User:SpikeToronto/talk/Archive 5

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)

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)

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)