern again, such as this edit and this one; they've received three warnings since their block. They came to my attention with malformatted talk page posts like this one at Talk:Mahalia Jackson (despite having previously formatted talk page posts correctly) and I was going to message them about that before deciding it wasn't worth it after discovering their previous block. Also see this ANI about them. I was brought here from WP:AIV. Graham87 (talk) 06:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I made the first ANI report in June 2024 archived here. There were six warnings before I took that step. The administrator who administered the first block was User:PhilKnight. I support a full WP:SBAN against this user. A quick glance at any of their edits will demonstrate they are WP:NOTHERE to build an encyclopedia. Kire1975 (talk) 06:34, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

We can't do that for IP's, unfortunately. We can only do escalating blocks. Graham87 (talk) 07:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

• Blocked for six months. Bishonen | tålk 15:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC).

Hide this racist edit summary.

Hiding this ban-evading LTA disruption. - The Bushranger One ping only 09:28, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion. It says stop stealing Gypsies. https://rmy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzalutno:Contribuții/178.115.130.246 This edit summary says stinky Gypsies. https://rmy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzalutno:Contribuții/80.177.126.214 37.21.144.243 (talk) 07:12, 20 December 2024 (UTC) This noticeboard is for the English Wikipedia, unfortunately. We can't help with other language wikis. Remsense ‥ 论 07:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC) Ach. In something that does seem for admins here, not 100% sure what's up here (though maybe 90% sure) Remsense ‥ 论 07:18, 20 December 2024 (UTC) This post represents ban evasion. See Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Demographics vandal. Binksternet (talk) 08:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

user Stan1900 and the films of Shannon Alexander

I'm posting here in an attempt to get admin oversight on a situation playing itself out over threads at COIN, NPOVN and the relevant article talk pages.

user:Stan1900 is a WP:SPA dedicated to producing articles on the films of Shannon Alexander, an individual who they admit to having had dealings with [53]. The user previously made a small group of edits back in 2017/18 on the same subject, but the account was then dormant for 6 years until recent activity commenced. Recent activity seems to coincide with the US release of one of the films.

Concerns were first raised when the user opened multiple threads trying to hurry the articles through AfC [54] [55] [56] and talking about when the articles would appear on Google searches [57] (raising concerns about a possible SEO motivation).

The articles created have been consistently identified as being of a promotional nature, primarily due to being composed primarily of quotes from positive reviews. See for example [58], [59] and [60].

COI templates were added to the articles, which the user has created multiple threads in an attempt to remove, clearly forum shopping looking for a different answer. [61] [62] [63] [64]

The lengthy (and promotional) Reception sections were removed following talkpage discussion [65] sufficient to indicate that there was no consensus for inclusion. However, it is clearly inappropriate for an article to be composed primarily of reviews (good or bad) so removal was noncontroversial in any case. Nonetheless the user has argued at great length for reinclusion in various locations.

The user is now proceeding in a highly confrontational and argumentative fashion in multiple different threads (diffs for which above) and does not seem capable of accepting that wherever they take their concerns they routinely receive the same response. Users including Cullen328 [66] [67] and myself have raised concerns that the user is a promo only account dedicated to the promotion of the films of Shannon Alexander.

I’d be grateful if an admin would take some action here. Axad12 (talk) 07:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Stan1900 has also initiated two lengthy and similar threads at the Help desk, one of which has been archived. WP:Help desk#Dispute over Paid Editing Tag on "It's Coming" and Review of "The Misguided" Draft is the other and taken together, these multiple discussions show bludgeoning in defense of a highly focused promotional editing campaign. I have interacted heavily with this editor in recent days, and so I prefer that another uninvolved adminstrator read these conversations and take appropriate action. I want to admit that I made an error in evaluating the copyright status of three movie posters, and I apologize for that. Cullen328 (talk) 07:44, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Some further background here…

The user has claimed that My account was created to edit Katherine Langford's article, completely unrelated to Shannon Alexander. However, all of the 2017/18 edits were actually directly related to Shannon Alexander, e.g. here [68]. Note also that the 2017/18 activity coincided with the release of the Shannon Alexander film mentioned in those edits.

The user has also claimed: I have a history of editing articles related to notable figures from Perth, Western Australia on Wikipedia [69].

However, at that time (and now) the user had only made a small number of edits (all related to Shannon Alexander), so if true this would have required the use of an alternative account. Similarly, as pointed out by Cullen328 (here [70]), the user claims to have been an active editor for 8 years, with contributions spanning a variety of topics, but their edit history indicates 6 dormant years since 2018.

The user states here [71] that they have only contacted Shannon Alexander for fact verification, although what purpose that was intended to serve is unclear given the requirements of WP:V and WP:RS. However the degree of association between the two individuals would clearly appear to be greater than that given the persistency of the activity and the apparent interest in, for example, urgency of publication and search engine optimisation around the time of a film release, as per WP:DUCK.

The user has also used a great deal of very obviously AI generated posts (as pointed out in various of the threads that the user has started). The user consistently denies AI use, despite the fact that one subset of their posts consistently scores "100% likelihood AI generated" on GPTzero while the rest of their posts show up as "entirely human generated", clearly indicating two different origins. The user claims they have a very formal style of writing that GPTzero mistakes for AI, but if that were true GPTzero would consistently produce results suggesting "part AI/ part human". They then claim that GPTzero is not 100% reliable, which is correct, but that does not invalidate the very clear cut evidence above.

So, it does seem to me that there is a consistent pattern above of statements which seem inclined to mislead. Axad12 (talk) 08:22, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Responding to these allegations which contain several misrepresentations:

1. Regarding contact with Shannon Alexander: As previously stated, my only contact has been for fact verification - a standard practice explicitly allowed by Wikipedia policies. The obsessive focus on the filmmaker rather than the articles' content is concerning. These are independent films that received critical coverage from reliable sources - their inclusion on Wikipedia should be evaluated on those merits.

2. The claims about 'promotional' content are misleading. The removed content consisted of properly sourced reviews from reliable publications, following standard film article format. No specific policy-based issues with the content have been identified.

3. The "forum shopping" accusation misrepresents proper use of Wikipedia venues:

- Talk pages for content discussion

- Help desk for process guidance

- NPOV board for neutrality issues

- Each serves a distinct purpose

4. Regarding GPTZero claims: The logic here is flawed. Different types of Wikipedia contributions naturally require different writing styles - technical documentation vs. talk page discussion being obvious examples. Using unreliable tool results to dismiss properly sourced content violates core principles.

5. Note that Cullen328 has admitted to error regarding the improper deletion of properly licensed images, which demonstrates the pattern of hasty actions being taken without proper verification.

The core issue remains: properly sourced, policy-compliant content about notable films is being removed based on unsupported accusations rather than specific policy-based concerns. The apparent determination to suppress well-sourced information about these independent films is puzzling. Wikipedia exists to document notable subjects based on reliable sources - which is exactly what these articles do. I remain committed to improving them more than ever Stan1900 (talk) 16:21, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

At the end of the day this is all very simple...

Other users have interpreted your work as promotional in intent. Therefore COI/PAID tags have been added.

Also, articles on Wikipedia do not consist primarily of quotes from reviews, so that material has been removed (and perceived again to be promotional).

You have attempted, over and over again, in various threads to get the tags removed and the removals overturned - but no one in any of those threads has ever agreed with you.

The appropriate course of action is therefore to accept that you are in a minority and that the changes you wish to make have no community support.

Continuing to argue in multiple different places is not an appropriate response. Axad12 (talk) 16:42, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Also see WP:BATTLEGROUND and assume in good faith that every editor and group is here to improve Wikipedia—especially if they hold a point of view with which you disagree. Theroadislong (talk) 16:46, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I was correct about the fact that Stan1900 falsely claimed on Wikimedia Commons that the three movie posters in question are their "own work" and that false claim remains on the Commons file pages for those posters. Cullen328 (talk) 16:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Stan1900 is currently arguing that the words 'own work' actually refer to their 'work' clicking the upload button. I'm not sure if this is all covering up for what looks more and more like an obvious COI, or a simple inability to admit to making a mistake. I think either is incompatible with the collaborative work needed for this project. I'm also very concerned about obviously dishonest statements such as this one, there they claimed edits were unrelated to Shannon Alexander when they were clearly about a film of Alexander's [72].

I think a topic ban from the subject of Shannon Alexander, broadly construed, would be the best thing here. MrOllie (talk) 17:09, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support topic ban for Stan1900 on Shannon Alexander and her films, broadly construed. Cullen328 (talk) 17:39, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

  Your characterizations here fundamentally misrepresent both the situation and Wikipedia's purpose:

  1. "Articles do not consist primarily of quotes from reviews" - Misrepresents standard film article format. Well-sourced critical reception sections are common in film articles. The removed content followed established patterns for film articles, with proper citations from reliable sources.

  2. "Interpreted as promotional" - No specific policy violations have been identified. Proper sourcing from reliable publications isn't "promotional" simply because the reviews are positive. This seems to reflect a bias against independent films receiving positive coverage.

  3. Regarding the "own work" designation on Commons - As DMacks confirmed, proper licensing documentation was verified through official channels. The template language about authorized uploads is being deliberately misinterpreted to justify improper deletions.

  4. The underlying issue here seems to be a systematic effort to suppress coverage of certain independent films. My interest is in documenting underrepresented works that meet notability guidelines through reliable sources. Many editors focus on their own areas of interest - the hostile reaction to well-sourced content about independent films is very surprising and concerning.

  5. Claims of "forum shopping" misrepresent proper use of established channels for different purposes (talk pages, help desk, NPOV board). Each place serves a distinct purpose in processes.

  The suggestion of a topic ban for contributing properly sourced content about notable subjects is inappropriate. This appears to be an attempt to use process to suppress legitimate content rather than address specific policy-based concerns.

  I remain committed to improving Wikipedia's coverage of notable but underrepresented subjects through proper sourcing and neutral presentation. The aggressive opposition to this goal raises serious questions about systemic bias. Stan1900 (talk) 18:15, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

  • Support topic ban for Stan1900 on Shannon Alexander and her films, broadly construed. User is clearly WP:NOTHERE and is bludgeoning the same flawed interpretations of policies over and over again. User also refuses to acknowledge that every other user in various threads disagrees with what they are trying to achieve, which is clearly contrary to collaborative work. Alternatively I would support a site block for what is obviously a promo-only account (but given their narrow focus on a single subject a topic ban would effectively be functionally identical to a site block). Axad12 (talk) 18:35, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

    Your accusations and push for a ban are baseless personal attacks that ignore policy and precedent:

    The articles were already reviewed and the paid tags were removed. Restoring them without cause is disruptive.

    The image licensing was properly vetted via official channels, as confirmed by a Commons admin. Claiming otherwise is misleading.

    I've consistently engaged on content and policy, while you resort to vague claims of "promotion" without evidence. That's not collaboration.

    Consensus is not "everyone disagreeing" with sourced additions. It's built through policy-based discussion, not mob rule.

    WP:HERE is about constructive editing, not battle lines. My focus on notable films in my area of knowledge is entirely appropriate.

    A topic ban would unjustly exclude neutrally written, reliably sourced content about verifiable subjects. That's a heckler's veto against core policies.

    If you have specific concerns, raise them on article talk pages so they can be addressed. But unsubstantiated aspersions and ban threats are the real problem here.

    Stop edit warring against consensus to remove properly vetted content. If you can't engage productively, step back and let those of us who actually want to improve the encyclopedia get on with it. Stan1900 (talk) 18:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

    The user is now claiming [73] over at COIN that Acting as an authorized representative doesn't constitute as COI. I'll leave that comment for others to consider at their leisure. Axad12 (talk) 19:33, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

    Note here that the user had previous claimed repeatedly that they had only engaged in fact verification with Shannon Alexander while operating in what they described as a journalistic capacity. That is not what any reasonable person would describe as being an authorized representative. Axad12 (talk) 19:41, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support topic ban for Stan1900 on Shannon Alexander and her films, broadly construed. "As an authorized representative" the conflict of interest is crystal clear, despite the bludgeoning denials. Theroadislong (talk) 19:48, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Gender-related arbitration issue?

Masquewand (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is removing "gender" from Sexual orientation (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). First 02:48, 20 Dec 24 which I reverted then on 04:12, 20 Dec 24. Masquewand was left a gender-related contentious-topics notice and has been blocked for this issue on 7 Dec 24. The article has a hidden comment that explains the reason "gender" is in place. Adakiko (talk) 11:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

This comment makes me think WP:NOTHERE applies. Simonm223 (talk) 11:45, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

The whole of that user talk page is a study in WP:IDHT. Someone for whom the concept of consensus is incomprehensible -- and throw in his charming assertion that a source as much as five years old is invalid -- is not going to be deflected from His! Mission! Ravenswing 12:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

User:PhenixRhyder

Resolved

I gave User:PhenixRhyder a warning for this legal threat, but looking at their other contributions to user pages and talk pages (e.g. this one, I think we are way past the warning stage and a block is warranted. Fram (talk) 13:37, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Luffaloaf

Involved: Luffaloaf (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Past discussions/warnings: Talk:1764 Woldegk tornado#Edits by Luffaloaf, User talk:Luffaloaf#December 2024

While this is currently at the WP:EWN, this is more of a WP:COMP issue than an edit-warring issue. Since early December, Luffaloaf has been persistently adding incorrect information to articles and claiming to be right when challenged. This behavior has earned them an edit warring block, but immediately after it was expired they came back. Statements by them include:

• …I’m a little concerned that you think I need a source to interpret the source you posted here, which lists its primary sources (“a web page”, “witnesses”), none of which have anything to do with wind engineers. I don’t need to provide you a source that wind engineers are involved in official damage surveys. That’s basic information, and if you don’t know that, you shouldn’t be editing any tornado-related Wikipedia page. at Talk:1764 Woldegk tornado
• You added content, including empirical elements, that are not reported by sources whatsoever, including F-scale intensity rating by damage that wasn't remotely echoed in a damage survey of carried about by a structural engineer, original user of the F scale for numerous US tornadoes from the 70s, and developer of the EF scale. Your line of argumentation is utterly absurd. The T6 update was added by an IP, and did not build up consensus to change the article in such a way - which it needed to do, especially as the lion's share of sources contradict this (especially any information on the F or EF rating of the tornado). I will stop as long as a third person reviews my edits and sources and says they aren't adequate. at Talk:1764 Woldegk tornado. I was the third opinion here, and they called me a "retard" off-wiki pertaining to this, which I can privately link if necessary.

This user has 170 edits, majority of which are edit warring. It clearly won't be getting better, so bringing it here. I just woke up, so there's a lot more I haven't gotten to yet, but you can get a general idea of why this is being posted here based on their talk page and everywhere else they've commented/edited. E_F⁵ 13:44, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

• I agree. This is a clear WP:CIR issue. While at the edit warring noticeboard, about 12 hours after being reported after making 7 reverts to a single article within a few hours, Luffaloaf is continuing to edit war, amid this administrator noticeboard discussion. Very clear WP:CIR issue with a clear lack of understanding of Wikipedia’s WP:BRD and WP:3RR policies. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 19:56, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

  And now Luffaloaf has accused me of lying. At this point, given the lack of competence and regard for policy, I am going to treat this WP:DENY instance of a troll, who is complaining on and off-Wikipedia (on Reddit) about needing to right Wikipedia’s great wrongs. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 19:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Mgtow definition

There are blatant lies in the wiki definition of "mgtow". The goal is accuracy, not "man bashing". Camarogue100 (talk) 14:48, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

@Camarogue100, you should discuss this at Talk:Men Going Their Own Way. This noticeboard is for conduct issues, not content issues. Schazjmd (talk) 14:54, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Nothing wrong with the definition of MGTOW. Maximum Gross Takeoff Weight is an internationally accepted and used term used by every airplane and airline in the world. Canterbury Tail talk 16:17, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

@Camarogue100, you were directed to the talkpage, which includes an FAQ on the term you keep trying to remove, along with extensive discussion. You should start there before just removing sourced content that you don't like. We'll leave aside the absence of required notifications to Black Kite and myself who have warned you for your conduct. Acroterion (talk) 17:41, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Creating the need to make 400,000 unnecessary edits

Can we please dp something about editors who make unnecessary changes to widely-used modules, and then need to change 400,000 talk pages to get the same result we had before the change? Thanks to this change from last week, which removed the parameter "living" from the bannershell, we now have more than 400,000 pages in Category:Pages using WikiProject banner shell with unknown parameters. After the "cleanup" by User:Tom.Reding (and perhaps others), we will have the exact same result as we had last week, no new functionality, no new categories, no improvement at all, but a lot of flooded watchlists.

I tried to get him to stop at User talk:Tom.Reding#Cosmetic edits, to no avail. This isn't the first time, as you can see from that discussion. Fram (talk) 14:57, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

If you want to discuss {{WikiProject banner shell}}, you should do so at Template talk:WikiProject banner shell.

As for the size of the category, I have no plans to empty it, and was only going to update a few hundred more categories and templates.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  15:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

You made nearly 2000 of such edits in the last few hours, and when asked to stop pointed me to a category with 400,000 entries. I have no way to know how many more you planned now or in future runs. Starting a discussion at the module would hardly stop you. Fram (talk) 15:10, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

"when asked to stop pointed me to a category with 400,000 entries": incorrect. Since you wrongly thought I was making cosmetic edits, i.e. "no change in output or categories", the category was to inform you that they are not cosmetic.

Regarding a BRFA for the bulk of the category, that's looking more likely since the category appears to be neglected.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  15:29, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Unnecessary removing a synonym and then making thousands of edits to remove the hidden cat created by that unnecessary change is not really any better than making cosmetic edits, the end result is that nothing has changed for the affected pages at all. Fram (talk) 15:33, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

This was discussed in detail on Template talk:WikiProject banner shell. Ideally these edits would be done by an approved bot so they do not appear on people's watchlists. The main benefit is to merge the |blp= and |living= parameters. When both are in use, we find they often get conflicting values because one gets updated and the other does not. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 17:25, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Isn't it more logical to first have a bot cleanup the unwanted parameter, then remove it from the template, and only then start populating the cat with the somehow remaining or since added instances? In any case, this is a typical bot task and shouldn't be done with massive AWB runs. Fram (talk) 17:39, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, probably. But we have this mechanism already set up and I assumed Cewbot would deal with these as part of its normal activities. Happy to look at other options - maybe discuss on template talk? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 18:23, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Unsolicited revelations from Policynerd3212

Policynerd3212 (talk · contribs) came from sewiki to put this PA-laden vandalism on TylerBurden's user page. They shouldn't be here. Remsense ‥ 论 18:24, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Did they come from sewiki? This doesn't seem to be the first time they have interacted with TylerBurden, in fact, from just text searching their contributions it seems that they have interacted with TylerBurden many times before. That's for sure a personal attack, but I feel like you've summarized (whatever the situation is) incorrectly. – 2804:F1...74:E386 (::/32) (talk) 18:40, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I interpolated that from nothing, somehow. Thanks for catching. Remsense ‥ 论 18:42, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

They are essentially a WP:SPA that seems to show up sporadically to edit Sweden, as you can see they are very unhappy with anyone that opposes their changes regardless of policies cited and therefore resort to personal attacks. This time they didn't even try to edit the page, just went straight to "expose" me by sabotaging my user page (which has happened before). They have also been blocked for edit warring and just generally seem incapable of collaborating with others, convinced that anyone who disagrees with them is some evil social justice warrior that somehow has a "monopoly" on pages they wish to edit (in reality, multiple people just disagree with them, because they are not editing within Wikipedia guidelines and policy).

I thought maybe they had finally moved on since it had been longer than usual, but they are clearly not capable of letting go and the purpose now seems to be to attack me specifically. TylerBurden (talk) 18:55, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes. I think my false extrapolation was due to their most recent enwiki edit being in January, so my mind immediately tacked on an assumption to avoid finding laches on their part. Remsense ‥ 论 19:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Last year, Tyler told them to stop doing these kind of edits to his user page [74]. Clearly PN has no regard for that. My main question here though, who are they a WP:SPA of? Conyo14 (talk) 19:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I have blocked Policynerd3212 for two years for personal attacks and harassment. That's an unusually long block, but Policynerd3212 had not edited previously for 11 months, so I think a block of that length is justified in this case. FYI Conyo14, "SPA" means "Single-purpose account" not "Sock puppet account. Cullen328 (talk) 19:30, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Gracias! Conyo14 (talk) 19:31, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

User:Augmented Seventh

User:Augmented Seventh is making wholesale reverts of my edits in contravention to guidelines. 43.249.196.179 (talk) 19:17, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

You're removing demographic categories and templates by blanking them out; irreligion still deals with religion no matter your argument. That's definitely not compliant with WP:CAT and clearly vandalism. There's no action to take here except that you need to stop removing these categories and templates. Nate • (chatter) 19:42, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

And you are now required to cite how your edits meet WP:CAT; spamming it in edit summaries is not discussion. Nate • (chatter) 19:47, 20 December 2024 (UTC)