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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
18 years, 4 months and 26 days.

This user has been a bureaucrat for
16 years, 9 months and 30 days.

4	WikiDefcon 4 Low to moderate level of vandalism
3.93 RPM according to EnterpriseyBot —23:10, 1 April 2025 (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 00:37, 1 April 2025 (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	13
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.

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

User-reported

142.163.71.57 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) My report is mainly to request the deletion of the offensive edit summary the IP wrote when performing it's edit[1] rather than the edit itself, albeit the edit is related to a topic that has seen much vandalism and infighting through the years. Pob3qu3 (talk) 23:38, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

190.50.169.33 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log): it's not so much their edits that are the problem, as I believe they were done in good faith; it's the fact that they repeatedly insulted me after I reverted them. ☽ elm ^{talk to me} 00:10, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
31.205.248.24 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – On Fallen (Evanescence album) (diff): vandalism after final warning. Also block evasion from User:31.205.248.28. ☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 00:12, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Faux UAA Noticeboard

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

Bot-reported

User-reported

BANK$Y123 (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a misleading username. Claiming to be Banksy?. Skywatcher68 (talk) 12:56, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
Keep monitoring the user, until their username is more clear. Their sole edit is vandalism, but I'm not seeing where they claim to be anyone. Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 13:07, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
JohnDoomsdayHoward (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. Alith Anar 17:36, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
- Not a violation of the username policy. Real names are permitted except when they imply that the editor is a specific living person they are not. Consider filing a report at the conflict of interest noticeboard. Secretlondon (talk) 17:45, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
IIMSAM (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. See Draft:Asif Ayoob 2. Note this is probably the same person as User:Ramudamodaran1234. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 17:56, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
And User:AsifAyoob. Secretlondon (talk) 18:12, 1 April 2025 (UTC)