User talk:Ponyo#Bernard Cohen (Australian author)

Hi Ponyo, in 2022 you deleted List of Cape Verdean writers. What was the contents of this page? I presume it was not empty, in which case the contents should have been merged back to List of African writers by country#Cape_Verde. Greenman (talk) 18:34, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

:{{ping|Greenman}} It was a list of 15 names, only two of which were sourced. It contained significantly less information than what you would get if you added the names included in :Category:Cape Verdean writers and its subcategories to the :List of African writers by country#Cape_Verde page.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:08, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

As a seasoned editor, do you consider this article (:Death of Muhammed Shahabaz) notable? (I know I don't.) Just wondering if it should be PRODded or AFDed. Yours, 65.88.88.56 (talk) 18:40, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

:Tragic? Yes. Notable? I'm not so sure. Generally there needs to be something more than just the crime (e.g. the crime triggering a new law or a new technique used in the investigation) in order for it to be notable. Alternatively, if the crime receives continued coverage over a long span of time, that can lend itself to notability. As currently written, this appears to be WP:NOTNEWS. I don't think PROD would be appropriate though; a full AfD discussion would need to be had. As an aside, what is 70% brain damage? -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:57, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

:: Well, I can't AFD as I am not registered so I will leave it in your capable hands. Don't forget. 65.88.88.56 (talk) 18:59, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

:::You can make a request at Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion. If you add include your deletion rationale and a help request template, someone can create it for you.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:05, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

::::Ponyo, User talk:65.88.88.56 has a notice that this IP is from the NYC Public Library which was posted in the mid-2000s but that's not where the IP now geolocates to. Which source of information is correct, do you think? Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:24, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

::::The IP is still registered to NYPL with a location of New York, New York, according to the IP information on their contributions page. The assigned description remains NYPL per Whois as well (https://whois-referral.toolforge.org/gateway.py?lookup=true&ip=65.88.88.56). Finally, Spur also has the IP as dfirectly allocated to the NYPL (https://spur.us/context/65.88.88.56). I'm not sure here you're looking that shows otherwise?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:30, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

:: Yep. Looks like I was right -- you should handle the AFD. Otherwise it's not gonna get done ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_deletion#Death_of_Muhammed_Shahabaz]). 65.88.88.56 (talk) 19:09, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

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Hello Ponyo, I see that you are an administrator in the English WP. I am an experienced author in the field of music, especially in clarinet topics, see my user page. I also play the clarinet myself. In the last few years I have written numerous new articles or significantly expanded existing ones in 10 languages, mainly in German, English and French.

Yesterday I significantly expanded the English article Clarinet, to which I have already contributed a lot. You can find the text here User:Gisbert_K/sandbox3. Today the user Nikkimaria deleted this extension completely, saying it is too detailed. However, these detailed explanations can also be found in the German and French articles on the clarinet. The German article has been recognized as an excellent article, the French one as a good article. The English article has lost this distinction. My addition was intended to help it regain this rating.

I do not agree with the deletion of Nikkimaria, but I do not want an edit war. What should I do, what can I do, e.g. ask for a vote on the article's discussion page? Or what do you suggest? -  Gisbert ツ (talk)  Illustrate Wikipedia !   07:01, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

:When you find yourself in a content dispute, please follow these dispute resolution options.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:02, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

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Hello. Ponyo. I'm very sorry if I am disturbing you, but I have seen suspicion in this user and I suspect that they are a sock of User:Interstate Good:

• {{userlinks|Thetree284}}

Most of my evidences are seen on SEWP, hopefully you don't mind:

1. On SEWP, both editors seem to enjoy creating articles about British Columbian highways. When HighwayHelper created articles about highways, Thetree284 would edit all of them. ([https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Columbia_Highway_17A&action=history 1], [https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Columbia_Highway_91&action=history 2], [https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Columbia_Highway_91A&action=history 3], and [https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Columbia_Highway_17A&action=history 4])
2. Their SEWP userpages (or you can just look at tree's ENWP page) look very similar ([https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AHighway_Helper&diff=9757944&oldid=9757939 5] and tree's userpage)
3. Both editors act social on SEWP, and both have posted silly and immature things on their userpages (6 and 7)

Therefore, Thetree284 is evading the block (and Yamla's comment). Could I request a Checkuser to verify the relationship? If the relation is true, could you report tree on m:SRG for global lock? Thanks in advance. 2601:402:4400:3A90:35C0:504E:C233:2C10 (talk) 17:46, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

:Also, when you do reply to this, please leave a note on my talk page saying you did so. Thanks. 2601:402:4400:3A90:35C0:504E:C233:2C10 (talk) 18:09, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

::Pinging @Yamla 2601:402:4400:3A90:35C0:504E:C233:2C10 (talk) 18:12, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

:::I'm not a sockpuppet, I have alternative accounts called thetree284 (alt) and thetree283. I mostly edit chemistry pages right now, not highway pages. I also didn't evade a block because it is over 6 months after the block (which is on July 5, 2024). My edits are not vandalism and I usually revert vandalism too. So, therefore I'm NOT a sockpuppet of User:Interstate Good, because Interstate Good and Highway Helper are not active anymore on both English AND Simple English Wikipedia. thetree284 (talk and edits) 02:23, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

::::You clearly don't know how indefinite blocks work. New account and alts now blocked and added to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Interstate Good.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:16, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:::::Thank you so much Ponyo! Much appreciated. 2601:402:4400:3A90:20CD:4ECD:CD08:725B (talk) 21:17, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

• Project:Sockpuppet investigations/Biuc
• Project:Articles for deletion/Alexander Lukison

There's a pattern across Wikipedia, Simple English Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wikiquote, and even Commons.

Uncle G (talk) 21:33, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've protected the main space title; do you want the draft left ope as a honey pot?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:36, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

Could you take a look at Reiner123456789 ? They popped up in my watchlist and their single edit given their lack of experience etc gives me a strong gut feeling they're a sock of Andrew5. A few others have too but this is the one most likely to be, potentially to the point of CUing to check for other accounts. Coming here instead of the SPI page because I currently don't have the time to edit the template properly. Thank you! Departure– (talk) 19:04, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. I've blocked and semi'ed the article.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:35, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi Ponyo, you previously put check user blocks on two accounts who edited Mandana Dayani. A newly created account has made some removals[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mandana_Dayani&diff=prev&oldid=1283475728][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mandana_Dayani&diff=prev&oldid=1283488926] that is similar to previous edits[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mandana_Dayani&diff=prev&oldid=1270858953][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mandana_Dayani&diff=prev&oldid=1270931497] from those blocked accounts. Not sure if concern is warranted. Best, Bridget (talk) 21:56, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:It's the same user, and I've blocked and tagged the accounts. The info they're removing does seem trivial - people sell houses all the time, why is this case notable enough to be included in an encyclopedia? .-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:04, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

::Yep, that's a good point. I just assumed it warranted a brief mention given the LA Times covered it. Bridget (talk) 14:02, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Hello Ponyo, I hope you are well. The Draft:Luis Duno-Gottberg is ready for the mainspace in my opinion. (Note: The creator is a paid user.) You had salted the mainspace name "Luis Duno-Gottberg". Would it be possible for you to unsalt it? Sorry for bothering you, Thank you. CF-501 Falcon (talk · contribs) 15:26, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

:{{ping|CF-501 Falcon}} {{done}}. Thank you for your work reviewing drafts!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:44, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

::Thank you for being a amazing admin! CF-501 Falcon (talk · contribs) 15:46, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Hey, I believe that {{noping|Ahad ali 25}} is the sock of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Md Sunnat Ali Mollik or Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Symon Sadik. I've seen characteristics (article intersection and the way they construct new articles) of both. AFAICT, the Symon Sadik socks are stale, but there are non-stale socks of the other, including {{noping|Zunaid Ahmed Oak}} and {{noping|Chameliakterhabiba}}.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:40, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

:They look to be part of [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Runner1000 this globally-locked] group. There's multiple points of overlap technically and they are focused on Shamin Hossen cross wiki ([https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamim_Hossen Simple] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Undelete/Draft:Shamim_Hossen and here]).-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:57, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

::Thanks, that looks to be a sock of Md Sunnat Ali Mollik. Should I tag as such? Should I file a report at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Md Sunnat Ali Mollik so I can use the script to request a lock?--Bbb23 (talk) 22:17, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

:::There is overlap with Md Sunnat Ali Mollik, but not as strong as with Runner1000, so I just went with the laziest easiest clearest connection. I thought the deal was that you would only lob softballs - UPE spam is going to cost extra.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:24, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

::::I can give you 10% of my salary earned to date in 2025. I don't do sports.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:20, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi again, Ponyo. I'm the person who wrote the block message for Thetree284. Doesn't this mean that the sockmaster, Interstate Good, is banned per WP:3X? Sorry if I am annoying you right now, I always manage to annoy other people. 2601:402:4400:3A90:B99F:2626:1D63:FD61 (talk) 23:25, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

:I don't know what you mean when you say that you wrote the block message for Thetree284; I posted the block notice.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:26, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

::I meant that I was the one who brought the Thetree284 issue to your talk page. 2601:402:4400:3A90:2993:CCD0:15:BBB6 (talk) 20:29, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

:::Ahhh, ok. Yes, Interstate Good is now banned under WP:3X.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:35, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Dear Ponyo, once again Fortaleza Airport is under attack. You have already protected it in the past and I remember that not long ago it remained protected for a whole year. A person living in Hamburg, Germany, insists in adding information according to his/her own will. This is not the first time that this person does it; actually this problem has been going on for years. Before he/she used accounts without any information and always erased the talk page (SeasSoul, Mateusportuga, CBG17). Now the person simply uses multiple IP's and whenever someone writes a message on the talk page, he/she erases it. It is very common that an editing war quickly escalates and this is something wikipedia wants to avoid. For this reason, once again, I request your help in protecting the page for a while. Thanks so much Brunoptsem (talk) 23:41, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

:It looks to me that the most recent IP improved some grammar and removed some unsourced content. I don't see any disruption that would cause the page to be protected. You can make a request at WP:RFPP is you would like to pursue protection.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:36, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

In 2015 you gave this page indefinite protection. I think whatever issues are probably moot at this point. Can you lower the protection? WP:PP "The duration of protection should be as short as possible" Czarking0 (talk) 02:49, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

:Some BLP issues, such as nationality and ethnicity, rarely become moot. The length of protection is determined by both the level and type of disruption, and protecting biographies that have a history of vandalism and BLP violations is of utmost importance. I've removed the protection for now, but have added the article to my watchlist to ensure the change in protection doesn't result in further BLP violations.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:52, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

Hey, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3A86.13.71.133 you've blocked this IP three times as a checkuser block] but they're still going with unsourced edits like this. If you could re-block them, I'd appreciate it! Thanks, and sorry for pinging you about two very different things at the same time (I got a similar message to the section above this one on my talk page). Graham87 (talk) 05:33, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

:{{ping|Graham87}} Yes, that's the same sock on a very sticky IP. Reblocked now.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:54, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

Noting that {{noping|Pinguinn}} created 900+ redirects at the behest of our friend who frequents AFC/R. Not sure if you want to address it or let it slide, but thought I'd make you aware since I haven't been very active lately. I left them a message to be careful about these requests in the future, but I blocked the IP as it appeared to be using a VPN anyways. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:14, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:I really don't know how to proceed without buy in from AFC/R. There are two LTAs who have clearly realized that it's a very successful route to evading their bans, and I can't seem to impress upon the editors active there that should not be creating these redirects. It's very frustrating to run around closing windows and doors to keep out the socks when other editors are (in good faith, but misguidedly) throwing the doors wide open again behind me. Thank you for letting me know, and your note to Pinguinn, it's really appreciated.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:45, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

::Completely agree, and I'm not sure how to approach the matter either... I try to monitor the page but I'm not as active as I've normally been. Hey man im josh (talk) 19:20, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Blabbermouth, Loudwire, MetalSludge, etc are not gossip blogs. And an article discussing a post made by a musician announcing his divorce, with a screencapped image of the post in question, certainly is not gossip. Rather than reverting edits assuming what people are doing is bad faith, I would suggest taking a moment and looking at the source in question yourself. I've reverted the Ashba article. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Downzyisaliar (talk) 16:20, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:Per consensus Blabbermouth can be used for reviews and such, but not BLP content. MetalSludge.tv is a website consisting of user-submitted content on who's dated who, relationship status, gossip and the purported penis size of musicians. The original announcement from the musician could possibly be used as a self-published source, but the MetalSludge website in no way meets the reliable sourcing standard required for personal information in biography articles. I implore you to actually read WP:RS and WP:BLP and adhere to them. You continue to edit war to restore disputed content to a BLP, and are skating ever closer to a block in doing so.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:16, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Me and some other WPWX clocked a possible Andrew5 IP sock, 24.46.185.18, and that was before it started WP:DUCK activity. Take a look for us if you have the time. Thanks! Departure– (talk) 20:00, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, it's duck-y enough but they've moved on by now. Best to report these at SPI as my availability is not consistent.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 18:55, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Hey, Ponyo. I have an issue here, concerning the deceased Dallas Wiens. Would you be up for weighing in? The problem is that his family never published a formal obituary, but started a GoFundMe and held a funeral for him. BOTTO _(T•C) 18:55, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

:I responded at the BLPN discussion. Not sure it's the answer you were looking for though! -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:13, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

::It's the right answer, which is all that counts. BOTTO _(T•C) 19:33, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

:::I did do a search via Wikipedia library for sources; I thought perhaps the death would have been noted in a medical journal or similar, but I couldn't find anything.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:41, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

::::I hear you there -- I thought his family would acknowledge it more than the GoFundMe (grr, blacklist) or the Facebook announcements & funeral, but I haven't found anything at all. BOTTO _(T•C) 19:48, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Hello Ponyo. I stumbled across an IP with a couple of poor edits i reverted, then looked at their contributions ~ Special:Contributions/2001:818:C932:5100:E5F3:2F08:427A:E673 ~ and noticed that in almost every case the previous edit was yours reverting another IP making exactly the same edits. I have gone through and rolled back all of "my" IP's edits, but wonder if you'd mind, if you have a moment, just checking that i have not misread the situation, that both IPs are the same person, apparently socking? TIA, if you do confirm mine actions ~ Lindsay^Hello 06:56, 28 April 2025 (UTC) edited to add IP; yes, i am forgetful!

:This is an LTA that's been around for eons. I've now rangeblocked the /64. Thanks for letting me know!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:18, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi Ponyo, seeking your help with a user (Gillysuitedbookworm) who is engaging in a back-and-forth edit war on the Terrence Howard article. This user is editing the article to (1) list Howard's occupation as a mathematician, philosopher and intellectual, (2) mislead readers into the veracity and wide acceptance of his claims (i.e. stating that Neil deGrasse Tyson praised his work rather than criticize it, falsely stating that an article which raised concerns about Howard's logical thinking were ultimately proven unwarranted etc.) and (3) adjust section headers to (a) characterize unverified educational claims as educational merits and (b) characterize pseudoscientific nonsense as scientific theories. Can anything be done to officially warn this user or limit edit access? I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this user is Howard himself :) Thank you! Editor-at-large26712 (talk) 21:54, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've blocked the account for the personal attacks they made on your user page (which I have deleted).-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:58, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

::Thank you for the quick action! Editor-at-large26712 (talk) 21:59, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi Ponyo. Do you have the details of the LTA for user {{u|MyLittleBirdy}}. Just for my info, in case I come across them again. Thank you! Knitsey (talk) 22:45, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

:Aha! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Knitsey#Match_sock_to_master Was already posting to your talk]!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:46, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Please, allow me to edit the article (draft). I don't understand why I was blocked.

The biography of this personality should be translated from Romanian.

Thank you in advance. Al.Octavian23 (talk) 19:51, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not sure what you're looking for. Your account is not blocked, and your draft is here.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:56, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

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style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For dealing with the BLP violations and disruption here. Thank you! JeffSpaceman (talk) 19:07, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you; much appreciated.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:08, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello @Ponyo, I saw that the page "Thae Su Nyein" was previously deleted/moved. I am working on a new draft with reliable sources and updated content that addresses the concerns from the previous deletion. Would you mind taking a look or advising if I can proceed with a new draft submission? Thank you very much! ^{Yuzy Okkotsu1} (☎) 08:22, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

• {{u|Yuzy Okkotsu1}} has posted this message to the talk pages of 6 people, all but one of them administrators, and has also opened a deletion review for the article. JBW (talk) 09:50, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello Ponyo, I see that in spite of your recent warning the above "editor" is again changing genes on film pages. The latest being Tombstone (film) They appear to take no notice of previous warnings/block. Perhaps a longer block is required? Regards, David J Johnson (talk) 10:56, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

:I'm still keeping an eye on them, but they're mostly just messing about with how the links display as opposed to actually adding unsourced genres. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:48, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

So I've just reported [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/186.40.148.239 186.40.148.239] at AIV, as it appears to be Agustin based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism&diff=prev&oldid=1289282586 what I've mentioned in the report]. However, doing some digging around some usual targets of theirs, on The Mangler, I came upon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/200.111.61.175 200.111.61.175], which has targeted/edited many of Agustin's usual articles in the past, and has returned/continued to do so as of March/April, most recently editing on April 25. You also [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3A200.111.61.175 blocked the IP] back in September for 6 months, I'm assuming for block evasion. Not sure if if it would be considered stale or not for blocking, but if it is, might at least want to keep an eye out on the IP.

Also, as I've typed all this, 186.40.148.239 has now been blocked. Looking through the archive of Agustin's SPI, I came upon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/186.40.175.86 186.40.175.86] that was blocked back in January. Not sure if there's any range that would be blockable connecting the two of those, but may want to look into that as well. Thanks in advance. Magitroopa (talk) 16:53, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

:It's a VPN; I've reblocked it.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:53, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

{{ctop|Follow WP:DR at Talk:Ruse, Bulgaria}}

Please return the version, as there is a official corresponding source: https://nsi.bg/en/content/2981/population-towns-and-sex --185.76.230.248 (talk) 21:50, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

:If you have a source you need to include it in the article with an inline citation (see Help:Referencing for beginners). If your edits are reverted, you need to discuss your concerns on the article talk page.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:11, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

But what really needs to be discussed where there is cold numbers from the National Statistical Office? You need to compare a few figures from official referenced source and to see in 1 minute that the new 2024 population figures are coinciding. --185.76.230.248 (talk) 06:29, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

::The source you are using needs to be included in the article so that readers can verify its accuracy. Another editor is disputing the change you are making, you are not including an inline citation to support your change, and the two of you have been going back and forth reverting each other for days. When there is a content dispute, the expectation is that editors will discuss changes on the article talk page instead of edit warring. The article was protected to prevent the two of you from a perpetual revert war. It doesn't matter to me who is right in this case, it just matters that you add your source and stop edit warring.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:42, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

But I did add my source. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruse%2C_Bulgaria&diff=1288235486&oldid=1288140612

Also there is one more source from today in easy to comprehend written text https://nsi.bg/en/content/22305/прессъобщение/administrative-territorial-and-territorial-division-republic-bulgaria-31-december-2024 185.76.230.248 (talk) 16:46, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

:::You have made reference to a possible source in a few edit summaries, and now on my talk page, you have never actually added a source in the article. Readers can't be expected to read through vast article histories to possibly find an edit summary that may help verify some specific bit of content. I don't think you're reading any of the links to policies I'm providing or you would understand.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:50, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

But the link with the possible i.e. official source added by me a week ago is still in the article in the population table in the top right hand side in the article. It is visible at once glance even without the necessity to scroll down throughout the article.

Population (2024)[1]

• City

121,168

• Urban 137,159

This [1] refers to the the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruse,_Bulgaria#cite_note-nsi.bg-1

Please double check it up. 185.76.230.248 (talk) 17:08, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

::That source has bee disputed, repeatedly, by other IPs. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruse,_Bulgaria&action=history This edit history] demonstrates that there is disagreement as to which source should be used, which is why you need to discuss it with other editors at the talk page. You could very well be correct, but you need to demonstrate consensus. Dispute resolution explains the options for achieving consensus.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:16, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

What about Canadian population? From where are you taking the data. Let's see Toronto as an example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto#cite_note-11

And the link where is going? To Government of Canada, National Statistics Office.

Then what are you seeing in the links https://nsi.bg/en/content/22305/прессъобщение/administrative-territorial-and-territorial-division-republic-bulgaria-31-december-2024 and https://nsi.bg/en/content/2981/population-towns-and-sex that I am citing? Republic of Bulgaria, National Statistical Institute. How for Canadian city is used one approach and for another Bulgarian town you are blaming in your redo note that the "changed without a corresponding source" when the source is the relevant government agency that is the same as for Toronto's population? 185.76.230.248 (talk) 05:24, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

You are proposing "consensus" with a troll ghost that is not going to comment anything and ignoring source from the official government body.

:I don't think you understand. My role in this is as an administrator attempting to stop the edit warring; I have absolutely no preference as to what content appears in the article as long as it adheres to Wikipedia policy. I'm not advocating for either side in the dispute, which is why the article was returned to the last pre-edit-war version and the protection made. If that hadn't been done, you and the other IPs would have just continued edit warring forever. If you follow WP:DR and get consensus for your change, then the article can be unprotected and your change can be implemented. The third opinion is a simple way to determine consensus and then the other IPs won't be able to continue to revert. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:54, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

I think that you can call "a dispute" when there are qualitative features. Here are though pure quantitative numbers from the government statistics agency and that's it. Returning to the version with year 2024 is essential to not mislead the readers with obsolete data, so please do so. 2 days in a row the editing troll did not comment anything, so what are we doing when I am losing tone of time to explain axioms and the other "disputer" is even not responding anything but when the article is opened, again will attempt to return? 185.76.230.248 (talk) 05:24, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

:It's a dispute because someone is disputing your edit and your sources. The way to overcome that is to discuss your preferred changes, along with your source, on the article talk page. Nothing will happen if you keep posting your disagreement with the current state of the article on my talk page. You are not listening to the advice I'm providing, so please don't post here again.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:38, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

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I removed the above IP's comment thinking that they had a connection to the sockpuppeteer -- I should have looked closer. Sorry for any inconvenience. JeffSpaceman (talk) 22:00, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

:No worries.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:11, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

I am writing to bring to your attention a possible issue with the bot archiving system at [https://w.wiki/E3Wn Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback].
I submitted a request for local rollback rights on 7 May 2025, but it appears that the request was archived by MusikBot without receiving any response from administrators. From what I understand, this may have been a bot-related oversight, and not an intentional closure.
Could you kindly review this or advise whether I should re-submit the request? I appreciate your time and assistance. —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 (talk) 16:53, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

:Just restore your request and perhaps leave a note for {{U|MusikAnimal}} who runs the bot.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:58, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Can you look at the proposed range blocks at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Andrew5? Very busy ranges but he has been using them almost exclusively since late April and Izno seems to be dragging his heels about it. I'd like a second opinion. wizzito | say hello! 00:57, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

:I've replied at the SPI. If you have any articles that are currently being edited by this LTA, just list them here and I'll take a look.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:44, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

::The most frequently edited article has to be 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by a long shot. wizzito | say hello! 23:27, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

:::Other recent articles include 2026 Ohio gubernatorial election, 2025 Pennsylvania Senate District 36 special election, Effects of Hurricane Dorian on Atlantic Canada, and 2026 Nebraska gubernatorial election. wizzito | say hello! 23:30, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

::::Some more articles: Tornado outbreak of December 28–29, 2024, Eaton Fire, Palisades Fire, 2026 United States Senate election in Alabama, and 2025 Virginia Attorney General election wizzito | say hello! 23:35, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

:::::Newly edited: 2025 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election wizzito | say hello! 02:47, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

::::::I've not known Andrew5 to disrupt political articles, and the IPs editing those articles are from many different geolocations. The very large range you're looking at covers pretty much the entire Eastern seaboard of the US, including many IP editors wholly unrelated to Andrew5 (which is why {{U|Izno}} chose not to block the range). The remainder of the articles (the weather related ones) do seem like Andrew5 behaviourally, but have minimal sock activity. I've blocked a small /64 they are semi-active on, but I don't see any current activity that needs immediate attention.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:22, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:::::::The political articles are a new focus of his, hence why you may not be familiar with it. Here's an IP used in March geolocating to Long Island that has edited in both weather articles and election articles: {{IP|24.184.217.210}} wizzito | say hello! 23:22, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

::::::::Note that Whois states that the IP's location is in Connecticut, but MaxMind (which I generally find to be more accurate) gives a location of St. James, New York, on Long Island. wizzito | say hello! 23:24, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:::::::::Several recent CU-blocked socks have also edited election articles, including {{vandal|WisconsinSupporter}} wizzito | say hello! 23:25, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello, did you receive my email with private SP details? Shadow4dark (talk) 12:09, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

:I'm sorry, it was missed in a ton of other emails. I've updated the SPI.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:37, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

I was waiting for you to come in. Take a look at the truly bizarre conversation the user and I have had. Also, although not as odd, take a look at User talk:Rosiestep#A bowl of strawberries for you!. Notice that the user asked Rosie a legitimate question in the section above that one. Do you think there's enough here to justify a check? Maybe we'd find out what user was blocked for "distractive writing". :-) --Bbb23 (talk) 22:22, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

:They've been blocked a few times as an IP for disruptive editing. That being said, the only edit they made using the named account while the most recent (hard) rangeblock was in place was the creation of their user talk page, so there is no evasion. It's probably a good thing they created the account, it will be easier to monitor them for further disruption.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:34, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

::That makes total sense. Thanks for looking. Most of their edits to articles as a named account are gnomish and not distruptive.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:38, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

:::At least they're honest!-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:44, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification here. I misunderstood WP:NOTWALLOFSHAME as not allowing any block notices to be removed, not just declined unblocks. Nahida 🌷 23:15, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

:No worries, it's a very common misunderstanding! -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:16, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

May you please remove, or lessen the protection on Volt Irelands page, I believe that all parties should be able to have a page for the good of public awareness, especially with the context of Volt Europa, which requires broad European support to achieve their goals — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xanix1000 (talk • contribs)

:Given the history of that article, I won't undo the protection. Wikipedia has articles on notable subjects written neutrally by volunteers unaffiliated with the subject in question, not for "public awareness". Given your history of copyright violations, an accepted draft is needed. You can work on it Draft:Volt Ireland (in your own words please!).-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:05, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

hope you're doing well.

I might've forgotten one in my lil warning with the recent Wname moves and crap: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Wrkmachina see here] COOLIDICAE🕶 20:35, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sigh. All blocked now. Always nice to see you around, just wish it wasn't always about these incessant spam groups.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:01, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

This article has a very long history of persistent vandalism by multiple accounts and IP addresses (sock puppets of Phạm Văn Rạng). It is currently temporarily semi-protected, but I would like to request permanent semi-protection as it is an important article. I fear that this important article will be vandalized as soon as the protection expires. This is a very important article, and there have been many vandalisms by many different people, Phạm Văn Rạng is just a recent prominent vandal. A proper protection for this important article is deserved. 2401:D800:299:74F5:3E8C:C793:37E7:DE41 (talk) 23:17, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:You can check with {{U|Sir Sputnik}} as the protecting admin, but the article is already semi-protected for six months. If disruption continues in October the length of protection can be revisited.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:20, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

Greetings, daughter from Japan! Hayao Miyazaki de Japón (talk) 07:02, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

:Really? If you are indeed Hayao Miyazaki, you need to prove it. Please see your talkpage. Bishonen | tålk 07:19, 16 May 2025 (UTC).

::Update: blocked as a sock of {{u|Wiki Editor de Japón}}. Bishonen | tålk 11:00, 16 May 2025 (UTC).

:::Pity it wasn't actually your creator, my little Ponyo! Compare also {{noping|User:Bill Shonen de Japón}} (I think that's supposed to refer to "Bishonen"). I don't know if you'd care to check if there are still more? Bishonen | tålk 19:19, 16 May 2025 (UTC).

::::There was also T.O.S. Violat'n User, now blocked as well. To meet Miyazaki would be very cool. Maybe he'd let me chill in Howl's Moving Castle for a spell.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:29, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

I don't know if you still have his talk page on your watchlist or not, but some really sad news. I know you knew him much better than I did, so as sad as I am, my thoughts are with those, like you, who knew him better. Just a good egg all around. Floquenbeam (talk) 16:26, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

:Oh no. no no no. He was indeed a friend here, and from the sounds of it he was equally wonderful out there where it counts even more. How very sad.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:09, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi @Ponyo,

Although I'm happy to go through the email channels if a direct request isn't kosher, I'm posting here to inquire if you could extend my IP-block exempt status again. I edit almost entirely from my home, which has a stable IP (this one). But I do some volunteer work for a woman's rights group currently most active in Mexico. It's all nonviolent and (from my perspective) pretty basic human rights stuff, but volunteers have received death threats. Someone on their rotating IT staff instituted a universal VPN policy for security. I live in the U.S. where the justification makes little sense, but switching back and forth between stuff for them and stuff for WP (when I had to do that) inevitably resulted in some slips. It just makes editing easier for me if I can leave the thing on all the time. You can easy to verify that I edit under my real name, and I hope that my edit history establishes me as a trusted contributor.

Many thanks, Patrick 🐈‍⬛ (talk) 00:30, 17 May 2025 (UTC)