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

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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

It's not really him and also the account is globally locked. --Bsa dow ski1 21:38, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Mass deletion of pages by 71.64.104.219 (and local block)

Please mass delete all pages created by 71.64.104.219, and a local block would also be appropriate. I already got a steward to block it globally, but the block is short though. Hazard-SJ ✈ 00:14, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The global block ends on 30 December. Blocks are meant to be preventative, so we will monitor the IP's edits after the block ends and will block if necessary. Chenzw Talk 02:42, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request

Requesting action re 222.165.27.167, repeat vandalism of my talk page. Macdonald-ross (talk) 09:10, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done by Barras, along with a complimentary rangeblock. Chenzw Talk 10:06, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]