User talk:HJ Mitchell
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Blocked from Creating an Account
[edit]I began a discussion to discuss the reason as to why I was blocked from creating an account. I don't have a history with Wikipedia. There is no basis to this block. 2601:645:C47F:8F50:7DC5:6259:8DFA:E3EA (talk) 08:15, 3 September 2025 (UTC)
- I hadn't meant to disallow account creation. If you have no history with Wikipedia, the block is not aimed at you. You should be able to create an account now. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 10:03, 3 September 2025 (UTC)
- HJ Mitchell, what was the justification for using a /32 block here in the first place? Range-blocking Comcast addresses seems a bit excessive, even for a single-article pblock. The article in question only had one instance of vandalism from one address in the range, so I don't understand why many of Comcast's San Francisco-area customers are now blocked from editing an article about a rapper from Queens. Dan Leonard (talk • contribs) 17:42, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
- There has been someone hopping around Comcast IPv6s on that article for a while, though apparently they have access to a wider range than that /32. I think the chances are slim that any other unregistered editor who is also a Comcast customer in that area will want to edit that article out of all seven million possibilities. It's certainly less disruptive than shutting out all unregistered editors with semi-protection. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:51, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
- HJ Mitchell, what was the justification for using a /32 block here in the first place? Range-blocking Comcast addresses seems a bit excessive, even for a single-article pblock. The article in question only had one instance of vandalism from one address in the range, so I don't understand why many of Comcast's San Francisco-area customers are now blocked from editing an article about a rapper from Queens. Dan Leonard (talk • contribs) 17:42, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2025
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2025).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- An RfC is open on whether use of emojis with no encyclopedic value in mainspace and draftspace (e.g., at the start of paragraphs or in place of bullet points) should be added as a criterion under G15.
Technical news
- Administrators can now access the Special:BlockedExternalDomains page from the Special:CommunityConfiguration list page. This makes it easier to find. T393240
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Article titles and capitalisation 2 has been closed.
- An RfC is in progress to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the Arbitration Committee election and resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.
Page move problem
[edit]Hi HJ, hope you're well. I just went to move my draft User:JuneGloom07/Sofia to Sofia Nolan, only to find someone else had created the article. Would it be possible to merge my draft and its history with this one? - JuneGloom07 Talk 22:14, 6 September 2025 (UTC)
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