This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page.

Archive 45

←

Archive 48

Archive 49

Archive 50

Archive 51

Archive 52

→

Archive 55

User:QuaestorGaius is now making his POV edits and reverts at History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom). I suspect that he's part of the sockpuppet complex that was attacking Philip II of Macedon. -- Taivo ( talk) 13:29, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

What kind of conspiracist believes in shadow complexes attacking him? I'm certainly no puppet. I simply disagree with the propaganda posts you're trying to pass in those articles. The Hellenism of Ancient Macedonia and the ancient Macedonians is a fact and I will not stand the rape of history by a petty conspirasist in wikipedia.. 
QuaestorGaius (
talk) 13:35, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Sock-puppetry is definitely a possibility as is meat-ditto. It's certainly disruptive, and more semi-protections will be forthcoming if they persist. Favonian ( talk) 16:09, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

This whole story is nothing but a badly written farse. You can check me on n the greek wiki to see I’m no puppet. Taivo from what I can see in the talk segment created his own “consensus” that nobody else agrees on and calls out on the majority of editors who explained to him why he’s wrong and why the epithet “greek” is selfevident. QuaestorGaius ( talk) 07:31, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

Favonian So uou will now keep the article closed just to satisfy the obsessive behavior of 1 user against the opinions of everyone else who both in the talk and in the changes log dissagree with him? This is discrimination at its finest. QuaestorGaius ( talk) 07:09, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

User:QuaestorGaius, you clearly don't have any history with this suite of ancient Macedonia articles. The WP:CONSENSUS extends across several articles that ancient Macedonia will not be overtly called a "Greek" or "Hellenic" kingdom in the lead. But that discussion should not occur on User:Favonian's talk page. I suggest that you examine the most recent discussions and find it. Whoever summoned you from the Greek Wikipedia to the English Wikipedia to raise the Greek flag clearly didn't give you the whole story. -- Taivo ( talk) 07:40, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

First of all nobody “summoned me” in the english wiki. I do so by accident and found out about this farse you call a consensus in these articles. There is no consensus apart from your own opinion which you try to pass as a consensus. This has already been demonstrated in the talk where everyone disagrees with you. QuaestorGaius ( talk) 12:25, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

This discussion does not belong at User:Favonian's Talk Page. If you want to try to build a new consensus, then begin a discussion on the article's Talk Page and I will bring you all the links to the consensus. -- Taivo ( talk) 13:21, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

Hi for your information, I've opened a discussion at Talk:Middelgrundsfortet#Requested move 26 August 2019 to move Middelgrundsfortet to new title Ungdomsøen. Bogger ( talk) 15:54, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

Remember the good old days when the little shits spent their time in school actually doing schoolwork? Half Shadow 07:28, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

You must be talking about my school days, before the internet was invented. Favonian ( talk) 07:30, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

Harvey carter is still trying do edits @ Favonian: Same IP Range as before Jack90s15 ( talk) 14:58, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

/info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/86.150.124.95 https://whatismyipaddress.com/ip/86.150.124.95

/info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/86.161.73.234 https://whatismyipaddress.com/ip/86.161.73.234

Hello, could you have a look at this page please? An IP has persistently inserted content sourced to IMDb here and replacing text more reliably sourced to BBC. First instance here. The content is pretty much verbatim as per IMDb and therefore copy-vio, but I doubt that it was added to IMDb by someone else anyway. Also persistent editing of TP content. Thanks. Eagleash ( talk) 12:22, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

I left them a note. If this appeal to reason doesn't help, other measures will be applied. Favonian ( talk) 12:30, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. I was tempted to go to AIV but thought it needed more 'eyes'. Cheers. Eagleash ( talk) 13:00, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

Just sending you an FYI that I created an SPI report for the sock puppetry that occurred on Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia by those two accounts. You can read it by clicking here, if you wish. Thanks for taking care of that disruption! :-) I hope you're doing well, I wish you a great day, and I hope to get to speak to you again soon. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:27, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, Oshwah, and the same to you! All Is are now dotted and Ts crossed. ;) Favonian ( talk) 09:29, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Exactly! That's why I figured that I'd create that SPI case for ya. :-) It's great to talk to you again, and I hope our paths cross again soon (of course that's inevitable and likely to happen given the fact that we both patrol the same areas... lol). :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:32, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

It's already been requested, but could you please protect Louis XVII of France? RIDICULOUS amounts of IP vandalism after recent expiration of semi-protection for that very reason. ThanToBe ( talk) 20:40, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

I must have been here for too long, but I can't help asking: how come your only edits concern the activities of the Louisville Loon? Favonian ( talk) 20:42, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

Hi I appear to have been blocked from editing and don't understand why. I (infrequently) edit archaeology pages mainly, and minor edits in the main plus extra references to resources. My IP range may be the issue but it is dynamically assigned by my ISP and so I have no control over it, so wonder if the block is even intended for me. -- Dithy ( talk) 17:20, 18 September 2019 (UTC)

@ Dithy: Evidently, it's not your account that's blocked, so I need to know the IP (range) involved to figure out what to do. Favonian ( talk) 19:35, 18 September 2019 (UTC)

Cheers. Currently my IP is 37.152.234.47. The range that's been blocked (blocked 37.152.192.0/18) is part of a large public ISP (from Plusnet). -- Dithy ( talk) 20:50, 18 September 2019 (UTC)

Oh, that one. The range is a favorite hangout for one of Wikipedia's less pleasant fixtures, whose disruptive sprees necessitate rather strong measures. The range block is "anon only", so you'll be able to edit freely, as long as you remember to log in. Favonian ( talk) 15:15, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Charming... I totally understand. Thanks for your help. I probably have on occasion been lazy with an anon edit so that'll learn me.-- Dithy ( talk) 17:02, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

... is what I had how many western lowland gorillas we have here . Thanks for stopping this editor. I guess they'll be back soon. Cheers - DVdm ( talk) 09:05, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

The things we do for our family. Favonian ( talk) 09:08, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

Your remark was nothing short of prophetic, DVdm. I just had to block the range 2601:283:c201:78d0::/64. Favonian ( talk) 15:24, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

Experience. Nothing but . - DVdm ( talk) 15:33, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

( talk page stalker) Does it really rejoice in the Latin name Gorilla gorilla gorilla? I'm proud to be a member of its family! Gorilla gorilla gorilla gorilla | talk 19:05, 19 September 2019 (UTC).

The sound of it alone makes me want to pound my chest. Favonian ( talk) 19:24, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Do Vimalaroyy and Curiosityyy ring any bells for you? (Apart from the obvious, that the two accounts are the same person). But surely it is a person we have seen before? (Intentionally vague so as not to prejudice you too much). -- bonadea contributions talk 17:12, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

The obvious part is enough for one indef and one 1-week block while I ponder the big picture. The editor is not quite incoherent enough to match your Super Fan #1, but I find it increasingly difficult to tell all those smelly vestments apart. Favonian ( talk) 17:44, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Hmm, I may need to modify my assessment of coherence. Favonian ( talk) 18:12, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Yep, it is rather astonishing how much incoherence can be crammed into a short piece of text! -- bonadea contributions talk 18:47, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Whoa! Did the DNA test just come out positive? Favonian ( talk) 19:23, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

and ... we have an indef LTA. Favonian ( talk) 19:28, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

('_') <-- me being not at all surprised. (@ Drmies: to save you from ignorance: Nsmutte.) Thanks, Favonian! -- bonadea contributions talk 19:39, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Ha. See, I wasn't yet looking at what they wrote. Once I did, it was obvious: that kind of stupidity can't be hidden. Drmies ( talk) 20:12, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

NinjaRobotPirate, would you mind having a look? You placed a rangeblock which shows up under the Curiosityyy account, but I am not familiar with this puppeteer. (See, Bonadea, I am unprejudiced...out of ignorance.) Thanks, Drmies ( talk) 17:48, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Good, good :-) I wasn't aware of a rangeblock affecting the... individual in question, but it makes sense that there would be one. Let's see what NRP says. -- bonadea contributions talk 18:47, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Yeah, probably Nsmutte. Seems to be on a world tour of various proxies and a few IP ranges that I've already blocked. NinjaRobotPirate ( talk) 02:56, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for your very fast action on Pound sterling. Denisarona ( talk) 12:57, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

I'm doing event coordination at an event with Zeromonk, MER-C and others. We're having trouble getting new accounts created with errors like

Account creation from IP addresses in the range 94.119.64.0/18, which includes your IP address (94.119.64.18), has been blocked by Favonian. The reason given by Favonian is "The IP address that you are currently using has been blocked because it is believed to be a web host provider. To prevent abuse, web hosts may be blocked from editing Wikipedia..."

The service we are using for this event at the LSE Library is The Cloud which is a major provider of internet access in the UK. Please reconsider this block as it is quite disruptive. Andrew D. ( talk) 12:57, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

As you wish, but in view of the range's edit history, chances are that it'll be reblocked at some point. Favonian ( talk) 13:04, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

I see that you've been involved with the block of PenguinsElite almost two years ago (revoked talk page access);since then numerous accounts have been discovered, mostly by someone else. I have given a description on whether to do a WP:BAN on the user for not obeying the WP:SOCK rule. The discussion can be found at " Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#WP:CBAN for PenguinsElite". Iggy ( Swan) 21:39, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Discussion already ended with a WP:3X. Favonian ( talk) 13:06, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

...this is our chance to get MusikAnimal on socking, admin abuse, and vandalism. Don't let this opportunity slip away. Hey Favonian, by the way, how are you? It is always nice to see you're still around. Written any kvalitet indhold recently? Drmies ( talk) 17:48, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

I'm good, having long ago decided that writing content isn't my thing, devoting myself instead to taking out the garbage. The Melodic Beast is on my short list! Favonian ( talk) 17:51, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Oops, haha! My apologies. I must of hit revert right as Huggle shifted to show your edit. I generally like that feature, because it sort of gamifies it (which for RC patrol is okay, I think), but obviously here it worked against me. I guess I'll just have to be more cautious, or maybe there's a way to turn off the auto-refreshing? Anyway, if you block me, I will unleash my legion of socks on you! So think twice =P

Concur that it's great to see Favonian, and you as well Drmies :) — MusikAnimal ^talk 17:57, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Haha, I was guest-lecturing on Wikipedia in someone's Advanced Composition class yesterday, and as I was logging in I realized that I also have a host of socks laying around, and I should go see how they're doing. Come on Favonian, you live in the friendliest country in the world, why occupy yourself with garbage? Why not, for instance, turn Wealhþeow, an article on a Danish person, into a better article? Drmies ( talk) 18:11, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Hello, I was wondering if you can help me on Land of Punt where an editor is clearly oblivious of what "reliable sources" and "reaching a consensus" means, thus causing quite the trouble there. I'd simply keep reverting the user while trying to explain, but resulting in both being blocked does not seem like a big deal to me. Khruner ( talk) 20:10, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Not quite disruptive enough to be blockable, and a full protection at this point would not have a desirable result. I'm pinging Doug Weller and Johnbod who both know more about this than I do. Favonian ( talk) 20:19, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Can't go on like this, so I've fully protected the Wrong Version for a week, compounding my error by going to bed. Favonian ( talk) 21:04, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

And if anyone asks, I have no idea why it says "High-risk Lua module" in the log! I have tried repeatedly to set it to "Content dispute". Favonian ( talk) 21:08, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Hey Favonian, hope you are well. I just wanted to say thank you for dealing those long-term abuse IPs on the talk pages earlier. Appreciate the fast response! -- LuK3 (Talk) 15:35, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, LuK3! That particular troll is really from the bottom of the sewer. If he could at least demonstrate some sort of progress, it would help alleviate the tedium. Favonian ( talk) 15:41, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

There is a determined effort amongst (I suspect) those with motives to politically filter out information throwing this American Spy Base in an unfavourable light including any details relating to the conduct of American citizens employed at the base. I will re edit this article to contain information relating to

1. the current operational status of Croughton related to any secret agreement

1. reveal any sensitive information while protecting my sources

1. report the considered opinions of International Lawyers in relation to the diplomatic immunity status of Mr Anthony Sacoolas and his wife involved in the fatal head on collision with Harry Dunn

1. will show the obstruction and lies that have been used to protect individuals working at this American base

1. will describe the policies of a future Labour govt to investigate and eventually eliminate this type of American base on British territory

1. I will assemble numerous references and citations that will make it extremely difficult for you to routinely reverse any edits that do not comply with the pro American right wing political bias within Wikipedia which has been well publicised in such reliable newspapers as The Guardian. DarlingDavid ( talk) 18:38, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

DarlingDavid DarlingDavid ( talk) 18:39, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

This discussion belongs at Talk:RAF Croughton, not here, and remember to log in to your account. Favonian ( talk) 18:44, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

• Just to note that the user continues to add unreferenced information to the RAF Croughton and does not engage in the talk page. Concerned about BLP issues with unreferenced material and the increasing rheotric from the user. Thanks MilborneOne ( talk) 08:52, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

... and now, surprisingly, he's blocked indefinitely. Favonian ( talk) 16:30, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

Not sure what I am doing wrong. Keep receiving random blocks so I googled how to get rid of some. Sorry if I messed up anyone’s page. Brosenow ( talk) 19:25, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

You account hasn't been blocked, yet. Could you reproduce the precise block message that you encounter? Favonian ( talk) 19:27, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

Hey, thank you very much for dealing with the disruptive IP who made unconstructive edits on Battle of Marathon and Greco-Persian Wars. Best.---Wikaviani ^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:55, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

My pleasure! If the IP jumps again I'll block them without further ado. Favonian ( talk) 17:56, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

Hi. I see you blocked QuaIcomm250 in response to the this and the related behavior. From that complaint and the history at Normans, doesn't it seem like the (also new) account Apple A13 Bionic, who was making the same edit (e.g. this), is the sockmaster? Or is this already queued up somewhere (that search didn't find)? Thanks. —[ AlanM1( talk)]— 19:53, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

@ AlanM1: It seems likely, but I hesitate to make the call because we have a number of perennial trolls hanging around who like to jump in and pretend that they are one of the antagonists in a dispute, just for the hell of it. A sockpuppet investigation with CheckUser would probably be the best/only way to get clarity. Meanwhile, I have semi-protected the article to "limit participation". Favonian ( talk) 20:01, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

I see. It was just odd that A13 had not even received an edit-war warning after 4 identical edits in 12 hours and, inexplicably, two reversions to the other version, followed by a silly attempt to protect the page themselves, complete with nowiki tags that they copied from the source of the article on protection, etc. I don't think they're here. Should you at least give them a "stop screwing around" warning? —[ AlanM1( talk)]— 20:11, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

It is indeed odd that they haven't been given a warning for edit-warring. In fact, both you and I should be embarrassed for not having done the deed. Care to do it? Now, the next step is tricky: both parties have been edit-warring and though both you and I lean towards one version of the article, the opposition has not committed outright vandalism (the "protection" being, as you correctly observe, silly) and unilaterally blocking that editor would not stand up in court. Favonian ( talk) 20:21, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

OK, I caved and gave them the "soft" version, as opposed to "I'll block you in your sleep!" Favonian ( talk) 20:27, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

Looks like the OP took it to SPI, where they were confirmed as a sock and blocked. —[ AlanM1( talk)]— 23:22, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Why was I range blocked? 172.58.235.27 ( talk) 22:41, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Hey Favonian, did you place a rangeblock? Cause I just did too. What am I missing, if anything--is there a known disruptor behind this range? Drmies ( talk) 02:24, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

• Zzuuzz, if you can, please re-check the range, in whole or part: you know better which troll is behind this than I do. And feel free to finetune the block/range. Thanks, Drmies ( talk) 02:28, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
  • @ Drmies: Hi guys. So it appears to me that 172.58.235.27, ie the user above who I'll call the 'Buttigieg guy', is not the user aimed at by the 172.58.235.0/21 block which Favonian placed. That block was placed due to persistent vandalism from another user (impersonator, troll, vandal, lta, etc). I also blocked 172.58.235.0/24 for a time, but the block actually needed to be the /21 (not /24, not /17) so Favonian got it spot on. I don't know about the 'Buttigieg guy', I'll leave that to Drmies, but as for the reason for the block, there you have it (and it might well happen again). -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 08:04, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
    • Adjusted accordingly. Thanks zzuuzz. Drmies ( talk) 15:44, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for redacting the edits of I like Talking Angela ( talk · contribs). I want to drive a Buick Century ( talk · contribs) is the same user who made the exact same edits, which might also need redacting. Regards, Lordtobi ( ✉) 11:49, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Unmistakably! Got the same treatment. Thanks! Favonian ( talk) 11:51, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Hi!

Im not sure who you are or why is it so very important to you to be deleting content of historical data that I have painstakingly added.

Please note that nothing about what I have worked so hard to compile and post is disruptive or vandalizing. Please refrain from adding incorrect data such as associating Dhillon with Muslims which is vandalism of an entry.

Anyways, what does it have to do with you? Please explain! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Notedanymous ( talk • contribs) 16:23, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

@ Notedanymous: You have effectively tried to hijack two pages, replacing them with completely different content and giving highly insufficient explanations, for instance this change with the edit summary "nothing". You have been reverted by another editor and myself, so now you have to propose your change on the article talk page. Favonian ( talk) 16:29, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Hi Favonian,

I came across an unblock request at User_talk:Alansplodge#Help!_I_have_been_blocked, and have been looking into that range. It appears that that isp sells / resells both broadband, and web hosting. And, they tend to mix everything up in the ranges (and, looks like they offer biz customers custom reverse DNS, which makes it even more fun).

So, I ended up resolving the entire /19... Which took a while, and here's what we have:

What I'm proposing here, if you're OK with it, is to unblock the /19, and block 46.102.194.0/23, and 46.102.216.0/24 with "{{ webhostblock}} <!-- ICUK Hosting -->" for a couple years. I know, that won't get all of them, but it will get most of them.

What are your thoughts? SQL ^{Query me!} 19:27, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

@ SQL: That's acceptable, even though it leaves out 46.102.220.247. If that one ever stirs again, I'll bury it under /32 range-block of considerable duration. Thanks for your careful analysis! Favonian ( talk) 19:36, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Done, thanks for the quick reply! SQL ^{Query me!} 20:15, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Hi, Great Dane. Looks like my block + your rangeblock forced the IP to create an account, doesn't it? I have asked the account a few questions on their page. Bishonen | talk 21:39, 12 November 2019 (UTC).

Hejdå, Bishonen! Definitely one concerned woman who has previously expressed concern for the state of the article. Let's all lean back and savor the popcorn. Favonian ( talk) 21:46, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Hi, check out the edits summaries of User:Glennedge Denisarona ( talk) 11:10, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

For example, at Battle of Crete Denisarona ( talk) 11:11, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

@ Denisarona: Oh, yes. That's Krajoyn's way of showing affection. Favonian ( talk) 11:38, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Boring trolls at it after managing to find the "unprotected" version. Nothing better to do except to vandalise. Iggy ( Swan) ( What I've been doing to maintain Wikipedia) 21:38, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Meh, nobody ever reads those anyway. It's the little moron's professed purpose to have talk pages protected, so let's ignore him. Punishment as cruel and unusual as it gets. Favonian ( talk) 21:45, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Seems like the page history has now gone in a puff of smoke. Iggy ( Swan) ( What I've been doing to maintain Wikipedia) 21:56, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

After all, some people do, sadly, take pride in procrastinating about getting that sorely distemper vaccine.-- Mr Fink ( talk) 22:09, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Dear Favonian, you might see from my history that I have created several pages on Wikipedia, and that for years I have contributed favorably. However, I do not know many of the rules and ways of operating within Wikipedia, and often any challenges to my edits go unchallenged by me especially if they are shielded in the complex Wikipedia legalese that I often have no time or technical knowledge to address. This is why I am asking for your help.

The title "Unification of Hispaniola" is extremely biased and reads as propagandistic. Most published secondary sources, including long-established and respectable publications like Encyclopedia Britannica, understand the unilateral annexation of the Eastern (Spanish) portion of Hispaniola as an occupation. Yes, some people in the East supported it, but the majority did not. As well, a look at the vast difference in military might between the well-organized and battle-hardened Haitian army and the small, unprepared militia of the Spanish-speaking East, will demonstrate that there was little they could do to stop the march of Boyer's occupying army. The title should change to a more neutral title that is in line with reputable scholarship and mainstream publications, to "Haitian Occupation of Dominican Republic" (or "Spanish Santo Domingo" or "Spanish Haiti" since technically the DR did not exist yet although the polity was already established) or to "Haitian Annexation of Spanish Haiti". Below is the entry on the Encyclopedia Britannica section within the page Dominican Republic:

Haitian occupation.Within weeks Haitian troops under Jean-Pierre Boyer (president of Haiti, 1818–43) again overran the eastern part of the island, initiating a 22-year occupation (1822–42). Haitians monopolized government power, severed the church’s ties with Rome, forced out the traditional ruling class, and all but obliterated the western European and Hispanic traditions. In addition, Haitian troops arbitrarily confiscated foodstuffs and other supplies, and ethnic tensions caused further resentment. Dominican historians have portrayed the period as cruel and barbarous, but Boyer also freed the slaves, and his administration was generally efficient. (source: https://www.britannica.com/place/Dominican-Republic/Press-and-broadcasting#ref129491 )

This gives us an idea of how an arguably non-biased encyclopedic source covers the topic. "Unification of Hispaniola" is a revisionistic title with no precedent in reputable scholarship. The main supporter of the title Krajoyn has been blocked from Wikipedia, other supporters are anonymous or have names that do not correspond with a wikipedia page.

Because of your experience at Wikipedia, your barn stars (which demonstrate good faith and recognition) and your knowledge of the complex Wikipedia ways of operating, would you consider supporting me in this change of title or in changing the title yourself in a way that won't be vandalized?

Many thanks, Emanuel. Emanuel Kingsley ( talk) 15:42, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

• @ Emanuel Kingsley: You will have a strong case if you can demonstrate that reliable, scholarly sources refer to the subject as something other than "Unification". Wikipedia has among its (many!) policies WP:COMMONNAME which trumps, for instance, WP:OFFICIALNAMES. If the policy collides with WP:NPOV (also a policy) the discussion becomes heated. Personally, I never thought that the "U word" was that loaded, but on second thoughts: try to put it next to "Ireland".🤢 To reiterate, marshal the scholarly sources and you stand a good chance. Though I may seem to have edited the article a lot, it's only because I have somehow become the constant companion of Krajoyn who seems to have ties to that region. Favonian ( talk) 16:11, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for your feedback Favonian. I can definitely (and easily) build a case via reliable, scholarly sources. But what should my next step be? Change the name of the article and cite the reliable sources on the article's talk page? I'm afraid that it will be immediately reverted by the zealots who are driving the current name, and I really want to be economical and targeted on my contributions to Wikipedia. -- Emanuel Kingsley ( talk) 01:35, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

@ Emanuel Kingsley: The righteous way is to start a formal discussion by following the procedure described at WP:Requested moves#Requesting controversial and potentially controversial moves. Article renaming discussions attract some rather tedious individuals – even by Wikipedia standards – but I gather from your comments that you're kind of resigned to this. Favonian ( talk) 16:29, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, Favonian, will do. Emanuel Kingsley ( talk) 19:19, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

Hello Favonian,

Your script User:Favonian/Scripts/massRevdel.js is no longer functional because it attempts to get an editToken from mw.user.tokens. The script should instead get a csrfToken. editTokens were removed from mw.user.tokens on October 3, 2019 at Phabricator during this edit as they were redundant to csrfTokens.– BrandonXLF ( talk) 00:06, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, BrandonXLF. It's just a backup copy Writ Keeper's invaluable script, but I have now brought it up to date. Favonian ( talk) 06:34, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Thank you for enlightening me about archiving talk-pages. Could you perhaps help me archive some of the outdated and solved disscussions on Nolan's talk page?

Best regards Sammyjankis88 ( talk) 17:20, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

I'm working on it. :) Favonian ( talk) 17:22, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Sammyjankis88 ( talk) 17:24, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

Last IP found from this utter nuisance ( /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse/Best_known_for_IP), maybe worth a block ( /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/146.90.39.199)? Or protect Juan Antonio Pizzi, as they seem to be on my case as in several times in the wikipast?

Attentively, continue the good work from Portugal -- Quite A Character ( talk) 16:05, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

@ Quite A Character: Indeed a serious contender for the title of Utmost Nuisance Extraordinaire! I've re-blocked one of his habitual ranges, but he will return like the proverbial bad disruptive penny. Thanks for spotting his trail! Favonian ( talk) 16:40, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

Here is a musical diversion. -- bonadea contributions talk 17:02, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

Featuring Jimmy "Honky-Tonk" Wales on the piano. Brilliant! Favonian ( talk) 17:08, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

—— SN 54129 12:13, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

and necessary steps were taken. Favonian ( talk) 12:19, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi it seems like the same person that you tried to stop, is still at it. I just wanted to let you know. Gamergirl89 ( talk) 17:03, 14 December 2019 (UTC) https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Commissar_Order&diff=930742753&oldid=930742148

Yes, indeed. Blocked like so many before. Favonian ( talk) 17:09, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

Locking in made up stuff, White Africans of European ancestry with no consensus on any talk page only based on how you feel. You're stupid with that article worse of all locking out editing. Such will be saved for prove of the worthlessness Wikipedia actually is, pathetic. Untrammeled ( talk) 14:42, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

Considering that you have been blocked for personal attacks only a couple of months ago, you should choose a different approach to dispute resolution. Start by discussing the issues in a civilized manner on the article talk page. Favonian ( talk) 14:45, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi there Favonian,

per this message (please see here https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:Mattythewhite&diff=930627212&oldid=930627114#Page_move(s), this fellow user/admin now refuses to engage in conversation with me, for reasons that elude me, won't waste his or my time anymore), do you think you can help out and move said page ( Gabri García)? Seems action can only be performed by admins now.

Attentively, thank you very much in advance -- Quite A Character ( talk) 16:06, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

Not sure I follow you, Quite A Character. Gabri (footballer, born 1985) is back where it used to be. Where do you want to move Gabri García? The article is not protected, and Gabri (footballer, born 1979) is free to good home, so you should be able to move it there ever so boldly. Favonian ( talk) 16:41, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

Not mentioning "Gabri Gómez", that one has been taken care of. I tried to move "Gabri García" (to the red link you suggest in this thread) last week, but was not allowed. I'll try it again, then notify you of the results. -- Quite A Character ( talk) 21:15, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

• This time i was allowed, so either i did not do things as i thought i had last time, or something changed technically in this timeframe. Either way, sorry to bother you, everything done. -- Quite A Character ( talk) 21:19, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

It's all coming back to me (i sure hope so!), i think last time i tried to move page to "Gabri (footballer)" sans the year, maybe that's what was/is not allowed. -- Quite A Character ( talk) 08:26, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

Damon Runyon's short story "Dancing Dan's Christmas" is a fun read if you have the time. Right from the start it extols the virtues of the hot Tom and Jerry This hot Tom and Jerry is an old-time drink that is once used by one and all in this country to celebrate Christmas with, and in fact it is once so popular that many people think Christmas is invented only to furnish an excuse for hot Tom and Jerry, although of course this is by no means true. No matter what concoction is your favorite to imbibe during this festive season I would like to toast you with it and to thank you for all your work here at the 'pedia this past year. Best wishes for your 2020 as well F. MarnetteD| Talk 20:14, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Whoa! That's a new one to me. Might use it to relax when I'm done feeding the multitude. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you as well! Favonian ( talk) 20:19, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind wishes F. Be careful - as with most warm alcohol drinks they go down easily and one or two go a looong way :-P MarnetteD| Talk 21:06, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Good evening and season's greetings! Just to ruin the goodwill, here, the F1 IP-hopping editor has returned to his disruptive ways. I hadn't seen this account before today but had noted some IPs where he was editing mainly TV pages but not unconstructively and no F1. One of the previous sock accounts was 'GTcars' IIRC the one he used to 'appeal' his first block! Eagleash ( talk) 19:20, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Sure looks like him. Probably won't appreciate what I just put in his sock. Favonian ( talk) 19:26, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks!! Eagleash ( talk) 20:31, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Is that the user who posts rants saying that Bonadea is an offensive username? 331dot ( talk) 11:34, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

The very same! Favonian ( talk) 11:35, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Okay, that clicked once I saw your block. Thanks 331dot ( talk) 11:38, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, and the same to you! Maybe I should rotate between the many seasonal observances available – new one every year. :) Favonian ( talk) 18:26, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Will you take a look at the situation mentioned here, and take whatever necessary and appropriate action? Vycl1994 ( talk) 21:58, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Commented. Favonian ( talk) 22:49, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

---Wikaviani ^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:45, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi Favonian, thanks for all you do on Wikipedia. May you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. (and if you don't celebrate Christmas please feel free to take that as a Happy Hanukkah, a great Dhanu Sankranti, a blessed Hatsumode, or whatever holiday you want to insert there.) Zaereth ( talk) 09:48, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Many thanks, Zaereth, and the same wishes for you and yours. Since Yuleblót has gone out of fashion, we have to make do with a conventional Christmas. Favonian ( talk) 11:01, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

For having to deal with that LTAer at ANI on Christmas.

AddWitty NameHere 22:14, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks! Do you happen to have trained Siberian tiger for this creep to cuddle? Favonian ( talk) 22:16, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Sadly, no, but if you're looking for big teeth, maybe ask Bishonen if Bishzilla wants some holiday entertainment? AddWitty NameHere 22:19, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Splendid idea! Large feet to squash him and a built-in flamethrower to make him crispy. My kind of family entertainment. Favonian ( talk) 22:29, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Sure beats watching the same old Christmas movie for the dozenth time, no? (Admittedly, I'm not particularly fond of Christmas movies to start with...) AddWitty NameHere 22:34, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

...I hope your Jul has been glædelig! -- bonadea contributions talk 15:23, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Very much so! First one with granddaughter. :) Hope yours was full of joy as well. Favonian ( talk) 15:41, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

A granddaughter?? So, what is a typewriter?-- Bbb23 ( talk) 22:38, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

A great device, sorely missed. You could really impress your fellow coders with your productivity, when they could hear every keystroke. Favonian ( talk) 22:41, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

What do you mean deleting this? That has to be one of the most entertaining (big) ditties I've read on Wikipedia. Sorry, Ponyo, your songs are great, but this is rollicking funny. I know, WP:DENY and all that, but can't we sacrifice our principles for a good laugh? Happy Holidays.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 22:15, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

If we start encouraging doggerel like that, it'll be the end of Wikipedia as we know it. Come to think of it – maybe not a bad idea. Favonian ( talk) 22:20, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Leaving the aspiring Tennyson to your kind ministrations, Bbb23. Off to bed. Favonian ( talk) 22:44, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Did Tennyson use a typewriter...or was he just a writer type?-- Bbb23 ( talk) 01:29, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

user:92.195.205.94 is abusing her talkpage. CLCStudent ( talk) 16:53, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

Not anymore. "her"? I rather doubt it. Regretfully (being myself of the male persuasion) this kind of idiocy seems to kling to Y-chromosome. Favonian ( talk) 16:56, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

Please protect Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 pages. IPs vandalized these pages too much. Xiao Wang ( talk) 16:49, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

At present, the vandalism is at a level where a combination of pending changes and blocks can cope. Favonian ( talk) 16:52, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

65.92.96.148 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)

Hey Favonian, hope you are well. You might need to revoke talk page access for this IP. Looks like they are vandalizing after your block. -- LuK3 (Talk) 19:51, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

Way ahead of you! :) Favonian ( talk) 19:52, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

I am not sure what happened, but Michaelhobbs reverted my edit on a talk page, which in itself is a no no, and I was going to advice him, but I thought that I reverted his edit. I don't know what happened. We haven't crossed paths before, I assumed that you were a new editor, but checking your contribs I see that you have thousands of post and the most recent ones are reverts. You seem to know what you are doing, you appear to be patrolling, could you advse me of what you are patrolling, and how to correct the improper revert peformed by Michael Hobbs.Thanks. Oldperson ( talk) 20:13, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

We are talking about this comment. As far as I can tell, Mitchellhobbs reverted it because it was placed in direct continuation of the previous editor's comment, without spacing (or signature), which made for a confusing result.

My patrolling is "eclectic". I have accumulated a gigantic watch list, containing many favorite vandal targets. In addition, I have adopted a bestiary of sock-puppets, who crave my attention from time to time. Favonian ( talk) 20:23, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

Question is, is blocking 2409:4052:2000::/36 too much collateral damage? ... Drmies ( talk) 03:18, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

I think it is, even for a blood-thirsty, trigger-happy admin like me. Favonian ( talk) 12:25, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

The unregistered editor has popped up from a different ISP at DRN and is making an improper request for unblock. You may want to discuss, or to block the other address. Robert McClenon ( talk) 21:05, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

I have closed the DRN thread because it is block evasion. Robert McClenon ( talk) 21:05, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

Certainly is, Robert McClenon. If only they could be persuaded to use the talk page. Favonian ( talk) 21:08, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

I'll file an SPI tomorrow, but I can CU confirm them. But another account must be the sockmaster, right? Now I need to go watch tv with my wife before she gets annoyed with me for spending too much time on Wikipedia. Doug Weller talk 19:35, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

Looked like a "seasoned" vandal, but not one familiar to me. Enjoy the show! Favonian ( talk) 19:39, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

I was under the impression that only CUs should be tagging, but Jkg1997's userpage has been tagged by a non-CU. Vycl1994 ( talk) 03:28, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

They are certainly not allowed to claim CheckUser-confirmed, let alone WMF-banned. The inappropriate (and patently incorrect) edits have been reverted by a genuine CheckUser with a stern request for explanation. Time to start the popcorn. Favonian ( talk) 16:22, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Lo and behold! Favonian ( talk) 16:20, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

You’re a bot — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheOpalMinecart ( talk • contribs) 18:35, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Sure, and you're progressing steadily towards a block. Favonian ( talk) 18:42, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Favonian. I wanted to inform you I have re-created User talk:Bnparida with a welcome message. You previously deleted this page as part of "Mass deletion of pages added by 82.57.71.191". This was in response to Bnparida's edit to the Portal talk:Biography page here. I am letting you know in case there are issues with this new user that I am unaware of but might be relevant, e.g., sock puppets, etc. Thank you. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 17:59, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Eggishorn! Your version is a lot more welcoming than the one left by the IP. Favonian ( talk) 18:03, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

No problem, but I can't take much credit for that. Twinkle is generally friendly. Best wishes for the New Year. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 18:07, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

May I please get immediate intervention with user:Nuvvupeddayadava . CLCStudent ( talk) 17:42, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

 Dispatched. Favonian ( talk) 17:44, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi, Sorry if I am bothering you. I don’t know if this is the right place to post this, if it’s not the case feel free to delete it. I have just noticed by accidentally clicking on the edit button in a Wikipedia page that I’ve banned from editing Wikipedia by you ( or so I have understood the message). If you don’t mind I would like to know how this happened as I have never edited anything on Wikipedia as far as I recall. Anyway it’s not a problem to stay blocked and I don’t really care, but the message sparked my curiosity and I wanted to understand more being very ignorant regarding how Wikipedia functions. Best regards. PetrusOrteip ( talk) 19:19, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

You'll need to copy the exact message you get when trying to edit. As your above message proves, you can edit, although you waited 24 days since the account was created before doing so. Is it by any chance a case of page protection? Favonian ( talk) 19:35, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Thank you very much for replying. After doing a couple of tests I have seen that the block only appears when I am connected to my home wifi network. I created this account independently from the problem and as you have pointed out is seems that using it I can edit. The message I otherwise get is: “ You have been blocked from editing Wikipedia Reason for the block Long-term abuse Blocked by Favonian” It also says that the block took place at the 20:31, 8 February 2019 and was set lo last for a year. If understanding how it happened is still difficult with this information please tell me so and I won’t continue wasting your time. Thanks a lot. PetrusOrteip ( talk) 20:02, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

And, it is of any use, when I click for more details I get to a page of blocked people and my id in this page appears to be #8829546. PetrusOrteip ( talk) 20:05, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

That took some digging. Yes, I did indeed block a range of IPs for a year. It was being used systematically, though non-constructively, by a person with an unrequited fascination for DreamWorks Animation. The block is anon-only, so you'll be fine as long as you stick to your named account. Favonian ( talk) 20:10, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Well that seems a very strange kind of fascination. Either way thank you very much for your time, I still have have no idea how all of this happened on my wifi, but I don’t think you could help me with this. Best regards and have an excellent day. PetrusOrteip ( talk) 20:30, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi Fav. I'm sure you've probably read WP:LTA/SBT, authored by yours truly. There's some slightly more detailed information in the associated filter. Could I recommend if placing large blocks (which might be an ongoing activity) that ACB is disabled? I can say with some authority that it's never happened. If you accept this suggestion and it causes any issues I'll be right on it. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:55, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

@ Zzuuzz: Sad to say, you overestimate my encyclopedic knowledge of LTAs. Do you also have one on file for the Louisville Loon? Thanks for your sage advise re. ACB, which I have implemented retroactively. Favonian ( talk) 20:03, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm not a huge fan of LTA pages, but this one catches everyone out. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 20:39, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Sir, I recently made an edit in the article mass-energy equivalence. Please check if it is correct. If it is incorrect, feel free to remove it. Somebody400 ( talk) 18:07, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

I have to agree with the admin who reverted you. What you do is drawing your own conclusions rather than referring to verifiable information from reliable sources. In Wikipedia-speak, that's called original research and expressly not allowed. Favonian ( talk) 20:07, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

I again made an edit in the said page of mass-energy equivalence with a strong citation. Please review it. Somebody400 ( talk) 10:09, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

Well, well, well. Favonian ( talk) 19:54, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

looks lieka bot. I forget the name. Grabs text and moves it around and mixes it up.-- Deep fried okra 18:31, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Could well be. His German is either extremely poetic and profound or quite unhinged. Favonian ( talk) 18:35, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

When you blocked 95.234.122.217, you didn't block account creation. Not sure if this was accidental or intentional. Interstellarity ( talk) 19:43, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Actually, when you revoked talk page access on several LTAs, you didn't block account creation. Interstellarity ( talk) 19:46, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Favonian, and Interstellarity this was (probably) partly the result of a suggestion of mine since the LTA has never used an account in the 12+ years they have been editing; see WP:LTA/SBT. FYI Favonian, given the latest spikes in activity I'm tweaking the filter, which may work or may result in unknown results. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:54, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

It was indeed, zzuuzz. Edit filters never cease to amaze me. Hope our veteran troll appreciates them. Favonian ( talk) 20:30, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

user:2601:2C6:80:E650:2591:32FF:A17E:278 ‎ is abusing her talkpage. CLCStudent ( talk) 18:38, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

Ho-hum! Favonian ( talk) 18:40, 24 January 2020 (UTC)