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"Jingle Bells" by Singing Dogs - - FIVE Dogs, Not Four
I'm not quite sure why you changed my correction. There were FIVE (5) dogs that were recorded for this 1955 Christmas classic. You even have an image with all FIVE (5) pictures of the dogs with their name below. You need to read up on your history, because what you have now is erroneous. The content and picture alone contradict what you have on this page.
Best regards! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.244.44.188 (talk) 23:35, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
- @71.244.44.188:: Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. The issue has now been fixed. Please be sure to use an edit summary in the future to prevent such edits from being misjudged as vandalism. Best, Tony Tan98 · talk 15:03, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
The discussion here has gone on for quite a while, and I think all the appropriate points have been made. You know what my position is on the matter, and many agree with me. I'd be happy if you'd evaluate consensus and close the discussion as appropriate. In so doing, however, please pay close attention to the many WP:SPA remarks, and their lack backing in reliable sources. RGloucester — ☎ 18:56, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
- I would say post at WP:ANRFC but it looks like requests there don't necessarily get responded to in a timely manner. I'll try to find someone who's more familiar with topic, otherwise you'll have to allow me some time to read things over before I can do a proper close. We don't go by pure !vote count, as you know. I'll let you know what I find. Best — MusikAnimal talk 19:18, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
- Not to be a pest, of course, but I wonder if you've found an appropriate course of action on this matter? RGloucester — ☎ 17:03, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
- @RGloucester: I'm sorry, but I don't think I'll have the time to deal with this. I would post at WP:AN/RFC. Remember you don't need an admin to close it, just someone not involved. I might add that in about 2 days and 5 hours, we'll have a new admin who states they'll be active on the Request for Closure noticeboard. Sorry I couldn't do it myself, but I can't turn a blind eye to disruption just because I don't want to get involved in the discussions. Hope this helps — MusikAnimal talk 17:13, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
- Not to be a pest, of course, but I wonder if you've found an appropriate course of action on this matter? RGloucester — ☎ 17:03, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
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MGM & others continua remove of source information by same IP
Note that the IP that you are page protection from editing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is unwilling to cooperate and is reverting (on MGM up to 5 RR already) on several other pages:Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection#MGM_.26_others_continual_remove_of_source_information_by_same_IP Spshu (talk) 22:52, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Spshu: IP blocked by HJ Mitchell. I semi-protected where I saw multiple IPs involved. The other pages I agree with HJ in that they lack enough recent disruption to warrant protection. Thanks for the reports. — MusikAnimal talk 22:57, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
Thank you
Thanks for granting me the "pending changes reviewer" rights. Chhandama (talk) 02:02, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
A thing I forgot
Hello again. I forgot to inform you that File:Megadeth - Peace Sells.ogg has two older versions that need to be deleted. Everything the best.--Retrohead (talk) 23:18, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
Done All the best to you too! — MusikAnimal talk 23:22, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
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Hello from Dfrontani
Hi MusikAnimal!
Recently you deleted a page of mine about artist "John Dileva Halpern". You deleted it for unambiguous copyright infringement. The page from which I drew information was written by Halpern and myself, from the site "Waking Buddha" which is a personal creation of his. I am wondering (forgive me, I am a new user) if there is a way for me to recover the deleted page. Because I was given permission to use the text from wakingbuddha.com I do not believe I must retool the article; however, if I must, I would like access to everything that has been deleted, as it is the most complete structure in which all of the information sits. Thank you for your time and concern. Dfrontani (talk) 20:34, 8 November 2014 (UTC) Dfrontani 11/8/14
- @Dfrontani: Hi! No worries, this is a common scenario on Wikipedia. The fact is we don't know who owns the copyright unless there's proof of such, otherwise we could get in trouble (legal trouble). So it's very important either the text is properly licensed publicly or is specifically donated to Wikipedia. The full instructions on what you need to do can be found at WP:DONATETEXT. If you take the route of donating the text, someone will contact me informing that the content is licensed and I can restore the page. Until then it must remain deleted for legal reasons. Thanks for your understanding, and let me know if you need help! — MusikAnimal talk 21:12, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
- @MusikAnimal: What would be considered proper proof? We can certainly (and gladly) prove our ownership of the site, and we would prefer (if possible) to do it while retaining ownership. Thank you for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfrontani (talk • contribs)
- @Dfrontani: Again, see WP:DONATETEXT for the full instructions. You can donate the material, but once it is on Wikipedia it is under a CC BY-SA 3.0 License and the GDFL, meaning others can share and remix the work. In some cases it's easier to simply reword everything. PS – on talk pages we have to sign our posts, which will automatically insert your username and a datestamp. Just put for tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. Thanks — MusikAnimal talk 15:42, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
- @MusikAnimal: What would be considered proper proof? We can certainly (and gladly) prove our ownership of the site, and we would prefer (if possible) to do it while retaining ownership. Thank you for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfrontani (talk • contribs)
Ahmed Hassan Imran
Hi, do you know the context of this article? Please help me rewrite the article and follow the article talk page- Jayanta Nath (Talk|Contrb) 17:54, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Jayantanth: Hi, I have no interest in this topic. I'm still watching the page from when I had to protect it from previous edit wars – which seem to be over the same content. Please discuss with other involved editors to decide what's best for the article. I will put preventive measures in place again if need be. — MusikAnimal talk 18:23, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- @MusikAnimal:, it is quite frustrating, that , I am trting to add content with reference, but some new single purpose user remove the content without any discussion create it as stub article. But all support given to single purpose account. Ok, Thank you for your understanding.- Jayanta Nath (Talk|Contrb) 18:32, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- I apologies if I am in the wrong section otherwise I want add here that I am willing to expand the article neutrally with proper facts. I have taken part in discussion since the beginning of the edit war. I am not a single purpose a/c. I am a reader of Wikipedia but I felt to edit Ahmed Hassan Imran page for neutrality when I saw unproven allegation against him based on unverified news reports.MehulWB (talk) 18:42, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- @MehulWB and Jayantanth: Please continue this discussion at Talk:Ahmed Hassan Imran. If consensus cannot be reached, seek dispute resolution. In the meantime I'd leave the disputed content out of the article. — MusikAnimal talk 18:54, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- I'm only now seeing what you've written on the talk page. A slow progression of re-adding content, working together to ensure neutrality, sounds like a good approach. — MusikAnimal talk 18:57, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- Would you please take some sort of interest in the topic or get somebody who is willing to take some interest? Without that, I believe, it will be an endless edit war. BengaliHindu (talk) 19:51, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- @BengaliHindu: I can try, but this is what dispute resolution is for. I've only taken administrative action as necessary. I can't turn a blind eye to disruption just because I don't want to get involved in the discussions. It looks like the discussion is off to a good start. Slowly re-add content, critiquing each other's work as you go along. Note there's nothing wrong with a single-purpose account provided they edit within the confines of policy and guidelines. There is also a conflict of interest noticeboard that you can report to if need be. I'm busy today, but I might be able to help you all out later tonight (my time). — MusikAnimal talk 20:11, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- @MusikAnimal: Thanks for your support. BengaliHindu (talk) 20:18, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- @BengaliHindu: I can try, but this is what dispute resolution is for. I've only taken administrative action as necessary. I can't turn a blind eye to disruption just because I don't want to get involved in the discussions. It looks like the discussion is off to a good start. Slowly re-add content, critiquing each other's work as you go along. Note there's nothing wrong with a single-purpose account provided they edit within the confines of policy and guidelines. There is also a conflict of interest noticeboard that you can report to if need be. I'm busy today, but I might be able to help you all out later tonight (my time). — MusikAnimal talk 20:11, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- Would you please take some sort of interest in the topic or get somebody who is willing to take some interest? Without that, I believe, it will be an endless edit war. BengaliHindu (talk) 19:51, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- I apologies if I am in the wrong section otherwise I want add here that I am willing to expand the article neutrally with proper facts. I have taken part in discussion since the beginning of the edit war. I am not a single purpose a/c. I am a reader of Wikipedia but I felt to edit Ahmed Hassan Imran page for neutrality when I saw unproven allegation against him based on unverified news reports.MehulWB (talk) 18:42, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- @MusikAnimal:, it is quite frustrating, that , I am trting to add content with reference, but some new single purpose user remove the content without any discussion create it as stub article. But all support given to single purpose account. Ok, Thank you for your understanding.- Jayanta Nath (Talk|Contrb) 18:32, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
he started swearing in his talk page now, rm him from editing his talkpage? Avono (talk) 20:45, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
Request for Content of Deleted Article
I have a requested for a deleted article. Could I please have Ordes of england copied to me in some way per . note I do not wish to re-write the article or anything like that, I am just curious as to what is said. I wrote the article over 4 years ago when I was 10 years old (*facepalm* sorry Wikipedia). Also, is it possible to have the IP address of the creator too? I want to have a look at my other contributions from that long ago :p I would love you forever for this! Thank! EoRdE6 (talk) 23:26, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- @EoRdE6: I've emailed you a copy of the article. I am not able to retrieve the IP address you used at that time. I can only assume a checkuser could but that tool is strictly used for anti-abuse purposes. Best — MusikAnimal talk 23:50, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks a ton :) people like you make Wikipedia great. EoRdE6 (talk) 01:46, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
Backlog?
Howdy MusikAnimal, this is waiting for 12 days. Thanks, Jim Carter 06:45, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
Done Obviously a low-priority type of speedy deletion request, hence why it's been up for so long. — MusikAnimal talk 17:11, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
Tom Derry
Hello, I am trying to create a wikipedia page for Tom Derry, however when I try to create one I cannot form the table which other footballers have, showing teams played for, goals scored etc (usually down the right of the page). Do you have any idea of how to do so? I tried to make the article as pauladale then made an account under shotsfan, but it does not work on either page. I see you helped delete my previous page, so thought you might be the right person to help! Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shotsfan (talk • contribs) 17:05, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Shotsfan: Hello! I am not familiar with the article you said I deleted. I may have deleted it, but it looks like you didn't create it with your current account. Anyway, let's create a draft of your article. Use the article wizard to start the draft, and once you've got the content in place let me know and I will help you with the tables. Best — MusikAnimal talk 17:49, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
184.152.17.217
Can you block this IP, currently vandalizing a large swath of music articles with this sort of crap. Frietjes (talk) 21:34, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
- and it continues. Frietjes (talk) 00:12, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Frietjes: I'm apologize, as I'm unfamiliar with the subject. What exactly is wrong with the edits? Just that they are unsourced? Is it deliberate false information? — MusikAnimal talk 00:23, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
Hello from the Publisher of Comics Bulletin
Hi, thanks for reviewing my edit to the "Is Batman Gay" article. I'm the owner and publisher of Comics Bulletin. One of my tasks is to update outdated links to my website. The edit I made to the "Is Batman Gay" changed the link from an old 404 page to a current page for that link. Therefore, I would like to ask you to revert back to my previous change. If you'd like to confirm by checking the URLs, please feel free.
If you have any questions I'm at jason.sacks@comicsbulletin.com or @jasonsacks on twitter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.46.191.11 (talk) 22:21, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
- Apologies :/ While easily mistaken as vandalism, I will try to be more careful. Thanks for letting me know. — MusikAnimal talk 22:27, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
GA count
Just a friendly reminder to update the count of GAs in a section when listing a GA. Adabow (talk) 23:01, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
- The one time I forget :) Thanks — MusikAnimal talk 23:03, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
Hello from Cposting
The content that you have published on the page titled Subhash Kapoor (art dealer) is simply based on news articles and not facts. In legal matters what's true and whats not is decided by law. You cannot simply become an aggregator of links from the web.
I request and suggest that you remove the page. Cposting (talk) 17:30, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Cposting: Hi! I recommending discussing this on the article's talk page. The sources look reliable to me. In the future, it would also be helpful if you use an edit summary when removing sourced content, that way others are aware of why you are removing it. Thanks! — MusikAnimal talk 17:45, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
Obvious Sock puppeting
Hello MusikAnimal. Yesterday you deleted Obat Tidur Wanita. It was recently recreated, along with Obat Bius Wanita, by Liashoppper3. I speeded it and the CSD tag was removed by Liashoppper4. Obvious sock puppetry. Also would you ming SALTing both titles. - NG39 (Used to be NickGibson3900)Talk 04:54, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
SPI
Hi, MusikAnimal, thanks for your note on the case where I pinged you. I'll wait for the CU. However, on another case, although I notified you, I didn't wait - I just acted: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Fanofvan. First, I assure you I'm not stalking your closes. . I'm just going through the overly long list of closed cases and archiving them. Second, I rarely question the action of the closing administrator even if I don't agree with it. A good example is when an admin blocks the master for a shorter time than I would have done. However, yours were different because you didn't block at all, and although I've certainly seen that happen when there's no signs of abuse, in yours there were signs of abuse, just perhaps an insufficient amount to justify a block in your opinion. I confess that as an SPI clerk I have a somewhat jaundiced eye when it comes to socks, but I try to be fair. Anyway, I appreciate your helping out at SPI (we can use all the help we can get), and I don't want to offend you by my comments or actions, but I am a bit concerned that you are being overly lenient in your judgments. I'd naturally like to hear your views on this. Regards.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:01, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Bbb23: Overlapping indeed! I will reply here. As I stated on your talk page the big thing for me was to help reduce the backlog. Admittedly I am very lenient, this is a result of my past. It's not that I haven't gotten over that on a personal level, but at SPI I still have that ringing in the back of my head. Moving forward I will make a point to comment rather than close, unless it's clear another admin would take the same action. Rest assured I'm not all offended by you overriding my actions. It's a learning experience, and I appreciate all the input you/others have. I look forward to working regularly at SPI, gaining confidence over time. Best — MusikAnimal talk 16:18, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
- You're always such a pleasure to deal with. I think it would be great for you to come up to speed. We could use another (active) clerk. Did you want to apply perhaps and I could be your trainer initially? Often when clerks start they do so with a trainer (I did).--Bbb23 (talk) 16:35, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Bbb23: I'd like to read up on it a little more before saying yes, but the idea sounds good to me. It'd be a great opportunity to further aid the project, in a way that I would especially take pride in given what I went through in the past. One concern is that I don't have an enormous amount of time to devote. As you've probably noticed I always pick up the smaller cases. However I guess in a given "session", if you will, I could work on one big case rather than several smaller ones. I will get back to you on this. Thanks for your guidance and kind words. — MusikAnimal talk 17:14, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
- Take as much time as you need. A few comments while you're pondering. You can start clerking and then stop if you find it isn't working out for you. Obviously, it's better to decide in advance and make a commitment, but sometimes that isn't possible. For example, I became an arbitration clerk and then not too long after doing so (months?) I went inactive because it wasn't working out for me (I won't go into the details). As for your "past", I read through the report. I didn't pay much attention to the behavioral allegations, but the technical findings were pretty much a no connection. I can see, though, that it must've been painful for you at the time, and depending on your temperament may not be something you let go of easily. Finally, I'd forgotten (silly me) that you only recently became an admin. It should give you a good feeling that the vote in your favor was unanimous. I certainly didn't have that luxury. Whatever happened to crusty New Yorkers? You appear to belie the stereotype. :-) --Bbb23 (talk) 20:33, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Bbb23: Hahaha! I love your humour! Glad I could change your mind about us :) Anyway, about my SPI... the problem was that I was right on the cusp of getting really into Wikipedia. The SPI by itself was no big deal, but this MBaxter1 guy was relentless. That gave me an awfully bad impression of the community we have here. As you say, DQ is probably the one that saved me. At the time, however, I didn't know any better. I thought MBaxter1 had a lot of pull in the outcome, and I was just about ready to give up, but finally got him to change his mind. Ruthlessly accusing me of violating policy when I was trying to do good. Why bother... then... is what I think a lot of other users would have concluded. I never understood MBaxter1, his entire editing history was devoted to that single SPI. All I'm getting at is that is those early days are a fragile moment in a Wikipedian's lifespan, we have to be careful how we treat those users. I don't want to anyone else to have to go through what I did! And this is precisely what scares me. Barring the most obvious of cases, I'd want to request CU nearly every time. At least as it stands now. I'll keep your offer for clerk training in mind, but for now I'll continue to work at SPI as I have been, taking in what I've learned from you with these past two cases. Bold but not reckless, cautious but not reserved. Many cheers — MusikAnimal talk 01:40, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
- Ha! The CU on the SPI report was the height of irony. Both of us believed it was the same person. The only issue was abuse, and lo and behold, they were different people. Surprised the hell out of me and went right back to your original close of no action but per a different rationale. As for training, if you change your mind, let me know. It would have to go through channels as I can't unilaterally dub you a clerk-trainee, but I would certainly recommend it. In the meantime, feel free to raise any questions you have about SPI in your role as non-clerk-helper. I'd be happy to give you my worthless perspective. :-) --Bbb23 (talk) 02:14, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Bbb23: Hahaha! I love your humour! Glad I could change your mind about us :) Anyway, about my SPI... the problem was that I was right on the cusp of getting really into Wikipedia. The SPI by itself was no big deal, but this MBaxter1 guy was relentless. That gave me an awfully bad impression of the community we have here. As you say, DQ is probably the one that saved me. At the time, however, I didn't know any better. I thought MBaxter1 had a lot of pull in the outcome, and I was just about ready to give up, but finally got him to change his mind. Ruthlessly accusing me of violating policy when I was trying to do good. Why bother... then... is what I think a lot of other users would have concluded. I never understood MBaxter1, his entire editing history was devoted to that single SPI. All I'm getting at is that is those early days are a fragile moment in a Wikipedian's lifespan, we have to be careful how we treat those users. I don't want to anyone else to have to go through what I did! And this is precisely what scares me. Barring the most obvious of cases, I'd want to request CU nearly every time. At least as it stands now. I'll keep your offer for clerk training in mind, but for now I'll continue to work at SPI as I have been, taking in what I've learned from you with these past two cases. Bold but not reckless, cautious but not reserved. Many cheers — MusikAnimal talk 01:40, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
- Take as much time as you need. A few comments while you're pondering. You can start clerking and then stop if you find it isn't working out for you. Obviously, it's better to decide in advance and make a commitment, but sometimes that isn't possible. For example, I became an arbitration clerk and then not too long after doing so (months?) I went inactive because it wasn't working out for me (I won't go into the details). As for your "past", I read through the report. I didn't pay much attention to the behavioral allegations, but the technical findings were pretty much a no connection. I can see, though, that it must've been painful for you at the time, and depending on your temperament may not be something you let go of easily. Finally, I'd forgotten (silly me) that you only recently became an admin. It should give you a good feeling that the vote in your favor was unanimous. I certainly didn't have that luxury. Whatever happened to crusty New Yorkers? You appear to belie the stereotype. :-) --Bbb23 (talk) 20:33, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Bbb23: I'd like to read up on it a little more before saying yes, but the idea sounds good to me. It'd be a great opportunity to further aid the project, in a way that I would especially take pride in given what I went through in the past. One concern is that I don't have an enormous amount of time to devote. As you've probably noticed I always pick up the smaller cases. However I guess in a given "session", if you will, I could work on one big case rather than several smaller ones. I will get back to you on this. Thanks for your guidance and kind words. — MusikAnimal talk 17:14, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
- You're always such a pleasure to deal with. I think it would be great for you to come up to speed. We could use another (active) clerk. Did you want to apply perhaps and I could be your trainer initially? Often when clerks start they do so with a trainer (I did).--Bbb23 (talk) 16:35, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
Could I have some feedback please Wvyver
Hi there MusikAnimal
19:21, 10 November 2014 MusikAnimal (talk | contribs) deleted page Draft:LEAP Science and Maths Schools (G7: One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page)
Could you please explain why this was removed or deleted. Wvyver (talk) 17:26, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Wvyver: I don't know... I'm going to have to blame this on the semi-automated tool I use, Huggle. I'm guessing it looked like you blanked the page and you were the page creator. You apparently did not blank the page. This could be human error too, but I think that's not the first time I've ran into this problem with Huggle. From now on I'll do it the old fashioned way, open up the page in the browser and decide whether to delete or not from there. I've restored the page in full. Sorry for disruption! — MusikAnimal talk 17:29, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
MonaPisser blocked
by Ponyo.[2] Dougweller (talk) 22:00, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
Hello from 23.241.240.229 I posted on the gabriela and rodrigo page
I just saw the their commercial as an advertisement on youtube. It's called the "speaker duet"
I am unable to find a link for it though, but I just saw the commercial right now so there isn't really a source.
Hello from Swaggercatz101
Thanks Musik, I did not edit that page my friend did thanks for tracking his edit down and fixing it!!!!!!! :D -Swaggercatz101
Hello from Haighton
Hi MusikAnimal, you deleted my entry for Fernando Ricksen's wiki. I dont know what I did do wrong but he is diagnosed with ALS. Haighton 21:47, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
- @Haighton: Hey there! Wow, you're getting back to me pretty late! That was back in October 2013. Anyhoo, yes, I did revert your edit. That's because it was unsourced. Verifiability is important, especially on biographies of living persons. For this reason, your addition had to be removed. However, it looks like someone has re-added the content and properly sourced it. Moving forward if you want to make changes like, please, feel free, but sure to accompany them with references. See WP:REFBEGIN on how to do that.
- I've also noticed no one ever welcomed you to Wikipedia. You joined nearly eight years ago... but based on your limited editing history I thought you might find the welcome template I added to your talk page useful. Those links can help you get more comfortable with editing. Hope this helps, and cheers! — MusikAnimal talk 22:09, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
RfPP
Hey, I really appreciate your help there! It's lovely to have another admin pitching in (many hands make light work and all that). Anyway, I thought you might like this handy little script, which makes life a little bit easier—it allows you to semi-automate the template responses, and it produces those lovely consistent edit summaries I leave (seriously, life's too short to actually type out "semi-protected for a week" in an edit summary!). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:30, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
- @HJ Mitchell: Brilliant! I use Twinkle to do the actual protecting/tagging, but this script will definitely speed up the responding to reports. I have a question for you... do you often hit the "edit source" link on RfPP and get the wrong section? As I'm sure you know, this is because the software uses numbers to assign to each section, so if a new report is created between the time you view the page and hit edit, you end up editing the wrong section. This happens to me all the time. So anyways, I was thinking maybe I could take this script a step further and do some extreme automation. I could tie in with the Twinkle script so that after the actual protecting/tagging, it will load the RfPP page, find the right section and hit edit. The idea being with a refresh of the page, you're likely to get the right section when you hit edit. Here the JS would load the page and hit edit for you. It'll take a while to develop, but seems like it would be worth it. Any thoughts?
- I also want to make some sort of script to help expedite blocking. Do you know of any existing ones?
- Thanks HJ! — MusikAnimal talk 00:16, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
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