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Trainee/clerking interest and discussion
[edit]Active requests
[edit] | Interested editors Before applying, have a look at our advice for prospective clerks.
Applications are discussed by the checkuser and SPI clerk team, and new clerks are added as needed. Applications where the editor has become less active on Wikipedia may be removed by a checkuser or SPI clerk.
Applicants are encouraged to actively participate in SPI cases as this will increase their chances of being selected.
Please add your request to the bottom of this section, using the following format:
==== [[User:USERNAME|]] ====
:{{Usercheck-full|USERNAME}}
Request here. ~~~~
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 | Clerks/Checkusers - This is a list of editors who would like to become trainees. Please leave endorsements/comments as appropriate, and remove each request once a consensus (either accepting or rejecting a prospective clerk) has formed.
Editors who have their application rejected should contact the removing editor for feedback before re-applying. |
- Simonm223 (talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
I'm on vacation from tomorrow to next Tuesday and probably won't be online much but, once I'm back, I'd be very happy to lend a hand with WP:SPI. I've mentioned before that I am not, at this time, interested in becoming an admin so I asked how I could help otherwise and was advised to apply to be a trainee clerk. So here I am. Simonm223 (talk) 17:26, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
- I am back from vacation and interested in picking up this line of discussion. Simonm223 (talk) 12:31, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Maliner (talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
I have been interested in SPI for some time and have more than a dozen successful SPI cases under my belt. It can be seen at User:Maliner/SPI log. Here I have documented a few of the cases that I have reported to different Check Users and admins both on-wiki and privately. I want to learn the ropes of editing SPI as a trainee clerk. I see Wikipedia is in need of SPI clerks, mostly for housekeeping purposes. I am interested in doing this work as a trainee clerk to reduce the backlog. Since I have learnt major South Asian languages such as Hindi, Bangla, Urdu, etc. for the specific purpose., I think I can deal with the South Asian sockmasters easily or at least can assist the dealing admin in good faith. Before coming here, I have discussed my application privately with two checkusers previously with whom I have worked on SPI; they were User:HJ Mitchell and User:Courcelles. They think that I can be a good trainee clerk based on their experience with me. Maliner (talk) 15:38, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Since I have learnt major South Asian languages such as Hindi, Bangla, Urdu, etc. for the specific purpose
. Interesting. Are you saying you learned these languages to help out at SPI? –Novem Linguae (talk) 19:05, 30 November 2024 (UTC)- @Novem Linguae: With due respect. I have polished my skills of these languages for this very specific purpose, as I am not the native speaker of these languages. You may wish to look at the history of User:Maliner/SPI log to know when
it
was started, which will give you a rough idea about my interest in such things. Regards! Maliner (talk) 06:18, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Novem Linguae: With due respect. I have polished my skills of these languages for this very specific purpose, as I am not the native speaker of these languages. You may wish to look at the history of User:Maliner/SPI log to know when
Bullseye appears to be down
[edit]The bullseye tool seems to be not working any more, and gives me 500 errors. Does anyone else have access to the toolforge project? Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 21:52, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Yup, I've been hitting 500 errors consistently since this morning. Occasionally it will load, but if I try to run any IPs through it it's back to the 500 error screen.-- Ponyobons mots 22:04, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- According to https://toolsadmin.wikimedia.org/tools/id/bullseye, looks like the only one with access is GeneralNotability. Might need to look into the abandoned tool procedure at wikitech:Help:Toolforge/Abandoned tool policy. –Novem Linguae (talk) 22:03, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- It came back up but now is down once again. Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 23:28, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
Archiving closed cases
[edit]Why is not clerk willing to archive closed cases (closed by myself). Is there some problems? Is there any other active clerk beside myself? Vanjagenije (talk) 17:10, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- I just assume they don't remember to do so. I am willing to close yours and did lots last night before I knew you were asking. :) Izno (talk) 19:04, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
Two merge requests
[edit]One is at Wikipedia talk:Sockpuppet investigations/Archive 25#Case merge.
The other is mine to merge, background at User talk:Izno#Who's who: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Tejeindu and Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sita786. Izno (talk) 19:14, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
- And also, #Case merging request looks like it never got fulfilled, and it doesn't say why. Perhaps someone can leave a comment there? Izno (talk) 19:26, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/5.178.202.10
[edit]I've been working my way though the closed cases, trying to get ahead of the archiving backlog. Is there any value in keeping Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/5.178.202.10 and it's archive? I'm inclined to WP:G6 them both. RoySmith (talk) 13:34, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
- This is not the first nor will it be the last SPI dedicated to IPs. Do you have some substantial reason to G6? Izno (talk) 17:14, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
- It just didn't seem useful to me, but if you think there's value, happy to keep it. RoySmith (talk) 17:18, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
The Wordsmith appointed as trainee SPI clerk
[edit]The Wordsmith's application for SPI clerkship has been approved and I will be serving as his trainer. Please welcome him to the SPI team. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 13:42, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- Good, their work at SPI has been excellent! Hey man im josh (talk) 14:19, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- Congratulations! The Wordsmith. Maliner (talk) 09:19, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
0xDeadbeef promoted to full clerk
[edit]After months of steady and careful work, I’m proud to announce 0xDeadbeef’s promotion to full clerk. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work! 💪 Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 01:38, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Fantastic, absolutely well deserved! I have full faith in them :) Hey man im josh (talk) 03:15, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Congratulations DEADBEEF !!!! — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 03:33, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Good to hear. CMD (talk) 06:49, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- thanks! time to go work on clearing the sock drawer when I get free time 🫡 0xDeadbeef→∞ (talk to me) 10:57, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
- @0xDeadbeef Congratulations. Maliner (talk) 15:19, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
- Congratulations and well deserved. --qedk (t 愛 c) 12:04, 1 December 2024 (UTC)