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Interwiki problem
We, UWN, have now 5 sites:
 * http://uwn.wikia.com/ The site of our organisation
 * http://stad.wikia.com/ The original Dutch language version
 * http://rowikicity.wikia.com/ The second Romanian version
 * http://nation.wikia.com/ The third English version
 * http://aeres.wikia.com/ The fourth, in the dialect Aeres

Currently there are interwiki's between the Dutch and the Romanian version. We already asked to create an interwiki with the English version too, but this is never really done. Can we get interwiki's with all five now?
 * The dutch one: nl
 * Romanian: ro
 * English: en
 * Aeres: ae
 * And the organisation: uwn or just uw, if uwn is to long

Thanks, 12:29, 14 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Just use w:c:server (for example, w:c:uwn). There's no need for seperate interwiki links. -- Manticore  Talk 16:06, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * But Angela, is the en:-interwiki coming? 16:13, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * http://nation.wikia.com/ is the English one so just use w:c:nation ...-- Cometstyles 16:34, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * The only way for a link to appear in the "In other languages" box is if the interwiki prefix used is the name of a language, so en: yes fr: oui pt: sim pl: tak but w:c:whatever? No.
 * The en one from the other languages should be working now. Let me know if that's not what you wanted. Angela (talk)

Thanks
Hi Angela, I just thought I'd stop by and say thanks for your help with the HammerWiki merger. It went a lot smoother than I'd thought it would ;)

There's just a couple of final issues to be cleared up. The old Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay wikis still redirect to HammerWiki - these need to be re-established in their own right again, since they cover different aspects of the Warhammer hobby. Hopefully the content in those wikis is still intact. Ta. --Pendrako 20:06, 14 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I'll let Angies know about this since she was involved in the decision to merge those 2 originally. Angela (talk)

Uncyclopedia
Hi Angela, Codeine from Uncyc here. Hope you're well and good. We're currently having a discussion on Uncyclopedia about the possibility of launching a range of "UnMerchandise" via cafepress.com, and I believe it would be good to get Wikia's input on this matter, especially with regards to the following questions:

Has it been done before by other wikis? Did it work? What's the best way to deal with licensing issues arising from the CC-BY-SA? Is there any precedent with regards to disbursement of funds?

We're not expecting you to specifically answer any or all of these questions, of course; but if you or the members of your staff that you feel would have the best knowledge about these matters would care to contribute, your input would be most welcome. The reason this has come up is because a user decided to set up an "UnStore" of their own, without regards to license or community input, and while the majority of Uncyclopedians who've expressed an opinion seem to be for the idea, we want to make sure we do it properly. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions you might have.

Topics on Uncyc's Village Dump started here, went to some kind of vote here, got debated further here, and I've made an effort to collate and centralise further debate here. Why have just one topic when you can confuse the issue over four separate ones, eh? That's much too simple for Uncyclopedia :) -- Codeine 09:38, 15 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Please talk to Sannse about this if and when the community comes to a consensus on it. Angela (talk)

Hello.
Is it possible to make an IRC channel for Ace Combat Wiki? It was just recently adopted by Sgt.johnson. It has a channel on Java.Freenode.Net, but yeah.... -- ChurchReborn


 * Yes, you can create a new channel simply by typing /join #ChannelName. Once the channel is used by a few users, let me know and I can get it added to irc.wikia.com. Angela (talk)

Couple of things about Hitchhiking
Firstly, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Earth wiki. The subdomain for this wiki is "dontpanic", which may cause some confusion as to what the wiki is about, as "Don't Panic" is written on the front cover of The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a fictional book. If possible, I suggest that this wiki be renamed, which probably *is* possible, as there are only two "articles". Secondly, there's the Hitchhikers Wiki. If anything, *this* wiki should be at dontpanic.wikia.com, or hg2g.wikia.com, or something a little more specific... maybe just a little domain switcharoo? Also, the Hitchhikers Wiki's name comes from The Hitchhiker's Guide, with an apostrophe. While this bugs me, it's really irrelevant given the other problem I have with the name... the name makes you think the book is *about* The Hitchhiker's Guide, when it's actually about Douglas Adams, the guy who wrote the book, along with quite a few others. Because of that, either the wiki should be moved to something like douglasadams.wikia.com and all of its *really* specific Guide information should be moved to a separate not-founded-yet wiki, *or* the entire aim of the wiki should be changed to focus solely on the Guide, and a new wiki should have to be founded for any information regarding Dirk Gently or any of Adams's other books. I know these aren't *really* pressing matters... but they're minor discrepancies that could turn into major problems, and those really bother me. Thanks for reading! =D -- NOTASTAFF  GPT ( talk )( eating ) 03:15, 17 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Rieke Hain will look into this soon. Angela (talk) 09:13, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

#wikia ops and lookupcontribs
Manty said to ask, if I wanted them. Which I sort of do. ^_^ Well, actually I kinda wanna be a Helper, but that's not gonna happen any time soon, is it... {='( ... =D -- NOTASTAFF  GPT ( talk )( eating ) 16:19, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * lookupcontribs is currently slowing down the site. It needs to be rewritten to be more scalable before it can be given out more widely, and isn't especially useful unless you're an admin across all wikis, so for now, I'm sorry to have to reject your request for this. Angela (talk) 09:13, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

interlanguage links on Teletraan-I
Since there is now an Indonesian Transformers wiki, both I and Teletraan-I admin Steve-O have tried adding a link to it in the sidebar. We've both used the same code you used to add the Hungarian version, but instead of a link being added to the sidebar, a red link to a non-existant page on the Endlish version is added to the bottom of the page. Could you please gdet it set up correctly for us? --FortMax 18:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I'll set this now. Angela (talk) 09:13, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Lord Cutler Beckett
I noticed you recently promoted Lord Cutler Beckett from the Pirates of the Caribbean Wiki to Burecratt. You may not be aware of this but he is currently being investigated by the Wiki staff for bullying users on a daily basis and massive abuse of his admin powers, the peron handaling the complaint is Guesty-Persony-Thingy, under the circumstances I think giving him even more power is an extremely bad move.Thomas Faye 10:50, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Guesty-Persony-Thingy is not, nor ever has been, a member of Wikia Staff. -- Manticore  Talk 12:30, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Then who is handeling the complaint.Thomas Faye 13:06, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Greetings, Guesty-Persony-Thingy. I will try to make this as short as possible though that may be difficult, I want to file a formal complaint of corruption against Lord Cutler Beckett of the Pirates of the Caribbean Wiki. I know you will take this seriously as you have witnessed first hand what he is like, the ownership and rudeness you experienced from him is only the tip of the ice berg I will list his crimes (that I am aware of) below.


 * Has a sense of complete owner ship of the Wiki, refering to it has his. "...and I think I know more about my wiki than you d[o]" in #wikia
 * Is extremely rude to people who disagree with him. "I help these people, and you're just trying to start trouble."
 * Blocks anons after first offence with no warning. w:c:pirates:Special:Contributions/172.189.115.207 and http://pirates.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:172.189.115.207
 * Deletes talk pages where bad things are said about him. http://pirates.wikia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Lord_Cutler_Beckett&action=history
 * Removes peoples comments if he thinks they reflect badly on him (you have seen this yourself). http://pirates.wikia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Lord_Cutler_Beckett&action=history
 * Reverts any changes to his edits without even looking at them. http://pirates.wikia.com/index.php?title=Cutler_Beckett&diff=prev&oldid=22592
 * Automatically reverts anything done by an anon, again without checking. http://pirates.wikia.com/index.php?title=Sword&diff=prev&oldid=22458
 * Tampered with the Admin selection policy just so he could become one. tampered, but it didn't help his RfA
 * Wasnt even voted for. http://pirates.wikia.com/index.php?title=PotC_Wiki:Requests_for_adminship&diff=next&oldid=19181
 * Lied to you, and said he was the only person qualified to be an admin, this is not true there are two users who fuffil all the requirments and are doubly qualified than him. "But I'm the most qualified contributor here to be an administrator"
 * Lied to you again and said that no else wants to be an Admin. "and no one else would be one"
 * Refers to people who havent edited before as outsiders and frequently tells them they are not welcome. "Everything is peaceful and runs smoothly, but when outsiders start interfering, everything goes to peices, and they usually turn into vandals."
 * A short while ago a vote was in place to change the name of the wiki, one option was very popular but he didnt like it, the first thing he did after becoming an Admin was lock the page and declair the name change wasnt happening anymore. actually he just rigged the voting: http://pirates.wikia.com/index.php?title=Forum:New_Wiki_Name&diff=19200&oldid=19199
 * I also beleve he thretend to ban you for discusing the removal of his adminship. "Now please, if you start the Database discussion on my talk page again, I will block you for one week."

I certanely hope this has brought some light to the matter. The only term for Lord Cutler Becketts Adminship so far is a communist dictatorship. I myself was banned simply for standing up for myself. I will be returning to PotC Wiki shortly to bring this complaint the community's eyes, to start a pettion on the forum to see if anyone else feels the same, and to put fourth a new candidate. I can only pray that the presence of an investigation will spur others to stand up for themselves and maybe then we can topple this bully end his reighn of fear and install a fair and democratic Administator. - Drexyl 11:35, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Bravo to you Drexyl for finaly standing up to that control freak. I had a run in with him not long ago, we had a disagreement about the color of something he said it was blue I said it was black, I uploaded an image proving that i was right and he destroyed the evedince by deleting the image and threatening to ban me if i re-uploaded it.Thomas Faye 00:28, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I think you both (Drexyl and Thomas) are very spoiled. Drexyl, I hope someone does look at those things, because then they could see just how badly you are lying to them. You don't know if I check things that I revert. I don't revert everything done by anons, just most, as it's mostly fanon and vandalism. That is my job you know, taking care of things like that. I was also made an admin by Kwenn because he deemed me necassary since he was leaving. I was going to be voted in, but Kwenn thought it unnecassary. All that stuff about deleting talk pages and such is also lies, if anyone read the history they would see that I do not. Most of these things (reverts) you are taking out of context, Drexyl. That one IP address you brought up was a vandal that blanked hundreds of pages. Also, if you think I'm going to be "taken care of", why are you so desperate? I don't think anything will be done, I am appreciated by the major contributors on the PotC Wiki, and I have done nothing wrong. I welcome any "investigations". You, Drexyl, on the other hand have only had about twenty semi-good faith edits. I blocked (not banned, and only for two hours mind you) you because you were harrassing other users, get over it. As for you Thomas, I had an official source for the colour of those coats, and you tried to trump over it with your opinion. Get over that. Also, I did not delete the image, it is still there, neither did I threaten to ban you, I said if you added fanon (non-canonical information) again, by PotC Wiki policy, I would be forced to block you for at least a week. Angela, I am deeply sorry that these two little childish trouble-makers had to trouble you with all of this, and I'm sorry we've taken up so much of your talk page. On the other hand, thank you for making me a Beureacrat, now I can ensure that the PotC Wiki can have more users with rollback rights. I thank you again, and apologize for all the trouble.--Lord Cutler BeckettPort Royal 18:50, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Wow! I have never seen someone abuse their sysop privileges like Lord Cutler Beckett, he's an absolute control freak. He needs to be de-sysoped, for Wikia's sake! Also, there are no outsiders, everyone should be welcome to contribute something to the wiki. Tcrow777Talk 19:47, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, well thanks for ignoring my comments and not really looking at those page histories. Besides, it's not your problem anyway. If you can't see evidence, then stay out of conflicts. Besides, nothing's happening to me, because I've done nothing wrong. Angela: if you are heading up whatever "investigation" these people keep refering to, I hope you can do it quickly so these people can leave me, and you, alone. If not, then I really and sincerely apologize, these simple people are so crazed they refuse to listen to any voice other than their own. As for me, I'm not getting into this anymore, I'm done. I once again apologize, I hope these people stop pestering you.--Lord Cutler BeckettPort Royal 23:15, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

I have reviewed just about all of the evidence presented on this page, what I don't like is the way you treat newbies and IP editors ("outsiders"). It is clear that you have abused your sysop privileges and/or the community wants you de-sysoped. I will be one of the first users to sign that petition to get you de-sysoped. Warning: Change your ways or get de-sysoped. Tcrow777Talk 23:53, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Angela could you please ignore the pathetic complaints from these two, both of them have been engaged in vandalism and personal attacks and have grossly over exagerated Lord Cutler Beckett's supposed crimes. I assure you there is nothing wrong with Cutler's Adminship no one else feels the same way about him. - Lord KAJ  – Company Office 20:22, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
 * After digging farther down I have changed my opinion about Lord Cutler Beckett, but he has to do some explaining for a few actions. Tcrow777Talk 22:18, 22 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I would like to suggest that everyone leaves LCB to get on with developing this wiki, and instead of getting into arguments, you help with content creation if you're interested in the topic, else step back and let him correct his behavior without trying to cause a drama about it. Angela (talk) 03:52, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Merge
Myself and the administrators from the Electrosphere are working on a proposal to merge the two wikis. They started on their own after they didn't want the Ace Combat Wiki. After some minor issues between the two groups, we are working on it. And how exactly would the two be merged? Please get back to me. Thank you.

-- AJ

Along with that, I am wondering if we can get the existing sysops on Acewiki (not Myself, HaloDude, and Grievous797) de-sysopped. I've tried to bring them back, and they aren't interested.

Electrosphere is the name of the editthis. -- AJ

New Yu-Gi-Oh Wiki Channel
Hello Angela, mind adding another channel to the IRC Gateway? (#yu-gi-oh-duels)

Some of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki users (admins mostly, heh...) have spent some time using the normal channel for dueling. I made a note, and everyone thought it was a good idea to create a channel dedicated for that to keep it out of the main channel. At least one admin that would like to be able to at least see these does use the gateway so it would be nice to have. ~ NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) (tricks) (current topic) Nov 24, 2007 @ 20:22 (UTC)

Admin transferted - thanks
Hi Angela, thanks to have transfered my admin right from my previous to new username--Jbm747 16:17, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

request
Could you please change the lay-out of VilleVirtuelle. I might want to edit, but not with such an ugly skin. --OosWesThoesBes 16:19, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

A few quick questions for Computer Wiki
1. Is it possible to incorporate MediaWiki extensions into a Wikia wiki? I wanted Travis Dern's Postcomment extension for my talk and discussion pages.

2. I need Zartla's admin and bureacrat rights removed, as he is no longer active with the wiki.

3. Is it possible to remove the Wikia spotlight from your wiki> If so, is it allowed?

Cal 19:06, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

size of ads (2nd part)
its about subjets "size of ads" in archive 12.

Looks like now the proper size thanks for your help --Cizagna (Talk) 20:06, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
 * well i was wrong it is not fully fixed its partially fixed it comes and goes sometimes it display correctly other times in the wider versions. --Cizagna (Talk) 01:29, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Changing name
Hi I'm from the runescape wiki and was wondering if i could change my username, but keep my edit count. My current name is Icecube022, and i'd like to have it changed to, Sunbear.

Just wondering if its possible or not?

Thanks


 * No, renaming accounts is not possible. The easiest way to change username is by registering the new account, redirecting your page, and leaving a note on the new userpage. -- Manticore  Talk 05:23, 26 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks, but I'd answered on the runescape wiki already. :) Angela (talk) 05:33, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

IRC channel

 * I recently started a IRC channel for the PotC Wiki. I was wondering, could you add this to the main list along with #wikia, #starwars, etc.? If you could that'd be great. Here's a link: .--Lord Cutler BeckettPort Royal 02:17, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Ice Hockey
Hi, I am wondering how I would go about seeking to merge the College Hockey Wiki into the Ice Hockey Wiki (of which I am an admin of). The College one has been essentially dead for the better part of two years (correct me if I am wrong of course), and since the Ice Hockey Wiki has a much wider scope, it may be beneficial for the College wiki to become one with the IHW. Please contact me at: http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:DMighton ... thank you for your time. DMighton 00:44, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Response to your message
I'm pretty sure I want Postcomment. It's on wikiHow, and after being there on a popular site for almost 2 years, it hasn't atrracted as much spam as you'd think. Also, I know Zartla quit, because he told me. Also, thanks for telling me about the wikia spotlight. (wow, I used "also" a lot in that post)

Cal 01:50, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Request
user: NeloAngelo: I not sure if this is the right place to post this comment, but I would like to adopt the Devil May Cry wiki, I have been editing a lot of pages, and lots vondal keeps messing up. I'd like to require adminship. You can contact me at: []