User talk:Arthur Rubin

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I'm not spending as much time here as I would like, with taking care of my wife, four three cats, and looking for paying work. If I don't respond to a problem, it doesn't mean I haven't noticed it.

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Your userpage

Arthur Rubin; why "User:Arthur Rubin", your userpage is protected? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.100.125.61 (talk) 09:06, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

I don't recall requesting protection, but the log shows it was protected in 2012 because of vandalism. Why do you ask? — Arthur Rubin (talk) 09:51, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

"Michigan kid"

Hi, Arthur Rubin.

It seems that the "Michigan kid" is back ([1], [2]). Beagel (talk) 06:43, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

2016#Events

Hi, just curious about why some events on the 2016 article were not notable. For example, why was the impeachment of the South Korean President removed, but the impeachment of the Brazilian President is fine? And why are bombings in Brussels and Lahore in the article, when other bombings and earthquakes with a much higher death toll have been removed? Are there some specific guidelines for notability? I'm not contesting the removals, just wondering for future reference. Neegzistuoja (talk) 11:27, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

Double image templates

Do these work?

For 2009 page... Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.

Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson died June 25

For 1994 page… Dick Sargent and Kim Il-Sung.

Kim Il-Sung and Dick Sargent died July 8

Do you think it's nearly even? Because I have been going back and forth on my phone. 206.45.11.108 (talk) 03:57, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Those look good to me, at least on my phone. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 04:22, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

I'm glad. It's a deal. But I can't edit the 1994 page because it's semi protected. I'll add in the double image template of Farrah and Michael in the 2009 article and you change Sargent and Kim's image for that template. Agree? 206.45.11.108 (talk) 04:26, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

I can't easily do it on my phone; I'll have to wait until I get home. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 04:32, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Okay, sounds good. I'm not rushing you. Just take your time. 206.45.11.108 (talk) 04:42, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

sock puppets

FYI, I suspect Hugh has been editing via IP addresses. I requested an investigation but didn't realize check user can't be used with IP editors. Anyway, the edit patterns seem very similar (my original filing [[3]], additional edits that seem suspicious but are from an Amazon IP outside the US.[[4]]) Springee (talk) 05:39, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

I don't understand why Hugh's edits were OK when you were "stalking" him, but not OK when he was blocked, so I'm not the one to describe the characteristics that would identify him. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 06:49, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

• Do you have suggestions for dealing with an IP editor I am presuming is HughD? At Eddie Eagle we have a series of IP editors who are making very HughD like changes. The IP addresses started in Chicago but are now all over the world but all Amazon Technologies based IPs (ie someone is trying to avoid being tracked). While these aren't the same addresses that are disruptively editing the Corvette Leaf Spring article we again are seeing HughD like behavior and Chicago then Amazon IPs. As before with HughD it wasn't that any individual edit was a true problem, it was the systematic pattern. In the case of EE I requested semi-protected status a while back because of a clear UK based IP troll. Felsic2 tried to argue that it was a content dispute. Half true but the IP refuses to engage in talk page discussions. When talk page discussions are requested we do have an issue. Anyway, do you have any suggestions? Springee (talk) 18:33, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

  @Springee:. Not a clue. Normally, WP:ANI would be normally be an appropriate place to bring it up, but that seems a hostile venue at this point. You might ping the blocking editor for advice. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 20:38, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

  I'm finishing up some work at the moment, but if you drop me a message on my talk with the relevant information I'd be happy to look into it tonight or tomorrow. The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 23:43, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

lightbulb listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Lightbulb. Since you had some involvement with the lightbulb redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. Thryduulf (talk) 19:53, 19 December 2016 (UTC)