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Hello, Monolithica, and welcome to Wikipedia!

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Motivations for editing Wikipedia

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Q5a. Percent who started contributing to Wikipedia due to the following reasons. (n=4,930) meta:Editor_Survey_2011/Editing_Activities.
"Reasons for continuing to contribute", WP Editor Survey April 2011
"The motivations of highly active Wikipedians", Wikimania 2012 talk
Q7c. Percent who believe they might become less active due to the listed reasons (n=4,930) meta:Editor_Survey_2011/Editing_Activities.
(Q25. Below is a list of levels of engagement editors have with Wikipedia. Please select ALL that apply; (base = 5805) "Levels of engagement for Wikipedia editors", (WMF Blog: Highlights from the December 2011 Wikipedia Editors Survey, May 25, 2012)
"What might make you contribute more?" Arabic Wikipedia Reader Survey 2012
"What stopped you from editing Wikipedia?" Philippines Wikipedia Reader Survey January 2012 (see also [1])
QD3b. What prompted you to set up a user account? n=6378. (RETROACTIVE justification!) (WMF Blog: Highlights from the December 2011 Wikipedia Editors Survey, May 10, 2012)
"Why create an account on Wikipedia?" (IMMEDIATE survey on the page that new users "land" after they have created their new accounts.) Results of the account creation survey, January/February 2011. This data has been gathered as part of the Account Creation Improvement Project
60% of editors whose edits had been reverted without any explanation said that this made them less likely to edit, while only 9% of editors whose edits had been reverted with explanation felt less inclined to edit. (Video by Barry Newstead (WMF) watch )
41% is the mean number of test editors who contributed after being reverted and warned. 9% is the mean percent of test editors who contributed after being reverted with no message" (Wikimania 2012 talk "Welcome to Wikipedia, now please go away: improving how we communicate with new editors". Steven Walling and Maryana Pinchuk, commons:File:Template_A-B_testing_presentation_deck.pdf)
B3. Have you EVER edited Wikipedia (for instance, fixed a mistake or changed spelling)? (Base: 4000) Results of Readers Survey 2011 (Only 6% of Wikipedia readers overall indicate that they have ever edited Wikipedia content. In the US: 31%; Germany: 12%; UK: 9% [2]).
B5. Why don't you edit Wikipedia? (Base: 3461) Readers Survey 2011: Reasons for not editing
Global South User Survey 2014: WHAT FIRST MOTIVATED YOU TO EDIT WIKIPEDIA? page 235 and detailed on following pages
Global South User Survey 2014: WHAT FIRST MOTIVATED YOU TO EDIT WIKIPEDIA? per country
Global South User Survey 2014: WHAT THINGS MIGHT HELP YOU CONTRIBUTE MORE? page 214 and detailed on following pages

Concerning the SPI investigation

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You may have noted you were recently lumped into a (now closed) sockpuppet investigation with my accounts. I'm sorry you had to be dragged into this. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. You just had the bad luck of getting your sentence "(remove {{webarchive}} from reference and |page= from {{cite web}} citations, [and] ensure {{tooltip}} is only used for abbreviations)" interpreted as having very similar interests when you actually clicked the link on the previous request. E to the Pi times i (talk | contribs) 15:34, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@E to the Pi times i:Thanks for the heads-up. I was totally unaware of it. How did you come to learn of it so quickly as it unfolded? A single expression does not a sock puppet make. Does the accuser have some kind of axe to grind with you? Thanks also for your clarification on the request for permissions page. Learning here is a continual process. — Monolithica (talk) 16:38, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
See this. I made 2 edits with my alternate account which probably should have been made my main account. E to the Pi times i (talk | contribs) 16:44, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@E to the Pi times i: I'm glad that it's satisfactorily resolved. How did you become aware of the investigation in real-time; did someone leave a message on your Talk page? Thanks, — Monolithica (talk) 17:25, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and to address the other curiosities you had: I knew about the investigation because of the notifications system, which sends a "ping" whenever one mentions your username and signs the end of the post. I similarly got a notification when you used the {{reply to}} template, because it linked to my username. Notifications are useful for getting someone's attention in a discussion (though one has to be careful not to canvass).
Another note on the notifications system: you can also thank users for any edit to any page, and its a nice way of showing appreciation. All thanks are publicly logged.
Learning here is definitely a continual process. There are so many policies and guidelines, but you'll gradually begin to develop a picture (I suspect you already have, if you have edited on an IP address prior to this account). For quick reference, Wikipedia:List of policies and Wikipedia:List of guidelines are useful. E to the Pi times i (talk | contribs) 17:26, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation pages

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Please take care not to add {{stub}} and {{orphan}} to disambiguation pages, as you did here - AWB sometimes offers wrong suggestions but it's your responsibility not to make incorrect edits with it. A disambiguation page is supposed to be an orphan, and is not a stub. Thanks. PamD 17:51, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@PamD: Thanks for the correction. I'm aware that disambiguation pages aren't stubs, and are meant to be orphans, but it was my first time using AWB. I somehow missed it was a disambiguation page. I was still adjusting to the visual interface from prior experience using Dispenser and DabSolver. I'm more used to it now; it just so happened to slip by. I'll pay closer attention going forward. — Monolithica (talk) 18:02, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This blocked user is asking that their block be reviewed on the Unblock Ticket Request System:

Monolithica (block logactive blocksglobal blocksautoblockscontribsdeleted contribsabuse filter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


UTRS appeal #21223 was submitted on Apr 15, 2018 09:10:16. This review is now closed.


--UTRSBot (talk) 09:10, 15 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Monolithica (block logactive blocksglobal blockscontribsdeleted contribsfilter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


Request reason:

I've previously contributed as an IP​ ​editor. ​I created an account because I have an upcoming visit to a university in Beijing​ and wished to ​avoid interruptions accessing Wikipedia​​ from China while ​I'm ​there. ​​I was hastily blocked under​ a mismatched identity based​ on behavioral analysis that was​ cursory ​and ​incomplete. The scant evidence amounts to a few superficial and cherry-picked commonalities that could have been shared with anyone.​ There was no history of diffs, ​nor ​​policy violation to point to, merely two users with similar maintenance interests (myself and User: E to the Pi times i) voiced openly in straightforward discussion ​on the AutoWikiBrowser request for permissions page. ​​The initial ​reviewing ​clerk declined the Checkuser​ request​ due to​ a​ lack of any evidence​​. ​Simply holding similar​ maintenance​ interests should not be sufficient to ​​merit ​opening an​ investigation, let alone be grounds for indefinite block​ (WP:WITCHHUNT​).​​ Absent policy violations, the CU that followed was a misuse of CU permissions (WP:NOTFISHING).[1][2][3][4] ​Rather than technical data, the block was enacted under claims of ​purported ​behavioral similarities​. Yet the ​principal claimed commonality​ between the accounts: "an interest in copyediting", ​is so widespread ​it has its own heavily-populated category​ (Wikipedian WikiGnomes). In the course of ​everyday ​browsing, it's not unusual to ​come upon grammatical, spelling and formatting errors, and​​ it's only straightforward to correct them. ​As a new user, it's the first exercise assigned by The Wikipedia Adventure. Given the guidelines, a block is unmerited.[5][6] ​The ​​cherry-picked behavioral evidence presented is ​neither representative​ ​​nor an accurate depiction of my full contributions​ to the site​.​ ​I've contributed 862 edits over 529 pages from a wide variety of topics​.​ ​Contrary to the claim that my edits focus on human rights​​,​ ​my account doesn't hold a single edit on the subject. My editing history includes general maintenance, formatting, layout and grammar corrections, copy editing and link disambiguation​ as needed​, with a wide variety of topics at hand. ​From my contributions to date, ​pages that haven't been modified since my latest edits can be found here. ​My edit​ing ​​history has been neither​ random​​ nor haphazard. I followed​ closely​ in line with ​the ​categories ​needing the most work​ (i.e., points)​ ​that came in through Dispenser and DabSolver on a day-to-day basis.​ Outside of semi-automated edits, my freestyle editing topics came from dovetailing the contributions history of sci-fi author and notable Wikipedian Geoffrey Landis. I'm a fan of his work and just came across his contributions to the project. I'm hopeful this clarification of topics sources may help resolve any misunderstandings drawn from superficial similarities between the accounts. ​ Additional features distinguishing my account from any of the ​socks​, and/or the sockmaster, ​include​ (1)​ the ​frequency of ​my contributions​ (​both socks, and sockmaster, ​built up very few edits over an ​​extended ​period of time, whereas my enthusiasm for the first-time use of the new editing tools is readily apparent), ​(2) ​my use of userboxes as ​community ​identifiers​​ (userboxes ​were​ absent in any of the other ​claimed linked ​accounts​)​, ​(3) ​my ​​navigation splash page is personally ​designed, taking significant​​ creativity and effort to produce, unlike any of the other accounts, which have little in the way of personal or distinguishing features, ​(4) my everyday use of advanced scripting functionality and semi-automated maintenance tools, and (5) my​​ contributions to essays on​ Wikipedia policy​, another demonstration of wider community interest and long-term intent. Each of these characteristics demonstrate good faith​ and open integration with the larger community as a whole​,​ and ​run counter to any ​​hastily-drawn conclusions drawn ​from​ a few​ cherry-picked​ bits of​ evidence​ out of nearly a thousand​ personal contributions. ​​In the first phase of this investigation I faced equally unfounded accusations that I was someone else's sock altogether—also absent any kind of policy violations or disruptive conduct. E to the Pi times i​​, the other accused editor in this case, independently came to the same conclusions, calling for exoneration as follows:​

"Pardon this late comment from a non-admin, but I do not see the behavioral sockpuppet evidence for Monolithica and R. Anthony convincing. While Sro23 has pointed out the few edits which have some relation, if one looks through the majority of Monolithica's edits, they have been general maintenance: link disambiguation, tagging, and copy editing, none of which are disruptive. R. Anthony has made edits to the topics of human rights and space—but most of their edits are in userspace. Unless you have a specific case where they've repeatedly exhibited specific similar arguments or behavior to Altman on a specific page, I think it's premature to jump on them as supposed socks, and I find this quick indefinite block to be biting them."

Please consider removing the block so I may continue contributing to the community. Thank you,​ — Monolithica (talk) 19:54, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

I have asked another CheckUser to review this block in private, and they confirmed Bbb23's findings to me: that you are technically indistinguishable from R. Anthony (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log· investigate · cuwiki). Because of that, and because administrators cannot lift a CheckUser block without the consent of a CheckUser, I am declining your unblock request. At this point, given both your claims of private information and your allegations of abuse of process, appealing on-wiki would not be the best option for you. Your best option at this time to appeal your block would be to contact the Arbitation Committee at arbcom-l@lists.wikimedia.org The committee also reviews allegations of violations of the local CheckUser policy. If you also believe that the global CheckUser policy was violated, you may make a request to the Ombudsman Commission by emailing cu-ombuds-l@lists.wikimedia.org. The Arbitration Committee, however, would be responsible for reviewing the local block on en.wiki. TonyBallioni (talk) 15:49, 23 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]


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