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[edit]  :)

You have some admirers :) I reported two users. HighInBC for president and highinbc is a jolly good fellow. I see you blocked them. Are they your friends or something because that was pretty funny. Respond on my talkpage if you would like. Thanks. Wikiman53 t a 13:30, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Note: I saw that there was more of them and I am watching the new users log. Wikiman53 t a 13:31, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
Just some joker I assume. I turned off the bot and re-ran it, that is why it missed "HighInBC for president". With the new bot I get instant(within 12 seconds) notification when someone uses my name. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 13:32, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Housethe

Hi HighInBC,

I believe Housethe is a puppetmaster, as I stated on Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Housethe in April 2007. Recent contributions by Housethe3 (talk · contribs) and Housethe6 (talk · contribs) lead me believe he is still active.

On May 8, you deleted User talk:Housethe with the comment, Deleting temporary userpage that is not in a sockpuppet category, and has not been edited in over 31 days.

To which sockpuppet category should I add User talk:Housethe?

--Kevinkor2 13:48, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedia sockpuppeteers is the one, I have fixed it up by undeleting it and changing the cats. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 13:53, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, HighInBC.
I see that the category would have been added automatically if I used {{sockpuppeteer}}. Is this something I should have put on the page, or was it the administrator's responsibility when he archived the debate? --Kevinkor2 14:43, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I suppose it is the responsibility of the person who wishes to ensure that the user will be categorized as such. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 14:44, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

OK.
I've added {{sockpuppeteer}} to User talk:Housethe.
I've added {{sockpuppet}} to User:Housethe1, User:Housethe2, and User:Housethe3.
Thank you for your help!
--Kevinkor2 15:22, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Username block

Hey - was just checking out your bot's reports and it seems to be doing great. One thing though, I noticed you'd blocked User:Christalbot02 for a username vio. I'd say that it probably isn't a violation in my opinion, as it's a fair assumption that this guy's name is Chris Talbot (Talbot is quite a common surname here at least and also the name of a place). Might be one to add to the whitelist. Regards. Will (aka Wimt) 19:57, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Such usernames are reserved for bot accounts. This is a technical restriction, not a subjective one. Has there been discussion about surnames with "bot" in them before? HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 20:32, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
No idea, though I wasn't under the impression that just because a username contained the string "bot" it was by definition inappropriate. The WP:U rule states "usernames that imply an automated account" so leaves things rather open to interpretation. To me, this username certainly doesn't imply an automated account because I recognise Talbot as a common surname and place name, but clearly to others it does imply that. Will (aka Wimt) 20:35, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
How about you unblock with my consent, then you can proceed with a {{usernameconcern}} followed by a RFCN if needed. Sound okay? HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 20:37, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
Heh I'm not an admin so I couldn't do that, but I'm happy to stick usernameconcern on their talk page. Will (aka Wimt) 20:38, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
Ah, okay, I will unblock and you can do the rest. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 20:40, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. Will (aka Wimt) 20:41, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
There ya go[1]. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 20:42, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks again - I've left a slightly customised {{usernameconcern}} on their userpage to detail what the problem is. Will (aka Wimt) 20:55, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] R in NameWatchBot

If I add that I want to be notified when "R" is matched in a username, will I be notified every time someone creates an account with the letter r in it? --TeckWiz is now R ParlateContribs@ (Let's go Yankees!) 16:51, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes, you would, but it would cause the bot to lag behind because its write rate is once every 10 seconds and a name with R in it is made more often than that. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 16:52, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
So you'll have the same problem when you usurp H. --TeckWiz is now R ParlateContribs@ (Let's go Yankees!) 16:56, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't think it will be a problem, when I am H, ever tried to google H? HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 16:58, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I mean if you add "H" to the list, won't it report to you every username with the letter H in it? --TeckWiz is now R ParlateContribs@ (Let's go Yankees!) 17:40, 13 May 2007 (UTCha
Of course, but I can still monitor HighInBC, and others can use it. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 17:43, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
That what I meant before. Also, this may take a long time, but what about putting every admin on the list. --TeckWiz is now R ParlateContribs@ (Let's go Yankees!) 17:49, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
No way. We don't even know people want these reports, and many admin names(such as yours) would lead to way to many false positives. It should be an opt in system. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 17:55, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
How do we get on the list? Review MeCASCADIAHowl/Trail 18:01, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
The bot is under its testing phase now, but it does seem to be working well. You can add your name to the User:HBC NameWatcherBot/Blacklist, near the bottom there is a section called "Usernames of people watching for impersonators", there are instructions there on how to tell the bot to notify you. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 18:12, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I can set it up for you if you like. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 18:29, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I believe I was able to set it up correctly. Review MeCASCADIAHowl/Trail 18:51, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Yup, looks like you did it right. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 18:51, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Impostor overload

Hey, H(igh)... are you making all these impersonators to test out your bot or do you have a weird cult of followers? :-)

Also (in my role as honorary mistake-pointer-outer), when you're next about you might want to change actaully to actually in the "prone to false positives" message. Cheers, --YFB ¿ 21:31, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

No, these names are just some joker screwing around. Thanks for the spelling correction. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 02:17, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Hmm someone is popular this eve ;-). I rather worry that the bot reporting here might be encouraging whichever person is creating these accounts. Not least because the last couple of usernames seem to have been chosen to feature as many strings as possible. Will (aka Wimt) 21:38, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
This is a great idea for a bot, but I suggest taking the list of bad strings off-wiki per WP:BEANS. Newyorkbrad 21:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I think from this username it's now absolutely certain that this person is picking names out of the blacklist when creating accounts so that they will appear here. Seeing as you're not around at this moment, I'm going to remove your name from the blacklist temporarily - feel free to revert me when you return! Will (aka Wimt) 21:56, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I suggest again taking the blacklist offline, immediately. Newyorkbrad 21:57, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I think he's testing the bot. I may be wrong- GDonato (talk) 21:58, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I am wrong, High's offline and you can only create 5 or so accounts from one IP anyway. GDonato (talk) 21:59, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Yeah and he blocked the earlier ones with account creation blocked enabled and anon only disabled (he wouldn't do that from his own IP). I have now removed the HighInBC string so no more reports will come here. Will (aka Wimt) 22:00, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Anyone think it may be a good idea to block bot and delete the black list till High gets online? Ryan Postlethwaite 22:10, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Well we can turn the bot off without blocking it if that helps. As far as the blacklist goes, you could delete it but it may be a little too late now. Will (aka Wimt) 22:12, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
There is little point in deleting the BL, stopping the bot would not really serve much of a purpose, it is not acting dangerously. GDonato (talk) 22:14, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Yeah true - it's only really the username reporting part of it which is causing trouble. Will (aka Wimt) 22:15, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Deleting the blacklist would take all the strings offline so no-one creating these accounts could see them, I don't want the bot to continue running if there's no blacklist, I'm not an expert, but deleting the major thing the bot runs off could lead to a bot out of control. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:17, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Yeah certainly if you do delete the blacklist switch the bot off first. That said, blacklist or no blacklist, whoever the person is they seem to know all the strings now (and if they forget any they just have to look at this page). Since I removed the HighInBC string, the person does seem to have stopped though so hopefully removing their instant gratification was enough. Will (aka Wimt) 22:21, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I've blanked the list so that should effectively disable the bot safely without the need to block it (and it can be quickly reverted). GDonato (talk) 22:22, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
will, will you turn the bot off? I'm not happy allowing the bot to run with a blank black list. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:24, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Done. Will (aka Wimt) 22:25, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I didn't know the bot had that facility- I would have done that instead (oops) GDonato (talk) 22:28, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Cheers for that Will. High, can you take a look at this when you get online? It may be a good idea to take the blacklist offline. GNonato - Leave the black list blanked, that's my major concern - the bot being off isn't going to stop whoever's creating the account, I just don't want the bot running with the ability for it to go wild. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:31, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Lol, I go out for a few hours and this happens. It is just some joker screwing around. I don't see what harm this has done that a quick page blanking cannot solve. I am not sure why the black list needs to be offline, it is on wiki so that it can be adjusted by consensus. If someone wants to flood the bots with username violations they do not need to see the blacklist, they can just look at names already reported. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 02:21, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Er, perhaps we could IP block the joker who thinks this is funny... I got caught up in one of his attempts at laughter. Review MeCASCADIAHowl/Trail 14:20, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
I was blocking the IPs, but the person is changing IPs. I think the best bet would be to just re-direct such floods to another page to sort through later. I have disabled the impersonator notification tool for now, I will think of something later. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 14:26, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Some people do wood work for a hobby, some do radios, some build computers. A very small few vandalize a wiki. Some people need a new hobby. Review MeCASCADIAHowl/Trail 14:31, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Well at least it is easy to ignore. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 14:32, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I think you misconstrued "E. Sn0 =31337="'s actions

I think you misconstrued User:E. Sn0 =31337='s actions. Each of those objectionable edit summaries was, in fact, the vandalism that they removed from the affected article.

I agree that it's probably not the best strategy for choosing an edit summary, but I don't think it was intended as personal attacks, etc. I won't reverse your block but I would urge you to reconsider and perhaps help re-educate this editor/vandal fighter.

Atlant 16:16, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

I think you have misread. For example in one the vandalism was "<name removed> is a big fat loser. He loves boys.", which he gave the edit summary "because he is a big fat loser who vandalizes wikipedia".
He is clearly creatively(I use the term loosely) insulting people. Please look for my name on his talk page and see the history this user has had with this sort of behaviour, and the complete lack of communication this user has offered me. You may also want to look at his block log. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 16:21, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Admin in Bot Blacklist

Hi High :), I was just thinking...I'm not sure if it should be sent to low confidence, but the word badminton has the word admin in it, so there's going to be false positives. There's probably a few other words that have admin in it also. --TeckWiz is now R ParlateContribs@ (Let's go Yankees!) 02:13, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

The word "badminton" is already in the whitelist, such words are ignored when comparing to the blacklist. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 03:04, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Aniconistic WP:ANIC

You may be interested in this edit:[2] --ProtectWomen 06:04, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The IP you unblocked continues to vandalize

The IP you unblocked awhile back continues to vandalize. Since you unblocked them as User:71.112.7.212 would you please take some time to engage them. Here is my ANI:

Vandalizing at Afro

User:71.112.142.5, who has vandalized the Afro page as User:71.112.7.212 and User: 71.112.6.35 is once again vandalizing. This user has been the subject of a RfC, has been blocked several times, and now is using multiple IPs. They engage in disruptive editing and WP:Game the rules so they just slightly dance inside the system. They are continually reverted. A review of their most egregious behavior is found at User:71.112.7.212, but now that they are slipping in and out of IPs, they try to only troll selectively. I'd like to ask for the above IPs to be blocked from Afro or, at the very least, have some admins take note of their behavior and engage them. --David Shankbone 15:39, 17 May 2007 (UTC)


I am sure ANI can handle it. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 15:50, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Good work, Ryan. Glad you're an admin. --David Shankbone 15:52, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Me to. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 15:55, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
That was over a month ago, IPs change owners. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 16:02, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
  • I'm sure the new owner of the IP has taken up vandalizing the same pages. You'll unblock without doing due diligence, but not follow up when an issue is brought to your attention. Got it. Later. --David Shankbone 16:03, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Fisrt, that block would have expired by now anyways. Secondly I am a volunteer, I am not here to follow your whims. There are many places you can report this, WP:ANI or WP:AIV would be best. Please try not to act like I owe you some sort of admin action. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 16:06, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
      • First, the initial block's expiry is not the issue. Second, I wasn't acting like you owe me, I thought you owed it to yourself for what I consider a lazy action on your part back when you unblocked, considering reputations count around here. There's no sense in continuing this.--David Shankbone 16:10, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't think you should go around saying who is lazy and who is not when we are all volunteers. Please be more civil when you speak to me. I agree there is no sense in continuing this, nor was there after my first response to you. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 16:13, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
  • David, the problem is that these are Verizon DSL addresses. If one is blocked, then it is usually possible for the DSL subscriber to cause Verizon to assign him a new address by either unplugging and resetting the DSL modem or by forcing a change in his internet connection software. If the IP is blocked for a long time, it will not be able to stop this person from getting a new IP address, but may prevent some innocent editor from editing if it is someday assigned to another editor. The individual will typicially be assigned IP addresses from a range determined by Verizon's network configuration. The only range I can guess at so far is 71.112.0.0/16, which is 65000 addresses from 71.112.0.0 up to 71.112.255.255. This is not a serious enough problem to warrant blocking 65000 Verizon DSL subscribers from editing. When it is only a couple of edits a day the best answer is often to simply revert and ignore. Or you can ask for page protection at WP:RPP. Good luck. Thatcher131 16:43, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Thanks for the message, Thatcher. I didn't want the IP blocked for the reasons you state above, and because they don't edit enoguh. User:Kafziel did a protect against new or unregistered users, which is the perfect solution. I didn't want to regurgitate a long and complex history (which HighinBC and I discussed at length over several e-mails) due to time (I'm a volunteer also), which would have been necessary at RPP. So I turned to the admin who knew the situation and could help, and was brushed off. I didn't call Ryan lazy, I called his unblock lazy, and I stand by that. And for someone who doesn't think he needs to continue the discussion after his first response, he certainly responds with a last word again and again. The issue is over - I appreciate your message above. --David Shankbone 16:52, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Are you almost done? HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 17:29, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
"I agree there is no sense in continuing this, nor was there after my first response to you."--David Shankbone 17:51, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NameWatcher Bot

Hi HBC :) The bot just reported User:Parikshitc, which I removed because Parikshit is an Indian first name. Could you whitelist the name, and maybe give me an idea of how to do so myself in future (if I'm allowed to, that is)? Cheers mate, – Rianaऋ 09:45, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

"Parikshitc" is now whitelisted at User:HBC NameWatcherBot/Whitelist. Thanks. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 12:49, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
OK, thanks for the tip! '-kshit' is actually a fairly common sequence for Indian names in general. – Rianaऋ 13:34, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
'-kshit' would take out too many, that would cause "licksh..." or "fucksh..." to pass(I can think of more, but no reason to go on). Too common, would "ikshit" be a common suffix? or just 'kshit'?. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 13:36, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Good point. I can think of Akshit, Parikshit, Akshita, Deekshita, Avikshit... maybe do what you did with 'isgay'? – Rianaऋ 13:44, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
I will add those names to the whitelist, and if we continue to get false positives it can be set to LOW_CONFIDENCE. This is the first false positive I have gotten for this pattern so it is not so bad as of yet. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 13:47, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
OK, great. (Talked to my mother and she also gave me Ikshita, Kshitika, Lakshita, Makshita, Rakshita, Kshitij, Mokshit, Veekshit... then looked at me funny). – Rianaऋ 13:49, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Lol. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 13:49, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
3 more - Harshit/a and probably the whole homoeo string. – Riana ⁂ 08:16, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Taken care of, thanks. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 13:00, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NameWatcher Suggestion

Hey, quick suggestion for the NameWatcherBot - in its edit summaries when it reports suspect usernames, might it make sense to link to Special:Contributions for the user rather than their (usually non-existent) user page? This would make it more like the way ARV and TWINKLE and stuff report things, and probably be at least marginally more useful. Plus, it would get the nasty redlinks off the watchlists of everyone who watches the page ;) —Krellis (Talk) 21:15, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. Will do that now. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 21:17, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Names.

I don't know much (if anything) about how bot's work. Can the HBC NameWatcherBot be programmed to detect names with "Acalamari" in them or not? I'm just asking because I am curious. Acalamari 21:32, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes it can, and it can even report them to your userpage, unfortunately this is prone to abuse[3]. I will wait a while for the guy to get bored before I re-add the functionality. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 21:34, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Okay, that's excellent. On a lesser note, I am curious to what other spoofs "Acalamari" has besides "Acalamari has a WikiCrush on Alison". Acalamari 21:37, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bot related question

Hey there - I was wondering, can the strings in the blacklist begin with a space? Because I saw User:Is this a hoax? reported to the probation area and thought that you might be able to get rid of some similar false positives by changing the string from "is a" to " is a". Also, on another note, looking at the whitelist, was therapist causing a lot of false positives? I ask that because, by whitelisting it, the bot is going to miss usernames along the lines of "MattTheRapist". That said though, it may be unavoidable if there were lots of false positives coming up as a result. Regards. Will (aka Wimt) 23:47, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

I have not tested it, but my understanding is that a space will work. I will add that in. Unfortunately there were too many hits for therapist when I was testing, and it is better to avoid false positives than to avoid false negatives. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 00:45, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
I can make a case sensitive flag for "TheRapist" though. I will add that option later, as I have not yet programed the CASE_SENSITIVE flag yet. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 00:46, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't know how hard this would be, but is there a way that in the probation area, the bot can add a "report" button to usernames. In theory, this button would be hit by someone, meaning that it is a violation. Then the bot would automatically add the name to UAA. I don't know how hard and how possible it it. --TeckWiz is now R ParlateContribs@ (Let's go Yankees!) 00:51, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Tricky, better to just move it over. The probation area is temporary in nature, just till I figure out the keywords. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 01:06, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Aren't the key words the words it's using right now to see where to report them? And if it's only temporary, okay, but if you change your mind and make it permanent, you may want to consider my suggestion. --TeckWiz is now R ParlateContribs@ (Let's go Yankees!) 01:14, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
The page is a place to decide if a keyword is worth while or not. I am keeping tabs on false positives and such. The entries should not really be removed by anyone but me because I am examining each one for accuracy. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 02:53, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] FP Promotion Helperbot

'Elloo. I know you're busy with your usernamebot, but if you fancy a change of scenery maybe you could take a peek at this discussion? I know sweet F(eatured) A(rticle) about bots but I know someone who does :-) --YFB ¿ 03:48, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

This and this look like vandalism to me. Dont you think? SqueakBox 19:33, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

This[4](the action you reverted) is simply an attempt to help you archive. It took me a while to recheck what I saw because your page is so long it hangs my browser. Please archive it as it is being disruptive to people who need to go there to talk to you. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 19:48, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
I cant read your link as it freezes my browser. IMO archiving is often disruptive and I would much rather have a WP:Page discussion about this. It takes me about 10 seconds to download the page using a slow, shared connection, I dont consider that time length disruptive, SqueakBox 19:52, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
You can't read my link because your talk page is so long. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 19:55, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
That's cos the diff is so huge. What I like about my talk is by using Ctrl F I can find pretty much anything and so can anyone else, which for me is about being transparent, SqueakBox 19:57, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
The diff is of your talk page, which is huge. I went to see what vandalism you reverted and could not do a thing on any of my browser tabs for 20 seconds. It is not about the bandwidth, it is about the resources needed to render all that HTML. Your talk page is like a land mine for anyone with limited computer resources. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 19:58, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Well we are trying again and I will see if I like it. I was confusing Hipocrite with another user who I had problems with in the past (should have followed my own advice and searched my user page to avoid that mistake). I was also somewhat stressed out by the fraudster who pretended to be me here. Time to do some real work, SqueakBox 20:11, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
If you're concerned about being able to find things in your archives, you can set up the HBC Archive Indexerbot to make an archive index for you, which you can then use to search for particular topics - you won't be able to search the full text as easily, but I find that just searching topics is usually good enough. You could also create one big full archive page which transcludes all of your other archive pages, as well as your current talk page, which you can then use for searches, if you want to be able to search everything at once. That way other editors don't have to deal with the resources required to render a huge page when visiting your talk page, and you also have the full text available for yourself to use when you want to search for something. If you have any questions about how to set that up, I'd be happy to help you, and I bet HBC would too (not to volunteer him, on his own talk page no less, of course :)) —Krellis (Talk) 20:18, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
I see, well I confuse one editor for another sometimes too, no worries. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 20:25, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

  • Barnstar moved to userpage. (H)
Thanks! HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 21:14, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] HighInBC → H

How do you like your new username? I've just got mine changed too. Extranet is now E talk 09:03, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

It is super-cool. HighInBC(Need help? Ask me) 12:33, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Gah! Now whenever I see your username it'll remind me of Ian Watkins (Steps). You're on the wrong side of the Atlantic for the true horror of this to be apparent, but suffice this video to illustrate in a small way what I'm talking about. :-( --YFB ¿ 13:06, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Just think of me as Arnold Rimmer from Red Dwarf, except less of a pratt. (H) 13:09, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Hmm. Is that supposed to be an improvement?! :-P --YFB ¿ 13:10, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Yes, at the very least I am funny. You do realize the Rimmer is an agent for the Space Core, and is only programed to act like a pratt for his cover. (H) 13:12, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Heh, I had a Red Dwarf nut as a housemate for two years. I suspect that may have contributed to my current marginal state of sanity. Anyway, as you wish. At least you're not a Scouser. --YFB ¿ 13:23, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • I was actually going to say that your new name reminded me of Rimmer in Red Dwarf. I didn't know you had seen that program before. At least if I had said something about it earlier, you would have known what I meant. :) Acalamari 16:44, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Right on Goalpost-head! Or is that "Ace-hole"? LOL... -- KirinX 18:01, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Little rouge book

H, I have been an admin since before you signed up, have a little care please. We are debating this on the admin channel and some former admins cannot see deleted content. I can be relied on to do the right thing once the discussion is over, whatever the right thing turns out to be. Guy (Help!) 13:42, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Glad we could settle that so well. Sorry about losing that image. (H) 14:21, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NameWatcher Bot

Your namewatcher bot is working, but it reports usernames under the "bots reported" section of WP:UAA, not the "user reported" section. Cool Bluetalk to me 18:53, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

The "Bot-reported" section is for bots to report to, the "User-reported" section is for users to report to. (H) 19:06, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
How come the control panel is full protected? --TeckWiz is now R ParlateContribs@ (Let's go Yankees!) 04:59, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
So that a vandal can't just turn off the bot then create a bunch of names. If you make a request for a change on the talk page it can be done. (H) 05:51, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Voice of Britain

Edit warring against 3 different editors at Child sexual abuse tonight, SqueakBox 03:57, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Taken care of. (H) 04:03, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Is he blocked from editing Talk:Child sexual abuse? If so, this is going to be a problem because his voice will not be heard during a crucial article dispute. If he is not able to participate in the upcoming mediation, he will not have any ownership in the outcome and if he's human, he will be more likely, not less likely, to make disruptive edits in the future. A much better solution is to lock him out of the article for a week or indefinately. In the alternative, you can suspend his editing ban until the protection on Child sexual abuse is lifted. Not only will this allow him to participate in the discussion, this will be good for the article because he won't be able to jump in and edit it right away should he be in a bad mood after the dispute is resolved. By the way, the person who brought this to your attention, SqueakBox, is not a neutral party in this edit dispute either. Please read the bottom few sections of Talk:Child sexual abuse for details. Dfpc 04:24, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
No, this is a simple WP:3RR violation, and the fourth on the same article. From what I can see, he is the reason for the page needing to be protected. If he needs to participate in mediation you can create a section on his talk page and transclude it into the discussion. I can show you how if you want. (H) 04:33, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the explanation. BTW, he is no the only reason the article needs protection. It's him on one side vs. at least 2 on the other side. He's at a disadvantage with the 3RR rule because they get two chances to revert for every edit he makes. If you eliminate him OR you eliminate the 2 others, the article would not need protection. However, if you eliminate ANY of them, the article is less NPOV than it will be if all of them participate. Ironically, I think each of them believes they are defending neutrality. Dfpc 04:46, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
When all parties discuss before reverting then the article achieves NPOV, when one person reverts more than 3 times they get a block. If more people disagree with you, then yes you will be at a disadvantage if you play the 3RR game, but if you play the discussion game it makes no difference. (H) 04:52, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image

I just had to investigate that new single letter username, not trying to stalk or anything... So I just discovered this (btw: is there any way to just inline-link to an image without a thumb?), and I so envy you for that perspective. Is there at least a minor catch to it to make me feel better, like a nuclear power plant over the next hill or something? —AldeBaer 15:28, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

No, over the next hill is more hills, in fact the hills over there are even farther from the nearest road. There is helicopter logging in the valley, but I think that is good as it is fun to watch. This is how to inline link an image: Image:HighInBC's perspective.jpg (H) 15:40, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Oh, thanks. While I'm at it: Is there any help page that assembles such markup details? —AldeBaer 15:45, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax specifically, more generally Help:Contents/Images and media. (H) 15:49, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. —AldeBaer 17:21, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Self-block

Oh, that, yes, that was particularly embarrassing, especially as the user I intended to block (and subsequently did) noticed and commented on his talk page :-) Gwernol 17:08, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

A blocked the wrong person once, but not myself. (H) 17:14, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Username:AMD64

Although trademark are not mentioned at username Policy, it does state, under Wikipedia:Username_policy#Inappropriate usernames:

5. Promotional usernames that attempt to promote a group or company on Wikipedia, including but not limited to:

  • Usernames that match the name of a company or group, especially if the user promotes it.
  • E-mail addresses or web page addresses are generally considered likely to be promotional. Note that for a long time, email addresses were not prohibited.

I think that username falls under that. SYSS Mouse 20:17, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

    • The AMD64 is an outdated product. It's no more promotional than a name like IBM XT would be. Nardman1 20:25, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
The RFCN is over, consensus did not find the name an issue beyond the trademark. However, RFCN is not binding, another admin may see this as a violation and block the name, not me though. (H) 20:26, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Incorrect bot

Your recent edit to The dozens (diff) was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to recognize and repair vandalism to Wikipedia articles. If the bot reverted a legitimate edit, please accept my humble creator's apologies – if you bring it to the attention of the bot's owner, we may be able to improve its behavior. Click here for frequently asked questions about the bot and this warning. // MartinBot 18:01, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

You are wrong, wrong, WRONG!!!! (H) 18:03, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
It's annoying when that happens (sorry, your name caught my eye- not the regular vandal, anyway) GDonato (talk) 18:04, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
The proper version had insults and the vandalized version did not, so that is most likely why it sided with the vandal hehe. (H) 18:06, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, gave it a warning cos it's given me a couple: [5]. After all, it did include vandalism while reverting you! GDonato (talk) 18:11, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wrong section

Hey, I think you posted this in the wrong section. Cheers :) Gwen Gale 19:07, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

You are right, oops. (H) 21:22, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Fixed it. Thanks. (H) 21:24, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Username

What happened to your username? Did you agree to change it because it might have other connotations? The Evil Spartan 22:04, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

No, I changed it because H is very hard to google. I assure you all my drug connotations are firmly established and not going anywhere(*cough*). (H) 22:14, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

H, why are you coughing? *Tilts head* The Evil Spartan 22:20, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

No reason... (H) 22:24, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
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