Just Step Sideways

I used to be called Beeblebrox. I'm fine with it if anyone still calls me that, or Beebs, or whatever.

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Amendment request: World War II and the history of Jews in Poland	Motion	(orig. case)	21 June 2024
Amendment request: Definition of the "area of conflict" Clause 4 (b)	none	none	26 July 2024

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Historical elections	21 July 2024

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Clarifying the BLP Deletion

Hi there,

Thanks for considering my autopatrolled request (at that specific forum). I do, however, want to make a note regarding the deletion of my BLP page. The first deletion nomination of the page came last year when the person was only a nominee, and the nominator had no issue with it being in draftspace until the point in which she became confirmed. However, when she was confirmed and the article was brought back into the mainspace, there was another nomination for deletion because like you mentioned, the sourcing was a bit scarce. I didn't object to the deletion (or partake in the debate), but I do agree that it could be better sourcing (I was originally going to update it to show confirmation status but never got around to it). That being said, does one BLP deletion really disqualify me from autopatrolled, seeing that I've had really few (if any) problems with my creations as of late? After all, I've been extra careful when doing those articles. If you won't grant me the right, that's fine (though I'm very bummed about it seeing another decline). That said, when could I apply again? After all, the new page curation feed is very backlogged and I feel like the tool will help me lighten it up at least to some extent (and given my translations, which you conceded as good, it wouldn't need to be checked). It would be a pretty big headache needing to wait another few months before I could maybe apply again for a third (!) time. In any event, please let me know what the potential next steps are. Thanks. Losipov (talk) 03:30, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Just for convenience, here are the nominations if you need to review them again:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Jennifer_M._Adams

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Jennifer_M._Adams_(2nd_nomination) Losipov (talk) 04:10, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

As I said over at PERM, I did come close to granting it based on the bulk of your work being totally ok. But then I read that AFD. The article was moved to draftspace as a result of the first AFD, and you moved it back to article space a month ago without improving the sourcing at all. The community has made it very clear that WP:BLP is one of our most important policies, and that such articles need to have good sourcing, or they shouldn't exist. Since the community takes this so seriously, admin actions need to reflect that concern. This obviously isn't a case of "you will never be qualified for this" but with such a recent concern with a poorly-sourced BLP I just don't see it right now. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 18:19, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Alright, that's fine. Maybe I'll just re-apply in a month or so for it (assuming that no problems arise in between now and then). In the meantime I'll work on bringing more stuff over. Again, thank you for consideration over at PERM, and even though it's frustrating I didn't get it now, I'll just reapply in the near future. Losipov (talk) 18:57, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi again @Just Step Sideways,

I hope all is well with you. Because it's been a month since my declined request for autopatrolled, I thought I would pop back into this thread and see if it's a alright or a bit too early for reapplying (basically, just seeking an opinion before I officially make a third request there). I've created a number of new articles, including a couple of BLPs, and would like to apply again to make the process a bit more streamlined so to speak. I haven't had any problems since then compared to the last request. Please let me know, and thank you once again for the guidance. Losipov (talk) 16:31, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

There's no real hard-and-fast rule but if I were you I'd wait another month. Keep up the good work though! Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 17:07, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

@Just Step Sideways just a heads up: I took your advice and waited a month to re-apply. I made a new request at PERM just now. Hopefully someone approves it this time (third time *should* be a charm ;) ). Thanks again for the advice for what it's worth! Losipov (talk) 20:15, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for correcting me on the NPP tags. I think I need some handholding. Would it be okay if I reach out to you via your talk page for future guidance? Charlie (talk) 03:09, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

@CharlieMehta: I don't know how I completely missed your message at the time, but yeah, if you have questions feel free to ask. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 20:13, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

I am embarking on NPP training, but I will definitely seek your help once it's completed. Thank you for being so supportive. Charlie (talk) 17:38, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

D.S. Lioness TBAN

At [1] you say regarding D.S. Lioness, It seems pretty clear that there is a consensus for a topic ban, which I have implemented by blocking D.S. Lioness from the article in question. I think the way this was communicated has led to some confusion. I see you've clarified a bit on their talk page, but they are still editing Talk:Afroditi Latinopoulou. They are pretty new (Dec 2023) and I suspect they don't understand the difference between a topic ban and a page block. Would you be willing to take a moment to clearly communicate their ban restrictions? I think clear documentation is needed here since they edit Greek politics articles a lot so a TBAN within a subset of that subject area will require diligence on their part. Many thanks! VQuakr (talk) 19:23, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

You mean that i can't post in the topic talk page? I am not block there. D.S. Lioness (talk) 19:30, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

@D.S. Lioness: that is the definition of a topic ban. VQuakr (talk) 19:36, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

I didn't Know. I will remove my comment. It is much easier, i think, to block the user from editing the banned areas. D.S. Lioness (talk) 19:56, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

This is kind of my fault as I should have been more clear in my communication with you, so I apologize for that. A topic ban means you should not be editing any content on any page that is related to Afroditi Latinopoulou. It would be the same whether I had issued the particular block or not. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 20:04, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

o.k.! Thanks D.S. Lioness (talk) 20:08, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Arbitration motion regarding Suspension of Beeblebrox

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

The November announcement of the suspension of Beeblebrox is amended to remove the sentence These failures followed a previous formal warning issued to Beeblebrox in September 2021 by the Arbitration Committee concerning his conduct in off-wiki forums. and insert in its place the sentence In September 2021, within the scope of internal Committee discussions, Beeblebrox was advised that his off-wiki conduct was suboptimal.

For the Arbitration Committee, Aoidh (talk) 21:03, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard § Arbitration motion regarding Suspension of Beeblebrox

Lighthumormonger using IP?

Hello, I saw you oversaw the blocking of Lighthumormonger as a sockpuppet. I went through an affected page, SpinLaunch, and cleaned up a lot of its promotional tone, but an IP recently made an edit that I feel may be in line with their style of editing. The IP only has the one edit, so I wanted to ask before opening an SPI. Thank you. Crystalespeon (talk) 14:00, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) (Non-Brox Block Oversee-er comment) @Crystalespeon: Checkusers will not publicly link between an IP address and a registered account (even if they are a LTA, etc), and one edit is insufficient upon which to make a behavioral judgement. Cheers! ——Serial Number 54129 14:31, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your time! I'll be more patient in the future. Crystalespeon (talk) 14:40, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Nomination of Temptation (novella) for deletion

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Thank you for a good comment in the arbcase request which doesn't say what it is about ;) - I will certainly not comment. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:47, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

I'm mildly surprised it is still there, it is obviously not a committee matter. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 19:03, 3 August 2024 (UTC)