User talk:Mfield: Difference between revisions

Hello Mfield. I saw you banned a user that was editing the page I had worked on in the past. I was making changes to polish up the article and figured you’d be the best admin to ask since you saw it recently.

There’s a part in the carbon dioxide section where I believe the referenced data and stated numbers don’t match the citation at all. I think it’s possible the editor’s citation should be different as well. Rather than flat out deleting that part, as a normal user, I figured I’d ask an admin first since I’m not sure I’m allowed to go and delete someone else’s work like that (even if it’s incorrect).

~~~~ NotMars (talk) 05:30, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, if it needs correcting, and the references support your changes, then go ahead and correct it, you don’t need to worry about it being “someone else’s work”, this is a community project and all edits are subject to being re-edited by anyone else. Mfield (Oi!) 05:58, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Mfield, I had a question about your block of (R20NHB) as WP:NOTHERE. It looked like their edits to their userpage were primarily in wikivoice, and was intended to be informational. Is there something I’m missing here regarding their editing patterns? Thanks, Staraction (talk | contribs) 08:21, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Another block I was a little confused about was that of Gmediat450, blocked as a vandalism-only account. However, it looked like some of their contributions (diff 1, which you reverted; diff 2; diff 3) were constructive/looked like they were trying to contribute. Of course, it looked like some of their edits could’ve been improved, but was there something else that led you to block? Thanks, Staraction (talk | contribs) 08:31, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for asking. The first one actually should have been a promotional username block, it was based on a UAA report, i must have inadvertently selected the wrong template, so i have corrected that now. The second one looking at it again, the few edits must have seemed to me far less constructive than on a second look so I have reversed it and am going to watch that user for a while. Mfield (Oi!) 17:59, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Mfield, thanks for your response. I’m still a little confused about the (R20NHB) block; even if we consider gangs an organization, it doesn’t really feel like their edits were “promotional” to me; they seemed in wikivoice instead. Am I missing something here?

I appreciate your time, since I’d love to get to know the username policy regarding promotional edits a little better. Thanks, Staraction (talk | contribs) 00:01, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Username policy is that usernames should be individual and should not appear to represent a group or organization, or imply shared use. As such the username is an issue right away, then the question becomes is it promotional also, so does it get soft or hardblocked. Whilst this is open to discretion, the general feeling is that a company/group username by itself would merit a promo softblock. So if this user had that username, but never mentioned the group aside from in their username then I would have softblocked. But a group username, accompanied by other edits that mention the group generally indicates the user is promoting that group. (In the case of companies that is done specifically to force the editor to make any required paid editing disclosures before continued editing.) So those two factors together are the reason for my spamublock. If a memeber of a club or gang joins the project and their username is the name of the group and their first edit is about that group, then it is highly likely they are here primarily to promote that group. Mfield (Oi!) 17:06, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I re-indeffed Baangla this morning after a two-week mentorship with LordCollaboration didn’t seem to help Baangla’s demeanor or willingness. I appreciate your leadership in recommending the indef at the ANI discussion. Many of us (myself and LordC included) were too optimistic about the situation. Your hard call was ultimately the correct one. BusterD (talk) 11:14, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It’s a shame that it had to come to this either way around, I heartily commend your time and effort spent in mentoring. Mfield (Oi!) 16:54, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Commend the former LordDiscord, now User:LordCollaboration, who was doing the heavy lifting during the mentoring. A frequent side effect of asking someone to help is the shocking discovery they turn out to be a standup person. Our sort of wikipedian. LordC and I will embark on some mentoring side adventures of our own. When I discover such a teammate, I inevitably want to show them places they’d be truly useful. BusterD (talk) 18:43, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, commendations to the both of you, @LordCollaboration Mfield (Oi!) 20:29, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Mfield, BusterD, I really appreciate it 🙂 LordCollaboration (talk) 20:34, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]