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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| Conflict of interest management | 13 Apr 2024 |
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| Amendment request: Conduct in deletion-related editing | none | (orig. case) | 30 April 2024 |
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[1] Is your autocorrect acting up, Just Step Sideways? No sarcasm here. starship.paint (RUN) 13:25, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
- Honestly, it has seemed to me for a long time that my autocorrect doesn't play well with WP. If I'm writing an email it highlights the typos, if I'm writing a WP comment, it does not, and I make a lot of typos. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 18:06, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Name change edit
Hi Just Step Sideways, How come you changed your name? You used to be Beeblebrox!! scope_creepTalk 20:21, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – April 2024 edit
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).
Administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.
Technical news
- The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)
Arbitration
- An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
Miscellaneous
- Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.
Mostly just an opportunity to say "hi" edit
But, <pedantic> "project space" refers to WP space, not article space. </pedantic> --Floquenbeam (talk) 16:39, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, I realized after I made the block that I'd screwed the wording up, but I didn't care enought to redo the whole thing. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 16:48, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- I make enough errors in my edits to be annoying, but nothing grates on me more than doing it in a log entry or an edit summary and knowing I can't fix it without initiating a Streisand effect. Luckily I was here to helpfully point it out even when you didn't try to fix it.
- I misunderstood that thread, I thought your block from article space, while leaving project space available, was because you thought they might just be new. Didn't want to reblock at first because I thought it would be stepping on your toes. Floquenbeam (talk) 16:57, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- I think they probably are actually a new user, but not one that was here in good faith. I didn't want to elaborate on exactly what made me sure about it as that would just be giving them advice on how to troll. I guess I basically gave them a chance to prove me wrong, and they did not. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 17:20, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Well, I was wrong about that, now CU confirmed as a sock. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 18:58, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
- I think they probably are actually a new user, but not one that was here in good faith. I didn't want to elaborate on exactly what made me sure about it as that would just be giving them advice on how to troll. I guess I basically gave them a chance to prove me wrong, and they did not. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 17:20, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
WT:U edit
Hi Just Step Sideways. I see that you semi-protected WT:U back in November 2023. That's a long time for a Talk page. Is there any chance you can change the protection to pending changes? --62.166.252.25 (talk) 17:53, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- The thing is, the protection log [2] shows that the page was previously protected nine times for short periods, and every time it was unprotected, disruption started almost immediately. It's actually a bit of a head scratcher to me how so many new accounts find their way to that specific page and make posts that have no relevance to the username policy. I guess it's worth a try but if there end up being constant pending garbage edits I expect that I or another admin would put it back to semiprotection. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 18:05, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- Ok, I've noticed two things: the current protection is set to expire in a week, and it is actually not technically possible to apply PC on a talk page. I probably should've known that.... Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 18:10, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- Okay... Well, maybe you can - and are willing to - answer my question here then. Is there a procedure in place to allow users to obtain their usernames with(out) spaces? For example User:Axel Boldt redirects to User:AxelBoldt; how can one obtain such a redirect. One reason for a redirect is to prevent impersonation, as happened with e.g. User:Broken Segue. A workaround might be to register with(out) spaces, and then get a username change, to force the creation of a redirect. --62.166.252.25 (talk) 18:16, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure the procedure would be simply creating the redirect. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 18:22, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- And creating the redirect will automatically prevent that user registration? For example, if you redirect User:JustStepSideways, then I cannot register as user "JustStepSideways"? --62.166.252.25 (talk) 18:25, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- I don't think it would prevent the account being registered, but we routinely block accounts that are that similar to the name of an active user anyway. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 18:45, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- And creating the redirect will automatically prevent that user registration? For example, if you redirect User:JustStepSideways, then I cannot register as user "JustStepSideways"? --62.166.252.25 (talk) 18:25, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure the procedure would be simply creating the redirect. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 18:22, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- Okay... Well, maybe you can - and are willing to - answer my question here then. Is there a procedure in place to allow users to obtain their usernames with(out) spaces? For example User:Axel Boldt redirects to User:AxelBoldt; how can one obtain such a redirect. One reason for a redirect is to prevent impersonation, as happened with e.g. User:Broken Segue. A workaround might be to register with(out) spaces, and then get a username change, to force the creation of a redirect. --62.166.252.25 (talk) 18:16, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- Ok, I've noticed two things: the current protection is set to expire in a week, and it is actually not technically possible to apply PC on a talk page. I probably should've known that.... Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 18:10, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2024 edit
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).
Guideline and policy news
- Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.
Technical news
- Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.
Miscellaneous
- This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
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...old friend. I'll get used to the name. Good to see you. I'm about to head out and get a beer; you should come. Drmies (talk) 21:58, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hey back at you. It's been a weird adjustment for me as well, but I'm digging it now. I believe I have a couple of cans of "Quilter's Irish Death" in the fridge, it's like 9%ABV and dark as the night, and I don't have anywhere to be this afternoon, so consider it done. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 22:20, 3 May 2024 (UTC)