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Michael Hardy

Michael Hardy (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) I had been attempting to resolve a conflict over a deletion with Hardy, but he insisted on calling my comments bullshit four times, I don't think one on one discussion would work with him. I had deleted an image he uploaded, without any description page; instead, it had a redirect to a non-existent page, which I proceeded to delete. He proceeds to inform of his unilateral undeletion, also adding an unnecessary inflammatory note on my talk. I revert the note, and attempt to explain why I deleted the image, but the discussion ends in the bullshit comments. I'm at a loss as to how I can further explain, and hopefully someone can help me out. On a tangential note, I've looked through Michael Hardy's deletion log and it seems he likes unilaterally reversing other admin's actions, for example , , , . Maxim_(talk) 23:18, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm rather concerned by the undeletions of Robert Denno, which appears to be a text book example of a wheel war. Two administrators deleted it as being a copyvio, and twice Michael Hardy restored the copyvio via undeletion. Truely concerning. MBisanz 23:32, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

It would be a really good idea to talk these out, and ask Michael to weigh in here with this, especially on the undeletion of possible copyvio material (not that possible wheel warring is a good thing, either, or the hot language). rootology (C)(T) 23:40, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

The explanation at Talk:Robert Denno and the logs seem clear enough. Apparently the initial speedy deletion was a mistake (not for reason of suspected copyvio), and Hardy only restored possible copyvio to the history once, while Moonriddengirl eliminated it from there subsequently. John Z (talk) 00:18, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Here is what happened:

• On September 1st, 2008 someone uploaded image:Ladakh Monestary.jpg. That is a misspelling of "monastery".
• Today I found that I could not move an image. I first tried at least redirecting image:Ladakh Monastery.jpg to image:Ladakh Monestary.jpg.
• I inquired at the village pump and was told I needed to download the image and re-upload with a different name.
• I did so. Then there were two identical image pages with different names. The page titled image:Ladakh Monastery.jpg was then a jpg image. If you looked at image:Ladakh Monastery.jpg, you saw the picture.
• "Maxim" deleted that within one minute.

I don't know what he means above when he says "instead, it had a redirect to a non-existent page". That is nonsense. There was nothing resembling a redirect; there was only a picture, with my comments about who had uploaded it first.

Is there REALLY something wrong with my restoring Poisson hidden markov model? That restoration has already been discussed at great length. Someone deleted it on the grounds that it was "patent nonsense" and the subject could not be identified. That is absurd. Just because an article is clumsily written and an admin doesn't understand it because he lacks familiarity with the field, is no reason to call something "patent nonsense" when 10 seconds with Google would have identified the subject. Speedy deletions are not for disputed cases; restoring after a thoughtless speedy deletion is proper. If someone thinks Poisson hidden Markov model should be deleted, they should take it to AfD (I don't think anyone will do that; I don't think anyone thinks an AfD could succeed).

It is nonsense to say that the image that got speedily deleted "had a redirect to a non-existent page". There was nothing remotely resembling a redirect in it. Here's the history. Michael Hardy (talk) 23:55, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

It's pretty clear what's going on - Michael Hardy was attempting to rename an image, a task he's never done before, and he got confused. User:Maxim reacted to the peculiar activity before he could straighten things out, and they both assumed bad faith. Also, User:Maxim may be unaware of MediaWiki's new support for image redirects since version 1.13. See here. This may not be turned on on En (I don't know), but it is on Commons. Also, let's not conflate this with Poisson hidden markov model, which was a clear-cut correct restore. Dcoetzee 00:06, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Except that this revision is undoubtedly a redirect to a non-existent page. Black Kite 00:04, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

With the exception of copyvio in Robert Denno, the other restores all look legitimate. WP:IAR is very useful in dealing with speedy deletions done by users who have no idea what they are doing. No idea why the situation with Maxim got so heated over the Ladakh Monastery image, as both users were trying to do the right thing -- Samir 00:11, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

There was no redirect in the page Maxim deleted. He could have just left it alone; it was a perfectly good jpg file.

For the Robert Denno matter, the solution was to rewrite the page so that it didn't contain copyrighted material from another web page. (It was probably not a copyright violation, but rather a case where the fact that permission had be given had simply been omitted. But it wasn't formatted properly for a Misplaced Pages article and would have had to be rewritten because of that anyway.) Michael Hardy (talk) 00:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

If you want to get technical, neither article was an R1 (now G8) candidate because there were versions in the history that were not G8. However, the new image was eligible for deletion under F1. To avoid this, I'd suggest we create some kind of template indicating a image move in progress, that can be included in the description of re-uploads. I also suggest that you assume good faith, considering that Maxim was understandably quite confused about what you were trying to do. Dcoetzee 00:43, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

If there's any way I could have figured out that he was "understandably confused", I don't know what it was. He deleted an image that was in fact an image and called it a redirect, although it in no way contained or resembled a redirect. Michael Hardy (talk) 01:32, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

The 17:22 version here says #REDIRECT] (Ladakh Monestary is a non-existent page.) One minute later, you uploaded the picture, at 17:23. But though the picture shows, take a look at the source of the page. It still only has the redirect. The actual material one would expect to see doesn't show up until here after being repaired by User:Maxim. Perhaps this is why he thought it was a redirect? I'm not much into uploading images myself, but I can see that this might have been confusing. --Moonriddengirl 01:46, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Michael, the details are unimportant, and there's little sense in rehashing them. The point is that you were just trying to rename an image, and your initial introduction of a redirect - spotted by Maxim midway through the process - gave the wrong impression of what was going on. Maxim should have been more careful and checked the history before deleting under R1 (now G8); this also would have pointed out there was an ongoing action and he could have consulted you first. But I'm sure once the misunderstanding came to light, he would have been glad to restore his own deletions and help complete the rename. In an area where you lack experience, you should be more careful and communicative. Dcoetzee 02:03, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Moonreddengirl: I have no idea how you got those two links both dated 17:23 whose content is different. Can someone explain what those are?

My descriptions of Maxim's comments as "BULLSHIT" were certainly thoroughly deserved by Maxim. Those of his comments that don't deserve that epithet remain cryptic at best. Michael Hardy (talk) 04:16, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

PS: I've edited Misplaced Pages articles daily for more than six years and created thousands of pages, and I think this may be the very first time a page I've created has been deleted. Michael Hardy (talk) 04:17, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

The first link is to an old version of the image description page; the second link is what you get if you visit the first link and click "edit this page." In other words, the image, the file history, and the file links are all generated information that is included automatically; the only content on the page was the redirect. Unlike uploading a new image, when you upload an image that already exists, your upload description is not used as page content; it is only placed in the upload summary. The page text was fixed by Maxim in this diff. Dcoetzee 05:29, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Clarification in case anyone is confused by comments above: There's nothing wrong with speedy restoration of a speedily deleted article if the restoring admin deems it appropriate. That's part of what the word "speedy" means. That is NOT "wheel warring". If the deleting admin still thinks it should be deleted and the difference cannot otherwise be resolved, the deleting admin then takes it to "Articles for Deletion". It's not extremely unusual to see admins saying of an article "Molecular biology? What's that??? Never heard of it!!! Speedy delete!!!!" (or substitute for "molecular biology" any other field that requires some study beyond elementary school), although we haven't lately seen the torrent of that sort of thing that we saw in February and March 2008. That's exactly what happened with Poisson hidden Markov model. That's why I restored it. Michael Hardy (talk) 06:17, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

No one is contesting your restorations and there is no need to defend against unrelated accusations here. The case itself is a simple misunderstanding. It doesn't matter who's right or wrong, a little friendliness and looking to the future would close the matter. Please be calm. Dcoetzee 13:11, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Michael, I have no clue how it was three years ago, but nowadays it is considered preferable to discuss with the deleting admin before taking action. Putting that aside, however, I am shocked that you remain content to call my comments bullshit without making an attempt to understand them. I noticed the redirect with an external tool, and seeing as the image page had no description (it was a copyvio too, since you copied the file without attribution, which is a requirement of the cc-by-3.0 license). I proceed to delete the image, yet you decide unilaterally overturn me. I've actually fixed the image for you a long time ago, yet you still continue to call my comments bullshit which is concerning on a few counts—you still seem to be unable to properly move an image, you don't understand copyright law, and your behaviour is unbecoming of an admin. Maxim_(talk) 13:42, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Maxim: What appears to merit the term "bullshit" is your repeated assertion that you attempted to explain what you were doing. You did not and I don't see how it could be maintained that you did. You say it was a copyright violation because it was not attributed. That is false: when I re-uploaded the image, I included a statement of who uploaded it first, when that happened, and under what title it was uploaded, and I also commented that it ought to be made possible to move images to preserve the history.

Several people here have referred to "description pages". I have no idea what those are.

Discussing with the deleting admin is something that I take to apply to things other than "speedy" deletions, in which discussion preceded the deletion. No discussion precedes a speedy deletion. With something like Poisson hidden markov model, in which the grounds for speedy is that the article is "patent nonsense" and gives insufficient context to identify the subject, when in fact the subject is crystal-clear and the only way it could have appeared to be nonsense is the deleter's ignorance and the lack of ten seconds of googling, can anyone object to speedy restoration? Michael Hardy (talk) 15:40, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

• What the heck has this thread got to do with Poisson hidden markov model? Answer - nothing! Maxim's thread concerns the way that you use language to belittle his work in relation to the image:Ladakh Monestary.jpg - both at his talk page and then later at the thread that he starts to discuss this at your talk page. It seems to me that you have blown this whole thing up by way of your reactions - which appear certainly to be not assuming good faith and somewhat vitriolic. I note that there have been several recent discussions at your talk page asking you to reconsider treating others in that way.--VS 20:14, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Maxim's initial posting that started this thread cited my restoration of Poisson hidden markov model. Michael Hardy (talk) 20:27, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Dcoetzee: You say no one is contesting my restorations. But the initial posting that started this thread contested my restorations and cited in particular Poisson hidden Markov model.

VirtualSteve: The initial posting that started this thread contested my restorations and cited in particular Poisson hidden Markov model, so you're statement to the contrary is mistaken. Michael Hardy (talk) 20:46, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Michael - of course I can see that he uses a series of 4 examples which includes the Markov model situation. But his point is not about that situation, (or indeed the other examples he cites) it is about the way that you come to, or comment about other long standing editors/admins pages and treat those persons in a way that you clearly would not accept being treated yourself. You are clearly a good, perhaps even great editor, but your inability to assume good faith of your fellows, and then when they come to your talk page to complain, seek explanation or apology (as the threads and history shows) for writing such things, does not assist you in maintaining such an appearance.--VS 22:43, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Maxim cited your previous restorations as (dubious) evidence that you made a habit of irrational wheel warring, and nobody agrees with that implication, which we've already dismissed. It's not your actions that are at issue here, it's your attitude. You're being highly defensive, and refusing to admit fault, which isn't conducive to resolution. In an area where you lack experience, namely working with images, the appropriate response is to explain what you're trying to do and ask what you ought to do; you could have politely asked why he deleted the image, which may have been out-of-process but was in good faith. And likewise Maxim should have checked the history, seen that you were trying to do something, and contacted you before deleting. Try to understand his point of view, and think about reconciliation - no one will remember this thread in a year, but relationships with other editors are important and long-term. Dcoetzee 23:14, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

He wrote an enormous number of words, of which he later said they were an attempt to explain what he did. I don't see that they amount to an attempt to explain.

I do wonder if he looked at the image before deleting. He says his grounds were a redirect to a non-existent page. But if you find that or anything else that plainly matches a criterion for speedy deletion, you're not supposed to delete at that point; you're supposed to look into the matter and find out what's going on at that point. (Same thing with pages that you find incomprehensible and contextless. Usually a google search can settle that very fast and tell you that it's actually a badly written page but capable of being cleaned up; clicking on "what links here" and finding a thousand respectable internal links would also indicate something, etc.) To say that he tried to explain is a considerable exaggeration. Michael Hardy (talk) 03:52, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Is there some reason you don't thread your comments? Protonk (talk) 04:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I have no idea what you're asking. Michael Hardy (talk) 07:23, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Violation of topic ban by CadenS

This user has violated his topic ban again (see the editors talk for previous violations. I think a block is appropriate here. — Jake Wartenberg 23:57, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

• Already noted - I was in the process of blocking as you posted. It is really unfortunate that this user refuses to understand or comply with his topic ban. He violated it on 21 January and although I should've blocked then, I gave him a final warning; the response can be read on his talkpage. Black Kite 00:02, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Question: Does his topic ban reset from the time of this violation? AnyPerson (talk) 23:24, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes. It's covered here. SHEFFIELDSTEEL 15:14, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppetry at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Contrarian Journalism

I'm not sure how to handle this.

I nominated Contrarian Journalism for deletion. One editor supported the nomination, followed by a Keep vote from User:DasV who seems to have been stalking him. But it looks like User:DasV may be the same person as the article's author, who is an SPA - see here.

The evidence is possibly not strong enough for a sockpuppet tag or a checkuser, but it smells very fishy. So, what should I do? andy (talk) 00:34, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

• This is simply absurd. I have been editing on WP since it went on line. Just because someone does not agree with your deletist program does not mean they are the same person as everyone who has written an article that gets tagged for deletion. DasV (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I just deleted most of the article as original research - should be flushed down the shitter. --Cameron Scott (talk) 01:41, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

• So much for your opinion. Too bad everyone in the world doesn't agree with you. DasV (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• DasV (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has caused a remarkable degree of argumentation given his extremely limited editing history. Guy (Help!) 15:31, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

• DasV states the case in a positive affirmative way. You have no idea of my editing history.DasV (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

User:Fillairs has copied the article to their User page. AnyPerson (talk) 23:27, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

is DasV the same person - certainly looks like that. --Cameron Scott (talk) 23:50, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

• Only to someone who wants to believe it. DasV (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Question to Cameron Scott: what is the evidence that DasV is really my sock puppet. This is my first venture into Wiki world and I have to say it's quite surreal. Can't someone see that I'm probably in a completely diferent part of the world to DasV? Is someone going to adjudicate this by looking at some facts? Fillairs (talk) 22:03, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Also cameron: does your suggestion that the article should be flushed down the shitter, conform to Wiki rules regarding civility? Fillairs (talk) 22:11, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• They are not concerned with facts or civility. DasV (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes - if I had said "you should be flushed down the shitter", then the answer would have been no. --Cameron Scott (talk) 22:17, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• This is almost interesting:

DasV leaps to the defence of an article written by an SPA, Fillairs

• DasV presented facts which supported the term 'Contrarian Journalism'. Camaron Scott deleted them. DasV (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

DasV probably came across the AfD because he's keeping an eye on User:Flopsy_Mopsy_and_Cottonmouth's edits. Yet he also knows a lot about the subject.

• I could care less about FMC's edits. I know a lot about a lot of subjects. I make a practice to find out about a subject before I recommend it one way or another. DasV (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Fillairs claims one of DasV's edits as his own.

Fillairs now says he's "probably in a completely diferent part of the world to DasV " - how does he know?

The logical conclusion is that either Fillairs has lost the plot while DasV is a knight in shining armour who defends hapless editors against "deletists"; or else Fillairs is either a sockpuppet or meatpuppet of DasV.

• DasV says what he thinks about a subject. He does not wander WP looking for things to delete. DasV (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

The question now to the administrators is: is this sufficient to block either of them for trolling? andy (talk) 22:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• In other words you wish to have any discussion blocked which does not agree with your point of view. Since deletion vastly outnumbers keeps, you would remove anyone who is in the 'keep' camp on any subject. DasV (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Please listen to me I am in Australia and I assume that should be something an Administrator can verify. When you talk about blocking that must mean there is something to indicate where I am posting from. I have no idea where DasV is. I simply assumed that it's a very big world we live in, so the odds that he or she is in the same city as me are quite remote.

As to my losing the plot, I make no claims to ever having had the plot. I really am feeling my way around in the dark and I'm somewhat stunned by the level of suspicion and hostility I'm encountering. If Administrators are watching this, as you imply, I would be grateful if they could verify that I am NOT DasV. I feel the hostility and suspicion has made civil discussion of the issues of my modest paper almost impossible. I made some changes in response to what I slowly understood to be the point of the critical remarks and then floated the possibility of more changes, only to be told that it was all gone, dead and buried, by a process that I still don't quite understand. Speaking as an outsider who has ventured into Wiki, this is not a good advertisement for Wiki. Fillairs (talk) 01:31, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Their purpose is to block me Fillairs. People that don't agree with them are not wanted. DasV (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

User:Eleland

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

User Eleland has been blocked five times previously, mostly for incivility, 3RR, and violations of the ArbCom I-P judgment, to which the article at issue in this matter is subject. Due to a content matter on Adam Shapiro in which he's not totally in the wrong, he's chosen to leave inappropriate language in reply to a comment I made on his talk page here and on the article talk page As I said, content wise, he's not totally in the wrong, see my analysis here. However, nothing justifies the way he has acted in this matter. See also the foul comments he put on my talk page Obviously, this is matter that I can't handle myself as an admin, both because of personal involvment and because during my RfA, I recused from exercising admin powers in I-P related articles.Wehwalt (talk) 02:02, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I find that without my knowledge, another user who has my talk page watchlisted took the matter to WP:WQA. Eleland's response is vulgar and accusatory towards me, and continues the pattern, and can be found hereWehwalt (talk) 02:08, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Just to be accurate, those are really three separate blocks. The fourth and fifth blocks are actually changes in the length of the third block. The third block should have remained permanent, and now on his "fourth strike", it is long past the time for Eleland to be banned. 6SJ7 (talk) 02:22, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Sorry about the number. You guys do what you want about it, but it is disruptive. I was spending a productive evening expanding the article on Franklin Knight Lane, an interesting Wilson cabinet officer, while keeping an eye on my own FAC and two other editors' FAC that I had offered reviews on, when up pops everyone's favorite potty mouth and I've spent the last two hours dealing with that and not building an encyclopedia.--Wehwalt (talk) 02:29, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I would also agree that some long-term solution is in order. FWIW, and for full disclosure, I have had previous unpleasant dealings w/Eleland. See here. IronDuke 02:43, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, I'm glad IronDuke said "long-term" instead of "final." But seriously, Wehwalt's protestations of ignorance, above, are laughable. I pointed out the use of worthless pseudo-sources to smear Shapiro in March 2008, Sceptre took action against the smears in May 2008, and Carolmooredc pointed it out again in June 2008. Wehwalt did not suddenly realize that straightforward application of BLP was "not totally in the wrong" until the matter came to broad notice; now he begins to distance himself from his own actions and plead carelessness. Bullshit. Wehwalt was happy to get away with libel, now he's trying to walk it back. Bottom line, he's a rogue admin caught pursuing a personal vendetta and now he and his nationalist comrade IronDuke are trying to use my four-letter words as a distraction. <eleland/talkedits> 03:05, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

A distraction from what? I have nothing to do with the Shapiro article, and want nothing to do with it. I just want you to be civil. I'd ask again if you are willing to be, but you've indicated time and again you're not. IronDuke 03:09, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I think my most civil, though we disagreed, discussions with CarolMooredc speak for themselves. She did not find it necessary to be uncivil at every turn, unlike you. I have no problem with saying that content wise, you are not entirely wrong, because right or wrong, or in the middle, everyone on Misplaced Pages needs to be treated with civility, something you have yet to realize. You are in quicksand, throwing handfuls of it at other people only will make you sink more quickly. If this matter has come "to broad notice" it is because I reported you at the page of an admin who has blocked you in the past and IronDuke reported you at WP:WQA, and then I brought the whole matter here. Wrongdoing hates the sunlight Were I the "rogue admin" who is "happy to get away with libel" and everything I said was "bullshit", to borrow your word, I woul hardly be parading it at every turn. For shame, Eleland. Your response to being admonished for your continual conduct is to attack both IronDuke and myself. I could say more, but you make my case so much better than I can.--Wehwalt (talk) 03:17, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Guys, I don't believe you are here to fix a problem reasonably and go back editing in peace. This is the third venue you are using so far. I am just amazed by the fact that no one is able to listen. You've been told by User:Gerardw the same thing you'd get here. What are you expecting? You are both wrong: Eleland for incivility that should stop (more than enough) and Wehwalt for his questionable edits (more than enough). -- FayssalF - 04:02, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I think Wehwalt did the right thing by consolidating the issue here, with the most experienced eyes on it, rather than, say, Wikiqutte, which is largely ineffective (why do I post there? I ask myself the same thing.) It's depressing that you don't see good faith here. Your tepid rejoinder of Eleland is effectively an endorsement of his actions. IronDuke 04:12, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Your last part of your comment is a bit out of line. Could you please read again my last part of my comment? -- FayssalF - 04:15, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Respectfully, I don't believe it's out of line at all. It may be wrong, and I am, as always, open to hearing that. But I firmly believe Eleland has had many, many chances to reform -- indeed, he could be forgiven for his latest violation simply on the basis of previous lack of response. He keeps getting away with it, so why should he change. I don't think your comment would make him feel any more like changing than he has done so far. IronDuke 04:19, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I understand better now. Well, you are somehow right but you were talking about a long-term block which would require a community consensus or probably an RfC can make it clear for him that the community is fed up with his incivility. That was Eleland's case. Now, what about an admin adding very questionable edits (unsourced edits to a BLP which could lead to legal cases) which himself should be defending the project against? I could have blocked both of them and be fine but I thought leaving other views (yours included) be heard would be better. -- FayssalF - 04:32, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for that, Fayssal, it's appreciated. FWIW, I think an indef is easily done, and amounts to permanent community sanction unless/until someone lifts it. He's been blocked for two weeks, now, I gather, which is far, far less than it should be, but I'm not going to make a fuss. As for the admin in question, he's said he was wrong to make the edits he did -- Eleland has, AFAIK, remained defiant, even slipping in a reference to the Final solution above -- is that an editing environment we should tolerate? IronDuke 16:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

As other admins have already said, both editors have been dealt with - no further admin action is required. -- ChrisO (talk) 17:14, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Not only have other admins said it, I said it myself, in the very thread you replied to. IronDuke 17:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I do think libel/defamation (coming from an administrator) is a lot more of a serious matter than "uncivil" language used by an editor. Just saying. --Falastine fee Qalby (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 07:08, 25 January 2009 (UTC).

You are right about that, Falastine fee Qalby, but in this discussion, no diff showing libel (or another WP:BLP violation) by an administrator has so far been provided, and Wehwalt seems now to agree with Eleland that the objectionable content, whatever it is, should be removed. However, plenty of diffs have been provided showing serious violations of WP:NPA and WP:CIVIL on the part of Eleland, who has already received blocks for such misconduct. Accordingly, I'm blocking Eleland for two weeks, doubling the duration of his most recent block. I won't object to any other sanctions against other editors that other admins believe are necessary here.  Sandstein  11:20, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I think this is a situation where both sides are in the wrong. Eleland absolutely should not have been uncivil. I can understand his frustration, but verbal abuse isn't an effective way to resolve issues. A short block would not be inappropriate.

Wehwalt is also in the wrong; his edits to Adam Shapiro are canonical violations of WP:BLP. He has repeatedly restored material that violates BLP, specifically by adding material sourced to a personal website, adding unsourced potentially defamatory material, and using the article as a coatrack for quotations that cast the subject in a bad light. This has happened repeatedly over a period of more than two years (diffs: , , , .) WP:BLP very clearly prohibits such conduct.

While this is within the topic area covered by WP:ARBPIA, there's no need to invoke that arbitration case - it's a straightforward matter of BLP enforcement. I've taken the following steps:

• Removed the material sourced to a self-published website .
• Notified Wehwalt about the BLP violations and cautioned him about repeating them . If he continues to violate BLP, a block would be appropriate.
• Added a notification to the BLP noticeboard requesting that other editors assess the article to help identify and resolve outstanding concerns .

Hopefully this will help to resolve this unfortunate situation. -- ChrisO (talk) 11:59, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

How amusing. Chris, I can't help but wonder if the non-invocation of WP:ARBPIA is influenced by the fact that if it were invoked, it would be obvious that you could not be taking any action against any editor, including "cautioning" someone, because you are an "involved arbitrator administrator". Indeed, your involvement as an administrator in any capacity at all when it comes to this subject area, even so far as commenting on this board, creates at least an appearance of impropriety. 6SJ7 (talk) 13:45, 25 January 2009 (UTC) Wow, well that was a little bit of a Freudian typo, wasn't it? I am well aware that Chris is an admin, not an arbitrator, and that is what I meant. It does not change anything that I have said (other than that one word). 6SJ7 (talk) 18:02, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

When a situation can be corrected using Misplaced Pages policies, it should be. Arbcom general and discretionary sanctions are extensions of our basic policies that lower the threshold at which an administrative action can be taken. The ARBPIA sanctions are not required in this case, because the editors involved have breeched ordinary, everyday Misplaced Pages standards. Chris, incidentally, is not a member of the Arbitration Committee. Risker (talk) 14:37, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

As Risker says - and I might add that being incivil in a thread about incivility is not a good idea. 6SJ7, I'd suggest you tone it down. Misplaced Pages is not a battleground and this discussion should have highlighted to you the outcome of editors attempting to treat it as one. -- ChrisO (talk) 16:04, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

There was, if you really stretched it, the barest whisper of incivility in 6SJ7's post above - but that would really be stretching things. Yet, your mentioning it is ironic, considering that you lessened Eleland's previous indef block for appallingly bad behavior. I would disagree 6SJ7 that you are disallowed from mentioning possible BLP vios to someone, but -- as I know you realize -- you wouldn't be able to take any admin action here. IronDuke 16:50, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

No, you're quite incorrect. Any administrator is empowered at any time to take admin action on BLP issues. No permission slip is required - certainly not from you or 6SJ7. -- ChrisO (talk) 17:10, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I am entirely correct. You came very, very close to getting into hot water for using admin powers (among other things) in an area where you have a storng POV (I-P issues). You would be ill-advised to try that on the Shapiro article, even should I give a permission slip to do so. IronDuke 17:38, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I think your imagination is playing tricks on you again, and an editor with your record should be careful about making implied threats. -- ChrisO (talk) 17:56, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

My "record?" Surely you jest. I am a user in good standing and have never been blocked (except accidentally once) -- unlike you, who have not only been blocked multiple times, but received multiple warnings, one of them quite stern, from sitting and/or ex arbitrators. Also, there was an RfC in which a large number of editors strongly criticized your behavior. Don't see how you get me threatening you, BTW... though I note with wry amusement you reply to me, then try to seal of the discussion. Again: no admin actions in the I-P area. You know this. IronDuke 18:39, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Eleland made a complaint about Wehwalt at WP:AE, and after some discussion I have responded with this analysis and decline. The summary is, it is in my opinion that no Arbitration Enforcement sanctions are appropriate at this time, and any edits of Wehwaht's that are objectionable can be dealt with by normal wiki means. Another administrator, may at their discretion, take action.--Tznkai (talk) 16:00, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

The assessments and actions by ChrisO and Tznkai are sensible. It doesn't seem that additional admin intervention is needed at this point.  Sandstein  16:27, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Comments on this closure

I have some comments on this closure, but I decided to put them on the nearest talk page, Misplaced Pages talk:Administrators' noticeboard. 6SJ7 (talk) 03:46, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I think that should be closed and the discussion is perfectly fine here. You could also actually try to discuss it at his user page if you want before going to the board too. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 04:08, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Excessive block

I'm sorry, but I think a two week block for telling someone to "fuck off" from their talk page is excessive. That it happened to an editor who was trying to blow the whistle on blatant BLP violations makes it all the more unacceptable. No wonder we have so many good faith users abandoning this project.

As has been pointed out by others in regards to WP:CIV on numerous occasions, context is everything. Eleland posted a history of BLP violations by Wehwalt at AE, a number of them involving the same scuttlebutt Wehwalt recently chose to reinsert in the article. At what point is WP:AGF exhausted? It seems pretty clear to me why Eleland, who has identified this pattern of Wehwalt's, lost patience. I'm not trying to excuse his incivility but which is more reprehensible, an uncivil word or a series of blatant BLP violations? If anyone should have been blocked here, it was Wehwalt. Either that or both of them should have been blocked. But to give one a two week block for incivility while the other - an admin who should know better - gets off with a warning for repeated BLP violations is pretty rough justice if you ask me. Gatoclass (talk) 00:33, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

The block is far from excessive. Eleland has a horrifyingly bad history, and it is to the project's detriment that it's been tolerated as long as it has. As for Wehwalt, the difference there would be a) He is a member in good standing, and Eleland isn't and, more importantly b) He has indicated a sincere willingness to reconsider his edits, and take criticism onboard. Eleland has done no such thing, and shows no signs of doing so. IronDuke 00:57, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Let's see. We have one editor with a long history of poor behavior, and a seeming unwillingness or inability to change (Eleland). We have another editor, who does not have a long history of poor behavior, but is genuinely willing to change his approach after questionable edits were brought to his attention (Wehwalt). Yep, the result of the above discussion seems quite correct. - auburnpilot talk 01:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

(ec)Gatoclass, there were not just one, but four posts that Wehwalt cited that contain the kind of language in question -- and this from someone who has been blocked three times before. Eleland's last block was indefinite until it was shortened through a process that was highly questionable. Now he gets two weeks? Two years might be more appropriate. Two months would still be a gift. Two weeks is nothing, in this case. 6SJ7 (talk) 01:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Bad language may be distasteful to some, but it is hardly incivility. There is only one direct example of incivility cited by Wehwalt above, and that is the "fuck off" message on E.'s talk page - but people are generally given more licence on their own talk page than in the rest of the project in any case.

My concern is that punishing a user who has been clearly trying to uphold BLP, albeit in a less than ideal manner, is sending entirely the wrong message. We should be supporting those who are trying to uphold policy. Certainly Eleland deserved a warning, and perhaps a short block given his previous history, but two weeks in such a case is far too long in my opinion - especially when the repeat BLP violator is walking away with nothing more than a warning. Gatoclass (talk) 02:03, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Telling another editor to "fuck off" is uncivil. End of story. For a user with a long history of incivility, a 2 week block is little more than a slap on the wrist. As 6SJ7 wrote, 2 months would hardly been excessive in this case. NoCal100 (talk) 04:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Eleland decided to enter this into the Adam Shapiro permanent history: ibid - WOWOWOWOWOWO!!! somebody ought to be blocked for that. Someone was. This is my message: take BLP seriously, but work with other editors until it is absolutely impossible.--02:51, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Okay, why don't we take a closer look at that.

Here is what Wehwalt inserted into the article (with a misleading edit summary of "rv vandalism") which E. reverted:

According to the Michigan Daily, in 2004 at an ISM rally in Dearborn, Shapiro called for the State of Israel to be "razed to the ground, the Jews expelled, and the seeds of a new stronger Palestine to be planted." Shapiro denies the remark.

In effect, Wehwalt added an unsourced claim that an LP made a call for ethnic cleansing. BLP violations scarcely get any more egregious than that. Wehwalt then continued by adding more negative material from a blogsite.

My question is, what possible excuse can there be for an administrator to be adding such negative material to an article in gross violation of BLP? Why is this not an actionable offense, while Eleland's finger flip earns him two weeks in the sin bin? I would suggest that adding an unsourced claim accusing someone of advocating ethnic cleansing would if anything be closer to a desysoppable offence than a blocking one - all the more so when one considers the problems we have with Is-Pal pages, and the general sanctions applying to them. So it seems to me that some users have dismissed Eleland's complaints very lightly, while taking the easy option by slapping a substantial block on E. for profanity. This does not strike me as a rational or evenhanded response. Gatoclass (talk) 04:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

You've asked that 3 times now, and have been answered three times. To recap - there is a difference between an editor who has a block-log as long as your arm, including blocks for incivility, who appears unrepentant, and an editor in good standing with a clean block log who has acknowledged that his edits may have been inappropriate, and has not repeated them. I suggest it's time for you to move along and stop beating this dead horse. NoCal100 (talk) 04:26, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

And I would suggest we recognize that incivility is nothing in comparison to exposing Misplaced Pages to defamation suits. I would also suggest that we hold administrators to a higher standard than people with bad records, not a lower one. Administrators who intentionally break the rules they're charged to enforce need to be banned for life; no exceptions, no excuses. Spotfixer (talk) 04:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Just a note, admins are not "charged to enforce ". We are not police officers and we are not hall monitors. We are here to ensure the interests of the project are upheld. While that might be what you meant, I thought some clarification might be in order. Tan | 39 04:40, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

(e/c)Disciplining administrators as administrators is reserved for Arbitration. And short of that, what do you want, a public pillory? Hows this: "Wehwalt, as an admin in good standing I'm formally telling you that you screwed up. Don't do it again." The goal of a complaint should be to change behavior, not to punish someone. Likewise, whatever failures Wehalt has or does not have, it doesn't excuse Eleland's behavior. Those raising BLP concerns have equal duty to explain their objections on BLP articles as they do elsewhere on wiki.--Tznkai (talk) 04:44, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Incivility no doubt damages the collegiate atmosphere here, but so do breaches of policy like blatant and repeated BLP violations, because they encourage cynicism and make it increasingly difficult to extend the assumption of good faith. Such edits are, in effect, provocations to incivility, and that should be taken into account when judging uncivil exchanges. One "f-bomb" in response to Wehwalt's BLP violations and attempted rationalizations, on the user's own talk page, does not seem so outrageous as to warrant a two-week block in this context, while the other user merely gets off with a warning. Gatoclass (talk) 07:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

He's not an admin in good standing; he's an admin who violated BLP, and yet he is somehow not only still an admin, but not even blocked. This sort of double standard sets a very bad example, making Misplaced Pages look corrupt. The solution is for Wehwalt to voluntarily step down and hand in his sysop bit. Spotfixer (talk) 06:22, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Calls for desysopping are utterly ridiculous and serve no purpose other than stirring up unnecessary drama. What does any of this have to do with being an admin? Nothing. There is no threat of admin abuse, there is no indication that there will be BLP issues in the future, yet here we sit with people calling for his head. Ridiculous. - auburnpilot talk 07:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

What's utterly ridiculous is confusing justice with drama. He's getting away with violating BLP because he's an admin and gets to be held to a lower standard. No wonder "30 Rock" makes fun of Misplaced Pages; we're a joke. Spotfixer (talk) 07:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Justice? You seem to be very confused about the purpose of blocks and the meaning of being an admin. We don't block people or remove their sysop flag in the name of "justice"; we do it because of abuse or disruption. There is no indication, or even suggestion, of admin abuse. And frankly, who the hell cares if 30 Rock makes fun of Misplaced Pages? - auburnpilot talk 07:21, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

If a block is unjust, then how does it do Misplaced Pages any good? When you figure that out, let me know. Spotfixer (talk) 07:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

A guy drops the f-bomb on his own talk page and gets 2 weeks "vacation", and an "ADMIN" adds defamatory, libelious, and potentially legally actionable material to a BLP and gets a "don't do that again"? Even tho the F-bomber has a history for uncivility, shouldn't an admin know better than to do what he did? I mean, come on, in the real world I cuss like a sailor, but I don't call the local politician a genocidal maniac, especially in PRINT. If anything, they both should've been blocked, not just the f-bomber, and a revocation of admin privilages should be considered, whether or not he says "I'm sorry and I won't do it again". He's an admin for chrissakes! Heironymous Rowe (talk) 05:27, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Blocks are not punitive. If somebody credibly promises to stop whatever the problem is (as Wehwalt did here), they are not issued. Eleland, on the other side, has not yet indicated that he understands the imperative to observe WP:CIV and WP:NPA at all times. Removal of administrative privileges is outside the scope of sanctions that admins may issue on their own; it would require at least an WP:RFC followed by a WP:RFAR, but that would be completely unhelpful at this stage. Based on the diffs I have reviewed so far (see also the discussion with Misarxist at my talk), it appears that Wehwalt has repeatedly reverted the article Adam Shapiro to a version that ascribes controversial statements to that WP:BLP, while not sourcing these statements tightly enough (e.g. "according to the Foo Newspaper, Shapiro said ..."). These are violations of WP:BLP, but these violations are not such that they warrant desysopping, especially given that they seem now to have been resolved satisfactorily. Desysopping is generally reserved for misuse of the admin tools, not for bad judgment with respect to content.  Sandstein  07:04, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

If someone repeatedly makes such "bad judgements", is it likely that they are suitable for adminship? I would have to say no. However, I am not calling for Wehwalt to be desysopped, or even to be blocked. What I want to see is the block reduced for Eleland, because I think he was genuinely incensed by Wehwalt's edits and was trying to do the right thing. Dropping an f-bomb on one's own user page in reaction to a self-serving lecture from a BLP violator does not seem such an outrageous offence to me. I do hope you will reconsider and reduce the block Sandstein, or that if you will not, that some other admins may be prepared to consider doing so. Gatoclass (talk) 07:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Blocks are for all editors, even admins. Letting an admin off the hook means holding them to a lower standard rather than a higher one. Removal of administrative privileges is only right and fair, since this is a person who violates the rules they are expected to hold others to. There is no benefit at this point, except that a bad apple is removed and other apples are motivated not to be bad. It's the latter than matter most. Spotfixer (talk) 07:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Put the pitchfork down. Nobody will be blocking Wehwalt, and nobody will be desysopping him either. A block would serve no purpose whatsoever and there has been no admin abuse. - auburnpilot talk 07:21, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

A block would serve a very important purpose: it would show that we hold admins to the same standards as other editors rather than giving them a free pass to violate rules and fake an apology when they get caught. Desysopping him would put all admins on notice that they are not above the rules they are supposed to enforce. It would send a message that would not be ignored. The end result would be that Misplaced Pages corruption would be lowered. Spotfixer (talk) 07:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Wehwalt certainly doesn't have a "free pass". I notified/warned him on his talk page about repeating the BLP violations, and I said in the thread above that a block would be appropriate if he repeats them. I am a little disappointed that he has chosen to delete my notification rather than replying to it , but the acid test is what he chooses to do on the article in question. Admins are subject to the same rules and penalties as everyone else, and BLP issues certainly aren't an exception to that. -- ChrisO (talk) 09:04, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Making judgements without a close awareness of context is always dangerous. Several good I/P editors have been repeatedly suspended because they have short fuses for clear and persistent violations of core wiki policies. There seems to be a pattern of making their contributions difficult to the point that the known impatience with tomfoolery will reach a tipping point. These are tricks of gamesmanship. Eleland and a few others are sick and tired of it and wear the penalties, even though they are excessive. Not a word of severe correction is ever raised against the antagonists. The pattern is to approve of Cornwall, implicitly, and side with him against Kent, who is loyal to a cause.

Cornwall:You beastly knave, know you no reverence? (for wiki etiquette)

Kent: Yes, sir; but anger hath a privilege.(Lear,2.2)

Kent is right. Unfortunately, wiki sides with Cornwall (who is the equivalent of an administrator), for anger has no privilege, and rightly so. Yet the abuse of privilege engenders anger. To jump mechanically at etiquette's p's and q's, while ignoring persistently provocative bad editing is one reason so many bad articles stagnate. It is particularly poor to allow what serious admins in here have noted to be persistent bad editing by Wehwalt to go unpunished. Not even an hour's suspension to balance Eleland's customary 2 weeks. Nishidani (talk) 10:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

It has been pointed out to me that a common pattern is for an admin to unfairly block an editor or otherwise antagonize them until their complaints becomes emphatic enough to be used an an excuse for further bans on the basis of "incivility". The idea is to provoke a reaction by mistreating a person, then mistreating them some more for not being perfectly tactful in the face of the initial mistreatment. Essentially, it's like beating someone until they yell, then beating them some more because they yelled.

When this happened to me, I didn't realize at first that it was par for the course around here and one of the many ways that partisan editors push unwanted contributors out the door. It was only when I researched the matter on Misplaced Pages Review that I realized my novel observations were just old hat.

As I see it, what's happening here is just another example. We have an admin who violates BLP in a big way, knowing that admins never get punished. We have an editor who complains loudly and gets blocked for not whispering. The admin is slapped on the wrist with a warning they immediately delete, chuckling merrily over their victory, while the editor accumulates a track record of blocks that will, ironically, be used as a justification for further blocks of extended length.

So let's not kid ourselves. This is just Misplaced Pages corruption in its most basic form. If Misplaced Pages were not corrupt, the admin here would have lost their sysop bit and even been blocked from further editing. That this has not occurred is overwhelming proof that the fix is in. Want more proof? Watch what happens to my comments. Spotfixer (talk) 12:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

To any interested, please read this version of Spotfixer's talk page. He is not here because he's looking for 'justice', he's here because apparently he thinks that any mistake made by an admin is admin abuse, and he refuses to be told otherwise.

Spotfixer, no one here but you thinks that wikipedia is corrupt, and you only think it because of a single bad block. All I really have to say is, get over it, and quit disrupting conversations in order to push your POV.— Dædαlus 21:45, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

By all means, look into the three bad blocks I've received so far. Keep looking until you find the protests on the blocking admins' pages, the arguments here on ARI, and the blowback. Spotfixer (talk) 00:44, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

All I see is a single bad block and an editor who won't let it go. As I said, get over it, everyone makes mistakes, but a single mistake is not enough to call for someone's desysop, and further, you trolled on their talk page, mocking them for the mistake, and that is not acceptable behavior here, trolling is not tolerated, so again, get over a single bad block, and contribute somewhere else, because your behavior in this thread has done nothing but disrupt. All you're here is to get an admin desysoped for a mistake, I'm pretty sure there are other things you can do besides calling for something so ridiculous concerning this matter.— Dædαlus 06:54, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

(outdent) This is ridiculous. What are blocks for? They are not meant to be punitive. They are meant to prevent damage to the encyclopedia.

What is more damaging? Repeatedly including libellous material in an article on a living person for months despite the objections of other editors? Or responding to this kind editing that violated policy by writing the word "fuck" in exasperation on the talk page of the editor in question? As Wehwalt only got a warning, Eleland's block should be lifted. Blocking whistleblowers while letting crooks off the hook is indefensible. Tiamut 14:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

You ask 'What are blocks for?", but I think you know the answer - since you gave it, as advice, to Eleland on his Talk page. Reread your post there - you admit you were a serial edit warrior, but after being blocked for 3RR four times, you finally understood that such behavior is unacceptable, and have apparently been reformed. The hope is that this block, which is Eleland's third one for incivility, will finally get the message across, as the 4th block for edit warring did in your case. Conversely, if we were to lift the block, the message we'd be sending to him , and to other uncivil editors, would be "incivility is no big deal, just keep on doing what you're doing." NoCal100 (talk) 15:31, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

For those interested in addressing the issue I raised: "What is more damaging? Repeatedly including libellous material in an article on a living person for months despite the objections of other editors? Or responding to this kind editing that violated policy by writing the word "fuck" in exasperation on the talk page of the editor in question? As Wehwalt only got a warning, Eleland's block should be lifted. Blocking whistleblowers while letting crooks off the hook is indefensible." Tiamut 15:55, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

It is not a question of which is more damaging. Eleland has been warned repeatedly, including repeated blocks, about incivility. From reading what I am reading here, this is Wehwalt's first "official warning" regarding BLP (although one might argue it doesn't count, since it was issued by an admin who has no business giving out warnings in this subject area, but let's leave that aside for now.) So which is more damaging is irrelevant. What is relevant is that Eleland is much farther along in the "sanctioning process" and therefore a more serious sanction is necessary. It also seems to me that he shows no signs of "getting it" regardless of whether he is blocked for 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months or 2 years, but so far no admin has seen fit to extend the block. As for your comment about "exasperation", a lot of people get exasperated, including me. What incentive is there for people to control their exasperation when they see someone who makes no effort to control it, get only short blocks, time after time? 6SJ7 (talk) 16:05, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Tiamut, I suggest you tone it down and avoid attacking other editors. Besides, you're asking the wrong question. When looking at whether or not to place a block, you should be asking whether it will be preventative or punitive. Eleland has demonstrated an unwillingness to comply with policy and work with editors in a civil manner. Block=preventive. Wehwalt was made aware that there was a problem with edits he was making, and he has not repeated that problem. Block=punitive. This isn't a "person A didn't get blocked, so person B shouldn't have either" situation. - auburnpilot talk 16:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes. Admins do not deal in punishment and do not dispense justice. We are simply charged to use our tools to stop damage or disruption to the encyclopedia, and that's what I'll continue to do. If A and B both cause disruption, but A credibly promises to stop and B does not, then I will block only B, even if the disruption caused by A was more severe. In this case, I promise you this: If Wehwalt, at any time in the future, reverts content in Adam Shapiro so as to restore material that unambiguously violates WP:BLP, drop me a note and I'll not hesitate to issue a block or another appropriate sanction.  Sandstein  16:14, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

As a quick note, we're not qualified to dispense justice and neither (generally speaking) are our detractors. Leave that to judges, priests and philosopher-kings.--Tznkai (talk) 16:32, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Sandstein, I appreciate your pledge, but I do want to point something out. Wehwalt has been reinserting this material for months now (I believe almost a year). Until Eleland said "fuck", no one paid attention to this. In fact, when Eleland raised this issue at WP:AE (before saying "fuck"), Tzanki did nothing to address the issue of Wehwalt's BLP violations. It seems "fuck" is a way to get people's attention around here, while BLP violations are not. So really, can you honestly say that this situation was dealt with correctly through and through? Can you see how admin intervention that took Eleland's complaints seriously earlier on might have prevented us from getting to point where Eleland felt he had to say "fuck" and then you felt that you had to block him? Tiamut 16:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

(Edit conflict with Misarxist below) Could earlier admin intervention have prevented Eleland from making a fool out of himself? I don't know. I wasn't seized of the matter earlier. I prefer to deal with issues as they are, not as they might have been. I only know that, for reasons only known to himself, Eleland chose to go on a verbal rampage instead of requesting appropriate intervention in an appropriate manner, and bears the consequences.

But if you read our dispute resolution policy, you'll note that it does not provide for administrator intervention at any stage. Instead, it says: "The Administrators' Noticeboard is not the place to raise disputes over content, or reports of abusive behaviour. Administrators are not referees, and have limited authority to deal with abusive editors." Which means: Admins are not your mommy, and they are not Misplaced Pages's dei ex machina. We're just editors with a few more tools. In disputes that are more complicated than those involving obvious disruption, don't expect us to solve them. Do it yourself. WP:DR tells you how.

So, was this dealt with correctly through and through? No, probably not. What situation ever is? But none of the users concerned are now causing obvious disruption. And in an administrator's limited role that I occupy in this dispute, that's just about all I can try to achieve. The rest is up to you.  Sandstein  18:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

On the same point, doubt we're going to get any sanction fr Wehwalt, but the 2 week block of Eleland might need reconsideration: Sandstein (as he stated at 1st, & this is amplified by my conversation with him on his talk where he had to have the BLP breach explicitly pointed out to him) hadn't looked further than Wehwalt's side of the story. Given the circumstances E's reaction while not excusable is understandable, and does not seem justify following policy to the letter and simply doubling the length of E's last block. Could a previously uninvolved admin please take a look at whether the block should be reduced? Misarxist 17:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I would ask that a previously uninvolved admin also please take a look at whether the block should be increased. 6SJ7 (talk) 21:30, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I think you need to put down the stick and back away from the horse. The block length is within admin discretion and the only people who are complaining about it are partisans on both sides of the I-P issue. Another admin has already called you out for disruptive forum shopping - let it go and find something else to do, please. -- ChrisO (talk) 22:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

That can't possibly be true since I don't even know what the I-P issue is in the first place. I just dislike corruption. Spotfixer (talk) 01:21, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Two points: 1) Wehwalt has done exactly the right thing here -- acknowledged his mistake and moved on. Others should as well. 2) I propose that Eleland's block be neither lengthened nor shortened. Rather, have it be indefinite, with an option to come back any time after two weeks if and only if he promises to stop his extraordinarily antagonistic, NPA-violating edits. This should have happened the last time he was indef blocked, and yet that was reduced -- twice -- with no promise at all from Eleland that he would reform his ways. Small wonder that he did not -- and I doubt he will if he is allowed back again without some sign of contrition. IronDuke 00:35, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

And I propose that we block Wehwalk indefinitely for their actions, and unblock Eleland with with a sincere apology for the unwarranted abuse. Wehwalk can come back if they promise not to violate BLP or make excuses for their violations, but they obviously can't ever be an admin again. Spotfixer (talk) 01:21, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Spotfixer, I highly suggest you take ChrisO's advice and move on, or you'll likely find that an admin is going to force you to move on. You've made your opinion clear above, and you've made it clear on Wehwalt's talk page. Drop it. - auburnpilot talk 01:51, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Unlike Wehwalk, I'm not violating any rules, so no admin has any possible basis upon which to threaten me. Your comment borders on harassment and incivility. But back on the topic of Wehwalk, true to form, he immediately deleted my request that he step down. He doesn't even pretend that he's willing to be held accountable for his actions, which is why he needs to be blocked permanently. Spotfixer (talk) 02:19, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Actually, judging by your behavior, I believe you're the one that needs to be blocked to prevent disruption. I've dealt with your kind before. A single bad block, or a block they don't agree with, and any admin they come into contact hence forth, they do not trust. If they find an admin who made a mistake, they immediately call for a desysop, even though the circumstances regarding the situation don't even come close to warrenting it. Leave this thread, Spotfixer, and go somewhere else, because the only thing your comments will get you, is a block. You've been warned against behavior like this in the past, and you were also blocked for behavior like this. If you continue on this road, you'll surely land yourself in another one.— Dædαlus 07:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Please let's not start threatening one another just for expressing an opinion. If you think Spotfixer has nothing worthwhile to say, I suggest you ignore him. It takes two to tango after all. Gatoclass (talk) 07:45, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Ironduke, you and 6SJ7 are political opponents of Eleland and you've clashed with him previously on Israel-Palestine articles. This constant agitation to get him blocked for longer is beginning to look like a concerted attempt to get rid of someone whose POV you dislike. It's inappropriate and borders on a disruptive abuse of AN/I. The matter has been dealt with - I suggest you accept that and move on. -- ChrisO (talk) 09:13, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Chris, I notice that you did not criticize Gatoclass or Tiamut (who, one might say, are your "political allies", as is Eleland) for saying the block should be shortened. You only attack those who believe the block should be lengthened, or made indefinite. So who is being disruptive? It isn't me or IronDuke. I'm not the one making the implied threats, you are. I'm usually ready to drop something after one or two comments, and I am no longer discussing Eleland's situation. What I am discussing now is your attempt to stifle discussion on this board to suit your own political ends. If you were being evenhanded, I wouldn't have a problem with it, but you aren't. You don't get to decide what I can say. 6SJ7 (talk) 09:30, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I am not on anyone's "side" here - I don't agree with the calls to reduce the block, and I don't agree with your calls to increase it. I'll remind you that I've previously blocked Eleland, so I certainly do not consider him a "political ally". I have no "political ends" in calling for an end to this discussion. You are simply wasting everyone's time by campaigning on it when the matter has already been resolved, and your continued accusations of bad faith are simply tiresome. You are making a fool of yourself by persisting with this. Now move on. -- ChrisO (talk) 13:22, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh, where to begin? First, if you read my post carefullly (or at all) you will see that I am largely in agrrement with you as to the length of the block. Two weeks is fine, if and only if Eleland promises to cease all of his grotesque personal attacks. Why is it that you will not call for any kind of contrition/promise to mend his ways from Eleland? Perhaps the reason becomes clearer when we examine your "block" of him. Are you referring to your reduction of a previous Eleland block, after he was rightly indeffed for comparing a Jewish editor to a Nazi? Because that's the only block I see here. Chris, that you are one of the most partisan editors in the I-P conflict would be hard to argue with. Eleland is your ally, in a very robust sense of that word, and you defend him at Misplaced Pages's cost. IronDuke 15:59, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't know about the original compliant but reading this thread basically backs up what they said. Spotfixer adds their voice to Gatoclass's complaint and is insistent. So what happens. Instead of opening some kind of inquiry they take a threatening tone. Like (voice of god)"how dare you mere mortals call us on our actions lest we smite thee from on high"(/voice of god. If what has been written here is at all accurate, multiple ignored BLP violations got someone fbombed on their talk page that could be worth a block. As I recall a admin once blocked someone who fbombed me but reversed it after they were reminded that the person should get some kind of warning before a block. The reviewing admins also cited a essay WP:FUCK. After the person was unblocked they promptly told the admit "go f-Bomb yourself this is my talk page". he he he So what is the standard? Can we communicate honestly on our talk pages or not? --Hfarmer (talk) 11:26, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't think you read through this thread line by line, because if you did, you might note Spotfixer is calling for an indefinite block, and a desysop, of the admin who made the mistake, even though there was no admin abuse, and an indef block is not warranted.

All this has to do with Spotfixer's POV that wikipedia is corrupt, all because of a single bad block that he won't let go. He didn't let go of it when it ran out, and immediately trolled the blocking admin's user talk page, mocking him.— Dædαlus 11:34, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Had you read and understood you would realize that the underlying issue is not truly the length of the block. But the fact that an admin got away with persistent BLP violations, while a regular user says one untoward thing and gets a two week block. Gatoclass and spotfixer at the end of the day seek the same thing. Equal treatment for both admins and non admin users. If you actually paid any attention you would see that. You would also see how your dismissive tone above only serves to back up my original point. That's my $0.02. Take it or leave it. --Hfarmer (talk) 11:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Given the gaping discrepancy in treatment, persistent violations by an administrator of one rule, WP:BLP, and one exasperated 'fuck off'WP:CIVIL by the coolie in the trenches who had endeavoured to have that rule observed, the outcome is, no sanction for the former, who, after the incident, apologised, while Eleland's exasperation was punished. As is normal, the laws of cause and effect don't matter in arbitration. It would have made the 2 week suspension appear less unjust had Wehwelt apologized to Eleland, not to fellow administrators. The way things have played out, it does indeed look, as in other cases, that gaining administrative status gets one exemptions that do not apply to the hoi polloi. There is a considerable amount of editorial incivility that gets by without comment, because it involves tagteaming, persistent bad editing of poor material, and POV-pushing, while warily stepping around formal infractions. Administration never looks at this hinterland of contemptuous disregard for collegial editing, and many of those who are exasperated by the obvious abuse of the fundamental aims of the project, building an encyclopedia, are the ones singled out for punitive measures. Gaming the system is endemic, and it is not pleasant to observe that among administrators, when petty things like a casual expletive, eminently deserved, hit the fan, that a class stratification emerges, with penpushers in the bureaucracy showing leniency to one of their own, while rendering judgements that suggest the infraction of a manly incivility trumps everything else in wiki's blackbook, casting into the shadows attrition by persistent bad edits etc., which provoke these outbursts. Eleland knew what he was up for. But by the same token, so did Wehwelt, only he can apparently rest assured that the welts of woe will hit only one of the two protagonists, and not himself, the primary antagonist. That itself is an incentive to further gamesmanship. Nishidani (talk) 12:28, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Nishidani, since you apparently can't "let it go" either (which is fine with me, even though we disagree on the substance of the issue), it will be interesting to see if ChrisO attacks you and threatens you, as he has done to me and IronDuke in this thread. (Of course, if he did so now, in a belated pretense at even-handedness, it wouldn't really count anyway.) 6SJ7 (talk) 13:14, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

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Just to clarify, the underlying issue is not just that bad blocks like this one happen, but that those who complain about them get bullied and threatened and sometimes even blocked, as we can see in this discussion. This problem is a symptom of, among other things, the disparity between admins, who get away with gross violations of the rules and are answerable to no one, and regular editors, who face arbitrary and abusive blocking. It's particularly visible here, with an admin who ignores WP:BLP and harasses an opposing editor until he finds an excuse for a block, thereafter deleting all complaints without deigning to respond.

Last I checked, Misplaced Pages is WP:NOT a totalitarian regime, where one can expect that filing an appeal is likely to convert your already unjustified imprisonment into a life sentence. Disagreement is not a crime, and if we punish whistleblowers, we enable and endorse corruption and incompetence. Spotfixer (talk) 12:51, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Endorsing block: Eleland has shown over and over that he does not intend to observe civility and to refrain from personal attacks and mischaracterizations, unlike Wehwalt. For all of the hot air over the administrator abuse -- can you please cite some diffs where there was such administrator abuse? Where this particular administrator misused his tools given? Or is this a content issue, where no such administrative action occurred? Thought so.

We don't "deadmin" anyone for making a mistake while editing; we desysop based on gross misuse of administrator tools. As mentioned earlier, it usually starts with a Request for Comment, then it escalates. But I see no reason to even go to RFC (and other administrators agreed), and taking it to ... WP:RFAR would mean almost instant rejection. Now, can we please move on? seicer | talk | contribs 13:07, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

For the record, nobody has suggested that Wehwalt made any use of admin tools, let alone misusing them, and there is certainly no evidence of that in the diffs relating to the disputed article. -- ChrisO (talk) 13:22, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Correct, however, a few disgruntled and misguided editors are wanting his head for the sole reason that he made a mistake as an editor. I see no misuse of the administrator tools. seicer | talk | contribs 13:27, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, I wasn't one of them. I named this section "excessive block" because I felt two weeks for an f-bomb in response to what might readily be interpreted as baiting from a BLP violater was manifestly excessive, even for someone with a couple of previous blocks for incivility. In making my case I drew attention to the behaviour of the other user, because I believe context should always be taken into account when considering a block. My intention has never been to get Wehwalt either blocked or desysopped, it has been to get Eleland either unblocked or to have his block shortened to a more reasonable time for a relatively minor offence like this - like say, 24 or 48 hours.

Also, handing out punitive blocks to users who are getting steamed over legitimate issues like BLP violations does not appear to me to be a very constructive approach. Indeed it seems like a great way to drive away good faith users in frustration. I mean, at the end of the day, what sort of community would you prefer to have - a community of users who are passionate about policy to a fault, or a community of civil POV pushers? I know which I'd prefer. But the system as it is currently set up tends to be loaded in favour of the latter, because breaches of WP:CIV are easy to identify. Maybe it would be a start if we began treating breaches of WP:BLP with the same level of intolerance? Gatoclass (talk) 13:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

It seems Gatoclass , who as been endlessly agitating to get Eleland's block lifted or drastically reduced, can't let it go either. ChrisO, will you be warning him that he's going ti face sanctions himself if he doesn't drop it, or is that reserved for your political opponents? NoCal100 (talk) 15:36, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

So IronDuke, 6SJ7, and now NoCal100, fresh from his triumph in getting rid of a very good content editor, Ashley kennedy3 by pure attrition of patience, and gearing himself up to wear out my own by his unacceptable behaviour at Mohammad Amin al-Husayni these last few days, are not satisfied with Eleland's scalp, but have teamed up to go for some administrative purging as well, with ChrisO and now Gatoclass in their sights, the latter only because he happened to suggest a sanction was rather too long for a 'pro-Palestinian' editor? What is this place becoming, a playground for witchhunting anyone in odour of Palestinian sympathies? Nishidani (talk) 16:28, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

If you have something helpful to say, I am truly open to hearing it. IronDuke 16:34, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, I wouldn't call it "endlessly agitating". Actually the post above was begun as an attempt to correct Hfarmer's comment that Gatoclass and spotfixer at the end of the day seek the same thing. Equal treatment for both admins and non admin users, which I felt mischaracterized my position somewhat, but my net connection went down and by the time it came back again the discussion had moved on, so I thought I would just drop the comment originally intended in response to him at the end of the section instead. Gatoclass (talk) 16:25, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Someone archive this thread - its not producing anything productive. Gatoclass - you're not getting anything done here. For the record, eleland's behavior on that article started bad and got worse - the reason that civility is important is that if Eleland had started and maintained a civil tone, this (probably) would have been resolved with no problem whatsoever. Instead, we've wasted a lot of time and energy on it. If you or anyone else wants to further punish or otherwise pillory Wehwalt (or even genuinely resolve whatever problems there are) WP:DR is your first stop. If you want Eleand's block revisited - take it to ArbCom. If you have a problem with the number of admins who have told you to drop it, take it to DR and eventually to ArbCom. We're past done doing anything useful here.--Tznkai (talk) 16:31, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Please don't make misleading comments, referring to "a number of admins who have told you to drop it" is both untrue and disparaging, as is your insinuation that I "want to further punish or otherwise pillory Wehwalt", which is in direct contradiction to my actual statements. If you want to close this thread, you are welcome to, I made my appeal and was done with it long ago, it's other users who have chosen to continue the discussion, I only returned to correct what I saw as a mischaracterization of an earlier statement. Gatoclass (talk) 17:03, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

And just for the record, "the number of admins who have told to drop it" in the discussion above is zero. Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 17:21, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Conduct unbecoming of an admin

I'm concerned with Gimmetrow - I know that he's been a valuable contributor in the past, and I'm somewhat reluctant to bring this here, but his recent conduct, particularly with regards to this page strikes me as rather short of the bar for an admin. See also the talk page, unilateral changes to a heavily-used template to support his edit war POV without any discussion on the template's talk page, and a particularly vitriolic series of attacks which, to the best of my knowledge, seems to amount to "how dare you use infoboxes and project banners?" I'm genuinely mystified as to where this is all coming from, particularly as this user is a well-known and otherwise respected admin, and has no prior bad blood (AFAIK) with any of these issues or editors. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks, Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 20:54, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Gimmetrow informed. Steve 21:12, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Regarding the "unilateral changes to a heavily used template", Girolamo invited me to change the template. I consider his actions now, misprepresenting that fact, to be a personal attack. Gimmetrow 21:13, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Note this response to the claim above made elsewhere. Also here. Happy‑melon 21:16, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

This looks like a silly argument that has become personalised. What's the root of all this? I can't believe it started from this edit with no prior history. Guy (Help!) 22:25, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Just looking at this without really commenting on much, this edit (which was part of the history listed), which Gimmetrow labelled as vandalism, was most certainly not such a thing. — neuro 22:55, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

While I'm sure this could have been avoided had Gimmetrow taken a few moments to compose a more diplomatic drawing of our attention to his problem with the {{film}} template, we have as a result started discussing ways in which the template's impact can be reduced for users that have Javascript disabled. But a "silly argument that has become personalised" seems to about sum it up, and I personally don't think any administrator action is required now this incident has been logged. If Gimme is willing to offer any ideas he may have, or bring any further issues to the relevant talk pages, we'll be glad to hear them, and I'm confident we can move on without lasting grudges being formed. That's not what we're here for. The concurrent—yet seemingly separate—issue regarding the infobox at Talk:By the Sword (film)#Infobox is a simple content dispute that should be resolved over there. I hope we're all happy to accept Gimme's edit summary that labelled an edit as vandalism is extenuated by the previous edit's accidental reversion of genuine improvements Gimme made that were unrelated to the dispute. These were subsequently re-inserted. Steve 23:39, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Note this edit - where he accused editors (presumably including myself) of having "tag-teamed to vandalize the article" - I cannot speak for the other editors but my edits are perfectly reasonable and cannot be defined as vandalism in any way. Exxolon (talk) 02:28, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Personal attacks

Personally, I think that repeated, uncalled-for personal attacks ("ass" "moronic") warrant a block, but at the very least I ask that a neutral admin warn Sephiroth that any future violations of WP:NPA will resuilt in Sephiroth being blocked for at least 24 hours. Sephiroth has certainly shown poor conflict resolution skills and should, as an administrator, know that personal attacks like this not only do not help, but completely undermine any respect that might have been due. Yet more personal attacks and insults from the so-called "coordinators" of FILMS project lead to be believe that all the coordinators there probably need to be removed. Gimmetrow 17:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

And I think that Gimmetrow's lack of knowledge of what is vandalism is detrimental to his ability to even consider the situation clearly. Seriously, adding an infobox is "vandalism"? The entire conversation at Talk:By the Sword (film)#Infobox frankly shows your lack of knowledge on what vandalism is, along with your perception that everyone's words somehow constituted the words "fuck you". Complain about my word choice all you want; it's irrelevant to how you're suddenly calling for the heads of every coordinator in the film project, which sounds nothing more than a petty attack resulting from you being overriden by established consensus. — sephiroth bcr 20:54, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

You know, for an admin who's been here for nearly three years and has over 30,000 edits I'd expect a little more knowledge of what vandalism, consensus and infoboxes are and a lot less rampant bad faith assuming. Hell - if Gimmetrow is qualified to be an admin then I am as well (and I'm very aware of my limitations and don't consider myself to be good potential admin material). Exxolon (talk) 21:19, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Your comments are now logged for future reference, should you continue. Thank you, Sephiroth and Exxolon. You have been most helpful. Gimmetrow 22:08, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Er - what's that supposed to mean? If I/we continue to comment, you're going to keep notes or tabs on we/us? Exxolon (talk) 00:22, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Getting out of hand

This is getting out of hand. Rather than disengaging from the dispute, having failed to get his way on the infobox Gimmetrow has decided to remove the poster image from it that I recently sourced, uploaded and added to the moved infobox - there is a widespread consensus that film posters fall under WP:FAIRUSE - this is perilously close to a WP:POINT disruption. Can we get some help here please? Or are admins above the law? Exxolon (talk) 00:30, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Sennen goroshi's personal attacks and harassment again

• I seek for administrative actions since Sennen goroshi (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) made "racist/personal attacks against me "again" and harassed other editors. This guy has recently been blocked twice for wikistalking, incivility and harassment and disruptive editing as opposed to consensus and BLP policy. Unlike his pledges, he has not been willing to change his attitude. From good faith, I had not reported his violations to AN3/ANI, but he even harassed me. When an admin reported the matter to AN], I did not intentionally left my opinion because he was freaked out. Sadly, my good faith only feeds his disruption further and this analysis is a very acute summary of his behaviors. Given his verbal attacks and behaviors today, I request a longer sanction or “topic-ban” to Korean related articles for him at this time.

• Racist/personal attacks /false accusation: Today after I removed his original research with no source from SeeYa, South Korean singers, he attacked me like "revert vandalism by known anti-Japanese troll" and the anti-Japanese motivation of the previous editor. I don't see any thing of which he accused. So I gave him warings but he further falsely accused me that I'm assuming bad faith, wrongly templating and making personal attacks because of the warnings.. I requested him to explain his attacks but he further accused me of making a threat Intead of answering to my questions, he even lectured about mannors. He further has falsey accused me that I accused everyone of being a "racist" and attacked This is very outrageous because in the article and talk page, I have been attacked by a block-evading banned user, based on my ethnicity and even an admin warned him. I asked about his explanation, but he said he intentionally did and refused to apologize for his behaviors and even made further unpleasant accsuations.

• Conclusion: This are just "current" issues on him so I believe Misplaced Pages does not allow this disruptive to have a privilege to edit to prevent further disruption. This guy clearly acknowledges what “racist attacks", so I guess he takes reponsiblity on the same ground. Thanks--Caspian blue (d) 26 janvier 2009 à 01:17 (CET)

Response

It hardly seems worth responding, but I guess that someone might assume that silence equals acceptance, so here goes...

Calling Caspian Blue, an anti-Japanese editor

1. Caspian Blue is an editor who spends about half his time on wikipedia attempting to promote his own nation (South Korea) at the expense of Japan - numerous edits on ww2 related articles and removal of the Japanese influence on Korean culture - as much as I would call an editor with a pro-life agenda, an anti-abortion - I would call him anti-Japanese, in the same way that he calls me pro-Japanese. If his edits were only promoting his own nations, I might call him pro-Korean, but the great interest he takes in articles relating to Japanese war criminals, comfort women and the ww2 actions of Japan, not only in Korea, but also in other nations seems to point towards being anti Japanese.

2. I find it ironic that he would complain about such a comment, when so many of his edit summaries consist of comments such as rvv by Eichikiyama vandalism by anti-Korean propagandic vandal blanked the sourced material about the assassine of "Empress Myeongseon and rv by Bukubku (talk) whitewash by a Newbie with Pro-Japanese angenda here are some diffs ] ] ] ]

3. Perhaps comments such as the following can shed a little light on what has been said between the two of us in the past

Your pathetic personality

I can' tolerate your impudence any more. You keep insulting me with your dirty mean tongue. Stupid? I think you can't see any context in my comments. You are the meanest and pathetic person in the world I've encountered in my life. I pity you. If you have graduated from any university in the US, you would be required to take several humanistic and social science classes. Did you ever take any class in which Japanese war crimes would be understood among the international society? haha, even students from Japan said they felt shame of their ancestors because they didn't know and just learned with hugely edited textbooks. But you keep denying your origin and then that's making to look you stupid. You might be a Japanese-somewhere citizen. So what? You've produced offensive destructions on Korean-related articles and overly defended cruel Japanese war crime. In addition, you don't have any plausible arguments, then you choose to attack me with personal abuse that shows your true nature. Your English have been not near eloquence but close silliness and shallowness. So dream on!

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note: the message was made by Caspian Blue's previous account.

Harassment

Again a comment that I find ironic, especially seeing the article given as an example.

http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=SeeYa&action=history

I edited the article and was in a content dispute with other editors - no edit warring, constructive comments made by all involved. Then Caspian Blue decided to participate and reverted me - fair enough, he is entitled to do so. I do take offence to the accusation of harassment, considering that he had never edited that article before, however within about 30mins of me editing it for the first time, he has decided he wishes not only to edit the article, but to revert me.

I don't really mind this, if someone wants to take interest in my edit history, then fine - but for an editor to do so, and then to use that article as an example of harassment seems rather strange.

Attacking Sock Puppets

I made it clear that I considered certain accounts to be sock-puppets - I do not have extensive experience filing sock puppet reports, my only prior reports were rather lacking in evidence/diffs, so I thought if I voiced my suspicions that they might cease their actions without me having to go to the trouble of filing a report.

I did not make personal attacks against these accounts, even when I was sure they were sock-puppets.

To say that I made these comments to remove opponents is absurd - I made these comments and finally made a sock puppet report because these accounts were being used to bypass editing blocks, obtaining false consensus, making personal attacks against me (quote Sennen goroshi FUCK OFF you stinking JAPANESE, u have broken the 3-revert rule TWICE already and VANDALIZING Korean related articles for NO REASON. You are the BIGGEST VANDALIST I HAVE EVER SEEN) and most importantly these accounts were blatant sock-puppets.

For the record because of my report Lakshmix, Wondergirls and Kingka625 have all been indef blocked - these were no innocent victims that I attacked, these were abusive sock accounts, that got indef blocked for their actions.

Bullying

Telling sock-puppets that socks are not allowed is not what I consider bullying.

stating that I have 5 minutes to provide an explanation is bullying

I give you 5 minute to excuse]

coming to my talk page and demanding an apology is bullying ]

Summary

I used an accurate term to refer to an editors bias, I voiced my suspicions about sock-puppets who got themselves indef blocked for sock-puppetry, I tske offence to Caspian Blue acting like a wounded victim, when he has done all of the above on so many occasions - when he accuses someone of sock-puppetry or bias he is the victim, when I accuse someone of the same, I get an ANI report against me.

カンチョーSennen Goroshi ! (talk) 02:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• Can we just topicban these two the hell away from each other, already? While I'll admit this is the first CaspianBlue/SennenGoroshi thread in a few weeks, there has to come a point where we say "Right, enough already, stay away from each other or be invited to leave the project." //roux   03:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

As much as it pains me to say this, that is probably a good idea. I don't know exactly what topics you are thinking of, but I would be happy to stay away from Korean articles, if Caspian Blue was topic-banned from Japanese articles - with perhaps the condition that on Japanese related articles, I do not make edits concerning Korea - ie. for example I would not be allowed edit anything to do with the popularity of Korean barbeque on the Japanese food article - and vice versa - ie. Caspian would not be able to mention the popularity of the Korean artist BOA in Japan on the Korean music article. I am not going to act all pure and innocent, I think neither of us are - whether this topicban is temp or indef, it applied equally it might make life easier for myself, caspian and all the admins dragged into this drama. カンチョーSennen Goroshi ! (talk) 03:59, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• Roux, you feel okay if I call him "Anti-Japnaese troll's vandalism motivated by agenda" "twice" just like Sennen goroshi insulted me? I don't respect your too much generosity toward incivility (but you requested a block to somebody for your alleged harassment that nobody agreed). I'm the one suggesting topic ban on him for his behaviors so far. If you do not comment to ANI, you will not see any drama here. That is my honest suggestion for your "tiresome".--Caspian blue 01:45, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

So I'm one of the people involved in the whole SeeYa debate, simply because I was one of the editors. And just from even this, I agree with the above. It's just unnecessary drama. For example, with SeeYa...basically, what could have been fixed up by an experienced editor who had free time stretched out into multiple edits between these two. There was no need for User:Sennen goroshi to name the other editor an "anti-Japanese troll", as SG's edit clearly inserted an additional opinion into an already-opinionated sentence (in other words, it would have been better to remove the questionable sentence entirely). And User:Caspian blue did not need to threaten the other editor with a "5-minute" warning; that's just jumping the gun. I don't know about the tensions between these two, but if this is how it's gonna be like across all the articles that they edit...yeah. Not good. SKS2K6 (talk) 04:33, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Yet again, I feel compelled to agree - the SeeYa article was a content dispute, I was concerned about facts being included without English language citations being present, I argued the case that if there were no English language sources, then the facts were not notable enough for inclusion in English language wikipedia - I may have been right or wrong with that opinion - however it was a mere content dispute than got blown out of proportion by Caspian Blue's arrival - he had never edited the article before, and if I had not edited it I doubt he would have even looked at the article. From the attitude of SKS2K6 above, I have no doubt that if Caspian had not jumped into that article, we could have sorted this out on the discussion page and come to a conclusion that everyone was happy with. Most of my blocks stem from dealings with Caspian Blue and/or articles relating to Korean/Japanese disputes - most of Caspian Blue's numerous blocks stem from dealings with myself and/or articles relating to Korean/Japanese disputes - I have never tried to get around a block with an IP or sock, neither to my knowledge has Caspian - removing the ability for us to interact might be a good solution, as I think I have made some good edits, when not involved in the drama, as has Caspian. カンチョーSennen Goroshi ! (talk) 04:44, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

You said you did not make edit war, but change your opinion. You just attacked me with no valid reason. So you're okay to be called "Anti-Korean troll motivated by pro-Japanese agenda". Sennen goroshi, most of your numerous blocks (you were blocked two more than me) are related to not only dealing with me and edit warring/POV pushing on Korea-Japan related articles but also your incivilty (Korean cuisien) and wikistalking. So my proposal for only Sennen goroshi's topic ban is very due cousrse.--Caspian blue 01:45, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Response to Sennen goroshi

This report is originally about Sennen goroshi's ongoing harassments and verbal attacks. I gave him several oppotunities for him to apologize his attacks, but he never did. Although Sennen goroshi tries to divert his behaviors from the main topic, I reply to his answers.

1.Regarding your excuse for the calling

You just did not called me an anti-Japanese editor but vandalism by known anti-Japanese troll and troll motivated by anti-Japanese sentiment after I removed your original reserach without source.

How is my removal of this that makes me "anti-Japanese troll"? I've never heard of such attacks except banned users. However, you instead lectured me about "my manners". Unlike your accusation, I’ve spend more than half of my time creating and editing articles based on reliable “sources” unlike you. Not only Korean/Japan-related articles, but also I've created/edited France/Germany/USA/China/Vietnam related artices while you've created 0 articles. Most of your edits are testing Misplaced Pages and blanked out contents with uncivil edit summaries (crappy, vandal, WTF, bullshit etc). And you pick up on Korean editors. Regarding my nationality (not ethnicity), have ever I said that I’m South Korean? You’re basically wrong on the assumption. Your accusation of me promoting for one side is just your diversion from the main topic; your disruption. You intentionally picked the word, troll and I wanted your apology.

2.Your support for sockpuppeters

You’re intentionally picked "my following responses to them only". Why didn’t you show the previous and preceding diffs? Bukubku called me doing "vandalism", and the others first attacked me more than that. Except, Bukubku, you have sided the mentioned sockpuppeter. You first deleted massive citations without proper reasons and then Amazonfire suddenly appeared to meatpuppet you (in fact, he is a sock of Azukimonka who was blocked one year ago and has been block-evading) Then he later admitted he self-reverted his edits after I pointed out to him.

• The sockpuppeter’s comment rv misleading citation by uncomprehending user
• Sennen goroshi ’’’ Please base your edits on facts not rumours and anti-Japanese bias’’’
• Sennen's sock IP uncited BS removal
• Sennen goroshi
• undue weight. all this crap removed. nothing notable, just a occupying force, showing people who is in charge. enough of the Japan bashing crap please
• undue weight . POV. bias. the usual Japan bashing crap

3.Harassment

Since you brought up my comment after your various attacks one year and three months ago, I fresh up your memory. As soon as you created your account, you harassed people just like mentioned in your first ANI report. You violated WP:BLP as exposing personal information about your real life enemy for a month. (the article and contributions were deleted)

There were clearly edit warring at SeeYa because you first blanked out information on their naming with the reason that the removed one is unsourced and non-notable. Since it was referenced, you blanked out twice. That practice is very contradictory because you’ve used Korean sources many times to back your claims promoting your POV or reverted for other editors (generally proven as sockpuppeters) in dispute with me. You even admitted many times that you did not check Korean sources when reverting. Then, your deletions of the Korean sources from Historiographer's edits are all ironic of your own. Then after your attempts were failed by, you inserted unsourced original research. I’ve editing all Korean-related articles (including pop stars) while you don’t edit Korean entertainers. How could you explain your sudden edits to the article right after Historiographer significantly expand the article? This practice is just same as when you were wikistalking Kuebie.

4.Your lying regarding filing sock reports

I’m curious as to why you lied to an admin that you have no experience of filling it and then exchanged secret emails? Nobody agrees using sockpuppetry abusively. I even reverted to your edit on South Korea. Then all you gotta do is accusing me of assuming bad faith? Even though you’ve had suspicion on them for a month, you had not report him and has been exploiting your "just suspicion" all over the place for one month. You have enough experience with SSP reports (4 cases). Whenever I feel someone is abusing multiple accounts, I gather as much information/diffs as I can, hen file to RFCU or SSP. I wait until the result comes out. If they’re evading after the final confirm and blocks, then re-report to admins. That’s a common course as others do. I’ve seen you've been teasing other users (someone even accused of sockpuppetry). You wait until the accused users lose their temper, then you victimize yourself from verbal attacks. I suggested you to report SPI, and then you followed it. I’m criticizing your lying and behaviros against alleged sockpuppeters. Your way is just simply bullying.

5.Your usage of sock IPs

I'm just amazed at your behaviros towoard the sockpuppeter becuase you even violated 3RR with sock IP to evade block sanction. 203.165.124.61 (talk · contribs) and 59.171.66.109 (talk · contribs). I see another irony of your comment.

6.Rape is a surprise sex

I don't think you should not edit only all Korea and Japan related articles but also even Misplaced Pages because of your titled view. You said Comfort women are Chon prostitutes that should be casually used and popularized. (Chon is a racial slur used only in Japan) You said Korean eating cute puppy flesh is barbaric. You even said "Rape is a surprise sex". At that time, you also gave me following comments like a "wish for me to die" and "mocking my English and intellect".

• how people with limited skills manage to perform simple tasks such as remembering not to stop breathing
• I will have to learn Pidgin English in order to communicate with some users'
• I think the whole communicating with adults scenario is a little beyond him.

• More recently, LMAMF ("Lxck My Axx Mother Fxxker")

As soon as I spot "your sockpuppetry" and said to you don’t blindly blanking cited information, you gave me the slur. I’m bemused at your ability to divert attention from your verbal attacks and to be out of any charge for them even though you report your opponents blocked with similar degree of insulting.

I don't believe your so-call contribution with “blanking”/”wikistalking”/harassment are improving Misplaced Pages. All of your contributions are just “disruption”.--Caspian blue 00:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Topicban proposal

I'm guessing we're all sick of the Sennen/Caspian show, and various attempts at dispute resolution seem to have been fruitless. But my understanding is that both do contribute useful edits. So I'm proposing that for six months:

1. Caspian Blue is topicbanned from all articles relating to Japan, and all editing concerning Japan within other articles and projectspace, broadly construed;
2. Sennen Goroshi is topicbanned from all articles relating to Korea, and all editing concerning Korea within other articles and projectspace, broadly construed;
3. Sennen Goroshi and Caspian Blue are permanently banned from interacting with each other on their talkpages, except for neutrally-worded or templated notifications as required by policies and community norms;
4. Caspian Blue and Sennen Goroshi are encouraged to avoid interacting with each other at article talk pages and projectspace pages (especially AN and ANI), to comment solely on content when avoiding each other is impossible, and to invite a neutral admin to step in if the other one crosses the line, and not respond themselves;
5. Sennen Goroshi and Caspian Blue are specifically forbidden from starting any new AN, ANI, WQA, or similar threads about each other. Should such a thread be needed, they are required to find a neutral admin to handle the issue;
6. All of the above to be enforced by escalating blocks as per normal practice, which will reset the topicban duration (for the 'offender' only, not both).

Thoughts? //roux   05:12, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Look the edition of page Talk:Yaeko Taguchi. Caspian Blue told like that rv by John Smith's (talk) the woman is almost unknown in South Korea. However, look the page Yaeko Taguchi, most sources are South Korean News Paper Chosun Ilbo. 朝鲜日报中文网 is Chosun Ilbo Chinese version. 조선일보 is Chosun Ilbo Korean version. Caspian blue lose his mind things related with Japan. Now I am topic-banned by Future Perfect at Sunrise (talk · contribs), so I cannot edit the page, even if Caspian blue's words is not truth. So I approve of his topicban. And some neutral person edit the page.--Bukubku (talk) 07:45, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Frankly speaking, Bukubku and Sennen's edit is generally tend to POV about Korean articles. Especially, pastfor some time past, Bukubku raised some problem such as Empress Myeongseong, few of Korean Kings' posthumous name changed over the transom and Edit warring, Caspian file a protest against to him. So, may be Bukubku seem to be hostile attitude to Caspian Blue. His statement is based on some articles and claims. This articles only news articles and not received opinion. In spite of that, Bu and Sennen excessive insist its true. Therefore, It is not only wrong attitude against to the other user, but also point of view edit. So, I rather oppose to your view. --Historiographer (talk) 13:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Bukbuku, you forgot to mention about User:PC's previous reverts of your exceeding assessement "triple". The women is "almost unknown" to the public, that means she is not famous just like Kim Hyun Hee(no rating) and Choi Jin-sil(mid-importance). So she is not notable enought to be rated "high". I suggest you to read WikiProejct Korea's guidline. Since you want to get me topic-banned just like you, I bring a present for you.

Talk:Imo_Incident#Massacre and No Original research, Talk:Empress_Myeongseong#Misusage of primary sources by User:Bukubku.

You've misused primary sources over multiple articles and inserted "origianl research" so many times, and you have admitted your practice also "many times". I've patientionally waited for your English translation of your used sources and regardless of your attack against me, you disappointed me very much. Do't complain about Future's saction on you.--Caspian blue 01:32, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Sennen and Caspian are both excellent editors that for some reason tend to turn stupid when they have to deal with each other. I've gone through both of their histories and aside from a few minor incidents, either one is a generally reasonable editor that has made multiple, excellent contributions. This is the second time now I've had to go through page upon page of past edits becaue of their fights, so I'm all for flipping a coin and indef banning the loser. However, since that idea generally hasn't gained consensus in the past, I will settle for the idea of the topicban proposal. Trusilver 07:59, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I dont beleive that 6months is a fair proposal as both editors do spend a lot of time correcting and improving articles. I would say a three month ban from both Japan and Korean articles for both as sometimes their arguements can stop other editors producing good input.--CorrectlyContentious 10:23, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

As much as the devil inside of me might get a real thrill from seeing the editing rights of mine being decided with a coin toss, the sensible editor that lurks somewhere inside of me tells me that it would be too much of a risk to take - so assuming that I am not allowed to challenge editors to 1v1 on Quake III Arena for the right to edit, I would not whine too much if we were both topic banned - as it has been pointed out we are both capable of contributing to wikipedia and despite a topic ban limiting the scope of articles we are able to edit, if we both spend the time we spend making/dealing with ANI reports on actual editing, it might actually increase the amount of constructive editing that we do. I would also state that I would at no time contact any other editor through E-mail etc regarding Caspian's edits, as Caspian has voiced concern in the past regarding me contacting editors by Email in relation to articles we are editing. カンチョーSennen Goroshi ! (talk) 16:45, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I must point out that you have requested three sockpuppeters(Eichikiyama, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Lucyintheskywithdada), and others to send you Emails just right after I had discussion with them (Lucy's talk page is deleted). Your following is also your typical "wikistalking". I must state that you also have time to exchange Emails with admins secretely for your never-ending-filing SPI until my suggestion to file it. You're also lying about me again. I did not contact editors to discuss regarding "you" at all. You're making another false allegation based on your "wishful thinking". --Caspian blue 01:32, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Support - the proposal as written. one minor clarification, I usually take 'broadly construed' to mean talk pages also. --Rocksanddirt (talk) 20:21, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• Comment to Roux You must forget the fact that I was attacked by him unreasonably, so I requested his apology to me, but he even mocked me further with false accusation. Also your claim that "all measures" are tried"? If I knew that you're intervening here, I might have reported him to RFC/User conduct not here, but it is a new thing to learn. When he has been sleuting, I felt somewhat relieved because his over-one year-wikistaking/harassing me are significantly reduced (not stopped because he stilled followed me to some articles beyond his interests). However, he moved onto another Korean editor just as his usual habit. That’s why I come here for administrative intervetion. However, you’re suggesting evaluating me in the same ground with Senenn goroshi? I certainly acknowledge that you’re sick of anything related to me, but not all. So please do not exaggerate your “own feeling” and “jumping to your own conclusion” without close investigation. Regardless of your own feeling, if there are repeated problems that can not be resolved by discussion between involved parties, here is the place for them. Please do not try to divert the main topic on Sennen goroshi’s behaviors. --Caspian blue 01:32, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• I guess the subtext of my topicban wasn't clear. I'll be more clear: ENOUGH DAMN FIGHTING ALREADY. I don't think anyone here cares who did what first after the other one did something because someone else did this but hey that other guy did that allegation wikistalker incivil false j'accuse sockpuppet RAWR RAWR RAWR. Frankly, we could just throw your posts and Sennen Goshi's into a Markov generator, give it random diffs, and get the same level of meaningful content. The point of proposing a topicban is to get you both to STOP this nonsense and go contribute. Sennen has been completely open to the topicban and has issued a mea culpa regarding his own behaviour. It would behoove you to do the same and gracefully acknowledge that your behaviour is sorely lacking and that a topicban which keeps the two of you away from each other is a good thing for the project. Everyone who has commented on the topicban thus far has supported it, which should be a really giant clue smacking you upside the head. Enough is enough. I very strongly suggest that you agree to the same conditions that Sennen Goroshi is agreeing to. Sennen is showing a willingness to permanently end this disruption. You are not. I suspect that the community will eventually take a dim enough view of your refusal to end the ongoing disruption and revoke your editing privileges.//roux   04:01, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Because this report is initially about Sennen goroshi's behaviors (as you missed) and given history, the seemingly willingness is his tactic whenever he was on the corner. You missed to read that he even lied about me regarding "email". He never keeps his pledges to editors/admins not to wikistalk or harass me any more. I'm the one who should say "Enough is Enough". I really want to appreciate your "intervention" if you gave "proper proposal" or helpful comment for what has been occurred. In the sense, your proposal is very disadvantageous for only me: My edit numbers are much more than his. Much of his edits are "wikistalking me" and I have to deal with on going matters in Japan/Korea related articles. I really suggest that you're stop coming to ANI because I've seen you talked a lot "Enough is enough" and proposed "ban editors!" aside from my matters and expressed your "sickness" over dramas brought up here. why bo? I'm waiting for others comments. I also don't like double standard.--Caspian blue 04:21, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Typically, Caspian, you are now attacking the messenger and not the message. I think that speaks for itself. Enough fighting, enough sniping, either grow up and walk away from the dispute or have the community force you to do so. The choice is yours. //roux   04:26, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Typically, Roux, you don't realize your own incivility and attack. I must say that I strongly have offended by your comment from the start. If you want to help others, please be nice and neutral. Your first reply to me here is offensive as well. If you're sick about reports related to Sennen and me, then you can ignore it. Nobody requests you to do so. I said I'm waiting for others comment. --Caspian blue 04:36, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Quite frankly, I'm sick and tired of seeing ANI/AN cluttered nearly every week with some dispute between Koreans and Japananese editors over minor issues. These frequent frivolous requests have tired the patience of administrators to the point that they rarely receive replies for a good reason: they hold no basis. I think that at this time, it is best to consider a topic ban, and the suggestion above is a topic ban that I support. seicer | talk | contribs 04:40, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Thanks for the input. However, this is essentially "NOT" about Japan-Korea disputes, but the user's behaviors. I don't comment here for a while.--Caspian blue 04:48, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I have an idea, which may seem bizarre at first. Caspian, try speaking kindly rather than with accusations and anger. Yeah, yeah, I know, he did it first, or yada yada, whatever: just try it. Hurling accusations at each other will get you nothing but more anger and accusations. Would it hurt you to attempt to be peaceful? Would you "lose face"? Do you not want to stop until your perceived "enemy" is "defeated"? Or would you rather be showing strength, to try to be a peacemaker for once? Try it. "I promise not to say anything deliberately hurtful to you again." Antandrus (talk) 04:50, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Are you new to WP:DRAMA around here? Shooting first and then asking questions later is the norm. I say, regardless of how well they edit elsewhere, this disruption is enough. I support the proposed topicbans above (you know, the point of this section) and ask that these two characters first try voluntarily disengaging from each other. If they aren't even willing to do that, we've have to force them to disengage from everybody. I suggest another new section for a discussion on the topicban and if they interrupt again to rant on each other, short blocks so that the community can actually work on something productive. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 07:24, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

As it stands, the proposed action is a topicban - which I agree with, due to my agreement, I will not be responding to any accusations or issuing any of my own. From prior experience I doubt if a nicely worded "please try to stay away from eachother" is likely to work. It sucks hugely that I don't have enough confidence in my ability to interact with the other editor concerned to say that no action is required, but I do know myself better than anyone else does, and I have had more experience interacting with Caspian Blue than most other editors. As sad as it is, we clash - hugely. Left to edit without the obvious distractions that we give eachother we can probably contribute more than we currently do. I think Caspian has a lot more to contribute than I do when it comes to Korean articles - and as someone who has lived in Japan for a long time, I have more to offer on Japanese articles than he does. What we both need to understand is that we are not having the god-given right to edit certain wikipedia articles taken away from us, we will just lack the privilige to edit certain articles for a while. We will probably come out of whatever period this topicban is, with a far more constuctive edit history for the topicban period, than in any other period of our editing history. カンチョーSennen Goroshi ! (talk) 14:17, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

historian19

Due to copyright violations and editing nonsense, User:historian19 was blocked. Today, I see that a subsequent account of his/her User:ScottishGunner was blocked. While checking and reverting the stuff added/changed by this account, I also see that he/she used IP address 41.249.57.101 after historian19 was blocked and prior to taking up the account ScottishGunner (from Jan 20 to Jan 23). I know this from the nature of the edits and language used along with further copyright violations. Can you check on this and consider a block on this IP address. You may also want to see if some type of permanent basic block can be done as this is an editor who is very persistent and prolific in adding nonsense and copyright material to articles. Hmains (talk) 00:36, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

There is not much that can be done with that IP, as the last edits were 3 days ago and the IP has likely been reallocated to another person. Have you seen any more recent IP edits? Kevin (talk) 02:34, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

no, Historian19 then went on to use ScottishGunner from the Jan 23 to today. Hmains (talk) 02:43, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Civility and sourcing

I'm referring an issue with Nikitn (talk · contribs) here for further review. He's been warned twice for conduct issues and has taken a rather hardline stance to the inclusion of what appear to me to be reliable sources. I don't believe this topic area is under arbocm sanctions (otherwise I'd restrict him to the talk page), and saving that I am thinking a 24 hour block would be in order. But before I act, I wanted to see what others thought and if anyone is an expert enough in the field to opine on the sourcing issue. MBisanz 01:12, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

While he's not being blatantly incivil, I do get the distinct impression he's toeing the line quite intentionally ("How cute...", etc.), and would appear to be becoming rather disruptive. I have no experience in this field, of course, so I have no idea if he has a valid point or not, but the way he's going about making said point is the point, if I haven't turned anyone's head in circles by this point. Hersfold 01:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Besides uncivil comments in edit summaries this user has also stalked me to my YouTube page and spammed it with comments like "a biased little shit". He has also vandalized my userpage while editing under IP. Comments like all Swedish historians are "idiots" doesn't give much room to a civil discussion either. Närking (talk) 07:46, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Among his edit summaries you will find examples like these: , , , (note that he instead of a sourced figure inserted an unsourced), (here he removed a picture from the article for no other reason than I had put it there). The list can go on and on... And note he only has edits like this, no other serious editing. Närking (talk) 15:36, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps these discretionary sanctions are applicable.Biophys (talk) 19:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Rick Warren

The Rick Warren article was recently unprotected after being under full protection for a couple weeks. A new contributor to the article, User:Phoenix of9, who from his contribution history and user page appears to be an activist similar to User:Teledildonix314 (who caused the article to be protected), immediately began making wholesale changes to the article without any consensus on the discussion board and started edit-warring with another editor. Clearly, with an article that was just under full protection as a result of a very similar situation, User:Phoenix of9 should have at the very least discussed his ideas on the discussion page before he made changes - he didn't. I politely asked him to follow User:Teledildonix314's lead and walk away from an article he is clearly very biased against, but he rudely refused. Please keep an eye on him and the article - hopefully it won't need to be protected again. Thanks. Manutdglory (talk) 01:17, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Can anyone please comment on Manutdglory's behaviour?

Manutdglory "As someone who clearly has a similar bias (noted from your user page), I would encourage you to follow his lead and abstain from editing this article before you start another edit-war."

It seems he was already warned by two users (including an admin, User:ZimZalaBim ) about civility and edit warring issues: Phoenix of9 (talk) 01:47, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Correction: he was warned by 3 people, besides me . He deletes warnings at once so it's hard to go over his talk page. And he seems that he likes saying he can bring in an administrator , so any admin opinion would be appreciated.Phoenix of9 (talk) 02:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Past comments by other users have nothing to do with this situation. Your actions however, do. Manutdglory (talk) 03:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Both of you need to cease the personal attacks and the petty "stop or I'll call mom" rhetoric. Use the article's talk page to work through the content differences, and if necessary, seek the appropriate dispute resolution. --ZimZalaBim 14:56, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I didnt make any personal attacks against Manutdglory. Feel free to go over post histories. His actions are unwarrented. Phoenix of9 (talk) 19:30, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Ok, I took your advice and went through dispute resolution, creating an entry for Manutdglory in Misplaced Pages:Wikiquette alerts. Phoenix of9 (talk) 20:49, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

And you were told by administrators that you had no case there either. Manutdglory (talk) 00:42, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Comment. I have added a comment in the RfC on this talkpage but do notice some rather contentious editing and comments. I feel uncomfortable warning other users, as a now-involved editor, but would appreciate more eyes on this situation. Whatever has gone on in the past here seems like its boiling up some which likely isn't helping the article. -- Banjeboi 01:40, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Uh huh, and if you don't mind Benji, what exactly are your interests and intentions for the Rick Warren article? A glance over your user page and edit history seems suspicious, based on the profiles of users who have previously caused the article to be fully protected. Manutdglory (talk) 02:03, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Again, please wp:Assume good faith. -- Banjeboi 02:05, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Comment I have warned Manutdglory regarding continued incivility and failure to assume good faith, especially wrt this edit. --ZimZalaBim 02:08, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

User:Gerardw made him a suggestion too but he isnt listening: Phoenix of9 (talk) 02:13, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I find it humorous that Phoenix of9 is yet to directly respond to my complaint against him. All his rebuttals seem to have one thing in common - ignoring the issue at hand and attacking me. Yet I am accused of being the one who is uncivil. Interesting. Manutdglory (talk) 02:23, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Of course I'm not going to respond to your personal attacks except to say they are irrelevant and that you should comment on content and not on editors. Phoenix of9 (talk) 02:27, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

(ec) I suggest you both disengage for a while. Perhaps spend a day improving articles about puppies or lollipops. --ZimZalaBim 02:29, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

That was the previous suggestion regarding Manutdglory and other editors. Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive504#User:Manutdglory_-_another_issue_of__bad_editor_behavior_connected_with_the_Rick_Warren_article Misplaced Pages seems quite inefficient. Phoenix of9 (talk) 02:34, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Please, really, just leave it alone. All of you. Here, this is how easy it is to find other articles to improve. --ZimZalaBim 02:39, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh btw, theres a RFC in article's talk page in case u wanna discuss the actual content of the article instead of all this drama. Phoenix of9 (talk) 02:44, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

@Manutdglory: No, it's not interesting, and it's not as you describe. It's a repeat of the sort of situation in which i found myself involved with you a few weeks ago, and although i changed my behavior after going down in flames, you have yet to swerve at all from your choice of behavior. The History pages of the Rick Warren article and of your UserTalk page make this quite painfully obvious. If you don't believe the Rick Warren article is being handled appropriately, i would suggest you consider the course of action which i already recommended on the Discussion Page for that article: let an editor with a Neutral POV write a good draft, and then let other editors discuss whether they are at a concensus with such a draft. Until then, your edits are not helping, your edit-warring on the Discussion page is not helping, and it would seem that you are going to only encourage other novice editors to repeat the same pathway i followed along with you. Perhaps it's time for *YOU* to step away from the article. Teledildonix314 02:31, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Teledildo, I'm not even going to respond - I'm over it. ZimZalaBim, I'm completely willing to disengage from the article for awhile. Actually, I didn't even participate in the vigorous dialogue on the article's discussion page while the article was fully protected. It was only when Phoenix of9 came out of nowhere last week and began making wholesale changes to the article with absolutely no consensus that I re-engaged with the article to protect it and maintain its neutrality. We'll see if Phoenix of9 is also willing to abide by your request. Manutdglory (talk) 02:43, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

As I reading through old discussions I noticed that you state you're a member of the church,, if this is true it may present a conflict of interest. If other editors are causing problems it's likely better to calmly state what you see the issue as and then contact an admin if the problem persists. You're welcome to edit and so are other editors regardless of backgrounds and beliefs. The article neither should be a slam peice nor read like an advertisement and everything is subject to editing so through it all it's better to remain calm and if it's getting heated, take a break. The goal is to improve the article. -- Banjeboi 03:27, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

There's a massive difference between having an inconsequential "conflict of interest" (ex. an alum who edits his alma mater's article) yet being able to edit in an unbiased manner by only making reliably-sourced edits (which is what I do) and being an extremely-biased, radical activist who goes around editing articles of people one hates by adding non-NPOV, highly-biased and unreliably-sourced salacious material, which is a gross abuse of Misplaced Pages policy. Manutdglory (talk) 03:45, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• I have blocked Manutdglory for 24 hours for repeated incivility towards his fellow editors. He has been repeatedly warned as to this type of behaviour and today alone I count at least three breaches against that warning. I am not sure if that resolves this matter and thus closes the thread - but I note for the record that I am prepared to block as required in regards to this situation (as I have detailed at previous ANI's) if that is the only way to gain and maintain peace at this part/s of the project.--VS 04:44, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Comment. I've archived some of the stale and more heated talkpage discussions and have pushed for an editor who added the POV tag to produce actionable items. There does seem to be a bit of tension there but it has slowed down. Let's hope dialog stays constructive. -- Banjeboi 06:14, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Persistent incivility by user:Dicklyon

user:Dicklyon has been persistently engaging in incivility against me (and a host of other editors). user:Dicklyon has been blocked three times for edit warring on this and other topics , as well as topic-banned for inappropriate behavior on other topics . His edits below are grossly inappropriate and are conducive neither to productive discussion nor dispute resolution. His continued problematic behavior, despite repeated sanctions, does not suggest any serious intent ever to moderate his behavior. His edits below follow a failed attempt to delete Feminine essence theory of transsexuality (which I created), a failed attempt to move the same page (started immediately afterward), and an RfC which also failed to bring any uninvolved editor to agree with him.

After I indicated on a talk page that I am a colleague of one of the people whom I cited on the main page:

"If your "disclosure" were more complete, you'd note that Ray Blanchard made up the "feminine essence theory" in these so-called reliable sources, by listing an unattributed set of "tenets" of it that he then proceeded to knock down. Nobody believes the theory, nor likely many of its so-called tenets, and he knows it, since they're a bit absurd. His reason for putting it forward to knock it down is obvious: to prop up his controversial Blanchard, Bailey, and Lawrence theory of transsexuals. So to call this a theory, to help your boss spread his nasty propaganda, by writing this horribly misleading article, is the worse kind of WP:Conflict of interest."

After an uninvolved editor asked Dicklyon's what information he was trying to gain from his RfC on that page:

"Well, I was hoping you'd read some of comments, see what Cantor is doing here, and be as appalled by it as I was. It's really quite vicious to present this as if it was a theory held by transsexuals, just for the purpose of saying what a stupid idea it is. That what Cantor does here, just as his boss Blanchard did in the real world. The appearance of sourcing disguises what he has done. I guess it was unrealistic to expect someone not familiar with the controversy to be able to help, though."

After the near-unanimous defeat of the AfD that he himself proposed for the page::

"Oppose – It would be nuts to move this content to a place where a real article could go. It's better to leave it here as a monument to James Cantor's and WhatamIdoing's collusion to have some "fun" with wikipedia."

Although Dicklyon will sometimes apologize for his behavior, the clear lack of change after such apologies does not suggest sincerity. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
— James Cantor (talk) 02:29, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

To repeat my earlier point about user:Dicklyon's clear lack of intent to change his behavior, after notified him on his talk about that I made the above incident report (using the ANI template), he repeated his behavior on the same page:

Following my indicating that I believed his edits to violate WP:civility:

"It's about your article and your editing behavior, which I repeat I find appalling and vicious; not to mention WP:COI."

and

"In fact, nobody adhere's to such a theory, as it was made up by Dreger and Blanchard just for the purpose of attacking transwomen; Cantor reports to Blanchard and does his dirty work on wikipedia."

Permitting such behavior is never in the best interests of WP.
— James Cantor (talk) 03:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Dick has been showing similar behavior at Eric Lerner and WP:FRINGE. There's an active arbitration enforcement thread here that seems to have petered out due to lack of interest from admins. Of his most recent disruptive edits in this area, IMO this edit takes the cake, where he claims that Arno Penzias, recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics, is not a physicist. He seems unable to comment on the content, not the contributor, and often follows editors who have vexed him to other pages. Skinwalker (talk) 03:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't think my separate editing disputes with ScienceApologist are in any way related or analogous, nor do they represent any misbehavior. If you disagree, please give me a clue; I have not had any edit pointed out as disruptive or uncivil by anybody there. Dicklyon (talk) 03:26, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Nothing was pointed out as disruptive or uncivil? Have you read in any detail the arbitration enforcement thread and the responses? Skinwalker (talk) 03:30, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Obvoiusly I discounted ScienceApologist himself, as he's just trying to get me banned; Shell didn't get back to me on my request for any indication of what I did wrong, and PhilKnight and you basically said I shouldn't refer to ScienceApologist's SPOV or editing methods in my comments or edit summaries. I'm still unclear on whether anyone has anything specific that they think I did that was inappropriate, as these are just ways of saying I should stop fighting with ScienceApologist; but it takes two, so tell him, too. Now back to the present... Dicklyon (talk) 03:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Every time someone has presented your problematic behavior and other editors/admins have said "stop that", you respond with "stop what?". This is getting silly. Its not appropriate for you to attack other editors that you are in a dispute with - in fact, its not appropriate to attack other editors at all. Learn to play nice or get out of the sandbox. Shell 03:54, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Dicklyon is not behaving very well but I sort of understand his frustration -- the Feminine essence theory of transsexuality article goes way beyond what its sources justify. The term was invented in a commentary published in April 2008, and nothing has yet been published in response to that commentary, so really all the article should properly be able to say is that Blanchard said XXX a few months ago and no reactions to his ideas have yet appeared. Looie496 (talk) 03:11, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't think it is mishaving to call James Cantor's edits and behavior on this particular page as appalling and vicious. It also baffles me that he is allowed to continue to push his boss's vicious transphobic attacks via wikipedia; I didn't have much luck taking him to COI in the past, but probably it's time to try again. Dicklyon (talk) 03:26, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

ScienceApologist and Skinwalker (and now, apparently, still more editors just two doors down here) emphasize my point regarding Dicklyon's multiple prior blocks: Dicklyon's behavior is not limited to me, nor to other editors, nor to any specific group of pages.

Looie496 is completely entitled to disagree with me, of course, but the purpose of WP:AN/I is to discuss/intervene regarding editor behavior, not page content. I do invite user:Looie496 to make content edits and suggestions at the page and its talkpages themselves.

— James Cantor (talk) 03:58, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I welcome a review of my block history and editing history by anybody. Compare it to User:MarionTheLibrarian, the name James Cantor used to attack the bio of my friend Lynn Conway while hiding his identity as one of the principals in the real-world dispute with her. The current issues are a contiuation of his essentially single-purpose campaign on wikipedia, to polish the reputation of his academic sexologist friends and boss and to push thir views that have been characterized by many in the real world as transphobic. If anyone is willing to look into this, the result will certainly be welcome. As to the other disputes that I get into as an active wikipedia editor, I am happy to have them examined, one at a time or all at once; I make no claim to being the most congenial or whatever, but I stick to policy and push back on abuse. Dicklyon (talk) 04:11, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I would like to add my $0.02 to this I even went as far as to open a userconduct RfC on him and his behavior Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/Dicklyon. He has made more of his little comments than I care to hunt down diff's for. He has been given a pass for acting the way he has for far too long. Nothing much has been done with this(I am not sure what more needs to be done before it will go through). Someone needs to send Dicklyon a message that his behavior is not acceptable. Or else he will keep on keeping on. Thus leaving no recourse but response in kind. --Hfarmer (talk) 01:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Don't forget that it was you who were blocked for incivility, toward me. If you have a complaint about my behavior, please make it more explicit so we can tell what the issue is. Your RfC was found to be "inappropriate and very counterproductive" and I saw nothing there worth responding to. Dicklyon (talk) 06:22, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Comment. This easily has got to be one of the more bizarre and complex ANIs I've stumbled across. The core issue, besides generally incivility of quite a few editors, is the propagation of some rather cutting edge research, Misplaced Pages's that is, on sexuality of transgender people. Newsflash, the jury is still out. Feminine essence theory of transsexuality does seem rather like we're on the very cutting edge leading the effort to publish material when we already have Blanchard, Bailey, and Lawrence theory, Autogynephilia, Homosexual transsexual called "Homosexual gender dysphorics", The Man Who Would Be Queen and BLPs including J. Michael Bailey, Ray Blanchard and likely others. Like a B-movie ooze that smothers all opposition this content just seems to creep along on one article after the next. I'm not sure there are any easy answers here but this propagating by, what does seem to be a strong and persistent minority, that this information is widely accepted and embraced seems dubious. Perhaps Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Medicine can help as there is no end to sourcing from medical sounding sources. If these theories are widely discredited then why do we have so much material on them? I may just be posting in vain but to see another of these articles pop up seems like a bad prospect for an encyclopedia. -- Banjeboi 07:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. At the risk of seeming incivil, I repeat that they made this new article for the brilliant fun of it. Unbelievable gall is what it is. Dicklyon (talk) 07:26, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

As to "these theories" and "widely discredited", there's a lot of confusion right there. This theory (Feminine essence theory of transsexuality) appears only in the paper by Blanchard that both proposes it and discredits it. None of the other sources are about this theory; that's part of what's dishonest about how the article was written. As for the other Blanchard theory, it's NOT discredited within the academic sexologist community so much, but it certainly did stir up a fight with the transwomen. Dicklyon (talk) 07:31, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Banjeboi: "Widely discredited" perhaps but not among transsexuals ourselves. ""Feminine essence theory of transsexualism" is just a overcomplex, fancy name for an idea so simple a 7 year old knows it. The idea is called "brain sex". Read "The theory that prenatally established brain and CNS structures determine innate gender feelings and gender identity." by Lynn Conway or Searches for "brain Sex" on Jokestress's website "tsraodmap.com. It appears about 8 times. A similar search on lynnconway.com gets a much greater number. The basic idea is that male to female transsexuals have female brains in male bodies and thus are in essence female. Hence one can understand why one writter could call it "feminine essence theory of transsexualism". Judging the article by it's name is not good practice. A name change was proposed and oppose won (I supported a name change). This is not the place to retry those issues.--Hfarmer (talk) 10:56, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

The point of this report at AN/I is the incivility, not the content dispute. Discussion of Feminine essence theory of transsexuality as a topic belongs on its talk page, and I would invite you to offer your views there. As Banjeboi has noticed, the incivility is currently overwhelming any productive discussion.

— James Cantor (talk) 12:55, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I have. I also felt that the issue raised by Bajeboi needed an answer here and now.--Hfarmer (talk) 14:26, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I still maintain the underlying civility issues, which are hardly limited to Dicklyon, are mere symptoms of a serious content problem that has been bubbling away for months. Personally I really haven't wanted to step through all the drama and I'm aware of other editors who have also - for sanity sake - simply moved on to more productive efforts. This may not be the best venue to resolve these issues but neither is various forms of intimidating editors helpful which also seems to be happening across multiple articles and noticeboards. The benefit of this board, however, is more experienced BS detectors are able to suss out the issues of problematic behaviour vs. content issues that also may need some specialized attention. I fear that this entire group of articles is showing few signs of coming into line with OR and NPOV policies and that we are headed towards more and more reports. I honestly think all these articles should be bundled and put on some sort of article watch with OR specialists sent it to weed out some of the more glaring issues. If you remind me I'll give shiny barnstars for whoever cleans these articles up as our readers deserve good NPOV articles and instead we seem to have a growing battleground. -- Banjeboi 16:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

We're in the process of starting mediation. A mediator has been chosen and we're in the 48-hour period to hear if there are any objections. While this was getting set up, other things do tend to happen still. But please do let me know if you find any of my remarks to be incivil; I do take input. So far all I've got here is Looie496 saying I'm "not behaving very well" and a couple of people mentioning a separate (and past) interaction with ScienceApologist, another complicated case with various "misbehaving" editors. Dicklyon (talk) 16:17, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Removal of content by user:Dicklyon

Please note multiple deletions of content by Dicklyon:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Wood_wool&diff=262335435&oldid=262334671
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Wood_wool&diff=264956655&oldid=264936715
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Wood_wool&diff=266005255&oldid=266002509
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Wood_wool&diff=next&oldid=266079819
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Wood_wool&diff=266149808&oldid=266141240
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Wood_wool&curid=6247691&diff=266332064&oldid=266288359
7. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Wood_wool&curid=6247691&diff=266450011&oldid=266446974

and also multiple removal of a suggestion for merger of the article Excelsior_(wood_wool) to the present article wood wool:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Excelsior_(wood_wool)&diff=264902703&oldid=263760235
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Excelsior_(wood_wool)&diff=266005479&oldid=265974147
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Excelsior_(wood_wool)&diff=next&oldid=266128674 (claiming finishing the merging without an actual merge taking place, just copying part of the content from the article wood wool)
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Excelsior_(wood_wool)&curid=5410719&diff=266449647&oldid=266447545

Meanwhile, a discussion is still on in Talk:Excelsior (wood wool)#Proposal for merging.

The user appears to be acting in good faith, maintaining civility, but still he is removing content, in fact deleting a page, denying the tag for merger suggestion at another, because he thinks that another course of action was necessary (a move proposal instead of a merge proposal).--FocalPoint (talk) 03:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Nothing has been deleted. FocalPoint persists in trying to do a move of excelsior (wood wool) to wood wool by a content fork followed by a merge to there; I have advised him on the procedure for a move request, and have given him a final warning for the six or so times that he has done this. Dicklyon (talk) 03:21, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm a bit confused. What are you alleging FP of doing, Dickylon? Near as I can see, you insist onm a redirect in the opposite direction of FP's efforts, which look like a move to a more generic, more world-wide known term for it, over a North American, specifically USA, name for it. Please explain in more detail. ThuranX (talk) 03:29, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

He keeps adding his preferred article into the redirect at wood wool and then proposing to merge excelsior (wood wool) to it; I keep reverting him, having merged his new material into the existing article already. What he wants is to move excelsior (wood wool) to wood wool; I've told him how to propose that (and that I will oppose it). The question of which name is more generic, or which is a better name for the article, would be addressed after a move proposal is started. Dicklyon (talk) 03:38, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Looks to me like you're treating BOLD like DICK. You should've taken this to his talk page LONG ago and settled this that way. I see you edit warring, to be frank, and it's not the only place you're doing it tonight. There's different sources and slightly different content, so your hostility isn't really that warranted. I understand process, but I understand asshole as well. Tonight, you're speaking asshole, not policy. Might be time for you to log off and take a breath. ThuranX (talk) 03:52, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Our discussions are all over his talk page, my talk page, the two article talk pages, etc. Mostly here: Talk:Excelsior (wood wool) I think you're missing what's been going on. Did you look? Dicklyon (talk) 04:14, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

But while you are discussing the issue, you continue to revert to your preferred state. I have restored the text and merge tags to both articles while the discussion is ongoing. I don't much care if we are discussing a merge or a move so long as discussion and consensus precede action. Kevin (talk) 04:21, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I have incorporated all his new material. The "preferred state" is the one that avoids an improper move. Please don't egg him on. The point of the move proposal process is to get more eyes on the proposal; we can't have a consensus discussion of it with so few of us; that's why he need to follow the process, not do his content fork and merge proposal. Dicklyon (talk) 04:29, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

He changed wood wool from a redirect to a new content fork in this Jan 6 edit. The same day, here I replied to his incorrect statements on Talk:Excelsior (wood wool) that I would oppose a move to wood wool; I don't think I had seen his fork yet. We have been in constant discussion since then, and I have advised him on several occasions that what he is trying to do is called a move, and how to propose it. Dicklyon (talk) 04:29, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

About the time he filed this, I had taken FocalPoint (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) to AIV, and noted that if that wasn't an appropriate shortcut for his persistence past final warning in trying to do an improper move via a content fork and re-merge proposal, that I would come here next. He came here first, obviously. Anyway, I hope someone will let him know that move proposal process is not all that hard, and that trying to circumvent it this way is very disruptive. Dicklyon (talk) 04:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Actually, looking at it, and his talk, and so on, I see you coming on like gangbusters, rebuking him heartily, then going with a big fat stack of templates. I cannot find the unanimous consensus you claimed for the unanimous actions you took, link please? This doesnt' reflect well on you, Dickylon.ThuranX (talk) 04:45, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

The templates were after I had lost patience with his repeated circumvention of process. The unanimous consensus was when he posted a merge tag after I and LouSheffer had told him not to do a content fork, but to merge his new material; since he too requested a merge, nobody being against it, I went ahead and did a merge. What he always really wanted and still wants is a move. The material is all merged into the article we had before he started this nonsense two weeks ago. Why is it so hard to get help straigtening out this mess? Dicklyon (talk) 04:56, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

On Kevin's advice, as a show of good faith, I've gone ahead and started a move request for FocalPoint's intended move; of course, I also explained that I oppose it. See Talk:Excelsior (wood wool)#Requested move. Dicklyon (talk) 05:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Though I agree with FocalPoint's proposed move, I agree more with Dick Lyon that he/she was going about it the wrong way, starting with a content fork of a 1-page article, then a request to merge the two articles into the new one. This is an inefficient, unilateral, potentially contentious way to move a page, and could lead to a permanent useless content fork. The right way, IMO, is to add content to the original (even if you believe it is mis-named), then request a re-name. As soon as FocalPoint realized the move was contentious, he/she should have backed off to the more consensus based procedure. LouScheffer (talk) 13:33, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I have not been involved in any of the edits, but I happened upon this dispute by accident. As I see it, this is really an WP:ENGVAR dispute. The article has carried its present title since it was created 2½ years ago. The article was written in American English, and excelsior appears to be the most common American English term for the material that is the subject of the article. The controversy and edit war started when someone (FocalPoint?) created a new article named Wood wool, which began move and merge warring. The creation of the Wood wool article was a clear violation of WP:FORK and apparently a violation of WP:ENGVAR. It does not appear that FocalPoint and his or her supporters preceded their actions by Talk page discussion, so it does not seem fair to criticize Dicklyon for acting unilaterally to restore the long established status quo. Usability, or the ease of finding the article, really has nothing to do with the dispute, because the article is easily found by either name; at present, Wood wool redirects to Excelsior (wood wool), so changing the article's name wouldn't really help anyone. In my opinion, the dispute is an overblown power struggle that has nothing to do with making Misplaced Pages better, and everything to do with egos, WP:ENGVAR warring, and ownership issues. Both sides would be well advised to be more civil and collaborative, but no one has been sufficiently uncivil to warrant action by an admin. Similarly, in my opinion, it would be a waste of time for an admin to get involved in this fairly trivial conflict whose outcome is unimportant to Misplaced Pages. Finell (Talk) 13:53, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Administrator intervention against vandalism

Misplaced Pages:Administrator intervention against vandalism is pretty backlogged. AnyPerson (talk) 03:23, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Could somebody please take a look at 98.223.164.233 (talk · contribs), whose listing was removed from WP:AIV without any action. The editor has a huge page of warnings for vandalizing wrestling related articles, has been blocked twice in the last two months, continues to vandalize this evening, but apparently nothing is to be done? AnyPerson (talk) 03:51, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Looks like they have stopped (no edits in about 30 minutes). Let us know if it starts up again -- Samir 03:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

And quit forum-shopping, AnyPerson. Stop getting worked up about one editor - you left a not-so-polite message on my page and shopped to JulianColten as well. Three admins have now said that there is insufficient evidence for a block. Tan | 39 04:32, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't care how many admins tell me that there is insufficient evidence for a block (and I only count two). If a person is vandalizing and the admins can't read the evidence provided to see that the person is vandalizing, then I'm going to continue trying to get somebody to block the vandal. The admins (You and JulianColten) are obviously not reading the vandal's edits properly. At the point when I reported them to WP:AIV, they were currently in the process of mixing possibly good edits in with obviously vandalistic edits, but the two of you shrugged. What does it take to get a repeat vandal blocked? AnyPerson (talk) 18:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Unless a vandal is operating a bot or otherwise editing at a rapid pace, there's no need to get so worked over having to revert an edit or two. John Reaves 18:29, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Great. I guess I won't bother to report vandals any more, if admins don't care. AnyPerson (talk) 19:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

When there is a question whether a person is editing in good faith or vandalizing, most admins will err on the side of caution... This is A Good Thing™, in my opinion. –xeno (talk) 19:22, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

So you're telling me that admins can't figure out whether or not this is a good faith edit, in light of the editor's past history and block record? AnyPerson (talk) 19:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

That edit was from 21:39 (my local time, don't feel like doing UTC math atm), and the report was removed at 22:35. The most recent edit was in good faith, so the administrator must have decided the vandal had moved on. As should we. –xeno (talk) 19:31, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't know if you are just jumping on the "rant about admins every chance you get" bandwagon or what, but drop the indignation and just accept that everything won't always go your way and get back to the encyclopedia, this isn't constructive. John Reaves 22:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Block review requested

Can an anyone give me some feedback on the block of User talk:RhawnJoseph please? They sent me an email with the following text:

Clearly, this user is confused as to what constitutes censorship and vandalism, but there may be some underlying valid points. Tan | 39 04:51, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

As a non-admin I'll say that he may very well be legit, but he doesn't have to be a dick about. Perhaps reply with links to policies on WP:COI, WP:FIVE, etc. etc., and see if he's still interested. Grsz 04:56, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

A google search on the name suggests a certain amount of infamy associated with the name rhawn Joseph. Can we get a confirmation that this guy is who he says he is?--Tznkai (talk) 05:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

The email came from brainmind dot com, so I'd say we're dealing with Dr. Joseph. Tan | 39 05:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I would think his books are decent as sources, but he would need to understand how to contribute if he wanted to stick around. The way he did, it seems like he just wanted his name out there, in which case it's a good block. Grsz 05:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

(ec) Hopefully he'll read up some. Gwen Gale (talk) 05:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Just visited that site myself. Augh - I'd rather we not link to that page ever simply based on aesthetic reasons. I see confirmations of actual books published from reputable academic presses. I also however, a lot of dipping into non scientific areas. Nothing I've read has suggested Joseph is widely considered an authority or not.--Tznkai (talk) 05:12, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Looks like he also used 98.210.119.18 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), worth keeping an eye on. Grsz 05:17, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Addendum: What I've read has suggested Dr. Jospeh is an R.S for neurobiology NOT panspermia.--Tznkai (talk) 05:19, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I've snipped out the email pending confirmation that there is permission to publish this email here. Generally it is not allowed to post private emails to Misplaced Pages without the author's permission. Jehochman 05:20, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Do you have any sort of policy or guideline that states that, Jehochman? I don't mean to argue with you, here, but I have never, ever come across anything that says I can't post that email here. Tan | 39 05:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

As I recall, aside courtesy and privacy issues, there is a certain amount of GDFL legal copyright finagling that complicates matters.--Tznkai (talk) 05:26, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Courtesy means nothing in the context of this discussion. I disclosed no email address or contact information. Wikimedia's privacy policy says nothing on the matter. Off the top of my head, I would say this is an overreaction that is perpetuated because it "sounds right". Tan | 39 05:28, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

There is some arbcom case that basically said "don't post the content of emails". Though I agree with you that in this case (posting them so we could review a block), it seems valid. Protonk (talk) 05:31, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• Looking at the contributions I see a familiar cycle. Researcher (or author or whatever) adds copious info about their own work to Misplaced Pages page. Edit is either reverted or altered somewhat to bring the article back to due weight. Researcher gets increasingly more upset and escalates the back and forth, eventually getting blocked. I don't know anything about Panspermia, so I can't tell if his contributions to that field are any more or less credible than the average. But I do smell something fishy. Evidently, UniversityPress, California isn't a university publishing house at all. This (http://universitypress.info/) is their website. HMMMM. Looks similar to something else. My thoughts are: relatively good block. Unfortunate that we got into the cycle I described above but it is unavoidable. Protonk (talk) 05:30, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Durova#Private correspondence. This issue seems to be up in the air at Misplaced Pages:Harassment#Private correspondence. Jehochman 05:32, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Also Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Hkelkar 2#Private correspondence -- Samir 05:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Okay, fair enough. I didn't mean to sidetrack the conversation. Thanks to everyone who reviewed this; I'm sure we'll be revisiting shortly after the block expires. Tan | 39 05:34, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Good block, Tan. Protonk's points are bang-on. WP:NPOV#Undue weight definitely holds here, and screaming censorship if the material in question is removed is certainly disruptive. Not criticizing Dr. Joseph's ideas but I think that they are certainly apart from mainstream academic views on panspermia, and should not be over-represented in the article. -- Samir 05:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Just a note, but whois confirms that universitypress.info was registered to the same person as Brain-Mind.com,and that Brain-Mind.com was registered to Dr. Joseph . Anything Dr. Joseph published through University Press probably ought to be regarded as self-published. — Gavia immer (talk) 06:05, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Only now have I taken a look at his website. So far, his edits look like original research to me, along with coatracking to sell books/publications. Gwen Gale (talk) 06:39, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Digging a little deeper into his self published material, I believe Joseph's PhD is in neuropsychology, and in that where hes published legitimate material, and somewhere along the line, he decided that his credentials gave him wide scientific insights into the soul, God, the rape of nanking, panspermia, the origin of life, evolution and everything else. In addition there are dubious presses here. "Academic Press", San Diego and "University Press", California (as opposed to University Press of California). The edits in question seems to be drawing from the latter category. --Tznkai (talk) 13:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I received another much longer, rant-y email that includes phrases such as "I am asking that my material be reinserted, and that a lock be placed on the panspermia article to prevent these three despicable, unethical, ignorant characters from vandalizing the article further. Indeed, I believe it appropriate if you remove the privileges of these 3 vandals. Their conduct is outrageous. Their user names are: Silly rabbit, Tanthalas39. and Glane23" (it was cc'd to all three editors). I propose to up this block to indefinite, as this clearly isn't going to stop upon block expiration and the emails are bordering on harassment. Can I get some opinions? Tan | 39 15:38, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Oops, I should add this gem too - "These 3 cretins have been contacted, and none of them have the courage or the integrity to respond to my emails or requests that my material be reinserted." Tan | 39 15:45, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Since this is more of the same thing the original block was for, I'd re-block for a week this time, with email disabled. SHEFFIELDSTEEL 15:54, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Agree with a longer block, but we should give a heads up to whatever OTRS queque likely to suffer the next rant. Separate thought, is this guy notable enough for an article?--Tznkai (talk) 15:58, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Someone would have to want to write it. ;) My guess is...maybe not? That CV looks pretty standard for an academic (not sure what the expected publication rate is for primate biologists), so he might not meet WP:PROF. Not sure if he has been otherwise covered in a detailed biography somewhere. Protonk (talk) 16:11, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Reblocked for a week, email disabled. See you all in eight days ;-) Tan | 39 16:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I left a message to suggest some reading while he's blocked. KillerChihuahua 16:19, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

That was a good thought, although it might be even more helpful if the puppy were to sign it :P SHEFFIELDSTEEL 19:51, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

After this edit, I have indefblocked per WP:COMPETENCE. Tan | 39 15:26, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Seems the way to go, enough time has been wasted.--Tznkai (talk) 16:32, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Disruptive editor at the page of Cher

Wildhartlivie reinserts unreferenced sales-figures to the article of Cher , claiming (in edit summary) that "dead links" simply need to be replaced; in fact, the very statement which he seems to be quite protective of has been there with the same dead link for eight months at the least. It's quite difficult to keep pages clean when there are such editors who believe reinserting a material without a source is not against the Misplaced Pages policy. I'd appreciate if someone could enforce the policy, I have a feeling that he might start edit warring with me if I tried to remove it again. Thanks.--Harout72 (talk) 07:49, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

There isn't any discussion about this; the last talk page comment was Dec 9th by an anon. Maybe you should bring it on talk? Or bring it up with the editor on their talk page? :-) Xavexgoem (talk) 08:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Wellllllll, I was unaware that reinserting improperly removed material was being disruptive. I was also unaware thata sales figure which has a reference, albeit a dead one, qualified as contentious material or unsourced. In fact, keeping the sales figure, with the dead link note, is exactly what is indicated by WP:DEADREF, which says Deactivate the dead link, and keep the citation information if still appropriate to the article. Even with an inactive link, the citation still records a source that was used, and provides a context for understanding archiving delays or for taking other actions. The statement is not unsourced and it is improper to flatly remove a statement and the supporting, albeit dead, reference. I'm well aware of when the dead link tag was placed at the ref, I was the one who did it, and it wasn't 8 months ago at least. Although a fresh source needs to be found, the content isn't contentious or disputed, unless of course, Harout72 is disputing it.

As an aside, the other statements Harout72 makes are a bit of bad faith: "I have a feeling that he might start edit warring with me if I tried to remove it again." Bad faith. I spend a great deal of time policing this, and other, articles to maintain "cleanliness", thank you very much. My edits are 4th on the contributor list for the article at 151 while the person complaining here has made 7 edits, all in the last 9 days. I'm not sure how that equates to attempts to keep the article clean. In any case, retention of this statement is well in keeping with Misplaced Pages policy as were my edits regarding it. Wildhartlivie (talk) 10:22, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Talk to them first. Don't assume people are aware of the larger context, debates, whatever. You know, generally just assume good faith? -- Ricky81682 (talk) 01:24, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Why do we need to keep a dead link since July 2008? If a replacement hasn't been located yet, perhaps, it's because no reliable source ever wished to get engaged in publishing such an illogical figure for Cher's single "Believe". Wildhartlivie seems to have covered everything that WP:DEADREF speaks of except for the three final key-lines which clearly explain what needs to be done in case a substitute source is not found: If a dead link cannot be repaired or replaced, consider reworking the article section so that it no longer relies on the dead link. Whether a dead link can or cannot be repaired or replaced, remember that Misplaced Pages policy (including policy on sources and biographies of living persons) still applies. Consider doing further edits of the citation and cited material, if appropriate, to improve the article. In addition, the original article which supposedly came from this web site cannot even be regarded as reliable as alike sources are known for inflating record-sales to draw the attention of readers.--Harout72 (talk) 03:19, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

incivility ... i think

on the article Glock's talk page, after mentioning to User:Nukes4Tots that he need not have a meltdown ] and to chill with the (what i believe to be) borderline personal attacks, his response (with an edit summary of 'I WANNA KILL') was "Jeez, would you please use the shift key. Meltdown, my ass. Throw a fucking cuss word out once or twice and people who can't use a fucking keyboard freak out. So, two fucking sources and my personal expert opinion combined don't mean shit to you? What do you want? How the fuck am I attacking you? An attack would be me calling you a fucking moron. I do not believe you are either a moron or a fucking moron. Asking you to use proper grammar is just a request. Saying you can't use a keyboard is an observation. See how cool that was? You say I'm having a meltdown and I say you're freaking out. Toss a few explictives and you're convinced. Problem is, none of this is really happening. I'm here at my easy chair typing on a laptop watching a show on Anartic core sampling, sipping a cup of cold water. Just 1's and 0's dude, not enough to get my dander up. Here you are fantasizing about some Arlo Guthrie song that I'll quote for you to ponder: "And I went up there, I said, "Shrink, I want to kill. I mean, I wanna, I wanna kill. Kill. I wanna, I wanna see, I wanna see blood and gore and guts and veins in my teeth. Eat dead burnt bodies. I mean kill, Kill, KILL, KILL." And I started jumpin up and down yelling, "KILL, KILL," and he started jumpin up and down with me and we was both jumping up and down yelling, "KILL, KILL." And the sargent came over, pinned a medal on me, sent me down the hall, said, "You're our boy." ]. obviously this response of his is not relevant to an article, and is not an efficient use of an article's talk page. but it also borderlines on personal attacks and incivility, i think. i don't think sarcasm is really an excuse to be uncivil. since he told me 'i can't use a fucking keyboard,' i'm probably not the one to talk to him about this. Theserialcomma (talk) 08:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Formally warned on his talk page. Xavexgoem (talk) 08:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

...although I'm wondering if a warning is enough? I'll defer... Xavexgoem (talk) 08:12, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I judge that User:Nukes4Tots is calm and that perhaps Theserialcomma is missing his point. Perhaps one needs to know Alice's Restaurant. Sure, User:Nukes4Tots is forceful, but the tone of this exchange appears to have been set by Theserialcomma's it's irrelevant to me if you are a 'heavy hitter' on this article, a complete newbie, or a flying unicorn made out of magical puppy kisses. As she/he says, "obviously this response of his is not relevant to an article, and is not an efficient use of an article's talk page. but it also borderlines on personal attacks and incivility, i think. i don't think sarcasm is really an excuse to be uncivil. " --Tagishsimon (talk) 10:34, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Yep, that's from Alice's Restaurant as quoted by User:Nukes4Tots. He does that. It's for the children, you know. Gwen Gale (talk) 10:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

He was warned for quoting Guthrie? KillerChihuahua 13:36, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh sheesh, and told in no uncertain terms he'd be blocked if he did it again? Xavexgoem, I must disagree here, and concur with Tagishsimon above. This is humor. You know, ha-ha? Not personal attacks. KillerChihuahua 13:39, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, it was Arlo. No one minds if you quote Woody, but quoting Arlo is a punishable offense in some states.—Kww(talk) 13:42, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Woody was a socialist, he's not popular in some regions either. This land is your land, this land is my land.. replace "land" with, oh, Motersickle. This pickle is my pickle, this pickle is your pickle... see? Socialism. KillerChihuahua 13:52, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Woody had a guitar bearing the words, "This machine kills fascists." Would that it had said Socialism = fascism + late trains. Gwen Gale (talk) 14:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

some context: i first tried to add to the lede that glock also makes an automatic pistol, the glock 18. the consensus was that this is not worth mentioning in the lede, since it's a specialized weapon not representative of their products - and the glock 18 is already mentioned in the article. i did not argue further once consensus was against me, i was just arguing against the reasons provided until consensus was formed. for example, nukes4tots said that 4 heavy hitters disagreed with me, and that he was a personal expert on the topic and knew i was wrong about the glock 18 being different internally than the glock 17. i told him it's irrelevant whether someone's a 'heavy hitter' on an article or a newbie unicorn - there is no policy stating that 'heavy hitters' are more correctly following WP policy than a newbie. but consensus was against my change to the lede, so i didnt bother arguing or editing against consensus at that point. people didn't want it in the lede, i read their arguments, and i conceded thta i wouldnt edit against consensus. the thing that set nukes4tots off was a referenced change further in the article that the major parts of the glock 18 are different from the glock 17. he disagreed ], disregarded my source, with the edit summary "Reference it or not, the main components of the Glock 18 ARE interchangeable with the model 17. Frame, barrel, slide. Only the selector, disconnector, and a few other non-major parts don't." so he reverted a reliable source to no source at all, because he is an expert. i tried to explain that you don't remove something that's sourced to revert to something that is not sourced, just because you think you know the truth. his next edit summary was ] "Please, back off unless you know what you're talking about. Here's the reference, you put it in--> " that is the 'borderline' personal attack i was referring to - he told me i dont know what i'm talking about when i was accurately quoting from a reliable source. he was attacking the editor, not the content. then he wrote all the other stuff above, which i believe is more uncivil than a personal attack. e.g. " nukes4tots: "(two unreliable sources) and my personal expert opinion combined don't mean shit to you? What do you want? How the fuck am I attacking you? An attack would be me calling you a fucking moron. I do not believe you are either a moron or a fucking moron. Asking you to use proper grammar is just a request. Saying you can't use a keyboard is an observation. " . i saw it as a passive aggressive way to try to hide a personal attack in sarcasm. he said basically "hey, i never called you a fucking moron, because that would surely be a valid example of a personal attack, which i did not do. i specifically said you WEREN'T a fucking moron! see, it's negated! humor! now i am going to quote from a song that mentions murder, for reasons unspecified. more humor for you!" maybe i should just thank him for bringing needed humor to the gun article. sometimes my ideas are best expressed in a song too. mixtapes for everyone. Theserialcomma (talk) 14:42, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Sounds like you two don't agree on how to say the models are very, very much the same, but a 17 can't be quickly made into an 18 by swapping in the key bits. Why does this bring my thoughts back to Arlo and Woody? Gwen Gale (talk) 15:29, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I dunno but all this talk about guns and Guthries has got Ludlow Massacre running through my head. The song, not the event. KillerChihuahua 16:39, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I once heard a Cuban comedian quote Alice's Restaurant in his act. Of course, with his accent it went something like, "Jews can get anything Jews want at Aleece's Restaurante." Can't help, to this day, imagining the Kosher menu they'd serve there. Do they serve Gentiles too? I'm afraid nothing I can say towards the matter at hand would suffice. Never much cared for Woody either, on that subject. Theserialcomma, Arlo didn't really want to kill anybody either. His entire performance was tongue-in-cheek, much as mine was. Hope your dander settles down some. I'm sure Alice's Restaurant would have something to help you in that respect as well, brother. --Nukes4Tots (talk) 23:28, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

IPv6Gate

IPv6Gate uses both User:213.197.27.252/User_Talk:213.197.27.252 and User_Talk:94.75.219.73/User:94.75.219.73 at the moment. Please *PERMANENTLY* block both 213.197.27.252 and 94.75.219.73 from editing anything unless the user has taken the time to login with a real account. Clearly people are too childish to abuse the feature provided by IPv6Gate. Users who are using IPv6Gate and want to contribute meaningful items will register/login and provide their contributions that way. Basically IPv6Gate is an Open Proxy, especially as the Wikimedia software doesn't support XFF for IPv6. See IPv6Gate and IPv6Gate:Talk for other details. Blocking those two IPs avoids work for you and it is just the sane thing to do at the moment. 213.197.27.252 is blocked at the moment already because of this, thus make that one, and the other one permanent please. (/me is jeroen@sixxs.net and responsible for IPv6Gate) Jeroen (talk) 12:54, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• If you're responsible for said Proxy, then why don't you just deny access and leave anyone trying to reach Misplaced Pages a note telling them this? - Mgm| 13:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
  • I think only Misplaced Pages has the ability to distinguish registered users from unregistered ones.—Kww(talk) 13:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
  • As Kww mentioned, we can't see who is registered or not. The normal case here would be to use XFF so that admins could see the original IP, but unfortunately XFF doesn't support IPv6 on wikimedia, as such, that is simply not possible. Jeroen (talk) 16:08, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
    • We don't do indefinite IP blocks, but I think a long block is in order. — Jake Wartenberg 13:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
      • That is fine, a block for a long time which avoids anonymous users from abusing Misplaced Pages by using IPv6Gate without having a registered account would be the way to go. Jeroen (talk) 16:08, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Just noting that we do in fact do indef. IP blocks (rarely). — neuro 17:46, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• Thanks! I've updated the talk pages to explain this block. Jeroen (talk) 20:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

User:BatterBean's Jake Gyllenhaal forgeries back again

We've been through this twice before: here and here. This time, it's by YouMustLoveMe12 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), hosted on User:YouMustLoveMe12. Time for deletion and another indef block.—Kww(talk) 13:31, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted and indef blocked. - auburnpilot talk 15:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Insulted by user:Jake Wartenberg

He is continuously blaming me of vandalism, as I cleaned up an article Brahmi script. Doesn't assume good faith. --91.130.91.84 (talk) 18:32, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

How about discussing it with him on your or his talk page, instead of immediately running to ANI? Tan | 39 18:34, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Fine fine --91.130.91.84 (talk) 18:39, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Possible sock puppetry at SPLC; actual evidence rather than supposition

There was no admin response to my initial vague query, so I did a little more digging with regard to what's been going on:

• Dooteyr's very first six edits were to jump into SPLC Talk with a long commentary on why a source critical of SPLC is inappropriate. I partially agree with him, and change it so that it's attributed it as opinion and not fact. He later removes the source entirely. I revert and explain on Talk.
• Spotfixer's first edit at SPLC or SPLC Talk is to restore Dooteyr's Mainspace edit and say in the edit summary that he agrees. I revert and explain on Talk.
• Tom/North_Shoreman jumps in right after and reverts again, claiming "see discussion page where it appears to be one editor versus everybody else". It was his first edit at SPLC in quite a while, but It's entirely plausible this was opportunistic rather than coordinated.
• BBiiis08 adds edits primarily to agree with the others or join in removing criticism; one being to simply echo Tom/NS's wording on the abovesaid source.

• Dooteyr, created last week, demonstrates advanced knowledge of policies and tools almost immediately. After 21 edits on SPLC and on a creationist's page over two days, he disappears.
• Spotfixer, created not quite three months ago, demonstrated advanced knowledge of tools with his first edit. He edits heavily in creation/evolution, gay rights, and abortion.
• BBiiis08, created a little over three months ago, demonstrated advanced knowledge of tools with his first edit. He edits heavily on creation/evolution and creationists, SPLC / Morris Dees, and televangelists.
• Tom/North_Shoreman dates back to 2006, almost all of it in the Civil War and none in religious issues that I found, though the huge number of edits he's made may have obscured it. To me that makes it seem much less likely he's directly tied in, but I'm not sure.
• My actual guess as to the original sock farmer would be Ramdrake, who didn't weigh in until later (with the Westboro Baptist Church edit referenced in my original query here). He was editing heavily in creation/evolution near his start in 2006 and has spent some time on religious issues, but of late spends almost all his time on race. He got dinged twice in late 2006 for 3RR; my nastily cynical mind speculates that he "learned" how to get around it. In an equally nastily-cynical vein, he's made several tweaks to WP:Tag team. As examples, this one and this one changed wording to soften criticism of tag-teamers and make it harder to assert that tag-teaming has occurred. arimareiji (talk) 19:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Arimareiji, please by all means request an RFCU on me. But when it turns out that all these users are actually different users, I will expect you to back down and admit that this is just you battling consensus and common sense interpretation of policy to push your POV.--Ramdrake (talk) 19:17, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

This is pure harassment and an attempt to intimidate. Two of the alleged sockpuppets (each of whom has over six times as many edits as Arimareiji) have here and here have invited Arimareiji to pursue an RFC on the underlying issue (Arimareiji’s attempt to have a Talk Radio host treated as a reliable source). Instead, we get this second attempt after his first one was ignored by administrators.

His claim about my January 21 edit (“It was his first edit at SPLC in quite a while”) is false -- I actually made an edit on January 15 here when I noted that sourced material I had added had disappeared. Unlike Arimareiji, I actually have conducted research and added sourced material to the article. Tom (North Shoreman) (talk) 20:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

My mistake with regard to timing; I didn't see you appear on the talk page and I missed that one while scrolling through the thousands of edits you've made (I looked and that one was something like #250ish-most recent). The first one I saw was over six months ago, but it obviously was not the next most recent. I've struck through my errant assertion. But I fully stand by my other assertions. Your ad hominem aspersions don't change the edit histories of those accounts, which contain severalfold more examples than the few links I made.

Ramdrake - if that's the appropriate forum, I will. I believed that the guidelines given at SPI indicated that this should be brought here first for review. arimareiji (talk) 20:47, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Addendum, though I won't further discuss it (it's tangential) - whether or not Smith is a talk radio host, the source being struck was a newspaper opinion editorial. arimareiji (talk) 20:55, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

(Tangent: anyone interested in jumping in, "SPLC" is now a dab page; the dispute is over content at Southern Poverty Law Center. --EEMIV (talk) 19:47, 26 January 2009 (UTC))

I don't see the sockpuppetry links here; just because a group of people who work on similar articles - while working on others as well - are engaged in a debate over a certain article with another group of people doesn't mean that they're socks of one another. I'd be stunned if Ramdrake were socking, considering how long he's been around and his extensive editing interests; it wouldn't make sense. If you really feel that you have the evidence to back up a sock investigation, have at it. As for the opinion piece that seems to be the source of the concern, it's definitely a partisan affair, and thus I'd be hesitant to consider it a reasonable source, myself. All in all, I think this is better dealt with through an RFC at this point - not much here for admins to get involved with. Tony Fox (arf!) 21:11, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure what to say about this. I don't know if he's malicious or just clueless. Maybe clueless, because the link given as my first edit isn't even my edit. In fact, I don't think I've ever edited that article. Oh, and he thinks I'm a guy, which should be proof enough that he doesn't own a clue. I think I'm just going to laugh this off. Spotfixer (talk) 00:36, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

You're correct, my mistake in mixing up your two edit histories. I've struck it through. arimareiji (talk) 03:07, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Arimareiji, it's better to make a case based on policy if you want items added or removed. The accusation is that I'm a puppet is for agreeing with North Shoreman (I didn't even edit the article in this dispute)? Please. An editorial of a non-expert calling a civil rights organization a "sham" does not belong in the aricle. Your grasping at straws.

Also Spotfixer's first ever edit was not on the SPLC. Look it up. The editors first edit was on Talk:Abortion in November. I suggest you get your facts right before accusing people of puppets. BBiiis08 (talk) 04:06, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

PS When we get done with Arimareiji's accusations can we talk about Arimareiji's motives in the the SPLC article? He wants to add an editorial by a conservative talk radio host (who calls the group and hate laws a "scam") to a group he considers "commies" and Arimareiji "will tenaciously defend the honor of his Confederate ancestors," presumably on the SPLC article who is critical of the neo-Confederates. BBiiis08 (talk) 04:14, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

As I've said before, your account edit histories aren't changed by ad hominem attacks on me, much less flatly-false ones. Your accusations of "neo-Confederacy" are based on Spotfixer's accusations wrt L0b0t - not me. And I'm not going to address your mischaracterization of Smith to try to prove your "neo-Confederate" accusation; that would belong on SPLC Talk. Finally, I never said Spotfixer's first-ever edit was on SPLC (though I did refer to the first edit he made at SPLC).

I've struck through the two errors Tom and Spot pointed out, but nothing you've said points out an error. arimareiji (talk) 05:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

At this point, your accusations are not merely implausible but increasingly irrelevant. You're claiming that everyone who disagrees with you must be a single diabolical person, when the reality is that you want to do something that is so obviously wrong that it's uniformly unpopular. I think you'd do well to stop spinning conspiracy theories and empty accusations, instead focusing on why it is that nobody wants to let you make those changes. All you're doing now is undermining your own credibility. How is that going to help you? Spotfixer (talk) 05:56, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Again, your edit histories aren't changed by repeated ad hominem attacks on me. If you're objecting above to the use of the word "your," please note that in English there's no alternate plural I could use - "your" serves as both singular and plural. Whether the same is true for French, I can't say. arimareiji (talk) 06:20, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

As in English, vous in French is used as singular or plural. In English, once upon a time, you was plural and thou was singular but that was 400 years ago. When I have informal need for a second-person plural-possessive in English, I say/write y'all's :) Gwen Gale (talk) 07:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Edit war on Intelligent design

There's an edit war currently going on on Intelligent design (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) over the use of book cover images. Some help could be good. --Damiens.rf 19:38, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Suggest full protection. I would protect myself, however I'm not sure that I'd be perceived as neutral. PhilKnight (talk) 20:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Done. FP 3 days. Tan | 39 20:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Apparent GFDL violation

User:Arcayne wishes to move Serenity (franchise) to Firefly (franchise). So and good. However, the editor pasted in text from the former to the latter without stating where it has come from, which seems to me a violation of the GFDL, indicating that he was going to nominate Serenity (franchise) for deletion (which would have vanished the originating page's history). I reverted the paste and notified him of Misplaced Pages:Move#Page_histories (which says not to cut and paste) and WP:Requested moves, the place to deal with this.

While User:Arcayne appears to be willing to follow the procedures at WP:Requested moves, he has insisted on pasting in the text from Serenity (franchise) into Firefly (franchise) twice more, before any page move goes ahead. I'd rather not go to three reverts on this thing if, instead, anyone can possibly get through to the editor over his actions.

Sorry if this is the wrong place, but there doesn't seem to be a noticeboard specific to this. – The Parting Glass 21:21, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Arcayne appears to have initiated a discussion at WP:RM, and I've restored the redirect pending the resolution of the discussion. Assuming there are no further reverts, I don't think there's anything ANI-worthy left here. --barneca (talk) 21:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

So I shouldn't have banhammered Arcayne? Oops... Tan | 39 21:36, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

(ec) I cut and pasted (and thereafter copyedited) the text from Serenity (franchise) to Firefly (franchise) after I discovered that the Serenity article could not be renamed (the Firefly article was being used, incorrectly, as a redirect). Even though deleting an AfD tends to cock up matters by orphaning the subsequently generated discussion page at AfD, I did not revert the AfD removal and held off finishing the AfD discussion page (I discovered the note from PG while previewing the discussion page at AfD). After PG offered the advice about requested page move instead, I agreed, and pursued that. Shortly thereafter, PG withdrew from the discussion, apparently bruised at being told how to actually address an AfD nomination, and subsequent commentary.

I had been planning on self-reverting when I received notification of this discussion by PG. I can see it has been reverted by Barneca pending the outcome of the requested move discussion. Sorry for any dramaz. - Arcayne () 21:38, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Ahhh, Tan - what would Misplaced Pages be without your edgy comic relief? - Arcayne () 21:40, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

A more serious encyclopedia, probably. Tan | 39 22:02, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, we can go with that. ;) - Arcayne () 01:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Historian19: copyright violations, disruptive editing and block evasions

I've just blocked indefinitely Historian19 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) for evading his block for the second time in less than 2 days (user:ScottishGunner and user:AlJoseph) —not including a number of IPs he's bragging about using anytime he'd want. Historian19 has created havoc in every article he edited (mainly copyright violations or very disruptive editing) and has bothered many respected editors and admins. -- FayssalF - 22:27, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

User:Octogenarian 1928 at Ed Trice article

Octogenarian 1928 (talk · contribs) is essentially a single-purpose account who has been performing multiple blanket reverts (,,,,) usually with little to no justification, or with misleading edit summaries, or with nonsense like this.

These edits seem to be tag-team interleaved with those of GothicChessInventor (talk · contribs), who is the subject of the article, and has just been blocked for COI edit warring. Between them, they seem to be attempting to push me beyond 3RR to clear up their mess. I've already informed him that this behaviour isn't appropriate (e.g. ), and an admin has suspicisons that he may be a sock/meat ( - the "O" he refers to his Octogenarian).

Disclaimer: it's arguable that I'm only prolonging the edit warring with my participation, but at least I'm justifying my every move on the article's talk page! Oli Filth 00:01, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Incidentally, I wasn't sure whether this should go here or at WP:AN3; the combination of edit warring, disruptive edit summaries, etc. and apparent SPA led me to list this here. Oli Filth 00:04, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Ho ho ho! I was already 38, had 4 kids, and divorced before Ed Trice was even born! Oh my belly laugh could bump a horse out the gate, as we say.

Octogenarian 1928 (talk) 00:40, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I agree. This account is verysuspicious; I find it most, errr, interesting that all of these accounts with under 50 edits (O, this one blocked, and CH temporarily blocked) all of a sudden are reverting at Ed Trice.

Oli: You have my 100% support; your contributions have made Ed Trice a more well-referenced and verified article. I don't see anyone besides Trice himself and suspicious accounts with very few edits on the Misplaced Pages (or, in CH's case, a SPA) supporting his version of the article. 16:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Just to clarify (talk • contribs)

Thom Hatch

An editor who may be the subject of the Thom Hatch article has used 5 IPs and one new named account to revert to a spammy version of the article 8 times in the past 24 hours (against 5 6 other editors). They will not discuss or use edit summaries, and even filed a fake report on a user and then vandalized that user's page. Could someone semi-protect the page and try to talk some sence into this person? NJGW (talk) 00:31, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Semiprotected. EdJohnston (talk) 01:58, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

It says something about my watchlist if I can't even keep my own pages from being vandalized... time to clean :) Thanks for the revert. - Jameson L. Tai 05:20, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Unban proposal for Rms125a@hotmail.com / User:Robert Sieger

Moved from WP:AN to here for greater visibility - Alison 00:42, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Back last summer when this editor came up for a possible unban, I vowed that if he went six months without socking I'd open a new unban proposal on him myself. See Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive451#Proposed_conditional_unban_of_User:Rms125a.40hotmail.com Looks like he's held up his end of the bargain: see User:Alison/RMS log. Eliz81 has a set of conditions at User:Eliz81/RMS and has promised via e-mail that she'd support this proposal. She'll probably endorse shortly. Rms has waited on the sidelines as we've asked; let's give him another fair try. Respectfully, Durova 02:16, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

What got him banned in the first place? Was it behavioral or what?—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 02:22, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

More socks than Sock Shop. There are 340 listed, and probably a lot that were missed, not flagged, or not associated. Black Kite 02:32, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

There are waaay more than that. RMS' socks go easily into the thousand - I, and others, just stopped logging them after a while - Alison 05:38, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

The links Durova provided say it all. RMS has quite a...colorful history, but he's really worked hard to hold up his end of the bargain since July. Let's give him another chance to be a member of the community, under the provisions laid out in my userspace. Though maybe this request belongs in WP:ANI? ~Eliz81 05:09, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Oops - I wasn't aware that this has started already, and I'm caught a little unawares. Let me just say that RMS promised both Eliz81 and myself that after the last unsuccessful unban request, he's stay clear of Misplaced Pages and his notorious cadre of sock accounts. Well, he's done exactly that and I've been checking up on him regularly using checkuser. His IP and other tech info makes him instantly spottable. In short, he's kept up his side of the bargain. I have a pmail here from Jimmy that I was CCd on stating that he'd "support on general principles, if not been sockpuppeting in the meantime.", when 6 months has passed. I can't believe he lasted this long without socking, but he kept up his side of the deal. BTW - I've been dealing with RMS for ... what ... over three years now, and know his ways very well indeed. I've blocked more of his socks than any other admin and indeed, was vilified on-line and in the letters page of a newspaper by Robert, back in 2006 - and yes, I'd still support his unban 100%.

Having said all that, if he's to be unbanned by the community, I'd like it to be on condition that he be placed on probation for 3-6 months under the Troubles Arbitration conditions. After a while, that can be reviewed. But yes, he's been out in the cold way too long and I believe that everyone (well, almost!) is entitled to redemption. RMS, while socking, has spent most of the year keeping out of his 'hot button' articles, and had spent a lot of time wikignoming on biographical articles, and on early movie actors, etc. Time to bring him back in out of the cold! - Alison 05:30, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Actually, Eliz81's conditions are more appropriate than just Troubles Probation. I'd like to endorse that plan - Alison 05:37, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

• Support unban; if they kept to the conditions, and Durova and Alison confirm they have, then we should keep to ours. LessHeard vanU (talk) 10:24, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support - although the conditions (specifically #4 and #9) should be written in such a way as to allow an account name change. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 10:57, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
• The restrictions look pretty weasel-proof but I think three months probation is too short. A review after three months may be appropriate, but the probation should be in place for at least six and preferably twelve months - a year would be normal if ArbCom sanctioned someone whose history of disruption is of this magnitude. 80.176.82.42 (talk) 12:11, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

• I see little point in parole; a violation of the conditions is going to result in a block, likely indefinite and therefore a resumption of the ban, no matter if the editor is on parole or not. With their history this account does not need the stigma of parolee to ensure severe repercussions. LessHeard vanU (talk) 12:18, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

• Call it probation, parole, agreed conditions, whatever - if there is no violation before everyone has forgotten the specifics then I think it won't be a problem. I just think that implying a three month limit to these restrictions is unhelpful in this case. Guy (Help!) 22:22, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

This doesn't seem to have a whole lot of visibility here. Mind if I move the thread to ANI? - Alison 04:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• Last time I checked email adresses were not suitable account names... - Mgm| 12:51, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

RMS's account was created before the September watershed, so he's okay there. That comes up all the time on WP:UAA. If needs be, he also has an account in his real name - Alison 14:54, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

The only issues are that we cannot grant userrights to accounts with an @ sign and afaik, they cannot SUL. MBisanz 15:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Not really an issue; this was one of the accounts that got grandfathered in before the change. BTW no objection if the thread moves to ANI, Allie. Durova 21:39, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Durova, I am thinking more along the lines that if he ever wants any userright like Rollback or ever wants to SUL, he'll need to be renamed, which some people will claim he is doing to hide his past. But you are correct that it does not matter if he wants to keep the account. MBisanz 23:11, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, if we're already into worrying about this stuff, does that mean he's unbanned? ^_^ Seriously, though, he also has User:Robert Sieger, which may well be the account that gets unblocked, all going well - Alison 23:32, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I have no idea why he was banned, what he has done since then, or if he should be unbanned, I'm just trying to head off the picky technical bickering that will ensue if the point is reached where a large number of people want to unban him and a large number of people want to prevent unbanning by arguing over details. Yes, I am jaded, but only because I've seen it so many times before. MBisanz 23:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

All bans should be publically reviewed after a certain period of time, if requested by the banned editor. Misplaced Pages risk being guilty of incivility if we don't because administrators can be quite rude by email. I have experience of being mistreated at by an administrator and even told threatened with gang rape by another Wikipedian. (Ryulong and Durova both posted here, Durova was nice. No comment about Ryulong, he'll probably block me if I say anything less than stellar). What would be a suitable period of time? 1 year? 18 months? This would encourage good behavior and not using sockpuppetry. Chergles (talk) 21:59, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

That's more appropriate to bring up at WP:VPP. — The Hand That Feeds You: 02:49, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

With respect for Chergles's input I've created a new essay about lifting community bans. Misplaced Pages:Standard offer contains the standards I've practiced for over two years. Shortcut WP:SO. Durova 04:22, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

BTW - Robert emailed me to say that he's dealing with a family issue right now and won't really be able to participate (on or off-wiki) in discussions here for the moment - Alison 15:59, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

A Couple Deletions Needed

A user created some pages for radio station KORB and kinda went overboard in creations. If an admin would be so kind, could they delete the follow as they are just redirects to the main KORB parent page.

Please delete the following:

• K218EN
• K289AS
• K300AO
• Broken Radio
• Broken fm
• KORB (FM)

Thanks in advance. - NeutralHomer • Talk • January 27, 2009 @ 00:45

Why deletion? Redirects are cheap. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 01:28, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. No reason to delete. JPG-GR (talk) 06:15, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Would someone care to review the complaint of an unhappy customer?

See Doctorinth3tardis (talk · contribs) and this novel attempt to win friends and influence people. Oh, and a Commons admin may be interested in File:IHAVEEVERYRIGHTTOUPLOADTHISPHOTO.jpg. Thanks, Bencherlite 01:43, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Cute. I think I'll upload a photo showing a dog with a gun pointing at its head, and title it "IFYOUDELETETHISPHOTOWE'LLSHOOTTHISDOG.jpg". Although I have a nagging suspicion that's been done already. Baseball Bugs 01:54, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Disruption at new MOSNUM RfC

Help. Locke Cole (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is now deleting an RfC on WT:MOSNUM This is intolerable. He is arguing about what old RfCs say in a fashion that misrepresents what editors understood and were voicing their opinions about, and then, when I try to clarify maters with a clear-as-glass RfC, he “archives” it. This is disruptive and must end. Greg L (talk) 02:10, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Please keep in mind that we just had two RFCs barely a month ago (which were advertised in the watchlist notice for nearly a month). This editor is being disruptive by starting up yet another RFC while we're trying to engage in good faith discussion. What Greg L is engaging in is effectively a filibuster, and he should not be allowed to continue. —Locke Cole • t • c 02:20, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Links to prior RFCs: WT:MOSNUM/RFC and WP:MOSNUM/RFC, please note these are distinct RFCs (one is not the talk page of the other), and both were advertised in MediaWiki:Watchlist-details for many weeks, closing on Christmas day. This is a pure disruption and will not yield any clearer results than the community RFC recently did (which had over 100 participants). —Locke Cole • t • c 02:27, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Agreed. The deleted RfC began to shine new light on a topic that badly needed more discussion. Why was it deleted? I don't believe it was up to one person to make the decision to remove it.  HWV258  02:24, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• I’ll answer that HWV258. No RfC is a “filibuster”. That is profoundly absurd. An RfC is a tool to find out what the true community consensus is after editors get locked into endless dispute about what previous RfCs mean. As for “engage in good faith discussion”, that sounds nice, but that is far from what Locke has been doing lately. He would much prefer tendentiously write for ever and ever about what the past RfCs mean and fears the obvious: that a new RfC to clarify these disputed points will not go his way. That is most unfortunate for him, but determining the community consensus is important to Misplaced Pages and he many absolutely not delete RfCs he disagrees with, particularly when he feeds everyone a line about how “we're trying to engage in good faith discussion”. There will now be more good-faith discussion: by others who will chose to participate in the RfC he so fears.

  Don’t delete it again, Locke. Any reasonable interpretation of your block log would suggest that you would have pulled this stunt and that you will do it again if given the chance. Greg L (talk) 02:31, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Whee, trot out my block log (most of it from 2006) as if that gives you license to be incivil to me, personally attack me, and engage in disruption. No Greg, you must stop. An RFC is a tool, and we've used it (twice! in the past two months), it's time to abide by the results received there rather than trying to go back for one more try. This is the problem at MOSNUM as a I see, you guys will ask, and ask, and ask again, until any reasonable person just gives in and quits. Then you get your way. And this behavior is not acceptable here. —Locke Cole • t • c 02:35, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Nevermind the fact that there is an ongoing RFAR... Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Date delinking, I think it is in the best interests of everyone involved to not delete the RFC. Doing so is not only disruptive, but can land potential editors with additional blocks. Let's not go down that road. seicer | talk | contribs 02:38, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• It would have been better (and less disruptive) had it not been created in the first place. Especially while we're discussing ways of moving forward that involve a perfectly sensible software fix being developed by UC Bill... —Locke Cole • t • c 02:44, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Despite overwhelming consensus that your opinion on the entire delinking matter was ruled moot and dead? I'm sorry if you can't accept the fact that the community has voiced its opinion, and that you can't accept it without having to disrupt Misplaced Pages to make a point. seicer | talk | contribs 02:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• No, there was no "overwhelming consensus" except on the issue of dates linked purely for auto formatting. There was majority support for auto formatting of some type, which is what the discussion at WT:MOSNUM is attempting to address. Greg L and Tony1 have been trying to derail those discussions, repeatedly, by engaging in personal attacks, disruption and incivility. Also, I've renamed this section back to something more neutral because the old title was demonstrably false. If anyone is being disruptive here it's Greg L and Tony1. —Locke Cole • t • c 03:23, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Please stop changing this section heading from “Disruption by Locke Cole”. If you don’t want an “inflammatory” ANI thread title, stop engaging in inflammatory conduct. Why don’t you change it to “Unnecessary brouhaha that is the fault of others because they won’t do what Locke Cole wants”? Greg L (talk) 04:03, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
  • I suggest you refactor that last bit. Wanting a less-inflammatory section heading is actually a good thing, because it means people will enter into reading the discussion with (hopefully) fewer preconceptions. I have changed the thread title. I am not commenting on any merits or lack thereof of anyone's behaviour here, just pointing out that less-inflammatory section headers are better all around.//roux   04:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Very well. Greg L (talk) 04:10, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Please also refactor the unnecessary attack in your previous comment. //roux   04:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Wikipedians have got to start learning that “WP:Personal attacks” (“Racial, sexual, homophobic, ageist, religious, political, ethnic, or other epithets”) is quite distinct and separate from employing facetiousness to illustrate a point. I suggest we stick to the more important isue here: whether or not an RfC to clarify a chronic point of contention can be flat deleted by a tendentious editor who worries the results of the RfC will not go his way. That too, isn’t a personal attack; it’s truth. Greg L (talk) 04:29, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• I'm not worried about that at all Greg, and please stop trying to tell others how I feel. My feelings were made quite clear at WT:MOSNUM and will be restated here for your benefit: another RFC is unnecessary and is a stalling tactic as well as an attempt to try to get a result that favors your position (since the last RFC did not). It's been barely a month since the last RFC, and these repeated attempts to derail conversations by you and Tony1 need to stop. It's disruptive, unhelpful at building consensus, and inflammatory / drama creating. Your incivility also needs to stop, but that's another matter (and one I raised at the arbitration case as a proposed injunction). —Locke Cole • t • c 04:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• In November, Locke prematurely archived a delinking RFC only 14 hours after it started. That RFC was created by Tony1 and is one of the two RFCs Locke mentions above. -- SWTPC6800 (talk) 04:43, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• I was thinking about that. Thanks. Darn relevant point. It speaks to the issue of being “tendentious”. Greg L (talk) 04:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• You're wrong. It speaks to how unapologetic you and Tony1 are in your repeated attempts to disrupt good faith efforts at dispute resolution. —Locke Cole • t • c 05:04, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Yeah, whatever. I think you admins can mark this one as resolved. Locke, on WT:MOSNUM here, wrote as follows: I will take his advice about leaving this disruption of yours alone. Thank you very much for your volunteer efforts here to intervene and settle this. Greg L (talk) 05:06, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Hardly resolved, your actions are disruptive and need to be dealt with. —Locke Cole • t • c 05:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Nip some Wiki-stalking in the bud, hopefully

NoCal100 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is an editor heavily involved in the range of Israeli-Palestine articles, as am I. As we obviously have divergent points of view on the subject matter, there will be the expected disagreement tension. We can all expect and handle that. However, I become a bit concerned when this user suddenly appears in the middle of an editing dispute regarding notability in an article about a Seinfeld episode, with 3 edits; one a minor link adjustment , one a reversion of my previous edit , and one in the article talk page taking the view in opposition to my own . Looking at it now, I realize that my last edits there were a week ago, even, so even more peculiar that Nocal100 would suddenly appear there and dust this off.

I've dealt with this sort of problem before, and would rather not go down this road again. The desired outcome here is not punitive, but rather that NoCal100 simply be admonished that following the edits of users with whom he has disagreements with and reverting them on subject matters in complete left field from where one normally encounters them is unacceptable behavior. Obviously everyone is allowed to edit anywhere in the project, but the possibility that another I-P editor just happens to find the same article of a TV show that I am editing on by chance is rather improbable. Special:Contributions/Tarc was clearly the road oft-taken here. Tarc (talk) 06:18, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

As someone involved in the content dispute with Tarc, I saw the edit war this has set off. I have to say, this does seem to be a pretty clear cut case of wikistalking (or wikihounding, or whatever we're supposed to call it); a look thru NoCal100's contribs shows no interest at all in this kind of article, and a heavy overlap with Tarc on Isreal-Palestine articles. Although NoCal100 is actually agreeing with me, content-wise, out of an abundance of caution (no ZOMG involved admin! accusations), I'll ask another uninvolved admin to review what's going on, ask/tell NoCal100 to keep the battle mentality out of unrelated articles, and decide whether protection and/or 3RR warnings are appropriate for either editor. --barneca (talk) 15:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't think one article is anything to raise a fuss over. Believe me, I know whereof I speak; I've had editors follow me to multiple articles, with very little in the way of consequence, let alone "admonishment." If he makes a habit of it, then come back. IronDuke 15:48, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Having been a focus of Zeq's CAMERA fiasco, I'm well-aware, hence the "nip in the bud" approach. This is a clear first step on a well-trod path of harassment that many of the I-P editors have had to deal with, from both "sides". I'd rather see it stopped now before mushrooming as past cases have. Tarc (talk) 16:37, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I am currently involved in a content dispute with Tarc at Mohammad Amin al-Husayni , where he is removing material sourced to a book published by a mainstream press and authored by two academics, claiming it is non-notable "cruft" - and violating WP:BLP by calling those two academic "quacks". WP:HOUND is very explicit that "Proper use of an editor's history includes (but is not limited to) fixing errors or violations of Misplaced Pages policy or correcting related problems on multiple articles." Given the seriousness of the BLP violations, I had a look at Tarc's contribution history to see if he is repeating these BLP violations elsewhere, and found The Serenity Now article, where surprisingly, Tarc is inserting true fancruft, sourced to a Youtube video into an unrelated article, against the consensus of multiple editors - a problem which I fixed. NoCal100 (talk) 16:09, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Had a hunch that that was the angle which you were going to cast, but I sincerely hope that no one nibbles. This isn't about me, and others, who have dismissed the "sources" at that article as non-reliable frauds perpetuating an unsubstantiated rumor. "Exceptional claims require exceptional sources", and these "academics" are anything but. It would be interesting to note that, while Mohammad Amin al-Husayni most certainly falls in to the I-P realm, NoCal100 had never touched that particular article until a few days ago as well, swooping into to revert to back to an edit made there by a new user, Tanbycroft (talk · contribs). This gets a little curiouser the more one digs. Tarc (talk) 16:34, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Several editors have complained of NoCal's habit of stalking them. I haven't complained. I just noted it on my page. here, and I think once to Elonka. My own case is fairly obvious. I corrected him on his confusion of 'flout' and 'flaunt', and quickly afterwards he appeared on one of the rarest pages in the I/P area, that of Nafez Assaily, a Hebron pacifist, which I had written. It is extremely difficult to imagine that he came across that page in oany other way than by looking at my contributions, and going there to niggle, or assist the since-banned dogmatic editor who attacked that page. He appeared as attempts were being made to get the page deleted. His editing is obnoxiously uninformed. He rarely engages in dialogue of justifications of what he is doing. His preferred modus operandi is reverting. I, like Tarc, have worked the Mohammad Amin al-Husayni page for some two years. I think I've revised intensively half of it. Sure enough, just as that page is disturbed by a newbie with no record of editing Wiki, and is challenged by both Tarc and myself, NoCal100 wheels in, and supports the newbie.

I imagine nothing will be done. I should hope, for the third time, that administrators in the area look at his methods, which are those of provocative attrition.Nishidani (talk) 16:46, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I had a look at Tarc's contribution history to see if he is repeating these BLP violations elsewhere, and found The Serenity Now article, where surprisingly, Tarc is inserting true fancruft,

That sir, is virtually an admission you tracked Tarc there. And worse still, the edit conflict at Mohammad Amin al-Husayni had nothing to do with the ostensible reason you introduced,i.e. WP:BLP violations. Whatever the virtues of the other text, Tarc, as I, and Imad Marie, were defending the al-Husayni article against cruft, which violated WP:FRINGE and WP:RS, as shown by detailed argument (to which NoCal hasn't deigned to reply to. He just keeps reverting three times a day). So, the excuse you supply is, by your own words, invalid. You supported a violation of two core policies on one page, and then chased one of the editors to another page to challenge him on a quite distinct issue, WP:BLP. Thanks for clarifying the plaintiff's case against you.-Nishidani (talk) 16:54, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Request for anon-only range block to stop long-running vandalism

An IP editor using a dynamic address starting with 202.37.68.x has been adding large numbers of false claims to articles on Philippino foreign relations and military history since last April. The editor's vandalism typically involves adding lists of weapons which they falsely claim that the Philippine military uses (eg, - one of dozens of examples), adding imaginary battles involving US and Australian forces in the Philippines in the last few years (eg, and - this is a mild example), adding imaginary Philippino embassies and false claims of alliances between the Phillipines and various nations (eg, ). The editor has also added similar material to articles on other South East Asian countries (eg, ). The vandal also occasionally edits from addresses starting with 118.92.x, but these vary too much to be range blockable. I have been blocking this vandal everytime they appear and lodged an abuse report in November (Misplaced Pages:Abuse reports/202.37.68.x and 118.92.x) but this has not been actioned and the vandal is continuing their activities most days using a different IP address each time. 202.37.68.x IP addresses used for this vandalism since last November and the date I blocked them for this include:

• 202.37.68.29 (talk · contribs) - 26 January
• 202.37.68.96 (talk · contribs) - 26 January
• 202.37.68.50 (talk · contribs) - 25 January
• 202.37.68.37‎ (talk · contribs) - 18 January
• 202.37.68.109 (talk · contribs) - 9 January
• 202.37.68.76 (talk · contribs) - 7 January
• 202.37.68.94 (talk · contribs) - 7 January
• 202.37.68.55 (talk · contribs) - 18 December
• 202.37.68.33 (talk · contribs) - 17 December (admitted IP vandalism from both sets of IPs: )
• 202.37.68.111 (talk · contribs) - 15 December
• 202.37.68.105 (talk · contribs) - December
• 202.37.68.101 (talk · contribs) - 14 December
• 202.37.68.12 (talk · contribs) - 5 December
• 202.37.68.26 (talk · contribs) - 5 December
• 202.37.68.11 (talk · contribs) - 4 December
• 202.37.68.47 (talk · contribs) - 28 November
• 202.37.68.88 (talk · contribs) - 28 November
• 202.37.68.31 (talk · contribs) - 26 November
• 202.37.68.17 (talk · contribs) - 25 November
• 202.37.68.95 (talk · contribs) - 24 November
• 202.37.68.80 (talk · contribs) - 17 November- borderline case, but clearly the same editor
• 202.37.68.53 (talk · contribs) - 17 November
• 202.37.68.5 (talk · contribs) - 14 November
• 202.37.68.38 (talk · contribs) - repeat offender, blocked 14 November
• 202.37.68.75 (talk · contribs) - 14 November
• 203.152.105.17 (talk · contribs) - looks very similar, and a repeat offender. Blocked 13 Nov.
• 202.37.68.103 (talk · contribs) - 13 November
• 118.92.131.226 (talk · contribs) - 3 November
• 202.124.137.206 (talk · contribs) - 3 November
• 202.37.68.34 (talk · contribs) - 3 November
• More addresses used by this vandal since last April are at User:Nick-D/sandbox

I notified the relevant Wikiproject of this vandalism in September and was informed that this vandal is also active on the Tagalog Misplaced Pages (Misplaced Pages talk:Tambayan Philippines/Archive18#persistent IP vandal)). The IP addresses were traced to New Zealand.

As this is an ongoing and serious problem and the abuse request has gone nowhere, I would like to request that anonymous editing from IP addresses starting with 202.37.68.x be blocked for at least a few weeks to stop this vandal. I have not seen any legitimate IP edits from these addresses, so there's no real likelihood of legitimate editors being blocked. I am an admin, and would do this myself if I knew how. Nick-D (talk) 07:56, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

A list of all anon editors active on 202.37.68.0/24 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) in the past several months follows:

1. 202.37.68.20 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
2. 202.37.68.29 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
3. 202.37.68.126 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
4. 202.37.68.96 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
5. 202.37.68.78 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
6. 202.37.68.50 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
7. 202.37.68.23 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
8. 202.37.68.41 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
9. 202.37.68.82 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
10. 202.37.68.37 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
11. 202.37.68.119 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
12. 202.37.68.83 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
13. 202.37.68.87 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
14. 202.37.68.109 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
15. 202.37.68.14 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
16. 202.37.68.94 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
17. 202.37.68.76 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
18. 202.37.68.40 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
19. 202.37.68.1 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
20. 202.37.68.85 (talk · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
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At first glance, the user you've mentioned looks to be the only user currently active on that range. Also, it looks like the range is currently blocked by YellowMonkey for two weeks. – Luna Santin (talk) 09:06, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Cool - that was fast work by YellowMonkey! I think this can be marked as completed then. Nick-D (talk) 09:42, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Sockpuppet/Disruption on AfD

There is a current AfD running at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/ESStonia. An IP editor has placed this keep comment; note the edit summary of *keep* (with the stars). User:Digwuren has then removed the IP's comments with Okay, let's cut the crap. Out this IP's vote goes. He then immediately leaves a delete comment further down the page; note the edit summary of *delete* (again with the stars). Given the Special:Contributions/62.65.239.167 IP's contributions and they are all things on which User:Digwuren is involved, there is a great chance that Digwuren has used the IP as a sockpuppet to be disruptive. Another IP that this user has used is Special:Contributions/62.65.238.142; note this diff, and compare it to the first diff above, and one can notice the way that encyclopædic is spelt. The articles edited by the 2nd IP are also articles on which Digwuren has edited. It should be noted that Digwuren was found by the Arbcom to have engaged in disruptive behaviour such as this, which resulting in him being banned for a year, from which he has only just returned, and he is aware there are sanctions in place. Additionally, Digwuren has himself recalled that Arbcom in this very AfD, when he accused another editor of being in violation of the very Arbcom decision he has breached. I think there is more than enough evidence for a checkuser to be done into Digwuren's sockpuppetry and action taken for his disruptive editing. User:Beatle Fab Four has also undone Digwuren's removal of the IP comment. --Russavia 07:58, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

In the short time this has been posted, Digwuren has removed the IP comment, and after removing another comment inadvertantly, he has again removed it with the comment Take III: removing vote of a disgruntled IP. Evidence points towards himself who is the disgruntled IP and is trying to cover up his tracks. --Russavia 08:43, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

It is a common mis-understanding that IP's aren't permitted to vote in AfD, I confused it with votes in RFA. I made a similar mistake when I removed a comment in another AfD, but somebody informed me that it is in fact permitted. I've informed Digwuren now, so it's no longer an issue. Russavia's report here is totally unwarranted as a message or email to Digwuren would have been sufficient. However, this report appears to be a blatant case of block shopping and an unprovoked attack on Digwuren. Note that an admin has warned Russiavia first not to troll, then warned again not to persist with this disruptive behaviour. Could somebody please explain to Russavia that Eastern Europe topic area is subject to discretionary sanctions and thus he should refrain from turning it into a battleground. Martintg (talk) 08:53, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

IP votes are not allowed if they are a sockpuppet of an established editor, and the user "votes" one way and the IP "votes" another with an inane comment in order to avoid scrutiny. Evidence points towards these being the one and the same user. Martintg, it should be noted that the admin in question is currently the subject of an WP:RFAR, and precisely for removing content that he doesn't like, as in this case. And note on my talk page, User_talk:Russavia#LOL, if this were a battleground, this editor would be an enemy of mine, and he saw the humour in what I wrote. So that is indeed quite irrelevant to the apparent sockpuppeting. --Russavia 09:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

The IP address in question is from Tallinn, I know for a fact that Digwuren is based in Tartu, so your accusations of sock puppetry are totally baseless. Frankly I have to say that many people have expressed to me that they are getting very tired of this wikidramu, they tell me that they want to edit Misplaced Pages in a friendly environment, but your behaviour is not contributing to this. Martintg (talk) 09:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Actually both IPs are in Tartu, which you state for a fact this is where Digwuren is...I believe you have just confirmed his sockpuppetry. http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm. 62.65.239.167 is 90% certainty in Tartu. 62.65.238.142 is also 90% certainty in Tartu. http://www.ip2location.com/62.65.239.167 also indicates it is in Tartu. As does http://www.ip2location.com/62.65.238.142. It is now obvious they are one in the same person with a very high degree of certainty. Only a check user will now confirm this. --Russavia 10:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

You're grasping at straws. See . There's nothing in Special:Contributions/62.65.239.167 that would support claims of abusive sockpuppetry. Διγουρεν_{Εμπρος!} 10:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Note your "confession" only came after I have basically proven you to have engaged in sockpuppetry, without a check user. This is now continued at Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Digwuren. --Russavia 12:34, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

There's no sin here, so there's nothing to confess. Διγουρεν_{Εμπρος!} 15:05, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Disruption and legal threats

User:68.56.93.169 is involved in what I'd politely call a "difference of opinion" on talk:global warming. He makes a first legal threat here, is informed about NLT by Tony here, then continues to post a large number of soap-boxing copyvios , ,, , which are promptly reverted, and then makes another legal threat. Can someone please do the proper thing? Thanks. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 08:07, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

IP blocked 3 months for legal threats. Gwen Gale (talk) 08:18, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Aleman

Hello, I do not want to get into an edit war, so I would like some admin help here. A few months ago, User:Spartanad was blocked for Sockpuppeting in the only article he ever edits, which is the article on Nicaraguan ex-president Arnoldo Aleman. Now he is back. This is because Arnoldo Aleman was acquitted from his 20 year prison sentence, but there has been much controversy surrounding this decision, and many reputable sources (see Talk:Arnoldo_Alemán#Aleman_acquital for more info) discuss this controversy. What I did given the delicate nature of the situation was to take a paragraph from the NYT discussing the events and quoting almost word for word. I believe this is to be an unbiased review of events citing both, what the opposition had to say, and what Dr. Aleman had to say. User:Spartanad however, insists on adding an un-sourced one-sided paragraph essentially removing all the well sourced controversy. I would be extremely thankful if someone here could take a look at his last edit on the page after reading what some of the sources have to say. I personally like the NYT entry because there is no reason to suspect bias, it is in English and it is well-known. Finally, please note the language use by the source the user provides and the language the user actually uses, "innocent" never found. Thank you very much and have a great day, Brusegadi (talk) 08:52, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

John254 and Kristen Eriksen

This case goes back a few months, and has left some of us scratching our heads, but I think I've come to a conclusion. There is extremely strong evidence that John254 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has been abusively sockpuppeting with the account Kristen Eriksen (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) for the past several months.

User:Kristen Eriksen joined on 2008-08-14, and immediately started editing like a seasoned user: her first edit was to add Lupin's tool to her monobook.js, and within her first day started fighting vandalism with automated tools, requesting permissions, and adding userboxes to her userpage; within two days of registration, she was commenting on ongoing arbitration cases. All not exactly hallmarks of a new user.

A couple weeks after this, an account was created impersonating yours truly - Crimp It! (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - who tried to MfD "Kristen's" userpage on mock puritanical grounds. A private checkuser inquiry found that Crimp It! was a confirmed sockpuppet of Kristen, though there was no clear connection to another master account at the time. Thus while I blocked Kristen at the time as another sockpuppet, it was decided to unblock as no clear evidence as to who the master was.

But since then, I've found many instances of evidence identifying Kristen Eriksen as a sockpuppet of the user John254.

• From August 12-14, John254 commented many times on a deletion review over some userboxes I'd deleted ("this user loves shemales," "this user loves blondes," etc.). One of his comments:

Furthermore, even if the "female editors' objections" inverse ad hominem argument against these userboxes were deductively valid (which it isn't), the fact that some female editors have placed these userboxes on their own userpages undermines its central premise (see, for example, and ). While the fact that female editors have employed these userboxes does not, by itself, establish that the userboxes aren't "sexist, divisive, and pointless", it serious weakens an argument for deletion that is predicated entirely upon the gender of the editors criticizing the userboxes. John254 18:35, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

• A couple hours after John254's last comment at the DRV, User:Kristen Eriksen was created. As mentioned above, one of the account's first edits was to create a userpage, claiming to be an eighteen-year-old female editor and adding userboxes claiming to enjoy nudity and body painting, as if to validate John254's assertion that "some female editors have placed these userboxes on their own userpages."
• While the two had never interacted on the project in the past, six days after Kristen had joined, after returning from a 24-hour "extended wikibreak" John254 presents Kristen a barnstar out of the blue "for your kindness in helping me to resolve Misplaced Pages-related stress." He also created a monobook.js for her.
• When the Kristen account was questioned about the confirmed sockpuppet Crimp It!, John254 immediately sprung to her defense and refactored her talk page. The Kristen account only responded several days later, on the 29th - a day that John254 did not edit at all, but at a time around when he would normally.
• Expanding on this last point, John254's contributions and Kristen Eriksen's contributions fit the classic pattern of sockpuppets, in that the periods of editing are constantly interwoven but never actually overlap. For example, John edited on the 18th of August, Kristen on the 19th, John on the 20th, etc... sometimes replying to each other's comments or giving each other a barnstar. On the few days where they both edit, their bursts of editing are still separated. (See November 23, for example, when both edited Covert incest, but at different times of day; or January 10.) This pattern seems very consistent with use of multiple computers, which would explain the inconclusive checkuser results back in August.
• But the final nail in the coffin: John254 stopped editing January 11th. The very next day, Kristen Eriksen copied his monobook.js and continued editing where he left off in the same times, in the same areas.

The evidence that John254 and Kristen Eriksen are one in the same seems extremely strong. What is the community's opinion? krimpet✽ 09:51, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• Looks like it is. Maybe a trip to WP:SSP will do. However as per her edits are concerned, looks like it is constructive. Also, from this user's edits as User:Kristen Eriksen, it looks like that there is an another account (probably the master account also with the Lupin's Anti-Vandal tool) that can justify this user's edits. I'd say make a note on her talkpage and block the puppets. E Wing (talk) 10:26, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

These are some pretty strong accusations, and I think it may be worth hearing some explanation from the users mentioned; I notice this has come up for discussion before, at Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive164#Accusation of abusive sockpuppetry and Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive177#Inappropriate block (both threads started by John254, looks like). As far as checkuser goes, I'm not finding any direct overlap, but the IPs involved geolocate similarly. The behavioral cues Krimpet's mentioned here do seem to suggest some connection between these accounts exists, regardless of whether the nature of that connection is malicious. Could be that someone's editing with one account from Location A, and the other account from Location B; could be that they're friends offline; could be something else entirely. Whatever the case, I hope we can see some productive discussion here with a minimum of drama. – Luna Santin (talk) 10:30, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Certain aspects of the evidence I provided lead me to believe they are the same person, rather than two people who are acquaintances offline: it seems a bit improbable, for example, that the same day John254 was protesting the deletion of several sexual userboxes, that he convinced his eighteen-year-old nudist female friend to join Misplaced Pages and add those userboxes to her userpage. That he managed to explain to her the workings of ArbCom cases within the next few days seems only more puzzling. krimpet✽ 10:50, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

That does seem pretty remarkable. – Luna Santin (talk) 11:00, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

• I have thought there was something up with KE since (s)he? arrived. No strong comment on whether it is the same person, but it certainly looks suspicious. Viridae 10:32, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
  • OK having read the evidence through properly now I agree with Krimpet that the evidence seems strong. One thing that eluded me was a reason for the noob mistake of having the sock appear out of nowhere and suddenly participate like an old hand. But as we have seen in the past, sometimes these things HAVE no good, well thought out reasoning. Viridae 10:59, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
• Well, one thing that I note is the common habit of doing Non-admin closings on AfD at the same time of the day in the 00.00 - 01:00 UTC range, and more significantly almost always early on the fourth day of the listing. Now, to hear their point it is necessary to notify in any case KE as well. If they are the same, which seems at least possible, we would certainly have to look into the resulting disruption and deception, but the actual amount of abuse isn't obvious to me. One 'double' vote I came across was on a DRV, incidentally regarding a deletion by Krimpet, and endorsed by both. In other cases they qualify each other.. --Tikiwont (talk) 12:59, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Note: This is being investigated by various CUs. I ran some checks back in the Crimp It time period as did other CUs. That's all I am prepared to say at this time. ++Lar: t/c 13:23, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

i actuall dealt with this user briefly while we were both editng acovert incest. she Seemed capable, thoug her userpage made it hard to communicate (all those increadably large image slow up my computer a lot!) but now that i have ereviwed User Crimpits evidence i can see that, even if kristen and john231 are different peple, kristens acctions re: the fake account user: Crimp It merit some action since that cna possibly have a negative aimpact on another innocent user:crimpit. kristens insisted on inserting himself or herself into major dbates could be also a clue of either meatpuppetry or suckputtering. Smith Jones (talk) 13:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

however, due to kristens lack of vandalism (appearant), iw ould like to present this WP:SOCK#LEGIT link. in it postulates that sometimes sockpopers are allowed in certain cirucmstances such as to avoid scrutiny or perform security agaginst the main accont. krimpet mentioned that htis user seemed to be operating from different computers; perhaps the acocunt User:Kristen Eriksen was devleoped for editing when at a public computer where it is probable that htis accounts informatinoa could be stealed. in this case thaen this mightbe a legit use of a sockpuppet, or although i understand if this iseems impalausible. Smith Jones (talk) 13:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I think everyone who has interacted with Kristen Eriksen has come to the conclusion that the person operating the account is not new to Misplaced Pages. I had hoped to research their edit history to try and figure out who they were, but it appears Krimpet already did it for me. After reviewing the evidence and hearing Luna-San's negative assurance (there is no evidence that indicates Kristen Eriksen and John254 are not the same person), I would agree with the conclusion that for Misplaced Pages's purposes, Kristen Eriksen and John254 should be treated as the same person. MBisanz 13:53, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

If they are the same person, it is likely that the checkuser result will be inconclusive, unless he has slipped up recently. It would be useful to have someone independently analyze their edit times. Assume that they are the same person, and that he travels to a particular location to edit as KE so that there will be no IP connections between KE and himself. Can this hypothesis be disproved by an analysis of their edit times? Thatcher 14:01, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Not necessarily. If he lived in an apartment/dorm building he could use one account from a wired connection and a second account piggybacked to a wireless connection that would route to a neighbor's wired connection, which could be on an entirely different ISP. And of course he could be using some for of VPN/secure proxy to come in through a hosting server, etc. Edit times are likely to be inconclusive at proving guilt or innocence IMO. MBisanz 14:29, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Bear in mind that I checkusered KE some time ago. I never had a reason to check John, but I know where KE edited from and that there are no other interesting editors at that location/IP range. Therefore, unless there is a recent slip, current CU results will also be inconclusive at best. Thatcher 16:34, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

If you had all just listened to me and deleted userboxes when we had the chance, this wouldn't've happened. Just saying. --Cyde Weys 14:06, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Thatcher, if these are two different people editing from two different locations who tend to make similar edits at similar times, then it must be likely that on at least one day the two of them were online and editing at the same time. The sockpuppet theory is falsifiable, in other words. Reading the above analysis, I'm leaning towards sockpuppetry on the balance of probability, but I do not have enough time to examine their contribs in detail. SHEFFIELDSTEEL 14:28, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes, that it what I said. Unless there has been a recent slip-up, the technical evidence will be inconclusive as Luna said above. Therefore, the hypothesis that they are the same person is not provable but may be falsifiable. CHL has now made an attempt at doing so. Thatcher 16:34, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

i have refiewed Mr John's block log. he has an expired 24 hour block for inciviliy that was 2 years ago. is it possible that hei si sin fact relapsing into his old ways? some of us sohould ty and review his contribs to check for any vandlaism or inciviltiy connected with User:Krsten Eriksen and copared it to John's incvility. often sockpuppets have the same writing style or patter n of abuse as the sockmaster. Smith Jones (talk) 15:08, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

They never edit at the same time (no interleaving). I think they're socks. Cool Hand Luke 15:26, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Also see here. There are 451 pages that both accounts have edited. Take special notice to those edits in the Misplaced Pages namepace (i.e.: AfD, Featured Picture and other votes) where both accounts were used. - Rjd0060 (talk) 16:19, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Unless a checkuser says otherwise (i.e. that they're unlikely to be the same user), I'm prepared to tag them and block them indefinitely, which appears to be the correct course given the nature of the socking. Objections? Sarcasticidealist (talk) 16:49, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

By all means block KE, but I don't think John should be blocked - see below. Ryan Postlethwaite 16:51, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Per what I interpret as consensus here (both as to the existence of sockpuppetry and the proper solution) I've blocked KE indefinitely. I still support a comparable remedy for John - when established contributors use sockpuppetry abusively and deliberately violate the community's trust, we should punt them - but won't take any action given the lack of consensus on the subject. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 17:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I wouldn't block John indefinitely, but I'd definitely give him a lengthy block, as his socking violations were quite flagrant. Gaming the system by participating twice in many discussions? he doesn't have my sympathy. --Cyde Weys 17:00, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Let's assume they are the same

Let's assume it is the same person operating the accounts (the evidence looks strong to say the least, especially when you compare edit times). What sanctions to people actually think should be placed on the accounts? I think it's clear that the KE account should be blocked and John limited to one account, but does anyone believe John should be sanctioned? Now that it's been found out, John should be strongly cautioned about sockpuppeteering and that in the future he would be blocked for a long time should he caught using socks. John has an extensive editing history and most of his work is very much productive - I see this as a severe lack of judgement, but not something that should see him hang. In the mean time, I do suggest we look over discussions that both accounts have participated in to make sure that their comments haven't affected the outcome of them. Ryan Postlethwaite 16:49, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Per Rjd's evidence above, this is the kind of socking that I think merits (and usually gets, when engaged in by less established contributors) indef blocks all around. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 16:51, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Or at least a punishment that's very severe. --Cyde Weys 17:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Men pretending to be women and trying to sexually titillate other editors, we've been here before! As Sarcasticidealist, others would be blocked for this. At the time measures are being taken to make Misplaced Pages more respectable, we have editors on here making a joke of other editors. Disgraceful behaviour. GTD 17:05, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Agree with GTD. This isn't by any stretch a legitimate alternative account, this is an established editor votestacking after already being caught socking once with the Crimp It! account. – iridescent 17:08, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Indef both accounts and formalise it with a ban. This was not harmless socking, it was entirely abusive including vote stacking etc. We have plenty enough users that we can do without those who so blatantly and wilfully flout our rules. Viridae 17:13, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I've checked the one AFDs and two DRVs where there was duplicate participation. In the AFD KE participated and John closed, but it was the only possible closure given the other participants opinions, so the right outcome resulted. One of the DRV's KE nominated, John participated, and the close would have been the same had John not participated. In the other DRV the close would have been the same had neither participated.

I don't much care about the two WP:RFAR Workshop pages where they both participated; the effect of their action their would have been at most minimal.

I am most concerned about the RFA, where both accounts were more vocal than the typical RFA supporter in their support of the candidate, and persuaded at least one opposer to remove their opposition, and who knows what the effect of the discussion was on later opiners. I'd suggest that be fully reviewed. GRBerry 17:11, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I would support an indef block, but saving that, at least 90 days block on John254 for deceiving the community, socking, etc. MBisanz 17:13, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

They both should be indefinitely blocked, per my comment above. It would be a different story if the two accounts did not edit the same pages, but voting the same way on RfA's, AfD's, Featured picture candidates, etc. is far too disruptive and a blatant abuse of alternate accounts. - Rjd0060 (talk) 17:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

As has been noted elsewhere, this edit suggests serious foul play, if the two accounts are indeed the same. I would suggest a ban is considered. GTD 17:43, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Unblock request

Kristen has complained that there's no link here to her defence of her actions on her talk. So posting a link. Make of it what you will. – iridescent 17:29, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Death threat treated as common vandalism

This edit, which was done on today's main page article and was quickly reverted, should be reported to the proper police authorities. Checkuser should be used, if necessary, to determine where that came from. -- Blanchardb -- timed 13:49, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

No it shouldn't. The gibberish before the "threat" and the "HEHEHEHEHEHE" after it make it pretty obvious it's just common vandalism. Revert, block and ignore is all that we need to do. Ryan Postlethwaite 13:58, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Law enforcement agencies have quite enough to do with their time without being inundated by reports of childish, internet vandalism. L0b0t (talk) 14:06, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Just for the record, death threats etc are usually treated as common vandalism, as that is what they are. Prodego 15:36, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Dutch conversation at User talk:Daveneijsen

Would someone have a quick look at User talk:Daveneijsen (edit | ] | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) especially the history. Probably a quick block/protect and delete is needed. Thanks --triwbe (talk) 13:51, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Uhh, why does this bother you? What do you care if someone speaks Dutch? Posting a xenophobic warning tag on that editor's talk page was rude but then to follow it up with a complaint at this page is the height of chutzpah. L0b0t (talk) 14:10, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't think it's simply the fact that they communicate in Dutch, but that they aren't here to build an encyclopedia. User:Onsjoe, User:Daveneijsen, User:Leonieeshuis, and their various IPs are using Misplaced Pages as a chat service. --Onorem♠Dil 14:14, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

If that is the case then I stand corrected. However, that was not made clear by the poster, and the placement of a warning message admonishing the target to speak English was something I found rude. It seemed to me to be a case of Waah...I can't read it even though it it doesn't concern me, wasn't written to me, and is in someone else's user space. Cheers. L0b0t (talk) 14:24, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Onorem, you got it exactly. Applying wikipeida policies is not xenophobic, neither is bringing up the case here. Please stop with the personal comments L0b0t. --triwbe (talk) 14:19, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

As they say, it's not that it's Dutch, it's that they are using the talkpage for chatting in Dutch, and those are the only edits that any of those editors are making. Delete the pages, and put a notice each of them explaining why.—Kww(talk) 14:20, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I have placed a warning (in Dutch) about Misplaced Pages not being a webhost. I have placed the same warning on User talk:Onsjoe and User talk:Leonieeshuis. The IPs used seem pretty static (User talk:80.127.156.245,User talk:81.204.77.234, User talk:85.159.97.1) so if the same behaviour continues on other pages, they should be warned and eventually blocked. Fram (talk) 14:34, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

In addition to the above remarks, I would point out that communicating in languages other than English on talk pages is distinctly frowned upon. See Misplaced Pages:TALK#Good_practice. Cheers, AlasdairGreen27 (talk) 16:18, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

And I would have to add that there is NOTHING xenophobic about asking people to use English on the English Misplaced Pages. See Xenophobia and explain how it applies to asking users to post in English. The Seeker 4 Talk 16:27, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/86.146.241.58 - unblock request

Something strange had occurred at Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/86.146.241.58. Three three obvious socks and IP were blocked, but Terrakyte (talk · contribs) was also implicated in the sockpuppetry and likewise indefed. However, it is suspected that the IP covers multiple locations as Terrakyte and that the block of this user may have been made in error and as collateral damage due to the blocking of the other three accounts and IP mentioned in the checkuser report at SPI. Discussion is currently going on at User_talk:Terrakyte#Request_for_unblock. but would like to get more views from other admins on this. Thank you, MuZemike 17:10, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

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