User talk:JBW

User:Karumari

Hi JBW. A couple of months ago, you warned Karumari about ARBIPA discretionary sanctions, and the consequences of advocating a certain POV. Their latest edits make me believe a topic-ban is now necessary; see this, this, this and this. I'm involved on those pages, and so cannot impose a sanction; would you be willing to take a look? Regards, Vanamonde (Talk) 17:51, 30 January 2019 (UTC)

@Vanamonde: A quick look suggests you are right, but I don't have time to deal with it right now. I will try to get back onto it as soon as I can, but for family reasons there is a possibility that may not be for a day or two. (However, I suffer from attention deficit disorder, and things that I genuinely intend to come back to very often get lost, as my mind uncontrollably jumps off onto other things. If I haven't got back to you on this within a a couple of days please remind me: I will regard it as help, not harassment.) The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 21:37, 30 January 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, I will do so. They are not particularly prolific, just completely unable to understand how Wikipedia works; I don't think a couple of days' delay will make any difference. Best, Vanamonde (Talk) 21:42, 30 January 2019 (UTC)

A gentle nudge about this, JamesBWatson. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:07, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

@Vanamonde: Thanks. It turns out that I have had even less time available recently than I expected, but I have now placed a 6-month topic ban on all editing relating to India and Pakistan. Unfortunately I am not confident that a topic ban will turn out to be enough, but we can hope so, and watch. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 16:21, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

I never enjoy placing restrictions, but it's an unpleasant necessity sometimes. I'm not sure that a t-ban will be sufficient, but it seems to me the logical step to take; a more severe sanction may be necessary, but it's not yet warranted. Thanks for handling this. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:43, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

More strange edits from Fox IPs

[1] [2] I've already reverted the second given the unreliability of the source. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 22:46, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

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Looks like I found a proxy

A Kenyan IP calling Trump "our President"? –Skywatcher68 (talk) 16:13, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

@Skywatcher68: Yes, it certainly looks like that. However, I can't find any direct evidence that it's a proxy. It is possible there is some other explanation (such as a US emigrant living in Kenya) and I don't think I should take action without anything more definite. On the other hand, though, there are certainly other problems with the editing from that person, and maybe I'll drop a warning of a likely block on their talk page. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 17:22, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

I have appealed my topic ban

I have appealed my topic ban. Please see this: -Karumari (talk) 19:02, 7 February 2019 (UTC)