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Possible rangeblock?

Hi Courcelles, saw you were working on the giant returning sockdrawer. Is there some way to rangeblock the IP so that they don't keep creating new accounts? (they did one specially for me yesterday...). Montanabw^(talk) 02:18, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, looks like the range needed to stop this would be a /1 (not a typo.) There is a few more limited /16s I could block, but it wouldn't stop the problems, and would stop a great number of other editors. Not seeing anything that would help that doesn't have lots of collateral. Happy to protect your user and user talk pages, though. Courcelles (talk) 20:33, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, unless they do it again, I'm not worried, my trusty talkpage stalkers have my back. Just tired of that individual and their game of "catch me if you can." Maybe, though, protect their LTA -- they vandalized it! Montanabw^(talk) 04:40, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Amazing how often people vandalize their own LTA or SPI... protected both. Courcelles (talk) 05:25, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Very weird. Montanabw^(talk) 05:48, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Some people seem to think they can make an SPI fall through the cracks by removing it. What they don't know is we have an IRC channel that feeds every edit to any SPI subpage. (The channel (#wikipedia-en-spi) is public, for the record). Courcelles (talk) 19:25, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Is Montanabw's talk now protected? I tried to leave her a message a minute ago and got an error message saying, "you are not allowed to edit this page. This page is protected." I've never got that before (I'm the one who removed ILT's latest junk!) and I know I was logged in. I am definitely autoconfirmed and can edit semiprotected stuff anyway. (The concern was over somebody adding possible OR or unreffed material to a horse article.) White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 01:51, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@White Arabian Filly: Her talk page is not protected, and actually never has been. I'm not seeing any logical reason you got that message (this page actually is semi-protected, and you edited it just fine.) Can you try again? Courcelles (talk) 01:56, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Empty protection log on User talk:Montanabw. Courcelles (talk) 01:58, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I tried again and succeeded. It was probably some software glitch. It was weird, though. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 02:05, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have my talk page protected. I suppose if I ever was getting a lot of anon IP hate mail, I do so temporarily, but I don't mind having new user contact me. Usually. Montanabw^(talk) 22:49, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

My strong suspicion is that WAF just hat one of the sporadic database locks that usually only last a minute or two. As I said, Montana, no one has ever protected your talk page, so a database lock is among the only explanation. Courcelles (talk) 23:30, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

ACC CU Backlog

Hello, there is an ACC CU backlog of 15+ right now, any help would be appreciated. -- Cheers, Riley 05:09, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wizzzard

I've been trying to find out a little more about the short lived band Wizzzard, consisting of Ish Ledesma, Betty Wright, and Breezy Beat MC (has no WP page yet). I remember reading an article about them here once but it isn't here anymore, and when I looked in to creating one, it showed this deletion record:

'A page with this title has previously been deleted.

If you are creating a new page with different content, please continue. If you are recreating a page similar to the previously deleted page, or are unsure, please first contact the deleting administrator using the information provided below.

   00:56, 11 February 2011 Courcelles (talk | contribs) deleted page Wizzzard (Speedy deleted per CSD G8, redirect to a deleted or non-existent page. using TW)'

Curiously, I did not see this action in your contributions record. I would think it should go between these 2:

00:58, 11 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-27)‎ . . Boyd Kirkland ‎ (rm deleted image)

00:49, 11 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-51)‎ . . File:Vidunderlige Kartoffel- DVD cover.png ‎ (Previous version(s) deleted per F5))

I'd be curious to know if there's any reason for not having a page about Wizzzard, or if there were problems with the old page that brought about its removal.

Ish Ledesma himself has posted some information about the band on his Youtube channel. Super Saiyan Musashi (talk) 17:00, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

One note before I go look in this further, deletions show up in my admin log, not my contributions (which lists only edits. Courcelles (talk) 18:24, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, loogs like I only deleted a redirect, the actual page was Breezy Beat MC, which was deleted by NawlinWiki. If you want the Breezy Beat MC article back, it was deleted under WP:PROD and can be restored on request. If you want there to be an article on Wizzzard, simply create one -- there has never actually been an article under that title. Courcelles (talk) 18:28, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the information; Should I contact NawlinWiki about restoring the Breezy Beat MC page or could you restore it? Though I'd like a look at the deleted page before I formally ask for its restoration so I can check it out and possibly provide references.Super Saiyan Musashi (talk) 19:37, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Let's just say it needs a lot of work. I've placed it at User:Super Saiyan Musashi/Breezy Beat MC for you to see if you can make anything of it. Courcelles (talk) 19:42, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; and you ain't kidding! I think for the short term I'll focus on starting a page for Wizzzard using the knowledge that Ledesma has gone public with, and maybe finding what I can to support Breezy Beat MC's old page will serve as a later project if I can find the time. Super Saiyan Musashi (talk) 20:35, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Lana protection Comment

I think the only problem with the article is based on User:Tyler Gonzalez's behavior. I have blocked him for 3 months hoping he'll get it. I returned the article to pending changes. --w^L^{<speak·check>} 20:34, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiLeon:, I do not consider this an appropriate action. That was an edit-war, and I considered the option of blocking all three participants. Blocking only one of the three is something I consider deeply flawed. Courcelles (talk) 21:49, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Also, you appear to be WP:INVOLVED with this article, with significant edits and even this talk page post that directly relates to the dispute, a dispute you have now blocked someone for. Please revert your actions and unblock. Courcelles (talk) 21:51, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I don't agree that I made significant edits to the article, but Done regardless and WP:TROUT accepted. --w^L^{<speak·check>} 03:25, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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