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User Talk:Dan653 That ISP stuff isn't true, is it? Dan653 (talk) 01:53, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Rotten Tomatoes score
Template:Rotten Tomatoes score has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 21:36, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

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AFC flow
You had reverted my edit. I opened a discussion on the template talk page. Gryllida (talk) 04:11, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

A not important observation about your user page
The bottom line of text on your user page seems a bit tiny-ish. It may be difficult for some people with not so good eyesight to read. Just a thought.--Rockfang (talk) 16:22, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

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Please comment on changes to the AfC mailing list
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WikiProject Articles for creation March 2014 Backlog Elimination Drive
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Global Economic Map
Hi Theopolisme I have found a lead programmer for the project who is also an admin for Wikidata. Thanks for your willingness to help but as of now I think only one programmer is necessary for the project. I will let you know if new opportunities arise.Mcnabber091 (talk) 20:46, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

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Rotten Tomatoes bot failure
Just a heads up that The Grand Budapest Hotel is asking me to inform you that your bot failed to retrieve the relevant information for it. So far as I can see the template it's using is correct. --McGeddon (talk) 11:53, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
 * McGeddon, thanks for the message. Sadly, the Rotten Tomatoes API doesn't always match IMDB ids to films. I've contact their support team about this, but their response was essentially "good luck". I can only recommend trying again in a few weeks; their database tends to update at about that frequency. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but it's out of my control. Thanks,  Theopolisme ( talk )  17:18, 14 March 2014 (UTC)


 * , how often does the bot attempt to retrieve the info? Does it give up after a certain amount of time if it keeps failing?  I can adjust the template so that it only says to contact you if it has been over a week (or two) and place a more appropriate message in the mean time.  Thoughts? — &#123;&#123;U&#124;Technical 13&#125;&#125; (t • e • c) 17:32, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure it tries every run, actually. Pestering Rotten Tomatoes support is the most reliable way to get the IMDB id properly linked, honestly...  Theopolisme ( talk )  21:53, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 12 March 2014

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Hi! About the Bot
I'm not a very hard working editor and more interested in content than process. I'm afraid I didn't really understand what your bot was asking me to do. I'm happy to make simple changes, but this kind of clever stuff is a bit over my head: could you or someone else do it manually for me please? Notification of automated file description generation

Your upload of File:Carers speakers outside the Scottish Parliament.jpg or contribution to its description is noted, and thanks (even if belatedly) for your contribution. In order to help make better use of the media, an attempt has been made by an automated process to identify and add certain information to the media's description page. This notification is placed on your talk page because a bot has identified you either as the uploader of the file, or as a contributor to its metadata. It would be appreciated if you could carefully review the information the bot added. To opt out of these notifications, please follow the instructions here. Thanks! Message delivered by Theo's Little Bot (opt-out) 15:27, 13 March 2014 (UTC) Another one of your uploads, File:Carers at Scottish Parliament.jpg, has also had some information automatically added. If you get a moment, please review the bot's contributions there as well. Thanks! Message delivered by Theo's Little Bot (opt-out) 15:31, 13 March 2014 (UTC) Thanks! Excalibur (talk) 14:58, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi Excalibur! You don't need to do anything. The bot automagically added an  template to the files and was simply letting you know. Thanks for contributing!  Theopolisme  ( talk )  23:13, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi, the GA log has not been updated recently. Is there a reason for this? Thanks, Mat  ty. 007 08:20, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi! Please see Wikipedia_talk:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Index. The bot should begin working again shortly.  Theopolisme ( talk )  15:04, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

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GOCE March drive wrapup
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List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films
There is an error with the Captain America: The Winter Soldier Rotten Tomatoes score on the List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films page. Anthony (talk) 13:29, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

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We need your help testing latest huggle
Hello,

I am sending you this message because you listed yourself on Huggle/Members as a beta tester. We desperately need attention of testers, because since we resolved all release blockers, we are ready to release first official version of huggle 3! Before that happens, it would be nice if you could test it so that we can make sure there are no issues with it. You can download it packaged for your operating system (see Huggle/Huggle3_Beta) or you can of course build it yourself, see https://github.com/huggle/huggle3-qt-lx for that. Don't forget to use always latest version, there is no auto-update message for beta versions!

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Talkback
Requesting input at the discussion: !Vote requested to clarify matters about awards sent. NorthAmerica1000 00:15, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 09 April 2014

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Theo's wee bot
Hi Theopolisme. I notice that your bot has not run since mid-March, and I am getting concerned about the potentially large number of oversize files that need reducing. I wonder if you could check it out. -- Diannaa (talk) 03:23, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Wow -- thank you so much for spotting this! Apparently the Wikimedia Labs servers which the bot runs on were changed by the ops team, and in the process of changing them, all existing scheduled programs were disabled. I've reenabled them, and things should get back to normal over the next few days. Again, thank you for spotting this!  Theopolisme ( talk )  04:23, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Re TAFI bot

 * See the bit at the end re the TAFI holding area - Evad37 &#91;talk] 11:00, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Theobot image resixing
Hi Theo. Someone has raised few concerns about the output of the resize on this talk page (linking to the most recent). I thought you might be interested. --Otus scops (talk) 10:57, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Replied, thanks for pointing me to that :)  Theopolisme ( talk )  17:01, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 23 April 2014

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WP 1.0 bot
Hi! Could you at some point have a look into this issue? Thanks. &mdash;&thinsp; H HHIPPO  07:22, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods-related
The Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods-related importance and quality categories have been deleted, why does WP 1.0 bot keep insisting there are 1,584 pages in them? 117Avenue (talk) 04:03, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * It looks like there has been some lag on the Wikimedia Labs servers which the bots runs on, which is outside of my control. The bot should stop being so confused once that's resolved (if the issue is still present in a few days/week -- i.e., you revert and then the bot readds -- please let me know and I'll take a more detailed look). Thanks!  Theopolisme ( talk )  20:49, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * The categories were deleted 15 April 2014, I thought I did wait a few days/week. 117Avenue (talk) 20:56, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Law and Legal
Hello,

I've posed a question at Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Index but have received no responses from other editors. Would you please take a look to see if you might be able to assist?

Thank you, -- Black Falcon (talk) 18:10, 19 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Ping. :)
 * Any direction would be appreciated. Thanks, -- Black Falcon (talk) 03:26, 27 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi, sorry for the huge delay! I've just recently had time to work on WP 1.0 bot; there were a few more pressing issues, but rest assured this is now on my list. It should be a pretty simple change on my end (from a cursory look at your query), but I can't do anything now because some other processes are running on the server in response to other issues. Thanks for bearing with me!  Theopolisme ( talk )  13:27, 27 April 2014 (UTC)


 * No worries, and thanks! -- Black Falcon (talk) 16:13, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

I've turned off you're bot's image resize task
Hello there. I've turned off your bot's image resize task, as it currently uses tags files that have been reduced with Non-free reduced. Per this TfD, that template is being merged into Orphaned non-free revisions. Once you've tweaked the bot to use the new template, feel free to restart it; you don't need to let me know. Thanks!  S ven M anguard  Wha?  16:01, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Technical help needed for non-tech editors Suggestion
Could you please check out this query re non-functioning template and advise there. Many thanks in advance.RashersTierney (talk) 11:31, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 30 April 2014

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Technical help again
Hi, the Assessment Log for the WikiProject Ireland was updating daily until 30th April. Since then it seems to have stopped working. I was told maybe you could help? Sarah777 (talk) 13:53, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Draft:AfC sandbox (May 5)
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tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/
Hey T, I've tried to access a few http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/ links over the last day but it appears to be down. Do you know what's up? czar ♔  12:33, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Have just run into the same issue. -- Krenair (talk &bull; contribs) 20:57, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Please see Wikipedia_talk:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Index. Sorry for the delay!  Theopolisme ( talk )  21:19, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
 * It's fine. Thank you! -- Krenair (talk &bull; contribs) 22:06, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

User:WP 1.0 bot/Tables/Project/Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods-related
Still. 117Avenue (talk) 04:58, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Please do something, it's getting annoying. 117Avenue (talk) 05:31, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

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Notification of a June AfC BackLog Drive
<div style="border: 2px solid #484898; background: #FFF; background-color:#98FB98; padding: 1ex 1ex 1ex 1.5ex; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em; font-size: 99%"> Hello Theopolisme:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a  month long Backlog Elimination Drive!

The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.

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AFCH
You may or may not remember me from a while ago, but I am returning to Wikipedia. I was using the AFCH in Preferences until introduced your AFCH to me! Ironically, I was thinking of improving the script yesterday, as I was reviewing about/over a hundred AfC articles, but when I encountered your AFCH, it was perfect; once again, thank you! I would like to catch up with you after not seeing you for a long time! If you don't mind, use the ping template in case I miss your reply. --JustBerry (talk) 20:57, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi! Great to hear from you, and welcome back to Wikipedia. I'm glad you were able to stumble upon the rewrite. :) Please let me know if you encounter any issues or have any suggestions by posting at WT:AFCHRW, and I hope to interact with you more in the future!  Theopolisme ( talk )  21:02, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, I have a very picky suggestion (this applies to the AFCH in the Preferences menu as well). After clicking on Decline, I have to scroll down to click "Decline Submission" after choosing the criteria. That's my one, main suggestion - it will speed up reviewing a lot more. Thanks --JustBerry (talk) 21:06, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Also, what was your IRC network address again? Want me to come on again? What's the channel name? --JustBerry (talk) 21:10, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks very much, Anne. :) I'm just doing my part, contributing how I believe I can best help the fantastic project that is Wikipedia...to be recognized for doing what I believe in is always a nice pat on the back, though!  Theopolisme ( talk )  20:51, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

IRC Bot
Hello fellow Theo,

I'm trying to make an IRC bot from scratch. I'm wondering if you would like to help me debug a few errors the code has/may have. It is written in Python. We could work on your IRC server (if you still have it) if you wish, in which case you will need to remind you what the address was. I really do miss the good old days of being on your server! If you are busy, oh well, I guess we can collaborate some other time. And... once again, your AFCH is really nice! --JustBerry (talk) 22:50, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi! My channel is  on Freenode. I'm typically on the go and don't bother launching my client just to have to exit twenty minutes later, but I'll try to be online more often so we can chat.  Theopolisme  ( talk )  23:26, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Theo's Little Bot getting waylayed by redirects
Hi. Your bot has "notified" User talk:Giano II about having had information automatically added to one of his uploads 19 times since 12 April 2013, and now again today, in defiance of the fact that the page has been a redirect to User talk:Giano since 23 August 2012. Today was the first time it turned up on my watchlist and made me go look and find a whole host of notifications. A regular person who tries to to go to a redirected usertalk page will automatically arrive at the target page itself, but it seems a bot doesn't, at least not this one. I don't know enough about how bots function to understand why that is, but if Theo's little bot can be taught to recognize redirects and use them as stepping stones to the target page instead of posting on them, that would be great. Giano obviously hasn't been receiving the information intended for him. Regards,    bishzilla     ROA R R! !    03:09, 22 May 2014 (UTC).
 * I'll take a look. Haven't touched this code for a year or more now so it's not especially familiar, but I'll see what I can do.  Theopolisme ( talk )  23:26, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Fixed now, and should be reflected in the bot's edits after today. Thanks for pointing this out!  Theopolisme ( talk )  23:36, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

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AFCHRW
Thanks for the invite. I'd be glad to help. Should I disable the current script before? FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 22:58, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * You can use both scripts at the same time; the new script's launch link is "Review (AFCH)", as opposed to just "Review" (or "Review (old)" in some cases) for the original script. Thank you in advance!  Theopolisme ( talk )  23:12, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

 Theopolisme ( talk )  22:29, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

I've moved this thread to WT:AFCHRW to avoid fragmented discussions. Will reply there. Thanks!  Theopolisme ( talk )  22:29, 25 May 2014 (UTC)