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another image copyright thing that's not quite right

Hi you seem to know what you're doing with these things than me, and it might only take you a mo, so could you possibly have a think about ? The tag claims it's self-made but it's not, or even if the person drew this particular one, the symbol itself is under copyright, as is explained here "If anyone wants to legally use our version of the “Sigil of Baphomet,” they may ask for permission, and we have generally been quite liberal in licensing people to use this for various projects and goods—though we usually only allow its use on websites when (and where) they are mentioning the Church of Satan. Otherwise, those wishing to use a public domain version of a goat / pentagram / “Leviathan” symbol must go back to the historically published sources, or they may take the challenge to draw a fresh one." It looks a bit like their one- not the one at the top of page which has the letters filled in, but scroll down to the end near by Peter Gilmore signs it and here's a photo of it in black and red on the left. Sticky Parkin 13:05, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Ecomapping Article

Hello Alison, I contact you because my article was deleted because of "advertising". But this article was never intended to be read as an advertisment, It is purely an explaination of what Ecomapping is and where it started. Do you have any suggestions on how to rewrite the article in order not to breech the wikipedia advertising rules. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aurore1985 (talk • contribs) 03:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Doireann

I think I've finally reached the end of the road as far as her article goes, and I am more than happy to proclaim it finished. Whenever you have a free few moments, you can start translating Doireann Ni Bhriain to Irish. :) Mike H. Fierce! 22:29, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Ignored again! :( :( :( Mike H. Fierce! 05:52, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm not ignoring you, Mike :( I'm just crazy-busy right now and I'm just popping in here whenever I get a chance. I will work on the DNíB article in the morning!! - Alison 06:51, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Leaving you another note; saw you were on ga and wondered when you would have time to do the translation. Mike H. Fierce! 05:02, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Re:Vicífhoclóir & Commons

Hi Alison, thanks for the invite and offering to change my Commons username. It would be great if my username in commons was just Blathnaid, if that's possible to do. If I have single user login, I have no excuse for not contributing to Vicífhoclóir and Vicipéid :) I'm not sure if the ga-3 on my userpage is accurate anymore though; my mother is fluent and she sent me off to Irish College every summer, but my ability is rapidly declining since the only practise I get with Irish these days is occasionally watching TG4. It would hurt my pride to put ga-2 on my userpage, though! Anyway, that's a long way of saying I'll see what I can do, but I could do more harm than good on a dictionary project :p All the best, Bláthnaid 09:26, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

New user registration problem

Dear Alison,

Ahh! Your user profile is MUCH more user-friendly than other Admins' profiles! As a newbie, I had no idea these things varied. THANK YOU! You have earned my eternal gratitude. And Jimmy Wales just averted another lost user!

So as not to waste your time, let me get to the point. I need an Admin's help to do this.

I need to register under as many Wiki subdomains as possible under the username 'A.k.a.' I've been given this name for the regular Misplaced Pages site, but I just discovered that there are other subdomains that require registration as well. What a drag.

The reason I need to ask an Admin for help with registration is that there is a user named 'Aka'. I'm being stubborn about my own username because I want to standardize it across as many forums as I can -- so far, many many! Would you mind lending a hand with the process?

You can email me at alsoknownas at live dot com to get in touch. I'd prefer you erase my email address after you respond, so it's not harvested.

The most immediate need I had was to upload my first image to a Misplaced Pages talk page. That sent me to the Wikimedia Commons site... http://commons.wikimedia.org/Special:UserLogin

...which is apparently an entirely separate subdomain that doesn't recognize my login at wikipedia.org.

Are there any other related domains where an account ought also to be created?

Thanks a million, Alison.

--A.k.a. (talk) 23:12, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Feel better

Best wishes from moi and the gang! El_C 06:02, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Kenworth article copyvio notice.

Hey Alison,

I normally don't leave messages on the talk pages of WikiAdmins, but I feel compelled to do so in this case.

On June 17th, I had been left a rather terse (and what I took as rude) message left on my talk page by User:WikiDon in regards to a copyright concern on the Kenworth page, in regards to the text featured here at the Pacific History section of a website titled GilligCoaches.NET. The copyright concern notice also went up on the Kenworth page itself that day, and was listed two days later on Misplaced Pages:Copyright problems under the June 19 heading. To help illustrate the problem, I'm posting the text in full that I posted on WP:CP, and you're invited to read the dialog between me and WikiDon as well, if you wish.

The copyright concerns with the Kenworth article stems from a section that was formerly titled "Kenworth's Involvement in the Transit and School Bus industry." The contents of the entire section were of my own writings, which I had published on the world wide web on my website GilligCoaches.NET. The writings in the Kenworth article were a condensed and derivative version of the text featured on the Pacific History section of my website. Upon completion of the writing of the section in the Kenworth article itself, I then uploaded and expanded the text for my own website. Immediately afterwards, I placed a marker on the bottom of the page, reading as follows: " I've authored a condensed and derivative form of this text for the Kenworth article on Misplaced Pages " (with a backlink to the Kenworth article on Misplaced Pages) as a courtesy, and to avoid this issue in the first place. User:WikiDon, without even giving that notice on the "Pacific History" page a glance, posted a rather disrespectful remark on my Talk Page also without ever investigating my user page itself - which makes a rather blatant and obvious reference to GilligCoaches.NET and what my hobbies are. While I appreciate the fact that someone would look after my own writings and perceive them to be in violation, they in fact were not in violation at anytime. Furthermore, WikiDon failed to investigate the manner properly, instead outright accusing me of copyright infringement without any knowledge and proper investigation of the situation beforehand. For those in doubt, here's the Network Solutions WHOIS lookup on GilligCoaches.NET as proof that GilligCoaches.NET, and the writings in question on the Kenworth article (section now titled "Bus industry") are of my own, and are technically one in the same. With sincere regards, Steven A. Rosenow.

The reason I'm posting this, is that it appears that the issue is being turned away by a blind eye on WP:CP and it's dragging the integrity of the Kenworth article (which I have been working on rewriting to bring into compliance with WP:MOS) down the drain. Had WikiDon properly investigated all avenues before going on the attack if you will, this wouldn't have developed into the major "shitstorm" that it has grown into (excuse the language). I'm not sure what to do at this point, so I thought I'd try taking the step a bit further. Feel free to contact me on the issue, and I would like to see this resolved.

Sincerely, Srosenow 98 (talk) 10:50, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Hey, just following up with you on the KW article copyvio notice discussion I posted here. I was wondering if you had a chance to take a look at it. Nobody seems to be giving it any attention over at WP:COPYVIO, despite me making a case for why it should never have went up in the first place on both the June 19 entry for it there and the Kenworth article's talk page.

Thanks in advance. Srosenow 98 (talk) 17:03, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Stop...?

I've replied on my talk page, but am bringing it up here as I don't know what you're on about. If you'd like to e-mail feel free. Counter-revolutionary (talk) 20:03, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Any chance of an explanation? Thanks, Counter-revolutionary (talk) 08:51, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Nick Corsellis

I would like this acount checkusered please. I know who it is, I would like it officially confirmed. I shall be using the evidence I have anyway, but it may save an awful lot of drama if it is confirmed first by you or another check user. Thanks Giano (talk) 21:08, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

It's a generic British Telecom IP address with no other users on it. Thatcher 21:11, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I rather thought it might be, Thanks. There is no way that accont belongs to Nick Corsellis QC. It needs to be overseen etc immediatly. Giano (talk) 21:43, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Indeed, Corsellis isn't a QC for one thing (I don't think) Counter-revolutionary (talk) 21:52, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

I have asked one of the bureaucrats to change the name of the account, and will delete the edits. Risker (talk) 21:51, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Only one of the three edits can be deleted due to size of userpage history; I'll email oversight. Risker (talk) 21:57, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Charades and a bal masqué

Much as I enjoy playing games, I prefer to do it during the carnival season. How much longer is this masquerade to be allowed to continue? Is someone in authority planning to sort it, or are they all hoping my patience will expire and I will sort it? I think it's about time this went public, don't you? Giano (talk) 10:30, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

The imposter account referred to above and User:Counter-revolutionary edit from the same ISP, and on the date in question edited from similar but not identical IP addresses. They also share another feature that is unusual among users of that ISP. Alison pointed out in an email to me that Counter-revolutionary had recently edited an article related to the imposter user name; the article seems to be Christopher 'Crip' McWilliams although I do not understand the connection myself, being thoroughly (for better or worse) American (my last Irish ancestor emigrated in 1842). Without stronger technical evidence, I am not sure that direct action can be taken against Counter-revolutionary. You could try reporting the matter to WP:AE and see if one of the patrolling admins would consider a sanction under the Troubles Arbcom remedy. I do think the time is long past to be coy about such matters, and I disagree with Alison's decision to pursue the matter as obliquely as she did (sorry, Allie). Thatcher 15:45, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

What a wise ancestor you had Thatcher, just think, you could have been perched up on a roof today, in all weathers, thatching for ungrateful and revolting peasants. However, I digress, I think we all know what is going on here; I certainly do. I hate to say it - but do we need to actually say it aloud? - Some things are best left unsaid. Can't these accounts not be just vaporised and blocked for the benefit of all, rather like a Wiki MI5. The choice is the Arbcom's: we can be public or we can be discrete. The final result will be the same. What is best for Misplaced Pages? Giano (talk) 18:11, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

As another American just passing by, I find the apparently Irish/British/European phrase "I don't know what you are on about" quite strange. I've seen it several times by editors from "across the pond". Can someone explain it to me? Is it short for "I don't know what you are going on about"? Sorry for butting in on your page Alison. Tex (talk) 15:55, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Tex, that is absolutely correct! - Alison 18:11, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Or similar words work equally as well - "harping", "bleating" etc etc. It's refreshing to know that for once our own butchery of the English language has confused the Americans, it's normally the other way round! One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 18:17, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

And Thatcher is absolutely right also, and on a number of levels. I should not have been coy and oblique when I made that comment on C-R's talk page. Rather, I should have stated the facts clearly, in deference to both CR and the community. It was unhelpful and I apologize.

To the case in hand, both CR and the impostor-troll share a reasonably narrow range of highly dynamic IP addresses. Prior to the edits by the troll having been deleted & oversighted, this tool neatly showed the related editing times and lack of overlap. What Thatcher also points to (the "unique feature") is also quite correct. As a checkuser case, while not "confirmed", is highly

Likely that they are one and the same. However, in this case, it would be inappropriate for me to apply any sanction and I would rather an uninvolved admin made a decision here - Alison 18:11, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Sometimes a decision has to be made. In this case the obvious and real truth is staring us all in the face. Go for it, be brave, be a man/woman, and do us all a favour. Giano (talk) 18:15, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Giano, it would be bad for me, as checkuser, to play judge, jury and executioner here and none of us need another interminable Lauder case. I will have to defer to another another admin on this one - Alison 18:17, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Nothing interminable about my solution, short sharp and to the point. Giano (talk) 18:22, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

(ec) If, which I'm uncertain of, I am following the bouncing ball, the only evidence remaining visible to the average admin are 4 edits here and here. Given those 4 edits, Alison is right that she shouldn't act. My suggestion would be that Giano should post a RFCU case (note that many/some relevant edits were oversighted, if you are certain of this), referencing this discussion, and let Thatcher and/or another checkuser post his findings there, then an uninvolved admin with experience in RFCU cases can resolve appropriately. (If Thatcher is right about which article it is, the relevant edits were apparently oversighted without a deletion log entry, so I'm also experiencing uncertainty there.) An alternative approach would be to post a WP:AE report with the same data and links. GRBerry 18:23, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Personally, I don't think it's necessary to file a full-on RFCU case, as we've had two checkuser's opinions here already. Secondly, umm, I think it's moot now, as WJBscribe seems to have indefinitely blocked CR - Alison 18:28, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

It seems events have overtaken this discussion.... One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 18:27, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Very well, I'll be the uninvolved admin, having been consulted about the account (now Renamed user 20 (talk · contribs)) yesterday. Giving Alison and Thatcher's checkuser findings above, combined with the coincidence of edit times and interest, I am satisfied that this account was operated by the same person as Counter-revolutionary. Given this user's previous harassment and sock use, I think the use of the name of a living person to make threats crosses the point of no return. I have blocked Counter-revolutionary (talk · contribs) indefinitely. WjBscribe 18:30, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for handling this, Will. Much appreciated - Alison 18:36, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Bravo! Before I recover from my brusing from headbanging, shall we turn out attention to the "others?" No, Mr Berry, I am certainly not going to instigate anything like an RFC, so I can be acused of drama. It is common knowledge, to Arbs and Admins, what is going on here, so I suggest they get on with it. Giano (talk) 18:39, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Giano, I'm an admin, and no, this is not common knowledge for me! So don't assume that it is common knowledge for everybody. Most Wikipedians operate in narrow little ranges 90% or more of the time, and generally really don't know what is going on outside their regular range. Don't assume that others know what you know; it is often going to be a false assumption. GRBerry 18:44, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

OK, but many do know, and at least everyone seems finally to be heading in the correct direction at the moment. Giano (talk) 18:46, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I don't know what you are talking about either (well, I might have an idea of one particular case), but if you point me in the right direction, either on-wiki or by email, I will do my best to look into it. Thatcher 18:55, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I don't have a clue what he is on about either, though I am apparently a integral part of it according to Giano. If there is some grand conspiracy, please enlighten us, because at the moment you (and some unnamed admins) are the only ones aware of it. Rockpocket 20:51, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

The socks at Keshub Chunder Sen

Hi Alison, you discovered in Misplaced Pages:Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Ronosen that User:Worklikeadog and User:Lillycottage are "likely" socks related to banned user User:Ronosen. After Ronosen was indef-banned, these two accounts have been tag-teaming in the article and a host of other Brahmoism related articles. Can you please take a look? Because of the threat of stalking from Ronosen, I'm not getting involved here. Thanks. --Ragib (talk) 19:07, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Add to the list of possible socks User:Gayatrisavitr. Same modus operandi, same type of comments/footprints ... --Ragib (talk) 19:09, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

I deny tag teaming charge. Is it crime to edit Brahmo article only? I see the checkuser request. How you can say I am likely sockpupett, just because a new account of User:Shiben_Dutta is making allegation. Please check my recent edit at Keshab Chandra Sen, I am being tag teamed harassed by User Shiben Dutta and User Shovon76. Note similarity of names (in Bengali language "B" = "V", ask Mr Ragib), check them also, and also user SeeJee. Now they are also threatening me on my Talk page to prevent me from filing complaint to Arbitration Board, saying I will be ban for sockpuppetting. They are abusing me for poor English knowledge also on Talk:Keshab Chandra Sen. Then Ragib is instigating other editors like Shovon76 and Priyanath on their talk pages to revert my edits using words like "laundry list" from checkuser. Please checkuser this matter very properly with all IP address and see why Shovon76 is now undoing my constructive edit at Keshab Chandra Sen after Ragib tells him and if he is linked to "Shiben Dutta" (who is very well knowing Misplaced Pages for new user) or "Seejee" or "GDibeyndu", who are unconmfortable with other POV to theirs.Lillycottage (talk) 20:01, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

The claim about Shiben=Shovon sounding similar in Bengali is absurd :), those are two distinct names in both spelling and pronunciation. As for the other users in your list (except for the Shiben Dutta account), they have all been using Misplaced Pages for quite some time (and are active in other language wikipedias), unlike your single purpose account. --Ragib (talk) 20:15, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

I agree with Ragib on everything he says here. Add User:Gayatrisavitr to the list, as he says above. Further, Lillycottage is not-so-subtly taunting Ragib on his talk page. It appears these users have brought their fight (and tactics) from their yahoogroups to Misplaced Pages. I think this mess needs an uninvolved admin who is willing to be strong and proactive. This has the potential to snowball, otherwise. Thanks, ~ priyanath talk 21:29, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

I welcome neutral adminstartor. You must see what "Shiben" Dutta is writing on his User page. He is defacta admiting he is open proxy user from Yahoo group gangs. I not tauning Ragib, but help him identify Ronosen. These same Yahoo group people undo many edit of mine at Adi Dharm so I stop editing that article and research on them. Now they are stalking and undoing my postive edits. I have already track down Ronojit Sen and "Bikash" Sen by very easy method. Lillycottage (talk) 17:21, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks For Offering Help Alison

Thanks for offering help Alison, but I don't think I'll be on Misplaced Pages for a long time. Whenever I try to prove something that's true and I have hardcore facts it just either gets into a big fight that a lot of times I didn't start or someone tries to get an Administrator to block me when I am correct. There are a lot of things I know that many Misplaced Pages users don't, and when I try to fix an article people try saying the information I provided is not true when I basically throw the hardcore facts and many resources into their faces and they don't want to listen, they just get lazy and don't read it, they also have no intelligence in the subject, and then they get a corrupted Administrator to try and block me when the Admin doesn't even take the time to read it. For example the Marlon Brando article, they said his sexuality was in question and it has been listed in numerous things, the link they gave to try to prove that he was gay wasn't even about him, it was about someone else, so I removed that part of the article because there was no facts, I am a big fan of Marlon Brando and I have never heard that he was gay, then they got an Admin because I guess I violated the 3RR policy, WikiDon was the one who got the Admin and the Admin was his friend, the Admin was MBK004, and then WikiDon was going to every page I edit and then edit it, there's no problem with editing the pages I edit but when doing that constantly I felt violated, harassed, and stalked, I asked him nicely to stop but he wouldn't, then they got other Admins involved and you know the rest of the story, but anyways back to Brando I have never heard of that policy before, the Admin wouldn't even look at anything, I'm getting sick of people becoming friends with Admins and then when the normal users get into an argument they get their Admin friend who takes care of it because the Admin is the user's friend, another thing I did not use my MI General sockpuppet account to abuse anything, I did use it to try to get myself nominated for Adminship which I guess was abuse of the account but I did not use it when myself and WikiDon were fighting. I'm getting very tired of Misplaced Pages users causing me stress, I just want to leave, I have been in a lot of pain lately from stress, my chest injury, my asthma, and my arthritis. I just can't take it anymore, I'm leaving until Misplaced Pages can get better users and better Admins and stop letting anyone edit, which probably won't be until Misplaced Pages gets sued again, anyways I wanted to say goodbye and thanks for getting my block reduced, and I'm sorry if you took offense about the whole Italian vs. Irish thing since I'm Italian and you're Irish, I didn't mean to be offensive, I was overreacting and thought they were getting an Irish Admin on purpose since I'm Italian and they knew back then Italians and Irish didn't get along, I'm sorry and I did not mean to offend you. General Mannino (talk) 19:53, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

The Italians and Irish don't get along?! That's news to me - (I have personal connections here!!). Must be an American thing - here in Old Europe we get along like a house on fire (as they say). This young guy reckons he'll be the first to reinstate Maldini's No 3 shirt at Milan (don't ask me) and be Irlanda's new Paul McGrath - Ciao!! Sarah777 (talk) 07:20, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Since u have all the purdy pictures...

...here's a few questions:

I am starting to accumulate some GA and FA articles, and have seen folk line them up all nice an purdy along the top of their user page. I am not sure how to do this and would like to learn.
There are several Wikipedians who I admire, and some of them have apparently retired from WP. I know there is an image of a 'retired' stamp out there that I could shrink down and put by their name. Have you seen such?
I am unsure how to size pictures down, as they never seem to obey my input lowering their dpi. Could I trouble you to explain how to do this? I promise to pass on the learnin' once I possess it. :) - Arcayne () 06:33, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

I will, honest!! I'll get to it over the weekend sometime. Still at the day-job here and it's midnight. I'll get to it (and the above stuff) soon - promise! - Alison 06:43, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

"Age on Userpage Patrol"

Hey Allie (is it okay if I call you that?) I was randomly broswing userpages, saw this, and I think it's time to pull out oversight or whatever the hell you used on my userpage. Thanks! Shapiros10 _{My work} 22:17, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Link redacted, don't want to call attention to it. Shapiros, I've put in a request via email for oversight of that page. Allie is a bit overwhelemed at the moment, but we'll get it taken care of :) SirFozzie (talk) 00:50, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

I don't really see just saying one's age as a huge problem (birthdate a little bit, but even still). It's when you release age, real name, exact location (i.e. school, town), appearance details... any combination of that and is when it becomes an issue. –xenocidic (talk) 00:54, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

I got to concur with xenocidic here. Oversight is for truly private information such as telephone #'s and addresses. Using Oversight for edits like this is a bit abusive. I understand the desire to protect, but wouldn't it be better to discuss it with the user in question? I'm afraid that you and SF might be caught up in the whole moral panic that Peter Damian is trying to cause. I find it pretty helpful since it reminds me to put in extra WP:AGF and avoid WP:NPA at all costs. --Dragon695 (talk) 23:13, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

my age was oversighted. So I think this should be too. Or does everyone just have something against me? Shapiros10 _{My work} 00:08, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Your age was oversighted along with a whole bunch of other very specific information. I think Alison just took it all out in one fell swoop. It's the combination of several pieces of personal information (allowing someone to piece together a profile) that presents a problem. I'm sure she wouldn't mind you putting just your age back on there (though you should wait for her to weigh in on this). –xenocidic (talk) 00:13, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

I don't know, as I saw his previous page as boarder-line. I still think that as long as address and telephone aren't given (along with other id numbers), it is generally fine. However, talking about your school and what's going on there isn't really needed on Misplaced Pages, unless you are giving a reason for being on wiki-break. What seems to be the norm for most editors is to create a short intro with name, age, city, state, country, e-mail/pm contact info (not really needed due to Special:EmailUser and IRC), and personal website. They usually then add more general things about themselves, such as likes, dislikes, reasons for editing, etc. Beyond that, you are really treading in myspace territory. Like xenocidic, I'll leave Alison to comment further. I do think that we must avoid paranoia and be careful not to be drawn into rash action due to excessive drama-mongering, though (*cough* tar pit threads *cough*). --Dragon695 (talk) 20:21, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Username change

Hi there,
I have registered at the English Misplaced Pages some time ago. I couldn't use my normal user name (BeŻet), because the system rejected it as too similar to a completely different nickname. I thought, "Oh well, I'll just add pl at the end of the name".
However, I have recently learned that it is possible to have a universal account on all wikimedia projects. I need the same username everywhere though. Is it possible for me to change my nickname from BeŻet pl (talk) to BeŻet? To clarify, I am asking you this question because I've chosen a random admin from the admin list ;) Cheers! BeŻet pl (talk) 11:53, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

The block on Counter-revolutionary

I'm afraid that I still cannot understand the reasoning behind this block. Please can you explain in more detail why the two accounts are 'likely' to be the same. Am I correct if I say that the only evidence linking the two is the result of a check-user enquiry? If that is so, that requires us to over-rule the empirical evidence, which Counter-revolutionary refers to, that the two accounts edit in different ways.

Please be assured that this isn't a criticism, it's just that I don't understand how this conclusion has been arrived at. Thank you for your help. Major Bonkers (talk) 13:21, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

The block was made by User:WJBscribe. Perhaps you should ask him instead of Alison. Risker (talk) 00:21, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Very well, although it's a question about the check-user evidence, which was provided by Alison, rather than the reason for the block. Major Bonkers (talk) 07:51, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Based on my independent review of Counter-revolutionary's contributions and checkuser evidence, an indefinite block is warranted. While initially observe and defer until later made sense, the evidence of abuse of this account is now too strong to ignore, so I agree with the block. FloNight ♥♥♥ 13:46, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

The technical evidence has shown that the account was

Likely to be User:Counter-revolutionary and this has been corroborated by a number of independent checkusers now. I have also discussed the matter with ArbCom and a number of Arbitrators have upheld the block. Unfortunately, the "edit in different ways", is exactly what good-hand/bad-hand accounts do and the circumstantial evidence tends to support the technical here, given the article he'd just edited - Alison 18:38, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: MediaWiki:Emailuserfooter

Looks like we lost some parameters or something. Time to use those admin powahs on test.wiki, eh? ; - ) --MZMcBride (talk) 22:25, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah. It was switched off in MediaWiki then it suddenly got activated. I only found out when emails started coming in from unblock requests. Demon has gone ahead and baleeted it for the moment, so we're in the clear. I'll take it to test.wikipedia later today and fool about with the args and see if I can make any sense of them - Alison 18:44, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Records

Do you have records on this? LaraLove|Talk 12:43, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

No, I don't, sorry :( Durn! - Alison 12:45, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Considering the IP for LLKing is listed in the previous report, can a check not be run on that? LaraLove|Talk 12:48, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Ooo-kay. I see that IP address now, yes. Do you have enough evidence of abuse to warrant possibly linking the Schmidt guy to that IP address, given the privacy issues involved? - Alison 12:57, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

I do, indeed. Misplaced Pages:SSP#User:L.L.King. LaraLove|Talk 13:44, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

I think this sums up the concern at the present time. If this user is attempting to claim a fresh start, should it be granted? There is no current evidence of abusive sockpuppetry. What current edits are disruptive enough to justify breaching the privacy policy? Thatcher 17:43, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm inclined to concur with Thatcher here. Is this guy abusing policy right now, given that he also appears to be claiming a fresh start. I can confirm right now, though, that the Schmidt account does not appear to be indulging in abusive sockery nor, AFAICT, has it ever - Alison 17:56, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. LaraLove|Talk 00:53, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Help?

Hello Alison. Sorry to bug you. At least it's not admindrama! I am trying to make sense of this Irish stuff. Does it mean anything to you, or do you have an idea who'd be able to help? I know it's not modern Irish, but being as how I am not an expert, I have no idea how (in)comprehensible Middle Irish is or isn't. I asked Sarah but I see she's on her hols for a few weeks. All right for some. Thanks a million in advance, Angus McLellan (Talk) 16:42, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi Angus. I can barely, barely read it by turning it into phonetics. Phew! For example, the first few words, "I ciunn bliadan" = "I gceann bliain" = "In a year's time". Try asking Moilleadóir over on ga.wiktionary as he's a bit of an expert on Irish words in general. If you like, I can possibly snorkel through it, but am likely to make a complete mess of it - Alison 17:49, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I have a theory about what the story is about, but I didn't want to bias the results :-) I have asked Moilleadóir if he can confirm what I think it is, or give me a few clues if I am wrong. Thanks again! Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:38, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Get back to me with the answer, if you can! I'm way curious at this stage :) I'm going to take another dig through it with a bare-bones dictionary I have here and see if I can make some sense of it. Check out dil.ie, BTW - Alison 18:42, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Moilleadóir came back to me with the answer. Hurrah! Don't look here if you don't want to know! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. All the best, Angus McLellan (Talk) 14:10, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Might you check this before it goes stale?

I filed an RfCU on a number of anons who keep posting disruptively to the Persian Gulf article, and am somewhat concerned that the matter might grow stale in the interim. Could you please put that on your Things Ta Do list, so I can take the results to ANI, and let them take appropriate action? - Arcayne () 20:31, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Done - Alison 22:24, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

You have mail. Moreschi (talk) (debate) 22:24, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Answered! - Alison 00:38, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Um...you have cake! Yeah, you have cake!. :) - Arcayne () 00:30, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Question

I apologize if this has already been confirmed, but are you this user? - Diligent Terrier (and friends) 00:23, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Yep. Sure am :) Thanks for checking - Alison 00:37, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Of course, now that the URL has appeared on my talk page, expect a visit :/ - Alison 00:38, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

This is of course, discounting the fact that the same person who registered the test-wiki account might have hax0red Allie's account, right? *ducks the Alliewrath and runs off giggling* SirFozzie (talk) 00:39, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

You troublemaker!!! Begone!! :) - Alison 00:41, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Begonias? Where? Oh well, I knos too much, I muss be silenced! *laughs* SirFozzie (talk) 00:46, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Shush Fozzie and get some work done, like maybe dealing with these smelly socks? One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 01:06, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

"Whine whine whine, nag nag nag", huh Hack? :D SirFozzie (talk) 03:13, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

New user award

		Home-Made Barnstar
		Alison, you are truly an example to us all. Please keep up your good work. John (talk) 03:19, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Oh wow - thank you so much, John. That was unexpected :) - Alison 05:03, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

But deserved. You work your butt off. ++Lar: t/c 01:41, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Heads up!

Just indef'd an unfriendly face. Look in your history. -Jéské 04:38, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Oh, it's Wikzilla. How nice :) Nice of him to tip me off about his latest little nest of socks, too. He thinks he's watching us? I'm watching him ... - Alison 04:46, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I just wonder if this guy plays Diablo 2 or TF2. If he does, I'd be more than happy to carry out a vendetta on him there (so long as he isn't a Paladin or Sniper; I *loathe* facing those classes in their respective games...). -Jéské 04:57, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi Alison, another House sock

I thought I would wait awhile for House's latest sock to significantly screw up again before reporting him, but he seems to be already making trouble for this guy: User:Gb, so I thought, why let him create more clean up work? Requesting your special touch, once again, on this "Mountcan" account.

House1090 (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Salcan (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
MountCan (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

Best Regards,

Amerique 14:42, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm. While Salcan and MountCan are both the same editor, I've not enough old data to make a definitive ID. However, given the geolocation of the IP addresses here, I'd say it's

Likely that it's House1090 again - Alison 06:42, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Anon

Although this appears on-wiki a couple of times a year, it does seem to be a vandalism-only account, and I don't know if it's a sock of someone else. So thought I'd let you know about it so you can check and deal with it accordingly, if you don't mind that is.... :) Cheers - Ncmvocalist (talk) 15:27, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm not quite sure what I can do here, given the low-level of editing, and that it's an IP address. Checkuser won't tell us much here, and besides,

CheckUser is not for fishing Sorry I couldn't do more - Alison 06:39, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Ping

Yes, I know. That email user function should probably be abolished. Sorry, another one en route to you. Risker (talk) 15:28, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Risker. I need to answer your mails. In short, yes - that's absolutely fine and if you need me to followup on anything, just let me know. I have all the details to hand. Feel free to mention what you see fit - Alison 06:38, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Barefoot question

Hi,

You asked for info regards Creepy Crawler, the barefoot sockmaster. In this edit, I've linked to three sections that give the biggest collection of info and links on Creepy. It's a weird set of links and edits, and I wonder if two different sockmasters have been pegged to the same person. Irrespective, whenever I've found a barefoot perv, I've linked to this guy. Category:Suspected Misplaced Pages sockpuppets of Creepy Crawler probably works too, as that's how I tended to tag the accounts as I found them. WLU (talk) 00:25, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Ok..

Darn. I had a picture of a puppy and was going to post it and say "Puppy doesn't like it when his friends argue with each other".. but I can't figure out how to resize it so it wouldn't take up poor Allie's page.. so, pretend I put this picture here, (Image:Keeshond_Sibirian_Husky_crossbreed_puppy.jpg) and look at him, and say "I don't want to make the puppy sad"... :) SirFozzie (talk) 02:08, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Is this better, SirFozzie? Risker (talk) 03:13, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you both :) That's kinda cute! - Alison 06:35, 9 July 2008 (UTC) (and yes, point taken!)