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Now, about WP:AIV. Feel free to put test4 on someone's page, but test5 should be for admins. Also, make sure you do the template right, and get the article name right. So it's {{vandal|IPaddress}} and the article was Christopher murt not Christopher Mutt (or at least the one I found). Wikibofh 22:12, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Ok, thanks, and sorry :-p--TonySt 22:13, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

• No worries.  :) Wikibofh 22:15, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

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Outcome of your Administrator Election

Barkeep49 (talk) 15:09, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Cheers @Barkeep49 :) TonySt  18:02, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Congratulations! QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 21:20, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Fantastic to see you with the official mop in hand. Be sure to drop yourself from that "admin without tools" category....finally. Joyous! Noise! 15:17, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you @Joyous!! I'm looking forward to helping with the tasks that I couldn't before :) TonySt  18:07, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

"He who does not keep peace shall lose his hand."

	The axe of responsibility
	Shiny new tools might be used to mete out justice, mercy or a dose of reality. Let us commit to not losing our cool when using them. Our only armor is the entire community's trust. We wear it for each other, each new contributor, and each new generation to come. May you ever be the community's champion. BusterD (talk) 16:28, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for this heavy axe and these wise words, BusterD :) TonySt  18:13, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Congrats on your adminship!!! If anyone deserves the mop job, it's you mate. I am very happy for you! Plasticwonder (Cat got your tongue?) 16:40, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Cheers @Plasticwonder! TonySt  18:28, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Just want to wish you congrats on your adminship Tony! Good luck! MakaylaHippo1998 (talk) 17:28, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, @MakaylaHippo1998! TonySt  18:37, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Let it begin...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I've spent the past couple days dashing around the trees with the baton wrapped in my tail, and am honored to pass it on to you with only minimal scuffing a fresh polish, continuing our tradition of the baton pass and kicking off our fifth relay race. You are the leader of the pack in the first-ever AELECT where every candidate was elected, and I hope you and the other candidates feel the strong support of the community that has been expressed here as you begin to learn what the new buttons do. Congratulations again, and thank you :) Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 17:32, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for passing the baton, @Vermont! I've sent it along to continue its journey (one I'm very happy to have been a part of :) ) TonySt  18:31, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Congratulations!

So, now you have the mop, I have a tonne of tasks for you when you're ready? 😃 Knitsey (talk) 18:19, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Appreciated @Knitsey! Excited to get started :) --TonySt  18:43, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Congrats on your election!

I just wanted to say congratulations on your election and becoming an administrator! Keep up the great work! ProClasher97 ~ Have A Question? 23:54, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Cheers @ProClasher97! TonySt  01:53, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Congrats!

I Knew you'd make a good admin, congrats on sysoping! St☆rlet! (Need to talk?) (Library) (Sandbox) 01:26, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you @Starlet147! :) TonySt  01:53, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Congrats on your adminship. The first thing I can think of is... finally. Can't wait to work with you at AIV, UAA, and doing CV work. I supported you and I'm glad you succeeded. Congratulations. In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 03:25, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks so much @Dafootballguy! TonySt  14:40, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

@TonySt I'm going to enjoy your admin work greatly. It looks like you've been a very appreciated addition. Congrats. I hope to join you eventually. In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 01:50, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Congratulations! Beyhive Navy (talk) 12:39, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Cheers @Beyhive Navy! TonySt  14:40, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Admin's Barnstar
		Hello, TonySt! After viewing Special:BlockList, I was so surprised to see you as an administrator! 🤩 Great work on your RfA! Happy editing and best wishes, Zahrazamedahmedi (🗨️My Talk Page🗨️) (🫗My Mistakes🫗) 15:55, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks @Zahrazamedahmedi! You and I both ;) TonySt  20:59, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Ryanair

Thanks for blocking the TA at Ryanair. Any chance you can strike out the offensive edit summary insult he made against me? Thanks. 10mmsocket (talk) 20:50, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

 Done TonySt  20:57, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Appreciated, thank you 10mmsocket (talk) 21:11, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

About the LTA you blocked..

They were using a vandalscript. Their common JS needs a purge. St☆rlet! (Need to talk?) (Library) (Sandbox) 22:09, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

 Done TonySt  22:15, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Congrats!

Congrats on your adminship! I see you've been making good use of the tools already - knew you would! FlammablePizza (talk / contrib) 02:18, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, @FlammablePizza! TonySt  15:55, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Congratulations

TonySt now has Administrator. Introducing: Admin Duty Patrol Interceptor... On a more serious note: Congratulations! Strongshorts (talk) 10:09, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Cheers, @Strongshorts! TonySt  15:55, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Congrats Tony!

Congratulations on becoming an Admin Tony! Thank you for being a great influence on this community. I would not be the Wikipedian I am today witout some of your guidance! Thank you for all you do Tony! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Luxejava (talk • contribs) 21:03, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks @Luxejava, that means a lot! :) TonySt  21:27, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Don't reverse Shreyas Iyer's photo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Captain_Shreyas_Iyer_(Sarpanch_Sahab)_in_T20.jpg this is clearly mentioned that it's a self created and free licensed photo with anyone free to use it. Don't revert the image until you can prove that it's an copyright ©️ violation. TheHails (talk) 21:20, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi @TheHails! As noted on the image's page, the image lacks evidence of permission and will be deleted from Commons in 7 days unless the owner of the photo provides proof of permission. TonySt  21:27, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

So wait until 7 days TheHails (talk) 21:29, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

Boo!

Happy Halloween!

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Hello TonySt:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
    – 🕸️Zahrazamedahmedi🕸️ (🍭My Talk Page🍬) (🦇My Mistakes🦇) 22:34, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

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🕸️Zahrazamedahmedi🕸️ (🍭My Talk Page🍬) (🦇My Mistakes🦇) 22:34, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Thank you @Z! :) TonySt  22:46, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

You're Welcome! 😊

Halloween is around the corner! 😇🎃🕸️🦇 🕸️Zahrazamedahmedi🕸️ (🍭My Talk Page🍬) (🦇My Mistakes🦇) 22:48, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

You have chosen war, Tony.

None shall disrespect the honored name of W.D. Gaster. Prepare for his unforgiving offense.

RhythmXDude (talk) 01:07, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

Is this a joke or some shit? Tankishguy 01:12, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

WP:DENY. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 05:27, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

I see you're putting the tools to good use already. Keep up the good work :) --not-cheesewhisk3rs ≽^•⩊•^≼ ∫ (pester) 19:57, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

Cheers @Not-cheesewhisk3rs! TonySt  20:02, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	To the fastest hand on Wikipedia... OrdinariusFingius (talk) 01:12, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, @OrdinariusFingius! TonySt  02:20, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Range block request

Hey, first of all congrats on the adminship! Now I've got an admin thing - Per this talk page message by a recent TA vandal, I'd like to request a range block of the /24. Netstars22 (talk to me!) 03:53, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

The /24 is probably too wide, but I protected the page for a month, blocked the TA, and blocked their /32 for an extended period. TonySt  03:56, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Sounds good! Netstars22 (talk to me!) 03:58, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

		The Original Barnstar
		Currently in the middle of my first ever use of Interceptor. It's incredible, thank you.

In solidarity, Grilledcheeseisgreat ^✉ 01:53, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

You're making me hungry! Thank you for helping to fight vandalism! TonySt  02:36, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Congratulations!!

Congrats on your adminship!! I must have slept through it all. :/ Have fun! Bringingthewood (talk) 03:36, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Cheers @Bringingthewood! TonySt  03:50, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

I don’t know what is happening but I saw you became an admin, this is a congratulations I suppose

FreddyJC (talk) 07:45, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! I also sometimes feel like that! ;) TonySt  17:42, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

A goat for you!

You became an admin?! Congratulations for your work!

Hamimh2 (talk) 19:49, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Appreciated @Hamimh2! TonySt  20:11, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Tony they got a sock

User:~2026-57446-53 This is a hard decision (talk to me!, contribs) 22:43, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

• Never mind. (Wow, that was fast.) This is a hard decision (talk to me!, contribs) 22:46, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Suppressing the edit summary

Hi, thank you for revdel-ing the recent edit on Disco, can you remove the edit summary as well for the same reason? Thanks. LkL-70547 (talk) 01:28, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Done, thanks TonySt  01:30, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Also, can you remove the revision at UAA? That username should not be publicly visible. ғѳmɑɭʱɑυե (Any pronouns)ᵀᵃˡᵏ 01:31, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

All set TonySt  01:34, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Hot Chocolate? Congratulations!

A cup of hot chocolate for you!
Itsjuenyin (talk · contribs) has given you a large mug of hot chocolate, for assisting with a very messy article. Hot Chocolate somehow promotes WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a mug of Hot Chocolate, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy!

Congrats on your Admin, Keep monitoring Recent changes and continuing to combating Vandalism!

Spread the love by giving someone else a nice warm mug of Hot Chocolate ^w^

Itsjuenyin^{Talk to me!} 02:49, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Cheers @Itsjuenyin! TonySt  03:01, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Harry the horse block

You just blocked a LTA TA account. Same user just popped up as ~2026-57628-50 (talk · contribs) - same edit so same article, and same articles in the one related TA. Thanks. 10mmsocket (talk) 15:01, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

All set now. Looks like they were blocked just after your note here. TonySt  15:32, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Happy Halloween!

Hey, TonySt (talk · contribs). Congratulations on your recent admin election and many more years of happy editing. --NYC Guru (talk) 20:01, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you @NYC Guru, have a wonderful Halloween :) TonySt  20:04, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Well if you live in the United States, we've just passed into Standard Time as well. --NYC Guru (talk) 05:49, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Happy Halloween!

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Thank you @Rencoolguy, you as well! TonySt  22:27, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

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Unexpected blocks

Hi, I just found out that my IP address has been blocked for editing several pages such as Jadavpur University and 2026 anti-CEC protests by you. Can I know the reason why? There are several pages in the list which I haven't ever edited before too. Any explanation will be thankfully accepted. Thank you. Kalpesh Manna 2002 (talk) 17:57, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Kalpesh Manna 2002. Your IP address is apparently currently in a range of addresses which was disruptively editing the articles. This doesn't mean it was specifically your IP address which was disruptive -- it could just be your internet neighbors who are on IP addresses close to yours. TonySt  21:22, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Oh okay. Thank you for the explanation. Kalpesh Manna 2002 (talk) 05:08, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Continued disruptive edits on MGM Home Entertainment

So the user from this previous incident seems to have returned to continue editing the MGM Home Entertainment page with the same unsourced piece of information. Just thought you should know since you administered the block to their previous account, and they're a third through the three-edit war rule. Zidane4028 (talk) 03:42, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

All set TonySt  03:53, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Thanks! Zidane4028 (talk) 03:55, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish

I've already requested protection for the article at RPPI, but given how rapidly the LTA temporary accounts are popping up on the article, could we please get a quick(er) protection on this article?... Magitroopa (talk) 04:33, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

 Done TonySt  04:35, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Of course, now appears to have moved to targeting The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder.... sigh... Magitroopa (talk) 04:38, 2 November 2026 (UTC)