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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Nigos (talk | contribs) at 01:15, 3 January 2022 (→‎deletions: Reply). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This account was previously known as JamesBWatson, but was renamed to JBW on 19 September 2019. James B. Watson is not my real name.

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Merry Christmas!

Season's greetings and Merry Christmas to you and your family. Have a wonderful holiday season. Cheers! RV (talk) 02:59, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings

Pahang Timor (federal constituency)

My apologies on that one, I mean to simply revert the sock, not CSD it. Onel5969 TT me 02:29, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Trolling by a block-evading editor

Free timmy96, my guy did nothing wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.30.2.4 (talk) 10:34, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Vandalism report

Dear admin JBW, It seems that the WP:Vandalism was done by User:Persia on Reza Goodary page. He has blocked this page by using admin access in Persian Wikipedia. It also attempted to sabotage the Wikidata, as a result was blocked by an admin. It also puts a speedy delete tag on other sister projects as Wikiquote, Commons. JA-Wiki, KO-Wiki, UR-Wiki, RU-Wiki, IT-Wiki, PNB-Wiki, FR-Wiki, DE-Wiki deleted by him request. [1] A large-scale sabotage appears to have taken place because of personal bias. 223.204.221.41 (talk) 07:47, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Probably should go on Stewards requests/Global on metawiki if it’s a compromised account. Nigos (talk | contribs) 13:14, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) JBW This might have to do with the shenanigans on multiple wikis over Reza Goodary and how it (wikidata entry, simplewiki article, commons, etc) might have been created by a spamfarm or something. May want to take the IP's message with a pinch of salt. Nigos (talk | contribs) 15:27, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Nigos: I'm not at all sure what to think of this. The IP message is very unclear, and my first impulse was to just ignore it, but "Persia" has made some rather odd edits, including what looks on the face of it like vandalism at Wikidata, so there may be some substance to the IP editor's concerns. Maybe the best thing would be to refer it to Stewards, as you suggested, and let them try to sort it out. JBW (talk) 15:38, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It might've been a misguided attempt at trying to clean up some socking: [1]. For example MMA Kid is globally locked for being an LTA, and Mohammad Reza Goodary and Reza Goodary are what the LTA seems to be focusing on. However we probably should bring it up to the stewards just in case, maybe it'll help with the mess created. Pinging Persia just in case Nigos (talk | contribs) 15:49, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
(Not Persia, and I hope I'm not too late) This IP appears to be part of a crosswiki spam operation about Reza Goodary – more details are at here on Meta. In addition, a very closely linked IP, 223.204.222.25, has been spamming crosswiki, and their WHOISes and geolocations are practically identical. I think it's probably an attempt by the UPEs to combat the cleanup. Giraffer (talk·contribs) 16:18, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Nigos, Giraffer, and Persia: It looks to me as though some or all of you know more about this than I do, so I will leave it to you to decide whether to contact stewards about it. However, I have had a look at editing history to see whether there's anything I can do as an English Wikipedia administrator. It is clear that the same person has been active for some time on various IP addresses in the ranges 223.204.128.0/17 and 27.55.64.0/20. Unfortunately there is far too much editing on the second range which seems unconnected to this editor for a range block to be considered. There is a smaller but still significant amount of unconnected editing on the first range, and I might consider a very short block. However, that probably wouldn't do much good, as it would be for a short time in proportion to the amount of time the editor has been active, and it wouldn't do anything to stop editing from the other IP range. I shall protect the article Reza Goodary for a while. If any of you knows of any other page where you think page protection would be justifies, let me know, and I'll consider whether to do so. Other than that, I don't see anything I can do. JBW (talk) 18:00, 1 January 2022 (UTC))[reply]
@Nigos, Giraffer, and Persia: One more thought. Since I think a fairly short term block on 223.204.128.0/17 would not be out of the question, if you see any return to disruptive editing from that range please feel welcome to let me know. I don't think a block would be justified now, because the editor in question hasn't edited for 5 days, whereas there have been edits from other editors since then, up to a few hours ago, but that may be subject to review if the editor concerned returns to editing from that IP range. JBW (talk) 18:08, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the protection. I agree with you that there isn't much more than can be done right now (nor would it have much impact on the intended targets), but I'll let you know if they resume. Regards, Giraffer (talk·contribs) 18:17, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Persia: I see that in that list you also include some IP addresses in the range 49.237.0.0/19, which I hadn't noticed. There certainly have been quite a number of edits from our friend in that range. JBW (talk) 21:31, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hopefully the end

A few days ago, ForeverUnknown151515 claimed to have "FOUND ANOTHER WAY AROUND" the Top Chef Gotit protection. Today they added a "retired" template to their talk page. I'd like to think this means they've given up, but I've added the redirect to my watchlist to be safe. - ZLEA T\C 15:29, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@ZLEA: I thought you were being unduly optimistic in saying "Hopefully the end", and sure enough our friend has created another account, as you can see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&limit=1&username=ForeverUnknown151515115
I thought of blocking the account, but I decided not to, because that would just give them a chance to create a new sockpuppet for when they want to edit again. Better to let them keep this one, and block it as soon as it edits. JBW (talk) 21:38, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merchandise giveaway nomination

A t-shirt!
A token of thanks
Hi JBW! I've nominated you (along with all other active admins) to receive a solstice season gift from the WMF. Talk page stalkers are invited to comment at the nomination. Enjoy! Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} talk ~~~~~
A snowflake!

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:50, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding this action:

Hello JBW, and happy new year, I hope you're doing well. Anyway, I've noticed you made a typo when you blocked Tokyo is AsshoIe, when you misspelled "username" and instead wrote "usernam". I understand that it might've been a mistake, but I do think the typo should be fixed. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:36, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@DarkMatterMan4500:  Done JBW (talk) 11:52, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, that's better. Hope you have a happy new year. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:53, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Barrackpore House and Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy (SVSPA)

deletion of article. copyright reference has been given in reference already. the site that has been mentioned. no infringment intended. let me know how to reverse the deletion. Thankyou — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. George John (talk • contribs) 14:48, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(by talk reader) @Dr. George John: If you want to write an article about Barrackpore House, you need to write in your own words; we do not allow just copying other content. It is wholly insufficient for you to claim there was "no infringment intended". Since you're a new editor, you shouldn't be writing new articles, at all. Chris Troutman (talk) 14:59, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Dr. George John: Giving a reference to a page doesn't exonerate you from the requirement not to use someone else's work without their permission. Even if you had explicitly stated that you had copied the material, which you didn't, that would not be all right. Telling everybody that you are copying someone else's work doesn't make it acceptable to copy that work. Also, while I believe that, as you say, there was no infringement intended, what matters is that you did infringe copyright, whether you intended to or not. JBW (talk) 15:25, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]


the article on SVSPA has also been deleted now. I work at the academy and represent it. The history section has been taken directly from the official website because that was the intention. if its impossible to make official representations on wikipedia please restore the article so that i may rewrite it in my own words. idont have the copy of the article with me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. George John (talk • contribs) 15:15, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr. George John: I will email you the source text of the article. Since you work at the academy, you should read Wikipedia's guideline on conflict of interest before doing any more editing related to it. JBW (talk) 15:25, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

deletions

Could you please email me the article on barrackpore house too. Also is there anyway i could share the articles with you before publishing so that it can be vetted beforehand for any issues. Regarding COI, the SVSPA is a government institution and I am a government servant. I am currently undergoing training here. Am I not allowed to write about it? or do I need any special disclaimer? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. George John (talk • contribs) 15:30, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) You just need to put a notice on your user page to declare the COI. Nigos (talk | contribs) 01:15, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

corrections

Hello. I have made necessary changes to Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy (SVSPA). please let me know if there are any more corrections needed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. George John (talk • contribs) 16:32, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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