User talk:Benzband/Archives/October 2012

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Counter vandalism
Hi. Please note that the page at  Counter-Vandalism Unit/Questions  is discontinued. Please address any enquiries to WT:CVUA. Thanks. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 23:44, 6 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I know. BTW, there's a typo in Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit/Questions (it's not that important, but seeing as you can fix it, i might as well let you know). benzband  ( talk ) 09:12, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:33, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
 * benzband ( talk ) 10:01, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

Retagging
Hi Benzband. When you change a tag to copyedit from something else, please would you also set the tag's date to the current month. That way we don't risk recreating previously cleared months in the GOCE backlog. Thanks. --Stfg (talk) 21:28, 8 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I'll bear that in mind. Thanks, and sorry for any trouble i caused in not doing so. benzband  ( talk ) 17:13, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much. You didn't cause any trouble; any that you did so far are in months we haven't cleared yet. Kind regards, --Stfg (talk) 21:52, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

Hello friend
You should have been one of the first to be greeted since I had my indefblock lifted. I hope you are doing well. I just wanted to know, is there a mini-version of the Quasar barnstar ribbon someplace? I require one.~© Djathink imacowboy  00:15, 16 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Welcome back! If it's any use you can customize File:Quasar Ribbon.jpg by changing the size, although probably you already know how :  Quasar Ribbon.jpg  would produce a 95 pixels wide version : Quasar Ribbon.jpg ;  Quasar Ribbon.jpg  would produce a 50 pixels wide version : Quasar Ribbon.jpg ; etc. Cheers!  benzband  ( talk ) 18:09, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Facepalm3.svg It just occurred to me that by "mini" you meant this kind of ribbon : Barnstar rib.png rather than a small version of the other one; but i don't think there is one for the Quasar barnstar. benzband  ( talk ) 18:19, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh thanks B., you actually provided some guidance because it is the format that always throws me. You know there's no miniature for the Original either. And no, there is definitely not a mini for the Quasar, I posted to Achowat and expressed my concern that after all this time it is exactly where it has always been--meaning not in the mainstream list!~© Djathink imacowboy  20:24, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks to you I actually just fitted them in my ribbon bar. Since I do not know how to do the two dimensions, I just made small versions such that they would fit into the bar I have. It's not so much that I insist on minis but that not everyone knows how to miniaturise the jpgs and very very few people who even try to place fruit salad on their pages. But I thank you old friend.~© Djathink imacowboy  20:34, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * :) benzband  ( talk ) 17:07, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! You are very kind :-) benzband  ( talk ) 15:18, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

MotD 2012-10-16
Hello Ben!

May I approve this nomination with "seven years" (instead of six) and for the 30th of March 2013?

Also I do not know what to do with "The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits". It has secured sufficient !votes to be approved, but I'm unsure whether to approve Edit 2, which is my favourite option, or the original.

Thanks in advance and all the best. –p joe f (talk • contribs) 07:36, 16 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi! I'm all for it if the author (Simply south) doesn't mind. As for the genius/stupidity motto i also prefer edit 2 so i have struck my original vote. Once you cast yours that should tip the balance :-) benzband  ( talk ) 18:32, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Great! I'm going to approve Edit 2 of the genius/stupidity motto, and I will wait for the consent of Simply South for the other one. Once again, thank you. –p joe f (talk • contribs) 06:39, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * benzband ( talk ) 17:16, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Page Curation newsletter - closing up!
Hey all :).

We're (very shortly) closing down this development cycle for Page Curation. It's genuinely been a pleasure to talk with you all and build software that is so close to my own heart, and also so effective. The current backlog is 9 days, and I've never seen it that low before.

However! Closing up shop does not mean not making any improvements. First-off, this is your last chance to give us a poke about unresolved bugs or report new ones on the talkpage. If something's going wrong, we want to know about it :). Second, we'll hopefully be taking another pass over the software next year. If you've got ideas for features Page Curation doesn't currently have, stick them here.

Again, it's been an honour. Thanks :). Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 12:24, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

:D

 * Hi, and thanks! (^_____^) I don't get the question though: what group are you talking about? benzband  ( talk ) 10:15, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

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 * benzband ( talk ) 17:20, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

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Happy Halloween!
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