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hi

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I am brand new to wiki, thank you for your valuable inputs. I appreciate. I am working on the draft. Could you help me understand i am doing it right way. Dr Meenakshi Ravi (talk) 03:49, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest asking at wikipedia:Teahouse. That is a good place to get assistance.— rsjaffe 🗣️ 04:22, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – August 2025

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

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Oversight changes

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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    • The community-authorized general sanctions regarding South Asian social groups (GS/CASTE) are rescinded and folded into this new contentious topic.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.
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:56, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2601:1C1:8D80:B3B0:0:0:0:0/64

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FYI, this LTA range has already resumed their usual disruptive editing/edit warring reverts immediately following release from their recent month-long block. Also as noted in my AIV report, a larger/different range may be needed to be blocked here. Thanks in advance. Magitroopa (talk) 21:28, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It got blocked before I looked at it. The /48 would have significant collateral damage for little gain, so I think the blocks are going to have to be narrower than that. If the /64 isn't enough, you can make a request for wider. I'm going to be intermittently available for the next 1.5 months, so it might be better to ask someone else if you need relatively quick action. Thanks for your report. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 03:44, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Srich32977

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Welcome back from your WikiBreak. (I've tied up some loose ends at home and and now really get out on my WikiBrake.) Since I can't comment on the ANI, I hope this message reaches you. I regret that some of my edits annoy some editors. As the Wikipedia:Glossary says, Cosmetic edits do not change how a page actually appears. With this definition in mind, I do not think my edits are simply cosmetic. The readers will actually see what I've changed. And the vast majority of my edits are gnomish -- fix the hyphens and dashes and spaces, etc. And I'm "annoyed" that some editors are annoyed themselves about my wikignome efforts. But I try to take heart from Illegitimi non carborundum -- if other editors get annoyed perhaps it is their attitude that's at fault. When Uncle Sam gave me an offer I couldn't refuse, I became a US Army medic and was sent to Madigan General Hospital in Washington State. While checking in for the first time at the orderly room I saw a plaque with the slogan. I repeated the English version out loud and the First Sergeant heard me. He jumped up and said "SRich is the first soldier to come through here knowing about that slogan. You (Company Clerk) take good care of him!" Moreover, the stoical idea of enduring nagging from my spouse has kept my marriage going. That's what some of this is about. Keep on improving Wikipedia even if some editors get annoyed -- many, many other editors approve of my efforts. (But I do need to figure out how to appease the easily annoyed sector.) Thanks for reading my little rant. I'm now headed out to visit the library. – S. Rich (talk) 23:34, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail

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Hello, Rsjaffe. Please check your email; you've got mail!
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. Doug Weller talk 15:11, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ANI

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Hello. It looks like you tweaked the block on me so that I cannot comment on the block. Please fix this tweak so that I can comment. Thank you. – S. Rich (talk) 19:12, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Removed the Wikipedia: block so you can comment. Remember, do not reformat ISBNs while the discussion is ongoing. Thanks. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 19:18, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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~delta (talk • cont) 07:49, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Range block

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Hello, Rsjaffe,

I hope you are having a good summer. I wanted to ask a question about a range block you imposed. It's the area Special:Contributions/2409:4000:0:0:0:0:0:0/22 and so far, just today, I've run into 7 different IP accounts editing the project that fall under this range block that appear to be completely unrelated. I was wondering if this range was too wide and might be covering a large number of editors. I'm not experienced in range blocks but most of the ones I run into run to /32 or /64, not /22. If you have any admins who are also talk page stalkers, maybe they can weigh in on this decision. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 06:15, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’m having a busy summer, with intermittent Wikipedia access. But here I am this morning (for a bit). Hope your summer is good as well.
That range has had a number of different blocks. See https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=2409%3A4000%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%2F22&type=block. Currently, it is blocked only from two pages talk:Nym and Haryana Police. I feel pretty comfortable with narrow blocks like this on wide ranges, as the odds that unrelated users in that range are affected by that restriction is very low, though not zero. It’s a good approach to a IP hopper working in a broad range. You’ll see I only added to the original block by @Sdrqaz. You might want to talk with them to get their take on this range. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 06:36, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Checking three IPs (a, b, c) from Talk:Nim on a range calculator gave me a /24 already, which I chose to widen to /22 because Bullseye told me that it would be a better range to choose. Since it's a partial block, it shouldn't affect innocent users at all unless they wish to edit the listed pages as well, so I agree that the chances of collateral damage are very small. Sdrqaz (talk) 00:21, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

your block of 142.126.246.213

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Please remove talk page access from this IP. See [1] for example. Meters (talk) 07:00, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done by Materialscientist. Meters (talk) 07:35, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Shazzan25

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Hi, I think Shazzan25 (formerly Shabooziee; an account you recently blocked) might be another sockpuppet of BuickCenturyDriver. The LTA is notorious for messing around in WP:AFDs with new accounts. Past sockpuppets of BCD included Vaccerio, Veccoier, Vaccerie, HiroweWiki (impersonating account), Lofty abyss iv (impersonating account), and more. The sockpuppets also often add an extra requests for unblock category when requesting unblock (Examples: [2] [3]). The information at this SPI report also has useful points about the activities of the BCD sockpuppets. ~SG5536B 08:33, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I had contacted other admins to help me identify whether this was BCD, as I wasn’t sure enough on my own. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 14:36, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just checking

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but was this meant to be only 31 hours? I saw what they were writing and, well. It seems a little, lenient, perhaps? Not questioning your judgement by any means. Cheers, —Fortuna, imperatrix 15:16, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for spotting that. It was a misclick. Indeffed now. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 18:52, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! I guessed so, as TPA was revoked same time. Justice is done, and seen to be done  :) —Fortuna, imperatrix 17:33, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Theonepoppa6

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Blocked for sock puppetry: This user did not make any inappropriate talk page edits. Please notify them on their talk page that email and tpa are back. Guy with a KickTALK 00:22, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you send me this message? I was not involved with that case. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 03:11, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Rsjaffe: It was not you who blocked them, it was DMacks. Go to their talk page and post them a message that Theonepoppa6 needs their email and talk page access restored. Guy with a KickTALK 16:35, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you have an issue with an action an administrator took, contact them directly. Do not try to use an intermediary. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 19:12, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Unsurprisingly, OP is now CU-blocked to the same sock-drawer as the user they are discussing. DMacks (talk) 21:20, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – September 2025

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

Administrator changes

readded Euryalus
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Interface administrator changes

readded Ragesoss

CheckUser changes

readded AmandaNP
removed SQL

Oversight changes

readded AmandaNP

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

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.
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:16, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Query about a range block

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Hello, Rsjaffe,

There is an IP that has been posting a lot of messages targeting Acroterion and other admins so I did a range block for User:216.209.188.0/24. But I'm not experienced in imposing range blocks so I was hoping you could review this and see whether it was too big/wide or not big/wide enough. Individual IP addresses have been getting blocks just lasting 2 or 3 days but this has been going on now for a few weeks. Thank you for your help. Liz Read! Talk! 03:04, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In that /24 I only see 216.209.188.104 being disruptive and being blocked (before your range block). What other IPs were causing trouble? — rsjaffe 🗣️ 06:07, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, damn, now that you're asking, I don't have a list. But over the past two weeks, I've seen these copy and paste messages against Acroterion and sometimes zzuuzz, too. I'll be better in the future and start keeping track. I assumed it was an editor whose unblock request was turned down by one of these admins. I really must go to some policy page that explains IP ranges better so I can see how to view other accounts included in a block. My question was mainly because I don't know how broad to request, this one was /24 but I also see /32 and /64 used, too. Liz Read! Talk! 23:12, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I use User:Daniel Quinlan/Scripts/RangeHelper to help me understand what range width to block. In particular, the range selector helps narrow the range: display a wide range to examine the edits, activate "range selector", then check the boxes for the specific IPs causing the problem. You'll see a calculated range that covers those IPs. It takes a bit of practice to get facile with it, but it is a lifesaver for me. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 23:17, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Dalal (clan)

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Hey, you confused me with that {{db-banned|user=South Asia Social Groups XC requirement}} as I had not noticed the other use of G5. I assume you meant {{Db-gs|sasg}}. Although I admit I had to look that up :/ Cheers KylieTastic (talk) 19:11, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, twinkle had a brain-fart, as the G5-gs option didn't show up for that article (maybe there's a problem with drafts), so I tried to shoe-horn the problem into the usual G5 tag. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 19:14, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Defunct WP:CORPNAMEs

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Hi Rsjaffe. Thanks for blocking InGlas - I was a little hesitant to list them at UAA. I'd asked about defunct WP:CORPNAMEs in the past (Wikipedia talk:Username policy/Archive 22#Defunct WP:CORPNAMEs, Wikipedia talk:Username policy/Archive 25#Defunct organizations) but the consensus was weak. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:40, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was swayed by the extreme spamminess of the article. It sounds like it is still advertising something. That and the name could be shared, although that is certainly weaker for a former company. I could see people disagreeing with me. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 14:44, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

user page deleted

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i read the rules. i did not break any. give reason for deleting my page please. - Daniel DiamondThumb (talk) 15:51, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

JBW, on your talk page, gave a great explanation of the problem. There’s really nothing I could add to that. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 17:08, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
i agree. ty. DiamondThumb (talk) 17:17, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thanks for helping stop vandalism on the Wikipedia! GrinningIodize (talk) 17:24, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Block evasion

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Hello! Hope you're having a good evening/afternoon/morning/etc. This one should be familiar: 2600:100E:B0A9:1C67:E943:A751:5760:1386 (talk · contribs · (/64) · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) --tony 03:21, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Contributions/2800:484:7384:73F0:984F:B3FF:36C0:609E

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It appears that this ip has added copyvio to Pier Paolo Pasolini, see [:https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pier_Paolo_Pasolini&oldid=1312604371] confirmed 75% copyright violation per this [Pier Paolo Pasolini | Earwig's Copyvio Detector] Untamed1910 (talk) 17:02, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a site that copies Wikipedia, so correspondence doesn't prove copyright violation. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 22:03, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]


A question about a block

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There's an appeal at UTRS by TheWikiEditor10. You blocked the account, quite rightly. You blocked without talk page access, although the editor had made only two edits to their talk page, both of which were just removing messages which had been posted there. I don't see any talk page abuse in that, so why did you block talk page editing? JBW (talk) 09:25, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’m trying to remember, but for the life of me I can’t figure out why I did that. Maybe because of the rapid userspace vandalism. In any event, I’m fine with restoring talk page access. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 13:55, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. JBW (talk) 21:09, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Disruptive IP on royalty articles is back after a block

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You blocked 2A06:5906:2047:2900::/64 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) for a month on Aug 17 for persistently adding unsourced content - now after their block was released, they are making the exact same type of edits that got them blocked that month. ~delta (talk • cont) 00:05, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Blocked. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 00:49, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Izno

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Enter your username (username policy) attacked Izno's talk page again. ZLEA TǀC 03:27, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]