User talk:Edprevost

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Robots everywhere!
I see you have met several of our local bots. They are very busy little bots aren't they? Chillum 16:32, 27 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Indeed, and super helpful. By any chance, do you have a tutorial on creating them? :0) Edprevost (talk) 16:37, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

The interface bots use is here.

You would have to have enough programming knowledge to use the API if you wanted to write a bot. It only takes a basic understanding of html requests.

Any bot you make will need to follow our bot policy. Depending on what your bot does you may need to apply to the Bot Approvals Group. If all your bot does is read and it does not need a separate account then approval is not generally needed unless your volume is going to be high. Chillum 16:42, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
 * This is super helpful, thanks! Edprevost (talk) 16:57, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

What is that directive you used ? When should I use it etc? Ed Prevost profile|contributions 18:33, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

When
 * lots of
 * discussion takes
 * place the
 * indents can get
 * so deep that
 * it is annoying so the

od template can be used
 * to indicate the resetting
 * of the indenting. It is merely a decorative indicator and should be on its own line to appear properly. Chillum 18:41, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Awesome, thanks :0)!  Ed Prevost profile|contributions 18:42, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

Computer security
I noticed you mentioned you were a computer security expert. I have also worked in computer security for the last 15 years, it sure is shocking to see a bug found of this magnitude that has existed for my entire career. It is always good to have another editor with a strong understanding of these matters. Chillum 18:51, 27 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I've been dabbling in InfoSec/OffSec since ~'92; and I was very happy to see your understanding on the logs discussion :0). IMO, this was such an exciting and historic find that it spurned me on to start a Wikipedia account lol Ed Prevost profile|contributions 18:56, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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JavaScript RegExp problem
I noticed you have experience in JavaScript. I'm hoping you can help me with a problem I've run into writing a userscript.

Please see my post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject JavaScript.

Thank you. The Transhumanist 12:16, 5 May 2017 (UTC)