User talk:PhilKnight/Archive117

Block evasion

Please see Special:Contributions/182.191.134.147 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 10:43, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Block review

Hi Phil, not sure if this is the place to do this, but I believe I've shown change. I was going to edit the response there, but sort of got distracted. Since the block, I've focused on what user @Valereee: suggested and focus on other topics. Since then I've discussed the topics several times before making more bold changes and have alerted the respected users. This ranges from Below the Root (video game) (started discussion about changes to the article, and reached out to other users heavily involved with the article to discuss changes made to it (here, and here here). Similarly with Les Mains d'Orlac (here for discussion) and here for responses: here, and [User_talk:Paleface_Jack#Les_Mains_d'Orlac here] (with this user, we've even collaborated more since as we seemed to hit it off pretty well!). Also since then, I've applied work on other articles bringing Megamania and Dracula (Universal film series) to good article status. While I respect your review, I disagree with your assertation that I haven't learned to communicate with others. As I feel like I've kept a cool head since. Andrzejbanas (talk) 16:34, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Andrzejbanas, I suggest you say that in your next unblock request. PhilKnight (talk) 18:46, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Figured. Thanks. Andrzejbanas (talk) 21:25, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seeking assistance with a case on WP:ANI

Hey there! Could you help have a look on this persistent deletion of content case? It is unbecoming with the repeated pattern of edits by associated IP addresses. Appreciate your assist on this. hundenvonPG (talk) 16:25, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

IP evading a block

Hi @PhilKnight, You recently blocked @79.17.172.126 for one week, now they are edit warring again. And apparently they are evading the block of @95.248.34.201 . 2A02:8388:8C04:1500:6C9C:8259:8ECA:C7D8 (talk) 19:12, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Biharsamajabudhabi

I found your decline of the unblock technically correct, but rather odd in the reply because the appeal clearly states that the user already created another account, basically renaming and unblocking himself.

Not sure what to do about it, if anything. I'm inclined to let it go for now and watch the new account's activities. ~Anachronist (talk) 14:46, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, nevermind. The new username isn't registered. ~Anachronist (talk) 14:48, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

Thanks for helping me!

CuteRoby4 (talk) 17:44, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 21:46, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

85.118.78.134

Can you apply a ban to the above IP address, so they can't spread the vandalism elsewhere? Thanks! I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 20:53, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re rv on World language

Hi, I saw you just reverted uncited changes on this article and you're an admin. I actually just listed the IP range that made the changes here at AIV, if you want to handle it. Thanks. — W.andrea (talk) 21:27, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I found the article from your AIV report. PhilKnight (talk) 21:29, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Back again

Hi Phil, hope all is well. Should we wait to see if Special:Contributions/65.185.53.23 sticks around? He won't let the issue go, lol. Regards, John. Bringingthewood (talk) 01:39, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi John, I'm not convinced he's block worthy just yet, but I'll keep an eye on him. PhilKnight (talk) 01:45, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for that, that's why I asked. I'm guessing some have to dig a little hole before getting pushed into it. I'll watch also, Garrett was always on my watchlist anyway. Enjoy your Sunday! John. Bringingthewood (talk) 01:50, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Harry the house

"Harry the house" is back: 146.199.140.43. Would you mind doing the honours? Thanks, Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 11:52, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

نعيم قاسم

CU suggests Piermark, no surprise perhaps, but no other accounts. Drmies (talk) 15:21, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know. PhilKnight (talk) 15:23, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User Talk:Chase261

You recently blocked this user indefinitely, but it appears that they were able to edit their talk page today (once again). Kiwipete (talk) 04:46, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kiwipete, they are allowed to edit their talk page. They are even allowed to blank the page, if they want. PhilKnight (talk) 07:19, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the IP you just blocked

The IP 88.93.245.100 has posted this nonsense on numerous places at no-WP every now and then for a couple of months. After being blocked for a longer time, the IP turned to en-WP, da-WP and sv-WP with the same garbage. Both here and on Danish the IP was blocked for some days last week. At the Swedish it was blocked for a few hours, before it was blocked globally for a week. The IP has now been blocked for an indefinite time over at no-WP.

Just wanted to inform you. Regards, admin @ no-WP. 1000mm (talk) 17:49, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 17:51, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Same person is back on my User talk (alresdy reverted by another user), with a new IP today: 139.164.154.73 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). 1000mm (talk) 11:57, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mind doing a SNOW closure on an AfD?

This would be Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gaming Benni. It's understandable if you have a policy of always refusing these sorts of requests. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 20:11, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. PhilKnight (talk) 02:21, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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A kitten for you!

That was annoying to witness via my watchlist. Have a wholesome little kitty.

I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 07:04, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 07:05, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2001:999:588:5AB6:10AF:53E4:7F13:F21D

IP is still spewing attacks and nonsense after your block on their talk page. Need to revoke TPA? Liu1126 (talk) 18:59, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Talk page access revoked. PhilKnight (talk) 19:08, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 23 October 2024 (UTC) [reply]

I understand

I understand your confusion with the edit made on 131-239-19-34 and was going to clear it up as im going to with a sub page on my user but ill just clear it up right now. I guess my school must have tracking my search history. And was called down to the tech department and basically asked what i was doing i mean i would be curious what a freshman is doing with 100+ tabs open on an iPad of all things a day. (I took a voluntary wiki break at that point cause yikes) but they asked me if i can report stuff coming out of the school ip to the district admins as the ip I guess covers the whole district (1 high school 2 middle schools and a hand ful of elementary schools) so i will be taking reports (still figuring out how to have devices identified as its all under one ip address so uhm i mean I wholeheartedly understand and know the feeling of reverting something you think is wrong and reverting it straight back 5 seconds later
Cheers,
Cyber •Cyberwolf•talk? 17:57, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 18:10, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your welcome’ •Cyberwolf•talk? 18:24, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template categorization

Hi. Just stumbled onto this edit and thought maybe you were not aware of Wikipedia:Categorization#Template categorization, for future reference. Cheers!:) --DB1729^talk 23:21, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Are you trying to oversight my comment?

Re: [1], I obviously didn't think it was outing (since Ivana told me to post the evidence of canvassing and acknowledged her own Discord account) but if it is, please remove it. Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 00:35, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, I am not trying to oversight your comment. PhilKnight (talk) 00:43, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks for the clarification. Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 00:48, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Someone oversighted my comment [2], may I ask why? Huldra (talk) 20:26, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It was outing someone. PhilKnight (talk) 20:28, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SO if I say that User:Sean.hoyland is named....Sean Hoyland, I am outing him? Huldra (talk) 20:32, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you were to say I was Phillip Knight (footballer) that would be outing. PhilKnight (talk) 20:48, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lol, I never had any suspicion of that! Please don't tell anyone about Huldra, Huldra (talk) 20:57, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Given that Huldra has cleverly cracked my sophisticated encryption scheme, I hereby grant permission to Huldra to out me as Sean Hoyland, but only Huldra, just to make it annoying. I do however retain the right to claim outing if anyone includes the fada accent. Not including that accent is how I've managed to stay undercover for this long, and I probably shouldn't be giving the game away like this. Sean.hoyland (talk) 15:22, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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