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I would like to request review of the deletion of Joshua Oyeniyi. The subject meets WP:GNG as there are multiple independent, reliable sources that provide significant coverage of him. Since the deletion, I have found additional reliable sources that were not considered in the AfD discussion, which includes Newspaper article with in-depth profile/interview. These demonstrate that the subject has received significant coverage in reliable independent publications. I therefore request undeletion so the article can be improved with these sources.Gracia04 (talk) 14:43, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
There was a discussion in July which determined that there does not exist sufficient coverage in independent reliable sources to establish the notability of this subject: see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joshua Oyeniyi. The article was previously undeleted, and the creator of the article did not provide any additional sourcing. Because of this, I am not inclined to undelete this article a second time. Mz7 (talk) 18:18, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
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Temporary accounts will not be retroactively applied to contributions made before the deployment. On Special:Contributions, you will be able to see existing IP user contributions, but not new contributions made by temporary accounts on that IP address. Instead, you should use Special:IPContributions for this.
RoySmith told me about the page; from my experience using TA @ kowiki, I can tell you when TA is around, IP's Special:Contribs page will also include new tab to switch over to IPContribs. Just a quality of life stuff, though. Can't prepare you screenshots because mobile:-P —regards, Revi 20:51, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
Just realized 1.1.1.1 can be used as an quick example… quick example for demonstration. —regards, Revi 21:13, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
When you are looking over 1.1.1.1's Special:Contribs page, with access to temp account's real IP access. Without one, this switch box does not appear, and status quo is maintained.
When you are looking over 1.1.1.1's Special:IPContribs page. Without access to temp account's real IP address, they will permission error.
And yeah, I use English as my interface language. /shrug —regards, Revi 10:17, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
@Revi C.: This is good to know! Thanks for the tip. Mz7 (talk) 15:31, 17 October 2025 (UTC)
Ah, thanks for the info. Cases that are in the checked state are de facto backlogged, sometimes taking months to be closed, so it would be nice if open could override checked. ChildrenWillListen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 15:48, 17 October 2025 (UTC)
Traffic report: One click after another Serial-killer miniseries, deceased scientist, government shutdowns and Sandalwood hit "Kantara" crowd the tubes.
Some time ago I tagged this entry for revdel due to copyright infringement. You declined on the basis that the copyvio had been in the entry for a long time and I had already removed the offending material. I've just discovered another on the same page (by the same user), introduced in this diff from this source. I'm assuming that the same logic applies here... however something really should be said, it seems to me, to @Nihil novi: about the rules concerning copyright. -- SashiRolls 🌿 · 🍥 16:37, 26 October 2025 (UTC)
Let me take a look later today. Mz7 (talk) 19:07, 27 October 2025 (UTC)
@SashiRolls: Sorry for the delay in responding. Yeah, since the content has existed in the article for years, I don't think I can easily redact it per Wikipedia:Revision deletion#Large-scale use. I have left a note for the editor at . Mz7 (talk) 04:01, 29 October 2025 (UTC)
@Helpful Raccoon: Thanks so much for pointing that out. I had missed that. I agree this is pretty blatant now and will be blocking them all, especially in light of the lying. Mz7 (talk) 22:00, 27 October 2025 (UTC)
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Starting 4 November, logged-out editors will no longer have their IP address publicly displayed. Instead, they will have a temporary account (TA) associated with their edits. Users with some extended rights like administrators and CheckUsers, as well as users with the temporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will still be able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range.
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When a logged-out user completes an edit or a logged action for the first time, a cookie will be set in this user's browser and a temporary account tied with this cookie will be automatically created for them. This account's name will follow the pattern: ~2025-12345-67 (a tilde, year of creation, a number split into units of 5).
All subsequent actions by the temporary account user will be attributed to this username. The cookie will expire 90 days after its creation. As long as it exists, all edits made from this device will be attributed to this temporary account. It will be the same account even if the IP address changes, unless the user clears their cookies or uses a different device or web browser.
A record of the IP address used at the time of each edit will be stored for 90 days after the edit. Users with the temporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will be able to see the underlying IP addresses.
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Temporary account IP viewer user right
How to enable IP Reveal
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Publicly linking a TA to another TA is allowed if "reasonably believed to be necessary". (e.g. ~2025-12345-67 and ~2025-12345-68 are likely the same person, so I am counting their reverts together toward 3RR, but not Hey ~2025-12345-68, you did some good editing as ~2025-12345-67)
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Clean start?
Copied section from User talk:OakleyCK at this time stamp (due to the editor deleting it from their talk page, which they have the right to do, in order to continue the conversation with Mz7 here)
Hello OakleyCK. By any chance, are you Marino13 (talk · contribs)? Please be aware that while Wikipedia allows you to leave and then come back under a new account, it is generally expected that you avoid editing in areas that you used to edit with your old account to avoid the impression that you are trying to evade scrutiny or mislead people into thinking you are multiple people. See WP:CLEANSTART for more information. If you are Marino13, I recommend disclosing that now or avoiding editing in areas that Marino13 used to edit. Thanks, Mz7 (talk) 08:11, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
No I'm not Marino13. I'm just a new user who edits on and off and is not active on a consistent basis. It is possible that my edits on hockey pages give the impression I'm that user, but I can assure you that is not the case. However, I will abide and follow any of the guidelines about Wikipedia and its policies to ensure each edit is done with proper care.OakleyCK (talk) 21:10, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
You are clearly not a new editor, considering this edit summary. Mz7, I have no idea if they're Marino13, but they're obviously some previous editor, because an edit summary of "Remember what you told me, YOU don't own the article. The same applies to you as it does everyone else" doesn't make any sense for an article they've never edited before. No idea to whom they're even attempting to converse with there. SilverserenC 03:58, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
Silverseren, where do you get these ridiculous ideas that I'm this Marino13? I don't have time to deal with this, I'm just trying to edit. There's no rule that says I can't leave comments on edit summaries. Also, it would be nice if you remind Sundayclose not to fixate on the Aubrey Plaza article because they seemed to have been edit warring there over a ridiculous statement about how to display the actress' age; speaking of ownership of articles. OakleyCK (talk) 06:24, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
As I said in my prior comment there (now here), I do think this is an issue that may need to be raised. Not sure if it's at the level of ANI yet, but it is a concern. I see you haven't edited since yesterday, so prior to my continuation of the conversation there. So I'll wait until you're back online. Cheers! SilverserenC 23:01, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
As an additional aside, I didn't respond to OakleyCK's reply because it seems a non-sequitur to what I said? I have no idea what's going on in the Aubrey Plaza article or what that has to do with the diff I brought up about Cracker Barrel. SilverserenC 23:01, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
@Silver seren: I think my position on this is the same as it was in July: namely, it is possible that this user is some previous editor, but without smoking-gun evidence that they are evading some kind of block or sanction, I don't think we can block for that alone. Our policies allow editors to abandon old accounts and come back under new ones (WP:CLEANSTART), and they aren't required to disclose previous accounts as long as the previous accounts were in good standing in terms of blocks, bans, or other sanctions. In terms of their edit summary on the Cracker Barrel article, maybe it's referring to Wikipedia editors generally? Sort of like some kind of preemptive reminder of WP:OWN to editors that might revert per an WP:OWN reason? Not sure. In any case, I'm not sure there's anything I can do here at this particular moment. Mz7 (talk) 02:59, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
Contacting you as the last admin to block at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SaintDismas. Russianabout is advancing the same kind of edits. The competency appears lower, although I expect it is probably the same group. Do you think I should I file at SPI under SaintDismas, leave it alone, or do some third thing? Russ Woodroofe (talk) 22:16, 1 December 2025 (UTC)
Meh, they came back around, so I reported at SPI. I'm not sure that's the right place to report, but it should get it some attention from someone with the admin tools. Thanks for all you do! Russ Woodroofe (talk) 20:05, 2 December 2025 (UTC)
Hi, Russ Woodroofe, sorry for the delay in responding – I've been a little busy IRL. Looks like Izno took care of your SPI case. Thanks for reporting it. Mz7 (talk) 09:51, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
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