User talk:Yamaguchi先生

“

Here, we are polite, thoughtful, smart, geeky people, trying only to do something which is undoubtedly good in the world: write and give away a free encyclopedia. —Jimbo Wales

”

Today's motto...

→ Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

Nominate one today!

Welcome!

Hello Yamaguchi先生, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! --HappyCamper 00:52, 17 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Tyagi wiki page

Sir, one editor Avinash Vats continues to revert my edits and he is citing Raj era sources like BrahmanUtpatti darpan and British Raj sources, they are all unreliable. He is involved in editing war and doing disruptive editing and vandalism on Tyagi page.Marvel200 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 04:52, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Tyagi wikipedia page

Can u please block the user Avinash Vats for doing disruptive editing and vandalism on Tyagi wikipedia page.

Dear Sir before forwarding, please check my message and my edited sources. Avinash Vats (talk) 01:36, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kartavirya Arjuna heheya kingdom

what's the problem your? You made changes without investigation, removed the source information, why did you Kartavirya Arjun Maharaj son of Yadu and Yadu means Yadav, you spread so much hatred, you should be ashamed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2409:4053:2E98:B75E:0:0:5B8B:CF02 (talk) 06:10, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Largest city

Villupuram is the largest city in terms of area and population in the Villupuram district Villupuram gadget (talk) 17:08, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sanctions warning

I see you have protected Abhira tribe recently. I think Yaduvanshi ahir's (talk · contribs) will need a sanctions notification but I've forgotten how to do it! Can you oblige?

This is yet more evidence of my theory that editors of India articles whose usernames contain a caste name, the word "truth" or the word "history" should be blocked on sight! I know it will never happen but I can dream ... - Sitush (talk) 17:22, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sitush, my apologies for the delayed response. I had left a message earlier, and was intending to look up the complete list of DS alert templates as well. They are available here: Template:Ds/alert#Codes Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:05, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

August 2021

August 2021 Please stop deleting the content. The content in the Memons (Kathiawar) wikipedia is well written details of the community that represents the Kathiawari Memons, this is something related to a community. Why you keep removing and just erasing the content that clearly clarifies the about that particular topic.

Salamun44

Hi! You've just blocked Salamun44 for block evasion. Who is the sockmaster here? – Uanfala (talk) 01:03, 19 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'd actually like to know, too. I just blocked ChampeonZekz as a sock of Salamun44 and tagged them both as if Salamun44 is the master, but if there is an earlier account, it'd be useful to sort out the tagging. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:56, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This account was blocked as a WP:DUCK of SajidMir2, please see the comments at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/SajidMir2. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 16:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! --Bbb23 (talk) 16:43, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yamaguchi先生 and Bbb23! Both ChampeonZekz and Salamun44, as well as Semonlee, still need to be properly tagged as suspected sockpuppets of SajidMir2, so they appear in Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of SajidMir2. I don't know how to do this, and I'm not even sure if I can do so as a non-admin (?), so I'm asking you. Thanks!

☿ Apaugasma (talk ☉) 17:35, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Apaugasma, these accounts should now be

Blocked and tagged. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 17:57, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2A02:C7F:1438:A300:0:0:0:0/64

I appreciate your support of taking care of one of the users who’s been vandalizing Pencilmation. However instead of blocking one user try doing this range 2A02:C7F:1438:A300:0:0:0:0/64 for 3 months just so they can stop.

Tiger Shroff

mr yamagutchi i do think you are mistaken because if you search the internet you will see that there is millions of articles and links that keeps talking that tiger shroff actually dubbed a hollywood movie in hindi and he did if u want me to insert an incitation specify which source you want me to use

Highest peak of eastern ghat

Please undo the deletion of other two names of the highest peak of eastern ghat including the most common one. It is not unsourced as it was hyperlinked with the another wikipedia article Aramakonda where height is also mentioned correctly 1680 m. Eastern Ghat does not pass through West Bengal - you may search google and see map even West Bengal is not mentioned in the main part of this article but wrongly written in the summary. So it is clear that the article is contradictory due to wrongly written West Bengal in the summary but not written rightly in the main article Poorva12303 (talk) 18:55, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It is Arma Konda - sorry fo mistake and corrected - highest peak of eastern ghat Poorva12303 (talk) 19:03, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2a02:c7f:1438:a300::/64

I appreciate what you did with the block however you made a mistake by only having the range not edit on Almost Naked Animals and just Almost Naked. As a result the range is still block evading. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2A02:C7F:1438:A300:0:0:0:0/64 One last thing to note, if the range is blocked from editing the pages your blocked it from doing then the user will have to go to other pages and the same problem will still go one.

The Signpost: 29 August 2021

News and notes: Enough time left to vote! IP ban

In the media: Vive la différence!

Wikimedians of the year: Seven Wikimedians of the year

Gallery: Our community in 20 graphs

News from Wiki Education: Changing the face of Wikipedia

Recent research: IP editors, inclusiveness and empathy, cyclones, and world heritage

WikiProject report: WikiProject Days of the Year Interview

Traffic report: Olympics, movies, and Afghanistan

Community view: Making Olympic history on Wikipedia

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:45, 29 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Iraqi Armed Forces

Hello. I am deeply sorry to bother you and to take your time. I have one question. Could you do the same type of article protection to the Iraqi Armed Forces as you did at the Iraqi Army? That page is also under constant abuse of one permanent sock user ShkoDevAct (talk · contribs) and now I suspect that same user use IPs to edit, mostly to put back that sock content (many of that just unsourced, and some just pure vandalism). Nubia86 (talk) 07:37, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Who?

Samwellgam is he evading from? --Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:00, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Deepfriedokra, thank you for contacting me. I believe this block to be in error, and have rescinded. Please see the note left on the user's talk page. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 22:30, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked

Hi @Yamaguchi先生:, Hope you are safe there. I recently to know that you had blocked this IP address for 14 days. I inform you that I have my own Username User:Fade258 in Wikipedia, So I am not that person who done that disrupting edit. At last, I didn't edit through Wifi where I used my personal SIM card data for this message. Hope you understand. Please reply as soon as possible. Fade258 (talk) 05:56, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rudra821

Looks like another sock in waiting? --RegentsPark (comment) 14:15, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

draft:CharacterBuds

I appreciate the deletion of the Space Goof Humans draft. However there is another draft the range made and it is draft:CharacterBuds. This may need deletion too.

Holiest sites in Islam

Hello. You protected this page. In the section about Mecca, please remove the words "da Phishooks" as this is vandalism added by an IP. If you need proof, use Google translate and you will see the Arabic that follows it actually only says Bayt Allah (House of God). If more proof is neede please ask an Arabic user. 2A02:C7C:1018:6E00:DDE1:FB24:F5D7:5903 (talk) 00:33, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pratapaditya

Probably wise to install ECP under ARBIPA. See recent eds. TrangaBellam (talk) 17:59, 9 September 2021 (UTC) @Yamaguchi先生:I do not belong to either the caste or creed identity of Pratpaditya, It is very deliberate of TrangaBellam as she effectively reduced a page to an informed one which selectively quotes an author who is not an expert on Pratpaditya and there are many writters who have written about the multiple wars he fought. If neutrality and fairness is not on display by the senior users, then the incentive to be truthful decreases . I sincerely request you to return the page to a semi protected page as I am willing to give proper citations without deliberations or exagerrations.[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Talk:Potential London NFL franchise on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 15:31, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Changed a /32 partial block to sitewide

2409:4064:0:0:0:0:0:0/32 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial))

Hello Yamaguchi. Per this sequence of events and a complaint at WP:AIV I found that that your partial block was not holding back the tide, so I extended it to sitewide, with the same expiry on December 8. If you think this is excessive, please adjust as you prefer. Also leaving a ping for the original blocker, User:NinjaRobotPirate. If you view the range contributions and search for the word 'current' you'll probably see that fewer than 20% of that range's edits are still top-of-trunk. Which suggests there is little collateral. (Regular editors have undone most of their changes). Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 15:43, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It looks good to me, thank you Ed for the notification. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 21:21, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

66.85.41.179

66.85.41.179 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)

Hi, could you block this school IP for vandalism please? Thanks. 2601:1C0:4401:24A0:FD9D:1C01:35AF:97A7 (talk) 20:29, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sir Your knowledge About Katras is totally negative, incomplete and does not provide the actual pictures about that place

Believe the suggestions given by me I can provide proper references about what I had written in that page u have completely removed the culture section, tourist spot and center of attraction schools that really exists in the vicinity of the place. You can also take reference of the Google map which shows the periphery of the place . Guddumasjidpatti (talk) 07:36, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sir the article edit done by you portrays a negative image of Katras

Visit the place or search the proper documents . How can you remove schools present in katras form its Wikipedia page. Its cultural heritage sites touristic attractions. Guddumasjidpatti (talk) 07:40, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jharia coalfields is largest coalfields in India

Katras is situated beside Jharia coalfields , now how can u write that the economy of Katras depends on agentship not on mining industry. Despite of presence of bccl in katras which is a miniratna mining company. Your article is biased to potray a complete negative image of katras Guddumasjidpatti (talk) 07:47, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 26 September 2021

News and notes: New CEO, new board members, China bans

In the media: The future of Wikipedia

Opinion: Wikimedians of Mainland China were warned

Op-Ed: I've been desysopped

Disinformation report: Paid promotional paragraphs in German parliamentary pages

Discussion report: Editors discuss Wikipedia's vetting process for administrators

Recent research: Wikipedia images for machine learning; Experiment justifies Wikipedia's high search rankings

Community view: Is writing Wikipedia like making a quilt?

Traffic report: Kanye, Emma Raducanu and 9/11

News from Diff: Welcome to the first grantees of the Knowledge Equity Fund

WikiProject report: The Random and the Beautiful

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:00, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Link removed

Hi @Yamaguchi . I have pasted a link from a food blogging website “petukshomogrow.online” that talks about the best restaurants in Kolkata,India that serves authentic bengali cuisine. I believe its a very logical external link to the page that talks about bengali cuisine. Please do let me know if you think otherwise. Chiranjit 01 (talk) 17:04, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bukayo Saka 2 year lock

Hi how are you doing today ?. I update Saka's games and goals after Arsenal and England games. Does it need to be locked for two years just because some idiot made some stupid edits can you not just block his IP instead ?. Usually these locks only last for a few days or a month etc. Can you review this time please ?. kind Regards 92.251.183.75 (talk) 13:28, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello 92.251.183.75, thank you for contacting me. This WP:BLP article has been the object of persistent vandalism, and protected 5 times within the year. This was not the disruption of a single IP address. If you wish to suggest an edit please do so on the respective article talk page, or log in with your existing Wikipedia account. Thank you, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 16:35, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously i don't have an account or I would not be asking you to reduce the length of the lock would I ?. 92.251.183.75 (talk) 16:42, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You could always make an account. ― Blaze The Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 18:11, 7 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bukayo Saka

Hi can you add his stats after every game please ?. tonights were not added/ Regards 178.167.193.67 (talk) 22:34, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Breast tax

Why are you reverting? There is no conclusion in talk discussion.

George Mandel edits: I appreciate your care. I am Mandel's daughter and attest to the truth of my edits. Please honor them, thank you.

George Mandel edits: I appreciate your care. I am Mandel's daughter and attest to the truth of my edits. Please honor them, thank you, and attend to the typos ("has" rather than "was" etc. Mandel's daughter (talk) 21:13, 7 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

On the Internet you are anyone or anything you want to be. We cannot take you at your word that you are who you say you are. Go thru the Volunteer Response Team via email; they're better equipped to handle requests of this nature. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Jéské Couriano} 21:23, 7 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sanjeev Sanyal

The article is attracting a horde of dormant but semi-confirmed accounts. Might be in need of an ECP under ARBIPA. TrangaBellam (talk) 16:44, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Twitter never disappoints. TrangaBellam (talk) 16:45, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Yamaguchi, we may have edit conflicted. I put on some EC protection. You can undo that if you prefer. The article has already been at WP:AN3 and is still on the board, due to 'Best-selling writer and polymath'. EdJohnston (talk) 18:29, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you EdJohnston, in that case will defer to your preferred protection level. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:30, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Copy right

Copy right and base less article Samarpan Korengee Lama (talk) 01:16, 9 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Changing of Population

I did change the population of some cities like Abbottabad and Haripur which was incorrect there in the list, There is Khalabat mentioned in the list but its the part of Haripur 3 to 4 km away which should fall under that city, Same is the case with Abbottabad. Look at the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics urban population, So i changed according to that census. RsM8195 (talk) 15:31, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Like a 1995" LTA

2603:7000:A300:D4D1:0:0:0:0/64 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · block user · block log)

Hey, mind lengthening (and widening to /64) your block of 2603:7000:A300:D4D1:F4ED:BF3A:B092:1F47? This LTA has been a problem for years (uh, no pun intended) and this seems to be their current range. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 00:53, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Suffusion of Yellow, thank you for contacting me on this issue. It looks like the prior /64 range block had recently expired. It has since been reinstated. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 17:11, 14 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Yamaguchi. For reference, the original thread about this was at Wikipedia:Edit filter/Requested/Archive 13#Like a 1995. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 22:49, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Move my draft

Hello, i have created a draft named Draft:Shweta Rohira. And when I was trying to move it to the main space it shows Required Administrator Access. And I saw there you had protect the article in 2016. So can you please read my created draft and move it to the article space or please remove the protection so that I can move the draft into main space. Thanks Sgloves (talk) 10:36, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Sgloves, thank you for contacting me. Per the advisement at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Decrease on this same ask, this request has been declined due to a history of COI editing. Please follow the WP:AFC process for consideration. You may add {{subst:submit}} to the top of the draft article to submit it for review. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:36, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 31 October 2021

From the editor: Different stories, same place

News and notes: The sockpuppet who ran for adminship and almost succeeded

In the media: China bans, and is there intelligent life on this planet?

Opinion: A photo on Wikipedia can ruin your life

Discussion report: Editors brainstorm and propose changes to the Requests for adminship process

Recent research: Welcome messages fail to improve newbie retention

Community view: Reflections on the Chinese Wikipedia

Traffic report: James Bond and the Giant Squid Game

Technology report: Wikimedia Toolhub, winners of the Coolest Tool Award, and more

Serendipity: How Wikipedia helped create a Serbian stamp

Book review: Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality

WikiProject report: Redirection

Humour: A very Wiki crossword

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

November 2021

Why did you redirect Ahir Majra? Kim Yungsang (talk) 20:40, 3 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Gavin Bazunu

Grateful if you can restore to an earlier version that included playing in the Europe League and saving Ronaldo' penalty. Both are notable and have been consistently vandalised. Thanks  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.7.168.60 (talk) 15:21, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Wishing Yamaguchi先生 a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Best wishes! CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 14:49, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Talk:SpaceX Starship on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 18:31, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2021 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 6 December 2021. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2021 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:04, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mira Road, Western Suburbs Mumbai and Naigaon

There is a user named Keenan Fernandes, who is constantly vandalising the information with false claims and adding a town which isn’t a part of the suburbs, removing the name of the island where the western Suburbs is located, please protect the page or have a watch on it. Sawantmumbaikar (talk) 08:45, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 29 November 2021

In the media: Denial: climate change, mass killings and pornography

WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2021

Deletion report: What we lost, what we gained

From a Wikipedia reader: What's Matt Amodio?

Arbitration report: ArbCom in 2021

Discussion report: On the brink of change – RFA reforms appear imminent

Technology report: What does it take to upload a file?

WikiProject report: Interview with contributors to WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers

Serendipity: "Did You Know ..." featured a photo of the wrong female WWII pilot

News from Diff: Content translation tool helps create one million Wikipedia articles

Traffic report: Reporting ticket sales on the edge of the Wiki, if Eternals should fail

Recent research: Vandalizing Wikipedia as rational behavior

Humour: A very new very Wiki crossword

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:48, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

About edit war

Dear Yamaguchi先生, I'm sure you've noticed that editing wars often occur in areas where you and I share a common interest. This area has not had any information added to it due to an editing war, and even important pages remain stubbed out. My suggestion is to remove the extended confirmed users rights of those who are in an edit war, and to do extended confirmed protection for pages that are in the edit war. Best regards, --Freetrashbox (talk) 21:32, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Freetrashbox, thank you for this suggestion! I will take this into consideration when protecting articles due to ongoing edit disputes. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 21:58, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

As I see it, for articles belonging to a certain field on English Wikipedia, it is ultimately advantageous to use the latest version as his(her) preferred description. This is because the longer he keep the latest version of the article edited to his liking, the more likely it is that his preferred description will remain when the article is protected. Especially when the opponent is a non-confirmed user, the confirmed user will win if the article will be semi-protected. This is like promoting an editing war. In my opinion, it is effective to mechanically revert an article once and then protect it, instead of protecting it in the version where the editing battle occurred. And to show that the administrator does not endorse the reverted version, the summary should say that it was mechanically reverted due to an editing war. Then editors will try to refrain from hasty revert, hoping that the article will be fixed in their preferred edition. Of course, that alone won't solve the problem, but I think it's important to create a system that puts him at a disadvantage if he joins an editing war.--Freetrashbox (talk) 00:12, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled

A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:07, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Draft:Kunnamkulam Diocese

Hello, Yamaguchi先生,

I'm not sure why you deleted this draft as a G13, it will not be eligible for CSD G13 deletion until April 2022. It wasn't tagged for deletion so I'm not sure how it caught your eye. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:41, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Billy Mitchell case against twin galaxies dismissed in flordia

His old website https://perfectpacman.com/ is now a showcase of evidence proving he's a cheat.

The video I linked to seems well researched. Mirddes (talk) 16:22, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is confusing...

I am alibino and my last sock "Lopbunny69" has been confirmed a sock of jungkook. Please change this to almichaels1727 even though that is also not me. Also can I have a second chance? Glaceon47 (talk) 19:06, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To clear doubt

Hi sir You were removed the data ("Existence of an isolated system: According to definition of isolated system there is no scope of any isolated system, because from isolated system no mass as well as energy can interchange. If we suppose the space is an isolated system, there we will not right, because we get sunlight coming from space that is a form of energy which is contradicting the definition of isolated system.") from the article isolated system. I think that is wrong in your opinion, so I'm confused, that what was wrong. Gandolph Ross (talk) 09:10, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sir you didn't reply? Gandolph Ross (talk) 12:27, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Iamakashnathsarkar

Hi Yamaguchi先生
On 27 September you indeffed User:Iamakashnathsarkar as a sockpuppet, who had been in a long-term edit-war that Ukrah should be Nagarukhra. He has now re-appeared at Wikimedia Commons, and has changed their Category:Ukrah to Category:Nagarukhra, as seen here
I don't fully understand Commons, so wonder if you could revert that and, if you feel it appropriate, ask for a Global lock ? Thanks - Arjayay (talk) 16:05, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Arjayay, I have relayed this information to a Commons CU administrator. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 20:46, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - Arjayay (talk) 09:40, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sengottai railway station palani railway station Tiruchendur, ambasamudram and kizha kadaiyam railway station

The entire time table table has been uploaded on the IRCTC website and their removal is reprehensible. I want to add this again. Esakki kannam (talk) 00:15, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Esakki kannam - please read WP:NOTTIMETABLE which explains that we do NOT include time-tables and the reasons for this. Your additions were, therefore, incorrect, and the removals were correct. - Arjayay (talk) 09:44, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2603:7000:873F:1FC8:E444:E53F:64A3:B339

Can you add Nativity of Jesus to 2603:7000:873F:1FC8:E444:E53F:64A3:B339's Partial Block? , this ip already Vandalized Nativity of Jesus 8 times already. There is already an Report on the ip at Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism notice board. Chip3004 (talk) 00:02, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 28 December 2021

From the editor: Here is the news

News and notes: Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements

Serendipity: Born three months before her brother?

In the media: The past is not even past

Recent research: STEM articles judged unsuitable for undergraduates below the first paragraph

Arbitration report: A new crew for '22

By the numbers: Four billion words and a few numbers

Deletion report: We laughed, we cried, we closed as "no consensus"

Gallery: Wikicommons presents: 2021

Traffic report: Spider-Man, football and the departed

Crossword: Another Wiki crossword for one and all

Humour: Buying Wikipedia

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:09, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How we will see unregistered users

Hi!

You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki.

When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed.

Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin will still be able to access the IP. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on better tools to help.

If you have not seen it before, you can read more on Meta. If you want to make sure you don’t miss technical changes on the Wikimedia wikis, you can subscribe to the weekly technical newsletter.

We have two suggested ways this identity could work. We would appreciate your feedback on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can let us know on the talk page. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.

Thank you. /Johan (WMF)

18:13, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

¡Una barnstar para ti!

	El Barnstar original
	Thank you for all the work you put into this everyday, you are a great person and a role model to all of us! :D Niccola321 (talk) 23:19, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

¡Una barnstar para ti!

	El barnstar anti-vandalismo
	Thank you for removing vandalism on the White Colombians page, it means a lot, thank you for all the work and effort you put into this! (: Niccola321 (talk) 01:01, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

122.161.0.0/16

Going by the block log and CU log, there are a lot of socks on Special:Contributions/122.161.0.0/16. That said, it seems unlikely to me that you'd need to block the entire /16. From what I can tell, people tend to stay within a /20 or /21. There are some logged-in accounts that have made 150+ edits over the course of a month, all within the same /20. If you blocked individual /20s, that would probably be better. You should also consider changing the block reason to {{rangeblock}} so that people get more relevant information about appealing range blocks. Newer users in particular tend to be very confused by range blocks. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 18:58, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you NinjaRobotPirate. Will continue to monitor and evaluate the traffic originating from this subnet. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 20:57, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism of Jilib wikipedia page

Hello there, thank you for your outstanding contribution, kindly view the terrorism related vandalism on the Jilib wikipedia page, if possible ban/restrict the account https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:47:4380:83E0:3438:E4EB:5895:4B1.

From making similar edits 105.163.62.215 (talk) 20:10, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Disruptive editor edit-warting

User:Ghilji.Khan has been removing sourced info. Seems that he doesn't like I added the part that Lodi dynasty of Multan were misidentified as Afghans when their ancestors were Arabs. He's been warned multiple times, reverted multiple times. Refuses to do anytging besides edit-war. I'm messaging you in case he does it again. A temporary ban may be necessary. Saynotodrugs12 (talk) 13:19, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Lead section on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 04:30, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Talk:France on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 09:31, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

yakisoba pan

hi Yamaguchi-sensei, yakisoba pan is extremely common in high school canteens in Japan. it even has an English language link attesting to this fact. -183.100.94.111 (talk) 11:33, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

OneTimespace

We all are One. We all are in A Same Timespace. We both are One and words make love to One-AnOther. 2409:4064:8F:A304:0:0:1F0E:30B0 (talk) 01:41, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 30 January 2022

Special report: WikiEd course leads to Twitter harassment

News and notes: Feedback for Board of Trustees election

Interview: CEO Maryana Iskander "four weeks in"

Black History Month: What are you doing for Black History Month?

Deletion report: Ringing in the new year: Subject notability guideline under discussion

WikiProject report: The Forgotten Featured

Arbitration report: New arbitrators look at new case and antediluvian sanctions

Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2021

Gallery: No Spanish municipality without a photograph

Obituary: Twofingered Typist

Op-Ed: Identifying and rooting out climate change denial

Essay: The prime directive

Opinion: Should the Wikimedia Foundation continue to accept cryptocurrency donations?

In the media: Fuzzy-headed government editing

Recent research: Articles with higher quality ratings have fewer "knowledge gaps"

Serendipity: Pooh entered the Public Domain – but Tigger has to wait two more years

Crossword: Cross swords with a crossword

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:22, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock my account

You've disabled my account (@Abhinav Walker) from editing. But I hadn't use any word that violets Wikipedia. I'm just updating my City information. Hope you will understand Abhinav Walker (talk) 08:42, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, they haven't. In fact, your block log is clean. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Jéské Couriano} 21:20, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Range block

Hi this IP user that you blocked is continuing his disruption. Special:Contributions/2409:4064:2D1E:D1CA:8B17:9472:721F:79EB Venkat TL (talk) 19:24, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yungeen Ace

Hello, {u|Yamaguchi先生}? If you have some spare time can you please make some research and tell me if a page about the Florida rapper, Yungeen Ace, can be created. Thank you so much. Ikemefuna Umeadi (talk) 15:08, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Talk:Foreign Secretary on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 00:30, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Words to watch on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 20:30, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 27 February 2022

From the team: Selection of a new Signpost Editor-in-Chief

News and notes: Impacts of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Opinion: Why student editors are good for Wikipedia

Special report: A presidential candidate's team takes on Wikipedia

In the media: Wiki-drama in the UK House of Commons

Serendipity: War photographers: from Crimea (1850s) to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)

Technology report: Community Wishlist Survey results

WikiProject report: 10 years of tea

Featured content: Featured Content returns

Deletion report: The 10 most SHOCKING deletion discussions of February

Recent research: How editors and readers may be emotionally affected by disasters and terrorist attacks

Arbitration report: Parties remonstrate, arbs contemplate, skeptics coordinate

By the numbers: Does birthplace affect the frequency of Wikipedia biography articles?

Gallery: The vintage exhibit

Traffic report: Euphoria, Pamela Anderson, lies and Netflix

News from Diff: The Wikimania 2022 Core Organizing Team

Crossword: A Crossword, featuring Featured Articles

Humour: Notability of mailboxes

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:22, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

IP LTA editing disruptively at user talk pages

@Yamaguchi先生: It looks like some edits from long term abuser and spammer 2409:4064:0:0:0:0:0:0/32 have slipped through the rangeblock you placed back on 15 February. The newest edits are to user talk pages and contain the same spammy material. They also contain bad unblock requests, which have all been declined. Could you revoke talk page access? Thank you. 2601:647:5800:1A1F:1D99:1D92:284A:9F7D (talk) 04:45, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Talk:IPod Touch on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 13:30, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Khatumo State

As an administrator can you please change the picture which appears on Google when you search Khatumo State on Google back to the the flag of Khatumo State it the picture thumbnail linked to the Wikipedia article. It was previously the flag of Khatumo State and has now been changed for malicious reasons. Cayn Historian (talk) 20:44, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) Cayn Historian, Wikipedia has no control over the pictures that search engines choose to display. The first image in the infobox on the article is the flag, and there have been no recent changes to images in the article. You should provide feedback to Google. Schazjmd (talk) 20:49, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New message at Talk:Malanggad

Hi, you have a new message at Talk:Malanggad, hope you will respond it as soon as possible. Thank you. 37.111.217.241 (talk) 09:24, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Extended User Page Protection Request

Hello User:Yamaguchi先生

There has been persistent vandalism on the Gadabuursi page ever since the protection templates were removed. Since the protection templates were removed on the 18th February 2022 there has been roughly 7 vandal edits as you can see on the history tab here ([[1]]). I'm requesting for the page protection to be restored so the integrity of the page can be maintained.

Best regards

Wadamarow (talk) 21:10, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 27 March 2022

From the Signpost team: How The Signpost is documenting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

News and notes: Of safety and anonymity

Eyewitness Wikimedian, Kharkiv, Ukraine: Countering Russian aggression with a camera

Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary

Eyewitness Wikimedian, Western Ukraine: Working with Wikipedia helps

Disinformation report: The oligarchs' socks

In the media: Ukraine, Russia, and even some other stuff

Recent research: Top scholarly citers, lack of open access references, predicting editor departures

Wikimedian perspective: My heroes from Russia, Ukraine & beyond

Discussion report: Athletes are less notable now

Technology report: 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon

Arbitration report: Skeptics given heavenly judgement, whirlwind of Discord drama begins to spin for tropical cyclone editors

Traffic report: War, what is it good for?

Deletion report: Ukraine, werewolves, Ukraine, YouTube pundits, and Ukraine

Gallery: "All we are saying is, give peace a chance..."

From the archives: Burn, baby burn

Essay: Yes, the sky is blue

Tips and tricks: Become a keyboard ninja

On the bright side: The bright side of news

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:53, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tyagi

Dear Sir , I provided my all the sources in the below page. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyagi Excluding I have added non british raaj sources but the other editors without reading the sources just for the sake of propoganda and their ideological they continuingly doing disrupts edits and started and edit war in the older edits of this pages they were clearly mentioned as Brahmins but from the last year this page was edited and said they are not. Below was the edit done by Sitush.In which clealry mentioned them as Brahmins just for the sake of propoganda this page was edited last year. Please check this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tyagi&oldid=844542276 Avinash Vats (talk) 01:35, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Indefinitely suspended user(s) returning to make unferenced and propagandist edits.

Hello Yamaguchi. Hope yourself and your near and dear are doing well.

I edit as NYCLover2016, but am unable to log in as I am restricted to my smartphone as of now, and have reached out to you before. In the last few months two users you banned namely Kambliyil/Boschanot are back to doing what they were for which they were suspended as ips. They are relentlessly active on pages pertaining to the state of Kerala in South India. Eg Kannur and Kannur district. There are many others you will find. The ip is 150.129.101.74.

I am sorry I am not logged in. Since you had suspended them both for this very reason I request you. These edits are propagandist and done with malicious intention. All that is secondary though. Primarily its a fact that what they are putting in is wrong info.117.194.105.65 (talk) 13:50, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New administrator activity requirement

The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:53, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 18:30, 16 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 24 April 2022

News and notes: Double trouble

In the media: The battlegrounds outside and inside Wikipedia

Special report: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war

Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (Part 2)

Technology report: 8-year-old attribution issues in Media Viewer

Featured content: Wikipedia's best content from March

In focus: Editing difficulties on Russian Wikipedia

Gallery: A voyage around the world with WLM winners

Interview: On a war and a map

Serendipity: Wikipedia loves photographs, but hates photographers

Traffic report: Justice Jackson, the Smiths, and an invasion

Recent research: Student edits as "civic engagement"; how Wikipedia readers interact with images

News from the WMF: How Smart is the SMART Copyright Act?

Essay: The problem with elegant variation

Humour: Really huge message boxes

From the archives: Wales resigned WMF board chair in 2006 reorganization

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:44, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sock account indefinitely blocked, but still active on wiki platforms

Hello, I wanted to enquire that if an account is found as a Sockpuppet account after SPI, than that account is blocked just on the platform where the SPI was conducted or across wiki platforms? I came across a sock puppet account which is indefinitely blocked User_talk:Hind_ji and its request to unblock is rejected multiple times, but this account is still active and editing in similar disruptive manner in Hindi Wikipedia. I have checked the Wikipedia:Blocking_policy, but it is not clear that this block is applicable across wiki platforms or just on English Wikipedia. Can you please help to confirm how this indefinite block is implemented on wikipedia platforms? Thanks. History quester (talk) 07:47, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) I'm not an admin, but my understanding is that for small-scale sockpuppetry, blocks are limited to the specific project where it was done. See mw:Sock puppetry which says Generally the issue of sockpuppetry is a local issue to be managed by each community. It also says that if an account is disruptive in multiple projects, a global lock at meta can be requested. Hemantha (talk) 04:56, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello History quester, thank you for contacting me, and thank you Hemantha as well for your reply while I was offline this past week. Disclaimer that I am not familiar with the Hindi language Wikipedia, you may want to try reaching out to what appears to be their Administrator Noticeboard at hi:विकिपीडिया:प्रबन्धक_सूचनापट as a starting point. If you are seeing this disruption across multiple projects, you may also want to pursue a global lock as Hemantha has suggested. I hope that this helps. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 19:15, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the confirmation, I will check on Hindi Wikipedia Administrator Noticeboard. History quester (talk) 12:40, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. History quester (talk) 12:40, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My IP Address has been blocked from editing, please help.

I have not done any editing for a few months. Why am I blocked? Never have I done any vandalism or disruptive editing. Is there any one else impersonating my IP Address? Please respond. Nikhil (talk) 11:03, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 29 May 2022

From the team: A changing of the guard

News and notes: 2022 Wikimedia Board elections

Community view: Have your say in the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board elections

Opinion: The Wikimedia Endowment – a lack of transparency

In the media: Putin, Jimbo, Musk and more

Special report: Three stories of Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war

In focus: Measuring gender diversity in Wikipedia articles

Discussion report: Portals, April Fools, admin activity requirements and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject COVID-19 revisited

Technology report: A new video player for Wikimedia wikis

Featured content: Featured content of April

Interview: Wikipedia's pride

Serendipity: Those thieving image farms

Recent research: 35 million Twitter links analysed

Tips and tricks: The reference desks of Wikipedia

Traffic report: Strange highs and strange lows

News from Diff: Winners of the Human rights and Environment special nomination by Wiki Loves Earth announced

News from the WMF: The EU Digital Services Act: What’s the Deal with the Deal?

Video: How the entire country of Qatar was blocked from editing

Gallery: Diving under the sea for World Oceans Day

From the archives: The Onion and Wikipedia

Essay: How not to write a Wikipedia article

Humour: A new crossword

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:48, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My Post was edited

Hi Yamaguchi,

You edited my post on the Vadodara page. They are the pride of Vadodara so I had incorporated them as past of Vadodara. Let me know what I must follow to contribute better to Wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Top100indian (talk • contribs) 15:14, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 26 June 2022

News and notes: WMF inks new rules on government-ordered takedowns, blasts Russian feds' censor demands, spends big bucks

In the media: Editor given three-year sentence, big RfA makes news, Guy Standing takes it sitting down

Special report: "Wikipedia's independence" or "Wikimedia's pile of dosh"?

Discussion report: MoS rules on CCP name mulled, XRV axe plea nulled, BLPPROD drafting bid pulled

Opinion: Picture of the Day – how Adam plans to ru(i)n it

Featured content: Articles on Scots' clash, Yank's tux, Austrian's action flick deemed brilliant prose

Essay: RfA trend line haruspicy: fact or fancy?

Recent research: Wikipedia versus academia (again), tables' "immortality" probed

Serendipity: Was she really a Swiss lesbian automobile racer?

News from the WMF: Wikimedia Enterprise signs first deals

Traffic report: Top view counts for shows, movies, and celeb lawsuit that keeps on giving

Gallery: Celebration of summer, winter

Humour: Shortcuts, screwballers, Simon & Garfunkel

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:33, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

POV editing by user(s)

Hi, it is regarding POV editors (this user particularly) in this article, as well as similar changes, mostly removal of long standing sourced content without any consensus and possible addition of SYNTH here. I believe some sock/meat puppetry is going on as well. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 16:00, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Fylindfotberserk, I've left a discretionary sanctions notification for that user and will continue to watch these articles. The Kamboj page does have its share of disruptive editing, misinformation, circular sources, et cetera. I am also pinging @Sitush:, in the event they would like to review these articles for accuracy as well, as they have a much keener eye than I do. My hope is that the current page protection will reduce some of these issues, and if you see any clear evidence of socking please let me know and/or share an WP:SPI report. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:37, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

July 2022

Hi, I request please not to simply blame that my edit is not constructive. I just added a source for Sananth being a part of Mahaan (2022 film) film in the page Sananth. I don’t understand why whenever I add some soure or some information they are reverting it and mentioning that they are non constructive. I have come to contribute to Wikipedia not for vandalizing. Please don’t unnecessarily block me from editing. Otherwise my whole contributions will be gone. If I made a mistake I feel it’s better to correct. I know there are bad editors who vandalize Wikipedia but then there are also some good editors some of them may be innocent also who wants to contribute towards Wikipedia. 109.177.10.208 (talk) 18:16, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello 109.177.10.208, thank you for contacting me. With respect to this edit, it was reverted because it does not appear to corroborate the preceding claims. Those claims include: this film was a third collaboration with Karthik Subbaraj, that the role is "important", and that it was released on Amazon Prime to "generally positive reviews". The Twitter link provided appears to confirm none of this and was thus removed. Is there a better source available, one that is reliable/independent and confirms any of these claims? If not, this paragraph should be pruned to only that which is verifiable. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:27, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Don’t worry I have added a source from Times of India which is mentioned about the film’s review and also the cast members and their characters. 109.177.10.208 (talk) 18:33, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Talk:Indian rupee on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 13:31, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Template talk:GBP on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 14:31, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

103.135.38.150/23

You blocked the one I reported but that whole range is also a proxy being used by an lta. PRAXIDICAE🌈 18:09, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Praxidicae, the range block is now set. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:02, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Detroit Gaudreau

Why is this page protected from edit when it contains clearly false information? 68.146.132.206 (talk) 18:44, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Short description, Climate of Karachi

I added the "none" SD because the article title is sufficient to describe its contents. See WP:SDNONE: ...some article titles are sufficiently detailed that an additional short description would not be helpful. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:01, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

First time I've seen the template utilized that way. Please disregard, and thank you for clarification. Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 17:03, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not the first time I've had to explain it. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:05, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Move protections

I think you left the admin move-protection by default because you are move-protecting the pages you semi-protect. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 18:35, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If adding content along with proper citation and fixing minor typos appear disruptive to you, then only you can help yourself.

You blocked me on this day. Riteshmmec (talk) 14:57, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For Block My Ip Address

Why are you Block My Ip address? What was wrong in my wikipedia of kali purusha edits tell me in details 2409:4052:2E18:906A:0:0:A148:A12 (talk) 12:46, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 1 August 2022

From the editors: Rise of the machines, or something

News and notes: Information considered harmful

In the media: Censorship, medieval hoaxes, "pathetic supervillains", FB-WMF AI TL bid, dirty duchess deeds done dirt cheap

Op-Ed: The "recession" affair

Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (part 3)

Election guide: The chosen six: 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

Community view: Youth culture and notability

Opinion: Criminals among us

Arbitration report: Winds of change blow for cyclone editors, deletion dustup draws toward denouement

Deletion report: This is Gonzo Country

Discussion report: Notability for train stations, notices for mobile editors, noticeboards for the rest of us

Traffic report: US TV, JP ex-PM, outer space, and politics of IN, US, UK top charts for July

Featured content: A little list with surprisingly few lists

Tips and tricks: Cleaning up awful citations with Citation bot

In focus: Wikidata insights from a handy little tool

On the bright side: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war — three (more) stories

Essay: How to research an image

Recent research: A century of rulemaking on Wikipedia analyzed

Serendipity: Don't cite Wikipedia

Gallery: A backstage pass

From the archives: 2012 Russian Wikipedia shutdown as it happened

Humour: Why did the chicken cross the road?

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:40, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Chittagonian Language

Hello, I see you have applied admin protection on Chittagonian language, but the last disruptive edit is still live. Please revert the latest edit to maintain a WP:STATUSQUO. Regards. — Meghmollar2017 (U T C) — 11:27, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Meghmollar2017, thank you for your note. This was a full protection due to an editing dispute. Please do not mistake this protection as an endorsement of the version presented. You are welcome and encouraged to continue this conversation on the respective article talk page. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:27, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ash'ari

Dear Yamaguchi先生, I hope you are fine. I am finding it difficult to manage the edits on the Ash'ari page by User:Ahsanimtiaz53. He repeatedly deletes a paragraph that he dislikes, even though it is referenced, and becomes abusive when I restore it. He says the paragraph is "untrue". Please see the nasty dialogue on my talk page User_talk:GorgeCustersSabre#You_are_a_Dajjal. He calls me a liar, a donkey, and an antichrist ("dajjal"). On his own talk page User talk:Ahsanimtiaz53 I have politely explained that Wikipedia works on ”verifiability, not truth” as a guiding principle, and I have posted links to policies on verifiability and the need to maintain a neutral tone. I don't want to get into an edit war with him or her. I don't want to break the three-revert rule. Can you please take a look. Thanks so much. George Custer's Sabre (talk) 11:38, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You can complain and cry to anyone as much as you want. It won’t change my stance. Ahsanimtiaz53 (talk) 17:56, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Aditi Deshmukh

Hey Admin!

I recently contributed to Aditi Deshmukh's page, but it seems like you were not satisfied with my edits. Please guide me. The birth date is visible on https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/tv-actress/aditi-pratap and https://www.celebrityborn.com/biography/aditi-pratap/11127. For the rest, similar references were published. They come from regional publications with editorial insights. Please check.Livingtrees (talk) 15:03, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Livingtrees, thank you for your question. With respect to NetTV4U, it does not validate the birth year of 1976. It is also unclear who at NetTV4U published this biography, or where they sourced their details. The other website, celebrityborn.com, similarly does not cite any birth year. It appears to be a run-of-the-mill celebrity wiki website, and not something to be used as a WP:BLP source for Wikipedia articles. When adding new references, please take care to introduce those which are reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy.

May I ask, where did you obtain 1976 as the year of birth for this individual? It does not appear on the websites mentioned above. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 17:50, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Yamaguchi先生, there are regional and local language sources available that states the birth year. Will they work? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Livingtrees (talk • contribs) 10:32, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is not possible to answer this question without knowing which references you are referring to. Would you please share these sources to the respective article talk page for consideration? Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:40, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rangeblock question

Hi, Yamaguchi. The big range 2409:4072::/32 has been partially blocked by you and others for two years.[2] I've just blocked a /64 in it, 2409:4072:6C13:F9AB::/64, sitewide for 48 hours. I'm aware that with an actual account a short sitewide block will undo a long partial,[3] but surely not a rangeblock where the ranges are of different size? Or? Did I screw up? Bishonen | tålk 08:39, 6 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Hello Bishonen, this is something that I have actually been wondering myself! I am so sorry, I don't know what happens when there are two overlapping rangeblocks with different block terms. I would expect that after the shorter block expires, the terms of the active longer block will resume, but not sure when what happens when say a sitewide block and partial block are simultaneously active during the overlap period. If you find the answer, would you please let me know as well? Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:35, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the Rukidi III article

That article which you have removed was edited after making my findings, the king had 5 wives and 27 children of these children are the ones who were born to Omugo Evelyn Kahinju who gave birth to the king's first son Prince Stephen Edgar Karamagi. Omugo Evelyn Kahinju who is referred to as Omugo wa harukoto had the following children with the king; Prince Stephen Edgar Karamagi, p Prince Basil Mirembe, Princess Getrude Kabege, Prince Gerald Philip Manyindo and Prince Apollo Lyod Mugema. Now the wikipedia article on which I have information which you should have investigated before deleting has information lacking on all his offspring Ug culture (talk) 10:19, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the Juliana Kanyomozi article

The first thing you see on the profile is her parents are Prince Gerald Philip Manyindo and her mother is Catherine Manyindo

In regards to her grand father, she is fathered by the Rukidi III's son Prince Gerald Manyindo Ug culture (talk) 10:37, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding your removed citation for Eagle Colorado Airport aka Vail Colorado airport

Hi there, I just received a message that you have removed my citation for Eagle County airport (EGE); for what purpose? I am a long time Vail resident, we refer to Eagle airport as "Vail Colorado Airport", "Vail Regional Airport: etc. the Wikipedia entry did not list these facts. I cited an informative article that details this information. There is no commercial intent behind either the citation, nor the article. Please feel free to visit the referenced article and read it in full. All it outlines is information about "Vail Colorado Airport". I would highly appreciate it if you revert your edit, as people looking up "Eagle Airport" should also be aware that it's commonly referred to as "Vail Colorado Airport" and "Vail Colorado Regional Airport". Again, being a longtime Vail resident, I am privy to such information - and was under the impression that Wikipedia was to be a crowd-sourced information hub relying on individuals who have first hand knowledge and ability to share that knowledge with the rest of the world.

Thank you for you consideration. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikita Beriozkin (talk • contribs) 19:24, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nikita Beriozkin. I wanted to take a moment to make a correction as there appears to be a misunderstanding. Yes, Wikipedia is a crowd-sourced encyclopedia. It is not necessarily built by those with first hand knowledge, rather the content is built from reliable, published sources which meet Wikipedia:Verifiability policy. There is no requirement that the content be submitted by someone with first hand knowledge. The concern is that the majority of the citations you have included are actually external links to commercial websites. This includes attribution to: Moser Aviation Private Air Charter, Blue Sky Limo transport shuttles, and Arriesgado on-line clothing store, et cetera. These are not encyclopedic sources and adding them to Wikipedia articles may be construed as a form of covert advertising, even if that was not your intent. Please see WP:REPUTABLE and the Wikipedia:Reliable sources guideline in full for details, and note the emphasis on secondary sources where possible. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 00:36, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the block placed on Ddehhiorrty

I would like more information about the reason for placing the block on the user account Ddehhiorrty by you. I hope you respond to this since you are required to by the rule of accountability. Ddehhiorrty (talk) 10:13, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ddehhiorrty, thank you for contacting me. Your account does not appear to be blocked, however you may be subject to an autoblock or an underlying IP or range block, or perhaps you are trying to edit an article which has been protected. If you're still encountering this issue, please copy and paste the entirety of the block message as it appear on your screen. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 23:58, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Why I'm blocked???

Why I'm blocked??? Divyanshm229 (talk) 10:58, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Divyanshm229, you don't appear to be blocked. What makes you think you are? Valereee (talk) 13:27, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Divyanshm229. As mentioned by Valereee, your account does not appear to be blocked. Would you please provide more detail, what action prompts your block message, and what message appears suggesting that you are blocked? Please copy and paste the error message you receive in its entirety. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 00:01, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Blocking

Hi @Yamaguchi先生:, Hope you are safe there. I recently to know that you had blocked my account from editing pages. I inform you that I have my own Username User: hishanth in Wikipedia, So I am not that person who done that disrupting edit. Hope you understand. Please reply as soon as possible. Hishanth1 (talk) 05:41, 14 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Hishanth1:, thank you for the message. Which pages are you blocked from editing? It may be that your underlying IP address or IP range is blocked, but your actual account does not appear to be blocked. If you continue to receive notifications that you are blocked, please copy and paste the error message you receive on screen. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 00:04, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Girish Mahajan Wiki page

Hi, We wish to edit the page of Girish Mahajan which is made semi protected recently by you. Akshaygujar1 (talk) 00:31, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Akshaygujar1. As you have noted, this article is currently semi-protected due to WP:BLP violations. If you would like to suggest an edit, please do so on the respective article talk page at Talk:Girish Mahajan. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 00:07, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked IPs

Hi there, Yamaguchi先生, just wanted to thank you for blocking a couple of IP address I was struggling to keep under control with their vandalism and edits.

I just wanted to check in with you and ensure that I was handling these accounts in an appropriate manner. I am currently enrolled in the CVUA and wanted to ensure that I am doing everything appropriately here.

Thanks again! Skipple ☎ 01:11, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Skipple, thank you for checking in! I performed a cursory and somewhat random review of your recent reverts, and did not see any false positives or other issues. It looks like you are on the right track. Thank you for your efforts in maintaining the English Wikipedia. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 00:47, 17 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Block settings.

Please change the setting of block [4] to include one more page -->Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan. Kalu Dada from Thathri Kutty (talk) 14:24, 17 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppet account.

Hello, Yamaguchi先生! Hope you are having a good day. I recently was scrolling through the revision history of Battle of Bagru to see if someone had added some incorrect information because it has a long history of incorrect and unsourced information being added. I see you have blocked AviJ8 for sockpuppet use, however I think I found another one of his accounts.

HistoryviaAT edits the same type of articles, and I suspect it might be a case of block evasion, thanks! Din oz1 (chat?) 16:47, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Being blocked

Why my account is being blocked?Can you please clarify it Thanks 2409:4043:78D:8F5B:F741:D6B5:2C19:DB15 (talk) 20:18, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Raja sigh

that is not true, instead the collapse of Islam in India and Islam throughout the world and makes Muslims convert to Christianity or other religions.

Data on Muslims around the world there are 100% converts to Christianity, Muslims convert to Buddhism 40%, Muslims convert to Hinduism 60%, Muslims convert to Confucianism 30% , Muslims who become atheists are only 20% of the non-religious population in Muslim countries or other countries.

The data is that 100% of the world's Muslim converts from Islam to Christianity and Islam itself is only 50% of the population who is Muslim. 2001:448A:2003:1978:F89C:637C:62DA:2BF0 (talk) 01:58, 27 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Repeated vandalism

Sir! Please semi-protect the page Jiribam district as an ip is continuously removing references, notes, and other information, saying that those aren't necessary. I reverted once but it's doing again and I think I need an admin intervention. Moreover, that ip is adding information (maybe of own interest) with non functional citation. Thanks! --Haoreima (talk) 16:52, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unreasonable talk page block

Hello sir! I have been temporarily blocked from editing Wikipedia talk pages only. I have seen the block and appears to be on a different IP Adress. I never edited those pages, so I don't understand why am I getting blocked ,especially on talk pages Lord kai07 (talk) 18:53, 31 August 2022 (UTC)Lord kai07[reply]

Hello Lord kai07, thank you for contacting me. This should since be remediated, please try again at your convenience. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 19:05, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help! Lord kai07 (talk) 07:30, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 31 August 2022

News and notes: Admins wanted on English Wikipedia, IP editors not wanted on Farsi Wiki, donations wanted everywhere

Special report: Wikimania 2022: no show, no show up?

In the media: Truth or consequences? A tough month for truth

Discussion report: Boarding the Trustees

News from Wiki Education: 18 years a Wikipedian: what it means to me

In focus: Thinking inside the box

Tips and tricks: The unexpected rabbit hole of typo fixing in citations...

Technology report: Vector (2022) deployment discussions happening now

Serendipity: Two photos of every library on earth

Featured content: Our man drills are safe for work, but our Labia is Fausta.

Recent research: The dollar value of "official" external links

Traffic report: What dreams (and heavily trafficked articles) may come

Essay: Delete the junk!

Gallery: A Fringe Affair (but not the show by Edward W. Feery that was on this year)

Humour: CommonsComix No. 1

From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:02, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

IP adress

Hi it says my IP is partially blocked what does that mean? Also what's lunch meat mean 2600:1008:B16E:FF35:B03F:9BFF:FEFD:6FFB (talk) 16:06, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Would appreciate your input at ANI

Regarding a partial block you made, I'm requesting a more comprehensive sanction [5]. Thanks, 2601:19E:4180:6D50:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 04:40, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Talk:Staffordshire Bull Terrier on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 14:30, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Better source tag on Abgaal

Hi! I noticed you added a better source tag in this edit, but didn't give a reason why you thought this wasn't a reliable source - I wondered what your particular reason was. Dsp13 (talk) 11:31, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Dsp13, thank you for your message. I have removed this tag after further evaluation, and my sincere apologies for the delay in response. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:18, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail!

Hello, Yamaguchi先生. Please check your email; you've got mail!
Message added 07:56, 29 September 2022 (UTC). It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

Blanchey (talk) 07:56, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yamaguchi先生, I hope you are well. I see that you are not online at the moment, but if/when you see this, don’t reply as my email has broken because the service I was using is useless. You may not even need to reply but if you did want to say anything, just leave it here (without revealing too much about what I shared with you), and I will see it. The situation may be too old to handle at this point anyway. Again, hope you are well and hope you see you back soon! :) Blanchey (talk) 07:59, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Blanchey, thank you for your messages while I was away. My apologies, as I was not able to locate your email. You are welcome to try to send it again, once your email situation has been resolved. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:20, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, no worries. Good to see you back. I fixed my email, so I have re-sent it. You might reply here if you didn’t feel comfortable sharing your email with me, although it was quite a private thing regarding a problematic editor, and don’t want to look like I’m assuming bad faith by reporting them, hence why I came to you. Thanks, Blanchey (talk) 20:31, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Blanchey, I wanted to confirm receipt of your email. I'll take a look. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 00:21, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Yamaguchi先生,

I hope you are well. I wanted to add something to this discussion, unfortunately my email is not working again (not letting me receive or send mail) so I have just deleted the account, I will get round to creating a new email for my wikipedia account soon, but in the meantime, I am only available here. I don’t know if you saw the email, just that you had confirmed receipt, and that you’d have a look, which could have meant that you hadn’t read it yet. So if not, basically, it was regarding a user (who has been editing for several years) who had issues following basic policies, and never listened when told, and I was wondering if, when you took a look, you’d consider indefinitely blocking them. The reason I didn’t take this to AIV, and came to you specifically, is because I noticed that you had recently indefinitely blocked an unrelated user, who had similar issues, and just thought that because you took such serious action against this user, you’d be willing to do it again. The issue is stale now, as it took place back in September, and the user in question has somewhat improved their editing, which helps us a lot. I won’t name them publicly, because that could be seen as a personal attack, although if they cause any more trouble, I will just take them to the notice board, and suggest an indefinite block to whoever reviews it. Thank you very much, and I hope you are keeping well! Kind regards, Blanchey (talk) 21:47, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 30 September 2022

News and notes: Board vote results, bot's big GET, crat chat gives new mop, WMF seeks "sound logo" and "organizer lab"

In focus: NPP: Still heaven or hell for new users – and for the reviewers

In the media: A few complaints and mild disagreements

Special report: Decentralized Fundraising, Centralized Distribution

Discussion report: Much ado about Fox News

Interview: ScottishFinnishRadish's Request for Adminship

Opinion: Are we ever going to reach consensus?

Serendipity: Removing watermarks, copyright signs and cigarettes from photos

Recent research: How readers assess Wikipedia's trustworthiness, and how they could in the future

Traffic report: Kings and queens and VIPs

Featured content: Farm-fresh content

Gallery: A Festival Descends on the City: The Edinburgh Fringe, Pt. 2

CommonsComix: CommonsComix 2: Paulus Moreelse

From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 Years ago: September 2022

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:03, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

IP range block

Hi @Yamaguchi先生. I'm currently leading DCW's Bhopal Event and a good volunteer created an account on Commons with username Khuddukhail. He tried registering here so that he can add an image on Mufti Abdul Razzaq and found that his IP has been range blocked. Please advise what should be done. Thanks, ─ The Aafī (talk) 19:00, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello TheAafi, thank you for contacting me. My apologies, as I have been offline for the past month. It looks like this was since addressed or resolved. If not, please let me know, and include the affected range block information. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:12, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please remove the Misleading part of the Article.

Hi, Could you please remove the Misleading part of the Article Jhijhiya edited by Chhiboli (Sockpuppet) and his another friend Wallflowernepal is continuously Reverting back his Misleading part again and again. He has given poor references self written Bhojpuri books where does not have any mention of Bhojpuri region in their given references. Jhijhiya is the Cultural Dance of Mithila and only perform in Mithila region but they Misleading everyone by their fake Editing and poor references. Fuharipuri (talk) 17:44, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 31 October 2022

From the team: A new goose on the roost

News and notes: Wikipedians question Wikimedia fundraising ethics after "somewhat-viral" tweet

News from the WMF: Governance updates from, and for, the Wikimedia Endowment

In the media: Scribing, searching, soliciting, spying, and systemic bias

Disinformation report: From Russia with WikiLove

Recent research: Disinformatsiya: Much research, but what will actually help Wikipedia editors?

Interview: Isabelle Belato on their Request for Adminship

Featured content: Topics, lists, submarines and Gurl.com

Serendipity: We all make mistakes – don’t we?

Traffic report: Mama, they're in love with a criminal

From the archives: Paid advocacy, a lawsuit over spelling mistakes, deleting Jimbo's article, and the death of Toolserver

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:44, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Deleted history of my Surname

He has deleted history of my surnams jarwar 2400:ADC3:109:5200:C88:6DFB:717A:BAED (talk) 06:39, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 28 November 2022

News and notes: English Wikipedia editors: "We don't need no stinking banners"

In the media: "The most beautiful story on the Internet"

Interview: Lisa Seitz-Gruwell on WMF fundraising in the wake of big banner ad RfC

Opinion: Privacy on Wikipedia in the cyberpunk future

Disinformation report: Missed and Dissed

Op-Ed: Diminishing returns for article quality

Book review: Writing the Revolution

Technology report: Galactic dreams, encyclopedic reality

Essay: The Six Million FP Man

Tips and tricks: (Wiki)break stuff

Recent research: Study deems COVID-19 editors smart and cool, questions of clarity and utility for WMF's proposed "Knowledge Integrity Risk Observatory"

Featured content: A great month for featured articles

Obituary: A tribute to Michael Gäbler

Concept: The relevance of legal certainty to the English Wikipedia

Traffic report: Musical deaths, murders, Princess Di's nominative determinism, and sports

From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago

CommonsComix: Joker's trick

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:43, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2022 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 12 December 2022. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2022 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:22, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Update

Just wanted to alert you that there was yet another attempt at sock-puppetry, related to 2409:4065::/36 and 2405:201:a800::/39 range blocks, and the new sock has been blocked. Chaipau (talk) 23:59, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hello Hope you're okay. This is a report that the user you blocked here He changed his name to User:أبو جاد Greetings.--Ajwaan (talk) 13:13, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 1 January 2023

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation ousts, bans quarter of Arabic Wikipedia admins

In the media: Odd bedfellows, Elon and Jimbo, reliable sources for divorces, and more

Interview: ComplexRational's RfA debrief

Technology report: Wikimedia Foundation's Abstract Wikipedia project "at substantial risk of failure"

Essay: Mobile editing

Arbitration report: Arbitration Committee Election 2022

Recent research: Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement in talk page disputes

Serendipity: Wikipedia about FIFA World Cup 2022: quick, factual and critical

Featured content: Would you like to swing on a star?

Traffic report: Football, football, football! Wikipedia Football Club!

CommonsComix: #4: The Course of WikiEmpire

From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:47, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding sports neeraj chopra

Hello I don't know why removed that info about Neeraj Chopra from sports I provided image of him can you explain HR08MNDRI (talk) 11:46, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Yamaguchi先生!

Happy New Year!

Yamaguchi先生,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
— Moops ^⋠T⋡ 03:48, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

— Moops ^⋠T⋡ 03:48, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please revert changes on the page “Gakhars”

Another version of the surname “Gakhar“ is also “Gakkhar”. I am also a Hindu along with my parents and grandparents. There are STILL Hindu Gakkhars and my passport can be evidence. The story on Hindu Gakkhars has not truely been recorded as back during the war it was illegal to be a Hindu in what’s now called Pakistan and if you refused to convert to Islam you were brutally murdered. My claim can only be backed up with my passport as evidence and ancestral stories as our side of the war was forbidden to be recorded in books, but I need this information to be out there so the suffering of Hindu Gakkhars can be heard. Just people knowing Hindu Gakkhars are still alive is enough. Thank you. 168.167.81.172 (talk) 20:36, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Talk:Andrew Tate on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 16:31, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 January 2023

From the team: We heard zoomers liked fortnights: the biweekly Signpost rides again

Special report: Coverage of 2022 bans reveals editors serving long sentences in Saudi Arabia since 2020

News and notes: Revised Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines up for vote, WMF counsel departs, generative models under discussion

In the media: Court orders user data in libel case, Saudi Wikipedia in the crosshairs, Larry Sanger at it again

Technology report: View it! A new tool for image discovery

In focus: Busting into Grand Central

Serendipity: How I bought part of Wikipedia – for less than $100

Gallery: What is our responsibility when it comes to images?

Humour: New geologically speedy deletion criteria introduced

Opinion: Good old days, in which fifth-symbol-lacking lipograms roam'd our librarious litany

Featured content: Flip your lid

Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2022

From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:15, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 4 February 2023

From the editor: New for the Signpost: Author pages, tag pages, and a decent article search function

News and notes: Foundation update on fundraising, new page patrol, Tides, and Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan

Section 230: Twenty-six words that created the internet, and the future of an encyclopedia

Disinformation report: Wikipedia on Santos

Special report: Legal status of Wikimedia projects "unclear" under potential European legislation

In the media: Furor over new Wikipedia skin, followup on Saudi bans, and legislative debate

Op-Ed: Estonian businessman and political donor brings lawsuit against head of national Wikimedia chapter

Opinion: Study examines cultural leanings of Wikimedia projects' visual art coverage

Recent research: Wikipedia's "moderate yet systematic" liberal citation bias

WikiProject report: WikiProject Organized Labour

Tips and tricks: XTools: Data analytics for your list of created articles

Featured content: 20,000 Featureds under the Sea

Traffic report: Films, deaths and ChatGPT

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:46, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (geographic names) on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 18:30, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 20 February 2023

News and notes: Terms of Use update, Steward elections, and Wikipedia back in Pakistan

In the media: Arbitrators open case after article alleges Wikipedia "intentionally distorts" Holocaust coverage

Disinformation report: The "largest con in corporate history"?

Essay: Machine-written articles: a new challenge for Wikipedia

Tips and tricks: All about writing at DYK

Featured content: Eden, lost.

Gallery: Love is in the air

Traffic report: Superbowl? Pfft. Give me some Bollywood! Yours sincerely, the world

From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago: Let's (not) delete the Main Page!

Cobwebs: Editorial: The loss of the moral high ground

Humour: The RfA Candidate's Song

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:04, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Stop removing articles on things there exists no other source than wikipedia

I write a long article on the park of my hometown and this 山口先生 keeps deleting them . The park has no websites or anything so there are no sources on the internet that can be referenced. What? Sharal (talk) 04:12, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 9 March 2023

News and notes: What's going on with the Wikimedia Endowment?

Technology report: Second flight of the Soviet space bears: Testing ChatGPT's accuracy

In the media: What should Wikipedia do? Publish Russian propaganda? Be less woke? Cover the Holocaust in Poland differently?

Featured content: In which over two-thirds of the featured articles section needs to be copied over to WikiProject Military History's newsletter

Recent research: "Wikipedia's Intentional Distortion of the Holocaust" in Poland and "self-focus bias" in coverage of global events

From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:43, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 20 March 2023

News and notes: Wikimania submissions deadline looms, Russian government after our lucky charms, AI woes nix CNET from RS slate

Eyewitness: Three more stories from Ukrainian Wikimedians

In the media: Paid editing, plagiarism payouts, proponents of a ploy, and people peeved at perceived preferences

Featured content: Way too many featured articles

Interview: 228/2/1: the inside scoop on Aoidh's RfA

Traffic report: Who died? Who won? Who lost?

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:18, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hazarewal

Hi, I noticed you fully-protected this one on February 8, citing its targeting by socks of User:PakistanHistorian; a lowering to ECP seems reasonable to me, as none of these socks became extended-confirmed (also, sorry I pinged you at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Decrease; I have not requested unprotection in quite a while). Heavy Water (talk) 19:05, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Heavy Water, thank you for contacting me, I appreciate your feedback. The protection level on this page has been decreased per your request. Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 17:13, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thank you! Heavy Water (talk) 19:37, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Inquiry about an edit revertion in Płock

Hello, a few days ago I reverted an edit in Płock and you reverted my revertion. The edit I reverted was an obvious vandaliztion attempt that removed a section of the article in the name of a "countryball war". The user that did the edit has been tempbanned before (for the exact same thing!) but after the block got lifted they literally said (in their talk page) that they're ready to vandalize again. I'm writing to you because I don't want to just mindlessly revert your edit, as that would just lead to my edit being reverted again. Can you please revert your edit on the page and ideally put some sort of protection on it? Thanks. 217.28.145.225 (talk) 11:35, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 03 April 2023

From the editor: Some long-overdue retractions

News and notes: Sounding out, a universal code of conduct, and dealing with AI

In the media: Twiddling Wikipedia during an online contest, and other news

Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" case is ongoing

Featured content: Hail, poetry! Thou heav'n-born maid

Recent research: Language bias: Wikipedia captures at least the "silhouette of the elephant", unlike ChatGPT

From the archives: April Fools' through the ages

Disinformation report: Sus socks support suits, seems systemic

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:47, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 26 April 2023

News and notes: Staff departures at Wikimedia Foundation, Jimbo hands in the bits, and graphs' zeppelin burns

In the media: Contested truth claims in Wikipedia

Obituary: Remembering David "DGG" Goodman

Arbitration report: Holocaust in Poland, Jimbo in the hot seat, and a desysopping

Opinion: What Jimbo's question revealed about scamming

Op-Ed: Wikipedia as an anchor of truth

Special report: Signpost statistics between years 2005 and 2022

News from the WMF: Collective planning with the Wikimedia Foundation

Featured content: In which we described the featured articles in rhyme again

From the archives: April Fools' through the ages, part two

Humour: The law of hats

Traffic report: Long live machine, the future supreme

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:18, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please see

Please see unsourced changes by IPs and new user here. Please take the needful steps. - 117.201.113.105 (talk) 15:53, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 8 May 2023

News and notes: New legal "deVLOPments" in the EU

In the media: Vivek's smelly socks, online safety, and politics

Recent research: Gender, race and notability in deletion discussions

Featured content: I wrote a poem for each article, I found rhymes for all the lists; My first featured picture of this year now finally exists!

Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" approaches conclusion

News from the WMF: Planning together with the Wikimedia Foundation

Special report: There Shall Be Seasons Refreshing – Stories from WikiConference India 2023

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:26, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Talk:Chicago CRED on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 19:31, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Template talk:Infobox settlement on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 11:30, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Shashank1947

please unblock shashank1947

The Signpost: 22 May 2023

News and notes: Golden parachutes: Record severance payments at Wikimedia Foundation

In the media: History, propaganda and censorship

Arbitration report: Final decision in "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland"

Recent research: Create or curate, cooperate or compete? Game theory for Wikipedia editors

Featured content: A very musical week for featured articles

Traffic report: Coronation, chatbot, celebs

WikiProject report: Wikipedians Convene for Queering Wikipedia 2023: The First International LGBT+ Wikipedia Conference

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:41, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Block evasion

Another sock puppet of blocked user Bikrampuri has appeared and is making disruptive edits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Shumon_169 Thank you. - Ram1751 (talk) 16:07, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 5 June 2023

News and notes: WMRU director forks new 'pedia, birds flap in top '22 piccy, WMF weighs in on Indian gov's map axe plea

In the media: Section 230 stands tall, WP vs. UK bill, Miss Information dissed again

Featured content: Poetry under pressure

Traffic report: Celebs, controversies and a chatbot in the public eye

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:23, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Quint

[6] You're in it, if you haven't seen it. FYI-ping to @Haoreima. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:16, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Gråbergs Gråa Sång for contacting me, I appreciate your note. These articles fall under Wikipedia:General sanctions/South Asian social groups and a review of the page history for many of them will quickly illustrate as to why. The opinion piece by Tonsing demonstrates a gross misunderstanding of Wikipedia and makes a number of unsubstantiated claims while looking to fit some sort of narrative. As a general topic, this is a subject matter that I am disinterested in- rather my concern is that we only present content which is verifiable through reliable sources and adheres to our core content policies. If this author or any other party would like to make meaningful changes on Wikipedia, they are always welcome to discuss their concerns on the respective article talk page, however they should be prepared to be able to cite relevant sources to support their arguments as we cannot host original research. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 16:13, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lessen protection of "Administrative Divisions of Somalia" page?

i wish to add the photo contextualizing somalian division in the 1967 but cannot as i am a new user and is protected. I also uploaded the map to wikimedia commons. Cartographyenjoyer6000 (talk) 00:50, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Cartographyenjoyer6000, thank you for contacting me. Please be aware that this page is currently in a protected state due to persistent disruption. You may submit your proposed changes on the respective article talk page. Let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 15:09, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sylhetis

Sir, this IP hopper has been changing the WP:STABLE version of the lead according to their own POV and even removing sources in the process since February 2023 [7] [8] [9] [10] (here they even reverted maintenance work) and now today [11]. I've also asked them for consensus here but to no avail. I'd like to request page protection. Regards. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 09:49, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail

Hello Yamaguchi先生, I recently sent you an email and was wondering if you saw it. Thanks, Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 18:25, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yamaguchi先生, this isn't super urgent or anything, I was wondering if you saw this? Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 21:55, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 19 June 2023

News and notes: WMF Terms of Use now in force, new Creative Commons licensing

In the media: English WP editor glocked after BLP row on Italian 'pedia

Featured content: Content, featured

Recent research: Hoaxers prefer currently-popular topics

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:11, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Page constant vandalism

This page is being constantly vandalised: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursuuk

I don't know if Im making the request in the right place but could this page be given advanced protection? The person doing the vandalism makes unsourced changes as anonymous and with an account recently created.

MustafaO (talk) 02:32, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Chrisclaytown

341girnsby 82.25.243.232 (talk) 19:06, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Case of constant vandalism

Hi

Ever since the Page protection was removed in April 2022, this page has been under a constant barrage of vandalism where anonymous accounts and new accounts routinely vandalise the page. This is the page:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lughaya

Could extended user protection be provided to this page?

This is another related page that needs some protection aswell:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lughaya_District

Would really appreciate if you could have a look.

MustafaO (talk) 16:55, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 3 July 2023

News and notes: Online Safety Bill: Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia UK launch open letter

Disinformation report: Imploded submersible outfit foiled trying to sing own praises on Wikipedia

In the media: Journo proposes mass Wiki dox, sponsored articles on Fandom, Section 230 discussed

Featured content: Incensed

Traffic report: Are you afraid of spiders? Arnold? The Idol? ChatGPT?

Humour: United Nations dispatches peacekeeping force to Wikipedia policy discussions

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:16, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Raj era sources

Hi @Yamaguchi先生! An editor Sir Calculus has been repeatedly adding outdated colonial sources, insisting that it does not violate any WP policy. Can you please look into their edits history (especially regarding Kulachi (tribe), Sanjrani, Magsi and Daudpotra)? Thanks! Sutyarashi (talk) 10:10, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings @Yamaguchi先生,

I hope this message finds you well. I would like to draw your attention to the history of @Sutyarashi, as there appears to be a concern regarding a potential bias towards a specific group. I believe it is important to consider this factor when evaluating the edits made by this user.

In addition to including "colonial sources," I made sure to incorporate native sources as well. Surprisingly, @Sutyarashi has expressed dissatisfaction not only with the colonial sources but also with the native ones. Rather than removing solely the "colonial source," the user reverts the entire article, which I find concerning.

I would like to emphasize that the sources I posted were chosen based on their reliability and their ability to align with local native accounts. It is crucial to include a diverse range of sources that provide a comprehensive understanding of the topic at hand. I would also like to bring to your attention an additional point regarding the ongoing discussion between myself and @Sutyarashi. I believe it would be beneficial for you to review our discussion, which can be found on my talk page. In that conversation, I have provided a well-reasoned argument to support my position. I kindly request that you consider the points I have raised and evaluate the situation with a balanced perspective. I firmly believe that the argument I presented offers sound reasoning and justification for the edits and sources I have included. I am confident that by considering the discussion between @Sutyarashi and me, you will gain a more comprehensive understanding of the situation.

Considering the circumstances, I kindly request that you review the situation with an open mind, taking into account the potential bias displayed by @Sutyarashi. By doing so, we can ensure a fair and balanced evaluation of the edits made and the sources provided.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to further discussions and collaboration on this.

Best regards, Sir Calculus (talk) 23:33, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus sorry, but I don't have any bias towards you or any group. I've already told you to avoid WP:RAJ, still you are repeatedly re-adding them. This is really problematic. Sutyarashi (talk) 06:28, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sutyarashi Your past history of vandalizing Sindhi articles or articles related to Sindh indicates otherwise. You have a history of such behavior, not just with me, but with other users as well, so this doesn't really help your case or reflect positively on your profile. I have noticed that there are certain articles which you had not previously edited, but after your recent involvement, changes were made by you. Additionally, I find it suspicious that these articles were semiprotected by @Yamaguchi先生 on the same day as your reverts after just a few hours. These circumstances raise some questions. Regarding RAJ, What is truly problematic, however, is your history on Wikipedia, as indicated by the instances of vandalism and negative behavior. I've already given you sound reasons which are more than valid & have very thoroughly explained on my talkpage regarding RAJ. After @Yamaguchi先生 reviews them, another admin should also look at this matter, preferably someone not from Asia. This would ensure a neutral conclusion. It appears that you have shown a preference against neutrality through your edits. In contrast, I have presented both viewpoints with ample citations from native and non-native sources. An unbiased administrator should be responsible for making the decision in this matter, promoting neutrality and upholding Wikipedia's policies. I trust that we can reach a resolution that respects the principles of neutrality and promotes a positive environment on Wikipedia. Sir Calculus (talk) 09:54, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus please avoid WP:PERSONAL in your remarks. There are literally dozens of past discussions on Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard regarding this, describing why WP:RAJ should be avoided. Sutyarashi (talk) 12:40, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sutyarashi Do show me the exact sentence which requires the mentioning of 'WP:PERSONAL'.

I have not made any abusive or insulting remarks to you. I mentioned your past history of negative behavior which any administrator can see when they see your edit history & complete profile. You have history with others.

Regarding WP:RAJ, I already have thoroughly explained why it's not of any relevance in the articles I edited, I am not even editing any Indian 'castes'. And I include both viewpoints, keeping the article neutral. While you are targeting a certain group.

It seems you do not know the difference between castes & tribes or clans. Those 'dozens of past discussions' are not of any relevance to the topics here. They are talking about something else entirely. And the citations I added include both native & non native sources which both support the viewpoints of the specifics. You do not choose to read, @Sutyarashi, you choose to rush. At my talk page, you did not even care to respond to any of the points I mentioned in all my past responses. All you mention is RAJ but you do not engage in responding to the points I made on my talk page. Sir Calculus (talk) 14:04, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Your past history of vandalizing Sindhi articles or articles related to Sindh indicates otherwise." is insulting and a personal attack. The comment telling you to read WP:VANDAL was I believe about this personal attack. Doug Weller talk 07:55, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You can check his history. Both on his talk page & edit history. He has engaged with other users as well. Not to this extent, but he has. You can verify it yourself. And I am talking about articles only related to Sindh or Pakistan. There are some he didn't go after before, but now he has.. including the Sindhi tribes template which he had not touched before. Sir Calculus (talk) 08:03, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I did and see nothing to verify your attack. You need to stop making these personal attacks, they might lead to a block that you can easily avoid. Doug Weller talk 08:26, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

10:40, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

As mentioned on his talkpage, He removed a core piece of Sindhis article.

21:20, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

As mentioned on his talkpage, he removed the part which stated that Arains were originally from Sindh but later migrated to Punjab.

17:00, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

As mentioned on his talkpage, he repeatedly removed the text from Gurchani article.

20:39, 3 July 2023‎ (PKT)

He went after the template of Sindhi tribes, which he had not touched before, but did so after his recent involvement with me.

13:52, 28 June 2023‎ (PKT)

He went after the Kulachi tribe article.

19:07, 26 June 2023‎ (PKT)

Involvement with another user on Khokhar article on Sindh related stuff, despite there being ample citations, he continued on.

04:58, 28 June 2023 (PKT)

His act on Dodai article, despite there being references they are a branch of Sumra.

I can post more if you want. If Sutyarashi thinks it was a personal attack, then I apologize & will not accuse him again. I want to still clarify, that my intention was not a personal attack. Sir Calculus (talk) 08:51, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus Please read WP:VANDAL. - Sitush (talk) 21:32, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Have read it, doesn't apply, I added references not plain paragraphs. If it applies to me, it applies to your friend as well. But you won't mention him. Will you? Sir Calculus (talk) 21:46, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As above, you are not being called a vandal. Doug Weller talk 07:55, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think you are being too harsh here, Removing them specially for when regarding "history" of a specific ethnic group doesn't make sense.Using the logic implied here in that way we can remove Outdated Colonial sources from: Charles de Gaulle, Winston Churchill etc. just because they are outdated for our standards? Starkex (talk) 10:39, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Starkex it is not only about being outdated, it's all about WP:RAJ. There is difference. Sutyarashi (talk) 12:34, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sutyarashi Which does not even apply here in the first place. The reasons of which are mentioned on my talk page. Sir Calculus (talk) 14:06, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

But the great problem here is that WP:RAJ is totally irrelevant here because the Sindhi tribes that the user has edited are not Hindu and WP:RAJ deals with Varna system which is out of context here. Starkex (talk) 19:32, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Starkex No, it isn't irrelevant because the point at issue is motivation, expertise etc of the authors not the precise subject matter. FWIW, as a general rule we prefer "modern" reliable sources for all subjects, not just those related to India/Pakistan etc. Indeed, I think there are some userspace essays and even proposed guidelines related to this on a project-wide scale. It can be tricky, I know, but we will always give weight to modern sources over older ones, regardless of subject matter. Think of it as "standing on the shoulders of giants": human understanding progresses based mostly on what has been discovered and noted previously by others - the key word in that being "progresses". - Sitush (talk) 21:11, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to remove 'Modern sources' as well. And regarding motivation & expertise, I've answered that on my talk page. The accounts predate RAJ. Sir Calculus (talk) 21:47, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Yamaguchi先生 there are several WP editors who are changing ethnicities of several clans and people to Sindhi, like Sir Calculus all while violating WP:RAJ. Can you please look into this matter? Sutyarashi (talk) 13:06, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Yamaguchi先生 Kindly look into @Sutyarashi, he seems to target the Sindhi tribes template & other Sindh related articles which have strong citations, including both native & non native references. He is directly against neutrality on Wikipedia. It is a serious violation. Thank you.

Regards, Sir Calculus (talk) 14:10, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Asking for reliable citations is not "targeting articles". You've been changing ethnicity from Baloch to Sindhi on them, and all while adding centuries old colonial era books. Sutyarashi (talk) 14:34, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sutyarashi Going after articles related to certain groups, which you did not touch before is considered 'targeting'. Especially if you go after multiple of them which you did not do before. And reverting whole articles instead of removing what 'you' consider unreliable. I never changed the ethnicity from Baloch to Sindhi, I added both Sindhi & Baloch, and the original versions of the articles had an unsourced tag on top in the first place, avoid WP:PERSONAL. The 'centuries old colonial era books'? Wikipedians are free to use sources from any period or era as long as they are reliable and do not contradict local accounts. Samma clans were Samma before the Brits arrived, and will remain Samma. If the latest source available is a 19th century ethnological account. I will use that source instead of a 15th century source. And along with that I have also added native references. So kindly, stop abusing the revert feature just because of your bias towards a certain people. Daudpotra is an example. Even after using native & latest sources. You reverted the whole edit which included not just references which I acquired after some hard work, but also others things like categories & notable list. Now compare that to your past history with others, it is on full display what is happening here. I'll leave it to an unbiased & neutral administrator to interpret. This is really problematic as you refuse to read any of my points & will always continue mentioning WP:RAJ even though it's not relevant to any of our specific discussions & has already been addressed on my talk page. Sir Calculus (talk) 15:52, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sir Calculus I'm not "going after" any articles, you're now accusing me of vandalism. You've been cautioned by multiple editors on your talk page, still you're refusing to comply with WP guidelines. Sutyarashi (talk) 17:31, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sutyarashi Targeting certain articles related to a certain topic is called 'going after'. Check your own talkpage, you have history with a certain group. Multiple editors? It's your friend Sitush & you. I am complying with WP policies. The opinionative guideline of Indian castes does not come under what I edited. They are not even castes. They're clans & tribes. Also check my latest response to Sitush on my talk page. I have mentioned some references which predate the British RAJ. Sir Calculus (talk) 18:43, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus RAJ and PRIMARY are relevant. You should not be breaching them but seem unable to accept this. - Sitush (talk) 21:13, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Again, we have went through this on my talkpage. RAJ is not of any relevance at all. And also doesn't reflect wiki policy. You can't impose your essays, especially if they're not related to the topic. We're discussing tribes and clans. Not Indian castes. We are discussing local accounts as well. But you seem unable to accept this. Sir Calculus (talk) 21:50, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus Yes, indeed this stuff has been mentioned before, and not just by you. It has been mentioned over many years and has consensus. That you keep refusing to accept consensus is a problem & it's one which could ultimately result in you being blocked. You have to have consensus for your edits ... and you do not because years and years of discussions at WP:RSN, WP:ANI, WP:HISTRS etc have cone out in opposition to what you propose. Just as we wouldn't use a Victorian historian as a source for British history, so we will not use a Raj era British administrator as a source for ethnicity. You might care to read up on Scientific racism, by the way: this discredited theory was all the rage in the Raj era. - Sitush (talk) 08:57, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The thing is I do not have a problem with you implementing it on Indian caste related articles. But what you are doing is forcing something which is not related to Pakistani tribes & clans. A discussion is needed which includes all parties, not just one. As that wouldn't help us reach a neutral conclusion. You may have had discussions with 4 editors, but you have to consider their origin as well. One sided decisions rarely benefit Wikipedia. Another editor on my talkpage has also highlighted why WP:RAJ is not of any relevance at all in articles about Pakistani tribes & clans. Daudpotra article is an example where you reverted it all despite there being native references as well. You reverted the notable people list as well as the latest references which have nothing to do with RAJ. Even at Kulachi tribe article, your own version uses references which I added & even in those references it states both viewpoints. But your text didn't connect with the references. Also kindly avoid block threats, the discussion is still progressing. WP:THIRD will help reach a neutral conclusion. I have notified a neutral administrator who is not from Asia. After they observe our discussion & give their thoughts. I will abide by that decision whether it's in my favor or not. If it isn't, then I will not add any RAJ era sources in the future even if written by natives. Sir Calculus (talk) 09:25, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus Did you read WP:THIRD? Did you do what it says? I don't think you can select who acts as the third opinion, nor does an administrator have more authority than any other editor in providing it. - Sitush (talk) 09:57, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I can't select who acts as the third opinion. That's why I specifically added 'notified'. The person notified doesn't know me, he is not even from Asia. And he's not selected as the third opinion. If you disagree with him, then another neutral administrator can step in. I do not have a problem with that. I only want to reach a resolution. Sir Calculus (talk) 10:04, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus You misread it. I suggest that you retract your invitation to whomever it was and do things properly. - Sitush (talk) 10:36, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus saying that we must take into account the "origin" of editors involved in a discussion is racist. - Sitush (talk) 10:03, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Racism is a very serious allegation, you cannot say racist without evidence. WP:PERSONAL

I mentioned we must take into account the origin because we don't want a one sided conclusion, we want neutrality, which should include both viewpoints of both parties. It has nothing to do with racism. A very serious allegation. Sir Calculus (talk) 10:07, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus I am British. One of my great-great-great-grandparents came from what is now Germany but every other member of my family, going back as far as the 17th century, came from either England or Ireland. I am "neutral" in your sense of the word. It is just that you don't like what I say.

And any other contributor to a discussion is neutral until shown otherwise, so it matters not a jot what their "origin" may be. That you think it does matter is prima facie racist and it is not a personal attack to point out that we should not base our deliberations on someone's "origin" unless we have very good reason. - Sitush (talk) 10:22, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your continuous involvement in articles related to India makes it less believable that you're British. And by neutral, I do mean what I said before, and a third opinion will not include you as you are in this discussion with me. And yes, any other contributor to a discussion can be neutral until shown otherwise. That 'otherwise' I have mentioned above why. I have not made any racist remarks, I am someone who believes in humanity, not a specific race. But we cannot ignore that biases exist. I'll give you an example. Palestinians for example think Israel is biased against them. And Israel considers Palestinians are biased against them. If you think that example is weak, I can provide a reference to support it. Sir Calculus (talk) 10:35, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus Oh, so now you think I am lying about being British?! Brilliant! Would you like me to bring in some editors who have actually met me in real life? I mean, they haven't checked my passport or genealogy but they will vouch for me.

That is a ridiculous assumption of bad faith. - Sitush (talk) 10:38, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am not thinking you are lying, I just mentioned what's happening on wiki. Your own friend accused me of sockpuppetry btw. I honestly apologize if you believe I have assumed negatively, that was not my intention. I can legitimately bring people for some of the tribes you and sutyarashi have been disrupting the articles of. They will privately disclose their identity to you if you agree to accept the existence of their tribes & not deny their existence. Sir Calculus (talk) 11:07, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus What some random alleged tribe member says is not compliant with WP:RS. And I have no friend involved in this discussion. You really must stop making assumptions. - Sitush (talk) 11:11, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So you reject native sources, you reject non native sources, you reject sources from a certain period, you reject sources that predate that period, you reject sources that came after the end of that period, you reject sources by historians that are also used by modern universities, including the University of Karachi & Sindh University, department of Sindhology for which I provided a reference too & then I even offer you a conversation with an actual tribal member who is ready to disclose their identity. And yet still, you accept none of the above. None. Now what does this indicate? To me it indicates you don't want to reach a resolution, but still what's your opinion on this? Sir Calculus (talk) 11:19, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus To me, it indicates WP:IDHT and WP:TE on your part. It is simple: read WP:RS, understand it, then follow it. - Sitush (talk) 11:34, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It indicates wrong then, we both know I have maintained neutrality in those articles unlike you who is hell bent on promoting a single viewpoint. I have added both viewpoints with reliable references. Sir Calculus (talk) 12:01, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Individuals do not meet our criteria at WP:V or WP:RS as they are not reliably published sources. Doug Weller talk 11:37, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Doug Weller Okay, leaving those individuals aside. Can you please take a look at the on going discussion on my talk page, right from the start if possible? It's going in a loop. Please check my arguments there with Sutyarashi regarding RAJ, another editor also disagrees on RAJ. Sir Calculus (talk) 12:05, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know enough or have the time to look at the content dispute. I'm pretty short of time, see my talk page. Doug Weller talk 12:33, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Understandable, no worries, brother. Sir Calculus (talk) 12:39, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We have been following a set of conventions/policies as given in WP:RAJ for years. From my own experience tackling ethnic issues in Wikipedia, these are indispensable. There is no reason to give them up. It is not only @Sitush who has contributed to it, but many others. In many cases new studies are indeed available that do not have the RAJ source problems and they should be used instead. There are some recent writings that just regurgitate these older RAJ sources, or fantastic accounts. These too are not acceptable in Wikipedia. But recent studies that examine older RAJ sources critically are useful. I know for certain that in the articles I generally contribute to I have found some excellent recent archival works (based on these very RAJ sources that are not directly usable in Wikipedia). @Sir Calculus, please look for them, or ask for help in WP:RSN. Someone will surely help you locate acceptable sources. I suggest this route because I have myself benefited from seeking help from others. Otherwise, you are walking down a path of peril. Chaipau (talk) 12:08, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for being polite & giving a proper well written response. I highly respect that & I really appreciate that you are respectful & nice in giving advise. If this respect were practiced by others as well this will make Wikipedia a warm & friendly place.

Regarding the ethnic accounts, I have presented some stuff on my talk page in the discussions with others that doesn't rely on RAJ, can you please take a look at it? I would appreciate it. And once again, I want to make it clear that I want to reach a resolution. Sir Calculus (talk) 12:18, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus Firstly, people have been polite and suggested what Chaipau has said - you chose to ignore those suggestions & that is why we are going round in circles. Secondly, your last paragraph above indicates to me that you are still intent on going round in circles. How many more times and how many more people have to comment before you accept what they say? - Sitush (talk) 12:26, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

They haven't been polite like Chaipau. I admire his response even though I don't know him. Intentions are made clear by you, Sitush. You refuse to entertain any anything that doesn't agree with your pov. You reject neutrality. And regarding talk page, others haven't made a comment, it's you & Sutyarashi. It should also be noted that another editor also disagrees with you not just me. Let that be clear. Your friend is still going after Sindhi tribes template, very neutral of him, no? You have made Wikipedia a place where only one viewpoint (your own ethnic pov) is represented. You reject neutrality & refuse to listen to others. Otherwise you would have mentioned or called out Sutyarashi on his recent behavior too. Touching articles he didn't go after before. Especially the Sindhi tribes template. Is that not bias? Or is it that on Wikipedia only a certain group is targeted so you bully them out, threatening with topic bans & indefinite blocks. I am familiar with your history. And I still want to reach a resolution. Neutral opinion is required. Not one sidedness. Sir Calculus (talk) 12:36, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus Sutyarashi is not my "friend". I don't have an "ethnic pov". I can't watch what everyone does, everywhere.

You need to consider what is and is not bias on Wikipedia, what is and is not bullying, and what constitutes consensus. You are not going to get your way here unless you change tack, as Chaipau & others before them have told you. - Sitush (talk) 13:09, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, Sitush. Sure, he's not your friend. Let's end it on that. Sir Calculus (talk) 17:40, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus sorry but your entire point revolves around proving that certain people are Sindhi, altering their articles and changing their descriptions, even if it means that you have to add unreliable books as citation. This definitely constitutes ethnic POV pushing from your side.

Now see, all editors are being patient with you because they can understand that you've been around here for only last two months; there is still much to learn for you. It is advisable that for now you just follow WP guidelines instead of accusing literally everybody that they have created such policies to undermine you and some have sort of "secret friendship" against you. Otherwise, believe me, the only other way goes to atleast topic block.

I and others have repeatedly asked you to add any scholarly work other than colonial ones and non-English sources (because they are either unreliable or unverifiable). Still you've been stubbornly refusing this, stating that this "violates neutrality".

Please atleast assume good faith from editors who have been here since last 15 years or so, and comply with guidelines given by them instead of edit warring on various pages. Sutyarashi (talk) 13:23, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sutyarashi I AM NOT TRYING TO PROVE that certain people are Sindhi. I added what exists & supported that by reliable references. The references which EVEN YOU didn't remove on that Sanjrani article. It was from the same book. Same book which stated that in Balochs, Sanjrani belong to this tribe & and in Sindhis they belong to Burira tribe. I presented both viewpoints & supported them both with references. I didn't change their 'ethnicity' I even advised you to do a single google search. Look up Sindhi Sanjrani, there's literally a Sindhi Sanjrani who was the former chief minister of Sindh. There's a singer too. But you refuse all that because you don't want to recognize a certain group's existence despite there being evidence. And edit warring? You are also warned by others for edit warring. Follow the guidelines.

And I assume good faith from editors who actually want to guide & help me, like Chaipau. But others who don't want to reach a resolution & continue on their arguments, mass deleting content just like Sitush has now done on Nabi Bakhsh Baloch's article, how can I assume good faith of them?

The articles were rotting before, they literally had 'unsourced' tag on them. I fixed them all. Worked hard to find proper citations not just a mention in a page. Despite all my work, you revert them all. How can I assume good faith of you after you do that? How? How can I assume good faith of you when you go after articles or templates (like the Sindhi tribes template) which you didn't target before? No matter what biased action you take, I am supposed to stay silent & accept it? Is Wikipedia reserved for Individuals like you? Are all minorities bullied out from the platform? Sir Calculus (talk) 17:51, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus I and others told you to avoid WP:RAJ and primary sources, is there anything difficult to understand this? Also, as Sitush has shown that your supposedly good Sindhi language sources are not reliable at all, you should avoid them too.

Other than that, most sources are fine and no one is going to revert you for them.

Also, stop calling me Sitush's friend, this is probably first time I am interacting with them. In other words, you're accusing me of meat-puppetry without any evidence, which is again WP:PERSONAL. Sutyarashi (talk) 12:37, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sutyarashi Stop putting words in Sitush's mouth & stop making things up. He never said they were not reliable at all. And regarding RAJ, it was you who reverted my edits later, the articles remained stable before you came. The articles you are calling 'clean & stable' had multiple templates on them. Unsourced templates, non neutrality templates, non encyclopedic tone template, grammar fixing templates. You can look up their past history, they were literally rotting. You didn't even care to fix them! They remained fixed for some time before your involvement with the user allegedly banned for "WP:RAJ". In your little edit war with them you messed up other articles that I had fixed. Kindly stop the slander & read WP:PERSONAL. And despite your experience you are engaging in edit warring & selective bias. So please stop. The world doesn't revolve around RAJ, scholars don't think of a minority essay when doing research, which is not even a Wiki policy in the first place. And Sitush is confused too, when I asked him whether I should follow RAJ he implied it would be problematic for me to follow the consensus. You can check his text at my talk page. Also maybe take a look at WP:DISENGAGE. You call yourself experienced & then you continue to engage in edit warring. Next time don't falsely accuse me. Stop trying to make it worse. It's enough! If you have a personal problem with me being on this platform then reach the appropriate place on Wiki for sorting this out. No matter how many times I want this to end with a proper resolution, you keep escalating it to nothingness one step further & further. You keep giving me more & more reasons to believe Starkex was right about racism on this platform. Sir Calculus (talk) 16:00, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sir Calculus I never claimed that articles were in better condition before, but if anything, your edits made them worse. Rest of your reply makes little sense, especially the racism, accusation of bias against me and "confusion of Sitush". Sitush has been around here for 16 years, I don't think that they are confused about any WP guidelines. Also, you really owe thank to them for being too patient with you, you literally started questioning their identity and claimed them of meat-puppetry, and they ignored it instead of filing this behavior.

Anyways, I don't even care that whether these obscure tribes are Baloch, Sindhi or anything else. My only concern was that you had been using at least a century old British sources, as if these tribes are frozen in the past and the RAJ content is relevant in 2023. Now, if other editors are OKAY with whatever content you're adding and your editing pattern of changing ethnicities, I don't see any point to waste my time again and again reminding you about what is considered reliable on WP and what is not. Part of blame lies on me too, as I didn't bring the issue on ANI as soon as it started escalating, otherwise it would have been solved now like the previous one.

I'm done with this neverending thread, at least now you're aware of all these policies and can't claim ignorance about them if this issue is brought up again by anyother editor. Sutyarashi (talk) 16:25, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sutyarashi I was referring to a specific comment when talking about that 'Confusion'. It was about this same consensus you are talking about. His comment is still up on my talk page. You can still look it up. And I accused you of bias because you hadn't come after those articles before. And even these same sources are up in so many articles you didn't care to fix them instead you wanted to continue on articles which are related with a certain group. And again for the millionth time, I AM NOT CHANGING ETHNICITIES, I added additional information. I didn't remove the ethnicity of those tribes. You can look up their past history. I didn't remove them. And I'm sorry about @Sitush, he seems to have good intentions & is trying to help me. And I don't have issues with any other editors. It was a discussion between you & me, when others (Sitush) joined I responded to them & explained my position on RAJ. And please you are not the one to talk about editing patterns. Look at your own editing patterns, mister. They got you warned too despite your experience. Anyways Good luck with your future edits, bye. Sir Calculus (talk) 16:50, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Karadiya Rajput

Persistent disruptive editing: per RFPP by user : HinduKshatrana on wiki page : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karadiya_Rajput Jadeja97 (talk) 23:30, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 17 July 2023

News and notes: Big bux hidden beneath wine-dark sea as we wait for the Tides to go out?

In the media: Tentacles of Emirates plot attempt to ensnare Wikipedia

Obituary: David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) and Ingo Koll (Kipala)

News from the WMF: ABC for Fundraising: Advancing Banner Collaboration for fundraising campaigns

In focus: Are the children of celebrities over-represented in French cinema?

Tips and tricks: What automation can do for you (and your WikiProject)

Recent research: Wikipedia-grounded chatbot "outperforms all baselines" on factual accuracy

Humour: New fringe theories to be introduced

Cobwebs: If you're reading this, you're probably on a desktop

Featured content: Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin', keep those readers scrollin', got to keep on scrollin', Rawhide!

Traffic report: The Idol becomes the Master

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:03, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Block

Hello, I hope this message finds you well. My IP address was blocked from editing Wikipedia by you yesterday. I’m not looking to appeal the block but I just wanted to check which edits precipitated this block. I just wanted you to know that all the edits I’ve made have been made in good faith and I believe I’ve only made one edit recently. I hate the thought that I’ve done anything wrong so just wanted to check which edits were abusive? JackTaylor6464 (talk) 21:26, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

2A02:C7C:0:0:0:0:0:0/30

This range seems to not correlate well as it seems to go over the limit. I think it should be shorten. 2600:1009:B02C:5517:EC93:4E2B:D56E:6524 (talk) 03:19, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yamaguchi先生. This really is a substantial block. I wonder if there's been an issue with accounts being created, hence the ACB, or whether I can help in some other way to narrow it down. Anyway, no blocks would ever get adjusted if people don't register their concern, so here's mine. Thanks. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 16:57, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I discovered this block: [12] because it covers my IP address. The range of the block is enormously wide, and the period of 2 years is very long. In addition, account creation has been blocked, so anyone who wants to edit would have to go through the ‘request an account’ procedure. This would create additional work for those who deal with those requests, and the block notice says: It may take some time to process your request.

I see that other admins have dealt with abuse from this range by applying pblocks to specified articles, rather than a site-wide block to all and sundry. What is your justification for this draconian action? Sweet6970 (talk) 12:14, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies for the delayed response. This range is blocked due to persistent and long term disruption as noted, however I do not object to any modifications made by any other administrator to limit any collateral damage. Please feel free to change as needed. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 14:59, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply. Since I am not an admin, I can’t make any changes.

I don’t know exactly what disruption has occurred. I couldn’t find out what articles had been affected, because my computer told me it was not possible to show the contributions from the range, because it is too big. Can the block not be restricted to specific articles, as previously? Or at least, a narrower range? And be changed to allow direct account creation?

There is another point which concerns me. On Sunday, and again today, I was not able to log in using the link within the block notice – my computer wrongly told me that my password was incorrect. I had to use another route to log in. So I think there is something technically wrong with this block, and I am concerned that it may transpire that I am unable to edit Wikipedia for 2 years.

@Zzuuzz: Do you have any suggestions? Sweet6970 (talk) 09:16, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I thank Yamaguchi先生 for the response, but it doesn't really answer any questions. What is the nature of this LTA, and is there a problem with accounts? We can view the contributions with these links:[13][14][15][16] Being a checkuser, I can also see potential account creation attempts from this range, which are numerous and always many more than any normal admin can see. I am able to change the parameters on this block, however I prefer admins to get their own blocks straight. If I were to re-block and add my name to the log, people will ask me why I've blocked the range. There's no real answer, and I'd likely to lift it because I don't see the justification for it. Maybe Yamaguchi先生 can help narrow down the problem. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 09:37, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see that this block is still in place, despite Zzuuzz’s comment that there does not seem to be any justification for it. I am considering raising this matter at Wikipedia:Administrative action review WP:XRV. Sweet6970 (talk) 10:54, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I am an admin at the English Wiktionary (I have been active on Wikipedia as User:Benwing). We have a user User:0DF who cannot log in due to this block and has tried contacting you without success. Can you change the block so it doesn't affect him/her? Benwing2 (talk) 19:38, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again. In Yamaguchi先生's absence, and with their direction above, I've unblocked the range. I considered just allowing account creation, but per my comments above, I can't see the reason to maintain the anon-block. This block probably affects a large proportion of Sky UK customers, which is a major network in the UK, and disclaimer: it also affects me as I've been unable create accounts for other people and had to pester other admins to create them for me. You can see the collateral by the recent number of confused talk page edits from the range, and trust me there's a whole load of invisible people who can't create accounts. So Yamaguchi先生, if you think this block is worthwhile, then I'm happy to work with you getting it as focused as possible. Just let me know. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 21:04, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Benwing2 and Zzuuzz: Thank you both for resolving this issue insofar as it affects me. 0DF (talk) 23:37, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Biased opinions on article about Girnar

It has comes to my attention that article about mountain Girnar, if you look at it it is still biased and depicted as the sight only for Jain community. New information is also getting added very frequently which is not following Wikipedia standards. If you look at references too, you will find that many are not appropriate/proper. You also have had to restore the article quite a few times to a previous version in last one year. I also revert the changes however my changes are getting reverted back time to time. You seem like a good unbiased Wikipedia editor and supporter. Can you please take a deeper look at the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girnar Tannaray68 (talk • contribs) 12:20, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 1 August 2023

News and notes: City officials attempt to doxx Wikipedians, Ruwiki founder banned, WMF launches Mastodon server

In the media: Truth, AI, bull from politicians, and climate change

Disinformation report: Hot climate, hot hit, hot money, hot news hot off the presses!

Obituary: Donald Cram, Peter McCawley, and Eagleash

Tips and tricks: Citation tools for dummies!

Humour: Does Wikipedia present neutral perspectives?

In focus: Journals cited by Wikipedia

Opinion: Are global bans the last step?

Featured content: Featured Content, 1 to 15 July

Traffic report: Come on Oppie, let's go party

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:39, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 15 August 2023

News and notes: Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects

In the media: An accusation of bias from Brazil, a lawsuit from Portugal, plagiarism from Florida

In focus: 2023 Good Article Nomination drive is underway: get your barnstars here!

Special report: Thirteen years later, why are most administrators still from 2005?

Tips and tricks: How to find images for your articles, check their copyright, upload them, and restore them

Cobwebs: Getting serious about writing

Opinion: Copyright trolls, or the last beautiful free souls on this planet?

Serendipity: Why I stopped taking photographs almost altogether

Featured content: Barbenheimer confirmed

Humour: Arbitration Committee to accept case against Right Honorable Frimbley Cantingham, 15th Viscount Bellington-upon-Porkshire

Traffic report: 'Cause today it just goes with the fashion

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:18, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 31 August 2023

From the editor: Beta version of signpost.news now online

News and notes: You like RecentChanges?

In the media: Taking it sleazy

Recent research: The five barriers that impede "stitching" collaboration between Commons and Wikipedia

Draftspace: Bad Jokes and Other Draftspace Novelties

Humour: The Dehumourification Plan

Traffic report: Raise your drinking glass, here's to yesterday

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:45, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Another sock puppet of blocked user

Another sock puppet of user Bikrampuri (who you blocked) has appeared. Please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2400:2412:44C1:7D00:55A8:B22:3EC0:A563 This IP address has been making disruptive edits similar to the blocked user's edits since 27 August 2023. Thank you. - Ram1751 (talk) 22:11, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 September 2023

News and notes: Wikimedia power sharing – just an advisory role for the volunteer community?

In the media: "Just flirting", going Dutch and Shapps for the defence?

Obituary: Nosebagbear

Serendipity: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no paywall, for thou, Wikipedia Library, art with me

Featured content: Catching up

Concept: Strange portal opened by CERN researchers brings Wikipedia articles from "other worlds"

Traffic report: Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:38, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hazarewal

Can you please reduce the protection level for Hazarewal as there is incorrect information on here for example Swatis are Dardic people who are native to Swat region in KPK, they were then displaced by Pashtuns to the Hazara divison , Swatis are Dardic not Pashtun. I would also like to add images of traditional Hazarewal jewellery Zarmina.67 (talk) 11:37, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 3 October 2023

News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published

In the media: History is written by whoever can harness the most editors

Recent research: Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"

Featured content: By your logic,

Concept: Wikipedia policies from other worlds: WP:NOANTLERS

Poetry: "The Sight"

Traffic report: There shall be no slaves in the land of lands, it's a Bollywood jam

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:32, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 23 October 2023

News and notes: Where have all the administrators gone?

In the media: Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writing

Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvements

Featured content: Yo, ho! Blow the man down!

Traffic report: The calm and the storm

News from Diff: Sawtpedia: Giving a Voice to Wikipedia Using QR Codes

Humour: New citation template introduced for divine revelations, drug use, and really thinking about it

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:02, 23 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Wishing Yamaguchi先生 a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 04:07, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 6 November 2023

Arbitration report: Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015

In the media: UK shadow chancellor accused of ripping off WP articles for book, Wikipedians accused of being dicks by a rich man

News and notes: Board candidacy process posted, editors protest WMF privacy measure, sweet meetups

Opinion: An open letter to Elon Musk

WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2023

News from Wiki Ed: Equity lists on Wikipedia

Recent research: How English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades

Featured content: Like putting a golf course in a historic site.

Wikidata: Evaluating qualitative systemic bias in large article sets on Wikipedia

Traffic report: Cricket jumpscare

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:45, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ANI Notice

I will shortly be mentioning you at ANI, in connection with the range block which you instituted in July this year. See the thread Using edit summaries for a campaign.Sweet6970 (talk) 18:12, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 20 November 2023

In the media: Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup

News and notes: Update on Wikimedia's financial health

Traffic report: If it bleeds, it leads

Recent research: Canceling disputes as the real function of ArbCom

Wikimania: Wikimania 2024 scholarships

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:45, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2023 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 11 December 2023. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2023 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:24, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 4 December 2023

News and notes: Beeblebrox ejected from Arbitration Committee following posts on Wikipediocracy

In the media: Turmoil on Hebrew Wikipedia, grave dancing, Olga's impact and inspiring Bhutanese nuns

Disinformation report: "Wikipedia and the assault on history"

In focus: Tens of thousands of freely available sources flagged

Comix: Bold comics for a new age

Essay: I am going to die

Featured content: Real gangsters move in silence

Traffic report: And it's hard to watch some cricket, in the cold November Rain

Humour: Mandy Rice-Davies Applies

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:11, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

Your feedback is requested at Wikipedia talk:Vital articles on a "Wikipedia style and naming" request for comment. Thank you for helping out!
You were randomly selected to receive this invitation from the list of Feedback Request Service subscribers. If you'd like not to receive these messages any more, you can opt out at any time by removing your name.

Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 23:30, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Page needs urgent protection

Hi User talk:Yamaguchi先生

The Awdal page has been experiencing unprecedented levels of anonymous and sockpuppets accounts causing vandalism. Please have a look at the recent history to see what has been occuring: [[17]]

The page needs some level of protection as there has been edit warring for some time now.

MustafaO (talk) 17:50, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 24 December 2023

Special report: Did the Chinese Communist Party send astroturfers to sabotage a hacktivist's Wikipedia article?

News and notes: The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023

In the media: Consider the humble fork

Discussion report: Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AI

In focus: Liquidation of Wikimedia RU

Technology report: Dark mode is coming

Recent research: "LLMs Know More, Hallucinate Less" with Wikidata

Gallery: A feast of holidays and carols

Comix: Lollus lmaois 200C tincture

Crossword: when the crossword is sus

Traffic report: What's the big deal? I'm an animal!

From the editor: A piccy iz worth OVAR 9000!!!11oneone! wordz ^_^

Apocrypha: Local editor discovered 1,380 lost subheadings in ancient Signpost scrolls. And what he found was shocking.

Humour: Guess the joke contest

BJAODN: Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:00, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 10 January 2024

From the editor: NINETEEN MORE YEARS! NINETEEN MORE YEARS!

Special report: Public Domain Day 2024

Technology report: Wikipedia: A Multigenerational Pursuit

News and notes: In other news ... see ya in court!

In focus: The long road of a featured article candidate

In the media: What is plagiarism? Oklahoma Disneyland? Reaching a human being at Wikipedia?

WikiProject report: WikiProjects Israel and Palestine

Obituary: Anthony Bradbury

Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2023

Crossword: everybody gangsta till the style sheets start cascading

Comix: Conflict resolution

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:51, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AngelicDevil29 (talk · contribs)

requests unblock at UTRS appeal #83752 . OK to unblock? -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 08:34, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 31 January 2024

News and notes: Wikipedian Osama Khalid celebrated his 30th birthday in jail

Opinion: Until it happens to you

Disinformation report: How paid editors squeeze you dry

In the media: Katherine Maher new NPR CEO, go check Wikipedia, race in the race

In focus: The long road of a featured article candidate, part 2

Recent research: Croatian takeover was enabled by "lack of bureaucratic openness and rules constraining [admins]"

Comix: We've all got to start somewhere

Traffic report: DJ, gonna burn this goddamn house right down

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:15, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 13 February 2024

News and notes: Wikimedia Russia director declared "foreign agent" by Russian gov; EU prepares to pile on the papers

Disinformation report: How low can the scammers go?

Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to touch grass to dramatically improve images of flora and fauna

In the media: Speaking in tongues, toeing the line, and dressing the part

Serendipity: Is this guy the same as the one who was a Nazi?

Traffic report: Griselda, Nikki, Carl, Jannik and two types of football

Crossword: Our crossword to bear

Comix: Strongly

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:37, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You've been unsubscribed from the Feedback Request Service

Hi Yamaguchi先生! You're receiving this notification because you were previously subscribed to the Feedback Request Service, but you haven't made any edits to the English Wikipedia in over six months.

In order to declutter the Feedback Request Service list, and to produce a greater chance of active users being randomly selected to receive invitations to contribute, you've been unsubscribed, along with all other users who have made no edits in six months.

You do not need to do anything about this - if you are happy to not receive Feedback Request Service messages, thank you very much for your contributions in the past, and this will be the last you hear from the service. If, however, you would like to resubscribe yourself, you can follow the below instructions to do so:

Go to the Feedback Request Service page.
Decide which categories are of interest to you, under the RfC and/or GA headings.
Paste {{Frs user|Yamaguchi先生|limit}} underneath the relevant heading(s), where limit is the maximum number of requests you wish to receive for that category per month.
Publish the page.

If you've just come back after a wikibreak and are seeing this message, welcome back! You can follow the above instructions to re-activate your subscription. Likewise, if this is an alternate account, please consider subscribing your main account in much the same way.

Note that if you had a rename and left your old name subscribed to the FRS, you may be receiving this message on your new username's talk page still. If so, make sure your new account name is subscribed to the FRS, using the same procedure mentioned above.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask on the Feedback Request Service talk page, or on the Feedback Request Service bot's operator's talk page. Thank you! Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) | Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. | Sent at 18:03, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Jason Ellis (disambiguation)

The page Jason Ellis (disambiguation) has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G14 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it was an orphaned disambiguation page which either

disambiguated only one extant Wikipedia page and whose title ended in "(disambiguation)" (i.e., there is a primary topic);
disambiguated zero extant Wikipedia pages, regardless of its title; or
was a redirect with a title ending in "(disambiguation)" that did not target a disambiguation page or page that has a disambiguation-like function.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time. Please see the disambiguation page guidelines for more information.

Please do not recreate the material without addressing these concerns, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If you think this page should not have been deleted for this reason, you may contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you may open a discussion at Wikipedia:Deletion review. – robertsky (talk) 08:59, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 2 March 2024

News and notes: Wikimedia enters US Supreme court hearings as "the dolphin inadvertently caught in the net"

Recent research: Images on Wikipedia "amplify gender bias"

In the media: The Scottish Parliament gets involved, a wikirace on live TV, and the Foundation's CTO goes on record

Obituary: Vami_IV

Traffic report: Supervalentinefilmbowlday

WikiCup report: High-scoring WikiCup first round comes to a close

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:03, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Shatabhisha

Dear Yamaguchi先生, the Wikipedia article Shatabhisha contains no content about it at all and the name of the Nakshatra Shatabhishaka is wrongly written as Shatabhishak with a spelling mistake of removing the a from the end and the article should be unprotected now in order to add content and remove this error, now itself immediately. 117.205.237.134 (talk) 16:36, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That article has now been destroyed by Wikipedians on 6 May 2024 gloriously and victoriously already now itself so enjoy immediately! 2409:40F4:101B:97A1:8000:0:0:0 (talk) 08:38, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 29 March 2024

Technology report: Millions of readers still seeing broken pages as "temporary" disabling of graph extension nears its second year

Interview: Interview on Wikimedia Foundation fundraising and finance strategy

Special report: 19-page PDF accuses Wikipedia of bias against Israel, suggests editors be forced to reveal their real names, and demands a new feature allowing people to view the history of Wikipedia articles

Op-Ed: Wikipedia in the age of personality-driven knowledge

Recent research: "Newcomer Homepage" feature mostly fails to boost new editors

News and notes: Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter ratified

In the media: "For me it’s the autism": AARoad editors on the fork more traveled

Traffic report: He rules over everything, on the land called planet Dune

Humour: Letters from the editors

Comix: Layout issue

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:41, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 25 April 2024

In the media: Censorship and wikiwashing looming over RuWiki, edit wars over San Francisco politics, and another wikirace on live TV

News and notes: A sigh of relief for open access as Italy makes a slight U-turn on their cultural heritage reproduction law

WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2023 in Toronto recap

WikiProject report: WikiProject Newspapers (Not WP:NOTNEWS)

Recent research: New survey of over 100,000 Wikipedia users

Traffic report: O.J., cricket and a three body problem

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:50, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Old editor(s) back with same agenda after two years.

Hello Yamaguchi. I believe this will find your dear ones well. You had semi-protected Kannur district, a district/county within the South Indian state of Kerala in April 2022 [18], to prevent disruptive edits and agenda-pushing by a user and their moving ips. The protection expired around mid-April i.e. two weeks back and now almost immediately they are back with their same old ways from the ip of 103.89.235.179. Kindly please do the needful. Ideally a long term semi-protection I feel should suffice. Regards NYCLover2016 (talk) 13:50, 2 May 2024 (UTC) Edit (2024 May 19th) Hello hope you are well and things are good with your near and dear ones. Your editing on Wiki seems few sparse now.NYCLover2016 (talk) 10:45, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 May 2024

News and notes: Democracy in action: multiple elections

Special report: Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators?

Arbitration report: Ruined temples for posterity to ponder over – arbitration from '22 to '24

In the media: Deadnames on the French Wikipedia, and a duel between Russian wikis

Op-Ed: Wikidata to split as sheer volume of information overloads infrastructure

Comix: Generations

Traffic report: Crawl out through the fallout, baby

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:59, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back

Hope everything is ok IRL for you. – robertsky (talk) 01:48, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 8 June 2024

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation publishes its Form 990 for fiscal year 2022-2023

Technology report: New Page Patrol receives a much-needed software upgrade

Deletion report: The lore of Kalloor

In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say

News from the WMF: Progress on the plan — how the Wikimedia Foundation advanced on its Annual Plan goals during the first half of fiscal year 2023-2024

Opinion: Public response to the editors of Settler Colonial Studies

Recent research: ChatGPT did not kill Wikipedia, but might have reduced its growth

Featured content: We didn't start the wiki

Essay: No queerphobia

Special report: RetractionBot is back to life!

Traffic report: Chimps, Eurovision, and the return of the Baby Reindeer

Comix: The Wikipediholic Family

Humour: Wikipedia rattled by sophisticated cyberattack of schoolboy typing "balls" in infobox

Concept: Palimpsestuous

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:28, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 4 July 2024

News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates

Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board

In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators

Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna

In the media: War and information in war and politics

Sister projects: On editing Wikisource

Obituary: Hanif Al Husaini, Salazarov, Hyacinth, and PirjanovNurlan

Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture Champion

Gallery: Spokane Willy's photos

Op-Ed: Why you should not vote in the 2024 WMF BoT elections

Crossword: On a day of independence, beat crosswords into crossploughshares

Humour: A joke

Cobwebs: Counting to a billion — manuscripts don't burn

Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps

Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people play

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:41, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 22 July 2024

Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo

News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification

News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation Board resolution and vote on the proposed Movement Charter

Essay: Reflections on editing and obsession

In the media: What's on Putin's fork, the court's docket, and in Harrison's book?

Obituary: JamesR

Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword

Humour: Joe Biden withdraws RfA, Donald Trump selects co-nom

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:33, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Onitsha Founding

Why did you delete the founding of Onitsha section? You could’ve easily just asked for a citation and book reference could’ve been given for you to add a citation. 204.197.177.9 (talk) 02:14, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Harit Pradesh

Hi, please have a look at this article. Some IP_ range starting with 160.202.. keeps adding unsourced or WP:OR. They are active in other articles were the caste Jat is found, and as expected from a castecruft-er, keeps on modifying language, caste, religion percentages [19]. I came across this person before. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 11:51, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 August 2024

In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse

Recent research: STORM: AI agents role-play as "Wikipedia editors" and "experts" to create Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systems

In focus: Twitter marks the spot

News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded.

Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?

Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing

Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird

Humour: I'm proud to be a template

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:50, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A goat for you!

Look at that happy little face. Who wouldn't want a goat?

Fred Gandt · talk · contribs 20:29, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 4 September 2024

News and notes: WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked

In the media: AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready?

Recent research: Simulated Wikipedia seen as less credible than ChatGPT and Alexa in experiment

News from the WMF: Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees election

Wikimania: A month after Wikimania 2024

Serendipity: What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year

Traffic report: After the gold rush

Humour: Local man halfway through rude reply no longer able to recall why he hates other editor

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:30, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Darya Khan ethnicity

Hello yamaguchi, I wanted to discuss about Darya Khan's ethnicity, i have many sources claiming hes a lashari & I wanted to have a discussion on it, if you have discord or any other social media that i could contact you on, please let me know.

Many thanks! Shah Jafer Shah Jafer (talk) 15:49, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ogaden Clan Page completely locked up INDEFINITELY

When will this page be unlocked? This extremely niche and unvisited page LOCKED most likely on the request of some person. There must be some sort of WP Whatever ya call it rule about this. This cannot be locked up indefinitely, requesting revert of this rule immediately. I am not sockpuppet of anyone either, I already sent a long TALK topic to Code Talker, hopefully he does not archive it (Aka HIDE the criticism). If you are admin or something, you must also fix the issue of massive editing of sources by Ethiopians will ill intent against somalia. Thank you. Dervish10 (talk) 22:47, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dervish10, thank you for contacting me. This page (and related pages) are currently protected due to long term disruption by one or more parties. You are welcome to suggest your changes via the corresponding talk page, which I see you are already doing. As a friendly reminder, any suggested changes should be proposed in the WP:EDITXY format, meet with community consensus, and be qualified by reliable sources. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 00:16, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 26 September 2024

In the media: Courts order Wikipedia to give up names of editors, legal strain anticipated from "online safety laws"

Community view: Indian courts order Wikipedia to take down name of crime victim, editors strive towards consensus

Serendipity: A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics

Opinion: asilvering's RfA debriefing

News and notes: Are you ready for admin elections?

Gallery: Are Luddaites defending the English Wikipedia?

Recent research: Article-writing AI is less "prone to reasoning errors (or hallucinations)" than human Wikipedia editors

Traffic report: Jump in the line, rock your body in time

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:12, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinged

Hi Yamaguchi, you were pinged at Talk:Sudhir Kumar (actor). I'm not sure if you saw it, so I thought I'd drop a quick note. ✗plicit 14:53, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 19 October 2024

News and notes: One election's end, another election's beginning

Recent research: "As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paper

In the media: Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!

Contest: A WikiCup for the Global South

Traffic report: A scream breaks the still of the night

Book review: The Editors

Humour: The Newspaper Editors

Crossword: Spilled Coffee Mug

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:16, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in a research

Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this anonymous survey.

You do not have to be an Administrator to participate.

The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement .

Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind Regards,

WMF Research Team

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

Have a look

Hi, it is regarding these edits. The user has added a lot of unsourced and unreliably sourced content in the article, and also removed sourced parts. They have also removed content from other city articles so as to further their POV in that particular city article. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:35, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Planning to unblock an IP you have blocked

Hello - I am planning to unblock 111.68.102.25, which you blocked for 3 years as a P2P proxy. I realize you probably made that block because ST47 proxy bot made that block on multiple occasions. Since that time, it has become apparent that the IP is assigned to a very large educational organization, and is a single IP for all of its internet activity. Now, I agree it's quite possible that there are one or more students running a P2P on this IP, given the institution has tens of thousands of students; at the same time, there really isn't any recent history of problem editing, and even a lot of the "unconstructive" edits are more symptomatic of new users than pure vandalism. In other words, we are not seeing the kind of problem editing typically associated with P2P proxies. Could you please let me know if you have any objection to this? (As an aside, I am amazed that our paths haven't crossed very often, you are obviously just quietly doing a lot of good work.) Risker (talk) 04:35, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Risker, thank you for contacting me. Yes, please proceed with making adjustments to existing block parameters at your convenience. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 15:25, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, have completed. I really appreciate your prompt response. Risker (talk) 20:18, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yamaguchi, can you please explain why you target the users updating the Wikipedia with reference and sources. If you are so good with it why haven't you corrected the "Gwalior" page for so long what's stopping you doing that.

pages on which you remove reliable sources Donchocolate (talk) 05:23, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 6 November 2024

From the editors: Editing Wikipedia should not be a crime

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation shares ANI lawsuit updates; first admin elections appoint eleven sysops; first admin recalls opened; temporary accounts coming soon?

In the media: An old scrimmage, politics and purported libel

Special report: Wikipedia editors face litigation, censorship

Gallery: Why you should take more photos and upload them

In focus: Questions and answers about the court case

Traffic report: Twisted tricks or tempting treats?

Technology report: Wikimedia tech, the Asian News International case, and the ultra-rare BLACKLOCK

Humour: Man quietly slinks away from talk page argument after realizing his argument dumb, wrong

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:07, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bhardwaj

Article which was locked by you is not correct, because the current version is of the user which is now blocked (his account) and the same user also created a copy of the article (now merged) which I mentioned above to push his/her agenda. But after blocking he edited the page with IP and after that you locked the article. This one is the last best version with actual sources. Even the user who reverted the source less edits mentions this vandalism in his revert summary. So kindly please check the sources none of them mentions Vishwabrahmins which is added in the article. --Masterkiteretsu (talk) 04:50, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Masterkiteretsu, thank you for contacting me. I appreciate you reaching out regarding the Bhardwaj article and understand that the m:The Wrong Version may currently be in a protected state. My request is that you outline your concerns at the respective article talk page, and with consensus you will see the necessary changes implemented. Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 01:43, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder to participate in Wikipedia research

Hello,

I recently invited you to take a survey about administration on Wikipedia. If you haven’t yet had a chance, there is still time to participate– we’d truly appreciate your feedback. The survey is anonymous and should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its Meta page and view its privacy statement.

Take the survey here.

Kind Regards,

WMF Research Team

BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 13 November 2024 (UTC) [reply]

The Signpost: 18 November 2024

News and notes: Open letter to WMF about court case breaks one thousand signatures, big arb case declined, U4C begins accepting cases

In the media: Summons issued for Wikipedia editors by Indian court, "Gaza genocide" RfC close in news, old admin Gwern now big AI guy, and a "spectrum of reluctance" over Australian place names

Recent research: SPINACH: AI help for asking Wikidata "challenging real-world questions"

News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Endowment audit reports: FY 2023–2024

Traffic report: Well, let us share with you our knowledge, about the electoral college

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:45, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2024 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 2 December 2024. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2024 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:07, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Malik clan (Bihar)

Thanks for protecting the page, i request you to revert the edits by IP address, it seems that they're having COI. TheChronikler7 (talk) 18:56, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]