User talk:Slakr

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Regarding slakr: Why did my page get deleted? Please see Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted? first. I have no idea what you're talking about. What's vandalism? If you received a warning from me and you're not logged in, you might have gotten an old warning I sent to someone who shares your IP address. On the other hand, if you've made recent edits and received a recent warning message from me and you genuinely believe that it's not vandalism, don't fret-- simply drop me a message below, because I could have simply made a silly mistake. :) Regarding SineBot: Why does SineBot keep signing stuff I've already signed? All comments should have a signature that includes both a link to your user page (slakr) and a datestamp (05:12, 20 August 2007 (UTC)) (per signatures - internal links). This is most easily generated by placing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your contributions, which makes something like "slakr 05:12, 20 August 2007 (UTC)". If you have an interwiki-linked user page, consider either creating a user page on enwiki that redirects to your preferred home wiki or simply opting out of automatic signing. If you're still having problems after trying that, post a message below. Be sure to include diffs to make sure I can reference the problem. I don't want my comments signed by SineBot. How do I get it to ignore me or my talk page? Please use one of the opt-out methods listed on its user page. SineBot forgot to sign something it should have signed. Usually this happens because the bot isn't sure if it really should sign something, so it defaults to not signing it (e.g., in cases of complex edits). It does this to avoid being annoying. Other times, a comment might be made when the bot is down for maintenance, so the bot simply never sees it. SineBot signed something that it genuinely should not have signed. Please let me know-- especially if you think it's not a one-time thing. Be sure to include diffs to make sure I can reference the problem. Is SineBot's source code available? Not currently. I'm signing with four tildes (~~~~) but it's still saying I didn't! You likely enabled raw signatures. Open your preferences, click the "User profile" tab, make sure that "Treat the above as wiki markup" is NOT checked, and click Save; it should be fixed. If you have an interwiki-linked user page, consider either creating a user page on enwiki that redirects to your preferred home wiki or simply opting out of automatic signing.

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Annoying date/time format requirement

Your bot is particularly annoying in that it apparently requires a particular date/time format. However, I will not change the way I format my date/time, so hopefully you will make it smarter or turn it off. I doubt you will do either, but I figured the decent thing to do was tell you about it. --Fandyllic 5:25 PM PDT 15 Oct 2007 —Preceding comment was added at 00:26, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for the heads up. I'll see if I can add an exception. Does your day of the month have a leading zero (i.e., your current sig is 15, but when it rolls around to 9, is it 09)? In the meantime, if the bot keeps bugging you, simply visit its user page for information on opting out of auto signing. Also, on a related point, you might consider reading up on self-fulfilling prophecy when it comes to your doubts about me. :P --slakr^\ talk / 16:08, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

The solution is to make an exception for both cases, leading zero and none. Not all annoyed people will go to the bother of coming to this talk page, so to be on the safe side of not annoying everyone now or anyone in the future. The default must be to not annoy people. --Gronky 15:48, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and it really can't be assumed that an annoyed person will put this page on their watchlist and reply to follow up questions you have. --Gronky 15:49, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Although that would be the ideal, I seriously cannot make exceptions for every single date format that everyone can possibly conjure up, because exemption regexes start taking up memory and processing time on my personal server, and I don't code SineBot for a living. If people are serious about getting an exception, then yes, they will watchlist my page after asking their question-- or at least check back for replies to it a day or so later. Otherwise, they can opt out manually, as their custom datestamps could likely mess up talk page archive bots anyway. --slakr^\ talk / 03:23, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

New To Wikipedia

Hey im new to wikipedia and wondering as i tried to edit the Alexandria page but deleted some of it and how you found about it so fast? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Braden Bird (talk • contribs) 06:10, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Please see the recent changes list. --slakr^\ talk / 05:18, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Signing problems

Your bot keeps signing for me even though I use the four tildes. The problem seems to be that for some reason my automatic signature doesn't provide the link to my name automatically. So it's not really a problem with your bot, but I'm not sure who to turn to. See, I'll try to sign it and it will probably come up without the link. Buirechain 17:25, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Same here. -Goodshoped 04:24, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

In a few minutes, see what happens. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Goodshoped35110s (talk • contribs) 04:24, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

It's because your link to your user page/user talk page is a shortcut, which the bot doesn't recognize. --slakr^\ talk / 05:16, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Additions to a list

Hey. I added a couple of items to a list on a discussion page, and Sinebot signed the addition. Not sure if you can filter this out, since some people discuss using lists, but here's the diff (right after my edit). Cheers. —Michael Z. 2007-10-23 23:26 Z

It probably would have ignored it if you had made it faster (i.e., if the edit was within 5 minutes of your last one to the same page). --slakr^\ talk / 05:17, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Blocked?

You sad cunt. Is there anything more pathetic than a sad internet hero like you threatening others with being banned? Got a few issues because you're not an Admin, have we? Oh dear. Ruiruihrg 09:26, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi there. Please see the blocking policy for more information on blocks and why they're added. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 09:32, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Hello.

Hi. I understand that you know French? OK. It's because someone was vandalizing my page at first and left this message on my userpage: Vous êtes une chienne. Does it really mean what it really mean? No offense or anything. -Goodshoped 03:20, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

une chienne is a female dog, while vous êtes is the formal of "you are." Essentially they said you're a bitch. :P --slakr^\ talk / 05:12, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you. I will be hiding this page so you do not get into trouble. -Goodshoped 05:24, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

No worries-- I won't get into trouble. Wikipedia is not censored. Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 05:26, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Sinebot

Why is your sinebot writing my IP on the discussion board? I like my privacy, and let me know if this is a problem, an I will go away and never come back to your site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.162.199.61 (talk) 20:37, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Please see the signatures guideline. All talk page contributions should be signed, hence the reason why the bot adds the signature. Furthermore, your IP address is visible--no matter what you do--in the page history. If you do not wish your IP address to be shown to normal users and/or the public, you might consider creating an account. You might consider reading the privacy policy as well. Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 22:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Usertag thingys

Can you tell me how to get those tags that say,Example:"This user has a pet cat" or "This user eats hamburgers"with pictures? Eddymania7 01:00, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Check out the userbox info page. Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 21:42, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Sinebot Man!

Two things to say:

1:How do you get all the bots????

2:Can you ask your Sinebot to send a message with his signature to Eddymania7 01:48, 28 October 2007 (UTC)? I just want to post a message to him.

Cheers Slakr

Eddymania7 01:48, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

1:How do you get all the bots????

Not sure what you mean. You might take a quick peak over at the bot policy page.

Can you ask your Sinebot to send a message with his signature to Eddymania7

Again, I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. SineBot's only purpose is to sign unsigned comments and/or notify people that repeatedly forget to sign their comments how to do so. If you would like more information on signatures, check out the signatures guideline. Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 21:46, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Sinebot signs after my signature

Is it 'cos I'm doing something wrong or is it Sinebot's mistake, please?

Here's an example: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Singapore_Airlines&oldid=167557359 Alice.S 03:44, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

It signs for you for the same reason it signs for me, our signatures are actually links to one of our user subpages, not our actual user page. If you ask why the bot requires both a user page link and a time stamp when one or the other would be enough, I would have to agree that the rules seem a bit overly specific for a bot (Hagermanbot was never this strict). You have done nothing wrong, you and I just don't fit into the mould that the bot is expecting to find us :). NoSeptember 01:29, 29 October 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by NoSeptember (talk • contribs)

I hope I don't fit into any mould - they broke it when my parent's made me!

Seriously, though, I'm sure you're right. If the bot's author is unwilling to change it, is there anything I can do to stop it AND still have my name show up red in my Watchlist 'cos I don't have a user page - it is a bit aggravating... Alice.S 01:50, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

You can Opt out per instructions at user:Sinebot, but you may be saying that all opt-out options require that your user page exist, which is a problem (To bot owner: the bot should have an opt out option for those without user pages - hint hint. Maybe allow a list of user subpages that will be accepted as user page substitutes).

Also you may want to make your signature a direct link to your user talk page, that wouldn't affect your watchlist red linking, although it appears that you want the subpage to be built into a user page substitute. NoSeptember 02:02, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Since I deliberately do not have a User page, I have placed the code [[:Category:Users who have opted out of automatic signing]] on my User talk page in what I hope will not be a forlorn attempt to disable sinebot from forging my signature.

I had already made my signature a direct link to a subpage - which I intend will substitute for my user page - thus keeping my name coloured red in my Watchlist.

Thanks for the care you have taken in trying to assist me resolve this problem - I hope the bot's author is able to reply shortly. Alice.S 05:10, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Ah, yes, this has been on the to-do list for the greater part of the month, but I've been ridiculously busy. I should hopefully fix this soon, though. I should hopefully have a solution for people linking subpages as well as a non-user page thing that should allow people to opt out from their user talk page. --slakr^\ talk / 21:48, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much for considering the minority situation, User:Slakr, the more elegant of the two solutions would be to allow people to include (ie detect) a link to any subpage of their user space rather than insisting on a link to a user page being present as well as a date stamp but I appreciate that some folks may wish a mechanism to opt out of Sinebot altogether.

Thank you very much for helping forgetful Wikipedians like me with your programming efforts! Alice.S 02:23, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Fixed in 1.3.3p7. Now {{NoAutosign}} will work on user talk pages (which everyone should have). Also, now subpages in signatures should be okay now. Lemme know if you run across any problems. Sorry for the small delay, and cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 23:33, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Get your facts straight

Someone vandalized my origninal content Crackhead. You do not want to tangle with me.