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Speedy Deletion Tags

• {{db-bio}} is for bio about non-notable person, group, etc
• {{db-nocontext}} is for no encyclopedic context
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• {{Subst:uw-block1|sig=~~~~}} temporary vandalism block
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• {{subst:uw-vandalism1|Article}}
• <!--text here-->
• {{welcomeg}} ~~~~

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RfA candidate	S	O	N	S %	Status	Ending (UTC)	Time left	Dups?	Report
Voorts	140	11	4	93	Open	21:06, 8 November 2024	2 days, 4 hours	no	report

Procedures

RfA closure

• {{subst:rfaf}}
• Remove talk link, double-check final tally, mark close time with ~~~~~
• {{subst:rfab}}
• Remove from WP:RFA listing.
• Add to:
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  • User:NoSeptember/List of failed RfAs (Chronological)
• Contact editor

AfD closure

• {{subst:at}} '''RESULT'''. ~~~~
• {{subst:ab}}
• Reminder: remove the "REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE" template
• Tag talk page with {{Oldafdfull}}

AIV Noticeboard

Reports

Bot-reported

User-reported

• 2409:40E3:3007:93A:7505:E050:C400:DA5 (talk · contribs · (/64) · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – Repeated addition of external links. C⚛smLearner ^💬🔬 08:45, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

• 2402:D000:8104:1E9D:A8E9:DAE1:F33A:30CD (talk · contribs · (/64) · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – On List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka (diff): Persistent vandalism – This IP address is always vandalising and after I revert edits he will undo it to his edit. IDB.S (talk) 10:04, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
• Professor(Dr.) Sanjai Kumar Srivastava (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – account is being used only for promotional purposes. Theroadislong (talk) 10:20, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

  Page deleted. Spencer^T•C 16:18, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

• 2607:FEA8:74AC:3100:6065:88FC:E08D:6598 (talk · contribs · (/64) · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – Clearly not here to build an encyclopedia. Nswix (talk) 11:29, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
• 38.137.157.89 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) Vandalism after final warning SmittenGalaxy | talk! 13:39, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

UAA Noticeboard

Bot-reported

• Reddasfxk (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)

  This username matched "Used x instead of cks attempting to skip filter: fu*c+k. Violating string: reddasfcksk" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 16:20, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

• Instagramifunnnyuserreddittfarc3e (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)

  Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, so please be careful when blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 01:00, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

  This username matched "long username without spaces" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 01:00, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

• Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzskibidi (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)

  Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, so please be careful when blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 16:00, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

  This username matched "long username without spaces" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 16:00, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

• Franken-Loser (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)

  This username matched "loser" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 22:50, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

• Grieferggfff (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)

  This username matched "grief(er|ing)" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 09:40, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

   Note on file in gaming slang a "griefer" is an aggressive player that gets their kicks from disrupting others -- DQB (owner / report) 09:40, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

• Theoriesaboutyourchildhood (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)

  Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, so please be careful when blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 16:50, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

  This username matched "long username without spaces" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 16:50, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

User-reported

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