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Note: I recently was informed that this page looks like crap in Firefox. Not sure why, as it works just fine in Safari, which is what I use. I may try to fix it at some point.

Everything you need to know about me as an admin/bureaucrat, plus everything I need to reference to be an admin/bureaucrat. (purge)

This user has been an admin for
17 years, 9 months and 17 days.

This user has been a bureaucrat for
16 years, 2 months and 21 days.

4	WikiDefcon 4 Low to moderate level of vandalism
2.65 RPM according to EnterpriseyBot —13:10, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

RfA candidate	S	O	N	S%	Ending (UTC)	Time left	Dups?	Report
RfB candidate	S	O	N	S%	Ending (UTC)	Time left	Dups?	Report

No RfXs since 00:50, 23 June 2024 (UTC).—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online}

:See also: WP:RFA/RfA and RfB Report

Crat tasks
RfAs	0
RfBs	0
Overdue RfBs	0
Overdue RfAs	0
BRFAs	13
Approved BRFAs	0

Category tracker for CAT:DFUI
Category	# of items
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 28 July 2011	4
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 30 July 2011	1
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 2 August 2011	1
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 3 August 2011	6
Updated: 08:20, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

If you're unhappy with some admin-ish thing I've done...

...I'd recommend you drop me a line on my talk page.

Actually, I'd recommend you take a deep breath, make sure I actually did screw up (entirely possible), then drop me a line.

Please, do not email me about admin stuff; I try to keep everything on-wiki if at all possible. If I've blocked you, there's always {{unblock}}; I also keep all blocked user talk pages on my watchlist, and will check back on them a few hours after I've left my notice.

Also, I am open to administrator recall. To see my criteria for recall, read User:EVula/opining/admin recall.

My admin info!

History

I was made an administrator on November 7, 2006. My RfA closed with a vote of 62/0/0. Near as I can tell, I'm admin #1,047.

My first RfB was closed as non-consensus on July 1, 2007; the second was also closed as non-consensus on 24 December, 2007. My third RfB passed (122/1/2) on 3 June, 2008.

I was granted Oversight privs after my election on February 16, 2009.

Logs

General catch-all of all the below:
- "Destructive improvements"
- Editors I've shuffled off the wiki coil
- Lock-down!
- You're who?
- Presto-chango
- Appeasing our robot overlords
- Oversight/Suppression (restricted access)

Usual haunts

I want to spend more time at

References

Reading

Procedure

RfA closure

{{subst:rfap}} // {{subst:rfaf}} (see also: {{rfah}})
- For RfBs: {{subst:rfbp}} // {{subst:rfbf}} (see also: {{rfbh}})
Remove talk link, double-check final tally, mark close time with ~~~~~
{{subst:rfab}}
Special:Userrights
Remove from WP:RFA listing.
Add to:
Contact editor:
- {{subst:User:EVula/admin/Premature RfA|edits=xxx|notes=xxx}} ~~~~
- {{subst:User:EVula/admin/Passed RfA}} ~~~~
Manually update:
- User:X!/RfX Report
- User:ST47/RFA (used on WT:RFA)
- Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/RfA Report
- Template:Cratstats
- WP:100 (if necessary)
- Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage

AfD closure

{{subst:at}} '''RESULT'''. ~~~~
{{subst:ab}}
Reminder: remove the "REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE" template (go figure!)
Tag talk page with {{Oldafdfull}}

XfD closure

{{subst:mfd top}}'''Reason''' ~~~~
{{subst:mfd bottom}}

{{subst:tfd top}}'''Reason''' ~~~~
{{subst:tfd bottom}}

Templates

{{subst:Welcomeg}}
{{subst:Uw-block1}} ~~~~
{{subst:nn-notice|Article}} ~~~~
{{subst:Vandalblock}} (or {{subst:UsernameBlocked}} ) + {{indefblock}}
{{subst:Usrcvtext|Article}} ~~~~
Creating test articles: {{subst:Test1article|Article}} ~~~~
{{unblockabuse}}

Personal boilerplates

{{subst:User:EVula/admin/threat-alpha}} ~~~~
{{subst:User:EVula/admin/threat-omega}} ~~~~
{{subst:User:EVula/admin/Jubal Early|ARTICLE}} ~~~~
{{User:EVula/admin/Premature RfA}} (see instructions)

Non-user talk templates

{{Oldafdfull}}
{{Non-free media rationale}} — for when people are stupid about fair use images

Other

When removing Fair Use images from non-mainspace: Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg
When clearing out Category:All disputed non-free images:
image fails [[WP:NFCC|our non-free content criteria]]; please [[User talk:EVula|contact me]] if you'd like to address the concerns and have the image undeleted

Faux AIV Noticeboard

Reports

Bot-reported

103.158.159.125 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – Tripped disruption-catching filters five times in the last 5 minutes (details). Report false positive. DatBot (talk) 07:19, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
AussieFoodReview (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – Tripped filter 1319 (LTA 1319, details). Report false positive. DatBot (talk) 07:25, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
203.217.83.112 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – Tripped disruption-catching filters five times in the last 5 minutes (details). Report false positive. DatBot (talk) 09:33, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
171.252.154.109 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – Tripped disruption-catching filters five times in the last 5 minutes (details). Report false positive. DatBot (talk) 10:56, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
محب للصحابة والآل والأزواج والقرابة (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – Tripped filter 1241 (User talk page disruption, details). Report false positive. DatBot (talk) 11:17, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
125.139.173.198 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – Tripped filter 1319 (LTA 1319, details). Report false positive. DatBot (talk) 13:17, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

User-reported

Brentonrkaring (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – On 2024 AFL season: vandalism after final warning. Continual vandalism or disruptive editing across a few pages, despite multiple warnings. 4TheWynne (talk • contribs) 13:23, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
User has been incorrectly or insufficiently warned. Re-report if the user resumes vandalising after being warned sufficiently. Worth noting the most recent warning was the HR LTA and not a real warning. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 13:28, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Faux UAA Noticeboard

{{subst:UsernameBlocked}} ~~~~
{{subst:Uw-ublock}} ~~~~
{{subst:UsernameHardBlocked}} ~~~~

Bot-reported

RollerCoasterDyke (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, please be careful in blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 05:40, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

This username matched "dyke" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 05:40, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Being discussed with the user. Malinaccier (talk) 14:49, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

John Anthony Studios (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "Promotional? 2" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 01:40, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Note on file Usernames containing this string are often promotional in nature - check if this is the case -- DQB (owner / report) 01:40, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

ALDEBARAN Viale Tappani 20, 16043 CHIAVARI (GE) (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "40chars" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 02:50, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Note on file Username exceeds 40 characters. -- DQB (owner / report) 02:50, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Mathewsofficialpilot (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "official" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 04:30, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Note on file Not of serious concern but may imply a position of authority or a role account -- DQB (owner / report) 04:30, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Kaueseanofc (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "f\.?c\.?$" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 06:00, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Note on file "FC" is an abbreviation of "Football Club" -- DQB (owner / report) 06:00, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Ѳедоръ Михайловичъ (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, please be careful in blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 09:50, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

This username matched "Attempting to skip filters using multiple similar characters" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 09:50, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Note on file Multiple special characters can be contained in the same phrase, this rule detects when one or more occurs. -- DQB (owner / report) 09:50, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Harakbarph (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "Used ph instead of f attempting to skip filter: barf. Violating string: harakbarf" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 12:30, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

User-reported

Insaf Feedback PTI (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a misleading username. Perhaps it's being misinterpreted as related to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. — Saqib (talk I contribs) 21:25, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
Comment: Not sure I get why it is misleading, but given you have initiated a discussion with the user they will likely respond or change their username. Malinaccier (talk) 23:44, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
This is a promotional username; see [1] where they state This is the official account of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. It seems unlikely from this comment that the account is in the process of changing its username, plus Wikipedia should not have "official accounts" for organizations anyways. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 01:27, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Being discussed with the user. The user is engaging in discussion. 331dot (talk) 10:49, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
AussieFoodReview (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. See user:AussieFoodReview/sandbox. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 07:54, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Keep monitoring the user, until their username is more clear.. There's an online reviewer called Aussie Food Reviews but it's not yet clear this account is representing that web page. Their sandbox rewrite of AussieMite was appropriately deleted; let's see what they do next. -- Euryalus (talk) 09:37, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

KASHMIRTOOLSHUB (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. win8x (talking | spying) 13:23, 24 August 2024 (UTC)