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Jason Griffith

Could you look at Jason Griffith and Talk:Jason Griffith? BTVA is an unofficial site, and thus not reliable I believe. I also have suspicions about the user who keeps adding them back. The fact that they've been here two years and still seems unable to sign their own posts, and their repeated 'apologies' for their 'mistakes' and then doing them again makes me wonder. Anyhoo, cheers. :) --Ebyabe talk - State of the Union ‖ 07:57, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

I really don't like BTVA either. The FAQ states "...unlike user submitted sites like imdb and wikipedia our sources come from official voice actor websites, voice actor resumes, DVD/Blu-ray ending credits and from conversations with the voice actors & voice directors who actually worked on the titles", yet reading their Terms of Use, it's implied that they do have some user-generated content ("6.1 Some of the Services may allow you to submit or transmit materials, including but not limited to text, image, audio, video, ideas, suggestions, plans, concepts, methods, know-how, techniques, original or creative materials or other information (collectively, 'User Submissions') to or through the Services."). According to this, BTVA may be used as a source in certain situations, such as credits with green check marks. Sro23 (talk) 11:26, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

ANI Notice

Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. (It wasn't me) Kleuske (talk) 12:01, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Work submitted to Wikipedia can be edited, used, and redistributed—by anyone—subject to certain terms and conditions.

Stop editing my userpage. UnjustNation (talk) 15:27, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Key phrase being "subject to certain terms and conditions". Copying and pasting without proper attribution is a copyright violation, not to mention you are impersonating someone else. Goodbye troll. Sro23 (talk) 15:30, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
I've read all the terms and conditions, I've violated none of it. There is no rule on wikipedia that prevents you from impersonating someone, so stfu. You're not a moderator/admin so don't act like you're one. UnjustNation (talk) 15:39, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
How about this rule? Dat GuyTalkContribs 15:41, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
Basically says you can't have/create a username that contains fuck or any other profanity, and that users can only use one account, I'm sure wikipedia already knows that my IP address is linked to only 1 account :/ You fail, try again. UnjustNation (talk) 15:50, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
(talk page stalker)Wow, you certainly are having what seems to be a bad day, UnjustNation. Just so you know, Wikipedia is a community and community members (like Sro23 and myself as well as others) are justified in bringing policy violations and issues to the attention to users such as yourself. One need not be an admin to do so. Please rethink your attitude and "stfu"-like comments before you end up blocked. You don't want that to happen again, do you? -- WV 15:53, 27 November 2016 (UTC)'
If you didn't notice, he's the one who called me a troll first, so I replied in kind. Besides there is no point in arguing anymore, I believe I'm already in the clear in regards to the original argument. UnjustNation (talk) 16:04, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
Whatever. What you're not "in the clear" for is copying over someone else's User page contents and placing them on your own. You're a new editor but have the User page of a non-newbie? That's completely dishonest and misleading. You really need to remove all of it that truly does not apply. -- WV 16:11, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
Please show me the rule where it says I can't do that, and I'll gladly remove it. Being dishonest and misleading on my userpage isn't illegal, I could claim I'm a 3 foot midget with one arm and you still couldn't do anything to disprove it. You don't like what's on my userpage, then don't look at it. It's "MY" userpage and I'll do what I like with it, I don't interfere with what you do on yours and neither should you with what others do with theirs.UnjustNation (talk) 16:21, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
Actually, no, it's not yours, it belongs to Wikipedia. There are policies regarding talk pages and user pages. Please see WP:UP, specifically WP:UP#OWN for more. -- WV 16:27, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
Already read it, it says nothing regarding using others userpage content, well there is one about copyrights but his userpage is obviously not copyright protected, if it is then I'd like to see the copyright registration papers. As for fair usage, this quote from the article perfectly sums up my situation "Traditionally Wikipedia offers wide latitude to users to manage their user space as they see fit. However, pages in user space belong to the wider community. They are not a personal homepage, and do not belong to the user. They are part of Wikipedia, and exist to make collaboration among editors easier." Key quote - wider community. You are free to provide a quote from that page that proves otherwise but until then I have no intention of removing anything from my userpage.UnjustNation (talk) 16:47, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
WP:CWW. Also, fair use is not permitted in userspace. Additionally, copying the userpage of someone you've been in a dispute with is always going to look like disruption. -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:59, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

I've given some advice to this new editor and I think we are making some progress. Let's AGF for a while. Doug Weller talk 17:18, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Not Nikolas.Sudarpo sock

@Sro23, how do u Think I'm Nikolas Sudarpo sock? btw, I'm new in Wikipedia so I think this is my first report in Wikipedia. Thank you. RF (talk) 05:21, 29 November 2016 (UTC) (from User talk:Sro23/unconfirmed)

Detected

Dear friends. Please teach me. What must I do. If SPI case is open. Please do not block my account.Thanks Igk12 (talk) 05:48, 29 November 2016 (UTC) (from User talk:Sro23/unconfirmed)

can you please stop reverting my Delhi Metro edits because i want to clean up the page and update it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.109.216.173 (talk) 16:54, 29 November 2016 (UTC) (from User talk:Sro23/unconfirmed)

Teahouse talkback: you've got messages!

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Ruse by Alleditersmustfollowrules?

86.163.56.201 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) deleted content again on cartoon articles. Shortly afterwards, Alleditersmustfollowrules (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) account was created and reverted 86.163.56.201's edits. Then the hordes jumped on Alleditersmustfollowrules and reverted Alleditersmustfollowrules's reverts, leaving the articles in 86.163.56.201's state. Looks like a ruse to me. I reverted most to their pre-86.163.56.201 state. Those claims such as It is one of the very few shorts in which Tom emerges victorious over Jerry. have been there for several years. I suppose the cartoon is the source for most part... Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 08:56, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Yes, these are both the same person causing trouble. Sro23 (talk) 12:41, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Guess who's back lol

You do realize who this is right? lol Chris "WarMachineWildThing" Talk to me 02:16, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, but he has a point about inquisitr not being a reliable source, so I removed it. Oh well. Sro23 (talk) 02:19, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
Yeah I know I was gonna add it back with the date but ya beat me to it. Chris "WarMachineWildThing" Talk to me 02:22, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

December 2016

Information icon Hello, I'm Fayenatic london. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Bayer (surname) without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. – Fayenatic London 23:47, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

Who is this troll?

I have reported and reverted many vandals and trolls who have an obsession with Sro23. Are they same person or different? --Marvellous Spider-Man 05:04, 3 December 2016 (UTC)

For example...? Could you be more specific? There are a lot of trolls on Wikipedia. I don't think it's all the same person, it's probably many different people. Sro23 (talk) 05:46, 3 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for everything.....

Thanks for everything, your assistance with issues will be missed. Chris "WarMachineWildThing" Talk to me 12:11, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

What is love?

BABY, DON'T HURT ME!
Don't hurt me, no more. Meltingwood meow 18:25, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
That was very nice, thank you, but I don't know what I did to deserve this. Sro23 (talk) 18:38, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

Oxycodone

Would you please explain why you reverted my edits on this topic. There was no infringement issue. I put quite a bit of effort into writing that and you reverted it in about 2 minutes. Did you read it carefully? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.35.236.69 (talk) 03:12, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

OK so thanks for putting my edits back. Why did you revert them in the first place?? Did you take into account how your actions affect the contributor? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.35.236.69 (talk) 03:15, 7 December 2016 (UTC) (from User talk:Sro23/unconfirmed)

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
That's the second time you've reverted vandalism on my user page. Thanks! – Muboshgu (talk) 01:38, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anime and manga#Sonic and Pokémon credits. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:58, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Greater Manchester bus route 18

Beat me to the punch. Good work there. South Nashua (talk) 22:29, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Justin Bieber: Boyfriend

This is not an instance where WP:ROLLBACK is acceptable. No source means precisely no source. So I suggest you find one or two to support the masses being claimed, or stand down. Osterrich (talk) 00:09, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

I'll let this go, but obviously I don't wish to find myself a victim of Rollback in future encounters. Onward we go. Osterrich (talk) 00:23, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Interesting. You really remind me of someone who also strongly took issue with the misuse of rollback. Anyway, sorry if it was inappropriate. Sro23 (talk) 00:26, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Mughal Sikh wars edit

Can you explain your edit?

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mughal-Sikh_Wars&diff=754271277&oldid=754230533

Previous version was nearly a blanket removal of whole longstanding content which now sourced, Mughals had defeated Banda but that's not war was all about. Sikhs defeated Mughals, "but was defeated by the Sikhs near Gurdaspur, where they had built a stronghold."[1] Capitals00 (talk) 05:42, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

You restored an Amanharleen sock's preferred version of the page. The only difference was you slapped a few google books in the references section. [2] But I guess that's better than zero sources. Sro23 (talk) 05:48, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

A beer for you!

For getting that crap off my page, I wan't there at the time. Tbh it was so stupid it was funny. I think that all 3 of the ip addresses are the same person, as they have similar addresses. Layla, the remover (talk) 00:31, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
Thanks, and yep, it's all the same person. They've been doing this for a while now and I don't know what their problem is. Sro23 (talk) 00:52, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

Question

Hi, Sro23. I was wondering why you reverted the edit cause I wasn't sock puppetry, I was fixing the table cause it had grammar and some episodes were wrong according to IMDb and other famous people in acting that's how the table is supposed to look like so please undo it. Thanks so much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Star Bucks (talkcontribs) 18:01, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

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Foul-mouthed IP address

I have been having a conversation with this IP address. I ordered them to cease and desist in their disruptive edits and vulgar language, but they declined. They even insulted me in their last edit summary. I need your help. Homechallenge55 (talk) 21:43, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

That's User:Bigshowandkane64 being horrible as always. Unfortunately there's not much that can be done, since this person has an unlimited arsenal of IP's at their disposal. You can try reporting the IP's as they appear to WP:AIV or requesting semi-protection of the pages they target at WP:RFPP, but that's about it. Sro23 (talk) 21:55, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Sorry

Regarding [3] – sorry, I think the 'plate might be a bit big. Linguist If you reply to me here, please add {{ping|Linguist111}} to the start of your message 22:17, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for both reverts. --JustBerry (talk) 22:28, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry Merry

Season's Greetings, Sro23!
At this wonderful time of year, I would like to give season’s greetings to all the fellow Wikipedians I have interacted with in the past! May you have a wonderful holiday season! MarnetteD|Talk 19:22, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Avatar 2 will never be made

Might as well delete all references to it. Here is why: User talk:2602:304:7830:2399:F589:9B79:4A24:F759 Happy Avataring! Jim1138 (talk) 06:21, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

And, Ebyabe is having a conversation with 'em. Jim1138 (talk) 10:25, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Where next

I was denied indefinite protection on the grounds that I already have a temporary one in place. Is there somewhere else to go to address the issue?TheGracefulSlick (talk) 18:39, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

That really sucks. What a bunch of BS that decline reason was. I guess the next step is to start a thread on WP:ANI, but to be honest I've never felt comfortable doing that unless it's absolutely necessary. Would you be okay waiting for the current protection level to expire in a few days and the inevitable happening, ridiculous as that sounds? If they still refuse to add indefinite or at least long-term EC protection to your talk after that, I will be so mad and for sure will bring the issue to ANI's attention. I'm sure if we explain the situation, there's got to be more sympathetic administrators out there. Sro23 (talk) 00:26, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
I guess that is my only option. Zzuzz seems to know who this vandal is, User:Hamish Ross. Unbelievable to think he has been doing this for almost 10 years to people. I thank you for removing his messages for the past few months now, hopefully it will all be over soon.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 01:19, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
Strike that, I used the vandalism you removed earlier to convince zzuzz to move forward with indefinite protection. Again, thank you for everything.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 02:17, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
Well that was easy. Thanks Zzuuzz for that, I'm glad things finally got resolved. Sro23 (talk) 08:06, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
I've opened up a sockpuppet investigation against this user (see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Hamish Ross). —MRD2014 (Merry Christmas!) 14:25, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

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Yo Ho Ho

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Merry Christmas!

16:41, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

You've got mail!

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Name?

Which account is it? You can email me if you want. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 14:30, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

SPI talk page

Hi Sro23, I felt I had to delete the Talk page you created. I understand that people have to vent, particularly those of us who spend a fair amount of time at SPI, but it wasn't really a good idea to do it in that way. Why don't you contact me privately about this account? Regards.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:21, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

I'm sorry for creating that talk page to vent my cryptic frustrations. @Thomas.W: @Bbb23: I'll probably regret this, but I'm going to give the names here because I hate writing emails. Sure hope the user doesn't see this.
There are actually a few accounts I think are socks; two have already been blocked and one hasn't. The first is Martin Trackers. That account was blocked as a suspected Cow cleaner 5000 sock, right around the time another obvious sock was going on a vandalism rampage. If you really examine the behavior before it started the vandalism, you can tell it definitely isn't Cow cleaner 5000. I think this was Evlekis impersonating CC5k. I made a comment about it on the SPI but it was just kind of ignored. The second user is Dumfounded watsD. Aggressive to other users, was blocked for unrelated reasons. I believe the current good hand account is Osterrich. When they first started editing, they had this kinda act where they would remove everything that's unsourced (which I still don't really understand), and when I used rollback on them they got so mad and I thought to myself, "that's such an Evlekis thing" (Ever notice that? He seems to dislike rollbackers, I guess because he had that right taken away at some point). I really have no solid proof this user is a sock, aside from the behavioral nuances and weak connections to the other two blocked users (such as here, here and here). So we just have to wait until he decides to reveal himself. Or I could be wrong. Could have just done WP:AGF an embarrassingly massive disservice. I said I know this is Evlekis, but it feels like I've been wrong about a lot of things lately. Sro23 (talk) 05:02, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
You'll be comforted to know that you were right about this. All three accounts are  Confirmed to Evlekis. I've tagged the blocked accounts and blocked/tagged Osterrich. Not surprisingly, when doing the check, I found several other socks along the way. Don't ever worry about being "wrong". As far as I'm concerned, you have an excellent track record. We're all wrong occasionally, goes with the territory.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:06, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

86.163.56.62

WTF? Know why this IP is blanking talk pages? 86.163.56.62 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Cheers! Jim1138 (talk) 09:40, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Nevermind that, did you see Why James Cameron will never make Avatar 2? Sro23 (talk) 11:53, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Sro23!

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A barnstar for you!

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For doing a great job fighting vandals! ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 19:36, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Sro23!

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(talk page watcher) Yes Sro, I would wish you a calm and peaceful Talk Page... but I don't suppose that's gonna happen any time soon! Happy New Year anyway. O Fortuna!...Imperatrix mundi. 20:11, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

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Sockpuppet

Sleeping is fun is back at Palantir Technologies and Peter Thiel with another sockpuppet. 2A06:2E01:B30E:1023:0:0:0:1001 (talk) 15:37, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Wow, another one already. That was quick. But don't just tell me when you notice a sockpuppet, there's not much I can do. Go file a case at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations instead. Sro23 (talk) 19:10, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
I was about to try filing my first WP:SPI report based on the behavior at Palantir Technologies and Peter Thiel, but I see you beat me to it. Checkuser says "unrelated" though, so that's a puzzlement.  —jmcgnh(talk) (contribs) 05:20, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

January 2017

Information icon Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to be blocked from editing Wikipedia. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to lead to a blockage. Thank you. LibertyDash (talk) 01:25, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Yeah. Takes two to edit war. Sro23 (talk) 01:27, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

SPI

Which SPI case does this user relate to again? I distinctly remember the edit summary from another article. --JustBerry (talk) 06:28, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

This one, I think. Sro23 (talk) 06:31, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
I don't know that sock. I did a 31 hour range block that seems to have quieted things down, though. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:36, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
Hm... see my note here perhaps... --JustBerry (talk) 06:39, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
I see your note...I think you might be confused. Like I said, it's probably Nate Speed. Sro23 (talk) 06:44, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
@Sro23: Aha, I found the users I was referring to (see the edit summaries with "PUNCHES YOU AGAIN"). Are those users also related to Nate? --JustBerry (talk) 19:34, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
Well, the user seems to have paused for the past three days on the article DreamWorks Classics (edit history). --JustBerry (talk) 19:19, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
Yes, because it was semi-protected for a while. Sro23 (talk) 19:24, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

About time (permalink). --JustBerry (talk) 02:21, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Unfortunately I don't think rangeblocks would work since this person seems to use a new one every day. Maybe an edit filter instead. He has a fairly consistent all caps style when it comes to editing. Sro23 (talk) 03:28, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you!

The Civility Barnstar
Thank you for remaining civil and professional even in the face of complete idiots making threats to your life and person. goose121 (talk) 03:17, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Theeasytarget SPI

G'day from Oz; thanks for running the SPI. I would have opened one myself but I travelled interstate for a few days and an SPI is more complex than I would be comfortable in doing on my smartphone. I was actually thinking about what I would write while I was sitting on a 'plane last night. I wasn't even aware of Mostninjasneverdie and Friendsisthebest, but their editing histories would have caused me to apply the Duck Test to them as well. Cheers YSSYguy (talk) 01:14, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Delotrooladoo

I have added a brand new sock of User:Delotrooladoo called User:Oo Eddie oO.

If you know of any relevant info to this please add it. Seems that this particular user likes to only focus on articles related to Jewish and Palestinian people.

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Delotrooladoo

--92slim (talk) 07:56, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Widr locked it

How come you get all the talk page vandalism? I must be doing somethin' wrong. Jim1138 (talk) 05:51, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thanks for taking care of the sockpuppet who was fake-blocking my talk page!

L3X1 (talk) 12:42, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Can you keep an eye of page? 123.136.107.198 (talk) 19:13, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

The 101.* IP is ...

... with all probability indeffed sock puppeteer SlitherioFan2016. See my comment at the bottom of User talk:110.147.142.28 for more IPs. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 20:47, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Timeline of computer security hacker history

The discussions about "Cyber Anakin" at the talk page there seems to be very deadlocked and there's no sign of consensus as said by Cunard. Is it okay for me to revive the discussion on my talk page and ping 4 neutral users there to get a more clearer and impartial consensus? Mdikici4001 (talk) 02:27, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Sure, I don't see why not. Sro23 (talk) 02:29, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
Thanks, I will let you know if there's a rough consensus there to readd the edit. Mdikici4001 (talk) 02:32, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
Mdikici4001, I have a silly request. Would you mind pinging me on your talk page again, like this: User:Sro23? For some reason this did not notify me. I feel like pings only work half the time for me lately. Would really appreciate it if you would help me with my test. Sro23 (talk) 02:57, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
@Mdikici4001: It did work this time, thanks. Sro23 (talk) 03:02, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Now I get it. You didn't sign your post the first time. Sro23 (talk) 06:59, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

For all of your anti-vandalism work, quick response times and help with general Wikipedia upkeep. -- Dane talk 04:22, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Abusive username creation

Thanks for the feedback! I'm not sure the titleblacklist entry is effective, so I've also created Special:AbuseFilter/827, which caught a bunch of attempts when in log-only mode, and is now in disallow mode, and has blocked two recent attempts as a result. Please let me know if you have any other trouble I can help with. Best wishes, -- The Anome (talk) 10:32, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for doing that. You have no idea how relieved I am to not have to worry about my username being directly associated with these vandals anymore, even if they try to find ways around it. It's a good feeling. Sro23 (talk) 12:54, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Just wondering

Why did you revert my talk conversation on wolfdog? It was a conversation I started that just had one reply. I wasn't editing anything other than my conversation. If wolfdog wants to keep it, he can. Belgiandude (talk) 00:53, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

WP:REDACTED explains it all very nicely. You can only remove your own comments if no one has responded to them. Once someone does respond however, you may not remove your comment or change its meaning. Sro23 (talk) 00:57, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

Hello Sro23

Hi I am Hari Prakash from Punalur town, thank you for reverting an edit made to my town by a vandalist.

Yours Sincerely

Sprouter13 (talk) 12:33, 22 January 2017 (UTC) Sprouter13 (talk) 12:33, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

I don't think I'd be able to put up with so much shit like you do. Enjoy this yummy cake! Linguisttalk|contribs 19:27, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

Who is this one?

Is 2601:1c1:8900:59a0:d529:d92b:801f:6aeb (talk · contribs · WHOIS) a sock of Wattsj528 (talk · contribs)? If so, I can do a range block that will take care of him. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:06, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

Yes. The range is 2601:1c1:8900:59a0::/64. It's been blocked several times before, but Wattsj528 keeps returning to it. Sro23 (talk) 20:11, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
It looks like DeltaQuad beat me to it. Now there's a one-year CU block on the range. Hopefully, that's the end of it for a good long while. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:34, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

If you revert again, without discussion

...it goes to an Admin. Your choice, I will not war. The article is not yours, but the communities, and all my edits have been sourced and well justified. Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 08:32, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Ok. I just added to the discussion. Can I revert now? Sro23 (talk) 08:33, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
Try waiting until I read it. Leprof 7272 (talk) 08:34, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
You are on at the article Talk page. Leprof 7272 (talk) 08:46, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Follow is on ANI

here Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 10:25, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Reversion of edits

It has come to my notice that your are reverting edits to Punalur. The edits put by you are wrong. Please do not repeat it next time.

Sprouter13 (talk) 05:22, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Open Source 2.0 and Clash of Clans

I saw that the editor had already gone on to a different page after creating the empty page, and that the editor had already been previously cautioned about creating patent nonsense. I am not sure, but I think that we have a problematical editor. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:14, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Yes, definitely appears to be a problematic editor. However my understanding is you're supposed to allow creators at least 10-15 minutes to work on their articles before slapping a speedy deletion template on it. Sro23 (talk) 03:21, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

172.56.39.241 odd edits

What is up with this IP's unusual edits, like this? Home Lander (talk) 05:50, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

I think I have a good idea who that IP is. For some reason, when editors "block" other editors like that, it just irritates me to no end. Sro23 (talk) 05:58, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
OK, yeah I figured something was up there. Home Lander (talk) 06:00, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Sorry I see you so often I thought you were an Admin!

) Sorry about that! L3X1 My Complaint Desk 14:52, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

About 191.116.95.197

Hello, nice to meet you, according to the contributions of this IP: 191.116.95.197, is that IP a sockpuppet of UnderArmourKid? Please tell me. Abdullah Almarri - A.W.S.T. (talk) 06:17, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Ah rats

Apologies for missing one of the troll posts S. I have reported this one to AIV. I also posted a RFPP since I did not know if you were on WikiP or not. Feel free to remove it if you want. Enjoy the rest of your weekend in spite of this. MarnetteD|Talk 05:33, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. There's an edit filter in place that seems to be helping. Sro23 (talk) 05:44, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Alcohol Justice Criticism

The articles for many other organizations which has been subject to criticism, such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving, mention the criticism the organization has been subject to. Why can't the article for Alcohol Justice mention the criticism that organization has been subject to? 2600:1002:B11E:E896:9857:AE94:7B6F:3C3D (talk) 03:30, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

To answer the question you posted on my talk page, none of the edits you referenced were done by me. There are a lot of IP addresses in that format, used by many different people, some of them happening to be IP-hopping vandals. There are also legitimate editors who have IP addresses in that format. For that reason, you should not assume that all those IP addresses belong to an IP-hopping vandal. 2600:1002:B11E:E896:9857:AE94:7B6F:3C3D (talk) 20:54, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Mayorkun

Good day editor , I am not sure you look at the case of everything before Nominating Mayorkun for speedy deletion. I saw your message at my talk page and have explained everything you need to know at Mayorkun talk page, If you are still not Satisfied with the explanation, I think an administrator have to look at it and close the speedy deletion, Thanks you .--Donald422 (talk) 08:29, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Cat creek...

I've added the two new ones to the sockpuppet case. Wish they would have taken a look at it by now... Home Lander (talk) 03:49, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Looks like there were more than I thought. Home Lander (talk) 03:55, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Attack on my talk page!

Looks like I missed some fun while I was sleepin'! Thank you! Amaury (talk | contribs) 14:44, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Category:Avengers members

Hello Sro23. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Category:Avengers members, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: An 11 year old CfD might not reflect current consensus, take it to CfD again. Thank you. SoWhy 19:06, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

RE

Then don't screw me. I have put the sources in Jack Woltz, I put the original story of Julio Jimenez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2WX5tAoIZY. If you're an ignorant that's your problem. --VengadorJusticiero (talk) 22:47, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Then don't use insulting edit summaries like a common vandal. Is that too much to ask, to use accurate summaries? When I see something like this, my first impression of you is "this person is clearly just a troll". Sro23 (talk) 22:57, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
You jerk. I'm not a troll. A troll never gave you a message. Also I gave you a little source but you never want hear me. Don't screw me please. --VengadorJusticiero (talk) 23:04, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Synth pop

Hello, as discussed on the Synthpop article, we need to be more general about the intro. If you look on the New wave music page, you will see that New wave is a Synonym of Synthpop. Let me know what you think, cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bmwnick2 (talkcontribs) 02:49, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you again...

...For your long-term protection of my talk page. Although I am tempted, I did not read the comments made by the troller thanks to your speedy reverts. It makes it a lot easier for me not to see them; I doubt they were very complimentary. I e-mailed an admin who has been working on the issue so hopefully this is the last outburst from this sockmaster. I do not want to go into much detail since it's obvious whoever is doing this is monitoring my edit history.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 03:08, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Hopefully the issue is resolved soon. Sro23 (talk) 03:11, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
TheGracefulSlick Well, I tried. Hopefully something will come out of this request. Sro23 (talk) 01:47, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
I know, don't worry I actually missed out on the latest vandalism and don't intend to read any of it. I'm afraid this is going to go on for a long time until admins put me back on indefinite extended-confirmed. Thanks as always.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 01:58, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Sro23. You have new messages at Jackninja5's talk page.
Message added 05:58, 26 February 2017 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Sorry, I thought it counted as a warning so it shouldn't be removed. The Ninja5 Empire (Talk) 05:58, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Okay, I see. But users are allowed to remove even the templated warnings as well. See WP:BLANKING. It's assumed they have read the warnings. Sro23 (talk) 06:02, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Crystal Spring, Minnesota

Hi-I started an article about Crystal Spring (community), Minnesota an unincorporated community in Winona County, Minnesota. However, I ran into problems with the redirect. Initially the article was Crystal Spring, Minnesota and I changed it to Crystal Spring (community), Minnesota hoping that would clear up the redirect problem-it has not. Would you please help with the redirect problems. the unincorporated community has an GNIS and it does exists. Thank you-RFD (talk) 19:17, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

My apologies-I misread and confused Crystal Spring with Crystal Lkae-RFD (talk) 19:22, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
No worries, I like to monitor Special:ShortPages, where I noticed that page and wasn't sure what exactly you were trying to do with it, but I'm glad now everything's been straightened out. In the future, if you ever want to move a page to a new title but can't, you can follow the instructions located at WP:RM. Sro23 (talk) 19:44, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Who's this?

This is somebody, but I can't remember who for the life of me. Do you recall by any chance? ~ Rob13Talk 00:19, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

I agree it's probably not a new user, but I have no idea who. POV nationalistic edit warriors are one of the most common types of sockpuppets/sockmasters, there's got to be hundreds and hundreds of them. Sro23 (talk) 00:36, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
Specifically, I recall an SPI over the past 1-2 weeks that had exactly single letter creations of userpage, user talk, and user sandbox as the first three edits as one of the traits of the master. bah - guess I'll have to dig through my contribs to find it. ~ Rob13Talk 03:42, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
@BU Rob13: I found another one; Special:Contributions/Didar1r. Sro23 (talk) 16:26, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
SPI filed here. Sro23 (talk) 17:04, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
Thanks! If it isn't handled by tomorrow, I'll go through the evidence. I'm out of town and on mobile today, so can't do too much. ~ Rob13Talk 17:52, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Further block evasion

Hello Sro23, Just to let you know that the block evader WelcometoJurassicPark/IP:89.132.32.170 has again re-surfaced as 89.132.54.125 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), making exactly the same "edits" and from the same location as before. I have managed to revert the edits made regarding the World Trade Center and informed Acroterion, but due to family circumstances, have not had the time to revert the rest of these rather silly edits. Just thought you would like to be informed. Best regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 22:11, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

A big thank you to The Voidwalker and Chrissymad who took the time to revert the IP's disruption. Sro23 (talk) 00:20, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

An IP messaged me regarding my reverting of them on this page, and I'm seeing that you tagged them as long-term abuse. Who are they and what is the exact behavior? I left the next edit alone not knowing for sure what was up, figuring that you'd come around again, and sure enough you did. :) Home Lander (talk) 19:35, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

It's block evasion by The abominable Wiki troll. The edit summaries and IP range he's using basically confirm this. Sro23 (talk) 23:37, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
Based on this I've reverted again and requested the page be protected since multiple IPs are being used. Home Lander (talk) 02:30, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
I can range block the /64. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:40, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
Appreciated. Home Lander (talk) 02:59, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

Dude... cool it. Obviously you aren't from Northern New England. Please leave the edits on Candlepin Bowling alone. Me and a bunch of others have tried to keep it there. There are lists of slang on EVERY Maine candlepin bowling center that has those words included. Do you want one of us to take a picture of the lanes and send here? All the other slang words aren't sourced either yet they stay intact (althought they ARE real slang). PLease don't touch again. New Suit Leet Eet Eet (talk) 01:50, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

Retrieving A Deleted Article

Hi! I recently created the article Dominick Sokotoff and it was deleted. I was hoping that I could get the deleted material for further improvement. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Penger888 (talkcontribs) 02:21, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

FYI

2601:805:4201:1737::/64 blocked two weeks. --NeilN talk to me 05:05, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

I just blocked this user as a sock of Kazaro then I noticed you removed your sock tag. Any reason why? --NeilN talk to me 17:51, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

There's no particular reason why, I just hadn't noticed that someone had opened this, and decided it would be wise to refrain from doing any tagging before that had closed. Sro23 (talk) 19:19, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Good job.....

Good job trying to fix and clean up Bill Goldberg. That article is a damn mess with all the socks. I can't even keep up anymore. Chris "WarMachineWildThing" Talk to me 03:41, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Not sure how to add this to this, figured I'd ask you. Chris "WarMachineWildThing" Talk to me 05:35, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
Nevermind Neil got them. Chris "WarMachineWildThing" Talk to me 05:44, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
To me, two LTA sockpuppeteers edit warring with each other is just the dumbest thing ever. Sro23 (talk) 07:29, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
I'm still not sure why either of them thought it was a good idea. Chris "WarMachineWildThing" Talk to me 07:33, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

You said "WBDTD" is a present company Scijacked (talk) 18:15, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

You made a mistake

On User talk:WhoaHoa, you tagged the account as suspected TAWT, but it is in fact actually Mangoeater1000. He set up the account to leave this shocking comment[4] on one of my Italian IPs, after the Bill Goldberg edit war. I responded on User talk:WhoaHoa using another Italian IP. Only fair that the right LTA gets the right tag, right?

Oh, and Mangoeater is doing the rounds, making IP edits on innumerable users' talk pages, asking them to restore his sock section at Bill Goldberg. So watch out for that. All the best. 82.221.133.50 (talk) 20:35, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Axel Braun

I noticed that you have reverted to Hullabaloo Wolfowitz's revision based on two web archive file that he just posted. Those are not the current versions of the same articles. Vanity Fair has since rectified the wrong name Alessandro Ferro and the same page now shows the correct name Alessandro Re as you can see if you click on the current link[1]. Same with the XBIZ article by Rhett Pardon, which has since been rectified.[2] It appears that Hullabaloo Wolfowitz is consciously vandalizing Braun's page, and judging from his talk page he has a habit of engaging in disruptive behavior and edit wars, which is the antithesis of what the Wikipedia community stands for. Thank you for your attention on the matter, and please let me know your thoughts. 2605:E000:2D8E:BA00:D86:D2E9:2CE2:630C (talk) 06:16, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

References

References

Recovering a deleted article

Hi, I didn't get a response, to this question "Hi! I recently created the article Dominick Sokotoff and it was deleted. I was hoping that I could get the deleted material for further improvement." Thanks Penger888 (talk) 22:36, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

-And just an update, I noticed some spam links under this post, but I didn't put them there fyi. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Penger888 (talkcontribs) 22:37, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

User:Bearcat deleted the article, all I did was tag it for deletion. Maybe if you ask nicely, he will userfy it for you. I'm sorry Penger888, but it really doesn't matter how many improvements you make. The individual simply does not meet notability standards at this point in time. Sro23 (talk) 23:46, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
Thanks! Penger888 (talk) 21:35, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Revert

Sorry about reverting your revert; I made a similar mistake just earlier than this week, so I don't mean to inconvenience you while trying to help. Master of Time (talk) 03:33, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

fishy

obviously not a new user [5]. please take an eye on him. 185.24.234.107 (talk) 20:03, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Yolanda Hadid & Bella Hadid wiki page

This user keeps reverting these pages with no explanation. Stop what you are doing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Divide223 (talkcontribs) 03:05, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

Semiprotected

You seem to be getting greetings from a lot of socks. I've semiprotected for a day. Please let me know if you want it longer (or shorter). Bishonen | talk 20:32, 17 March 2017 (UTC).

Okay, that's fair enough. One day isn't so bad. In all honesty, I prefer it to remain unlocked, although I do appreciate the concern. At the same time, I think I'm done fighting other people when they request it be protected. Sro23 (talk) 01:03, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anime and manga#Concerns about plot summaries in episode lists for Naruto. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:55, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

Also, can you please take a look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rectify 54? There seems to be an issue with the account using IPs to evading scrutiny. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:30, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

I moved their pages back to the correct place. Everything should be fine now. —MRD2014 📞 contribs 22:56, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

A fan of yours

...appears to be back but has apparently moved onto new bad attempts at impersonation! CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 17:06, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Civility Barnstar
For trying 17:45, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry

You opened a sockpuppet investigation on me. How would I defend myself and prove my innocence?PhysicsScientist (talk) 14:24, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Guidance#Defending yourself against claims. Sro23 (talk) 23:18, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

Might I suggest...

an ANI discussion for this continued disruptive editor[6]? Boomer VialHolla! We gonna ball! 08:34, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

It's User:Cebr1979. I suppose I could start a discussion, but I figure as soon as the current IP is blocked he will simply move on to a new one. Sro23 (talk) 08:37, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
You might as well. It's clear they are not here to contribute in a constructive manner.[7] Boomer VialHolla! We gonna ball! 08:40, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Mangoeater1000

Betlewetly went dark in December,[8] and SuperLooper picked up a few days later with the same agenda at Chris Benoit.[9] Plenty of overlap with Mangoeater's other socks, particularly legacy-type material and the big one: Bill Goldberg. GretzkyCC (talk) 09:07, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Sure. Whatever you say. Sro23 (talk) 09:10, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

March 2017

I would like to find out as to why you keep changing the Death Note page. Thanks,Anger0104 (talk) 19:03, 28 March 2017 (UTC)