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Hi. Can you please put a substantially longer protection on the Joe Quesada page? Persistent vandalism on it continues, and it doesn't look like it's going to stop. Nightscream (talk) 15:17, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done x 6 months. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:25, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I see you blocked the range 85.76.0.0/16 from editing Jet set (where they were repeatedly attempting to link some adult cam site) back in May. They're doing the same thing on Jet set (disambiguation) now. Can you add that page to their block list? Thanks! PohranicniStraze (talk) 21:01, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done and extended all the page blocks to 3 years. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:10, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Ad Orientem, a constantly changing IP has returned to the Stalin (1992 film) page and resumed adding an external link of an outdated Wikipedia page to the section. It seems this may be connected to the 107.77.208.233 IP which you had banned previously for disruptive editing. Seloloving (talk) 08:32, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Seloloving blocked x 1 week. -Ad Orientem (talk) 12:39, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, it seems that rampant proxying has rendered the ban ineffective regardless and the IP really has an axe to grind on this matter. What would be a more long term effective solution besides requesting for protection? Seloloving (talk) 22:38, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Seloloving Yeah, this looks like somebody determined to be a pest. I've blocked the latest IP for 3 months and protected the page for 30 days. -Ad Orientem (talk) 22:53, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Assuming this is a long term issue, I will try to get more page watchers from some Wikiproject next. Thank you. Have a good evening! Seloloving (talk) 22:55, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Ad Orientem, you'll notice I'm retired--I hung the "black flag" on my user & talk pages--though I still look in here and there. (I did some Wiki Gnome copy editing for a number of years, so you probably don't know me.) I watched the mess unfold from the sidelines when you retired several years ago, and I believe you had good reasons for leaving. (I hung it up soon after.) I've wanted to ask you why you decided to return. I don't believe Wikipedia is worth the effort anymore: the barely-disguised personal and political biases of editors, for whom we're supposed to "assume good faith"; rudeness and incivility tolerated because the editors in question were "long-time editors"; RfAs that were absolute farces (opposing votes practically shouted down, the supporters posting "don't worry, they're going to pass anyway"); a systemic bias that showed itself in your episode a few years back. You seemed to me an honest, level-headed editor. If you have time, I wonder if you'd feel comfortable sharing your thoughts. Thanks. Foreignshore (talk) 01:51, 9 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]