User talk:Edprevost

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Edprevost, you are invited to the Teahouse![edit]

Hi Edprevost! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Come join other new editors at the Teahouse! The Teahouse is a space where new editors can get help from other new editors. These editors have also just begun editing Wikipedia; they may have had similar experiences as you. Come share your experiences, ask questions, and get advice from your peers. I hope to see you there! Benzband (I'm a Teahouse host)

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This message was delivered automatically by your robot friend, HostBot (talk) 16:22, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robots everywhere![edit]

I see you have met several of our local bots. They are very busy little bots aren't they? Chillum 16:32, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, and super helpful. By any chance, do you have a tutorial on creating them? :0) Edprevost (talk) 16:37, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The interface bots use is here.

You would have to have enough programming knowledge to use the API if you wanted to write a bot. It only takes a basic understanding of html requests.

Any bot you make will need to follow our bot policy. Depending on what your bot does you may need to apply to the Wikipedia:Bot Approvals Group. If all your bot does is read and it does not need a separate account then approval is not generally needed unless your volume is going to be high. Chillum 16:42, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is super helpful, thanks! Edprevost (talk) 16:57, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What is that

directive you used Chillum? When should I use it etc? Ed Prevost profile|contributions 18:33, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

When

lots of

discussion takes

place the

indents can get

so deep that

it is annoying so the

{{od}} template can be used

to indicate the resetting

of the indenting. It is merely a decorative indicator and should be on its own line to appear properly. Chillum 18:41, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, thanks Chillum :0)! Ed Prevost profile|contributions 18:42, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Computer security[edit]

I noticed you mentioned you were a computer security expert. I have also worked in computer security for the last 15 years, it sure is shocking to see a bug found of this magnitude that has existed for my entire career. It is always good to have another editor with a strong understanding of these matters. Chillum 18:51, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I've been dabbling in InfoSec/OffSec since ~'92; and I was very happy to see your understanding on the logs discussion :0). IMO, this was such an exciting and historic find that it spurned me on to start a Wikipedia account lol Ed Prevost profile|contributions 18:56, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:09, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open![edit]

Hello, Edprevost. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

JavaScript RegExp problem[edit]

I noticed you have experience in JavaScript. I'm hoping you can help me with a problem I've run into writing a userscript.

Please see my post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject JavaScript#Nested RegExp.

Thank you. The Transhumanist 12:16, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]