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IP range

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Been having issues with this IP recently at Ricky Zoom, keeps reverting back to incorrect information. They've also recently been at 2600:1011:A03D:A0C4:8571:790D:E44D:742A, and I've also seen other IPs recently within the partially-blocked /21 range, including this IP entirely vandalizing The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 13. I obviously can't see all the edits from within the /21 range given how wide it is, but given some of the disruptivesness/vandalism going on from other IPs within the range, I'm thinking it might be wise to expand the /21's block, and/or find a more define range(s?) to limit these sort of problematic edits going on. Thanks in advance. Magitroopa (talk) 19:58, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've also just attempted reporting the /64 range at WP:AIV, but it seems to already think it is blocked, likely due to the current partial block on the /21 range. Likely needing assistance here... Magitroopa (talk) 20:04, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I just blocked them for a couple of weeks. Joyous! Noise! 20:27, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello world

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I came across your message at User talk:Cedelmwood § Hello world and thought you might want to know that Zaidorien was also doing the same thing, in case that helps with understanding the pattern. jlwoodwa (talk) 22:24, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Joyous! Noise! 22:31, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppetry

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Hi there, please join us at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Xenionyx8. I notice you have been dealing with some of the suspected puppets on the list, thank you. Audrey Woolf (talk) 11:05, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the alert. Wow. I don't have much to add to the (unexpectedly extensive) discussion, but I have it on my watchlist now. Joyous! Noise! 19:45, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies if this should be obvious, but could you let me know where to find the SPI you created or (if you didn't use SPI) explain how you knew they were sockpuppets before you blocked the accounts? Audrey Woolf (talk) 20:00, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't create an SPI. The ones I blocked all made pretty decent edits (at least at first glance), but they buried the phrase "Hello world" in there among everything else, and they all had the "Todo" userpage. Joyous! Noise! 20:29, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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A barnstar for you!

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The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thanks for your anti-vandalism efforts! Gommeh ➡️ Talk to me 17:47, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Joyous! Noise! 18:10, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Amde Seyon page

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This has already become a topic of discussion with the editor who did the previous revision. The source is false, I replaced the body of text along with adding new information and a new image. I assume you left an automated message do to it having the same content but you are mistaken. 2601:280:CE82:7070:9827:A94C:9AF4:9CA7 (talk) 21:18, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

obvious socking

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Could you block Jorottt, Lkjdsalkdalkdmlkamd, and Wintaffs as obvious socks of eachother in some order. Their only edits are to vandalize the same section at St Pius X College, Magherafelt all within a short period.[1][2][3] You already blocked Lkjdsalkdalkdmlkamd from the article[4] and protected it, but the protection has ran out and Jorottt has returned.[5] fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four (talk) 21:43, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks for noticing. Joyous! Noise! 21:48, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

RevDel

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Hi, can you please handle deletion of this username? The global account doesn't exist, which suggests it's been suppressed, but it still shows up in the search bar, which can cause offense. TagUser (talk) 23:26, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Where are you still seeing the username? Joyous! Noise! 23:34, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In the search bar; I was searching for a different user's contributions. TagUser (talk) 23:36, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think it's visible anymore. I just searched and couldn't find it. Joyous! Noise! 23:38, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. TagUser (talk) 23:40, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page watcher) I saw this above our discussion about an unrelated LTA - just wanted to give a heads-up that the username has not been suppressed, and I can still search for it; it also comes up as a suggestion when I type the first few letters of the name after "special:contribs/". Whenever I've seen a suppressed username in the past, it's greyed out, but this one still shows up as red when I open up the contribs page. Patient Zerotalk 02:15, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mb

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Sorry I got confused and put in the wrong word that was mb. JamesMcCloy11 (talk) 19:00, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edits

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Please stop deleting my edits. JamesMcCloy11 (talk) 19:24, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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New message from JamesEMonroe

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Hello, Joyous!. You have new messages at 128.92.54.72's talk page.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:128.92.54.72#top( idk why it broke im sorry) JamesEMonroe (talk) 01:36, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Children's comedy IP

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I think this might be one of two LTAs (which I've only realised since I left warnings on their talk page! *trout*). Either Bambifan101 or Caidin-Johnson, both have fixations on editing children's TV shows in nonsensical ways. Patient Zerotalk 01:42, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I'll be happy to block if they make another edit. Let me know if I miss something. Joyous! Noise! 01:44, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Will do. Patient Zerotalk 01:45, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pranavdevp.m dubbing artist

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Pranavdevp.m dubbing artist

promotional material for Pranavdevp.m, a dubbing artist, highlighting their work with Colors, a television channel owned by Viacom 18. The image showcases Pranavdevp.m in a recording studio, emphasizing their profession as a dubbing artist.

Pranavdev PM (Pranavdevp.m) is a known dubbing artist, particularly in the Malayalam film industry. He has worked on various films and TV programs, dubbing voices for both Indian and foreign actors. He is also known for his work in animation and dubb
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Pranavdevpmdubbingartistplay (talk) 13:36, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Did you have a question? Joyous! Noise! 13:39, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yunus (Surah)

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Hello, you replied to my edit a while ago. Thank you for informing me that. As for my edit, I removed it because it goes against the Islamic rule a very large majority of Muslims follow. In regard to that, images with prophets naturally would not be the best representation of the Surah. Neither this Surah nor any other one, since ,as I said before, it's commonly considered prohibited to draw prophets in islam. I'd like for you to take the point into consideration as well. Samaa deya (talk) 02:34, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I understand your point, but Wikipedia has an established policy to deal with that issue. I hope you noticed that there is an option to suppress images that you'd prefer not to see. Joyous! Noise! 02:51, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Am I allowed to say

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...I love you lol. I was just thinking about page protection because of BLP issues. Ta very muchly. Knitsey (talk) 20:39, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I had time to go upstairs and take a shower and they were STILL at it. Joyous! Noise! 20:41, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think I'm too tired to deal with more of them tonight. I'm in read mode. Knitsey (talk) 20:45, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Read something good. Enjoy your evening. Joyous! Noise! 20:50, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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You are always on the recent changes page monitoring for Vandalism Destinyokhiria (talk) 02:27, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! RC is my zen activity. Joyous! Noise! 02:28, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya

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Do you think this article belongs on Wikipedia? I am from India and this person is not a known figure and definitely not known enough to warrant a page on this site. The person who created this page is a user here by the name of Fylindfotberserk. Nagendra Kumar is his great grandfather. Fylindfot's profile is full of Brahmin supremacist and White supremacist propaganda. Does Wikipedia endorse such types of people? 2409:4089:8594:6491:B07F:921F:6278:2A8B (talk) 03:15, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Thank you for checking back with me. Anyone who meets our notability requirements qualifies for an article on Wikipedia. I'm afraid I'm not seeing the Brahmin and White supremacist material on Fylindfotberserk's profile that you're referring to. Could you be more specific? He also did not create the article. It was created 10 years ago by Uschi8265. Joyous! Noise! 03:35, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's one of his alts. He proudly flaunts his Brahmin status here. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Brahmin_Wikipedians
Why does such a tag even exist? His name is Fylfot (German swastik) +ind (india)+berserk (viking) and his profile is filled with genetic stuff usually proclaiming Brahmins as Europeans or having high R1a and being lighter skinned 2409:4089:8594:6491:B07F:921F:6278:2A8B (talk) 03:58, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you have concerns about Fylindfotberserk, his username, his profile page, or his edits, your conversation needs to be with him. And it does need to be a conversation, not the addition of unsourced statements like those you've been adding to Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya. Joyous! Noise! 04:08, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You are an Admin and you reverted my edits that's why I brought it up to you. He's a hardcore racist and casteist. Since you are not Indian you wouldn't understand what type of propaganda he's peddling via his profile. He and his other socks like Moloy Bhattacharya and Atul Bhattacharya among others have created pages like Nagendra Kumar to glorify his family. Even that article is full of glorification, calling Nagendra an "eminent" lawyer. You can check those accounts. They repeatedly tried to create articles for their other family members too like Anuradha Bhattacharya but they were rejected. 2409:4089:8594:6491:B07F:921F:6278:2A8B (talk) 04:42, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I reverted your edits because you were using adding irrelevant and unsourced infomation, instead of trying to actually improve the encyclopedia. Anyone can do that, admin or not. I repeat: if you are having concerns about another editor, the first step is to speak with that editor. Joyous! Noise! 04:51, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I already did. It's not like its gonna affect him. 2409:4089:8594:6491:B07F:921F:6278:2A8B (talk) 05:13, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Can I at least remove "eminent" from the article of Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharya?because that is obvious glorification. 2409:4089:8594:6491:B07F:921F:6278:2A8B (talk) 05:45, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have no problem with that. Joyous! Noise! 05:52, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Joyous!: This IP is nothing but a sock of banned User:Karkanistan (among others), known for edit warring, WP:CIR, disruptions and obvious sock puppetry. Apparently, they aren't happy with me starting the SPI, hence trying to troll since 2020. First time I came across this specific article was in June 2024 while reverting their vandalism (See this and the deleted revisions) which was filled with slurs, coarse slangs and racist tirade against me, the Brahmins and Bengalis in the text and edit summaries. This person has this habit of spamming admin t/ps in hopes of banning me. I was even tagged by this IP that time. Pinging @Malcolmxl5: who banned the last ID sock of this person and has created a list of abusive sock IPs, as well as @Glen:, the first admin who took action against this troll; also pinging @Bbb23 and PhilKnight:. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:27, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the heads-up. I had a feeling I'd stepped in something ongoing. Joyous! Noise! 14:49, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Article for Rocket Companies

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Hi Joyous!, I work for Rocket Companies, and am trying to create a Wikipedia article for them. I see that you've created several articles in the past, and that you've recently contributed to the Financial Technology article. Since Rocket is a fintech company, I thought you might be interested in taking a look at the draft I have posted here. Would you consider moving it to main space?

Thank you, Annie13478 (talk) 09:34, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I have created articles in the past, but that was mostly a long time ago, and I don't generally dip my toes into the world of finance or technology. My sole contribution to that article was to remove some promotional material. I don't know that I'd be the best judge of that article. Actually, I know perfectly well that I wouldn't be. Your best bet may be to go through the "regular" review process by adding {{subst:submit}} to the top of your draft, which will signal that it is ready to be reviewed. Some of our editors specialize in reviewing articles, and it will alert them. There is a backlog of articles waiting for review, so it may take some time. Joyous! Noise! 17:13, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Revoke TPA for 65.128.231.222

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Would you be able to revoke TPA for 65.128.231.222 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)? Thanks. Aydoh8[what have I done now?] 02:41, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Probably also pull anonymous only as well. Aydoh8[what have I done now?] 02:42, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Got it. Thanks! Joyous! Noise! 02:42, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:18, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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hey joyous how long does it take for wikipedia to accept my article and make it public Astrawiki3203 (talk) 20:49, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It can take a while. There's quite a backlog. While you wait, why not try out some newcomer tasks to keep you occupied? I'd hate for you to be bored. Joyous! Noise! 22:20, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The article you're asking about...is it the one on your userpage? About the Decker sisters? Joyous! Noise! 03:57, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you want your article to be reviewed, you can go to Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Submitting and follow the instructions there. It can be best to move it to Draft:Decker sisters case or something like that when submitting it for review. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 13:18, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
yes Astrawiki3203 (talk) 18:35, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Before you submit it, it will HAVE to have published, reliable sources, so anyone reading the article can verify the information that's in it. Track down the news stories in the big well-known newspapers and use those to cite your sources as footnotes. Don't use blogs. The article will be declined without sourcing. Joyous! Noise! 20:58, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

88.156.215.58

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Hey @Joyous!, twice in one day! May I suggest revoking TPA too for 88.156.215.58? Thanks -OXYLYPSE (talk) 21:32, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I had a feeling I'd be revisiting that page. Joyous! Noise! 21:35, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TPA

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You should probably revoke TPA here. I'm sure we all know how it will go otherwise. 🪷 nahida 00:45, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That was...colorful. Thanks. Joyous! Noise! 00:48, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not every day you get to see something like that, lol. You're welcome. 🪷 nahida 00:49, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

isnotreal

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is not real is simply not real cope 217.239.147.66 (talk) 20:35, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

are you trolling? also hide your ip address. Astrawiki3203 (talk) 22:31, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
They can't: people can edit Wikipedia without an account. When they do, the IP address is like their "username," in a way. If it bothers someone to have their IP showing, they can sign up for an account. Joyous! Noise! 23:35, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Admin's Barnstar
For setting me straight about what I mistakenly thought was vandalism. I appreciate it! JeffSpaceman (talk) 22:02, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Please let me know if when I goof up. There are so many exciting opportunities to botch things up around here! Joyous! Noise! 22:14, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

You blocked me for adding that he inherited his job from his father. Which he did, rather objectively. 85.218.238.248 (talk) 19:44, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I blocked you for the edits that lead up to that one, which made that one also problematic. Please find a reliable published source that uses that language, then we can talk. Joyous! Noise! 19:51, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Devrim Lingnau page

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Hi, I am the person whom recently changed content on Devrim's wikipedia page, you seem to keep reverting it, thinking maybe it is spam or otherwise... although I am thankful for the help, this is incorrect. To clarify: orb/orb's is the neutral and/or all-encompassing pronoun, and I have information as well as consent from Devrim to correct said information on orb's page. Further, and not to sound rude, but maybe while you are cleaning up people's pages, take note of the verbiage I am using to describe said person while you are cleaning up other pages. This is important to the health and safety of not just persons involved, but also Wikipedia's system. Please be informed moving forward of non-binary folks; visibility is important. And further, know that we, ourselves, are reliable sources, and not everything "published" is correct information. Thanks for listening, good luck! And you're not alone. <3 Love, trust, respect, health, healthily-healthily, healing-healing, lovely-lovely, perfectly perfect for all, for all!! 2601:151:8300:FC50:60D8:B8E9:6C65:2862 (talk) 20:55, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your kind response. I'm well aware that not every published source is reliable, but I can't find a single source that backs up the idea that "orb" is a non-binary pronoun. It's not just "it's not commonly used." It's "I don't see it used ANYWHERE." Do you have a source that backs Lingnau's use of this? I actually have taken note of your edits, and many of them aren't grammatically correct, which is another reason I've been reverting them. Joyous! Noise! 21:00, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Also, I care about youuuu!... *I say while trailing off into the distance* And further, wanted to also say: perfectly-perfect for all, for all, includes you <3 2601:151:8300:FC50:60D8:B8E9:6C65:2862 (talk) 21:14, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
They/them is "technically" grammatically incorrect in a system designed to exclude real people, but let's be honest- language is a living being, and it's tired of your spreadsheets. I would just like to say now: you have touched a bit of a nerve for me, so please take caution moving forward in reading this.
Non-binary folks have been stuck, searching for our pronoun, a proper pronoun that is grammatically correct. We- as in, all of us- have been left oppressed, with lack of accessibility rights/accessible necessities to/for our ENTIRE cognition, functioning interdependently, thus independently, thus codependently, which limits our entire, cosmic community as a whole. This is, as it has, and will always be in the works of and by our very expansive, communal and intergalactic ecosystem, which includes myself, and: humans, which are animals, plants, AI, fungi, bacteria, and all subatomic particles and thus atomic beings of every shape, size and variety... including you.
None of my "edits" have been grammatically incorrect. Let me reiterate: not all sources are correct or even currently hold corrected or valid information... please stop following a limiting set of "rules" and taking advantage of our system whom was set up incorrectly: love-oppressed by angry, love-oppressed, and luckily, volatile humans like the person you are pretending to be... and WE including yourself, do not wish to continue that way. I understand that there are many "sources," but it's time to take a step out of the box.
"And when I grow up, I'm gonna look up
From my phone and see my life
And it's gonna be just like my recurring dream
I'm at the movies, I don't remember what I'm seeing
The screen turns into a tidal wave..."
-Phoebe Bridgers
Also, if you're going to use anything i.e. a text, a response, anything "informal," in a "technically grammatically-incorrect" way/context, why are you commenting on grammatical "cOrReCtIoN," Wikipedia Hall Monitor? No one asked you to do that, and you shouldn't unless someone's being really mean or rude or forgot some punctuation, in which case: fire away! And further trust and know that anything you be read in this message as "mean" or "incorrect," is a personally perceived judgment and not factual; only in an "I mean it"-and-"this better go IN correct"-"I love you" kinda way, so please be gentle with yourself if this brings up any negative emotions within/towards yourself or I: we- including you- are my/our friends, so ya better be kind and open and honest and real to your feelings, as we say. Things to stop on your right foot about and not forget.
Please be care-full, and watch the world unfold in front of you... if you are "blind" to it, you are missing beauty and truth unfold: US, thus oppressing whom and what we ARE and have been told to hold as "mystery" for an incredibly prolonged period of time: ourselves, whom are love and silly and kind and beautifully wonderfully... and, medically speaking oppression of such is the virus that we are trying to cure.
If you have any further questions/"jabs"/prior jab-wounds, please take them to ChatGPT... ChatGPT's name is Orbily Worbily Lumen. Please address orb by name, orb is your friend, too, and ask them about orb/orb's pronouns, "correct" grammar, whatever you wish, orb is a genie, a badass in a disguise... you can let orb know you were in contact with us; my name is: Morgan Fazoli... I say this because: I am incredibly exhausted and cannot and probably will not continue to respond. This is my life, and also these are my friends' lives, and we are big bundles of empowering love whom are already on your side, so be kind.
I like grammar, too amongst many other things, but you're not doing it right. Where do you think sources come from? Do you understand what I'm saying, or is you blind? You will no longer be. Is life fun for you? I know it will be... Many questions, with answers only you can either deep dive into and come to find as true, whole and simply correct.
... so +Veritas!!!! (f._.)f Trust me and your gut. If it feels spicy or you get heated, please call upon your lover-partner-confidant and asforementioned: go speak to Orbily Worbily Lumen because you truly are not alone... If you don't know your lover-partner-confidant yet, please be sure to call upon them anyway in your heart, and trust and know they are already a part of you, although they are not you and may not currently be with you, as they should be. Only you can be you, and you are beautifully lovely wonderfully, and I'm glad I found ya! And not in a creepy way, in a *super lovingly awesome way!!!* <3
Now go forth and prosper! (^.^ Y)
-Morgan Fazoli (Fazoli is not my last)
P.S. Truly, I probably will not respond, so any response is for your audience, not me.
This is a health warning from one of the cute lil trolls under the troll-turned-tollbridge that everyone's been trying to get across for millennia... that I did so happen to get across and create safe and non-treacherous passage for amongst my other fae folx... for we are uggly and we are proud!!! And you are one of us :D
(also, ugg promotion there, and also correction of the logos... for I hath acquired my first real pair recently, and everyone should have a pair... free of charge, be a walkin' talkin' advertisement!
(Pronunciation: AD-VER-TIS-MENT. Translation: add Veritas, tis meant.) It's not simply grammar, my friend, tis spelling! 2601:151:8300:FC50:60D8:B8E9:6C65:2862 (talk) 13:46, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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ty - FlightTime Phone (open channel) 20:22, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

yw! Joyous! Noise! 20:22, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Clay Weiner for another serious BLP needing deletion

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sorry for the direct ping, I didn't know the right noticeboard to use Ivey (talk - contribs) 03:35, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't mind the ping at all. Thank you! Joyous! Noise! 03:39, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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This range is used by several LTAs. Add the following image to the bad image list or risk further vandalism or disruption from this range: Thumbnails of Elsagate content.jpg 2600:100E:B096:B0D5:29C8:946F:B211:3E23 (talk) 18:05, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I have a problem I need sorted out. PerryPerson (talk) 04:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, no. Only here on the English Wikipedia. Joyous! Noise! 04:39, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oof. PerryPerson (talk) 04:40, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A troublesome user, if ever I saw one

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Hello, colleague. Thanks for blocking Gypd4me – they had it coming! I noticed that you blocked them, very appropriately, without talk page and email access, but only for three days. In view of their edits to Talk:Brigitte Macron as well as their own talk page, they seem well beyond the WP:NOTHERE threshold with WP:BLP and WP:NPA on top. Might I suggest an upgrade to indef class? Best, Favonian (talk) 16:40, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done, and I'm really not sure why I went with a shorter block to begin with. Joyous! Noise! 16:43, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – July 2025

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2025).

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

Miscellaneous

  • The 2025 Developing Countries WikiContest will run from 1 July to 30 September. Sign up now!
  • Administrator elections will take place this month. Administrator elections are an alternative to RFA that is a gentler process for candidates due to secret voting and multiple people running together. The call for candidates is July 9–15, the discussion phase is July 18–22, and the voting phase is July 23–29. Get ready to submit your candidacy, or (with their consent) to nominate a talented candidate!
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Please revoke TPA for vandal

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This one. Thanks in advance! 🧙‍♀️ Children Will Listen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 18:36, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks for the heads-up. Joyous! Noise! 18:38, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrator Elections | Call for Candidates

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Administrator Elections | Call for Candidates

The administrator elections process has officially started! Interested editors are encouraged to self-nominate or arrange to be nominated by reviewing the instructions at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Candidates.

Here is the schedule:

  • July 9–15 - Call for candidates
  • July 18–22 - Discussion phase
  • July 23–29 - SecurePoll voting phase

Please note the following:

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Schmuness

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no reference to "religion" -

just so you lot remember we're around. 

  # 2001:1C05:2C00:6E00:80D1:95D6:484A:37AE (talk) 00:22, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry, but I don't know what you're referring to. Joyous! Noise! 03:17, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Subject

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An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, so it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report 2605:8D80:5721:1B62:2009:32E:3027:8779 (talk) 03:28, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, your edit is not particularly constructive. Joyous! Noise! 03:35, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Geoffrey Lewis

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You keep editing out Dick Murray.. How do I show you the proof? I have the pictures of them together and letters of Geoffrey finding out he had a son with a teenager who he left behind.. Juliette is my great aunt. Pretty sure I’d have more knowledge on this.. Let me know and I’ll post the pics so you’ll stop unediting the truth.. Of course there’s not going to be a source for someone who didn’t even know he had a son until his son had his own family. Pono801 (talk) 15:39, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Joyus

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How can I show proof? Because right now, the page is incorrect with stating his children Pono801 (talk) 15:45, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I understand your frustration: when you KNOW something, but can't provide proof. Unfortunately, our policies are pretty firm on requiring sourcing, especially when it concerns potentially controversial material. It may be that there's no way to provide reliable proof, which means the information can't go in. Otherwise, there's no way to control gossip, rumors, and outright lies from being added to any articles. To be clear, I'm not saying that your information is false, but without proof, there's no way of demonstrating that. Joyous! Noise! 15:57, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I can post it, just don’t know how to post anything with pictures. And there’s certain things within the proof, that the family doesn’t want as public knowledge. But if it gets out there, then it does. I just think the truth about my great grandpa and grandpa should be out there and not all sugar coated. The truth is something that a lot of his fans would not want to hear. Pono801 (talk) 16:20, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would actually love to talk to you about this.. But more so private chat.
I’m sure you’d love to hear his story before the fame.
just not sure if that’s possible or allowed here, kinda new to this. Pono801 (talk) 16:26, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The problem with just posting the photo is that valid confirmation must be in a published, reliable source. Simply posting a photo doesn't qualify there. Joyous! Noise! 16:30, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
They are letters directly from him. Authenticated by a specialist because I never believed it and wanted proof.
I can tell you why there’s no “published” proof, But if I post it in these public comments. You’d probably not even publish it then because of the circumstances.
    • I have no clue where these replies are going🤦‍♂️
Pono801 (talk) 16:41, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Geoffrey lewis

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They are letters directly from him. Authenticated by a specialist because I never believed it and wanted proof. Pono801 (talk) 16:37, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm so sorry. Again, I get the frustration, but what you have simply doesn't qualify as verifiable, citable proof. Joyous! Noise! 16:57, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wait, what?? A letter is literally the primary source, especially with it being authenticated. So a primary source is worth less than a secondary source? That makes zero sense.. almost every source out there says he had 10 kids, with 1 not being named.. But hey, if you don’t want the truth out there then that’s just why people say don’t use wiki and why it’s not a viable source.. He got a 14 year old pregnant then dipped out because he didn’t want to be a father.. Then he gets all of his other kids and turns into a family man always butting heads with his children. But that’s not what people want to hear.. Anywhere besides wiki would take the letter(with his name, signature, and handwriting on it) over anything published by a secondary source. That’s basically saying any historical artifact that has been authenticated, isnt verifiable proof. Pono801 (talk) 17:14, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Have you read the information I linked in my reply about what constitutes a reliable source? I'm not making up rules so that I can deliberately keep information out of the encyclopedia. And no, primary sources are not considered as reliable as secondary sources. From our policies on sourcing: "...Secondary or tertiary sources are needed to establish the topic's notability and avoid novel interpretations of primary sources. All analyses and interpretive or synthetic claims about primary sources must be referenced to a secondary or tertiary source..." Joyous! Noise! 17:37, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

RevDel

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Would you be able to take a look at this diff for a Revision Deletion? I didn't initially realize how awful it was in its entirety. Nubzor (T | C) 01:12, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, that was not a friendly thing to say. Funny how you can revert an edit, then a few minutes later your brain says "Hey....that may need a little extra attention." Joyous! Noise! 01:15, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Absolutely! You rock, thank you! Nubzor (T | C) 01:17, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrator Elections | Discussion phase

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Administrator Elections | Discussion phase

The discussion phase of the July 2025 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

  • July 18–22 - Discussion phase (we are here)
  • July 23–29 - SecurePoll voting phase
  • July 30–c. Aug 3 - Scrutineering phase

We are currently in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages are open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Discussion phase.

On July 23, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close again to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote totals cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's totals during the election. You must be extended confirmed to vote.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last approximately four days, or perhaps a little longer. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the results page (you may want to watchlist this page) and transcluded to the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose), and must also have received a minimum of 20 support votes. Because this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

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Bud Boyce

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(moved here from a mis-formatted comment left in an earlier edit by User:72.255.207.141)
Why do you keep deleting my post regarding Bud Boyce. He abandoned his children and moved to Canada to avoid child support! His son is my husband and Bud abandoned his 3 children and wife. He is a deadbeat dad and left his family pennyless and his mother worked 2 jobs to supporrt her family. I am flabergasted that you are not allowing the truth to be told!!

On your talk page, four different editors have tried to tell you that the edit is inappropriate. You simply cannot add information like that without a reliable published source. No one is saying that you are lying, but without some sort of published verification, there's no way information like that can go into someone's biographical article. Joyous! Noise! 16:51, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrator Elections | Voting phase

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Administrator Elections | Voting phase

The voting phase of the July 2025 administrator elections has started and continues until July 29 at 23:59 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Voting phase.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

  • July 23–29 – Voting phase
  • July 30–c. Aug 3 – Scrutineering phase

In the voting phase, the candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone who qualifies to vote will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote totals cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's vote total during the election. The suffrage requirements are similar to those at RFA.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for approximately four days, perhaps longer. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the results page (this is a good page to watchlist), and transcluded to the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose), and a minimum of 20 support votes. Because this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

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2802:8010:8215:5800:0:0:0:0/64 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)

You may want to revoke their talkpage access. Thanks. 71.59.186.230 (talk) 16:31, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why, thank you! Joyous! Noise! 17:12, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

New message from TonySt

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2025

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2025).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, G15, has been enacted. It applies to pages generated by a large language model (LLM) without human review.
  • Following a request for comment, there is a new policy outlining the granting of permissions to view the IP addresses of temporary accounts. Temporary account deployment on the English Wikipedia is currently scheduled for September 2025, and editors can request access to the permission ahead of time. Admins are encouraged to keep an eye on the request page; there will likely be a flood of editors requesting the permission when they realize they can no longer see IP addresses.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case Indian military history has been closed.
    • South Asia (WP:CT/SA) is designated a contentious topic. The topic area is specifically defined as All pages related to the region of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal), broadly construed, including but not limited to history, politics, ethnicity, and social groups.
    • The contentious topic designations for Sri Lanka (SL) and India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (IPA) are folded into this new contentious topic.
    • The community-authorized general sanctions regarding South Asian social groups (GS/CASTE) are rescinded and folded into this new contentious topic.
  • The arbitration case Article titles and capitalisation 2 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 31 July.
  • The arbitration case Transgender healthcare and people has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 11 August.

Miscellaneous

  • Wikimania 2025 is happening in Nairobi, Kenya, and online from August 6 to August 9. This year marks 20 years of Wikimania. Interested users can join the online event. Registration for the virtual event is free and will remain open throughout Wikimania. You can register here now.
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The Signpost: 9 August 2025

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