 | This user has been editing Wikipedia for more than ten years. |
Admin
editI am a Wikipedia:administrator since July 5, 2004. I first contributed to Wikipedia in April of 2001 (oldest edits lost in early software upgrades). My first edit with my username appears to be on April 26. I have been active on a number of online projects - active and passive (SETI@Home, Distributed Proofreaders, Mars crater labeling, Stardust@Home, Folding@Home on the Wikipedia team: Team page, etc.)
| Action | Count |
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| Edits | 61483 |
| Edits+Deleted | 64840 |
| Pages deleted | 3958 |
| Revisions deleted | 14 |
| Pages restored | 30 |
| Pages protected | 80 |
| Pages unprotected | 9 |
| Protections modified | 23 |
| Users blocked | 101 |
| Users reblocked | 1 |
| User rights modified | 1 |
Administrative backlog
editReports
edit- Athukamvamsi (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – Tripped filter 1122 (LTA 1122, details). Note: This filter has a large number of false positives. Use caution before blocking. Report false positive. DatBot (talk) 23:37, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
False positive. Edits are not vandalism. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:22, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
- 207.161.210.19 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – Tripped filter 926 (Image vandalism II, details). Note: Please carefully consider context before blocking. Report false positive. DatBot (talk) 02:01, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
User-reported
edit- 187.190.223.108 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – Disruptive editing on Mexican and US border TV station articles. Mvcg66b3r (talk) 00:53, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
- 2804:231C:7780:8DEF:0:0:0:0/64 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · block user · block log) – no productive edits ever, likely WP:CIR issues, see here https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Buscemi&diff=prev&oldid=1263158390. FMSky (talk) 01:34, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
- PASBLK (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – On User:PASBLK: account is being used only for promotional purposes. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 02:06, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
- TheLoraxSucks (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "sucks" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 00:50, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
- Brendan UTTP THDT is back (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
- NEPICK INVESTMENT GROUP (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
- Imitden (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
- This username matched "Used i instead of l attempting to skip filter: (ltd|pty). Violating string: lmltden" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 02:10, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Note on file Usernames containing this string are often promotional in nature - check if this is the case -- DQB (owner / report) 02:10, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
User-reported
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Current requests for increase in protection level
editPlace requests for new or upgrading of article protection, upload protection, or create protection at the BOTTOM of this section. Check the archive of fulfilled and denied requests or, failing that, the page history if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Reason: Requesting ECP. The edit history is a sea of reversions, and I have been informed that the subject might attempt something along the lines of Asian News International. This may also fall under the IPA CTOP. Toadspike [Talk] 20:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protected indefinitely. Johnuniq (talk) 02:03, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Unsourced BLP additions by an IP for two weeks. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
User(s) blocked: 2603:7001:76f0:8740::/64 (talk · contribs). Favonian (talk) 21:09, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection: due to recent impeachment, current protection should be made indefinite 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 21:08, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Automated comment: One or more pages in this request appear to already be protected. Please confirm.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 21:16, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- currently the article is only semi-protected temporarily, not indefinitely. 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 21:36, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
Requesting immediate archiving... @Freedoxm: Articles are not protected preemptively and I do not see any evidence requiring protection beyond the current 21 December 2024. If problems occur, contact me and I'll look again. Johnuniq (talk) 02:08, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Temporary protection: Persistent vandalism and unsourced content. Yoshi24517 (Chat) (Very Busy) 21:10, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Semi-protected for a period of one week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Johnuniq (talk) 02:09, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP vandalism recently. Zippo9310 (talk) 21:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Declined @Zippo9310: There is a lot of activity but the only "reverted" edits that I noticed were from very experienced users who would not be affected by semi-protection. If there is an ongoing problem, please post a new request with an explanation of the problem, or perhaps a link to a talk-page discussion showing the problem. Johnuniq (talk) 02:13, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Edit-warring by IP-hopping editor who (despite multiple talk page requests over several months for engagement, and multiple explanatory EDSUMMs from several other editors) continues to WP:HIJACK refs to add unsupported claims. And edits from multiple IPs to do so (making direct engagement via User Talk all but impossible). The most recent edit added odd formatting and a "reference which makes absolutely no mention of the subject of the article... Guliolopez (talk) 21:33, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Update. While the IP-hopping anon has (since I opened this PP thread) finally engaged on the article Talk page, I still wonder whether some form of action is needed. Anyway... Guliolopez (talk) 01:33, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: I am requesting protection for 10 articles: 2010 Little League World Series through 2019 Little League World Series, inclusive.
There has been, and continues to be (as recently as today), intermittent but persistent long-term vandalism by an anonymous editor who uses various IP addresses. This person (or perhaps bot) continues to demonstrate a clear determination to corrupt the information in these articles. Most edits to these articles over the past year have been vandalism and reverts thereof. As these articles are about events that happened 5+ years ago, few to no future legitimate changes are expected. Requesting page protection for an indefinite amount of time. Dmoore5556 (talk) 21:57, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Has already been vandalized once and used on 26 articles all of which are very highly viewed. Duckmather (talk) 22:09, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:41, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Resubmitting request. User regularly changes IP. Article needs protection, not IP ban. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 23:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Automated comment: A request for protection/unprotection for one or more pages in this request was recently made, and was denied at some point within the last 8 days.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 23:16, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Resubmitting request. User regularly changes IP. Article needs protection, not IP ban. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 23:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Automated comment: A request for protection/unprotection for one or more pages in this request was recently made, and was denied at some point within the last 8 days.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 23:16, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Resubmitting request. User regularly changes IP. Article needs protection, not IP ban. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 23:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Automated comment: A request for protection/unprotection for one or more pages in this request was recently made, and was denied at some point within the last 8 days.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 23:16, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – Arbcom: India Pakistan articles. Heyaaaaalol (talk) 01:31, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
editBefore posting, first discuss with the protecting admin on their talk page. Post below only if you receive no reply.
- To find out the username of the admin who protected the page, click on "history" at the top of the page, then click on "View logs for this page," which is under the title of the page. The protecting admin is the username in blue before the words "protected", "changed protection level" or "pending changes". If there are a number of entries on the log page, you might find it easier to select "Protection log" or "Pending changes log" from the dropdown menu in the blue box.
- Requests to downgrade full protection to template protection on templates and modules can be directed straight here; you do not need to ask the protecting admin first.
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- If you want to make spelling corrections or add uncontroversial information to a protected page, please add {{Edit fully-protected}} to the article's talk page, along with an explanation of what you want to add to the page. If the talk page is protected, please use the section below.
Check the archives if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Reason: The protection is no longer necessary because i believe that the metaverse is now less associated with crypto and the blockchain - especially after the rise of spatial computing. 67.209.128.24 (talk) 15:46, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Suggested action: Lower to WP:WHITELOCK/WP:PCPP to prevent disruptive editing from cryptospammers while still allowing for broader contribution from legitimate editors (especially IPs like me). Otherwise, if no cryptospam is expected, remove protection completely. 67.209.128.24 (talk) 15:51, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Pending changes: Reduce protection: Israel/Palestine wasn’t even a thing until thousands of years after the romans. Heyaaaaalol (talk) 01:49, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Current requests for edits to a protected page
editPlease request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here
Ideally, requests should be made on the article talk page rather than here.
- Unless the talk page itself is protected, you may instead add the appropriate template among
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This, I think, is the first time I've made a suggestion. Hopefully, I'm doing this correctly.
The lateral fricative voiced retroflex, as an example, has an IPA representation of ɖɭ˔ according to its Wikipedia page, but the IPA Pulmonic table and other tables use the Unicode representation in the table and any font I have found just doesn't handle that character,
Would it be better to use the IPA representation which I think many fonts handle since the table has 'IPA' in its title and its link points to the Wikipedia page with both representations? The linked article each cell in the table states that the representation the IPA version and that the Unicode character is implied from that.
I'd be happy to make a list of each table and cell where this occurs if that is necessary and you think these will be worthwhile changes. BLWBebopKid (talk) 19:51, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Pinging @Kwamikagami as they are likely to have some insight to these issues. For me personally, I'm not sure. I happen to have fonts installed that handle the extIPA symbols, but I'm in the stark minority there. Remsense ‥ 论 01:46, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- ExtIPA is IPA. It's just a specialized subset. For example, extIPA can be used in the 'Illustrations of the IPA' published in JIPA.
- The issue is one of font support. The letters in question date to 2015, though they weren't added to Unicode until 2021. There are websites that list fonts that support various characters. These are supported by the SIL fonts, which are the best free IPA fonts available. If you don't have a good font installed, you're not going to be able to view IPA correctly anyway. That's why we have the IPA notice in articles, that you may need to install an IPA font to view the article properly. — kwami (talk) 05:32, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
Handled requests
editA historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.
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WP:PERM
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Autopatrollededit
User:Pbritti told me to. Apparently I qualify, and I've been cranking out a decent number of articled recently. Been editing Wikipedia on and off since 2009, been editing more regularly for the last year or two. Been a rollbacker and pending changes reviewer for almost 12 years. I created one GA and have taken two articles from being just a few sentences to GA status, a few more nominations in the pipeline. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 02:51, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
I have created 400+ well-sourced articles on military, history, literature, politics, and academia, including recent BLPs. I believe i meet the criteria for autopatrolled rights. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 08:24, 12 December 2024 (UTC) |
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Requesting AWB rights for an account created specifically for semi-automatic edits. (Here are my AWB edits on this account to date.) Remsense ‥ 论 04:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
Hi, I am re-requesting AWB perms. It was last denied because I had shown zero need for it but this time, I think I do have a reason. I had recently created Niagara (electoral district) and Middlesex North from a (redirect) to a Disambiguation page, and it has links. I would like to use AWB to update the links, and make it point to the right pages. I'm thinking there could be more "redirect-to-disambigaution" pages that would need updating links. Crafterstar (talk) 19:16, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
I would like to have AWB permission to do simple maintenance edits, like fixing typos or fixing links to disambiguation pages, more easily. Milo8505 (talk) 19:33, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
Reason for requesting autowikibrowser rights To improve the references for the page Flint water crisis. Emannnt (talk) 23:15, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
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Confirmededit
Reason for requesting confirmed rights: Been contributing for wikipedia. Confirming my account will motivate me to contribute more to this space. UMAGPR (talk) 08:50, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
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Extended confirmededit
Reason for Request: I am requesting reinstatement of Extended Confirmed Rights after their removal by User:ScottishFinnishRadish for concerns related to "gaming EC through adding a machine translation of Fondation Maeght and Rueil-Malmaison in many small edits without attribution." He asked me to "make at least a few hundred edits" to regain it. I understand the importance of maintaining trust and adhering to Wikipedia’s policies, and I’ve since reflected on how to better contribute responsibly. Since the removal, I have added attribution to the concerned articles. I have made over 300 referenced contributions, focusing on adding reliable sources to improve verifiability, expanding content in alignment with Wikipedia’s standards, and enhancing article quality. I believe my recent contributions demonstrate constructive and policy-compliant editing. Examples of Recent Contributions: Water metering, Smart meter, and Gas meter, which are in my area of expertise. Michael Boutboul (talk) 12:12, 14 December 2024 (UTC) Michael Boutboul (talk) 12:15, 14 December 2024 (UTC) Michael Boutboul (talk) 12:28, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
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File moveredit
Vulcan would like to be able to rename files and to help others in doing so. Already have similar role in Commons. Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:21, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
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New page revieweredit
Hi! I'd love to help out with the backlog. I have around ~40 AfD !votes, and I'm usually one of the first votes and always use strong guideline-backed reasoning. I've only had 1 AfD in the "red" cell of AfD Stats, that was a bio of a person from a non-English speaking country, and I tried to find sources in my WP:BEFORE, but nothing come up, and then another user more familiar with that country was able to dig something up so I withdrew (I don't think it should count as a black mark against me). I've also reviewed a lot of AfC submissions (a good amount of them sadly don't show in the AfC tool as they were later deleted, but there's still a decent chunk in there), and I almost always provide personalized advice backed with good reasoning when declining. You can find my CSD log here (n. 10, 100% success): User:MolecularPilot/CSD_Log, and I've also created 5 articles (see my user page), 4 of which are B class. Thanks for your time! :) MolecularPilot 🧪️✈️ 05:30, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
I would like to help contribute reduce the large backlog of unreviewed new pages. I've been an active AFC reviewer for a while. I've contributed to and created dozens of articles that are still live to date. ANUwrites 06:30, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
After I was granted the right some weeks ago, I have been reviewing new articles and since it expires in 6 days, I would like to request for an extension Tesleemah (talk) 20:59, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
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Rollbackedit
My next logical request for permission, one that I don't suppose I can utilize alongside Ultraviolet to stop the bad faith one-timers and vandals where I watch. Although, I must admit, I should simultaneously take care to not get into any content dispute I see; I'll do my best not to get into one this way. Thanks for considering (again). 2601AC47 (talk·contribs·my rights) Isn't a IP anon 01:40, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
I would like to be able to access rollback tools to fight vandalism more effectively, I am familiar with Wikipedia's rules. SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 17:17, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
This permission will help me in combating vandalism. I’ve been actively patrolling recent changes, always warning users when necessary, assuming good faith, and taking full responsibility for all my edits. I also do crosswiki patrolling and recently joined the SWMT. — Jet Pilot (talk) 21:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I had been actively patrolling RC in 2023 but paused for a long time since I was too busy. I plan to resume soon and would like rollback rights to make it easier. Note from 07:07, 6 December 2024 (UTC): I had just been informed that RedWarn can be used on a school computer, so it's very likely that I will be using it. xRozuRozu • teacups 23:57, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
I have been reverting vandalism by undoing edits, warning users, and monitoring several pages to keep them protected. Rollback rights would make my efforts faster and more efficient. I am familiar with WP:VANDAL. ZyphorianNexus (talk) 07:15, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
I have been reverting vandalism since I created my account. Although it appears I am a new user, I also have experience editing Wikipedia and reverting vandalism as an IP for many years (which I will not be disclosing due to security concerns). The rollback right will help me revert vandalism faster, which is why I am requesting it. PersonAccount 🐉 (talk) 20:08, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
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I am at about 70,000 edits aross all Wiki projects.
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| Minor edits make a major difference. —Gaff ταλκ 04:03, 31 May 2007 (UTC) |
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| Ahh, a sigh of relief from IvoShandor to Rmhermen, thanks for your work on articles related to the Black Hawk War. IvoShandor 05:31, 20 August 2007 (UTC) |
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| This barnstar is for that quick and poisonous work you did on the Ayina River. Yours sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 19:52, 15 November 2010 (UTC) |
Templates I use often but never remember
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Help box by Jennavecia (talk · contribs)
"Do you want to take a survey?"
editOn Feb. 12, 2005, I did a random pages survey. Out of 100 random pages, only 1 was a U.S. town. That's progress. Three towns in the UK, 1 in Spain and 1 in Portugal also turned up. Overall biographies were the largest category at 22%, followed by geography with 15% total. Then Lists at 7%, Disambiguation pages at 6%.
On Feb. 24, 2006, I repeated the 100 random page survey, this time getting 5 U.S. towns. Overall, geography had 26%, biography 21%, fiction 9%, music 4%, colleges 4%, lists 3% and disambigs 4%. Clearly geography and biography are our largest areas. Music, science and business scored less than I expected. Non-individual History was hardly discernable.
Even by Feb. 2005, 100 out of almost 500,000 was not statistically significant but was as much as I had patience for.
Wikiprojects I am a member of:
edit- Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected areas
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Rivers
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Space missions
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan
Short To Do list
edit- add maps to cities in Chad
- have done ten largest plus A-Biltine (plus Doba, Faya-Largeau, Goz Beïda, Guéréda, Mao, Ouara) from List of cities in Chad
- sources for Hook and Cod wars
- History of camping
- User:Rmhermen/sandbox
- reduce repetition between Chemical Weapons Convention, Chemical weapon proliferation, Destruction of chemical weapons, Chemical weapon#Disposal and Chemical warfare
- Pueblo Chemical Depot - full destruction in Sept 2016
- Joan Walsh Anglund
Early Anon work, no need to bug the developers
editUp to Dec 16, 2003, all the edits at these anonymous id's were mine (59 edits):
- User:64.152.154.140
- User:64.152.153.104
- User:166.90.233.102
- User:65.25.234.xxx
- User:64.7.163.180
- User:64.152.153.139
- User:63.212.148.98
- User:64.152.159.57
- User:64.152.154.147
More recently 1,250 or so edits on 75.41.110.200 are apparently all mine. Apparently my new ID is 75.41.109.190. There are undoubtedly many others as the earliest history of many articles was not preserved by the software.
List of most of my original pictures and some maps
editFor copyright declaration purposes The following photographs and diagrams on Wikipedia were taken by and uploaded by me and released under GNU-FDL:
- Update March 21, 2006 by searching with Interiot's Tool (no longer updated - [6] does edit counts though)
Pictures
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Maps
edit- Image:Michigan map.png
- Image:Toledo Strip.png
- Image:Les Cheneaux Islands.PNG
- Image:Blackfeet Indian Reservation map.PNG
- Image:1999_west_nile_map.png, and the others in article
- Image:US execution methods.png
- Image:Lake of Egypt.PNG - an unimproved map
- Image:Upper Peninsula of Michigan.png
Numerous locator maps for U.S. national parks like Image:LocMap Big Bend National Park.png and Image:LocMap Tongariro National Park.png - most now replaced by dynamic map system
