User talk:Chris G/Archives/2008/September

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Hey there BRFA went through :). Just wondoring is there a way that you could add some stuff.

• Make it follow redirects if it comes across them?

I acctually think that's about it now but ill be very grateful :). Its done some great work so far! :) ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 07:06, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

http://chris.pastebin.com/fe6137c3, tell me if you think of anything else :) --Chris 11:50, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

minor bug fix --Chris 12:51, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Motto of the day

Hello, I notice you're using one of the {{motd}} templates, run by Wikipedia:Motto of the day. You may have noticed that some of the mottos recently have been followed by a date from 2006, or on occasion simply "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". The reason for this is that Motto of the day is in some very serious need of help. Participation in the project, which has never been especially high, has dropped considerably over this past summer, to the point we have had several days where no motto was scheduled to appear at all. Over the past several weeks, I've been the only editor scheduling mottos at all, but there aren't enough comments on some of these mottos to justify their use. If we do not get some help - and soon - your daily mottos will stop. In order for us to continue updating these templates for you, we need your help.

When you get a chance between your normal editing, could you stop by our nominations page and leave a few comments on some of the mottos there, especially those that do not have any comments yet? This works very simply; you read a motto, decide whether or not you like it, and post your opinion just below the motto. That's it - no experience required, just an idea of what you personally like and what you feel reflects Wikipedia and its community. If you do have past experience with the project, then please close some of the older nominations once they've got a decent consensus going. There are directions on the nominations page on how to do this.

If you have any questions, please let me know, or post on the project's talk page. I'm looking forward to reading your comments on the suggested mottos, and any additional suggestions you'd like to make. Until then, happy editing! Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 03:40, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

RBAG template

Which template did you use to make this announcement? I'd like to fix the broken link pointing to RFA. — Carl (CBM · talk) 13:33, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

{{RfX-notice}} --Chris 08:23, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

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Grawp

1 minute to a block? Nice work! Got him before too much mop-work was needed 8-) Andy Dingley (talk) 10:27, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, ClueBot tipped me off in IRC and then I just booted up my script --Chris 10:29, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Impossible edit

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82.132.136.199

Dear Chris, thanks for erasing vandalism from my talkpage. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 09:19, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Nice work reverting all the other vandalism, you might find a script like twinkle or a program like huggle makes reverting and warning easier --Chris 09:24, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind words. Yes, I want to know about twinkle and huggle. Are they helpful to fight vandalism? AdjustShift (talk) 09:26, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Very, they make reverting and warning much easier and huggle makes watching the recent changes feed a breeze --Chris 09:32, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

And what about Wikipedia:Rollback feature? I've seen users who have this feature. How is Rollback feature different from twinkle and huggle? And how can I add these things? AdjustShift (talk) 09:37, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Rollback is a software feature that's a bit like the undo button but faster, it can be given to you by any admin (like me, just ask). Twinkle is a java script tool that can be installed by following the instructions below:

1. Copy the text below and paste it into the bottom of your monobook.js file:

importScript('User:AzaToth/twinkle.js');

1. Save the new monobook.js page, and
2. Completely refresh your browser by bypassing your cache (Firefox: Control-Shift-R / Firefox Mac: Command-Shift-R)

finally huggle is a piece of software that makes watching the recent changes easier and allows you to revert and warn a user at the click of a button (huggle needs rollback to run) --Chris 09:42, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I've done what you've said. See: User:AdjustShift/monobook.js. How do I know whether I've bypass my browser's cache or not? AdjustShift (talk) 13:34, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

When you view a user's contribs you should be able to see a little "[rollback] [vandalism]" link --Chris 01:05, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Yep! How did that happened??? :-) AdjustShift (talk) 08:22, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

How will it help me to fight vandalism? Please explain the whole thing! AdjustShift (talk) 08:30, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

It's just faster than using the undo button, for more info on how to use it see here --Chris 09:54, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Bot tool

See your thread on BN. — Rlevse • Talk • 12:16, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

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Thanks, but...

Dear Chris, thanks for your help. When I viewed a user's contribs I saw a little "[rollback] [vandalism]" link. But now, they have disappeared. There is no "[rollback] [vandalism]" link. What happened?

And it is difficult to explain a new editor about all these things. My exchange with you has helped me. So I've something for you.

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Thanks. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 13:30, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, I have no idea what happened, but thanks for the barnstar --Chris 08:41, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Typo

basicly on line 101 of the Admin bot code. :D =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:22, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

 Fixed --Chris 08:40, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

BAG membership

I've closed your BAG membership as successful. Welcome to the botty cabal! :) =Nichalp «Talk»= 16:45, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks :) --Chris 08:38, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Sam here

http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000003/flat/118306280

Don't believe me? my user I used to edit mr men was turn left donna noble. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.206.104.9 (talk) 10:07, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Yawn, I'll get to it when I feel like it sam --Chris 10:26, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Main Page/Protection

Hey Chris, just a quick question - would it be worthwhile to add a caveat to the cascading protection page at Wikipedia:Main Page/Protection? I was reading through the BRFA, and had a brief moment of panic that the bot had broken the Featured Article - not realizing that the templates are copied over, but not their parameters. I'd propose adding "This bot does not parse template parameters, so the templates below may not reflect the contents of the current Featured Article; Please disregard any errors indicated, as these are normal and expected." Obviously not a huge deal, but - if it won't break anything - it might not be a bad idea. Everything looks good to me, otherwise - good work, that. Best, UltraExactZZ ^Claims ~ Evidence 14:04, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

 Fixed --Chris 10:31, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

OI Fat Man

We Need your school password, coz we need to do the lame english thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Turn Left Donna Noble (talk • contribs) 02:40, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm really going to post my password sam... I'll email the files to you --Chris 04:41, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

FA Bot

Hi Chris. The bot keeps popping up in the alerts IRC channel with reports of template vandalism. Except it's wrong. :/ Regards, Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 00:06, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

I've made some changes that should lower the false positive rate --Chris 12:06, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

OK cool. I should have probably told you which template it was, huh, but my mind was elsewhere yesterday. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 15:27, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

FA Template Protection Bot

Per Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/FA Template Protection Bot, I have granted this bot the +sysop and +bot flags. WJBscribe (talk) 00:25, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Congrats, and congrats on the BAG nomination. Thanks for being so gracious with my comments there. — Carl (CBM · talk) 02:08, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you --Chris 04:16, 30 September 2008 (UTC)