User talk:Acalamari/Archive 048

Wikimania 2014

Hi!

My name is Victor and I'm a storyteller and video producer for the Wikimedia Foundation. I'll be looking to capture stories about Wikimedians at Wikimania in London in a week. Here is an example of the kind of thing that I'm aiming to do. I saw that you're attending Wikimania and I was wondering if you might have some time to talk about the pop-star work do you on Wikimedia projects. Anyway let me know if you are interested, I'll be at Wikimania from the 6th-10th of August and would need maybe 30 minutes of your time. I can answer any questions you may have. I’m best reached at vgrigas(at)wikimedia.org

Thanks!

Vgrigas (talk) 16:34, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Hi Vgrigas. Thanks for your note, but I'd rather not be interviewed. Best. Acalamari 15:40, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Anniversary of bureaucracy

Regarding this edit, I think you meant January and not July :P SNUGGUMS (talk · contribs) 20:28, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

Epic fail! Now fixed. Thanks for pointing that out to me, SNUGGUMS. :) Acalamari 20:31, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

No problem SNUGGUMS (talk · contribs) 20:52, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

Awards Page

Hey there, I want to work on the Christina Aguilera awards page, however I would first like to ask your advice. On the "Beyonce awards page" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Beyonc%C3%A9#Wealth magazine + online rankings and polls, including, forbes, sexiest lists, vocals ext are considered "awards"(I counted over 150 online polls alone listed as awards on her page).Why is this allowed for her page but has been removed from every other singers including Christina, Britney, P!NK, Mariah ext?

Your advice would be greatly appreciated CJBXT720 (talk) 09:30, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi CJBXT720! The two most likely reasons are:

1. Nobody has yet gone through the Beyonce awards page to remove the non-notable entries.

2. The other awards and nominations pages simply haven't been expanded yet.

I suspect it's a combination of the two, though; the Beyonce one probably has some excess listings, which can be removed, while the others are missing pieces of information. Acalamari 09:44, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

A mess

Wow, I've just read the christina aguilera official page and im kind of upset. I dont really edit main biographical pages but i am shocked at the level of missing detail and the extremely bias edits being done especially by user HD. Wikipedia is supposed to be neutral, but this page is an absolute mess from start to end, with large sections of inforamtion removed without any valid reason(..e.g legacy section, removing the impact of dirrty >>reason cited = redundant information). However, no impact of dirrty was previously mentioned.A biographical page should not read like a hate or fan page, but notable achievements and failures should be noted and included in such articles. I have also just viewed HD's talk page and seen several other complaints of their bias editing.

Could you look into the matter? I would greatly appreciate it? Maybe start a group discussion on the matter(as i am not sure how to) , but at the moment the page just looks ridic hate page.

Hope to hear from you

CJBXT720 (talk) 11:48, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi CJBXT720, I have seen your message and will reply in detail later; I'm only logging in for a couple of minutes and have to go out shortly, but I don't what you to feel as though I am ignoring you. Best. Acalamari 17:19, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Okay then, CJBXT720, I see you have already started a discussion on the talk page, which is good; however, you need to specifically state over on the talk page what details you think are missing, what details you think that HD shouldn't have removed (plus why you think his edits are biased) and why you think the page reads like a hate piece; you have to do this because otherwise, people won't know how to address your concerns. Also, it's best to assume that HD's edits, like yours and mine, are being made in good-faith and that he is trying to improve the article. :) You also might want to consider asking HD on his talk page about why he made those edits. Best. Acalamari 15:12, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Pending changes reviewer

Hi Acalamari, is it possible for you to grant pending changes reviewer tool to me? There are many Indian actor and music articles I have on my watchlist which have PC on them, but I am not able to verify or approve the changes done my new users. If there is another appropriate location, please tell me. Sorry for any inconvenience. :) —Indian:BIO · ^{[ ChitChat ]} 11:03, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

No inconvenience here or need to go anywhere else; asking an individual admin is fine. I'm surprised you didn't already have the tool so  Done. Acalamari 12:07, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. *__^ —Indian:BIO · ^{[ ChitChat ]} 12:08, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

If you don't mind, I'd love to be a reviewer myself- I often have to keep watch for non-constructive edits at articles like Kaley Cuoco that are PC. Snuggums (talk / edits) 13:06, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

 Done No reason for you to not have them. Acalamari 13:10, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank you :3 Snuggums (talk / edits) 13:12, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

You and IndianBio are very much welcome. :) Acalamari 13:13, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Wikimania 2014 note for anyone watching this page

For anyone watching my talk page who might also be going, I'll be attending the final day of Wikimania 2014 in London tomorrow. Acalamari 18:57, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Edits

Hey There

I would like to Thank You for sticking up for me on the Christina Official page. Firstly, I dont belong to any forums, I simply dont have the time for that. Second, Ive liked Christina ever since I went to her Back To Basics tour thats it. Lastly, my edits are always neutral. I respect wiki policies and other users input, i only raise issues when i feel that its slightly biased. The reason I brought up the mess page was because of the large section of text being removed and the constant mention of Mariah Carey in her as if the page had been edit by a Mariah Carey fan. Thats about it.

Again, thank you for placing faith in my edits,

Regards CJBXT720 (talk) 10:34, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi CJBXT720, you're welcome. Even if you were from that forum, you'd still be welcome to edit here and, as I said, your edits have been helpful. As for when you started liking Christina Aguilera, it doesn't how long or little you've liked her...you can edit the page, regardless! :) Acalamari 11:52, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

User:beatleswhobeachboys

Hello, Acalamari. I'm a little confused here. Every username I've seen that contains the names of musical artists has been blocked. For instance, when I have reported band names to UAA, they have been blocked. I'm pretty sure we don't allow band names, though I doubt that there is a rule written anywhere on it. I guess it could be deemed promotional. - Hoops gza (talk) 22:21, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

There's no promotion here. Beatleswhobeachboys' username has obviously been created by a fan of each band rather than someone who's connected to or promoting them; also, it's clear that Beatleswhobeachboys is not impersonating any of the bands. It's not explictly against the username policy to use words from musical artists provided that they are not 1. spamming/promoting the musical artists in their edits. 2. impersonating said artists or 3. maligning them. Beatleswhobeachboys doesn't appear to be doing any of that. No admin will perform a username block here.

This all being said, could you point to an example of an account being blocked for the reasons you specify, please? It would be helpful for me to understand the context under which those accounts were blocked. Thanks. Acalamari 23:19, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

In terms of providing a specific username, I can only recall those which I have reported. Special:Contributions/The Beatles would be one example. I have seen other people report band names to UAA and the accounts were blocked; I cannot recall the specifics, however. - Hoops gza (talk) 23:27, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

An account called "The Beatles" is different because it's the whole name of the band on its own and it could be seen as a group and/or promotional account (although I wouldn't have bothered blocking that particular account because it hasn't been active since its creation in 2006). Beatleswhobeachboys is most definitely not promotional or shared; the name is just using words from different band names, nothing more. Acalamari 23:33, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for explaining that. - Hoops gza (talk) 23:38, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

AfC fail help

Hi - I was hoping you could help me. I was trying to clean up some persistent, repeated vandalism, and attempted to remove/decline Draft:Alisha Heng, but I didn't realize my not being an AfC participant would cause problems for the script (it still ran at least partially, but I'm not sure it completed successfully). I noticed you declined this particular submission previously, so I thought I'd see if you could help make sure whatever I just did hasn't left any problems behind. Sorry, and thanks! --Fru1tbat (talk) 17:17, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi Fru1tbat, I'm not an AfC participant, either, but I've gone ahead and deleted that draft as vandalism/a blatant hoax. For the past several months or so, someone has been using various IPs and sock accounts to insert this non-notable person's name into various articles, often replacing existing actresses' names in the process. Acalamari 17:36, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

So I've noticed! I ran across a few instances today, and did what I could to help clean it up once I figured out what was going on. I don't suppose there's a dedicated page where anyone is keeping track of the involved socks/IPs, is there? Or has each case just been handled individually through AIV, etc.? --Fru1tbat (talk) 17:53, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for cleaning all that up. :) It's only been handled individually; I just revert and block on sight. Acalamari 17:58, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Request for Rollback Right

Sir with all sense of humility and responsibility as an editor in good standing, who has been reverting and reporting cases of WP:Vandalism, hereby request your permission of a Rollback Right. Sir, granting me this right will improve my efficiency and productivity. Thanks in anticipation sir. Wikicology (talk) 17:09, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi Wikicology, you now have rollback rights enabled on your account. As I'm sure you know, rollback is not for reverting good-faith edits and any use of it to edit war will likely lead to it being removed from your account. Now that the warnings are out the way, have fun with your new tool! Best. Acalamari 08:50, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

More grace to your elbow sir. I will adhere strictly to its policy of usage sir. Regards. Wikicology (talk) 09:15, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

user TranquilHope

you may what to rethink the toy ("rollback") you gave this person Skippypeanuts (talk) 04:56, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

It looks like he just made a mistake and he even apologized for it (humans make mistakes). VeNeMousKAT (talk|contribs) 06:14, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi Skippypeanuts, after a review of this, I don't see any need to remove anyone's tools. As VeNeMousKAT said above, TranquilHope apologized to you for reverting you and when I reviewed several of TranquilHope's other reverts, I couldn't find any problem with them. While I agree with you that it's incredibly annoying when someone reverts you and labels your edit as vandalism when it's not (I've had it happen to me a few times!), this appears to be a one-off error, which the user has apologized for. It will only be a problem if this becomes a pattern, but given TranquilHope's response to you, I doubt that'll happen. Acalamari 07:29, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

User:NickGibson3900

Hello, this is a a test account of NickGibson3900. I created this account to see what been blocked is like. As you are a sysop I am requesting a block. NickGibson3900 - Test account (talk) (NickGibson3900 (talk)) 06:21, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Confirmed by normal user. NickGibson3900 - Talk - Sign my Guestbook 06:27, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

An odd request but at any rate, I have blocked your test account. I soft-blocked it so that your main account wouldn't be autoblocked by my block. Acalamari 07:31, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Fields Medal page

Hello there,I'm that user who's been the victim of editing the Fields Medal page(i.e.I got blocked with charge of Vandalism.).I've got three question:1)When the current protected status of that page ends,Does the page current contents remain in place or they are replaced with the old version? 2)I've prepared a new and somehow comprehensive table about Fields medalists.I posted this table on the discussion section of the Fields Medal page,and I request for comments about this(If You come there and see my that table I will be really glad,and don't forget to put your comment about it down there!;-)),but so far,just one person did so.Is it normal? 3)Should I submit a request for edit to replace the new table with current one?Or should I wait for reaching a consensus?Thank You. Rezameyqani (talk) 07:50, 19 August 2014 (UTC)Rezameyqani (talk) 08:17, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

User talk:VanishedUser000000000

I'm not sure that it was a good idea to delete User talk:VanishedUser000000000. According to WP:VANISH, "User talk pages are rarely deleted", and I don't know of any reasons why it needed to go away in this case. Jackmcbarn (talk) 15:31, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

I focused on the "rarely" part of WP:VANISH in this case: they were a short-term user and there was nothing worth keeping on that talk page, just some bizarre edits from the user themselves and some reverts/warnings. I had some doubts about this request, hence why I asked them here if they understood that they had to stop editing once the vanish had been carried out (they responded in the affirmative). Should they edit again, against what they told me, I'll restore the talk page and remind them that vanished means vanished. I hope this is satisfactory. Best. Acalamari 16:19, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the change of user name

I shall consider a page redirect later WarrenRodwell (talk) 13:38, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

@WarrenRodwell: @Sampajanna: You're welcome, but I didn't leave a redirect because I thought you wanted to protect your privacy. Also, you appear to have re-created and are editing from "WarrenRodwell". You need to log out of that account and into "Sampajanna", which is what I renamed you to. Acalamari 18:29, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

An important message about renaming users

Dear Acalamari,

I am cross-posting this message to many places to make sure everyone who is a Wikimedia Foundation project bureaucrat receives a copy. If you are a bureaucrat on more than one wiki, you will receive this message on each wiki where you are a bureaucrat.

As you may have seen, work to perform the Wikimedia cluster-wide single-user login finalisation (SUL finalisation) is taking place. This may potentially effect your work as a local bureaucrat, so please read this message carefully.

Why is this happening? As currently stated at the global rename policy, a global account is a name linked to a single user across all Wikimedia wikis, with local accounts unified into a global collection. Previously, the only way to rename a unified user was to individually rename every local account. This was an extremely difficult and time-consuming task, both for stewards and for the users who had to initiate discussions with local bureaucrats (who perform local renames to date) on every wiki with available bureaucrats. The process took a very long time, since it's difficult to coordinate crosswiki renames among the projects and bureaucrats involved in individual projects.

The SUL finalisation will be taking place in stages, and one of the first stages will be to turn off Special:RenameUser locally. This needs to be done as soon as possible, on advice and input from Stewards and engineers for the project, so that no more accounts that are unified globally are broken by a local rename to usurp the global account name. Once this is done, the process of global name unification can begin. The date that has been chosen to turn off local renaming and shift over to entirely global renaming is 15 September 2014, or three weeks time from now. In place of local renames is a new tool, hosted on Meta, that allows for global renames on all wikis where the name is not registered will be deployed.

Your help is greatly needed during this process and going forward in the future if, as a bureaucrat, renaming users is something that you do or have an interest in participating in. The Wikimedia Stewards have set up, and are in charge of, a new community usergroup on Meta in order to share knowledge and work together on renaming accounts globally, called Global renamers. Stewards are in the process of creating documentation to help global renamers to get used to and learn more about global accounts and tools and Meta in general as well as the application format. As transparency is a valuable thing in our movement, the Stewards would like to have at least a brief public application period. If you are an experienced renamer as a local bureaucrat, the process of becoming a part of this group could take as little as 24 hours to complete. You, as a bureaucrat, should be able to apply for the global renamer right on Meta by the requests for global permissions page on 1 September, a week from now.

In the meantime please update your local page where users request renames to reflect this move to global renaming, and if there is a rename request and the user has edited more than one wiki with the name, please send them to the request page for a global rename.

Stewards greatly appreciate the trust local communities have in you and want to make this transition as easy as possible so that the two groups can start working together to ensure everyone has a unique login identity across Wikimedia projects. Completing this project will allow for long-desired universal tools like a global watchlist, global notifications and many, many more features to make work easier.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about the SUL finalisation, read over the Help:Unified login page on Meta and leave a note on the talk page there, or on the talk page for global renamers. You can also contact me on my talk page on meta if you would like. I'm working as a bridge between Wikimedia Foundation Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Stewards, and you to assure that SUL finalisation goes as smoothly as possible; this is a community-driven process and I encourage you to work with the Stewards for our communities.

Thank you for your time. -- Keegan (WMF) talk 18:24, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

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Glad to have received this at last. :) Thanks, Keegan/Keegan (WMF)! Acalamari 22:39, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

PROD expired article

Hello Acalamari, the PROD on the article "Heavy Metal Lover" expired, and would need administrative action. So can you review it and then either delete the article or redirect it to Born This Way? —Indian:BIO · ^{[ ChitChat ]} 18:33, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Hmm...I don't usually handle AfDs and PRODs. I mostly agree with SNUGGUMS' rationale for the article's deletion (or more likely, re-direction to Born This Way) in that the song receives passing mentions in the sources provided, but what about the two chart positions it achieved? I thought the two charts cited were enough to keep a song but I could be wrong. Acalamari 19:41, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Charts are not an automatic indicator of notability. WP:NSONGS requires song articles to have significant coverage from secondary sources outside of album reviews, and enough to expand beyond a stub. Since there is not sufficient coverage, it doesn't warrant a separate article. Snuggums (talk / edits) 20:24, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Yes Acalamari, Snuggums is correct. As for the chart info which you question, that can easily be merged into Born This Way and let's face it, they are not that notable of chart peaks either. —Indian:BIO · ^{[ ChitChat ]} 20:26, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

I don't have any reason to decline the prod, so re-directed to Born This Way. Acalamari 17:07, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Charli XCX

Regarding this, why not simply semi-protect the article yourself since your account has the ability? Snuggums (talk / edits) 11:34, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

Administrators are expected to not use their tools in areas where they actively edit (I have 70+ edits to Charli XCX), although there are exceptions, such as blocking a blatant vandal. While the recent IP edits to Charli XCX are BLP violations, they're not blatant vandalism (even though they are disruptive); it would be better if another admin reviews the situation and decides whether or not semi-protection is appropriate. Acalamari 11:42, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

I see..... on a side note, is there any particular reason BLP articles are more "sensitive", so to speak, than articles on the deceased? I've seen defamatory edits on both the living and the dead, yet it seemed like those made on the living came off as a bigger concern. Snuggums (talk / edits) 12:00, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

In the case of the living, given Wikipedia's prominence, defamatory edits to biographies on living people have the potential to hurt the subject in real life, such as by damaging their reputation (and thus their career) or jeopardizing their personal safety. While there should never be any defamatory edits made to articles on dead people, a dead person doesn't have to worry about losing their job or personal harm stemming from having a slanderous biography on Wikipedia. Acalamari 12:24, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

Very interesting. Snuggums (talk / edits) 12:37, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

Pussycat dolls to GRL

Hi Acalamari, would you please see the discussion I just started on the Pussycat Dolls talk page. Thanks. ----Design (talk) 08:57, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Sure! :) Acalamari 20:30, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Jess Glynne

• Hi, Im a friend of jess's and i know alot about her, and I put up some personal info about her on wikipedia that is 100% true. So tell me, WHY did you remove it. It's interesting, not many people know that kind of stuff and people like to know these things. I would love it if you would kindly put that info back up of my good friend Jess Glynne. ~9/9/2014~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nedeena J (talk • contribs)
  • Hi Nedeena J, if you are a friend of Jess Glynne then any personal knowledge you know about her needs to be sourced or otherwise you are adding original research to the article. Also, in your edits, some of the content you added isn't notable, such as writing about an individual fan. Unless that fan has received extensive news coverage and is relevant to Jess Glynne's life, that information doesn't belong in the article. Content also needs to be neutral in its wording and biographies need to be written carefully. I hope this helps. Best. Acalamari 12:19, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
    • I'll keep what you told me in mind and I'll be certain about what I put up on wikipedia is worth being there BEFORE i go on and put it up. Thankyou so much for opening up my eyes to that. Yours sincerely Nedeena J — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nedeena J (talk • contribs)
      • You're welcome. Also, I would appreciate it if you would not remove comments and revert me on my own talk page, please; you are not supposed to remove comments from talk pages if someone has already replied to them. Removing your comment and the header, which I added, makes no sense when my comment is left intact. Acalamari 16:04, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

Cecropia Thanks You

...for your nice "Welcome Back.' -- Cheers, Cecropia (talk) 19:16, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, Cecropia. :) Acalamari 19:50, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

Request for Admin

I wanna become an adminstrator — Preceding unsigned comment added by Donyi Taga (talk • contribs) 05:31, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

To do so, you must file an WP:RFA. In the RFA, there must be consensus that you are suited for adminship. Snuggums (talk / edits) 16:14, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, SNUGGUMS, for answering. Sorry, Donyi Taga, for not replying; I did see your message but simply forgot to respond. SNUGGUMS is correct that to become an administrator, you need to file a request at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship; however, according to this, you have fewer than 500 edits. Most candidates have a few thousand edits before they apply; unfortunately, you do not have the necessary experience to become an administrator at this time. Acalamari 17:07, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

Of course :) Snuggums (talk / edits) 19:00, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

Money

Hello Acalamari, following a un-protection request I've lowered an OLD protection you placed on this article from SPP to PC1; if you are still monitoring it and see high vandalism levels, feel free to revert my action without discussion. Happy editing, — xaosflux ^Talk 03:21, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

Hi Xaosflux, thanks for letting me now. I think it is a good decision to lower the protection; I had forgotten that I had protected the money article nearly seven years ago! Acalamari 09:31, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

Input Request

Acalamari,

Recently on the talk page for Mariah Carey, dispute arose over whether she is a singer and songwriter or a singer-songwriter. From what Calvin999 said, she is a singer-songwriter for writing 99% of lyrics, composition, and such on her first six albums and for still being intricately involved in her creation process. JennKR argued that she is not (at least not nowadays) one due to having lots of work from other songwriters, producers, etc. Not sure if you noticed, but I pinged you there for input, since you've often edited articles with the summary "not a singer-songwriter". Jenn also raised RFC at WP:WikiProject Music with regards to what constitutes a singer-songwriter.

What is your take? Snuggums (talk / edits) 22:54, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Hi SNUGGUMS, I had noticed the ping and I'm sorry for not acknowledging it. I've been busy these past few days and haven't had much time to review the discussion and comment accordingly. I'll do so soon. Acalamari 18:00, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for this bit of Idiot Control. I was trying to sort it out but you beat me to it. :) Best wishes 77.96.249.228 (talk) 20:11, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, 77.96.249.228! :) Acalamari 20:16, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/217.118.93.134

He/she added unreliable source for other genre on Avril Lavigne (album), especially Myspace. 183.171.160.52 (talk) 01:05, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

I've reverted, but feel free to WP:Be bold and do so yourself in the future when seeing unreliable additions, 183.171.160.52. Snuggums (talk / edits) 03:54, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for handling this, SNUGGUMS. :) Acalamari 12:39, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Please subscribe to the global renamers mailing list

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• Hi. Can you please look at your inbox? I've send you an email. Trijnstel_talk 09:21, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
  • Hi Trijnstel, I've subscribed and am waiting for approval. Acalamari 09:04, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
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Eau de Gaga

Acalamari, can you delete the above redirect so that Eau De Gaga can be moved to the above namespace? Thanks :) —Indian:BIO · ^{[ ChitChat ]} 05:16, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Done. :) Acalamari 15:06, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

User talk:Slaylordaniel13

Acalamari, need your suggestion on the above user. He/She goes on continuously adding false certification to the "Shake It Off" article including unsourced content. Numerous warnings and explanations have fallen to deaf ears and the user pays no attention to it. Each and every week the Billboard charts are published and the user goes on adding the same content over and over again. What to do? I have even threatened to report for administrative action and block, asked him/her to come to my talk page if clarification is needed, but alas those messages get deleted. The thing is that I cannot go to WP:AIV since he/she does not do it consecutively and it is indeed vandalism. —Indian:BIO ^{[ ChitChat ]} 06:33, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Let me know if it happens again and I'll block them. Somebody who ignores numerous warnings is disruptive. Acalamari 22:12, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes Acalamari, he/she is never going to learn. I'm literally fed up. —Indian:BIO ^{[ ChitChat ]} 17:58, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

I've blocked them for 31 hours. It likely won't have any effect but we'll see what happens. Acalamari 09:48, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

TFA

Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Katy Perry was successful, she shall be TFA for her 30th birthday! Snuggums (talk / edits) 05:53, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

That's awesome! After all that hard work, I'm glad you got what you wanted. Congratulations, SNUGGUMS! :D Acalamari 08:16, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

Happy Anniversary/WikiBirthday

Congrats on being a Wikipedian for exactly 8 years now! Snuggums (talk / edits) 17:27, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, SNUGGUMS! :) It's amazing how long it's been. Acalamari 22:45, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Thank you.

Acalamari, Thank you for taking out the time for advising and guiding me in the right direction. I'll do my best again and contribute here whenever I can. Best Regards. TheGeneralUser (talk) 20:07, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome; glad you're back. :) Acalamari 22:44, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day

Happy First Edit Day, Acalamari, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Vatsan34 (talk) 18:23, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

• Hi Vatsan34, thanks! :) Acalamari 09:49, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Request for comment on noticeboard

Acalamari Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct way to request comment from another admin, but I'm not satisfied with the unfair & misleading manner in which an admin has evaluated my report on edit warring/enabled the reported user's behavior, and I'd like for another admin to give their input (please take note of the comments section, and the primary issue). I'd really appreciate it, and please let know the correct way to go about it if this isn't.--Lpdte77 (talk) 19:34, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

You can ask individual admins for help but not all work in all admin areas and thus, might not be able to help you; for example, I don't participate on the board related to edit-warring. Your best course of action is to talk to the administrator with whom you disagree and if you aren't satisified with their response, WP:ANI would be where you post for additional input on the matter. Acalamari 23:22, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Ok, thank you. --Lpdte77 (talk) 02:22, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Halloween cheer!

Happy Halloween!

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Hello Acalamari:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
    – Snuggums (talk / edits) 21:02, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

• Thanks, SNUGGUMS! I hope you have a pleasant Halloween, too. :) Acalamari 09:53, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

A request for your time and consideration

I've made an appeal to the AN board that has gone unattended by an uninvolved admin for some time. It's become rather stale and I'd very much like a resolution one way or another. I sought you and two other editors out because I've appreciated your judgement in previous instances. Please understand that this isn't an appeal for your help, that's neither appropriate nor especially constructive. Instead I simply want this matter attended to by competent people who can impart a measure of finality at WP:AN. I'll totally understand your declining to review my appeal but I hope you'll consider giving it some of your time, even if it's to refer another administrator. GraniteSand (talk) 12:48, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi GraniteSand, unfortunately, I am not active at the administrators' noticeboard and would rather not involve myself over there; however, I can recommend another administrator. 28bytes is a fair and experienced administrator, and he is active on that board (at least I think he's still active there). Sorry and best. Acalamari 19:24, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

No apologies necessary and thanks for the referral. 22:56, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

User talk:Slaylordaniel13 again

Sorry to bother you again Acalamari, but the previous block does not seem to have had any effect on the above user. He/She is back to causing nuisance on the Taylor Swift articles again. Just now he/she added false certification to 1989 (Taylor Swift album), removed the AFD template from Holy Ground (Taylor Swift song), adding MAriah's image to Shake It Off (Taylor Swift song) even though it was deleted countless times, etc. Really pissed off. —Indian:BIO ^{[ ChitChat ]} 13:58, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

• Given how this Swifty has an obvious COI when it comes to T-Swift, I strongly recommend blocking for a while. Snuggums (talk / edits) 15:56, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
  • Blocked for a week. Next block is for a month if they repeat their disruptive behavior. After that, it's indefinite. Acalamari 16:03, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
    • Thanks guys, however the thing which is bothersome is that the user is unresponsive and has not paid any attention to any warnings. So this will ultimately lead to indefville only. —Indian:BIO ^{[ ChitChat ]} 19:04, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Question about Les Invasions barbares

Doesn't a film that originated in French retain its French name, i.e. Les Invasions barbares? FWiW Bzuk (talk) 18:32, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi Bzuk, I'm not familiar with the subject but I'm guessing that WP:COMMONNAME applies; if the English name is more recognized than the French title, the former should be used. If vice versa, then it'll be the latter. Acalamari 21:03, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Re:Nationality

I did, I left a message in the Talk page. (N0n3up (talk) 11:52, 6 November 2014 (UTC))

Besides, she was born in England. (N0n3up (talk) 11:53, 6 November 2014 (UTC))

The consensus on the talk page was that Leona Lewis identifies as British; it will require consensus to change her identity. Unfortunately, the message you left on the talk page was merely a statement of fact, rather than a reason to break away from what had been discussed previously. Acalamari 21:36, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

I need help on creating a biography

Hi,

I have known and use wikipedia for years but it's just now that I am trying to create a biography for a living person. I know you're busy but I would greatly appreciate if the following sources I have are more than sufficient. I really need help on checking if these are verifiable ones in accordance to wiki's standard. I can gather some more if the need be. My email is pm@anzinternationalinc.com. I would sincerely appreciate any help you can extend. Thank you very much.

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2013/04/14/7060354.htm https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ed-decosta/ascend-umVsELUY/ http://johnmaxwellteam.com/edify/ http://eddecosta.com/ http://eddecosta.com/blog/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddecosta http://www.be.wvu.edu/faculty_staff/ed_decosta https://www.youtube.com/user/edwarddecosta http://www.amazon.com/Ascend-Coachs-Roadmap-Per... http://www.ascendtheprogram.com/ http://coachfederation.org/members/landing.cfm?... http://www.salesgravy.com/community/profile/ede... http://theboomerbusinessowner.com/2014/08/tbbo-... http://theboomerbusinessowner.com/wp-content/up... http://www.doseofleadership.com/ed-decosta/ http://www.margueritecrespillo.com/tag/ed-decos... http://www.ipeccoaches.com/coach/west-virginia-... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQIiLxRWrag — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChiefCatalystEdDeCosta (talk • contribs) 04:50, 7 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi ChiefCatalystEdDeCosta, I think the advice that Acroterion provided you with here answers your question. Best. Acalamari 12:44, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

Hey!

Thanks for the warm welcome, it's so good to see a familiar face! — BranStark (talk) 13:09, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

BranStark, you're welcome. It's equally good to see an old name return. :) Acalamari 20:48, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

Everyone I used to know have either retired or disappeared. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO TEH WIKI!?!? Is Jennavecia still here? I miss her — BranStark (talk) 09:51, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

Sadly, many people I've known here from years ago are either hardly active or retired now. :( Unfortunately, Jennavecia rarely edits anymore; however, she will respond to messages. Acalamari 20:01, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

Could you possibly approve my request to be added to the AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage, I've been waiting ages! My original request is here — BranStark (talk) 14:16, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

I've think I've  Done it correctly for you. Never answered an AWB request before! Acalamari 18:24, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

Yup done! Thanks very much! — BranStark (talk) 13:30, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome! Glad to help make your return that bit easier. :) Acalamari 18:44, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

‎Slaylordaniel13

Back again adding OR, false certification and fancrufty content. Had to revert two such edits (one was sourced but it was bordeline peacocky). No edit summary and no point in leaving warning templates. Enough lesson learnt. —Indian:BIO ^{[ ChitChat ]} 14:29, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

Blocked for a month. I honestly don't expect a change in behavior once the block expires but a month-long block is usually what's standard at this point. The next block is indefinite. Acalamari 18:29, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

You are right. The user is back to socking. Check Special:Contributions/Blankspace13. —Indian:BIO ^{[ ChitChat ]} 12:00, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Seems like an obvious sock but I'll someone answer the investigation before I do anything. That type of sockpuppetry is clear grounds for an indefinite block. Acalamari 18:44, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

And right you are. The CU confirmed them as socks. Both master and puppet are indeff'd. We will see more socks in the future though. —Indian:BIO ^{[ ChitChat ]} 04:20, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

I seriously hope they don't become extensive :/ Snuggums (talk / edits) 04:54, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

If they do resort to that form of sockpuppetry, more blocks for them! Thank you to PhilKnight for performing the new blocks. Acalamari 10:06, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Date format in Linux articles

Hello! Any chances, please, for you to have a look at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Software § Date format in release history sections of Linux articles and possibly comment there by providing your point of view? The whole thing is pretty much poorly discussed with only a few editors actually discussing it, while it seems to be affecting more than a few articles (and the date format seems to be extending beyond the tables into references, please see history of the Linux distribution article). Any contributions to the discussion would be highly appreciated! — Dsimic (talk | contribs) 02:40, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

I'll have a look. Acalamari 18:44, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. — Dsimic (talk | contribs) 03:31, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

Question about sysop rights

Hello Acalamari,

I noticed that my sysop rights were removed (per Wikipedia policy, so nothing wrong with that). I'm curious if I could have those rights re-instated - also: where should I post such a request to formally align with Wikipedia policy? (I've been to the Bureaucrats' noticeboard, but there doesn't seem to be any clear indication as to where I should place such a request.) Thank you for your attention to the matter. JW..[ T..C ] 08:59, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi Johann Wolfgang, welcome back! Yes, you can ask to have them restored: the bureaucrats' noticeboard is the correct place to ask for them back. All you need to do is start a new discussion section on the noticeboard, as you would a regular talk page, in which you state you've returned and would like to have your adminship restored. There will be a 24-hour wait from the start of your request; this wait is the reason why I can't give them back to you right now. Hope this helps; do let me know if you need anything else. Acalamari 10:12, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Hey, pal! Can I request a second opinion

A new user created a bunch of articles, which all took a great degree of effort and time, relating to different bus stops in Norway. Each article was nominated for deletion for being non-notable and you can see the discussion taking place here which is fine, I even voted for their deletion. However, the user (who I feel was only trying to enhance the project in good faith) was blocked for disruptive editing without a single warning. It bugs me that he was treated worse than a traditional vandal who generally gets warned 4 times before being blocked. I've brought it up with the admin who blocked him, but looking through her talk page history, she's previously been brought to ANI for similar trigger happy bahviour. I was just wondering if I could get a second opinion from you whether her behavior appropriate and in accordance with policy. Surely blocking policy hasn't changed this much in the 5 years I was absent? — BranStark (talk) 15:40, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi BranStark, sorry for the late response. While I might not have performed a block in Fram's place, I would say it was in line with policy. Fram left a hand-written warning here, which I think is better than slapping a vandal template on the person's talk page; Fram only blocked when the user ignored the warning and continued. Acalamari 10:37, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Ok thanks for getting back to me — BranStark (talk) 13:14, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Someone is harassing me.

User:Bladesmulti is undoing most of my edits on personal basis. and threatening me for Legal threat .So I want you to block him. AmRit GhiMire "Ranjit" 15:20, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

Acalamari, while I have got the time to explain each of those most of my edits, I really want to hear that what I should do if someone is falsely alleging me of vandalism[1] and legal threat. Bladesmulti (talk) 15:25, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

@Bladesmulti: I am not falsely blaming you. You had started undoing all my edit just after the conflict.Next you had used WP:NPA for legal threat twice. AmRit GhiMire "Ranjit" 16:14, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

Are you saying that I have made legal threats? Bladesmulti (talk) 16:21, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

Amrit Ghimire Ranjit, you need to provide evidence that Bladesmulti has either issued legal threats or accused you of making them; an unfounded accusation of a legal threat is a personal attack in itself. Acalamari 10:40, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

A Cupcake for you!

Hello Acalamari! You are such an experienced and excellent editor! Hats off to you! Enjoy this Cupcake! - Kunalrks (talk) 10:02, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

• Hi Kunalrks, thanks! :) Acalamari 10:41, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Precious again

help to people whenever you can
Thank you for tireless quality contributions to articles on performers such as Fergie (singer), for creating templates, and for help to people, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (11 June 2007, 20 December 2008, 22 April 2009)!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:36, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Two years ago, you were the 312th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:51, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, Gerda Arendt, I highly appreciate this. Let's not forget that you're an awesome Wikipedian yourself. :) Acalamari 10:43, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! I was told on 3 August 2010 and never forgot, see my user page. Some however think I am here on battleground, and in a way they are right. I make the "Mourning, war and peace" on my talk page bigger day by day. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:37, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

I don't agree that you're here for the battleground; if anything, based purely on my observations, with all the good cheer you spread and encouragement you give to others, I'd say you help to ameliorate negative moods around here. Acalamari 21:24, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for a word of trust. (In case I ever appeal, I may need them. So far I have too much dignity, as Eric said.) - I removed the mourning image altogether and replaced it by pumpkins for Thanksgiving. Did you know that I made a DYK about encouragement (not my article, but my hook, and recently the song made headlines)? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:34, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

I actually didn't know that you'd made that DYK nor have I seen it on any of the headlines. :/ What was it in the news for? Acalamari 09:57, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

The article is about a song which Bierbaum wrote for people in danger of getting hardened in hard times, particularly for one who was in prison in the GDR. It was a new article when I could use it to encourage myself, and I occasionally used it when I saw others discouraged (Melody, Comments on this guide: For the public, Encouragement, A cup of coffee for you!, ... - interesting reading in retrospect, looking at the prophecy: "It's never good news to be a party in an ArbCom case, but one day they'll achieve their goal and we'll all have been banished. Only a matter of time. Eric Corbett 14:03, 13 August 2013 (UTC)"). The song was in the news when Biermann sang it in a session of the German parliament for a celebration of the all of the Wall, making politics by adding unplanned spoken statements, that's in the article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:17, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Cincinnati

Hello Acalamari, Can I ask for your advice/action please? User Mr RNGAnderson keeps deleting the lead photograph from the Cincinnati article, without giving any reason. I have asked for a reason and reinstated twice, but we are now on at least the third reversion, again without reason. I have asked for an explanation on the editors Talk page to no avail. Best regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 16:08, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Actually deleted four times. David J Johnson (talk) 20:39, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

I've restored the image and given Mr. RNGAnderson a hand-written note rather than a vandal warning. Let's see what happens. Acalamari 21:26, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Many thanks for all your help. Best, David,David J Johnson (talk) 21:29, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Charlie Sheen

Since you blocked editing, in the Personal life section please add: "On October 17th 2014, Sheen announced through a press release that he and Rossi had mutually decided to end their engagement and relationship".Healkids (talk) 03:05, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi Healkids, your account can edit semi-protected articles so you are free to edit the Charlie Sheen article yourself; however, material like what you want to add will require a reliable source. Best. Acalamari 21:28, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

That's what I thought but it's not allowing me...please make the change, here is the source

"Charlie Sheen Ends Engagement to Brett Rossi: People.com". PEOPLE.com. Healkids (talk) 03:32, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

That's strange; that shouldn't be happening at all. Have you tried actually making the edit to see if it goes through? Acalamari 21:03, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

of course!Healkids (talk) 02:49, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

@Healkids: as stated by Acalamari, your account is autoconfirmed and the page is semi-protected, you can make the edit yourself. There is another option, please see Wikipedia:Edit requests. Cheers, Mlpearc (open channel) 02:59, 26 November 2014 (UTC)