Wikibooks:Reading room/Administrative Assistance/Archives/2022/December

User Talk Page Protection
@JackPotte @Xania @MarcGarver @Leaderboard @Minorax @Mrjulesd @Atcovi @Jusjih Could someone please protect my discussion page to allow editing only by autoconfirmed users? It is being vandalized. Thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 15:07, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 15:09, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Can admins also protect my talk page (User talk:Xeverything11) due to LTAs vandalising? Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 15:11, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Mine is supposed to be a redirect anyway. I think a semi would do. 15:18, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Done for three months. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 07:11, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you!! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 15:25, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

In case it is not obvious - this is all one person (almost all of the threads on this page are this same LTA; he's been harassing us with obscenities, libel, email harassment, account hack attempts, and fanatical promotion of various conspiracies and other rubbish for more than 15 years). Usually once there are enough administrators around on any given wiki, he moves on to find a less robustly defended one. He spent three years in jail for harassment, stalking, threats, but once he got out he's back to his usual. A nudge to WMF-legal to do something about this never hurts (there is something in the works but can't say more here.) Antandrus (discuss • contribs) 17:17, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

One other thing - if you contact WMF-legal, reference "GRP" "Projects" and Case #00021321. Antandrus (discuss • contribs) 17:23, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Block Request
Block request for 140.147.183.150 and 164.82.46.5 due to repeated spam/vandalism. Thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 19:08, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Page Protection and Block Request
Hi @JackPotte @Xania @Atcovi @MarcGarver @Leaderboard @Minorax @Mrjulesd. Request for protection and edit summary removal for World History/The Rise of Dictatorship and Totalitarianism due to edit warring, vandalism, and usage of hateful speech. Blocking the vandals would also be helpful, though they keep swapping IPs. Thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 19:36, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ JackPotte (discuss • contribs) 20:51, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 23:37, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Globally banned user
The globally banned pest of cross-wiki notoriety, w:WP:LTA/GRP, is back at this page to disrupt. Protection and other measures to stem his tide of drivel via proxies will be most welcome. JavaHurricane (discuss • contribs) 02:30, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Block request

 * PCV. --SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 07:32, 23 December 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅ by Styyx. Thank you for handling this IP, :-). SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 09:29, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Block request

 * not here to build Wikibooks; only here to make promotional edits. --SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 10:58, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Page protection request
Protection request for Talk:Structural Biochemistry/Warfarin due to edit warring and repeated vandalism by banned user hiding behind multiple IPs. —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 17:04, 19 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Structural Biochemistry/Warfarin also needs protection @JackPotte @Xania @Atcovi @MarcGarver @Leaderboard @Minorax @Mrjulesd. And, is there any way we can find a more permanent solution to this vandal/LTA? It seems to be requiring more continual admin monitoring/action than is sustainable at present. —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 19:29, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Done; the talk page was already protected. I also recommend you consider getting temporary adminship for the purpose of combating vandalism (see WB:ADMIN). Regarding the spam, admins (and some other users) have access to filter 65 which is what (used to) block a lot of GRP spam. Unfortunately, it requires continuous maintenance, and was prone to false-positives (which was particularly problematic given the power of the filter). Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 19:46, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay thank you, I'll look into it! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 22:24, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I realise this is probably not going to do anything, but could an admin temporarily protect Brief History of Europe/Europe since 1914‎? It's another playground for our WMF-banned pest. SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 11:59, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * and Talk:Interesting social sciences/Political regimes‎, please. SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 12:45, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * And Talk:Soviet History? Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 13:20, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * apologies for making a request on Christmas, but could someone also protect Talk:The implementation of E-Government/E-Government by country/Russia/Internet representation of the President of Russia? TIA, SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 22:00, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Block request

 * disruptive editing and x-wiki abuse. --SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 03:09, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Done. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 03:14, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Block request

 * WMF-banned user (GRP/Ljupco). --SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 07:30, 24 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Account now globally locked. SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 08:22, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Protection request
Please protect Talk:Interesting social sciences/Political elite, vandalism target. Fehufanga (discuss • contribs) 07:56, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Done by Mtarch11. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 14:35, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Block request

 * abusive username, likely GRP (only time will tell once they make their first edit). --SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 12:18, 27 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Just done by 1234qwer1234qwer4! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 14:34, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Protection request
Protection requested for Wikijunior:World War II/Joseph Stalin due to LTA. Thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 16:59, 27 December 2022 (UTC)


 * and Talk:The Cold War/Potsdam, please. Days of counterproductive edit-warring does not help. SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 12:59, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * just done by 1234qwer1234qwer4! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 15:59, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Done by Xania. —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 15:55, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

Protection request
Requesting protection of The Cold War/Potsdam due to vandalism. Thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 22:46, 28 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Issue resolved. —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 15:04, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Protection request
Hello! @JackPotte @Xania @Atcovi @MarcGarver @Leaderboard @Minorax @Mrjulesd requesting protection for the following pages due to vandalism by LTAs:


 * Armenian
 * The Cold War
 * The Cold War/The Truman Doctrine: Beginning of Proxy War
 * The Cold War/Potsdam
 * Anarchist FAQ/What is Anarchism?/5.4
 * Interesting social sciences/Philosophy
 * Wikijunior:World War II
 * Political Theory/Ideologies of Government

I also think the talk pages for all of these should be protected, since vandals often move to the talk pages once the main page is protected. Thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 14:56, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅. --Minorax &laquo;&brvbar;talk&brvbar;&raquo; 15:02, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much!! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 15:03, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for protecting these pages, Minorax. Let's hope he doesn't move on to another page. SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 22:25, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Protection request
Hello! @JackPotte @Xania @Atcovi @MarcGarver @Leaderboard @Minorax @Mrjulesd, could we protect the following pages and their talk pages due to vandalism and LTA:


 * Wikijunior:World War II/Franklin Roosevelt
 * Interesting social sciences/Sociology of revolution
 * The Cold War/Changes in the USSR
 * International Relations/Military Strategy
 * Japanese History/The Kofun Period

Honestly, I also would suggest protecting the entire books as well (if possible) instead of just individual pages, since the LTAs tend to hop between pages and talk pages as soon as one is protected. I feel like a certain degree of preventative measures need to be taken due to the sheer volume and persistence of the vandalism. Thank you! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 18:36, 30 December 2022 (UTC)


 * , all of the books listed above have been protected to an appropriate degree. This change will not show up in recent changes log as it is an abuse filter (filter 69). Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 18:40, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * @Leaderboard Oops, I see! Out of curiosity (and so I don't inadvertently request protection of pages already being protected), what is filter 69, and how does it work? And, does this protect the talk pages as well? Cheers! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 19:41, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * , it simply protects the books listed above, and protects the talk pages as well. Users not meeting a specific criteria will get this message if they try to edit. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 20:01, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Got it, thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 17:17, 31 December 2022 (UTC)