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Possibly mistaken block for User:200.94.131.123

Hello. Was your block of 200.94.131.123 a couple of hours ago on account of the one edit I see for that account today to Reynoldsburg, Ohio? The article on Le'Veon Bell indicates that he was in fact born in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, so it isn't clear to me why the edit would have led to the block. I don't even understand why ClueBot would think it was vandalism. —Largo Plazo (talk) 21:30, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

My goodness! Does indeed look like a miscarriage of justice. I shall unblock and apologize. Guess the bot and I both thought that name was a joke, for which we'll be duly pilloried.

. Favonian (talk) 21:57, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Block User:Fart on Bahooka

You were good enough to block User:Fart on my niece. Would also mind blocking User:Fart on Bahooka for the same reasons? By the way, they are both sockpuppets of User:Altimgamr. Thanks, Bahooka (talk) 19:09, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Done. Favonian (talk) 19:11, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Bahooka (talk) 19:13, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Hey Favonian, speaking of beer--our local beer place has a Bøgedal event scheduled, with four different vintages on tap. Is that worth going to? Drmies (talk) 01:38, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

@Drmies: Sad to say, I have never sampled their products, but I checked some reviews and they were overwhelmingly positive. Very small output, and now I discover that some of it goes to the pampered American market.

Hope you have a good time! Favonian (talk) 20:23, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

SVU: Season 4

Hello, my name's Chris. I hope this isn't Rude. I can't Remember, but Your name Sounds familiar, So have We communicated Before on Wikipedia? My email's chrisgreen1751@yahoo.com (ChrisGreen1751 (talk) 15:18, 10 April 2014 (UTC)).

Timmy Polo. Favonian (talk) 14:40, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Request for WP:ROLLBACK

Hi. I am A.Minkowiski, I am new but you might have noticed me on WP:AIV as quick vandal reporter and fighting against vandalism. I am now looking for ROLLBACK to perform better task even more. I requested for ROLLBACK @ Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback but haven't received any approval yet. Can you please approve it ?. Best regards. A.Minkowiski^{_Lets t@lk} 17:50, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

I'm afraid I cannot grant you rollback rights at this point. You are doing some good work, but you have only been editing for eight days. You need to gain some more experience, also to demonstrate that you can navigate around the minefield of 3RR, which has previously gotten you into trouble. Favonian (talk) 17:56, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

I agree with you, but they warned me about 3RR because of my revert against vandalism. User were keep on vandalizing in article, that was not actually edit war, but was vandalism about which I reverted edits. I am well familiar about 3RR violation so its impossible for me to break any Wikipedia guidelines and policies. A.Minkowiski^{_Lets t@lk} 18:12, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Its upto you. But I will always perform my best even with manual editing if no one grant me such rights. Once again thank you. A.Minkowiski^{_Lets t@lk} 18:18, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

SVU Season 1 Episode 20: Remorse

1. Please write your Answer for this Question: [Since Sarah told Police that She was Raped, was there any Way for a Doctor's Examination to Prove that She was Absolutely raped?]

2. Please write your Answer for this Question: [In general, whenever a Doctor examines a Body, is It actually Impossible to Know if It was (Rape) or (Rough but Consensual sex)?]

3. Please write your Answer for this Question: [Was Mark Krieger's attorney actually saying, "Since Sarah died, DNA only Proves that (Rough but Consensual sex) Occurred?"]

4. Please write your Answer for this Question: [After Sarah was Raped, was any DNA retrieved from Sarah's body?]

5. Please write your Answer for this Question: [Since William killed Mark, is it because of Justice for Sarah's rape?]

6. Please write your Answer for this Portion: [Did Sarah ever meet William? If Sarah never met William, then was William having a Delusion that He & Sarah were Lovers? If William didn't Believe that Sarah should be Talking about her Rape on TV, then did William get Mad?]

7. Please write your Answer for this Question: [What was the Point of William telling Munch that Males will be with (Females who haven't been Raped) instead of (Women who have been Raped)?]

8. Please write your Answer for this Question: [After William took Flowers to Sarah's apartment, Sarah smiled at Flowers, but did Sarah eventually stop Smiling at the Name known as (William)?]

9. Please write your Answer for this Question: [If Sarah stopped Smiling at the Name known as (William), then did William get Angry & is That why William killed Sarah?](ChrisGreen1751 (talk) 08:46, 14 April 2014 (UTC)).

(talk page stalker) I don't think you really need to take the quiz, if only because I blocked the account as a quackingly obvious sock of Timmy Polo. Favonian (talk) 14:33, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes, I thought that this was quite odd. And I was pretty leary of this guy. His communications seemed quite odd, and I sense some ulterior motive. Thanks for the notfication to me. And thanks for blocking the abusive account. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 19:26, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Finnedi socks

If my intuition serves me right the next Finnedi sock will be BryndisYngvason (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), a user account that was just created, right after the last one was blocked. Because Finnedi seems to like impersonation names: Thomas.W -> Thommi.W, Bishonen -> Bishoska, CambridgeBayWeather -> Cambridge Bay University, and now quite possibly Yngvadottir -> BryndisYngvason. Going through the list of people here who have blocked him, or gotten him blocked... Thomas.W ^talk 18:14, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Clue stick primed! Favonian (talk) 18:16, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

and he's blocked – again. Favonian (talk) 18:17, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

It's the second sock I predict publicly, that is having posted the name as a probable sock before the sock started editing (Bishoska being the first), and actually the third one I predicted (also CBU as an impersonation of CBW). Unfortunately I can't do anything about it myself. Thomas.W ^talk 18:22, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

YnvgvisBryndason perchance? Favonian (talk) 18:25, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Looks probable. Created 18:23 (UTC), a few minutes after the last one was blocked. Thomas.W ^talk 18:32, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

I'm getting slow. I hate this tiny little laptop keyboard, it's so slow to use that I was still typing when the latest sock was "activated"... Thomas.W ^talk 18:35, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

And the next one is BryngdisYngvabay (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Thomas.W ^talk 18:44, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Indeed. Maybe I should just block and get it done with. Favonian (talk) 18:44, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

I noticed there was a typo in the name (which I blame on the tiny keyboard), but you managed to find the user anyway. Thomas.W ^talk 18:47, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Let's just hope he enjoys it as much as we do. :-/ Favonian (talk) 18:51, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

I'm going to have some tea now while he's looking for a new IP... Thomas.W ^talk 18:53, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Getting a bit predictable: ThomasFavonian. Favonian (talk) 19:44, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Yes. I'm not sure the two user accounts with Asian user names were really Finnedi, the names don't fit in, considering Finnedi's narrow horizon, being focused only on Finland and subjects relating to that area. So it wouldn't surprise me if we have a copy-cat here too. Thomas.W ^talk 19:53, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Too predictable, apparently.--Mr Fink (talk) 19:54, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Still think it's the same guy. "Nihonjin no shimei" may refer to Nihonjoe, the 'crat who anointed me admin way back when. Favonian (talk) 19:57, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Then why would he switch back to names that fit in: the latest, Nuutintytär (talk · contribs), fits in perfectly since since it's a patronym, "Knut's daughter", like "Nuutinpoika" is "Knut's son". Which only someone who knows a bit of Finnish would know. Thomas.W ^talk 20:10, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

He's just showing us how immensely clever he is. Trolls do that. Favonian (talk) 20:04, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

That was sarcasm, right? We all know that trolls don't have a clever bone in their body: they just think they're clever D P 20:06, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

And here I thought I was being subtle. Well, troll mothers are proud of their sons, I'm sure. Favonian (talk) 20:08, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

It would make sense if he really was smart, but I've read his posts here on WP for a year and a half now, without seeing any signs of smartness or creative thinking... Thomas.W ^talk 20:10, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

User page vandalism

Another new user, Duumas.W (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), just repeated the vandalism you reverted a few minutes ago, so maybe you could put a padlock on my userpage too... Thomas.W ^talk 21:41, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Semi'ed it indefinitely. No reason why "casual" users should edit it anyway. Favonian (talk) 21:43, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I was just about to go to bed when I saw it, and it's not exactly something you want on your user page... Thomas.W ^talk 21:45, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Earl of Kent

If Tinkertailorsoilderspy comes back with that nonsense, I shall block him. He has two IPs, 193.173.115.7 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) and 193.173.115.8 (talk · contribs · WHOIS), who are both up to a final warning for constantly re-adding it; I guess that's why he has made himself an account. He is probably Buckbuster (talk) who wrote an article Earl of Buckland last year claiming that the WWII fighter ace Johnnie Johnson was made Earl of Buckland in 1947 (funny, I have a 1964 book by him which says nothing about that) and this Robin Charles Johnson was his grandson and so the third Earl of Buckland. It's not clear how his title is supposed to have changed to Kent. There are some real nut-cases out there. JohnCD (talk) 22:08, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

He definitely has it coming! I never cease to be amazed by some people's desire to be elevated to the nobility. Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Baronofashford lists some instances of a guy who periodically appoints himself a member of the House of Lords. Well, at least he's satisfied with being a baron. Favonian (talk) 05:58, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Lost patience with the two IPs and Tinker. Favonian (talk) 13:21, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

New Finnedi sock to whack

BryndisYngvadottir (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Thomas.W ^talk 13:18, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Done. Groan! Favonian (talk) 13:20, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

A just created possible candidate, even though it's not as obvious as the others: Fasterthanyou123 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Thomas.W ^talk 13:25, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

I'll keep an eye on that user account, but it might take a while now before anything happens since all of his favourite targets have been semi-protected (Fram protected my user talk page for a week). Thomas.W ^talk

Thanks! Jeez, what a cretin. Favonian (talk) 13:41, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

He reads your talk page. "Oddish.nazonokusa" was created three minutes after I posted about "Fasterthanyou123" (which I still think was him since that's how small minds work, trying to brag about being faster, bigger, stronger or whatever than others...). Thomas.W ^talk 13:45, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Possibly, though even I stop short of blocking all users with overcompensating monikers. ;) Favonian (talk) 13:48, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

I didn't expect you to block that user until something happened. There are lots of small minds out there, not just Finnedi. Thomas.W ^talk 13:53, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Editing warring over Border War (1910–19) & List of wars involving the United States

Would you be interested in protecting these articles? It appears there is a content dispute with little to no discussion. --Kansas Bear (talk) 22:56, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Since this was a very clear case of two parties edit warring without remorse, I've blocked both of them for 24 hours. Hope they come to their senses. Favonian (talk) 09:59, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Cadbury Dairy Milk

Why did you threaten to ban me for edit on cadbury dairy milk . didn't I improve the article with recall in India along with references? User:favonian

Arjun j menon (talk) 17:18, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

You did no such thing! Instead you removed contents without explanation, added unsourced, inflammatory claims and mangled the formatting. Have a look at your handiwork, in particular what you see at the bottom. I don't now whether you are a vandal or you lack competence, but you definitely need to be more careful! Favonian (talk) 17:24, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

User:favonian https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/605030984...605033016

I did the editing ,somehow messed it up trying to add references

Withdrawing the threat will be highly appreciated .:)

Arjun j menon (talk) 17:55, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

New vandal

24.207.142.107 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) - Please do have a look at this user vandalizing at 1 , 2 , 3 , 4. I have also reported @ WP:AIV. A.Minkowiski^{_Lets t@lk} 19:09, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Handled by Kelapstick. AIV is quite sufficient for such run-of-the-mill vandals. Favonian (talk) 19:20, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Aisha

Wondering if it's just a coincidence that an IP has turned up to make a very pov edit[1] - I don't like going over 2RR so haven't reverted. Dougweller (talk) 19:09, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Hard to maintain the old AGF today. At any rate, I've reverted the IP as the statement was shoehorned into a paragraph with references saying something else entirely. Favonian (talk) 19:13, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. There isn't really much point into talking to editors who have decided that all Westerners are liars - and has made some very pointy move requests. Dougweller (talk) 19:24, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Question

Hi, I just a reported a vandal which you promptly blocked. This is a first for me. Would you take offense if I started a tally on my user page of vandals I played part in blocking? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fungal vexation (talk • contribs) 16:45, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Go right ahead! Favonian (talk) 16:50, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

HamburgerIP

Hello, did you noticed that how this user vandalized here . Such users should be directly blocked without any notice or warnings. A.Minkowiski^{_Lets t@lk} 18:15, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Which is exactly what I did. Favonian (talk) 18:17, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Yeah that good ! Well can you please go through these two pages PupilsOfOrder/Pupils of Order which has no content only meaningless images and Don Sherwood (cartoonist) the creator of which must have COI as username suggest. ? A.Minkowiski^{_Lets t@lk} 18:33, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

FYI, those users you blocked (with the weird names) and those related IPs on the articles being vandalized are all sockpuppets of User:IPhonehurricane95, bringing his sockpuppet count up to 334. At any rate, his IP Ranges have been blocked for a month, and his newest IP lost its talk page access after he attempted to use it to abuse other admins. LightandDark2000 (talk) 01:23, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

So yes, in the future, if you see any new IPs or sock users displaying his behavior, feel free to block them on sight. LightandDark2000 (talk) 01:24, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Will do! Favonian (talk) 15:41, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Sock count has increased to 336 as of today. However, his recent remaining sock accounts from Wikipedia and Commons were both indef blocked. Also, the Stewards has locked at least one of them, and his IP Range is blocked for a month (under around 6 separate blocks), so that should give us some breathing space. LightandDark2000 (talk) 00:31, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Block evasion

Since that IP signed "Amanbir", perhaps I should just be reverting at the article and blocking? The thought had occurred to me, but I don't like to guess from someone's IP. And I thought semi would be unfair, in addition to my being involved. Yngvadottir (talk) 06:09, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Mokshanine, aka "Amanbir Singh" is emphatically banned, so all is fair when it comes to blocking and protecting. He's a real pest! Favonian (talk) 06:12, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I actually started the ban discussion to formalize it, and he distinguished himself during it. I was just leery of assuming the IP was him. Hence the talk page section. OK, since he's used the name and that is in any case who I suspected, I'll just bop 'im from now on. Yngvadottir (talk) 06:16, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Ah, I missed that important detail. Good work! Favonian (talk) 06:18, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

27.111.71.xx

~~Could you do a range block on the above? They are causing a little trouble right now particularly on St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney.~~ --RacerX¹¹ Talk to me^{Stalk me} 00:41, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Nevermind. It looked like you were offline so I went to User:MaterialScientist who then did the range block. Thanks anyway:-) --RacerX¹¹ Talk to me^{Stalk me} 03:56, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Reporting Spammer

Hey Favonian, I discovered a spammer by accident: Kimokeke1234567. I wiped their userpage, but it would be great if you'd take a look. Thanks, 10:40, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Mùn Chung

The editor has hijacked the article 3 times now. It's about time he was blocked I think!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:41, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Yeah, I think his time has come. To add to the funeral pyre, could you please have at look at commons:File:Dr Cecil Chao 2014-05-03 23-38.jpg, which our friend added to the Cecil Chao article? I'm quite certain it's a copyvio, but I'm not a habitual at commons and don't know how to go about reporting it when I don't have a smoking ~~gun~~ URL. Favonian (talk) 19:14, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Hm, on the other hand, Yngvadottir has intervened, so maybe I should control my blood lust for the moment. Favonian (talk) 19:26, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

One last chance...♦ Dr. Blofeld 06:05, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

He's now tried twice to create what I surmise to be an autobiography. He's making heavy weather of the formatting and still has no talk page edits except for one contesting deletion. I won't delete his articles myself, nor will I move either to his user page for him unless he asks - I am not sure whether he's read my note suggesting he do that. But if they do get deleted without his having communicated, I think it's time for a competence block; enough rope has been paid out. I am at work, so if you come back online before I can react, please feel free to act as you wish. Yngvadottir (talk) 12:28, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Update to above: 3 versions deleted by someone else, a second defence mounted via the "contest this speedy deletion" button, a response to me on his talk, and he's created his user page. Unfortunately he's accusing me of oppressing him; however, I no longer feel compelled to block him to protect the encyclopedia. Some progress. Still at work .... Yngvadottir (talk) 13:23, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Sigh! Baby Jimbo cries when we fail to assume good faith and expect redemption of hopeless editors, so I'll perform the Wikipedian rope trick. Favonian (talk) 17:36, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Yes. Plus a weird e-mail found when I got home from work, which of course I won't share, but he seems to have confused me with someone else with more edits. I'm afraid this one is deep in WP:CIR territory. Yngvadottir (talk) 17:41, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Very deep indeed. Using email to state his peculiar, if sometimes inscrutable, opinions about other editors isn't mitigating circumstances. The rope is getting shorter. Favonian (talk) 17:47, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Prithviraj Chauhan

Would you consider protecting the article, Prithviraj Chauhan? User:Chetansinghal[2] has been edit warring a legend into the lead and is now adding unsourced peacock terms. --Kansas Bear (talk) 06:18, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Plain case of edit warring, and the person seems to have stopped after receiving a warning and before crossing the bright 3rr line. Had this not been the case, WP:ANEW would have been the right venue. Favonian (talk) 15:41, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

SPI

I saw your recent housekeeping, thank you, yet again. But another day, another sock. Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kauffner User:Put the haggis on the fire ... not even bothering to mask the distinctive style. In ictu oculi (talk) 16:41, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Yep, him again. I've added another, equally obvious sock to the SPI and blocked both of them. Favonian (talk) 17:59, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For blocking a vandal of Blooming Prairie High School. Bearian (talk) 19:38, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Good Humor
	This edit summary made me laugh quite loudly... ƬheStrike Σagle ^sorties 15:56, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! I was too good to resist.

Favonian (talk) 16:06, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

IP socks

from California are socking at several religious articles - see 198.228.216.36 (talk · contribs) and oddly enough at Armenian language where I've asked for sp. 66.214.143.69 (talk · contribs) also edited an Armenian related article).

"Esoteric knowledge", my fanny! I'll revert and lubricate the clue stick. Favonian (talk) 15:48, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 15:53, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Ā

Naguib Mahfouz Image

There are plenty of good looking free pictures of Naguib Mahfouz. I was trying to change the current picture of him on the wiki article because it's so horrible it looks like one of his haters is mocking him with it!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.130.163.223 (talk) 07:46, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Just for reference, we are talking about edits such as this. If you can find a better picture, which is not encumbered by copyright issues, by all means upload it and use it in the article, but when you perform an experiment that doesn't turn out right, you should revert to the original version and not leave the article with an ugly, red error message where the image used to be. Favonian (talk) 09:39, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

I'm sorry I'm such a noob. I have a burning passion for books and I think I'm going to grow fond of Wikipedia but it'll take time. Thanks a million.

I tried to use the same image from the Arabic wiki article, but still couldn't get it there. It's most definitely free and requires no license. Please advise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elven acher (talk • contribs) 14:53, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

This is tricky. The image used on the Arabic Wikipedia, which you have now uploaded to the English one, looks a lot like the one found at the Nobel Foundation's website, and that one is copyrighted. Each Wikipedia has its own rules for the use of copyrighted material, and for the English one they are listed at Wikipedia:Non-free content. If there were no certifiably free images available, it might have been acceptable, but in this case there is the one previously used: commons:File:Necip Mahfuz.jpg. I quite agree that it's an inferior picture, but the copyright lawyers don't really care. I usually prefer not to get involved in questions regarding non-free content, but my guess would be that our local experts will insist on deleting the image from this Wikipedia. Sorry to ruin your day. Favonian (talk) 15:46, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

New Account

Hello Favonian, here is my new account. Just so you know I have ensured now that the same problem shall not be repeated again. BrokenMirrors246 (talk) 16:18, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

SPI

FYI, one is pending on this continual issue. Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/MyWikiBiz#16_May_2014 Coretheapple (talk) 15:17, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Yup, I saw it. Quite a mess. Favonian (talk) 15:20, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

"The edits have ceased"? Fat chance. Coretheapple (talk) 15:22, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Yes. Regrettably, El Jimbo doesn't like having his talk page protected. Favonian (talk) 15:25, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

This is true. However, as you can see from the SPI, this chap is now branching out to openly editing client articles. I used to view him a bit sympathetically, but now I've concluded he's just a time suck. Coretheapple (talk) 15:30, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Oh, and this sort of crossed a red line for me, participating tendentiously in AfDs and bringing 3RR cases. Coretheapple (talk) 15:31, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Adam's Peak

Worth an SPI do you think? Thanks for the protection. Dougweller (talk) 12:22, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Second those thoughts. Fav, you executed the protection on the exact same minute I posted this. Hehe, must have read my mind. --RacerX¹¹ Talk to me^{Stalk me} 12:28, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kani97. Dougweller (talk) 14:13, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Small-scale, localized sock/meat puppetry, probably not worthwhile adding to the SPI backlog. We can always reconsider if it resumes after the protection expires. Favonian (talk) 14:16, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Darn! Lousy timing on my part! ;) Favonian (talk) 14:18, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Sorry! I did think that, but then.... If it's obvious we can just block and have it ready for archiving. Dougweller (talk) 19:46, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

I'll go out on a limb and block the younger account indef and the other one for a week. Pretty much standard response in such cases. Favonian (talk) 20:51, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Yep, thanks. Dougweller (talk) 05:03, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello

I am here to request undeletion for my page.As you know,a couple of minutes ago,you deleted Naquib Haziq,which is my page.I respect you decision.It was speedy deleted.I request so that you can bring my page back in operation because i need to expand the Biography about Naquib Haziq for future use. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naquib Haziq98 (talk • contribs) 17:12, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Sorry to disappoint you, but there was absolutely no evidence that you meet Wikipedia's guidelines for notability. You got basically the same reply to your submission to WP:UNDELETE. Favonian (talk) 17:18, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Germaine Greer

Thanks for catching that, I thought I was simply reverting clear vandalism, like adding 'Nazi' to Barack Obama. :-) ♥ Solarra ♥ ^{♪ Talk ♪} ߷ _{♀ Contribs ♀} 14:12, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

No problem! :) Favonian (talk) 14:15, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Cool Freaks' Wikipedia Club

Hey Favonian! Out of curiosity, do you happen to have the second article attempt on you and/or its revision history? Thanks in advance!--DrWho42 (talk) 20:54, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

I have access to it, yes. It contained a one-line personal attack on C.Fred, the admin who deleted the first version. Favonian (talk) 21:05, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Ah, thank you. It is a large growing Facebook group, so (for better or worse) there'll be likely more versions in the near future.--DrWho42 (talk) 21:40, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

The Aftermath of User_talk:69.196.171.23's Block

Good afternoon, Favonian.

I have recently come across a help request for a user you have blocked. Ten minutes after seeing a user reply to the IP user's help me template request, xe reverted the response with snarky comments. I have spoken to an administrator on IRC, who is considering revoking talk page access. I thought I might keep you informed about this matter. Please leave me a talk back (preferably) or ping me if you need me. --JustBerry (talk) 22:03, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

@JustBerry: The latest outburst was quite in line with the general battleground attitude, which was a contributing factor in my decision to put my admin foot down and block. I did weigh the BLP aspect, and a more conciliatory attitude from the IP might have swayed me towards a less drastic response. Revocation of talk page privileges seems a likely outcome at this point. It's now past midnight in my time zone, so I'm calling it a day. Best regards, Favonian (talk) 22:11, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

@Favonian: Thank you for your swift reply. I understand it is late in your time zone; therefore, I will contact another administrator if substantial action is needed. For now, goodnight!

--JustBerry (talk) 22:14, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Request for comment

Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by Anna Frodesiak. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:47, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Sonici

You were the first to block Sonici (talk · contribs) - I took him to WP:AN3 this am, no one has commented. Dougweller (talk) 17:32, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Enough is enough! I've blocked them indefinitely per WP:NOTHERE. Some pretty convincing arguments will have to be provided before they are unblocked. Favonian (talk) 17:45, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I agree but at this point I wanted someone less involved. Dougweller (talk) 18:04, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Block of Akocsg

Hi Favonian. I think the apparent sock of Akocsg was an impersonator of him which was not created by him. I have an idea who the master might be but per DNFTT I prefer to email the name to you, if you wish. Please see also my comments on Akocsg's talk. Thank you. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 17:40, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

I tend to agree, so I've unblocked the account and initiated Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Akocsg. Favonian (talk) 17:48, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you Favonian. I already commented there. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 17:52, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Requesting Zidane page protection

Hi there Favonian. The Zinedine Zidane article is repeatedly vandallized by ip users and new users, its tiresome having to constantly check it. The article was fine until the last protection ended. The article itself is busy and it's only going to get worse with the World Cup. Im requesting a more permanent protection (perhaps a Pending changes protection). Thanks. Carlos Rojas77 (talk) 10:01, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

I opted for pending changes; let's see how that works. By the way, requesting protection at WP:RFPP would probably have produced a quicker response. Favonian (talk) 18:50, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

Favonian, I would like to take this moment and thank you for the trust you had placed in me and for your support in my RfA that happened a while ago. Although it didn't turn out as I had planned, I certainly appreciated all the comments and suggestions given by you and other people. I will learn from all of them and will hopefully run again someday when I'm fully ready. Thank you. TheGeneralUser (talk) 13:17, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome! I'm sure your next RfA will fare better. Favonian (talk) 14:20, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Jaguar XF

That guy is me. The car is very clearly visible in the photograph, and the photograph has been on the page for some time. Please leave it alone once I return it to the page. It is the only picture of a 2012 Jaguar XF Sportbrake on Wikipedia. Thanks, and go with God. Lord Laitinen (talk) 16:32, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

We really don't need pictures of you in our articles, and you already seem to be in trouble for edit warring. Favonian (talk) 16:34, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

I am not "in trouble" for anything. Another picture of mine was erased by some IP user, and then someone else joined in. I have already taken care of the problem. P.S. - Wikipedia could ALWAYS use more pictures, especially of something it has no pictures of. Lord Laitinen (talk) 16:41, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Mikemikev sock

Any suggestions as to what to do about these? I'm inclined to at least semi-protect Maunus's talk page. I don't know if we can ask for a range block. Dougweller (talk) 08:27, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

I agree that semi-protection is in order at this point. A range block would probably have to be done by a CU – too much SNAFU potential for me to do it. As far as I can tell from the SPI archives, substantial ranges (/16) have been blocked in the past. Favonian (talk) 11:07, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

I was told that the new IPs are too widespread for a range block. Is there a template for article talk pages to redirect to a subpage for IPs? I'm sure that's what is done when things get really bad. Dougweller (talk) 18:14, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

It is the standard operating procedure, and so there really should be a template to guide the bellowing herds of IP editors to the open sub-page, but I haven't been able to locate one. Guess a bit of well-crafted and -formatted prose at the top of the protected talk page will have to do. Favonian (talk) 18:49, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For blocking trolls, bullies, vandals, and other evil wiki-folk. Bearian (talk) 16:59, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Hey, thanks a lot Bearian. There does seem to be an inexhaustible supply. Favonian (talk) 17:01, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

rollback

Thanks for reverting me, my rollback was unintentional and I had no idea that I had done it.LM2000 (talk) 18:40, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

No problem! Same thing happens to me with worrying frequency. Favonian (talk) 18:42, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Sock of an indef banned user

Hello Favonian, you may remember User:James Lindberg who was indef banned by you. Well, he had returned a few times as IP but now he has made an account, User:Howard Laxer (see: Special:Contributions/Howard_Laxer). Its the same old edits exemple where he removes sourced historical content and replaces with a text preending Macedonia was never part of Yugoslavia. He has been also creating a lot of seasonal artcles with absolute no source, and that is another major problem. FkpCascais (talk) 16:54, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

No role model for constructive editors, I agree, but are you sure it's the same guy? That region has an inexhaustible supply of "enthusiasts". I'll try and keep an eye on his activities. Favonian (talk) 17:03, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, the more I look at the edit histories, the more I'm inclined to agree with you. Let me mull it over a little longer. Favonian (talk) 17:27, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Its him, that article List of Macedonian football champions is not much edited, and only he tries allways the same things: ignoring Yugoslavia, pretending some sort of independent vice-kingdom of Macedonia, then atributing old titles of disbanded clubs to current teams, and edits like this one: diff which leave me no doubts its him. FkpCascais (talk) 17:49, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Yep, I'm convinced. Laxer is off to the drawer. Favonian (talk) 17:55, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Many thanks. I´ll try to see if I can find sources for the articles he created, if not, I´ll ask the WP:FOOTY community to help me. Regarding him, if he returns I´ll let you know. Best regards, FkpCascais (talk) 04:17, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

Thebathroomfactory

... the stiff mop, please. Best, Sam Sailor ^Sing 10:30, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

My joints must be stiffer than my mop; another admin beat me to it. :( Favonian (talk) 10:31, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

A warm bath might serve you good.

Best, Sam Sailor ^Sing 11:31, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

Edit revision

Hi, thanks for reverting on this article as of a revision I reverted it the correct way. If you see this user was inserting false information and removing content from pages, just block him if he did it the last time. --AllenHAcNguyen (talk) 00:36, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

I just simply want to revert their edits that was vandalism or if you want, then do it and I make it a correct way to fix it. --Allen ^Talk 17:59, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

Seven the General deletion

I noticed you had deleted the Seven the General page and I thought you should know that it was recreated under the name Seven the General****. 331dot (talk) 13:02, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Looks like it already joined its predecessors. What utterly pointless persistence. Favonian (talk) 14:16, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for lifting the ban for 188.238.14.238

I just wan`t you to know, have nothing to do with any kind of harrasment. I just signed here few days ago to correct some errors conserning articles "sivuventtiilimoottori" and its english equivalent "flathead engine".

Thanks again, hope the harrasment ends.

Heikki Vainionpää (talk) 16:38, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

My pleasure, and happy editing! Incidentally, your (wise) decision to create an account enables you to go on editing in case the range block gets reinstated, as it only affects anonymous editing. Favonian (talk) 16:42, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

SPI

Many thanks for your continued vigilance with various puppeteers. Can I ask for a favour, can you take a quick look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Tennis expert and make sure I have set the defaults correctly? Many thanks. In ictu oculi (talk) 19:03, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, that looks like fowl alright. Commented at the SPI – and whacked yet another Kauffner sock. Good heavens! Favonian (talk) 16:46, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Seventhegeneral redux

Hello Favonian I was instructed by another editor to create this account with my real name. If proof of my identity is need please feel free to contact me. The username I was using was Seventhegeneral yet, I am NOT the person known as Seven the General. The article i was attempting to write I was still working on, My issue was that I didn't know the forum had real editors here, i thought you were trolling me, as a simple user who knew how to use the forum! Lasty, i apologize for any misunderstanding or confusion i may have caused as I thought i was doing things correct. I have since studied the policies and the neutral point of views need along with the proper citations. I believe I now have corrected my errors and I wish to unblock the topic for the chance to show that I understand the forum as well as my wrong doings.

Respectfully, Gjon — Preceding unsigned comment added by GjonPreni (talk • contribs) 17:34, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Glad you figured it out. Regarding the article, I see you found the draft at Draft:Seven the General. Please let one of the reviewers decide on the notability of the subject. Favonian (talk) 17:49, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

WP:OVERSIGHT

I assume I don't need to mail them? Hipocrite (talk) 19:59, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

I'll do it ASAP. Favonian (talk) 20:00, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

I hope it didn't seem like I was assigning work - I was assuming you had mailed them and didn't want to double-tap a busy list. Hipocrite (talk) 20:01, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

No worries, it's been done. :) Was a bit busy, protecting pages with one hand and emailing with the other. Favonian (talk) 20:04, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Another troll

[3] --NeilN ^{talk to me} 17:44, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

That jerk gives film trivia a bad name. x-( Favonian (talk) 17:46, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Odd socks

Hi, I think 82.132.238.168 (talk · contribs) could be a sock of the ip you just blocked as it has an interest in the same topic. Cheers, This is Paul (talk) 17:56, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

A distinct possibility. I'm mulling options. Favonian (talk) 17:59, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

See also 82.132.246.134 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)

Seems to have a hard time making up their minds. Favonian (talk) 19:05, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Yes, indeed. This is Paul (talk) 19:26, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Childish vandalism by obviously connected accounts and an IP

Hello. I'd appreciate if you took a quick look at the contributions of these obviously connected users: 217.230.73.89 (talk · contribs · WHOIS), Yourname1 (talk · contribs), Your_Mother123987 (talk · contribs) and KKppYYmmOO (talk · contribs), because I'm tired of their childish vandalism (vandalism that makes it clear that it's a case of WP:CIR). Exemplified by this and this edit on Sundern, repeatedly changing the names of the villages of Langscheid and Stockum to Lange scheide ("long/deep vagina") and Stock dumm ("dumb as a log"). The IP geolocates to the same part of Germany as the subject of the article they have vandalised, showing that it's a bunch of local kids. Yourname1 has returned three times now since the 16th, making the same kind of silly edits each time, while the others were only active on the 16th and haven't been seen since. Thomas.W ^talk 18:08, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Jeez! This is one of the times I wished I didn't understand German. Blocked the named accounts indef; as for the IP, either he's moved on or it will be hit by the auto-block. Favonian (talk) 18:16, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Being multilingual helps a lot when looking for vandalism, so don't wish you didn't know German. If I hadn't known German I might have thought that those edits were correct, or at least made in good faith. But since I do, they didn't get away with it. Thomas.W ^talk 19:34, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Another problem editor

Hello. Please take a look at the contributions of 123et4 (talk · contribs), a user who seems to have a very poor grasp of English, but still insists on adding home-made "translations" to various articles about weapons (such as these: #1, #2, #3, #4), in spite of repeated requests for them to stop (see user's talk page). The way the user just carries on with the disruptive editing, without engaging in a discussion about it, also seems to indicate a competence problem, in addition to their poor English. And it's not a case of not knowing that they have a talk page, because the difference between diff #1 and diff #2 clearly shows that they have read my first message to them. Thomas.W ^talk 14:26, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Definite WP:CIR issues. but the terminology in this belligerent field doesn't make life easy for international editors. This one seems to have stopped after the latest warning, but I'll keep an eye on the case and do what's necessary, should it become necessary. Favonian (talk) 16:09, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Requesting Maradona page protection

Hi Favonian. The Diego Maradona article is repeatedly vandallized by ip users and new users messing around, so I'm requesting Pending changes protection for the article. Thanks again. Carlos Rojas77 (talk) 14:25, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Done. Favonian (talk) 15:17, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

IP vandal

Hi there. Could you please block this IP and also protect the page? Thanks, — LeoFrank ^Talk 15:33, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Done. Favonian (talk) 15:37, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. It looks like a persistent vandal. He's done the same yesterday from a different IP. It would be good if you could protect the article as well. — LeoFrank ^Talk 15:40, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

I've seen you have done it. Thanks

— LeoFrank ^Talk 15:40, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

John Marshall High School (Los Angeles)

I undid your revert of user:Armendariz12345's edit to John Marshall High School (Los Angeles). I have no issue with your block, but his last edit to this article seemed to be returning the article to what the school's official website says here. Without another source to say the principal has changed, I think we have to leave it. Meters (talk) 18:33, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

That was very remiss of me. Bad combination of rushing off to work and being lost in the forrest of IP and SPA edits. Thanks a lot for cleaning up the mess! Favonian (talk) 19:47, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

The socks didn't help either. I was confused a bit trying to figure out what was real myself. Meters (talk) 20:31, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

List of Turkic dynasties and countries

Would you be interested in protecting "List of Turkic dynasties and countries", there appear to be about 4 IPs(most likely logged out users) and a "new user"(user:1sasdasd, most likely a sock) that continue to revert other editors after adding undue weight to the article. None of the IPs or "new users" have even attempted to use the talk page, surprise, surprise. --Kansas Bear (talk) 22:10, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

With 1sasdasd blocked for edit-warring, I'd say the situation is (temporarily) under control. I'll watch-list the article. Favonian (talk) 20:30, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

Sorry. --Kansas Bear (talk) 20:54, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

Soliciting comment...

Hi! Would you care to review my FA nomination for the article Of Human Feelings? The article is about a jazz album by Ornette Coleman, and the criteria is at WP:FACR. If not, feel free to ignore this message. Cheers! Dan56 (talk) 22:15, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

How are you?

Hi Favonian, on Wikipedia I just rollback some edits as well undo or reverting users' vandalism edits with the rollbackers does. So you're an administrator as this point and how are you doing on Wikipedia? --Allen ^Talk 04:24, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

Favonian, what I did on Wikipedia is reverting edits that are messed up or vandalism on users' contributions. So I gladly have you help on Wikipedia as well. :) --Allen ^Talk 06:17, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

Help understanding Wikipedia's rules

Hi Favonian, I am trying to start a new project (The Siduri Project) that my colleagues and I want to use to try and improve Wikipedia, using community created multimedia and programs. I'm not sure where is the right home for this project? Any guidance you could provide would be most appreciated.Siduri-Project (talk) 17:47, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for watching my back! Cheers! Geoff ^{Who, me?} 22:51, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

My Edit of Digger T. Rock

In my edit of the Digger T. Rock page I changed the line that says "...presumably time-lapse view of his body decaying with only his helmet and skeleton remaining" to "...with only his helmet and clothes remaining". You reverted this change, although if you actually look at footage of the game or play the game then you can actually see that he doesn't decay until he's a skeleton - his entire corpse is gone. If you want a good example of the death animation then watch this video. --UltraTrollMan (talk) 16:58, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

Huns

Would you consider protecting the Huns article? IP131.175.28.158 appears to be edit warring. --Kansas Bear (talk) 20:33, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

What has the world come to, when the Huns need protecting? I've blocked the IP for edit-warring; so much more in Attila's spirit. Favonian (talk) 20:37, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, sir. --Kansas Bear (talk) 20:43, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

About to be a volunteer wikimania 2014

i am not from UK.I'm from Aazerbaijan.And i want to be a volunteer 2014 Wikimania.have i must pay myself? to travel ,to place for stay?How do u help me?Generally,can i be a volunteer? please write me everything about it.i am aslo mostly work on az Wiki.I waitin for answer..--hinkel777 (talk) 09:50, 4 July 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilkinhemidov (talk • contribs)

I'm not involved with Wikimania, and for that matter don't live in the UK, so I'm afraid I can't help you. Favonian (talk) 17:29, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

Can you look into?

This [[4]] Hell in a Bucket (talk) 17:33, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

Old and slow. Bbb23 already did what had to be done. Favonian (talk) 17:36, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

Triple B is usually on top of things. Hell in a Bucket (talk) 17:38, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

Are you a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic?

Hi Favonian, are you a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic? I know you are good on Wikipedia and here, you can add the template "{{User MLP}}" to your user page if you are a fan of my favorite shows I watched it! :) --AllenHAcNguyen (talk) 02:37, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

Skeleton

Hello Favonian. Thank you for blocking that block-evading IP. I noticed, though, that you didn't leave a block notice on their talkpage. I also noticed another suspicious account on the Skeleton article. One Tempuser6996. The name is pretty telling, I think, as it basically screams "block evasion" (and even if not actually a sock of the troll, the username+sole edit strongly suggest they're NOTHERE at the very least, I'd say). Mind taking a look and see if you agree (and if so, block them)? AddWittyNameHere (talk) 19:49, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

I don't usually leave block notices with obvious block evaders. In this case, his antics at the talk page rather illustrated the futility of polite gestures. I'll keep an eye on the other person to see, just how "temp" the account is. Favonian (talk) 19:52, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Ah, okay. I mainly noticed because I was in the progress of reverting their chance to their talkpage (and got edit-conflicted by you) around the same time you blocked the IP and only noticed because I went to check their contributions to see if they had made any non-reverted edits, then realized they were blocked but didn't see a notice. Wouldn't have pestered you about it if not for the suspicious user. Good to know someone else is also keeping an eye on the account. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 20:01, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Infiniti

Hello. I know you'll see this in your notifications, but I believe that the same person who created User:Infiniticardealership, has now created User:Carinfiniti. He adds the same link in the external links section and is reverting. Thanks, Corkythehornetfan^Talk 22:49, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Looks like it has been well taken care of by now. I thought there was something familiar about the ceiling fan stuff, and indeed it was an trusty old customer returning. Favonian (talk) 05:56, 14 July 2014 (UTC)