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Note: I recently was informed that this page looks like crap in Firefox. Not sure why, as it works just fine in Safari, which is what I use. I may try to fix it at some point.

Everything you need to know about me as an admin/bureaucrat, plus everything I need to reference to be an admin/bureaucrat. (purge)

This user has been an admin for
58 years, 6 months and 12 days.

This user has been a bureaucrat for
17 years, 11 months and 16 days.

4	WikiDefcon 4 Low to moderate level of vandalism
3.55 RPM according to DeadbeefBot —03:52, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

RfA candidate	S	O	N	S%	Ending (UTC)	Time left	Dups?	Report
RfB candidate	S	O	N	S%	Ending (UTC)	Time left	Dups?	Report

No RfXs since 00:01, 2 April 2026 (UTC).—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online}

:See also: WP:RFA/RfA and RfB Report

Crat tasks
RfAs	0
RfBs	0
Overdue RfBs	0
Overdue RfAs	0
BRFAs	4
Approved BRFAs	0

Category tracker for CAT:DFUI
Category	# of items
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 28 July 2011	4
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 30 July 2011	1
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 2 August 2011	1
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 3 August 2011	6
Updated: 08:20, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

If you're unhappy with some admin-ish thing I've done...

...I'd recommend you drop me a line on my talk page.

Actually, I'd recommend you take a deep breath, make sure I actually did screw up (entirely possible), then drop me a line.DMin

i am jandel like admin abuse

Please, do not email me about admin stuff; I try to keep everything on-wiki if at all possible. If I've blocked you, there's always {{unblock}}; I also keep all blocked user talk pages on my watchlist, and will check back on them a few hours after I've left my notice.

Also, I am open to administrator recall. To see my criteria for recall, read User:EVula/opining/admin recall.

My admin info!

History

I was made an administrator on November 7, 2006. My RfA closed with a vote of 62/0/0. Near as I can tell, I'm admin #1,047.

My first RfB was closed as non-consensus on July 1, 2007; the second was also closed as non-consensus on 24 December, 2007. My third RfB passed (122/1/2) on 3 June, 2008.

I was granted Oversight privs after my election on February 16, 2009.

Logs

General catch-all of all the below:
- "Destructive improvements"
- Editors I've shuffled off the wiki coil
- Lock-down!
- You're who?
- Presto-chango
- Appeasing our robot overlords
- Oversight/Suppression (restricted access)

Usual haunts

I want to spend more time at

References

Reading

Procedure

RfA closure

{{subst:rfap}} // {{subst:rfaf}} (see also: {{rfah}})
- For RfBs: {{subst:rfbp}} // {{subst:rfbf}} (see also: {{rfbh}})
Remove talk link, double-check final tally, mark close time with ~~~~~
{{subst:rfab}}
Special:Userrights
Remove from WP:RFA listing.
Add to:
Contact editor:
- {{subst:User:EVula/admin/Premature RfA|edits=xxx|notes=xxx}} ~~~~
- {{subst:User:EVula/admin/Passed RfA}} ~~~~
Manually update:
- User:X!/RfX Report
- User:ST47/RFA (used on WT:RFA)
- Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/RfA Report
- Template:Cratstats
- WP:100 (if necessary)
- Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage

AfD closure

{{subst:at}} '''RESULT'''. ~~~~
{{subst:ab}}
Reminder: remove the "REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE" template (go figure!)
Tag talk page with {{Oldafdfull}}

XfD closure

{{subst:mfd top}}'''Reason''' ~~~~
{{subst:mfd bottom}}

{{subst:tfd top}}'''Reason''' ~~~~
{{subst:tfd bottom}}

Templates

{{subst:Welcomeg}}
{{subst:Uw-block1}} ~~~~
{{subst:nn-notice|Article}} ~~~~
{{subst:Vandalblock}} (or {{subst:UsernameBlocked}} ) + {{indefblock}}
{{subst:Usrcvtext|Article}} ~~~~
Creating test articles: {{subst:Test1article|Article}} ~~~~
{{unblockabuse}}

Personal boilerplates

{{subst:User:EVula/admin/threat-alpha}} ~~~~
{{subst:User:EVula/admin/threat-omega}} ~~~~
{{subst:User:EVula/admin/Jubal Early|ARTICLE}} ~~~~
{{User:EVula/admin/Premature RfA}} (see instructions)

Non-user talk templates

{{Oldafdfull}}
{{Non-free media rationale}} — for when people are stupid about fair use images

Other

When removing Fair Use images from non-mainspace: Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg
When clearing out Category:All disputed non-free images:
image fails [[WP:NFCC|our non-free content criteria]]; please [[User talk:EVula|contact me]] if you'd like to address the concerns and have the image undeleted

Faux AIV Noticeboard

Reports

Bot-reported

LazerGuy210 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - Moses Malone was changed by LazerGuy210 (u) (t) ANN scored at 0.957939 on 2026-05-18T21:42:47+00:00 (Automated) ClueBot NG (talk) 21:42, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Warned user. Spencer^T•C 23:49, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

User-reported

Logical fallacy with Holes (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – actions evidently indicate a vandalism-only account; account is evidently a spambot or a compromised account. MakaylaHippo1998 (talk) 03:08, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
Santurakifoundationfounder(Webmaster)SFF (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – Vandalism past final warning ClaudineChionh (she/her · talk · email · global) 03:16, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
~2026-29906-03 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – actions evidently indicate a vandalism-only account. sock. TurquoiseGoose (talk) 03:37, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Faux UAA Noticeboard

{{subst:UsernameBlocked}} ~~~~
{{subst:Uw-ublock}} ~~~~
{{subst:UsernameHardBlocked}} ~~~~

Bot-reported

Rx1nydxyzofficial (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "official" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 04:20, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Note on file Not of serious concern but may imply a position of authority or a role account -- DQB (owner / report) 04:20, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Username849399 (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "user ?name|policy|blacklist" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 10:00, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Note on file policy or username self-reference is often associated with abuse -- DQB (owner / report) 10:00, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

CJOfficial1 (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "official" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 23:25, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Note on file Not of serious concern but may imply a position of authority or a role account -- DQB (owner / report) 23:25, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

1984-i dont want this conversation anymore (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "40chars" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 01:00, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Note on file Username exceeds 40 characters. -- DQB (owner / report) 01:00, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Therming3 (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "Used 3 instead of e attempting to skip filter: minge. Violating string: therminge" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 01:10, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

OfficialSahur (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "official" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 01:50, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Note on file Not of serious concern but may imply a position of authority or a role account -- DQB (owner / report) 01:50, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Wateringsolutions (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "Promotional? 2" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 05:20, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Note on file Usernames containing this string are often promotional in nature - check if this is the case -- DQB (owner / report) 05:20, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Harveylufc (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "f\.?c\.?$" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 06:20, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Note on file "FC" is an abbreviation of "Football Club" -- DQB (owner / report) 06:20, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Emilyannedykes97 (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (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) 11:50, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

This username matched "dyke" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 11:50, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Username-The (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "user ?name|policy|blacklist" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 12:40, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Note on file policy or username self-reference is often associated with abuse -- DQB (owner / report) 12:40, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Username that's random (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "user ?name|policy|blacklist" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 13:40, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Note on file policy or username self-reference is often associated with abuse -- DQB (owner / report) 13:40, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Skibiditoiletrizzrizz (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "skibidi" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 18:10, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

BJB Movie Productions (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "Promotional? 2" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 19:50, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Note on file Usernames containing this string are often promotional in nature - check if this is the case -- DQB (owner / report) 19:50, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

User-reported

Peopleandecellence (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. See edit filter log. Beta Beta Beta - talk 05:46, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Not a blatant violation of the username policy. The user tried to write about a corporate function called 'People and Excellence Department', but the disallowed content doesn't look particularly promotional to me, while the username doesn't in and of itself refer to a collective entity. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 12:51, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
10-Ruby S.Y. 2023-2024 (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google · Spamcheck) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Username imply shared used: 10-Ruby (Grade & section) for the school year 2023-24. Scoria (talk) 08:08, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
I don't know if that's necessarily implicative of a shared account. Might just be a person named Ruby. Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 15:27, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
see google search, it shows that Ruby is being used a class section name in the Philippines. Scoria (talk) 20:28, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

A Filipino admin would be great for this discussion. Scoria (talk) 01:33, 19 May 2026 (UTC)


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