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Administrator changes

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• Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
• Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
• Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
• Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
• An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

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Thank you! –Vipz (talk) 15:42, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. PhilKnight (talk) 15:44, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Phil, it's been a while. Hope you're okay. I'm just letting you know that I blocked Mdsajibhosen. I know you declined the AIV report and I would never normally block after another admin has declined but it's my experience that editors whose first edit is so obviously promotional never become productive editors and sometimes return to dormant accounts to add more spam links/promotional material so there's no downside and potentially a big upside to blocking them. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:27, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Harry, thanks for letting me know. PhilKnight (talk) 15:46, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 18:11, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply

It seems the entire range, Special:Contributions/65.254.0.0/19 is an open proxy range as well. Seawolf35 (talk - email) 16:19, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind. Seawolf35 (talk - email) 16:20, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Thank you for blocking the user writing rude comments on the talk page. Cheers! NoobThreePointOh (talk) 17:38, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 03:34, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings, PhilKnight. There appears to be a checkuser block to a user named Elie goodman. However, the person blocked has said that it seems to be a false alarm. It would help out a lot if you can look at this. Cheers, Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 16:55, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Firefly: - could you post your findings about the Elie goodman block on the checkuser wiki please? PhilKnight (talk) 17:55, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@PhilKnight done - here. firefly ( t · c ) 17:57, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! PhilKnight (talk) 18:01, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Wikiexplorationandhelping: - the checkuser evidence shows a possible match to a banned user. I think it's best we wait for ArbCom to review the unblock request. I have just sent them an email asking for them to review the unblock request. PhilKnight (talk) 18:22, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Got it, appreciate the response! I was just afraid that it was a

bite, as the user is new, and hasn't made edits that were very disruptive. If this indeed is a false positive, might want to leave a note when unblocked that says "false positive" or along the lines of that. After all, we don't want to drive good editors away, right? I'll continue to follow on this from time to time and see what happens. Thank you for looking at such short notice! Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 22:34, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply

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 Done. PhilKnight (talk) 23:11, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	I'm sure you know why. Thanks for all the help. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:24, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 01:35, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for blocking

Looking at the edits the latest are to Lamborghini Countach and seem unrelated. I am sorry, but it looks like it would cause collateral damage. PhilKnight (talk) 21:08, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).

Administrator changes

• Ganesha811
• JPxG

• Ajpolino
• Lourdes
• Mairi
• RockMFR
• Somno
• WilyD

Beeblebrox → Just Step Sideways

CheckUser changes

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• The Arbitration Committee has announced a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
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You have blocked this range twice, it appears that the editor is using this range now for disruptive editing. TheAmazingPeanuts (talk) 03:07, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked for 48 hours. PhilKnight (talk) 07:25, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This editor is still being disruptive [1] [2] [3]. TheAmazingPeanuts (talk) 02:36, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you post on

WP:ANI about this. PhilKnight (talk) 03:12, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Seasons Greetings

Merry Christmas, PhilKnight! Wishing you Season's Greetings and a Happy Winter Solstice! As the year comes to a close, I want to express my appreciation for your dedicated efforts on Wikipedia and extend heartfelt thanks for your assistance throughout the years. May the holiday season bring you and your loved ones abundant joy, good health, and prosperity.

RV (talk) 17:09, 25 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 19:33, 25 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Did you block Kerashtra21 (talk) or not? – 𝙰𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚟™ 🗿 12:09, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked indefinitely as an obvious sock puppet. PhilKnight (talk) 14:36, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).

Administrator changes

Clovermoss

Dennis Brown

• Julia W
• Marasmusine
• PBS

CheckUser changes

• Aoidh
• HJ Mitchell
• Sdrqaz
• Spicy
• ToBeFree
• Vanamonde93
• Z1720

Maxim

• Enterprisey
• Izno
• SilkTork

Oversighter changes

• Aoidh
• Firefly
• Sdrqaz
• ToBeFree
• Z1720

Maxim

• Enterprisey
• Izno
• SilkTork

Arbitration

• Following the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Aoidh, Cabayi, Firefly, HJ Mitchell, Maxim, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720.
• Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee rescinded the restrictions on the page name move discussions for the two Ireland pages that were enacted in June 2009.
• The arbitration case Industrial agriculture has been closed.

Miscellaneous

• The New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in January 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,000 unreviewed articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!

Can you suppress or at least revdelete the usernames in all the disruptive edits at Bodily integrity, Personal rights, and Self-ownership? They are/include a real name of someone who didn't make the edits and are intended to make the person with that name look bad. 41.36.160.35 (talk) 16:51, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I have contacted the other oversighters to gain a consensus on the best approach. PhilKnight (talk) 17:04, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The answer seems to be revision delete. Hopefully we have got them all now. PhilKnight (talk) 17:44, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Needs some more blocks. IP is evading. Nobody (talk) 12:25, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked 1, and semi-protected the page for 3 months. PhilKnight (talk) 12:28, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What about the other 3 pages they targeted?

Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator Nobody (talk) 12:30, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply

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All 3 semi-protected for 3 months. PhilKnight (talk) 12:34, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Also it looks like the IPs might be proxys (but you know probably more than me about that) Nobody (talk) 12:35, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You very much for your kind assistance in my learning. WKPlocaleditor (talk) 17:48, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. PhilKnight (talk) 17:51, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For your work fighting vandalism, I sincerely thank you. Professor Penguino (talk) 04:03, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. PhilKnight (talk) 04:07, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings PhilKnight,

Thanks for all you do. You recently blocked Naveen for disruptive editing. They are again on Draft:Thandel with an IP and a brand new account User:Rapo0103. IP is behaving more or less similar to Naveen by removing declined AFC templates from there. I am wondering if there is any permanent solution to it. Maliner (talk) 18:58, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Maliner, I have blocked the sockpuppet. PhilKnight (talk) 20:46, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks PhilKnight. Maliner (talk) 20:56, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rapo0103/sandbox G5? Maliner (talk) 21:30, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. PhilKnight (talk) 21:36, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@PhilKnight: Thank you so much. Maliner (talk) 21:43, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Lodha (clan) because target page did not mentioned the subject/title being related to Target or any sources there not mentioned the subject and edit filter template bother me when I try to do what I can do now.? 103.191.122.41 (talk) 19:23, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply

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I have implemented your proposed edit. PhilKnight (talk) 19:47, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@PhilKnight, Thank you very much sir for responding to me and looking into the edit filter problem. God bless you. Have an appealing day. 103.191.122.41 (talk) 20:21, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

When you added the infobox ([4]), was the infobox contents based on any "standard" boilerplate for adding clans? Or are these clan additions being generated by a project somewhere? — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 23:13, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I added the infobox to make an edit on behalf of an IP who was blocked by the edit filter. PhilKnight (talk) 07:26, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks. Done. PhilKnight (talk) 11:15, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]