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Jenna K. Moran

Do you see anything for Jenna K. Moran (also wrote as "Rebecca Sean Borgstrom")? BOZ (talk) 13:58, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

No, BOZ, I can't find anything. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 22:12, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
OK thanks for checking. BOZ (talk) 22:39, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Like a Ninja

It took three minutes from account opening to being blocked. This must be a record. Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 22:48, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks to having Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism/TB2 on my watchlist. Cheers. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 22:50, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks

for the revdel cleanup. I was planning on doing it when I stepped outside to take my dogs out, but a bird flew in my front door, and that turned into a whole thing. Much appreciated. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:15, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Glad to help. I've been in the reverse position where I protected a page while another admin did the revdelete. Teamwork! I hope the bird was okay. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 00:18, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
I have three cats and two dogs. It didn't work out well. :( ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:18, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
Oof. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 00:19, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2022

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:23, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

FYI

You had p-blocked an ip user so they could continue to use talk space, but this is typical of their behaviour on talk pages. Some previous and particularly offensive examples include this and this. Thought you should know. - wolf 07:34, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. Sorry to see that. I have left them a warning; the next step would be a site-wide block. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 15:59, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello again. I see they managed to edit-war themselves right to that 1 week block in no time. But during that, I noticed a another, seemingly separate IP account (different state, different type of provider), but also argumentative and prone to edit wars, that had previously argued against a very specific entry at RAS syndrome and now suddely popped up to revert in support of 97.x at a very disparate fish article. VPN? Meat puppetry? Should this be looked into? Cheers - wolf 18:21, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I had noticed 198.70.2.200 as well. They have just the single edit this month, but we can keep an eye out. As for the first one (97.112.206.67), in retrospect it was warranted to have siteblocked them earlier, and I'm sorry I did not show better judgment on that. Those personal attacks were awful. They will likely show up on a different IP, however, and we can watch for that as well. I don't know about VPNs, so if you would like to ask a more tech-savvy admin about that, it would be fine with me. Thanks for your vigilance. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 18:52, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
No apologies needed, you're still on my christmas card list (: We do get all kinds on this project, don't we? Anyway, maybe I'll try asking one of the admins that does spi & checkuser stuff. Thanks & Cheers - wolf 19:00, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
Cheers! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 19:02, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Well, I'm not sure they can help themselves at this point. I'm sitting here today wondering if I should file an SPI for evading, and meanwhile, using the same account we were just discussing above, they go and continue edit warring on the very same two pages you p-blocked them from (1 & 2). Some other editors reverted them and posted warnings to their talk page, as did I, but I also pinged you and C.Fred, as I believe you guys should be aware. Aside from seeking another block (198.x), plus an extended block (97.x), I'm wondering if perhaps these articles should be semi protected for awhile? Thoughts? (Sorry to dump this on you.) Cheers - wolf 04:22, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

Possible block evasion

Sophina at Hello Kitty (talk · contribs)

You have blocked this editor back in October for vandalism, it appears that the editor is block evasion by going back to the same articles as before [1] [2] [3] [4]. TheAmazingPeanuts (talk) 12:50, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. I've blocked the latest one. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 13:00, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Lamar phoenix3

As the blocking admin of Lamar phoenix3 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), I would like to point out their recent contributions to you and see if the unsourced changes to full names of BLPs are any different from their past behavior. - "Ghost of Dan Gurney" (c/t) 06:06, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. It is the same pattern. Other editors have reverted all their edits from yesterday. I've now left them one more message, and we'll see if that makes any difference at this point. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 20:47, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

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Mattdaviesfsic - Possible Disruptive Editing

I'm a bit new to this Admin system thing, but I'm concerned that this particular user [[5]] has been deleting large but relevant sections of articles that don't need to be cited as per WP:CITETRUTH. He is doing this to miniature railway pages, specifically with undisputed information such as the names/appearances/photos of railway locomotives. A lot of this information is easily citable. It is my personal opinion that he has occasionally become fixated on removing "original research", where such removal is not necessary, without considering finding a citation or source, while in the process of more blatant original research/clumsy wording. While his work on removing original research is commendable, he has overdone it a bit in my opinion.

I got here from the active admins page - could you weigh in on this? I would really appreciate it. You might see I have a horse in this race - the Bure Valley Railway page, whose locomotives and coaches sections were deleted without warning. Zazzfasd (talk) 02:33, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Well. The sock puppetry really ends up making matters more difficult than they otherwise would be. As for the underlying edits and reverts, I see a need for the steps at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution – not a need for any admin warnings to Mattdaviesfsic. That's probably not what you were hoping for from me, but that will be the extent of me weighing in. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 02:58, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
Fair enough. I don't know what warrants what around here. On closer inspection, I think the page mentioned was sort of just caught in his crossfire. It did initially look more like an info blitz to my untrained eyes, hence the contact here. Thanks. Zazzfasd (talk) 03:03, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
You're welcome. I see that some sort of discussion is happening at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK Railways, and you may wish to continue there. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 03:04, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – December 2022

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Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas to you too, BOZ! Best wishes of the season. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 23:46, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Block evasion

HI, a little bit earlier, you blocked this IP user from Lima, Peru: 2001:1388:3fa1:5a4c:b884:11b:23ea:69a1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) for block evasion and now this one is back at it from the same location: ‎2001:1388:3fa1:5a4c:9cbb:59d6:61c1:7172 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log). I don't know anything about any original complaint or offense. Cheers, Dawnseeker2000 21:46, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 23:04, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings

Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, whether it's Christmas or some other festival, I hope you and those close to you have a happy, restful time! Have fun, Donner60 (talk) 00:16, 23 December 2022 (UTC)}}

Donner60 (talk) 00:01, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Season's greetings to you too, Donner60! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 00:04, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Rem Cough medicine

Under definition of Rem, I added a third Rem Cough Medicine. It was a valid product as shown on the attached link. Please restore Vintage REN Cough Medicine | #1803153379 (worthpoint.com) Odojoe (talk) 02:00, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi. It appears that you are referring to this addition to a disambiguation page. Whether it is "a valid product" is not the issue. In considering whether or not the subject has sufficient notability for a Wikipedia article, please refer to the guidance at Wikipedia:Write the article first. Thank you. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 22:13, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

The IP hopping editor from India

i think you know who im talking about, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/171.76.28.10 would it be possible to range block this person. this has unironically been like the 40th or 50th time they've switched IPs and evaded the block --FMSky (talk) 02:47, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Oh yes, I know the one. I'm not an expert on range blocks, I should say. But every time I've tried entering a few of the IP addresses into the rangeblock calculator, it has come back as too large of a range. Thanks for keeping an eye out and reverting, FMSky. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 03:50, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Paul Erik!

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2023

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2023

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not blocked

inre https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism&diff=next&oldid=1139159476, the IP is not (actually) blocked. Cavarrone 18:29, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Hmm. To me, this shows the IP as blocked. Am I misreading something? Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 18:32, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
Uh sorry, mistake of mine, the IP I wanted to report was another (95.244.238.63), there was an edit-conflict in the middle of my report and I somewhat messed up things. I will repost the report again. --Cavarrone 19:07, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
Ah, okay. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 19:08, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2023

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Heads up

I appreciate what you have done with the edits on Shaggy Rogers by hiding them from public view. However the person has also done similar edits on pages like Sean Hayes and Jack McFarland. 2600:1009:B064:E3C5:B529:1904:28CA:C736 (talk) 21:22, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Okay, I think I got them all. Let me know if you notice that I've missed some. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 22:11, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Block notification in reply

Hello. I recently left a warning on an users talk page for vandalism, and you blocked said user. Did you intend to leave the block notification as a reply? Seeing "You have been blocked temporarily from editing to prevent further vandalism." in my notifications was quite surprising. Saltq (talk) 18:13, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Oh, the block notification was directed to the user whom I blocked, definitely not meant as a reply directed at you! Thanks for your vigilance. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 21:31, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2023

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  • A request for comment about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:23, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

110.227.143.107 possibly returned

You blocked 110.227.143.107 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) for block evasion yesterday, I think they are back on 106.212.75.253 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). Similar type of edits on Neha Dhupia. Ravensfire (talk) 20:24, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

Yes. Blocked. Thank you. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 20:30, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

A couple of artists

Hi Paul, I hope you are doing well! Do you see anything for Monte Michael Moore or Jim Pavelec? BOZ (talk) 18:48, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi BOZ! I found just one new source for Moore, and nothing for Pavelec. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 02:17, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
Much appreciated, and thank you. :) BOZ (talk) 06:25, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Tif Macklem edits by brettm

Hello. I want you to reconsider your reversion of edits by me, Brettm, on the premise of a WP Synth violation. The violation guidelines state synthesis of a conclusion from primary sources - I made no such violation because I made no conclusion. I simply stated two facts with primary sources to back them up directly. Please reconsider your reversion otherwise I will escalate. Brettlm (talk) 20:56, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Block of Marny63

Hello. I'm a bit confused by your block of Marny63 (talk · contribs). They were undoing vandalism by an IP, and you were reinstating it (e.g. here, where the IP removed the close by DanCherak, Marny63 reinstated it, and then you removed it again). Am I missing something? Cheers, Number 57 16:54, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi, yes, User:DanCherak is an impersonation account. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 16:55, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
Ahhh, ok. What a mess. Cheers, Number 57 16:57, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2023).

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  • Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
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  • The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2023).

Administrator changes

added Novem Linguae
removed

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removed MBisanz

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  • Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.
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Possible block evasion

Hi Paul Erik. I thought I'd bring to your attention that a new IP user, 106.212.111.163 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), made an edit to Cynthia Erivo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) that was similar to others by previous block-evading IP users. Thank you. KyleJoantalk 18:04, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Blocked. Thanks, KyleJoan! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 18:05, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Big thanks

Hi, Paul Erik -- Thank you for nipping that IP user in the bud! Stay well. -- Bringingthewood (talk) 02:13, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Sure! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 02:22, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Question

With the ongoing antics of serial evader KompressO, (their most recent activity just hours ago), would a range-block be of any use here? It's clear that the 97.112.x.x range is often used by them. Cheers - wolf 04:43, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

I had checked that yesterday – it looks like too wide a range for a long-term block. Consider an WP:RBI approach with this user. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 12:05, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for checking. And yep, RBI is the way to go. Cheers - wolf 16:13, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

StupidHyundai-1983929 (talk · contribs)

This is a sock of WP:LTA/AG1204. Please revoke TPA if possible (and revoke TPA for all future socks) because past socks have abused it to troll people. — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 22:50, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Got it. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 22:56, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Possible that you didn't actually block this IP?

I saw you left a message on 159.196.12.40 (talk) on 29 July saying that you blocked them, but as of 5 August they're still disruptively editing on Doki (TV series) here.[6] Thank you. FutureFlowsLoveYou (talk) 12:27, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

I did block that IP for 31 hours. (See block log here.) They've made just the one edit today, but if they start up again, I (or someone else) can block them for a longer period. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 14:11, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Vandalism

Can you or someone watch Marc_Leder? Subject to odd deletions, w/untrue assertions of "no citations." 2603:7000:2101:AA00:9DA9:2B98:1019:EB09 (talk) 06:08, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

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added Novem Linguae

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Michael Fishel

Hi Paul! Do you see anything for Michael Fishel? BOZ (talk) 05:41, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Hi BOZ. No, I checked but can't find anything. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 02:12, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for looking. BOZ (talk) 07:00, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for catching my whoopsie...

...here. I didn't mean to rollback my own reversion; it is way too easy to accidentally rollback on mobile, and this has inspired me to create an associated mobile account without rollback rights so this doesn't happen again. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 02:32, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Aha, good to know. I did think it was odd that you had rolled back your own reversion. Best wishes. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 03:11, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Cleveland’s age when meeting future wife

Why is it not appropriate to point out explicitly that Cleveland is 27 years older than his future wife? Why force the reader to discover Cleveland’s north year and calculate it him/ her self? Is the specific difference not important? Wis2fan (talk)< Wis2fan (talk) 21:13, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

This appears to be related to my revert at the article Frances Cleveland while it was featured on the main page. As I had said, you were adding something to the lead section which did not appear in the article body; see MOS:LEAD. As this is a featured article, it would have had many editors already give careful consideration as to how to present the information. Following WP:FAOWN, it would be advisable to first present your suggested change on the article's talk page. Thanks. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 14:56, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

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Arbitration

  • The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:22, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for following and blocking the IPs involved Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Country music category vandal from Tennessee. You beat me to AIV this morning! ☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 14:45, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for your vigilance too! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 14:46, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

IP spamming user talk pages

Back in August you blocked 171.250.34.133 for 31hr for block evasion, after they had been spamming user talk pages to proxy edit Akane Yamaguchi. They are back as 116.100.212.103 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log). -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested ∆transmissions∆ °co-ords° 15:33, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Blocked. Thanks for letting me know. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 15:47, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

New to Wikipedia - edited Kirsten Gillibrand's article

I edited her article with information about her son's current whereabouts. You reverted my edit, citing Wikipedia's official policy on Linkedin. However, that section on Linkedin, said that it is OK if it's authenticated. I think it's pretty common sense that Theodore Gillibrand himself has published his linkedin page even if you just take a cursory glance at it.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodore-gillibrand-33a767206/ Nsandell123 (talk) 03:07, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) The more important policy here is the the privacy of names. This subject's family member is not independently notable, and unless there is substantial third party coverage about that family member, it is not appropriate to include such detailed content, even if they did publish it themselves elsewhere. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 03:47, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for offering that, Orange Suede Sofa – I agree with you. I'll just add that we don't typically go digging into people's LinkedIn postings for material for a Wikipedia article. If the subject matter is significant enough, there will be a more reliable source that has written about it; see WP:V policy, including the section on self-published sources. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 16:28, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC is open regarding amending the paid-contribution disclosure policy to add the following text: Any administrator soliciting clients for paid Wikipedia-related consulting or advising services not covered by other paid-contribution rules must disclose all clients on their userpage.

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  • Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API. (T272294)

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Bio sources

Hi Paul! I recently worked on Julie Ann Dawson, Steven Belledin, Scott Bennie, Matthew J. Finch, and Ethan Skemp, and was wondering if you saw anything more out there for any of them. I know I had previously asked about Dawson, Belledin, and Skemp, but sometimes new sources come up over time, and better to check than leave it undone. :) Anything you can find on any of these would help! BOZ (talk) 13:42, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi BOZ – good to see that you are working away on the articles.

I think you can access The Wikipedia Library; is that right? Through there, you can access ProQuest, which is the database I have been searching when you stop by to ask me. I've been glad to help, of course. These topics, role-playing game writers, are not ones I am especially interested in, though. Given your strong commitment to the subject area, the encyclopedia might benefit more from your careful searches than mine. :) Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 00:11, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Oh OK! How do I find ProQuest from there? BOZ (talk) 01:29, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
Go to the page The Wikipedia Library. Under "What we do", click on "Database access". Follow the login instructions. In the "My Collections" tab, find ProQuest and click on "Access collection" and you're in! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 01:37, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
OK cool, thanks! :) BOZ (talk) 01:55, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
You're welcome. I hope it leads you down the path of finding many sources for the articles you work on! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 01:57, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

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Hi Paul Could you please leave the Sam Heughan 'talk' page alone. Your edit broke the context, and censored unresolved fan, and edit requests. A chatty tone perhaps, but in a question answer, resolved yes/no format 62.6.135.250 (talk) 19:48, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

"Sam and Chris and Freddie should do Top Gear together." "Boring... Is he on only fans ?" This kind of thing does not belong on a talk page. Please see WP:TPG for what is suitable. What edit requests are you referring to? Someone joking around and saying the page should be renamed to the character he plays on Outlander? Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 21:46, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

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IP editor on Andrew Hyra

Hey there, I'm messaging you because you have done some reverting on this article in the past (as has Loriendrew, pinging them too)

It seems like this continuous IP editing Andrew Hyra is under one LTA as Loriendrew called out, and they're still hanging around. What's odd is that all they're doing is fiddling around with the default sort template. It's not like a problem, but apparently they're an LTA and block evading, so I'm pointing it out just in case. Panini! • 🥪 17:00, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Yes, that's the same editor. Thanks for letting me know. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 18:11, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
For details, please see Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Country music category vandal from Tennessee.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 23:40, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

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I appreciate the note--sorry, didn't realize how much work you'd put into that already. Take care, Drmies (talk) 21:38, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Why delete valid edits?

When blocking people for block evasion, why do you also revert their valid edits:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deaths_in_1989&diff=1176173457&oldid=1176166215

Is there any valid reason this edit should not have stayed? Surely the block is penalty enough ... why penalise others? Braintic (talk) 11:58, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Block length

Just wanted to point out that the block on that LTA was(and still is after your reason change) for 24 hours. – 2804:F14:80C5:3C01:E903:6335:76BA:FBB4 (talk) 04:35, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Now changed to indef. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 04:37, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
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