Could you add National Police of Peru to the partial block on 181.176.0.0/16? There were two recent edits from the "alex Alexander huerta Avendaño" LTA to that page. 2601:647:5800:1A1F:3C39:21C4:F358:1C27 (talk) 23:05, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, no problem. They seem pretty quiet but I'll keep an eye on this. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 23:13, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Have expanded the partial block a little more today and blocked a stack of accounts. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 23:04, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Unlocking
Hey,may you can help me unlock semi protected page? I am new here and learning. Jkma31 (talk) 00:43, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hello there. We would usually speak to the protecting administrator in the first instance. What page is it? Malcolmxl5 (talk) 10:47, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, happy new month, please I’m here in regards of Snazzy the Optimist because i strongly believe the article have the balls to remain in Wikipedia because most of the sources are reliable and clearly talking about the subject, and it can be improved as time goes on than deleting it because is plausibly notable and can still remain here. I will really appreciate if you could please review it and save the article. God bless you and Thank you so much LynRuch (talk) 07:28, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Greek ISP rangeblocks related to block evasion and vandalism
I see you rangeblocked 46.176.0.0/16 for the disruption at Talk:Eleni Foureira. I just blocked 79.167.107.179(talk· contribs ·WHOIS) from the same ISP. I'm not 100% confident on setting range sizes for rangeblocks. Does a /16 or some other range need blocked here as well? —C.Fred (talk) 16:03, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@C.Fred, Special:Contributions/79.167.0.0/16 seems to have a less problematic contribution history. I would probably hold off for now but keep an eye on it. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:22, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Update: Favorian has blocked 79.167.96.0/19 for a year. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:23, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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09:26, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
86.174.249.215
Hi,
I hope you don't mind but I changed your block for the above IP to a range block. Shona McGarty popped up on my watchlist just now which is how I noticed the block. However, looking at that article in particular it looks like they've done the same vandalism under a different IP for the last couple of days. I was worried tomorrow that they'd just come back with another IP and do the same vandalism. At least with a rangeblock it makes that a little harder :)-- 5 albert square (talk) 20:54, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Same sort of disruptive content removals/vandalism (as one example, [5] vs. [6])
I'm getting more and more convinced that Joshua is the user account of 86.4.142.53 and/or 92.13.218.151. Apart from the evidence/examples I gave above, not quite sure how this can/would be handled, since SPI doesn't connect IPs to accounts... Thanks in advance. Magitroopa (talk) 22:09, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ok- now Joshua is doing the same 'Fixed typo'/'don't change' edit summaries as 86.4.142.53 was just doing today... now I'm fairly convinced the IPs/account are connected. Seems like it may be even bigger than those two IPs, as Joshua did a manual revert back to an edit of 78.149.30.44 as well on The Masked Singer (American season 4)- see this vs. this. Based on this in addition to the above, I think Joshua can get blocked now... Magitroopa (talk) 22:14, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Checkusers will not publicly connect an account with an IP address but an SPI can be submitted without requesting checkuser and a clerk or administrator will conduct a behavioural evidence investigation. But I see Ad Orientem has done the necessary here. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 08:40, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Turkcell
Consider reblocking this range: Special:Contributions/188.58.64.0/18 They are back with more vandalism. 0xDeadbeef 04:32, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The sockpuppet who disrupted Southern Kurdish and Yazidism has now begun disrupting Melek Taûs. Please take a look. I've seen them use around 10 different IPs just today disrupting different articles. Semsûrî (talk) 19:29, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Another one 189.74.89.233(talk· contribs ·WHOIS). Is there any remedy against VPN use other than blocking them one by one? Semsûrî (talk) 21:40, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
None that I know of, I’m afraid. There is a bot that supposedly blocks proxies and VPNs preemptively but clearly it’s only partially effective. Protection is our other tool for persistent disruption on individual pages. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 21:54, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I’ve popped it on the bad images list and revdel the edits. This is simply disruptive behaviour. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 22:24, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Can you take a look at this account? One-Winged Dragon Its the last active sockpuppet of Ezidishingali. I did open a SPI case days ago but the editor is active at the moment and nothing but disruptive. Semsûrî (talk) 22:55, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I just noticed that you blocked 49.167.195.95 and was wondering whether you would mind having a look at 161.8.184.61 (which, to me, looks like it's using a web host)? Many thanks. M.Bitton (talk) 15:33, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The ISP appears to be a hosting provider and this IP is flagging up as a VPN. So blocked. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 15:50, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for taking the time to look into it. Best, M.Bitton (talk) 15:52, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Strangely, usage has apparently been concentrated in the Nayun area of China. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:05, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Which could probably explain why it was blocked on zh.wp first (followed later on by ru.wp). While it's hard to tell how many editors are using it, the narrow interest reminds me a lot of these these two IPs (154.62.182.10 and 135.148.148.205). M.Bitton (talk) 16:35, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
My apologies for not getting all of that the first time. Thanks for cleaning it up. Meters (talk) 07:14, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No worries, Meters! It’s gone. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 07:27, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks very much!
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Thanks for dealing with the IP vandal and removing the talk page entries. First time a vandal went to my talk page and it felt personal. RealLifeRobot (talk) 09:03, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I’m happy to have been of help! --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 09:29, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Deletion: Benjamin Beresford
Hello Malcomxl5,
I hope you are well. I am the subject of the subject of the article: Benjamin Beresford, which was deleted by yourself in May 2022. I was incredibly disappointed to discover that the article had been deleted, as I find it serves as a pleasant nostalgic reminder of my previous endeavours. While I understand the points raised by yourself and others, I kindly ask that this page be restored, to keep the (somewhat small) legacy of my former career alive. I hope you understand the sentiment of this page and take my request into consideration.
Hi Gwen Steffard, I can appreciate your disappointment that the page has been deleted, particularly if has sentimental value for you. Unfortunately, I’m unable to overturn the consensus of the community but, you know, nothing truly disappears on the internet and the article lives on at the EverybodyWiki. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:21, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Mleczekofficial
I'm reaching out here because I saw you respond, then revert at their post at RFPP. There is something sketchy going on, they gamed auto-confirmed, then immediately started using twinkle to welcome, revert and request protection. I'm pretty certain they're a sock, but the behavior is so generically "newly created disruptive sock" that I can't place it. Is this something worth bringing to ANI? ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:39, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@ScottishFinnishRadish. I’m generally a bit cautious about reaching conclusions about new editors because, you know, Wikipedia has been around for 21 years which is plenty of time for people to learn about the ways of the wiki before creating an account but yeah, I see what you’re seeing. It’s all fairly innocuous at the moment, harmless welcome messages, a dodgy rollback maybe and the protecting a user talk page thing. I think I would just keep an eye on this at the moment. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:09, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Thanks to the contributions of our many members and supporters, WP:YORKS has become a leading local British WikiProject in terms of the total number of articles supported (up from 18,038 last month to 18,093 on 28 June 2022). In the area of GAs WP:YORKS at 207 is ahead of WP:GM who have 92. WP:YORKS also has the lead in FAs at 88 while WP:GM has 68 out of a total number of 4,745 articles.
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