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Administrators' newsletter – July 2022

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:28, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

topic: Alexander F. Harmer

Your statement "There he married Felicidad Abadie, settling in the Abadie family residence in Felicidad's native Santa Barbara, which became an artists' colony" needs revision. It's a run on with three distinct ideas. Did Alex move with the family or just occupy the house? Did you fail to previously state where Alexander was born and thought you should just slap it in there? I hope you're able to correct this and choose to do so. In the meantime, I'll be keeping an eye on you. 67.1.117.212 (talk) 13:12, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

I responded to your earlier, much snarkier complaint on your talkpage. I agree, it's in rough shape, as I'm working over and creating articles related to Harry Gesner, whose own article was deplorable and is still rough. Wikipedia's representation of the visual arts is consistently weak, and we have to stick to sources.

If you do any more Jew-tagging, though, you'll be blocked. Acroterion (talk) 17:12, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Wp:Architecure help

Hello, I’m the IP you responded to on mjRoots’ talk page. I’m attempting to add an architecture section to the page Lee Hall Depot, because its design is significant (many train station pages have this sort of section). It’s design was a standardized and prefabricated one used by the C&O Railroad on all Freight Stations and Cargo Houses for a period of time. I’ve made a start, but it’s small. I’m looking to expand it quite a bit, and while I can do research fairly easily, I’m not sure, how I would, write it out, and thought that someone with more experience would be helpful at achieving this. Thank you for your time and help, ˜˜˜˜ 108.48.97.70 (talk) 21:45, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

I'll track down the National Register nomination form, which should have a citeable and condensable descriptive summary. Acroterion (talk) 21:48, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi; so something I should mention is that I edit from a phone, and because of that I can respond to edit messages after I send them. Thanks for trying to find that nomination, talk to you soon! ˜˜˜˜ 108.48.97.70 (talk) 17:57, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

I'll give it a go when I have a few moments - Real Life has thrown a few family emergencies my way.Acroterion (talk) 22:16, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

I've made a start and done some of the editing and referencing that's hard to do on a phone. The NRHP nomination is the go-to document for history and description up to 2009. Obviously anything after that would have to be sourced elsewhere. Acroterion (talk) 02:18, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

Hi! How do I determine what is important for an architecture section

I’m finding that a lot of the stuff in the “Architectural history” section of the PDF you sent me is rather minor, but also seems important, like types of trim, an on-site well, and lighting fixtures. How do I determine what goes in and what doesn’t? And what goes into other sections? 108.48.97.70 (talk) 00:25, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

In my view a lot of the descriptions are verbal detail better conveyed by pictures, but it's something of a convention in NRHP docs to turn the descriptions into hyper technical jargon. Unless it's crucial or a defining feature, I tend to avoid excessive descriptions of window types, detailing, etc. That's just me, though I was planning to come back and expand it a little more. That particular example isn't a very good account of the architectural design. I don't want to stray too far into my own interpretation, but I was going to sit with pictures and try to make it a little more intelligible to general readership. Acroterion (talk) 00:29, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

As far as other sections go, there is a good bit of background and history in the nom. It is confusingly arranged, again by convention, with continuances farther back. I would say it goes into more detail than is warranted for a summary encyclopedia article, but that's why we link the NHRP nom, so somebody who wants to can go ahead and read it to get more detail. Acroterion (talk) 01:01, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Sorry to bother, but where do these “detail” photos go?

I found a photo detailing several parts of the buildings design (overhangs, support brackets, windows, etc. Now, you said I should use images instead of describing small features with text. But where would such an image go in the architecture section? Link to photo: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lee_Hall_Station_(15883700568).jpg 108.48.97.70 (talk) 16:17, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

I guess my point is that the NRHP nominations contain a level of detail that isn't really needed for an encyclopedia article, and they the nominations rely on text to convey something better done via drawings and photos. I didn't mean that the encyclopedia article would use detail pictures (though it could if they're particularly significant). Acroterion (talk) 01:28, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Tristan Thompson

Hi Acroterion, can you block and rev/delete the WP:BLP violations in several recent edits and summaries? ANI is protected, so I can't report there. Thanks, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:F5BD (talk) 03:32, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Spencer, thank you. Though not as egregious, several previous edits in the last week may also merit rev/deletion. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:F5BD (talk) 03:36, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

What to do if user has their IP blocked

I’m not sure. You blocked a related IP here[1] and CUS 27 is asking me about it.[2] I blocked a couple of IPs also. I am not sure about using CU here or if I can do something else. Doug Weller talk 17:39, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

I blocked Gnhrfiufrhe897r4y, an obvious throwaway account, I don't see an IP that I blocked there. Acroterion (talk) 01:31, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Advice needed

See[3] which could be related to a couple of IPs I blocked or your block here.[4] I’m not sure I can use CU or if there’s another option. Thanks Doug Weller talk 17:44, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Sixteenth anniversary on Wikipedia!

Hey, Acroterion. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Chris Troutman (talk) 19:36, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Random note

I've noticed that you tend to block all the random trolls that appear on my talk page. Especially now that I'm around less, I really appreciate it :) TonyBallioni (talk) 04:59, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

You're welcome. You must attract overnight trolls or something - I usually look around between 0700 and 0800 ET for trolls and spambots and block accordingly. Acroterion (talk) 11:37, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Oath Keepers Article

I don’t see how one source can judge a page such as this as “far-right.” There are many people and organizations who should be labeled as “far-left,” but are not labeled as such. I’m not going to name names, but I think if we should be open-minded and not bias one way or the other, I think it would be best to those who read Wikipedia on a daily or recent basis to know the facts and not experience political bias while reading articles. If we disagree, we disagree. I have my beliefs, you may have yours. I just want to make this page better and more understandable. -Conservative Alabamian (talk) 02:35, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

There are multiple sources calling OK far-right, and we don't need to load up the lede with them. That they're there at all in the lede is because people stop reading after the first paragraph and don't read the additional sourced content in the article supporting the summary paragraph (which is normally uncited). The lede covers the cited content in the body of the article. This is a global encyclopedia, and what American conservatives label "far-left" is pretty centrist compared to most of the rest of the world. . And it's "biased," not "bias." Acroterion (talk) 02:45, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Although I disagree with you, I respect your opinion. Thanks. Conservative Alabamian (talk) 02:49, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

May you please explain to me how the "far-left" labeling is considered centrist to the rest of the world? Thanks. -Conservative Alabamian (talk) 03:02, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

The liberal wing of the Democratic party is pretty centrist compared to leftist parties in most of the rest of the world. A number of commentators compared the Obama administration's policies with the policies of the Eisenhower administration. Until we have administrations nationalizing companies and instituting collectivist policies, we're not even to leftist, much less far-leftism, which would be on the extremes of Marxist thought. Sanders is an extremely mild socialist, and that's about as spicy as it gets in U.S. politics. He'd be a middle-of-the-road Labour candidate in the UK. Acroterion (talk) 03:18, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Being from the United States, I have always believed that Sanders was a communist. I didn't really care about what the rest of the world thinks. Do you believe that there is a far-left ideology? -Conservative Alabamian (talk) 03:21, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Sanders is a declared democratic socialist, which is considerably short of Communist. "Being from the United States," (so am I) where politics tends toward the conservative, gives a skewed view of actual leftist radicalism, which is a lot more aggressive than anything seen in the United States. In the 1980s the French Socialist Mitterand administration was in power. It was halfway between the Gaullist Party and the actual French Communist Party, which was closely aligned with the Soviet Union. Mitterrand was considerably to the left of Sanders, and Mitterrand was considerably to the right of the Communists. This is a global encyclopedia, so it presents a worldwide view of political science, rather than the very narrow dose one gets in the U.S. Acroterion (talk) 03:33, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

I understand this is a global encyclopedia. I have a Bachelor's degree in history and want to grow the historical aspect of this encyclopedia. Do you think I am on the right track? -Conservative Alabamian (talk) 03:36, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Not if you think Sanders is a Communist. But I recognize that in many parts of the United States, anybody more liberal than the local Chamber of Commerce is considered some kind of Communist. Acroterion (talk)

I'm not saying all liberals are communists. I was raised in the Deep South, where we are all about morals and conservatism. I have never denounced anyone's right to believe what they want to believe or vote for who they want to vote for. I'm just saying that I have never experienced anything but the United States, so I guess I am biased. I apologize for what I did on the Oath Keepers page. -Conservative Alabamian (talk) 03:50, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

No need for apology, we're all here to learn something. Acroterion (talk) 12:26, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Okay, great. Thank you. How can I join the WikiProject Military History? Thanks in advance. -Conservative Alabamian (talk) 14:16, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

the blitz

the source is the BBC, mistakes happen, they have translated this wrong. Most other dictionaries will translate it as flash. Please believe a German and additionally maybe use this source instead: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blitz#German https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/blitzkrieg It also says that Blitz can mean flash. To any German this is clear as day that it cannot refer to lightning but to the swiftness of the flash. 2003:F9:8701:DFA0:9982:4D69:CACE:FA79 (talk) 23:58, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

That may be so, but you'll need sources, preferably sources that discuss that specific distinction. Acroterion (talk) 23:59, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

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User Zarvonov/Lee Harvey Oswald vandalism

Seems as though the user Zarvonov has resorted to personal attacks on their talk page following the "allegedly" incident on Lee Harvey Oswald. Liliana ^(UwU) 01:03, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, they're having a meltdown. I'm going over to ANI now. Acroterion (talk) 01:04, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Earlier today, an editor (now blocked) threatened my life, 'after' I reverted him at the Montreal Canadiens page. GoodDay (talk) 02:01, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Probably a trolling Maple Leafs fan. I got off easy, I think, just a lot of cussing. Acroterion (talk) 02:05, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

My guess is, he'll be getting himself banned within a week. GoodDay (talk) 02:15, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Well, he didn't last a full day. GoodDay (talk) 00:54, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

If he was on such a hair trigger that Skyring set him off, we're better off without him. Six years of steady cycling updates, and then ... snap. Acroterion (talk) 01:11, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2022

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

Administrator changes

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Anthony Appleyard (deceased) • Capitalistroadster • Samsara

Guideline and policy news

• An RfC has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
• An RfC has been closed with the consensus that train stations are not inherently notable.

Technical news

• The Wikimania 2022 Hackathon will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
• Administrators will now see links on user pages for "Change block" and "Unblock user" instead of just "Block user" if the user is already blocked. (T308570)

Arbitration

• The arbitration case request Geschichte has been automatically closed after a 3 month suspension of the case.

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:44, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

MakoFish113

Hi Acroterion - Did you mean to only block this user for 31 hours? I would imagine that you'd block this user indefinitely per their self-admission on ANI... Let me know; I just wanted to message you in case this may have been accidental. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:49, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, I switched reasons and Twinkle reset on me. I wish it wouldn't behave that way. Now indef. Acroterion (talk) 19:52, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Good Faith

With regards to a recently closed AN thread, where the user in question said I usually update economic data … i want to reign as ECP… where I can do that I thought I’m going to assume you mean “regain” rather than “reign” for the moment. was commendably good faith given the rest of their behaviour! Nosebagbear (talk) 13:46, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

I thought about that for a little while, because my first reading was less favorable, but it appeared to me that this was not a person whose first language is English,so I ought to give the benefit of the doubt, at least as far as the "reign.". On reviewing some of my own typos, I sometimes need the same grace. There was no way anybody was going to reinstate ECP for them, so the AGF cost little. Acroterion (talk) 16:55, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Edit warring on the Tunisia football article

Hello, I edited the article on the Tunisian football team. The entire article was written like a non-native English speaker, and I fixed most of the grammar issues and removed junk that's not needed in the article. For example, the article's history section listed the score on every single game while every other national football team's article doesn't have that junk. There is this user with an Arabic username and they keep reverting my edits to theirs, which would require copyediting and many maintenance tags, such as too lengthy, grammar, and more. Could you please take care of this user? They've also written multiple articles that have been deleted. The World Cup is coming up (Tunisia made it) and I want readers to see an article that's been written properly, not by a non-native English speaker. Nearly but not perfect (talk) 18:24, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

They've reverted three times and haven't reverted since you warned them.I'll keep an eye on the article.Acroterion (talk) 18:55, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

The Arabic user has came back; while they didn't really revert what I did, they reinstated a lot of the excessive content. The grammar improved but it still is not completely written in an encyclopedic style. I have reverted to my version for now. What should happen next? Nearly but not perfect (talk) 18:22, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

DB Cooper

Hi: Is anyone monitoring the DB Cooper page? There have been many changes in the past few weeks and it does not look like any admins are aware. KatDales (talk) 13:36, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Is something going on that requires administrator action? Acroterion (talk) 16:45, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Reverted edit

Hi this is Akamaikai, whose edit you reverted on Boysen Dam, Wyoming.

The reason I added a climate section is because I like to add climate data to places where it exists so that people can see it and understand the climate of a particular area. NOAA has climate data on it and I thought it would be OK to add, if have any suggestions of a nearby town where I could put the climate data it would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

-Akamaikai Akamaikai (talk) 23:42, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

I understand, and I think it's fine to add the data to populated places, or places like Mount Washington that are noted for weather. I've been to to Boysen Dam, and I understand why they have a weather station there - the weather in Thermopolis, the nearest populated place, is often quite different from the weather on the other side of the Owl Creek Mountains. However, putitng a big gaudy climate box into an article that is about a dam, rather than a place, is in my opinion undue weight, and distracts from the article's focus. Acroterion (talk) 23:47, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

So where should I put the data? Akamaikai (talk) 23:58, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia isn't an indiscriminate collection of information, so absent a settlement with the usual settlement data, or some compelling reason to single out the dam as a unique location weather-wise, I don't see any reason for inclusion. Just because information exists, we're not compelled to apply it everywhere we can. If there is sourceable information that describes Boysen Dam as a notable weather location on its own (like, for example, Mount Washington), the best way is to write about that, and then add the data, preferably in collapsible format. The climate boxes are a bit huge. Acroterion (talk) 00:07, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

IP Block

Hey there, just wanted to thank you for removing that inflammatory comment from my talk page.

Also wanted to draw your attention to Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Nameless_User, if you are not already aware. That IP removed the PROD tags on all the articles mentioned in that post. Possible sock I imagine. Skipple ☎ 15:31, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

I was responding to that report and checking their edits.I was unsurprised to find that they had resorted to personal attacks. Acroterion (talk) 15:38, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Removal of IP address on History Page

Hello, Acroterion. Please check your email; you've got mail!
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Hi,

My name is Tim, and I just wanted to let you know that recently, I accidentally made an edit on a page describing the Motion Picture Rating System page. The edit that I made is changing the location of the columns of Categories IIA and IIB in the row describing the age rating system for Hong Kong. I would like to have my I.P. address, which is located at the top of the website, to be deleted. Please send me back a message when you have time.

https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1%E5%88%86%E7%B4%9A%E5%88%B6%E5%BA%A6&action=history JigSAW43+ (talk) 05:57, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

I have no administrative permissions on zh, and can't even read Chinese characters. Please contact a zh administrator. Acroterion (talk) 12:13, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Strange psychiatry anon is back

91.129.100.0 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)

They’re now posting (pretty transparently) under a different sock IP address with the same grammatical and argument structure over at Talk:Psychiatry, attempting to create a “consensus” in favor of their WP:POLEMIC edits. Bonus: they also say you’re guilty of selective enforcement and should be banned. JK I think @C.Fred is taking care of it — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 11:47, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

It's an obvious sock situation/block evasion by IP hopping. My next step will be to semi-protect Talk:Psychiatry if this continues…and if no other admin does it before I do. —C.Fred (talk) 11:53, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for dealing with them. I also get the impression that they think that everybody who confronts them is the same person. It's a subject that attracts people with odd ideas. Acroterion (talk) 12:11, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Laska666's essays

If you care to go through more of Laska666's edits, you'll find tons of unreferenced POV ramblings and essays in between the poorly paraphrased quotes from actual references.

For example, the last two sentences of this edit at Nam tiến are Laska666's own words. Other parts of that same edit are cited to pages of a book that don't support the content, e.g. page 126 of Sutherland's book does not say anything resembling

[Non-Kinh "ethnic minority" artifacts are] not being blocky parts of the Vietnamese 'mainstream historiography,' even though they had made enormous contributions or direct historical impacts in Vietnam and the Southeast Asia region as a whole.

They add a lot of valuable content, but also often sneak in their own perspective. — MarkH₂₁^talk 18:31, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Just made a similar block

{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Kevin003009] Doug Weller talk 14:28, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Category:Submerged bridges has been nominated for merging

Category:Submerged bridges has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 16:56, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Blocked IP

Hey,

I saw you blocked User talk:165.0.127.10 for a week.

Since they edited "Adolf Hitler is a legend" in Hitler's talk page, I believe they should receive an indefinite block under WP:NONAZIS. Also, they've been blocked before Stephanie921 (talk) 20:44, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Oh boy. We don't block IPs indefinitely, but I'll look at a longer block. Acroterion (talk) 21:03, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

I remember this one. In general, for repeat blocks we block for about as long as the disruption has been taking place. This is about what I would set. It's probably a poorly-socialized adolescent, and they'll probably find other things to be horrible about. If not, they'll be blocked for longer. Acroterion (talk) 21:05, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Okay, thank you. And could I ask what policy says IPs aren't blocked indefinitely? I'm not saying ur wrong of course but I've seen IPs indefinitely blocked loads of times, and am curious Stephanie921 (talk) 21:08, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

They're not supposed to be blocked indefinitely except in rare cases, and I haven't seen one indeffed in a long time. Generally IPs are blocked for three years at most, since the vast majority of IPs are dynamic and will be reassigned in a shorter or longer period, and users can change. This isn't a Telstra IP, but for example, Telstra IPs are notorious for being highly dynamic. I am curious about the "loads of times" you've seen IPs indeffed - it's not supposed to happen except in unusual instances of long-term abuse from a specific stable IP. Acroterion (talk) 21:16, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXCVII, August 2022

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on the Falklands War

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User talk:Dalylisy90

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2022

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

Administrator changes

DanCherek • DatGuy • Femke • Z1720

Aldux • Graham Beards • Nyttend

Interface administrator changes

Mr. Stradivarius

Guideline and policy news

• A discussion is open to define a process by which Vector 2022 can be made the default for all users.
• An RfC is open to gain consensus on whether Fox News is reliable for science and politics.

Technical news

• The impact report on the effects of disabling IP editing on the Persian (Farsi) Wikipedia has been released.
• The WMF is looking into making a Private Incident Reporting System (PIRS) system to improve the reporting of harmful incidents through easier and safer reporting. You can leave comments on the talk page by answering the questions provided. Users who have faced harmful situations are also invited to join a PIRS interview to share the experience. To sign up please email Madalina Ana.

Arbitration

• An arbitration case regarding Conduct in deletion-related editing has been closed. The Arbitration Committee passed a remedy as part of the final decision to create a request for comment (RfC) on how to handle mass nominations at Articles for Deletion (AfD).
• The arbitration case request Jonathunder has been automatically closed after a 6 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous

• The new pages patrol (NPP) team has prepared an appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for assistance with addressing Page Curation bugs and requested features. You are encouraged to read the open letter before it is sent, and if you support it, consider signing it. It is not a discussion, just a signature will suffice.
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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:11, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

ANI revert explanation

Hi, Acroterion. You reverted my edit on ANI. Let me explain why my edit was correct.

• I made a comment on Nightscream discussion yesterday and then user Protonk replied to my edit about another topic.
• Protonk's reply was reverted by ToBeFree.
• Then Johnuniq reinstated all messages thinking they were okay.
• Then an IP user collapsed Protonk's comments with a provocative message (I warned them at their talk page).
• Arada Ar 196 collapsed all comments including my initial comment which was not removed by ToBeFree with a somewhat contemptous message.

That's why I wanted to change the template headers with a more neutral wording and de-collapse my initial comment. Now clarifying what actually happened, could you please de-revert my edits? Thank you.--Madame Necker (talk) 21:05, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

You shouldn't be editing any templates or collapse headers in that discussion. Acroterion (talk) 21:11, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Okay I won't from now on. Could you please de-revert my edit? Madame Necker (talk) 21:12, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

I've changed the collapse header a little. Please don't hijack threads like that. Acroterion (talk) 21:14, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your understanding. Madame Necker (talk) 21:15, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

IP142.183.21.97/IP142.183.31.129 and Joan II of Navarre

The IP142.183.21.97 that you blocked for one week from Joan II of Navarre has returned under a different IP(142.183.31.129). I will let you decide what should be done, if anything. --Kansas Bear (talk) 02:37, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, blocked, sitewide this time, and semi-protected. Acroterion (talk) 02:43, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Why do you remove my content

Is is very rude that you come and delete what I have added. I would very much appreciate if you would not do that sir. 2600:1009:B168:436F:341E:654B:9A2D:2766 (talk) 11:40, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

And what was it that you added? It's flattering for you to think I'm psychic and can understand what you did on a different IP address or account, but I'm afraid I can't tell what you're complaining about. Acroterion (talk) 12:16, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

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Change Name of User

Hi. I created this account so many years ago. Now I want to change the name of my profile from "Cheposo" to Risantana . how can I make a change of name of my account or profile? help please. I hope you can help me with this.

--Cheposo (talk) 13:23, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Changing username is the place to start. Acroterion (talk) 13:49, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

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Discussion at WP:HD § Very Large Picture

 You are invited to join the discussion at WP:HD § Very Large Picture. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:13, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

This might be a honest question or it could be a WP:DUCK. Anyway, just letting you know as a courtesy because you removed the image as a copyvio. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:15, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm not sure what to make of that editor, but it's clearly an image that's been scraped from a copyrighted website and represented as own work. Acroterion (talk) 03:16, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

File remame

Hi @Acroterion: I have a file that needs renamed. Could you possibly do it for me please. Thanks. scope_creep^Talk 11:11, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

What is it? Is it on Commons? Acroterion (talk) 11:17, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

File:Winterlink Group.png I've put a rename template on it. scope_creep^Talk 11:22, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

I’ll take a look at it once I get my day started, feed dogs, etc. Acroterion (talk) 11:31, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

Done. A possibly dumb question, but it's not something that comes up often - are file moves of that kind unavailable to non-admins? On Commons filemover is a specific right that must be granted, but image files on WP are pretty rare, so I haven't encountered the restriction. Acroterion (talk) 12:17, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Acroterion. I posted that redirect for deletion, as I went around and updated all the article. Thanks. scope_creep^Talk 18:47, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

"File:Winterlink Group.png" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Theanonymity.de

On the basis of WP:AGF and WP:ROPE, do you have any objections if I lift your block of Theanonymity.de with a limited-duration WP:TOPICBAN? See User talk:Theanonymity.de. -- Yamla (talk) 13:18, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Personally, I have little faith in a holocaust denier's ability to edit Wikipedia in any respect, but perhaps between strict guardrails they could be given rope. Acroterion (talk) 23:57, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, me too. Still, they claim to have got over that. I'll unblock (with a topic ban) and monitor. --Yamla (talk) 11:58, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Hot potato

Good luck; they're all yours now!-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:54, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

I've been watching them, and am chiefly concerned that they not aggravate Doug with that crap. I have no plans to do more than divert their nagging until it reaches a point where I turn off talkpage access, which I think is inevitable. Acroterion (talk) 00:00, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

TP access is gone as predicted. UTRS will probably get it until the UTRS regulars run out of patience. Acroterion (talk) 04:44, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Over to you Deepfriedokra!-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:02, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Clearly not compatible, so we employ a "three strikes law" over there. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 16:09, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

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Hi Acroterion

Hey Acroterion

Just a quick flag. You helped me a long time ago when my page was vandalized

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murtz_Jaffer

A user named Clourei made some edits to my page which were not accurate so I reverted the page back. Is there a way to flag that they made in accurate edits?

Please notify me if you respond. 142.126.211.244 (talk) 09:02, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

I'll leve them a note asking them to explain why they believe the material (referenced to a 2021 source) is outdated. Acroterion (talk) 12:09, 30 September 2022 (UTC)