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Hi, can you protect Robert Taylor (footballer, born 1994), he is a footballer playing with Messi and the page is getting vandalized. Thanks! CubanoBoi (talk) 02:21, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
AIV
About the message you sent on my talk page (which is now archived), does this mean i have to remove my response? Notrealname1234 (talk) 16:46, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
Rollback
Hi Ingenuity, now that you've made my rollback on my main account indefinite, could you also make it indefinite on my alt account User:Zippybonzo (alt) Thank you, Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 11:13, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
Revisions semi-protected page: Dadvan Yousuf
Hi Ingenuity, Due to a "conflict of interest" I cannot edit the Wikipedia page of Dadvan Yousuf which was put under semi-protection by you. I ask you to look at the "talk" section of Dadvan Yousuf's Wikipedia page for the suggestions I shared please. The page has some wrong information that must be corrected.
I hope you can take a look at this so that together we can restore the neutrality of the page. 94.200.195.18 (talk) 14:12, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
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IngenuityBot task 2
Hello, could task 2 of IngenuityBot be modified to put dates in the appropriate format for an article rather than always using ISO date format? You can check for {{use dmy dates}} or {{use mdy dates}} to determine the appropriate format to use. Thanks Keith D (talk) 11:55, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hey @Keith D. This isn't really necessary, since if one of those templates is present on the page, the citations will auto-format to use that template.
- For example, the code
{{use dmy dates}} {{cite web|title=Test|url=https://example.com|website=Example|date=2023-01-01}}- will display as
- "Test". Example. 1 January 2023. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 15:06, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
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I think this ip is mis using his talk page [1] and [2]. It may be a good idea to revoke the ip's talk page access. Untamed1910 (talk) 15:33, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
TPA
this user is misusing his talk page, i suggest removing talk page access from him. Notrealname1234 (talk) 16:23, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
Just so you know ...
Re this: The "e" argument in the {{AIV}} template is most appropriate for this, as it's a stale report. Here, it would have been this way:
Stale report. User has not edited in three months.. Daniel Case (talk) 17:50, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
Premiumlag talk page access
Hello; please consider revoking talk page access from Premiumlag due to talk page abuse. Thank you! Tol (talk | contribs) @ 03:33, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
About Premiumlag
Please revoke their TPA due to abuse. 64andtim (chat) 03:34, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
Suspected block evasion
Hi! I know you have been blocking many vandals yesterday. But one seems to be in block evasion. You blocked a person on 5th August 2023 at 01:32 UTC. Coincidentally, after that, a 4 yr old account that was not used for a long time, started becoming super active since 20:47 UTC, 5 August 2023 till now, doing similar edits, on Manipur and Meitei people related topics. This person got my attention because of the multiple warnings in their talk page, becoming very similar to the previously blocked one, regarding behaviour. Haoreima (talk) 22:19, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Bbb23: Want to let you know too! Haoreima (talk) 22:26, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
- Confirmed and blocked/tagged two. See Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Mubaoinam Courcelles (talk) 22:32, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Bbb23 and Courcelles: Again as this new few hrs old account, super active in the articles on the same topics. --Haoreima (talk) 12:01, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
- Confirmed and blocked/tagged two. See Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Mubaoinam Courcelles (talk) 22:32, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
Your block of 105.74.15.179
Hey, just giving you a heads-up that this a known LTA hopper. And that they've hopped again. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 13:22, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
SPI
Hey, thanks for helping out at SPI! Just so you know, when you block sockpuppet(s) like you did at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/David3829128, or if you determine no abusive sockpuppetry has occurred, you can go ahead and mark the case closed. You don't need to be a clerk or anything to do that. Cheers, and thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:22, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
Block evasion by User:61.68.82.251
Blocked user has reappeared as 124.171.65.196 (talk · contribs). Skyerise (talk) 12:55, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
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AIV block of Special:Contributions/85.101.220.238
Good morning,
Thank you for the AIV block of the LTA IP noted above. Can I please trouble you to do an additional deletion of their edit on my talk page that they did when I reverted their vandalism? I’m uncomfortable with a Nazi flag in my page history. Let me know if this isn’t the right venue. Thanks in advance. GhostStalker (Got a present for ya! / Mission Log) 13:57, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
- Done. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 14:00, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
- TYVM! GhostStalker (Got a present for ya! / Mission Log) 14:16, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
Elihall967989 (talk · contribs)
This user recreated their promotional page after you deleted it. Could you delete it again and possibly block them too? Thanks. 2601:1C0:4401:F60:ED10:704E:9330:D0F1 (talk) 18:33, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
Can I ask for a rev/del on this rant please [3], thanks Knitsey (talk) 21:55, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
You should probably revoke their TPA. They're still spamming the same "you can't stop us" nonsense. LilianaUwU (talk / contributions) 23:53, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
AntiVandal whitelist request
Hello, could you add my legitimate alternative account, 64andsomeone, to the AntiVandal whitelist? It would be used to revert vandalism and/or do other maintenance tasks when it's on public computers and/or unsecure networks (not controversial edits). Thanks. signed, 64andtim (chat) 01:15, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
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Hurricane Dean
Hi, thanks for your help at Hurricane Dean. However, I noticed that the semi-protection you put in is significantly shorter than the previous protection which expired only a short time ago. The page also had another one-year semi-protection due to persistent vandalism. Please see the page's protection history. Would you please consider making the semi-protection longer? It's long been a vandalism target. Thanks. Barttolee (talk) 21:48, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
DantheWikipedian
To be fair, he did state what he would do instead. Amid one of his demands to be unblocked. Just failed to use the unblock ticket. (sigh) -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:47, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
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Thanking you so very much that the thank yous are starting to feel sarcastic
You helped me learn something new today.
Explanation: I learn nothing whatsoever at school.
Explanation #2: You taught me that there is such thing as ¨redacting¨ on Wikipedia.
As such, I´m giving you a barnstar. Z!t!@n«T@1k» 21:51, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Neutralhomer
Sorry, Ingenuity: this is my fault for posting a badly-designed set of conditions. I should have put in an exception which says that Neutralhomer is allowed to edit *his own* talk page more than once a day when replying to other editors who've posted there.—S Marshall T/C 15:57, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
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Converted restriction to partial block
Hey, just wanted to let you know that I converted @Neutralhomer:'s (courtesy ping) email ER into a partial block, this also ensures that they wouldn't accidentally violate the restriction. --qedk (t 愛 c) 14:50, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- TPS and all, but QEDK, you can't accidentally email someone. I'd have liked to think it would have sufficed as a matter of trust. And what about emailing his onsite friends and colleagues? Are we honestly trying to ban him from talking to his friends? This one was the only pointless restriction among those Marshall suggested, and if I'd seen it in time, I certainly would have pushed back against it. SN54129 15:02, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Tbf, my block was meant to be purely procedural (although I botched it, which is a separate conversation). They can email anyone they want, just not on-wiki users, that is what the community editing restriction says. I personally have no footing to say what's right or not and was mostly not part of the entire scenario. Also, thanks for fixing the pblock, Ingenuity! --qedk (t 愛 c) 15:06, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- I tested on my alternate account and it looks like your block did work, but it looks like there's a bug in the "mark blocked" gadget that thinks it's a site-wide block for some reason. I also blocked Neutralhomer from the page WP:Emailing users, which appears to fix that problem. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 15:11, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- That's not a pointless restriction, SN54129. Neutralhomer has a history of sending unwanted emails, and the most charitable spin on it that I can put is that he can't identify who will welcome an email from him and who won't.—S Marshall T/C 17:18, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- It's also something we shouldn't be attempting to arbitrate, particularly you. Anyway, my remarks were directed at the closing admin, who has satisfied my concerns, not with whoever invented them in the first place. Cheers, SN54129 17:28, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- I'm intrigued. Why "particularly me"?—S Marshall T/C 21:11, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- It's also something we shouldn't be attempting to arbitrate, particularly you. Anyway, my remarks were directed at the closing admin, who has satisfied my concerns, not with whoever invented them in the first place. Cheers, SN54129 17:28, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Tbf, my block was meant to be purely procedural (although I botched it, which is a separate conversation). They can email anyone they want, just not on-wiki users, that is what the community editing restriction says. I personally have no footing to say what's right or not and was mostly not part of the entire scenario. Also, thanks for fixing the pblock, Ingenuity! --qedk (t 愛 c) 15:06, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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73.23.57.138
Per this edit–you may wish to revoke talk page access for 70.23.57.138. Tails Wx 18:11, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
Double-check
Was the block on Vinayak Wadile (chess player) (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) meant to be for only 31 hours? If there's a reason behind it, I defer to your judgment; just checking if it's a misclick. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 15:33, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
- Whoops, yeah, that was a mistake. For some reason the Twinkle default for sock puppetry is 31 hours. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 15:35, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, I've noticed that too. It's strange, since, while we do sometimes only tempblock sockmasters, for the sox themselves it's very rare to do anything short of indeffing. @Novem Linguae: thoughts?P.S., just realized that this is Amansharma111 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)—see Vinayak Wadile · ( talk | logs | links | watch ) · [revisions]. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 15:39, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
- I'm happy to change the default to indef if you want. Maybe start a section at WT:TWINKLE to check for objections? If none, I'll make the ticket. –Novem Linguae (talk) 15:50, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, I've noticed that too. It's strange, since, while we do sometimes only tempblock sockmasters, for the sox themselves it's very rare to do anything short of indeffing. @Novem Linguae: thoughts?P.S., just realized that this is Amansharma111 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)—see Vinayak Wadile · ( talk | logs | links | watch ) · [revisions]. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 15:39, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
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Probably sockpuppets, if you weren't aware
User talk:VerySmallLibertadores NotAGenious (talk) 13:44, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
- Confirmed. Magic checkuser wand waved. Courcelles (talk) 15:25, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Might consider indef semi? (The Conjuring 2 too, for good measure) 🔥YesI'mOnFire🔥(ContainThisEmber?) 15:35, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
Rollback Rights Request
Hi there!
I am asking for rollback rights because I would like to use them to speed up my counter-vandalism work. I would also like to use Huggle to fight vandalism as well. I am open to having this tool revoked at any time if I misuse it. Thanks! Seawolf35 (talk) 20:49, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
Articles about road signs in various countries should be protected from editing by sock puppets
Hello. Sockpuppets won't stop trying editing articles about road signs. Can you protect all articles about road signs in various countries from editing by sock puppets? WWBM (talk) 13:25, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
- Good thing there are roads in only two countries in the world.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:30, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
- This applies to all articles in the Road signs by country category WWBM (talk) 13:32, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
Please see the edit history of that user talk page, and reblock 2a02:3100:5536:4f00::/64 to remove TPA for abusing the {{Unblock}} template by making personal attacks while blocked. Eyesnore 14:20, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
Blocking of User:RedelkMark
Can you please take a look at my comments at User talk:RedelkMark regarding a block imposed on that user? Also please see Talk:The Dead Daisies#The opening paragraph. — BarrelProof (talk) 18:57, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for noticing that, @BarrelProof - I should've taken a longer look at the content they were removing before blocking. I've unblocked them now. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 19:25, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
- Great. Thank you! — BarrelProof (talk) 19:27, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
Thanks!
Thanks for adjusting the block time for the "potentially compromised account" just now. I was just about to go back to do that exact thing, then saw it was done. I actually had a moment of "did i do it and forget i did it??" Joyous! Noise! 02:43, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
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AddToBadImageList.js
Hey, I like your AddToBadImageList.js script. Could I ask a slight tweak, to prevent edits such as this, and retain the current sort order which places full stops before spaces? I achieve it with the thing in line 13 of this script. It makes so much more sense to me. Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 14:45, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks for the revert and block. I initially presumed a deliberate impersonation account against me (wouldn't be the first time) but thought I'd assume good faith. However their last edit summary would suggest otherwise. Canterbury Tail talk 18:40, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
False information in accepted AFC submissions
Hello. I came across this IP editor after noticing they added information about false chart performance at Who Framed Roger Rabbit (soundtrack). Looking through their contributions, I see you accepted multiple of their AFC submissions, including Terminator 2: Judgment Day (score), Lady and the Tramp (soundtrack), and The Iron Giant (soundtrack). Unfortunately, this IP user had added false information about chart performance before you accepted these AFC submissions during October 2022. I though I let you know that this hoax material was missed before it was published to mainspace. I am currently working through their contributions and removing any false chart performances that I find. Thank you. MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 01:44, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
Can you give me a reason and tell me how to improve? For page Momcozy
Dear reviewer, thank you very much for your contribution to Wikipedia. Your professionalism is also the reason for Wikipedia's enduring popularity! I would like to ask why the Momcozy page I published was quickly deleted. Are there any problems with it? Can you give me corresponding guidance? It is not easy to write entries, nor is it easy to organize information. Can you tell me clearly where the problem is? Instead of deleting it directly, no corresponding basis was given.Looking forward to your reply. Thanks Z812483032 (talk) 00:35, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
- Blocked as a sock by User:Bbb23 Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:08, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
TPA revoke request
Hello there @Ingenuity! Looks like this user's (User talk:FatwaOnGaza) WP:TPA needs to be revoked. Thank you. ❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 16:19, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
Subject on possible vandalism
Hello in January you told a user editing the Danielle Bernstein to stop editing as what they were doing wasn’t constructive, a day after the warning they removed most of the same section again, I tried reporting it but another admin told me I was abusing the report system because it wasn’t in a 24 hour time period, is there something you can do about this or do I have to watch the page daily incase they revert it again? Bobisland (talk) 20:41, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
- I recently reverted their edit for context Bobisland (talk) 20:43, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
- They haven't edited in eight months, so I don't think a block is appropriate at this point. If they revert again in the future, feel free to report them at WP:AIV. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 20:49, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
- I got told I was abusing it because I didn’t report in a 24 hour time period can I just tell you and have you submit a report in my favor? Bobisland (talk) 20:54, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
- AIV is meant to deal with recent vandalism. From its instructions: "there must be reasonable grounds to believe the user(s) will further disrupt the site in the immediate future". There's not really a point in blocking them now anyways - there's nothing preventing them from just creating another account to revert. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 13:57, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
- I got told I was abusing it because I didn’t report in a 24 hour time period can I just tell you and have you submit a report in my favor? Bobisland (talk) 20:54, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
- They haven't edited in eight months, so I don't think a block is appropriate at this point. If they revert again in the future, feel free to report them at WP:AIV. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 20:49, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
Severo Ochoa
Hello Ingenuity,
Please, could you go to Severo Ochoa's page and correct the vandalisms that occurred on September 25?
I do not have the necessary tools and, furthermore, there are later editions that could be valid.
Thank you so much, MartinGala (talk) 17:19, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
Request
Hello Ingenuity, I wanted to take part in the recent Vandal activities, however I couldn't since the requirements says I must have rollbacker rights or be included in the Whitelists. I believe it is too early for me to request for rollbacker rights since I had my permissions removed, so I was wondering if you could add me on the list or maybe check if I'm eligible for the rollbacker perm Thank you. dxneo (talk) 09:17, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
Huggle and AV
Hello Admin, I cannot use Huggle or AntiVandal without the Rollback permisisons. Could I be given Special Huggle perms or be given rollbacker? Keith McKenzie (talk) 14:00, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
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Copyvio at Frankfurt Christmas Market, Birmingham
Hi Ingenuity - thanks for acting on the revdel request. For your information, this is the second time that the user (User:Gazzapeal) added the content from that website, just in case any action is appropriate. I've left them a talk page notice for this one. B732 (talk) 17:06, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
November Articles for creation backlog drive
Hello Ingenuity:
WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.
You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.
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Garrett Camp page - proposed draft
Hi Ingenuity. I work for Garrett Camp. The page was subject to some BLP issues that have been addressed, however the remaining page is pretty skimpy. Back in July, I proposed a greatly expanded version that summarizes independent press and I think would be an improvement. One editor asked me to add page numbers to citations, reduce TechCrunch cites, etc. and I've implemented the feedback. I was hoping you might be willing to review the draft to see if it's ready for article-space. Please, let me know your thoughts. Best regards. John Pinette (talk) 17:11, 1 November 2023 (UTC)