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This is a discussion page for coordinating and discussing administrative tasks on Wikisource. Although its target audience is administrators, any user is welcome to leave a message or join the discussion here. This is also the place to report vandalism or request an administrator's help.
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[edit] Checkuser notification

[edit] Log

Users Results
Hou Yi (talk • contribs) Concerns about work and sockpuppetry --billinghurst (talk) 00:09, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
IP addresses (open proxies) checked for bot accounts
  • 81.18.116.66
  • 141.223.237.76
 (CU request)3 accounts blocked, two others left alone -- billinghurst (talk) 13:52, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
Bot created accounts: RicelTvart, ZelbaSleto, RelalLetoc, TrbobAsboc, ZeltrOcace, LigetC4tta, TrocsItacd, Ouc4tRacda, TagetDelge, DelcoAcela Most accounts blocked, details reported to CUs. -- billinghurst (talk) 16:55, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
I-210 (talk • contribs) and concerns about actions from 75.47.137.31 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • trace • RBLs • http • block user • block log) No conclusive results. Logged -- billinghurst (talk) 08:14, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Epic shiny pink bubble gum wrapper (talk • contribs) crosswiki concerns Other suspicious looking, though inactive accounts identified. Results shared crosswiki -- billinghurst (talk) 21:48, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
'Til I see some nakedBitc.hesDancin'AroundDrunkTouchin'EachOther (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log - SUL) Grawp. Reported as crosswiki vandal. -- billinghurst (talk) 11:11, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
121.97.74.130 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • trace • RBLs • http • block user • block log) adds spam urls Found a (shallow) history of spam urls from the accounts over 5 or so months. A number of accounts at IP address: one good edit, a couple of spam edits. Further exploration required, and will blacklist urls. billinghurst (talk) 02:57, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
IP range 121.97.74.128/30 belongs to a Phillipines technical college and there is evidence of crosswiki spamming. Applied anonymous block, 12 months, allowing to create accounts and review as necessary. billinghurst (talk) 11:57, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
RaclaPasc4 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log - SUL)
BaspaSbasa (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log - SUL)
RolnoCnare (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log - SUL)		 Bot like accounts. X-checked with other WMF projects. Blocked. billinghurst (talk) 23:52, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
Oiljobszone (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log - SUL) Caught by Yann, looks opportunistic, no evidence of open proxy. rDNS unhelpful. billinghurst (talk) 10:31, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Bureaucrats

[edit] Username change request

[edit] User:Wadester16 to User:UpstateNYer

I would like a bureaucrat to change my name from User:Wadester16 to User:UpstateNYer to coincide with name changes at en:wiki, es:wiki, Commons, and Meta. Thanks. Wadester16 21:47, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Done.--BirgitteSB 18:15, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Mjquin_id to Mjquinn_id

Requesting name change from Mjquin_id to Mjquinn_id; changing my unified account across all projects. Mjquin id (talk) 05:45, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Done --BirgitteSB 01:04, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Bots

[edit] User talk:72.219.254.131 request

On their user page they ask can the IP edits be merged with their user account. -- billinghurst (talk) 12:56, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Other

[edit] "ass pus" vandal

The "ass pus" vandal is back as Rubber Hammer (talk • contribs). --Ixfd64 (talk) 06:30, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the revert. Yes check.svg Done with the block. -- billinghurst (talk) 07:35, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Seems to be back as Sam Snockey. --Xxagile (talk) 09:48, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Yes check.svg Done -- billinghurst (talk) 10:02, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
and User:South Hammer. Yes check.svg Done -- billinghurst (talk) 06:11, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Back as Puck Muddle (talk • contribs). --Ixfd64 (talk) 05:55, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
I've blocked that account, and run a CU. No other accounts turned up. John Vandenberg (chat) 06:10, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Back as Vorbis Lux (talk • contribs). --Ixfd64 (talk) 10:58, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
Prosfilaes got it. -- billinghurst (talk)
Back as 200.72.30.210 (talk • contribs). Temp block on the IP. -- billinghurst (talk) 12:50, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Back as Mujaro (talk • contribs). Blocked. -- billinghurst (talk) 08:30, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Back as Peezoup (talk • contribs). --Ixfd64 (talk) 17:28, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Blocked. Cirt (talk) 17:46, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Back as 79.125.11.59 (talk • contribs). Temp block on the IP. -- billinghurst (talk) 10:37, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
Back as 217.169.176.180 (talk • contribs). Temp block on the IP. -- billinghurst (talk) 07:30, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
Comment: Time to think about a different option than blocking these as they come up? Cirt (talk) 04:06, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
Back as 193.171.32.6 (talk • contribs). Temp block on IP. Wrt the block, yes and no. They are just doing to p. us off, and if we can watch where they do it, it makes it easier to clean, rather than having to have it disappear in the noise. -- billinghurst (talk) 07:12, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Back as Pudding Hammer (talk • contribs) -> blocked billinghurst (talk) 11:35, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Back as 190.102.206.48 (talk • contribs) Temp block on the IP. -- billinghurst (talk) 07:48, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Back as Semperbluxo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log - SUL). Blocked with IP. IP address previously used for Sam Snookey, same vandal. -- billinghurst (talk) 11:01, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
back as Hammer of Goats (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log - SUL). Zyeph caught and fixed. First time at IP address. -- billinghurst (talk) 09:34, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Cleaned that up: 15:05, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Ebenezer the Red (talk • contribs) appears to be the latest reincarnation. This is an extremely persistent vandal who has been causing trouble on various Wikimedia projects since late 2004. On the bright side, he hasn't been vandalizing dozens of pages at once, which he usually does. --Ixfd64 (talk) 16:02, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Yes check.svg blocked. Tarmstro99 (talk) 17:22, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
CU'd & first abuse from that address. -- billinghurst (talk) 11:17, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
The words "ASS PUS" still show up on {{multicol}}. What gives? --Ixfd64 (talk) 18:33, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
Never mind, it seems all I had to do was purge the template. --Ixfd64 (talk) 18:35, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
  • checked, and identified similar vandalism from that IP address a month ago. Watching. -- billinghurst (talk) 21:44, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Comment: I think it would be a good idea to create a template that would output automatically to a category, such as w:Template:Sockpuppet, and the like. This way, we could keep track of all of the socks / pattern vandals - in one category. This would also be very helpful with regards to monitoring cross-wiki-project vandalism. Cirt (talk) 23:48, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Fair comment, though maybe it is more like w:Template:Blockedsockpuppet, however, find one that you like and it can be brought over. -- billinghurst (talk) 11:53, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

It seems this guy has decided to leave us alone for now, since he hasn't caused us any trouble in about three weeks. Unfortunately, I suspect he will be back some time in the near future, though. :\ --Ixfd64 (talk) 05:11, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Emesee block expiration

Just a heads up about User:Emesee. His twelve day block expires August 25, 2009. ResScholar (talk) 07:17, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Some aliases of him are

ResScholar (talk) 04:14, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion Request

Could someone please delete the following two pages: Annals of the World/Print version1 Annals of the World/Print version2

Yes check.svg Done -- billinghurst (talk) 22:27, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Now what shall I do about a print version? It is kind of frustrating. Arlen22 (talk) 17:01, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

What is the issue? What difficulty are you unable to resolve? -- billinghurst (talk) 22:27, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
I am not sure what to do about a print version. Is such a thing needed. We use them all the time on Wikibooks. But Annals of the World is simply too big, despite its small size. Arlen22 (talk) 01:33, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Usually the way we do it at Wikibooks is just to transclude all the pages onto the print version. Arlen22 (talk) 01:41, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Do you have any tips? Because Annals of the World is too Big. Arlen22 (talk) 11:53, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Import Request

Could someone please import w:Template:Box-header to Template:Box-header ? This is a very useful template but we have to import it in order to keep the edit history. Thanks. Arlen22 (talk) 16:35, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Yes check.svg Done

[edit] abusive user attacking newbies

Haha jima (talk • contribs) is leaving very unfriendly messages on newbies' talk pages. An admin might want to take care of this. --Ixfd64 (talk) 06:12, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, banned for a week. Sherurcij Collaboration of the Week: Author:Carl Linnaeus. 06:26, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Recent changes error?

The recent changes page on my computer only goes back to 3:04 (UTC) September 21, and then quits. It's the same in Beta and normal versions. ResScholar (talk) 04:26, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Oh, I see. Hesperian made 497 deletions. Nevermind. ResScholar (talk) 04:28, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] WMF: Software updates

Zyephyrus identified that we have had WMF software updates, and on having a look, the following look to be of interest to WS.

-- billinghurst (talk) 12:56, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Request to remove "Double five-letter" accounts

I would request that those "Double five-letter" possibly bot-generated accounts be removed from the wiki, as I have just discovered they match the modus operandi of a spammer on another wiki. Back in October 2007, a series of eleven "word-like" double five-letter user accounts were originated and employed on The Louverture Project to produce page-length spam lists on various wiki pages for mostly Italian websites.

Most of the reversions (and the spam pages) can be seen here.

ResScholar (talk) 04:16, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Not sure that I can delete the accounts, a while back I did block the specific accounts, and made record of the originating IP addresses. Some have been blocked as open proxies at WMF level. -- billinghurst (talk) 07:03, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
Thank you, Billinghurst, for taking appropriate action. ResScholar (talk) 09:09, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] CommonsTicker

Does anyone know the status of CommonsTicker? User:CommonsTicker hasn't edited for well over a year. It is my understanding that it has been rendered redundant by CommonsDelinker. I've just purged the "notifications" on Wikisource:CommonsTicker, all of which were ancient. Does anyone care that it doesn't work? Can we clean it up properly; i.e. delete {{TickerEntry}}, {{TickerAction}}, etc.? Should the account be blocked? Hesperian 05:35, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Comment I cannot say that I have ever seen it functional in my short time here, so unless there was some definitive advantage with its operations and we still have that requirement, then my thoughts would be let's close it out and tidy up after it. It would seem to be no longer supported. -- billinghurst (talk) 08:42, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
Comment I don't know what this thing is, or was, but there's a bunch of css in MediaWiki:Common.css that seems related; and if this is all over, it should be removed. Anyone know a tool that will allow searching the whole project for css classes and IDs? Once something is in the css it's difficult to know if it can be removed. Cheers, Jack Merridew 09:02, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
As for what it was, it was a bot that monitored the Commons, and let us know about changes that impacted us. For example, if an image that we were using was deleted at Commons, that would leave an ugly image redlink on a page here. Such changes do not appear in our RC or logs, so it is difficult for us to systematically detect and repair them. CommonsTicker would tell us about them. The availability of CheckUsage and CommonsDelinker has rendered it redundant. Hesperian 02:41, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
I did go looking a bit after posting the above. As long as folks at commons do right, all should be fine without this. We need to be fostering greater trust and cooperation between projects. Cheers, Jack Merridew 10:49, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

I think CommonsTicker is by and large over and done with. It hasn't been working on any WM project for ages. I say we remove the CSS, block the account and clean up the CT-associated pages.—Zhaladshar (Talk) 15:16, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Seems agreed. I've just cut the css. That diff should probably be noted on the user account page or somewhere so the last version of the css can be restored if it's ever is needed. Cheers, Jack Merridew 10:49, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

I grepped a recent text dump, and did not find those classes used elsewhere. —Pathoschild 21:00:46, 07 October 2009 (UTC)
I've blocked the account, deleted the templates, and marked the pages historical. I think logging actions taken to decommission is perhaps slightly overdoing it, but I have nonetheless done so at Wikisource:CommonsTicker. I suppose the safest thing to do is to leave it at that for now. If someone stumbles across it in a year or so, we might delete it all then. Hesperian 00:19, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
Personally, the little bit of me that is the pedant, loves the bows tied and the actions taken. Very nice Hesperian! -- billinghurst (talk) 02:02, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Constitution of the Philippines (1987) protection

By some quirk of international affairs, this is the 17th most requested work on Wikisource. And it shows from the frequency of minor vandals that try to "amend" it. I'm going to protect it as a fairly trusted source for the sake of those Philippino nationalists apparently seeking an impartial third party outside their government to study one of their key national state papers. ResScholar (talk) 08:32, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Possible CAT screw up

In my efforts to try and get my arms around the stray articles that relate to the U.S. President and/or the Executive branch, I may have screwed up. I've found about 2 dozen Presidential Memorandum (similar to an Executive Order but is used to modify practices or policies only within the major Executive Branch agencies like the Dept. of Defense or Dept. of State) issued by at least 3 U.S. Presidents (so far). The pages on which some of these Memos have been listed are, of course, on headerless author subpages and junk or are themselves not up to standard to some degree.

Anyway, long story short, I created a category with the intention of pointing them to this CAT as needed, but I may have made a grammatical mistake in naming it. I figure if the category needs to be deleted (no move option) I might as well create the new one with the proper title. What's the best designation?; should the Cat be...

  • Category:United States Presidential memorandum (current); or
  • Category:United States Presidential memorandums ; or
  • Category:United States Presidential memoranda ; or
  • Category:United States Presidential memorandas ; (incorrect per spell-check) or
  • Category:United States Presidential memorandi (joking) ; or, of course, the cheat
  • Category:United States Presidential memos

Using the cheat is somewhat problematic because there are official memorandum (Gov't re-published and, lately, even assigned an index #) and the other more informal but still historically significant type that typically goes into the Presidential Library at some point or the "leaked" version(s) - which I've seen on here too. Personally, I don't think this is that big of an issue for use here on WS, but wrong is wrong no matter how I could slant or rationalize using it if I don't have to. Can somebody fix it as best needed? George Orwell III (talk) 05:02, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

I would have said the plural is memoranda, as per agendum and agenda. Though I haven't checked my version of the Oz style manual. -- billinghurst (talk) 05:23, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
OK then - I gave it a day. That seems to be right by 3rd party listings at university libraries as well. Can someone please delete or rename it to that? Thanks. George Orwell III (talk) 00:02, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
Yes check.svg Done well, you created new, and I deleted old, as you cannot move a category. -- billinghurst (talk) 00:36, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] New gadget added - edittop

Quite helpful when you only want to edit something in the top of the page before the first subsection, like the header. :) Cheers, Cirt (talk) 18:58, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Admin cleaning out accounts

Today, an admin deleted their user page and blanked their user talk page. While there will be reasons for this, it doesn't seem to be against a policy. Personally, I cannot say that I feel that it is best practice, or that it falls within expected governing principles, it does seem that this is something that should be allowed to pass uncommented. Not wanting to make a fuss about it, wondering whether others had general comment. -- billinghurst (talk) 03:44, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Over at that other place, you are permitted to delete your user page so long as it doesn't contain evidence of problematic behaviour; but you may not delete your talk page, though you are permitted to blank it. It was a reasonable guess that we would uphold much the same standard. So in this specific case, I see someone who is upset, and who has decided to leave this project, yet in leaving has still made some attempt to abide by our rules and expectations. Hesperian 04:59, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Understand that Hesperian, and it wasn't so much the undertaking of the action, more that an admin undertook the action. The perspective that I was following, as fellow administrators, do we pass that action off unnoticed and uncommented, or do we take that as an indication of other or greater intent; or implicit statement. -- billinghurst (talk) 06:23, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Oh, I get you now. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Hesperian 11:26, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
 :-( best of luck billinghurst (talk) 10:30, 25 November 2009 (UTC)


I've taken the liberty of adding a note to Wikisource:Administrators/Archives/Jack Merridew recording that (a) he has resigned his bit; (b) this was voluntary; and (c) he was in good standing with this project at the time. If anyone disagrees with this summary, or if I've overstepped (i.e. if this should have been left for a 'crat to do) then go right ahead and revert me. Hesperian 13:49, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Looks good.--BirgitteSB 17:18, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
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