User talk:Cblair91/2

Archive
Archived on 21/7/2013, please see here for all previous conversations. 17:33, July 21, 2013 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you very much for taking care of both situations. I see your own talk page has been archived as well.

FDMG, 1:35 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:35, July 21, 2013 (UTC)
 * I archive mine frequently, and let each archive hold 50 messages per :P I got a JS that I just simple click to archive a talk page and run it about once a month :) 01:14, July 22, 2013 (UTC)

65.70.157.203
Hello, it's FDMG again. Today I would like to report 65.70.157.203. The reason being is that he has marked both To FlyingDuckManGenesis 3, as well as my talk page for deletion. He will likely mark them for deletion again if he is not stopped, so I'd really appreciate if you could take care of him for me. Thank you for your time. - FDMG. 12:12 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 16:14, July 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  08:12, July 28, 2013 (UTC)

Robbychamp
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. A user by the name of Robbychamp is making unwanted edits to various Thomas character pages. Specifically, calling the characters names they are not. Examples include him calling D199 "Peak", D7101 "Hymek", Diesel "Diesel 29" and "The Diesel" (the latter of which is a name for a completely different character) and Diesel 10 "Warship". Now, these may be the names of those engine's real-life counterparts, but they are not the names of the characters themselves. I have been undoing his edits, but as fast as I can undo them, he re-does them. I could sure appreciate some help. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 1:48 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:48, July 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * It seems to have resolved itself. No further action required at this time. Please alert us if this should change. Thanks. — Spike  Toronto  08:21, July 28, 2013 (UTC)

Please block this user
This user, by the name of Bamero (previously just an IP address of 119.202.151.240), has repeatedly vandalized Kirby/Jimmy Neutron about 25 times and still wouldn't listen after trying to give out warnings through the user's talk page. I even tried explaining that edit wars could get other users banned. Please block this user. Thank you. FirePuppy (talk) 14:47, July 28, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  05:27, July 29, 2013 (UTC)

User:66.163.153.248
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. I could use your help, because lately, there has been a user called 66.163.153.248, and he is doing the following:

1. On various cast pages, he is editing other people's casts instead of making his own.

2. He is removing suitable counterparts from the Counterparts sections of various character pages.

3. He is adding false information to the Bio sections of various Sonic the Hedgehog character pages. Many of these pages have disclaimers on them telling people not to edit them, because people have been putting false information on these sections before. One of the most notable is adding a character called Tanner Gross, which he claims is from The Legend of Zelda franchise. Now, I've only played a few Zelda games, but I did do some research on the Legend of Zelda Wiki and have found out that there is no such character named Tanner Gross within the franchise. I also looked up the name, "Tanner Gross", and found out it is the name of a USA racquetball player.

Now, I have been reverting these edits, but it's no guarantee they won't come back. As one of this wiki's rollbackers, I feel it is my job to prevent unregistered users from making unwanted edits to these pages. Do you think you can help me out? I'd really appreciate if you could. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 1:46 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:46, August 10, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Whammed :) 19:05, August 10, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much. FDMG, 3:09 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 19:09, August 10, 2013 (UTC)


 * I’ve semi-protected all the related pages for one month. — Spike  Toronto  00:42, August 11, 2013 (UTC)

User:70.89.12.129
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. Today I would like to talk about 70.89.12.129. The reason being is because he is adding unsuitable counterparts to the Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz page. Now, the counterparts he is adding are hero counterparts, and Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz is a villain. He has also been removing suitable counterparts from the Jeremy Johnson and Candace Flynn pages. Now, even though as a rollbacker, it is my job to keep unwanted edits like these from happening, I don't want to get into any edit wars, so I have decided the next time he does these to those pages, to leave them to other people. Still, I think it might be a good idea if something was done about him. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 3:30 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 19:30, August 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * Not all of the edits made over the past two days by that IP-only editor are bad ones. Therefore, I am not prepared to Wham! them all. Is the list you’ve provided complete? Are there any others other than these:
 * Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz
 * Jeremy Johnson
 * Candace Flynn
 * Thanks! :) — Spike  Toronto  19:51, August 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * The list is pretty much complete; those were the three pages I was trying to save from those edits, basically keeping suitable counterparts on and unsuitable ones off. I'm not sure if the other pages he edited were owned by someone else, so if you feel you shouldn't Wham! them all, you don't have to. Anyway, thank you very much for looking into this issue, Spike. FDMG, 3:56 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 20:01, August 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * FDMG, I’ll act presently on those pages listed. Would you mind taking a look at his other contributions and advise whether any of his other edits require action? —  Spike  Toronto  20:20, August 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * It would be my pleasure. I will check back if there are any that require attention. FDMG, 4:22 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 20:22, August 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * Most of what he's done are pages of Sesame Street fanfiction videos. However, these two categories grabbed my attention.


 * Category:Alaina1937
 * Category:PussinBootsandKittySoftpawsFan360


 * He has removed admin notices from those categories without contacting you or Cblair91 for permission first and has added enough content to those categories for them to be articles. I think it would be a good idea if those admin notices were re-added or content on there were shortened enough to be category-worthy.


 * As it turns out, the second one has the admin notice re-added, but the first one still has enough content for an article. Anyway, thank you for bringing this issue to attention; I'm glad to go over these. FDMG, 4:34 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 20:36, August 13, 2013 (UTC)

✅ I have semi-protected the pages listed earlier. That protection will last for one month. I also took care of Category:Alaina1937. — Spike  Toronto  21:26, August 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. As usual, I'm happy to help. FDMG, 5:58 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 21:58, August 13, 2013 (UTC)

User:66.12.46.183
Hello, it's FlyingDuckManGenesis once again. A user by the name of 66.142.46.183 will not stop vandalizing the Tiny Toon Adventures/Thomas page. At first, I have decided to follow Spike's advice and have marked these edits as vandalism, but after a while, I decided I don't want to get into any edit wars and have decided to leave the page alone and leave latest revisions to him. I have constantly updated the message on Spike's page, and am real concerned about that page's well-being so I would appreciate if that page were protected and restored to the way it's supposed to be. And by the way, I've checked 66.142.46.183's contributions. His contributions focus solely on vandalizing that page. Thank you for your time.FDMG, 6:36 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 22:50, August 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * Update: Spike has taken care of the situation. FDMG, 9:52 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 01:52, August 14, 2013 (UTC)

User:207.98.251.222
On the Powerpuff Girls page, this user keeps on replacing valid links with his/her own. I left a message on that user's talk page, but apparently he/she isn't listening. Could you please do something about it? Andros 1337 (talk) 16:38, August 15, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Whammed :) 18:04, August 15, 2013 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting support.svg I have semi-protected the page for one month. —  Spike  Toronto  13:30, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

Bot
Hi, what does your bot run, AWB or Python, actually, If I recall correctly you coded your own right? Well is the bot automatic with its HTML to Wikitext or do you use your custom coded thingy, to run the script, also could your html to wikitext be used as a link changer I.E" "Does the bot do this automatically or do you run the script? Thanks, Kind regards, Original Authority! — Farewell  Eleven  at Scratchpad   18:32, August 16, 2013 (UTC)


 * The html bot uses an automated java with a loop on recent changes... I also run AWB, custom php codes, python etc... Just what ever needs the job.


 * I can run an AWB to change all links (like you said Graduation to the disambig) but it can also change links where it's unwanted... However if you wanted EVERY link that was previously that changed over, simply possible, aye :) 05:46, August 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your reply, how did you get the bot stuck on loop? Also, say I wanted the bot to scan every page in a category, find some code on the page and replace it with something else, this is possible right?. Also if you don't mind me asking, where did you learn to code? — Farewell  Eleven  at Scratchpad  Wiki.png 17:04, August 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * OA, you could do this task with AWB. It is already a pre-programmed function within AWB. No programming required. You merely set up the query. —  Spike  Toronto  19:18, August 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * The replacement? Also, does my bot request qualify yet? — Farewell  Eleven  at Scratchpad  Wiki.png 19:28, August 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * You asked, “say I wanted the bot to scan every page in a category, find some code on the page and replace it with something else, this is possible right?” AWB can easily do that. As for your RFB at ATW, the various namespaces there need some preliminary work done to prepare them for running test bots on them. Kris hasn’t had time, and I have not had access to a real computer on which I can run AWB to do the task myself. (Am almost always on iPad.) — Spike  Toronto  07:35, August 18, 2013 (UTC)


 * For looping, there are many ways for doing this, in python it would be like "while True:", java it'd be a "while(variable is true)", etc etc :) Quite fun ways of doing it... AWB you do not need a bot account to do a task, OR you can just make a request on my talk page and can do it in seconds for you :) 10:27, August 18, 2013 (UTC)

Robbychamp update
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. Once again, Robbychamp is calling Devious Diesel, Diesel 10 and D199 names they're not on their pages. I have removed the Devious Diesel edits, but he is still at large with the Diesel 10 and D199 edits. I'm worried that if I remove those edits, he'll re-add them. He has done so with the Devious Diesel edits. FDMG, 3:00 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 19:04, August 25, 2013 (UTC)

I took care of the Diesel 10 edits, but it's no guarantee they won't come back. About Robbychamp, I don't think all of his edits are bad-faith edits, and I'm not trying to be mean or malicious, but I think it would be best if the characters he keeps changing the names of just remain the names they're called on the show on their pages, so I think just sending Robbychamp a warning would be a good idea. FDMG, 9:01 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 13:01, August 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * Have you left any (friendly) messages on Robbychamp’s page trying to work out the matter before we get involved? —  Spike  Toronto  13:11, August 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * No, I haven't. In fact, it's been a long time since I've done so. Great idea, I think I'll do so right now. If I get a response form him, I'll check back with you. FDMG, 9:15 A.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 13:15, August 26, 2013 (UTC)

User:66.243.208.56
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. A user by the name of 66.243.208.56 is adding false categories to various pages of characters from the following franchises:


 * My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
 * Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
 * Tiny Toon Adventures
 * Looney Tunes
 * Winnie the Pooh

Basically, these categories are of franchises they do not belong to, nor have they ever made a cameo appearance in. I have had to remove these categories and even sent him a message asking him to stop adding them to pages, but he ignored the message and kept adding these categories. I have also sent a message to SpikeToronto regarding this issue, asking if he could help me with him, but I've decided to send the message to you as well in case he isn't around. Basically, the bottom line is; 66.33.208.56 is adding false categories to pages, he hasn't stopped after being sent a message, he needs to stop doing it, and I'd really appreciate if he were taken care of. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 6:29 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 22:38, September 7, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for taking care of this Kris! —  Spike  Toronto  05:59, September 8, 2013 (UTC)

FYI 2013-09-27
Hey Kris! FYI, you might want to take a look at the convo at User talk:SpikeToronto, in case your ears were burning. ;) —  Spike  Toronto  15:00, September 27, 2013 (UTC)

24.186.18.25
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. I need some help. a user by the name of 24.186.148.25 is vandalizing various gallery sections, adding non-photo material to them, causing them to glitch. I sent a message to SpikeToronto regarding the situation, and I'm also sending one to you in case he doesn't respond. I've been trying to revert his edits, but as a fast as I can, he keeps re-adding them. I even sent him a message asking him to stop, but he kept going. I can't revert all his edits alone, so I could really appreciate some help here. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 7:03 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 23:03, September 28, 2013 (UTC)


 * I know you might not be online too often, but the next time you and/or SpikeToronto are, could we please meet in the chat room? I have something important I would like to discuss. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 11:00 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 15:01, September 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * Will be in chat now for next hour or two :) 19:39, September 30, 2013 (UTC)

Darwin + New Visual Editor
Hey Kris! While I have access via a friend I wanted to give you an update. (I have no Skype until my connection is restored.) We are going to be one of the next sites to which both Darwin and the new, modified-Wikipedia Visual Editor will be rolled out. Your CSS/JS expertise will be invaluable in helping us adapt to these system updates! Also, in case you need to make contact, the implementation is being overseen by staffer BertH. — Spike  Toronto  00:44, October 4, 2013 (UTC) P.S. I do not have Bert’s Skype ID since I cannot get on. — Spike  Toronto  00:44, October 4, 2013 (UTC)

Please see SP:RFPP
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. Please see the Requests for page protection page. I have made some requests for page protection there, and for a good reason, too. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 3:22 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 19:22, October 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ —  Spike  Toronto  12:28, October 5, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome, and thank you, Spike. Oh, by the way, I accidentally linked to the wrong Donald and Douglas page. The one I meant to link to was the Donald and Douglas page, because that page was the one where the "Dogs" category was erroneously added to. FDMG, 8:41 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:46, October 5, 2013 (UTC)

10/5/13 Report
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. I have a favor to ask you. I have also sent a message to SpikeToronto regarding the situation. A user by the name of 71.10.245.164 is adding false categories to the Candace Flynn page. I have requested on the requests for page protection page that the page be semi-protected so he can't vandalize it, but I think it might be a good idea to do something about 71.10.245.164 as well. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 11:43 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 16:03, October 5, 2013 (UTC)
 * Whammed :) 20:32, October 5, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much. FDMG, 4:37 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 20:37, October 5, 2013 (UTC)

Fast delete buttons
Hi Kris! For some reason the fast delete buttons are not loading in the user and user talk namespaces in Win7/IE9. It is imported from w:c:admintools:MediaWiki:Common.js/fastDelete.js. Any ideas why? — Spike  Toronto  08:59, October 7, 2013 (UTC) P.S. It seems okay in Safari on my iPad. — Spike  Toronto  08:59, October 7, 2013 (UTC)  P.P.S. It also seems okay in Win7/Chrome. — Spike  Toronto  09:04, October 7, 2013 (UTC)  P.P.P.S. It also seems okay in Monobook in Win7/IE9. The issue seems Oasis-specific in Win7/IE9. — Spike  Toronto  09:24, October 7, 2013 (UTC)

Mass create categories
Hey Kris! Please remember to run your mass category create program on your bot account. It clutters up RC making it hard for me to do my maintenance tasks. — Spike  Toronto  21:58, October 9, 2013 (UTC)

Stop mass creating categories on a non-bot account. Also, please pick one day each week to run it, and then stick to that day only. — Spike  Toronto  05:50, October 12, 2013 (UTC)

2013-01-24
You’re killing me! I cannot handle this volume. I am still going through the last batch. — Spike  Toronto  01:29, January 25, 2014 (UTC)


 * Sorry, was I hurting your eyes? :O what a shame, don't leave 1.5k wanted categories in future boy :D 12:10, January 27, 2014 (UTC)


 * That’s not the issue. It just makes too many for me to review. It’s taking me days and I’m still not done. A good number of those should not have been created. They’re just the result of bad categorization by our users; in which case, better to remove the cat from the article than to create the category. I don’t mind reviewing them after you’ve created them, but two batches in one week just makes me cry. A lot.""It was quite the coincidence that you mass created when you did because I was just about to do it myself with AWB. But, I was going to run it semi-automatically so that I’d have to approve each new cat page by the press of a button, rather than letting it run amok.""Hope all’s well. Miss chatting with you. — Spike  Toronto  04:52, January 28, 2014 (UTC)


 * P.S. Here’s an example: http://sp.wikia.com/?diff=1470768 The fool used the category module as an input window for each line of his cast list. Now I have to delete each of those categories. This is something new that’s happening; I wonder if it’s related to the new visual editor. — Spike  Toronto  05:24, January 28, 2014 (UTC)

Regarding Cblair91Bot
Hey there! I'm an admin on a smaller wikia; Helmet Heroes Wikia, and I currently run my own AWB bot for mass categorization of images/articles and such. I happened to notice that Cblair91Bot handles Visual Editor issues, and I was wondering if whatever code the bot uses is open source first off, and secondly (if it is open source), how I would go about running it. Thanks! A bit of a side question as well; how did you get the awesome old-style Talk pages back? I hate the new-fangled Message Walls. 404UserNotFound (talk) 07:42, October 12, 2013 (UTC)


 * Message walls are turned on/off at Special:WikiFeatures. — Spike  Toronto  11:13, October 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * Good to know. Now if I could find out about running a Visual Editor issue-fixing bot, I'd be set. I've been stumbling onto improperly done links on some Monster articles on the Helmet Heroes Wikia, obviously caused by the Visual Editor. 404UserNotFound (talk) 23:54, October 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hey there, just nudging you. Still wondering if your Visual Editor issue-fixing bot's source code is available, and if so, is it possible to run the bot from my Ubuntu 12.04-based dedicated server to fix any Visual Editor issues on the Helmet Heroes Wikia. 404UserNotFound (talk) 21:36, October 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * I think he said at one point that he would run it for you on your wiki. — Spike  Toronto  04:48, December 28, 2013 (UTC)

10/12/13 report
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. I have left an urgent message on SpikeToronto's talk page regarding the latest vandalism. I would appreciate if you could read over the page in case he doesn't respond. I have updated his talk page regularly to keep him up to date on the vandalism, but I think a good idea would be if either you or him took the time to look over the message as soon as possible, as this vandalism is happening faster than I can continue to fix and report it. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 9:00 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 01:44, October 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  11:10, October 13, 2013 (UTC)

10/13/13 Chat Request
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. If you and/or SpikeToronto are available on October 13, could we please meet in the chat room? I have something important I would like to talk to you guys about. Thank you. FDMG, 9:53 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 01:53, October 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * Am there now :) 02:26, October 13, 2013 (UTC)

Your work never ends!

 * Wat happened to my bot barnstar? D: 14:01, October 15, 2013 (UTC)


 * You archived it, ya ungrateful git! :P —  Spike  Toronto  11:22, October 17, 2013 (UTC)

October 16 report
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. I have sent this message to SpikeToronto, and am also sending this message to you in case he doesn't respond. 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, 1:06 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 17:06, October 16, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  11:23, October 17, 2013 (UTC)

FastDelete
Hey Kris! Would you be able to alter MediaWiki:Common.js/fastDelete.js/main.js so that the FastDelete buttons also appear when looking at a page’s revision history; i.e., when the URL includes the following?" " — Spike  Toronto  10:06, October 31, 2013 (UTC)


 * Is this possible? —  Spike  Toronto  11:42, February 7, 2014 (UTC)

Well put …
… is this: http://scratchpad.wikia.com/?diff=1406718 —  Spike  Toronto  18:07, November 18, 2013 (UTC)

Fix for std summaries, etc.
Hey Kris. I made some edits to MediaWiki:Wikia.css to fix the issue with the standard summaries in the widescreen source editor that started when we got the new VisualEditor. I did it myself, so you might want to check on it. — Spike  Toronto  21:23, November 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * Fixed 04:15, November 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * Did you mean all the changes that were made throughout Wikia.css with this edit: http://sp.wikia.com/?diff=1414623 ? I know that seems like an odd question, but I recognized a lot of them as being recommended by that new Special:CSS. I looked at it the other day and saw the changes it was suggesting, but wasn’t sure if they were correct. I asked CMP if anyone had been commenting on the accuracy of, but he didn’t know. So, I was afraid to let it make the changes. I’ve been editing   using the Monobook skin. But, if you think that   is safe, good, and accurate, I’ll switch to it. What I do will depend on your recommendation.  —  Spike  Toronto  06:39, November 27, 2013 (UTC)Special CSS message (2013-11-27).jpg


 * P.S. Here’s an example where  is telling us to reduce   to just  . Is   correct? Thanks! —  Spike  Toronto  06:50, November 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * Best just to ignore it =] I can handle the CSS when applicable :P 10:10, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

RecentChanges colored highlighting
When you have a minute, would you please add colored highlighting to RecentChanges for large removals made with the VisualEditor? — Spike  Toronto  10:45, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

AWOOGA!! AWOOGA!!
The VisualEditor has stopped loading. :O — Spike  Toronto  11:19, November 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * >.> Fixed...

Re: Pi
If you’re interested, most of the other pages that were deleted along with Pi are here. — Spike  Toronto  08:23, December 8, 2013 (UTC)

AbuseFilter #7
Hey Kris! I deleted a 20-minute-old spam page at Differentiating Dog Training and Dog Behavior Management that contained an external link. The user was emailconfirmed, but not autoconfirmed. I cannot figure out why AbuseFilter #7 let that user save the page. Any ideas? — Spike  Toronto  07:59, December 9, 2013 (UTC)

Vandalism
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)


 * Hoy, can you forward this onto Spike :) I tend not to be as active here so don't really handle with the day-to-day stuff. 23:42, December 12, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks Kris. :) He duplicated this on my page too. I already answered him that he gave me the wrong IP address, and I could not figure out from his contribs what the correct one might be. He’s not answered back yet. Thanks for looking in on this! —  Spike  Toronto  11:31, December 13, 2013 (UTC)

Chat logs
Hey Kris! Since the chatbot doesn’t seem to work anymore, do you think we should delete the chat logs? — Spike  Toronto  11:28, December 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * It works, just been inactive due to so many IRL stuff. 18:42, December 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * We weep in its absence. ;-) Seriously, though, that’s great news Kris! I mean, it’s great news that it works, not that RL is encroaching on your wikilife. —  Spike  Toronto  02:57, December 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * Glad to see it’s up and working … and sticking around! —  Spike  Toronto  02:21, December 17, 2013 (UTC)

CacheCheck
Thought this script might be of interest to you: CacheCheck. :) — Spike  Toronto  02:19, December 17, 2013 (UTC)

Is it worthwhile? I’m not really sure what it does. — Spike  Toronto  19:45, January 7, 2014 (UTC)

HTML bot and the VisualEditor
Hey Kris! Do you think that the HTML bot could be modified to deal with the new VisualEditor? Specifically, can it be made to remove all the  tags the VE inserts when users type in wikitext while using the VE? (See here.) The one thing I cannot figure out, though, is how it will differentiate between  tags that are inserted on purpose by the user, and those inserted by the VE. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  05:02, December 28, 2013 (UTC)

Any thoughts? — Spike  Toronto  04:54, January 28, 2014 (UTC)

R.I.P. HTML Bot?
Has our beloved HTML bot died? I haven’t seen him round since Boxing Day. — Spike  Toronto  19:37, January 7, 2014 (UTC)


 * WE HAZ TE TECHNICAL ISSUARS!!!! OUR RUSSIAN SPIERS ARE FIXIN IT, ARGHHHHHH!!!! 03:32, January 8, 2014 (UTC)


 * Whew! I really miss the beast when he’s bot not around. —  Spike  Toronto  19:08, January 8, 2014 (UTC)

RecentChanges & highlighting
Hey Kris! I notice that edits tagged    are being highlighted the same color as possible category articles in RecentChanges. Do you think you could make those a different color? — Spike  Toronto  04:58, January 28, 2014 (UTC)


 * As quoted by HotFuzz, "Nobody tells me nothin'". Will get onto it soon as I can stop lazing around lol. Mainly focused on doing actual pushes and code improvements to Wikia atm :) 07:26, January 29, 2014 (UTC)


 * — Spike  Toronto  06:51, January 30, 2014 (UTC)


 * P.S. Good movie, by the way. — Spike  Toronto  06:52, January 30, 2014 (UTC)


 * Zit, is done! 15:52, February 3, 2014 (UTC)


 * ¡Gracias! 10:49, February 7, 2014 (UTC)

AF #12
Can we add to AF #12 so that it does not permit anons to edit any user page? Right now, they can edit their own user pages, which we should not let them do. — Spike  Toronto  04:12, February 3, 2014 (UTC)


 * It has been done, your league my liege :) 15:44, February 3, 2014 (UTC)


 * This is the latest one: User:99.98.128.190. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  10:51, February 7, 2014 (UTC)


 * Should be done, f**ked it up a bit with doing an AND detector instead of an OR :P 11:43, February 15, 2014 (UTC)


 * Ah great. Thanks for fixing it. I really appreciate it. —  Spike  Toronto  08:16, February 16, 2014 (UTC)

Cblair91Bot
Mr. Kris: Cblair91Bot stopped working on February 2. I think it was because someone edited his talkpage. Would you please restart him? — Spike  Toronto  14:10, February 7, 2014 (UTC)


 * Kris, would you please turn him back on? The HTML bot is sorely missed. —  Spike  Toronto  04:20, March 27, 2014 (UTC)


 * Bump! —  Spike  Toronto  04:59, April 12, 2014 (UTC)

Talkback: SpikeToronto
— Spike  Toronto  21:18, March 17, 2014 (UTC)

Finding new admins
I stopped by to check something and noticed that SpikeToronto, FlyingDuckManGenesis and ElsbridgeStationFan1995 all announced that they have stepped down as admins within the past three weeks. According to the admins list, that leaves you as the only active admin.

I'm not sure what kind of nomination or selection process you have here, but it would be a good idea to get started on this so you've got some help. If you need ideas about who would be a good candidate, take a look at the top editors list. See when each person made their last edit and how frequent they're around. For example, the top 10 editors are (excluding the admins):


 * Pikachufreak
 * Nvadertim
 * BiggestThomasFan
 * Vinhchaule
 * Reinhart77
 * FirePuppy
 * Gimycko

The first four have been very active and have over 10,000 edits apiece. Reinhart77 has only made one edit in the last two years, so he would not be a good candidate. FirePuppy is also very active with over 8,000 edits. Gimycko hasn't edited in a few months, but is fairly consistent when he does edit, so he might be a good backup candidate.

If you need assistance with setting up a nomination process, let me know. I will ask that you exclude me from consideration. I haven't edited here as much as other people, my purpose for being here was to clean up messes that were occuring on several wikis, and I'm already an admin on about a dozen wikis. —RRabbit42 ( leave a message ) 19:17, March 22, 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks RRabbit for showing your concern for Scratchpad. It is a wiki that definitely needs regular admin’ing! The issue here has been that there is just too much activity for one person to admin. However, Staff recently semi-protected the entire site in an effort to make it easier for us to manage since it means we’ll no longer be playing whack-a-mole with constantly changing IP addresses. I am also working with them to implement other items in my and Kris’s ever-growing wish list, also intended to make the site easier to admin.""I haven’t updated my earlier blog because Wikia is having serious, universally experienced problems with iDevices running the new 7.1 version of their iOS. So, I am prevented from performing certain functions until Wikia has fixed the issues. Next time I can get on a real, full-fledged computer, however, I can rectify the situation.""Thank you again for your interest. — Spike  Toronto  04:37, March 27, 2014 (UTC) P.S. Having interacted with, and reviewed the edits/logs/etc. of everyone on your list, I can honestly say the top-ten editors list at Scratchpad is not the best way to find new admins. —  Spike  Toronto  04:37, March 27, 2014 (UTC)

Miniwikis with questionable content
Hello. Some of my recent edits triggered the abusefilter for inappropriate content and this led me to wonder if certain miniwikis of questionable content should be closed.

I am aware that most eroge wikis and miniwikis across the Wikia network have been closed recently, so I am wondering if the remaining eroge miniwikis, RyonaRPG and VH, should also be closed. Their content may violate Wikia TOS and/or Community Guidelines and they have already found a new host. Just FYI. - epeli (talk) 10:59, March 23, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi Epeli. Abuse filter #2 is concerned with “foul and offensive” language being edited into pages here at Scratchpad. It is a common filter elsewhere at Wikia and also at the Wikipedia wikis. It is “hidden” from non-admins to prevent people seeing the list and then purposely tripping it … over and over. Unfortunately, the abuse filters have an odd feature in that even when you are removing language that triggers the filter, it will still give you the warning. You just have to use your own judgement as to whether the edit is acceptable, and then go ahead and publish it … or not.""As to the viability of RyonaRPG and VH staying on here at SP, I would hazard that their days are numbered. So, since you have already found a new host, you might want to simply shut them down. Normally, wikis that move to an offsite host are not permitted to link to that new offsite location on their Wikia pages. But, since you are not creating a competing fork, but are moving at the behest of Wikia, I do not see a problem with linking your pages to your new site. However, it would be best if you flagged your images, templates, categories, etc., with the  template so that they can be deleted. —  Spike  Toronto  05:01, March 27, 2014 (UTC)


 * I am not the owner or creator of either of those miniwikis nor coordinating their moves, so I figured it is not my business to shut them down, nor do I know how to do that. I wanted to inform you admins in case there's a need to get rid of them per policy. Should I sift through them and apply the speedy delete template to everything with TOS violation as reason? - epeli (talk) 09:44, March 27, 2014 (UTC)


 * Well, I went ahead and did just that. I ran a couple of scripts on all the relevant files/categories/pages/templates I could find to mark them for speedy deletion and included an edit summary for TOS violation and link to this talk. - epeli (talk) 12:17, March 27, 2014 (UTC)


 * Understood. Thanks for all that work! When I can work again on my iPad (i.e., when Wikia fixes the compatibility issues between its software and iOS 7.1), I’ll get cracking on our part of it … although … I think Kris may have already done them since I see your wikilinks from earlier are now redlinks. —  Spike  Toronto  03:28, March 28, 2014 (UTC)


 * Oops! The deletion log indicates that were deleted by Staff after you flagged them. Thanks again for all your hard work. — Spike  Toronto  03:32, March 28, 2014 (UTC)

Category:Candidates for deletion
Hey Kris! I notice that at Category:Candidates for deletion there are over 300 pages categorized. I normally like to use AWB for that category so that each page can be individually assessed, especially in such cases as when a page has been maliciously flagged for deletion. However, since there are so many, I am inclined to just delete every one of those pages in one fell swoop. If anyone wants any of them back, they can request it at Scratchpad:Requests for undelete. But, I wanted to bounce this off you first and get your opinion. So, what do you think? — Spike  Toronto  11:16, March 30, 2014 (UTC)


 * I CAN DO IT! MWHAHAHAHA 16:52, April 1, 2014 (UTC)


 * I’ll take that as agreement, then. — Spike  Toronto  01:48, April 2, 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  01:57, April 2, 2014 (UTC)

AbuseFilter fails
Hey Kris! Since Staff semi-protected the site, some of our abuse filters (wonderfully created by you!) are not acting correctly. I am specifically referring to filters 7 and 12. The filter that is supposed to prevent users from editing other users’ user pages is failing (see here). Also, the filter that is supposed to prevent non-autoconfirmed users from adding external links is failing (see the several accounts indef-blocked today as spam-only accounts). I wonder if one of the test conditions needs to be altered to function correctly in our new site-semi-protected state? Let me know what you think. — Spike  Toronto  12:55, April 12, 2014 (UTC)


 * mmk fixed. Also it's a wikia issue if there's spam, we shouldn't be responsible. They have the appropriate anti-spam system's, obviously just don't work >.> 13:21, April 12, 2014 (UTC)


 * Eureka! Beautiful job. Look at how AF12 caught User:Ceb1031 at it again here. You really live up to the tag above in your profile: whiz kid. —  Spike  Toronto  12:37, April 13, 2014 (UTC)


 * P.S. Look here how well the other filter stopped a would-be spammer. —  Spike  Toronto  12:58, April 13, 2014 (UTC)

Large removal abuse filter
Kris, in the LargeRemoval abuse filter (AF#9), the delta is set at 500. What are the units? Characters? Words? Lines? — Spike  Toronto  19:17, April 16, 2014 (UTC)

P.S. There is this message on the filter’s page: ''This filter was automatically disabled as a safety measure. It reached the limit of matching more than 5.00% of actions.'' — Spike  Toronto  19:22, April 16, 2014 (UTC)

Second Life
Cblair91, Could you please stop deleting pages I created? You have deleted the following pages: Thank you so much. — vapmachado (talk) 01:11, May 27, 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) Join Teen Second Life for the Rest of Us
 * 2) Join Second Life
 * 3) Join Teen Second Life


 * Hello again! As you and I once discussed here, pages at Scratchpad are not guaranteed to be permanent (see Scratchpad:About). However, we now try to minimize mass deletions where possible since we no longer have server space issues. Your pages are six years old, dating back to 2008, and got caught up in a necessary mass deletion that Cblair91 was performing earlier.""In any event, I have restored the four of them. I have also “miniwikified” them to the Second Life manual that you set up. I suggest you open one of the restored pages in the source editor to see how I did it, and then do the same to the other pages in that manual. Also, I “miniwikified” your PPI 2008 page and — as an example — miniwikified PPI08 Assignment 01 to the PPI 2008 mini-wiki so you could see how to populate that mini-wiki with its pages.""Finally, we have a new Help Center here at Scratchpad. In future, should something like this happen to your pages, go there and select the appropriate button (in this case, the undelete one).  —  Spike  Toronto  03:48, May 27, 2014 (UTC)

Talkback: SpikeToronto #2
— Spike  Toronto  14:58, May 27, 2014 (UTC)

Skype icon
Kris, can tell me why this didn’t work here, but did work here? If you can figure it out, would you make it work for me? I figure we must need something to be added to the MediaWiki namespace. — Spike  Toronto  00:28, May 31, 2014 (UTC)

We do bot have the  parser extension tag here at Scratchpad (verify). — Spike  Toronto  02:56, June 17, 2014 (UTC)

HTML bot and large removals
Kris: Is there any way to have the HTML bot not do its thing on a page when the triggering edit was a large removal and/or page blanking? The reason I ask is that I was using QuickTools to try and revert all of User:Alisonmcginn’s edits (using ), but not all of her edits of this type could be rolled back by QuickTools because the HTML bot had gotten in there earlier and edited, therefore placing an intervening edit between her content blanking edit and me using QuickTools. — Spike  Toronto  02:54, June 17, 2014 (UTC)


 * I will look into this! 09:56, June 17, 2014 (UTC)


 * — Spike  Toronto  04:14, June 18, 2014 (UTC)

Wish list
Would this extension interest you? — Spike  Toronto  04:04, June 23, 2014 (UTC)


 * Nope, as soon we'll have SCRIBE! 13:43, June 24, 2014 (UTC)