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No vandalism since final warning. Re-report if this user resumes vandalising. :{{AIV|f}} :{{AIV|nfw}}
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Will actively monitor user. :{{AIV|m}} :{{AIV|monitor}}
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This noticeboard is for obvious vandals and spammers only. Consider taking this report to Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. :{{AIV|a}} :{{AIV|ani}}
This noticeboard is for obvious vandals and spammers only. Consider taking this report to Usernames for administrator attention. :{{AIV|u}} :{{AIV|uaa}}
This noticeboard is for obvious vandals and spammers only. Consider taking this report to Requests for page protection. :{{AIV|r}} :{{AIV|rpp}}
This noticeboard is for obvious vandals and spammers only. Consider taking this report to Sockpuppet investigations. :{{AIV|sp}} :{{AIV|ssp}}
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Note: IP addresses are generally not blocked indefinitely. Please see the blocking policy for more information. :{{AIV|in}} :{{AIV|indef}}
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User has been incorrectly or insufficiently warned. Re-report if the user resumes vandalising after being warned sufficiently. :{{AIV|ns}} :{{AIV|new}}
Blocks are preventative, not intended to be used as punishment. :{{AIV|np}} :{{AIV|notpunish}}
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Reason: High level of IP vandalism while the event is happening Allyriana000 (talk) 15:04, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Declined since it's over now and there has been a winner. Daniel Case (talk) 03:30, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced material by an IP which faced block earlier in April 2024. Libraa2019 (talk) 18:31, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Declined since it's at AfD. If they don't add sources it won't matter because the article will be deleted. Daniel Case (talk) 03:27, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection: Persistent IP vandalism. Bretonbanquet (talk) 22:51, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

User(s) blocked. Isabelle Belato 🏳‍🌈 01:36, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Disruptive editing on the page, done by same user at Alauddin Husain Shah page. Noorullah (talk) 00:19, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

DeclinedWarn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. Isabelle Belato 🏳‍🌈 01:34, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Reason: IP vandalism. 67.230.43.70 (talk) 02:20, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

  • Automated comment: @67.230.43.70: This request cannot be parsed. Please ensure it follows formatting consistent with the current or previous methods of submission.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 02:34, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Daniel Case (talk) 03:28, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Reason: Addition of unsourced content and disruptive edits by IP. M S Hassan (talk | contributions) 04:18, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – This article undergoes constant editing by IP addresses, who are eliminating stuff that is well-referenced. The revisions are not productive. DJ InstaMalik (talk) 05:05, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Extended confirmed protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – Persistent Sockpuppetry. GrabUp - Talk 05:18, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – WP:LTA/GRP. Mtarch11 (talk) 05:53, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IPs back to remove mentions of criticism, soon after previous protection ended. Krimuk2.0 (talk) 06:16, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Temporary pending changes: BLP policy violations – Regular IP edits accusing this LGBT writer of "grooming kids". Belbury (talk) 07:00, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Temporary pending changes: A passing internet meme from 2022 about a fictional country that people pretended was real. Nearly all IP edits this year have been people removing "fictional" from the first sentence or lead, in the spirit of the joke. Belbury (talk) 07:05, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

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Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent disruptive editing even while this page has been protected. Noorullah (talk) 00:18, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

  • Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to already be protected. Please confirm.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 00:19, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
Declined Please put this with protection requests. You have it in requests for reduction in protection or unprotection. Daniel Case (talk) 03:32, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

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WP:RFPERM (rollback)

Rollback

Hi there! Requesting rollback rights to be able to use different tools for reverting vandalism. I'm open to any questions or feedback on my editing and counter-vandalism actions. Cheers. Rkieferbaum (talk) 11:34, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

I see that you are failing to consistently warn editors when you revert their edits. Why? It's important to leave a notification for every revert you make. Are you aware that we have tools such as Twinkle or Ultraviolet that make this extremely easy? -Fastily 06:21, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
@Fastily: hi there. It's true that I seldom warn IP users that don't edit on a regular basis. I just feel like no one is going to see that warning and it might be confusing for other users from that IP. This might be a mistake on my part and I'll gladly fix it. You'll see that, with registered users, I've warned them 100% of the time or very close to that. Thanks for your time. Rkieferbaum (talk) 10:59, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
Please ensure that you are always leaving warnings. I can't stress enough the importance of not biting the newcomers; if you find yourself reverting good faith edits, then it's especially important to notify the editor. If you don't want to leave a template warning, that's completely fine, but you do need to leave a talk page message explaining why you reverted the edit. Moving forward, could you please make a promise to leave warnings/notifications for every revert? -Fastily 10:09, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
@Fastily: of course, it's a promise. I do agree that welcoming newcomers is among the most important things we do here. Thanks. Rkieferbaum (talk) 11:29, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
Great, thanks for confirming. Could you please now go some RC patrol in which you demonstrate how you will be notifying all users? -Fastily 03:17, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
@Fastily: sure! I've been at it for a few minutes. I'll leave a warning each and every time from now on, IP or otherwise. Cheers and thanks for your input. Rkieferbaum (talk) 00:37, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 Done -Fastily 10:16, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
  • 245CMR (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs (blocks · rights · moves) · rfar · spi · cci) (assign permissions)(acc · ap · ev · fm · mms · npr · pm · pc · rb · te)
  • I used to be highly active before 2022, and had rollback rights back then (was inactive for quite a while)
  • I have a history of defending WP: Hinduism related articles, and further need to do it, especially after few recurring cases of vandalism by a series of sockpuppets
  • It may seem that i am constantly reverting a particular user's edits but that user is a sockpuppet of Kairakairav, [see their huge list of sockpuppets] who removes well sourced info, blanks them and add original research stuff, most of which are also factually incorrect. The sockpuppets get blocked, but somehow returns with a new account (Not only me, but other users have also reported this issue in the user's earlier sockpuppet investigations). It is alo worthless to tell them to stop on talk page, as they never reply and keep doing the same stuff; recent example of Madri which was blanked by them!
  • Its quite irritating for me to constantly go to history and copy paste entire full page, so the rollback right will be quite helpful, Thanks .245CMR.👥📜 09:03, 16 July 2024 (UTC) .245CMR.👥📜 09:03, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
 Not done I reviewed your contributions and found little to no recent anti-vandalism work. If you're still interested in this tool then please spend at least a month actively patrolling RecentChanges (Twinkle & Ultraviolet can help with that) before reapplying. Also, please ensure that you are consistently warning editors when you revert their edits. Thanks, Fastily 10:16, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
@Fastily: Really!? I just explained how the sockpuppet User:NairaMahiHDPaakhiAadhya basically removed cited information from articles like Kunti, Madri, Sahadeva, Eklavya, etc. It's been reported by other users, see that user's earlier sockpuppets (linked in the request). Also its pointless to try to guide them as i seriously tried to do so many time on their earlier (now blocked) accounts. Recently while doing manual copy paste, I accidentally deleted chunks of articles by mistake. I really require this right as I am free to waste my entire half an hour doing this. Sorry if I sounded rude, but I am really irritated after recently doing the manual copy paste for 100th time! .245CMR.👥📜 18:48, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
Yes, really. You shouldn't be copy/pasting anyways. The use case you've described doesn't require rollback; we have tools such as Twinkle & Ultraviolet that already do what you're asking for. Like I said, if you're still interested in rollback, then please spend a month actively patrolling RecentChanges before creating a new request -Fastily 21:57, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
As a third party, I just want to comment on why you were copy pasting? Apollogetticax|talk 06:36, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Greetings, I wish to get the Rollback right because I want to fight vandalism and revert edits that goes Wikipedia’s guidelines, also I want to be able to revert edits frm users who aren’t sure of what they are doing most especially IP user. Madeforall1 (talk) 10:11, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

 Not done You don't need rollback to undo inappropriate edits. If you're still interested in this tool then please spend at least a month actively patrolling RecentChanges (Twinkle & Ultraviolet can help with that) before reapplying. Also, please ensure that you are consistently warning editors when you revert their edits. Thanks, Fastily 10:16, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello! I would like to have the rollback permission to revert vandalism quicker and to use tools like Huggle. Also, with Awesome Aasim's RC patrol tool, reverting is very slow, but with rollback it will be much faster. I use Twinkle already.

I am keen in the field of anti-vandalism. While my track record isn't exactly the best, I acknowledge my mistakes, and improve on them. I can tell what is and what isn't vandalism, and I know to always warn users, no exception. While edit counts don't matter, I have over 250 mainspace edits (just for the record). This also brings light to my experience. I have been doing counter-vandalism since the day I created my account.

If you think I am doing anything wrong, you are free to tell me my mistakes, and I can fix myself. | Apollogetticaxtalk 23:03, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Lots of anti-vandalism in contribs including edit summaries, so that's great. Good attitude on talk pages. I was going to grant this but then I found they admitted to being the sockpuppet User:HTML5, CSS3! over at User talk:Ferret#Thank you. Honestly I am still inclined to grant, they seem to be reformed. But this probably needs a little discussion first. –Novem Linguae (talk) 08:35, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
Gonna go ahead and mark this one as  Not done, with the requester now sock-blocked and fresh block evasion noted at User talk:Apollogetticax#July 2024. DanCherek (talk) 16:16, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello! I would like to request rollback rights as I've been pretty active in countering vandalism since May. I use Twinkle and I notify new users consistently when I revert, usually by using a warn template, but other times by writing a message myself. I do my best to distinguish between good faith edits and vandalism and avoid unnecessary edit wars. Having made around 20 successful AIV reports, I am interested in making patrolling quicker with Huggle. Thank you! ObserveOwl (chit-chatmy doings) 22:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

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