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== What ==


You're blocking people on your birthday?? ] (]) 01:12, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
== IIPM ==


:@] I ''was'' (on my phone, in between other things of course!) but that was yesterday! Technically the day befire now! ;) Wonder if there'll be any vandsls to block on Christmas Day? ] &#124; ] 01:18, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
Hi Harry. In case you haven't seen it, ] (mostly) put together ] of the IIPM saga which sheds some light on the Indian political and legal background. --] (] · ] · ]) 05:34, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
::I imagine if I were an admin rn, it would be incredibly difficult for me to block someone on my phone (I'm in ] on vacation with my parents and brother). Honestly, it would be pretty dang hard to focus on family matters and do admin tasks at the same time. ;) ] (]) 02:14, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Phone blocks actually count double, my friend. One of my colleagues is in the UK right now and she tells me she was not prepared for the darkness, the wetness, the dreariness. I hope you are persisting. On your birthday, I was walking the dogs wearing jeans and an Alabama t-shirt, not to make you jealous of course. All the best! ] (]) 17:21, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You don't have to go abroad for darkness, wetness, and dreariness, just come visit me in NW Washington State. According to the web, the sun rose here this morning 4 minutes earlier than in London.--] (]) 17:29, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::@] surely you ''need'' something to distract you from family? ;)
:::::The UK is a bit bleak in the winter. I miss the worst of it being in the bottom right corner (the prevailing wind is from the south west) but I miss the summer! I'm still wearing shorts though. Well, not right now, I have to wear trousers at work! ] &#124; ] 19:17, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::Oh, believe me. I've been begging for some snow, but my parents are incredibly dramatic and saying we shouldn't. It is getting colder, but in ] it's feeling like a heat wave. We've still been getting high 60s this month, and I'm not crazy about it. For now I've been passing the time trying to play some video games on my computer to make up for the tiring time I spent getting all As for my classes this semester. They were pretty annoying, but it was worth it. Now it's just the heat I need to bear. :D ] (]) 19:37, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::Chances of snow here are next to zero. Temperatures are hovering around the high single digits (Celsius, Fahrenheit makes no sense!) which is about average for this time of year and of course it's raining! ] &#124; ] 11:51, 21 December 2024 (UTC)


== Suspicious account ==
I was surprised by the block of ]. While I've seen plenty of evidence of ]/] (who remains unblocked) and Wifione misusing sources, puffing IIPM and dissing IIPM's competitors, all I've seen Makrandjoshi doing is standing firm against IIPM's censorship of Misplaced Pages. I haven't looked at all of his edits, of course, but what I've seen has been to the benefit of this project, in the face of considerable harassment. (Apart from the death threats and threats of violence ], he was also threatened with police prosecution by .) Could you have made an error in this instance? --] (] · ] · ]) 05:19, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
]. I reported to AIV as possibly compromised. It was neither rejected nor accepted, but stale pruned by a bot. The account was created 15 years ago in 2009 with no use and suddenly and abruptly makes a very odd edit. I feel it may have been compromised and sold to be used as part of lobbying/sock firm or whatever. ] (]) 17:34, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
:I hadn't seen that. Thanks for the link. It's interesting, and it's good to know that I'm not the only one who's reached the conclusion that these articles are a hotbed of unhelpful editing, but it doesn't prove much. There's not enough to conclusively tie Wifione to Mrinal Pandey/Empengent (who to this day remain unblocked, so even if you prove the connection it could be argued that it was clean start since they're not evading a block). But from what I've seen, the article has been infested with single-purpose accounts, and I don't see Makrandjoshi as being any different. I read the Wikipediocracy thread (I normally go elsewhere for comedy, but somebody told me I was mentioned), and the argument against the block appears to be that Makrandjoshi is a POV pusher but they're pushing a "good" POV so we should look the other way. That argument holds no more water for me than the argument that we should turn a blind eye to disruption caused by anti-gamergaters just because the people they were opposing were even worse. It's the "my enemy's enemy is my friend" fallacy. I've looked again, and Makrandjoshi's edits are almost exclusively focused on the IIPM—the IIPM article is their most-edited, for example, to which they have 20 times the number of edits to the second article on the list (which itself is the IIPM's founder). If I had to guess, I would say it's likely, given the article's history, that Makrandjoshi is connected with one of the IIPM's competitors. And to address the other argument being made on Wikipediocracy, the arbs are unlikely to appreciate some random admin wading in and blocking the main party to a case days before the proposed decision is due. ] &#124; ]
::I hadn't read those Wikipediocracy comments before I posted this. If you want to address their comments, I'd prefer that do so there or in another thread. Here, I'd appreciate it if you would address my concerns about your block.


:@] that's... interesting. But people do all sorts of weird things. As it's just one edit we don't have anything to compare to so there's not much to do. ] &#124; ] 19:20, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
::I don't see how you can think the case for Mrinal = Wifione is a hard call. Have you read the article talk pages, or the samples I listed on the workshop talk page or searched those two archive pages for the word "kindly", as I suggested?


== {{UTRS|98192}} ==
::I hadn't realised Makrandjoshi was disruptve. All I've seen is him attempting to remove puffery and add very appropriate commentary to IIPM-related articles. Yes he's a single purpose account but that's not a crime. I presume - at least I hope - you're not going to block .


Could you have a look at this one, please? Looks like a rangeblock caught someone you didn't intend. I'd like to restore TPA so we can handle their unblock on-wiki. Thanks. -- ] (]) 17:48, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::Here is an editor who, as far as I've seen, has been defending NPOV (I'm not aware of you providing any evidence to the contrary) unlike Wifione, has no obvious COI, unlike Wifione, hasn't deployed well over 100 socks, unlike Wifione, hasn't threatened to report anyone to the police, unlike Wifione, and you block him with a . But for us to get a clearly threatening, biasing, socking, lying 10 year veteran paid shill admin blocked it takes 100s of hours of volunteers' time.


:@] I've restored talk page access as I'm not entirely sure I meant to block that (sometimes I do if there's a pattern of spamming on talk pages, especially post-block). I don't have access to a proper computer right now to do a deep dive. I can look in more detail on Monday or I see {{u|Yamla}} has been looking at it so I'd be happy to defer to him. They will have to turn off their VPN though. I'm pretty sure I hard blocked it anyway. If there's nothing suspicious on their home range a rope unblock might be reasonable. ] &#124; ] 19:11, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::The GamerGate editors who were sanctioned by ArbCom were sanctioned for disruptive behaviour, not because they had a point of view. If you can show a pattern of serious disruption on his part, then I'll support the block. If not, would you please reconsider this block. This is, of course, just a matter of principle. Makrandjoshi seems to have been driven off a long time ago.
::Cheers, thanks. -- ] (]) 21:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)


==Merry Christmas!==
::I am not IIPM's enemy, so your enemy's enemy = friend proposition doesn't apply in my case. I'm aware the Indian diploma mill topic area is well-covered by paid advocacy. See my comment about the state of ] when Wifione started on it. DGG also commented on this fact in his analysis. That is not a license for you to wander into a topic you appear not to have fully grasped and start indiscriminately blocking people just because they seem to be on one "side". --] (] · ] · ]) 15:07, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
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== Happy holidays! ==
::I was an admin up to August 2014. ], I did very careful and repeated researches to assure myself that one editor's actions and edits here on en:wiki are dishonest and manipulative. I did the researches also because I wanted to be sure that I don't accuse somebody of wrongdoings without persuasive evidence. During my research work, I provided my conclusions repeatedly to a wider review to the "community". If I acted like you (as an admin), I would block the editor soon after starting my research, because from what I've seen in their contributions, it was clear to me that they are dishonest manipulators. Perhaps there would be no ArbCom cases and no time wasted, if I acted only in accordance with my own impressions and blocked immediately, like you. --] (] / ]) 08:59, 6 February 2015 (UTC)


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There is a current discussion at ] regarding and admin action you took. The user has pinged you but not left a message here, so I'm doing it in their stead. ] (]) 01:24, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
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:Bah, sorry, just spotted that you'd already been notified and removed it. Don't mind me. ] (]) 01:25, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
::Thanks for the thought. ] &#124; ] 01:26, 6 February 2015 (UTC)


== Happy holidays! ==
The New York Times has published the name of the accused rapist - will you reconsider putting a note in my block log that you made an error in this case? ] <sup>]</sup> 02:48, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
:You're missing my point. I blocked you because you restored the content while legitimate BLP concerns were being discussed, not because I have any particular opinion about whether he should be named. As you've taken this to ANI, I'd appreciate it if you'd keep the discussion there. ] &#124; ] 02:54, 6 February 2015 (UTC)


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:{{ping|BoboMeowCat}} That will have to be dealt with at ANI (read: get bogged down in endless unproductive discussion); my re-blocking at this point would cause more problems than it would solve, and it would be unfair to block somebody just as I'm going to bed. ] &#124; ] 03:10, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
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HJ - I am having trouble figuring this issue out. I read the pages this user was supposedly disrupting and I see what appear to be constructive edits. I reviewed the SPI and the CU data appears to cleanse the user. Could you give more insight because I'm not seeing how this user qualifies as a NOTHERE. URL is https://utrs.wmflabs.org/appeal.php?id=12952. Thanks.--v/r - ]] 03:43, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
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:{{ping|TParis}} I can't access that, but I've requested a UTRS account because I've been thinking about getting involved in that for a while. Am I likely to be approved in a reasonable timeframe to handle that appeal? ] &#124; ] 12:55, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
::The two most active tool admins (that I know of) are {{u|TParis}} and {{u|DeltaQuad}}. I know I personally needed help setting up (the exclamation mark was messing things up). And even if you don't participate actively, I think it is worth it for most admins to at least have access to viewing UTRS tickets. :) <span style="font-family:Sylfaen;color:white;background:black;padding:0 3px;">☺&nbsp;·&nbsp;]&nbsp;·&nbsp;]</span> 14:46, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
:::I've activated your account - thanks for volunteering.--v/r - ]] 17:54, 6 February 2015 (UTC)


== Recommendation to lock st.francis Xavier page. ==
== {{u|HMS Indeconstructable}} ({{utrs|13063}}) ==


Owing to the political controversies happening in Goa, India, the page of st francis Xavier is getting vandalized.
I'm perfectly aware, as you know, of the Ryulong trolls that sprung into action recently, but this one seems like it might genuinely be an innocent caught in a crossfire -- he is a productive editor over on . Do you object to unblocking and seeing ]? <span style="font-family:Sylfaen;color:white;background:black;padding:0 3px;">☺&nbsp;·&nbsp;]&nbsp;·&nbsp;]</span> 05:55, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
:No, go for it. If they've appealed to UTRS it suggests it wasn't a throwaway account, so I've no objection to giving them some rope. ] &#124; ] 12:58, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
::DarknessSavior, Fidsah, Cactusjackbangbang (which is the appeal TParis asked about just above), FlossumPossum all appealed to UTRS, FYI. They're neither socks nor throwaway accounts ''per se'', just dormant accounts of Reddit (mostly) people who resurrected them for their own nefarious purposes. :) <span style="font-family:Sylfaen;color:white;background:black;padding:0 3px;">☺&nbsp;·&nbsp;]&nbsp;·&nbsp;]</span> 14:45, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
:::Well, they've had a time-out, so to speak, and the dust is beginning to settle from Ryulong's ban, so there shouldn't be too much danger in unblocking. ] &#124; ] 20:15, 6 February 2015 (UTC)


I would recommend to lock the page for now until things get normalised. ] (]) 19:02, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
== Blockade of 186.151.23.169 ==

You recently blocked {{ip|186.151.23.169}} for a week, but it appears that ''they'' is another sockpuppet of {{u|Grinch xlj}} and {{u|ELreydeEspana}} '''(see ] & ])''' who usually vandalizes Misplaced Pages inflating the figures of white and German people in Guatemala and curses whoever reverts ''their'' editions.] ] ★ </span> 11:27, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

== UTRS Account Request ==

I confirm that I have requested an account on the UTRS tool. <!-- Please sign with THREE tildes (~~~), NOT four. This avoids archive bots archiving this message before your account gets approved. --> ] &#124; ]

== Michelle Kim ==

Hey. I'd like to use the ] page to create a redirect (to a ''Neighbours'' character), but it appears to be protected. Is it possible to have the protection removed? - ] ] 16:17, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
:Sure. It's been salted for two and a half years, so it's reasonable to assume that the issues have gone away (and worst-case scenario, I can always protect the redirect). :) ] &#124; ] 19:53, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
::Thank you for that! - ] ] 20:50, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

== Request for advice ==

Hi,

Im hoping you could provide some advice on what I might want to look at next. I have done (what I consider) a fair chunk of ] new page and recent change patrolling as well as being willing to throw my oar in at ]] and ] where I think my two cents might be useful or where i can deal with and clear up some mess. I dont have a creative bone anywhere in my body so am looking for other areas I might be useful in. As you seem to have a pretty honest and level headed approach around here your advice would be appreciated. ] (])(]) 22:47, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
:Hmm. I'm always dubious about the value of getting heavily involved at the drama boards. I know anti-vandal can be monotonous, but it's important work—the admin corps isn't big enough to be everywhere all the time, so we rely on patrollers to tell us where the tools can be most useful. Have you tried using some of the automated tools like ] or ]? But if you're looking for something new to do, have you done any reporting to ]? That's another area where the admins would be quickly overwhelmed if it weren't for the efforts of patrollers; essentially you're looking for obviously offensive usernames, vandals with mildly offensive/disruptive usernames, and usernames that represent companies/organisations, especially if they're editing in connection with (or spamming on behalf of) the company. When ] is heavily backlogged, a well-considered non-admin comment on some of the more complicated requests can make a big difference to the admin trying to clear the backlog. Or, if you feel you're good at patiently replying to questions, ] is always looking for more help. If you're technically inclined, the ] might appreciate an extra pair of hands. ] could always use more reviewers, the folks at ] should appreciate well-considered comments, ] is looking for new blood, and there are always article needing categories/references/copy-editing/formatting. The work never ends! ;) Any of that sound interesting to you? ] &#124; ] 15:43, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
::I dont mind the anti-vandal work and can see that its quite a useful place to be involved in.
::I've tried Huggle and Stiki but im much more a hands on person and prefer finding the more sneaky things they dont always pick up on.
::I report to ] when im patrolling new pages or the abuse log so ick thos up i the course of what I do now. I can pick up some slack from there pulling out the bad bot reports. OTRS might be a good palce to start as my work involves handling queries and complaints when they havent ben able to be dealt with over the normal channels. I'll have a look over there. Thanks. ] (])(]) 15:52, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

== Hot-blooded, check it and see. ==

Hi HJ, if you're around, could I get you to take a look at . The user Barbaro is a bit quick-tempered and I've had to revert some of their stuff and warn them about personal attacks. A different user, JustPlaneEditing came by and reverted an edit of Barbaro's that was a few days old, escalating my warning from L2 to L4 for what was essentially the same spate of problematic edits. I tried to contact JustPlaneEditing , but Barbaro saw the warning and came back with more heat. Though I would normally be tempted to drop an L4 on Barbaro for NPA at this point, I wonder if maybe some input from an uninvolved party might help quench the fire. I'm hopeful anyway. I'm not asking for ''admin intervention'' so much as I am asking for friendly intervention from an admin, since my participation again might not be well received. Noticing JustPlane's talk page history, I wonder if this biteyness is becoming a problem with them as well. Anyhow, Thanks in advance! (I say as I drop this in your lap and run away as fast as I can...) {{P}} ] (]) 02:55, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
:I'm rarely about at 02:55 (and when I am, I really shouldn't be!), but it seems {{u|Bishonen}} has sorted it out by blocking one party and giving the other a bollocking {{Small|Britishism for ]!}}. ] &#124; ] 15:50, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
::Hmm, I probably should have looked at the little clock icon that appears in on your talk page edit window. {{P|28}} Too bad about this one. I tried! ] (]) 16:12, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

I myself may have been an anon, but I've been keeping his childish antics at bay, and notified a user in order to get word to an admin to take action against a vandal-like user. Thanks for your assistance. ] (]) 15:58, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
:You're welcome. That guy was clearly just out to make a nuisance of himself. ] &#124; ] 16:24, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

== Xander756 ==

This user is requesting an unblock in {{utrs|13126}} to allow them to edit under the restrictions of their topic ban. It's now a community/Arbcom action so I cannot do it unilaterally.--v/r - ]] 18:36, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
:No. Sorry. He egregiously violated BLP, edit-warred to restore it, got blocked for it, came back and personally attacked the admin who blocked him then repeated his BLP violation on the admin noticeboard. I'll try not to hold it against him that he grossly misrepresented the reason for the block off-wiki, but his UTRS request suggests he's as intransigent as ever and still misunderstands or misinterprets the reason for the block, ''and'' he wants to go and edit a BLP (albeit in a different topic area). I'm not willing to unblock him and—unusually for me—would oppose any other admin doing so at this time. He needs to show some sort of comprehension of the problem with his edits, and understand that he must follow policy, even if he disagrees with it, and must not use Misplaced Pages to libel people, even if he disagrees with ''them''. Clearly he doesn't. And considering the dust is only just settling from the arbitration case, I think it's premature to be considering unblocking people who were indef'd during the height of the disruption. Three months (from the original block, so another two months from now) and an understanding of what got him blocked in a first place and I'd seriously consider it. In fact, as a gesture of good faith, I'll alter the expiry to 7 April 2015, which is three months from the date of the original block, and I'll give him back his talk page access; ] he shows he understands that personal attacks and BLP violations are unacceptable (and that that's what he did) and gives assurances that he won't do anything like that again. I suggest he appeals to ArbCom if he disagrees with me, but I think that's a good offer, and probably better than the offer he'd get from ArbCom. ] &#124; ] 19:20, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
::Also, {{ping|TParis}} would you mind kicking {{utrs|12952}} over to me? I'm sympathetic to the idea of an unblock, but I'd like to ask a few questions first. ] &#124; ] 19:26, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

:{{TPS}}I have to 100% agree with HJ here, the editor definitely still does not understand ] policy, or doesn't care. He is still claiming that making unsubstantiated accusations against living persons is fine, and that editing Talk or Wiki pages with the same accusations isn't against policies. ] (]) 19:29, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
::{{u|DD2K|Dave}}, is he still going on about this off-wiki? I rarely venture over to Twitter (heat:light). If he's still misrepresenting the reason for the block while simultaneously requesting to be unblocked, that makes me much less inclined to offer conciliatory gestures. ] &#124; ] 19:54, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
:::He's mentioned it within the past week or so. Still claiming he never edited a GG article. To him, as long as he never edited the specific ] article, then the Talk page, Zoe Quinn(and Talk), Anita Sarkeesian(and Talk), etc. don't count. I've tried to explain a couple times, but he's either not understanding or refusing to understand. Perhaps if Tom explained specifics it would go over better, since he is uninvolved. But I doubt it. ] (]) 20:14, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
:::Looking at his Talk page though, the specifics for the ArbCom restrictions are pretty well laid out. There is no getting around that. If he's read that and understands it applies to Talk pages etc.., then your suggestion may be best. ] (]) 20:20, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

==Don't try to hush things up==

If the gender gap task force want a fight they can have one, no matter how many Admins attempt to revert and hush things up. I have kept very quiet up until now, but many here are sick to death of them and their Gestapo like posturing. <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.2em 0.2em 0.1em; class=texhtml">]</span> ] 21:22, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

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You're blocking people on your birthday?? Drmies (talk) 01:12, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

@Drmies I was (on my phone, in between other things of course!) but that was yesterday! Technically the day befire now! ;) Wonder if there'll be any vandsls to block on Christmas Day? HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:18, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
I imagine if I were an admin rn, it would be incredibly difficult for me to block someone on my phone (I'm in Bloomington on vacation with my parents and brother). Honestly, it would be pretty dang hard to focus on family matters and do admin tasks at the same time. ;) NoobThreePointOh (talk) 02:14, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
Phone blocks actually count double, my friend. One of my colleagues is in the UK right now and she tells me she was not prepared for the darkness, the wetness, the dreariness. I hope you are persisting. On your birthday, I was walking the dogs wearing jeans and an Alabama t-shirt, not to make you jealous of course. All the best! Drmies (talk) 17:21, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
You don't have to go abroad for darkness, wetness, and dreariness, just come visit me in NW Washington State. According to the web, the sun rose here this morning 4 minutes earlier than in London.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:29, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
@NoobThreePointOh surely you need something to distract you from family? ;)
The UK is a bit bleak in the winter. I miss the worst of it being in the bottom right corner (the prevailing wind is from the south west) but I miss the summer! I'm still wearing shorts though. Well, not right now, I have to wear trousers at work! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:17, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
Oh, believe me. I've been begging for some snow, but my parents are incredibly dramatic and saying we shouldn't. It is getting colder, but in Charlotte it's feeling like a heat wave. We've still been getting high 60s this month, and I'm not crazy about it. For now I've been passing the time trying to play some video games on my computer to make up for the tiring time I spent getting all As for my classes this semester. They were pretty annoying, but it was worth it. Now it's just the heat I need to bear. :D NoobThreePointOh (talk) 19:37, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
Chances of snow here are next to zero. Temperatures are hovering around the high single digits (Celsius, Fahrenheit makes no sense!) which is about average for this time of year and of course it's raining! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 11:51, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Suspicious account

Special:Contributions/Trexiane. I reported to AIV as possibly compromised. It was neither rejected nor accepted, but stale pruned by a bot. The account was created 15 years ago in 2009 with no use and suddenly and abruptly makes a very odd edit. I feel it may have been compromised and sold to be used as part of lobbying/sock firm or whatever. Graywalls (talk) 17:34, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

@Graywalls that's... interesting. But people do all sorts of weird things. As it's just one edit we don't have anything to compare to so there's not much to do. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:20, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

UTRS appeal #98192

Could you have a look at this one, please? Looks like a rangeblock caught someone you didn't intend. I'd like to restore TPA so we can handle their unblock on-wiki. Thanks. -- asilvering (talk) 17:48, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

@Asilvering I've restored talk page access as I'm not entirely sure I meant to block that (sometimes I do if there's a pattern of spamming on talk pages, especially post-block). I don't have access to a proper computer right now to do a deep dive. I can look in more detail on Monday or I see Yamla has been looking at it so I'd be happy to defer to him. They will have to turn off their VPN though. I'm pretty sure I hard blocked it anyway. If there's nothing suspicious on their home range a rope unblock might be reasonable. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:11, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
Cheers, thanks. -- asilvering (talk) 21:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

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Have a great Christmas, and may 2025 bring you joy, happiness – and no trolls or vandals!

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Happy holidays!

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Recommendation to lock st.francis Xavier page.

Owing to the political controversies happening in Goa, India, the page of st francis Xavier is getting vandalized.

I would recommend to lock the page for now until things get normalised. Maxbeta1 (talk) 19:02, 25 December 2024 (UTC)