User:Xymmax
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I first registered this account - my first - April 20, 2007. Since then, I've gotten involved pretty deeply in AfD work. I see it as a chance to triage articles that are flawed, but may yet have potential. If you need access to a Wikipedia article that has been deleted, ask me. If it's not a copyright violation, libel, or personal information, and has not been deleted as a suspected biographies of living persons violation, I will userfy the article for you. Note that using the text to recreate any deleted article may automatically qualify them for speedy deletion, and copies of previously deleted content that are being used solely for long-term archival purposes may be subject to deletion because Wikipedia is not a free web host. We have a list of alternative sites which may be used to host your content. I maintain a sock account AVPW primarily for use on public networks. In the event of a compromised account, I specifically request any administrator to honor a request from AVPW to block this account, and absolve you in advance of any repercussions. To do list:
Add'l links
AB = Administrative Backlogs[edit]Administrative backlog[edit]AIV= Administrator intervention against vandalism Administrator intervention against vandalism
Reports[edit]
User-reported[edit]
CSD= Candidates for speedy deletion ; PROD= Proposed deletions
The following articles have been proposed for deletion for around 7 days: Deletion backlog {{CSD backlogs}} 7 backlognav + 2 + 5 single cat
Wikipedia files with a different name on Wikimedia Commons – 1 item Wikipedia files with the same name on Wikimedia Commons – 103 items Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old – 2 items Requested RD1 redactions – No backlog currently Expired proposed deletions of unsourced BLPs – No backlog currently UAA= Usernames for administrator attention ; RFPP= Requests for page protection Usernames for administrator attention
User-reported[edit]
Requests for page protection
Current requests for increase in protection level[edit]Request protection of a page, or increasing the protection level
Place requests for protection increases at the BOTTOM of this section. If you cannot find your request, check the archive of requests or, failing that, the page history. Only recently answered requests are still listed here.
2 Week Semi Protection Reason: High level of addition of unsourced speculations and possible WP:OR since this is a new NRL team, it is probably going to have persistent addition of unsourced speculations. Servite et contribuere (talk) 21:11, 7 May 2025 (UTC) Reason: Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement - wp:AIPIA - Calmira90 (talk) 16:33, 8 May 2025 (UTC) Semi-protection: Persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content. Aintabli (talk) 18:17, 8 May 2025 (UTC) Temporary semi-protection: High level of vandalism since the new Pope Leo XIV is a dual citizen Plumber (talk) 22:36, 8 May 2025 (UTC) Reason: High level of IP vandalism and persistent disruptive editing. Hamasien (talk) 22:56, 8 May 2025 (UTC) Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:CT/IRP + persistent disruptive editing. Skitash (talk) 00:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Reason: High level of IP vandalism. Beshogur (talk) 00:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Page has been a target of constant vandalism and disruptive editing. Wikibear47 (talk) 02:00, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Reason: Currently PC protected but nearly all non-autoconfirmed edits are reverted. There seems to have been an uptick in unconstructive edits in the last 48 hours or so, presumably related to the article being on the main page; before 7 May many non-autoconfirmed edits were accepted. I don't think it's possible to temporarily raise the protection level, so maybe an admin would like to semi-protect this and set a reminder to revisit/lower the protection level after this has rolled off the main page (and out of the news cycle) in a week or so. Toadspike [Talk] 02:23, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Vandalism restarted shortly after recent protection ended. Deadman137 (talk) 02:28, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. High risk article. Has been a target of persistent vandalism as per edit history. Requested protection as per WP:CT/IPA Wikibear47 (talk) 02:51, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – With the election of Leo XIV, attention on this article and vandalism dramatically increased 8 May 2025. Needs protection again for a while - perhaps 2 -3 months?. Geoff | Who, me? 03:58, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of edit-warring regarding this infobox template. Also given how controversial India-Pakistan conflict topics on Wikipedia usually are, I suggest extended protection of the template as well. Linkin Prankster (talk) 04:25, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Reason: High level of IP disruptive editing. Perhaps 1 Month? Or possibly permanently? Servite et contribuere (talk) 06:52, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Reason: Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:A/I/PIA. The page is within scope of the restrictions. Per the ArbCom remedies, only extended-confirmed editors should be able to edit the article. Additionally, a complaint about this person has been filed with the International Criminal Court so it is probably a good time to protect the BLP. Sean.hoyland (talk) 07:06, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Temporary pending changes protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Edit warring, vandalism. Potential contentious topic due to being related to post-1992 American politics + race. jolielover♥talk 07:25, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Temporary semi-protection: Three different IPs mass-overlinking country names, in the past couple of days. Belbury (talk) 09:27, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Reason: Repetitive edit warring from IP users making non-constructive and unexplained changes. SleepyRedHair (talk) 09:57, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IP editors edit warring. Mellk (talk) 11:32, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:CT/IRP + persistent disruptive editing. Skitash (talk) 11:57, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Skitash (talk) 11:59, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations. Gommeh ➡️ Talk to me 13:17, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Kajmer05 (talk) 14:54, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing. Kajmer05 (talk) 14:54, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Temporary semi-protection: Persistent Vandalism. I've been called a "niووer" (that's how it was exactly written on the top of the article) multiple times by nationalist israeli ips 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 15:20, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of IP vandalism Tonyy Starkk (talk) 16:18, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – A defunct group, but extremely germane to WP:ARBPIA. Thanks in advance!. Smallangryplanet (talk) 16:30, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. Leonidlednev (T, C, L) 17:37, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Reason: The article has been subject to repeated vandalism and the insertion of unsourced or misleading content, including defamatory claims. These edits appear to come from accounts or IPs pushing a political agenda, disrupting the neutrality of the page. Despite prior reverts, the pattern continues, affecting the integrity of the article and violating Wikipedia’s content policies. Temporary protection is requested. Bacon2025 (talk) 17:58, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Frequent vandalism target. User:Namiba 18:37, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Lots of IP and throwaway accounts vandalising this page. Arso0628 (talk) 19:36, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Semi-protection: Persistent vandalism – Persistent IP addresses adding the same POV content over and over for months. Eg. Special:Diff/1289595254 Special:Diff/1269628508 Special:Diff/1269628781 Special:Diff/1279893080 Special:Diff/1281263117 Special:Diff/1285491622 Special:Diff/1289448583 Special:Diff/1289456232 (non-exhaustive list). BugGhost 🦗👻 20:04, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: High level of continued IP vandalism over battle figures. Kansas Bear (talk) 21:23, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Indefinite extended protection: Arbitration Enforcement. WP:PIA Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 22:29, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Reason: Recent removal of Zionism section Allthemilescombined1 (talk) 22:34, 9 May 2025 (UTC) Reason: Edit warring. Involved are a number of IPs & SPAs inc. 324jhafdsoubr233, UOKHelicopter4870, Oakwoodarms, & WillOnlyRelyonFacts Adakiko (talk) 22:55, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent Vandalism. Captainllama (talk) 23:27, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason: Vandalism and BLP violations – about 10 instances in the past week. Kind Tennis Fan (talk) 00:52, 10 May 2025 (UTC) Temporary semi-protection: BLP policy violations – Persistent introduction of factually false information of recently-announced deceased BLP. livelikemusic (TALK!) 01:51, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Temporary semi-protection: Persistent Vandalism. Venezuelan ip repeatedly removing language markers Captainllama (talk) 02:01, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
Current requests for reduction in protection level[edit]Request unprotection of a page, or reducing the protection level
Before posting, first discuss with the protecting admin on their talk page. Post below only if you receive no reply.
Check the archives if you cannot find your request. Only recently answered requests are still listed here. Reason: Unprotection: This article has been semi-protected since 2011 due to apparent vandalism. I doubt this low-profile article of an unremarkable town will be the target of a lot of disruption after 14 years have passed. I wasn't require to contact the protecting administrator; he's been dead since 2019. (and it's ironic how the higher profile Bell and Liberty Bell articles are not protected to begin with!) BriDash9000 (talk) 02:10, 10 May 2025 (UTC) Current requests for edits to a protected page[edit]Request a specific edit to a protected page
Please request an edit directly on the protected page's talk page before posting here Ideally, requests should be made on the article talk page rather than here.
Handled requests[edit]Protected edit requests
RFA= Requests for adminship RFP= Requests for permissions
Autopatrolled[edit]
New page reviewer who has made over 90 articles including 1 good article and quite familiar with content guidelines, I may also as well not clutter the backlog for other reviewers. CherryPie94 🍒🥧 (talk) 06:06, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
I am autopatrolled and an NPP reviewer; I would actually like to nominate User:Kjansen86 to be autopatrolled. I just reviewed and cheerfully accepted almost a dozen perfectly-formulated articles on Zoroastrian texts, and they have made more than 25 overall. Looking at their talk page, this appears to be an experienced and effective editor. Checking their AfD stats, I find one (successful) AfD that they initiated, indicating an awareness of notability. We may as well take them out of the NPP backlog. (This is my first time nominating someone else so if I did it wrong, please let me know!) ~ L 🌸 (talk) 21:17, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
78 live articles, (64 of which is start class, 5 Cs, 8 Stubs). Only one was deleted which is from 2018. All of the articles are well-sourced. I think this user is good enough for Autopatrolled Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 04:14, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
Hello, I have created over 30 articles, none of which have been deleted. I am well-versed in Wikipedia's notability guidelines and currently assist new Burmese editors. I focus on creating articles related to Myanmar that need to be written, including those covering current events. Granting me autopatrolled rights would help reduce the backlog of articles awaiting review. Feel free to ping me if you have any questions. Thank you for your consideration. Hteiktinhein (talk) 14:43, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
Hello Admin! I have been regularly creating articles and I'm also familiar with WP:AUTOPAT and Wikipedia policies. Thank you! Fade258 (talk) 15:05, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Hallo! I've created 46 articles, and have been editing Wikipedia since 2010. How time flies! merlinVtwelve (talk) 20:52, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
Hi, I have created 118 pages and would like to have autopatrol rights, please. Thanks. Phantomdj (talk) 01:46, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
I have been actively contributing to Wikipedia for the past five years and have created over 150 articles. I strive to produce well-sourced, high-quality content on topics such as Bayan al-Quran, Mamunul Haque, and Deobandi fiqh, and I have also improved existing articles like the one on Zakariyya Kandhlawi. While I understand that the Autopatrolled user right is not necessary for editing, I have noticed that the page review process can be significantly delayed, with some of my pages taking 6–12 months to be reviewed. As a New Page Reviewer for the past two years, I actively participate in wiki forums, including AfD, and none of my articles have been deleted in the past three years, which I believe demonstrates my understanding of notability and other relevant guidelines. I believe I am eligible for the Autopatrolled right, which would help reduce the backlog of unreviewed pages. Additionally, I have held the Autopatrolled right on Bengali Wikipedia for the past five years. Thanks. –𝐎𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐥 𝐐𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢 ʕʘ̅͜ʘ̅ʔ 04:02, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
This user has created a huge number of articles, mostly to do with football in Switzerland. A cursory review shows that the articles often need copyediting and could use more inline citations, but the subjects are consistently notable and the articles are generally well-researched and -referenced, so I don't see much for NPP to do here. Toadspike [Talk] 15:38, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Confirmed[edit]
Hello, I am already autoconfirmed, but I was wondering if an administrator could add me in the conformed user group so a template on my user page will display that I am apart of the autoconfirmed user group. Thank you for your consideration. ExplorerofSpace (talk) 22:57, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Page mover[edit]
There are some categories that might warrant moving that I cannot currently without this permission. For tangentially related details, I have a 98.9% AfD match rate, have made 63,500+ edits, and have been editing for a couple years now and am familiar with the page move policy and guidelines. Iljhgtn (talk) 20:15, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Mass message sender[edit]
I believe that I should have Mass Message Sender permissions as I am WP:X’s newsletter (Ichthus)’s chief editor, and I will be sending various newsletters to the people of WP:X, as I have already done. Having this permission will help me fulfill my duties. Thank you! Benedictions, FarmerUpbeat (talk) 11:50, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
Pending changes reviewer[edit]
Hello. I've been here for over a year with over 1500 total edits and I've been recently getting into watching recent changes and new pages and I want to contribute to the pending changes process too. I've read all of the material and I think I pass all criteria. Laura240406 (talk) 09:11, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Hello. I would like to request this permission. I'm reviewing the Special:Recentchanges, & I often see articles protected by the pending changes protection. I've read the both necessary articles about this feature and am familiar with the most important policies, including WP:BLP, obviously. Besides, I got the rollback a couple of weeks ago, so I can use it if necessary. The Seal F1 (talk) 09:40, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to help reduce the pending changes backlog. Destinyokhiria (talk) 21:18, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Holla, It’s been over a month since I last requested for Pending changes right, I’m sure I meet the requirements now, I actively patrol the recent changes feed and I want to help. Chippla ✍️ - Best Regards 21:23, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason for requesting pending changes reviewer rights Sunflower798 (talk) 08:48, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Reason for requesting pending changes reviewer rights Hello I am requesting the pending changes reviewer right because i would like to review the edits of new users making sure that they comply with the policies and guidelines of Wikipedia i feel like i meet the requirements i have read most of the major policies and guidelines including the ones mentions in the criteria section on the reviewing pending changes page Isla🏳️⚧ 19:45, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
I have been editing Wikipedia for over 2 years and have made over 5,700 edits. I’ve also been reverting vandalism using twinkle for a while so I am familiar with the guidelines. SKAG123 (talk) 23:40, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Hello, my first request was not done a year ago, I am reapplying today. I have read the review guide. Sometimes I look at the pending changes but I cannot accept good edits. Leotalk 16:05, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
Hello editors, I request permission to review pending changes to help out the community on pages needing the RPC verification; overall I want to put and verify good content on the platform and this is one part that I would really appreciate access to. I would be reviewing and approving edits per Wiki guidelines, and I have read all policies on vandalism, copyright, BLP, etc. thanks! 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 02:32, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
Rollback[edit]
Hi, I have been on Wikipedia for over a year and have made over 1k edits. I mostly edit and monitor history articles. Several articles are sometimes disrupted knowingly or unknowingly by editors for which I have to revert. Having Rollback right would make the patrolling work easier and help to combat vandalism. I am aware of most of Wikipedia polices (WP:OR,WP:NPOV,WP:RS,etc.) I have also authored few articles like Bajirao I see [4]. Mohammad Umar Ali (talk) 07:21, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
Hello, I am requesting rollback permissions as I would like to utilize tools such as Huggle, which require this permission. I have been actively patrolling recent changes using a custom filter and have consistently notified users whose edits I have reverted. Thanks, – AllCatsAreGrey (talk) 20:00, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
Hello admins, I’m respectfully requesting rollback rights so that I may contribute more efficiently to counter-vandalism work using Huggle. Patrolling recent changes is what I enjoy most on Wikipedia, and I’ve found that it’s where I can make the most impact with the time I have available. I've made 1840 edits since January. At present, I review edits by right-clicking the diff link to open changes in a new tab in Chrome and then use RedWarn to revert and warn users when appropriate. While this process works, it's time-consuming and not ideal for high-volume patrolling. Having rollback rights would allow me to use Huggle, which would significantly increase my productivity and responsiveness in handling vandalism. Earlier, I made two requests for different user rights but withdrew them after realizing that my interest lies more in patrolling and counter-vandalism than in article creation or extended content curation. That said, I have written one article and contributed to creating another recently, and I do plan to continue helping in content areas where I can. I also take direction well and am open to feedback. Thank you for considering my request. m a MANÍ1990(talk | contribs) 21:48, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
Hi, I have been on wikipedia for a few years & I've made over 1600 edits on the english wikipedia, and I've made over 7700 edits on wikimedia commons. I have reverted many vandalizing edits on a varierty of articles, and I've left many notices of these reverts on their talk pages. I've also made a few pages, mostly redirects, but I've also created other articles, including List of Agriotes species, Choristostreptus, and 1854 in Mexico. Having rollback privileges would make it much more efficient for me when undoing vandalism. No matter the decision, thanks so much! -Fneskljvnl🪱 (Contributions, Talk) (stay silly forever) 02:38, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Hi, I'm a long-time user on Wikipedia (have experience with rollback rights on my home Wiki), recently I'm actively using support tools to prevent cross-wiki vandalism (including enwiki). I'd like to be granted rollback rights on enwiki to make it more convenient to rollback here. Thanks! Halley luv Filipino ❤ 10:56, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
Reapplying. When I applied around 2 weeks ago I didn't have that many mainspace edits and was declined based on that (but given PCR) - [[5]]. I haven't used PCR that much, but I've made contributions elsewhere with CSD, AfC and files. I still believe Rollback will improve my ability to fight vandalism on Wikipedia. I'm fine with waiting longer though if I need a bit more experience elsewhere. Nahida 🌷 15:10, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
I've been fighting vandalism a lot, and would like to make the process more efficient in the case of obvious vandalism so that I will not need an edit summary to revert many disruptive edits by a single user. Faster than Thunder (talk | contributions) 15:34, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Hello admins, I’m requesting rollback rights so that I may contribute more efficiently to counter-vandalism work using Twinkle. Destinyokhiria (talk) 21:14, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Hi. I would like to request for rollback rights to fight and detect the vandalism and revert unconstructive edits more easily. I am familier with the relevant policies related to vandalism and also with WP:Rollback. Thank You ! Fade258 (talk) 08:57, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Hi, I currently hold Global Rollback rights, but I’m requesting local rollback permission on enwiki to demonstrate active use of the tool here as well. I understand that the right may not be technically necessary due to redundancy with global rights, but I was previously declined local rollback. If the request is accepted this time, even without the flag being granted, it tells me that admins appreciate my works, and encourage me to participate using the rollback tool locally as part of the community. Thank you for your consideration. —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 (talk) 17:25, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Hello, I am requesting rollback rights as I believe they will improve my ability to counter vandalism. I spend a decent amount of my time patrolling Recent Changes, and I am familiar with the policies concerning vandalism and other types of unconstructive editing. Gommeh ➡️ Talk to me 19:41, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
Hello 🙏 My temporary rollback rights is expiring soon. I’ve used rollback right responsibly to revert vandalism. Would kindly like to request permanent rollback permission to continue this work. Thank you. Rahmatula786 (talk) 07:55, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
I am request this right because lately, there has been a lot of vandalism during the evening to night hours. I could not revert all of it because I had to click the article, go to view history, and undo. With this, I could much more easily revert vandalism. Please note that my account is pretty new, but I had an account before with around 1 year experience; that account was when I lived in Chicago, the reason I cannot access the account is because I forgot the username and password (it was a created a while ago). Thank you for your consideration of this request. ExplorerofSpace (talk) 21:05, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
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