User talk:Berean Hunter

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your email to me

i never read -- much less commented on / edited -- the article on "machine gun."

nice try, though. thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.68.101 (talk) 10:02, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I think that was someone else at the same IP address quite a while ago. :)
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 15:58, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Something strange

is happening in here. Please see [1],[2], [3]. What do you think? My very best wishes (talk) 13:51, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

I'm going to refrain comment for the moment owing partially to a lack of time but also as inconclusive from my initial inspection. I may not be available over the next day or so and if something becomes untenable, you may consider filing a case if you think there is sufficient evidence. Sorry that I couldn't be of more help at the moment.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 16:33, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

They look to me as multiple throw away accounts (e.g. one could compare edit summaries [4] and [5]), but whatever. I do not really edit in this area, just thought this needs be reported. Thanks, My very best wishes (talk) 20:16, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Beer and barbecue

The key to properly smoking ribs is having enough beer and good friends.

Had a blast last night, I'm glad you made the drive to join us. Got a good 4 hours sleep, and back to cracking on Wikipedia. Already ate a couple of left over ribs for breakfast. We need to do that again some time, see if we can invite up some other NC editors and do a barbecue themed meet-up. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 13:08, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Absolutely! I had an excellent time and finally glad to meet you in person. There was good company and good food. (Note to Talk page stalkers: Dennis can cook barbecue ribs that are competition-worthy and I've had the pleasure of enjoying the leftovers this week...The chicken was excellent as well.). I'm now entertaining thoughts of getting a smoker.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 19:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Glad to share my Texan barbecue talents with you, and thanks for the compliment. Here is a link to one that looks similar to the one I have (except a foot shorter), although I haven't seen it up close. [6]. There are a few simple and easy tricks to using a propane smoker, but it is the least amount of work and mess. Wouldn't go back to pure wood now if you paid me. Had mine since 2008, shown right. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 02:03, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Mouth watering (talk page stalker) Looks delicious. DB I can hear Hank Hill saying "taste the meat not the heat" as I read your words. Cheers to you both. MarnetteD | Talk 02:11, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Range block

Hi. It looks like someone is caught in a range block you set - see User talk:Guglani1. It's not something I know much about, so I'm not sure what to do about it. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 14:48, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

•  Done Related to the User:MegaCyanide666 block, 117.199.80.0/20. It was due to expire in 8 hours, I just went ahead and unblocked it figuring that is what Berean would have done. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 15:26, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

• Great, thanks -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:34, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

The Olive Branch: A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #1)

Welcome to the first edition of The Olive Branch. This will be a place to semi-regularly update editors active in dispute resolution (DR) about some of the most important issues, advances, and challenges in the area. You were delivered this update because you are active in DR, but if you would prefer not to receive any future mailing, just add your name to this page.

Steven Zhang's Fellowship Slideshow

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• Background: A brief overview of the DR ecosystem.
• Research: The most recent DR data
• Survey results: Highlights from Steven Zhang's April 2012 survey
• Activity analysis: Where DR happened, broken down by the top DR forums
• DR Noticeboard comparison: How the newest DR forum has progressed between May and August
• Discussion update: Checking up on the Wikiquette Assistance close debate
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Read the entire first edition of The Olive Branch -->

--The Olive Branch 18:51, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Index of North Carolina-related articles

Here is one that needs a LOT of attention, but can be worked on piecemeal fairly easily. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 12:17, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Piecemeal describes my free time right now perfectly...what little there is of it. I'll look and see what I might be able to do. Cheers,
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 13:09, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Hey, no welcome message? Poor to me. :) ColeFan111 (talk) 14:58, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for tidying up after me at SPI. I think you've settled in really well as an SPI clerk and are doing a great job. Dennis has grumbled a bit that the clerks get very little guidance, so I just thought I'd let you know that in a situation where there's a registered user and some IPs, you are quite right that CU will not usually directly confirm that the IPs belong to the registered user, but will if it seems worth it check the registered user in the background, so that they can block the range they are operating from. In the case of WitsBlomstein, he was editing anonymously from three ranges that are now all blocked (Tim got one and I got two), which should slow him down for a while. --Elen of the Roads (talk) 22:19, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the feedback; that is very helpful. I was trying to get him to state what he was after but his response to my question seemed to indicate that it wasn't a rangeblock. "This is likely a sock for a named account. This is not fishing, as it is established that WitsBlomstein is a sockpuppeteer, this is looking for additional accounts." I also took that to mean he was looking to connect to an established account rather than look for sleepers. Although I would have agreed at the time that the guy is clearly a sock, I could say the same thing about two dozen other editors that I see regularly in my watchlist but just haven't figured out who they are yet. I know they are socks. :)

I may have also been overly prudent about CU requirements after seeing justified critique earlier and was particularly thinking of his last line. I considered that my one and only mistake that I was going to allow myself to make concerning CU requests for a while (couple of days anyway :).
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 03:22, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

It aint' easy being a clerk, that is for sure. Having to read the minds of the socks AND the CU is a full time job. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 15:10, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

User page protection

I noticed you just protected Hot Stop's user and user talk page indefinitely. Since most of the IP's harassment has been toward me, could I get some of that as well? I made a request for indefinite semi-protection of my talk page at RFPP but only got two weeks for some reason. Thanks! Evanh2008 ^{(talk|contribs)} 04:47, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

I semi-protected his user page and header indefinitely but only one week for his talk page. Talk pages aren't made indefinite because IPs and non-confirmed users have to have a way to communicate with you (I believe this to be true but at the moment can't recall where this is written). I would be willing to semi-protect indef your userpage at your request, however.

Another option to consider would be if you created User talk:Evanh2008/IPtalk and left a clear message on your regular talk page and edit notice that if users find themselves unable to post to your talk that they may use the linked subpage to leave you a message. In that case, I would consider semi-indef on your talk page provided the subpage remains generally unprotected. This would keep troublemakers off your main talk page and you'll care less what they are scribbling in a less-seen page. I've seen this practice in the past.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 13:53, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for the info and the clarification; I wasn't aware that standard procedure didn't allow for indeffing talk pages. Right now I'd rather not create a subpage for IPs, since that would most likely just encourage him, so I think I'll leave my talk page as is for now, and put in an RPP only when it becomes necessary. Cheers! Evanh2008 ^{(talk|contribs)} 03:03, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

SPI case

I saw your comment at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lucy-marie, and I wondered how to go about asking for a checkuser on Eff Won to see if he's DeFacto. I have to say that now I'm fairly convinced it's DeFacto and not Lucy-marie, and I'm not sure how to go about changing the SPI. Thanks in advance, Bretonbanquet (talk) 20:08, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Under the date section you will see {{SPI case status|}} ...you will want to change that to {{SPI case status|curequest}} and then give your evidence in the comments area. I had seen your comments on your talk page yesterday which confused me because it looked like you did think it was DeFacto there but not on the case page. I'm headed back out the door and it will be several hours before I return. Hopefully helpful,
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 20:18, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, that's a great help. We've had a lot of trouble with both DeFacto and Lucy-marie, as they're both very active sockmasters and they have many similar traits. It's not the first time that several of us have been bouncing around on each other's talkpages trying to figure out who's the sockmaster of the latest troublesome sock. Thanks again, Bretonbanquet (talk) 20:28, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Military history coordinator election

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Block me

Block me, this is one of my unlocked accounts. Brooks53 (talk) 09:14, 11 September 2012 (UTC)