User talk:Angela

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Banning User?
Hi, I am from the Sims Wiki, and lately I found this user has replaced the main page with "Delete this page" and has replaced a lot of pages with the repeating phrase "stupid game". I appoarch you because I hope that you can ban this user to avoid further trouble. Thank you very much! Chrisyudbs 08:49, 10 November 2006 (UTC)


 * I blocked that IP for a month. Angela talk

Banning
Hello, I am Whisperer from cybernations wikia please block this IP adress as it is constantly vandalising wikia: 68.144.208.127 And could you please if have anything write me to cybernations wikia. Whisperer 11:55, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Logo
Well, how do you like our logo on www.wikikids.nl -> Hoofdpagina?


 * It's very funny. The design of that wiki is great. Very appealing for kids. Angela talk 13:49, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

About the edits to your talk page
No, I have not make those edits to your talk page. Also i have make a trace IP and it goes all the way to Bejin China, thats where the packets gets lost

Also I will like to note that the Ads are still appearing. --Cizagna (Talk) 19:45, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

RuneScape Wiki Ads
Hi, this is Oddlyoko from the RS Wiki, and I have a few more ads that it would be nice to have removed. The first looks like a scam, the second breaks Jagex's no selling of game stuff in real life rule, and the third looks problematic, similar the the previous ad.

I realize there might not be much you can do about the eBay one, reading from a post another RS Wikian made further up on your talk page, but I thought I'd post it anyways.

Title: I'm the richest RS player Body: And I will show you how I did it Guaranteed to work and its Free! URL: www.MyRuneGold.com

Title: Cheap RS RS2 Gold Store Body: $7.30 Per Mil W/Fast Delivery, MoneyBack Guarantee, 24/7 Online! URL: www.virbanks.com

Title: Runescape Bestiary Body: Buy Runescape Bestiary on eBay Runescape Bestiary for sale! URL: www.ebay.com

Thanks, Oddlyoko


 * See w:c:runescape:User talk:Oddlyoko. Angela talk 09:36, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

www.mmo-exploits.net www.buyrs2gold.com www.4urpower.com
 * RScape Stat Editor Glitch Level to 91 Instantly! Money Back Guarantee.
 * I Need RS 2 Coins Cheap Coins in mmosell.com $8 each, 24/7 instant delivery
 * Buy RS 2 money here fast Instant delivery, cheapest price ! Get your power here, 24/7 support
 * These seem to be the most prevalent at the moment - it would seem that there are probably NO acceptable runescape-tagged ads in google's database. Ace of Risk 23:10, 12 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Dofus is having the same problem. There seem to be hundreds of new sites like this appearing every day. It might be better to just warn users about this in project:about on your wiki since blocking one only seems to make way for a new one. Angela talk 09:36, 14 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Here's the URL for the eBay one: "http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/iclk?sa=l&ai=Bq7kroipaRbeaOqiIiAOYmbTsAoWYqgzBta-6AcCNtwHAuAIQAxgDIMGM9QIoBDAAOABQsP-D9fv_____AWDJ3uiGyKOQGZgBq8aOJrIBE3J1bmVzY2FwZS53aWtpYS5jb226AQoxMjB4NjAwX2FzyAEB2gEpaHR0cDovL3J1bmVzY2FwZS53aWtpYS5jb20vd2lraS9NYWluX1BhZ2U&num=3&adurl=http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2090496-5463217%3Floc%3Dhttp%253A//search.ebay.com/runescape-bestiary_W0QQfcclZ1QQfclZ4QQfromZR8QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsatitleZrunescapeQ2aQ20bestiaryQ2a%26sid%3Dus_75_16743&client=ca-pub-4086838842346968&nm=22&nh=1&jca=2055" Woah. That's a long one. O_O Oddlyoko 20:51, 14 November 2006 (UTC)


 * That doesn't point anywhere. Perhaps whatever it was advertising has been removed now? Angela talk 01:58, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

GFDL vio on the Hurricane Wikia
Some members of WikiProject Tropical cyclones on the English Wikipedia noticed that several articles there are straight copy-pastes of articles on the English Wikipedia, including two featured articles. There was not even any effort put into removing templates that don't exist on the wikia. The articles include:


 * - copy of 2005 Atlantic hurricane season (FA)
 * - copy of List of storms in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season (FA)
 * - copy of Timeline of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
 * - copy of Tropical Storm Arlene (2005)

None of the copies acknowledge Wikipedia, so these are violations of the GFDL. The Hurricane Wikia is inactive, with only four editors, and no edits in the past month, so leaving a warning probably will not help. --Coredesat 00:49, 13 November 2006 (UTC)


 * - And this template is a straight copy-paste of Template:Infobox hurricane. --Coredesat 01:04, 13 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for reporting this. GHe is doing some great work adding templates to attribute Wikipedia, so I hope that solves the copyright issue. I've added a message on the edit page warning users not to submit unchanged pages from Wikipedia and to use the attribution template. Angela talk 09:42, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Las Vegas Wikia
I have sort of informally adopted the Las Vegas Wiki. There was very little content when I started posting in September, and I've pretty much added all that is there (I forget to log in sometimes and also post from a laptop, work and home; so it may look as if more people are posting). I've been unable to post lately, as I was out of town. I just looked and found that someone had hacked several of the pages, and they had been reverted by you. Thanks. I was wondering if I could be given admin rights to the Las Vegas Wiki, and have the main page locked? Also, how could I upload a picture for the Wiki logo in the top left corner of the pages? Thanks -- Jillian2000.


 * I'll reply on w:c:lasvegas:User talk:Jillian2000. Angela talk 09:44, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Change username
Is it possible to change a username? If so, could I please get it changed to Flexo. --Bender Bending Rodriguez 22:28, 15 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry, it's not since Wikia uses the same user database across all wikis. You can simply make a new name at Special:Userlogin instead though. Angela talk 04:59, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, but if I do this, I will not be a sysop on the Futurama Wiki anymore. I'll do this some other time. --Bender Bending Rodriguez 03:34, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Question about wiki retention
I'd like to contribute to the Reviews wiki, but only if my work will not be lost barring total shutdown of Wikia. Obviously there are theoretical situations in which wikis are deleted, like if its content is illegal, but where is the line? Would a wiki ever be deleted for lack of activity, possibly because the effort to revert vandalism is too high to justify keeping it? Thanks in advance for any response. --o 05:15, 16 November 2006 (UTC)


 * If a wiki is really inactive and has no content, we might redirect it to another wiki. For example, if there was a wiki on a nintendo character, we could redirect that to the Nintendo wiki and move the content over there so if anyone still wanted to edit pages on that character, they could do so on the broader topic wiki. No content would be lost though. We'd either move the content to another wiki or at the least make it available as a database dump. The reviews wiki has such a lot of potential though that I don't expect to ever close that one. Angela talk 06:15, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Extension Request For GymnWiki
Hi Angela, I read that if I would like an extension installed that I should contact you.

I would like Expr and ParserFunctions installed so that I can make templates that will add and remove table lines based on #if. If there's a problem please let me know.
 * GymnWiki Home Page
 * ParserFunctions SVN
 * Expr SVN

Glitter For Brains 08:37, 16 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Parser functions are already enabled. If you need any help with these, User:Splarka is a good person to ask about this. Angela talk 09:15, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

BS01
You recently put that it was a shame we didn't merge. BS01 wasn't shut down. Its having technical problems. We're working on fixing it.--Bionicleman 22:28, 16 November 2006 (UTC)


 * I see. Well, if you want to talk about hosting, let me know. :) Angela talk 10:35, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

W: prefix
Using topic creates a wikicities prefix for the link - should this now point to wikia, as it can look a little messy? Ace of Risk 16:44, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes, it should be changed. It's on the list of things for the techteam to fix but it's not really high priority since the links do still work even though they have to go through the redirect, so it'll get done, but I can't promise it'll be straight away. Angela talk 16:50, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Bureaucrat
Oh, one more thing, is it possible for you to turn me into a bureaucrat on Futurama Wiki. If so, can I? If it is not possible, that is okay, I will not argue. --Bender Bending Rodriguez 01:36, 19 November 2006 (UTC)


 * No, I don't think that's a good idea considering the Sock puppetry going on on that wiki. Angela talk 02:38, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

If it says possible, what is the link, because I want to know if that other kind of Wiki has this kind of feature. --Bender Bending Rodriguez 00:26, 22 November 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't understand what you mean. Angela talk 08:51, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

I mean "what is the link", the URL for it like http://www.wikia.com. And the Special:Makesysop can make people into sysops. What is the URL for making a bureaucrat? --Bender Bending Rodriguez 02:08, 23 November 2006 (UTC)


 * The link for what? Do you mean the link for Special:Makesysop? That would be but it won't work for normal users. Only bureaucrats can make sysops. Angela talk 03:30, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

How to you make a bureaucrat is what I mean. --Bender Bending Rodriguez 19:16, 23 November 2006 (UTC)


 * You make one with Special:Makesysop. Angela talk 03:44, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh, yes, I saw that with that image on this page. I have also known recently that bureaucrats can be made if you are the creator of the site. --Bender Bending Rodriguez 03:36, 25 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Sometimes the founder of a wiki is given bureaucrat access, but not always. If that person is making sockpuppet accounts and being disruptive, they obviously won't! It's important to note that the creator of a wiki doesn't have ownership of it. Angela talk 05:35, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikiscience Urdu
Dear Angela, I have received email in my Yahoo account about your approval of Wikiscience Urdu, Thank You. I need to ask some help, Thank You for all your help
 * 1) I can not login into this page. After the approval of Wikiscience Urdu, I have changed my password through Preferences, is this problem is because of this change password? What should I do now?
 * 2) Am I a an administrator or bureaucrat on WIKISCIENCE URDU? Do I have right of making other sysop? Can I delete or undelete the pages? there is no Delete tab on Wikiscience Urdu.
 * 3) How can I arrange or add in Right hand menue boxes?

Afraz


 * The mailing list password is separate to your wiki account password. Did you get an email telling you the mailing list password? If not, I can reset it.
 * There isn't an urgent need for admins on this wiki and considering the disputes over this topic at Wikipedia, I would rather wait until a community forms here so that they can choose by consensus which users ought to be admins.
 * Angela talk 08:54, 22 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes I did get an email of password, I can enter now, Thanks a lot. Afraz

Punk Wiki
Hey about that PunkWiki thing? I was trying to make it the logo for Punk Wiki. I don't know how, though. Could you just do it for me?--Lovebones 19:46, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Sending people to RPG
Hi Angela, first I want to thank you for all the great work that your'e doing on Wikia - it's been an amazing time seeing Wikia grow from what it was more than a year ago to what it is now. Congrats! There's one other thing: I didn't found RPG Wikia, but I and my team took it over from being practically dead and brought it to the state is in now - not a day without an edit. We want to stay focused. We want to keep the Wikia on the topic that it has now - pen-and-paper rpgs. There is a big difference to computer rpgs and the kind of content that a computer rpg wiki would need. There are specialized Wikis for several computer rpgs (Doom or Dofus being good examples). The reason I'm writing this is that Wikia recently refused the founding of a flyff Wikia on the grounds that they can "go to RPG". As I said, it's better for them to found their own Wikia or go to one that focuses on computer games or MMORPGs ore some such. I write this because I think it's an example case. We want to be welcoming and open, but we still want to keep our focus. I think focus is one of the big strengths of Wikia. So if you refer people with a project to RPG, please don't send over the computer RPG guys. I don't want to disappoint anybody or send them away when they come in hope of a welcome for their content. What do you think? Do I make any sense or do you think that's not within the spirit of Wikia? Best regards! --KainNiemand 20:31, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Please reply on my User Page on RPG when you find the time. --KainNiemand


 * replied at rpg. Angela talk 00:27, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

New Namespace Request
Good day Angela. We'd like to request a trio of new namespaces for SW1MUSH. We found dire need for a RPlog: namespace (since they're treated/read differently than common articles), and could use Story: and Report: namespaces as well. Thank you very much! -- Hawke / Rtufo 16:44, 24 November 2006 (UTC) Hawke on SW1mush


 * I'm adding these now. Angela talk 08:59, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Top of Wikia pages
What is wrong with the top of the pages on all of the Wikia sites? You cannot see your username, and other things, part of the top is missing. What is this error? --Bender Bending Rodriguez 03:33, 25 November 2006 (UTC)


 * It's a bug which we hope to have fixed soon. Angela talk 05:35, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

business use of wiki
hi there angela. trying to see if this is possible, and since im the techie in the family i get to ask around. anyways, i have someone who is interested in having a wiki setup for their (rather large) health insurance company. it would mainly be a way for 100+ users to create and access secure proprietary information. is this possible, and is here the right place to ask about it? if so, is there a phone number or some such at with which i could 'pass' a laywoman to talk about these things? (please reply on wikipedia, same username - thanks). JoeSmack 20:57, 27 November 2006 (UTC)


 * I've replied by email since it's off-topic to Wikipedia. Angela talk 06:56, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

TEMPLATE
A little daunting prehaps - especially to wiki virgins. But might work. Check my answer on my talk page. --Helenmarie 13:42, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

SgW Wikia... sort of.
Hi Angela,

Just wondering if it is possible to prevent users from editing if they aren't logged in? Don't plan to use it on my Wikia, but we use one at school to keep a database for science stuff, and we only want teachers to be able to contribute, using their own account. Is such a thing possible? They are running on v2.0 of the MediaWiki code.

Cheers,

ZPMMaker (16081) 01:56, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

When
When can I become a sysop on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Wiki? I don't mean now. Just whenever how many edits... how many edits do I have to have? --Bender Bending Rodriguez 01:35, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Recently
I recently started the article Aboutus.org on Wikipedia- surprised it was not there yet! The editors have attempted a speedy deletion without even checking to see the large volume of search results on GOOGLE. I felt it was similar to DMOZ and deserved to be listed as it is a very open directory wiki style and has over 80 million page view as per ALEXA. I am only writing because When looking for references.... I saw your link on the Ray King talk page. Please see the new AboutUs.org article and see the rebuffing of a relevant topic.--162.83.180.170 20:37, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Problem with listing Aboutus.org! as spam/ self promo (?) on Wikipedia..
I recently started the article Aboutus.org on Wikipedia- surprised it was not there yet! The editors have attempted a speedy deletion without even checking to see the large volume of search results on GOOGLE. I felt it was similar to DMOZ and deserved to be listed as it is a very open directory wiki style and has over 80 million page view as per ALEXA. I am only writing because When looking for references.... I saw your link on the Ray King talk page. Please see the new AboutUs.org article and see the rebuffing of a relevant topic.--162.83.180.170 20:39, 2 December 2006 (UTC)--162.83.180.170 20:37, 2 December 2006 (UTC)