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Destroyer 27

Dear Sasquatch,

Since I am a new user I know very little about how Misplaced Pages works. I also don't know if it was proper to respond on the noticeboard page. Since I was named and thereby had received a notification, I thought I must present my side. If I mustn't, in such cases, I henceforth won't.

Best,

Destroyer27 (talk) 6:12, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

She’ll probably block you for a year for typing a letter Tigerslayer2699753 (talk) 20:22, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

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Thanks

Thank you for this. I just felt there were too many red flags. best wishes 82.39.96.55 (talk) 22:46, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Honeypot

Thanks for cleaning up the mess here but it's probably worth leaving it unprotected as a honeypot ;) Praxidicae (talk) 21:08, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

@Praxidicae: I was actually considering that as well. I think I'm just going to temporarily SALT it to slow down the craziness for today and then we can re-evaluate if things returns. Sasquatch t|c 21:11, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

I think the next step is a filter. I'll work on that one. Thanks! Praxidicae (talk) 21:17, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	I really want to thank you for blocking user:Vivekshukla21. This user has been messing up Misplaced Pages for months. CLCStudent (talk) 20:42, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

@CLCStudent: I really don't understand the argument of how naming India's first prime minister is a "political issue" despite it already being in the page. Absolutely unbelievable amount of WP:OWN and edit warring. I also want to thank you for all your efforts in reverting and listing vandalism. Cheers. Sasquatch t|c 20:46, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

It was definitely my pleasure! CLCStudent (talk) 20:54, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

User:49.150.112.179

Hi,

I don't think the edits made to User Talk:49.150.112.179 is patent nonsense. The user was clearly trying to create an article.

Whether or not the article was any good, probably not, but I think it would have been better to not delete it outright. Rockstonetalk to me! 02:44, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

@Rockstone35: I don't think Adam Levine, Bree Olsen, Renee Zellweger and John Newman ever participated in MegaMan related content called "Don't let Israelites GO!" or "Drill it deep, deeper, DEEPEST!". Cheers. Sasquatch t|c 02:47, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

LOL, you're right. I only looked at the page briefly and thought it looked like someone trying to make an article. I should have looked closer, sorry. Sounds like a a candidate for Misplaced Pages:Still_more_Best_of_BJAODN. Rockstonetalk to me! 02:53, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

@Rockstone35: Hahaha, it may very well be. I can copy it to your sandbox if you wish to preserve it for the archives. Sasquatch t|c 02:57, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

Haha, go ahead! I would appreciate it! Thank you! Rockstonetalk to me! 02:59, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

@Rockstone35: Done. Sasquatch t|c 03:01, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

Thank you!Rockstonetalk to me! 03:06, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	thanks for your feedback on my name. i have requested a name change. Vseospecialist (talk) 02:25, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

Range block

At User talk:1.144.108.193, in answer to a query of mine about whether a block was too long, you said "In retrospect, I agree the block should have been made shorter. I will unblock the range." Perhaps ironically, reading your message there made it seem rather more likely that the length of the block was not too long, and might even be considered too short, because having seen the edits from the other IP range that you linked to I could see that a disruptive editor had been active for close to a month. JamesBWatson (talk) 16:49, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Joining this section, per my request at Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive1012#Request_IP_range_lock_due_to_abuse_on_day_of_the_year_pages this vandal is back again at July 3 and July 9 with the exact same problem as last time. Redalert2fan (talk) 17:51, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

@JamesBWatson: @Redalert2fan: Yeah, I was hoping the IP vandal had just jumped to another range, but these are the kinds of things you just have to wait and see for. I've always been a firm believer that unblocks are cheap and we can just re-assess later as behavior comes up. I'll try to look into it later today if no other admin has already. Sasquatch t|c 18:39, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

@Redalert2fan: and Sasquatch: When I wrote above "I could see that a disruptive editor had been active for close to a month", I considered adding something like "...and I wouldn't be surprised if it's been going on much longer than that", and I now see I would have been right. Even though the proportion of disruptive editing is high, I would be reluctant to block IP ranges with significant amounts of constructive editing for the very long period that would be necessary, so perhaps the way forward is to go through the tedious process of 365 semi-protections. JamesBWatson (talk) 19:32, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

No, 366. JamesBWatson (talk) 19:33, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

@JamesBWatson: Yeah, that may have to be the solution. Either option is disruptive to legitimate editors, so these are never easy decisions to make, but protecting the date pages may be less disruptive overall as non-confirmed users can still make edit requests at the talk page. Sasquatch t|c 19:36, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Yes. For now I have re-blocked 1.144.108.0/22 for two weeks to buy some time. If we do protect the articles, we can lift that block, but I can't even consider putting in the time required for all those protections now, or even a significant proportion of them.

If there were any way of checking, I would be willing to bet very heavily that the IP editor who made the unblock request, and who since the unblock has posted on numerous IP-block-related talk pages, is the date editor. Nothing that I could put forward as proof, but the whole tenor and tone of the editing is that which I have learnt over the years is typical of an editor who thinks he or she should be allowed to do anything they like and resents being prevented, and not at all typical of the attitude of a genuine innocent bystander caught up in collateral damage. JamesBWatson (talk) 19:49, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Unfortunately once again the disruptive edits have returned, for example 1.144.111.219 & 1.129.105.137 + many more on a lot of different dates. This person just seems to write down on their calendar when their block expires and continue ignoring everything... -Redalert2fan (talk) 09:30, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Now who's hounding who?

Johnbod (talk) 21:12, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

@Johnbod: Drop it already. JesseRafe is not hounding your edits. They appear to have made an edit to Suzi Leather independently, you reverted, they reverted back. Start an RFC if you want more input like you have said already multiple times. Hounding is when a user systematically goes through someone's edits on unrelated topics and issues to confront them. There is no evidence, other than a dispute about the manual of style, that JesseRafe has done such a thing. I suggest you learn to address things more collaboratively with that editor if you have an issue rather than throwing out spurious complaints. Sasquatch t|c 22:35, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

User:War Operation Plan Response

This user has accused me of being a paedophile and being a severely sick individual. He also accused Misplaced Pages personnel of harboring and protecting me. This is libellous and a violation of BLP. can you take action against them please? Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 02:06, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

UTRS Request #25745

Howdy, I should welcome your views at this appeal, please. Thanks. Just Chilling (talk) 01:43, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Sorted; thanks for your help. Just Chilling (talk) 19:17, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Your re-block of 2a01:114f:904:1f00::/64

Just giving you a heads-up that this editor has also used 37.248.161.175 and 83.23.239.38. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 13:12, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

@Skywatcher68: No activity from those IPs recently. If you find a new active one, report it to AIV. This is typical of a IP hopping long term abuse user where they hop from between public wifi spots. A block is usually not necessary on old IPs. Sasquatch t|c 19:53, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Merge request

Can you merge the following 2 titles Madhuraswapnam and Madhura Swapanam. Both are same movie. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.197.164.181 (talk) 07:09, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

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Talk page comment removal

Hi Sasquatch! On another user's talk page, you recently told them not to "delete other user's comments". To my knowledge, it's totally acceptable to do so. Am I wrong? Firefangledfeathers (talk) 17:30, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

@Firefangledfeathers: I reviewed the policy and you are absolutely correct. For some reason I thought there was something about warnings not being deleted but I see now it is much more narrow. I was going to address the same point the deleted comment made, but I will do so in a new warning next time. Thanks for pointing that out. Sasquatch t|c 20:32, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

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User:2Rhwjt

Please Don't Block Me 2Rhwjt (talk) 19:00, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

@2Rhwjt: As long as you understand why your edits were not helpful and refrain from doing that in the future, there will be no need to anyone to block you from editing. Sasquatch t|c 19:03, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

goat says:

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New to editing - D Hutto

Dear Sasquatch

I am utter novice to editing pages on Misplaced Pages. I created my account of 3 July in order to protect the biography of a living person (myself) from vandalism. I recognise the COI in this case. I utterly respect the need for neutrality and the sharing factual information. However, the page on me has, over time, been edited in such a way that information on my scholarly achievements has been stripped back in order to make other information about my involvement in the creation of new degree program - a BA in Western Civilisation at the University of Wollongong more prominent in unbalanced and non-neutral way. The page is missing other important details, currently contains factual errors, and spelling mistakes. I would like to provide a substantial, accurate update for this page but I do not wish to run foul of your COI rules. How can I best do thatDanhutto (talk) 22:35, 4 July 2021 (UTC)?

Danhutto Hello Dan, have you reviewed our guide to best practices for editing your own article? I would start there. First off, you need to disclose your conflicts of interest per our policy here. From there, for any substantial additions, please suggest it on the talk page of the article in a new section and user the {{Request edit}} template after which it will be reviewed and potentially added. Copy edits for grammar or removal of unsourced negative content (like the edits you made recently) are generally considered okay. However, if they are reverted, please discuss on the talk page and do not engage in edit warring. Beyond that, the guide has information on what we limit our articles too. You may also want to review our policy on reliable sources with a focus on our policy on self-published sources. Sasquatch t|c 01:39, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

About rollback rights

Sir, I want to ask you, can I apply for rollback rights now, Please see my edit history? ItsSkV08 (talk) 13:10, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

ItsSkV08 I see you made a request recently. I would wait at least a month before requesting again and consider why you believe you need rollback powers as discussed. Sasquatch t|c 16:53, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Martin Bresnick

Hello Sasquatch. Thanks for your note on my post regarding Martin Bresnick. I'm completely new to Misplaced Pages, so I appreciate your message. I'm a fan of Martin's music, but perhaps I should understand more about Misplaced Pages before I go editing things. The references for the information I added are from Martin's own homepage and from the website of his publisher, Carl Fischer. But I'm afraid I'm not sure how to proceed from here. I guess one question I have is whether it's possible to revert to the form of the page before I added my edits and to start over. I'd appreciate your advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Orkney94 (talk • contribs)

Orkney94 Thanks for reaching out! For starters, Misplaced Pages keeps a copy of any edits that were made that can be accessed from the page history. Your revision can be found here. I strongly suggest your carefully review our help guide on referencing. Some important policy to review carefully are our policies on verifiability, neutral point of view and reliable sources. I reverted your edits because you did not provide any reliable sources. We generally require secondary sources (i.e. sources that don't come from the subject themselves) for information that we put into an article. There were a couple of problems with your edits as you presented them. First, you simply made a large list of awards that reads more like a resume and ganders more into promotion than a neutral point of view. I also went back and removed claims like he is "widely influential teacher of contemporary composition" that are reliable, independent, secondary sources to back up that claim. Same with the description of what his compositions are like. We generally want to avoid sources from PR pages (like from music publishers) when backing up these claims as well. Although it may seem harsh at time, we are committed to verifiability, not truth on Misplaced Pages (that is to say, simply being a true fact or opinion is not enough). If there are news sources, books, or academic sources (e.g. papers) on his work that can back up this information, then it is our job to find a neutral way to present that information and source it properly. To get you started, maybe reviewing some papers like this one or this one would be useful in crafting a paragraph on Bresnick's style. Finding news articles on major awards he has on and giving proper weight to them in the article would also be appropriate. I hope that helps! (PS, please try to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~)). Sasquatch t|c 19:18, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

If you can find access to this 1998 NYT article, it may also be helpful in citing a lot of the career history and style. I'll try to find some time to find a home for the content in the article but always glad if someone else can help! Sasquatch t|c 19:37, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Gun IP vandal

Hi Sasquatch. You just blocked 174.196.197.6 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) for their vandalism on gun articles. They have popped up again as 174.242.77.61 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) with the same edits on the same articles. Could you apply a block to that one as well? Many thanks, Laplorfill (talk) 00:58, 6 July 2021 (UTC)