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SPI or no SPI

Unbelievable nonsense with the Richard Chevolleau article... I've asked for semi-protection. Do you think it's worth an SPI report? Michael Ohanu and Richard Chevolleau Official are already blocked, leaving 114.142.169.18 as the only active offender (for now).

I'm sure this is the same person:

the IP geolocates to Indonesia
the two blocked editors have made edits in Indonesian or Malay (so says Google Translate):

Michael Ohanu made this edit summary [1]
Richard Chevolleau Official wrote a talk page comment [2], immediately erased it but wrote an edit summary [3], and made another comment [4]

Is it worth SPI or should the semi-protection be sufficient? --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 01:38, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GorillaWarfare SP'd. We can block based on behavior w/o SPI(?) --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:30, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

adding pp-vandalism

Hello, Deepfriedokra. Can you adding pp-vandalism on Eshay article, which was protected by Ohnoitsjamie due to vandalism because the another admin was forget to add that. Thank you 114.125.61.45 (talk) 00:28, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done by MusikBot II --Deepfriedokra (talk) 00:34, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Muhammad and the Bible

Hello! I wonder if you'd consider a longer protection, say a year. There's been disruption in March, April, May, June and July, including stuff like [5]. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:44, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Gråbergs Gråa Sång: Thanks for your note. I did, actually, so consider. This is only the second SP. The first was for one week, so I doubled. When the problem resumes, I can increase more. Looks like pending changes was tried and failed, so now we are faced with denying non auto confirmed editors the ability to edit an article in the encyclopedia that anybody can edit. Hopefully, he'll find another hobby. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 11:38, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good enough! Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:40, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Restoration request for User:SasBasu/0Chain

Hi

I noticed the deletion of this page for quite understandable worries about conflict of interest. To clarify this, I have requested a username change for my account (so it doesn't get confused with the CEO of the corporate entity in the article). I also understand that I must declare my own conflict of interest on the article's talk page using a conflict of interest template to declare that I was paid to write the article draft by this corporate entity.

I would like to re-edit and re-submit this article. How is that achieved? Is there anything else I should be aware of?

--SasBasu (talk) 15:57, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SasBasu: Please reread the deletion notice. It was not deleted as a WP:COI. It was deleted as promotional content requiring a total rewrite. Thanks, --Deepfriedokra (talk) 16:01, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SasBasu: PS. I was not the deleting admin. It was @Jimfbleak:. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 16:03, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reviving a page

Good evening, Deepfriedokra. I'd like to review a previously deleted article, Gamma Phi Omega, about a Latina sorority whose article had been removed on a vote over copyvio, probably 3x for that reason. You were one of three admins to delete the page, so I hoped you would have access to the most recent version.

Additional good sources pertaining to this group have cropped up, and I'd like to see what had previously been written in order to perhaps use some of the content. I'm circling through the NALFO organizations to clean up those with existing pages, and repair/improve a couple that had been deleted, where I can. Thank you. I'll make sure that the same old errors are no longer made. The earlier writers were not experienced editors. Jax MN (talk) 00:08, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jax MN: Sorry, no. It's all promotional and content copyrighted elsewhere. From the subject's webpage. Nothing there is useful for writing an encyclopedia article. An article must all be rewritten with content from reliable, independent sources. "All content must be cited from reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and have a reputation for fact checking." If you have sufficient coverage from reliable, independent sources to meet WP:CORP It would be best to rely solely on such sources. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:20, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What I'm looking for is a starting point for page structure, and good but un-referenced language that will serve as a placeholder until I can evaluate each statement, paraphrase that which is encyclopedic but borrowed, ensure it doesn't break our copyright rules, and make whatever additions would add value to the page. The organization is clearly notable, as it has existed far longer than our minimum of 10 years with a minimum of three chapters - (Fraternities and Sororities Project standard, using the same consistent rules that our major reference guide, Baird's Manual used for 140 years.) Our Project has interpretive guidelines that help us apply Wikipedia standards to these various groups. Until I see what was previously there, I just don't know if it is garbage or not. I hope to find some clues of areas to write about that I may miss in my review of their website, as a non-member. Jax MN (talk) 02:40, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jax MN: emailed. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:47, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ugh, I see what you mean. Lots of work to do. Thanks for sending. Jax MN (talk) 03:10, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 04:06, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Curious

I'm curious about your rename decline here. Policy allows the use of company names if an individual name is included (e.g. User:PonyoWikipedia). Is there something written somewhere that forbids the use of a name and role (e.g. PonyoEditor)? You do so many renamings that you can probably point me to the policy quicker than I can find it myself.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:07, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ponyo:I think it's too close to a company function. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:09, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ponyo: Laura at whatever would have been more individual. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:11, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and it could look like some sort of on Wiki role, like an official Wiki support person. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:13, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lara of yellow would work. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:13, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I probably would have accepted the suggested rename, which is why it's best I stay away from renames altogether. Clearly not my forte.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:18, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Arceus for deletion

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Remove an edit summary with personal attacks

I would like you to remove the edit summary of this edit to List of best-selling manga since it contains personal attacks towards another editor. Thanks in advance. Link20XX (talk) 14:28, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Deepfriedokra (talk) 16:25, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No Connection to Navidul Huq, mistakenly used.

I am beginner, learning myself without formal training. I am not master in Wikipedia. I thought choosing the name might help me edit Rubana Huq faster. I should have read all policies before opening username, it is my mistake. I am trying to change my username. Take love. Thanks.

Replied --Deepfriedokra (talk) 08:20, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

UTRS requests

Since this is going to come up on UTRS every few days, just thought I'd let you have these links for comparison on his unblocks, especially since I'm the only one blocking him currently -- [6], [7], [8], [9]. Cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 12:37, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SpacemanSpiff: Thanks for keeping me apprised. I just declined UTRS appeal #45437. (redacted) I actually typed "bullshit" and then rephrased. God, it's amazing the size of the shovel he's using. If I'd had any doubt at all about the SPI, he's buried it with his bullshit. SMDH --Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:35, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Todd Novak image Restrictions

Hello,

I work in the office of State Representative Todd Novak, we are trying ensure accuracy on his page. However, we continue to struggle with uploading his most current official portrait. We have the rights to the photo, and have waived them to the public domain.

Any assistance or completion of this task for us would be most helpful.

Thank you for your help on this matter.

@Legis.wi.gov51:I'm afraid I do not have good news for you. Quite the contrary. Please read and heed WP:COI and WP:PAID. Please understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. It is not a venue to promote Rep Novak. In my experience, "ensure accuracy" is what people with a conflict of interest say when they want to ensure only content favorable to the subject is in the article. "All content must be cited from reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and have a reputation for fact checking." You should not edit about the representative anywhere on Wikipedia. You should instead make edit requests after addressing your COI and PAID status. Your next edits should be to place the appropriate notices on your user page and the talk page of the article about the representative.

Please do not post personally identifying information on Wikipedia. That you are trying to exercise the power of his office on Wikipedia only deepens the need for you to address your conflict of interest. Please sign talk page posts with four tildes.

The image should be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons .You would need to log in there and follow the upload instructions. I see it has been deleted as work copyrighted elsewhere. If it appears anywhere else off Wiki, without a clearly posted free license, it will be regarded as a WP:copyvio. Commons is separate from Wikipedia. You will need to discuss with the deleting admin on Commons, @Elcobbola:

You used the word "we". Wikipedia accounts are not to be shared. You will need to rename the account soon to avoid being blocked from editing. A bunch of people have been trying to edit that article. Please be aware that WP:SOCKPUPPETRY is intensely frowned upon, whether it is one individual operating more than one account or several people coordinating efforts off Wiki.

Sorry I can't be more helpful, but I believe being straight with people. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 17:22, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Deepfriedokra, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Morganoflahrity. Эlcobbola _talk 17:30, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Эlcobbola: Thanks. Just came from there. Blocked sock that posted here. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 17:37, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You might also want to look at ticket:2021071210014599, in which the sender acknowledges and names two accounts. FWIW, I'm a Commons CU, and have twice linked to data on the cu.wiki that connects referenced account in the SPI, so I'm unsure what exactly en.wiki needs to take action. The UTRS ticket, further, includes responses demonstrating the above is disingenuous. This person has been told over and over again (on site and through UTRS) what the issue is and what is needed to host the image. CIR/IDHT. Эlcobbola _talk 17:58, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Elcobbola: @Legis.wi.gov51: When I saw the deletion log, I felt skeptical about their free use claim. I don't thing VRT is somethin they let me look at. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 18:01, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that. I saw the UTRS userbox and conflated it with OTRS/VRT/LTS (it doesn't help that those are all simultaneously its name). Эlcobbola _talk 18:07, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No what you mean (sigh) --Deepfriedokra (talk) 18:09, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Behzad Warrior Academy

Moved to talk from user page I'm deciding to recreate Behzad Warrior Academy page by new editing as I believe this is notable. I respectfully ask your permission to do this. Sincerely MMA Kid (talk) 18:56, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@MMA Kid: Sure, just please be mindful of not making it promotional. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:13, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your kindness and trust in me. Behzad Warrior Academy page recreated by your points. Sincerely MMA Kid (talk) 03:25, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Can you create for me a Wikipedia page? Hablus (talk) 05:36, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hablus: I was never great at article creation and have not done it in years. Too much work. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 07:36, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Draft: Girmit Global Museum

Thank you for all your messages especially the latest one on not using advertising (i was not aware I was doing this, not intentional). AwesomeAubergine (talk) 07:21, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Need Help

Hello I need your help about resolving another unnecessary Balkan dispute, 2 editors removed sourced content, claiming on page Zachlumia that Fine writes that it was inhabited by south Slavs, but it is not, it is clear that is said that Hum (Zachumlia) was: " Most of Hum interior was settled by Serbs and belonged to Eastern Church (under the Archbishop of Ohrid until 1219 when Hum was subordinated to a new independent Serbian church" as can been seen on the mentioned source (which is open access and can been seen by everybody) pg 20. Fine [[10]]. " Can you do something about it? Thank you. Theonewithreason (talk) 21 July 2021 (UTC)

Fully protected --Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:23, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Theonewithreason (talk) 21 July 2021 (UTC)

AN: CheatCodes4ever requesting an unblock

Hi Deepfriedokra, there is an unblock request at WP:AN#CheatCodes4ever's unblock request that may be interesting as your username appears in their block log. Best regards, ~ ToBeFree (talk) 09:02, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Don't wanna rain on anyone's parade, but eeww --Deepfriedokra (talk) 11:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

About page protection

Hi there. Hope your are doing fine. I asked for protection for the Mohammad Mithun article in the Wikipedia article protection request page but the page I requested for yet didn’t get protected and as a result, vandalism didn’t yet stop in that article. I saw you are an administrator and you also protected few articles, so could you please protect the Mohammad Mithun article cause my request hasn’t been yet answered and the vandalism is increasing. It would had been a great help. I am still patrolling the article and I am still reverting vandalisms. I hope you will help in this regard. Thank you. 👉Chynapras👈 (talk) 10:31, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Deepfriedokra (talk) 11:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so so so much!!!! It was such a great help from you. I was so tired of fighting vandalism all day so couldn't help myself but ask you for help. Thanks for helping me. You are the best! 👉Chynapras👈 (talk) 13:33, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please block sockpuppet and semi-protect Virginia Commonwealth University

On July 9, you semi-protected Virginia Commonwealth University to protect it from persistent sockpuppetry by Bradford9. The protection expired today and he or she is back with a new sockpuppet. Can you please block that sockpuppet and semi-protect the article again? I'll file an SPI to smoke out any other socks. Thanks! ElKevbo (talk) 01:01, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done Commented at SPI --Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:08, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

User(s) blocked. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:28, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Strange happenings at Rham Records

Conflict of interest, content dispute and aspersions best dealt with at a noticeboard. Is at coin. Nothing more to be done here. Except find coffee.

As if anything on Wikipedia isn't strange. There seems to be a lot of editing and reverting going on at Rham Records (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). WP:OWN? COI? Almost all without any ES. Rather interesting given the company apparently was defunct in 1992. Repeated removal of the defunct date. Discogs.com has the latest release in 2003.
You had range blocked an anon: RFPP: Rham Records In the last hour or so, I reverted a revert edit (without an ES) by a registered user as unsourced - the same sort of EW reverting that was going on with numerous IPs. Given the user had few edits, I templated them, only to discover they were the page creator. That user, in the last hour or so, reverted my edit again w/o an ES.
For some reason, the user has their signature name piped: visible in this diff: RFPP - Rham! (page was moved by its creator to Rham Records). Probably just experimenting as user doesn't appear to have signed their name elsewhere.
I don't know how to proceed with this. Hopefully, you can and will resolve it? I'm taking the article off my watch page. Deep fried okra - now I'm hungry! Where's a good place go get some? Best regards Adakiko (talk) 08:19, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Adakiko: You should report it all at WP:COIN. I think. I'm asleep. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 10:23, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reported to wp:COIN#Rham Records. Thanks Adakiko (talk) 11:31, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I Barryls69 created this page, and have requested page protection as it is being repeatedly vandalised by user Vivibelle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Barryls69 (talk • contribs) 11:36, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rham! Records from Merseyside ceased operations in 1992. There have been no releases by Rham! since 1991 (the later Discogs entries are licenses of old catalogue). In 2019, Barryls69 incorporated a new company called Rham Records Limited and has been passing it off as the original Rham! Records in order to illegally exploit recordings by A Guy Called Gerald - this is why he keeps removing the text 'defunct 1992', and the '!' from Rham! I am A Guy Called Gerald's business manager. Legal action has been commenced against Barryls69 and his new company, and he has been warned by A Guy Called Gerald's lawyers to cease and desist from altering information in the public domain.Vivibelle (talk) 12:25, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh good grief, y'all. Please take this to the appropriate notice board. Probably COIN. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:25, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Prasad Perera

Dear Deepfriedokra,

I created above titled page and that has been removed I am new here and would like to know what are the reasons for that to be deleted. Page has written in 3rd party format and it has all the valid link and information. I was struggling to change the page name as it was showing this "User:Mdpperera/sandbox" but I actually did not know how to do that. Could you please assist with this. Thanks tons and apricate your time and kindness.

Best, mdpperera @Mdpperera: Reads like a combination resume and book blurb. Please read the pages linked in my deletion notice. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 17:49, 25 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Pssstt

Regarding Samma (tribe), Wikipedia:General sanctions/South Asian social groups comes in handy.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:21, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ponyo: Thanks, but I hate that stuff and couldn't begin to log it. So, I guess I can avoid the paper work and just add SP as a regular admin action. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 17:23, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I avoid the AE stuff like the plague, but the general sanctions are a bit easier to navigate. -- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:26, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yech. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 17:28, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Unprotection request for ASAP (Philippine TV program)

Hi, the vandalism on ASAP (Philippine TV program) (pending changes-protected) has greatly died down since you protected it on April 10. Plus, the page is frequently edited by both IP editors (constructively) and regulars, so it isn't a great candidate for this sort of protection, at least anymore. Thanks –Gladamas (talk · contribs) 19:49, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Deepfriedokra (talk) 20:24, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

About My draft article

Hello , i want to know how to keep my article live (i'm a real popular personal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Mahmoud_Mohammed_Mohammed_Farfour

thanks

Please read the messages I left on your talk page. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 07:20, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Username

but there is no such organization by that name currently. I can change the user name if you think it is not ok

And yet you were editing about a connected subject. Thanks you for changing your user name. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 07:22, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy note

Hi - just letting you know that I changed your protection level from PC to semi at Leigh Griffiths (and did a bunch of revdelling). Same duration (roughly). Cheers Girth Summit _(blether) 15:57, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

UTRS query

Hey. If someone's email is disabled, can they still access UTRS? Thanks! El_C 13:06, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@El C:I should think so. Yes I just handled such a one. They cannot use the WIkipedia email function, but they can still use their personal email to UTRS. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:05, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And this is why I'm selective about to whom I send emails. They then have my W email in their contacts, and disabling W email no longer stops them. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:08, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, thanks, that's good to know. El_C 14:10, 2 August 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Edits are not Vandalism so re-check please

Hello, You semi-locked the China Olympic page after you saw my edits and had ruled them as persistent vandalism in your summary. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1036915219 But I really don't believe you looked into it. And had judged too fast. This was my edit. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1036785791

I removed a paragraph simply because a few individual and anonymous trolls can't and shouldn't really represent a whole country. To claim that an entire country or two governments are angry after a badminton match is absurd.

You can not point to a dozen anonymous individuals cherrypicked on a forum and claim that they represent an entire country. Why would a couple of internet trolls suddenly represent the whole country? It's not balanced nor accurate to claim that.

Dr Schneider and other experts noted however, that these angry reactionary nationalists most likely do not represent the Chinese majority
Dr Hassid said: "If the only voices consistently allowed are the loudest nationalists, we should not be surprised that their voices can dominate online discussion far out of proportion to their actual numbers."
Amid the outrage seen on Weibo, there was also wide support for Team China, with some calling out the trolls for being "unreasonable".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58024068

If however I am wrong about this. I do apologise. But I feel it's not accurate to claim that a couple hundred internet trolls is suddenly the official representatives of a large nation. And why I feel you are mistaken to rule me a persistent vandal here for removing those edits, and that my edits were of good faith. Thanks!49.195.39.151 (talk) 14:42, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You should probably discuss content and sourcing on the talk page. You can also make an WP:edit request on the talk page. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 16:09, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question about an old ban

Hi – I noticed that you were somewhat involved in my request last year. Thank you for that btw. I hardly edited en.wikipeida since my ban was lifted. During this pandemic (which is stressful enough) I was promoted which leaves me with even less time to contribute to Wikipedia - may that be in German or English. Having said that I am aware that I am still banned to edit on anything to do with Japan – a far as I am aware of at least. My question might sound terribly stupid, but where do I turn to for the ban to be lifted? I do not intend to edit articles on Japan as such, it’s just that with some edits I would like to be able to comment on the respective talk page.--Catflap08 (talk) 18:45, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Catflap08: You would request at WP:AN. Probably pose the request as you did here. We won't know unless you try. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:18, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Deepfriedokra: Thanks for responding so fast. As I said there is no rush anyway. Cheers.--Catflap08 (talk) 19:29, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]