User talk:Bbb23

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Unblock request on hold

I wonder if you would be willing to have a look at an unblock request at User talk:Rishika.dhanawade. You placed a CheckUser block on the account on 19 October, on the basis of sockpuppetry with User:Digvijay411. You reported your CU findings at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TekkenJinKazama/Archive, but you did not think that Rishika.dhanawade/Digvijay411 was the same person as TekkenJinKazama.

Rishika.dhanawade now admits to using Digvijay411 as a sockpuppet, but promises not to repeat any of the "mistakes and wrong editing habits". I am inclined to consider giving the editor another chance, and with that view I have invited the editor to give more explanation as to what "mistakes and wrong editing habits" he/she thinks he/she has made and will avoid. However, can you give an opinion on the unblock request? The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 13:21, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

The user has not been fully forthcoming. In response to your question about what he would do to avoid the same "mistakes", the user did not reply but instead created a version of an already-existing article, Sehban Azim, on his Talk page. Rishab Sarpotdar (talk · contribs · count), an account that was created on November 21, 2015, and has only a handful of edits since, "improved" that article on December 15. There is also overlap on other articles between the two accounts. The two accounts are  Confirmed.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:14, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Blocked user

This user is back [1]. New account [2] Misdemenor (talk) 23:26, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

Got it.--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:57, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

@Ponyo: Hey, thanks for helping out while I was away. Much appreciated.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:27, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

No problem, as long as you don't leave again. --Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:19, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Possible block evasion

Hi Bbb23. I am wondering if you could take a look at User:Kritksh because I think it might be User:Kritaksh who you blocked back in November for being a sockpuppet of Kartiktiwary. The username is practically identical (only the difference is an "a"), and the edit focusing seems to be Siya Ke Ram and other articles edited by the sockmaster and their socks. It could be just a coincidence of course, but it seems like a duck to me. Thanks in advance. -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:08, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

@Marchjuly:  Confirmed, blocked, and tagged. Thanks very much.--Bbb23 (talk) 05:22, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

This is Krit Krishna from New Delhi. I can't understand what did you say.i will first read more about it then i will give you an appropriate answer. Kritksh (talk) 03:32, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Sockpuppet Radoezikova

Hi.

You were the last admin who dealt with Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Radoezikova/Archive, so I thought I'd come to you with a question. This person made a huge number of fantasy Eurovision and Big Brother pages in their user space, all of which have been deleted for using Wikipedia as a web host. I noticed at Big Brother: The Boss, the user:Radoslav Tsanev account made a bunch of edits. He added hiss fantasy material and then did some edits, and finished by removing the material he added to leave the article looking like it hadn't been really changed. Doing it once can be put down to an accident, but the next day... He added back the fantasy material, along with one day's worth of fantasy game play. After some more of these edity, the material was removed again like before. I just quickly looked at another set of edits in article space from this account, and this shows that this behaviour is not in just one article.

This person is well-versed in editing Wikipedia, and doing multiple times in more than one article shows deliberate intent. I suspect that this person is trying to use the history function of Wikipedia articles to host his fantasy game material.

So at last my question: Is this something that needs to have revisions deleted to remove them? If so, I'm willing to go through the contributions from all the accounts and check them.

Thanks. -- Whpq (talk) 18:29, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

• (talk page stalker)@Whpq: In case you wonder why people do things like that there was an editor a couple of years ago who uploaded tons of copyrighted images (for which they were later indeffed), added the images to articles, along with some reformatting of the articles, and then reverted their own edits again after a few minutes. When asked why the editor said that they "reshaped" the articles to look exactly like they wanted them, and then created pdf-files/books of them (using a built-in function here) before reverting what they had done. Thomas.W ^talk 18:55, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
  • I've seen other editors use the history function as permanent storage for various material that would be otherwise deleted, but that has always been in user space. This is the first time I've seen it in article space. -- Whpq (talk) 19:23, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
    • @Whpq: I don't think I'm the right administrator to ask about this. I don't rev/delete edits very often compared to some administrators and when I do, it's not for this kind of reason. I would suggest one of the two approaches. Take it to another administrator who has more experience in this area, or take it to AN (better than ANI for this kind of request I think). Maybe one of my talk page admin stalkers will interpose an opinion, although that hasn't happened thus far.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:01, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

A very happy Christmas and New Year to you!
May 2016 bring you joy, happiness – and no trolls or vandals! All the best Gavin / – SchroCat (talk) 23:39, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

SPI stuff

Hi, Bbb23. Thank you very much for this. After viewing the lengthy list of open cases at WP:SPI, I was sure that case wouldn't be looked at for a month or more. Thanks for breaking speed records! Happy, stress-free holidays to you! Regards, Xenophrenic (talk) 01:10, 21 December 2015 (UTC) P.S.~ I pondered your "despite your labeling 23 a random number" quip, and wondered what I was missing. I did some Google searches and eventually recalled the 23 enigma, and the significance of that number. So you were correct; it's not such a "random" number after all. Satisfied that I had solved the mystery, I thought no more about it, and came here to leave a 'Thank you' note. It wasn't until after I clicked 'Save page' just now that I looked again at your username... Facepalm Xenophrenic (talk) 01:11, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

That's very funny. You're right; I was referring to my own username. But hey, I never heard of the 23 enigma. Trust Wikipedia to have an article on just about anything. Take care.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:48, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Sockpuppet - thanks for the quick work

Nice work. I've been alerted to a Buzzfeed article about what seems to be the same crew active this summer. Going to look through these people's contribs in case of any more hoax articles, but right now everything seems to have been already deleted. Blythwood (talk) 01:26, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Oh wow - sockpuppet Logicequalslogical participated in deletion discussions on non-notable musicians - and often voted delete! Sounds like they were trying to pick up experience at sounding convincing. Damn these guys are good. Blythwood (talk) 01:34, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Season's Greetings mixed with an SPI

Hi Bbb23. Best of the Season to you. Unfortunately, the Holiday cheer is somehow disturbed by the work of socks who do not seem to have much regard for it. Case in point. Still, I would not have bothered you with these news, had the three-month CU limit not been so close in this SPI. If you have any spare time your intervention would be much appreciated. Take care. Dr. K. 02:01, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Assuming you want a check against Heimdallr of Æsir (talk · contribs · count), the 90-day limit is not that close, but I'll see what I can do (no promises). Regards.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:37, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

I calculated it to be the 30th of December. So it's about 9 more days. Given the holidays, a nine-day limit seems a bit tight. In any case, thank you Bbb23. Dr. K. 02:41, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Three months is shorthand for 90 days, so it's actually December 29, not 30. When it gets down to the wire, I usually just test it to see if it works because I get an error if there is no data. If no one else grabs it first, I'll try to get it to by December 27.--Bbb23 (talk) 05:00, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you Bbb23 for the precise calculation. 27 December sounds good. I just hope I didn't add too much to your holiday workload. Dr. K. 07:54, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

• Thank you Bbb23 for the unexpectedly fast resolution. True to form the sock could not resist reverting and your quick action prevented further disruption. I know it is too much to hope that other socks will comply with the spirit of the season but at least this sockfarm is not likely to cause any further holiday disruption in the near future. Much appreciated and sorry for the added workload. Best regards. Dr. K. 17:59, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Stale??

How long (or short) is the period Check users can look back? The Banner talk 22:10, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

I believe it is 90 days or 3 months. I think there are ways to preserve information about an account though it is not standard practice and I believe it is used for long-time sockpuppeteers. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:09, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

	Merry Christmas!!
	Hello, I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia!    –Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 21:40, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

...And a happy New Year!

GAB^Hello! is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!

Spread the cheer by adding {{subst:Xmas6}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Best of luck in the new year,

GAB^Hello! 22:05, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

You still around?

Looks like we may have a new BiKaz sock [3]. Doug Weller talk 07:08, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

@Doug Weller: Fortunately for Wikipedia but not for me, I have insomnia. Happy Holidays!--Bbb23 (talk) 08:05, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

And the same to you! Thanks for dealing with that. Doug Weller talk 08:14, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Anti (album)

I think Anti (album) might need protection because multiple IP addresses are abusing it, but I am not 100% sure. CLCStudent (talk) 16:32, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

99%? :-)  Done.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Favour

Hey Bbb23, since you seem to be around, could you have a look at the history of Naga, Cebu, and this section on the talk page. It seems pretty clear cut to me (note that Unbuttered Parsnip was recently blocked for 48 hours for 3RR, and looks to be doing it logged out to avoid a reblock). I have semiprotected the page, but would prefer to have a checkuser look into it. I would do it myself, but my CU bit is still in the mail I suppose. --kelapstick^(bainuu) 05:51, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Directed here from IRC request @Kelapstick: This falls into the duck category, and traditionally CU wouldn't be ran in this instance unless your looking at a range block. Also, we are unable to link account to IP publicly in most circumstances. I would go ahead with issuing any further blocks on the account. That said I did look at rangeblock feasibility...lets just stick with page protection for now. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 07:42, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Amanda. --kelapstick^(bainuu) 07:47, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Coat of Many Colours

Hi! Re Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Coat_of_Many_Colours/Archive#20_December_2015 and this ISP Delta Quad blocked another ISP [4] has popped up to continue the conversation and same reversions. Pretty clearly all the same editor. No doubt the "head of department" will be along shortly. Cheers, Johnbod (talk) 11:10, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

@Johnbod: He sure does get around, doesn't he? Unfortunately, compared to you, Drmies, and others, I know so little about the subject area (if it were classical music, it would be easier). In any event, those particular IPs have been stopped, but he may find a new range. I've put Power of Women, but semi-protection might be a better way to go if this persists. Feel free to let me know if there's disruption I miss. Thanks and a belated Merry Christmas.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:53, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Many thank! And a new one to keep an eye on - nothing bad so far, but knows a lot about Wiki-ways for someone with a dozen edits! Johnbod (talk) 19:09, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

@Johnbod: I noticed the user as Power of Women is on my watchlist now, but I too found the edit innocuous and didn't probe any further. Nonetheless, I checked now and have a question. Take a look at this. Isn't that the sort of thing CoMC would do?--Bbb23 (talk) 22:02, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

I'm not (fortunately) at all familiar with him, but I think sandbox drafts are typical. Johnbod (talk) 22:10, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

• Hi Johnbod, Bbb23 was referring to his tendency to start a user-space draft on a painting with a single line of information. Like this one, this one, and this one (differs a little because of the included references). We've seen the behaviour in several confirmed socks, so its considered circumstantial evidence in investigations into the editor. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:55, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

• Perfect, Chris, two blocks coming up.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:02, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Ok, thanks both. Johnbod (talk) 12:42, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

This one is a possibility. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 13:33, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

@Xanthomelanoussprog: Indeed. Could you please go through the new pages and files he's created and tag them with WP:CSD#G5 if you think they should be deleted? I'd hate to delete them if they're actually helpful. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:36, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

There's two created articles, both of which seem okay. The files are probably okay as well (all paintings as far as I can tell, with one labelled as fair use). Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 14:47, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Db-g5

Can I kindly ask why? --Vituzzu (talk) 14:29, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

It was originally created by Oldsettler and G5ed in April 2015. It was recreated recently by the IP. Do you know of a finding that the IP is a sock of Brunodam? I realize that you're far more familiar with this master than I am, so I'd sincerely like to understand your reasoning. If it makes sense to me, I'll delete the article. God knows I have no sympathy for socks and I frequently G5 pages, but I do apply the criterion fairly strictly.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:52, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Leaving the brackets this one applies here too ^^

We generally are a bit reluctant to link users and IPs but well, it's sometimes needed.--Vituzzu (talk) 09:29, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Ah, that's helpful. Deleted.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:40, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

No pb, since I'm not a local checkuser nor sysop and I don't want to publicize checks I take into account the need of further explanations. Have a nice day! --Vituzzu (talk) 19:26, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Your warning

It is not my intention to edit war. However, User:XPrintGirl has repeatedly removed reliably sourced information I added to the Benedict Cumberbatch article, even after I requested that she desist. I have provided reliable sources to back up the edits I made, whereas XPrintGirl has so far only engaged in counterproductive revert warring. She has also now falsely accused me of making edits she made herself.[5][6] -OneLittleDragon (talk) 05:40, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

It doesn't matter what your intention is. What matters is what you do. You have been warned. I suggest you take the dispute to the article Talk page(s).--Bbb23 (talk) 05:44, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

What about what XPrintGirl? Repeatedly removing reliably sourced information from an article after being asked to stop is edit warring as I understand it. And then falsely accusing me of edits she herself made? This really isn't encouraging me to contribute here, because basically what's happening is I am being scolded for attempting to contribute reliably sourced information and then defend it from unwarranted/unjustified removal, while the actions of the person removing reliably sourced information without justification and throwing out a false accusation are being overlooked. I feel as if my hands are tied here. -OneLittleDragon (talk) 05:57, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Deletion of investigation request

Why did you delete my request for a usercheck? 143.176.216.29 (talk) 00:03, 28 December 2015 (UTC)