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Was: IBAN. Is now: lame edit war

Frankly I think this edit and particularly its edit summary have strayed over the line into WP:POINT (to say nothing of WP:LAME). I can't make up my mind whether this is blockable idiocy or just idiocy though. Guy (Help!) 08:23, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

So you're calling the editor an idiot, and wonder if you should block them... for what? A personal attack?! Is this thing on? Doc talk 08:41, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

For iBAN violations, Doc. And his comments were re editing behavior, not re a person. You're not helpful here and seem to want to kick up drama - why don't you shoo!? IHTS (talk) 08:57, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Not helpful to you maybe. That don't mean much to me. Doc talk 09:03, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Guy your two mentions of "idiocy" should either be clearly substantiated or struck. See idiot, idiot definition and WP:CIVIL. I find it painful that you start with mention of IBAN and then introduce discussion like this. GregKaye 13:48, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Ask yourself this. Who does more to improve the encyclopedia, someone who finds original sources, cites them, and generally puts a lot of time and effort into improving an article, maybe even up to GA standard, or someone who interferes with this work by carrying on a 2 year old feud and sniping from the sidelines? Not to mention admin shopping, you're the third he's tried. Damn right it's lame, as is this thread. MaxBrowne (talk) 09:06, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Ask yourself this: do we give a toss? Your edit comes across as petulant and motivated by the identity of the editor not the actual content. And, to be absolutely clear, the idiocy is bilateral: you are both behaving ridiculously. Guy (Help!) 09:14, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

So you don't give a toss about improving the encyclopedia. OK. MaxBrowne (talk) 09:18, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

No, I just don't give a toss about self-serving excuses. Every single restricted editor ever has probably thought at some level that they were improving the encyclopaedia. The whole point of restrictions such as IBANs is that the editors are engaged in good-faith editing - otherwise they'd simply be blocked. Guy (Help!) 10:27, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

^ "...the idiocy is bilateral: you are both behaving ridiculously". What a cop-out. Keep calling editors "idiots", as an admin. It will make us all look swell. Doc talk 09:21, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Oh good, a one-man peanut gallery. Guy (Help!) 10:27, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

For the record, the edit in question, not only an intentional iBAN violation, was not an improvement but a disimprovement. (I have the hardcover, out-of-print book. I expect few others have it. In it, Lasker says Black's move 15...d2! is "better", not "probably the best". Any chessplayer knows the difference. So the edit actually is inconsistent with the source.) IHTS (talk) 09:25, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

So, despite what Guy says, you are not behaving ridiculously, and MaxBrowne is. That clarifies a lot! Doc talk 09:35, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Wow, IMO, this thread just gets worse. This is not normal for AN/I. GregKaye 13:51, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

On 26 Dec 2013 IHTS inserted a wiklink to "Checkmate". On 28 Aug 2015 MaxBrowne removes it. WP:IBAN clearly states: editor X is not permitted to "undo editor Y's edits to any page (whether by use of the revert function or by other means);" MaxBrowne has therefore violated a i-ban they requested. NE Ent 09:42, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

NE Ent! Yay! Thankfully you've come in to save the day. You, frankly, rawk!!! Doc talk 09:50, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Somebody clearly has a lot of time on his hands. MaxBrowne (talk) 09:57, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

About that particular edit, I saw it too previously, but let it slide because it was so minor (and probably an improvement by the other editor). But the three incidents of overlaying text I added, I did/do object to, they haven't been improvements and now a disimprovement. It's true iBAN was never something I wanted, advising that it effectively can become a roving topic ban. (And duh, that seems to be the frustration at hand, then wanting to have it both ways.) IHTS (talk) 10:08, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

"I want the terms of the IBAN, and the consequences of violating them, to be very clearly spelled out to avoid any gaming of the system. The terms being: (1) No posting to each others user page or talk page (2) No replying to each other in discussions (3)No referring to each other directly or indirectly anywhere on wikipedia. (4) No undoing each other's edits (but we can edit the same articles so long as we keep to the terms of the iban). Basically as described in WP:IBAN and WP:BANEX. MaxBrowne (talk) 12:06, 17 April 2014 (UTC)". IHTS (talk) 10:21, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Frankly, by this stage I think you are both gaming the system. The IBAN should either be vacated or enforced, and in this case enforcement will almost certainly lead to blocks of both of you. Guy (Help!) 10:31, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

@JyZ/Guy, you openend this ANI on the basis of a revert which was intentional violation of iBAN (which was also, as shown, not an improvement but a disimprovement). How does one go about asking for enforcement of an iBAN they never wanted, when there is intentional flippant violation of it, without being accused by you of "gaming the system"? IHTS (talk) 19:01, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

All the edits complained about were made in good faith with the aim of improving the article, and were certainly not done with any intention of insulting, annoying or in any way "interacting" with the other editor. I don't think it should be necessary to search through the history of an article just in case an edit I'm about to make may overwrite some text written by an editor I'm in IBAN with 5 years ago. And for the record, I won't object (and haven't objected) if this editor in good faith overwrites some text I happen to have written in the past. Because I'm not petty like that. The point of an IBAN is to prevent disruption, not to enable petty point scoring and drama-mongering. The IBAN was imposed at my request because the constant sniping and outright abuse I was receiving from this editor was becoming intolerable. He is now using the IBAN as a weapon to snipe at me. The last edit I made to that article - sorry about that, but when you're working hard to make a good article and someone else just wants to make a nuisance of himself and start drama - it's easy to act hastily. Finally I note that this admin has previously told me "a plague on both your houses", and indicated that he "doesn't give a toss" about my content creation. He previously closed an ANI thread on the present issue inappropriately and prematurely, before it had been properly resolved. He is definitely WP:INVOLVED, and should not be the party to impose any blocks or even warnings. Neutral admin eyes are needed for this. MaxBrowne (talk) 11:30, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

MaxBrowne Can you see that an edit summary as: "Go to ANI or get lost" would better have been phrased differently? I see a potential here for a block having only considered the issue of civility but in a timespan of hours or days. GregKaye 13:57, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

A single edit out of context does not tell the whole story. This is an editor who has intentionally violated and expressed his contempt for the IBAN numerous times. Despite the IBAN he has continued to find ways to niggle me. This current excercise in petty point scoring seems to be aimed at getting the IBAN lifted, which I vehemently oppose as I have seen no change of attitude from this editor, just the same petty argumentativeness. MaxBrowne (talk) 14:10, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Excuse me, but I'm the one on receiving end of petty sniping in editsum, and in this thread as you can see above, besides numerous times elsewheres, by the other editor, all while an iBAN is supposedly in place. Also the edit at Chess included undos of texts I'd previously written, which I also let slide. IHTS (talk) 18:50, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

The edit summary is clearly a violation of the interaction ban between MaxBrowne and Ihardlythinkso, and, thus, on its own, to my eyes is sufficient cause for a block of some length. It seems to be the first violation of the I-ban (correct me if I'm wrong, of course), so it could reasonably be a short one on that basis. Having said that, the at best dubious civility of the comment could not unreasonably lengthen the block. I might say three days in this case, maybe? John Carter (talk) 19:23, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

If you ignore the revert, which was intentional iBAN violation, then might you be encouraging more of same in future? IHTS (talk) 19:51, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

My apologies for the phrasing. I wasn't ignoring the revert. But, for the first violation of an i-ban, I think the threshold is somewhat lower. In this case, I guess I was figuring one day block for the violation. The language, over and above the factual reversion, is I think cause enough to lengthen the comparatively short first block. Of course, if others think that the "base" block of one day isn't long enough, and I can well imagine I am not current on such things, no longer being an admin myself, I could reasonably guess it might be longer, although I would still think that the language used in the violation is sufficiently concerning to extend the "base" block to some degree. John Carter (talk) 20:00, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarify. I don't know why these iBAN violations can't be handled by admins independent of ANI. Why is wide participation needed when a single admin can do something to enforce iBAN when there are violations? I asked admin Blade for help to stop the violations. He didn't. I brought to attention to admin JyZ/Guy that the revert was inconsistent with his previous ANI close. In response he opens this ANI about the revert, then without cause changes course to bad-mouth and recommend blocks. When he was at liberty to simply take his own action, or discuss with me at at his Talk. People talk about the virtue of minimizing drama & disruption; however, their actual behaviors seem constructed to maximize it. IHTS (talk) 20:43, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

The ANI thread I raised earlier was to complain about this edit, which was a direct revert of my edit and a clearcut IBAN violation. Despite my calm language, the admin, the very one who raised this thread, refused to take any action and told me "stop bickering". This edit also directly addressed me in the editsum and so is also a clearcut IBAN violation, and was a partial revert of this edit which I'd made. Sorry, I shouldn't have acted as I did, I guess I should have raised another ANI - after my last experience though I didn't have much hope that anything would get done. All of the drama is being initiated by the other party, and unfortunately facilitated by this rather uncivil admin, who should recuse himself from any further involvement in this thread. MaxBrowne (talk) 23:22, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

And you respond by continuing to revert right back. You are clearly an intelligent person, why are you unable to see that all you are doing is making it impossible to say that X violated the IBAN or Y violated the IBAN, but only that both X and Y violated the IBAN and are now behaving like kids called before teacher after a schoolyard fight? It is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. Guy (Help!) 23:55, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

The word "continuing" is not accurate here since I have not previously done that. You were wrong to close the previous ANI before the issue had been properly resolved; this led me to take things into my own hands instead of raising another ANI like I should have done. You were also wrong to initiate the current ANI given your "involved" status. You initiated this ANI with an incivility, and have continued in the same vain. If anyone deserves to be blocked from this whole sorry business it's you. MaxBrowne (talk) 00:06, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

This forum (ANI) shouldn't be used by an editor in iBAN, to make derogatory remarks about another editor they are in iBAN with. That isn't "gaming the system"?! I'm not allowed "equal time", I have plenty to point out if I were, but also have no desire or taste to get into it. This one-sided slamming should be stopped. The editor did this previously in a previous ANI too, so much so that a neutral editor created a new essay about it, that an ANI about iBAN violation is no excuse for making incendiary comments about the other editor. (I can't put my finger on the essay at the moment.) IHTS (talk) 20:22, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Now the user is attempting to re-hash in this ANI, a topic (revert) addressed in a previous ANI (now closed) that they opened on it. (I'm supposed to respond all over again here, when I completely already responded there?!) IHTS (talk) 23:42, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

It's real simple: iBAN disallows undoing one another's edits. (The editor has claimed they can ignore iBAN because they have been making improvements to the article, and even elsewhere claimed WP:IAR as justification for undoing my edits. But in the three cases of undoing my edits, two weren't improvements [just roughly equal quality copyedits], and one was a disimprovement [documented above]. And at any rate, WP:IBAN doesn't exempt undoing one another's edits if one editor is "trying in good-faith to improve an article". The editor has claimed that checking the article history prior to making changes is too burdensome ["I'm not going to check every edit to see who originally wrote the text 2, 3, 5 years ago. Because I don't care. MaxBrowne (talk) 00:28, 11 September 2015 (UTC)"]. But I never suggested the editor do that. Even though, again, WP:IBAN doesn't exempt an editor on that basis. [Even though if in their shoes I'm sure *I* would check article history. Otherwise my expectation would be that I'd face an immediate block by an admin like Sjakkalle or Chillum who have shown partisanship when enforcning iBAN against me, even when what was enforced does not appear in WP:IBAN, and I carefully read WP:IBAN in order to be in good-faith compliance.] That is why I put sections up on article Talk, to draw notice that an edit was undone, so the editor could know, and facilitate them restoring it. But that didn't work. So I restored one of two edits which had been undone, drawing attention in editsum that the editor's undo was contrary to iBAN. That resulted in the user opening the previous ANI with complaint I violated iBAN. JyZ/Guy closed it as "no violation". Then the editor undid a third edit of mine at the same article, I put a notice on Talk again, and restored my edit, again explaining via editsum that I was restoring an edit of mine that had been overlaid contrary to iBAN. The editor reverted my restore, telling me in editsum to "get lost". I consulted admin JyZ/Guy about it, and without warning or clear purpose, they opened this awful ANI.) IHTS (talk) 09:59, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Even though the editor has clearly violated iBAN three times by undoing three of my edits, including reverting me when I subsequently restored one (Jyt/Guy's opening of this ANI), I disagree w/ John Carter that the editor should be blocked. (Blocking is supposed to be preventative, not punative.) Instead, the editor should simply be instructed where they fail to understand what can and can't be done re WP:IBAN. And the editor s/ be instructed to not interfere if I post to Talk about an edit they overlaid, and I subsequently restore it. (No plan like that is supported by WP:IBAN, I am suggesting to make easier so the editor needn't check article history, and needn't restore the overlaid edit themselves [even though they should; I know I would if in their shoes]. Have done this only when the overlay was either not an improvement, or was a disimprovement; again to make things easier. And as mentioned that is also something not provided for at WP:IBAN.) IHTS (talk) 10:27, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

"I'd face an immediate block by an admin like Sjakkalle or Chillum who have shown partisanship when enforcning(sic) iBAN against me"? Really? I blocked you exactly once after there was a clear community consensus to do so. Not only am I not "partisan" against you, I had to look up what you were talking about because I did not even remember you. Chillum 17:27, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Bull, Chillum. You've shown extreme partisanship/favoritism. If you are that degree of self-unaware, you should resign your tools. IHTS (talk) 00:25, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Diffs please? A bit of evidence would do wonders to improve my awareness and the awareness of others. It is hard for me to show partisanship/favoritism when I forgot who you even were. Perhaps you are not as big in my mind as you imagine yourself. Chillum 15:30, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

The discussion you want doesn't belong here, Chillum. And please believe, if I ever get a notion of self-"bigness", it'd never be gauged by anything whatever to do with the likes of you. (The simple fact is, if *I* were an admin, I'd be organized sufficiently to remember, or easiliy find, extensive dialogues I've had, with anybody, big or small would be irrelevant. [But that's just me.]) IHTS (talk) 03:06, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

The way forward

Let's address the central issue here. What may I or may I not do on an article that IHTS has edited in the past? My recent edits on the Evergreen Game article have been substantial and have been based on extensive research from available sources. With some more work, this article could become the authoritative source on this famous chess game. None of the edits I made were done with the intention of needling, annoying, or in any way interacting with IHTS. I don't think IHTS should be overly concerned about minor wording changes to text he wrote 2 or 3 years ago - that just looks petty to me. Nor do I think I should have to search the history of a page just in case I might be overwriting text he wrote 2 or 3 years ago. Can we come to an arrangement whereby I can continue to improve this article without worrying about this BS? Please? BTW if he could cite his Lasker source regarding 15...d2 I'd appreciate it - I can't find mention of that move in his Manual of Chess or Common Sense in Chess. MaxBrowne (talk) 11:21, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

It's weird collaborating w/ you at ANI, when you seek my head on a platter at every conceivable opportunity. But here goes ...

"15... Qf5? (Better 15... d2! 16. Nexd2 0-0 +/− Lasker.)" Harding, Tim; Botterill, G. S. (1977). The Italian Game. B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 45. ISBN 0-7134-3261-6.

(Where +/− is defined as "Clear advantage for White" at beginning of book. There is bibliography at beginning of book listing nine book and eight journal sources, but Lasker isn't listed as direct author of any of those [so I imagine the Lasker line is secondary source to one of those sources].) Please note it says "Better", not "Best", which mean differently of course. (So, "Best" currently in the article s/b changed to "Better". [My original paraphrased edit was: "Black does better with 15...d2! 16.Nexd2 0-0 according to Lasker, with a clear advantage for White." [1] [2], which was just fine of course.]) IHTS (talk) 01:30, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

OK I thought you meant you had a Lasker book where he recommends 15...d2. I think Lasker's recommendation was originally published in the London Chess Fortnightly in 1892 or 1893, I don't know which issue. Lipke refers to this in his article. There was a reissue of the London Chess Fortnightly in 2001 but I don't have it. MaxBrowne (talk) 05:12, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Could be. It's not listed in Harding's bibliography, but what it says there is: "We also looked at numerous journals, of which the following are noteworthy: British Chess Magazine (BCM), Chess, Chess Life and Review, Chess Player 1-9, Fernschach, Informator 1-19, 64, Shakhmatny Bulletin, Shakhmaty v USSR." IHTS (talk) 07:07, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

How about this, you go ahead and edit as you please on that article. I will not go running to ANI over wording changes etc so long as editsums are civil. Call it an experiment. MaxBrowne (talk) 09:59, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Damn, IHTS has gone and got himself blocked on an unrelated matter (unfairly in my opinion) so he can't respond to this yet... but if we can collaborate on this article without yelling at each other too much maybe we can look at getting the interaction ban lifted. I'm game to try it. MaxBrowne (talk) 16:18, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

The block was lifted. But I think your idea is great. Behaviorally, I think we both have good understanding on what the other doesn't like. Let's play fair. The iBAN can always be reinstated (I would assume or guess), without a lot of red tape, at your request. Happy editing. IHTS (talk) 03:14, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

To be clear, even though I'm sick of all the bullshit and drama, I am not yet comfortable with asking for the IBAN to be formally lifted. There are still a lot of festering sores. That's why I referred to this as an "experiment", a first step in that direction. You obviously care about the article too, so let's see if we can't collaborate on it. MaxBrowne (talk) 01:37, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

You seem to want full iBAN with exception that one article. Or creating whatever other gray area - confusing. You've also proposed lifting iBAN. (Which I agreed.) I don't think iBAN is as malleable as you want it to be. I think either the iBAN is there, or it isn't. I can agree with you to lift, but how can I agree to a modification I'm not authorized to, even if I did understand it? IHTS (talk) 10:39, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

No change of mind, just a clarification. Call it a suspension if you want. This is already a big shift for me, just a few days ago I was saying no way do I want it lifted. Certainly I'll be quick to ask for reinstatement if things get uncivil. Besides, technical breaches are only disruptive if someone complains, which I've said I won't. MaxBrowne (talk) 12:12, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Again, it seems you want some sort of gray area. (I don't know any WP definition for "suspension" re iBAN. If that involves removing it, then acc. J Carter an AN thread is needed.) IHTS (talk) 17:15, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

If you'll forgive me for saying it I couldn't give a shit what John Carter has to say about anything - very nasty and aggressive editor, prefer you don't mention that name. We don't have to be slaves to process and precedent. How about we find an uninvolved admin we can both respect to facilitate this? I suggest Callanecc. MaxBrowne (talk) 06:24, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Again, I have no idea what "this" means. I think either the iBAN is there, or it isn't. IHTS (talk) 07:21, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

How much analysis of Anderssen-Dufresne is there in Harding & Botterill? Do they go into 19.Be4, 19...Rg4 etc? Any mention of Lipke, Neishtadt, Zaitsev? Harding is usually very thorough with his research before he puts anything in print. MaxBrowne (talk) 08:54, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

No not much, just what's quoted above, plus

"17.Nf6+!? (Simpler is 17.Ng3! Qh6 18.Nf5 +/−.)"

and

"19.Qxf3 (19... Rg4! would still leave the issue in doubt.)"

and

"I. Zaitsev, in 64 No's 5 and 6 1976, is the latest master to analyse this game in depth."

and

"10.Rd1 Nge7 11.Bxd3 Qh5 12.Nbd2 0-0 13.Re1 d5 14.Nf1 Bb6 15.Ng3, with a strong attack for the pawn, Adler–Sonkin, Ukraine 1966."

IHTS (talk) 05:58, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Also note (instead of 10...Nge7), "10... Bb6 11.Qd1! +/− Anderssen–Dufresne, Berlin 1858" (Unzicker). Matanović 1981 (ECO Vol C), p. 250, n. 44. IHTS (talk) 06:26, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

This was the history of the article immediately prior to MaxBrowne's (MB) 28 Aug 2015 indirect reverting of IHTS; the history clearly shows only two intervening, non-content changes by involved editors since both MB and IHTS's December 2013 editing. The WP:IBAN was placed at MB's request and its terms are clear. It's his responsibility to follow the terms and perform due diligence prior to editing: the state of Evergreen Game was such that any edits MB or ITHS to the article were likely to change some prior text the other had inserted.

MB says the ITHS concern about IBAN violation "looks petty to me" and then attempts to use alleged content improvement as a basis for ignoring their violation. The very nature of IBAN is pettiness; there are 121,501 active users and the overwhelming majority of them manage to edit without requiring the community to supervise their interaction.

As JzG / Guy states above, we need to either enforce the IBAN or trash it, as it's clearly not achieving the desired goal of ceasing chronic complaints about each others behavior from disrupting the community.

Note: Not that anyone should care, but it took me roughly 60 seconds to find the diffs showing the violation; article history -> diff first MB edit in August, find nature of change, use WP:BLAME tool to find insertion -- actually works reliably, not being hosted on WMFs tool labs -- done. NE Ent 12:24, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Your involvement is also unhelpful. You tried to prevent the imposition of the IBAN from the beginning, and any time I have complained about a violation you have muddied the waters - I can provide diffs if required. I am trying to come to a resolution here and your involvement is not helping. Please stand back. MaxBrowne (talk) 12:43, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

This entire subthread is not only unhelpful, but pointless. If you want to change the nature or terms of the i-ban, you are of course free to do so. That would be reasonable and I believe allowed by policies and guidelines. Simply saying that that the existing i-ban, something that the editor making this complaint requested, seems to me inherently problematic, as no alternative is proposed. It also can not unreasonably be seen as perhaps an attempt to use the i-ban to personal advantage. If you don't want the i-ban in place, please request that. If you want to change the terms of the i-ban, please request that. But, frankly, this subthread comes across as, basically, useless. John Carter (talk) 20:46, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Prior to this ANI, the editor had undone three of my edits. In all three cases I documented my original text at article Talk, to facilitate the editor to restore them, but this was ignored. So I restored my contents, with editsum indicating why re iBAN. In the first instance there was no conflict, in the second instance the editor opened an ANI on the basis of iBAN violation, admin JzG closed it as "no violation". In the third instance the editor reverted my restore, telling me to "go to ANI or get lost". I went to the closing admin JzG instead, who opened this ANI. (The content of the third edit has not been re-restored yet, even though I've explained twice in this ANI why the undo by the editor was a disimprovement.) Today, a fourth of my edits has been undone by the editor, at a different article. Again, I'm sure the undo wasn't intentional. (The editor has refused to ever check edit histories claiming it is too burdonsome to do so. I can understand that. That is why I have in each case updated article Talk as mentioned.) So I've updated article Talk again [3], expecting the editor to notice and restore my content. So far he has never done so in any of the four undos. What I want (to minimize people-involvement such as asking an admin to restore the edits each time this happens, or opening an ANI on these inadvertent undos), is the freedom to do as I've done in the first three undos - which is to restore the contents myself, with appropriate editsum indicating the iBAN. (So far I have not been able to do that - once it resulted in the editor opening the previous ANI, once it resulted in his revert & the nasty editsum.) OK, so what does consensus want to do as way forward? The third and fourth undos are so far unrestored, and a method for future is also unaddressed. I've no desire to be held accountable for iBAN violations, so can there be some direction given or approved? Thx for consideration. IHTS (talk) 06:33, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Re today's new undo, the editor has updated Talk, clearly justifying his undo on the basis that my add was unsourced. (First, iBAN does not say "Editors may not undo one another's edits, unless they are unsourced." Second, sourcing isn't generally required unless the content is challenged or likely to be challenged. [At the time I made the add, neither was the case.] Third, there is a source. [I could add it, and add the content back, but, the content s/ have never been removed per iBAN, a request for source could have been made to Talk instead.]) The editor seems emboldened to ignore iBAN at every step, even when acquainted with the facts of violating iBAN. Four times now. IHTS (talk) 08:01, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Complaint concerning the conduct of admin Guy/Jzg

Not sure if this is the best place to do it, but Arbcom is probably a bit extreme. I believe that admin Guy has handled an ANI dispute very badly. It is inappropriate for any admin to take a "schoolmaster", "you're behaving like kids" approach towards a dispute. This is not helpful to anyone, does nothing to resolve the dispute and is insulting to both parties. No admin should behave like this, however trivial the dispute may appear to him or her.

Please consider this thread. I complained about a very clear interaction ban violation by another editor, who reverted my edit and addressed me in his edit summary. He responded by accusing me of same, in that I inadvertently overwrote text which he had written some time earlier (although as even he acknowledges I was acting in good faith and not intentionally edit warring). Rather than addressing the issue of whether my edits to the article in question were in fact IBAN violations, JzG initially proposed that both parties be banned from editing the article, then just closed the thread and told us to "stop bickering", leaving the central issue unresolved. I was hardly "bickering" since my only post in that thread was to raise it in the first place. I wanted to nip the issue in the bud, not have it keep coming back. I raised my concerns with Guy on his talk page and was told "a plague on both your houses." I don't believe I did anything to deserve a "plague on my house".

When the editor continued on this train, I did something I shouldn't have done and have apologised for - I reverted his edit and told him to take it to ANI or get lost. I should have opened another ANI myself, but after my previous experience I didn't have much confidence in the process. After a bit of admin shopping by the other party, JzG opened another ANI, and opened it with an uncivil personal attack. He has continued in this vain.

I seriously question this admin's competence, and ask other admins to please review this situation. Thank you. MaxBrowne (talk) 09:41, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

So now you are doubling down? And that's supposed to demonstrate that IHTS is the sole source of the problem? Let me know how that works out for you, I'm on a plane for the next ten hours or so. Guy (Help!) 09:53, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

No, I'm complaining about your handling of the dispute which was highly combative and insulting from the beginning. This is not how admins are supposed to deal with things. MaxBrowne (talk) 09:56, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

I was not involved in the original discussions; my advice would be for everyone to just drop it and move on. Nobody has covered themselves in glory there, and if this keeps getting dug up, sooner or later someone is going to get hit with a boomerang. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 10:34, 19 September 2015 (UTC).

Lanikiveil, I appreciate that you want to calm things down but I have raised a concern and I want it to be addressed before I "move on". There are right ways and wrong ways for an admin to approach an ANI dispute, and I don't think the schoolmaster "stop acting like kids" approach is the right way. MaxBrowne (talk) 11:01, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Allow me to say that I am becoming increasingly concerned regarding the extremely tendentious nature of MaxBrowne's conduct, and am coming to the conclusion that a much longer block for his violation of the terms of an i-ban is not apparently the only problem. Max has started a subsection above, indicating that he thinks the "way forward" is to apparently do something other than adhere to the i-ban he has been placed under, and now he is seeking to blame others for having the guts to call him out for his own extremely combative behavior. At this point, I'm thinking a one-week block of MaxBrowne for both the i-ban and his tendentious efforts to try to do everything but address the nature of the misconduct which started the discussion regarding him here might be the minimum called for under the circumstances. John Carter (talk) 14:28, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

I saw some positives in IHTS's post and was hoping we could come to some arrangement. This prompted my "way forward" section. please AGF. MaxBrowne (talk) 15:10, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

The arrangement is for you to cease wikilawyering and actually abide by the existing sanctions. You, however, seem to be perhaps incapable of understanding that, and, honestly, I have a great deal of trouble in seeing how that would do anything but perhaps strengthen existing concerns regarding your conduct, and, potentially, the length of sanctions to be imposed, considering you seem to not adequately understand the main concern here, which is a rather obvious violation of an i-ban. John Carter (talk) 15:49, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

I am glad you are not an admin anymore. From WP:PUNISH: "Some editors, even some administrators on Wikipedia forget why we are here and begin to adopt a punitive model for Wikipedia politics. They support blocks, bans, and enforcement of Arbitration Committee sanctions in order to exact retribution on "bad users" rather than helping to create and improve encyclopedic content. This is regrettable and problematic, not to mention contrary to the reason for blocks, bans, and enforcements as stated in the Wikipedia guidelines and policies linked in the previous sentence. When proposing or supporting an action that could easily be interpreted to be punishment, ask yourself, "Will this action help make the content on Wikipedia better?" If the answer is not an unequivocal "yes" and you still end up supporting the action, you may be an adherent to the punitive model of Wikipedia. This may also mean you enjoy the perceived "power" that you get from enforcing your will through the various features (or bugs) of the Wikipedia community." MaxBrowne (talk) 07:25, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

I think all of this is a clear case of WP:IDIDNTHEARTHAT on your part. You should be thanking JzG for being so lenient, because he would have been justified in blocking you for violating the IBAN, instead he's let you off with a stern warning not to do it again. I urge you to consider that you're digging yourself deeper into a hole before you continue your campaign, as every post you make is making it less likely you'll get what you want. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 10:45, 20 September 2015 (UTC).

Agreed. You have repeatedly done everything in your power to, basically, all but say you have done nothing wrong, and on that basis alone there is every reason to believe that you will have no reservations about doing the same thing again. That being the case, under the circumstances, a block is entirely reasonable, because there is every evidence from your own comments that you see nothing wrong with how you violated the i-ban and seemingly have no reservations about doing the same thing again. Under the circumstances, honestly, the only conclusion I can draw from your ongoing posts is that the block lengths that had been previously considered might not, given the nature of your subsequent posts, be long enough for the kind of WP:IDHT behavior you have displayed. John Carter (talk) 18:13, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

MaxBrowne, you must disengage here if you want to avoid getting blocked. IBANs are usually interpreted in a very strict manner and they are typically broadly construed. Getting into a ping-pong revert match at Evergreen game over a very minor matter is an example of what the IBAN is designed to avoid. Making a comment regarding IHTS on an unrelated matter here, even if your comment is in IHTS's favor, is also a violation of the IBAN. You should not have gotten involved with an AN/EW thread regarding IHTS and that has nothing to do with you. Sjakkalle (Check!) 18:16, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Hi Sjakkalle good to see you here. I guess my post there is a kind of signal that I'm willing to consider lifting the IBAN if we can avoid the kind of nastiness that led to it in the first place. I indicated the same in the "way forward" subthread. A positive move for the encyclopedia if it can happen, yes? MaxBrowne (talk) 18:33, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Where on earth did you get the idea that the i-ban exists only on the basis of your own support of it? An i-ban is two-way, and, despite your repeated comments here, I get a very strong impression the person who has ignored it most is you. Of course you support removing any sanctions that could get you blocked, any idiot would. But the sanctions were placed by an administrator, not by you, and it truly amazes me that you are still incapable of seeing that, and that repeated failure to do so raises reasonable WP:CIR concerns. John Carter (talk) 18:43, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

John C, I appreciate your clear eye on things, but my impression of the iBAN discussion is that is was mostly to accord Max what he wanted very much. (I didn't agree with that process, but that is water over the dam.) The fact is I'm happy Max sees now how the iBAN is problematical to both of our editing work, and, in fact iBAN is itself full of a lot of holes [shabbily defined, not a lot of history with enforcement issues], and who wants to spend time "creating new legislation" when a more desirable result is to put it in a drawer, if possible, and that seems to be possible for the first time, so I'm happy 'bout that.) Thx for your attention & consideration. IHTS (talk) 03:31, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

If there is a reason to believe the i-ban should be lifted, it would, of course, be reasonable to discuss that, probably in a separate section. However, I as an individual can say that the conduct of the other party involved here in no way inspires me with any confidence regarding his own ability to edit collaboratively with others. Also, it would be very useful if the two of you indicated that there would be some other means the two of you would take, other than the behavior which evidently led to the existing i-ban, which would help resolve the issues that led to the discussion here. However, to be blunt, I believe the behavior of at least one editor here might be such that others might still question whether it would be in the project's best interests to withdraw sanctions. Also, personally, I think it might be best to start that discussion at WP:AN, where the existing i-ban was imposed. John Carter (talk) 19:12, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

I think the reason is, that both editors would like it lifted. To edit freely. As mentioned to Max, I think we each know by now, without getting explicit, what the other doesn't tolerate. (For me, am willing to discuss more explicitly if necessary, and I assume he is too, but is it?) If protocol is to start AN thread requesting lift, perhaps most convincing is if he initiated it, for obvious reason. (I of course would immediately become joint to that request.) IHTS (talk) 22:33, 21 September 2015 (UTC) The other editor has apparently changed their mind. IHTS (talk) 10:43, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Sorry to come late to the party. Guy's behaviour is indefensible. See the complaints at [4]. Guy protected the page so Jimbo couldn't rule on the complaint against him. Ihardlythinkso, if you study the diff you will see that Guy works in collaboration with Future Perfect at Sunset. Why not add him to the complaint and kill two birds with one stone? 78.149.127.86 (talk) 12:04, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

The complainant (thread OP) is another user, not me. IHTS (talk) 17:04, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

That's pretty funny. You quoted a series of comments by CyclePat (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), who subsequently struck them and changed form oppose to support on my RFA, which was nearly ten years ago! Guy (Help!) 21:11, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

FWIW, I obviously myself see sufficient basis for some sort of administrative involvement, but I ain't an admin and so can't do anything in that regard myself. Yep, I talk a good fight but thankfully I don't have to actually make any of these calls myself. ;) I don't have the guts, basically. Anyone want to do something here, or should we start yet another separate subsection or more to discuss the various sanction options? John Carter (talk) 17:21, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

• The material cited by User:78.149.127.86 above was removed as being from an IP sockpuppet of banned User:Vote (X) for Change when User:2.96.189.207 posted it.[5] Both IPs geolocate to London, UK, using the same ISP. For some reason I am suddenly in the mood for some roast duck with a nice CheckUser sauce to smoke out any stealth accounts. --Guy Macon (talk) 23:17, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
• John Carter asked me to weigh in. There's been some discussion on my talk page and I had good hope that we could get rid of the iBan. I don't know what to do here. As far as I'm concerned, we lift the iBan completely, and then no one will have to worry about whether this or that edit or revert (they're making those anyway) is a violation of the ban or not. Just get rid of the ban and take it from there, dealing with possible disruption in the usual way. Drmies (talk) 02:29, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
• BTW, I have a long history of disagreeing with IHTS, but I gotta say, he's on his best behavior here. His opponent, not so much--those who called for a block (I think I've seen two or three calls from different people for a block) may have had a point. Drmies (talk) 02:36, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

You do understand why I'm concerned about lifting the IBAN, right? Have only to examine the original AN thread to understand this, I was genuinely distressed and more than a little creeped out. I guess someone could propose it at a new AN thread but I wouldn't be happy about it. To clarify, are you in favour of a punitive block now, after a week? MaxBrowne (talk) 04:50, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Actually, no, I don't really understand. And to clarify, I said, I believe, "may have had". I don't know about this "week": I think there was some displeasure with your comments in this very thread. Drmies (talk) 17:04, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Please review the original thread. Note that serious consideration was given to making the IBAN one way. The whole thing was very upsetting and is still quite raw for me. It should be patently obvious why I don't want the IBAN lifted. MaxBrowne (talk) 23:54, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

There very definitely has been some displeasure with MaxBrowne's conduct in this very thread. John Carter (talk) 23:19, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

And with yours. You have been uncivil throughout. MaxBrowne (talk) 23:58, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Max, I am amazed at your inability to grasp the fairly obvious fact that it is in fact your incivility which precipitated this conversation, your incivility during the conversation which has caused others to question your self-awareness, your incivility in arbitrarily and unilaterally attempting to close a proposed option below, your dubious grasp of procedures and civility in starting this subthread, your rather obvious arrogance in attempting to apparently unilaterally dictate the outcome of this discussion in the subthread immediately above this one, and, in short, your dubious conduct and dubious civility throughout which is the primary matter of concern here. I will acknowledge that it is hard to effectively describe your conduct without using terms which are perhaps less than optimal, but if you want to blame anyone for the criticism you have received here, it is most reasonable to blame yourself, for being the proximate cause of that criticism having to be made John Carter (talk) 18:49, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Speaking of arrogance, please stop attempting to speak for the entire internet. You have been by far the most strident and aggressive person in this ANI, replying to almost every conversation with yet another personal attack and derailing any attempts I have made to dialogue with other editors. There was no need whatsoever for you to chime in here for example; Drmies was talking to me, not to you. Likewise there was no need for this particularly nasty personal attack while I was attempting to talk to Sjakkalle. Please go bark at someone else. MaxBrowne (talk) 00:31, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

You are the best person to speak about arrogance here, of course, considering you have displayed the pretty much unheard-of arrogance to temporarily collapse one of NE Ent's proposals below as being other than a serious proposal. You still do not seem to understand that it is your behavior at issue here, and, in fact, by the above post, pretty much continue to display the same issues that have been remarked upon repeatedly by multiple others. John Carter (talk) 00:52, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

"....have been remarked upon repeatedly by multiple others John Carter." There, fixed it for you. The difference is that the "multiple others" you refer to have spoken in a reasonable manner instead of injecting themselves into every conversation and attacking me every step of the way. You know, as in WP:AGF, WP:CIV, WP:NPA. Remember those? And I don't see any "except at ANI" clause in any of these policies. MaxBrowne (talk) 01:48, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

And those multiple others who have spoken civilly clearly excludes yourself, whose own conduct has been as I say below in the newly added proposal both inexcusable and, to the best of my knowledge, maybe in some ways, so far as I can remember, the worst I have ever seen at an AN thread. John Carter (talk) 15:29, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Let's review some comments from this thread (please see above)

• "I think all of this is a clear case of WP:IDIDNTHEARTHAT on your part." Lankiveil
• "MaxBrowne, you must disengage here if you want to avoid getting blocked." Sjakkalle
• "So now you are doubling down? And that's supposed to demonstrate that IHTS is the sole source of the problem? Let me know how that works out for you" Guy/JzG
• "The WP:IBAN was placed at MB's request and its terms are clear. It's his responsibility to follow the terms" Me. NE Ent 02:06, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

You can see that this is a problem though? One particularly aggressive editor has repeatedly interjected with his personal attacks over the more moderate language of other editors, basically sabotaging any efforts towards an amicable resolution. MaxBrowne (talk) 04:11, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

The difficulty seems to lie in your own refusal to acknowledge that your own conduct, including both that which prompted this thread and in this thread itself, is worse. The most significant problem, so far as I can see, is what seems to be your inability ro recognize that your opinions are not, and should not be, absolute laws. And once again you overlook not only your own refusal to speak in a reasonable manner, but your, to my eyes, unprecedented arrogance in preemptively hatting one of NE Ent's proposals before. Once again, the problem seems to be regarding your conduct, and your apparent inability or refusal to recognize that it might be problematic. Concerns regarding that have been expressed repeatedly. John Carter (talk) 14:32, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Proposal (lift iBan)

iban between Ihardlythinkso and MaxBrowne is removed.

• Support as proposer. NE Ent 23:15, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

* Absolutely not. Anyone who reviews the original thread will understand why I requested the IBAN and why I don't want it lifted. MaxBrowne (talk) 23:51, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

• Support. The editor has repeatedly contradicted themself both re the edit undo proviso of iBAN, and the other aspect including making personal derogatory comments re the other editor (i.e., me). (If I need to go into detail with diffs to prove said points, I'm able to do that. [I've done much of it already here and at admins' user Talks.]) The iBAN s/b enforced, or lifted. (My preference is that it be lifted, so both editors can edit freely. I believe I have more basis for concern than the other editor of being on receiving end of uncivil comments in the absence of iBAN, since that has been what has been happening; however, editing in freedom is more important, and, the uncivil comments at Talks and in ANI threads have never been enforced by admins, the iBAN has been ignored on that level as well, so what good does it represent me?) IHTS (talk) 08:07, 30 September 2015 (UTC) And ditto Drmies below, thanks to NE Ent, for this proposal. IHTS (talk) 10:42, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
• Weak oppose. Actually, I just recently looked and it seems that all sanctions of this sort can be taken to WP:AE, even those which are community imposed rather than ArbCom imposed. In general, people get better or at least quicker responses there. John Carter (talk) 20:33, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
• I'd prefer an alternative, such as making certain articles (and associated talk pages) exception, if possible. - Penwhale | ^{dance in the air and follow his steps} 04:32, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

  What articles are you referring, and why? (The only issues at Evergreen Game and Wayward Queen Attack are edit undos while under iBAN, and aren't based on any content dispute [at least none I'm aware of]. Are you suggesting to retain iBAN on articles where it hasn't worked or been enforced, for which this ANI was presumably opened?!) IHTS (talk) 05:13, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

• More like, for the Chess example above, the IBAN does not help (as you said not all of the edits there would be considered dis-improvement). So not exactly what you suggested, but I hope my point is made. - Penwhale | ^{dance in the air and follow his steps} 08:11, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

• I'm still not understanding. (Of four undos, two were disimprovements, the other two were equal-quality copyedits [neither improvements nor disimprovements], but still forbade by iBAN.) IHTS (talk) 09:25, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support. If MaxBrowne is unwilling to adhere to the letter and spirit of an iBAN that only he wants, then let's get rid of it. Keeping it in place is only causing more drama. Other ways to minimize drama between these two editors (e.g. subjecting both to a one-revert rule with respect to each other's edits) should be considered. Cobblet (talk) 21:35, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

  There has never been any edit-war episode between Max and me (if memory serves) at any article. The only reverts have been over inadvertently undone edits in relation to iBAN, which forbids undoing one another's edits. Although two of the undos were content disimprovements, none of the the reverts were related in any fashion to any sort of content dispute(s) (at least none I'm aware of). (My impression is that Max was simply upset about being reverted on basis of iBAN - that he felt reversion on that basis was unacceptable interference to his article improvement efforts.) IHTS (talk) 23:16, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Noted; this thread's title does say "lame edit war", but you didn't write that. Cobblet (talk) 03:05, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Exactly. IHTS (talk) 11:05, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

• Let's look at this. IHTS claims (naturally I disagree) that he has more reason than I do to worry about the consequences of removing the IBAN in terms of incivility from the other etc. Well in that case, let him put his money where his mouth is; he should have no problem with the following suggestion. Naturally any conditions would be worded so as to apply equally to both parties:

• strict interpretation of WP:CIV and WP:NPA, with a minimum two week block and possible re-imposition of IBAN for any breeches, including but not limited to:

• personal attacks
• snide or aggressive comments (e.g. in edit summaries)
• any kind of harassment or bullying
• repeated references to past grievances (i.e. failure to drop the WP:STICK)

• recommendation that the two editors avoid unnecessarily mentioning each other, refrain from personal remarks of any nature and avoid each other in general

• strong warning against any form of wikilawyering or gaming the system MaxBrowne (talk) 00:25, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

• I'm sorry, I can't agree with this. It'll be up to admins to impose the penalty for violation of such sanctions, if they are agreed upon, and I don't want that kind of precision because it will lead to...well, look up at where this thread started. Both of you need to adhere to the normal guidelines, the ones I and everyone else have to live by. It is entirely possible that admins will look upon this or that snarky remark with less leniency because it's you (whichever one I'm talking to right now), but drawing up a list of qualifications is not the way to go. Also, someone making a personal attack would lead to a reinstatement of the iBan? Isn't that asymmetrical warfare? Sorry MaxBrowne, but no. Drmies (talk) 01:01, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

• What assurance do I have, then, that this ([6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] ) won't resume if the IBAN is lifted? (i.e. repeated unnecessary attacks and derogatory references in discussions that have nothing to do with me). How do I know the "classic narcissist" comment won't continue to be dragged out again and again and again and again and again and again and again? I believe my concerns are legitimate. MaxBrowne (talk) 01:28, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

• Assurances? Two things. a. admins will enforce "civility" or whatever passes for it. b. What assurance do we have that you (singular and plural) won't continue this eteeeeernal wikilawyering if the iBan stays in place? Clearly IHTS was some kind of butt-hurt during those two weeks a year and a half ago and yeah, sure, he shouldn't have been talking about you so much (if I didn't know any better I'd call it cute in a high-school sort of way), but by the same token, isn't all of it on his talk page? What do you care what he does on his talk page? And that you keep an archive of bad diffs, isn't that telling as well? How long do you want to nurse this? At least on the part of IHTS I see something that suggests he's working to get past this. Drmies (talk) 01:53, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

The "archive" was copied from the original AN thread and has not been saved by me. Suggest striking that. MaxBrowne (talk) 02:03, 2 October 2015 (UTC) Appreciate the trivialization and insults to both parties too, btw. MaxBrowne (talk) 18:25, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

• Max, you s/ distinguish between my objections re admins (specifically The Bushranger, DangerousPanda, and [indirectly] Ched) picking up/keying off your "classic narcissist" epithet against me, versus your use against me, since therein I make a huge distinction. (I.e. admins are expected to demo conduct of a higher standard, re WP:ADMINACCT.) IHTS (talk) 06:22, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

IHTS has greatly reduced his editing of chess articles – that is assurance enough. It's time to move on. I think both IHTS and you are tired of this charade, although it is entirely understandable that neither of you feel like you can afford to admit that to the other. Cobblet (talk) 03:05, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Not aware of anything I resist "admitting to", can you clarify what charade, thx. (If you mean the iBAN, I never thought it was a good idea, but had no control over it being imposed.) IHTS (talk) 06:07, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

And once again, an ANI is being used by the other editor under iBAN, as coatrack for throwing mud (e.g. laundry list of diffs to "evidence" bad or uncivil behavior against them). (Do I get equal time? I didn't ask to go there, nor did/do I have desire to. But the hypocrisy is deafening. Am I being baited to prove why, so this ANI can be reduced to a cat-fight, with fingers pointed at the baited cat, to say "I told you so!"?! And this scenario hasn't been played out over-and-over?! And I'm accused of not dropping sticks?!) There is no WP venue anymore for ongoing WP:ETIQUETTE issue. But I'm not averse to opening a post-WP:ETIQUETTE thread with supervision by a third party, until Max is satisfied (though I presume, that would be never, based on the circularity). It seems to me the other editor is taking or getting in all the swipes they can on my character, at very public ANI. (Again. Same thing in previous ANIs.) Am I supposed to like or enjoy that? IHTS (talk) 09:06, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

No, not doing that at all.... I'm talking more about me than about you. About my misgivings re lifting the IBAN. And you're in the best position to answer them. How do I know all this crap won't happen again? MaxBrowne (talk) 10:10, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Again, the "crap" flowed way more from you to me. Please stop the baiting. IHTS (talk) 05:17, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

In the weeks leading up to the IBAN you were attacking me on a daily basis in threads that I wasn't even involved in, as evidenced by the diffs I gave; this is a matter of record. I need to know that this is not going to resume if the IBAN is lifted. MaxBrowne (talk) 08:41, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

More circular baiting. More hypocritical standard. I asked if you would please stop it. ¶ In the days leading up to the IBAN you levied the following unwarranted personal attacks; this is a matter of record: "This is classic narcissist / Diva behaviour. MaxBrowne (talk) 01:21, 31 March 2014 (UTC)" ""Classic narcissist behaviour" was my interpretation of your actions, based on a number of factors, including but not limited to (1) your hypersensitivity to criticism (2) your extreme hostility and argumentativeness over the most petty disputes (3) your flattery towards those who affirm or defend you (4) your absolute inability to see yourself as others see you. I've come across this sort of behaviour frequently on the net and I can recognise it when I see it. MaxBrowne (talk) 04:59, 2 April 2014 (UTC)" "Here's the thing. If someone were to accuse me of having sex with sheep, that wouldn't bother me in the slightest, since I know I have no zoophilic tendencies whatsoever. It's so far from the truth that it's laughable. This is the effect that the majority of your insults have on me. On the other hand, if someone were to call me a loser who spends way too much time on the computer, that would carry a lot more sting, because it's much closer to the truth. If "narcissist" and "diva" carry a sting for you, that suggests to me that they're somewhere in the vicinity of the truth. If I'm totally wrong about this, maybe you could do something to correct that mis-impression? Believe me, I would love to be proved wrong. MaxBrowne (talk) 02:03, 3 April 2014 (UTC)" ¶ You were not blocked for this (*I* was, for making a baited response!) or even warned. So what kind of assurance do I have this behavior is not going to resume? The answer is none. No editor s/ have to face that kind of personal abuse--your link to Narcissism describes as a diagnosable personality disorder--especially from three admins who decided to pick up your epithet and throw again. But that is clearly the indisputable nature of the current lawless and stoneage WP all editor volunteers are subject to. IHTS (talk) 10:25, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

The right way to do this is to link to the original thread, not to cut and paste one person in pretty green colours. It's kind of understandable that you don't want your own behaviour in that thread to come under too much scrutiny, though. MaxBrowne (talk) 00:01, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Both assertion and assumption are wrong. But anything to smuggle more insult, right? IHTS (talk) 02:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

• I support Ent's proposal and thank him for it. Drmies (talk) 01:01, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
• Oppose lifting the IBAN. I realize that consensus is against me on this and it's probably going to happen, but I see no sign that IHTS is willing to modify his approach, and I'm a little fearful of what will happen once he's off the leash. MaxBrowne (talk) 02:36, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

  "leash: A restraining chain, rope, or strap attached to the collar or harness of an animal." (The American Heritage Dictionary, 5th ed., 2012). Go soak your head?! IHTS (talk) 09:20, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Proposal (Nash Equilibrium iBan)

The existing iBan is replaced with a Nash Equilibrium ban such that:

• If either editor complains about the other anywhere on Wikipedia, both will be blocked for a day, with each subsequent violation to follow a Fibonacci sequence. (The sequence has the nice property that the first values are low, but it grows rapidly in case the pair doesn't get the hint.) As this is a "no fault" ban, it should no require long ANI threads / discussions to enforce. NE Ent 23:15, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

• Oppose I honestly cannot imagine any situation in which we have said that someone is blocked because of the actions of someone with whom they are or have been in conflict. John Carter (talk) 23:18, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Actually I'm quite serious (reviewers please see [15] and [16]). NE Ent 01:27, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

• Rather obvious oppose. The proposal violates two basic, if not codified principles that are essential to make the blocking policy come off as fair. First, legitimate complaints should not result in sanctions being imposed on the complainant as we want users to report actual cases of misconduct. Second, blocks should only be done for actions that the blockee had some control over; being blocked bacause of an edit someone else did is a capricious way of enforcing things. Sjakkalle (Check!) 15:43, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Doesn't every iBan prevent editors from reporting some instances of misconduct? If you think about it, this just an iBan with easy to enforce consequences, as opposed to the current sort of, mayb, iBan currently in place. NE Ent 21:57, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Proposal: topic ban one, DS/final warning on the other

I propose:

• 1) The existing i-ban remains in place;
• 2) User:MaxBrowne is topic banned from all content related to chess, broadly construed, for three months
• 3) User:Ihardlythinkso is subject to discretionary sanctions for a concurrent period in roughly the same area

• Note: Both of the above are of course subject to it being the case that the problematic interactions of these two is limited to the broad subject area of chess, which seems to be the case from what I have seen before, but for all the words spoken by MaxBrowne in particular there hasn't been much to directly indicate that

• 4) Any concerns regarding the conduct of either editor under the provisions above to be taken to WP:AE.

• So far as I can tell, the statements at the AE page permit concerns about sanctions imposed by both ArbCom and by the community to be discussed there, and may be seen as indicating such is how such matters should be done, and it generally gets quicker results anyway.

• Support as proposer. John Carter (talk) 14:43, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

• This seems to me a more acceptable option than the one NE Ent proposed above, as it doesn't necessarily sanction both individuals for the misconduct of only one of them. Max is being proposed to be subject to the stronger sanctions on the basis that it was MaxBrowne's unacceptable behavior that prompted this thread, the grossly combative and dare I say self-righteous nature of many of his comments and actions, including in particular his action here in basically unilaterally hatting the proposal immediately above. To the best of my knowledge, I have never seen such a transparent display of blind arrogance at one of the noticeboards.
• The arrogance Max has displayed, regularly, is to my eyes completely inexcusable and unsupportable. It is to be hoped that if this proposal is approved, Max will make some effort to become more familiar with procedures and conduct guidelines here. However, it is also possible that, based on what has been said, the other individual may take advantage of Max's topic ban if countermeasures are not in place. On that basis, the discretionary sanctions are proposed. I am going to assume, possibly incorrectly, that the first misstep by Ihardlythinkso may well be placing him under a topic ban for at least as long as Max's own. John Carter (talk) 14:43, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
• Excuse please, but what are you suggesting qualifies as "may take advantage of Max's topic ban"? (Restoring two of the four edit content undos that were contrary to iBAN?) I don't know what bad thing you are supposing that I might do, can you be specific so I can know? IHTS (talk) 20:03, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

• I am not really myself presuming anything, other than the rather obvious distrust that Max has of you. I suppose it might be possible, however, for someone to go on a rampage of reversion, which I do not honestly think you would do, and, honestly, I don't expect any particular misconduct from you. It is pretty much just a generalized preventative measure, much like the i-ban itself. John Carter (talk) 23:29, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

• OK, but I think you're misreading Max's "distrust". (It isn't re reversions, rather re incivility. [Which goes both ways of course.]) IHTS (talk) 00:07, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Thoughts

I think we can conclude from the entirety of this ANI thread, and from the initially cited edit summary ("Go to ANI or get lost") and NE Ent's summation of this ANI thread, that while IHTS is not blameless, Max Browne is by far the aggressor here and that something has to be done to stop the aggression and endless disruption. I'm not sure than any of the multiple proposals currently listed above are going to resolve the issue. I'm posting this as an outside observer who has seen this drag on endlessly for over three weeks. I'd really like to see it resolved. Although people did not bold their !votes, there was definite consensus above to remove the IBan. That may the simplest way forward, with the exhortation to the two parties to remain civil and neutral and to avoid charged words and insults (and to discuss civilly on article-talk when a disagreement arises rather than arguing or reverting). Maybe we could try that, and then if it doesn't work, come back here with the view to a more stringent solution(s). Softlavender (talk) 06:31, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Agree on all points. (Except that, again, Max & I have never revert-warred re content, only re edits overlaid contrary to iBAN.) IHTS (talk) 10:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

If the IBan is lifted, I propose the two parties drop the past completely and start afresh, never referring to anything that occurred before this date. I think this is really the only way we can create a clean slate of civility and respect. The other editor's past behavior no longer exists and can no longer be referred to. All opinions going forward will solely be about content, and if the content in question already exists, do not refer to how it got there. Discuss content and policy, not other editors or their behavior. Softlavender (talk) 11:38, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Bryce Carmony (talk · contribs)

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Bryce Carmony (talk · contribs) is systematically going through articles and incorrectly changing "were" to "was." He's done this at The Beatles, Washington Redskins and Genesis (band). I've tried to reason with him, and this was his response [17]. Calidum 04:57, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Actually I changed the washington redskins from "are" to "is" not "were" to "was". Using were for a current team would make zero sense. "Genesis" was a band. If they called themselves "the Genesi" (plural for Genesis) you could make MAYBE a more compelling argument. I wouldn't say "the miami heat are" since they are one team and heat itself is singular. If there is a disagreement we can work it out in the article talk pages. Bryce Carmony (talk) 05:00, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

So in the case of British bands we use British english which treats singular bands as plural. however the Washington Redskins is not an article in British English so we would use is. This is why we use talk pages not user pages to discuss. Bryce Carmony (talk) 05:36, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

You are starting to edit war on various articles. You have been reverted at least twice by two different editors on Washington Redskins alone. Editing on claims of "NPOV" and "fringe theories" is not exempt from edit warring.[18] Zzyzx11 (talk) 05:54, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

No edit warring has occurred, I encourage you to participate in the talk pages and discuss if you disagree over an edit. we actually resolved it all. Bryce Carmony (talk) 06:05, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Er, someone look at the user talk history and block log. Just an institutional memory hint. Begoon ^talk 11:25, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. Indeed I had noticed a bit of possible pointyness following on this last disagreement. JohnInDC (talk) 12:34, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

You're welcome. Bryce strikes me as here to do what Bryce wants, rather than anything else. And willing, or eager, to play games to get there. (a timesink). I'd just block him, indef, right now, but, hey, what do I know? Begoon ^talk 12:49, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

As someone who was involved in his previous kerfuffle I can see that this particular row has all the same characteristics - dogged insistence on his own particular idea of grammatical purity, aggression when challenged. Luckily, not my quarrel this time round, but it's worth noting that what finally persuaded him to start behaving reasonably, at least for a while, was the threat of an indefinite block. Andyjsmith (talk) 14:13, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Catharsis. Underused, IMO. Begoon ^talk 10:22, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

As a result of the foregoing disagreement, he has pointedly changed several U.S. sports team articles to the plural, contrary to Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Plurals, which indicates that in the U.S., the verb accompanying a sports team typically follows the nominal number of the team name, restoring the plurals after the MOS was, err, pointed out to him. This is not the first problem with WP:POINT - link. JohnInDC (talk) 18:09, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

So block him, already. The tolerance for this kind of crap is the reason good folks won't edit any more. Begoon ^talk 13:28, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Notice how quiet he's gone? A massive swathe of edits (just see his contribs) and lots of shouting and then someone mentions blocking... silence. Don't be fooled, just read his talk and block history. IMHO this guy is like a neighbour from hell doing a spot of gardening - he tidies up a few leaves, then runs a mower right through your flowerbed and tries to fight you when you complain. But when you call the police he's as quiet as a mouse, says he was only trying to tidy things up, officer, and anyway the flowers needed mowing. Andyjsmith (talk) 15:53, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

• Bryce Carmony in the past has blanked legitimate comments and denounced them as spam [19] [20] [21]. He considers other users following the policy of keeping block notices on his talk to be harassment [22] [23].. Granted these diffs are old but it shows that his inability to functionally co-operate is long-standing and not a temporary lapse. He has previously been blocked for trolling and pointy edits but, according to this ANI, has not changed. This thread on his talk page here shows him being silly, trying to make a British vs American English pluralisation issue into a dispute about fringe theories and NPOV. How long will we let him mess about? BethNaught (talk) 16:36, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Indefinitely, apparently. Welcome to wikipedia. Begoon ^talk 09:32, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

He's broken his recent silence with a crazy edit at Tunnel boom where he contends that physics is being used as a plural, which is odd enough, but then only changes the grammar in one place, leaving the rest of the article in the singular. This is just the kind of clumsy, hit-and-run editing that has got him into trouble in the past. Disruptive and completely unacceptable, especially while he's being discussed here. Andyjsmith (talk) 09:34, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

I've given him a uw-3 for disruption. Andyjsmith (talk) 09:43, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

There are more physicses in this world than you will ever know... Obvious disruptive editor is obvious.

Hmm... Beatles ends in 's', let's disrupt that. Ooh, so does physics - I'm on it. See you at "mathematics", Bryce... Begoon ^talk 09:47, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

• He has continued to make pointed edits contrary to MOS:PLURALS and claiming that "physics" can be plural, despite Wikitionary calling it uncountable in the sense of "science". He's contradicting his own grammar rules by this point. His edit summary in the last diff was unduly patronising. BethNaught (talk) 07:01, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Proposal

For tendentious and pointy editing often contrary to the MOS and for a long-term pattern of inability to co-operate, Bryce Carmony (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is blocked for a period of six months.

• Support because apparently we need bold letters to draw outside attention. He hasn't learned how to respond to legitimate concerns since his last appearance at ANI and he is continuing to display competence issues. BethNaught (talk) 07:01, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support. It's clear that attempts to discuss it aren't going to shift the "my way or no way" mentality. We've been here before, and he managed to avoid a site ban, but that escape just seems to have made him even more convinced that Wikipedia's rules don't apply to him. ‑ iridescent 07:16, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

• Per my comment below, I now support indef-and-standard-offer rather than just a temporary block. ‑ iridescent 16:57, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support. He is convinced he knows best and has never listened to anyone else. He is a very poor editor and his attitude is disgraceful. Andyjsmith (talk) 08:00, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support. Contentious editing, edit warring, failure to communicate - perhaps two edits in 50 are constructive. He requires constant monitoring and is a detriment to the project. JohnInDC (talk) 13:13, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support We need a "proposal" now? Sisyphus'r'us. Siteban is obvious, but support this in the absence of common sense. Begoon ^talk 15:16, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

  Apparently so. I would also support a siteban, but I wanted to be sure at least something would happen. BethNaught (talk) 15:57, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

I know, my apologies (...or, should that be "apology"?). My irony wasn't directed at you - rather the lack of action. Thanks for keeping attention on it Begoon ^talk 11:37, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

• He is still making warring edits, most recently at A II Z. I now think only an indef ban is appropriate, otherwise we'll all be here again in 6 months time. Andyjsmith (talk) 07:58, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support indef. Bizarre pointy trollish edits. Softlavender (talk) 08:26, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support indef block - a look through Bryce's edits shows the positive contributions he brings are minimum and the frequent disruption over what I believe is trivia makes him a net negative to the project. After 6 months he can take the standard offer. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 12:07, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
• Oppose None of my edits are against consensus, If you disagree with any of my edits (which it seems you do) you can use the talk page. Once a consensus is made I'm not one to go against it. A II Z is a English article, they use English spelling, so I propose they follow the English convention of treating a band as a collective noun. Just like we say "Genesis are" not "Genesis Is" If that is offensive please feel free to contribute to the talk page, we can find a solution. Bryce Carmony (talk) 16:41, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support : Bryce appears to be incapable of understanding the grammatical principles involved. This seems abundantly clear from my discussion with him on his talk page. A problem of "invincible ignorance". Afterwriting (talk) 23:36, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Response to Bryce Carmony's Oppose
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Since it appears to have slipped your mind, when someone did try to discuss this with you this was the result. AGF isn't infinite, and there is no explanation I can think of for your conduct there other than either intentional trolling or exceptional incompetence, and I'm not sure which of the two you would be more offended at being accused of. In light of None of my edits are against consensus, I'd support extending this to an indef since you're clearly never going to get the message. ‑ iridescent 16:57, 5 October 2015 (UTC) Exactly, the process worked, I realized that I was wrong and there is a well established convention there. Upon that discovery I didn't argue it and in fact changed "the Alan parsons project" from is to are to be in line with that convention, an edit that no one has had a problem with. The discussion process works excellently. Bryce Carmony (talk) 17:17, 5 October 2015 (UTC) I do not see any reference above to the very specific guidance, which is at Comparison of American and British English#Formal and notional agreement. UK bands like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin use the plural were, and have hidden text:- <!-- This article is written in British English, which commonly treats collective nouns as plural. DO NOT change "WERE" to "WAS". --> I note that on some articles, such as A II Z (who came from Manchester) Bryce Carmony has been inserting the correct usage - were - and other editors have been reverting to the incorrect usage. I am not condoning, or trying to excuse, edit warring, but as an uninvolved outsider, it seems that people deliberately reverting to the incorrect usage are understandably winding him up. - Arjayay (talk) 17:20, 5 October 2015 (UTC) Interestingly enough I actually added the "<-- This article is written....." Text into the Beatles article to assist other editors from making the same mistake. the argument that I go against MOS or that I'm editing to disrupt both hold no water. The people who support banning me just dislike me personally I suspect, I know AndyJSmith holds a burning hatred for me at least. Bryce Carmony (talk) 17:38, 5 October 2015 (UTC) Here we go again. This is just like all the previous arguments with this guy - particularly the wall of words here, and on several previous occasions. Bryce Carmony tries every trick in the book to wriggle off the hook. Here, for example, we see ad hom arguments and personal attacks in an attempt to divert attentions from the real issue - his behaviour, not that of others. Targets on previous occasions were women and Irish editors. And if this obfuscation doesn't work he'll suddenly confess that he was wrong and it will never happen again, honest, and throw himself on our mercy - which we'll probably give. The simple fact is that time and again editors have brought him to ANI; time and again he has insisted on the rightness and purity of his campaign to correct non-existent errors in wikipedia, ranging from "unnecessary words" to the use of the word "criticism" and now to plurals, in defiance of objections from short-sighted, prejudiced editors, and he has been prepared to atack anyone who disagrees; time and again he has been blocked for edit warring and trolling; and after the block is over, off he goes again. Andyjsmith (talk) 22:51, 5 October 2015 (UTC) I assume that Andy's statements are made in good faith. I would encourage him to use the discussion process in articles. Like "The Beatles" that the outcome of which was an improved article. I have seen no evidence of an Edit war or a disruption in wikipedia. Bryce Carmony (talk) 23:28, 5 October 2015 (UTC) I just don't know. I'm not particularly familiar with this user's history or intentions, but it's a little perplexing to me that Bryce, while this proposal is here, is currently making quite a few are/is corrections which are probably wrong (I'm mostly thinking of the ones to American groups with a plural name). There are a whole lot of correct edits there too, so whatever I guess. I'm ambivalent about a block, but he does seem to go a little gung-ho with whatever he thinks to be correct, conventions or objections be damned. --Bongwarrior (talk) 06:47, 6 October 2015 (UTC) Just because a word ends with an S does not mean we treat that word as a plural. for example the band Guns n Roses IS a band. (I didn't write is it was already is) as were the Wallflowers and many other american bands that are plural (like the black eyed peas, etc) We wouldn't say "Lucky Charms are a cereal" we write (and have written) that Lucky Charms is a cereal. I (and the NY Times) would say that the Washington Redskins is a NFL franchise. Now there is a major convention to say teams are not is, So my personal feelings aside I agree with consensus. you say I'm "gung ho" I would simply say I'm bold. any edit can be discussed if you would like to in any of the articles talk pages. Bryce Carmony (talk) 07:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC) You think Luck Charms is the name of a band? How ridiculous. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:36, 6 October 2015 (UTC) Lucky charms is the name of a band LuckyCharms just a heads up. Bryce Carmony (talk) 07:44, 6 October 2015 (UTC) Oh yeah, so it is. Thanks for setting me straight there. Maybe we need an article. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:51, 6 October 2015 (UTC) I think they'd miss General Notability Standards. But if you're interested you can do the research. Bryce Carmony (talk) 07:59, 6 October 2015 (UTC) I don't fancy an edit war over treating them as singular or plural, thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:36, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

• Note: BC has recently engaged in a flurry of edits (more than 150 in a 6 hour period) changing plurals wherever he can find them and effectively sticking up two fingers at this ANI. But as ever he has screwed up many of the articles - all he's done is to change the lead sentence and ignore the rest of the article. I checked five of the most recent and in four cases he'd left the "wrong" grammar in place in the body of the article. Take a look at The Monkees, The Weirdos, Warpaint (band) and Voodoo Glow Skulls - the band is in the first sentence but later on the band release their first EP. This is so typical of the mess he leaves behind him. While we're all arguing earnestly with him about a mindless grammatical issue he's making pointy edits that damage the integrity of the encyclopedia. So just ban him, already! Andyjsmith (talk) 10:32, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I think therefore we need some sort of quick admin action here, even if it's only a 1 to 3 week block until this poll is assessed. Softlavender (talk) 10:41, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Also seems to be an ip from Ohio involved, e.g. Grateful Dead. Maybe just a coincidence? Martinevans123 (talk) 11:07, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Pure coincidence. Deadheads commonly refer to them as "they" "their" "were". Meanwhile, please need an insta-block while this poll continues!! Softlavender (talk) 11:12, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

• Summary & comment - For those who (understandably) don't want to be bothered figuring out what is going on here, the OP raised concerns about Bryce Carmony after BC walked up to the line of 3RR at The Beatles by changing verbs relating to the band to the singular form. When he finally came to understand that in British English, bands take the plural form of the noun (e.g. "The Beatles are..."), he pointedly began changing all lead verbs on a variety of articles relating to English bands to the plural. As Andyjsmith points out above, the pointiness in these edits is betrayed by the fact that BC is changing only the lead verb in those articles, and not any of the others. If the articles (incorrectly but harmlessly) reflected US custom, now they reflect two customs. It is plain to me (as well as to the string of editors who have commented above) that BC is not seriously concerned with building an encyclopedia, and should be blocked - soon - until he is willing to clean up his act. JohnInDC (talk) 11:17, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

That's actually a very over-simplistic summation regarding an editor whose entire edit history is full of trollish inaccurate edits intended to deliberately disrupt articles and the encyclopedia as a whole. This thread/poll hasn't been closed yet because not only is it ongoing, there also needs to be some clear decision-making and consensus-gauging about whether to block for six months or block indefinitely. Meanwhile, there does need to be a temporary insta-block so the ramped-up vandalism gets stopped. Softlavender (talk) 12:00, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Oh, I agree it's way worse than what I described - I just thought the thread had got lost here. I agree that a quick fix is needed. JohnInDC (talk) 12:02, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Many US bands like "The Wallflowers" use the correct is over the incorrect are. This entire discussion should be taking place in article discussion. The articles are written about singular entities. the bands they (the articles) are about. The title of a singular entity uses the singular. if I were to say "The Warlocks were so awesome in concert last night" I'd be reffering to the individual members of the band, which are treated in the article but are not the actual topic of the article. the Wikipedia article The Warlocks is about the band, which has a title, the title is... The warlocks. Frosted Flakes is a brand of cereal. Corn Flakes are yummy. There's a difference I'm not being disruptive I'm just following the style guide which says to use the correct verb. Bryce Carmony (talk) 15:51, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Maybe folks feel they'd rather waste their time making one comment in "the entire discussion" here than waste their time making multiple comments at umpteen article Talk Pages? Your constant straw man comparisons with breakfast cereals is inappropriate and irksome. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:50, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

See there you would actually say "are inappropriate" because the word "comparisons" is plural. "Your comparisons are irksome" not "is irksome" but that's besides the point. If you want to argue that some band articles are about the bands and some band articles are about the members of the band you can make the argument I just don't think it makes much sense considering the policies on naming articles. Bryce Carmony (talk) 20:51, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support indef block. Clearly the user in question is not here for the right reasons. Calidum 18:58, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I'm here to make an encyclopedia, which is why I edit articles not throw stones in ANI. I assume your vote for a ban is made in good faith, but it's off the mark. Bryce Carmony (talk) 20:51, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I hate to be blunt, but if you're not trolling you're not competent enough to continue editing. I'm not sure which is worse and I'm not sure it really matters at this point. Calidum 00:22, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support indef block after Carmony responded to the discussion here not by calming down and backing off but instead by making another big flurry of edits on the exact same singular-vs-plural issue in the always-contentious area of musical band names. —David Eppstein (talk) 00:19, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support indef block I have only encountered Bryce Carmony's disruptive and grammatically incorrect editing for the first time today, but looking back through his contributions, the warnings on his talk page and his repeated refusals to tow the line with editor consensus, I'm appalled that this editor is still free to edit Wikipedia as he sees fit. I can only conclude that this user is not here for the right reasons. --Kohoutek1138 (talk) 00:47, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support indef block Seems like someone who (perhaps subconsciously) enjoys drama, and provokes it when he can. Darx9url (talk) 03:39, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

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Paco Arespacochaga and Aleck Bovick AFDs

I made a number of contentious AFDs (at least by the Wikipedia Tambayan Project (see [24])), the most important of which now are those of Paco Arespacochaga (see [25], [26], [27]) and Aleck Bovick (see [28], [29], [30]).

I was made aware of this largely by the efforts of User:Obsidian Soul and User:Jondel, at least when those efforts were positive and informative. As a result, I either withdrew the nomination, or if too late changed my own vote to keep in these two cases, a public acknowledgement of my failed vetting process. Is there anything wrong with either of those things? I even tried to improve the articles (both a tad threadbare) by adding text from sources both Tambayan editors assured me were reliable Philippines media sources. I don't know what has happened but I have since been subjected to verbal abuse and threats from @Obsidian Soul, accusing me of adding "potentially libelous" info and being POINTY by having changed my own votes (with detailed explanations for the record) because @Obsidian Soul claims I am afraid of "losing" the AFDs. I can say that, unfortunately, I have lost AFDs in the past by WP:SNOW and I made no attempt to either withdraw the ill-fated noms or change my votes.

In other words, I realized that in certain of the AFDs recently nominated I was wrong -- yes I admit it. And I acted on my conscience, and did what I believed was appropriate. Now, I am threatened (with opening an AN/I) and accused by this seriously passive aggressive editor (@Obsidian Soul) for doing what he relentlessly told me I should have done from the beginning. I cannot control my "western bias" but I can try to make things right as best I can. I genuinely have no idea what @Obsidian Soul is going on about this time, but I am sick and tired of it. Quis separabit? 19:55, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

For the avoidance of doubt: verbal abuse? Are you claiming Off-wiki harassment? RichardOSmith (talk) 20:04, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

NO, no. Sorry, not "verbal". I am old (way pre-millenial) and did not use the right term. I meant what I consider verbally abusive wording in many but certainly the most recent (today) postings by @Obsidian Soul. Quis separabit? 20:07, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

verbal ≠ oral. common misconception. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 22:20, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Obsidian Soul notified. Your pings won't work that way. To ping an editor you need use this format {{ping|Obsidian Soul}}. Also, pings are not considered appropriate notification for AN/ANI. Blackmane (talk) 23:20, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

@Blackmane: I did notify @Obsidian Soul (see [31]). Sorry if I didn't do it right. Quis separabit? 23:24, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

It's unclear to me what kind of remedy you are seeking. Can you post diffs of these "threats"? Because telling an editor you are going to bring a dispute to a noticeboard is not a sanctionable offense.Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:26, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

I know that. What I want him to do is stop making inflammatory comments, accusing me of making "potentially libelous comments" that come straight from a reflink he recommended to me as a reliable Filipino media source and when I haven't done anything wrong and have no idea what he's talking about, and harassing me with his passive-aggressive nonsense. Not all communications have to be done at an AFD discussion. I have a talk page. And those diffs are at the top of this AN/I but there may be others I can scare up. Quis separabit? 23:31, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Apologies, I didn't notice that it was mixed in with the section above my notification. Blackmane (talk) 02:14, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Call a spade a spade. Your "improvements" to the articles on Bovick and Arespacochaga are potentially libelous and violate WP:BLP despite your oh-so-innocent protestations otherwise. And that is behavior actually worthy of an AN/I. Your edit summary of "very important biodata added" is a dig at how you think the WP:RS provided in the AfD discussions were not satisfactory because they're subjectively "gossip" to you. Whatever bullshit you think you can get away with in the talk pages (including your persistence in using inappropriate {{od}} templates on everything because I criticized your indenting practices in your last AN/I against me, and admins don't seem to mind), don't carry it over to the articles. Period. It's actually funny that you're the one claiming harassment. You've accused me of nefarious things how many times now? Three? In AN/I no less. If that isn't classic WP:POINTY behavior, I don't know what is. All because I had the nerve to tell you to do a WP:BEFORE in your nominations. Something several other editors have also told you to do. If admins can't see through that, it's not my problem. Believe me, I don't want to deal with you ever again either. But again, keep your vindictiveness in the talk pages. -- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 23:46, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Notice he refuses to address his accusation that I posted "potentially inflammatory text" from the url he referred me to. The indenting nonsense is his own paranoia. He told me on one occasion to fix my indenting. I did my best twice on a long confusing thread. He didn't like it and re-indented it himself. It's absurd.

"All because I had the nerve to tell you to do a WP:BEFORE in your nominations. Something several other editors have also told you to do. If admins can't see through that, it's not my problem" -- this is untrue. He repeats the same thing over and over. I have acknowledged making some AFD nominations that I shouldn't have -- whether because of sloppy research or what he calls "Western bias". Does he want me to wear a hairshirt or a sackcloth with ashes? Do penance? Should I debase (that's a euphemism) myself? I acknowledged his points (to the extent I agree with them, depending on the individual AFD nom) already and thanked him when his advice was constructive. I withdrew some noms and/or changed my votes. He refuses to acknowledge or accept or update anything or turn down the passive-aggressive relentlessness and yet I am vindictive. Quis separabit? 00:08, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

For starters, how about dropping the wide-eyed pretense of being the innocent victim? You know perfectly well what you're doing. Just like this can not ever be construed as "fixing" anything. And no. I'm definitely not avoiding it. I am accusing you of adding potentially libelous information to articles to illustrate a point. Why don't you explain how a paragraph on implied nepotism is a good thing? Or how someone's mother being a dancer ("in Cubao") with 18 children from three different men, who died "from blood loss [due to giving birth repeatedly]" is "very important biodata"?

Biographies of living persons ("BLPs") must be written conservatively and with regard for the subject's privacy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid: it is not Wikipedia's job to be sensationalist, or to be the primary vehicle for the spread of titillating claims about people's lives; the possibility of harm to living subjects must always be considered when exercising editorial judgment. This policy applies to any living person mentioned in a BLP, whether or not that person is the subject of the article, and to material about living persons in other articles and on other pages, including talk pages. -WP:BLP

-- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 00:42, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

For the hundredth time, the indenting problem you are obsessing about was not an attempt by me to gaslight you. I tried to fix it twice and gave up, and you fixed it. No one else complained. If I am misusing {{od}} then let someone (not you) tell me how so, because you are no longer credible on that point. Quis separabit? 00:54, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

You must have missed the point of my last post. So here. I'll repeat it: why don't you explain how a paragraph on implied nepotism is a good thing? Or how someone's mother being a dancer ("in Cubao") with 18 children from three different men, who died "from blood loss [due to giving birth repeatedly]" is "very important biodata"?-- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 01:04, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

I am very glad it was your mess up because when I was posting my lengthy response I hit an edit conflict so now things are not out of sequence, I hope. The quote regarding Arespacochaga:

"His father was a former vice president of a production company, Paco had easy access to famous persons in the local showbiz industry – such as the late Fernando Poe Jr, actor and currently Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, and star-builder German Moreno, thus opening valuable doors for him to begin his career." [32]

came from the url @Obsidian Soul recommended to me from the website of the GMA Network and I don't or didn't think it indicates nepotism, any more than the fact that Alfred Hitchcock's daughter Patricia had roles in some of her father's films or that Liza Minnelli appeared on her mother's television show, or that Barry Van Dyke had a long-running gig on his father's Diagnosis: Murder. If this is something potentially libelous I would guess Paco Arespacochaga sued GMA when it was published in print. Oh, no, wait, he didn't. I guess Arespacochaga had no problem with but somehow @Obsidian Soul does. And I may as well add that @Obsidian Soul's edit summary deleting the info was "remove per WP:BLP. I think it's time to open an AN/I". So he is twistedly seeking reasons to harass me, using innocent quoted text.

As far as Bovick goes, it's the same thing. I wanted to spruce up a threadbare article. Yes I found the fact that her late mother bore 18 children (by 3 husbands) interesting, in fact fascinating, and her death from leukemia thus a multifold tragedy. The statement "from blood loss [due to giving birth repeatedly]" came from her own daughter, Bovick! What did you think, I made it up? I certainly wasn't posing it as a medical opinion, only her daughter's comments. I cast no aspersions on anyone (see [33]). Overreaction somehow by somebody?? Doesn't anyone see anything wrong here? If I made any mistakes in using reliably sourced biographical background material, I apologize. I don't think I did but .... Quis separabit? 01:17, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Yes. My link. And you wished to illustrate how those links might not be reliable, right? Gee whiz, that oughta show em! I gave it to demonstrate WP:GNG, not so you can pick the most sensationalist part and insert it into the articles. Have someone else explain WP:BLP to you. Because I'm not doing it. -- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 01:35, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

On the contrary,[[WP:POINTY| I was confident the links were/are reliable as I trusted you. You've accused me of POINTY about a hundred thousand times since we crossed paths. Your accuracy at tossing that dart hasn't improved despite the extensive practice you've had. Quis separabit? 02:23, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

They are reliable. I do not wish to interact with you further. If someone else disagrees with my reversion of your edits, or actually believes that you were acting in good faith, I wish to hear their opinion. Otherwise, this thread is as pointless as your earlier two accusations of stalking. I have much better things to do. -- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 02:46, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

OK, all of the arguments about content should stay on the article's talk page. As for the rest - apart from someone telling you two to leave each other the hell alone, what administrative remedy are you seeking here? What do you want us to do? UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 14:29, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

He should desist from communicating with me, making edit summary threats, launching endless POINTY accusations, especially at AFD discussions, and bring whatever issues he may have in future to an objective third party or admin. Quis separabit? 14:39, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Since Obsidian Soul says that she or he does not want to interact with Rms125a, and Rms125a doesn't seem to want to get communications from Obsidian Soul, that sounds to me like both editors would be glad to have an interaction ban between them. If both were to indicate their agreement here, it can be logged and this thread could be closed. BMK (talk) 15:05, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

So no one actually sees the problem with his edits, huh? Go figure. You really believe his little story about finding it fascinating that someone's mother has 18 children by 3 men and is hinted to be a sex worker, and that's why he labels it as "very important biodata"? Or the fact that he picked the one part in a long news article that can be taken the wrong way (nepotism) and then includes it in Wikipedia under a bullshit rationale of using a reliable source that someone else recommended to him?

Regardless if they are in the sources or were actually spoken (in jest) by the subjects, they violate WP:BLP. And he's doing it in the obvious hope that a third party would notice that the links I gave in support of my Keep !votes in his AfDs (as he's emphasized a few times) may have some things that are sensationalist. That is WP:POINTY is it not?

Let me ask just one question to the administrators here: are his two additions to those articles potentially libelous or not? If you can say no to that and can restore those content in good conscience per WP:BLP, then I would accept an WP:IBAN. If not then no. I dislike interacting with him intensely, but I'd rather not have my ability to fix his childishness gimped by bureaucratic bullshit if no one else bothers to do so. I spent 30 minutes fixing his indent trolling in his last frivolous AN/I just to make it readable because no one else apparently saw any problem with that behavior either.

And no. Despite my dislike of him as an editor, this is not personal. I suggest looking at his actions, not his words.-- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 18:23, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

"You really believe his little story about finding it fascinating that someone's mother has 18 children by 3 men and is hinted to be a sex worker" -- I hinted she was a "sex worker"?? That's news to me. Since the quote came from her daughter, I seriously have to wonder where the "sex worker" angle came in. Because this is the first time I am hearing it.

I just caught the error by another editor in synopsizing my editing, and I must, as a moral imperative, clarify that I did not say "3 men", I said "3 husbands", as per her own daughter (Bovick)'s comments. Quis separabit? 01:47, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

While you do that, you should also clarify that you copied the whole paragraph verbatim without quotes (yes that's WP:COPYVIO too, but whatever). The author said "husband". Not you.-- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 02:29, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

"are his two additions to those articles potentially libelous or not?" - If they are they delete them and block me. I no longer give a shit. By all means let him fix what he finds objectionable and I will ask for advice from a third party if I disagree.

"I spent 30 minutes fixing his indent trolling in his last frivolous AN/I just to make it readable because no one else apparently saw any problem with that behavior either" -- indenting obsession paranoia (again; see above); I don't know how I am screwing up so badly at indenting yet no one else mentions it.

(Redacted) Quis separabit? 18:47, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

That last paragraph went way over the line. Don't do that. --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:59, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Sorry. Quis separabit? 19:21, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Proposal

Since Rms12a@hotmail.com and Obsidian Soul didn't respond to my suggestion for a voluntary interaction ban, but preferred to keep sniping at each other instead, I propose a non-voluntary interaction ban imposed by the community; your standard off-the-shelf pret a porter iBan, with no unusual bells and whistles.

Not even going to answer my question? This isn't even a content dispute. Were his edits in good faith and do they pass WP:BLP? It's a simple enough question that actually addresses the underlying problem to all this. An iBan is convenient, but it doesn't fix anything. Unless you're actually agreeing that I'm doing this to "stalk" and "harass" him? -- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 23:41, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support - As proposer. BMK (talk) 23:16, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

I apologize, @Beyond My Ken -- I was unaware of the "suggestion for a voluntary interaction ban" thus did not apologize reply, although I have been keeping tabs on this page obviously and did not see anything which required my response. Apologies. I need to read upon on IBAN; hopefully it will work. I will contact you if I have any questions. Thanks. Quis separabit? 00:06, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

@BMK: I think I understand. One question -- if a there is an edit that needs or can be substantively improved made by the other IBAN-involved editor, does one go to AN/I or start a talkpage discussion? How would that be handled, in the unfortunate event that such a situation arose? Thanks in advance for the 411. Quis separabit? 00:10, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that you bring your suggested change to the talk page, and allow another editor to make the change if they agree with it. You do not revert the edit yourself, or engage in discussion with the editor you're I-Banned with. BMK (talk) 02:32, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support The interaction between the users is toxic. Rms125a@hotmail.com appears to have made good faith attempts to learn from his mistakes and even if his attempts have been imperfect Obsidian Soul's rebuff goes far beyond a simple failure to AGF. If these two editors plan on working anywhere 'near' each other at least an interaction ban will provide consequences for continuing the conflict. Interaction bans do often cause trouble but in this case letting the situation fester seems worse. It would be better if both editors accepted the IBAN voluntarily but Obsidian Soul appears to have refused above. Jbh^Talk 00:30, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

"Appears". And still no one actually seeks to understand why I reverted him or why I left a note concerning his edits, other than just assuming it's a personal vendetta. Even though unlike him, I don't have a history of such behavior. I accept the voluntary iBan, if that's the only thing you can come up with. I'm tired. -- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 01:01, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

@Obsidian Soul: Yes, I did seek to understand both of your positions before I commented. I think you, quite rightly, got angry at some poorly researched AfDs and the conflict spun out of control from there. You were right Rms125a was making some bad nominations and they have admitted it. What you see as POINTy behavior I choose to see, barring clear evidence otherwise, as an attempt to learn, move on and work to repair damage caused by carelessness. This is what we want editors to do and we are bound to assume good faith when others try correct mistakes. I hope the iBan will give each of you time and distance to see each other as something other than opponents. I do empathize with your frustration, assuming good faith can at times be a pain but without that all conflicts here would turn into iBans and Wikipedia would close up because no one could talk with each other. Jbh^Talk 01:32, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

These aren't clear enough? [34] [35]. He's not that stupid or (given his time on Wikipedia) that clueless about WP:BLP as to not realize that what he inserted say pretty terrible things about the subjects. When he seemingly retracted his bad AfDs ("reluctantly" as he characterized it), I didn't comment. That was AGF. But then he added those. What will he do next to "repair damage" in the AfDs that gets kept? Insert another titillating factoid bordering on scandalous from one of the sources I gave to demonstrate GNG? There's assuming good faith, and then there's swallowing bullshit. That said, moot point. As long as he doesn't do anything like that again (and no, I don't mean the AfDs), I'll be absolutely ecstatic if I don't ever deal with him ever again. -- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 01:56, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Obsidian_Soul RMS's edits did not violate BLP. He had multiple reliable sources for what he was putting in , the sources said what he said they said, so no BLP violations. KoshVorlon 11:15, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

KoshVorlon: I've quoted the applicable lines from WP:BLP below. Also take note that the policies on WP:DUE and WP:COPYVIO are also relevant here.

WP:BLP: Biographies of living persons ("BLPs") must be written conservatively and with regard for the subject's privacy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid: it is not Wikipedia's job to be sensationalist, or to be the primary vehicle for the spread of titillating claims about people's lives; the possibility of harm to living subjects must always be considered when exercising editorial judgment. This policy applies to any living person mentioned in a BLP, whether or not that person is the subject of the article, and to material about living persons in other articles and on other pages, including talk pages.

WP:BLPSTYLE: Criticism and praise should be included if they can be sourced to reliable secondary sources, so long as the material is presented responsibly, conservatively, and in a disinterested tone. Do not give disproportionate space to particular viewpoints; the views of tiny minorities should not be included at all. Care must be taken with article structure to ensure the overall presentation and section headings are broadly neutral. Beware of claims that rely on guilt by association, and biased, malicious or overly promotional content.

WP:BLPGOSSIP:Avoid repeating gossip. Ask yourself whether the source is reliable; whether the material is being presented as true; and whether, even if true, it is relevant to a disinterested article about the subject.

Arespacochaga is a musician in a highly successful band in the Philippines in the 90s. Do you think mentioning his parents' connections to politicians and high-ranking executives in show business when he was growing up is relevant to the article? Bovick in turn is an actress. Does her mother's occupation (btw, in case most of you are as clueless as he is, "dancer in Cubao" is a euphemism for strippers), number of husbands and children, also qualify as "very important biodata"? Take into consideration that the articles as they stand are virtually empty of anything else.

Lastly, he did not find those sources. Neither did he use "multiple reliable sources" for the claims. He used one each (this for Bovick and this for Arespacochaga), all of them are sources that I found and gave in support of the AfD discussions on them. Both of them are published by reliable secondary sources (a national newspaper and a national TV network, respectively). Both of them are lengthy articles discussing the subjects' lives. And while the sources themselves are reliable, the content ranged from factual information to irrelevant trivia (that again, can be taken as libelous in the wrong context). He ignored all the rest of the information, and copied just those paragraphs verbatim to our articles, improper tone and untranslated Taglish and all. You really think there are no problems with that?

Just because a source is reliable, doesn't mean you should treat everything in it is appropriate for a Wikipedia article. Otherwise we might as well go ahead and add the snippet about Bovick showing her boobs at her first audition.-- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 17:18, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Obsidian Soul I saw your response, but waited to see if anyone else wanted to weigh in first. To answer you, BLPGossip would apply if what was in the articles was actually gossip. you removed | this from Paco Arespacochaga and | this from Aleck Bovick . The source for Paco was found in the GMA network, which is described [| in this entry ] as "a major commercial television and radio network in the Philippines.", not a tabloid, a major network. The source for Aleck Bovick was PhilStar, aka Philippine Star was is described [| here ] as "...the leading print and digital newspaper in the Philippines..." again, not a tabloid, but the leading newspaper, a tabloid wouldn't be described that way. Second, both links quote either the band or the person as the source for their information, so no, it's not gossip.

As for BLPSTYLE, what you removed was less than 1 paragraph of information, that by itself makes it no a style violation, more importantly, it didn't involve guilt by association, etc...

As for BLP itself, the wording was actually conservative, it could have been worded a lot worse (and a lot more un-conservatively!) Again, the sources in both cases were either the band or the artist themselves, as reported by reliable sources.

So, none fail BLP, and no one else has supported this claim either. You appear to be whitewashing both entries, in effect, removing things you don't like. Lay off that article and RMS as well. KoshVorlon 16:09, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Question(s)

What is the OP alleging, and where are the diffs to support his allegations? (Otherwise, this thread is just a meaningless series of backbiting and bickering.) And what remedies is the OP possibly seeking (or else why post here?)? Softlavender (talk) 18:30, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Legal threats on Tube/Subway Challenge

Raising this here since it's ongoing: shifting IP addresses (apparently socks of User:Palkanetoijala) are making strong legal threats on the Tube Challenge and Subway Challenge articles and talk pages, claiming to be acting on behalf of a challenge world-record holder who wants his name removed from Wikipedia.

They're not being very clear, but so far as I can tell from this talk page, the user wants Wikipedia to include an unspecified (and presumably unsourced) "actual fastest time" for the London record, and believes that holding a sourced world record is some kind of useful bargaining chip because they mistakenly think that Wikipedia does not have the "rights" to mention a person's name without their permission. They seem to be saying that if Wikipedia won't include the unsourced record, then the record holder won't let Wikipedia include the sourced one either, and they've been making capslock "25 days to comply" legal threats as a result.

Since this claims to be coming from a named individual and this IP talk page says "stop this hello contact me by email" and gives an email address, is there someone who could talk to them directly? --McGeddon (talk) 09:52, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

I've dropped them an email through OTRS. Mdann52 (talk) 10:13, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Previous report on this case Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive900#Legal threat by IP. —Farix (t | c) 11:34, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

As an addendum, I would also suggest semi-protecting the talk page because the only posts from IPs for the last few days have been to repeat the legal threat. —Farix (t | c) 15:15, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

It's actually already been semi-protected for this reason, since yesterday. --McGeddon (talk) 18:15, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

I have blocked the IP for making legal threats. Since this person changes IPs often I made it a short block. HighInBC 01:55, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Just an FYI, the repeatedly blocked editor has returned with a new IP to edit Tube Challenge. I'll leave it up to others to determine whether to revert the edit or block the editor or reprotect the article. Deli nk (talk) 20:47, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Article was protected via a request at WP:RFPP. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 13:41, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Did your email get any response, User:Mdann52? IP addresses are still making legal threats and talking about a "war" against Wikipedia on the Tube challenge talk page. --McGeddon (talk) 08:35, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

@McGeddon: As I did this through OTRS, I'm not going to go into too much detail, but I've stopped corresponding due to further legal threats being made in the email discussion. Mdann52 (talk) 09:48, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

@Mdann52: The question is, is it really Andi James or someone pretending to be him. The writing style doesn't appear to be someone who is an adult or have a very good command of the English language. —Farix (t | c) 11:12, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Legal threat

There seems to be some type of legal threat at Talk:Tube Challenge placed by 194.176.105.20 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) in this edit. I'll leave it up to the admins here to determine how to handle it. Edgeweyes (talk) 12:08, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Note also the #Legal threats on Tube/Subway Challenge section above. -- Finlay McWalterᚠTalk 12:23, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Macrophilia article

I would take this to the Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard or to the Wikipedia:No original research/Noticeboard, but there is a backlog at the former and this matter has already been taken to the latter in the past. Furthermore, the problem repeatedly going on at the Macrophilia (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) article is that editors, WP:Newbies and other inexperienced editors, keep changing the content away from what is supported by the sources even after being told of the WP:Verifiability policy and WP:Reliable sources guideline. The article has also been plagued by WP:Socking. All of this is why the article has been WP:Semi-protected in the past. The article is bad enough as it is, without having to worry about WP:Synthesis being added to it. The issue is that macrophilia is predominantly documented in men, but some male editors keep trying to give "equal weight" to women being macrophiles; or, in the latest case, even to genderqueer people. For that latest development, see this, this and this edit made to the article, and this, this and this edit made to the talk page. ‎Jitenshasw (talk · contribs) has stated, "This is NOT opinion. Half of this article doesn't apply to women like me or male gay macrophiles. Changing to nongendered pronouns will fix everything. This article currently is appropriate for GTS not 'macrophila' as a whole. WE EXSIST STOP IGNORING US." Jitenshasw has stated that he or she is "taking a stand." Also see this edit. I don't see what is left for me to do on this matter, except take this article off my WP:Watchlist and let these editors have their way with it. I came upon the article in an incidental manner anyway. As far as I'm concerned, the article should be indefinitely WP:Semi-protected. Flyer22 (talk) 22:54, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

From what I am observing in the article history for Macrophilia, ‎Jitenshasw is in violation of the 3RR policy (also, looks to have edited while logged out here), has engaged in edit warring today, and a 24 hour block for edit warring should be applied. From what I am observing on talk:Macrophilia, ‎Jitenshasw has made it clear that (s)he does not care about Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, and that (s)he'll continue to edit war and violate Wikipedia's policies despite being asked to stop. This user clearly has personal ties and conflict of interest with this article and subject area, as indicated with his/her edits here, here and here, and is a SPA by the looks of his/her contributions. This user also appears to possibly be forum shopping now? (see here)

With this behavior in mind, the edit warring that has already occurred, the clearly stated intention to keep edit warring and violating Wikipedia guidelines without any regard to Wikipedia and the community, I believe that a topic ban should be imposed indefinitely upon ‎Jitenshasw and any articles regarding sexuality, broadly constructed. ~Oshwah~ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 23:46, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

I'm redacting my support for a 3RR/edit war block due to the below statement made by ‎Jitenshasw, so long as it doesn't continue. I'm striking out my support for a ban at this time, as I see that possible collaboration progress is being made as well. ~Oshwah~ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:33, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

I've already stopped the editing. I wasn't aware of the 3 revert rule, it wont happen again.

Dear administrator reading this. I realize you might not be part of this community, but it is a thriving and diverse one. I've been part of the macrophilia community for over 10 years as an artist and contributor. I run a NYC based Macro/Micro meetup which has women members (like myself) and many gay members as well. Here, take a look at a photo from our last meet in Central Park: http://img09.deviantart.net/c3e2/i/2015/252/5/b/untitled_by_jitenshasw-d98yki4.jpg While I'll agree that the majority of those 'out' are male and heterosexual, there is a significant portion of us who read the article in it's current form, and it does not read true to us.

This is an important matter of identity as most macrophiles like myself think about size on a day to day basis. Women in the community already often suffer greatly because their own desires are not respected by men. We're are supposed to assume this is a Giantess fetish by default, and if we don't conform, we're sometimes ostracized. That is not correct. Our own preferences should be respected! This has been argued before, and I strongly feel that changing the pronouns in the articles will keep information the same but without excluding women and those in the LGBTQ community. Please think about the morality on the subject. Many women (including myself) have suffered greatly from the back and forth of harassment and ostracizing tactics used by some men in the community. Please give us a voice.

We are real people who suffer deeply with identity issues due to this fetish. I'm a normal person, a wife, a hard worker. I go about my day to day silently suffering with this insecurity, my friends, family and co-workers unaware. I want to look at this page and say that I identify with this, THIS IS ME. But that's not what I'm reading. This is all wrong. A simple genderless pronoun change would solve that and make everyone happy. Jitenshasw (talk) 00:09, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

I would support the gender neutral wording "giant" (as opposed to giantess) while keeping in language noting that it's primarily a heterosexual male fetish. clpo13_(talk) 00:29, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

• I support the editing of this article based on reliable sources, like we ought to. There is only one actual book cited, this one, in the article--the rest ranges from Salon to Gawker. In other words, the sourcing for this is atrocious, and that book actually suggests that it's a male fantasy, supporting gendered language. That's not to say this is what it is, but the sources right now support the gendering (the newspaper articles certainly do). Honestly, I couldn't care less if this were ungendered--though I do object to this article having been an alt-forum, a directory of fetishistic links, and a collection of movies that supposedly play into the fetish. Feel free to peruse the academic literature, or MEDRS, as should be appropriate for such an article--nothing. Perhaps James Cantor is ready for AfD number 2. Drmies (talk) 01:20, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

• I am absolutely not willing to get involved here, but one source that could potentially provide some context is: Canning, Richard (2012). "What you weren't reading in 1952". The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. 19 (4): 16. Unfortunately, I do not have access to this source to confirm its utility to the topic. Regardless, there are sporadic discussions in reliable literature; pronoun selection notwithstanding, I would definitely oppose a trip to AFD for the topic. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 15:50, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War

Something strange is happening with moves related to this page. It has been unilaterally moved without discussion to this page. People copy-paste large chunks of text. I think this page should be moved back to the original title and move-protected. All procedures must be properly followed. If people want to rename the page, they must make an RfC and wait for consensus. Furthermore, it seems that someone modified redirect to hinder moves by other participants. This is just another reason to move it back per this Arbcom decision. Administrative attention required. My very best wishes (talk) 19:24, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

To move the page back, you may go to WP:RM#TR and file an Uncontroversial technical request (following the instructions and using the template), with the rationale that the prior move was made without discussion. An admin will then make the move shortly.

I believe this thread may therefore be closed, as ANI is not the venue desired. Softlavender (talk) 19:37, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Agreed. ~Oshwah~ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:43, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

You can also ask David O. Johnson about the move, since he was the one who performed it. It would be good to get his input and collaborate with him. Notice of this ANI has been left on his talk page. ~Oshwah~ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:43, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

No, I can not go to Uncontroversial technical request because I think this move is controversial. My very best wishes (talk) 19:47, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Parsa1993 is the one who originally moved it to the current title [36]; I just moved it back. I thought their arguments in support of the move were valid. David O. Johnson (talk) 20:24, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Redacted my statement above. Sorry! ~Oshwah~ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:52, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

I see. OK, one possible solution is to keep both pages for now and discuss their merging. Therefore, I just made revert in the redirect and marked them to discuss merging. But it seems that both pages have the same talk page.My very best wishes (talk) 20:40, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

There are now articles Russian intervention in Syria, Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War, Russia's role in the Syrian Civil War, Russian-Iranian military intervention in Syria, Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War, and Syrian Civil War. I may have missed others. There's extensive overlap. A neutral party is needed to organize that mess. Syrian Civil War should probably be the lead article, with the usual arrangements for subarticles. Is there some relevant WikiProject that can take this on? Thanks. John Nagle (talk) 21:10, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

And no one noticed WP:NOTNEWS, in their eagerness to get the scoop on the article, the title, the content. Drmies (talk) 21:32, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Perhaps this thread can be closed by now, but I think some admins should watch these pages.My very best wishes (talk) 23:33, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

One of those articles just hit the front page of Wikipedia. The subject is important enough and complex enough that it needs serious attention. But none of the task forces under Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/History and society#Military and warfare seem to cover that conflict. The original poster here wasn't sure he was in the right place. There is no obvious right place. Sugggestions? John Nagle (talk) 01:55, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Status quo

There are currently only two overlapping articles (the others listed above by John Nagle are overarching parent articles), plus a redirect:

• Russian intervention in Syria (redirect)

(NOTE: currently a redirect, but with 23,000 bytes of content prior. HOWEVER, the page was a cut&paste move and rename of Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War anyway)

• Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
• Russian-led military intervention in Syria [until 12:17, 4 October 2015 (UTC) titled Russian–Iranian military intervention in Syria]

Since September 30 there has been a Requested Move that Russian intervention in the Syrian Civil War → Russian intervention in Syria.

Since today there is now a MERGE proposal to Merge Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War into Russian-led military intervention in Syria.

Somewhere in all of the recent and fairly recent cut&paste moves (numerous), pop-up redirects, re-namings, double redirects, normal moves, and a change from hyphen to en-dash, things got duplicated (or possibly also overlapped or lost or whatever). (It's a bit hard to untangle as it involves half a dozen titles and page histories due to the various intervening titles and redirect pages.)

ADDENDUM: The two existing articles (Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War and the currently titled as of 13:01, 4 October 2015 UTC Russian-led military intervention in Syria) are virtually identical and one needs to be deleted.

-- Softlavender (talk) 04:42, 4 October 2015 (UTC); edited 05:17, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

UPDATE: EkoGraf has just moved Russian–Iranian military intervention in Syria to Russian-led military intervention in Syria. At least it wasn't a cut&paste move. I am going to re-do the titles above to reflect the change. Softlavender (talk) 12:17, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Softlavender Yeah I moved it from Russian–Iranian to Russian-led because the addition of Iranian to the title was unilateral and had not gone through any discussion at the talk page (while a discussion for another rename had still been ongoing). I wanted to change it back to the title from before the addition of Iranian (to preserve the status quo) but couldn't so I moved it to a title that seemed to be at least one of those most agreed to on the talk page. If I made some kind of mistake by doing so I apologize. EkoGraf (talk) 05:56, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

I personally don't have any serious objection ... other than it happened to add to the confusion and the amount of housekeeping I had to do to keep track of titles in this thread, and also it created some confusion in the discussions on those article pages. I think it was a good move; it's just the whole past 5 days has been a nightmare of about 10 articles or titles being created on the exact same subject. Hopefully it will all get straightened out in the next five or so days, and all the extraneous articles will be deleted. And for heaven's sake people need to remember that Wikipedia is not a newspaper. Softlavender (talk) 06:05, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

All of these pages should be labelled as under general sanctions

See Wikipedia:General sanctions/Syrian Civil War and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. See Wikipedia:General sanctions#Community-authorised sanctions. They need talk page notices and Edit notices for the article pages. Doug Weller (talk) 12:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Use {{Editnotice SCW 1RR}} for the article page and {{Syrian Civil War sanctions}} for the talk page. To make an edit notice visit Wikipedia:Editnotice. Doug Weller (talk) 12:58, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Ok, most of these are done, although some of the redirect pages may need them if they are moved back. Doug Weller (talk) 13:07, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Proposal

It might be worthwhile for an admin to lock Russian-led military intervention in Syria, merge Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War into it, and delete Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War before unlocking. That would save a lot of hassle because the articles are being edited as we speak, leading to more and more text to worry about. After the deletion and unlock, people can debate about the title as much as they please. Anyone who then moves without RM consensus, or cut&paste creates a new article, should receive an immediate block. Softlavender (talk) 13:08, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Block requests can go to RPP, but it's not our role to make content or merge decisions such as the one above. Doug Weller (talk) 13:34, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

The later article was an exact duplication of the first, and I've seen admins fix that sort of situation before it got out of hand. Given that the articles are being treated as newspapers with daily if not hourly updates, the sooner the page duplication is zapped the better, in my mind. That's my personal opinion, anyway. Softlavender (talk) 13:40, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Nothing prevents anyone from making an AfD or using an RfC to discuss merging. I do not think this case is anything special. My very best wishes (talk) 15:02, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

• Note there is also the page 2015 Russian air raids in Syria. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 15:27, 4 October 2015 (UTC).
  

Oh yes, we now have four pages about exactly the same: Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War (that was the first one; I think it should remain), Russian–Iranian military intervention in Syria, Russian-led military intervention in Syria and 2015 Russian air raids in Syria... My very best wishes (talk) 02:32, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

No, there are only three; you are confusing the redirect. There is the first article, its duplicate, and then the content fork (the latter which I just AfDed -- thanks Rich Farmbrough for pointing that one out). Softlavender (talk) 02:55, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

That's a progress. This merging discussion needs closing and action. I think the consensus was to keep page Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War and make Russian-led military intervention in Syria a redirect, while keeping its edit history to allow merging of content (the pages are not exactly the same). My very best wishes (talk) 13:09, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I've closed the discussion as "merge". I'm not familiar with the topic, so I'm not going to do the merge itself; I redirected "Russian-led" to "Russian", added a note in the page history reminding reusers that the histories of both pages are now necessary for attribution. Hopefully someone else will merge the pages, simply copying content from old revisions of "Russian-led" into the current edition of "Russian". Nyttend (talk) 00:56, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• No logic. The clone article Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War (created by copypaste on 3 Oct with small number of useful edits) must be redirected to original article Russian-led military intervention in Syria created on 30 Sep), but not vice versa, as of now! Also in the first RM section it was consensus for "in Syria" name, but against "in the Syrian Civil War". 178.94.165.139 (talk) 08:46, 7 October 2015 (UTC) P.S. Softlavender's proposition in this thread will be the best solution, I think. Admins, please do as he said. 178.94.165.139 (talk) 08:55, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Possible spam links being added to websites about survey datasets

I've noticed that recently, numerous links to asdfree.com have been added in the External Links section of articles about survey data, e.g. Survey of Income and Program Participation. These links aren't really relevant to an encyclopedia article, but rather seem like advertising for the user's blog. While I don't know if the user is actually affiliated with it, his response to another (IP) user doesn't, in my opinion, provide enough rationale for why these links should be included in every article for which the blog has a topic. Fortranso (talk) 21:37, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

• I warned them: these links are not acceptable. Drmies (talk) 21:36, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Thank you. It looks like the website links to a personal page at ajdamico.com, so it definitely seems like the author of the blog and the WP user are one and the same. Fortranso (talk) 21:39, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
    • (edit conflict) One thing, though, is that the second diff you posted took place back in April; moreover, s/he hasn't edited at all since June. I'm not sure anything else needs to be done here. Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 21:40, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
      • Ok, I'm happy to leave it at that, then. Should the links that are already in place be removed or blacklisted? fs (talk) 21:42, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
        • It's spam to promote personal software (all spam including free and charitable sites is prohibited) and should be removed. Have all removed now. On a sidenote, such a statistical tool can be written by every semi-capable developer in a few days. It's really not that extraordinary - the main work is to understand the incoming data structure. GermanJoe (talk) 22:59, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
          • It sounds like the user still has questions about this, so I suggested that he post here if he has questions. fs (talk) 20:14, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

User:Winkelvi

• Ahmed Mohamed clock incident (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
• Winkelvi (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

The editing environment at Ahmed Mohamed clock incident and the associated talk page is bad, and everyone there (myself included) needs to to work better at focusing on article content rather than attacks. Even in that context, though, I feel that User:Winkelvi has repeatedly crossed the line, and their disruption is making any sort of improvement in the tone impossible. Yesterday got into a bit of a row with them and figured a little time would do us both well, but today their replies to posts as carefully worded as I know how have continued to be attacks. I think per their comment here that Winkelvi is misinterpreting discussion on a contentious topic with BLP concerns as obstinance, but that doesn't really help me see a path forward. Help de-escalating the situation would be appreciated.

Examples of edits I find inappropriate:

• linking off-Wiki attacks on another editor
• restoring links to off-Wiki attacks on another editor
• [37]
• accusation of "intimidation"

Attempts to resolve the issue on the user's talk page [38], [39]. Notified here.

Thanks,

VQuakr (talk) 23:01, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

That Reddit discussion is toxic and really has no place being linked on the talk page. Talk pages are for improving the article, and pointing out how people in an anti-Wikipedia subreddit feel about the article doesn't help one bit. clpo13_(talk) 23:18, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

So, VQuakr, are you reporting yourself? Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 03:52, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

In the sense that my edits are going to be scrutinized due to my posting here, sure. VQuakr (talk) 17:15, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Looking at the article talk page, VQuakr clearly had consensus on their side. Winkelvi's edits were opposed because they served to obfuscate the central events/facts in the teen-clock-arrest episode through euphemism and poor wording. Winkelvi also attempted to introduce the weasel word "claim" into the lead, in a way that cast suspicion on the teenager Ahmed Mohamed. I have no idea if any of this requires an admin response, but VQuakr's behavior appears correct at Ahmed Mohamed clock incident. -Darouet (talk) 18:28, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

• Winkelvi, can we have another strong reminder about the need to be WP:CIVIL in your conduct and communication[40] with other editors. Do you have suggestion about what we do this time (/next time) your user-ID appears here with diffs showing lack of WP:CIVILity in interaction. —Sladen (talk) 05:32, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Winkelvi, given[41], will you be able to find time to reply to the thread here on ANI? —Sladen (talk) 19:05, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Judging from the radio silence I surmise the answer is in the negative. By the way, in noting the diff posted by Sladen above, I found that it is a reference to this edit of another user's comment at an AfD that was questionable to say the least. I can understand the redaction, maybe, but removing the IP's comment, later reverted by another use, was both unexplained and unwarranted. Coretheapple (talk) 16:12, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
      • Not "unexplained". As far as not commenting here: not interested in giving credence to the attempt by the filer in selectively and discriminately stirring the drama shit pot. As it seems you are attempting to (once again) do in regard to me, Coretheapple. -- WV ● ✉ ✓ 02:54, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
        • Well I'm glad you dealt with that. How are you going to deal with this WP:CIVIL issue? Coretheapple (talk) 15:31, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

88.106.237.173

88.106.237.173 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

An IP editor has been posting from multiple IPs over the last four to six weeks consistently against consensus and in todays batch of edits (many of which have had to be reverted) has become abusive. Several editors have tried to engage via talk-pages and he did enter into very limited discussion at Talk:Jim Clark, but basically has taken very little notice of what people have tried to communicate to him. His editing has been disruptive over a few weeks now and many involved in the F1 project feel that wit has been allowed to continue for long enough. Please can somebody advise how we should proceed? There is available a list of approx. 20 IPs he has been using, but the diffs must be possibly over 1,000 by now. Thanks for any assistance. Eagleash (talk) 17:30, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

The notice placed on his (today's) talk page has been replaced thus — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eagleash (talk • contribs) 17:40, 4 October 2015‎

I have given the IP a 72 hour block for being abusive. If they come back within this time let me know on my talk page and I will re-block for evasion. If they come back after this time and are disruptive let me know and I will look into it. HighInBC 17:42, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, if it follows the usual pattern there will be a drop off in edits until the end of the week when it will resume from yet another IP. Thanks. Eagleash (talk) 17:46, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Eagleash: How do you know it's the same editor? Is there a particular article or set of articles it targets? if so, I think longterm semi-protection, or semi-permanent pending-changes protection, may be the remedy. Softlavender (talk) 08:43, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Yes the articles involved are almost 100% related to Formula One, particularly, 1960s/1970s era and with British connections (Jim Clark, Graham Hill, James Hunt etc.). The editing habits are similar across all 20 IPs noted (flooding articles with images, starting articles in talk pages, fiddling with tables and so on) and the IPs are all from the same area in South/South West England. Members of the F1 project have been aware of his actions for a while now, as noted above and although we cannot be 100% sure, believe it is the same editor. Eagleash (talk) 09:19, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Yes, Softlavender, a particular set of articles is targeted. But the set is so big (and increasing every week) that getting them all under semi-protection is quite complicated. It's very obvious from looking at the IP numbers and the editing behaviour, that it's one and the same editor. If you look at the list Eagleash compiled, you'll notice that while the exact IP's are different, they all strem from the two same ranges. One is the 92.21 range and the other is the 88.106 range. All in all, I feel the only option left to prevent further disruption is a hard range block of those IP ranges. Tvx1 09:53, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

You're probably right about the hard rangeblock for those two IP sets.... Softlavender (talk) 09:56, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

I have blocked the two ranges 92.21.240.0/20 (covers 4096 IP addresses) and 88.106.224.0/20 (covers 4096 IP addresses) for a week. I see you have already encouraged the person to start an account, which would sure make communication and education a lot easier. -- Diannaa (talk) 14:18, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for all assistance. Eagleash (talk) 16:10, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

User:Andering J. REDDSON

Andering J. REDDSON is repeatedly adding conspiratorial bullshit to Talk:Umpqua Community College shooting in violation of TALK, SOAPBOX and NOTHERE:

• [42]
• [43]
• [44]
• [45]

—ATinySliver/^ATalkPage 🖖 04:57, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

I note the first section heading on the user's talk page: ¿Got A Problem With Me? Tough.
I've seen combative WP:NOTHERE, but I can't recall seeing it advertised before. ―Mandruss ☎ 05:02, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

The entire talk page could be a dissertation on DGAF. —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage 🖖 05:09, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

It just wouldn't be a mass shooting in the USA if someone did not say that it was a hoax/false flag operation. I can't count the times that this has been said. WP:REDFLAG and WP:FRINGE apply here, and also WP:BLP if it is claimed that living people involved in the shooting have lied.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 05:25, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Read the user's page if you want a good laugh. AJR seems to be on a desperate "quest" to fix Wikipedia's reliability issues—after using the site as a source for a paper, evidently without checking the actual sources, which was AJR's own damned fault—and then spends time here spouting unsourced conspiracy theories?! Ironic, much? —ATinySliver/^ATalkPage 🖖 05:35, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

I'm surprised this user hasn't been indeffed yet. Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 23:50, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Where's that facepalm template...ah, well. I have a previous history with this editor for full disclosure which can mostly be found here. I fully concur with ATinySliver's description which leads me to wonder the same thing that Erpert expresses above. It should be noted that you will find many of his contribs as IPs (because he signed them) by searching on REDDSON. He has numerous talk page comments but few article contributions. I could never fully make up my mind as to whether he was trolling us or if he is really that way. He hasn't changed in years. I would suggest a lack of understanding and that he has his reasons for all those talk page posts. Please be warned that if you go to discuss something with him that you must be part of the liberal leftists that control Wikipedia. You belong to a cabal of conspirators of one form or another if you consider yourself a Wikipedian at all. The forces of evil must not prevail. :)
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 01:13, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

He should be blocked as WP:NOTHERE, especially with this sort of proclamation. He clearly doesn't think much of Wikipedia or its policies, especially those on collaboration. If he wants an encyclopedia that fits his worldview, there's always Conservapedia. clpo13_(talk) 07:23, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Note that an off-topic comment by REDDSON was removed from this thread. While I agree that his comment doesn't belong here, it is further evidence of using Wikipedia as a soapbox. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 23:52, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

146.185.31.215

146.185.31.215 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Perhaps someone can be more persuasive in getting 146 to stop their disruptive editing which includes edit-warring, posting rambling edit summaries, and making baseless accusations. I came across the editor in the "Venus_Palermo" thread at the BLP noticeboard, then at Venus Palermo, where they refuse to stop restoring content that was appropriately removed originally by Fyddlestix on October 2. There are multiple warnings on 146's talk page. Czoal (talk) 05:31, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Yes it would be great if someone would check this out. I asked for the protection of the mentioned page, because there were words of genitals instead of names, inappropiate jokes, place of death of living person, disruptive editing, deletion of well sourced passages of career with external references, and so and so on. After I asked for page protection, 2 users started to delete exact same passages in synchron, supporting each other and threatening me. If something is not found to be well sourced, it has to be better sourced. But it is not even the case. The passages have external sources. Plus they are relevant about the person's career. In addition, this is an IP address which I obviously only use since 1 month. For some reason some people want to harm this page and instead of protection of the page, they start a deletion and slander campaign.146.185.31.215 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:46, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

I have blocked Maggie.7537 for edit warring. She's obviously 146.185.31.215 and logged in right after the article was semi-protected. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 12:51, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Perhaps not surprisingly, that user has claimed to be related to the subject of the article in the past. Fyddlestix (talk) 14:24, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, Neil. And great find, Fyddlestix. I knew that IP 146 had to be closely related to the the subject. But shouldn't there be a COI template on the article? And shouldn't both Maggie and the IP be banned from, or at least warned about, editing the article any more? Czoal (talk) 15:23, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

In April 2015, Maggie.7537 created an article about herself, Margaret Palermo, which was merged into her daughter's article, Venus Palermo. Czoal (talk) 16:51, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

User:Codename Lisa on article Computer Program

User:Codename Lisa did the following:

• edited Computer Program's definition claiming an App is a sequence of computer instructions.
• cited six questionable sources.
• reacted to my objection by writing, "And yet so far, you have done nothing but poisoning the atmosphere with your negativity, ignorance, frivolous demands and in this case, a blatant lie."
• reacted to my objection by writing, "The problem is your own brain..."
• showed contempt for one of Wikipedia's Wikipedia:Five pillars by writing, "Enough being nice with this person."
• showed contempt for Wikipedia's reliable sources policy by writing, "I also don't care if 'computer program' and 'app' are 100% synonyms."
• admitted to doing original research by writing, "Even if they overlap 50% in meaning, they deserve inclusion in the article."

Here is the diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Computer_program&diff=684145424&oldid=684137222 Timhowardriley (talk) 16:30, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

@Timhowardriley: What administrator action are you requesting? This looks like an active content dispute. Parties should be mindful to keep arguments based on the content and not the editor, but there doesn't look to be anything actionable here that I can see. This looks like something that would be more appropriate for an WP:RFC or dispute resolution. If you want help with that, feel free to leave a message on my talk page. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 17:06, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Well, jeez, I dunno. Where I work, "you have done nothing but poisoning the atmosphere with your negativity, ignorance, frivolous demands and in this case, a blatant lie" isn't how colleagues work out differences of opinion re the best course of action to take. Seems to me that either the statement is mostly true, in which case Timhowardriley probably needs some administrator attention -- suggestions, warnings, a swift boot, or whatever; or the statement is mostly false, in which case Codename Lisa probably needs some administrator attention -- suggestions, warnings, a swift boot, or whatever; or there's something more complicated going on here, and maybe they both need some administrator attention. But at any rate Rhododendrites I wouldn't just shrug it off, no. Herostratus (talk) 17:32, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Fair enough. I do think that Timhowardriley is more or less in the right here, but the way he opened the discussion with a couple reverts and accusations of advertising likely got things off on the wrong foot. That doesn't excuse personal attacks, of course. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 17:49, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I did overreact to my first impression of the changes. I then softened my tone and apologized for it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Codename_Lisa&diff=prev&oldid=684105546 . Timhowardriley (talk) 17:59, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

As User:Rhodendrites has said, this is primarily a content dispute, although it is being compounded by violations of civility and personal attacks. Resolving a content dispute peacefully often helps resolve any conduct issues. The advice to read the dispute resolution policy is on the mark. WP:ANI should be a late stage in dealing with a conduct issue, and should not be used if content discussion is still feasible. In particular, I would suggest either moderated discussion at the dispute resolution noticeboard, where the moderator will keep the participants discussing content rather than conduct or contributors, or a neutrally worded Request for Comments on any questioned edits. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:17, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

• Warn User:Timhowardriley, follow with a block if ineffective. I feel Timhowardriley is not here to build an encyclopedia. First: His user page shows he has a long history of vilifying his fellow editors, including but not limited to Codename Lisa.

Second: This person has started with a WP:POINTy blanket revert ([46]) that destroys edits of more than one editor's contribution, and has a pointy edit summary. Codename Lisa's initial response ([47]) has been civil ... and rather interesting. Codename Lisa's edit have been supported by six citations; later 25 more sources were added to the talk page. However, assessing the very long discussion spanning 36 edits that has occurred ([48]), I cannot find a shred of evidence that Timhowardriley ever tried to treat the dispute fairly. I agree with the first of Herostratus assessments, "the statement is mostly true, in which case Timhowardriley probably needs some administrator attention -- suggestions, warnings, a swift boot, or whatever".

Fleet Command (talk)

* Regarding "His user page shows he has a long history of vilifying his fellow editors...": This essay is a long history of others vilifying me, not me vilifying others.

* Regarding "This person has started with a WP:POINTy blanket revert ([49]) that destroys edits of more than one editor's contribution, and has a pointy edit summary.": I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that.

* Regarding "Codename Lisa's edit have been supported by six citations;": One reliable citation is necessary. Six unreliable citations are meaningless.

* Regarding the long discussion: Yes, I'm trying to extract the justification of why App is now synonymous with Computer Program. And if it isn't then it should be removed from the definition. I'm trying to keep the conversation technical; however, personal comments keep appearing from those who don't want the removal. Timhowardriley (talk) 20:16, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

"I'm trying to extract the justification of why App is now synonymous with Computer Program". Well, stop that. "App" can be in the article even if it is related enough. (You've been told already.) And it is related. Both Ruud and Rhodendrites, who are totally alien have performed marvelously better than you so far. Fleet Command (talk) 20:25, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

"This essay is a long history of others vilifying me, not me vilifying others." It is personal attack anyway. And when you have so much problem with so many different editors, it is high time you realized you are the problem, not others. Fleet Command (talk) 20:27, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

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Hello, Timhowardriley

No matter whether app is another name of software application does not really matter, because the most important thing is that you and this very beautiful lady, Codename Lisa, devoted both of your treasurable time and energies to that article, and even made it better. So the excuse between you both is much better than to judge who is not here to build an encyclopedia, because you both already come here to build an encyclopedia, and even improve it. So I wish let the time tell who is correct, and let the correct one to improve that article.

Best Regards,

Aaron J. 221.9.13.120 (talk) 23:19, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

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This diff [50] shows a recent pattern of abusive behavior by Codename Lisa that is worthy of a civility warning from an administrator. Any future offense should result in a short block. 73.152.188.151 (talk) 00:52, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Hello,

In that diff, I found You have been mean to me times and again. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you., maybe I hate you. repeated three times made you think it is a abusive behavior. But in my opinion, I have completely different viewpoints, word hate has a strong emotional meaning, much stronger than dislike. If someone loves another one strongly, he/she would also repeats it for three times. But it was removed later, only existed on the history of that talk page. So it could not be an abusive behaviour. So I guard Codename Lisa with that if she repeated it three times to me, I would be glad much more than that!

Best Regards,

Aaron J. 221.9.13.120 (talk) 01:36, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Eek. "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you" is not actually an insult (it's just an expression of emotion) and so I guess it's not necessarily exactly uncivil, and it is honest, but still... May I suggest a chill pill, @Codename Lisa:? You don't talk that way at work, I hope? Well this is our mutual workplace. Take a step back and remember 1) this is just a website, and 2) this is supposed to be a fun hobby, and 3) in 100 years none of this will matter. Please relax, will you? I suggest you'll be happier in the long run.Herostratus (talk) 05:51, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

@Herostratus: Thanks for the suggestion. But it appears you did not verify whether what I said is a joke and whether the person to whom I aimed it has been offended. Indeed, the person who raised the objection is (signing "Aaron J.") is the blocked vandal and sock-puppeteer User:Janagewen. (I will file a request to block his IP.) As for taking a chill pill, everyone here knows that I am the coolest person in Wikipedia. So, while I had fun reading your comment, a mass-produced prescription no less, I am afraid it is impossible to die from chill pill overdose.

And you know, I am not very comfortable with you coming here and becoming judge on people's behavior without getting your facts right. Wikipedians are human. For example: When a vandal insults a good Wikipedian 35 times, the good Wikipedian may eventually snap and retort back. But I am concerned that you may just add insult the good Wikipedian's injury by taking the vandal's side without knowing what you are doing.

Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 08:51, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Well but here's the thing. This is a very large website, fast-moving with a lot of edits coming in thru the pneumatic tubes every minute. Right now there're 23 threads on this board alone. It's not always possible to take the time to do proper due diligence, in addition to one's regular editing stuff (it's different it reaches the level of formal proceedings, of course). It's too bad but it's really just a subset of "people are busy and the world's unfair"... we want be as fair as reasonably possible. If I misread you, sorry, but jokes are hard to pull off here (I should know, heh), and anyway its not like I was calling for any sanctions or anything on you -- just a general admonition... I dunno who's right or who's wrong here, and not being an admin it's not really my remit to dig deeper, but if people are being mean to you and it's not your fault and you aren't able to convince them to stop, it seems a couple of solutions would be to double down and get your diffs in order and get those people on the track for being corrected or (if not amenable to correction) kicked out (which would be a service to the Wikipedia generally), or else go edit somewhere where those people aren't, for a while... Herostratus (talk) 15:05, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Legal threat made by user

A user has apparently made a legal threat at Special:Diff/684324996. Gparyani (talk) 23:28, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Okay, he appears to be WP:BROTHERing here: Special:Diff/684326379 Gparyani (talk) 23:35, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Talking to what seems to be a youngish editor. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 23:36, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

If his younger brother did it, then he's in violation of the rules by not securing his account. So either way, he has to be indef'd. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:14, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Or we we can take the situation for what it is - a young editor messing about - and respond accordingly. If it happens again, block them. In the mean time... hey look! Squirrel! --NeilN ^{talk to me} 13:38, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I suppose that could be seen as a retraction of the legal threat and thus obviate the need for a preventative block. HighInBC 05:24, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Administrator Impersonation by Qunera

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User:Qunera has been claiming to be an admin [51]. I told him/her to stop and explained the implications [52] to which Qunera altered my warning. Later, Qunera continued to post claiming to be an admin at which another user warned him/her again. Qunera recently put this on his/her userpage [53]. The contrib log shows that he/she is consistently claiming to be an admin while editing. The users edits themselves have not been significantly helpful to the project and the user does not seem to have any intention of stopping the disruptive behavior. Jcmcc (Talk) 04:23, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

That, coupled with other edits which introduced false information into articles, resulted in a WP:NOTHERE block. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 04:36, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Qui nunc it per iter tenebricosum illuc, unde negant redire quemquam. -Ad Orientem (talk) 04:58, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

That's Latin for "He's been sent to the Phantom Zone." ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:12, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

That's pretty damn close. -Ad Orientem (talk) 05:33, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

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User:Rajib56789's AfDs

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In last one hour, User:Rajib56789 has opened following AfDs and while there is nothing wrong in nominating a certain large number of articles for deletion in a short time, these all AfDs are not properly formatted nor are the creators informed. I can spend time in manually formatting these AfDs and informing creators and listing these on today's log. But turns out that I will be voting "speedy keep" on each one of them as these are frivolous AfD.

1. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rajan Vichare
2. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi‎
3. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Titwala railway station ‎
4. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sangeet Natak
5. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Balika Vadhu
6. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
7. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dekha Ek Khwaab
8. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?
9. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
10. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of programs broadcast by Life OK
11. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai
12. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?
13. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal
14. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli
15. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Diya Aur Baati Hum

Can some admin action be taken here? Or should the AfDs be allowed to continue as per norms. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 07:07, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

• All will be formatted. All those pages are promotional stuffs of private TV channel of India, which does not merit for standalone article.- Rajib56789 (talk) 07:09, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Then an easier way would be to start discussion for deletion of all articles in Category:Indian television programmes. You can save your time of not starting separate AfDs. #SarcasmAlert §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 07:12, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Hmm! And the one railway station is the height of promotion by private TV channels. (Wo)Man! Its a railway station where trains come, not a radio station! §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 07:15, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

The railway station I nominated after my previous comment. Exceptions are always there !!! Rajib56789 (talk) 07:20, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

You had created junk in Wikipedia. Some of the articles does not have a single citation. Rajib56789 (talk) 07:21, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Oh! Are you aiming for articles I created? They can easily be found on my page. Just simplicity for you. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 07:24, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

User:Rajib56789, could you please do these one at a time until you learn how to do them properly? User:Fred Bauder Talk 07:26, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

• Removing AfDs, BUT...

• Since these AfDs are all malformed and many of the articles look to be notable, I'm going to delete them. As Fred Bauder says above, Rajib56789, if you are going to nominate an article for AfD you must do it properly. Instructions are at WP:AFDHOWTO. Also, you need to read the notability guidelines. Nominating an article which is a list of TV programs on a certain channel as "promotional" is nonsense.
• However; Dharmadhyaksha and the other editors of these articles, you need to concentrate on quality rather than quantity. Many have practically no sources (Rajan Vichare is a BLP with only one source, which appears to be a listing and was broken when I tried to click it - this is not acceptable in a biography), many are full of spelling and grammar errors, or sentences are unclear or use words that aren't defined ("The Sangeet Natak's originated in sangli by Vishnudas Bhave" - er, what?). Balika Vadhu is one sentence of prose, 10K of cast lists, and is completely sourced to the Indian TV awards. It tells us nothing about the show itself. So please clean up your existing articles before creating more. Thank you, Black Kite (talk) 07:34, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Vichare did have sources but was vandalized over time. Have reverted to a better version now. Sangeet Natak I will clean now. And rest all are not my creations in first place. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 07:43, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Apologies, I gathered from the conversation above that they were all yours and Rajib56789 was targeting you. Black Kite (talk) 07:51, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

• So, after they are deleted, User:Rajib56789, if you are still willing, please pick out the worst one and nominate it following the instructions at WP:AFDHOWTO. User:Fred Bauder Talk 07:48, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

• Rajib56789, Is this in anyway related to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Vice Chancellors of the Aligarh Muslim University? I see that Dharmadhyaksha and TheRedPenOfDoom are the most active editors there and then this suddenly happens to articles that the two of them have some involvement with. —SpacemanSpiff 08:17, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Bingo SS! TRPoD was being targeted here. But wrong choice of articles. I would very well let go of these articles happily because no matter how much so ever efforts you put in there they are always vandalized and ruined. I left the TV genre just for that and I still admire and appreciate the thankless job TRPoD keeps doing. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 08:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

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User:Strivingsoul disruptive editing and soapboxing

Strivingsoul (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has previously been blocked for battleground editing after a report by Kudzu1,[54] and later reported again by Ian.thomson.[55] Already at that time there was understanding that the user is WP:NOTHERE, as the user has since effectively admitted to by stating that they "never shy away from defending what is justified according to our religion".[56] The user constantly enters edit wars and off-topic discussions to promote Irano-Islamist views in article space and talk space.[57][58][59][60][61][62][63]--Anders Feder (talk) 08:22, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

First off, I already admit my fault at getting caught in a few edit wars early during my past activities on Wiki. And I have done my best ever since to stick to the three-edit revert rule and settle the disputes in the talk pages as my knowledge of Wiki policies grew.

However, what prompted this user to make this complaint in particular is not really my past performance. What we have here is a clear case of diametrically opposed philosophical/political persuasions. Andres Feder apparently comes from a very strong atheist persuasion which has already prompted him to attack and ridicule beliefs of muslim contributors several times, which has indeed caused offense in the past for some users and has apparently led to WP:CIVILITY warning for him in a past ANI.

But beyond his continued violation of WP:CIVILITY, I can also identify the very same ideological prejudices behind his repeated allegations aimed at discrediting Iranian sources such as PressTV even in subjects where having Iranian official POVs are crucial for maintaining WP:NPOV. I have already dedicated my time a few times countering his arguments such as here and here, arguing for various ideological, political and financial biases of Western sources that he uses to suppress Iranian POVs reported by the official media outlets of the Islamic Republic of Iran based on the pretext that "Iranian media are controlled by the theocracy". So here's the real controversy that has led to his complaint against me. But he apparently wants to condition the users here against me by deflecting attention from the root cause of the difference. He wants to frame a random statement of mine where I said "I never shy away from defending what is justified according to our religion" to imply that I want to push my personal opinions into Wikipedia content. But that's not whatsoever the case and you can clearly see that if you examine the context of that statement. There, I was not whatsoever making that statement in violation of Wikipedia policies. That was basically a statement of my personal belief that came at the end of a discussion about the legal foundations of the Islamic Republic of Iran with a fellow Iranian! It was never made and never meant as statement standing against any Wikipedia policy. In keeping with Wiki policies, I had already explained in length by citing information and sources to counter his repeated allegations of bias against Iranian sources based on Orientalist charges of dictatorship against a very distinct form of theocratic-democratic political system that has emerged out of Shia political philosophy. Admins can already see my record on Islam/Shia/Iran-related topics to appreciate my contributions which has the effect of improving WP:BIAS against Iran/Shia/Islamic topics some of which remain highly underrepresented not just in Wikipedia but in the greater world as well. Strivingsoul (talk) 09:17, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

User:Strivingsoul, you go beyond simply advocating inclusion of the Iranian or Shia points of view to vigorous denouncing of those who oppose you. We can include accurate summaries of any point of view regardless of how unreliable, in a general sense, a source may be. You are correct that you are entitled to indefinitely advocate for an Islamist point of view with respect to any Wikipedia policy or content, but you cannot be disruptive in doing so. You need to totally reexamine the way you are conducting yourself. Better behavior on your part will not solve the behavior problems of others or resolve content issues, but is a minimum requirement for continuing to edit effectively. User:Fred Bauder Talk 09:33, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

But in opposing I put forward evidences and cite information for legitimate reasons. Please note that the primary counterpart of this controversy has always been Anders Feder alone. He continues to bring up the same POVs that are controversial and he tries to render his claims as a factual, objective ground to remove Iranian POVs from nearly whatever Iran-related topics I participate in. I don't know why he is so adamantly opposed to Iran. I even suspect his strong prejudice might be rooted in his sympathy for the state of Israel that is Iran's adversary. I can't find other explanation for a user who repeatedly desecrates my religion and attacks my country based on his personal persuasions. I'm not saying he should not disagree as he has every right to, but to fixate on repeated allegations regardless of repeater counter arguments is what bothers me and is truly disrupting. Strivingsoul (talk) 09:46, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

"I even suspect his strong prejudice might be rooted in his sympathy for the state of Israel" Jew-baiting, who should have thunk? I have no particular sympathy for Israel or anyone else, and readily act against Zionist POV-editors such as this one too. The reliability of your Iranian sources have been debated extensively here, including by yourself.--Anders Feder (talk) 10:01, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

His discussion of issues is also inappropriate, and he may be handling Iranian sources improperly. He is not wrong, as he strongly points out, and has good sources for, when he claims Iranian media is both controlled by the state and propagandistic. You don't have to be a Zionist to get that. The question is how to handle inclusion of the point of view without incorporating "facts" from an unreliable source. This is not easy. Denial of the unreliability of Iranian media is not a viable tactic; there are even claims, by Iranian leaders, that strong expressions of opinion by other Iranian leaders are not to be taken at face value. Nevertheless, assertions of opinion in Iranian media may be included as valid expressions of the point of view of the state. User:Fred Bauder Talk 10:11, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

What do you mean by saying that Iranian media are "controlled"? All media in the world are controlled but I don't see BBC for example being undermined for being funded and controlled by the UK government! And whether this or that media is "propagandistic" is quite subjective and depends on one's political stance! Strivingsoul (talk) 10:41, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I mean that the state determines the content. The content of the BBC is determined by the British state which requires, other than with respect to certain sensitive issues, that the content of the BBC be reliable. That is not the case in Iran. Such a determination does not depend on one's political stance but on knowledge of the international media. If you chose to edit using Iranian sources (or Russian or Chinese, or American, for that matter) you need to have some sense of what is simply factual, possibly factual, or just plain made up. We do use highly questionable sources, for example, the rate of growth of the Chinese economy, as reported by the Chinese government. Likewise, some Iranian material can be used, but not all. Determining what is appropriate is a matter of editorial judgement. It should not all be excluded, nor should tendentious assertions be accepted as reliable. User:Fred Bauder Talk 10:57, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Exactly the same can be said about Iran. "The content of the PressTV (for argument's sake) is determined by the Iranian state which requires, other than with respect to certain sensitive issues, that the content of the PressTV be reliable. That is not the case in Britain...." but it seems that somehow Western governments are inherently superior to Iran even if they are lead by hereditary monarchs whereas Iran is lead by a modest religious scholar who is appointed and monitored by an elected body of legal experts. Strivingsoul (talk) 11:25, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Absolutely not! Iran could choose to have a free reliable media. There is an overwhelming international consensus that much of the controversial information in Iranian media cannot be trusted and is inappropriate for inclusion in an encyclopedia other than as the opinion of the Iranian state. Feel free to advocate for its inclusion, but please don't be disruptive about doing so. That includes ascribing motives such as Zionism to other editors, beating on them, or repeatedly making edits against the general consensus. Please try to find the best Iranian, Islamist, or Shia sources and consistently use them. I'm not that familiar with Farsi media, but I know there are excellent, mediocre, and poor sources in English. Consistently advance the best. User:Fred Bauder Talk 14:21, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Strivingsoul, Great Britain is led by its Prime Minister and a democratically elected assembly, as is the Netherlands, etc. , with hereditary monarchs playing a ceremonial role but with no real power. And the BBC's content is not controlled by the state - it's also funded by a license fee, not the government. Doug Weller (talk) 14:28, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

But still the Monarch apparently appoints BBC's Board of Trustees in Council. The licensing is also mandatory for citizens. And there's been all sorts of criticisms of biased reporting against the corporation. The most notorious bias undoubtedly effects BBC Mid-Eastern coverage which has been the target of UK imperialist policies and its alliance with the state of Israel which has been been a source of plight for muslims for more than 6 decades. But we don't see anyone seriously questioning BBC's reliability at least on Mid-Eastern/Muslim developments. Strivingsoul (talk) 16:53, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

While the Queen makes the appointments, she has no choice in the matter : "BBC Trustees are appointed by the Queen on advice from DCMS (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) ministers through the Prime Minister. When new Trustees are needed the posts are publicly advertised. Trustees are chosen on merit and the process is regulated by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments." (from http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/who_we_are/trustees/appointment.html). The British constitutional monarch is titular head of state, but not head of government except for ceremonial purposes. ArglebargleIV (talk) 20:08, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

User:Anders Feder, I have done what I can in the way of jawboning. As noted above, you too, need to do much better. Keep in mind that all states, and points of view, have their media voice, and that all media is in some sense biased, if only in what they choose to report. It is the controversial tendentious assertions of factual content that seek to advance sectarian objectives that need to excluded, not every fact published. Consider the objectives of the Iranian state while making editorial decisions. For example, they would like to embarrass Saudi Arabia over the Hajj, so they might assert questionable facts with respect to the recent tragedy. Obviously, if the behavior you complain of continues indefinitely User:Strivingsoul must eventually be blocked, or even banned, but please don't make him feel that nothing in Iranian media is acceptable. User:Fred Bauder Talk 15:11, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

What about his demeaning statements against the muslim beliefs?! Does he really have to attack our beliefs for working in Wikipedia?! Strivingsoul (talk) 16:53, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

In addition, that past RfC never refuted my rebuttal of argument from control. As I also argued there and again here, if control is the problem then all media outlets are somehow controlled either by governments or corporations. There has been indeed scholarly critique of the hazards of corporate consolidation of mass media which can affect their objectivity and/or reliability. Please have a look at Corporate media. Strivingsoul (talk) 17:01, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I go by the closing comment on the RfC linked above.[64] If anyone opens a new RfC on that, I am happy to follow the outcome.--Anders Feder (talk) 15:59, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

It is sound, but you are twisting the knife. User:Fred Bauder Talk 16:33, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

What source have I opposed that I should not have opposed?--Anders Feder (talk) 16:45, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

None that I know of but don't be so nasty. User:Fred Bauder Talk 17:38, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

By the way, User:Strivingsoul, David Duke, and anything connected with him is a subject you should avoid. It is a hot button issue due to his notoriety; a stick in the eye does not make friends. This sort of behavior can easily form the basis of a topic ban as can any anti-Semitic editing, especially using Iranian sources. User:Fred Bauder Talk 15:24, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your good-faith advise. But I am afraid I have to defer! First off, I perfectly knew that David Duke is notorious for his past association with the White Supremacist KKK back in 1970s. But what I also know in addition is that over the last 3 decades Duke has apparently developed a very distinct career which can be described as only a White nationalist. Studying his career over the last decade I never saw him harboring any racist sentiments against Africans or advocating anti-Semitism. The reason I'm saying this and I dare to say this is that I personally read his book Jewish Supremacism and therefore I could directly learn about his character and positions from that book. And having read his book I could outright tell that a number of allegations about his views as expressed in the book are totally unfounded. And interestingly those allegations mainly come from such notorious sources as the ADL which has a long history of attacking and defaming even critiques of Zionist genocidal policies and have been exposed for spying on American activists who speak for Palestinian rights! David Duke similarly over the last three decades has been speaking out against Zionist atrocities against Palestinians and for that reason, it is not hard to tell why there is so many vicious libels heaped against him by the ADL and/or other pro-Israeli sources. I know you may find these hard to believe but please before rushing to judgment at least have a look at these two videos where he is given opportunity to speak for himself. In this interview he doesn't whatsoever sound like a White supremacist bigot. He openly rejects any form of racism but also believes that there's a dominant anti-Christian/anti-White prejudice in US media. In his Youtube channel as in this one he deeply sympathizes with the tragic suffering of Palestinians at the hand of Zionist state and is trying to raise awareness. These are some of the alternative sources that paint a much more charitable picture of this person and these alternative perspective supports my claim of bias as per WP:NPOV in the review of the book. Strivingsoul (talk) 16:53, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

There is no practical difference between "White Nationalism" and "White Supremacism". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Interestingly, an IP editor from the UK made the exact same distinction in this edit.--Anders Feder (talk) 17:36, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

That it is possible in an abstract way does not determine the issue, the attitudes of those organized under the banner do, and anti-Semitism is the touchstone, a non sequitur with respect to any genuine advocacy of European welfare. User:Fred Bauder Talk 17:42, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

You are not listening: you have your wet tongue on a 440 Volt line and you are standing in water. Given this post I would not oppose a permanent topic ban from editing any subject related to Jews or Israel. User:Fred Bauder Talk 17:28, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I did not mean he has not been a White supremacist. But from studying his recent interviews, articles and books over the last decade that are available, it is clear that he no longer advocates white supremacy which is defined as a form of racism centered upon the belief, and promotion of the belief, that white people are superior in certain characteristics, traits, and attributes to people of other racial backgrounds and that therefore whites should politically, economically and socially rule non-whites according to White supremacy. In the interview I linked he openly condemns slavery and all forms of racism. So please before threatening to ban me for simply pointing out some facts, consider examining the sources that I have suggested. Have I made any unfounded claim or have caused any offense?! And what I suggest in this regard is admitting the bias by ADL in misrepresenting the content of the book, as well as, including Duke's recent positions as per WP:NPOV. And for that I can produce direct quotes from his book that disproves some of the negative allegations against what the book says. I understand these facts may contradict some of the assumptions about this apparently sensitive topic considering the alliance most Western governments have with the state of Israel and as a result a much more positive attitude towards Israel, but in Wikipedia we have to be neutral as you all know. If you have lived in the Middle East or if you were a muslim, you would see that sentiments are very different towards Zionism and Israel in this part of the world for obvious reasons. So don't just take your own perceptions as granted and universal. Strivingsoul (talk) 18:29, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

You've made many an unfounded claim, not the least of which is Duke isn't racist just because he claims he isn't racist. He just happens to think European (non-Jew) whites are genetically superior to every other people on the planet (including your own) and that the U.S. and Europe should be white only. Visit his website where you can see how he laments that Europe is being "invaded" by Muslims. Or how European whites are more intelligent than all other races. That's racism. As of late he's just turned his racism towards Jews because it sells more of his crappy conspiracy books. Duke is a crank and a laughing stock and the fact that you in any way take him seriously shows you have a very bad grasp of which sources would be considered reliable on Wikipedia. Capeo (talk) 23:09, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

He claims that every people have a right to preserve their heritage. And that multi-culturalism leads to ethnic tension and conflict and destruction of distinct cultural traits of each people. We may not agree with him but he's making a compelling case for his view, and this is unfair to rush to frame it as racism simply because he is against massive aggressive immigration into Europe and America. He also cites Jewish sources which show how multi-culturalism was promoted by Jewish organizations in order to weaken the Christian culture of America. On a related topic, here is one of the Jewish sources he directly quotes that you can see for yourself. The Jewish author admits and brags about their role in the notorious porn-industry and its dark anti-Christian goals: Jewish involvement in porn, by this argument, is the result of an atavistic hatred of Christian authority: they are trying to weaken the dominant culture in America by moral subversion. (This is really interesting for me, since this is a pattern I have myself witnessed in another case. Israeli Prime Minister Netanhayu had also advocated regime change in Iran back in 2002 through cultural and moral subversion -- by advocating beaming hedonist and degenerate Hollywood productions by a gay Jewish director into Iran in order to corrupt Iranian youths until they revolt against their Islamic government). Just as evident in this example, his book primarily draws from Jewish sources to present his thesis. Most of the book content are NOT his opinions but just quotes after quotes! He is not also claiming there's a crazy conspiracy theory but that Jews have an enormous influence over US media and politics and therefore deeply influence the US culture and politics. And again he backs up his claim by providing testimony from Jews themselves. Here is one of the testimonies he quotes from a Jewish author: I have never been so upset by a poll in my life. Only 22% of Americans now believe "the movie and television industries are pretty much run by Jews," down from nearly 50% in 1964. The Anti-Defamation League, which released the poll results last month, sees in these numbers a victory against stereotyping. Actually, it just shows how dumb America has gotten. Jews totally run Hollywood. So we can probably suggest that this guy talking about "total control of Hollywood by Jews" is a self-hating anti-Semitic Jew!!

And I'll also be happy if you show me a Duke's recent statement that says Whites are superior to non-whites. There could've been such statements coming from him during his youth where he held more radical views, but I've not seen any statement along that vein in those of his works or articles over the last two decades that I have studied. Strivingsoul (talk) 03:15, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I concur with Fred, anyone who doesn't see antisemitism in Duke's writing and views should not be anywhere near articles on the subject. Capeo (talk) 17:56, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

What I am simply proposing is balancing the article and admitting the blatant bias of relying primarily on Jewish/Zionist organizations. You did not address any of my evidences and arguments here but only rush to advocate restriction for no legitimate reason. This is not honest. Strivingsoul (talk) 18:29, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

You supplied no evidence, just typical antisemitic conspiracy theories. Comparing Iranian state run media to western free press is beyond ridiculous. Yes, certain outlets tend towards certain political leanings but they all have one thing in common: they freely criticize or report on criticisms of their governments and state establishments and report on everything and anything newsworthy no matter how it makes their home country look. Daily. With no fear of repercussion from the government. As opposed to say, IRNA, which sets out guidelines that must be followed by their "journalists" that allow for no criticism of the state or Islam. Please. Next time a Western country throws a journalist in jail for "propaganda against the establishment" let me know. Until then, you have no point and should stay far away from away from articles on the subject. Capeo (talk) 20:33, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Western media control is much more subtle and systematic in nature and it is because of the corporate control of the media that is interconnected with others in the rich corporate ruling class. See Corporate media for this scholarly thesis. So the real influential people in the West are not politicians but the super-rich corporations who fund electoral campaigns and lobby for corporate gain and dictate government policies through "non-profit" foundations, promote their commercials for profit etc. Western sources especially in countries like USA, UK, Canada are also notorious for preventing the public from knowing about many dark facts of their foreign policy, e.g. imperialist catastrophic wars against nations driven by corporate grid disguised under "humanitarian intervention" or "democracy promotion" or decade after decade of unconditional financial and diplomatic support for the Zionist regime despite its long hideous human rights record and several acts of massacre committed against muslims. So you can't have a correct assessment of "freedom" in the press if you are not familiar with Political economy critical analysis of the corporate media or have not followed alternative media reporting of the crucial issues that are systematically censored or highly under-represented or misrepresented by a small number of Corporate media conglomerates that control 90% of the media outlets. But contrary in Iran, big money is not dictating news and public opinions but Islamic principles of a muslim nation. In Iranian state media, presidential candidates all enjoy a free and equal time to present their platform without needing to spend tremendous sums on campaigning, but in the West big corporations can practically decide the outcome of the elections depending on which candidates they choose to financially support. In the West big money rules and defines freedom but in Iran it is the Islamic virtues of its committed leaders. And if there are some fringe journalists who were sentenced for their treason or offending the Islamic beliefs of the majority that doesn't say anything to support the idea of lack of press freedom in Iran. Iran has a constitution that overwhelming majority of Iranians voted for in a public referendum. Strivingsoul (talk) 03:15, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I honestly don't know why I'm responding, this will be my last, but I can't help myself. I'm aware of all the deficiencies inherent to corporate media and corporate influence on politics. Do you know why? Because these issues are constantly reported on by a vast array of media outlets and politicians in the U.S. You think you're exposing some dark secret yet these discussions and criticisms are at the forefront of debate in the U.S. precisely because we have a free press and the ability to criticize whatever we we wish. This: "And if there are some fringe journalists who were sentenced for their treason or offending the Islamic beliefs of the majority that doesn't say anything to support the idea of lack of press freedom in Iran," displays a stunning disconnect in regards to what a free press and freedom of speech are. Capeo (talk) 12:59, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Just a note to mention that I've opened Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Strivingsoul. Viriditas (talk) 03:27, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Proposal: Community ban

Proposing an indefinite community ban from Wikipedia or a topic ban on anything related to Judaism, broadly construed, per Wikipedia:Competence is required and based on the discussion above, especially the claim regarding David Duke that "Studying his career over the last decade I never saw him harboring any racist sentiments against Africans or advocating anti-Semitism." Gamaliel (talk) 04:22, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

And what's so terrible about that claim to deserve a topic ban?! Please cite evidence to counter my claim. I can still cite many more evidences to back up my claim. Others have presented virtually non! And what a fair way of conducting an ANI discussion indeed! Rushing to topic ban regardless of any substantial evidences exchanged! I'm not here to cause trouble but work according to WP:NPOV and to minimize WP:BIAS. Is that what warrants such an aggressive measure against me?! I recommend allowing this discussion to proceed further in the mainspace talk pages. It is too early to judge! Strivingsoul (talk) 04:30, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I also tag an experienced muslim Wikipedian that I have worked with on Islam/Iran-related topics for arbitration. Some participants in this page seem to be more or less biased against me and the topic, and ignore my explanations. @Sa.vakilian:. Strivingsoul (talk) 06:43, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I come here due to Strivingsoul's request and do not want to participate in ideological or religious discussions. @Gamaliel:, As I know, we should judge about the users based on their activities not their ideas. Let's check whether Strivingsoul or Andres Feder have violated the wikipedia policies and guidelines or not. --Seyyed(t-c) 06:03, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

What does it matter that he is Muslim? The issue being discussed is your behavior, not your religion. Being Muslim isn't a justification for being disruptive.--Anders Feder (talk) 06:13, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Anders Feder! You are the one who instigated this whole mess to begin with! You've lumped together so many different issues in your first post that can not be properly addressed here with discernment. The last time I was also banned was also for a similar reason. An administrator rushed to take an unfinished talk-page dispute to ANI while I was still defending my case.

And the reason I brought up religion because as I explained earlier this dispute started out of we coming from diametrically opposed philosophical/political persuasions. You were strongly biased against Iran and Islamic topics hence I needed to counter some of your allegations with alternative information. Strivingsoul (talk) 06:39, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

So you are saying Sa.vakilian is in possesion of some "alternative information" that will vindicate views such as: "[Jews] are trying to weaken the dominant culture in America by moral subversion"?--Anders Feder (talk) 06:51, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

No! But probably compared to you who are driven with your anti-Muslim prejudices, he has the integrity to recognize that I was basically quoting a Jewish journal quoting Jewish porn-producers saying exactly that: Jewish involvement in porn, by this argument, is the result of an atavistic hatred of Christian authority. They are trying to weaken the dominant culture in America by moral subversion. Strivingsoul (talk) 07:26, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Why were you quoting it? What were you trying to show?--Anders Feder (talk) 07:04, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Please don't unnecessarily drag this any further! You can just scroll up some paragraphs or use Ctrl+F to locate where I quoted it and in which context and purpose. Strivingsoul (talk) 07:26, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

The purpose is clear, and Gamaliel's proposal was made in response to it.--Anders Feder (talk) 07:33, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

If you are interested in evidence for my alternative view here is one from Duke's official website: "In truth, as racism is defined, if you believe in mutual respect of all peoples, and you oppose the oppression of a people by another people, you are not racist, but actually anti-racist. The truth is that any race can practice racism, not only white people.". Strivingsoul (talk) 08:09, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Since you're so concerned about quotes being used out of context, just pointing out that you omitted The truth is that the real ultra-racists are those who control the media. The Zio Media demonizes whites and incites hatred in blacks toward whites and self-hatred in many whites toward themselves. They do this so they can divide and conquer and control us all. They especially hate whites and seek to demonize whites because they see the 60 percent of the white population as their biggest competitors for power, so they want to weaken and demoralize white people, and create a coalition against white people while they are the true masters of media, finance and government. from that quote. ‑ iridescent 08:18, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support "The best good will is for naught if a basic understanding of the facts, their mainstream interpretation and their cultural context are lacking." No ethnic group or nation should be subjected to editing this tone deaf. User:Fred Bauder Talk 06:22, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I'm quite familiar with basic policies and workings of Wikipedia. But the problem is this discussion has become too loaded with various disputes. If it was not for Anders Feder extreme opinions and his taking so many different issues to ANI, I would have been proceeding in relevant talk pages to discuss and settle the disputes with other involved Wikipedians. And I can see you yourself admitted that Anders Feder's behavior was crucial for instigating this whole unnecessary controversies. Let's us just discuss and settle the disputes in relevant talk pages. I understand this thread has already become very exhausting and hard to judge so many disagreements. Strivingsoul (talk) 06:39, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

People can have a look at my recent useful contributions to Houthis to get an idea of my good understanding of Wikipedia policies. Strivingsoul (talk) 06:52, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

"Death to America, death to Israel, damnation to the Jews." is not ambiguous. See your edit here. User:Fred Bauder Talk 07:29, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Don't cover up the full facts! Why do you need to cite out of context and ignore alternative POVs already covered in that page which reject the literal interpretation of that slogan?! Strivingsoul (talk) 07:53, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support community ban, will accept topic ban from any content relating to Jews or Judaism as a start if necessary - Per [65], [66], and his repeated bigotry throughout this thread. StrivingSoul is either incapable of understanding what antisemitism is, or is here to push an antisemitic POV. Either way, his presence is a net loss to the site. He's repeatedly been told that that's unacceptable, and it's time we show it. Ian.thomson (talk) 07:35, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

It is you who doesn't understand what anti-Semitism is! Please stop pushing for your accusations and have a look at Criticism of the Israeli government#Objections to characterizing criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism! Considering our unresolved dispute here, you are by no means an impartial arbitrator! Anders Feder has only canvassed biased users against me to corner me by completely ignoring any of the extensive explanations I have offered so far, and repeating baseless accusations! Strivingsoul (talk) 07:53, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

You'll find that most users on this site are similarly "biased" against antisemitism or any other sort of bigotry. There is a huge difference between criticizing the policies of the Israeli government (something Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper, does fairly often) and pretending that a known neo-Nazi is somehow not a bigot. If you can't tell the difference, you don't belong here. That dispute was resolved, and everyone found that you were wrong. The only thing that was left unresolved was that we failed to block you as a troll for pretending that a man who headed an organization dedicated to violence against blacks and Jews is somehow a spokesperson for tolerance. When you said that you never saw any evidence of racism on his part, you were lying either to us (as a troll) or to yourself (as a bigot). Either behavior does not belong here. Ian.thomson (talk) 08:07, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

That's not true! Did you honestly read my explanations for example when I said: I did not mean he has not been a White supremacist. But from studying his recent interviews, articles and books over the last decade that are available, it is clear that he no longer advocates white supremacy. Furthermore, I linked evidences that he openly rejects racism in his statements over the last two decades. My argument is that the charge of racism is true only for the period that he was involved with KKK in 1970s. But at least for the last two decades he does no longer harbor racism against any group. And I have already provided sufficient evidences to back this up if only you care to study them! The problem is this dispute should've been resolved in the book's talk page and not dragged here. This whole controversy started from a disagreement on reliability of Iranian sources. Completely irrelevant to the accusations you posed here. Strivingsoul (talk) 08:15, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

It's not like your efforts to bog down constructive editing in rants regarding how mainstream sources are controlled by the Rothschild family, the British queen, etc. are any more helpful to the project that your defense of the views of David Duke.--Anders Feder (talk) 10:54, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support indef. WP:NPOV doesn't mean being obliged to give every racist crackpot theorist equal airtime to mainstream views, and given the responses in this thread, this editor is never going to understand that. ‑ iridescent 08:21, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support indef. per above. — Ched :  ?  08:25, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
• Let's just halt this mess for a second, Users here drop in and are simply provoked by the gross appearance of the charges against me and ignore my extensive explanations. But this whole accusatory mess against me started when Aders Feder dragged a dispute over reliability of Iranian sources to ANI and lumped it together with many other unresolved issues in the past such as the dispute over neutrality of David Duke book' analysis to condition the users against me. I should make it clear that I do not advocate anti-Semitism but it is vital to allow legitimate criticism of Israeli government or Jewish pornographers from a Christian point of view such as that of David Duke to be properly represented in the articles as per WP:NPOV, and we can resolve and decide this in the relevant talk pages as I had once attempted here: Talk:Jewish Supremacism: My Awakening to the Jewish Question. This has really become an unnecessary loaded fuss and unfair accusation game against me over so many unresolved issues. Let's us just proceed to settle them in the long run. I apologize for my part for indirectly having contributed to this controversy but like I said I was not the one who started this but Anders Feder! Strivingsoul (talk) 08:29, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

No one are "ignoring your extensive explanations". They read your extensive explanations and conclude that they amount to nothing.--Anders Feder (talk) 08:40, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

(edit conflict) This is not "ignoring your extensive explanations". Your "extensive explanations" are predicated on the assumption that the ultra-marginal views of David Duke are mainstream enough that NPOV mandates they be discussed. For anyone unfamiliar with David Duke, just reading his official homepage should speak for itself. ‑ iridescent 08:46, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

What if those "ultra marginal" views such as ones expressed in his book are exhaustively backed up by +600 scholarly references?! I think WP:BIAS warrants fair representation of his views especially when they are properly backed up. His views are also not ultra-marginal and not even quite marginal! There are many left-wing, right-wing and even Jewish critiques who concur with many of his points in regards with Zionism. Example: Noam Chomsky, Israel Shahak, Robert Faurisson, Norman Finkelstein and Neturei Karta. There are also many Christian Conservatives and Palocoservatives who might not be as outspoken or well-known as him but still share his views on emigration and/or defending Christian values against liberal/Jewish cultural war. Examples E. Michael Jones, Neal Gabler, Ron Paul, Pat Buchanan and more. Strivingsoul (talk) 09:17, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support indef, or ban (although that seems unnecessary), or topic ban (although that would probably just move the advocacy elsewhere). Supporting Duke is one type of problem, but making the statement quoted above indicates a much deeper issue because editors have to be sufficiently competent to understand basics, particularly when engaging in these areas. Johnuniq (talk) 10:17, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support siteban (first preference) or topic ban (second choice). Among the things Wikipedia does not need, unashamed apologists for white supremacism and antisemitism must surely rank near the top. Guy (Help!) 12:12, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support Whatever has the greater consensus. Although topic ban should really be attempted first. Reason: RE David Duke, sheesh. Only in death does duty end (talk) 12:16, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support I was waiting till I saw their responses to me from last night before I proposed a siteban myself. Now that I see them this morning. Just... wow. David Duke and the word "scholarly" in the same sentence? There is nothing good that's going to come from Strivingsoul's continued presence here. Capeo (talk) 12:48, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

You just like pretty much everyone else in this page, have no idea about Duke beyond than ADL/Zionist propaganda or his past KKK association back in 1970s! You don't even know the guy has a Phd in history! You have not read his scholarly book that contains 600+ references! So you just jump in the bandwagon to spew out "Ban ban ban ban!" You seem so biased and misinformed about this man that you apparently even can't believe your eyes when looking at several pieces of evidences that I have offered in my lengthy discussions! ### for everyone else supporting "ban ban ban ban"! Strivingsoul (talk) 14:34, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

You're really not helping your case with your continued insinuations about Zionist propaganda. In any case, people with advanced degrees and published books can still be bigots. One only needs to look at David Duke's website to realize that while he's shied away from the overt bigotry of his KKK days, he still harbors a lot of the same feelings towards Jews. clpo13_(talk) 15:01, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

David Duke got his "Ph.D" from a Ukrainian diploma mill know for its for virulent anti-antisemitism. They handed it to them because he supports their views. He's not a scholar and his book's supposed scholarly references are quote-mined bullshit taken out of context. He's never published in any journals, never cited by actual scholars and is a complete joke. Not to mention he went to jail for bilking his followers. Your "evidence" is, again, quote mined bullshit that in no way examines the context of the quotes and tries to paint said quotes as speaking for an entire people. It's disingenuous trickery used by people with no argument. Can we just ban this person at this point? Anyone seriously arguing that Duke meets reliability criteria or is a scholarly source lacks the competence to edit here. They're here to push their POV and that's it. Capeo (talk) 15:23, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Oppose (community ban) While I agree with most of the above discussions about lack of competence regarding the David Duke and related issues, there is not enough evidence of Policy violations. Therefor, I think "topic ban" is enough to punish him and community ban is not justifiable. I wonder how the above comments are made in support of the proposal without trying to show how the editor has violated policies and which policies have been violated.​ The discussion, despite being full of hot comments, is not what an ANI discussion should be.--Seyyed(t-c) 14:18, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for some little sense! But about "lack of competence" what's that?! And the only policy that seems I have grossly, badly, awfully violated is ADL's political correctness!! But I didn't know that's part of Wikipedia policies, you know! Nobody even told me that! But maybe you can guide me to the relevant Wiki help page! Strivingsoul (talk) 14:38, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

WP:CIR is enough. There need not be specific policy violations cited for the community to decide that an editor is a net negative to the project due to soapboxing, POV-pushing and overall lack of a clue. Capeo (talk) 15:31, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support community ban. This editor, while making a few constructive edits, has engaged in repeated disruption that results in a net negative for the project. Mamyles (talk) 14:22, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Net negative indeed! I had planned to work on multiple Iran/Shia/Islam-related topics and help other Farsi-speaking editors with English language! But apparently the net negative is really worth it for God forbid disagreeing with ADL or Zionist political narrative! It's you know such an irredeemable crime against humanity! Strivingsoul (talk) 15:08, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Support topic ban on anything relating to Jews or Judaism. His continued assertions that David Duke's reputation is merely the result of the "ADL or Zionist political narrative" indicate an unwillingness to be neutral when it comes to this topic. With regards to policy violations elsewhere, I'm not convinced this editor is enough of a problem to justify a complete community ban. clpo13_(talk) 15:33, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support site ban. The David Duke comments seem to reflect a deeper inability to look at sources/issues and be able to discern propaganda/conspiracy from actuality and that is a massive competence issue. The "... Zionist political narrative!" bit does it for me Jbh^Talk 15:38, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
• Support site ban as per Gamaliel's nomination. Editor's continued responses to each vote only confirms the underlying assumption which prompted the ban suggestion. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 16:12, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

User:Digvijay411 biased editing

This user is biased towards pages such as Karanvir Bohra and even Surbhi Jyoti - they keep on adding trivial information which has been removed by other editors, get angry with users when they remove information from those page, and revert those edits, he/she is biased against pages such as Karan Singh Grover and gets information removed from the page by contacting editors such as User_talk:TheRedPenOfDoom or by directly doing so themselves, their biased editing ways is evident through this page [[67]]103.12.211.188 (talk) 10:25, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Maybe you used the wrong link; the link you posted goes to that user's entire contributions listing—but if that is what you intended to do, well, you have to give a much more specific example than that. Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 00:03, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

ok give me sometime, I will show you specific examples soon, regards103.250.184.45 (talk) 04:58, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Zachary Pincus-Roth

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Can someone look at this. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zachary Pincus-Roth (I agree with the possibility two of these accounts are one person but add the allegedly useless to the list of socks. Most likely comes back to an older puppeteer/joker). duffbeerforme (talk) 12:29, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

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Behavior by CoffeeWithMarkets

CoffeeWithMarkets (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

CoffeeWithMarkets is engaging is disruptive battleground behavior and personal attacks on the talk page of Kim Davis (county clerk) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (see [68], [69], [70], [71]). Also refactoring others' comments that were not violations ([72], [73]). They also were move warring on Kentucky same-sex marriage license controversy which has now been protected by Zzuuzz. User was warned about behavior and has not stopped. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 17:57, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Other disruptive behavior includes claiming personal attacks when none exist (e.g., [74]) and IDHT and claims of persecution or coordinated harassment by others ([75], [76], [77], [78], [79]) EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 18:06, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

• Up until now, I thought CoffeeWithMarkets was a pretty reasonable user. The behavior today, which has included personal attacks, defensiveness, badgering, irrational arguments, and edit warring strikes me as coming from someone who is experiencing a lot of personal stress and is lashing out as result. CoffeeWithMarkets should strongly consider stepping away for a while and coming back with a fresh perspective. This is an encyclopedia—it's just not worth getting that worked up over.- MrX 18:31, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Sounds like s/he should coin his/her username and have some coffee. Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 00:01, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Not seeing any attacks, I see a frustrated user, but that's about it. Yeah, his removing your comment about voting was wrong, and him calling it an attack was also wrong, but I'm not seeing him attack you, also remember this article's contentious, so it's going to generate a lot of heat. This more looks like a case for dispute resolution. KoshVorlon 11:01, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I don't see any serious attacks on either side. It's a content dispute, sometimes they get heated. So far everyone here has been pretty civil. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 14:54, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Lord and Taylor COI editor - various IPs

74.76.148.38 (talk · contribs) - only currently active IP, but there have been at least three others.

This is a problem brought over from WP:COIN. A series of IP editors is editing articles related to Lord & Taylor, their related companies, and their CEO. Details at Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#User:74.76.148.38_.2F_Lord_and_Taylor. Previous WP:COIN activity: Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard/Archive_91#Saks_Fifth_Avenue_marketing_team The IP editors are all SPAs, confining their edits to this family of companies. There's no declared COI, but one edit comment ([80], with comment "(redundent Information - as per request of HBC)" indicates a undeclared COI.) The edits are mostly OK, but bad news, such as store closings and poor financial performance, has been deleted, leaving only happy marketing-like talk. Edit warring warnings have been placed on the IP's talk page by various editors.[81][82]. The IP editor deletes the warnings, but does not respond. Suggest a week or two of block on the IP for now, since they won't talk to anybody. We need to get their attention. John Nagle (talk) 20:48, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

See also discussion at Talk:Saks_Fifth_Avenue#Edit-warring_by_.22SAKS_FIFTH_MARKETING_TEAM.22. What we have here is a failure to communicate. John Nagle (talk) 20:52, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Hello, this is the only notification I have regarding this matter. All edits I've listed reasons why, and the "negative" information I believe you are talking about has been transferred to the parent company's page, which was explained clearly in the reasons for editing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.76.148.38 (talk • contribs) 21:22, 6 October 2015‎

The IP just attempted to blank this discussion as well as one at Lord & Taylor, and an immediate block would appear to be in order. JohnInDC (talk) 21:39, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

• 72 hours hardblocked for disruptive editing.
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 21:43, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

The IP editor just contacted me on my talk page. I suggested he register an account, declare a COI, and we'd go from there. About the same time, the IP editor blanked the discussion on AN/I, and was, of course, blocked for that. I see they also deleted their block notice on their talk page, which has been restored by the blocking admin. Well, we tried asking nicely first, and it didn't work. John Nagle (talk) 21:56, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I would also suggest bringing all affected articles to WP:RPP. Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 23:59, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

No unusual edits have happened on the relevant articles since the block, and the articles are now on many watchlists. I'm inclined to wait and see what happens. John Nagle (talk) 00:31, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

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Joseph2302 is claiming that an enquiry about how to determine sockpuppetry, made at the Teahouse by Uk55, is racist because the latter noted that three (unspecified) editors "all appear to be British". This clearly isn't racism. Joseph2302 is also accusing Uk55 of harassment for the same Teahouse post. Cordless Larry (talk) 21:04, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I don't see why this needed an ANI discussion. As stated on that thread, I consider their impliction that "they're British, therefore they're the same person" to be offensive and racist, as it's the same as saying every American Wikipedian is a sockpuppet of each other. As a result, I believe my actions were appropriate. I recommend a speedy close of this discussion, as I have no more to say on the matter. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:16, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Uk55 acted appropriately, not naming any editors personally. You also misrepresent their presentation of the evidence, which was, in full: "All have fairly short editing histories (though of course, so do I), all appear to be British, all are making the exact same points, all are very hostile, and all have an uncannily similar writing style". That's not quite the same as saying "they're British, therefore they're the same person", is it? Cordless Larry (talk) 21:19, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

True, but there was no need to mention nationalities, if they'd mentioned geographical proximity and not "they're all British" then no-one would have been offended. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:25, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

The new editor inquiring at the Teahouse was seeking advice about how to detect sockpuppetry. They listed several factors that suggested they may have encountered such a case, including (not limited to) the fact that all 3 editors seemed to be British. The precise quote is above. It was hardly a claim that, they're British ipso facto they're socks, and the reaction strikes me as hypersensitive. That being said, I agree that there's really little here for admins to do. It's bitey and silly but not blockable. JohnInDC (talk) 21:26, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

I appreciate that this isn't grounds for a block, and I'm not calling for that. I just wanted to bring the issue here as opposed to it being thrashed out on Uk55's user talk page and at the Teahouse, due to the fact that the bitey nature of the comments might drive a new editor (and indeed other Teahouse guests) away. Cordless Larry (talk) 21:32, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

You were genuinely offended by this, Joseph2302? How did you even see it? Are you a regular at the Teahouse? You don't seem to edit any pages that Uk55 has been active on. Cordless Larry (talk) 21:28, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Teahouse is on my watchlist, I used to answer lots of questions on there when I was more active. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:29, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

And yes I was offended by the implication I believe was in that post. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:31, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Cordless Larry, I believe that Joseph2302 is at least a semi-regular at the Teahouse, i surely recall seeing him post there on multiple recent occasions. That said, i don't think the quoted statement was in any way racist or offensive, whether it is useful in helping to detect a possible sockpuppet might be argued, but it is at least a legitimate piece of evidence. Assuming they are not IP editors, a non-CU would have no way to know their geographic location, so nationality is a reasonable if broad proxy for location. Hardly probative of itself, but possibly adding weight to other evidence. I agree with JohnInDC above that there is no admin action to take here, except to caution Joseph2302 (who I generally find a sensible editor) not to be so quick to complain of "racism" on such a basis. DES ^(talk) 21:36, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, DES. Can I suggest that Joseph2302 removes his harassment warning from User talk:Uk55 and then we close this discussion? Cordless Larry (talk) 21:39, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for removing it, Joseph2302. I consider the matter closed. Cordless Larry (talk) 22:15, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

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Kwamikagami

Kwamikagami (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has been mass moving pages and then editing the resulting redirect page to block non-admins from moving those pages back. See here [83] for example, where he moved a page away from the common name despite two previous failed move requests (1 and 2). Given this user's history, which includes a block this March for similar undiscussed and disruptive page moves [84] (see also the archived thread) and being desysopped for move warring, I would hope the community would take some sort of corrective action. Calidum 00:03, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I edited the pages because they had the wrong tag on them. Wasn't aware of the previous move requests, but that's just for one page. The others go into tedious detail about how the name of the article is incorrect. And the Japanese one is mistranslated. Easier just to use the correct name to begin with, and note the others. — kwami (talk) 00:09, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

"Wasn't aware of the previous move requests". Odd, considering you participated in the last one in 2011. oknazevad (talk) 00:23, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Comment I doubt anyone remembers every move discussion they've participated in for the last four years. That being said, Kwami needs to be more careful with regards to consensus of page moves particularly in light of the warning in March. I can't recommend a ban based on one recent example though so unless there are multiple recent problems of controversial moves, I couldn't support much more than a whaling and a reminder that we don't have deadlines. Wugapodes (talk) 01:01, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
  • He moved several other pages as well, which can be seen in his contributions. I only gave that one example because it's a topic I feel editors would be more familiar with and because the two previous move requests. While he may not remember participating in a past discussion at that page, WP:RM#TR says not to move any page as "uncontroversial" if there were any past discussions about the name, which to me means an editor should make sure there were no such discussions. If Kwami were a new user with no baggage, I'd be less concerned about his actions. He's not, however, and that's why I took this issue here. Calidum 01:12, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Looking through them I didn't see any that were, on their face, as controversial as the example you listed, ie, none seemed to have old move requests. None are clearly outside policy—just imprudent, but an admonition of "be more prudent" doesn't seem satisfactory, particularly in light of the March discussion. I see a ban as too much, but a warning as too little, so I will continue to refrain from a course of action until there's further discussion. Wugapodes (talk) 02:04, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
• Suggestion Kwami, would you consider a self-imposed restriction not to move pages at least for a while? Less drama all around. Darx9url (talk) 03:44, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, I can do that, though I move redirects as an easy way to cover variant spellings, and I know there are people who would insist those should count as page moves. The main problem comes from the hundreds of moves I make that no-one has any problem with. I've seen discussion take three months even when no-one objects to a move. That's the main reason I just move the article -- if someone objects it can always be moved back and we save months of tedium. — kwami (talk) 04:33, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

If the concern is variant spellings and alternate names, I would recommend just creating the redirects as a new page. Otherwise there's too much potential for conflict and drama. And I'd also recommend double checking the article's talk page for any page move, in line with WP:BEFORE (which is about AFD, but is good guidance for any major article change, such as title changes). Saves everyone possible headaches. oknazevad (talk) 15:48, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

WP:Notnow did not apply for my RFA

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It was unfair. I was treated like a newbie who has 50 edits to mainspace. That edit warring was was inevitable because User:Softlavender and User:NE Ent misunderstood NOTNOW and reverted my RFA transclution. Most of the opposes are based on NOTNOW. That RFA was just unfair. That edit warring caused users to oppose me. I had a clean history(not only block log) until this RFA. It was closed by Cyberpower as Snow, of course, because many opposers misunderstood NOTNOW. They used NOTNOW and editwar as an excuse to oppose me because they couldn't find any problems with my contributions. They decided to oppose me just by looking at the edit count and account age not actually looking at my contributions. I want justice. Supdiop (T🔹C) 02:44, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I would suggest that if you don't drop this, justice is exactly what you are going to get. Drop your stick, and your wounded warrior stance. As you have been repeatedly told, no one is going to get past RfA with less than 6000 edits (less than half of those to mainspace) and 6 months experience. Hell, Jimbo himself could not pass RfA with that short a resume. Your actions subsequent to the RfA have proven beyond any (not just reasonable, any) doubt that the RfA reached the correct decision. Go edit, drop the stick and move on. John from Idegon (talk) 02:56, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

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I disagree with the closure. Please unclose it and let the discussion continue. Supdiop (T🔹C) 03:20, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

What do you hope this discussion will accomplish? Given the current state of RFA, where users of many years experience are routinely opposed or rejected, it is impossible that your candidacy would succeed. In fact, the longer you fight this battle, the less likely editors will consider supporting a future RFA from you. I believe you are well intentioned and you sincerely want to help this project, but I don't think reopening this discussion will help you. Gamaliel (talk) 03:32, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I want the actions of those two editors to be discussed. Supdiop (T🔹C) 03:45, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

No good can come of discussing this further. The RfA is over. Let's all move on and get back to work. — Earwig ^talk 03:53, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Many of the comments on that page noted that NOTNOW did not apply, but those same people also opposed you. I don't think the possible misapplication of NOTNOW really changed the circumstances at all, people were still going to oppose you because they think you don't have enough experience, regardless of whether or not they think this particular concept applies. I suggest you take the advice here: Wikipedia:Not_now#What_not_to_do_if_your_RfA_was_closed_early. Gamaliel (talk) 03:58, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

That edit war did really changed the circumstances. If the edit war didn't happen, It would have been different. It made the atmosphere negative.Supdiop (T🔹C) 04:08, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Re-open or Restart my RFA. Thats how I will get my justice. Supdiop (T🔹C) 04:27, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

What do you think would have happened if that dispute did not occur? The end result was inevitable, your RFA was not going to pass, nothing would have changed. No one is going to re-open your RFA because it would not have passed and will not pass. I'm sorry that you feel aggrieved, but it's not the fault of those two editors, it's the way that RFA works currently. Gamaliel (talk) 04:30, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

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Reply to Gamaliel

Some editors would have supported me if I didn't edit war. Those supporting votes would have swayed more editors to support. Notnow opposes would have been challenged by the supporters but unfortunately, editors refrained from supporting me because of editwar. Supdiop (T🔹C) 04:58, 7 October 2015 (UTC) That editwar was caused by the misunderstanding of notnow by those two editors. Supdiop (T🔹C) 05:06, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

No. I'm sorry but as other editors have told you, your RFA had no chance of succeeding. To think otherwise is fantasy on your part. We've tried to politely tell you this but you're not listening. If it was reset/reopened now I guarantee you would not like the responses. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 05:31, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

At least it will get real comments from the heart of the voters this time. Supdiop (T🔹C) 05:38, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Please don’t waste others' time. It is a time sink and you seem to acknowledge it here. If you'd like to take a break from editing, consider using Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts/WikiBreak Enforcer or ask an admin to block you. - NQ-Alt (talk) 05:42, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I want justice. I am also editor like you. I want to help the wikipedia. I acted like an asshole and I got punishment for that but I want justice. This is my last comment on this unless anyone asks me any question. If the community does not think that my RFA is flawed then I should accept it. I made many enemies during and after this RFA but I don't care. I could abandon this account and start a new career but I will not do that. From now on I will edit freely and express my views without fearing that it will impact my second rfa cuz there is no second rfa. Supdiop (T🔹C) 07:17, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

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Bot bug with User:lowercase sigmabot III

Notice on the page Talk:J._Robert_Oppenheimer that when the archiver ran it erased a section of the talk page which is no longer present anywhere in the archives. Prior to run [85] and after run [86]. Section discussing mesons disappeared and is no longer in the Talk page or its archive. I assume this is due to a bug? Klaun (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:17, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

For starters, this should really have been sent to Σ first as the operator. Now that we're here: looks like the archived discussion wound up on another archive page. The archiving template contains the field |archive=Talk:J. Robert Oppenheimer/Archive %(counter)d, thus the bot technically put it in the correct location; it seems it is not designed to follow redirects. — Earwig ^talk 03:34, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

User:lowercase sigmabot III page says to report problems here. If that is incorrect then perhaps that instruction should be corrected as well. I just noticed the problem and reported it. Klaun (talk) 13:00, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Ah, right—that's more for "oh crap, the bot's breaking everything, block it immediately!" moments than "I think the bot might have a bug". — Earwig ^talk 14:30, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

79.180.114.6

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This IP has written on my talk page one of the most offensive messages I think I've ever received. Basically, over the last couple of days I have been using AWB to go through the hundreds of articles on Israeli people that had for some years begun with an WP:EASTEREGG link to Israeli Jews under the word "Israeli"—i.e. "X person (born Y date) is an Israeli so-and-so ...". See my contributions page. I have received thanks for this from a number of users. I also two days ago posted a proposal on Talk:Natalie Portman about the perhaps problematic, and in any case badly scanning opening sentence.

This IP user, 79.180.114.6, takes strong exception to all of this. His contributions are the following:

1. He changed the opening sentence of the article Beram Kayal, an Israeli footballer of Arab background, so that he was introduced as an "Arab-Israeli footballer" rather than just Israeli
2. He posted at Talk:Natalie Portman that I "do[n't] want people to know about successful Jewish people from Israel" and that that is my "deal" in that article as well. Other users promptly defended me and he has not posted there again.
3. He posted at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring, basically saying the same thing again and asking for all of my "vandalism POV" edits to be reverted. The conversation was closed within 20 minutes.

Now, this morning I woke up to find this on my talk page. Note how it's written in Hebrew to avoid being automatically reverted. I will copy the message below in the original Hebrew, and in English (translated by myself):

אתה אוטיסט בקטע רע

קשה לי להאמין שגייסו אותך לצה"ל אתה נראה חנון בעייתי ומציק

החלטת למחוק לכל הישראלים המצליחים את המילה "יהודי" כי אתה אוטו-אנטישמי

או כי ההורים שלך אחים? אולי זה סתם אוטיזם טהור? מקווה שתתאבד
— 79.180.114.6 (talk) 10:23 pm, Yesterday (UTC+1)

In English—punctuation errors preserved from his Hebrew:

You are an evil autistic

It's hard for me to believe they accepted you into the Israeli Army you're a troublesome and annoying geek

You decided to remove from all the successful Israelis the word "Jew" because you're an auto-anti-Semite

Or because your parents are brother and sister? Maybe you're just pure autistic? I hope you kill yourself.
— 79.180.114.6 (talk) 10:23 pm, Yesterday (UTC+1)

Charming! I'm so glad I gave two years of my life to defend people like this. Cheers. —  Cliftonian (talk)  06:47, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I'd suggest that a patrolling admin revdel such an outrageous personal attack plus a block of the IP. Possible semi protect Cliftonian's talk page for a few days to preempt any IP socks. Blackmane (talk) 10:53, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

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User Jeh on talk page of Physical Address Extension

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User:Jeh on talk page of Physical Address Extension, mentioned your poor, mistaken head.

In most cases, it is definitively personal attack! But what about it on Wikimedia? So I start this notice!

Best Regards,

Aaron J. 175.17.62.176 (talk) 07:52, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

(Non-administrator comment) The time stamp says 21 September 2015 (UTC), more than two weeks ago. What makes you bring up the subject now? Kleuske (talk) 08:22, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

I have to say that I have excused this user! At least, he made helpful replies on that talk page more than enough! I also wish someone else who acted in the similar way would be excused for their faithful and useful contributions.

Best Regards

Aaron J. 175.17.62.176 (talk) 08:28, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

This user has brought this up before on a different IP address. clpo13_(talk) 08:31, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

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Darx9url

Darx9url was admonished for disruptive and disrespectful behaviour three weeks ago [87], but replied dismissively, "I wash my hands of this, not worth talking about."

Today Darx9url resumed the same sort of disruptive and disrespectful behaviour: [88] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.122.9.159 (talk) 08:26, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• I don't think that I'd call their edit to Austrian School disrespectful, although a little more discussion over why they removed content would have been helpful. Offhand I think I can see why they may have done this, as an IP recently added content that looks to be somewhat OR in tone. As for her warning at the murder article, that appears to be one incident. Other than a warning to discuss removal of content on the talk page (even if they've removed it), I don't particularly see where this user needs any true admin intervention at this point in time. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 10:10, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• "somewhat OR in tone". What does it mean? And how is it possible to prove that something is not OR in tone? If you write inane things like this, how can you be a Wikipedia editor, not to mention administrator? 91.122.9.159 (talk) 11:31, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Here's an example:

"As a result, prices steeply rise in those indispensable items, while the total price inflation is subdued or even negative, because the total price inflation reflects the sum total of stagnant or declining wages and salaries. An economy's desperate need for inflationary self-stimulation signifies that the economy has overshot its energy resource base and is "freezing". Money buys heat. The society's elite is the primary recipient of the influx of the additional money. By means of monetary inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve redirects the dwindling heat to the economic organism's core (i.e., to the society's elite), while sacrificing the economic organism's periphery (i.e., the lower and middle classes):"

This entire portion was unsourced and your justification for this was this BBC article on the effects of the cold on the human body and has nothing to do with economy. You cannot take something like that and use it to justify a point. That is why I said that you had been injecting original research into the article. It also didn't help that some portions of it were written slightly like an essay. The sources you used for this were better, but at the same time the way you phrased things was a bit casual, like the snippet below:

"A desperate need for inflationary self-stimulation signifies that the economy has overshot its resource base and is cannibalizing itself (prices creeping up relatively to incomes, pension funds disappearing) similarly to a drug addict selling things or not paying bills to support his addiction."

There was also the questionable addition of a picture from Alice in Wonderland, which was accompanied by this remark:

"As an economy becomes more and more resource-strapped, the sustention of even a zero growth in the quantity of supplied goods and services requires an increasingly higher monetary inflation."

Basically, why are you adding this image? How does it explicitly support what is being said in the article? Where has Alice in Wonderland explicitly been used to discuss economics in this fashion? Wikipedia discourages the use of random images to make a point in the article because this is something that can easily stray into OR territory. Adding this would require that Alice in Wonderland be used as a frequent analogy for monetary inflation and even then, you'd have to show that this image specifically has been used in order to clarify to the average reader why you're including it. You can't just add things willy nilly. At this point you have reverted this three times. Do not revert this again or you will run the risk of getting blocked from editing. Please discuss this on the talk page of the article before making any major edits or re-adding the material. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 14:51, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Kinda weird reporting to me WP:ANI for persistent disruption when the revert I made (per WP:BRD) was my first edit to the article in months, if not years. OTOH, the IP editor has been reinserting the same stuff multiple times after being reverted by several other editors. See [89], [90], [91], [92], [93], [94]. Smells like a bad sock to me. Darx9url (talk) 13:34, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Disruptive editing and page moves

NuYorkCity (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

This editor has been here for eight days, in which time he has made 16 page moves, all (as far as I can see) adding closing parentheses to article and article talk titles. There's also a smattering of disruptive / vandalism type edits elsewhere. I can't decide whether to go to SPI (seems possibly reminiscent of Tobias Conradi) or AIV, so I've plumped for here. GoldenRing (talk) 10:24, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

@GoldenRing: I think you need to warn them on their talk page before taking the issue to ANI, perhaps using the template {{subst:uw-disruptive1}}. Thanks, Rubbish computer 15:52, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

HOUND, BATTLEGROUND, and NOTHERE block request

Per WP:HOUND, WP:BATTLEGROUND, and WP:NOTHERE, I am requesting a block for TH1980 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). This has been an ongoing issue since February. Please review the evidence below, provided by the victim Hijiri88 (talk · contribs) and edited by me:

Breakdown of TH1980's harassment of Hijiri88 over the last five months

22-27 December 2014: TH1980 and CurtisNaito (who had disputed with Hijiri88 on the Korean influence article in October) have friendly interaction on an unrelated article.[95][96][97] 2 February 2015: TH1980 posts a "support" immediately below CurtisNaito's comment, even though there was no specific proposal to "support" or "oppose".[98] 26 February - 2 May 2015: TH1980 shows up on the Korean influence article and reinserts text which Hijiri88 had removed months earlier.[99][100] 26 May 2015: TH1980 joins in a dispute between Hijiri88 and CurtisNaito and takes CurtisNaito's side without even reading the discussion (we were talking about whether a quote should be cited in Chinese, Japanese or English, and he randomly brought up a completely separate dispute).[101][102] 26 June 2015: TH1980 revisits an old dispute resolved over a month earlier to post an ad hominem attack against Hijiri88.[103] 31 July 2015: After Hijiri88 notices the above and responds, TH1980 posts another needless ad hominem attack on the article talk page.[104] TH1980, despite following Hijiri88 around, hypocritically requests that Hijiri88 leave him alone.[105] 9 August 2015: TH1980 joins in an unrelated ANI discussion to request that Hijiri88 be SBANned for three months, having gone through the entire history between Hijiri88 and Catflap08 (all his diffs pre-dated the IBAN), but cherry-picking the very few diffs that paint Hijiri88 as the one who should face sanctions (even though few others saw it that way).[106] 21 August 2015: TH1980 does the same thing he did on 9 August, this time supporting an indefinite SBAN.[107] 30 August 2015: TH1980 shows up on the History of Japan page and edit-wars/argues with Hijiri88 despite having never shown an interest in the page before.[108][109] 31 August 2015: TH1980 posts a pointless personal attack against Hijiri88 on CurtisNaito's talk page.[110] 9 September 2015: TH1980, in his first ever FAC post, suddenly shows up and takes the opposite side to Hijiri88 in the question of whether the Iwane Matsui article should be promoted.[111] 20 September 2015: TH1980, in his first ever GAR post, suddenly shows up and takes the opposite side to Hijiri88 in the question of whether the History of Japan article should be delisted.[112] In total, TH1980 has posted 32 times on ANI, and all of them were requests for sanctions against Hijiri88. It's not like he's an ANI regular, but somehow he always finds his way to ANI discussions involving Hijiri88. Since their first interaction with each other in May, 37/58 of all TH1980's article talk page posts have been in disputes with Hijiri88.[113] All 13 of his user talk page edits have been either Hijiri88-related or to remove Hijiri88's comments on TH1980's talk page.[114] Except for the above-addressed ANI posts, TH1980 has made 11 edits to the Wikipedia namespace, and 10 were Hijiri88-related.[115] Of his 74 article edits since May, 21 have been full reverts, partial reverts or manual reverts of Hijiri88's edits.[116] That's a total of 188 edits in all namespaces, with 112 being Hijiri88-related -- does he have nothing better to do on Wikipedia than hound Hijiri88?

I will also add that on 2 October TH1980 posted to an ArbCom case request between Hijiri88 and Catflap08.[117] Basically, if Hijiri88 is involved in a content dispute, TH1980 will show up and support the opposition whether they are wrong or right, and also appears on any Hijiri88-related ANI threads to request Hijiri88 be blocked. The fact that the majority of his edits during this timeframe are basically to harass Hijiri88 shows that TH1980 is not here to build an encyclopedia. I am pinging two editors who have also dealt with TH1980 during this time @Nishidani and Curly Turkey:. Hijiri88 is currently blocked, but if there are any comments he wants to add to this discussion before his block expires I can copy/paste them from his talk page. ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 13:54, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

You should probably post this in the ArbCom case request. It's relevant evidence. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 14:06, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

(ec) I have often noted that both User:CurtisNaito and User:TH1980 are totally incompetent and should not be editing any historical articles regarding Japan. I say that as someone with a specialist knowledge of the field. Notwithstanding this, I have reserved some harsh comments for Hijiri, who is very knowledgeable but persistently argues the point with editors who show no capacity to listen to him, or others. In other words, Hijiri's problem is excessive intensity in dealing with people who should be ignored, which leads to a WP:TLDR flow whose only effect, on outside administrators unfamiliar with the details of the Japanese articles, is to buttress a glancing impression that he, rather than those he takes issue with, is the real problem. That he can't see this obvious flaw in his approach, is obvious, but it does not absolve the people with whom he has run-ins, since many others complain about their incompetence. A majority of competent editors are not, in the long run, going to support much of the editing abuse and incompetence from those two. User:TH1980 in particular, seems to follow Hijiri and, even if unvited, tagteam with Curtis. I have never been able to convince him of what WP:RS actually requires: his practice is to google a desired result, post it in, and stick to it. Sturmgewehr's evidence looks strong to me, and this problem should be addressed as a serious one. I'm too busy to provide the evidence diffs, but they are there on several pages where I had the same problems with these two, as Hijiri did.Nishidani (talk) 14:11, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

@Ivanvector: Apparently there is a word count limit for ArbCom case requests, so I can't post this there. When the evidence page opens after the case has been accepted, and if TH1980 attempts to post his "evidence" there, then I will post this there as well. ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 14:41, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

As a clarification, the ArbCom case is between Catflap and Hijiri, there does not need to be any logical connection in dragging in separate editors there. TH1980 is not a party to the case. This should be dealt with at WP:ANI, in my opinion. Kingsindian ♝♚ 16:31, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

@Kingsindian: That's why we're here.. At ANI. And I already pointed out that the ArbCom case is between Hijiri and Catflap above. ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話)

@Sturmgewehr88: I was referring to Ivanvector's comment, which seemed to suggest that they think that ArbCom is a better venue for this. If they meant that this should be listed at the ArbCom page in addition to WP:ANI, I agree with them. Though I think that is unnecessary/distracting unless CurtisNaito/TH1980 are added as party to the case. Kingsindian ♝♚ 16:43, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

• Oppose as this seems to me to at least raise rather clear questions of possible gaming of the system as per WP:GAME. The individual involved has made a statement in the case request, and there is every reason to believe that the case may be accepted shortly, considering that the current vote tally is 9 in favor of acceptance. I cannot see any good reason for someone to say, all of a sudden, that problematic behavior that has been, as per the opening comment of this thread, ongoing since February, now, all of a sudden, with the existing case about to be accepted, dealt with by a block of unspecified length, which might at least potentially make him ineligible to submit evidence to ArbCom directly. ArbCom in general deals with the behavior of all those involved, and, while I can see that perhaps this thread for some reason might be of interest to the ArbCom, I cannot see any pressing reason that it has to be dealt with here at this time. A temporary injunction regarding all those involved in the case and raising the concerns of the individual involved in the arbitration, would be to my eyes possibly more effective. Honestly, under the circumstances, at least to my eyes, the starting of this thread at this time is at least as much a concern as the long-term conduct it seeks to perhaps preemptively address. :*P.S. I also note the obvious statement made in the opening of this thread that the OP clearly and explicitly states that the evidence presented here was prepared by an individual who is currently blocked, and that might not unreasonably raise WP:PROXYING concerns of a sort. Also, I note that User:CurtisNaito's comment in the current request for arbitration starts with the sentence, "I am putting forward my name as an involved party," which seems to indicate that he considers himself an involved party. While the ArbCom has not yet decided, apparently, whether he is one, it certainly would be possible for Sturmgewehr88 to request the names of both be submitted for consideration as parties, although it may also be the case that at least CurtisNaito might specifically request the same himself if the ArbCom does not add him to the list of parties on opening the case. John Carter (talk) 16:46, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

@John Carter: Pardon my ignorance, I am not too familiar with ArbCom, but do they deal with random people giving evidence who are not party to the case? I have never seen this kind of thing. As far as I know, the TH1980 issue is totally separate from the Catflap issue. The fact that CN wants to be added to the case means nothing, unless they are actually added to the case. Not to mention that this thread is not about CN, but TH1980. Kingsindian ♝♚ 16:59, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

In most of the cases I have been involved in, one way or another, although I guess this might conceivably have changed recently, they tend to have said when accepting the case that they will review the behavior of all those involved. And, as per the statement I quoted above, CurtisNaito has apparently at least tried in a way to get himself included as a party to that case. Personally, I'm I think pretty close to my 500 word limit there, so I'm not sure I could officially add a link to this discussion to the request page without crossing the line, but I certainly would, as it were, have no objections to seeing this discussion mentioned to the arbs by anyone if they thought that it contained issues which might reasonably be addressed by the arbs in the case, perhaps particularly considering TH1980 has submitted evidence and on that basis might presumably qualify as "involved" in any event. But, yes, if anyone wanted to request the ArbCom perhaps clearly expand the scope of the case if and when it is accepted to clearly include the behavior of all those involved, which presumably includes those who have made opening statements, I don't think anyone would object to the request for clarification. John Carter (talk) 17:12, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Template:Corus Entertainment

I am requesting a ban for User:Spshu. This idiot has been nothing but disruptive, continually reversing edits despite them being at two levels of consensus. He has also been reversing edits at Disney XD (Canada).— Preceding unsigned comment added by MarcoPolo250 (talk • contribs) 14:32 (UTC) 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Please consider reading WP:BOOMERANG before continuing to personally attack your fellow users at this noticeboard. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 14:48, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

This is his second request at ANI over this template. In the original, he used a post by a banned user (Mdrnpndr) from the talk page that misused level of consensus concept and were no administrative action was taken. My response was that MarcoPolo indicated he did not care about sources which were in a embedded hidden comment ("Two, you indicate that you don't care one whit about sources with this edit summary: '...'Sources' be damned.)'") and that he has failed to join the discussion Template talk:Corus Entertainment#New structure except to comment on the thread, Template talk:Corus Entertainment#Consensus, that he swiped from Mdrnpndr in another thread used in that ANI report to say "I hate playing janitor. User:Spshu keeps messing things up. Ban him/her."

I have address Marco's objections in edit summary 18:20, 22 September 2015‎: "Nelvana is NOT a TV channel", changing "Cable TV/specialty channels" group name to "Cable TV divisions". He then reversed that with this edit summary: "Undid vandalism by Spshu" and today 'NELVANA. IS. NOT. A. CHANNEL."

I request a RfPP today in order to get him to join the discussion, which should have been evidently existed from my response to his previous ANI. How ever was turned down with direction to file at 3RR. Spshu (talk) 15:17, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Regarding, Disney XD, the general matter is level of sources, a primary source. ViperSnake changed it to "Television provider VMedia stated" to resolve the issue. Further edits have disconnected this and other source, forcing me to restore a correctly source version given the severity of the sourcing problem. Marco has reversed said restoration outright with no regard for the problem. Spshu (talk) 15:32, 7 October 2015 (UTC)