User:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 5

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Scratchpad:IP range calculator
I have a question how do you use the iprange calculator? — HypercaneTeen(talk) 10:58, July 28, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hey HypercaneTeen! The Scratchpad:IP range calculator is a great device created by our recently retired other Administrator, Kris. He never got to complete it, so it does not have all the functionality he had intended for it. At this time, if you enter an IP address in the Network IP field, it will generate the starting IP and the ending IP in the range, depending on the CIDR suffix number entered after the slash.""The relationship is an inverse one. That is, the larger the CIDR suffix, the smaller the range generated. Conversely, the smaller the CIDR suffix, the larger the range generated. We had hoped to also have it run the other direction: You enter the range start and end points, and the calculator would generate the Network IP and the CIDR suffix. Sadly, that part never got completed.""Finally, to better understand range blocks, please see mw:Help:Range blocks. —  Spike  Toronto  03:58, July 30, 2014 (UTC) P.S. I notice that it doesn’t seem to be working right now. I’ll have to check that the JS is loading properly. —  Spike  Toronto  03:58, July 30, 2014 (UTC)


 * It’s working now. —  Spike  Toronto  04:22, July 30, 2014 (UTC)

RFR set-up
Could you test this to make sure that the revisionuser workaround is working? You could also modify the link to go to the right page (if it already isn't). ~Curiouscrab (talk) 01:57, August 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * It works perfectly! You know I was going to set it up using Template:USERNAME, for which I’ve already added the necessary CSS/JS to the MediaWiki namespace. I was also going to structure it much as it is structured at w:c:admintools:Admin Tools Wiki:Requests for rights. I just hadn’t gotten ’round to it.""The biggest problem that people at ATW always have is entering the name of the subpage to be created. So, I thought that with Template:USERNAME — entered into the instructions and the input box as — it would make it easier for would-be applicants and simplify the process.""Are you interested in any of this? Because, if you are, once I get it done over there, then you could copy it, and adapt it to here. What do you think?  —  Spike  Toronto  03:39, August 19, 2014 (UTC)

My Little Pony/Littlest Pet Shop
Hello, SpikeToronto. Can you help with something. I'm having trouble with a user known as Palacepets0102. He keeps editing my cast under the My Little Pony/Littlest Pet Shop (2012 version). I asked him kindly to stop, but he ignored my warning. Can you help me out please? BiggestThomasFan (talk) 16:55, September 15, 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅ I cleaned up the page at My Little Pony/Littlest Pet Shop (2012 version). You can use how I did it as an example so that you can do the clean-up yourself next time. After that, I left him a message — with a warning — on his talk page (see here). Feel free to read it, and let me know if I’ve left anything out. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Please keep me updated if anything should change. —  Spike  Toronto  23:44, September 15, 2014 (UTC)

Re: Archiving
Since you've mentioned it, I think I would like to have it archived. And I would like it if you could do it for me please. BiggestThomasFan (talk) 01:15, September 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  01:34, September 16, 2014 (UTC)

I voted!
Spike! I did it. I voted MESSAGE WALLS!


 * — Spike  Toronto  23:37, October 12, 2014 (UTC)

Problems with user Andrew1998
This user is still vandalizing the Monsters Inc. pages on Scratchpad wiki, even after giving the user multiple warnings. Please block the user for at least 1 year. Thank you. FirePuppy (talk) 01:38, October 26, 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  04:39, October 26, 2014 (UTC)

Cartoons Don't Dance
The "My Version" seems too UN-vague. VeggieFan2000 (talk) 23:04, October 31, 2014 (UTC)


 * Taylor! You already your CartoonTales: Cartoons Don't Dance (VF2000's version). Spike. Taylor says about Cartoons Don't Dance.

You’re right Taylor. We do not allow titles with my because they are too vague on a wiki like Scratchpad. I cannot always catch them all. So, I need people like you to point them out. Would you please give me an exact link to the one you’re talking about, so I can fix it? — Spike  Toronto  02:21, November 1, 2014 (UTC)

Another spammer
Please block this user: User:James.obrien.7334

This user just posted two unacceptable images that I tried to replace with NBC and CBS logos, and was also abusing the Barney/Kirby page. FirePuppy (talk) 00:28, November 2, 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅ —  Spike  Toronto  10:17, November 3, 2014 (UTC)

I got problem
SpikeToronto, I have a problem. I went to The Parody Wiki. But someone changing my edit pages. Can you come with me at The Parody Wiki and block him out?


 * Hi Calvyn! I wish I could help you, but I cannot. In order to block people at Parody Wiki, I would need to have Administrator privileges there, like I do here at Scratchpad. Unfortunately, I am not an Administrator there. Also, I checked, and there is only ONE (1) Administrator at the Parody Wiki. Unfortunately, he has not visited that wiki in FOUR (4) years! So, he cannot help either. Again, sorry I cannot help you. — Spike  Toronto  15:29, November 4, 2014 (UTC)

Original issue
hey i'm fixing the Mr. Conductor's Adventures in A Muppet Family Christmas page for the remake video parts and i tried using the video thing on the classic editor to put the video in so they can see it here but something's wrong

it keeps saying Sorry, something went wrong while inserting this video to the article which i think is bull since the thing's worked for me in the past can you help fix this? Skullzproductions (talk) 14:47, December 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hmm … Very interesting Skullz. Let me ask around and see if this is known issue systemwide, across Wikia. — Spike  Toronto  14:54, December 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * P.S. Can you point me to the video you were trying to add so that I can try and reproduce the issue? —  Spike  Toronto  14:59, December 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * sure here http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cwnxo Skullzproductions (talk) 15:10, December 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * Gee, i’m confused. I just did it, and it worked (verify). I use the classic editor in source mode, so I wonder if that makes a difference? (I am assuming that you use the classic editor in visual mode. Correct me if i'm wrong.) Let me test it again, this time using a non-admin account. — Spike  Toronto  15:20, December 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * P.S. As normally happens, when i used the video tool to insert the video, it was uploaded to Scratchpad. You can find it at File:Mr. Conductor's Adventures in A Muppet Family Christmas remake part 1. —  Spike  Toronto  15:25, December 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * thanks man Skullzproductions (talk) 15:49, December 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Anyway, with my test account, I was able to reproduce the same problem you had. You can see the error message in the screencap at File:Video upload problems 2014-12-19.jpeg. My test account’s editor settings are at File:Video upload problems settings 2014-12-19.jpg. Before I ask Staff to open a ticket on this matter, would you please try this at another Wikia site and let me know if the same thing happens? —  Spike  Toronto  04:29, December 21, 2014 (UTC)


 * Skullz, I haven’t heard back from you. I need to know: Are you still having this problem? Does it happen on other wikis (for example, your w:c:jayjay: wiki)? —  Spike  Toronto  06:42, December 30, 2014 (UTC)

More occurrences
Part 3 of Mr. Conductor's Adventures in A Muppet Family Christmas is ready but now whenever i try to post it on the add a video thing it takes me to this dumb page with this stuff on it

"The file name you were trying to upload ("File:Mr. Conductor's Adventures in A Muppet Family Christmas remake part 3") has been blacklisted because it is a very common or uninformative one. Please go back and choose a better file name. When uploading files to Scratchpad, please use a file name that describes the content of the image or media file you're uploading and is sufficiently distinctive that no-one else is likely to pick the same name by accident.

Examples of good file names: Yes check City of London skyline from London City Hall - Oct 2008.jpg Yes check KDE Kicker config screenshot.png Yes check 1863 Meeting of Settlers and Maoris at Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.jpg Yes check Polyhedron with no vertex visible from center.png

Examples of bad file names: X mark Image01.png X mark Joe.jpg X mark DSC00001.JPG X mark 30996951316264l.jpg

For more information, please see Scratchpad:Image file names. If you have a good reason for uploading a file with this name, or if you receive this message when attempting to upload a new version of an existing file, please let us know at the Noticeboard. Be sure to specify the exact name of the file you are trying to upload. Thank you."

the video is fine it's just can you fix this please? here's the video: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2e7uz0

— Skullzproductions (talk) 23:31, January 7, 2015 (UTC)


 * You’re right Skullz. There is no reason for a title like the one you’re using — File:Mr. Conductor's Adventures in A Muppet Family Christmas remake part 3 — to be trapped by the Titleblacklist. There is no problem with such a long name. I wonder if the issue might be that the source title is x2e7uz0? I’ll switch to my test account and see if I can reproduce the same problem. If I cannot fix it so you can upload it yourself, I’ll upload it for you with my sysop account. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. — Spike  Toronto  08:36, January 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * Skullz, I’m still getting the same error as before (see screencap at File:Video upload problems 2015-01-10.jpg). I am not receiving any notices from the Titleblacklist system. When we spoke in December, I showed you then what my settings for editing were (see File:Video upload problems settings 2014-12-19.jpg). I still need the following from you if I am to resolve this issue:
 * your editing settings
 * it is important that our settings be the same if I am to exactly reproduce your situation
 * Goto another wikia and try to insert in an article there the exact same video from DailyMotion
 * Does the same thing occur? Are you able to upload the video?
 * — Spike  Toronto  09:29, January 10, 2015 (UTC)

Here's part 4
here's part 4 of Mr. Conductor's Adventures in A Muppet Family Christmas i'm still getting problems adding videos in

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2fib8y Skullzproductions (talk) 03:33, January 25, 2015 (UTC)


 * Nope. Sorry. I cannot help you. I am stumped. Before I can proceed, I need you to do those things I asked of you, and answer the questions I posed for you, above in the section and the  section. Thank you. —  Spike  Toronto  05:29, January 25, 2015 (UTC)


 * i tried doing that wiki video add you put in it still blacklisted it

✅ — Spike  Toronto  11:15, February 8, 2015 (UTC)

Here's part 5
what duplicate? this is part 5 of Mr. Conductor's Adventures in A Muppet Family Christmas! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2iv43q Skullzproductions (talk) 23:43, March 6, 2015 (UTC)


 * Well, gee. What does that tell you? It means that instead of only giving me the link to the video to be uploaded, you need to also tell me exactly where here at Scratchpad the video is to go. It’s always just guesswork for me. — Spike  Toronto  23:49, March 6, 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  23:52, March 6, 2015 (UTC)

Here's part 6
the final part is ready! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ivtlv Skullzproductions (talk) 04:59, March 7, 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  06:56, March 7, 2015 (UTC)

still getting blacklisted
i've just uploaded this on Dailymotion http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2gkqa1 and tried to put it on this page i just made Mr. Conductor Visits Fraggle Rock Episode Links but i'm still getting blacklisted! can you please put this on the page the correct way please? i'm sorry about making you do this but i want to put my stuff in video screen format it's much better than just a dumb link

Go to. — Spike  Toronto  11:17, February 8, 2015 (UTC)

Outstanding items from Skullz
Skullz, I cannot resolve this issue without the following info from you: I need this info in order to permanently solve the problem. — Spike  Toronto  05:20, February 7, 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) Are you able to successfully upload this at any other wiki?
 * 2) * w:c:jayjay: &larr; try it here and report back
 * 3) Go to the editing tab under your preferences. What are your editing settings?
 * 4) * screen caps would be very useful
 * 5) * a screen cap of my settings is here &rarr; File:Video upload problems settings 2014-12-19.jpg
 * 6) ** Even though I have the new visual editor set as default, I edit only in source mode.
 * 7) *** What editor and mode are you using? (We currently have FOUR (4) editors and TWO (2) modes available to us.)
 * 8) **** So, what are your editing settings and what do you click on to begin editing?
 * 9) **** Once you're in your editor, what method do you use to add your video?
 * 10) * I must make my settings the same as yours, and click on all the things you do to edit and add videos, if I am to reproduce your problem exactly
 * 11) ** You should make a screen capture video and then I could see everything!
 * 12) Blacklisted? I am not seeing that message at all
 * 13) * provide a screen cap


 * Reply:
 * yes i tried and it worked over there but no here
 * i just set my thing to the classic editing system because i can actually put videos on with it but for this i'll put it back to that visual setting plus i open a new page to use the classic editor and try to get the video but when i try it add it it says some stupid stuff saying there's a problem
 * and okay prepare for tons of screencaps:
 * File:Blacklist.png
 * File:Preferences 2.png
 * File:Video Insert Problems.png


 * there you go Skullzproductions (talk) 15:48, February 7, 2015 (UTC)


 * Skullz, I went ahead and added the video for you. Your screen cap at File:Blacklist.png is very useful and shows a problem that will take me some time to fix.
 * Okay, so you can go ahead with your article since I inserted the video for you. But, when I ask you any follow-up questions on this issue, you have to answer and not wait until the next time the problem happens to you.
 * — Spike  Toronto  11:08, February 8, 2015 (UTC)
 * Okay, so you can go ahead with your article since I inserted the video for you. But, when I ask you any follow-up questions on this issue, you have to answer and not wait until the next time the problem happens to you.
 * — Spike  Toronto  11:08, February 8, 2015 (UTC)
 * — Spike  Toronto  11:08, February 8, 2015 (UTC)
 * — Spike  Toronto  11:08, February 8, 2015 (UTC)

New Episodes links
in case i need help putting videos in i'm putting in a new talk page topic with the episode links so you can help me put each episode on it's designated part on the page here's episode 2

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2h4xfb


 * First, please go to and answer the question in the  . Then, I’ll help you. Thanks! —  Spike  Toronto  09:11, February 14, 2015 (UTC)


 * this was all i can give you i can't even insert videos using the new editing system and when i use the classic one it can't add anything in this is all i can give you i'm sorry but until this issue is resolved you'll have to help me put my videos in the page for me since the video add in system apparently hates me here X( i'm sorry it's just it used to work well for me and now it's not so i can't give anything else than this i showed you what i can show you nothing else i'm sorry but when i say i've got nothing else to show than that i've got nothing else to show than that so for now i want your help in inserting videos when i need them on the page so help me please? Skullzproductions (talk) 09:35, February 14, 2015 (UTC)


 * Because you didn’t get a screen cap of your settings before getting the blacklist error message, I don’t know how to set my settings so that it happens to me too. It’s hard to fix a problem when it cannot be reproduced. Do you know, by the way, if anyone else is experiencing this problem? I haven’t seen any other discussion here at Scratchpad.
 * Anyway, you didn’t tell me in what article the video at http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2h4xfb is supposed to go? Where do I put it? Also, where is the talk page you mentioned? Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  10:02, February 14, 2015 (UTC)
 * Anyway, you didn’t tell me in what article the video at http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2h4xfb is supposed to go? Where do I put it? Also, where is the talk page you mentioned? Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  10:02, February 14, 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  10:12, February 14, 2015 (UTC)

new episode ready: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2howy5
 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  06:34, February 22, 2015 (UTC)

new episode ready: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2i9jl7 Skullzproductions (talk) 17:03, February 27, 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  03:17, March 1, 2015 (UTC)

new episode ready: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2iu7jo Skullzproductions (talk) 18:33, March 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  23:42, March 6, 2015 (UTC)

new episode ready: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2jfgfq Skullzproductions (talk) 18:00, March 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * Skullz: Where am I supposed to put the video? Please provide a wikilink. —  Spike  Toronto  20:18, March 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * Mr. Conductor Visits Fraggle Rock Episode Links there's where you've put the last 5 episodes Skullzproductions (talk) 20:42, March 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ I’m just very busy. I never remember, and have had to look it up each time. — Spike  Toronto  20:59, March 13, 2015 (UTC)

new episode ready: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2k3ri3
 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  08:22, March 21, 2015 (UTC)

new episode ready: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ku0mf Skullzproductions (talk) 01:35, March 28, 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  06:10, March 30, 2015 (UTC)

new episode ready: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2lnxh7 Skullzproductions (talk) 02:02, April 4, 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  23:31, April 4, 2015 (UTC)

new episode ready: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2n07tu
 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  07:01, April 21, 2015 (UTC)

new episode ready: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2nurj7 Skullzproductions (talk) 22:03, April 24, 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  23:03, April 24, 2015 (UTC)

new episode ready: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2oonhp Skullzproductions (talk) 14:19, May 1, 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  15:35, May 1, 2015 (UTC)

Asmit005's Other Account
Hello Spike. Do you remember the user Asmit005, who was permanently banned from this wikia back in March? Because I recently found an account that might also be owned by him. The account is User:ASmith. The only reason why I think it's owned by him is because the names are almost similar. However, ASmith has not edited here since April 10, 2012. I was just wondering if you also thought it could be owned him. And if you do, would it be a good idea to block that account from here in case he tries to do block evasion using that account? BiggestThomasFan (talk) 21:20, December 21, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi BTF! I had looked at that other account around the same time as Asmit005 was permabanned. The ASmith account only ever made a few edits, and they were dissimilar to the ones made by the banned account. Short of asking Staff for a CheckUser, there is no way to truly confirm. I decided, at that time, to leave it unblocked for the following reasons:
 * editing patterns were too dissimilar to suggest the banned person
 * the ASmith account was inactive at the time the other account was permablocked, and still is
 * when the Asmit005 account was permablocked, a recurring autoblock on the associated IP addresses was also engaged, which seems to be holding well since Asmit005 triggers it on a regular basis
 * this autoblock would also block the ASmith account if they were coming from the same home, office, school, etc., whenever the ASmith account would ever be used
 * so far, it seems no attempts to edit have been made from that ASmith account, assuming the two accounts are related
 * we cannot block for block evasion until the block evasion occurs
 * to do so would be like giving someone a speeding ticket because he has sportscar, notwithstanding that he has yet to speed
 * As often as Asmit005 tries to edit here at Scratchpad, I honestly believe that if ASmith were also his account, he would have tried to edit from it already. So, either
 * that account is not his, or
 * he lost his access to it, supposing it had ever been his.
 * Thanks BTF for bringing this to my attention. Issues like this should be reviewed periodically and I had not looked at that account in some time. —  Spike  Toronto  23:25, December 21, 2014 (UTC)

Empty sections in Garfield parody
In the Garfield parody section there is NOTHING in the 'My gym partner is a monkey or Ni hao sections. It said "coming soon" in My gym partner is a monkey, but it never came since 2011. Is there a point to keep empty sections? UsagiCandy


 * For me to answer you specifically, I would need a link to the actual article. However, in general, if it is an article that anyone can edit, and no one has been editing it, feel free to do whatever you want. You can go ahead and edit those sections, or simply delete them. Be bold! —  Spike  Toronto  11:45, January 1, 2015 (UTC)

Treelocamerahannah44215
Please block Treelocamerahannah44215, because she was editing Alvin and the Chipmunks parodies, when she's not supposed to. — Wadeagnew90 (talk) 21:30, January 5, 2015 (UTC)


 * Who says she’s not supposed to?! Anyone can edit any parodies they want so long as they stick to Scratchpad’s official parodies policy at Scratchpad:Cast lists (parodies) (shortcut &rarr; SP:CAST). Stop telling people they cannot edit the parodies of franchises you like. There’s plenty of room here for everyone. —  Spike  Toronto  07:28, January 20, 2015 (UTC)

Leaving out stuff
On my pages, I just add stuff like "this" and "that". You keep taking it out. VeggieFan2000 (talk) 19:40, January 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * At A Bunny Christmas 2000 VHS (VF2000's version), the title of the article, as it appeared in the intro, was formatted incorrectly. I reduced it to normal size, and incorparated it into the beginning of the first sentence. Therefore, grammatically, if I had left the word this in the sentence immediately after that restatement of the title, it would have been syntactically redundant, having the noun, A Bunny Christmas 2000 VHS (VF2000's version), being immediately followed by its pronoun, this. This would’ve been redundant because this — as a pronoun — is meant to substitute for the noun, A Bunny Christmas 2000 VHS (VF2000's version). We have to use only one or the other, not both, if we are to ensure no redundancy in syntax. —  Spike  Toronto  19:59, January 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * Ohh, I see. VeggieFan2000 (talk) 20:04, January 10, 2015 (UTC)

Mr. Conductor's Adventures of Toad Patrol
Look what I made: Mr. Conductor's Adventures of Toad Patrol


 * Very good! You’ve mastered wikilinks. Thanks! —  Spike  Toronto  05:38, January 27, 2015 (UTC)

War at the Chrome Heroes
Hello,

I am having problems with User:War at the Chrome Heroes. He is vandalizing my Gravity Falls/Bob's Burgers page. Here: http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Gravity_Falls/Bob%27s_Burgers?action=history

I know I am not supposed to concern other's edits, but I'll make an exception for WatCH; he is vandalizing my page.

Sincerely, Andrew


 * ✅, with this edit &rarr; http://scratchpad.wikia.com/?diff=1682243 Andrew, please study how I did it. Per Scratchpad’s official cast list/parodies policy, this is how members of the Scratchpad community are supposed to share such pages.
 * Alternatively, if you do not want to share such pages, you can instead create them using a title like this example:" "and then collect them in your own personal mini-wiki at " "If you have any questions regarding this, please ask either at Scratchpad:User help or at the Scratchpad:Noticeboard. —  Spike  Toronto  03:52, January 29, 2015 (UTC)
 * Alternatively, if you do not want to share such pages, you can instead create them using a title like this example:" "and then collect them in your own personal mini-wiki at " "If you have any questions regarding this, please ask either at Scratchpad:User help or at the Scratchpad:Noticeboard. —  Spike  Toronto  03:52, January 29, 2015 (UTC)


 * P.S. Re: “I know I am not supposed to concern other's edits”
 * Actually, wherever you see vandalism, it’s right that you should bring it to someone’s attention so that it can be dealt with. Thank you.
 * In future, though, instead of coming to my talk page, you’d be better served by going to Scratchpad’s Help Center where you’ll find buttons for
 * Vandalism
 * User help
 * Noticeboard
 * etc.
 * By first going to the Help Center, pressing the appropriate button, and leaving your query at the appropriate place, other people can also see it and help you if I am not around. Please see the blog that announced the new Help Center at User blog:SpikeToronto/New Help Center. —  Spike  Toronto  04:08, January 29, 2015 (UTC)
 * etc.
 * By first going to the Help Center, pressing the appropriate button, and leaving your query at the appropriate place, other people can also see it and help you if I am not around. Please see the blog that announced the new Help Center at User blog:SpikeToronto/New Help Center. —  Spike  Toronto  04:08, January 29, 2015 (UTC)

No Gameshows rules being broken
someone's trying to break my MCA ruele of there being no gameshows and keep bringing the paghe back i am the person who created Mr. Conductor's Adventures FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman is a gameshow and therefore cannot be used as an MCA project here's the page

http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Conductor_Enters_Fetch_With_Ruff_Ruffman

can you take care of this please? Skullzproductions (talk) 03:25, February 4, 2015 (UTC)


 * Skullz, I reverted your blanking of that article. I’d like to go into Wikia Chat to discuss it with you before I write out my explanation here. Are you available? — Spike  Toronto  03:40, February 4, 2015 (UTC)


 * As discussed in the chatroom, just as you parody the work of others, so too can they, even if the work being parodied is yours. However, you all need to acknowledge who is spoofing whom. Thus, your Mr. Conductor's Adventures need to acknowledge Britt Alcroft, while their spoofs that build on yours need to acknowledge both you and Ms Alcroft. — Spike  Toronto  04:25, February 4, 2015 (UTC) P.S. At the bottom of your screen, you should see a toolbar. On that toolbar, you should see a “follow(ing)” button. Pressing that button causes you to follow, or unfollow, whatever page you are currently on. “Following” means that a page had been added to your Watchlist ( &larr; click on Watchlist to see it and various following and editing options). —  Spike  Toronto  04:25, February 4, 2015 (UTC)

Please restore my data
Dear sir, I just noticed that my pages on this wiki containing my personal research were deleted without any process or explanation. Please restore them as they are vital to my personal research. thanks you Ras Feqade (talk) 00:47, March 29, 2015 (UTC)

If you do not restore it, I will have to start my life work all over again. If you are so hostile to it existing on your wiki, have the goodness of heart to restore it and I will copy it and move it to another website. Just please don't make me lose my life's long work, please please restore it. Thank you Ras Feqade (talk) 00:57, March 29, 2015 (UTC)


 * Ten minutes? That’s all you gave me?! I’ve just now read your request. I’ll look through the deleted pages associated with your account and see what’s there. — Spike  Toronto  06:15, March 30, 2015 (UTC)


 * I undeleted several of your pages. However, there were some system errors with some of the undeletes. Consequently, I stopped the process until such time as Wikia staff can look into and resolve the issue. — Spike  Toronto  07:38, March 30, 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I don't know where you got I was giving you ten minutes, but please continue at your earliest convenience, and I greatly appreciate it! No worries, Ras Feqade (talk) 18:37, March 30, 2015 (UTC)


 * The 10 minutes was the time between your two posts. Anyway, I am still awaiting feedback from Staff regarding the “failed” undeletes. I am so worried that they may now be lost that I am very wary of trying again until I’ve worked it out with them. Thanks for your patience. —  Spike  Toronto  00:12, April 2, 2015 (UTC)


 * I’ve had email from Wikia staff. The issue is still unresolved. I am attempting to make a list of the “failed” pages. — Spike  Toronto  02:24, April 2, 2015 (UTC)


 * The list of undelete “fails” is located at User:Ras Feqade/Failed undeletes. — Spike  Toronto  10:09, April 5, 2015 (UTC)

bad times
hey dude just a heads up i'm having hard times over here at home i may have to freeze future uploads of MCVFR until things get better we'll see what happens but i'm not uploading episode 10 tomorrow  maybe next we'll see Skullzproductions (talk) 22:29, April 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi Skullz. I’m sorry to hear things aren’t going well at home. I hope things improve soon. As for the next installment of MCVFR, think of it as a cliffhanger: Making people wait will build up their anticipation. Again, I hope things get better soon. — Spike  Toronto  22:52, April 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * actually it's not a cliff hanger it's just next week's episode none of them have a timeline aside from each other TBH ^^; but we'll see what i can do dude Skullzproductions (talk) 23:01, April 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * Looking forward to it. —  Spike  Toronto  23:03, April 9, 2015 (UTC)

Glad to see you were able to get the next episode done. I hope that means things are better at home. — Spike  Toronto  07:03, April 21, 2015 (UTC)

why???
spike why did you delete the love death 4 wiki pages? what's wrong with you


 * I don’t have any idea what you’re talking about. I do not see any “love death 4 wiki pages” amongst your (deleted) edits. You must provide more precise page names if I’m to be able to find and undelete them. However, I must say, I am little inclined to restore deleted pages for someone who chooses to vandalize the wiki when he cannot find what he’s looking for (verify). — Spike  Toronto  08:25, April 21, 2015 (UTC)

Tturjan's Bad Behavior
There's this user named "Tturjan". He only cares about DreamWorks stuff. Can you at least block him?VeggieFan2000 (talk) 21:30, April 23, 2015 (UTC)


 * Yeah. And he's changing CartoonTales again!


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  22:09, April 23, 2015 (UTC)

Thank you!
it's working! :D Skullzproductions (talk) 15:37, May 8, 2015 (UTC)


 * For now. I turned off the Titleblacklist. Now, I just have to figure out what rule in that list was blocking you so I can turn the rest of the list back on. —  Spike  Toronto  00:13, May 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * ok but if i'm still getting problems after that i'll let you know Skullzproductions (talk) 02:11, May 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * I’ll appreciate that. —  Spike  Toronto  02:45, May 9, 2015 (UTC)

Tturjan's being bad... again!
Tturjan has been renaming  and. Can you please block User:Tturjan again, please? VeggieFan2000 (talk) 20:59, May 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅ I think I’ve fixed them all correctly. Also, he had renamed and taken over a few of Calvyn’s pages too, which I’ve also fixed. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. — Spike  Toronto  04:07, May 11, 2015 (UTC)


 * You're welcome! VeggieFan2000 (talk) 13:15, May 11, 2015 (UTC)

Just so you know, his block has expired. So, play nice, but keep an eye on him too. — Spike  Toronto  19:47, May 21, 2015 (UTC)

Task List
I got an email telling me my user rights had been changed and so I decided to see if there was anything else to do. I was wondering if there was some sort of organized list as to what needs to be done. That's mostly why I haven't been around due to the lack of work. So far, I've only worked on a template as my main task. If you need help with anything else, leave a note on my talk page. ~Curiouscrab (talk) 21:40, May 13, 2015 (UTC)


 * Mr Crab, I've got a list as long as your arm. I would welcome some help. This is an extremely busy wiki and I am the only admin, and admin tasks just keep piling up. I'll try and do up a list by the end of the weekend. —  Spike  Toronto  16:42, May 14, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 19:42, May 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * Got that list about ready. Eager to know what I'm doing rather than making it up as I go.


 * No. Not yet. It’s a holiday weekend here … —  Spike  Toronto  20:50, May 17, 2015 (UTC)

Archive bar
I actually decided to work on the archive bar some more and I came across this. It doesn't appear to be used anywhere, only linked to from one of your subpages. I took a look at the archives and they use the archive header template directly and bypass this other template. That might be something to change. I made the archive bar compatible with the archive header so that it can be used inside archives and will work properly. ~Curiouscrab (talk) 01:02, May 14, 2015 (UTC)


 * Yeah. Sorry about that. I just decided to stick with the old one. It’s pretty universal, used all over Wikipedia, the WMF sites, and most of Wikia. —  Spike  Toronto  16:47, May 14, 2015 (UTC) P.S. The actual Community Portal discussion archive is at the Noticeboard. The discussion button at the Community Portal redirects to the Noticeboard. I prefer a noticeboard system so switched us over.  —  Spike  Toronto  16:47, May 14, 2015 (UTC)

Fix Talk Page
How'd you get your talk page fixed so it doesn't use the message wall thing? I can't even edit mine. Could you maybe fix it for me? ~Curiouscrab (talk) 02:25, May 14, 2015 (UTC)


 * I’ll fix it up for you later today. —  Spike  Toronto  16:53, May 14, 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  07:28, May 15, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 18:31, May 15, 2015 (UTC)
 * Now I have the new messages thing popping up which I can't seem to get rid of. Any ideas?


 * It should disappear whenever you go to User:Curiouscrab/talk. The script is located at User:Curiouscrab/common.js/fakeTalk.js. I believe it uses cookies so that it shouldn’t re-appear until a new message occurs. By the way, which skin are you using: Oasis, or Monobook? — Spike  Toronto  04:41, May 16, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 16:57, May 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * Monobook. I don't like the Wikia skin or the Oasis skin.


 * You should try and use the default skin. It’s especially important that things you create/alter/etc. work in that skin, given that virtually every member of this community uses it. Also, it’s a great skin, once you get used to it. It’s got very useful attributes such as the global and site menus at the top, and the user-configurable toolbar at the bottom. —  Spike  Toronto  19:23, May 16, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 17:00, May 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * You might want to protect the JS page otherwise others might read this conversation, go to the page, and possibly make dangerous modifications. Also, still getting the messages.


 * I am no expert in JS. For me, the message clears when I go to my talk page (i.e., this page). In my, albeit limited, understanding of the script, it uses cookies to maintain itself. Worst case scenario: remove, or comment out, the statement in User:Curiouscrab/common.js that loads it. However, once that’s done, you’ll have to manually check your talk page for new messages. (If you use the Oasis skin (i.e., the default Wikia skin), the last edit details at the top of the page will let you see immediately see if anyone has edited the page since you last edited it.) —  Spike  Toronto  19:23, May 16, 2015 (UTC) P.S. The version of the script at User:Curiouscrab/common.js/fakeTalk.js is uniquely yours, to do with as you see fit. Also, I believe that the wikiware prevents anyone other than sysops from editing other people’s personal CSS and JS pages.  —  Spike  Toronto  19:23, May 16, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 19:40, May 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * Where was the code located originally? I don't think modifications to the fakeTalk.js page will do anything if it is still using the old script. I'm guessing the new script was already altered to check my new talk page, so that shouldn't be the problem.


 * That is the original script. It doesn’t require per-user customization. — Spike  Toronto  19:46, May 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * P.S. I have noticed lately that there seems to be a problem with Monobook and cookies. Have you noticed that no matter how many times you dismiss the sitenotice, it keeps coming back? That may be connected to why you can’t clear the new messages notice. By the way, does it not go away at all? Or, does it only go away during that one session, only to return next time you launch your browser and revisit to SP? —  Spike  Toronto  19:58, May 16, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 19:52, May 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I meant the regular script; not the fakeTalk.js script.


 * “Regular script”? I’m confused. —  Spike  Toronto  20:07, May 16, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 20:12, May 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * What creates the message? I'm looking into all of Mediawiki's JS pages, but I can't find any that create the popup. BTW, you actually added your page to a list on the Mediawiki:common.js page to add that thing to your homepage?


 * The blue message box (in Oasis), and the orange message “stripe” (in Monobook), are created by the script. The  section creates the Oasis blue box; the else section immediately thereafter creates the Monobook message. I don’t understand your “btw” question.  Maybe this might answer it: My w:c:scratchpad:User:SpikeToronto/common.js page loads the script located at w:c:admintools:User:SpikeToronto/common.js/fakeTalk.js.  —  Spike  Toronto  23:10, May 16, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 20:02, May 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * When I go to the page, the message disappears, but once I leave it the notice reappears.


 * In the Monobook version of the script, there are two choices one can click on. Does neither choice clear it? — Spike  Toronto  20:07, May 16, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 20:08, May 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * Both clear the script when clicked on, but once I leave the page the message reappears.

~Curiouscrab (talk) 20:19, May 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * BTW, the sitenotice doesn't come back. I'm using Google Chrome (up to date) and I haven't been having problems with the site notice.

~Curiouscrab (talk) 20:40, May 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually, I have notifications from other wikis that won't go away either. I think it's Wikia itself that has the problem.

~Curiouscrab (talk) 21:00, May 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * There's definitely a problem. When I click notifications at the top of the page and then click on one that should bring me to a separate wiki, it brings me to the thread here. So, thus, the page doesn't exist. This wiki seems to be the only one that I have a message on for the other ones don't give me the popup and when I'm on other wikis it says I have new messages on Scratchpad.

By Jove, I think I’ve got it! It’s because I – and not you – set up your User:Curiouscrab/talk page, which involved edits to your Message Wall:Curiouscrab page. The system thinks you have a message there. You need to visit that page. To that end, click [ here] and see if that clears it. — Spike  Toronto  23:21, May 16, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 15:32, May 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * I knew that was why, and that's what I've been doing, but it hasn't been working. I was looking at Mediawiki:common.js to see where the script was located so I could maybe look at it and see if the old script is still running even though a new script has been implemented. Could you edit my new talk page so I can see if your new script works?

~Curiouscrab (talk) 15:47, May 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * Got it! Your script works, but so does the site-wide one. So, with two scripts running, I got two messages.


 * There is no site-wide one, per se. This is a personal-use-only set-up. For someone working in Monobook, if you have a message on a talk page at another wikia, you will get an orange stripe message. If you have a message wall message at another wikia, you’ll get a notification at the top right of the screen. If you have a message at User:Curiouscrab/talk here at SP, you will get an orange stripe message here at SP when you next visit. Try visiting these pages:
 * http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Message_Wall_Greeting:Curiouscrab?redirect=no
 * http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Message_Wall_Greeting:Curiouscrab?action=history&redirect=no
 * http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Message_Wall:Curiouscrab?redirect=no
 * http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Message_Wall:Curiouscrab?action=history&redirect=no
 * http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Curiouscrab?redirect=no
 * http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Curiouscrab?action=history&redirect=no
 * In the meantime, I am going to go and leave you a talk page message and a message wall message on some other wikia. — Spike  Toronto  19:26, May 17, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 19:35, May 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * That did the trick (I think it was numero uno). :)


 * Yahoo! Yippee!! Time to celebrate!!! —  Spike  Toronto  20:52, May 17, 2015 (UTC)

Help Center
Hey, I was just passing through & thought I should let you know that the link to the "Undelete Requests" page at Project:Help Center is actually linking to a disambig page (SP:RFU). You may want to change it to the shortcut to the requests for undeletion page (SP:RFUD). I would edit the page myself, but it's protected. 20:47, May 14, 2015 (UTC)


 * You know, I’ve known for sometime that that was the case, but I just couldn’t make a decision. Now that you’ve raised the issue, I’ll do it right now. —  Spike  Toronto  00:12, May 15, 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅ Thanks again! — Spike  Toronto  00:15, May 15, 2015 (UTC)


 * No problem, thanks for dealing with the issue promptly :) 06:32, May 15, 2015 (UTC)

Check This Out
Scratchpad:Requests for rights Do you approve? I added some Dummy info for presentation purposes which I will remove once approved/disapproved. I'd like to fix the table, but I wasn't sure what style you were thinking so put in a basic one. You can make it look better per your preference. ~Curiouscrab (talk) 01:13, May 15, 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi CC. It looks good to me! Thing is, though, no one ever requests rights here. So, it’s not going to get used much (fingers crossed!). —  Spike  Toronto  04:17, May 16, 2015 (UTC)

Sandboxes
Was there a specific reason why you created 6 sandboxes for me some time ago? I generally just use 1 and use preview to see whether it worked or not and only save a test when I need to in order to see if it worked. ~Curiouscrab (talk) 19:55, May 17, 2015 (UTC)


 * Nah. Not really. (Actually, I did it just the other day.) I have six, so I gave you six. Mine are often cluttered with the start of things, so I have to find an empty one I can work in. — Spike  Toronto  20:55, May 17, 2015 (UTC)


 * P.S. If you were using the default skin, you would see in your account navigation pulldown, a link to your sandboxes master page, as well as to your userspace, your talkpage, your status input page, etc., etc. I added all those before I found out you use Monobook. — Spike  Toronto  20:58, May 17, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 21:02, May 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * Where is the pulldown? I'm using  and I can't find any pulldowns that fit the criteria you defined.


 * At the very top, to the right. It is integrated into Wikia’s GlobalNav. You open it up by clicking on your avatar. — Spike  Toronto  21:07, May 17, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 21:10, May 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't see anything about sandboxes when I hover over it and the pulldown appears.


 * Take a look at File:SpT AccountNav 2015-05-17.PNG. — Spike  Toronto  21:17, May 17, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 21:22, May 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * Mine doesn't look like that. In fact, it changes if I switch my skin default.


 * Hmm… Right now, I am working with Monobook as my default. Yet, when I add any of the following:
 * to the URL, and then click on the avatar, I still see the complete drop-down list. I suggest you switch your default to Oasis. Then, go to User:SpikeToronto/Strings, and use the various URL add-ons there to diagnose whether it is site CSS, site JS, user CSS, and/or user JS that is causing the drop-down not to work for you. I’ll look at a few other things and see if I can see anything wrong. —  Spike  Toronto  23:55, May 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * to the URL, and then click on the avatar, I still see the complete drop-down list. I suggest you switch your default to Oasis. Then, go to User:SpikeToronto/Strings, and use the various URL add-ons there to diagnose whether it is site CSS, site JS, user CSS, and/or user JS that is causing the drop-down not to work for you. I’ll look at a few other things and see if I can see anything wrong. —  Spike  Toronto  23:55, May 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * to the URL, and then click on the avatar, I still see the complete drop-down list. I suggest you switch your default to Oasis. Then, go to User:SpikeToronto/Strings, and use the various URL add-ons there to diagnose whether it is site CSS, site JS, user CSS, and/or user JS that is causing the drop-down not to work for you. I’ll look at a few other things and see if I can see anything wrong. —  Spike  Toronto  23:55, May 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * to the URL, and then click on the avatar, I still see the complete drop-down list. I suggest you switch your default to Oasis. Then, go to User:SpikeToronto/Strings, and use the various URL add-ons there to diagnose whether it is site CSS, site JS, user CSS, and/or user JS that is causing the drop-down not to work for you. I’ll look at a few other things and see if I can see anything wrong. —  Spike  Toronto  23:55, May 17, 2015 (UTC)

Clear your cache, lad, it’s fixed! It was my fault. I didn’t finish the set-up. I installed it at User:Curiouscrab/wikia.js/accountNav.js, but I forgot to load it at User:Curiouscrab/wikia.js. Oops! — Spike  Toronto  00:22, May 18, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 00:34, May 18, 2015 (UTC)
 * That added quite a bit. Well, looks like you might have to archive your talk page already. :P

User:TakeshiG/Sandkassi2
This page is a duplicate of Template:Digimon Infobox and so it is categorized as so incorrectly. ~Curiouscrab (talk) 22:12, May 17, 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅ See: http://sp.wikia.com/?diff=1730941 — Spike  Toronto  00:00, May 18, 2015 (UTC)


 * I meant remove the  part. ~Curiouscrab (talk) 00:01, May 18, 2015 (UTC)


 * Either way, it’s been six years since that page was edited. And it’s not used anywhere. Still, category removed. — Spike  Toronto  00:13, May 18, 2015 (UTC)

Abuse Filter
What's up with the abuse filter? Log ~Curiouscrab (talk) 22:43, May 17, 2015 (UTC)


 * It tells me that you are a very bad boy! —  Spike  Toronto  00:05, May 18, 2015 (UTC)


 * I’ll get to this. Just be patient. —  Spike  Toronto  06:08, June 12, 2015 (UTC)

Harmful Editors

 * Special:Contributions/24.127.136.80
 * Special:Contributions/99.236.134.87
 * Special:Contributions/98.118.10.93

Questionable
~Curiouscrab (talk) 23:38, May 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * Special:Contributions/76.31.179.37


 * There’s no issue now since the site is semi-protected (see User blog:SpikeToronto/Scratchpad is now semi-protected), which means that only registered users can edit here at Scratchpad. However, I’ll look at their edits since they may illustrate how different this wiki is from others vis-a-vis what we allow here. —  Spike  Toronto  00:09, May 18, 2015 (UTC)

Category:Candidates for speedy deletion
Some new items in there. ~Curiouscrab (talk) 00:14, May 18, 2015 (UTC)


 * No rush. It has a slot in my routine. You’re derailing the train! — Spike  Toronto  00:16, May 18, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 00:20, May 18, 2015 (UTC)
 * I've got a lot for you right now that I can't do myself due to permission issues.


 * Please do not add anymore! Because they are templates, it takes me time to assess them. When it’s empty again, you can add more. —  Spike  Toronto  22:06, May 30, 2015 (UTC)

Wiki Tagline
Currently, the tagline is "" I think this wiki is more than that, and that maybe the fan-fiction part ought to be left out. Or maybe changed to fantastic or something of a similar nature, but not too specific. To me, it says this wiki is for creating pages on things that people would like to see on their favorite shows rather than people who wish to make something big. ~Curiouscrab (talk) 22:26, May 19, 2015 (UTC)


 * First off, that tagline only shows to those using Monobook, a total that, when last calculated, was equal to ONE (1). Scratchpad was started in 2005 by Wikia’s founder as a proving ground where ideas for wikis were tested as mini-wikis before being rolled out as full-fledged, free-standing wikis. Eventually, that function for Scratchpad was obviated by the fact that anyone could create any wiki they wanted here. So, Scratchpad was abandoned and thought to by lying fallow … for years. Eventually, Wikia decided to close it up (verify). Turned out, the wiki had been taken over by a passionate and devoted group of people using it for fan fiction, parody cast lists, etc. The wiki was so busy that, at times, there were 1,200+ edits per day. So, it was decided to keep it open (verify), but with ongoing administration and maintenance. While there are tonnes of mini-wikis here from the old days, few are maintained, having “graduated” to stand-alone wikis a long time ago. That tagline does reflect the current purpose of this wiki. But, if it were to be tweaked at all, I could see changing it to “ … the home of mini-wikis for anyone about anything,” or some such. — Spike  Toronto  04:28, May 20, 2015 (UTC)


 * P.S. Want to come up with five suggested new taglines? —  Spike  Toronto  03:52, May 22, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 20:29, May 29, 2015 (UTC)
 * Sure.
 * Scratchpad, the home of mini-wikis!
 * Scratchpad, mini-wiki wonderland!
 * Scratchpad, the place to start something big!
 * Scratchpad, the place to make a difference!
 * Scratchpad, the place for everybody and everything!
 * There you go.


 * These are good! I am partial to #1, #2, and #5 (perhaps substituting wikia for place … dunno … not entirely sure). —  Spike  Toronto  22:04, May 30, 2015 (UTC)

Tturjan is at it again!
Tturjan is at it again! He was editing Rugrats (JimmyandFriends Style). I reverted it to what it was! VeggieFan2000 (talk) 03:19, May 22, 2015 (UTC)


 * Yeah, that’s not quite the same. Before, he was actually stealing people’s pages. Rugrats (JimmyandFriends Style) is an editing dispute. We expect editors – that’s you guys – to work out editing disputes between yourselves. Administrators will only get involved if you begin behaving badly toward one another, or you all just keep reverting each other. Keep me updated, but at this time, there’s not yet anything for me to do (at least not until I look at the revision histories, edit summaries, and messages between you fellows). —  Spike  Toronto  04:01, May 22, 2015 (UTC)

Problem user report 2015-05-30
User:Eddiekrdz has been making many harmful edits recently, even undoing some pages you fixed up because of him. ~Curiouscrab (talk) 23:38, May 30, 2015 (UTC)-->
 * Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
 * Big Hero 6 (2014)
 * Ant-Man (2015)

How to Be an Admin
I wonder if I can be admin. You see, Spike, Cblair91 was blocked across the Wikia network. I even uploaded more than 100 photos. ThomasandFriendsLover, 00:42, 31 May 2015, (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 00:49, May 31, 2015 (UTC)
 * You seem to like a lot of items, and from what I see you are a member of other wikis that are all about your hobbies. I think you might do best being admin at one of those other wikis specifically designed for your hobby. This wiki administration is generally just behind the scenes stuff. Besides, there really aren't any tools that you would use that you can't already use.


 * Hi Daniel! I appreciate your enthusiasm and wanting to help out. Also, I can see that you've been a part of the Scratchpad community for six years! You’re right that Cblair91 has been permabanned across all Wikia. He was our technical sysop, and his skills have been greatly missed. This wiki doesn’t really need the same sort or administration that the more subject specific wikis require (e.g., w:c:memoryalpha). Most of the sysop work at Scratchpad is fixing broken code, running specialized scripts and bots to clean the wiki (whose code also has to be maintained by us), etc.. To that end, I have been looking for another techie sysop to replace Cblair91 for sometime. Fortunately, I’ve recently found the guy (he’ll be sysoped soon!). Unfortunately, that means we have no other sysop opening available for anyone else. Again, though, I appreciate your continued support of Wikia. —  Spike  Toronto  01:07, May 31, 2015 (UTC)


 * You're welcome, Spike. One question, can I be an admin? ThomasandFriendsLover 01:43, May 31, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 02:05, May 31, 2015 (UTC)
 * There isn't anything you would use that administrative privileges give you. All the tools you need are already available to you. Anyways, it's boring. It's all technical items which I don't think you would enjoy. You do a good job already, and I don't think admin tools would be of much use to you. Keep on editing, though!

The Wiggles Live at Disneyland
One of these days, Spike, an Aussie person might like to upload a 56-minute complete version of the Disney Channel Australia broadcast special The Wiggles Live at Disneyland on YouTube in HQ. I'll show you an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cup3Vs5tn60 – ThomasandFriendsLover 18:22, 31 May 2015, (UTC)


 * The Wiggles - Live At Disneyland (1998) TaFL! If anyone wants to add a YouTube Video to a page here at Scratchpad, the easiest way is to use the video embed tool built in to the editor. You can see here, at the right, I’ve embedded the video that you linked to in your post above. It takes less than 30 seconds to do! Hope this helps. —  Spike  Toronto  04:57, June 1, 2015 (UTC)

This is Zompenguin and Farrell99999
This is Zompenguin and Farrell99999. Do you still remember me? Sorry for whatever I did 4 years ago (yes, it's that long - time flies so fast!). I don't have plans to edit again at Wikia in the near future, but I may contribute positively in the future to "undo" the damage I've done 4 years back. I think Wikia is still a special place for me, since that's the only place I've used to vent 4 years ago when I had some behavioral problems. I just want to look back at some artifacts of my childhood at Wikia, since that's the only place where I could write "freely", as I have thought so before. I'm currently 14 years old (yes, I've lied about my age a lot of times before, sorry for that) and is going to 11th grade next school year. I hope that you are still enjoying Wikia. Thank you.


 * The fact that you’re able to sign in means Wikia has expired your blocks/bans. So, Welcome back! — Spike  Toronto  19:37, June 1, 2015 (UTC)

Message from Ceb1031
(SpikeToronto! Tiffy33 say about JimmyandFriends smell in Jingle Bells.)


 * Hi Calvyn! I am pretty sure Tiffy and the others were just having fun, writing a parody version of “Jingle Bells”, like the one from The Simpsons, and the one from SpongeBob SquarePants. —  Spike  Toronto  09:46, June 4, 2015 (UTC)

Problem user report 2015-06-09
Yo, Spike, this user (Ceb1031) has demanded (first requested, then became hostile) 3 pages be deleted (see my talk page)-Curiouscrab 16:56, June 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * Sometimes, it’s ideal to take him into Wikia chat and talk with him there. He does well in chat. Thanks! :) – — Spike  Toronto , 08:00, June 10, 2014 (UTC).

Category:Draft & Category:Progress
I was checking out a category tree for templates and I found that these two categories are categorized within each other (i.e. Category:Draft is in Category:Progress and vice versa). Should these be fixed (and how)? ~Curiouscrab (talk) 19:52, June 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * Category:Draft is gone now. As for Category:Progress, as I understand it, Progress is the name of a space mission. For the purposes of “drafts”, the template should be used, which automatically categorizes the page being so flagged. Hope that helps.  —  Spike  Toronto  07:18, June 10, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 11:22, June 10, 2015 (UTC) ~Curiouscrab (talk) 11:28, June 10, 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I messed up the links/title. Go here or here instead and open up the category tree (click [+] next to the categories in the category) and see what you find ;)
 * Actually, both of those categories are pretty much duplicates. I think they could be combined into something like Category:Building templates or something similar.


 * You’re correct about the cross-categorization. But, in my defence, the two are interrelated. Template:Draft just indicates that the page is still in draft form. While Template:Progress refines that by indicating the stage of progress (0%, 25%, 50%, etc.). The reason the template is not used yet is that the icon it generates does not display in the right spot in the Oasis skin. (It’s perfectly okay in Monobook.) I am working on a solution over at ATW that I “borrowed” from the Spanish-language Avatar wikia, a solution that is about 80% complete. Anyway, for now, let’s just leave those categories as they are.  —  Spike  Toronto  05:51, June 12, 2015 (UTC)

Patrolling New Pages
Special:NewPages A lot of those edits are unpatrolled. What is to be done? ~Curiouscrab (talk) 21:09, June 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * Given that this is such a busy wiki, I gave up on patrolling the article mainspace a long time ago. Kris’s bot used to patrol it, but, sadly, we lost that bot when he went over to Gamepedia. I was regularly patrolling all the other namespaces (except the ones for message walls), but have fallen behind. Please feel free to do the patrol backlog for the Category: and Category talk: namespaces, if you’d like. —  Spike  Toronto  08:16, June 10, 2015 (UTC)

Redirect Clean-up
Do the following redirects serve a purpose? Or could I (or you) delete them for housekeeping purposes? ~Curiouscrab (talk) 21:28, June 9, 2015 (UTC)
 * User:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 1
 * User:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 2
 * User:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 3
 * User:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 4


 * Those aren’t redirects: Those are the actual archives!! The redirects are at the following locations:
 * [ User talk:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 1]
 * [ User talk:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 2]
 * [ User talk:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 3]
 * [ User talk:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 4]
 * You’ll notice when you go to any of those archives, at the top of the page, there is a Discuss button. When you press on one, it takes you to a relatively inaccessible page in the old user talkspace. For example, the discuss button at User:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 1 goes to User talk:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 1. The redirect there brings the person back to the archive. (Try it!) I could instead try one of the following:
 * change those four redirects to ;
 * use CSS to simply not display the discuss buttons on those archive pages; or
 * leave as is (i.e., the status quo).
 * Which do you suggest? —  Spike  Toronto  08:34, June 10, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 11:15, June 10, 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry. I meant these redirects (auto-complete must have changed them):
 * [ User:SpikeToronto/Archive 1]
 * [ User:SpikeToronto/Archive 2]
 * [ User:SpikeToronto/Archive 3]
 * [ User:SpikeToronto/Archive 4]
 * I saw that those other links were the archives, but when I type these ones in it changed apparently.


 * Ah, those. That was just me being lazy. Those redirects meant that when I select My userspace from my AccountNav pull-down, I would not have to scroll way down to get to them since those links would appear in the first screen. I’ll see if I can possibly manage without them. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  06:05, June 12, 2015 (UTC)

We Now Have Tabs!!! :D
Important items: Hope you enjoy. :) ~Curiouscrab (talk) 01:58, June 10, 2015 (UTC)
 * Mediawiki:Common.js/tabs.js
 * User:Curiouscrab/Sandboxes/Sandbox1
 * Template:Tabs


 * Looks good! Regarding Template:Tabs/doc, instead of plain line breaks afterwards, one could instead use the template.
 * By the way, Wikia has activated at each wiki the following extensions (see Special:Version):
 * Tabber (example at ATW), and
 * Tab view (similar looking to Template:Tabs)
 * By using either, it eliminates the need to transclude a template, and reduces parser load since no JS is required.
 * — Spike  Toronto  08:56, June 10, 2015 (UTC)
 * — Spike  Toronto  08:56, June 10, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 11:17, June 10, 2015 (UTC)
 * I saw tabber and I couldn't seem to figure out how you could customize it. I tried, but it didn't work. And lastly, tab view isn't real tabs. :P

I am very sorry to say this, but I think Template:Tabs is a non-starter. It’s interesting, but it’s JS will require too much maintenance (per the notes at the bottom of the JS), it adds to the parser burden of rendering any pages on which it is used, and it is one more script being globally added at a site that already runs a lot of them. Moreover, by us sticking to Tabber and Tab view, we have no maintenance whatsoever since Wikia maintains those extensions, and there is no added page-rendering burden since both extensions are already activated at SP.

As an alternative, I recall seeing some tabbing templates at Wikipedia that, I believe, do not require any additional JS/CSS to function. So, if Tabber and TabView don’t quite fulfill your needs, perhaps one of Wikipedia’s tabbing templates might.

— Spike  Toronto  06:37, June 12, 2015 (UTC)

I brought over Template:Page tabs from wikipedia:Template:Page tabs and adapted it for Wikia. It is not, however, as good as Wikia’s built-in Tabber system. Remember, the primary skin here is Oasis, which is why Tabber looks better in that skin. It does look good, though, and works well. See: You can see the code here: Also, don’t forget about Tab view (with which I have no experience personally). — Spike  Toronto  09:38, June 12, 2015 (UTC)
 * http://admintools.wikia.com/wiki/Admin_Tools_Wiki?useskin=oasis
 * http://admintools.wikia.com/wiki/Admin_Tools_Wiki?useskin=monobook
 * http://admintools.wikia.com/wiki/Admin_Tools_Wiki?action=edit&useeditor=source

~Curiouscrab (talk) 01:53, June 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * Template:Tabs is much more condensed (not requiring quite as many pages). BTW, the tabber looks the same in both skins, and personally I don't like the rigid look whereas Template:Tabs has rounded edges. And, tab view isn't actually tabs. As for the maintenance, I'm working on for loops to replace that, but so far I've had to pause for other operations.

~Curiouscrab (talk) 02:09, June 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * I took a look at Template:Page tabs and it appears that it's merely links whereas Template:Tabs is all data on one page.

Special:WhatLinksHere/Helloworld!
What do you see here? ~Curiouscrab (talk) 15:29, June 12, 2015 (UTC)


 * Okay. That’s neat. But, if we’re using the template to reduce the size of Special:WantedPages, then we need a way to see the fakelinked redlinks so we still get, administratively, the full WantedPages picture. After all, they are still wanted pages. I’m a bit cloudy about this, but, as I see it, our reports should be impacted by the  template thusly:
 * Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Fakelink should behave like normal and display only pages to which the template is (in)directly linked, and/or transcluded.
 * right now, it is displaying pages that have no connection to the template whatsoever
 * Category:Fakelinks should display all pages containing fakelinks (in fact, that would be a more correct name for the category; I’ll change it directly)
 * right now, it is not showing any of the pages generating fakelinks
 * Special:WhatLinksHere/  displaying as it does at Special:WhatLinksHere/Helloworld! is a neat trick and should continue to function in that way
 * If I have misunderstood the purpose and intent of the template, please feel free to clarify.  —  Spike  Toronto  20:02, June 12, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 01:42, June 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * I was just wondering if any pages were showing up in there. There shouldn't be any because nothing links there from the pages that are in there thus an error that I would be able to fix.

Signatures
Currently the date is messed up (always updating), so I'll work on it when I have more time. ~Curiouscrab (talk) 16:05, June 12, 2015 (UTC)
 * MediaWiki:Common.js/uniformSig.js
 * Sandbox


 * Not quite sure what need you’re fulfilling here, but you might want to take a look at w:c:admintools:MediaWiki:Common.js/localTimeComments.js. It might be better for you to test, update, and repair it to get it working with our current wikiware version. It’s been on my list of things to ask you about anyway … Thanks! —  Spike  Toronto  20:13, June 12, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 00:10, June 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * It might be of use for an upcoming template.


 * We can’t have a system whereby we are creating templates requiring their own JS to operate. CSS is different. Many of our templates have CSS in the MediaWiki namespace that they need to display properly. But, templates that each need their own site-wide JS to operate are inherently inefficient. Plus, they require everyone to load the JS regardless of whether they’ll ever even encounter such templates on their visit here. Finally, if you really need a script to make a template work, then you should consider coding that template not in wikitext, but in Lua. With Lua (aka, Scribunto), the template-specific script is embedded in the module that the template calls to if and only if the template itself is called to. (If you have questions about that coding language, Cqm is somewhat of an expert.)


 * Finally, you should understand that only a small fraction of the Scratchpad community ever even uses templates. I have been totally and completely unsuccessful in getting even the simplest – yet nevertheless important – templates to be taken up here. Thus, the only people using templates here is the administrative team (i.e., you and me). Consequently, the template usage characteristics of this wiki make me very much not inclined to want to load template-specific JS, unless it is crucial to our maintenance of the site.


 * — Spike  Toronto  01:15, June 13, 2015 (UTC) P.S. How are you making out on the Category namespace clean-up project?  —  Spike  Toronto  01:15, June 13, 2015 (UTC)

~Curiouscrab (talk) 01:47, June 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * I probably won't make a template. I guess it's more of a test that might be useful elsewhere (since this wiki is mostly cast lists and the like). BTW, I was taking a mini-break from categories to work on my JS skills. I've been working on them, though. A lot of them are mass-categorization categories I noticed.

~Curiouscrab (talk) 01:58, June 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * As for localTimeComments.js, can you link me to a page about it on the dev wiki? I don't understand a lot of the undefined areas on there or what the problem is/what the wanted result is.