User talk:GeneralizationsAreBad/Archive 9Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TreCoolGuyThat recent case you removed [1] from Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TreCoolGuy never got archived. I remember similar issues happening at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Europefan a few months ago as well, so I was wondering maybe there is a bug with the archiving process. Sro23 (talk) 03:33, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
Hey GAB, I've included you in this discussion due to your involvement in the dispute. Best, Airplaneman ✈ 06:41, 7 October 2016 (UTC) A kitten for you!![]() Thanks for fixing the 'SmythsToys' SPI. It slipped my mind that you're supposed to list the oldest as the master 'til I looked over the SPI instructions again on curiosity grounds. Kinda skimmed the rules when I was filing it and i haven't done an SPI since PabloThePenguin... (2014 i think) So yeah. Much appreciated! MM (WhatIDo WHATIDO?) (Now THIS... I did.) 21:07, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
October 2016sup — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:44:0:FF17:17B:11D7:C1AE:63 (talk) 21:08, 8 October 2016 (UTC) October 9, 2016
October 2016Now you listen here I Sundayclose is the one who has been making disruptive edits and I would like you to stop acting like that user is the victim here because Sundayclose is not and have you even read the notability guide. So you see here Sundayclose is actually making the vandalism and should be blocked from editing until Sundayclose stops reverting other users edits and reasoning it with TW. I hope you please reconsider and have a big discussion with Sundayclose. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Musiclover46 (talk • contribs) 16:27, 11 October 2016 (UTC) 08:07:08, 14 October 2016 review of submission by 78.175.216.45More contribution needed and not enough independent sources found. Help needed.
AngrybirdtFor info, I believe this user is using another sock account. You opened the previous SPI earlier in the year. I've updated the latest case here. Thanks. Lugnuts Precious bodily fluids 18:41, 20 October 2016 (UTC) Kurzon sockHi, GAB. I was wondering if you could help on something that User:EdJohnston was kind enough to start but which doesn't seem to be working. He wrote at User talk:78.129.111.57 on Oct. 7, "I've blocked your IP for a month as block evasion for User:Kurzon, per a complaint at the edit warring noticeboard." Yet from Oct. 24 through today, 78.129.111.57, before a month is over, somehow has continued to make block-evading edits at Jerry Siegel. I've notified EdJohnston, but he has been mostly off Wikipedia the last couple of days. Is there anything you could do to help with this IP's persistent block-evading? With thanks, --Tenebrae (talk) 13:32, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
ApologyI woke up this morning and logged on to my mail, and then to Wikipedia. I got your note about CF and responded on my TALK page, but neglected to ping you. I'd written:
Are you sure?Pattern of User:Truth Ninja matches User:Brand New Account. If Brand New Account is itself a sock of someone else, like User:BillyAngel as you indicate, I can't see anything in the edit history of User:BillyAngel to indicate that. Can you elaborate? --Jayron32 01:26, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
Clerking updateHi GAB, it's been a long time since I checked in on you. I'm not using the special subpage because we don't discuss things on a regular basis anymore. How are you doing? Do you feel comfortable clerking? Do you have any questions, even small ones? Do you feel ready to become a regular clerk? (Promoting you can occur in two ways. I can do it unilaterally or I can pass it by the functionaries. There is precedent for both. I believe I'd do a hybrid where I don't ask the functionaries for a consensus but more along the lines of "I intend to promote GAB; any objections?" While I'm here, I have a question for you regarding a check I just did. If you file an SPI, is the standard for endorsing a CU the same as if the filer had been someone else?--Bbb23 (talk) 15:00, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
Semi?GAB, would it be OK with you if I semi-protect your talk page for a few days? Seems like it's been under attack by socks lately. --MelanieN (talk) 17:04, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
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Thanks! Dchen (WMF) (talk) 23:43, 1 November 2016 (UTC) No ideaRe this. I have no idea what the bit you bolded was referring to. It looks like a misprint, since "lower on the page" implies "more recent" and the thread in question was the last place I posted. I have also only directly conflicted (read: I started a thread on them or they started a thread on me) with one user on ANI recently, and he has a very distinctive writing style that would make it obvious if Tivandir2 was him. If it was someone who happened to disagree with me on some random ANI thread that we both happened to comment on ... well, that could be just about anyone if we went back far enough, but recently ... the pool is pretty small, and I still can't think of anyone. Tivandir2's wording also implied their interaction with me goes back some time ("several instances in the past"). Again, I don't think I have "conflicted" with Mr rnddude to any great extent, but he, Signedzzz, Snow Rise (to whom Tivandir2 referred to in the third person), MjolnirPants, Ian.Thomson, JzG, Dennis Brown and EdJohnston, are the only users I can recall interacting with on more than one ANI thread in the past and also doing so recently, but I didn't "conflict" with any of them except EdJohnston (an admin) and Snow Rise (to whom Tivandir2 referred in the third person). In the (unlikely) event that it was Snow Rise pretending to be an outside observer, he did such a sloppy job that he couldn't have possibly hoped to get away with it (disagree with him as I might, Snow Rise is smarter than that). The rabbit-hole is pretty deep, and the only thing that is certain is that Tivandir2 claimed to have interacted with me in the past. That's why I wanted CU to confirm who they were claiming to be. Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 00:42, 4 November 2016 (UTC) InformationHey how are you?? I want some information. Firstly I improved a page, but someone revert it and the reason was that it was similar to the edits of a sock puppet. I mean what if it was same, at least I improved it, and a user thanked me for it,but still it got reverted. So will you tell me that how can I revert it again. The other thing that I want to know is that how can I edit a page that is protected for a certain time?? And the third thing is how can I block a user who misbehaves?? I hope that you'll help me. Aashka De Seene Vich Dil Naio (talk) 17:21, 6 November 2016 (UTC) Petition against sock puppetHey, I've nominated for being a sock puppet but I want to defend myself. I am not a sock puppet this is my original and only account. Aashka De Seene Vich Dil Naio (talk) 17:35, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
Jill harth paragraphI respectfully disagree. I don't see how it lends to undue weight considering it's just a completion of the article already referenced. By referencing "Groper in Chief" wikipedia should include the entire Harth-Trump "interaction/relationship", and not just pick and chose parts of said "interaction/relationship." Robd831 (talk) 14:37, 11 November 2016 (UTC)robd831
New deal for page patrollersHi GeneralizationsAreBad, In order to better control the quality of new pages, keep out the spam, and welcome the genuine newbies, the current system we introduced in 2011 is being updated and improved. The documentation and tutorials have also been revised and given a facelift. Most importantly a new user group New Page Reviewer has been created. Under the new rule, you may find that you are temporarily unable to mark new pages as reviewed. However, this is nothing to worry about - most current experienced patrollers are being accorded the the new right without the need to apply, and if you have significant previous experience of patrolling new pages, we strongly encourage you to apply for the new right as soon as possible - we need all the help we can get, and we are now providing a dynamic, supportive environment for your work. Find out more about this exiting new user right now at New Page Reviewers and be sure to read the new tutorial before applying. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:29, 13 November 2016 (UTC) GAB, you didn't handle this correctly. I wanted you to create a new case, not to move the old case to a new master. The way you've done it we've lost the original case. I haven't thought about how to fix it yet. Can you do it, or does it require an administrator? Please ping me and let me know either way. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:39, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
UnbiasedVictoryUnbiasedVictory is back as User:Wikimikimotion and User:ChrisInNC. 2605:6001:E484:1000:A072:9B0E:7AD9:E7B5 (talk) 13:59, 14 November 2016 (UTC) New Page Review needs your helpHi GeneralizationsAreBad, As an AfC reviewer you're probably aware that a new user right has been created for patrolling new pages (you might even have been granted the right already, and admins have it automatically). Since July there has been a very serious backlog at Special:NewPagesFeed of over 14,000 pages, by far the worst since 2011, and we need an all out drive to get this back down to just a few hundred that can be easily maintained in the future. Unlike AfC, these pages are already in mainspace, and the thought of what might be there is quite scary. There are also many good faith article creators who need a simple, gentle push to the Tea House or their pages converted to Draft rather than being deleted. Although New Page Reviewing can occasionally be somewhat more challenging than AfC, the criteria for obtaining the right are roughly the same. The Page Curation tool is even easier to use than the Helper Script, so it's likely that most AfC reviewers already have more than enough knowledge for the task of New Page Review. It is hoped that AfC reviewers will apply for this right at WP:PERM and lend a hand. You'll need to have read the page at WP:NPR and the new tutorial. (Sent to all active AfC reviewers) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:33, 15 November 2016 (UTC) SPICLCongratulations GAB. Well earned. Mkdwtalk 01:03, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
HiHello.... I think User:Wikiedits161136 and User:Mcgreggorsarmy98 are used by same editor. For starters, they have the same exact user pages and talk pages, and were created on the same day. I know Generalizations are bad (no pun intended), that is why I`m asking you, can you please determine whether they are connected. regards, DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 10:34, 16 November 2016 (UTC).
How to update a page so that it meets Wikipedia's standards?I have revised the [Dick] Blick Art Materials page and would like to publish it on Wikipedia. I took your recent comments to heart and what now remains is a very short, very factual synopsis of the company's history, evolution, ownership, and product focus. I would very much appreciate your help. Please advise how to proceed? Thank you. Asghunt (talk) 21:19, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
Thank you, GAB, for your thoughtful response. My question is this: Since Blick is a privately held company, and relatively small, it has never been on the radar for the financial media, so not much has been written about the company. Again, the art supply world is relatively small, too, so the only ones who care about what we do are artists (professional, beginning, and everyone in between), schools, students, teachers, crafters, hobbyists, architects, illustrators, camps, senior living facilities, facilities for those with disabilities -- basically anyone who has an interest in (or passion for) art for pleasure, as a learning/teaching tool, or as a profession. The only things we manufacture are our Utrecht brand paints and mediums (in Brooklyn, New York), although we have many private-label products under the Blick brand manufactured for us by others. So nobody in the media is interested in us except as a major employer in Galesburg, Illinois, where the company is highly regarded, and as a part of the communities in which we have retail stores because of the partnerships developed there. So, I’m finding it difficult to find anyone who has written anything that I could use as an impartial source. Anyone writing or submitting anything about Blick would still be doing so at the behest of the company. Our goal is to simply make sure the information on Wikipedia is correct. We have no interest in using Wikipedia for advertising or marketing purposes. May I send you the short synopsis I have written, and perhaps you can offer further direction? Wishing you a great Thanksgiving as well. Asghunt (talk) 16:37, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!Hello, GeneralizationsAreBad. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC) He's not edit warring it is vandalismThanks for your action at User talk:PantherBF3. But take note he is not edit warring it is vandalism. Check his warnings on his talk page and check his block log please. Can an administrator please take action here ? Sagecandor (talk) 23:55, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
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