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University of Dayton

Hi! Apparently you deleted my addition to the Christmas on Campus section of the University of Dayton page because of copywrite issues. If I wrote it and took it through the printing process, it does not have a copyright because I never got one for it as the person who commissioned it and wrote it and I want to share it without having it deleted by you or someone like you... What should I do.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Dayton

Thanks, Kate Kate@morainecountryclub.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by UR SUCH A TEASE (talk • contribs) 20:12, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't think I have edited the University of Dayton article at all. Миша13 10:50, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

User talk:Porcupine

Your BotIII seems to have stopped editing my [main account's] user talk page. Is there any reason for this?--Porcupine (see my userpage for details) 12:55, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Update: it's moved three threads, leaving another 6+ that are now over a week old - the period is set to 5 days.--Porcupine (see my userpage for details) 13:36, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

It's still not working; what could be the cause of this?--Porcupine (see my userpage for details) 08:04, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

That's because you have only 5 threads on your talk page. See minthreadsleft and minthreadstoarchive in User:MiszaBot/Archive HowTo#Parameters explained. Миша13 10:46, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Great - thanks very much.--Porcupine (see my userpage for details) 13:11, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

MedCabBot

For some reason, Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2007-10-31 WikiProject Highways will not show up on the cases list. --Rschen7754 (T C) 01:09, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

That's because (for some reason) the case is not categorized (in Category:Wikipedia Medcab open cases for example). Миша13 10:48, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Answers

Do you agree that the following three factors: 1) your addiction, 2) giving you the tools back, 3) anon page creation, add up to one deceased (from dehydration) Gurch after 200 straight hours of newpages/CSD patrol? Миша13 23:09, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

No – Gurch 06:55, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Why is a fish? Миша13 23:09, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

 ? – Gurch 06:55, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Unconventional questions are often asked on job interviews. The point is to evaluate the candidate's ability to improvise. Миша13 10:56, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Your bot and Peer review

Hello Misza. At the Wikipedia:Content review/workshop people have been discussing for nearly a month ways to increase reviewer participation at Wikipedia:Peer review. One thought was to introduce categories on PR to make it more browsable but it was then pointed out that this greatly increases archiving work, which is done manually. And then I noticed your bot came along and archived threads older than 10 days on the workshop talk page. That seemed to be serendipity! Could the bot archive PR? In this case it would be reviews older than 30 days or those that have received no comments in 14. A thread where you might comment is here. Cheers, Marskell 09:31, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Ah, I just saw your archive how-to. Not sure about PR because it's not threads but separate pages that transclude to the main PR. Marskell 09:33, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, the bot examines the page in "edit mode", so there are no timestamps to be found. Scanning through the transcluded page would be tricky and probably requires a specifically-tailored bot. Миша13 23:05, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Misza :)

So, how are you? Yes, I know, Ariel is here, she must want something. You're right, lol. But I hope it is not such a very big thing! Due to changes in the old topaz status changer I was using for so very long, (and how dang complicated it was! I didn't initially install it, so I had no clue how to fix the spam on every page I'd get after it broke) I switched to yours 100% a couple of weeks ago (and yours rocks, by the way, :o) ). Now, I'm sure it is possible, and as you can see I tried to get the switcher to put in a custom edit summary, but it didn't really work out the way I wanted, lol. I managed to get it to change from "busy" to "Ariel is busy for a bit", but it didn't seem to like the spaces... History of my monobook, but basically I just tried to replace the existing "out" with Sleeping, etc., without success (I did at one point, manage to change the links at the top of my page that I use to set the status, that was interesting, hee hee). Anyway, if you happen to have a little time in the coming week, and could help me figure out what I'm doing wrong (you know I'm clueless with the coding stuff, lol), I'd like to have the edit summaries say "Ariel is online now" (in), "Ariel is busy for a bit" (busy), and "Ariel is off to sleep, Good night!" (out). And if it isn't possible, then that's okay too, I just figured that your "leet" coding skills could figure a way to fix it. (And if you just don't want to, that's okay as well, feel free to say no, lol) Ariel♥Gold 19:05, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Easier than I thought. Or so I hope, as I just scratched that piece of code without any testing (hoping I'm sane enough to write such a simple gizmo) - lemme know, and if it works, I'll somehow make it configurable (so that people can use it via importScript and still have custom edit summaries). Миша13 23:18, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Wooo! It definitely does work! [1] Wow, so quick you came up with that, I guess I was sort of on the wrong track, hee hee. Good thing I asked, I would never have been able to come up with that fix, lol. Thank you so much! ~*Ariel runs off doing the Happy Happy Joy Joy Dance*~ Ariel♥Gold 07:34, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

WDefcon bot

How do I use Wdefcon bot from the IRC channel? --FastLizard4 (Talk•Links•Sign) 02:33, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

As per these instructions. Миша13 15:22, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

I noticed all those page moves

Do you think it might be a good idea to protect the talk page? If you don't want to view that diff, it is one of those pixelated images created with tables, of a male anatomical part. :D Ariel♥Gold 15:43, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

And look how nice and neat that external link looks! ~*Grin*~ Ariel♥Gold 15:44, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

*smile*

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Misza bot3

Misza Bot3 seems to have skipped archiving a discussion on my talkpage shown here.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 19:49, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

It missed archiving the one labled "Re: (User talk:ais523) User:Ais523/catwatch.js".--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 19:50, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry - it really tries to be smart, but when people go "creative" and use veeery non-standard timestamps in their signatures (linking to year, month and UTS), it is helpless. Миша13 20:02, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

So what do you think I should do? Try to archive it myself? Just wait and hope it will eventually archive it?--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 20:46, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

No, it won't archive it. Sorry, but you'll have to move it manually. Миша13 20:49, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Okay thanks, I was just wondering.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 20:52, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Miszabot user talk page archiving

Hi. I've noticed that your bot seems to have stopped archiving my talk page about a month ago. I have checked all the settings and they seem to be correct. And so I would be very grateful if you could take a look at User talk:Tbo 157. Thanks. Tbo ¹⁵⁷(talk) 23:03, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

I beleive it's because you didn't specifiy the minthreadsleft parameter so it defaulted to leave 5 threads left. See here.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 23:09, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Hehe, correct. :) At the point where you archived there were 6 threads on the page, and the bot is set to leave at least 5 (minthreadsleft - I should really lower that to 3), so it would have to archive only one, which is prevented from by the minthreadstoarchive parameter. Миша13 23:12, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh ok. Thanks. I was just a bit confused since it always archived previous months. Thanks very much. Tbo ¹⁵⁷(talk) 23:20, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Template:Pwcotw notice

Misza, this week's notice is ready to be delivered. I know you are busy, so thank you so much for doing this for us! Just as an FYI, we are about to replace this tempalte for a new weekly project-wide newsletter that includes our COTW. When it is time for the change, we will definitely let you know. If you are at all interested, the new tempalte is currently being worked on here before we move it into the project's mainspace. Take care and thanks again. --Naha|^(talk) 04:35, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

It's being delivered right now. On weekends it's actually more probable that the newsletter will be sent right away. :-) I look forward to the new template - just signal me as usual and I'll work out the technical details (such as making sure the collab. title gets subst'd). Миша13 11:49, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Indexing talk pages: is it possible?

Hi from the Opera Project! SatyrTN suggeted that I might ask your advice. At the moment I'm trying to make our 43 archives more accessible. I've been wondering if there is a way of indexing them based on the TOCs. Is this possible? Best regards. -- Kleinzach 11:28, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

My bot doesn't handle that, but see User:HBC Archive Indexerbot - it might be of use to you. Миша13 11:43, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. -- Kleinzach 02:32, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

In Remembrance...

--nat ^{Alo! Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc?!?!} 03:39, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

HELp

i dont get how to set the bot up help me my talk page is User talk:Dillio411 --Dillio411 19:53, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

You had it already set up (by someone else, as I understand), but instead you recently moved all archives back to your talk page at the same time removing whatever code you didn't understand (and that included the MiszaBot template). Миша13 22:17, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

true onley becuse it did not work --Dillio411 00:27, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Quick question

Hey Misza13! I was wondering if you could help me a bit :) I know that you are a good programmer, and figured you'd be the person to ask my question to. I'm creating a bot that archives threads on ANI that are marked with the {{resolved}} template. I have the source code below, written in Python with the Pywikipedia framework, and any tips or fixes would be appreciated. Thanks! ( arky ) 02:39, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

#####################################
##(C) Arknascar44                  ##
##Distributed under the MIT License##
#####################################

# Some credit for this program goes to Misza13's archivebot.py

__version__ = '$Id: ANIbot.py 3998 2007-08-07 20:28:27Z wikipedian $'
import re,sys,wikipedia,pagegenerators
import re, time, locale, traceback, string
for arg in wikipedia.handleArgs():
    wikipedia.output(u"Unknown argument: %s" % arg)
    wikipedia.stopme()
    sys.exit(1)

mysite = wikipedia.getSite()
if mysite.loggedInAs():
    wikipedia.output(u"You are logged in on %s as %s." % (repr(mysite), mysite.loggedInAs()))
else:
    wikipedia.output(u"You are not logged in on %s." % repr(mysite))
    
class GoToANI(object):
    """
    A short class that takes the bot to the AN/I page.
    """
    ani = "Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents"
    self = ani
class ResolvedThread(object):
    """
    A thread on AN/I that has been marked with the {{resolved}} template
    """
    def __init__(self, title):
        self.title = title
        self.content = ""
        self.timestamp = None

    def __repr__(self):
        return '%s("%s",%d bytes)' % (self.__class__.__name__,self.title,len(self.content))

    def feedLine(self, line):
        if not self.content and not line:
            return
        self.content += line + '\n'
        #Update timestamp
        TM = re.search(r'(\d\d):(\d\d), (\d\d?) (\w+) (\d\d\d\d) \(.*?\)', line)
        if not TM:
            TM = re.search(r'(\d\d):(\d\d), (\w+) (\d\d?), (\d\d\d\d) \(.*?\)', line)
        if TM:
            TIME = txt2timestamp(TM.group(0),"%H:%M, %d %B %Y (%Z)")
            if not TIME:
                TIME = txt2timestamp(TM.group(0),"%H:%M, %d %b %Y (%Z)")
            if not TIME:
                TIME = txt2timestamp(TM.group(0),"%H:%M, %b %d %Y (%Z)")
            if not TIME:
                TIME = txt2timestamp(TM.group(0),"%H:%M, %b %d, %Y (%Z)")
            if TIME:
                self.timestamp = max(self.timestamp,time.mktime(TIME))

    def size(self):
        return len(self.title) + len(self.content) + 12

    def toText(self):
        return "== " + self.title + ' ==\n\n' + '{{resolved}}' or '{{resolved|%s}}' + self.content

class Archiver(object):
    """
    Class that archives resolved threads.
    """
    msg = {
        'en': u'Archiving resolved discussion on [[WP:ANI]] (BOT)',
    }
    def run(self, archive, thread):
        """
        Runs the archiver
        """
        subpage= '/IncidentArchive'
        archive = self.page.title+ ani%s % (subpage) [:len(self.Page.title)]
        text = page.get(archive)
        newtext = text + toText
        try:
            page.put(newtext) and wikipedia.output(u'Archiving thread...')
        except wikipedia.EditConflict:
            wikipedia.output(u'Skipping %s because of edit conflict' % (page.title()))
        
def main():
    from optparse import OptionParser
    parser = OptionParser(usage='usage: %prog [options] [LINKPAGE(s)]')
    parser.add_option('-f', '--file', dest='filename',
            help='load list of pages from FILE', metavar='FILE')
    parser.add_option('-p', '--page', dest='pagename',
            help='archive a single PAGE', metavar='PAGE')
    parser.add_option('-n', '--namespace', dest='namespace', type='int',
            help='only archive pages from a given namespace')
    parser.add_option('-s', '--salt', dest='salt',
            help='specify salt')
    parser.add_option('-F', '--force', action='store_true', dest='force',
            help='override security options')
    parser.add_option('-c', '--calc', dest='calc',
            help='calculate key for PAGE and exit', metavar='PAGE')
    parser.add_option('-l', '--locale', dest='locale',
            help='switch to locale LOCALE', metavar='LOCALE')
    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()

    if options.locale:
        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_TIME,options.locale) #Required for english month names

    if options.calc:
        if not options.salt:
            parser.error('you must specify a salt to calculate a key')
        s = new_hash()
        s.update(options.salt+'\n')
        s.update(options.calc+'\n')
        wikipedia.output(u'key = ' + s.hexdigest())
        return

    if options.salt:
        salt = options.salt
    else:
        salt = ''

    if options.force:
        force = True
    else:
        force = False

    for a in args:
        pagelist = []
        if not options.filename and not options.pagename:
            for pg in wikipedia.Page(Site,a).getReferences(follow_redirects=False,onlyTemplateInclusion=True):
                pagelist.append(pg)
        if options.filename:
            for pg in file(options.filename,'r').readlines():
                pagelist.append(wikipedia.Page(Site,pg))
        if options.pagename:
            pagelist.append(wikipedia.Page(Site,options.pagename))

        pagelist = sorted(pagelist)
        if not options.namespace == None:
            pagelist = [pg for pg in pagelist if pg.namespace()==options.namespace]

        for pg in pagelist:
            try: #Catching exceptions, so that errors in one page do not bail out the entire process
                Archiver = PageArchiver(pg, a, salt, force)
                Archiver.run()
                time.sleep(10)
            except:
                wikipedia.output(u'Error occured while processing page [[%s]]' % pg.title())
                traceback.print_exc()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
    wikipedia.stopme()

That looks like some pieces of my code but is pretty chaotic and seems to be missing many parts (the one that parses the page, for example). I'm planning to add that feature to the bot on my own anyway - it will simply require me to restructure the code a bit. Миша13 17:36, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Ha, ok; that's about what I figured :) Thanks anyway, and happy editing, ( arky ) 23:21, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia Weekly Episode 34

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arrrrgghhh

Come on! I need that Colbert image for a user box I made. I got it from the Colbert fansite. Can you help me out? Wikilost 03:08, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

What image, exactly? Миша13 17:16, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

I think it was Image:W eagle.jpg Wikilost 01:28, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

First of all, the image was deleted because it lacked any licensing information whatsoever and therefore qualified under deletion criterion WP:CSD#I4 - relevant information has been placed on your talk page under the header "Image source problem with Image:W eagle.jpg". Second, I doubt that the fansite in question distributes its content under a free license compatible with Wikipedia - and non-free content can only be used under fair use guidelines in articles (not user pages) - see the thread "Orphaned non-free media (Image:W eagle.jpg)", also on your talk page. Миша13 18:02, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I don't know squat about this. I don't think we'll get sued for Stephen Colbert's likeness. I could use some help with this, I'm just trying to make a userbox. Wikilost 01:25, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

To give you a general clue, take a look at the top of any wikipage: "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". The concept of free content is not a very easy one, but such freedom basically boils down to allowing others to reuse free works and re-release them under similar conditions. Any copyrighted material is possibly a slippery ground - hence all the hassle with rationales which allow us to use it (and defend in court), and only in articles (userspace is out of the question, as it serves no educational purpose). Now on the issue of userboxes, my personal view is that letters work as well as images. If you really, really need an image, you could try to make one with GIMP/Paint/Inkscape/whatever and upload it under a free license - don't spend too much time on it, however - we're here to build an encyclopedia, remember? Миша13 21:45, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia Weekly Episode 35

Let us rejoyce! Wikipedia Weekly Episode 35 has been released!

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Image:James breasts.jpg

Hi. I noticed you deleted this image due to it not being in-use on October 31. I would like to request that you undelete it, if possible. On October 24th, an anonymous vandal removed it for no apparent reason. I was the current uploader of that image, IIRC, and I was not notified that it was being deleted. -- RattleMan 08:13, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Restored and reintroduced into the article. Миша13 19:14, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Lil Armstrong photo deletion

Some time ago, I uploaded a photo of Lil Armstrong, but did not know how to actually post it. Now I think I have the procedure down, but--in the meantime--you have deleted my upload. I gather that you are worried about copyright, so let me explain that this is an old publicity photo that Lil paid for herself. In 1961, when I produced an album of her band and we started working on her biography, she gave me the print in question. There is no copyright, nobody knows who the photographer was, and I don't see that there is anything to worry about. I notice that publicity photos are often used with Wikipedia listings--Bessie Smith, for example (and I have clearer prints of that). Please tell me what I can do to get Lil's picture in there. I have some that I myself took of her, but they do not do her justice.

I should add that I have often used photos in my books where the photographer/studio was unknown or out of business and untraceable. There has never been a problem with such pictures. Christiern Albertson 21:13, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

The images were deleted under criterion WP:CSD#I4 - no source and copyright tag provided. I encourage you to read the message titled "License tagging for Image:Lil Armstrong portrait (cropped).jpg" on your talk page and make yourself familiar with the policies mentioned, specifically Wikipedia:Image use policy. While I'm not an expert on copyright law, 1960s doesn't seem old enough to qualify as public domain by age yet. However, you might ask for detailed advice (specifically, how to mention attribution and permission correctly) on the policy's talk page. Миша13 19:22, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

WP:PW newsletter

Hi. I noticed you're the one whose bot delivers the WP:PW newsletter. Well me and some other people have established a full newsletter, and I was wondering if your bot could deliver the newsletter. The source of the newsletter can be found here. The Chronic 03:48, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Done. Миша13 19:14, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

this user

It looks like this user you blocked is now disrupting his/her talk page.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 01:52, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

The talk page was deleted as pure vandalism. That resloves that.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 01:59, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

User Page codes

Hey Misza13, the other day I saw some code on another editors userpage that listed the user's online status. (it was some code you wrote) I've added it to my userpage, and i love it. Great work!!! Now, I'd like to have a "edit counter" like you have. But this code doesn't work on my userpage. What do I need to do, other that changing user names? Thanks. Keep up the great work. I was testing the code on my Sandbox User:Rocketmaniac/Sandbox Rocketmaniac 04:41, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

It's my account on the toolserver, so it's ~misza13, but it's a count for your username, so it's user=Rocketmaniac, hence the full link is: http://tools.wikimedia.de/~misza13/cgi-bin/count.py?user=Rocketmaniac&project=enwiki_p —Миша13 20:29, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

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Hey there!

I was leaving a {{test2}} for this IP and I spotted your name! So I thought I'd check in. How are you? Master of Puppets ^{Care to share?} 04:30, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Quite a coincidence that I left that message on my birthday last year. I have little to complain about except the amount of time real life is consuming. I finally got a Master's Degree in mathematics and now have a full-time and decently-paid job. And how's been life treating you? Миша13 22:23, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Pretty well, thanks. Thought I'd get back to editing the Wiki after taking a year long break (I returned on the very day I signed up on, except two years later... I found this a cool fact, as I didn't plan it). What's your job? Trying to crack NORAD's defenses or something? :P Master of Puppets ^{Care to share?} 04:49, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

No, not really. :) I work in a bank, but it's exciting nonetheless. Миша13 21:19, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Random question

Hi! Love the archiving bots. how often do they run? once a day? every hour? continuously? just curious. Thanks for the great work! --Rocksanddirt 22:18, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Most run once every day at fixed hours, with the exception of a second run on the busier WP:AN and WP:AN/I. Миша13 22:24, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! --Rocksanddirt 22:47, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Bot problem

Miszabot ||| seems to be archiving my talk page when sections get to be 7 or 8 days old rather than the 2 days specified in the config statement. Can you take a look? Thatcher131 01:15, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

It's limited by the minthreadsleft parameter (see User:MiszaBot/Archive HowTo#Parameters explained) that has a default value of 5. Миша13 21:21, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

User:SunStar Net

Thanks for blocking that account, it was a doppelganger account. I re-created my original username to prevent impersonation. --Solumeiras ^talk 13:48, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

No problem. I have blacklisted "SunStar Net" in my block bot a while ago to stop attack usernames. Миша13 21:22, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

links to archives

Hi, Misza13. I'd like to ask you a question please. Does your program adds the links to archives to my current talk page automaticly, or I should do it myself. Thank you.---- Mbz1 (talk) 19:36, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

No it doesn't. You can either create them on your own (like I do) or try to use User:HBC Archive Indexerbot's help. Миша13 21:26, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

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Barntstar

		The Invisible Barnstar
		For being with us for so many years, and for many years to come, raise a glass. Marlith T/C 05:43, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Cheers! :) Миша13 18:43, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

ArbCom questions

Hi. I'm Ral315, editor of the Wikipedia Signpost. We're interviewing all ArbCom candidates for an article next week, and your response is requested.

1. What positions do you hold (adminship, arbitration, mediation, etc.)?
2. Why are you running for the Arbitration Committee?
3. Have you been involved in any arbitration cases? In what capacity?
4. In the past year, are there any cases that you think the Arbitration Committee handled exceptionally well? Any you think they handled poorly?
5. Why do you think users should vote for you?

Please respond on my talk page. We'll probably go to press late Monday or early Tuesday (UTC), but late responses will be added as they're submitted. Thanks, Ral315 » 04:47, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

User:MiszaBot VI

Is the above user one of your accounts? I noticed that it has exact copies of both your user and user talk pages and wanted to check with you. KnightLago (talk) 00:48, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't look like her's to me. I think its an attempt at impersonation.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 00:50, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

I left a note on both pages asking for verification. I will give it a day and keep an eye on the other account's contribs. If bad can easily report and get blocked. KnightLago (talk) 00:56, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Ah, I will report it now. Better to be safe. Can easily be unblocked if not impersonation. KnightLago (talk) 00:59, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Good idea.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 01:00, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Blocked. KnightLago (talk) 01:23, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

No, it's not my account - I register my bots when logged in so the fact appears in user creation log and always tag the userpages using my main account. Thanks for blocking it. Миша13 08:23, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

NYR08 email

Misza, you deleted the above image, which I was going to use as a source for the 2008 WWE New Year's Revolutoin event being cancelled. Why did you delete it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alex Roggio (talk • contribs) 16:48, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Because it was not used in any articles. Fair use images can only be used in article space and only when certain criteria are met. Миша13 12:00, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Scoobydoo picture

Hello, I could not find the appropriate tag to put under the image. Instead of deleting it why didn't you put the right tag under it?! I will upload this again and could you please tell me what to put under it.

Thanks

--Wolfdog1 (talk) 09:21, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

The tag invited you to review Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and find what's most appropriate. As far as I can tell from the image, you should look under non-free licensing, remembering to fulfill fair use criteria as well. Миша13 12:03, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

WP:PW notice

Just a heads up: the newsletter will be ready for delivery in a little bit (not right now). There's a new no-spam list. Feel free to do a proofreading check of the draft here. The Chronic 05:45, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

The newsletter is ready for delivery. The Chronic 17:59, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Hey, I'm wondering... what days/times are on Wikipedia? 'cause I want to figure out the best time to contact you to deliver the newsletter (the next time). The Chronic 03:02, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Template:Vandalism information

Hi, can you make sure WdefconBot doesn't overwrite the recent changes to Template:Vandalism information? Thanks – Gurch 20:42, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

I mean it – Gurch 02:04, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Imagine I got your message the first time through. Also imagine that some people aren't awake 24/7 like yourself. Finally, please explain how the elimination of every occurrence of the word "Wdefcon" from Wikipedia is critical to its continuous operation. Anyway, should be fixed now - I hope it's easy to imagine that the bot simply replaces the content of the template with new text - now that bad idea since people can break it more seriously than bots. Миша13 17:39, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Not awake 24/7? :O – Gurch 06:53, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Signpost updated for November 26th, 2007.

Weekly Delivery

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ArbCom table with portfolio links

Hello! As we did for last year's election, we are again compiling a Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2007/Summary table. This table contains a column "Portfolio" for links that display candidates' pertinent skills. I will be going through each candidate's statements and gradually populate the column, but this may take some time. Please feel free to add some links in the form [link|c] if you feel it shows conflict resolution skills, or [link|o] otherwise. It would also be helpful if you can check if the information about you is correct.

My motivation is that as a voter, I don't want to just rely on a candidate's words, but also see their actions. Moreover, I believe a portfolio of "model cases" to remember in difficult situations can be useful for each candidate, as well. I believe that conflict resolution skills are most pertinent to the position, but if you want to highlight other skills, please feel free to use a new letter and add it to Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2007/Summary table#Columns of this table. — Sebastian 05:35, 28 November 2007 (UTC)    (I stopped watching this page as of 02:25, 30 November 2007 (UTC). If you would like to continue the talk, please do so here and let me know.)

Archiving

I'm wanting to archive what's on my user talk page, but leave the NOTICE TO CANDIDATES alone. And want to use the automatic Archiving which archives comments, after certain days. Is there a chance if i could use your automatic archiving, i've tried to on my own but it doesn't seem to work, and i don't know what to do. SKYNET X1000 (talk) 14:42, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Never mind, I've changed my mind. SKYNET X1000 (talk) 14:48, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

FYI

MiszaBot is down again. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 15:20, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

KnowledgeOfSelf munches on Misza13

Trouble with Archiving?

Misza13, although previously i asked if it was possible for you to archive my talk page, i'm having difficulty in archiving my own talk page and wouldn't mind using the bot to automatically archive the talks on my user talk page. Is that permitted...... SKYNET X1000 (talk) 20:27, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Have a look at User:MiszaBot/Archive HowTo to get the general idea. Have a look at the examples provided and choose one. Then add whatever code is required somewhere near the top of your talk page. The bot runs once each day and archives only when there's a certain minimum of threads, so it may take a while before it does anything with your talk (it needs to fill with some content). Regarding leaving the first section alone, it will be left as long as it doesn't contain any timestamps. Миша13 20:38, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

I've placed example two onto the user talk page, what will happen to my archive box which i placed on it will it get updated SKYNET X1000 (talk) 20:44, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Three things:

1. You forgot to change "User talk:Example" to the name of your page. (Not that I'm surprised - maaaaaaaany people do that.)
2. Why did you set the counter to 3? Do you have 2 previous archives already? With that setting, the bot would start archiving to "/Archive 3" - is that what you want?
3. If you change the archive box to use auto=yes, it should automatically update itself when new subpages are created.

Миша13 21:02, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Misza, I've followed your instructions and changed the counter to 1 since there hasn't been any archived previously and changed the User talk:Example to User talk:SKYNET X1000, and I've changed the archive box to the one which has auto=yes. Have i done it correctly. SKYNET X1000 (talk) 08:14, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Seems fine to me now - once your talk fills with some threads, it should pick it up. Миша13 21:07, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

That's good to hear it would safe me some time from trying to archiving my user talk page manually which on the preview page I've been mucking it up, but now i can ignore it and thanks for letting me use the automatic archive bot. SKYNET X1000 21:13, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Incomplete archiving

Hello, MiszaBot II incompletely archived threads from Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard: after this edit, it archived two threads to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive112 ([2]), but forgot to create Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive113, and to archive the last three threads (I archived them manually: [3]). Regards, Korg (talk) 23:09, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for catching that - it sometimes happens as there is virtually no mechanism of assuring atomicity of two (much less three) separate edits - it may succeed on some but fail on others. Миша13 14:39, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Archive to /dev/null

Hi. MiszaBot III has just archived some of my talk page to "/dev/null", despite my configuration saying I want it to archive them to my archive page. Can you shed any light on this please? ~~ [Jam]^[talk] 13:20, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Exactly that - the bot doesn't understand the template when it's compacted into one line - it's simply not a usual template. Миша13 14:37, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Ah, OK. I did wonder if that was the case. I've expanded it out now :). Thanks. ~~ [Jam]^[talk] 14:40, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

A little help

I put your bot template on Talk:Aang to start archiving pages. It seems not to be doing anything. Is there something wrong with the parameters I put in? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Parent5446 (talk • contribs) 00:33, 19 November 2007 (UTC)