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ChatGPT unblock requests?

The unblock requests at this user talk seem to be AI generated, are others seeing this?

I input at ChatGPT "Write an unblock request for wikipedia expressing contrition for disruptive editing and promising not to do it again" and got back:

I am writing to request an unblock of my account. I understand that my behavior on the site was disruptive and caused problems for the community. I deeply regret my actions and would like to express my contrition for any harm or inconvenience that I may have caused.

I recognize that my behavior violated the Wikipedia policies and guidelines, and I understand the importance of these rules for maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the site. I promise that I will not engage in any disruptive editing or violate any policies in the future.

I would like to assure you that I take this matter very seriously and have taken steps to educate myself on the proper ways to contribute to the site. I am committed to being a productive and respectful member of the community, and I hope that you will give me the opportunity to demonstrate this through my future contributions.

Thank you for your consideration of my request.

Valereee (talk) 15:37, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The ChatGPT request here fails WP:NICETRY: it does not identify the behaviour which led to the block, it just vaguely hand-waves it as disruptive editing. I would ask the user to be more specific, and if they could not then I would decline the request. The request you linked to I would decline because they obviously didn't write it. Compare the bio they wrote at User:Akinadewojo, in competent but imperfect international English for an editor with a university education whose first language is probably not English, with the unblock request written in perfect American English. They also seem to have been answering questions at WP:TEAHOUSE by feeding them to an AI, but you knew that already, that's why you blocked them. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 16:01, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Personally I feel that using an AI to edit is akin to meatpuppetry, and fails WP:ROLE anyway; having an AI write for you is probably also WP:PROXYING, not to mention the ethical issues with copyright. The block is for WP:CIR which I think is exactly right, and they certainly haven't demonstrated competence by also using an AI to write their unblock request. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 16:07, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We don't really need a policy on this, any request so written is guaranteed to already not follow expected protocols for an acceptable unblock request. As this is the internet, we can't even be seen laughing rudely at the person making the silly unblock request while we decline it. So I'm not sure there's any need to deal with the matter any differently than we already do. --Jayron 32 16:11, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't suggesting policy, more just interested to see if this was something others were seeing. I don't often patrol unblock requests, so I don't see nearly as many as some do. Valereee (talk) 16:18, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
For what it's worth - possibly nothing, since I've little to do with unblock requests beyond spectating - I have seen requests which I'm sure were AI generated, but not terribly many, and the responding admins were skilled enough at close reading to catch the many problems with such requests.

I'm not sure this particular request was written by a bot, despite my earlier expressed skepticism about their Teahouse posts. Still working on my bot-spotting skills. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 18:52, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 9 June 2023

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

In "You may be an innocent victim of collateral damage", replace [[collateral damage]] with [[WP:COLLATERAL|collateral damage]], as users who follow this link are interested in the Wikipedia policy regarding collateral damage caused by IP address blocks, rather than the Wikipedia page in article namespace about collateral damage. 179.241.25.145 (talk) 15:07, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Cheers! Cocobb8 (💬 talk to me! • ✏️ my contributions) 18:04, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question on unblock templates

Is there a template that indicates that one is reviewing an unblock request pending a response from the appellant? I know there's {{Unblock on hold}} for if we're pending a response from blocking admin, and that when that template is used an individual unblock is highlighted at CAT:UNBLOCK, but I can't find one for the case where I'm merely waiting on the blocked person to respond. I think that this would be useful, as it would reduce the amount of clicking on unblock request entries only to see that others are already handling them. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 03:13, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wish we had that. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 10:34, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There's not a specific template, but there is |idletimestamp=. See Template:Unblock#Notes. — JJMC89 (T·C) 04:46, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rut-roh

Not all of the unblock requests are showing on the table, and those that are are sometimes out of date. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 07:14, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Deepfriedokra: I've been checking the list and it seems to be happening again. The newest updates displayed are five days old. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:17, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

😢 -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:32, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deepfriedokra, I made a posting at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). Hopefully somebody will be able to figure it out. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 15:24, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Improved version of User:Enterprisey/unblock-review.js is available

Hello friends. Since User:Enterprisey/unblock-review.js is unmaintained and has accumulated some bugs over the years, I have forked it and fixed several bugs. Feel free to try it out. Although be sure to disable the old script to avoid the two scripts fighting with each other. User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/UnblockReview.js. Enjoy. –Novem Linguae (talk) 10:53, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This makes me really happy. Thanks, Novem Linguae! --Yamla (talk) 11:00, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I took the liberty of porting over the documentation to User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/UnblockReview. I hope that's ok. --Yamla (talk) 11:05, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me! –Novem Linguae (talk) 11:30, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]