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)


 * What you got on your profile and talk page, the light blue bit — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  22:48, August 10, 2013 (UTC)


 * Those colors are created by MediaWiki:Common.css/hilite.css. They are for certain users: Staff, VSTF, Bureaucrats, Administrators, primarily. The light blue is for ’crats, the green for sysops, and so on. So, the answer to your request is: If your account fits one of the user groups shown at  , then you would already have the appropriate color assigned to your account. — Spike  Toronto  00:51, August 11, 2013 (UTC)


 * I've seen chat mods on other wikis with the same kind of thing as well — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  03:47, August 11, 2013 (UTC)


 * You come up with a unique color, not currently in use, and we’ll consider it. But, to be perfectly honest, Scratchpad’s chatroom is almost always empty. Therefore, there is little work for a chatmod here. Of greater importance at Scratchpad are rollbackers who actively work to help combat vandalism, spam, disruptive editing, etc. I am significantly more inclined to go through the added work for the rollbackers usergroup than for the chatmod group. Thank you. — Spike  Toronto  04:06, August 11, 2013 (UTC)


 * Aren't I rollback? And what about like a orangey red color — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  05:31, August 11, 2013 (UTC)

Choose a color from Web colors. I need the precise HEX code. Be sure the color you choose is not like any of the colors already in use by checking MediaWiki talk:Common.css/hilite.css. Finally, because User:FDMG is very active as a rollbacker, dealing daily with vandalism, etc., he must agree with whatever color you choose. Thanks. — Spike  Toronto  10:01, August 11, 2013 (UTC)


 * Can I have the same colour as I do here: http://billy-t-james.wikia.com/wiki/Message_Wall:ElsbridgeStationFan1995? — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  00:11, August 16, 2013 (UTC)


 * Please indent your posts in talkpage threads properly, increasing by one level each time. Also, 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 link above
 * http://billy-t-james.wikia.com/wiki/Message_Wall:ElsbridgeStationFan1995
 * should be w:c:billy-t-james:Message Wall:ElsbridgeStationFan1995
 * created with the following code:""
 * A local userpage example:
 * http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/User:SpikeToronto
 * would be User:SpikeToronto
 * created with the following code:""
 * Have you spoken with FDMG as I told you above? He must agree with the color chosen especially as he does so much rollback work here. — Spike  Toronto  04:43, August 16, 2013 (UTC)


 * P.S. I do not have any idea what color it is you want me to look at at w:c:billy-t-james:Message Wall:ElsbridgeStationFan1995. The link color? The color of the profile text on the profile tab? Please be more precise. — Spike  Toronto  04:49, August 16, 2013 (UTC)


 * The white colour where it says profile and also about FDMG, could all 3 of us meet for a chat sometime next week to discuss it? — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  05:48, August 16, 2013 (UTC)

I don’t think you quite get this. The primary purpose of MediaWiki:Common.css/hilite.css is to make your name appear in the set color wherever your username is listed or linked to. For example: Now, since the background color of most pages here is white, how visible would a white font color be on a white background? Not very. That’s why we cannot use the color at w:c:billy-t-james:Message Wall:ElsbridgeStationFan1995. So, I am leaning towards using Sienna (#A0522D) for rollbackers. Thus, your entry in lists would appear as ElsbridgeStationFan1995  ( talk    contribs ). What do you think? Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  06:37, August 16, 2013 (UTC)
 * RecentChanges
 * Revision histories
 * Logs
 * ElsbridgeStationFan1995


 * Yeah that actually looks quite good, if FDMG agrees, we should so go with that one. — ElsbridgeStation  Fan1995  06:40, August 16, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ If you look at the revision history of this talk page, you can see the effect of the implementation. — Spike  Toronto  06:54, August 16, 2013 (UTC)

Happy Hack
Hello, this is FMDG again. A user by the name of Happy hack has been removing messages from both FirePuppy's and your talk pages. Now since only FirePuppy and you have the right to remove messages from your talk pages, I reverted his edits and re-added your messages. If he removes any more messages from any other talk pages, I will be glad to inform you if he does so. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 10:47 A.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 14:47, August 10, 2013 (UTC)


 * Update: Happy hack has struck on FirePuppy's talk page again. Fortunately, I undid his edits, though out of respect for the three-revert rule, if it happens again, I will let you handle it. I also suspect that Happy hack's account is a vandalism-only account, because in addition to removing messages from both FirePuppy's and your talk pages, he spends most of his focus on an anti-FirePuppy page called Kirby/Stupid Neutron, in which he basically calls every Jimmy Neutron character as well as FirePuppy stupid, even giving FirePuppy a death threat should he ever edit that page. In my opinion, death threats should not be allowed on Scratchpad Wiki, and out of respect for FirePuppy, I think it would mean a lot to him if you took care of Happy hack for him. FDMG, 12:49 P.M Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 16:49, August 10, 2013 (UTC)


 * Update #2: Happy hack has struck on FirePuppy's talk page again. He has also uploaded a photo that I have marked for speedy deletion due to inappropriate content.


 * Here is the photo: File:20130625 185511.jpg. I would put this photo in a spoiler, but I can't seem to figure out how. Out of respect for the Three-revert rule, I have chosen to leave you to revert the unwanted edits on FirePuppy's talk page. I think it would be a good idea to declare Happy hack's account as a vandalism-only account due to his harassing and intimidating behavior towards FirePuppy and his uploading of inappropriate content to this wiki. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 3:37 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 19:37, August 10, 2013 (UTC)

✅ Thanks for all your work dealing with this user’s malicious and disruptive behavior. User:Happy hack is yet another sockpuppet of a fellow who has an obsession with a character named Knuckle Joe, whatever that’s about. You might want to read the material added to User:Happy hack as well as the block notice at Special:Contributions/Happy hack for more information. Finally, I just want to remind you of two helpful tips: Hope that helps and thanks again! :) — Spike  Toronto  02:46, August 11, 2013 (UTC)
 * It does not violate SP:3RR to revert obvious vandalism. Removing material from another user’s talkpage is clear vandalism. (See SP:NOT3RR.)
 * To link to “something” without having that something impact the page on which you are typing, precede it by a colon (:). For example:
 *   &rarr; Category:Scratchpad Anti-Vandalism Brigade
 *   &rarr; Template:Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
 *   &rarr; File:Barnstar of Reversion2.png


 * You're welcome, happy to help. If any more of his sockpuppet accounts show up, I'll be more than happy to report them to you. And by the way, Knuckle Joe is a character from the Kirby franchise. FDMG, 7:44 A.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 11:44, August 11, 2013 (UTC)

Another suspected sockpuppet account
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. Previously I have reported Happy Hack for his harassing and intimidating behavior of FirePuppy. Well, I have suspected another sockpuppet account from him. His new account is FirePuppy Death, which just screams "Does not belong on the Scratchpad Wiki". He has also created this page, which has two out of three words which are not appropriate for this wiki. The page has a montage of pictures of people giving middle fingers as more unneeded intimidation and harassment towards FirePuppy. I would appreciate if you could declare FirePuppy Death as a vandalism-only account just as his other accounts have been and remove the page and pictures he has uploaded to this wiki. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 10:22 A.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 14:22, August 12, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Thanks! Without reports like this, we might not catch such miscreants. Thanks again. :) — Spike  Toronto  09:36, August 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. Always glad to be of service. FDMG, 8:18 A.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:18, August 13, 2013 (UTC)

User:66.12.46.183
Hello, it's FlyingDuckManGenesis once again. A user by the name of 66.142.46.183 has marked the Tiny Toon Adventures/Thomas page for deletion five times in one day. Since he is removing all content from that page and replacing it with the delete function, the text, "i hate barbara", and the picture of a back of a piano, until he eventually left it blank. At first, I have decided to follow your advice and am marking these edits as vandalism, but after a while, I decided I don't want to get into any edit wars and have decided to leave the page alone and leave latest revisions to you, so I would appreciate if that page were protected and restored to the way it's supposed to be. And by the way, I've checked his contributions. His contributions focus solely on vandalizing that page. Thank you for your time.FDMG, 6:36 P.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 22:47, August 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ —  Spike  Toronto  06:52, August 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're welcome, and thank you very much for taking care of the situation. FDMG, 9:21 A.M. Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 13:21, August 14, 2013 (UTC)

Search bar
something's up with the search bar on this wiki it can work on other wikis but this one just isn't letting me in the bar so i can type in what i want to search think you guys can fix this problem? Skullzproductions (talk) 18:40, August 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * People on this wiki have a habit of naming pages with ridiculously long names that make a mess of the title section of the rendered page. To better accommodate this, we increased the width of the title section. Unfortunately, sometimes when in the main article namespace, it can now, occasionally, overlap with the search box. To get into the search box when this is occurring, simply click/tap inside the righthand portion of the search box. That should get you in. Let me know how this works for you. —  Spike  Toronto  19:03, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

69.126.6.123
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. Today I would like to inform you about 69.126.6.123. But before I do, I would like you to know that, at least for now, I am not trying to report him because so far, most of his edits are those of good faith. Anyway, I suspect that 69.126.6.123 might be the previously blocked 67.80.56.118. I have checked both IP addresses and even though some of the information on them is different, their edits are similar. Specific edits are trying to add more pictures that aren't available on the Scratchpad Wiki right now by adding text to the gallery pages in between pictures, which causes the gallery pages to glitch. More similar edits include him re-adding pages that have previously been deleted on the Scratchpad wiki without contacting you first. Among these pages are Jafar/Gallery, Pinocchio (Disney), and Lampwick. Now, even though I feel those pages were deleted in error, I have decided not to edit them without contacting you first for your approval. Now, the reason why 67.80.56.118 was blocked was because he was using offensive language and death threats every time he didn't get his way. Now, I am not trying to get into edit war territory with 69.126.6.123, but I am not sure if he understands that I am a very busy man, and thus I don't usually have the time to collect the pictures he wants me to. Right now, he seems to be pretty calm, but if he does get out of line with offensive language and/or death threats, I will be sure to contact you. — FDMG, 8:15 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:17, August 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi FDMG. To be honest, some of those deleted pages perhaps should not have been deleted. Also, just because we delete a page, that does not mean it cannot be recreated. If we do not want a page to be recreated, we will “salt” it (i.e., create-protect it). Also, when an editor’s behavior is such that we have to block him, we then try to deal with their edits as efficiently as possible. To that end, one of the tools at our disposal is Wham!. It allows us to rollback all of an editor’s edits as well as delete new pages he has created. We can limit the timeframe that Wham! will act upon, but it can still take away too much. For example, some of the pages he had created, were later improved by other editors, including you. Wham! needs to be adjusted so that it will only delete the miscreant’s new pages where he is not the most recent editor. Your report has given me the chance to review some of those earlier deletions, and I have undeleted his pages that you had improved. By the way, when that sort of thing happens, just go to Scratchpad:Requests for undelete (shortcut SP:RFU) and ask there to have a deleted page restored. As for your not having time to supply him with all the pages he wants, you need to make him understand that you are not a Scratchpad employee, that you are a volunteer, just like he is … just like we all are. Thanks! :) — Spike  Toronto  14:28, August 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I will be sure to send him a message, and I will also be sure to use the Requests for Undelete option next time this issue comes up. FDMG, 11:06 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 15:06, August 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * If people actually logged in, it might make it easier, at least as far as what pages to delete. But, then again, I spent SIX (6) hours recently undoing the vandalism of one logged-in, registered editor : User:JessicaFin . So, what do I know? —  Spike  Toronto  15:33, August 21, 2013 (UTC)

69.126.6.123 Update
Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. I'd like to talk some more about 69.126.6.123, but before I do, he hasn't used offensive language or death threats yet, so just like before, this isn't technically reporting. You recall in my last message that I sent him a message to remind him that I can't collect all the pictures he wants me to, at least not in one day, because I am not a Scratchpad Employee, I am a member. I don't think he understood the message I sent him, because he is still trying to add text for pictures that aren't currently available on the Scratchpad Wiki. He adds this text in between pictures of the gallery sections, causing them to glitch up, and I have to fix those gallery sections every time it happens, usually by adding a "No Screenshot" picture to signify that the picture is not yet available. In fact, many gallery pages he has contributed to have these "No Screenshot" pictures, one of which is on over 100 pages. In fact, more than half of the pictures on some of the gallery sections of the pages are the "No Screenshot" pictures. The fact is, some pictures might not be available on the Scratchpad Wiki for a long time, and some of the pictures he wants me to get are just out of my range. I'd love to reduce the amount of pages that have these pictures, but I am worried he might not take it so well. In the past, when he was 67.80.56.118, I tried to explain to him that I couldn't get one picture for him because it had a copyright claim on it, but he didn't take it too well and used offensive language. As 67.80.56.188, he didn't take well to others who removed those pictures, either. I don't want him to lose his temper again. I even asked him nicely if he could wait a few days for me to collect some of them. I don't want to enter edit war territory, nor do I want to go to extreme measures. Do you have any advice that could help? Thank you for your time.

FDMG, 7:17 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 23:17, August 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * I have checked. The edits he has recently made are from supsected sockpuppet accounts, 96.242.70.44 and 72.76.169.57. I have checked the information on both the IP addresses, and even though the information on the latter two are different from the first, I can tell the edits are similar, specifically adding text in between pictures of gallery sections, as well as editing the same kind of pages. I suspect that he is using these kind of accounts to evade my message. In fact, I'm worried if I try to send a message to 96.242.70.44 similar to the one I sent to 67.80.56.118, he might ignore it and create more accounts to evade it. Now, I'm not trying to be mean or malicious, even to him but I can't collect all the pictures he wants me to because I don't always have the time to, and even though I wouldn't say this to him, right now I really don't want to collect any more pictures he wants me to get because I feel he is asking me to do too much.


 * FDMG, 7:34 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 00:18, August 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ Understood. As for your note on his talk page, he never edited from that IP address again. So, he may never have seen it. —  Spike  Toronto  05:04, August 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much. If any more edits like that happen, I'll be glad to let you know. FDMG, 7:24 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 11:23, August 24, 2013 (UTC)

need help with video part of a page
as the subject says i need some help with the video part of the page called Mr. Conductor Visits the Littlest Pet Shop (2012) Sing Along Songs and Stories do you guys think you can help properly fix this page maybe? Skullzproductions (talk) 02:21, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * First, I need to know how you want the video section to appear. Also, here are some Help pages that might help you out in future:
 * Help:Videos
 * Help:Video embed tool
 * Help:Videos module
 * Help:Video tutorials
 * Help:Video demos
 * Help:Contents
 * Help:Index
 * Special:PrefixIndex/Help:
 * In the meantime, I’ll mess with it a bit. But, it may not be as you want it since I don't know that yet. —  Spike  Toronto  04:16, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * thanks man appreciate it :) Skullzproductions (talk) 04:19, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes, but how do you want it to look? Side by side, two across? — Spike  Toronto  04:21, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * yes exactly that two video side by side even though there's only 5 parts ^^; Skullzproductions (talk) 04:33, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Wikia used to warehouse all of the shared Help pages on a separate Help Wiki (w:c:help:). Some time ago, however, as part of a project to consolidate the corporate wikis at one Wikia subdomain, they moved all the shared Help pages to the Help namespace at the Community Central Wiki (w:c:community:), except for Scratchpad, which remains at it’s own subdomain (w:c:scratchpad: and w:c:sp:). At that time, some very useful pages — such as some related to wikitext/wikicode — disappeared. One of these seems to have been the Help page that was dedicated to Files (File=Images+Videos). So, for future reference, you will have to use the following for wikitext Files coding:
 * mw:Help:Images
 * wikipedia:Wikipedia:Extended image syntax
 * wikipedia:Help:Files
 * Now back to your page… ;) — Spike  Toronto  04:46, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * ok dude Skullzproductions (talk) 04:59, August 25, 2013 (UTC)

✅   Okay. I’d never done this before, but I’ve done it the best way I could. There must be an easier way to do it, but I am having trouble raising anyone on Skype to ask. Anyway, I used the information at Wikipedia:Extended image syntax. Ideally, it would be great if one could just replace the size in px with the size in percent. But, percent does not seem to work. Hope it’s okay for you as it is now. — Spike  Toronto  05:13, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * NP man and thanks again :) Skullzproductions (talk) 05:16, August 25, 2013 (UTC)

Re: Image Placeholder
 Original query :  Hi FDMG! The no-screenshot images should be replaced with  , which produces the interactive image to the right. — Spike  Toronto  09:43, August 25, 2013 (UTC)  – from “Image placeholder” at User talk:FlyingDuckManGenesis

 Responses :

Hello, this is FlyingDuckManGenesis. Here is my attempt to add the placeholder to the Fox McCloud/Gallery page. Since I couldn't fit them in the gallery section, I had to make those separate. It's probably for the best anyway, as you can't really change a picture in a gallery section simply by clicking on it. I put the "Testing, will revert shortly if necessary" in case I wasn't doing it right. I'd just like your opinion on the matter before I decide to do this to the rest of the pages that have too many No Screenshot images. Thank you for your time. FDMG, 7:52 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 11:52, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi FDMG! I see your point. It had not occurred to me that you could not put   inside of a gallery. I did try a different method, however, which still provides some interactivity, and will work inside of a gallery. Take a look at http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Fox_McCloud/Gallery?oldid=1313780 and let me know what you think.  —  Spike  Toronto  12:19, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * I have to say, I appreciate your help, but your attempt to put the placeholder in the gallery section has caused it to glitch up. You'll notice the frame around the picture of Fox in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I'm not so sure if I want to do this to the other gallery sections because it might cause them to glitch as well. I'll try to figure something out, but I think it might just be easier to remove the "No Screenshot" pictures. FDMG, 8:31 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:45, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * I hadn’t realized that it had done that. While I have no idea why, it obviously relates to the small size of the image, it being smaller than the size specified for the gallery. Hmm. Anyway, would you please give me a list of all the pages where our IP miscreant is troubling you so I can semi-protect them? Also, give me any of his IPs needing soft blocking. Thanks! —  Spike  Toronto  12:50, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll be sure to make a list this afternoon of all the pages with too many "No Screenshot" pictures and/or glitched galleries. FDMG, 8:55 A.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 12:55, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * FDMG, what do you think of this version: http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Fox_McCloud/Gallery?oldid=1314234 ? — Spike  Toronto  20:14, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * I think that version works just fine. I will have a new message for you shortly; it is a list of pages that have too many "No Screenshot" pictures and/or glitched galleries. FDMG, 4:18 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 20:18, August 25, 2013 (UTC)

For that last version, just copy and paste the following over top of the no-screenshot image:""It’s a very easy operation. — Spike  Toronto  20:28, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I will be sure to remember that next time it comes to mind. FDMG, 4:32 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 20:32, August 25, 2013 (UTC)

The List
Hello, once again, it's FDMG. Here is a list of pages with too many "No Screenshot" pictures and/or glitched galleries. I can't guarantee this list is complete, but these are are as many as I was able to get this afternoon.


 * Amy Rose/Gallery
 * Beast (Beauty and the Beast)/Gallery
 * Belle (Beauty and the Beast)/Gallery
 * Donald and Douglas the Scottish Twins/Gallery
 * DoodleBob/Gallery
 * Fidget the Bat/Gallery
 * Iago the Parrot/Gallery
 * Luke the Irish Engine/Gallery
 * Princess Jasmine/Gallery
 * Professor Ratigan/Gallery
 * Quasimodo/Gallery
 * SpongeBob SquarePants (character)/Gallery
 * The Evil Queen/Gallery
 * Thomas the Tank Engine (character)/Gallery
 * Tod the Fox/Gallery
 * Vanellope Von Schweetz
 * Wreck-it Ralph (Character)

And for the many pages that share the same category:


 * While not as big as some of the other pages, many pages with the Robin Hood Characters category.
 * Most, if not all pages with the Rayman Character Galleries category.
 * Some (but not all) of the pages with the SpongeBob Characters category.
 * Most, if not all pages with the Star Fox Character Galleries category.

Hope this list helps.

FDMG, 4:24 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 20:39, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Update: Here are the pages so far that have had their "No Screenshot" pictures replaced with placeholders.


 * Admiral Razorbeard/Gallery
 * Amy Rose/Gallery
 * Beast (Beauty and the Beast)/Gallery
 * Belle (Beauty and the Beast)/Gallery
 * Donald and Douglas the Scottish Twins/Gallery
 * Falco Lombardi/Gallery
 * Fidget the Bat/Gallery
 * Fox McCloud/Gallery
 * Globox/Gallery
 * Iago the Parrot/Gallery
 * Luke the Irish Engine/Gallery
 * Princess Jasmine/Gallery
 * Rayman (character)/Gallery
 * Quasimodo/Gallery
 * Tod the Fox/Gallery
 * Thomas the Tank Engine (character)/Gallery


 * If you haven't already by tomorrow, I might work on some more of those pages. FDMG, 8:35 P.M. EST Approx. FlyingDuckManGenesis (talk) 01:01, August 26, 2013 (UTC)