I'm only likely to be here intermittently, so if I don't respond promptly and you want any admin or renaming help, please ask someone else. As always, any admin is welcome to modify or reverse any admin actions of mine with no need to consult me. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:11, 2 June 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Ooh, don't think I've seen such a brightly coloured slinky before. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:27, 7 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm curious to know if you both get the cultural reference here. On balance, you probably do. -Florence, in the middle. wooF 18:35, 7 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dougal, surely? Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:56, 7 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Well, only theoretically, Florence. I understand why Zebedee says boing, but The Magic Roundabout was never shown here. Bishonen | talk 18:59, 7 October 2018 (UTC).Reply[reply]

Good heavens. Growing up in a country with no magic roundabout? That must be almost as boring as growing up in a country where schools have compulsory cricket. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 20:53, 8 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I must have lived an extraordinarily sheltered life. I have no idea what any of you are talking about. -Ad Orientem (talk) 21:28, 8 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Well, you're American, innit? Bishonen | talk 21:35, 8 October 2018 (UTC).Reply[reply]

I suspect Zébulon may have to start calling you "Ambroise". Flappy 123 (talk) 21:38, 8 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dylan was always my favourite, btw. -Roxy, in the middle. wooF 13:12, 18 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I think they're back to being overzealous to IP's as an IPv6 themselves; see Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#188.137.40.75, where said IP asked for a three-month bludgeon block on some IP adding unsourced information and several edits from the reporting IPv6 on IP talk pages getting annoyed that other IPs forced semi-protect on other articles. The 'learn their lesson' really stands out as a MMK trademark (thankfully no epileptic YouTube vids this time). Nate • (chatter) 03:19, 12 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes, undoubtedly him, and I found another IP several a whole bunch of other IPs in the same area doing the same kind of things (including reinstating removed warnings, which also shows he's really not learning). Oh, and engaging in a spree of warning IPs, including this. I've blocked the most recent ones. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:54, 12 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks; the IP range hadn't really changed, so thankfully it was easy to see it was them. Vandalism is easily reverted and doesn't need long blocks to control outside of serial cases. Nate • (chatter) 01:10, 13 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello. You recently unblocked my page after I changed my username. Is there a way to retrieve my original page so I can make edits, or do I have to create a new one? :/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Huckleberry3436 (talk • contribs) 12:57, 18 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi @Huckleberry3436: I'm not sure which page you mean, as I don't see any deleted pages in your history or any pages that you have actually created. If you mean the changes you made to Howard Cannon (author), they were reverted by User: Diannaa as being unsourced, so if you want to redo them you'd need to find and provide reliable sources (see WP:V and WP:RS for more information on verifiability and sourcing requirements). Or, more generally, when changes are reverted, the thing to do is discuss them at the article talk page and seek a consensus (see WP:Consensus) - for that article, that would be Talk:Howard Cannon (author). (Sorry about all the policy links, but there's quite a lot to learn when you're just getting started here.) Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 13:09, 18 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, This page, Cosmos-Maya, has been blanked as there's been a potential copyright issue in small sections of the article so I have posted a new version of the article (albeit the section names and references remain the same) at this temporary page and also left a note at Talk:Cosmos-Maya Can you please restore the page Luketense (talk) 21:51, 18 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Luketense, you might like to read Wikipedia:Otherparent – you've asked me, you've asked JTtheOG, and now you're asking here. The page will be dealt with in due course, which may mean in some time – there's a backlog at WP:CP. Meanwhile, a question for you: do you have some connection to the company, or to other topics such as Rajesh Kamat and Poonam Soni? Are you perhaps being paid to create those pages? Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 22:09, 18 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for unblocking and changing my username. Do you know how I can re-instate the original Genomics plc page? It was created before my time and the company would like to continue to have a presence on Wikipedia Njduckw1 (talk) 12:36, 25 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I just noticed that the user can still upload pictures to wiki-commons, should he not blocked, banned there also? Govvy (talk) 12:38, 29 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You'd have to ask over at Commons, but I think they'd only be blocked if they repeatedly violate Commons policies. I've nominated their latest two uploads as out of commons:Commons:Project scope. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:48, 29 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I don't really use commons that much, I'd have to admit I don't really know how to report users on it. I am more of a wikipedia person. Govvy (talk) 12:56, 29 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

OK, I'll keep an eye on what they're doing over there and will pursue it with Commons admins if necessary. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 13:00, 29 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hmm, I msg'ed Bbb23, but didn't realise he was away for a few days, but I got a message on my talk page from User:ANUCH6F, I am 100% sure it's X027, Govvy (talk) 11:42, 30 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It does look likely, yes. I can't do checkuser myself, so that SPI seems like the best approach. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:42, 30 October 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2018).

Administrator changes Sir Sputnik Kudpung • Liz • Lourdes Everyking • Jackmcbarn Interface administrator changes Dinoguy1000

CheckUser changes AGK • Ivanvector • Stwalkerster • TonyBallioni Oversight changes Amorymeltzer • Oshwah • TonyBallioni • Vanamonde93 Keilana

Guideline and policy news

• A request for comment determined that non-administrators will not be able to request interface admin access.
• A request for comment is in progress to determine whether the Mediation Committee should be closed and marked as historical.
• A village pump discussion has been ongoing about whether the proposed deletion policy (PROD) should be clarified or amended.
• A request for comment is in progress to determine whether pending changes protection should be applied automatically to today's featured article (TFA) in order to mitigate a recent trend of severe image vandalism.

Technical news

• Partial blocks is now available for testing on the Test Wikipedia. The new functionality allows you to block users from editing specific pages. Bugs may exist and can be reported on the local talk page or on Meta. A discussion regarding deployment to English Wikipedia will be started by community liaisons sometime in the near future.
• A user script is now available to quickly review unblock requests.
• The 2019 Community Wishlist Survey is now accepting new proposals until November 11, 2018. The results of this survey will determine what software the Wikimedia Foundation's Community Tech team will work on next year. Voting on the proposals will take place from November 16 to November 30, 2018. Specifically, there is a proposal category for admins and stewards that may be of interest.

Arbitration

• Eligible editors will be invited to nominate themselves as candidates in the 2018 Arbitration Committee Elections starting on November 4 until November 13. Voting will begin on November 19 and last until December 2.
• The Arbitration Committee's email address has changed to arbcom-enwikimedia.org. Other email lists, such as functionaries-en and clerks-l, remain unchanged.

was G11 tagged by DGG after the ProD was removed by the article creator under the mistaken belief that the earlier declined A7 disqualifies it from notability issues. G11 was previously declined. A ha'penny for your thoughts?-- Dlohcierekim (talk)

Hmm, "Educational institutions are exempt from notability clause" is certainly incorrect. But I'm not sure the article is sufficiently promotional in its content style to qualify for G11 (motives notwithstanding), and I would probably decline a G11. It might have to go to AfD, where I think it would be a certain Delete. There's no in-depth coverage of the institution in any of the sources - even the one from The Hindu reads like a press release. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:25, 5 November 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oh, I'll just add that "Does not meet WP:NORG" is not a valid A7 rationale, as A7 is not about notability, and I would have declined that. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:28, 5 November 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Kinda how I felt.-- Dlohcierekim (talk) 10:02, 5 November 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Just a small reminder, when speedy deleting pages that have a current AFD discusion ongoing (as you did here and here), you should be closing the discussion instead of just leaving a note on the deletion discussion. There's no reason to keep the discussion open as the page has already been deleted. Iffy★Chat -- 14:17, 9 November 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I preferred to leave them for a second pair of eyes, in case there was any dispute. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 16:19, 9 November 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

are not suitable enough for gracing the questionnaire-page. Probably our username(s) sounds funny; who knows?! ∯WBG^converse 15:03, 11 November 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Softlavender, too:-)

• Sigh. I have reverted and warned him - next stop is ANI. (Anyone fancy writing an essay "How to kill your chances at an Arbcom election"?) Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:09, 11 November 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  Fuck it (pardon the uncivil phrase), I've blocked him for 24 hours and will immediately head for ANI. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:11, 11 November 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  Wow! That was lightning fast!

  And, he has unblocked himself.....The sceptic in me says that it's Andrevan 2.0. ∯WBG^converse 15:26, 11 November 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  Time for emergency desysop request. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:27, 11 November 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! I'm Cameron11598 and I'm one of the Arbitration Committee's clerks, at the direction of a member of the arbitration committee you have been added as a party to The Fred Bauder Case Request as you were the original blocking administrator. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this action. --Cameron₁₁₅₉₈ ^(Talk) 20:34, 11 November 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]