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Silesianus disruptive editing

I reported this several months ago to WD:AN where they were asked to stop this specific type of edit. Silesianus did their usual trick of ignoring it and are now making the exact same edits (another example. and another). I'm involved so I would appreciate if someone else could deal with it. —Xezbeth (talk) 10:29, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This wouldn't be the first time I run into someone who is about as cooperative as a cat in a bathtub. Since they were already warned I expect you're fishing for a block. I looked though things, and for me I don't feel comfortable placing a block for poor practices regarding descriptions. LDAs are for the benefit or humans, the stuff that matters is stored as claims. The person accused also touches on this.

Uncommunicative and/or uncooperative contributors seems to be a common theme on Wikidata. It's not straightforward how to handle them given they also typically make useful contributions. I tend to ask myself if someone is a net good to Wikidata, if I think they are then at least so far I have not placed any sanctions on them.

As far as sanctions go in this specific case, it seems to me the user should be told they are expected to edit in line with the current consensus, and that the failure to do so may lead to sanctions down the road. There also may be enough here to warrant a short block, but I'm not sure if that's helpful as attitudes are inherent. Infrastruktur (talk) 20:31, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Report concerning User:88.238.14.159

88.238.14.159 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) — Reasons:: Vandalism of Foxconn (Q463094), adding Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Q39259) as the founder. Supaplex (talk) 17:55, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User is warned. Only one edit. --Lymantria (talk) 18:00, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think that this discussion is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, don't hesitate to replace this template with your comment. Estopedist1 (talk) 07:00, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Report concerning User:Superdavitm

Superdavitm (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) — Reasons: Spam XReport ―MathXplore (talk) 01:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

user is welcomed. Spammy creations deleted Estopedist1 (talk) 06:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I mistakenly interwiki a Wikidata item

Hello Wikidata administrators I apologize profusely because I mistakenly interwiki some items therefore I ask for your help in moving these items to the correct place. Here are the items:

Wikipedia:Pengurus/Pemungutan suara (idwiki)
Wikipedia:Panguruih/Pamiliahan (minwiki)
Wikipédiya:Pangingun/Pamancangan pangingun (kgewiki)
Wikipédia:Panyuwunan status panata (jvwiki)
Wikipédi: Merbot/Rembukan milih merbot (bewwiki)
Wikipedia:Tā mongurusi/Hihile mowali Tā mongurusi (gorwiki)
Wikipedia:Ureueng urôh/Lakèe jeuet keu ureueng urôh (acewiki)

Moved to Wikipedia:Administrator elections (Q126364422) which I had previously interwiki to Wikipedia:Requests for permissions (Q5453037). Once again I apologize and I request not to be blocked in Wikidata Badak Jawa (talk) 01:59, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to move the Wikidata item to where it should be but there is no green arrow button to move it Badak Jawa (talk) 02:01, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:NinaFan84748357

NinaFan84748357 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC))

Special:CentralAuth/NinaFan84748357 with Uncontructive edits here: [1] Thanks, -- Ooligan (talk) 06:57, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

user is warned. Probably good faith edits. But it is suspicious that new account and instantly difficult edits Estopedist1 (talk) 06:27, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Properties ready for creation

Category:Properties ready for creation is backlogged again; there are currently 69 proposals awaiting attention. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:44, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Now up to 78. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:07, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

possible LTA

Flupyzdupy (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC))

LTA pattern: one old edit. Today massive QS using. Pre-emptive blocking by me Estopedist1 (talk) 20:56, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Matlin again. "Flupy z dupy" is a rude vulgarism in Polish (I know the meaning but nevermind) -- is it technically possible to hide the username in every edit history it ever appeared in, using a bot? Or regarding that there are 19K+ edits, more reasonable to keep it as is? --Wolverène (talk) 08:43, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know the meaning, but would the name be eligible to suppress? If yes, it should be hide and not really relevant with edit count imo. Aqurs1 (talk) 09:06, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't read the policy but maybe you can request account rename on metawiki? Infrastruktur (talk) 14:25, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Report concerning User:Hy Anh

Hy Anh (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) — Reasons: Spam XReport ―MathXplore (talk) 21:31, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I know opinions may differ among admins, but I'm inclined to give users some latitude about what they can post on their own user page. If nothing else, it gives us some context for any other contributions they make. Bovlb (talk) 02:40, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This user created their account and made their first edit, which was just looking like a link spam. It looks like a typical case, and admins have blocked other users for similar reasons before. Additionally, Hy Anh has also been warned by some abuse filters that prevent spam (see log). So, I’ve deleted the user page and warned them. Hope that’s okay for you, Bovlb. Regards, Wüstenspringmaus _talk 09:12, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your action is in line with common practice, and I don't mean to pick on this one case, but I wanted to take the opportunity to voice a general concern that I have not expressed in the past. I don't want to encourage spam on user pages, but I'm prepared to give users a lot more freedom there than in item space. In this specific case, it was largely autobiographical with a single link to YouTube. Bovlb (talk) 17:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Some cases may not be obvious, like those user-pages that reads like CVs. If it's on a user that makes useful contributions I don't mind. Infrastruktur (talk) 18:33, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Right. This user has no other contributions across any project, and so this probably was not the best case for me to have picked to make my general point. Bovlb (talk) 18:36, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Report concerning User:Rakibkhanomi02

Rakibkhanomi02 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) — Reasons: Vandalism. ―Dorades (talk) 20:45, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Blocked indefinitely. I originally wanted to give them another warning for straying away from the project scope. But after looking at their CentralAuth, I think a block works better as they are a serial self-promoter with more than one account. Jianhui67^{talk★contribs} 05:43, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Report concerning User:151.21.86.164

151.21.86.164 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) — Reasons: Add fake information, especially relevant to Dinh Thuy Yen ―Henrydat (talk) 15:44, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Henrydat: due to massive editing, could you give concrete example, which info is fake? Side-notice: earlier we had some or one vandal related to the place in Italy called "Como" Estopedist1 (talk) 07:04, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This IP is global block Henrydat (talk) 10:42, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Report concerning User:2001:268:9200:0:0:0:0:0/40

2001:268:9200:0:0:0:0:0/40 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) — Reasons: Persistent vandalism. ―Ringo62 (talk) 00:11, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked for three months, but edits are not patrolled! Estopedist1 (talk) 06:16, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Restoration for wikidata Q125641665 ( Yaser Alsaidi )

Hello Administors team I was shocked when i saw the deletion of a wikidata i created and the item meets wikidata notability criteria cause i added then also links to coverage in a major newspaper and tv interviews and many other editors contributed to this item and this item was created more than a year ago and all was ok but then today at once it was deleted it might be by mistake so i decided to contact you to check it out 88.154.30.16 15:23, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@باسم: Pinging the deleting admin. —Infrastruktur

@باسم: Pinging the deleting admin. (Having problems with signatures. Trying again) Infrastruktur (talk) 17:40, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Some additional information. This item had four sitelinks, but all were deleted: ar:ياسر الصعيدي (deleted twice), uk:Ясер Алсаіді (deleted twice), awa:यासर अलसैदी, rmy:Yaser Alsaidi.

Items for this entity also seem to have been deleted here many times: Relevant items: Q125641665 (37.73.225.145), Q116392397 (46.211.155.162), Q115134255 (Daremize), Q115133571 (Daremize), Q112073405 (Godsmarket), Q115305736 (109.86.245.117).

The item did have a range of social media links, including an IMDB link with no credits. There were a few references, but most are broken links. Bovlb (talk) 18:06, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I can provide some links to add but as i said, many other editors contributed to this item and it meets wikidata notability criteria and it was a live for entire year, undelete the item and give me couple of days and all links will be added to the following (Aljazeera English, TRT Arabia , ITV and Good Morning Britain, Katapult (Magazin), Espreso TV, Vysoky Zamok (newspaper), ModernGhana) 88.154.30.16 18:23, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A tip for you: Promises to add links in the future count for nothing in an undeletion request. Bring the actual links or we assume that they don't exist. Bovlb (talk) 18:27, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, And here the links as promised:

1- Katapult Magazin (in German). 2023-04-09

https://katapultu-magazin.de/artikel/der-netzwerker

(In English) https://katapultu-magazin.de/artikel/the-networker

2- Al Jazeera English, 27 March 2024 ( Palestinian doctor in Ukraine: draws parallels with Gaza, endures personal losses )

Ps. Can’t add the link cause the filter consider it spam.

3- TRT Arabi, 30 April 2022 (In Arabic) https://www.facebook.com/share/v/194fVrrary

4- Vysoky Zamok (newspaper) 28.September.2022 (in Ukrainian) https://wz.lviv.ua/ukraine/473570-na-pryiom-do-medykiv-prykhodiat-znesyleni-soldaty-iaki-popry-bil-idut-na-front-zakhyshchaty-ukrainu

5- ITV and Good Morning Britain, Feb 22, 2023 (in English)

https://x.com/richardgaisford/status/1628345563363135491?s=46&t=KesqZ63YRCpVzJuDu7Z9nQ

6- Espreso.TV, Jul 2, 2024 (in Ukrainian)

Ps. The same as Aljazeerah but I can’t read it cause it’s in Ukrainian or Russian IDK these languages.

7- Modernghana ( In English) https://www.modernghana.com/videonews/aljazeera/9/410680/ 88.154.30.16 18:56, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bovlb @Infrastruktur This item seems to pass WDN1 as an article exists at https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaser_Alsaidi (a recent AFD was resolved as keep) Piecesofuk (talk) 18:39, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article is now under CSD G5 (created by blocked user). Typically CSDs are automatically rejected after an article has survived an RFD, but the case for G5 is clear cut, and was not considered in the RFD (this account not being globally locked until after its closure). Bovlb (talk) 23:39, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And it's gone. Bovlb (talk) 03:38, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, I am a little bit confused cause i only asked about the item i created a year ago and to be honest, if someone else done something wrong in other wikipedia project then sure should be blocked or whatever you think fits to the situation but an item created a year ago and many editors contributed to it shouldn't be effected by all of that i believe 88.154.30.16 05:21, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Report concerning User:Aicuaboom

Aicuaboom (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) — Reasons: Spam across many items. XReport ―Wostr (talk) 16:25, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

you should act, it's ongoing! —mykhal (talk) 16:53, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Indeffed --Lymantria (talk) 17:02, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Continuing on viwiki it seems, global lock requested. --Lymantria (talk) 17:04, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Globally locked. Bovlb (talk) 03:38, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think that this discussion is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, don't hesitate to replace this template with your comment. Estopedist1 (talk) 06:40, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Report concerning User:دهقان فتح الله ۱

دهقان فتح الله ۱ (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) — Reasons: вандализм ―Mitte27 (talk) 17:45, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done blocked indefinite. Infrastruktur (talk) 17:50, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think that this discussion is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, don't hesitate to replace this template with your comment. Estopedist1 (talk) 06:40, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

IP Unblock Request: 71.232.53.159

After mistakenly running Wikidata API calls at high concurrency, my home wifi is now blocked from accessing Wikidata or any Wikipedia page. I have requested an unblock from Wikipedia on my talk page, and they directed me here.

I have now been blocked for about 48 hours. Anything you can do to help unblock my IP address would be so, so appreciated.

Please note, I am accessing this page over mobile hotspot due to my wifi IP address being blocked. The IP address in my signature is not the blocked IP address. The blocked address is 71.232.53.159. 2600:1000:B16E:5BA6:35B2:C4E6:C83A:6D7E 15:39, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If your home IP is being blocked from even reading Wikipedia, then this must be something happening at a network level. It's not the sort of block we can undo here. I don't know the exact policies, but I'd expect it to be temporary (a day or so). You might try asking at Wikidata:Report a technical problem in case someone there can help you. Bovlb (talk) 16:18, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Report concerning User:Joy manuel schuler01,

Joy manuel schuler01, (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) — Reasons: Spam XReport ―MathXplore (talk) 23:14, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

user page creation is deleted. If he will continue, we will block him Estopedist1 (talk) 07:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Report concerning User:Paul Petrecz Jr

Paul Petrecz Jr (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) — Reasons: Spam XReport ―MathXplore (talk) 23:16, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked already indef by The Squirrel Conspiracy Estopedist1 (talk) 07:07, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with Maroua Editathon

It appears that Éditathon_à_Maroua is associated with the mass-creation of items that give no indication of notability, often just a single edit per item. I just warned five editors (@FOTSA KELLY, @Armelle wong, @Nasko_Freedzy, @Ngoufack_edgard, @Ngounou_Florian). The facilitators seem to be @Alacoolwiki, @Nattes à chat, and @E82MAA. Why are we organizing official WMF events that set people loose on projects with no apparent attempt at training them? Bovlb (talk) 00:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also @FONKOUE Bovlb (talk) 00:59, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

These facilitators appear to be associated with a number of recent grants and grant requests (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) that together seem to total about USD 800K. I don't know the exact connection between these various grants and these editathons, but I don't think that WMF contributions should be going towards creating more cleanup work for volunteers. Bovlb (talk) 01:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Report concerning User:1.46.93.98

1.46.93.98 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) — Reasons: vandalizing desc. (Thai) ―mykhal (talk) 10:32, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

..see also e.g. 1.47.216.61 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • SUL (for IP: GUC)) —mykhal (talk) 10:35, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]