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I think we have reached a delete consensus on Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2024/Social news#Social news as 5 vd's 2 vsd's plus the nomination of delete, so I think it is safe to close out as a SNOWBALL even though it has 4 days left. Thanks and edit well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 10:18, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: We don't really need this kind of reminder, especially for an RFD that isn't even past its date yet. -- Auntof6 (talk) 20:51, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
@Auntof6 It can be closed early when it is evident of the results. Nothing has to run a full course of 7 days. I am also allowed to ask to have it closed. It’s not any kind of “reminder.” Thanks and edit well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 23:53, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
@PotsdamLamb: It can make it harder for the admins to do their job when people keep pointing out the things they want done right now! There's such a thing as a flow of work, and if that gets interrupted things can get dropped.
Earlier today you thanked me for closing a bunch of RFDs. The reason I could do that is that 1) I had a chunk of time before I had to be in a meeting and 2) no one interrupted me to ask me to do something else just because they saw that I was online. If I had gotten interrupted, I wouldn't have been able to close as many as I did at the time.
If something is really urgent, then ask directly if you need to. Otherwise, please use the processes and let them work even if things aren't getting done as soon as you -- or any of us -- would like. Thanks. -- Auntof6 (talk) 10:29, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi! Could someone take a look at Dersim and revdel the LTAs edit summaries? I don't think it's Oversight material, but you may disagree. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:03, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

As seen in the intro, the title does not match the context, please move the article without redirecting. Thank you for your attention. MathXplore (talk) 06:31, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Already   Done. MathXplore (talk) 07:39, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Please semi-protect the talk page archive. MathXplore (talk) 13:25, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@MathXplore:   Done -- Auntof6 (talk) 21:18, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

A4 and G11 but user keeps removing QD tags MCGAMER YOUTUBE (talk) 01:16, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Also G4 and G5, please see Wiki: Requests for deletion/Requests/2023/Nileshpatelxyz (musical artist). MathXplore (talk) 03:45, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protect pls, LTA target. A few days will be fine. - XXBlackburnXx (talk) 17:01, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Would add, needs a revdel. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:30, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
Does G5 apply, or does that not work for user talk pages? Kk.urban (talk) 17:55, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
@Kk.urban A G5 could apply, however, the user is not blocked. So a rev del of all the changes should be performed. I do not believe we typically delete a user page or talk page unless asked for by the editor themselves or it is a banned/evader account. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 17:59, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Please adjust all of my pages to be indef semi due to vandalism (including my archives please) Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 01:20, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Red Dead Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 01:52, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb Don't see anything to justify a revdel. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page03:51, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
@Fehufanga I can’t see it now but it had some to do with f**** my dad. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 03:58, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Please protect /Current issues and requests archive 62: Vandalism. --Leonidlednev (talk) 15:22, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello. Can someone please remove the protection from Yandere Simulator so that I can move Yandere simulator to it? It is a video game that exists on ENWP and was created here but with a lowercase "s". Please ping me when done so I can move it. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 01:39, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

The article is not English, but the author is repeating QD tag removal. Please delete this page. MathXplore (talk) 13:04, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Already   Done. MathXplore (talk) 13:53, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

QD A4 was requested here, but IPs are repeating QD tag removal. Please decide what to do with the page. MathXplore (talk) 06:10, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

To add on to what MathXplore said, these IPs are STILL creating the article and removing QD tags. An admin really needs to protect the page because it’s just becoming really disruptive and annoying to deal with. Shoot for the Stars (talk) 17:39, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi per this conversation with a WMF staffer 250k pages, can an admin turn on the mentor features please? I think it will be a great help to all the newcomers plus it will alert us to all of their changes so we can monitor to ensure articles are being created correctly and not just toss up a little sentence and call it a day.

PS The instructions are included in that conversation. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 18:57, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: We would need consensus to implement these features here first. As someone who registered as a mentor, I had assumed it was already enabled as people had started registering. Regarding the mentor dashboard itself, speaking as an enwiki mentor, it is helpful in looking through users who you have mentored, but mentors don't get alerted to all changes newcomers make. --Ferien (talk) 13:11, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@Ferien We have the consensus running on simple talk :) Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:04, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
PotsdamLamb, it should have a dedicated section on simple talk, to give the chance for it to be discussed properly. --Ferien (talk) 19:16, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@Ferien Please see Wiki: Simple talk#RfC - Turn on mentoring system Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:20, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@Ferien Also to comment on the other part when I had a mentee, every change they made appeared in my dashboard. Then if I wanted more details I clicked the button to view it. Side note: They ended up being CU blocked lol. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:22, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi, Could someone revdel and block the self-admitted vandal[1] please, Thanks –Davey2010^Talk 19:42, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

  Done by Bsadowski1 - Many thanks Bsadowski1 your swift help and actions are greatly appreciated, Many Thanks, Warmest Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 19:55, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Due to his death, we have IP editors removing and adding things. Can we get semi for a month please? Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 18:48, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

@PotsdamLamb: I don't think there's enough activity to protect at this time, but I'll add it to my watchlist for a month. -- Auntof6 (talk) 21:27, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
@Auntof6 Thank you. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 21:28, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Since the template is fully protected, can an admin import the updated w:Template:Infobox person from enwiki please (including the doc page)? It fixes a few issues that need to be applied here. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 00:40, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

The user is creating a lot of short (and I mean short) articles and not creating them correctly. Instead of references they just add an external link. This is one such article out of many. Some I have moved to their userspace (and notified them of such) that I moved them so they can work on the articles and complete them to more than a one - two sentence article. I have also posted on their talk page about the issue. They have also received messages from other users on their talk page. This is not the first time this has happened. We have also had a lot of edit conflicts as they follow me around and when I am working on an article, they edit it right after my first edit and I have asked them to wait about 5 minutes to see if I make any other changes as I am tidying up articles and making sure they are formatted correctly, have the appropriate headings, everything I typically do. I will post a notice on the users talk page about this discussion. I am not quite sure what I can do, but perhaps admins can do something or say something that will work and get the editor back on track. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 04:27, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Here is a list of everything they created and all the articles are the same. One to two sentences, not linked to wikidata, no cats, one external link, (possibly to be used as a ref). This started back in December of 2023. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 05:12, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Update: Now I need to bring up a few other things that have developed:

1. User talk:Cyber.Eyes.2005#PotsdamLamb - Editor posted I “need to stop interfering” and was told to post on my talk page.
2. Talk:1999 Sydney hailstorm#PotsdamLamb telling me I "stop adding things to my drafts vybereyes helping me not you..." - Showing ownership and I’ve never touched the article which is in the main space. It was an article I moved to their user space due to the issues they are having with the creation of the articles (of which I moved the original to their user space so they could work on it) but they made a new article instead of moving it. Plus the article is just very basic (as I listed above 1999 Sydney hailstorm. They have received numerous warnings and conversations about the issues since they joined. I’m beginning to feel that they don’t quite yet understand how to create articles and the layout making them perhaps incompatible with our project. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:14, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

I improved the hailstorm article mentioned above by simplifying part of the enwiki article. I agree that these stubs are not acceptable, and should be improved or deleted. However, please do not mass delete every article this user made, since I will improve a few myself. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:38, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@QuicoleJR I am not asking for the articles to be delete, just to be clear. This is about the editor themselves. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:40, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

@BigKrow: Are you going to respond to these accusations? QuicoleJR (talk) 20:20, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

@QuicoleJR @PotsdamLamb
Iam just frustrated about life sorry u2.... BigKrow (talk) 20:37, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@BigKrow: It is OK, you just need to stop making articles that are too small. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:47, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
Understood @QuicoleJR BigKrow (talk) 20:48, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@QuicoleJR They have been told this numerous times and it was even brought up again just a few minutes ago on their TP. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 20:50, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@PotsdamLamb don't have to curse me out ok BigKrow (talk) 20:50, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
He did not say any curse words. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:52, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@PotsdamLamb they have been up my behind since I started editing here.... BigKrow (talk) 20:53, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
They have just been trying to get you to stop making the really small pages. They are not trying to harass you or anything. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:56, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@QuicoleJR ok BigKrow (talk) 20:57, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@PotsdamLamb: They deserve another chance. We can always come back here if they keep causing problems. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:51, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@QuicoleJR thank you BigKrow (talk) 20:52, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@QuicoleJR im not causing problems BigKrow (talk) 20:53, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@BigKrow: The really small pages were a problem. However, since you agreed to stop, everything is taken care of. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:55, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@QuicoleJR @PotsdamLamb thank you both BigKrow (talk) 20:56, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@BigKrow I have done no such thing. I’ve never cursed at you, you mass created a lot of articles that are improperly formatted. You have been asked, not only by me, but even by admins to do certain things in which you replied OK but yet continued to do them. Now with these comments, I’ve come to the conclusion that I am asking admins to block you for an amount of time they feel is necessary. I am also done participating in this discussion as I’ve made my point clear and you helped clarify it. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 20:59, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@PotsdamLamb I've done nothing wrong you ain't going block me k BigKrow (talk) 21:01, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@BigKrow: The really short articles are something that you did wrong, but that is taken care of now. @PotsdamLamb: They deserve one more chance. If they continue to make the really short pages, then we can discuss blocking them. QuicoleJR (talk) 21:04, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@QuicoleJR thank you BigKrow (talk) 21:05, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
@QuicoleJR It is going to be up to an admin at this point.
1. Creating inappropriate pages
2. Stating I am cursing at them and up their butt
3. Being asked and warned numerous times by editors and admins about how to create articles and stating ok then continuing to do so
4. Their statement of "I've done nothing wrong you ain't going block me k"
Then add the two conversation I posted above in the update. This all amounts to not being able to collaborate and not mature enough to understand the basic concepts needed.
Like I said, this is up to an admin now. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 21:18, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
Adding this for admin review as well. Special:Diff/9480735/9480736 Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 00:47, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
Im defending myself as much as possible people ganging up on me at this wiki.... BigKrow (talk) 00:51, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
@BigKrow I did not add it as a "gang up" on you. Just when a thread is started somewhere, that is where it needs to stay. That is why I posted it here since it is part of this topic. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 01:18, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
ok thank you @PotsdamLamb BigKrow (talk) 01:19, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
Maybe I should just edit already started pages????? BigKrow (talk) 01:19, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
And now I need to add this was just posted to my TP "@PotsdamLamb I tried to apologize to you guess it didn't work so go ahead and try to get me blocked, Thanks again! 😊 BigKrow (talk) 00:49, 14 April 2024 (UTC)Reply"
Special:Diff/9480736/9480743 *sigh* Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 01:23, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
@PotsdamLamb Just a heads up, your being investigated into on a noticeboard.... BigKrow (talk) 01:25, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
@BigKrow No I am not. Admins are very well aware and I have been editing here for years. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 01:27, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
I know so have I, your suspicious.... BigKrow (talk) 01:29, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
So I was looking at some declined QDs to see if any were mine and I came across this rather rude comment made to a sysop User talk:Fr33kman#Sarah Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 03:36, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

This user created an article that was put up for RfD and was successful. During the RfD, I noticed a couple of things that were off. Upon investigation, I found this user was canvassing to get people from their home wiki to come onto SEWP and vote to keep an article that had no notability. I know canvassing is not tolerated on ENWP. The RfD are is now closed as deleted. I would expect the article to be recreated based on how passionate this editor was about keeping it and even quoting relative parts of policy (but not quoting ones against what they were doing. The RfD is at Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion/Requests/2024/Lady_Slim for an admin to look and see the log I posted.. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 08:11, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

• Please see User talk:PotsdamLamb#Hello Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 20:40, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

@Futurolog21: Asking other users to join a discussion on your side is unacceptable. If you do it again, you may be blocked. QuicoleJR (talk) 21:06, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
I've never done that, you can be sure. If there is any mechanism to check this, please check it, I am not related to any user. Futurolog21 (talk) 15:46, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
@Futurolog21 This has nothing to do with being related to any user. This has to do with you posting to others talk pages alerting to the come to the RfD and vote. Only one person actually did from your home wiki. That is called Canvassing. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:49, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello - Can someone delete Module:Flex columns. It is no longer used and nothing links to it.

Reason: It is for an ENWP template only that is not used on SEWP. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 02:31, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Luis Vasquez Kk.urban (talk) 15:13, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

@Fr33kman pinging.--BRP ^ever 15:17, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
@Kk.urban This has been done by Fr33kman. -- Auntof6 (talk) 23:16, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

This is an uncivil edit summary, please take care of this description. MathXplore (talk) 06:47, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Honestly that article just needs to be nuked and admin protected. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 06:55, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

QD A4 case, but an IP editor is repeating QD tag removal. Please take care of the page. MathXplore (talk) 07:11, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Already   Done. MathXplore (talk) 01:36, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

All pages made by this user are QD A3 cases, but they are repeating QD tag removal, please take care of their creations. MathXplore (talk) 13:36, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Please revdel [2] Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 00:05, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

And probably all of their other edits as they are tagged as vandalism/libel. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 00:06, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Miss La Union (change · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete)

The Bautista sock has been aggressively hitting this article over the past 10 days or so, editing it at least once a day.Could this be semi-protected (at least) to slow them down somewhat?Thanks. Ravensfire (talk) 16:16, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

@Ravensfire - I would actually request a full-admin only protection as they are also creating mass accounts and it is not hard to get autoconfirmed. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 16:18, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
The page was semi-protected on March 30 through April 6 and it did pretty much stop them.I would love a full lock as this is one of the more determined petty/self-promotional LTA's I've seen.I mean, a /20 range globally locked and a pretty substantial user list also glocked, and for just trivial self-promotional.Crazy. Ravensfire (talk) 16:31, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
Other articles to protect would be:
• Car_Region - requesting full protection for this redirect
• Region 1 - requesting full protection for this redirect
• Pia Wurtzbach - semi-protection, some edits in the past few days
Thanks! Ravensfire (talk) 16:48, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Ice Spice - constant vandalism. Kk.urban (talk) 04:38, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

• 192.8.127.12 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)
• 84.110.183.68 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)

These 2 IPs has been systematically hitting blanking filers for a few months, and the 192.8.-IP in particular has more than 700 log entries without having a single edit. Should we block/warn them? - XXBlackburnXx (talk) 07:46, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

I just noticed this. It is linked when an article is in the category of living people. It is showing pretty much incomplete and in process of being updated [3]. Due to the importance of this, I feel it should be completed as soon as possible so we have it simplified for our readers. The last substantial edit was in 2021. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 22:24, 18 April 2024 (UTC)