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Block of User:43.249.196.179 in Jan 2025

Hello UtherSRG,

First off, I don't know how to put this lightly, it is definitely meant to be just feedback on an action you took towards an IP editor last month and not harsh criticism. I apologise if this post ever offends you, I don't mean it to be that way.

While I think the block of User:43.249.196.179 was a good one (they had it incoming from their persistent battleground-style behaviour in the previous weeks), I have one concern: that it seems the actions taken by you against that IP editor (page protections and the block) had been quite WP:INVOLVED ones - as they had been in a bit of a content dispute in articles like Canada goose in New Zealand and Daucus decipiens. WP:INVOLVED says that "in general, editors should not act as administrators in disputes in which they have been involved." If anything, these involved admin actions may have only provoked further nasty responses from the IP editor, with more attacks unfolding because of that.

I especially don't agree with the removal of this post from the IP on AN/NAP by you. I think this level of involvement (several page protections + AN post removal + the block) may have went a bit too far, IMO. The poor IP guy just never got a chance to discuss the content dispute when the post they made at AN got reverted so shortly after. I know AN isn't the place to discuss content disputes, but from my 1.5 years experience of lurking around ANI every now and then, it is a common mistake for many newer editors to open a discussion at ANI when they get into a content dispute, so that's what my AGF tells right there. (They could've simply been directed to the right place to discuss it instead of the entire post being removed.)

I'm not asking for the block to be removed or anything like that, but that's just my two cents. Thanks :) — AP 499D25 (talk) 05:45, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You should read the IP's talk page. I got involved well over a month after they started being disruptive. And they weren't a new user - they were a previously registered user who had gotten fed up with WP annd left their account behind and decided to still edit as an IP. They came here with disruptive intent. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:56, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alright then. I still don't really agree with the 'involved' actions, but whatever. Good block nonetheless, and User:JBW has slapped on a 1-month /24 no-TPA rangeblock on top of your 3-month block of that single IP after they obtained another IP to try and make another post on the talk page following your removal of their TPA. (I actually reported the block evasion to AIV which is what got JBW's attention.)

On a funny side tangent: whenever I saw your username, I always thought it had something to do with meta:Steward Requests/Global! I even came over there to see if you were a steward or something. Only just lately I realised SRG stands for your full name after having a careful read through your user page.

Cheers, — AP 499D25 (talk) 00:02, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Heh! Yeah, I'm no steward. :) - UtherSRG (talk) 00:42, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Saquon Barkley

Hello, looks like this maybe should be removed in case that editor has real information that could be problematic? Red Director (talk) 17:24, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed. I've RD2 redacted it. - UtherSRG (talk) 17:55, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Quokka - Human interaction section

I'm the original author of adding the existing links to zoos that have quokkas (theres only about ten). Yesterday I added the three only ones that weren't listed, completing the list, and you deleted them, reverting to my original which has a broken link and you also restored a link to a zoo I removed because it doesn't have quokkas anymore. You are blocking the public from basic knowledge where one zoo is ok yet others aren't - this is nonsensical. 194.223.175.141 (talk) 04:34, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WP:EL says no external links in article bodies. I reverted because you added links in the article body. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:07, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Esterhazcolony (16:37, 17 February 2025)

Hello: I want to correct an item in “Esterhazy” Wikipedia at the end under “Count Paul Oscar Esterhazy” – the number of settlers is incorrect and where they came from in Hungary is incorrect. I want to insert the following instead along with the reference.

Count Paul O. d’Esterházy (30 September 1831 – 3 October 1912, a.k.a. Janos Baptista Packh) is credited for founding the Hungarian Esterház Colony in 1886 south of the present town of Esterhazy, in Saskatchewan, Canada. Of the 44 original settlers that immigrated in 1886, four families were originally from the Bohemia Lands and the remaining 40 settlers, made up of Hungarians and Slovaks, were from Greater Hungary who had first immigrated to the United States. By 1900, there were 108 Esterház Colony settlers. In 1903, his name was given to the Canadian Pacific Railway siding three miles north of the Esterház Colony, that is known today as the town of Esterhazy, Saskatchewan. Although christened Janos Baptista Packh, he claimed he had “incontrovertible proofs” of the legality of his claim and had the right to be called Paul O. d’Esterházy. However, documents substantiating his claim were never presented. His family in Hungary and the Hungarian Esterházy family also denied his claim.

Reference: Nagy, Joseph G. Count d’Esterhazy and the Esterhaz-Kaposvar Hungarian Colony in Western Canada. FriesenPress, 2024. ISBN: 978-1-03-831508-3 --Esterhazcolony (talk) 16:37, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

By your username, you have a COI on this topic. I will place info on your talk page. - UtherSRG (talk) 01:57, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Stub Request

Good day @UtherSRG

I just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to review Neddie Smith’s article sir. Having it taken down actually gave me the chance to dig deeper into his coverage, and I realized that a big reason he wasn’t as widely covered as he should be was due to issues with his old music distributor the kind that helps artists get their music on streaming platforms, like DistroKid.

With that in mind, I’ll be removing any press coverage that doesn’t meet Wikipedia’s standards and making some updates to improve the article. Given these adjustments plus other notable coverage on the subject article Resident Advisor, IMDb, The Source amongst others, sir what do you think about me removing some of those press coverage I talked about earlier sir and converting it into a stub instead of leaving it in draft space?

Would love to hear your thoughts, and again, really appreciate your time on this!

Best,

Your Next Best Mentee Dahproman (talk) 02:18, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As I said, please read WP:NMUSICBIO. Whether as a stub or a full article, it must satisfy the minimum requirements laid out there. You should also read WP:BLP, though I don't see any current breaches there, once you start removing references that don't pass WP:SIRS, you may need to remove unreferenced content. Once you think it meets the notability requirements, please submit the draft for review and a reviewer will eventually come upon it and review it. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:34, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Submitted

Good day sir @UtherSRG i have corrected and fixed all issues so it has to meet up with WP:NM WP:BLP and WP:MUSICBIO and am now fully sure it qualifies for a STUB or a full article thank you and enjoy the rest of your day. Dahproman (talk) 20:13, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Someone will be along to review in in a day or a month or so... - UtherSRG (talk) 21:54, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from MOHAMMED A SHARIF (13:23, 20 February 2025)

hello brother i want to add a page on wikipedia for this news org what shoul i do ? can you help me ? --MOHAMMED A SHARIF (talk) 13:23, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am not your brother. You should start at WP:MFA. - UtherSRG (talk) 13:27, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have moved your sandbox to Draft:Aljeebal. However, I see you work there. I will put a COI notice on your talk page. I've also deleted your userpage as it was against our policies. - UtherSRG (talk) 13:32, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]