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Admin

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I am a Wikipedia:administrator since July 5, 2004. I first contributed to Wikipedia in April of 2001 (oldest edits lost in early software upgrades). My first edit with my username appears to be on April 26. I have been active on a number of online projects - active and passive (SETI@Home, Distributed Proofreaders, Mars crater labeling, Stardust@Home, Folding@Home on the Wikipedia team: Team page, etc.)


Admin statistics
Action Count
Edits 61530
Edits+Deleted 64894
Pages deleted 3958
Revisions deleted 14
Pages restored 30
Pages protected 80
Pages unprotected 9
Protections modified 23
Users blocked 101
Users reblocked 1
User rights modified 1

User:Xenocidic/dashboard/users User:Xenocidic/dashboard/users

Immediate requests Entries
Candidates for speedy deletion as attack pages 3
Wikipedians looking for help 0
...from administrators 1
Requests for unblock 46
Wikipedia semi-protected edit requests 93
Wikipedia extended-confirmed-protected edit requests 84
Wikipedia template-protected edit requests 15
Wikipedia fully protected edit requests 0
Wikipedia conflict of interest edit requests 170
Requested RD1 redactions 6
Candidates for speedy deletion as copyright violations 0
Candidates for speedy deletion 19
Open sockpuppet investigations 57
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Administrative backlog

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All Wikipedia files with the same name on Wikimedia Commons
Copy to Wikimedia Commons with hidden file revisions
Requests for unblock
SPI cases awaiting administration
Wikipedia pages tagged for copyright problems
Template:Admin dashboard
Template:Admin dashboard/light
Template:Admin dashboard/light/sandbox
Template:Admin dashboard/uaarfpp
Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism
Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism/TB2
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion
Wikipedia:Closure requests
Wikipedia:Copyright problems
Wikipedia:Open proxies noticeboard
Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion
Wikipedia:Requested moves
Wikipedia:Requests for page protection
Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Autopatrolled
Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Event coordinator
Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Extended confirmed
Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/New page reviewer
Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Pending changes reviewer
Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback
Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations
Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention/Bot
Wikipedia:WikiProject History Merge

WP:AIV

Reports

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Bot-reported

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User-reported

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CSD / PRODs

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Candidates for speedy deletion Entries
Attack pages 3
Copyright violations 0
Hoaxes 0
Vandalism 0
User requested 1
Empty articles 0
Nonsense pages 0
Spam pages 8
Importance or significance not asserted 1
Possibly contested candidates 1
Other candidates 6
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Orphaned non-free use Wikipedia files – No backlog currently
Replaceable non-free use Wikipedia files – No backlog currently

Wikipedia files with a different name on Wikimedia Commons – No backlog currently

Wikipedia files with the same name on Wikimedia Commons – 61 items

Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old needing human review – 24 items

Requested RD1 redactions – 6 items

Proposed deletion – No backlog currently

WP:UAA / WP:RFPP

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Usernames for administrator attention


Bot-reported

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User-reported

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Requests for page protection


Current requests for increase in protection level

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Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level
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Place requests for protection increases at the BOTTOM of this section. If you cannot find your request, check the archive of requests or, failing that, the page history. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.


Rasha Alawieh

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Temporary semi-protection: Content Dispute/Edit Warring. Luke th3nuk (talk) 00:22, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Scott the Woz

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Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Scott Wozniak has recently made a video on his wikipedia article. This has encouraged users to edit the page. While some are certainly acting to improve the encyclopedia, others are attempting to vandalize the page with jokes from the show. Industrial Insect (talk) 00:52, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

18 March 2025 Gaza attacks

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Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – ARBPIA. PlotinusEnjoyer (talk) 01:30, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Oppose @PlotinusEnjoyer and to any administrator reviewing this request, there has been no disruption on the article ever and therefore protection should not be applied. DotesConks (talk) 04:38, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Disney Star

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Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Disruption by multiple IP editors on talk page for several days now. RachelTensions (talk) 02:08, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

  • Automated comment: A request for protection/unprotection for one or more pages in this request was recently made, and was denied at some point within the last 8 days.—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online 02:18, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Roger Clark (actor, born 1978)

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Reason: IP editor consistently editing disruptively, insisting on using stylisations in opposition to the MoS and the article's title. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 02:26, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Minnie's Bow-Toons

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Reason: An IP user keeps repeatedly vandalizing this page and won't stop. I am requesting a protection on this page if possible to stop the vandalism. Thanks.HJHooker00 (talk) 02:56, 18 March 2025 (UTC)


R211 (New York City Subway car)

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Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. 71.190.170.123 (talk) 03:54, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Already protected. 71.190.170.123 (talk) 03:55, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
 Requesting immediate archiving... 71.190.170.123 (talk) 03:55, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Taga za Yug

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Reason: High level of IP-vandalism. Jingiby (talk) 04:58, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Indo-Pakistani war of 1965

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Extended confirmed protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Article is becoming a ANI thread generator at this point due to editors engaging in edit warring every 1-2 months. History of disruptions by non-EC but autoconfirmed editors. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 05:12, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Current requests for reduction in protection level

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Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level
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Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin on their talk page. Post below only if you receive no reply.

  • To find out the username of the admin who protected the page, click on "history" at the top of the page, then click on "View logs for this page," which is under the title of the page. The protecting admin is the username in blue before the words "protected", "changed protection level" or "pending changes". If there are a number of entries on the log page, you might find it easier to select "Protection log" or "Pending changes log" from the dropdown menu in the blue box.
  • Requests to downgrade full protection to template protection on templates and modules can be directed straight here; you do not need to ask the protecting admin first.
  • Requests for removing create protection on redlinked articles are generally assisted by having a draft version of the intended article prepared beforehand.
  • If you want to make spelling corrections or add uncontroversial information to a protected page, please add {{Edit fully-protected}} to the article's talk page, along with an explanation of what you want to add to the page. If the talk page is protected, please use the section below.

Check the archives if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.

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Cameroon Air Force

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Unprotection: 13 years of protection with little vandalism or disruption. Thepharoah17 (talk) 23:19, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

Note: pinging protecting admin User:MilborneOne. BusterD (talk) 12:11, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

2014 Toronto mayoral election

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Unprotection: 10 years of protection with little vandalism or disruption. Thepharoah17 (talk) 23:25, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

Note: pinging last admin actor User:Jon Kolbert. BusterD (talk) 12:10, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
I think you're looking Bearcat, since Jon isn't an administrator on the English Wikipedia and "only" moved the page. Sdrqaz (talk) 13:31, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
Thanks for saying so. I was doing two different things while going down the list. I was bound to miss somebody. BusterD (talk) 14:06, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Disk compression

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Unprotection: 9 years of protection with little vandalism or disruption. Thepharoah17 (talk) 23:43, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

Note: pinging protecting admin User:Courcelles. BusterD (talk) 12:03, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Francis, Utah

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Unprotection: 10 years of protection with little vandalism or disruption. Thepharoah17 (talk) 23:52, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

Note: pinging protecting admin User:Trappist the monk. BusterD (talk) 12:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Khamis Gaddafi

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Unprotection: 7 years of protection with little vandalism or disruption. Thepharoah17 (talk) 00:28, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Note: pinging protecting admin User:Ponyo. BusterD (talk) 12:00, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Power Rangers Samurai

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Unprotection: 14 years of protection with little vandalism or disruption. Thepharoah17 (talk) 03:30, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Note: pinging protecting admin User:Black Kite. BusterD (talk) 11:41, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

List of Looney Tunes feature films

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Reason: The protection is no longer necessary because I need to add an untitled project to the film list. 174.128.153.62 (talk) 01:12, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

You can request an edit request. Removing the protection just for you is unnecessary. 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 01:50, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Mike Pence

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Indefinite pending changes protection: Testing whether long-term protection is still needed. No vandalism ever since it was last protected. I have already asked the protecting admin, but I doubt that they'll respond since they are busy and their last contribution was three weeks ago. 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 01:45, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

JavaScript

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Reason: Keep the semi protection. But the pending changes is no longer necessary, I request that it be removed because it is redundant70.53.89.38 (talk) 03:10, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Griffin

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Reason: The protection is no longer necessary because the protecting admin is deceased. 70.53.89.38 (talk) 03:17, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Current requests for edits to a protected page

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Request a specific edit to a protected page
Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here
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Ideally, requests should be made on the article talk page rather than here.

  • Unless the talk page itself is protected, you may instead add the appropriate template among {{Edit protected}}, {{Edit template-protected}}, {{Edit extended-protected}}, or {{Edit semi-protected}} to the article's talk page if you would like to make a change rather than requesting it here. Doing so will automatically place the page in the appropriate category for the request to be reviewed.
  • Where requests are made due to the editor having a conflict of interest (COI; see Wikipedia:Suggestions for COI compliance), the {{Edit COI}} template should be used.
  • Requests to move move-protected pages should be made at Wikipedia:Requested moves, not here.
  • If the discussion page and the article are both protected preventing you from making an edit request, this page is the right place to make that request. Please see the top of this page for instructions on how to post requests.
  • This page is not for continuing or starting discussions regarding content should both an article and its discussion page be protected. Please make a request only if you have a specific edit you wish to make.
Further information: Wikipedia:Edit requests


Handled requests

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A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.

Protected edit requests

0 protected edit requests
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Page Tagged since Protection level Last protection log entry
Updated as needed. Last updated: 02:12, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
16 template-protected edit requests
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Template:Infobox sports league (request) 2025-01-25 22:16 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 2000+ transclusions"
Template:Baseballstats (request) 2025-02-03 07:52 Template-protected (log) Modified by Mark Arsten on 2013-10-18: "Allowing Protected Template editors"
Template:Infobox officeholder (request) 2025-02-03 08:29 Template-protected (log) Modified by Mark Arsten on 2013-10-18: "Allowing Protected Template editors"
Template:Infobox martial artist (request) 2025-02-05 21:13 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 2000+ transclusions"
Template:Designation (request) 2025-02-08 00:02 Template-protected (log) Modified by WOSlinker on 2013-10-19: "allow template editors to modify"
Template:Infobox language (request) 2025-02-12 04:16 Template-protected (log) Modified by MusikAnimal on 2021-08-16: "Highly visible template: transclusion count now over 9,000; most recent editors are still able to edit"
Template:Designation/text (request) 2025-02-12 08:18 Template-protected (log) Modified by Samsara on 2017-09-03: "Highly visible template: via RfPP"
User:AmandaNP/UAA/Whitelist (request) 2025-02-27 17:00 Template-protected (log) Modified by AmandaNP on 2020-07-24: "Try Template editor per main blacklist page"
Template:Infobox school district (request) 2025-03-01 04:00 Template-protected (log) Modified by Primefac on 2018-02-23: "high-risk template with 2000+ transclusions"
Module:Authority control/config (request) 2025-03-06 17:31 Template-protected (log) Modified by Favonian on 2022-12-25: "High-risk Lua module: requested at WP:RFPP"
User:AmandaNP/UAA/Blacklist (request) 2025-03-07 18:55 Template-protected (log) From User:DeltaQuad/UAA/Blacklist: Modified by AmandaNP on 2016-02-12: "we are going to try letting template editors edit"
Template:Infobox airport (request) 2025-03-10 14:19 Template-protected (log) Modified by Mark Arsten on 2013-10-18: "Allowing Protected Template editors"
Module:WDL (request) 2025-03-13 21:14 Template-protected (log) Modified by JJMC89 on 2019-02-25: "Highly visible module: match template"
Module:Tfd links (request) 2025-03-14 10:46 Template-protected (log) From Module:TfdLinks: Protected by CambridgeBayWeather on 2017-01-25: "Highly visible template"
Template:Family name explanation (request) 2025-03-15 21:10 Template-protected (log) Protected by MusikBot II on 2023-05-18: "High-risk template or module: 76615 transclusions (more info)"
Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Redirects (request) 2025-03-16 14:03 Title blacklist (log) Matching line: Template:Editnotices\/.* <noedit|errmsg=titleblacklist-custom-editnotice>
Updated as needed. Last updated: 01:01, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Template:Admin dashboard/rfarfp

    I am at about 70,000 edits aross all Wiki projects.

    I, Solipsist, hereby award you this Barnstar of Diligence for you extraordinary patience, over many years, in handling perennial Corn vs. Maize debates.
    The Minor Barnstar
    Minor edits make a major difference. —Gaff ταλκ 04:03, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
    The Minor Barnstar
    Ahh, a sigh of relief from IvoShandor to Rmhermen, thanks for your work on articles related to the Black Hawk War. IvoShandor 05:31, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
    The Original Barnstar, for good deed #1 The Original Barnstar
    This barnstar is for that quick and poisonous work you did on the Ayina River. Yours sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 19:52, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

    Templates I use often but never remember

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    • {{NorthAmNative}} {{WikiProject Michigan}} {{WikiProject Protected areas}} {{river}}
    • (Wikipedia:Template_messages/Image_namespace)
    • {{fact}}{{no license}} {{no source}} {{or-fu-re|Image:replacementimage}} {{Orphaned fairuse not replaced or {{or-fu-nr}} *{{PD-USGov-Interior-NPS}} {{subst:deletedpage}} {{globalize/USA}}{{intro-missing}}
    		 WP:AIV
    		WP:ANI
    		WP:NPP
    		WP:RPP
    		WP:RFR
    		WP:AFD
    		WP:XFD
    		CAT:CSD
    		WP:CSD
    		WP:RM
    		WP:RAA
    		WP:DR
    		WP:TM
    		WP:TT
    		WP:RCU
    		WP:LOP
    		CAT:AB
    		WP:BS
    		WP:RD
    		WP:NFC
    		WP:IUP

    Help box by Jennavecia (talk · contribs)

    "Do you want to take a survey?"

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    On Feb. 12, 2005, I did a random pages survey. Out of 100 random pages, only 1 was a U.S. town. That's progress. Three towns in the UK, 1 in Spain and 1 in Portugal also turned up. Overall biographies were the largest category at 22%, followed by geography with 15% total. Then Lists at 7%, Disambiguation pages at 6%.

    On Feb. 24, 2006, I repeated the 100 random page survey, this time getting 5 U.S. towns. Overall, geography had 26%, biography 21%, fiction 9%, music 4%, colleges 4%, lists 3% and disambigs 4%. Clearly geography and biography are our largest areas. Music, science and business scored less than I expected. Non-individual History was hardly discernable.

    Even by Feb. 2005, 100 out of almost 500,000 was not statistically significant but was as much as I had patience for.

    Wikiprojects I am a member of:

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    Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected areas
    Wikipedia:WikiProject Rivers
    Wikipedia:WikiProject Space missions
    Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan

    Short To Do list

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    Early Anon work, no need to bug the developers

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    Up to Dec 16, 2003, all the edits at these anonymous id's were mine (59 edits):

    More recently 1,250 or so edits on 75.41.110.200 are apparently all mine. Apparently my new ID is 75.41.109.190. There are undoubtedly many others as the earliest history of many articles was not preserved by the software.

    List of most of my original pictures and some maps

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    For copyright declaration purposes The following photographs and diagrams on Wikipedia were taken by and uploaded by me and released under GNU-FDL:

    • Update March 21, 2006 by searching with Interiot's Tool (no longer updated - [1] does edit counts though)

    Pictures

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    Maps

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    Numerous locator maps for U.S. national parks like Image:LocMap Big Bend National Park.png and Image:LocMap Tongariro National Park.png - most now replaced by dynamic map system

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