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	== ~~Can you please move this~~ ] ==		== ] ==

			Is it possible to block User:Comintell based on the behavior evidence provided earlier and at this ]. They are now requesting and reviewer rights. ] (]) 17:23, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
	Dusrapehelu is tthe oldest, so the sockmaster. Thanks. ] ] 16:18, 21 August 2021 (UTC)

			== ygm ==
	:@]: {{done}}. :) --] (]) 16:29, 21 August 2021 (UTC)

			{{ygm}} Meanwhile, Marnie Hawes has returned using IP address {{ip\|103.216.56.28}} to restore their paid spam edits. ] ] 03:54, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
	::Thanks. Btw, I never notice RfAs, but I can ask you now to please notify me when yours takes place, asap I hope, as I rarely notice them. As I've requested notification it can't be called canvassing. ] ] 16:46, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
	:::Thanks. If and when it happens, I will let you know. :) --] (]) 16:58, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
	::::{{u\|Doug Weller}}, a page doesn't have to exist for you to add it to your watchlist. You can watch in anticipation. ] (]) 22:00, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
	:::::{{re\|Cabayi}} thanks, I actually do that frequently - the problem is I don't pay enough attention to my watchlist of 23,751 pages not including talk pages. :) ] ] 13:33, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
	::::::{{U\|Cabayi}}, thanks for the tip! ] is on my watchlist now ... {{P\|shades}} <span style="text-shadow:#000 0em 0em 1em">☿ ] (] ])</span> 18:46, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
	:::::::@]: The time has come{{snd}}]. ;) --] (]) 13:26, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

			:@]: Looks like someone beat me to the thing from your email.
	== Your close ==
			:No comment on the alleged LOUTSOCKing by Marnie Hawes, sorry{{snd}}for NDA compliance reasons, I avoid commenting on suspected logged-out activity associated with cases where I've previously used CU. --] (]) 15:38, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

			== Administrators' newsletter – July 2024 ==
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	*{{checkuser\|Gardo Versace 16}}
	*{{checkuser\|Menia97!}}

			] from the past month (June 2024).
	As you can see from the archive, you closed the report on August 22 because the filer had presented insufficient evidence of socking. I have no problem with your close. However, I had independently noticed a possible connection between Menia97! and Ajhenson21. The best comparison is to Gardo Versace 16. Both edited storm articles and the ] season articles, which is a telling combination. Both are using a similar mobile device. Neither uses edit summaries (more's the pity for behavioral cues). The timing of the Menia97!'s creation (July 17, 2021) seems about right as there were no checks (that I know of) after June.

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	The evidence is not a slam dunk, but I think it's enough to justify a CU. What do you think?--] (]) 14:06, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
	::'''Comment''' Menia97 editing and probinsyano which is same edit of Gardo Versace 16 (sorry I'm busy now) -- <span style="font-family: Georgia; background-color: maroon; padding: 2px 3px 1px 3px;">] ]</span> 16:26, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
	:@]: The Ang Probinsyano edits that came after my close do make this highly suspcious (I might have endorsed if those had been there at the time I looked at the account){{snd}}I have no objections to a refiling with better evidence by you or anyone else, I just didn't have the time and energy to go diving for diffs that tie the hurricane edits to the archive (it's a large topic area, one I understand little about, and one ripe with socks of various masters) and hence closed on procedural grounds. --] (]) 16:36, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
	::Being tired (and therefore more lazy than usual), let's see if I can avoid refiling: {{tl\|checkuser needed}}.--] (]) 16:41, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

			] '''Administrator changes'''
	'''Comment''' Menia97 clearly a sock of Ajhenson21 the sockmaster interested update the typhoon season this is my prove since I compare Joliox and Menia <span style="font-family: Georgia; background-color: maroon; padding: 2px 3px 1px 3px;">] ]</span> 16:45, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
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			] '''Technical news'''
	the behavior of sockmaster, make update the typhoon season and TC 2021. <span style="font-family: Georgia; background-color: maroon; padding: 2px 3px 1px 3px;">] ]</span> 16:49, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
			* Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. ] on MediaWiki. ({{phab\|T6086}})

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	:Very {{likely}}, have blocked ~] (she/they • ]) 16:57, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
			* The ] is re-opening on 15 July 2024. ]
	::{{re\|TheresNoTime}} Thanks a lot. And, Blablubbs, thanks for letting me use your Talk page.--] (]) 18:26, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
	:::Thanks for looking TNT! And you are all always welcome to conduct miniature SPIs here. ;) --] (]) 20:26, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

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	Menia97 confirm as a sock and he now block. <span style="font-family: Georgia; background-color: maroon; padding: 2px 3px 1px 3px;">] ]</span> 16:58, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
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	== ~~Of note~~ ==		== Question ==

			Hello, can you lead me to the relevant SPI on this user? I couldn't find it in the archives.. ] (]) 14:22, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
	'''<span style="font-family: Arial;">] <small>]</small></span>''' 00:04, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

	:A ~~deserved~~ ~~one.~~ ~~Thanks~~. --] (]) 08:54, 27 ~~August~~ ~~2021~~ (UTC)		:@]: There is no filing for that specific account; I found and blocked it outside of SPI. --] (]) 15:11, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
			::@]: I'll respond to your e-mail here. As indicated in the block log, the block is based on checkuser data linking the account to {{noping\|Red Slapper}}. There is no requirement that checks and checkuser blocks be preceded by SPI filings. --] (]) 15:59, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

	==~~You've~~ ~~got~~ ~~mail!~~==		== Sock suspect ==
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	] (]) 11:19, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

			] is a sock puppet of ] , who is constantly vandalising[REDACTED] ] (]) 02:47, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
	:@]: Acknowledging that I've seen this; real life has been rather busy, I'll try to get back to you soon. Sorry for the delay. Best wishes. --] (]) 20:00, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
	::No problem Blablubbs, real life can get very busy and it should always take priority. The email isn't urgent. ] (]) 10:27, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
	:::@]: Finally got around to replying, sorry for the delay. :) --] (]) 11:05, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

			== Administrators' newsletter – August 2024 ==
	== CU case Alexanderolotu51 ==

			] from the past month (July 2024).
	Hi Blablubbs, coming over from Commons, where I had to deal with this SP, it seems you might have missed 1 SP . --] (]) 20:22, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
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	Hi {{ping\|Blablubbs}} Its good to know that badgers, which i'm particularly fond of, don't engage in sockpuppetry. '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px black; font-family:Papyrus">]<sup>]</sup></span>''' 17:29, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
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	:@]: They truly are excellent animals! I only discovered that fairly recently (not sure how I managed to stay ignorant of that particular fact for decades), and have since started spending an excessive amount of time watching badger-related Youtube videos. --] (]) 19:59, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
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	== Your ] nomination of ] ==
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	The article ] you nominated as a ] has passed ]; see ] for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a '''bold link''' under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can ] within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility.<!-- Template:GANotice result=pass --> <small>Message delivered by ], on behalf of ]</small> -- ] (]) 19:42, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
	::Congrats. That is a cracking article. '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px black; font-family:Papyrus">]<sup>]</sup></span>''' 20:09, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
	:::Thank you! --] (]) 08:17, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

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	== SPI disposition ==

			] '''CheckUser changes'''
	I am bringing this to you at the recommendation of the involved SPI closer, User:TheresNoTime, who indicated they were "not going to be around much longer."
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	An SPI was recently closed that was started at ], suggesting that User:Polynoir was the same as established sockmaster, User:Thetranslaterofhistory. An argument was made that while Polynoir was indeed a sock, it was not a sock of Thetranslaterofhistory but instead was one of a list of accounts belonging to a different master, the earliest of which was User:Mazulu1010. It was concluded that the whole set of proposed Mazulu1010 socks were ducks, while a CheckUser returned a 'Unlikely' diagnosis (I assume for the original proposal, that Poynoir/Mazulu1010 were the same as Thetranslaterofhistory).
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			] '''Technical news'''
	As I understand it, the appropriate disposition should have been to create a new SPI master page, ], and the latest dicussion relocated to that page, while the history of SPI/Thetranslaterofhistory should have been retained as that of a distinct master.
			* ] may now target accounts as well as IP's. Administrators may ] when appropriate.
			* Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via ]. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.

			] '''Arbitration'''
	However, when User:TheresNoTime closed it, they renamed the entire SPI/Thetranslatorofhistory and its archive of CheckUser-confirmed socks to SPI/Mazulu1010, making this CheckUser-unlikely match the new sockmaster for the older confirmed sock. I am concerned this might confuse future sock investigations of Thetranslaterofhistory, who will undoubtedly keep coming back for more. I raised this with TheresNoTime as the closer, but as I said, they reported their pending departure and recommended I raise it with you or another SPI admin
			* The Arbitration Committee ] the following administrators to the ]: {{noping\|Bilby}}, {{noping\|Extraordinary Writ}}

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	What I think needs done is simply for SPI/Thetranslaterofhistory to be restored to its pre-move state with its archive, while leaving the newest discussion at the newly-created master account for SPI/Mazulu1010 and the current post-rename archive of SPI/Mazulu1010 (which belongs to Thetranslaterofhistory) removed. ] (]) 00:52, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
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			== Sock of a sock ==
	:Update - the new case has now been archived at SPI/Mazulu1010, so it will now require deleting all but the most recent entry there with the remainder restored to SPI/Thetranslaterofhistory/Archive. ] (]) 18:45, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
	::@]: Thanks for the heads-up, I've been meaning to take a look; I had actually started archiving the case when I noticed the same weirdness and self-reverted. If undoing the merge requires use of the delete button, we might need help from an admin clerk, though. Best, --] (]) 10:58, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
	:::I am unfamiliar with how to 'split' when a move has resulted in combining two data streams that should have been separate, but it seems to me it may be possible to just go back to before things got messed up. If the Mazulu pages were moved back to Thetranslaterofhistory and its archive, they could be reverted to when the latest discussion closed. Then the newly-created Mazulu1010 redirects could be retasked for stand-alone main SPI/Mazulu1010 and Archive pages, and the latest discussion moved there and archived just as would have been done at the original close of a case of 'not a sock of this master, but a sock of that other one'. I say this on a theoretical level, as I don't know if there are any admin limitations that would block this from being a possibility. ] (]) 19:34, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
	::::Looks like it has been resolved, I assume through your intervention. Thanks. ] (]) 17:39, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

			You blocked {{vandal\|Lexarike}}, looks like {{vandal\|Lemmaille}} is the same. Figured I'd give you a heads up in case you need to make note of anything. ] (]) 19:24, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
	== Q5 ==

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	It's pronounced ], but good try {{p}} ~] (she/they • ]) 16:59, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
	:Bahahahaha. --] <sup>]</sup> 05:01, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

			Block notice isn't on talk page, and did you mean to tag the userpage to show the SPI? I was going to check myself but didn't get around to it so I'm very interested! ] ] 15:26, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
	== Suggestion for user page "Things I need to disclose" ==

			:@]: Huh, looks like twinkle bugged. Should be fixed now. I didn't intend to tag (and there's no SPI), but feel free to do so if you'd like. --] (]) 18:26, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
	I thought I'd point out a typo (a missing letter b) in ], but then thought that I could make the whole thing look nicer. After spending perhaps more time than necessary, here's my suggested replacement:
			::I may co an SPI tomorrow as I’ve been assuming they were a sock. ] ] 18:57, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

			== 91.230.225.0/24 ==
	* {{u\|BlabIubbs}} (<code>Blab<span style="color:#FF0000;">I</span>ubbs</code>)
	* {{u\|BIablubbs}} (<code>B<span style="color:#FF0000;">I</span>ablubbs</code>)
	* {{u\|BIabIubbs}} (<code>B<span style="color:#FF0000;">I</span>ab<span style="color:#FF0000;">I</span>ubbs</code>)
	* {{u\|Blabblubs}} (<code>Blab<span style="color:#FF0000;">b</span>lubs</code>)
	* {{u\|Blabbiubs}} (<code>Blab<span style="color:#FF0000;">bi</span>ubs</code>)
	* {{u\|BIabblubs}} (<code>B<span style="color:#FF0000;">I</span>ab<span style="color:#FF0000;">b</span>lubs</code>)
	* {{u\|BIabbIubs}} (<code>B<span style="color:#FF0000;">I</span>ab<span style="color:#FF0000;">bI</span>ubs</code>)

			{{IP\|91.230.225.0/24}}
	Also, if you have all of those doppelgänger accounts, aren't you missing one combination, {{u\|BlabbIubs}}? The corresponding line for that would be:
	* {{u\|BlabbIubs}} (<code>Blab<span style="color:#FF0000;">bI</span>ubs</code>)

			Can you block this IP range again? It's still a webhost and there have been recent disruptive edits from there. Thanks. ] (]) 19:15, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
	Yours, – ] (]) 14:08, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
	*Thanks {{u\|Anon423}}! I've implemented the formatting suggestion. (<code>Blab<span style="color:#FF0000;">bI</span>ubs</code>) is covered by the (<code>Blab<span style="color:#FF0000;">bi</span>ubs</code>) account{{snd}}the ] extension catches the {{code\|i}}/{{code\|I}} thing, but not {{code\|I}}/{{code\|l}} substitution. Best, --] (]) 14:49, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

			:Blocked, thanks. --] (]) 12:13, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
	== Bad news about Rgalo10 ==

			== New pages patrol September 2024 Backlog drive ==
	I have some bad news Rigojefte Galo of the username Rgalo10 is back he created Yellow sun 4228 and Red lava 4228 socks please report to sockmaster. ] (]) 00:40, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

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	:{{tps}} They seem to have been blocked. I have meanwhile requested global locks. '']]'' 15:08, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
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	::@]: Just FYI, the above is Rgalo editing logged out. Also: Thanks for the blocks, {{u\|Bbb23}}. --] (]) 15:10, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
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	::::No problem, soon you won't need me.{{smiley}} Interesting about the IP. Oh, and {{U\|JavaHurricane}}, thanks for requesting global locks.--] (]) 16:12, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
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			== Administrators' newsletter – September 2024 ==
	== Happy adminship! ==

			] from the past month (August 2024).
	Thought I may as well be the first for once to something...congrats on becoming an administrator! If you ever have any questions or whatnot, please don't hesitate to reach out to myself or any other administrators. We're all here to help {{smiley}}. I'd recommend checking out common.js files of admins and raiding them for goodies; mine is ] if you want to get started. --] <sup>]</sup> 05:03, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	:Congratulations!--''']'''<span style="background-color: yellow; color: black"> (])</span> 08:20, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

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	== Congratulations Blablubbs! ==
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			] '''Administrator changes'''
	It's still an hour and a half away, but the result is not in doubt anymore... Congratulations on your successful RfA! '']]'' 11:48, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
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	== Congratulations Blablubbs !! ==
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	I’m way too excited about this that I’m not sure I have the right words to correctly express how happy I am for you. I’m thankful to the community and you yourself for stepping up and taking up this arduous task. It’s 55 minutes before it’s official, but yup! you are in. Congratulations once again, I know the collaborative project is indeed in safe hands with brilliant minds like yourself taking up administrative duties. ''']''' (]) 12:22, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
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	== Your request for adminship ==
	] (she/they • ]) 20:22, 11 September 2021 (UTC)]]
	Hi Blablubbs, I have closed ] as successful. Congratulations for both your successful, landslide nomination and for your place on ] - both are incredible achievements! As always, the ] is worth reading and ] are most certainly available if you feel that you might require some practice with the tools in a safe environment prior to applying them elsewhere on the project. Good luck! ] 13:18, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	* Congratulations! Start slow, ask questions - the buttons are easy to use, the hard bit is deciding when ''not'' to. Best of luck ~] (she/they • ]) 13:21, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	* Congrats {{smiley}} ] (]) 13:23, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	:Congrats - use the mop well as I have no doubt you will! :) ] <small>( ] · ] )</small> 13:28, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
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	*Congratulations! --] <small>(])</small> 15:41, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	*Congrats from me too! Getting 288 in support is reflective on the great work you do here :-) ] (]) 16:20, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	* Congratulations! {{smiley}} '''--'''] ] 20:11, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

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	== Thanks! ==
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	A few minutes ago, {{u\|Acalamari}} closed my RfA as successful (thanks!), and brought an end to what was the most exciting{{snd}}but also the most stressful{{snd}}168 hour-period in my time on Misplaced Pages. This may be cheesy, but I think some thanks are in order: To my noms {{u\|L235}} and {{u\|Risker}} for investing their trust and time in me (I owe you both), to everyone who participated for making my RfA a far more pleasant experience than I expected, for the many thought-provoking commens people left, and to {{u\|TheSandDoctor}}, {{u\|Eostrix}}, {{u\|JavaHurricane}}, {{u\|Celestina007}}, {{u\|TheresNoTime}} and {{u\|DanCherek}} for their congratulations above. Finally, I want to follow the advice of my handler and clearly state in response to that I am definitely not a CIA asset.{{pb}}Off to new (and old) adventures. Thanks again. --] (]) 13:25, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	::Very pleased that this all worked out well. I was happy to co-nominate you. Keep up the good work! ] (]) 14:08, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	:::Congratulations on your RfA, Blablubbs, glad to have been your nominator <3 ''']''' (<small>aka</small> ] '''·''' ] '''·''' ]) 18:58, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

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	:Congratulations on the successful RFA! Also my records indicate you are a FBI asset however, so would you care to explain ;) ''-- ] ] <sup>\|</sup> ]'' 13:27, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
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	::The community is delighted to have you. Thank you once again for stepping up. ''']''' (]) 13:29, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
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	:I'm glad I finally can add you to my list of "sysops to bother when I have an Admin Thing that needs done but I don't want to find the right venue for it and wait a half hour". It's about time. :-) ] (]) 13:29, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
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	*You're also ], but you can't ], I guess. Let the mopping commence. <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'; color:#005494">] <sup>(]·])</sup></span> 14:02, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	** Aaaactually, given that Dihydrogen Monoxide's RfA was withdrawn, we can accurately state that Blablubbs' RfA is the bronze medal winner for the 3rd most support successful RfA in history. Also; you might want to take a look at ]; the last two lines there contain an import link for User:Animum's extremely helpful easyblock.js. This makes blocking for most standard blocking reasons as easy as one click. You'll be glad you installed it. It saves an awful lot of time from fumbling around looking for the right block notice, etc. Congratulations on getting the tools! Now, get in the cesspool of adminship and get to work! :) --] (]) 15:53, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	**:@]: Thanks for the tip{{snd}}it does sound very useful! Unfortunately, I don't think it will work without a skin change since it apparently doesn't work with vector. :/ --] (]) 16:50, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	:::: Oh geez. You're one of those vector people, eh? That's not compatible with adminship. Time to turn in your mop. --] (]) 16:54, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	:::::Worse, even: New vector <small>and I actually like it</small>. --] (]) 19:00, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	*Congrats on the mop. I hope you have been training to use it in combat against multiple hostiles for your SPI work. Team Ay-ehn-eye will also be glad to have you work. I shall ask my joint employers, Mossad and Palestine, whether your links to the intelligence community let us continue to be friends ] (]) 14:40, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

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	:Adding my congrats to the above, well deserved and I wish you all the best! ] <small>''<sup> ]</sup> <sub>]</sub>'' </small> 14:38, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
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	:Congratulations Blablubbs on your new tools! -- '''] ]''' 18:16, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

			] '''Guideline and policy news'''
	:*Congratulations, Blablubbs! Looks like I missed another RfA which is what happens when you check your Watchlist infrequently. But it looks like it was successful. My only words of advice are to not think twice about checking in with another admin if you have questions about taking an action. We all have our strengths and areas where we have less experience and wisdom is knowing that we don't know everything. Oh, and every admin occasionally makes a mistake so when it is pointed out to you (and don't worry, someone will!), don't double down, just take it as a learning experience. Good luck! <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">] ]</sup> 19:42, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
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	*Congrats on the RfA. Look foward to seeing you also mopping up after those socks {{smiley}} ] <sup>'']'' \| '']''</sup> 21:56, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
			* A ] is open to discuss whether ] should be adopted as a ].
	*Congrats, you finally have access to the <code>setmentor</code> user right! <span style="display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:0.5em;">~~<nowiki/>~~<br/><span style="font-size:0.7em;">] (])</span></span> 22:03, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	*:I almost forgot about <code>centralauth-createlocal</code>! I see ]. <span style="display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:0.5em;">~~<nowiki/>~~<br/><span style="font-size:0.7em;">] (])</span></span> 19:08, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
	*Congratulations and well earned. Once you have some admin experience under your belt I hope you'll consider applying for checkuser; I think you'd be great in that area as well. ] <small><sup>]</sup></small> 01:56, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
	* , you really killed that. And now you get to read ], which is the real reason for becoming an admin. ]<sup>]/]</sup> 02:09, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
	*Congratulations! The Cabal has authorised a 5x pay rise. ] 09:25, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
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	*Welcome to the cabal. Watch your secret mailbox for the initiation documents. ]<sup><small>]</small></sup> 19:13, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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	Glad to see another hopefully active administrator here. If you ever want advice or just to chat you are always welcome on my talk page. <small>] <small><sup>Need help? ''']'''</sup></small></small> 13:34, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
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	:That’s assuming he consumes alcoholic beverage! but (imo) nahh!! I don’t think he does. Ah! but Blablubbs please Feel free to take the friggin beer if you want to. 😊 ''']''' (]) 19:07, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	::I have beer ] if he doesn't drink. Texas special, with the finest wintergreen. –]] 19:17, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	:::{{yo\|Vami IV\|Celestina007}} I do drink on occasion, actually{{snd}}and tonight seems like a good night for a beer. Cheers to you both, whatever the beverage of choice may be. {{smiley}} --] (]) 19:28, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
	::::Ah! yes please enjoy yourself tonight, have a good night rest because the task ahead is quite arduous but I know you are more than ready for this task. Good luck and Congratulations once again. ''']''' (]) 19:42, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

			Hello. You've commented in this user's case in the past , could you please take a look at the evidence of new suspected sockpuppets? The overlap, editing similarities, timings, etc, are too common. I think a CheckUser is needed. Thank you. ] (]) 06:26, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
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			:@]: I didn't spend much time debugging but yeah, I'm pretty sure something about the specific format of this page is throwing off the parsing{{snd}}the odd thing is that nothing about it looks obviously wrong to me. The next to "Brased123" might be it? --] (]) 09:19, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
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			==Quarry query==
			Hey there, Blablubbs,

			So, here's my query, . I was trying to see how many CSD G13 page deletions I've done this year which are the bulk of my page deletions. But this query resulted in a severe undercount so I'm not sure what I did wrong with the code here. For a long time, I've been interested in getting a type breakdown of my page deletions from CSD to PRODs and AFDs although I don't think this query can discern PRODs and AFD deletions. What do you think? <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">] ]</sup> 02:35, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

			:Hi @] -- The problem is the <code>log_namespace = 2</code> constraint, which limits the search to the <code>User:</code> namespace. should be more accurate (the "namespace" column takes "2" for userspace G13s, and "118" for draftspace G13s). I hope this helps? --] (]) 11:02, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
			::RE: Breakdown by type: Thst should be doable by checking the deletion summaries for various substrings; I don't know SQL well enough to do it efficiently in a quarry (though I imagine it's quite doable), but I'll grab a dump of all your deletions and see what I can do. --] (]) 12:23, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

			{{yo\|Liz}} I ran some analyses on the data from . I classified these into belonging to different deletion processes by parsing the summaries, looking for (1) comments that match a CSD criterium (i.e. the letters G, U, A, F, R, C, X, or T, followed by one or two digits), (2) comments that match "PROD" or "proposed", (3) comments that match "AfD", "Articles for Deletion" or variants thereof (e.g. "articles_for_deletion"), and (4) comments that match a different deletion venue (RfD, TfD, MfD etc.). Here's a breakdown by process for the entire time period; I collapsed non-AfD discussion venues into a single category, and separated G8 from other CSDs since G8s are usually associated with some other deletion process:


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			\| style="text-align: right;"\| 3226
			\| style="text-align: left;"\| 0.52%
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			\| style="text-align: right;"\| 2564
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			If you're curious about counts for individual speedy criteria, here's the 20 that were most frequently mentioned ''first'' (where several criteria were mentioned, I only coded the first one and ignored the others).
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	:I too was on a little break when the RfA happened. Apart from conveying my best wishes and the obligatory congratulations, I would also like to ask you to be heedful for a potential burn-out: admins get a lot more abuse than regular editors, and the area where you like to work obviously is one of the worst. It will probably be more important than before to take a break from time to time, or to consciously focus on less controversial areas to uplift your spirits. I too am hoping you will go for the CU rights when the time comes, but much more than that I'm hoping that you are here to stay! {{p\|awesome}} <span style="text-shadow:#000 0em 0em 1em">☿ ] (] ])</span> 13:15, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
	:: +1. I hope you help at the SPI more with your skills. Heartily congratulations. ─ ] <sup>]</sup> 17:22, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
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			== Sock puppet \| New Account ==
	:@]: Thanks for the heads-up; real life is a little busy right now, so this might have to wait a day or two, but I'll try to take a look. --] (]) 12:26, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
	::@]: Meant to have a look now, but it looks like Yamaguchi was quicker. :) --] (]) 19:06, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

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	== Jaipur IPs again ==

			I acknowledge that I have made mistakes in the past, including the use of sock puppet accounts ] which led to my block. I deeply regret these actions and take full responsibility for violating Misplaced Pages’s policies.
	Following on from the block you did on {{IPvandal\|2409:4052:2313:C85E:0:0:0:0/64}}.

			At present, I do not have any active accounts on Misplaced Pages. I wish to start afresh and contribute to the community in a constructive and policy-compliant manner. I assure you that I will not create multiple accounts or engage in any activities that go against Misplaced Pages’s guidelines.
	*{{IPvandal\|2409:4052:817:C1B5:9C4C:4A6A:E54A:CCD2}} (active last night)
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	*{{vandal\|Prashantmeena12}} (active last night), clearly the same as the IP editor based on , and similarity between and (more content is removed in one obviously), and and . In fact the recent history of {{la\|Vidyadhara (Chandela king)}} shows it's one of their regular targets for disruption.
	Any chance of some blocks/protections where appropriate please? ] (]) 11:55, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

			I kindly request an opportunity to demonstrate my commitment to adhering to Misplaced Pages’s standards. Thank you for considering my appeal. ] (]) 17:07, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
	:@]: Blocked the account and the most recently used IP. The underlying range is huge and hence tough to block, though it might be worth considering if this continues. I don't have the time to look into protection right now, apologies{{snd}}you may want to consider making a list of frequently targeted pages and taking it to RFPP. --] (]) 12:15, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
	::Perfect, thank you. A blocked account with IP details in the block log makes life much easier for dealing with future IPs, so I'm not having to say "well this edit was similar to this edit by a similar IP...". ] (]) 12:29, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

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	:Thanks, {{u\|JBW}}! {{smiley}} Regarding the section above: Not sure I would've bothered either, I checked because someone requested revision-deletion on IRC and I figured someone who jumps to a threat like that over a TV series stub probably isn't going to be a net positive to the editing environment. I presume they'll return, though. --] (]) 10:31, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

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	== I think your range may be off ==

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	I think you were looking for ] or perhaps ]? Anyway it's time for me to get some shut-eye so the timing is actually pretty convenient. I hope you'll forgive me for not linking tomorrow's IP to today in anyway. Since clearly that's the best way to avoid complications. Don't worry I'll stay well away from discussions I participated in on this IP to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. And yes I know posting here like this may seem a tad impertinent, which is not at all my intent, just trying to ease things along. Best Regards, ] (]) 19:57, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
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Is it possible to block User:Comintell based on the behavior evidence provided earlier and at this SPI. They are now requesting NPP and AfC reviewer rights. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 17:23, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

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Meanwhile, Marnie Hawes has returned using IP address 103.216.56.28 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) to restore their paid spam edits. GSS  03:54, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

@GSS: Looks like someone beat me to the thing from your email.

No comment on the alleged LOUTSOCKing by Marnie Hawes, sorry – for NDA compliance reasons, I avoid commenting on suspected logged-out activity associated with cases where I've previously used CU. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:38, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, can you lead me to the relevant SPI on this user? I couldn't find it in the archives.. Makeandtoss (talk) 14:22, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

@Makeandtoss: There is no filing for that specific account; I found and blocked it outside of SPI. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:11, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

@Makeandtoss: I'll respond to your e-mail here. As indicated in the block log, the block is based on checkuser data linking the account to Red Slapper. There is no requirement that checks and checkuser blocks be preceded by SPI filings. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:59, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Sock suspect

User:Dooblts is a sock puppet of User:Dabuno , who is constantly vandalising[REDACTED] 2409:4085:1E03:E54C:192:38AF:4B56:E1BB (talk) 02:47, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

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Sock of a sock

You blocked Lexarike (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), looks like Lemmaille (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is the same. Figured I'd give you a heads up in case you need to make note of anything. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:24, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

User talk:Swiftozis

Block notice isn't on talk page, and did you mean to tag the userpage to show the SPI? I was going to check myself but didn't get around to it so I'm very interested! Doug Weller talk 15:26, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

@Doug Weller: Huh, looks like twinkle bugged. Should be fixed now. I didn't intend to tag (and there's no SPI), but feel free to do so if you'd like. --Blablubbs (talk) 18:26, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

I may co an SPI tomorrow as I’ve been assuming they were a sock. Doug Weller talk 18:57, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

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91.230.225.0/24 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)

Can you block this IP range again? It's still a webhost and there have been recent disruptive edits from there. Thanks. 73.67.145.30 (talk) 19:15, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Blocked, thanks. --Blablubbs (talk) 12:13, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).

Administrator changes

Pppery

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[REDACTED] Oversighter changes

Wugapodes

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Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.

Arbitration

Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

Miscellaneous

Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
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Sockpuppet case

Hello. You've commented in this user's case in the past , could you please take a look at the evidence of new suspected sockpuppets? The overlap, editing similarities, timings, etc, are too common. I think a CheckUser is needed. Thank you. KhndzorUtogh (talk) 06:26, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Happy 3 Year Adminship Anniversary!

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Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Happy adminship anniversary!
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vanadalising act

people are delibertely adding afd to all new articles without properly reviewing. This is a new form of vandalism. Ustadeditor2011 (talk) 11:29, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

No, Ustadeditor2011, that is not what is happening. Someone nominated the article for deletion based on a good faith concern that it doesn't meet our criteria for inclusion. If you disagree with them, you are free to express that at the AFD discussion, but you may not simply remove the discussion template, and you may not accuse other editors of vandalism without very good reason. --Blablubbs (talk) 11:36, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).

Administrator changes

CheckUser changes

Guideline and policy news

Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Misplaced Pages talk:Administrator elections.
Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
Editors are invited to nominate themselves to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until 23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC).

Miscellaneous

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Not populating

This is why I thought I need to restart Firefox. Good to know it wasn't just me. I've never had the issue before and I routinely put things in different buckets like that. Izno (talk) 02:31, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

@Izno: I didn't spend much time debugging but yeah, I'm pretty sure something about the specific format of this page is throwing off the parsing – the odd thing is that nothing about it looks obviously wrong to me. The tab indents and hidden comment next to "Brased123" might be it? --Blablubbs (talk) 09:19, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Yup, either the comment or the whitespace, and I'm willing to bet it was the comment. Weird failure case. Izno (talk) 18:22, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

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Global block

Hello, I'm afraid the tech is quite beyond me but I have found myself globally blocked by you, despite having been an editor in good standing for some 17 years. Not complaining but is there anything you can do to remove the block? I've tried appealing but I have to copy and paste an inordinately lengthy appeal reference in order to verify the appeal and my IT system does not permit of such copying and pasting. I suppose the whole point may be to prevent the technically illiterate from editing Misplaced Pages, in which case it is serving its purpose… 45ossington (talk) 22:40, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi, @45ossington. I'm sorry to hear you're facing issues with editing.

Two notes for background:

Your account is not, and has never been blocked. This means that whatever block you're running into is almost certainly related to the network ("IP range") you were trying to edit from, and was not targeted at you specifically.
I am an administrator on the English Misplaced Pages only, so I can not impose global blocks; that's something only stewards can do. If the block message mentioned my regardless, it is likely that both a local and a global block were imposed.

It is hard for me to help directly without knowing the block target (in all likelihood, the IP address or range you were trying to edit from). If you are unwilling to post this publicly (and sharing it on WP:UTRS is not an option because of technical issues), you could email it to me here. Once I know the target, I'd be more than happy to investigate. Before we go down that road: Were you attempting to edit while a VPN service (or similar "anonymiser") was active on your computer? If you were, you may be able to resolve the issue by turning off the service, clearing your browser's cookies, and waiting some time.

Best, --Blablubbs (talk) 10:50, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Hello; thank you very much for taking the time and trouble to respond. In fact, my appeal appears to have been dealt with, despite my failure to verify it, and I have been told:

"Looking at our logs, it appears the IP address that you are editing from belongs to a proxy service. Open or anonymizing proxies, including VPNs, iCloud Private Relay, Tor, and web hosting services, are blocked from editing Misplaced Pages. While this may affect legitimate users, they are not the intended targets. No restrictions are placed on reading Misplaced Pages through an open or anonymous proxy. Although Misplaced Pages encourages anyone in the world to contribute, open proxies are often used abusively. MediaWiki, the wiki software that powers Misplaced Pages, depends on IP addresses for administrator intervention against abuse, especially by anonymous users. Open proxies allow malicious users to rapidly change IP addresses, causing continuous disruption that cannot be stopped by administrators. Several such attacks have occurred on Wikimedia projects, causing disruption and occupying administrators who would otherwise deal with other concerns. Unfortunately, you will not be able to edit while using this open proxy."

I am not conscious of using a proxy service or VPN or web-hosting service on my ipad and I have no idea how to recognise such a thing, let alone how to remove it, or what the other consequences of removal might be. I therefore seem to be stuck. I appreciate that Misplaced Pages does not impose these general rules for fun. Do you know if it provides idiot-proof advice to the technologically challenged about the practical steps which have to be taken to regain access? 45ossington (talk) 12:01, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

@45ossington, if you're on an iPad and haven't consciously installed an anonymiser, the issue may be with iCloud Private Relay, which is a proxy service developed by Apple and shipped with iOS.

I don't have any experience with it as an end user, but Apple's support website provides information on turning it on and off at https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/ipad/ipad49894edb/ipados . --Blablubbs (talk) 13:40, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you v much again; I'll try that. 45ossington (talk) 18:06, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Blabblursary

Happy First Edit Day!
Hi Blablubbs! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy 10th anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! Sdkb  05:30, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

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Happy First Edit Day!

Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024).

Administrator changes

Crisco 1492

CheckUser changes

Maxim

[REDACTED] Oversighter changes

Maxim

Guideline and policy news

Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued.
Following a request for comment, Administrator recall is adopted as a policy.

Technical news

Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068

Arbitration

RoySmith, Barkeep49 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2024 Arbitration Committee Elections. ThadeusOfNazereth and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners.
Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate from 3 November 2024 until 12 November 2024 to stand in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections.
The Arbitration Committee is seeking volunteers for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight.

Miscellaneous

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Quarry query

Hey there, Blablubbs,

So, here's my query, right here. I was trying to see how many CSD G13 page deletions I've done this year which are the bulk of my page deletions. But this query resulted in a severe undercount so I'm not sure what I did wrong with the code here. For a long time, I've been interested in getting a type breakdown of my page deletions from CSD to PRODs and AFDs although I don't think this query can discern PRODs and AFD deletions. What do you think? Liz 02:35, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Liz -- The problem is the log_namespace = 2 constraint, which limits the search to the User: namespace. This query should be more accurate (the "namespace" column takes "2" for userspace G13s, and "118" for draftspace G13s). I hope this helps? --Blablubbs (talk) 11:02, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

RE: Breakdown by type: Thst should be doable by checking the deletion summaries for various substrings; I don't know SQL well enough to do it efficiently in a quarry (though I imagine it's quite doable), but I'll grab a dump of all your deletions and see what I can do. --Blablubbs (talk) 12:23, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

@Liz: I ran some analyses on the data from this query. I classified these into belonging to different deletion processes by parsing the summaries, looking for (1) comments that match a CSD criterium (i.e. the letters G, U, A, F, R, C, X, or T, followed by one or two digits), (2) comments that match "PROD" or "proposed", (3) comments that match "AfD", "Articles for Deletion" or variants thereof (e.g. "articles_for_deletion"), and (4) comments that match a different deletion venue (RfD, TfD, MfD etc.). Here's a breakdown by process for the entire time period; I collapsed non-AfD discussion venues into a single category, and separated G8 from other CSDs since G8s are usually associated with some other deletion process:

Process	Count	Percentage
CSD (Other)	317726	50.76%
CSD G8	261613	41.79%
PROD	24098	3.85%
AFD	12519	2%
Multiple processes mentioned	4221	0.67%
Other discussion (MfD/TfD/RfD etc.)	3226	0.52%
No process mentioned	2564	0.41%

If you're curious about counts for individual speedy criteria, here's the 20 that were most frequently mentioned first (where several criteria were mentioned, I only coded the first one and ignored the others).

Extended content

Criterium	Count	Percentage
G8	261613	44.913%
G13	181102	31.091%
C1	44002	7.554%
G6	32083	5.508%
G2	13642	2.342%
G11	7811	1.341%
R2	7498	1.287%
G7	5704	0.979%
G5	5369	0.922%
G3	4532	0.778%
U5	3827	0.657%
R3	2044	0.351%
U1	1853	0.318%
G10	1537	0.264%
A7	1491	0.256%
F5	1424	0.244%
U2	1389	0.238%
G1	957	0.164%
G14	886	0.152%
G4	741	0.127%

There are probably some misclassifications in here since it's all based on text matching heuristics, but the overall distribution should be fairly accurate, I think. I hope that's helpful? Let me know if there are any other metrics you might be interested in. --Blablubbs (talk) 11:52, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

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BGerdemann (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

User:Toopus

Hi Blablubbs. I wondering if you'd mind taking a quick look at Special:Contributions#Scoperubus, a day-old account that's creating the same content that Toopus was doing before you blocked them. Is this just a coincidence or is an SPI needed? -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:21, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Just want to let you know about WP:AN#Deleted article question. -- Marchjuly (talk) 13:30, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the note, Marchjuly. I ran a check -- they are indeed the same, and I found some additional others – see Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/SarahBill1. --Blablubbs (talk) 17:52, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for taking a look at this. -- Marchjuly (talk) 20:16, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

UTRS appeal #96278

Can ou help this poor soul? -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:19, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

@Deepfriedokra: Should be sorted, thanks. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:46, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

I reopened it; you left a comment in green (to other UTRS reviewers) rather than sending your message to the user. You are welcome to copy and paste the response to the user directly, or release the ticket and I'm happy to do so! --Yamla (talk) 16:48, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

@Yamla: Drat, I haven't used UTRS in too long. Thanks for catching that. Should be actually sorted now. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:50, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 16:49, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Also thanks from me! Much appreciated. --Yamla (talk) 16:53, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).

Administrator changes

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Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Misplaced Pages:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
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Technical news

Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
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	Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all the best to you in 2025. Spicy (talk) 22:08, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

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Sock puppet | New Account

Dear @Blablubbs,

I acknowledge that I have made mistakes in the past, including the use of sock puppet accounts Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Saishna96 which led to my block. I deeply regret these actions and take full responsibility for violating Misplaced Pages’s policies.

At present, I do not have any active accounts on Misplaced Pages. I wish to start afresh and contribute to the community in a constructive and policy-compliant manner. I assure you that I will not create multiple accounts or engage in any activities that go against Misplaced Pages’s guidelines.

I kindly request an opportunity to demonstrate my commitment to adhering to Misplaced Pages’s standards. Thank you for considering my appeal. 2409:40F0:3008:5F2A:BC73:6822:1E7B:C982 (talk) 17:07, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Saishna96, if you want to appeal your block, you have to log in to your original account and file an appeal as described at WP:GAB. Logging out to edit constitutes block evasion, irrespective of whether said evasion is acknowledged. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:56, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Blablubbs!

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Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Misplaced Pages.
Galaxybeing (talk) 05:27, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

@AntiCompositeNumber, 1234qwer1234qwer4, Spicy, Giraffer, and Galaxybeing: Apologies for getting back to you all so late. Many thanks to all of you for your kind holiday wishes, and all the best for the new year! --Blablubbs (talk) 15:53, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2025

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2024).

Administrator changes

Sennecaster

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Worm That Turned

Ferret

[REDACTED] Oversight changes

Worm That Turned

Guideline and policy news

Following an RFC, Misplaced Pages:Notability (species) was adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether admins should be advised to warn users rather than issue no-warning blocks to those who have posted promotional content outside of article space.

Technical news

The Nuke feature also now provides links to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions.

Arbitration

Following the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: CaptainEek, Daniel, Elli, KrakatoaKatie, Liz, Primefac, ScottishFinnishRadish, Theleekycauldron, Worm That Turned.

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Phab request

Hi Blablubbs! Would you be able to add me to the Trusted Contributors group on Phabricator? Thanks! Sdkb  04:46, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

@Sdkb: Done!

Best, --Blablubbs (talk) 22:02, 9 January 2025 (UTC)