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Contents 1 Vandalism only accounts 2 Question 3 Should I report this person? 4 Don't Call Me Baby 5 Range Block 6 Problem with connexion

[edit] Vandalism only accounts

Moved to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Vandalism_only_accounts

[edit] Question

What's the order to insert your report? Latest at the bottom (like AN) or latest at the top like Requested moves? I put my report at the top; but others did the opposite. I'm sorry if I was wrong, but it would be smart to insert a hidden comment on the editing page explaining this. Thanks. Do U(knome)? ^yes...|_{or no} · 15:00, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

At the bottom, if you'd be so kind! Pedro :  Chat  15:02, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Generally on Wikipedia, assume that you need to put stuff at the bottom of a page, unless the page tells you otherwise. But perfection is not something people here assume (in theory), so the world doesn't come to a stop if you get it wrong. ➨ ЯEDVEЯS used to be a sweet boy 19:29, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

To be honest, when working here, I start at the bottom of the list anyway, to minimize the edit conflicts I get with other admins all reviewing the same case at the same time. So as Redvers says, it doesn't matter too much. --barneca (talk) 19:36, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

I do that too. Of course, if too many of us take that approach, it defeats the purpose. :) Doczilla _STOMP! 22:13, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Hence why I start in the middle ..... :) Pedro :  Chat  22:14, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

And I look at any registered users first, wherever they are in the list. I guess we all have our own way of doing it. Kafziel ^{Complaint Department} 22:36, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Using multiple approaches is best in this case. It lowers the odds of simultaneously working on the same one. Sometimes when it looks like several admins are busy working on reports, I'll quickly remove the one I'm working on and post an edit summary which says, "removing while I investigate". Doczilla _STOMP! 00:11, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

So long as you make the report, I don't think it really matters... board moves too fast to worry about these things, and it should be as easy and quick as possible to make a report, anyway. :) That said, adding to the bottom is probably easiest, I think. – Luna Santin (talk) 02:40, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, if you're reporting manually, almost the only possible way to do it without 85 edit conflicts is to use the "+" button to add a "section" to the bottom. Unfortunately, you have to do so with a blank edit summary, or else a heading also shows up. --barneca (talk) 02:43, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Should I report this person?

He/she has created the same page three times, apparently. This user has been warned three times. Should I report him/her? Lunakeet 00:09, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, that's perfectly reasonable. An admin will look into the matter more closely to see if it merits a block, but that certainly merits a report. --Masamage ♫ 00:20, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Don't Call Me Baby

There's a user there who continually vandalizes the page with this title. It's the user with the following IP: 69.17.152.178.

Hyperzoanoid (talk) 22:55, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Hasn't edited since May 27. If/when they vandalize again, warn them, then report to AIV (the main page, not this Talk page_) and admins will look at the case. -- Alexf⁴² 23:10, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Range Block

Just did my first Range block on an active vandal, some one please see User talk:195.158.104.0/24 and see if I could have done something differently. Jeepday (talk) 22:29, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Problem with connexion

Hi! I Have some problem to connect at Wikipedia. I can't acces to wikipedia. I'don't know the reason. I say to french admistrator, because i edit lot of in wikipedia french language. Please resolve this problem.I must change my computer ton acces to wikipidia. Excuse me but my english is basic. Thank'you.--Great11 (talk) 05:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

No problems at the moment that I'm aware of. You can check (and edit) this site to see if others are reporting problems with Wikimedia servers. Je sais sans problèmes à l'heure actuelle. Vous pouvez vérifier (et changement) ce site pour voir si d'autres personnes sont des problèmes de reportage avec des sites de Wikimedia. ➨ ЯEDVEЯS used to be a sweet boy 11:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)