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Daffy
Oh, sure - I noticed that after the last reversion, which is (a) why I stopped and (b) why I didn't call him on 3RR. Not a problem. --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 02:38, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Newbie looking for advice
Hey, I want to add a photo to a Misplaced Pages article that already exists. How do I do it, and what are the rules I should follow? Wandering Star 03:38, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, Josiah! The picture I want to add is originally from a newspaper article, and doesn't have a byline attatched to it or anything indicating that it has a copyright. Is that safe to use, or am I better off using a different one? Wandering Star 12:46, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks again. It's an odd quirky thing about the automatic signature. I have been using the four tildes each time to sign my name. For some reason I don't understand, the signature and timestamp appear-but not as a hotlink to my page. It just shows up as plain old typeface. Beats me as to why. Wandering Star 20:29, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Well, the nickname box reads "Wandering Star" and the raw signature box was checked. I just unchecked it to see if that makes any kind of difference. Wandering Star 20:40, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
168.169.105.252 abuse
Wait a minute.... user was warned today, has history of warnings and blocks. Let me tell you how futile it feels to report abuse and see no action. OnPatrol 18:44, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
Comment
No, the anon's making a polemic and the matter is being discussed further up the page. Furthermore, you removed several other users' comments when you reverted. Mackensen (talk) 20:05, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Greetings
No particular reason for posting, but I wanted to express my appreciation of the cool head you've displayed over the latest, well, debacle. I'm neither here nor there on userboxes, but I think your comment on "pushing somebody into the mud, and then condemning them for being dirty" was absolutely spot on. I'm just saddened that there are admins messing around, when there are backlogs in Category:Administrative backlog. Quid custodiet ipsos custodes indeed! All the best, MartinRe 00:02, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks!
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Thanks for working hard to stop abuses and damiging behavior to wikipedia constantly! Heltec talk 21:58, 13 May 2006 (UTC) |
Impersonation of my username
Please take a look at the odd behavior of user Lostfan815 who apparently has impersonated me as "User:LeFIyman":
This user (I assume) registered my name on May 9, and copied the content of my user page. I have since removed the duplicated content and placed a sockpuppet notice on the userpage.
I suspect that 203.129.45.193 and/or 202.55.159.214 may also be sockpuppet IPs for this account.
Obviously, such a fraud would be pretty easy to check out, but what is the appropriate remedy? Misplaced Pages:Username#Inappropriate_usernames says, "Users have been blocked in the past for choosing usernames that were perceived as impersonation attempts on present users".
Likewise, Misplaced Pages:Sock_puppetry says, "In particular, accounts that are used to maliciously impersonate another Wikipedian may be blocked permanently."
What's your take on this? Thanks, -Leflyman 03:10, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for reviewing that. So far (as I can tell) that user hasn't tried any other tricks. I think the simplest course is to block the fake name "User:LeFIyman" (that's an "i" instead of an "L") -- and keep an eye on the other account(s) for unusual activity. —Leflyman 06:18, 16 May 2006 (UTC)