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Administrators' newsletter – March 2021

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2021).

 

  Administrator changes

  TJMSmith
  Boing! said Zebedee • Hiberniantears • Lear's Fool • Only • WGFinley

  Interface administrator changes

  AmandaNP

  Guideline and policy news

  • A request for comment is open that proposes a process for the community to revoke administrative permissions. This follows a 2019 RfC in favor of creating one such a policy.
  • A request for comment is in progress to remove F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a, which covers immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
  • A request for comment seeks to grant page movers the delete-redirect userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target. The full proposal is at Wikipedia:Page mover/delete-redirect.
  • A request for comment asks if sysops may place the General sanctions/Coronavirus disease 2019 editnotice template on pages in scope that do not have page-specific sanctions?
  • There is a discussion in progress concerning automatic protection of each day's featured article with Pending Changes protection.

  Technical news

  • When blocking an IPv6 address with Twinkle, there is now a checkbox with the option to just block the /64 range. When doing so, you can still leave a block template on the initial, single IP address' talkpage.
  • When protecting a page with Twinkle, you can now add a note if doing so was in response to a request at WP:RfPP, and even link to the specific revision.
  • There have been a number of reported issues with Pending Changes. Most problems setting protection appear to have been resolved (phab:T273317) but other issues with autoaccepting edits persist (phab:T275322).

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous

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WikiProject Short descriptions

Latest comment: 3 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Hi! I noticed you've been interested in adding short descriptions to articles so I thought you may be interested in Wikipedia:WikiProject Short descriptions. Kind regards, —Belwine (talk) 16:17, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Belwine, No thanks NASCARfan0548 ↗ 16:19, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
Ok, that's fine —Belwine (talk) 16:22, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

User Rowde

Latest comment: 3 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Hi, this user is a well-known to the F1 project, persistent disruptive editor over the past 6 years. This is a list of his blocked socks so far:

This does not include the 250 + IPs he used between 2015 and 2017. Don't know if this helps you much at all but I spotted a post at the sockmaster TP and it seemed there was some discussion as to whether it was him or not. FWIW, admin Mz7 is blocker in chief for this guy these days and also I'm pretty sure it's him he's used several similar names in the past, habitual lack of ES, edits to soap opera and other TV pages and total disregard for copying or CV. Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 21:36, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Eagleash, Thanks for your help! I thought it was a sock myself. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 21:38, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
I've reported it to Mz7 with a link to the SPI you started; as a checkuser (I believe) he may be able to conclude things for us. Eagleash (talk) 21:47, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Modest flowers

Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
 

Thank you for what you said on Yoninah's talk, - see also Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-03-28/Obituary! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:24, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: You're welcome! NASCARfan0548 ↗ 16:49, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

RfD close

Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hi. I imagine the RfD log page may have ended up on your watchlist and you've seen the open discussion and decided to help the community by closing it. That's appreciated. However, it's not at all clear there is any consensus, let alone for this particular target: it was supported by just 4 out of the 10 people who commented, and there were good arguments for the other two targets and for disambiguating. See for example the comment in the second relist and the fact there was even less support for this target after the relist. There's also the point made by Tavix about the hatnote expansion/clean-up (which is something that closers are generally expected to perform). I've reverted your close. We could leave it for someone more experienced, but given the absence of consensus, the agreement against the status quo, the popularity of the redirect and the fact that the discussion affects several other redirects, it's probably best to solicit more input by another relist. – Uanfala (talk) 23:36, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Uanfala, Sorry, since I saw a lot of "retargets," I thought it was best to close the discussion. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 00:08, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Vandalism

Latest comment: 3 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Hello, NASCARfan0548,

Should you find yourself being harassed by a vandal editor, please report it to an admin or at WP:AIV so we can put an end to it. Especially on a day like April 1st, this disruption can potentially last for a long time. Liz Read! Talk! 04:57, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Liz, sorry, I reported another related vandal to AIV, but sometimes admins don't pay attention. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 15:00, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
I understand. The response depends on whether there are admins actively editing and if they check the noticeboards. Liz Read! Talk! 19:02, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2021

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2021).

 

  Administrator changes

  Alexandria • Happyme22 • RexxS

  Guideline and policy news

  • Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
  • Following a request for comment, page movers were granted the delete-redirect userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.

  Technical news

  • When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split and it might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem. (T278350)
  • Code to support some very old web browsers is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. (T277803)

  Arbitration

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April Fools Day

Latest comment: 3 years ago6 comments2 people in discussion

I forgot to ask you this in the edit summary when changing my userpage back to normal: What does the "Don't stuff beans up your nose" thing mean? I don't remember it from last year. Cavanaughs (talk) 02:59, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Cavanaughs, Click on the link to find out! Wikipedia:Don't stuff beans up your nose/Uh-huh NASCARfan0548 ↗ 03:01, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

I did click on it, but don't understand the joke. If you actually were to do that, would stuff/liquid come out your nose like in the explosion? Cavanaughs (talk) 03:05, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Cavanaughs, No NASCARfan0548 ↗ 03:05, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Can you give me a clue or just say the answer? I don't have any more good guesses as to what it represents. Cavanaughs (talk) 03:09, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Cavanaughs, I don't really know either, all I can think of is there is a red button users can click on that says "Don't press this!" and it brings up the explosion. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 03:13, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021).

 

  Administrator changes

  Enchanter • Carlossuarez46

  Interface administrator changes

  Ragesoss

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  • The user group oversight will be renamed to suppress. This is for technical reasons. You can comment at T112147 if you have objections.

  Arbitration

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Talk pages

Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

I think you're the one that creates a lot of the talk pages on the articles I create. There's 3 of them that don't have them as of now:

I'm not sure how to create them myself.

Hope you're doing well, Max! Cavanaughs (talk) 21:57, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

Cavanaughs, Thanks! NASCARfan0548 ↗ 21:58, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2021).

 

  Administrator changes

  Ashleyyoursmile • Less Unless
  Husond • MattWade • MJCdetroit • Carioca • Vague Rant • Kingboyk • Thunderboltz • Gwen Gale • AniMate • SlimVirgin (deceased)

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  • Wikimedia previously used the IRC network Freenode. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts decided to move to the new Libera Chat network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a migration guide and Wikimedia discussions about this.

  Arbitration

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Sammy Smith article nomination for deletion

Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hi Max,
What improvements should I make to Sammy Smith's article so it can be kept? (I intend to work on it soon.) Does it just need more sources? I don't think the fact that he doesn't meet the general notability guideline is why you nominated it for deletion since there's been a number of other drivers (particularly in ARCA, the East Series and the West Series) that have gotten articles (both ones I've created and that other users have created) before they've made their first start in one of NASCAR's top 3 series. Also, is there a talk page for the nomination for deletion (or whatever it's called). When Willsome429 was still editing and nominated a few of my new articles for deletion last year, he made sure to include a link to a talk page where users would discuss their feelings on the nomination for deletion and if they'd like to keep, draft or delete the article and what improvements had to be made to it. I didn't see one for Sammy Smith's article. Was there one created?

Cavanaughs (talk) 22:33, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Cavanaughs, Yes, more sources are needed for the article to be kept. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 22:34, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2021).

  Guideline and policy news

  • Consensus has been reached to delete all books in the book namespace. There was rough consensus that the deleted books should still be available on request at WP:REFUND even after the namespace is removed.
  • An RfC is open to discuss the next steps following a trial which automatically applied pending changes to TFAs.

  Technical news

  • IP addresses of unregistered users are to be hidden from everyone. There is a rough draft of how IP addresses may be shown to users who need to see them. This currently details allowing administrators, checkusers, stewards and those with a new usergroup to view the full IP address of unregistered users. Editors with at least 500 edits and an account over a year old will be able to see all but the end of the IP address in the proposal. The ability to see the IP addresses hidden behind the mask would be dependent on agreeing to not share the parts of the IP address they can see with those who do not have access to the same information. Accessing part of or the full IP address of a masked editor would also be logged. Comments on the draft are being welcomed at the talk page.

  Arbitration

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Thank you for participating in my RFA

Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

I appreciate your early support. If I can be helpful, I hope you will contact me via talkpage. BusterD (talk) 21:11, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

BusterD, You're welcome at any time. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 21:17, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

July 2021

Latest comment: 3 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
 
Wikipedia's technical logs indicate that this user account has been or may be used abusively. It has been blocked indefinitely from editing to prevent abuse.
Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but not for illegitimate reasons, and any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted.
If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you should review the guide to appealing blocks, and then appeal your block by adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|Your reason here ~~~~}}. Note that anything you post in your unblock request will be public, so you may alternatively use the Unblock Ticket Request System to submit an appeal if it contains information that must be private.
Administrators: Checkusers have access to confidential system logs not accessible by the public or by administrators due to the Wikimedia Foundation's privacy policy. You must not loosen or remove this block, or issue an IP block exemption, without consulting with a checkuser or the Arbitration Committee. Administrators who undo checkuser blocks without permission from a checkuser or the Arbitration Committee may be summarily desysopped.
-- zzuuzz (talk) 05:20, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
Zzuuzz, To tell you the truth, I am no longer interested in editing Wikipedia, including vandalism, so this block will help me stop editing for a while. Will I ever come back without being blocked again? NASCARfan0548 ↗ 14:55, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
Is that rhetorical? Take a break and only do things that you enjoy, as long as they don't negatively affect others. Should you wish to return one day, and if the other stuff doesn't reoccur, WP:OFFER exists as a path forward. If you choose that path, you should probably get in touch with me first. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:27, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2021).

  Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC is open to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for G13 speedy deletions.

  Technical news

  • Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import. (T287380)

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2021).

 

  Administrator changes

  Jake Wartenberg
  Emperor • Viridian Bovary
  Ashleyyoursmile → Viridian Bovary

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  • The Score extension has been re-enabled on public wikis. It has been updated, but has been placed in safe mode to address unresolved security issues. Further information on the security issues can be found on the mediawiki page.

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:45, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Thank you

Latest comment: 2 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion

@JJMC89: why did I get a random talkpage message? NASCARfan0548 ↗ 03:33, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

It was a vandalism only account. Also, if you can say, what even happened? – AssumeGoodWraith (talk | contribs) 06:59, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
It was just some LTA that reverts edits and leaves (incorrect) warnings. — JJMC89 (T·C) 00:05, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
JJMC89, TY for letting me know. I hope I can get unblocked next month. Happy New Year to you! NASCARfan0548 ↗ 00:35, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Template:Incremental-videogame-stub has been nominated for deletion

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
 

Template:Incremental-videogame-stub has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the stub template guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the template's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 15:07, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

I'll be waiting for that unblock.

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

-- – AssumeGoodWraith (talk | contribs) 12:08, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

AssumeGoodWraith, Thanks! I'll wish for good luck. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 18:47, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Unblock request

Latest comment: 2 years ago16 comments5 people in discussion
 
This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

NASCARfan0548 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Per WP:OFFER, I have waited six months since my block, and I will not engage in sockpuppetry ever again. I plan on reverting vandalism and edit motorsport related articles and to prevent myself from sockpuppetry, I will make sure to not edit under an IP address. The reason I was engaging in sockpuppetry in the first place was because I wanted to test what vandalism is. Now, I know what it feels like to be blocked. I have learned to not engage in multiple accounts and I will make sure this won't happen again. @Zzuuzz NASCARfan0548 ↗ 03:00, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Accept reason:

Accepted per below. -- zzuuzz (talk) 14:55, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I'm coaching NASCARfan0548 on a proper WP:SO unblock request. This will not do. This is what I told the user:
Extended content

[19:01:49] <Oshwah> No, no, no no no..... That's too short.

[19:02:45] <Oshwah> "I'm requesting an unblock under WP:OFFER. [Talk about the sock puppetry and why you did it]. [Explain what you learned, what happened, why, and what you're going to do to prevent it from happening again, and where you plan on contributing.]"

[19:03:02] <Oshwah> You need to at least add a solid paragraph here.

[19:03:15] <Oshwah> Not, "WP:OFFER. Sorry, won't happen again."

[19:03:24] <Oshwah> They need to see that you really want to come back.

[19:03:43] <Oshwah> Put a good 30 minutes into your response.

[19:03:46] <Oshwah> At least.

[19:03:53] <Oshwah> Then you'll have a better shot.

Note: Please DO NOT interpret my response here as any kind of endorsement, input, opinion, or "wish" on my part for this user to be unblocked. I simply helped the user to make a good case, and nothing more. An administrator is welcome to accept or reject this request based on all of this information, some of it, or none at all. They're also free to ignore this message entirely and make a decision based on their judgment alone. I received explicit permission from the user to post this part of our private conversation on IRC to ask that admins give them some time to amend their unblock reason. If this is in question, I can provide evidence that permission was given.
~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:27, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello NASCARfan0548. I believe you for the most part, and that you can probably return to productive editing. I do want you to know that there is a question mark about some edits made in the intervening period. Even if that wasn't you, it's mostly your own fault for muddying the waters before. However I'm probably going to give you the benefit of the doubt over them (that is not the same as retroactive immunity). I also want you to know that checkusers these days are all over this type of disruption.

This might take a few days to resolve. Unfortunately admins are not in a position to review this block (though all opinions are welcome), and even reviewing checkusers (if any want to do that) may want to clarify things with me. But at this stage I am happy to deal with this myself. -- zzuuzz (talk) 10:12, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

@Scorpions13256: I saw that you mentioned me on Oshwah's talk page. I want to tell you the truth in a WP:AGF way. I never had the intention to edit Wikipedia in 2018. My first edit period was Feb. 2, 2019. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 02:32, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

For some reason, I got your email, but not your ping. I informed everyone that you deny editing earlier. I could do my own investigating, but I have to go to work tomorrow morning. I am sorry if my accusation is putting you through undeserved stress. Scorpions13256 (talk) 02:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Scorpions13256, No problem. I can see why you thought I had editing problems before. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 02:44, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
I have never been blocked before, but I can say that you need to put a LOT of effort in your unblock request. I understand that Autism can make unblock requests difficult (I'm autistic too). If I were in your shoes, and I were still in High School, I would not be able to successfully get a CheckUser to unblock me because my social skills were so much worse back then. Oshwah gave you good advice. If I were you, I would first explain why you felt the desire to cause disruption. Then, I would explain that I regret it, and why I am sorry. Lastly, I would make it clear that I have learned from this and won't do it again. Your unblock request will not work if you don't come across as if you actually learned from this experience. You have to work hard to make your apology sound sincere. Scorpions13256 (talk) 02:54, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Scorpions13256, Thanks for the kind message. I will actually explain now. The reason I caused disruption here is that I was reverting a lot of vandalism and I was like "what happens when I do the vandalism?" This was supposed to be a one-day testing thing, but something changed and I caused disruption for a year before I was finally Checkuser blocked. End of story. I apologize for the disruption caused between July 2020 and July 2021. I plan on contributing to good articles and reverting vandalism when I'm unblocked. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 03:00, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Saying "something happened" will not lead you to getting unblocked. You sound like you aren't taking responsibility for what you did. I would recommend getting guidance from friends or family. Scorpions13256 (talk) 03:02, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Scorpions13256, Sorry, my responsibility is that I caused a lot of disruption and I regret it now. My brain was going all over the place and I couldn't stop vandalizing articles. And I am telling the truth. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 03:04, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
I don't have much more to say. I should not be on the internet this late, and this conversation won't go anywhere. However, I will say that you need to be more honest here. Claiming that "you couldn't stop" is probably one of the worst things you could possibly put in an unblock request. I would just admit to doing it for fun, and how I will no longer do it. I will look at your reply when you get up in the morning, but for now I would recommend just asking friends or family for guidance. I am finding that I am unable to give better advice even though I really want to. Scorpions13256 (talk) 03:13, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Scorpions13256, No, you're fine. Have a good night! NASCARfan0548 ↗ 03:14, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello again NASCARfan0548. I'm accepting your unblock request. I'll spare you the details of this review, the lecture and long lists of conditions, and also the need for 'the full confession'. I do note that you said in your appeal that you won't edit under IP address. Let's not see any other nonsense either. Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 14:55, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Zzuuzz, You're welcome! I'm glad that I'm back in the community! NASCARfan0548 ↗ 19:02, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello NASCARfan0548 I tried to add something to the blabbermouth wikipedia page, I am actually adding myself, and everything I said can be verified by the users of blabbermouth, I also provided a citation to an article I was referenced in, and there are others as well — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Rock Oracle (talk • contribs) 19:35, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Welcome back

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

I see the unblocking administrator accepted your request. I hope you have learned from this experience. I'm glad to see you back. Scorpions13256 (talk) 21:18, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Scorpions13256, Thanks! NASCARfan0548 ↗ 21:25, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the help

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Appreciate you reverting that sock, that guy is extremely persistent, as soon as his current sockpuppet account gets blocked he hops on an IP. --TylerBurden (talk) 04:24, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

TylerBurden, You're welcome! NASCARfan0548 ↗ 04:27, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2022).

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  • The user group oversight will be renamed suppress in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for technical reasons. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.
  • The Reply Tool feature, which is a part of Discussion Tools, will be opt-out for everyone logged in or logged out starting 7 February 2022. Editors wishing to comment on this can do so in the relevant Village Pump discussion.

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:01, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Welcome back!

Latest comment: 2 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion

Hi NASCARfan0548! I'm glad to see that the input and advice I gave you last month ended up helping you to write a well-worded unblock request, and that your request was accepted under the standard offer. Even though we provide the standard offer pretty universally to anyone who chooses to comply with it, there are still a good percentage of users that, even after completing the standard offer and complying with all of its terms, have their unblock appeal denied (either due to the severity or volume of disruption they caused, or because they did not create a well thought-out request in their appeal). Either way, you made it through, and you're back!

Just remember to keep Wikipedia's policies and guidelines in mind when you edit or contribute to the project. If you have questions, need help with something, or aren't sure about what action or direction is appropriate or right, please ask someone and get your questions and concerns answered so that you know and understand what to do. We all make mistakes, and that's okay to do! Nobody here is perfect, and nor will anybody here ever be perfect... I mean, shoot, just ask MusikAnimal, SQL, Bsadowski1, Swarm, the list can go on and on... They will happily confirm (and maybe even share funny stories) when I say to you that I've made more than my fair share of mistakes over the 15 years that I've been an editor and contributor on Wikipedia. As with anything in life: If you're not making mistakes, then you're not growing yourself and you're not learning. :-)

However, I do want to express and emphasize caution in regards to that statement I said to you above (about being okay with making mistakes)... I don't want you to misinterpret that statement as an excuse to be careless, negligent, or to have the belief that intentionally causing disruption (especially repeated disruption and/or despite multiple messages and warnings from other users to stop) is acceptable and okay to do, since "making mistakes is apparently okay", or because "everyone gets a mulligan". Accidents are okay, messing up is okay, even taking an action that you legitimately or genuinely thought was correct or allowed just to later find out that it wasn't - is okay. Anything that crosses over and onto the grounds of being intentional and disruptive will likely not be. Please keep that in mind. And, of course, in these cases, you can always test what you want to test by using sandbox pages, and you can also refer to the relevant policies or guidelines in order to locate appropriate test pages where you can experiment with actions, scripts, and other tools and similar things without causing any real harm... just remember to use common sense. Do that and you'll very likely be just fine and you shouldn't run into any kind of trouble down the road.

It also goes without saying the obvious: Don't engage in any actions or activities that led to your account getting blocked originally. Use one account, edit while you're logged in, and (very importantly) ask someone for help if you believe that what you're thinking about doing might cause disruption or be interpreted as malice. It's better to be safe than sorry. :-)

Other than that, I welcome you back, and I hope that you take your block as a positive learning experience and that you don't allow it to cause you stress, make you feed worried or afraid, or allow it to give you the false belief that your "record" is permanently "marked" or "damaged" forever. Time will go on, and as time goes by, this will of course become a part of your past, and get distant further and further back as time inevitably moves forward... Now, you obviously don't want to forget about the past; otherwise, you'll take nothing from it, learn nothing from it, and be much more likely to find yourself back into the same (or similar situation) again in the future. We don't want to see that happen. What I do want you to do is to not worry about the past - just focus on the future and what good things that you can do on Wikipedia today and in the present. :-)

If you have any questions, need any input, help, advice, anything... please don't be a stranger. My user talk page is one click away, and I'll be happy to help you with anything that you need. Welcome back, keep outta trouble, be happy, be well, and take care of yourself. ;-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 08:41, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Oshwah, Thanks for your kind message! I promise this situation won't happen again. Message sent from my alternate account, NASCARfan0548 (alt) ↗ 16:36, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
You bet. Welcome back! :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 13:01, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Here since the block. – AssumeGoodWraith (talk | contribs) 13:37, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Stalker

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I was just trying to draw attention to the fact that this editor was still active, but you're probably right. Britmax (talk) 22:17, 20 February 2022 (UTC)

Hello!

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hey, nice to meet ya around here! I'm Tristan, creator of race reports and drivers on the WP:NASCAR project. Nice to meet you! Also, welcome back! :D Nascar9919 (talk) 03:21, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Nascar9919, Thanks! Nice to meet you, too! NASCARfan0548 ↗ 05:06, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2022).

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2022).

  Guideline and policy news

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  • Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the deletelogentry and deletedhistory rights. This means that those in the Researcher user group and Checkusers who are not administrators can now access Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. (T301928)
  • When viewing deleted revisions or diffs on Special:Undelete a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present. (T284114)

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous

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ANI

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FYI -Ad Orientem (talk) 21:08, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Ad Orientem, Thank you. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 21:09, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2022

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2022).

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Got some concerns

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Hey! I got some concerns that the NASCAR project is experiencing some problems, mainly that there has been a major influx of articles that are critically undersourced or unsourced at all (and A LOT of it has been caused by one user). There also are major problems with notability with some of these. What can we do? Thanks! Nascar9919 (talk) 23:18, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Nascar9919, Find some reliable sources. If we can't find any, we'll have to face deletion. You can expand some of my article creations if you like. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 23:19, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Here are some articles I'm talking about: Jack Smith, David Keith, and Brett Thompson. NASCARfan0548 ↗ 23:22, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

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