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Similar discussion, new venue: Wikipedia:Blocking policy/RFC on promotional activity. El Beeblerino if you're not into the whole brevity thing 20:54, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

@Beeblebrox: thanks for posting this. Will be good to get this settled. Wouldn't apply to either of the recent examples we were discussing, as both were making promotional edits in article space. But worth establishing consensus on the overall principle. -- Euryalus (talk) 22:34, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
The Rock line guy's edits, while clearly in an area where their username implies a COI, did not seem particularly promotional in nature to me, which is why I went for discussion. El Beeblerino if you're not into the whole brevity thing 22:44, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
Well YMMV (never actually seen the source ad for this but apparently its a saying?). You warned them after their first edit, which was to a film produced by their company but was not otherwise objectionable. However several hours after your warning they made a series of further mainspace edits to remove criticism of the film. These edits were more clearly promotional than their first innocuous change for which the warning was given. I can't guarantee they saw your warning, so maybe they still believed there was no problem with promotional edits. Either way a block seemed necessary to prevent continued promotional changes and to force their attention to the talkpage request that they change their name. Hence the block. As with the Kepri Estates guy, a name change and some indication that they understand wp:COI and possibly wp:paid would be enough to secure an unblock.
And again, thanks again for reposting the RfC, and hopefully it ends up with a clear consensus on any changes to UAA policy. I've supported the idea of advice to admins not to reflexively impose no-warning blocks on accounts whose only edits are to draft or userspace (option 1), but ofc that's not where this or the Kepri Estates guy's editing occurred. -- Euryalus (talk) 06:05, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
As a mild addendum, I agree with your RfC comment that If they ignore the concern and keep editing, especially if they add more promotional content, the discussion attempt has failed and a block is justified and uncontroversial. This succinctly describes the Rockline Entertainment scenario. -- Euryalus (talk) 20:24, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

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Mariners' Mirror

Hi Euryalus, it's good to see you are still editing.

In a discussion, many moons ago, I vaguely recall you saying you subscribed to the above publication. I cannot find that conversation so I may have misremembered but I was hoping you might have access to Aberg, Alan (2005). "Saving the Victory". The Mariner's Mirror. 91 (2). Portsmouth, United Kingdom: Society for Nautical Research: 359–361. doi:10.1080/00253359.2005.10656955. S2CID 162312253.. I am interested in validating the parts of HMS Victory where it is used as a reference. I am hoping to take the article to GAN so anything I can't corroborate will probably have to be removed. Hoping you can help and thanking you in advance, --Ykraps (talk) 19:26, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

@Ykraps: hello and thanks for the message. Alas I no longer have the hard copy or a current subscription. The article is available from Taylor and Francis, if that's helpful. I'll also try to get a copy via a university library and will come back in a few days with success or failure! Also, from memory that entire volume 91(2) of Mariner's Mirror is dedicated to Victory so there's likely a bunch of other useful articles in it. If I do find a hard copy I'll email or otherwise post the best bits. All the best. -- Euryalus (talk) 22:03, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
I have access to Taylor and Francis via the Wikipedia Library but a search didn't produce any results. I assumed this was because I didn't have a high enough access level or some such thing. However, I have just carried out another search using the doi number and it came up straight away. Thanks for your help and showing an interest. If there's anything else you think I should check out, do send it my way. Best regards --Ykraps (talk) 17:43, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

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@Euryalus: congrats. Like your username very much :-) Lotje (talk) 03:58, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

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RE: Gonzalo Lira https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Gonzalo_Lira&action=history

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WP:PA. OK. No personal attacks. Best wishes and have a productive week. :) October 8, 2025.

2A00:1370:8186:3825:F8D8:A280:79A3:63F8 (talk) 08:29, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

I haven't been on vacation, but thanks for the well wishes. Please note you cannot make edits accusing your fellow editors of being responsible for other people's deaths. Repeated instances will likely lead to a restriction on your ability to make edits. -- Euryalus (talk) 08:50, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

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Hi Euryalus. WP:WARNVAND says: Brand-new accounts who repeatedly vandalize despite multiple warnings are usually blocked indefinitely, especially when there is no history of quality editing on the account. From my understanding, IPs generally need to continue after a level four warning, but this does not necessarily apply to vandalism-only accounts. OCAI-8 is a brand-new account and every edit is vandalism. Isn't three warnings sufficient here? Thanks. Mellk (talk) 10:51, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi! Agree its borderline as there are no useful edits. However the final warning was given and they stopped, so in the spirit of WP:AGF I left it unblocked. They can be blocked quickly enough if their next edit is of a similar vein to their previous. -- Euryalus (talk) 10:53, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
Sure, this is not an issue. I will monitor their edits. Thanks. Mellk (talk) 10:55, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

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Hi there! While looking at pages nominated for speedy deletion, I noticed you recently soft-blocked Wikisavemaxauto for a promotional username. Looking at their history, their sole contribution was creating an article tied to their username. As such, a hard block may be more appropriate so they’re required to address the payment disclosure policy before being unblocked. I've already gone ahead and updated the block, but I wanted to bring this to your attention in case you come across a similar situation in the future. Let me know if you have any questions, comments, and/or concerns regarding this. More than happy to hear your perspective! Take care, Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 01:34, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your message. Mildly, it might have been courteous to come here before unilaterally overturning the outcome, per WP:RAAA?. Anyway. In this case I considered the hardblock template but went with the softer one. I'm obviously a bit too softhearted. Indeed another admin once called me "milquetoast," which you'd agree is a scathing critique that I've understandably not really recovered from.
Over time I've found there's little real difference in practical requirements from the two templates. Both involve an indef block and both link to WP:PAID. Anyone seeking an unblock in these circumstances will need to meet the same requirements. The gentler wording in the softblock template can deliver better results with those rare new editors who genuinely didn't understand the rules about creating articles on their own workplaces. It's less shouty, and potentially increases the prospect of the editor realising their first approach was wrong and deciding to stick around and follow the rules. But your mileage may vary. FWIW I'd say 99% of people blocked under either template never return either way.
So with all that said: thanks again for the message, nice to meet you, and I have no objection to your change of the block template for this editor. All the best. -- Euryalus (talk) 03:21, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for sharing your perspective! As I've been spending my time at unblocks, I often find that users who receive a soft block for their username either a) do not request an unblock (as you stated) or b) do not understand that there were issues with their editing and thus, only request an unblock based on username. As such, if the user submits a new username, reviewers are then inclined to unblock as they were not blocked for undisclosed paid editing. From my relatively short experience, this can make the unblock process more confusing than it needs to be -- for both the new editor and those reviewing the block.
Anyway, thanks again for sharing, and nice to meet you, too! Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 03:31, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
I called you names, Euryalus, really? That was brazen of me, with your Wikipedia career so distinguished as it is. I wish I too could remember it! I hope at least I didn't change a block of yours? Bishonen | tålk 07:23, 24 October 2025 (UTC).
You mean you've forgotten?!? Well that makes it worse! -- Euryalus (talk) 09:20, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
Worse also for me, who would like to be able to look back on it as one of the high points of my time here. "When I dared defame Euryalus". Ranks below my pride and joy "when I took Jimbo to WP:ARC", but not by much. Bishonen | tålk 09:53, 24 October 2025 (UTC).

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Hi Euryalus. Thank you for supporting my unban request. Over the weekend, I wanted to start making small edits to articles I’ve previously worked on to get readjusted. When I was banned, I requested you to delete User:TheGracefulSlick/Articles. Can this possibly be recovered?TheGracefulSlick (talk) 16:19, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

@TheGracefulSlick: Done. Welcome back! -- Euryalus (talk) 20:28, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

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@Ykraps: Thanks for the thorough review. Hopefully it wasn't obvious that I don't think much of these pre-1750 fifth-rates in terms of design or utility. A far cry from your HMS Roebuck which was built with genuine purpose in mind. :) -- Euryalus (talk) 23:17, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

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A return to the fold

Wonderful to see your name popping up so frequently on my watchlist again. The wooden walls won't know what's hit 'em! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:49, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

@Pickersgill-Cunliffe: Thank you, your message is much appreciated. Is nice to be back when I can! While you're here, thanks for all your articles ship and ship classes, especially the eighteenth century ones. Have just been looking through Beaulieu plus your old one on Charles Richardson. An entertaining read on a quiet afternoon.-- Euryalus (talk) 06:39, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for saying so! Beaulieu was a very enjoyable write, there were a lot of stories to tell. Richardson was my very first FA, so has a special place in my heart. Despite my activity lull I've continued to accumulate naval literature; I hope to start putting it to good use again soon! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 15:03, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
@Pickersgill-Cunliffe: re naval literature, did I read in a reference sonewhere that you had a book on ship names? If so, a) would you recommend it as a purchase, and b) does it cover eighteenth century vessels in any detail? My only useful ship name source for this time period is a single academic article, be interesting if there was something more comprehensive. -- Euryalus (talk) 21:41, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
@Euryalus: I do! I assume there are others that would do a similar job, but my source is Manning, T. D.; Walker, C. F. (1959). British Warship Names. London: Putnam. OCLC 213798232. I doubt there have been many brand new ship names taken on by the RN since '59, so while it isn't a new publication, it is reliable and surprisingly up to date! It has a ~66 page introduction, with pages 66-498 alphabetically listing every RN ship name, the namesake, battle honours, and a selection of specific ships to have held the name. It covers ships from the Armada to publication. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 22:00, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

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DYK for HMS Chesterfield (1745)

On 13 January 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article HMS Chesterfield (1745), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the officer who led a mutiny aboard HMS Chesterfield in 1748 later admitted that he had been "lunatick" with alcohol the entire time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Chesterfield (1745). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, HMS Chesterfield (1745)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 13 January 2026 (UTC)