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[edit] Dopamine?

Hello, I read through the page and couldn't find an apporpriate place to report this. I've noticed that the definition of dopamine appearing at the bottom of several pages. I have only kept track of two (Tom and Jerry and brotherhood) but, I can remember seeing it on other pages. Normally, I would have just removed it fromt he pages but, for some reason it dosn't even show up in edit view. Also, when you search the page with google it dosn't show up either. Also, if you look at the the "what links to this page?" for the dopamine article, it dosn't list Tom and Jerry, brotherhood, or any of the other articles that this is appearing on even though dopamine is wikified. Very weird. --The_stuart 19:36, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

• Someone messed with the disambig template. It was reverted, but for some reason the bad version of the template is still showing up on pages. I don't know how this can be fixed... --Etacar11 19:59, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
• If such disambig pages are still around, there is a simple way to fix them individually. 1. delete the disambig tag 2. save the page 3. add the tag back in. --Candybars 21:48, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Looks like it worked on both of these pages. I'll make that correction on any other pages where I see this problem. --The_stuart 19:56, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Megaman Battle Network 6

The non-registered user 203.124.2.18 has been consistantly editing this page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MegaMan_Battle_Network_6

They are adding reverting information, adding things that clutter the page (The /???), and refusing to stop after I asked on his talk page, someone else asked in the discussion page for it, and someone by the name of Werdna648 asked in his talk page. I would appreciate it if something could be done. Thank you very much. Sukecchi 18:19, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Samantha Bee article?

Samantha Bee was vandalised, I suspect. I did a search to see if she actually miscarried, but I found nothing. Moreover, given the comment about Michael Moore, I suspect it as vandalism. DoomBringer 07:24, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This page vs. Administrator intervention against vandalism

Could someone please adjust the text of this page, and Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, to make it clear when to list a vandal on one vs. the other. I find this really unclear. I see that WP:AIV seems to get much faster response. Why then would anyone ever list a vandal here? If there isn't a clear answer to this, perhaps this page should be deleted and/or merged into WP:AIV.--Srleffler 18:14, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Administrator intervention against vandalism is faster because few administrators are willing to tackle the backlog here. Once the backlog is cleared and the recent reforms here are completed, response time should not be much different. Vandalism in Progress is a sister page to Administrator intervention against vandalism, but very different in scope. I've expanded the introduction to help dispel any confusion between the two. Does the new version (quoted below) help?

For blatant vandalism within the last few hours, please see Administrator intervention against vandalism. This page is for reporting vandalism for which an ongoing response is required. This primarily includes multiple sockpuppets, pages currently being heavily vandalised, users that need to be monitored, and vandalism which requires study on the part of an administrator before responding. Accounts that have only been used for vandalism (with no recent activity) should also be reported on this page, so that an administrator can look through their edits. Please make sure to read the first two sections before using this page.

// Pathoschild 08:00, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

So... have all of the alerts from the previous version been disregarded? --Spring Rubber 05:44, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

All the alerts (excluding IPs) preceding the changes were dealt with under the new guidelines. The IP alerts were archived without response due to a radical shift in WP:VIP's focus regarding IP addresses and the fact that the vast majority of the IP addresses were dynamic or shared. // Pathoschild 04:49, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Admin Status

• How does one become an Admin? Pattersonc 00:33, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Basically, you go through a nomination and voting process. You might like to browse around Wikipedia:Administrators. Have fun · Katefan0^(scribble)/mrp 00:37, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism on nba 1998 1999 season

Can somebody stop this sick vandal from altering prooven facts on nba 1998 1999, this KNIGHT fellow. Hope I placed this at right place.

[edit] Help?

I'm not exactly sure that this is the correct place to ask for help for correction of a vandalism or warning of a vandalizing member, so forgive me if this is the wrong place/protocol.

User V4ND4LTR0N 1.0 defaced the Imperial Japanese Navy talk page in a rather thorough manner. When I tried reverting to the last saved version, the spam (about five repeating images) reappeared, and was not deleted until I deleted the talk page, then cut and pasted the contents of the last legitimate edit once more. I can only assume that this V4ND4LTR0N 1.0 is only around to vandalize due to their username. I thought I should report it somewhere, and I tried to do it as quickly as possible, so once more, forgive me if it's the wrong place.

Alexander VII 01:39, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

I reverted the talk page to the last good edit. I'm watching it now, too, in case anything happens again. --nihon 03:28, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Archived from Wikipedia talk:Vandalism in progress/Help

[edit] Vandalism-only accounts?

What does "Accounts used only for vandalism that have made no edits within 72 hours" mean exactly? For me, vandalism is made through editing, but on the other hand I can't see the point of waiting for the vandal to stop before reporting. Palpalpalpal 21:58, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Users that are actively vandalising should be reported to Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. This clause is for accounts that were only used to vandalise Wikipedia, as distinct from accounts that may stop vandalising after warnings or their first block. // Pathoschild (_admin / ^talk) 01:48, 14 February 2006 (UTC)