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After an absence of near a year and half I have returned. If some of you are surprised, well so am I. When I left, I'd have bet good money that my departure was permanent. But here I am again. Apparently, there is not a 12 step program for Wikipedians. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:27, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to see you back Ad Orientem! Signed,The4lines |||| ^{(Talk) (Contributions)} 02:13, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As Hotel Wikipedia goes, "You can log out any time you like/But you can never leave!" bibliomaniac 1 5 04:14, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

LOL Ad Orientem (talk) 04:16, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Very nice to see you back. Jip Orlando (talk) 14:18, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back! Amaury • 17:40, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I knew you'd come back someday. Hooray. Scorpions13256 (talk) 03:44, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know you'd come back someday. I'm very glad you did though. :) Girth Summit _(blether) 16:18, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, 15 actions at RFPP! Way to clear out the backlog! Welcome back to RFPP, and to adminship. -- MelanieN (talk) 22:17, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks everybody for the kind words. -Ad Orientem (talk) 22:33, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Glad to see you back after a long break. Severe storm 28 14:46, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also very pleased that you have returned, saw the online note in my watchlist. Best wishes to you! Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 23:00, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back! I remember being sad when you turned into your mop and toolbelt so I'm glad your admin departure wasn't permanent. I just noticed you had protected some pages being regularly attacked by one of our long-term vandals and so I had to check WP:BN to see if you had asked for your tools back and you did! This is great as WP:RFPP regularly gets backlogged plus I value your voice of experience about all admin matters. Such good news! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:20, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, good to see you back. There have been a couple of occasions where I thought I was completely done with Wikipedia, but what keeps me coming back is seeing work that needs to be done on articles. It looks like we're all here for the long haul. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:49, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Thank you for protecting Wikipedia against vandalism. For this, I award you this barnstar. Williamwang363 (talk) 23:03, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:08, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Shamil Basayev - page protection

Hi, Thanks for protecting the Shamil Basayev page, but did you mean to only protect it for 48 hours? As soon as the protection expired, an IP dropped in and continued the disruption here. Can you add again, but for longer please? Thanks. Chaheel Riens (talk) 11:30, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have extended the protection for 1 week. Let's see how that works. -Ad Orientem (talk) 12:42, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AN/I

I undid your archiving of the discussion I started, as WP:DRVPURPOSE doesn't cover the reasons for my discussion, where I viewed the close as wholly inappropriate. I would appreciate it if we could just leave it open. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:58, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:DRVPURPOSE #5. With rare exceptions, DELREV is where AfD discussions are reviewed and/or contested. - Ad Orientem (talk) 15:01, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My bad, nevermind. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:03, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A goat for you!

Goat to see you again.

Drmies (talk) 01:32, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:35, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kanchi Kamakoti peetham

How is that the disruptive editor Joshua Jonathan vandalises this page for referenced content and soon after it is locked from editing. Is there a sockpuppet method in this madness? 117.246.132.156 (talk) 00:53, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There was a clear history of disruptive editing in the article by multiple IPs. If you wish to contest the current state of the article you may do so by opening a discussion on the talk page and seeking WP:CONSENSUS. You should refrain from pressing any major changes to the article if they are challenged, without first securing consensus. See WP:BRD. Best regards... - Ad Orientem (talk) 01:15, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Individual article block

Hi Ad O, you recently blocked Special:Contributions/92.218.124.118 for disruptive editing, primarily to Antonov Serial Production Plant. The user has returned to make the same edit again. Most of the user's other edits appear to be useful. As the IP appears to be static, could you block them from editing that page only for a longer time? Thanks for your consideration. BilCat (talk) 19:50, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done x 1 week. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:08, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much. BilCat (talk) 20:20, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your block on 120.50.60.24

You blocked them for 31 hours, so I think they are likely to resume vandalism after the block expires. I think a 3-day block would be appropriate to reduce the chance of repeated vandalism. Faster than Thunder (talk | contributions) 00:57, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

They are globally blocked for 31 hrs by another admin. That's typically where we start. If the disruption resumes, let me know and their next block will be not less than 2 weeks. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:18, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:REVDEL request

I have noticed an IP edited the page Conservatism with the short description "**** Biden". This is a request for deletion of said short desc only, as I saw nothing in the actual edit meeting any REVDEL criterion. Bettering the Wiki (talk) 01:21, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) forwarded to IRC, has been revdel'd 💜 melecie talk - 01:42, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Melecie: Thanks. Bettering the Wiki (talk) 01:51, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Goodone121. I'm sorry I didn't respond quickly to your post. I have been extremely busy today. Just as an FYI I have a status icon near the top of my talk to let people know when I am online and available to help and when I am not around and requests may not get a swift response. @Melecie: Thank you for handling this. -Ad Orientem (talk) 03:37, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wp:anew

Just to let you know I pinged you at a 4RR report, but it might not have gone through as I misspelled your name ("Ad Orientam"... d'oh!). But, now you know. Cheers - wolf 20:04, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked x 48 hrs. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:17, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal duck sockpuppet back

[[1]] [[2]] Shadow4dark (talk) 01:38, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Indeffed -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:40, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A cup of coffee for you!

Thanks for your contributions as an administrator. I especially appreciate you blocking vandals, protecting pages, and reverting vandalism. LPS and MLP Fan (Littlest Pet Shop and My Little Pony Fan) 02:28, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:07, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Woodland Café

Now that Woodland Café has been protected, the IPv6 has redirected their attention. Could you do a rangeblock on them? –Skywatcher68 (talk) 01:49, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Taking a look. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:59, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Range Blocked 2600:1005:B000:0:0:0:0:0/40 x 2 weeks. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:07, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hi. I just checked the page White Colombians and I see user Merchancano has completely vandalised the page. It was complete and full of information last time I checked.

This user has been inflating the number of Afro Colombians and apparently reducing the number of White Colombians. Don't know what's the motive behind this.

According to him, anybody who is part African or have a fraction of Sub-Saharan ancestry even if it is as low as 15% of their ADN, counts as 'Afro-Colombian' but then again, he says people who are 60% or more European (genetic-wise) can't be 'white Colombians'. Check the page's history, that's what he says. So he has double standards for the figures he wants to impose.

He's been editing all pages related to Colombian ethnic groups and selling the idea of an Afro Colombia. Crazy thing.

I don't know if you could help me out raising awareness about this. I'm no expert at Wikipedia but I think this user has an agenda. He's not happy with inflating Afro Colombian numbers, he also goes and vandalises other ethnicities' pages, like the one dedicated to White Colombians. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Opita garzon (talk • contribs) 01:44, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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 This user has been inflating the number of Afro Colombians and apparently reducing the number of White Colombians. Don't know what's the motive behind this.
-According to him, anybody who is part African or have a fraction of Sub-Saharan ancestry even if it is as low as 15% of their ADN, counts as 'Afro-Colombian' but then again, he says people who are 60% or more European can't be 'white Colombians'. So he has double standards for the figures he wants to impose.
+According to him, anybody who is part African or have a fraction of Sub-Saharan ancestry even if it is as low as 15% of their ADN, counts as 'Afro-Colombian' but then again, he says people who are 60% or more European (genetic-wise) can't be 'white Colombians'. Check the page's history, that's what he says. So he has double standards for the figures he wants to impose.
-He's been editing all pages related to Colombian ethnics and selling the idea of an Afro Colombia. Crazy thing.
+He's been editing all pages related to Colombian ethnic groups and selling the idea of an Afro Colombia. Crazy thing.
 I don't know if you could help me out raising awareness about this. I'm no expert at Wikipedia but I think this user has an agenda. He's not happy with inflating Afro Colombian numbers, he also goes and vandalises other ethnicities' pages, like the one dedicated to White Colombians.  <!-- Template:Unsigned --><span class="autosigned" style="font-size:85%;">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Opita garzon|Opita garzon]] ([[User talk:Opita garzon#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Opita garzon|contribs]]) 01:44, 1 April 2022 (UTC)</span> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->