User:GlassCobra/Useful Stuff

If you're seeing this page...er, welcome, I suppose. This is just a list of stuff for myself that I use for various purposes.

Links

 * How to fix bunched-up edit links
 * Help:Magic words

Admin Stuff
Admin logs: [ blocks] • [ deletions] • [ moves] • [ protects] • [ uploads]
 * Deletion guidelines for administrators
 * Viewing and restoring deleted pages by sysops
 * Alternative outlets


 * Category:User indefinitely blocked templates
 * Category:User block templates
 * Category:Protection templates

Closing SNOW RfAs

 * - top
 * - bottom
 * - for nominee's talk page

Prevent page recreation
Old way:
 * 1) Create page with deletedpage
 * 2) Protect page

New way:
 * 1) Make sure the page is deleted
 * 2) Go to WP:PT, click on the current month.
 * 3) Add, see protected title for other parameters.
 * 4) For it to take effect, you have to purge the current month -

History merges
Say you have the main article (article 1) and an article to be merged into it (article 2)
 * 1) Delete article 1
 * 2) Move article 2 to the same name article 1 had (so for instance, in this case it would be article 1)
 * 3) Then restore all the revisions for article 1
 * 4) All the histories are then merged
 * 5) Note:It's a very difficult to merge them back out
 * 6) Whichever article has the latest date/time becomes the current version

All-Purpose

 * Editor's Index to Wikipedia
 * WikiStatus

Templates
2nd chance - "This request for unblocking has been declined due to your history of vandalism and/or disruption to this encyclopedia. However, we are willing to give you another chance provided that you can earn back the trust of the Wikipedia community."

newbie - "You're new here, and probably wondering what "edit any page, any time" means. These links may be helpful: Learn how to write and edit articles: Tutorial Learn about the policies and guidelines: Policies and guidelines Ask questions if you need help: Help Desk"


 * Template messages

primarysources - "This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Please include more appropriate citations from reliable sources."

plot - "This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article."

coi - "The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter."

Notability - "This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter."

Wrongtitle - "The correct title of this article is . It appears incorrectly here because of technical restrictions."


 * Category:Reference desk templates

Tools

 * Interiot's edit counter
 * Wikimedia editcount
 * Wikipedia Edit Count
 * Milestone
 * Editor Comparison
 * SQL's edit counter
 * Misza13's edit counter (edits or admin actions)
 * Daniel's Page Edit Counter
 * WikiChecker - edit analysis
 * Page creation checker
 * Page history stats
 * Free Image Search Tool
 * Watchlist counter

Warnings

 * Template messages/User talk namespace

uw-vandalism - Vandalism

uw-test - Editing tests

uw-delete - Page blanking, removal of content or templates

uw-create - Creating inappropriate pages

uw-joke - Using improper humor

uw-afd - Removing AFD templates

uw-speedy - Removing CSD templates from self-created articles

uw-npa - Personal attack at a specific editor

uw-selfrevert - Reverting own vandalism edits uw-upload1 - Uploading inappropriate images

uw-image - Image-related vandalism

uw-spam - Adding spam links

uw-ad1 - Using Wikipedia for advertising or promotion

uw-npov - Not adhering to neutral point of view

uw-unsor1 - Addition of unsourced material without proper citations

uw-error - Introducing deliberate factual errors

uw-biog - Adding unreferenced controversial information about living persons

uw-defam1 - Defamation not specifically directed

uw-uncen1 - Censorship of material

uw-mos - Formatting, date, language, etc (Manual of style)

uw-move - Page moves

uw-chat - Using article talk page as forum

uw-tpv - Removing others' talk page comments

uw-agf - Not assuming good faith

uw-own - Ownership of articles


 * singlenotice - single-issue warnings