User talk:HJ Mitchell

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...I don't see how this range can publish drafts including shit like this, Draft:Wikipedia supports hamas. The log says they're blocked from "specified non-editing actions", but I can't see what that means. What am I missing? Drmies (talk) 21:29, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

@Drmies it meant that they couldn't create an account on that range but could edit. I see Primefac has added a restriction on creating new pages. I'm guessing there's too much collateral for a full block. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:53, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

I see at WP:PBLOCK that "Partial blocks can be leveraged to only block account creation from an IP or IP range, but permit normal editing. To do this, simply impose a partial block but leave the "Pages" and "Namespaces" fields blank." I assume that's what was done here; does that automatically generate the language "specified non-editing actions"? If so, it would be helpful to say that at PBLOCK.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:00, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Harry, Bbb23. Yeah, I really was puzzled by the log--maybe I didn't look carefully enough? I think I did click "change block" to see what was there, and I see what's there now, which is of course different. Drmies (talk) 16:14, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, the language is from the software. Try it on a test account or something. Select partial block and tick (only) block account creation. We could matbe ask the technical folks to write a clearer log entry. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:59, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

I see it now: thanks! Drmies (talk) 21:25, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Just a note that I flipped the "no page creation" switch because they were (unsurprisingly) creating problematic pages. Primefac (talk) 00:36, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Totally unrelated, Harry and Bbb, am I wrong in thinking that 2014 Tampines flat stabbing really has no encyclopedic relevance? Drmies (talk) 16:49, 11 June 2024 (UTC)