User talk:Mets501

I made a new userbox for the raiders on my page from the existing one, but I am unclear on how to make a sub page to host it. Please assist. Zoro 1234 19:13, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just click User:Zoro1234/Raiders Nation and then paste the code. –xeno^talk 19:14, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Can you host multiple boxes on one page or do you need to make separate pages?Zoro 1234 19:28, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You could using parserFunctions, but it's easier to create multiple pages. –xeno^talk 19:30, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to make a retro box for the now defunct California Golden Seals. Would you happen to know the color codes for pacific teal, kelly green, california gold, and snow white?Zoro 1234 19:59, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Scratch that, I found them. Thank you anyway.Zoro 1234 20:20, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yea, I usually look at web colors. Cheers, –xeno^talk 20:21, 9 August 2010 (UTC) [P.S. Best to ask further questions at my talk][reply]

Why did you delete the Devin Green page? i need it 4 homework... grr-ANONYMUS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.84.195.123 (talk) 22:49, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

'Splaining to do,

Regarding this. Not only was the request improperly formed, there was zero discussion. This bot has since been indef blocked per an ANI thread, until the operator fixes it. I suggest you comment there.— Dæ dαlus^Contribs 03:55, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Userbox request

Could you make a Twinkle userbox that states that someone uses the random article button to find non-notable articles? -Vaarsivius (Talk to me.) 17:49, 26 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday

Just a happy Birthday message to you, Mets501, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!

--Monterey Bay (talk) 20:03, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Possible task for MetsBot

Hi,

I am currently looking for a bot which is able to replace any occurances of {{Fb r2 header}} (which is a redirect) with {{Fb r header}} on this set of 794 articles. An example edit would look like this, this or this. Would MetsBot be capable of fulfilling this request? Thank you in advance, Soccer-holic^{I hear voices in my head...} 19:37, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

UBX

What's wrong with UBX??? It ruins my page!!! --Lovescream (talk) 03:43, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is User:UBX yours. It claims to be. Is it? --SomeDudeWithAUserName (talk with me!) 04:25, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it is! —METS501 (talk) 07:42, 6 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mets501. We have updated {{category handler}} to support the fact that User:UBX works as the "template space" for userboxes. Read more about this at User talk:UBX#Category suppression automated.

--David Göthberg (talk) 00:40, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

hershey's kisses page

when you updated the hershey kisses page, you did a copy & replace and editted URLs which lead to dead links. Please be mindful when correcting capitalization. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tardisrepair (talk • contribs) 14:04, 4 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File:Mets501TalkHeader.png listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Mets501TalkHeader.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 02:33, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Createbotpage

Template:Createbotpage has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Bulwersator (talk) 14:08, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File:Quintic solution.PNG listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Quintic solution.PNG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 06:42, 12 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your great edits

Thank you! Canderson7 ^(talk) 23:43, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File:Lebedev reaction.png listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Lebedev reaction.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Leyo 07:12, 16 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Interview Regarding Wikipedia Bots

Greetings Metx501-

My name is Randall Livingstone, and I am a graduate student at the University of Oregon, currently collecting data for my dissertation on Wikipedia editors who create and use bots and assisted editing tools, as well as editors involved in the initial and/or ongoing creation of bot policies on Wikipedia. As a member of BAG and the bot community, I would very much like to interview you for the project at a time and in a method that is most convenient for you (Gchat, another IM client, Skype, email, telephone, etc.). I am completely flexible and can work with your schedule. The interview will take approximately 30-45 minutes.

My dissertation project has been approved both by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Oregon, and by the Research Committee at the Wikimedia Foundation. You can find more information on the project on my meta page.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to hearing from you to set up a time to chat. Thank you very much.

Randall Livingstone, School of Journalism & Communication, University of Oregon

UOJComm (talk) 00:48, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

MSU Interview

Dear Mets501,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chlopeck (talk • contribs) 04:07, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to events: bot, template, and Gadget makers wanted

I thought you might want to know about some upcoming events where you can learn more about MediaWiki customization and development, extending functionality with JavaScript, the future of ResourceLoader and Gadgets, the new Lua templating system, how to best use the web API for bots, and various upcoming features and changes. We'd love to have power users, bot maintainers and writers, and template makers at these events so we can all learn from each other and chat about what needs doing.

Check out the the Berlin hackathon in June, the developers' days preceding Wikimania in July in Washington, DC, and our other events.

You can register now for the Berlin event and if you need financial help or visa help, just mention that in the registration form.

Best wishes! - Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation's Volunteer Development Coordinator. Please reply on my talk page, here or at mediawiki.org. Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Volunteer Development Coordinator 13:40, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting pages

Apparently you deleted the page on the 1960's. If you delete a page, you should have to give an explaination telling people who are now looking for the page WHY you deleted it. It is VERY rude not to! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.96.232.67 (talk) 05:49, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Village pump discussion re: userboxes

Hi Mets501, I started a discussion at the Village Pump (misc) here that you may be interested in about the userbox creation script. Eastlaw ^talk ⁄ _contribs 08:32, 9 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I took your advice here. Thanks for the input. --Eastlaw ^talk ⁄ _contribs 09:14, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I have another question for you. This banned user has a lot of stuff in his userspace. Most of it has few, if any, backlinks. Do you think they should be speedily deleted and if so, under which criterion? (G5? U2?) Thanks again for your advice. --Eastlaw ^talk ⁄ _contribs 01:19, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't speedily delete them ("G5 should not be applied to transcluded templates"). Either let them be or move them into another userspace. —METS501 (talk) 00:29, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

US Speed Limits

Texas is wrong. 85 mph now. 24.246.49.61 (talk) 02:41, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

		The Rosetta Barnstar
		I read you had done some articles in Spanish too, so I decided to give you this . Emilianogarciag (talk) 19:33, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

barnstar.

Some baklava for you!

Could you help me create my user box? I need a list of directions from you. Kelenna (talk) 21:16, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How do I restart my computer because I can not turn my computer

I can not turn on my computer I have done to you use