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Protection request at Sanjay Govil

Hi there - would one of you be so kind as to semiprotect Sanjay Govil (and inevitably its talk page)? It's our usual WMF-banned pest, this time trying to add BLP-violating material. I just did the same thing at enwiki. Antandrus (talk) 18:28, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I've protected it for one week as it's got some vandalism here but not a lot. The talk page has not been created yet. Keep us informed. Thanks, fr33k man 18:53, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Now he has moved on to the talk page - I replaced his libelous sputter with a "talkheader" template, and if you could semiprotect that would be great.

A quick note of explanation might be in order for his odd choice of target. If you remember that website he used to harass us for years and years - the one most of his spam links point to - it got 404'd back in September. He blames Sanjay for that, even though the reason it got taken down was more mundane; it's because one or more of his harassment targets filed a takedown request. Neither confirm nor deny being that person. Antandrus (talk) 02:34, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not protecting the talk page, as he seems to have moved on from it already and I (personally) usually prefer him to go around there then going around mainspace pages. --Ferien (talk) 15:49, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MD Sunnat Ali Mollik

This is a QD G5 case (User talk:Md Sunnat Ali Mollik), but since a username policy violator is repeating QD tag removal, I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 09:16, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The username @Md Sunnat Ali Mollik may be the same but the person is a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and journalist. I see that the article has the same username as the person who is the infringer on Wikipedia. I think the right person should not delete the page by comparing it with someone else. Rathfelde (talk) 09:23, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lmao. Blocked. Deleted. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 09:55, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Protection request at Brockton, Massachusetts

This page is being heavily vandalised by the LTA/GRP vandal, therefore the page Brockton, Massachusetts needs to be protected. Thank you. Kashingggz (talk) 10:38, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Malti Chahar

QD A4 was tagged to this page but an IP editor is repeating QD tag removal, so I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 13:29, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted. Thx for reporting it. :) fr33k man 14:45, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Irregularities in Wikipedia Deletion process

I believe a lot of accounts are here to taunt other editors. I request clear investigation on SaneFlint since the editors recent contributions to RFD is not worth keeping. In this [1], I was even accused for promoting the page Sandra Okunzuwa plus [2] and other edits. Pls, something should be done. Best, Mastashat (talk) 09:56, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mastashat, there is nothing personal. I do not agree with what you have said, I'm not sure who is taunting who, my views are solely representing myself only, Previously I was being accused of being a sockpuppet of Cyber.Eyes.2005 User, as well, I hope it makes clear that we are not same. and I haven't mentioned your name on any topic or said anything to you directly. You're probably referring to my view on Sandra Okunzuwa, which was only my opinion. You shouldn't be taking it personally. Cheers! SaneFlint (talk) 10:09, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd suggest we selectively delete the content for G5. If other admins agree we can proceed.--BRP^ever 10:28, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Going through some of the page creation it seems like most of the content is okay with some likely-paid work mixed in between. Not a new pattern of UPE. Some that looks likely are already on RFD. We can probably let those continue for now.--BRP^ever 10:44, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you are talking about G5'ing the pages by Mastashat, then I would lean towards no, as they were not evading a block at the time the articles were created, which is a requirement of G5 in its current form. --Ferien (talk) 16:23, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed fr33k man 17:33, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

TBH, I don't see how User:SaneFlint has taunted you. I mean, that's how RFD votes work; he voted delete and gave a reason that he thinks the page is promotional. Every RFD vote counts unless there is sockpuppetry involved. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 10:30, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RFDs are not voting. Admins weigh the reasons people give, we don't just count the votes. I've kept pages that people wanted deleted and vice versa. fr33k man 10:34, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Got it, thanks for the clarification! What I meant was that editors' votes shouldn't be discarded for no reason, as User:Mastashat suggested. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 10:41, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I agree. Valid votes should count. fr33k man 17:44, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Albanian Army in 1980 (communism)

This page is a copy of [3] (past revision of enwiki draft), but since a new account and an IP editor is repeating QD tag removal, I will forward the QD request to here. MathXplore (talk) 12:38, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done fr33k man 13:16, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please import w:Template:User admin Wiktionary

Reason: I want to use this for my user page, please see wikt:Special:Permalink/515682#Requests_for_adminship for details. MathXplore (talk) 13:05, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@MathXplore

Done and congratulations on your RfA! — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 13:11, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~~Done~~ Fehufanga beat me to it. Congrats! fr33k man 13:12, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats @MathXplore :). – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 13:16, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Copy paste spree

Special:Contributions/204.108.127.9 is mass copy-pasting the ledes from EnWP articles and removing QD tags. Rather than QD whack-a-mole on dozens of these, can an admin nuke all of their contribuitions for the past 24 hours or so? Thanks, --Gotanda (talk) 22:52, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And, they are back at it, recreating many of the same copy-pastes and adding more. Thanks, --Gotanda (talk) 23:09, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gotanda I blocked that and another IP range they are using. I will delete them later. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 23:43, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

United islamic khizerkhelist nationa‎

Case of Advertising and Notability. Forwarding QD nomination here as the creator of the page keeps on removing the QD template. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 10:42, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done fr33k man 11:05, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please semi-protect Yom Kippur War

There's been repeated change of outcomes by IPs and new accounts that go against the numerous sources. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / changes)} 18:05, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For the record,

Done by User:Ferien for 1 week. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 22:21, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please delete Talk:Rocky Marciano

It was created by GRP, who keeps vandalizing it. --Leonidlednev (talk) 19:18, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's

Done but I really doubt this will be the end of it considering he's now been leaping onto my user talk page. --Ferien (talk) 19:24, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done and semi-pp for 6 months on top of it. Thx :) fr33k man 19:24, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2024/Streptospondylus

What do we do with this? It's not transcluded onto the main Rfd page, and no reason is given for deletion. Kk.urban (talk) 20:31, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request for RevDel

Hello, could an admin perhaps hide this? Name and shaming. EPIC (talk) 09:43, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done as it is now suppressed. EPIC (talk) 11:24, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can I get semi-protect on my user talk again... again... again?

I have a feeling GRP is gonna come back eventually and just vandalize it again. Derpdart56 (talk) 15:17, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done for 6 months. :) fr33k man 15:52, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Derpdart56 (talk) 15:59, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection request

Could an admin protect Brockton, Massachusetts? Excessive vandalism, see page history. EPIC (talk) 19:21, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done 1 month fr33k man 21:46, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

confirmed tag

could this account get the confirmed tag? (if this isnt the right place, please tell me.) Complexist (talk) 20:57, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We don't have the confirmed tag on simplewiki. You'll have to wait until you're autoconfirmed, sorry. fr33k man 21:47, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fr33kman @Complexist We do have it, but only bureaucrats can grant it. Any reason why this account should get the confirmed rights early? — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 21:55, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please fully protect Gonzalo Lira

Seems like a bit of an edit war going there, with one account being autoconfirmed. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / changes)} 01:05, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done – semiprotected by Vermont. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 03:14, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection request

In Robert Baker, excessive vandalism, personal attacks in edit summaries. Been protected a couple times, but it still is being vandalised. Kashingggz (talk) 12:05, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oversight request

2600:387:15:2513::c (talk · contribs)

Could any admin with oversight hide the revision from this IP? RiggedMint 07:09, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've RevDelled the revision for now. An oversighter can check to see whether oversight is needed. --Ferien (talk) 07:26, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection request

Talk:Jimmy Wales is being vandalized after recent protection has expired. --Leonidlednev (talk) 17:22, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is no need for talk pages to be semi-protected. --Ferien (talk) 18:43, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

IA request

Hi, I'd like temporary IA permission to add

// <nowiki>

and

// </nowiki>

at the beginning and end respectively of user JavaScript files that contain invalid categories (example User:Examknow/autoSockTag.js). This will not change the function of the JavaScript itself, but should remove the categories from the WantedCategories list. Thanks. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 01:26, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For reference: quarry:query/79703. Only the ones that contain error categories and redlinked categories will be changed. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 01:31, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fehufanga:

Done for 24 hours --Ferien (talk) 22:24, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:今す姫になる

Possibly evading block, targeting the same page Zhongli (Genshin Impact) as previously blocked users like User:一番大切にしてあげたい, User: New user 11100 and User:OP 414 748. Forwarding report here as the user keeps reverting it on WP:VIP. Additionally, the user is also impersonating as an alt of User:今好きになる. – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 16:22, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page violations and borderline WP:PA by 71.86.149.13

Please see vandalism of my simple talk page and a borderline personal attack at https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SanAnMan&diff=9305530&oldid=9305375, thank you. - SanAnMan (talk) 23:00, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked with no talk page access for 72 hours. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 23:31, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection request

The following pages should be semi-protected because of GRP vandalism:

Thanks, --Leonidlednev (talk) 06:09, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As has already been said above, talk pages should not be protected, for many reasons, but one being because non-confirmed users would be unable to get involved in discussions if the talk page was protected. I have, however, protected Combat sport due to excessive vandalism from him but protection should be used as an absolute last resort, especially with him. --Ferien (talk) 07:30, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit warring by user Arind7

user Arind7 is edit warring in multiple articles like Homosexuality in India, LGBT rights in India, Hinduism and LGBT topics, Marriage in Hinduism using some unreliable user generated websites like TamilCulture.com. Even after multiple warnings 1 2 he continued the edit war. A block might be needed to stop the vandalism. Timovinga (talk) 10:50, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Timovinga Hi, you're on the wrong Administrator's Noticeboard. This is the Simple English Wikipedia. Please go to en:WP:AN3 to report edit warring, or en:WP:ANI for persistent, intractable disruption. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 10:51, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Holy cow. Timovinga (talk) 10:52, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]