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Macedonian language

Since removing words of propaganda is now called vandalism, could you explain when Macedonian was a language? Have you ever studied history? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.73.134.215 (talk) 11:35, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

I am quite aware of the controversial nature of this subject, and it has been discussed numerous times on various article talk pages. However, voicing your personal opinion on this subject by dismantling the article is decidedly disruptive. Changes are accomplished through discussion. Favonian (talk) 11:38, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Protection request

Please semi-protect Talk:Rango (2011 film) and Talk:Claudia Black to a length equal to the respective articles' semi-protection. I raised this issue yesterday at RFPP but it was ignored. The issue is that the poster is an IP-hopper who portrays himself as being the boyfriend of the actress. Whether it's a truly obsessed fan or just a garden-variety troll, either way it's a BLP violation and should be stifled. Thank you! ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:18, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Protecting talk pages is very controversial, frowned upon, etc., etc. As a wimpy compromise, I have semi'd the Rango talk page for a week. The other one hasn't had any recent activity, so I'll just add it to my (hideously bloated) watch list. Favonian (talk) 13:23, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

I know. But as much as it's frowned upon, BLP violations are frowned upon more. Thank you for adding them to your watch list. :) I don't know if there's an IP range block that could be applied. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:26, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Offhand, I doubt that a range block is feasible. The addresses are too scattered. Favonian (talk) 13:29, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Yeh. We'll just have to see if this fizzles on its own, or if it takes on the absurd dimensions of some other long-term trolling I can think of. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:35, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

It's not fizzling. You need to protect the talk pages of Claudia Black and also of an article called Name-dropping. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:42, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

It's being discussed now at ANI, if you'd care to join. Another admin short-term protected the two other talk pages. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:39, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

I've added my DKK 0.02 worth. What a mess! Favonian (talk) 11:21, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

User:Ihorpa

You blocked this user about a year ago, and they're now requesting unblock. There does seem to be some doubt about the sockpuppetry, and given the elapsed time I'm minded to give them another chance - I'll keep an eye on their edits if unblocked. What do you think? -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 11:27, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Can't say that I share the doubt; rather I agree with BWilkins' comment (in spite of the double negative), but by all means: if you will remind this person about assorted ground rules, in particular regarding notability requirements, then he may be released on parole. Favonian (talk) 11:35, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Actually, I'd seen the double negative as accidental and I'd thought BWilkins was saying that there is doubt about the sockpuppetry. But anyway, thanks, I'll release Ihorpa back into the community - and I'll keep an eye on things to see how it goes -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 11:38, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

User talk:Djathinkiamacowboy

This user is a vandal who started vandalising Fedora, Pork pie hat and other pages, until I protected them; he then started trying to impersonate me and now Djathinkimacowboy. Sad to admit he got me this time... Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 14:46, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." Glad you stopped him in time. Favonian (talk) 14:49, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Groan! I feel a range block coming on: 109.249.109.38 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) Favonian (talk) 14:53, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for watching over my talk page. Djathinkimacowboy^(yell) 04:40, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Václav Havel

I apologize to you for writing the same twice, but maybe you have no intention to visit my talk page again.

What I wanted to say is that the category "Alumnus of the Czech Technical University" should, from my point of view, not be added again. Havel is already assigned to a lot of categories. It would be even rather misleading. Alumnus#Usage indicates that only "a graduate of an educational institution" should be normally called alumnus. I would respect this indication. As far as I know, Havel has only shortly studied engineering (or what it was), then he studied "theatre science" or something like this. He had in fact no particular inclination to engineering or some kind of technology. I am sorry, but he was in a certain sense rather a dreamer with inclination to the true "bohème", and in any case he was an artist turned politician. Now, there is a sort of idolatry concerning his person in the Czech Republic. And this is also something I don´t agree with. --Zbrnajsem (talk) 21:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. I monitor it, so you don't need to alert me here—though I may be slow to respond. Favonian (talk) 21:29, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

What the hey?

OOps: firstly let me thank you for your vigilance at my talk page. Favonian, a CC for you of my post to Salvio:

Salvio, I'm wondering about this[1] (I've never seen a diff that states "You cannot view this diff because one or both of the revisions have been removed from the public archives. Details can be found in the deletion log for this page.") and this[2]. Here[3] I managed to find some explanation... what's going on here? Favonian, I am CC'ing you with this post to my good protector Salvio. What is happening here?Djathinkimacowboy (talk) 04:31, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Looks like you already got an answer on Salvio's talk page. The contents as well as the user name were sufficiently vile to meet item 2 of the criteria for revision deletion, "Grossly insulting, degrading, or offensive material". Favonian (talk) 10:20, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

You're good....

You're too good and fast for me. I forgot the : within the Category wiki-link and then ran into an edit conflict at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, so I replaced my AIV report on that noticeboard, not realizing you had already given the IP a 2-week block. Cheers! Shearonink (talk) 16:21, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks :) After literally thousands of blocks, my fingers are nimble. Favonian (talk) 16:24, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. :)

Thanks for banning that troll who's been messing with me on every wiki and here. However, he did cause trouble as this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/192.148.117.95 as well so can you block that IP address as well? Thank you.--Brainiac Adam (talk) 12:19, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

 Done. Favonian (talk) 12:21, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Advice please

An editor has been deleting comments off a talkpage, tombot10 claims they are thier own comments when they were an IP user. However when warned he pasted the IP of the warning user after their own comments - is this allowed [4] ? Thank you.Murry1975 (talk) 12:21, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

I have corrected the incorrect signature and given my opinion on User talk:Tombot10. Favonian (talk) 12:34, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks , I believe that will clear it up . Thanks for your help. Murry1975 (talk) 12:40, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

You May be Admin

But pls dont vandalize pages or support such actions.Spokeorder (talk) 11:52, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

You are a sockpuppet of banned user Chanakyathegreat, and as such you are blocked and your actions reverted on sight. Favonian (talk) 11:56, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi

Hi Favonian/Archive 22 I see you are good manager quisera I delete my user page as my password was changed by someone else. And please I will make another account the same information but I ask that I not delete it. Thank you.--190.33.67.43 (talk) 19:37, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Katia Tiutiunnik

I am sorry if you disagree with my actions. However, User:Playmobilonhishorse continues to make libelous comments regarding Katia Tiutiunnik. Could you please take a moment to read the page? If you do, you'll see that it does not even mention Lambert Academic Publishing (which that user claims it's promoting) and is backed up by many more credible citations/references than numerous other Wiki pages. Could you please help me improve the article, if that's your intention? It's been up for over 3 years and quite a few editors (including yourself) have contributed to it. I'm sorry, but I've acted in good faith.LivingMuse (talk) 11:49, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Playmobilonhishorse's actions are hardly "libelous". He/she has made some claims about your contributions, with which you disagree, and there is a content dispute over the Tiutiunnik article. You have replied to your opponent's comments, which is fine, but you also persistently try to remove them, and that is not permitted. If this continues, you will need to acquaint yourself with Wikipedia's guidelines for dispute resolution. Favonian (talk) 11:55, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your advice and feedback. I'd also be grateful if you took the time to read Katia Tiutiunnikand perhaps improve it, as you did in the past. As stated previously, it does not even mention Lambert Academic Publishing, which User:Playmobilonhishorse said it was promoting. If you do a google book and scholar search on Katia Tiutiunnik you'll find some other sources.LivingMuse (talk) 12:13, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Bahraini people

Hi, sorry to disturb. I have to log off now - can you check recent edits to the above article - seems to be a lot of deletion without reason. Thanks Denisarona (talk) 13:24, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

bans for vandalism

if i have been warned for valdalism but i make several good eddits to wikipedia will i tehn have less strikes against me --Iaindude (talk) 14:07, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Any further vandalism from you will result in an indefinite block, so I would strongly suggest that you only make constructive contributions. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:09, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

hello favonian

sorry about before. i was the guy with the ip that accidentally deleted the article. i was about to revert it to your last version. my first intention was to clean those pesky comments but something wrong happend on the way to solving it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Practiseo (talk • contribs) 22:47, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Which article? Favonian (talk) 22:50, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

userspace

I requst my page deleted as it may have private and confidential information and may be used for vandalism as i am not here to patrol it.Velveteman1 (talk) 22:58, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Offhand, I don't see any such information. Can you point me to it? Favonian (talk) 23:01, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Its private and it confidential if i point it out then it wont be anymore would it? then we will have to delete your talk page right? Can you just do me a big favot and delete my user page i've been harrased in other wiki projects and i have had a problem with vandalism in my user space. thanks!Velveteman1 (talk) 23:04, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

I see no evidence of such activity, so the answer remains: no. Favonian (talk) 23:06, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Mistake with Redirect.

Hey Favonian. I hate to bug you, but being a mature user, I was hoping you could resolve an error I created. I was trying to create a Redirect for Ponte do Prado, following the Redirect Wizard, but invariably made a mistake. I wanted to rename the article "Bridge of Prado (Vila Verde)", but invariably created a redirect for the same. Meaning, the name of the article continues to be in Portuguese (Ponte do Prado), and now there is a redirect called "Bridge of Prado (Vila Verde)" that redirects to "Ponte do Prado". I muddled it up completely. Anyway, could you take a look at it, and fix it, if you are not busy. Ruben JC (Zeorymer) (talk) 16:57, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

As muddles go, it's not that big. Guess it demonstrates the truth of the Tolkien quote: "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." :) Back to the bridge, sure, I can rename the article, but are you quite certain that it's appropriate? I'm a regular at WP:Requested moves, and the participants there get very upset if articles are not named according to WP:COMMONNAME. Based on an admittedly cursory Google (book) search, it looks to me like the name Ponte do Prado is quite widely used, also in English-language sources. Are there specific, Portuguese naming conventions? There is no subsection of WP:NCGN for that country. It may be safer to create a request as described at WP:Requested moves#Requesting a single page move, which should settle the question after a week's discussion. Just be glad the name doesn't involve diacritics; they really bring up the worst in some people. Favonian (talk) 18:04, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

I know what you mean. You should see the "discussion" over at the John VI of Portugal talkpage. At one time I was for the Portuguese "João" usage. But, I have decided NOT even to interject, and progressively moved towards the English-only side of the debate. And even then, I don't want to get mixed in there. Okay. You have a good point. Would it then be possible for you to eliminate my redirect error in English? I will post to the requested moves page to see how the waters are on the name change suggestion.Ruben JC (Zeorymer) (talk) 18:42, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

That's exactly the article I was thinking of, though there have also been a number of toxic cases about hockey players—otherwise such a peaceful profession. I too prefer to stay out of the fracas, though it requires some self-restraint. Regarding the redirect, why don't we just leave it in place. It is quite harmless, and if the discussion favors the linguistically cleansed version, the closing admin can wipe it with the flick of a check box. Favonian (talk) 19:53, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For your continued sharp eye on the mountaineering related entries I think you thoroughly deserve this little sign of praise. Qwrk (talk) 17:21, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Bit ironic that I receive this barnstar, seeing as I suffer from acrophobia ;) Favonian (talk) 18:06, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Coincidence has it I am known as the funny man around the house ;-) Kudos to you! Qwrk (talk) 18:39, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

User talk:RSatUSZ

Hey Favonian, remember this editor? (Blast from the past.) I stumbled upon them again, by accident, and found that they are still doing the same thing--adding a plethora of images with the customary hard line breaks, unclear and confusing text, and complete lack of proper sourcing. See this one, for instance. I also have the feeling that there is a COI issue here: the images they added (and uploaded to Commons) all derive from the University Hospital Zurich, or USZ--see the editor's username. I think the following: they should be blocked again for doing what they were blocked for the first time, for their username which represents an organization, and for promoting their employer/institution by adding those image galleries with the name so prominently displayed. (I wouldn't think of the promotion charge if it weren't for the username.) But maybe I'm just hungry and cranky--either way, since you were the blocking admin, I thought I'd drop you a line. Also, jeg kan spise glas, det gør ikke ondt på mig. Drmies (talk) 22:03, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Well, hello old friend! Since I have been well fed and am brimming with AGF, I have refrained from swinging the banhammer and instead left a stern warning on their talk page. I'd strongly advise against eating glass, lest you end up on an X-ray picture on Commons. Incidentally, I wonder if our mutual friend is Swedish: ursäkta. Not that it will in any way influence my decision to block them Favonian (talk) 22:38, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw a tack sa mycket in their contributions somewhere. You know I like Sweden better than Denmark, right? Then again, I'm on a Sjöwall and Wahlöö tear again, and that makes one predisposed against the country (I'm reading Mannen på balkongen, in Swedish of course, ahem). I'm weighing heavily towards a promotional block, so to speak, or at the very least a user name block, but I didn't want to go do this by myself. I imagine you're the Gunvald Larsson type. Drmies (talk) 22:53, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Now that takes me back. Read them back in the dark 70s—they were supposed to provide good ideological nourishment for young minds. Not sure I could bear reading them again. Closest thing I got was watching the TV versions, which are not as high on doctrine. Gunvald Larsson, huh? More like Kurt Wallander. Back to the Swiss/Swedish perp, it would have to be a soft username block, but I would really like to see them come up with some kind of explanation before I make up my sluggish mind. Favonian (talk) 23:14, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Haha, Ystad...I was going to have a rendez-vous in Ystad, with a married woman, more than twenty years ago now...maybe I'll read those books. I didn't know there was a TV series but it stands to reason. I haven't even seen The Laughing Policeman yet. They're still worth reading, though the anti-establishmenterianism has waxed a bit stale. I don't really think that Sweden became a fascist state, and you probably don't even believe that. Yes, I am waiting for a response; I really hope they give us something. Drmies (talk) 00:06, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

bahrani people

ashrf1979 keeps vandalizing the bahrani people page and makes unreferenced sections or make sections and put the reference as names of authors but no book name please lock the page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.148.1.219 (talk) 08:18, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Content dispute with both sides edit warring. Whatever the merits of your respective versions, vandalism is not the issue, and you should refrain from using that word to describe your opponent's actions. Please have a look at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution to learn how to proceed. Favonian (talk) 10:59, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Deletion request

I would like to restate my request that my user talk page was deleted. Some former friends of mine are bothering me and there is private information in there that makes me feel unsafe. Please delete it right away as i requested. This is matter of personal safety. Thanks!Velveteman1 (talk) 16:48, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

There was indeed a case of vandalism to your talk page, which led to the page being semi-protected indefinitely. That should take care of the problem, and I still see no reason to delete the talk page. Favonian (talk) 21:03, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

• OK I refer to ""1.Removal of non-public personal information, such as phone numbers, home addresses, workplaces or identities of pseudonymous or anonymous individuals who have not made their identity public. This includes hiding the IP data of editors who accidentally logged out and thus inadvertently revealed their own IP addresses. Suppression is a tool of first resort in removing this information.""

Velveteman1 (talk) 08:39, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes, and the old revisions in question have already been WP:REVDEL'ed, making them inaccessible to non-admin users. Favonian (talk) 10:44, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

bahrani people

he uses fake sources to justify his claims

one of the "references" he put is arnold heeler page 441

author name but NO BOOK NAME — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.148.49.105 (talk) 04:54, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Mountain vandal

Hello there Favonian. Since you are an editor who has been fighting this longer and more intensely than I have, I would like to ask you to have look at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mountains concerning IPs beginning with 92. They are from the UK and all have the same connection provider TalkTalk Communications. I think they are the same individual because the vandalism is of similar nature (changing elevation to apparently random values). I would be interested in any opinion you have on what could be done, if anything, other than what we are already doing (reverting, warning, and blocking).--Racerx11 (talk) 20:10, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. I've commented on the talk page. Favonian (talk) 10:41, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

A Barnstar for You!

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For semi-protecting List of Playstation 3 games when it was being attacked by vandals. Appreciate it, you saved me a lot of work.  Marlith (Talk)  21:32, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your work keeping the vandals from the gates. Favonian (talk) 21:35, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Notification per requirement:

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is "Fedora". Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Djathinkimacowboy (talk • contribs) 15:10, 17 January 2012‎ (UTC)

Another new user on a vandalism spree

Here[5] are the contributions under the registered username. The user also seems to be using an IP address[6]. Perhaps a block would be in order? Thanks! Sindinero (talk) 10:17, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

I have blocked the named account indefinitely. The IP did not become auto-blocked, which indicates that it's dynamic and that the culprit has moved on to another one this morning. Let me know if he resurfaces. Favonian (talk) 11:48, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

great, thanks! Sindinero (talk) 11:50, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

209.82.162.35

209.82.162.35 (talk · contribs · count · api · block log)

Hi, I'm confused by what's happening with this IP. It still shows the user as blocked, even though the block is apparently over and the IP is editing as of January 21. I'm also concerned with the edits of the IP since coming back from the block, in particular the removal of a maintenance template at Tanya Roberts.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:10, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

The apparent resurrection of an expired block message is due to a very useful bug(?) in the software. When an IP is auto-blocked, its most recent block message is displayed. Either one of the other socks has tried to stage a comeback from this address, or a new one has recently been blocked. Since it's obvious block evasion and disruptive editing, the IP has now been blocked for an extra month. Favonian (talk) 16:31, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Very odd, thanks for the explanation and also taking care of the problem.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:41, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

English Civil War

Hey could you lock this article due to vandalism? OKelly (talk) 21:40, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Admittedly, there has been quite a bit of vandalism today, but looking back over the last few weeks, the level hasn't risen above what can be handled, so I think I'll wait and see what happens. Favonian (talk) 21:46, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Good call

Good call on User talk:Carliitaeliza‎ – glad that's over! – Fayenatic (talk) 12:49, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, but to quote Yogi Berra: "It ain't over till it's over." The range block expires in a few hours, and the noises from various IP talk pages indicate that the cretin likes the attention. Favonian (talk) 12:52, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

delete please

User:Kittybrewster/successions. Kittybrewster ☎ 12:54, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

 Done. Favonian (talk) 12:57, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Please ban this user

Mr Curious has once again escaped his ban and back to cause trouble for me and others on wikia as this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/122.109.245.19 Can you please block him? Thank you.--Brainiac Adam (talk) 19:25, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Curious George is back in his cage. Favonian (talk) 19:32, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Warning

Stay off my talk page with your B.S. Where the heck did you pop up from? Go lecture someone else.--Djathinkimacowboy 22:30, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Good heavens! The article is on my watch list. Favonian (talk) 22:31, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Bigsean

Just wanted to thank you for taking care of his sockpuppets. Was getting tiresome. Happy editing. :] --Slazenger (Contact Me) 22:54, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

My pleasure. He's rather like a broken record ;) Favonian (talk) 22:55, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Favonian. You have new messages at Floquenbeam's talk page.
Message added 00:31, 26 January 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Calabe1992 00:31, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Warning again

Don't threaten me. Warning and discussion is fine; but I think you're just being a nosy jerk. Unless you are a sock. I'm starting to smell one vis-a-vis DVdm.--Djathinkimacowboy 22:38, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

You're amazing. Try doing a little research before you make accusations like that. Favonian (talk) 22:39, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

And you and DVdm are nothing but hypocritical, abusive bastards. You remind me of those little spoilt girls who stick out their tongues at people who've been hurt. One day your day will come too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.21.152.168 (talk) 23:51, 25 January 2012‎ (UTC)

Blocked for block evasion. Favonian (talk) 23:57, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Laughably, you (dja) are the one violating WP:SOCK. Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:10, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

He's just getting worse

Mr Curious is back again and now he's trying to impersonate my mother as this User:Brainiac Adam's Mammy. Can you please block him? Thank you.--Brainiac Adam (talk) 10:41, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Incivility on return from a block

Hi, you recently blocked User:122.161.78.118 for attacks. Their editing behaviour since returning from that block is probably best described as mixed. However, even among the good stuff there is unduly belligerent/attacking phraseology, a classic of which is this. If they keep up that sort of tone then we are going to hit problems with civility across quite a range of articles as various ethnic groups take up sides. As it happens, their sources on this occasion seem perfectly reasonable to me, although I have yet to really get my head around the subject. What can we do in situation such as this? - Sitush (talk) 19:35, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

It is getting worse. Practically every article edit they make is being reverted by one person or another. And they are beginning to move around IP addresses. - Sitush (talk) 11:01, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Hm. - Sitush (talk) 03:18, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Fæ

A request for comments has been opened on administrator User:Fæ. You are being notified due to your prior participation in ANI, RfA, or RfC discussions regarding this user. Thank you, MadmanBot (talk) 19:51, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Edinburgh_Wanderer

Hello there, I ask that you assess this situation as no other admins have taken the situation seriously & we could potentially lose one highly productive Wikipedian. Please take a look, Regards. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 23:22, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

User talk:B&S Excursions

The talk page is the exact same as their web site "our story" page http://bsexcursions.com/page3.html . Murry1975 (talk) 00:02, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Spam and copyvio—not a pretty combination. I have blocked the account, deleted the user page and scraped the offending material off the talk page. Not much more to be done, unless they try to bring it back on the talk page. Favonian (talk) 00:05, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks.Murry1975 (talk) 00:06, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Arko R. Pereira

Just a reminder, whoever recreated the article Arko R. Pereira is exceedingly likely to be a sockpuppet of User:Ark R. Pereira. Please check on that user and deal with it swiftly. ZZArch ^{talk to me} 23:01, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Way ahead of you. The most recent instances were created by Tst213 (talk · contribs) and Tst13 (talk · contribs), both of whom were retired earlier today. Furthermore, Peridon has salted the article indefinitely. It will probably show up again under a slightly different name. Favonian (talk) 23:05, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Vandal alert.

Hello. Sorry if I have to tell you this on short notice, but can you block 121.1.11.118 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)? Repeat vandal. I know you've dealt with this guy before. Please provide action ASAP. Thanks. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 12:29, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Blocked for one year. Favonian (talk) 12:31, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Can you also block/look into Bombo cdo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) as well? He's not just a vandal byt changing pages to look like the Philippines has switched to HDTV (it hasn't), but there's also a concern of it being a sockpuppet. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 12:35, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Blocked indefinitely. Let's see what the SPI case brings forth. Favonian (talk) 12:40, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

IP Block

Thanks for blocking IP 64.30.37.252 for 3 months. AKS 20:27, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

They had it coming ;) Favonian (talk) 20:28, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Deleting Accounts

Delete My Accounts Beacause I Creates New Accounts 99.224.144.28 (talk) 18:17, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

We don't delete accounts. You are blocked and not allowed to edit. Favonian (talk) 23:30, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Fyi

User:Goodbyz's claim in both unblock requests that the threat was not a legal threat within the meaning of WP:legal does not sit easily with me. When Goodbyz appeared at the Gingrich presidential campaign article talk page to advocate for the edit-warring multiple-IP user there (who promptly vanished, and has not reappeared therafter), Goodbyz was at pains to claim that the IP user is "an attorney"[7], and also claimed, at Goodbyz's UTP, that Goodbyz him/herself is the IP's "colleague",[8], i.e. someone with professional legal expertise of some kind. May or may not have a bearing. Writegeist (talk) 23:00, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Oh, they are definitely not being forthright. I'm not inclined to accept any more waffling; either they retract or they remain blocked, possibly with their talk page access revoked. Favonian (talk) 23:34, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Darius

As you closed the requested move discussion at Talk:Darius I, could you look at [9] and [10]. And I love the fact that now Darius I is a redirect to itself. Thanks Did you see on ANI that Malleus has 'attacked' me for NPA? And an Admin on my talk page - I wish people would actually read WP:NPA, it clearly says it should be followed 'normally', not always. Homophobic and anti-Semitic rants don't have to be ignored. Dougweller (talk) 06:51, 6 February 2012 (UTC)T

Oh, Good Heavens! This place would be so boring without national "enthusiasts". One of these days, when I'm feeling bored, I'll stir up some trouble over the Schleswig-Holstein Question. It's been dormant for far too long.

Guess I ought to feel some solidarity with a person who worships our old gods, but I must concur with your assessment of her. If your remark is truly a personal attack, then I need to go back and revdel some of my old edit summaries, lest Niemöller's poem puts me next in line. I wouldn't pay too much attention to MF's outburst. They are triggered by a fairly simple algorithm: if an admin uses strong words and is not immediately blocked, then it's an example of Wikipedia's double standards. Martyrs can be very tiresome.

By the way, an amusing typo (hopefully not a Freudian slip) in this ANI comment: "IRA"?! Favonian (talk) 11:45, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, that was a typo (I'd been careful in my earlier edit to avoid it but I guess then IRA stuck in my mind). I imagine most people would see MF's comment for what it was. I'm more annoyed by the Admin who warned me on my talk page. Hm, maybe I need to remind him of AGF besides the fact it says 'normally'. Dougweller (talk) 11:51, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Nah, there has been enough acronym swapping already. Bushranger just had a bad day, I guess. Favonian (talk) 11:55, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

And now someone I don't recall is following me around to ANI, Bushranger's page and my talk page. Sigh. I should have just blocked her instead of allowing her a chance to reply. Dougweller (talk) 14:23, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I noticed. It's fallout from being anywhere near the MF debacle. Kind of funny, since I distinctly remember that gentleman making reference to the exact same poem a while ago. My advice would be to withhold nourishment from this particular species. Favonian (talk) 14:26, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Linda Albin

I found a search link for this reporter, so that verifies her work. Whether she's notable is another issue. Bearian (talk) 01:36, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the note and the source. In my opinion, it doesn't assert notability according to any of our guidelines, so I'll let the PROD stand. Favonian (talk) 11:24, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Jlyster

Hi Favonian. It seems Jlyster just tried to post to this page (I'm assuming regarding the copyvio you just removed) but were blocked by the edit filter; not sure why, log is here. Anyhow I told them I'd drop you a note on their behalf, and to post their request to their own talk page if you want to follow up. Cheers, EyeSerene^talk 19:20, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! The edit filters do get a bit too "proactive" at times. Favonian (talk) 19:23, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Yep, I'm not sure why it thought that was a personal attack. Maybe it should be commenting in the arbcom civility case :) EyeSerene^talk 19:25, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Oh, perish the thought! I'm giving that one a very wide berth. :( Favonian (talk) 19:27, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Me too. Funny, that... EyeSerene^talk 19:56, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Block conflicts

Three times today I have tried to block a user, only to find you have beaten me to it by seconds. The strange thing is that each time you have given exactly the same block length and exactly the same block reason that I was planning to give. I suppose that's what you call consensus. JamesBWatson (talk) 19:59, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

The best kind :) Favonian (talk) 20:01, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

because you're the only wikipedia administrator I know...

Sorry to bother you again with new user problems, but there seems to be an industry shill making disruptive edits to the page on hydraulic fracturing (i.e., systematically undermining the article's coverage of environmental hazards of the process). I've left them a note; is there anything else to be done in cases like this? Thanks again for your help and advice... Sindinero (talk) 16:18, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Members of that profession are not prohibited from editing Wikipedia, but they must be kept on a tight leash. They haven't edited since receiving your note, but I'll try and keep an eye on them. If they persist, strong measures need to be taken. Favonian (talk) 17:26, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Favonian,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 19:18, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you note

F., thank you very much for this[11]. It is deeply appreciated and I am glad you erased any trace of whatever it was.--Djathinkimacowboy 07:16, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		For vigilance and a stalwart reliability. Thank you! --Djathinkimacowboy 07:19, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I second that. Cheers - DVdm (talk) 08:38, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Consensus?

In regards to Markus Persson, what consensus were you referring to? Was it where there were several neutral comments and strong opposes, along with a modest suggestion to move it to Notch (game designer)? If that's what you were referring to, then the consensus you were referring to was nonexistent. I cannot believe such a move would be initiated from such a weak and unsupported discussion, especially considering that we're acknowledging somebody by a pseudonym that is only half-and-half recognized. I suggest this move is reverted immediately. DarthBotto _talk•cont 10:32, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

The strong oppose (by 70.24.247.54) was to the original proposal (Notch). Immediately below is a proposal for Notch (game designer) by 70.24.208.34, which I suppose is the same editor, who meanwhile was allocated a new IP by Bell Canada. Jenks24 was in favor of the disambiguated form, and I can't imagine the initial proposer being against it. Likewise, Mythpage88 is "down for that" (the original proposal) and shouldn't be opposed to the modified one. This leaves only H3llkn0wz and Wagner, who are neutral, the former admittedly slightly negative. All in all, I see no reason to revert the move. Favonian (talk) 20:35, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

That's fair enough, but I still believe that Persson's pseudonym is not major enough to designate him as that, considering that he's still referred to by his real name and he didn't change his legal name, that's all. DarthBotto _talk•cont 04:35, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Hello

Hello Favonian. I really think that we met here and there on Wikipedia. Could you please see this edit this. Generally I am trying and I am actually good with people around, but this edit rolled the glass. The phrase, Use your brain! thing really bothered me. I really think that it should be sanctioned. Since you are administrator I would really like a help from you. Thanks — Tomica (talk) 18:47, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

It's not exactly polite, but in your immediately preceding edit summary you were shouting, and that's frowned upon as well. At present, I see no reason to step in with my large admin boots on. Favonian (talk) 21:47, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Shiny template, indeed

Hey Favonian, what I'm missing (at Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of VeronicaPR) is a link to the SPI page. I always find those things very helpful. Is it there but I'm just not seeing it? Drmies (talk) 00:41, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Sure is, right at the end of the very first line, which contains various and sundry bits of information about the sockmistress. Favonian (talk) 00:44, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Ah I see it now--thanks. Drmies (talk) 00:51, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Please blank

Henry Balfour (MP for Fife). Kittybrewster ☎ 07:07, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Looks like you blanked it, and Zzyzx11 promptly deleted it. Favonian (talk) 09:45, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Vandal alert.

Sorry to disturb you, but can you block 27.112.68.51 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)? This is the latest IP address used by the Indonesian anime/NBC/movie studio misinformation vandal. He might be dormant right now, but I'm sure he'll strike again later on. Please do this ASAP. My Wi-Fi connection's slow right now because someone is using BitTorrent in my house right now; so I can't rollback his edits as fast as I wanted. Thanks. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 12:50, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

 Done. Favonian (talk) 12:56, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Dude

Please, I have nothing. You're an admin that everybody loves and trusts, and everybody hates me on here and gives me a hard time. All my edits get reverted, and it really pisses me off. Idk dude, maybe wikipedias not my thing. Sensesfail123 (talk) 21:45, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

You should certainly stop and think before making more controversial edits. I just reverted this blanking of another editor's submission to AfC. The proposed article should probably be rejected, but blanking it and requesting its deletion is not the correct way to go about it. Favonian (talk) 21:50, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Oh, I thought it was just a normal page ): — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sensesfail123 (talk • contribs) 21:53, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Italian, Italian-born, born in Italy, etc.

Hallo Favonian,

can you please keep an eye on Fermi, Giacconi, and other Italian-American (or American-Italian :-)) scientist articles? There is again an Italian guy trying to push them back to Italy, and Americans pulling them back in the U.S... I think that we should maintain as general rule the consensus reached on Fermi's discussion page ("Italian-Born, naturalized American")). Otherwise, let's open the discussion again :-( Thanks a lot, Alex2006 (talk) 07:31, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Oh dear, here we go again ;) I'll add Giacconi to my watch list and try to maintain the fragile consensus. Favonian (talk) 09:52, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for taking care of that, although I did misstate something

Thank you for taking care of the block to IP:92.13.28.165. I should mention that the diff I provided was not after the IP received level 4 warning. My mistake. The user did make a couple edits to Mount Logan after the last warning, but that involved a self revert I believe. Anyway, no biggie, I sure this was our old friend mountain vandal anyways, up to his usual games. Thanks again.--Racerx11 (talk) 00:09, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Same ISP, same MO—tasty alphabet soup. Favonian (talk) 00:13, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Block request

IP address making vandalizing changes to formatting (font color, sizes, etc.) Could you block this? Thanks, Sindinero (talk) 15:43, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

They haven't edited since receiving the level 3 warnings, so it's not time for the clue stick—yet. Favonian (talk) 16:29, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Gregg Jevin

Hi Favonian. Here on Wikipedia, he was presented as a real person, apparently in continuation of the Twitter joke.[12], [13]. I agree with tech.blorge. It is a brilliant satire :) --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 13:09, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

A touch to lighten up another tedious day of vandal slaying :) Wonder how long it'll be before this imaginary person actually meets our notability standards and gets a "real" article. Favonian (talk) 13:14, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

He's on the HuffPo and the Telegraph - seems pretty notable to me... TdwrighT 14:17, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Not he, but the event/joke might be notable. The deleted article introduced him to Wikipedia as a real person, and similar "jokes" are inappropriate for a serious encyclopedic project. The deletion was in my opinion justified, as the article was entirely misleading. You are free to start an article describing the story, but please focus on correct description of facts based on reliable sources, the online joking should not continue here on Wikipedia. It is in my opinion a very interesting story from various perspectives. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 14:53, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Btw, it seems that sources pop up like mushrooms after a good fall rain, see [14] Metro, [15] The Week. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 15:03, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks...

...for your diligence, and keeping an eye on my comments page and Rango. Boy, "creepy" sure is the right word! --Tenebrae (talk) 17:24, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

My pleasure! If I were to express my true opinion of that person, I would get hit over the head by a pillar. Favonian (talk) 17:28, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Permission Removal

Hello, Favonian. I would like to have my reviewer permission removed, since I have not used it for so long. illogicalpie(take a slice) 22:11, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Will do. The whole "pending changes" thing was abandoned quite a while ago, so none of us have been using it in a long while ;) Favonian (talk) 22:22, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

I see you're dealing with User talk:98.71.47.189...

He's a known disruptive editor with a history of misleadingly adding {SchoolIP} templates to his own talk. Has received a myriad of blocks on various IPs. Is currently intended to be under the effect of a range-block. I've notified MuZeMike, who's dealt with this particular editor in the past, and who was the one to apply the latest rangeblock. Salvidrim! 22:49, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Nvm, I see you're aware of the situation. It's become kind of hard to remember which Admins have dealt with him, there's so many... :) Salvidrim! 22:50, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Great! I got very tired of dealing with his talk page antics, so it was time for good dose of STFU. Favonian (talk) 22:52, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Well put. Salvidrim! 22:57, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Editting optometry

Hello, I am a student of optometry in America and you say I am vandalizing the optometry page. Well, in America optometrists can prescribe narcotic drugs to treat eye disease so what I am posting is not false. Do you want evidence? We are eye doctors here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.229.29.229 (talk) 00:33, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

You should definitely provide a source for that statement. While we're at it, optometrists are health care professionals, but not "eye doctors", which is why I have reverted this edit of yours. Favonian (talk) 00:38, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

And yes, we are doctors, we get paid the same as the eye surgeons (ophthalmologists) by government insurance for what is within our scope of practice.

Here are sources from the American Optometric Association: (these are the state by state laws) https://www.aoa.org/Images/oral.gif https://www.aoa.org/Images/glaucoma.gif https://www.aoa.org/Images/Controlled-Substance.gif https://www.aoa.org/Images/Injectables-12-2011.gif

And optometrists are considered physicians by Medicare which is the biggest insurance system in the USA: " The term “physician”, when used in connection with the performance of any function or action, means (1) a doctor of medicine or osteopathy...(4) a doctor of optometry, but only for purposes of subsection (p)(1) with respect to the provision of items or services described in subsection (s) which he is legally authorized to perform as a doctor of optometry by the State in which he performs them..."

http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title18/1861.htm

Are you from America? The laws here are different than every other country in regards to optometrists. So please do not insult us. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.229.29.229 (talk) 00:48, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Also, you should remove the ophthalmic opticians line in the beginning because this is not true for the United States. Or at least say this is not true in America. We are eye doctors here not ophthalmic opticians. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.229.29.229 (talk) 00:51, 28 February 2012‎ (UTC)

Well, live and learn. Sorry for my drastic response. Be sure to add those sources with appropriate notes saying where these rules apply. No, I'm not American, but I did live in that country for a number of years. Favonian (talk) 00:54, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks I will :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.229.29.229 (talk) 00:56, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Is the top paragraph locked? I cannot edit it. I just setup my username. I just want to clarify that we are not ophthalmic opticians in America. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shnurek (talk • contribs) 00:59, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Which of the articles are we talking about now? None of the ones you've edited before appear to be protected. By the way, we can't protect parts of an article—it's all or nothing. Favonian (talk) 01:03, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optometry the top paragraph doesn't seem to have an edit button or am I missing it? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shnurek (talk • contribs) 01:04, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Ah, I see! Not a matter of protection; you have to check the appropriate box in "My preferences/Gadgets/Appearance". Favonian (talk) 01:09, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Excuse me jumping in here, I just happened to be lurking, Favonian, I believe you are refering to the box in Gadgets labeled "Add an [edit] link for the lead section of a page". Checking this box should work but there should already be, by default, an edit tab at very top of the page which enables editing of the entire page. Shnurek, are you not seeing that? Curious if you are not.

Also, Shnurek, there some concern about the use of the word "narcotics" in one of your edits since it carries some negative conotations with people outside the medical fields. Could we perhaps use the names of the specific narcotics instead, codeine for example, if that is one used? If not, and "narcotic" is the best word to use in this case, then so be it.--Racerx11 (talk) 01:30, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Talk page stalkers always welcome :) "Narcotics" was indeed the word that anesthetized my belief in good intentions. Looks like Shnurek is editing happily, so it was only a matter of the magic link at top of the lead paragraph. Favonian (talk) 01:39, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Sure, I will change to oral analgesics or oral pain medications Pain medications is more accurate as analgesics are only one type of pain medication.

Someone deleted my physician reference, from the social security administration government website. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shnurek (talk • contribs) 01:37, 28 February 2012‎ (UTC)

Should I put it back up?Shnurek (talk) 01:40, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

You should pay attention to the comments by the editor who objected to parts of your contribution. "Unique situation" and "successful" don't agree well with WP:NPOV.

I'm signing off now. One consequence of not living in the U.S. is that it's really very late in my timezone. Favonian (talk) 01:43, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

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Dale45 complaint

What did I do to Bowie, Texas to have a "final warning?" If Richi Trotte isnt notable, then neither are "Rodeo cowboys." I don't understand the problem. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dale45 (talk • contribs) 16:10, 29 February 2012 (UTC)