User:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 5

Welcome
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 * Love it! — Spike  Toronto  20:13, March 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * Awww. (: – Tm_T@Scratchpad:&#126;$ 19:20, March 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * I loved the fact that I was just greeted on a wiki that, at that time, was being closed. That reminds me: better check that message! — Spike  Toronto  23:12, March 25, 2012 (UTC)

Chat JS
Hi Spike. I decided to not go on with the chat JS things. The JS will not work for me (not sure if I am not importing the script page correctly or not), and I don't want to interfere with the other JS. However, until more information is noted on the JS, I will put it on hold. Though, I made adjustments to two MediaWiki pages, and added links to users who join. -- Plasma  ( Talk ) 00:03, April 5, 2012 (UTC)

Categories for usergroups
Hi Spike! I would like to ask if I could create categories for administrators. May I? Thanks! -- Plasma  ( Talk ) 16:01, April 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * Can you explain a bit more? You mean like  ? —  Spike  Toronto  02:41, April 6, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes, we can add to our user pages for users to recognize us.  --  Plasma  ( Talk ) 17:47, April 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * Sure. It’s going to be a heavily-populated category. :P — Spike  Toronto  23:42, April 7, 2012 (UTC)

Block 75.168.85.121
Can you please block this wikia contributer known as 75.168.85.121? He/She keeps cause problems to me and other users by deleting contents on a page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.244.136.26 (talk • contribs), 16:27, May 31, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi 69.244.136.26! I appreciate that some editors can be difficult to work with. However, before we can block 75.168.85.121, I need you to give me specific examples of his/her editing that you consider disruptive. To do this, you have to provide me with links to specific diffs. (See Help:Page history for details.) Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  07:11, June 1, 2012 (UTC)

 UPDATE :   I went through your contribs to see what edits of the other person’s you were undoing. Unfortunately, those edits that you undid do not constitute disruptive editing. Wikis are collaborative environments. Anyone can edit any article. However, significant changes should indeed be explained ( Everyone : Use edit summaries!), and consensus sought.

Follow these steps to resolve the matter:
 * Start a discussion on the article’s talkpage.
 * Use a descriptive heading for the new talkpage discussion
 * This way, anyone looking at it knows immediately what it’s about
 * Ask politely:
 * Why the big change?
 * What was the goal, the intention?
 * Leave a message on his/her talkpage
 * Tell him/her what the discussion's about
 * Invite his/her participation
 * Provide him/her a link.
 * Always be POLITE.

Let me know how things are going. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  07:42, June 1, 2012 (UTC)

Vandalism on another wiki
recently this wiki here has been vandalized by idiotic people i've been trying to remove their stupid edits & they just keep vandalizing can you help me get rid of those dumb pictures & help me be an admin to this wiki i believe i'm the only true user on that website: w:c:jayjay. — Skullzproductions 06:54, June 8, 2012 (UTC)

Hey Skullz! I took a look at the Jay Jay Wiki for you. The Founder is both the only Bureaucrat and the only Administrator on that wiki (verify). That person is User:Bulldog180. He has not edited on that wiki in three years (verify). While he still logs in at Wikia, he edits elsewhere.

To become an Administrator there, when there are no active Administrators, and no active Bureaucrats to promote you, you have to adopt the wiki. This is done by filing an adoption request at Forum:Adoption requests at the Community Central Wiki.

Hope this helps! Please, do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any further assistance. Thanks! —

Spike Toronto  08:40, June 8, 2012 (UTC)


 * ok thanks man Skullzproductions 08:50, June 8, 2012 (UTC)


 * You’re welcome. And, good luck! Let me know if I can help in any way. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  08:53, June 8, 2012 (UTC)


 * You're welcome & I was able to make that adoption thing here. Now all I have to do is wait Skullzproductions 08:57, June 8, 2012 (UTC)

user 37.128.194.108 on the Jay Jay wiki
just today that user told me the reason why they keep editing the wiki which was a big mistake for because this is what he said to me just because i "keep removing their fun"

"who even uses this wiki in a serious way tho other than you i mean we use it for satanic worship and fun but you use it for serious reasons"

i believe you already know that NO ONE uses a wiki for satanic stuff like that right? Skullzproductions 22:47, June 8, 2012 (UTC)


 * This just supports why the wiki needs an active admin, so that the IP can be blocked. You might want to add that diff to your adoption request. (The satanic comment, I am sure, was not serious.) — Spike  Toronto  19:27, June 9, 2012 (UTC)

I need help here
those guys on the Jay Jay wiki just won't back down & i can't wait any longer for the adoption to be complete can you help me talk to those satanic idiots for me? i'm getting really tired of doing all of this fixing myself Skullzproductions 03:45, June 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * They’re increasing their efforts because you are responding. It’s called “feeding the trolls”. (See wikipedia:WP:DENY.) I can ask the VSTF, but they only deal with spam. But, I’ll try. — Spike  Toronto  19:28, June 9, 2012 (UTC)


 *  UPDATE :   Skullz, that IP is now blocked. You can look at the log here. —  Spike  Toronto  20:44, June 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * thanks also as admin i may need help on how to block though Skullzproductions 22:06, June 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yep. Left a message in that regard on your talkpage at jayjay &rarr; w:c:jayjay:User talk:Skullzproductions — Spike  Toronto  22:09, June 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * thanks man also i think i may have it covered Skullzproductions 22:12, June 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, there are guidelines for blocking, protecting pages, etc., that you should follow. Ask anytime you have a question. :-) — Spike  Toronto  22:14, June 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * ok thanks man Skullzproductions 22:16, June 9, 2012 (UTC)

What is Scratchpad?
What do people come here to do, Sandboxes? 18:10, June 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * Originally, we could not create our own wikis here at Wikia. We first had to create a miniature version of the wiki we had in mind for Staff to approve. Those mini-wikis were created here at Scratchpad Labs. Once Staff approved the wiki, then a full-fledged wiki would be created and the contents of the mini-wiki transferred. Once that system ended, and we could just create our own wikis, the lab system was retired. But, this wiki wasn’t closed down and took on a life of its own. Basically it’s become the Twilight Zone of wikis! There are all these little communities of mini-wikis that just seem to grow and grow. It’s a very busy wiki. In a typical week, there are almost 400,000 page views and 6,000 edits (some days having 1,200+). Hope that answers your question. — Spike  Toronto  21:04, June 22, 2012 (UTC)

Odd pages
Hi Spike. If you find some odd pages that I imported like Shawn's Page they're probably just things I moved from elsewhere. For example, people often mistakenly add pages on the wiki about Google so I move them here in case the authors need that content. If you find any more, a good mini wiki to put them into might be a "moved from the Google wiki" one rather than my own user subpages. Good luck with reviving this wiki! Angela 09:31, July 2, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much for clearing that up! I really could not figure those odd pages out. So, I’ll create a mini-wiki for them. Thanks for the guidance on this matter. It’s very much appreciated! :) — Spike  Toronto  09:33, July 2, 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅   Thanks again! —  Spike  Toronto  09:57, July 2, 2012 (UTC)

Lego Set
ST, my man! Hey is it possible to get my Lego Set Ideas page put up on the home page like some of the others? I could really use some viewership. It'll make me feel welcome. No harm meant, man. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 198.24.31.123 (talk • contribs), 17:51 July 2, 2012 (UTC).


 * Hi! I'd like very much to help you out, but I'm not quite sure what you're asking me. The only mini-wikis appearing on the mainpage, as far as I know, are mini-wikis that have left Scratchpad to become full-fledged, standalone wikis elsewhere at Wikia. However, along those same lines, it might be a nice idea to have "spotlights" for mini-wikis here at Scratchpad, sort of like how Wikia spotlights full-fledged, standalone wikis. Get back to me with a bit more info about what you're asking, and we'll see what we can do. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  04:23, July 3, 2012 (UTC)

User 24.192.153.178
the user who is a wiki contributor 24.192.153.178 has been abusing my page Mr. Conductor's Adventures of Veggietales & says it's fake because of the fact i haven't made it yet my projects take time just because it's not made yet doesn't mean you instantly call it fake & on top of that on the page before i undoed it he said to ban me to life do you think you can take care of this user please? Skullzproductions 11:57, July 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅   I have protected the page from anonymous users for one month. I have blocked 24.192.153.178 for three days for intimidating behaviour/harassment, violating the three-revert rule, and for abusing categories. —  Spike  Toronto  09:17, July 8, 2012 (UTC)


 * cool thanks man Skullzproductions 11:16, July 8, 2012 (UTC)

AbuseFilters
Hi, gonna making this message simple; I added two filters, you may take a look if you like, both relate to preventing profanity and bad words. :) --  Plasma  ( Talk ) 16:11, July 8, 2012 (UTC)


 * Great thanks! I'll look at them tomorrow. Were you able to prevent creating a new page with bad words? Also, do you think you could make some to prevent shouting, page blanking, etc.? If you want to discuss these filters, I should be on IRC at   tomorrow. Thanks again for taking on the AF project. It'll be a great help! :-) — Spike  Toronto  01:50, July 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * We'll talk. In the meantime, look at how many hits we gotten so far;  this one has even more!  --  Plasma  ( Talk ) 13:56, July 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * Wow!! Or, should I say, “Holy sh!t!” Color me impressed. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  04:47, July 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * P.S. Now that we have a bunch of results for each of the two filters, we should review the logs to determine any false positives. Also, the warning messages should indicate where to file a false positive report. We can keep that simple here at Scratchpad, if we want, and just tell them to go to one of the Administrators’s pages (see Category:Administrators). I made it more complex at ATW, but then complexity is the nature of that wiki (see Special:PrefixIndex/MediaWiki:Abuse at ATW). Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  05:29, July 10, 2012 (UTC)

Plagiarism
This user made a claim on my talk page that the crossovers pages like Ash Ketchum Meets Robin Hood and Ash's Adventures of Aladdin belong to him when they are not even his contributions. The information he had written on them are actually stolen from another Wiki site where I am in charge at called the Pooh's Adventures Wiki and those articles should never be written on any other Wikia site outside the Pooh's Adventures Wiki. Now before you say anything, I want to also add this. True, I may have replace the false information on most of the false articles that are seen here with deletion in the past, but I have reasons to do it. Whenever that I see that someone had written the same crossover article from the Pooh's Adventures Wiki who copied the same information from the site onto this site, it makes me so mad that it makes me want to replaced the stolen information with deletion, but now I stopped to doing that and decided to do the right thing by telling. Now I was told that it would be vandalism to replace information with deletion on this site, but on the Pooh's Adventures Wiki, it's not vandalism. When a user on the Pooh's Adventures Wiki replaces information with deletion on an article, I would then delete the article instantly. So all I ask for you is to block that user and delete the stolen articles, please.

BrerJake90 (talk) 02:20, July 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi BrerJake. Thank you for discussing this issue with me before taking unilateral action that may have led to an edit war. Please take a look at the Wikia Staff blog The CC-BY-SA License and You before proceeding. After you have read it, let me know if you still think there is a copyright violation. I won't be blocking anyone or deleting anything until then. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  11:13, July 22, 2012 (UTC)

User 74.75.79.133's unwanted catagories
this user here keeps adding unwanted catagories on some pages even mine like "Amanda Wood's Video ideas" or "My Video Ideas" they're not HIS video ideas they're MINE! do you think you can help me get rid of this guy? Skullzproductions (talk) 17:14, July 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * I've rolled back all of his categorizations that were current, back to April. I have also left a message on his talkpage, which you might want to take a look at. Let me know if the problem starts back up. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  11:52, July 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * all righty if he tries another unwanted catagory thing again i'll let you know Skullzproductions (talk) 20:20, July 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * he tried to put his unwanted catagories again Skullzproductions (talk) 22:13, July 26, 2012 (UTC)


 * Since it’s an IP address, the protocol is to place a six-month “soft” block on it (aka, a “school” block). That is, the block is for anonymous editors only. Therefore, if s/he will not log in, s/he will not be able to edit from that IP address for six months. However, if s/he creates an account, and logs in, then s/he can edit. BUT, at least with a registered account, it will be easier for us to communicate and try to teach that person why what they are doing is not correct. Perhaps we might make a better editor and Wikian out of them! :) And if not, registered accounts — unlike IP addresses — can be given indefinite blocks. Thanks Skullz. — Spike  Toronto  08:32, July 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * you're welcome Skullzproductions (talk) 15:16, July 29, 2012 (UTC)

another page harassment
i've just fixed it but earlier a user by the name number of 153.106.93.9 removed all content from my Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales of Equestria & replaced it all with this "THOMAS FAG ALERT PAGE WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY!" i hate it when people act like this to remove my ideas think you can help me again dude? Skullzproductions (talk) 16:36, July 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Skullz, it really helps me if you provide me links. For instance, Special:Contributions/153.106.93.9. Also, to save me going through all those page histories, since you’ve already found the edits, you should provide me with the diffs for those edits (see also Help:Page history). Okay. I’ll be right back, once I’ve looked into this. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  08:42, July 29, 2012 (UTC)


 *  UPDATE : Because of the offensive edit summary, I completely removed the IP-only editor’s edit. I also semi-protected the article for one month so that only registered, autoconfirmed editors can edit it. Thanks Skullz. — Spike  Toronto  08:52, July 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * you're welcome dude Skullzproductions (talk) 15:15, July 29, 2012 (UTC)

Asmit005
Hey ST,

I don't often post messages on your wall, but I'm posting this message because I am having trouble with a user, Asmit005. I asked him not to edit my Thomas parody cast (which I would like deleted due to vandalism and the fact that I don't make them anymore). He doesn't listen to what anybody has to say, and he's an idiot.

Now, if you wouldn't mind, I would suggest two favors please: 1. Delete the page ThomasandMichael's Thomas Parody Casts. And 2. Please tell him to stop posting/editing unwanted casts that he came up with himself.

Thank you for taking the time to read my message. Have a nice day.

ThomasandMichael (talk) 16:40, July 27, 2012 (UTC)

Hey T&M! I appreciate you bringing this problem to me as it gave me the opportunity to “fix” it. I was not able to do all that you asked since there are certain wiki principles involved. Hope this helps. Thanks again for bringing this matter to me. — Spike  Toronto  20:53, July 29, 2012 (UTC)
 *  Ownership : There is no ownership of articles in the main/article namespace. At the very heart of the wiki ethos is the concept that anyone can edit any page in that namespace. Therefore, other editors are indeed permitted to add their own versions of parody casts.
 * Consequently, I have renamed the page Thomas the Tank Engine Parody Casts, removing the ownership component from the name.
 *  Warnings : Because no one owns any page in that namespace, there cannot be any warnings at the top of the page preventing others from editing.
 *  BRD Cycle : Instead, we editors need to apply the bold, revert, discuss cycle. That is, be bold in your edits (that’s what User:Asmit005 did). If another editor does not like the bold editor’s edit, he reverts. At that point, everything moves to the article’s talkpage where we discuss the direction of the article, arrived at by consensus. (See WP:CYCLE at Wikipedia for a better understanding of the bold, revert, discuss cycle.)


 * Thanks a lot! :)  ThomasandMichael (talk) 21:47, July 29, 2012 (UTC)

Re: Thanks...
hey no problem this is my favorite wikia page :D Skullzproductions (talk) 23:19, July 29, 2012 (UTC)

Talk: The New Ownership Policy
Hello, This is FlyingDuckManGenesis. I'd like to have a talk with you about the new Ownership policy, if that's okay with you. If you agree, could please tell me which page we should have the talk on? Thank you.

FDMG, 3:44 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 19:44, August 4, 2012 (UTC)


 * We can use Scratchpad's chatroom. You can access it from the right-hand siderail on most pages, from the menu at the top of the wiki by clicking on Chat, or by typing Special:Chat into the search box. — Spike  Toronto  19:48, August 4, 2012 (UTC)


 * I must say, you've done an excellent job with the new policy. I think that's something we on the Scratchpad Wiki can all follow. Keep up the good work! — FDMG, 6:01 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 22:01, August 4, 2012 (UTC)


 * I was just going to ask you to have a look at it! I made my last edit to it at 21:57 UTC. Did you read it after? If not, you might want to take another look at it. Thanks FDMG! — Spike  Toronto  22:06, August 4, 2012 (UTC)

Trouble on The Simpsons/Spongebob page
Hi. I'm BiggestThomasFan. I have noticed that they is some trouble a page here, the The Simpsons/Spongebob page. A user known as 24.186.67.100 keeps deleting the contains on the page and saying some bad stuff about it. Another user has been reverting that user's edits, but can you please ban 24.186.67.100 from this wikia so he/she can't cause more trouble here? Thank you for listening. - BiggestThomasFan


 * ✅   Thank you for bringing this to my attention. :-) —  Spike  Toronto  15:30, August 8, 2012 (UTC)


 * No problem and thanks. - BiggestThomasFan

Career with admin wiki
Hi Spike, its King657 here, I was wondering what it takes to have a career with admin wiki

Thanks, King657 (talk) 01:35, August 10, 2012 (UTC)King657

Hi King. I'm not quite sure what you're asking me. So, I'll answer each of the three things I think you might be asking me. I hope one of these answers your question. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  06:35, August 14, 2012 (UTC)
 *  Administrator : If there is a wiki on which you are a regular contributor, and on which you help with maintenance, and you want to be an Administrator on that wiki, you just have to make a Request for Rights on that wiki asking to be an Administrator, and that wiki's community will decide. If the wiki has been essentially abandoned by its Administrators/Bureaucrats, and you frequently work on that wiki, you may apply to adopt the wiki by making a request at w:c:Community:Forum:Adoption requests at Wikia's Community Central wiki.
 *  Wikia Staff : At the bottom of every page here at Scratchpad is a corporate footer providing links to various things here that relate to Wikia at the corporate level. One of those links is labelled Careers . If you click on it, it will take you to http://www.wikia.com/Careers, which should tell you everything you need to know about a career with Wikia, as well as a list of current positions available.
 *  Admin Tools Wiki : The Admin Tools Wiki is a wiki for Wikians and Wikipedians who are already Administrators, or soon to become one, who want to practise with the admin tools without fear of harming their home wikis. It's also a testing wiki for testing CSS/JS, templates, bots, etc., again without fear of harming one's home wiki. To apply for testing privileges, one makes application at w:c:admintools:Admin Tools Wiki:Requests for rights.


 * You might be interested in this recent Staff blog posting &rarr; w:c:community:User blog:Beth Fox/Wikia is Hiring. — Spike  Toronto  23:38, August 19, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi Spike, Its King657. I really want to become a Scratchpad Administrator, I was wondering if you could give me a shot. Thanks, King657 (talk) 01:16, August 20, 2012 (UTC)King657.


 * I really appreciate your enthusiasm! At this point, however, we are not adding any more Administrators. There are ways you can help, though. Whenever you see vandalism or spam you can report it to either me or the other Administrator, PlasmaTime. We are going to be creating a spot here at Scratchpad for people to report such things centrally. But, for now, you can just report it directly to us. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  01:15, August 21, 2012 (UTC)

A Concern on the Phineas and Ferb/TUGS Page
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis again. There's something I'd like to talk to you about on the Phineas and Ferb/TUGS page. It's about a cast that I feel doesn't really need to be on there because it doesn't really have any characters from the latter series in its casting. I gave my opinions on what I think should be done in its talk page and asked if whoever created that cast could please transfer it over to the page where it belongs, but I think it could help if it had an administrator's opinion as well.

Thank you for your time.

FDMG, 2:16 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 18:16, August 11, 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅   Commented on article talkpage. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to help. —  Spike  Toronto  06:50, August 14, 2012 (UTC)

Delete Pages
Hello. It's BiggestThomasFan again. There some pages I want to delete because I don't need them anymore. The pages I want to delete are:


 * BiggestThomasFan's Thomas Crossovers Casts
 * BiggestThomasFan's TUGS Crossovers Casts
 * BiggestThomasFan's Sonic Crossovers Casts
 * BiggestThomasFan's The Simpsons Crossovers Casts

Can you please delete these pages? - BiggestThomasFan


 * Have others contributed to them? If you are the sole author/contributor, then I can delete them. Otherwise, it’s not so straightforward. Let me go look at them. — Spike  Toronto  18:31, August 14, 2012 (UTC)


 * Actually, if you’ve flagged them with delete templates, then I’ll assess each of them when I go through using AWB. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  18:37, August 14, 2012 (UTC)

Redirecting Tautology
would you please redirect http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/TauTology to http://tautology.wikia.com/wiki/Tautology_Wiki. I am the contributor to both pages but want to only use the main tautology page.

Please don't delete http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/TauTology because it is still ranked at nr.1 on Google search (tautology + selection)

thanks Trader100 (talk) 20:32, August 14, 2012 (UTC)

Hi Trader. I’ve set up the cross-wiki redirect. If you click on http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/TauTology now, it takes you to http://tautology.wikia.com/wiki/Tautology_Wiki. You should consider redirecting all of the Tautology pages here on Scratchpad. Doing do would ensure that anyone landing on one of them from a Google search would be taken instead to the same page on the new wiki. The process is a fairly basic, yet multi-step one. where    is the name of the page on the target wiki. Give this a try, at first with one page, and let me know how you make out. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  21:14, August 14, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Use Special:Export to gather up the pages still to be moved to the new wiki
 * 2) At the new wiki, use Special:Import to load the pages
 * 3) Back at Scratchpad, on each page moved to the new wiki, replace the contents with a redirect to the new page at the new wiki


 * I tagged
 * #REDIRECT w:c:tautology:Tautological assertions
 * #REDIRECT w:c:tautology:Tautology Journals
 * #REDIRECT w:c:tautology:John Jones
 * as a test to see if the pages redirect but they are no re-directing, please advise. Trader100 (talk) 11:20, August 15, 2012 (UTC)


 * They redirect for me. Click on each of the following, which are all set up as local (i.e., Scratchpad) wikilinks (verify):
 * &rarr; Tautological assertions
 * &rarr; Tautology Journals
 * &rarr; John Jones
 * Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  11:04, August 16, 2012 (UTC)

Email Address
Hi Spike, Its King657 here. I was wondering if you could give me the email address for the former User:ThomasandFriendsRingoStarrandGeorgeCarlin, as I would like to become friends with him.

Thanks

King657 (talk) 01:15, August 18, 2012 (UTC)King657


 * [[Image:Scratchpad Non-existent user (2012-08-19).jpg|thumbnail|right| Userpage of non-existent user. ]]Hey King. That user does not exist, at least not here at Scratchpad. See the image to the right where the system error message says, “ User account "ThomasandFriendsRingoStarrandGeorgeCarlin" does not exist or has never logged in on this wiki. ” The reason the previous page existed was because some of our fellow Scratchpad Wikians were manually creating these pages in the User: namespace. (The system usually creates them when the user makes his/her first edit.) This had the effect of making it appear that there were such users when, in fact, there were none. I’ve been trying to clean them out. I had missed that one. Let me know if you come across any others. Also, if I can help in any other way, please do not hesitate to ask. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  23:32, August 19, 2012 (UTC)

Hey Spike, Its King657 here. I was wondering how you could tell a user is fake?

Thanks King657 (talk) 23:35, August 21, 2012 (UTC)King657

Paid to be an admin?
Hi Spike, Its King657 here. I was wondering if you could get paid as a wikia administrator. Thanks King657 (talk) 23:42, August 21, 2012 (UTC)King657


 * All Administrators on all Wikia wikis are like you and me: volunteers. The only paid personnel at Wikia are its Staff. Where you see the admin icon at the top of this page, in my ProfileMasthead, you will see the word “staff” for those that are Wikia Staff. — Spike  Toronto  19:22, August 22, 2012 (UTC)

User is Fake?
Hi Spike, its King657 again. one more question, how do i tell if a user is fake? Thanks, King657 (talk) 23:44, August 21, 2012 (UTC)King657


 * Well, in the example above, the system told us that that individual did not exist. The other clue is that s/he is shown to have zero edits, yet a userpage exists for him/her. So, when we look at the revision history for that userpage we see that it was created by neither the system (which occurs automatically when the first edit is made), nor by the user him/herself. Hope that helps! — Spike  Toronto  19:26, August 22, 2012 (UTC)

Asmit005 threatens to block
the user Asmit005 says he going to block me for doing a simple thing but i know only admins like you only get to block can you take care of him for me? Skullzproductions (talk) 07:30, August 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * Skullz, as I may have mentioned before, I need diffs. If you want quick action, you have to save me the legwork. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  19:33, August 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * P.S. This is the diff for my edit above:"http://scratchpad.wikia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:SpikeToronto&diff=968207&oldid=968191"It can be shortened to"http://scratchpad.wikia.com/?diff=968207"The best way to present a bunch of them is in a list:
 * http://scratchpad.wikia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:SpikeToronto&diff=968207&oldid=968191
 * This is the diff for my edit above
 * http://scratchpad.wikia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:SpikeToronto&diff=967943&oldid=967800
 * This is the diff for when you made your enquiry above.
 * Hope that helps. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  19:42, August 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * ok but are you still going to help me? Skullzproductions (talk) 20:45, August 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * Of course! But, you have to point me in the right direction. He often makes tonnes of edits. I need you to pinpoint the threatening ones since you know where they are. Even if you just tell me on what page he did it, then I can find the diffs. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  00:08, August 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * well actually it's on the page's talk page. — Skullzproductions (talk) 00:23, August 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Ah, but until this post from you, I didn’t even know to what page you were referring. ;) Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  00:48, August 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * you're welcome Skullzproductions (talk) 01:05, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

User: 38.100.155.34 and his not so user-friendly Anti-Madeline Pages
Hello, It's FDMG Again. There's a user, 38.100.155.34, who make various Anti-Madeline pages, which, for the sake of sounding polite, I will not directly say the titles of the pages, but will instead give links to them. In my opinion, there's nothing wrong about having an opinion on which shows you like or dislike (my opinion is the opposite of his, I like Madeline, but hate Barney), but I think you should at least be polite about what shows you like or dislike. For example, you don't see me making various Anti-Barney pages or vandalizing existing Barney pages just because I hate Barney. I have currently marked the pages shown in the links below for deletion because they contain inappropriate language, something I feel should not be on the Scratchpad Wiki, but I think it would be a good idea if you talked to User: 38.100.115.34 on why he is making these kind of pages and see if there is anything you can do to prevent him from making more in the future.

Here are the links to the pages, as previously mentioned:


 * Anti-Madeline Page 1
 * Anti-Madeline Page 2
 * Anti-Madeline Page 3

Thank you for your time.

FDMG, 6:06 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 22:06, August 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * The second and third ones are most definitely inappropriate. Our abuse filters should have caught them and prevented their creation. In the meantime, I’ll delete the two pages and “salt” their re-creation. As for the first one, it’s title is not immediately violative of any policies. However, it’s contents might very well be. I’ll have a look. Thanks FDMG! I really appreciate your help. :) — Spike  Toronto  00:17, August 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * P.S. For speedy deletions, use Template:Speedydelete. The other deletion template — Template:Delete — is for deletions that are no so obvious, where discussion is necessary as to the merits of keep versus delete. Please see Scratchpad:Requests for page deletions (shortcut &rarr; SP:DEL). Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  00:28, August 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * P.P.S. I found a bunch more pages to delete connected with that IP address. I am sure there are a bunch more. If you wanted to review and flag any of them, please feel free. See Special:Contributions/38.100.155.34. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  00:45, August 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much, I will let you know if I do see any pages like that.
 * FDMG, 9:45 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 01:45, August 23, 2012 (UTC)

Re: Scratchpad:Cast Lists (Parodies)
Hello again, SpikeToronto. It's FDMG. I think you are doing a fine job on the Scratchpad Casts Lists (Parodies) policy once again. Keep up the good work!

FDMG, 8:40 A.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:40, August 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks FDMG. That’s very kind of you. Let’s hope it does the trick! :) — Spike  Toronto  00:02, August 24, 2012 (UTC)

Need Help
Hey Spike, Its King657 here. I was wondering if you could give me some advice on how to run my wiki properly as I am finding it a bit hard.

Thanks, King657 (talk) 22:49, August 23, 2012 (UTC)King657

http://theallnewadventuresofshiningtimestation.wikia.com/wiki/The_All_New_Adventures_of_Shining_Time_Station_Wiki


 * Hey King! Sure, I can give you a hand. To which wiki are you referring? Can you link me to its mainpage? Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  00:03, August 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the link. By the way, because the wiki is here at Wikia, you don’t have to use a long URL like that. Instead, you can just type it like this:" "which will produce this link:"w:c:theallnewadventuresofshiningtimestation"Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  01:02, August 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Okay King. I had a look. I think it might be best if you asked me specific questions. So how about if we dialogue on my talkpage at that wiki? Is that okay with you? Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  01:10, August 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hey Spike Its King657. Thanks for helping me work on my wiki. — King657 (talk) 01:33, August 24, 2012 (UTC)King657

Re: New FlyingDuckManGenesis mini-wiki
 Original query :  FDMG, I just discovered that you have all these various pages (see Category:FlyingDuckManGenesis) that, together, comprise a mini-wiki. Consequently, I’ve created a mini-wiki mainpage for you at FlyingDuckManGenesis. You should use it as an intro to your collection of pages. Finally, you should consider renaming all the pages in Category:FlyingDuckManGenesis so that they all have the same prefix. This will more logically group them together for you. For example: Let me know here in this section of your talkpage what you think. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  08:04, August 26, 2012 (UTC)  – from “New FlyingDuckManGenesis mini-wiki” at User talk:FlyingDuckManGenesis
 * A Bad Day For Danny &rarr; FDMG A Bad Day For Danny
 * FlyingDuckManGenesis' Disney Parody &rarr; FDMG Disney Parody

 Response :

Dear SpikeToronto,

Thank you very much for adding that new FlyingDuckManGenesis mini wiki template. I must remember the next time I have some spare time here on the Scratchpad Wiki to add it to my collection of pages as an intro. If I haven't added it to the pages yet, it's not because I've forgotten, but because I am busy with other things or the computer I usually use for this kind of situation is in use. You have done wonders for the Scratchpad Wiki and all that I ask of you is to keep up the good work as usual.

FDMG, 9:03 A.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 13:03, August 26, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hey FDMG! Actually, it is not a template. It's a mainpage for the FlyingDuckManGenesis Mini-wiki. Think of it as a portal to all your pages. It's very late here. So, I'll explain more tomorrow how to use it. In the meantime, just be sure to add Category:FlyingDuckManGenesis to the bottom of all of your pages. Also, rename all of your pages so that they all have the prefix FDMG . If we can get this working for you, then it might be more effective than SP:CAST at dealing with all the cast-list edit warring. Each of you could have your own, private mini-wiki just for your own cast lists. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  07:08, August 27, 2012 (UTC)


 * P.S. To properly use the mini-wiki mainpage at FlyingDuckManGenesis Mini-wiki, you go to it whenever you want to create a new page. Use the Create box there to create your new page. Be sure to prefix it with your unique prefix: FDMG. — Spike  Toronto  07:21, September 1, 2012 (UTC)

Dumbo casts, etc.
Hey, SpikeToronto. I need your help. Can you block the user who keeps editing my Dumbo/Thomas, Dumbo/TUGS, and Dumbo/Ed, Edd, and Eddy casts? He won't leave my casts alone. Thank you.

BrittalCroftFan (talk) 18:41, August 26, 2012 (UTC)User:BrittalCroftFan


 * Hi BCF. I'd love to help you, but I need more information.
 * Link(s) to the article(s)
 * example &rarr; Dumbo/Thomas, which is produced by inputting
 * Link(s) to the problem user(s)
 * example &rarr; User:BrittalCroftFan, which is produced by inputting
 * It would also be a tremendous help if you could provide diffs (see Help:Diffs).
 * Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  06:50, August 27, 2012 (UTC)

Another Email Address
Hey Spike its King657 here. I was wondering if you could give me the email address for another former user, User:ThomasandBarneyFan, since other users say hes real and I would like to become friends with him.

Thanks, King657 (talk) 21:47, August 26, 2012 (UTC)King657


 * Again, there is no such user (verify). Notice two messages there. One is the system telling us that the user does not exist. And the other is a deletion notice explaining why the page that was incorrectly created there was deleted.
 * As for email addresses, only Staff have access to those. However, if a user has enabled email access, anyone may contact them by using    where     is the name of the person you want to email. For instance, to email you, it would be Special:EmailUser/King657.
 * Hope that helps! — Spike  Toronto  06:36, August 27, 2012 (UTC)

An Issue on the Blaze the Cat Page
Hello, it's FlyingDuckManGenesis again. While I was working on the Blaze the Cat page, I decided to add some information from the various Sonic the Hedgehog games to the Bio section. One of the things I tried to add was that Dr. Eggman Nega (spelled N-E-G-A, as in short for negative) was one of her enemies. This is true, because Dr. E. N. appears in some of the Sonic games as one of her enemies. When I tried to add that to her page, the filter said that I was adding inappropriate language even though I wasn't, nor was I even trying to. I think the reason this happened is because The last part of Dr. E. N.'s name sounds like something inappropriate even though it really isn't. The filter told me to report it to an administrator, so I decided I will. Please see what you can do about this issue. Thank you for your time.

FDMG, 8:16 A.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:16, August 27, 2012 (UTC)

Update:

Hello, It's FDMG again. The same thing that I mentioned earlier on this article is also happening on the Jazwares Sonic Action Figures Ideas page. The reason I was on that page was because somebody removed all the content from the 3-inch figures (with movable hands) section of that page, and replaced it with something, that for the sake of being polite, I will not directly say. Now, the filter struck again, for the same reason as above, the reason, being Dr. E.N.'s name, since he was one of the figures mentioned on the 3-inch section. I feel something needs to be done about that filter, since Dr. E.N.'s name is not inappropriate content just because it may sound similar to it. Thanks again for your time.

FDMG, 3:38 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 19:38, August 27, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you FDMG for the information re: the abuse filters. We are still fine-tuning the finer points of the filters, so it will sometimes be triggered by false positives. It is for this reason that we permit users to still publish the questionable edit, rather than disallow the edit (i.e., block the edit). Although PlasmaTime and I try to review all the activity of the abuse filters, when reporting false positives to us, it would be helpful in these situations if you would provide us the diffs for edits you published that the abuse filters questioned. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  07:46, August 28, 2012 (UTC)

Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Hey there. This is BrittalCroftFan. I got to tell you something. Back in 2000, audiances hate Thomas and the Magic Railroad so much, that it's was bad. But to you and me, it was sucessful and was okay. Wouldn't make more sense if they just love it.

BrittalCroftFan (talk) 00:30, September 3, 2012 (UTC)User:BrittalCroftFan

User Doug scheer
a user here by the name of Doug scheer keeps on removing my Sing Along page on the Home Videos ideas list on the Cartoon Network page & look at the history he even says "SEE YOU IN HELL" can you take care of this guy please? Skullzproductions (talk) 18:28, September 15, 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅   Thank you for bringing this to my attention. —  Spike  Toronto  20:34, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

IRC
Can you get on IRC? Thanks! -- Plasma ( Talk ) 19:50, September 16, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hey PT! I probably will not be able to go on Scratchpad's IRC channel before the afternoon of Monday, September 17, 2012. If it is urgent, please e-mail me at Special:EmailUser/SpikeToronto. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  20:36, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

Help me
Can you help me? Hsunito has keep putting Zira as Maurice, but I perfer Mufasa as Zira. Can you blocked him for me? Thanks.

BrittalCroftFan (talk) 01:32, September 22, 2012 (UTC)User:BrittalCroftFan


 * I’d love to help you, BCF. But, I need more information. Please see what I told you above at  as to the information I need in order to take any action. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  06:38, September 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * I fixed the issue with Beauty and the King. Please look carefully at how I’ve done it. That is how I expect you to deal with such issues in the future. Also, you’ve been blocked before for how you interact with others. No matter how upset you get, you cannot harass people, call them names, etc. Please do not do so from this point forward. Thanks for bringing the issue with User:Hsunito to my attention. If there other pages that he has edited that you think I need to look at, please list them here. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  08:32, September 25, 2012 (UTC)

User 92.2.126.18 might be Asmit005
i think Asmit005 is back as an unregistered user called 92.2.126.18 can you take care of this please? Skullzproductions (talk) 13:05, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

now he's got another unregistered account called 92.8.231.158 i really thought we were done with him Skullzproductions (talk) 19:16, September 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Skullz, if those two IPs plus the others that I suspect he’s used are indeed his, it will make rangeblocking difficult. When I plug them into the range calculator, I get a range that is much too big to block (2,097,152 IPs), a range that the system will not permit. So, I’m asking Staff to run a CheckUser on the various IPs to determine if there are any that can be eliminated. I’ll get back to you. In the meantime, undo edits where undoing is appropriate. Provide clear, polite edit summaries. (Never undo without providing an edit summary.) Make sure that the sections whose cast list edits are being undone clearly indicate that they are not to be edited by others (if that is the issue). Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  07:39, September 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * Skullz, from looking at the IP edits made at Talk:Thomas/The Wind in the Willows, it’s pretty obvious that it is User:Asmit005 evading his block. So, I have gone ahead and blocked the following IPs:
 * 92.2.126.18
 * 92.8.231.158
 * 92.8.149.100
 * Since you edit the same pages, would you please review the article edits made by those IPs and see if any need to be reverted? Do not worry about his talkpage edits. If any of them are offensive, just tell me and I’ll take care of them. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  12:25, September 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * ok thanks dude Skullzproductions (talk) 12:51, September 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * Skullz, based on the blocks so far, I added some narrow rangeblocks for the following IP ranges:
 * 92.8.128.0/17
 * 92.2.120.0/21
 * These are only “soft-blocks”, which means that only anonymous edits from those IP addresses are prevented. This forces the editor to create an account from which to edit. If those edits clearly indicate that it is Asmit005 evading his block, then those registered accounts — sockpuppets, technically — can then be blocked indefinitely. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  13:21, September 25, 2012 (UTC)

New 2012-11-29
looks like he's got another one look here User:92.2.114.137 Skullzproductions (talk) 16:53, November 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * I came across the new article talkpage where you and he were discussing the matter. In this instance, the latest IP has been soft-blocked because he is evading the hard-block on his account. (See Special:Contributions/92.2.114.137) Block evasion brings an automatic block. All he has to do is open a dialogue with us at User talk:Asmit005 and this can be resolved. I hate to see anyone who wants to edit not being able to edit. So, I want to resolve the issue of his disruptieve editng with him so he can be unblocked. (By the way, his block message that he sees when he triggers it has a link right to that conversation. If only he’d read it.) Thanks for alerting me to this, Skullz. — Spike  Toronto  03:07, December 5, 2012 (UTC)

User:108.71.176.123 and his anti-Mac pages
Hello, SpikeToronto, it's me, FlyingDuckManGenesis. There's this user, 108.71.176.123, AKA Shadowgate, whom I'd like to talk to you about. A couple months back, he made some unwanted edits to my Thomas/Foster's cast. Basically, he was adding the obviously false rumor that Frankie and Mac, both from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends are enemies. This is not true, because on the show, Frankie and Mac are just friends. Many of his pages are fan fictions of Frankie trying to torture and/or kill Mac, some which even contain inappropriate language.

Here are some of his pages, just to prove my point:


 * Mac Killed
 * Why is Frankie Foster so programmed or dominated to get mad at someone who hurts her?
 * Mac and Frankie Become Enemies
 * Mac and Frankie Become Friends Again (basically the same as above but with a different title)
 * Mac's Revenge
 * Frankie & Terrence A Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Episode
 * Mac Framed
 * Mac's Punishment
 * Opening To The Mac VS. Frankie Rivalry Trilogy 2004 DVDS

As far to my knowledge, there are no episodes of Foster's where Frankie sends Mac to jail, denies him food or water, kills him, or even spanks him, because as previously mentioned, Frankie and Mac are friends.

As of recently, he has pretty much copied and pasted several Foster's episodes descriptions from their pages on the Imagination Companions Wiki, but added obviously false information of Frankie and Mac being enemies. I have modified those pages, removing false information and making them more family-friendly, but have left his fanfiction pages unaltered to, as previously mentioned, prove my point. I think he will likely continue making these pages unless something is done about it.

Thank you for your time.

FDMG, 8:06 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 00:06, October 13, 2012 (UTC)


 * Before I proceed, FDMG, I am confused about a few things. Are all of his pages and/or contributions in the realm of fanfiction (which includes fantasy cast lists)? Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  02:26, October 16, 2012 (UTC)


 * Just to elaborate, about half of Shadowgate's pages, specifically the ones I have the links to listed on your page are his fan fictions, some of which, like User:38.100.155.34's anti-Madeline pages, contain offensive language. The other pages he's added are articles of Foster's characters or episodes, some of which he's pretty much copied and pasted from the Imagination Companions wiki and added false information and/or offensive material to, which I've later altered to make more accurate and family-friendly. There's a big difference between fanfiction and reality, and I try to keep both of them separate. If I add character or episode pages to the Scratchpad Wiki, i at least try to keep them accurate to the source material, but at the same time, family-friendly. In the past, he's tried to add the obviously false rumor of Frankie being enemies with Mac and/or trying to torture and or/kill Mac in various ways to various Foster's parody cast pages, specifically to casts that warn you not to edit, add, or delete. I hope this has helped, and thank you for your time.


 * FDMG, 8:10 A.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:10, October 16, 2012 (UTC)


 * Okay. I think I have a handle on this now FDMG. Let me break it down for us:
 *  Fanfiction , including cast lists, can be whatever the person wants it to be.
 *  Offensive language  can be dealt with by anyone. So, if you see such language, you can either undo the edit, or manually remove the offensive language. If you are unsure whether a particular example is sufficiently offensive, ask me.
 * Truly offensive edits and edit summaries can be totally redacted by a special tool that I have. Anything like that, let me know and I’ll obliterate it.
 * If someone continues to add offensive language even after you’ve warned them, let me know so they can be dealt with (e.g., temporary removal of their editing privileges)
 *  Wholesale copying  from other Wikia wikis is acceptable under the Wikia licence. It is supposed to be attributed to the source wiki, however.
 *  Factual inaccuracies  are of course not acceptable. Even worse is purposely inserting them in articles that are not fanfiction. Purposely inserting factual inaccuracies into articles (e.g., an article on U.S. history) is not a good faith edit. Those edits need to be undone/removed. Also, editors doing so, should be politely warned that it is unacceptable. If they persist, then a temporary removal of their editing privileges would be in order.
 * Okay, based on this, perhaps you can tell me exactly where I need to take action; that is, any of these things that you or other editors cannot do with the tools available to you. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  06:04, October 17, 2012 (UTC)

VH Wiki Entry Blocked
I have just finished uploading a record of the folder/file hierarchy to the VH wiki to aid in updating the changelog and differentiating unofficial branches. When I went to publish the page, I received a message from the Language Filter - I believe this is due to my including the original folder names. The page has been published, but its content is currently invisible. VH/Folder_Hierarchy Thank you for your time. Claws61821 (talk) 19:32, October 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Correction, page content now visible from my computer. Perhaps the system just needed time to parse it first. Claws61821 (talk) 19:40, October 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Glad it worked for you! :) — Spike  Toronto  07:54, October 30, 2012 (UTC)

Renamed
Hey there. As you can see, I dislike Goofy as The Scarecrow and Mickey Mouse as The Tin Man. So, I decided to renamed to Scootaloo/The Wizard of Oz. Now I can live peaceful. I'm not trying to be mean, it's just that I don't like Goofy as The Scarecrow and Mickey Mouse as The Tin Man that's all.

BrittalCroftFan (talk) 11:04, November 1, 2012 (UTC)User:BrittalCroftFan


 * BCF, I have no idea what you’re talking about. :D — Spike  Toronto  08:44, November 2, 2012 (UTC)


 * What I meant to say to you is Disney/The Wizard of Oz, where I renamed it to Scootaloo/The Wizard of Oz due the fact that someone kept change from Mickey Mouse as The Scarecrow to Goofy as The Scarecrow and Goofy as The Tin Man as Mickey as The Tin Man. BrittalCroftFan (talk) 11:00, November 2, 2012 (UTC)User:BrittalCroftFan


 * You don’t have to report page renames to me. If we didn’t want you and other contributors to be able to rename pages, we wouldn’t give you the ability to do so. ;) Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  11:14, November 2, 2012 (UTC)

Parody rules being ignored
a couple of users are ignoring the rules as said on version 8 of the Thomas/Veggietales list take a look at the history and see what i mean Skullzproductions (talk) 22:29, November 3, 2012 (UTC)


 * Skullz, it would help me tremendously if you would use edit summaries, especially when you use the undo function. Then, when I review the revision history, as you’ve asked me to do here, I can see at once what you think the issue is. Otherwise, I have to study each edit and try and determine what the issue was, what caused the revert. Thanks! Okay. Off to look at Thomas/Veggietales. ;) — Spike  Toronto  06:06, November 6, 2012 (UTC)


 * I’ve semi-protected that page for one month so that IP-only editors cannot edit it. This should be sufficient for the message to get through to those particular editors. Also, I’ve added this to the policy at SP:CAST since it was not entirely clear. Finally, I’ve soft-blocked those particular IPs so that they have to log in to edit. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  06:24, November 6, 2012 (UTC)

Thomas and Friends Character Ideas
Hey I was editing on the Thomas and Friends Character Ideas page about two days ago. I had just added 5 more characters, but somehow mine along with all the others were automaticly deleted when I hit publish. I'm sure it wasn't something I did. What happened? GordonTheFourth (talk) 21:58, November 4, 2012 (UTC)


 * I don’t know what to tell you, Gordon. This edit shows you clearing out the text. Can you describe what was going on at the time? For instance, did the system give you any messages? Were you editing in source mode or visual mode? Etc.? By the way, when something like that happens, from the revision history, you can just click on undo and revert to the previous edit. You can see I did that with this edit. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  07:12, November 6, 2012 (UTC)

Chat Mods
hey Spike, its NZGuy here, i was wondering if you could tell me who the chat mods are on this wiki thanks, NZGuy (talk) 23:45, November 6, 2012 (UTC)NZGuy


 * I’ve never seen anyone use the chat here, so we’ve never created any chatmods. — Spike  Toronto  00:13, November 7, 2012 (UTC)

User:66.250.191.192 and a Counterparts Policy proposition
Hello, It's FDMG again. I have written this because there's this user, 66.250.191.92, who has been making various unwanted edits on Counterparts sections of character pages. Basically, he was removing every character but one per franchise to suit his needs. However, I feel that since not all parodies are the same (as noted below), the characters should not be removed from the Counterparts section. Even on pages like Sonic's, which have a Do not delete, but you can add section are not immune to his edits. I sent him a warning, but he ignored it within mere minutes after it was sent. I think he will continue making these kinds of edits unless we do something about it.

I propose that we start a Counterparts policy on the Scratchpad Wiki. Each character page has their own counterparts section because people like to use that character as other characters in various parodies. Here are a few rules I think everyone should follow regarding Counterparts sections:

1. More than one counterpart is allowed for a specific character (Ex; Some people like to have Sally Acorn as Emily in their Sonic/Thomas parodies, while other like to have Amy Rose as Emily).

2. Female characters cannot play male characters and vice-versa.

3. Heroes cannot play villains and vice-versa.

4. Do not remove counterparts from character pages unless the counterpart does not suit the character (Ex. a female character on a male character page.)

I think that if everyone follows the rules of this policy, then everything will be as it should. I like to encorage individuality in parodies and a Counterparts policy to ensure that whoever wants to put characters they think suit their counterparts in their parodies can.

Thank you for your time.

FDMG, 5:03 P.M. Approx.


 * Just as a threshold matter, can you please explain to me what a counterpart is? In the meantime, I’ll go deal with 66.250.191.92. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  21:59, December 4, 2012 (UTC)


 * Basically, a counterpart is someone from a franchise that suits another character from a different franchise based on its personality.
 * FDMG, 5:03 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 22:03, December 4, 2012 (UTC)


 *  UPDATE : I still don’t quite get it; but, it is a bit clearer. ;) As for the IP-only editor, I have placed a soft-block on the IP address. That means that he can still edit, but he must do so from a registered account. Then, if he has difficulty following the few rules and restrictions we have here, it will be easier to communicate with him. As for a Counterparts policy, let me spend sometime with it and get back to you. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  00:14, December 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * P.S. Are there any of his edits that I need to revert? See Special:Contributions/66.250.191.192. Or, did you repair all the damage? Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  00:33, December 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * I think I took care of most of the unwanted edits he made, though specifically, the franchises I cared the most about (Thomas, Sonic, Garfield, TTA, Etc.).
 * FDMG, 8:06 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 01:06, December 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * Again, just so I can understand, how are the issues with counterparts not served by the existing cast list policy? — Spike  Toronto  02:11, December 5, 2012 (UTC)

I think the Cast policy applies to the entire cast of characters of two or more specific franchises (Ex; If it's a TUGS/Thomas cast page, it applies to the cast of characters from TUGS (and to a lesser extent, Theodore Tugboat) and Thomas). The Counterparts policy applies to pages of one specific character from one specific franchise, instead of the entire cast of said franchise (Thomas the Tank Engine, from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, for example, has a variety of characters from different franchises that suit him based on his personality, whereas James, also from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, has a different variety of characters that suit him based on his personality). My apologies if I'm not being clear enough, as I really am trying hard to be as clear as I can. — FDMG, 9:23 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 02:23, December 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * Okay. Just let me spend some time thinking about it. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  02:26, December 5, 2012 (UTC)

96.41.229.194
There is this anon who keeps spamming by using nonsense things on Thomas parodies and stuff, can you have that underaged anon banned? PikachusIslandAdventure (talk) 00:20, November 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * PikachusIslandAdventure, do all of his edits need to be reverted? — Spike  Toronto  01:45, December 5, 2012 (UTC)


 *  UPDATE : I’ve taken care of his edits for December and November that had not already been dealt with. Also, I have placed a soft-block on the IP address. That means that he can still edit, but he must do so from a registered account. Then, if he has difficulty following the few rules and restrictions we have here, it will be easier to communicate with him. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. — Spike  Toronto  02:13, December 5, 2012 (UTC)

Admin
Hi, I see The 888th Avatar is an admin ans hasn't edited for a while and has 8 edits, so I was woundering if I could replace him and help with cleaning up ect., and importing abusefilters.. Note: You may want to delete the mini wiki I created a while back as I haven't used it and don't have plans to..— Original  Authority  (contrib's) , 21:08, December 1, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hey OA. Thanks for reminding me about 888. He was helping out here with one particular project. I just hadn’t got around to removing the sysop bit from his account. Thanks for reminding me. As for the mini-wiki you created, I can’t delete it if I do not have a link to it. :P Finally, thanks for the offer of help. We’re okay for now. And, PlasmaTime does most of the abuse filters. But, if we need some more help with them, I can add the AF userright for you. But, right now, the only one we need to add is the one Ultimate Supreme is working on at ATW. Thanks again! — Spike  Toronto  02:22, December 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * P.S. You can help with cleaning up by marking pages for deletion, or speedy deletion, per SP:DELETE. Then we can review them and decide. The hard part is tracking them down and flagging them. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  02:31, December 5, 2012 (UTC)

184.57.244.145
Hey, there Spike. This is BrittalCroftFan. Sorry I curse, and I promise I won't do it again. Plus, I need you help. Can you blocked the user that keeps putting Rainbow Fish the Snow Fish in Disney/Frosty the Snowman? Thanks. And one more thing, the user's name is 184.57.244.145.

BrittalCroftFan (talk) 21:08, December 1, 2012 (UTC)User:BrittalCroftFan


 * First, thank you for promising to watch your language. It took me quite some time this weekend going back through all of your edits to clean up as much as I could. Second, remember if you do not want your cast lists changed, add a DO NOT EDIT note next to your version (per SP:CAST). Third, please remember to SIGN IN when you edit. Try not to edit anonymously, because then I won’t know it’s you. Fourth, your IP-only editor seems to have also been editing from 204.10.220.127. Finally, I have placed a soft-block on the IP address. That means that he can still edit, but he must do so from a registered account. Then, if he has difficulty following the few rules and restrictions we have here, it will be easier to communicate with him. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. — Spike  Toronto  02:55, December 5, 2012 (UTC)

User:69.50.51.89
Hello, it's FlyingDuckManGenesis again. My apologies if you feel like I am bothering you by sending you all these these messages, but there's this user, 69.50.51.89, who has been making unwanted edits to many of mine and Skullzproductions' pages, among others. Basically, he was adding unwanted categories, specifically "My Vhs ideas" and "Amanda Woods VHS ideas". I sent him a message telling him to stop, but he ignored it within mere minutes after I sent it and continued to make the unwanted edits. Now, I can't be online all of the time, so he might make more edits if something isn't done about him. Do you think you could help? Again, my apologies if I feel like i'm bothering you by sending these messages, I am merely trying to prevent unwanted spam. Thank you for your time.

FDMG, 5:40 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 22:40, December 1, 2012 (UTC)