User talk:Blablubbs

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2022[edit]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
  • The IP Info feature has been deployed to all wikis as a Beta Feature. Any autoconfirmed user may enable the feature using the "IP info" checkbox under Preferences → Beta features. Autoconfirmed users will be able to access basic information about an IP address that includes the country and connection method. Those with advanced privileges (admin, bureaucrat, checkuser) will have access to extra information that includes the Internet Service Provider and more specific location.

Arbitration

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:55, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Niš article again[edit]

Hey, some days ago you told me to notify you if reverting resumes on Niš. Some editors were blocked for removing well-sourced content and page protections aimed at IPs and new accounts have been applied, but now removal of content and reverts are being made again. IMO a temporary full page protection or revert restriction should be imposed on the article. Can you take a look? Ktrimi991 (talk) 16:43, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ktrimi991: I imposed 1RR. I'm hesitant to impose full protection since it's very restrictive and it would likely have to stay in place for a quite some time. --Blablubbs (talk) 10:19, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I agree that the revert restriction is better than the full protection since it allows editing while reducing the possibility for edit warring. 1RR has been applied on other similar Balkan articles too. Cheers, Ktrimi991 (talk) 10:25, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Possible sock of Amangpintor[edit]

Hello Blablubbs,

Could you please have a look at: a brand new editor User:Meiggedit who immediately started adding spam about the artist Elito Circa (Elito V. Circa) to several articles. Circa's article, which was rife with sockpuppetry, promo and possible COI/UPE, was recently deleted. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elito Circa - It seems a new sock may have appeared today, likely a sock of Amangpintor which is the name Elito Circa is known by locally. I’ve cleaned up after this new editor, but was hoping you might check to see if it is indeed a new sock or just a coincidence. SPIs from 2017: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Amangpintor/Archive And also: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Inangpintor/Archive. Thank you in advance, Netherzone (talk) 17:34, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Acknowleding that I've seen this, but unfortunately I haven't had time to look yet – apologies for the delay. If you can tie them to a specific master, an SPI filing is probably going to be the quicker option. --Blablubbs (talk) 17:59, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Sockpuppet Investigator or being a clerk[edit]

Hope you're doing well. Being a member of Wikipedia I have been always interested in learning new things. So as a part of it, I want to learn more about sock puppet investigation as I want to make a Wikipedia safe place and dedicate myself by learning and exploring new things here. I think it's not a bad decision and hopefully one day I will be an SPI clerk like you were before being elected as admin and right now too. So, can you please teach me more about it? or provide me some helpful links and tips to encounter possible socks? regards, DIVINE 📪 20:37, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you![edit]

For blocking the sock of CLCStudent. I had posted about the IP at WP:ANI but no one had listened. I am glad to see that someone noticed my report (or, at the very least, had done something about it). Thanks again! 162.219.198.189 (talk) 18:09, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it was because of your report – sorry, I meant to close the thread but got pulled away. Good spot :). --Blablubbs (talk) 18:29, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Socks[edit]

Thank you for closing down another Cafe. You may be interested in quarry:query/65440, which catches most of their known socks. It also lists some innocent and valued new editors and a few blocked for other reasons, but may still be useful. I don't see any obvious sleepers. Certes (talk) 11:38, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Certes, I'll take a look – though they don't seem to be too intent on staying under the radar. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:51, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like they're wise to this telltale: the latest sock created User talk:Trisbendo/Archive 1. I already had my eye on that account for other reasons, which I'll not post in public. Certes (talk) 12:07, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

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Thank you for your advice over at EFN. NotReallySoroka (talk) 03:34, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Likely proxy[edit]

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

Since basically every IP of this LTA has turned out to be a proxy, I figured you may want to take a look. Mako001 (C)  (T)  🇺🇦 11:55, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done, thanks. --Blablubbs (talk) 12:06, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022[edit]

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New Page Review queue June 2022

Hello Blablubbs,

Backlog status

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000[a] at the end of May.

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.[b]

In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

Backlog drive

A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by buidhe and Zippybonzo, will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up here. WikiProject Barnstar Hires.png Barnstars will be awarded.

TIP – New school articles

Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.

Misc

There is a new template available, {{NPP backlog}}, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:

>NPP backlog: 13403 as of 17:30, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.

Reminders
  • Consider staying informed on project issues by putting the project discussion page on your watchlist.
  • If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing {{subst:NPR invite}} on their talk page.
  • If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.
  • To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here.
Notes
  1. ^ not including another ~6,000 redirects
  2. ^ The number of weekly reviews reported in the NPP feed includes redirects, which are not included in the backlog we primarily track.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:01, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

73.9.112.17[edit]

This IP may be a CLC sock. The IP has been reverting vandalism in a similar fashion to CLC, with a precocious knowledge of Wikipedia policy. In addition, their IP traces to Chicago, where CLC lives. Could you check it out? 47.227.95.73 (talk) 21:00, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Heh, I was just looking at that. I see it, but not quite to the point where I'd be willing to block. I'll keep an eye on it. :) --Blablubbs (talk) 21:08, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, thank you for your time. 47.227.95.73 (talk) 21:14, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Page Move Vandalism[edit]

You didn't revdelete the edit summaries for the talk page, only the article. This is regarding today's Supreme Court decision. Scorpions13256 (talk) 22:04, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I take that back. I don't know what the edit summaries for the other 3 pages said. Scorpions13256 (talk) 22:08, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Scorpions13256: I'm not sure if you're referring to my revdels here or someone else's – for the article where I did revision-delete, the talk page also looks to be handled. --Blablubbs (talk) 22:09, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women%27s_Health_Organization&diff=1094794154&oldid=1094793538 It was right here. Quite the discussion on IRC apparently. I think we should be consistent. Scorpions13256 (talk) 22:16, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I have no opinion on whether the original deletions were correct. Scorpions13256 (talk) 22:19, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't revdel anything there, or on the talk page. I also don't recall any debate of the sort you seem to be implying. --Blablubbs (talk) 22:34, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I must have misread the discussions on Discord. I apologize as it appears that I am wrong. Scorpions13256 (talk) 22:35, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
People on IRC were unsure as to whether Muboshgu's original decision was correct. Scorpions13256 (talk) 22:37, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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