User:Rmhermen
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Admin
[edit]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.)
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Edits | 61471 |
Edits+Deleted | 64818 |
Pages deleted | 3955 |
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 |
Administrative backlog
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Reports
[edit]- 67.87.196.174 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – Tripped filter 61 five times in the last 5 minutes (New user removing references, details). Report false positive. DatBot (talk) 22:33, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- 120.29.244.18 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – Tripped filter 380 five times in the last 5 minutes (Multiple obscenities, details). Report false positive. DatBot (talk) 23:59, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
User-reported
[edit]- CowVibezz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – On Mewing: actions evidently indicate a vandalism-only account. AntiDionysius (talk) 20:37, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- 1.39.17.9 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – IP sock of Dismant39 - see history of Shaheen Khan (Indian actress) and edits from similar IP's around Sidhant Mohapatra as spouse and lots of kids. Also take a look at Special:Contributions/1.39.17.7 for the same reason. Ravensfire (talk) 21:11, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- 213.157.191.244 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – vandalism after final warning. Dieter Lloyd Wexler 22:33, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- 76.68.20.125 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) Immediately after their 24 hour block expired, they resumed their edit warring, unsourced additions, and dishonest edit summary. This is also just generally a nasty person, look at these edit summaries [1] [2] [3]. HistoryofIran (talk) 23:50, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Looks like they also have a user account named User:Valid Aryan, restoring the edit of the IP with the same "clarification" edit summary, compare [4] [5]. HistoryofIran (talk) 23:52, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Veryrespectfulsourceofinfo (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
- LMFPCLUB (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
- Беарофчечьня (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, please be careful in blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 09:40, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
This username matched "Attempting to skip filters using multiple similar characters" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 09:40, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Note on file Multiple special characters can be contained in the same phrase, this rule detects when one or more occurs. -- DQB (owner / report) 09:40, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- NotACommittee (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
- Escort1990 (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "escort" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 13:20, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Krospfc (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
- Schooldazie (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
- Zine club (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
- Themboysunitedofficial (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
User-reported
[edit]- Tahir.NutritionPsychology (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. User (and username) is a member of this organization. . Zefr (talk) 05:40, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Not a blatant violation of the username policy. Consider filing a report at the conflict of interest noticeboard. Zefr The name format "proper name plus organization name" is explicitly permitted by the username policy. They edited promotionally, but that is not a username issue. 331dot (talk) 08:20, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Sorin Balanel (Victoriabank) (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. Tried several times to remove the CSD template from Draft:Victoriabank, see filter log. win8x (talking | spying) 15:48, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Not a blatant violation of the username policy. Consider filing a report at the conflict of interest noticeboard. "Real name (company)" format is permitted per WP:ISU. – robertsky (talk) 17:15, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- COI notice added to talk page. --Kinu t/c 17:24, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- PermittingAD (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. Jdcomix (talk) 17:39, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- MwendoFilmAgency (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. C F A 💬 18:18, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Codingcrafts (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. See Special:Diff/1238021630. jlwoodwa (talk) 22:37, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Current requests for increase in protection level
[edit]Place requests for new or upgrading pending changes, semi-protection, full protection, move protection, create protection, template editor protection, or upload protection at the BOTTOM of this section. Check the archive of fulfilled and denied requests or, failing that, the page history if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
Reason: The template is used across numerous high-traffic articles and potential vandalism would cause major disruption. 9t5 (talk) 18:28, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Not done for now. Only 23 transclusions at the time of my writing this. El_C 20:38, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Reason: Third request for protection after constant vandalism for people trying to add a fictitious nickname. I am requesting indefinite protection, as vandalism has been going on for months and has not slowed down -1ctinus📝🗨 21:22, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 3 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 21:38, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protection: BLP policy violations – This should be PP not PC. (CC) Tbhotch™ 21:47, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected for a period of 1 week, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. @Abecedare: It looks like protecting some other articles related to her recent match has shunted some abuse to this article. Please let me know if you have any concerns about the protection level change. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:20, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Daniel Quinlan: No probs at all. Abecedare (talk) 23:36, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level
[edit]Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin at 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.
Current requests for edits to a protected page
[edit]Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here
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.
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In "Early life and education", the article says "In 2003 she enrolled at the University of Mississippi". The source for that paragraph as archived (https://archive.ph/ek0sE) states that she "dropped out for good in 2001".
I suggest changing "In 2003 she enrolled..." to something like "She enrolled at the University of Mississippi, studying journalism and political science and writing for The Daily Mississippian, but left the school in 2001." Or of course, add a source for her enrolling in 2003. Elizabeth Internet (talk) 06:56, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
Done I have changed it to "but left in 2001 without a degree." It's possible the source may have made a mistake, but that's dependent on us finding another. Daniel Case (talk) 21:08, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Add "George and Junior" in the the programming section of Tom and Jerry, where it says, "including other MGM Cartoons such as Droopy, Barney Bear, and Screwball Squirrel". Mgmcartoonguy (talk) 04:34, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Not done The talk page isn't protected; you can make this request there. Daniel Case (talk) 20:59, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
There are two protection lock templates at the top of the page:
{{pp-vandalism|small=yes}}
{{pp|small=yes}}
Please remove one of them. Thanks. 88.97.195.160 (talk) 15:08, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Done Daniel Case (talk) 21:00, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
Handled requests
[edit]A historical archive of previous protection requests can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive.
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Updated as needed. Last updated: 03:06, 1 August 2024 (UTC) |
WP:PERM
Requests for autopatrolled |
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Autopatrolled[edit]
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Requests for AutoWikiBrowser access |
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AutoWikiBrowser[edit]
Would be useful to make tedious edits. Un assiolo (talk) 22:31, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
Requesting so I can help streamline small edits like typos, general maintenance, and so on. NyanThousand (talk) 12:56, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
To tag pages for Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthropology/Oral tradition taskforce Kowal2701 (talk) 09:06, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
It is very useful for searching/modifying same string/link/name on many articles when required. I am using it already for ro.wiki. --itineris55 08:01, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
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Requests for extended confirmation |
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Extended confirmed[edit]
Dear Wikipedia Administrators, I am writing to request extended confirmed user rights. I have come across several articles on Wikipedia that are incomplete or contain misleading information, and are currently under the extended confirmed protection policy. I believe these articles require attention and correction. Granting me extended confirmed user permissions would enable me to amend and improve these articles. Thank you for considering my request. IamAnisurrahman (talk) 07:08, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
Reason for requesting extended confirmed rights Sorin Balanel (Victoriabank) (talk) 14:15, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
I probably will not be extended confirmed because I have made few edits. etaoin shrdlu(cmfwyp|vbgkqj) 14:28, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
My legitimate alt-account. – The Sharpest Lives (💬•✏️•ℹ️) (ping me!) 15:51, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
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File mover[edit] |
Requests for new page reviewer |
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New page reviewer[edit]
I want to reduce the massive backlog. I have been looking at the new pages patrol feed sporadically for the past two months and the backlog keeps increasing. I want to play a part in reviewing the articles. HRShami (talk) 11:19, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
Hello there, I am interested tn helping out in new page reviewing as there are very large articles backlog and love to do so. Xegma(talk) 07:10, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
I would like to request new page reviewer rights to help review newly-created articles and lower the backlog. I have accepted lots of drafts at AFC and participated in many AfDs with deep discussions to exhibit my knowledge of notability, as I was advised previously. Thanks! Waqar💬 19:55, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
I was given a trial for a few months and would like to renew my permissions. I have made good use of my permissions by fixing new pages and applying CSD whenever necessary. Florificapis (talk) 22:45, 31 July 2024 (UTC) |
Requests for page mover |
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Page mover[edit]
I have been editing for over 7 years and I plan on using this permission in order to help with discussions on WP:RM and deal with cross-redirects for articles that should have more disambiguated titles. KingSkyLord (talk | contribs) 12:46, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Reason for requesting page mover rights: I want to have my page mover rights extended, as I contribute to RM/TR. Was given 3mo trial and it will end on August 20. ToadetteEdit! 08:30, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
I was granted pagemover rights nearly a month back, but due to mistakes on my part, the rights have been now revoked. So, I am requesting the rights again on Primefac's advice, explaining why I made the mistakes and how I shall avoid those mistakes going forward.
I've learnt from my mistakes and hope not to repeat them. I also aim to minimise any chance of any other mistakes on my part. PadFoot (talk) 17:56, 30 July 2024 (UTC) |
Requests for pending changes reviewer |
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Pending changes reviewer[edit]
I've been doing RCP for a little while now, and recently started NPP. I believe I could assist in patrolling recent changes to expand on my anti-vandalism work. Thanks, Lordseriouspig 06:20, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
I've been doing patrolling for a little while now, and recently started seriously devoting time. I believe I will submit myself in patrolling recent changes in contributing to anti-vandalism work. Thanks Fsrvb (talk) 19:43, 1 August 2024 (UTC) |
Requests for rollback |
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Rollback[edit]
I've been patrolling recent changes for a while now, using Twinkle to warn members. I have over 200 mainspace edits, and I'm extended confirmed with over 700 edits total. I've also been doing NPP for a little too. I'd like to use rollback for more advanced tools such as Huggle and AntiVandal. Thanks, Lordseriouspig 06:14, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
I've been recent changes patrolling on and off with Twinkle, and more recently Ultraviolet, for years now, and would like to try Huggle's more advanced tools. I have over 1.4k mainspace edits, no history of edit warring, and consistently and appropriately notify editors whose changes I revert. P1(she/her, talk/contribs) 04:18, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
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Requests for template editor |
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Template editor[edit]
I am a frequent editor and creator of templates and modules, and I have encountered several instances where having the template editor permission would be helpful. Many of my requested edits on protected templates have been performing minor visual fixes or fixing small bugs with the template's logic. For these uncontroversial edits, having to submit a request and involve another editor feels unnecessary, considering the nature of the requested edits. In other cases with more significant changes, going through the edit request process works fine for the most part, but I like to be able to avoid the process because of the backlog the edit queue can have at times and the added potential confusion added by having to request technical changes. Because of this, I'd much rather be able to have a standard discussion on template talk pages, if necessary, followed by implementing the agreed upon changes myself rather than having to request someone else to implement the changes. In the near future, I plan on exploring adding support for the new dark mode to more templates and being able to implement these changes on protected templates myself would be of great help. In the future, I would also like to use my technical knowledge of wikitext and Lua to help with processing the template edit request queue. Another issue that the template editor permission would resolve is that several templates I've created or rewrote are now template editor protected: Template:For-multi, Template:Country name, Template:Yearly archive list/display, Template:Visible anchor/styles.css, Template:Divbox/styles.css, and Module:Outdent. As a result, I am unable to edit them, which makes several of them difficult to maintain. Per the guidelines, three templates sandboxes I've worked on include Module:Jcon/sandbox, Template:Visible anchor/sandbox/styles.css, and Template:Infobox road/sandbox and at some requested template edits are [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13][14]. Also, I acknowledge that I performed what ended up being (unintentionally) disruptive templates several years ago. Since then, I have learned a lot about collaborating with others on Wikipedia and being mindful of the impact template edits can have on articles across the wiki. Since then, I have been much more careful with the edits I perform, as these past experiences have shown me the dangers of not doing so. With the template edit permission, I intend to take from these past mistakes, and I will follow the best practices to ensure the template edits I perform are well-tested, agreed upon, and non-disruptive. I find that now I am very cautious with my template edits, and I always create thorough test cases (e.g. Template:Jcon/testcases) before performing changes. – BrandonXLF (talk) 19:08, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
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I am at about 70,000 edits aross all Wiki projects.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Barnstar_of_Diligence.png)
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The Minor Barnstar | |
Minor edits make a major difference. —Gaff ταλκ 04:03, 31 May 2007 (UTC) |
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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) |
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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
[edit]- {{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}}
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Help box by Jennavecia (talk · contribs)
"Do you want to take a survey?"
[edit]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:
[edit]- Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected areas
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Rivers
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Space missions
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan
Short To Do list
[edit]- add maps to cities in Chad
- have done ten largest plus A-Biltine (plus Doba, Faya-Largeau, Goz Beïda, Guéréda, Mao, Ouara) from List of cities in Chad
- sources for Hook and Cod wars
- History of camping
- User:Rmhermen/sandbox
- reduce repetition between Chemical Weapons Convention, Chemical weapon proliferation, Destruction of chemical weapons, Chemical weapon#Disposal and Chemical warfare
- Pueblo Chemical Depot - full destruction in Sept 2016
- Joan Walsh Anglund
Early Anon work, no need to bug the developers
[edit]Up to Dec 16, 2003, all the edits at these anonymous id's were mine (59 edits):
- User:64.152.154.140
- User:64.152.153.104
- User:166.90.233.102
- User:65.25.234.xxx
- User:64.7.163.180
- User:64.152.153.139
- User:63.212.148.98
- User:64.152.159.57
- User:64.152.154.147
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
[edit]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 - [15] does edit counts though)
Pictures
[edit]Maps
[edit]- Image:Michigan map.png
- Image:Toledo Strip.png
- Image:Les Cheneaux Islands.PNG
- Image:Blackfeet Indian Reservation map.PNG
- Image:1999_west_nile_map.png, and the others in article
- Image:US execution methods.png
- Image:Lake of Egypt.PNG - an unimproved map
- Image:Upper Peninsula of Michigan.png
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