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IP range vandalism

Where do I go to make a report or ask for assistance with vandalism that is coming from an IP range that seems obviously shared? I suspect a group of grade school students, tag-team vandalizing the pages of authors Mrs. Brown is insisting they read---or something of the sort. All the vandalism was limited to a certain time frame earlier this afternoon/evening, and they hit the same group of authors. This simply cannot be coincidental. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Cheers! ---Cathal 23:14, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi Cathal, I think that WP:AIV looks like the place to go. Sorry, I haven't had to report any myself, so I'm not sure ... but if I got that wrong, I'm sure that the folks who monitor that page can point you in the right direction. Well done spotting the problem! --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 23:38, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: A question regarding sockpuppets

I don't think there's much point in reporting him to WP:SSP, if that's what you're asking. If you're concerned about keeping track of all of the sockpuppets of Peter1PopoffNill, you can change the template on User:OhBoyPopIsOffPeter to {{subst:socksuspect|1=Peter1PopoffNill}}, which will place OhBoyPopIsOffPeter in Category:Suspected Misplaced Pages sockpuppets of Peter1PopoffNill. But I don't think it's very important to do so. --Akhilleus (talk) 00:20, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Having fun?

I don't have the time or energy to work out what's going on here, I'm so glad I try and stay in a deserted part of Wiki working merrily away. Real IRA made GA class anyway, after a few cosmetic changes. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 22:19, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

I would add my own unique commentary on the editor in question, but I'm wary of it being interpreted as a personal attack. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 22:35, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Lad?! I'm only a couple of years younger than you :/ Cheers though, nice to have the first GA for the project. Still got some more work I need to do to it, the objectives could do with expanding and the Banbridge bombing from 1 August '98 needs adding as well really. Then there's the '99 arms seizure, plus a whole section on weaponry wouldn't go amiss either. Next stop FA! One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 11:26, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Take a look at {{Irish Republicanism tasks}} and see if there's anything you can help with, or just anything from Category:WikiProject Irish Republicanism articles is probably in need of attention as well. A lot of what needs doing is dependent on sources which you might not have as a lot are books, but there's plenty or articles need a good looking over for spelling, grammar and the like. I tend to spend my time on the more difficult work like sourcing and expanding, so I tend to overlook the small but simple tasks. Thanks. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 13:59, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Great, the more the merrier. I bought plenty of books the other day anyway including ones on the Easter Rising and Collins, so once I start reading those I'll have plenty more articles I can improve easier. The Easter Rising is definitely one that should be a good article at least in my opinion, just needs plenty of work doing on it first. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 15:13, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm feeling creative today. I decided to create something similar to {{1981 Hunger Strike}} for the Easter Rising. Do you think it's enough on it's own for adding to the pages of the men who were excuted, and to replace this section? Obviously more can be added to it at a later date if required anyway. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 15:27, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

If you want something reasonably simple to do that I really should get round to doing myself, there's a detailed reasoning of why Bobby Sands failed GA on the talk page, and it looks reasonably simple to fix. I think there's room for more improvement apart from that as well also, so if you do fix it don't nominate it for GA just yet. Thanks. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 00:32, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Reverting suspected linkspam

Hi there: I noted that you'd reverted what you suggested was linkspam by 66.208.21.146 in the Ellery Queen article. I have been working on that article and noted the addition into "Further Reading" and actually thought it was pretty good -- the author is a published mystery writer, the article is in one of the very few journals that directly touches on the field of detective fiction and the topic of the article was on-target. I thought you might have suspected that the editor was in some way connected with the journal, so I went and looked up another couple of this editor's recent edits, and gee, I have to say they were really good suggestions and they were for different books and journals. It's tough to find good citations in the field of detective fiction and this person has come up with some very good ones, and has been contributing to a lot of mystery writers where "further reading" is tough to find. Any chance you could reconsider this as not being linkspam and un-revert it? I'd like to see if we can enlist this person into the crime task force. Accounting4Taste 22:46, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Oh, you know, I didn't see one that linked to Clues as being for sale, so I may have jumped to a conclusion. Clues is certainly a reputable journal. I looked up the Agatha Christie link and it was for a well-known mystery writer who wrote his master's thesis on Christie and had it published, far more scholarly than most Christie references, and that reference hadn't been there AFAIK, so that made me think that the editor was trying to be helpful. I see that this editor has just joined today. If you don't mind, then, I'd like to assume that this editor is working in good faith and revert these edits, and I'll certainly keep an eye open for the potential of linkspam. Thank you very much for your response and for working with me on this. If you have any further concerns, I'm at your service. Accounting4Taste 23:04, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

I appreciate the kind words. I haven't been here all that long myself, but I'll try to shepherd this new editor into better Misplaced Pages ways. Thanks for your help and your courtesy. Accounting4Taste 23:23, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

I am a mystery writer and the managing editor of CLUES, which is the only US scholarly journal on mystery and detective fiction. I certainly wasn't spamming Misplaced Pages when I added article titles in Misplaced Pages entries on often hard-to-find mystery subjects. I suppose I should add items under "Further reading" rather than "References" to avoid confusion. Further info on the journal may be found at http://www.heldref.org/clues.php

Re the Christie addition: Dr. Marty Knepper, BTW, is a woman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emfoxwell (talk • contribs)

U2 spammer

I have warned him. He has been gone for over 10 minutes now so maybe he has given up. Academic Challenger 23:21, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Bobby Sands

The member/volunteer fiasco is due to this mediation request. However if the person reviewing it for GA says it needs changing, in my opinion it gets changed. The outcome of that is slightly flexible and doesn't say it's permanent, and if GA depends on it an exception will have to be made for that article. I'll look into his 1977 arrest later, when I'm slightly more awake. When you get to the "Reactions" section I don't think it's necessary to have the reactions from every single city/country in full. It would be best to list the major ones, then something along the lines of "Demonstrations also took place in x, y, z, etc...". Thanks. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 08:47, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

You should know by now, POV only works one way. That's why any Republican sources are partisan and unreliable, yet when the British media report a Ministry of Defence cover-story for why an IRA man was shot, it's a reliable and accurate account! I'm having problems with the usual suspects on Bloody Friday anyway, see the edits he's made and the talk page.... One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 16:42, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

I'd just put about the strike being for political status (or something similar) in the lead, then the five demands can be covered in depth in the main body. Also you don't want to link to this Volunteer, you want to link to this Volunteer. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 16:50, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm keeping an eye on things. I wouldn't particularly say the media coverage resulted in a new surge of IRA activity though. It's a slightly complex situation, but IRA activity dropped off while the hunger strike was ongoing. The Army Council didn't want anything to take focus off the hunger strikes, so any bomb that accidentally killed civilians or the like would have been counter-productive. Post-hunger strike the movement was a lot stronger, as the role of Sinn Féin started to grow due to the electoral successes, and as happened after Bloody Sunday; recruitment increased due to the deaths of the hunger strikers. Naturally IRA activity did increase after the end of the hunger strike, but the more important aspect to focus on is the growth of the movement due to it. When 100,000 people attended Bobby's funeral that was the sign that there was a mass level of support for republicanism. Naturally I can source all that as well. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 17:01, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Ooops! Just goes to show how much work needs to be done on the article then.... One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 17:34, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

I'll take a look in a bit. A check of my recent contribs should show you why I'm busy smashing my head against my keyboard... One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 18:30, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

My latest post on the talk page should show what I'm up against.... One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 19:02, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Had a quick look. I've not at all keen on "on an (Anti-H-Block/Armagh Political Prisoner) ticket" as it doesn't sound enyclopedic in the slightest. Anti H-Block was the name of the movement (not sure if it was a legit party), but this confirms that's what he stood as, not independent or anything like that. I'd probably change it to "as an Anti H-Block candidate" myself. Thanks. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 19:58, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

I know it's a common phrase, I've heard it frequently myself. It just sounds something that the media would (and do) say, rather than an enyclopedia entry. That's about it for now. I think once the main article is up to scratch we can see what (if anything) can be added to the lead. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 20:06, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

There's no rush. I'd purge the Armagh Political Prisoner bit as well as that can't be sourced from what I remember, whereas the AHB can be. I'll check later, but I'm 99% certain I don't have a cite for it. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 20:14, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

I was wrong, very wrong :( One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 20:21, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

I've made a few minor improvements, but I've also been rather busy working my magic on 1981 Irish hunger strike, which looks a lot better than 36 hours ago hopefully. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 20:57, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Ah well, take a break I did for a couple of days earlier this week and I'm more enthusiastic now. It's unbelievable how much information is actually missing from the hunger strike article, once I get round to sourcing everything that needs to be sourced and removing the dubious parts I can get round to adding that. Hopefully by the end of next week I'll have it nominated for GA anyway. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 23:48, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Troll-B-Gon

I could tell he was annoying you somewhat. If only it was a real tool like popups.... One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 21:40, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

You timed it well. At this rate I'll have to see if 1.1 will be available soon.... One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 22:05, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Sinn Féin

His first couple of edits weren't that bad actually, although my eyebrows certainly raised when he called NICRA's campaign violent. Getting back to the hunger strike (improvements going nicely) I was actually slightly mistaken with what I said before. Although IRA activity dropped off in the 1980 strike, the Army Council said that military action would continue unabated during the 1981 strike, and it was actually a rather bloody period. Still I can't be expected to remember the exact details of everything all the time, that's why I have books! One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 00:06, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Well that's one beverage guaranteed to cure most ailments. The HS article is coming along nicely now, plenty of the information can be copied straight across to the Sands article as well which is convenient. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 13:10, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Navarone

By all means change the redirect. I'm all for the original work (novel) coming up on a search first. Thanks. Her Pegship (tis herself) 02:42, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Reverted some vandalism

Just wanted to let you know that I reverted some vandalism on your userpage by 74.116.32.151. Tim_{{critic & speak}} 21:28, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Response

You wrote:

My Response:

I edit with some internet protector thingy on which tries to "censor" or "delete" profanity and otherwise inappropriate words. When I tried to eliminate the vandalism, other stuff was deleted, too. I would've tried to bypass and fix it, but I didn't have the time.

--əˈnongahy ♫Look What I've Done!♫ 22:08, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

well what u said before really hurt me SO U SHOULD BE BLOCKED BITCH TITS UR A PUSSY THATS WHAT U ARE HIDING AND BEING AN EDITOR A SUPER GEEK 24 HOURS A DAY ON THE COMPUTER HAVE NO LIFE I BET U HAVE NO SEX LIFE EITHER JUST FUCKING STRIPPERS

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