User talk:Bbb23

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SPI

Sir, in Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mhdsuhail111 Mollywood.lover and Sagar.kottappuram777 could be unlikely, but Mollywood.lover and Muhammed.suhail is the same person. It's that evident from their behavior and editing pattern. New account continues what the blocked ones did, which in turn was created solely to add exaggerated box office figures of Mammootty films.137.97.143.166 (talk) 18:20, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

HrushiReddy

Hi Bbb23. This user just tripped some filters and showed up at AIV. While I am not seeing any obvious vandalism they do seem to be unusually well versed in things like citing references and the like for a brand new editor. Some of their attempted edits blocked by the filter are on Public image of Narendra Modi, a subject which has been controversial. Of course this may well just be an IP editor who finally decided to create an account, or someone who is good at reading instructions. Anyways I thought it might be worth a look. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:53, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

I think he's just a disruptive user.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:22, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks... -Ad Orientem (talk) 22:20, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

User:Wumbolo on ANI

I was wondering if you could please shut this down now, as it's getting childish annoying and very much out of control. I opened it up because I thought there was an issue, but now I feel certain users are simply bullying other users, Wikihounding, etc, it's just starting to sicken me!! So ye, be much appreciated if you could review, strip out the bullshit and put down a sensible conclusion, cheers. Govvy (talk) 07:27, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Rocckker13

I'm sorry for the CU-block change - I suspect that when tagging the accounts using the SPI script, I accidentally reblocked them. I imagine I'll get a knock on the door from Arbcom's desysopping squad any minute now GAB^gab 15:20, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Maybe one day I'll make as few mistakes as you do.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:22, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Maybe I can hang by my fingertips from the windowsill until the desysop squad leaves... GAB^gab 15:35, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Take a selfie or if you don't have enough limbs for that, ask a relative (who likes you) or a close friend to take the picture. Make sure they get a second picture if you fall. If you're a coward like me (and acrophobic), use a ground floor sill.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:42, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Scratch that, I'm going with the good ol' bedsheet escape rope. Maybe I can pull a Pierce Brosnan... GAB^gab 15:50, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Boy are you full of yourself - James Bond fantasies. Me I'm more the incompetent comic as in Lucille Ball in the Cornell Wilde episode of I Love Lucy.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:03, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

I'm nothing without my delusions of grandeur. Bond never would've gotten out of that Bilbao office if the table legs had been sturdier. GAB^gab 16:08, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

LTA

Not sure who fernandez Q was but SS4CUWiki just popped up in the registration logs... CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 20:31, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

What makes you think the new account is operated by the same person?--Bbb23 (talk) 21:21, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Not sure if it's the same person but certainly seems like an LTA given the CUWiki bit. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 21:27, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Let me know if they edit.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:48, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

User:IanDBeacon

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Hiya BB, This user is adding false notices on IPs and peoples talk pages, I noticed you gave a warning in July, but he/she seems up to no good again. Govvy (talk) 17:18, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Diffs?--Bbb23 (talk) 17:18, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Well, the user added ANI notices too some IPs and some Users when there is no ANI to speak of, [1]. Govvy (talk) 17:24, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

FYI, a user @Juxlos: made a report in ANI and it states that you have to give notification to involved editors. He initially posted in WP:AIV but I removed the report. IanDBeacon (talk) 17:53, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

If you were wondering, it was in regards to this - [[2]] IanDBeacon (talk) 17:54, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, I put it in the wrong place, and he talkpaged me. Juxlos (talk) 17:56, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Thanks for the explanation.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:57, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

@IanDBeacon: Okay, maybe I got it wrong, I saw you add an ANI noticed to Flix11 with nothing on ANI then I saw a load of IPs that you added notices to in your contrib, so I thought you were up to no good, sorz. Govvy (talk) 18:55, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Govvy and Bbb23, I have opened WP:ANI on this issue Hhkohh (talk) 22:51, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

@Hhkohh: and I have closed it. Kindly read my rationale there. —usernamekiran(talk) 22:56, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Usernamekiran I do not think we resolved it about spamming to Flix11 Hhkohh (talk) 22:57, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

@Hhkohh: If all other notices are accounted for, then the only remaining one cant be called as spamming. Assuming good faith, we can consider as a mistake, and assuming bad faith, we can consider it as malicious edit. In either case it was not right to take it to ANI, because ANI is for chronic cases. ie, if IanDBeacon does this after being warned a few times, or if he fails to communicate properly, then it should be taken to ANI. In this case Ian explained the edits on IP talkpages satisfactorily. We should give IanDBeacon an opportunity to explain his edits of Flix11. —usernamekiran(talk) 23:15, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

I was assuming good faith as Juxlos failed to notify the users and IPs he reported to WP:ANI per what the instructions say. IanDBeacon (talk)—

@IanDBeacon: hi. But why did you notify Flix11 when there is no discussion about them at the ANI? —usernamekiran(talk) 00:38, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

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SPI – IP issue

• Macedonian referendum, 2018 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hi Bbb23. An IP was blocked last night for edit warring at Macedonian referendum, 2018. The edit warring is now being continued by an account that is pretty obviously the same editor (they haven't denied it when challenged). Based on what it says at WP:SPI, a checkuser can't link an account to an IP, so not sure whether it's possible to report them for sockpuppetry. Cheers, Number 57 14:48, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

You can report them to SPI if you wish. Any non-CheckUser can say that an IP and a named account are the same person. However, you may not get very quick action at SPI. I would either report it to AN3 or to EdJohnston who blocked the IP.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:07, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

I apologise for hijacking this thread. But, is the absence of quick action at SPI, (which, IMO, usually equates to the SPI being unattended by checkusers, unless staleness resumes or the IP is blocked by a non-CU on grounds of disruption or behavioural-sockpuppetry, itself) a carefully-crafted tactic to avoid stepping into the gray-zone of linking UserAccounts with IPs or is it due to the usual delay in attending lodged SPIs? ∯WBG^converse 15:45, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

There's no hard-and-fast rule, but often SPIs with one named account and nothing but IP(s) do not get as much attention from clerks. Usually, if you ignore it for a while, the IP stops editing, and the issue is moot. It's often not the best use of a clerk's time.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:15, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

The disputed article, Macedonian referendum, 2018, is about a vote which will take place tomorrow, September 30. I've applied five days of extended-confirmed protection, which should limit any editing by suspected socks in the near future. I tried to make a judgment of sockpuppetry based on behavior but didn't reach any certainty. EdJohnston (talk) 18:21, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

Someone impersonating you?

User:Bbb282837 has copied your userpage and talk page into their own. Bennv3771 (talk) 15:31, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

@Bennv3771: Well it is a pretty picture, isn't it? Bye-bye "me". Thanks!--Bbb23 (talk) 15:35, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

RfC on BLP page

You reverted an RfC that I placed on the BLP Talk page saying it doesn’t belong there. I don’t mind. But if not there, where? — TadgStirkland⁴⁰¹ (Tadg^Talk) 20:07, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

If I understand what you're talking about, the best place would be at WP:BLPN. The BLP Talk page is for discussing the policy, not the application of the policy to a particular BLP article.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:17, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, I just posted my RfC request there. I'll hope that is the right place. — TadgStirkland⁴⁰¹ (Tadg^Talk) 14:16, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

Oh my...

I clicked on his username from the result box at the top of my TP thinking I was going to his TP - no, actually I wasn't thinking - thank you for reverting my post and saving me further embarrassment. ^{Atsme✍🏻📧} 01:41, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

No worries.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:43, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

A Sockpuppet claim was open by HandsomeBoy

I don't understand how to go about this and also I would like an IP check an also HandsomeBoy has always nominated my articles for deletion without a convincing reason or fact.. All articles I have written meet WP:MUSIC or WP:GNG. Please I need you to help me out with an IP Check up on this case Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Obari2Kay#Suspected_sockpuppets, Thank You.--Timi422 (talk) 12:54, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

It doesn't work that way. IP checks are not done of an editor at their request to prove their innocence.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:23, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

So can you check the investigation to see if am not violating Wikipedia rules, cause I honestly don't see where this Sockpuppet case is heading to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Obari2Kay#Comments by other users. Thank You--Timi422 (talk) 06:33, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Question

I have a question about your comment at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Billy Hathorn. You declined check user because you said the case was stale. One of the relevant accounts has been editing as recently as today. Is is stale because the other account hasn't edited since March? Thanks. Marquardtika (talk) 02:01, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

You have to have at least two accounts to compare against. Here there is just DailyDip.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:13, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Is all of Louisiana done, since this editor is doing Texas now? Bbb, you ever read Hathorn's article? They are a miracle of fluff. Like sugarfree cotton candy. Drmies (talk) 02:16, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Gotcha, thanks Bbb23. I have tracked down quite a few of our friend Billy's socks--often IPs--but have never filed an SPI until now. I'll try to do that in the future to make it easier to keep up with the cotton candy factory. Marquardtika (talk) 02:35, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Mansfield Wiki Page

Hello, I see that you reversed every edit that I have made on the Mansfield College page today without explanation. Please explain your actions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DrTomAber (talk • contribs) 19:38, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

You're a new editor and you have no knowledge of Wikipedia policies and guidelines. The material you added is generally unencyclopedic. It reads like a personal essay coupled with some WP:OR, despite the source. Also, don't call my edits "vandalism" again. Finally, if you want to add the material at this point, take it to the Talk page of the article and gain a consensus for your changes.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:43, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

What you did is clearly vandalism. First, removing 1.5k characters of text is not a minor edit. Second, I fail to see how my addition of Robert Adams, a notable philosopher, to the alumni list is 'unencyclopedic'. Third, if you have an issue with the paragraph that I have written on the history of Mansfield building, I would suggest that you edit it yourself to fit your standards instead of childishly removing every single edit that I had did that day.