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User:Anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Hi @Primefac: Came across this while helping editor user:Joflaher at the Misplaced Pages:Village pump (technical). They created the article and executed a copy from sandbox to the wrong namespace. There is also the main article in article space Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and there is a redirect Anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Thankfully the redirect stopped the page move when I attempted it. I think you can probably just need a delete on the user, as the redirect and the main article look ok. Can you fix it please. scope_creep 22:17, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

It seems to be more complex, the revision history has been damaged. The editor has been copying the articles to a sandbox, editing them and copying them wholesale back to the article, overwriting the previous one. There seems to be quite a few of them. Misplaced Pages:Village_pump_(technical)#How do I free up my sandbox? scope_creep 10:28, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

I should be able to take a deeper look at this tomorrow. Primefac (talk) 23:47, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Or... Sunday. Primefac (talk) 21:08, 21 August 2021 (UTC)

Looks like Anthony Appleyard managed to get everything sorted. Primefac (talk) 20:10, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Recreation of a page

Recreation of a page that was deleted previously as created by a banned user in violation of block or ban. TheChronium 16:40, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

TheChronium, Phaans is not currently blocked. If you think this is a sockpuppet recreating the page, then you should file an SPI to have that checked. If they are socking, then a {{db-g5}} tag is the way to proceed. Primefac (talk) 21:35, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I have launched a spi to have that checked. TheChronium 14:12, 21 August 2021 (UTC)

Just a heads up, I have added another suspect sock to the SPI. Pinging @TheChronium: for their awareness as well. Note, I am sure I mucked up the indenting there so anyone is welcome to fix. :) S0091 (talk) 18:25, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Clarification of WP:AFCP permission decline

I was wondering if you could clarify this decline you did of User:TrangaBellam's AfC permission request. Specifically, the part about having too many WP:DSALERTs. Could you clarify what you meant when you declined based on "multiple DS alerts"? Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}} on reply)Template:Z181 03:28, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Have you, Primefac, checked the validity of the issued warnings? ARBIPA is a highly contentious zone and most of the issuers have ended up blocked or topic-banned. (Administrator @RegentsPark: might have some thoughts.) TrangaBellam (talk) 06:04, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

The latest two warnings are from Learn Indology and Kylo Ren III. The latter apologized for mistakenly reverting me (and abusing the templated warning). The former has a history of edit-warring to push POV content and weaponising 3RR; see 3RR archives for multiple threads concerning him. It is to be also noted that the talk-page discussion was in my favor.

Going back, there are two aggressive threads by Safron710 and অভিরূপ দাশশর্মা. Both have been indefinitely blocked on my request.

Then, a warning by Run n fly, who has been since discovered to be the sockpuppet of a notoriously tendentious user (and blocked). Old users note that his previous username used to display the same behavior, I was subject to.

Before that, two warnings by LukeEmily. We have colloborated in other articles since then and you can ping them to ask what they (currently) think of their old heat-of-the-moment warnings. TrangaBellam (talk) 06:25, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

FWIW, I don't see TrangaBellam as a problem editor. Quite the contrary, actually. --RegentsPark (comment) 17:03, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

I can take a second look. As far as the DS comment, I know that alerts are not any sort of indication of wrongdoing, but rarely have I found them placed as anything other than a warning. I will also note that at the time of the decline, a few now-blocked users were not blocked, so I cannot comment on that part because clearly there was no obvious wrongdoing on the part of said now-blocked editor. Primefac (talk) 17:09, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

It was mainly concerning to me to see DS alerts treated as a warning in an official capacity when granting a pseudopermission. I get that DS alerts are basically used as warnings but officially they're not so it's concerning to see them sort of officially being treated as warnings. It also might cause systemic bias issues given that some groups of people have broader DS areas than others, e.g. all India related articles are covered under DS. Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}} on reply)Template:Z181 17:30, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

That's fair, and I will keep that in mind going forward, though you will note that my reasons included other issues in combination with those DS alerts, so it was less of a singular issue and more of a "this is one of a relatively long list of things." That being said, though, I do get where you're coming from. Primefac (talk) 17:33, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

That's why I only mentioned the DS alerts. Wasn't saying the decline was unjustified, just that I disagree with the DS alerts being factored into it. Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}} on reply)Template:Z181 19:13, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Gotcha. Primefac (talk) 19:17, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Buggy edit

Hello. Your bot made a buggy edit and left a }}. Veverve (talk) 09:51, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, was likely the quad } that did it; wasn't expecting templates inside the template call. Primefac (talk) 09:59, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

One UI

I believe you deleted some revisions from One UI from a now blocked IP. They came back and did it again so this revision may need to be deleted as well. Notfrompedro (talk) 17:22, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, RD'd. Primefac (talk) 17:26, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Meta templates

Just thought I'd say thanks for starting the discussion. It's been on my mind for a while that it's a very inefficient way of doing things. Also, please don't take anything I say as being against the proposal to get rid of them – I agree we should – I just think it's worth having a very thorough discussion about the best way to do it. Cheers, Number 57 13:56, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Totally get it. I try to be as thorough as possible in my nominations and someone always points out something I missed. Healthy discussion is a good thing! Primefac (talk) 14:05, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Discussion at Template talk:Infobox basketball biography § Use of arrows

 You are invited to join the discussion at Template talk:Infobox basketball biography § Use of arrows. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:51, 30 August 2021 (UTC)Template:Z48

Hi Primefac. Would you mind taking a look at this? Perhaps you could suggest something which might work. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:52, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Is there a mechanism for this?

I’m pretty sure I’ve asked you this before but please forgive my re-asking if I have asked about this before, is there a script or a mechanism that keeps track of articles accepted at AFC by a specific editor with the afc pseudo rights? Celestina007 (talk) 00:59, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Does this work for your needs? Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 05:30, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

I think they're looking for this, but yours is a good way for just-accepts. Primefac (talk) 10:35, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Ah, thanks! I didn't know about it, but is great. Usedtobecool ☎️ 13:29, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

@Usedtobecool thanks guys I’m taking no chances so I’m going to be optimizing both. Celestina007 (talk) 13:32, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Are you admin? can you confirm me?

Hello. I saw that you locked the Battle of Parwan page. I do not register a user since this is a public computer (my work), you can take a look at my contributions. I do not vandalise or edit randomly, I even discuss when a conflict arises. Overwhelming Majority of my contributions are there and they greatly expanded the relevant pages.

Can you confirm me? Here are some of the pages I expanded: Sean Carroll, Battle of Indus, Battle of Parwan.

I will inform to delete confirmation once I abandon using this computer --81.213.215.83 (talk) 05:13, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Also, this is the page I created and vastly expanded: Battle near the Irghiz River. --81.213.215.83 (talk) 05:32, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

If you cannot create an account, you should request changes be made on the article's talk page using {{SPER}}. Primefac (talk) 10:37, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

August 2021

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Template:Z33 Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}} on reply)Template:Z181 17:28, 31 August 2021 (UTC)