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Suggestion

Sir, I got it regarding the IP connection. I won't bring it. Can you please suggest me what is the best course of action when someone just remove our message from their own talk page without any response when they are discussing about me? Like my this message[1] was instantly removed[2] with no explanation. What are the rules for such personal conversations? Thanks in advance. Drivarum (talk) 14:29, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Drivarum editors are allowed some leeway for "cleaning up" their own talk pages, which can include moving or deleting posts. Our guideline on user talk pages suggests that if an editor removes your message, it should be taken as an indication that they've read it, and nothing more. I would call it bad form to remove posts by a user when you're talking about that user, but they are technically allowed. If you think that it's an ongoing problem then you might want to raise the issue at WP:ANI, but I think in this case you shouldn't worry about it too much. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 14:41, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for the clear instructions. I got it and i will just ignore and move on. Already wasted so much energy and time in all these mess. I really appreciate your efforts and apologies for all the trouble from me. Have a great weekend! Drivarum (talk) 14:46, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Request

Hi Ivanvector - You recently blocked 107.77.206.36 for block evasion. Can you take a look at the edits made by 71.11.137.150? Hmlarson (talk) 17:40, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Hi Hmlarson. My rangeblock of 107.77.192.0/18 (which covers the IP above) is related to long-term harassment on an administrator's page. The editor using 107.77.206.36 on May 6 just got caught up in it, but they don't seem to be the same person and their edits yesterday can't be considered block evasion. If they continue to be disruptive I suggest requesting semiprotection at RFPP, or ping me again and I'll take another look. Thanks. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 18:43, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Pregunta sobre: Arise from Darkness

Hello how are you?

I did some editing on the Spanish page of the film Arise from Darkness, and I did not find its version in English, what I found is that the article has a deletion history.

I would like to know if I can do an exact translation of the Spanish version, and if so, if you think that it is best to propose it as a draft for an administrator to review, or if you can review it directly.

It would be my first edit in english Wikipedia.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Androveritas (talk • contribs) 05:00, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

Hi, Ivan. Did you check my request? What do you think? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Androveritas (talk • contribs) 23:28, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

Proudindian/Anatha connection

Pings were not working at the moment[3] and I had pinged you on SPI and added something helpful[4] to the SPI. Now that Drivarum is blocked as sock of ProudIndian, do you agree with the connection? Capitals00 (talk) 16:08, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

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User:ArthurRebelnatico

Hey Ivanvector! As yofor probably know, I'm trying to retain my retirement since ... I really need to. Though I am committed to doing my retirement, I still care about the whole aspect of Wikipedia's existence, as well as it being run properly without malice, but at this point in my life, I can't dedicate virtually any time to Wikipedia. Anyways, with that being said...

I think you may be able to help out with something I discovered ... happening again ... after I "went dark" for a bit. There's a sockmaster I have dealt with quite a bit in the past who originally used the account User:ArthurRebelnatico. I used to deal with him rather frequently via their SPI case page. Anyways, I just discovered that they are active again. When I was dealing with them before, they would create account names that were variations of certain words ... which can be found in their SPI case archives. Their targets of pages they edit are related to Brazillian pop music or artists, usually related in some fashion to Rebeldes. A rather easy giveaway that it is them editing is either an editor of related pages performing several edits in succession, usually beginning with an edit that either removes or adds at least 1 kilobyte to the page. However, as of late, it seems that they have been using only unregistered accounts, editing as an anon using an IP. It seems that the edit from a device on either the same network or closely related networks: All of the IPs I've seen them edit from start with either "179.108.48.###" or "179.108.50.###". In fact, if you see the two edits I performed prior to this one, you will see that I reverted some of their edits: [5] and [6].

Anyways, my point is that there may be enough information here to validate a range block, but I'm not sure: there may be too much collateral damage due to false positives. Either way, if that may be true, it may be necessary to pending changes protect or semi-protect the pages they frequent, but I'm not sure. (Their SPI archives has a nice list of pages they frequent.) So, im hoping you can assist with this matter in one way or another since ... I cannot spend and really do not have the time or capacity to deal with Wikipedia matters in the manner you are probably accustomed with me being/having in the past. Anyways, hope all is well, and as they say ... Cheers! Steel1943 (talk) 22:38, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

Hi Steel1943, yeah I noticed you decided to take an extended break some time ago. Not sure if your checking in here is good for whatever you're up to off-site but I hope you don't mind the ping response here (it looks like you might have disabled pings already anyway). The IPs do look pretty obvious to that case, and it looks like you're not the only one that thinks so. I've been trying to do more article work myself lately as a form of self-care and lately I haven't been checking in on SPI unless I have a good chunk of time to devote to it, and some of the pages are PC-protected already, but at a glance it looks like we should be able to craft a pretty accurate range block. Take care. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 00:13, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

NPOV issue

Hi, I'm asking you specifically as an uninvolved editor who seems to have their head screwed on to take a look at Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view/Noticeboard#Pentecost. Each year Pentecost goes on the main page when it is celebrated (this year within 24 hours) and I am concerned about a spate of recent edits. I may be over-reacting. I just want outside opinions. --Andreas Philopater (talk) 00:29, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Yaysmay15

The sockpuppet investigations for Yaysmay15 has been backlogged with two of my latest reports I added, involving IPs. I created a LTA entry for Yaysmay15 for reference on any disruptive activity involving that user, which started as "Vince daryl falcunitin", that changed to the main account, "Yaysmay15", and the former is changed to a sleeper account from June 2016. I have reverted edits by those IPs listed at the reports and flagged the two as IP sockpuppets, but no action has been taken. Can you please have a look at those reports, and apply the possible remedies if possible?--TagaSanPedroAko (talk) 04:40, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

About Arise of Darkness

Hello, have you seen the query I made to you above, about the possibility of translating the page Arise of Darkness from Spanish to English? As I said, I saw that the English version was deleted by you, so I want to consult with an editor who is aware of the case, to see if it is possible to do that translation. Can you help me with your opinion on how to proceed, or tell me who I should consult with? Thank you!--Androveritas (talk) 03:37, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Hi Androveritas, I apologize for my delayed response, I've not been checking in here very often in the last few days. The article has been deleted here because both the film studio and the previous editors have been connected to undisclosed paid editing, which we do not allow here. If you would like to try translating the Spanish article, I suggest you write the article in your sandbox and then ask an administrator to review. You can ask at the administrators' noticeboard or follow the articles for creation process. Please be sure if you do translate the article that you locate reliable sources which demonstrate the film's notability, since poor sourcing has also been an issue with this article in the past. Thanks. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 12:56, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Hi,Thanks for the reply. Do not worry, there's no problem. Ivanvector:

Once the translation is in my sandbox, can I contact you to review it or do you prefer to put the

command in the article?

All references to the article are in English. Can you check the references and tell me if you think you should have some additional references?

Thank you in advance.

Regards. --Androveritas (talk) 00:26, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

Edday1051

I'm not at all happy with what's been going on with this user since he was unblocked. He's been edit-warring at least twice in just a month. I'm sure he would say that UW Dawgs is hounding and provoking him. I have no idea whether that's so, but even if it is, it doesn't excuse Edday's behavior, especially given the promise in his unblock requests not to use multiple accounts or edit-war again. If he feels that UW Dawgs is wrong and is violating policy, then he should seek sanctions against him, not edit-war himself. What's your view?--Bbb23 (talk) 14:40, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

@Bbb23: thanks for the note. I had a pretty quick look into it, and it does look to me like he's being hounded at least a bit, although UW Dawgs has a point. I left a note on Edday1051's talk page explaining the requirements to add sources and not restore unsourced contested material, hopefully that will help. Edday did try to raise this at ANI a week or so ago but nobody replied, and both of them have made frivolous AIV posts against each other. I'm not going to contest a block if you think he's violated the terms of his "parole" or whatever, but I think we can try to work this out. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 16:19, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm not eager to reblock so I'll defer to your optimism. I try to pay as little attention to ANI as I can. --Bbb23 (talk) 16:55, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:The Plot to Hack America

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:The Plot to Hack America. Legobot (talk) 04:26, 9 June 2017 (UTC)