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82.32.232.222's message (posted in the archives by mistake)[edit]

Good morning from the UK passengerpidgeon.

You are absolutely right about the comments on Ewan McGregor, only in my mode of ranting rather than the factual basis of my comments. His high public profile and open support for UNICEF fundraising has had the effect of removing tens of millions of dollars from the Syrian, South Sudanese and Iraqi refugees by channeling it to the UN who take 35% before sub-contracting the NGO's to do the actual work and take the risks. I know this as I have worked for the UN for over 10 years and have seen the greed and corruption first hand. His acceptance of his OBE was a very good career move for taking no risks whatsoever. It has furthered his career greatly. I feel sorry for the real aid workers wo die in hundreds every year and get no recognition whatsoever.

Don't get me started on "Dame" Angelina Jolie.

However, again you were right, apologies and I will look for a different avenue to challenge these injustices...

Murray Wilson Bristol, UK

Maisamtabarraiee's message (posted in the archives by mistake)[edit]

Hi.I have changed sources thank u for reading out my writing

i am never what u mean .

i am from iran and our great clerci has just passed away. i only want to have his biography on wikipedia i have been waiting

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Deshi MCs[edit]

what's the problem in my page that u have nominated it for speedy deletion? Shahiduzzaman Shuvo (talk) 10:28, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • You did not clearly indicate why the band is notable. In order to be included in the encyclopedia, a band must be written about in reliable third-party sources, such as newspapers. I searched your band on Google and it does not appear to have any news coverage. Passengerpigeon (talk) 10:31, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

the band was disbanded in 2008,the band had huge popularity in 2006,and I think the people of our country should know about this crew,so what should I do? Shahiduzzaman Shuvo (talk) 10:34, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • You should add some reliable sources to the article. If you can establish that the band is notable, I will remove the speedy deletion templates. Passengerpigeon (talk) 10:35, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I tried my best to add some reliable sources,and I will add a lot when I'm free,I think you will be happy to see the sources and will remove the deletion badge. Shahiduzzaman Shuvo (talk) 11:06, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Add photo[edit]

Hey! How can I add my maternal grand father's images on his page in Wikipedia, i.e. Bindeshwari Dubey. He was a former chief minister of Bihar, a state of India. Rcriteshchoubey (talk) 10:50, 17 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The dog who...[edit]

Thanks for catching my mistake so quickly. Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 09:23, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Speedy[edit]

It's okay, you can do it on that other page, at first I thought it was a bio until I saw the creators name. Wgolf (talk) 04:08, 25 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Note: Twinkle warned the wrong person. I created the user talk page, but Lodha Palava then added the promotional content. Passengerpigeon (talk) 08:00, 25 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

April 2016[edit]

Information icon Hello Passengerpigeon. Thanks for patrolling new pages – it's a very important task! I'm just letting you know, however, that you shouldn't tag pages as lacking context (CSD A1) and content (CSD A3) moments after they are created, as you did at Henry Wilmer. It is also suggested that pages that might meet CSD A7 criteria not be tagged for deletion immediately after they are created. It's usually best to wait at least 10–15 minutes for more content to be added if the page is very short, and the articles should not be marked as patrolled. Tagging such pages in a very short space of time may drive away well-meaning contributors, which is not good for Wikipedia. Attack pages (G10), blatant nonsense (G1), copyright violations (G12) and pure vandalism/blatant hoaxes (G3) should of course be tagged and deleted immediately. Thanks. Adam9007 (talk) 14:51, 25 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A sandwich for you![edit]

The sandwich of exceptional excellence (Potato Salad of Congeniality cluster, 1st class)
Thanks for helping me these past few days. Peter Sam Fan 16:40, 28 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Fataneese[edit]

Dear Passengerpigeon, Please remove the request for speedy deletion on the Fataneese page because I have worked super hard creating that language and want it to go viral. (Wikimaster313 (talk) 01:56, 29 April 2016 (UTC))[reply]

Sandbox[edit]

Hi, After finishing please reset the sandbox at User talk:Sandbox for user warnings so it's clean for the next person, Thanks. –Davey2010Talk 01:25, 7 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Aniquestudios' message (posted in archive by mistake)[edit]

Hi ,

i do not understand why you deleted my page. i hadn't finished adding sources — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aniquestudios (talkcontribs)

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, introducing inappropriate pages, such as Elizabeth Shaw (jeweller & metalsmith), is not in accordance with our policies. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Under section G3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, the page has been nominated for deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. —C.Fred (talk) 01:18, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • @C.Fred: Did you press the wrong button on Twinkle? I moved a misplaced AfC submission from mainspace to draft space, and the resulting redirect was certainly not vandalism. Passengerpigeon (talk) 01:20, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
We overlapped. You moved the page at about the same time I tagged it G3. And why G3? Compare it with Jill Chism. —C.Fred (talk) 01:21, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@C.Fred: Yes, that's odd. The contents are the same. But is G3 really applicable in this situation? Passengerpigeon (talk) 01:24, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Three pages so far with the same content, and one of the editors creating pages is named Poopsiclenut. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. —C.Fred (talk) 01:25, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
And a new account and a variant: Beth Jackson. I've asked the user to explain what's going on. Hopefully they reply. —C.Fred (talk) 01:31, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@C.Fred: Actually, Beth Jackson appears to be a real artist, according to this page. It is maybe better to PROD these articles rather than flagging them for speedy deletion.
Also, do you have a list of pages created by this supposed sockpuppeteer? Passengerpigeon (talk) 01:34, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
You'll notice I haven't tagged that one for speedy yet. When the Jill Chism page was created, I waited to see if there was any expansion. There wasn't, so I tagged it A7. Then two more pages showed up with the same content. Now it's either students who are only half-following directions or it's a user up to shenanigans. Then a fourth article appears, but with a touch of content—but under a fourth name. So, I ask the user what the deal is. —C.Fred (talk) 01:39, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Three users:
The first three articles are basically identical but for the name. —C.Fred (talk) 01:42, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@C.Fred: Additionally:
That page is about a fictional artist whose persona was invented as one of the contributors to a parody website. It has the same pattern as all of the other articles, but I had to PROD it instead of flagging it with A11 because the fictional persona exists outside of Wikipedia. Passengerpigeon (talk) 01:46, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • The pages are starting to be worked on, so I think it's a (rogue) class project. —C.Fred (talk) 02:11, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Prodded as an unsourced BLP. Passengerpigeon (talk) 02:14, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

David Hyldkrog's Algorithm (posted at the top by mistake)[edit]

Your comment to David Hyldkrog's algorithme: Now I had 2 wikipedia people making a comment that they can't find the algorithme on google? So just so I won't be bothered by any more non relevant comments, then please read the talk site. It says that the algorithme was devoleped by me to an examination project for CPH business school. I forgot to write the date for the completion of the algorithme which were 11 May 2016. Now if you wanna test the algorithme out, you can contact whatever university or relevant person you like to get the algorithme verified as unique and working. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cop77 (talkcontribs)

speedy deletion[edit]

Hello - I am sorry I just created a blank page by mistake a few minutes ago. Thank you for deleting it.... Jon Deen (talk) 23:16, 16 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thanks for helping me revert vandalism on Chase Utley. —MRD2014 (formerly Qpalzmmzlapq) T C 02:32, 29 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@MRD2014: Thanks! I have never seen anything like that before - fast-paced vandalism involving multiple users at a rate of about 10 seconds per edit! Do you know what could have caused this? Perhaps a request by a media personality, like the Colbert Elephant incident? Passengerpigeon (talk) 02:36, 29 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Back in October, Utley was involved in a nasty collision in Game 2 of the 2015 National League Division Series against the New York Mets that broke Ruben Tejada's leg. Tonight, Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard threw behind Utley (probably as retaliation) and the home plate umpire ejected Syndergaard. He later hit two home runs in the game. Mets fans REALLY hate him right now. —MRD2014 (formerly Qpalzmmzlapq) T C 02:41, 29 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello[edit]

i taged speedy deletion becuse there was no contaxt on the page what do you want to tel about that — Preceding unsigned comment added by HAzmi (talkcontribs) 12:41, 29 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What I was saying was that you should not tag short pages for speedy deletion with {{db-a3}} (no content) or {{db-a1}} (no context), until 10 minutes have passed. Often, users create short or empty articles and then come back a few minutes later to add all of the page content. In the case of the article you tagged, the page creator had removed all of the page content. We can interpret this as the page author wanting to have the page deleted, so you should have tagged it for deletion with {{db-g7}} (author requested deletion) instead of {{db-a3}} (no content). New page patrolling is a very important task, so please ask me if you need any help. Thanks, Passengerpigeon (talk) 12:48, 29 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]


Thanks so much dear. for your suggestion — Preceding unsigned comment added by HAzmi (talkcontribs) 12:53, 29 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

socks[edit]

these edits I changed are not starship9000. These are Vote (X) for Change. --166.137.96.7 (talk) 03:38, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, no, they are Starship9000 socks. I actually reported all of those socks to SPI as socks of Vote (X), but it turns out I was incorrect and the clerk there concluded that their behavior does not match up with Vote (X). Later, I found another sockpuppeteer, Starship9000, whose account naming (Username on tyres) and behavior (creation of attack pages with offensive titles but innocuous or empty content) matches these socks perfectly, so I retagged them as such.

Also, sorry to point fingers, but why is a new editor like you involved with sockpuppet tagging as their first edits? Are you in any way related to Vote (X) or Starship9000? Passengerpigeon (talk) 03:46, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not related to them and these accounts you tagged are not starship9000. --107.77.232.158 (talk) 17:25, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oh dang![edit]

I swear I checked... lol. Apparently, Passengerpigeon has an article title of an account username... haha! I bumped this up to be a G3 given this new information. Just thought I'd let you know ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 09:19, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Oshwah: I thought that seeing "Passengerpigeon thanked you for your edit on Passengerpigeon" in your thanks log might give you a bit of a laugh. The page certainly made me chuckle... although to be fair, I would prefer a nice big glass of apple juice over the prune juice they suggested. Passengerpigeon (talk) 09:28, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
HA! That's exactly what made me spit the beer out of my mouth and say, "Aww crap!" Thanks for nudging me about that. All fixed! :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 09:36, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Oshwah: On a related note, take a look at Supreme Genghis Khan's latest sockpuppet: User:Oshwah Passengerpigeon. That's now six impersonator accounts for me and one more for you. Passengerpigeon (talk) 02:37, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, never mind. I see in the edit history that you were the one who tagged that account. Passengerpigeon (talk) 02:38, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that was me. It was because some of his "accounts" have fooled others into thinking they were me, and I got yelled at for stuff I (obviously) didn't do. Maybe it's just me being a bit overbearing and protective... :-/ ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:43, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Info[edit]

Hello Passengerpigeon. Actually yes, this desert is a hoax started by a troll community in Turkish internet society as they are trying to name the new android version after this name. I personally deleted this article from Turkish Wikipedia. However if you insist that the article should stay, it is up to you. --Eldarion (talk) 12:41, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Eldarion: I actually checked the revision history on the page after removing your deletion template, and noticed you said it was a hoax, but I searched the dessert online and found several mentions of it so decided not to replace the tag. Are you saying that the mentions of the dessert outside of Wikipedia are actually being fabricated by a troll group? If so, I will replace the speedy deletion tag. Also, keep in mind that to tag hoaxes for speedy deletion, use the template {{db-hoax}} instead. The template you used, {{db-vandalism}}, is for obvious vandal pages, such as pages filled with profanities, not well-written hoaxes like the page Namik (dessert), which led me to remove the tag as the page wasn't blatant vandalism.
Well the first source is empty as you can see, and the second one is a regular web site that anyone can add information, no need to verify from a secondary source. --Eldarion (talk) 14:28, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Okay. Thanks for retagging it as a hoax. If the speedy deletion is contested by someone else, I shall take the page to VfD. Passengerpigeon (talk) 22:27, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Royal Grill Boi[edit]

Thanks - I was having trouble remembering whose sockpuppet this was. Is there a link to User:Howard PF Cox? Deb (talk) 10:47, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sock tagged. Passengerpigeon (talk) 10:59, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

WP:DENY for Supreme Genghis Khan[edit]

Stop tagging the sockpuppets of Supreme Genghis Khan, it's not necessary. WP:DENY applies. TheCoffeeAddict talk|contribs 09:05, 2 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

TheCoffeeAddict - Tagging (now blocked) accounts of a sock puppet is not directly feeding the troll. I don't see anything wrong with what he's doing. Tagging confirmed sock puppets allows for good record keeping and for checkusers and administrators to refer to the list of them if they need to. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:19, 2 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
However, I think that by tagging the trolls then you are recognizing him and encouraging the vandalism. If we ignore it and not tag, then maybe this troll will get bored and quit his antics. TheCoffeeAddict talk|contribs 13:42, 2 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Most of my recent G5 deletions are this user adding sockpuppet tags to their own accounts. Anyone who is so interested in having their socks identified should be quietly shown the door. -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:58, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
zzuuzz, TheCoffeeAddict - Fair enough. I didn't see anything wrong with it, but I also completely understand both of your viewpoints as well. Thanks for letting me discuss :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:41, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
[this directly applies to you..please stop...--Stemoc 16:32, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thanks for helping to deal with the Genghis socks! TheCoffeeAddict talk|contribs 12:58, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ron Shwartz[edit]

Hi. You recently contested the speedy deletion request. Your first reason is valid - (There does appear to be some information on the subject) - my error.

The second reason - that it is an attack article - "material intended purely to harass or intimidate a person" - is pretty precise - it is pretty much only controversies. Let us also take into consideration that the BLP was not convicted and it may even be a BLP1 problem. It also seems to me that the sources are played around in order to ruin the BLP subject.

Given that this may be a BLP problem - article I will put back the speedy deletion request and we could discuss on talk page. CaseeArt Talk 14:30, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not controversies, but facts. See http://www.eurobridge.org/ebl-disciplinary-commission-19052016.aspx Nicolas.hammond (talk) 11:30, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

JiroDreamsOfMcRibs' message (posted at the top)[edit]

I am and I admit, that JiroDreamsOfMcRibs (myself), is a sockpuppet of 3 different sockmasters on this Wiki: DavidYork71, Starship9000, and Supreme Genghis Khan. Please add the socktags but don't leave anything on my page just keep it the way it is but add the tags for these 3 socks on my page. Regards, --JiroDreamsOfMcRibs (talk) 04:27, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Jeff Janis is drunk's message (posted at the top)[edit]

hi I'm Tikeem cumberbatch uttp tcgp own --Jeff Janis is drunk (talk) 04:36, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nice try. Your behaviour and username is nothing like other Tikeem Cumberbatch socks. Either you are an individual user making joke edits, in which case please contribute constructively, or you are a sock of Starship9000, in which case please stop editing here. Passengerpigeon (talk) 04:54, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Starship9000's message (posted at the top by mistake)[edit]

I am starship9000 I will no longer create accounts to sock I will only be using iPs that's it this IP should be having {{ipsock|Starship9000|proven=yes}} --107.77.234.149 (talk) 22:37, 14 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Anna Frodesiak: please block this IP as a self-admitted sock. Passengerpigeon (talk) 23:34, 14 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
User:107.77.234.149 Using difference kinds of network IP range for vandalizing purpose is also useless for you. SA 13 Bro (talk) 00:04, 23 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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@Blakegripling ph: Oh, sorry about that. I only noticed after I tagged the sock that the category was gone. I won't be tagging any of SGK's socks in the future per this consensus. Passengerpigeon (talk) 10:17, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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The page I tagged for deletion 14 minutes ago was not the same one you tagged. That page was deleted about 1 minute after I flagged it, before being recreated immediately by Vaishnorajshivan - the new page was only 2 minutes old when you flagged it for deletion.
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The Braces[edit]

Why did you delete my addition of The Braces to the list of ska bands? Denisthien13 (talk) 06:35, 30 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Most likely because you didn't follow the embedded guideline that states you should only add bands with existing Wikipedia articles. NJZombie (talk) 02:32, 31 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

New Page Review - newsletter No.2[edit]

Hello Passengerpigeon,
A HUGE backlog

We now have 816 New Page Reviewers!
Most of us requested the user right at PERM, expressing a wish to be able to do something about the huge backlog, but the chart on the right does not demonstrate any changes to the pre-user-right levels of October.

Hitting 17,000 soon

The backlog is still steadily growing at a rate of 150 a day or 4,650 a month. Only 20 reviews a day by each reviewer over the next few days would bring the backlog down to a managable level and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work!
It didn't work in time to relax for the Xmas/New Year holidays. Let's see if we can achieve our goal before Easter, otherwise by Thanksgiving it will be closer to 70,000.

Second set of eyes

Remember that we are the only guardians of quality of new articles, we alone have to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged by non-Reviewer patrollers and that new authors are not being bitten.

Abuse

This is even more important and extra vigilance is required considering Orangemoody, and

  1. this very recent case of paid advertising by a Reviewer resulting in a community ban.
  2. this case in January of paid advertising by a Reviewer, also resulting in a community ban.
  3. This Reviewer is indefinitely blocked for sockpuppetry.

Coordinator election[edit]

Kudpung is stepping down after 6 years as unofficial coordinator of New Page Patrolling/Reviewing. There is enough work for two people and two coords are now required. Details are at NPR Coordinators; nominate someone or nominate yourself. Date for the actual suffrage will be published later.


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New Page Review-Patrolling: Coordinator elections[edit]

Your last chance to nominate yourself or any New Page Reviewer, See Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Coordination. Elections begin Monday 20 February 23:59 UTC. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:17, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

New Page Review - newsletter No.3[edit]

Hello Passengerpigeon,

Voting for coordinators has now begun HERE and will continue through/to 23:59 UTC Monday 06 March. Please be sure to vote. Any registered, confirmed editor can vote. Nominations are now closed.

Still a MASSIVE backlog

We now have 816 New Page Reviewers but despite numerous appeals for help, the backlog has NOT been significantly reduced.
If you asked for the New Page Reviewer right, please consider investing a bit of time - every little helps preventing spam and trash entering the mainspace and Google when the 'NO_INDEX' tags expire.


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