User:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 5

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Re:Once Again
You're welcome, and thank you very much. As usual, it is both an honor and a privilege to have earned this badge. FDMG, 7:35 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 11:35, October 14, 2013 (UTC)

A weird situation
Hey Spike, I noticed this user: User:Dan5589 has a userpage but he hasn't made any edits or even joined scratchpad. — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  00:11, October 16, 2013 (UTC)


 * You may recall that Kris and I were cleaning out the user namespace of pages that were created by people other than the page owner. This was one of them. I have deleted it. —  Spike  Toronto  05:42, October 17, 2013 (UTC)

October 16 report
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. A user by the name of Nnadi0469 is vandalizing the Rugrats page. He has renamed the page "Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue" instead of having it as its own separate page. I have put Rugrats on the Requests for page protection page and even had to revert the edits. I even sent Nnadi0469 asking to him to stop, but he ignored the message. I could really appreciate your help. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 1:04 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:04, October 16, 2013 (UTC)

I recommend you take matters into the above subject ASAP. Nnadi0469 will not stop vandalizing the Rugrats page and he is giving in unneeded name changes instead of making it its own page. I've had to mark his edits as vandalism and revert them. I can't even rename the Rugrats names back to its original title now. FDMG, 1:20 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:23, October 16, 2013 (UTC)

I have re-named the Rugrats page back to what it was originally was, I just had to check the box that allowed all its subpages to be renamed as well. Also, Nnadi0469 has now made Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue: The Series as its own individual page. FDMG, 1:28 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:36, October 16, 2013 (UTC)

A user by the name of 24.252.54.108 has removed every cast but one from the Thomas/Rugrats page. I have marked this edit as vandalism and have re-added the other casts. I have also added Thomas/Rugrats to the Requests for page protection page. In addition, I have checked his past edits, and he has been guilty of removing large content from other pages as well. FDMG, 6:05 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 22:05, October 16, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Great job! —  Spike  Toronto  11:27, October 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome, and thank you for your help as well. FDMG, 7:32 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 11:32, October 17, 2013 (UTC)

October 19 report
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. I have recently added the Thomas The Tank Engine (Character) and Devious Diesel pages to the Requests for page protection page. I have requested both for semi-protection because an unregistered user by the name of 86.42.141.35 has been adding false information to their bio pages, namely characters from other franchises. I have rollbacked his edits. Also, I know it's been a while since I've worked on the character pages policy, but I think it would be a good idea if you looked over it and let me know if there is anything I need to add to or remove from it. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 7:39 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 11:42, October 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Sorry for the delay. I started on this yesterday by soft-blocking the IP address of the miscreant. I then went to SP:RFPP to deal with page protection, and got side-tracked over at WikiTea. Sorry ’bout that. :$ — Spike  Toronto  00:38, October 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much, and that's quite all right. FDMG, 8:40 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 00:40, October 20, 2013 (UTC)

Abuse Filter #2
Hi Spike. Can you make Abuse Filter #2 public so that I can see the code? —  Spydar007 ( Talk )  11:00, October 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * I’ll place a copy of the code in your userspace at ATW. — Spike  Toronto  11:08, October 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok, thank you. —  Spydar007 ( Talk )  11:09, October 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  11:13, October 20, 2013 (UTC)

Thomasthetrain9 is at it again
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. Thomasthetrain9 is still adding false categories to the Candace Flynn page. It is only semi-protected, so registered users like him are able to edit it. I've marked his edits as vandalism. I have also requested full protection for the Candace Flynn page on the Requests for page protection page. FDMG, 7:50 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 11:53, October 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * I have given him a warning. Let’s see if he heeds the warning before fully protecting the page. If we do the latter before the former, then no one will be able to edit that page. Let me know if he repeats his behavior. Also, we can check his contributions later and see if he has done it on any other pages after the timestamp of my warning. —  Spike  Toronto  12:02, October 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * Good idea. I have been monitoring the edits done to the page. I will let you know if he adds false categories again. FDMG, 8:03 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:04, October 20, 2013 (UTC)

Thomasthetrain9 has once again added irrelevant categories to the Candace Flynn page. And it's the same three ones again, basically saying that she's a character from Thomas the Tank Engine, Cars 2, and Super Mario Bros., when she clearly isn't. I have marked those edits as vandalism, and I think a good idea would be to fully protect the Candace Flynn page. FDMG, 7:18 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:18, November 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * While I look into this, would you please place a request at SP:RFPP? That way it’s there for everyone to see, which lets other users see how we resolve these issues. —  Spike  Toronto  12:25, November 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * I have put an update on the "10/20/13" section, because that was when Thomasthetrain9 last added those categories to the Candace Flynn page. FDMG, 7:29 A.M. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:29, November 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * It should have a whole new 2013-11-17 entry. I prefer not to fully protect the page for the following reasons:
 * The miscategorization involves only one editor
 * An edit war would be worse as it would involve multiple editors, thereby possibly requiring temporary full protection.
 * A fully protected page cannot be edited by anyone, which punishes everyone and not just the single miscreant
 * So, I prefer to instead temporarily remove the editing privileges of the offending editor. To that end, I have given him a final warning. If it happens again, I will block him for three days, escalating from there, if necessary. —  Spike  Toronto  12:49, November 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome, and thank you for the update. I'll be sure to let you know next time Thomasthetrain9 adds these categories again. You're right in that he seems to be the only one miscategorizing the Candace Flynn page, since other editors seem to be treating it with respect. But if any other editors besides him start vandalizing the Candace Flynn page, I'll be sure to add a new section on the Requests for page protection page. FDMG, 7:57 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:58, November 17, 2013 (UTC)

Nnadi0469 is at it again
Hello, it's FlyingDuckManGenesis again. You may recall I've had to report Nnadi0469 for overwriting the content on the Rugrats page. Well, now he is doing the same to the June In Wonderland page, as he has renamed it "Michelle Tanner in Wonderland" and replaced the content on it instead of making it its own separate page. FDMG, 8:29 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:29, October 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * I just saw him doing stuff in RecentChanges. I was wondering how he was behaving. I’ll have a look. Thank you for your keen eyes! — Spike  Toronto  12:34, October 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. FDMG, 8:35 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:35, October 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * Notice left. Thanks again. — Spike  Toronto  13:03, October 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome, and Thank you very much. FDMG, 9:04 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 13:04, October 20, 2013 (UTC)

Abuse Filters
Hi Spike. I've noticed a few abuse filters that are private but I would like to look at them. Could you promote me to abuse filter manager please? —  Spydar007 ( Talk )  06:28, October 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * Sure! But, do not make any edits to any of them without discussing those edits with Cblair91 first. —  Spike  Toronto  08:16, October 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok, I won't! —  Spydar007 ( Talk )  14:33, October 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * It seems you never added the rights. Can you add them please? —  Spydar007 ( Talk )  05:58, October 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * I did that on purpose. I wanted to make sure you confirmed and agreed to the condidion stated above first. I’ll do it now. — Spike  Toronto  07:11, October 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  07:15, October 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * Oh, ok. Thanks. —  Spydar007 ( Talk )  14:28, October 22, 2013 (UTC)

Report for October 2013
Hey Spike,it's ESF1995 and just wanted to report that I have successfully cleaned up many pages and flagged spam for deletion. — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  05:30, October 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes. I know. I’ve been working on them. Good job mate! I’m going to have to find a new barnstar for you. —  Spike  Toronto  21:46, October 24, 2013 (UTC)

Chat Request 10/204/13
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. The next time you're online, could we please meet in the chat room? I have something I'd like to talk to you about before making a big decision. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 5:00 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 21:00, October 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * FDMG, do you need to make your decision before Monday? I’ll be around Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Just not today until much later, if at all. — Spike  Toronto  21:48, October 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * Probably not before Monday. And I'm probably not going to be on here too much longer today either. If you'd like, we can meet in the chat room sometime on Friday, preferrably sometime around 7:30 A.M. EST. Thank you for letting me know your availability. FDMG, 5:51 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 01:04, October 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Gee, FDMG, I hope to be dead asleep at that time of the morning! How about later in the day, instead of at the crack of dawn? :D —  Spike  Toronto  04:08, October 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Later in the day is fine by me, and if that doesn't work, I'll try to get in touch with you sometime on Saturday or Sunday. Thank you for the update. FDMG, 1:26 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:26, October 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * I’m sorry we didn’t get to chat this weekend. I came looking for you around suppertime Sunday. Then, I got called away … to supper. And, I’m in the middle of this monthly, weekend gaming tournament, and so have been battling whenever I’m not busy with work or sleep. If either of us sees the other editing, let’s immediately leave a note on the other’s talk page and immediately go into chat. —  Spike  Toronto  03:38, October 28, 2013 (UTC)

Asmit005
Special:Contributions/95.151.72.250 you know what to do Skullzproductions (talk) 21:16, October 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * Please see Thomas/Dig and Dug with Daisy and my actions there, in the page history. —  Spike  Toronto  21:42, October 24, 2013 (UTC)

October 26 report
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. Now, this is totally unrelated to what I wanted to talk to you about before making my big decision in the chat room. What I'm here to tell you about is a user by the name of 151.44.67.112. He is one of many sockpuppet accounts of many other unregistered users beginning with "151", namely of one from earlier today, 151.19.57.83. because the information in their IP addresses all indicate they are from Italy, and they all edit similar pages, namely of Phineas and Ferb, Looney Tunes, and Pokemon characters, among others. Now, this user likes to both add and delete counterparts from various franchises. I don't have any problem with the former, but I do with the latter, and have had to re-add those deleted counterparts. I even try sending him messages asking him to stop, but to no avail, as he continues doing so, often from different sockpuppet accounts, and I think he is making sockpuppet accounts on purpose to evade the messages. Is there anything either of us can do about this? Thank you for your time. FDMG, 10:50 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 14:50, October 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * I think you are correct that the person from that ISP is the same one each time. However, he may not be purposely changing his IP address each time. It's possible that his ISP uses DHCP and he gets a new IP address each time he connects. Unfortunately, I cannot establish a range block unless the first two segments of the IP address are the same. His vary too greatly. So, all I can do is play whack-a-mole and block each address alone. — Spike  Toronto  16:36, October 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * Okay. Your explanation seems plausible. As usual, I have been monitoring edits on Scratchpad. If you like, we can meet in the chat room momentarily. Thank you for your help. FDMG, 12:55 P.M. EST. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 16:55, October 26, 2013 (UTC)

October 31st
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. I have looked over the deletion log and have also made a request for undeletion at the requests for undeletion page. FDMG, 7:29 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 11:29, October 31, 2013 (UTC)


 * All of the pages have been undeleted. Not one of them should have been deleted. They got caught up in a batch deletion using the Wham! tool. Thank you so much for finding them, and reporting them. Those are good pages and would never be purposely deleted. —  Spike  Toronto  11:56, October 31, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. As usual, happy to help. FDMG, 8:04 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:04, October 31, 2013 (UTC)

The Last Messiah
Hello. Can you tell me why you deleted the page The Last Messiah? It was the only place that this valued resource was freely and publicly available, unless you know otherwise?

Regards,

129.1.59.155 (talk) 13:09, October 31, 2013 (UTC)

M.Sweet


 * Thank you for contacting me regarding this issue. This wiki is, as the name suggests, a scratchpad. As such, nothing here is permanent. Every day, pages no longer in use are removed. The “Last Messiah” pages had not been edited in a few years. We are not Wikipedia. We do not store material indefinitely. (See “About Scratchpad”.) However, you will find that Wikipedia has an article on Zapffe’s essay that can be found at The Last Messiah. That article also contains links to sites with full-text versions of the essay. I will also set up a redirect here at “The Last Messiah” linking visitors like yourself to the Wikipedia article. I apologize for any inconvenience, and again thank you for bringing this to my attention. — Spike  Toronto  03:36, November 1, 2013 (UTC)


 * P.S. You are also welcome to create a free-standing wiki dedicated to the “Last Messiah”. In fact, any one of the following, free-of-charge subdomains are available for your use:
 * messiah.wikia.com
 * lastmessiah.wikia.com
 * thelastmessiah.wikia.com
 * If this interests you, simply press the following button, and follow the instructions that appear:"Create new wiki!"I hope all this helps. —  Spike  Toronto  04:04, November 1, 2013 (UTC)

Orphaned talkpage
Thank you for contributing by deleting the Orphaned talkpage Talk:AAAES - Ag.Aval.Acred.Ens.Sup. Just in case it had some intrinsic value could you please let me know what was the content of that page? Thank you so very much.

http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:AAAES_-_Ag.Aval.Acred.Ens.Sup.?redirect=no

Sincerely,

Virgilio A. P. Machado

vapmachado (talk) 23:43, November 1, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Restored. —  Spike  Toronto  03:43, November 2, 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for mini-wikifying
Hey, Spike. Thanks for min-wikifying my "VCRWashington's Transformers VHS ideas". Personally, I don't know if you think that VHS opening guys on this wiki (they're increasingly common) are weird. I decided to start a mini-wiki, but I don't know if I should create my own wiki and branch out from Scratchpad, but it seems a bit odd to start a new wiki with my VHS ideas on Transformers.

Do you like my Transformers VHS ideas? I'm just curious that's all, and I am kind of different, as I want to be accurate with the VHS tapes as they were actually distributed by Universal (MCA Home Video).

Anyway, thanks!

VCRWashington (talk) 01:46, November 2, 2013 (UTC)

Shining Time Station on The HUB
Hi SpikeToronto,

I saw a user, known as Trevor.hay.756, leave spam on the talk page for the article Shining Time Station on The HUB. He said that he needed a transcript idea for a fan-made episode, when it is clearly stated on the article page itself that the article is for actual episodes only. I already gave him a warning not to leave spam on the talkpage, but in case he does it again, I'll leave it up to you to decide what to do.

Thanks! ThomasandMichael (talk) 02:18, November 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi T&M! Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I’m always glad to help! Regarding that edit, it’s not really spam. Spam is advertising, like when someone creates a page with links to a website selling ice hockey sweaters. (See SP:SPAM.) Nor is it vandalism, which occurs when someone intentionally damages a page. (See SP:VAN.) I honestly think that this was a good-faith edit on the part of User:Trevor.hay.756. (See SP:AGF.) He meant no malice by it. He simply posted his request in the wrong place. Next time — on the same talk page — just respond to such misplaced queries by indicating that they are asking in the wrong place. Then direct them to the correct place to make such a request. Again, I am glad you asked me this question. —  Spike  Toronto  04:21, November 2, 2013 (UTC)

Another "To FDMG" page
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. Right now, I would like you to know that 69.158.173.114 has made this page. What do you think should be done about him and/or it? FDMG, 10:23 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 14:25, November 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ FDMG, if you would like all those “To FlyingDuckManGenesis” pages deleted — wherever they may be — replace their contents with, and I’ll get rid of them. —  Spike  Toronto  14:36, November 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * I was planning to have them all deleted, so I think I might do that. FDMG, 10:38 A.M. EST approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 14:38, November 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * You can see all the ones that are in your user space here. — Spike  Toronto  14:48, November 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much. If any more users create any more "To FlyingDuckManGenesis" pages, I will be sure to report those pages to you. FDMG, 11:10 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 15:10, November 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  15:13, November 2, 2013 (UTC)

Tiffy33 (talk) 18:26, November 2, 2013 (UTC)Please stop deleting my To FlyingDuckManGenesis pages or I will report you and block you.


 * You can't report or block SpikeToronto. He is an admin here on the Scratchpad wiki. FDMG, 2:31 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 18:31, November 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * @Tiffy: Those pages are not appropriate for the main (i.e., article) namespace. (Please see: Help:Namespaces.) Initially, they were not deleted: They were moved to FDMG’s userspace. However, yesterday, they were deleted: at FDMG’s request. You can see that notation in the deletion summary for each. With those pages deleted, the redirects that had been left in the article namespace from the earlier moves, were now broken and had also to be deleted. Finally, FDMG does not want any more of those “To FDMG” pages. For that reason alone, you should stop creating them. Thank you. — Spike  Toronto  04:22, November 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * How will I know if FDMG likes Jeff Dunham or not? — Tiffy33 (talk) 15:16, November 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Ask him on his talk page like everyone else. If you create another one of those “questionnaires” in the main/article namespace, you risk having your editing privileges temporarily revoked. — Spike  Toronto  04:35, November 26, 2013 (UTC)

A possible new category salting
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. A user by the name of 108.210.220.120 has created a page called Hurricane Alex. When it was first made, there was very little content on the page outside of a header that said, "We All Die", so that page could possibly be a spam vandalism page. PB&Jotterisnumber1 had added the Candidates for speedy deletion category to the page, so I decided to help her by adding the speedy delete template to the page as well. However, instead of explaining why he thought the Hurricane Alex page shouldn't be deleted on the talk page, 108.210.220.120 rebelled against her by adding the    category to the page. I removed the category from the page shortly after he added it. Right now, he has removed the speedy delete template from the Hurricane Alex page and the content currently on it includes, "Delete this and die", which is likely undeserved intimidation and harassment towards anyone who tries to add the Candidates for speedy deletion category to it. Now, since I believe the    category is an attack category, I think it should be salted. Though until further notice, likely not to start any more edit wars between me PB&Jotterisnumber1, and 108.210.220.120, I have decided to leave the Huricane Alex page alone. FDMG, 9:44 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 01:44, November 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * Well, this is an interesting one! :-) I think it would be easiest if I responded to this query in point form. So, and in no particular order, here goes:
 * Spam? Or, vandalism?
 * Spam is advertising, which the Hurricane Alex page was not. (See SP:SPAM.)
 * At worst, it was vandalism. (See SP:VAN.)
 * At best, assuming good faith and no malice on the part of the other editor, it was merely a test page, whereby someone new to wiki-editing creates a page just to see how it’s done. (See Help:Assuming good faith; shortcut &rarr; SP:AGF.)
 * Flagging for speedy deletion with Category:Candidates for speedy deletion
 * I am glad PB&J indicated the page for speedy deletion
 * On it’s face, it satisfies the criteria listed at
 * Scratchpad:Deletion policy, and
 * Template:Speedy
 * Adding only the category, however, is not the best way to mark a page for deletion
 * Flagging for speedy deletion with
 * If a page satisfies the criteria for speedy deletion, it is so indicated by use of the template, as you realized
 * Template:Speedy auto-categorizes the page to Category:Candidates for speedy deletion
 * This obviates the need to separately add the category at the bottom of the page
 * Template:Speedy provides instructions for all parties:
 * instructions for user flagging the page
 * instructions for anyone who wants to object, which the IP-only editor did not follow anyway
 * instructions for the sysop deciding the case
 * Category:Candidates for Speedy Deletion
 * This category — with the words speedy and deletion capitalized — is not used
 * It is blacklisted at MediaWiki:Categoryblacklist and should not appear in the CategorySuggest list that appears
 * Unfortunately, it does appear, which means that the category blacklist system is failing
 * The actual page at Category:Candidates for Speedy Deletion is soft redirected to the correct category, Category:Candidates for speedy deletion. (Take a look!Face-smile.svg)
 * Resolution
 * I have soft-blocked the IP address
 * He is still free to edit, so long as he signs in
 * I have semi-salted the Hurricane Alex page
 * Prevents IP-only editors and not-yet-auto-confirmed registered editors from re-creating the page
 * I have fully salted the category that he used
 * Prevents anyone other than a sysop from creating it
 * Prevents our bot that creates WantedCategories from creating it no matter where he might use it
 * I have left a message on PB&J’s talk page explaining the use of instead of directly categorizing. (Take a look!Face-smile.svg)
 * Whew! I hope hope that answers everything. If not, just ask! —  Spike  Toronto  06:29, November 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. To be honest, I sometimes get "spam" and "vandalism" confused. It's likely because of the term "spamming". Also, thank you for fixing the IP address. I think you've made a very clear explanation, but I'll be sure to contact you if I have any more questions on this kind of subject. FDMG, 7:12 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:12, November 3, 2013 (UTC)

Nonsenseical edits
i report this user for making nonsenseical edits which don't work at all for my stuff he ignored my warning too

http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/173.22.201.34

pages he vandalized: http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Conductor_Meets_Theodore_Tugboat?action=history http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/The_Harbor_Master_Visits_Shining_Time_Station?action=history Skullzproductions (talk) 19:52, November 6, 2013 (UTC)


 * Warnings in edit summaries do not count. You want to warn someone? You have to leave a polite message in their talk page. I could not find any. Nevertheless, I’ll look at his edits and see what it is that he’s done. — Spike  Toronto  19:59, November 6, 2013 (UTC)


 * Sorry. I see no evidence of vandalism by that IP-only editor on those two pages. I see traditional wiki-collaborative editing. Nothing more. If those pages are truly yours, then add them to your mini wiki. To do this, prepend at the very top of the page the following:"   "Otherwise, I can take no other action — in this instance — or advise any other course of action for you. —  Spike  Toronto  20:10, November 6, 2013 (UTC)

Template I made
Hey spike its ESF1995 and I was wondering if you could protect the templates I made today? Thanks, — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  03:17, November 12, 2013 (UTC)


 * Please ask at Scratchpad:Requests for page protection. Provide a list with wikilinks. —  Spike  Toronto  18:24, November 12, 2013 (UTC)

New VisualEditor
hey i don't mind being snippy but what's wrong with the editing pages? i'm not on the other page i usually edit on when i do edit Skullzproductions (talk) 08:10, November 14, 2013 (UTC)

Wikia launched the new VisualEditor (VE) here at Scratchpad yesterday. They forgot to give us a new blog to announce it. So, it just kind of happened. You can choose to edit the old way by using the drop down list on the edit button and choosing classic editor. You can also turn it off completely in your preferences at Special:Preferences. Please see Help:VisualEditor. However, I suggest giving it a try. Wikia would very much like to get feedback from experienced, high-level editors like you. When you are in the VE, there is a “beta” button. When you press it, you will see a feedback button. Whenever you feel like it, you can use that to give Staff your opinion, reports bugs, etc. —  Spike  Toronto  15:16, November 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * P.S. Another way to switch editors is, if you find yourself already in the VisualEditor, do the following:
 * Go to the address bar
 * Find veaction=edit in the URL
 * Change veaction=edit to action=edit
 * i.e., delete the ve letters from the URL
 * Hit your keyboard’s enter button
 * Hope that also helps. — Spike  Toronto  15:26, November 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * I may be adding in support soon to add in a OldSkool edit button. The blog announcement should be coming out in the next day or two also =] 16:56, November 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * Re: Blog. Apparently, the earlier one is okay, needing only a few edits. So, BertH is going to make the edits, after which I’ll highlight it in Community Messages. So, Kris, you don’t have to worry about that task, if you don’t want to. —  Spike  Toronto  20:20, November 14, 2013 (UTC)

Apparently, the feedback mechanism inside the new VE will soon be disabled. It is an artifact from the editor’s deployment at WMF sites and does not integrate well here at Wikia. Therefore, people are encouraged to give feedback at Kris’s new blog announcing the new VE’s arrival. — Spike  Toronto  04:37, November 15, 2013 (UTC)

Message walls
Hey Spike, I have noticed we haven't used the message walls yet, just wondering if we willer use them here? — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  07:50, November 18, 2013 (UTC)


 * It is a debatable addition. While it may make replying a lot easier etc. it will cause a lot of the old messages to be removed out of the system, and it doesn't look as clean as talk pages do. It is an option that is taken into consideration by myself frequently, and it may be implemented at a later date :) 17:26, November 18, 2013 (UTC)


 * Kris has put it quite well. And, as he said, it is something that as admins we think of implementing from time to time. MessageWalls have a lot of issues. I’ll just mention a few. You, as the registered user have far less control over your message wall than you have over your talk page (e.g., there is no archiving system; discussions merely get pushed off the bottom of the page). There is no organization, as evidenced by the lack of a table of contents. Their existence on a busy wiki can make RecentChanges unmanageable. After the dismal failure of the new-style forums here at Scratchpad, I really don’t want to have to admin this site with the addition of message walls. Finally, the only thing message walls achieve is the keeping together of threads in one place. But, that’s easily attained with talk pages. We just have to follow this simple rule:
 * Wherever a thread begins, is where it continues for all parties.
 * I leave a message on your page, you answer it on your page.
 * You leave a message on my page, I answer it on my page.
 * Simple. We don’t need to activate message walls to achieve that. We just have to teach each other and spread it to everyone on the wiki. It’s good that you’ve asked this question. It shows your concern for making Scratchpad the best experience it can be. —  Spike  Toronto  17:55, November 18, 2013 (UTC)


 * Just a subnote though. Message walls can be a BIT tidier in the form of that, but there is a lot of questionable styling about this. I may test the message walls on the sandbox wiki we have, and see if the way we want it to work will be achievable through css and javascript edits. But it for me is an ongoing project as my personal opinion, I do love message walls.. But there is a lot of limitations such as undoing a message, etc. But as I say, it may be something that would be useful to have as long as we got a pre based system instead of just diving in =] 18:25, November 18, 2013 (UTC)


 * Go for it! Keep us updated with your progress. —  Spike  Toronto  22:25, November 18, 2013 (UTC)

Asmit005 2013-11-21
he's back... again! Special:Contributions/90.221.220.178 Skullzproductions (talk) 06:47, November 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Both Special:Contributions/90.221.220.178 and Special:Contributions/90.194.119.116. —  Spike  Toronto  09:55, November 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * thanks man this guy doesn't know the meaning of the word "you're blocked don't come back" does he? if i see him again i'll let you know Skullzproductions (talk) 18:13, November 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * I think, in total, I’ve soft-blocked five of his IP addresses this week. :/ — Spike  Toronto  18:26, November 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * yeah he's like an annoying flea but avoiding blocks doesn't mean you still get to edit i'll still find him every chance i can Skullzproductions (talk) 19:05, November 21, 2013 (UTC)

Category salting 2013-11-21
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. This may seem like nitpicking, but I have a new category candidate for salting. It is Fan made chacters. I have two reasons why I think it should be salted.


 * 1) "characters" is misspelled.
 * 2) It is a duplicate of an already-existing category; Fan-Made Characters.

Thank you for your time.

FDMG, 8:13 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 01:13, November 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi FDMG! This is all good. But, I don’t see any articles categorized to . Is that because you’ve already corrected them? In any case, I’ll still go ahead and salt the category.  —  Spike  Toronto  02:59, November 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. As a matter of fact, I have corrected the categories to all the pages they were added to. FDMG, 10:07 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 03:07, November 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ —  Spike  Toronto  03:10, November 22, 2013 (UTC)

11/23/13 report
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. I would like you to know that Nvadertim has once again uploaded a file with an unacceptable name; namely, a file with more than 3 "M"s in a row, despite your previous warnings telling him not to. Here is the file:"" Thank you for your time. — FDMG, 12:41 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:42, November 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ with this edit: http://scratchpad.wikia.com/?diff=1410718 —  Spike  Toronto  18:57, November 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. If he uploads any more files like the previous one, I'll be sure to let you know. FDMG, 2:02 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 19:02, November 23, 2013 (UTC)

Urgent Chat
Hey spike, when are you free for a chat?

--— ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  06:37, November 24, 2013 (UTC)

Nvadertim update
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. Despite your warnings, Nvadertim has uploaded two more files with more than three "M"s in their titles. Here they are: Thank you for your time. — FDMG, 7:33 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:34, November 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Blocked for 21 days, sadly. Thank you. — Spike  Toronto  04:26, November 26, 2013 (UTC)

11/27/13
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. At the time I had made this message, I thought it would be a good idea to have the following two pages looked over.


 * Talk:Gadget Hackwrench (About large amounts of fanon that have been added to what would have otherwise been a fanon-free (counterpart section aside) character page)
 * User:FlyingDuckManGenesis/Character pages (A new addition to one of the rules regarding the above. The addition may only be temporary, since this page is still a draft)

But upon inspecting the two users who worked on the former page that the talk section covers, I think they might be the same person, because they both edit the same kinds of pages, namely of movie spoofs and fanon character pages. I am technically not trying to report either of them because at the time, I didn't realize the page that the talk section covers they made was intended to be a fanon page. In other words, this is not a reflection on their actions, but rather on mine. I had re-written the former's talk page's content, and also removed the addition to a rule from the latter page upon realization.

FDMG, 1:32 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 18:58, November 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hey FDMG! Regarding Gadget Hackwrench, we’ve just resolved that issue by changing the “Appearances” heading to “Fanon appearances”.""Regarding the draft characters policy, I’m just waiting for you to tell me you’re done. Then, I’m going to move it to the Project namespace, and rework it into a policy page using your work as that page’s foundation. That’s why I have yet to do anything with it: I’m awaiting your say-so. —  Spike  Toronto  20:44, November 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * I think that the "Fanon appearances" on certain pages is a wonderful idea. If I get the time and chance sometime soon, I think I might rewrite the Character pages policy to comply with the "Fanon Appearances" sections that have recently been added to the Gadget Hackwrench and Rebecca Cunningham pages, as well as any other pages that might have these sections in the future. Thank you very much for the "Fanon appearances" idea and I'll be sure to tell you about the update to the Character pages policy after I have worked on it. FDMG, 3:59 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 20:59, November 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * — Spike  Toronto  21:52, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

IP 206.53.67.184
Special:Contributions/206.53.67.184

I gave it 3 warnings on making Frozen (2013) parodies but still wouldn't listen. Thank you. FirePuppy (talk) 00:25, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

FirePuppy, I’ll have to review all of that IP’s edits as well as each of the articles involved. I’ll report back sometime this afternoon. (You can see my local time at the top of this page (it is now 8:45AM-EST).) —  Spike  Toronto  13:45, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

Still working on it. There are more Frozen (2013) pages than I realized. — Spike  Toronto  10:20, November 29, 2013 (UTC)

Thomasthetrain9 update
Hello, it's FlyingDuckManGenesis again. I would like you to know that Thomasthetrain9 has once again miscategorized the Candace Flynn (Character) page despite repeated warnings not to. It's the same three categories again, and once again, I have marked those edits as vandalism. FDMG, 9:48 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 14:48, November 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * I’ll deal with the editor. Would you please place a new note on Talk:Candace Flynn (character) explaining why those three categories are incorrect? —  Spike  Toronto  16:59, November 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Three-day block. — Spike  Toronto  17:14, November 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * I most certainly will explain on the talk page why the categories are incorrect. Thank you very much. FDMG, 12:20 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:21, November 29, 2013 (UTC)

User: Yay GIR
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. After looking over the deletion log, I have noticed that you have deleted pretty much every page created and every file uploaded by a user named Yay GIR, who has not edited since late 2008. Even though I am aware that Scratchpad is merely a temporary home of mini-wikis (and to be honest, I'm not exactly sure how long I plan to continue working on here), a lot of Yay GIR's files were used on various pages, even long after his inactivity. The removal of these files has caused a lot of photo and gallery sections to glitch, and right now I am trying to work on replacing some of the defunct images with existing ones. To list all of the pages and images that have been deleted on the requests for undelete page would take a very long time, so I think for now, the best thing I can do is hopefully try to replace some of the defunct images. Of course, my time on the Scratchpad wiki is also an issue, considering I may only do a few edits a day depending on the situation. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 12:36 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:37, December 1, 2013 (UTC)


 * FDMG, restoring images is quick and easy. I can give you the ability; then, when you see one that needs to be undeleted, you can just do it. Would that help? — Spike  Toronto  00:01, December 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * I think it will help. Thank you very much. If I have the time, I'll try to do so to at least some of the deleted pages. FDMG, 7:13 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 00:13, December 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * I will temporarily give you the sysop bit. I am still working with Staff to create that new caretaker group we discussed. Sadly, it’s not set up yet. ""By the way, what happened was that I was trying to get rid of the Zim- and Girpedias. I did not realize he had also worked on TUGS, Thomas, etc. :$ — Spike  Toronto  00:17, December 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * I understand. The Thomas and TUGS images and articles were mainly what I was trying to contact you about, as there are tons of them. Some other users are trying to restore the content to the deleted Thomas and TUGS pages as well. FDMG, 7:22 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 00:22, December 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * I am about to have supper. Will you be around later? We can use Chat to coordinate our efforts. I am very sorry I deleted this stuff. I try not to delete anything that is current or edited in the last two years. :( — Spike  Toronto  00:25, December 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll see what I can do. And I think that two years is a good expiration date if something is not edited within that alloted time. FDMG, 7:28 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 00:28, December 2, 2013 (UTC)

Chat Request 12/2/13
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. The next time you're online, could we please meet in chat? Thank you. FDMG, 12:48 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:48, December 2, 2013 (UTC)

Sysop powers
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. As of lately, an unregistered user by the name of 50.181.32.135 has been adding my name to casts he created, namely involving Jim Henson's Dinosaurs, despite the fact that I am not involved in those casts. I personally have nothing against the show, but that doesn't necessarily mean I make every cast around it. In other words, he was crediting me in an unauthorized way. I sent him a message asking him to stop or he would have his editing privileges temporarily removed. He didn't listen, and continued to add my name to his casts. So, I did what you normally do when blocking unregistered users; I gave him a yearly soft-school block. Now, I'm not exactly sure if this block was the right thing to do, which is why I decided to contact you about it. If I am to have my sysop powers removed (after all, they are only temporary), then I am willing to face that. after all, I feel better just reporting vandalism to you, anyway. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 4:48 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 21:48, December 3, 2013 (UTC)

In this instance, since you were involved in the issue, and to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, it probably would’ve been best if you’d reported it to Kris or I, and let us deal with it. That having been said, there’s really no harm done: you warned him, and you reported it to one of us soon after for assessment and final determination. Seems okay to me.""There are two things I’d like to ask you: — Spike  Toronto  22:53, December 3, 2013 (UTC)
 * When you leave a message on my talk page, would you please initiate it by pressing the “Leave message” button at the top of the page.
 * Next time we’re on at the same time, I’d like to go into chat and review the tickboxes at Special:Block. Your block wasn’t quite a soft block. ;)


 * You're welcome. I think going into chat would be a good idea. And yes, I did use the "Leave message" button when I wrote the above message. FDMG, 6:15 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 23:15, December 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * Really?! :O That’s odd and I’m confused. Usually when one uses the “Leave message” button, and one enters the subject heading in the space provided, the system adds that to the edit summary in the revision history thusly:""""As for chat, how about sometime Wednesday, during the day? —  Spike  Toronto  01:57, December 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure when on Wednesday I'll be available. I might be out that day. FDMG, 9:37 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 02:37, December 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * No problem. Face-smile.svg — Spike  Toronto  04:10, December 4, 2013 (UTC)

On the Tragic
I have great interest in a wiki you deleted this past July on Peter Wessel Zapffe's dissertation "On the Tragic". Is there any way you can revive it?152.97.133.175 (talk) 18:53, December 6, 2013 (UTC)


 * As requested, I have restored the On the Tragic page. However, there is a dearth of material there. Also, according to Peter Wessel Zapffe, the text has yet to be translated into English. Moreover, Wikipedia does not itself have an On the Tragic article. Finally, you might want to have a look at the German-language Wikipedia article on Zapffe located at Peter Wessel Zapffe. Note, however, that even the German-language Wikipedia has no Om det tragiske article. — Spike  Toronto  10:55, December 7, 2013 (UTC) P.S. In future, please make such requests at Scratchpad:Requests for undelete (shortcut &rarr; SP:RFU).  —  Spike  Toronto  10:55, December 7, 2013 (UTC)


 * You might also have a look at these links:
 * http://goo.gl/47Mnh4 &rarr; Google search
 * http://www.ligotti.net/showthread.php?t=6954 &rarr; “Translating Zapffe's On the Tragic”
 * Good luck! — Spike  Toronto  11:03, December 7, 2013 (UTC)

12/08/13 report
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. The next time we're both online, could we please meet in the chat room? Thank you. FDMG, 5:12 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 22:12, December 8, 2013 (UTC)

Thomastherain9 has continued miscategorizing the Candace Flynn page. In addition to the same three irrelevant categories, he added two more irrelevant categories; Fictional locomotives and Buckets, when Candace doesn't resemble a locomotive or a bucket in the least possible way. I marked his edits as vandalism (as usual), and I blocked him for seven days just to prevent him from adding any more irrelevant categories. A block notice still needs to be added to his talk page, but I'm not quite sure how to add one. If you'd like to add one to the talk page and/or re-block him with different settings, I'd definitely appreciate the help. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 7:16 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 00:20, December 9, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ I made two adjustments to the block, and posted a block notice and extra note on his talk page. We can review it next time we chat. —  Spike  Toronto  07:06, December 9, 2013 (UTC)

IP 50.39.204.163
Hey, SpikeToronto. Can you block 50.39.204.163 for me? He keeps making unwanted edits to other users' pages and it just keeps getting annoying. -- LegalizeAnythingMuppets (talk) 23:00, December 9, 2013 (UTC)



IP 93.38.123.175
Hello, I would not look too arrogant, but I wanted to ask if it were possible to block User: 93.38.123.175. We (me and my other friends) are the creators of "Nikipedia" and exist when this individual has made numerous acts of vandalism, literally erases all categories every day and sometimes eliminates pages. I tried to ask him to stop and he told me that he can do whatever he wants. If you can do something to rigurdo please do so. William warlow (talk) 17:23, December 12, 2013 (UTC)


 * There are no edits for IP 93.38.123.175 (verify). Also, when I look at your edits, I cannot see that you have left any messages on any other editor’s talk page, other then mine and Cblair91’s (verify). Finally, when I look at your edits, I cannot see any edit summaries indicating this issue. Therefore, before I can do anything, I need you to provide me with the correct IP address for the other person. —  Spike  Toronto  20:58, December 12, 2013 (UTC)