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Unblock

Hey, a user has asked for an unblock, regarding an OP block you did. User talk:Redboy442, regarding User talk:222.127.228.6. I scanned it, and, nothing obvious jumps out at me, but, I stuck to well-known ports. Either way, I generally prefer to block OP's AO ACB, when other users may get caught up in it. I was wondering, if you could re-examine this IP, and, the unblock request I noted above? Thanks, SQL^{Query me!} 12:05, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

(root@stewie:pts/4) /home/koder # nmap -sS 222.127.228.6

Starting nmap V. 3.00 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ )
Interesting ports on  (222.127.228.6):
(The 1597 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed)
Port       State       Service
22/tcp     open        ssh
23/tcp     open        telnet
80/tcp     open        http
8082/tcp   open        blackice-alerts

Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 8 seconds

(root@stewie:pts/4) /home/koder #

Port 80, while it looks like a normal httpd process, is actually an open proxy. Try it out yourself. I'm also not too sure about that particular user's recent contributions, considering the only thing he has added recently was a questionable link, while the proxy has been used for extensive vandalism. --slakr^\ talk / 23:05, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Oooo, and it looks like it round-robins its outbound IPs... I'll block this one too. --222.127.228.5 (talk) 23:09, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Roger that, Odd that I didn't catch the port 80 one. Thanks, for checking it out! Great work! :) SQL^{Query me!} 05:01, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

from the redboy: I use my laptop to edit. My internet provider in the Philippines uses a proxy servy for their DSL broadband accounts, don't know why, but that is my only option.See cut and paste below; I am not a hacker or spammer, and I made one edit and was blocked, therofore could make no more contributions. My server info.

System Type: SpeedStream 4200-Series Config Part #: 003-c164-G0G Firmware Part #: 004-D241-A2W MAC Address: 00:18:D1:79:EC:DD

Point to Point Connection Summary: PPPoE 0/35 222.127.78.36 AccConn: cebu_rb-9C074010500449

I know they switch alot to maintain connectivity. Retrieved from "http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/User_talk:Redboy442" Categories: Open proxies blocked on Wikipedia —Preceding unsigned comment added by Redboy442 (talk • contribs) 12:47, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Sinebot detection algorithm

Hi - Per this edit Sinebot is signing edits made by this anonymous user who I believe is manually signing using 5 tildes to produce the date. Any chance you would consider changing the detection algorithm to consider something that ends in a UTC date (without a link to a user or talk page) as a sig? -- Rick Block (talk) 01:58, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Please see WP:SIG. --slakr^\ talk / 05:06, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I gather you mean "no"? I've suggested this user obtain a userid, although I think a user entering "this is me ~~~~~" at the end of a post is clearly signing. Yeah, there's no link but anyone actually interested can always find it from the article history. -- Rick Block (talk) 05:50, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Signing is four tildes (~~~~), which automatically puts a link to the user page + timestamp, as per WP:SIG. --slakr^\ talk / 06:00, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I know how one autosigns and what happens. However, I am puzzled by your seeming resistance to entertaining this idea. Are you saying an anonymous user who types "Matt ~~~~~" is not making a good faith effort to sign? In this case, the user's IP address seems to move around a bit so what he's doing is actually MORE informative than four tildes. Or are you worried about spoofed sigs? Or is there some other issue I'm not seeing? -- Rick Block (talk) 13:56, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm not assuming bad faith or anything— nor does the bot. If anything, the bot serves to gently introduce people to the concept of signatures, how they work, and how to properly use them. I was also considering adding a small link to the tutorial into {{tilde}}. In any case, if a particular user's signature fails WP:SIG, the bot will let them know after they do it a few times, and the problem is solved. Also, if I changed the logic to acknowledge only datestamps as a valid signature, then it renders its {{unsigned}} functionality that drops the time argument useless, which will cause people as well-meaning as you to come storm to my talk page demanding I program the bot to only use {{Unsigned|User}} instead of {{Unsigned|User|Date}}, as well as the {{Undated}} stuff useless as well.

Trust me, I've already been through this dance, so feel free to surf my talk page archives if you have free time to see how easy it is for people to complain to me about the color of the bikeshed. :P Of course, I figure that if someone else wants to make something better, than they're more than welcome to do so. Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 14:06, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

User:Slakr/Sandbox/Why you shouldn't vandalize

Another editor has added the {{prod}} template to the article User:Slakr/Sandbox/Why you shouldn't vandalize, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at [[Talk:User:Slakr/Sandbox/Why you shouldn't vandalize|its talk page]]. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 07:03, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

A very strange proposed deletion. Enigma ^msg! 07:07, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

It was because someone put a {{prod}} on {{inuse}}, so it affected every single page marked as inuse. I've since fixed it. :P --slakr^\ talk / 07:15, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I think we both got there at about the same time, but you saved first. I have now protected the template {{insue}} to prevent a repetition, but if you are wondering why my edit summary says that i fixed the prob, it's cos I thought I had fixed it by my save, not realising that you had got there first. Sorry!

The {{prod}} template should really be fixed to prevent it triggering millions of prod-warnings from the bots if added to a template. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 07:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2008_March_6#Encyclopedia_Dramatica

Curious about the revision of my comment, admittedly I am not familiar with the ins and outs of wikipedia guidelines, so I'm sorry if I stepped over the line in some regard. My guess would be the listing of the vandals IP address in the comment. If this is the reason I don't especially mind, although I would be interested in knowing which Wikipedia user utilizes that IP if you have the ability to use checkuser on them. I believe it is pertinent to the ongoing debate over the inclusion of the ED article, especially concerning issues of NPOV which have come up. --24.23.212.107 (talk) 07:18, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

You listed a bunch of wikipedia admins with what looked like edit summaries they clearly did not make. Moreover, whether someone has been vandalizing the site mentioned in the DRV is irrelevant. --slakr^\ talk / 07:21, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The edits weren't made by administrators, they were made on ED by the account User:FaggotryreignsED (as noted in the post that was reverted). You can verify this by checking that account's contributions at ED (I can't provide a link). I don't think it was fair or appropriate to revert the IP's edits - a polite request to refactor, however, might have been in order (listing the edits, as opposed to merely mentioning the account name, somewhat disrupted the flow of discussion, even if unintentionally). --Iamunknown 07:39, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, like I said I'm not terribly familiar with all the ins and outs of TOW formatting and general courtesy, I plead ignorance on my part. --24.23.212.107 (talk) 08:47, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

It's still irrelevant, unless I'm missing something; for, I'm not sure how vandalism on another site has anything to do with whether the page is deleted or not. --slakr^\ talk / 07:42, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I tend to agree with you regarding relevance. I do not think, however, that a legitimate (if arguably irrelevant) post should be reverted. I, for one, am not aware that it is regular practise to revert such posts. --Iamunknown 07:46, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I didn't list edit summaries that THEY made in particular, I listed a group of ED articles that were just vandalized by a particular individual, in a seemingly non-coincidental way in regards to the revival of the attempt to re-create an ED article on Wikipedia. While this may not directly be relevant, I feel that the act of someone who is obviously very personally involved in Wikipedia/ED drama to deface our wiki could very well be related to the discussion we are currently having. Especially in regards to the question of NPOV of the parties involved. Permit me to degenerate into internet speak to illustrate this point. butthurt fgts from TOW are trolling our wiki because they are pissed someone had the cojones to re-create that shitstub. The notice on the talk page in and of itself is enough for anyone to see there are some obvious conflicts in interest in regards to this article. ""The article on Encyclopedia Dramatica will not be recreated. Ever." I think that in and of itself is enough to raise some question of NPOV, and places the burden of neutrality on Wikipedia to be transparent in its operation. --24.23.212.107 (talk) 07:48, 7 March 2008 (UTC) *edit* ie: what happens on our wiki as retaliation is very relevant for current arguments on Wikipedia as several admins involved in the AfD process obviously have personal investments in the issue, and have abused their admin privileges to influence votes and have made the permanent deletion of this article a personal pet project. If you checkuser the abusive IP, if it is not a proxy, would show who involved in the current debate has gone to unprofessional and extraordinary measures in regards to this matter, which would go towards the question of NPOV. --24.23.212.107 (talk) 07:56, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I was going by our talk page guidelines for removing stuff not directly related to improving (or, I guess, in this case, undeleting) the article. If, however, you truly feel that it's imperative that it be part of the discussion, then by all means readd it— I won't revert it, because I don't really care. :P However, please try to relate it directly to the deletion discussion and why the article should be undeleted based on your comments. Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 07:58, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I will later, I'm at a friends place and don't have the time I'd prefer to type out a thoroughly thoughtful response. But, I would like to note that I really appreciate the professional way you have handled this matter, and the polite way you've communicated with me. Most of the time I even mention I have anything to do with ED I get the perma-ban hammer from blokes. Anyway, take care, and I hope to receive your feedback on this matter in the future if you somehow find yourself entangled in the shitstorm this will unfortunately inevitably result in. I hope it will be more civil and reasonable, but I'm not going to hold my breath. --24.23.212.107 (talk) 08:06, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Heh, I usually don't fly around blocking people left and right— I usually save that for vandalizing schoolchidren instead. :P --slakr^\ talk / 08:12, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Lol, likewise. I know how much a pain in the ass it is to patrol recent changes for vandals, it's a thankless chore amirite? Anyway, cheers. <3 DLB --24.23.212.107 (talk) 08:19, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Dont get visited by bots or their reverters that often - :) - I can think of a lot more rubbish less advanced that doesnt get touched by bots - hey have a good day and thanks SatuSuro 07:28, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

HAHAHAHHA

You are really sad!!!! get a life. If you have donated to wikipedia then you should get a girlfriend and buy her stuf instead. Hope you contemplate your future. No need to thank me for my advice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.139.166.141 (talk) 12:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

On the contrary, it would be rude of me not to thank you for your advice. Though, it does beg the question: if I have no life by blocking vandals from editing, then what kind of life do you, our precious vandals have? Sure, I do this kind of thing with my friends and we enjoy it, but vandalism seems like such a lonely activity. Though, this activity is not without its perks; for, us admins also get to see chicks in bathrobes, which is more than I can say for most vandals. :P --slakr^\ talk / 12:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Signbot Oopsies

Here's the diff.

I am pretty sure I know what's going on here. I have a non alphanumeric username and am linking through the romanized version of my username which redirect to my correct username, but signbot is signing it anyway. I realize this is probably more of a coding headache than is worth fixing, but I thought it might be worth noting for anyone else who decides to follow wikipedia's suggestion when they have foreign character usernames Does signbot look to make sure that the user links to their own talk page?

The easiest logical solution I can think of from a programming perspective would be to check if the username links to their own talk page, and if not, check to see if that talk page is a simple redirect to the proper one before having signbot sign the comment.

Let me know if you need any more clarification or want me to test anything for you!

 --Peco! Peco!^TALK 00:46, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I have temporarily corrected the problem with SineBot automatically signing your comments by adding [[Category:Wikipedians who have opted out of automatic signing|{{BASEPAGENAME}}]] to ペコペコ user page. If you wish to hide this category on your user page, you can instead add {{NoAutosign}} instead of the category. Anyway... hope that helps (for the time being at least). Lightsup55 ( T | C ) 01:01, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Correct. The bot does not actually load a user's page to check to see if it's a redirect, as it has way too much stuff to do already. :P --slakr^\ talk / 07:24, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Understood. However, don't you think signbot ought to be following policy, though? This is going to happen to anyone who follows the policy that also has a non-roman username... Yeah? Just a thought. I don't suppose there's a way for signbot to simply keep a list of non-roman usernames on wikipedia and ignore them so long as they link to *some* usertalk page?  --Peco! Peco!^TALK 21:08, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

User:TinyMark

Just wanted to say thanks for the reversion. It's the first time I've been vandalised! TINYMARK 18:03, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Realist2 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Hey Slakr. I'd like to move to unblock the above editor on the basis of this unblock request and on a general assumption of good faith. Thoughts? AGK (contact) 19:45, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Cheers for your response—hopefully the editor will make good use of their second chance... All the best, AGK (contact) 12:26, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Three-revert rule violation on List of Sort Codes of the United Kingdom

Can you please reconsider this result. The editor concerned is continuing to make disputed edits here. Chrisieboy (talk) 14:07, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I've made some minor style and formating tweaks, none of which Chrisieboy has disputed on the talk page. I thought it was the bigger style change to the tables that was the issue. However, if minor edits are also ruled out, then I'm happy to stop. In the meantime, I've been accused of lying [1] by Chrisieboy (about the removal of my comment on the third user's talk page, and despite giving the diff showing that action,[2] an apology was refused [3]), and Chrisieboy still won't explain exactly what his/her problem with my edits is.

It's all very unhelpful and unconstructive, and my only motivation continues to be to improve this article, which I'd like to be able to get on with. I've no problem with criticism, but none has really been given yet (or not in any more detail than 'I don't like it').

136.8.152.13 (talk) 14:47, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Am I being wikistalked..? Chrisieboy (talk) 14:50, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I think it's called 'right of reply'. Suggest WP:AGF as another policy to review. 136.8.152.13 (talk) 14:54, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I removed my own comments and this was reverted against my will on several occasions. On one such occasion, unfortunately, the anon's comments were also inadvertently removed. This was an error on my part, although one which would not have occurred had the anon desisted.

In any case I await your response to the above. Chrisieboy (talk) 15:10, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but that's just completely wrong. Chrisieboy's removal of my comment was that user's first move on that page. I couldn't have reverted the removal of comments before that, as that was the first time anything was removed. How could I desist from doing something I hadn't yet done? Chrisieboy was intent on removing my response to his/her comment out of context, when policy says that if a comment is retracted it should properly be struck-out, rather than completely removed in such cases. 136.8.152.13 (talk) 15:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

 Not done. Judging by the contributions by both users, there is now extensive use of the article's talk page as opposed to edit warring. Please remember to be civil, and feel free to post another three-revert rule report should there be any further issues. --slakr^\ talk / 04:24, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Re: SineBot

I got a friendly notice from your bot [4] to remind me to sign after posting various RfA optional questions. But the problem is, the current nom doesn't require us to sign and timestamp it. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 02:58, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Please Block

Matt Sanchez is back as 208.54.95.41 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) having posted offensive and wiki-threatening material to Benjiboi with these diffs, and identifying himself here. I will remove the Benjiboi material, and notify him - which will make a red link above, I guess. Thanks, Jay*Jay (talk) 04:29, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

I think user:SatyrTN got to it first. :) Jay*Jay (talk) 04:58, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of "investing strategy"

Back in June 17, 2007 you deleted a page I created called Investing Strategy. You called it copywrited. I cannot figure out how to 'see' that page now, so I cannot review it. I presume you know how.

Can you please say what exactly was copywrited. Since it was mostly word-for-word what I have posted on my website I do not want to be in infringment there either.

But really, I do not believe anything was infringed. In fact the whole point of my website is to post the truths that are not available ANYWHERE else on the web. Certainly, if you thought the Wiki page was the same as my webpage, that is no problem. I certainly do not copywrite it ... I encourage its dissemination. Retail Investor Retail Investor (talk) 15:27, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

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WP:DFW

User:A little mollusk and I are planning on reactiviating this project. If you are interested in helping, contact me. Basketball110 21:05, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

minor bug in sinebot

I added a subpage to my user talk page called sandbox. What was sinebot doing there? I added a "NoAutosign" link so it's no big deal, but I still thought I should put in a bug report. Phil Burnstein (talk) 21:27, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Browsershots

Hi. I was about to ask the same thing, but saw you already had: Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 18#robots.txt / browsershots I don't know as much about it, but think it would be very useful to have available, especially for the folks at WP:Accessibility and WikiProject Usability. Any chance I could encourage you to pursue this idea again? (I wouldnt know where to start, outside of the pumps...) Thanks. -- Quiddity (talk) 01:48, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

 Doing... — Oh crap. I totally forgot to open the ticket. I'll do that now and keep you updated. --slakr^\ talk / 04:31, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

C Opened — yonder. --slakr^\ talk / 04:43, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

C And another — yonder --slakr^\ talk / 21:09, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Great stuff. Much thanks :) -- Quiddity (talk) 23:47, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Browser problem and IP address

For some reason my login goes away when I open a new window. Therefore accidentally my IP address has appeared in recent undo of 'Carnatic Music Article'. I will look into it and fix it. Meanwhile, please remove my 'undo' with IP address ? I will reenter with my signature. Thanks for your help.Naadapriya (talk) 06:34, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

hello

hell kind sir my name is removed due to BLP issues, i like kiddys, please donot delete my account i am only trying to spread the love <3 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Runrunrunrun12345 (talk • contribs) 09:04, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Wow, you must be hard up for work if you're vandalizing wikipedia at 4 in the morning. It sucks that you're not churning out good albums like you used to and that you've relegated yourself to this. No worries, though, I won't delete your account, but I have taken the liberty to block it so that you will get off your butt and start writing good songs again. --slakr^\ talk / 09:10, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Roll call

If you are actively involved in Wikipedia:WikiProject Dallas-Fort Worth, please add your name here. Basketball110 23:44, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

I'll add it! Basketball110 21:18, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

SineBot editing excluded(?) page

Hello, here to bug you about your bot. Earlier today, an IP editor left a comment on my talk page but forgot to sign it. Naturally, SineBot dutifully came by and added the unsigned template here. Problem is, I have the {{bots}} template on my talk page header here, which is in turn transcluded onto my talk page. What I'm not sure about, and why I'm contacting you about it, is whether this is SineBot ignoring the exclusion template for some reason, or if he's simply not seeing it because it's transcluded through another template. If that's the case, then it would be my fault, for which I apologize for bugging you about it. Either way, thanks for your time. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 04:02, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, it doesn't see it because {{Bots}} produces no visible output; and, the bot doesn't check pages recursively. Simply add {{bots}} to the talk page (instead of the header) and it will bother you no more. :P Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 11:45, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Bsharvy/Rachel63 socks

Just wanted to say thanks for all the research you must've had to do in forming those conclusion. Good work. I sure was too lazy to do it myself :) Equazcion •✗/C • 11:38, 12 Mar 2008 (UTC)

Anti-Americanism

Thanks for your help with the article and the socks. I hope now we can edit it in peace. Thank you, Igor Berger (talk) 12:38, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Jeygopi Panisilvam

Hi, my article Jeygopi Panisilvam got prodded and I have cited a source (see the references section). It's not fictional, it's just being vandalised a lot. JPAnis (talk) 13:14, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Sockpuppet's contrib

could you help me i love tahlin we're both gay but tahlin loves some other homo i hate that other homo Tahlin's my bf4eva (talk) 13:02, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

It might help to actually step away from the computer and notify tahlin instead of vandalizing a free encyclopedia, but I could be wrong. *shrug* --slakr^\ talk / 13:03, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

how should i notify tahlin? Iwannaknow WHY (talk) 13:08, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

well how do i notify tahlin Jeygopi'sahom-o (talk) 13:17, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

how do i notify him —Preceding unsigned comment added by How Do I Notify Tahlin? (talk • contribs) 13:21, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Looks like the sock is some reincarnation. Came to vandalize my page here Igor Berger (talk) 13:26, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

On the upside, this gives me a reason to slack instead of doing recent changes patrol. Score. :D --slakr^\ talk / 13:32, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Nice. ;) You might want to change this to edit=sysop though instead. :P Rudget. 13:39, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Nah, the semi will catch all of the new users the dude's been creating. I would have just kept it unprotected and let him go at it, because I love the idea of forcing vandals to type in a bunch of random captchas and create new accounts, while I just click a button and feel like Zeus smiting someone with a lightning bolt. It's very fun to know that it takes someone 10 times longer to do something evil than it takes for you to undo it. :P Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 13:42, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

That is called a human honeypot, you catch one the rest of them come out..:) Igor Berger (talk) 13:44, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Good point. Rudget. 13:48, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

All those impersonators appear to be originating from 194.223.81.75, see the blocklog. Clearly not new to en.wp Rudget. 15:28, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

break

Huh? Where do you see that? If they were all coming from the same IP they would have been autoblocked and been unable to create new accounts. --slakr^\ talk / 15:35, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Ilikesomerobots - It appears the latest block I gave made an autoblock, probably the reason why I've not seen any more of these. Rudget. 15:38, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Ohhh excellent. I was waiting for someone to post an unblock msg :> Well that makes the RFCU a little easier :P --slakr^\ talk / 15:40, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Uh huh... :) Rudget. 15:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Recent Edit to User talk:80.193.98.48

Just curious why you removed so much information from User talk:80.193.98.48? I understand the blocking and such but, shouldn't the page maintain the history?Jasynnash2 (talk) 16:18, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

It's blocked for a year. All warnings are in the page history for abuse reports, should they be needed. I blank it for two big reasons: one, once the block expires, there's no long history of vandalism warnings that make a kid think it's okay to keep vandalizing; second, it cuts back on the current revision database dumps. --slakr^\ talk / 16:25, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

PredictorPro

3 deletions in short time, constantly recreated. Suggest salting. --Auto ^{(talk / contribs)} 17:02, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

User(s) blocked., so request is now redundant unless new username appears. Rudget. 20:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Just in case...

...you forgot, you're awesome. Equazcion •✗/C • 02:44, 13 Mar 2008 (UTC)

You are great, you have my admiration as well! I read your sock analysis and it is perfect! You should right an essay on it. Thank you, Igor Berger (talk) 03:03, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

May I..

submit a RFCU file on Bsharvy and Rachel63? Most of internet users in South Korea subscribe the services of three giant broadband companies, so if they lives in an urban or suburban area of Seoul, a checkuser result would likely say "inconclusive". However, Bsharvy speared that if no checkuser done, he might create multiple sock accounts which could cause more disruption. I've seen him around here for several months, so if he really determines to do something, he would practice it. I'm afraid my filing could conflict with your decision. I just want to assure whether Bsharvy speaks of the possible innocence. If you don't mind, I would submit a file right away. --Appletrees (talk) 13:13, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm against any action that's in some way a result of a threat by a blocked user. If s/he wants to create a sock let him create a sock, that's really out of our hands. But we won't -- and I think Slakr would agree here -- cave in to a request just because a user is threatening to do such a thing. If the user really wanted to be unblocked they would've asked a bit more nicely. S/he chose to attack people and make threats instead. There's no reason to bend over backwards here. The user has also been told how to request the filing of a checkuser themselves. There's nothing we more we need do here. Equazcion •✗/C • 13:39, 13 Mar 2008 (UTC)

editconflict – He's already loaded sockpuppets. Nobody who's accused of a crime in real life will, if they're truly innocent, threaten to go and commit that crime if they're not acquitted as a method of asserting their innocence. He's making threats, and if we give him what he wants, he'll quickly realize that escalating to more/more serious threats is a plausible route to get his way. Besides, checkuser generally cannot be used to prove one's own innocence. If you desire to open an RFCU, you're more than welcome to do so; however, it would seem that the consensus is already determined that it's pretty obvious the dude was socking, as several editors as well as two independent admins have come to the same conclusions as I have. I'm guessing that his insistence on checkuser is probably due to him being sure to use two separate IP ranges (e.g., home and work addresses), because he has already been blocked for 3RR twice already and believes he knows how game the system. --slakr^\ talk / 13:41, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I got it, guys. I just know of him being very persistent (e.g dog meat dispute). I would not request a checkuser file on him. If he really wants so, he can contact checkusers to look into his and her records via E-mail. Yes, using two separate IP ranges is a typical tactic used by sock puppeters and he would likely use it. However, I thought that blocking somebody without doing a checkuser is a little exceptional, but you know of rules much more that I do, and two more admins agree with your decision. Therefore, I'm off the matter from now.--Appletrees (talk) 13:58, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Roman Catholic Church

Why did you make a mass revert then un-revert? It's good than you un-reverted but it was odd. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast (talk) 17:00, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Because I my brain short-circuited and I clicked the wrong link in the RC feed. I was literally intending to click the one directly above it that was ridiculously obvious vandalism, but instead the buffer scrolled up too quickly, an the rest is history. *smacks self with trout*. :P Anyway, Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 17:04, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Norconian

Thank you for the tip on signing, this is a bit new - hope I'm doing this right!.--Norcobash (talk) 01:56, 16 March 2008 (UTC)norcobash

EDIT

Your bot says I am not allowed to edit my "talk page", apparently he needs to read WP:TALK policy. Dwilso (talk) 21:31, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Huh? Where does it say that? Please drop me a diff. --slakr^\ talk / 22:26, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

SineBot's edit summaries

Hi, some time ago I asked you if you could change the way SineBot writes its edit summaries (use a Special:Contributions link rather than a user page link for IP contributions). Ever found time doing that? Thanks (and sorry for nagging... :-) Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:40, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

 Done – example. Thanks for being cool about it. :) Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 13:17, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, beautiful. Fut.Perf. ☼ 17:12, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

3RR noticeboard

Thanks for showing me how that's handled. I spend a lot more time addressing deletions than I do blocking. Next time I'll know how to proceed. :) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 18:40, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Bshanvy

User:Bshanvy, clearly another sock or User:Bsharvy. Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Bshanvy. Equazcion •✗/C • 11:39, 18 Mar 2008 (UTC)

Here is another sock User:Squatt here Igor Berger (talk) 11:48, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Heh. You know, it's funny— for a while there was still the shade of doubt, albeit small, that they weren't the same person. Now, the dude creates another sockpuppet and runs off and trolls talk pages. In a way, I'd like to thank him for alleviating my self-doubt. :P --slakr^\ talk / 13:52, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

SineBot's Sandbox

Hey, there Slakr!
SineBot won't sign it's sandbox!!!
Does that mean I don't exist???!!
Please tell me I exist!!!!
I'll try signing this comment without a date-stamp and see if SineBot confirms the fact that I exist. J.delanoy^gabs_adds

It now ignores people with a lot of edits. --slakr^\ talk / 22:46, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Oh, sorry. I just thought I'd have a little fun because I "didn't exist". I just came from SineBot's sandbox and someone else came close to cursing it out because it wouldn't sign for him. Maybe you should add a note in the sandbox that it won't sign if you have lots of edits. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 22:49, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I might end up reverting that change or simply integrating it into the algorithm better. I'll probably, instead of simply aborting outright, simply make the bot assume less bad faith / do more checks / something. Maybe make it switch default behavior from opted-in to opted-out? That way, if someone still wants the bot to stalk them, they can add {{YesAutosign}} or something similar— like how {{NoAutosign}} works currently but for opting in. Lemme know if you have any ideas. Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 22:59, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Would you agree that at the current version, the documentation is incorrect? Excellent version log BTW! Franamax (talk) 11:58, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

I updated User:SineBot#What_it_looks_for to add a bullet point, but I suppose the other areas could be updated, {{sofixit}} :P hehe :) Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 13:09, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Nice try buddy, stick someone else with updating the documentation! That's one of my tricks ;) I can't see your establishedEditCount setting, it looks like opt-in won't override that setting. Geez, I just can't do a quality job, I'll let you do it :) Franamax (talk) 20:20, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Vicious attack

I thought I would bring this unusually savage personal attack to the attention of an administrator. It seems like the usual "no personal attacks" formalities should be skipped and that this[7] merits a block. Chicken Wing (talk) 17:43, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism

Greetings slakr,

I have contributed to the leg warmers page and was recently told it was vandalism. Leg warmers don't in fact serve any 'warming' function - it is a myth. There is nothing to prove otherwise. I had put on the page this information & because some wannabe dance instructor got upset over it (the truth) and decided to complain my edits have been construed as vandalism. I think wikipedia is a great source and I have contributed something, yet because a few misguided persons don't like it my edits have been reverted. I hope you take the time to give consideration to what I have said. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.104.252.62 (talk) 18:25, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

SineBot comment

Hi Slakr, wrt what I see now is a temporary kludge, your implementation of the establishedEditCount config directive, if you're going to continue this, I'd appreciate a way to opt out of it, ie. opt in to SineBot. No matter how many edits I have, I like having computers clean up after me, at least for signing posts. A 2-3 minute grace period would be nice (except on high-priority pages), it takes me that long to savour my pearls of wisdom before I realize that I forgot to sign. I do, however, definitely want SineBot to watch me always, I think that sentiment might be shared by a large proportion of editors who "should know better" but do occasionally forget. Cheers! Franamax (talk) 21:56, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

User:68.42.99.34

wanna give him a short time out? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lord of Haha (talk • contribs) 06:12, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

I am leaving

Hello. Since you are an admin, would it be possible to protect my user page? I am leaving wikipedia and would not like tohave someone vandalize it. Also, would it be possibleto delete my uploaded images as well? thanks.--I am sooooo cool! 19:38, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

a vandal

Just letting you know, I reverted a personal attack on you here. Not sure if additional action is appropriate, but maybe it should be taken under consideration when the current block expires. Enigma ^msg! 04:05, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Imposter

S1alr (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - Has been dealt with, but thought you'd want to know. Take care. --Bongwarrior (talk) 08:46, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Copyvio

{{copyvio}} re. quebec.. much love, 24.146.21.98 (talk) 16:19, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Rachel63

While based on their editing history Rachel63 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) may be a sock of Bsharvy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) this is not confirmed by checkuser, although they do edit from the same country. Squatt (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), on the other hand is the same editor as Bsharvy as confirmed by checkuser. Fred Talk 23:29, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I think you should consider unblocking Rachel63 and unprotecting her page. However, I have not analyzed the edits in detail. Fred Talk 23:31, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I definitely have. I figured that one account was used primarily to edit from work (Bsharvy (talk · contribs)), while the other was used to edit from home (Rachel63 (talk · contribs)), given the data on the IPs that could be linked to them. Double check the contribs and take a peak at some of my comments on User talk:Bsharvy about the editing patterns. If you still feel that we should try unblocking, though, I'll be willing to give it a try. --slakr^\ talk / 23:52, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Can we get Squatt blocked, now that checkuser confirmed he's a sock of Bsharvy? Equazcion •✗/C • 23:53, 22 Mar 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Slakr, once again -- Equazcion •✗/C • 00:00, 23 Mar 2008 (UTC)

Question. I went to the RFCU page to see if there has Bsharvy case, but nothing. Did you request the case via off wiki? How come there is no case on the editor at RFCU? --Appletrees (talk) 02:36, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

I think he saw the suspected sockpuppet case, since I explicitly asked for a second opinion from another admin and checkusers generally tend to roam the SSP board anyway; but no, I haven't asked for anything regarding this case off-wiki. --slakr^\ talk / 02:53, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but who is "he"? Maybe is "he" the checkuser who looked at the case? --Appletrees (talk) 02:57, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Fred Bauder (talk · contribs) --slakr^\ talk / 02:58, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the answer, I did not know that the above Fred is the same Fred Bauder, checkuser. Hmm.. I think angry man can do anything, so I still understand his too blatant sockpuppeting (similar naming of his own account). --Appletrees (talk) 03:08, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

• Another question: how do you know of Bsharvy and Rachel63's ip addresses? If you have that information, I think you need to leave them onto the SSP page. What school Bsharvy is working for? Due to their geographic locations, I don't think they're the same person, so please provide what you've got. --Appletrees (talk) 19:43, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

  They've corrected their signatures from contributions they made when they were logged out, thus claiming the IPs. I have a script that dives through a user's contribution list to check for that. --slakr^\ talk / 20:22, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

That is not an enough answer. I also collected their one IP address, however which don't show their work place. --Appletrees (talk) 20:28, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm not going to reveal personal info unless it's absolutely necessary due to repeat abuse. Sorry. The user has only made a handful of sockpuppets, and this does not yet constitute rampant abuse. --slakr^\ talk / 20:39, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

... and actually, I'd probably only reveal it off-wiki to an entity like arbcom or to assist in a checkuser, so it's still pretty much a moot request. :P --slakr^\ talk / 20:40, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

You don't need to apologize to me for not revealing his IPs. I still can have a chance to get his more ips as looking through his contributions. However, the reason I asked you to reveal is that your statements seems very vague without any viewable evidences on the pages. Besides, your threat to Bsharvy is very disappointing and inappropriate as an admin. --Appletrees (talk) 20:58, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry you feel that way. Please read up on our abuse reporting and longterm abuse pages. Reminding someone of them is the most I will do at this point, as revealing further information is not needed. --slakr^\ talk / 21:01, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Did you see my addition on Bshanvy's SSP file? The information I provided is only available for Korean locales or people with advanced level of Korean language. Bsharvy does not seem to read Korean. The location info can't make them as socks. Thus, I don't think Bsharvy is the same as Rachel 63. --Appletrees (talk) 21:07, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

You're also making the assumption that IP == person who owns ip. --slakr^\ talk / 21:09, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Checkusr does not convince your allegation either. You're also blocking him based on your assumption. I once talked with Rachel63 at Korean cuisine. The way of her talking is not that of Bsharvy, cold, brusque remarks--Appletrees (talk) 21:19, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Barack Obama: SineBot not signing posts

Howdy. Thanks much for SineBot.
User:SineBot#Where_SineBot_does_it says "All "talk:" pages are monitored by default."
Talk:Barack Obama has been pretty busy lately (go figure). Many anonymous posts are appearing, and SineBot apparently isn't signing them. (See e.g exchange at Talk:Barack_Obama#Cocaine.) I'm guessing that it should be. I don't see any type of "bots" tag on that page.
It's entirely possible that I'm not understanding what SignBot is supposed to do or how it does it, but I think that it would be very convenient if it would autosign posts to that page.
Again, thanks much! -- Writtenonsand (talk) 15:04, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Publicly posting IP addresses

See this diff -- I don't think posting IPs to matched usernames is appropriate just because the information is available due to a mistake by the user. I removed this info once but I'll let you be the judge. Equazcion •✗/C • 23:19, 23 Mar 2008 (UTC)

WP:ANI#Publicly posting people's IP addresses -- You're mentioned here, FYI. Equazcion •✗/C • 00:35, 24 Mar 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you! κaτaʟaveno^T_C 03:16, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

SineBot on the RefDesk

One for you: Wikipedia talk:Reference desk#SineBot on Spring Break? --Tagishsimon (talk) 13:25, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Planet earth to Slakr - would you let us know what the deal with SineBot and the RD is? thanks. --Tagishsimon (talk) 00:46, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

 Done --slakr^\ talk / 01:10, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Top man, Slakr. --Tagishsimon (talk) 01:42, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Admirer

You've got a new one. Is it still that guy from a couple of weeks ago? Rudget. 16:18, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Heh, I dunno. Whoever it is, I guess it means I'm doing my job well enough to make the vandals mad. :P Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 17:18, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for this. κaτaʟaveno^T_C 02:23, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Ever get the idea

That some people will just never bother to sign their talk page posts? I just came across User talk:75.72.21.221, and your bot has had the misfortune of notifying this user on 20 separate occasions, preceded by 11 prior notifications by HagermanBot, yet still their most recent contributions show that they clearly aren't getting the message. I know it is possible for a user to opt out of automatic signing, but is it possible for a user to opt out of notification, or for you (or the bot automatically after a certain number of notifications) to do it on their behalf? Failing that, anyone fancy going about moving {{tilde}} to {{tilde1}}, and creating more warnings through {{tilde4}}? ;) 71.174.69.25 (talk) 05:29, 27 March 2008 (UTC) (User:Dreaded Walrus on Wikibreak)

Part of the reason the bot leaves {{tilde}} is to be annoying enough. That is, it doesn't hound people after every third unsigned post, but it also doesn't let them get away with never signing anything. I'd probably guess that the dude to whom you're referring simply is the outlier in that he isn't bothered by a constantly-appearing yellow box. It might be an idea, like you said, to make escalating warnings about not signing posts, but in all reality, do we want to have to block someone for not signing their posts if they're otherwise contributing to the encyclopedia positively? :P Though, in this person's case, it looks like his recent contributions to talk pages are out of scope and possibly considered vandalism, so I could totally see why it might help to bring repeat offenders to the attention of admins. *shrug* --slakr^\ talk / 07:26, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

"Sine" wav

That waving stick figure named Sine was the funniest thing I read or saw all day. Just wanted to commend your cleverness.Quatrevingtsix (talk) 04:10, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Haha....totally! I was just on the SineBot page and I saw the pic and laughed out loud! I've got to reuse that on somehow!!! Abhishekbh (talk) 05:25, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

re User:DbelangeB

Thank you for the notification on my talkpage. I would comment that I blocked DbelangeB for violating WP:NPA, which occured outside (but related to) the sockpuppetry case. Under the circumstances I have no voice regarding blocks for socking (although the courtesy is appreciated.)
I would, however, comment that I find it strange that the puppetmaster is being indef blocked - usually the socks are indef blocked and the puppetmaster has a determined tariff (which increases should other socks be found). If the puppetmaster is indef blocked then there is no restraint on them socking with impunity. If the consensus for the tariff is indef, then sobeit but it might be wise to confirm that first. Cheers. LessHeard vanU (talk) 20:56, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, my bad - I missed that the editor I blocked was not the puppetmaster but another sock. Yeah, go ahead. LessHeard vanU (talk) 22:37, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Ta. I also responded. ps. What do you mean by "...administrators and normal editors..."(emphasis mine), hmmm? ;~) LessHeard vanU (talk) 23:11, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Block Messages

Ok no problem, didnt realise it was an admin thing. Bakilas (talk) 10:09, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

User:Lookinhere

So because he stops it's okay. He attacked me numerous times, and seems to think I'm attacking him. I removed linkspam from his userpage, but he calls it vandalism when I do so. Grsz 11 13:16, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Replied - [8] --slakr^\ talk / 20:40, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Sinebot query

Hi, could you take a look at Talk:Ludwig Wittgenstein to see if there is any reason Sinebot seems to be missing a lot of unsigned contributions there? I've just been adding some "unsigned" templates there and it struck me that there were a lot of unsigned comments on the page, which seems quite unusual to me. Thanks, DuncanHill (talk) 14:53, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

The bot regards edit like: [9] [10] [11] as too complex to worry about screwing up (mainly because there is an addition, some text, and another addition), whereas the bot expects one big (or small) addition at a time and then to only have to sign once (as opposed to 50 bajillion times) :P --slakr^\ talk / 22:33, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Ok, fair enough! DuncanHill (talk) 22:35, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Sinebot signing WikiProject pages

Why is Sinebot signing people's edits to WikiProject pages? See this edit for example. These are not talk pages. There's no reason Sinebot should be signing these edits. Please configure sinebot to ignore WikiProject pages or at least Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedians against censorship. Thanks. Kaldari (talk) 15:59, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

As is stated on its user page, it will sign posts that are made to non-talk pages that are in Category:Non-talk pages that are automatically signed. --slakr^\ talk / 22:44, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

wanna have a bot .

hi ! wish to have a bot myself or assisting u in running ur's , me a medico who has some computer knowledge and normal experience in anti violation squad elsewhere . if any such possibility then kindly do notify me .regards .--@ the $un$hine . (talk) 16:05, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews

Bot borked on wikinews: see wikinews:Special:Contributions/SineBot _→AzaToth 23:33, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Should be fixed now. It was part of a change to use Special:Contributions and I forgot to add the language define() into wikinews's stuff. :P --slakr^\ talk / 00:21, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

u suk

yo wut the hell is ure damn mother fukin prob yo like go suk a fukin dik —Preceding unsigned comment added by Reginos (talk • contribs) 01:44, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Interesting argument. The brevity expressed through the eloquence with which you exude the very paramounts of linguistic expression is truly remarkable— unsurpassed in the history of literature. You, my friend, are an artist. --slakr^\ talk / 01:48, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Enigmaman's archiving talk page thingy

It's 4:24 am and I am tired. Enigmaman is upset that you rv'd him (as an IP) and left him a warning here: [12]. Assuming good faith, the idiot should've logged in to archive but I guess he wanted to try archiving as an IP... He's a silly boy. Anyways, I hope this clears the air. Have a nice April Fools day. I love you [I don't really! April Fools!]! Scarian is a crack whore^{Will give barnstars for crack} 03:27, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Gotcha. It looked like a sock. --slakr^\ talk / 03:29, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

it's hard to explain. I'm not in a good mindset. Thanks for undertsnading. 68.237.239.228 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 03:30, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Ah c'mon

You'd at least gotta admit that was original. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.103.124.37 (talk) 03:53, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for blocking that IP. Jealousy is never a good thing. Alientraveller (talk) 12:42, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

:)

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For quick and efficient vandal-fighting, I award you this barnstar! FusionMix 13:19, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Merci =) --slakr^\ talk / 13:23, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Deleting content from another userpage.

I'm assuming my edits were reverted automatically. However in this case User:Absad has copied a large section of my userpage, which constitutes identity fraud to some extent. I ask for an exception for my edit concerning the removal of items copied from my userpage by the user, and that it is not reverted. Thanks KBN (talk) 08:31, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Deleting content from another userpage.

I'm assuming my edits were reverted automatically. However in this case User:Absad has copied a large section of my userpage, which constitutes identity fraud to some extent. I ask for an exception for my edit concerning the removal of items copied from my userpage by the user, and that it is not reverted. Thanks KBN (talk) 08:31, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Nope, didn't revert automatically. Though, unless the user is claiming to be you or violating another of our policies, it might not be appropriate to blank it out, mainly because original text contributions (including those to your user page) are licensed under the GFDL or compatible license. Though, it seems like you're doing the right thing by now attempting to contact the user. However, I'm not well-versed in your history between this editor or the situation, so if you believe that this is some form of harassment, you might consider nicely asking for help at the the administrators' noticeboard/incidents. *shrug* Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 08:42, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

222.127.228.5 BLOKING

ei, Slak you may have blocked the wrong person. im so not a vandal. how will i contribute now? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adrianvill (talk • contribs) 03:38, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

If you're able to edit my talk page, you're not blocked. --slakr^\ talk / 08:32, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

IP72.10.107.133 Block

First thanks for blocking it so quickly yesterday, I had barely finished the report before you had blocked them. And to the issue at hand. I understand blocked users can still edit thier own talk pages. The IP made this edit [13], I have undone it because I wasn't sure it it needs to be left on or if it is just optional. Darrenhusted (talk) 13:03, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi

Just to let you know. SineBot keeps signing even the comments of vandalizers (see the history on my talk page). Thats quite annoying, for I want to revert their edits but then comes sinebot and there is an edit conflict. Idontknow610^TM 22:22, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

That raises an interesting question. Does Sinebot automatically sign comments that it detects are vandalism? That would be kind of weird, as it makes more sense to delete the vandalism before attempting to sign any legit edits. -- trlkly 08:17, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

deletion of my page...again

Hey Slakr:

My page "Speaker Junkies" has been deleted for the 2nd time for copyright infringement. I own the copyright to my biography. I have NO IDEA how to bypass this deletion. It's a bit irritating now. How do i get Speaker Junkies in Wikipedia now? I want to use my own verbage that i've posted on other sites.

Tom —Preceding unsigned comment added by TeknoPunk (talk • contribs) 23:06, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

You'll essentially need to license it under the GFDL and contact our otrs team team to verify that you are the copyright holder. Of course, you should probably read up on our conflicts of interest policy as well as our notability guidelines. --slakr^\ talk / 23:18, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Deceased equines

One gets tired of hearing the same refuted arguments over and over and over and at some time needs to call a spade a spade or a dead horse a dead horse. Do you wish for a list of diffs that lead to that 'disruptive' outburst? TheRedPenOfDoom (talk) 13:31, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Happy First Day of Spring!

Happy First Day of Spring!

A Beautiful Cherry Tree in Spring Bloom

Theres nothing like seeing a field full of spring flowers.

Just wishing you a wonderful First Day of Spring {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}! ~~~~

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere and are entering the season of Autumn not Spring then I wish you a happy First Day of Autumn {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}!
To spread this message to others, add {{subst:First Day Of Spring}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Spring has yet to arrive here in London UK. We even had snow — about an inch of it — a few days ago. 217.171.129.71 (talk) 19:56, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

SineBot goof

I recently made an edit to the Talk:Hidden track page, and since it was in list format, I signed it on a separate line at the bottom. Just afterward, SineBot added a second signature! The diff for this edit is [14] — the reason it took so long to finish reporting this is that I'm on a slow and unreliable connection.

Is this a bug? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.171.129.71 (talk) 21:40, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Jeff Browaty Entry

You mention that Jeff Browaty lives on Jim Smith Drive. Jim Smith Drive is named after my father, who was a Court of Queen's Bench Judge. He was a City of Winnipeg Councillor, a School Board Trustee and very active in the Community. He never had anything to do with gay rights, you don't know what the hell you are talking about. I should know he is my father. Get your facts straight Slakr. There has never been an an Alderman Jim Smith of Winnipeg. Since the unification of Winnipeg members of City Council are called Councillors not Alderman. There never was anyone in the old city of Winnipeg prior to 1972 called Jim Smith either when members of the City of Winnipeg were called Alderman.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.200.39.152 (talk) 23:37, 10 April 2008 (UTC) 

WP:DFW newsletter

Would you be interested in writing this months newsletter? Basketball110 _{pick away...} 01:46, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Better check this

I don't know if it was the "sub" that flagged it, but SineBot erroneously double signed this! P=(  ~Kaimbridge~13:27, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Trouble

Look, Willbeback has been rewriting on a whim at Biff Rose. Regardless of what you think, he's goaltending. Any difference of edits, returning the thing to something in need of development he immediately blocks the account. Your helping him is putting some real misinformation on the wiki. Audioexperience (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 04:19, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Preceding is from a sock of Jonah Ayers (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), who is obsessed with Biff Rose. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 05:29, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Huh? I'm so confused. How do I fit into all of this? :P --slakr^\ talk / 08:51, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

query

Sinbot has twice signed comments that I myself have already signed. Is this an error of mine? please see Talk:Parasitic worm. thanks Plcoffey 00:22, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

UnsignedIP for vandal edits

Just wanted to raise your attention that SineBot has been regularly tagging vandal edits on Talk page with the unsignedIP template. This makes it difficult to spot these edits and revert them, as my watchlist hides bot edits; and even if I showed them, it's tough to watch for something with "SineBot" as the most recent edit as opposed to keeping an eye out for IP addresses. Two examples are here and here, though I admittedly am at a bit of a loss as to how exactly to address it. I just wanted to bring it to your attention, though. Cheers! --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 00:24, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I do have an idea: is it possible to have SineBot skip blocked IPs? It's been tricky trying to clean up this IP's edits -- it's blocked, so the vandalism has been taken to Talk pages, instead; and SineBot is removing the articles from the watchlist as well as removing (top) from the user's contribution list. Thanks! --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 02:17, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

It's already set to skip signing for blocked users as well as basic vandalism edits, detection for which is being expanded. --slakr^\ talk / 08:59, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Excellent... how do you search for basic vandalism edits from unblocked IPs? Does SineBot reference a catalog of terms? If you need keywords, these colorful edits ought to help build a lovely repertoire. Cheers! --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 01:33, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Request blocking editing my user page...

Hello!

I was reading about SineBot and also realized that you're an administrator, so I figured I'd bug you about something that bugs me. Other people can edit my user page, and have, and some friends being stupid have added my phone number... I of course deleted it, but I don't like it in the edit history...

So, is there any way I can get you to lock my user page so that only I can edit it and possibly delete those edits (if you delete my user page, it's probably okay...)

Thanks! -- Ziggy the Hamster (talk) 04:37, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page a few days ago, but forgot to update here. :P --slakr^\ talk / 15:49, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Notifybot

Thank you for turning off the the notfiybot, not only exceeded did its usage, but it has caused a great deal of damage. It has incorrectly flagged many many images as orphaned that are clearly not. Do you know how we get its last edits reversed? EraserGirl (talk) 15:45, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Be sure to let the owner know which ones it mis-flagged. Due to the sheer number, though, it's unfeasible to manually mass-rollback the edits, so if it's made a huge error, then either the owner should write yet another script to undo the damage or perhaps an admin will be able to help out using an automated mass-rollback method. Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 15:47, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Alright, that task was running on the wrong account (pywikipedia doesn't like more than one account). I've turned off the actually NotifyBot code and put the bots back where they should be. As for the bot that was editing too fast under that account there is no reason for it to be edit limited. The edit aren't going to be checked by humans, it has to tag hundreds of images a day, it obeys maxlag=5 so it slows down at the request of the servers. BJ^Talk 00:31, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Edit rates serve multiple purposes: one, it prevents the bot from messing up too badly should something go wrong that needs to be fixed; and, two: it reduces net server load, saving both bandwidth and cpu for legitimate users. Your bot was approved to edit at a rate of 5 edits per minute, which is pretty standard, yet well exceeded that (22 edits per minute) during peak site usage. --slakr^\ talk / 00:45, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

User:Hdhsjduhshsdhdh64

Thank you for blocking this vandal. Bearian (talk) 16:20, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi. I would just like to say thanks for reverting some of the mass vandalism that appeared on some of my user pages today. ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 19:08, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Unsure of your motion

RE: User:OscarJuan, I am trying to understand if you removed this because you feel is not appropriate to AIV or you agree the user should continue posting content and external inks that clearly violate policy. Jrod2 (talk) 02:48, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

replied --slakr^\ talk / 17:40, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

SineBot on holidays?

I've noticed no activity from SineBot on the reference desks, or from the looks of it, anywhere since 18 April. --LarryMac | Talk 16:24, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

D'oh, I suppose I need to stick it on crontab for those random occasions where it dies off in panic of server outages. :P Anyway, back up =) --slakr^\ talk / 17:32, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Image overlapping

I'm sorry - I just can't seem to find the right place with info about this, so I guess I'm trying you. I uploaded a photo to teamawesome and stupidly left its original name, promo2, I believe. Someone else has uploaded a photo with the same name and it's somehow deleted mine or something. Can you direct me to the correct place to deal with this? ThanksssssGreener grasses (talk) 19:37, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Deleted Article

How do I get a copy of my article you deleted?2McDonnell (talk) 23:50, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

SineBot

I'm not sure whether I should post this here or at SineBot's talk, but for most of the day I've been getting "unsigned comment" tags after most of my signatures. (Just search for my username at this page; it'll come up.) I always sign with four tildes, so your FAQ isn't much help to me. Furthermore, no one else seems to be having this problem (or at least not at AfD, where I hang out). Is there something wrong with my signature? If so, why does this only happen some of the time? Thanks in advance. Anturiaethwr 00:42, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't notice you wanted diffs. Just for a few samples from one discussion, here's one, and here's one, and here's one. Anturiaethwr 00:51, 22 April 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anturiaethwr (talk • contribs)

Oh, I get it now, thanks! I thought it just had to be to the user page, not necessarily to the talk page. Makes more sense this way, come to think of it. I hope this solves the problem. AnturiaethwrTalk 00:56, 22 April 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anturiaethwr (talk • contribs)

Okay, now I get it. I didn't realize it wasn't still a working link; I must have removed the brackets while playing around with the formatting. Thanks for your help! AnturiaethwrTalk 02:40, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Why was Beacon Designer Free Edition deleted?

Hi Slakr,

Why did you delete the Beacon Designer Free Edition page? The tool is unique and helps hundreds of users (research scientists) every day in selecting primers for an assay. The tool has been recognized by NCBI, ARS and many other reputable sources and has quite a buzz around it. TaqMan and SYBR Green are the two most powerful real time chemistries and till no other free tool has it, it is best to have this tool on Wikipedia.

Wikimickeymouse (talk) 05:00, 22 April 2008 (UTC)WikimickeymouseWikimickeymouse (talk) 05:00, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Simply be sure to state that and verify it by citing reliable secondary sources. --slakr^\ talk / 05:22, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Removing backlinks

Hi. You speedy deleted Les Schtroumpfs et le Cracoucass, which is more or less acceptable (it was a very short article, but it seemed quite clear what it was about). But I don't really understand why you removed backlinks to it, like you did in The Smurfs. Removing backlinks is normal practice when you close an AfD (since we don't want an article on that subject), but not when you remove a speedy (since this only indicates that the current article was unacceptable, but not that the subject is unacceptable). You also removed the redlink for this comic, but let all the redlinks above and below it stay (it was a list of titles of Smurfs comics, which have sold about a million per title). I don't think this had any benefit.Fram (talk) 07:58, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Backlink removal was automatic. Feel free to revert. Cheers. --slakr^\ talk / 08:27, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Automatic? Perhaps better to disable that then, when speedying things. I don't think that backlink removal is something that should be automated (whenever I do it, half need to be fully removed, and the other half needs to be unlinked). Fram (talk) 09:18, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Stinger Report Closure

Is there some reason why the account was closed for The Stinger Report as soon as the final agreement towards changes to avoid deletion of the page created? It as if the page account was stopped as soon as it was agreed that it was now full filling the requirements. But also after it had questioned a particularly bland statement by one individual on just deleting without addressing the changes already made. Is this how Wiki operates, or is this a abuse of power to stop discussion? Kwp729 (talk) 23:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

The question has to be, has The Stinger Report done all that was asked of it to suit the criteria of the Wiki, or is it that it is being singled out for questioning how best to support these requests? Kwp729 (talk)

The username was blocked due to this section in the username policy, which prohibits usernames that are promotional. It was blocked such that it was allowed to create a new account and/or request a username change. It would appear you are now editing under the new account. --slakr^\ talk / 00:11, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Typing 4 tildes doesn't work for me

I'm sure SineBot will get me at the end of this post, but when I type 4 tildes at the end of my posts, my name doesn't get linked to my home page. Is there something I'm missing? Am I supposed to do this myself somehow? Look at this post that SineBot got me for. I'd really appreciate it if you or someone else would teach me how to sign my posts correctly. --Ladder to Heaven 02:29, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

thanks for the help

Hi ! Thanks for the help message !

Regards

--jon (talk) 18:06, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

could you help ?

Hi !

Could you help me find a way to get a few articles revised and controlled by an impartial administrator.

Thank you !

Regards

Jon--jon (talk) 18:14, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

R00m c

That's a bit of a problem. The checkuser did come back as "unrelated", so the sockpuppet issue isn't primary. The concern is the user's rather combative attitude, and threat to edit war over maintenance tags, commented on by others: [15][16]. The user was tag bombing immediately following reversion of an SPA's tag bombing of the very same articles. The user has gone back and forth on the issue, saying he'll continue adding the fact tags then saying he wouldn't do it...then justifying the addition of the tags. If you believe the user should be unblocked, I certainly wouldn't contest it. Dreadstar † 16:43, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field

Hello, Could you help me to make the Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field article better? I wondered if you could suggest any improvements or simple edits that I can make to improve the current article.

Thank you Riknewton (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 19:57, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Your Sinebot continues to sign where I have already signed. Gary De Pury 19:09, 1 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by DePury (talk • contribs)

New Project

Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.

If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Wikipedia namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight (talk) 04:33, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

seeing SineBot edits

Hi, I currently hide bot edits on my watchlist to avoid the churn. However, I've noticed that SineBot has a habit of signing unhelpful comments at Talk:Rosa Parks, which I don't notice until I revert someone else. Is there some way that I can watch just SineBot edits, so I can check to see if it's hiding disruptive edits, without enabling all bot edits on my watchlist? Thanks, BanyanTree 07:37, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Nmdenison

I'm looking into this user's unblock request. Your block messages were quite unhelpful to my review: what is the sockpuppetry? Whose sockpuppet? Mangojuice^talk 16:36, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

DFW Meetup

Hi! Hello! Howdy! You've been invited to the Dallas/Fort Worth meetup (part of Wikipedia:Meetup). If you are interested, visit our page and sign up and suggest something, or help us decide where and when the next meeting will be. Cheers!

Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 00:38, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Four Tildes

SineBot wants to sign everything I've already signed. I don't know about how four tildes works for you, but here's what it produces for me: --Danorton 04:50, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. Your instructions don't agree with the instructions on the preferences page, which reads "Raw signature (If unchecked, the contents of the box above will be treated as your nickname and link automatically to your user page." The "box above" is empty, so according to those instructions, unchecking that selection will result in a blank signature. Hmmm, let's see what happens when I follow your instructions: --Danorton (talk) 17:12, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Obviously, the description on the Preferences page needs correcting. :-) --Danorton (talk) 17:14, 11 May 2008 (UTC)