User talk: Tide rolls

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I will not nitpick details any more, but I am going to say only this.

I should not have replaced bison with bisons, as "bison" is an accepted plural word for bison and I have only seen this recently.

Bison and bisons are both correct and this is confirmed in several dictionaries.

Not sure what the mischief on your archive 55 is about. User talk:Tide rolls/Archive 55 (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs) Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 05:28, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up, @Jim1138:. I saw the explanation on your user talk. If it goes no further then all is well. Tiderolls 12:38, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Now someone's deleting from User talk:Tide rolls/Archive 56 (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs) and just deleted from 55... Jim1138 (talk) 04:08, 17 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Both 55 and 56 are now semi-indeffed. Jim1138 (talk) 00:34, 19 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 14:41, 18 February 2018 (UTC) 147.158.109.90 (talk) 14:59, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think that was your only choice. Thanks! Now normally we would probably revert to 'last stable version'; in this case, I think that that's... November last year! — O Fortuna ^{semper crescis, aut decrescis} 16:23, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi:I agree that the article presents problems. There has been input by other editors on the talk page, though. Perhaps you could provoke interest in resuming some method of for addressing the situation. Tiderolls 17:10, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A little out of my comfort zone I'm afraid :D but perhaps it was more in the nature of a dare...? Ah-ha... — fortunavelut luna 17:13, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Are you feeling it? Apparently we have depth. Drmies (talk) 02:31, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's gonna be a different look, professor, to be sure. Minkah's back (bless his heart), and Hurts and Scarbrough should be able to slice and dice. I'm sorry...I miss #22 and #56. Phreaking Ho-meric.<---it's a The Quiet Man reference. A bit before your time but ya can't beat the Fitzgerald brothers...and John Ford's brother has a cameo. Tiderolls 12:56, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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I am not calling an experienced editor an vandal. I only did that to Jim1138 (talk) because he is only an online fraud and vandalises many people's edits like mine's. You really deserve a barnstar for trying to do the right thing. Can we be friends?Thechinesekid (talk) 14:04, 2 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Here's your barnstar for doing the right thing. If you want to help me, please delete Jim1138's account if you can. He is making a lot of trouble for us so far. Thechinesekid (talk) 14:08, 2 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I made you some lunch for the day. This cheeseburger is made by my heart and you deserve it as my friend. Thechinesekid (talk) 14:11, 2 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That could have gone a bit better, but it could have gone a lot worse. Defense was good, and OL showed promise, though I'm sure we all want to see domination from the start. But the first W is there. Take it easy Tide--drop on by in your state capitol one of these days.

• I guess I missed you on your many trips to the heart of Dixie. Ah well. What do you think? Are we going to give up a TD on this drive? Are we going to put some pressure on the QB or what? Is the taco meat I'm making too spicy? After how many does tequila become a bad thing? Is there any use to Boy Scoutism at all? Questions, questions, Tide rolls, and you're not answering any. Drmies (talk) 00:13, 17 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Dude come on. Drmies (talk) 00:15, 17 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Hurts runs like football is a fun game.
  Woohoo almost got Ridley... ! Drmies (talk) 00:20, 17 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

i may be tempting fate but i never put my lucky shirt on. so far so good. rtr

Apologies, Professor, too much debauchery. Especially for one of my age. Tiderolls 22:39, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Hey, I still wore a shirt--just not my lucky shirt. I'm saving it for when we need it. Take it easy, and remember I got your coffee ready in the Capital of Dreams. Drmies (talk) 23:20, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Professor, I'm thinking one of us should create a sub-page R T R. See how long it takes to MfD. Thoughts? Tiderolls 13:14, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Look at my recent log and ask yourself if I could have any thoughts left, haha! The sheer repetitivenes of semi-protecting and proxy-blocking...I'm going to get more coffee and pretend to do some work. Drmies (talk) 15:55, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Dude. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.117.243.134 (talk) 03:18, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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...to you and yours, from the Great White North! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 03:32, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In response to the message you left on my talk page, I respectfully disagree. It is more important to avoid providing obviously incorrect information / misinformation, than it is to follow some "policy" on providing so-called references, which may, or may not, be scientifically correct, depending upon the age of the material in question. Therefore, I regard the failure to obtain consensus or to state a valid objective FACT that may support contradictory to my edit to be outright vandalism, where the challenger fails to obtain consensus. Especially, where the revisionist was clearly attempting to elicit a negative response. Mind you, this is my interpretation of policy, where policy appears to contradict itself at best, in my opinion.So, again, I reiterate the fact that I respectfully disagree with everything you have to say on the topic. That said, it is still clearly WRONGFUL to modify other people's edits without at least having brought any issues to their attention FIRST. (Thats called having basic RESPECT for others!) Therefore, this guy was clearly in the wrong, either way you want to look at it. 108.201.29.108 (talk) 01:37, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I was simply advising you on how to avoid being blocked. By all means, ignore my advice. Tiderolls 14:01, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Punisher (2004 film) page is being vandalized by a sock puppet.[1]

• 85.173.130.28
• 85.173.130.5
• 85.173.130.4

The person is giving no explanation for the change in the Edit summary or in the talk page. I think the page needs to be locked for a little bit-Æ-202 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 12:07, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Æ-202. The most recent edits I saw didn't appear to be vandalism. That's mostly due to my inexperience with the subject matter. Has there been a long term effort to change the information in the article against consensus? Could you direct me to where the consensus was determined? There could be a case made for disruption if there has been a long term problem. Thanks for helping watch over the article; I'd be glad to help out where I'm able. Just get the info to me that shows the disruption. Tiderolls 13:56, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

...and Roll Tide Roll! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.117.243.134 (talk) 03:31, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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I saw this edit and felt it was a stellar explanation and was very encouraging. It's everything Wikipedia should be, and often isn't. It's also a good reminder to me of how to approach an editor who really does appear to be trying but doesn't seem to be finding their legs. Well done! Walter Görlitz (talk) 07:38, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Walter. I was trying to restrain myself; your positive feedback helps my confidence. I'll try to make the same effort in the future. Happy New Year Tiderolls 13:21, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No, thank you both. Tide, I appreciate your patience; Lord knows I could do with some of that. Drmies (talk) 16:34, 11 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cause I’m teaching in a couple of hours so you have it. RMFT ROLL!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.77.236.214 (talk) 06:29, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to undo vandalism from IP address user[2] who gives no source links in order to prove the changes they've he/she made, but user Ifnord[3] is putting the vandalism back on the page without providing proof either.108.82.12.132 (talk) 20:37, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The editor in your message is not reinstating vandalism. Please see WP:NOTVAND. Additionally, you are edit warring and employing juvenile edit summaries. I implore you to stop these behaviors and begin discussing your differences on the article talk pages. Tiderolls 20:59, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there--I've never seen this page about bicycles let alone edited it, yet I have a note telling me my edit was reverted. I have a login, and no one has ever used this computer IP address except me, ever.

How could this happen? The edit also looks homophobic; I don't want to be associated with it.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Syelle (talk • contribs) 02:59, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• @Syelle: One of the advantages of registering an account is that your IP address is, for the most part, known only to you. Hopefully that will alleviate any worry regarding being associated with the edit in question. I can't help explain how the edit occurred; further, I believe that to pursue the matter would mean revealing personal information that would be best avoided. If my post is unclear or you'd like further discussion please let me know. Thanks Tiderolls 13:33, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yau Thing Ma?

PUKIMAK!

I want to see the deleted edit by 24.190.40.112 on my talk page.[4] I want you to see it and I care about that. Thanks.

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@Ayuta Tonomura: I urge you to move on. Wikipedia needs accurate, reliable content. Focus on that. Everything else is static. Tiderolls 19:51, 24 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey, Tide Rolls. I see you, or "you", have been accusing me of eating all the sweets.[5] Have some! Bishonen | talk 08:48, 10 April 2018 (UTC).[reply]

Appreciate your explanation. You gave a much better explanation than the other editor for why we should not use flags in the climate article. His or her best explanation for why we should not use flags...it's too much clutter. So he/she unilaterally decided to undo about an hour's worth of work because he/she felt it was too "cluttered". That looks and sounds like vandalism. G. Capo (talk) 14:52, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply, @G. Capo:. If you check WP:VAND you'll see a definition of: ..editing (or other behavior) deliberately intended to obstruct or defeat the project's purpose. Edits may be frustrating in their result, or even incorrect, and still not be vandalism. I apologize for harping. My aim is to provide sufficient information to help you understand. Thanks for your patience, Tiderolls 15:03, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

User DasallmächtigeJ[6] is stating the on Mad Max video game page that's it's both a prequel and a sequel to Fury Road[7], however the source links on the page don't support that claim.

• "A Mad Max game is coming, but it's not going to be related to any of the movies, because of Avalanche's radical position that movie tie-ins are pretty terrible."

• "A Mad Max game is in development, but don't call it a movie tie-in. Developer Avalanche Studios is making it clear that their upcoming game, based on the long-standing franchise, is not tied to any of the films, particularly the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road."[8]

• "The studio is very clear that this game is in no way associated with the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road movie starring Tom Hardy, that it is very much an original, standalone story, set in a standalone world."[9]

The official comic book doesn't show the events of the video game[10] and the Mad Max wiki doesn't use the events of the game on the character's page, "Do not put information from the video game. It is not canon.".[11]

DasallmächtigeJ is not only putting in his opinions on the page but links to opinions from people who didn't work on the game and had nothing to do with it.108.208.136.214 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 10:08, 20 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

For the record, I expanded the article with several sources on how the film and the game are connected. The user appears to be some sort of errate fan, his only excuse for removing my content is that it a.) doens't appear in a comic book (because obviously you put out a comic book with the exact same content as a game and of course they can't have two separate stories) and his assertion that b.) because the developers stated that it is not a frame-by-frame reproduction of the movie it of course cannot be a prequel. I tried to reason with him, but he simply reverted the edit and cleaned his talk page. I actually don't like doing this, but I will have to report him now and suggest to protect the page.--DasallmächtigeJ (talk) 14:25, 20 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• User DasallmächtigeJ is still not providing any real proof from the studio, the developer or from George Miller himself that would backup his claim that's it's connected to the film. The video game's story doesn't even fit Fury Road or any past Mad Max film. Mad had a baby boy, not a preteen girl, Glory in the game isn't the same from the movie and comic book (written by Miller). Max meets her and her mother differently, the car he has at the end of the game is not the same as the one seen at the beginning of Fury Rad. Like I said, user DasallmächtigeJ is just using a review's opinion and speculation, that's not how wikipedia articles work. The way he's editing the page, it doesn't make any sense, it's not connected the film... and yet... it somewhat is...108.208.136.214 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 09:04, 21 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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• A proposal is being discussed which would create a new "event coordinator" right that would allow users to temporarily add the "confirmed" flag to new user accounts and to create many new user accounts without being hindered by a rate limit.

Technical news

• AbuseFilter has received numerous improvements, including an OOUI overhaul, syntax highlighting, ability to search existing filters, and a few new functions. In particular, the search feature can be used to ensure there aren't existing filters for what you need, and the new equals_to_any function can be used when checking multiple namespaces. One major upcoming change is the ability to see which filters are the slowest. This information is currently only available to those with access to Logstash.
• When blocking anonymous users, a cookie will be applied that reloads the block if the user changes their IP. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. This currently only occurs when hard-blocking accounts.
• The block notice shown on mobile will soon be more informative and point users to a help page on how to request an unblock, just as it currently does on desktop.
• There will soon be a calendar widget at Special:Block, making it easier to set expiries for a specific date and time.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee is seeking additional clerks to help with the arbitration process.

Obituaries

• Lankiveil (Craig Franklin) passed away in mid-April. Lankiveil joined Wikipedia on 12 August 2004 and became an administrator on 31 August 2008. During his time with the Wikimedia community, Lankiveil served as an oversighter for the English Wikipedia and as president of Wikimedia Australia.

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Hi. Last year you blocked User:Dino nam for edit warring. That I know of, this user was involved in a protracted dispute over at Battle of Ia Drang with User:Tnguyen4321. That user is now subject to a restriction on editing the article. Since October last year, new user Special:Contributions/Day_to_day has been sporadically editing the article with what looks to me like the same agenda as Dino nam. Day to day has only ever edited this article. I don't actually necessarily disagree with this person's edits, but if he is a sock of banned user Dino nam, then in all fairness they should not be allowed to stand. I don't know how to go about confirming these suspicions. Could you advise what I should do, please? Thanks. Factotem (talk) 17:25, 15 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Factotem, thanks for your message. I agree that the circumstances are suspicious but I have not seen enough behavioral similarities to convince myself of the possibility that the two accounts are operated by the same individual. I also agree that Tnguyen4321 should not be penalized by their commitment to stay away from the article. I would offer this option: gather some diffs that demonstrate your concern and file a report at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations. The procedure is relatively easy to execute. That way you will be able to obtain more input. Thanks for the help with the article; don't worry, it's still on my watchlist. Tiderolls 18:31, 15 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cool. Thanks. SPI submitted. Factotem (talk) 19:39, 15 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2018).

Administrator changes

None

Al Ameer son • AliveFreeHappy • Cenarium • Lupo • MichaelBillington

Guideline and policy news

• Following a successful request for comment, administrators are now able to add and remove editors to the "event coordinator" group. Users in the event coordinator group have the ability to temporarily add the "confirmed" flag to new user accounts and to create many new user accounts without being hindered by a rate limit. Users will no longer need to be in the "account creator" group if they are in the event coordinator group.
• Following an AN discussion, all pages with content related to blockchain and cryptocurrencies, broadly construed, are now under indefinite general sanctions.

Technical news

• IP-based cookie blocks should be deployed to English Wikipedia in June. This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.
• The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team will build granular types of blocks in 2018 (e.g. a block from uploading or editing specific pages, categories, or namespaces, as opposed to a full-site block). Feedback on the concept may be left at the talk page.
• There is now a checkbox on Special:ListUsers to let you see only users in temporary user groups.
• It is now easier for blocked mobile users to see why they were blocked.

Arbitration

• A recent technical issue with the Arbitration Committee's spam filter inadvertently caused all messages sent to the committee through Wikipedia (i.e. Special:EmailUser/Arbitration Committee) to be discarded. If you attempted to send an email to the Arbitration Committee via Wikipedia between May 16 and May 31, your message was not received and you are encouraged to resend it. Messages sent outside of these dates or directly to the Arbitration Committee email address were not affected by this issue.

Miscellaneous

• In early May, an unusually high level of failed login attempts was observed. The WMF has stated that this was an "external effort to gain unauthorized access to random accounts". Under Wikipedia policy, administrators are required to have strong passwords. To further reinforce security, administrators should also consider enabling two-factor authentication. A committed identity can be used to verify that you are the true account owner in the event that your account is compromised and/or you are unable to log in.

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2018).

Administrator changes

Pbsouthwood • TheSandDoctor

Gogo Dodo

Andrevan • Doug • EVula • KaisaL • Tony Fox • WilyD

Bureaucrat changes

Andrevan • EVula

Guideline and policy news

• An RfC about the deletion of drafts closed with a consensus to change the wording of WP:NMFD. Specifically, a draft that has been repeatedly resubmitted and declined at AfC without any substantial improvement may be deleted at MfD if consensus determines that it is unlikely to ever meet the requirements for mainspace and it otherwise meets one of the reasons for deletion outlined in the deletion policy.
• A request for comment closed with a consensus that the {{promising draft}} template cannot be used to indefinitely prevent a WP:G13 speedy deletion nomination.

Technical news

• Starting on July 9, the WMF Security team, Trust & Safety, and the broader technical community will be seeking input on an upcoming change that will restrict editing of site-wide JavaScript and CSS to a new technical administrators user group. Bureaucrats and stewards will be able to grant this right per a community-defined process. The intention is to reduce the number of accounts who can edit frontend code to those who actually need to, which in turn lessens the risk of malicious code being added that compromises the security and privacy of everyone who accesses Wikipedia. For more information, please review the FAQ.
• Syntax highlighting has been graduated from a Beta feature on the English Wikipedia. To enable this feature, click the highlighter icon () in your editing toolbar (or under the hamburger menu in the 2017 wikitext editor). This feature can help prevent you from making mistakes when editing complex templates.
• IP-based cookie blocks should be deployed to English Wikipedia in July (previously scheduled for June). This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.

Miscellaneous

• Currently around 20% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 17% a year ago. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless if you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.

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I believe this is the same person who is undoing edits for no reason other than to get back at someone. Something needs to be done (if anything can be done) about this person since it's pretty clear that there not going to stop at all.

• 107.77.229.4[12] (blocked but that's not really doing anything by the looks of it)
• 2003:76:6E0A:4D00:DAD:E016:2CCC:9553[13]
• 2605:E000:2E54:800:9C17:20EA:53E8:4C3C[14]
• 2605:E000:2E54:800:E8DF:F304:E3EC:E1E1[15]
• 2605:E000:2E54:800:49BA:EEAC:C03A:9391[16]
• 2605:E000:2E54:800:BC09:6885:7BB5:9724[17]
• 2605:e000:2e54:800:e8df:f304:e3ec:e1e1[18]
• 64.134.162.215[19]

I don't mean to get off topic here, but I want to be honest, so please believe me when I say that I'm not here to cause any trouble or get into an edit war with anyone. I came here to someone like you to let you know about this, I have no control over what IP address I get, I'm at the mercy of AT&T's DSL connection and anybody who owns this thing knows that it sucks.[20] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.208.137.111 (talk) 22:38, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I don't really see vandalism; you'll have to pardon my ignorance but what I'm seeing is a content dispute. Tbe other editor's changes may be disruptive and/or incorrect but due to my lack of knowledge I can't call tbe changes vandalism. My advice would be to contact other editors on whatever Wiki project talk page that applies and make your case tbere. What you've described is complicated and best addressed by tbose familiar with tbe subject. As for the issue of dynamic IP addresses; register an account. Thanks for taking the time to post here. Tiderolls 02:10, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2018).

Administrator changes

Sro23

KaisaL • Ymblanter

Guideline and policy news

• After a discussion at Meta, a new user group called "interface administrators" (formerly "technical administrator") has been created. Come the end of August, interface admins will be the only users able to edit site-wide JavaScript and CSS pages like MediaWiki:Common.js and MediaWiki:Common.css, or edit other user's personal JavaScript and CSS. The intention is to improve security and privacy by reducing the number of accounts which could be used to compromise the site or another user's account through malicious code. The new user group can be assigned and revoked by bureaucrats. Discussion is ongoing to establish details for implementing the group on the English Wikipedia.
• Following a request for comment, the WP:SISTER style guideline now states that in the mainspace, interwiki links to Wikinews should only be made as per the external links guideline. This generally means that within the body of an article, you should not link to Wikinews about a particular event that is only a part of the larger topic. Wikinews links in "external links" sections can be used where helpful, but not automatically if an equivalent article from a reliable news outlet could be linked in the same manner.

Technical news

• The WMF Anti-Harassment Tools team is seeking input on the second set of wireframes for the Special:Block redesign that will introduce partial blocks. The new functionality will allow you to block a user from editing a specific set of pages, pages in a category, a namespace, and for specific actions such as moving pages and uploading files.

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Thought you might be interesting in that template....😊 ^{Atsme📞📧} 19:00, 11 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2018).

Administrator changes

None

Asterion • Crisco 1492 • KF • Kudpung • Liz • Randykitty • Spartaz

Optimist on the run → Voice of Clam

Interface administrator changes

Amorymeltzer • Mr. Stradivarius • MusikAnimal • MSGJ • TheDJ • Xaosflux

Guideline and policy news

• Following a "stop-gap" discussion, six users have temporarily been made interface administrators while discussion is ongoing for a more permanent process for assigning the permission. Interface administrators are now the only editors allowed to edit sitewide CSS and JavaScript pages, as well as CSS/JS pages in another user's userspace. Previously, all administrators had this ability. The right can be granted and revoked by bureaucrats.

Technical news

• Because of a data centre test you will be able to read but not edit the wikis for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time. The time when you can't edit might be shorter than an hour.
• Some abuse filter variables have changed. They are now easier to understand for non-experts. The old variables will still work but filter editors are encouraged to replace them with the new ones. You can find the list of changed variables on mediawiki.org. They have a note which says Deprecated. Use ... instead. An example is article_text which is now page_title.
• Abuse filters can now use how old a page is. The variable is page_age.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee has resolved to perform a round of Checkuser and Oversight appointments. The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the Functionaries team, and they will be requested to assist in the vetting process. The deadline to submit an application is 23:59 UTC, 12 September, and the candidates that move forward will be published on-wiki for community comments on 18 September.

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I posted a discography that I copied in its entirety from the Italian wiki page...which I carefully cleaned up and translated into English. So, congrats on improving this pathetic page for Rise Stevens? No, of course not. Instead some fool editor shows up and decides to randomly delete parts of it, no explanation given other than "unsourced" (as if I have to prove to his perfect satisfaction - it's always a he - that every one of these widely known recordings actually exist). No discussion, certainly no investigation of the actual facts on his part, just vandalism to prove he has the power to delete whatever the heck he wants.

And you show up once I restore it and declare, absent any evidence, that I am a sockpuppet - rather than the obvious fucking explanation that my ISP assigns new IPs every time I log on.

Is there an ounce of sense in any of you puffed up Wikipedia editors? Any sense at all in there? Yikes, every time I deal with one of you types I decide I must be the fool for thinking that any of you can actually be reasoned with.

I realize I'm being trolled but on the off chance you really do give a damn, go to the article talk page and attempt to discover what the consensus for your changes may be. Tiderolls 19:32, 13 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There has been no discussion, neither initiated by you nor by the fool who deleted my posting, nor by an earlier fool who waded in a week or two ago (using a bot) and deleted my additions arbitrarily. It's just one self-important editor after another deleting stuff which is either borrowed in its fucking entirety from another language version of wikipedia, or basic consensus among people who know anything about the opera singer.

And wtf constitutes "trolling", apart from the fact that I have rightly criticized your arrogant assertion of power? Do trolls improve wikipedia pages by adding needed fucking content? Jesus H. Christ you people are pathetic.

• That was enjoyable, Tide rolls--though not as enjoyable AS THAT CRAZY SH*T TUA PULLS OFF EVERY SINGLE WEEK. You ready for tonight? I got pork in the slow cooker, and some low-budget but not too low bourbon. Plenty of beers. Note that I'm NOT wearing my lucky Bama shirt since I don't want to use up all its mojo when we don't need it--if you think Missouri is going to be a dangerous game, let me know and I'll change. CUZ U WITH UR ARROGANT ASSERTION OF POWER HAVE AUTHORITAY Drmies (talk) 21:27, 13 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Evan Williams FTW. Hope your team successfully moves the ball from the one place to that other place. Shock Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 21:54, 13 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • I come back here to report, Tide rolls, that I just blocked this same person and his entire range; they've been fucking around since 6 May 2016, and I saw that they left a comment on your talk page. Who would think that I would have responded at that time--and that my good friend Shock Brigade Harvester Boris dropped by? I am going to get me some Evan Williams in his honor; Boris was a Midwesterner, and respected a good football team if he saw one, and I learned a lot from him. Hope you are well, Tide rolls. What a mess, huh. Drmies (talk) 01:06, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      • I have to admit, Professor, when I saw "What is wrong with you?" in your edit summary I was somewhat concerned. Thinking I may have clicked a wrong button somewhere and RevDel'd 40 or 50 FAs or blocked Jimbo, I was relieved to find it referenced an old section header. Things here are much the same as everywhere; folks are grumpy for dozens of different reasons that none of us can control. I'll join you in the Evan Williams project, if only to help the folks over at the Alcohol Control Board with a cash infusion. Thanks for the heavy lifting on the troll deal and I hope you and yours are well. Tiderolls 12:59, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2018).

Administrator changes

Justlettersandnumbers • L235

Bgwhite • HorsePunchKid • J Greb • KillerChihuahua • Rami R • Winhunter

Interface administrator changes

Cyberpower678 • Deryck Chan • Oshwah • Pharos • Ragesoss • Ritchie333

Oversight changes

Guerillero • NativeForeigner • Snowolf • Xeno

Guideline and policy news

• Following a request for comment, the process for appointing interface administrators has been established. Currently only existing admins can request these rights, while a new RfC has begun on whether it should be available to non-admins.
• There is an open request for comment on Meta regarding the creation a new user group for global edit filter management.

Technical news

• Partial blocks should be available for testing in October on the Test Wikipedia and the Beta-Cluster. This new feature allows admins to block users from editing specific pages and in the near-future, namespaces and uploading files. You can expect more updates and an invitation to help with testing once it is available.
• The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team is currently looking for input on how to measure the effectiveness of blocks. This is in particular related to how they will measure the success of the aforementioned partial blocks.
• Because of a data centre test, you will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia projects for up to an hour on 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee has, by motion, amended the procedure on functionary inactivity.
• The community consultation for 2018 CheckUser and Oversight appointments has concluded. Appointments will be made by October 11.
• Following a request for comment, the size of the Arbitration Committee will be decreased to 13 arbitrators, starting in 2019. Additionally, the minimum support percentage required to be appointed to a two-year term on ArbCom has been increased to 60%. ArbCom candidates who receive between 50% and 60% support will be appointed to one-year terms instead.
• Nominations for the 2018 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission are being accepted until 12 October. These are the editors who help run the ArbCom election smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering for this role, please consider nominating yourself.

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• Woohoo Tide rolls for ArbCom! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C58:607F:F8F1:0:9E9D:AE8B:1EC1 (talk) 19:56, 20 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I am trying to update the page for Barton Peveril Sixth Form College - I work for the College and it is within my job description to do so. Please could you help me do this?

Kind regards,

George Robson

@Ggrbsn: Hi, George. I addressed this issue on your user talk page (found here) with this edit. Basically, you are advised not to edit the article directly. If you have content to add or believe content needs to be removed, leave a message on the article's talk page (found here). Let editors that do not have a close relationship with the article's subject make the changes. Regards Tiderolls 14:14, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lihat:GTV (Indonesia) Bankster Hunri Untuk GTV yang Halaman Langsa dan 301 1631 di Deun (UTC) --N1631 (talk) 09:46, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies, @N1631:, you'll have to find someone that can translate that for me. I'll check the article revision history to see if anything obvious jumps out at me. Tiderolls 12:32, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• OK, @N1631:, I see part of the problem. First, you need to stop reverting the changes on that article immediately. You are jeopardizing your editing privilege by edit warring (see WP:Edit warring). Your next action needs to be determining consensus by discussing the content on the article talk page. Before you do that please consult WP:Article titles. Tiderolls 12:42, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

few things - you need to understand you are relating to a sock of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Manda_1993/Archive

It is very easy to track back as the duck that squawks so loud is the trademark edit (aka calling card https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manda&action=history )- over a length of time, repeatedly...

I completely fouled up on a cu report this evening and more or less have seem to have been ignored by 2 cu's as a result - which gives one a complete sense of despair as to when this guy comes back again...(see block history) - he simply keeps going the same way - I have Indonesian, but most of the language and words used are gobbldegook - as confirmed by a since retired admin with good dual language capacity. The editor is incapable of editing in english by the way. JarrahTree 14:22, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the update, @JarrahTree: I'll look into the matter further but I'm at work so someone else may act before me. In any event they seemed to have stopped for the moment. Tiderolls 14:42, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

very sorry to have interfered with processes - the editor has been blocked, and my ineptness at spi reporting has been picked up by a couple of very considerate cu's... if only the real world had the equivalent level of help...JarrahTree 14:48, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

sad - still popping in to leave the mark, seems to not have got the message JarrahTree 05:35, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2018).