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JohnGotten
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177.17.21.86 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) after your blocked them, they edited under a new IP from the same range.--Maleschreiber (talk) 03:56, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. I'm not 100% available right now, so pinging Drmies who handled the original block on that IP yesterday and who might have some better insight on a potential rangeblock. --Kinu t/c 04:45, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
Well that was fun. Drmies (talk) 15:16, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
Much appreciated. --Kinu t/c 17:00, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
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I don't know whether or not that IP was evading a block, but it looks like what they were saying was correct. It looks like that article was nominated by User:Wustefuchs in 2011, then reviewed exactly one time by the user who nominated it, then the tag was added to the page without it being properly closed. So I don't actually know why the tag is on there. If there is new information or something I have missed?

Also, may I ask how you concluded that IP is evading a block? I'm definitely not saying you are wrong- I myself am frequently the target of people acting like sockpuppets are legitimate editors, even now someone wrote this bogus warning for "edit warring" (not really) and refused to admit the other IP was evading a block. However, I took a look at the edits and don't see any evidence of it myself. If this is a previous pattern or if there is a particular LTA I'm not aware of, if you could link me the page that'd be great. Thanks. Naleksuh (talk) 18:26, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

It's an LTA. See the above thread. To be fair, my actions here are purely procedural related to the LTA/block evasion, so if a set of legitimate editors such as yourself would like to discuss the validity of the GA nomination, feel free to do so on the talk page. --Kinu t/c 18:26, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
Removal of Edits on Deb Schultes
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Hello @Kinu,

You had removed my edits on Deb Schultes account. You unfortunetly reverted them to outdated information. I historically created substantial updates to the template of "Headings" for this biography and was adding onto it to ensure it was up to date. I have utilized the same format for many biographies. Canadian political biographies include past involvement in other levels of government and careers preceding politics, this is not uncommon and important information. I also cited directly to government sources and biographies published about the living person. The only POV issue I could reasonably see is comments about her activism that were published and I cited to. It is a fact that women in politics are an under-represented group. If she is publicly described as someone who broke glass ceilings in a male dominated career, I feel comfortable including it in her biography as the source was reliable. Please let me know if I can kindly revert your edit now? Thank you. (talk) 06:39, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Hello @Kinu, I have not heard back from you. I will be respectfully undo the reversion as the information still published it outdated and incorrect. This individual does not hold that role anymore. (talk) 04:07, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
@Sigma58:: I apologize for not being able to respond sooner. Rather than reverting to the previous version you created, I recommend making the edits piecemeal with clear edit summaries. On balance, updates that are sourced are likely fine, but given the concerns raised about your editing to (and removal of content from) Michael Chan (Canadian politician), I would stick to editing that clearly falls within WP:NPOV and isn't WP:SYNTHESIS. Also, please ensure that your edits adhere to the Manual of Style. For example, your repeated insertion of the honorific "the Honourable" in the text, along with the repeated use of the subject's full name, contravenes MOS:HONORIFIC and MOS:SURNAME. Thank you. --Kinu t/c 05:57, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
@Kinu Thank you so much for getting back to me! No I apologize. I decided to wait and not change anything out of respect for you. I really appreciate you taking the time to guide me. I completely agree I should do piecemeal edits, I tried to do that a bit more today if you noticed. I used to think I had to edit everything at the same time to prevent spamming the history column. If it looked like I was deleting content, I apologize. I was just rearranging the content and trying to format it in chronological order. I also noticed that I incorrectly may have tried to synthesize his Ministry portfolio years ago. I realized they are completely different. Here in Canada, every time you are sworn in, you get a new mandate with different work, even if the title seems the same. I wanted to outline all the work done under each Mandate. So I apologize if it looks redundant if I go back and do that eventually.
I have some further questions based on what you shared above.
1) If I am just restating what the politician has self-published (specifically their government bios, political pages and government pages), would that contravene WP:NPOC and WP:SYNTHESIS? Or if I cite to a website that re-published a bio that was provided by the living person directly?
2) My concerns surrounding the Michael Chan page seem to have been noticed by others. I saw how they have been editing it and it is already better. Prior to my edit, the biography on Wiki was not written by a WP:NPOV at all and synthesized in a very libelous way. Also, I was interested in working on this bio specifically because a newspaper (The Globe and Mail) was sued for stating defamatory messages that even The Premier of Ontario at the time also said they were untrue condemned. A Premier is a strong authority and equivalent to the "Prime Minister" of a specific Province. For this reason, is there some way to prevent articles from that newspaper source from citing to his Wiki? A part of the lawsuit was that Globe and Mail would recycle its allegations by building it into their new story's. Is that an appropriate remedy and the talk page explains that newspaper is banned for that specific reason? Or what is the better way to protect this profile?
- I apologize again for being so alarmed by the reversion the account "Amigao". It just seemed so odd that he would even undo the profile picture. https://www.reddit.com/r/Sino/comments/kg67e1/this_user_systemically_rewrites_wikipedia_china/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body I found a reddit page that discussed the activities of that account. This recent reddit page states that "Amigao systemically rewrites the Wikipedia pages of Asian politicians and organizations to say that they are Chinese spies." I am concerned that these allegations have merit as they are substantiated by examples of edits prior to and after Amigao. What alarmed me was that the Michael Chan bio was listed as one of the targeted accounts. This is consistent with the libel that was published by Globe and Mail. It seems like instead of having a balanced biography on this individual, they intended to remove anything that objectively identifies his role.
3) Deb Schulte - she is no longer a Minister. She was defeated in the last election. I would really like to update her bio accordingly. Prior to doing anything though I will read about a) the manual style of edits, b) Mos:Honorific and MOS:surname
4) Official Portraits - In Canada we do not have copyright in the same way USA does for political images. How can I upload the official headshots of politician without being flagged for copyright? What if it is published publicly on their public Facebook page and they do not give information about who took the photo? None of the options seem applicable to me, unless I literally private message these politicians on social media and ask for consent. There has to be a better way to do this applicable to Canada.
Thank you so much again! I will patiently await your response. (talk) 06:31, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
Also, please note that section headings should be sentence case, per MOS:SECTIONS. As I was refreshing my memory on this matter, I happened to click on your latest edit to Maryam Monsef, and have made that (minor) correction as well. --Kinu t/c 05:59, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln
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Assassination of grammar IDC... I don't care (C not K)... Can I please ask you why you reverted my diction ?? (User talk:Cltjames) 18 November 2021, 13:25 ET... Not incoherent; grammatical exercise.

Among others: The very first clause, "The American poet Walt Whitman who was greatly admired by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States admired and respected him"... that's incoherent. "The then cluster gained notoriety with the hymn Passage to India in mention"... that's incoherent. "His poem had received critical reception and to Whitman's Lincoln poetry he has since had varied publications"... that's incoherent. "Despite slipping in popularity and critical assessment since the early 1900s that is"... that's incoherent. Needless to say, I stand by my revert. --Kinu t/c 18:30, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
I also stand by my revert of your edit to John Terry, for similar reasons and as given in the edit summary. Please proofread your edits and use proper English in articles. --Kinu t/c 18:44, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

Fine... I was typing before you edited... I am going to repeat my jape! 70/30... I gave 70%... Where is your 30%? I have given honest interpretations, furthermore for the Lincoln issue; I gave a grammatical exercise only for it to be un done too easily, so I challenge you to improve my grammar and not pretend the article is perfect.(User talk:Cltjames)

Sorry, but the easiest way to improve the grammar in your previous edits was to undo them. Also, you say that you're going to "repeat [your] jape"? Given that a "jape" is a practical joke or some other sort of tomfoolery, you can either (a) clarify your statement to explicitly indicate that it is not or (b) expect yourself to be blocked if you continue disrupting the encyclopedia, as this appears to be an admission that it is intentional. --Kinu t/c 18:52, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

Forget about you attempting to block please; my jape was if you have the time to revert then why not expand and improve ?

As implied above, reverting your poor edits to restore the wording in the previous version of both articles was my way of improving them. I see no reason to continue this discussion further. --Kinu t/c 18:57, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
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Hello Kinu Panda . I Am Trying To Resolve The Page With Saqib [ The Creator Of The Page ] . We 2 Are Trying To Get To An Agreement So Kindly Don't Change The Malik Shakeel Awan Page Until The Issue Is Resolved .

Best Regards

MSA's 2nd Son (talk) 14:44, 24 November 2021 (UTC)MSA's 2nd Son

You do not own the article. As indicated on your talk page, do not remove the maintenance templates, do not introduce edits that contravene the Manual of Style, and do not introduce inappropriate external links. --Kinu t/c 14:46, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

I Have Since Restored The Page Until The Problem Is Solved MSA's 2nd Son (talk) 14:49, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Given your username, it would be best if you declared your apparent conflict of interest regarding this article. --Kinu t/c 14:52, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

lol I thought my username would get me killed. Dude I swear I'm just a fan boy MSA's 2nd Son (talk) 15:02, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Mr Panda . Why did you remove the external links and see also sections of Malik Shakeel Awan's Page . I see that there are editors constantly removing these categories , can you kindly explain the reason ? MSA's 2nd Son (talk) 15:00, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

See MOS:SEEALSO. The section is not supposed to be articles that are simply tangentially related. Also see WP:EL and WP:FACEBOOK. Social media links are not to be included here. I recommend that you stop edit warring to reintroduce that content and instead follow those guidelines. --Kinu t/c 15:02, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Mister Panda Everything I've ever edited into the Malik Shakeel Awan page has always been facts and can be re-checked easily. I kindly ask you to link your discord account or such so I can contact you more easily / accessible as it's not very convenient to talk like this . :| MSA's 2nd Son (talk) 15:04, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Unless a reason such as privacy concerns applies, all discussion about this topic should take place on-wiki (e.g., here or at the article's talk page). --Kinu t/c 18:12, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
Kinu, this is SPA and obviously has COI given his nature of editing and username. I fear if the BLP Is left unnoticed for a while, this user may make it a totally mess. --Saqib (talk) 06:36, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
Tremaine
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Hello Kinu

First of all, if the two notables of Temary and Tremaine were decided by higher-up Wiki to not be notable, fair enough. But certainly with the latter, one would think 75% then easily go. I add things at times like a crossword puzzle and often clean up inline citations. But this wiki rule, Temary has a page-- that was deleted as "unnotable". If you go through that Miller Co page, it's all about Tremaine and her husband.

Is she notable? I see you have a BA in Econ at Yale and PhD. Great. Go on proquest and search the name. There are many, many things. I just don't like someone reverting something with no content knowledge, and a track record of disputes all up their page. Do we dismiss obits in the NYT and across the US, because an unknowledgeable wiki user doesn't know who they are and won't spend 10 minutes to check it out?

I've never had a dispute, but this seems insane to me. How does one bump up perceived reckless reverting?

And by the way, the reverter has a bias against the NYT as a "left-wing rag", and in relation to an obit! Is this acceptable by Wiki? I personally don't care where an obit is in maybe 300 sources.

Also, as you are I believe a volunteer administrator, I'd appreciate a link to the page talking about disputes that go up the chain into the Wikipedia org. I've been a contributor now and again for at least 10 years and this recent conflict has me very concerned in different ways. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrdnartdesign (talk • contribs)

Per the discussion at User talk:Magnolia677, this is discussed and replied to there. --Kinu t/c 17:23, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Hello Kinu, I added a final statement with clarity which I hope you can take a look at on the Magnolia677 page to avoid my taking this to the noticeboard level. It addresses both complaints re. notability / wiki page and 'expert'. In this wiki structure, with you as volunteer administrator, I assume you have a decision-making role with this.Mrdnartdesign (talk) 18:43, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

As indicated, I will refer others to the discussions mentioned previously and at WP:ANI. --Kinu t/c 23:08, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
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Merchandise giveaway nomination
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Happy Adminship Anniversary!
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Happy Adminship Anniversary!
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Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Have a very happy adminship anniversary on your special day!

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Recent AIV
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Thanks for actions. Been reverting this LTA on other wikis for a long time this day. Have a nice evening, A09090091 (talk) 21:41, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Possible socks
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I am not a CU, so don't have conclusive evidence, but the way things occurred leads me to suspect that User:50.212.96.74 is the IP of registered User:HelixxUnderscore. When questioned they deny the connection. See User talk:Valjean#January 2022. I have never had contact with them before, and immediately after I reverted the IP I got the bogus EW warning. Formal Dude has warned them to not do that again. -- Valjean (talk) 18:50, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Come to think of it, now that the IP is blocked, if the user can't edit, that could mean they got caught up in the IP block. . -- Valjean (talk) 18:52, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
Hart-Parr.
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WOAH, I copied What was said about Hart-Parr on the Oliver Tractor page. I was attempting to move that info to its own page. Why would I be in trouble for that when YOU allowed SOMEONE ELSE to add that info on a DIFFERENT PAGE. If you know how to do all this stuff and such, why dont you just do that instead.

Discussion is at your talk page; replied there. --Kinu t/c 18:58, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
state birds
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Re: this, there's discussion here. Mercy11 (talk) 00:59, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Date script
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I just noticed you fixed the dates Park Avenue main line. There is an IP editor that is repeatedly changing Month Year to Month, Year. I have be unable to get their attention and have been fixing them manually. Can your run this script on all their edits. It's 2600:1004:B126:3A23:46A:46B0:6BF2:92ED (talk · contribs · WHOIS) right now, but they have had a different IP last week if I recall. I have brought this up at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#IP not following MOS:DATES but the editor is still doing this. MB 02:13, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

@MB: I actually noticed the ANI thread and my revert was in response to that. I'll reply there. --Kinu t/c 02:14, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
Date templates
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I noticed this edit which was rightfully reverted by another editor. I also notice the above #Date script section. Please be aware that many date templates, such as {{Birth date}} emit the date in the metadata. Because the standard for this data is set by an organization outside the Wikimedia Foundation, that format requires dates be in the Gregorian calendar and there is nothing we can do about it. So if a date is in the Julian calendar we should not use date templates for those dates. Because the adoption of the Gregorian calendar occurred over centuries, any date before Thursday 1 March 1923 is potentially a Julian calendar date. I suggest any script which inserts date templates should refuse to operate on any date earlier than Thursday 1 March 1923. Jc3s5h (talk) 17:11, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

I was not aware of this, so thank you for letting me know! --Kinu t/c 17:47, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
Dirichlet character
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Thanks for protecting this page!

Do you know anything about the vandal(s)? Clicking on the user showed damage to a lot of math pages.

James in dc (talk) 07:53, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

I know it's an LTA editor, but I'm not quite sure which one, honestly. I've got a few of these pages on my watchlist and see these edits pop up every so often. It seems like WP:RBI is the approach preferred by others, so I do the same. --Kinu t/c 20:52, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) I believe it's Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Xayahrainie43. Favonian (talk) 21:05, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
Ah, that's the one. I know I've run across that case before. Thanks! --Kinu t/c 21:19, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
Lata Mangeshkar
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Please protect the article Lata Mangeshkar to prevent vandalism. Thank you. 2402:3A80:684:F7B3:4D8C:9491:DC34:DAC2 (talk) 08:41, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

It looks like another admin beat me to it. --Kinu t/c 08:43, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
Protection question
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Can you look at my protection requests on WP:RFPP for Kaeloo and Crikey! It's the Irwins? Thanks! wizzito | say hello! 23:58, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

 Done --Kinu t/c 00:03, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
Vandalism
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I would recommend that you partialblock 2600:387:C:0:0:0:0:0/46 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) from Talk:Wind turbine and Tom Wolf. A /64 won't cut it a lot of the time for that ISP.

2601:985:4002:2E20:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) is also vandalizing right off their 3 month block in October, and 49.178.192.153 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) is a sock of WP:LTA/TFD wizzito | say hello! 02:47, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

For the first request, I don't see any evidence that partially blocking the /46 is necessary right now, but I'll keep an eye on it and extend the range if needed. For the latter requests, please take them to AIV if you haven't done so yet, as I'm about to be AFK (my being active one minute doing mop duty doesn't mean I will be the next, either due to other editing or real world stuff). Thanks! --Kinu t/c 03:08, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
Vandal Harassment
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I was wondering where I can report a vandal for harassment? This IP vandal reverted my edit and wrote (Redacted) on both Adam West's edit summary and my talk page (repeatedly). I deleted his comment on my talk page but keeps writing on it with the same thing. This user has also been engaging in an edit war in two wiki articles (Jean Paul Belmondo and Adam West). --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 04:03, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

  • I'd say WP:AN3 would be the proper venue for this, as the edit itself isn't vandalism, but it is edit warring, especially as the consensus version seems to be the black-and-white photo since West's death. I've restored the pre-edit warring version per WP:STABLE, semiprotected the article for a week, and blocked the IP for edit warring and also the WP:NPA violation. --Kinu t/c 04:10, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thank you for your contributions against vandalism!! 👍😊 Kpddg (talk • contribs) 07:12, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
Thanks! I do what I can. :) --Kinu t/c 19:35, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Paul Moser situation
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Haleywonders emailed me and said the usual "blah blah it was correct" and asked me to "ask the Wikipedia authorities to unblock [me]". I'm getting tired of this. wizzito | say hello! 04:25, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Looking at that talk page gave me a headache. Here's hoping the semiprotection helps. I'll continue to do what needs to be done with the socks. --Kinu t/c 04:45, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Kinu: What's up with the overkill here? You are protecting a butchered version of the entry on me. The previous contributor did not add 'promotional' material. The entry was updated to include publications from the past 10 years. The current entry omits those 10 years. How is that responsible? I plead for fairness here. If you find promotional material in the previous version, omit it and restore it. No need to suppress a decent entry or to clamp down on innocent contributors. Can we find someone to adjudicate this with fairness? --Paul Moser — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pkjmoser (talk • contribs) 11:27, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
The version of the article to which I reverted is this one, which in my opinion is the last stable version prior to the disruption that has been noted many times at the talk page (and, despite the inherent conflict of interest, you seem to agree as well). Also, referring to block-evading sockpuppets who repeatedly post the same unsourced and ostensibly promotional copy/pasted version of this article at multiple venues as "innocent contributors" is disingenuous. That being said, if you have specific and sourced changes to be made, please request them at the article's talk page. --Kinu t/c 17:28, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Revision deletion
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Hello, Kinu,

With the amount of revision deletion I see you do, I think you should consider applying to be an Oversighter, when September comes around. You seem to get to bad material very quickly and I think we can always use another Oversighter on call to respond to the truly outrageous stuff. Just a thought! Liz Read! Talk! 05:35, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

I appreciate the vote of confidence! I'll definitely look into it when the time rolls around. Thanks! :) --Kinu t/c 05:45, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Of course, eliminating the crazy, abusive rants of long time vandals can result in a backlash. I was going to protect your user talk page but see you got to it first. Liz Read! Talk! 21:29, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
The life of a crime fighter
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The Barnstar of Integrity
Looks like you could use a medal today, roach infestations are always a pain. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 20:18, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Indeed they are. Much appreciated! --Kinu t/c 22:08, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Lengthy
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Figured this may seem lengthy however I'll work at being kind of brief. Your humor and acumen is noted. Like how you said no thanks to most jokes, haha. However I think you have a finely tuned liking for comedy, shows, etc. Right off the top I note you and I may share somewhat vast or expansive knowledge and experience although applied in more than slightly different places. Beliefs and opinions may even be shared -I'll surmise maybe more than 68 to 79 percent... While talking with admins on here is not something I do often you may be one of few who has been both an admin for quite some time and you jumped into the position kind of right off, again rare.

Yes, you're not an Asian or Japanese cruiser. You are not the first person I have run across from trivia shows. Ok, noticed you have no way to be emailed. I am not a huge fan of communications on here due to the permanence of said method.

Anyway good talking, maybe it will be something to pick up again.Justanother2 (talk) 22:13, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Disruptive editor is back
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Hi! You previously blocked a disruptive editor who has edited on at least 3 IPs:

FYI, this editor is now back on 49.97.104.158, making the same changes again. CodeTalker (talk) 18:34, 20 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. This is a known LTA block evader, so in the future you can report then at AIV. --Kinu t/c 00:10, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
Got it, thanks. Is there a page for this LTA that I can refer to? CodeTalker (talk) 00:27, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
Paul Moser situation (again)
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The user is block evading again at Floatingbeyondplatoscave (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). A report to ANI was unsuccessful. wizzito | say hello! 10:54, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

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Hi Kinu, User talk:MeganKalene31 and your overridden objection to unblocking have been mentioned at WP:ARC (Special:Permalink/1073289953). ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:15, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Help needed
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Hello Kinu, I am here to ask for your help as I have created a new Wikipedia on Parizaad (character) but someone by the name of Malikul Maut has removed my page due to the biography of a living person has no citations but the page is about the fictional character Parizaad and not on a living character so could you help me with my problem as the whole drama serial and novel is available on the internet but Wikipedia does not allow to citate YouTube videos or Google URL's. Putting our fued aside could you help me with this problem? Yours respectfully Wagiis Wagiis Wagone (talk) 18:30, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

While the article is about a fictional character, it still requires references, such as discussions of the character in reliable, third-party sources, indicating why it is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. See WP:GNG and WP:NFICT for the relevant guidelines. As written, this is just an in-universe biography of the character, and moving it to the Draft namespace was certainly the appropriate action here. --Kinu t/c 22:31, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
Please join the discussion on WP:AN
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This block of yours raises some interesting questions. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, but it's an odd situation that I think needs clarification. The thread is WP:AN#Is creating an account evasion of an IP block?. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:53, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
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Happy First Edit Day!

Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 20:22, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement
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The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

  1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
  2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Hey!!
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Welcome back - FlightTime (open channel) 23:11, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Hope you had a good break. Segaton (talk) 23:11, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Draft:DJ Arch Jnr, another sock
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Hi Kinu, I hope you are doing well. You recently blocked Nathaniel Bapelaa II for having multiple accounts to edit Draft:DJ Arch Jnr and it looks like they created another one, Erackmusic. Let me know if you rather me create an SPI but since it seemed so ducky and only impacts a single draft, I chose to come here instead. Well, and I already submitted one earlier for another case and one a day is about my limit. :) S0091 (talk) 19:00, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Definitely a WP:DUCK case here. I've gone ahead and blocked. Thanks! --Kinu t/c 19:41, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
Thanks!
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Thank you for blocking that IP. He really deserved it for acting like a child :) Dinosaur TrexXX33 (chat?) 19:19, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks
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Thanks for blocking the redirect removal LTA again. Certes (talk) 21:55, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

need your support in restoration
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hello Kinu Panda. need your support and genuine help in restoring page Govind Laljibhai Dholakia there was no promotional language only reputed news paper quotes and details which are verified it by Times of india, economic times and other important and valued sources which i have mentioned. Please help. there was no case of speedy deletion it was absolutely unfair.

I am budding wiki enthusiast Rakshit Bhavsar aka Brakshit23. Doing edits at my best capacity.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brakshit23 (talk • contribs) 04:48, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

To keep this discussion centralized, I have responded to this at the relevant thread at WP:ANI; see Special:Diff/1091262933. Thank you. --Kinu t/c 05:53, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
/64
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May want to remove TPA and block the rest of the /64 as well. Mako001 (C)  (T)  🇺🇦 06:19, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Help requested and support in restoration
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Hello, May we discuss further on my talk page? I have tried to revert a redirect and added citations. My intention was to add more citations to websites where the subject is mentioned because the subject has been in several movies. The subject Caylee Cowan is not a movie and therefore should not be redirected to a movie. this is an actor in the movie that it is being redirected to. All citations are from notable and verifiable sources and so I do not understand why it is deleted when other wikis are made for actors who are of similar notability such as Travis Burns (actor), Emily Tosta ,David Sheftell, Charley Koontz, William Shockley (actor), Erin Bethea, Jenn Gotzon, Charlotte D'AlessioArticleeditscontributor (talk) 03:33, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

It looks like you've already been provided appropriate suggestions on your talk page. --Kinu t/c 16:05, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
Evermoor Chronicles / The Rise of Skywalker (2A02:2F0D:3004:FA00:5027:17F7:77A3:9903)
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This user is an LTA (WP:LTA/WKHF). I thank you for your protections of some pages, but I would suggest longer and more protections on target pages; The Evermoor Chronicles and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker had their protections that would prevent this vandal expire about a week ago. wizzito | say hello! 11:27, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Correction: Evermoor Chronicles actually had its protection expire in May. wizzito | say hello! 11:28, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for the LTA information. I've gone ahead and extended the durations on each of those. I've left them as semi for now (to match the highest protection levels in the past), but I'd be willing to increase the level if the need arises. I'll also keep an eye on the pages mentioned at the LTA report. --Kinu t/c 17:37, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello young Кину!
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Hello young sock, welcome to Wikipedia! Socks must stick together! bishzilla ROARR!! pocket 20:25, 6 August 2022 (UTC).

A barnstar for you!
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The Admin's Barnstar
Cheers for the help Mr.weedle (talk) 03:04, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
Glad to be of assistance! --Kinu t/c 21:00, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
Thanks! :-)
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Hi Kinu! It's good to chat with you again! I just wanted to thank you for your diligence with watching the new users feed and for blocking Russian moms incest porn. Next time, don't skimp on the user talk page notice - I left one for you. LOL ;-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:03, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Regarding a suspected sockmaster
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Hi Kinu, I'm reaching out about South Dakota Pizza, the suspected sockmaster that you tagged. Just wanted to make you aware of another blocked user named Orca Vison Inc.-- the actual sockmaster. Behaviour is identical to SDP, but Orca's account was created the day before the creation of SDP. Thanks! HelenDegenerate(💬📖) 19:13, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

Ah, thank you! I knew the two were related but didn't investigate if there was another older account. I'll retag appropriately. Much appreciated! --Kinu t/c 19:25, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
Also, given the prolific nature of the sockpuppetry, I've gone ahead and blacklisted the sites they keep trying to add. --Kinu t/c 19:34, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematics
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Actually, I was doing a lazy noping since I didn't want to give the user more incentive to reply, but no probs. Let it stand. Hmm.. since you didn't sign it it won't ping him anyways [1]. Meters (talk) 05:49, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Oops, sorry about that. That's what I get for assuming. Meanwhile, I've subsequently gone and replied to the user and mentioned them. Facepalm Facepalm I guess we'll see what happens. --Kinu t/c 05:52, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
Six of one and half-a-dozen of the other... I don't think anyone is expecting anything that user adds will be comprehensible. Meters (talk) 06:00, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
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Requests unblocking. Please comment on their talk page. Best. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 07:21, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Dronfield History Society
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Thank you for the block of Dronfield History Society (talk · contribs). Perhaps you or Yamla can confirm their association with PriscusDeCockWORLDWIDE (talk · contribs). Looks like a sock from here. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:71F0 (talk) 22:08, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

I'll defer to Yamla in this case, although I don't see any connection. --Kinu t/c 14:13, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
@Materialscientist: may have an idea. --Yamla (talk) 14:56, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
Thanks. I don't think such a society exists, at least there's no formal record online. Then there's the edit history, which would be a terrific coincidence considering timing and subject. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:71F0 (talk) 14:58, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
Username block
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It's an LTA I've seen before, and I'm sure you have too, but CU revealed nothing else. Drmies (talk) 03:02, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Marcia Smith & HGC
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Hi Kinu, you just closed the AfD on Marcia Smith as G5 (thanks!). Would you mind doing the same on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/HGC Apparel as well? This is Smith's business; the article was created and published by the same sock team. Cheers, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 16:06, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm not certain that one qualifies for G5 due to the article creation date being before the initial block on the sockmaster, although a cursory look suggests that it might qualify for G11. I'll take a look at it in more depth and then action it and/or comment at the discussion itself accordingly (unless another admin gets to it first). Thanks for the heads up. --Kinu t/c 16:15, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
Block edit conflict
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never seen this before. Amusing. I've reverted my notice, but don't know how to revert to your block. Feel free to do so if you know how. Star Mississippi 20:55, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Ha... that's certainly new to me as well. Given that it's the same block duration and flags, I guess we're good. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ --Kinu t/c 20:57, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
guess we have some undocumented talent! Let's see if we can find more interesting havoc to wreak :D Star Mississippi 21:09, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Possible circumvention of edit block
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Hi. Just a heads up. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Mathematics#polyhedral. I don't have full evidence of this, and not sure how to investigate this kind of thing, but it looks to me that this could very well be a case of circumvention of edit block. Let's wait and see I suppose. PatrickR2 (talk) 21:44, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Given this thread with similar phrasing and whatnot, it is undoubtedly the same person. I've deleted the thread and blocked the IP. --Kinu t/c 23:33, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
That guy running through the hurricane articles and vandalizing all of them was annoying. Thanks for blocking them. ChessEric (talk · contribs) 23:01, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
Page protection
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Hi, it look like you protected Caylee Cowan earlier this year. Would you consider reducing the protection to allow a WP:HISTMERGE from Caylee Cowan(actress) as suggested at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Caylee Cowan(actress)? Thanks. -Kj cheetham (talk) 08:38, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

@Kj cheetham:  Done. Thanks for letting me know. --Kinu t/c 15:40, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
Second opinion
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[2] [3] Quack? ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:51, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Howdy. I'm not certain if F117IS is a sock. But he does appear to have 'returned' to Wikipedia (after seven years), to cause havoc. -- GoodDay (talk) 01:55, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure either. It might end up being a WP:NOTHERE case, so I'll keep an eye on things. --Kinu t/c 05:46, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
Chris Moyles - protection request
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Hi Kinu, mind protecting this article? I posted a request at RFPP but the disruption is now rampant with various IPs. S0091 (talk) 22:33, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @S0091: Playtime is over for the IPs. I've semi-protected the article for a fortnight. —C.Fred (talk) 22:38, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Thanks @C.Fred! S0091 (talk) 22:40, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for taking care of this. --Kinu t/c 07:32, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
TPA revocation
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'nuff said. JavaHurricane 05:03, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Done. I also received an equally erudite e-mail from them, so that's been revoked too. --Kinu t/c 05:05, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
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You may wish to revoke TPA.Cahk (talk) Cahk (talk) 08:21, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks for letting me know. --Kinu t/c 19:12, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
Bo Dallas protection
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Hi Kinu, can you please protect this article? I submitted an RFPP request but there is an onslaught of BLP violations and vandalism. S0091 (talk) 19:08, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

 Done. --Kinu t/c 19:51, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
Happy Holidays!
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Hello Kinu: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Sarrail (talk) 01:24, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

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