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User:TheBirdsShedTears

I'd like to request NPR rights. I have prior experience with AfC and NPP, so I'm familiar with the process of reviewing new pages. I'm confident in my understanding of notability guidelines and can easily spot paid/COI editing, as well as unreliable and branded sources. I am also familiar with WP:DP, WP:NOBITING, and CSD

I understand the importance of careful, fair reviews and will do my best to uphold the quality of content on Wikipedia. Thank you! TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 06:37, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

not done, this does not address the removal of your permissions last year under suspicion of UPE. signed, Rosguill talk 14:50, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Switching to  On hold so that this doesn't get archived mid-discussion signed, Rosguill talk 18:29, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Rosguill: My account was compromised and i have never been engaged in paid editing. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 15:02, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are expected to be upfront about prior permissions changes and to address these concerns in your initial request. This is now the third time (2, 1) that you have requested permissions since then without addressing this concern in your initial request. That you did not do so does not inspire confidence. You also have not clarified what steps you have taken to prevent your account from being compromised again, which is a necessity before you are conferred any advanced permissions. signed, Rosguill talk 15:15, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the chance to explain. I realize I should have addressed this in my initial request, and I'm sorry for not doing so. When my account was compromised, it resulted in my permissions being revoked. I want to be clear that I've never been involved in paid editing.
Since then, I've taken steps to secure my account, including enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) on my registered email, setting a strong password for my account, occasionally changing my password, and regularly checking my account activity to prevent any future issues. I understand how serious this is and am fully committed to keeping my account secure going forward.
I'm really keen to contribute positively to Wikipedia again and will approach NPP and other responsibilities with full accountability. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 15:46, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Can you please also give a timeline of what happened? How many weeks was your account compromised for? What date was it compromised and what date was the compromise stopped? How bad was the damage when it was compromised? What kind of edits did the attackers make? Any idea how it was compromised in the first place? I understand this is a lot of detail to ask, but explaining exactly what happened should be helpful here. –Novem Linguae (talk) 17:43, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Due to my health concerns, as noted here, I was inactive on the site. I gradually recovered, as mentioned here. However, in June 2022, I experienced health issues again, and this time, I didn’t inform the administrators because I had completely stopped using digital devices. As a result of this inactivity, I wasn't able to monitor my account or review my activity on the site. During this time, when my account was compromised, it was used solely for promotional editing by the attacker. Around 15 days before my account was blocked, I noticed I couldn't reset my password because the attacker had hijacked my email and removed it from my Wikipedia account. I recovered my email soon after realizing it was hacked. Upon reviewing my account activity, I found it in a dire state, used solely for promotional editing, which not only damaged Wikipedia but also hurt the trust I had built over several years of hardwork. I also noticed that the account had been inactive after the attacker created 4 articles between May 2023 and July 2023. I was exploring possible ways to regain access. Since I had previously contacted Materialscientist, I emailed them again (as noted here) in August 2023 to confirm my identity and that my email was the original registered email. However, it seemed they were not available. I then contacted the steward team, who directed me to email ca(at)wikimedia.org. After a series of emails, they video-called me, asked some questions, and eventually restored my account on 16 September 2024. Compromise stopped since i regained access in September 2024 and i took necessary steps to secure my Wikipedia account as well as email address. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 04:58, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for those details. Sorry to hear about your health problems. I hope you're doing a lot better now.
1) So your account was compromised from June 2022 to September 2023 (1 year 3 months)? When we take a look at those edits we should assume those are the attacker?
2) Any idea how your account got compromised? They somehow broke into your email and from there used that to password reset your Wikipedia account and got access to it that way? I guess that means that a) you were specifically targeted by UPEs since random hackers would not know or care about your Wikipedia NPP perm and b) they somehow had your email address? Do you remember any phishing attacks against your email or anything like that? –Novem Linguae (talk) 05:22, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
My account was compromised from May 2023 until it was blocked in August 2023, preventing further edits to the mainspace (actual compromise date is not known since i was inactive and under medical observation). The compromise ended when I regained access in September 2024. Any edits made between May and July 2023 were not mine but were done by the attacker. I'm unsure how they accessed my email, but I suspect it occurred after I clicked on a free mobile phone giveaway link shared in a local job offer WhatsApp group (which I have since exited). I downloaded a zip file containing a PDF, unaware that links from untrusted or unknown sources could compromise personal data. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 06:14, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Those dates all seem to line up (stated inactivity dates, compromise dates, XTools activity graph). As long as no UPE-like behavior is found outside the specified compromise dates (contribs link, deleted contribs link, page curation log), and no poor reviewing is found, I think we should consider re-granting NPP. I haven't yet done a deeper check than just dates and any admin should feel free to jump in and help with checking that if they want. –Novem Linguae (talk) 19:47, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:OnlyNano

I recently completed my 90 day trial period, and have been successful with my new page reviews. I am looking to renew so I may continue my work with reviewing. OnlyNanotalk 14:41, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Automated comment This user was granted temporary new page reviewer rights by Elli (expires 00:00, 28 October 2024 (UTC)). — MusikBot talk 14:50, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done, track record looks good. signed, Rosguill talk 14:57, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:UzbukUdash

Hello there, Im contributing to wiki nearly a decade; my edit count is near 600. From the last two months, I've been actively contributing or trying to. Can I be considered a reviewer? Thanks! UzbukUdash (talk) 17:29, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Automated comment This user has 378 edits in the mainspace. — MusikBot talk 17:30, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done. I'm sorry, but you don't meet the WP:NPRCRITERIA. Additionally, I'm not seeing much experience with deletion or edits that help establish you're familiar and comfortable with our notability guidelines. Consider participating at WP:AFD and making policy based votes to show a knowledge of our guidelines. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:40, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note that this request was manually removed. I've restored it so that the bot can properly archive the request. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:28, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:RangersRus

I have sufficient experience with the deletion process and have been very active on WP:AFD where I have made policy based votes and feel very comfortable evaluating notability. Please see my AFD history. I have also read and understood the content policies and guidelines. RangersRus (talk) 21:18, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(Non-administrator comment) @RangersRus: I am not an admin, but after seeing your outstanding AfD votes and demonstrations, I invited you to work on AfC, and you were given probationary AfC rights. However, I see that you haven’t reviewed a single draft. Is there any reason behind this? GrabUp - Talk 07:32, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@GrabUp: I checked after seeing your message and I was oblivious of the probationary AFC rights. I am to blame here and I will get to reviewing drafts right away. For New Page reviewer rights, isn't AFD record enough? If reviewing draft record is also a qualification, then I would withdraw this request and spend couple of months in doing so. RangersRus (talk) 10:28, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(Non-administrator comment)@RangersRus: Hey, thanks for the response. No, an AfC record is not mandatory, but it helps to demonstrate your understanding. You don’t need to withdraw your request, as you have shown a good understanding of notability through AfD. Thanks. GrabUp - Talk 10:31, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@GrabUp: Thank you. I have turned on AFC help script from your old instruction message. I will begin AFC reviewing sometime today. Administrators, due to my significant AFD record, I hope you allow me new page reviewer rights to help with the backlog. RangersRus (talk) 10:49, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:Bearian

I’m a past administrator, an editor since 2007, with 80,000 edits, and excellent AfD record. I would like new page reviewer rights so as to help reduce the terrible backlog. Thanks in advance. Bearian (talk) 02:47, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done (automated response): This user already has the "patroller" user right. — MusikBot talk 02:50, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Bearian (talk) 03:12, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:UzbukUdash

RE-Request Hello, again. Recently reached the 500-edit count in main category. I'm here in the wiki nearly ten years; can I be a reviewer? In earlier request, I got confused with the criteria of edit count. thanks! UzbukUdash (talk) 10:54, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done. I'm still not seeing much experience with deletion or edits that help establish you're familiar and comfortable with our notability guidelines. Consider participating at WP:AFD and making policy based votes to show a knowledge of our guidelines. You were just declined yesterday, give it some time, there's no rush to try to get the permission. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:27, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:BastianMAT

Greetings, I have been volunteering with the goal to improve the WikiProject for the last 5 years, creating and updating articles mostly in the political area while trying to maintain as high impartiality as possible as well as following all rules established. I've since last year been granted Autopatrolled and in the granted message got asked to consider volunteering for this role too which i'm willing to do, to essentially help with making sure new articles (in the backlog) are in line with the rules. BastianMAT (talk) 13:22, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for volunteering,  Done for a 2-month trial. You are encouraged to re-apply roughly a week before the permission is set to expire. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:47, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:Reconrabbit

I would like to request NPR rights to assist in clearing out the backlog and maintaining the expected quality of new content. I have a few months of experience in AfC reviewing, and somewhat less experience with AfD, but occasionally monitor the PROD and speedy deletion categories and have PRODed some un-improvable articles in the past when working through Category:Unassessed articles (though at the time I didn't have the PROD log set up). I aim to help other editors understand Wikipedia's policies in a straightforward and friendly way, new or otherwise, to help them in the new page creation process and to reduce the burden on reviewers in the future. Reconrabbit 14:42, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for volunteering, While I would like to see a bit more deletion experience,  Done for a 2-month trial. You are encouraged to re-apply roughly a week before the permission is set to expire. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:03, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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