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Computer programmer from San Antonio, Texas.

Reverter of vandalism, and wiki-link cleaner. (I'm no great author of Wiki pages, but I'm good at cleaning up other people's messes. :))

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Temporary extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent disruptive editing on this page and other Ahom-related pages. I think this falls under Contentious topics - South Asia.

EDIT: User in question is the subject of a sock puppetry investigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Ney_konware

Theemausoliam (talk) 05:53, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

@Theemausoliam Isn't this article part of WP:CT/IMH and therefore requires extended-confirmed protection? GoMSTL (talk) 23:44, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
I could see that argument, yes. One focus of the disruptive editing has been the kingdom's conflicts with the Mughals. Theemausoliam (talk) 23:46, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Understood. GoMSTL (talk) 00:23, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason: Persistent disruptive editing and WP:EVASION. JimRenge (talk) 09:16, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:CT/IMH. GoMSTL (talk) 09:25, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:CT/IMH. GoMSTL (talk) 09:32, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:CT/IMH. GoMSTL (talk) 09:34, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:CT/IMH. GoMSTL (talk) 09:56, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: As the article is just created it is possible target of vandalism and change thus I request Semi-Protection for a temporary period so the article should make its place in the community Tender980 (talk) 10:14, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Declined – Blatant attempt to bypass protection of Abdul AhadAbdul Ahad. Favonian (talk) 10:24, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Indefinite pending changes: Persistent vandalism – Perennial vandalism target after a number of protections spanning several years. A few recent TA edits have, however, been constructive or at the very least made in good faith. Entranced98 (talk) 10:17, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason: New article created thus needs semi-protection for a temporary period Tender980 (talk) 10:26, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Declined – Pages are not protected preemptively. Favonian (talk) 10:32, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – recent edit-warring and clear disruptive edits by anonymous user, often unexplained. Trabzonluyuz-rumuz-elhamdulillah (talk) 10:36, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason: Increased activity (for a few weeks to months now) of mostly single-purpose accounts, accounts with very few edits and single-time IP users with the specific goal of removing links to Gaza genocide article. Protection should be increased to, at least, exclude users without extended confirmed status from editing until 30 November. Impru20talk 11:09, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Semi-Protection High level of temporary account BLP vandalism in last few days. Servite et contribuere (talk) 11:27, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protection: Unsourced claims and disruptions. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 12:07, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  • Automated comment: A request for protection/unprotection for one or more pages in this request was recently made, and was denied at some point within the last 8 days.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 12:18, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Toketaatalk 12:15, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry – I don't need to explain this one. Toketaatalk 12:25, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. Toketaatalk 12:27, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason: Temporary semi-protection or extended confirmed protection requested. Persistent edit warring by a non-extended confirmed editor repeatedly reverting infobox cleanups (Template:Infobox company lineage parameters, MOS:NOBR, and factual studio address corrections) without engaging on the Talk page. Protection is needed to halt disruption on this breaking merger article and mandate discussion. Richardk80 (talk) 12:44, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  • Automated comment: A request for protection/unprotection for one or more pages in this request was recently made, and was denied at some point within the last 8 days.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 12:48, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason: Protection expired yesterday, and since then, there have been four cases of vandalism, along with other low-quality edits. I request at least a few more weeks of protection. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk · edits) 12:51, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

(Non-administrator comment) +1 Beat me to it... This should be the 11th verity related protection. (I lost count but I have reported way too many articles because of this meme.) I would probably say 1 year protection given that this is the main cause of 10 other protections I made... Toketaatalk 12:58, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Favonian (talk) 13:01, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Seems like the protection got removed during a move, which is very ironic for this page specifically. (on wheels). Toketaatalk 13:09, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Oh yeah also sysop move protection too. Toketaatalk 13:26, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. Toketaatalk 13:21, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection: Persistent sockpuppetry. Toketaatalk 13:22, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

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Reason: Protection was bumped from semi to extended confirmed in 2022 after a multi-day long vandal spree waged by a known LTA through multiple throwaway accounts. In the four years since, they are seemly inactive, with their last known account discovered on July 2023 (see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Awolf58/Archive). With this in mind, it doesn't seem too unreasonable to give semi another wurl. Giovanni Potage (talk) 11:39, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Based on the disruption on that article and the time elapsed, I think it would be appropriate to downgrade to semi protect the article. It will be enough to stop new vandals and disruptors but not enough to prevent inexperienced editors to do productive changes. The sock puppeteer is user:klayclax and has moved on to other articles. Giovanni has made edits on the talk page.~2026-53576-33 (talk) 12:53, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Have you checked with the still-active admin who protected the page, per the above instructions? – Muboshgu (talk) 15:40, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
@Muboshgu I requested here because @El C is only semi-active. Regardless, I'm pinging them and @Favonian (who restored the EC protection after a short full protection lasped) for their input. Giovanni Potage (talk) 18:23, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
I don't think he meant me since I currently am not the protecting admin. El_C 18:47, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Right, I meant Favonian. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:37, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason: since December 2025, The talk page for human penis has been protected due to disruptive requests on the talk page. While these requests on the talk page were unacceptable, I don’t think it necessitates protection for a talk page indefinitely since it’s been almost a year since the vandalism. At this point, it is gonna stop communication from scientists or doctors who are getting started editing on the talk page more than it will stop goofballs making goofy requests. Unfortunately the protecting administrator’s talk page is protected, so I can’t talk to the protecting administrator. ~2026-53576-33 (talk) 13:26, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

We can still ping Daniel Case here to see what they think. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:41, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
That would be great. ~2026-53576-33 (talk) 18:59, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
The page's history for over a year leading up to the protection shows almost constant vandalism and reversion. Its pageviews since September 2024, about the beginning of that period, remain at the same range, significantly elevated from what they were previously. In short, I do not think unprotection is advisable at this time.
And you can use he/him for me, OK? Daniel Case (talk) 05:04, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Unprotection: Protected after socking in 2012, which is unlikely to be a problem again. Worth a shot. CutlassCiera 22:10, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Are you sure this is the right article? The protection timeline of its former title Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada tells the story of a popular vandal target that had to be repeatedly protected throughout several years, not an article that unfortunately fall victim to a dedicated sock/troll with a short shelf life. We're tried WP:TRYUNPROT with other prominent city articles in the past, and most of the time, it was evident protection was still needed. Not to mention, a not insignificant number of people still visit the article daily. (Non-administrator comment) Giovanni Potage (talk) 00:15, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason: It’s been extended protected by a likely, retired admin MER-C, due to spamming and disruptive editing from auto-confirmed accounts since 2018. Given that it’s a while ago and not that controversial, I don’t think extended protection is longer necessary. ~2026-53576-33 (talk) 12:25, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Declined – First of all, MER-C edited three days ago. Secondly, the article is protected under the provisions of WP:GS/CRYPTO and cannot be unprotected just by request to this noticeboard. Finally, it's a magnet to editors with motives far removed from the principles of Wikipedia. Best to keep it well-protected. Favonian (talk) 12:38, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
I mean is he still an admin. ~2026-53576-33 (talk) 12:40, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
He is an editor but is he still an admin? ~2026-53576-33 (talk) 12:41, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
Well, this past weekend they blocked editors and deleted pages, so the answer is "yes". Favonian (talk) 12:44, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
I looked at the noticeboard and does this apply to all cryptocurrencies. I’m not sure if they’re controversial. ~2026-53576-33 (talk) 12:45, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
My apologies I didn’t see the sanctions. I will not request unprotection from cryptocurrency articles. ~2026-53576-33 (talk) 13:11, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason: was semi protected by j greb since 2012 due to ip edit wars and I don’t know if this admin is active or retired based on the admin’s user page. I feel like people have moved on from now and doesn’t feel like the protection is necessary. ~2026-53576-33 (talk) 12:31, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason: semiprotected due to vandalism a while ago since 2011 from administrator user:slimvirgin who unfortunately is deceased. I think we could try unprotect or at least pending changes. ~2026-53576-33 (talk) 12:48, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

(Non-administrator comment) I think that this is too high visibility to unprotect. 3000 daily pageviews is quite a lot. Toketaatalk 13:20, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Unprotection: Given that on wheels vandalism requires page moves, I think that the semi edit protection can be converted to PC, this article has basically no pageviews, protected 15 years ago, and barely gets edited (50 edits in 16 years). Protecting admin is inactive. (Keep the sysop move protection though). Toketaatalk 13:17, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

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Previously second highest-grossing video game film at the time of its release BUT now the third since Mario Galaxy. WikiTimCharlier (talk) 07:31, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

My concern is not with the inclusion of the views of scholars, human rights organizations, UN bodies, or others who have concluded that genocide is occurring. Those views are significant and should continue to be fully represented.

Rather, my concern is that the current wording may unintentionally present a contested legal conclusion as an established fact. While a number of organizations and experts have characterized the events in Gaza as genocide, the matter remains the subject of ongoing legal proceedings before the International Court of Justice. The Court has issued provisional measures, but it has not yet delivered a final judgment determining whether genocide has legally occurred.

Wikipedia's policy on maintaining a neutral point of view encourages editors to describe significant disputes in a way that reflects the existence of differing viewpoints rather than presenting one side of a contested matter as settled fact. In this case, Israel rejects the allegation of genocide, and the issue continues to be debated among governments, legal experts, scholars, and international bodies.

For that reason, wording such as"Allegations of genocide in Gaza" may better communicate that the topic concerns claims and findings that are widely discussed but remain legally and politically disputed. Such wording would not diminish the importance of the evidence or arguments presented by those who believe genocide has occurred; it would simply help distinguish between allegations, opinions, findings, and a final judicial determination.

I offer this suggestion in the spirit of balance, accuracy, and neutrality, and I appreciate the considerable effort editors devote to maintaining such a complex and sensitive topic.

1. The ICJ case is still ongoing and no final ruling has determined that genocide has occurred. 2. The ICJ's January 2024 order was for provisional measures, not a final judgment on genocide. 3. Israel formally rejects the genocide accusation. 4. The article itself acknowledges both recognition and denial of genocide claims, demonstrating that the matter remains disputed. 5. Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View (NPOV) principle generally favours describing contested claims in a way that reflects the existence of the dispute rather than assuming the conclusion has already been settled.

These points are likely to be more persuasive to Wikipedia editors than arguing whether genocide did or did not occur. The strongest argument is one about neutrality, terminology, and the absence of a final judicial determination, rather than about the underlying politics. Johnnpaul511 (talk) 07:33, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Please add the following comment to Talk:Gaza genocide, preferably under the existing “Not NPOV” section as a direct response to EvergreenFir, or otherwise as a new section titled “Lead wording and legal status”.

My concern is less that a specific source is being misquoted, and more that the lead gives undue certainty to one characterisation by stating it in Wikipedia’s own voice without equally clear legal/procedural context.

The sources supporting the genocide characterisation are significant and should be covered prominently. However, “genocide” is also a specific legal classification, and the ICJ proceedings remain ongoing. The Court has issued provisional measures, but it has not made a final merits determination that genocide has occurred.

I do not think including that point in the lead would give undue weight to Israel’s denial or create false balance. It is basic context needed for readers to understand the current status of the claim.

A more neutral formulation might be:

“Multiple human rights organisations, genocide scholars, UN-linked experts and some states have characterised Israel’s conduct in Gaza as genocide. Israel denies the allegation. Proceedings under the Genocide Convention remain ongoing before the International Court of Justice, which has issued provisional measures but has not made a final ruling on whether genocide has occurred.” ~2026-54148-28 (talk) 12:14, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

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13 protected edit requests
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Module:Message box/ambox.css (request) 2026-09-23 03:53 Cascade-protected from Main Page (log) Modified by KrakatoaKatie on 2016-11-16: "restore"
Module:Sister project logo (request) 2026-09-24 05:11 Cascade-protected from Wikipedia:Cascade-protected items/Main Page/5 (log) Protected by Mifter on 2017-03-25: "Considering the main page was unprotected by a compromised sysop semi recently, perhaps transcluding it to a cascade protected page will provide a small increase in protection"
MediaWiki:Autoblockedtext (request) 2026-09-29 19:49 MediaWiki page (log)
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MediaWiki:Blockedtext (request) 2026-09-29 19:49 MediaWiki page (log) Protected by Ixfd64 on 2005-09-22: "ok test worked"
MediaWiki:Blockedtext-composite (request) 2026-09-29 19:49 MediaWiki page (log)
MediaWiki:Blockedtext-partial (request) 2026-09-29 19:49 MediaWiki page (log)
MediaWiki:Blockedtext-tempuser (request) 2026-09-29 19:49 MediaWiki page (log)
Template:Blocked text (request) 2026-09-29 19:49 Fully protected (log) Protected by MSGJ on 2022-02-25: "Highly visible template: used in interface messages"
Module:Check for unknown parameters (request) 2026-10-02 23:00 Cascade-protected from Wikipedia:Picture of the day/On the main pages (log) Protected by Anomie on 2019-07-11: "Cascade-protecting to mirror Main page cascade protection to cover all options of multiple-picture POTDs, per discussion at WT:POTD#Use of Module:Random may be problematic"
MediaWiki:Titleblacklist (request) 2026-10-03 03:37 MediaWiki page (log)
Template:No article text/sister projects/styles.css (request) 2026-10-06 23:44 Fully protected (log) Protected by Izno on 2022-04-02: "match parent"
Template:No article text/sister projects (request) 2026-10-07 00:23 Cascade-protected from Wikipedia:Cascade-protected items/content (log) From Wikipedia/Protected templates: Protected by Rich Farmbrough on 2009-10-14: "Purpose of page - belt and braces."
Updated as needed. Last updated: 04:13, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
19 template-protected edit requests
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Module:Module wikitext (request) 2026-06-16 19:35 Template-protected (log) Protected by Ymblanter on 2020-09-07: "Highly visible template: request at WP:RFPP"
Template:Election box candidate with party link (request) 2026-07-26 10:50 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 4000+ transclusions"
Module:Lang-zh (request) 2026-08-02 00:39 Template-protected (log) From Module:Zh: Protected by HJ Mitchell on 2014-05-03: "High-risk Lua module"
Module:Infobox multi-lingual name (request) 2026-08-02 05:56 Template-protected (log) Protected by Trappist the monk on 2019-01-17: "match the template that this module replaces;"
Template:Infobox song contest national year (request) 2026-08-12 15:05 Template-protected (log) Modified by CT Cooper on 2015-03-01: "Merging has increased use, so upping protection to template editors only."
Module:Color contrast (request) 2026-08-21 17:22 Template-protected (log) Modified by Zzuuzz on 2016-10-26: "High risk module 235k+ transclusions"
Template:Infobox spaceflight (request) 2026-08-30 04:54 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 2000+ transclusions"
Template:Infobox government agency (request) 2026-09-05 23:29 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 4000+ transclusions"
Template:College (request) 2026-09-07 11:14 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 4000+ transclusions"
Module:Infobox election (request) 2026-09-07 20:53 Template-protected (log) Protected by MusikBot II on 2025-07-01: "High-risk template or module: 8960 transclusions (more info)"
Template:Archive list (request) 2026-09-08 18:32 Template-protected (log) Modified by Mark Arsten on 2013-11-11: "Highly visible template"
Module:PageLinks (request) 2026-09-15 05:06 Template-protected (log) Protected by Mr. Stradivarius on 2014-03-30: "High-risk Lua module: 34,000 transclusions"
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/master.css (request) 2026-09-15 22:37 Template-protected (log) Protected by JPxG on 2023-12-05: "High-risk template or module"
Template:Infobox football biography (request) 2026-09-23 18:48 Template-protected (log) Protected by Mike V on 2014-03-01: "Highly visible page: restoring protection"
Template:Infobox rail line (request) 2026-09-30 12:01 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 4000+ transclusions"
Template:Cite certification (request) 2026-10-01 13:07 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2020-08-29: "High-risk template"
Template:Certification Table Entry (request) 2026-10-01 13:09 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2020-08-29: "High-risk template"
Template:Infobox language (request) 2026-10-03 12:24 Template-protected (log) Modified by MusikAnimal on 2021-08-16: "Highly visible template: transclusion count now over 9,000; most recent editors are still able to edit"
Template:Under construction (request) 2026-10-03 15:27 Template-protected (log) Modified by Diannaa on 2014-10-13: "Highly visible template: Transclusion count is only part of the story, as the template is constantly added/removed as work progresses"
Updated as needed. Last updated: 09:24, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

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I have created a range of articles in the past (mostly short biographies of scholars and clergy, along with a few conversions from the National Dictionary of Biography). These have not given rise to any substantial issues, and it occurs to me that it is probably not a good use of patrollers' time to have to review any articles I may write in future, given the backlog. I am a longstanding editor, and as a reasonably experienced NPP reviewer I am thoroughly familiar with the BLP and notability policies. Dionysodorus (talk | contribs) 22:21, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Hey Dionysodorus, thanks for applying! I think there are a few things you could work on before you're ready for autopatrolled. I found a few uses of unreliable sources, which I've since removed or tagged, in Andrew Braddock (priest) and Lee Batson (you might find a citation highlighter useful for catching these ahead of time). And while Christopher Collard almost certainly meets the notability criteria for academics, the article is far too reliant on primary sources. Particularly in a BLP, these need to be treated with more care; for example, the claim "Collard is also known for his collaborations with Martin Cropp", cited to two books published by the pair, borders on original research in the way it overstates this fact. I'm going to call this  not done for now — please let me know if you have any questions! —⁠TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 05:06, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
@TechnoSquirrel69: I think some of that is debatable. As it says at WP:WHOSWHO, Who's Who is treated as a self-published source, which means that it's not reliable in general, but it's still reliable for information about the subject themself under WP:ABOUTSELF. I would like to put that back in to the articles on Batson and Braddock, because taking it out just leaves appropriately self-sourced information appearing to be without a reliable source when this is not actually the case, since Who's Who is reliable for this purpose under our guidelines.
As for Collard, he's clearly notable under WP:AUTHOR (multiple books with multiple reviews, which don't have to be cited in the article to contribute towards notability...) as well as WP:ACADEMIC. Almost all biographies about academics who aren't dead yet are based on primary sources to a large extent: after all, the whole premise of WP:ACADEMIC is that – as it says in the note at the top of the page – "Many scientists, researchers, philosophers, and other scholars (collectively referred to as "academics" for convenience) are notably influential in the world of ideas without their biographies being the subject of secondary sources". I agree that it would have been better to have said "have collaborated" rather than "are known for their collaborations", but it seems rather debatable whether it's actually OR to say that two scholars are known for their collaborations when they have published four widely reviewed volumes together in well-established series and when these volumes represent a large portion of both scholars' work.
Therefore, although I can see why you have formed the views that you express above, I still think that these articles are in the spirit of our policies and are appropriately sourced, and would not be a good use of an NPP reviewer's time, which ought rather to be spent looking for substantively unsourced BLPs, promo, AI use, and so forth. Dionysodorus (talk | contribs) 12:09, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
The standards for autopatrolled are somewhat higher than just the bar for clearing NPP. As Wikipedia:Autopatrolled states, the permission is for "prolific creators of clean articles" — as an administrator, I need to be confident that your creations are going to be in line with all of our core content policies (i.e. "clean"), including things like neutrality and reliable sourcing, which aren't strictly within NPP's purview. As I mentioned, I think you're on your way there, but the issues I brought up give me enough pause to hold off for the time being. I would encourage you to read the RfCs linked at the Who's Who RSP listing; I don't think the ABOUTSELF argument works here, since the source has been known to publish verifiably incorrect information, so they would run into the fourth and fifth caveats listed in that policy. With Collard, I was not questioning his notability, but the excessive reliance on primary sources in a BLP, and some of the knock-on effects of that decision. I would encourage you to take another look at your creations with this feedback in mind and reapply in a few months when you have new work to show that you've made improvements in these areas. —⁠TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 17:42, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
@TechnoSquirrel69: As far as I can see, the discussions listed at WP:WHOSWHO broadly say that it should be treated as a self-published source that is no more or less accurate than the quality of the information that is provided by the person in question: that view is correctly reflected in the perennial sources table. The objections are to the fact that Who's Who doesn't check the information, and therefore reproduces inaccurate information when the information provided to them is inaccurate; there's nothing at all to suggest that they misrepresent the information provided, or that they are less reliable than other SPS. There's also nothing in the discussions that excludes using Who's Who entries for uncontroversial information under WP:ABOUTSELF, and some commenters in those discussions specifically allow for that. The same is implied by WP:GUNREL, which explicitly says that generally unreliable sources can often be used for uncontroversial self-descriptions.
Also, surely it's not helpful to remove the actual sources from which material is drawn and replace them with citation needed tags. I've never understood why people do this, since if the info is to be included the source must also be included, or the information is effectively plagiarised. If you really think that these Who's Who entries cannot be relied upon and the accuracy of the information is therefore in doubt, I think you should remove the information as well; if not, I don't see how it makes sense to remove the source.
I am not sure what you expect people to do with subjects such as Collard, short of not writing the article in the first place.
The idea that I should improve my approach to sourcing and come back in a few months presupposes that I agree with you that the sourcing practices that I adopted in these articles are inadequate. But in my view this isn't really the position: rather, we have both read and thought about the guidelines in question, and have reached reasonable but different interpretations of them. Of course that doesn't mean that you have to grant me the flag, and I respect your right as an admin taking on the task of monitoring this page to proceed as you think best. Dionysodorus (talk | contribs) 22:04, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
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I plan to replace archive.today or other deprecated archives with web.archive.org, for which AWB would be more than useful. 🐠 formerly U.T. 08:34, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

i’m not a permission granter person, but what makes AWB better for that task? — Aurora :3 â€Ē (📭|edits) 10:11, 17 September 2026 (UTC)
@Ikan, are you familiar with the stand alone tool mentioned in Wikipedia talk:Archive.today guidance#Links to other discussions and advice? If that doesn't meet your needs maybe open a topic on that page, I might be willing to enhance it. Dw31415 (talk) 02:16, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
Very honestly: it doesn't fit my needs. I wish that I would be able to hunt for archive.today external links on other wikis; also, at many occasions it cannot find an alt, despite the alt exists (at another location, redirected). 🐠 formerly U.T. 02:31, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
Note that this page is only for the right to use AWB on enwiki. Some other wikis let anyone use it, others have their own separate whitelists. * Pppery * it has begun... 02:43, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
 Done * Pppery * it has begun... 23:24, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I plan to semi-automate some typo fixes that I have already been making manually. I have completed several hundred of these edits, mainly removing incorrect spaces between the last word and the following punctuation mark.

I would like to request AWB/JWB access, as these tools would be very useful for handling this type of repetitive maintenance work more efficiently. My intended workflow is to identify the relevant cases, apply the correction, review the result, and save the edit.

I understand that I remain responsible for reviewing every edit and for following the AWB/JWB guidelines. I am still building my editing experience and intend to use JWB carefully and only for appropriate repetitive maintenance tasks. Score Beethoven (talk) 09:47, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

 Done But please note that according to Pangram, this request was generated by an AI. Wikipedia discourages the use of AIs in composing talk page comments. * Pppery * it has begun... 23:26, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I want to use AutoWikiBrowser to speed up my deorphaning process as well as for general maintenance tasks. Script7921 (talk) 14:26, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

I'd like to use the script mainly for deduping refs because after installing duplicate-references.js it seems Wikipedia is lousy with them.  == Peter NYC 20:55, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * it has begun... 23:27, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason for requesting autowikibrowser rights for Janes citation issue. Issue description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Janes_citation_zotero_issue 3vw5 (talk) 11:43, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi. I would like AWB rights to be able to use JWB to supplement my template-editing. I am also interested in trying to use it to fix article content, with MOS:CURLY coming to mind as something which appears a lot with a fairly easy fix. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 05:26, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
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Requests for event coordinator

Event coordinator

Hello, I would like to request Event Coordinator status for the UCSC Wiki-a-thon to support BIPOC Scientists and Engineers. It will be on Thursday, October 22nd, 2026 from 2pm - 5pm PT. Here is a link to the event: https://events.ucsc.edu/event/wiki-a-thon-to-support-bipoc-scientists-and-engineers/ Please let me know if there's any more information you need from me. Thank you! Longmermaidhair (talk) 00:28, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

 Done temporarily, until October 23. Thanks for hosting these events every year, and good luck with this instalment! —⁠TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 00:41, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Thank you so much! Longmermaidhair (talk) 22:52, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I would like to request Event Coordinator permissions as I am taking part in TtT 2026 and will be creating a programme of events in Perth Women on Wikipedia's name taking part across Perthshire over at least the next 2 years.

I am taking part in the TtT Weekend event in Birmingham over the weekend 16th 19th October.

Thanks Zenoak (talk) 09:27, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment An extraneous header or other inappropriate text was removed from this request — MusikBot talk 09:30, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
Requests for file mover

File mover

Have contributed to the Wikimedia Commons community for a long time in moving files of all types, and now wishing to contribute to English Wikipedia for local community! Regards! :-) Sanguis Nobilissimus ðŸĐļ👑 (Tibi loqui licet! 💎 — "Speak!") 01:35, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Requests for new page reviewer

New page reviewer

hi, I would like to renew my NPP rights witch are about to expire. Different articles were reviewed over the last month, often after I added additional refs, images, or added/rephrased some text. After my adjustments, a few articles also got reviewed... by others :o) _regards Haggis MacHaggis (talk) 18:29, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user was granted temporary new page reviewer rights by Dclemens1971 (expires 00:00, 1 October 2026 (UTC)) and has had 1 request for new page reviewer declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). — MusikBot talk 18:30, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
Haggis MacHaggis, can you comment on your reviews of 418 (film), Sleepwalk (album), The Legend (2005 film), The Tank Man (2004), Dead Company, Sky Scrappers? signed, Rosguill talk 14:04, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
hi, regarding my reviews, in hindsight...
â€Ē 418 is based entirely on trailer coverage/promotional sites, not the film -> independent reviews/critics should be added, among others.
â€Ē Sleepwalk lacks extra independent sources + 3 of the 6 refs all link to AllMusic... -> Again, extra reviews (that discuss the album) should be added here -if available...
â€Ē The Legend and The Tank Man both have production company sources: not neutral. The Legend also lacks extra reliable independent sources.
To my opinion :o)
â€Ē Dead Company and Sky Scrappers were already reviewed in August. The first one was discussed earlier: too many sources based on the same press release, yet the "reviewed" status was not removed afterwards... Sky Scrappers appears notable, but the article needs expanding.
In summary, most articles should have had additional neutral sources ...
regards, Haggis MacHaggis (talk) 16:58, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Ok, while your assessments now are reasonable, this doesn't explain why you marked any of these reviewed at the time. I'm also a bit concerned by the way you have written "neutral" several times where the correct term is "independent". Taken together, I'm going to mark this request  Not done, but do consider applying again in the future. signed, Rosguill talk 13:51, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason for requesting new page reviewer rights: I have been editing since January 2025 and have over 1600 edits, among them 16 new articles that I wrote. I have also contributed to AfDs and DYKs and am familiar with Wikipedia guidelines and policies. I would like to help new editors improve their newly added content to Wikipedia and reduce the backlog of new articles. Lynngol (talk) 08:44, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your contributions and your interest in this permission. Unfortunately, I see that you have received repeat warnings related to copyright use in the past 6 months, so I think conferring new page reviewer status would be premature. There also appear to be some machine-generate text concerns that at first you accepted but which you later disputed; be sure to remain above board with respect to the use of AI tools.  Not done for now, but consider reapplying in the future. signed, Rosguill talk 13:59, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I am currently a temporary new page reviewer, but it seems this is about to run out. I am looking to extend for longer (hopefully indefinitely). WikipediholicRat (talk) 14:48, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user was granted temporary new page reviewer rights by Rosguill (expires 00:00, 22 October 2026 (UTC)) and has had 1 request for new page reviewer declined or withdrawn in the past 90 days (). — MusikBot talk 14:50, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
WikipediholicRat, can you comment on your review of Tarahne Provincial Park? signed, Rosguill talk 14:03, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
It seems there was LLM content involved there; I tend to assume that an article is good until evidence shows it isn't, and it seems I wasn't able to detect the particular evidence showing LLM usage. WikipediholicRat (talk) 14:28, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
WikipediholicRat, LLM concerns aside, could you comment on how you assessed that page's claim to notability? signed, Rosguill talk 15:15, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
I'm not sure. I do think I remember finding significant coverage, but after looking again, I can't find it again. I seem to have been mistaken there. WikipediholicRat (talk) 19:03, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Ok, that leaves me on the fence, so I'm going to extend your trial run for another month. signed, Rosguill talk 19:22, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
I won't repeat these mistakes, and am excited to review better than I did before! WikipediholicRat (talk) 21:57, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
 Done for another month signed, Rosguill talk 19:23, 6 October 2026 (UTC)


Hello,

I believe I am eligible to obtain reviewer status. My account is over the minimum of 90 days old (been here since December), and has a history of I believe at least 500 undeleted edits (reaching around 6000 edits in general in total). I have also not engaged in incivil behavior to others, and I understand WP's policies in regarding matters.

One mistake I made prior to submitting a request here, was that I declined one draft myself without knowing you needed to apply first until now. Will this exempt me now from being able to review?

Please let me know. Thank you for taking your time. Sharkeston (talk) 17:20, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

 Done for 1 month as a trial run, after which you may reapply signed, Rosguill talk 14:05, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

My trial rights are about to expire, and I would like to request them either on another trial or on a permanent basis. I think I have done well for my first few weeks as a NPP reviewer, making a few errors here and there but overall, I believe I have grasped the essence of patrolling. A slight error of judgement that I made along the way was also kindly corrected by Thilsebatti TNM101 (in solidarity · chat) 17:32, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user was granted temporary new page reviewer rights by Rosguill (expires 00:00, 9 October 2026 (UTC)). — MusikBot talk 17:40, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
Track record looks good,  Done signed, Rosguill talk 14:07, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

My temporary New Pages Reviewer access is due to expire at 00:00 on 18 October 2026. If I am eligible, I would like to request permanent access before it expires, so that there is no break in my NPP workflow. Thank you. AriuCH (talk) 01:13, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user was granted temporary new page reviewer rights by Rosguill (expires 00:00, 18 October 2026 (UTC)). — MusikBot talk 01:20, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
AriuCH, can you comment on your review of Remmie Milner? signed, Rosguill talk 14:10, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Rosguill, Sure. I reviewed Remmie Milner as part of NPP because the article had two independent The Guardian theatre reviews with substantive coverage of her performances. Both discuss her individual roles and acting, rather than simply mentioning her in the cast. I considered this sufficient under WP:GNG and WP:NACTOR. AriuCH (talk) 17:14, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Ok, I think in this context you're overweighting the depth of the coverage in question. A single line of analysis in a theatre review can contribute to notability, but two such examples do not add up to GNG in the absence of sources that actually provide biographical coverage of the subject. Particularly concerning in this article's case is the obvious lacuna in the article's own framing: the lead asserts that Milner is best known for her roles in Silo and Save Me, but neither of the actual cited sources even mention them. Looking online, however, there is additional coverage of Milner, so I don't think the article needs to go to AFD.
Given that slight miscalibration, I'm going to extend your trial run for another month. signed, Rosguill talk 17:25, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
trial extended for another month.  Done signed, Rosguill talk 17:25, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Thanks, Rosguill. That makes sense. AriuCH (talk) 17:32, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason for requesting new page reviewer rights: i make articles of flora of vegatation zones, and i did my first good article Flora of Samoa Emmanbotan (talk) 09:07, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

 Done for 1 month as a trial run, after which you may reapply signed, Rosguill talk 14:11, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Requests for page mover

Page mover

I usually edit low-to-mid traffic mainspace articles relating to Antigua and Barbuda. According to XTools, I have moved 447 pages across all namespaces. I have been moving pages since June 2021 and I have experience with both requested moves and technical requests. Given the nature of this topic (virtually always involving low-impact requests) and my multiple years of experience with page moving, having this permission would speed up my work. CROIXtalk 01:27, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
Requests for pending changes reviewer

Pending changes reviewer

Hello I would like to have pending changes reviewer rights, I routinely edit on my account with 500 edits in the past 3 weeks. I also have never participated in vandalism and routinely make productive edits. I have read Policy On Vandalism, Policy On Copyright, and I understand that I must obtain a neutral point of view and the guideline on reviewing. I request these services to help me expand my reach and find new ways of editing and helping Wikipedia. My limited services right now mainly include linking articles and welcoming new users. Thank you for your time and generosity! EzYop (talk) 01:58, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

I sometimes run into articles with pending changes while monitoring recent changes, and it could be helpful to be able to accept or decline them. I already have Rollback rights. Thanks. PeterCooperJr (talk) 02:12, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

 Done DanCherek (talk) 22:49, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Hello, i'm requesting pending changes reviewer right. I mostly revert vandalism and other non-contructive edits, and I like to accept the edits made by good faith editors who are not registered and revert the bad faith ones. I have already read wp:vandalism, and the things needed to read in WP:PCCRITERIA, and also please note that I already have rollback and TAIV rights. Thank you Ednxa (talk) 02:28, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
Requests for rollback

Rollback

I'd like rollback rights in order to make recent change patrolling easier with tools such as Interceptor. Celjski Grad (talk) 16:59, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

I am planning to use WP:Interceptor and I believe rollback would make reverting vandalism more efficient. I believe that I meet the recommended (edited) criteria listed above. Thank you for processing my request! 16dvnk (talk) 05:20, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi 16dvnk, because you have recently added LLM-generated content to an article (see Special:Diff/1371919576 at Cognitive robotic abstract machine, which added two LLM-generated citations, including an invalid URL in #7 and invalid DOI in #8), I am unable to accept your request because LLM misuse is disqualifying for permission requests. Please ensure that your future edits follow the WP:LLM guideline and the other AI-related policies and guidelines listed at WP:AIPOLICY.  Not done for now. — Newslinger talk 13:16, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
Thanks for telling me. It was a while ago so I do not really recall everything. In that diff, I think I used some sort of LLM, but then only checked for AI minutes after I applied the diff (which was fixed after). Currently the article is free of AI content, but I apologize if even that was a violation of AI policy. Thanks for telling me, and in the future I will ensure something like that will not happen again. Thanks for your time. 16dvnk (talk) 14:25, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Previously had this as a temporary right for fighting vandalism with Huggle. Had a bit of a wiki-break but keen to revisit this. Thanks! sksatsuma 14:19, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

 Done​ — Newslinger talk 13:26, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Reason for requesting rollback rights Hi, I would like the rollbacker right to more efficiently fight vandalism. As it is required for many counter-vandalism tools such as Huggle. I have experience in Recent Changes patrol. I also have moderation experience elsewhere. Thank you, Strongshorts (talk) 13:02, 30 September 2026 (UTC) Strongshorts (talk) 13:02, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has 199 edits in the mainspace. — MusikBot talk 08:10, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
This bot is outdated, while I did have 199 edits I now have over 200 Strongshorts (talk) 11:43, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
 Done * Pppery * it has begun... 23:31, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I am requesting rollback rights So that AI Model articles can be as high quality as possible CharlieRidesRollerCoasters (talk) 13:45, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

(non-administrator comment) Rollback is for more efficiently reverting vandalism and access to more advanced anti-vandalism tools. It is not for improving articles, nor any "AI Model articles". Thanks. 16dvnk (talk) 08:21, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
 Not done * Pppery * it has begun... 23:30, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I would like rollback to handle obvious vandalism more efficiently. I enjoy monitoring for spam, unconstructive edits, and talking to/notifying newer editors . I have read WP:ROLLBACK and will not use the default rollback summary on good-faith or disputed edits. Thanks. DocLG (talk) 22:47, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Hello again! My name is LuigiMcpe4549. I would like to request rollback rights. That is because I have done some good edits and revert some vandalism on Wikipedia. I think that it is useful in case of crazy vandalism. It's ok if my application is denied again like last time. Cheers! :) LuigiMcpe4549 (talk) 15:06, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

 Not done Lacks At least a month of experience patrolling Special:RecentChanges. * Pppery * it has begun... 23:34, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I'd like to have rollback permissions so I can utilize tools like AntiVandal to help out with recent changes patrol. Justcgi (talk) 17:06, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has 182 edits in the mainspace. — MusikBot talk 15:50, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I would like to have rollback permissions to use Interceptor while out and about :) TobyKohlhagen (talk) 01:23, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Automated comment This user has 188 edits in the mainspace. — MusikBot talk 08:20, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
Requests for temporary account IP viewer

Temporary account IP viewer

I do a good amount of vandalism reverting, which some of the vandals that I deal with are multiple different temporary accounts vandalising pages in short periods of time. It would be nice to know if they are using the same IP address, so that why I can appropriately report the vandals to AIV. I promise that I will not inappropriately use the tool. MathMan4 (talk) 18:21, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * it has begun... 23:34, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

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