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UTRS appeal #97275

I have the notion that I recently read you responding to someone who had a similar problem while proxy-blocked. I can't remember the solution. (Was it just to go somewhere else, reset the password, and come back?) Perhaps you can help? -- asilvering (talk) 02:54, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Asilvering: replied on UTRS. The outlook is not good, unfortunately. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 14:46, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have now closed the appeal. You don't need to know that, and there's nothing more for you to do, but I mention it just in case you may be interested in seeing what I wrote in response to your comments. JBW (talk) 17:17, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JBW: thanks. One thing that might be worth explaining: any user can send a password reset to another user, if they are logged into an account, or if they're not logged in and their IP is not blocked. You need to provide the email associated with the account, and as a security measure the form will not tell you if you got it right. It just says something like "if the details you provided match, then the user will be sent a temporary password." There is no way to know if the email actually was sent. It was worth a try anyway. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 17:32, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have never tried to send a password reset email to another user while logged in, so I can't comment on that. However, I can assure you that if I am not logged in I can send a password reset email to any user, provided they have an email address attached to their account, I am not subject to an IP block, and I know their username, without having to know their email address. I have done it before, to help users unable to get a reset email because of an IP block, and to make doubly sure I have just logged out of my account and sent one to myself. JBW (talk) 19:29, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've just sent one to you. I have no way of knowing whether you have received it, but if you have, then I can promise you that I don't know your email address. JBW (talk) 19:35, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JBW: that's interesting, are you using Special:PasswordReset to do that? It always prompts me to enter the username and the email address (like I described), but I haven't tried logged out, my work VPN is blocked. Also I did get your emails (no worries about the heads-up) but I didn't get your password reset. I sent myself one earlier today from my alternate account so I don't think it's my mail server blocking them. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 21:01, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, as I said, I have never done it while logged in, but in case there is some difference between doing it logged in and logged out, I have now sent a password reset email to my alternative account, JBW3, while logged in as JBW, and it worked fine. Special:PasswordReset has fields for username and password, but it says "Fill in one of the fields to receive a temporary password via email" (my emphasis) and it works with just the username. I have no idea why you didn't get my password reset, unless I misstyped your username or something. I will try once more, copying and pasting your username to be sure, and I'll be interested to know whether it works this time. JBW (talk) 23:26, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you reset the password while the IP is blocked, though? I thought that was also a problem (on top of how Special:PasswordReset doesn't work to send the email in the first place), so maybe I misunderstood. -- asilvering (talk) 03:06, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently yes. At least once, and I am almost sure more than once, I have sent a password reset email in this situation, and then been thanked by the editor, who told me that it worked. JBW (talk) 10:32, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aha! I've got it! The message that came up after I posted another request on Special:PasswordReset says "Only one password reset email will be sent per valid account every 24 hours in order to prevent abuse". JBW (talk) 23:31, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).

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Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
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Arbitration

The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
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ARCA

Hi Ivan, per your comment on my now-archived RFPP discussion, I'm wondering which section of ARCA applies to my request. Are you saying that an ArbCom decision would need to be amended in order to remove a particular talk page restriction? 71.210.42.253 (talk) 20:52, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, the page protection is an enforcement action, and that's what would need to be modified. You want the second bullet point in the header box at the top, under "submitting a request", the one that's for an "arbitration enforcement action issued by an administrator". You'll likely be asked if you've attempted to resolve the problem with the issuing administrator as part of this process, so if you haven't you might want to do that first. El C is pretty reasonable. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 21:10, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good, thank you. I have reached out to El C on their talk page so we'll see how that goes first. 71.210.42.253 (talk) 21:13, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Cases

It looks like your naming of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/1+1=yes broke the bot's parsing, which is leaving a red linked "close" case in the set. Maybe rename to second oldest? Izno (talk) 19:14, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah it was fun trying to get the tags to work on that, and I didn't check what happened to the table. I'll rename it. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 19:24, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SPI Investigation

I am unsure of the exact rules surrounding SPI Investigation discussions, am I allowed to respond directly to another editor, or should my comment be contained to a different section? Should I even respond at all? Brocade River Poems (She/They) 01:36, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockerby_Composite_School

Hi:

The Lockerby Composite School Wikipedia page was recently edited to include controversial information about a murderer, a pipe bomb threat 25 years ago, and inappropriate teacher controversies. I am not affiliated with this high school, but noticed that other high schools in this school board (Rainbow District School Board) do not have such commentaries and the original write-up of this high school compared to other Rainbow District School Board currently on Wikipedia.

I went back to revert these controversial edits (by creating a Wikipedia account), but the person who added the controversial information, re-instated their edits. There was a note to say to contact/reach out to an Administrator on a list to review changes made. As such, I selected you to please review the controversial edits made.

Ultimately, I do not believe that the editor (Kline) used appropriate judgement to edit the high school Wikipedia page by writing several controversial information pieces. The editor (Kline) appears to be 'slandering' this particular high school.

Thank you for your considerations - I appreciate you looking at the page, history, and contributions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockerby_Composite_School 208.96.69.226 (talk) 03:53, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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It seems there’s an edit war between a more positive and more negative version of the article. Please keep in mind that Wikipedia has a policy of maintaining a neutral tone and giving information the proper amount of emphasis. So you’re partially correct—the page could benefit from more balance. My suggestion would be to address Kline directly, as he rightfully noted that the revert was unexplained at the time. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 07:32, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed an inconsistency in your messages about your connection to Lockerby Composite School. In this message, you mentioned you're not affiliated with the school, but in an earlier message, you said you're editing on behalf of the school. This raises concerns about a conflict of interest, which is likely why Diannaa issued a notice. If you are affiliated with the school in any way, it's the most ethical course of action to be honest about that. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 07:48, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi:

Thank you for replying pomptly - I appreciate it.

I will address the concerns with Kline directly.

In terms of affiliation, I do not have any stake, volunteer, or work for this institution, but did attend to the school for a brief time many decades ago.

Again, thank you for your time and I appreciate your input. 1958LCS (talk) 12:08, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Canada 10,000 Challenge eighth anniversary

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