User talk:Slakr/Archive 9

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Thanks for reverting the vandalism

We've all got each others' backs, it seems. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:51, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Paramus High School

I see you blocked the vandal on Paramus High School. This person made death threats in those edits, so do you think the authorities should be called? Academic Challenger (talk) 20:38, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, Hersfold (talk · contribs) is handling it. --slakr\ talk / 20:39, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

SineBot signs vandalism

I get the impression you're aware this happens from time to time, and you're working on it, but here's an example of something SineBot probably shouldn't have signed. -- SCZenz (talk) 17:06, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Unblock for User:Tribe12?

Greetings! I'm not sure if you've been keeping up with User talk:Tribe12, but it looks like said user's vandalism was the result of some language filter software installed on his computer. The software's been deactivated. Tthis should prevent the kind of profanity-removing edits that triggered the blocks. It's your block, though: any objections to Tribe12 being unblocked? —C.Fred (talk) 03:07, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Maybe you don't know everything there is to know, man

I appreciate your efforts to act as mediator in the recent conflict between myself and Mrs. Winchelsea. However, there are some things about the latter that should, at the least, touch upon your consideration. Specifically, Winchelsea has played a central role in some rather shocking examples of vandalism. I hope that, with this new knowledge, you will understand that my attack on her was absolutely necessary.

I definitely don't claim to know everything there is to know, but it's fairly clear that you don't intend to be nice to other people. It kind of depresses me that people choose not to take the high ground but instead screw each other over needlessly and waste everyone else's time in the process. Oh well, right? --slakr\ talk / 06:36, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

It wasnt me

Hey.

Regarding the message you left on my talk page, if youre referring to this edit, it wasnt me. I dont know how that ever happened. But I am a bit concerned about this. Can somebody else edit WP remotely using this IP? I ask this because if they can do this, then they can also edit using my Login name User:Zereshk. This is a home computer, and not a public terminal, and I only use the Anon account when interlinking wikis. (I do however use multiple PCs at work too). Otherwise, I log in to my user account for actual edits. It's a bit awkward and cumberome to keep having to log in every 5 minutes when youre working on multiple WPs simultaneously on multiple windows. Anyway, I have no idea how that edit happened.--75.63.192.246 (talk) 19:16, 14 May 2008 (UTC) (a.k.a. User:Zereshk)

P.S: Considering the fact that I have thousands of edits anonymously (linking multilanguage articles together on different wikis), and that only 2-3 edits appear for the User contributions of 75.63.192.246, it probably means this IP address was assigned to somebody else by AT&T (my service provider) when that edit happened. Anyway. Nevertheless I feel uncomfortable seeing someone else can edit under my current IP.--75.63.192.246 (talk) 19:20, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

sunscreen discrepancy and sunscreen controversy

I want to rename the "sunscreen controversy" into "sunscreen discrepancy". I had explained on the sunscreen controversy talk page why this is a better title. Please give me some time to do so instead of deleting my material just 5 minutes after I have started the article. Gerriet42 (talk) 07:08, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

will you adopt me?

Thanks I need this posted by 9pm. thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tracer2 (talk • contribs) 01:32, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Acetone

OK, that was, hands down, one of the most creative awards I have seen on Wikipedia. I rarely have to remove nail polish, (being a guy...) but scrubbing vandalism with the acetone will be useful. I'll also have to try sulphuric acid, as that may be more painful........ J.delanoygabsadds 17:04, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

if you block user:bsrboy i will thank you Sonicthehedgehog9000 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sonicthehedgehog9000 (talk • contribs) 17:28, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

SineBot source code?

I have my own Wiki on editthis and need a SineBot like yours. I've been told to ask for a "Source Code"? KremTell me stuff♫Whaaaat I've Doooonne!♪ 19:43, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Hello? I really need that Bot. KremTell me stuff♫Whaaaat I've Doooonne!♪ 15:36, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Slakr? KremTell me stuff♫Whaaaat I've Doooonne!♪ 17:07, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Star

The Barnstar of Diligence
This is for your diligence on WP:AIV. Some admins would have just blocked this ip anyway but not you.[1] I thank you for your diligence. ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont 08:45, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Troublemaking anon user

This fellow redirected a link on Domestic partnership in California to a pornographic site, and it appears from his Talk page that this is part of a long pattern of his. You've warned him previously, so I've come to you. I was once active on WP, but I never learned what the blocking procedures are, and, regardless, nowadays I just have time to do occasional minor edits when I see something egregiously wrong... so, basically, I have no idea how to go about getting this guy a nice long forced wikibreak, and I certainly don't have time to shepard anything through any long wiki-proceedings. Still, I hate seeing long-term vandals go free to wreak further havoc, and I was wondering if you would mind looking into the matter for me. I appreciate it. --BCSWowbagger (talk) 07:54, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

MediaWiki bug

Hi. FYI. There is a strange MediaWiki bug on signatures. I don't know what happened to my signature but I did everything right [2] during editing. ;-) Probably some other people will have the same troubles, so have a look at your bot. Cheers, Arnomane (talk) 20:18, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Regex?

Does SineBot use a regex to determine signatures? If so, do you think I could see it? I'm having trouble making one for User:SoxBot VI. Soxred93 (u t) 20:07, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

It's really more of a parser, since it not only checks for various types of signatures/dates/formats, but it also looks for where in a particular edit it appears and a bunch of other things. There really isn't one all-encompassing regex that handles it. --slakr\ talk / 03:26, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

FYI

Dmitry Medvedev (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) doesn't like you very much. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 03:14, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Ah, so it appears. I'd offer him some cookies to try to make amends, but since it looks like it was a single purpose account, I doubt that he'd even see them. Oh well. --slakr\ talk / 03:24, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Sinebot (again)

I see your stupid bot is signing sections I have already signed, once again. As I said before, if it got its message correct then I might not mind so much, but placing incorrect comments that contributions are unsigned when they have been signed is extremely annoying.User:Sandpiper —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.139.186.55 (talk) 13:47, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

You can't sign as a user while you're logged out. --slakr\ talk / 22:04, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Double signing

Recently, SineBot appended my signiture with an additional copy of my signiture. Talk:Lymbyc_Systym < Page may not exist soon; CSD A7 R3ap3R.inc (talk) 17:30, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

It didn't sign yours. It signed someone else's. --slakr\ talk / 22:03, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Sexually-confused vandals

I came across your page and was curious what this meant: "Sexually-confused vandals think that this user is a closeted homosexual, but this user just laughs because the poor vandals are simply in denial." I don't get it. Are you saying that you are a homosexual and vandals are closeted? or that the vandals are confused and in denial about you being heterosexual?--Biggayallison (talk) 23:17, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

It's a joke. When homophobic 12 year olds vandalize my userpage, as well as pretty much any other page, they usually tend to vandalize with the same things, which seem to mostly center around calling people "gay" and making gay jokes, presumably because they think it's somehow going to anger me. How, exactly, it's supposed to anger me I have yet to figure out. :P I'd show you some revisions, but another admin deleted them a while back while cleaning up vandalism. There's still some in my talk page archives, though (e.g., here and here). Anecdotally, I've found that directed homophobia is inversely proportional to repressed homosexual orientation— the more homophobic the person, the more latently homosexual they are, hence the fun userbox. :P --slakr\ talk / 23:43, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Request for change in SineBot

Hi, Slakr. I like your bot, but I have one change to request. When a user is notified, instead of {{Tilde}}, would it be possible to use {{uw-tilde}} instead? sanawon 20:30, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

{{uw-tilde}} contains parser functions and is therefore unsuitable for substitution on as large of a scale as SineBot makes edits. --slakr\ talk / 22:50, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Your edit to 19 August

Thank you for your edits, but please do not just unlink names from date and year articles, but remove them entirely. The main -- really, the ONLY criterion -- for people's birth and deaths to be included on these pages is that they have a Wikipedia article about them. Therefore, when you merely remove the linking to those who do not articles, as you did here, you just make it harder for them to be found and weeded out. Thank you for your attention in this matter. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 23:58, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

No worries. I've seen that happen a few times elsewhere. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 00:03, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Speedy of Raymond 'SAROM' Diaz

Hi, not a big issue or anything but i'd added a hangon tag to the article as the subject appeared (to be possibly) notable after a quick google [3] search. Nk.sheridan   Talk 00:56, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Sparx* merge

You're right, of course. My mistake - there was a "missing page" link from Sparx disambiguation. I'll merge the new page into the existing one immediately, and fix the disambiguation page as well. Fleebo (talk) 02:31, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Attachment theory

Can I just say how much I now appreciate your hard work on the above page. The stuff on 'monotropy' was excellent and I think you were really making a difference.

I apologise if I seemed over critical and I am sorry if you have left the discussion because of these comments.

KingsleyMiller (talk) 06:55, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Mediation

Hi Slakr. I'm a bit puzzled. I thought you were really getting stuck in there and actually starting the mediation process but Steve says not. I really appreciated your efforts, even if your boxes flummoxed me, and am sorry we could not just carry on with you as you seemed to be getting somewhere. Fainites barley 17:28, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

SineBot is going to ban me?

Well, that's the threat. Can't say I'm much of an expert, so apologies if I'm not interpreting your bot correctly? Anyway, I'll be ignoring your bot's warning and continue deleting the fringe wetpaint spammer from the fringe tv entry and discussion page. Thanks? BOTF (talk) 06:35, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Airliners.net page

Kurt, there's a lot of editing being done concerning the recent redesign of the Airliners.net homepage, and it is only accurate to describe the reaction of the user base there. The comments "The changes were released to a mixed reaction with many users disapproving of the new site. " are accurate and descriptive of the response of the members of that site, and the comments are neither inciteful nor provocative. I'm requesting you consider permitting the remarks due to this reason. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anetmod (talk • contribs) 00:22, 30 May 2008 (UTC) Thanks, Kurt, for the heads up, and also for your consideration on the Airliners.net page here on Wiki - as of right now, the information is reflecting accurately. Anetmod (talk) 00:39, 30 May 2008 (UTC)Anetmod

BRC & privacy concerns

Hey slakr, would you mind dropping in your opinion here? Thanks. GlassCobra 01:16, 30 May 2008 (UTC)