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Unfair

Hi, you just delted an article that I wrote. This was victim of vandalism by one single user. THE SOURCES WERE ADDED, so there were any good reason for the deleiton of this — Preceding unsigned comment added by Syntaktis (talk • contribs) 18:21, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Your incessant yelling at people, including bogus accusations of vandalism, doesn't help your cause. Furthermore, you appear to be a sock-puppet, so your stay is likely to be short. Favonian (talk) 18:27, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Syntaktis: Please see WP:BIO, WP:BLP and WP:VERIFY. Here are some things to note:

A). The sources that you used did not qualify as reliable sources to use per VERIFY, which is especially important for the article that you created, which falls under BLP.

B). You may not recreate an article that was previously deleted unless negotiating with the editors involved at the article's AfD.

C). You continued to remove the speedy deletion and protection tags on the article after you received your final warning on your talkpage, which is something that Favonian was nice enough not to block you for.

D). You are a suspected sock-puppet, so editing as a blocked user is also against Wikipedia policy. Regards— ElysianTail (talk) 18:35, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

The article I wrote was reviewed by MANY editor, the problem here is ONE SINGLE EDITOR, who cant stop BULLYING ME!!!!! Syntaktis (talk) 18:41, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

@Syntaktis: What do you mean by "reviewed by MANY editor"? Also, there was obviously more than "ONE SINGLE EDITOR" because it was tagged for deletion and then deleted by another user (administrator). The most important thing for you to do right now is to defend yourself at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Gstigler. Please see: Wikipedia:Sock puppetry#Proving you are not a sock. Also while your at it, please read WP:CIVIL. Regards— ElysianTail (talk) 18:50, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

@ElysianTail: I have already saw that silly accusation days ago, this user can't stop attacked me with defamatory stuff. I just don't want to play his game, I trust the intelligence of Wikipedia admins about this. Now, about the article, THIS USER is the ONLY ONE WHO MAKE CHAOS ABOUT THIS ARTICLE, many other editors, add info, correct any misspelling, etc. This user is BULLYING ME. That's it. Syntaktis (talk) 18:59, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Favonian for blocking Syntaktis, but now they are evading their block at 209.197.24.14 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). Sro23 (talk) 20:19, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Not taking it like a gentleman. Blocked the latest IP and protected the AfD, which is not supposed to be edited anyway. Favonian (talk) 20:26, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Edit Warring Vandal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/86.151.49.155

Mind blocking this one too please? Thanks. --Tarage (talk) 23:41, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Aptly handled by my esteemed colleague. Favonian (talk) 15:40, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Graham 1973's talk page

The IP needs to be blocked. He has been blocked before and Graham's talk page needs protection. Please edit the edit summaries that are personal attacks too. This IP has been doing these personal attacks for 4 months. As a result my User page, my talk page, and the talk page for a television show's episodes have been protected....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 17:10, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

That IP has already been blocked and I'll semi-protect the Graham's talk page, but only temporarily. Favonian (talk) 17:20, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for protecting my talk page. I've no idea why I've been picked to be the recipient of this bile.Graham1973 (talk) 03:16, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

{{Admin Help}} template

@Favonian: Don't these templates attarct attention anymore?! come to my TP ASAP please :) 2A02:C7F:BE16:8400:44A8:3166:786A:F8C3 (talk) 18:09, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Why? Favonian (talk) 18:09, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Because there's an 'Admin Help' template on it and I want Admin Help!

It's because I'm locked out of my account. 2A02:C7F:BE16:8400:44A8:3166:786A:F8C3 (talk) 18:14, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Which account? Favonian (talk) 18:15, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi I used the wikibreak enforcer earlier and put in tomorrow's date instead of todays; so it keeps dinging me out and will do until then. 2A02:C7F:BE16:8400:44A8:3166:786A:F8C3 (talk) 18:18, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Well, why didn't you say so in the first place? ;) I've undone your latest edit to the enforcer and expect you (I mean named you) to edit, just for confirmation. Favonian (talk) 18:22, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

FFS I din't exactly want to advertise being a total zoom! My attempts to keep it on the down low having failed completely, thanks for doing that anyway- I tried blanking my user page, but of course it wouldn't let me! Cheers, _Muffled ^Pocketed 18:27, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

PS, email if you want? _Muffled ^Pocketed 18:27, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

You succeeded in blanking a very small part of your talk page, which rather set off the alarms. Sort of the geeky equivalent of walking into a bank wearing a ski mask. ;) Favonian (talk) 18:30, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Yep. I thought if there's one way of attracting attention-! _Muffled ^Pocketed 18:31, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Making a request on an admin's talk page is usually more effective :) -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 18:53, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Especially the talk page of a notoriously cranky admin with a jaundiced outlook on IP editing. Favonian (talk) 18:54, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I had never heard of the "Wikibreak Enforcer" before, so I looked it up and found that it's a script. But wouldn't it be possible to bypass it by disabling Javascript in the browser, log in, remove the code, enable Javascript in the browser again, and then do whatever one usually does here? Or am I missing something? Thomas.W ^talk 19:43, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

You're missing other way to evade it, but don't tell the users ;) -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:52, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

lol :) do tell me, cos I'm setting it every day or so, and this is not impossibly unlikely to happen again! _Muffled ^Pocketed 20:11, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

I know one more way of doing it, but won't tell... Thomas.W ^talk 20:36, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Good Heavens! I step out for a minute, and this place turns into a sanctuary for black hats. Favonian (talk) 20:51, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

It could have been worse, imagine having a bunch of people wearing tin foil hats here... Thomas.W ^talk 21:18, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Absolutely. Imagine trying to find an admin in 24hrs that wasn't jaundiced with IPs... :)

We'll be through the looking glass, people! _Muffled ^Pocketed 21:23, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Roman Military History

Hello, due to your edits to Military of ancient Rome, I would like to request that you join a small group known as Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Incubator/Roman military history, If you are willing to join, please do so. Iazyges 20:17, 7 August 2016‎ (UTC)

Sock

Do you mind having a look at the contribs of User:POR QUÉ DISNEY CANCELÓ ENREDADOS 2?? JODER, POR QUÉ COJONES?? and block. - Yellow Dingo (talk) 06:17, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Don't worry about it its already done. - Yellow Dingo (talk) 06:20, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

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Linguist 111 If you reply here, please ping me. 19:40, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Go, and sin no more! ;) Favonian (talk) 19:45, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks ...

Your edit reverting/blocking the usual IP fiddling block evader saved everyone seeing the very stroppy revert I was slowly trying to type ... maybe one day he'll grow out of it? My patience is getting at a very low ebb with him. SagaciousPhil - Chat 20:33, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Members of this species have small brains, but infinite capacity for repetitive behavior. He'll outlast us all. Favonian (talk) 20:34, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

If you happen to be around - he's being a real pain this afternoon; I've asked for page protection on Malinois dog. SagaciousPhil - Chat 16:31, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Done, both block and protection. Favonian (talk) 17:07, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Graham87 blocked an IP address earlier - this looks like the latest? Sorry, I'm too tired and fed up to even start reverting and it looks like you're around at the moment ... SagaciousPhil - Chat 20:40, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

It's a steady job. :-/ Favonian (talk) 20:44, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

FYI

Hello Favonian. I wanted to let you know that the nonsense that caused you to protect the Pedant (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) article last February has started up again. I thought I would make you aware of it first but if you would prefer that I go to RFPP I will be happy to do so. Thanks for your time. MarnetteD|Talk 19:54, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi MarnetteD. No reason to be bureaucratic about it. I've given it six months this time. Favonian (talk) 19:58, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Many thanks F. Much appreciated. MarnetteD|Talk 20:03, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Angel Shark

Hey, why did you change my edit about the angle shark? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.206.28.218 (talk) 18:58, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

As you were informed, it lacked reliable sourcing. Furthermore, this recent contribution of yours diminished my faith in your good intentions. Favonian (talk) 19:01, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

That other one was a mistake - I had never used the wikipedia before, so didn't realize that edits were on a public website. Circumstantial evidence at best my friend.

In regards to angle sharks, can you please provide reliable sourcing that proves that are indeed angels? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.206.28.218 (talk) 20:53, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Weird...still no response...your silence speaks volumes Favonian.

Levity

How can you deny a dying woman's plea? Have you no heart?! We edit conflicted an a nearly identical decline.--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:14, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

That's what being an admin does to you, oh fellow member of the Borg Collective. Favonian (talk) 19:18, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Shame on you both. Poor woman's been suffering hackers for years, and now this - oppression from admins. Well, we know who'll be to blame if they don't make it. Thanks! -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:23, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Just what I need: being haunted by the Ghost of Vandalism Past, hand in hand with the Denver Dodo. The last bit is deliberately obscure, but I'm sure he'll get the message. Favonian (talk) 19:34, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Q

I am only asking for learning purpose and from seeing kindness barn-star. This article, Joy Junction (i find it for doing good) but does it violate wiki policies and should it be reverted to a entry article.59.88.209.202 (talk) 12:02, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

It is, as you pointed out in this edit summary, somewhat lacking in coverage by independent, reliable sources. Whether it should be deleted/converted to a paragraph in another article, I would defer to a deletion discussion. Favonian (talk) 14:15, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Double check please

I undid this at ANI as trolling (25 minute old account filing against an admin- looked pretty trolly to me), and prob one of our regular LTAs. BUT- what do you think? If, on second thoughts, I was wrong, I'll self-revert and apologise. _Muffled ^Pocketed 18:07, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

You did right, Young Padawan. I do believe that's the Denver Dodo. Favonian (talk) 18:12, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Excellent. I live to write another day ;) Didn't occur to me to check until after though :o Cheers, _Muffled ^Pocketed 18:16, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Just a note, the Dodo in 'murica recently came to IRC (twice). Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 18:15, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Ah! Thanks. Persistence and futility are his trademarks. Favonian (talk) 18:18, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Rose Leslie

Greetings Favonian. Could you look at recent I/p edits on Rose Leslie? Previous experience of this type suggests the I/p is the BLP subject & simply doesn't like what has been said. I don't know a better way to suggest they use the standard procedure for BLP complaints -it doesn't look that difficult - but I'm hoping you do.
Regards JRPG (talk) 17:26, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi JRPG. The information appears to be reliably sourced, so, barring an OTRS case or something of that sort, it stands. Maybe a note explaining the intricacies of our BLP policy (or a link to same) on the IP's talk page would make everyone sleep better. The question beckons: why does someone in Cincinnati, Ohio take such a lively interest in the political manifestations of a Scottish actress? Favonian (talk) 18:32, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Favonian. 2 other editors have now reverted the I/p & pointed to the talk page so they should have the message. Regards JRPG (talk) 21:35, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard; Talk:Abkhazia

This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.188.174.88.23 (talk) 21:27, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Favonian. I've only just found this 'incident' discussion. It's actually on the AN talk page here. Cheers! --Iryna Harpy (talk) 21:43, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Iryna. Looks like the discussion reached the expected (and desired) conclusion, even though I slept through it. I never cease to be amazed at "new" editors' versatility in the use of Wiki-lingo, such as "AGF". Favonian (talk) 16:39, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Yup. I truly and ruly believe that a novice has no problems with finding templates, being confident about which boards to take their complaints to, and generally trying to game the system. Gotta run: a flying pig just darted in through an open window and in wreaking havoc in the kitchen. I hate flying pig season. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 21:23, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Could someone please

rev-del the nastiness of the "deleted" recent edits on User:DreamGuy (which can still be seen in the edit history)? Thx. Shearonink (talk) 03:57, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

Done. Favonian (talk) 05:47, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Abkhazia

Yeah, the outcome was pretty clear. Get an account if you want to close Nothing else was brought against the close but ad hominem, yet the close keeps being reverted. I will not revert again. Revert yourself please.Lurking shadow (talk) 14:59, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

No dice. That discussion will be closed in due course by someone with enough of a track record to demonstrate non-involvement. Favonian (talk) 15:02, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

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'Kijotisma'

Hi there , I see you blocked User:34r32fef, who vandalized the Richard Wagner article with some self-promotion about 'Kijotisma'. Similar vandalizations of the Wagner article were made by User:R7384ry3rgy32r2r and User:Fef34534t34e, who are presumably sock-puppets of the same guy, and should also be blocked. Thanks - best, --Smerus (talk) 16:40, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Smerus! How on Earth did I manage to overlook R73? Anyhow, it has now joined its siblings in the locked drawer. Favonian (talk) 16:45, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

Troll

The ref desk troll has now invaded Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/The Rambling Man/Evidence. Would you be willing to keep this page on your watch list and zap that character when he shows up? His current incarnation is 79.73.129.176 (talk · contribs). ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 14:53, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Ah, that ref desk troll – better known as Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Vote (X) for Change – supposed to be of the female persuasion, btw. Blocked. I'll the page is now on my watch list, but no guarantees. Favonian (talk) 14:59, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

I wonder who persuaded her.... _Muffled ^Pocketed 15:00, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Her progenitors have much to answer for! Favonian (talk) 15:02, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Since the troll lies about stuff like being harassed via email, it's reasonable to suppose the claimed gender is a lie too. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:04, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Sadly, the arbiters of civility (not to be confused with ArbCom) have ruled that we may not refer to even the most tedious troll as "it". Favonian (talk) 15:06, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Yes, I got in trouble for just that. So I would suggest "whatever". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:07, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, like whatever – doing my best to sound like a superannuated teenager. Favonian (talk) 15:09, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Whatever works. :) ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:16, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Have you read my comments to melborne star.

Hello,if you wish you can block me but I am right in what am i doing. You should have read what i wrote to Melbourne star. you are not a historian so you will not understand. therefore stop bulleying around. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.215.184.65 (talk) 16:20, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Oh, I read what you wrote. Quite enough to block you, but a fellow admin beat me to it. Favonian (talk) 16:22, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

WP:G4 deletion of John Basedow per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Basedow

Hello,

I am contesting your speedy deletion of John Basedow per WP:G4. I can't access the old copy, but I don't believe the new copy is substantially similar to the copy that was deleted before. Additionally, the most recent deletion discussion was held over a year ago, and several editors noted that the topic was notable, but that the better approach would be WP:TNT. Could you undelete the article?StonefieldBreeze (talk) 21:35, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

@StonefieldBreeze: I am willing to userfy (i.e. move it to your user space) from where you can submit it as a draft. In my opinion it's no better than its predecessor. Favonian (talk) 21:40, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

It is now at User:StonefieldBreeze/John Basedow. Favonian (talk) 21:43, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Could you be more specific as to what the issue is? The previous AFD listed a number of issues with the copy moreso than the topic. You're welcome to open to a new AFD for the new copy. Also, could I get a userfied version of the original, deleted version? It's fairly complete in it's current state, I see no reason to submit as a draft. Thanks. StonefieldBreeze (talk) 21:47, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Not exactly major media coverage, with several of the refs by the person himself. I'll be signing off in a few minutes (Central European time zone), so you're on your own. Favonian (talk) 21:50, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) It's pretty obvious that StonefieldBreeze is not a new user... SmartSE (talk) 21:58, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

My thoughts exactly, SmartSE. The article's early history was dominated by a very eager, now blocked editor. Favonian (talk) 13:10, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

@Smartse: I've replied at User_talk:StonefieldBreeze#A_few_questions. That said, I'll revise the userfied copy to remove the primary references, and then post it to the main space. If there's still an issue, feel free to open an AFD. I still haven't gotten a copy of the original deleted version, so I can't really compare the current version to the deleted one.StonefieldBreeze (talk) 21:49, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Hard to reach a consensus when the opposing parties believe fundamentally wrong information

Please show me any documented instance of the CRTC having authority over any American domestic television network? This is so stupid, the information has no sources, you can't find any reporting on it, and its inclusion in purely domestic United States television networks is irrelevant. I don't know what kind of agenda they have, but trying to push Canada into the United States and it's television networks is particularly dumb. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.240.231.252 (talk) 19:13, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

You're not even trying. Use the article talk pages and stop edit-warring! Favonian (talk) 19:15, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Surprise!

Oh look, Bury St Edmunds strikes again: [1] Did you know that Churchill started World War II? Martinevans123 (talk) 19:14, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

Buried! (Sorry, that was really lame.) The thread at Winnie's talk page is almost too amusing to remove – policy be damned. Favonian (talk) 19:16, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

Yes, one almost feels like curating them into some kind of archive store for when the war is finally over. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:00, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

Orange

I am told you have "protected" the entry for "orange". I wanted to add that the Turkish word for "orange" is "Portakal". Google Translate confirms that. RobinClay (talk) 08:38, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

@RobinClay: It's correct that I semi-protected the Orange (fruit) article, but that only prevents IPs and newly created accounts from editing, not seasoned editors like yourself. On the other hand, if I understand your question correctly you wish to add a link to the Turkish Portacal article to the list in the left margin. That list is maintained by the Wikidata project, and changes to it are made there. There is a catch, however. English language Wikipedia has two articles: Orange (fruit) and Citrus × sinensis, the latter being about the plant. Portakal is linked to the plant article, and from looking at them, it seems that they cover the same material. If Turkish Wikipedia doesn't have an article similar to ours about the fruit, the current state of affairs is probably correct. Favonian (talk) 16:05, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

Richard Graham (politician)

Greetings again Favonian. Could you give your opinion on recent editing on this politician including the talk page? Regards JRPG (talk) 16:31, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Overtaken by events -I have just had a conciliatory message on my talk page & will try to work with the author. JRPG (talk) 16:43, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Almost too good to be true. :) Favonian (talk) 16:48, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Richard Shrimpton

Already blocked under WP:NLT; suggest revocation, etc, re. this. Further threats, personal and legal now. Take care! _Muffled ^Pocketed 17:47, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

God knows where I got 'Richard' from :o better take a little water with it! In any case, thanks for that. _Muffled ^Pocketed 18:09, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

No problem. Hope Richard doesn't sue you. Favonian (talk) 18:10, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Better block him then! :p _Muffled ^Pocketed 18:19, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Would if I could, but it looks like he took the coward's way out. Favonian (talk) 18:21, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Must've been your shrimp net :) _Muffled ^Pocketed 18:53, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

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162.211.179.36

I've changed your block of User:162.211.179.36 to indef. It's the fourth incarnation of Userr:Texprt, and shows no signs of improved behaviour. Please change back if you disagree Jimfbleak (talk) 18:43, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

@Jimfbleak: Didn't expect read this from my own keyboard, being all in favor of long, hard blocks, but we really don't block IPs indefinitely. Favonian (talk) 18:47, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Thanks

		The Admin's Barnstar
		Thanks for your tireless work and impeccable judgment at SPI (and for fixing my mistakes).--Bbb23 (talk) 20:23, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Anytime! Favonian (talk) 20:24, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

ANI notice: Long-term abuse - Mart253

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 19:35, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

Mailcall

Just letting you know I've sent you an email -- samtar ^{talk or stalk} 11:06, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Replied. Favonian (talk) 12:38, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Anschluss and 103.9.40.129

I hate to do this to you, but could you take a look at WP:Administrators'_noticeboard/Edit_warring#User:Tarl_N._in_association_with_User:3primetime3_reported_by_User:103.9.40.129_.28Result:_.29 - you're semi-involved, having left an edit warring notice on the IP's page earlier today. I'm absolutely boggled by this one. I'm being accused of both WP:3RR and WP:SOCK (to make it add up). Tarl N. (discuss) 01:30, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Never mind. It's been taken care of. Tarl N. (discuss) 04:43, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

@Tarl N.: and ably too. I live in the Central European Timezone, so the drama culminated while I was asleep. Favonian (talk) 12:42, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Impersonation

Just letting you know that there seems to have been a lot of socks attempting to impersonate you lately. They've been coding their sigs to look like you signed it, then adding illegitimate blocking notices to peoples' pages. For example, the most recent one is this one, which Oshwah quickly reverted. I believe all or most of them have, so far, been caught by administrators. -- Gestrid (talk) 02:07, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Gestrid! A fairly common phenomenon that, fortunately, most recipients recognize for what it is. Favonian (talk) 10:45, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Waterloo Collegiate Institute

Good move.[2] Thanks. Yintan 17:33, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

My pleasure. The IPs were getting a bit tiresome. Favonian (talk) 17:34, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Threaten vandals very effectively. Good job! NasssaNser (^talk/_edits) 02:20, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

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Replied with extreme prejudice. ;) Favonian (talk) 17:45, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for reverting edit of vandal

Thank you for reverting edit of the vandal who put that silly message on my talk page. I appreciate your help. Thanks, Garagepunk66 (talk) 00:19, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

The IP doing numbers vandalism ...

... who you just blocked (Special:Contributions/80.187.98.134) is back as Donald trump (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) (as can be seen here]). - Tom | Thomas.W ^talk 18:02, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

and it's gone. Also, some problems with our username policy. Favonian (talk) 18:04, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Recent edits on Next Plc

Hi Favonian, hope you enjoy your weekend. Could you give your opinion on the value of the I/P's contributions to Wikipedia? JRPG (talk) 20:51, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

Not much to discuss regarding the quality of the IP's editing. Block renewed for the umpteenth time. Favonian (talk) 15:21, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Favonian, -Zero edits from this I/P is a useful improvement. JRPG (talk) 21:37, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Revert Edits

Please Revert edits on my friend's Mark user page,its being vandalised by shit IP socks. Do it cuz he's gone a few days to Yellow stone park for a holiday with his wife and kids.

Thank Ya

106.76.46.190 (talk) 13:33, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

(talk page watcher)

Done -- samtar ^{talk or stalk} 13:36, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Revoke TPA for JJMC1989

Please revoke talk page access for Special:Contributions/User talk:JJMC1989. See the history of the talk page. — JJMC89 (T·C) 19:36, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Done. Favonian (talk) 19:39, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. — JJMC89 (T·C) 19:42, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

My talk page

Thank you yet again for protecting my talk page. See you in 2 weeks I bet. RickinBaltimore (talk) 11:17, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

You're bound to win that one. Favonian (talk) 11:18, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

Like clockwork...RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:14, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

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Talkback

Hello, Favonian. You have new messages at Widr's talk page.
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Just an FYI. I noticed that you had blocked one of IPs in the Desert Sands ISD's range. Shearonink (talk) 20:59, 14 October 2016 (UTC)

Redirects Comment

Hello Favonian. I was wondering if you could help me. I was examining the WikiProject Portugal site's article assessment table and looking into the NA status articles, and came across an issue. I noticed that when I selected several "chapels" articles that instead of forwarding to an appropriate page, they redirect to the "Chaves, Portugal" page. Since I am keen on expanding buildings and structures in Portugal, I realize this is going to cause problems in the future. Is there any method of removing these [[3]] redirects to this articlespace, or at least forward me to the appropriate place for information on this issue. Or, if you can resolve it, then I would be appreciative as well. Thanks. ^{ruben jc}ZEORYMER (talk) 14:26, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Zeorymer. If I understand your question correctly, you want to edit the redirect. That requires a small maneuver explained in WP:EDRED. Favonian (talk) 17:49, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I thought there might be a simple technique. I going to get cracking on those articles then. Appreciate your assistance. ^{ruben jc}ZEORYMER (talk) 20:22, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Vandalism, harrassment, impersonation (of me) and block evasion

Hello. Would you please hit Thosam.W (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) over the head with the block hammer? It is with 99.999% certainty (considering the MO and the day/time of the week) a sock of one of our most prolific long-term sockmasters/vandals... - Tom | Thomas.W ^talk 21:12, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Gladly, but I was too late to the party. Favonian (talk) 21:13, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Widr was faaast... - Tom | Thomas.W ^talk 21:14, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Revdel

Widr beat you to the block, but would you please do me the favour of revdel'ing this edit on a user talk page, where he faked my signature? - Tom | Thomas.W ^talk 21:27, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Done. Favonian (talk) 21:28, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

I briefly noticed there was another one, as could be expected since E------ usually gets drunk and bored on Saturday nights. - Tom | Thomas.W ^talk 21:34, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Nsmutte

Two minutes from report to close of SPI? Dayyyyyum. :-) Wikishovel (talk) 15:43, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Nsmutte and I go waaaayyyy back! Favonian (talk) 15:44, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Still impressive - when I saw the SPI pop up in my watchlist, already closed, I realised that you are actually Lucky Luke and draw more quickly than your own shadow does. --bonadea contributions talk 15:50, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! Now I can wait for the Dalton Brothers to show up in the shape of Nsmutte's IP socks, hellbent on revenge. Favonian (talk) 15:53, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

@Bonadea: Unlike Lucky Luke Favonian occasionally gets beaten. See two steps above... ;) - Tom | Thomas.W ^talk 16:16, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

@Thomas.W: Maybe he was delayed because he was walking the streets like an ordinary man? No, wait, wrong cartoon crime fighter. Never mind. ;) --bonadea contributions talk 17:02, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

re User talk:Jimbo Wales/Unprotected

I noticed that you reverted somebody claiming to be a banned editor at User talk:Jimbo Wales/Unprotected. The purpose of that page is that anybody can get a messge thru to Jimbo if they really want to be polite about it. That's versus the alternative of always keeping his talk page completely open, where some (many?) banned editors will grandstand, insult, and make a mess of things. You are certainly within your rights to delete the banned editor and I certainly will not edit war over it. But I think that page provides an important valve for folks to let off steam or maybe even actually communicate with Jimbo. Any help appreciated.

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 19:09, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

@Smallbones: Oh, I'm not gonna edit war with you either, so let's agree to confine him to that particular backwater. He's been doing this chest-beating act for ages, and if memory serves, Jimbo has asked to get comprehensively lost. His rantings on other pages will be reverted. Favonian (talk) 19:12, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

That's exactly what I think is best. He may even deserve to be kicked off of a page that is meant for the worst of the worst of banned editors, but I'd like to keep it open as much as possible, and Jimbo seems to agree in principal about the page (not necessarily about this editor). Thanks. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 19:23, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

HarveyCarter

Seems obvious that Hoohahhah is another HC sock. Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:05, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Indeed he is, and I blocked him all of two minutes before your note arrived. :) Favonian (talk) 21:06, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you muchly. Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:10, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

(tps) And I just found and blocked CharltonR. —DoRD (talk) 21:45, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

A busy bee, that's what he is. Favonian (talk) 21:49, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Two IPS, may not be worth the bother of blocking, but definitely him by geographic location and topic:

31.50.131.53

86.180.135.160

and one strong possible:

217.42.28.81

Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:37, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Ah, yes. Thought he was being uncharacteristically placid this weekend. Blocked the first two while the last one is probably too stale. Favonian (talk) 17:44, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

@Beyond My Ken: While we are at it: KyleBradley (talk · contribs). Favonian (talk) 18:04, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Only one edit, 81.159.7.65. Beyond My Ken (talk) 01:45, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

@Beyond My Ken: Modesty becomes the sock master – were it not for the immediate appearance of 217.35.237.145. Both blocked. Favonian (talk) 10:45, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

blocked IP

Hello Favonian. An IP that you have recently blocked, User talk:86.189.2.166, currently has a request for unblock that is waiting to be reviewed. Just to let you know. Thanks. FixCop (talk) 20:57, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, I know. Second one in fact – or the millionth if you include the previous incarnations. It's not for me to review a block I made myself, but in the future I'll probably remove talk page access preemptively. Favonian (talk) 21:30, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

Adam's Peak

Do you think this is one editor socking or meat puppetry? Doug Weller talk 12:42, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

@Doug Weller: I lean toward the former, since the requests are so similar. Could of course be some forum where the instigator has suggested the request. Either way, I guess the party line is that we treat them with equal respect – or lack thereof. Favonian (talk) 13:26, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Meant to reply earlier. If the problem gets worse a CU might be worthwhile. Doug Weller talk 14:05, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

@Doug Weller: I agree. We probably won't be allowed to keep the semi-protection indefinitely, tranquil though it is. Favonian (talk) 14:07, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Reverting vandalism

Good job on reverting vandalism on the page: Mass-energy equivalence Royroxas2 (talk) 14:29, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Widr

You are probably right. That was just a kneejerk reaction. Moxhay (Talk * Contribs) 16:06, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Dynamic IP disruptive editing

Hi, there's a user who has a dynamic IP address who has been disruptively editing the same sort of pages and does the same type of disruptive edits to warnings on their talk page, whether it be one of the previous IPs or the current one. This edit is the most common type by the user and it is evident it is the same user, as evidence in these previous edits [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9],[10]. I noticed that you blocked 49.196.13.30 (talk · contribs · WHOIS), 49.196.134.122 (talk · contribs · WHOIS), 49.196.134.63 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) with the reasons of long-term abuse and block evasion. The most recent IP used as a block evasion is this 49.196.9.226 (talk · contribs · WHOIS); is there anywhere to report this same IP whenever a new one pops up or is it best to leave a message on your talkpage? Thanks, Flickerd (talk) 13:27, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

@Flickerd: Yes, indeed. That Australian nuisance has been around a while, though there's no formal LTA. I block them on a routine basis, so I guess my talk page is the best place to report them. Not quite around 24/7, even if it feels that way. Favonian (talk) 13:36, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, I've come across them a fair bit with just leaving warnings and I'm growing pretty tiresome of it, I'll let you know when they pop up again. Thanks, Flickerd (talk) 13:39, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Looks like a new IP has popped up at 49.196.9.77 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) with this edit. Thanks, Flickerd (talk) 04:21, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

And another one 49.196.13.206 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) with this edit. Thanks, Flickerd (talk) 12:41, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

@Flickerd: Rather tiresome. I have blocked an IP range of hopefully adequate length. Favonian (talk) 13:28, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Europe 10,000 Challenge invite

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Thanks

Hey Favonian. Thanks for blocking the vandal. :) Jianhui67^T★C 15:09, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

No problem. Plenty to choose from. Favonian (talk) 15:10, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

WP:OR Question

Can ngram be used as references of first documented usage. (Talk:Soft skills#First documented usage)117.215.199.27 (talk) 18:01, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins

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Already done. Favonian (talk) 20:34, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Block evader?

It seems as if (your block)ed user:LeHappiste might be behind these from 2A01:CB1C:8172:5400* Is a rangeblock in order? LeadSongDog come howl! 21:44, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

@LeadSongDog: Could be him; same "theme". Can't get a consistent geo-location from the list to match against Happiste's turf, Toulon. At any rate, I don't really trust myself to execute an IPv6 range block, so I'm afraid you'll have to ask around among the tech savvy crowd. Favonian (talk) 22:29, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

OK, thanks. LeadSongDog come howl! 20:05, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

A new user right for New Page Patrollers

Hi Favonian.

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Online Examination System

Hi, you have deleted page having title 'Online Examination System'. Let me know how it meets criteria of speedy deletion. Because According to me, this page followed all rules of wikipedia.Despite that it has been deleted Neetuagrawal (talk) 12:18, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

It wasn't I who deleted your article, witness the deletion log, but I fully agree with the assessment by both the nominator and the admin, namely that the article was pure advertisement. That's not what Wikipedia is for. Favonian (talk) 16:40, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Aten

Hello, I am doing a project for my world history class and was wondering if you could unprotect Aten for a day or two. My partner and I have to make an addition to a page with proper citing. If you don't like what we do, it only needs to stay up for 24 hours, then can be deleted.

Thanks in advance! Tbanse (talk) 02:51, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Done. Favonian (talk) 06:59, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Your help requested

Raif Badawi, another Nipponese Dog Calvero sock just made several disruptive page moves I can't undo. Could you help fix this mess? Sro23 (talk) 19:35, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Oh, crap! That's him alright. Will see what I can do. Favonian (talk) 19:49, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

80.7.141.157

The above user has already had three warnings on his Talk page and is still causing disruption. Would a short block be a good idea to show we mean what we say? Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 19:28, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Done. Favonian (talk) 19:36, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

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User:Eronopodiea123

You may wish to revoke talk page access as well.--Cahk (talk) 08:01, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Done. Favonian (talk) 08:41, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Jboyer.2023

Thanks for your prompt action in the last case I brought to your notice. The above named account looks recent but is only being used for disruption and insult. I've left a warning on his Talk page. Today may be too early to block him but please keep an eye on his future edits and clamp down if there's no improvement. Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 13:45, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Will try, but the risk of their puny bits of disruption getting lost in the general ruckus is imminent. Favonian (talk) 13:50, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Well, Mzilikazi1939, this sort of did it. Blocked indefinitely. Favonian (talk) 08:43, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

I wasn't going to complain about that attack, but thanks. It has saved many other users annoyance. Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 10:17, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

@Mzilikazi1939: He Had It Coming, but now that I have your attention, this revert is improper. WP:BLANKING specifies what users may and may not remove from their talk pages, and warnings belong to the former category. Favonian (talk) 11:46, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. I had been under the impression that blanking a warning was not supposed to happen. It's almost invariably contentious accounts that go in for such behaviour. Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 14:52, 23 November 2016 (UTC)