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He's baaaaack...

Good evening. It appears that our favorite troll is back, now calling himself Catrape666 (talk · contribs). The diff is here (already reverted by ClueBot). You know more about dealing with these insects than I do -- what's the most expeditious method? DoctorJoeE /_{talk to me!} 01:38, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

I sent it to AIV - should be blocked soon. I get my trolls mixed up: send me a list of other accounts this creep has used and I can put the pieces together. Doc talk 02:08, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

It was this guy, remember? In that iteration he was "TadBondy", before that it was "rapeisnotacrime", or some similar obscenity. I can find a few more specific usernames if you need them. The admins know him well. DoctorJoeE /_{talk to me!} 13:09, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Other usernames included ValuedContributor (talk · contribs), IwatchDrJoeEpoop (talk · contribs) (which I took as a personal compliment), SensualIntracourse (talk · contribs), Officer Roseland (talk · contribs), SwitchProxies (talk · contribs), and McShitters (talk · contribs). There are almost certainly many others. At least two admins, Gogo Dodo and Reaper Eternal, are quite familiar with him. DoctorJoeE /_{talk to me!} 15:38, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Ahh, yes. That troll. Thanks for reminding me - I won't forget again. I'll do some homework and see if we can't figure out a master. Cheers :) Doc talk 06:49, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm guessing (but cannot prove, obviously) that this is the same troll. He likes to gloat about how nobody can stop him, so apparently he has some IT skills, and/or access to more sophisticated electronics than most of us. FWIW. So happy we dodged today's snow-bullet. Cheers, DoctorJoeE /_{talk to me!} 16:41, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

If you mean 172.56.2.233 (talk · contribs) - that would actually be Kumioko (talk · contribs), a seriously disgruntled person who has foolishly decided to declare all-out war on Misplaced Pages. I don't think our boy and he are the same - but I will look into it. No snow here, but it's a bit chilly. I'll take that over the 10 inches we were forecast for. Cheers :) Doc talk 04:01, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Okay, my bad. I just thought it unlikely that there were two users that arrogant - but apparently anything is possible on a wiki. First day of spring, only 16 days away! DoctorJoeE /_{talk to me!} 14:57, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

What do I do?

I have a question for you: An IP has repeatedly been making useless, unsourced changes to an article. Here is an example. He ignores the reverts and makes the same changes over and over. I've left multiple messages on his talk page; he ignores those too. Other editors have left similar messages (similarly ignored), because apparently he is doing the same thing with other articles. What would you do about this? Would you get an admin involved? I've never encountered a situation like this before. Thanks, DoctorJoeE /_{talk to me!} 15:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

A user that habitually ignores warnings and input from others is considered a disruptive editor based on the points 4 and 5 of WP:DISRUPTSIGNS. They can be reported to WP:AIV if they keep it up. If they won't reference things or communicate with fellow editors, they can be blocked. Doc talk 02:23, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Sorry for butting in, but quite independently I saw the actions of this editor, looked at their editing history and decided to block anonymous editing from that IP address for one month (they had been previous blocked for 60 hours). The escalation is a little steep, but I can't see much evidence of any useful work done by this IP editor, or much let up in their disruption. They can always appeal if a block of this length affects them, which will at least have made them engage with people.  DDStretch  (talk) 02:30, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Well, that works! Butt in anytime! Cheers :) Doc talk 02:45, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Yes, thanks for butting in! DoctorJoeE /_{talk to me!} 00:57, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Florida mugshot

Greetings again, could you please slap the proper public domain tagging on this mugshot from the Florida DOC?: File:Gary Ray Bowles.jpg.Hoops gza (talk) 20:09, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

That file needs to be transferred to the Commons, then deleted from here. It's easy, and I will do it as soon as I get to a non-mobile device. And I'll tell you step-by-step how to do this for similar Florida (or California, Federal, etc.) images. In the meantime make sure you peruse Commons:Copyright tags for images that really belong on Commons rather than having an unneeded FUR here. Doc talk 05:15, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Alright, here's what I did:

1. The first thing is to upload the image to Commons. The key part is using the {{PD-FLGov}} template: no FU templates are needed at all for FL or CA mugshots.
2. Then you want to switch out the images and delete the FU one. There are a few ways to do this. In this case I kept the same file name when transferring it to Commons and put the {{Now Commons}} template at the top of the old image. Now we wait for a faithful admin to delete the old one for the new.

Cheers :) Doc talk 06:23, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for all your help.Hoops gza (talk) 21:31, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Falling Barnstars!

		The Anachronistic Guitar Barnstar
		For getting Canadian drug charges and trial of Jimi Hendrix‎ through the gruelling FA process. I wonder what Hendrix would do with a Parker Fly? Curly Turkey (gobble) 23:47, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! The others did all the fine work: I only helped get it off the ground in an inadvertent way. It turned out remarkably; and it was a learning experience as well. It's a great article that I'm proud to have had a small part in. Cheers :) Doc talk 23:58, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) My guess is that Hendrix would make a Parker Fly sing -- as he did with every other guitar he touched. And then he would go back to his trusty Stratocaster. DoctorJoeE /_{talk to me!} 12:45, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

FA congratulations

Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of Canadian drug charges and trial of Jimi Hendrix to FA status recently. If you would like to see this (or any other FA) appear as "Today's featured article" soon, please nominate it at the requests page; if you'd like to see an FA on a particular date in the next year or so, please add it to the "pending" list. In the absence of a request, the article may end up being picked at any time (although with 1,323 articles in Category:Featured articles that have not appeared on the main page at present, there's no telling how long – or short! – the wait might be). If you'd got any TFA-related questions or problems, please let me know. Bencherlite 22:35, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! As I said above, others did all the fine work on the article. It was in a strange way that I was involved in the creation and promotion of the article; and the situation worked out better than I had imaged in every way. GabeMc is the creator of FA's, not me. It would be great to see this article as the TFA, I can tell you. Cheers :) Doc talk 03:27, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

Gauntlet

You have an opinion on this user. You clearly expressed that. Decline his unblock if you feel that strongly. Perhaps engage him/her, talk to them. Ping me on my talk if you'd like to have them unblocked, and if you can make the case to me, I'll do so. You can decline unblocks as a non-admin, and I'm watching the process. I'll help you if things get out of hand. Feel free to hit me up for help. SQL 07:32, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

As it reads now, per WP:Blocking policy: "Any user may comment on block reviews, however only administrators may resolve the request (either declining or unblocking)." No admin is likely to unlock the user, but only an admin can do it according to policy. Doc talk 07:41, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

You haven't so much as commented at the user's talk page. SQL 07:42, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

He's a waste of time. No gauntlet for me: too many toes stepped on, and not worth the headache. I like being a NCO a lot better anyway. More freedom! Cheers :> Doc talk 07:53, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

That is your decision to make. I tried to give you the opportunity to help yourself. SQL 07:56, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

I appreciate it! Thanks, SQL! Doc talk 08:04, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For caring enough to take the time with fellow editors, even those that others have written off. Dennis Brown | 2¢ | WER 22:45, 4 April 2014 (UTC)