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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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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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)

There is no policy requiring users to sign pages at all. Why are you taking it upon yourself to do this for users who have chosen not to? The edit is automatically recorded in the history so anyone interested can find out who wrote it. It is always possible to change a page so it shows the wrong signature to an entry, so this should never be utterly relied upon in any case. The simple fact that users are given the option of signing with three, four or even five~ means it is optional and up to the person signing. On the whole, I wouldn't mind if all signbot did was simply add the name. Unfortunately it also insists on advertising its own name all over the place. Please stop it doing so.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Sandpiper (talk • contribs) 13:48, 13 December 2007

There aren't any de jure policies that force people to sign. However, there is the signatures guideline, and consensus is that contributions should be signed. You are more than welcome to ignore it, and I have given all users an option to do so. --slakr 13:52, 13 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)

We're limping along trying to figure out how to use the templates. Can you take a look and maybe make some suggestions? --Ronz (talk) 05:00, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! --Ronz (talk) 16:40, 12 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)

Your RFA was successful

Congratulations, I have closed your Request for Adminship as successful and you are now a sysop! If you have any questions about adminship, feel free to ask me. Please consider messaging me on IRC for access to the #wikipedia-en-admins channel. Good luck! --Deskana (talk) 12:25, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Cool... thanks a million. :) Cheers =) --slakr 12:29, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations Slakr!!!! Enjoy your tools! And you probably know, but you can practice at the new admin school! Ariel♥Gold 12:43, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Wow, Well, congrats! You're already beating me to CSD's! I see the community made a good choice! :) SQL 13:19, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Straight into it, I see. Well done. Congratulations. Woody (talk) 13:50, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Congrats. --Spike Wilbury ♫ talk 13:59, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

w00t! KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 20:54, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

My User Page

1) Thanks for the revert. 2) Thanks for the block - I was watching that IP's contribs. Cheers buddy ! Pedro :  Chat  14:10, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Hey - one of your first admin actions - cool! Pedro :  Chat  14:11, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Lol, no problem, and yep... that was like my second block. :P It feels weird not having to report stuff to AIV any more. :D --slakr 14:12, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

User:Redstarcommunity

Hello, you're a new admin right? Congratulations! Hope you enjoy using your tools! :-) Btw may I know what's wrong with the name I've stated above? --King Edmund of the Woods (talk) 15:57, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the congrats :). Redstarcommunity was promoting a "do it yourself" record label of the same name, which is in violation of the username policy, as it is the name of a company and it is being used for promotion. The user is free to create a new one. Cheers. =) --slakr 16:05, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

re: !nosign!

That's good to know -- thanks! (Oh, and I'll be sure to sign this one.) Kevin Forsyth (talk) 17:20, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Unauthorized / unidentified Welcome bot?

Your edit to my page (Welcome message) appears to have been made by a bot (based on the timing). Is that true? If it is, the bot's edits should (IMO) be identified as such, instead of appearing to have been made by you personally.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.21.22.240 (talk) 17:37, 13 December 2007

Believe it or not, I'm just that darn fast. :P I saw your good edit and thought I'd send you a welcome. :) --slakr 17:38, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Dick

Dude don't be such a dickhead, I'm just fucking around... you stupid fuckers always banning me and then allowing me to play again... I'm more patient than your stupid little pathetic bans. Loser. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.209.102.124 (talk) 20:12, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

help me

why did my page get deleted.... it is real it isn't made up it is usefull i need administartors that can help me recover the page client.silabsoft

client.silabsoft was real no lie and it was usefull it listed information on moparscape and also gave rules and guidelines please help me recover.

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—Preceding unsigned comment added by Plakat9 (talk • contribs) 00:45, 14 December 2007

Please see frequently asked question #1 in the big FAQ at the top of this page (please check out Misplaced Pages:Why was my page deleted? first). I didn't delete it. You'll want to follow the directions there to see who did and the most likely reasons, as well as how to appeal it, if you feel that's necessary. --slakr 05:34, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Question

I noticed you deleted a page, how do you do that, and how can i. Thank you Mcrazychick (talk) 06:44, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi there. Thanks for your interest in helping to improve, but unfortunately only administrators can delete pages. You can, however, tag a page for deletion if it does not satisfy our policies and guidelines and an administrator will review it. Please see our deletion policy for more information. Cheers =) --slakr 06:48, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thank you. Mcrazychick (talk) 06:58, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

http://en.wikipedia.org/Wilson_Classical_High_School —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.252.46.239 (talk) 07:35, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Sockpuppet

The sockpuppet you just blocked is of WikiTony. See my report on WP:AN/I at the bottom. Jose João (talk) 07:55, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

I didn't block a sockpuppet that I know of (or if I did, it wasn't for that reason). I blocked 70.251.112.0/20 in response to an IP hopping vandal (directly above that report). Perhaps the two were one in the same? --slakr 15:06, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!

.. for reverting vandalism on my talkpage. (ugh, this is the second person interesting in decorating my talkpage tonight...) Thanks again! --guyzero | talk 08:23, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

December 2007

Welcome to Misplaced Pages. Please do not remove speedy deletion tags from articles that you have created yourself, as you did with Daisuke Kishio. If you do not believe the article should be deleted, then please place {{hangon}} on the page (please do not remove any existing speedy deletion tag) and make your case on the article's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. Collectonian (talk) 14:58, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page :P --slakr 15:00, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

I deleted the article; the tag had been restored and I agreed with the assessment that there was no assertion of notability (and I didn't see you had removed the tag until after I deleted it). Can you explain your reasoning? I've undeleted it in the meantime—Random832 15:04, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually I was simply on a middle ground on that one. On one hand it didn't outright say "zOMG he/she's been in a gazillion films" (and thus "prolific" per WP:BIO/actors), but the list was sizable so I gave it the benefit of the doubt not having known anything about any of those films (nor really even cared to). :P Anyway, it's totally up to you. I just thought it was fun to get warned, since I'm normally the one warning people for CSD tag removals :D --slakr 15:15, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Eh - there is that. On the other hand, they're voice roles, and mostly in television and video games at that. —Random832 16:27, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I will show my boobs to you. Will you fuck. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SexyGirlWithSexyBreasts (talk • contribs) 16:14, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

I'd show my boobs to you, too, but I think for now, for the sake of everyone maintaining their eyesight, I'll respectfully decline. --slakr 16:17, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

An uncyclopaedic link

Just to say, the link on Hitler Adolf does not work on your user page. Simply south (talk) 16:29, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Ah, fixed. :P Cheers =) --slakr 16:35, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Also, nice handling of the vandalism above. :) Simply south (talk) 16:54, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

no good

You blocked a user this morning. User:Inconspicuous Vandal It was no use to block him. He's a sock of hayden5650. He has a lot of socks out there and he can get back on to[REDACTED] any time he wants. So I know you meant well, but he's still out there. Seth71 (talk) 20:43, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps, but I figure it's at least worth putting the dirty socks in the hamper if we're attempting to keep the place clean. ;) Eventually he'll tire, and if not— if he feels that creating socks well into his 50s is a worthwhile endeavor— then so be it. :P --slakr 20:53, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Have you ever heard of Hayden. Seth71 (talk) 21:49, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes. He was the dude who played Vader in the new trilogy. --slakr 22:20, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Not him User:Hayden5650 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Seth71 (talk • contribs) 22:35, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Nope, and I don't really even care to. Any online environment will always have people like that, and I don't really care what his problem is or why he feels the need to disrupt anyone else by creating malicious accounts. Those types of people are a dime a dozen on the internet, and they can cause as much trouble as they want, but in the end it's a sheer numbers game: they'll always lose, because there will always be more of us— the nice people. Consequently, all of his time spent causing trouble would have just as well be spent painting a wall made of Teflon— it just won't stick. --slakr 23:21, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

signbot signing stuff it shouldn't

This was just a one time thing, but i thought you'd probably want to know. I reverted some vandalism, and sinebot signed my edit - . Happy editing. Bawolff (talk) 23:41, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

P.S. I must say your bot is absolutly amazing. Bawolff (talk) 23:41, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

== Got your notice ==

Could you please give me the diffs where I forgot to sign? I am pretty good at remembering to do this but I do have problems remembering things. If the notice was about my sandbox that I have attached to my user page for easier location, then all you need to say is that it's my sandbox. Thanks, --CrohnieGal 12:13, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Oh yeah, that's exactly it. It's 'cause your sandbox is in your User talk: space. If you want the quick fix, you can just add {{bots}} to deny it on that page. If you'd like I can help you out. I'll also stick that minor SineBot bug on the to-do list, as it shouldn't sign User talk: contributions from the person whose talk page it is. :P --slakr 14:54, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

youre gay

youre gay and i hate you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cunningham Higgins (talk • contribs) 14:51, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

I fail to see how deleting an attack page makes me gay. Though, if that's the case, I suppose I'll go elope with KnowledgeOfSelf. He'll be the only man I ever love. --slakr 14:57, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Questionable conduct issues

Slakr, I have come across completely by chance, User:172.209.8.246 who had contributed to the James Stewart (actor) talk page but insisted on highlighting the racism of Stewart which was acceptable but reverted as unattributed by another editor, who he then declared was a "pedophile." A quick trace through this anon's history shows equally ill-considered comments and I believe that some admin notice is warranted. I do not know how to proceed but I thought you might (hint, hint...) FWIW, it may be a sock hiding behind an anon's id? Bzuk (talk) 14:47, 15 December 2007 (UTC).

He's already been blocked by Sandahl. Cheers. :) --slakr 15:27, 15 December 2007 (UTC)