User Talk: وسيم

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Edit summary

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Introduction to contentious topics

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Please don't remove dead links

Please see WP:DEADLINK ↗ for instructions on how to handle citations that contain a URL that no longer works. In the case of your edit to :CheckUser ↗, I added an archive url to the citation. Hope that helps. '''Schazjmd''' ''(talk)'' 17:58, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

:I'm sorry.
:وسيم (talk) 21:42, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

Edit summary purpose

The purpose of edit summaries is outlined at Help:Edit summary ↗. The idea is to indicate the type of edit. Abbreviations are sometimes used: rvv if reverting vandalism; ce if copy editing; typo if fixing spelling. Writing "nes" or "no edit summary" is confusing and unhelpful. Definitely do not do that. Johnuniq (talk) 04:14, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

:@Johnuniq,
:👍
:وسيم (talk) 14:07, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

Hoho

Hoho. '''Wassim''''''(Talk)''' ↗ 10:22, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

Temporary account IP viewer granted

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Hello, وسيم. Per your request, your account has been granted ↗ {{mono|temporary-account-viewer}} rights. You are now able to reveal the IP addresses of individuals using temporary accounts ↗ that are not visible to the general public. This is very sensitive information that is only to be used to aid in anti-abuse workflows. Please take a moment to review Wikipedia:Temporary account IP viewer ↗ for more information on this user right. It is important to remember:

You must not share IP address data with someone who does not have the same access permissions unless disclosure is permissible as per guidelines listed at Foundation:Policy:Wikimedia Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy ↗.

Access must not be used for political control, to apply pressure on editors, or as a threat against another editor in a content dispute. There must be a valid reason to investigate a temporary user. Note that using multiple temporary accounts is not forbidden, so long as they are not used in violation of policies (for example, block or ban evasion).

It is also important to note that the following actions are logged for others to see:

When a user accepts the preference that enables or disables IP reveal for their account.

Revealing an IP address of a temporary account.

Listing the temporary accounts that are associated with one or more IP address ↗es (using the CIDR notation ↗ format).

Remember, even if a user is violating policy, avoid revealing personal information if possible. Use temporary account usernames rather than disclosing IP addresses directly, or give information such as same network/not same network or similar. If you do not want the user right anymore then please ask me or another administrator and it will be removed for you. You may also voluntarily give up access at any time by visiting Special:Preferences ↗. Happy editing! '''Toadspike [[User talk:Toadspike|[Talk]]]''' 12:46, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

SPI comments

Hi! I happened to notice just now that in this SPI ↗, your comment is under the "Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments" section, but I don't see you on the list of SPI clerks ↗. Was that an accident, or are you a clerk who hasn't been listed for some reason?

Also, maybe you had some reason to do this, but I noticed that when you talk about accused sockpuppets, you seem to be using {{t|User}}, which pings ↗ the accounts. My understanding is that pinging is usually avoided in SPIs, since that often leads to angry and unhelpful comments from the accused accounts. You could use {{tl|no ping}}, {{tl|no ping2}}, or {{tl|checkuser}} instead to avoid pinging them.

Apologies if you already know these things and have reasons for doing them. Cadddr (talk) 03:12, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

:Hi @Cadddr i hope you're doing well,
:I assumed that the "Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments" section is also applied to temporary IP viewer, since they have a similar capability to CheckUsers ↗ which can view IP addresses, even though they are not mentioned in that section. I apologize, and I will not repeat this again.
:<nowiki>Thank you very much for informing me of this. I genuinely was not aware that using the {{</nowiki>User ↗<nowiki>}} template sends a ping, so I will use the templates you mentioned this time. Have a great day there(:) </nowiki>'''Wassim''''''(Talk)''' ↗ 10:00, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
:@Cadddr,
:Excuse me, Would you mind if I asked you some questions regarding SPI requests ↗ on the Enwiki? I'm from the Arabic one and I've noticed several differences. '''Wassim''''''(Talk)''' ↗ 14:51, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
::You're welcome to ask, though I can't promise I'll know all the answers. I'm just another TAIV ↗ like you, but I've participated in several SPIs, and I'm hoping to become an SPI clerk ↗ eventually. :) Cadddr (talk) 15:04, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
:::@Cadddr,
:::What does “This SPI case is new and awaits sorting by an SPI clerk or administrator” mean? And If I see it, am I allowed to start the investigation? Also, what does “Endorsed by a CheckUser/Clerk” mean? '''Wassim''''''(Talk)''' ↗ 15:16, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
::::*“This SPI case is new and awaits sorting by an SPI clerk or administrator”: I think this just means no SPI clerk or administrator has looked at it yet and sorted it into one of the other statuses ↗. But yes, I'm pretty sure it's fine to start investigating these. That's what I've assumed.
::::*"Endorsed by a CheckUser/Clerk": I think this means that an SPI clerk thinks CheckUser would be warranted in the case.
::::You might find these pages helpful for understanding the procedures:
::::*Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Guide to filing cases ↗
::::*Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Clerk and checkuser procedures ↗
::::*Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Administrators instructions ↗
::::Those last two pages aren't targeted at us, but they explain the procedures in more detail. Cadddr (talk) 15:34, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::@Cadddr,
:::::Thank You!:) '''Wassim''''''(Talk)''' ↗ 15:39, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
:Hey @Cadddr, @وسيم: just FYI, I believe templates like template:Confirmed ↗ should not be used by users who are TAIV but not CheckUsers (as done here ↗), per this comment ↗ of @Ponyo's (courtesy ping). Let me know if this understanding is incorrect. Thanks. Best, Staraction (talk · contribs ↗) (please ping ↗ on reply) 01:37, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
::{{ping|Staraction}} I was under that impression too, but I couldn't find anything explicitly saying so. Thanks for confirming!
::@وسيم: It's probably best to remove those templates in the places where you've used them then. Cadddr (talk) 01:50, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Correct, SPI templates such as {{confirmed}}, {{likely}} etc. are specifically meant to be used by Checkusers only. TAIV lacks the technical data available to checkusers when making such determinations. They appear in the "checkuser actions" box under the "Indicators and other notes (for internal use)" section when editing SPI cases.-- '''Ponyo'''''bons mots'' 18:34, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

April 2026

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:@Leonidlednev,
:Sorry about that mate, I thought it was my talk page (I just wanted to try out my new signature just like I did on Meta ↗). '''Wassim'''talk 20:34, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
:@Leonidlednev. '''Wassim'''talk 15:25, 26 April 2026 (UTC)
:: Alright. Just make sure to test the signature in the sandbox. --Leonidlednev ↗ (T ↗, C ↗, L ↗) 21:12, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

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