User talk:Jack Frost/Archive 4

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Hello, my article was not accepted for submission to Wikipedia.

I was told "Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added" but I do not understand what references are to be added. Can you please advise.

Hello, in response to the message left I am not being directly or indirectly compensated for edits or publishing.

MattC9001 (talk) 11:23, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

User blocked... --Jack Frost (talk) 00:14, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

I have added the disclosure on my user page. What next can I do so my article can go live?

Thanks Chaunboi (talk) 03:19, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

@Chaunboi: I replied on your talkpage. --Jack Frost (talk) 04:00, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello folks,

Apologies, I've been unexpectedly off-grid since December; I'm now back. Apologies for the inconvenience, if there is anything outstanding please let me know. --Jack Frost (talk) 04:38, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi - I have a vague sense that you pinged me from an SPI case yesterday and I made a mental note to swing back around and look at it today. I can't now see the ping in my notifications though, and I'm wondering if I'm just getting old. Are you waiting for a response from me anywhere? Cheers Girth Summit _(blether) 13:52, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Scratch that - found it at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Shikh Merajul Islam, where I have replied. Good to know I haven't completely lost it... Girth Summit _(blether) 13:58, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Sir the person who's accused my sockpuppetry is none other than blocked user Proncepratap1234 who did this thing just to evade his block and take revenge from me Pri2000 (talk) 11:22, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Unlike that sucky BBC series we talked about, I've been watching the Sky TV movie trilogy (2006-2010) and having a great time. David Jason is great, both as Rincewind & Albert. +Recommend. El_C 18:07, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Hey El C, they're so good and David Jason is just brilliant! I'm glad you reminded me because I'm definitely going to rewatch Colour of Magic tonight. If you're looking for another Pratchett adaptation to watch the TV series of Good Omens (a collaboration between Pratchett & Neil Gaiman) is brilliant even if it's not a Discworld book! --Jack Frost (talk) 12:14, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Cool, will check out. That's a promising colab to be sure. Trailer looks good, too. Yeah, finished The Colour of Magic when I wrote that, and am now half way through the Hogfather, then I'll be Going Postal (order, what order?). All have now been released on BluRay, so, hurrah! El_C 15:28, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

What a fun ride, both the Sky movies and BBC's Good Omens. For the Sky ones, Magic was probably my favourite. It just seemed to represent the best of what the Discworld had to offer, imagination and fun factor -wise. Plus, David Jason as the lead — 'nuff said. Second favourite was Postal, which was probably the highest quality production. Hogfather was okay as far as XMAS themes go, but was probably the most limited of the three.

As for Good Omens, 'I really liked its message of peace, and having the agency to fight for it. It was also just really good TV: filmography, casting, writing, music, it pretty much had it all! El_C 09:02, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.

• AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
• The template {{db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Hello. As you're currently listed as a host at the Teahouse, I wanted to make sure you're aware of the imminent rollout of new Growth Team Features which every new account will be getting by default. Each users will soon see a new 'Homepage' tab next to their User page. It contains two main elements which might impact on your involvement - and you'd be welcome to get involved and help out directly with one of them.

• Firstly, they will be offered a range of 'suggested edits', and encouraged to make simple improvements to pages that interest them. (Being aware of this feature would be helpful for all Teahouse hosts if you're likely to offer advice on tasks for them to start out doing.)
• There's also a 'Your impact' box to show them how many people have seen the pages they've just edited.
• Finally, each new user is randomly assigned a 'mentor' from a list of friendly, experienced editors, like yourself. If they get stuck, they can ask a question directly to them via a Your mentor box, and hopefully get a swift, friendly answer from that mentor. Currently, this feature is given to 2% of new users, but it's set to increase to around 10% in the very near future.

To spread the load on our current list of around 65 mentors, I'm reaching out to ask if you'd like to help out and sign up as one? The workload is relatively small; User Panini! reports receiving four questions a month, on average, all of which were simple ones of the type we already get at the Teahouse, whilst I've had just one in the last 3 weeks. To view a list of every question asked of all mentors over the last 14 days, click here.

If becoming a mentor and being available to help new users on their first few days here interests you - just as have done at the Teahouse in the past - then please consider signing up at Growth Team features/Mentor list. But please only do so if you are genuinely willing to be available to help. Existing users can already 'opt-in' to seeing the Newcomer Homepage features via their Preferences.

Thank you! Nick Moyes (talk) 11:44, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Hey Jack! I want your opinion on something. While looking through my recent changes filter, I saw user edit the article Rubinsky RBK, which had previously been edited by a sock of El Menor Mc. The user I'm concerned about is El 10 oficial. I have some suspicions of them being a sock of El Menor with a similar username, and having edited a article previously edited by a sock of them. However, that's the only edit they've made, and I don't feel that the connection is strong enough. Would it be wise for me to report them to SPI or just watch them and see if they do anything that shows a stronger connection? I'm asking you because you're an SPI Clerk so you would probably know what I should do. I'm not asking you to do any kind of CU (I highly doubt you can), I'm simply just not sure what I should do in this case. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 18:18, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Hey Blaze Wolf, thanks for your message. I often think in these cases where there's only been one or two edits which aren't crystal clear disruption to watch and wait; they'll either stop, or they'll continue, things will become clearer, and the decision about blocks etc. is much easier at that point. Thanks, --Jack Frost (talk) 01:34, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Alright sounds good. Thanks! ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 01:35, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

I messed up, put the master as the sock. It's Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Saviour 244 - thought I moved it, but that's a red link. Thanks. Doug Weller talk 10:30, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

@Doug Weller: Done. Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Asr99.0979 Cheers, --Jack Frost (talk) 10:33, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, I have no idea what I did wrong in trying to move it. Glad I could find an active clerk! Doug Weller talk 10:38, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

@DougWeller: I think the master is indeed Asr99.0979, whom account Abecedare blocked for disruption at this talk page; Special:MobileDiff/1084963781. That's the reason they probably used alternate account for the edits on this article and subsequent talk page, Thanks. Packer&Tracker «Talk» 10:44, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

@Packer&Tracker yes, I CU blocked him as the master. Doug Weller talk 10:52, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for accepting 2013 Jhankar Saikia Mob Lynching, as I was a bit worried about notability. But you made my day. Regards _{- Signed by} NeverTry4Me ^Talk 09:44, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

No worries, NeverTry4Me; happy editing! --Jack Frost (talk) 13:13, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Hey! During your moving of Talk:MKUltra, you forgot to update the archive location. All you need to do is adjust the |archive= parameter in the {{User:MizaBot/Config}} template to the new page name. Don't worry, I've fixed this for you. Just keep this in mind if you move a page in the future. Thanks! Aidan9382 _(talk) 12:59, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

@Aidan9382: Damn, I thought I'd checked for archiving. Thanks for catching that and letting me know! --Jack Frost (talk) 13:10, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello Jack Frost,

Backlog status

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000^[a] at the end of May.

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.^[b]

In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

Backlog drive

A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by buidhe and Zippybonzo, will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up here. Barnstars will be awarded.

TIP – New school articles

Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.

Misc

There is a new template available, {{NPP backlog}}, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:

Very high unreviewed pages backlog: 31553 articles, as of 14:00, 23 August 2026 (UTC), according to DatBot

There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.

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   not including another ~6,000 redirects
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   The number of weekly reviews reported in the NPP feed includes redirects, which are not included in the backlog we primarily track.

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(t · c) buidhe 20:25, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Jack Frost. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Angela Criss.
Message added 20:38, 29 July 2022 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Long story short, yes, I identified the wrong master. Jalen Folf (talk) 20:38, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

JalenFolf, apologies, I just realised I never responded to this. No dramas, I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed anything. Enjoy your holiday! Thanks, --Jack Frost (talk) 10:36, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Hi there I noticed you were the closing administrator for Roblox sock investigation the user is now back using ip restoring all the socks edits on Nihari and many other pages I have left a message here the edits are all identical all motivated by adding India and Indian to every food, person please do check Zinceraser (talk) 09:49, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello Zinceraser, I've reviewed the SPI report and added a comment there. Thanks, --Jack Frost (talk) 10:48, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Hi I have replied to the investigation section with evidence you wanted Zinceraser (talk) 11:00, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello Jack Frost,

Backlog status

After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.

Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.

Coordination

MB and Novem Linguae have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out. MPGuy2824 will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.

Open letter to the WMF

The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at Suggested improvements). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it here. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.

TIP - Reviewing by subject

Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages by their most familiar subjects can do so from the regularly updated sorted topic list.

New reviewers

The NPP School is being underused. The learning curve for NPP is quite steep, but a detailed and easy-to-read tutorial exists, and the Curation Tool's many features are fully described and illustrated on the updated page here.

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Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:24, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello Jack Frost! I'm sorry to bother you on your talk page, I just had a random question. I'm always looking for ways to expand my contributions to WP, and one area I've always found to be interesting is SPI. I know I'm nowhere near being ready to train as an SPI clerk, but it's certainly something I'd like to work towards if at all possible. Is there any advice you could offer me to point me in the right direction for possibly working towards this? I appreciate any advice you can provide. Thank you and I'll see you around! SPF121188 ^{(talk this way) (contribs)} 20:49, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Spf121188, thanks for your message and interest in SPI. The advice I received was to demonstrate that you know what you're doing around SPI by making useful contributions; file good quality cases, post clear evidence on cases which may need it, and be helpful while not overstepping the bounds by trying to clerk cases (see here). More importantly, demonstrate you are able to remain calm, make sensible & thoughtful decisions, and communicate well with others across the project. Good luck, and happy editing. --Jack Frost (talk) 11:12, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Appreciate the advice! I'll keep filing cases as I see them for the time being, with an eye on perhaps asking to be a clerk trainee after some time. If you find any flaws with cases I submit/have submitted, I would love some feedback. Thank you again and I'll see you around! SPF121188 ^{(talk this way) (contribs)} 14:12, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Hi Jack Frost,

Invitation

For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see the letter we have drafted, and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:10, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

You should move this page. Per WP:RMNOMIN: "If no one has objected, go ahead and perform the move as requested". Srnec (talk) 20:09, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello Srnec, I have elaborated on my closure rationale a little to make it clearer (when I re-read it I thought I could have been clearer). Essentially there was an RM discussion in November which found the consensus was against the same move; to move it based on a lack of participation now with no 'new' information seems to fly in the face of that consensus. If you would prefer, I can revert my closure, but I would not be comfortable moving the page. Thanks, --Jack Frost (talk) 20:41, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

There was only one opposer across two RMs. That means that a grand total of three people have thought about the question across approximately two months' worth of open RMs. It stands at 2-to-1 in favour of a move. If you are still not comfortable moving it, then I ask that you re-open it. Srnec (talk) 01:02, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

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(t · c) buidhe 21:16, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Cobretti1 is back doing what they're doing after having their ip blocked yet again for edit warring in BLPPRIMARY sources. Morbidthoughts (talk) 05:10, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello Jack Frost,

Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to MPGuy2824), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to John B123 for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also.

Software news: Novem Linguae and MPGuy2824 have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently here. The reviewer report has also been improved.

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Backlog:

Saving the best for last: From a July low of 8,500, the backlog climbed back to 11,000 in August and then reversed in September dropping to below 6,000 and continued falling with the October backlog drive to under 1,000, a level not seen in over four years. Keep in mind that there are 2,000 new articles every week, so the number of reviews is far higher than the backlog reduction. To keep the backlog under a thousand, we have to keep reviewing at about half the recent rate!

A tag has been placed on White Rabbit Radio requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about web content that does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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User:Namiba 15:51, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Hi User:Jack Frost would like alert you that i suspect that User:Atsbi is a sock of blocked User:Solniun, they have similar writing styles: and Banabakabiroshitha (talk) 11:35, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

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After reviewing your request for the "accountcreator" permission, I have enabled the flag on your account. Keep in mind these things:

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If you no longer require the right, let me know, or ask any other administrator. Drop a note on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of the account creator right. Happy editing! stwalkerster (talk) 12:15, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Hello Jack Frost,

The New Page Patrol team is sending you this impromptu message to inform you of a steeply rising backlog of articles needing review. If you have any extra time to spare, please consider reviewing one or two articles each day to help lower the backlog. You can start reviewing by visiting Special:NewPagesFeed. Thank you very much for your help.

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Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/64.114_etc The set I initially mentioned, and the IP mentioned in the user page of another user MarioGom mentioned both link back to British Columbia, BC. did you happen to notice that? Graywalls (talk) 23:03, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

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Hello Jack Frost,

Backlog update: At the time of this message, there are 11,300 articles and 15,600 redirects awaiting review. This is the highest backlog in a long time. Please help out by doing additional reviews!

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New Page Patrol | January 2024 Articles Backlog Drive
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:10, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello Jack Frost,

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

2023 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. Hey man im josh led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

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Hi Jack Frost,

Inactive clerks may rejoin the team as an active clerk, but they must consult the functionaries team before doing so.

Best regards,
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Hi ToBeFree, I hadn't realised that. Thankyou for letting me know. I will email the CU list. -Jack Frost (talk) 13:40, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Hearing no objections, I've added you back to the clerks list. Welcome back! -- asilvering (talk) 23:54, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Thankyou very much! Jack Frost (talk) 02:08, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Glad to see you're back on the team! RoySmith (talk) 03:03, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I saw that you labelled me as a duck over at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dentren. I'm not one. I have no links whatsoever with that individual and I didn't even know of that user before this ordeal began. I explain myself in quite a bit of detail over at that page, how I believe the process to be extremely flawed, and how I am more than willing to give you guys any sort of evidence you require to clear my name or provide consent for any type of thorough investigation.

I'm not that person. In fact, I've been quite hurt and shaken by the accusations. I came here looking to improve the articles, using my expertise as a fifth year law student. All I wanted was to make articles look better, and just be better overall. And you can check every single one of my edits to back that up. Before this ordeal, I never engaged in any sort of discussions, or any sort of drama.

This was my creative outlet to relax, acting in good faith, and following the guidelines, making things look nice. And now that has been ruined by this person making senseless accusations that really pain me. It pains someone innocent to be accused so senselessly of something he hasn't done, and to not even be given an opportunity to explain themselves before being imposed a sanction. I have put so much hard work on these edits, formatting everything right, gathering sources, etc.

Truth be told, all I want to do now is clear my name, because I am innocent, I am not that person; and to ensure appropriate measures are enacted in the future to avoid these overly punitive and brutal scenarios whereby an individual is subjected to a high degree of stress for something he did not do. There ought to be a higher degree of oversight and accountability between your peers, I don't see justice in a model where the same administrator acts as both prosecutor and judge, and where the same administrator also overseas appeals procedures, it goes against everything that embodies due process.

Furthermore, to not involve the accused individual is frankly stunning to me. For the accused person to not be formally notified of the investigation, or given a period of time to submit evidence. It feels like an incredibly unilateral and arbitrary process where the fate of users is left to people like you, who only give a glance to another profile, and reach what seems like an absolute conclussion that someone is or not a sockpuppet ("Looks like a duck"). And I have nothing against you, by the way. You are just doing the job you volunteered for, and following procedures. What I'm complaining about is the procedures, and I hope someday you can raise these concerns with your peers so that changes can actually be enacted because as of this very moment the way you guys have been proceeding is little different from the Trial of Charles I, where it feels like all odds are stacked against the accused and no proper opportunity for his defense is available.

Once my name is cleared, I have no interest in participating in this community for a long while. This experience has been jarring, stressful and, if anything, has showcased how some people (not you) are incredibly uncivil.

Like I said in the other pages, I'm more than willing to cooperate and give whatever information or documentation I'm asked to give.

All the best, NevadoTresCruces (talk) 20:42, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

Replied at the SPI page. Jack Frost (talk) 22:48, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I replied in the same SPI page. Thanks!, NevadoTresCruces (talk) 17:40, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi Jack, Did you send the article? Nothing came. I replied to your initial mail. Thanks again, Zero^talk 05:20, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi Zero0000, apologies for the delay. It turned out I had only the first page of the article which for some idiotic reason was uploaded to every database under the sun and marked as being the full text. After some robust conversations with our librarians I eventually cracked it and bought access to the fulltext which I've sent to you via email. Cheers, Jack Frost (talk) 07:35, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

I am new to Wikipedia but not to Maple Shade, NJ where I been a historian for over 20 years and am the president of the Maple Shade Historical Society. I note all the sources quoted in other stuff not mine or pretty lame. Say the link to "Cinnaminson Township" etc. I'll keep fighting to have truth here. I guess I'll have to learn all the ins and outs of cites. Shoot people putting stuff here like Chesterfield School. It was the Chesterford school as half the kids were from the other side of the Pennsauken Creek. It is even on the National Register as Chesterford School. And my write up I do quote every src in my books I wrote but this Shoot I could "Cite" every line and have cites to the cites to the cites. I know Maple Shade, NJ!

Anyhow maybe all we got is your "Addition" page for now. So much Maple Shade history and one day in the life of Martin Luther King is more important- Yes to him and to Civil Rights Movement etc, not to Maple Shade.

I have to learn all the cites stuff then put back on Maple Shade history. DennisLeeWeaver (talk) 12:22, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi Dennis, I'm sorry I couldn't quite type fast enough and our messages have sailed past each other! I left a message on your talkpage (here) to try and explain what's going on in a bit more detail. I'm not a historian, though I am an academic, so I can understand how confusing (and painful) all this wikipedia specific nonsense can be compared to what we'd both be used to. It's getting rather late in my neck of the woods, but I'll aim to drop you another message tomorrow with some user-friendly guides on citations, as well as a couple of tools which make life much easier. If you have any questions, please feel free to Click here to ask a question at the Teahouse, Click here to ask for help, or leave me another message here and I'll do my best to assist. Thanks, Jack Frost (talk) 12:49, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

@Jack Frost

Good to see you again.

You wrote: "none of the accounts blocked as socks of ZHUWANDI on Ruwiki have edited Enwiki (nor Ruwiki for that matter...) and nothing in this filing otherwise amounts to actionable evidence regarding the other accounts mentioned."

But Махачкъала is User:Heinrich_Quincke (the 1st account on the English Wikipedia),

and Махачкъала is User:ZHUWANDI (2nd account on the English Wikipedia)

Account "ZHUWANDI" is his new account on the English Wikipedia, after account "Heinrich_Quincke" was blocked. DigitalSpace (talk) 09:40, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you. I’m also getting quite tired of this situation, and I’m concerned that if this user isn’t blocked, they may end up causing ongoing problems for everyone on Wikipedia. DigitalSpace (talk) 10:01, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

@DigitalSpace: You are correct that I had missed something; I was working from a translation and didn't consider that that would also translate Cyrillic usernames. That therefore changes the basis of my assessment and I've updated the case accordingly. My apologies for the confusion. Jack Frost (talk) 10:18, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for taking the time to review this and for your thoughtful clarification. DigitalSpace (talk) 10:23, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

@DigitalSpace: You will no doubt have noticed that following clarification of the situation from a RuWiki administrator, I have instead closed the case as the checkuser findings on RuWiki related Махачкъала to a different user. Jack Frost (talk) 00:05, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

I apologize for bothering you again. But what does it mean then, "and ZHUWANDI / Махачкъала was blocked by checkuser Q-bit array for sockpuppetry"? I assure you 100%, ZHUWANDI is Махачкъала, and I'm also 100% sure that Heinrich_Quincke is Махачкъала. DigitalSpace (talk) 05:53, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Also, here is a translation of another quote from the administrator from Ru-Wiki: "For context, I'll note that the topic starter (Lekéville) turned out to be a virtual username belonging to the user Махачкъала, who had a long-standing conflict with the banned username (including a mutual topic ban). Judging by everything, I believe Махачкъала/Lekéville was deliberately provoking DigitalSpace, including in other language sections (see the contribution from the virtual username ZHUWANDI on the English Wikipedia), and it was his actions that set off the chain of events that led to the latter's permanent ban." DigitalSpace (talk) 06:04, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Please do not believe what user ZHUWANDI writes. This user constantly lies. DigitalSpace (talk) 06:17, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Махачкъала - Permanently blocked (by administrator Materialscientist) (16:55, 7 June 2025) on English Wikipedia for sockpuppetry

Heinrich_Quincke - Permanently blocked (by administrator Materialscientist) (16:58, 7 June 2025) on English Wikipedia for sockpuppetry. DigitalSpace (talk) 06:54, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

@Jack Frost If a new investigation is formally required, I will create it. DigitalSpace (talk) 10:11, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

There is no new investigation required as there is no credible evidence that the same editor is responsible for those accounts. WP:SPI is not a battleground for your dispute. Jack Frost (talk) 12:46, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Which two accounts are you referring to? "Махачкъала" and "Heinrich_Quincke"? The connection between these accounts has already been proven. DigitalSpace (talk) 13:43, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

ZHUWANDI и Махачкъала - are interconnected (the same user). This is what the administrators of Russian Wikipedia write. Also, Heinrich_Quincke и Махачкъала - are interconnected (the same user). They were both permanently blocked by the administrator Materialscientist. DigitalSpace (talk) 13:51, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

The Russian Wikipedia administrators did not write that they are the same user, in fact they were noted as being a different user entirely; as was noted at the SPI page. Jack Frost (talk) 15:06, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

@Jack Frost Jack, please show me the link to this page. I'm completely confused. That’s incredible. DigitalSpace (talk) 15:16, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

@Jack Frost Please note. The administrator translated (by mistake) his account name (from "Махачкъала" to "Makhachkala") (the account "Makhachkala" does not exist).

In fact, what was meant was this:: "P.S. Just in case, I note that both participants in this incident are now blocked in the Russian Wikipedia: DigitalSpace was blocked by me for threats and violation of Wikipedia:No personal attacks, and ZHUWANDI / Махачкъала was blocked by checkuser Q-bit array for sockpuppetry. I’m sorry you’re dealing with this — their endless mutual disputes have now also spread to the English Wikipedia." DigitalSpace (talk) 15:27, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

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Hi. You moved Draft:The Bookie & the Bruiser out of draft space following a TR move request. This is not a technical request, as publication from Draft to mainspace needs to have consensus that the article meets notability guidelines. I have reverted the move and put a tag in place that AFC is a more appropriate action. BOVINEBOY2008 17:21, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Bovineboy2008, thanks for your message. Firstly, I'd be grateful if you could point me to the policy or guideline which (1) supports the statement that ...publication from Draft to mainspace needs to have consensus that the article meets notability guidelines, (2) enforces the AFC process for the move of a draft, and (3) suggests that this was not a technical request. WP:DRAFTMOVE suggests that any editor may move an article from draftspace to mainspace, and if they do not have the technical capacity to do so (as in this case) may request technical assistance with performing the move. This move was requested by an editor who would usually have been able to complete the move but for the technical limitations, and at first glance the article did not appear inappropriate for a move to mainspace. I would also suggest that it would not meet the policy for draftification, nor the mandatory reasons for the use of the WP:AFC process (and in fact that page states Established users are encouraged to create articles on their own if they do not need support from reviewers.). I'm therefore most curious to understand the reasons. Thanks, Jack Frost (talk) 00:01, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

I believe the reason that the reason it was not able to be moved into mainspace was because it was previously been moved to draft space for not meeting notability guidelines. I believe it still does not meet those guidelines. So perhaps it should have been taken to AFD. But that alone would make the move not uncontroversial. It looks to me that the TR was a way to circumvent an AFC process. BOVINEBOY2008 00:07, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

Bovineboy2008, thanks for the quick reply. However I feel I must be missing something rather obvious, as I'm still a little confused precisely what the AFC process was which was being circumvented and I'm therefore still most curious to understand the answers to the remainder of my questions above. Jack Frost (talk) 00:16, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

I think you're in the right here @Jack Frost. AfC is optional and if the draft is contested, it should remain in mainspace and go through AfD. @Bovineboy2008 should an editor choose to use AfC, the barometer of acceptance is whether it stands a reasonable chance at AfD-not consensus that it meets notability guidelines. Please reverse your draftification Star Mississippi 01:59, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

Hello, you closed this SPI with Behavioural connection alone appears insufficient basis for action. Could you elaborate? In my opinion, it's quite obvious that this is Nomian. Malerisch (talk) 11:21, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Hello Malerisch, thanks for the message. I essentially mean that (similar to the technical findings) I cannot and am not saying that AvidAnalyst is definitively ruled out as being a sockpuppet of Nomian. But that after reviewing the behavioural indicators specifically identified in the report, as well as independently investigating the behaviour, edit history, and actions of Avidanalyst and those sockpuppet accounts identified in the case archive, it's my assessment that the 'standard of proof' by which I could justify recommending administrative action is taken has not been met. Looking at the matter afresh, I came to the same position: Taking all the evidence together I cannot definitively say that AvidAnalyst is not a sockpuppet of Nomian, but that I also cannot say with sufficient confidence to justify recommending that administrative action is taken against them that they are a sockpuppet of Nomian. Thanks, Jack Frost (talk) 12:20, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Jack. You created the account GauravMandalDesign, but that's not a good thing, since it's the name of a business. See e.g. . I have softblocked the account. Bishonen | tålk 12:04, 17 April 2026 (UTC).

Hi Bishonen, thankyou for letting me know. I actually noted my take on that on the ACC system after doing the usual checks (Name might be a business/sole trader, but there's enough doubt that it's createable.) I sent them the COI / Promo email when I created the account (when we create an account through ACC the user gets a semi-automated 'hello, we created your account for you' email, if they give off spammy-vibes or they're connected to a company, then you can send a version of the email which says 'hello, we created your account for you. By the way you're not allowed to promote things / spam / write an article about yourself / be a general pest'.) I'm sorry that we fell on different sides of the fence on this one which has created more work for you, and will keep it in mind for the next time. Thanks, Jack Frost (talk) 12:26, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

No problem, that took me about a second and a half. But it's interesting that you can do those variations of e-mailing when you create an account; I had no idea. Bishonen | tålk 14:57, 17 April 2026 (UTC).

Hello,

please do not delete my edit without giving a reason. I just mentioned the fact that the Bible does NOT forbid oral and anal sex, and it does not enforce pure vaginal intercourse. This should be mentioned as it is in contrast to the previously mentioned "Christian doctrine". Please provide biblical sources if you think otherwise. I am open for arguments and diskussion. Thank you. -- ~2026-23633-01 (talk) 12:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

The explanation was here. If you are going to make an addition like that, provide a source rather than original research. Jack Frost (talk) 13:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

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	Thank you for your excellent work at SPI lately. I wasn't around there the last time you were active, but I am so incredibly glad to have you back. Toadspike [Talk] 21:56, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

Hey Toadspike, thanks for the message; it's much appreciated! It's good to be back & able to chip in, and it feels like I'm slowly getting my wikipedia groove back and remembering how things work (with patience and pointers from everyone I've bumped into...). Thanks again! Cheers, Jack Frost (talk) 00:07, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

Hiya, thank you for a complete answer on my latest SPI. Does that still hold the same when the ISPs are different? Halbared (talk) 07:22, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Halbared, yeah, pretty much because the temporary account is linked to the cookie on the device rather than the IP address. When it comes to TAs and sockpuppetry I lean toward 'unless they're obviously jumping temporary accounts to avoid sanctions or otherwise being disruptive, give the benefit of the doubt'. Jack Frost (talk) 13:39, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

is there a better/preferred way to handle suspected sockmasters that are oversighted, when filing the case? -- Aunva6^{talk - contribs} 05:05, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi Aunva6, I don't think there's any agreed way as it doesn't happen all that often but if there's two or more accounts other than the oversighted one; I'd file the case under one of those accounts even if the oversighted account is older and then mention them in the body of the report. If there's only the oversighted account and one other, I'd file under the remaining account for the same reason. It just makes it easier to reference, and the case will always need to be moved from "unknown" anyway, so filing under an account which isn't the oldest in these circumstances isn't going to be an issue. Thanks, Jack Frost (talk) 06:11, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi! You wrote: I ran a couple of queries through Quarry and didn't find any other accounts that looked like them. on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Chase1068.

The trick is to use User:Polygnotus/Scripts/GetAllContribs.js on suspected usernames. Give the textfile to a clanker and ask it to extract the editsummaries and find similarities and extract unique identifying patterns from those.

Then you get stuff like:

• is it hard to ask
• Forever and ever. Amen
• I swear to god, I wasn't being disruptive

Then you make a new Quarry query like so:

USE enwiki_p;
SELECT 
    rev_id,
    rev_timestamp,
    page_namespace,
    page_title,
    actor_name,
    comment_text
FROM revision
JOIN comment ON rev_comment_id = comment_id
JOIN actor   ON rev_actor      = actor_id
JOIN page    ON rev_page       = page_id
WHERE rev_timestamp >= '20240101000000'
  AND rev_timestamp <  '20250101000000'
  AND comment_text LIKE '%I swear to god, I wasn\'t being disruptive%'
LIMIT 500;

I limited it to one year and that already takes ~12 minutes.

Hope that helps, Polygnotus (talk) 02:16, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

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If you are interested in the process, please make sure to watchlist the appropriate pages. A watchlist notice will be added when the discussion phase opens, and again when the voting phase opens.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:31, 29 April 2026 (UTC)