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Poppyseed oil

DYKcheck says Poppyseed oil has 7941 bytes of prose. Prosesizebytes says 8060. I thought they were supposed to be the same. Art LaPella (talk) 21:29, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

They were the same until I tweaked DYKcheck to ignore superscripts. Poppyseed oil has 7 "citation needed" tags, each with 17 characters, causing the 119-character difference between the scripts. Dr pda said he'd change prosesize back in September (User talk:Dr pda/archive3#Superscripts counted as prose); maybe he forgot. Shubinator (talk) 01:25, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Great News!!!

Bacon Materializer

Unable to resist bacon's temptations, rogue editors have kicked off the Bacon Challenge 2010 before the New Year even starts! This is a fun and collegial event and all are welcome. There are many non-pork articles for editors who enjoy some sizzle, but object to or don't like messing with pig products. This year's event also includes a Bacon WikiCup 2010 for those who may want to keep score and enjoy engaging in friendly competition. Given the critical importance of this subject matter, I know you will want to participate, so remember to sign up today and get started A.S.A.P. ALL ARE WELCOME!!! The more the merrier. ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:02, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

bot src

Hi Shubinator, I have seen you had some problems with isRedirect() of JWBF? What did you changed ? Eldurloki —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.171.17.168 (talk) 18:28, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Hi Eldurloki,
I just looked at the JWBF code here, and I don't think .matches() is the method you want; .find() would be more appropriate. I try to stay away from regex if I can; I used

if (article.getText().toLowerCase().indexOf("#redirect") != -1) { // if the article is a redirect

where article is a SimpleArticle. I don't think regex helps here since "#redirect" has to be one string; if there's a space between the "#" and the "redirect", the redirect breaks and it turns into a numbered list. Hope this helps, Shubinator (talk) 05:42, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Source

I found the official source for that information (as opposed to Wiki sourcing). Kevin Rutherford (talk) 21:59, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

Clever Bot

Wow what a clever bot the DYK talk page bot is. You must be very proud. Well done Victuallers (talk) 11:19, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks :) Shubinator (talk) 14:51, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Bot glitch

The DYK talk page bot added a line of irrelevant info (about a video game) to Talk:Florence Jaffray Harriman. I can delete the information, but in case it's symptomatic of a broader glitch I thought I'd bring it to your attention and leave it as is for a day or so.Wikijsmak (talk) 13:08, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

It's a problem with the original formatting of the hook on T:DYK. I've added a warning message to the bot's output for future runs since it seems like a very rare bug. Thanks for the notice! Shubinator (talk) 14:43, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

RfA?

Hey Shubs, JamieS93 and I have both talked about nominating you for RfA, and she said you were interested but would be away after December 27. So I guess we wouldn't be able start anything until after then (I meant to contact you earlier so we could finish before the 27th, but you know how things get this time of year....), but I just wanted to check and see if you would still like to start an RfA sometime after you get back. If you're up for it, I could start the RfA page now so you could answer questions 1-3 at your leisure, and Jamie and I can prepare our nom statements; then we could transclude and start it once you get back. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 15:41, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Sure, I'm game. Actually, I'll be on vacation starting January 3rd, so as long as we start before December 27th we're fine. Shubinator (talk) 15:49, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

All right, sounds good! I have started the page at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Shubinator, so you can fill out the questions and let me know when you'd like to transclude it. I'll also inform Jamie, since she wanted to write a nom statement as well. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 17:26, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

I just saw this - consider me "informed". :) JamieS93 17:27, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Excellent. I'll finish my part in an hour or two. Thanks guys! Shubinator (talk) 17:50, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

For the early transclusion of your RfA by Coffee i apologise. I refreshed a tab to check for your answer to Q5 before saving my vote in another tab and saw the votes were undone and your RfA un-transcluded. I look forward to it coming "live" again. :D delirious ☯ ^{~ happy christmas~} 19:29, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks :) We won't keep you waiting too long. *goes off to answer questions 5 and 6* Shubinator (talk) 19:58, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Co-nom added. Transclude it whenever you want, Shub. JamieS93 20:00, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

And off we go! Shubinator (talk) 20:12, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

...for a spoonful of sugar... Best wishes with the RfA! JamieS93 20:19, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! Shubinator (talk) 20:25, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

A Nobody^{My talk} is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Don't eat yellow snow!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:Flaming/MC2008}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

To those who make Good Arguments, who are appreciative, or supportive. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 04:19, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Heh, I like the link to Mary Poppins (second time today too...). Happy holidays to you too! Shubinator (talk) 04:25, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! My brother gave me Medal of Honor: Heroes 2. So once I finish all my Christmas messages, I can go back to playing games before I resume caring for a family member tomorrow. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 21:56, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Daria.Komarkova.Preen.jpg‎

Hello I took this image, so the rights aree actually mine. How can I change it? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessi chen (talk • contribs) 22:55, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much!

I have now changed the picture and chose Own Work. Should be okay now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessi chen (talk • contribs) 23:02, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

And now, for FV's traditional last-minute nonsectarian holiday greeting!

Here’s wishing you a happy end to the holiday season and a wonderful 2010. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 15:38, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! Happy holidays to you as well. Shubinator (talk) 15:45, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Katerenka

Thanks for updating the userbox. However, I've just decided to set it to when she retired so I don't have to keep updating the damn thing. DX --Thejadefalcon^{Sing your song}_{The bird's seeds} 21:54, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Oh, ok, makes sense. Shubinator (talk) 22:00, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Empty TFA guard

Do you mind if I implement it tomorrow? Shubinator (talk) 01:47, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

I was just about to click "Save page" when the telephone rang. I'm happy to leave it to you as your first administrative act. :)

I've saved the edited code at Wikipedia:Main Page/sandbox.

Best of luck with your new mop and bucket! —David Levy 02:02, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! :) Shubinator (talk) 02:48, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Done. Shubinator (talk) 22:27, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks again, and congratulations on your successful RfA! —David Levy 00:41, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! Shubinator (talk) 01:03, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

dyk note

As a courtesy, this just to say I've removed your message from my page as I had nothing to do with the creation of the Roch page and little more with its editing apart from tweaks. But thanks for letting me know. Regards, Ericoides (talk) 17:41, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

We give out nom credits as well, and that's what you got (after I fixed the bot's error). Thanks for the note, Shubinator (talk) 17:45, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations

Congratulations on your RfA passing! Here are some useful links for you:

• Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list
• Wikipedia:New admin school

If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a line and I (or another experienced admin) will be more than happy to help you out.

Congrats again! EVula // talk // ☯ // 21:19, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! Shubinator (talk) 21:20, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Congrats, Shubs! --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 21:25, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Congrats and welcome to the cabal family! --Coffee // have a cup // ark // 21:28, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks guys! Shubinator (talk) 21:38, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Congrats! I see you made 100 at the last moment ;) rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 21:57, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the nomination! Yeah, I hit 100 after the scheduled end time. First admin edit :) Shubinator (talk) 22:04, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Yay, congrats! Welcome to the team. JamieS93 22:18, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your nomination too! Shubinator (talk) 22:25, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations on your Requests for adminship! Here is an admin t-shirt for you. December21st2012Freak ^{Happy New Year!} at ≈ 01:38, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

This is the admin t-shirt.

Thanks! Nice, my own matching uniform...it's so...unique.... Shubinator (talk) 01:46, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations! Glad I could push you to 100, even if it was after the scheduled closing time! ;) iMatthew ^talk at 21:10, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, it would have been terrible to pass with 99! Shubinator (talk) 21:12, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Congrats! Sorry I missed it. Enigma^msg 06:22, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Congrats! It's well deserved=D. Sorry I wasn't there.Smallman12q (talk) 15:20, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

a shiny barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		Congrats for saving the world. Seriously, this was more nontrivial than the diff indicates, and this is what makes the Wiki go 'round. tedder (talk) 22:56, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Oh wow. Thank you! Shubinator (talk) 23:08, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Agree with Tedder, this is quite a clever fix! rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 02:03, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! Shubinator (talk) 03:17, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

For making me chuckle!

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		This barnstar is hereby awarded for your part in the 304 word thread at WP:ERRORS over a single comma! ,,,,! HJMitchell You rang? 01:03, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

BTW, highest congrats on your RfA! It gives me faith in the process when such a competent editor as you is promoted! All the best, HJMitchell You rang? 01:03, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Must be my lucky day :) Thanks, and hopefully a future RfA from you will have better results...,,,,,,, Shubinator (talk) 01:09, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Indeed it must. You're quite welcome and we might see about that in a few months (when I'm feeling masochistic again!) and in the meantime, I'll just come and bug you if I need something! I have WP:ERRORS watchlisted so I'm sure I'll see you around,,,,,,! HJMitchell You rang? 02:33, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Sure, drop by any time :) ,,,,,,,, Shubinator (talk) 03:17, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Block templates

Heya! Try not to use {{uw-ublock}} on editors unless it really is just their username that is problematic. For example, User talk:GenovaDiagnostics isn't just a username issue; it's a conflict of interest issue, as shown by looking at their contributions. Just changing the name of the account won't suffice. {{uw-spamublock}} is more appropriate, and is less likely to confuse the user. (And congrats on your adminship! --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 01:18, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Oh, ok. I was going off of the block comment which said {{usernameblock}}. The blocking admin sometimes uses {{spamusernameblock}}, but didn't for Genova, so I applied {{usernameblock}}. I'll keep it in mind for later though, thanks! Shubinator (talk) 01:23, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Congrats

on becoming an admin. the diff you presented was the diff i had in mind. thanks for that, i guess. i was dissapointed how you went awol once gatoclass stuck his nose into the picture, despite the fact that you approved it initially. There was something else, that i just remembered. Here was another incident in which gatoclass yanked an already approved Judaism-related article from the queue. Your coming to his defense was in poor judgement, imo. in any case, you don't have to deal with it now. a vast majority of editors apparently have confidence in your judgment, so i may be wrong. i hope there are no hard-feelings, but i guess i would understand if there was. i guess i can't be surprised if i soon find myself blocked by you :) Good luck, --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 06:45, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! You're right, I sort of intentionally stayed out of the Palestinian Land Law discussion for a while because it became very heated and I didn't have an alternate hook to propose. I actually did run some research on my own for an hour trying to find reliable neutral sources for a few of the proposed hooks. That was the first DYK IP discussion I followed closely (though I should've remembered Lydda Death March), and since then I've reviewed articles from either side more thoroughly (like here). At its core, DYK is a consensus-driven process. We try to satisfy everyone's concerns before featuring an article. Of course, an article can be promoted over someone's objections, but there must be consensus to do so. For the two you mentioned, multiple editors (more than Gatoclass and myself) thought the hook or article wasn't neutral. At DYK, no consensus defaults to delete.

No hard feelings :) Happy New Year, Shubinator (talk) 16:48, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

• Congratulations! And I can't believe you got me again. All the best, Shubinator! Drmies (talk) 00:48, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

• Thanks! Shubinator (talk) 04:56, 3 January 2010 (UTC)