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| - | Hi, This is just my talk page, feel free to leave any advice on my edits or ask for help on anything. If you feel I've abused my administrative or BAG powers, please see [[User:MBisanz/Recall]] for further instructions to request their removal.
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| + | I posted two related incidents on the administrators' noticeboard and no one has replied. Please take a look [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Hiram111|here]]. Administrators should not allow [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Druze&diff=222593538&oldid=222593121 this kind] of edits to happen. [[Special:Contributions/63.216.113.124|63.216.113.124]] ([[User talk:63.216.113.124|talk]]) 04:53, 30 June 2008 (UTC) |
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| - | == YOU! == | + | :You probably would have been better off contacting someone else - as the banner at top clearly states, I'm not around very often. We also get a lot of reports at the Incidents board, as you probably noticed, and occasionally one gets overlooked. He has been spoken to by administrators about his recent edits - see [[User talk:Hiram111]]. If the situation continues, feel free to contact another, more active administrator, or post another report on ANI. Sorry for the delays you've been having. [[User:Hersfold|'''''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers</em><em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold</em>''''']] <small>[[User:Hersfold non-admin|non-admin]]</small><sup>([[User:Hersfold/t|t]]/[[User:Hersfold/a|a]]/[[Special:Contributions/Hersfold|c]])</sup> 01:43, 7 July 2008 (UTC) |
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| - | If you would like to start a draft at [[User:The Evil Spartan/RFA]], I will certainly think about moving it into the mainspace. You also might like to have a word with [[User:Shalom]] and [[User:Maxim]]. However, I have the very ugly baggage of having withdrawn from an RFA once on commons, for reasons which I have no desire to get into now, but which I may have to address during the process. I think there is a quite hot chance it wouldn't pass, however like I said, I will certainly consider it. [[User:The Evil Spartan|The Evil Spartan]] ([[User talk:The Evil Spartan|talk]]) 22:52, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :Sure, gimmie a couple of days, but I am interested. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup>
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| - | ::If you get cold feet, or change your mind, that is all fine. [[User:The Evil Spartan|The Evil Spartan]] ([[User talk:The Evil Spartan|talk]]) 22:10, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :::I've been reviewing things, and you seem like a good candidate, but sometimes I notice you get a bit hot under the collar, could we try a bit of focused work on that together before you run? '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 22:14, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | ::::Yes. I seemed to have chosen the worst moment to show my worst side. I was already planning on postponing it at least a month, though it's probably all out the window now. *Shrug* - in any case, applying for adminship is usually something that one needs to do early, or else your worst side will usually come out. [[User:The Evil Spartan|The Evil Spartan]] ([[User talk:The Evil Spartan|talk]]) 07:04, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :::::Eh, I wouldn't say it must be done early, I think a month of good editing will make people quickly forget some of your less well placed passion. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 08:47, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | Hi, I noticed that you edited the editor review (took me a few minutes to figure out the correct coding :) I was wondering if you were going to comment? <font face="Segoe script">[[User:Dustihowe|'''<font color="#ff0000">D</font><font color="#ff6600">u</font><font color="#009900">s</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><font color="#6600cc">i</font>''']][[User talk:Dustihowe|<sup>SPEAK!!</sup>]]</font> 15:58, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :Just playing for formatting. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 19:54, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | I was curious if it was appropriate to warn experienced users about [[WP:NPA]]? On a recent TfD discussion, it seemed like OwenX violated this in a clear fashion, and Ned Scott in a lesser fashion. However, it wasn't clear if you three were just old friends (I find it hard to believe strangers would communicate in this way). Would it be better to mention such things to uninvolved administrators?
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| - | In case you guys are old friends, you might want to make this clearer in the discussion, since it does create a bit of a chilling effect on the discussion. [[User:JackSchmidt|JackSchmidt]] ([[User talk:JackSchmidt|talk]]) 19:40, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :I have always opined that it is a very very bad idea to [[WP:DTTR|template the regulars]]: it pretty much always makes the situation worse, and is frankly quite childish. I still believe DTTR should be at very least a guideline. [[User:The Evil Spartan|The Evil Spartan]] ([[User talk:The Evil Spartan|talk]]) 22:11, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :I have interacted with Ned Scott before, generally in a neutral and professional manner, I don't think I've ever worked with OwenX before, so I certainly have no ill intentions towards them, nor insight into the comments they made. Sorry I can't be of more help. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 19:06, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | I just saw that you blocked an IP for 24 hrs after twice pretty obviously putting some nasty vandalism onto [[Willie Mays]]. I applaud you!
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| - | Over the last few weeks, I have had a problem with one admin who takes a different view on vandals: ''Vandals must have four warnings'' .... '''warnings must increase in severity'' ..... I have been vandal busting for nearly a year, and never once had a problem until this one admin showed up. I reported a serial vandal after posting a second, third, and fourth warning while reverting back obvious vandalism, reported him to AIV. I got lectured on bad faith reporting since I stockpiled the warnings, and then immediately reported him to AIV. The editor got blocked while he was lecturing me, and he went and browbeat the blocking admin into rescinding the block. The editor then waited a few days and got himself an indef as a vandal only account. I have been following this admin, and see that he has this rigid interpretation of warnings and blocks, even though WP policy permits for vandals to be blocked earlier (as you did).
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| - | My question: is there a sound way to go about educating this admin? I don't want to report him as yet, but I got really offended when I got accused of bad faith for reporting obvious vandalism. Good day and thanks! [[User:LonelyBeacon|LonelyBeacon]] ([[User talk:LonelyBeacon|talk]]) 22:27, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :Policy agrees with that admin, that said, admins do have some [[WP:ROUGE|discretion]] in blocks, I tend to block quicker than others, but AIV and blocking policy do require the whole rigamorale of the warnings, etc. So no way to educate that admin to follow policy when he's already doing it. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 22:31, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | == Vandalism ==
| + | <small>You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Tools/Spamlist|''Signpost'' spamlist]]. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. [[User:Ralbot|Ralbot]] ([[User talk:Ralbot|talk]]) 04:34, 4 July 2008 (UTC)</small> |
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| - | Over on the Simple English Wikipedia, the user account [[:simple:Special:Contributions/Ælison|Ælison]] vandalized three user pages with [[:Image:Bisanz9.jpg]]. I found it amusing, somewhat...is that the best shock image they've got? Either that or someone must like you a lot. Just thought I'd let you know. [[User:Hbdragon88|hbdragon88]] ([[User talk:Hbdragon88|talk]]) 04:56, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
| + | ==[[Wikipedia:Highly Active Users|WP:HAU]], Status, and you!== |
| - | :I'm so loved! :)~ '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 08:36, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
| + | As you may know, the StatusBot responsible for maintaining the status of the [[WP:Highly Active Users|Highly Active Users]] was taken offline. We now have [[Wikipedia talk:HAU#Status is now up and running|a replacement]] in the '''[[WP:QUI|Qui status system]]'''. This semi-automatic system will allow you to easily update your status page found at [[Special:Mypage/Status]] which the HAU page code is now designed to read from. If you are already using Qui (or a [[User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate|compatible system]]) - great! - no action is needed (other than remembering to update your status as necessary). If not, consider installing Qui. You can also manually update this status by changing the page text to '''online''', '''offline''', or '''busy'''. While it is not mandatory, the nature of HAU is that people are often seeking a quick answer from someone who is online and keeping our statuses up-to-date will assist with this. Note if you were previously using your /Status page as something other than a one-word status indicator, your HAU entry may have been set to "status=n" to correct display issues. Please clear this parameter if you change things to be "HAU compatible". Further questions can be raised at [[Wikipedia talk:Highly Active Users|WT:HAU]]. This message was delivered by <font face="Verdana">[[User:Xenobot|<font color="black">'''xeno'''bot</font>]]</font> 22:54, 8 July 2008 (UTC) |
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| - | == RTFM pointers for [[:Template:Flag-templates|Flag templates]] == | + | == [[User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate]] == |
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| - | {{talkback|151.200.237.53}} — '''{{User|151.200.237.53}}''' <sub>00:04, 10 July 2008 (UTC)</sub>
| + | Hi. What about "busy" instead of IRC? Thanks. ~<font color="blue">[[User:AstroHurricane001/A|A]][[User:AstroHurricane001|H]][[User:AstroHurricane001/D|1]]</font><sup>([[User:AstroHurricane001/T|T]][[Special:Contributions/AstroHurricane001|C]][[User:AstroHurricane001/U|U]])</sup> 00:36, 9 July 2008 (UTC) |
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| | + | :I'll work on modifying it to allow that option in just a moment. [[User:Hersfold|'''''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers</em><em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold</em>''''']] <sup>([[User:Hersfold/t|t]]/[[User:Hersfold/a|a]]/[[Special:Contributions/Hersfold|c]])</sup> 03:21, 11 July 2008 (UTC) |
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| - | == how? == | + | ::Done. I ended up overhauling the whole thing, since I noticed TheDJ is advertising this in his script documentation now. Anyway, it should show "busy" now by default, and you can switch it back to "On IRC" by using <tt>irc=y</tt> as a parameter. [[User:Hersfold|'''''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers</em><em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold</em>''''']] <sup>([[User:Hersfold/t|t]]/[[User:Hersfold/a|a]]/[[Special:Contributions/Hersfold|c]])</sup> 04:19, 11 July 2008 (UTC) |
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| - | I was wondering if you can say me how to put images in an article--Shabe0mac 01:11, 10 July 2008 (UTC)Shabe0mac | + | :::Hi. Ok, but I'm using a diffrent status changer right now, so I probably won't need the "busy" option but I think it could still be useful for a lot of people because not everyone has IRC. Thanks. ~<font color="blue">[[User:AstroHurricane001/A|A]][[User:AstroHurricane001|H]][[User:AstroHurricane001/D|1]]</font><sup>([[User:AstroHurricane001/T|T]][[Special:Contributions/AstroHurricane001|C]][[User:AstroHurricane001/U|U]])</sup> 14:11, 11 July 2008 (UTC) |
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| - | == Mass tagging of uncategorized templates ==
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| - | Just so you know, there's over [http://toolserver.org/~dab/queries/uncategorisedtemplatesenwiki.txt 25,000] uncategorized templates as of the last time I could get a report out of Toolserver (though I've probably reduced that by several thousand). Tagging assorted entries on the specialpages list won't help much, especially since I am probably the only person that is patrolling the uncat. temp. category these days. Poke around my [[User:Thetrick/Sandbox|sandbox]] to see what I am doing on the issue. --[[User:Thetrick|Thetrick]] ([[User talk:Thetrick|talk]]) 03:25, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :No problem. As with everything on WP, anything you can do would be great. FYI, right now I'm working on the letters U-Z from the original list on toolserver, plus uncat. doc pages. --[[User:Thetrick|Thetrick]] ([[User talk:Thetrick|talk]]) 12:17, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :Related to this, would you be willing to run AWB or a bot on one of my lists? Thanks. --[[User:Thetrick|Thetrick]] ([[User talk:Thetrick|talk]]) 14:01, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | I'm not sure what AWB can do, but here's what I'd like accomplished:
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| - | :On uncategorized templates (no need to recat) in User:Thetrick/uncategorisedtemplatesenwiki.txt list, do the following:
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| - | :*If the template contains the phrase "This user owns a copy", add <nowiki>[[Category:Musician fan user templates]]</nowiki> (example template: [[Template:User Louder Than Love]])
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| - | :*If the template contains the string "This user plays", add <nowiki>[[Category:Musical instrument user templates]]</nowiki> (example template: [[Template:User_harmonica]])
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| - | :*If the template code contains the string "user instrument", add <nowiki>[[Category:Musical instrument user templates]]</nowiki> (example template: [[Template:User harmonica-1]])
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| - | :*Any other pattern you see. I did most of the WikiProject templates by hand, which is the most obvious one.
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| - | Now, the one hard part is that I have been hardcoding the sort part instead of using PAGENAME, e.g. <nowiki>[[Category:Musician fan user templates|Louder Than Love]]</nowiki> with "User " stripped out. This needs to be done otherwise everything will end up under "U". For the KIS templates, "User label" should be stripped out. Let me know if this looks doable. Thanks. --[[User:Thetrick|Thetrick]] ([[User talk:Thetrick|talk]]) 17:04, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :Hrm, unfortunate that AWB can't do it. My tfd_helper script can deal with stripping "User ", etc., but I still have to open and look at each and every template. Do you have any suggestions on other ways to automate this? --[[User:Thetrick|Thetrick]] ([[User talk:Thetrick|talk]]) 01:11, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | ::Thanks for giving me access to AWB. I will give it a whirl in a day or two. --[[User:Thetrick|Thetrick]] ([[User talk:Thetrick|talk]]) 01:24, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | Another template-related thing: your copy/config of Twinkle is using {{tl|db-t3}} wrong. It needs to include the time (five tildes) and preferably the name of another template. You can see the results [[:Category:Templates_for_speedy_deletion_with_incorrect_formatting|here]]. I've been using G2 for test templates as that applies. --[[User:Thetrick|Thetrick]] ([[User talk:Thetrick|talk]]) 01:49, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | Hi Matt, just FYI, have a look at this [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Cassandra#Request]. Best, [[User:AlasdairGreen27|AlasdairGreen27]] ([[User talk:AlasdairGreen27|talk]]) 14:52, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | [[:Template:Asiir picture]] "passed" the deletion vote and is set to be deleted. Please do the bot magic you promised. :) [[Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2008_July_3#Template:Asiir_picture]]. --[[User:Woohookitty|''Woohookitty'']]<sup>[[User talk:Woohookitty|Woohoo!]]</sup> 06:48, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :That was fast! Awesome. :) I'll delete the template. --[[User:Woohookitty|''Woohookitty'']]<sup>[[User talk:Woohookitty|Woohoo!]]</sup> 12:10, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | Thank you for your support at my RFA - it has closed successfully, and I now have the buttons! I also appreciate that you supported despite my low edit count. Guilty as charged - I confess that I am not really a very good encyclopedia editor, but I do think I will be a good behind-the-scenes worker. If I ever show myself as otherwise, please let me know! Once again, thanks for your support. [[User:StephenBuxton|StephenBuxton]] ([[User talk:StephenBuxton|talk]]) 23:03, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | [[Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2008 June 19#Template:Blocknumbers]] was used to replace pages with dozens of final warnings (most not acted on) and different looking block boxes. Don't you think the template is better than the hodgepodge whack-a-mole user pages? -- [[User:Jeandré du Toit|Jeandré]], 2008-07-13[[User talk:Jeandré du Toit|t]]06:21z
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| - | :No, as I pointed out I didn't like this template since it shamed a user by listing their block statistics for anyone visiting their talk page. Also, givent hat we have a block log that anyone can view, an administrator would be unwise to base future blocks off of a table anyone can edit, when a more reliable log exists. However, there is [[WP:DRV]] if you desire it. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 10:32, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | <small>You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Tools/Spamlist|''Signpost'' spamlist]]. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. [[User:Ralbot|Ralbot]] ([[User talk:Ralbot|talk]]) 08:58, 13 July 2008 (UTC)</small> | + | <small>You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Tools/Spamlist|''Signpost'' spamlist]]. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. [[User:Ralbot|Ralbot]] ([[User talk:Ralbot|talk]]) 09:39, 13 July 2008 (UTC)</small> |
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| - | In the [[Talk:Etruscan coins]] there is a very interesting overview of the etruscan numismatics from Eckhel up to date. If [[User:Italo Vecchi]] is [[Italo Vecchi]] a scholar in ancient numismatics (and I suppose he is), the article may be just an overview of his last studies. I'm trying to "translate" in a better form the notes from a tipical specialized form into a "for all readable" form in my [[User:Carlomorino/sandbox|sandbox]]. BTW I'll traslate the whole in Italian and it will be the core of the article "[[:it:Numismatica etrusca]] (''Etruscan numismatics'') apart fron Etruscan coins.
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| - | Here's some publication of Vecchi ([http://64.81.216.220/cgi-bin/libsearch?format=default&fld=any&kw=Vecchi&type=any&fld=any&kw=&yearop=eq&year=&fld=any&kw= Search results]) on [[American Numismatic Society]] data base.
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| - | --[[User:Carlomorino|Carlo Morino]] aka [[:it:discussioni utente:Carlomorino|zi' Carlo]] 08:45, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :Go for it, if you can take his work and do stuff with it, that would be great. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 12:08, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | == [[Paul Diamond (lawyer)]] ==
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| - | You are welcome to comment on the resurrected talk page. '''<font color="red">[[User:Wikidea|Wik]]</font><font color="gold">[[User:Wikidea|idea]]</font>''' 19:47, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | == Rollback and AC ==
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| - | I have not used those tools abusively, yes I have civility issues which is why i will never be an admin. Can you please give them back as i do need them, you have my word that they wont be abused. [[User:Prom3th3an|<b><span style="color:#FF0000;background:white"> «<span style="color:#736F6E">l<span style="color:#736F6E">|<span style="color:#151B54"> Ψrom3th3ăn ™</span>|</span>l</span>» </span></b>]] [[User_talk:Prom3th3an| (talk)]] 03:12, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | == Closing down of [[WP:RFR]] ==
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| - | Since you've just made the page historical, can I suggest that you fully-protect the page? It'll prevent people from mistakenly posting requests there. Thanks! [[User:Acalamari|Acalamari]] 02:11, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :I think a redirect would be more appropriate... [[User:Ryan Postlethwaite|'''<font color="#000088">Ry<font color="#220066">an<font color="#550044"> P<font color="#770022">os<font color="#aa0000">tl</font>et</font>hw</font>ai</font>te</font>''']] 02:12, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | I saw you edited a warning made by someone (86.29.134.252) on my page. Just to clarify, you can look at the edit I made that 86.29.134.252 gave me a "last warning" for. It was a clearly accidental comma in the London article, which hardly constitutes vandalism. While I realize you had nothing to do with the warning, I just thought I'd let you know, lest you think I'm defying your administrative powers by reverting his "warning." I appreciate his hawkish stance on those truly attempting to disrupt Wikipedia, but I do not appreciate the sloppy inclusion of those making typoes as vandals, and maybe he--an unregistered user--deserves closer watch from admins, since he does not take the proper time to assess whether an edit is truly vandalism before he attempts to exert his "authority." [[User:CinnamonCinder|CinnamonCinder]] ([[User talk:CinnamonCinder|talk]]) 02:33, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | Ugh, I would be online doing it myself...but the computer I am currently at fails. Thanks, [[User:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#4E562C;font-weight:bold">Tiptoety</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#FFDB58">talk</span>]]</sup> 02:55, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | == [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Sockpuppetry template overhaul|Sockpuppetry template overhaul]] discussion on the Administrators' noticeboard ==
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| - | MBisanz, I mentioned you in a posted on the Administrators' noticeboard, linked above. I hope that you do not mind and that you will participate in the discussion. - [[User:Lady Aleena|LA]] @ 08:02, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | Hey there MBisanz, myself and a few other users/CU's are a bit confused by [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser&diff=prev&oldid=225952815 this]. Seeing as the case is currently a redlink, deleted for privacy reasons and placing the case on the RFCU mainpage... will...get you no where. Are you trying to request a checkuser? If so it may just be better to contact a checkuser via email. Cheers, [[User:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#4E562C;font-weight:bold">Tiptoety</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#FFDB58">talk</span>]]</sup> 19:07, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :Tip, I know it looks weird atm, but I will explain more as soon as class is over (+2 hours), it can be removed from the RFCU page though, I didn't remove it, only because lucas put in the note to keep it there. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 19:34, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | ::Ah, I thought as much. I will go ahead and take it down for the time being. Thanks, [[User:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#4E562C;font-weight:bold">Tiptoety</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#FFDB58">talk</span>]]</sup> 19:38, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :::I think you have a misunderstanding about IPblock exemption. Since it only applies to the named account, it can not be used to enable sockpuppets to evade autoblocks. IPBE could enable a good hand/bad hand editor to edit from the good account while the bad account is blocked, but it simply does not enable block evasion by sock accounts that do not have the permission. BC's two autoblocks can be most simply explained by editing from two locations (work/home/coffee shop/library/etc). Or, certain dynamic ISPs change frequently without knowledge or control of the user (most famously British Telecom, although I do not know where BC is located). I suppose their could be something shady going on but IPBE is not the cause and its removal is not the solution. [[User talk:Thatcher|Thatcher]] 20:03, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :So, last night I saw Betacommand had been blocked, last week he had made a comment in an IRC channel that he had amassed a sock farm, and last month I had noticed that blocks of users usually resulted in a single autoblock log entry when they edited their own talk page, logged in, etc. I decided to check on this by seeing how many autoblocks were active from the Betacommand block. I saw there were two entries, which indicated to me that something was amiss. After doing a test on IRC with another admin, it appeared that a single account, even editing from multiple IPs, cannot trigger multiple autoblock log entries. Also, Betacommand had IP-BE which means that checkusers may perform monitoring checks to ensure they are not abusing the right, a slightly more broad permission than the normal CU request rules. So I approached a checkuser on IRC with the data, the prior IRC conversation, etc. The checkuser did not feel comfortable running a private CU and said to post it on-wiki if I wanted it done.
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| - | :I wrote it up, posted it, and linked it to [[WP:RFCU]]. Betacommand posts to his talk page that he was not socking, but that there is personal data he cannot disclose. He comes on IRC and asks me to delete the page. I remember that back when he was granted IP-BE, there was also private data involved that he submitted to an arbitrator. So, I figure I'd better play it safe, since the thing apparently involves personal data and I delete the page. It was pretty late my time, so I forgot to remove it from RFCU. By the time I woke up this morning, Lucas had already added a comment saying not to remove it, since again it dealt with private data, I figured I'd better not do anything. Also, Gimmietrow had removed Betacommand's IP-BE userright, which to me indicated that the "monitoring" aspect of IP-BE no longer applied, and that therefore my request, if I undeleted it, would probably be denied as {{tl|fishing}}. So I decided that rather than create more drama I'd just let the thing die.
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| - | :I still think, based on his comments, the autoblock log entries, the odd removal the IP-BE right when a checkuser appeared imminent, and his past history of using undisclosed alternate accounts that Betacommand is using/abusing some form of alternate account, but since I lack explicit proof, I'm just letting the matter die. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 22:06, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | ::To clarify, the checkuser that wasn't comfortable doing it in private was me. Anyone who wants to accuse him of causing drama, or anything like that, should instead accuse me since I was the one that told him I wasn't comfortable doing this in private. MBisanz had concerns and had the guts to try to fix things up. People should thank him, really. --[[User:Deskana|Deskana]] <small>[[User talk:Deskana|(talk)]]</small> 03:12, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :::Fair enough, but I should point out that Beta has not abused multiple accounts in the past. The guy has the resources and the intelligence to get past checkuser if he actually wanted to. The slip up with his secondary account does not make sense if he was attempting to sockpuppet. When that whole issue came about I knew it would lead to situations like this one. People would get it stuck in their head that sockpuppets might be involved in a situation that would not normally cause concern.
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| - | :::Beta may have some issues on the wiki, but he's an honest guy who doesn't play those kinds of games. -- [[User:Ned Scott|Ned Scott]] 10:04, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :::: Not true, Beta was found to be socking a while ago. He offered an excuse of "right to vanish" which was proven not to be true. This RFCU should not have been deleted to begin with, it was out of process per the process noted on the RFCU page. Just my two cents. <span style="font-family:Gill Sans MT">[[User:KoshVorlon|'''<span style="background:Black;color:silver">KoshVorlon</span>''']][[User talk:KoshVorlon|'''<span style="background:silver;color:Black"> -rm F.U.R -r '''</span>]]</span> 14:10, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :::::Put your dunce cap on, buddy, because that's the exact situation I was talking about. Nothing was "proven", so I don't know where you came up with that. It's laughably absurd to think that the edit he made with the alt account would have been a tactic at sock puppetry. Everyone knows by now that Beta uses more than one computer, he even has a "Betacommand 2" something account for the sake of some customized monobook or javascript setting. When he made the edit with the wrong account he did so without hiding who he was. He posted under that different account ''as'' himself, acting as he was just moments before. Given the way people have been treating him, it's no surprise, whatsoever, that he would have wanted to make a new account to start fresh with.
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| - | :::::Just because he might have some problems with how he handled some past situations does not make him a dishonest user. You have no basis to say that he's done anything dishonest. He might be rude sometimes, be might be right or wrong about policy, but what you're accusing of him is completely out of character. You don't even have to like the guy to see this. -- [[User:Ned Scott|Ned Scott]] 01:48, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :ow woops, sorry for the mess, I added the note just to point that the red link was not an error (in case a clerk saw the link and removed it without checking the logs), I didn't expect it would prevent you from delisting it :) -- [[User:Lucasbfr|<span style="color:#002BB8;">lucasbfr</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Lucasbfr|<span style="color:#001F7F;">talk</span>]]</sup> 07:33, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
| + | It seems I have found the trail of breadcrumbs back to the original creator of the adoption lessons (great work btw). Anyhow I've been going through the Advanced Templates just to see if there's anything I didn't know. One suggestion would be to note that you can use p|pe characters to allow different parameters to call the same result for #switch. |
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| - | ::I'm not sure what kind of test you ran but it is possible to trigger autoblocks on multiple IP addresses, because I've seen it many times. [[User talk:Thatcher|Thatcher]] 16:26, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
| + | Ok now on to the question. I'm trying to work out a way to transclude [[WP:RFPERM]] but supress it when there's no open requests. I've tried creating a local version of what the empty page looks like and then using an ifeq statement to compare the two, but that didn't work out me. Any bright ideas? |
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| - | :::Beta indicated he had edited from two IPs, so we blocked a test account and had it try and edit from three different IP addresses and it only triggered one autoblock list entry. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 16:51, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
| + | Hope you're enjoying your vacation! –<font face="Verdana">[[User:Xenocidic|<font color="black">'''xeno'''</font>]] ([[User talk:Xenocidic|<font color="black">talk</font>]])</font> 14:24, 16 July 2008 (UTC) |
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| - | ::::Just a possibility -- the two autoblock summaries were different -- perhaps they were triggered by the two blocks? [[User:Sam Korn|Sam Korn]] <sup>[[User talk:Sam Korn|(smoddy)]]</sup> 16:52, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
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| - | :::::Possibly but I doubted it, mainly because both were triggered several hours after the second block was placed and the first block had been lifted. '''[[User:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFFF00;background-color: #0000FF;'>MBisanz</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:MBisanz|<span style='color: #FFA500;'>talk</span>]]</sup> 17:09, 17 July 2008 (UTC) | + | I'm looking to import this into [[:simple:|Simple EN Wikipedia]]; could you give me a list of everything I need to import? <b>[[User:Microchip08|<font face="Courier New"><font color="orange">M<sup>i</sup>c<sub>r</sub>o</font>]][[User talk:Microchip08/Home|<font face="Lucida Console"><i><font color="#B22222">c<u>h</u>i<u>p</u></font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Microchip08|<sup><font color="#00880">08</sup>]]</b></font> 17:04, 16 July 2008 (UTC) |
I posted two related incidents on the administrators' noticeboard and no one has replied. Please take a look here. Administrators should not allow this kind of edits to happen. 63.216.113.124 (talk) 04:53, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
It seems I have found the trail of breadcrumbs back to the original creator of the adoption lessons (great work btw). Anyhow I've been going through the Advanced Templates just to see if there's anything I didn't know. One suggestion would be to note that you can use p|pe characters to allow different parameters to call the same result for #switch.
