User talk:GeneralNotability/Archives/2022/February

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17:41, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Bots Newsletter, January 2022

Bots Newsletter, January 2022
 
BRFA activity by month

Welcome to the ninth issue of the English Wikipedia's Bots Newsletter, your source for all things bot. Vicious bot-on-bot edit warring... superseded tasks... policy proposals... these stories, and more, are brought to you by Wikipedia's most distinguished newsletter about bots.

After a long hiatus between August 2019 and December 2021, there's quite a bit of ground to cover. Due to the vastness, I decided in December to split the coverage up into a few installments that covered six months each. Some people thought this was a good idea, since covering an entire year in a single issue would make it unmanageably large. Others thought this was stupid, since they were getting talk page messages about crap from almost three years ago. Ultimately, the question of whether each issue covers six months or a year is only relevant for a couple more of them, and then the problem will be behind us forever.

Of course, you can also look on the bright side – we are making progress, and this issue will only be about crap from almost two years ago. Today we will pick up where we left off in December, and go through the first half of 2020.

Overall
In the first half of 2020, there were 71 BRFAs. Of these,  Y 59 were approved, and 12 were unsuccessful (with  N2 8 denied,  ? 2 withdrawn, and   2 expired).

January 2020

Yeah, you're not gonna be able to get away with this anymore.

February 2020

 
Speaking of WikiProject Molecular Biology, Listeria went wild in February

March 2020

April 2020

 
Listeria being examined

Issues and enquiries are typically expected to be handled on the English Wikipedia. Pages reachable via unified login, like a talk page at Commons or at Italian Wikipedia could also be acceptable [...] External sites like Phabricator or GitHub (which require separate registration or do not allow for IP comments) and email (which can compromise anonymity) can supplement on-wiki communication, but do not replace it.

May 2020

 
We heard you like bots, so we made a bot that reports the status of your bots, so now you can use bots while you use bots

June 2020

 
A partial block averted at the eleventh hour for the robot that makes Legos

Conclusion

  • What's next for our intrepid band of coders, maintainers and approvers?
  • Will Citation bot ever be set free to roam the project?
  • What's the deal with all those book links that InternetArchiveBot is adding to articles?
  • Should we keep using Gerrit for MediaWiki?
  • What if we had a day for bots to make cosmetic edits?

These questions will be answered — and new questions raised — by the February 2022 Bots Newsletter. Tune in, or miss out!

Signing off... jp×g 23:22, 31 January 2022 (UTC)


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Denver harassment guy

I've found that he's using the range 75.166.96.0/19 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)). Is there any way you could block that? wizzito | say hello! 19:07, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Also at 174.16.96.0/19 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)). wizzito | say hello! 19:12, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
wizzito, out of curiosity, how did you come up with those specific ranges? At least for the first one, I don't see any WHOIS records for a /19 allocation. SubjectiveNotability a GN franchise (talk to the boss) 19:15, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
@GeneralNotability: https://ftools.toolforge.org/general/ip-range-calc.html wizzito | say hello! 19:16, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Another range: 97.118.96.0/19 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)). He's used it to also harass IanDBeacon, making the same allegations wizzito | say hello! 19:18, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
wizzito, blocked the ranges two weeks (TPA disabled). SubjectiveNotability a GN franchise (talk to the boss) 19:29, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Looks like these are known Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Denver LTA ranges. Can you do a longer block per that page? wizzito | say hello! 20:12, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
wizzito, no. Too much collateral damage. SubjectiveNotability a GN franchise (talk to the boss) 20:40, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
It's been going on for years and I just want this guy to leave me alone but fine. wizzito | say hello! 20:41, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Subjective Notability?

SubjectiveNotability, is it? GeneralNotability, what you need is IMO a few actual socks, not a mere ghostly piped sig. Compare the Bishonen conglomerate. May I suggest for example twin users SpecialRelativity and GeneralRelativity for your consideration? Bishonen | tålk 20:49, 1 February 2022 (UTC).

Bishonen, I tried to make the bot be AutomaticNotability, but was told that it wasn't a clear "bot" username. Also NotabilityByProxy for a potential proxy-blocker. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:29, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
Ha, good. Maybe the bot could be AutomaticBotability? Or BotomaticNotability? If your cute dog wants an account, it could be GeneralWalkability. Bishonen | tålk 08:16, 2 February 2022 (UTC).

Editing restriction violation

See https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=User_talk:BrownHairedGirl&diff=1069210407&oldid=1069207896 and Wikipedia:Editing restrictions/Placed by the Wikipedia community Aasim - Herrscher of Wikis 21:19, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Awesome Aasim, I will not make that block, given that I have previously blocked BHG for civility issues and have no doubt that me blocking her again will be "proof that I am out to get her" or something like that. Take it to ANI. SubjectiveNotability a GN franchise (talk to the boss) 21:21, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Ok thanks. Given that I am mostly uninvolved as well it would be a very neutral report. I can focus on conduct and the like. Aasim - Herrscher of Wikis 21:23, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2022).

  Guideline and policy news

  Technical news

  • The user group oversight will be renamed suppress in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for technical reasons. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.
  • The Reply Tool feature, which is a part of Discussion Tools, will be opt-out for everyone logged in or logged out starting 7 February 2022. Editors wishing to comment on this can do so in the relevant Village Pump discussion.

  Arbitration

  Miscellaneous


Feedback request: Engineering and technology Good Article nomination

 

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Global Block Request

Please block this IP range http://en.m.wiki.x.io/wiki/Special:Contributions/2402:3A80:1C46:D09C:3926:B13B:5ADE:6A75 117.226.227.26 (talk) 11:31, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

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I deeply ❤ admire Praxidicae

Dear GenericNotability,

Greeting human! --I deeply admire Praxie (talk) 23:24, 6 February 2022 (UTC) (Arturo)

Hi Arturo! Hope you're doing well. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:07, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

21:14, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Block evasion

That account you blocked, Pro-Life Approved, seems to have resurfaced as an IP and is on the rampage.[3] Alexbrn (talk) 06:04, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

  The Special Barnstar
Since being invited to work in the backend, I’ve become very appreciative of editors like yourself, who work tirelessly both behind the scenes and areas requiring admin action on mainspace. Thanks for your dedication. Celestina007 (talk) 11:23, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
Thank you Celestina007, your kind words are deeply appreciated :) GeneralNotability (talk) 02:13, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

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19:17, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

WP:AFC Helper News

Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.

  • AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
  • The template {{db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Global Block Request

@GeneralNotability: Please block this IP range http://en.m.wiki.x.io/wiki/User:2402:3A80:1A46:12E1:707B:A77A:7C8A:6B32

Hey, See this IP unknowingly removing cast from Article in the past http://en.m.wiki.x.io/wiki/User:2402:3A80:1C46:7BFB:9503:1856:4375:C868

See this also IP unknowingly removed cast from this Article in the past http://en.m.wiki.x.io/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1069844585 117.226.146.124 (talk) 19:39, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

First, I don't do global blocks, I'm not a steward. Second, if you're going to ask me to make a block, at least give me some useful evidence. GeneralNotability (talk) 23:57, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

19:10, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Skepticism and coordinated editing proposed decision posted

The proposed decision in the Skepticism and coordinated editing has been posted. Please review the proposed decision and draw the arbitrators' attention to any relevant material or statements. Comments may be brought to the attention of the committee on the proposed decision talk page. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:00, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 February 2022

interesting!

Obviously, [12], it’s quite acceptable to invoke bad taste Jewish comments after a conversation has been closed, but not acceptable to highlight them. Shame on you. Giano (talk) 22:34, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Giano I've removed the other two comments that were added after the close templates were added. Izno (talk) 23:09, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
That's right, Giano, I was making a point about Jews. Right. <rolls eyes> EEng 03:31, 28 February 2022 (UTC)