User talk:Doczilla/Archive Tips

Block durations
I've put something at User:Oxymoron83/Blocking. I hope it isn't too complicated and the basics are readily identifiable although it's not perfect English ;) --Oxymoron83 01:53, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Closing CfD
Having said during my RfA that I would like to help close XfDs, I find myself getting a bit lost while wading through all the material on how to do that. If I'm just going to close CfD for the moment, what should I read after the general CfD guidelines for everyone? Where do I find closing templates? Any help would be appreciated. Doczilla RAWR! 06:08, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


 * The primary guidelines relevant to closing CFDs are Categorization, Overcategorization, and Naming conventions (categories). Most category discussions are covered by one or more of these three, but there are also more specialised guidelines regarding categorisation of people, categorisation by gender, race and sexuality, and the use of categories, lists and series boxes.


 * The actual process for closing CFDs, including links to the closing templates, is outlined at Deletion process (also at Category deletion policy, but the two pages mostly overlap). If a category is kept, you can use either Cfd result or Oldcfdfull to note the result on the category's talk page.


 * I know that you've participated in many CFDs and are familiar with the process, so I apologise if the links above and my comments are too elementary. If there's any specific information or help I can provide, please do let me know. Cheers, Black Falcon (Talk) 06:44, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, that was simple enough. I had worried that I'd overlooked some step during my reading on it, but I guess not. Somehow it seemed like there would be some step I hadn't anticipated and some other template to go with it. Your response was reassuring, though, before I actually implemented the procedure. AWB was a simple semi-automated way to depopulate the category. How about a fully automated method? Do you use a bot? Thanks, Doczilla  RAWR! 07:53, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


 * There are a few other minor pages in Category:Wikipedia categorization, but that's about it. I don't have either a bot or AWB (I should probably stop procrastinating about installing it...), so I generally request depopulating, renaming, and merging at the "working" page. It's generally faster than manual depopulation and it also guarantees an automatic edit summary linking to the CFD daily log (as here), which is something I sometimes forget. Black Falcon (Talk) 08:06, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, AWB is definitely worth getting. It has saved me a ton of work. Doczilla  RAWR! 08:51, 18 February 2008 (UTC)