User talk:Dendodge/Archives/2008/June

Issue 4

 * If you have listended to issue 4 (thanks), xeocidic has had a part. I am looking for a 30 second segment introducting projects, and saying "I'm Dendodge and you are listening to Radio Wikipedia". So yes, you can record it. StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk 09:45, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Radio Wikipedia
This is today's issue of Radio Wikipedia. StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk 10:18, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

E-mail
Hi, Dendodge. About to send you an e-mail regarding spotlight.  miranda  18:55, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Nvm.  miranda  19:00, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, we'll work on Ethiopia for nxt wk.  miranda  19:50, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Mmmm, I personally kind of want to work on it. You can pick another article. I am into editing countries now.  miranda  07:34, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

you may want to chime in at
Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. -- brew crewer  (yada, yada) 16:06, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

WP:SPOT AD
I won't play for me. Just a large fuzzy recording. StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk 07:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll put a small ad in today, and i'll wait for your ad. StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk 14:52, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

WP:HAU
Hello yet again. I regretfully inform you that the bot we were using to update the user status at Highly Active Users, SoxBot V, was blocked for its constant updating. With this bot out of operation, a patch is in the works. Until that patch is reviewed and accepted by the developers, some options have been presented to use as workarounds: 1) Qui monobook (not available in Internet Explorer); 2) User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate; 3) Manually updating User:StatusBot/Status/USERNAME; or 4) Not worry about it and wait for the patch to go through, which hopefully won't take long. If you have another method, you can use that, too. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Useight (talk) 22:21, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

ye olde rfa thank spam
d.d., I just wanted to thank you for participating in my recent RFA, and also invite your further input at my in-depth RFA analysis. i've also left some templated thank spam for you below (now with 50% less trans-fat!). happy editing, xenocidic (talk) 23:46, 5 June 2008 (UTC) templated rfa thank-spam 

I would like to thank the community for placing their trust in me during my recent request for adminship, which passed 72 13 2. Rest assured, I have read each comment thoroughly and will be addressing the various concerns raised as I step cautiously into my new role as janitor. In particular, I would like to thank Balloonman for putting so much time into reviewing my contributions and writing such a thoughtful nomination statement after knowing me for only a brief period of time (and for convincing me that I was ready to take up the mop now, rather than go through admin coaching).
 * Thank you for your support

To my fellow admins - please let me know right away if I ever take any mis-steps with my new tools. Should I make a mistake, and you reverse the action, I will not consider it to be wheel-warring (but please tell me so I can understand what I did wrong).

To everyone - please feel free to slap me around a bit if I ever lose sight of the core philosophy of Wikipedia as I understand it - the advancement of knowledge through the processes of mutual understanding and respect. As always, feel free to drop by my talk page if I can be of any assistance. =)

Sincerely,

~xenocidic, 01:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Re: Spotlight
Ok, Sorry for the delay. My CD drive is broken, and I have been having final exams.

The reason the broken CD drive is a problem is because I need the CD drive to run linux. Then I can retrieve the file. I am sorry if this delay has caused any problems.

What I will do is run the linux CD on another computer and access the file from there.

Thanks for your patience,

GMoney2 (talk) 00:20, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

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StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk 19:13, 6 June 2008

Hi. Here's todays issue.

StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk Sign 15:28, 7 June 2008 (UTC) This includes an ad for WP:SPOT

The Beatles
Good work on the lead, but this article gets over 17,000 hits a day, and I would expect readers would want to see more structured prose than a list of facts summarising the rest of the article, and spelled correctly. Just a heads up. -- Rodhull andemu  22:58, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

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hi
hi how are you hope you are ok —Preceding unsigned comment added by Q5967 (talk • contribs) 11:26, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

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Hello , I have asked you some questions as well as some explanations for my page was deleted. I wanna complete logic of you actions .I think that this time you should reply to me instead of making false impressions in one's mind .Please feel free to let me know your thoughts as I have started disliking your attitude.

Will be waiting for your response.

Thanks & Regards RAj —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raj4encoders (talk • contribs) 04:16, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

hi
hi how are you hope you are ok. Q5967 (talk) 07:58, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

hi
can you come in the lrc at diner. Q5967 (talk) 08:03, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

hi
yes adoppt me Q5967 (talk) 11:35, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

hi
how long will it tack Q5967 (talk) 11:40, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

hi dendodge
hi how are you have you editied my buses bit if so can you tell me. can't sing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Q5967 (talk • contribs) 18:28, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Spotlight
This week has sort of been really inactive. If you can get on, please do. You seem to be busy in real life. If you can got on IRC, it would be appreciated. Mm40 (talk | contribs) 23:23, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, at around 18:45 UTC this Wednesday, Kerotans RfA is going up. Watch: WP:RfA/Kerotan

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My comment at RfA
I hope you didn't feel I was implying that you, or any of the other nominators, were actually pestering users at RfA. I just wanted to be sure that you guys were aware that some people frown upon that. That's all. No apologies necessary. Wisdom89  ( T |undefined /  <font color="#17001E">C ) 16:41, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, my comment was actually not directed at you, but at mm. <font color="#660000">Wisdom89  ( <font color="#17001E">T |undefined /  <font color="#17001E">C ) 16:42, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for your help on my draft for Instantaneous Personal Magnetism.It's much appreciated! Happy editing, Leonard^Bloom (talk) 19:10, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Re: Spotlight
Ok, I successfully retrieved all the files.

Please e-mail me with the channel name (if it has changed) and the IRC nicks which need to have operator access on the bot.

Then I will e-mail you all of the files with instructions on how to run the bot (from your computer, and operating it from IRC.)

Thanks, GMoney2 (talk) 20:15, 15 June 2008 (UTC)


 * The way !topic works is it finds certain keywords in the title and replaces it with certain statistics. So, this is what it finds:
 * Average edits per day: [\d.]+
 * This is just the text "Average edits per day:" and any number. Then it replaces the value with the new average edits per day.
 * To enter this variable for the bot to change, just add Average edits per day: 0 to the topic and it will do the rest.
 * Been working on this article for: [\d.]+ days, [\d.]+ hours, [\d.]+ minutes
 * It finds that text, with the [\d.]+ replaced with a number.
 * To enter this variable for the bot to change, just add Been working on this article for: 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes to the topic and it will do the rest.
 * Total participants: \d+
 * This is the total amount of people who have edited the article. If one person makes more than one edit, it doesn't count those in the total tally. This is total people, not total edits.
 * To enter this variable for the bot to change, just add Total participants: 0 to the topic and it will do the rest.
 * Edits made to this article: \d+
 * Total number of edits made to the article since it was made a spotlight page
 * To enter this variable for the bot to change, just add Edits made to this article: 0 to the topic and it will do the rest.
 * Total edits made to all articles: \d+
 * Total edits made ever since the bot started counting
 * To enter this variable for the bot to change, just add Total edits made to all articles: 0 to the topic and it will do the rest.


 * If you want to change any of the text,
 * Go to main.php in a text editor
 * Scroll down all the way to line 464
 * Or where you see function update_topic {
 * (you could also just ctrl+f and search for that string).
 * Then go down to where you see preg_replace(
 * Then find the text you want to change and change it in both places where it is.
 * There will be two places where each text exists. You must change both.
 * Also, don't remove any of the PHP variables or regex code.


 * GMoney2 (talk) 00:02, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Professor Sa'ad Medhat
I have closed this afd with a delete. Bearian (talk) 21:26, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
 * *Plays taps* <font color="#CC7722" face="Papyrus">Tan  |  <font color="#21421E" face="Papyrus">39  21:28, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

User:Dendodge 1
I have username blocked this account; it does not require a warning, which you generously sent him; the violation is clear, and explanation inappropriate. --<b style="color:red;">Anthony.bradbury</b><sup style="color:black;">"talk" 11:31, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

hi
hi densock this is my scool acount —Preceding unsigned comment added by Exrjeg (talk • contribs) 11:39, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

I need your help
Raj4encoders (talk) 10:13, 20 June 2008 (UTC) raj4encoders Raj4encoders (talk) 10:13, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Hello Dendodge .First of all I would like to thank you for answering me back. Can you let me know how to re-write the article ? Also I would like to write some good things and let the whole world know ..

Will be waiting for your response.

Regards raj

But im still not established
I still have to sign the capitcha's whenever i revert, i still cannot mark pages as patrolled, and i cant move pages. Why am i not established yet?

-Tratos —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tratos the Great (talk • contribs) 15:41, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Hello Thanks for your response. Can you please let me know how to go to the administrator and let him/her know bout my problems. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raj4encoders (talk • contribs) 07:00, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!
Sorry if it's a little late,this is one of my first birthdays! Anyway,have a great day!--Fireaxe888 (talk) 18:17, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Conservation status for fossils
Hi I saw your edit and revert. Just thought I'd let you that on English wikipedia we don't put conservation status' for fossil taxa. See my conservation with Firsfron for further details. Cheers, Mark t young (talk) 19:01, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Not a problem! Mark t young (talk) 20:07, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

IRC
I would like to speak to you on IRC. I know you're around, so... yeah. Mm40 (talk | contribs) 20:34, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks anyway!
re: this SOS &. ''Apparently someone beat me to it! I only had to do one...... Dendodge 20:02, 23 June 2008 (UTC)''
 * Much obliged anyways! Yea Team! Wouldn't hurt to have a copyedit on the new geologic record stub, if you're still feeling unfulfilled! <g> You might say it was the proximal cause of the first request! <BSEG> // Fra nkB 00:53, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Gee, I've come up in the world. Suggest you focus more on watchlist "cuts", than gross edits. When the danged thing gets too large to manage, you KNOW you've been doing a good job. Thanks btw-been a long while since I looked at this (via your contribs, Yep-snooping!) Cheers! // Fra nkB 01:03, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Join the fight
User:Shapiros10/Under-18,don't give a damn about it Cabal...join the fight!<font face="Times New Roman" size="2.0" color="black">Gears <font face="Times New Roman" size="2.0" color="black">Of War  23:02, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * This sort of thing is why ageism exists. Give me a break, guys. <font color="#CC7722" face="Papyrus">Tan  |  <font color="#21421E" face="Papyrus">39  23:08, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * How does it cause ageism? I see it as a quiet protest against ageism ......<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:#008000"> Dendodge  .. Talk Contribs 23:09, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * By creating a "club", which is what this is, it just segregates you further. <font color="#CC7722" face="Papyrus">Tan  |  <font color="#21421E" face="Papyrus">39  23:11, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

We Say Summer
Hello, it seems you deleted my page entitled We Say Summer. I'd really appreciate it if you could put it back up. The reason i wrote "check back later" is because i was in a rush, and was going to complete it tonight. They are a new band in the Orleans, Ottawa area with rising status. Please put it back up, thanks.

Mike

Seagill22 (talk) 20:15, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

-- ......<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:#008000"> Dendodge  .. Talk Contribs 20:19, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

We Say Summer
ok, so what is it that i need to do to get it back? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Seagill22 (talk • contribs) 20:20, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

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Re: Problems with spotlight bot
Ok, there are many things which may be causing this.


 * 1) Maybe it is not logging in on wiki
 * 2) Maybe it doesn't know what pages to edit
 * 3) Maybe the account doesn't work

So, to figure this out, you will need to do some test runs.

To do this:


 * 1) Copy config.php to testconfig.php
 * 2) Open in a text editor testconfig.php
 * 3) Change the IRC channel to a test channel
 * 4) Change the IRC bot nick and pass to either your nick, or simply an unregistered nick
 * 5) Change the Wiki-login to either your account, or simply a test account
 * 6) To run this test bot, run (keeping quotes in-tact):
 * cd "C:\Path\To\Bot\Folder\"
 * "C:\Program Files\PHP\php.exe" persist.php testconfig.php

Note, that the test bot and the real bot can run simultaneously.

If the test-configurated bot runs according to the new settings, you have successfully set up the testing bot.

Now we have to execute the different tests.

Once you get this set up (or if it doesn't work in the first place) contact me.

If it does work, I can either come on IRC and help run the tests, or do it from here.

Thanks, GMoney2 (talk) 04:29, 27 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Ok, we will need to coordinate this live then.


 * There could be many things wrong, so I suggest making a testing channel, then I go on IRC and coordinate the tests.


 * For example, I would go "Ok, now try this: Go to main.php and edit line 50," etc..


 * E-mail me a channel name for me to go to and a time in UTC and I will try to be there.


 * Thanks, GMoney2 (talk) 04:05, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

:O
U iz in ma tlk page, messin wid ma cmts? :P No worries. :D Best, PeterSymonds (talk)  18:00, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Kristallnacht/to do prod
Hello! I just wanted to let you know that I have proposed the deletion of an article you created, Kristallnacht/to do. It appears to be a "subpage" created while you guys were working to get Kristallnacht to GA status -- nice work, by the way!

On Wikipedia, subpages are actually disabled in the main space which makes the to-do page its own article, independent of Kristallnacht, and one that could come up as a random article. As it is not encyclopedic on its own, I have proposed its deletion.

As everything on the to-do page is already marked "done", I don't think deleting the page should cause any problems. If you do want a to-do page, it is customary to put it in the Talk page for the article, as described in WP:TODO.

Thanks for all of your work on Wikipedia! -- KathrynLybarger (talk) 01:12, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Bye
Just a Bye, Per User:StewieGriffin!. <em style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;color:DarkBlue">StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk Sign Listen 20:51, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Original Research? Do you really think so?
This made me laugh. Read the last paragraph of the Inspiration section. I'm tempted to put a tag on it. :-) Cheers, Kodster (<font color="#990066">heLLo ) (<font color="#00FF00">Me did that ) 23:24, 30 June 2008 (UTC)