User talk:Cyphoidbomb/Archive 23

Hi Cyphoidbomb (talk) I just wanted to clarify I am not feeling welcome at all because I am confused with why @In ictu oculi: Is not responding back and telling me why they are opposing the request move discussions for Chandrakanta brahmarakshas and Shastri Sisters can you please guide me on what to do right thanks VarunKhurana326 (talk, 17:43 22 May 2018. VarunKhurana326 (talk) 16:44, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Hi Cyphoidbomb, I noticed today an IPv6 editor who was adding Jisshu Sengupta's name to various movie articles, in the list of starring actors and/or in the cast list. One or two of the films I have checked actually include the actor in their official cast list (by which I mean imdb, mostly, and I know that's not reliable but I have also checked other sources where available), but the rest did not. Come to think of it, imdb is probably less reliable than usual, because why would people not add fake info there if they add it here... The IP had also bolstered the actor's filmography with a bunch of films that don't mention him. I have reverted Jisshu Sengupta and have begun to clean up the IP's edits, and then I noticed that they had done the same thing with Sabyasachi Chakrabarty which resulted in your protecting that article the day before yesterday. The IP is blocked now (Special:Contributions/2405:205:611D:68F8:0:0:D0D:88A0) but I think the person has used other IPs on the same range before, such as Special:Contributions/2405:205:6282:1F11:0:0:93A:A1, and also inserted fake information about other actors, such as Rudranil Ghosh, where I see you have already reverted unsourced info in the article. It looks like this is a bit more complex and sprawling than I initially thought, with who knows how many actors being given fake billing in the cast lists, and quite possibly a lot of fake info in the articles about the actors themselves, too. (I suspect part of the Rudranil Ghosh filmography is still false, for instance - pretty much everything added after 23 April is from that IP range, and unsourced.) I don't think I'll be doing much more editing tonight, so I wanted to post this and let you know, in case you feel like taking a look. It looks like it's been going on for at least a month. :( --bonadea contributions talk 18:20, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Hi B, yeah, I thought the Rudranil Ghosh stuff at first was good-faith, but super-misguided and messy. I can't remember which of it all came first, but maybe Chakrabarty. Anyway, after the most recent batch of Chaktrabarty foolishness, it became clear to me that the IPv6 was in fact making bad-faith edits. Spot checking a few of the Chakrabarty claims, like one of the Spider-Man movies (and several others) yielded nothing. I think also that he's been adding these people's names to the film articles, perhaps to make it less likely to detect. This is a big clean-up job. I'll have to think about where to begin with it. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:14, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

Hi, I was wondering if you can help. This problem has been going on for nearly 6 months with no solution. Basically User:Spshu is trying to remove anything I make on Disney International HD, Disney Channels Worldwide and List of Disney XD TV channels. The main problem being with the first article. No matter what I do he will force his edits to stay (Having reverted over 15 times) removing service provider info for no reason, trying to add the channel in Maldives is its own feed which is NOT true, (they actually get the same feed as India from satellite) and removing current programming information. He refuses to accept the fact unless the source LITERALLY says it, despite explaining so many times on the talk page you can see it's a huge discussion. And with Disney XD TV channel list, Sri Lanka gets Disney XD India, they don't have their own channel, few months back when I corrected it, he kept reverting it and even managed to protect the page for a month. So he is trying to spread false information about Disney Channels in India and neighbouring countries.

Also tried Dispute resolution but that did not work out. User 261115 (talk) 15:33, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

@Cyphoidbomb: I Think this issue needs an Administrator attention as edit warring again started on Disney International HD. Sid95Q (talk) 17:44, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

Hi User:Cyphoidbomb I just wanted to tell this user User:27.62.202.220 has been using disrupting and vandalism edits for Dil Se Dil Tak as many users have been adding Rashami Desai and Sidharth Shukla to the cast as they both were a part of the show but he has been doing the same thing over and over again. Please could you nominate or tell me how to block him. Thanks. On thed safe side to know what this user has been doing please check the viewer history of the article.— Preceding unsigned comment added by VarunKhurana326 (talk • contribs) 20:05, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

@VarunKhurana326: You did not exactly specify what you found to be problematic with these edits. Nobody can do anything unless your communication skills are top tier. Also, please sign your posts with four tildes, which look like ~~~~. This will append your name/signature and a time stamp, so people know who they are speaking to. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:24, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I see that you are very active in taking care of Indian movies related articles...and I appreciate your work and congratulate you for the same... but I have a query for you,...I have seen many Admins who block the disruptive editors and vandals pretty quickly, but I have noticed that even after being an Administrator for a long time, you don't block other users.... I don't find any user who has been blocked by you recently... I Am curious to know why don't you use your powers as an administrator to block other disruptive editors? or you are a very patient or tolerant administrator?.. I will be glad if you respond to this... Thank You . --Adamstraw99 (talk) 14:52, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

@Adamstraw99: I'm not sure that I understand your question. I block disruptive editors all the time. I've blocked about 15 people (accounts and IPs) so far in May. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:09, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Oho... i was just curious because there are many Administrators like Spiff, utkrch and Bish who block many Indian editors quite quickly on daily basis...and i thought your blocking activity was lesser compared to them... I'M sorry to bother you with my stupid question... --Adamstraw99 (talk) 18:17, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Hello Cyphoidbomb, please help me if you can answer the questions:

• In Talk:Guptodhoner Sandhane#Reversion, you said that we don't use ratings from Bookmyshow and IMDB. Why we cannot as these are also critic review centers?
• Here you said that Daily hunt.in is a content harvester. They just take other people's content and republish it. Wheather it copies or not the content is true. So why we can not use it as a ref?
• Here you said that gannaworld.in as a blog. But I found no element that exists in a blog. A blog generally contains writings and posts by the customers of the blog. There I saw nothing so.

AnkurWiki (talk) 01:46, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

@AnkurWiki::

• "you said that we don't use ratings from Bookmyshow and IMDB. Why we cannot as these are also critic review centers?" Who are the esteemed critics from IMDb and Bookmyshow, that we should care what they think?
• "Wheather it copies or not the content is true. So why we can not use it as a ref?" Because we don't link to shady websites that are probably republishing content without clear permission to do so. That would be a copyright violation. You have read our policies since my recent warning, right? It's the same reason why we don't link to unverified YouTube channels. We don't want to get caught up in proxy copyright violations.
• "you said that gannaworld.in as a blog. But I found no element that exists in a blog. A blog generally contains writings and posts by the customers of the blog. There I saw nothing so." Should I assume you've never seen a blog? This site has the same lazy half-ass setup as virtually every other cookie-cutter Indian trade blog I've ever seen. It even has a format theme credit like every blog. But it's not just aesthetics--it has hundreds of posts by one person, with no indication of who they are or what their qualifications are, no indication of editorial oversight or journalistic standards. The bigger question is why you think it would be acceptable. Because it exists and it came up in your Google search results? We want mainstream news sources with established reputations for fact-checking and accuracy. The site's been up for less than a year, it only has one guy running it. So whatever you personally would call gannaworld.com, it's not an acceptable source. I've told you where to find a list of acceptable sources. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:38, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Ok! I got it. I did not see the matter of the copyright violation and did not understand the blog that is running by one person only. It seemed to me as a normal company website. Sorry for inconvenience.

AnkurWiki (talk) 03:46, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

@AnkurWiki: Blogs can be run by multiple people. What we don't want are blogs run by ANYBODY. So even if it's a group of people publishing content by themselves, in blog format, or in some other format like onlookersmedia.in does, we're not interested. We care what journalists think, not what hobbyists and armchair film critics think. My mom might be really good at guessing Indian film budgets, but she's no authority, so nobody cares what she thinks. My uncle may have some great opinions about Indian films, but who cares? He's just a regular asshole. Proper journalists only. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 06:07, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Mistapping is so easy on this tablet. Amaury (talk | contribs) 16:14, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Hi this user TakDin (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) added interpretive labels like [1]] just like Vidhee2 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). Sid95Q (talk) 13:59, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: Thanks. I don't have enough data to do anything, but I've educated them about the labels. The "Main Male Lead" thing is something bizarrely common in Indian TV articles. It's like a meme that people write with no consideration for how redundant it is and how needlessly gender focused it is. If you're interested (and you don't have to be) here is a general list of the type of weird, ignorant stuff I see in Indian TV and Film articles. In many cases I wonder if it's just a matter of TV marketing groups who have a certain agenda for how they want our articles to look. Promote new cast by putting them at the top, move old cast to the bottom, etc. It wouldn't surprise me. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:38, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you :). Actually I am film student doing research on various topics. Including Film related trends and topics on Wikipedia (NOindicscript etc). "Campaign of ignorance" will be very helpful for my research work. Will love to read your other works as well. Sid95Q (talk) 16:51, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: I haven't written anything in depth other than that. It's mostly for my own records. Note that "Campaign of Ignorance" is a snarky title, but it describes what I was seeing at the time: literally a dumbing-down of articles and a deliberate, almost pathological aversion to community standards. Ex: the repeated removal of Shivani Tomar from a cast list, the preference for sloppy parentheticals over clear prose, etc. Some of it has died down, as some was linked to a few awful editors, but some of the groupthink still exists. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:00, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Hi, are you sure he's a sockpuppet? I came across him on NPP and noticed his English was bad and the plots he wrote were all copyvio (but not enough of the article for G12) so I rewrote them. I added his userpage to my watchlist where he lists his new articles so I could review his articles and rewrite the poor english and copyvio plots as I considered the TV series topics to be valid topics. Did the Anav19 and other Anavs have bad English ? because if they had at least average English I don't think he's a sock, and I dont think theres a sockring becuse the bad English and copyvio and other mistakes are too incompetent for paid editors, thanks Atlantic306 (talk) 11:31, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

@Atlantic306: If you compare their edits you'll see enough evidence which connects them. Cyphoidbomb can you please take a look at user Wikieditorkrishna as well who looks somehow related to the same farm and creating promotional articles. He recently re-created Kirtana Fanning and if you look at the articles on the films they claimed the subject has worked in were created by Anav19 and Thilakshan. I can't see their deleted edits but his English and the use of double hyphen before signing a comment is exactly same as other two and there are some signs of undisclosed paid editing too e.g. this image he uploaded as own work and how he know about the personal life of the subject which is completely unsourced. Thank you GSS (talk|c|em) 13:06, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

• • That similar way of signing does look suspiscious, its a pity someone didn't spot Thilak before they created so many articles, thanks Atlantic306 (talk) 13:19, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Hi a sock was recreating this page again and again so it is now protected and now only an admin can create this page. This series is notable and there should be a page on this on Wikipedia. Will it will be OK if me or any other user makes a draft and submit it for a review. Sid95Q (talk) 17:55, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Sid95Q: Anyone can recreate a deleted article at any time, as long as there is sufficient information. Just FYI this article was nominated for deletion by Siddiqsazzad001 because of concerns about notability but was speedily deleted under G5, so I believe it can be renominated if an editor desires to do so. GSS (talk|c|em) 17:57, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: Request the title be unsalted by that admin who did it or you can request at WP:RFED. Please see WP:SALT. Thank you, Siddiqsazzad001 <Talk/> 18:45, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

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Should Netflix be added in external links section? It requires payment to view the shows itself but lots of information about the shows like episode list, language, logo and credits can be viewed without any account or payment. A link to Netflix can be very useful, specially for shows that are exclusive to Netflix and don't air on television channels anymore. TryKid (talk) 12:25, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

@TryKid: I don't think that would be well-received by the community, likely perceived as a form of advertising. We should only link to stuff that would provide unique content beyond what Wikipedia would provide if the article were in tip-top shape. If we wrote an article about a TV/Streaming series, we'd include episode #s, dates, synopses, general credits, etc. So linking to Netflix wouldn't provide us with materially more than that. See WP:ELNO. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:58, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi,

I want to ask a question that how you edit your revision summary using rollback? Ex. [2] and [3]. Thank you, Siddiqsazzad001 <Talk/> 19:02, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

@Siddiqsazzad001: I'm not sure what you are asking. If you are asking how I labeled the reversion "rollback", that wasn't me, that was Wikipedia's software. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:08, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi can you check this user Global-Hart (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) this user creating Chandrashekhar TV series page again again, might be a sock of Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw. Sid95Q (talk) 16:30, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

• hi I know that the page is created by Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw

But SKS is created this article different name And different style And iam created this article is so different as of SKS creation, thank you. Global-Hart (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:40, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

After a long scan, I had founded this result. Can you please review this? Thank you, Siddiqsazzad001 <Talk/> 19:14, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

(Talkpage stalker) Siddiqsazzad001 If you're adding obvious ones like TOI, then how can you forget the The Hindu? Some others are Indian Television and afaqs. Afaqs seems pretty reliable. I think a list like this already exists somewhere but if not, it should be added on some WikiProjects.
TryKid (talk) 23:17, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

@Siddiqsazzad001: It sure is colorful, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to evaluate. The accuracy of the ratings? I worry about using color-codings, because someone who is not proficient in English might look at the yellow checks and think that those sources are fine. I'd rather make it clear in English which sources are and are not valid. Also, this content largely appears at WP:ICTF#Guidelines on sources and WP:ICTFFAQ. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:22, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi Fictional titles are being added to Indian Film Production houses like [4], [5] by IPs 103.252.25.51 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki), 103.252.25.60 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). Please look into the matter. Thanks. Sid95Q (talk) 18:12, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: I've blocked the most recent IP for 31 hours. If it continues, consider asking for a range block at WP:AN. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:20, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi never reported any IP range before can you help me in doing that as the IP is again adding fictional content 103.252.25.53 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). Thanks. Sid95Q (talk) 13:26, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: It's not difficult. You just list the problematic IPs and point out the problem edits. I reported the range here. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:29, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

 

Hello, Cyphoidbomb. You have new messages at Talk:2.0 (film).
Message added 12:38, 11 June 2018 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Aggarwala2727 (talk) 12:38, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

A user is trying to add external links on Aditi Sajwan [6]. Please look into this matter. Thanks. Sid95Q (talk) 03:49, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

In your words Wikipedia is not an advertising platform, if its true then why other public figures wikipedia page show their social media links ? You guys not give us the opportunity to add external links option when we did it , the information was removed by some users . Adding those links in website area still deleted by some users. What do you want ? It's important to add external links and every public figures wiki page external link categories show their social media platforms links Deb Nandy (talk) 04:17, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

I indef'ed this user. DMacks (talk) 04:52, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

I have a lot to say about this edit of yours, so kindly bear with me.

a) Condescending edit summaries, in which you refer to contributors to an FA as "kids" is not okay.

b) You have been editing Indian film articles for a while now to know that we do not have a reliable Rotten Tomatoes-like website to summarise reviews. So you know that when we talk about an actor receiving "acclaim" or "praise" for a performance, it's after we have read multiple reviews and see what the general consensus is for that particular performance. That's been the policy that has been followed in each of the Indian film actress biographies that I have written, and not once was I told by any of the reviewers to "raise the bar".

c) You have seen me around me for a while, and our paths have crossed a few times. The least one could expect is a little bit of "good faith". If you had your doubts about the claim, a neutrally worded edit summary would have done the job as well, as would a talk page message. I presume you did not read the reviews for Kapoor's performance in the "four films" you removed from the lead, so instead, I will show good faith and kindly ask you to do so.

d) I know it's okay for you to admonish me for lashing out when I am at the receiving end of targeted harassment, while not once asking the perpetrator to stop his actions; whatever it is, I respect you as an editor, and I think it's high time you value my contributors here as well instead of making such condescending remarks. Thank you. --Krimuk2.0 (talk) 06:51, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

@Krimuk2.0: I appreciate your note. You are largely correct, and I'm sorry. A little context: Much of my editing around this time was reverting lots of PR puffery from articles. "Well known", "popular", come watch the show on weekends. This edit was from January, but I noticed it a few hours ago: "popular", "bagged the lead", "rose to fame", "household name", "critically acclaimed", "subtle grey shades", "household name", "heart throb", "rave reviews", "popularity outside India", "prestigious film festivals", more "rave reviews". It puts me in Hulk mode. Now because I can't check individual articles every day, I often look at large ranges of diffs over time to look for problems that have survived. So with the Surbhi Jyoti article, I was looking at the net result of months of edits. Only when I find something particularly irritating might I try to track down the person who added it and slap their wrists, Hulk-style. Similarly when looking at the Kareena Kapoor article, I was probably looking at a large range of diffs, and only saw the multiple unsourced claims of critical acclaim, which are pervasive in Indian film/biographical articles. (Do they need to be sourced somehow? Yes. If not where they are, elsewhere in the article. It doesn't matter whether there's a Rotten Tomatoes equivalent for Indian films or not.)

Anyway, I'm going down a circuitous path to say I didn't know that you added the content, and my comments were absolutely not directed at you personally. You are one of a small group of capable editors that I know I don't need to police, and under normal circumstances if I'm checking article diffs, I'll usually skip yours, because I know that you edit with integrity and quality. This should be evident from how infrequently I drop notes on your talk page. So please forgive me for using commentary that sounded critical of you personally, that was not my aim. I could have been less condescending, yes, but I gotta say, with the amount of frustration I endure looking at walls of PR drivel every day, that's pretty much the only way Hulkbomb gets to blow off steam. Anyhow, again, I didn't mean to direct that steam at you. As for the "admonishment", I said fairly clearly that it was not an official admonishment. I was just trying to help inspire you to not take the bait from an editor who was trying to be a provocateur. You can look at it like "Oh he's selectively lecturing me instead of lecturing the other guy? He's out to get me!" or you can look at it like "Ah, it's a friendly gesture, he's trying to help me avoid getting dragged into somebody else's toxic drama." My intentions were the latter and I hope you'll continue to see me as an ally, which is what I've always intended to be to you and the rest of the ICTF. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:12, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying that you didn't refer to me in your edit summary, Cyphoidbomb. I have always considered you to be an ally and will continue to do so. Apologies for snapping at you this morning, but when I have to constantly deal with negativity (see below), with nary a support from my fellow editors, it gets a bit difficult at times. But I really thank you for your kind words -- it means a lot.   Krimuk2.0 (talk) 18:16, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

I agree with you, Cyphoidbomb, on this one. Kapoor's performance was deemed weak and pointless in Udta Punjab and was almost panned-more like mixed-in Heroine. Yet the editor added two other films to show that she was doing acclaimed work during that period, which she wasn't. Why all of a sudden two new films were added to her lead anyway? Same goes for her film Asoka, which in alternate reality had established in Bollywood (LOL). Seriously? It's laughable how a flop film (Asoka) with panned performance becomes notable just because an actress/actor received a Filmfare nomination. Also how did it and her minuscule role in K3G really establish Kareena in 2001? I mean as far as I know she established herself with Jab We Met but the editor made it seem like Kareena debuted and established herself in just one year. Laughable isn't?Krish | Talk 17:08, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Yes I agree with Krish above that she was NOT an established actress before Jab We Met... and more importantly, listen to Cyphoid when he says something... --Adamstraw99 (talk) 18:22, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

It doesn't matter what you, Adamstraw99 or anyone else thinks, we follow what reliable sources say. Krimuk2.0 (talk) 18:29, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Haha...it's funny that you say that because I don't see Ashoka being mentioned in this source. Why not replace it with Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai? Also go and check the reviews for Heroine and Udta Punjab, both received meh reviews for her performance, especially the latter. BOI is a joke because it considers films like Ra.one, 36 China Town, Chup Chup Ke, Tees Maar Khan, De Dana Dan and so many dumb comedies of Akhay and SRK as hits when the industry considers them as disasters.Krish | Talk 21:01, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Also note how KRIMIK the outdated version considers constructive criticism as "negativity". LMAO.Krish | Talk 21:04, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Eid Mubarak! Wishing you and your family a blessed Eid.

Zafar24Talk 23:41, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Hello, was the reference I added to Race 3 for Salma Khan as Producer not correct? Aggarwala2727 (talk) 04:14, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

@Aggarwala2727: I don't know. Have you asked TropicAces, who deleted significant formatting as well as your reference in this edit? What's the deal with that, TropicAces? You removed a link to Salman Khan, removed {{not a typo}}, even though it was previously thought that this was a typo. You removed soundtrack info from the infobox as well, but what discussion did you participate in before you did that? Are you just randomly removing stuff? Here's one discussion you might look at. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 05:16, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

@Aggarwala2727: for some reason (probably through an oversight of my own) I couldn’t get the source to work to be next to his name (not below it on a new line) and since he’s credited on the billing block I don’t see why a source was even needed. Probably all my bad... TropicAces (talk) 10:13, 17 June 2018 (UTC)tropicAces

Ok, Thanks. Aggarwala2727 (talk) 04:29, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Thought you might be interested in this hilarity and also this.CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 14:27, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

@Chrissymad: Help me, Jesus! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:57, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

OMG! This madness!!Aggarwala2727 (talk) 04:32, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Hello Cyphoidbomb, I saw that on the user talk page of Marybethsenior, she had been blanking the contents of the talk page like Welcome, CSD, etc. Is it normal to do? Aggarwala2727 (talk) 10:11, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

@Aggarwala2727: Users are allowed to blank their own talk page. If a user has been warned about something and they blank their talk page, it's widely considered as proof that they've read the warning. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:08, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

@Cyphoidbomb: Ok! I understand.

1.187.122.141 (talk) 15:17, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi an IP 188.118.114.121 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) is again adding Komail Shayan as music director. Regards. Sid95Q (talk) 13:48, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: Thank you for keeping your eyes peeled. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:44, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi can you check this user Birsanagarwala (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). This user is adding same kind of information of different pages. Thanks. Sid95Q (talk) 15:25, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: Augh. Geez, that's awful. I've warned him and reverted the remainder of his submissions. Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:54, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Hello Cyphoidbomb please look at the talk of user Hemil Raj. Thanks. Aggarwala2727 (talk) 08:58, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Can you keep an eye of an IP? If any other IPs as soon as found, add them on Wikidestruction vandal. 115.164.182.224 (talk) 08:15, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

He created another account M. Samiuddin Qazi (Fan Of Doraemon) (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) which was blocked after that a new account Qazi MS-903 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) and an IP 182.183.253.193 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) are adding same kind of info. Thanks. Sid95Q (talk) 14:14, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Now this user 182.183.203.139 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) is adding Urdu language films on Indian film articles [7]. Sid95Q (talk) 16:11, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Dear Admin,

I want answers for why user Might Glen is allowed to purposefully disrupt the article Kusum Dola, by going into an edit war with me and just turned mad reverting all info on the article with his own sincere judgement only. He is making tall and high claims like unsourced, promotional and what not for every single line one writes. Despite more sources added to the article, and lists like casting where the already present cast in the article is written in prose form, as per MOS TV. But he comes all high and mighty and claiming for sources on the whole article. Despite such unprofessional behaviour which I believe doesn't occur on other articles this frequently, he is the one to give me threat for a block, though I withdrew myself from the war only to not purposelessly revert others' contributions like he is doing on a regular basis now. Has he forgot about the three revert rule and all. I think he has gotten personal and can't accept defeat. I consistently kept trying to discuss at the talk page, but he will only make claims and threats but not explain in the least why is he thinking so?? Please take necessary action against him in this regard for total disruption of an article by going against an editor's morals and wikipedia's guidelines as well. Highly anticipating for correct action on your part. Thank you.

Torterra Ketchum 5999 23:42, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

@Torterra Ketchum 5999: actually, the correct place to report edit-warring is at WP:AN3, and for disruptive editing, use WP:ANI. TMG^talk 19:26, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

@Torterra Ketchum 5999: I agree with you he has some serious issue with indian articles check here [8] and this [9]. He need some treatment from admins otherwise he is just using his account for disruption to satisfy his ego. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.8.37.251 (talk) 19:23, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi Torterra Ketchum 5999, as Glen noted, if you have issues with his edits, you should raise them at the appropriate community forum. Since I've had some differences of opinion with you on the appropriateness of some of your edits, it might be best to seek help from a different administrator. Nothing personal, of course. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 04:41, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

NO, if the two experienced editors are finding my edits in the wrong, I despite of extreme disbelief regarding that, will back myself out of this, mainly because, I, being a student, don't have that much free time to continue the dispute every day. Also, thanks to both of you and Mighty Glen for sharinng some useful info (regarding the complaints forum) with me. Keep up the good work! Torterra Ketchum 5999 11:08, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

The disruptive IP editor who removes the source from a disputed episode title is back again. I had a thought, and took a look at the user page for the editor who insisted on hyphenating two words in the title and guess what! He's from the same suburb of Phoenix, AZ as all the IPs. I've put a warning on his user page about socking and disruptive editing. Let's see if that does any good. If not, looks like the joy of a sock report is in order. But in the meantime, I wanted you to be aware, since you've dealt with this guy before. ----Dr.Margi ✉ 01:22, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Please do not post misleading box office figures like you been doing with Shirish kunder. This is not an advertisment channel. It's an encyclopedia..mary beth senior — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marybethsenior (talk • contribs) 17:08, June 18, 2018 (UTC)

I will respond to this on your talk page, since you are more likely to benefit from my response. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 01:56, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

@Cyphoidbomb: Are you reporting neutral information on people or writing their glamororous bio? You have edited vidhu vinod chopra's failures out and mentioned few of his successes. Rotten tomatoes ratings have been mentioned in articles of many people. Do not threaten people of blocking or give warnings as you might get reported too. Please continue to put in neutral information and not one sided bios. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marybethsenior (talk • contribs) 16:02, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Hey, I was following up on an AIV report and saw your edit here. Are we certain enough about the problematic range to consider a rangeblock? For instance 103.252.0.0/16? Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 21:14, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

Hi Ed, my rangeblocking skills are nil. I do see disruptions from similar IPs here. This was actually something I brought up at WP:AN a while back, because this entity keeps adding false content, like here, where gibberish "Hare Hamaari Thop Ka Cola 8 Log 2012" and "Star Gold Mumbai Special 6 3D" were added. (Note, I don't mean that the Hindi language is gibberish, just the "Cola 8 Log 2012" stuff and the "special 6 3D"). Anyway, the AN conversation was this, in case this helps you at all. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:03, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

I notice that you put a three-week block on the /27 range, back on 10 June. The block expired yesterday and editing has resumed. Do you think another six weeks might be considered? EdJohnston (talk) 23:10, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

I talked myself into re-issuing your block for another 3 months. A /27 is rather small, as rangeblocks go. EdJohnston (talk) 15:21, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

@EdJohnston: Sorry for the delay in responding, I've been a bit busy IRL and my brain is elsewhere. Thank you for the extended block. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:40, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Do you think this is ok? Krimuk2.0 (talk) 21:19, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

There is nothing personal there. I just said are you taking money or is he your friend since you live in Mumbai and have film making aspiration. BTW he broke 3RR rule on Sanju, so BLOCK him.Krish | Talk 21:35, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Recent edits have landed me with a disruptive editing template from a user by the name of User:SummerPhDv2.0. I've waited for response regarding the Melle Mel albums but have apparently been ignored. Keep in mind the articles I've edited in question are quite short and are in dire need of sources and expansion. Nonstopmaximum (talk) 00:54, July 3 2018 (UTC)

@Nonstopmaximum: Hi there, the application of genres to various articles has always been a problem at Wikipedia, because some users consider themselves more highly attuned at differentiating between the nuances that make an album one genre or another. ("That's not anarcho-post-punk, that's nihil-pop-punk!") Problem is, as a rule we don't use our personal opinions/evaluations/analyses in articles, because they constitute original research. Since genre is entirely subjective, it is often the subject of debate, and that's problematic, as it just sucks volunteer time away from our community. In this edit, it's unclear what distinction you are personally making between "hardcore hip hop" and "hardcore rap", or why the Native American aspect of the genres was removed as well. That's not a simple rearrangement, that's a reidentification. And to do this without providing any new references or having a discussion about it, is not generally how we go about working in this area. Per the instructions at {{Infobox album}}, "The field should include the music genre(s) that best describes the song. It should come from a reliable source and also be stated and referenced in the body of the article; personal opinions or original research must be not be included... And since there's always the temptation of confirmation bias, i.e. to seek out sources that agree with us, my normal recommendation is to look for sources that describe genres and pick the ones that they have in common rather than the ones that are different. For example if we were talking about a film, we might find six sources that call it a drama, but one that pegs it as a thriller. I'd go with drama in that case, even if I personally interpreted the film as a thriller. Sometimes more general is better (and healthier?) than obsessing about subgenre.

Other thoughts: if another editor objects to your change, then your recourse is to seek consensus for the change through discussion on the talk page, but not to revert the reversion. If you have other questions, I'm not sure what Wikipedia community would be the best for getting input--maybe WikiProject Albums, so you might ask there if you were curious about other community preferences. And believe it or not, SummerPhDv2.0 is a very capable editor. I'm sure she would earnestly explain community preferences to you if you were to ask, although I know right now that might be a sore subject. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:03, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Starting a consensus on genres on the articles talk page that's rarely edited let alone viewed is an outright useless solution to my problem. The distinction is that I put the widely accepted term "hip hop", it's not original research if it's the widely accepted term that most users will put on most song articles instead of "rap". Perhaps for now on I should just start editing other song articles with "hip hop" in their infoboxs to "rap". Talk about clear bias for her! It's no wonder so many people leave this website with a grudge over how so uptight the administration is regarding such minor issues. Nonstopmaximum (talk) 21:03, July 6 2018 (UTC)

Hi again, Admin! Hope you will be fine. I am here again for some help. Please check out the mentioned page, where a user uses website https://mominamustehsans.com/ and says it as subject's official website. However, I don't think this could be official, as no sign of it in subject's official social media accounts. Can official website be used as a reference? Thanks! M. Billoo 16:31, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

@M.Billoo2000: I've challenged some of the content that article, but you don't need to be an administrator to do that. If you have a valid question of the legitimacy of a website being used to source personal information, especially for a biography of a living person, and especially when it looks like any other random blog on the face of the internet, then you could absolutely raise that issue on the article's talk page and confidently argue for why you think the content should be rejected. You were very smart to try to find instances of the subject pointing to these sites in her social media accounts, so thank you for that effort. If her confirmed social media presences don't seem to care about that website, then we shouldn't use it. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 01:01, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Hi Cyphoidbomb, There's constant disruptive editing here. Could I seek your help in protecting the page? Thanks. Audit Guy (talk) 12:42, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Hey there, Can you please give your inputs on a few issues here:
1. Talk:List of highest-grossing films in India
2. Talk:List of highest-grossing Indian films
3. Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film/Indian cinema task force

Thanks in Advance. ~Rajan51(talk) 7:50, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

@Rajan51:   Done, but please also note that I'm not the only person with an opinion. You can invite other ICTF regulars to comment on these things. My opinion doesn't hold more weight than theirs. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:41, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

Hi Please check Qazi MS-903 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) Another sock of Muhammad Samiuddin Qazi (sami) (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). Regards. Sid95Q (talk) 15:50, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

 

Thank you very much for helping me out with my edits, and taking the time to explain them, Cyphoidbomb! I appreciate it very much!

Missindiafan (talk) 19:29, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

Hi Cyphoidbomb Can Box office mojo be source for the istributors name. For example [10] to show Yash Raj Films distributed Race 3 in some overseas territories. Thanks. Sid95Q (talk) 09:02, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: Generally speaking, it is considered a reliable source, although its knowledge of Indian films might not be as good as its knowledge of Western films. So if there is conflicting information at reputable Indian news sites, or on the film's poster, I'd probably lean toward those sources. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:04, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Hi this user Sheena Dwivedi (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) is creating a lot of problematic pages and adding other disruptive material and not responding to any message on the talkpage. Sid95Q (talk) 05:35, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

Can you please Salt this page [[11]] as there are no reliable sources which confirm the series and even the sources provided talks about the possibilities, so there is no actual confirmation. Thanks. Sid95Q (talk) 08:53, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: You would have to argue first for deletion if it's going to be salted. But I did semi-protect it for 6 months, which may help, but it may also bring out more sockpuppets. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:10, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

I suggest Dakuaan Da Munda please see the official poster of film Preetzaildar8 (talk) 06:37, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

@Preetzaildar8: Wouldn't your comment best be left at Talk:Dakuan Da Munda? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:37, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

I renamed it back as 'Dakuan da Munda' as multiple sources have different versions. Tribune says "Dakuan da Munda", ghaintpunjab.com says "Dakkuan da Munda" and even Amazon.in calls it "Dakuan da Munda". Check here [12]. I believe it should be kept as "Dakuan da Munda" for simplicity as of now. Khairaarsh (talk) 09:38, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

@Khairaarsh: Again, I think the best place for this discussion is on the article's talk page, not my talk page. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:15, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Sorry sir, I just wanted to notify you about that as I forgot to ping you in the article's talk page today. Regards Khairaarsh (talk) 15:01, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Here is the source saying the film had finished principal photography, and that it may go through re-shoots. --Kailash29792 (talk) 07:06, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

@Kailash29792: Thanks for that. I think I totally screwed that up by redirecting that article, as it clearly says that filming had completed. I may have gotten confused with another article--maybe had too many tabs open or something. Anyway, thank you. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 22:30, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Hello Cyphoidbomb. There is a possible WP:COI issue with the Sanjjanaa article, in addition to ongoing WP:BLP issues as well. Would you please place this on your watchlist? Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 20:14, 24 July 2018 (UTC)

@Yamaguchi先生: Added. Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:58, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

Dear admin, please take notice that an user Sunit Roy who has a conflict of intrest is editing without clarificaton and writing down his own approach in the article kusum dola. Thamk you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.233.49.180 (talk) 17:00, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

 

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Untitled Sanjay Dutt Biopic (film). Since you had some involvement with the Untitled Sanjay Dutt Biopic (film) redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. --woodensuperman 10:38, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

I saw your discussion with them on their talk page. With their recent spate of edits on Jyothika's page, I think this is GOOD morning returned. Several of their edits are the same as GM or one of their IP socks. What do you think? Worth an SPI? Everything would be stale, so behavior only probably. Ravensfire (talk) 12:27, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

@Ravensfire: I was actually kind of waiting for you to bring that up to me, because you're more familiar with his work. Yeah, sure, if you think it's him, SPI away! By the way, do you have the following tool turned on? Go into Preferences > Appearance > Strike out usernames that have been blocked. This can be VERY helpful in locating potential socks. I highly recommend turning it on. Oh, and do you know about {{noping}}? If you want to link to somebody without pinging them, you might consider using that. Not a problem here, since it's unlikely that Good Morning is going to be logging in. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:59, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

I'm not 100% convinced this is GM, but they have created Tuftparsi and self-admitted on their talk page. SPI filed, but if you feel like handling this sooner... Ravensfire (talk) 17:56, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

IP 5.115.40.225 has added Komail-Shivaan as 'guest composer' for one of the songs of Stree (2018 film). Please look into it. Thanks. Vivek Ray (talk) 12:23, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Looks like it's already been removed, but they've probably shifted to that spelling (with the dash) to get around the filter. Ravensfire (talk) 14:34, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, it's less impactful, though. If all a person has going on in life is hoax-promoting himself on Wikipedia, and someone takes away his name, what does he have left? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:38, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello, can you please take a closer look on Kaushal Manda's article. I don't think the article has a reliable source at all and also maybe there are some chances for sockpuppet by one or more users in the article. Thank you. Tolly4bolly 13:54, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Just do it Lumbercane (talk) 10:39, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

@Lumbercane: I assume you're talking about the Puli gross? The best place for your comments is at Talk:Puli (2015 film)#This movie not even grossed 70 crore. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:01, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Nobi Sami Qazi aka Muhd Samiuddin Qazi (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) Another sock of Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Muhammad Samiuddin Qazi (sami). This time he created Category:Urdu-Hindi-language programs and Movies. Sid95Q (talk) 15:46, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: Thank you for the info. I've blocked him and reverted some of the edits. Note that if you are sure that somebody is operating a sock account of a known sockmaster, you can revert that person without regard for whether or not the change was helpful. You don't have to revert them if you think their change was helpful. There is no penalty for violating the three revert rule when dealing with sockpuppets. See WP:3RR and WP:REVERTBAN. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:02, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

Hmm, I made a mistake. I didn't block the account until today. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 19:36, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

And he is adding Urdu language category from this IP range [13]. Sid95Q (talk) 22:59, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: Blocked. Thanks. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:07, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi Cyphoidbomb This user Sheena Dwivedi (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) is getting disruptive day by day. Sid95Q (talk) 06:20, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: Understood, but I can't really do anything unless you provide me with some sort of indication (diffs) that she's continuing bad editing practices that she's been warned about. Looking at the net result of these 23 edits, I don't see that she did anything purposefully damaging. Yes, she removed the hidden templates at the top of the article--that's not great. One thing that was maybe also not great, is that she added a bunch of wikilinks that point right back at that article. Many of the redirects are ones that she created. I don't know what her thought process was about the circular links. The detail she added about what series would potentially replace it in its time slot is probably not ideal. If someone provides a legitimate academic reason to include details about a time slot shift, then we shouldn't be psycho about deleting that content. I'm not sure if the bar was met here, though. For instance if in an article about the Simpsons we said something like "The series first premiered in the 6pm slot, where ratings dwindled for the first six months the show was on the air. On the brink of cancellation, the series was moved to the 8pm slot, where ratings tripled and the series became a success." If any of that were true (I just made it up) that would be a legitimate use of time slot talk. She did, however replace a bizisalive.com reference with a Tribune India reference. That was helpful. The unsourced quotations are not good. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:39, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Dear admin please take notice that an user Ganguly mm or so has been changing some part of the plot section of Kusum dola article to a version that is to say the exact copy of the plot as per blocked user sunit roy's last edit on 3rd august. I feel that it is quite evident that after being blocked sunit roy is using this parallel account headed by the production company i guess. Also from the search history i saw that this account has been used to make edits on kusum dola majorwly. Please look into the matter. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.233.62.193 (talk • contribs) 16:17, August 8, 2018 (UTC)

My intention was correct the table only. I made it 2016 now. Darsana.vinod (talk) 03:22, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello, how are you? I have asked this user a question. I am not fully sure if it is a deliberate attack to add a lot of links of that particular website (with deliberate non-existing links) to increase website backlinks. You are working a lot in this area, perhaps you have some suggestion? --Titodutta (talk) 18:04, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi Titodutta, I've opened a query on their page. If they delete it or ignore it, I'll look into other avenues. It seems kind of problematic that they're machine-gunning articles into live space with malformed references and no attempt to demonstrate notability of any kind. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:30, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Well, first of all thank you so much for your opinion. Secondly, the following terms, words or phrases were not added by me: the terms "blockbuster", "super hit", "flop", "failure", "disaster", etc., the opinion of BoxOfficeIndia.com on him being the star of 90s, the successful films that were removed were already existing, the phrasings "extreme patriotism that struck a chord with audiences", "as well as the biggest hit of the 21st century" , and the "figures of Betaab". These opinions were not added by me. Please keep in mind what I edited. I made it more enyclopaedic rather than articulate. You can check what I edited.

Next thing I would like to add is that Betaab was a big commercial success and a source can also be provided. "Through his successful acting career, he has established himself as one of the most popular actors of India." - is very much justified. He is a superstar and sources can be added. If you want, I can! Thank you!!! Priyamal21 (talk) 10:32, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Could you contribute to this discussion ? There's a necessity for a third opinion. This user is trying to remove all minor roles from her filmography. Please read this discussion too – the master a/c mentioned is someone with a close contact. Apparently, the actress doesn't want her minor roles to be listed in filmography and the user was editing on her behalf. Article has a history of socking and edit warring for the same. Sameershan, the latest addition in this case initially lied that she has not acted in those films (one was actually correct and removed). When caught, now the argument is that minor-role films are unnecessary and only the notable roles need to be listed. I would really appreciate if you could interfere. As an active administrator experienced in editing film articles your voice is much valued.--Let There Be Sunshine 18:32, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

I have sent a mail about clarifying more about the discussion. Thank you Sameershan (talk) 02:21, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Cyphoidbomb, thanks for your comment.--Let There Be Sunshine 07:03, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi Cyphoidbomb, hope life's been treating you well. For the past few days, I've been dealing with an IP-hopping user on Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown who is disruptively removing content without discussion (other than just saying "not a follow-up movie" over and over). I have attempted to warn the user several times and encourage them to discuss, however, whenever I give so much as a single warning, the user instantly hops to another IP that is ever so slightly different from the last one they edited from to avoid detection. All edits have come from the 73.61.1* range, and as of last night, the user is now going to numerous other Scooby-Doo related articles and arbitrarily deleting content without explanation. Since I can't warn or talk to the user without them IP hopping, I was wondering if it would be worth looking into seeing if there's an open proxy of some sort that they're editing from? Any advice or other thoughts would be appreciated. Cheers, Katniss May the odds be ever in your favor ♥ 19:09, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

• 73.61.14.108/22 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) blocked 48 hours for edit warring. Swarm ♠ 15:58, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

@Swarm: Thanks for the assist! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:00, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

No problem. Feel free to let me know if there is any more trouble from this range. Swarm ♠ 16:02, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

Swarm Thank you!   Katniss May the odds be ever in your favor ♥ 16:08, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

Are you online? Harsh Rathod Poke me! 16:30, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Dealt with on my talk. Primefac (talk) 16:59, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello Cyphoidbomb, I hope that you are doing well. If your schedule permits would you please add the Thirumurugan Gandhi article to your watchlist. It tends to be a magnet for polarizing viewpoints and would benefit from wider attention by non-involved parties. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 19:36, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

@Yamaguchi先生:   Done Cyphoidbomb (talk) 01:53, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

I am realy sorry please please please give me one more chance i will try to fix my mistake Ekramul 56 (talk) 19:31, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

How to add a website link and also a new citation no. in the REFLIST — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sarkarankur (talk • contribs) 13:35, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

  Please do not add or change content, as you did at Gold (2018 film), without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Diff: [14] Your edit here, where you change the gross to 148.63 crore, is not consistent with this source, which as of this note indicates a gross of 146.60 gross. Your change is indistinguishable from vandalism, so please be sure that content you submit is supported by existing or new references. Thank you. Sush150 (talk) 11:59, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi Can you please protect this page as there are not enough sources for a separate season page plus there is no season 1 page. Sid95Q (talk) 02:58, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

There is another page like this Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (season 2) created recently. Sid95Q (talk) 03:01, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: You should open a discussion on the talk page so we have some paperwork on why the article should not be created. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:38, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Please see this discussion on WP:ICTF where you are mentioned and may have a view on this issue. Ravensfire (talk) 19:23, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

On the aforementioned page, I noticed a user (Lady Junky) put in an actress called Ash Santos into the confirmed cast list, citing a tweet. However, when I looked at the account, I noticed it was unverified, so I reverted the edit. Also, the tweet simply said this season was starting in a week. Lady Junky then reinstated the edit, saying that because she "appeared" in a recently released trailer and posted the described tweet, it was proof, so I reverted reiterating that the account was unverified. They came back with another tweet, which was from a verified account, but I believed breached WP:TWITTER where it says Self-published and questionable sources may be used as sources of information about themselves, as the account holder has nothing to do with American Horror Story. After I reverted this edit, I said in a dummy edit that I would be seeking the input of a neutral admin. After this, Lady Junky reverted again, coming up with a website which mentions in passing that Ash Santos is in American Horror Story. While I haven't reverted this edit, I do not believe this source is reliable as it's impossible to tell where they are getting their infomation from, and nothing else mentioned Santos was in AHS at the time. So, I came to you to ask for your opinion over this to try to end this edit war. Thank you TedEdwards 20:57, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi to both of you! Not here to defend myself, just to apologize to TedEdwards about two of these edits. The first is about using the trailer as source; since the actress clearly appeared multiple times in it, I thought it would be more than enough to use it as source (and by the way, Ted you never told me anything about using that trailer, just about her unverified Twitter account). Don't really know why the trailer is not enough, but ok. The second is not using a verified account, except for info about themselves. I admit it, the mistake is entirely on me; I am not editing enough on Wikipedia to know all specifities about these references, but I am learning everyday. Won't happen again ^^ Finally, about the latest source I added, it is from the website Broadwayworld.com. Before posting it on the page, I checked if it was possible to use this source or not, and I saw it multiple times on different pages, so I thought it was ok. I don't get why this source would not be "reliable" now that it comes to AHS. It states clearly the name of the actress and that she'll appear in Apocalypse. So, I'm a bit lost and hope some explanations ^^ Thank you! :) Lady Junky (talk) 21:13, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

@Lady Junky: About your first edit, you cited the tweet in the article, not the trailer. On that point though, and I would like to be corrected if I'm wrong, but I'm dubious about using the trailer as a source, as a degree of WP:ORIGINALRESEARCH would be used to identify the actress as Santos if it was done by a Wikipedian. But if multiple secondary sources mentioned Santos appeared in the trailer, that's good as proof. But with the BroadwayWorld source, it appears to be dated from last week, before there was any evidence that Santos was in the season, so I'm unsure where they are getting there info from, so that's why I questioned whether that source is reliable (mind you, I'm sure I remember something about some IPs adding Ash Santos unsourced a couple of weeks ago). But thank you. TedEdwards 21:41, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

@TedEdwards and Lady Junky: Hey guys, I'm happy some good ol' fashioned civil discourse was able to help somewhat. Thank you both for discussing.   As for the trailer, as a fellow editor, I wouldn't be too bothered by using the trailer if the actor clearly appears in it, i.e. I can look a photo of them somewhere and compare it to the lady in the trailer without having to do brain math subtracting for dark shadows and blood and makeup and such. We can use primary sources for uncontroversial content like cast, and in some cases, (like when we write plot descriptions) we have to look at something (the film/TV show) and report facts from it. Identifying the character "Trisha" in a TV show and noting that she got married is not really much different than looking at a trailer and noting that actress X is in it. Although in an ideal world we'd probably prefer something explicit like a printed credit. Hope that helps. And my opinion isn't law, it's just an opinion based on lots of experience. Yes, I would almost always stay away from unverified social media accounts, and while I believe I've heard of BroadwayWorld.com, I'm not uber-confident that it is sufficient for inclusion. Maybe searching the archives at WP:RSN would be helpful? Regards to you both, and feel free to ask more questions if you have any. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:26, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello, I just undid 2 edits on the Bhuvan Bam page - possible vandalism. Can I request you to fix the Infobox page? It is messed up and I am not that well versed with infobox yet to attempt it. Can some protection be applied to the page to prevent unregistered users from vandalising the page? Thank you. Csgir (talk) 03:25, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Csgir, I've fixed the infobox. Request protection on WP:RPP. Thank you. TryKid (talk) 03:50, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

@TryKid and Csgir: I've reverted further back because of some problematic edits by Ismailariyan. We need to be sure that we are all maintaining proper English grammar and typography. This user miscapitalised several words, which means the overall change is problematic. I hope that you all are able to help police these things. We only capitalise proper nouns, like names of people, cities, hotels, albums, films, TV shows, states, countries, holidays, months, and so on. Common nouns like "his own channel" do not get capitalised. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 05:53, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

@TryKid and Cyphoidbomb: Thank you for the edit. Someone has nominated the page for deletion. What are your thoughts? Csgir (talk) 11:13, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

@TryKid and Csgir: The deletion nomination was withdrawn by the nominator. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:59, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi, I hope you have a good day. Can you please help me regarding non admin afd closures? Needed to know more about that. Regards - Knightrises10 (talk) 15:11, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

@Knightrises10: Hi there, did you find WP:CLOSEAFD yet? That has some instructions on it. Did you have specific questions I could help you with? Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:58, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. But can you tell me the difference between closing the afd with afdtop and xfdtop

@Knightrises10: {{afd top}}and {{xfd top}} are templates that produce similar results when used in conjunction with {{afd bottom}} and {{xfd bottom}} respectively. Both can be used for articles for deletion closures. As a "teach a man to fish" tip, if you want to know more about a specific template, you can search for that info by typing "Template:Afd top" into the search bar. This will take you to the instruction page for that template. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:11, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi, regarding your concerns over the disappeared references, I had moved them to the body with the claim, and left the claim in the lead asper policy. They weren't removed. Now there are duplicate references. Please remove them. Also why was the page protected? I was improving the plot's grammar when it happened. Thanks.86.99.12.41 (talk) 14:59, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Edit: OK, I made a mistake in forgetting to copy two sources. But still one got duplicated in reference 8 and 43. Request you to kindly fix it.86.99.12.41 (talk) 18:37, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi, would request you to protect the page Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop due to consistent vandalism, changing of order and removal of references by an anonymous user. Thank you :) PlotEditor6 (talk) 11:30, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

I can't understand that why the death related to a crew member was added to the article under the heading production. The similar casualty was also reported in the first season. Can you confirm on this please? 43.250.243.138 (talk) 14:06, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your query. FYI, I submitted the content per a request on the talk page. I added it to a Production section for lack of better place to add it. It doesn't belong in the lead, because it doesn't seem to have impacted production in any major way, (see Midnight Rider (film) as an example of a death becoming more important than the work), but it makes sense to put it somewhere, and "production" seemed intuitive to me as it was a death that occurred during the production of the series. Since the article doesn't talk about any of the real-world aspects of the series (how people were cast, how games were picked, how the set was designed, etc,) focusing instead on all of the moment-by-moment inanities of the reality series, the real-world content may look out of place. If you have a more intuitive place for the content, I'd be interested in your suggestion. I don't think that burying it at the bottom of the article would be sufficient, though, because any quality article about a TV series would have information about production featured prominently before delving into episodic details. See 30 Rock as an example. As for the other aspect of your note, as of the most current version of the first season article, I do not see any content about the guy who got electrocuted. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:36, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

I have a feeling Byronstorm might be a sockpuppet of the blocked user Film Fan. It is apparent from the nature of his poster uploads. Can you please look into this? --Kailash29792 (talk) 11:40, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

@Kailash29792: SPI filed. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:24, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Any idea if this is GracyM? he was registered a day after GracyM was blocked and immediately start editing the same articles where GM was active. GSS (talk|c|em) 12:47, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

@GSS: I think it probably is. Editing at Draft:Warina Hussain would be quite telling. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:07, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

99% certain on this - the editor interaction is exceptionally close and the timing makes this more suspicious. I think this is plenty for an SPI, especially the Draft article edits. Ravensfire (talk) 14:18, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

@GSS and Ravensfire: I've updated the SPI. Thank you both. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:26, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! I spotted the edits to draft this morning during breakfast which set off my sock sense, but didn't have the time to create an SPI. A thought is that some of these articles may benefit from reverting the sock edits for use as a honeypot and possibly semi-protection. Ravensfire (talk) 14:49, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Note - I'm actually interested that Sheena Dwivedi wasn't caught in that SPI as they have a pretty good overlap as well ([15]). This feels like a paid editing ring - reverting and excessive nuking from orbit is I think a viable option here. Ravensfire (talk) 15:09, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

@Ravensfire: Sheena Dwivedi was an interesting one, because there was zero pushback after I indeffed her. The silence suggests to me that she was already set up to move to another account, so I hear ya on that. I'll float the question at the SPI. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:12, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

@Ravensfire: Oh, I see that I already reported Dwivedi here. Man, I don't have any memory of anything anymore. Anyway, not going to bother with adding it to the new SPI. You can do it if you want to piss off Bbb23. :) Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:19, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Nah - they're far too good of a person to risk getting on their bad side! Ravensfire (talk) 15:22, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi, I received your message on my talk page regarding the citation issue. Thanks for the heads up. What happened was that I think I had kept open a few editing tabs (of the same page) open, and had accidentally copied and pasted from one without adding the corresponding references. So when I saved the page, it just saved the bracketed reference number (i.e. [15]) without the actual link to the reference itself. But I have since changed that and added more content, with proper referencing. I've also deleted the IMDB link as per your request. Thanks again.

Rush922 (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello sir Silentkiller888 (talk) 10:02, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi, this is the person that you just complained to. I don't do films so unfortunately that complaint that you made about "stars" was totally wasted. I think someone must've had a similar account/profile name as me and the website must have got a bit confused. I didn't even touch those articles that you mentioned, but I will try and keep that in mind. Thanks! 88.144.139.64 (talk) 13:38, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi there are two articles Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishn and Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn on same series so what should be done in this case both articles are not according to the manual of style. Sid95Q (talk) 13:02, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: The articles are identical. Which title spelling do you think is the better of the two? I'm probably just going to redirect one of them into the other. Since someone appears to have pasted one version into the other, there is a lingering copyright concern, which I will fix by adding the following template to the talk page of the article that received the copy/paste. (Telling you this for your edification.)

{{Copied|from=Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishn|from_oldid=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dwarkadheesh_%E2%80%93_Bhagwaan_Shree_Krishn&oldid=544323661|to=Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn|diff=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dwarkadheesh_Bhagwaan_Shree_Krishn&diff=775696255&oldid=671574096}}

Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:26, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishn Was created first so think we should keep this page :). Sid95Q (talk) 06:17, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: The age of the article is irrelevant. I'm more concerned with the spelling because we should probably be calling the series what the producers called it. There's no punctuation on the title card, so I'm going to go with that, and if anyone has a problem with it, they can figure it out. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:45, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

@Sid95Q: Also, no, Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn was created on 14 July 2011‎, where the other version was created in August. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:49, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Here is a source where the title of the series is mentioned [16]. Sid95Q (talk) 14:51, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Mollywood.lover is a likely reincarnation of Muhammed.suhail 137.97.144.58 (talk) 18:37, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:40, 26 September 2018 (UTC)