User talk:ST47: Difference between revisions

Hi, I commented in an archived discussion about an IP block, could you please have a look? Thanks. Adam Harangozó (NIHR WiR) (talk) 08:42, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Adam Harangozó (NIHR WiR): Not sure how best to resolve this. It sounds like it is correctly blocking IP space used by a datacenter type of provider, but that provider is offering a VPN service that you (and others) use?

WP:ACC is always a solid way to request that an account be created for you, if you know of anyone who does not have the ability to access Wikipedia using their normal residential ISP's connection. ST47 (talk) 02:48, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

IP is not a web host provider

208.87.232.0/21 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) is at a branch of Brooklyn Public Library. May you please unblock it? Trillfendi (talk) 17:27, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It belongs to SurfControl, which is a webhost. PRAXIDICAE💕 17:29, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

...which is apparently used by a branch of a library (seems likely, no?). Trillfendi: if you or anyone you know is affected by this block, feel free to request block exemption (and you can ask me directly, email or talk page). -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:12, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Chaz Stevens WP:REFUND to userspace?

@DGG and C.Fred: This morning I read a slew of hilarious articles about a Florida activist who is asking that wonderful state to ban copies of the Bible from its schools, per the precedent it has otherwise been setting with math books et al. They say he has also done similar things in the past. So I decided to write a Wikipedia article about him, only to find from looking at the Chaz Stevens red link that we apparently had one before, that was deleted, not once, but twice, once speedy, once AFD. Or I guess it could have been a completely separate Chaz Stevens? Would one of you three kind gentlemen administrators - two of whom deleted it, and one of whom nominated it for deletion - be so good as to restore the two versions we had to my userspace, so I can see if they were actually about that persona, and if they had anything worth keeping? They might not, of course, since the AFD said the last one was very promotional, in which case I would write one de novo but at least I could use them for inspiration, see if they mentioned incidents or had references I might otherwise miss, etc. I have successfully done the same sorts of things before, both rescuing articles after deletion - Miss and Mister Supranational; Summer Rayne Oakes; Tina Machado - and political humor Cthulhu for President. Thank you kindly. --GRuban (talk) 13:05, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@GRuban: It's a plausible enough subject that I've restored to Draft:Chaz Stevens. —C.Fred (talk) 17:29, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! That thing is huge! Jesus Christ! (Or, rather, given the subject ... Beelzeebub!) It's got 75 freaking references, most from highly reliable sources! How the ... (see previous) ... did it get deleted and not cleaned up?!? Honestly, I was expecting something three paragraphs long with only the guy's own blog as sources. I'm afraid now, because just from a casual look, I'd be perfectly fine producing something half that length, and would expect it to pass AFD with flying colors. I mean, I guess I will add the recent mentions, and clean up some of the promotional language, but that will be far less than what is already there. It seems to have been judged by a far too strict standard. --GRuban (talk) 17:37, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I see now. It was mostly written by User:Ubiquitouslarry for money. That's why it was judged to a strict standard, and that explains the promotional language. OK. Just a formal announcement, I've never met the subject, corresponded with him, or even heard of him before reading this morning's news like https://www.npr.org/2022/04/26/1094740651/florida-man-asks-schools-to-ban-the-bible-following-the-states-efforts-to-remove and https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chaz-stevens-bible-ban_n_6268e98ee4b0ea625c0e2b58. So hopefully when I clean it up it will be judged to merely ordinary standards. --GRuban (talk) 17:44, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, C.Fred! ST47 (talk) 02:44, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Minor issue

By far the most severe problem on Wikipedia today, and well even ever has or possibly could happen, is that User:ST47/non-cu sock blocks has a redlink to User:ST47/non-cu sock blocks/header. DMacks (talk) 17:51, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, it's been a while since I've even looked at some of those reports! That one is nice though, since it's a good way to find users who maybe deserve a CU check for sleepers and who probably didn't get one. ST47 (talk) 02:45, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

whois-referral

Hi,

It was reported on IRC that your tool (whois-referral.toolforge.org) was not responding. I got one of the WMCS admins to look and they've restarted it. Could you please take a look if you get a chance and see why?

Thanks, ~ RhinosF1 _(Chat) / ^(Contribs) 15:38, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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 ''By far'' the most severe problem on Wikipedia today, and well even ever has or possibly could happen, is that [[User:ST47/non-cu sock blocks]] has a redlink to [[User:ST47/non-cu sock blocks/header]]. [[User:DMacks|DMacks]] ([[User talk:DMacks|talk]]) 17:51, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 :Haha, it's been a while since I've even looked at some of those reports! That one is nice though, since it's a good way to find users who maybe deserve a CU check for sleepers and who probably didn't get one. [[User:ST47|ST47]] ([[User talk:ST47#top|talk]]) 02:45, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
+== whois-referral ==
+Hi,
+It was reported on [[IRC]] that your tool (whois-referral.toolforge.org) was not responding. I got one of the WMCS admins to look and [https://sal.toolforge.org/log/-322j4ABa_6PSCT9ETdn they've restarted it]. Could you please take a look if you get a chance and see why?
+Thanks, <span style="color: #33cccc;">~</span> [[User:RhinosF1|<strong style="color: #0000ff;">Rhinos</strong><em>F1</em>]][[User Talk:RhinosF1|<sub style="color: #999999;">(Chat)</sub>]] / <sup>([[Special:Contributions/RhinosF1|Contribs]])</sup> 15:38, 4 May 2022 (UTC)