User talk:2005-Fan

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Undeletion scripts

Now that you're an admin, Using_Wikibooks/Scripting_and_the_MediaWiki_API gives you instructions on how to rapidly process undeletion/move/whatever requests. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 13:50, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, I appreciate it. I'll do my best to be responsible 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 14:50, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

BookCat

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/User:1234qwer1234qwer4/BookCat.js may help you. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 11:51, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

The problem is that I don't know how to use these scripts 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 11:52, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Assuming that you're just adding the template, you can adapt the script used for deleting to add BookCat instead. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 12:04, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Importing to transwiki

This is not always needed if you know you are going to move it immediately after, unless you prefer that way. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 12:23, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

I tend to prefer it that way, and have become used to doing so, usually from adding {{dewikify}} and {{BookCat}} before moving the pages. 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 12:25, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Also, I know that I've been importing like crazy, but I want to preserve redirected Wikipedia articles to give them a new home here (as Wikibooks appears to be willing to provide one for them now) and expand upon the newly passed strategy guide policy. I still need to get to adding some content to the Fire Emblem Warriors wikibook that I made (and I plan for it to be my own writing). 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 12:30, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

StrategyWiki

Please take strategywiki:Super Mario 63. It falls outside strategywiki scope. -- Prod (discuss • contribs) 00:49, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

sure, thank you 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 00:50, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Uploading images

Maybe using a script would help? Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 18:22, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

I agree, although it's more the manually entering the information and rationale. is there like a MultiUpload special page or something? How would the image script work? 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 18:25, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Using a Python script where you can enter the rationale and the script will download the source image and upload it back. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 18:34, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

do you have a link to it? 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 18:37, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Have you tried commons:Commons:Commonist? Supports uploading to Wikibooks. GUI so might be easier for you. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 18:50, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Revision spam

I've undone that revision deletion. "Revision spam" is normally used when the edit summary is used for spam or personal attacks (or with some kinds of LTA/long-term abuse). The edit I saw was just petty vandalism. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 12:11, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

@Leaderboard: Ah I was just about to apologize, as I tried to delete the edit summary because it spammed the history page. 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 12:12, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

It's OK, though you do have to be careful because the revision deletion you made was unrelated to strategy guides, and technically out of order as a result. While we're fairly lax about this here, we still have to follow the policy, and other wikis are much stricter (I had limited adminship at Meta for a while, and they are strict about limited adminship as stewards are authorised to immediately desysop someone in that case). Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 12:18, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

@Leaderboard: Alright, thank you for letting me know 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 12:33, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

While we're on it, could you take a look at WB:RFP? There's still a few more needed for CU - need to stress that it's optional though. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 12:37, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Sure I can take a look 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 12:38, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Copyvios

Courtesy notice that I've marked the following for deletion as copyright violations as they're excerpts from official game manuals:

• Donkey Kong Country/Story
• Super Mario Bros./Story
• Dragon Quest/Story

Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 15:29, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

@SuperHamster: will delete them, thank you :) 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 15:30, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Pokémon Crystal

Was thinking about starting a guide for Pokémon Crystal and saw it was deleted twice back in 2006. One appears to be vandalism, but the later one appears to have gone up for a vote. Is there any substantial content there, or is it best to start fresh? Thanks! --Mbrickn (discuss • contribs) 17:50, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

@Mbrickn: I undeleted the non-vandalism revisions. Apparently it is such a short guide & didn't really go anywhere. 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 18:49, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Makes sense. Thanks! --Mbrickn (discuss • contribs) 18:50, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

@Mbrickn: You're welcome -- have fun editing the guide! 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 18:51, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Undeletion of Talk:Super_Mario_64/Glitches

Could you undelete Talk:Super_Mario_64/Glitches? Looks like you left that page out. --Marcus Alanius (discuss • contribs) 21:26, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

@Marcus Alanius: Sure thing, is there anything you wanted to refer to specifically? 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 22:39, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Sorry for late response and thanks for your help, much appreciated. I wanted to see whether there was further discussion about the alleged UFO in Jolly Roger Bay, as I found no online references backing it up, and no video demonstrating the glitch. Marcus Alanius (discuss • contribs) 00:54, 18 September 2021 (UTC)