User talk:MaxSem/Archives/July 2015

TypoScan
Hi! I just discovered the TypoScan project and I think its pretty awesome. TBH I've been thinking about doing something very similar, but not regexps-based. I started AutoWikiBrowser, loaded the TypoScan DLL, and set the "Make List"-source to Typoscan and clicked the "Make list" button. I got a 404 error. Then I tried Typoscan (500 pages). That also gave me a 404 error. I tried to find the place where lists may be located. All I could find was http://tools.wmflabs.org/typoscan/ but those .txt files are from 2013. What happened to TypoScan and why? Can I still use it? Am I doing something wrong? The Quixotic Potato (talk) 18:45, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Hey, I'm not developing AWB anymore, so please ask at WT:AWB. Max Semenik (talk) 18:49, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Max! Sorry to bother you, but you are listed as a TypoScan developer on WikiProject_TypoScan. Reedy's latest contribution was on 31 May 2015 (more than a month ago) and Mboverloads latest contribution was on 9 June 2013 (2 years ago) so I don't think I can ask anyone else. Please do me a favor and tell me what happened, I have a very similar idea so I want to learn from your experiences. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 18:59, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Removed myself from that list. Max Semenik (talk) 19:06, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * That's not really the response I was hoping for. Why is TypoScan no longer usable? Was there some WikiDrama? Were people simply not interested in fixing typos? What went wrong? The Quixotic Potato (talk) 19:15, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Telling you, I don't know. Max Semenik (talk) 19:28, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, thanks anyway, and again sorry for bothering you. It was not my intention to annoy you, but it seems like I have. Or maybe this is just one of those cases where communication via written text is suboptimal. Or maybe I'm just crazy. Probably. Its disappointing, cause I think your help could be very useful to me. I want to make something similar to TypoScan, but instead of using RegExps I am "bruteforcing" them. Have a nice day, The Quixotic Potato (talk) 19:40, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * And I'm sorry if I sounded impolite, but I really have no idea what's been going on since I left and I don't even have a Windows machine to run AWB these days. WT:AWB is still the best place to ask. Max Semenik (talk) 19:56, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

ICompete
Thank you for removing the post. I suddenly regret my response and see it as baiting. I am usually good at ignoring insults, but not that time. Should I revert? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 07:08, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Honestly, I don't think there was anything particularly wrong with your response. I'm also completely in awe of your patience when faced with a stream of marketological consciousness. That person just tried to bullshit their way through. Max Semenik (talk) 08:01, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I do try to be patient, but maybe I should be more stern in the future. Anyway, I'll do better next time. Thank you kindly for the feedback, the revert, and the revoke. Best wishes, my friend. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 08:49, 24 July 2015 (UTC)