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User:64.8.68.116 resumes vandalism

Hi. Since you previously blocked User:64.8.68.116 for vandalism, I thought I'd let you know that he/she has now resumed this activity. Please search for the term "unicorn tears" in that diff. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 21:59, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

@Nightscream: It took you for a while for Favonian to respond, so he'll respond later. :) --Allen 01:54, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

Re:Hoshiarpur

Re:Hoshiarpur

TB|SahilBhaskar|Stop misguiding on the name of disambiguation, when we have several same name and what is the problemin changing Hoshiarpur to Hoshiarpur, India and there are two Hoshiarpur in the world one in India and other in Pakistan, I humbly request you to change Hoshiarpur to Hoshiarpur, India|ts=SahilBhaskar (talk) 12:22, 9 October 2014 (UTC)}}pages

As you've been told repeatedly, this request should be filed through Misplaced Pages:Requested moves. Favonian (talk) 12:26, 9 October 2014 (UTC)

Re:Hoshiarpur

Stop misguiding on the name of disambiguation, when we have several same name and what is the problemin changing Hoshiarpur to Hoshiarpur, India and there are two Hoshiarpur in the world one in India and other in Pakistan, I humbly request you to change Hoshiarpur to Hoshiarpur, India SahilBhaskar (talk) 12:32, 9 October 2014 (UTC)

Re:Username

You are one of those few people whom I will always remember with some bad memory you are really frustrating, I am really sorry to say this but this is true SahilBhaskar (talk) 12:36, 9 October 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For your awesome contributions on Misplaced Pages, I'm giving you another Anti-Vandalism award as your great effort of rollbacking vandalism, and keep up the good work here. :) Thanks and best regards, -- Allen 02:52, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

Tonkin Campaign

Another good analogy to War of Devolution, this article is continued to vandalized by the series 86.XXX IP addresses and by LeHappiste (talk · contribs). Please block this page to even registered users too for few months. Cheer. ༆ (talk) 05:21, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

Regrettably, I'm not around as much these days. He edits sort of intermittently, but when I catch him red-handed, the hammer will fall. Favonian (talk) 19:19, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

Nha Trang

Hi probably isn't Kauffner, but is evidently not a new user and an SPA dedicated to deletion. You may recognize it? I don't. In ictu oculi (talk) 01:26, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Looks a lot like him, especially this bit of passive-aggressiveness. Favonian (talk) 19:18, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

obvious vandalism

Hi. Sorry to bother you. As you can see, the Gargoyles (TV series) article is being met with vandalism by obvious vandals and continuous edit warring. A page protection would be nice. Additionally, I would like my talk page protected in order to avoid vandalism as well as I've had repeated harassment and blatant vandals attacking me. Thanks again. - Zarbon (talk) 00:44, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

The harassment on your talk page from assorted sock is serious enough that I have decided to semi-protect it indefinitely. It's a somewhat controversial decision, and I recommend that you follow the suggestions at WP:Protection policy#User talk pages. On the other hand, the vandalism on the Gargoyles article is so intense that it merits protection at this point, and the content dispute between you and Doniago is just that, so protection would be inappropriate. Favonian (talk) 15:55, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the protection and blocks

Thank you, although I kind of wish you'd blocked for "lousy grammar". Open proxies, I assume. Bishonen | talk 14:18, 26 October 2014 (UTC).

Pretty safe bet. I was sorely tempted to hard-block them for several years, but that's probably best left to the pros. Favonian (talk) 15:55, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Edits on Argentine Air Force

Hello. I noticed that you reverted edits made by 190.57.204.31 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), a static IP geolocating to Buenos Aires, Argentina, so I thought I'd mention that it per WP:DUCK (same edits on same articles, and "correct" geolocation) is a clear case of block evasion, being the latest sock of indefinitely blocked user Agustin.leon21 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) (with equally indefinitely blocked previous socks Agustin.leon20, Agustin.2110, Agustin.212121 and Agustin.leon22). So would you mind issuing a block of appropriate length? Thomas.W 17:25, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Oh, it's him alright – I blocked a couple the Agustins myself. As for the IP, I'm pretty sure it's dynamic, so blocking it won't help much, even if it does bring some satisfaction. Let's see how it plays out and then maybe ask the CheckUsers for some appropriate range blocks. Favonian (talk) 17:59, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Then again, he kept at it so I "sent a signal". Favonian (talk) 18:03, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

I just reverted some more edits by the IP, so he just goes on and on. According to this it's a static IP, in spite of the host name, BTW. Many previously dynamic IPs have become static over the past few years, without the hosts being renamed (very common among Comcast IPs in the US, for example). Thomas.W 18:06, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Well, that's a blessing in these confusing times. Should he return to his tedious pastime, the meaning of exponential growth will be exemplified to him. Favonian (talk) 18:09, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Seems you blocked him while I was busy reverting and warning him. Thanks for the block. Thomas.W 18:10, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Aaaaand another one: 201.252.32.179 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), doing this. Geolocation Buenos Aires, check, article about the Argentine military, check, totally unsourced edit inflating the arsenal, check. So, yes, I do believe it's our friend Agustin. Thomas.W 22:17, 27 October 2014 (UTC) (It's a static IP, and probably an Internet café)

Looks like Agustin all right. If there's further activity from the IP, I'll block it. Favonian (talk) 18:14, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Pictures of dead presidents

I do leave a comment in the edit but the editor keeps changing the various articles so quickly and so often, I hardly have the time to do it/add it. Often my own edits don't get through because he already changed the page again... and then sometimes in the redo, I forget o add it. In an infobox, whenever there is an actual photo or daguerreotype of the person available, it trumps a painting; more so if the painting already features elsewhere in the article. -- fdewaele, 27 October 2014, 20:10 CET

I'm not disagreeing with your reverts, but the editor may be a newbie and thus won't necessarily check the edit history. Please do the decent thing! Favonian (talk) 19:11, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

I'm trying to keep up, but as I say, when your first undo edits get blocked by newer edits, it's sometimes easy to forget to reinsert comments.  :-) Some weeks ago, there was an anonymous user who on a massive scale did the same. Perhaps he/she has returned... -- fdewaele, 27 October 2014, 20:16 CET

Leaving them a message might actually have stemmed the flow. Anyway, could you please locate the IP responsible for the previous attempts? Favonian (talk) 19:19, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Well, so much for AGF. I had to block the eager beaver for a day. Let's see if that helps. Favonian (talk) 19:26, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

He/She's at it again. The changing has began anew. Sadly, the block clearly wasn't at deterrent. -- fdewaele, 30 October 2014, 21:29.

Looks like Dennis Brown has put Brandenbruso out of our collective misery for good. Favonian (talk) 10:39, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

George Osbourne

Hi Favonian. Could you have a look at George Osbourne and provide advice to Ukiptoxteth about his edits in general? Many thanks in advance JRPG (talk) 19:19, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

My eloquence would be insufficient to make this person see the light, so I just brought down the clue stick. Favonian (talk) 19:22, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

A useful weapon when words fail us:) JRPG (talk) 19:54, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/5.81.198.219

It was MariaJaydHicky’s IP. Can you please block? 115.164.182.231 (talk) 23:23, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

So it would appear. Blocked for a week. Favonian (talk) 17:11, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

School IP on a vandalism spree just a few hours after a one-year block expired

Hello. Would you mind hitting 66.97.29.2 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) hard over the head? It's a school in Belleville, Ontario, Canada that was blocked for a year on 4 November 2013, and is now celebrating the expiration of the block by vandalising multiple articles at a fast pace. Thomas.W 19:33, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Would have loved to, but HJM beat me to it. Favonian (talk) 19:37, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Fastest banhammer in the west, me! ;) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:48, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Wasn't that what Wild Bill Hickok said? ;) Favonian (talk) 20:13, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

This page is a good place to post if you want to attract attention... :) Thomas.W 20:24, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Need advice

I need some advice as to how to proceed. On the Al-Karaji article, user:Seanwal111111 has been removing Persian from the lead. He has been reverted by user:HistoryofIran and myself. I initiated the discussion on the talk page, in which Seanwal's reasoning appears his interpretation of MOS guideline, "Ethnicity... should not generally be emphasized in the opening unless it is relevant to the subject's notability.".

My response was that if sources state the subject's ethnicity then we are required to mention it. Seanwal responded by stating, "I note that you haven't any concrete historical fact to offer bearing on his ethnicity; rather, you just assert a label.".

I responded by posting numerous sources on Oct 15th. After waiting until Oct 26th and receiving no response from Seanwal, I restored the reference and referenced information.

Now after nine days and without even making an effort on the talk page, Seanwal has come back to remove the reference and referenced information, making the same blanket statement, "I invite Kansas Bear to try to explain why his edit should get an exception from the MOS:BIO guidelines. It appears Seanwal does not have to participate on the talk page(he has not used it since Oct 14th) and continues to use his interpretation of MOS guidelines to edit war:

• Oct 16th
• Oct 21st
• Oct 21st
• Nov 5th

I issued an edit warring warning to Seanwal's talk page on Oct 21st.

I would like to know what to do. It is clear Seanwal is not interested in using the talk page except to interpret MOS to suit his opinion(note "exception from the MOS:BIO guidelines": Frédéric Chopin, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven all mention ethnicity in the opening sentences of the articles). And I have shown two Cambridge University sources stating Al-Karaji as Persian. --Kansas Bear (talk) 03:32, 5 November 2014 (UTC)