New message from SLBedit[edit]
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SLBedit (talk) 21:17, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
Please read my second reply. SLBedit (talk) 15:18, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – November 2023[edit]
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Reliable sources for celebrity birthdays[edit]
Hello! You wrote that transfermarkt is not reliable [[1]] - could you please suggest a list that I can use as reliable sources for this kind of information? Maxim Masiutin (talk) 04:26, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
- The article already lists soccerway as an external link, which is generally not bad. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:03, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- ok, thank you! Maxim Masiutin (talk) 21:15, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
Speedy deletion of Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Rafiul Officail[edit]
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Administrators' newsletter – December 2023[edit]
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- Following a talk page discussion, the Administrators' accountability policy has been updated to note that while it is considered best practice for administrators to have notifications (pings) enabled, this is not mandatory. Administrators who do not use notifications are now strongly encouraged to indicate this on their user page.
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Reliable sources for UEFA clubs' association football competition[edit]
Could you suggest a reliable source of clean sheets in Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League since you said that transfermarkt is not a reliable source. 爨龘龘 (talk) 04:29, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
- The other stats sections of the article are reliably sourced, so if those sources also report on clean sheets that would be fine. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:59, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Sir Sputnik However the UEFA source reports on clean sheets for outfield players too, not goalkeepers only. 爨龘龘 (talk) 09:05, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
Your block of Gkkh12[edit]
Quack, quack. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 14:15, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- Oh, look – more ducks. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 19:51, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- Maybe you should protect those pages so they stop trying to flock in for awhile? –Skywatcher68 (talk) 19:55, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – January 2024[edit]
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- Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Aoidh, Cabayi, Firefly, HJ Mitchell, Maxim, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720.
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Neil Warnock[edit]
You have undone a revision on Neil Warnock regarding the amount of games he took charge of during his second spell as manager.
He took charge of 23 matches. There were 15 in 2022-23 and then a further eight in 2023-24 before he left the club. I have provided a source for that.
You say the source is not reliable, so may I ask why you haven't provided a source that says he took charge of 24 games?
It was 23 matches. Look at the results between 16th of February 2023 and 20th of September 2023. In that period, Huddersfield Town played a total of 23 matches.
Please stop undoing the revision. Huddersfieldtown5 (talk) 20:02, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
Neil Warnock - again[edit]
Please stop reverting the changes on Neil Warnock's managerial statistics.
Check out the dates yourself.
Look at the results between 16th of February 2023 and 20th of September 2023. In that period, Huddersfield Town played a total of 23 matches.
I'll keep changing it back to 23 matches because that is the amount of matches he took charge of. I attended each and every one of the 23 matches and seeing as though they literally occurred in the past year, I think I know how many games he took charge of. Huddersfieldtown5 (talk) 22:19, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
Neil Warnock Games[edit]
Between the 16th of February 2023 and the 20th of September 2023, Huddersfield Town played a total of 23 matches, not 24. Stop making edits on a subject that you know nothing about. All you have to do is check the results between those two dates and you'll see that the club played 23 matches and not 24! Huddersfieldtown5 (talk) 22:31, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
NEIL WARNOCK[edit]
Between the 16th of February 2023 and the 20th of September 2023, Huddersfield Town played a total of 23 matches.
COUNT THE GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Huddersfieldtown5 (talk) 07:48, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
Sir Sputnik[edit]
to whoever you are sir Sputnik
If i want to use Transfermarkt I will, it is not user edited at all you are wrong and btw stop contacting me or I'll block you on Wikipedia so go to hell you twisted piece of garbage :) H50fan1968&2010 (talk) 21:50, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
Sockpuppetry[edit]
Hi, I think I found some Sockpuppets of ID adresses that you have blocked/banned recently : this user ID adress 36.68.217.187 and this one 180.251.90.25. Those adresses have made the same type of edits that the ID adresses you banned/blocked (especially on 2023 AFC Asian Cup pages) + they come from the same areas in the world (South East ASia). Would it possible to investigate them and revert their edits ? Best regards Pindrice (talk) 14:36, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Pindrice: Thanks for the heads up. For context, these IP's are Flix11. If you find any more of their IP's, please report them to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Flix11. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:54, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2024[edit]
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- An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.
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OK to unblock? Thanks -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:44, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Deepfriedokra: The fact that they only ever edited within COI area in prior to their block for quite some time prior to their block is to me significant risk factor for recidivism. Of course, that's not something they change. If you think you can safely unblock this person, I don't mind you doing so as long you make point of keeping an eye on them for a while. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:43, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
I'm struggling with deciding what to do about young Harvici who was racing to get ECP which I took away.. CIR I think In any case, it does look like he came from the Gambia and I've added some sources on the talk page. Not impressed by the new editor Epicsports either. Just fyi realy. Doug Weller talk 12:32, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Doug Weller: Thanks for the heads up, and for dealing. I just didn't have the bandwidth to do it myself yesterday. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:50, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
- No problem. Doug Weller talk 18:37, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2024[edit]
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