User talk:K6ka/Archives/2014/December

Kevin Blackistone
The source is Mr. Blackistone himself during his excerpt on Pardon The Interruption, ESPN 12/1/14. I will re-edit to clarify. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.70.178.226 (talk) 22:10, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Doug Stone edits
Hello. I am an employee of Doug Stone's and I handle all of Doug's online press including his website and Facebook pages. I am not well versed in how to make proper citations but there were a few things that we needed to fix. Doug divorced Beth Snyder last year. He is now involved in a very serious relationship with a girl named Jade Jack. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laurie Anne 1956 (talk • contribs) 21:28, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Kash Beauchamp - birth city
Thank you for your concern regarding changing Kash Beauchamp's birth city back to Bartlesville. I happen to be his brother, and we were born in the same hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was not born in Bartlesville, OK. In fact, he only lived there a brief period of time. We mostly grew up in Grove, Oklahoma.

-Timothy Beauchamp — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.98.247.6 (talk) 09:41, 6 December 2014 (UTC)


 * That would constitute original research, which we do not permit here on Wikipedia. Everything must come from a reliable source and be properly cited into the article. Reason being is that anyone can come on to Wikipedia, claim to be someone, and then say "I'm his/her mother/father/spouse/brother/sister/cousin/whatever". We have no method of verifying just who is behind that computer monitor, so we don't take that chance. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  13:45, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for welcoming me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Canadianeditorboy (talk • contribs) 14:06, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

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False positives and false negatives
Greetings, I seem to have misunderstood the terminology used in your page and made an incorrect change. Kindly pardon the error. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.207.213.24 (talk) 20:03, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Test
This is a test of the inputbox in the edit notice. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  20:12, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

hi
i need a bot because Bulgarian destroys page list of turkic dynasties and countries, Bulgarian Empire and Volga Bulgaria and wallachia is turkic please help me!Turkic_ Warrior 11:08, 8 December 2014 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mehmeett21 (talk • contribs)


 * It seems that you are in an editing dispute. To resolve an editing dispute, please see dispute resolution, as a bot will not help you edit war. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  11:42, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-50
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent software changes
 * All users are now getting pages from servers that run the HHVM tool. HHVM should make pages load faster.
 * You can join a video chat about Phabricator on December 11 at 18:00 (UTC). Phabricator is the new tool to report issues.

Problems
 * There was a problem with Phabricator on November 29. It was due to a network issue.

Software changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki ( 1.25wmf11 ) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since December 3. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from December 9. It will be on all Wikipedias from December 10 (calendar).
 * You can now exit VisualEditor by pressing the "Esc" key.
 * It is now easier to use VisualEditor with IMEs. Typing in Malayalam now works better.
 * The new version of OOjs UI fixed many issues with the size and layout of buttons in dialogs.
 * (Lua) You can no longer use  to get the HTML from special page transclusion. You can see a list of scripts to fix.

Future changes
 * Starting next week JavaScript tools won't work if they use jQuery Migrate.

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The Affiliated High School of Shanxi University
To:K6ka Hi, I'm the author of the page The Affiliated High School of Shanxi University. Part of this page was copied from my school's official webpage. And I do think my school agree me to use their introduction of school. I am looking forward for this page enable to see. Thanks. Sincerely, Daydreamlav. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daydreamlav (talk • contribs) 04:40, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

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Untitled
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SoftShell_Computers&diff=prev&oldid=637059414 <- This change you reverted was me correcting a dead link to point to SoftShell's homepage, which has become PointerWare Inc. If linking to the working site isn't correct, then remove the link entirely; don't leave a dead link in "External links"173.246.1.227 (talk) 05:30, 13 December 2014 (UTC)


 * I initially reverted because I didn't see the relation between PointerWare and SoftShell Computers, not because i delighted in having dead links on Wikipedia. A dead link should either be "fixed" with Wayback, tagged with Dead link, or fixed. If the company changed names, there should be a source that verifies this. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  13:50, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

hello
I am having some trouble with the Man named Leon Williams. He is creating pages on facebook and on all the sites. The United Nation International Pageant was developed in 1996 but not by him. He is not registered or trademarked. His lying and his wikipedia page is completely false. He is making a joke of my business....please help — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariejessica123 (talk • contribs) 22:32, 13 December 2014 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, but Wikipedia isn't a battleground for you to carry your grudges onto. Please consider citing a reliable source for all your additions. In addition, the text you added weren't written in a neutral tone and seemed almost promotional. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  22:38, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

rushana ali
pls tell at an admin to block user lollo or protect rushana ali. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.154.90.201 (talk) 22:34, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
 * You already did it at WP:AIV, just keep monitoring the user until they're blocked. — Preceding unsigned comment added by K6ka (talk • contribs) 22:38, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

December 2014 GOCE newsletter
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username change request question
Hello k6ka, Thank you for my username change request response. Would 'squirrelvizsla' be an acceptable username? I just thought I'd check before making another request after 'vizsla' didn't meet the requirements.

Many thanks Livcollofficial (talk) 11:33, 15 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes, it's fine, no issues to note. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  11:39, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_LAMARE
This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because... (your reason here) --Web PAL (talk) 12:47, 15 December 2014 (UTC) >> Her sister is already an FR and EN Wikipedia as a writer and contitutes a complementary information link The protagonist don't want to be add on the 'Vanessa DURIES' wikipedia page beacus of the erotic field of her novel.

>> Helene LAMARE was injuried by several tries of thief whe she launched her innovation in 2004. This innovation constitutes a massive work as a self-made woman. And to have a wiki page is a kind of recognization. She always been discrete about her invention and won 2 trials againt Postal Groups Maybe the lines of trial (but it's a full cardboard) must been displayed on wikipage ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Web PAL (talk • contribs) 12:48, 15 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Please see An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. Wikipedia does not create articles to "reward" or "recognize" people. We create articles to report on information that has already been reported on. We don't report on brand new information - encyclopedias are not the sources for that. Encyclopedias report on information already reported, and we only report on information that is notable enough to deserve its own article. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  12:52, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-51
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent software changes
 * You may see a new tool tested on the mobile site of the English Wikipedia. It asks simple questions to make the article better. In the future, your answers will go to Wikidata.
 * You can watch a video to learn how to use Phabricator to manage projects.
 * You can test a new version of the Content Translation tool.

Software changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki ( 1.25wmf12 ) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since December 10. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from December 16. It will be on all Wikipedias from December 17 (calendar).
 * You can now find and replace text in VisualEditor. You can open the tool via the menu,  or.
 * VisualEditor now doesn't change the space at the end of a text that you make bold.
 * The "Apply changes" button in the reference window of VisualEditor is now disabled until you make a change.

Future changes
 * The star image of the watchlist may change soon.
 * You won't be able to use Phabricator on December 18, 2014. It will be down between 00:00 and 08:00 (UTC).

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hi
Sorry for the mistake it was not done intentionally i was just confused while making my page, so i am really sorry for this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frank Cockerill (talk • contribs) 12:28, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

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I have unreviewed a page you curated
Hi, I'm Orduin. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, User:FLAXSEEDS, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you. -- Orduin  ⋠ T ⋡ 17:39, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

VisualEditor newsletter—December 2014


Did you know?

Basic table editing is now available in VisualEditor. You can add and remove rows and columns from existing tables at the click of a button.

The user guide has more information about how to use VisualEditor. Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has fixed many bugs and worked on table editing and performance. Their weekly status reports are posted on Mediawiki.org. Upcoming plans are posted at the VisualEditor roadmap.

VisualEditor was deployed to several hundred remaining wikis as an opt-in beta feature at the end of November, except for most Wiktionaries (which depend heavily upon templates) and all Wikisources (which await integration with ProofreadPage).

Recent improvements
Basic support for editing tables is available. You can insert new tables, add and remove rows and columns, set or remove a caption for a table, and merge cells together. To change the contents of a cell, double-click inside it. More features will be added in the coming months. In addition, VisualEditor now ignores broken, invalid  and   elements, instead of trying to repair them.

You can now use find and replace in VisualEditor, reachable through the tool menu or by pressing ⌃ Ctrl + F or ⌘ Cmd + F.

You can now create and edit simple  paragraphs for quoting and indenting content. This changes a "" into a "".

Some new keyboard sequences can be used to format content. At the start of the line, typing " * " will make the line a bullet list; " 1. " or " # " will make it a numbered list; " == " will make it a section heading; " : " will make it a blockquote. If you didn't mean to use these tools, you can press undo to undo the formatting change. There are also two other keyboard sequences: " [[ " for opening the link tool, and " {{ " for opening the template tool, to help experienced editors. The existing standard keyboard shortcuts, like ⌃ Ctrl + K to open the link editor, still work.

If you add a category that has been redirected, then VisualEditor now adds its target. Categories without description pages show up as red.

You can again create and edit galleries as wikitext code.

Looking ahead
VisualEditor will replace the existing design with a new theme designed by the User Experience group. The new theme will be visible for desktop systems at MediaWiki.org in late December and at other sites early January. (You can see a developer preview of the old "Apex" theme and the new "MediaWiki" one which will replace it.)

The Editing team plans to add auto-fill features for citations in January. Planned changes to the media search dialog will make choosing between possible images easier.

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Thank you! WhatamIdoing (WMF) (talk) 23:37, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-52
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent software changes
 * The Technical Operations team is now using Phabricator to track their tasks. The Operations team manages the Wikimedia servers. In the future you will be able to see the tasks that are not private.

Software changes this week
 * There will be no software changes this week and next week. This is because of the end-of-year holidays. The next update of MediaWiki will be on January 6.

Future changes
 * The system that displays citations will change in the future. The new system will not change the style of citations.
 * A new design for VisualEditor will come in January. You can try it now on test wikis.

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Seasons Greetings
Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year to you, K6ka. Thanks for the holiday greeting. It is always good to hear from you. I looked for a snappy template for the season but only found the one on the userbox page for greetings. It seemed a little ordinary after seeing yours, so I thought I would just send my greetings.

You were right about Huggle. It is fast but it has drawbacks. I have been unable to load STiki, showing my lack of computer skills. I will give it another try. Huggle finds more problems and allows more reversions but using Twinkle and picking recent changes to view gives more choices and better messages - if you tailor some of them to the individual case. It also gives you a little faster access to the full article and references if you want to check something before making a revert. I suppose switching back and forth and giving up a little speed would be best in terms of quality or informing new users of problems or mistakes. I will use either anti-vandalism program or both for the time being, or STiki if I can get it to work, but a little less often than I have been doing.

I want to do some more content work over the next few months at least because I have noted on my user page a few articles I want to improve in the near future. Right now, real life and holiday activities are limiting my time online but that will not be much of a limitation in a week or two. Donner60 (talk) 00:24, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

86.101.241.13
Merrrrry Xmas! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.101.241.13 (talk) 15:54, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

powernet,
how can i upload a screenshot from the national telecoms regulator in bulgaria stating they will be penalised for failure to respond to an official case? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.148.138.51 (talk) 23:42, 23 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Screenshots may not necessarily be accepted as a source, see WP:CITE and WP:RS. But, to answer your question on uploading files, see this page. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  23:46, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

I simply want to provide a true honest description of the corrupt service provided by powernet - wikipedia constantly deleting edits is going against both public opinion and many innocent customers fighting for justice! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.148.138.51 (talk) 23:59, 23 December 2014 (UTC)


 * On Wikipedia, we strive to write things in a neutral point of view, and never provide inaccurate or false information, especially if controversial, libelous, or harmful, to the subject. Wikipedia is not a battleground for you to shed blood and tears on. We are an encyclopedia that provides information, not bloodshed. We are also not a soapbox or means of advertisement or promotion. For an overview of what we are, see our Five Pillars. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  00:16, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Tokio Hotel
Thank you for reverting my edit to the article Tokio Hotel. I was unaware that my edit was incorrect (rather, I was under the impression that the article had numerous misspellings), as the lead singer, Bill Kaulitz, as well as his accompanying entourage, has long been known to don extravagant attire, drawn from many eras of the fashion industry, including that of the 18th century fop. I believed the band could thusly be considered Fop rock, and that perhaps calling it Pop rock would be a step too far. I am a fan of the fop rock genre, and Tokio Hotel greatly exceeded my expectations, as it is so rare to hear foppish music in its native German tongue, since the deaths of many classical musicians of that order occurred centuries ago. I shall be more mindful in the future, and will promptly be trading in my Tokio Hotel albums for more suitable issues; I believe Falco has a rather jaunty tune in homage to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which I have yet to hear. Once again, I thank you for your tutelage. 67.176.91.3 (talk) 03:49, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

hello k6ka i am new to wikipedia can you explain me how to edit articles on wikipedia and how vandalism is protected here
i need a explanation — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yogeshyvd (talk • contribs) 15:12, 24 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Editing articles is as simple as clicking the "Edit" button and making your changes. We deal with vandalism by reverting the malicious edits, warn the editors, and, if necessary, block them. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  15:20, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

GOCE holiday 2014 newsletter
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WUSN US99
Hi K6ka. I appreciate your efforts to remove the spam that has been occurring on the WUSN US99 Wikipedia page. However, the information is still incorrect. The information that should be there is what was posted earlier. I will place it here so that the information can be readded and the subsequent changes by the people responsible for the spam can be removed. The information they keep putting on that page is not correct. A search of the names yields no answer. Even with proper references, they still keep changing it. The code is below:

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