User talk:Sannse

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

A favicon for Wikiality.com
Hello! Could you please help me figure out how to make this favicon work on Wikiality? None of us know how to do it. I uploaded it here, but I don't know what to do next. duh. Just in case, here is the image from which we made the favicon. If you could explain the process we would really appreciate it! (If possible, could you reply on my Wikiality talk page, so the other admins can see, too?) Thanks --thisniss 18:26, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your help with the coding. We were able to get the User icon working, but I still haven't managed to get the one working in the URL bar for some reason.  We have a user who got one working on another Wikia - hopefully he can get it sorted out for us.  Thanks again!! --thisniss 01:27, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The problem at wikiality is that when the site was imported, it was requested that the site stay the same, including the null article path. This means, that articles have the format domain/Pagename rather than the usual Wikia/Wikipedia domain/wiki/Pagename. This precludes the existence of certain root files and scripts, such as robots.txt, favicon.ico, query.php, and api.php without some ugly hacking (if it is even possible). You might ask Dauno to consider asking the wikia devs to move the article to /wiki/ (with a 404 meta refresh redirect so as not to break links). --Splarka (talk) 06:00, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you both for your help. We feel so much cooler now with our new picsies. Will mention the difficulties to Dauno and see if he can make changes to make things easier.  I am in way over my head when it comes to that level of programming, so I admire the hackspertise it took to make it work for us. -- thisniss 20:35, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

An unblock in Absurdopedia
I meant unblocking Роман Беккер, which is really me :) And not Барнаул, which is NOT Barnaul, just pretends to be him :) Roman Bekker 18:09, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

All contributions by this user in Absurdopedia wiki are trolling, personal attacks (examples:, ) and voting on AFD page. As he appeared in project at the same time as Барнаул (27 January 2007), I suspect this user to be Барнаул's sockpuppet. First edit of Барнаул - after 25 minutes after Роман Беккер's first edit. See also personal attacks and insults from Барнаул:, , ,. Please also note that this user is well-known troll in Wikipedia:, ,. I refuse to unblock this user. 09:12, 7 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your time in looking into this -- Sannse 13:46, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Logo at nintendo:pt:
Thank you Sannse! If possible, can you made a normal-transparent background logo (with Nintendo in original red)? Just to prevent future changes in main bg :)

And can you help one more time? It's possible to made a favicon to wiki? If possible, I would like one with the red "N" from Nintendo with the circle border... Salut! 23:12, 7 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'll try and get these to you later this week :) -- Sannse 14:04, 8 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I've uploaded the favicon, it may take a little while to show. I have the other file, but unfortunately it's on my desktop.. and I'm on my laptop elsewhere.  I'll get it uploaded as soon as I can though -- Sannse 13:13, 11 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Tx! I have a few ideas... at the end I'll give you a award! Sorry by the incovenience, 17:30, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I've uploaded Splarka's version of the logo with a transparent background and red text. And I see the favicon is showing now too, hope it's OK :) -- Sannse 12:41, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi
Hi Sannse, I was looking into getting a job at wikia, and I was just wondering, where should I go or who should I talk to to find out? Thanks,--Zerotrousers22:01, 8 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi Zerotrousers. The page to watch is Hiring, that's where any upcoming jobs are posted.  I'm not sure what sort of job you are looking for, but the most likely to come up at the moment are probably specific technical positions and community staff who speak languages we don't yet cover.  Although I'm not aware of any specific positions coming up other than those already on the page.  Hope that helps -- Sannse 08:14, 9 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks, but the Hiring page seems to be used more full time jobs requiring experience in a certain field (Something I don't have.) I was more looking for something part time which simply involved looking after small wiki's.--User:Zerotrousers/sog 02:34, 11 May 2007 (UTC)


 * That page lists any upcoming jobs... the last one listed there for the community team was on this version. It's for a Japanese speaker, but the job description gives an idea of what is looked for.  As I said, I don't know of any positions coming up, but you could always write to Angela and tell her you are interested in working with us.  Mostly though, looking after small wikis is done by volunteers :) -- Sannse 12:59, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

IMDb mini logo
Hi hi. I noticed you like making these small logos. Catherine just made a main logo for me and I though maybe you could make one small. I don't even have photoshop on my brand new Mac. Anyway, if not, then it's no problem. imdb.wikia.com --Steinninn 06:50, 11 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Sure, I'll give it a go. Probably not until after the weekend now though -- Sannse 13:20, 11 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi. Hate to bug you again. But how's the mini IMDb logo going? --Steinninn 18:18, 17 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi, sorry things have been a bit hectic :) I've uploaded one that might be OK... it's based on the IMDB logo, but isn't a direct copy... you can see it at: http://images.wikia.com/imdb/images/6/64/Favicon.ico


 * If you don't think it will work, let me know and I'll have another try. It may take a day or so to show, tell me if it doesn't turn up and we'll give the servers a kick.  -- Sannse 20:36, 17 May 2007 (UTC)


 * That's perfect :) Thanks --Steinninn 20:45, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Apicultura
Hi, Sannse! I want to ask you, because I saw at recent changes, to drop an eye on my request to start a wiki about beekeeping (apicultura in Romania). Starting editing as soon as possible would be great, because I have more time in the next days. Thank you very much! Greetings, --Adela 13:42, 11 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi I've replied there, but have to get off-line now (to try and sort out my home connection!) I will be in again tommorow -- Sannse 15:51, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Vandal at the Dragon Ball Wiki
The user Prince Zarbon has engaged in large scale vandalism on the Dragon Ball Wiki. I have reverted all the vandalism, deleted vandalism newpages, and merged page histories for some articles which had them split in the past. This user is most likely a user from Wikipedia who has engaged in vandalism there including many Sockpuppets. Because of this and some of that user's comments it is highly likely that that user may engage in cross-wiki vandalism on Wikia and also come back to the DB Wiki with another sockpuppet. I would like to request CheckUser be use on Prince Zarbon on the Dragon Ball Wiki to check for any sockpuppets he may have and any other IP's he may come from to prevent more extreme vandalism there. And I would also like to request Global Blocks on him and his primary IP to prevent cross-wiki vandalism (He did mention something about vandalising another Wikia wiki, but while he did mention the InuYasha Wiki it is unknown what wiki he will actually target). See w:c:dragonball:User talk:Prince Zarbon for a few links and information on the vandalism. Thanks for your help. ~Dantman(talk) tricks May 11, 2007 @ 17:47 (UTC)


 * Replied via IRC -- Sannse 12:37, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi
Hi! Bookofjude 09:20, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Jude! :) missing you my friend. Hopefully I'll be back on IRC more consistently soon.  Hope you are having a wonderful time away -- Sannse 12:37, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Bot-account
Hey Sannse! I'm editor on Danish Wookieepedia, and discovered some spellingmistakes that was made in all pages. Therefore I want to create a Bot to replace the words correctly. Dantman has helped me with the bot, but he said that I should ask you to give an account Bot status. You can answer on this page. I hope you can help me (: - Bakse 18:13, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Replied on that page ;) -- Sannse 12:45, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your respond! I have created an account for the Bot. The words to be corrected is on 210 pages, so it might be disturbing for some people (: R2-D2 (BOT) is the username called. Do you need the code for the account? - Bakse 17:58, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

I Just thought that it would be smart to put an sysop status, so it could edit all pages, but I will remove it at once (: - Bakse 21:28, 14 May 2007 (UTC) That was kind of a mistake. I can't find out how i can pull the sysop rights back. Hmm.. and I have to study for tomorrows exam :/ I'm gonna see to that tomorrow sorry - Bakse 21:32, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


 * All sorted :) -- Sannse 20:19, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for your help Sannse (: I'll contact you if I need further help - Bakse 18:06, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

It's me again (: Do you know how to set up the bot? I have now tried a couple of days with the help of the instructionpage, but I just don't get it.. I know I'm asking all the time, but I would be very happy if you would help me some more :) - Bakse 23:37, 19 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, that's not something I know anything about. I believe there is a help channel on IRC - try searching on Wikimedia's meta wiki -- Sannse 13:23, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay, fair :) I'll ask around to other peoples. But thanks anyway ;) - Bakse 10:56, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

MTG Wiki favicon
I've tried uploading the icon to favicon.ico, doing ctrl+F5, resetting my cache, but the favicon doesn't show up as the one I uploaded (it stays as the default). I've uploaded the one that I want until this can be sorted out. Thanks! --Skizzerz talk 01:32, 16 May 2007 (UTC)


 * They sometimes take a little while to show up, looks like it's there now. If you still don't see it, try clearing your cache and press Ctrl and F5.  That should do it.  Let me know if you need more help with that -- Sannse 09:34, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Emergency!
I can't log in! Everytime I log in, on the next page I'm automatically logged out! Please help! I tried to create a page on RPG Arena called "Chaos Drikin", but it's under my IP Adress's name. Help! Ike 14:56, 16 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Do you know how to clear your cookies? if you are using IE, it's under tools > internet options. That will fix it for now, and we are working on a complete fix.  Not sure what's happening yet.  Sorry for the problem -- Sannse 07:42, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Favicon
Hi, can you make me a favicon for my wikia? Thanks! -- Ham Solo talk to the Ham! "You're all clear, kid!" 01:12, 21 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi Ham Solo, I'm away at the moment... I'll be back home in two weeks. But I can have a look then if you can wait -- Sannse 17:08, 21 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi, Ham. I made a favicon for you and uploaded it, but it didn't seem to take.  Perhaps you'll have to upload it, since I'm not an admin on that wikia. ~WestonWyse ! 13:29, 25 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Nice work! I've fixed the transparency, just to make it look good on firefox tabs too :) -- Sannse 17:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


 * What tool do you use for that? Because the one I have seems to ignore transparency all together. ~WestonWyse ! 18:43, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Changes to Nickelodeon
Hi, Sannse. You seem to be the go-to person for a lot of this, so I thought I'd start here. There's been some discussion over on the Nickelodeon Wiki about the lack of an admin taking care of things there. The consensus (from both of us) seems to be that Darth Anxor and I should be made admins, so we can take care of things a bit better. If I should be posting this somewhere else, please just let me know. Either way, thanks for your time. ~WestonWyse ! 13:37, 25 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi, it looks as though Hailey C. Shannon, the current admin, has been active just a few days ago. So it would be best for you to discuss this with her first.  Otherwise, I have no objections, looks like you've both been doing good work.  So check she has no problem with this, and I will admin you both.  Sorry for the slow reply -- Sannse 18:05, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I messaged her on the 15th about the request for a new admin, along with the founder and any recently active user on the wiki, but she has not responded. I did notice that she made a few edits last week, but she didn't comment on the adminship discussion, nor has she helped with any of the hundreds of articles flagged for deletion (which for me is what started this whole thing in the first place). ~WestonWyse ! 18:42, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

I haven't heard anything in the last week about this, and was wondering where we stood. It's also been over three weeks now since I messaged Hailey about the issues, and still no response from her. If there is anything else we need to do, please just let me know. ~WestonWyse ! 11:33, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


 * OK, two new admins added. Let me know if you need any help :) -- Sannse 21:37, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much. Hopefully, from here, I can put what I've learned adminning tthe L5R Wiki to good use, but I'll certainly give you a shout if we end up over our heads. ~WestonWyse ! 01:12, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

DynamicArticleList on Memory Alpha?
Hello, I always asked myself about how to get article popularity and I have seen a posible mean on wikikto (which is not wikia, I know; but, it uses the Mediawiki soft like MA does). You could find the extension there. Do you know if there is a possibility to implement it on Memory Alpha, before or during the next Mediawiki upgrade to 1.10 version? User:Splarka told me on IRC that it could be achieved by filtering recent changes contents (quoting him: 'hot' won't work(why!?) ; recent discussions: show changes in namespace 1, 3, 5, etc ; recently updated articles: filter recent changes for namespace 0 2 4 6 ; 'new' == Special:Newpages) but I don't know how to tweak that. Argh, help me, please! ;-) --StarTrekMan(Talk &#x007c; Contribs) 15:24, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


 * This is something that is part of the new skin, which should be available on Memory Alpha within the next few days. Have a look at the smoke or slate skin on Inside Wikia for a preview -- Sannse 18:09, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Conruyt: If all you wanted from that extension was to list popular pages, it wouldn't do any good on Wikia anyways, as page hits counters are disabled. --Splarka (talk) 07:12, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Why so? This is a great feature since you can get what is most visited/popular and you can monitor the popularity of which article is going down or up in your 'top x' list (Top 5 is not a high number, there should be a top 10 and a top 100 somewhere, or 500 why not? ;-). Then, you could influence and work out on these indicators to improve the quality of your articles on your wikia wiki. It is just extra information! Besides, what is the reason of disabling the hit rank? Thank you, Sannse for the 'Inside Wikia' pointer. BTW, I wasn't aware of all these new features (including phpbb forums is great, too). I have another request below, sorry. --StarTrekMan(Talk &#x007c; Contribs) 09:54, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * It's disabled for the same reason it is on Wikipedia :) large wikis have to handle page views in a different way, using caching to reduce the strain on the servers. That means the page view counter simply won't work any more.  There are other ways of looking at popular pages, as you can see from the new skin, but this one isn't practical.  Sorry. -- Sannse 17:16, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Special:Editcount (still on MA)
A while ago, I tried this code  and it doesn't work, I get a "Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "�" " message because a carrier return char is inserted after the result of Edicount. My tests are there How to tweak that, please? --StarTrekMan(Talk &#x007c; Contribs) 09:54, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * This is beyond my knowledge of markup I'm afraid. Possibly Splarka or Datrio could help you. -- Sannse 17:17, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Log in problems
Hi Sannse. After a long gap, I am here and I feel happy talking to you : It seems unusual, but I am facing some problems in logging on as discussed with Danny on his talk page:. Perhpas matter is being resolved. I am seeking your help. Thanks. --Bhadani (talk ) 02:36, 1 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi Bhadani, good to see you again. This should go away if you clear your cache and cookies.  If you use IE, then go to "tools" > "internet options" > "delete cookies" and "delete files".  I've also cleared some files server-side, so hopefully this will do it.  -- Sannse 19:40, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

AutoWiki Browser move
Hi Sannse, remember this conversation we had a while back? Wikia talk:AutoWikiBrowser - well, it seemed like you were saying it would be a bad idea to move it. But I just noticed someone moved it ... I asked him about it on his talk page, but his userpage says he's just "passing through", so I'm not sure he'll ever see it. Should it be moved back?  Scott ch  21:03, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * MaxSem is working on AWB, and making sure it works on Wikia (it's a more complete version than the one we were using here), that's why he moved the page. We might have to have one in each position for a while, but I'll ask him about that.  Thanks for letting me know -- Sannse 21:19, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * As i just expand on the AWB page, not of a big issue as that is not a default page that MWB looks for or AWB but dont know what MaxSem has in mind for the General check list of Wikia speaking of which he has already coded something with our own wikia project instead of custom (so exiting). --Cizagna (Talk) 01:54, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

AWB update
Sannse just to inform you here, here and here it has been already coded our requests, so we just need to wait for the next version to be compiled and officially release and that the tech team has the .php files here at wikia for a more smooth working of the program --Cizagna (Talk) 04:59, 3 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks Cizagna, that's great news :) -- Sannse 10:31, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Botstatus
Hi, sorry to bother you but is it possible to give w:c:stad:Gebruiker:Staatsbot the botstatus? I have already asked Angela but she isn't responding. Now I'm searching after all (active) staffmembers. I hope you will answer quickly. (P.S.: Sorry for my bad English, I'm a Belgian :p ) Geleyns 08:55, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Angela just gave the status. Thanks anyway. Geleyns 09:12, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Sub-Category
God this is embarrassing...do you know how to code Sub-Category's?--Bucketruck 15:20, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Simply create a category page and add it to another category, just as you would a page (i.e., ).  That will list category A within category B as a sub-category. ~WestonWyse ! 15:35, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Trolls invading Arabic uncyclopedia
Hi Sannse, it is me again, the Arabic section has been invaded lately by one user who uses multiple accounts and It’s only purpose is to vandalize the site, is there a away to check the IP of the following users so I can block it for good.

Saudi, Omar86 , البتراء , محمد سمير السعيد حسانين , مخرب ,  عمك الشيخ ساطي صب قهوه يا عواد,

متعب, ترول , Ahmed Elzeini , Azdiyy

Thanks Classic 971 22:08, 5 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I wasn't able to get an IP for most of those names, and those I did varied. Two were AOL, but in different countries.  Another was a different large IP.  So it looks as though you may have more than one vandal, and will need to keep blocking.  I can look again if you have more, but it's best if you ask before you delete all the pages, that makes things easier :)  Thanks -- Sannse 09:06, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

ToonTown Wikia
It's going pretty well, but other ToonTown fansites aren't letting me say anything about the wiki because "it can be edited by anyone". I guess it's a valid concern considering ToonTown is, ahem, tuned towards 7+ year-old kids, but... Well, second problem, Toontown.com's terms of use state I can't use any graphics from their website, so I had to make a logo from screencaps of my toons on my login screen in the game, hehe. (I didn't find any terms of use for Toontown, unless they were hidden somewhere else)

I just talked your ear off, didn't I? :| Oddlyoko talk 19:28, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Sounds good! You could also consider a logo that suggests the game - like the name "ToonTown Wiki" in the right sort of text.  There are always ways of making something that works.  Glad to see you in the IRC channel too :) -- Sannse 19:59, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Single 24um
Hello, I'm co-founder and administrator at Wiki 24. I'm trying to create a forum for the site, but it doesn't seem to be working. The problem may stem from me circumventing the "Forum:Index" page and just going straight to a single forum. Is it necessary to have an index with multiple forums, or can I set up only one all-purpose forum? Your help would be immensely appreciated! --Proudhug 20:25, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


 * The problem was you didn't have the proper category matching for the tag (set to ) and the Forum preload template (set to  ). I changed one and it worked for me, but you may want to rearrange them as needed. --Splarka (talk) 03:08, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Wookieepedia server

 * I seem to be having problems accessing Wookieepedia at the present moment. IE gives me a "cannot find server" message and aborts the action of loading the page. Is the server down? Is it something to do with my connection? I would log onto IRC, but it's not available to me right now. Thanks. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Talk page ) 15:25, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi, there seem to me a few errors about, but we aren't sure what it is yet. For most it is quite intermittant or not showing at all.  I had a problem for a while with Wookieepedia, but I think that was at my end (it got worse until I changed my connection).  We are looking into it, and hopefully whatever it is will be cleared up soon.  sorry for the problem! -- Sannse 16:19, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Whatever they were, they only seemed to occur when I loaded the Wookieepedia Main Page. Perhaps some of the scripts used for that are conflicting with the new upgrade? The other pages seem to work well, aside from a slower loading speed than before. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Talk page ) 18:22, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The problem is connected to Internet Explorer, so if you have an alternative browser you can get on that way. One of our tech guys is working on it as we speak, so hopefully he will be able to fine the problem -- Sannse 19:41, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, definitely an IE error, and I'm stuck with no alternate atm :( Thanks for the update. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Talk page ) 02:32, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Semantic MediaWiki status
Hi, I hate to bother you, but it seems that the topic here needs your attention. TIA --Lirielle 08:49, 15 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for letting me know :) I've replied there -- Sannse 10:12, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Copyright uncertain
Hi Sannse. Could you help me with this, please? ―  T hailog  22:38, 15 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi Thailog. Are the articles he is writing direct copies of those on other sites? or are they just taking information from those places and using them in articles?  The latter is just fine (you can't copyright information!).  I did a check for some of his phrases, and they seem to be unique.  Looks to me like his own work, using several resources for information. -- Sannse 08:17, 18 June 2007 (UTC)


 * This one is taken verbatim from here. And the license of the site does not mention anything about the use of its information. ―  T hailog  17:57, 18 June 2007 (UTC)


 * No one owns information, you can always take information from other sites and use it. What is not OK of course, is just copying the text.  The best thing to do is explain that to Samuel, and ask him to rewrite any that are not in his own words.  Even if a site doesn't say it is copyrighted, it is, unless it specifically says otherwise. Hope that helps -- Sannse 18:21, 18 June 2007 (UTC)