Ponyo

Hi,

Can you please merge Sport shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification with Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification?

Thanks Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 15:28, 30 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

If you're asking for a WP:HISTMERGE, it's not something I handle. You can make a request at Wikipedia:Requests for history merge.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:46, 4 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello Ponyo, I was wondering if you might have a moment to have a look at Marty Munsch. You had protected it on Feb. 13 and as soon as it expired, a resume-like version reappeared thanks to an anonymous (IP) user. I attempted to restore it to an encyclopedic status and remove unsourced material on June 29 and a few days later, another anonymous user again vandalized my edits with no comments or discussion. This has been going on for over a decade with a couple of administrators getting involved. Rather than get into an edit war, I thought I'd ask if you could help. btw I did make a protection request to WP:RPPI but it was Declined (Not enough recent disruptive activity).Xblkx (talk) 13:00, 3 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

This article has had a history of unsourced, poorly sourced, and COI edits for at least 14 years, the latest of which were made via VPN. I've added long-term semi-protection to drive the edit requests to the talk page for review.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:57, 4 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello, were you going to block this user? I just found this edit of yours to William Daniell on my watchlist and noticed they weren't blocked. Graham87 (talk) 02:17, 5 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Graham87: The account was already globally locked when I got to it.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:26, 5 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Oops, I completely missed that, partly due to the way I navigate the contributions page with my screen reader ... I'm not sure what can be done about except for me to check more carefully. Graham87 (talk) 03:42, 6 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello, and thanks for the sock blocks. Here's another one, if you're interested. Thanks, Wikishovel (talk) 18:32, 5 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Got it. I've protected the article, draft, and targets as well.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:02, 5 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Changed my mind and CSD G7'ed the draft.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:04, 5 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello Ponyo, What can you say about this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:SafariScribe#Oh_no_(Suck-puppet_account) because I can see you were one of the admin who declined the block user request User Talk:MarkIblog as per Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/MarkIblog/Archive. Gabriel (talk to me ) 19:36, 8 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Please present your evidence at the relevant SPI for review. This case is stale from a checkuser perspective. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:19, 9 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hey, hot enough for you? Supposed to break tomorrow - fingers crossed. Do you think Assad Jibran is SheryOfficial? Significant focus on Islam-related stuff, but the main thing - and, honestly, I'm not sure how common it is for SO socks - is they keep undoing redirects. I mean, I ask you, I know I'm out of it, but who ever heard of Sapiosexual?--Bbb23 (talk) 21:40, 9 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Looks like Lazy-restless. Does that make sense? I'm not familiar with them.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:52, 9 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

They do seem to have a preoccupation with sexuality and religion (here - note also editing of intellect - and here, and here for example).-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:11, 9 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Yeah, similar Islam focus with a touch prurience. Not as many socks as SO, but now one more - I'll block and tag. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:15, 9 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Was just about to report him. Love the ghibli username, ponyo is a super cute movie uwu Heyallkatehere (talk) 19:08, 11 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Agree with the Studio Ghibli love, but my username predates the film.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:10, 11 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

User talk:96.59.79.27 - still making unblock requests that call Wikipedians "biased."

I assume that talk page access can also be revoked and/or the block extended, due to this reason.

Thanks! Rusty 🐈 14:43, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

It was one comment in an appeal; I don't think we need to modify the block yet. Will do if it continues though.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:34, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi, speaking of the comment you made at Northwestern Air Flight 738, I was wondering if you checked SignorPignolini. I found them in the deleted edit history of JSX Flight 284 (now a redirect). There are quite a few accounts in that history, including A randomdood, whose edits also struck me. My guess is they are not part of the same sock farm, if for no other reason they weren't uncovered in your checks. Also possible they're socks of each other. With aviation disasters, it could just have interested a bunch of random doods or dudettes, or they could be socks flying under the radar. I'll stop now while I'm behind.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:28, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

The aviation disaster arena is similar to hurricane and storm groups: the passion burns hot and bright! I didn't check Signor because their edits run counter the master and it's not TyHaliburtn's style to run GH/BH (as far as I've seen).-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:43, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi

I edit without an account on English Wikipedia and logged into my french account on here to edit yesterday Frenchuser232 (talk) 20:55, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

I'm not sure what this has to do with me, specifically?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:34, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

You speak French n'est-ce pas? Belbury thinks they're a sock.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:45, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Oiu, mais je ne sais pas pourquois ce/cette utilisateur m'a contacté. Sort of random, non? Anyway, I'm counting down the last hour or so until I'm off on holiday. I'll wave to the Rockies for you (and Yamla too, if I spot him from upon high.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:53, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Wooo! I'm going back to the Rockies tomorrow for a couple of nights! Have a great vacation. --Yamla (talk) 21:55, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

If you're anywhere in the vast vicinity of Waterton Lakes National Park shout real loud and I'll shout back.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:05, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Not this time. Jasper this time. But I hope to visit Waterton later this year or sometime next! --Yamla (talk) 22:07, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

I'll tell the Prince of Wales you said "hi".-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:30, 12 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Yamla:, re-reading this thread breaks my heart a little. I spent so many holidays in Jasper growing up; it's all so very sad.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:18, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

I was a bit worried about you - glad to hear you're safe.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:38, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Safe, but concerned that the world is on fire.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:40, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

I know, so many fires in so many places - the two CAs seem to be getting the worst of it. Unfortunately, I think it's only going to get worse.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:45, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

On a more pleasant note, I e-mailed you some travel questions.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:58, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

I was actually staying at the Wabasso campground, outside of Jasper, on Monday evening. Our campground was one of the first to be evacuated, 90 - 120 minutes before the townsite. Lots of downed trees on the drive down the mountain (thankfully, cleared sufficiently to drive) and ash raining down from the sky. Then, a 1500 Km drive home (normally, just under 400 Km), sleeping in rest stops and highway pullouts. The rest stop I stayed at on Tuesday night was part of a separate forest fire on Wednesday! But, I had it extremely lucky. One of the first to be evacuated, and plenty of supplies (food, coffee, water, propane) in the campervan. My heart breaks for Jasper. It's my home away from home. I can't imagine what the residents are going through right now, and I'm checking up on all the news reports multiple times an hour. --Yamla (talk) 17:59, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Such a horrifying story. So glad to hear you're safe!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:10, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Many years ago there was a major wildfire a few blocks from our home in Los Angeles. The whole neighborhood had to evacuate. We watched, along with many others, outside the evacuation area, and we could see palm trees blowing up like torches. Good news, no loss of life, and relatively minor property damage. The fire came within feet of some homes (not ours), but thanks to the heroic efforts of firefighters, nothing worse than that. Eventually, we went back to our home, our property blanketed by ash.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:19, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

I can't even imagine. You must have been so relieved to get back to your home! The current Jasper wildfire has already caused significant property damage but, last time I checked, not a single direct loss of life. Impressive, given approximately 25,000 people were evacuated including some backcountry hikers by helicopter. --Yamla (talk) 18:23, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

I grew up in Fort McMurray. While I had moved away well before 2016, I have many friends still living there. The horror of forest fires is not lost on me.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:26, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

hello Mr. Ponyo this article Chandan Madan for actor not cricketer, Check the article's edit history to see the changes made and when they occurred. This will help clarify how the focus of the article shifted. Mr. Smart Lion created article for Indian television actor. 2405:205:C88C:C97B:13F2:AC03:591B:31A7 (talk) 06:10, 27 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Though the article was originally created for the actor, they did not meet the notability criteria and the article title became a redirect in order to avoid a WP:PROD deletion. The page has included material on the cricketer as the primary topic since February 2016, over eight years, and was kept at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chandan Madan. The only editor attempting to undo this change has been a ban-evading sock. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:07, 30 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I know you deleted the page because it was created by a blocked user, and I want to recreate it as a redirect to the NGC objects list. I'm not really confident about doing this though... ‹hamster717🐉› ^{(discuss anything!🐹✈️ • my contribs🌌🌠)} 01:30, 28 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Hamterous1: Creating the redirect is fine.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:09, 30 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi, you deleted a page that was called "Draft talk:Esq. Richard Strassberg" citing copyright although I had permission. Can I get that information or page back as an unpublished draft to add the copyright verification? Bobthebldr20038 (talk) 18:14, 31 July 2024 (UTC) Bobthebldr20038 Bobthebldr20038 (talk) 18:12, 31 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Permission is required from the copyright holder(s) who published the material, not the subject of the article. Content based on primary sources that is suitable for online profiles of individuals do not meet the neutral tone expected on Wikipedia. Please review WP:COI and Wikipedia:Yes, it is promotion before continuing to edit.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:24, 31 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I think you swapped the temporary part of the protection around, i.e. move is the one expiring. – 2804:F1...0F:3702 (talk) 17:32, 2 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Wooops! Thanks for pointing out the error - too many tabs open and too many plates spinning in the error.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:34, 2 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

— Preceding unsigned comment added by FlightTime (talk • contribs) 17:44, 2 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Can you revoke Nora's talk page access? She seems to be responding to her ban by throwing accusations of sockpuppetry around. Insanityclown1 (talk) 19:42, 2 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

It's not unsusual for blocked editors to lash out a bit, and they're generally given some degree of leeway to do so. I don't think we're in talk page removal territory quite yet. If you stop engaging with them, they'll have no one to reply to.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:47, 2 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Will do. Insanityclown1 (talk) 19:48, 2 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Probably best that I do so. I have a law school paper due at the end of the month and a big exam in like 2 weeks. Insanityclown1 (talk) 19:55, 2 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi @Ponyo

Thank you for helping with the new article Kaantaye Kaantaye.

I have since added more links to make it look better. Do have a look and suggest how to make it better, so that it could be approved. Filmy World (talk) 08:40, 3 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello, it looks the block-evading anon sock you blocked on 25 July is back on a new IP range. Thanks for your work so far on this. Wikishovel (talk) 07:36, 5 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Looks like another admin/CU took care of it.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:26, 7 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

You did this one [1], wanna do this one [2] too (again)? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:47, 5 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Got it.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:27, 7 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the quick action. Saved me from having to write it up. Meters (talk) 23:01, 7 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

There's clearly some competency issues that a timed block wouldn't resolve. You were patient, but the edits are pretty disruptive.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:05, 7 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Yup. I tried, but she just didn't seem to get it. Meters (talk) 23:28, 7 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi there! Just a heads-up that I have reverted further (technically, to the sock edit) because there was significant vandalism in that version of the page. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 03:40, 9 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Sounds good; thanks for that!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:23, 9 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

You're probably gone for the day and for the week, but is IR94025190 a sock of Lades2222? They made an odd request on the user's Talk page, which I reverted, and they edit in the same topic area. Oh dear, I just realized that Lades2222 is stale...I'll leave this here anyway. Maybe you're a magician.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:31, 10 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

I'll ramble a bit more (I've been doing that a lot lately IRL). It just occurred to me. Why would IR ask Lades to do something if they were a sock. I mean, they oughta know that they haven't even edited since April. Still, socks aren't always rational. I think I'm done now.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:34, 10 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

You picked a week where I actually hopped on for a bit as I'll be away most of next week. I think the IR account is just someone interested in various VISA policies. Like plane crashes and hurricanes, there's a subset of editors who are very dedicated to this specific topic.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:05, 10 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Have fun, wherever you're going to be away to. Apologies for posting this in the first place.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:34, 10 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

No apologies!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:10, 10 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

I noticed that an IP editor added "Kingdom of Prussia" to Katherine_Oppenheimer and I wasn't sure if it was accurate. I tried researching the boundaries of the Kingdom of Prussia and came up short. I see you removed it [3] on the grounds of this being a sock edit. Apart from that, is this problematic? If it's accurate it should be allowed I think. Figureofnine (talk • contribs) 17:03, 11 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Figureofnine: If you are able to confirm the accuracy of the edit and wish to ad/change the information, go ahead. Banned editors are not allowed to edit this project regardless of whether their edits appear to be "good", but there is nothing wrong with you restoring the edit if you have verified its accuracy.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:28, 11 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

No I realize that. I was wondering if you had greater knowledge on the edit's accuracy. I'll just leave alone. Figureofnine (talk • contribs) 20:55, 11 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

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