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Just to note to verify I'm requesting global IPBE. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 23:45, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Is ticket:2024010510009677 yours? — xaosflux ^Talk 00:35, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Xaosflux, I don't know but probably. I don't have OTRS access. I did make a request by emailing the stewards directly from my known email address. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 06:35, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

@Dennis Brown ok seems fine (we can't verify your email address, but you should have got an autoresponse to your email) - it's the same topic as above so seems fine. Request is enqueued. — xaosflux ^Talk 10:27, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

I did get the auto response. I'm not rushing, so that is fine. Just trying to get my ducks in a row so I can access the other wikis. I don't do a lot over at the others, but I can't do anything now except here at enwp. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 13:09, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

• xaosflux, been 5 days. I'm not rushing, but just curious what the average turn around time is for this. I've not received any notification except the initial email and the ping from meta. Dennis Brown 2¢ 07:44, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

  It's enqueued at SRGP so it has visibility. Generally the "not done's" get done pretty quick but the discretionary grants such as yours take longer. There is currently a backlog of stewards requests via meta/utrs/vrt in the hundreds. If there is a specific project you need to do something on immediately you may ask that project's admins to do a local grant in the meantime. (e.g. I just gave you a local grant on metawiki using my admin-hat there). — xaosflux ^Talk 10:09, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

  Got it, thank you, Xaosflux. I was just curious more than anything, figured it would take 2 or 3 days is all. I assume they do a CU, etc. I'm still busy here in my new home, got a Philippines drivers license today, my ACR (registered foreigner) card today, but over the next few months, I want to get more involved in learning the language, and doing some minor edits in Tagalog and Cebuano, in part to learn some of the grammar structure. Have a good friend to look over my shoulder, and she speaks them both natively. Dennis Brown 2¢ 10:21, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

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"I won't discuss content with you because, as I stated, I don't care about the content, only behavior" - Dennis Brown 2024 Asingleshardofconsciousnes (talk) 10:38, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

• Please take this to your own user talk page, not here. Since you are seeking an unblock for that one page, it is inappropriate to address it on Yamla's page, my page, and your talk page. Dennis Brown 2¢ 11:34, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Arbitrators have proposed a motion to suspend the Mzajac case for three months at the proposed decision page. During this period, Mzajac will be temporarily desysopped, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Mzajac/Proposed decision#Motion to suspend for further information. Comments are welcome at the proposed decision talk page. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 19:30, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello. I've requested appeal of my GenSex t-ban. -- GoodDay (talk) 17:20, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Dennis,

I'm looking at the version of Paul Laviolette at the time that it was speedied, and also the versions at Paul LaViolette at the time they were nominated for deletion (2nd nomination, 3rd nomination) and actually deleted (2nd nomination, 3rd nomination).

I don't think that this was a valid

I'm on my mobile right now, using my Alt account but please feel free to modify my actions as you see fit. Farmer Brown - 2¢ 03:59, 2 February 2024 (UTC) Farmer Brown - 2¢ 03:59, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

• Red-tailed hawk I undeleted, renamed to preferred name, and sent to Draft:Paul LaViolette. I still have some misgivings, but respect your judgement in the matter. Since you are familiar with the copyright issues, I will leave that to you, rather than try to fix it myself, as I'm a bit short of time to comb through it right now. It still needs to go through DRV, but that is another matter. Dennis Brown 2¢ 04:52, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

  Thank you for letting me know. I've gone through the article and tried to clean it up as best I can. I'm noticing that there are some potential

  WP:PSCI-related issues in the draft, so I am going to keep an eye on it as it develops. I'm fairly convinced that the individual is notable, though. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest)

  05:25, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

• Red-tailed hawk, did you notice this? [1] I'm staying out of it, since I had reverted a previous block, but in addition to the copyright issues (and bordering on edit warring), it might help if you took a look. This is the behavior I spoke of earlier, rather aggressive. Dennis Brown 2¢ 12:26, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

  The aggressive behavior shows that an indefinite block was warranted, albeit for a different reason that the first block was for. My apologies for taking up so much of your time with the unblock request. — Red-tailed sock _{(Red-tailed hawk's nest)} 16:04, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

  We both learned something. Farmer Brown - 2¢ 21:19, 2 February 2024 (UTC) Farmer Brown - 2¢ 21:19, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

  Logging in to explain further Red-tailed hawk. I was right that something was wrong, and I still think he is a sock of someone, perhaps of the account I named, which probably has other socks that weren't caught (likely) or meatpuppetry (very possible). However, you were correct that evidence connecting the two was very weak, weak enough to warrant you questioning the block, so I don't blame you a bit for doing so. For me, it was a gut call, and gut calls aren't always welcomed here, and they aren't always right, so it was a calculated risk. I have no problem with your questioning my call. Even while taking action (both the delete and the block), I knew it might be questioned, but I'm a little old school, and willing to take the risk, but also willing to back out and let someone else handle the case if they have legitimate questions regarding my actions. So, realistically, I did jump the gun a bit, and your actions were perfectly fine, thus nothing to apologize about. Again, we both learned something. Dennis Brown 2¢ 21:45, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

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I'm not sure how to set up a SPI, but Big Whack (

Plus the other rapid fire edit accounts.

talk

) 07:32, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• I've blocked 4 5 I think. We need something besides playing whackamole. {{checkuser needed}} Dennis Brown - 2¢ 07:33, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
  • I ran some checks, it is Hamish Ross. I didn't see any others that weren't blocked. Some measures are in place already, not much else to do. Spicy (talk) 10:06, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Can you please semi

WP:ANI? After semi, watch out for auto-confirmed gamed socks, which may require ECP. --Stylez995 (talk

) 07:47, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

I would rather not, to be honest, for reasons that might not be obvious. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 07:50, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Kinu put semi on it, which is fine. I wouldn't have and would have let him run out of old socks (2017) or get tuckered out, but that's ok. It wasn't hard to contain him, like a hamster in a ball, since he stayed in one place. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 08:08, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

I see there's no recent socking after you blocked the last sock since 07:59 UTC. Hopefully, CheckUser should eradicate the sleepers. Thanks for watching the page and whacking those socks. Stylez995 (talk) 08:14, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

That is due to the semiprotection by Kinu. That's ok, I didn't have a problem playing whackamole and letting them use up some accounts. Easy to hit a couple of buttons, I was playing Bejeweled in between whacks. Easy stuff. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 08:19, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Actually, seems like they are farming some autoconfirmed permissions (or just the one?): Special:Contribs/A really cool tour. – 2804:F14:80C6:A301:D4DC:46FF:5933:EF85 (talk) 08:16, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

The mass delete tool makes short work of it. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 08:23, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Happy adminship anniversary! Hi Dennis Brown! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of your successful request for adminship. Enjoy this special day! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:33, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

I note you used your administrative powers to delete one of my contributions on the grounds of "Grossly insulting, degrading, or offensive material". I must say I disagree that my contributions could be described as such. Can you revert your deletion or explain why not? 116.255.53.19 (talk) 16:03, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

I do think this was likely an error. The revision deleted was not one that added the victim's name, and revisions on either end of it still include the name. I'm ready to reverse the deletion, but I'd love to hear from DB first. Incidentally, IP116, RD2 is not just for grossly insulting material, but also for BLP violations, which is the reason that was included in the deletion log. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 16:17, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

It was a mistake. I had gone in and researched afterwards and I was trying to make heads or tails but didn't have a chance to action it before it got late here. Farmer Brown - 2¢ (alt: Dennis Brown) 22:41, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done, sorry about the delay. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 23:41, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:14, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Dennis Brown, if you have the free time, could you have a look at and respond to

 Done Dennis Brown - 2¢ 03:21, 18 March 2024 (UTC)