User:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 5

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Two new category candidates for deletion
Hello, it's FlyingDuckManGenesis again. Here are two categories I have marked for deletion. These categories were added to a lot of pages by Special:Contributions/74.75.77.29. They are:


 * Filtered categories blocked by AF

Here are three reasons I have nominated these categories for deletion:

1. There is no space between the words, VHS and Ideas.

2. The category doesn't specify who the VHS ideas belong to.

3. Some of the pages he added the category to were of actual Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends episodes. The Thomas and Friends episodes are the property of HiT Entertainment, and not of Scratchpad users.

Now, it would take me a long time to remove the categories from every single page they were put on, and I could be wrong, but I think it would be easier if the entire category pages were deleted. Do you think you could help me out with this? Thank you for your time. - FDMG, 3:36 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 19:37, July 17, 2013 (UTC)
 * Ahoy, these category names are not allowed on ScratchPad in either way, and so I am going to mass remove the category, salt protect it and block it from being used in the abusefilter :)


 * Regards, Kris. 21:38, July 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ And had to remove the categories from here due to AF. 21:44, July 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * FDMG, we got rid of those categories here at Scratchpad sometime ago. We did so primarily for the very reasons you mentioned. What’s happened here is that this editor thought that by eliminating the spaces, he could get ’round the abuse filter that was preventing him from using the categories when properly typed out. Also, deleting the category page does not rid us of the bad categorization. That has to be done via each of the pages populating the category, or from the miscreant’s contributions page. Thanks for the report! :) — Spike  Toronto  22:04, July 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much, and I thought I would be wrong about removing the category meaning they'd all be removed from the pages anyway. Thank you for removing them from those pages. - FDMG, 6:17 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 22:21, July 17, 2013 (UTC)

Re: File:Olwin-Chuggington.png
Why, thank you. - FDMG, 11:42 A.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 15:43, July 18, 2013 (UTC)

108.52.142.170
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. Today, I'd like to talk about 108.52.142.170 The main reason is because he is removing counterparts that suit characters from character pages and adding ones that don't suit them.

A few examples:


 * Darwin Watterson - Among the counterparts he is trying to add are Knuckles the Echidna from Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Nefario from Despicable Me. Knuckles doesn't suit Darwin because Knuckles has a short temper and Darwin doesn't, and Dr. Nefario doesn't suit Darwin because Dr. Nefario is old and Darwin is young.


 * Banana Joe - Adding Gordon from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants to the counterparts section even though neither characters' personality suits Banana Joe's. The fact that he continues to try re-adding the former despite their personalities not being alike certainly doesn't help, nor does the fact that he is trying to remove James, whose personality actually does suit Banana Joe's. After many attempts, I eventually put a disclaimer explaining why Gordon doesn't suit Banana Joe; Gordon is pompous and Banana Joe isn't, as well as a message in the talk page explaining my reasons for reverting his edits.


 * Squidward Tentacles - Removing Donkey Kong (from Super Mario Bros.) and Buford Van Stomm (from Phineas and Ferb) from the counterparts section even though both characters have a short temper like Squidward.


 * Finn McMissile - Adding Squidward Tentacles to the counterparts section even though Finn McMissile isn't short-tempered like Squidward is.

Now, every time these changes have been made, I have been reverting them. If it's not too much trouble, I'd like to request a level of protection on all four of the aforementioned pages. Thank you for your time. - FDMG, 1:32 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 20:07, July 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Resolved :) IP has been rolled back and blocked. 20:32, July 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you both! Nicely formatted report FDMG. Good job tackling the miscreant Kris. Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  22:08, July 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * All four pages semi-protected for one month. — Spike  Toronto  00:31, July 21, 2013 (UTC)

108.36.67.153 might be 108.52.142.170
Hello, it's FDMG again. I think that 108.36.67.153 might be 108.52.142.170. The reason being is because he is making similar edits, specifically removing counterparts that suit certain characters and adding ones that don't. He is removing Luigi from Chuckie's counterparts section despite the fact that they are both cowardly, and he is adding Gordon to Plucky's character page even though Gordon's personality doesn't really suit Plucky's. Now, so as not to have a repeat of the Banana Joe incident, and so as not to violate the protection policy or three-revert rule, as I respect both of these policies, I have decided to contact you about it before editing these character pages any further. I am not trying to violate any policies, but as one of the rollbackers on this wiki, it is my job to prevent unregistered users from making unwanted edits to various pages. - FDMG, 4:05 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 20:41, July 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * Could very well be. Both IP addresses are located in the same city and belong to the same ISP. (You can confirm this by clicking on “What’s my IP address?” at the bottom of the two IPs’ contributions pages.) Unfortunately, the gap between the two IP addresses is so enormous that we cannot establish a range block. That reduces us to having to play whack-a-mole with each IP address that he uses. :( Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  20:52, July 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * I have checked the IP addresses. The information on them is the same. I'll try to remember that for future reference. - FDMG, 4:58 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 21:01, July 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * It’s not 100%. But, it does provide a relatively good guide. The only way to be more certain is — if he had edited while logged in — to use a Staff-administered CheckUser comparing the IP addresses used by the registered account with the other IP addresses used to evade the block. — Spike  Toronto  21:06, July 21, 2013 (UTC)

I have soft-blocked IP 108.36.67.153. I have also semi-protected for one month the relevant pages. As for the Three-revert rule, I think as an official rollbacker here at Scratchpad, if the weight of the evidence clearly suggests that the edits have been made by someone evading a block, then the third exception at SP:NOT3RR would apply and serve to protect you from fallout. However, you need to be careful not to be perceived as using your special tools as a way to settle an edit dispute to your advantage. (Perception can be tantamount to reality in many instances.) Therefore, it would be better when applying the third exception, to use the undo function with a clear edit summary, rather than any of the rollback tools available to you. — Spike  Toronto  23:02, July 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much, and seeing as I respect the Three-revert rule, I have been trying to find alternate ways to settle edit disputes. I will try to remember your advice next time this happens. - FDMG, 7:15 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 23:15, July 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * You’re doing just fine. :-) — Spike  Toronto  23:17, July 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I strive to do my best here on the Scratchpad Wiki. FDMG, 7:19 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 23:19, July 21, 2013 (UTC)

Request to undelete
Could you please undelete the page Universidade Portuguesa and all the other 53 pages associated with it? I believe they all had the category "Universidade Portuguesa" and included my own user and talk page, as well as Belanidia user and talk page.

The deletion and move log for the page are provided below for reference. 08:03, July 22, 2013 Cblair91Bot (Talk | contribs) deleted page Universidade Portuguesa (Requested deletion by SpikeToronto)

Thank you so very much.

Sincerely,

Virgilio A. P. Machado vapmachado (talk) 00:56, July 23, 2013 (UTC)

Sir, the nature of Scratchpad is that nothing is permanent. (See, Scratchpad:About.) The bulk of the pages deleted had not been edited in several years. (See List1 + List2.) Most mini-wikis at Scratchpad are moved to free-standing, full-fledged wikis elsewhere at Wikia. For example, one would have expected these pages to have been moved to something like the Universidade Portuguesa with a URL such as http://universidadeportuguesa.wikia.com However, even if they had been moved to such a wiki from Scratchpad, they still would have risked deletion as Wikia deletes idle wikis. Is there any particular reason you would like these pages undeleted? Are you intending to re-start the project? Thank you. — Spike  Toronto  01:24, July 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * You are very right. Nothing is permanent. The pages were created when the subject was a hot issue. There was a new law being discussed in Parliament. I was personally involved in that discussion and testified before a Parliament Comission. The law passed, I moved on to other matters, but just as you wrote, nothing is permanent. Now the Government wants to introduced changes to the law. Some of those changes have generated a lot of controversy. Just as I was getting ready to start adding more pages, you deleted the whole thing. Awful timing, thus my request to undelete. I believe you made the right comment/suggestion: a request to move these pages to Wikia has been sent in. Thank you so much for your help.


 * Sincerely,


 * Virgilio A. P. Machado vapmachado (talk) 00:27, July 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * In the meantime, you may have noticed that I have restored all the pages. Best wishes with your project! — Spike  Toronto  04:28, July 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * I am very sorry for not having recognized explicitly that you have restored all the pages and thank you for it. When I wrote that a request to move these pages to Wikia had been sent in, the undelete was implicit, and when I thank you very much for your help, that included my appreciation for all the work you had done restoring the pages. I'm very sorry my thanks didn't come out right, but I'm really thankful for what you did. Sincerely, Virgilio A. P. Machado vapmachado (talk) 02:56, July 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * Oh, I wasn’t seeing thanks. I just wanted to be sure you knew the pages were once again available for you to work on. — Spike  Toronto  06:06, July 26, 2013 (UTC)

Asmit005
Special:Contributions/90.221.207.115 you know what to do from here Skullzproductions (talk) 11:11, July 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * While I work on your request, please read Help:Links + mw:Help:Links. Whenever possible, we never link to Scratchpad and other Wikia pages by using full URLs. For example:
 * Your initial link in this thread
 * http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/90.221.207.115
 * should be Special:Contributions/90.221.207.115
 * created with the following code:""
 * A userpage example:
 * http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/User:SpikeToronto
 * would be User:SpikeToronto
 * created with the following code:""
 * Let me know when you’ve finished your homework. :P Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  16:16, July 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * IP address soft-blocked for block evasion. However, the two edits by that IP address appear otherwise legitimate and not disruptive (please see this edit summary). — Spike  Toronto  16:36, July 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * well... ok then Skullzproductions (talk) 16:41, July 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * You can flag it with — as opposed to  — and make an argument for its deletion at Category talk:Candidates for deletion as per the instructions at SP:DELETE, and specifically at SP:PROD. Thanks! —  Spike  Toronto  17:16, July 23, 2013 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/90.221.90.87 you know what to do Skullzproductions (talk) 08:52, July 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ 09:01, July 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * thanks man Skullzproductions (talk) 11:05, July 26, 2013 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/90.203.85.244 you know what to do Skullzproductions (talk) 17:14, August 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ I’m beginning to wonder if we shouldn’t just let him have his own pages. The only issue with that page is that it was a block evasion. Otherwise, there was no other problem with it. Just some thoughts. Thanks. :) — Spike  Toronto  19:54, August 4, 2013 (UTC)

Vandalism (Redirect)
The front page for the Scratchpad Wikia detailing a computer game undergoing continuous development (intended for an adult audience) has been vandalously redirected to point to or overwrite a page detailing an episode from a children's show. While another user has since performed an 'Undo' command on the relevant edit, the redirect remains active. Claws61821 (talk) 17:29, July 23, 2013 (UTC)

Resolved. Thanks, ST. Claws61821 (talk) 17:55, July 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ I reverted the page move and restored the content back to its last good VH edit. Turns out that other editor had made a series of malicious page moves/renames. Had you not brought the one relevant to you to our attention, we might never have known, and they would have remain unfixed. Thank you very much for your report! — Spike  Toronto  18:04, July 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * P.S. I thought that the VH games Scratchpad mini wiki had moved to w:c:hgames along with several other adult-oriented game mini wikis from Scratchpad. Is this incorrect? — Spike  Toronto  18:04, July 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * P.P.S. Also, there is the full-fledged, free-standing w:c:vh-game wiki, also here at Wikia. Have you thought of merging your mini wiki here at Scratchpad with that wiki? Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  18:09, July 23, 2013 (UTC)

Scratchpad:Reverting
 Original query : Hey FDMG! I finally finished adapting Scratchpad:Reverting for use here at Scratchpad. As a rollbacker, I wonder if you would mind giving it a read and let me know if it’s useful, and/or if it needs any more work. Thanks! :) — Spike  Toronto  18:54, July 23, 2013 (UTC)  – from “Scratchpad:Reverting” at User talk:FlyingDuckManGenesis

 Responses :

Dear SpikeToronto,

So far the reverting policy is looking good. If I have any questions about it (and I don't right now, but may later), I'll be sure to contact you. - FDMG, 2:59 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 18:59, July 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks FDMG! :-) — Spike  Toronto  22:42, July 23, 2013 (UTC)

Userspace page deletions
Hey spike I was wondering if you could delete all my subpages except for my header, status, status legend, time, common, sandbox and wilbert Awdry Thomasfan? Thanks, — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  06:06, July 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Any user seeking to have pages in his userspace removed need only replace all the contents of any page in his userspace with . Deletion of pages in one’s own userspace qualifies for under the criteria listed at SP:CFSD. Pages so flagged will then list at Category:Candidates for speedy deletion and be dealt with in due course. Thanks! —  Spike  Toronto  14:49, July 25, 2013 (UTC)

User: 69.180.131.48
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. 69.180.131.48 is adding irrelevant categories to other peoples' Thomas VHS ideas pages, most notably the Category:Joe and Category:Leah tousignant categories. Since neither of these have anything to do with Thomas VHS ideas, I've had to remove them, but he has re-added those. Since these categories are both random names, I'm not even sure if either of these categories are needed on any pages at all. Should I remove the categories from those pages again, or should I let you do it? Thank you for your time. - FDMG, 6:14 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 22:18, July 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Before I get into your request, I’d like you to take a look at this edit: http://scratchpad.wikia.com/?diff=1280803 What has happened there is Wikia’s deeply flawed visual editor (the RTE) has taken it upon itself to alter previous edits that have nothing to do with the current edit. Sadly, it requires manual fixes subsequently. To minimize this occurring, if you can, try to always edit talkpages using source mode. Also, add new sections to talkpages by pressing the Leave message button at the top of the page. Now, I’ll look into your request. ;) Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  00:02, July 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * My apologies for that; earlier I tried to add the categories to the message without adding them to your page, and I accidentally added them to your page because I forgot about the colons at the beginning of the the word, "Category" (I honestly tried to remember how to add categories to messages without adding them to pages). I tried to fix the problem, (and I assure you, I usually use source mode instead of visual when editing), but I just now realized I accidentally messed up. I must have accidentally used visual mode without realizing it, even though I thought I used source mode as usual. Thank you for informing me, I'll try harder to avoid making this mistake in the future. FDMG, 8:16 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 00:16, July 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ — Spike  Toronto  06:03, July 26, 2013 (UTC)

Special:Promote
Hi. I went ahead and spruced up the text and replaced the rejected image for Special:Promote on this wiki. Please feel free to add more text, replace the image, or even add more images if you wish. Let me know if you have any questions! -- Wendy (talk ) 00:29, July 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * We do not want Scratchpad promoted, at all. We can barely administer it now with the traffic volumes we have. We did not — as far as I know — submit a request for promotion. I believe it was done by Wikia staff member Mhadick. In communication with Sannse, I have been trying to forestall any promotion of Scratchpad. — Spike  Toronto  06:14, July 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi again. I'm sorry. You didn't request it (although somebody had at some point filled in that page).  Wikia wants to have a good promote page for all the top wikis so they will look good in the My Wikia app, and the community staff is helping with any that aren't.  Scratchpad ranks pretty highly in WAM and was assigned to me.  To be honest I'm not sure how much it will increase the traffic volume given how high it already is anyways, but I will talk to Sannse and find out if it can be left out per your request.  -- Wendy  (talk ) 00:12, July 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much! Enjoy the rest of your weekend. :) — Spike  Toronto  01:57, July 29, 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for changing my user status from none to Trusted editor! I just found out by checking my Email. ~ Curiouscrab Elsewhere | Curiouscrab Here (talk) 16:57, July 27, 2013 (UTC)

~ Curiouscrab Elsewhere | Curiouscrab Here (talk) 17:15, July 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * It means that when you create a new page, it will appear in the patrolled log instead of the unpatrolled log. Thanks for being trustworthy! :) — Spike  Toronto  17:04, July 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I read that in the logs.

Please block this IP address!
This IP address: 119.202.151.240, who then signed up as Bamero, is repeatedly vandalizing Kirby/Jimmy Neutron after giving it multiple warnings and is still ignoring them all. I even keep telling the user with this IP address that edit wars could get other users involved banned. After doing this a total of 25 times, this user is still misbehaving. Please do something about this user. Thank you. FirePuppy (talk) 14:36, July 28, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Thank you for the report. Reports like yours are invaluable to Kris and I doing our job as Administrators here at Scratchpad. Thanks again! :) — Spike  Toronto  21:19, July 28, 2013 (UTC)

Please protect Kirby/Jimmy Neutron
Bamero and Happy whatever-its-name-is, intended to be permanently blocked, has reappeared as "Happy terrorism", and is STILL removing a needed character's name with someone else on Kirby/Jimmy Neutron. Please block this user AND try to expand the protection of this page so that not even registered users can edit it for the safety of the page. Thank you. FirePuppy (talk) 09:37, August 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * FP, I have dealt with the block evader. As regards protecting the page, it is already semi-protected. If I fully protect it, then no one other than Administrators will be able to edit it. With semi-protection, IP-only editors and newly registered editors cannot edit the page. That means that the Happy Terrorism account must have been active elsewhere at Wikia before coming to Scratchpad, and thus was not caught by the semi-protection. Request : Please clearly indicate at Kirby/Jimmy Neutron which of the versions there is yours. Add your name in brackets in the heading. See Scratchpad:Cast lists (parodies) (shortcut &rarr; SP:CAST) to see what I mean. Thanks! And, thanks for the report. :) —  Spike  Toronto  10:21, August 4, 2013 (UTC)

Colour coding
Hey Spike, it's Michael and I was wondering if I could have colours on my profile just like you do?, I want to have turquoise on mine, if you can do that please that would be awesome.

Thanks. — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  05:21, August 10, 2013 (UTC)


 * I’m not sure what you mean. Do you mean the colorcoding created by MediaWiki:Common.css/hilite.css? — Spike  Toronto  05:53, August 10, 2013 (UTC)