User talk:ConnerTT

Something that will help you with anti-vandalism...

Hi ConnerTT! I'm feeling quite heartbroken right now; I was looking to check in with you on your user talk page here and see how things are going, and I see that you just recently decided to leave Wikipedia. The new temporary accounts system does add a little bit of difficulty with fighting vandalism, but with a little bit of help (and a request that you'll need to add here for the temporary account IP viewer permissions), I promise you that the new system isn't anything to fear nor fret about. When you see this, can you reach out to me on my user talk page here? I want to help you out, and I don't want to see you leave this project! :-( ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:20, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Oshwah: Hey Oshwah, I'll be semi-retired for now. I'm just a bit busy, and I am quite disappointed with the direction that Wikipedia is headed. I understand the need for user privacy, but the majority of my anti-vandalism work was with reverting IP users, and with IPs publicly hidden, it's much harder to detect certain vandalism patterns. I am very strongly against this change, and I don't think it'll end well at all, as far as anti-vandalism is concerned. I understand that my account has to be at least 6 months old, and while I have been editing for much, much longer than that (several years), my registered account that I am using is only less than 3 months old, so I don't think I can make the request at WP:TAIV yet. I'm assuming they're pretty stingy with exceptions, so I might just have to wait it out until I can make the request, unless they would be willing to make an exemption. ConnerTT (talk) 20:08, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ConnerTT - Hey now, at least give me a chance to help you and try and convince you otherwise! It was quite different, highly confusing, and perhaps a bit frustrating for me when the new system was first implemented as well, but after taking some time to look into the technical details and how it all works, added to the many years of experience that I've gained from been a part of this project, it's still a little bit different since there's now a layer of information that you might have to unravel to catch some of the trolls and abusers of the project, but it's really not that bad. Let me help you with anything that's causing you difficulty, and let's see what happens. ;-)

When you meet the requirements for being granted the temporary account IP viewer permissions, request them, and are given the permissions, you'll be able to see the IP address of each temporary account. That information is displayed to the right of each one in page histories, logs, and other locations. That will help with making the transition much easier. Hell, if it weren't for the fact that your account is only two months old (the requirements are six months, and I cannot override this without permissions from the WMF), I wouldn't see any problem with granting you the permissions right now. I'm going to reach out to the WMF and see what their thoughts are regarding your situation. I know that you've been patrolling for vandalism and disruption on this project for much longer than two months, albeit anonymously and without using an account. I want to see if they'd be okay with me taking your anonymous editing and experience into account, or if I must only take the age of your permanent account into consideration. I'll get back to you once I hear back from them.

That whole process with the permissions aside, let's say that this hypothetically wasn't an option and that we're all forced to only see temporary accounts and not IP addresses. Can you help me with exactly what about the change to the new system is causing you confusion, frustration, difficulty, or is hindering your ability to locate, identify, and revert vandalism and disruption on the project compared to before temporary accounts were implemented? This will help me to be able to help you. ;-) I hope to hear back from you soon. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:10, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Oshwah: I laid out some of my concerns here awhile back. I guess I just don't fully understand how temporary accounts work yet. I'll do some reading up on it so I can try to understand it a little better, and I might just have to get used to it overtime. I might try using Huggle more; maybe that'll make things easier. Thanks for your detailed and thorough response, I genuinely appreciate the time you've spent in trying to help me out here! Also please let me know what happens with the WMF response... :-) ConnerTT (talk) 18:56, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ConnerTT - An automated monitoring tool makes patrolling for vandalism and disruption much easier. When I patrol for disruption and abuse, I also use Huggle (along with some other methods). There are a good number of different monitoring tools (see the list here) that essentially do the same thing, but just appear, function, and are accessed differently. Don't feel pressured or think that you must use Huggle in order to accomplish good patrolling on the project. It's much more important that you find a monitoring tool that you're most comfortable with using, as well as find easy to operate. Everyone has their own preference and "tastes" as to which tool is better for them, so don't fret if you find another tool like AntiVandal or WikiShield to be more preferable to use than Huggle. Just find one that you like, and you'll find out very quickly why most users who patrol for disruption use one. ;-)

Sure, take some time and review and understand exactly how temporary accounts work, and please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you'd like me to go over anything with you. This system is just as new to me and every other patroller, vandal-fighter, and administrator as it is to you, and we'll be very likely to start proposing changes, adjustments, and tweaks to it in the future so that it'll still accomplish the task of not disclosing the IP address of anonymous users, but allow us to be able to see patterns and handle abuse more efficiently. ;-) Let me know which tool you decide to start using in order to patrol for vandalism; I'm curious to see which one you end up choosing! ;-) I'm here and available if you need anything. Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:48, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

December 2025

Hello, I'm Danners430. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Oaxaca International Airport, but you didn't provide a reliable source. On Wikipedia, it's important that article content be verifiable. If you'd like to resubmit your change with a citation, your edit is archived in the page history. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Danners430 _{tweaks made} 08:00, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Danners430: Sorry, I went through your edit, which looked like a big content removal without reading your edit summary. My apologies. ConnerTT (talk) 20:14, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No worries - for anyone watching, this is why edit summaries are vital :D I'm a little more surgical with my content removal than some editors are Danners430 _{tweaks made} 21:28, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]