User talk:Deskana/Archive 28
DB
Per this, why did you remove my db tag? I am literally the only editor, it's a stub, poor references and the chance of the article expanding is very unlikely. ς ح д r خ є 14:15, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
- I checked the history and saw that you weren't the only editor. What I didn't realise at the time is that the other "editor" was a bot! I've now deleted the page. Sorry about that. --Deskana (talk) 14:39, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
Can you block the IP 71.239.23.70?
On the article,
re CLA68 ACE09 talkpage
As per my comments at my talkpage, I have removed the content I originally posted at the above - pending my finding diffs that support my interpretation of events. I have also removed your comments there, since they were redundant upon my removal of mine. I trust that you are agreeable to this further action, but if not then why not just block me for a bit (I feel I still really haven't arrived, having such a unviolated block log) rather than some chit chat. Cheers, anyhoo, for the input. LessHeard vanU (talk) 21:56, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
- I think that's one good example of the exception to the rule that you shouldn't modify/remove comments made by other people, so I do not object, of course. I do, however, regret to inform you that I am outraged by your implication that I block for frivolous reasons or with an excessive duration, and will accordingly be blocking you indefinitely for daring to speak to me in such a manner. Not. --Deskana (talk) 21:59, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Username
Thanks for the nice comment about my username, heh.
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I'm sorry. I didn't see the red padlock at the top. At that moment in time, no red padlock was there. JAF99 (talk) 13:58, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
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Unified login
Hej Deskana, I would like to create a unified login with my original name "Dansker", but there is an other user in the English Wikipedia using this name. It is possible and can you help me to capture this name over to my account? Thanks --Danskeren (talk) 02:53, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
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SPI
Hi Deskana,
First of all thank you very much for dealing with this SPI. Is that the end of it then (ie: should it be closed and archived)?
I also have a question regarding
Thanks,
- It is only a violation of the privacy policy if a checkuser says that, based on technical data obtained through use of the checkuser tool. As you can see in that SPI, I have made no comment based on any of the technical data, so I have not violated the policy. If you are referring to the comments made by User:George based on behavioural evidence, then that is also not a violation of the privacy policy as it is all conjecture based on evidence that is publically available. Hopefully this answers your question. If it does not, feel free to contact me again. --Deskana (talk) 03:45, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
- Hi, sorry for the confusion. I was referring to the comments by George. I'm a little unsure about your explanation though. Is it really publicly available evidence that "The IP address 99.236.137.50 is almost definitely Breein1007"? I have certainly never claimed that I was associated with that IP, so I'm not sure how that is publicly available, whether or not it is an accurate statement. Breein1007 (talk) 03:50, 5 April 2010 (UTC)]
- To put it bluntly: the privacy policy is concerned only with information derived from the checkuser tool, and since he does not have access to the checkuser tool, he cannot possibly have violated the privacy policy. To try to explain it a bit more: He has come to the conclusion that you're the same person as the IP based on your edits compared to the IP's edits. Both your edits and the IPs edits are publically available, so he is definitely well within his rights to say that. --Deskana (talk) 03:54, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
- To clarify, you're saying that Breein1007 (talk) 03:59, 5 April 2010 (UTC)]
- To clarify, you're saying that
- To put it bluntly: the privacy policy is concerned only with information derived from the checkuser tool, and since he does not have access to the checkuser tool, he cannot possibly have violated the privacy policy. To try to explain it a bit more: He has come to the conclusion that you're the same person as the IP based on your edits compared to the IP's edits. Both your edits and the IPs edits are publically available, so he is definitely well within his rights to say that. --Deskana (talk) 03:54, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
- Hi, sorry for the confusion. I was referring to the comments by George. I'm a little unsure about your explanation though. Is it really publicly available evidence that "The IP address 99.236.137.50 is almost definitely Breein1007"? I have certainly never claimed that I was associated with that IP, so I'm not sure how that is publicly available, whether or not it is an accurate statement.
(unindent) I apologise, I was talking only about the privacy policy. With regards to
]- Ok, I will ask another admin. Although to be honest, I don't think that knowledge of my IP address should affect the answer. Because either it's a violation of the policy or not... regardless of accuracy of the claim. Anyway, thanks again, Breein1007 (talk) 04:30, 5 April 2010 (UTC)]
Jimbo's page
Sorry, didn't mean to tread on your toes there. Rodhullandemu 23:55, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Brexx
When screening Brexx socks, you might find User:Kww/Brexx and User:Kww/Brexx2 handy. They are lists of frequent targets. Obviously, I may extend the series in the future.—Kww(talk) 00:35, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Breein1007
Hi Deskana, would it be possible for you to further clarify what you meant by the "inconclusive" result at this SPI case? Was Millmoss completely unrelated to the IP addresses, or just not exactly the same? And did you check only Millmoss' IP address, or those used by other NoCal100 sock puppets? Thanks! ← George talk 01:33, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
- "Inconclusive" basically means "We've got no way of answering the question you asked". You can think of it as, basically, a glorified "I have no idea", except it also means that other checkusers will also have no idea. --Deskana (talk) 08:33, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
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Great job you are doing there! I want to extend my gratitude and state that your edits deserve the highest praise. What would Wikipedia be without your kind. --Zaphood (talk) 00:19, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
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Hi - thanks again for your feedback/changes here. I think we've got a pretty good consensus to implement these changes and before I do so in a single edit I wanted to confirm whether or not you would like your changes attributed to you, and if so - would you care to perform a histmerge on the two forks of the article. If the attribution is not important then just let me know and I'll make all the changes in a single edit referencing your name in the comments. 7 23:15, 8 April 2010 (UTC) (this message copied to all three admin who helped with the page).
SPI:PeeWeeHurman
PMDrive1061 has requested further action in regard to this serial vandaliser of his user page. Since you did the check and confirmed it, I told him I would ask you to respond to his request. Thanks in advance, Auntie E. (talk) 01:06, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Account usurpation for unified login
Hello!
Accordingly to what is asked to be done, I’m sending to you, bureaucrat of the current wiki, a request for account usurpation by the name of “Ethaniel” for the Wikimedia unified login. My original account is on Wikipedia FR and, during my account unification attempt, it appeared that it already existed here, account on which I can not login. As this account had never contribute here, I hope that this usurpation won’t bother the real creator of this unused account. Thus, could you please usurp this account in order for me to finalise my Wikimedia accounts unification? Many thanks!
Ethaniel (d) 18:32, 10 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.69.234.48 (talk)
- Done. When you read this message, if you're logged in globally, your account should be created automatically :-) --Deskana (talk) 19:17, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
Brexx
Lil-unique1 decided to take the Brexx problem to a wider community at
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Hey Deskana, just letting you know that on this case Tnxman307 (talk · contribs) has kindly upped the block on Afatatlot (talk · contribs) to indef, meaning that all three accounts there are now indefinitely blocked, and I have tagged them as suspected sockpuppets of Stopallspam (talk · contribs). Hope this is alright, regards, SpitfireTally-ho! 13:55, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
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]- Thanks Deskana :). I will drop you a note in a few minutes, and after that i will be working trough my User:Excirial/Blocknote#Admin_To-Do_list admin to do list to make sure i don't end up on ANI for making a mess of things. Excirial (Contact me,Contribs) 17:22, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello!
Hi, Deskana. You may remember me from here. Just to let you know that our agreement expires today, so i hope that i fulfilled you expectations. :) Anyway, thanks for your helpful eye during those two weeks, and i hope that i can ask for you in the future.
P.S. BIG OBSTRUSIVE AND TOTALLY REDUNDANT EDIT NOTICE is so useful to have on talk page... :)
All best! --Tadijaspeaks 15:13, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Possible Sock puppetry, please help
Dear Deskana,
I have strong reasons to believe that User:Assyria 90 and User:Destudent are Sock Puppets of User:Shmayo. Their comment on this page came just minutes apart after more that 18 hours of Shmayo last activity, all to handle a single issue. Those other accounts have been basically idle, and just awoke at the voting stage of some suggestion in the above mentioned page. Please help verifying this issue, and please let me know what you find out.
Best Regards,--Tisqupnaia2010 (talk) 19:03, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
- You can file a request for checkuser clerk for help if you can't figure something out, though the process is reasonably straightfoward. --Deskana (talk) 19:08, 19 April 2010 (UTC)]
- Hello, sorry for disturbing you again. I have filed the case here, but I am not sure if there is something wrong with it. It has been there but it is not showing on the main page of Sockpuppet investigations. Could you please give it an eye to see what's wrong. I appreciate your help.--Tisqupnaia2010 (talk) 00:20, 20 April 2010 (UTC)