User talk:Bbb23

Hurricane Kirk 2024’s unfortunate double encounter with SPI

I know, I kinda broke my promise of stepping away from SPI. But I did so this time because of my (recent) involvement with HurricaneKirk2024. As you’ll see in my long rant on the SPI; this pour soul is currently under two different SPI investigations and I don’t believe he is a sockpuppet of either of them.

First Sir MemeGod opened an SPI accusing him of being Andrew5, despite seeing comments from GeorgeMemulous that completely contradict the accusations.

Then, merely 48 hours later; while the A5 SPI was still ongoing mind you; Insendieum opens another SPI accusing him of being Lokicat.

But when you look at this guy’s behavior; he genuinely seems like a new person who has absolutely no idea what he’s doing. He definitely doesn’t “seem to habitually know about SPI” like Andrew5 (quote from the Andrew5 LTA page); in fact, I had to explain to him what a closing administrator does.

So can you go look at both SPIs and see if they should be closed, please? Hurricane Clyde 🌀^{my talk page!} 18:49, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

I will be pinging @Ponyo over here since I just now saw your vacation thingy. Hurricane Clyde 🌀^{my talk page!} 06:34, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Update: zzuuzz has closed both SPIs. Kirk ain’t a sockpuppet; it’s very unfortunate that this happened; and now I will be stepping away from SPI again. Thank you. Hurricane Clyde 🌀^{my talk page!} 19:05, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Draft:Shore Capital Partners is a tag team

I'm not totally sure how to handle it. Apart from the latest IP editor each declares paid editing, and that each works for the SCM marketing department. There is a load of meat puppetry going on here. 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 08:11, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

I note your holiday. There is nothing urgent about this. 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 08:12, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

hope you're having a good time. This is just to make sure it sn;tarchived. 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 21:28, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

@Timtrent: if you’re actually hoping for a quick resolution to whatever it is you’re wanting handled; I’d suggest going to Ponyo and asking her.

(and note to Bbb23 whenever he does see this, my reply here is mainly because I’ve been talk page stalking on account that I don’t have much else to do right now) Hurricane Clyde 🌀^{my talk page!} 04:12, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

@Hurricane Clyde Thanks. I doubt it's urgent, but, Ponyo, perhaps you might take a look, please? 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 09:12, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

If they're all declaring their PAID/COI status, then there's not much that can be done. I did EC the mains space target Shore Capital Partners to prevent further time-sucking round-robin swaps.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:34, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

@Hurricane Clyde, Ponyo, Timtrent and Bbb23: Just a note, when people move the draft into mainspace, as they have here, I've been either nominating the article for an AfD discussion/speedy deletion (more common), or acknowledged the article is in a state where it would be kept and put a bunch of cleanup tags on it (less common). This can avoid a power struggle, though there doesn't appear to be one at the moment. (talk page watcher) I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 20:46, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

I think it is just an annoyance at present. Meat tag teams micturate me off! 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 21:40, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

@Timtrent Yeah, I agree. At least now you have a method of irritating them back for next time. /HalfJoke Both outcomes (being nominated for deletion and cleanup tags) are Very Very Bad from the perspective of a marketing team, but at least one can hope they realize why COI editing is so strongly advised against. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 21:51, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Just as a comment. The draft was apparently declined three times. Hurricane Clyde 🌀^{my talk page!} 21:53, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

It's rare, but I've seen MfDs happen over repeatedly declined and resubmitted drafts. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 21:56, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

2025 Lunar New Year Cup

I just nominated 2025 Lunar New Year Cup for deletion, but realize you've deleted the article in the past. Does the creator seem familiar to you at all? I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 12:34, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

 Confirmed sock, now blocked and tagged.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:42, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

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