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| ==I'm around a lot more now!== | |||
| Well, now that we on the Movement Charter Drafting Committee have published the final text of the proposed ] (ratification vote coming up soon!), I can finally get back to the work I've been missing so much here on this project. I figured I should look at backlogs, and first off I'm going to work on clearing the IPBE requests; that will take a while, as it isn't top priority for most checkusers. Then there's SPI and other CU requests, as well as getting back into OS requests. Feel free to ping me if I can be of assistance. ] (]) 02:43, 12 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| I reference the questions you asked at ] in this case clarification request. I figured this crosses the threshold of when it's a good idea to give someone a courtesy notification. ] ] 03:45, 4 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| :You seem to be editing pretty well, at least when you're logged in. I haven't done many IP blocks in the last year, and most of the time I am making them more accessible (e.g., allowing logged-in editors to edit instead of blocking all editors). I really don't want to have to use the CheckUser tool to find out what IP address or range you are using, since you are able to edit logged-in. If you are encountering difficulty logging in or editing while logged in, that's a bit of a different story. If that is the case, the best step would be to email the address listed on ] so that it can be further reviewed by the CheckUser team. ] (]) 17:36, 20 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| Hello. I just want to know why you tagged ] as keep local, even if there is a Commons copy and the building is located in a country with full FOP for buildings (]). More so it is already in public domain since the renovating architect ] has been deceased for more than 70 years. In my opinion keeping a local copy with the relatively-useless {{tlx|Ir-FOP}} tag is not reasonable now. The tag itself is already redundant to {{tlx|FoP-USonly}} which is the ''de facto'' active FOP template on enwiki today, used on unfree buildings of countries with no FOP (as enwiki only respects US law). Photos of US and UK buildings are almost accepted at Commons since both have FOP for architecture. <span style="font-family:Footlight MT">] <span style="background:#68FCF1">('']''|'']'')</span></span> 06:35, 15 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
| I saw that you granted IPBE to this editor. As the first thing they did was cryptospamming (]), I am inclined to revoke that, but wanted to ask your opinion before doing so. ] <small><sup>]</sup></small> 07:08, 3 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :Hello {{u|JWilz12345}}. Unfortunately, some of us have had negative experiences with images being transferred to Commons. They have sometimes been confusingly modified, deleted, or renamed in ways that make it suboptimal. Keeping a local copy significantly reduces these issues. This has been a much more frequent issue in images that are uploaded with the intention to use them in relation to architecture articles. I hope you find this information useful. ] (]) 08:23, 15 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks for letting me know, {{u|Seraphimblade}}. I've revoked the IPBE; while the account met the criteria for the initial grant, this is exactly why it is meant to be easy to revoke. I've been clearing the backlog of IPBE requests (there were over 100, I've lost count....), I'm hoping this will be the only one that messes up so obviously. ] (]) 16:08, 3 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ::{{Re|Risker}} perhaps {{tlx|FoP-USonly}} be the suitable tag? I cannot see the future utility of {{tlx|Ir-FOP}} since photos of buildings from countries with FOP (like UK) as well as virtually all U.S. buildings are also free for hosting on Wikimedia Commons any way. <span style="font-family:Footlight MT">] <span style="background:#68FCF1">('']''|'']'')</span></span> 10:54, 15 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
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| Is it generally acceptable for admins to grant IPBE to new editors who are in a geography (or on an ISP) where they'd need IPBE to edit? Was looking at ] and it isn't exactly clear (the request I was reviewing was at ]). ] (] | ]) 17:54, 13 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
| In regards to this comment , one reason might be how a lot of welcome templates link to the ] nowadays? It explicitly mentions noticeboards. It's under "community". If you go to that, it lists every noticeboard we have with just one more click. ] ] 04:46, 7 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :Hi {{u|Elli}}. Reasonable question. This would probably fall into the "use common sense" category, more so than anything. I deliberately didn't include the "geographies" issue for a few reasons: listing "concerning" geographies is a mug's game since they keep changing and expanding, and it's a potential vector for abuse (and yes, we've seen some inappropriate requests involving these "concerning" geographies). Gonna be honest, by the time an admin starts feeling comfortable in granting any additional permissions to people, they've usually developed a feel for situations where they don't really want to go. We've got a lot of really good and smart admins. | |||
| :Hi {{u|Clovermoss}}, very nice to hear from you. But...maybe have a non-Wikipedian look at that page and see where they would go to get help. The part about noticeboards suggests that *intermediate* level editors could help others at noticeboards. I know there's no really good way to address this, but this might be something where we'd benefit from comparative newbies telling us what they would find most helpful. The basics of editing, but also...what kind of interactions they can expect, and where to go if they don't know how to handle them. Or something like that. It's something we've never really been good at, because by the time people know how to write the stuff up, we've already normalized a lot of things that are pretty weird to newbies. I don't have a good answer to this. But that template is a good idea! ] (]) 05:16, 7 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::So typically when the task centre is mentioned in welcome templates it's in a "things you can do way". See ] for an example. I stumbled upon this recently and have been thinking about how maybe something in this situation could be improved. I do think it can have the unfortunate side effect of someone going to a noticeboard and then more experienced editors are like "how do you know this exists?" I think it can be somewhat unfair when a lot of newbies can find that easily if they just read instructions. So I guess it's something I wanted to bring awareness to? | |||
| ::The usefulness of certain things in the welcome templates is a whole separate question. I've given a lot of thought to it myself. I get that the longer we've been around the harder it can be to understand a newbie's perspective on things, but I try. It's one of the reasons I've been trying out the Misplaced Pages app for the past several months... trying to understand what people are talking about when they reference it in Teahouse questions and trying to meet people where they are (typically the advice given is "don't use the app" but that's not always the answer they want). That's had the bonus of identifying a slew of technical issues just by observation but I don't want to get too far off topic if you're not interested. Anyways, something I always thought was a cool idea was ]. I've always admired the simplicity of it and how easy it is to navigate and find what you're looking for compared to our categories full of help pages. ] ] 11:14, 7 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :I think there are also a few issues that need further discussion. Should we be range-blocking IPs that have no history of abuse, simply because they're a VPN or similar? With an increasing number of people and devices only operating effectively through VPNs and similar colocation vectors, should we become more liberal in our granting? How can we deal effectively with the IPBE-related issues that stem from deeply rooted systemic biases that exist outside of our small slice of the internet? Should we request that the developers separate Tor access from IPBE, which would reduce the risk of inappropriate behaviour? There are a lot of things we could be doing better to reduce the need for, and the risk of, granting IPBE. It becomes increasingly difficult to say to people "we want to see a reasonable editing history" when the reality is that they can't even gain access. ] (]) 18:19, 13 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
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| Hi Risker, just to say thanks / apologies for the confusion last week, and to pass on two nice songs I think/hope you might like. , and one that's very close to my experience in small towns . Best as always. ] (]) 21:39, 7 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :Oh ny goodness, {{u|Ceoil}}, what intriguing selections. The Linda Ronstadt song was written by Anna McGarrigle, and it was ] who were singing with her. Kate was married at one time to ], and they parented ] and ], both very talented singers. (Here's Rufus leading a 1500-person choir in singing ] ) Loudon went on to work with....you guessed it, Iris DeMent. The world is very small. Incidentally, the McGarrigles and Rufus and Martha Wainwright are all solidly Canadian icons, hailing from the Montreal area. Thanks for the links! ] (]) 04:31, 8 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::Woah, small world indeed. The Ronstadt song was a favourite of my mother-in-law (and played at her funeral) while the Iris track something I bonded with my own mother while a difficult young punk rocker when it came out....we saw it as a American version of (her beloved ]) . Never knew the connections, and off into the music of the Wainwright family I go: Rufus is really grabbing me - love bathos! :). ....getting to the McGarrigles :) ] (]) 10:51, 8 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :::I first ran into the McGarrigles one day at the cinema, back in the day when it was commonplace to have a short before the main film. It was back in 1979 (yeah, I know, you weren't even born then), and the short for the day was an ] "Canadian vignette" called ], with a soundtrack by the McGarrigles. You can see it here. You're certainly getting plenty of Canadian content today. :D ] (]) 14:41, 8 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Oh I was also visiting the cinema in 1979 don't worry; I'm just about old enough to remember ] which hit Irish screens c 1978:) Very much taken with the McGarrigles; tunes and footage like this is . Horizons broadened, thank you very much. ] (]) 17:36, 8 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
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| == IP Block Exemption == | |||
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| Hi Risker. A couple of years ago you granted me an IP Block Exemption since I often edit on a corporate network that proxies its traffic through Google Cloud. That exemption expired last month, and I sent an email to checkuser-en-wp asking for a renewal, but I haven't heard back. I know you're not that active these days, but would you be able to renew my exemption? Thanks. --] (]) 21:20, 19 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
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| :Hi {{u|Ahecht}}. Have seen your request and have renewed your IPBE. Sorry about the delay on the VRT queue, the few of us who routinely do this have been very busy on other projects and it has fallen behind. I'm hoping to deal with that this weekend. ] (]) 21:40, 19 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::Thank you! --] (]) 15:06, 20 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :::What would it take to get more people working that queue? Is that a CU-only thing? ] (]) 16:04, 22 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::::There are several ways of requesting it. Some users post on their talk pages. Some users use UTRS. It is still within the remit of an administrator to grant IPBE on their own, although we do recommend that they make it a short-term (i.e., 3 months or less) grant. The VRT queue is checkuser-only for a reason; those of us who work it are expected to be familiar with situations in which IPBE may not be the only issue (and some of those issues are serious user safety ones - and not just those of the user requesting the IPBE). I'm finally through the worst of the other project so will be happily working the VRT queue until it's cleared. It will be much easier to maintain then. ] (]) 16:24, 22 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :::::Between the upcoming IP masking project and the changes to Google Chrome, I'm expecting to see changes to how IP blocks and IPBE are handled by the communities. I don't know whether it's more likely to increase or decrease the workload (increase because more people need it vs. decrease because we give up on IPs as the primary identifier), but I think that preparing for an increased workload might the wiser choice. | |||
| :::::It sounds like that would require finding more CUs. Do you have a list of potential candidates already? If I wanted to get two or three dozen new CUs (there are currently 50), would an open call for admins to e-mail ArbCom about their willingness to serve be appropriate? ] (]) 21:56, 22 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::::::I refer this question to Arbcom, but this is generally the time of year that they put out a call for CUOS candidates. And seriously....there's no way the community is going to tolerate nearly doubling the number of checkusers; I'm pretty liberal when it comes to that, but not even I could agree to that. After all, we *do* have 50 checkusers; if the workload increases significantly, we'll deal with it then. My sense is that, if anything changes, it will be the number of people asking for their IPs to be suppressed, and that really doesn't have a lot to do with IPBE. The bigger problem is the massive number of IPs hardblocked globally because it looks like an open proxy; this isn't likely to change significantly. ] (]) 22:34, 22 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :::::::If IP Masking is effective at tracking individual bad actors, we might not need to be so strict about open proxies. ] (]) 16:25, 23 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::::::::IP masking is the exact opposite of tracking individual bad actors. ] (]) 03:25, 24 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :::::::::Well, it's more complicated than that. Some bad actors may be easier to track, because all of their edits will be from the same temporary account. Currently, we have: | |||
| :::::::::* Add bad information to an article from Home IP 127.0.0.1. | |||
| :::::::::* Get warning, but never see it, because now I'm edit-warring from Bus IP 172.11.13.31. | |||
| :::::::::* Get another warning, but never see it, because now I'm edit warring from School IP 191.24.4.17. | |||
| :::::::::That user is currently three "accounts" but will be unified into a single, trackable account. The IP address itself will be visible to most patrollers, but it'll mostly not be needed, just like admins can block registered accounts without first checking out their IP address. | |||
| :::::::::Other bad actors are difficult to block now and will remain difficult to block then. ] (]) 23:44, 28 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::::::::::Well, sort of. That only works if the "account" uses the same device for all of those edits. If they use their desktop at home, their phone on the bus, and their laptop at school, those cookies aren't going to follow them. That doesn't change from today's challenges, especially since so many people have multiple devices at hand. (I humbly confess to personally having five different devices within reach as I write this.) Nonetheless, I've been persuaded (at least partly because of my work as an oversighter) that it's a net positive to not display IP addresses to the public. There are just too many bad actors who can (and do) use that information in ways that are harmful to both good and bad editors. ] (]) 01:04, 29 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :::::::::::Same browser ''and'' not clearing cookies, but that's how most human editors work. It will work well for the student edit warring from their phone, or for the struggling newbie, but it will have no effect on stopping, e.g., a botnet or the users who are currently changing their IP addresses to evade detection. | |||
| :::::::::::Admins will still be able to see the IP addresses and set IP-based blocks. | |||
| :::::::::::Risker, I can have five IP addresses (and at least two ISPs) just by picking up my phone and strolling down the street. Our current system is flawed, and while https://xkcd.com/1172/ is real in the individual case, overall I would not want to put much energy into carefully preserving it. ] (]) 01:33, 29 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::::::::::::Meh, no worries. This reminds me of some ancient history. When my house was filled with teenagers, I taught them all browser hygiene and cookie-clearing. A couple of the kids thought I was a bit nuts ("then I have to log in every time!"). I just blandly looked at them and asked them if they ever visited sites that would get them grounded if their parents saw the cookie or the access history. They blanched and said "good idea!" And this (and editing Misplaced Pages) is how I became the "cool mom". ] (]) 01:45, 29 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
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I'm around a lot more now!
Well, now that we on the Movement Charter Drafting Committee have published the final text of the proposed movement charter (ratification vote coming up soon!), I can finally get back to the work I've been missing so much here on this project. I figured I should look at backlogs, and first off I'm going to work on clearing the IPBE requests; that will take a while, as it isn't top priority for most checkusers. Then there's SPI and other CU requests, as well as getting back into OS requests. Feel free to ping me if I can be of assistance. Risker (talk) 02:43, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
Notification
I reference the questions you asked at WT:RFA in this case clarification request. I figured this crosses the threshold of when it's a good idea to give someone a courtesy notification. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 03:45, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
IP address blocked
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You have blocked my IP address, so I can't edit. Although I may have made mistakes in the past, I have familiarized myself with all Misplaced Pages policies. Please reconsider and unblock my IP address.
ᱤᱧ ᱢᱟᱛᱟᱞ (talk) 14:49, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
- You seem to be editing pretty well, at least when you're logged in. I haven't done many IP blocks in the last year, and most of the time I am making them more accessible (e.g., allowing logged-in editors to edit instead of blocking all editors). I really don't want to have to use the CheckUser tool to find out what IP address or range you are using, since you are able to edit logged-in. If you are encountering difficulty logging in or editing while logged in, that's a bit of a different story. If that is the case, the best step would be to email the address listed on WP:IPBE so that it can be further reviewed by the CheckUser team. Risker (talk) 17:36, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
IPBE for User:Lynnzh0913
I saw that you granted IPBE to this editor. As the first thing they did was cryptospamming (Draft:Aibit exchange), I am inclined to revoke that, but wanted to ask your opinion before doing so. Seraphimblade 07:08, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for letting me know, Seraphimblade. I've revoked the IPBE; while the account met the criteria for the initial grant, this is exactly why it is meant to be easy to revoke. I've been clearing the backlog of IPBE requests (there were over 100, I've lost count....), I'm hoping this will be the only one that messes up so obviously. Risker (talk) 16:08, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
IPBE question
Is it generally acceptable for admins to grant IPBE to new editors who are in a geography (or on an ISP) where they'd need IPBE to edit? Was looking at User:Risker/IPBE and it isn't exactly clear (the request I was reviewing was at User talk:Caralice). Elli (talk | contribs) 17:54, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Elli. Reasonable question. This would probably fall into the "use common sense" category, more so than anything. I deliberately didn't include the "geographies" issue for a few reasons: listing "concerning" geographies is a mug's game since they keep changing and expanding, and it's a potential vector for abuse (and yes, we've seen some inappropriate requests involving these "concerning" geographies). Gonna be honest, by the time an admin starts feeling comfortable in granting any additional permissions to people, they've usually developed a feel for situations where they don't really want to go. We've got a lot of really good and smart admins.
- I think there are also a few issues that need further discussion. Should we be range-blocking IPs that have no history of abuse, simply because they're a VPN or similar? With an increasing number of people and devices only operating effectively through VPNs and similar colocation vectors, should we become more liberal in our granting? How can we deal effectively with the IPBE-related issues that stem from deeply rooted systemic biases that exist outside of our small slice of the internet? Should we request that the developers separate Tor access from IPBE, which would reduce the risk of inappropriate behaviour? There are a lot of things we could be doing better to reduce the need for, and the risk of, granting IPBE. It becomes increasingly difficult to say to people "we want to see a reasonable editing history" when the reality is that they can't even gain access. Risker (talk) 18:19, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
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Protecting 2024 United States presidential election
I just noticed that you goldlocked the article "2024 United States presidential election". Why? Is it just that much of a contentious topic? Just curious. RedactedHumanoid (talk) 08:05, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
- It is indeed a contentious topic, and was also having an ongoing edit war. Risker (talk) 08:06, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
Talk Page of 2024 United States Presidential Election is also locked (not only the article, which for the article is understandable)
Good evening brother. Just wanted to ask why cant one post a topic on the talk page?
And also I basically just wanted to ask what the hold up is with updating the article?
Trump was declared the projected winner for 4 hours and the article still shows him as 266. Which is outdated information.
Sources:
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https://elections2024.thehill.com/
https://abcnews.go.com/Elections/2024-us-presidential-election-results-live-map 2806:2F0:1080:F8C0:9901:73EA:1D3F:3883 (talk) 10:33, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not touching the protection on that talk page; if you really want to pursue it, you can post at WP:RFPP. The full protection of the article has been lifted now that the predetermined 5 mainstream media outlets have unanimously called the election for Trump. You will see much work done there in the coming hours. Risker (talk) 10:48, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
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Thank you, BarntToust. I think. I'm still half asleep. :) Risker (talk) 15:57, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
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Sorry about that
I mentioned it there, but I just wanted to reiterate here that in the light of day one of my comments at Misplaced Pages talk:Administrator recall/Reworkshop was rude. Sorry about that.
I look forward to (more) politely continuing to share our different perspectives! - RevelationDirect (talk) 16:33, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- Oh RevelationDirect, just the other day I was accused of kicking dogs. I do not find anything you said to be particularly rude at all. Bottom line, though, I am really impressed that you hold yourself to such a high standard. It's a challenging discussion, for sure, but I think the focus has been on improvement and re-humanizing the process. Risker (talk) 16:43, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
No big deal...
Hi, I haven't edited for almost 2 years, but I've been lurking (just a bit). I came across RECALL and its REWORKSHOP more by accident than design and I was so pleased to see you being active there. It certainly needs your special touch. It inspired me to throw in just two or three minor comments, and though I'm certainly not staging a comeback, I still have a vested interest in both encouraging potential admin candidates to throw their hat in the ring without fear, and even more important to ensure they get a fair deal when they get the bit - or lose it. Warm rgds, Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:58, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
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