User talk:JBW

This account was previously known as JamesBWatson, but was renamed to JBW on 19 September 2019. Neither James nor Watson is my real name.

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A westman

Hi, you unblocked A westman a week ago after they had been indefinitely blocked back in April by Discospinster. I just deleted Casa de Sante after it was tagged as an A7. I would be inclined to reblock the user as NOTHERE. In looking at their edit and their block log, it looks to me like the initial blocks were deserved and that they are not an asset to the project, but I didn't want to do that so soon after you gave the user "another chance" without talking to you first.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:14, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

@Bbb23: Funnily enough, just before you posted that message, I had been looking at the account's recent history, and I formed the opinion that it was probably a question of when, rather than whether, the block would be reinstated. I was going to leave it a little longer, to see whether they would really prove that the block was well deserved, but I have absolutely no objection at all if you want to go ahead now. JBW (talk) 08:43, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

ping Surjection, the blocking admin on Wiktionary, fyi. Cabayi (talk) 09:07, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

@Bbb23: I've posted a warning to the editor's talk page. I don't think they are totally NOTHERE, but there's a strong element of that, and even where they seem to be making a sincere attempt to improve an article, I think quite often they don't do so. My own inclination is still to wait a while longer, in the hope they may take notice of warnings, but, as I indicated above, I won't get upset if you decide otherwise. JBW (talk) 13:38, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

I would have blocked but don't feel comfortable doing so after your warning. Someone needs to tell the editor to use a different sig. They also need to stop being such a comic.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:41, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

@Bbb23: Yes, I intended to mention the signature in my warning, but forgot. I'll go back and do it. JBW (talk) 13:48, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

"A comic" What? A westman talk e-mail 16:59, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

You know what, just block me. I don't have much to contribute anyway and I think I'm doing more harm than good at this rate. A westman talk e-mail 17:02, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

• JBW, I've indeffed the user, not so much in response to the above post, but to what they added to their userpage here. I want to remove any doubt that they are not eligible for a WP:Cleanstart.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:57, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

@Bbb23: Absolutely. Obvious indef, with no doubt whatsoever. I gave a second chance more in hope than in expectation of success, but I don't regret doing so at all. Most of such second chances end in failure, but a significant minority of them do result in our retaining someone who becomes a constructive editor, and I believe that the advantage of those cases outweighs the disadvantage of the failures, most of which, unlike this one, become obviously failures almost immediately, so that scarcely any unconstructive editing takes place before the reblock. Anyway, thanks for letting me know about your block. I wonder how long it will take before the sockpuppet gets blocked. JBW (talk) 08:52, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

FYE31 is ban evading

Hi, I noticed that you had previously blocked FYE31. I am 90% sure that they have created a new account, Canofsoup1. Just look at their edits and compare them to FYE31's edits and talk page. Same exclusive focus on local California elections, same bad grammar, same fixation on removing gray bars from infoboxes. BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk) 23:33, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

@BottleOfChocolateMilk: I've filed a report at SPI at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/FYE31. reppop^talk 06:35, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Sputnikmusic

Why was the Sputnikmusic page completely deleted? It is an entirely credible music site that has existed for a very long time, influencing artists and reviewers from other sites alike. Anthony Fantano even was a part of the site at one point. Sputnikmusic is talked about all the time on Twitter “X” too. Their reviews are also professionally credited on Metacritic. Deadlyfries (talk) 01:52, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Request to unblock Bida Thomas

Hello @JBW User: Bida thomas is a member of the Wikimedia community user group in South Sudan, he encountered a block that he didn't understand and he has is a new but also active contributor maybe we would have more time to asses and see how best to help him out

thanks Lomoraronald (talk) 10:11, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

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