User talk:Lcarsos - Revision history

Dtgriscom: /* Becoming an Admin again? */

2023-10-18T22:16:12Z

‎Becoming an Admin again?

Dtgriscom: /* Becoming an Admin again? */ new section

2023-08-07T13:51:39Z

‎Becoming an Admin again?: new section

172.69.69.20: /* Spam Bot */ new section

2022-05-21T00:26:00Z

‎Spam Bot: new section

Obscure xkcd reference: /* User page */

2021-11-12T19:33:35Z

‎User page

Lcarsos: /* User page */

2021-11-09T04:56:38Z

‎User page

Obscure xkcd reference at 17:35, 7 November 2021

2021-11-07T17:35:32Z

Lcarsos: /* User page */ troubleshooting questions

2021-11-06T21:08:21Z

‎User page: troubleshooting questions

Obscure xkcd reference: /* User page */ new section

2021-11-06T20:30:04Z

‎User page: new section

Beanie at 11:21, 17 May 2021

2021-05-17T11:21:08Z

Frankie: Edit War Policy?

2019-11-21T17:06:52Z

Edit War Policy?

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	You're the only other bureaucrat on this system; would you mind restoring my Powers For Good? Thanks... -- [[User:Dtgriscom\|Dtgriscom]] ([[User talk:Dtgriscom\|talk]]) 13:51, 7 August 2023 (UTC)		You're the only other bureaucrat on this system; would you mind restoring my Powers For Good? Thanks... -- [[User:Dtgriscom\|Dtgriscom]] ([[User talk:Dtgriscom\|talk]]) 13:51, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
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		+	: No sign of either you or Jeff. I'll ask what I asked Jeff; if you swing by, would you please promote someone else to be a bureaucrat? Otherwise the next time there's a vandalism spree we'll have nobody to help us peons out. -- [[User:Dtgriscom\|Dtgriscom]] ([[User talk:Dtgriscom\|talk]]) 22:16, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

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	[https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/Explain_xkcd_server_admin&offset=&limit=500&target=Explain+xkcd+server+admin], is replacing entire pages contents with the word "crap." Been trying to revert their changes, but seems to be a bot. They've changed thousands of pages.		[https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/Explain_xkcd_server_admin&offset=&limit=500&target=Explain+xkcd+server+admin], is replacing entire pages contents with the word "crap." Been trying to revert their changes, but seems to be a bot. They've changed thousands of pages.
	[[Special:Contributions/172.69.69.20\|172.69.69.20]] 00:26, 21 May 2022 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/172.69.69.20\|172.69.69.20]] 00:26, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
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		+	== Becoming an Admin again? ==
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		+	Hi. After the recent explosion of vandalism, where I did a bunch of the cleanup, Jeff agreed to make me an admin, with a trial period of a week. As the week's end approached, I asked if I could continue, but Jeff never responded and my adminship lapsed.
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		+	You're the only other bureaucrat on this system; would you mind restoring my Powers For Good? Thanks... -- [[User:Dtgriscom\|Dtgriscom]] ([[User talk:Dtgriscom\|talk]]) 13:51, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

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	::::Thank you☺️--[[User:Obscure xkcd reference\|Obscure xkcd reference]] ([[User talk:Obscure xkcd reference\|talk]]) 19:33, 12 November 2021 (UTC)		::::Thank you☺️--[[User:Obscure xkcd reference\|Obscure xkcd reference]] ([[User talk:Obscure xkcd reference\|talk]]) 19:33, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
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		+	== Spam Bot ==
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		+	This user,
		+	[https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/Explain_xkcd_server_admin&offset=&limit=500&target=Explain+xkcd+server+admin], is replacing entire pages contents with the word "crap." Been trying to revert their changes, but seems to be a bot. They've changed thousands of pages.
		+	[[Special:Contributions/172.69.69.20\|172.69.69.20]] 00:26, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

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	::: I'm pretty sure, but I don't think it's in any of the admin pages I have access to, that there's a 3 day new account policy for creating a user page or a user talk page. [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 04:56, 9 November 2021 (UTC)		::: I'm pretty sure, but I don't think it's in any of the admin pages I have access to, that there's a 3 day new account policy for creating a user page or a user talk page. [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 04:56, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
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		+	::::Thank you☺️--[[User:Obscure xkcd reference\|Obscure xkcd reference]] ([[User talk:Obscure xkcd reference\|talk]]) 19:33, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

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	:: Yes it is just my User: and User talk: pages. Is it some sort of spammer blocker or is it a bug? And how can I change this? (I know that you shouldn't start a sentence with 'and' but I can't find any other way to phrase this.)--[[User:Obscure xkcd reference\|Obscure xkcd reference]] ([[User talk:Obscure xkcd reference\|talk]]) 17:35, 7 November 2021 (UTC)		:: Yes it is just my User: and User talk: pages. Is it some sort of spammer blocker or is it a bug? And how can I change this? (I know that you shouldn't start a sentence with 'and' but I can't find any other way to phrase this.)--[[User:Obscure xkcd reference\|Obscure xkcd reference]] ([[User talk:Obscure xkcd reference\|talk]]) 17:35, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
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		+	::: I'm pretty sure, but I don't think it's in any of the admin pages I have access to, that there's a 3 day new account policy for creating a user page or a user talk page. [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 04:56, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

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	:Can you create any pages? Or is it just your User: and User talk: pages? [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 21:08, 6 November 2021 (UTC)		:Can you create any pages? Or is it just your User: and User talk: pages? [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 21:08, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
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		+	:: Yes it is just my User: and User talk: pages. Is it some sort of spammer blocker or is it a bug? And how can I change this? (I know that you shouldn't start a sentence with 'and' but I can't find any other way to phrase this.)--[[User:Obscure xkcd reference\|Obscure xkcd reference]] ([[User talk:Obscure xkcd reference\|talk]]) 17:35, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

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	Hi, I'm a new user and for some reason I cannot edit my user bio page or use my user talk page. I have not found an explanation for this and because you seem to be 'official' I thought I could ask you why and how to change it.--[[User:Obscure xkcd reference\|Obscure xkcd reference]] ([[User talk:Obscure xkcd reference\|talk]]) 20:30, 6 November 2021 (UTC)		Hi, I'm a new user and for some reason I cannot edit my user bio page or use my user talk page. I have not found an explanation for this and because you seem to be 'official' I thought I could ask you why and how to change it.--[[User:Obscure xkcd reference\|Obscure xkcd reference]] ([[User talk:Obscure xkcd reference\|talk]]) 20:30, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
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		+	:Oh jeez, if I'm what counts for official... I haven't been active here in a hot minute.
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		+	:Can you create any pages? Or is it just your User: and User talk: pages? [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 21:08, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

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	== Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls ==		== Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls ==
	Is that deliberate? [[User:Beanie\|Beanie]] ([[User talk:Beanie\|talk]]) 11:21, 17 May 2021 (UTC)		Is that deliberate? [[User:Beanie\|Beanie]] ([[User talk:Beanie\|talk]]) 11:21, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
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		+	== User page ==
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		+	Hi, I'm a new user and for some reason I cannot edit my user bio page or use my user talk page. I have not found an explanation for this and because you seem to be 'official' I thought I could ask you why and how to change it.--[[User:Obscure xkcd reference\|Obscure xkcd reference]] ([[User talk:Obscure xkcd reference\|talk]]) 20:30, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

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	== Edit War Policy? ==		== Edit War Policy? ==
	I would very much appreciate your advice and/or opinion regarding [[Talk:977: Map Projections#Wording disagreement]] - [[User:Frankie\|Frankie]] ([[User talk:Frankie\|talk]]) 17:06, 21 November 2019 (UTC)		I would very much appreciate your advice and/or opinion regarding [[Talk:977: Map Projections#Wording disagreement]] - [[User:Frankie\|Frankie]] ([[User talk:Frankie\|talk]]) 17:06, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
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		+	== Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls ==
		+	Is that deliberate? [[User:Beanie\|Beanie]] ([[User talk:Beanie\|talk]]) 11:21, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

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	I saw a strange comment by user E-Inspired and saw there was a talk page, only to realize he was banned. I looked through the “blocked” text and noticed a link to “make useful contributions”, which linked to {{w\|Five Pillars}} using the code Wikipedia:Five Pillars. This demonstrated the page you were trying to go too quite well, but the actual page linked to was a disambiguation page, and not the actual page “Wikipedia:Five Pillars”. I believe putting a w\| in front of Wikipedia: Five Pillars to create {{w\|Wikipedia:Five Pillars\|this}} should fix the issue. Not pressing but didn’t want to just let it happen. Thanks in advance! [[User:Netherin5\|“That Guy from the Netherlands”]] ([[User talk:Netherin5\|talk]]) 16:43, 29 March 2019 (UTC)		I saw a strange comment by user E-Inspired and saw there was a talk page, only to realize he was banned. I looked through the “blocked” text and noticed a link to “make useful contributions”, which linked to {{w\|Five Pillars}} using the code Wikipedia:Five Pillars. This demonstrated the page you were trying to go too quite well, but the actual page linked to was a disambiguation page, and not the actual page “Wikipedia:Five Pillars”. I believe putting a w\| in front of Wikipedia: Five Pillars to create {{w\|Wikipedia:Five Pillars\|this}} should fix the issue. Not pressing but didn’t want to just let it happen. Thanks in advance! [[User:Netherin5\|“That Guy from the Netherlands”]] ([[User talk:Netherin5\|talk]]) 16:43, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
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		+	== Edit War Policy? ==
		+	I would very much appreciate your advice and/or opinion regarding [[Talk:977: Map Projections#Wording disagreement]] - [[User:Frankie\|Frankie]] ([[User talk:Frankie\|talk]]) 17:06, 21 November 2019 (UTC)