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Regarding slakr: Why did my page get deleted? Please see Misplaced Pages:Why was my page deleted? first. I have no idea what you're talking about. What's vandalism? If you received a warning from me and you're not logged in, you might have gotten an old warning I sent to someone who shares your IP address. On the other hand, if you've made recent edits and received a recent warning message from me and you genuinely believe that it's not vandalism, don't fret-- simply drop me a message below, because I could have simply made a silly mistake. :) Regarding SineBot: Why does SineBot keep signing stuff I've already signed? All comments should have a signature that includes both a link to your user page (slakr) and a datestamp (05:12, 20 August 2007 (UTC)) (per signatures - internal links). This is most easily generated by placing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your contributions, which makes something like "slakr 05:12, 20 August 2007 (UTC)". If you have an interwiki-linked user page, consider either creating a user page on enwiki that redirects to your preferred home wiki or simply opting out of automatic signing. If you're still having problems after trying that, post a message below. Be sure to include diffs to make sure I can reference the problem. I don't want my comments signed by SineBot. How do I get it to ignore me or my talk page? Please use one of the opt-out methods listed on its user page. SineBot forgot to sign something it should have signed. Usually this happens because the bot isn't sure if it really should sign something, so it defaults to not signing it (e.g., in cases of complex edits). It does this to avoid being annoying. Other times, a comment might be made when the bot is down for maintenance, so the bot simply never sees it. SineBot signed something that it genuinely should not have signed. Please let me know-- especially if you think it's not a one-time thing. Be sure to include diffs to make sure I can reference the problem. Is SineBot's source code available? Not currently. I'm signing with four tildes (~~~~) but it's still saying I didn't! You likely enabled raw signatures. Open your preferences, click the "User profile" tab, make sure that "Treat the above as wiki markup" is NOT checked, and click Save; it should be fixed. If you have an interwiki-linked user page, consider either creating a user page on enwiki that redirects to your preferred home wiki or simply opting out of automatic signing.

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Split article

Hi. Just wanted to give you a heads up. When you split the article 2007 Texas Longhorn football team, it created multiple citation errors in both articles. →Wordbuilder 17:40, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for the heads up. Fixed. Sorry if there was any confusion. Cheers =) --slakr 19:41, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

No problem. I noticed it and knew I wouldn't be able to get to it soon. Keep up the great work. →Wordbuilder (talk) 21:45, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Re:Texas

Fifth try's a charm.  :) Keegan 21:36, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

im sry

im sry for vandalizing shelly mannes page —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.219.254.134 (talk) 01:14, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Ping

Sent you an e-mail. --Spike Wilbury ♫ talk 04:03, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Pong. :P Replied :) --slakr 06:20, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks SineBot!

Keep up the good work! You save me from my absent-mindedness and alleviate WP-wide comment confusion! -Verdatum (talk) 18:06, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

User:Durova

Hi, after reading several Main Stream Media stories I noticed your edits to User:Durova's page. I wonder what your opinion is on where this content should reside. Since this is a major issue and you removed the information without redirecting or leaving any other information can you please tell me where this info regarding this major issue should reside (or is currently residing?) If not the users page, I suggest a notice on the users page letting the people at large know where the information is. Scott Keeler (talk) 02:45, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually I have no idea what's going on and consequently have no opinion, so I'm sorry, but I can't provide any input on the situation. Judging by SineBot's logs, the text that the editor added was initially added here (on User talk:Durova), and Durova removed it. It looks like after that point, an editor continued to add the information despite Durova removing it.

When it was then added on the User: page, as well, I simply treated it as vandalism, since it is a safe bet to assume that the user did not want it on his/her User: space. If you do happen to have a complaint of abuse or a serious disagreement with an editor, you might consider bringing it to the attention of the arbitration committee, who will investigate it thoroughly. Cheers, --slakr 03:13, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Hey

Thanks for the help keeping the "Emo maker" off the Shooting page--Cody6 (talk) 04:16, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Ya

For Westroads mall shooting I suggest we protect it, because it's gonna get alot of spam.--Cody6 (talk) 04:18, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my page!

-Goodshoped has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Oh, and if you come across him again, please log him and his edit here. He is a sockpuppet, and we are trying to stop him right now. Thanks. -Goodshoped 04:20, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA

I completed the draft of the nomination page. You should click the link in the template below, accept the nom, answer the questions, and then follow the directions here to transclude the nomination to the RfA project page. I'll be online for a few hours so let me know here or by email if you have any questions. --Spike Wilbury ♫ talk 04:23, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Good luck. You deserve it. The Rambling Man (talk) 09:11, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

By the way, you haven't actually accepted your nomination!! The Rambling Man (talk) 09:14, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Rofl, see, I knew I'd forget something silly. :P Thanks for the heads up. *smacks forehead* :D --slakr 09:19, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

RE: Acetone Award

Thanks for the acetone! I gonna need that. :) The Chronic 05:23, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

No Thanks SineBot!

When I post on talk pages, alot of the time SineBot will autosign my stuff, even though I make it a point to almost always sign. And not only does he(?) do this, but his posts are like, unremoveable! Sorry, but this is a bot we really don't need anyways. Are we really so lazy we can't type four of these ~? C'mon people! User:Radman622 19:03, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

I understand your concern. SineBot's posts are removable using the page history and/or using the undo link. Alternatively, you can simply edit the page and remove what he adds on to your post, as he will not re-add it. And, if it's a nuisance, check out its user page for information on opting out (so that it'll leave you alone :P). Cheers =) --slakr 19:49, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

GRRRRR...

Every once in a while, my wiki talk page gets deleted all of the sudden... even when i'm reading or typing something! WHAT'S HAPPENING?--Leprechaun17900 (talk) 19:22, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Hmm... I'm not sure; for, it could be any number of things. It's most likely that another editor removed the content you added. Don't worry, though, as you can easily see who and undo it using the page history. If you happen to have any specific instances of where this happened, send me a diff and I should be able to explain it more fully. Thanks, and welcome to the project =) --slakr 19:55, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Potentially dubious

Hey. This diff is interesting. It's under scrutiny at WP:AN/I and there's a big possibility that the author is a sock, but, despite that, I think it'd be really good if you could answer these questions, should you feel brave enough. Off-wiki stuff is hot topic and it'll be interesting to hear what you have to say (and to gauge the response of others)... However, your RFA is going brilliantly so far so no need to risk it. Your call. I think you've got the capability to answer it (even if, by the time you get there it's been deleted by someone else) and answer it well. In my opinion I'm sure it'll help Misplaced Pages as a whole. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:16, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Hmm... it looks like someone removed it shortly thereafter. On one hand, I'd answer the questions, but on the other, it might be better to WP:DENY a sockpuppet the pleasure. I'll just wait to see if someone else asks them. *shrug* --slakr 01:57, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

unmentionable bot

So how do I stop your bot signing my name to something where I choose not to sign, as seems to be my right, without placing categories alll over my user page, which I also choose not to do? Sandpiper (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 09:13, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Check out the FAQ at the top of this page or simply visit its user page for other opt out methods. You might be most directly interested in {{NoAutosign}}. Cheers. :) --slakr 10:23, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

But why should I have to clutter my page with such stuff? Why don't you create a page which you can add names to when people complain as I have? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sandpiper (talk • contribs) 11:39, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

If the bot made a good job of signing comments I wouldn't mind, but it leaves a load of rubbish on the page as well as the signature. It seems my best course might be to simply stop signing anything myself at all, and complain each time it leaves rubbish behind it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sandpiper (talk • contribs) 11:43, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

You can now add {{NoAutosign}} to your talk page OR your user page. It takes up no room, produces no visible output, and doesn't require a category. Of course, if you want to avoid it all together, you might consider fixing your signature to include a datestamp and the bot will leave you alone. The only reason why the bot even bothers you is your signature doesn't have the timestamp portion (per the signatures guideline). Lemme know if you need any help. Cheers. --slakr 01:59, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

JOFFEE!

i think you have been joffeed!

i resent the statement of you calling me wiki-vandal!

You wiki-bastard —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fraser saville (talk • contribs) 11:20, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the cookies :)

thanks for the welcome. and, mmmmm - those cookies were good!

u should go to this link. it is funny. Leprechaun17900 (talk) 18:52, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Tac

You have no sense of humor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.21.71.101 (talk) 11:29, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

SineBot RFE

Hi Slakr, in this edit, an editor forgot a </math> tag, but did include four tildes. SineBot then added the unsigned template, but still within the math environment, which didn't help. Perhaps this is just something that occurs too infrequently to bother dealing with, but perhaps you could add a check for a missing </math> tag (the same would go for missing </nowiki> tags, I guess). Anyway, just wanted to let you know. Regards, Phaunt (talk) 12:45, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Hmm... that's definitely not the first time that's happened... I had to create {{Unsigned2Fix}} just to fix those situations when they get out of hand. I'm thinking that I should add in a check to see if "~~~~" is in the edit without <nowiki> or <pre> nearby, which would signal that there's a problem with parsing on the page. I'll probably have it halt and log the problem so that an someone can fixify it. Cheers :) --slakr 00:24, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Come on...

--Jeffro100 (talk) 03:15, 9 December 2007 (UTC) Did you really have to send me a warning for changing the "North American Man/Boy Love Association" to a bunch of ROFLs? That isn't that bad. I didn't even know it was a real organization until I saw that article. I really don't think people should be informed on a sick organization such as NAMBLA, especially on a global website such as Misplaced Pages. If pedophiles don't realize that an organization of sickos exists, less members will join. Really, it's just free speech. You aren't really allowed to censor something as long as it isn't threatening or blatantly racist/sexist. Although my paragraph of ROFLs wasn't constructive, but does anybody really NEED to know about NAMBLA? No. So if you would please send me a pm and explain in a personal matter why putting ROFLs covering sick content is wrong, that would be great.

Replied on your talk page. Cheers :) --slakr 03:22, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Quackwatch#A couple of ideas

Interesting, but I'm unable to find enough documentation on them to even begin to use them myself. Do you really want to do all the work?

Thanks for archiving all that you did. There shouldn't be a need to go through the archives as the discussions began with Talk:Quackwatch#The_.22Peer_Review.22_or_lack_thereof_cite. --Ronz (talk) 19:59, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Further, I don't think there is much that is agreed upon concerning the current dispute. As for things that are constantly a problem, those we could probably list fairly easily. How do we go about it? --Ronz (talk) 03:05, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Quick question about anti vandlism

Im new to[REDACTED] but do not like vandalism. how do i join the counter vandalism groups??? thanks for your timeOttawa4ever (talk) 02:20, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for the interest in helping to clean up vandalism. Check out the counter-vandalism unit page. Anyone is free to join. If you'd like the little button thinggy, there are near the bottom of the page. You might also be interested in the quick guide to cleaning up vandalism. Lemme know if you run across any problems or have any questions. Cheers =) --slakr 02:25, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for signing

Thanks for writing SineBot and thereby signing a talk page entry I had neglected to provide with a proper signature. Saugart (talk) 14:43, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Wartburg

Everything I reported on Wartburgs site is true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.202.144.202 (talk) 15:15, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. --slakr 15:18, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Stopping Vandalism

Any thoughts on how we can stop repeated vandalism to the John Ross (chief) page? It seems to attract a considerable amount of obscene vandalism. Regards. Jaedglass (talk) 17:38, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

bot

dude that bot is usefull but sometimes i think its just plain anoying ANOMALY-117 (talk) 23:04, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

User talk:207.75.166.3

Has just vandalized The Blair Witch Project, and as you said they were getting one last warning, you should block it now :) Judgesurreal777 (talk) 18:53, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar!

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For all you work protecting[REDACTED] from vandalism. Tiddly-Tom 19:14, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

• gets all warm inside*. Thanks a million. :) Cheers =) --slakr 19:16, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Your very welcome. Both of us have reverted vandalism on East Side Dave. There are several IPs doing it - makes it hard to revert it all. Could you semi-protect it for a bit? I could take it to RFPP but thought I would speak to you ;) Tiddly-Tom 19:29, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Forget it - Someone beat you/me to it :P Tiddly-Tom 19:29, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Source for SineBot

I was wondering whether there is a way to get the source for your bot, as I am hoping that it will be useful at the OLPC wiki. ffm 22:25, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Your 4th Generation fighter revert

I would suggest you first read "Knock It Off" in the 4th Gen discussion page before you revert this again. It is not vandalism and it has been discussed.70.18.1.60 (talk) 04:46, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Replied. on your talk page. Cheers =) --slakr 04:54, 12 December 2007 (UTC)