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Block evasion

• RespectiveDuck781 (talk • contribs • CA • deleted contribs • nuke contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log)

(~Nwa Mbata) (talk) 14:19, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Looks like they are already blocked. In the future, it’s better to report users like this at WP:VIP. Garsh (talk) 18:23, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Please protect page Lance Henriksen

Persistent disruptive editing (long-term cross-wiki abuse, TyMega sock). — Chrisahn (talk) 19:27, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

 Done for 2 weeks. Only a short term protection is needed here I think. Garsh (talk) 05:13, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Deceased user

Greetings. Please provide page protection for User:Gobonobo. We would like to preserve the page as it is without future automated modifications. Maybe you can help. Thank you. He died in April 2026. Obituary is available by email on request. -~~~~ SusanLesch (talk) 22:44, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

He has not used his user page on this wiki. Peterdownunder (talk) 22:58, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Right. So you decide you won't protect it? The point is, he has one. Please add page protection. -SusanLesch (talk) 17:57, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Per the protection of the page on enwiki, I've fully protected the page here. All the best. fr33kman 18:09, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Since he blanked the page, it probably should be deleted WP:QD#G7. He clearly didn’t want the page while he was alive, so why preserve a blank page now? Garsh (talk) 18:32, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

It's been that way for over 2 years. We can't be sure why he did it. I think it's best to just honour the request and leave it as it is. fr33kman 20:24, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Kids shows age range vandal

• ~2026-43485-66 (talk · contribs)

Temp account ~2026-43485-66 and the nearly dozen other related temp accounts have been making unsourced edits to articles related to kids television show adding and/or changing a targeted age range. These edits have been without a source - see the contribution list of the current temp account and the related ones. It looks like all of the related accounts share the same /64 range. Please review and block that range to stop the bad changes from this editor. Ravensfire (talk) 15:31, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

I blocked the range. It was technically also block evasion, since one of those accounts was blocked. Thanks for bringing this up! Garsh (talk) 17:23, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Request for page protection to Jimmy Wales

Please semi-protect the article Jimmy Wales, Look at view history. Duaj34 (talk) 19:02, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

No vandalism has occurred since May. No need to protect it at this time. CountryANDWestern (talk) 19:34, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Request for blocking account

Please block the account User: Jasper Derksen and check his contribution, This is vandalism-only account Duaj34 (talk) 23:01, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

I’m not seeing vandalism here, can you point to specific contributions or pages? Also, WP:VIP is a better place to report vandals in the future. Garsh (talk) 23:19, 12 August 2026 (UTC)