User talk:Dennis Brown
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Kiefer
Hi Dennis. I see you have commented on Kiefer's talk page, so I thought you should be made aware that he has banished me from his page and has removed a number of my comments (including where I pointed out that Sven has been in email contact with the RfA candidate, has concluded that he no longer has any concerns, and has switched his !vote to Support). I think those comments are pertinent to the discussion and should be seen by any reviewing admin. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 23:39, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
- I just walked in, it looks like someone took his talk page access. I was hoping to bring a little calm into that discussion by just providing a perspective that didn't take either side, but since it failed, I just smiled and backed away. Most of the time, Kiefer has an interesting perspective on things, but once he goes off the deep end, there is no saving him. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 01:54, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah, it's a shame he switches into attack mode so readily - apart from that unfortunate tendency, I think quite highly of him. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 02:05, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
- I do too, even if we got a rough start at my RfA, and I generally get along with him just fine. That is why I tried to start a process of walking him away from the edge of cliff. Once I saw he took my comment out of context, I just struck it per his request and backed away, not wanting to make the situation worse, concluding that I couldn't help him. I was really trying to help him but I don't think he understood that. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 02:19, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah, it's a shame he switches into attack mode so readily - apart from that unfortunate tendency, I think quite highly of him. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 02:05, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
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- Ihardlythinkso, for the second time: go away. I've done all the explaining I need to do. I have no idea what comment of Elen's you are talking about, and I don't really care since I'm not responsible for her words. You are just soapboxing and making personal attacks, and doing so with an astonishing lack of clue. I really don't want to repeat myself, go away, come back in 2013, but you are not welcome here until then. This starting to look like Suicide by cop, and I want no part of it. Any further posts by you this year will be reverted by me or any talk page stalker. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 13:38, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
:This was a rather long discussion with strange meanderings.
- Thanks for the just words, Dennis. Let's forget about the unjust words .
- For the record, Boing has acknowledged misreading what I repeatedly wrote, and he has struck many of comments. I have acknowledged his good faith, and stated my wish that I had not written
"little man", etc. - Perhaps the heat of the discussion arose because we both take due process and good names seriously and we also share a serious commitment to protecting persons with concerns about alleged sexual harassment?
- TParis's excision of the discussion prevented me from striking more of my comments from AN/I, but I did strike several on my page. Boing has been welcomed to post whenever he wants on my talk page, of course.
- For comparison, I had quoted Boing's discussion of Sven, which had three variations on "lie" in one edit, without calling Sven a liar. I also quoted or gave diffs of various personal attacks on myself, which resulted in no blocks or administrative warnings. Scott MacDonald's rabid attack has still not resulted in a retraction or a warning, but has received endorsements from blocking heads at ANI, who never miss an opportunity for viciousness. Kiefer.Wolfowitz 13:13, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
- I was trying to keep an arm's length away so I could consider an unblock, but I chose my words poorly, so that it could be taken more than one way. I really did mean it in a very general way, but completely understand how it could be taken as specific. That was just a failure of communication on my part, so I bowed out as to not make the situation worse. I really am sorry about that. I hope you know that I have a good opinion of you, I just failed miserably in my verbiage that day. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 22:11, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
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Check out this. If you spot the Chopin influences you'd be right, and he's buried very close to him in Paris. ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 15:03, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
- Wow, I wasn't familiar with him, but I love his style. You can tell he has his own beat inside, and it comes through very clear. Not just technical skill, but soul. Interesting article as well. Found this jewels as well. [1] Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 15:44, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Andrew Powers
Hello Dennis, First of all thank you for your reviewing of the SPI case and quick decision. However I noticed that User:Andrew Powers is not blocked indefinitely as you might have assumed here [2] as in the block log they have only been blocked by Kuru for 2 weeks (see [3]). As the main account User:Andrew J Powers which was renamed to User:Andrew Powers back in april 2012, is the actual main account now, so they might need to be indefinitely blocked as you said. Regards. TheGeneralUser (talk) 17:22, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Fixed - Thanks for the heads up. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 17:24, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Most Welcome :) TheGeneralUser (talk) 17:32, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Hank Harrison
I just want to let you know that I do understand you, I am also reluctant to repeat a clearly defamatory claim about a 72 old man originally made in the context of a apparently bitter divorce custody hearing and then repeated by Love who obviously doesn't remember anything from then. But I don't see how we can have the biography and not include both the accusations and Harrison's response to it since both have been widely published by secondary sources. That is why I think we should delete the article, it is too much of a mess for wikipedia to get involved in a dispute between Courtney Love and her father.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 17:42, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Without question, I know your argument is in good faith and I understand your reasoning, even if I disagree with you. It is a Catch 22, which makes me want to default to excluding it. Like you, I'm hoping it will simply get deleted and make the point moot. Until then, it is at a standstill, we both have differing opinions and can just wait for others to pipe in to see if a consensus can develop. I'm a fan of WP:BRD and letting the system work, even when I don't agree with the outcome. I never take stuff like this personal, and glad to see you don't either. Neither of us have a dog in this hunt, we both are just doing what we think is the proper interpretation of policy. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 18:41, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, I've requested additional comments at tyhe BLPN and at the talkpage of the biography of Courtney Love where the same claims are currently included.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 18:47, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Great minds think alike :) I was thinking that this would be a good idea, glad to see you already started. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 18:50, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Socks
Dennis, please look at User talk:186.212.143.98. I'm comfortable with the block, but I'm not sure that the user isn't correct about the Dalai lama ding dong part. If you look at the Dalai lama SPI report, you'll note that User:Marokwitz tied the IPs to BilalSaleh and Guinsberg, which the IP admits to. Marokwitz also tied them to the Dalai lama, but now I'm not so sure. If you scroll up the report, you'll notice that other IPs have been tied to Dalai lama, but none geolocate to Brazil - they all edit from the UK. Now the IP admits to abusing multiple accounts, but I want to be accurate about who is the master when I block. If I don't hear from you because of your schedule, I'll try to enlist the support of another SPI person. Of course, if any of you talk page stalkers want to pitch in ...--Bbb23 (talk) 19:58, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Guinsberg is BilalSaleh, confirmed by CU and behaviorial similarities, and geolocates to Brazil as noted before at ANI. Dalai Lama Ding Dong generally geolocates to Northern England/Scotland. I filed an SPI thinking that Bilal Saleh was a sock of Dalai lama ding dong. The CU admin, on discovering that the BilalSaleh and the Guinsberg account were connected, labeled them as socks of DLDD. Marokwitz then relied on this in his subsequent SPI. In hindsight, Guinsberg is probably an independent sockmaster. Ankh.Morpork 20:21, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- I haven't looked at the history of how the SPI reports were filed and aggregated, but assuming you are correct, then the reports and the tags on the user pages need to be fixed. I don't suppose you want to connect the dots (links/diffs) on how the reports themselves went awry? I really need to be doing my real life work.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:51, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- I've noted in archive, but not sure what else to do. Some socks will geolocate differenty for a variety of reasons, proxys (both open and closed) being one reason. I don't have the time to sort it all out right now, which is why I just noted it in the archive. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 21:03, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks, Dennis. I'm not going to do anything further on the clean-up issue. However, if I have to block more puppets (I did one subsequent to opening this conversation), I will not specify that they are a puppet of Dalai lama.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:09, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Sounds good. With IPs, it doesn't matter as long as we can track it back to someone. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 21:13, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- I agree. Marokwitz (talk) 12:03, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- Sounds good. With IPs, it doesn't matter as long as we can track it back to someone. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 21:13, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks, Dennis. I'm not going to do anything further on the clean-up issue. However, if I have to block more puppets (I did one subsequent to opening this conversation), I will not specify that they are a puppet of Dalai lama.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:09, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- I've noted in archive, but not sure what else to do. Some socks will geolocate differenty for a variety of reasons, proxys (both open and closed) being one reason. I don't have the time to sort it all out right now, which is why I just noted it in the archive. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 21:03, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- I haven't looked at the history of how the SPI reports were filed and aggregated, but assuming you are correct, then the reports and the tags on the user pages need to be fixed. I don't suppose you want to connect the dots (links/diffs) on how the reports themselves went awry? I really need to be doing my real life work.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:51, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks
Your words of support truly mean a lot. ```Buster Seven Talk 00:07, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- And your enthusiastic support of editor retention, the project and new users means a lot to me as well. You have more than earned my support for a free t-shirt. If they gave you a leather jacket, Nike's and a cool hat, we would still owe you :) Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 00:10, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
(EC) Added thought: I NEVER support administrative action because of incivility. I support peer pressure; editors on the scene taking care of the act of incivility. Its one of the basic reasons we are civil in real life. It keeps us collaborators working toward a common goal: a social structure that works. No matter how loud those that don't agree scream, here, on the web, we are citizens of WikiPediaWorld. ```Buster Seven Talk 00:18, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- It's the same reason cops don't enforce civility, only harassment or physical attacks. Civility is too much "in the eye of the beholder", and too easy to abuse when enforced selectively. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 00:27, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- That is, except in Michigan, where the police will still arrest you for uttering the f-word in front of a child. [4] Gtwfan52 (talk) 06:12, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- "Although we rank the expletives Boomer shouted among our language's top five most offensive words, they're also among the top five most frequently used, according to Timothy Jay, the author of "Cursing in America" and a professor at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts." That quote alone is very telling. Oftentimes, making something taboo or illegal only makes it happen more frequently. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 16:15, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- A Peace Officers peace can not be disturbed. A citizen needs to make a complaint. At least that's how it is in my neck of the woods. Also consider that, sometimes, the simple harmless swear word carries alot of venom and anger behind it making it neither simple nor harmless. ```Buster Seven Talk 20:32, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
wondering
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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. You wonder about biting newbies? See [5] and [6] But the newbie is the more mature (nicer) than the entrenched editor. See [7] and [8] Seems worse than "incivility" to me but rather just plain mean. And only a little over 1,600 edits.[9] Is he being encouraged to stay? MathewTownsend (talk) 00:47, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. Dennis, you're an Administrator, right? And in dialogue with MathewTownsend above, he unleashes a string of personal attacks on Malleus, and, you don't even issue so much as a caution, let alone admonishment or warning about it, instead characterizing the series of PAs as "opinions". Amazing! (How do you find consistency in that, just curious? "Because he's Malleus, PAs against him can be overlooked?" And the hypocrisy of someone complaining about incivility of a user, via a series of PAs! Again, amazing.) Ihardlythinkso (talk) 03:55, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
To make it perfectly clear: As an admin, I am not obligated to act on ANYTHING. Any other admin could have come in and said something if they wished. I'm pretty sure plenty of other admin watch this page, and none felt compelled. Admin aren't police, and it isn't our job to point out every error of every person. Like Basalisk, I would hand in my bit if that were the requirement. You could have asked any admin to review it, or taken it to the boards (yes, bad idea), but I'm not obligated to deal with problems the way that you or anyone else wants me to, as I'm bound only by policy. I overlook a great many things in the interest of keeping the peace, including my asking you twice to stay off my talk page until 2013. I make no apology for bending in the wind when it comes to minor things. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 13:18, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
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Interesting copy/paste issue encountered
I've been doing a lot of work on a handful of articles (particularly Fort Dobbs (North Carolina), which relates to the Anglo-Cherokee War article substantially. In the process of creating the Dobbs article, I made a few edits to the pre-existing (and somewhat poorly cited) Anglo-Cherokee article. Whilst doing that, I encountered the following website: [12]. On this site, someone named Gilles C. H. Nullens of Belgium purports to have written a series of books on everything from Native Americans to the Masons. In his book on the native americans, he has what appears to be near-verbatim copies of Wikipedia articles, noticeably the following: Anglo-Cherokee War -- Nullens link 1; Battle of Blue Licks -- Nullens link 2; Battle of Oriskany -- Nullens link 3.
I looked at the revisions, and each seemed to take their current form in short-term, large-scale re-writes. Blue licks was rewritten by Kevin Myers on August 21, 2006 See differences; for Oriskany, it appears to have been set in its current form (and that copied on the Nullens site) on May 7, 2009 by user Magicpiano See differences; and as for the Anglo-Cherokee War, it appears that the article reached a crystalised version of its current state as of May 25, 2009, based on the edits of Natty4bumpo See that article.
My first thought is that this Mr. Nullens is just copying wikipedia articles and presenting them as his own, which I suppose can't be stopped. The variety of editors involved in editing these three articles alone -- especially given the involvement of Kevin Myers, whose edits I think are top-grade -- makes me certain that this is the case, rather than the idea that some cabal is attempting to copyvio the works of an unknown amateur historian from Belgium. Just thought I'd bring it up, though, in case anything can be done to rectify the situation. Thanks! Cdtew (talk) 05:24, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- Since you may be very busy right now, I've also posed this problem to another admin -- discussion is at User talk:Dank#Issue related to Fort Dobbs (North Carolina). Cdtew (talk) 16:44, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for understanding. I try to be as responsive as I can, but my job is very seasonal, so I actually have to work for a few months out of the year, but get to goof off most of the year. A pretty good trade off in my eyes, but I just so happen to be at the start of the "real work" part. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 14:03, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
- Since you may be very busy right now, I've also posed this problem to another admin -- discussion is at User talk:Dank#Issue related to Fort Dobbs (North Carolina). Cdtew (talk) 16:44, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
A couple of sockpuppet archives that may need merging
At Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Historylover4/Archive you mention that Turmerick is the Master. Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Turmerick/Archive. Dougweller (talk) 10:04, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Hollisz/Zimmermannh1997, Part 2
Well, looks like there is officially some crossover between the two named accounts and 98.204.145.138. What should I do? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 15:08, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- I'm really backlogged today and tomorrow, you might need to ask another admin. The real world is keeping me busy. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 15:21, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- No worries, Drmies blocked for 1 month on the IP and increased Hollisz's block to one month as well. Hope the real world doesn't keep you busy long. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 15:57, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Early greetings for the new year
Best Wishes for a Happy New Year! May 2013 bring you rewarding experiences and an abundance of everything you most treasure. Cynwolfe (talk) 16:59, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
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Although our interactions have been limited, I appreciate your calm, reasonable approach. Cynwolfe (talk) 16:59, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you! Hoping this new year brings good things for us all. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 11:42, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
72.228.190.243
Hi Dennis, Could I ask you to look at recent contributions from this IP address. The contributor is inserting POV into articles, but is also using bad language against those who disagree with him/her (See Talk Page). Would be glad of your opinion. Will be away for a few days from tomorrow. Best regards, David J Johnson (talk) 22:25, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- I gave a final warning. Their other contributions seem in good faith, although not impressive. If they continue, I would recommend a block. I think I've been exceedingly generous, but I hate to block for one inappropriate outburst. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 22:35, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Dennis, Unfortunately he has now had a "go" at you. Frankly, I don't think he will listen to reason. Regards,David J Johnson (talk) 22:54, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- I've directed him to a couple of essays. I'm not worried what he says about me, he doesn't know me, appears to not understand Wikipedia in the least, so I will allow him a little more rope. Granted, it is probably for naught, but if he gets blocked, I will know I at least tried. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 23:05, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- Many thanks, Dennis. I'm off for a few days break. Best regrds,David J Johnson (talk) 23:08, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
new editor barnstar
Dennis, do you know of a barnstar that would be fitting for a brand new editor whose work, altho not very extensive, has been spot on? There is a guy that has been editing Idaho articles that is doing a bang up job, and I wanted him to know it has been noticed. Unfortunately, there is no Idaho barnstar. Thanks in advance! Gtwfan52 (talk) 19:12, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
- I just create my own. Take a look in my sandbox, I created a basic on at the bottom there, you can just copy and paste, add your own text, modify the header, etc. [13] Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 11:33, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Point is moot as the account has been blocked anyway. ✍ Mtking ✉ 22:02, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
- Ah, I see. At SPI, the CUs are funny about providing diffs. Often, we will just investigate anyway, but they really want us "clerking" more and digging around from scratch less. I jumped on that case because I'm familiar with the master, but it wasn't obvious enough at first glance that I could just block, which is why I needed diffs. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 11:43, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Earth100/101
Dennis, couldn't a CU be done to check whether the two accounts are related? Not saying whether it should or shouldn't be done, just asking whether it's feasible.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:01, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
- I've already tried to ping a CU twice to see if they were interested. The argument about 1600 hours is incorrect, they edit roughly around that time on the weekends some. Someone could file at SPI and request CU if they wanted. That CU can't prove disprove, particularly if one is on a proxy, open or otherwise. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 23:05, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks, Dennis, I also saw your comments on the user's talk page.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:51, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
- I found a CU who is reviewing. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 23:56, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
My Hogmanay message
I've been rather astonished by the events of the last few days, but they've made it very clear to me that Malleus carries too much baggage to be anything other than a drama magnet. I don't think that's right, but I'm only one person, I can't change anything. Perhaps I'll edit from one of my alleged admin accounts if I decide to contribute here again.
I actually think that I'm very easy to work with, unless you go out of your way to piss me off of course, and if you do you'll get both barrels, admittedly. Anyway, I'm sorry I won't be able to offer any more help with your 1950s American automoble culture article, but I'm sure you understand. Just one final piece of advice; try to remember that the article is about culture, not the 1950s automobile industry, and good luck at GA/FA. Malleus Fatuorum
- It is unfortunate but I understand, as we both knew this day was coming. I wish I knew a solution that would satisfy both "sides". While I've tried, it is well beyond my capability to resolve. Thank you for taking the time to help me with the article, it truly made a difference for both the reader and me personally. I learned a tremendous number of things; more in two months than the previous two years combined. And yes, I had to look up "Hogmanay", so even on your way out, you taught me something. Whatever you do next, I hope you find peace and purpose, friend. You deserve that. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 03:11, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
- Recommended reading in the context: User talk:Jimbo Wales/Archive 122#Continued: civility and team spirit, bottom line: civility is not spoken but lived. You two do that, keep it up, the best for 2013! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:21, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Hollisz Update
Hey Dennis, hope all is well. With User:Drmies on a Wikibreak, I may have to lean on you for blocks or whatever when it comes to the Zimmermanh1997/Hollisz/98.204.145.138 situation. I kinda hate to do so, since you are insanely busy, but you are the only one (besides Drmies) that knows this whole case. Just wanted to keep you in the loop. Hope you have a good day and a Happy 2013! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 14:47, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
- He is around some, he closed a discussion above. If you aren't sure, just drop a note on his talk page and a pointer here. One of us or a stalker will likely pick it up. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 22:00, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Murthy
Dennis, just a heads up that I restored the topic ban thread from the archive at WP:AN. Another editor nudged me about this on my talk page. I've been much less active since the unfortunate events of a couple of days ago. It feels like slogging through mud, and I have to force myself to do anything at all. Regards.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:19, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
- I understand, and unsurprisingly, I agree with your actions. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 16:24, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
2013
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Hello Dennis Brown: Thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, Northamerica1000(talk) 15:24, 31 December 2012 (UTC) |
- Thank you! And the best to you as well. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 16:18, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Brains Work Better barnstar
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Thank you for all your efforts to befriend and assist your fellow Wikipedian Editors (WE). WE are a community and the more WE allow attack tactics, the more WE become imprisoned by the result. Sometimes WE need a reminder that WE are all human and entitled to respect. What's so bad about Peace, Love and Understanding? ```Buster Seven Talk 18:29, 31 December 2012 (UTC) |
Kudos
The eggnog of good citizenship award | |
For being unfailingly kind and consistently helpful, for taking WP:AGF to heart in all you do, and because barnstars are just so 2012, you are hereby awarded this partially-filled glass of eggnog. (Hurry and drink it before it spoils.) Hope your busy new year is a happy one for you, on and off the wiki. Rivertorch (talk) 21:51, 31 December 2012 (UTC) |
- Thank you! Being human, I sometimes come up short of my own expectations, but kind words like this remind me to always try to assume good faith, be patient and listen. Have a fun and safe New Years. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 21:57, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
YellowPegasus
Hello,
I was wondering, shouldn't YellowPegasus (talk · contribs) be sporting a
{{sockpuppet|1=PIPony22|2=confirmed}}
as AnnaHendren (talk · contribs) does? (Not urgent, since YellowPegasus is already indefblocked)
-- 70.24.248.246 (talk) 23:06, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Happy New Year !!!
Who should I nudge to get this resolved ? ✍ Mtking ✉ 23:58, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
- Lots of people are missing due to the holidays. You could ping one of the active CUs or Clerks, just look at the SPI page to see who is actively working cases. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 05:45, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
Wonder Woman and WonderBoy
If you think it appropriate, would you mind mentioning the circumstances around your checkuser block of WeirdWoman123 as a sock of WonderBoy98? I'm not questioning your decision — rather, I'm confused why you'd indef-block a user as a sock without blocking the sockmaster. Please see the "Wonder Woman/GA2" section of my talk page and the "Wonder Woman" section of User talk:Aircorn if you care about why I'm asking: someone wants to G4 speedy a page that WonderBoy created, and I'm very much unsure how to handle the situation. Nyttend (talk) 14:38, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
- Feel free to revert any edits by WeirdWoman or delete any page, CU (DoRD) was very clear on the connection. I've emailed WonderBoy and trying to offer them an opportunity to not get blocked and instead get a little mentoring, but I haven't received a reply. If I don't get a reply soon, I will file a SPI report to hang the CU results and they will be blocked for a short period as the sockmaster. It is unusual to do this, but I'm hoping it might be more effective at preventing future socks in this one circumstance. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 14:47, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the input; page is deleted. Didn't realise that you were a CU clerk. Nyttend (talk) 15:35, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
- SPI clerk, but not a CU. Someone dropped me this case via email, I pinged the CU DoRD on IRC and got the result. It isn't typical but the emailer thinks the editor is very young, so I just wanted to try the more gentle approach. Most cases do hit the SPI pages, but a few like this get handled off venue. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 15:41, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
Talkback
Message added 18:15, 1 January 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
TBrandley (what's up) 18:15, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your quick action
On the Pete K IP use issue. hgilbert (talk) 18:41, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
Apology
I had a brain fart, and apologized here: [14] Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 23:44, 1 January 2013 (UTC)