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Hi there! This user would like his account to be "deleted" but since we can't do that can you rename his account to Vanished Account 1232134 or something to follow WP:RTV? Thanks :) -- Addi hockey 10 e-mail 20:52, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi Avi! Hoping you and yours are
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Hi Avraham. You may or may not be the closing bureaucrat for Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jerem43 2, but you are the bureaucrat who blocked User:Peter Karlsen whose detailed 'oppose' !vote may have considerably added to the 'pile-on' opposition, thus making the RfA an unduly close run, or even controversial candidature. I have absolutely no doubts whatsoever in your reasons for blocking Karlsen, but I am nevertheless curious to know why it is shrouded in mystery. I am used to a generally high degree of transparency on the Wikipedia, however unpleasant it may be. Kind regards, -- Kudpung ( talk) 04:12, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
Per this thread, are you aware of any way to remotely disable the "email this user" function for an account? User:Kbthompson recently passed away, and his widow doesn't want to receive periodic emails from people who haven't spotted the notice on his userpage, and want to discuss a block he made etc with him. As far as I know, altering an account's settings like this is outside the scope of admin/crat action, and can only be done by steward. Thanks! – iridescent 11:49, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Hello, you blocked the user, who wrote a few DYK articles and did not do anything against the wikipedia policies. I believe there should be more transparency in this block. If a user has done something bad in the past, and created a new account to avoid scrutiny, it is one matter, if the user simply vanished, but then changed his mind and came back under a new name it is a different matter. In any case I believe this indefinite block of a somebody, who looks as a great contributor should be clarified more than just (checkuser block). Thanks.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 00:39, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
and semi-protect this page so that only autoconfirmed users can edit it.Thank you.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 03:39, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi there. In March you blocked this user. The talk page indicates this was a CU block related an SPI of Nelsondenis248. However, there is no reference to this account on the archive page. [1].
At that time, IP 69.203.119.66 was blocked for six months. MuZemike tells me he did that at your request. The block log [2] indicates that this was a checkuser block. However, there is nothing on the user talk page indicating the reason except for this unblock request by the IP [3], which he later deleted, indicating user was KHamsun.
The reason I'm bringing this up is because there's a new SPI case involving that IP and various other accounts and IPs [4], basically a replay of the SPI last March. Do you think it might be possible to clarify on the archive page that Khamsun and 69.203.119.66 were blocked as socks of Nelsondenis248? Thanks, ScottyBerg ( talk) 23:23, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
im not sure if ive asked this before and too who, but can you resurrect India – Syria relations? It was deleted as copyvio, but i didnt get a chance to redo it. If recreated i would certainly use what is there and reword and/or add more from other sources to balance out.( Lihaas ( talk) 21:22, 20 December 2010 (UTC)).
the users have not got been blocked yet, apparently theyre still blaning pages( Lihaas ( talk) 12:08, 21 December 2010 (UTC)).
Hi Avi, There was an article Judaism and bus stops. I have heard it was funny, and I would like to read it please. Could it be restored in my user space please for a few days until I read it? Thanks.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 13:55, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
Gday Avraham, just wanted to stop by and thank you for making me nearly fall off my chair laughing. For reasons I dont understand I ended up on your user page and began reading your "Humorous edits", they all made me chuckle a little bit until I came across your "Channeling Shakespeare--badly". I think my staff thought I had finally lost the plot (I am a Zoo Director and well its christmas, kids everywhere) because I was laughing so very hard and had trouble sitting on my seat. So thanks for the laugh it sure has improved my day. Merry Christmas, Zoo Pro 15:05, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Avi. Is it just me, or does it seem impossible to you that this image was actually created by a user from a free source? nableezy - 00:49, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
Look at the history here: [5]. An anon and a "new" editor, User:Hallersarmy. I've made my 3rd and last revert on this article for awhile - first I removed unsourced claims or original research, and then I restored blanked info by these two. And here he is again, blanking referenced info: [6].
Having wasted too much time on loosmark's other socks ( user:23Michal and User:J.kunikowski) here: [7] and here: [8] etc. (I can find many more links). I am writing to several admins who have blocked this guy for sockpuppeteering because I hope this will be looked into quickly. Faustian ( talk) 05:31, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
I see your point about sub-samples of samples. I asked a question, here, at the maths references desk. You might find it interesting. — Fly by Night ( talk) 20:11, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
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Hello! I believe you don't need IP block exemption, as you are an administrator. Regards, Hey Mid ( contribs) 20:17, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Avi, I'm concerned about Mbz1 ( talk · contribs), and the issue of her talk page. I see you deleted 844 talk page revisions in January 2010. I assume you did this because she said she was leaving, but when she failed to leave, you didn't undelete them. There's no history of harassment of this user, and no privacy violations. She openly posts her own name and webpage when she uploads images, so there's no issue of outing. The only contentious material on the page is the documenting of her frequent blocks and the reasons for them, and her repeated attempts to have her talk page deleted.
I found these deleted edits yesterday when searching for another user's posts, and undeleted them per WP:RtV. I was told later that you raised the issue on the functionaries' list. Can you say why you did that, and what you said? I also want to draw your attention to this post of hers, where in response to my removing a speedy deletion tag from her page, she linked to an off-wiki page that purports to out me. I'd be grateful if you'd take the appropriate admin action in relation to that.
I'm puzzled that you're supporting this behavior. She's a disruptive single purpose account, who has been blocked 12 times since July 2009, twice indefinitely. She's repeatedly tried to have her talk page deleted permanently because it documents that history. I can't understand why any admin would help her with that, especially not to the point of trying to gain support for her on the functionaries list while she's attacking another admin who's trying to deal with it. I'd appreciate an explanation. SlimVirgin talk| contribs 16:17, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
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So Avi, how do you propose we arrive at a consensus on the perceived bias and impartiality of the 'Controversy' section of Koestler's'13th tribe'? Mystichumwipe ( talk) 22:32, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
Ah. Ok. When? As I see you still have not answered nor addresed the points in my previous three discussion posts nor granted my requests for clarification on the discussion board. You and Briangotts just keep undoing my editing/contribution without even attempting to reach consensus. Is it a time issue? Do you intend to now engage in a discussion or do we need to seek arbitration? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mystichumwipe ( talk • contribs) 07:06, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Have you seen this article: Tahash? I don't even know where to start. Jayjg (talk) 06:46, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Dear Avraham, I am an admin at ksh-Wikipedia. We have a severe problem at our own small wikipedia as approximately 500.000 redirects have to be deleted. I hope you as a steward will be able to help. Please contact me at my ksh-userpage.
Thanks for your support. BBKurt ( talk) 09:27, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
Shalom Avi. I noticed this and some related reversions, and thought I'll give the background as I see it. A certain IP editor ( 62.220.33.64, probably same as 83.149.41.124) has decided to go on a crusade for the usage of ALFB NewWay transliteration of Arabic. I have very little to say about Arabic (studied it a bit on 6th grade, more than 30 years ago), other than NewWay is a rather new transliteration (I believe from 2010) and there are 3 "standard" transliterations already, DIN, ISO and ALA. I made some comments trying to direct the editor at achieving consensus first (some of the discussion is here). I think your recent reversions just unmade half of the edit, the half where he fixes his own work, rather than addresses the issue. On the other hand, my understanding of the subject is very limited. Kol Tuv. -- Muhandes ( talk) 10:04, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
Help with Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik article Hi Avraham: Could you please help out with the following request that I received, thanks. IZAK ( talk) 08:22, 27 January 2011 (UTC):
" Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik: Howdy. I've come across and appreciated your work on rabbinical biographies before, and in my usual process of trying to add sources to unreferenced biographies of living people I came across this article. I've been having some trouble finding reliable, secondary sources to verify/establish notability, although it sure looks like he would be independently notable with a bit of sourcing. I had been considering replacing the article with a redirect to Brisk_tradition_and_Soloveitchik_dynasty#Rabbi_Meshulam_Dovid_Soloveitchik, but when I noticed you'd been the original author, I figured I'd ask you if you could suggest/add something you consider appropriate and reliable first, so, any suggestions? References absolutely need not be in English, but I'm personally limited to reading English myself. Thanks in advance, -- j⚛e decker talk 20:41, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Avraham:
Let me know when you make the moves and I will fix any and all remaining redirects if need be. Thanks in advance for all your help. Sincerely, IZAK ( talk) 15:18, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
I understand, IZAK, but I'm trying to prevent a repeat of what happened with the Temples articles. Perhaps you should drop a line at WT:JEW, if not a full formal blanket RfM. -- Avi ( talk) 20:55, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi Avi! Since you've been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, I wanted to let you know about the Wikipedia Ambassador Program, and specifically the role of Online Ambassador. We're looking for friendly Wikipedians who are good at reviewing articles and giving feedback to serve as mentors for students who are assigned to write for Wikipedia in their classes.
If you're interested, I encourage you to take a look at the Online Ambassador guidelines; the "mentorship process" describes roughly what will be expected of mentors during the current term, which started in January and goes through early May. If that's something you want to do, please apply!
You can find instructions for applying at WP:ONLINE.
I hope to hear from you soon.-- Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation ( talk) 19:19, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Request:
Hello. Remember AshleyBird1 and her sockpuppets? Since the close of the investigation on her sockpuppetry (and duly archived: [12]), she had created two new socks: BirdGirl195 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and Abird123 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). I just found out you're a checkuser. So can you make investigations on the IPs used to create these two socks, as well as other accounts she may have made now? Thanks. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 12:02, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi Avi,
A WP:SPA has shown up very recently, trying to get the deleted article Lorenzo Iorio re-instated. The original AfD and article were plagued with sockpuppets: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lorenzo Iorio, which were eventually blocked after a CU case Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Gravitom/Archive. This new account was familiar with the AfD, and in general seems to have much in common with those blocked accounts. As you were the CU who did the work, I was wondering if you could see if this is another sock? I know the case is old, but there may be something in the logs or records giving an indication, and the CU case itself includes an IP address. Jayjg (talk) 20:19, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi Avi. A number of images have been uploaded to commons and used in the article 2011 Egyptian revolution that have a watermark claiming a copyright. The flickr page shows the person claiming the copyright saying he is the uploader of the files to commons ( here). My question to you is how should this be handled? Should the uploader be asked to file something with OTRS? Given that the picture and the flickr site claim a copyright while the upload says CC-2.0, I think the uploader does not understand what exactly they are forfeiting by licensing the picture under that license here and thinks they can still claim a copyright. If the upload and flickr comment claiming the user is the same person is enough to accept the image then the copyright should be cropped out. If not the images should be removed and/or deleted. nableezy - 19:30, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, a new user is putting rabbis into Category:American Chardal rabbis and Category:Chardal rabbis in Israel because they support Religious Zionism. Can something be done about this? Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 23:07, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi Avraham, when you get a chance can you take a look at the Mordecai Tendler article, it is presently undergoing some vandalism and may need some semi-protection. Thanks, IZAK ( talk) 21:08, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
Avraham, it is odd that you refuse to allow anyone to add source material to make the page more factually accurate. If you do insist on revising the page, at least review the materials, articles, etc. and decided what to add,etc. Koltorah ( talk) 19:51, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Please see: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Justus Weiner (2nd nomination). Jaque Hammer ( talk) 04:44, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
im 2z and beacuse you are beaucrat i want to ask you if i can change my username to Vasil1234? on my main wikipedia page i change it so i ask you can you change it here? please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2z ( talk • contribs) 19:05, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
You may be interested in the deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Avraham Friedman. There is also an entire template of roshei yeshiva of Hebrew Theological College which is nothing but red links. Best, Yoninah ( talk) 23:40, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
Please review 5W_Public_Relations years of comments and discussions being ignored by user: Ravpapa. They are introducing inaccurate left wing political biases which dont belong on page regarding Jerusalem. Pls assist on talk or in edits. Emetemet13 ( talk) 22:48, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Avraham, just a note to let you know a thread has been opened at the BLP noticeboard here in which your contributions got a mention. I see the user has been blocked already and blanked his talkpage. Perhaps a little discussion at the BLPN will help the new user understand why his additions fail policy and help them understand wiki editing practice a little better, regards. Off2riorob ( talk) 10:24, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Dear Avraham: Hi there! I'm NicholasTurnbull, your friendly mediator from the Mediation Cabal, a Wikipedia dispute resolution initiative that resolves disputes by informal mediation, discussion and advice from a volunteer. Someone's asked for our help, and mentioned you in the following request:
I'd like to invite you to join this mediation, if you wish to do so, and we'll see what we can do about getting this sorted out.
Please read the above request and, if you do feel that you'd like to take part, please make a note of this on the mediation request page.
Just so you know, it is entirely your choice whether or not you participate, and if you don't wish to take part in it that's absolutely fine. This is an informal mediation request and the Mediation Cabal doesn't sanction or discipline anyone.
If you have any questions relating to this or any other issue needing mediation, please do let me know; I'll try my best to help you out. Thank you very much. Best regards, NicholasTurnbull | (talk) 18:06, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
There's a move request discussion going on at Talk:Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority#Requested move, with which you were previously involved. I'd be grateful if you could contribute to the new discussion. Nightw 08:23, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Skäpperöd ( talk) 11:45, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Avraham, My cousin made the IP edits I think you are investigating right now [13] therefore some IP's may cross and the ones that do not cross it was him as well. I did not ask him to do it and I did not know about it until today but I realize that this does not look good. No need to do further investigation because I spoke to him already and he confirmed the edits. I left measasage with Sandstan as well to do whatever because most likely I'm done with Wikipedia anyways. Cheers.Jacurek (talk) 21:45, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
Category:American professional bodies, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mike Selinker ( talk) 15:02, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
SOXROX ( talk) 21:28, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
[14] Very much appreciated. :-) Risker ( talk) 05:05, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
Didn't understand your last comment[ [15]]. The source documents were not from the American Messianic Fellowship website, but rather an international Christian missions peer-review conference, and the archives of Wheaton College, which US News and Princeton Review call a top Liberal Arts college. Certainly more reliable than some of the newpaper articles used elsewhere on the page. -- DeknMike ( talk) 18:56, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
Please help me. You may know about the discussion underway regarding Rabbis categories for renaming. IZAK wants your valued opinion whether we should switch "MIshna rabbis" to Tannaim. Much obliged, as always. Chesdovi ( talk) 15:48, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Avraham,
I hope you can help with an editor who made some edits to the article recently. Though I do support his point of view, he obviously has some problems with verifiability and NOR. Maybe you would jump in and explain it to him? I think my english is not good enough, I usually work on the german WP... Thanks, Adornix ( talk) 13:52, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
The move request at Talk:Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority was closed, so we're now taking suggestions for an alternative. As you were involved in the previous discussion, I'd be grateful if you could contribute to the new one. Please lodge your support for a proposal, or make one of your own. Night w2 ( talk) 04:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
Re. Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Excuseme99: Is the case above also confirmed for the record? -- DQ (t) (e) 03:02, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
You mentioned the IPs are hundreds of miles apart, but with the exception of User:201.75.82.71, they all belong to the Velox ISP in Rio de Janeiro state. I'm pretty sure most, if not all of them, are Mr. Baptista - if you check the way they spell certain words and the sentence structure they tend to use, not to mention the fact that their edit list is virtually the same you'll see the similarities. I lived in Rio de Janeiro for many years and was a customer of Velox, which unlike some ISPs in the US has highly dynamic IPs (my current Comcast account has had the same IP for 2 years now, Velox changes it every time the user restarts their modem). The geolocation info might be just a quirk of their network architecture (my home IP until a few years ago used to say I was in Tacoma, while I'm in Seattle). Anyway, I'm sure you know most of this stuff already, but I figured since I was a customer of the same ISP, I'd let you know.
Cheers, XXX antiuser eh? 01:43, 13 June 2011 (UTC)