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Minor fixes to userscripts

Hey Brad, it looks like you've got some user scripts using bare javascript global wg-style variables. These are phab:T72470 deprecated, and while I don't think there's a timeline for their removal, it's been that way for a while. It's usually a straightforward fix, all uses need to use mw.config.get, such as converting wgTitle to mw.config.get('wgTitle'). There's some more info at mw:ResourceLoader/Migration guide (users)#Global wg variables. I can take care of cleaning them up for you if you like, just let me know!

The list of scripts is:

And two skin pages:

Only really the first one is being used by others AFAICT, but might as well do 'em. Some are quite old, dunno if you wanna keep. Holler if you have any questions! ~ Amory (u • t • c) 02:47, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

I've gone and done 'em, even the old ones. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 12:39, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Amorymeltzer, thanks. I don't think any of these are in use anymore. I should probably do some cleanup one of these days. ;) – bradv🍁 14:24, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Mclarenfan17

Would there be any appetite to ban Mclarenfan17 due to the socking and the regular iban violations? -- Guerillero Parlez Moi 04:07, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Guerillero, I might not be familiar with the extent of the problem, but I do see that Mclarenfan17 has been indeffed. If they get caught socking at least three times they're de facto site banned anyway per WP:3X, which would make a formal site ban redundant. Is there more to this that I don't know about? – bradv🍁 15:08, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2021).

Administrator changes

added TJMSmith
removed Boing! said Zebedee • Hiberniantears • Lear's Fool • Only • WGFinley

Interface administrator changes

added AmandaNP

Guideline and policy news

  • A request for comment is open that proposes a process for the community to revoke administrative permissions. This follows a 2019 RfC in favor of creating one such a policy.
  • A request for comment is in progress to remove F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a, which covers immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
  • A request for comment seeks to grant page movers the delete-redirect userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target. The full proposal is at Wikipedia:Page mover/delete-redirect.
  • A request for comment asks if sysops may place the General sanctions/Coronavirus disease 2019 editnotice template on pages in scope that do not have page-specific sanctions?
  • There is a discussion in progress concerning automatic protection of each day's featured article with Pending Changes protection.

Technical news

  • When blocking an IPv6 address with Twinkle, there is now a checkbox with the option to just block the /64 range. When doing so, you can still leave a block template on the initial, single IP address' talkpage.
  • When protecting a page with Twinkle, you can now add a note if doing so was in response to a request at WP:RfPP, and even link to the specific revision.
  • There have been a number of reported issues with Pending Changes. Most problems setting protection appear to have been resolved (phab:T273317) but other issues with autoaccepting edits persist (phab:T275322).

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User:Bradv/Scripts/Notepad.js

Hello, It will be really helpful if all the links in Notes open in a new tab. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 14:48, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Kano computing

Hi, Bradv! I don't know if you remember me, but we talked a while ago during the arbitration election. Anyway, I wanted to ask a question. Over at the help desk, an IP asked for their company's page to be reinstated into the article space. I told them that they'd need to go to WP:Refund, but I'm not sure where to go from there. I also made it clear that Wikipedia isn't for advertising. Do you have any suggestions on how to proceed with this? Dswitz10734 (talk) 15:06, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Draft:VBET

Hi there Bradv. Thanks for your review, I'll keep working on the article and try to add more reliable sources to it if there are any. Any other feedback is very welcome.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2021

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Administrator changes

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  • Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
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  • Code to support some very old web browsers is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. (T277803)

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Possibly stale page restriction

Hi, I was recently doing a review of all the page restrictions I've placed or taken ownership of over the years, and I noticed that a majority of the pages were no longer battlegrounds and didn't require restrictions anymore. I was looking backwards a couple of months on the article history and talk page looking for major diputes, and for the most part things were pretty quiet. I've removed the BRD restrictions from about 70% of the articles that I had put them on, and the 1RR restrictions from probably 90% of pages.

I figured while I was at it I might as well try to track down the other pages with active sanctions and see if the admins who placed them might also be interested in doing a similar review. Here's what I found for you: Template:Editnotices/Page/Hunter Biden - Talk:Hunter Biden

I'm hoping that removing some of these restrictions can help restore some sense of normalcy to the topic area. ~Awilley (talk) 00:36, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

Awilley, thank you very much for doing this. Regarding Hunter Biden, I'm not sure who technically placed the restriction, myself or Muboshgu, but I have no objection to it being lifted. – bradv🍁 00:50, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

My post at ANI

Yes, I understand. It was just a feeling I got that while CIR might be an issue, there was an underlying reason for that, which I thought might be worth airing. If I erred in airing those thoughts, the I apologise. Mjroots (talk) 05:27, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Mjroots, no worries. Thanks for understanding. – bradv🍁 06:15, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you for the quick response. Greatly appreciated! Jerm (talk) 02:38, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

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I have a request

Re: your response at AE, "reliable sources" shouldn't have anything to do with left versus right. Reliable sources are those with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy, independent of any particular point of view. Please don't conflate verifiability with political rhetoric." I agree, if we lived in a perfect world, but we don't. Please watch this interview with Ted Koppel. He speaks directly to what WP editors should be aware of and what we should be considering when presenting articles with objectivity and a fair balanced POV. The problems arise because 6 corporations control 90% of the media in the US. They actually do reflect a POV and ideologic bias, and we cannot simply ignore that fact because we are an encyclopedia, not news. The primary concern of news media is to appease their demographics so they can sell advertising and be profitable, and that is a simple fact of business. They use clickbait to attract readers - in the old days it was referred to as sensationalism to sell papers. The biggest change is the interspersing of opinion with actual journalism, and the increased competition. Ted Koppel laid it all out for all of us quite eloquently. Atsme 💬 📧 12:08, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

Atsme, that is a very insightful interview. I think Koppel's analysis is pretty accurate as to the state of US journalism (he certainly predicted the events following the election quite accurately). Koppel doesn't seem troubled by the fact that the majority of the media is owned by just a few companies (when it comes to national news that's nothing new), but he is very troubled by the fact that reporters are increasingly being known for their opinions and analysis rather than their reporting of the facts. He is also troubled by the Internet having democratised media such that it no longer requires an education and an employment contract with a reputable organisation in order to have one's writings widely read.
I agree that these are both problems, but they don't mean at all that we should weaken our dependence on quality journalism. On the contrary, we must insist, now more than ever, on quality journalism. We must write our articles based on the consensus of sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy, independent of any particular point of view. Analysis, opinion pages, sensationalism, and clickbait are all best avoided as sources for our articles, no matter how integrated these matters are with the actual journalism.
After all, if the media is not going to give people just the facts and let people draw their own conclusions, then perhaps it falls on us to do that work for them. That may, quite possibly, be Wikipedia's place in the world. And, in my opinion, we're quite good at it. – bradv🍁 02:57, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

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your block of user:Kadirmanga557761

Please block user page access too. I'm tired of him claiming that he's my sockpuppet. Meters (talk) 04:50, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Meters, done. – bradv🍁 04:50, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
Thanks very much. Meters (talk) 04:53, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021).

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

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  • The user group oversight will be renamed to suppress. This is for technical reasons. You can comment at T112147 if you have objections.

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Thoughts

Out of curiosity, what are your thoughts on this thread (which was removed in the next edit)? You, Anarchyte, and Schwede66 are some of the regular AP patrollers so I figured you'd collectively have a good head for whether this is enough of a problem to merit removal, or if more discussion at some place like ANI would be appropriate. My main concern here is a lack of accountability (why would they choose not to answer a fairly straight-forward question?) for someone who is creating articles that are outwith the normal patrolling scheme. For disclosure, I was asked to look into this, but I do agree with their concerns. Primefac (talk) 13:28, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Primefac, I'm not sure I'm a regular at AP yet – I just reviewed a few requests a few days ago and hopefully provided some useful feedback. On the issue at hand, autopatrolled is a discretionary perm, so I wouldn't be shy about removing it if you feel that their articles should be going through NPP. Judging by that conversation, and a handful of questionable articles I found in their deleted contributions, I think that course of action is perfectly reasonable. – bradv🍁 16:19, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
@Primefac: I don't usually patrol the AP board as much as others because I like to leave those requests to people that focus on article creation, but I've always held the opinion that if there's even a shred of doubt as to whether someone should have autopatrolled, it best to not grant/remove it. Compared to articles made by people without autopatrolled, there's almost no immediate accountability. Articles can sit in limbo for months before someone notices mistakes. I've not had the time to review their work yet, but like bradv, if you're considering removing it, you're probably right. Anarchyte (talk) 16:28, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
Thank you both for your thoughts. Primefac (talk) 16:40, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi Primefac, brad, Anarchyte. I am here after the removal of autopatrolled right. I accept it was a blunder to confuse two people, but I did correct my mistake (this was my only bad edit in six years and I have reflected on that and promise to keep up my record). The removal was too rapid, one warning and then removal. It is not fair for someone who works so hard at AfD just to remove bad articles and has long complied with Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Is it possible if anyone of you may please review my article creations and share their comments? If the reviewer will agree with this decision. I will accept that. Thanks. Störm (talk) 17:26, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
When I review for AP, I don't just look at articles created, but I visit a user's talk page; it's often the first thing I do. You learn a lot about an editor's conduct; how are they reacting to feedback or problems raised? I also look at the talk page history tab; are there threads that get removed? For me, it's a red flag when users don't archive their talk page; are they just lazy or are they hiding content that is uncomfortable? It generally means that I have to invest more time to come to a positive conclusion. I agree that it's simply not acceptable for an editor refusing to answer a reasonable question about their contributions. It won't break Wikipedia if there's a bit more patrolling that will need to be done. The editor can always come forward and ask to get AP back. Should I be the one reviewing the case, I'd be more inclined to sign this off if I see a talk page archive going forward. Schwede66 18:43, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Schwede66. I have to acknowledge this gives a really bad impression and just wastes everybody's time (I have been awarded barnstars which are also lying there). I can only repent and learn from my past mistakes. I commit here that I am willing to spend hours to create the talk page archive (all way back to my start in 2015) and promise that I will diligently archive the talk page going forward. I am shameful of what happened and will be way more careful going forward. Please forgive me. This has hurt me so bad. Thanks. Störm (talk) 19:21, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
Just for clarity, I suggested you start with talk page archiving now; not going back in time. If you wish, start in Jan 2021; I don't think there's any point going back years on end. Schwede66 19:28, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
Agree, we can do that. Störm (talk) 19:30, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much for approving Super Heavy (rocket stage)! It is the first draft of mine that got accepted! StarshipSLS (Talk), (My Contributions) 21:29, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

You're welcome. Keep up the good work. – bradv🍁 22:39, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Belinda Peregrín

You just declined a request to protect Belinda Peregrín claiming it was a content dispute. It is not a content dispute as every IP editor that is modifying the DOB is a different, unrelated editor who has no idea of the BLP policy. As per this Village pump link, there is "a consensus to include all birth dates for which a reliable source exists, noting discrepancies". There is no way to determine her DOB without violating the WP:DOB sub policy and IPs will continue changing the DOB to one or another regardless of the consensus that may exist. I already took it to the BLPN months ago and no one cared. The current setup is the best policy-based solution I found. (CC) Tbhotch™ 02:50, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Honestly it was hard to tell who was arguing what because of the lack of descriptive edit summaries, but upon review I can see that you're right, and that the article recently came off a six-month semi-protection. I've semi-protected it for a year. – bradv🍁 03:04, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 21

News and updates associated with user scripts from the past four months (February through May 2021).

Hello everyone and welcome to the 21st issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

My apologies for this long-overdue issue, and if I missed any scripts.
Hopefully going forward we can go back to monthly releases - any help would be appreciated. Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 13:04, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Invitation for Functionary consultation 2021

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I'm letting you know in advance about a meeting I'd like to invite you to regarding the Universal Code of Conduct and the community's ownership of its future enforcement. I'm still in the process of putting together the details, but I wanted to share the date with you: 27 June, 2021. I do not have a time on this date yet, but I will let you soon. We have created a meta page with basic information. Please take a look at the meta page and sign up your name under the appropriate section.

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2021

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Regarding Pahonia's case

Hello, thanks for your opinion at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Pahonia. I provided arguments here: User talk:RandomCanadian#Regarding Pahonia's case why RfC would not solve this dispute because this article is mostly supported by users with nationalistic anti-Lithuanian POV. This report: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive332#Nationalistic vandalism, pushing of the Belarusian propaganda to the article of Pahonia proved that they will rather try to prove that black is white instead of simply admitting that white is white. Their only aim is to attempt to create misunderstanding in a simple problem. The case is simple: some nationalists attempts to prove that their language is superior, and this way violates WP:NPOV. This dispute should be solved by neutral arbiters with limiting of words in statements because otherwise neutral users will once again "drown" in the war of random arguments. I included these three clear quotes from Britannica for a reason. If a similar procedure is offered by Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement, then maybe it should be moved there. Do I need to create new case there or the existing case will be moved? -- Pofka (talk) 11:15, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

An RfC should attract other editors to the talk page, especially if the question being asked is clear and concise. I would try that before taking it to AE, as that forum will not help with any decisions about article content. – bradv🍁 16:42, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Re. shenanigans

See here... As to the rest, I think the following, attributed to Carl Sagan, is a good summary: "exceptional claims require exceptional evidence"... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 00:26, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

@RandomCanadian, did you remember to notify them? – bradv🍁 00:35, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
Done, although I see now the case request has been closed by the clerks (obvious outcome...). RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 00:51, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

DS (AE, strictly) Unfairness

Hi Bradv,

You are correct both that it is a more general inherent aspect of DS, and that a talk page would be better. Unfortunately, this motion has been subsummed into the case request meaning that the case request statements are needing to run double-duty, which is not ideal.

DS places a double burden on any appeal through AE (which though not the sole appeal route of DS, is the route that it (and all the templates, particularly) shunt anyone who doesn't know the system well towards) in the form of setting clear error by the admin for the standard to consider overturning and needing a clear consensus of uninvolved administrators holding that view to overturn. Either of those would be too much, between them they impose a near-impossible appeal standard to reach. The former, at a minimum, doesn't hold in AN-held GS appeals, and so inherently turns anyone who has had a sanction converted to almost certainly having a harder time appealing that would have been the case.

That, to me, is unfair Nosebagbear (talk) 14:30, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

@Nosebagbear, thanks for your explanation, but I'm still not sure I understand. Sanctions imposed under DS can be appealed at AN just the same as sanctions imposed under GS. The wording for DS says a successful appeal requires "the clear and substantial consensus of ... uninvolved editors at AN", and the wording for GS says that the same rules should apply. So if GS appeals aren't being decided by "uninvolved" editors, then that's a failure of the GS process, not a feature of it.
Either way, DS is much more robust, as it adds both AE and ARCA as options. So any editor who feels that their appeal is not getting a fair review is also able to appeal that sanction at ARCA (or by email to the committee if blocked), where it will be decided by uninvolved arbitrators. That avenue is not available for GS appeals. – bradv🍁 15:54, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

User:Nor1066man

They appear to only be interested in adding Paige Martin's name to the article: [1] [2] [3] [4]. Could they be blocked as a spammer? Giraffer (talk·contribs) 20:16, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

That will depend entirely on their response to my warning. – bradv🍁 20:17, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
And now socking. Giraffer (talk·contribs) 20:19, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
Yep. Turns out they were a reincarnation of Gtkrwn1488. Blocked. – bradv🍁 20:22, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
Thanks. I have the page watched in case of any future disruption. Giraffer (talk·contribs) 20:23, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

User talk:ClutteredKettle

Hello. I am going through CAT:UNBLOCK and came across this block. I don't see any edits, deleted edits, or filter logs.

I am assuming this is a username pattern or perhaps based on checkuser information? Can I get a little background on the block so that I can handle the review?

I know LTA blocks are often based on obscure information, I am assuming there is something I don't know. Thank you! HighInBC Need help? Just ask. 10:25, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

I see, the user has told me that he was using e-mail to send questionable youtube videos to admins. Given that this has a LTA label, and I see nothing positive from this user I am going to decline the unblock request. HighInBC Need help? Just ask. 10:40, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

HighInBC, yeah I probably should have labelled it a checkuser block. It's Skiyomi, a very unoriginal LTA. – bradv🍁 14:15, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Delete the article

Hello Bradv sorry to bother in advance, please just delete the article Asid bin Kurz al-Bajali because I think the article requires a complete biography while I can't complete it. I made the article by translating part and all of it from the Indonesian Wikipedia and partly from the Arabic Wikipedia (in the genealogy section). thank you Iylaq (talk) 12:23, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, but there was already an AfD which resulted in a consensus to keep the article, so we would need a new AfD in order to delete it. But it's okay – Wikipedia articles are expected to be a work in progress, and if you can't keep working on it maybe someone else will want to finish what you started. That's perfectly fine. – bradv🍁 14:51, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Ok then no problem Iylaq (talk) 03:46, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

rename request

Bhaskarrijal is seeking renaming. Dubious. To be eligible for a global rename, the . . . user is not seeking the rename to conceal or obfuscate bad conduct., so I would like your opinion first. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:52, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

@Deepfriedokra: That's totally up to the renamers of course, but if you wanted to tell them to edit for a few months to regain community trust, that probably wouldn't be a bad call. If you read through the talk page history you'll see some extensive dishonesty, and I'm really going out on a limb by giving them another chance. – bradv🍁 13:15, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
Thanks. That's for the best. TBH, you are/were a lot nicer than I am/would have been. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 16:31, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

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global unlock

Regarding this edit, did you mean to say: "Nevertheless, an unlock by the stewards does not overrule any local block or ban – the above steps still need to be followed as well." isaacl (talk) 00:46, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Fixed. Good catch Isaacl. – bradv🍁 01:24, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Article deletion

Hello Bradv, sorry to interrupt, please delete the article Akib ibn Usaid because the content of the article is similar to the content of the article Attab ibn Asid (if you don't believe it, please read the article). and also because Attab ibn Asid's article has more references than Akib ibn Usaid's article. Please delete. Thank you Iylaq (talk) 13:07, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

Iylaq, that article has a fair bit of history, so it would need to go through the WP:AFD process to be deleted. If it's a legitimate alternative name, or a common misspelling, you could try redirecting it to the better article instead. Hope that helps. – bradv🍁 15:22, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

Okay thank you Iylaq (talk) 01:33, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

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I read Israeli news everyday, all day, for over a decade, Haaretz, JPost, Ynet, does that make me an antisemite? I know more about the Israel-Palestine conflict than you will ever know. I was pro Israel until this ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Intifada#Sharon_visits_Temple_Mount. Here is what is happening today ... Google Evyatar ... four Palestinians were shot this month trying to stop illegal Jewish Settlers from stealing their land. If you think the media and Wikipedia covers Muslims, Christians, and Jews equally and fairly you are blind. SteveBenassi (talk) 06:11, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

I have no idea if you're an antisemite. The only judgements I can make about you are from your contributions to Wikipedia, which seem to be focused almost exclusively on righting great wrongs. Even in your comment here, you're more concerned with justice in the real world than trying to write a collaborative encyclopedia, and that's a problem.
Also, if you're not an antisemite, and you're just criticizing the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians, why are you trying to imply that Jews are responsible for the condo collapse in Florida? – bradv🍁 15:33, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
Brad, I'm writing up my reasons for blocking them indefinitely: I'm on it. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 15:41, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

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I request for you to restore McAfee didn't Epstein himself. While it may be true that the more common search phrase is McAfee didn't kill himself, the phrasing McAfee didn't Epstein himself is also used in some sources, so I would say it is a plausible search term. 05:44, 2 July 2021 (UTC) TOA The owner of all ☑️

What sources? The phrase doesn't even make sense – I did a quick check and couldn't find it mentioned in any sources, or in the target article.
Also, can you please fix your sig so the discussion tools work? Your current signature does not comply with WP:SIGPROB. – bradv🍁 06:09, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
I may be missing something, but everything at WP:SIGPROB is something my signature complies with. My user name is The owner of all and it is shown in my signature. My signature also contains the abbreviation TOA so that editors can consistently refer to me that way without having to use the whole name The owner of all. Also the timestamp is not customized. And I'm aware of the policy for signatures, as I have commented in a recent RfC regarding signatures. I have not received any complaints about my signature other than yours. 06:29, 2 July 2021 (UTC) TOA The owner of all ☑️
No, you have customized the timestamp by placing it before the sig. That's a problem, as it breaks the WMF-supplied tools as well as archiving bots, and it hampers communication with others. There is no discernible benefit to this change, either to yourself or to others, and there are considerable downsides. Please fix it. – bradv🍁 06:34, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
As for the redirect, it obviously wouldn't be found in a WP:RS, but Wikipedia has redirects for terms found in other types of sources. Such as U$C, or UNC-Raleigh. Similar to how U$C would be used as a satiric reference to USC, McAfee didn't Epstein himself is found such as at redbubble com/i/sticker/McAfee-didn-t-Epstein-himself-by-Borg219467/80995706.EJUG5, 9gag com/gag/arM8zXX, etc [The WP blacklist prevents me from listing the exact links]. As has been explained to me during redirect discussions at RfD, the idea of redirects such as McAfee didn't kill himself or McAfee didn't Epstein himself, is that if someone noticed that reference somewhere (even if on a shirt or in a meme) and they searched for it on Wikipedia, they should be directed to the relevant information.
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TOA The owner of all ☑️ 06:39, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
Restored and nominated for deletion. Thanks for fixing your signature. – bradv🍁 06:51, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

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One of your administrative decisions is up for review at DRV.—S Marshall T/C 12:11, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

I presume you're talking about Wikipedia:Deletion review#Vivek Verma. That's a fun one. It's been through AfD several times (1 2 3), and led to this massive SPI. And then there are the deletion logs: Draft:Vivek Verma, Draft:Vivek, Vivek Verma (musician), Vivek Verma, and even the creatively spelled Vìvek Verma. What a timesink. – bradv🍁 14:21, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

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arbcom vs rfa

I'd argue there's a major difference in what candidates should be expected to prepare for. —valereee (talk) 01:14, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Oh absolutely. I don't think any RfA candidate should have to endure 55 questions about everything that's wrong with Wikipedia and the world. But there are some similarities, specifically involving the community getting to know and trust the candidate. And for that, the question period is the best opportunity, and how the candidate responds to even the dumbest questions can be an important gauge of how they think and how they'll interact with others in their role. In some cases, no answer at all is really the best reply, so that's fine too. – bradv🍁 01:23, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
As an occasional RfA question-asker, but not yet candidate, I'd like to concur with this. Maybe it's just me, but I like having some idea of who our admins are outside of the strictly narrow sense of "why did you close this AfD" and "under what circumstances will you block a user". Some information on their Wikipedia philosophy makes me more likely to support, regardless of what that philosophy is (unless it's something egregiously terrible ofc). Elli (talk | contribs) 04:03, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
I tend to agree, and I think that there should be space for outside the box questions as long as they don't put too much extra stress on the candidate. ( IE: Questions about editing philosophy good, questions about personal political beliefs bad.)Jackattack1597 (talk) 22:45, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

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Hello Brady. Thanks for your r/d work on the troll attacking Lugnuts. Unfortunately they returned under another IP so more mop up is needed. I haven't filed a WP:RFPP yet but I have added the page to my watchlist and will ask for protection if the nonsense continues. Thanks for your time. MarnetteD|Talk 16:03, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Update: Ponyo kindly zapped the edits and JBW protected the page. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 16:15, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
Great work, team! ;) – bradv🍁 18:36, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi Bradv - hope you are well. Thank you for your work with page protections, etc, with the anon. LTA. Much appreciated. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 18:03, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Lugnuts, you're welcome. There's been a noticeable uptick in these kinds of shenanigans lately, at least on my watchlist, but I remain optimistic that DENY is the way to handle them. And that goes beyond just reverting and blocking – don't let them get in your head either. – bradv🍁 18:39, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

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Hi Bradv, since Bishonen is on vacation, I am bothering you. You had recently blocked User:Banglawikit as a sock of User:Bengaliwikipro. User:Arthur1277 has edited Talk:Baidya and related articles; his edits clearly indicate he is not a new user, rather a sock of Banglawikit/Bengaliwikipro. I would like to request you to please check the same. Thanks & Regards. Ekdalian (talk) 15:56, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

why are you mentioning me here?? and why are you calling me a sock?? did I do anything wrong?? Arthur1277 (talk) 16:48, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you for participating in my RFA

I very much appreciate your kind comments and encouragement throughout the process. I am stepping into these tasks somewhat gingerly. I hope to be a positive influence and put more of my attention towards consensus building. BusterD (talk) 19:33, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

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It takes more bravery and character to admit your mistake

This isn't a good look. TomReagan90 (talk) 12:22, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

What are you talking about? – bradv🍁 13:17, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
It's not for me to try to interpret such mysteries but it seems to be something to do with his block. He has posted a more verbose screed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Iran (no, I don't know why) and I regret to inform you that you are mentioned in it. --DanielRigal (talk) 14:18, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
That's completely the wrong forum for such a conversation. And TomReagan90, the gaslighting and personal attacks have to stop now. – bradv🍁 14:39, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you once again for starting the WP:AN thread that finally got me unbanned! Zeke Essiestudy (talk/contributions) 17:21, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
Zeke Essiestudy, glad to help. Welcome back! – bradv🍁 22:29, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

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Living presidents of the United States

Hello, Bradv,

An editor tagged this for speedy deletion but I noticed that it was a page of an AFD you closed as "Delete". I deleted it as a speedy but thought I'd let you know that whatever tool you used to close the AFD didn't delete the main article. I've seen this happen a couple of other times recently. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 23:37, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

@Liz, whoops, thanks for cleaning that up. I've reported the issue at Wikipedia talk:XFDcloser#XFDCloser not deleting main article. – bradv🍁 23:45, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
There are 1,909 edits to the page so perhaps when the page has such a large history, the closing script has problems and the page must be handled individually. I know with that many edits, it would be a difficult page to restore. Liz Read! Talk! 00:03, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
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