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June music

story · music · places

Franz Kafka died 100 years ago OTD, hence the story. I uploaded a few pics from the visit of Graham87. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:36, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oh wow. Drmies (talk) 22:22, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

  Today's story is about an extraordinary biography, Peter Demetz. - I uploaded a few more pics but leave the link, because there's a new one of Graham and his mother who liked it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:35, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

  Today's story is about a tune used by Bach and Mozart. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:55, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

  Today is "the day" for James Joyce, also for Bach's fourth chorale cantata (and why does it come before the third?) - the new pics have a mammal I had to look up --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:10, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

  New pics of food and flowers come with the story of Noye's Fludde (premiered on 18 June), written by Brian Boulton. I nominated Éric Tappy because he died, and it needs support today! I nominated another women for GA in the Women in Green June run, - review welcome, and more noms planned. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:23, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

  A review was started, and no other articles became ready for a nom. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:29, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Vandalism at Binibining Pilipinas 2024

Hello @Drmies, would you mind having a look at @Editscontent2.9? This editor has been vandalizing the article Binibining Pilipinas 2024 by adding fake results and at Miss Universe 2024 by adding Miss Floptropica. This behavior has been going on since 2022 I believe. Allyriana000 (talk) 02:22, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

• Sure but I need some specifics--diffs, reverts with solid explanations, talk page warnings. In this edit, you didn't give a reason. Not only is that not OK (you NEED to give a reason), but you also didn't warn the IP. Same here. Anyway, without those explanations and the attendant warnings, I have to figure out for myself what the problem is, and I am no expert in those articles. User:Ave maria 101, are you saying that they inserted a list of winners long before the contest was actually held? Drmies (talk) 16:26, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

  Apologies for not giving a reason to one edit. The revert was due to the unnecessary changing of names into the shorter names. Allyriana000 (talk) 16:36, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

@Drmies, I have mentioned you in the talk page of @Editscontent2.9. Hope you could read the message, thank you. Allyriana000 (talk) 18:04, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

MidAtlanticBaby

I had really tried to deal with User:MidAtlanticBaby in good faith, but it was becoming clearer and clearer that the editor was a problem, perhaps one with a past. Thank you for digging deeper. Alansohn (talk) 03:42, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Drmies, the user you blocked is actually doing cross-wiki harassment by going on your Wikimedia Commons talk page and adding spam attacks. You might want to contact a steward. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 05:48, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Alansohn, I saw that and I appreciate it. Unfortunately your good efforts were wasted; it's frustrating when that happens but I thank you for trying. NoobThreePointOh, I saw what you did on Commons, and thank you, but if you don't mind, a word to the wise: just don't revert. There's no benefit in it; it just takes time and effort and the block will come. That infantile stuff on my talk page is not a big deal to me. And when this happens in article space, you can revert all you want but all you're doing is pleasuring the other party and it fills up the history in an unappealing manner. Just let it stand and alert an admin. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 15:29, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. I appreciate the encouragement. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 15:35, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I can’t claim to be a prolific vandal-fighter, but in such situations (where the vandal has already been reported) my goal is to waste more of their time than they do of mine. Once they’ve restored their reverted edit, go do something useful for a few minutes and then come back to re-revert; with any luck you’ve tied them up in the meantime, continually refreshing the page, its history or their watchlist for a chance to continue the edit-war. (‘Serious’ stuff like outing, or particularly nasty attacks on a LP in mainspace, may call for a different approach.)—Odysseus1479 20:43, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, User:Odysseus1479, but I don't see any benefit in filling up the history of an article with vandal edits and reverts. It looks terrible, esp. in article space. Drmies (talk) 23:13, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

They generally get blocked after only a round or two. I was just suggesting it as a middle course between immediate reversion and doing nothing. (I should clarify that by “a different approach” I meant escalating efforts to involve admins or oversighters, not accelerated reverting.)—Odysseus1479 02:26, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Just checking back

Hey! Just letting you know there were some on the list that still need to be removed with the Nazi puppet states. I was the one I admit that added some but most were not added by me. Croatia, General government of Poland, Serbia under military occupation and Ukraine under Nazi occupation still need to go. I'm not sure if the Japanese puppet states need to go too but just letting you know that. Also, someone added El Salvador under Bukele which I felt may not qualify so just letting you know on that. I also added some sources for the African regimes I felt could be added. I got them from university studies and some from jstor as well. One thing I will say, I have found plenty of sources that bring up how they were anti-communist or that they were conservative but I don't see a lot of sources that outright say they're Right-Wing so I just wanted to make sure if I do if that's still fine since they have systems that are very much Right-Wing. Thank you, get back to me when you can please. TYMR (talk) 02:47, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

• Thanks. I'm going to have another look, later--I appreciate your note. You saw that I'm going slowly because I want to get it right. Drmies (talk) 03:04, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
• Hey there, just wanted to get back and ask if they were able to look back at the sources I wanted to add. If these ones are okay, I will look for ones on the others too and get back for verification if they're fine to be added. I also wanted to add Uganda under Idi Amin and was able to find on jstor a writing that described his regime inspired by fascism. Get back to me when you can please. Thanks! 15:30, 26 June 2024 (UTC)TYMR

User:Chalinkinkoc

This either a sock or WP:MEAT/UPE. Compare the blocked socks version, title Kodezi Inc. to Chalinkinkoc's version Kodezi Inc (no period after Inc). They are word-for-word the same. S0091 (talk) 15:49, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

• The technical evidence doesn't support the first, but the second is pretty clear--thanks. Drmies (talk) 15:57, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
  • Yeah, that left no doubt. Ya'll staying cool? S0091 (talk) 16:12, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
    • Ha, we're the lucky ones. It's much hotter in the midwest and northwest, so for now yes--but I am not looking forward to the power bill this month. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 16:17, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

      Eh, a lot of those areas do not have humidity so their heat doesn't count ha! S0091 (talk) 16:27, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

      Are you serious? I'm sitting in sweltering heat so much that I'm forced to drink more water than I can consume. This is typical Chennai weather. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 06:26, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

      The AC's always running. Here I'm just finishing up the remainder of Stranger Things so that I can prepare for the last season, which I assume comes out around 2025. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 06:28, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

REQUEST

Thank you so much for your guidance. Please you removed the picture of the Chief of Kwadwo Addaikrom. Please this link verifies the Chief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJraUxHtKE&si=FaVPVzkiwrDEIp-O Thanks for your time. Boadu Emma (talk) 17:19, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

• Hi. Please add a secondary, reliable source if you wish to reinstate the image. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 18:56, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
  • Alright sir. I am most grateful. Here is the online publication of the TV news I ealier sent to you. https://www.adomonline.com/kwadwo-addaikrom-chps-compound-hit-with-basic-amenities-shortage/ Boadu Emma (talk) 20:11, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
    • OK, good luck with it--but don't put that picture in the infobox please. Drmies (talk) 20:41, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

      Most grateful for your time sir.

      Will do as you have advised. Boadu Emma (talk) 20:49, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Yuna Kim A-class assessment

Hi Drmies, so Wikipedia:WikiProject Figure Skating/Assessment/Yuna Kim has been languishing for way too long. We desperately need a third reviewer. Would you consider being a mensch and reviewing it for us? If so, much appreciated. Thanks, Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:27, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Editor experience invitation

Hi Drmies :) I'm looking for experienced editors to interview here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 21:50, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

WP:BLPN related request

Greetings. I'm reaching out about an IP leaving TLDR pap at BLPN that has resulted in dueling/reciprocal Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Nemov and Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Xam2580. An IP (logged-out editor) is apparently involved. I don't mean to skip the queue at SPI, but this has quickly become a big conspiratorial snot smear stain at BLPN. I don't even mind if you cast the CU net over me, but a quick look at everyone might save everyone else at BLPN a lot of time. Thanks as always for any feedback you can give. JFHJr (㊟) 04:32, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Yeah, thanks--there really isn't anything to those SPIs, is there. I kind of wish Nemov had left well enough alone. Thing is, I do think that some of that content should probably be in that article--but properly done and well written. The article right now is mostly a list of films surrounded by some words and years, followed by another list of films. Drmies (talk) 11:51, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
  • Thank you again. Sorry a tad belated. Farming is a lot harder in June at F104°/C40° and I've literally lacked the sweat and piss it takes me to Wiki. Till next time! JFHJr (㊟) 00:17, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
    • No problem. Respect for the farming bit; I'm having a hard time with this heat. Drmies (talk) 01:15, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	That was a quick response at AIV. Thank you! Myrealnamm (💬pros · ✏️cons) 21:07, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

• Thanks--it's all in a day's work. Drmies (talk) 21:09, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Block evasion

An IP you blocked for block evasion is back and continues to engage in vandalism. ภץאคгöร 18:44, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

• Okay, thanks. Drmies (talk) 21:36, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

All in a day's work

https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/category/newspapers?keyword=gridiron%20australia - the critical barometer of a subject in OZ is trove, let alone whether an OZ editor takes a liking to a subject or not, it is clear that the presence of Americans in larger numbers in the 1940s in OZ stirred some journos to tap the keys about the subject - as to understanding whether participating teams and organisations are even at a standard of being notable, hmm therein lies a problem. Melbourne is AFL. All else is mere fragments of the imagination by comparison. But that shouldnt deny presence of footballs that they (Melburnians) might not understand. Epistemologies of things that are different can be delegated to the outer suburbs in Melbourne. And such things might seem inconsequential. JarrahTree 01:52, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

• I have a Facebook friend who talks like that. ;) Drmies (talk) 01:55, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
  • Put another way your query is very justifiable due to the topic and the wiki inactivity around the subject and the way the articles show in their history. And even the web doesnt help. And then Trove only just squeeks through. I refuse to engage in bookface (sic) even to research whether they exist in substance there. However, I am at a loss as to whether the mentions in wikipedia constitute something worth improving or exterminating. Melbourne is a different - state of mind, country, language - from where I live. I am Sydney oriented myself, between the two. But that is another story. JarrahTree 02:01, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
    • Oh I wish I could come by an see it for myself. Drmies (talk) 02:03, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

      (talk page stalker) I'd actually love to visit either Sydney or Melbourne. One of my aunts lives in Melbourne, but I feel a bit down because I haven't been to Australia. :( NoobThreePointOh (talk) 03:39, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Circassian stuff

With User:Tluadg in mind, could you have a look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Great Circassian and Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sadifan? Many thanks. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:50, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

• I looked already and found nothing; it's best if you ask someone who's worked on that case before. Sorry. Drmies (talk) 12:20, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
  • No worries, thanks for looking. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:43, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Comment on Philippines at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Just regarding your edit summary on the article, "As of these Games, the Philippines has yet to earn an Olympic medal"? strange. they won a gold medal for weightlifting in 2020; they won three medals in 1932", the statement was referring to the edition of the Games itself rather than the future editions^^ Arconning (talk) 12:26, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

• That's not what the grammar meant. You mean "they didn't win a medal", basically? "Has yet to earn" means they still don't have one, but "as of" typically goes with a more recent indicator of time. Drmies (talk) 12:31, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

  Gotcha. Arconning (talk) 12:35, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Won't be tough for you! Check possible sock

Hi Drmies, can you check this? I have a feeling of those new editors who are adding same likely things are WP:NOTHERE or possible socks. Grazie! Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 14:39, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

• Hmm maybe but I gotta take care of some business first. Need to see a couple of goals. Apparently Romania won at singing the anthem already. Drmies (talk) 16:01, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
• I can't confirm that they are socking. Sorry, Drmies (talk) 19:21, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

  Thanks. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 19:24, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Revdel request at WP:BLPN

This. Thank you as always. JFHJr (㊟) 02:53, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

I can't tell who fixed this. But thank you, whoever did. Cheers. JFHJr (㊟) 03:18, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for reporting it. Drmies (talk) 03:21, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

July 2024

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Move review/Log/2024 July regarding a requested move in which you have expressed interest. The thread is ABC News (United States). Thank you. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 00:54, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Newbie sock?

Hey, Normanhunter2 reminds me of another suspicious user I reported to Spicy, Harpick. I don't think that Norman and Harpick are the same user, but the fact that they both immediately jumped into certain things triggers the same suspicion. Here's a list:

• Account created on June 16 (coincidentally the same creation date as Harpick)
• Creation of userpage and user Talk page almost immediately
• Citing wikified guidelines and policies in edit summaries
• Nominating articles for deletion.
• Voting at AfDs
• Non-admin closures at ANI

It was the last one that drew my attention because one of the two closures was inaccurate (not vandalism or anything). That closure, which I reverted, triggered this discussion.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:11, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Ponyo took care of it.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:56, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

It's my version of Fourth of July fireworks for the two of you.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:58, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Sorry I was baking birthday pizzas. DYK that George Washington favored prosciutto, honey, and caramelized onions? Drmies (talk) 15:43, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:48, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Busy day! I'm willing to do a little OR on the GW recipe. It's a good concept. Amazing what one can do with a pizza stone in a small convection oven these days. BusterD (talk) 22:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Right--so my friend brought over their Ninja pizza oven, and his wife brought enough dough for 18 pizzas. It was crazy. Of course I had pizza for lunch--but mine had pesto and ham and tomatoes. Mrs. Drmies had the GW pizza and she liked it. Happy 5th! Your country is a day old! Drmies (talk) 22:54, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Down-ball at DRV

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Down-ball. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Just the messenger here Star Mississippi 03:13, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

• Haha, I know. Thanks--from an admin NOT in good standing. Drmies (talk) 15:42, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Article created maybe not notable?

Hello there. In my random trawling's I came across this article. Reading through it I couldn't figure out anything actually notable enough for this subject to have a Wikipedia article, so I was going to at least PROD it or nominate it for AfD for being non-notable. However then I noticed that you created it and thought that was strange, you're not known for creating non-notable articles and I always trust all of your edits. So I thought I'd reach out to see if you recall creating it and if you today still think there's a reason the article is notable. The subject just seems to be a Confederate soldier, like many hundreds of thousands of others, who just happened to have some minor mentions in a couple of documents. Canterbury Tail talk 14:53, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

• Hmm thanks for the reminder. I don't typically write "notable for" when I write something up. It wouldn't be the first one of mine that got deleted though I think my track record is pretty decent. I think Bossier is more than just a regular guy (at least he got a poem written for him) and I'll try to prove it. Drmies (talk) 15:59, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
  • I'll walk away from it then and leave it in your hands to do with as you see fit. Have a good one. Canterbury Tail talk 16:01, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
    • Ha, maybe he'll scrape by. Thanks for the kind words, BTW. Drmies (talk) 16:06, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
    • User:Canterbury Tail, I think I scraped that barrel and got to the bottom. I can't really find fault with your reasoning. I think his importance--as I tried to indicate--lies in his somewhat exemplary role as the figure of a planter's son. The difference between him and countless others (well, thousands of em) is in the fact that he's written up, but I can't dispute that some of these sources are ancillary, except for the Eaton one--for which, unfortunately, I can't peruse the sources, so I can't see what else might be there. A (notable) guy wrote a poem about him. Now, he has a family too, and he is likely the scion of a notable family, the Bossiers, and he had a father or an uncle who was a legislator (I can find that maybe in genealogy sites but I wouldn't want to cite them), and he may have been a legislator himself (I wish Eaton had made that clear)--and that latter point would be enough, I suppose.
      But that's about all I can argue right now, and if you want to put him up at AfD, I'm fine with that: we do have standards to uphold! Thanks again, and take care, Drmies (talk) 21:57, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

User:Samurai30001

Hi, I was wondering if you could check and see if this account[1] is another sock puppet account of Dpugh500/Dpugh520?[2] The account was created a little over a month ago and they've tried replacing legit sources regarding voice actresses' DOB or age with poor sources in edits such as these.[3][4][5].

He even once removed a YOB stating in the edit summary that there wasn't any reason for it to mentioned[6]. Which makes no sense and not unlike the reasonings Dpugh500 gave for removing someone's age or YOB a few months back.[7][8] Kcj5062 (talk) 21:21, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

• Strange, huh. Yes, you were correct. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 21:28, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Thank you. I also have a question. When an editor gets blocked, does only their current IP address keep them from making another account? Because as far as I know, this is that person's third account. And it seems like unless there's an IP range block for wherever he's at, he's just gonna continue to keep making new accounts in the future. Kcj5062 (talk) 21:43, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
    • Well, the technicalities are at Wikipedia:Autoblock, and an admin can place a block on the range, including a block that prevents the making of new accounts. What kind of block is placed, and for how long, that depends on circumstances, including the behavior of the abuser and the kind of range we're dealing with. Obviously I can't say anything about particulars but we do what we can. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 21:48, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Vietnam-based IP

The anonymous editor that you just reverted appears to have been spamming multiple pages over the past year; see my post on the military history project discussion page. Huntthetroll (talk) 01:59, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

• Hmm I don't know if "spamming" is the word, but they won't be doing it from that range for a while. Drmies (talk) 02:05, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Quick sock inquiry

User:Fugabus was recently sock blocked on behavioral grounds. Fugabus went inactive for about a month before the block. User:War_Term has displayed the same subject matter POV re Simon Ekpa and Biafra related articles. F and WT both seek attention to no end, to the point of tailing editors who they seek attention from, and even adding a bounce animation on WT's user page, which I previously disused on my own. I know I'm not the only user WT and F have both tailed this way, but I've assured confidentiality to the similarly situated editor to email me about things like this. With CU specs, do you think this is the same socker, or do you reckon it's better at SPI with diffs for a behavioral check? I'd like to save everyone time at SPI by not requesting CU there if nothing is there. The behavior-only route would take time collecting diffs. So thank you if you're inclined and able at all to shove me in the right direction. JFHJr (㊟) 02:26, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

thank you note

You replied to a disruptive editor on the Odin talk page:

"Play nice and be respectful and you won't see me again"

I found this wonderfully amusing as only seconds before I'd thought, "hey! there's Drmies again!"

I see you again and again and again, and everywhere. Your contribution is remarkable!

Thank you! Pimprncess (talk) 06:57, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

• Ha, sure thing! Thank you for the note, and happy editing. Drmies (talk) 14:09, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

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Hmm yes

Thank you for this. It turned out to be a royal PITA. I was ashamed of myself for getting cross with them, which I shouldn't have, but, sheesh, the edits, the edits (takes paracetamol before continuing). They seem to be using some kind of AI or Grammarly or something to suggest edits which they uncritically accept even if they make no sense, or actually reverse the meaning, or whatever. And then they righteously defend them with just a touch of hurt over being so misunderstood. I went back (after their departure) and sorted out more of their horrible mess but I really hope we never see them again. Thanks for the intervention. Cheers DBaK (talk) 08:10, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

oh god, they're back? ltbdl (talk) 11:40, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Well the block was by User:Ponyo, who deserves a medal every day. Drmies (talk) 14:11, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

I found one more, an as-yet unused account. Yes, those are just very poor edits, but some people can't be told they're wrong. Goes for me too of course. Drmies (talk) 14:18, 6 July 2024 (UTC)