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Block notification in reply[edit]

Hello. I recently left a warning on an users talk page for vandalism, and you blocked said user. Did you intend to leave the block notification as a reply? Seeing "You have been blocked temporarily from editing to prevent further vandalism." in my notifications was quite surprising. Saltq (talk) 18:13, 25 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oh, the block notification was directed to the user whom I blocked, definitely not meant as a reply directed at you! Thanks for your vigilance. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 21:31, 25 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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110.227.143.107 possibly returned[edit]

You blocked 110.227.143.107 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) for block evasion yesterday, I think they are back on 106.212.75.253 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). Similar type of edits on Neha Dhupia. Ravensfire (talk) 20:24, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes. Blocked. Thank you. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 20:30, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A couple of artists[edit]

Hi Paul, I hope you are doing well! Do you see anything for Monte Michael Moore or Jim Pavelec? BOZ (talk) 18:48, 30 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi BOZ! I found just one new source for Moore, and nothing for Pavelec. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 02:17, 31 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Much appreciated, and thank you. :) BOZ (talk) 06:25, 31 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Tif Macklem edits by brettm[edit]

Hello. I want you to reconsider your reversion of edits by me, Brettm, on the premise of a WP Synth violation. The violation guidelines state synthesis of a conclusion from primary sources - I made no such violation because I made no conclusion. I simply stated two facts with primary sources to back them up directly. Please reconsider your reversion otherwise I will escalate. Brettlm (talk) 20:56, 30 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Block of Marny63[edit]

Hello. I'm a bit confused by your block of Marny63 (talk · contribs). They were undoing vandalism by an IP, and you were reinstating it (e.g. here, where the IP removed the close by DanCherak, Marny63 reinstated it, and then you removed it again). Am I missing something? Cheers, Number 57 16:54, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, yes, User:DanCherak is an impersonation account. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 16:55, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ahhh, ok. What a mess. Cheers, Number 57 16:57, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Possible block evasion[edit]

Hi Paul Erik. I thought I'd bring to your attention that a new IP user, 106.212.111.163 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), made an edit to Cynthia Erivo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) that was similar to others by previous block-evading IP users. Thank you. KyleJoantalk 18:04, 3 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Blocked. Thanks, KyleJoan! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 18:05, 3 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Big thanks[edit]

Hi, Paul Erik -- Thank you for nipping that IP user in the bud! Stay well. -- Bringingthewood (talk) 02:13, 24 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sure! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 02:22, 24 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Question[edit]

With the ongoing antics of serial evader KompressO, (their most recent activity just hours ago), would a range-block be of any use here? It's clear that the 97.112.x.x range is often used by them. Cheers - wolf 04:43, 25 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I had checked that yesterday – it looks like too wide a range for a long-term block. Consider an WP:RBI approach with this user. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 12:05, 25 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for checking. And yep, RBI is the way to go. Cheers - wolf 16:13, 25 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

StupidHyundai-1983929 (talk · contribs)[edit]

This is a sock of WP:LTA/AG1204. Please revoke TPA if possible (and revoke TPA for all future socks) because past socks have abused it to troll people. — Prodraxis {talkcontribs} (she/her) 22:50, 28 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Got it. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 22:56, 28 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Possible that you didn't actually block this IP?[edit]

I saw you left a message on 159.196.12.40 (talk) on 29 July saying that you blocked them, but as of 5 August they're still disruptively editing on Doki (TV series) here.[1] Thank you. FutureFlowsLoveYou (talk) 12:27, 5 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I did block that IP for 31 hours. (See block log here.) They've made just the one edit today, but if they start up again, I (or someone else) can block them for a longer period. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 14:11, 5 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Vandalism[edit]

Can you or someone watch Marc_Leder? Subject to odd deletions, w/untrue assertions of "no citations." 2603:7000:2101:AA00:9DA9:2B98:1019:EB09 (talk) 06:08, 8 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Michael Fishel[edit]

Hi Paul! Do you see anything for Michael Fishel? BOZ (talk) 05:41, 18 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi BOZ. No, I checked but can't find anything. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 02:12, 19 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for looking. BOZ (talk) 07:00, 19 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for catching my whoopsie...[edit]

...here. I didn't mean to rollback my own reversion; it is way too easy to accidentally rollback on mobile, and this has inspired me to create an associated mobile account without rollback rights so this doesn't happen again. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 02:32, 23 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Aha, good to know. I did think it was odd that you had rolled back your own reversion. Best wishes. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 03:11, 23 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Cleveland’s age when meeting future wife[edit]

Why is it not appropriate to point out explicitly that Cleveland is 27 years older than his future wife? Why force the reader to discover Cleveland’s north year and calculate it him/ her self? Is the specific difference not important? Wis2fan (talk)< Wis2fan (talk) 21:13, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This appears to be related to my revert at the article Frances Cleveland while it was featured on the main page. As I had said, you were adding something to the lead section which did not appear in the article body; see MOS:LEAD. As this is a featured article, it would have had many editors already give careful consideration as to how to present the information. Following WP:FAOWN, it would be advisable to first present your suggested change on the article's talk page. Thanks. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 14:56, 2 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thank you[edit]

Thank you for following and blocking the IPs involved Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Country music category vandal from Tennessee. You beat me to AIV this morning! ☾Loriendrew☽ (ring-ring) 14:45, 2 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for your vigilance too! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 14:46, 2 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

IP spamming user talk pages[edit]

Back in August you blocked 171.250.34.133 for 31hr for block evasion, after they had been spamming user talk pages to proxy edit Akane Yamaguchi. They are back as 116.100.212.103 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log). -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested transmissions °co-ords° 15:33, 3 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Blocked. Thanks for letting me know. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 15:47, 3 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

New to Wikipedia - edited Kirsten Gillibrand's article[edit]

I edited her article with information about her son's current whereabouts. You reverted my edit, citing Wikipedia's official policy on Linkedin. However, that section on Linkedin, said that it is OK if it's authenticated. I think it's pretty common sense that Theodore Gillibrand himself has published his linkedin page even if you just take a cursory glance at it.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodore-gillibrand-33a767206/ Nsandell123 (talk) 03:07, 10 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

(talk page stalker) The more important policy here is the the privacy of names. This subject's family member is not independently notable, and unless there is substantial third party coverage about that family member, it is not appropriate to include such detailed content, even if they did publish it themselves elsewhere. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 03:47, 10 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for offering that, Orange Suede Sofa – I agree with you. I'll just add that we don't typically go digging into people's LinkedIn postings for material for a Wikipedia article. If the subject matter is significant enough, there will be a more reliable source that has written about it; see WP:V policy, including the section on self-published sources. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 16:28, 10 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Bio sources[edit]

Hi Paul! I recently worked on Julie Ann Dawson, Steven Belledin, Scott Bennie, Matthew J. Finch, and Ethan Skemp, and was wondering if you saw anything more out there for any of them. I know I had previously asked about Dawson, Belledin, and Skemp, but sometimes new sources come up over time, and better to check than leave it undone. :) Anything you can find on any of these would help! BOZ (talk) 13:42, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi BOZ – good to see that you are working away on the articles.

I think you can access The Wikipedia Library; is that right? Through there, you can access ProQuest, which is the database I have been searching when you stop by to ask me. I've been glad to help, of course. These topics, role-playing game writers, are not ones I am especially interested in, though. Given your strong commitment to the subject area, the encyclopedia might benefit more from your careful searches than mine. :) Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 00:11, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oh OK! How do I find ProQuest from there? BOZ (talk) 01:29, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Go to the page The Wikipedia Library. Under "What we do", click on "Database access". Follow the login instructions. In the "My Collections" tab, find ProQuest and click on "Access collection" and you're in! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 01:37, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
OK cool, thanks! :) BOZ (talk) 01:55, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You're welcome. I hope it leads you down the path of finding many sources for the articles you work on! Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 01:57, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Sam Heughan[edit]

Hi Paul Could you please leave the Sam Heughan 'talk' page alone. Your edit broke the context, and censored unresolved fan, and edit requests. A chatty tone perhaps, but in a question answer, resolved yes/no format 62.6.135.250 (talk) 19:48, 3 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

"Sam and Chris and Freddie should do Top Gear together." "Boring... Is he on only fans ?" This kind of thing does not belong on a talk page. Please see WP:TPG for what is suitable. What edit requests are you referring to? Someone joking around and saying the page should be renamed to the character he plays on Outlander? Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 21:46, 3 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Merry Christmas![edit]

I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas, because that is what I celebrate. Feel free to take a "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" if you prefer.  :) BOZ (talk) 00:21, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Merry Christmas, dear BOZ! Best wishes. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 00:29, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Germans (band) albums[edit]

A tag has been placed on Category:Germans (band) albums indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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