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[edit] Here you go!
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[edit] Puppet question
How are they similar? I'd love to block a puppetmaster, but I don't know the history. Doczilla STOMP! 11:23, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- I've posted some other revisions for comparison on the AIV page. Unfortunately, this user is a prolific sockpuppeter, and use many different ISPs and usernames. Rodhullandemu and Fram are the best people to talk to it about. ~~ [Jam][talk] 11:25, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- Once you posted those links, someone else beat me to blocking the person. I'm certain your links helped. If this person is a recurring problem, those of you who know the case might consider compiling a list like the one at Category_talk:Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_Creepy_Crawler for easy reference. Doczilla STOMP! 11:37, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the page reference. I might consider doing that, and mention it to Rodhullandemu and Fram. I only ever catch them when they make changes to the Paul O'Grady page (especially since the edits are always the same!) ~~ [Jam][talk] 11:40, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, I've known this vandal for several months now. His principal targets are UK soap operas, comedy programmes & their actors & characters, also (although not recently), car manufacturers. He is obsessed with infoboxes, even tinkering with them on his user & talk pages. I've tried to work out a suitable rangeblock but currently it's too large to avoid collateral damage. He also appears to use two ISPs (one home, one school?), so he will just switch between them. However, a list of targeted articles might be useful to have, even though I'm not keen on watchlisting them all! --Rodhullandemu 15:41, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- You don't necessarily need to watchlist them all. You can simply wait until you happen to spot that vandal, and then glance over his/her edit history and refer to the specific similarities which appear on the list. That way, an admin can see at a glance how many similarities there are without having to scrutinize unfamiliar edit histories to look for the pattern. Doczilla STOMP! 18:46, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- So essentially, we compile a "base" diff set of edits that can be used by administrators and/or other editors to check whether it is WJH1992 or not. ~~ [Jam][talk] 18:59, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- Something like that would really help any admin unfamiliar with the case to know to slap a prompt indefinite block on each sock. Doczilla STOMP! 07:53, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- I'll start on doing something like that when I get a chance (probably later this evening) unless someone wants to get started? I guess the page we'll be using is Category talk:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of WJH1992? ~~ [Jam][talk] 07:58, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- Something like that would really help any admin unfamiliar with the case to know to slap a prompt indefinite block on each sock. Doczilla STOMP! 07:53, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- So essentially, we compile a "base" diff set of edits that can be used by administrators and/or other editors to check whether it is WJH1992 or not. ~~ [Jam][talk] 18:59, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- You don't necessarily need to watchlist them all. You can simply wait until you happen to spot that vandal, and then glance over his/her edit history and refer to the specific similarities which appear on the list. That way, an admin can see at a glance how many similarities there are without having to scrutinize unfamiliar edit histories to look for the pattern. Doczilla STOMP! 18:46, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, I've known this vandal for several months now. His principal targets are UK soap operas, comedy programmes & their actors & characters, also (although not recently), car manufacturers. He is obsessed with infoboxes, even tinkering with them on his user & talk pages. I've tried to work out a suitable rangeblock but currently it's too large to avoid collateral damage. He also appears to use two ISPs (one home, one school?), so he will just switch between them. However, a list of targeted articles might be useful to have, even though I'm not keen on watchlisting them all! --Rodhullandemu 15:41, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the page reference. I might consider doing that, and mention it to Rodhullandemu and Fram. I only ever catch them when they make changes to the Paul O'Grady page (especially since the edits are always the same!) ~~ [Jam][talk] 11:40, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- Once you posted those links, someone else beat me to blocking the person. I'm certain your links helped. If this person is a recurring problem, those of you who know the case might consider compiling a list like the one at Category_talk:Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_Creepy_Crawler for easy reference. Doczilla STOMP! 11:37, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
(out) Right, I've updated the Category talk:Wikipedia sockpuppets of WJH1992 with details of the Paul O'Grady edits, and I'll have a look for other similar edits we can list there. If you can keep it up to date with the most recent edits (or edits that show stereotypical behaviour of WJH1992), then it can be used as evidence in future when they need blocking. Cheers :). ~~ [Jam][talk] 12:40, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, this is a good start. I'll add in a section about editing behaviours. --Rodhullandemu 12:44, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- Cheers Rodhullandemu, your contributions would be most appreciated (since I think you and Fram have the most experience with this user). ~~ [Jam][talk] 13:04, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Barnstar
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The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| For your efforts in fighting vandals and thereby preserving the integrity of Wikipedia content (and to thank you for reverting vandalism against my user talk page), I bestow this Anti-Vandalism Barnstar upon JGXenite, a.k.a. Jam. Rise, Sir James! Doczilla STOMP! 20:38, 4 June 2008 (UTC) |
- Cheers, thank you very much :D. ~~ [Jam][talk] 21:11, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] In reference to references
I have now gone back and edited the page again, citing more sources. I was not aware how stringent this policy was. Thank you for pointing it out to me. Bouhb. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bouhb (talk • contribs) 10:09, 5 June 2008
- Unfortunately, your edit still does not cite any valid references, and appears to be mainly speculation. ~~ [Jam][talk] 11:22, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] RPP
Hi. I'm not sure what you did, but your request RPP request removed all the content from the page, bar the "current requests" section. I've restored the page to before your request, and re-copied it in manually. Please take more care in future. Thanks. ~~ [Jam][talk] 05:06, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
Sorry i was not aware of that i was using twinkle sorry about that.
Staffwaterboy Critique Me Guestbook Sandbox 12:47, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- That's OK - I've never seen Twinkle corrupt the page like that before. If it happens again, it might be worth dropping the Twinkle developer a message to let them know. ~~ [Jam][talk] 12:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Unblock request
[edit] hi
I am cordially inviting you to add a comment to my featured picture candidate found here Thanks a heap
cheers
B jacob (talk) 21:01, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Your message on User_talk:Tyw7
Regarding your message left on my user talk,
[edit] 81.86.68.253
If, as you claim, this IP address is linked to your account, why are you still editing anonymously as the IP address? [Jam][talk] 09:37, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
I find it easier to just click the edit button and editing anonymously than logging in and then editing.-- Tyw7, formerly Troop350 (talk) 11:10, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm, I see. Surely if you are using the same computer and browser, it would just be easier to let the browser remember your log in? ~~ [Jam][talk] 14:55, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
- I don’t want my computer to remember anything so as my account would not be compromised by spywares, etc. -- Tyw7, formerly Troop350 (talk) 15:04, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
- Fair enough. Still, it is probably better that you use your named account, rather than your IP address (even if you have indicated that that IP is linked to your account). ~~ [Jam][talk] 15:06, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
- I don’t want my computer to remember anything so as my account would not be compromised by spywares, etc. -- Tyw7, formerly Troop350 (talk) 15:04, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Vandalism around entry Murray Gold
Somebody has created a malicious page vis-a-vis the entry on composer Murray Gold here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mr_chuzzlewit —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.232.229.135 (talk) 20:12, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up - I'll look into it. ~~ [Jam][talk] 20:21, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
- It appears that the user has not edited since March last year, but I think I'll see if I can get the user page deleted as an attack page. ~~ [Jam][talk] 20:24, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Bjaco18/Stop and Stare 14
Hi. I see that you blocked Bjaco18 for vandalism threats. You might also want to either keep an eye on or block Stop and stare14. This is allegedly his sister (and hasn't edited much since he set up her account). However, she might start "editing" now that he is blocked. ~~ [Jam][talk] 20:57, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, I'm watching both of them. Thanks, Gwernol 20:58, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
- No worries. Just thought I'd give you the heads up in case you'd missed her :). ~~ [Jam][talk] 20:59, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Ján Mikolaj
Just wondering why you thought that the Slovak Education Minister was not notable. What links here shows that Mikolaj is mentioned in many other articles. I hope this was an isolated slip. Regards, BencherliteTalk 10:37, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Ah, probably. Well, it was an article created by a new user with very little edit history. It seemed to me non-notable (no sources and little formatting) but didn't think to check what linked to it. ~~ [Jam][talk] 10:47, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
