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Hi Rsjaffe. There is another IP restoring the personal attack atTalk:Estonia.[1] Do you think it is a good idea to request page protection here? They are re-using the same IPs at the moment so I am not sure if it is enough to block those IPs/ranges. Thanks.Mellk (talk)15:18, 14 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe. Give it a few hours. I’ll block what I can and see if they give up. We hate to protect talk pages. The disruption is hidden from casual visitors so the cost benefit calculation is different for talk pages than for articles. — rsjaffe🗣️17:05, 14 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Rsjaffe. Just a quick one regardingWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Divata. As a non-admin, I was unable to close as delete. I realise now that closing as 'procedural close' shows up as 'UNDETERMINED' on the stats site. I was just wondering if you wouldn't mind formally closing this AfD as 'delete' to correct the undetermined error. Thanks!11WB (talk)20:00, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for this. I'm aware non-admins are not supposed to close as delete per #3 ofWP:BADNAC. Though I do note it's an essay, to my knowledge BADNAC is generally upheld by the active administrators and editors at AfD. That's why I've contacted @Rsjaffe here. (The article is in draftspace at the moment due toan ongoing AN/I involving the author.)11WB (talk)20:12, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I should have started that message by explaining that due to the article being in draftspace for the purpose of an ongoing AN/I, it has left the status of the AfD in limbo.11WB (talk)20:24, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Why don't we wait until the draft is deleted before trying to fix this? I (or someone else) will delete it once the AN/I thread is done. — rsjaffe🗣️20:27, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No problem at all! Just thought I would highlight this to you, as I saw the error and realised the specific situation was not something I had encountered before. I'm not going to touch the AfD now, I'll leave this for another editor/admin to edit if they feel it is necessary. As it's only a five second edit to fix, I'm not too concerned about it!11WB (talk)20:33, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If an article has already been speedily deleted, non-admins can close the discussion as "speedily deleted". That would not be a BADNAC.jlwoodwa (talk)00:50, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My watchlist say "Rsjaffe talk contribs changed visibility of 55 revisions on page Lithuanians: content hidden (RD1: Violations of copyright policy:https://www.vle.lt/)"
It was created prior to the block and unused, so it wasn't a sockpuppetry effort. I did block it as a related account to the primary blocked account. Thanks for alerting me. — rsjaffe🗣️20:59, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I had to look at that pretty carefully myself to figure out what was going on. The account did need blocking, but not with a label of sockpuppetry. — rsjaffe🗣️21:46, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Doug Weller:. Thank you for your feedback and@JBW:'s: (Special:Diff/1318011070). I think JBW said it bestSometimes there can be a narrow line between a joke account and a troll account. Perhaps it's best to avoid going anywhere near to that line. I've obviously irritated people whose opinion I respect, so I'm going to stop making jokes with that account outside of very obvious joke areas (e.g., April Fools').
I will say that I thought I was doing ok with that account: see my explanation of my thoughts about the joke account in my EfA statement (I dedicated a whole paragraph in my Nomination statement to it:Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Candidates/Rsjaffe) and any feedback I received prior to yesterday was positive. But thank you for alerting me before I irritated even more people, as that was far from my purpose: its purpose was to make people think twice about prejudging usernames. — rsjaffe🗣️20:57, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My biggest problem with your use of that account is that sometimes you have made a joke of significant concerns involving an editor. Doing that runs the risk of conveying the message to that editor that the issue isn't really to be taken seriously, especially in the case of a new or newish editor, which potentially may make it more difficult to convey the significant point to that editor.MentioningDoug Weller for information.JBW (talk)22:09, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
hello, my page on my langauge was removed, please can you restore it, it is for my highschool langauge class? i will remove it once the assignment is done if you want?Floplord (talk)02:57, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You have to look at the edit filter log to see the issue. I’m not sure as to whether you can see all the logs (some are hidden from most users). — rsjaffe🗣️04:47, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I also protectedList of Lumbees, which was catching the same disruption this month. Agree about 75..., but that's stale--only used one day about 2 weeks ago. May have rotated to an innocent person by now, so I won't block. — rsjaffe🗣️19:09, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Starting 4 November, logged-out editors will no longer have their IP address publicly displayed. Instead, they will have atemporary account (TA) associated with their edits. Users with some extended rights like administrators and CheckUsers, as well as users with thetemporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will still be able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range.
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Hello, I was grantedTemporary IP address viewer rights a few days ago, but I noticed after making some edits that I actually do not have this right. When I checked my user rights, the IP viewer permission was not listed. What could be the possible reason for this? I hope you can help me. Thank you. -Arcrev1 (talk)06:11, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The request was a couple days short of the 6 months requirement, so the approval did not "stick". I'll fix that now, as youre beyond the six months. — rsjaffe🗣️11:32, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Rsjaffe: Thank you so much. 😊 On the mobile interface, the time appears to be advanced. For example, when I submitted my request on the request page, it showed that my account was already 6 months old. My apologies for that. I just want to ask, does this right work on the mobile interface, or do I need to use the desktop view? Or is it not functional on mobile at all? I mainly use mobile. -Arcrev1 (talk)11:51, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey @Rsjaffe. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 17 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey. :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee❚❙❚❙❙✉15:13, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Rsjaffe, hoping this finds you well. Now with the new IP masking, I can't use geolocate anons anymore, but any suggestions on how to find out? I mean, if I suspect an IP made disruptive edits in the recent past and is continuing to make them (but masked) now, where/if can I ask? Cheers!—Fortuna,imperatrix07:02, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@GrayStorm: Heh. I see what you did there :) I don't think I qualify for the ticket, but I thought there might be an SPI-style page for reports or enquiries. By the way, nice self-portrait on your UP, but I don't think much of the weather there!—Fortuna,imperatrix07:36, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Rsjaffe. It has been over six months since you last edited theArticles for Creation submission ordraft page you started, "Loco Loco".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you canrequest its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
SPI is correct. I’ve blocked them and tried to prevent further attempts. But this is a case where temporary accounts make it harder to track and block, as this user knows how to dump accounts rapidly. — rsjaffe🗣️15:36, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. From what I read, temp accounts are cookie based, so it sounds as simple as editting in a separate In Private browser session each time. Will continue to log and hopefully they'll get bored soon.Spike 'em (talk)15:41, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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I added an Article for Creation template to the page. Submit the draft for review. If accepted, we can then fix the protection. — rsjaffe🗣️22:13, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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