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Rubbaband Mang redux

You blocked the range 216.208.243.0/24 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) in October for being a sock of Rubbaband Mang/47.54.219.33. I need to tell you that they are active on that range again. wizzito | say hello! 15:02, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wizzito Blocked x 1 year. That range is being used as a proxy. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:10, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What is making mobile connections get flagged as proxies lately? wizzito | say hello! 00:19, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wizzito If you click on an IP's contrib log, at the top of the page there is a collapsed section entitled "IP Information." If you click on it, it expands and has information identifying any known proxies that use the IP. It's not infallible. I've run across some that the IP Info did not detect. But it's accurate as far as it goes. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:44, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replying to you again – did you get the ping I gave you @ Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ice Hockey#Content dispute and possible edit war at 1974 Summit Series? There are two ranges I think should be looked at. wizzito | say hello! 14:58, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wizzito Sorry, I must have missed your ping. I have responded on the original thread. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:40, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey man, Mind if I ask a Question?

Youve revied one of my Drafts like a few minutes ago, and im not here to complain about your decision. Ive just spend maybe a few hours on this, so i gotta ask you, have you got any idea what i have to change for the article to be accepted? Y-8000 (talk) 00:01, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Y-8000. Welcome to Wikipedia. I suggest you start your draft in the WP:SANDBOX. Try to outline what the subject is in a way that would be understandable to anyone who has zero familiarity with the topic, and then ask for help at the WP:HELPDESK. See also WP:YFA for helpful pointers. Lastly, I did not review your draft. I did however notice that your edits were tripping the edit filter and therefor being automatically disallowed. I hope this helps. Best regards... -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:03, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Don't forget to establish the encyclopedic notability of your subject when you are writing the page. See WP:GNG and WP:RS for help with that. Don't panic with all the guidelines and rules. There is a bit of a learning curve, but it's not too steep. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:07, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request to remove User talk access

Hi Ad Orientem, earlier you blocked 85.97.84.231 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) for 60 hours - he keeps readding the Omar al-Bashir (4th President of Sudan) infobox, but with a picture of a chimpanzee, to his user-talk page - could you please remove user-talk access - Thank-you - Arjayay (talk) 18:30, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) I took care of it and lengthened the block to two weeks for continued disruption. Bishonen | tålk 18:55, 21 June 2025 (UTC).[reply]

@Bishonen Thanks for handling that. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:38, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Mar Elias Church attack

On 24 June 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Mar Elias Church attack, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede 66 21:29, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Obvious sock

You blocked Currontroll 23 June for "Persistent addition of unsourced content". Leachc32738 resumed editing 25 June picking up right where Curront left off, editing pages of rappers to more prominently position them as signer-songwriters and often as R&B artists. Curront: [1][2][3] Leach: [4][5][6]

Crossover in edits at: Lil Baby [7][8], DaBaby [9][10], and Latto [11][12]. fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four (talk) 04:21, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four User:Leachc32738 indeffed for sockpuppetry (master). -Ad Orientem (talk) 04:40, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TPA revocation

Joyous seems to be offline, so I'm bringing it here. Probably want to revoke TPA here, as they are making personal attacks. 🪷 nahida 03:13, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Block extended x 2 weeks TPA revoked. -Ad Orientem (talk) 03:16, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unfair block on commons

I wasn't insulting his intelligence and I revert vandalism so it's not trolling or personal attacks. The admin doesn't speak English natively so I said it might be a bit difficult because he doesn't speak English natively. Then he blocked me. He denied my appeal and said I insulted him when I never did and instead he misunderstood what I said. PerryPerson (talk) 03:37, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

i contacted you because you were the admin that was active earlier PerryPerson (talk) 03:38, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi PerryPerson. Unfortunately, I am not an admin on Commons. You will need to contact one of their admins. My tools only work on the English Wikipedia. Best regards... -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:08, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oof.. I'm blocked from talk and email so can't appeal at all.. PerryPerson (talk) 17:45, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There should be some method for appealing blocks. I will have a look. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:50, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@PerryPerson Ok. I suggest you contact a STEWARD and request assistance from them. Unfortunately I am not all that familiar with Commons. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:57, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! PerryPerson (talk) 18:02, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]