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Patroller[edit]

Hello.

Your account has been granted the patroller userright. This permission will allow you to mark edits and page creations as patrolled, view recent changes patrol marks and also quickly rollback consecutive revisions of an editor on a particular page. For more information on the patroller right, please see Meta:Patrollers. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. If you no longer want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. Happy editing! ❄️Mykola❄️ 18:02, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi EPIC please note that GSR is intended for wikis with no (or almost no) active sysops. Preferably we want to leave deletion decisions to the local community if there are active sysops. You might want to use User:Hoo man/Scripts/Active sysops which helps you deciding when to request deletion at GSR. Johannnes89 (talk) 20:26, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, will check that one out! I use Twinkle which has a box for requesting at GSR, and I haven't really checked each wiki that carefully, but I'll consider being more careful in the future. EPIC (talk) 20:33, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification regarding your advice[edit]

Hello EPIC, I would like some clarification regarding the advice you gave me on User talk:ChrisWx#Edit war with 2 things:

1. I used the IRC channel and used the admin ping noted on m:RFH to report. Does it usually take a while to respond, or was there an error with sending the message? How do I know whether the message sent or not? I have had no response so I am wondering.
2. Can I still revert the LTA, but not as much as I did earlier, or should I start avoiding them as a whole and let others deal with him?

Thanks in advance, ChrisWx 🌀 (talk - contribs) 00:53, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nvm, got a response on IRC, though the 2nd question stands. ChrisWx 🌀 (talk - contribs) 01:19, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I would say, you can revert vandals of course, but if it is clear that every time you revert them, they will revert you back - in that case, it should preferably be left to a sysop. EPIC (talk) 08:00, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I will definitely keep reverting vandalism, but thank you for clarifying, it's good to know the best way to handle those situations, especially on less active wikis than enwiki (where I usually do anti-vandal work as a rollbacker). I will keep this noted. ChrisWx 🌀 (talk - contribs) 17:15, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Great! Regarding enwiki, they also have an essay about this (en:WP:NOROLLBACK). EPIC (talk) 17:17, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! That is a helpful essay that clears up some things I was previously wondering about. It's the kind of the approach I'm now trying to take with situations like this. ChrisWx 🌀 (talk - contribs) 17:57, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GRN[edit]

Hi, please don't process request in language that you don't speak or from project in which you aren't active (or if you don't know the policy), at least until you get some experience (or, if you want to process a request but you have some doubts, just ask!). This is completely wrong. Remember that quality is more important than speed and keeping the queue empty and you shouldn't process a lot of requests - from different projects and languages - so rapidly! Thanks :) Superpes15 (talk) 01:18, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Superpes15: I know - that's why I declined the request, I usually reject users with blocks on other projects if nothing else. I didn't notice however, that this user's talk page access was revoked and that they could not request an unblock. I should have checked a bit more carefully before adding that into my statement, but either way a different global renamer would likely have declined the request due to the block. EPIC (talk) 09:19, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
For clarification, I usually check four things before accepting renaming requests;
  1. is the user blocked on one or more projects, or is the rename sought to conceal or obfuscate bad conduct in a different way?
  2. has the user already been renamed in the past six months?
  3. has the user requested an inappropriate username?
  4. is the username too similar to an existing username, which the system reacts to?
If the answer to all of these are no, I'll usually accept their request. So, I do check before renaming, but yes, it might seem rapid sometimes. EPIC (talk) 09:54, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
"Either way a different global renamer would likely have declined the request due to the block". Absolutely wrong. The block is for "nome utente inappropriato", so they need to be renamed, otherwise they can't be unblocked... As I said, please, avoid performing rename in a language that you don't speak or from a project with particular policy that you don't know! Thanks Superpes15 (talk) 23:57, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, thanks - I'll try to be more careful in the future, but in this case, the talk page access is revoked on itwiki according to CentralAuth, and thus I was unsure whether the rename could be performed as the user could not request an unblock even if they were renamed. Their only contribution on itwiki also seemed to be an advertising userpage. EPIC (talk) 00:04, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, itwiki has a particular policy, it's the only project in which the user talk is automatically blocked (and can't be technically unblocked). Following the practice (and the local policy) the unblock can be performed immediately after the rename (but a local sysop needs to be contacted). Usually, as local sysop on itwiki, I rename and then unblock :) No problem, we all learn by mistake, and if you don't try to perform renames, you can't be wrong, but you will never be experienced :P But remember to just ask when in doubt, there's nothing wrong, we all can learn more and more every day here (and this is one of the reason why Wiki is so beautiful) :) Superpes15 (talk) 00:11, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I'll take that into account, thanks! This is my second week as a renamer so I'm still not entirely familiar with everything, but feedback is of course appreciated as it does help me improve. EPIC (talk) 00:16, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Something a little related; I saw the Steward requests/Username changes#שומר הזכויות, And the number of edits of the user who wants to change his name is small (20). I suggest (as they suggested to me) working according to this this policy proposal, so that there are no unnecessary problems. Thanks, Neriah - 💬 - 22:23, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I also reacted to the fact that it was a little low, but, the user registered over three years ago and the edits they have made are serious. So yes, it was a bit on the border, but I'll give the benefit of the doubt since I don't believe the user, for example, will start vandalising out of nowhere, and we don't really have a clear policy regarding usurpations either. EPIC (talk) 22:31, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

re xwiki[edit]

As you have provoked the LTA by responding, and they are now getting at you xwiki, I have added you to one of the global defensive filters that will give you some pseudo-page protection. I have curated it to match your editing/sysop profile though it may overly protect certain wiki pages in the user nss complex. Please let me know if it is overly protecting and I need to tweak that filter. Typically it would be comms from newer users where you are semi-active on the wiki. You can track global-181 if you wish, and I do keep a light eye on it when a newbie added, typically it has been working well for each user added.  — billinghurst sDrewth 22:43, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unsure what you meant by provoke in this case, but thanks - I'll let you know if it's too harsh. EPIC (talk) 22:59, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
wikt:provoke: with this LTA anyone joining the game of any attention is a provocation and a cause to get you to play their trolling game. Be it xwiki talk page edits, username mimicry, repeat deletion requests or reversions on a page, etc. they will try it all to get you to react. The one who reacts best to their pissant efforts gets their focus. Best to yawn, be bored with their efforts and not feed the troll.  — billinghurst sDrewth 02:05, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I knew what provoke means, I was just a little unsure how you meant. But that explains it - and yes, I usually abide by en:Wikipedia:Don't edit-war with vandals or sockpuppets and use RFH or IRC if it's case of an obvious LTA. EPIC (talk) 09:55, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Billinghurst, d:Special:AbuseLog/28185573. This should probably not be done on a wiki where they are an administrator. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk)
16:34, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@1234qwer1234qwer4: and it shouldn't have as I have excluded wikidatawiki, so not certain why it has missed. I am going to have to explore and play, though no time at the moment. On the actual hit, that ICareBilling lot (w:en:Draft:ICareBilling) have been spamming us for a while xwiki, and my vindictive response to them is to give them the bird. <shrug> Also noting global search  — billinghurst sDrewth 22:17, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Billinghurst, Special:AbuseFilter/history/181/diff/prev/5792. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk)
15:57, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Billinghurst, as a steward, their Meta talk page should probably not be protected either. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk)
18:06, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@1234qwer1234qwer4: Everything changes "as a steward". I don't typically put stewards into that filter, nor even direct them towards that filter as its purpose is to stop the abuse of those who cannot defend themselves in those spaces, and they are typically not active in those spaces. Stewards, with their big pants on, can edit that filter, or make requests on edits to that filter.  — billinghurst sDrewth 19:59, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: If you do find it appropriate to remove me from the filter, feel free to do so. EPIC (talk) 20:03, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AGF[edit]

With metawiki, it is useful to AGF in certain cases where people make inexplicable edits, and to put a {{welcome}} message on their talk page. Rollback is useful, though it also can be confronting and challenging to some, so having the welcome message to point to if they escalate is helpful. Thanks.  — billinghurst sDrewth

I have used {{welcome}}, but I usually wait with using it until I have seen that the user has made a few edits and thus likely are good-faith editors. I've had cases on my home wiki where admins have welcomed users before they have really made edits, and later instead prove to be vandalism-only accounts. So, yes, I have used the welcome template, and will likely do so in the future too, but I usually use it with caution. EPIC (talk) 09:55, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Forced renaming for a dirty name[edit]

Hi EPIC, hope you're fine. I just notice your restore here, Thx for that, and found that you are a global renamer, so you may help. The account name is so dirty in Arabic, and he uses that name to insult an active user for his anti-vandalism contributions. Could you help with an informal forced renaming (to any arbitrary name), because I don't want to put his name here (at formal request), Thx --Mohanad Talk 22:58, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mohanad: Hello, thanks for your concern! I'm not really sure about this situation as I do not speak Arabic, but the best thing to do if it's a pure vandalism-only account is to hide the username from the logs, and maybe contact a steward if it's a case of cross-wiki abuse, as they have the ability to lock accounts globally. For example, we have علاء, who is a steward and is native in Arabic - he would likely be the right one to contact in that case. EPIC (talk) 23:10, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thx again, hope علاء could help -Mohanad Talk 23:14, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I just saw that Tegel locked the account. Thus this can likely be marked as resolved. EPIC (talk) 23:31, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello EPIC and Mohanad. I guess you can't see the edits/account now, right? This is a long term abuser. Regarding such accounts, please apply request at SRG with {{LockHide}}. Best --Alaa :)..! 18:30, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Nope, the username is now suppressed for me. As mentioned I don't speak Arabic, but I'm certain Mohanad was right about the name being inappropriate. EPIC (talk) 18:40, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thx @Alaa, the name is suppressed now, but still appears at restore revision summary, is there a mass hiding solution, or should hidden one by one? --Mohanad Talk 21:54, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately, one by one. In my opinion, it's better to ignore --Alaa :)..! 13:25, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your feedback is requested[edit]

Hello EPIC, We are conducting a poll of global renamers and stewards regarding some future toolings related to some rename requests. Your feedback is requested at the poll on VRT WIKI. Best regards, — xaosflux Talk 00:18, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there Xaosflux - I happened to see that survey yesterday, so it's done, except for one question I apparently had forgotten, so that is now also answered. EPIC (talk) 06:56, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Hey EPIC, wanted to drop a note of appreciation for the fantastic job you are doing as a renamer. Thanks! – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi DreamRimmer, and thank you - I'm happy it is appreciated! EPIC (talk) 12:07, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Renombre de usuario[edit]

La página a la que me había movido por el renombre de usuario que pedí a Wikipedia ya no aparece como tal, he vuelto a utilizar Christhian Oliva y no ChristhianOliva.

Quiero volver a utilizar la nueva página que creó y no la que ha redigirido @LuchoCR que sale siendo la misma que había dejado Christhian Oliva (talk) 14:15, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I will let LuchoCR handle this, as I do not speak Spanish. EPIC (talk) 15:39, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations[edit]

Congratulations on being elected as a steward! Your dedication and commitment to the community have been recognized, and I'm confident you'll excel in your new role. Wishing you all the best as you embark on this important journey of service and stewardship. – DreamRimmer (talk) 06:33, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the welcome! I will be happy to serve the community. EPIC (talk) 06:51, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kage[edit]

Thank you. :) -Manchiu (talk) 16:17, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, thank you for reporting. EPIC (talk) 16:18, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations![edit]

Heartiest congratulations on your stewardship! Best regards, ─ Aafī (talk) 18:59, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! It's been fun serving in these first days and it will be fun to continue in this next year too. EPIC (talk) 19:02, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats[edit]

Hi, EPIC! Congrats for the selection. Nicely done! Julius 12345 (talk) 12:12, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the welcoming! EPIC (talk) 12:35, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Implementing community consensus in Belarusian Classical Wikipedia[edit]

Hello, dear EPIC! How are you? Could you, please, as a steward implement the consensus of the community in Belarusian Classical Wikipedia in terms of: 1) my election as an administrator (be-tarask:Вікіпэдыя:Адміністрацыя#Удзельнік:W), 2) enforcement of the rule on 3-year term limits for admins & bureaucrats (be-tarask:Вікіпэдыя:Галасаваньні/Правіла абраньня адмінаў) based on the results of the vote (6 for & 2 against)? (-1 against as inelligible) Best wishes,—W (talk) 06:56, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, we can't really implement a consensus if there isn't a consensus. The discussions are quite old (5 and 8 months each) so I don't know how well it reflects current community views. I would recommend opening new discussions on this, perhaps? EPIC (talk) 07:44, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It looks like the Belarusian community consensus has become wider with the second discussion. And in the 1st vote even the only voter against my adminship called the obstruction of vote results on the side of the bureucrat - a "dictatorship". I would also like to draw attention to the abuse of the same bureaucrat with blocking my account without any corresponding reason, based on the rules of Wikipedia. That abuse happened during the 2nd vote, that was rigged. I guess that makes the next vote problemtic & demands for the implementation of the previous ones. To put things into perspective, that same bureucrat blocked the forum for a year after my further criticism. Would it be advisable to ask for Office actions? Best wishes,--W (talk) 06:36, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, like mentioned I don't know exactly what happened here. But, we can't really act without any consensus, so it would be best trying to gain some kind of new consensus here. EPIC (talk) 06:53, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Admin actions[edit]

Good day. Thank you for your contributions as a steward, but I noticed that you are doing administrative stuff that isn't covered by Meta:Meta–steward relationship#Administrative actions on Meta. Such as incorrectly classified G1s, G7s and some erroneous translations. Please either apply for local adminship or leave it for local admins. Thank you. --Min☠︎rax«¦talk¦» 03:46, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, have I missed out on something here? I was of course aware of the MSR, but I've gotten the impression that stewards can take local admin actions on Meta in obvious/non-controversial cases (e.g. for vandalism or spam). I have consulted with other stewards about this before, who have given their OK (and for example, see also here.) EPIC (talk) 07:15, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Left a note there as well. G7s and other non-vandalism stuff should only be dealt with by local admins, unless they contain PII, which should be deleted and suppressed under the oversight policy. --Min☠︎rax«¦talk¦» 01:34, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Minorax: I would disagree with you here as well - my reading of MSR is that G7 is covered under that rule. I personally don't like your comment, because it creates unnecessary friction with stewards who already have to be conservative with things like these. Leaderboard (talk) 04:37, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm actually asking EPIC to refrain from doing administrative stuff that is not urgent enough for a non-admin to act. The only 2 points covered are blocking vandals and deleting vandalism. G7 is a speedy criteria for out of scope content, it may or may not be vandalism, if it's vandalism, it can be deleted under G1. I also stated that EPIC is free to request for local adminship so that their actions doesn't go against MSR. --Min☠︎rax«¦talk¦» 04:50, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I do understand what Minorax is trying to say here, and I will be a bit more restrictive with local admin actions here in the future to take it safe. EPIC (talk) 06:01, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism[edit]

Hej--I saw you blocked 204.191.56.227. I think it might be a good idea to block the range, 204.191.56.226/31. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 16:48, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea, I checked the cross-wiki contribs so I rangeblocked for a week as well. EPIC (talk) 16:52, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

hi[edit]

I sent you a friend request but you didn't accept it :-( Lionel Cristiano (talk) 22:15, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Where did you send a friend request? EPIC (talk) 22:16, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
discord Lionel Cristiano (talk) 22:18, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I don't really check my friend requests there that often, but I usually don't accept requests from people I don't really know either. EPIC (talk) 22:31, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am Turkish-Argentine, I supported Sweden's accession to NATO. And I supported u in choosing the steward.1 U made me sad bro :( Lionel Cristiano (talk) 22:44, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
i just want to be friends. Lionel Cristiano (talk) 22:48, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No worries :) I don't have anything against anyone, and my messages are always open - it's just that most of the timr I have a hard time evaluating friend requests. EPIC (talk) 23:03, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
no problem, good night :) Lionel Cristiano (talk) 23:12, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
my love @EPIC Heiseneberg (talk) 12:23, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global block[edit]

Hi! I saw you blocked the IP 2402:7500:4E8:7B01:BBB6:5B03:796:DCF3 globally. The IP wrote a message on my discussion page (Norwegian wiki). About 11 hours later, the IP 2001:B042:3808:858C:D635:A621:1C6E:3D53 wrote the exact same message. Perhaps consider the same block on that IP too? Best regards. 1000mm (talk) 07:16, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I've blocked that one as well. (also, you might get a quicker response if you report on SRG) :-) EPIC (talk) 07:56, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A global edit filter can help[edit]

Hi. I recently noticed that you globally blocked User:Jack99232 for cross-wiki spam (actually "Spam-only account", but the spam is ongoing on multiple wikis including Persian Wikipedia (fawiki) for a month or so). As an admin on fawiki, I created an edit filter to prevent spam only accounts from creating spam pages and block them when they try to create the page. The filter has been active for about 3 days and correctly blocked 6 users. I was thinking that this filter can help stewards to fight the recent spam, at least by creating some useful logs. I don't know if you can see the filter itself (It's private) or its logs on fawiki, let me know if you need local access to edit filters. Best wishes, Jeeputer (talk) 08:12, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the help! (even though I'm not the most active when it comes to developing abuse filters) EPIC (talk) 08:20, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks from SWMT member[edit]

Thanks for your quick respond in SRG
It`s kind of annoying seeing the cross-wiki VOA/LTA flooding the SWViewer`s RC queue, especially when I`m waiting for the block after the report. Your quick block/locks are impressing and this Steward Barnstar is for you. Thanks for your work! ChasingAir (talk) 10:56, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the appreciation! I'm glad I can help. :) EPIC (talk) 11:24, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Avoided[edit]

Hi EPIC, Steward requests/Global/2024-w11#Global lock for Deutsche Bundesregierung is definitely not LTA Avoided. Even without LWCU that's quite obvious because the account was created using a mobile device [1], while Avoided usually doesn't use mobile devices (and Avoided usernames are usually offensive, e.g. nazi/racist/sexist hate speech or some kind of toilet „humour“). Looking at the CU Log [2] neither the provider nor the geolocation resembles anything I've ever seen from Avoided (e.g. [3]).

@Kleshkreikne I don't understand why you linked the dewiki sockpuppet investigation page for Avoided? That's hugely misleading, the account was never checkusered at dewiki (for obvious reasons, every dewiki admin could have easily told you that this is not Avoided). We've had multiple non-dewiki users falsely reporting accounts as Avoided in the past couple of months, please leave it to dewiki admins/patrollers who are familiar with Avoided to report them to SRG (if needed at all).

I suspect this account was created as a joke, perhaps by a student. The account was blocked at dewiki because the username could mislead people thinking its an official account of the en:Cabinet of Germany, but that's usually not a reason for global locking. @1234qwer1234qwer4 fyi. Johannnes89 (talk) 07:28, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My bad. Well I thought the username implies that this was indeed Avoided. I know Avoided has been known for their inappropriate usernames in German but sorry, I’ve never dealt with a sockpuppet from other than en.wiki. I realized my inexpierence somehow has led to this problem. So okay, unlocking it is completely fine even if I might not be familiar with other language Wikipedias. I’ve never dealt with this guy, nor even ISECHIKA. So let’s deem it as a false positive. kleshkreikne. t 07:34, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, my bad too, I've usually been able to recognize Avoided (the usernames usually makes it quite obvious), but I suppose I just made a mistake. I will leave that account locked simply because it's not really worth unlocking and the username is not appropriate either (it's the name of Germany's federal government), but I'll be more careful. EPIC (talk) 07:44, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Account creation was disabled, so they might theoretically still want to rename themselves. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk)
11:42, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't exactly remember this lock since it was a few days ago, but I think looked at the pattern with German usernames and IPv6 addresses. Not sure it really was Avoided now that this came up three days later, but given that the autoblock on dewiki has expired they have the ability to register a new account. EPIC (talk) 12:01, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

item to check[edit]

Hi EPIC, would you please check on this: https://w.wiki/9ZxT ? Thank you, — xaosflux Talk 22:23, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, done and left a note there. EPIC (talk) 22:32, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User request[edit]

EPIC, please can you semi-protect my user subpage that ate very important for me and that page are include User:Aviram7/SimpleStatus/Install and User:Aviram7/SimpleStatus. if you semi-protect my both usersubpages on my request per WP:UPPROT, then I feel more happy ;if you feel free, so please protect them. :)~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 06:44, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm not an administrator on Meta-Wiki so in accordance with the MSR policy I can't place page protections. You might want to ask the administrators through Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat. Thanks :) EPIC (talk) 06:56, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for you're response, I'm not in rush and I'll wating for time when you receiving admin rights on metawiki, so, please hold my request until you didn't not receiving administrator rights. :)~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 07:10, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]