User talk:Elockid/Archive 5

recent SPI block

thanks for acting on my latest SPI of whitmore 8621. The moment I checked the sock's contributions list, I knew it was him right away that's why I requested CU to be sure. Hindi pa rin talaga marunong mag-talk page archive nang maayos. (Still doesn't know how to properly archive a talk page). Judging by his tone, I don't think endofskull has the foggiest idea of how that warring editor from Down Under has rankled me and irked others, considering he's been blocked before. "I don't like my privacy being invaded"? Meh, not that different from his unblock request whinings about "I don't like being bullied or ignored." NPA notwithstanding, what a loser. --Eaglestorm (talk) 16:04, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. Looking a the unblocks requests, I couldn't agree more that there was sockpuppetry going on. I'm still clueless on Endofskull's part. Elockid ^(Talk) 17:46, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Agree on being clueless. Not that I'm forumshopping, though I've alerted Smashville, but could you lock the TP of 122.107.214.146? That's his IP sock and he continues with his deletionist crap...with the WHOIS tag I placed the latest victim. This is the first time I've ever seen any anons remove WHOIS tags.--Eaglestorm (talk) 14:25, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Looks stable, so a longer block could be in order. I'll handle it when I can unless Smashville handles it before I do. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 14:34, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Ok, but what a whining fool he has become with that flame comment. Just vanish already.--Eaglestorm (talk) 15:33, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Looks like they've decided to stop. Will monitor though. Elockid ^(Talk) 02:58, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

No prob, though I might have to delete the anon's flame post because of WP:TALK and NPA violations. I'm still getting my thoughts about putting him up for a community ban.--Eaglestorm (talk) 13:35, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

It won't hurt to try especially since the community has been banning people left and right recently. Elockid ^(Talk) 16:08, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

I just put in a strongly-worded response after another unblock request on the anon page. Alam kong may konting (I know there's some) NPA, but what I said was enough without putting the NPA fire selector on full-auto. --Eaglestorm (talk) 17:54, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Hell!

Hey Elockid--feel free to block, haha, since I just reported them as a VOA. Thanks, and stay away from Spiff--he's bad news, and his labrador needs its teeth brushed. Drmies (talk) 02:41, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

LOL! Elockid ^(Talk) 02:43, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Regarding Smashtalk (talk · contribs)

I have an open FfD discussion at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2010 August 31 regarding 5 files the user uploaded. Given that they were a sock, can these files be deleted? At the very least I'd appreciate a comment on the discussion. Thanks. elektrikSHOOS 02:27, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Files deleted. Elockid ^(Talk) 02:34, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! elektrikSHOOS 03:23, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. Elockid ^(Talk) 03:24, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia Philippine Chapter in Philippine Youth Congress

I am glad to announce to you that we will be debuting as an organization at the Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology on September 14 to 17, 2010 at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Jojit will be Wikimedia Philippines resource speaker at the second day of the conference at the UP Film Center. He will be speaking about Wikipedia and how it revolutionizes the World Wide Web. That will be at 9:00 to 10:00 am. We will also set up a booth at the UP Bahay ng Alumni and we will showcase our existing and future projects. We encourage you to participate in our first major project. We have prepared food and refreshments for you. Please let us know so that we can enlist you to our delegation.--Exec8 (talk) 18:39, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Is he back...

...again? Haven't seen him around for a while.—SpacemanSpiff 10:39, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

It looks like him based on the pages and the range. I am a little surprised though, because he hasn't used that range in awhile. He's usually using IPs like 86.178.144.45 (talk · contribs), still the same ISP and location, but higher in the 86s nowadays. Elockid ^(Talk) 11:43, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

User:8MA8

Per the further discussion at WP:Sockpuppet investigations/8MA8/Archive, I've urged that 8MA8's block should be extended to indef (see bottom of page). Would you have any comment on that idea? You placed the most recent (unexpired) block, for one week. The main Mico Apostolov account is still free to edit. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 16:08, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

I've extended 8MA8's block to indefinite after some reconsideration and looking at the discussion. Elockid ^(Talk) 21:42, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for looking into this. EdJohnston (talk) 02:12, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Your block of Serienfan2010

Regarding your block of User:Serienfan2010,[1] to be fair he/she was only reverting inappropriate changes by another editor who has now breached 3RR by making 6 reversions to the page in a little over 3 hours. I've raised the matter at Talk:List of Phineas and Ferb episodes/Archive 1#Article layout and notified the relevant editors in a hope to stop it. The big problem seems to be Isabella and Lego Liker's unwillingness to allow the page to comply with Template:Episode list#Sublists. Ironically, this editor hasn't been blocked. --AussieLegend (talk) 01:18, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for raising this issue. I've also blocked Isabella and Lego Liker's for edit warring. Elockid ^(Talk) 01:26, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for acting so quickly. --AussieLegend (talk) 02:07, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Can you look at these two users please?

Hi Elockid. Can you please look at the following two users and take action (if necessary).

• User Helveticat
• User CafePhilo

Behavioural evidence; but not concrete... Thanks. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 12:52, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm finding CafePhilo a bit suspicious. Making an edit on the same day after a month of inactivity is good sign they are related. Behaviorally, they seem similar. ManOnABus could be related. This could be meatpuppetry though. From what I've seen, some people recruit meatpuppets on AfDs. I'd probably file an SPI with a CU to check the two accounts and probably ManOnABus also. Elockid ^(Talk) 19:09, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks :) And best regards. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 19:51, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

69.196.22.179

You previously made a temporary block of user 69.196.22.179 From the talk page, it certainly appears this user has a history of not making constructive edits, has had lots of "final warning"'s and deserves more severe treatment. I don't know how all that works with an IP address, but this seems a ripe candidate. Trackinfo (talk) 17:15, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Reblocked 1 month. The last recent 24 hour block didn't seem to help. Seems like a school IP though. Elockid ^(Talk) 19:04, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Nangparbat

this may be him Philcal213 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) --Wikireader41 (talk) 22:58, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Looks like him. Though not entirely sure yet. Perhaps a check from YM to confirm? Elockid ^(Talk) 19:02, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

New Page Protect requests

Now that the whole Pending Changes stuff has been taken off of hold by Jimbo, I'd ask that you please consider Lvl-2 Pending Changes for recent User:Karmaisking targets: B.A. Santamaria and Criticisms of fractional-reserve banking. Thanks for any consideration on the matter. BigK HeX (talk) 15:01, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

I think PC might be over and another admin will probably take off the PC2 like with the other pages I put on PC2. I can re-semi those pages if you want. Elockid ^(Talk) 19:01, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Jimbo indicates that PC will be ongoing as dev fixes are put into place, and that expansion of PC is fine in areas that it's not counter-productive. I doubt any admins would overturn Jimbo on the matter. BigK HeX (talk) 05:37, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm a bit confused now. See Special:Log/stable. I'll have a chat on IRC on this and see what's up later. Elockid ^(Talk) 12:02, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Could you also please post the link for Jimbo's statement? Elockid ^(Talk) 12:09, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

About the removals performed by User:Dabomb87 in those log pages you linked, here's Jimbo concurring that removal of PC from pages (where PC is not suspected of causing problems) should not be done at the moment, and that PC should be considered for articles that would be Page Protected, if it would be superior to page protection: User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Removing_pending.

Here's Jimbo's general announcement that PC will remain in operation (and potentially expanded): User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Announcement_about_Pending_Changes [To quote: "I am not going to ask that the feature be removed from any articles where it is currently active, as there appears to be absolutely no positive reason to do that." and "use it more in cases like the ones where it is working ("gradual limited expansion")"

As you do seem to indicate that the sockpuppetry has forced these pages to become candidates for semi-prot, I think it'd be a great trial to see if the sockpuppets are neutralized by Lvl-2 PC alone! Thanks for any thought/effort you can give to the matter. (Of course, I do *not* want to drag you into any internecine PC squabbles with other admins. I don't know what's going on behind the scenes, only that Jimbo seems to be fine with expansion of PC "where it would be effective"). BigK HeX (talk) 15:27, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Will PC2 when I get home. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 15:25, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Pages protected. Elockid ^(Talk) 21:52, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! BigK HeX (talk) 02:37, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Nomination of List of largest empires for deletion

A discussion has begun about whether the article List of largest empires, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of largest empires until a concensus is reached, and you are welcome to contribute to the discussion.

You may edit the article during the discussion, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article.

Actually, the deletion discussion is at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of largest empires (5th nomination). Qwyrxian (talk) 01:23, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Drork

Hello Elockid. IPs on the same ISP as Drork have been recently making the same edits to Golan Heights and West Bank. I am getting a bit frustrated by the never-ending supply of IPs to re-revert the same edits over and over. What should be done here? nableezy - 15:22, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Looks like Drork. I'll handle this as soon as I can. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 15:25, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Hello Elockid. Though I have to agree that those IPs (Golan Heights, West Bank) look suspicious, I'm not sure they are related to each other, though maybe I don't see the whole picture. Also acting just according to ISP seems kind of harsh, there might be other customers of the same ISP who contribute to Wikipedia. Reverting someone who you think is a banned user is different from reverting someone who is unambiguously a banned user. This case is the former. AgadaUrbanit (talk) 15:59, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Could be. But, per the recent reports at SPIs, See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Drork/Archive, the Golan Heights article suggests that the IP(s) editing there is probably Drork. The IP on West Bank looks related to 79.181.9.231 (talk · contribs). See this diff by 79.181.9.231 and 109.66.48.29 for example. The contributions from 79.181.9.231, especially to the Golan Heights article and also looking at the previous SPIs, there seems like a connection. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 16:32, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Elockid, please do something, anyone can see that this IP is a sock, the exact same ISP as Drork, from the same location, pushing the same pov, and is edit warring at Golan heights. Compare the IP with Drorks previous socks: [2] In that SPI we can clearly see on the behaviour that its Drork. Ad to that the location and ISP which is right on the spot with this "new" IP, and its clear that its Drork.--Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 17:09, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Page protections are coming your way. Unfortunately, it will be in a couple hours. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 17:55, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Please tag him as a sock also. --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 17:56, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Pages protected. Looks like Wgfinley took care of the tagging. Elockid ^(Talk) 21:51, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I figured it out. We're going WP:DUCK then? --WGFinley (talk) 03:07, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

For the most part. Elockid ^(Talk) 03:14, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

For the West bank, the same edit mentioned was done by number of contributors. Fights over terminology are a big part of the I/P talk page fights. I think it is good that both pages were protected, while we should not bite anons, the disruptions were not contributing to constructive editing. AgadaUrbanit (talk) 07:13, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user talk page. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 13:40, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I owe you like a couple. Next time you'll definitely be getting one from me. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 16:04, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

User Jgittins

Hi. Just a friendly enquiry about Jgittins (talk · contribs), as I am indirectly involed via Offer of assistance and User talk:Senra#Churches in Secunderabad. I am a relatively new editor myself, who is showing some concern for inexperienced editors as well as trying to create useful articles such as Little Thetford, St James' Church, Stretham and Ely and Littleport riots 1816. Unfortuanelty (for me) I do not understand the checkuser and blocking process, so it is difficult for me to review this case sufficiently to make a sensible judgement. As I am still trying to learn, would you be so kind as to drop me a couple of links that would show me the evidence confirming the link between Jgittins (talk · contribs) and Coramandel23 (talk · contribs) and also the discussions that have taken place leading to the blocking? Be assured I am not trying to interfere - far from it; I am simply trying to understand how I have been suckered here --Senra (Talk) 15:30, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

It was specifically comparison of this account to Geofisherguy (talk · contribs) which is a CU confirmed sock of Coramandel23. It's an account created after the block (good sign of sockpuppetry) and that looks to have the same agenda, editing the same types articles (Christianity in South India) as Geofisherguy. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 16:03, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Forgive my ignorance here. None of the links you have so far given me confirm that Jgittins (talk · contribs) is the same as Coramandel23 (talk · contribs) (except they say CU confirmed which I guess I have to accept AGF) nor, in particular, where the concensus investigation is that, in the first place, blocked the root editor— I assume Coramandel23 (talk · contribs) is the root, i.e. first account. I guess you are very busy and suspect my query is noise in an otherwise closed and unimportant case; Nevertheless, as explained above, I am trying to learn --Senra (Talk) 16:26, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

If you compare the contributions of Special:Contributions/Geofisherguy who is also Coramandel23, the contributions from Special:Contributions/Jgittins are similar. CU may be able to verify this. But in light of striking behavioral evidence (looking at contributions, examining behaviors, etc.), a duck block is given and a CU would usually decline running a check per that reason. As a result, sockpuppetry related blocks do not generally need a CU to confirm that the account was a sock. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 16:40, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

If you need further explaining, I have to do it a bit later. Sorry about that. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 16:41, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

23prootie sock?

User:Par0tT has recently begun editing, and their first actions were to open a move discussion at Talk:Commonwealth of the Philippines#Move request. It has been suggested in the discussion that the user might be a sock of banned user User:23prootie. As User:Elockid/Long-term abuse/23prootie is hosted in your user space, I wanted to make you aware of the situation. I don't think this ia a WP:DUCK situation as yet. Do you have any advice on how to proceed at this point? - BilCat (talk) 09:15, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks and I'm monitoring. Elockid ^(Talk) 10:35, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

• FPS, I've ran into 23prootie's sock on a couple of occasions so dare I say this now since it has gotten on my radar scope but I really think it is him again, the MO just never changes. --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 10:43, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

I've filed an SPI. If it's him he's probably editing through a proxy, so that will get blocked along with the account. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 13:43, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick follow-up, E. Much obliged. - BilCat (talk) 22:50, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

AfD

Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maps of American ancestries. It's an interesting article, but IMO not suitable for an encyclopedia. Feel free to disagree, or agree. Thanks. Jaque Hammer (talk) 00:32, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Protect us!

Hey mate! Would you be able to do a temp semi-protect of List of sovereign states please? IP vandalism. Thanks in advance! Nightw 15:24, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I can't do anything in the meantime. I won't be able to do anything administrative for another 8 hours or so. Perhaps RFPP in the meanwhile? Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 15:30, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

I've also warned 80.223.220.242 (talk · contribs). Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 15:31, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Looks like they've stopped for now. I'm still keeping an eye. Elockid ^(Talk) 21:53, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for that. If he starts up again I'll let you know. Cheers. Nightw 13:12, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

User talk:Allmightyduck/badreverts

Could you make an editnotice for the page linked above? According to WP:EDNO, if I am not mistaken, only sysops and account creators can make valid editnotices for sub-pages. So, if you could make that, and I'm not mistaken, could the text just be: {{User talk:Allmightyduck/badreverts/notice}} , so I can edit it? Thanks, Allmightyduck  What did I do wrong? 22:30, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

 Done. Elockid ^(Talk) 23:15, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Blocking question

Hi, I was out of the country for about three months, and wasn't on Wikipedia during that time. I noticed that since I've been back, several administrators have blocked various IP addresses without leaving a block notice on the IP's talk page. Is this a policy change? I don't have an opinion one way or the other, I just wanted to know. Thanks, Sven Manguard _Talk 03:35, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

For rangeblocks, admins don't add a block notice because it would be extremely tedious to do so especially for large ranges. For other blocks, adding a block notice is highly recommended but not required given that there is a good reason not to, for example 4chan vandals. See WP:Blocking policy#Notifying the blocked user. Elockid ^(Talk) 03:43, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. I see that the notice was added to User talk:150.108.232.21 after I stopped looking, but I noticed it with a couple of other admins too, hence the question. BTW, full year block... I like your style! Thanks for the clarification. Sven Manguard _Talk 04:02, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your help!

Thanks, for your help with Foulball (talk · contribs · block log · arb · SPI ^confirmed _suspected) it has been an issue that has been going on for a few weeks, on wiki, and on wiki's IRC channel. --Wolfnix • Talk • 00:28, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Hello. You have a question, and a thanks at User_talk:Wolfnix#Thanks.21_Also...'s talk page. --Wolfnix • Talk • 00:47, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

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Awarding of The Admin's Barnstar

		The Admin's Barnstar
		For your help in dealing with a troublesome user, that doesn't know when to stop. Wolfnix • Talk • 00:28, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the response

Hello, Thanks for your quick response to my semi-protection request. It was denied. No problem. But as you can see in Social Engine Forum that unregistered user is keep editing and blanking the page. Can you look at that problem and at least ban that IP from editing that page please?

Sandakelum2009 (talk) 00:51, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

You're referring to 87.110.92.142 (talk · contribs), right? It seems that the user has stopped and got the picture. If they continue, you can report them to AIV (be sure they have a level 4 warning first) or ask me here. Elockid ^(Talk) 01:02, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Yes sir, I am talking about 87.110.92.142 (talk · contribs). He is recently blanked the page again and that was undid by Quantumor (talk · contribs). I am new to Wikipedia and that 87.110.92.142 (talk · contribs) keep editing the article and undoing each action is not a bothering to staff members?. Also sir, How to know 87.110.92.142 (talk · contribs) have level 4 warning? Thanks Sandakelum2009 (talk) 19:27, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Level 4 templates look like this. Elockid ^(Talk) 20:26, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

SPI for Harrisonnash

When you updated the status of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Harrisonnash, were you aware that I had added an additional user account to the report (one that was created after the confirmed socks were blocked) and reopened the request? --Orlady (talk) 01:58, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Sorry about that. Relisted. Elockid ^(Talk) 02:13, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for looking at that. I've never quite gotten the hang of the templates for the "new" SPI process -- it's not always clear how to communicate effectively there. --Orlady (talk) 02:20, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

New Section

		Home-Made Barnstar
		for common sense. Ka-Ching! Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 13:15, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Elockid ^(Talk) 13:29, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

BF101 SPI

Thanks for that, I was just about to do the same - 3 years an admin and SPI is still a learning experience for me...! LessHeard vanU (talk) 19:06, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

No problem! Elockid ^(Talk) 19:07, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

ProfessorJane

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/98.71.4.82 ...  CET   †  22:58, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Blocked. Elockid ^(Talk) 23:06, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Awarding of The User Page Barnstar

Thanks! Elockid ^(Talk) 03:47, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Nangparbat Today

• 86.182.13.177 (talk⁺ · contribs · deleted contribs · tag · block user · block log · CheckUser).--Wikireader41 (talk) 00:39, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Page protected. Elockid ^(Talk) 00:59, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

making an information of a Band

Mr.Elockid I am requesting to write a person who is good at music,can I make an encyclopedia about him because he is really cool —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tagats789 (talk • contribs)

Sorry, you can't. Please see Wikipedia:Notability. This will explain it. Elockid ^(Talk) 12:41, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Ecko1o1

This guy is causing problems again. He left an inappropriate comment on my talk page (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Thegreyanomaly&diff=prev&oldid=389808622), he is making disruptive edits ([3], [4], [5], [6]), and he is also using his racist logic on the Asian American talkpage and making comments such as

“ how is it logical that a half Asian man can be considered an asian american? I have only one explanation for this, racism. If you have another explanation, please elucidate me. -Ecko1o1 (talk) 23:27, 9 October 2010 (UTC) ”

(which seem to explain why he wants to take that picture down from Interracial marriage in the United States)

He also is using racist logic to try to justify removing some Asian groups from the Asian American page. I made a response to his initial comments on the matter, but I simply don't have the time to respond again because I am bogged down with school work. Can you intervene in this for me and make sure he doesn't start making major edits to Asian American. Also is there any disciplinary action that can be taken against him? Anyways, I need to log off Wikipedia now.

Sincerely, Thegreyanomaly (talk) 18:47, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

The comment on your talk page seems like he/she's going for the superiority motive. Not very nice. This definitely needs to be mentioned on ANI. His/her racist comments are not constructive to building an encyclopedia. The disciplinary action I can think of is either a topic ban or a block. But I still might be considered too involved. I'll make the post to ANI when I have more time. Mid-term week is coming up for me. Elockid ^(Talk) 18:58, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

I noticed that Ecko has said some extremely disrespectful things on another admins talk page Thegreyanomaly (talk) 01:04, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 02:40, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Elockid. You have new messages at WP:ANI.
Message added 02:38, 11 October 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

You're an admin; why not just block him and RD2 the racism? Access Denied ^{[FATAL ERROR]} 02:38, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

I was previously involved in a dispute with him. Any intervention from myself would probably cause more drama because of my involvement with him. Elockid ^(Talk) 03:02, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh... WP:INVOLVED. Of course. Access Denied ^{[FATAL ERROR]} 03:03, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

User: 174.112.180.36

Do you fancy looking at the edit history of user 174.112.180.36 since your last block? I know they have only made a handful of edits and only been warned once since they have been unblocked, but looking at the recent edits and the history I thought you might like to keep an eye on them. --Wintonian (talk) 18:31, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm not exactly sure if that IP is static or rather the same person, but based on the edits, it could be. So yeah, I'll keep an eye out. Elockid ^(Talk) 21:45, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Brian Cook (college sports blogger, auther)

Brian Cook (college sports blogger and author) was recently deleted from wiki. I beleve this to be a mistake as Mr. Cook runs mgoblog.com, one of the most comprehensive college sports blogs in amarica. His content has been referenced by journalists from ESPN, The Big Ten Network, The Detroit Free Press, The Ann Arbor News and by authors such as John U. Bacon who is also a professor at The University of Michigan. Brian Cook also is a freelance sports writer for SBNation.com, as well as many other sports related websites. I trust that Mr. Cook's Wiki page will be reinstated once you have done your proper due diligence.

Frank Kaiser Meals69 (talk) 20:22, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

I didn't delete the page. You'll have to talk to NawlinWiki (talk · contribs) which you've done. You may also wish to get a deletion review. Elockid ^(Talk) 22:13, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Your welcome

It was no problem at all. I understand how annoying it can be to have someone mess with your talk page. Have a nice day. Hmrox (talk) 16:14, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

SPI case

Hello,

You recently closed the case Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Miradre. However there is one more potential puppetmaster who has been mentioned but not checked. The user is Jagz. Wapondaponda (talk) 16:40, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

I've reopened to the case for others to look at. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 18:14, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Milljason22

Hey, there is something more nefarious at foot there. I've posted some results - just a note since you reviewed the case earlier. TNXMan 16:56, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. Also, good catch! Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 18:07, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

User talk:209.79.76.212

Can you remove his/hers ability to edit their talk page as they keep adding spam to it. Thanks! Gfoley4 / Wanna chat? 22:07, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Already done. Elockid ^(Talk) 22:08, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. :) Gfoley4 / Wanna chat? 22:10, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. Elockid ^(Talk) 00:29, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

User:Crolladder

Hi, I wasn't sure where exactly to bring this up, but given you responded to this user's listing of me on the Vandalism noticeboard, I thought I'd bring it up to you. Now, while the actual content dispute that prompted Crolladder to list me there is a whole other kettle of fish (in summation, a check of the page edit history and his own edits will reveal that his editing has been primarily devoted to pushing his opinion on one single item), what really troubles me his is claim here] that I "emailed hurtful emails to me and then vandalizes the page again". This is egregiously false--I have had no direct contact with this user outside of a few replies on Talk:Oasis (band) and have not e-mailed him at all (I am also not vandalizing the page, but that's really the lesser issue to me right now). Coupled with his editing behavior (in addition to pushing his POV, he threatens other users with reporting them for vandalism), I believe this editor requires a closer look. Thanks for your time. WesleyDodds (talk)

I'll monitor the user and the article and intervene if necessary. 12:39, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

That was Zsfgseg

He seems to have access to a least a /13 range, so dealing with him is difficult. Do you know any methods other than this continued RBI'ing? Also, I filed an LTA at Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Zsfgseg. Access Denied ^{[FATAL ERROR]} 00:34, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

From what I know, he edits through a /12 range. With ranges that big, there really isn't much we can do unless the community or the foundation agrees to having his ranges blocked and have collateral. You could also try Wikipedia:Abuse response. Unfortunately, the only we can do for now is RBI. Elockid ^(Talk) 00:41, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

And if I'm correct that means he has access to slightly over 1 million IPs. I don't understand why ISPs are even allowed to use such large ranges. Access Denied ^{[FATAL ERROR]} 00:44, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Don't understand either. Elockid ^(Talk) 00:47, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

The range would be 71.240.0.0/12... correct? Access Denied ^{[FATAL ERROR]} 06:38, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Yup. Elockid ^(Talk) 10:40, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you!

...for reverting vandalism on my talk page! Keep up the great work! MJ94 (talk) 04:06, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

No problem! Elockid ^(Talk) 04:07, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

User talk:74.254.68.126

Hello Elockid, I think that this guy User talk:74.254.68.126, is a sock of the User you blocked a while back, User:ProfessorJane. The edits patterns are really similar, always adding flags to the PRC/ROC/Taiwan articles, and non-neutral stuff about them being two countries. He seems to be at it again. If you could look into this it would be great. Thanks. T-1000 (talk) 04:26, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

To add to that, the IPs geolocate to one of their primary locations. 74.254.68.126 blocked 72 hours. Additionally, 75.182.50.27 blocked 2 weeks. Elockid ^(Talk) 10:42, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

RfPP clerking

Hey there! your clerking at RfPP indicates there's 2 outstanding requests, but to me they all seem to be actioned. Can you work out which the script is missing (because I can't) then I can see if Rami can fix it. Ta. GedUK  11:08, 27 October 2010 (UTC) PS, nice talkpage theme! GedUK  11:08, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Heh, having said that, it does make the 'UK' in my sig disappear! GedUK  11:09, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

I think it might have to with the RfPP templates not being the last comment. There are two that I found where this was the case. The request for Tariq Aziz and Template:Treehouse of Horror. I'm not entirely sure though. I've alerted Rami about this. Thanks for the complement Ged! Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 14:09, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

reply to your message

1. hello,

i want to know on what basis you are proving me wrong.you are saying that surat's metropolitan area population i am providing is wrong.then i would like to remind you that the city population of surat in 2010,which is provided by surat municipal corporation iteself is 4.7 million.mind it! i am not talking about the metropolitan area.and in the list of most populous metropolitan areas of india you are stating surat metropolitan area's population is 3.2 million.it truely makes sense that metropolitan area population cannot be smaller than city pop. it clearly states that you are mad.and what are you talking about the source do you think that world gazeetar is more reliable than surat municipal corporation website.if you think that you hell with world gazettar.i was providing the right population figures for surat and you think its a joke.then from now onward i say goodbye to wikipedia,only because of you and mind it! it would be very serios.no editing no information for wikipedi from now onwards.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Dangerpatel (talk • contribs)

Municipal population does not mean metropolitan population. Take Chongqing for example. It has a population of 31 million people in it's municipal borders. However, every other source put its metropolitan nowhere near that number, not even past 10 million. This is basically because in the true sense of what a metropolitan area is, Chongqing does not have a population of over 31 million people. Just because the municipal population is bigger does not mean that the metropolitan population is bigger. That number that you keep putting is from CityMayors which I have already explained to you is unreliable. I added the actual municipal population and you have concurred that it's very reliable. You have said yourself that the population is 4.7 million for 2010. However, you with this edit put again the same unreliable source. What prompted this change puzzles me because you are contradicting yourself. Elockid ^(Talk) 00:52, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

New section

Why did you delete the article i created? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.214.103.150 (talk • contribs)

You'll have to be more specific. Please also follow directions given at the top. Elockid ^(Talk) 14:03, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Mikanz009

fr:Wikipedia:Faux-nez/Mikanz009 + fr:Wikipédia:Vérificateur d'adresses IP/Requêtes/octobre 2010#Demande concernant : Dave Potter, 09mnbv, Jeroen Hazewinkel, Jota0382 - 30 octobre

Hégésippe | ±Θ± 20:53, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Polylepsis: 2010-10-31

fr:Wikipédia:Faux-nez/Kiriniki + fr:Wikipédia:Vérificateur d'adresses IP/Requêtes/octobre 2010#Demande concernant Smilewath3 et Kiriniki - 30 octobre

Sleeping or quiet sockpuppets on wp-EN:

• Smilewath3 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Smilewath2 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Kfuzhe kuf (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Tube tends3 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Bric a brac 2 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Rikkikie (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

Hégésippe | ±Θ± 12:29, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the info on both. Both handled by either me or stewards. Elockid ^(Talk) 12:48, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

I just built a personal ‘template’ in User:Hégésippe Cormier/SPI. I think it should be useful, next time, to try to use it in Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Polylepsis (or for other sockmasters case pages) when the case page is empty after archiving.

I looked at the two following diffs — [7] and [8] (September 19th) — to understand what seems to be the best way to inform English language community without disturbing sysops on their talk pages .

I had difficulties to understand the explanations on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations. Hégésippe | ±Θ± 13:05, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

I'll bring up your concerns to the other clerks when I go to IRC. You don't have to worry about disturbing me if I'm around. It's part of my job to handle socks. Elockid ^(Talk) 14:46, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

I read the french CU and everything, but Elockid, excuse me stepping on your toes, but Kfuzhe kuf (talk · contribs) is still not blocked. Just noting. Feel free to poke me on IRC. -- DQ (t) (e) 18:53, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Wish I could do more but Kfuzhe kuf is not registered here on en.wiki yet. Though I have made a mental note that this is a sock. I can't block any account that's not registered here. Elockid ^(Talk) 19:07, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Wow, I feel stupid now. I didn't read the logs correctly. Sorry about that. -- DQ (t) (e) 19:14, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

HDI 2010

Can you update all the data and I post the table at Eliko's TP.--125.25.45.45 (talk) 17:46, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

I'll update probably tomorrow (Friday). Elockid ^(Talk) 21:38, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Wow, are you doing this all manually? Chipmunkdavis (talk) 15:04, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Sorry for the super late response. I don't know how I missed it. I was already beaten before I could anything. But I plan on finishing the last half of the countries that I did last Friday. Elockid ^(Talk) 02:28, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Please help me!

Hello there, fellow Wikipedian! Please, allow me to clarify that I’m not a robot or anything of the sort... please carry on reading! =) Allow me to introduce myself – My name is Maria and I’m a high school student at El Salvador. You probably know this country, because according to the revision history in the “El Salvador” Wikipedia page, you took part in its maintenance just recently, not many days ago. You probably may think that this is extremely random for a total stranger to ask for your help, out of the blue, but I think you just may be the right person to help me out for my ITGS (IT in a Global Society) investigation. It’s simple, really. I have a set of interview questions (some are open, some are closed) that you, as a WP-editing expert, could kindly answer for me. I’d really appreciate it if you helped me out. I can send you my analytical essay to further prove that I really am a student seeking opinions on the subject of her research, and not some spamming/phishing robot. You can contact me at marialaurapa@gmail.com to send me your interview answers, or any other queries you may have. I am happy to respond to any of your questions regarding my research. If you could respond as soon as possible, that would be great. My full interview transcript is due on Wednesday the 10th of November. Here is the set of questions I would like you to answer:

1. How often do you find offenses and inaccuracies in Wikipedia?

2. If so, what kind of offenses have you found?

3. How do you think this affects the use of Wikipedia for educational purposes?

4. As an editor, have you ever faced any cases of vandalism or unrighteous deletion to your posts?

5. As a scholar, have you ever felt inclined towards using Wikipedia as your only source?

6. If so, or if not, why?

7. Are you an advocate of Open-Source online encyclopedias, or do you consider commercial encyclopedias as a more reliable source of information?

8. (To previous question) Why?

9. Do you believe that every person should have the same right to establishing of an 'editor' hierarchy?(Take into account the repercussions that this has in education)

10. How do you think these changes in Wikipedia transform the open source community?

Thank you for your time!

Marialaurapa (talk) 07:50, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

I usually don't use email, so I'm just going to answer here. I hope you don't mind.

1 & 2) There are some inaccuracies, not that many caused by vandals trying to insert wrong information like this person. But it's not rampant. Vandalism is high but it usually gets reverted quickly before the average reader/passerby notices

3) Not really very much. As I said previously, vandalism doesn't stay in the articles for long and for the most part the information stays accurate. However, the most major effect is that there is still the chance of misinformation.

4) If you mean my comments on a talk page where a person vandalizes I would say, in other words refactor or change my comments to have a completely different meaning, then I can't really think of a time qhwn this happened. If you mean my edits to articles have people vandalized them, then yes.

5 & 6) No. Having multiple sources is the best way to go to have a comparison or idea about a topic. Each source no matter how accurate or credible they may be still has a chance to be inaccurate. Wikipedia is no exception especially with its open editing nature.

7 & 8) Commercial encyclopedias such as Britannica Encyclopaedia are by default more reliable. They are closed editing encyclopedias, people just can't insert random info, so there is a much less risk of encountering inaccurate information when comparing it to Wikipedia.

9) A bit of clarification here. Do you mean an "editor" hierarchy where there is an editor in chief or an "editor" hierarchy in Wikipedia where your user access level is involved?

10) I'm not sure of what changes you mean. Could you please elaborate? Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 13:39, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Mlpearc

Hello Elockid; I have a request, you protected my user page on my public account. I am requesting the same for my main account Thank you in advance for your help. Mlpearc Public (talk) 16:28, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

 Done. Feel free to message me if you want any of the protections removed or reduced. Elockid ^(Talk) 19:05, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Cheers. Mlpearc powwow 20:02, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Cities in India

Are you going to change the Surat population based on the source? We can't really have disparate sources in a single source list, besides there's no logic presented on the current source on how they got their estimates either. This has started affecting other city articles as the list is being used as a reference to change the rankings elsewhere. cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 22:10, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Yeah just did. Elockid ^(Talk) 02:19, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Remembrance Day

Thanks very much! Best wishes DBaK (talk) 00:32, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome! Elockid ^(Talk) 00:33, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

REQUEST

hello ELockid, can you explain me how the site world gazettar is reliable and in what sense.and can a metropolitan population be greater than the city population?

(talk page stalker) A metropolitan population counts the population of the city and of the outlying region with strong socio-economic (commuting) ties with the city. For further info please read Metropolitan area. Jarkeld (talk) 12:55, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

It is considered reliable because it uses official census data. Census data is usually more preferred on Wikipedia. See Los Angeles for example. The city or the state of California, can't remember which, has a population estimate for Los Angeles, but census data is used instead. In most cases the metropolitan population is greater than the city population. This is because many cities have suburbs which have strong economic ties to the central city. But that is not always the case. See Chongqing for example. Elockid ^(Talk) 22:13, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Country template page protection

You declined my requests to protect {{BAR}} and {{LIT}} because they are "just" redirects. But vandalism to these has the same effect as vandalism to the base templates, and BAR at least has the advantage of being sanctioned by the IOC. Agreed, they don't have a history of vandalism, but I'm guessing many of the others don't either; they are protected usually with comments such as Heavily used meta-template which is seldom updated. Protected due to vandalism concerns or high-risk template. Ma^t_chups 03:56, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Could you please show me some other redirects of flag templates that are protected. Then I'll reconsider my decision. Elockid ^(Talk) 12:10, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Human Development Index

Hi, Elockid

Could you check this page Human Development Index and see if it needs semi-protection? Just noticed all those Tag:Section blanking, and I'm not sure if that's right. If it is, so be it. --John KB (talk) 15:28, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

There's some good edits, so I'm a bit reluctant to protect now. I did warn the user who kept section blanking though. Elockid ^(Talk) 00:03, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, page blanking by User_talk:24.141.79.30, that's why I was reluctant to send it to RPP. I just happened to stumble into the page because of Commons:Commons:Deletion_requests/File:IDH_Mundial.PNG and a sockpuppeteer with a range of ip's that vandalizes any page to promote Nicaragua. Those kind of articles really attract ips from all over the place trying to show the world their "country is better than yours." Keep a watch on it. --John KB (talk) 01:51, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

You probably mean Kirbyn4 right? I know what you mean with those kind of vandals. At least in Kirbyn's case, he seems to have died down a bit. Elockid ^(Talk) 02:19, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

When they're blocked repeatedly, they have to. We've dealt with one from Arab France who permanently adds the same article and the same fake references to support his/her claims, thankfully he/she's been warned and blocked each time. There was one from Poland who always had to put Polish people first on any list, to make them look more important and the first thing you saw in any article. Right now, there's one from the Philippines who repeatedly creates usernames, makes 4 edits max in each account to avoid blocking, then creates a new one. Then changes to ip vandalism, different ip each time. May need a CheckUser on him/her, but who would be the sockpuppeteer? Lol. Then we have those who WP:CITESPAM and WP:ADVERT, but that's another sneaky topic. It's really amazing to see what some people do on WP. --John KB (talk) 02:38, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Usually when I don't know who the sockmaster is, I usually designate the first created account as the sockmaster. Sometimes CU will find out who the sockmaster is. Elockid ^(Talk) 04:46, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, will do that. If my understanding is correct, they would also find dormant accounts created by the same user. She/he may not display foresight, but who knows? Thanks. --John KB (talk) 12:05, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

information

Are the indian cities Ahmedabad and Surat A-1 cities.And can you tell me from where have you taken the metropolitan population of surat,which is 6.3 million.i am unable to find any source for it.thanks....— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dangerpatel (talk • contribs)

Don't know about the statuses of those cities. You might want to ask some one at Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities or Wikipedia:WikiProject India. For the 6.3 million, I did not add that number. I only added the other number. Elockid ^(Talk) 15:09, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Signature size

Can you please decrease it? It isn't supposed to be that large; you aren't supposed to use big tags in your signature.— Dædαlus ^Contribs 23:32, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Sig size decreased. Elockid ^(Talk) 15:22, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you.— Dædαlus ^Contribs 02:00, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Whitmore ban

Elockid, I read your unblock decline on Katter 1993's talk page. This has gone on far enough. Pa-ban na kaya natin (Can we consider banning him)? --Eaglestorm (talk) 04:29, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

We probably can. People are requesting lots of bans these days on AN. It's worth a shot. Elockid ^(Talk) 15:23, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Ok. I just need to get my thoughts together. That last statement he made about continuing to sock if he's unblocked is already enough to ensure his permanent exile. and if you're reading this Whitmore, haha, humanda ka na dahil pagsisisihan mong nakipag-gaguhan ka samin, duwag ka (get ready because you're gonna be sorry you tried to make fools out of us, you coward).--Eaglestorm (talk) 16:48, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

shanghai

sorry, deleting shanghai was an accident, was trying to edit.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.211.13.155 (talk • contribs)

about your words

sir,

i remember you said this words on my talk page "cough. Btw, the next census in India isn't until 2011. Also, the Surat population you keep speaking off are actual estimates, not actual figures".firstly i would advice you to clear your facts.do you know that the indian census is almost completed.and you are saying that census will be in 2011.then you are in sleep."WAKE UP BABY".secondly,i agree that surat population are estimates.but,do you think that world gazettar is more reliable in estimates than the municipal corporation of the city itself.also, one thing i forgot to tell you that i recently edited the ahmedabad article with the 2001 census population.but spacemansniff leaved me a message saying "stop,your disruptive edits".now,using 2001 census population is also disruptive."GOD BLESS WIKIPEDIA MAN" for there false estimates.

Lol! Almost completed. At least the information I am taking from is directly stated from the source. I did not also misquote the source passing them off as official estimates. The official website that does the census of India which you can find here states that the next census will be in 2011. Here's one of their headlines: Welcome to Census 2011 & National Population Register(NPR) Programme. I don't know where you're getting your information from, but it is probably a bogus source. The cough cough statement was to show that you were contradicting yourself. CityMayors is not and does not use official census data. Though you have stated that the municipal estimate is more reliable, you have showed by the diff I put in SpacemanSpiff's talk page that you truly do not believe so because it appears you believe CityMayors is the most reliable by replacing the municipal estimate with the CityMayors estimate. The reason your edits are disruptive because you are editing tendentiously and not trying to form any sort of consensus despite 3 different editors disagreeing with you. Elockid ^(Talk) 21:34, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Brazil

Hi, Elockid. Could you do something about Brazil's article? There is an editor called Eduardo Sellan III who insists on adding figures without proper sources and his edits has been reverted by me and another editor but he keeps reverting it. Thanks, --Lecen (talk) 17:38, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

I gave him a 3RR warning since that's the formality being getting blocked for violating 3RR/edit warring. The next time he reverts, he will be blocked for edit warring. Elockid ^(Talk) 21:35, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Answer to your message

I agree with you. I'll talk with Lecen and Heitor C. Jorge in the Brazil discussion page. I ask you that protects the page until the discussions are resolved in the discussion page. - Eduardo Sellan III (talk) 23:19, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Page protected. Elockid ^(Talk) 12:44, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Human Development Index

Hi Elockid, I need your help in this article since there is one user that insist on publish his own maps that are full of erros and bad quality shape I did requested him to stop doing vandalism and go to the discussion page to debate about it, but he insist on edit war... Pristino is his name.

I already requested full protection to the page.

kardrak (talk) 04:32, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Seems like Pristino stopped edit warring. His last edit wasn't to revert you or to what was disputed about. I am keeping an eye though. Elockid ^(Talk) 12:44, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Continuation

Sorry I took so long to respond. Your answers are great! But I'll clarify it a little for questions 9 and 10... As you may know, Wikipedia considered imposing this new editing policy, like an editor "hierarchy". You can read about it here: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/67954.html. I know it's a little outdated... For questions 9 and 10 (sorry I didn't clarify beforehand) I meant this particular policy, and by "changes" (Q10) I'm referring to the way in which Wikipedia will change as a whole, if this policy is (or isn't) imposed. Thanks again!

Marialaurapa (talk) 18:14, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

From the article, I really don't see the need of having designated editors checking for inaccuracies, vandalism, etc. Wikipedians freely do this all the time including myself. It would be nice to have more hands to help out, but the way that it would be implemented based on the article won't probably make a difference. The current volunteers will probably serve as the editors described in the article and would be still doing the same tasks as they have been doing. I think we did have an "editor" group, but that was quickly removed. However, speaking about biographies of living persons (BLPs), the headline of the article, I am a supporter of having guidelines, policies, or restrictions on these articles. We already have some which you can see here. These are very sensitive articles. Even in journalism, having the wrong kind of information published could be damaging to the magazine, newspaper, etc. and could ultimately get themselves sued. That's why only "qualified" people are allowed to write articles about people in magazines and such. The same idea should be upheld in Wikipedia for BLPs as the consequences also applies here. There at least needs to be some degree of experience needed to be involved in BLPs to ensure that negative consequences do not occur. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 16:33, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Heitor C. Jorge disrespect me

User Heitor C. Jorge came to my talk page to offend me. He left the following message (he wrote in Portuguese):

Cala sua boca, seu moleque! Se você realmente entendesse o que é vandalismo, não teria sido bloqueado por 1 ano na pt-wiki. To cansado de editores como você, um verdadeiro câncer para o projeto. Fique longe de mim e da minha página de discussão.

Translated into English:
Shut your mouth, your kid! If you really understand what is vandalism, there would have been blocked for one year on pt-wiki. To tired of editors like you, a real cancer to the project. Stay away from me and my talk page.

[9]

I do not admit these offenses. He disrespected and policies need to be blocked. - Eduardo Sellan III (talk) 22:52, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Warned them. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 16:34, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

So notify the other user also. Heitor C. Jorge (talk) 04:09, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Answer me. Heitor C. Jorge (talk) 18:55, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Pardon, but notify them about what? The edit warring? Elockid ^(Talk) 19:37, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

re-blocking of communicat

Hi, I see I've been reblocked, but there's no indication of how long this reblocking is to be in force. Please let me know expiry date of re-block at my talk page, where you posted the re-block notice. Thanks. 196.210.181.54 (talk) 13:48, 19 November 2010 (UTC) Communicat

PS: I'm also a bit confused about the sending of messages during block period. The 1st block prevented me from sending messages; this re-block apparently allows me to send messages. I'm baffled. 196.210.181.54 (talk) Communicat

Good call

This was the right call, in my opinion. I was going to circle back and make that block myself but that pesky work thing got in the way. :-)  Frank  |  talk  00:59, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Good to know someone shares the same thoughts. Elockid ^(Talk) 01:34, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

User: 66.127.61.83

I note that you have blocked this user. May I also suggest that the editor who first abused this contributor, 7Letters also serves a ban. If you look at the history of this edit war, it was 7Letters who abused this user. The user then reacted. In the interests of demonstrating that wiki is a fair and functioning site, I think it is better to punish equally and fairly. TVArchivistUK (talk) 00:32, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Taken directly from the blocking policy: Blocks are used to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, not to punish users. The IP may be unblock immediately as soon as they make it clear that they retract their any legal ambitions they might have and agree not to pursue any more legal action. Elockid ^(Talk) 00:37, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

It takes two! All I can see is that one editor reacted to comments made by another. The first editor, who remains at liberty to edit abused the blocked editor and ignited an edit war. A block therefore seems highly appropriate for the former, not the latter. TVArchivistUK (talk) 00:50, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

The block was made in accordance to our policy of no legal threats which the IP has made. Might I also add that several established editors have reverted them several times on Zara Phillips which appears to be the main concern. This itself is disruptive and editing tendentiously. If you can provide a diff where the other editor made a legal threat, then please provide it. If you wish to pursue having the other editor blocked further, you may do so at ANI. Please remember to inform the other editor as indicated on the notice on ANI. Elockid ^(Talk) 01:25, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Seems little point. You've tacitly admitted that you blocked a user before you'd researched the full background. You're asking me to provide evidence, when you should know it already. I get more and more disenchanted, nay disgusted, with this site everyday. If reacting to abuse get yous banned, then that speaks volumes about wikipedia. TVArchivistUK (talk) 04:07, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

I noted WP:BLP and also noted that legal threats are not allowed at Wikipedia. This editor posted the "information" on THREE articles and introduced it into the very first paragraph which is awfully suspected. May I ask why you've vested so much interest in me that you've written a figurative book about it on my page? It reeks of the nonsense over the paternity of Prince Henry of Wales, the discussion of which does not belong in the first paragraph (especially when it is a nasty rumour). Seven Letters 04:15, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

If you had bothered to read the figurative book that I have written on your page, then you'd understand my point of view. Sarcasm as as misplaced as legal action. I can't see where else in an article the "suspected" information should be placed, but since you've appointed yourself the arbiter of this page, then I imagine you will continue to guard it jealously to ensure no further "nasty rumours" are posted there. THREE times or otherwise. I imagine I'm now under scrutiny myself and will probably be serving a ban next. TVArchivistUK (talk) 05:30, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Like I have been saying, please read the relevant policies I have pointed to you before commenting any further. Elockid ^(Talk) 04:24, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Michellediba

Sorry about that. I looked on the creators talk page and saw three warnings with the same page name so assumed that the article had been created 3 times. Wouldn't have requested create protection if I knew it was only once! Thanks for looking into it anyway. --5 albert square (talk) 01:56, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

No need to say sorry. It was a helpful report and there was a lot of disruption happening there. Elockid ^(Talk) 01:59, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

It was a weird one, there seemed to be a lot of sock/meatpuppetry going on there. I ended up just camping out on the page with Huggle just to revert the speedy deletion templates being removed! I've added the page to my watchlist anyway so it should hopefully pop up on my watchlist if the page is re-created again. Hopefully it won't be though. --5 albert square (talk) 02:07, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

It's also one my watchlist. I'm also hoping that it won't get recreated. Elockid ^(Talk) 02:09, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

"== Hello =="

hello Elockid my name is Aaron Cargill- it is to my understanding that you recently deleted an article of mine (Robbie Leopardi) the reason was that he is not important (A7: Article about a real person, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject) I just wanted to tell you that he is very important, for example when you google robbie l "Robbie Leopardi" is the first suggestion on top of people like Robbie Lawler (a famous ufc fighter) who by the way has a wikipedia page so if you are going to delete that page why arent you going to delete Robbie Lawler under the same reasons? or please put the page Robbie Leopardi back up- i spent alot of time writing that page on a significant person not for it to be deleted but for people to know about him.

Aaron cargill (talk) 11:20, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

It seems I wasn't the only one who has deleted the article under the same criteria. Looking at the page again, I do not see anything that distinguishes them from the average painter. There was no assertion why he is important. The only information that was written about was what they have been painting, interests, and what they do. See Wikipedia:Notability (people). If you want, I may userfy the page and you may work on it. After you feel the article satisfies notability, then you can request the protection currently set at the article to be removed which you can do at WP:RFPP. Elockid ^(Talk) 12:19, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Indef for IPs

Took me a while to check on this thread, but quite right, that was my oversight, sorry; hadn't realised it was an IP making the threats. Regards, GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 01:35, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Largest empires

Please can you explain where the edit war comes in with this article? I have been trying to consolidate the 6 lists into one list, so that we can save space/loading, etc. It's just tedious to repeat the same information many times, and everybody who has responded on the talk page agrees.

Surely the best way of protecting the article is to have a word with the person who keeps reverting it every time progress is made? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.141.22.33 (talk • contribs)

The edit war is between yourself and the 190.134.x.x IP. The reverting between you two has been going on for more than two weeks now. Perhaps by leaving a longer protection, the other party will be willing to discuss. Perhaps also talking to the IP on their talk page for a faster response? Elockid ^(Talk) 01:33, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

I've requested discussion several times without success. There is usually not even an edit summary... As I said, as of right now, there has been one response after about a month, and they have agreed with me. Come to think of it, you haven't even stated your opinion on the matter.

I'm going to try and remain neutral here. I hope you don't mind. Elockid ^(Talk) 20:55, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Well that's part of the problem then. If you don't disagree with the improvements, and if nobody else does either, and if the improvements have the support of everybody who's replied, even after many requests for discussion, how is this the best way forwards? If the one person who reverts is not able to articulate why they disagree, then surely they shouldn't be involved in editing an article like this?

Nobody objecting doesn't necessarily mean obtaining consensus. Well, that's not how it works around here anyways. You can obtain consensus by contacting editors who are active in editing the article that a discussion on changes to the article is occurring. Be sure not to make it seem like your canvassing for support. If there is an agreement that the editors would like to keep the change, they actually state it, the article can be unprotected and the change can be implemented. If the other editor refuses to accept the consensus, they may be blocked/rangeblocked for tendentious editing. Given that the article is large, WP:Article length could be used as a guideline. Elockid ^(Talk) 13:01, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Indeed, people have stated they agree with my edits - in fact, 100% of the respondents have done! Indeed, length was my prime motivation in making the changesl What we have is one list repeated 5, 6, or 7 times. If that list had 3 entries, it would be fine, but that list has over 200... The person reverting has used a different IP each time (each with just one edit), so I fear blocking won't do much good.

Well one other person agreeing with you isn't really obtaining a consensus. Why don't you notify some of editors who are active in the article to try to get a better consensus? Also, don't worry about the person IP hopping. I can block more than IP at the same time. Elockid ^(Talk) 00:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

OK, I just spammed the 23 people who have edited the article in the last month or so, and Dingo1729 had already mentioned the edits to MauriManya, asking "I'm in favor of the table format instead of the list, for reasons given on the talk page there. I may change it back to the table format, but I thought I'd check your opinion first". There was no answer.

Zesty

He's back, I see. Not very imaginative, is he? HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:59, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Totally agree. Elockid ^(Talk) 18:01, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Has a range block expired or is he just not getting enough attention in real life? HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:08, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

I think it's both. If you're interested, I've also filed an SPI. Elockid ^(Talk) 18:09, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Seen it. It's been on my watchlist since last time. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:20, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Oh okay. Knowing his/her imagination there might be something like SantaZest/SantaZeal or something coming up soon. Elockid ^(Talk) 18:26, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Wouldn't surprise me. TurkeyZest was amusing. Can't we use the title blacklist to disallow the new usernames containing zeal/zest? Or is there a good reason that hasn't bee tried? HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:31, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Like with MascotGuy? Not sure entirely. Maybe one of the edit filter people knows. Elockid ^(Talk) 18:42, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Emailed Shirik. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:51, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

New Section

Hello Maria,

You deleted a page "Louis Camilli"

How does that page get totally deleted so the messages about its deletion won't appear?

Um, I'm not Maria, nor is my real name Maria. I haven't even touched that page. Are you sure your contacting the right user? Elockid ^(Talk) 00:58, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

UnitedHealth Group

Thanks for the quick lock on the page, it's appreciated. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 02:06, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

No problem. Glad I could help. Elockid ^(Talk) 02:07, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

SPI case

Thanks for the admin action. Perhaps you could take a look at the behavioral evidence at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Shutterbug, and block the three IPs in question that are likely proxy socks of banned Shutterbug (talk · contribs)?? Thank you for your time, -- Cirt (talk) 23:44, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

No problem. I'm not sure if they're OPs though, so I've put a note on the page to check. I'll block them if they edit again, but they look to be stale right now. Elockid ^(Talk) 23:55, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. It is quite telling that at least one of them was already previously blocked as being an open proxy. At the very least, that particular IP should be blocked for 2 years or more, and logged at WP:ARBSCI. -- Cirt (talk) 23:57, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks again, -- Cirt (talk) 03:33, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

hi

Tejinder Singh Sodhi is a renowned person in Kashmir and your deletion of the page is unjustified —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sodhitejinder (talk • contribs)

I've read the previous deleted editions and like the previous ones, there was nothing I saw that made the person notable. This article has already been deleted by three other admins. Please also see WP:COI. Based on your username and the article, it would seem that the article is an autobiography. If you wish to contest the deletion, you may do so at WP:Deletion review. Elockid ^(Talk) 12:45, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Wikinger range block

Hi Elickid. I have blocked 83.26.49.0/24 for a week, as Wikinger seems to have embarked on a rather unpleasant virus campaign. It's my first range block, so please correct it if I have inadvertently kicked all of Poland off Wikipedia. Favonian (talk) 17:15, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Everything looks good. It doesn't look like a particularly active range and it seems like he's been the only one using that range for about 2 weeks or so. All in all, I don't think collateral should be very high if at any. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 17:23, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

The edits to my userpage

Thank you for reverting the edits to my userpage earlier today. I actually didn't notice them until I got on right now despite being on since they were made...I did take a look at the edits Brokenradar (talk · contribs) made, and I went ahead and restored all but one of them. They're minor copyedit style changes to the point where I don't mind them, however thank you for reverting them in any case, as it gave me a chance to review them before displaying them, so to speak.

		The Mini-Barnstar
		For a small deed done, given with appreciation and gratitude. Ks0stm If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. 03:42, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Again, thanks. Ks0stm If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. 03:42, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar! Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 16:09, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

ANI

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#IP anon going around changing "Burma" to "Myanmar" despite being told not to regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.

As you're the blocking admin, your comments are welcome. Strange Passerby (talk • contribs) 01:46, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Would you suggest a checkuser if the IP continues after the next block expiry? Strange Passerby (talk • contribs) 04:42, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

There really isn't anything else a CU can say or do here since we already know the IP. If an account is created, CUs will probably decline relating the account to the IP publicly, but we can probably just go by the duck test. Any similar IPs, IPs editing in a similar range, similar/same location or open proxies can probably be blocked using the duck test. Elockid ^(Talk) 04:48, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

FYI the editor is back to making questionable edits. Strange Passerby (talk • contribs) 15:50, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Oo-er, been blocked for edit warring on a non-Burma article. That solves that then. :) Strange Passerby (talk • contribs) 15:52, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

He's come off a long block for edit warring and appears to have gone around reverting a number of my edits for no apparent reason other than because they were made by me. Just a heads up that he's back and should probably be watched. Thanks. Strange Passerby (talk • contribs) 13:48, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Er, since the original ANI section's been archived, I was referring to 112.205.7.91 (talk · contribs). Strange Passerby (talk • contribs) 13:49, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. Keeping an eye out. Elockid ^(Talk) 01:58, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

User:Elockid/Long-term abuse/23prootie

It doesn't appear you're at Commons. He is, and he's just the same troublemaker there. Know anyone there I can bring this to their attention?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 04:53, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, don't know anyone there that could help. I don't know if their is an ANI/AN there. If there is, I'd probably go there. Or maybe contact an admin at commons. Sorry I can't be of much more help. Elockid ^(Talk) 04:58, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

...for your fast respond on my request for my user page protection. A Macedonian, a Greek. (talk) 23:17, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

No problem. Elockid ^(Talk) 23:28, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Pontiac?

Is this Pontiac? Seems similar, but I haven't seen Pontiac in a while. cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 06:00, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Based on the IPs and what they were editing, I'd say they are. I've already reblocked their IP range, one of them was already autoblocked beforehand and that IP matched Mrpontiac's range, so that's a good sign. I've asked Tnxman for another look since this is basically the 5th time the range has been blocked. We might be able to hardblock the range pending CU investigation to prevent any missed accounts from popping up since CU won't go back more than 3 months. Elockid ^(Talk) 13:08, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, stockings season has brought out a lot of socks on WP:India, just see the archive at Shinas (he's cross wiki socking on ta, commons, ta.news, ta.source etc and a meta block was done on one range but he uses OPs) , DrMukesh111 (doing a lot of duck blocks on this), HVJain etc etc. —SpacemanSpiff 16:24, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Yup. Just took care of some DrMukesh socks this morning. Hopefully it will die down. Elockid ^(Talk) 18:27, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Elockid. You have new messages at Tnxman307's talk page.
Message added 17:59, 18 December 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

ANI

Man, you beat me to the block by a second :)

I don't think semi'ing ANI is a good solution, though (even for a few hours); do you think there's any other solution? Maybe an edit filter or something? /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 23:21, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

That's the only solution I could come up to my ability for IP hoppers. Not very good with filters so I can't really comment there. I don't mind if you or any other admin remove the semi. Elockid ^(Talk) 23:23, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm not good at filters either, nor do I think PC would end up well, so I guess leaving the semi for a few hours is fine. I never realized that this happens regularly, every few weeks at ANI. Cheers, /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 23:27, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

British Columbia

Apparently you blocked a large portion of the government of British Columbia, 142.29.0.0 to 142.33.255.255. Could you explain the reasons for this? Their IT department is asking me questions. They asked me to update their XFF entries, which I did. So given that, is there any need for such a wide range to be blocked for such a long period of time? -- Tim Starling (talk) 13:00, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

The IPs based on previous individual blocks and rangeblocks seem to be schools and many of them have been continuously abused for quite some time (looks like for years) with little to no constructive edits, hence the block ending at July as an estimate of when school gets out. A good example is the article Chief Pontiac on May 28 with a vandalism spree using many different IPs. Vandalism sprees from what I found are not uncommon with this range.

The IT staff may check the kinds of contributions these ranges are making:

142.29.0.0/16

142.30.0.0/16

142.31.0.0/16

142.32.0.0/16

142.33.0.0/16 (most heavily abused range)

If need be, you or another person may remove the blocks. I apologize for any inconvenience. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 13:46, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes, there are schools in that range. If the range was listed at Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses#Addresses of organizations with a responsive IRT, would you have blocked them anyway? Just wondering if it's worthwhile to make an entry for them. -- Tim Starling (talk) 14:08, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Probably wouldn't have blocked them at first. However though, after doing some recent digging, an abuse response for British Columbia was filed about a year ago, there appeared some willingness to help deal with the vandalism. Apparently, it doesn't like it help much in terms of the general range. There still appears to be a significant amount vandalism coming from the range. The IP however did seem like they have stopped so that is a good sign. It hasn't edited in about two weeks since the block expired. The block expired not too long so I can't comment whether or not the abuse response truly helped or not. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 14:29, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

“ And behold, he shall be born of Mary, at Jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers, she being a virgin, a precious and chosen vessel, who shall be overshadowed and conceive by the power of the Holy Ghost, and bring forth a son, yea, even the Son of God. ” — (Alma 7:10)

The Thing ^T/_C is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!

Spread the cheer by adding {{subst:User:TTTSNB/Merry_Christmas}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thanks! Elockid ^(Talk) 00:19, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Merry Christmas, Happy 2011!

May all kinds of good things come your way this new year, Elockid. SamEV (talk) 23:31, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Elockid ^(Talk) 00:19, 28 December 2010 (UTC)