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Unblocked

Hi, Todd, I hope you are enjoying your vacation, which means that you are not reading this until you get back. :-) Two admins (kww and TP) wanted a CU done before unblocking anyone. T. Canens did the CU and found the accounts most likely unrelated. Therefore, I unblocked Badanagram and the two IPs. I also removed the SP tags. You can see all this at ANI and on Badanagram's talk page, but I thought you deserved a personal heads up on your talk page.

I'm sorry for the unwarranted abuse that's been heaped on you in your absence, although many editors came to your defense. I guess it comes with the job, but the attacks are tremendously mean-spirited. Best regards.--Bbb23 (talk) 11:29, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice and for your cool head. I'm glad the IP block got worked out. The aggression against administrators has really gotten out of hand lately. Toddst1 (talk) 16:55, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

GabrielVelasquez

Your block of User:GabrielVelasquez says "prolific sockpuppetry" (besides personal attacks) but I'm not seeing any SPI on him. I'm asking because someone suggested that another editor is a sockpuppet of GabrielVelasquez, so it would help to know what other sockpuppets GabrielVelasquez had, if any. Someone not using his real name (talk) 21:37, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

See the ANI discussion that was specifically provided for this purpose. Toddst1 (talk) 00:54, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

L.A. Reid

Hi Toddst1, how ya been? Say, I notice you hit the L.A. Reid article with multiple tags. Though I have contributed to the article in the past, or more accurately often deleted unsourced or poorly sourced material, I have been away from the article for six months or so. Could you bring me up to speed on your thinking on the article re: the tags? Thanks and as always, hope you are doing well! Jusdafax 06:03, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi JFX. Yes, it's been a while.

Yeah, there are a few problems there. I think this paragraph, quoted in its entirety is a good example:

Reid flies home to Blue Ash, Ohio every year to take his mother Emma to dinner .

Most of the article is in pretty good shape though.

I followed a trail of abject garbage created by Republic Records Publicity ‎ (talk · contribs) and his/her many socks to L.A. Reid and that article which is in much better shape than the others. Toddst1 (talk) 12:38, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

With your approval then, I'll pull the personal section out that contains that paragraph/line about his mother. I have taken it out before since it is a magnet for attackers and adds little to, and detracts much from, this BLP. Someone has it in for this guy, and as the talk page shows I have been weeding out the obvious trash for years. On the other side, there appears to be an attempt by RRP (a paid editing service, I suppose, though I have not looked into it, and socking complicates the issue) to puff the article. I will come back in a few days and see if you think it has improved enough to pull the tags. Thanks! Jusdafax 06:15, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

You don't need my approval but you certainly have it. I left a note on the talk page as well. Cheers. Toddst1 (talk) 17:13, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Just spent a couple hours on it, mostly taking out junk. I daresay the article can use more work but see what you think. Jusdafax 11:29, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Big improvement Jusdafax. Nice work. Toddst1 (talk) 16:01, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, but I am not done yet. By the way, I am having some problems with User:GageSkidmore who just accused me of article ownership. Could you look in and make a call on the issue? I'd be much obliged. Jusdafax 00:21, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

Never mind. GS has desisted. Jusdafax 06:18, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

WP:BLP2E

I just ran into BLP2E - what an amazing outbreak of common sense on Misplaced Pages! I ran into a related problem earlier this year. A couple of editors told me that a series of 25 crimes occurring in several different US states and foreign countries over the course of a bit more than a year was a single event. I was just gobsmacked but it didn't much matter to me in the general course of the discussion, so I ignored it.

I'll likely add something to BLP2E, but feel free to revert. Short and sweet can be the best way to go. Sometimes writing down an additional argument explaining that 1 + 1 does not equal 2,345.75 simply confuses things.

All the best.

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 22:13, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Smallbones, Thanks for the kind words. It seems common sense is in increasingly short supply around here lately.

If you look at the talk page and especially the history, you'll find that the essay was not without controversy. Toddst1 (talk) 22:20, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

I think your concern is better addressed in Misplaced Pages:What is one event. Toddst1 (talk) 22:30, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I self-reverted and added a "See also" link to Misplaced Pages:What is one event? Thanks again - common sense interpreting Misplaced Pages policy - what a wonderful idea! Smallbones_(smalltalk) 01:50, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

User talk:18.101.16.234

This IP is from the pool of MIT VPN addresses, so your earlier message probably won't get to the right person, FYI. There are at least 10,000 people with access to our VPN. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.101.16.234 (talk) 22:35, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

But it appears only one edits wikipedia. Toddst1 (talk) 19:16, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

Hey

Hey Toddst. I was reading my archives and I felt like passing by your talk page to wish you a good end of summer. Happy editing :) — ΛΧΣ 03:07, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. Happy editing to you too.` Cheers mate! Toddst1 (talk) 04:00, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Hello

Just saw your message in my talk page.

Yes, i was almost in a edit war on Maratha Empire thus i requested the page to be locked, and the other guy, who was reverting as well, would finally discuss on his talk page. That's it. OwnDealers (talk) 05:57, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

And thanks for protecting Chuck Yeager, the person who removed the sourced text kept claiming that Bharat Rakshak is a linkvio, even though other 3 sources have confirmed the same information, although Bharat Rakshak is not a linkvio either, it's used in over 700 pages of wikipedia, as source. This guy has failed to explain his point and started removing the discussion, which means that he has failed to prove his point. So kindly revert the page back to this version . Thanks OwnDealers (talk) 06:35, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Appam

The ip has again reverted the content. PalakkappillyAchayan 18:19, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Long block

Isn't a year a bit long for a second block for petty vandalism from an IP? Jackmcbarn (talk) 20:33, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

No. Depends on the circumstances. Toddst1 (talk) 20:42, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Tagging

With regards to this, feel free to contact Amalthea, who will vindicate my case, but 1) That is a retired account, so even if you were to open SPI (my apologies for the typo in this edit summary), it would result in stale. 2) In light of this, since those two user pages are effectively mine, and since there are no violations of WP:SOCK at present, nothing to prevent me from blanking them is enshrined in WP:UP. Please leave the matter as is. GotR 21:22, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Legal threat

IMO, this edit constitutes a legal threat. GabeMc 02:12, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Greenville, SC History Edit Neruk (talk) 14:35, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Hi Todd,

I was the one who deleted the history text from the Greenville, SC page. The text reads, "The area now known as Greenville was given to the nobleman King Benjamin Norwood IV. The era of King Benjamin's rule was fraught with corruption. King Benjamin Norwood was a notorious opium addict and had several mistresses." This seemed off to me because I knew the names of the eight proprietors of the Carolina colony and knew a Benjamin or Norwood was not among them. Furthermore, it seemed odd for a nobleman to use the title, "King." I looked into the sources and found them completely extraneous and unrelated to the topic of Greenville or Carolina. They are actually Mormon sources. The historical accuracy of Mormon texts aside, none of the referenced literature actually mentions Greenville in the way noted in the paragraph.

I motion to delete the text again. It is simply inaccurate and misleading. A quick Google search shows that it is already being repeated by Internet denizens who trust Misplaced Pages to have the right information.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Neruk

Admin sins

How many admins does it take to screw up a light bulb? Cheers.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:10, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

I wish the clue phone would ring. Toddst1 (talk) 00:22, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

See my latest comment at the report. I had written "fucking weird" but wasn't sure if Rschen would appreciate it.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:18, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Neptune technology group page

todd, im fairly new to wikipedia, i came back to review the neptune page and it had been deleted.

before i added a little info about roper buying neptune i saw there were notes in the past saying information needed to be deleted and referenced a big writeup on the company in what appeared to be a promotional approach, of which it was deleted, but there was still some basic info about the company that remained since 2007. i added ropers purchase in 2004 in a very small informative way.

im just curious why the entire page was deleted, instead of what i had added if it wasn't in line with wikipedia..

meterguy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.186.36.175 (talk) 19:25, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

See the discussion at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Neptune Technology Group. Toddst1 (talk) 20:00, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Cavatelli

You reverted my edit. "Cavadils" (or "cavadills"... spelling can go either way I guess) is a very common term for (or mispronunciation of) cavatelli. Is there no way to add it back in a way that suits you? – JBarta (talk) 20:40, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Sure. Use WP:RS. Toddst1 (talk) 21:33, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

That's wonderful. I'm not quite sure where you'll find a reliable source for that, but there are certainly plenty of references to the term on the internet. I suppose all you'll need to do is choose one. Thanks for putting it back in. – JBarta (talk) 21:53, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

WP:BURDEN. Toddst1 (talk) 23:11, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Edit war on The Biggest Loser UK (series 5)

Hello sir. I think you got it wrong. From your message in my talk page, there was no edit war going on The Biggest Loser UK (series 5). The IP, 95.35.60.55, was vandalizing the article. You can see it in his edits such as this. Comparison between his edits and the reverted edit I made shows that he is an vandalizer. The he way he was vandalizing the article was the same way the other IPs were doing. It can be found here. I have been monitoring them since last year (see my talk page for more information about this). The IP has also vandalized other articles, you can see it in his contributions.--AR E N Z O Y 1 6A•t a l k• 05:18, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

I don't see obvious WP:VANDALISM. What am I (or you) missing? Toddst1 (talk) 05:20, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Okay sir, I will explain it to you. Since last year, numerous IPs has been vandalizing multiple Biggest Loser articles. I have constantly been monitoring their activities. They keep distorting the pages by adding edits like that this one. See the first four sections? They are vandalism edits. Compare it to the remaining sections found below them, they are the legit sections and all information found in those sections are relevant to the section. And those were the original entries of the article before the IP vandalized it. See the activity of the IP sir (see it here IP 95.35.60.55's activity), his vandalism edits are repetitive. One example is this one. Compare it with this version before he edited it.

You can try to look over the patrol page I made sir. Numerous The Biggest Loser articles have already been protected due to their activity. I have also listed the IPs vandalizing numerous Biggest Loser articles sir, you can see it there. You can also read the history behind their activity at the top of the page. People will not find their vandalism as obvious since they are adding 'same type of information' but however irrelevant to the page. And they are vandalizing it in bulk edits. I hope I have explained it well 'cause I am not really good in explaining. :)--AR E N Z O Y 1 6A•t a l k• 05:46, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

not interested

Not sure why you felt the need to post a pointless, random, insulting and baiting comment on my talk page. I was a little surprised that an admin, of all people, would be such an obnoxious little troll. I've come here to tell you to please stay the hell off my talk page. - thewolfchild 07:52, 20 August 2013 (UTC)