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			:Hello there,
			:Since i have been blocked with adding my own credits (I think by you) , i was wondering if you could update my page with my new Paramount plus series"1923" in which I play Father Renaud and other credits which you can find on Imdb and also is it possible to change the photo that was posted by a fan with a more flattering and recent photo of me. The one that is posted is from 10 years ago.
			:Thank you
			:I was wondering when I can have access to my own page to correct the errors made by the people administering my page. I still struggle to understand how Misplaced Pages can do this. I would be willing to work with an administrator in tandem to give them the right info.
			:Thank you
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			:Thank you very much! <small>] <small><sup>Need help? ''']'''</sup></small></small> 06:10, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

			== Since I screwed up the ping ==

			It's not an issue directly concerning to you, but since I mentioned your recent discussion with Neutralhomer at ], I figure I should notify you. See ]. --] (]) 03:10, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
			:Thank you for letting me know. I am frustrated with this user. I tried to help them and they took an adversarial position with me. I may comment on the discussion, but I will not be supporting an unblock at this time. <small>] <small><sup>Need help? ''']'''</sup></small></small> 11:32, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
			::In the course of catching up with what I've missed the last day or so, I re-read his talk page and your discussion with him, and realized I stepped on your toes a little, bringing this to AN/ANI after you said you'd consider doing so. Sorry. --] (]) 00:37, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
			:::Oh not at all. I did decline to do so after he got impatient, but I mentioned that perhaps another admin would like to. You can give someone advice, but you can't stop them from making a mistake. I knew their request would end badly if made this early, but sometimes people just have to see with their own eyes. <small>] <small><sup>Need help? ''']'''</sup></small></small> 00:40, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
			If he sticks to ''not'' evading his block. I'll support his unblock in April 2022, even though he did (months ago) suggest that I was a bigot or racist, because I questioned another editor's competency. ] (]) 00:48, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

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			:Given that the IP address will still be visible to vandal fighters I think session based makes the most sense.

			:However has a hybrid approach been considered? If someone shows up with no cookie using an IP than has been used in the last week just append to it. So User:Anon3406 becomes User:Anon3406-2 or something similar. <small>] <small><sup>Need help? ''']'''</sup></small></small> 23:43, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

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			On 10 December, you wrote at ] that you had blocked the IP from editing. It doesn't seem to have worked (unfortunately, see ]. Not that I'm seeking a 'normal' disruption block - yet. I just thought you might want to know.) --] (]) 15:32, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

			:Hi John. As with all IP blocks, the block I did was temporary. It was for 2 weeks. It is very common for IPs to change owners. I looked at the IPs most recent editing and am not seeing any clear indication it is the same person. I believe the original block has served its purpose.

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			::Ah, ok, I inferred (!) that it had to be a static IP, else why complain? Of course that presupposes that the author knows about such arcane lore, which is a big suppose. "No further action at this time". --] (]) 16:35, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

			== Draft Veracity of statements by Joe Biden ==

			greetings: i will ask you because you seem less hysterical than the admin who declined my unblock request. there exists on Misplaced Pages an article on the veracity of statements made by Donald Trump, and if you look at the deleted revisions for the deleted draft (overlooking my juvenile and POV terminology for Pres Biden) you will see quite a few links to reliable sources questioning the truthfulness of Pres Biden. these links could demonstrate notability for this topic imo, but before i even bother with trying to restart the article i would like to ask you whether this article would stand a chance in hell of surviving on Misplaced Pages. plz advise if you would be so kind. sincere thanks, ] (]) 00:15, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

			:Articles about ] are held to a much higher standard. Perhaps such an article could exist, however it would be held to those much higher standards. Frankly having read what you wrote I doubt you are willing and able to meet such standards. I suggest you find another subject to contribute to Misplaced Pages on. <small>] <small><sup>Need help? ''']'''</sup></small></small> 00:40, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

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			well alright im not going to get defensive over that but i think simply the act of asking you versus how i did it before was an improvement but alright sorry i bothered you. ] (]) 03:47, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

			:I don't think it was a competency issue. I think it is a bias issue. That article you wrote was clearly an attack on a political figure you don't like. It was not a mistake based on ignorance, it was an intentional attack page. While I am very confident that I can improve a user who is struggling to understand the goals of Misplaced Pages, I have little confidence that I can convince someone with a strong political bias to act in a neutral fashion. <small>] <small><sup>Need help? ''']'''</sup></small></small> 06:24, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

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			:Lame. <small>] <small><sup>Need help? ''']'''</sup></small></small> 02:15, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
	Please inform me how I can send messages to you in the correct manner via Misplaced Pages, and also how to use the Talk page for Tekhelet. BTW, all the correspondence you have written plus edits, deletions and changes have been recorded. I keep excellent records. Jurisprudence and issues of truth and justice interest me greatly. As a litigant I won a very important court case on Feb. 2nd 1998 at the Melbourne Magistrates Court. (There was twelve months of preparation for the case ! I defeated two QC's) My grandfather was a well respected solicitor in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

			== Artist, actor ==
	Anyway let me go through a few things with you now...I will respond to your little asides and put downs. (Not sure who is paying you either. It would be fun to meet you face to face in a bar for a little chat nu...) Your writings begin with C : Mine are prefaced with AN :

	C: Adam, you have an opinion about tekhelet

	AN : Gee thanks for the condescension. I don't need or seek your validation. G-d knows what I am up to.

			<]> ] (]) 23:44, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
	C : and that's fine. You might even be able to find

			== Avoiding edit war ==
	AN : “Even be able to find”...Wow ! You make it sound as if everyone wears the blue thread. Go to the Western Wall of the Old City on a Friday Shabbat and count the number of observant Jewish men who are wearing tzitizit. You will see maybe 2% maximum who wear the blue thread. I’ve spoken to various Rabbis and their assistants over the last six months about the issue. I visited Lederman’s Shul in Bnei Brak on the afternoons of the 28th and 29th May for five hours total. You must be aware that Rav. Chaim Kanievsky has not made a psak on this issue.

			Hello, Last year I got in trouble for edit warring (you denied my appeal), and I would like to avoid that this time. I have changed some of the language I was proposing last year for ] to address some of the objections raised at that time. Some of the editors from that time are knee-jerk reverting/deleting this content without really engaging in good faith on the talk page. I have requested mediation on WP:DNR. One question I have is this: If I am engaged in an edit war with another user, aren't we both guilty of edit warring? This is the aspect of the policy I don't understand. Other users have made little effort to ], ], or ]. ] (]) 00:40, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
	C: support for your contention that "there is no unanimous decision by all of the current leading Jewish sages that the claims of the Ptil Tekhelet organisation are true" if you were to go about adding this to the article in an encyclopaedic way

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	AN : What is an “encyclopaedic way”. You are trying to undermine my presentation by getting bogged down in semantics. Sabotage by pedantry and nit picking.
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	C : that is, adding the statement in a neutral tone of voice

			Hello hello. I hope this message finds you well.
	AN : What is a neutral tone of voice when writing ? Your use of language is very poor. Of course when you are presenting evidence to a court you present facts. A fact is not “neutral”. It is just that. A fact !

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	C : and citing reliable sources, (not yourself) or your original research.

			== Precious anniversary ==
	AN : In a court of law evidence is presented by witnesses, prosecutors and defenders. The evidence can be in the form of written words, witnesses, objects, DNA etc. etc. On all these counts in front of an honest judge with my claims on tekhelet I will be proven to be a “Reliable Source”.
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			Take care of yourself, Chillum! ] (]) 03:27, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
	C. However, what is not fine is the following: Disruptive editing Deleting sourced statements such as , and adding material sourced to or referring to yourself, such as here: , ; see WP:COS is disruptive editing and unacceptable.

			:Thanks! <small>] <small><sup>Need help? ''']'''</sup></small></small> 00:06, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
	AN : Any typographical errors I have made or with editing errors are a result of unfamiliarity with the Misplaced Pages platform. But the factual, content rich parts of my updates are correct. They are not “Disruptive Editing”.

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	C : Soapboxing An article is not a discussion forum or a platform for your personal views. So adding long (or even short) commentary such as is unacceptable.

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	AN : When discussing certain complex subjects especially ones as esoteric and clouded in mystery as Tekhelet, one must present certain commentaries. A responsa in Jewish law IS a form of commentary/counsel.
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	C : Sockpuppetry If you edit an article using your user name, then using your IP address User:87.91.50.226 to repeatedly make the same edits that have been challenged by other users is in contravention of the Wikepedia policy on sockpuppetry.

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			::Yes this is the best move. Sorry I was not more helpful. <small>] <small><sup>Need help? ''']'''</sup></small></small> 20:59, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
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	#You have twice changed/modified my comments in the noticeboard discussion in a way that makes my comments completely unintelligible. Please review the following diffs: I will AGF and chalk this up to problems with your browser. However, I must ask that you use your preview function to prevent this from happening again.
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	#You have, IMO, failed to AGF and you've made several accusations without merit on the talk page. This tends to distract from the discussion at hand and changes the subject. Please do not continue to do this in the future.
	#Your use of a changing color in your signature makes it seem like multiple editors are commenting when it is only you. This gives artificial weight to your comments and can be very confusing for other editors. In the future, please consider sticking to a single signature in policy discussion to prevent this false appearance of consensus. I will ping {{ping\|Mark Miller}} and {{ping\|‎Lithistman}} to see if they too share these concerns or have others to add to this discussion.

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			:I am popping in from time to time. Good to be noticed though! <small>] <small><sup>Need help? ''']'''</sup></small></small> 16:57, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
	:I apologize for my posts accidentally mangling your posts, it was entirely by accident. I have used a similar signature for years and I do not think it appears to by multiple people, my username is clearly spelled out and my "ping" message is highly distinct. You pinging people who you know have been disagreeing with me only serves to vindicate my belief you were attempting to draw people into the discussion in a non-neutral fashion. I did not mention canvassing in a vacuum.

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	::Thanks for your quick response. I'm afraid we see the world in two, entirely different ways. I'm really not looking for an apology, nor do I require one. I'm asking you to ''stop'' editing my comments. If that means using the preview function, then great, but please do not continue doing it and then apologize for it later. I don't want apologies, I just want the behavior to stop. In regards to your sig, you have failed to heed my criticism, insisting that no problem exists. I've just told you about the problem and in response, you denied it. That's exactly why I pinged two other editors to comment. For your information, Mark Miller and I disagree more than we agree, and as far as Lithistman is concerned, I met him for the first time yesterday, and I have had a very limited discourse with him. For you to view outside input into either a policy discussion or a dispute as "canvassing" and "non-neutral" speaks to a fundamental disconnect with how we use talk pages and discuss topics. I haven't canvassed anyone on Misplaced Pages at any time; asking for input and sharing discussion links with interested parties is encouraged. To summarize, you see things as "us and them", "friends and enemies", and "black and white". What you need to understand is that others do not. ] (]) 05:07, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

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	:The failure of mediawiki software to catch every edit conflict is a long standing bug for many years. I told you it was an accident and it happens to the best of us.

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	:To avoid the appearance of canvasing next time you seek to add people to a discussion go to a neutral forum and request the public to give their opinions. You did ask in a neutral manner but you cherry picked individuals.

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	:You talk of black and white yet you want to make special policy that singles out admins when existing policy already treats them equally. You are trying to make the policy into an us/them situation with words like "especially", well it does not get more black and white than that. It is very clear you have an ax to grind with admins.

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	:When 23skidoo blocked you the community saw it was wrong and responded by unblocking you and admonishing the admin. If the community is not seeing the bad behavior in another admin action that you are seeing then perhaps you should consider the fact that you are seeing things that are not there. ] 05:18, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

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	::I would like to correct many of your misunderstandings beginning with the first one:
	:::#Please do not blame your inability to use the preview button on the software. Looking at the page history, you modified my comments in two separate edits, for no reason. I assumed good faith that you pressed the wrong keyboard combination and copypasted something where it wasn't supposed to be. However, the fact that this happened twice on the same page, and only to me, made me wonder what was going on. I assume it won't happen again because you will be using the preview button in the future. As I said, I have AGF so far, but if it does happen again, I will escalate this matter.
	:::#I can invite anyone who is interested in a policy discussion, and I did just that. Mark Miller explained to you his interest in these matters, and Lithistman is concerned about admins edit warring as much as I am. They were invited for related reasons. Nobody was inappropriately canvassed and I will ask you now to stop making that accusation and implication. I am well aware of how to invite people to discuss on Misplaced Pages.
	:::#I have not proposed any special policy, that is your own POV, and it's one I will continue to dispute. I have proposed that the very appearance of admins in an edit war is problematic because they are the ones tasked with enforcing edit warring in the first place. Further, the community is unwilling to sanction admins for edit warring. Most editors understand this problem. You claim that existing policy treats them equally, but I just explained how it doesn't. In an edit war, an admin can threaten to use their authority or request the authority of other admins. An editor has no such authority, and cannot "wave their badge around" as Lithistman observed. Also, in an edit war, an editor is at a major disadvantage when he/she is reverted by an admin, and an admin will often threaten that editor on the article talk page and on their user page, again as observed by Lithistman. I have no axe to grind with anyone, and I've already warned you about making these kinds of accusations.
	:::#You seem to know very little about the 23skidoo block, so I suggest you go back and review it in the appropriate place(s). 23skidoo appeared to be using his position as an administrator to protect and defend what looked like either promotional or paid editing, particularly in terms of SEO. Because of the fluidity of this incident, it was never actually proven, but the allegation (and evidence) was pointing to some kind of involvement on the part of 23skidoo. When I was unfairly blocked for trying to put a stop to this, I was specifically asked by another admin if I wanted to pursue sanctions against 23skidoo. I explicitly made it clear that ''I did not'', because I do not view things as black and white, or us and them as you claim, and furthermore, I had no axe to grind with him or anyone else. My goal was to solve the problem at hand, which at the time of my block was fixed with the help of the community. I would have to revisit the relevant pages to see if the problem has returned or not. In any case, the 23skidoo incident shows quite clearly that I don't have an axe to grind, as I could have pursued the removal of his tools and I chose not to do so. How you could possibly mix this incident up with the current problem under discussion is astounding. There's no possible connection between the two.
	:::#There is currently a problem with admins edit warring and failing to receive sanctions, and that's what's under discussion. Both Lithistman and myself have been repeatedly reverted by the same admin within a period of one week in two different articles. That's clearly indicative of a problem. When the admin was confronted, they denied edit warring. Yet, if any other editor had engaged in this kind of disruption, they would have been immediately blocked. But not admins.

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	:You just said that you knew Lithistman was involved in an edit war with the same admin as you. You knew they held a certain opinion on the matter when you contacted him/her. That is what I am calling canvasing. You were not getting consensus so you dropped a few messages on user talk pages of users you knew would sympathize. Don't claim it was neutral while saying yourself that you knew they had strong opinions on the subject.

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	: The only reason I mention 23skidoo was to point out that the community does in fact act when an admin steps out of line. I repeat my suggestion that if the community is not responding to your concerns it is because you are wrong. I have asked repeatedly for evidence of the purported problem with edit warring admins and you have failed every time to give this evidence.
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	::Most of your comments up above are riddled with fallacies, and once again, you haven't addressed the main points, just distracted from them. For example, your statement, "if the community is not responding to your concerns it is because you are wrong" is a good example of the problem. The accuracy (or cogency) of my arguments has no bearing on any response. Your other comments are equally problematic. You write, "I have asked repeatedly for evidence of the purported problem with edit warring admins and you have failed every time to give this evidence." I have never seen you write this before, and if you did, then I must say, you are not paying any attention. {{ping\|Lithistman}} and myself have documented persistent edit warring by the same admin in two different articles, and I'm sure you know this because we've discussed it and we've provided the necessary links to the discussions. You're either engaging in willful ignorance or intentional obfuscation, but either way, I just can't waste my time with someone who keeps denying the evidence that's been presented. Let's just agree to disagree and keep our distance. I'm really pressed for my time, and I only want to spend my time discussing with other editors who don't play games and are willing to acknowledge the facts as they are discussed. You've denied the problem exists, and that's fine, you're welcome to that point of view, but I'm not going to waste my time with someone who goes through life denying reality. At this point, you're wasting my time and I really can't do that anymore. Goodbye. ] (]) 00:49, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

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Note: I was once known as Chillum, so perhaps you already know me. HighInBC 20:10, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Hello there,

Since i have been blocked with adding my own credits (I think by you) , i was wondering if you could update my page with my new Paramount plus series"1923" in which I play Father Renaud and other credits which you can find on Imdb and also is it possible to change the photo that was posted by a fan with a more flattering and recent photo of me. The one that is posted is from 10 years ago.

Thank you

I was wondering when I can have access to my own page to correct the errors made by the people administering my page. I still struggle to understand how Misplaced Pages can do this. I would be willing to work with an administrator in tandem to give them the right info.

Thank you

Best

Sebastian Roché Avoman (talk) 22:54, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you very much! HighInBC 06:10, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Since I screwed up the ping

It's not an issue directly concerning to you, but since I mentioned your recent discussion with Neutralhomer at WP:AN, I figure I should notify you. See Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard#Block_review_of_Neutralhomer. --Floquenbeam (talk) 03:10, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know. I am frustrated with this user. I tried to help them and they took an adversarial position with me. I may comment on the discussion, but I will not be supporting an unblock at this time. HighInBC 11:32, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

In the course of catching up with what I've missed the last day or so, I re-read his talk page and your discussion with him, and realized I stepped on your toes a little, bringing this to AN/ANI after you said you'd consider doing so. Sorry. --Floquenbeam (talk) 00:37, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Oh not at all. I did decline to do so after he got impatient, but I mentioned that perhaps another admin would like to. You can give someone advice, but you can't stop them from making a mistake. I knew their request would end badly if made this early, but sometimes people just have to see with their own eyes. HighInBC 00:40, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

If he sticks to not evading his block. I'll support his unblock in April 2022, even though he did (months ago) suggest that I was a bigot or racist, because I questioned another editor's competency. GoodDay (talk) 00:48, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

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18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Given that the IP address will still be visible to vandal fighters I think session based makes the most sense.

However has a hybrid approach been considered? If someone shows up with no cookie using an IP than has been used in the last week just append to it. So User:Anon3406 becomes User:Anon3406-2 or something similar. HighInBC 23:43, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

150.101.157.18

On 10 December, you wrote at User talk:150.101.157.18 that you had blocked the IP from editing. It doesn't seem to have worked (unfortunately, see User talk:150.101.157.18#Caduceus. Not that I'm seeking a 'normal' disruption block - yet. I just thought you might want to know.) --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 15:32, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi John. As with all IP blocks, the block I did was temporary. It was for 2 weeks. It is very common for IPs to change owners. I looked at the IPs most recent editing and am not seeing any clear indication it is the same person. I believe the original block has served its purpose.

If there is a fresh issue with this IP please feel free to let me know here and I will look closer at the matter. HighInBC 23:15, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Ah, ok, I inferred (!) that it had to be a static IP, else why complain? Of course that presupposes that the author knows about such arcane lore, which is a big suppose. "No further action at this time". --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:35, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Draft Veracity of statements by Joe Biden

greetings: i will ask you because you seem less hysterical than the admin who declined my unblock request. there exists on Misplaced Pages an article on the veracity of statements made by Donald Trump, and if you look at the deleted revisions for the deleted draft (overlooking my juvenile and POV terminology for Pres Biden) you will see quite a few links to reliable sources questioning the truthfulness of Pres Biden. these links could demonstrate notability for this topic imo, but before i even bother with trying to restart the article i would like to ask you whether this article would stand a chance in hell of surviving on Misplaced Pages. plz advise if you would be so kind. sincere thanks, 173.87.170.14 (talk) 00:15, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Articles about living or recently deceased people are held to a much higher standard. Perhaps such an article could exist, however it would be held to those much higher standards. Frankly having read what you wrote I doubt you are willing and able to meet such standards. I suggest you find another subject to contribute to Misplaced Pages on. HighInBC 00:40, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

I also find @Yamla:'s interpretation of your block and the actions leading up to it to be very reasonable and far from "hysterical". This gives me further doubts at your capacity to judge your own writing relative to the standards of the project. HighInBC 00:42, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

well alright im not going to get defensive over that but i think simply the act of asking you versus how i did it before was an improvement but alright sorry i bothered you. 173.87.170.14 (talk) 03:47, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

I don't think it was a competency issue. I think it is a bias issue. That article you wrote was clearly an attack on a political figure you don't like. It was not a mistake based on ignorance, it was an intentional attack page. While I am very confident that I can improve a user who is struggling to understand the goals of Misplaced Pages, I have little confidence that I can convince someone with a strong political bias to act in a neutral fashion. HighInBC 06:24, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi!

You might like to look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=User_talk:AquitaneHungerForce&diff=prev&oldid=1068820319 Doctorhawkes (talk) 12:03, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Bots Newsletter, January 2022

Bots Newsletter, January 2022

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

BRFA activity by month

Welcome to the ninth issue of the English Misplaced Pages'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 Misplaced Pages'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.

Y ST47Bot, Seppi333Bot, Qbugbot 4 · N2 PkbwcgsBot 25, PkbwcgsBot 26
A new Pywikibot release dropped support for Python 3.4, and it was expected that support for Python 2.7 would be removed in coming updates. Toolforge itself planned to drop Python 2 support in 2022.
Two new bots dropped in January 2020: ST47Bot, the successor to STBot, and Seppi333Bot, whose task was to perform a weekly update of four "massive" wikitables for WikiProject Molecular Biology.
Cydebot, an adminbot operated by Cyde since 2006, was blocked after going berserk on categories that hadn't yet been CfD'd.

February 2020

Y AnomieBOT 78, Cewbot 2, DannyS712 bot 67, DannyS712 bot III 63, PearBOT 6, DemonDays64 Bot 2 · N2 PearBOT
On February 1, some concerns were raised about ListeriaBot performing "nonsense" edits. Semi-active operator Magnus Manske (who originally coded the Phase II software|precursor of MediaWiki) was pinged. Meanwhile, the bot was temporarily blocked for several hours until the issue was diagnosed and resolved.
On February 18, ST47Bot got into a tussle with Amalthea (bot), and had to be partially-blocked from Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Cases/Overview.

March 2020

Y MajavahBot, SDZeroBot, TheSandBot 6, TheSandBot 7, Bitbotje, FACBot 6, TheSandBot 8, Qbugbot 5, Cewbot 3, SDZeroBot 2, PrimeBOT 31, WikiCleanerBot 12 · AntiCompositeBot
In March, a long discussion was started at Misplaced Pages talk:Bot policy by Skdb about the troubling trend of bots "expiring" without explanation after their owners became inactive. This can happen for a variety of reasons -- API changes break code, hosting providers' software updates break code, hosting accounts lapse, software changes make bots' edits unnecessary, and policy changes make bots' edits unwanted. The most promising solution seemed to be Toolforge hosting (although it has some problems of its own, like the occasional necessity of refactoring code).
Some of the twelve bot tasks approved this month were TheSandBot 6 (removing blocked users from Category:Misplaced Pages usernames with possible policy issues), and TheSandBot 7 (removing unblocked users from Category:Wikipedians who are indefinitely blocked for promotional user names). SDZeroBot 2 was approved to refine geographic stub tags. New bots approved this month were MajavahBot (to patrol WP:EFFPR), SDZeroBot (to merge stub tags), and Bitbotje (fixing DISPLAYTITLE modifications, DEFAULTSORT errors and broken behavior switches in draftspace).

April 2020

Y TheSandBot 9, BHGbot 5, DannyS712 bot 69, SDZeroBot 3, ST47ProxyBot, WugBot 4, SDZeroBot 4, DatBot 10, WikiCleanerBot 11, WikiCleanerBot 13, WikiCleanerBot 14, AntiCompositeBot 2, Cewbot 4 · N2 DaedanBot 1 · Creffbot
A discussion on the bot noticeboard, "Re-examination of ListeriaBot", was started by Barkeep49, who pointed out repeated operation outside the scope of its BRFA (i.e. editing pages in mainspace, and adding non-free images to others). Some said it was doing good work, and others said it was operating beyond its remit. It was blocked on April 10; the next day it was unblocked, reblocked from article space, reblocked "for specified non-editing actions", unblocked, and indeffed. The next week, several safeguards were implemented in its code by Magnus; the bot was allowed to roam free once more on April 18.
ST47ProxyBot joined the stable in April, after a BRFA started in December was finally completed. As an adminbot, it was authorized to block IP addresses belonging to open proxies, public VPN services, and web hosts. New tasks approved for existing bots included BHGbot 5 (diffusing categories), TheSandBot 9 (taking over some tasks from the inactive RonBot), and WugBot 4 (updating data at {{Interactive COVID-19 maps}}). Also, DatBot 10 was approved to scale down non-free SVGs — I didn't even know that was a thing.
A discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:Bot policy was started by Thryduulf about whether WP:BOTCOMM should explicitly specify that bot operators must be responsive to concerns raised on English Misplaced Pages specifically (as opposed to Phabricator, SourceForge, Toolforge, et cetera). Eventually, the policy was amended to its current form:

Issues and enquiries are typically expected to be handled on the English Misplaced Pages. Pages reachable via unified login, like a talk page at Commons or at Italian Misplaced Pages 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

Y MajavahBot 3, DannyS712 bot 70, CitationCleanerBot 5, Dreamy Jazz Bot 4, QEDKbot, William Avery Bot 2, DannyS712 bot 68, PrimeBOT 32, TheSandBot 10, Bot1058 7, BHGbot 6, EaglesBot 2, Cewbot 5, WikiCleanerBot 17 · N2 MDanielsBot, PhuzBot 3, Gedimon · ? PearBOT 7
MajavahBot 3, an impressively meta bot task, was approved this month for maintaining a list of bots running on the English Misplaced Pages. The page, located at User:MajavahBot/Bot status report, is updated every 24 hours; it contains a list of all accounts with the bot flag, as well as their operator, edit count, last activity date, last edit date, last logged action date, user groups and block status.
Other approvals for this month were William Avery Bot 2 (processing redirects in {{R from scientific name}}), DannyS712 bot 68 (allowing users to schedule bot reminders for themselves), TheSandBot 10 (removing blocked/locked users from Category:User talk pages with conflict of interest notices), Bot1058 7 (updating Misplaced Pages:Requested moves/Technical requests/Permalink), Dreamy Jazz Bot 4 (adding {{WikiProject Biography|living=no}} to talk pages where their associated article is in a year of death category), and QEDKbot (deleting and nominating empty categories).
General syntax fixing tasks were approved for DannyS712 bot 70, CitationCleanerBot 5, PrimeBOT 32, BHGbot 6, Cewbot 5, and EaglesBot 2, as well as WikiCleanerBot 15, 16, and 17.
Seven bots who fell below activity requirements (with neither the bots nor their operators having any edits or logged actions in two years) had their bot flags removed. They were NekoBot, Robert SkyBot, DASHBotAV, VoxelBot, JackieBot, ReferenceBot, and CensusBot.
On May 12, EmausBot was blocked.

June 2020

Y QEDKbot 2, AnomieBOT 79, WOSlinkerBot 6, Yapperbot 2, Yapperbot, AnomieBOT 80, Dreamy Jazz Bot 5, WikiCleanerBot 18, HasteurBot 15, MusikBot II 4, NoSandboxesHere · N2 RedWarn · ? Seppi333Bot 2
In July 2017, Headbomb made a proposal that a section of the Misplaced Pages:Dashboard be devoted to bots and technical issues. In November 2019, Lua code was written superseding Legobot's tasks on that page, and operator Legoktm was asked to stop them so that the new code could be deployed. After no response to pings, a partial-block of Legobot for the dashboard was proposed. Some months later, on June 16, Headbomb said: "A full block serves nothing. A partial block solves all current issues Just fucking do it. It's been 3 years now." The next day, however, Legoktm disabled the task, and the dashboard was successfully refactored.
On June 7, RexxS blocked Citation bot for disruptive editing, saying it was "still removing links after request to stop". A couple weeks later, a discussion on the bots noticeboard was opened, saying "it is a widely-used and useful bot, but it has one of the longest block logs for any recently-operating bot on Misplaced Pages". While its last BRFA approval was in 2011, its code and functionality had changed dramatically since then, and AntiCompositeNumber requested that BAG require a new BRFA. Maintainer AManWithNoPlan responded that most blocks were from years ago (when it lacked a proper test suite), and problems since then had mostly been one-off errors (like a June 2019 incident in which a LTA had "weaponized" the bot to harass editors).
David Tornheim opened a discussion about whether bots based on closed-source code should be permitted, and proposed that they not. He cited a recent case in which a maintainer had said "I can only suppose that the code that is available on GitHub is not the actual code that was running on ". Some disagreed: Naypta said that "I like free software as much as the next person, and I strongly believe that bot operators should make their bot code public, but I don't think it should be that they must do so".
Two new bots had their first BRFAs approved: Yapperbot, to replace Legobot for handling the Feedback Request Service, and NoSandboxesHere, to remove {{user sandbox}} from articles in draftspace using Category:Non-userspace pages using User sandbox.

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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The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Lame. HighInBC 02:15, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Artist, actor

<Ryu Legalize> Ryu Legalize (talk) 23:44, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Avoiding edit war

Hello, Last year I got in trouble for edit warring (you denied my appeal), and I would like to avoid that this time. I have changed some of the language I was proposing last year for Peet's Coffee to address some of the objections raised at that time. Some of the editors from that time are knee-jerk reverting/deleting this content without really engaging in good faith on the talk page. I have requested mediation on WP:DNR. One question I have is this: If I am engaged in an edit war with another user, aren't we both guilty of edit warring? This is the aspect of the policy I don't understand. Other users have made little effort to WP:NEGOTIATE, WP:FIXTHEPROBLEM, or WP:DONTBITE. Anaxagoras17 (talk) 00:40, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

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Take care of yourself, Chillum! Drmies (talk) 03:27, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! HighInBC 00:06, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

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Thanks! HighInBC 01:38, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

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Thank you. Though I have been here for longer than that :) HighInBC 13:31, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you so much! HighInBC 16:03, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

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BAG membership

Hello. You are listed as a member of the Bot Approvals Group but it appears you may not be actively helping in this area anymore. Do you intend to return to BAG-related activity on Misplaced Pages, or are you happy to be removed from this list? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 13:02, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Just to let you know that I have removed your name from the list of active BAG members. Thanks and best wishes — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 15:31, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Yes this is the best move. Sorry I was not more helpful. HighInBC 20:59, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Welcome back?

Hello, HighInBC,

I was looking at an old AFD you participated in and hovered over your name to see when you were last active and saw you were editing today. I hope you are returning! We could use more admin help plus it's great to see once active editors come back after a WikiBreak. Hope to see you around the project. Liz 00:39, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

I am popping in from time to time. Good to be noticed though! HighInBC 16:57, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

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Either way, Admin need to read the article, (my email to them available, should anyone want it). Mark 11:14, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

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