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I think the executive presidency order should also be there. Because previously I experienced most of users were distracted by the order shown in Wiki. (Order of presidency and executive presidency) Nimesh Ekanayake 11:41, 18 November 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nimeshkasunekanayaka (talk • contribs)

Hi, Nimeshkasunekanayaka, welcome to Wikipedia. The executive presidency is not a formal position. It only gives the holder of the post of President executive powers. Therefore having two orders makes no sense since its one post, the President of Sri Lanka. Cossde (talk) 06:05, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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S. C. Obeysekara Jnr

I'm struggling to find any reliable sources (in fact any sources) that provides details about S. C. Obeysekara Jnr. If you know of any, particularly that support the claim he was a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon then I'd be happy to remove the PROD notice. If I can help in any way let me know. Dan arndt (talk) 07:16, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The only issue is that neither his father or children had the same name, so the question is why is it S. C. Obeysekara Jnr? Dan arndt (talk) 07:32, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The more I look at the letter in "The Nation" the more I have to agree with you that S. C. Obeysekara Jnr is actually Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere. There is just no contrary evidence that an individual by the name of S. C. Obeysekara Jnr, who was a member of the Legislative Council, ever existed. I’d be happy if you want to go ahead and delete the article.Dan arndt (talk) 11:38, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've put a request for the page to be deleted and beefed up the Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere article.Dan arndt (talk) 03:26, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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LTTE ranks

Here are some reliable sources which show that the LTTE used military ranks:

--Obi2canibe (talk) 15:29, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

These doesn't define a Military rank structure, it only refers to the use of brigadier or Lt. Col. as a title. What is the rank hierarchy or which rank Prabhakaran had as head of the LTTE militancy. Cossde (talk) 07:07, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you read the sources. And also WP:BOLD.--Obi2canibe (talk) 15:47, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you provide sources that indicate a Military rank structure as that we could add it. Cossde (talk) 18:13, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Read the sources. You're no longer at the prestigious school, you don't need to be spoon fed.--Obi2canibe (talk) 18:32, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It is very disappointing to see that you have fallen to personal attackers against me. This is a clear violation of WP:AVOIDYOU and I kindly request you to desist. On the matter at hand, as I said clearly, please provide the rank structure used by the LTTE so that we can add it to the relevant article and thereafter link these articles of rebels to it for clarity. The basic concept of a Military rank is that it is a hierarchy and ranks only make sense in that structure (i.e. rank 1 is higher than rank 2 ), else its just a part of the name or nom de guerre (i.e. Captain America is the nom de guerre of Steve Rogers). It would be interesting to understand this structure one source you have include above, indicates that the LTTE was a flat structure which is the opposite of Military rank (i.e. abolishing of ranks in the People's Liberation Army Ground Force as a result of the Cultural Revolution and the Albanian People's Army) therefore the sources you yourself have given are contradictory and only indicates that these have been used as a form of their nom de guerre.Cossde (talk) 19:08, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Daily Mirror source for example, gives clear evidence of a military ranking structure, with posthumous promotions being given, raising a cadres rank e.g:

'Arulventhan or Charles held Lt. Col. Rank when killed. He was promoted posthumously as “Colonel.”'Oz346 (talk) 06:34, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Oz346, thanks but that's not helpful at all. It only proves that "Colonel" is superior to "Lt. Col.". We need a good source with the rank structure which places "Colonel", "Lt. Col." and others in it without stepping into WP:OR. Cossde (talk) 06:46, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please show me the Wikipedia policy that says we need a detailed document showing the ranking structure of the LTTE, before we can accept the reliable sources that unequivocally describes those LTTE members as having those ranks?

Secondly Tamilnet has been deemed a reliable source by consensus which involves neutral Wikipedia admins, so your purging of Tamil news sources on the child soldiers page is going against Wikipedia policies:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_64

You cannot make your own rules on a whim, just because you do not like something stated in a reliable source.Oz346 (talk) 13:01, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

First, @Oz346 the whole objective of rank is the rank structure, so that one understand what where the ranks fall in i.e. what is higher what is lessor. Else its meaningless and simply becomes a part a name. As you say if these are ranks used by the LTTE, I am sure you can provide reliable sources indicating the rank structure indicating the hierarchy and the rank insignia. As I said before, we can add it to the LTTE article and link the ranks of these carders to it as it the case with other military ranks, else its just a part of the name or nom de guerre. Cossde (talk) 05:29, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Secondly, the consensus you indicate has identified as a Pro LTTE reliable source and can be used pertaining to the LTTE. Content that was removed was pertaining to the Sri Lankan Army. Cossde (talk) 05:29, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

you are making your own rule up again, there was no restriction given by the admins on what Tamilnet can be used to reference for related to news content on SL civil war (its main area of interest), as long as it's given attribution as 'pro-rebel Tamilnet'. This is what the neutral admins have said, are you going against their recommendations? Oz346 (talk) 07:35, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Oz346, there is no reason for you to get offensive/aggressive here. I only pointed that Wikipedia:WikiProject Sri Lanka Reconciliation/Sources classified Tamilnet as a QS pro-rebel. Which means Qualified sources what tell only tell one side of the story. Hence your use of it conserves WP:NPOV#bias, when used to tell the story from the side of the SLA or the GoSL. Cossde (talk) 07:47, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/172330675

No that is NOT what it means, it does not mean that Tamilnet can not be used to describe things related to SLA. It means that Tamilnet must be explicitly shown to be a source which has bias in the topic, and therefore needs attribution. The 'other side' in this case would be a pro-SLA source which may theoretically offer contrary rules. However, the recommendation did NOT say you can censor Tamilnet from the SLA related topics. Oz346 (talk) 07:54, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

typo. 'Contrary views' I meant Oz346 (talk) 07:55, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Oz346, again there is no reason for you to get offensive/aggressive here. Simply using a one sided source to talk of the other side goes against WP:NPOV. Cossde (talk) 08:01, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing in the NPOV page which justifies you removing the pro-rebel source to describe an event related to the SL army. In fact NPOV clearly supports the inclusion of reliable sources even if they have biases:

"A common argument in a dispute about reliable sources is that one source is biased and so another source should be given preference. Some editors argue that biased sources should not be used because they introduce improper POV to an article. However, biased sources are not inherently disallowed based on bias alone, although other aspects of the source may make it invalid. Neutral point of view should be achieved by balancing the bias in sources based on the weight of the opinion in reliable sources and not by excluding sources that do not conform to the editor's point of view."

please show me the passage in the NPOV article which justifies your claim. Thanks. Oz346 (talk) 08:47, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Oz346, your edits did not present any argument of sorts, you added Tamilnet's claims, without explicit attribution, that SLA was recruiting underage personal where as the local media you referred to categorically denied it. It appeared as editorial bias which is a clear violation of NPOV. This I believe falls under "Avoid stating seriously contested assertions as facts." i.e. Tamilnet claims SLA carrying out school level recruitment and Tamilnet claims found a NIC that states the dead soldier was 17 years old. Your edits were editorial biased, stating seriously contested assertions as facts. Your are welcome. Cossde (talk) 09:33, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That is not a satisfactory reason to completely purge the reliable source and it's passages, attribution could have been added. I reverted your large scale, wholesale, unjustified deleting to the status quo. As consensus on Tamilnet states, it should not be deleted wholesale. If I had originally written those phrases, I would had added attribution. It's not a major problem, you can add the source back now with the attribution, and we can get consensus.Oz346 (talk) 09:45, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am sorry that you don't seem to agree, however as I remember it was your additions to the page that I reverted based on my assumption that your edits were editorial biased and clear NPOV. A sort of a tit for tat edit, which I don't think is justifiable in Wikipedia. You seem to continue the edits propagated by பெரும்பாண்டியன்2 which makes me wonder if you are a scockpuppet. Cossde (talk) 09:54, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

well you are wrong, I did not write any new passages to that article, I merely reverted your wholesale purging of Tamilnet which is contrary to the consensus reached on Wikipedia re: tamilnet use as a reliable source. And as for your baseless accusation of me being a sock puppet for that user. I'm very happy for a sockpuppet investigation to be made comparing that user with me, because we are NOT the same person. You shouldn't revert things on 'assumptions', but on the merits of the sources and Wikipedia policies and consensus decisions. Just repeatedly saying NPOV, NPOV without justifying where exactly in the NPOV policy supports your argument to remove Tamilnet is not enough.Oz346 (talk) 10:50, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You seem keen on propagating பெரும்பாண்டியன்2's edits and my assumptions are based on Wikipedia policies. If you are unhappy with those, you more than welcome to take these to arbitration. Cossde (talk) 10:58, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SebastianHelm,: could you please look into this, user Cossde has wholesale deleted Tamilnet cited passages, and is refusing to allow it's use, when previous Wikipedia consensus explicitly said that it can be used with attribution. Thank you for your time. Oz346 (talk) 11:22, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding LTTE ranks, there are reliable sources showing that they did use a traditional military ranking system:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2009/4/28/the-history-of-the-tamil-tigers

"LTTE military ranks and grades are similar to those of the Sri Lankan army. These include two grades of enlisted ranks, non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers.

The units also follow a similar structural pattern with squads as the smallest and the regiment as the largest military unit." Oz346 (talk) 11:47, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Oz346, but this isn't helpful at all its confusing. It says that the "LTTE military ranks and grades are similar to those of the Sri Lankan army. These include two grades of enlisted ranks, non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers". However the Sri Lanka Army rank structure doesn't have two grades of enlisted ranks, it has seven other ranks which includes warrant officers and NCOs. That is why we need the exact ranks structure to include it in the LTTE article. Cossde (talk) 12:06, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jumping in here. @Oz346: There is no need to use an unreliable source like TamilNet when the same content already exists with citations to reliable sources. Trying to expand on single unreliable source to create WP:UNDUE weight is not WP:NPOV. Also you have engaged in WP:OR as the source you added clearly states "The newspaper made clear the campaign was directed at school leavers above the age of 18" and "By his letter Lt. General Daluwatte had encouraged these senior officers to visit schools, where they received their primary and secondary education, in a bid to woo the senior students to join the Army once they reach the age of 18." and nowhere child soldiers are even mentioned. Putting a fake source doesn't mean you can make up things not only not present in the source but totally contradict it. -UmdP 16:27, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have not engaged in any OR. Those sources were not originally added by me. I reverted changes that were justified on the spurious basis that Tamilnet is not a reliable source, when neutral admins on wiki have already deemed it as a reliable source that can be used with attribution.Oz346 (talk) 16:47, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You can call Tamilnet unreliable as much as you want, that doesn't change Wikipedia's consensus decision that it's a reliable source. Tamilnet is the only media source which exposed Sri Lankan Army human rights abuses like this to the world in English:

https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=18447

Pictures don't lie, no matter how many times people say 'unreliable'.Oz346 (talk) 17:02, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It is not reliable here, it is explicitly stated to be biased and the information is exclusively from it thus in that article it is unreliable. There are reliable sources for both against the LTTE and the government in that article already and adding information entirely reliant on TamilNet is WP:NPOV and WP:UNDUE. Also as you did re-add the content multiple times so you have taken WP:BURDEN from the user that originally added it and you continue to argue in favour of it. Thank you - UmdP 17:05, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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As you created the article 1953 Coronation Honours (Ceylon), could you please review the article 1953 Coronation Honours (Pakistan) to check whether everything has been put at the right place per the source? Thank you. Peter Ormond 💬 21:05, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Peter, it seems fine. Great work. Cossde (talk) 06:47, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Before editing the name of Ehelepola Wijesundara, I suggest you research his name scribed on the 5th casket of Temple of Tooth relic. You can find this on the Dalada Maligawa page.Its safe to assume that Ehelepola Wijesundara knew his name better than you or anyone else.

Furthermore, please refrain from altering the reality of the history of Sri lankan heroes to support the discriminating altered history written by the British. You are in fact shaming your own people by engaging in such discriminating activities.As the old sri lankan saying “don’t spit while looking up”. 219.88.174.245 (talk) 10:39, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't appreciate threats. If you have Reliable source which backup your claims, you are free to change content as per Wikipedia guild lines. Cossde (talk) 11:47, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Visit the talk page on Ehelepola Nilame and see what Adakiko is suggesting. That individual is suggesting that the article should be deleted, this is what they want, to completely erase our history. I edited Ehelepola’s name based on what was said on the dalada maligawa page’s post. What I wrote was the correct name but your persistent reverts has allowed these indiviuals to achieve ulterior motives. Maha kalu sinhalaya (talk) 09:38, 19 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For the benefit of the target of Maha kaly's message, Adakiko simply suggested that if reliable sources can't be found to support the content of the article, then maybe the topic isn't notable, and therefore should be deleted. As a participant in WP:AFD myself, I've seen people suggest that same thing before, and that is what they mean by it. Quite a reasonable suggestion and a policy based one as well, see WP:Notability and WP:Verifiability. Adakiko has not nominated the article for deletion though, and I don't think that they have any intention of doing so. Mako001 (C) (T) 🇺🇦 23:43, 19 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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@Cossde:, I know that you are Sri Lankan, isn't it a custom that in Sri Lanka Major Generals are called generals and also lieutenant generals are called generals, will you explain it please.

Please, see Category:Pakistani generals and Category:Indian generals, please note that all persons mentioned in these categories are not full generals (four star generals/the rank just above lieutenant general). MN Namiki (talk) 12:55, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@MN Namiki, the categories for each rank was created some time ago to indicate the distribution of biographical articles. As you can see, majority of the general officers, are of Major General rank. Where as in the Indian and Pakistani serving generals fall into all types of ranks. Therefore having a similar common category general officers, doesn't work for Sri Lanka. Furthermore if there is such a common category general officers, should Brigadiers be added to it? They are considered One-star rank. Cossde (talk) 08:12, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Cossde:, See - List of Sri Lankan generals and brigadiers, should it be renamed as 'List of Sri Lankan major generals, lieutenant generals, full generals and brigadiers'? By the way, there is difference between Brigadier and Brigadier General. See - G.D. Bakshi who was a major general and he has been fallen in the category of Category:Indian generals. MN Namiki (talk) 11:50, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I have reverted your edit as the case request was malformed, as you will see if you look at the page in history. You had given an entire paragraph as the case request title, which broke the page's formatting. Also, much of the text was in large and/or bold formatting - this is not necessary. Please re-submit when you have fixed these problems. Thanks, Black Kite (talk) 13:03, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Noted. Done. Cossde (talk) 13:06, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Noted, Thanks. 13:49, 5 June 2023 (UTC) Cossde (talk) 13:49, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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@MJL: Isn't this a repeat of what Dreamy Jazz did a little higher up?--Bbb23 (talk) 17:55, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I don't contest the block. However the block should be extended to User:Petextrodon who had also taken part in the edit war in the same page. Also in the mean time is there any way I could comment on Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam. Cossde (talk) 01:37, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Your note at WT:SLR/Sources

It is only now that i noticed your respectful note from July at WT:SLR/Sources#Tamil Times. I'm sorry that you disagreed with my decision, the more so as in the latest discussion, the arguments brought forward there again seem to be more convincing from the other participants. Since SLR is not as busy as in its heyday, you currently seem to be the only Sinhalese in these discussions, and a lot depends on you. So, in accordance with the old principles of SLR, i want you to be able to better make your case. Would you like us to discuss such things here? ◅ Sebastian 19:55, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@SebastianHelm, yes please. How do you think that can be done? Cossde (talk) 01:47, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply. Sorry that I made you wait for 18 hours; I'm not as busy on Wikipedia anymore, and there are additional problems this week that I have to attend to. But I should be able to make time tomorrow between 8 and 13h UTC. Either I will just write things here, or, if you could set aside some time for this, we could talk here or chat via another channel around then, which would make things easier. But please don't expect it to be „done“, in the sense of baking a cake. Rather in the sense of learning a language. Lahiru k, one of the founding members of SLR, could tell you all about it. Sadly, he, like many others of my old SLR friends, isn't around at WP anymore. We can give it a try, though, since I'm encouraged by what I've seen from you so far. ◅ Sebastian 20:39, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I sent you mail. ◅ Sebastian 12:47, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for reaching out. I am sorry, I couldn't respond earlier. I had trouble accessing email. Mind if you could resend the mail please. Cossde (talk) 14:33, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. If you again didn't receive it, can you please e-mail me so I can reply to you? ◅ Sebastian 02:09, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Concern regarding Draft:Nedeesha Ramanayake

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Nomination of Charles Wijewardhana for deletion

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Nomination of Air Ceylon Avro 748 4R-ACJ bombing for deletion

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GalacticOrbits (talk) 17:43, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

English fluency

Your English literacy is quite poor, you regularly make basic spelling errors and have trouble summarizing content in your own words. My friendly suggestion is that you first learn the language before editing English Wikipedia articles as per the requirement. Have you perhaps considered contributing to Sinhala Wikipedia where you may do so more effectively? ---- Petextrodon (talk) 16:18, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank for you kind suggesions. Please feel free to correct my typos.Cossde (talk) 16:20, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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ArbCom Notice

A Request for Amendment has been filed with the Arbitration Committee to extend the contentious topics designation to Sri Lanka for the case currently designated India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:01, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Robert McClenon thank you this will be helpful. Cossde (talk) 03:33, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit warring on Sexual violence against Tamils in Sri Lanka and List of attacks attributed to Sri Lankan government forces

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Usually the warning is given before reporting on WP:AN3. Not both at the same time. Cossde (talk) 13:33, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Arbitration case request resolved by motion

The Arbitration case request Designating Sri Lanka as a contentious topic has been resolved by motion. The enacted motion designates Sri Lanka, broadly construed, as a contentious topic. For the Arbitration Committee, firefly ( t · c ) 14:42, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Arbitration Committee has decided to remove your latest case request Use of single and primary sources in Sri Lankan Civil War articles. This is because in the case request above, the topic area was declared as a contentious topic. This means that in nearly all cases you can report problems in this topic area to the arbitration enforcement noticeboard. As you have copied the request to that noticeboard, it should be dealt with shortly by an uninvolved administrator. For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 14:21, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Notice that you are now subject to an arbitration enforcement topic ban

The following topic ban now applies to you:

You are indefinitely topic banned from Sri Lanka, broadly construed

You have been sanctioned as a result of these two AE reports

This topic ban is imposed in my capacity as an uninvolved administrator under the authority of the Arbitration Committee's decision at Special:Permalink/1219893542#Sri_Lanka_motion#Final decision and, if applicable, the contentious topics procedure. This sanction has been recorded in the log of sanctions. Please read WP:TBAN to understand what a topic ban is. If you do not comply with the topic ban, you may be blocked for an extended period to enforce the ban.

If you wish to appeal the ban, please read the appeals process. You are free to contact me on my talk page if anything of the above is unclear to you. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:12, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New page reviewer granted

Hi Cossde, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the new page reviewer user right to your account. This means you now have access to the page curation tools and can start patrolling pages from the new pages feed. If you asked for this at requests for permissions, please check back there to see if your access is time-limited or if there are other comments.

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You can find a list of other useful links and tools for patrollers at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Resources. If you are ever unsure what to do, ask your fellow patrollers or just leave the page for someone else to review – you're not alone! – Joe (talk) 13:34, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question about athletes

Hi Cossde, Thanks for your review of new pages, this is a very generous use of your time. I've been trying to learn what makes a sports person's page notable or not notable, have read the guidelines, but wondered how this case fits in? I noticed that a page you notified for deletion for athlete ( https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Imre_Katzenbach&action=history ) had the tag removed by an editor, JimmyCarterLover1 who's User page is now deleted. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:JimmyCarterLover1&action=edit&redlink=1

I had a look at the User page of the person who created the webpage, (3 references, none say if the player played for a national team, or a regional team) and the User, Das_osmnezz appears to have been blocked about 11 times due to issues with soccer players.

In short, would you please mind having a look? I was under the impression that notability for FOOTY or at least athletes required a bit notability, but I'm not sure. I appreciate hearing the insight of someone with reviewer writes, as I am not a reviewer. Thanks very much for your time and all you do for Wikipedia!DrPlantGenomics (talk) 07:48, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:People from Kattankudy has been nominated for merging

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Blocked for sockpuppetry

Wikipedia's technical logs indicate that this user account has been or may be used abusively per the evidence presented at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Cossde. It has been blocked indefinitely from editing to prevent abuse.

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RoySmith (talk) 00:22, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Cossde (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

@RoySmith, I am requesting a review of the block. In the mean time requesting that personal details such as my additional account be removed from public information. Cossde (talk) 01:30, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

Unblock requests are to ask for a third party to review the block, you don't need to make an unblock request if you want to negotiate with the blocking admin/checkuser. The block seems valid, and is based on private technical information that I as a non-checkuser can't see. Even leaving the technical information aside, the behavior is enough to sustain this block. I don't see any grounds to remove the edits from public view. 331dot (talk) 07:47, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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