User talk:Bbb23

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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.

The revert of Adams was a mistake. The other material should be discussed on the Talk page and the burden to do that is yours, not mine. Learn how to WP:INDENT and WP:SIGN your comments. Finally, Adams goes before Anderson.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:55, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

I am glad you have admitted your mistake. I have moved Adams before Anderson. Concerning the talk page, I will be making several more edits later this week and will summarise my additions/revisions in the talk page when I am done. Sorry, but I am not obliged to indent my messages to make your talk page appear stylish and tidy.

Thomas Aberato — Preceding unsigned comment added by DrTomAber (talk • contribs) 20:12, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigation

Why did you remove my defence at the sockpuppet accusation? I tried to read the instructions and do what it said. I am requesting checkuser. Bolarno (talk) 20:25, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

I didn't remove your defense. It's all there. As the "accused", you're not permitted to request CU; that's the only thing I removed.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:33, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Help about Deleted page Ubong King

Greetings, Please i need help to understand why the page was deleted, any issues raised earlier were already sorted and there are good cited sources for the subject and i still can't tell why it was deleted. Please any explanation will be helpful as we keep learning. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delords (talk • contribs) 11:53, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Who is "we"?--Bbb23 (talk) 11:55, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Oh sorry about that generalization, I am still learning and hope to learn from every situation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delords (talk • contribs) 12:21, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

@JamesBWatson: You deleted it twice last month per G11 and G12. I don't think the latest iteration is much of an improvement. It's still obviously promotional, and although it's not a G12, it still uses text from the blog website. I also don't think it gets past a7, although I'm not at all conversant with Nigerian sources, so that's a less easy call. I'll restore it if you think it's good enough to keep, or I could move it to draft space and tell the creator to go through WP:AFC.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:44, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for the update, please in case there are areas you both feel needs correction, I will greatly appreciate it if you can highlight them and also have the page in draft so i can make the necessary corrections as required. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delords (talk • contribs) 13:08, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

You might want to revdel my last two edits to Oshwah's page, too.

I accidentally reverted the revert and then self-reverted. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 16:49, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Yes, I think I finally got it - baby steps.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:50, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for staying on the ball on that, and helping to cover my fuckup.

On a completely unrelated note... I think that FrogCast might warrant a CU, as they have claimed to have had a previous account, but refuses to disclose it. They've cited personal safety as a reason, but given that they did so by implying that Calton and I would do them harm (while insulting us for the fifth or sixth time), I don't think that's a legitimate concern. To be fair, I suspect this is a fairly young editor and that it's quite possible this is just a BS claim, but I figured just in case, maybe I should let a CU know about it. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 18:54, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Don't know if they had a previous account, but I can't find it. If you have any evidence of who they might be, that would of course help. My guess is they won't last very long after their current block expires. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:08, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

I just wanted to cover the base, if you will. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to learn they were lying. They strike me as quite young, and I agree with your prediction. One can't deny they have a passion for WP, though, so maybe after a few years of seasoning they'll come back with a much better attitude. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 00:34, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Tanya Ekanayaka Page

Hi Bbb23, WP:AFC.--Bbb23 (talk), why is the discography section irrelevant to a composer when details of published works by nearly all composers listed on Wikipedia are included on their Wikipedia pages??! You have deleted ALL this information despite it being referenced. Therefore I will undo it for now. Thank you. Also, see reference to subjects thesis and details of the music released - the subject has a PhD in Linguistics and Musicology. The subject is also the producer of the two solo CDs mentioned in the 'Career' section. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NSNMN (talk • contribs) 13:54, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

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Not even trying...

Screense is back again for the 2nd time (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) ??? GAB^gab 01:00, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

That one plus Nataliejanesellars1974 (talk · contribs · count) - and I'm not even familiar with that case. Time to go to bed.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:27, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Sock farm

Hi Bbb23. I just blocked a half dozen socks that were attacking Head injury. It might be worth a look in case there are more. Head injury: Revision history. -Ad Orientem (talk) 03:14, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Administratively, with that many accounts, it would be better for you to file a report and request a CU to look for others.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:28, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

 Done Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/우흥우흥따악. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:40, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Double-check

Hi B, I indeffed CorrectHai as a ducky sock of Dimpletisha, based on my knowledge of GracyM. CorrectHai is denying sockpuppetry, proclaiming their innocence as a brand new editor. CorrectHai has 17 articles of intersection with GracyM, especially at Bepannah, a frequent haunt of GracyM's. Also a considering factor, 8 edits in, this "brand new editor" reverts three of Barunology2's edits at Barun Sobti. How does this brand new user know that there's a problem with the article in need of reversion? Any chance you can look into this? I strongly do not believe that this person is a brand new editor, but if I'm wrong about their link to Dimpletisha, I kind of want to know that. Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:38, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

There were also a couple of IP edits that were strange, like this Punjabi IPv6 editing (Hindi-language) Bepannah. The edit introduced obnoxious language about "great reviews", which was resubmitted by CorrectHai. Also at this article, which is mostly socks of Dimpletisha, there's this edit from a Punjabi IPv6. Obviously you can't comment on those, but these are some of the things that sold me on socking. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 19:35, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

CorrectHai is incorrect.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:58, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for looking and for the confirmation. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:32, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Richmond Art Collective

Do you realize you just deleted the first article of an editthon? As an experienced editor I would expect that you would have tagged it first & waited a respectful amount of time for a response. https://www.facebook.com/events/254766412011335?name=Spokane+Futures%3A+A+Wikipedia+Edit-a-thon&event_id=254766412011335&view=permalink&id=287602178727758&acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2229%22%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3A%22admin_plan_mall_activity%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&notif_id=1538850595072385&notif_t=admin_plan_mall_activity&ref=notif

Posting from my iPhone. Peaceray (talk) 20:49, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

It was already tagged - and correctly.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:53, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Was there ample time to respond to the tag? This editathon started just over three hours ago. WP:BITE certainly applies here. I request reinstatement of the article for at least 24 hours so the speedy deletion can be contested. Peaceray (talk) 21:16, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Newbie bite

I noticed that a block you recently gave to 627544editor is very unexpected and harsh. Please remember not to bite the newcomers. If you see others making a common mistake, consider politely pointing out what they did wrong and showing them how to correct it. It takes more time, but it helps us retain new editors. Thank you.

Respond on my talk page, not here. Link below.

183.192.56.30 (talk) 05:46, 7 October 2018 (UTC)