User talk:Sannse

Please add new messages to the bottom, thanks :) -- sannse (talk)

Funny Usernames
Those usernames are funny. The usernames are Admin and Public account. Those accounts are funny usernames and its funny when they get blocked if its a nonsense username.Ghostytreat 22:09, August 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * They are disabled -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:37, August 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * What. They are suspended. Well that is offencive. Maybe i would think about re-opening them but how do i like re-open a suspended/deleted account?--Terrific joker 18:15, September 10, 2011 (UTC)


 * There is no reason to use those accounts, nor should they be used - you already have an account, and those two could confuse newer users as to whether or not they are what they imply.


 * Usually there shouldn't because that does confuse new users which who makes the things where they have to have it there so automatic objects can happend.--Terrific joker 06:02, September 11, 2011 (UTC)

Degrassi ban
Hi. Do you know when my ban is over on Degrassi wiki?Nisoja 22:11, August 22, 2011 (UTC)Nisoja


 * According to the block log, it was 1 day from 9pm EST. That should be over in roughly 3 hours from now. Rappy 22:28, August 22, 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your assistance!
Thank you for helping out on BFF in regards to the trouble regarding the "Don't ask, Don't tell" rule, it was really appreciated, and while a good deal of us left that Wikia shortly afterwards we were all happy to see that even if the current Administration didn't much care for our opinions, the Wikia Staff still listened to us. This was a mayor relief and for this allow me to express a truthful "thank you very much" on behalf of myself and the other users!

Njalm 14:58, August 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * You are welcome :) Although I think the admins as a whole did listen, and made some sensible changes. I have a lot of respect for Ten Tailed Fox in particular... he's a good guy and a good admin. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:40, August 23, 2011 (UTC)

Can you please unban me?
loveya or someone unbanned the others?

Lilyisawesome 18:14, August 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * The ban expired -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 01:31, August 30, 2011 (UTC)

Chat?
Sannse we need to talk about that user i emailed you about on some kind of chat, I am on the iCarly Wikia chat or another chat which would suit you better x SophieSakura  (talk) 17:43, August 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * We caught up on chat :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 01:32, August 30, 2011 (UTC)

An issue
Hello Sannse (a fellow Englishperson I see?), I was wondering if I could ask you to take a look at a particular issue involving some admins on a wiki abusing their powers (repeatedly) on several users? If I've come to the right place I can give you the relevant information. --Cartman!Talk!
 * You really think this about something as juvenile as trolling despite the plethora of evidence that this was a one way abuse of power? It seems like the matter of abuse itself was completely ignored for the explanation of "trolling"? I'm not going to lie, I'm shocked at this complete dismissal despite the fact that the abuse is clearly the more apparent matter, and the insinuation that the Vault (and myself) was involved in some form of trolling match disgusts me as I actually take my admin responsibilities seriously and wouldn't degrade my character by intentionally breaking rules on other wikis. I have no idea if you'll at least reconsider and look at the evidence (if you even did) but my faith in the management of Wikia has been severely challenged. --Cartman!Talk!

More points, and I ask that they are considered

 * No wiki as large as Halo - with active admins and regular active contributors - could be adopted by someone who edited there for the first time yesterday and has a total of 11 edits. And that decision is not going to be changed by a group of people from another wiki, many of them with no edits on Halo, voting on that. I'm sorry, but the request was totally unrealistic. So given that, and given your undoubted experience of wikis and Wikia, I don't think it was unreasonable to assume that this was likely a joke on your part.


 * Yes, the Halo admin was being rude in chat. That's not something I condone, but we also give admins a lot of leeway in deciding how their community should be run. As I said in the text you quoted, we can and do step in in extreme cases - especially when there is a conflict of interest around a competitive wiki. But that doesn't mean we do in all cases, the ideal is always for a wiki's community to run themselves - even if they don't do that perfectly. If you want to change a wiki's community and become part of the administration, then I suggest you do so by becoming part of that community with valid edits and cooperative discussion - not by getting your friends to try and vote you in above existing admins. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:48, August 31, 2011 (UTC)
 * Like I have explained time and time again I don't particularly care about the adoption, it was just a lifeline for the wiki, an option in worst case scenario to prevent utter chaos, I don't even specifically like Halo, and the "active admins" at the time numbered three, with two involved. My main issue (and that of several users) is the misconduct. I realise that it's "ideal" for communities to run themselves, but when the admins can run around and do what they want without question including deleting complaints (with screenshots) about their behaviour, abusing existing powers, and going completely unchecked because there is no-one in the power structure of that community to turn to, only for the issue to end with them "openly mocking" the people involved because they are untouchable? I was actually advised by a staff member and another experienced user (who mentioned you specifically) to seek out someone in your area, and It's one admin who is the main issue here.


 * I don't know if you actually are his "friend" or not, but it appears as though you are past thinking the Vault users involved were just "trolling", and you now admit the rudeness in chat, so hopefully you can see that I haven't presented argument upon argument (with evidence) for my own health. Yes, ideally it would have been nice to see their community deal with the issue but the problem is any attempt to present the issue to their community was immediately deleted when noted by the users involved, and as those with the power are the few involved the only course of action possible was to request help from Wikia. Also, there was no vote. --Cartman!Talk!
 * I don't want to get in to further discussion on this... Halo is not eligible for adoption and the chat dispute is not one that currently needs staff intervention.
 * But just two clarifications: my only relationship with Spartan-118 is the one I have with all Wikia users, and I did not discuss this situation with him on IRC. I can't see the full context of his chat message, but my only comments on this have been on the adoptions page and here. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:54, August 31, 2011 (UTC)
 * And I remind you yet again that this isn't about adoption any more, and that there is more to it than chat.
 * Also, that isn't what the screenshot suggests. Fair enough you don't want to get into further discussion about it, but I do. I'd like you to put me in contact with someone either higher than you, or to allow me a second opinion from another staff member. --Cartman!Talk!
 * Also, "Yeah I talked to Sannse on the IRC" is pretty clear context.
 * Hi Cartman, I'm Sannse's boss and the VP of Community Support for Wikia. As Sannse has mentioned, the personal issues you're having with this admin are not what we consider needing staff intervention. As you've stated, you're not even interested in Halo, so we suggest you let this interaction go and simply move on. We do not interevene in matters of personal disagreements or one person simply disagreeing with the actions and policies of admins on a wiki. We consider this matter closed; should you have further concerns, please contact us at Special:Contact . Thanks. Jen Burton (help forum | blog) 16:42, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

Request
Hi! I am a bureaucrat at the Ben 10 Wiki and i am requesting that if you can you add in the bot right that bureaucrats can add at the Ben 10 Wiki. Like the one at Admin Tools wiki, and let admins add in rollback. The reason for this is that our non bureaucrat admins should be able to add in the simple rollback since they are trusted enough to do this, since they can also give the simple right chatmod. As for bot, it would be easier for users who are experienced with the abilities of a bot to use a bot at our wiki since they will not have a approved bot as i am the only one who has one, we have a few bot users. And also, i have asked the other existing bureaucrats as they have said yes as seen here, http://ben10.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:TheBen10Mazter#RE:_Bureaucrat_rights. Thank you for your time. TheBen10Mazter (Talk -Blog -Contribs) 17:59, August 30, 2011 (UTC)


 * Wouldn't this request be better if it was sent into Special:Contact?


 * I use my dad's email and he does not like getting messages from Wikia. --TheBen10Mazter (Talk -Blog -Contribs) 18:18, August 30, 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't think this is needed TheBen10Mazter, please use the default settings for now. Thanks -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:53, August 31, 2011 (UTC)


 * Please, we need this, it will help our wiki a lot. It is very annoying to get a bot approved as a Special:Contact message take 3 days to get a answer. Please. Thank you. TheBen10Mazter (Talk -Blog -Contribs) 00:54, August 31, 2011 (UTC)


 * Try Special:Contact anyway, and make a Wiki-only email account, if that helps.

default monobook skin

 * Hi,Sannse:
 * I like wikia,but I want to default monobook skin and cancle Read more(chinese is a 读更多),can you help me?--Msnhinet8 12:01, August 31, 2011 (UTC)
 * My wiki is:星際百科--Msnhinet8 12:01, August 31, 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi, I'm sorry, Wikia doesn't offer monobook as a default -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:00, September 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * Ok,I Understand thank you.--Msnhinet8 02:44, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

Freenode cloaks
Hi Sannse (: No, this isn't a cloak request. (: I noticed this page section was severely outdated. I figure you're probably busy, but I'd be happy to check each nick on Freenode and move them to the completed requests section if it's okay with you. (: I know there might be a bit of a trust issue, so if not that, perhaps add a sentence that asks users to move themselves to the completed requests section after they get their cloak? — Urbancowgurl777 (talk) 07:35, September 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Urbancowgurl. You are welcome to move any completed requests down, I know I'm sometimes bad at remembering to do that as they get set :)


 * Overall, I think we are going to have to phase out IRC cloaks. I'm pretty much the only staff person who uses Freenode regularly, and that's for personal time rather than as part of Wikia's support. It's pretty rare that people can find someone to set a cloak (and Freenode's system is a bit awkward, and requires the GC, the requester, and a Freenode staffer to get together). So it's likely that I'll be removing that page soon :( -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 20:02, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

Wiki-navigation Question
Hello again. As I was looking around on Wikia, I noticed that the Sims Wiki has five, um what do you call them, drop down link things on their Wiki-navigation bar. Now, what I remember about the skin transfer to Wikia/Oasis is that we were now limited to four. Did this change? And if so, then how many are we allowed now? Are we also allowed to have drop downs within those like with the Monaco Skin? What I mean is something like the Mass Effect Wiki's old Monaco Skin Sidebar. The things like Downloadable Content area. One last thing, are we still limited to seven links? If not, then now many? As always, thanks in advance. Lancer1289 13:30, September 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, there's a bug in the system that is allowing more links in the navigation than intended. The problem is that when the bug gets fixed, those with extra links are likely to have broken navigation. The code is under review at the moment, and it's possible that more menu items will be part of the feature after that. So I'd very much recommend holding on a bit longer rather than building something likely to break :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 20:16, September 1, 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the answer. I guess I have to hold off on that redesign then. :(.
 * However since you said it is under review, please consider the amount of links and extend it because having just 28 is limiting. If I could offer a few suggestions, perhaps 7 drop down links and up to 9 links under them, 6 drop down links and up to 8 links under them, or any other combinations, but at the very least, extend the amount of drop down links. Lancer1289 21:24, September 2, 2011 (UTC)

Abuse of Adminship.
Help! I was banned for a whole day on the Kingdom Hearts Wiki! The admin said for sockpuppeting. But I dont understand the true meaning of sockpuppeting! I know it has something to do with using two accounts but I didnt use two at the same time! I used my second account for the Kingdom hearts wiki! And only for that wiki and Kingdom heart wikis alike. I wont use both my accounts at the same time! But I was stilled banned for a whole day on this account and banned FOREVER on my second I didnt even get a chance to defend myself! He didnt even link me to the article that talks about sockpuppeting to so that I would even know what it is. I really dont know what it is! So please help and link me to the true definintion! I really like going on that wiki and now I am banned from the live chat aswell! What do I do?! LSSJ4 18:14, September 2, 2011 (UTC)


 * I suspect this has been resolved by now (as it was only a short ban). Many wikis have strong rules about using more than one account. On wikis, it's important to have a good reputation, so that others know that you are a reliable person entering good information. If you use more than one account, it risks hiding actions that would add to to take away from that reputation. People want to know you are you - whether that's under a real name or a nick. And using more than one account is often seen as hiding you. It's best to talk this over with the admins concerned though - and a day isn't long to wait to do that -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 19:22, September 7, 2011 (UTC)

Help, please.
I started a wiki - this time about a POPULAR subject - but need help launching it. Please can you help out? If you have the ability to make yourself an admin, you have my permission. You don't need my permission anyway. Please do. Thanks Chris! 00:41, September 3, 2011 (UTC). The guy who owns The Dot. You joined that one.


 * Staff generally do not have time to help on individual wikis. If you need help with your wiki, you can check the Admin Forum, or some of the help pages.

Regarding Chat Issue
Hi Sannse, thanks for your reply to my contact regarding the chat issue. I've ensured my browser is updated and javascript is on, is there a list of other thigns required for the chat anywhere? Thanks.  Helloher  (Death is not my phone number)  13:32, September 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Helloher. I don't know of anything else, but I've asked a collegue to see if they can find more info -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 19:24, September 7, 2011 (UTC)

Can you check my IRC account
Can you check my account to make sure it has a primary nick. (for the IRC cloak). Thanks,


 * If you have registered with freenode, you have a primary nick. It's the one that shows when you type "/whois your_nick". Ask on #freenode if you need help with that -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 19:26, September 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks. So are uyou still giving out cloaks?
 * At the moment, yes - if I happen to be on IRC. That isn't often though, so we might stop doing them soon - sorry --- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:26, September 12, 2011 (UTC)

Hey
Hey,

PM me in Chat or in IRC when you get the chance. 21:28, September 4, 2011 (UTC)
 * As soon as possible, please. 21:44, September 4, 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry Adam, I can't guarantee I'll be in IRC at any particular time right now. And besides, I'm guessing this is to discuss a ban that resulted from you putting porn in the IRC channel. I'm not removing that at the moment. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 19:29, September 7, 2011 (UTC)

What?
What do you want? -- (anon)


 * World peace, the abolition of all reality TV, a kitten that needs absolutely no maintenance, and another cup of coffee. Oh, and a pony, obviously. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 19:35, September 7, 2011 (UTC)

Name Change
Hey Sannse, Hows it going. I was wondering If I could get my name changed, To ActorDude99. Please and thank you  I'm on the edge of glory and I'm hanging on a moment with you I'm on the edge with you! 


 * Please about this.--

Adoption
Hi Sannse! I left you a message previously, but I haven't got an answer yet. I love the Demonata Series and was disappointed to see that the whole wiki is a stub. I would like to become and Admin there and help contribute for my favorite series' sake. I am trustworthy, for that you could just visit beyblade.wikia.com, where I am an active and regular user. Thanks! Pinklilac 11:32, September 5, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Pinklilac :) You are looking for our adoptions page. Good luck! -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 19:37, September 7, 2011 (UTC)

Block
User:SVG banned User:R2-47 and removed his rights on a wiki R2 founded! Can you remove SVG's rights from The Astromech Wiki?67.175.127.44 14:34, September 5, 2011 (UTC)
 * Please do not bring local issues here. Said user harassed SVG on the wiki, hence the block. 14:36, September 5, 2011 (UTC)
 * If you need to discuss this more (which doesn't sound likely) please use the contact form -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 19:37, September 7, 2011 (UTC)

Stephen King Wiki Favicon
Hi, I am the admin at the Stephen King Wiki. I am trying to get a custom favicon for the wiki, but the file I've been uploading has not been working. It has the .ico extension and was created by a program to do so. I've uploaded it to the location, "Favicon.ico", but it is still displaying the default wikia favicon. I don't know what I am doing wrong because I have changed the favicon before on another wiki. If you could help me out, I would much appreciate it. --Rolliemoon
 * It normally takes about a day to update and appear on the browser--Acer4666 15:44, September 5, 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I did let it go for awhile. It must not have been long enough. --Rolliemoon


 * Clearing your cache may speed up the process. 21:55, September 5, 2011 (UTC)
 * Favicons are notoriously sticky. Browsers cache them in a different way to other images, so they have a nasty tendency to take ages to update. I see the updated one on your wikis, so if you don't, it's your browser clinging on to the old version -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 19:39, September 7, 2011 (UTC)

Anno 1404 wiki
Hi this is user Thy emporer. there is a user on Anno 1404 wiki called Brumbek. I made a edit but he deleted it although what i was saying can be done i have done it.


 * This is something you need to talk to Brumbek about. I can't help I'm afraid -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:35, September 12, 2011 (UTC)

Cars wiki revisited
One final thing, we had talked earlier about redirecting Cars Wiki to Autopedia. As the Cars Wiki is empty, and Autopedia is huge. ---Hockeyben 14:57, September 10, 2011 (UTC)


 * There are a couple of hundred pages there... some are duplicate topics, but I think there might be some that are useful. Maybe I could import them with a category added or something, and then you could move them or delete them? Or you could check through and recover what's useful before I redirect. What would work best for you? -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:40, September 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * I have looked over the wiki, and I don't think that we need any of the pages over there. The duplicate pages are better quality on Autopedia, and the unique pages on Cars Wiki are of poor quality, and we would be better off just writing our own versions of them. So, I would say the wiki can be closed at any time, and redirected to Autopedia. ---Hockeyben 16:18, September 15, 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, and it's done :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:47, September 16, 2011 (UTC)

How to get a custom signature?
Hi Sannse. I am Pinklilac. I have seen lots of users on various wikis with customised signatures, but I don't know how to get one. Could you please tell me how to? I'll really appreciate it! -Pinklilac 08:09, September 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, you do this by changing the signature in your preferences. If it's very fancy, you may need to use a template or something to get it right... it's best to ask others on the forum for advice on the specific code to use :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:47, September 12, 2011 (UTC)

Regarding the Vault and Halo Nations
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Ultra_Force#A_warning

We have recently seen vandals who have been repeatedly made new accounts on different IP addresses. Is there anything you can do about this?

We suspect this person http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/User:Trolly_polly, http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/User:Tezzla_cannon, http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/User:Ghosttro1, this person uses mulitple proxies to make new accounts and go around all the blocks we've given him/her.


 * Two of those links go to accounts that don't exist.


 * In general, the best way to deal with vandals and trolls is "revert, block, ignore". Even the type of responses on that talk page don't really help... best not to bother, just block and move on.


 * For switching IPs, it's a longer process, because you are just playing a waiting game. Keep blocking, ask staff any time you want a search on IPs, and keep getting back to building up the wiki each time you are done :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:15, September 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * It is actually http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/User%3ATrolly_Polly and http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/Tezzla_Cannon A known user, whos only intent is to troll. They come around every now and again to spam etc. Last one saw me having to delete 2.5k pages of spam in the Fallout answers Wikia. Is there a way to actually limit the amount of new pages a user can create? as the those 2.5k where done in a single hour. User:GhostAvatar 03:15, September 15, 2011 (UTC)
 * It might actually be possible to set something up (thanks for the idea Cook Me Plox!). I'll see what I can find out. It's also possible for staff and VSTF to delete a lot of pages quickly, so you can always let us know next time, and we'll help out :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:43, September 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, I've checked in with Grunny, who knows the way to do this... it's definitely possible. So what we need is the details of what wiki, what rate you feel would work for your situation, and to know that the wiki's admins/community are in agreement with the change - and we'll set it up. Please use the contact form to let us know all that :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 16:13, September 16, 2011 (UTC)

OK, thanks for the info. I just need to know how this is restricted, i.e. is it the amount of time between questions or a max amount of questions over a certain time period (if time period, how long). So we can discuss it further and then forward it via Special:Contact. User:GhostAvatar

Block
Con you block Jessie1010. She has sockpuppets, one in particular is FakeWiki. In My Babysitter's a Vampire Wiki, Shake It Up Wiki and more. All of this has happened minutes after KataraFan and Jessie1010 had a huge fight. And it was on KataraFan's page about "fucking cows" Please block her and her IP Adress off of every wiki. Thanks.

Special:Contact. --TheBen10Mazter (Talk -Blog -Contribs) 20:04, September 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * As Ben says, the contact form is best for this - with as many clear links as possible to explain the problems. Or talk to the admins on the wikis in question - that's the best way to resolve any dispute -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:15, September 13, 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism on Charmed Legacy
Hi Sannse! Can you please permanently block User:96.35.11.159 from Charmedlegacy.wikia.com and also check if the user IP address matches any user from charmed.wikia.com? If the IP matches a user from Charmed wiki, can you please block that account as well from Charmed Legacy? The user has vandalized various pages on Charmed Legacy Wiki and I assume it is someone from Charmed Wiki. Can you please take a look at this link to see the kind of vandalism I am talking about - http://charmedlegacy.wikia.com/index.php?title=Shannen_Doherty&action=historysubmit&diff=13505&oldid=13489 Thanks! :)
 * Contact the VSTF. 13:43, September 12, 2011 (UTC)

I've looked in to this and given a brief ban to the person responsible. For future problems, please use the contact form. Thanks -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:46, September 13, 2011 (UTC)

Misunderstanding
Charitwo already warned me last night about it. he gave me a warning and i took the pictures down. Can i be unbanned? Charitwo gave me my warning!

this world revolves around me! 21:30, September 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * 2KE, please see my other messages. The blogs were out of line, and the block stands (especially given the other drama). If you want to discuss this further, please use the contact form. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:47, September 13, 2011 (UTC)

Question from forum
Hi Sannse, thanks for your reply in the Forum:Wikia, I'm thoroughly disappointed topic. I had a specific question about your response though, and you mentioned that replying in the forum wasn't the best way to make sure you saw it: so I thought I'd post it here as well, as I just wanted clarification on what you were saying. Thanks,

"@Sannse: Many thanks for the reply. I have a question though: How do you define "priest-type" ads? My complaint was specifically the fact the the ad actively obscured content. I have not noticed any reduction in content-obscuring ads, (ie, the 50/50 ad at the bottom of LordTBT's screenshot here). Is that what you meant? Are there no more of those ads in the pipeline?"--Acer4666 09:58, September 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, I meant that a new forum post addressed to Wikia might not get noticed by us. It's not generally the best way to get in touch with staff :) But I'm watching that thread now, so replied there to keep it all together -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 01:21, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

Unban Me i am Innocent!
Please Sannse why am i banned Why Why Why!!!!! i love wiki please unban ME!!!!!!!!! i don't know why i was banned did not do anything Wrong!!! Does you ban expire???!!!! Please i am going to cry! DarkFlameXD
 * You are not blocked. 14:08, September 14, 2011 (UTC)
 * TK: Messages on Sannse's talk page aren't necessarily about local blocks --  Random Time  14:27, September 14, 2011 (UTC)
 * I Googled the username to make sure and no blocks have been detected. However, when I visited DarkFlameXD's Central userpage, it did display the "Blocked" title in the masthead, which could have been mistaken for a block. The notice disappeared shortly afterwards. 14:31, September 14, 2011 (UTC)
 * Well when i log in it BLOCKED appears next to my name?
 * Yes, DarkFlameXD is blocked. Please contact us about this. I won't discuss it here. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 01:25, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

The Vault / Harassment & Bureaucrat Abuse
Hi, Sannse.

I am Luckmann; for reference, my real name is Varenus Luckmann - obviously not "The People"; that is just a joke from the Vault Chat - although I must say that I do appreciate the way it displays. Anyway, I have a problem and with no other recourse, I was recommended to contact you by someone that probably wants to stay anonymous. If this is not your table, I would appreciate if you could direct me toward the proper venue or correct course of action.

Instead of starting with the current problem, I'll start at what I consider the beginning, to give you an understanding of the situation. I will attempt to keep it brief - please do ask for clarifications if you have any questions.

Many months ago now, I started being regularly active at The Vault, the Fallout Wikia. For quite some time, this was all good and well - I had been intermittantly visiting it for much longer. In a blog/news post, however, I mentioned that I was a proponent of tribalist thought, for which I was asked to clarify if I was a "nazi" by one of the Administrators, Tagaziel. I honestly responded yes, I do in fact consider myself a national socialist - because it's true. This started a systematic abuse that continues even today, not based on my actions, but based on ad hominems and strawmen. Through my Talk page, I was badgered by Tagaziel with accusations; accusations which I confronted and answered calmy and patiently. I was accused of supporting genocide and murder - I explained that I did not. I was asked to define what I considered national socialism, repeatedly, which I, repeatedly, did. Frustrated, he ended up banning me for, as he called me, being a "nazi fuck".

However, I approached another Administrator, one GhostAvatar, on the topic of not having violated any rules. It was clear to him that I hadn't, so the ban was overturned. I was asked by Bureacrat Gothemasticator to remove the discussion with Tagaziel from my talk page and refrain from mentioning my affliation(s) in the future - something I did; not because I had broken any rules, but because it was a reasonable and understandable request on his part.

This of course did nothing to stem the tide of passive-aggressive abuse on Tagaziel's part, who, most recently mentioned in a chat I partook in that he hoped that the anarchists of Germany will have murdered all the nazis in the future. I continuously avoided taking these obvious baits, because I knew full well that he was an administrator and I am but a single user with an impopular ideology. So it was like pouring water on a goose, which I am sure frustrated him a great deal.

Recently, however, I believe that Gothemasticator have started acting as Tagaziel's proxy. As I am sure you are aware, ponies have been sweeping the internet for a while now, leaving nobody that is part of a community untouched. I had a form of "Pony OC" (original character; I am sure you are aware, but for the sake of the argument I must clarify) posted on my userpage with Race: Pony, aryan. Now, to understand the context (since the image of my pony was removed upon my ban) of that, I must clarify that this pony is obviously inspired by WW2 Germany - it was made upon request by another member, after which I made it into a sort of character.

In my mind, a word on it's own cannot present a context - and certainly not a racist context. Racism by it's very nature implies intent or an infusion of tangible value. Regardless, this made Gothemasticator blow a gasket and ban me for two weeks. I argued against it, because the word 'aryan' is in no way or form inherently racist, any more than the word "negro", "black", "berber", "turk", "caucasian" or any assortment of words can be considered inherently "racist". At this point it did not occur to me that Gothemasticator was a bureaucrat, so I again approached the administrator GhostAvatar who this time chose to support his direct superior - no surprise; had it occurred to me that Gothemasticator was a bureacrat, I would not have bothered, given the sycophant nature of most hierarchies - two men of equal rank couldn't agree on the weight of an egg if their life depended on it, but if the king says that a feather has the weight of the sun, it has to be true.

Tagaziel of course chose to strike when this opportune moment presented itself, again attacking me with ad hominems, strawmen and a sparse understanding of what he opposes (which appears to be -everything-). Gothemasticator chose to prevent me from defending myself further, lest he embaress himself further, and I was thus banned, for the first time, for a week (if memory serves - it may have been two; the point is that even if the ban was valid, this was my first offense since the last one was overturned). For daring to suggest that a imaginary fantasy original character pony was "aryan".

When I was prevented from defending myself on my talk page, I sent an e-mail to the head bureaucrat, Ausir. This, to no great surprise, went entirely unheeded and was ignored. At this point, I abandoned the whole issue (having no further recourse), waited out the ban and did not proceed to argue on my talk page (first because I was banned and later, when I came back from the ban, because I didn't want to stir up things anew).

I once again returned to socializing on the Wikia, mostly in the chat, casually editing when necessary and so on. Yesterday, I decided to revamp and edit my entire userpage again, add some music, a friends section and so on.

Come the banhammer of Gothmasticator again. This time, a permanent ban - that is to say, a full 1 year ban. The reason was, again, "racism". The reason, again, is completely bogus. Again, this is a bureaucrat, again, I have contacted the head bureaucrat (Ausir) but, again, I don't foresee getting a reply. The rationale behind this ban is threefold;

These, compound, according to Gothemasticator, is evidence of racism. He also attempts further strawmen and ad hominem justifications for this ban, saying "The guy is a known neo-nazi racist" - words that I would never use to describe myself to begin with. This accusation is entirely on his part, with no ability from my end to defend myself and if I do, his definition is the reigning one, because it doesn't matter what I argue - what matters is what his preconcieved notions of what attributes and values he associates with my supposed "nazism". This is the basis for his ban - a ban I have no way to truly challenge.
 * My avatar, which I added at the behest of my fellow vaultees, and was even cleaned up by an administrator of the vault for me. Apparently, ponies with hats are racist.
 * My labeling of the pony on my userpage as "Pony, purebreed". Purebreed in relation to ponies is, apparently, again, racist.
 * My usage of a userbox on my userpage featuring the "Glorious PC-Gaming Master Race"-meme of gaming fame, popularized by Yahtzee of The Escapist fame. Claiming the superiority of a gaming format in a comical fashion is, obviously, racist.

In my opinion, I have not broken any rules whatsoever. In fact, I have -never- broken -any- rules of Wikia nor of the Vault. Furthermore, I have received no prior warnings for any single supposed offense, prior or current. I am being singled out, not based on my conduct or because of my contributions (or lack thereof) but based on who I am as a person, my personal beliefs and the politics of which I am a proponent.

I have freely congregated with a wide array of people on the Vault, just like I congregate with a lot of people across the entire internet and have done so over my entire life. Sometimes there are conflicts, but more often than not, a mutual respect and understanding overrides the temper-tantrums of those that would play at being offended. I do not use Wikia as an engine of ideology or politics, but seek only to enjoy the same freedoms of Wikia that everyone else does, within the framework of the rules.

There are many things I personally do not appreciate in this world, but it does not mean that I go about acting like I am offended or try to shove my beliefs down other people's throats. If someone wants to discuss something with me, if they ask me, I reply honestly and truthfully. I do not shy away from a discussion as long as it remains amicable and mutual. In a sea of different opinions, why should I be singled out for constant abuse by those of higher standing based on the popularity (or impopularity) of my own principles?

My opinions or what opinions I espouse have nothing to do with anyhting, just like I do not harp on the virtues of eugenics I do not rail on about the evils of whatever dogma of the week. There is a sea of different opinions, beliefs or factual evidence that can be discussed and should be discussed, freely. I could not care less what color or orientation someone I meet on the internet has, unless they use our mutual social space as an engine of whatever agenda they have. In return, I believe that I should be met with the same courtesy.

In the end, I have made many friends on the Vault and I would hate to leave that community based on this. However, if nothing is done, I will not just remain banned, but I also doubt that I even want to return anymore, all things considered - it's just not worth the grief, no matter how much I actually care.

I do not know whether you can or will help me at all, but regardless, if you actually read this, I thank you already. Just writing this all down and giving voice to my thoughts was a massive tension-reliever.

Sincerely yours, http://imageshack.us/m/15/6929/luckmanngrenadesignatur.png Luckmann 19:38, September 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, but this is a local matter, one for the Vault admins to decide. As admins and representatives of the wiki's community, they have the right to ban as they and the community feel appropriate. If you aren't able to work this out with them, then I would suggest looking for other wikis to contribute to. Sorry I can't help -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 01:34, September 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * But the problem is that I haven't actually broken any rules whatsoever and the head Buearucrat, Ausir, is only intermittantly active and plain don't care. With no rules to back it up, there's no actual community support for the ban - it's plain abuse directed at a person, from 2-3 persons at the absolute top. When the abusers are Buearucrats, where does a user turn when abused? I was under the impression that such behaviour was against the rules of Wikia, not just the separate wikis. http://imageshack.us/m/15/6929/luckmanngrenadesignatur.png Luckmann 08:07, September 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * We give admins a lot of leaway in making their decisions. And yes, that sometimes means using their best judgement, outside of any written rules. And sometimes that means their judgement may be wrong. But we won't interfere except in extreme cases - and I'm afraid this isn't one of those. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 16:25, September 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * It appears that both parties violated the Terms of Use during this event. If the administrator(s) that were said to have been harassing Luckmann did engage him wtih such behavior, they disregarded point #1 of the ToU:

"You agree not to use the Service to [&hellip;] Harass members of the Service;"
 * However, as Luckmann had not removed the material from his userpage despite receiving multiple messages to do so, it can constitute a violation of point #3:

"You agree not to use the Service to: [&hellip;] Post, upload, transmit, share, or store content which is unlawful, defamatory, infringing, obscene, or invasive of another's right to privacy or publicity;"
 * Both parties involved in the blocking seem to have valid points. In the section "Racist bating", the resistance against removing the word "aryan" was the direct cause of the block. Luckmann, I suggest that in the future, please try and comply with such a request. Removing a word is a rather trivial matter and I personally do not see a reason to start a heated argument over it. If you think that I may have missed certain factors that could decisively influence the outcome, please let me know. Cheers, 17:11, September 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * Except that I did not "use the Service to: [&hellip;] Post, upload, transmit, share, or store content which is unlawful, defamatory, infringing, obscene, or invasive of another's right to privacy or publicity;" at all, nor was I asked to remove any such (or other) content at any point; I was just banned, despite not breaking any rules. If you review my talk page, you will notice that the only thing that was blocked due to arguing my point was my ability to edit my talk page, post-ban. And this was my first actual ban - the previous one by Tagaziel was overturned because, again, I did not break any rules.


 * My current, permanent ban (or, one-year ban, since that is all that is available to local members) was again entirely without warning. There is arguing back and forth between other members that I have been given multiple warnings and leeway - this is simply not true. For none of my bans (first ban, which was overturned, last ban due to the "aryan" in-character notation, present ban due to aforementioned listed reasons (or lack thereof)) have I received any prior warning.


 * Removing a word is indeed a trivial matter, but the presence of said words does not constitute a violation of the rules - but regardless of whether or not this is trivial, I was never asked or requested to remove it in a reasonable (or even unreasonable) manner. As with the first argument with Tagaziel, I am happy to comply with reasonable requests, such as removing the prior discussion with Tagaziel from my talk page (clearly marked as removed by request) and the agreement to not mentioning affiliations (which is not against the rules - I complied to avoid, well, situations like this and general drama).


 * I did not, as you say, receive "multiple messages to do so", nor was any content at any point unlawful, defamatory, infringing, obscene or invasive of another's right to privacy or publicity. It can be argued, although unreasonably so, that "aryan" could potentially constitute being obscene when taken out of it's context - but certainly not the reasons for my current ban (which, again, I listed earlier in bullet-form).


 * From my perspective, I cannot see how this cannot constitute abusive behavior.


 * I realize that this post may come across as slightly hostile, heated or haughty, reading back on it. I apologize, for it is not my intent. It is simply that the situation infuriates me somewhat and the sentences that bubble to the surface may be of the less desirable variety. http://imageshack.us/m/15/6929/luckmanngrenadesignatur.png Luckmann 17:48, September 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * Aryan according to Wikipedia: in colloquial English the word has been adopted in accordance with Nazi racial theory's appropriation of the term to describe persons corresponding to the "Nordic", "blond-haired, blue-eyed" physical ideal of Nazi Germany (the "master race" ideology) [n 1]
 * Nazism and race according to Wikipedia: At the bottom of this hierarchy were "parasitic" races (of non-"Aryan" origin) or "Untermenschen" ("sub-humans"), which were perceived to be dangerous to society. In Nazi literature, the term "under man" ('Untermensch') was applied to the Slavs, especially including Russians, Serbs (from South Slavic group), and ethnic Poles.[1] Nazi ideology viewed Slavs as a racially inferior group, who were fit for enslavement, or even extermination.[2] About 2 million non-Jewish ethnic Poles were killed by Nazi Germany.[3][4]
 * That there is why I find your comments offensive. You wear a very terrible view, and I hope you will one day become more tolerant of others, but I don't want to see hate like this at wikia at all. It is not about perspective, it is hate. Devilmanozzy  (Talk Page)  18:44, September 17, 2011 (UTC)

I believe that a statement from the "oppressor" is in order. I'm Tagaziel, one of the administrators of the Vault, and apparently I'm a horrible person. Joking aside, let me explain the rationale behind the decision to ban him (as I understand it). The first decision to ban him was not made lightly. It was for me, as a freedom-minded person, a conflict between the respecting the right of freedom of speech and thought and respect for the milions murdered by nazis and their supporters.

The tipping point came when I did a background check on Luckmann, in the form of a cursory examination of his DeviantArt account. While I understand that off-site matters shouldn't factor into administrative decisions, Luckmann's unmoderated behaviour there showed his views clearly and has convinced me that allowing him to remain on the Vault was not in its best interest:


 * Deep seated racism evident by referring to people of a dark complexion as, quote, "shitskins", unquote.
 * Declared Holocaust denier, as per this and this example.
 * Promotion of nazism and related ideologies, or at least preparation and publication of promotional materials of this nature on his dA account. This says all, pretty much.

These factors combined have convinced me that Luckmann's removal from the Vault is in its best interest. While other administrators contested my decision, ultimately it was upheld and Luckmann was again removed from the Vault's community following him persistently inserting various clues related to him being a nazi: defining his character as aryan, using an MLP avatar wearing a Third Reich peaked cap and similiar. All of this was done despite him being repeatedly asked to keep his political ideology off the Vault.

I fully support the decision of my fellow admin. While my reply is not as well worded as Luckmann's appeal, I ask you to understand the decision to keep a declared nazi and his claims that Alfred Rosenberg (head racial theorist of the NSDAP) is an example of non-hostile nazism as far away from the Vault as possible. Regards. http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/0/08/Personal_Sig_Image.gif Tagaziel (call!) 20:56, September 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't really think it is fair to have this argument here. Just because Sannse is part of the wikia staff, it does not mean that she can or will help. She has said this to you, so I would strongly suggest setting up a forum if that is possible here at community central. User:GuardianOfTheWastesUser talk:GuardianOfTheWastes


 * Luckmann, just a few facts for you.


 * 1) 1 year is not the max a local admin can apply, they can give perma-bans.
 * 2) You have indeed violated local policy, under the common rules of decency within the user conduct section of The Vaults policies (specifically pertaining to user pages) w:c:fallout:The Vault:User conduct guideline. Regardless of how you view it, terms such as 'Aryan' full under common decency and found offensive by many. This also includes later phrases that are carefully worded for plausible deniability, such as 'Master Race' and 'Pure breed'.
 * 3) I overturned your original ban for various reasons, one being that you was drawn into the argument. The following incidents where all provocated by yourself, with the inclusion of such terms as 'Aryan' etc., knowing the reaction it would cause in others.
 * 4) You was indeed told for the very first instances, by myself when I overturned your ban, not to demonstrate or include these ideological views on The Vault. This was later reinforced by your second ban from another sysops. So, to plead ignorance as a defence in your actions is no excuse.
 * User:GhostAvatar

Guys, if you need to discuss this further (which doesn't seem to be the case to me) then please do so off my talk page... it's really not the right place for this discussion. Luckmann, the decision of the admins stands, I will not intervene in this dispute. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:32, September 21, 2011 (UTC)

I need a cloak rename.
Hi Sannse!

I need my Wikia IRC cloak on the Freenode server to be changed, as my account name on the wikia was changed by my request. My wikia cloak was not changed, and is still based on my old account name.

[Warthog@wikia/XxXxGradiusheroxXxX] needs to become [~Warthog@wikia/Rhys Jones]

Can you change this for me please? Thanks

Rhys Jones 15:32, September 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * Freenode are likely to want to confirm that with you when I ask, so you'll need to catch me on IRC. I'm usually on there evenings (San Francisco time) but may not be in any public channels. If you set my name on stalk, you should be able to find me. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 16:28, September 16, 2011 (UTC)

Re:Welcome
Thank you, but I mostly edit underdeveloped wikis. This wiki seems fine on its own...Well, thanks again, and I might come around now and then!Youdead00 04:33, September 17, 2011 (UTC)

Problem with logging in to uncyclopedia
Hello, I have a problem with logging in to uncyclopedia, when I want to long with this user name it says "There is no user by the name "Mjbmr"" and when I want to create account with this username it says "The name "Mjbmr" is too similar to the existing account: Mjbmr Please choose another name", now what do I do? please help me, Thank you. Mjbmr 10:48, September 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Uncyc has a different user server. Any account on wikia is not automatically registered on Uncyc. In addition, they have a filter so that wikia usernames cannot be registered there. If you want to use your wikia user name there, make an account and ask Sannse there if she can rename it to your name here. That is what I did.--
 * Yep, you'll need to confirm both on Uncyclopedia and here that both accounts are you, then I can match them up so you have the Mjbmr name on both :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:38, September 21, 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I wrote a message here but I'll conform that account here too, Thanks. Mjbmr 10:34, September 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * Here another confirmation, please change my username in "uncyclopedia" from "Mjbmr1" to "Mjbmr", Thank you very much. Mjbmr1 10:39, September 22, 2011 (UTC)

Facebook box
hello,this is my first time creating a social media plug in,im having problems creating a facebook like box,and some stuff,ever since wiki change the design,i cannot find the Template Editor link,pls reply me on [address removed] as that is my main e-mail

hello,im having problems creating a facebook like box as this is my first time creating one,and i do not really know how to use wiki after the design changed,pls tell me the changes that happened,i cannot find the Template Editor link,pls reply me on [address removed] as that is my main e-mail
 * Hi, best thing is either to use the contact form (including links to where you are having problems), or ask in the forums. You may need to spend some time learning more of the basics before trying that though :) Wikis often work best if you build up your skills over time. Good luck! -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:38, September 21, 2011 (UTC)

Sockpuppeting
I recall you banning WhiteDave from the Degrassi Wikia Chat. Well, he sockpuppeted his whole ban using this account. And two days after you banned him, a chat mod(his best friend) unbanned him from chat instead of banning his sockpuppet account. Basically, his friend unbanned him from chat after you banned him. I think it is unruly and it is a matter that needs attention.

Earth revolves around me. 00:34, September 19, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm aware of the issues. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:43, September 21, 2011 (UTC)


 * Maybe you should block the sockpuppet account accross the site of course. I think 7 days will be for a sockpuppet.--Terrific joker 00:34, September 24, 2011 (UTC)

Help
I want to be a Bot, (I made this account for that) but I need someone to turn me into one.

-BTL1234, Founder of the Make your Story Wiki.


 * I've given your bot the bot flag. Regards, Tim (SVG)  14:52, September 19, 2011 (UTC)

Accurate status stuff
Hi Sannse, just a (hopefully small) request. Although on Malling Online wiki I'm shown as 'Founder', on Sustainable Community Action, which I founded, and is my main wiki of interest, I'm shown only as 'Admin'. Could this be changed to 'Founder' please? (Wondered whether to send this request to Meighan, but was confused by the focus on 'new founders'. What about us more semi-ancient ones?) Philralph 10:18, September 20, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hey Philralph, good to see you :) The problem is just that your wiki (if not you) is more than just semi-ancient! Wiki number 10 according to our database. Ones that old never had the founder information, they were made manually by our techy guy (and it was just one guy back then). I'll ask someone to get you added in the right place, and the badge should show up soon -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:50, September 21, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Sannse, thanks for this, Cheers, Philralph 08:39, September 22, 2011 (UTC)

Hey, we a have similar (but not really as pressing) issue on wiki 24 - 24 Administration and Proudhug both applied to set up the wiki at the same time, and Angela set them both as founders (presumably manually). Since then 24 Administration became inactive and his bureaucrat and admin rights were removed. I'm not sure if his founder tag is missing because of the manual set-up or removal of rights. Do de-sysopped founders automatically get their founder tag removed? As I say not an urgent issue as he's inactive but I think it'd be interesting for people looking at site history to see the founder tag.--Acer4666 11:28, September 22, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Acer, sorry for the delay. I think the problem is that our current system will only recognise one founder at a time. Your wiki is an unusual one of course, but I don't think there's any way around it any more. I'll check, to be sure though -- `sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:18, October 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * Ah cool, no problem, proudhug must have "got in there first" so to speak. I've since had a test out of curiosity and it seems de-sysopped founders keep their founder tag, so there's no way to differentiate between ones with admin/crat rights and those without.-- Category:Acer4666 13:37, October 6, 2011 (UTC)

RE
Okay, but please don't remove anything from Bakuganusers Wiki

- Lordofpyrus

HBB
Happy Belated Birthday! Hope it was a good one. Sorry I didn't write on the right day, but I hope the whole year is an excellent one for you! -- CocoaZen 04:23, September 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks CocoaZen! much apreciated :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:20, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Sulfur and Lone Black Garuga
Excuse me Sannse. Hi, this is Ash9876, and I would like to complain about the User, Sulfur from the Vandalism team. He has blocked a user named Lone Black Garuga on Bleach Fanon for incorrect reasons and/or a misunderstanding. Would you mind unblocking her or asking Sulfur to do so? Thank you very much.Student Ash (Let's learn together!) 23:56, September 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Tell Lone Black Garuga to give the block id for their block. That way VSTF or staff can tell if it is just Lone Black Garuga accessing a blocked ip or if they were actually blocked. Seeing as it is not a local block, it is likely the former rather than the latter.--

Help with something
Hi, just wondering who you think I should go to over this matter. Recentely, a wiki was formed by people who were banned from the Vault. The created the The Enclave Wiki which is a site devoted to the Enclave and is mostly fanon with some pages made about in-game elements. Recentely, the site was trolled and pages were vandalised etc. After that, one troll kept coming back and prompted one of the admins, Roxashasnoheart to create a rules page. The problem I found with it is that the rules were aggresive towards users that would read them. I was also shocked to see that he had wrote a racist comment on the page by saying that all Brits and Aussies have bad blood. I personally took offense to this and talked to them about in the chat. I was shocked that both Roxas and the wiki founder, Enclaveoverlord both agreed that it was true. And judging from the comments made from the Encalevoverlord, Roxas and Husky have made and their attitude towards other users. I think it would be in the best interests of the wiki that they are removed from adminship. And for me to take their place so I can actually make this a wiki that is worth the time I've put into it. I came to you first because I wasn't sure if this was to go in the Adoption Request thread.

Just in case, their user pages are : Enclaveoverlord, Husky2413, Roxashasnoheart

Also, I'd like you to see what Roxas did to the trolls page here Cammax, he might have been a troll but that behaviour is atrocious, espcially since he is an admin.

My user page - DragonBorn96

Many thanks if you respond, Sincerely, DragonBorn96 The Pony Overlords are watching 10:46, September 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * I suspect that things may have moved on from this point, as I didn't get back here quickly. But if not, please use the contact form. But you should note that we rarely interfere with admins, and I can't think of any time when we would deadmin those on one side of a dispute in order to admin the other. It just isn't going to happen. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:26, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Lord of all Fanboys:
Can you globally ban this user please? -NomadMusik


 * You'll need to be more specific than that.... :) If there is still a problem, please use the contact form. In many cases, blocks on a single wiki are enough though, we only use global blocks if very necessary -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:29, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Locking Profiles
Hi Sannse. I want to know if we can lock our profile pages and how to do it. Thanks!

Pinklilac 13:07, September 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * Admins can lock profile pages, by clicking the arrow next to "edit" and choosing "protect", but then you need to be an admin to edit it (it's locked even for the person whose page it is). There isn't a way around that at the moment. Sorry -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:30, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Help with site protection
On the Tengaged Wiki, every three or four weeks, there is a wave of vandalism. I have protected as many pages as I could but I'd like another method. I wondered if there's a way of mass protection. I heard something about the Help Wikia, or somebody, being able to place a temporary protection upon the wikia. Is this something that you could help with? Or if there's a way of giving all pages the same protection method, then that'd be helpful too. Whatever you can suggest, I'm gonna be grateful. :-) The Farty  Doctor   talk  20:11, September 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * It's possible to protect a wiki for a while using an extension called "Protect Site", you can get that by ading via the contact form. Or you can request that the wiki be set to be edited by logged in people only - if there is a strong reason for that. But overall, a wiki that no one can edit isn't a wiki any more. So I'd very much recomend not protecting pages that way. It's better to have an active admin group, who can check in and stop any problems quickly with blocks (or a short Protect Site block). Otherwise, you are just going to be a static site that won't grow well! Vandalism is always a problem, but an un-editable wiki is a bigger one :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:34, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Removing bureaucrat powers
Hello, I'd like you to please remove Zantam03's admin and bureaucrat rights at Autopedia because he hasn't edit there for the past months and he's got only 44 edits. -- Ra yo us 09:50, September 26, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, please use the contact form for this.... if you really need it... just leaving old admins in place is generally fine. Who knows, he might come back some time :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:35, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Unban Me from Chat?
Hi, I've been banned from the Community Chat for some hours now, may I please be unbanned? You could have just told me to leave instead of banning me. Are you not aware that Jaasi was being rude to me also, making fun of my comments by adding a sarcastic twist to it? Honestly, I was being pretty nice and I was just trying to find out why my fellow Degrassi Wiki members were banned unfairly from the chat. And when you told me to cease, which I did, I asked Mta(?) why saying "hai" would have to result in a ban from Godisme. I don't get what I did wrong to get banned. EliGObsessed ツ I will be rising from the ground, like a Skyscraper.


 * I did not ban you, that was Sannse. I will Unban you for now as Sannse's message was "Eli, I am banning you until I am done with this meeting." --
 * Thanks Godisme, and apologies EliGObsessed, I totally forgot to clear that -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:38, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

How to get a family tree and other templates?
Hi there! I have noticed there are many templates missing from the Demonata Wiki and was wondering how to get them. There is no admin on this wiki either, so I had to turn to you. Thanks!

Pinklilac 12:43, September 29, 2011 (UTC)

P.S. The Family Tree one is urgent!

:Hi, most templates aren't standard, people create them on each wiki. You can often copy them from other wikis, but you should be aware that they often use CSS and other code that has to be copied alongside the templates themselves. Templates from wikis off-Wikia (including Wikipedia) may not work here at all, because the set-up and other details of those wikis may not be the same. The best place to get more detailed help is on the forum. Good luck -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:46, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

If that is so, how do I create a template? I need lots of help!

Pinklilac 13:31, October 6, 2011 (UTC)

Suggestion
Hi Sannse! I have a suggestion for you, about other non staff account, Sanns Socks. Its talkpage is not really for user use so you can redirect it to yours if you'd like. Its your choice though. Thanks! TheBen10Mazter ( Talk - Blogs -Contribs) 15:26, September 29, 2011 (UTC)

:That's a good thought. I think I'll leave it though, because I always find talk/user page redirects confusing... and I watch that page anyway :) Thanks -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:47, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Help
Hello, I'm Kendzo. I have been helping clubpenguin wiki by adding pictures and helping with providing information. Since it was replaced by a new clubpenguin wikia I have decided to stop helping the new clubpenguin wikia because of how complicated it was, I have great ideas and I love throwing my knowledge to the world but I think that my know-how of using wikia is keeping me from doing as much as I would like to do. I have searched around but I have not managed to grab on something that will teach me how to handle 'Pages' in general e.g How to make information boxes and placing pictures and stuff like that. Basicaly I am asking if you know somewhere or something that will help/teach me how to work with 'Pages'. Kendzo.JR 20:08, September 29, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Kendzo, I replied on your other message :) -- 02:48, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

CVs and other
Hey Sannse. First of all, I'd like to apologize for causing a bit of an argument on your user page. It wasn't my intention to do so, I simply wanted for you to have a full view of the situation and prevent Luckmann from trying to manipulate you.

Second, I'd like to ask for advice. I've recently posted a blog about converting Wikia-related experience into CV entries (aimed primarily at Wikia administrators and bureaucrats). JoePlay complimented it. I think giving it a little bit more exposure could be beneficial to Wikia volunteer staff. Then again I'm not 100% confident about that, so I opted to contact a more experienced person, namely you. What's your opinion? http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/0/08/Personal_Sig_Image.gif Tagaziel (call!) 07:35, September 30, 2011 (UTC)


 * That's a really good post, with good, sensible advice that I think could be very useful for a lot of people on Wikia. Impressive stuff! I'll certainly share it with other staff, and think you should share it in any way you can :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:52, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

IMPORTANT! Hi Sannse, Nonciclopedia needs you
I have sent this message also to Avatar.

Hi Sannse, there's a problem on Nonciclopedia. Yesterday we sent to staff this mail:

Dear Wikia staff, as you may already know, Vasco Rossi, an italian singer, sued Nonciclopedia for defamation. To protest against what we believe is an abuse of the legal system, especially because the sysops are the most endangered people at the moment, sunday evening (European time) we'll close the site for a few days (but we'll say to the users for an undetermined period of time), hide every content except a page in which we explain to the public what's going on, hoping that this extreme measure will change something in our situation. For a security reason, sysops, staff and helpers will still have access to the pages, but you'll notice a flicker if the page loads fast and will have to wait a lot for the content to appear if it doesn't.

Best regards, Nonciclopedia's staff

But today morning an Helper, Cizagna, revert all our edit and revoked my admin status (and the MFH admin status) because of the editwar and because he/she can't understand the reason of our protest. For more info read here. There are many informations about the issue.

Please, we need your help as soon as possible, also because all the Italian newspaper are talking about this!

And please let us strike for a few days, it's an important thing. --Zaza 14:05, October 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you, our guardian angel! :P --Zaza19:53, October 3, 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. It's an unusual situation, so glad we could get it sorted. The technical problems with the code are fixed now, and we've agreed to allow the redirects.... so all should be good.
 * I've asked a couple of the other admins, but will say it here too: please let us know how things are going as this unfolds! -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:55, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Poor neglected page
Wow this page needs an update >_< Sorry for the delay everyone, I'm catching up now -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:15, October 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * And caught up! Please let me know if I missed anything. Thanks all -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:56, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Please help a pooped puppy
Ohai, this puppy is pooped and needs help! Wikitanvir 05:31, October 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * Well that's going to confuse anyone reading this.... but uncyclopedia rename done :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 05:33, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Degrassi ban
Hey Im Cheylene from the Degrassi wiki, and I dont get why I wasn't warned first that the content I posted on my profile header was unacceptable. I was hoping my ban could be shortened somehow? I just feel that it's extremley unfair that I was banned for that reason when I had no clue that it was ban worthy material /:

Chet :3 04:16, October 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, your ban was a short one, so has expired. Please read this and my talk page on Degrassi for more. Thanks -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:03, October 10, 2011 (UTC)

WHAT THE HECK
I have been begging wikia for help on my John Carter wiki for months, I got alot of help. . . I got a spotlight. . . . I even had Johncarter.wikia.com redirect to my wiki. . . I ahve been preparing the wiki for months MONTHS AND MONThS at least a year I think. . . .so what do I find today. . . I find this http://johncarter.wikia.com/wiki/John_Carter_Wiki. . . .my redirect no longer takes me to my wiki. . . . it takes me to a wiki on the exact same subject. . . just instead. . . .a different wiki. . . WHY DOES THIS EXSIST, there was no issues with barsoom.wikia.com. .. . I HAVE THE POSTER OF THE MOVIE ON THE FRONT PAGE WITH A COUNTDOWN TIMER, why the heck would oyu guys do this too me? ralok 03:34, October 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Multiple wikis on the same subject are allowed. This is not something new.--

Shut up, Ihave been preparing barsoom.wikia.com for the purpose of being the go to place, I wanted the staffs help I repeatedly asked. I even had johncarter.wikia.com REDIRECT TO BARSOOM.WIKIA.COM you dont tell me not to be angry. I would have gladly accepted WIKIAS HELP I WAS BEGGING FOR IT. They stole the redirect without my permission and never EVER EVER EVER EVER even bothered to check with me too see if my wiki was active. ralok 03:47, October 9, 2011 (UTC)

Please be polite and coherent with your messages: Being angry won't get you anywhere. Demise101 04:30, October 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Now I could argue the philosophy of your statement. But here is teh simple definitive fact, I am angry. Now if they want me to not be angry . . . so we can get somewhere . . . the staff can acknowledge what has happened, maybe even awknowledge it was a mistake . . . or maybe just explain why this happened. Because I am a hundred percent sure that Johncarter.wikia.com used to redirect to a wiki that I maintain . . . they didnt ask me if they could have it. I dont want to argue . . . I just want to know why they felt the need to crate a new wiki on a subject, when I had a 400 page wiki built specifically for the purpose they have . . . written and ready to READY TO FLY and tell all the world about John Carter of mars. I had even worked out systems for handling different adaptions of John Carter of Mars to avoid confusion .. . . there is just . . . no reason for this wiki to exsist other than apearently making me angry . . . I dont want to be angry, in fact Iwant . . . .and I say this with honesty I want wikia to take the wheel for a while . .. help me out, help attract new people to the community. They have alot of good information on their wiki that I dont have yet, and I so desperately want it . . . but I cannot steal from another wiki ralok 04:47, October 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi ralok. I don't know much about this, but I understand you also left messages for other staff. One of the content team should be getting in touch with you soon :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:05, October 10, 2011 (UTC)

Question about blocks
I was blocked by CamileA05 on the degrassi wikia. So i asked her why she blocked me and her reply was "Everyone in the chat was requesting me to do so.I was just doing my job. ♥CamilleA05 04:39, October 9, 2011 (UTC)" She blocked me for a year simply because she was asked by other people to do so. Is this a reasonable reason to block someone, because i've never heard of this before. Satans Little Helper 04:53, October 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * I was blocked from the wikia main chat because someone else hurt my feelings, so I am pretty sure people can block you for whatever reason. But honestly, I would block you on any of my wikis because your name is profane! You may not consider it so, but the fact is you are making light of a subject many people take seriously adn have a genuine fear too. You might aswell name yourself Holocaust Jim. ralok 11:37, October 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * LOL, No their is no proof wheather satan existed or not, my name isn't even satans little helper, it's closer 2my dreams. People can take anything seriously, i can take your comment seriously and ask for you to banned for harassment. I'll change my sig when i get polity asked, instead of being judge by a total stranger for something that may not even exist. That signature even comes from the simpsons just so you know Satans Little Helper 18:15, October 9, 2011 (UTC)

you. . . are making light of something people take seriously. If you dont want to be judged then dont do something that will cause people to judge you negatively. I think you fail to understand how people are judged. WE are Judged by our actions, in particular how we treat other human beings. And you are associating yourself with somethign that has a negative stigma attached, that is an action. . . dont expect to not be judged from it. ralok 05:23, October 10, 2011 (UTC)

I don't really care about you're judgements, it's not you're place or my place to argue on sannses page. Converstation ended .Satans Little Helper 06:01, October 10, 2011 (UTC)


 * Ummm . .. . okay . . .. I have no idea what your problem is, and I never really judged you . . . I just said your name was profane . . . ralok 06:08, October 10, 2011 (UTC)

Closer, you have had many warnings, many previous bans, and have continued to cause problems on the wiki and on chat. I warned you on Friday that you were very close to a long-term ban, and comments like this after that warning show that nothing had changed. Please move on from the wiki. If you return with a sockpuppet account, then the ban will be from all of Wikia. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:26, October 10, 2011 (UTC)

No, i'll just make a sockpuppet under a new Ip. You won't know its me :D so block away. —This unsigned comment is by Closer 2my Dreams (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with !

Quick question.
On some of the wikis I manage, my talk pages are quite jam-packed and I've been meaning to archive them. But, how do you create talk page archives? Do you just make a new page and title it User talk:[Your username]\Archive 1, or are they automated? Thank you! --TWISH 16:52, October 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, the usual way is just to create the page and copy stuff there. With the new talk pages we are working on, they will automatically "archive" by pagination - but that's not available except on some test wikis so far. Hope that helps -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:28, October 10, 2011 (UTC)

Chat
Can I have an unban please? I'll be using a different computer with a stronger connection when I come back. --Callofduty4 20:28, October 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * Godisme got it :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 22:52, October 11, 2011 (UTC)

Default Traditional Chinese

 * Hello Sannse,wikia not support default Traditional Chinese?E.g.:zh-tw.--Msnhinet8 12:29, October 12, 2011 (UTC)
 * My Country is in Taiwan,My Country not prot of China,My country not use Simplified Chinese,I very hope wikia have Provide at Traditional chinese in the default,Thank you very much Sannse,I like wikia.--Msnhinet8 12:29, October 12, 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi, we can change a wiki to that on request. Just contact us with a list of wikis and the language you want. We reduced the default list a while ago, because it was very long, but can still set your wikis to the language type you want -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:26, October 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks.--Msnhinet8 11:56, October 13, 2011 (UTC)

Vandal?
We really need to have this kid by the name of Thomas Hozempa blocked. He keeps vandalizing Nickelodeon wikis, took over the Crazymutt Wiki to troll its original owner (I assume), and he makes these pointless Wikias that are incredibly vulgar (nothing way too inappropriate, though). One of them (its ID was adventuretime3) was closed a while back. I've sent 3 reports to Wikia staff.

GojiBob would know a bit about him too, ask him about Thomas if you can. The WonderKat (Talk) 00:14, October 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, Thomas also made a innappropriate blog on my wiki. -- TheBen10Mazter ( T - B -C) 00:25, October 14, 2011 (UTC)
 * w:c:vstf:Report:Vandalism --Tama <font color=Maroon>63  06:07, October 14, 2011 (UTC)

Copyright Images
Hi Sannse, sorry to bother you but I have a bit of a big question to ask you. I need some help with copyrighted images and non-copyrighted images.

At the Mobile Phones Wiki I'm trying to use images from the WikiMedia Commons Wiki when ever I can. My first question is, how do you attribute and license an image from WikiMedia Commons correctly (i.e legally)? (an example of what I've done for one image from the WikiMedia Commons can be seen )

Secondly, how do you attribute and license a copyrighted image? Say an image of the Samsung Galaxy Ace from the Carphone Warehouse website etc... Also would using this kind of image be legal?

I'm really sorry if I'm asking too big of a question, I'm just really worried about breaking the law and possibly recieving law suits and prosecutions for copyright infringement when I didn't intend too. Thanks in advance. :)

Kind regards.

19:00, October 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, what you've done for the Commons image is just fine :) Looks like you have all the details in there.


 * I can't give legal advice of course, but for other images, you are mostly relying on "fair use". This means you can use some images (which may include promotional images) for educational purposes. Fair use is complicated, but it's made simpler in many cases because a phone manufacturer is likely to be pleased rather than upset that you are using one of their promotional images and writing about their product.


 * If they are unhappy about a specific image, what will happen is that they will send us a DMCA notice, and we'll remove the image. That most commonly happens with stock images, artist's drawings, and leaked images (for example, pre-release stuff that hasn't been officially sanctioned).


 * So my advice would be not to worry too much :) just keep using Commons images as much as possible, and be prepared to take down any others that someone is unhappy about. Hope that helps -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:01, October 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks Sannse, you're a great help! :) Kind regards. 05:59, October 19, 2011 (UTC)

Chat invasions (yeah, again)
This time from the One Piece Wiki.

Quick facts - about 10 users from that wiki came to troll the My Little Pony wiki's chat, usernames are as follows:


 * Monkey_D._Madness
 * Monkey.D.Me
 * Pandawarrior
 * Imhungry4444
 * The Humanoid Typhoon
 * WillofOP
 * Ricizubi
 * Swimswimfruit
 * X-RAPTOR (Under the not-so-subtle alias "Z-RAPTOR")
 * Marcus_Junior

As far as I am aware, and as far as my common sense tells me, there was absolutely no provocation from the MLP wiki for this.

Screencaps:


 * Monkey.D.Me encouraging others to troll, taken from their chat
 * Monkey.D.Me encouraging others to troll the CoD wiki
 * Monkey.D.Me turned out to be a racist
 * Marcus Junior posting pornographic images
 * The Humanoid Typhoon purposely disobeying the no-cussing guideline of the chat
 * The Humanoid Typhoon explicitly stating that they were attempting an invasion
 * Larger view of their plans to attack the CoD wiki

Please can you do something about this - considering that one of them even tried to invade more than one other wiki, I think maybe some sort of global block could be in order here? I'm sorry if I'm asking too much but I'm sure you agree with me that this sort of behaviour is totally unacceptable.

If you would like any further details please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you. --Callofduty4 21:42, October 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, I've left a message with one of their admins, pointing out that this sort of thing is very bad for the wiki's reputation. Hopefully he will have a word with the community.


 * Generally, we're in a difficult place at the moment, screenshots provide very little context, and we don't have logs yet. That makes it tricky for us to fully see and react to what's happening (unless we happen to be in the channel at the right time!). Hopefully that will improve in future versions of chat, and it will be easier to see what happened, and to give out bans as needed -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:22, October 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * As an editor of the One Piece Wiki, I have to say, in our defense, we're not always like this. In fact, we're never like this. One of them (not saying his name) have said that they wanted to troll other Wikis, but I never thought he'd go this far. I must ask not to remove our chat, as our chat moderators were not there at the time so they had no control of this. I believe a couple of the users Callofduty4 listed had no part in this vandal, but were just there. I was one of the people that were just there, but I told him (Callofduty4) that I had no part in trolling their chat, and not all of use are like that.
 * I'm just saying: Please don't remove our chat function or anything. The chat moderators and admins are quite angry with this as well. Let's hope this will never happen again.
 * Thank you. :) Uknownada 02:48, October 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * I am one of the members that invaded the chat that day,and i have realised it was a mistake.We,for no apparent reasons,wanted to trol this wiki,and it didnt turn out that great.I really dont know what the punishment(if there will be one is) will be,but i have two things to say.First, callofduty4 placed many names in the list,even though they certainly didnt go to the CoD chat,but were only happening to be one the OP wiki chat at the time.Some of them are Ricizubi and Pandawarior.That leaves us with 8 mebers that invaded the other chat.Now for my second request,i ask you not to remove the chat function,because it wouldnt be so nice to punish more than 30 persons for the sake of 8 persons that trolled once,and have regreted it
 * That is all i have to say,and i hope i have chaabged your mind even a bit
 * Sorry for the trolls CoC wiki-Swimswimfruit 8:53,2011 (UTC)


 * In My defense i have to say this i was not the one who posted phonographic pictures, nor did I did somethign to bad, i actually tried to civilaze with them as i tried to talk with an overly polite manner to make them gigle, but in the end i had to do my mission of troll them but i warned and they had a chice cause i posted an youtube link, the youtbe link contained a game of some sorts that created a flash model of the queen of the MLP franchise Lady Equestria. But before i ever posted the link i explicitily told them that i was gonna post an ofensive link, so they had a choice not to look, and i even asked them to ban me cause i understood what i was doing was wrong, everyone in that chat is withness of this, and call of suty must have confound me with someone else. But I'm not saying i arent guilty i acept any sort of punishment i may have to embrace.
 * <span style="color:white;text-shadow:0px 0px 4px black;cursor:crosshair;" title="TRY TO SNIPE ME I DARE YA">MJ  <span style="color:white;text-shadow:0px 0px 4px black;" title="(-(-_(-__(-___-)__-)_-)-)the minions are watching so be careful owo">AHEM what do you want?    7:06 18/Oct/2011 (UTC) 07:06, October 18, 2011 (UTC) :D

Hi, another person from the One Piece wikia here. First off, I'd like to apologize to everyone offended and annoyed by the immature behaviour some of our wikia members have shown. Nevertheless, the people involved did cross the line and they should be punished according to further investigation. I don't if this is possible but I'd like them to personally be blocked from other wikia's except the One Piece Wikia, the Ship of Fools wikia, the Ryu's Daily wikia and the One Piece War, as these would wikia are under the One Piece wikia's jurisdiction so to say and should be left open for every One Piece fanatic, even the trollers active on the chats of My Little Pony and Call of Duty. Sincerely, Yountoryuu (PS: I'm not one of the chat-invaders). (PPS: These trollers are definitely being told off on the wikia).


 * Hey all. I'm not removing chat... that was an example of what might need to be done if a situation like this gets out of hand, but I see this was a single incident and that everyone involved is clear that it's bad for the wiki's reputation and shouldn't happen again :)
 * Thanks to everyone for replying, and thanks to the One Piece admins and chat mods for letting everyone know that cross-wiki trolling isn't something that they condone. Let's call this one closed now -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png  (help forum | blog)  16:25, October 18, 2011 (UTC)

Some Issues
Hi Sannse. I'd like to report some issues that have been going on in central chat. It's quite sickening and one of the admins here in central allows it and encourages it. I have an image if you'd like to see. I prefer sending it over email if you don't mind. Please let me know what can be done.


 * Tech, let's be honest here, you are not in any way innocent. You go to each wiki Jazzi goes to and you bad mouth her. You bad mouth her on wikis she doesn't even go to. You say she goes to wikis and takes control. You have never once owned up to the fact that your behavior is unacceptable. This all started because of your demotion and subsequent block on Pokemon Wiki. You were demoted for misuse of your power. Rather than asking what you did wrong, you immediately went and tried to get Jazzi demoted too. Crimson then blocked you, yes, Crimson, not Jazzi. I was in chat during the time in which Crimson decided it would be best to block you, it was his decision. Jazzi did not say a word. You now continue to follow Jazzi around to different wikis just to tell everyone how much you hate her. Most recently you badmouthed her on Mario Wiki to one of the other admins there. These actions are not acceptable. I told you to back off, you have not. Say what you will about Jazzi, but she has been the one to remain civil during this. Yes, she says bad things about you sometimes but only amongst friends who already know her opinion of you. She does not go to your wikis and say how much she hates you. Once again, I ask that you back down, go to your wiki and forget that Jazzi exists.--


 * I don't go to every wiki and bad mouth her, I just explained to Mario Wiki that she likes to uniform wikis and she doesn't have a good behavior. Now if you have an issue with me, don't start problems on this talk page, figure out somewhere else to tell me something.


 * All that needs to be said. In addition to this, there's also this. –  Jä zz  i  21:11, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Sannse, contact me on another wiki or via email if needed so we aren't rudely interrupted by anymore people. There's obviously no way of having a civil discussion here, so I think email would be the best.


 * No, you know what Tech. This is being solved once and for all. And this will be solved here. The only one being rude is you, you've been rude since the start of this. I've tried calmly confronting you, but you always turn it into this uncivil war. I'm sick of it. So either realize that what you're doing is wrong and decide to be more mature about this, or you can continue being an immature child. Because quite frankly, I've had it with this after I opposed your demotion request because I just wanted all the damn bickering to end. It clearly hasn't. So grow up. You were banned and desysoped for a reason. Now stop acting like a child. –  Jä zz  i  21:21, October 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Read above for a perfect example of being rudely interrupted Sannse.


 * Despite what you may think, talk pages can be responded to by anyone. Imagine going into an open room and talking about someone else in that room. They have a right to voice their opinion over the matter. If you wanted this to stay out of the public eye, you should have sent your issues to Special:Contact and waited for a reply. Rappy 21:36, October 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Rappy - Thanks, I already sent an email. I could honestly type how all of most if this false information, but it would so much, I'd rather save it for an email.


 * You should have just left it at that then. Rappy 21:42, October 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Allow me to say my side of the story. Jazzi is correct, we had no part in his blockage, Crimsonnavy blocked him, and he is now going to random wikis, specifically the Sonic Wiki, and Mario Wiki, and badmouthing us for no reason. This cross-wiki stalking has to end. He has also left me insulting messages on Pokemon Wiki and Imagination X Wiki. Sannse, we need this to end, and now. -- <font style = "background:red"> B u l  l  ε  t   <font style = "background:blue"> (No vandals)  <span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; padding:4px; cursor:help; "color:#00FFFF" title="?"> ( Don't be A <span style="color:#1BC937;" title="If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.">Jerk ) 21:37, October 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * I have sent multiple emails, they always say the same thing "We told Tech to back off", and "Talk to your local admins", and we did nothing wrong to Tech, he is threatning our wellbeing at the wikis we go to, and badmouths us, and makes us look bas, Godisme told him to back off twice. This needs to end. <font style = "background:red"> B u l  l  ε  t   <font style = "background:blue"> (No vandals)  <span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; padding:4px; cursor:help; "color:#00FFFF" title="?"> ( Don't be A <span style="color:#1BC937;" title="If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.">Jerk ) 21:43, October 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Suggestion: Let's stop spamming Sannse's talkpage and take this to Special:Contact or some other chat or wiki. Just a suggestion. Thanks. -- TheBen10Mazter ( T - B -C) 21:44, October 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Agreed. Thanks. -- <font style = "background:red"> B u l  l  ε  t   <font style = "background:blue"> (No vandals)  <span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; padding:4px; cursor:help; "color:#00FFFF" title="?"> ( Don't be A <span style="color:#1BC937;" title="If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.">Jerk ) 21:45, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Three edit-conflicts later....

OK, that's enough for now please. I'm aware of the situation, and will look at the latest as soon as possible. Technology Wizard, please drop it for now, and keep away from all the others involved (that includes not replying on this page for now). Thank you. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 21:48, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Update: I have emailed Technology Wizard and asked him again to keep away from Jazzi, Bullet Francisco, and anyone else involved in this dispute. That includes writing about them (the trigger for this latest flare it seems)

Bullet Francisco, I also ask you not to react to Technology Wizard - I see that you got involved when he wrote about Jazzi and that was part of where this got heated.

Jazzi, it looks like you kept out of this until it hit Central, thank you. Please keep doing that, and let me know of any further problems.

If anyone needs to discuss any of this further, please contact me rather than doing so here. Thank you -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog)  01:21, October 18, 2011 (UTC)

Hello
Hello Miss/Mrs. Sannse! I created a Wiki, http://potcoplayerseitcroyalty.wikia.com I tried to add some of my user righs I did not have, but accidently removed them. Can you add them back? Of a total, I need Bur, Admin, Chat Mod, and Rollback. There was a vandal, this Matthew Ironvane guy who does not like me on other Wiki's. He erased the home page and spammed it saying I am a failure. I re-made it and protected it. I would appreciate if you would please tell him to stop. I blocked the user for 3 months, because he broke a Rule stating not to edit the homepage. I will lower it to a 1 month because i believe 3 is too much. I would appreciate if you would fulfill these minor requests. I tried asking DaNASCAT, but I believe he is on a temporary inactivity. I thank you for your time, and have a wonderful evening!!! "May Fortune Shine Upon You This Day" Lord William Yellowbones of England


 * Staff do not get to their talk pages as often as normal users do. Please send a message to Special:Contact. And so you know, the admin right includes both chat mod and rollback. You do not need to have those in addition to admin.--
 * Well, it did not when I first looked. So I tried to add it, ending up deleting my other User Rights. Lord William Yellowbones of England
 * Wiki in question does not seem to exist. :/ Sure you spelled it right? --daNASCAT http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:27, October 18, 2011 (UTC)

Not trying to bring anything up… but isn't William Yellowbones supposed to be globally banned?--<span style="-moz-border-radius-topleft:15px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright:15px; border:4px ridge blue; background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(blue), to(black)); ;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(left, blue, black); -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 0.6em black; -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0.6em black; box-shadow: 0 0 0.6em black; background-color:black"> Shade   19:43, October 18, 2011 (UTC)

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Oh! I am sorry! I mixed it up! It is http://potcoplayersroyaltyeitc.wikia.com. Sorry for the mistake. :) Lord William Yellowbones of England

Sockpuppetry
Hi Sannse. I noticed your message on Kaz's talk page. I was wondering if I could join the conversation regarding the sockpuppets on our wiki. After all, I requested a lot of check users. Let me know, thanks.

Hi.
You have not been at the Degrassi Wikia for a while and some things have happened lately. Do you remember Closer 2my Dreams? He was banned for a year. Well he broke his ban and created a new account call 'Gary Turner'. And now he is back on the wikia still doing the same old, same old. He called one user a name and another user gay. (I have screenshots) My problem is, if we cannot keep him banned, we could at least keep him from chat, where most users socialize. Everytime he gets on chat, we ban him! Is that a good solution? I am not the only one who wants him gone. A LOT of users want him gone because he terrorizes them. Also, I have been following your advice (: Everytime he tries to start drama with me, I always say,"I am not reacting to you!" Thanks for the tip (:

So what do you think? If we can't block his IPs, can we at least keep him from chat? Reply ASAP please!

Drayden Montana come follow me 04:20, October 19, 2011 (UTC)


 * A staff set rangeblock would probably work best in this case. Requests like these need to go through Special:Contact though. Also, in the meantime, instead of saying "I am not reacting to you", simply do not react. Don't say anything and pretend he is not there. He will get bored then and move on. Saying you are not reacting to him is still reacting.--

Wikia cloak
Hey sannse; I saw the announcement about the Wikia IRC. Just wondering if it's too late to get a cloak at all? Cheers - Cavalier One ( Talk ) 21:40, October 28, 2011 (UTC)

Block
Hi, I've been editing on Wookieepedia since April. I'm an expert at HTML and MediaWiki so I was fixing up some problems there. However I have also been editing at the Star Wars Battlefront Wiki. Wookieepedia has been permenantly annoying the smaller Star Wars Wikis, claiming ownership over Star Wars on Wikia. Recently several of the users on the Battlefront Wiki compiled a letter explaining why they would like to become independent from Wookieepedia. Now I have found that I have been blocked by User:Darth Culator for 'Personal Attacks' and 'Disruption'. This is very unfair for somebody who is making an effort to help out at the Wiki. I would greatly appreciate it if you could help. Thanks, Sam2011(Talk) 09:30, October 29, 2011 (UTC)

Costs / opportunities involved in a wiki going totally advert free
Hi Sannse, I think you might have sent me a message about this in the past. I'm interested in investigating any opportunities that might help the Sustainable Community Action wiki become totally advert free, however long that might take, so that we can begin to approach a position where we can have sufficient influence over how hosting is funded, for ethical reasons. Sca has always been, and is a wiki (and community) that aims to be of civic (rather than only social) value. This isn't about specifics, or reopening any old (and perhaps tired) discussion, it's really just about ethics. Because of what sca is about, without something like that, attracting new contributors to the wiki can often feel like trying to run with a concrete block tied to your leg. Maybe it can be done, and I aim to keep trying, but I can't help but feel that it's the ethical inconsistencies bewteen what sca aims to be about and the actuality of having no effective influence over how the hosting is funded that's the decisive factor in putting off potential joiners.

Is there a page showing what costs might be involved if a wiki wanted to investigate going totally advert free? I recently saw some information about a partnership that involves ethical energy suppliers (in the UK) rewarding communities who('s "members" then) sign up to them via a community website. Can you see any way that something like this might be used to contribute to hosting costs, or is it one of those catch 22 situations where a wiki would only be able to benefit from something like this if it were already paying to be totally advert free (the only current reason for sca to investigate funding is to become totally advert free or find some other way to crack the ethics thing). Hope I've explained the challenge I feel we face clearly enough, even if it doesn't yet seem to have an answer, but many thanks in advance for any advice you might be able to give. Cheers, Philralph 17:01, October 29, 2011 (UTC)

Voting for new +F on Forum:New IRC channel
'lo Sannse. I am not being allowed to vote in the +F decision for the new wikia channel - I'd like to protest this. This is a new channel, and so I don't understand why this vote is being controlled by the ops of the previous channel. I see no good reason why I shouldn't be allowed to vote, especially since the admin who removed my vote has a conflict of interest (I opposed him, and his action reinforced why I voted that way).

I thought that you had made it pretty clear that this channel is unofficial, and not under control of #wikia ops. Maybe I was mistaken in thinking this. Regards, 04:13, October 30, 2011 (UTC)


 * Similar to Ajr, it bemuses me somewhat that the discussion is using the deeply subjective term "#wikia regular" to disallow community members from voting. I don't really agree with using this limiting definition, given that many of us lurk or simply don't talk on #wikia all that much because of previous less-than-satisfying experiences. I want to avoid using the word "cabal", but on days like this, I find it hard. For now, I'll just say it is a golden opportunity to turn over a new leaf on how Wikia contributors treat each other being wasted. I appreciate that you probably will not want to intervene in this case, however. The 888th Avatar   (talk)  04:33, October 30, 2011 (UTC)


 * Except Avatar, if Wikia Staff act upon the results, they will have “certified” the vote. As you say, it is absurd that votes are being removed, that people are being blocked from voting because they do not fit an arbitrary definition of “regular”, and that the vote is being run by a group seemingly focussed on perpetuating itself, and limiting membership in the OPs corp of the new channel. I am concerned that such focus sidelines the idea of global representation among the OPs corps so that someone is around to deal with issues at all times in a 24-hour period. Moreover, this approach has a chilling effect and drives people way from participating in the ##wikia process fearing that their votes will be deleted because they do not satisfy some nebulous definition of “regulars”. — <font color="#DC143C" face="Garamond" size="3">Spike <font color="#000000" face="Garamond" size="3">Toronto  04:42, October 30, 2011 (UTC)