Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Current issues and requests archive 42

Malfunctioning GoblinBot...

I think I have already pointed it out on IRC, but some edits Goblinbot reverts are not clear cases of vandalism. Another such case occurred just now.

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In the long run, I think the bot needs a few changes:

• Get away from a strict "anonymous user posted article change containing one of a few words (eg. vagina)" more towards an approach based on "scores" (as in: such a user posting a comment has a score of 0.3, but 0.7 is needed for clear vandalism.
• Do not use static word lists, but get these periodically from onwiki pages (fully protected).
• Rely on editfilter tags?

Yes, whether the case abnove is vandalism can be debated, but a bot repalcement/improvement should be considered.--Eptalon (talk) 14:52, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Longtime Sockpuppet

I just noticed that a well known and prolific sockpuppet from En Wikipedia has found his way here and created an account. USer:Willy On Extrasuperwheels seems to identify to User:Willie on Wheels, User:Willy on Wheels, User:Willie on wheels and a whole pile of others from English Wikipedia. Someone might need to do a checkuser and see how many others there are.Kumioko (talk) 21:36, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

It's not really him and also the account is globally locked. --Bsadowski1 21:38, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Ok but that seems like a pretty huge coincidence. Thanks for looking though. Kumioko (talk) 21:40, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Request for edit on protected user subpage

User:Barliner/userboxes/german has a redlinked category, Category:Wikipedian userboxes. Would an admin please change this to Category:Interest userbox templates? I did not do this via {{editprotected}} because I didn't want to create a talk page just for that. The user has not been active in over a year. Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 01:01, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

 Done. Osiris (talk) 03:22, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! --Auntof6 (talk) 03:44, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

COI/Self-promotion

Hello, just looking for clarification if any further action is required. I noticed User:Susie figgis editing the article Susie Figgis. I have left a message for the user to read WP:COI#SP but is any other action needed? Kennedy ^(talk) 14:06, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

User

User 46.60.252.85 has been vandalising frequently since 28 November. Looks like he needs a bit of attention. Macdonald-ross (talk) 14:10, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

IP resolves to "Southwest Grid for Learning", so probably this is a school (or educational institution). IP Blocked for two weeks; account creation/TP editing left open.--Eptalon (talk) 14:34, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Can I get the flood flag for a little while please

I am working on some AWB typo and formatting cleanup and I don't want to flood the New changes so could I get the flood flag for a little while? Kumioko (talk) 01:25, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

taxoboxes screwed up

Overnight, someone has screwed up the taxoboxes. Please revert back to former, and discuss proposed changes with me. I am way the biggest user of taxoboxes on this wiki... Macdonald-ross (talk) 08:45, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

I've fixed it, and made a note to the user. It looks like it was probably an accident, but one that can easily be avoided in the future. Osiris (talk) 09:51, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

Just because you use the templates a lot doesn't mean any changes need to go through you, Macdonald-ross. This is a wiki, everyone is entitled to edit as they see fit. I'm a little surprised at having to remind such a regular editor about WP:OWN... Kennedy ^(talk) 12:25, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

I didn't actually say they need to go through me. However, deliberate changes in established practice do need a new consensus, so in such cases everyone is not entitled to do what they like without consultation. As it turned out, this was not one of those cases. Macdonald-ross (talk) 15:56, 13 December 2012 (UTC)