User talk:Willbb234

Removal of mainspace ban, 1RR editing restriction

Hello,

I have just closed the AN appeal, raised through Ritchie, from your appeal. Please (re)-read both the close and, in particular, the full text of Courcelles' proposal at the bottom.

Specifically, I'd like to relay the warning about being very careful should they make reverts relying on those exceptions. You can appeal the WP:1RR at AN in six months time.

I'll also add my own, purely personal, warning about staying cool should an issue arise, especially in anything that might be construed as a personal attack. While the siteblock was removed by Ritchie as several admins agreed it shouldn't be implemented, that was heavily because it was issued 2 months later - a comparable act risks not merely the article-space block being readded but a full siteban.

With the firm bits all done, however, I wish you the best of luck editing - please do ask if you have any questions whether about the editing restriction or editing more generally. Nosebagbear (talk) 15:04, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

I noticed you didn't unblock Willbb234. I assume, given the wording of the appeal, that you meant to do this and is simply an oversight, so I've unblocked. If I've screwed up - again - I'm sure I'll know about it ;-) Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 16:12, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

ANI

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 14:12, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

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Indentation in talk page discussions

Hi Will. I'd like to suggest that you take a look or refresher at WP:THREAD. There's a couple of edits now ([1], [2]) where I've had to repair the indentation level and placement of your replies. If you find this difficult, you may wish to use the new reply tool, which will automatically indent your replies based on the specific message you're replying to. Sideswipe9th (talk) 20:54, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

@Sideswipe9th: Okay, thank you. Willbb234 20:55, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Removing GA status without review

@Willbb234: I'm pinging you since you hopefully (for your sake) didn't read the message the first time. If you did and ignored it, what the fuck. You cannot, ever, go around removing the GA symbol from articles (which you've done here and here), and try (but fail) to change the talkpage template (in the process breaking it, which you've done here and here) simply because, seemingly, you disagree that the article should be a GA. If you are confused about this article initially not being listed but being a GA, a second review took place and it passed. You have been a GANR participant for years and either know full well that this second review pass means the article is a GA and would need a community reassessment to be demoted, or should be going nowhere near the GAN process anymore - because it is evident that you will take matters into your own hands and make arbitrary judgments rather than follow process and criteria, or don't actually understand the process and criteria. Either way, stay away; you try to pull this shit again, you will be reported for vandalism. Your behaviour has already been reported at GAN. Kingsif (talk) 22:10, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Also pinging @Ritchie333: since you just unblocked this guy and the behaviour is either malicious (my initial assumption, unfortunately, based on his experience) or dangerously incompetent. Specifically, he broke WP:1RR at two locations (see edits linked above). Kingsif (talk) 22:15, 8 July 2023 (UTC)