User talk:DangerousJXD

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Cover of The Dark Knight Returns

Hi, your input in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Essentially, the cover of The Dark Knight Returns has been overused in too many articles and is being considered for deletion in many articles. I for one believe we should keep it in the Batman and The Dark Knight Returns articles. Thanks for your time! DrRC (talk) 20:53, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello, DrRC. I would prefer not to get involved in this particular discussion as it's discussing things that are more outside my knowledge. The Batman image discussions are essentially "which one is the coolest" whereas this is more like "let's delete things for any reason we can find as we delve into the rulebook". I have little knowledge of uploading images and such in general. For what it's worth, I would say keep for The Dark Knight Returns and Batman, remove at the other articles. —DangerousJXD (talk) 22:36, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

That's completely understandable. Thanks for your response. DrRC (talk) 23:37, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Readers contributions

Hi there, as someone who edits from mobile, this conversation here might be of interest to you. Thanks!--Melamrawy (WMF) (talk) 00:01, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Doctor Doom in other media

I have requested that Doctor Doom in other media be semi-protected. In the mean time, I'd suggest opening a sock investigation if you haven't already. DarkKnight2149 05:04, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

Darkknight2149, that will stop the troll at that particular article for now. I didn't bother requesting protection myself because they troll many articles and I don't care about them. I'm just reverting a troll. As for opening a sockpuppet investigation, I simply don't get involved in those. With IP hoppers like this one, I feel that any actions taken will be frivolous. Since they don't actually get on my nerves and their edits are incredibly easy to find (too me, they're just making a fool of themself), I'm happy with reverting them until they get bored and move on. After all, they are a ten-year old (copycat games, likes Clash of Clans, immature trolling). You or anybody can handle a sockpuppet investigation if it is deemed necessary to start one. I just prefer not to get involved in things that aren't focusing on the article namespace. —DangerousJXD (talk) 05:16, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

After doing some thinking, I believe it would probably be better for me to go to WP:ANI (if necessary) rather than opening a sock investigation because the user just seems to discard their IPs after using them for an edit or two (which renders any blocks completely redundant to said IP addresses). I'll probably gather a list of the user's IPs, then take it to ANI, and see if a range block is possible. That seemed to help when I was dealing with the Nolantron debacle. DarkKnight2149 21:40, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

Right now, I'm just going to wait and see if the user stops anytime soon. DarkKnight2149 21:42, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

So it's Monday where I'm located, and in case you were unaware, they haven't stopped trolling. Now they're moving more towards the 'I'm innocent' approach, and have mixed up their trolling a little. —DangerousJXD (talk) 21:08, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

Alright. I'll try to file the report sometime within the next 24 hours. DarkKnight2149 21:13, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

Thought I'd note this. Possibly the same user and you may wish to note this in the list you are compiling. It's suspicious. The user rocks up all of a sudden to correct a grammatical error at my user page in a section that mentions trolls. They have two total edits, both to my user page. —DangerousJXD (talk) 22:21, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

Will also note this. The link there is what I was referring to in the below section (them personally attacking admins or something like that; haven't been watching for any of that). —DangerousJXD (talk) 09:47, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Sorry for taking so long to respond. I haven't been editing this week because I got sick unexpectedly. But on to the business at hand, I will be reporting this troll soon. As for this account, I agree that it definitely seems suspicious. I won't be able to report them with the other IPs since we don't know for certain if it's the same user (at least, not yet). However, I'll keep an eye on their contribution history. DarkKnight2149 22:30, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

I am now completely finished with forming a list of the IP addresses used by the vandal. It includes enough of the IPs in order to determine which IP ranges are problematic. The next step is to file the report, so the process is nearly complete. From here on out, I will simply tag you in any relevant discussions while respecting your reluctance to get too involved in such matters. DarkKnight2149 22:13, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Clash of Clefairies

Hey there. I noticed that an IP user was trying to say that Clefairy was in the game Clash of Clans, a claim which you reverted. While I do personally think that the Clash game is a bit childish, you might find it helpful to focus on discussing content rather than contributors. Civility's one of the five pillars of Wikipedia, and calling a user an unfunny "childish ten year-old" just isn't as effective or respectable as noting that the user's claim was unsourced.

It's just a suggestion; I'm not an administrator, and I'm not saying that what you did was wrong, but I've found myself getting hot-tempered at other users and ultimately being viewed negatively as a result. Just thought I'd offer some advice. Cheers! –Matthew - (talk) 23:08, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

The IP hopper has been trolling all over Wikipedia for months, just so you know. They are a self-admitted troll. They mostly engage in this particular behaviour but they have harassed some other users. I haven't been watching any of their actions directed towards what seem like random editors but I know at least one of the IPs they have used was blocked for their personal attacks on an admin. Of course, several users have reverted their edits and multiple articles have been semi-protected. See the section directly above this one. Anyway, that particular comment is a summary of the whole matter. It is the last comment I intended to make on the matter that isn't a generic revert edit summary. I will continue to revert their trolling and stick to ignoring them until they move on. As for being angered by their trolling, that's not true at all. I see their trolling as the most childish trolling I have ever seen and it thus does not annoy me. If anything, I'm laughing uncontrollably. As for lacking civility, I believe my attitude towards this user has been appropriate and there's nothing outrageously uncivil coming from me. I understand how one should handle such matters and I believe I'm doing fine. They're just a troll. —DangerousJXD (talk) 03:02, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

@MatthewHoobin: If the user doesn't stop pretty soon, then I'll probably end up taking action. Even though DangerousJXD is doing a good job reverting this user, there is still potential damage to the Wiki due to the possibility of undetected vandalism (esp. if the user uses a new IP address to edit an article of a different topic). My initial thought was to open a sock puppet investigation, but that would probably be pointless since we know it's the same user and they seem to discard their old IP addresses, from what I've seen so far. What I'll probably end up doing is gathering a list of IPs and filing an administrative report to see what next steps need to be taken, such as rangeblocks (for instance). That seemed to help with putting an end to the Nolantron incident.

@DangerousJXD: I'll let you know if anything comes from this, but I understand that you don't really want to be involved in this sort of thing. DarkKnight2149 04:52, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

I'll certainly monitor anything that you ping me to and provide input if necessary, but yes, I'd rather not be spending too much time at a noticeboard or sockpuppet investigation. —DangerousJXD (talk) 05:16, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

My apologies. I wasn't aware that this had been going on for so long. –Matthew - (talk) 16:00, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

It's fine. I certainly wouldn't throw around the 'just a punk kid' comment at some random IP that I'm not familiar with. In fact, I'd say my first interactions with the user were far too lenient, especially since they were playing this game with another user, who asked me to intervene. —DangerousJXD (talk) 21:05, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

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Notability question

This is not directed toward any article you may have written, but I was wondering does playing on the Harlem Globetrotters count as being notable? The team exists strictly for exhibition events which is why I bring this up. The question is more for people who are only known for playing on the Globetrotters. Any help is appreciated.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 03:41, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

TheGracefulSlick, I personally have no interest in the Harlem Globetrotters and thus any input I provide would be uneducated and unreliable. You may find the answers to any queries related to the Harlem Globetrotters by posting at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Basketball. —DangerousJXD (talk) 08:00, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

What is so bad about Visual Editor

	What is so bad about Visual Editor
	What is so wrong with using visual editor? I'm typing everything so it appears correct on the page. Any suggestions on another way of correcting mistakes? Redpanda6633 (talk) 14:06, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Redpanda6633, Visual Editor, in my opinion, is an abomination. Okay I'm exaggerating when I say that but the following is factual: When you edit a basketball player infobox in an article while using Visual Editor, it automatically reorganizes the parameters. It can be seen in this edit of yours. In that edit, you are just changing the height, but see the other changes? Those should not be happening but they are and they need to be reverted. It's an exclusive feature of Visual Editor and is rectified by not using Visual Editor. You appear to have stopped using it so I suggest keeping it that way. It's up to you, but you will annoy editors if you continue to edit basketball infoboxes with Visual Editor. Also, "guard" and "forward" in "point guard", "shooting guard", "small forward", and "power forward" does not need to be capitalized. It's consistent across Wikipedia. When changing links, ensure the changed links still link to the intended article; for example, Power forward is not the article on the basketball position, Power forward (basketball) is. The easiest way to see how to do these sorts of things is to look at other articles in edit mode. The Teahouse is also helpful. Lastly, player height, weight, and positions essentially do not need a specific source backing them up so you don't need to add a reference right next to the position listing. Again, see how all articles handle this. Often times, a link to Basketball-Reference and or NBA.com is at the bottom of the infobox. In terms of sourcing position, height, and weight, essentially, what Basketball-Reference and NBA.com say goes. If you have further queries, I'll attempt to answer them. —DangerousJXD (talk) 21:41, 27 September 2016 (UTC)