User talk:Ponyo

Sockpuppet has returned

Hello, I just thought I'd let you know that a sockpuppet has returned, and is editing articles in Quranism, Alexander Skarsgård and Cynthia Rothrock again. I'm informing you on your page, as you previously dealt with this individual, and I didn't want to engage in an edit war. The sockpuppet that was editing in the Cynthia Rothrock article was EnigmaticStale, who was blocked. This new sockpuppet account is MonkeyKing73619 and the IP address 148.252.144.218, which was partially blocked before. Dsaun100 (talk) 12:49, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

There were a bunch of socks and sleepers, all blocked now: RepoMan73619, TheRunningMan8261, MightyWaysss, MusicalGeniuses, MonkeyKing73619, Phantomia837 and ShaolinMasta.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:46, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

My heart was sinking...

At the prospect of 3rr or Admin noticeboard report! It's not easy on a mobile. Thank you. Knitsey (talk) 20:33, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Nothing like someone obviously in the wrong calling the other guy a dumbass. Looks like they talked themselves into an indef care of The Professor.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:47, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Well I don't think people should talk like that, yes. Professor--well, seven more years, Ponyo, unless I win the lottery first. Drmies (talk) 20:50, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

People have been talking like that to me for days; the trolls have been nastier than usual. Water off a duck's back!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:54, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Lemme at 'em. Knitsey (talk) 20:55, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Ponyo, I want Knitsey to be an admin, but I'm going to pronounce the "k" every time I see her name. Drmies (talk) 21:04, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Well that's one way to get me off someone's talk page. Knitsey (talk) 21:07, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

But we kneed you! Drmies (talk) 21:13, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Kuck off. Am I blocked now? Knitsey (talk) 21:18, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Well, that escalated quickly. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 22:32, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Now I'm worried that Drmies is sat in a corner crying. I went too far didn't I. Knitsey (talk) 22:39, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Don't worry, it's pretty much the same reply I give whenever anyone suggests I throw my hat in the ring for Arbcom.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:40, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

You should do though. Knitsey (talk) 22:43, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Kno way, kno how, Knitsey.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:45, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Pfft. Touché Knitsey (talk) 22:50, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

I always get terrified if I ever were to drop the F-bomb on Wikipedia. I keep thinking that the site is elementary school and the administrators are teachers, because back in my day, if you were to say the F-bomb, you would be considered a legend (but at the same time you might get sent to the principal's office).NoobThreePointOh (talk) 22:52, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

I swore at my dog last week.

Then spent an hour telling her I was sorry and that she was a good girl, a very good girl. Knitsey (talk) 22:56, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Ouch. Hope you reconciled with her. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 23:01, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

She has been giving me the side-eye since then. Knitsey (talk) 23:07, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Correctly The Smurfs Movie

Hi Ponyo, can you do me a favour, please? When I put correctly in The Smurfs Movie, the genre and the release date but someone put unsourced cite, and it's vandalism, can you correctly please? 173.177.20.244 (talk) 02:19, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

I need you to do me a favour first: stop socking.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:28, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

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Mikipedia111

I was doing the same but you got there first! Doug Weller talk 19:02, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

I'm rarely first at anything these days, so I'll take it!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:03, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Laundry

Thanks for figuring out Ditestic. In the blocklog, you mentioned "User: User:TotalTruthTeller24"; is it actually "User:TotalTruthTeller24"? DMacks (talk) 17:40, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Yes, the double user was just a typo.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:43, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

We're having trouble with our dryer this morning; is this where we come to get it fixed? Maybe we shouldn't be drying socks.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:09, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Please do throw the socks in the laundry. You know fewer will come out than what you put in!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:30, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

But they're throwaway socks. BTW, the problem we're having is the vent is, um, blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:35, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

I actually don't know if clothes shrink in the dryer or washer. On one hand, I assume it's the washer because everybody says it, but on the other, I think they shrink in the dryer because the lint usually gets caught in the lint trap. To this day, it's still a mystery in my mind. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 18:33, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Are you serious? The dryer at my house doesn't even dry my clothes properly, even after putting it for a 70-minute timed dry, which means I have to do another cycle. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 18:23, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Even if it doesn't dry at all, your dryer could have other uses, such as music[10]. DMacks (talk) 18:49, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

I mean, I would love to have a laundry machine that could play lots of tunes. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 18:55, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

There was a Sesame Street segment about laundry, where the characters danced around a washing maching singing "Do the Wash". DMacks (talk) 22:35, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

I sure hope the fun department hears about this some day. They’d have a blast. Absolutely hilarious. Hurricane Clyde 🌀^{my talk page!} 19:10, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Abusive IP

Thanks for blocking, I'd suggest revdel for the edit summary at Gossip Girl per RD2. AusLondonder (talk) 23:18, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Ooops, don't know how I missed that. Done now!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:19, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for that! AusLondonder (talk) 23:28, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Potential sockpuppets

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Hey Ponyo! I may be wrong about this, but I'm almost 100% sure that HurricaneMilton2024 (talk · contribs) and HurricaneKirk2024 (talk · contribs) are the same person. The former only has one edit, but the naming convention is exactly the same. Apologies if this is the wrong place to report this! :) SirMemeGod  14:47, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

I would like to say this, but HurricaneMilton2024 and HurricaneKirk2024, me, are not the same person. We probably live in different countries. Ask HurricaneMilton2024 for confirmation. HurricaneMilton2024 did probably use the exactly same naming thing, and the name might have been inspired by my name. Please, for I do not own any alternate accounts. Ask the scratcher [[11]], aka me, for more information about HurricaneMilton2024, the fraudulent person, and HurricaneKirk2024, myself. HurricaneKirk2024 (talk) 18:18, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

^{Hurricane-ception} Babysharkboss2!! ^{(Trout me, pull the trigger.)} 18:19, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

was it you? HurricaneKirk2024 (talk) 18:20, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

I do not own any circumstances of @HurricaneMilton2024. HurricaneKirk2024 (talk) 18:24, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

@HurricaneMilton2024* HurricaneKirk2024 (talk) 18:25, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

What? No, I am not "HurricaneMilton2024" if that is what your asking. I'm just a Talk Page stalker trying to inject humor into this situation by referencing popular culture. Babysharkboss2!! ^{(Trout me, pull the trigger.)} 18:26, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

😐 I realized what you said HurricaneKirk2024 (talk) 18:27, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

? Babysharkboss2!! ^{(Trout me, pull the trigger.)} 18:28, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

I am ngl, I wouldnt be surprised if this is a Lokicat3345 sock. Insendieum🎻 (Talk) 19:03, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

User talk:Smatteo499

Hi! I'm an user from it.wiki (and I don't speak English very well). Thank you for the protection of my user talk, he is a vandal on it.wiki, but when administrators block him, he comes here... Thank you, bye bye! :) Smatteo499 (talk) 15:24, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Fayetteville, Arkansas edits

Hello,

Please stop removing relevant information on the Sports section of Fayetteville, Arkansas' page. If you continue doing so, further action will be taken. Afcnwa (talk) 19:47, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

You continue to edit war to restore unsourced content that has no demonstrated relevance to the article. You are the one running afoul of our policies and guidelines, so if any further action is taken I have no concerns that it will be against me.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:49, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Question

Hi Ponyo, do you remember who RedParrot is? You CU-blocked them in July and they were locked in August for long-term abuse. Thanks. C F A 💬 14:39, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

@CFA: see this SPI.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:42, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Clarification on 10-10-24 SPI on myself

When is my SPI going to be closed? If you are not the person I should contact, then contact the person I should contact. HurricaneKirk2024 (talk) 04:04, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

I left a talk page message on Bbb23 talk page. Got no response, and just found out, he’s on vacation till the 1st of November (so I likely won’t hear back from him anytime soon); have since pinged Ponyo over to that discussion. Hurricane Clyde 🌀^{my talk page!} 06:39, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

It's been closed now.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:46, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Offer to block still good?

You might want to take a look at User talk:Sdfghuij where you noted BLP violations and said they would be blocked if it continued. ☆ Bri (talk) 17:19, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

@Bri: I've blocked them for vote stacking at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Miss Teen USA 2004.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:05, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

WikiProject Unreferenced articles November 2024 backlog drive

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Coincidentally I've been puttering around random pages in Category:All articles with unsourced statements lately. What a breath of fresh air to actually dig in and do some article improvement as opposed to sorting socks. Brings back a little bit of the shine that drew me here in the first place. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:22, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Signed up to help out, but I won't be tagging my sourcing for points. Not really my thing.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:25, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

A question

Just curious, why are we adding tags to Andrew5 socks when the SPI page says “a clerk or checkuser recommends that new socks in this case don’t receive tags per WP:DENY”? Because I’ve blanked out at least one such user page for that reason; and pinged the checkuser who tagged him to the talk page. Hurricane Clyde 🌀^{my talk page!} 19:03, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Koov sockpuppet

New account; User:YDMCFreshMeadows192. You might want to remove their TFD nomination. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 00:12, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

And I would heavily recommend blocking them, since they keep reverting our edits on this page. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 00:45, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

@WikiCleanerMan: A little context would be helpful. You didn't provide any links, evidence or anything tangible for me to go on.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:19, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Since @WikiCleanerMan didn’t; I have done some digging and found that the TfD of note is Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 October 21#Template:Foreign relations of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Hurricane Clyde 🌀^{my talk page!} 21:11, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Compare the user page of this account and some of their previous ones. Same set of links related to NYC topics like trains and so on. One of them being QueensStreet188. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:13, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

I'm aware, and had already blocked the account when I posted. I was only noting for future reference.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:22, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Regarding revert in Annu Malik

You're right. The Javed Akhtar part was from YouTube, an unreliable source.

But you also reverted these things which are credible, and not supposed to be reverted:

1. His Alma Mater, and Education: he has actually done M.A. from Mithibai.
2. Mohamad Rafi is a Legendary singer, you may find it as an Exaggeration, and not neutral, but the Whole Film Industry of India would Agree to it.
3. His relatives were added by me, namely His maternal uncle Hasrat Jaipuri, and his brother's Son Arman Malik. That also was reverted by you.

So kindly make revisions regarding these topics.

Thanks. જય જલારામ (talk) 07:34, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

@જય જલારામ: Credible is not the bar for inclusion of content in a biography articles. The information must be relevant, supported by reliable sources and be worded neutrally. In addition, no content should be added to the infobox this is not specifically supported by reliably sourced article content (see the instructions at Template:Infobox person).-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:52, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Mood!

I, too, remove mass-sent messages from my talk page. In all honestly, I'm curious to know if that invitation to "a research" ticked anyone off. I know it caused a lot of watchlist noise. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 01:23, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

It was actually a pretty in depth survey on adminship across wikis. The results should be interesting.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:34, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

About Draft:Vantg (company)

Could this deletion be reverted, as it gives people crucial information about Vantg Media for research projects and YouTube content, please? ItsElectricz (talk) 22:50, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

The place to add crucial info about your business is your company website and social media platforms, not Wikipedia. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:51, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

As seen on my friend's company Wikipedia, he also has crucial information like what mine had. Would this also be deleted too? Night (company) ItsElectricz (talk) 22:54, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

That article was written by an editor who did not have a conflict of interest in doing so, based on reliable secondary sources, regarding a company that meets our notability requirements for inclusion. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:57, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Wait, so editors with conflict of interest cannot publish their own articles? If so, could I at least have a copy for a supporter of mine to publish? ItsElectricz (talk) 22:59, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Editors with a conflict of interest are strongly discouraged from writing about themselves. If you have someone write the article because you asked them to, that would also be a conflict of interest (and possibly a violation of WP:PAID depending on the circumstances). Your company in no way meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion (which I linked above). Additional information can be found at WP:NOTYOU.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:05, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Okay, I won't do that. Could I at least still have a copy of what I had written for a document? ItsElectricz (talk) 23:12, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

I can send you a copy if you activate your email in your preferences (check the "Allow other users to email me"). You can disable it again after I send it to you.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:15, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Done! ItsElectricz (talk) 23:16, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Sent. Please don't be tempted to just have someone post the material I sent you on your behalf - it's considered an abuse of multiple accounts.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:19, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

IP address unban no longer needed

Hello! Please disregard my IP address unban request. My ISP has coincidentally changed my IP address as a result of unannounced service maintenance. This IP address range is still blocked, but editing via accounts is allowed. I shall make another request should I get assigned to a fully-blocked IP address again. Thank you for picking up my unban request. Cheers. Kyleroo (talk) 18:03, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

If that happens, you may want to note that both Ponyo and I think it would be appropriate to grant you IPBE. :) --Yamla (talk) 18:04, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween, and thanks for giving me a much-needed vacation, really appreciated it, and did a lot in the meantime too! 2601:147:4B80:3810:6888:3F0B:FC5A:D798 (talk) 21:39, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Socking IPs

Hey, my little Ponyo. I don't know if this info is any use to anybody, but the IP on your page is obviously the same person as this one, which I just blocked for 6 months. Maybe you want to up that also to a year? I'm asking you to do it because proxies are among the many, many things I don't understand. Bishonen | tålk 22:30, 31 October 2024 (UTC).

Sure, I upped it to a year and made it a hard block. You know so much about so many other things that a weak spot for proxies is more than forgiven.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:45, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome Ponyo! I'm glad that you are joining the November 2024 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

Cielquiparle (talk) 12:51, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Popped up on my watchlist too

I think I beat you to it by a couple of minutes. You did the decline, I did the tagging. Girth Summit _(blether) 17:32, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

I saw that - I went to add the tag and *poof* it was already there. Teamwork makes the dream work.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:34, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Checkuser Review to Royiswariii

Hello, Ponyo! I'm Royiswar, (and my main account was Royiswariii) I need help for my main account to get a checkuser review due to a accusations of violation that i violated WP:NOSHARE. Could you review my main account to unblock my account? Thank you very much. Royiswar Talk! 00:21, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) I've blocked the new account as a sock. I really don't think they are helping themself.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:54, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks

For tagging me on that block. I looked at the comment they left, and I'm laughing so hard. Joyous! Noise! 23:55, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, the maturity level was off the charts with that comment. Also, is looking like a deer...bad? -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 00:03, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

You Can Protect Rolo Because this IP address persistently makes disruptive edits. Thanks! GPMC ^{ontribs • ready to talk?} 01:47, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

It's so much fun blocking editors who come to your Talk page. Now I see why they came to you: Special:contributions/2601:246:CA00:5590:0:0:0:0/64. Apparently, they appreciated the block! --Bbb23 (talk) 02:42, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

@Bbb23, @Joyous!, and @Ponyo: (talk page watcher) I don't get compared to deer. I just get roasted for my username. /LightHearted I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 03:23, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Don't worry, @I dream of horses. Maybe you'll get compared to a random animal someday. Joyous! Noise! 05:20, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

@Joyous! Come to think of it, I was once told "You'd make a good deer. You're so quiet." once, but that was offline. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 05:21, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

As long as you're not a babby reinddeh.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:44, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

I just found a very important resource about the book!

@Ponyo A theater takes its name from this book, in which Mina Vahid, the star of Iranian cinema, plays, I swear to God, open the link below! This can be a very important resource: https://abadis.ir/fatofa/%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%AD%DB%8C%D8%AF/ If you don't know Farsi, I swear to God, translate it! Kamanipour (talk) 14:50, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

@Ponyo Did you read Mina Vahid's Wikipedia article? Kamanipour (talk) 09:21, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks!

I was in the process of typing out a big ANI message about that multi-IP edit warrer when I saw you'd dealt with it already. Thank you! AntiDionysius (talk) 21:28, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

No problem!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:29, 8 November 2024 (UTC)