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I just closed this. Could you take care of the necessary deprecation? Let me know if you need any help. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 00:02, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
I note that following a TFD you marked
Template:Frenchtrans and
Template:De as depreciated. However,
Category:Deprecated templates indicates that If a deprecated template is still
in use on other pages, add <noinclude>...</noinclude>
tags around the {{
Tdeprecated}} template. Is that no longer the practice? I just found, and replaced, a
Frenchtrans template at the
Ange Leccia article, and noted that the template was still
in use on over 500 pages, as is the German one. --
Bejnar (
talk)
15:18, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
The thread has gone on forever. From a brief examination, it appears that Zlykinskyja's account is compromised. The rest of the argument seems to be much less cut and dry (Zlykinskyja isn't usually vandalizing, just completely incapable of achieving consensus for edits, poor at citing sources for their edits, and entirely too inclined to assume bad faith and overreact). The recent vandalism edit appears to indicate a compromised account though, which (I would think) makes the decision much easier. I'm contacting you directly only because you're the first active admin I noticed, and this thread needs to be resolved one way or another. — ShadowRanger ( talk| stalk) 17:13, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
Who are the amazing mad admins who came up with the humor on the front page. Whoever they are, they are awesome!-- Ezekiel 7:19 Le†'s Go Buffalo! (sign) 14:21, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
I see that Xenobot is sorting up a storm. That's awesome. Question: is Xenobot going off a new list, or the old list? Because since the old list of 700 essays was generated, about 350 more have had the project banner added to them. Also, do you think it would be wise for Xenobot to assign an importance of N/A to categories? Because a high importance category bumps what would have been a high importance essay down. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 14:33, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
I am doing my best to behave in a professional manner here. Since you were the one who protected the article, I am seeking your counsel. On the talkpage, I have reiterated that the information is sourced, and that I will return it upon unprotection. I have also acknoweledged the possibility that I will be reverted. I have no intention of edit warring, or violating 3RR, or anything else. I will instead seek formal mediation. On the talkpage, Baseball Bugs has said that I "will be blocked so fast it will make my head spin" if I return it. Now, perhaps he meant "reverted", I don't know. Please tell me, do I have any reason to fear actually being blocked if I edit the article in a professional manner? Mk5384 ( talk) 16:24, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, two requests, for your consideration:
let me know. -- Ludwigs2 20:22, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for that.
Mk5384 (
talk)
02:20, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
I would just like to add, without getting into any discussions of what was right or wrong, that I made over 1000 edits without incident before this debacle. So if you expect to see me blocked again, I have a feeling you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Mk5384 (
talk)
02:37, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
I wondered if anything came of this proposal you made in August Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 66#Automated creation of stubs (Semi-automated stub creation), or if something similar has occurred since. I commented "weak oppose" at the time, but have since become very in favor of that-sort of restriction, after dealing with a few of these mass creations.
Was there any policy progress on this, or something similar, then or after that you're aware of? Shadowjams ( talk) 06:43, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
I'm not sure why they are there, but there are about 150 essays in Category:NA-importance Wikipedia essays. Can we turn Xenobot loose on them somehow? ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 17:53, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
Please would you not arbitrarily delete sections of pages when you could just as easily have googled for valid, verifiable sources of information to corroborate the section that you deemed unsourced. You could also have flagged the section for deletion allowing others time to review, improve etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Traytor ( talk • contribs) 20:11, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
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I hereby award you the Essays Barnstar, for your assistance in getting every essay in Category:Wikipedia essays assigned an importance level, according to Wikiproject WP Essays. Your participation was instrumental in changing how Wikipedia essays are classified and categorized, which provides both increased ease of access and better understanding of each essay's relative impact on Wikipedia. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 04:29, 5 April 2010 (UTC) |
(In honor of your work, your talk page is now the first publication of this award template. I have not yet given it a template.)
Any chance I can get a copy of what was on the article page before the deletion? If it doesn't violate any rules maybe I could just get a copy and paste to user:Tmtoulouse/Haggard's Law? Tmtoulouse ( talk) 06:11, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi there. Could you take a look at your coding of {{ db-empty}}? When used on any page, it does not put the category in CAT:CSD, thus pages tagged with this tag will never be noticed by an admin. Regards So Why 08:20, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Regarding
/Archive 22#{{db-empty}} (your archiving is too fast), problem was that MediaWiki discerns between an undefined parameter and a defined empty parameter. The parameter fall-back logic {{{ Foo | Bar }}} only evaluates to "Bar" if the parameter "Foo" was undefined. With {{db-a3 | category={{{category|}}} }} in the {{
db-empty}} wrapper template you actually always define a parameter "category", which comes in as a defined empty parameter in the inner template when it was undefined in the outer template.
The way I rewrote it is a bit hackish as well, it should be more robust than your workaround which would have had problems with renamed categories.
Cheers,
Amalthea
13:31, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Template talk:Db-meta#Category suppression. Funandtrvl ( talk) 17:18, 6 April 2010 (UTC) (Using {{ Please see}}) -- Funandtrvl ( talk) 17:18, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Howdy, I am developing a Xenobot request for WP:JAZZ. Its banner template contains additional parameters for articles about albums ("album=yes") and articles about songs, compositions, singles etc. ("song=yes"). I am wondering if you prefer three separate requests (i.e. one for Jazz albums, one for Jazz songs, and one for everything else) or can it be one request? The way the request template is formatted, I am assuming the former, but figured I would ask. Thank you, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:40, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
It occurs to me that that statement is redundant. :) This impostoring also has been the work of Pioneercourthouse, and for all I know they might be one and the same, although PCH has not edited as himself in awhile, so a checkuser wouldn't like turn anything up. The name "Pickbothmanlol" also kind-of suggests "Axmann8", who's the first user I know of that the troll tried to get into further trouble by impostoring him, around a year ago. ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:03, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
As you have his profile linked to yours I thought you should know that Wez committed suicide on the 22/03/2010. I am one of his friends in Austrailia and I only found out about it last night.
I'm sorry You had to hear it from me like this if you didn't Know already.
Felix Sullivan —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.171.119.185 ( talk) 03:18, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi,
I created a page about Mindtime Backup but it was deleted. Can u tell me why? Because some other online backup companies have their own page to. This page was the same style and provided the same information.
Kind regards, —Preceding unsigned comment added by MTuin ( talk • contribs) 14:19, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
Could I trouble you for another delivery? ( Guyinblack25 talk 16:22, 7 April 2010 (UTC))
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SOrry - but that editor has made personal remarks about me - totally un called for - while I have tried my best to remain cool and calm with him - have you censured him? please see the discussion page where he has referred to me as a 'giant dick'. I don't know who he's been talking to but speculating on the size of my manhood is well out of order! PsychoActiveKineticInternational TransVersal ( talk) 19:45, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
I have tried my best to remain polite but I have consistently been attacked and insulted by Paki.tv and Harrypotter despite my numerous calls for good-faith discussion, apologies and explanations. The only reason why I suggested they were "giant dicks" is because Harrypotter pointed me to Wikipedia:Please be a giant dick, so we can ban you page to suggest that I have been a “Biggus Dickus”. -- Loremaster ( talk) 20:13, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Kingpin13 suggested that you might be able to help me tag articles (via a bot or script or some such) as being related to the British Museum. It's not precisely a WikiProject (yet?) (it's a sort of experimental project that will be helpful for collaboration with galleries, libraries, archives, museums, et cetera; I'm helping Witty lama) but it uses a WikiProject-style tag, {{ BM-related}}.
I need to get all of the (talk pages of the) articles in the category British Museum tagged, excepting the subcategories British Museum-related articles by importance, British Museum-related articles by quality, and People associated with the British Museum.
I also would like to have all of the ratings, of both quality and importance, from other WikiProject templates copied to the template wherever possible, using the lowest rating applicable in cases of conflict. Ideally, if there's no quality information available from WikiProject template(s), automatically checking if the article is a stub would be a bonus.
Can you help me with this? I'd do it myself, but I can't use AWB and it would be an awful lot of work to do manually. Thanks, {{ Nihiltres| talk| edits|⚡}} 18:09, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Re I certainly don't object if you move the template to {{WikiProject Jazz}}. Also, regarding inheritance, I think the default level is sufficient for this effort. Thanks, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:30, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello! One of the pages I created was deleted and I would really like to be able to try again. Is there any chance that you could send me a copy of the deleted page? (name in title). I've put questions out on how I can make it better so that it can be a sticky, useful Wikipedia article. Now I just need the original text so I can make changes. I appreciate your time and help in this matter. Doppler2 ( talk) 19:07, 8 April 2010 (UTC)Doppler2
I copied your sig, I hope you didn't take offence, it just seemed like without hatting it was unlikely to simmer down. Unomi ( talk) 22:24, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
If it happens, could you let me know? As I've opined on the AN/I page, it should be OK to inform me of the change of venue. Dloh cierekim 00:16, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
The mention was nothing. Hey can you do another tagging effort.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 13:34, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Am I right in thinking you unblocked some long term blocked IPs last month? For some reason I thought you were monitoring these. You unblocked a school, 64.8.133.231 ( talk · contribs) at 15:56, 23 March 2010, vandalism began again at 18:41, 23 March 2010, less than 3 hours later. Is there a way of checking on any others you unblocked at the same time? I've reblocked for a year by the way. Dougweller ( talk) 18:49, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Xeno. My apologies -I have received your kind note but have not had time to reply. Needless to say I agree whole-heartedly with your observations, and also regret the outburst the other day that I did not handle well. I will try to find the time to reply in detail. Pedro : Chat 22:07, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks a million for helping with that one guy. =) I've been busy as hell. :( -- slakr\ talk / 00:03, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. Can you move this to Akola. Thanks. Dr. Blofeld White cat 20:45, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
You mentioned a BRFA for replacing the otheruses4 template, which was not passed. Do you remember which one it was? — Carl ( CBM · talk) 03:19, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
I'm not sure, but I said that I wanted to revamp completely Pichilemu after its failed GA review. Can I edit it? HJ Mitchell said it was going to be watched by him, at least. -- MW talk contribs 16:20, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
I have placed the article Dayton, Ohio on the Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. The article has been the target of repeated vandalism and "silly" edits for several months. If there is anyway that you could review my request, it would be greatly appriciated. Thanks! Texas141 ( talk) 19:54, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi, can you please block my account? I need to concentrate on working but get distracted rather too easily! I know about wikibreak enforcer but unfortunately worked out how to get around that working. I noticed that WP:BLOCKME says these requests are normally refused but it would be very helpful if you could. If not then can you think of any other way to do it? Thanks a lot Smartse ( talk) 21:00, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
What you interpreted as community consensus contained the following: MisterWiki is expressly forbidden from removing any comments from other editors from his talk page except for routine archiving how did that get changed to: Until otherwise approved by an administrator or community consensus, you are restricted to edit only in your user space and subspace or your mentor's userspace and subspace (including talk pages) except when approved by your mentor.. It is bad enough that there was no clear consensus for this unblock but to go and alter the restrictions loosening them further than to what only some agreed to is a further insult.-- Crossmr ( talk) 23:50, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Was wondering if you were gonna set your bot loose on those Ontario highways yet? It's been two weeks, and the overwhelming majority agree with Ontario Highway X. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ τ ¢ 16:34, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
python movepages.py -pairs:moves.txt -summary:"Standardize per [[Wikipedia talk:CANADA#Proposal to rename all highway articles|discussion]]"
Hi. Can you quickly delete File:Pitru Paksha.jpg I just uploaded on here. I am going to reupload in the commons with link to authorisation. Can you quickly do this me for me? Dr. Blofeld White cat 17:31, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, Can you or Colton mark this image as approved in the commons at the date given under the license stated by the author? I just don't want any difficulties at a later date. I believe there is an approved for release at given date thing with a tick. Could you do this or get somebody to? Dr. Blofeld White cat 17:36, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
OTRS is a nightmare. I was given permission to upload the Sera Monastery images a month ago and still the commons admins have not authorised it. Do flickr images need "OTRS" if they are marked as under an acceptable license? Nope. They just need to be approved. OK hopefully Colton can do it. Dr. Blofeld White cat 17:47, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Regarding this comment, it's not actually intended to be at the RfA (I don't think), it's meant as a reply to PhantomSteve at User_talk:PopMusicWillNeverBeLowBrow. However, I'm not sure if the comment is entirely appropriate anyway.. - Kingpin 13 ( talk) 23:17, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your recent actions, regarding Talk:Keith Henson. Much appreciated. -- Cirt ( talk) 22:50, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
I've temporarily blocked Patrickrox11 ( talk · contribs), but based on your comment yesterday, are you thinking what I am, that the account might have been compromised? — C.Fred ( talk) 03:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks again! Regarding Category:Unassessed Jazz articles, I experimented with the sandbox to see what 2,500 characters looks like. Based on what I saw ( [8]), I would personally rank 2,500 bytes as "Start" class, and would've said 500 bytes would be a better threshold. To me, "stub" means one, or maybe two paragraphs (though I don't imagine that could be consistently measured). That's just me - we may want to take that back to WP:JAZZ, but I'd be interested to hear what you had to say, as well. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 19:12, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
I requested that I could remove info my userpage, not delete the whole thing. Please put it back. Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 20:52, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Deciptevely? How so? Theresa said other admins can unblock it I think. Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 20:55, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
I forgot why she blocked me, and I corrected it, sorry. Fine, send me the text and I will ask for an unblock in a few weeks. Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 21:00, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 21:16, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Thank you very much for the speedy reverts of the mass template changes! You just saved me a huge ache in my mouse-clicking finger! — Kralizec! ( talk) 18:54, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
importScript(' User:Mr.Z-man/rollbackSummary.js'); // allows tweaking of rollback edit summary
I apologized to Immunize. I should have stepped up with advice on his chances of passing. I've apologized to him on his talk and I'd like to thank you for calling me out on it. I deserved it. TN X Man 20:51, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
I just wanted to apologise for my wrongdoings and thanks for sorting things out. I feel I need to leave so I shouldn't be any more trouble here. I am giving this barnstar as a small token of appreciation.
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For looking the project and helping thing run smoothly. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 315° 2' 15" NET 21:00, 16 April 2010 (UTC) |
Farewell, Set Sail For The Seven Seas 315° 2' 15" NET 21:00, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi, xeno, Wikid77 here. I have analyzed the essay ranking & recommended:
I see ranking has just begun, hence those suggestions. - User_talk:Wikid77 22:35, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi there xeno. I was wondering if you'd be interested in running for the Bot Approvals Group? I think you're a great help at bot areas, and feel that +BAG would aid you there. If you're interested let me know, and I'd be willing to give you a nomination statement if you want :) - Kingpin 13 ( talk) 21:36, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
[9] -- Magioladitis ( talk) 08:11, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
I looked. What am I missing?-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 20:56, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Wow, that was quick! Thanks, foreigner. Kdammers ( talk) 01:37, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Howdy. I noticed here you commented that you remove that notice with your css page. If I wanted to get rid of it as well, would the code below work for me if I wanted to do the same? I wanted to make sure before I mess with my css page.
div.mw-tos-summary { display: none; }
-- Rockfang ( talk) 05:10, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Now that all the hullabaloo has (hopefully) died down, I was hoping that I could seek your help on an unrelated manner. Try as I might, I can not figure how to insert something alphabetically into a list, without disturbing the continuity of the list itself. I have tried again and again to get this right, and am most embarassed that I can't seem to be able to figur out something so simple. However, I figured that rather than run the risk of screwing up a page that I'm trying to edit, I might as well seek help. I would appreciate it if you could respond. All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 08:25, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Would you be willing to deliver courtesy notices to this project? Thanks, mono 00:17, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, that was a misclick and I didn't notice till i saw your revert. thanks and sorry.-- Cube lurker ( talk) 16:58, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
This made me smile... — Satori Son 18:06, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. Thanks for joining in my discussion with another admin, Tanthalas39. I would of course appreciate if you decided not to slap me with a boiler plate answer. You saw that I complained over a version that the article is locked on and though "oh another moron that doesn't understand that locking is not endorsment" but if you cared to read what I wrote you would have seen that a) I already mentioned that in my post b) this particular issue is a tiny bit more complex than what a jolly person might think. It does make users feel like their contributions are worthless when you behave like that you know. I am telling you this in good faith so that you could help us instead of mocking us. Instead of actually joining the real hard discussion you posted funny images, and by that you have also, in my opinion, slapped admins and all other users who were involved in a long and complicated decision at the AfD. And if I were a spoiled user who cannot accept views different to his and has no respect for others as he believes that his opinion is somehow supreme over everybody else, I would feel happy to see that the disrespect of WP institutions, admins and involved users is taken so lightly by admins and that I can obviously continue vandalizing. Of course I am talking about a particular user and you can find more about who it is at the ANI throuh a link that I gave.-- Avala ( talk) 19:02, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Fine but I still think that once involved you need to actually finish the job and not leave it to hang there. Also I still think that our work is seen as worthless if the user who calls our work "shite", "silliness", "ignorable" and "rote platitudes" is not ever warned. Also a few quotes from ANI "On the contrary, although the text is a bit long, the point is perfectly valid. If the outcome of AfD was to merge, it's no good pretending it was really to delete, but the admin was too polite to say it. If that is what is happening." or as another user described Jack's behavior - "because they can't act like adults and respect the outcome of the Afd, or send it to Drv.". And finally I disagree that admins can't protect decisions of the AfD. By not doing that Wikipeda is going to descent into chaos, deleted articles will resurface in a matter of seconds and then we will have to go through some lengthy bureaucratic process to delete them again, only in order not to somehow hurt the feelings of those who have utter disrespect for the community and insitutions built to protect this project.-- Avala ( talk) 19:30, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. The RFC at WT:ACTOR#Filmographies has closed and some large number of actor bios are going to need a bot-pass. Nutshell is that the extant tables are going to get a lot of hard-coded markup removed and the header-row refactored to use a template. I'm going to ask a few template folks if they see any technical tweaks that should be made first, but am thinking that we can get this rolling pretty soon. The template is {{ Filmography table headings}} (and is discussed at WT:ACTOR#table headings via templates) and the most common forms of current table implementation are described at WT:ACTOR#hard-coded markup. Once the dust settles, I'll prepare a few examples and offer you diffs to serve as reference as to what I'm seeking your bot to perform. The current version of Anna Kendrick oldid is pretty much what we're shooting for. I'm open to ideas as to how this should all be done and expect to start an implementation notes section over on that talk page. Cheers, Jack Merridew 17:52, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello Xeno. Can you tell me how to stop User:WildBot from editing Talk:New World Order (conspiracy theory) article? I keep removing it cause its work is done but keeps coming back with a mistaken analysis. -- Loremaster ( talk) 16:43, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello Xeno, sorry for bothering you with something that might be normal but I'm a contributor on WP in French and I'm less familiar with WP:en.I'd like to have the unified login matching my main account on WP:fr (and now on Commons too) with the name: Ben5. Someone as created an account that has no edit (but one entry in the logs: it created another account Ben75..something that has no contribution either). I've left a request on Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations and the bot said "This user has entries in their Wikipedia user logs. Usernames with any logged actions, other than user creations, may not be usurped." + there's the red X sign. I don't know if that means it cannot be done at all or if I just have to wait. If that's the case, again, sorry for bothering you. I'm just not sure I'm understanding this... Thanks for the help! Inslack ( talk) 20:15, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello. This is to let you know that there is now a discussion at AN/I regarding an issue that you commented on here.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:04, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
While I would agree with your view of things in general, I find the archiving of the thread premature despite the fact that it was being side-tracked about the rights and wrongs of BLP violations. Quite a few admins have stated their belief that he was wrong, but he hasn't got so much as a trout slap. Causa still obviously believes he did nothing wrong, and is likely to repeat this behaviour if something similar happens again. It's just this sort of not resolving flagrant abuses which perpetuates the abuse by admins, IMHO. Ohconfucius ¡digame! 00:54, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
importScript (' User:Ale_jrb/Scripts/tophide.js'); // (toggle to hide "top" edits) var topHideDefault = 'show'; //
Might want to pass your thanks along to our anonymous friend. I will be. -- causa sui ( talk)
I don't think it's helpful to describe my statement as a non-apology apology. I think you are kicking me while down. I don't want to start another channel of debate, but I ask you to rethink that remark. -- causa sui ( talk) 17:28, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
I disagree that Causa sui should have a right to privacy of previous usernames, and have explained my reasoning in the revert. If you REALLY feel that he should be extended that measure of privacy, then go ahead and re-revert me and I won't further contest it. Cheers, Jclemens ( talk) 21:30, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno. Can you please protect the Tears for Fears discography page? I'm having difficulty with a IP editor who keeps using different IP addresses to revert edits. Besides myself, three other editors (Dottiewest1fan & Endalecomplex & Wysprgr2005) have reverted this IP but he/she keeps coming back under a new IP to revert the intro to the article to reflect their preferred version. Consensus appears to prefer the edit that this IP dislikes. It looks like this problem has been happening since December 2009. Here are diffs concerning this situation: [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34]
Thanks. Caden cool 10:50, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Xeno the IP has reverted again but I can't do nothing because I'm close now to the 3rr limit. By the way I'm convinced the IP is a sock. Caden cool 11:44, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. Many months ago I proposed that Falling rain was blacklisted. It contains false population and altitude data and out of date railway markings etc which lesser informed individuals don't know about. The deletion was endorsed by a number of active geography contrbutors such as myself, Orderinchaos, Darwinek and others. What a waste of my time. Look at this. We now have hundreds of fresh new stubs with false data using this source. Great one. I don't have a problem with the new stubs except for the source and data which is false. Falling rain should be blacklisted asap. Can you or Amalthea please see this through and perhaps we can organize a bot to remove the link and data from all of the articles it is currently used in. Dr. Blofeld White cat 14:27, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
It was discussed months ago at the whote list/black list page I can't recall where. I am very surprised it was not seen through. It is used in 9000 articles, probably 10,000 now. Many of the Pakistan.India andd African articles use it to reference altitude and evne population!! A Tibetan town known to have 35,000 inhabitants according to official sources, falling rain claims 800!! It definately needs to be black listed asap to prevent people like Matt using it in good faith. Dr. Blofeld White cat 14:55, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
I found a diff. You'll need to dig up the archives though to find the full discussion. I believe it was redirected to another page. Dr. Blofeld White cat 15:46, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Found another diff. Dr. Blofeld White cat 15:51, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
See MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#Fallingrain.com. The A.B has proposed that 900 links to falling rain are removed as a trial and if there are no complaints then is happy to support it. Could your move 900 further external links to falling rain using your bot? Dr. Blofeld White cat 14:50, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
I hadn't noticed, no. LOL. Honestly though if any seriously objects to the removal of the links and blacklisting of that site I'll give em ten gross blunder example of why such a course of action is valid. Dr. Blofeld White cat 14:40, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
You've just deleted the Fallingrain external link at Skelani which was useful because it provided readily visible maps - no extra clicking. The latitude and longitude information is confirmed by other sites and the population figure is not implausible even given the demographic issues since the 1991 census. So I'd have opted to keep that link had anyone been bothered to ask. Opbeith ( talk) 15:01, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
{{bots|deny=Xenobot}}
to the page to prevent the bot revisiting it. But please discuss further at
MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#Fallingrain.com; my bot is merely doing what I've been asked to - and what seems to have consensus. –
xeno
talk
15:04, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I've dropped a set of diffs at:
The two forms of all the old code that are most prevalent are the ones described in the RfC:
There are a lot of less-used variants out there, too, and I'm not really done finding all the edge cases.
I believe these patterns of hard-coded markup appear in articles far outside of the scope of Category:Actors and whatever category best covers "filmmakers". Such matches probably should not be automatically converted to use a filmograpy-specific template; better would be the generation of a list that can be reviewed to determine the appropriate action.
It would be best to continue this discussion there in order that the remedial actions taken be associated with the RfC they're being performed in response to.
Cheers, Jack Merridew 16:53, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno,
I was not aware that I could not Write a Personal Biography of myself because I did not read anything I just wanted to write one. I would like to Retrieve a copy of this article for myself so I may save it on my computer. I apologize for doing this, next time I will read all the information before posting anything. If it possible to retrieve thispage it would be greatly apreciated. Please Email the Copy to: <email removed by X!>
Thanks,
Kody Lapointe
Congrats on the +BAG :D. You're welcome re. the nomination :). Best, - Kingpin 13 ( talk) 19:41, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
Wasn't really on topic for the RFA, but I'm interested in your reasoning on this. [35] For me, blindly reverting because "the crat did it, it must be right" is the exact sort of judging edits beacause of who made them, and not impartially examining the issue, that causes problems around here. IMHO If anything the context makes it more troubling, not less? Your thoughts?-- Cube lurker ( talk) 18:18, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
Has basically deleted everything apart from your message. Off2riorob ( talk) 15:56, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
I don't think that this edit can be what you intended! pablo hablo. 15:58, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello, Xeno. On my talk page, there is a certain user Wispanow ( talk · contribs) who keeps posting trollish remark and harassing me (thrice today already~!), should I take this to ANI or just a note from you would do? Thoughts? -- Dave ♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™ 18:33, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
I understand why you removed this link [37] since it's redundant since I'm already on the talk page. What I don't understand is what you're getting at in the edit summary. ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:17, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
Since you were involved in the protection of the John Pershing article, please see my comments regarding the appearance of a "new" user with apparent knowledge of the article and Wikipedia policies and procedures. In my off-the-record view, this is quite obviously someone who has edited before creating this new account to bolster support. However, I can prove nothing and don't want to go against WP:AGF. We have just had that article become such a battlefield the last thing we need is a WP:SOCK or WP:MEAT issue. - OberRanks ( talk) 20:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
It might not be a bad idea to run an ip trace on this. You will notice on the user talk page who appeared right away to "welcome" the new user. I have to be very careful here in what I say because I do not want to go against good faith and accuse without evidence. I might be wrong and this might be exactly as explained - but, this is just a little bit too convenient, especially since this user's views are now being cited to place disputed material back in the article [38]. To get right down to it, I think it is a sockpuppet account and I think you know who I think it is a sockpuppet of. Can you check it out? If I am wrong, deepest apologies. - OberRanks ( talk) 17:56, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
Mmmm, the matter of the signing post is of extreme interest. However, I probably will let this one lie for now. I did a close examination of the various posts and there is some grammar and syntax difference between the two user's methods of writing so it might not be the same person. Obviously, if this new user reappears, supporting any and everything that the other one does then I sure there would be a good case. But for now, its not worth it since no disruption has been attempted. - OberRanks ( talk) 20:04, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
On the John Pershing page, user Aunt Entropy posted a comment that I had made on the talk page of Genesis Creation myth. (Please take a look.) It was completely unrelated to the Pershing issues, and as such, deliberately misleading. I removed it, stated that I had removed it, gave my reasons, and notified the user who posted it. OberRanks (who else?) raised a fuss about this, and I wanted to make sure that I was within my rights to do this. Mk5384 ( talk) 14:55, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
Damn right I appeared right away to welcome (without quotations) the new user. In the first place, that's what we're supposed to do. Secondly, the very first thing that OberRanks did was to attack this poor person. He violated AGF, NPA, and "don't bite the newcomers" all at once. "Mmmm, the matter of the signing post is of extreme interest"? Who in the hell does he think he is? Then he did "a close examination", and discovered "grammar and syntax differences"? Is he a goddamn detective? And he's decided to let this lie? Sorry, but I will not. Please tell me how to pursue this.
Mk5384 (
talk)
15:02, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
FYI, xeno, I've reported this user here for a vareity of reasons and mentioned this thread as part of the problem. - OberRanks ( talk) 13:39, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
BTW, Xeno, TY for fixing the RfC I put on the talk page. I had a feeling I hadn't done it right, but had to leave. Mk5384 ( talk) 22:56, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
You are wise indeed, Xeno. I'm taking a 2-3 months break from the Pershing article and said all there is to be said about MK; with this recent thing about me not really being in the military, this whole thing is getting a bit too personal. I am also finding that the more I respond, the more it seems like I am part of the problem. Best to walk away from this. Thanks for all your help. - OberRanks ( talk) 15:08, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
Finally, I create an article that doesn't get deleted. I feel special, here it is. Any criticisms?-- Ezekiel 7:19 Le†'s Go Buffalo! (sign) 01:00, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
Can't change the image size for some damn reason I don't know. No matter what I put the size to be, the image doesn't change!-- Ezekiel 7:19 †He is Risen!(sign) 19:40, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno! I've seen you active on ANI (and helping people generally), and I'm always happy to make new friends, so I thought I'd come to you for this request. I'm becoming more active here on WIkipedia, and as my watchlist has been expanding I've increasingly come across minor vandalism such as: [40] [41] [42]. It would save considerable time if I could use the rollback feature to revert edits such as these. If you feel so inclined, I would appreciate it if you could add this feature to my set. Stephen B Streater ( talk) 20:33, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
importScript('User:Mr.Z-man/rollbackSummary.js'); // allows tweaking of rollback edit summary
[44] Will you help him please? -- causa sui ( talk) 16:40, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
Well, he's not asking. This is bordering on harassment, in my opinion. -- causa sui ( talk) 19:29, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi, as you seem to know a lot about getting the most out of AWB can I ask you some questions. As I'm very much a newbie with the tool.
{{
WikiProject Chess}}
on the talk page. I been looking for an export of
Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:WikiProject_Chess, but as stuck on how to export.Thanks for any help you get give. Regards, SunCreator ( talk) 13:05, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
I'd like to check this category to see if there are unreferenced BLP's in there. Now I can't use Special:Export as the cateogry is of talk pages. If I use AWB and Make a list is limits the number of pages to 25000. The category contains 108,667 articles at the moment, is there a way I can check them all? Regards, SunCreator ( talk) 02:09, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
I've come across a few edits in which your bot
removed an existing blank |living=
parameter. This wasn't intentional, was it? I always include "living" and "class" in WPBiography whether I know the values or not. As I'm not familiar with the plugin, I don't know if this was done completely by the plugin or if there was additional bot coding which did it. I didn't see any mention of this on the plugin talk page.
MANdARAX •
XAЯAbИAM
23:40, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
My question is abut XenoBot and how it determines if an article is a stub. I am a contributor to William Keith (artist), which was assessed by XenoBot as a stub. Is this article really a stub? I am not saying that this article is perfect and I look forward to making additional improvements, but here's a description I found of a stub:
"Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition."
I think that this article exceeds that description. It has 28 sentences and 9 references about a 19th century artist, and includes several images. Is that really a stub? Cullen328 ( talk) 23:53, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno, even though I have come to rely on Jade for coding help, I bet I could quickly ask you a favor. See my Sandbox? Well at the bottom of that page is a look at what I would like my user page to look like, I want to have the image be the background rather than the blue color. Only it would be nice for the tabs and infobox to overlap the background image. Sorry, my coding isn't spectacular. Could you find a minute to help?-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Canucks! (sign) 15:22, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
What could make it easier to read? Different size, color, etc?-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Canucks! (sign) 19:47, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Done--
Ezekiel 7:19
†Go
Canucks! (sign)
20:31, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
I did that with the Bio template but it seems that somehow I can't do it with the Miltiary one :(, anyway thank you very much for your concern :) -- Saud ( talk) 17:36, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Yes, you are right. The curse of copying rather then thinking. My appologes for creating extra work for you. Calistemon ( talk) 20:26, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up. I replied on my talkpage explaining why. - Mailer Diablo 21:33, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
User talk:Mono#Fake signatures — beginning to not appreciate your access list decision here.... -- MZMcBride ( talk) 15:45, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey. I noticed that you asked Koavf about fixing the messes with the template from a year ago back in February. I've been trying to fix what I can (manually of course, nearly all of the mid-importance tags are invalid that I'm seeing). Would you be able to get me an updated list of any baseball articles that still have two baseball templates on the talk page? I can knock them out in a couple days, I'm tired of still seeing things double templated with different assessments and importances. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 20:20, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
What "comments at the village pump" that I made led you to your oppose at my RfA? Immunize ( talk) 17:48, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
Wondering how do you get someones email address (if they don't mind you having it) as I need to reacquire User:Malke 2010's email but she might not respond for sometime. Is there even a way to do so? 'The Ninja lemming' 17:16, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for clearing that out. I swear, it seems like there are never enough admins around the place. :) ALI nom nom 19:00, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
Is it possible in AWB to find links on page to a search page. e.g. jewelery typo search? The links on page doesn't appear to work for such a page. Regards, SunCreator ( talk) 22:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
If the WP:SONGS request gets approved remember the album/discog exclude categories are to be finalized before the bot run, although much easier now using AWB and won't have to create manual list of album categories. Phaw :) SunCreator ( talk) 17:26, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
Would you mind filling in for Kingpin, who's been having some technical difficulties? It's just the one list I've sent him so far, and I've been told you might be able to handle it. Details are at User_talk:Kingpin13/archive/2010 > April > WikiProject tagging. Thanks, - Jarry1250 Humorous? Discuss. 19:33, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
It's been about a month.
Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 19:36, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
Yay, thanks. Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 21:48, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your helpful suggestion re geonotice action request in the administrators noticeboard. It was much apprecitaed. Linnah ( talk) 07:51, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello. On the 4th you blocked 173.160.8.81 ( talk · contribs) for 31 hours for vandalizing Levi Johnston. He just recieved a level 1 warning for the same sort of post, but I thought you might like to look at it and consider something a little stronger. Thanks.-- Cube lurker ( talk) 17:38, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, whoa, geez, I'm really sorry about that! My hand slipped and I just accidentally hit the rollback link while your talk page was at the top of my watchlist--I didn't even mean to click on anything at all, I was just moving the mouse... Anyway, I've rolled that back now, but I apologize--I've never done that before and don't expect it to happen again. Sorry! • Cinch Bug • 23:06, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi there. As you moderate on here, and since another mod is stalking my edits under 45g.... I thought I'd post my problem on here.
I frequently use an account called 45g to edit on here. But a really annoying member (not a mod) keeps putting rubbish on my talk page. The mod I referred to is her friend from Encyclopedia Dramatica. Whenever I remove what she's added, Snaisybelle comes back a week later to deface it again. SynchPedro86 ( talk) 17:28, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Snaisybelle
I thinks it's safe to say you can delete this Image that has been nominated since March, it is now orphaned and now longer needed thanks to someone uploading a new photo of Miller.-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Canucks! (sign) 17:38, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
--
Ezekiel 7:19
†Go
Canucks! (sign)
19:26, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
I meant to say that it would be better to decide what should be displayed on infobox, flag/noflag - linked/unlinked. Once this is known simply convert all the infoboxen to the country name, and put the appropriate display features in Infobox settlement. We then can use "ISO 3166 code" to pull the code
Reasons:
Regards,
Rich
Farmbrough,
14:49, 7 May 2010 (UTC).
What do you think of this? I then noticed that for the past three and a half years, the editor in question has been trying to prove that exact point (on the Gettysburg talk page archive). The fact that they are also won't admit to the sock is also concerning. I'm just wondering if anything further should be done, i.e. me reaching out to help them. Kevin Rutherford ( talk) 15:04, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Right now we generally have coordinates in place articles about twice, sometimes, three times. An effort on the part of the coord-aficionados, I guess. I don't suppose the bot can check for redundancies. It would be nicer to remove redundant coordinates or maybe all coordinates since I don't see the general use of them anyway. Maps are more useful IMO. Thanks. Student7 ( talk) 20:30, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Oops! I didn't notice it. Thanks for the tip. I thought it was an actual user, and could be offended by editing of his subpage. Pikolas ( talk) 21:15, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi! Just in case you're not aware, you're being discussed here. Figured you'd probably like to be notified. Regards, Jafeluv ( talk) 21:32, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
I floated an objections-check there three days ago, and there are none. I also note this comment by WHL, which is accepting of the notion. I believe this is fine to proceed with. Let me know if you'd like me to dig up more examples or if I can otherwise help. Cheers, Jack Merridew 22:59, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
User talk:98.16.213.157 has repeatedly changed the block template as well as insert profanities that have needed to be reverted. Though you should know -- Tommy 2010 11:40, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno, the Signpost is doing a story about WikiProject Essays, and I thought I'd invite you to interview with me. Check out Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Interviews and answer any/all of the questions. Just answer under my answers. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 13:15, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey, I'm trying to transclude your Fringe userboxes into
Wikipedia:Userboxes/Media/Television (shows)/Science-fiction and fantasy#Fringe but I'm not getting the simplified version to transclude correctly. Could you take a look at it, maybe split the simplified version to a separate userbox?
--
Gyrobo (
talk)
03:02, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
{{ User:UBXeno/Fringe}}
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Thanks for fixing my ANI post. I was in a rush because I really need some good advice. Joe Chill ( talk) 19:42, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
thankyou Xeno, I had been asking some admins to help me delete the right stuff magzine article, thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.130.36.127 ( talk) 12:56, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello Xeno. I know you have expressed an interest in the proposed rename of WikiProject Macintosh; I am contacting you because of that. It seems that consensus has been reached and some administrator actions are required, as noted here. Would it be possible for you perform those actions for the project?-- moɳo 23:43, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
You're right. But the guilt and the impishness of using a new account gives me such a rush.
In all seriousness, thanks for the invitation, but I'll just wait this out. I really shouldn't be editing until then ... AGradman / talk. See User:Xeno at 02:16, Tuesday 11 May 2010 (UTC)
I recently got approved for moving DABlinks on the top. In the next couple of days, we ll have an improved code to merge DABlinks. Check Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Feature_requests#Merge_DABlinks. Do you think I need another BRFA to do a run bot as soon as we have covered all cases or I am covered from the last one? DABlinks merging can be counted as "move on the top" since it removes the unnecessary break lines improving accessibility. Pages affected in first run: ~2,000 -- Magioladitis ( talk) 08:14, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Your first post here made me chuckle. Thank you. It was primarily the "furiously" part. :) Rockfang ( talk) 22:34, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Do you think most admins will block on one final warning, if I mention it is a sock of brucejenner? CTJF83 chat 03:30, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
Ugh! You archived too fast! Can we think about semi-protecting his main vandalism pages, so we won't have to deal with him as much. CTJF83 chat 03:15, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno. I notice you granted User:DC rollback rights on 7 February 2010. I thought you should be aware of my recent message at User talk:DC regarding possible removal of the privilege and indeed blocking subsequent to any continued problematic editing. Please say if you think I have been unduly harsh there. Best wishes, -- John ( talk) 04:12, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
I forget what used to go after the "xeno". Does that make me a bad person? 216.136.12.34 ( talk) 13:33, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
Thank you - my mistake. Pedro : Chat 20:08, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
I hope that this was good. If it wasn't, ask for me, please! :) Thanks! -- Tadija speaks 20:21, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, I want you to take a look at the above edits on my discussion page and then tell me frankly why aren't you guys monitoring the situation? And I thought you guys love to whack-a-mole? Thoughts? -- Dave ♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™ 23:57, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
I completely forgot to do your dump scan. I'm doing it now. Sorry! (I replied on WT:DDR) Tim 1357 talk 17:37, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
I don't remember why I had Tsbdy's page on my watchlist, but I'm curious as to what happened to him. I remember his user page. Baby girl. Very cute. Did she leave, too? Thanks. Malke 2010 00:38, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
I've never seen that term used before. Half Shadow 16:21, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks :). -- Eraserhead1 < talk> 17:34, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello, Xeno. I'm glad everything worked out amicably. I would just like to mention a couple of things. First, I have amassed quite an extensive block log, which others have been quick to use against me. The truth of the matter is, that the 2 block extensions that followed the first were found to be unjust, and reversed. The next block came when I made a single edit to the Pershing article after it was unprotected. This came after I had made numerous promises that I would not edit war, and also discussed the proposed edit at length with the protecting admin (you). The block was reversed almost immediately. Then, in the process of unblocking me, the blocking admin accidentally re-blocked me. So, out of 7 incedents, we have 2 that are genuine. Is there any way of expunging, or at least providing an explanation in the log, of these other blocks? Secondly, I really take issue with what OberRanks said at ANI about me. I do not "frequently pick up on a topic, and make endless edits in an effort to get my version approved". He stated that I started, and restarted, ect. the Pershing debate, when, in fact, I wasn't even involved when OR began that debate with a number of other users. He claimed that I think that I am never wrong, ect., when examples of my admitting error and apologising can be found in many places. And the fact (which he knows) is, that, a number of users sided with me during the whole Pershing debate. I am not opining that he shouldn't be permitted to post his thoughts about me. But he said a number of things about me that were outright lies, and it isn't the first time he's done it. Can something at least be said to him to get him to stop with all of this? Mk5384 ( talk) 20:17, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
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For Xenobot MKV's great work for all projects, especially WP:APPLE. Thanks! moɳo 00:57, 15 May 2010 (UTC) |
Is XBMKV scheduled to run for WP:APPLE as discussed on WT:APPLE? I'm planning a Unassessed Article Backlog Clearing Drive and wanted to get those (unaffiliated) articles out before I begin. Thanks, moɳo 23:00, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
I see that you've moved the WP Aviation template to a more standardise name. As part of the unreferenced BLP fight, we have been getting DASHBot to make lists of UBLPs by WikiProject daily, but they rely on using the actual template name, not a redirect. Can you please have a look at User:DASHBot/Wikiprojects/Templates and see if you recognise any other Templates that you've moved, and maybe you could use the list to target other templates to be standardised - but please update the Dashbot list so our updates continue to work. Thanks, The-Pope ( talk) 14:36, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
I'm looking for feedback (good or bad) on my actions in this case. I'd appreciated your comments here. Dpmuk ( talk) 15:34, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
You know Infoboxes? Well, I am a member of another wiki and the infobox template would come in handy. However, the code for it is very complicated to me, so many internal templates and such that do not exist on this other wiki. I want to translate it so it can be used on this site, how can I do this without any other templates or stuff en.wikipedia? If it require as ton of effort than I'll just drop the idea completely.-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Sharks! (sign)† 15:26, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
Damn it! It's limited to admins and there's only one admin. I'll have to talk to him.-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Sharks! (sign)† 14:49, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
I think he successfully did it, but I'll let you be the judge of that. It appears I do need the doc subpage for every single template though and I need to remove any categories and wikipedia links. See for yourself.-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Sharks! (sign)† 01:17, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, I can understand your edit [55], but it is a real problem already. Any suggestions as to where I can get this discussed and/or solved? Fram ( talk) 14:05, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
I would think that letting folk know when you force a move of a discussion to another page, you would contact the initiator of that discussion, right? - Jack Sebastian ( talk) 18:17, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
Ta! I was just on my way to do just that when I realised you'd beat me to it. I'd foolishly assumed that "anthology" in some bizarre way meant "song"... TFOWR propaganda 18:33, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
He put himself in prison, not us. But if the consensus is to not have a linked article on the matter (and I don't recall ever being notified of such discussion, but I could be just forgetful), then that's the way it is. ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 17:16, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
So in my mind, that's not BLP at all--that's NPOV. I oppose sticking NPOV under the umbrella of BLP at all, which is the main point I am getting at in WP:COREBLP. BLP is not a license to remove negative information about a person whom RS'es cover in a mostly negative light. NPOV expects we reflect those negative sources... If we suppress Plaxico's personal failings, we'd be violating UNDUE by not accurately reflecting his RS'ed coverage. Jclemens ( talk) 01:46, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Could you change the logic to "Liberal" and assess by size, running the bot ASAP?-- moɳo 23:46, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
Cute. :-) Thanks. -- SarekOfVulcan ( talk) 16:12, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
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I would like to seek your counsel, as to the appropriate way to handle an issue I have. The issue is with User:John, an administrator. Just so there's no misunderstanding, let me first tell you the same thing I said on John's talk page. I assume good faith, and I find John to be a fine editor, a competent admin, and a nice guy. My issue is the fact that John redirected almost every article for the individual songs on the Pink Floyd album, The Final Cut. Whilst I do not insinuate that it violated the letter of any policy, it was, in my opinion, a hasty decision. I said this on The Final Cut talk page, on John's talk page, and at WP:FLOYD. At WP:DRV, the first step suggested, is to politely ask the admin in question to reconsider, which I did. He responded that, as they were redirected, WP:DRV is not applicable. I politely responded that, whether redirect, delete, or something else, the fact is that the articles no longer exist, and it is my opinion that they should be returned, and tagged with the appropriate proposals. This would give others the opportunity to attempt to prove notability. I politely requested that John tell me where I should raise the issue, if WP:DRV does not apply. I have received no response. Again, I can't stress enough, that I'm sure he knows what he's doing, and acted in good faith. The last thing I need is to get on the bad side of another admin. However, I firmly believe that they should not have been redirected without first being tagged with a proposal to redirect. And again, I have stated this on the article's talk page, the admin's talk page, and WP:FLOYD, and have also respectfully asked the admin to reconsider his decision. I believe I have taken all of the appropriate steps. What should my next step be? Where should I go to respectfully request that the articles be returned? Mk5384 ( talk) 05:38, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
For example, if you were interested in The Post War Dream (song), and you clicked that link, it would bring you to the album's page. However, below the title of the article, it would then say "(Redirected from The Post War Dream (song))", and if you click that link, it will send you to that page, without redirecting you. (Notice the "&redirect=no" after the url for the page.) Going to the history of that page, you can see the revision just before the redirect; here is a link to it. You can get to the others in a similar fashion; this is left as exercise for the reader... :-) Frank | talk 22:47, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Could you do another tagging run.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 02:38, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
He's ignored all the instructions over his signature. Would you agree that it's time for a block? Best, ╟─ Treasury Tag► constablewick─╢ 06:00, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
A group of students and I have recently created a video series numerous other people have requested to learn about. The article for The Meteo Show, however, has been deleted for being supposedly "insignificant." I would like to have the article sent to me so I may add extra reliable sources in hopes it will remain on Wikipedia. I would also like to use the deleted article to post somewhere else for others to learn about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Banjo999 ( talk • contribs) 12:28, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
It seems I'll never stop coming to you for help, this time it's about the templates I exported. The pages were imported perfectly fine, but I notice the infobox template is always pinned to the left as well as any other infoboxes. Also, their is no border or background color to the infoboxes or any of the documents that normally are colored a light blue. What's wring?-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Sharks! (sign)† 14:40, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
Done You my friend are a genius.--
Ezekiel 7:19
†Go
Sharks! (sign)†
17:23, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I'm doing a process of many AWB TypoFixs. I noticed that some of my edits are being reverted/deleted but without the editor letting me know. It would be impractical to watch all the pages I edit but somehow I'd like to see what is reverted so that I don't repeat the same spelling mistake/correction or whatever it is. Is there perhaps some method of knowing which of my article edits are reverted, using AWB or any other method. Regards, SunCreator ( talk) 18:09, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
importScript('User:Markhurd/hidetopcontrib.js'); // (toggle to hide "top" edits)
Just dropping you a line now that the User:Superm401/Compare link.js script I mentioned the other day at VPT is working. It is indeed very useful - diffs drove me crazy before I found it. ~ Amory ( u • t • c) 13:14, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
where you said "Seems like victim-blaming to suggest they should rename to avoid situations like this."
I thought by saying "but you should consider renaming your account in any event" [emphasis added], that what I was saying would have been clear. I'm just aware of how many accusations can be attached to a Wikipedia name, and how far the effects of those accusations can go. Anonymity can indeed bring the bad side of many people, but I think non-anonymity can also do so (see for example the recently closed AH case, which was what I had in mind). I'm sorry if it seemed that I was 'blaming the victim', but that wasn't my intention. Ncmvocalist ( talk) 04:39, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Xeno. I just wanted to ask you about User:Xenobot/R#WP:SERBIA. Is everything ok? -- Tadija speaks 17:41, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Is the bot capable of recursive scans of categories, or do you need the list to have every single category that is a source? The-Pope ( talk) 16:44, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, i need your help.
Just prior your bot tagging, those categories were deleted
And moved to those:
Is it possible to expand tagging for those 4 categories, as they are very important for our WikiProject? Thanks very, very much! -- Tadija speaks 23:07, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
Could you please delete File:Elakala Waterfalls Swirling Pool Mossy Rocks.jpg? I thought I was on Commons and added a category which is non-existent on EnWiki, so the only content is
[[Category:Elakala Waterfall]]
. Then I tried to nominate it for FFD, but a bot closed it as 'Wrong forum'. Please delete it (on EmWiki of course, not on Commons!). Thank you, -- The High Fin Sperm Whale 05:46, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
If around, can you look at the {{editsemiprotected}} on Talk:Justin Bieber/nonautoconfirmedtalk#Controversy and Criticism please, ta. Chzz ► 13:49, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE HAS BIEBER FEVER! -- MZMcBride ( talk) 21:55, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
Since you are a BAG member and commented on the previous thread, I wanted to give you a link to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Rich Farmbrough and unapproved bot jobs (again). I also left some comments for another BAG member at User talk:Kingpin13#RF on ANI. — Carl ( CBM · talk) 16:17, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for this. However, I only found out about it because I happened to "cheat" on my forced Wikibreak by disabling Javascript and checking my watchlist sneakily. (Ah the joys of Wikipediholism!) Could I humbly request that such changes be announced to the affected WikiProject in future so that even if they are all napping they will still find out by checking their talkpage? Also, can we still use {{ Contemporary music}} or should we now use {{ WikiProject Contemporary music}}? The doc still claims the former and I assume the redirect from the old page sorts out all the old templates already on talkpages so we don't really need to arrange a bot run to replace old with new. However, should we now start using the new template name? Or does it matter? Presumably the doc should be updated to reflect the move, whetever else is true (I can do that, of course) but should it say use {{ WikiProject Contemporary music}} only or use either one or the other? -- Jubilee ♫ clipman 21:33, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Currently at WP:DERM we have a small section providing links to various data, but I wanted to know if you would help us expand that section to provide more types of interesting data that people can use? Any help creating regularly and automatically generated types of project data would be great. Overall, I would love to provide readers with data that be be used to track the project growth/development. Regardless, thank you for your work on Wikipedia. --- kilbad ( talk) 23:25, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey there Xeno, good luck on your RfB. I had a question come up for me when I was checking out your userpage but I didn't want to pose it on your RfB 'cuz it's not really relevant. One of your userboxes mention you're Canadian. May I ask which province you're in? (I may have already asked you this before, I don't remember) I'm just curious because I'm in B.C., and also wondering during what time period you're normally active in? I guess this could be relevant somehow to your RfB... it may even help it in fact: if we knew what time of day you'd be active in as a bureaucrat, and if that's a time of day during which there's usually no active crats on duty, we could be helping to ensure that there's always a crat around when one is needed! :) -- œ ™ 07:32, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I see you blanked Tans talkpage and added the retired template after getting an email from him. Since then there have been a few edtis from users cryptic and come back soon comments and the lke, I have cleaned them a couple of times in good faith as housekeeping of a retired users page as I have seen this done in similar situations. I have been asked to replace the comments by user Toddst1 and although I don't really agree I was in the process of replacing them and I was reverted agsain by anouther user saying they don't need to be replaced. Would you please clarify the position, or the general accepted norm, thanks. Off2riorob ( talk) 13:10, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno could you please undo the 2 edits made by a IP today who removed my sourced content and who messed up my hard work on the Lenka article. His/her edits looked like vandalism to me. Thanks. Caden cool 14:41, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
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16:00, 28 May 2010 (UTC)Just thought I'd follow up a little on Q5. If I didn't know who you were, I'd read It's been nearly two-and-a-half years since I've been an active contributor as "It's been nearly 2.5 years since I was an active contributor". If this sentence means what you intended it to mean (and is not even ambiguous), then my English is worse than I thought. I'm probably going to seek clarification at WP:RD/L :).
For some reason I could have sworn you were not a native speaker. Here's a few more examples from the RfB:
Adminship should be "no big deal" but they are powerful tools. Adminship gives access to the tools, I would probably have written something like: "Adminship isn't a big deal, but the tools are powerful." or somesuch.
(...) one must be thorough in their assessment of the discussion. This looks weird to me because of the "one -> their". Wouldn't either "one must be thorough in one's assessment" or "[bureaucrats] must be thorough in their assessment" have been better?
Good luck in the rest of your RfB. It looks good so far. Regards,
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16:31, 28 May 2010 (UTC)Hi.. again.. busy day. Sir Floyd has asked me to retire him in a similar manner to the way you retired Tan, could you delete and redirect Sir Floyds user page in the same way as you did Tans? Off2riorob ( talk) 16:03, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Zeno the talkpage is immediatey being edited by another editor, addiing a blocked template, is there any need for that? Off2riorob ( talk) 16:38, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
The guideline doesn't say that it can not be done by proxy and with authourity from the user. Off2riorob ( talk) 17:09, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
For some reason, it isn't working correctly with the {{ User:X!/RfX Report}} template. It says that it is pending closure, even though you just opened it. Not sure why it would do that, but I thought you should know. Hi878 ( talk) 01:52, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
I just want to say good luck. I was new and loved you as an admin and now would love to see you become a bureaucrat. —
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Are we somewhere on the list yet?-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 05:52, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Xeno. I put a recent death template on the article for John William Finn. Could you tell me how long it's customary to leave a template under such circumstances. This person was 100 years old, and as such, I find it unlikely that many new details will be coming forward in the near future. All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 04:59, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
After seeing how you reformatted the boxing and college basketball Xenobot requests into an anchor/template, should I be using that template directly or still using the submit request button? I have a few more to do after these ones. The-Pope ( talk) 05:44, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno, you've asked me once why did I put this image File:Triggerfish bite.JPG to my underwater gallery, and I told you story about triggerfish bites. Few days ago I swam next to a turtle. Suddenly out of nowhere Picasso triggerfish appeared. He bitten turtle few times, and the turtle jerked. I was not able to take the image of the bite itself because I was distracted trying not to get bitten myself, but for few seconds the turtle and me swam over his nest the fish continuously attacked both of us File:Rhinecanthus aculeatus is attacking Chelonia mydas.jpg.So that situation reminded me about your question. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 15:39, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
I don't understand why there has to be a bureaucrat? It is just bureaucratic? ha ha ha
If there are bureaucrats, why not senior bureaucrat, associate arbitrator, regulator, auditor, assistant vice president, controller, chancellor?
Or why not eliminate bureaucrats? What do they do that others cannot do (or be given the power to do)? Sorry if this is a dumb question with an obvious answer. Suomi Finland 2009 ( talk) 16:19, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
I see that bureaucrats determine RFAs. Could RFAs be determined simply by an objective formula? For example, points for number of edits, points for tenure (length of time), points for AIV posts, points for FA and GA, negative points for incivility (to be assigned by others with the caveat that false assignment of negative points results in a block of themselves). Those that qualify for the job by points would be subject to immediate recall or veto so that manipulation of points can be addressed. This is certainly version 1.0 but is a stab at an objective, computerized system. In theory, an objective system reduces discrimination. Discrimination is bad and, in some cases, illegal. (note: this is not a legal threat, using the word illegal. It is just a fact. For example, discrimination by race is illegal in many countries) Suomi Finland 2009 ( talk) 16:24, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
Feel free to attend. I only issued 5 invitations. User:Suomi Finland 2009/Wikipedia Improvement Conference 2010 Suomi Finland 2009 ( talk) 19:23, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
Actually I want 100 people to attend but I dare not send 100 invitations. I posted 5 on the 5 most famous Wikipedians that I know. Jimbo Wales is #1. You are #5. I am sure I missed many, many others. Feel free to pass your invitation to somebody else. Suomi Finland 2009 ( talk) 19:34, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Xeno, thank you for the barnstar and for kind words about my underwater images!
Here are two more turtles for you. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 20:59, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
Please check out Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lady. Thanks. Kitfoxxe ( talk) 02:27, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
Would you please inform this "admin" in the strobgest possible way, that I have not attempted to fool you in any way [68]. Thank you. Giacomo 12:08, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
When listing all of the categories to be covered by the project, do you have to list the subpages also or do they automatically get included? Thanks J04n( talk page) 13:38, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno, I was going to create this as a redirect to Template:Cite video, but saw that you'd requested the page be deleted. Can I go ahead and do this anyway? – Kerαunoςcopia◁ galaxies 01:54, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
and sorry for still not getting the format right! Do you want me to move the /categories pages to /Categories? Not related to Xenobot Mk V, but related to the UBLP task, the renaming/standardisation of the WikiProject Templates is causing the lists some problems. See History of Wikipedia:WikiProject Ohio/Unreferenced BLPs and Eurovision for the drop-off and slow recovery of the lists. I'm not sure if it's a job-queue issue, or something in DASHBot's code (I'm cross posting this to Tim's talk page too) that makes it slow to recognise a template move. Can I ask that you stop standardising the template names until we work out what the issue is? Thanks. The-Pope ( talk) 15:21, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
I appreciate you cleaning up the mess... ah, it's fun being an admin, eh? -- Ckatz chat spy 23:07, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks so much. Can you hide that diff? Again, thanks Xeno — Tommy 2010 17:41, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you so much, I feel a huge sense of relief thanks to you. are you a bureaucrat yet? — Tommy 2010 17:56, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing out WP:Blanking, but it says there: "For IP editors, templates in Category:Shared IP header templates and notes left for other users sharing the same IP address." and that template was incorrectly put by someone other than at this IP. - 12.7.202.2 ( talk) 18:23, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Okay done. Gary King ( talk) 18:53, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
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I'm just curious. I see many admins block users with a template as the reason like {{ softerblock}}... does the template show up somehow in the block if a user tries to edit? — Tommy 2010 20:33, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Could you close this AfD please, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicholas van Praag Off2riorob ( talk) 20:40, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Could I close it myself as delete and blank the talkpage and the article and tag them for housekeeping deletion? Off2riorob ( talk) 20:43, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Why not? Off2riorob ( talk) 20:57, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for closing it. If a discussion is as clear as that one I don't see anything to stop me doing as I suggested? Off2riorob ( talk) 20:57, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Non-admin closure: Inappropriate closures...The result will require action by an administrator: * Deletion.. this is only an essay, clearly it is better avoided...but I could do it if I felt it was beneficial to the project. Off2riorob ( talk) 21:03, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno. Happy to see you cruising to a well deserved win in your RfB. Since our last discussion about OberRanks, you will see that I have indeed, completely steered clear of him, and I have not posted any comments about him anywhere. Perhaps he just can't bear to be ignored. He has now posted on Baseball Bugs' (a user with whom I have disagreed, but also shared a laugh or two, and with whom I certainly have no issues) that I am a "loud mouthed teenage exchange student from England". First I was a sock of an unknown user, then 2 new users were socks of me; now this. It's mildly amusing, and I'm not going to do anything about it at the moment. I just wanted to make you aware of the fact (in case it escalates to the point where action does need to be taken), that he is still obsessed with this, and just can't leave it alone. All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 23:05, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
I was thinking about utilizing Xenobot Mk V for WikiProject military history. However, it seems that we are only interested in implementing it if it supports task forces. Does it support task forces, and if it does not, would it be relatively easy to add functionality? I know it's crazy right now with RfB going on, but I'm just querying you while I'm available and thinking of it. NativeForeigner Talk/ Contribs 01:41, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
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03:34, 3 June 2010 (UTC)Hey, I tried... :-)-- SarekOfVulcan ( talk) 19:04, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Aha. Learn something new every day! Thanks. Georgewilliamherbert ( talk) 20:06, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations on your new hat, and welcome to the mailing list. Don't worry if you don't get much mail - there isn't much. -- Dweller ( talk) 14:50, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi; Yes, I am user Townie in the Catalan wikipedia, and I'm the one requesting the usurpation for the English one. -- Townie2 ( talk) 15:30, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Why do people keep vandalizing Justin Bieber? I can't even edit the article because of these idiots - FutureMrsBieber —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.197.207 ( talk) 20:45, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Stupid Bieber haters. I wish they would all just get a life - FutureMrsBieber
My apologies for linking to your page without permission. Thank you for undoing it with this edit.
N419 BH 21:58, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
This seems to have been resolved, but for what it's worth it looks to me like the problematic edits have all been suppressed, and that there's therefore no issue having the page undeleted. Steve Smith ( talk) 01:36, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
I am proud to be the first to congratulate you on your recent RfB. I wish you luck with the wrench. ~ NerdyScienceDude ( ✉ • ✐) 14:52, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
You have 40 minutes left. Where is this wave of opposes that you seem to be so worried about? :) Hi878 ( talk) 00:12, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations, you are now a beurothingy 'The Ninja lemming' 00:55, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
It's not to late to voice my opinion in the 'crat thing is it, because it is a certain nooo...I keed I keed, anyway yeah I'll add my vote of yes onto the other 170 whatever and leave the 12 opposes alone. But also, incase you care, I've left an update of my current status on my talk page...the writting style seems kinda blogy so, if you want to use your new 'crat powers and clean it up that's fine by me. I'm just sayin'. See you later dude. And good luck with trying to get 200 supports in the next...however long it is. 'The Ninja lemming' 00:31, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations on your RfB. Ronhjones (Talk) 00:55, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Two years ago to this day, the community saw fit to make me an administrator and I was humbled; I am once again humbled by the comments offered at my 2nd RFB. I look forward to putting this wrench to good use: continuing to work behind the scenes of this great tome of knowledge keeping the cogs greased, and I'll do my best not to drop the spanner in the works. =) – xeno talk 13:05, 4 June 2010
Can someone please explain why this page [73] has been blocked? FutureMrsBieber —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.197.207 ( talk) 18:35, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
Someone said I should change my user name. It is confusing to do. Please change it to RIPGC. RIP Gary Coleman ( talk) 02:46, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you. Don't misunderstand, my old name was not "I am Gary Coleman". I also saw that there are several other RIP+Name usernames but I will let them take care of themselves. RIPGC ( talk) 03:51, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Wack a rat. It seems that now we have placed warnings on templates about inappropriate usage such as {{ hidden archive top}} and {{ collapse top}} that some people have moved on to using {{ divhide}} which is being reversed in a all to familiar way. It is not clear to me what extra functionality "divhide" has that "collpase top" or "{{{ collapse}}" has but as you are the main author of it, please consider whether it could be merged into one of the other templates and if not please add to it a similar explicit prohibition against inappropriate use on talk pages that has been added to the other templates. If it is not meant to be used on talk pages then we should add a line of code that makes it transparent on talk pages.-- PBS ( talk) 03:58, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
It's been awhile, hope you've been well. If you have time, I would like to hear your opinion on this. If not, no worries :P Washburnmav ( talk) 00:36, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Please read my post here [75]. Your help and advice is falling on deaf ears. While I do not mean to stalk this user, this string of disruptive edits, personal attacks, and noticeboard discussions are hard to avoid. I hope something can be done about this. - OberRanks ( talk) 04:07, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
MKs response to this will totally dictate how I proceed. If the user appears to calm down (once again) and cooperate with others, there probably is no need for further action. Angry rants, however, and calls for punishments will surely lead to the RFC you mentioned. - OberRanks ( talk) 13:42, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
I don't deny that thread at all. I would also be remiss if I did not point out that MKs handle was never once used in that thread [76]. MK immediately assumed the comment was about him, and apparently had discovered it by monitoring talk pages and user contributions of those he had been in previous disputes with. That discussion never went anywhere but on a user page and I was simply stating something I was told by another individual off-Wiki. Probably wasn't the best thing to do, judgment wise, I admit that. - OberRanks ( talk) 19:35, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Was also wondering if you would be willing to certify the RFC/UC. Based on this most recent diff [77], which is clearly another veiled statement about my military service, I think an RFC might be a good idea at this point. - OberRanks ( talk) 01:32, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
I finished changing my name. And I want to have an unification login.
Previous user using this account enable unification login in ja.wikipedia.org, too.
Can't log on to ja.wikipedia.org. What can I do? I need help.
Seemed like in Japanese Wikipedia did not have Changing user name article. Silvergoat ( Chinese: 銀羊) 06:12, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your help with my new username! I appreciate it. Eponymous ( talk) 03:35, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno, Thanks for your message. I am trying to request a bot status at
WP:BRFA but seems that I can't as I have already been denied. Any suggestions ? Thanks —
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On the chance this is actually contact info for someone other than the editor who added this, is there some way that you can delete the edit from the article history? You may want to look into the editor's history and see if this is going on elsewhere. Thanks, Abrazame ( talk) 06:04, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
I'd remove them entirely, as recommended by the nom guideline page. He'll pass anyway. Amalthea 10:27, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for supporting and following my problem and my Bot Problem :D . With respect -- Bersam ( talk) 21:01, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
I just saw you in The Signpost. Congratulations on your 'cratship! ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 13:23, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Just wanted to pop in and say grats on crats too. I've noticed your excellent work scattered all over the place, and you definitely deserve it. Torchiest talk/ contribs 14:01, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno. I extend my congratulations as you are well deserving of your new status. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 05:04, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
After doing a bunch of batch protections today, I went though to tweak a couple manually and saw that you had already fixed the indef move protection on Neil Armstrong. Thanks!! — Kralizec! ( talk) 15:18, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
Since you have an iPhone, you might be interested in this. ~ NerdyScienceDude ( ✉ • ✐) 14:33, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello,
I thought I would keep you posted on my username change. As you know fingers had to be crossed on if all my edits would transfer to my new username. The good news is that all my preferences, adminship, logs, and user pages appear to have been transferred successfully. The bad news is that none of my edits have moved at all, with only edits I have made since the re-name appearing in CT Cooper's contributions, with all others in Camaron's contributions. I see two possibilities here: a) the edit transfer is stuck somewhere in the job queue, which for Wikipedia is currently at 300,000+, or b) MediaWiki gave up when it came to transferring my edits, and I will have to talk to a developer on fixing the issue. I don't know how fast the job queue moves, so I can't say which is the case at the moment. Do you have any thoughts on this? CT Cooper ( talk) 17:29, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello my new favorite crat. I saw you protected Justin Bieber- but I think he attracts even more vandalism than Lady gaga does- I mean we have tweens vandalizing random stuff about him all over wikipedia. Suggest that it is [edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indef)? Thank you Tommy2010 [message] 20:07, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
And thanks for fixing up the RfA here and there - going through an RfA gave me a new appreciation of the little tasks that I normally take for granted. TFOWR 20:39, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Done. Bye! -- Roberto Segnali all'Indiano 08:22, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
just made a comment on your ayb userbox talk page, not sure if you would see it there so just giving you a heads up EdwardLane ( talk) 09:09, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
I looked at the usurp page and didn't find a "Reverting possible vandalism" right after it for deleting over 60,000 characters. Good thing it was done before ClueBot was fully active again. mechamind 9 0 04:20, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno, you recently approved my BRFA for DodoBot when it was automatically inheriting only the class parameter of project banners. I've improved it to inherit B-Class Checklists, and I was wondering, will I need to open a new BRFA or is the task similar enough to not require new approval? - EdoDodo talk 08:35, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
(Knowing that I can edit your talk page) Is m:User:Xeno 2 your alternate account there? The user has redirected his talk and userpage to yours. -- Diego Grez let's talk 18:19, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
My username change request from Spal is pending in WP:USURP. You suggested me to try zh:WP:USURP first. I've posted a request there. Can I have the username change request in English Wikipedia done sooner. My primary interest lies in English Wikipedia only. -- Susam Pal 21:43, 13 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Susam pal ( talk • contribs)
I have a question what do i have to as an administrator to i have to spend most of my day on wikipedia editing articles making improvements, stopping vandalism, and what advantages do i have than normal users, do i have the ability to block users, delete pages? please answer i will maybe try again in a couple of months. Youndbuckerz ( talk) 02:00, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Awww...ya ruined the fun. :) Was just about to put that it had hit 156. Take Care Dude... NeutralHomer • Talk • 03:04, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your help! This message is from my new account. AlexHe34 ( talk) 13:10, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
..when you said I would be dissapointed? Well I am dissaaappoinnteddddd. (just kidding!) That's okay. I appreciate the feedback. Tommy2010 [message] 19:21, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Note that they added a spamlink to the same website, 16 minutes AFTER filing the CUN request; and now they've asked the spam article be restored. -- Orange Mike | Talk 20:47, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Yes please, I would like this removed [78] apparently losing this "right" means that everytime I write a page some Admin will have to read it to make sure I don't use naughty words. I hope it is Wizardman forced to read every boring word I write to impress upon him that I do still write. Giacomo 22:06, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
I have seen that you edited some volleyball articles. Some players articles, most of them looks outdated. I would like to improve players by country. Could you please choose a country to contribute with? Please take a look on Yekaterina Gamova, Hélia Souza, Serena Ortolani and Kenia Carcaces for a model to follow. Please can you please improve some volleyball players with infobox and some addons? References are very important. Let me know. Oscar987 23:16, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
I have added a follow-up comment. ~ NerdyScienceDude ( ✉ • ✐) 03:28, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
I believe you made an error at WP:PERM when granting reviewer rights. Rather than giving me reviewer rights, it seems you have given me autoreivewer rights. Was this an actual error, or is it my mistake? Immunize ( talk) 17:53, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello and thank you for the quick response to my request for reviewer rights. Best, MarmadukePercy ( talk) 19:49, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
The bundled rights (Working title, subject to change. "Bundled rights" suggested by Floquenbeam) usergroup contains the rights of the account creator, confirmed, autoreviewers, reviewers, and rollbackers usergroups. It is intended to consolidate rights and does not confer any additional rights over-and-above those it contains. The right is generally granted to users with several of these userrights already. When granting the flag, reviewing administrators should examine the criteria for the missing userrights in making their decision.
Any comments from the peanut gallery? I was going to submit a proposal, but then I had a vision in my head: the shitstorms that would occur every time this userright were removed. Does the potential for drama outweigh the benefit of consolidated rights? – xeno talk 03:34, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
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Hello Xeno. I want to ask you if the deletion of this page by a retired admin was in accordance with policy or not. You should see this relevant page. Thanks. Sole Soul ( talk) 12:44, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
"Stop treating tags with hidden comments or spaces in parameter names as bad tags." Reply: This is related to the messed regexes. I have collected all the bug reports from WP:AWB/B and we ll probably fix all at once. -- Magioladitis ( talk) 23:48, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and prepared an ANI report, in the case that that is what needs to be done. I would still rather not do that, for the same reasons I stated before. I find it childish, and a waste of time that could be spent doing something much more productive. I had you look at the message I left him before, and you said that it was fine. I had hoped, at that point, that this would finally be put to rest. I made you aware of the post that he later left on Bugs' talk page. This came after you suggested to him that he drop the issue. When you questioned him about this, he responded that he was repeating something that he had heard off-wiki. The fact that this user is discussing me off-wiki should be a red flag. And now, we have his latest intrusion. I had a brief conflict with another user, which was rather quickly settled. This conflict was examined, and summarily dismissed at an adminisrtators' notice board. The user expressed to me her desire for the issue to be dropped, which I said was commendable, and the issue was closed. This is where OberRanks decided step in. He left a note on my talk page, saying that he had notified a series of administrators that, "we appear to have yet another situation". This is just about as clear a case of harassment as there can be. My question is this: Is there such a thing as an interaction ban here? I think I remember seeing the term used. If such a thing does exist, I can't think of a situation where it would apply more perfectly. What do you think about this? All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 06:18, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
I'd been hoping that your not voting for me during the RfA was a sign that you would be the one to close it! With SoxBot being down, I was worried people would not realize that my RfA had expired. Thank you for paying such close attention. — Soap — 15:15, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations Xeno! You have been awarded a Smiley-Face for being such a great person. I hope you enjoy it very much!
HUGE SMILEY IS HUGE. – xeno talk 20:11, 16 June 2010 (UTC) |
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Have a great day! -- Loofus5 ( talk) 20:09, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
FYI in case anybody did not notice, Wikipedia:Pending changes will likely be enabled today or tomorrow. If you would like the 'reviewer' userright, you can request it here, or at WP:PERM/RW. It will be granted to users who deal with "vandalism, [are] familiar with basic content policies such as the policy on living people, and have a reasonable level of experience editing Wikipedia. It is recommended to read the reviewing guideline, where the reviewing process is detailed, as well as expectations for a reviewer." (from Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Header) – xeno talk 14:41, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Reviewing process is a good quick primer as to what it's all about and how to use it.
Let me see if I have the gist of this new system. It's essentially semi-semi-protection, yes?
That is, instead of not being able to edit at all, a random IP can 'edit' a page and then the edit sort of sits in limbo until a named account comes along and either says 'That's a good edit' or 'That's a bad edit'? Half Shadow 06:02, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
I appreciate the Reviewer rights I was granted. How did I get chosen for this and why if you don't mind my asking? Chris ( talk) 13:33, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello! Just saying thanks for my reviewer rights too =) Fin © ™ 13:41, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Is that a template you were leaving people? Or would you mind if I napped the text to inform the folks I imposed the group on yesterday? :) Amalthea 14:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
MakeReviewerConfig = {
groupReason : "User can be trusted with reviewer",
sectionHeader : "You are now a Reviewer",
sectionBody : "{{subst\:reviewer-notice}} ~~\~~"
};
importScript("User:Amalthea/MakeReviewer.js");
Hello. Yesterday I requested 'reviewer' permissions ( archived here) but did not receive a reply. Does this mean that I was simply missed out or that my request was refused? MasterOfHisOwnDomain ( talk) 16:09, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno, I'm about to go offline for a bit, but here are a few I think of off the top of my head (and I'm sure your TPSers will add on):
Thanks, Dabomb87 ( talk) 18:06, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks Xeno. But I'm not sure I know how this right works. Is it for patrolling edits on recent changes? Thanks, -- The High Fin Sperm Whale 20:46, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
You granted the reviewer user right to me a few days back. Thanks, and warm regards. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ ―Œ ♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣ 14:11, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
I must say that I am honored, but I'm not sure why you chose me. What's the occasion?-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Hawks! (sign)† 23:40, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
My master already has reviewer. Could I also please have reviewer? ~ NerdyScienceSock ( ✉ • ✐) 02:43, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
...For giving me the reviewer rights. However, when I have clicked on a link that says, "needs revision" or something like that, it just comes up displaying the normal "diff". How would I review something and put it forward? Or accept it? Or whatever yea... anyways, please help! Mr little irish( talk) 08:09, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks [79] ! Pedro : Chat 13:46, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
You happened to be the first admin who popped up on my watchlist. :) Could you have a look at WP:ITN/C#French floods with a view to posting it please? I'd post it myself but I'm the nominator and it seems the only other available admin is the author of the article! There are admin instructions available if you need them. Thanks, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:33, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
10 hours isn't sufficient. Time zones and all that. There is a reason we let threads go 24 hours before archiving. Closing them prematurely encourages editors not to contribute to them-- Crossmr ( talk) 22:53, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
I was unaware of this fallacy. Thank you for pointing it out to me.
I found the article enlightening.
The Transhumanist 19:15, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
Re this edit. The bot broke the banner. Renata ( talk) 02:56, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for disabling it. SlimVirgin talk| contribs 19:53, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
Would you be able to help us with the following? Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine#Could someone help me get some e-mail addresses? --- kilbad ( talk)
You left a note to OhC on my page. I never considered that you were acting in any way but impartially. Indeed, I was concerned at the suggestion that others might use it before it has been thoroughly tweaked, checked and tested. I suspect that OhC is much better than I am at coding. Tony (talk) 16:44, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno. I have noticed that my old username is still at Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage. Could you replace it with my current username please? It's not like I'm going to use it right now, but it's better to leave it good. Thanks in advance. Cheers. -- Diego Grez let's talk 17:14, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno, you know everything and seem to be online: If you read Google's instructions on removing a link from their index, http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=164734 one of the steps is to make sure the page returns a 401 or 404 error. I have a feeling we don't do that; if I type a URL for a non-existant page, I get an actual page: "this page doesn't exist, but you can create it, and by the way here's a deletion log". I'm helpless with HTML, but am I right that this isn't the same as a 401 or 404 error? If so, do you know what an editor should do if they want a deleted WP page off the Google index? We usually tell them "this is a Google problem, not a WP problem", but if WP is set up to break Google's normal method of page removal, perhaps we shouldn't wash our hands too quickly. -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 15:29, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno. FYI. Thanks. Dr.K. λogos πraxis 19:08, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Is everything okay for this to be done by June 24? Feed back (talk) 22:02, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Do I need to do anything extra that you need? YellowMonkey ( vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 00:42, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Pending changes has been enabled on a trial basis. If you would like the 'reviewer' userright, you can request it here, or at WP:PERM/RW. It will be granted to users who deal with "vandalism, [are] familiar with basic content policies such as the policy on living people, and have a reasonable level of experience editing Wikipedia. It is recommended to read the reviewing guideline, where the reviewing process is detailed, as well as expectations for a reviewer." (from Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Header) – xeno talk
Wikipedia:Reviewing process is a good quick primer as to what it's all about and how to use it.
MakeReviewerConfig = {
groupReason : "User can be trusted with reviewer",
sectionHeader : "You are now a Reviewer",
sectionBody : "{{subst\:reviewer-notice}} ~~\~~"
};
importScript("User:Amalthea/MakeReviewer.js");
I don't know if it possible but I need a list with all WPBS including WPBiography with |living=yes
not having |blp=yes
. I m really concerned on talk pages of living people not showing the blp tag. Can you help me on that? Thanks,
Magioladitis (
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22:13, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
|blp=yes
to those which don't. Two: We make a tracking category "Talk pages transcluding WPBS with blp parameter" and we compare it to talk pages transcluding WPBS (and redirects) and are in the category Biography articles of living people. --
Magioladitis (
talk)
06:47, 22 June 2010 (UTC)... for the words of encouragement on my talk page about my RfA. JamesBWatson ( talk) 14:25, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno. I hope this is okay to do this directly here, but I was wondering if you could Usurp my name to User:Tomster. User is registered, but no edits, since 2006. Please leave a message for any problems if I need to go to the CHU page. Thanks, – Tommy message 15:32, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Ok. Thanks again. – Tommy message 16:41, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello. I wasn't sure where to go with this problem, but hopefully you can help. I am trying to create a page for a music album called "Again and Again", however a different album from the one which I wish to write about also exists with the same name. Can you help me to create a new page for the new album? Many thanks. Wowbobwow12 ( talk) 18:00, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for the review rights. Do you know where I give feedback on the flagged revisions and reviewing and such? I have been looking at it and I think that this revisions thing is a backlog waiting to happen and a bad idea. -- Alpha Quadrant ( talk) 20:10, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi, im not sure if you qualified but your probably are, could you give this file i just uploaded a quick review. Im not sure when someone is going to get around to doing it so i thought i would ask.
Image. I just need someone to approve its upload from flickr and file licensing are correct and all that good stuff :) Thank you.
(CK)Lakeshade✽
talk2me
21:18, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
I wanted to say (a belated) thank you to you, for reverting the vandalism to my user page. Also, in an effort to put past unplesantries behind me, I was considering removing some of the more crude comments that I made from my talk page. However, I did not want to make it seem as though I was attempting to alter any discussions that took place, or "sweep anything under the rug". Would this be inappropriate? All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 21:18, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
After reviewing some of the earlier silly vandalism edits, it dawned on me that I became a collateral damage after the perpetrator started to target PMDrive1061 ( talk · contribs), probably due to my much earlier tagging of his IP(s) for silly vandalism edits (repeated the stunt of posting lewd remarks after his main account Desmond Ying ( talk · contribs) was blocked) and PMD just happened to be on his tail when NawlinWiki nailed him. Anyhow, its his life and he can chose to be whatever he wants to be, even if it means consuming himself in the process. Oh well, life goes on. Best. -- Dave ♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™ 18:24, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
The vandalism wasn't me, or it wasn't my intent. I noticed the vandalism to the intro section of the FA and leaped in to fix it. It seems that several others were doing the same thing at the same time, and signals may have been crossed (it took an inordinately long time for the server to respond). You'll notice that I got the missing first paragraph back where it belonged a moment later (18:08: vandalism restoration), once my failure to do it earlier became apparent. -- Piledhigheranddeeper ( talk) 18:22, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
I "host" mine (for lack of a better term) in userspace at User:Neutralhomer/Sig and just have the link {{subst:User:Neutralhomer/Sig}} in "My Preferences". Never had any complaints on this, but just wanted to make sure that it is cool under the rules. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 19:18, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank for those helps. :-) Toddst1 ( talk) 20:25, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks. Now... Have I otherwise done this right? I have not created an RfA before. I still need to transclude the request somewhere, right? Herostratus ( talk) 15:10, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Please see [80]. This is a wholly inappropriate comment, it is a violation of WP:NPA, it is an inappropriate "Support" comment as it states no rationale about the candidate himself whatsoever, but is instead purely abuse of the RFA page in order to attack another editor. It is conduct wholly unbecoming of an administrator. What do you think is the proper place to address this, as the admin is refusing to redact the comment? I am coming to you for advice, because you are a bureaucrat who has edited the RFA pages, and because it is not appropriate to use the RFA location to attack other editors in this manner. Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 16:45, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, per suggestion from Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship#Is it appropriate to violate WP:NPA policy during RFA?, can the text be replaced with, "Support, if for no other reason than to offset Cirt, who in this case I strongly disagree with". ? Thank you, -- Cirt ( talk) 20:56, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, do you think it would be alright to post a matter-of-fact notice to the individuals that participated in Admin recall petition for Herostratus - that the RFA page is now ongoing? This would be intended to be posted to both the users that supported, and those that opposed, the idea at the recall petition. Sound good? Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 20:10, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
You recently granted a request to change a username from FloridaHospital to FLHGRI. However, since the Florida Hospital hosts an activity known as the Global Robotic Institute, whose activities this user has been promoting on Wikipedia, it appears that the new name may be no better than the previous. What is the policy in such a case? WikiDan61 ChatMe! ReadMe!! 18:48, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Xeno! I have to let you know that KnowIG ( talk · contribs) – who you cautioned earlier for an improper signature – is now making threats (and unsigned threats at that!) to "bully" and such, as well as making personal attacks. Could you perhaps issue them with a final warning? Best, ╟─ Treasury Tag► CANUKUS─╢ 21:15, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Please participate in the dispute resolution process. – xeno talk 23:23, 24 June 2010 (UTC) |
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One of the requirements of an RFC is to notify other users who have been involved in the dispute so that they can endorse, certify, or reject the motion, so this can hardly be called canvassing. The RFC on your conduct is now certified with one further endorsement, meaning that three users (so far) have agreed your behavior needs to change. You also really shouldn't have modified Sarek's post to your talk page to blank out my name [81], as what you did was technically alter the posting of another user to distort information. I would suggest taking this seriously - if you completely ignore it and then there is another incident, that will weigh heavily against you. On the other hand, if you think this was filed in malice, take it to WP:ANI. - OberRanks ( talk) 12:45, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
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...for the protection of my user page. Cheers, -- Jezebel'sPonyo shhh 15:29, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Any time I access Commons under my old user name ("Raaggio"), I automatically log in on Enwiki as "Raaggio" as well. This has made me do some edits to my userpage as Raaggio. I do not want to be automatically logged in under my former username, can you tell me what's going on? Thanks, Feed back (talk) 19:33, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
This guy is being insanely rude ( see here) and is reverting a sourced edit for Miss May I, stating it to be melodic hardcore, and replacing it with four unreliable sources (Indiestar, Last.fm, Topix, and Metal Underground) and then threatening to "find [me] and molest [me]." I'm sorry, but I really don't want to put up with this guy. Any advice? I've tried being polite, but he's overly obsessed with being a dick. -- ҚЯĀŽΨÇÉV 13 22:00, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Much obliged. -- ҚЯĀŽΨÇÉV 13 22:10, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I am kinda new and was not sure what to do but the below article looked pretty odd and you were one of the last editors. Please look at the " Jennifer Abbott" article. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lyncs ( talk • contribs) 03:56, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for the usurp! Otherwise, I have a account on Commons, with 2000 edit and 800 pictures under the name "Sitron", where I must go for transfer this account under the name "Citron" on commons? Thanks for your answers. Cordialy-- Citron ( talk) 13:19, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
I think it is proper to respond that I will not do anymore further editing. Will change my password into something forgettable and let fade into obscurity. Yet if it is acceptable by Wikipedia standards I might in the future do some proper edits for some game and music pages under an apparent I.P address and disregard using a account (Less hassle to not have to manage internet accounts these days). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jw5no3kzwq ( talk • contribs) 13:34, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
My usurpation (from Snurks to Theodolite) was recently carried out by MBisanz but I think he must have made a mistake of some kind because my talk page currently redirects to a "usurpation" page and all my old/archived talk is still at User talk:Snurks. I left a message about this on MBisanz's talk page but he hasn't replied or done anything about it. Is everything working as normal (i.e., my talk page starts over now that I have a new username) or is something messed up? Thanks. Theodolite ➹ 16:50, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno,
I, along with many others, am having a problem with user:Hammersoft. This user keeps going around Wikipedia and editing peoples user boxes (usually removing images). This person has been banned in the past. Could you take a look into this when you're not too busy? Thank you, -- Suplemental ( talk) 18:07, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
![]() | On June 26, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2010 Central Canada earthquake, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Rlevse • Talk • 00:03, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi there. I left a request on the WP:BTR page and have been told that you (or rather, your bot) may be able to help. Would you be able to have a look at the request ( WP:BTR#French footballers) and tell me whether your bot would be able to do this as I realise that your bot usually tags talk pages where the template does not already exist, whereas I need a parameter adding to existing templates. If you can help, I will sumbit a request on the Xenobot Mk V talk page. Cheers, Big Dom 06:05, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
when preparing a list of categories for tagging, do we have to state every category which is listed as a sub-category, or will the bot automatically process sub categories as well?
Thanks - Happysailor (Talk) 15:28, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
Please see here. Something needs to be done immediately. Feed back (talk) 18:17, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
How did I earn it? Do all accounts with X edits get it? Alio The Fool 22:14, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
Per community consensus on AN, I have enacted the proposal that you made, and notified Diego and HJ Mitchell. Georgewilliamherbert ( talk) 18:02, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for actioning my username/usurpation request. Much appreciated. Everton Dasent ( talk) 23:00, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
I lubz you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.129.194 ( talk) 23:04, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
I did three. Just a weedle. Should I go and be all honorable and contact three of the inclusionists? (say "nah" please.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.129.194 ( talk) 23:09, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
I wanted to get your advice about something. I said that I would not participate in the RFC, and I stand by it. I also said that I would not read it, which I will not. However, as OberRanks has a separate user account, the majority of which was devoted to the RFC he wanted to file, I'm sure I've seen the better part of what it contains. (Although he was admonished by Sarek for adding to it after it was certified, so I can only imagine what else it contains.) As I have said, the only reason I have refused to participate is because of who filed it. It was filed with the intention of being able to continue to harass me. Perhaps I have given the wrong impression, as I am, indeed interested in what others have to say. I won't get involved with the RFC for reasons I stated, plus the fact that I have no desire to go back and forth with OberRanks. (As you know, I have already proposed an interaction ban between myself and this user.) I would like for members of the community to have the opportunity to opine on my time here at Wikipedia. I would also like to tell my side of a few different stories in an enviornment that is not hostile, or prejudiced. Would it be appropriate for me to create a page (it's far too much to do it on my talk page) where I can explain several incidents that took place, provide examples of numerous other editors with whom I've worked harmoniously, provide numerous examples of situations where I've admitted to being in the wrong/and or apologised, provide numerous examples where I've compromised or walked away completely rather than edit war, and finally, provide numerous examples of both lies OberRanks has told about me, as well as examples of inappropriate behaviour on his part? Thank you in advance for your time. All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 22:31, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, I opened up a discussion here regarding the possibility of you becoming a mentor for MK. - OberRanks ( talk) 17:17, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
You might want to really think about what you said there. You are claiming that the RFC contains lies, but the evidence on that page is a list of diffs to your own edits. The RFC is also certified and endorsed by several other users. I am not going to make any "deals" to get you to participate in the RFC, but if you feel it was filed in malice and contains lies and false statements, report it to WP:ANI or, at the very least, respond to the RFC itself. If what you are saying is true, I will most certainly be immediately disciplined by the Wikipedia community. - OberRanks ( talk) 19:30, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Also, for the record, as of today, I count 11 users on that RFC who have endorsed and certified that your behavior needs to change. I don't see how we can all be lying. - OberRanks ( talk) 19:36, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, with your permission, I would like to copy this thread to the RFC talk page. A lot of this discussion should be documented and its hard to do that simply with diffs. - OberRanks ( talk) 20:00, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Gertrude friedberg. She has a de.wiki page although she was a New Yorker. That page has references including her NYT obituary. She had one SF minor classic from the 60s and was a playright in the 40s.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Friedberg
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/20/obituaries/gertrude-t-friedberg-playwright-81.html?pagewanted=1
She has at least one redlink in a list type thing on Wiki. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.129.194 ( talk) 04:42, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
I have written to the other two editors who will be closing this RfA as follows. I hope this is correct and acceptable, and would appreciate your assistance in taking care of anything I have overlooked. Herostratus ( talk) 14:46, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
:I have added a form at the top of Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Herostratus 2 for each of the three closing editors. All you need to do is remove either the "was" or "was not", and sign. I think you should not add any comment there (you can on the talk page if you wish, I guess). All three editors should vote, even if the first two have voted the same way, making the third vote moot. The third editor voting should then add the templates described at Wikipedia:Bureaucrats#Promotions and RfX closures -- either {{subst:rfap}}/{{subst:rfab}} or {{subst:rfaf}}/{{subst:rfab}} -- to the top and bottom of the page, and perform the other actions described there, e.g. editing either Wikipedia:Successful requests for adminship or Wikipedia:Unsuccessful adminship candidacies (Chronological). Also Wikipedia:Standing reconfirmations would need to be edited, and perhaps other places as well. If assistance is needed, I suggest asking User:Xeno as she has been helpful in the technical aspects of this process. Herostratus ( talk) 14:46, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Can you please courtesy blank the talk page, Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Herostratus 2, or at the very least, please blank the subsection which disparages a WP:BLP subject (Dickson) ? Thank you. -- Cirt ( talk) 17:47, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
While exploring the depths of Wikipedia, I suddenly stumbled onto this particular article. If I'm not mistaken, most, if not the entirety, of the page violates WP:Beans. If it does, shouldn't it be moved to Wikipedia namespace. :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 15:22, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
[86] Please feel free to make changes, Xeno. It's about this - trying to increase the number and retention rate of new editors, while improving the quality of newbie contributions. Anthony ( talk) 15:53, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Yes, I saw that. I think we have to get this reader-editor conversion process much smoother and the respect level much higher before we try enticing professors to participate. Though both are achievable, and quickly, it's first things first. Anthony ( talk) 16:13, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Could you btw history merge the article with the main one? If it isn't much harder, please do the same for User:Diego Grez/2010 Pichilemu earthquake, User:Diego Grez/Los Navegantes and User:Diego Grez/She Wants to Dance with Me. Thanks sir! -- Diego Grez let's talk 18:13, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
No edits since May 4th. I wonder what's up. Shouldn't the bot working on its Infobox settlement task (6.2)? -- Stepheng3 ( talk) 04:11, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
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I've run into a couple instances ( [89] and [90]) where the bot added "coordinates_region = US-X" for locations in Colorado. These should be US-CO, of course. Not a disaster by any means, but please look into this when you get a chance. -- Stepheng3 ( talk) 18:40, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
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Should we start thinking about targeting geoboxen too? – xeno talk 16:26, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
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Initial run targeted Infobox settlement uses transcluding CountryAbbr with inline,title set - approximately 82174 uses of countryAbbr were bypassed. semi-automated Error correction edits are useful in seeing where CountryAbbr might have been unable to provide a result due to the variance in parameters supplied to subdivision_name & _name1.
Many thanks to user:Stepheng3 for his expert assistance on matters of a geographical/political nature. =) – xeno talk 22:58, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
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Phase II of the task will find Infobox settlement uses transcluding CountryAbbr and not displaying title coordinates, supply the region code and add the title coordinates to standardize the articles.
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done|Task complete.}}
Sure, no problem. I'll leave it to Xenobot to fix the articles I've already written. TheCatalyst31 Reaction• Creation 17:45, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
The third and final phase of this task seeks to standardize Infobox settlement uses that do not display title coordinates and set |coordinates_display=inline,title
. It would probably be worthwhile to add the coordinates_region here, even when it's vestigal. –
xeno
talk
15:10, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Just a note ... coordinates already exist in the info box on the right side of the page for each settlement ... do not really have to be repeated in the title. See for example Olešče where existing cooridinates under the map and bot added coordinates above the map. Simply not needed. Kaktus999 ( talk) 06:29, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
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I just closed this. Could you take care of the necessary deprecation? Let me know if you need any help. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 00:02, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
I note that following a TFD you marked
Template:Frenchtrans and
Template:De as depreciated. However,
Category:Deprecated templates indicates that If a deprecated template is still
in use on other pages, add <noinclude>...</noinclude>
tags around the {{
Tdeprecated}} template. Is that no longer the practice? I just found, and replaced, a
Frenchtrans template at the
Ange Leccia article, and noted that the template was still
in use on over 500 pages, as is the German one. --
Bejnar (
talk)
15:18, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
The thread has gone on forever. From a brief examination, it appears that Zlykinskyja's account is compromised. The rest of the argument seems to be much less cut and dry (Zlykinskyja isn't usually vandalizing, just completely incapable of achieving consensus for edits, poor at citing sources for their edits, and entirely too inclined to assume bad faith and overreact). The recent vandalism edit appears to indicate a compromised account though, which (I would think) makes the decision much easier. I'm contacting you directly only because you're the first active admin I noticed, and this thread needs to be resolved one way or another. — ShadowRanger ( talk| stalk) 17:13, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
Who are the amazing mad admins who came up with the humor on the front page. Whoever they are, they are awesome!-- Ezekiel 7:19 Le†'s Go Buffalo! (sign) 14:21, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
I see that Xenobot is sorting up a storm. That's awesome. Question: is Xenobot going off a new list, or the old list? Because since the old list of 700 essays was generated, about 350 more have had the project banner added to them. Also, do you think it would be wise for Xenobot to assign an importance of N/A to categories? Because a high importance category bumps what would have been a high importance essay down. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 14:33, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
I am doing my best to behave in a professional manner here. Since you were the one who protected the article, I am seeking your counsel. On the talkpage, I have reiterated that the information is sourced, and that I will return it upon unprotection. I have also acknoweledged the possibility that I will be reverted. I have no intention of edit warring, or violating 3RR, or anything else. I will instead seek formal mediation. On the talkpage, Baseball Bugs has said that I "will be blocked so fast it will make my head spin" if I return it. Now, perhaps he meant "reverted", I don't know. Please tell me, do I have any reason to fear actually being blocked if I edit the article in a professional manner? Mk5384 ( talk) 16:24, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, two requests, for your consideration:
let me know. -- Ludwigs2 20:22, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for that.
Mk5384 (
talk)
02:20, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
I would just like to add, without getting into any discussions of what was right or wrong, that I made over 1000 edits without incident before this debacle. So if you expect to see me blocked again, I have a feeling you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Mk5384 (
talk)
02:37, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
I wondered if anything came of this proposal you made in August Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 66#Automated creation of stubs (Semi-automated stub creation), or if something similar has occurred since. I commented "weak oppose" at the time, but have since become very in favor of that-sort of restriction, after dealing with a few of these mass creations.
Was there any policy progress on this, or something similar, then or after that you're aware of? Shadowjams ( talk) 06:43, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
I'm not sure why they are there, but there are about 150 essays in Category:NA-importance Wikipedia essays. Can we turn Xenobot loose on them somehow? ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 17:53, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
Please would you not arbitrarily delete sections of pages when you could just as easily have googled for valid, verifiable sources of information to corroborate the section that you deemed unsourced. You could also have flagged the section for deletion allowing others time to review, improve etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Traytor ( talk • contribs) 20:11, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
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I hereby award you the Essays Barnstar, for your assistance in getting every essay in Category:Wikipedia essays assigned an importance level, according to Wikiproject WP Essays. Your participation was instrumental in changing how Wikipedia essays are classified and categorized, which provides both increased ease of access and better understanding of each essay's relative impact on Wikipedia. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 04:29, 5 April 2010 (UTC) |
(In honor of your work, your talk page is now the first publication of this award template. I have not yet given it a template.)
Any chance I can get a copy of what was on the article page before the deletion? If it doesn't violate any rules maybe I could just get a copy and paste to user:Tmtoulouse/Haggard's Law? Tmtoulouse ( talk) 06:11, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi there. Could you take a look at your coding of {{ db-empty}}? When used on any page, it does not put the category in CAT:CSD, thus pages tagged with this tag will never be noticed by an admin. Regards So Why 08:20, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Regarding
/Archive 22#{{db-empty}} (your archiving is too fast), problem was that MediaWiki discerns between an undefined parameter and a defined empty parameter. The parameter fall-back logic {{{ Foo | Bar }}} only evaluates to "Bar" if the parameter "Foo" was undefined. With {{db-a3 | category={{{category|}}} }} in the {{
db-empty}} wrapper template you actually always define a parameter "category", which comes in as a defined empty parameter in the inner template when it was undefined in the outer template.
The way I rewrote it is a bit hackish as well, it should be more robust than your workaround which would have had problems with renamed categories.
Cheers,
Amalthea
13:31, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Template talk:Db-meta#Category suppression. Funandtrvl ( talk) 17:18, 6 April 2010 (UTC) (Using {{ Please see}}) -- Funandtrvl ( talk) 17:18, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Howdy, I am developing a Xenobot request for WP:JAZZ. Its banner template contains additional parameters for articles about albums ("album=yes") and articles about songs, compositions, singles etc. ("song=yes"). I am wondering if you prefer three separate requests (i.e. one for Jazz albums, one for Jazz songs, and one for everything else) or can it be one request? The way the request template is formatted, I am assuming the former, but figured I would ask. Thank you, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:40, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
It occurs to me that that statement is redundant. :) This impostoring also has been the work of Pioneercourthouse, and for all I know they might be one and the same, although PCH has not edited as himself in awhile, so a checkuser wouldn't like turn anything up. The name "Pickbothmanlol" also kind-of suggests "Axmann8", who's the first user I know of that the troll tried to get into further trouble by impostoring him, around a year ago. ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:03, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
As you have his profile linked to yours I thought you should know that Wez committed suicide on the 22/03/2010. I am one of his friends in Austrailia and I only found out about it last night.
I'm sorry You had to hear it from me like this if you didn't Know already.
Felix Sullivan —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.171.119.185 ( talk) 03:18, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi,
I created a page about Mindtime Backup but it was deleted. Can u tell me why? Because some other online backup companies have their own page to. This page was the same style and provided the same information.
Kind regards, —Preceding unsigned comment added by MTuin ( talk • contribs) 14:19, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
Could I trouble you for another delivery? ( Guyinblack25 talk 16:22, 7 April 2010 (UTC))
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SOrry - but that editor has made personal remarks about me - totally un called for - while I have tried my best to remain cool and calm with him - have you censured him? please see the discussion page where he has referred to me as a 'giant dick'. I don't know who he's been talking to but speculating on the size of my manhood is well out of order! PsychoActiveKineticInternational TransVersal ( talk) 19:45, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
I have tried my best to remain polite but I have consistently been attacked and insulted by Paki.tv and Harrypotter despite my numerous calls for good-faith discussion, apologies and explanations. The only reason why I suggested they were "giant dicks" is because Harrypotter pointed me to Wikipedia:Please be a giant dick, so we can ban you page to suggest that I have been a “Biggus Dickus”. -- Loremaster ( talk) 20:13, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Kingpin13 suggested that you might be able to help me tag articles (via a bot or script or some such) as being related to the British Museum. It's not precisely a WikiProject (yet?) (it's a sort of experimental project that will be helpful for collaboration with galleries, libraries, archives, museums, et cetera; I'm helping Witty lama) but it uses a WikiProject-style tag, {{ BM-related}}.
I need to get all of the (talk pages of the) articles in the category British Museum tagged, excepting the subcategories British Museum-related articles by importance, British Museum-related articles by quality, and People associated with the British Museum.
I also would like to have all of the ratings, of both quality and importance, from other WikiProject templates copied to the template wherever possible, using the lowest rating applicable in cases of conflict. Ideally, if there's no quality information available from WikiProject template(s), automatically checking if the article is a stub would be a bonus.
Can you help me with this? I'd do it myself, but I can't use AWB and it would be an awful lot of work to do manually. Thanks, {{ Nihiltres| talk| edits|⚡}} 18:09, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Re I certainly don't object if you move the template to {{WikiProject Jazz}}. Also, regarding inheritance, I think the default level is sufficient for this effort. Thanks, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:30, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello! One of the pages I created was deleted and I would really like to be able to try again. Is there any chance that you could send me a copy of the deleted page? (name in title). I've put questions out on how I can make it better so that it can be a sticky, useful Wikipedia article. Now I just need the original text so I can make changes. I appreciate your time and help in this matter. Doppler2 ( talk) 19:07, 8 April 2010 (UTC)Doppler2
I copied your sig, I hope you didn't take offence, it just seemed like without hatting it was unlikely to simmer down. Unomi ( talk) 22:24, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
If it happens, could you let me know? As I've opined on the AN/I page, it should be OK to inform me of the change of venue. Dloh cierekim 00:16, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
The mention was nothing. Hey can you do another tagging effort.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 13:34, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Am I right in thinking you unblocked some long term blocked IPs last month? For some reason I thought you were monitoring these. You unblocked a school, 64.8.133.231 ( talk · contribs) at 15:56, 23 March 2010, vandalism began again at 18:41, 23 March 2010, less than 3 hours later. Is there a way of checking on any others you unblocked at the same time? I've reblocked for a year by the way. Dougweller ( talk) 18:49, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Xeno. My apologies -I have received your kind note but have not had time to reply. Needless to say I agree whole-heartedly with your observations, and also regret the outburst the other day that I did not handle well. I will try to find the time to reply in detail. Pedro : Chat 22:07, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks a million for helping with that one guy. =) I've been busy as hell. :( -- slakr\ talk / 00:03, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. Can you move this to Akola. Thanks. Dr. Blofeld White cat 20:45, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
You mentioned a BRFA for replacing the otheruses4 template, which was not passed. Do you remember which one it was? — Carl ( CBM · talk) 03:19, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
I'm not sure, but I said that I wanted to revamp completely Pichilemu after its failed GA review. Can I edit it? HJ Mitchell said it was going to be watched by him, at least. -- MW talk contribs 16:20, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
I have placed the article Dayton, Ohio on the Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. The article has been the target of repeated vandalism and "silly" edits for several months. If there is anyway that you could review my request, it would be greatly appriciated. Thanks! Texas141 ( talk) 19:54, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi, can you please block my account? I need to concentrate on working but get distracted rather too easily! I know about wikibreak enforcer but unfortunately worked out how to get around that working. I noticed that WP:BLOCKME says these requests are normally refused but it would be very helpful if you could. If not then can you think of any other way to do it? Thanks a lot Smartse ( talk) 21:00, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
What you interpreted as community consensus contained the following: MisterWiki is expressly forbidden from removing any comments from other editors from his talk page except for routine archiving how did that get changed to: Until otherwise approved by an administrator or community consensus, you are restricted to edit only in your user space and subspace or your mentor's userspace and subspace (including talk pages) except when approved by your mentor.. It is bad enough that there was no clear consensus for this unblock but to go and alter the restrictions loosening them further than to what only some agreed to is a further insult.-- Crossmr ( talk) 23:50, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Was wondering if you were gonna set your bot loose on those Ontario highways yet? It's been two weeks, and the overwhelming majority agree with Ontario Highway X. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ τ ¢ 16:34, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
python movepages.py -pairs:moves.txt -summary:"Standardize per [[Wikipedia talk:CANADA#Proposal to rename all highway articles|discussion]]"
Hi. Can you quickly delete File:Pitru Paksha.jpg I just uploaded on here. I am going to reupload in the commons with link to authorisation. Can you quickly do this me for me? Dr. Blofeld White cat 17:31, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, Can you or Colton mark this image as approved in the commons at the date given under the license stated by the author? I just don't want any difficulties at a later date. I believe there is an approved for release at given date thing with a tick. Could you do this or get somebody to? Dr. Blofeld White cat 17:36, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
OTRS is a nightmare. I was given permission to upload the Sera Monastery images a month ago and still the commons admins have not authorised it. Do flickr images need "OTRS" if they are marked as under an acceptable license? Nope. They just need to be approved. OK hopefully Colton can do it. Dr. Blofeld White cat 17:47, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Regarding this comment, it's not actually intended to be at the RfA (I don't think), it's meant as a reply to PhantomSteve at User_talk:PopMusicWillNeverBeLowBrow. However, I'm not sure if the comment is entirely appropriate anyway.. - Kingpin 13 ( talk) 23:17, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your recent actions, regarding Talk:Keith Henson. Much appreciated. -- Cirt ( talk) 22:50, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
I've temporarily blocked Patrickrox11 ( talk · contribs), but based on your comment yesterday, are you thinking what I am, that the account might have been compromised? — C.Fred ( talk) 03:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks again! Regarding Category:Unassessed Jazz articles, I experimented with the sandbox to see what 2,500 characters looks like. Based on what I saw ( [8]), I would personally rank 2,500 bytes as "Start" class, and would've said 500 bytes would be a better threshold. To me, "stub" means one, or maybe two paragraphs (though I don't imagine that could be consistently measured). That's just me - we may want to take that back to WP:JAZZ, but I'd be interested to hear what you had to say, as well. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 19:12, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
I requested that I could remove info my userpage, not delete the whole thing. Please put it back. Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 20:52, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Deciptevely? How so? Theresa said other admins can unblock it I think. Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 20:55, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
I forgot why she blocked me, and I corrected it, sorry. Fine, send me the text and I will ask for an unblock in a few weeks. Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 21:00, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 21:16, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Thank you very much for the speedy reverts of the mass template changes! You just saved me a huge ache in my mouse-clicking finger! — Kralizec! ( talk) 18:54, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
importScript(' User:Mr.Z-man/rollbackSummary.js'); // allows tweaking of rollback edit summary
I apologized to Immunize. I should have stepped up with advice on his chances of passing. I've apologized to him on his talk and I'd like to thank you for calling me out on it. I deserved it. TN X Man 20:51, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
I just wanted to apologise for my wrongdoings and thanks for sorting things out. I feel I need to leave so I shouldn't be any more trouble here. I am giving this barnstar as a small token of appreciation.
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For looking the project and helping thing run smoothly. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 315° 2' 15" NET 21:00, 16 April 2010 (UTC) |
Farewell, Set Sail For The Seven Seas 315° 2' 15" NET 21:00, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi, xeno, Wikid77 here. I have analyzed the essay ranking & recommended:
I see ranking has just begun, hence those suggestions. - User_talk:Wikid77 22:35, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi there xeno. I was wondering if you'd be interested in running for the Bot Approvals Group? I think you're a great help at bot areas, and feel that +BAG would aid you there. If you're interested let me know, and I'd be willing to give you a nomination statement if you want :) - Kingpin 13 ( talk) 21:36, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
[9] -- Magioladitis ( talk) 08:11, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
I looked. What am I missing?-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 20:56, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Wow, that was quick! Thanks, foreigner. Kdammers ( talk) 01:37, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Howdy. I noticed here you commented that you remove that notice with your css page. If I wanted to get rid of it as well, would the code below work for me if I wanted to do the same? I wanted to make sure before I mess with my css page.
div.mw-tos-summary { display: none; }
-- Rockfang ( talk) 05:10, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Now that all the hullabaloo has (hopefully) died down, I was hoping that I could seek your help on an unrelated manner. Try as I might, I can not figure how to insert something alphabetically into a list, without disturbing the continuity of the list itself. I have tried again and again to get this right, and am most embarassed that I can't seem to be able to figur out something so simple. However, I figured that rather than run the risk of screwing up a page that I'm trying to edit, I might as well seek help. I would appreciate it if you could respond. All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 08:25, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Would you be willing to deliver courtesy notices to this project? Thanks, mono 00:17, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, that was a misclick and I didn't notice till i saw your revert. thanks and sorry.-- Cube lurker ( talk) 16:58, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
This made me smile... — Satori Son 18:06, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. Thanks for joining in my discussion with another admin, Tanthalas39. I would of course appreciate if you decided not to slap me with a boiler plate answer. You saw that I complained over a version that the article is locked on and though "oh another moron that doesn't understand that locking is not endorsment" but if you cared to read what I wrote you would have seen that a) I already mentioned that in my post b) this particular issue is a tiny bit more complex than what a jolly person might think. It does make users feel like their contributions are worthless when you behave like that you know. I am telling you this in good faith so that you could help us instead of mocking us. Instead of actually joining the real hard discussion you posted funny images, and by that you have also, in my opinion, slapped admins and all other users who were involved in a long and complicated decision at the AfD. And if I were a spoiled user who cannot accept views different to his and has no respect for others as he believes that his opinion is somehow supreme over everybody else, I would feel happy to see that the disrespect of WP institutions, admins and involved users is taken so lightly by admins and that I can obviously continue vandalizing. Of course I am talking about a particular user and you can find more about who it is at the ANI throuh a link that I gave.-- Avala ( talk) 19:02, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Fine but I still think that once involved you need to actually finish the job and not leave it to hang there. Also I still think that our work is seen as worthless if the user who calls our work "shite", "silliness", "ignorable" and "rote platitudes" is not ever warned. Also a few quotes from ANI "On the contrary, although the text is a bit long, the point is perfectly valid. If the outcome of AfD was to merge, it's no good pretending it was really to delete, but the admin was too polite to say it. If that is what is happening." or as another user described Jack's behavior - "because they can't act like adults and respect the outcome of the Afd, or send it to Drv.". And finally I disagree that admins can't protect decisions of the AfD. By not doing that Wikipeda is going to descent into chaos, deleted articles will resurface in a matter of seconds and then we will have to go through some lengthy bureaucratic process to delete them again, only in order not to somehow hurt the feelings of those who have utter disrespect for the community and insitutions built to protect this project.-- Avala ( talk) 19:30, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. The RFC at WT:ACTOR#Filmographies has closed and some large number of actor bios are going to need a bot-pass. Nutshell is that the extant tables are going to get a lot of hard-coded markup removed and the header-row refactored to use a template. I'm going to ask a few template folks if they see any technical tweaks that should be made first, but am thinking that we can get this rolling pretty soon. The template is {{ Filmography table headings}} (and is discussed at WT:ACTOR#table headings via templates) and the most common forms of current table implementation are described at WT:ACTOR#hard-coded markup. Once the dust settles, I'll prepare a few examples and offer you diffs to serve as reference as to what I'm seeking your bot to perform. The current version of Anna Kendrick oldid is pretty much what we're shooting for. I'm open to ideas as to how this should all be done and expect to start an implementation notes section over on that talk page. Cheers, Jack Merridew 17:52, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello Xeno. Can you tell me how to stop User:WildBot from editing Talk:New World Order (conspiracy theory) article? I keep removing it cause its work is done but keeps coming back with a mistaken analysis. -- Loremaster ( talk) 16:43, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello Xeno, sorry for bothering you with something that might be normal but I'm a contributor on WP in French and I'm less familiar with WP:en.I'd like to have the unified login matching my main account on WP:fr (and now on Commons too) with the name: Ben5. Someone as created an account that has no edit (but one entry in the logs: it created another account Ben75..something that has no contribution either). I've left a request on Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations and the bot said "This user has entries in their Wikipedia user logs. Usernames with any logged actions, other than user creations, may not be usurped." + there's the red X sign. I don't know if that means it cannot be done at all or if I just have to wait. If that's the case, again, sorry for bothering you. I'm just not sure I'm understanding this... Thanks for the help! Inslack ( talk) 20:15, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello. This is to let you know that there is now a discussion at AN/I regarding an issue that you commented on here.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:04, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
While I would agree with your view of things in general, I find the archiving of the thread premature despite the fact that it was being side-tracked about the rights and wrongs of BLP violations. Quite a few admins have stated their belief that he was wrong, but he hasn't got so much as a trout slap. Causa still obviously believes he did nothing wrong, and is likely to repeat this behaviour if something similar happens again. It's just this sort of not resolving flagrant abuses which perpetuates the abuse by admins, IMHO. Ohconfucius ¡digame! 00:54, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
importScript (' User:Ale_jrb/Scripts/tophide.js'); // (toggle to hide "top" edits) var topHideDefault = 'show'; //
Might want to pass your thanks along to our anonymous friend. I will be. -- causa sui ( talk)
I don't think it's helpful to describe my statement as a non-apology apology. I think you are kicking me while down. I don't want to start another channel of debate, but I ask you to rethink that remark. -- causa sui ( talk) 17:28, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
I disagree that Causa sui should have a right to privacy of previous usernames, and have explained my reasoning in the revert. If you REALLY feel that he should be extended that measure of privacy, then go ahead and re-revert me and I won't further contest it. Cheers, Jclemens ( talk) 21:30, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno. Can you please protect the Tears for Fears discography page? I'm having difficulty with a IP editor who keeps using different IP addresses to revert edits. Besides myself, three other editors (Dottiewest1fan & Endalecomplex & Wysprgr2005) have reverted this IP but he/she keeps coming back under a new IP to revert the intro to the article to reflect their preferred version. Consensus appears to prefer the edit that this IP dislikes. It looks like this problem has been happening since December 2009. Here are diffs concerning this situation: [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34]
Thanks. Caden cool 10:50, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Xeno the IP has reverted again but I can't do nothing because I'm close now to the 3rr limit. By the way I'm convinced the IP is a sock. Caden cool 11:44, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. Many months ago I proposed that Falling rain was blacklisted. It contains false population and altitude data and out of date railway markings etc which lesser informed individuals don't know about. The deletion was endorsed by a number of active geography contrbutors such as myself, Orderinchaos, Darwinek and others. What a waste of my time. Look at this. We now have hundreds of fresh new stubs with false data using this source. Great one. I don't have a problem with the new stubs except for the source and data which is false. Falling rain should be blacklisted asap. Can you or Amalthea please see this through and perhaps we can organize a bot to remove the link and data from all of the articles it is currently used in. Dr. Blofeld White cat 14:27, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
It was discussed months ago at the whote list/black list page I can't recall where. I am very surprised it was not seen through. It is used in 9000 articles, probably 10,000 now. Many of the Pakistan.India andd African articles use it to reference altitude and evne population!! A Tibetan town known to have 35,000 inhabitants according to official sources, falling rain claims 800!! It definately needs to be black listed asap to prevent people like Matt using it in good faith. Dr. Blofeld White cat 14:55, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
I found a diff. You'll need to dig up the archives though to find the full discussion. I believe it was redirected to another page. Dr. Blofeld White cat 15:46, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Found another diff. Dr. Blofeld White cat 15:51, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
See MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#Fallingrain.com. The A.B has proposed that 900 links to falling rain are removed as a trial and if there are no complaints then is happy to support it. Could your move 900 further external links to falling rain using your bot? Dr. Blofeld White cat 14:50, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
I hadn't noticed, no. LOL. Honestly though if any seriously objects to the removal of the links and blacklisting of that site I'll give em ten gross blunder example of why such a course of action is valid. Dr. Blofeld White cat 14:40, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
You've just deleted the Fallingrain external link at Skelani which was useful because it provided readily visible maps - no extra clicking. The latitude and longitude information is confirmed by other sites and the population figure is not implausible even given the demographic issues since the 1991 census. So I'd have opted to keep that link had anyone been bothered to ask. Opbeith ( talk) 15:01, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
{{bots|deny=Xenobot}}
to the page to prevent the bot revisiting it. But please discuss further at
MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#Fallingrain.com; my bot is merely doing what I've been asked to - and what seems to have consensus. –
xeno
talk
15:04, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I've dropped a set of diffs at:
The two forms of all the old code that are most prevalent are the ones described in the RfC:
There are a lot of less-used variants out there, too, and I'm not really done finding all the edge cases.
I believe these patterns of hard-coded markup appear in articles far outside of the scope of Category:Actors and whatever category best covers "filmmakers". Such matches probably should not be automatically converted to use a filmograpy-specific template; better would be the generation of a list that can be reviewed to determine the appropriate action.
It would be best to continue this discussion there in order that the remedial actions taken be associated with the RfC they're being performed in response to.
Cheers, Jack Merridew 16:53, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno,
I was not aware that I could not Write a Personal Biography of myself because I did not read anything I just wanted to write one. I would like to Retrieve a copy of this article for myself so I may save it on my computer. I apologize for doing this, next time I will read all the information before posting anything. If it possible to retrieve thispage it would be greatly apreciated. Please Email the Copy to: <email removed by X!>
Thanks,
Kody Lapointe
Congrats on the +BAG :D. You're welcome re. the nomination :). Best, - Kingpin 13 ( talk) 19:41, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
Wasn't really on topic for the RFA, but I'm interested in your reasoning on this. [35] For me, blindly reverting because "the crat did it, it must be right" is the exact sort of judging edits beacause of who made them, and not impartially examining the issue, that causes problems around here. IMHO If anything the context makes it more troubling, not less? Your thoughts?-- Cube lurker ( talk) 18:18, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
Has basically deleted everything apart from your message. Off2riorob ( talk) 15:56, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
I don't think that this edit can be what you intended! pablo hablo. 15:58, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello, Xeno. On my talk page, there is a certain user Wispanow ( talk · contribs) who keeps posting trollish remark and harassing me (thrice today already~!), should I take this to ANI or just a note from you would do? Thoughts? -- Dave ♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™ 18:33, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
I understand why you removed this link [37] since it's redundant since I'm already on the talk page. What I don't understand is what you're getting at in the edit summary. ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:17, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
Since you were involved in the protection of the John Pershing article, please see my comments regarding the appearance of a "new" user with apparent knowledge of the article and Wikipedia policies and procedures. In my off-the-record view, this is quite obviously someone who has edited before creating this new account to bolster support. However, I can prove nothing and don't want to go against WP:AGF. We have just had that article become such a battlefield the last thing we need is a WP:SOCK or WP:MEAT issue. - OberRanks ( talk) 20:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
It might not be a bad idea to run an ip trace on this. You will notice on the user talk page who appeared right away to "welcome" the new user. I have to be very careful here in what I say because I do not want to go against good faith and accuse without evidence. I might be wrong and this might be exactly as explained - but, this is just a little bit too convenient, especially since this user's views are now being cited to place disputed material back in the article [38]. To get right down to it, I think it is a sockpuppet account and I think you know who I think it is a sockpuppet of. Can you check it out? If I am wrong, deepest apologies. - OberRanks ( talk) 17:56, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
Mmmm, the matter of the signing post is of extreme interest. However, I probably will let this one lie for now. I did a close examination of the various posts and there is some grammar and syntax difference between the two user's methods of writing so it might not be the same person. Obviously, if this new user reappears, supporting any and everything that the other one does then I sure there would be a good case. But for now, its not worth it since no disruption has been attempted. - OberRanks ( talk) 20:04, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
On the John Pershing page, user Aunt Entropy posted a comment that I had made on the talk page of Genesis Creation myth. (Please take a look.) It was completely unrelated to the Pershing issues, and as such, deliberately misleading. I removed it, stated that I had removed it, gave my reasons, and notified the user who posted it. OberRanks (who else?) raised a fuss about this, and I wanted to make sure that I was within my rights to do this. Mk5384 ( talk) 14:55, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
Damn right I appeared right away to welcome (without quotations) the new user. In the first place, that's what we're supposed to do. Secondly, the very first thing that OberRanks did was to attack this poor person. He violated AGF, NPA, and "don't bite the newcomers" all at once. "Mmmm, the matter of the signing post is of extreme interest"? Who in the hell does he think he is? Then he did "a close examination", and discovered "grammar and syntax differences"? Is he a goddamn detective? And he's decided to let this lie? Sorry, but I will not. Please tell me how to pursue this.
Mk5384 (
talk)
15:02, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
FYI, xeno, I've reported this user here for a vareity of reasons and mentioned this thread as part of the problem. - OberRanks ( talk) 13:39, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
BTW, Xeno, TY for fixing the RfC I put on the talk page. I had a feeling I hadn't done it right, but had to leave. Mk5384 ( talk) 22:56, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
You are wise indeed, Xeno. I'm taking a 2-3 months break from the Pershing article and said all there is to be said about MK; with this recent thing about me not really being in the military, this whole thing is getting a bit too personal. I am also finding that the more I respond, the more it seems like I am part of the problem. Best to walk away from this. Thanks for all your help. - OberRanks ( talk) 15:08, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
Finally, I create an article that doesn't get deleted. I feel special, here it is. Any criticisms?-- Ezekiel 7:19 Le†'s Go Buffalo! (sign) 01:00, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
Can't change the image size for some damn reason I don't know. No matter what I put the size to be, the image doesn't change!-- Ezekiel 7:19 †He is Risen!(sign) 19:40, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno! I've seen you active on ANI (and helping people generally), and I'm always happy to make new friends, so I thought I'd come to you for this request. I'm becoming more active here on WIkipedia, and as my watchlist has been expanding I've increasingly come across minor vandalism such as: [40] [41] [42]. It would save considerable time if I could use the rollback feature to revert edits such as these. If you feel so inclined, I would appreciate it if you could add this feature to my set. Stephen B Streater ( talk) 20:33, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
importScript('User:Mr.Z-man/rollbackSummary.js'); // allows tweaking of rollback edit summary
[44] Will you help him please? -- causa sui ( talk) 16:40, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
Well, he's not asking. This is bordering on harassment, in my opinion. -- causa sui ( talk) 19:29, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi, as you seem to know a lot about getting the most out of AWB can I ask you some questions. As I'm very much a newbie with the tool.
{{
WikiProject Chess}}
on the talk page. I been looking for an export of
Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:WikiProject_Chess, but as stuck on how to export.Thanks for any help you get give. Regards, SunCreator ( talk) 13:05, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
I'd like to check this category to see if there are unreferenced BLP's in there. Now I can't use Special:Export as the cateogry is of talk pages. If I use AWB and Make a list is limits the number of pages to 25000. The category contains 108,667 articles at the moment, is there a way I can check them all? Regards, SunCreator ( talk) 02:09, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
I've come across a few edits in which your bot
removed an existing blank |living=
parameter. This wasn't intentional, was it? I always include "living" and "class" in WPBiography whether I know the values or not. As I'm not familiar with the plugin, I don't know if this was done completely by the plugin or if there was additional bot coding which did it. I didn't see any mention of this on the plugin talk page.
MANdARAX •
XAЯAbИAM
23:40, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
My question is abut XenoBot and how it determines if an article is a stub. I am a contributor to William Keith (artist), which was assessed by XenoBot as a stub. Is this article really a stub? I am not saying that this article is perfect and I look forward to making additional improvements, but here's a description I found of a stub:
"Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition."
I think that this article exceeds that description. It has 28 sentences and 9 references about a 19th century artist, and includes several images. Is that really a stub? Cullen328 ( talk) 23:53, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno, even though I have come to rely on Jade for coding help, I bet I could quickly ask you a favor. See my Sandbox? Well at the bottom of that page is a look at what I would like my user page to look like, I want to have the image be the background rather than the blue color. Only it would be nice for the tabs and infobox to overlap the background image. Sorry, my coding isn't spectacular. Could you find a minute to help?-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Canucks! (sign) 15:22, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
What could make it easier to read? Different size, color, etc?-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Canucks! (sign) 19:47, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Done--
Ezekiel 7:19
†Go
Canucks! (sign)
20:31, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
I did that with the Bio template but it seems that somehow I can't do it with the Miltiary one :(, anyway thank you very much for your concern :) -- Saud ( talk) 17:36, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Yes, you are right. The curse of copying rather then thinking. My appologes for creating extra work for you. Calistemon ( talk) 20:26, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up. I replied on my talkpage explaining why. - Mailer Diablo 21:33, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
User talk:Mono#Fake signatures — beginning to not appreciate your access list decision here.... -- MZMcBride ( talk) 15:45, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey. I noticed that you asked Koavf about fixing the messes with the template from a year ago back in February. I've been trying to fix what I can (manually of course, nearly all of the mid-importance tags are invalid that I'm seeing). Would you be able to get me an updated list of any baseball articles that still have two baseball templates on the talk page? I can knock them out in a couple days, I'm tired of still seeing things double templated with different assessments and importances. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 20:20, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
What "comments at the village pump" that I made led you to your oppose at my RfA? Immunize ( talk) 17:48, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
Wondering how do you get someones email address (if they don't mind you having it) as I need to reacquire User:Malke 2010's email but she might not respond for sometime. Is there even a way to do so? 'The Ninja lemming' 17:16, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for clearing that out. I swear, it seems like there are never enough admins around the place. :) ALI nom nom 19:00, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
Is it possible in AWB to find links on page to a search page. e.g. jewelery typo search? The links on page doesn't appear to work for such a page. Regards, SunCreator ( talk) 22:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
If the WP:SONGS request gets approved remember the album/discog exclude categories are to be finalized before the bot run, although much easier now using AWB and won't have to create manual list of album categories. Phaw :) SunCreator ( talk) 17:26, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
Would you mind filling in for Kingpin, who's been having some technical difficulties? It's just the one list I've sent him so far, and I've been told you might be able to handle it. Details are at User_talk:Kingpin13/archive/2010 > April > WikiProject tagging. Thanks, - Jarry1250 Humorous? Discuss. 19:33, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
It's been about a month.
Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 19:36, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
Yay, thanks. Clerkenwell TALK PAGE!" Contribs 21:48, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your helpful suggestion re geonotice action request in the administrators noticeboard. It was much apprecitaed. Linnah ( talk) 07:51, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello. On the 4th you blocked 173.160.8.81 ( talk · contribs) for 31 hours for vandalizing Levi Johnston. He just recieved a level 1 warning for the same sort of post, but I thought you might like to look at it and consider something a little stronger. Thanks.-- Cube lurker ( talk) 17:38, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, whoa, geez, I'm really sorry about that! My hand slipped and I just accidentally hit the rollback link while your talk page was at the top of my watchlist--I didn't even mean to click on anything at all, I was just moving the mouse... Anyway, I've rolled that back now, but I apologize--I've never done that before and don't expect it to happen again. Sorry! • Cinch Bug • 23:06, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi there. As you moderate on here, and since another mod is stalking my edits under 45g.... I thought I'd post my problem on here.
I frequently use an account called 45g to edit on here. But a really annoying member (not a mod) keeps putting rubbish on my talk page. The mod I referred to is her friend from Encyclopedia Dramatica. Whenever I remove what she's added, Snaisybelle comes back a week later to deface it again. SynchPedro86 ( talk) 17:28, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Snaisybelle
I thinks it's safe to say you can delete this Image that has been nominated since March, it is now orphaned and now longer needed thanks to someone uploading a new photo of Miller.-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Canucks! (sign) 17:38, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
--
Ezekiel 7:19
†Go
Canucks! (sign)
19:26, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
I meant to say that it would be better to decide what should be displayed on infobox, flag/noflag - linked/unlinked. Once this is known simply convert all the infoboxen to the country name, and put the appropriate display features in Infobox settlement. We then can use "ISO 3166 code" to pull the code
Reasons:
Regards,
Rich
Farmbrough,
14:49, 7 May 2010 (UTC).
What do you think of this? I then noticed that for the past three and a half years, the editor in question has been trying to prove that exact point (on the Gettysburg talk page archive). The fact that they are also won't admit to the sock is also concerning. I'm just wondering if anything further should be done, i.e. me reaching out to help them. Kevin Rutherford ( talk) 15:04, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Right now we generally have coordinates in place articles about twice, sometimes, three times. An effort on the part of the coord-aficionados, I guess. I don't suppose the bot can check for redundancies. It would be nicer to remove redundant coordinates or maybe all coordinates since I don't see the general use of them anyway. Maps are more useful IMO. Thanks. Student7 ( talk) 20:30, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Oops! I didn't notice it. Thanks for the tip. I thought it was an actual user, and could be offended by editing of his subpage. Pikolas ( talk) 21:15, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi! Just in case you're not aware, you're being discussed here. Figured you'd probably like to be notified. Regards, Jafeluv ( talk) 21:32, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
I floated an objections-check there three days ago, and there are none. I also note this comment by WHL, which is accepting of the notion. I believe this is fine to proceed with. Let me know if you'd like me to dig up more examples or if I can otherwise help. Cheers, Jack Merridew 22:59, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
User talk:98.16.213.157 has repeatedly changed the block template as well as insert profanities that have needed to be reverted. Though you should know -- Tommy 2010 11:40, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno, the Signpost is doing a story about WikiProject Essays, and I thought I'd invite you to interview with me. Check out Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Interviews and answer any/all of the questions. Just answer under my answers. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 13:15, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey, I'm trying to transclude your Fringe userboxes into
Wikipedia:Userboxes/Media/Television (shows)/Science-fiction and fantasy#Fringe but I'm not getting the simplified version to transclude correctly. Could you take a look at it, maybe split the simplified version to a separate userbox?
--
Gyrobo (
talk)
03:02, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
{{ User:UBXeno/Fringe}}
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Thanks for fixing my ANI post. I was in a rush because I really need some good advice. Joe Chill ( talk) 19:42, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
thankyou Xeno, I had been asking some admins to help me delete the right stuff magzine article, thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.130.36.127 ( talk) 12:56, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello Xeno. I know you have expressed an interest in the proposed rename of WikiProject Macintosh; I am contacting you because of that. It seems that consensus has been reached and some administrator actions are required, as noted here. Would it be possible for you perform those actions for the project?-- moɳo 23:43, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
You're right. But the guilt and the impishness of using a new account gives me such a rush.
In all seriousness, thanks for the invitation, but I'll just wait this out. I really shouldn't be editing until then ... AGradman / talk. See User:Xeno at 02:16, Tuesday 11 May 2010 (UTC)
I recently got approved for moving DABlinks on the top. In the next couple of days, we ll have an improved code to merge DABlinks. Check Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Feature_requests#Merge_DABlinks. Do you think I need another BRFA to do a run bot as soon as we have covered all cases or I am covered from the last one? DABlinks merging can be counted as "move on the top" since it removes the unnecessary break lines improving accessibility. Pages affected in first run: ~2,000 -- Magioladitis ( talk) 08:14, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Your first post here made me chuckle. Thank you. It was primarily the "furiously" part. :) Rockfang ( talk) 22:34, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Do you think most admins will block on one final warning, if I mention it is a sock of brucejenner? CTJF83 chat 03:30, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
Ugh! You archived too fast! Can we think about semi-protecting his main vandalism pages, so we won't have to deal with him as much. CTJF83 chat 03:15, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno. I notice you granted User:DC rollback rights on 7 February 2010. I thought you should be aware of my recent message at User talk:DC regarding possible removal of the privilege and indeed blocking subsequent to any continued problematic editing. Please say if you think I have been unduly harsh there. Best wishes, -- John ( talk) 04:12, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
I forget what used to go after the "xeno". Does that make me a bad person? 216.136.12.34 ( talk) 13:33, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
Thank you - my mistake. Pedro : Chat 20:08, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
I hope that this was good. If it wasn't, ask for me, please! :) Thanks! -- Tadija speaks 20:21, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, I want you to take a look at the above edits on my discussion page and then tell me frankly why aren't you guys monitoring the situation? And I thought you guys love to whack-a-mole? Thoughts? -- Dave ♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™ 23:57, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
I completely forgot to do your dump scan. I'm doing it now. Sorry! (I replied on WT:DDR) Tim 1357 talk 17:37, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
I don't remember why I had Tsbdy's page on my watchlist, but I'm curious as to what happened to him. I remember his user page. Baby girl. Very cute. Did she leave, too? Thanks. Malke 2010 00:38, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
I've never seen that term used before. Half Shadow 16:21, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks :). -- Eraserhead1 < talk> 17:34, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello, Xeno. I'm glad everything worked out amicably. I would just like to mention a couple of things. First, I have amassed quite an extensive block log, which others have been quick to use against me. The truth of the matter is, that the 2 block extensions that followed the first were found to be unjust, and reversed. The next block came when I made a single edit to the Pershing article after it was unprotected. This came after I had made numerous promises that I would not edit war, and also discussed the proposed edit at length with the protecting admin (you). The block was reversed almost immediately. Then, in the process of unblocking me, the blocking admin accidentally re-blocked me. So, out of 7 incedents, we have 2 that are genuine. Is there any way of expunging, or at least providing an explanation in the log, of these other blocks? Secondly, I really take issue with what OberRanks said at ANI about me. I do not "frequently pick up on a topic, and make endless edits in an effort to get my version approved". He stated that I started, and restarted, ect. the Pershing debate, when, in fact, I wasn't even involved when OR began that debate with a number of other users. He claimed that I think that I am never wrong, ect., when examples of my admitting error and apologising can be found in many places. And the fact (which he knows) is, that, a number of users sided with me during the whole Pershing debate. I am not opining that he shouldn't be permitted to post his thoughts about me. But he said a number of things about me that were outright lies, and it isn't the first time he's done it. Can something at least be said to him to get him to stop with all of this? Mk5384 ( talk) 20:17, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
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For Xenobot MKV's great work for all projects, especially WP:APPLE. Thanks! moɳo 00:57, 15 May 2010 (UTC) |
Is XBMKV scheduled to run for WP:APPLE as discussed on WT:APPLE? I'm planning a Unassessed Article Backlog Clearing Drive and wanted to get those (unaffiliated) articles out before I begin. Thanks, moɳo 23:00, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
I see that you've moved the WP Aviation template to a more standardise name. As part of the unreferenced BLP fight, we have been getting DASHBot to make lists of UBLPs by WikiProject daily, but they rely on using the actual template name, not a redirect. Can you please have a look at User:DASHBot/Wikiprojects/Templates and see if you recognise any other Templates that you've moved, and maybe you could use the list to target other templates to be standardised - but please update the Dashbot list so our updates continue to work. Thanks, The-Pope ( talk) 14:36, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
I'm looking for feedback (good or bad) on my actions in this case. I'd appreciated your comments here. Dpmuk ( talk) 15:34, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
You know Infoboxes? Well, I am a member of another wiki and the infobox template would come in handy. However, the code for it is very complicated to me, so many internal templates and such that do not exist on this other wiki. I want to translate it so it can be used on this site, how can I do this without any other templates or stuff en.wikipedia? If it require as ton of effort than I'll just drop the idea completely.-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Sharks! (sign)† 15:26, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
Damn it! It's limited to admins and there's only one admin. I'll have to talk to him.-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Sharks! (sign)† 14:49, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
I think he successfully did it, but I'll let you be the judge of that. It appears I do need the doc subpage for every single template though and I need to remove any categories and wikipedia links. See for yourself.-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Sharks! (sign)† 01:17, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, I can understand your edit [55], but it is a real problem already. Any suggestions as to where I can get this discussed and/or solved? Fram ( talk) 14:05, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
I would think that letting folk know when you force a move of a discussion to another page, you would contact the initiator of that discussion, right? - Jack Sebastian ( talk) 18:17, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
Ta! I was just on my way to do just that when I realised you'd beat me to it. I'd foolishly assumed that "anthology" in some bizarre way meant "song"... TFOWR propaganda 18:33, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
He put himself in prison, not us. But if the consensus is to not have a linked article on the matter (and I don't recall ever being notified of such discussion, but I could be just forgetful), then that's the way it is. ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 17:16, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
So in my mind, that's not BLP at all--that's NPOV. I oppose sticking NPOV under the umbrella of BLP at all, which is the main point I am getting at in WP:COREBLP. BLP is not a license to remove negative information about a person whom RS'es cover in a mostly negative light. NPOV expects we reflect those negative sources... If we suppress Plaxico's personal failings, we'd be violating UNDUE by not accurately reflecting his RS'ed coverage. Jclemens ( talk) 01:46, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Could you change the logic to "Liberal" and assess by size, running the bot ASAP?-- moɳo 23:46, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
Cute. :-) Thanks. -- SarekOfVulcan ( talk) 16:12, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
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I would like to seek your counsel, as to the appropriate way to handle an issue I have. The issue is with User:John, an administrator. Just so there's no misunderstanding, let me first tell you the same thing I said on John's talk page. I assume good faith, and I find John to be a fine editor, a competent admin, and a nice guy. My issue is the fact that John redirected almost every article for the individual songs on the Pink Floyd album, The Final Cut. Whilst I do not insinuate that it violated the letter of any policy, it was, in my opinion, a hasty decision. I said this on The Final Cut talk page, on John's talk page, and at WP:FLOYD. At WP:DRV, the first step suggested, is to politely ask the admin in question to reconsider, which I did. He responded that, as they were redirected, WP:DRV is not applicable. I politely responded that, whether redirect, delete, or something else, the fact is that the articles no longer exist, and it is my opinion that they should be returned, and tagged with the appropriate proposals. This would give others the opportunity to attempt to prove notability. I politely requested that John tell me where I should raise the issue, if WP:DRV does not apply. I have received no response. Again, I can't stress enough, that I'm sure he knows what he's doing, and acted in good faith. The last thing I need is to get on the bad side of another admin. However, I firmly believe that they should not have been redirected without first being tagged with a proposal to redirect. And again, I have stated this on the article's talk page, the admin's talk page, and WP:FLOYD, and have also respectfully asked the admin to reconsider his decision. I believe I have taken all of the appropriate steps. What should my next step be? Where should I go to respectfully request that the articles be returned? Mk5384 ( talk) 05:38, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
For example, if you were interested in The Post War Dream (song), and you clicked that link, it would bring you to the album's page. However, below the title of the article, it would then say "(Redirected from The Post War Dream (song))", and if you click that link, it will send you to that page, without redirecting you. (Notice the "&redirect=no" after the url for the page.) Going to the history of that page, you can see the revision just before the redirect; here is a link to it. You can get to the others in a similar fashion; this is left as exercise for the reader... :-) Frank | talk 22:47, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Could you do another tagging run.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 02:38, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
He's ignored all the instructions over his signature. Would you agree that it's time for a block? Best, ╟─ Treasury Tag► constablewick─╢ 06:00, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
A group of students and I have recently created a video series numerous other people have requested to learn about. The article for The Meteo Show, however, has been deleted for being supposedly "insignificant." I would like to have the article sent to me so I may add extra reliable sources in hopes it will remain on Wikipedia. I would also like to use the deleted article to post somewhere else for others to learn about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Banjo999 ( talk • contribs) 12:28, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
It seems I'll never stop coming to you for help, this time it's about the templates I exported. The pages were imported perfectly fine, but I notice the infobox template is always pinned to the left as well as any other infoboxes. Also, their is no border or background color to the infoboxes or any of the documents that normally are colored a light blue. What's wring?-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Sharks! (sign)† 14:40, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
Done You my friend are a genius.--
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Hi, I'm doing a process of many AWB TypoFixs. I noticed that some of my edits are being reverted/deleted but without the editor letting me know. It would be impractical to watch all the pages I edit but somehow I'd like to see what is reverted so that I don't repeat the same spelling mistake/correction or whatever it is. Is there perhaps some method of knowing which of my article edits are reverted, using AWB or any other method. Regards, SunCreator ( talk) 18:09, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
importScript('User:Markhurd/hidetopcontrib.js'); // (toggle to hide "top" edits)
Just dropping you a line now that the User:Superm401/Compare link.js script I mentioned the other day at VPT is working. It is indeed very useful - diffs drove me crazy before I found it. ~ Amory ( u • t • c) 13:14, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
where you said "Seems like victim-blaming to suggest they should rename to avoid situations like this."
I thought by saying "but you should consider renaming your account in any event" [emphasis added], that what I was saying would have been clear. I'm just aware of how many accusations can be attached to a Wikipedia name, and how far the effects of those accusations can go. Anonymity can indeed bring the bad side of many people, but I think non-anonymity can also do so (see for example the recently closed AH case, which was what I had in mind). I'm sorry if it seemed that I was 'blaming the victim', but that wasn't my intention. Ncmvocalist ( talk) 04:39, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Xeno. I just wanted to ask you about User:Xenobot/R#WP:SERBIA. Is everything ok? -- Tadija speaks 17:41, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
Is the bot capable of recursive scans of categories, or do you need the list to have every single category that is a source? The-Pope ( talk) 16:44, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, i need your help.
Just prior your bot tagging, those categories were deleted
And moved to those:
Is it possible to expand tagging for those 4 categories, as they are very important for our WikiProject? Thanks very, very much! -- Tadija speaks 23:07, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
Could you please delete File:Elakala Waterfalls Swirling Pool Mossy Rocks.jpg? I thought I was on Commons and added a category which is non-existent on EnWiki, so the only content is
[[Category:Elakala Waterfall]]
. Then I tried to nominate it for FFD, but a bot closed it as 'Wrong forum'. Please delete it (on EmWiki of course, not on Commons!). Thank you, -- The High Fin Sperm Whale 05:46, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
If around, can you look at the {{editsemiprotected}} on Talk:Justin Bieber/nonautoconfirmedtalk#Controversy and Criticism please, ta. Chzz ► 13:49, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE HAS BIEBER FEVER! -- MZMcBride ( talk) 21:55, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
Since you are a BAG member and commented on the previous thread, I wanted to give you a link to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Rich Farmbrough and unapproved bot jobs (again). I also left some comments for another BAG member at User talk:Kingpin13#RF on ANI. — Carl ( CBM · talk) 16:17, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for this. However, I only found out about it because I happened to "cheat" on my forced Wikibreak by disabling Javascript and checking my watchlist sneakily. (Ah the joys of Wikipediholism!) Could I humbly request that such changes be announced to the affected WikiProject in future so that even if they are all napping they will still find out by checking their talkpage? Also, can we still use {{ Contemporary music}} or should we now use {{ WikiProject Contemporary music}}? The doc still claims the former and I assume the redirect from the old page sorts out all the old templates already on talkpages so we don't really need to arrange a bot run to replace old with new. However, should we now start using the new template name? Or does it matter? Presumably the doc should be updated to reflect the move, whetever else is true (I can do that, of course) but should it say use {{ WikiProject Contemporary music}} only or use either one or the other? -- Jubilee ♫ clipman 21:33, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Currently at WP:DERM we have a small section providing links to various data, but I wanted to know if you would help us expand that section to provide more types of interesting data that people can use? Any help creating regularly and automatically generated types of project data would be great. Overall, I would love to provide readers with data that be be used to track the project growth/development. Regardless, thank you for your work on Wikipedia. --- kilbad ( talk) 23:25, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey there Xeno, good luck on your RfB. I had a question come up for me when I was checking out your userpage but I didn't want to pose it on your RfB 'cuz it's not really relevant. One of your userboxes mention you're Canadian. May I ask which province you're in? (I may have already asked you this before, I don't remember) I'm just curious because I'm in B.C., and also wondering during what time period you're normally active in? I guess this could be relevant somehow to your RfB... it may even help it in fact: if we knew what time of day you'd be active in as a bureaucrat, and if that's a time of day during which there's usually no active crats on duty, we could be helping to ensure that there's always a crat around when one is needed! :) -- œ ™ 07:32, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I see you blanked Tans talkpage and added the retired template after getting an email from him. Since then there have been a few edtis from users cryptic and come back soon comments and the lke, I have cleaned them a couple of times in good faith as housekeeping of a retired users page as I have seen this done in similar situations. I have been asked to replace the comments by user Toddst1 and although I don't really agree I was in the process of replacing them and I was reverted agsain by anouther user saying they don't need to be replaced. Would you please clarify the position, or the general accepted norm, thanks. Off2riorob ( talk) 13:10, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno could you please undo the 2 edits made by a IP today who removed my sourced content and who messed up my hard work on the Lenka article. His/her edits looked like vandalism to me. Thanks. Caden cool 14:41, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
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16:00, 28 May 2010 (UTC)Just thought I'd follow up a little on Q5. If I didn't know who you were, I'd read It's been nearly two-and-a-half years since I've been an active contributor as "It's been nearly 2.5 years since I was an active contributor". If this sentence means what you intended it to mean (and is not even ambiguous), then my English is worse than I thought. I'm probably going to seek clarification at WP:RD/L :).
For some reason I could have sworn you were not a native speaker. Here's a few more examples from the RfB:
Adminship should be "no big deal" but they are powerful tools. Adminship gives access to the tools, I would probably have written something like: "Adminship isn't a big deal, but the tools are powerful." or somesuch.
(...) one must be thorough in their assessment of the discussion. This looks weird to me because of the "one -> their". Wouldn't either "one must be thorough in one's assessment" or "[bureaucrats] must be thorough in their assessment" have been better?
Good luck in the rest of your RfB. It looks good so far. Regards,
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16:31, 28 May 2010 (UTC)Hi.. again.. busy day. Sir Floyd has asked me to retire him in a similar manner to the way you retired Tan, could you delete and redirect Sir Floyds user page in the same way as you did Tans? Off2riorob ( talk) 16:03, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Zeno the talkpage is immediatey being edited by another editor, addiing a blocked template, is there any need for that? Off2riorob ( talk) 16:38, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
The guideline doesn't say that it can not be done by proxy and with authourity from the user. Off2riorob ( talk) 17:09, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
For some reason, it isn't working correctly with the {{ User:X!/RfX Report}} template. It says that it is pending closure, even though you just opened it. Not sure why it would do that, but I thought you should know. Hi878 ( talk) 01:52, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
I just want to say good luck. I was new and loved you as an admin and now would love to see you become a bureaucrat. —
Tommy
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Are we somewhere on the list yet?-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 05:52, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Xeno. I put a recent death template on the article for John William Finn. Could you tell me how long it's customary to leave a template under such circumstances. This person was 100 years old, and as such, I find it unlikely that many new details will be coming forward in the near future. All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 04:59, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
After seeing how you reformatted the boxing and college basketball Xenobot requests into an anchor/template, should I be using that template directly or still using the submit request button? I have a few more to do after these ones. The-Pope ( talk) 05:44, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno, you've asked me once why did I put this image File:Triggerfish bite.JPG to my underwater gallery, and I told you story about triggerfish bites. Few days ago I swam next to a turtle. Suddenly out of nowhere Picasso triggerfish appeared. He bitten turtle few times, and the turtle jerked. I was not able to take the image of the bite itself because I was distracted trying not to get bitten myself, but for few seconds the turtle and me swam over his nest the fish continuously attacked both of us File:Rhinecanthus aculeatus is attacking Chelonia mydas.jpg.So that situation reminded me about your question. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 15:39, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
I don't understand why there has to be a bureaucrat? It is just bureaucratic? ha ha ha
If there are bureaucrats, why not senior bureaucrat, associate arbitrator, regulator, auditor, assistant vice president, controller, chancellor?
Or why not eliminate bureaucrats? What do they do that others cannot do (or be given the power to do)? Sorry if this is a dumb question with an obvious answer. Suomi Finland 2009 ( talk) 16:19, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
I see that bureaucrats determine RFAs. Could RFAs be determined simply by an objective formula? For example, points for number of edits, points for tenure (length of time), points for AIV posts, points for FA and GA, negative points for incivility (to be assigned by others with the caveat that false assignment of negative points results in a block of themselves). Those that qualify for the job by points would be subject to immediate recall or veto so that manipulation of points can be addressed. This is certainly version 1.0 but is a stab at an objective, computerized system. In theory, an objective system reduces discrimination. Discrimination is bad and, in some cases, illegal. (note: this is not a legal threat, using the word illegal. It is just a fact. For example, discrimination by race is illegal in many countries) Suomi Finland 2009 ( talk) 16:24, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
Feel free to attend. I only issued 5 invitations. User:Suomi Finland 2009/Wikipedia Improvement Conference 2010 Suomi Finland 2009 ( talk) 19:23, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
Actually I want 100 people to attend but I dare not send 100 invitations. I posted 5 on the 5 most famous Wikipedians that I know. Jimbo Wales is #1. You are #5. I am sure I missed many, many others. Feel free to pass your invitation to somebody else. Suomi Finland 2009 ( talk) 19:34, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Xeno, thank you for the barnstar and for kind words about my underwater images!
Here are two more turtles for you. Best wishes.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 20:59, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
Please check out Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lady. Thanks. Kitfoxxe ( talk) 02:27, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
Would you please inform this "admin" in the strobgest possible way, that I have not attempted to fool you in any way [68]. Thank you. Giacomo 12:08, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
When listing all of the categories to be covered by the project, do you have to list the subpages also or do they automatically get included? Thanks J04n( talk page) 13:38, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno, I was going to create this as a redirect to Template:Cite video, but saw that you'd requested the page be deleted. Can I go ahead and do this anyway? – Kerαunoςcopia◁ galaxies 01:54, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
and sorry for still not getting the format right! Do you want me to move the /categories pages to /Categories? Not related to Xenobot Mk V, but related to the UBLP task, the renaming/standardisation of the WikiProject Templates is causing the lists some problems. See History of Wikipedia:WikiProject Ohio/Unreferenced BLPs and Eurovision for the drop-off and slow recovery of the lists. I'm not sure if it's a job-queue issue, or something in DASHBot's code (I'm cross posting this to Tim's talk page too) that makes it slow to recognise a template move. Can I ask that you stop standardising the template names until we work out what the issue is? Thanks. The-Pope ( talk) 15:21, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
I appreciate you cleaning up the mess... ah, it's fun being an admin, eh? -- Ckatz chat spy 23:07, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks so much. Can you hide that diff? Again, thanks Xeno — Tommy 2010 17:41, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you so much, I feel a huge sense of relief thanks to you. are you a bureaucrat yet? — Tommy 2010 17:56, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing out WP:Blanking, but it says there: "For IP editors, templates in Category:Shared IP header templates and notes left for other users sharing the same IP address." and that template was incorrectly put by someone other than at this IP. - 12.7.202.2 ( talk) 18:23, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Okay done. Gary King ( talk) 18:53, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
showUploadDeletionLogs = {}; showUploadDeletionLogs.linkToFileEdit = true;
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I'm just curious. I see many admins block users with a template as the reason like {{ softerblock}}... does the template show up somehow in the block if a user tries to edit? — Tommy 2010 20:33, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Could you close this AfD please, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicholas van Praag Off2riorob ( talk) 20:40, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Could I close it myself as delete and blank the talkpage and the article and tag them for housekeeping deletion? Off2riorob ( talk) 20:43, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Why not? Off2riorob ( talk) 20:57, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for closing it. If a discussion is as clear as that one I don't see anything to stop me doing as I suggested? Off2riorob ( talk) 20:57, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Non-admin closure: Inappropriate closures...The result will require action by an administrator: * Deletion.. this is only an essay, clearly it is better avoided...but I could do it if I felt it was beneficial to the project. Off2riorob ( talk) 21:03, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno. Happy to see you cruising to a well deserved win in your RfB. Since our last discussion about OberRanks, you will see that I have indeed, completely steered clear of him, and I have not posted any comments about him anywhere. Perhaps he just can't bear to be ignored. He has now posted on Baseball Bugs' (a user with whom I have disagreed, but also shared a laugh or two, and with whom I certainly have no issues) that I am a "loud mouthed teenage exchange student from England". First I was a sock of an unknown user, then 2 new users were socks of me; now this. It's mildly amusing, and I'm not going to do anything about it at the moment. I just wanted to make you aware of the fact (in case it escalates to the point where action does need to be taken), that he is still obsessed with this, and just can't leave it alone. All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 23:05, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
I was thinking about utilizing Xenobot Mk V for WikiProject military history. However, it seems that we are only interested in implementing it if it supports task forces. Does it support task forces, and if it does not, would it be relatively easy to add functionality? I know it's crazy right now with RfB going on, but I'm just querying you while I'm available and thinking of it. NativeForeigner Talk/ Contribs 01:41, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
{{
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03:34, 3 June 2010 (UTC)Hey, I tried... :-)-- SarekOfVulcan ( talk) 19:04, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Aha. Learn something new every day! Thanks. Georgewilliamherbert ( talk) 20:06, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations on your new hat, and welcome to the mailing list. Don't worry if you don't get much mail - there isn't much. -- Dweller ( talk) 14:50, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi; Yes, I am user Townie in the Catalan wikipedia, and I'm the one requesting the usurpation for the English one. -- Townie2 ( talk) 15:30, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Why do people keep vandalizing Justin Bieber? I can't even edit the article because of these idiots - FutureMrsBieber —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.197.207 ( talk) 20:45, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Stupid Bieber haters. I wish they would all just get a life - FutureMrsBieber
My apologies for linking to your page without permission. Thank you for undoing it with this edit.
N419 BH 21:58, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
This seems to have been resolved, but for what it's worth it looks to me like the problematic edits have all been suppressed, and that there's therefore no issue having the page undeleted. Steve Smith ( talk) 01:36, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
I am proud to be the first to congratulate you on your recent RfB. I wish you luck with the wrench. ~ NerdyScienceDude ( ✉ • ✐) 14:52, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
You have 40 minutes left. Where is this wave of opposes that you seem to be so worried about? :) Hi878 ( talk) 00:12, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations, you are now a beurothingy 'The Ninja lemming' 00:55, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
It's not to late to voice my opinion in the 'crat thing is it, because it is a certain nooo...I keed I keed, anyway yeah I'll add my vote of yes onto the other 170 whatever and leave the 12 opposes alone. But also, incase you care, I've left an update of my current status on my talk page...the writting style seems kinda blogy so, if you want to use your new 'crat powers and clean it up that's fine by me. I'm just sayin'. See you later dude. And good luck with trying to get 200 supports in the next...however long it is. 'The Ninja lemming' 00:31, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations on your RfB. Ronhjones (Talk) 00:55, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Two years ago to this day, the community saw fit to make me an administrator and I was humbled; I am once again humbled by the comments offered at my 2nd RFB. I look forward to putting this wrench to good use: continuing to work behind the scenes of this great tome of knowledge keeping the cogs greased, and I'll do my best not to drop the spanner in the works. =) – xeno talk 13:05, 4 June 2010
Can someone please explain why this page [73] has been blocked? FutureMrsBieber —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.197.207 ( talk) 18:35, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
Someone said I should change my user name. It is confusing to do. Please change it to RIPGC. RIP Gary Coleman ( talk) 02:46, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you. Don't misunderstand, my old name was not "I am Gary Coleman". I also saw that there are several other RIP+Name usernames but I will let them take care of themselves. RIPGC ( talk) 03:51, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Wack a rat. It seems that now we have placed warnings on templates about inappropriate usage such as {{ hidden archive top}} and {{ collapse top}} that some people have moved on to using {{ divhide}} which is being reversed in a all to familiar way. It is not clear to me what extra functionality "divhide" has that "collpase top" or "{{{ collapse}}" has but as you are the main author of it, please consider whether it could be merged into one of the other templates and if not please add to it a similar explicit prohibition against inappropriate use on talk pages that has been added to the other templates. If it is not meant to be used on talk pages then we should add a line of code that makes it transparent on talk pages.-- PBS ( talk) 03:58, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
It's been awhile, hope you've been well. If you have time, I would like to hear your opinion on this. If not, no worries :P Washburnmav ( talk) 00:36, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Please read my post here [75]. Your help and advice is falling on deaf ears. While I do not mean to stalk this user, this string of disruptive edits, personal attacks, and noticeboard discussions are hard to avoid. I hope something can be done about this. - OberRanks ( talk) 04:07, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
MKs response to this will totally dictate how I proceed. If the user appears to calm down (once again) and cooperate with others, there probably is no need for further action. Angry rants, however, and calls for punishments will surely lead to the RFC you mentioned. - OberRanks ( talk) 13:42, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
I don't deny that thread at all. I would also be remiss if I did not point out that MKs handle was never once used in that thread [76]. MK immediately assumed the comment was about him, and apparently had discovered it by monitoring talk pages and user contributions of those he had been in previous disputes with. That discussion never went anywhere but on a user page and I was simply stating something I was told by another individual off-Wiki. Probably wasn't the best thing to do, judgment wise, I admit that. - OberRanks ( talk) 19:35, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Was also wondering if you would be willing to certify the RFC/UC. Based on this most recent diff [77], which is clearly another veiled statement about my military service, I think an RFC might be a good idea at this point. - OberRanks ( talk) 01:32, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
I finished changing my name. And I want to have an unification login.
Previous user using this account enable unification login in ja.wikipedia.org, too.
Can't log on to ja.wikipedia.org. What can I do? I need help.
Seemed like in Japanese Wikipedia did not have Changing user name article. Silvergoat ( Chinese: 銀羊) 06:12, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your help with my new username! I appreciate it. Eponymous ( talk) 03:35, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno, Thanks for your message. I am trying to request a bot status at
WP:BRFA but seems that I can't as I have already been denied. Any suggestions ? Thanks —
Tjmoel
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On the chance this is actually contact info for someone other than the editor who added this, is there some way that you can delete the edit from the article history? You may want to look into the editor's history and see if this is going on elsewhere. Thanks, Abrazame ( talk) 06:04, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
I'd remove them entirely, as recommended by the nom guideline page. He'll pass anyway. Amalthea 10:27, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for supporting and following my problem and my Bot Problem :D . With respect -- Bersam ( talk) 21:01, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
I just saw you in The Signpost. Congratulations on your 'cratship! ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 13:23, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Just wanted to pop in and say grats on crats too. I've noticed your excellent work scattered all over the place, and you definitely deserve it. Torchiest talk/ contribs 14:01, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno. I extend my congratulations as you are well deserving of your new status. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 05:04, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
After doing a bunch of batch protections today, I went though to tweak a couple manually and saw that you had already fixed the indef move protection on Neil Armstrong. Thanks!! — Kralizec! ( talk) 15:18, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
Since you have an iPhone, you might be interested in this. ~ NerdyScienceDude ( ✉ • ✐) 14:33, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello,
I thought I would keep you posted on my username change. As you know fingers had to be crossed on if all my edits would transfer to my new username. The good news is that all my preferences, adminship, logs, and user pages appear to have been transferred successfully. The bad news is that none of my edits have moved at all, with only edits I have made since the re-name appearing in CT Cooper's contributions, with all others in Camaron's contributions. I see two possibilities here: a) the edit transfer is stuck somewhere in the job queue, which for Wikipedia is currently at 300,000+, or b) MediaWiki gave up when it came to transferring my edits, and I will have to talk to a developer on fixing the issue. I don't know how fast the job queue moves, so I can't say which is the case at the moment. Do you have any thoughts on this? CT Cooper ( talk) 17:29, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello my new favorite crat. I saw you protected Justin Bieber- but I think he attracts even more vandalism than Lady gaga does- I mean we have tweens vandalizing random stuff about him all over wikipedia. Suggest that it is [edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indef)? Thank you Tommy2010 [message] 20:07, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
And thanks for fixing up the RfA here and there - going through an RfA gave me a new appreciation of the little tasks that I normally take for granted. TFOWR 20:39, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Done. Bye! -- Roberto Segnali all'Indiano 08:22, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
just made a comment on your ayb userbox talk page, not sure if you would see it there so just giving you a heads up EdwardLane ( talk) 09:09, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
I looked at the usurp page and didn't find a "Reverting possible vandalism" right after it for deleting over 60,000 characters. Good thing it was done before ClueBot was fully active again. mechamind 9 0 04:20, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno, you recently approved my BRFA for DodoBot when it was automatically inheriting only the class parameter of project banners. I've improved it to inherit B-Class Checklists, and I was wondering, will I need to open a new BRFA or is the task similar enough to not require new approval? - EdoDodo talk 08:35, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
(Knowing that I can edit your talk page) Is m:User:Xeno 2 your alternate account there? The user has redirected his talk and userpage to yours. -- Diego Grez let's talk 18:19, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
My username change request from Spal is pending in WP:USURP. You suggested me to try zh:WP:USURP first. I've posted a request there. Can I have the username change request in English Wikipedia done sooner. My primary interest lies in English Wikipedia only. -- Susam Pal 21:43, 13 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Susam pal ( talk • contribs)
I have a question what do i have to as an administrator to i have to spend most of my day on wikipedia editing articles making improvements, stopping vandalism, and what advantages do i have than normal users, do i have the ability to block users, delete pages? please answer i will maybe try again in a couple of months. Youndbuckerz ( talk) 02:00, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Awww...ya ruined the fun. :) Was just about to put that it had hit 156. Take Care Dude... NeutralHomer • Talk • 03:04, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your help! This message is from my new account. AlexHe34 ( talk) 13:10, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
..when you said I would be dissapointed? Well I am dissaaappoinnteddddd. (just kidding!) That's okay. I appreciate the feedback. Tommy2010 [message] 19:21, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Note that they added a spamlink to the same website, 16 minutes AFTER filing the CUN request; and now they've asked the spam article be restored. -- Orange Mike | Talk 20:47, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Yes please, I would like this removed [78] apparently losing this "right" means that everytime I write a page some Admin will have to read it to make sure I don't use naughty words. I hope it is Wizardman forced to read every boring word I write to impress upon him that I do still write. Giacomo 22:06, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
I have seen that you edited some volleyball articles. Some players articles, most of them looks outdated. I would like to improve players by country. Could you please choose a country to contribute with? Please take a look on Yekaterina Gamova, Hélia Souza, Serena Ortolani and Kenia Carcaces for a model to follow. Please can you please improve some volleyball players with infobox and some addons? References are very important. Let me know. Oscar987 23:16, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
I have added a follow-up comment. ~ NerdyScienceDude ( ✉ • ✐) 03:28, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
I believe you made an error at WP:PERM when granting reviewer rights. Rather than giving me reviewer rights, it seems you have given me autoreivewer rights. Was this an actual error, or is it my mistake? Immunize ( talk) 17:53, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello and thank you for the quick response to my request for reviewer rights. Best, MarmadukePercy ( talk) 19:49, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
The bundled rights (Working title, subject to change. "Bundled rights" suggested by Floquenbeam) usergroup contains the rights of the account creator, confirmed, autoreviewers, reviewers, and rollbackers usergroups. It is intended to consolidate rights and does not confer any additional rights over-and-above those it contains. The right is generally granted to users with several of these userrights already. When granting the flag, reviewing administrators should examine the criteria for the missing userrights in making their decision.
Any comments from the peanut gallery? I was going to submit a proposal, but then I had a vision in my head: the shitstorms that would occur every time this userright were removed. Does the potential for drama outweigh the benefit of consolidated rights? – xeno talk 03:34, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
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14:55, 14 June 2010 (UTC)I think you should say that this is your bot somewhere on your userpage as it redirects to your userpage. It can confuse new editors. Thanks -- Everyone Dies In the End ( talk) 11:47, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello Xeno. I want to ask you if the deletion of this page by a retired admin was in accordance with policy or not. You should see this relevant page. Thanks. Sole Soul ( talk) 12:44, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
"Stop treating tags with hidden comments or spaces in parameter names as bad tags." Reply: This is related to the messed regexes. I have collected all the bug reports from WP:AWB/B and we ll probably fix all at once. -- Magioladitis ( talk) 23:48, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and prepared an ANI report, in the case that that is what needs to be done. I would still rather not do that, for the same reasons I stated before. I find it childish, and a waste of time that could be spent doing something much more productive. I had you look at the message I left him before, and you said that it was fine. I had hoped, at that point, that this would finally be put to rest. I made you aware of the post that he later left on Bugs' talk page. This came after you suggested to him that he drop the issue. When you questioned him about this, he responded that he was repeating something that he had heard off-wiki. The fact that this user is discussing me off-wiki should be a red flag. And now, we have his latest intrusion. I had a brief conflict with another user, which was rather quickly settled. This conflict was examined, and summarily dismissed at an adminisrtators' notice board. The user expressed to me her desire for the issue to be dropped, which I said was commendable, and the issue was closed. This is where OberRanks decided step in. He left a note on my talk page, saying that he had notified a series of administrators that, "we appear to have yet another situation". This is just about as clear a case of harassment as there can be. My question is this: Is there such a thing as an interaction ban here? I think I remember seeing the term used. If such a thing does exist, I can't think of a situation where it would apply more perfectly. What do you think about this? All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 06:18, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
I'd been hoping that your not voting for me during the RfA was a sign that you would be the one to close it! With SoxBot being down, I was worried people would not realize that my RfA had expired. Thank you for paying such close attention. — Soap — 15:15, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations Xeno! You have been awarded a Smiley-Face for being such a great person. I hope you enjoy it very much!
HUGE SMILEY IS HUGE. – xeno talk 20:11, 16 June 2010 (UTC) |
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Have a great day! -- Loofus5 ( talk) 20:09, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
FYI in case anybody did not notice, Wikipedia:Pending changes will likely be enabled today or tomorrow. If you would like the 'reviewer' userright, you can request it here, or at WP:PERM/RW. It will be granted to users who deal with "vandalism, [are] familiar with basic content policies such as the policy on living people, and have a reasonable level of experience editing Wikipedia. It is recommended to read the reviewing guideline, where the reviewing process is detailed, as well as expectations for a reviewer." (from Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Header) – xeno talk 14:41, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Reviewing process is a good quick primer as to what it's all about and how to use it.
Let me see if I have the gist of this new system. It's essentially semi-semi-protection, yes?
That is, instead of not being able to edit at all, a random IP can 'edit' a page and then the edit sort of sits in limbo until a named account comes along and either says 'That's a good edit' or 'That's a bad edit'? Half Shadow 06:02, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
I appreciate the Reviewer rights I was granted. How did I get chosen for this and why if you don't mind my asking? Chris ( talk) 13:33, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello! Just saying thanks for my reviewer rights too =) Fin © ™ 13:41, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Is that a template you were leaving people? Or would you mind if I napped the text to inform the folks I imposed the group on yesterday? :) Amalthea 14:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
MakeReviewerConfig = {
groupReason : "User can be trusted with reviewer",
sectionHeader : "You are now a Reviewer",
sectionBody : "{{subst\:reviewer-notice}} ~~\~~"
};
importScript("User:Amalthea/MakeReviewer.js");
Hello. Yesterday I requested 'reviewer' permissions ( archived here) but did not receive a reply. Does this mean that I was simply missed out or that my request was refused? MasterOfHisOwnDomain ( talk) 16:09, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno, I'm about to go offline for a bit, but here are a few I think of off the top of my head (and I'm sure your TPSers will add on):
Thanks, Dabomb87 ( talk) 18:06, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks Xeno. But I'm not sure I know how this right works. Is it for patrolling edits on recent changes? Thanks, -- The High Fin Sperm Whale 20:46, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
You granted the reviewer user right to me a few days back. Thanks, and warm regards. ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ ―Œ ♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣ 14:11, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
I must say that I am honored, but I'm not sure why you chose me. What's the occasion?-- Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Hawks! (sign)† 23:40, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
My master already has reviewer. Could I also please have reviewer? ~ NerdyScienceSock ( ✉ • ✐) 02:43, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
...For giving me the reviewer rights. However, when I have clicked on a link that says, "needs revision" or something like that, it just comes up displaying the normal "diff". How would I review something and put it forward? Or accept it? Or whatever yea... anyways, please help! Mr little irish( talk) 08:09, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks [79] ! Pedro : Chat 13:46, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
You happened to be the first admin who popped up on my watchlist. :) Could you have a look at WP:ITN/C#French floods with a view to posting it please? I'd post it myself but I'm the nominator and it seems the only other available admin is the author of the article! There are admin instructions available if you need them. Thanks, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:33, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
10 hours isn't sufficient. Time zones and all that. There is a reason we let threads go 24 hours before archiving. Closing them prematurely encourages editors not to contribute to them-- Crossmr ( talk) 22:53, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
I was unaware of this fallacy. Thank you for pointing it out to me.
I found the article enlightening.
The Transhumanist 19:15, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
Re this edit. The bot broke the banner. Renata ( talk) 02:56, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for disabling it. SlimVirgin talk| contribs 19:53, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
Would you be able to help us with the following? Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine#Could someone help me get some e-mail addresses? --- kilbad ( talk)
You left a note to OhC on my page. I never considered that you were acting in any way but impartially. Indeed, I was concerned at the suggestion that others might use it before it has been thoroughly tweaked, checked and tested. I suspect that OhC is much better than I am at coding. Tony (talk) 16:44, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno. I have noticed that my old username is still at Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage. Could you replace it with my current username please? It's not like I'm going to use it right now, but it's better to leave it good. Thanks in advance. Cheers. -- Diego Grez let's talk 17:14, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno, you know everything and seem to be online: If you read Google's instructions on removing a link from their index, http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=164734 one of the steps is to make sure the page returns a 401 or 404 error. I have a feeling we don't do that; if I type a URL for a non-existant page, I get an actual page: "this page doesn't exist, but you can create it, and by the way here's a deletion log". I'm helpless with HTML, but am I right that this isn't the same as a 401 or 404 error? If so, do you know what an editor should do if they want a deleted WP page off the Google index? We usually tell them "this is a Google problem, not a WP problem", but if WP is set up to break Google's normal method of page removal, perhaps we shouldn't wash our hands too quickly. -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 15:29, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi Xeno. FYI. Thanks. Dr.K. λogos πraxis 19:08, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Is everything okay for this to be done by June 24? Feed back (talk) 22:02, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Do I need to do anything extra that you need? YellowMonkey ( vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 00:42, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Pending changes has been enabled on a trial basis. If you would like the 'reviewer' userright, you can request it here, or at WP:PERM/RW. It will be granted to users who deal with "vandalism, [are] familiar with basic content policies such as the policy on living people, and have a reasonable level of experience editing Wikipedia. It is recommended to read the reviewing guideline, where the reviewing process is detailed, as well as expectations for a reviewer." (from Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Header) – xeno talk
Wikipedia:Reviewing process is a good quick primer as to what it's all about and how to use it.
MakeReviewerConfig = {
groupReason : "User can be trusted with reviewer",
sectionHeader : "You are now a Reviewer",
sectionBody : "{{subst\:reviewer-notice}} ~~\~~"
};
importScript("User:Amalthea/MakeReviewer.js");
I don't know if it possible but I need a list with all WPBS including WPBiography with |living=yes
not having |blp=yes
. I m really concerned on talk pages of living people not showing the blp tag. Can you help me on that? Thanks,
Magioladitis (
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|blp=yes
to those which don't. Two: We make a tracking category "Talk pages transcluding WPBS with blp parameter" and we compare it to talk pages transcluding WPBS (and redirects) and are in the category Biography articles of living people. --
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06:47, 22 June 2010 (UTC)... for the words of encouragement on my talk page about my RfA. JamesBWatson ( talk) 14:25, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno. I hope this is okay to do this directly here, but I was wondering if you could Usurp my name to User:Tomster. User is registered, but no edits, since 2006. Please leave a message for any problems if I need to go to the CHU page. Thanks, – Tommy message 15:32, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Ok. Thanks again. – Tommy message 16:41, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello. I wasn't sure where to go with this problem, but hopefully you can help. I am trying to create a page for a music album called "Again and Again", however a different album from the one which I wish to write about also exists with the same name. Can you help me to create a new page for the new album? Many thanks. Wowbobwow12 ( talk) 18:00, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for the review rights. Do you know where I give feedback on the flagged revisions and reviewing and such? I have been looking at it and I think that this revisions thing is a backlog waiting to happen and a bad idea. -- Alpha Quadrant ( talk) 20:10, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi, im not sure if you qualified but your probably are, could you give this file i just uploaded a quick review. Im not sure when someone is going to get around to doing it so i thought i would ask.
Image. I just need someone to approve its upload from flickr and file licensing are correct and all that good stuff :) Thank you.
(CK)Lakeshade✽
talk2me
21:18, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
I wanted to say (a belated) thank you to you, for reverting the vandalism to my user page. Also, in an effort to put past unplesantries behind me, I was considering removing some of the more crude comments that I made from my talk page. However, I did not want to make it seem as though I was attempting to alter any discussions that took place, or "sweep anything under the rug". Would this be inappropriate? All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 21:18, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
After reviewing some of the earlier silly vandalism edits, it dawned on me that I became a collateral damage after the perpetrator started to target PMDrive1061 ( talk · contribs), probably due to my much earlier tagging of his IP(s) for silly vandalism edits (repeated the stunt of posting lewd remarks after his main account Desmond Ying ( talk · contribs) was blocked) and PMD just happened to be on his tail when NawlinWiki nailed him. Anyhow, its his life and he can chose to be whatever he wants to be, even if it means consuming himself in the process. Oh well, life goes on. Best. -- Dave ♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™ 18:24, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
The vandalism wasn't me, or it wasn't my intent. I noticed the vandalism to the intro section of the FA and leaped in to fix it. It seems that several others were doing the same thing at the same time, and signals may have been crossed (it took an inordinately long time for the server to respond). You'll notice that I got the missing first paragraph back where it belonged a moment later (18:08: vandalism restoration), once my failure to do it earlier became apparent. -- Piledhigheranddeeper ( talk) 18:22, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
I "host" mine (for lack of a better term) in userspace at User:Neutralhomer/Sig and just have the link {{subst:User:Neutralhomer/Sig}} in "My Preferences". Never had any complaints on this, but just wanted to make sure that it is cool under the rules. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 19:18, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank for those helps. :-) Toddst1 ( talk) 20:25, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks. Now... Have I otherwise done this right? I have not created an RfA before. I still need to transclude the request somewhere, right? Herostratus ( talk) 15:10, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Please see [80]. This is a wholly inappropriate comment, it is a violation of WP:NPA, it is an inappropriate "Support" comment as it states no rationale about the candidate himself whatsoever, but is instead purely abuse of the RFA page in order to attack another editor. It is conduct wholly unbecoming of an administrator. What do you think is the proper place to address this, as the admin is refusing to redact the comment? I am coming to you for advice, because you are a bureaucrat who has edited the RFA pages, and because it is not appropriate to use the RFA location to attack other editors in this manner. Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 16:45, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, per suggestion from Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship#Is it appropriate to violate WP:NPA policy during RFA?, can the text be replaced with, "Support, if for no other reason than to offset Cirt, who in this case I strongly disagree with". ? Thank you, -- Cirt ( talk) 20:56, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, do you think it would be alright to post a matter-of-fact notice to the individuals that participated in Admin recall petition for Herostratus - that the RFA page is now ongoing? This would be intended to be posted to both the users that supported, and those that opposed, the idea at the recall petition. Sound good? Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 20:10, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
You recently granted a request to change a username from FloridaHospital to FLHGRI. However, since the Florida Hospital hosts an activity known as the Global Robotic Institute, whose activities this user has been promoting on Wikipedia, it appears that the new name may be no better than the previous. What is the policy in such a case? WikiDan61 ChatMe! ReadMe!! 18:48, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Xeno! I have to let you know that KnowIG ( talk · contribs) – who you cautioned earlier for an improper signature – is now making threats (and unsigned threats at that!) to "bully" and such, as well as making personal attacks. Could you perhaps issue them with a final warning? Best, ╟─ Treasury Tag► CANUKUS─╢ 21:15, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Please participate in the dispute resolution process. – xeno talk 23:23, 24 June 2010 (UTC) |
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One of the requirements of an RFC is to notify other users who have been involved in the dispute so that they can endorse, certify, or reject the motion, so this can hardly be called canvassing. The RFC on your conduct is now certified with one further endorsement, meaning that three users (so far) have agreed your behavior needs to change. You also really shouldn't have modified Sarek's post to your talk page to blank out my name [81], as what you did was technically alter the posting of another user to distort information. I would suggest taking this seriously - if you completely ignore it and then there is another incident, that will weigh heavily against you. On the other hand, if you think this was filed in malice, take it to WP:ANI. - OberRanks ( talk) 12:45, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
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...for the protection of my user page. Cheers, -- Jezebel'sPonyo shhh 15:29, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Any time I access Commons under my old user name ("Raaggio"), I automatically log in on Enwiki as "Raaggio" as well. This has made me do some edits to my userpage as Raaggio. I do not want to be automatically logged in under my former username, can you tell me what's going on? Thanks, Feed back (talk) 19:33, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
This guy is being insanely rude ( see here) and is reverting a sourced edit for Miss May I, stating it to be melodic hardcore, and replacing it with four unreliable sources (Indiestar, Last.fm, Topix, and Metal Underground) and then threatening to "find [me] and molest [me]." I'm sorry, but I really don't want to put up with this guy. Any advice? I've tried being polite, but he's overly obsessed with being a dick. -- ҚЯĀŽΨÇÉV 13 22:00, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Much obliged. -- ҚЯĀŽΨÇÉV 13 22:10, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I am kinda new and was not sure what to do but the below article looked pretty odd and you were one of the last editors. Please look at the " Jennifer Abbott" article. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lyncs ( talk • contribs) 03:56, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for the usurp! Otherwise, I have a account on Commons, with 2000 edit and 800 pictures under the name "Sitron", where I must go for transfer this account under the name "Citron" on commons? Thanks for your answers. Cordialy-- Citron ( talk) 13:19, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
I think it is proper to respond that I will not do anymore further editing. Will change my password into something forgettable and let fade into obscurity. Yet if it is acceptable by Wikipedia standards I might in the future do some proper edits for some game and music pages under an apparent I.P address and disregard using a account (Less hassle to not have to manage internet accounts these days). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jw5no3kzwq ( talk • contribs) 13:34, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
My usurpation (from Snurks to Theodolite) was recently carried out by MBisanz but I think he must have made a mistake of some kind because my talk page currently redirects to a "usurpation" page and all my old/archived talk is still at User talk:Snurks. I left a message about this on MBisanz's talk page but he hasn't replied or done anything about it. Is everything working as normal (i.e., my talk page starts over now that I have a new username) or is something messed up? Thanks. Theodolite ➹ 16:50, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey Xeno,
I, along with many others, am having a problem with user:Hammersoft. This user keeps going around Wikipedia and editing peoples user boxes (usually removing images). This person has been banned in the past. Could you take a look into this when you're not too busy? Thank you, -- Suplemental ( talk) 18:07, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
![]() | On June 26, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2010 Central Canada earthquake, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Rlevse • Talk • 00:03, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi there. I left a request on the WP:BTR page and have been told that you (or rather, your bot) may be able to help. Would you be able to have a look at the request ( WP:BTR#French footballers) and tell me whether your bot would be able to do this as I realise that your bot usually tags talk pages where the template does not already exist, whereas I need a parameter adding to existing templates. If you can help, I will sumbit a request on the Xenobot Mk V talk page. Cheers, Big Dom 06:05, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
when preparing a list of categories for tagging, do we have to state every category which is listed as a sub-category, or will the bot automatically process sub categories as well?
Thanks - Happysailor (Talk) 15:28, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
Please see here. Something needs to be done immediately. Feed back (talk) 18:17, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
How did I earn it? Do all accounts with X edits get it? Alio The Fool 22:14, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
Per community consensus on AN, I have enacted the proposal that you made, and notified Diego and HJ Mitchell. Georgewilliamherbert ( talk) 18:02, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for actioning my username/usurpation request. Much appreciated. Everton Dasent ( talk) 23:00, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
I lubz you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.129.194 ( talk) 23:04, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
I did three. Just a weedle. Should I go and be all honorable and contact three of the inclusionists? (say "nah" please.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.129.194 ( talk) 23:09, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
I wanted to get your advice about something. I said that I would not participate in the RFC, and I stand by it. I also said that I would not read it, which I will not. However, as OberRanks has a separate user account, the majority of which was devoted to the RFC he wanted to file, I'm sure I've seen the better part of what it contains. (Although he was admonished by Sarek for adding to it after it was certified, so I can only imagine what else it contains.) As I have said, the only reason I have refused to participate is because of who filed it. It was filed with the intention of being able to continue to harass me. Perhaps I have given the wrong impression, as I am, indeed interested in what others have to say. I won't get involved with the RFC for reasons I stated, plus the fact that I have no desire to go back and forth with OberRanks. (As you know, I have already proposed an interaction ban between myself and this user.) I would like for members of the community to have the opportunity to opine on my time here at Wikipedia. I would also like to tell my side of a few different stories in an enviornment that is not hostile, or prejudiced. Would it be appropriate for me to create a page (it's far too much to do it on my talk page) where I can explain several incidents that took place, provide examples of numerous other editors with whom I've worked harmoniously, provide numerous examples of situations where I've admitted to being in the wrong/and or apologised, provide numerous examples where I've compromised or walked away completely rather than edit war, and finally, provide numerous examples of both lies OberRanks has told about me, as well as examples of inappropriate behaviour on his part? Thank you in advance for your time. All the best- Mk5384 ( talk) 22:31, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, I opened up a discussion here regarding the possibility of you becoming a mentor for MK. - OberRanks ( talk) 17:17, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
You might want to really think about what you said there. You are claiming that the RFC contains lies, but the evidence on that page is a list of diffs to your own edits. The RFC is also certified and endorsed by several other users. I am not going to make any "deals" to get you to participate in the RFC, but if you feel it was filed in malice and contains lies and false statements, report it to WP:ANI or, at the very least, respond to the RFC itself. If what you are saying is true, I will most certainly be immediately disciplined by the Wikipedia community. - OberRanks ( talk) 19:30, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Also, for the record, as of today, I count 11 users on that RFC who have endorsed and certified that your behavior needs to change. I don't see how we can all be lying. - OberRanks ( talk) 19:36, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Xeno, with your permission, I would like to copy this thread to the RFC talk page. A lot of this discussion should be documented and its hard to do that simply with diffs. - OberRanks ( talk) 20:00, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Gertrude friedberg. She has a de.wiki page although she was a New Yorker. That page has references including her NYT obituary. She had one SF minor classic from the 60s and was a playright in the 40s.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Friedberg
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/20/obituaries/gertrude-t-friedberg-playwright-81.html?pagewanted=1
She has at least one redlink in a list type thing on Wiki. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.129.194 ( talk) 04:42, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
I have written to the other two editors who will be closing this RfA as follows. I hope this is correct and acceptable, and would appreciate your assistance in taking care of anything I have overlooked. Herostratus ( talk) 14:46, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
:I have added a form at the top of Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Herostratus 2 for each of the three closing editors. All you need to do is remove either the "was" or "was not", and sign. I think you should not add any comment there (you can on the talk page if you wish, I guess). All three editors should vote, even if the first two have voted the same way, making the third vote moot. The third editor voting should then add the templates described at Wikipedia:Bureaucrats#Promotions and RfX closures -- either {{subst:rfap}}/{{subst:rfab}} or {{subst:rfaf}}/{{subst:rfab}} -- to the top and bottom of the page, and perform the other actions described there, e.g. editing either Wikipedia:Successful requests for adminship or Wikipedia:Unsuccessful adminship candidacies (Chronological). Also Wikipedia:Standing reconfirmations would need to be edited, and perhaps other places as well. If assistance is needed, I suggest asking User:Xeno as she has been helpful in the technical aspects of this process. Herostratus ( talk) 14:46, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Can you please courtesy blank the talk page, Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Herostratus 2, or at the very least, please blank the subsection which disparages a WP:BLP subject (Dickson) ? Thank you. -- Cirt ( talk) 17:47, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
While exploring the depths of Wikipedia, I suddenly stumbled onto this particular article. If I'm not mistaken, most, if not the entirety, of the page violates WP:Beans. If it does, shouldn't it be moved to Wikipedia namespace. :| TelCo NaSp Ve :| 15:22, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
[86] Please feel free to make changes, Xeno. It's about this - trying to increase the number and retention rate of new editors, while improving the quality of newbie contributions. Anthony ( talk) 15:53, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Yes, I saw that. I think we have to get this reader-editor conversion process much smoother and the respect level much higher before we try enticing professors to participate. Though both are achievable, and quickly, it's first things first. Anthony ( talk) 16:13, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Could you btw history merge the article with the main one? If it isn't much harder, please do the same for User:Diego Grez/2010 Pichilemu earthquake, User:Diego Grez/Los Navegantes and User:Diego Grez/She Wants to Dance with Me. Thanks sir! -- Diego Grez let's talk 18:13, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
No edits since May 4th. I wonder what's up. Shouldn't the bot working on its Infobox settlement task (6.2)? -- Stepheng3 ( talk) 04:11, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
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I've run into a couple instances ( [89] and [90]) where the bot added "coordinates_region = US-X" for locations in Colorado. These should be US-CO, of course. Not a disaster by any means, but please look into this when you get a chance. -- Stepheng3 ( talk) 18:40, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
I'm not an AWB user. For Kosovo, I think we should use RS-KM, per the discussion
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Should we start thinking about targeting geoboxen too? – xeno talk 16:26, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
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13:48, 8 June 2010 | 124000+ |
02:51, 11 June 2010 | 108233 |
04:04, 12 June 2010 | 102727 |
03:33, 13 June 2010 | 96992 |
02:00, 14 June 2010 | 88406 |
02:00, 15 June 2010 | 75536 |
03:00, 16 June 2010 | 54908 |
22:15, 16 June 2010 | 41826 |
Initial run targeted Infobox settlement uses transcluding CountryAbbr with inline,title set - approximately 82174 uses of countryAbbr were bypassed. semi-automated Error correction edits are useful in seeing where CountryAbbr might have been unable to provide a result due to the variance in parameters supplied to subdivision_name & _name1.
Many thanks to user:Stepheng3 for his expert assistance on matters of a geographical/political nature. =) – xeno talk 22:58, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
date (UTC) | transclusions |
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13:48, 8 June 2010 | 124000+ |
02:51, 11 June 2010 | 108233 |
04:04, 12 June 2010 | 102727 |
03:33, 13 June 2010 | 96992 |
02:00, 14 June 2010 | 88406 |
02:00, 15 June 2010 | 75536 |
03:00, 16 June 2010 | 54908 |
22:15, 16 June 2010 | 41826 |
03:00, 17 June 2010 | 30629 |
00:00, 18 June 2010 | 19179 |
20:42, 19 June 2010 | 11575 |
17:00, 21 June 2010 | 11111 |
Phase II of the task will find Infobox settlement uses transcluding CountryAbbr and not displaying title coordinates, supply the region code and add the title coordinates to standardize the articles.
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done|Task complete.}}
Sure, no problem. I'll leave it to Xenobot to fix the articles I've already written. TheCatalyst31 Reaction• Creation 17:45, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
The third and final phase of this task seeks to standardize Infobox settlement uses that do not display title coordinates and set |coordinates_display=inline,title
. It would probably be worthwhile to add the coordinates_region here, even when it's vestigal. –
xeno
talk
15:10, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Just a note ... coordinates already exist in the info box on the right side of the page for each settlement ... do not really have to be repeated in the title. See for example Olešče where existing cooridinates under the map and bot added coordinates above the map. Simply not needed. Kaktus999 ( talk) 06:29, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
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