User talk:Dgies

Delete help

thanks for that it was very helpful i just did a bit of looking around and found this article it is now delted but i copyed the text have a look did i ad the right tag User:RedSpike101/testpage

The unblocking

Well, actually, I was going to ask the blocking admin on the block until I saw your message above the string. I unblocked the IP because I felt that there was not a sufficient precedent or reason in blocking the IP (in this case, just blanking his/her own talk page). So this wouldn't be instinct, just "absence of malice." Your input helped support my actions. Sr13 (T|C) 05:46, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Note that people who use anonymous IP addresses don't have their own User/Talk pages, and blanking those pages is treated as vandalism. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 07:18, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

User:Wfwe

I fixed Wfwe's unblock request. I know ordinairly, you're not supposed to modify other people's comments, even for spelling, grammer, etc., but I was just fixing the format so the request would come out correctly. I hope that's OK.--U. S. A. 02:01, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

No, that's definitely OK. They uploaded some pretty graphic attack images after warnings, and now they're wondering why they got blocked. —dgies^t_c 02:30, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Blocks without "ACB"

Good point about blocking anonymous accounts w/o ACB turned on. My concern was for shared IPs, a legitimate editor would be blocked and have no way to make constructive edits. If it seemed to be a vandalism only account, then I prevent account creation. I might have messed up here and there and given them a chance to do what you said, however. I will pay closer attention to that from now on. Thanks!

BTW - is there an easy way to prevent conflicts at AIV? There have been a couple of times that I research a request, only to find out that somebody else has blocked them. wrp103 (Bill Pringle) ^(Talk) 06:07, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

• Re: blocks: If you're worried about legit editors, leaving anon only checked protects those with accounts. Those without accounts can make an account from a different IP later, or request unblock and account creation if they are really antsy. —dgies^t_c 06:10, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
• Re: edit conflicts: Oh, I feel your pain. I think the best I've found is to clear the report with an edit summary User:Blahblah under investigation, then take your time. —dgies^t_c 06:10, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

user creation

How come normal users can create accounts for people. this is just a question i am wondering why as admins are only ment to be able to do it. RedSpike101 16:00, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Normal users can create accounts because there is nothing special about it and it is meant to be easy to encourage people to contribute to the encyclopedia. Or were you asking about Wikipedia:Request an account? —dgies^t_c 20:47, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Adopt me?

I am working for an EU-funded project in order to do free, digital learning objects. As a part of this work it turned out to be wise to publish material in a wiki, so I have chosen MediaWiki. In this project there are many world-leading researchers with a lot of knowledge to share though it is tricky to make them active users. Though, I don't know how tricky since I have only recently sent passwords to them (The wiki is free to read but not completely free to edit yet. It may become so in the future but the time is not ripe yet. Until then visitors must send a request to the administrator (me) to get a password). Anyway it would be nice to share experience with another administrator since I am pretty new to mediaWiki (and also to editing in wikipedia).

BioMineWiki

What do you say? And by the way, I am asking you because you are an administrator and pretty technically skilled.

--Anna.h.bauer 14:09, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

OK I guess. You're better off asking specific questions because I don't have too much interest in shadowing you on another wiki. —dgies^t_c 20:41, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

OK. Good. If I have specific questions I'll turn to you. Though, I will try to do some work on Wikipedia too. Though, right now there are no suggestions on wanted pages. So I added some information on KVIST. --Anna.h.bauer 09:01, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Have you seen the guideline Wikipedia:Notability? As it stands right now, someone could come along and tag your article with {{db-club}}, requesting that it be speedy deleted as there is no evidence why the organization is notable. Please add some 3rd-party citations from reliable sources which show why this group is notable. —dgies^t_c 16:06, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Ok, that was interesting. I am asking the group/network if they know any suitable third part references (Maybe our local newspaper is not enough?) If I haven't found any acceptable references within a week the article should of course be deleted.--Anna.h.bauer 18:30, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

occation???

what is an occation? you placed that word on my user talk page. if you were trying to write occasion and misspelled then you are a dumbass and should not be allowed to edit or use wikipedia. you must be really really really dumb or a wanker to spell it wrong. also you smell —The preceding unsigned comment was added by StvJbs1 (talk • contribs) 03:46, 11 May 2007 (UTC).

RE: Semi'd Google Search

You wrote on my talk page:

I have semi protected Google search for 1 week to deal with the IP hopping link spammer. After 1 week if they return, please report to WP:RFPP.

Thank you for that. Hopefully, it will slow them down, but they've been vandalizing some of the other search engine pages, too. I'll keep an eye out just in case. Thanks again...Joe

--JFreeman ^(talk) 18:22, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Black Listed website

my website address is http://redspike101.net.tf/ and when i try changing the link to it i just get a page saying it is black listed why help me out RedSpike101 18:22, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

On the Spam blacklist, you will see \bnet\.tf\b which is a rule for blocking everything in net.tf. This was likely done because other people using that hosting company have been spamming Wikipedia with links to their sites. You could try to lodge an appeal and get your site exampted here: meta:Talk:Spam_blacklist#Proposed_removals but its probably just easier to either list your site in plain text as you have done, or find hosting on a site that is not blacklisted. —dgies^t_c 19:21, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Gabeyg

I think Gabeyg (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has not learned his lessons. See [1]. I'd like to request that you reconsider the decision to unblock him. --Nlu (talk) 15:12, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

That's not... encouraging. I've decided to leave them another warning and let the original unblock duration stand. If they start misbehaving once the block expires they can always be re-blocked. Most of this seems immature, not malicious. —dgies^t_c 18:14, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

I feel really bad that you think me that I did not learn lesson and that I'm vandals. Sorry.. But, although messsages were rough.., I'm just trying to inform you. Well.. Also, I will never talk to my friends about problems in Wikipedia. (So that I will not be suspected as puppetry...)--Gabeyg 20:59, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

mates block

my mate has been blocked for useing wikipedia as a chat client i cant see why on his controbutions his account is User:Pap crap have a look thanks RedSpike101 14:58, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Actually if you look at his contributions: Special:Contributions/Pap crap you'd see he's only used Wikipedia for making his user page and having conversations with others. Using neat-o admin tools I could also find one deleted edit, in which he created the article Interflash but the only text was "interflash". So it looks like he was using Wikipedia as a chat site or personal web host. I will leave him a message explaining things. —dgies^t_c 21:48, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

I Have Talked to him and he changed his password and cant remember what he changed it to so he created User:Pap_Crap2. i have added that he is blocked to his accont.

House of the Faun

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--howcheng {chat} 06:20, 16 May 2007 (UTC)