User talk:Ponyo

Fake Article

Dear Ponyo, can you deleted Draft:The Smurfs Movie and Draft:The Pagemaster, when I check it this is fake. There this the link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:The_Smurfs_Movie https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:The_Pagemaster_(film) 142.122.25.19 (talk) 14:11, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

and the user is User:The Media Expert. @The Media Expert 142.122.25.19 (talk) 14:14, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

and @2000:999:485:377:9872:C8C6:6099:7244 who created the draft article. 142.122.25.19 (talk) 14:20, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

• Ponyo, the IP who is creating these hoaxes is Special:contributions/2001:999:485:377:9872:C8C6:6099:7274. There are a whole bunch of IPs from Finland who have been creating this crap for quite some time. I deleted both drafts. Sometimes I block the IPs, and sometimes I don't, depending on how many edits they've made and when.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:19, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

The IP making the request here is also evading a 3X ban by posting here. Socks abound.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:31, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

PakistanHistorian?

Nice to see you back. In the hope that you will come in later today, could you check Dekhoaayadon against PH? I see a couple of non-stale socks, Kraistag and Scheditia, the former of which was confirmed. There is article intersection between the new account and other socks - the one I've seen most often is IAmAnEditor008. Regardless of anything else, Dekhoaayadon is a suspicious new user, created on March 16, and launching a meritorious SPI, Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dunki2024, on March 27; the fact that it was well-presented and had merit makes it more suspicious.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:18, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

@Bbb23: They're editing from ranges known to be used by Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/HaughtonBrit/Archive.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:48, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Is it possible to compare them against recently blocked socks Dazzem and Finmas? As I read the tortured archive, DatGuy checked those two on February 16, 2024, and found Dazzem possible and Finmas inconclusive. Both were blocked behaviorally. Dekhoaayadon was created after the check. I feel somewhat uncomfortable blocking Dekhoaayadon based on behavior for two reasons: (1) I'm unfamiliar with the case and (2) there's no obvious behavioral similarity with those two, i.e., article intersection (interestingly enough, there's no article intersection between Dazzem and Finmas either). One thing I did notice is, like Dekhoaayadon, Finmas started an SPI, albeit not about a new master. Forgive the musing, but I'm sorting this out in my head as I type and ask for more help.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:05, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

It looks to me that Finmas was editing solely via VPNs (all of which are currently blocked). Dekhoaayadon and Dazzem have overlap on two separate ranges. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:15, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and blocked and tagged.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:19, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

I've been watching (smile). Thanks! --Bbb23 (talk) 20:21, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

• Ponyo, could you take a look at the two recent SPI reports on suspected HaughtonBrit socks?
  1. Report about Historian2325: a recently re-activated account with almost a complete topic-of-interest and POV overlap with HB
  2. Report about RangerRus: I realize that other admins have already taken a look at this and The Wordsmith believes that the behavioral evidence indicates that RangerRus is not HB but I am still suspicious based on some overlap in topic-of-interests RR's POV is in sync with HB's (RR does edit a wider range of articles though) and some stylistic overlaps in project-space comments that I am not spelling out here.

Would it be possible to check is either of these editors are editing from the known HB ranges near Pittsburgh or one of HB's usual VPNs/proxies? Abecedare (talk) 17:57, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

The archiving bot

My watchlist is littered with your archivals of SPIs. Trying to beat the record of x many archivals in y minutes? Bored? Decided to clerk because the actual clerks aren't? I had no idea I had that many SPIs on my watchlist. Now if you could just clear the CU and open backlogs ... --Bbb23 (talk) 23:09, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Even with the script it was tedious, slow, and painful. I was going to try to tackle some open cases but the page is just so bogged down right now, I thought I'd try to clear a path. The problem is, once I had archived all the old cases, I had burnt myself out. Maybe tomorrow I'll have the fortitude to try again.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:14, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

PS We need to encase Spicy in bubble wrap and guard them like the royal jewels. The Wordsmith as well.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:19, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Absolutely right! --Bbb23 (talk) 23:29, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

I could have sworn I had the backlog under 75 cases just a few weeks ago... The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 00:21, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

You did, but the backlog builds quickly. Per Mad-Eye Moody: Constant Vigilance! --Bbb23 (talk) 00:38, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

I noticed the archives of the investigations on my watchlist this evening when I was going for a jog. Yeah, even I got a little confused why Ponyo suddenly decided to archive them so quickly. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 00:57, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the work you did, Ponyo. I imagine SPILand often feels overwhelming...you archive 3 cases and then 5 new cases are created the same day! I appreciate all of the work you, checkusers, SPI clerks and admins who patrol SPIs do to keep the socks off the platform. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:16, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Liz. It's very much a "dig a ditch...fill it in" scenario, much like most Admin backlogs. It's just so much more time consuming than anti-vandal or CSD work. A single check can lead to 50 open browser tabs and an hour of brain damage only to conclude  Possible or  Inconclusive connections. Good clerks and admins willing to pitch in are worth their weight in gold!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:44, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Cough cough... let's hope that we can stop a lot of socks. It just makes me disappointed that they don't want to take the standard offer and learn their lesson. Oh well, it's basically sort of like WWIII out there. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 16:23, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Please undo revisions by a blocked user

Can you undo the revisions by Hawalul212:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Barney_and_Friends_episodes&diff=prev&oldid=1193416148

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Barney_and_Friends_episodes&diff=prev&oldid=1190907996

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Barney_and_Friends_episodes&diff=prev&oldid=1189591573

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Barney_and_Friends_episodes&diff=prev&oldid=1189591420 148.135.176.37 (talk) 12:24, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

The edits were from months ago and there have been subsequent edits. If any of the information is incorrect, please make an edit request on the article talk page.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:29, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

MM..

Hello,

I always appreciate your actions.

However.. sorry but, Is it impossible to take action against IPs?

Once DENOSIO's accounts are blocked, they continue to attack via IP.

I reported it to SPI, but no one resolves it.

Is there no way to take action against IPs that damage WIKI..?

Thanks. Lades2222 (talk) 11:56, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Because Denosio has a wide array of IPs that change quickly, blocking or rangeblocking isn't very effective. Semi-protection of the target articles is the easiest way to prevent further disruption in this case. Which is the latest IP or article where you've seen them pop up?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:46, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Question or Request:

Is it possible to process all countries and regions (about 200) that start with 'Visa Policy' so that only 'auto-verified' editors can edit them?

To defend against accounts like DENOSIO, I think we need to block the starting point. (Indefinitely, if possible) Lades2222 (talk) 19:51, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

The protection policy doesn't allow for such sweeping actions. There needs to be evidence of disruption to protect an article, and it should only be protected for the level and duration estimated to be needed to prevent the disruption.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:46, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

I understand what you mean. However, it is unfortunate that the inability to catch malicious IPs shows the limitations of Wikipedia. FYI.. I've seen several pages that have been restricted indefinitely. That's why I asked you a question. Lades2222 (talk) 21:20, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Grandiose delusions

Are we currenlty experiencing an example of this in action? -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:03, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Yes, the irony was not lost on me.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:03, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

username socks

I've blocked MyUserPage as another sock of What is this username?, per WP:DUCK. I didn't do all the bellls and whistles, but you may want to CU to confirm. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 19:26, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

They admitted it here, but yes, it's also them. Also, hi. Haven't seen you in a while; always nice when you drop by! -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:29, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

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