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Pontiac

Hey, looks like he's back. FlyingOnFloor looks to be him, let me look around for more, but what do you think? cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 07:38, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure that's him. What made it more solidifying was the resurgence of the usual IPs he's editing from. I've blocked that range for another 6 months. Elockid 12:36, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Ok, so I thought; he's had a couple of ranges at his disposal, I'll resurrect the SPI to grab any sleepers. BTW some edit conflict! —SpacemanSpiff 12:40, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Ooooh. Looks like great minds think alike. :) Elockid 12:41, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

What about Shail kalp looks similar to P, but wasn't unearthed on the SPI? cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 15:21, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Agree, it looks like him. If the account was editing a different range from the other accounts listed at SPI, it's possible that an account won't be found. We know some of his ranges, so we could get a check on those too. Elockid 03:09, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Blocking because of talk page contribution?

I just added something at the talk page. Why blocking because of this? --92.226.142.202 (talk) 15:59, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

I think you know why. You "just" didn't add something to the talk page. Elockid 16:01, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

I created a seperate section at the end of the page. It is not to unserstand for why blocking for the reason. People should stop reverting without answering to my section. I have explained there why I reverted. It just can not be the "policy" of Misplaced Pages to block the people with other opinions. --85.179.85.101 (talk) 16:04, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

It is policy to block people who are disruptively editing as you done with 78.51.144.132 (talk · contribs). It is also policy to block any and all IPs and accounts the person uses to evade their block as you have been doing. Please see WP:Sockpuppetry. Elockid 16:07, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Check user

Hello, I have granted you the access. Please contact me in order to sign up for chechuser-l and access to checkuserwiki. Use it wisely! :) Matanya (talk) 23:38, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Please review these blocks

There was a bug in MediaWiki 1.18 that caused blocks made via the API to have talk page access disabled when it should have been enabled. This also affected scripts such as User:Animum/easyblock.js. Please review the following blocks to make sure that you really intended talk page access to be disabled, and reblock if necessary.

1. Bruce at Balsam (talk · block log · block user) by Elockid at 2011-10-13T22:52:50Z, expires infinity: Abusing ]

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to post at User talk:Anomie#Allowusertalk issue. Thanks! Anomie⚔ 02:05, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations :-)

Welcome to the Checkuser team! FloNight♥♥♥♥ 08:59, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Elockid 10:55, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

changes in the list of most populous cities of india

r/sir, the changes which i made to the article of list of most populous cities in india was based on the figures announced by the official website of census of india 2011.i din't provide the pdf as i do not know how to upload and use it.do check the site.thank u.

You have to link to the source especially when there is another source present. You don't need to upload anything. All you have to do is add <ref>paste link here</ref>. Elockid 11:46, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Economy of Asia

Please could you semiprotect Economy of Asia where the ipsocks of Realhistorybuff are still active. Thanks, Mathsci (talk) 15:44, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Wish I could. But I think if I IAR on that page, people might see that negatively since I'm involved (That's why I self rved). Let me put a request up on IRC. Elockid 15:48, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Please could you at least block the IP sock 117.192.87.232 who is targeting my talk page? Thanks, Mathsci (talk) 15:52, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm working out a solution right now. Elockid 15:53, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Help with complex sock puppet case

Hello Elockid. I'd like to request your time and expertise to try to solve a complex sockpuppetry case. There's a user whose oldest-known account is E Pluribus Anthony (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). He has been discovered to sockpuppet multiple accounts since 2005. He has been blocked several times, but it seems that his indefinite block is never enforced properly so he returns from time to time. For years, I've been struggling with administrators that simple don't care about this case, or simply impose blocks based on behavior (3RR, uncivility) ignoring the fact that the person behind these accounts is a long-time sockpuppet abuser.

I've categorized all of his known sockpuppets and anonymous IPs here Category:Misplaced Pages sockpuppets of E Pluribus Anthony.

It is very shocking to me that his 2 more used accounts were never blocked! (See User:E Pluribus Anthony and User:Corticopia) as sockmasters. I am very familiar with this case and I've produced a list of evidence ever since I discovered and reported several of his accounts. Please, please see my talk page, all the evidence as edit pattern and behavior is there.

Summarizing, I request your help with the following:

1. To block and tag all obvious sockpuppets and masters: User:E Pluribus Anthony, User:Corticopia and User:User-216-234-60-106 (this last account name was based on one of his used and blocked anonymous IP, see User:216.234.60.106).
2. To investigate (maybe perfrom a Checkuser) and open a SPI case to block account User:Bosonic dressing, that has the same edit pattern than those of the other already blocked accounts. I asked this to another admin but I was told to open a SPI case and then that it probably wouldn't work because it was an inactive account. I noticed that the account recently has been used now, so an SPI case will work. I think that based on behavior it is very obvious as per WP:DUCK. Please see my talk page, all the evidence is there, at the bottom.
3. To investigate his Commons account "Corticopious" that has edited recently in May 2011, despise being an indefinitely blocked user in WP.
4. To investigate what others accounts he might be using. As an abusive user he has been banned from editing and based on this and the recent activity of User:Bosonic dressing, it is clear that he is avoiding that block.

I hope you are willing to help, because as a complex case, this situation needs a little reading in order to see how the history developed. Reading is the only way to see the obvious edit pattern, behaviors and writing style, very very obvious.

If you find this task too tedious, I would appreciate that you can refer me to another administrator that could be willing to help. Thanks for your time. AlexCovarrubias 19:55, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

I'll respond to each point separately:

1) I think it would be better to open an SPI case or if you prefer, ANI. We can discuss this with other admins and clerks. I can also discuss this case with other clerks and admins on IRC. I'd feel more comfortable with this since this case goes way further than when I started editing here.

2) All of the sockpuppets listed in the suspected sockpuppets are  Stale. There's nothing I can compare to.

3) I don't have any extra set of tools on Commons, I can't really help if you need any administrator assistance there. Sorry

4) See one.

I'm willing to help you out. But a case this complex as you state should probably have more eyes. It would also help if you could supply links to some evidence such as Corticopia saying he/she's from Toronto. I can already tell you though that Chipmunkdavis is probably  Unrelated (no check performed). Considering my previous statement, do you mind providing more comparisons for Bosonic dressing? Elockid 22:17, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi and thanks for your willingness to help. I have some questions regarding this case. Why do we need to open a SPI case to block the obvious sockpuppet master account E Pluribus Anthony? There are at least two SPI cases about E Pluribus Anthony , so I wonder why they never indefinitely blocked that account! The same goes about Corticopia. Both accounts were found to be using sockpuppets but never were blocked! That's incredible and a terrible mistake.

I never opened a SPI case against Bosonic dressing, but now it is the time. I can easily show edit pattern consistency with those both accounts. It is a tedious task but I can do it. So I'd like to ask you if you know a tool that can compare contributions of two or more accounts, in order to simplify my task. I once came across one, but I can't remember what is was and where I found it. Can you ask your fellow administrators about this tool? Thanks. AlexCovarrubias 00:40, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Wow, it took me 2 hours but I managed to create a comparative table to show the consistency of edit pattern. I think it is going to be very helpful . AlexCovarrubias 02:45, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes, there is a tool to compare edits. It's here. I'll forward some of the info when I get on IRC. Elockid 15:23, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Currently discussing with other clerks. Elockid 01:12, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank you Elockid! AlexCovarrubias 21:23, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

There's some consensus with some of the clerks to block. But do you mind though if I seek a couple more opinions to make a more definitive conclusion? Elockid 00:00, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

I am glad that other clerks also see what's evident. Thanks for all your help! And yes, if you think it is the best to ask other clerks of course I don't mind. AlexCovarrubias 05:10, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Hello Elockid. One of the confirmed sockpuppets just edited and removed a SP template from his own page. That means that the person behind all these accounts is well aware of the ongoing investigation, very likely from another account we still don't know about, regardless of the fact that he's a banned user. AlexCovarrubias 16:45, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Bosonic dressing (talk · contribs) is a  Confirmed match to Cogito ergo sumo (talk · contribs). I've blocked both accounts indefinitely. Elockid 18:17, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

I've also blocked the other accounts per above. Elockid 18:20, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your valuable help Elockid. I deeply appreciate it. I hope I can be useful to you in the near time. Sincerely, AlexCovarrubias 22:01, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Hello Elockid. I have another question. I have lately detected some other accounts that, in my opinion, are likely the same user. Mainly because as a long time editor, I now am very used to his POV, edit pattern and style writing. He always returns, from time to time, to add the same POV. It is easy to detect him because nobody else tries to add the same POV.

However, I was wondering that given the fact that he's a long-time sockpuppet abuser, does Misplaced Pages have a procedure or tool to detect any other possible sockpuppet we might not be aware of?

In my opinion, that user will learn from the clues he leaves that make him easy to recognize, and will change his behavior (mainly edit pattern in each account), to try to disguise as a "new user" and confuse possible detection. What can be done in these cases? Thanks. AlexCovarrubias 00:12, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

No tools are coming to mind. Sorry. Elockid 00:19, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

Asia article; Economy of Asia; India

Elockid!! Looks like I've run into you quite a few times on Misplaced Pages! Why on earth do you keep blocking me man???? I edit using VERY, VERY reliable sources. You keep blocking me for no reason. Why is there such a heavy pro - Chinese bias on Misplaced Pages?? Are you of Chinese decent? Or are you just another American who has been manipulated into believing that China was actually one of the leading civilizations of Asia??? India was the wealthiest civilization for ALL of human history except for the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries!

I think that the sentence added by "Philleason" or whatever the hell his name is should be deleted. CHINA WAS NEVER THE WEALTHIEST CIVILIZATION AT ANY POINT OF TIME IN HISTORY! Now, you may argue saying that India was a collection of kingdoms back then. THIS IS WRONG INFORMATION. INDIA WAS UNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME UNDER THE NAME "BHARATHVARSA" BY "ASHOKA THE GREAT" DURING THE REIGN OF THE MAURYAN EMPIRE IN 273 BC! THIS IS HOW INDIA GOT ITS IDENTITY! The treacherous, immoral and repulsive British pushed their own POV for almost half a century! They were no more than common thieves with a good plan who happened to be in the right place at the right time! They realised that the Mughal Empire was severely weakened, with a lot of internal conflicts between the local rulers. they swoooped in, funded both sides of the wars they themselves created and eventually took control of ONLY 60% OF INDIA. THE WHOLE OF INDIA WAS NEVER UNDER THE BRITISH! THIS IS BRITISH PROPAGANDA - THAT IS ALL IT IS! THE REMAINING 40% WAS NEVER UNDER THE BRITISH. HOWEVER, THE BRITISH HAD SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE AS A RESULT OF THE TRADE REGULATIONS THEY ENFORCED IN THE 60% OF INDIA THAT THEY HAD UNDER THEIR CONTROL!

Now here is a list of things I want you to do, for me, and for Misplaced Pages:

1) Delete the following sentence in the economy of Asia section: "China was the largest and most advanced economy on earth for much of recorded history, until the British Empire (excluding India) overtook it in the mid 19th century." IT IS WRONG INFORMATION AND SLIGHTLY INSULTING TO INDIA! The links used are dubious! One of the links is a news article. The other links have used the first link as a reference in their work! My link is from a reputed British economic historian named Angus Maddison who attended the University of Cambridge - one of the best universities in the world. China was never the wealthiest civilization at any point of time in human history! This is Horseshit spoonfed by the comm party of China and eaten up wholeheartedly by SOME Americans. If you want to mention that China was one of the wealthiest, or the second wealthiest throughout its history, then be my guest.

2) Remove the map of British India in the "India" article and replace it with a map of the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka the Great. All the Britishers did was loot India.

3) In the "Economy of Asia" section, it is mentioned that China was never under European rule. THIS IS ALSO FALSE INFORMATION! China has the dubious distinction of being the only civilization to have been colonised by both Asians and Europeans! Japan colonised almost the whole of the east coast of China and the British(Europeans, if you didn't know)ruled Hong Kong and Kowloon!

4) The introduction to the India article does not do justice to what is arguably the greatest civilization in human history! The introduction should mention that India is the oldest and the oldest living civilization on the planet. A special mention has to be made about the wealth of Ancient India, and the inventions and discoveries made by ancient Indians should have separate section and should be broken down by the field in which the invention/discovery was made.

5) There should be a separate section called "Quotes on India" in the main page of the India article! People should know the quotes that have been made about India by some of the greatest historical figures.

Whaddya think? And stop blocking me, man!

117.192.65.189 (talk) 11:22, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

1) First of all, you are blocked meaning that you are not allowed to edit until your block is rescinded. To enforce this block any user may revert any edits you make and it is customary to block any and all socks. Note that I also haven't blocked you. I have reverted your edits though.

2) Clear deceit right there. That's a clear cut case of sockpuppetry which is not allowed. I think this might be third time you've done this. If you ever want to start editing again, you need to earn back the trust of the community. Continuing to deceive the community will not help you.

3) Just because a person graduated from a prestigious university, that doesn't make them a reliable. Ever heard of Bill O'Reilly? He's definitely not a reliable source of information.

4) China was never under European rule (entirely colonized). There were colonies such as Hong Kong and Macau, but that doesn't mean China was under European rule. There were unequal treaties with Britain for example the Opium War treaties, but that did not bring British rule over China. I do recall you somewhere saying that China was only one that was conquered by both Eastern and Western Empires. Now, the Indus River valley was part of Indian Civilization. Parts of the Indus River valley was conquered by the Persians, namely the Achaemenids. The Indus River valley was even conquered by the Greeks. You might argue that the Indus River valley is part of Pakistan today, but in history, it was still part of the Indian civilization. By your logic then, India was also conquered by Eastern and Western Empires. Note, the Mongols also conquered parts of India, and also the Indus River valley, the Arabs also conquered parts of the Indus River Valley.

5) I would hardly call India as the greatest civilization on earth. India had a long history of social discrimination namely the extremely rigid caste system. People such as the Untouchables hardly have any opportunity or if any opportunity to better their lives. Even today, there are still parts of India that still follow the caste system. In modern history, it's lagging behind current societies.

6) Your edits are pure POV and plenty of it is incorrect information. For example, just right here. India was the wealthiest civilization for ALL of human history except for the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries! This is wrong on so many levels. An obvious fact is that India is not the richest in the 21st century which we are in now. Secondly, other empires such as the Arab Caliphates or the Roman Empire had greater wealth than India during their peaks. The other editors have also identified this. There isn't a lot of pro-Chinese views in Misplaced Pages. It's just that your information isn't accepted and is not thereal history that the majority of world accepts. Other obviously false information that you've been trying to introduce is that Sanskrit is the mother of all languages (original statement: Sanskrit is the mother of all languages. It has been proven time and time again that Sanskrit was the first language to originate. We've already disproved that India is NOT the oldest civilization nor the oldest continuing civilization.

Perhaps if you actually delved into other history, you'll realize that a lot the things you've been saying is just plain wrong. Elockid 00:01, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For blocking vandals, specifically User:Gensits. He was giving me a lot of trouble and needed to be blocked. Thank you and happy editing! pluma Ø 00:47, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Elockid 00:48, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Brucejenner

Hi Elockid. I hope this isn't too beansy, but what tipped you off that Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend was a sock of BJ? LadyofShalott 01:00, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

I initially thought it was BJ. But based on where Anderson Cooper's Boyfriend was editing from, it probably isn't BJ unless he moved. Might have missed the memo. I did run a check on the account and there were plenty of other socks. I just blocked it since because of that. Elockid 01:04, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Gothcha ok, thanks. LadyofShalott 01:07, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Difference

Do you think there is a difference between List of most populous metropolitan areas in India and List of million-plus agglomerations in India. In India a city is called a "Metropolitan area" only if it has a minimum population of 4 million. The census authorities don't define any area like Metropolitan area for a city. They consider all as Urban agglomerations. --Commander _{(Ping Me)} 04:49, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

I think there is a difference. Take Delhi for example. Most of the metropolitan area definitions of Delhi I know extend their boundaries past the NCT to include Gurgaon and Ghaziabad. The article on Delhi also makes a similar reference to this. The UA is only for the NCT. Some sources like the UN, where for some cities like Jakarta and Seoul, suburbs that would be generally included based on common conception of a metropolitan area are not included. This is what it seems like is going on here. In the general though, metropolitan area is not the same as agglomeration in terms of definition. People do interchange them though, but that can lead to problems. Elockid (Alternate) 14:52, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore have Metropolitan Development Authorities but some of them do not define the population/area. I don't think there is something called as a "Metropolitan Area" for cities other than the metros. --Commander _{(Ping Me)} 15:13, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps then there needs to be an explanation for the discrepancy between a common conception of a metropolitan area and the term metropolitan areas for the current article? Alternatively, the article could be redirected if other editors felt that there is no difference. Elockid (Alternate) 15:22, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

It looks like some calculations have been carried out this time by the cenusus authorities. See and . They say the Delhi UA is smaller than Mumbai's where as Delhi Metropolitan area is the largest in the country. We should go ahead and change everything. --Commander _{(Ping Me)} 17:32, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

According to this link there are extended UA (Metropolitan areas) for some cities while some do not have. --Commander _{(Ping Me)} 18:03, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Iamtrhino/Archive

Behaviorally looks like P, don't you think? If it is, then maybe we need to merge the cases? cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 06:14, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

I'll do a check against the other socks later on today to confirm whether or not it's P. Elockid (Alternate) 14:54, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

The UAs of the socks match with Shail Kap. Looks like a common UA though based on other checks I've done. The IPs Iamtrhino were almost completely different, except for one IP. Same region though. Might be a work and home thing. Based on behavior and location, I'd say that there's probably a relation. I'll ask a clerk to merge the cases when I get on IRC. Elockid 20:32, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Abhinav008 (talk · contribs) looks like a duck case for Iamtrhino (talk · contribs) and Arinjatt (talk · contribs) . Making the same edits --Sodabottle (talk) 06:50, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

 Confirmed + Dp999 (talk · contribs). Looked to see if a rangeblock was possible to. Doesn't look like it unfortunately. Elockid 11:07, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Bros

Sorry to bother you, but it didn't take the sock long to realize the protection is down, and they are back again. Can you please re-protect the article? Best regards. --Muhandes (talk) 07:16, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Hehe, I was filling up an SPI when I saw them already blocked. Thanks. --Muhandes (talk) 11:16, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm doing a sleeper check now. I'll protect the article shortly. Elockid 11:17, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

 Done. Elockid 11:21, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks again. There was also an edit by an IP which might be connected. --Muhandes (talk) 11:35, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

You don't need to worry about it right now. But if you do see the same disruption, please feel free to stop by. Elockid 11:52, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

IRC

Can you come on Freenode for a bit? Need to talk to you. DS (talk) 11:52, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm leaving right around now. Mind sending me an email instead? Elockid 11:53, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Your opinion in Nagorno Karabakh

Hello Elockid, recently Ali55te added some controversial information to the Contemporary situation in the Nagorno Karabakh article . I have raised concerns regarding these edits as I believe that they add no value to the article for multiple reasons. The information in the contemporary situation headline is based on resolutions and declarations while the information by Ali55te is statement of personal nature and cherry picking (UAV). Could you please take a look at the ongoing discussion regarding this matter. I would very much appreciate your opinion on this subject in the ongoing discussion in the talkpage. I ask you because you are a neutral party and have experience in these subjects. Please see here for the discussion section. Mursel (talk) 15:23, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Reporting vandalism

Hi, Elockid. Sorry to bother you, but since you are the most active admin in the article and the one that warned the vandalizer, I thought I should ask your help. The user Dhruvgupta97 just vandalized the List of countries by GDP (PPP) article again, doing the same thing he did before and after being warned by you. He also vandalized the GDP (Nominal) article. I already undid the vandalism, but I'm reporting to you for you to take any measure is aplicable in this case. 201.82.134.33 (talk) 11:18, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Blocked for 1 week and warned for future vandalism. Elockid 23:57, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Dangerpatel

Are and Dangerpatel?

Probably not unless he decided to take a trip to the US. If you see phrases like "Retrieve census of india", then it's them. Elockid 11:02, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Hahaha. I've come across his POV only on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (since I maintain airport articles of India). I'm unaware of his other POVs. But it's quite possible he's taken a trip to US, maybe on the direct Air India Ahmedabad–Newark flight. Anyways I'll keep an eye on him. — Abhishek  14:14, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Lol. Last time I saw him though (last week), he was still in India. Elockid 15:34, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

oye hoye.so, m popular enough ha.of course if pepole's like abhishek sir and elock sir remember me it's more than enough 4 me.hahaha :).thanks both of u for remembering me.& abhishek sir, don't worry, now i do not have enough time 2 vandalise wiki.anyways wish u & elock sir a vry vry happy diwali.cheeers :)- Dangerpatel

user:Ultrasupergaben

Unless there is some other reason a straight indefinite block for something that looks like testing vandalism is probably a bit excessive.©Geni 14:46, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

If I may butt in, the user was taking part in a 4chan raid. Users such as these are quickly (and correctly) shown the door as soon as possible. --Bongwarrior (talk) 15:00, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Bongwarrior pretty much explained it. Elockid 15:32, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

thankyou for the explanation.©Geni 09:45, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

IRC

When you get a chance, could you stop by and give me a ping please? -- DQ (t) (e) 23:28, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Realhistorybuff

Asia quack. I'm beginning to think year-long semi is needed or something, as this is just IP hopping. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 12:29, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Different locations from the ones in the Asia page. I wouldn't rule out MEAT though. Anyways, I've updated the information where that user got the information. Elockid (Alternate) 13:56, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

86.30.173.221? Chipmunkdavis (talk) 17:15, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Looks like the same user as above (the IPs geolocate to England). Elockid (Alternate) 21:06, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

Commander _{(Ping Me)} 19:50, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

...for keeping an eye on my talkpage (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 10:00, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the vote of confidence in granting me the IP block exemption. Rest assured that I will make wise use of it and not abuse said right. — Holothurion (talk) 01:26, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the quick protection at my talk page.— alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 01:12, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Unwarranted block

Please explain why you blocked User:194.80.246.1 for the reason "Continued abuse after block expired", when in fact only one edit was made after the block expired, which was a spelling correction. Cheesemaster2000 (talk) 20:41, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Because there is checkuser evidence involved. Elockid 20:44, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

So why is it necessary to block the IP address instead of just whatever accounts are involved? How does it in any way stop registered users from vandalising? All you've done is stop legitimate editors from being able to contribute. Cheesemaster2000 (talk) 02:03, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

1) It prevents them from re-registering from that IP address/keep abusing the IP address

2) Blocking the accounts only isn't blocking the source the of the abuse. This also ties in with #1

3) To prevent further disruption from the encyclopedia, it is sometimes necessary to block the IP(s) to prevent further abuse. This IP has a long history of abuse as you can see from the block log. This is supported by CheckUser.

4) Legitimate editors who wish to contribute constructively are given instructions how to edit. Elockid 02:12, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

More revdeletion

I was unable to remove the content in this, so everything between these revisions must be summarily removed as well.Jasper Deng (talk) 01:56, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Nevermind, you did it as I was writing this. Thanks for the quick action!Jasper Deng (talk) 01:56, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

No problem. Elockid 01:57, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Rev Deletion

Hi, can you delete the versions made by the IP. They have abused the actor in Tamil language. --Commander _{(Ping Me)} 11:32, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

 Done. Elockid 12:01, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

It's good to delete all the revisions made by that IP as all are purely disruptive edits. --Commander _{(Ping Me)} 13:14, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Thought you just meant that one version (was assuming the "versions" was a typo). I revdeleted the other one. The 3rd edit is the same as the edit you made to the article, so I didn't touch that. Elockid 16:32, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Old chums

Special:Contributions/DerFreischutz, familiar? Also, global. Again. Ridiculous. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 00:56, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

I ran a check earlier. Looks technically  Unlikely. I'm keeping an eye out. Elockid 00:58, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Even if the CU is unlikely, I think it's a massive quack. A new user is changing the background images of templates, something I couldn't do for awhile, and is doing this as first edits. This new user is also doing it over multiple languages of templates, reminiscent of previous Satt 2 accounts. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 01:32, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

I also thought it looked a bit like Satt 2; I agree that the four edits could not have been made by a new user. Mathsci (talk) 02:00, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

I definitely agree with you guys that it's definitely quacking. But, after reviewing some of the global contribs, some of them make me a little doubtful. The moment the account starts editing Georgian articles, I'll consider an immediate block. Elockid 00:16, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

After another review, I'm confident in saying that they're  Unrelated. Could be meat thoughElockid 00:44, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

Alternatively, the user may have moved locations due to shifting campuses or finishing a course or something. How do the global contributions make you more doubtful? Chipmunkdavis (talk) 01:32, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

He edited logged out today and also edited on the November 10th it seems. DerFreischutz's location is about 650 km from Satt 2's location. I'm a bit doubtful that he decided to travel during the school week. He usually sticks to here, Commons, Georgian or Russian wiki. The edits to the other wikis like nlwiktionary or cdowiki that quickly I've never seen him do. Elockid 01:41, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

You somehow must have missed the accounts where they went through what seemed like every language wiki and changed their Georgia maps to the map showing Georgia in Europe. As far as I know that never even was undone, so they may have won a pointy battle there. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 02:27, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

-- DQ (t) (e) 15:15, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

User:ChocolateWolf

Looking through the archive for the SPI on Shakinglord, I see someone unblocked this account per a good faith assumption. I would say at this point that this was almost certainly not a good faith account. Should this account go as well? Calabe1992 03:10, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Also, User:Shakinglord's userpage is still untouched, should probably be marked. Calabe1992 03:12, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

The account hasn't been editing since it's block. So I'll keep on eye on for now if you don't mind. Also tagged. Elockid 03:13, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Good enough. Thanks for following-up. Calabe1992 03:15, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

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Grawp email

I think this is related to Grawp, could you take a look at the account Stegasauroos (talk · contribs)? Thanks, nableezy - 19:11, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

• Yes, that would be User:JarlaxleArtemis. Blocked. NawlinWiki (talk) 19:36, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Yup, that's him. Unsurprisingly, it's editing through an open proxy. Elockid 21:25, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Rangeblock request

I have requested a rangeblock at AIV and AN, and am asking for you opinion on this since you've made a few good recent rangeblocks.Jasper Deng (talk) 04:05, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

There's only one IP editing from that range. I need two IPs, preferably more. Do you mind telling me who the banned user is? Elockid 04:10, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Yourname (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - ban discussion here.Jasper Deng (talk) 04:11, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Based on the SPI archives, it doesn't seem like he/she is staying on one particular range. I'll gather some more data and see what I can do. I think MuZemike is also looking at the problem. Elockid 04:16, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Reported, you utter failure! Absolute loser!!

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