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Dark Web

I see that a participant collapsed their own post. I agree with you that that wasn't productive, and I see that you uncollapsed it, for which I thank you. However, they then added more to it, and collapsed it again. I have left it collapsed with the notation that it is to long, didn't read, and asked them to be concise. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:27, 9 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You give me too much credit. All I did was to add a missing {{cob}} tag, for no reason other than the absence of that tag had included the rest of the page in the collapsed section, including the cases following that case on the page. It was pure housekeeping, with no judgment — or for that matter, examination — of whether or why the section was collapsed. But, hey, thanks for imputing that good judgment to my actions.

Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 16:37, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reopen WP:DRN case on ResellerRatings

A case I started on WP:DRN was closed due to no responses. I was in the hospital and had no access to Wikipedia. Do I have to go through the entire process again, or is there some way to have the existing closed case reopened? It was regarding ResellerRatings. ZeroShadows (talk) 14:00, 11 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

At this point, it would have to be refiled not reopened, but since it was closed because no one responded, there's probably no point in doing so. Participation in moderated content dispute resolution is always voluntary and since the parties other than you also chose not to respond the case would almost certainly have been closed even if you had responded. Regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 18:43, 11 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Does DRN require a user to have a named account?

There is a user who edits anonymously that thinks he/she must have a named user account in order to participate in the DRN process (as a requester for help). Is that correct or are they mistaken? As far as I can tell there is nothing written in WP policies or guidelines, and no technical reason why DRN should not be open to anonymous users but I figured I would ask the experts here like yourself. Thanks Koala Tea Of Mercy (KTOM's Articulations & Invigilations) 09:08, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

See this very recent discussion, where I expressed my opinion on that exact point: Wikipedia_talk:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#On_requesting_DR_with_a_different_IP_address. Regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 18:09, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A question about the "User Wikipedian for" template

Hi TransporterMan. Is it permissible to subst the "User Wikipedian for" template? The purpose would be to change the colors to something other than the normal (purple) color. Thanks.
Richard27182 (talk) 13:06, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. What I mean is substing and re-editing the template only on my own user page; not in any way that would affect the template as used by others.
Richard27182 (talk) 00:33, 14 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I presume you mean {{User Wikipedian for}}. There's no prohibition on subst'ing it, but whether it will work afterwards requires more coding knowledge than I possess, though I'm fairly certain that it will. As I'm sure you're aware, all subst'ing does is copy the code of the template into your page rather than just linking to it at the template page. If you're concerned about internal-copying copyright rules, I wouldn't worry about it as I've never seen those rules applied to templates, but if you're nervous about it you can always put an attribution in the code using a HTML comment something like this:  But I wouldn't bother if it were me. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 23:53, 14 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TransporterMan. As always your help is very much appreciated. Yes, considerations such as internal-copying copyright rules and the like are some of the things I had been concerned about. Since I wrote my previous message I have found out that, at least for the specific thing I want to do with that particular template, there is a way to do it simply by adding some extra parameters when using the template without any need to subst and edit; so I'll probably do it that way. But it's nice to know that, in those cases where substing and editing the template wikicode would be necessary, it would be OK to do. Thanks again.
Richard27182 (talk) 11:57, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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In this diff[1] I see random   added at two points. I was curious if it was deliberate for some reason, and if not, whether you had any idea what might have caused it? My first thought was maybe a VisualEditor bug, but the edit isn't tagged as Visual. Alsee (talk) 20:54, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have a clue, but I think that it may be a part of the diff creation process, not part of the original text. Try asking at HELPDESK. Those folks know about that kind of thing. Regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 23:31, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

FYI on someone else's request for WP:3O, not mine

[2] Seems like this should be in Fraser's talk page, not mine. Should I remove your notice? Yakushima (talk) 08:05, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Fraser's edit to [[WP:3O]: [3] Yakushima (talk) 08:10, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It was on your page because that was the location listed in the request. "Your" is used in the plural sense in my notice. At 3O we do not consider who filed the request, but thank you for the note. Regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 16:02, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If you didn't consider who filed the request, you nevertheless addressed me as the filer. In cases of mistaken identity, I think the appropriate response is "Sorry for the error," not "thank you." Yakushima (talk) 12:15, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry that you did not like my response. Regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 17:25, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Advice to DRN Filer When Other Editor Will Not Discuss

I had to decline a Third Opinion because it was an issue between two unregistered editors, but the non-filing party did not discuss, merely edited. I said that if I were to offer an opinion, it would be a Second Opinion. The filing unregistered editor then filed at DRN, where I also had to decline the case due to lack of discussion. Can you please provide any advice to the filing unregistered editor as to what to do next? (I saw a slightly different case once where a registered editor would add a template to an article, and an unregistered editor would repeatedly revert without discussion. In that case, semi-protection was in order. In this case, semi-protection is not the answer.) The only advice that I had was either to use an RFC or to ask for input from a WikiProject. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:41, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There's no entirely satisfactory answer. I'd probably recommend that the filing IP editor create an account and then follow DISCFAIL, but that's problematical if the other editor's IP address changes and I have some doubt that the filing editor may be able to get semi-protection as a newly-minted account. If you're feeling particularly charitable, you yourself could enter the fray as just a regular editor rather than wearing your DR hat and support whichever editor (if either) is in the right. That's somewhat iffy after you have taken actions on their DR filings, however, because doing so makes it look like you took those actions from a biased position, so it would have been better to do it right off the starting block rather than take the DR action. At the end of the day, however, I think my main advice would be not to worry about it too much: There is no hurry and time wounds all heels. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 19:30, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Disappointed in rush to judgement about mediation

jytDog has been hounding me on my talk page, and I'm very disappointed in the Wikipedia system (and you in particular) for failing to act to protect its newcomers. I have notated many of the issues on my talk page, until I got exhausted from the sheer number of them. Exonerated torturee (talk) 08:58, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Exonerated torturee, the Mediation Committee does not handle or discuss matters concerning user conduct. For user conduct issues consider the processes described here. Regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 21:49, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Bonneville Speedway

So regardless of any other arguements, regardless of justification, it's my fault because a request for a source is sacrosant. I can understand that. Must say that had not occurred to me and I should have known better. Thank you for the fast response. --Falcadore (talk) 12:25, 8 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. Regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 04:16, 9 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Cryonics

You are right in that this would be a waste of time -the major issue is WP:IDHT on the part of a single-purpose account with an obvious agenda. Guy (Help!) 07:11, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DRN help needed and volunteer roll call

You are receiving this message because you have listed yourself on the list of volunteers at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard/Volunteering#List of the DRN volunteers.

First, assistance is needed at DRN. We have recently closed a number of cases without any services being provided for lack of a volunteer willing to take the case. There are at least three cases awaiting a volunteer at this moment. Please consider taking one.

Second, this is a volunteer roll call. If you remain interested in helping at DRN and are willing to actively do so by taking at least one case (and seeing it through) or helping with administrative matters at least once per calendar month, please add your name to this roll call list. Individuals currently on the principal volunteer list who do not add their name on the roll call list will be removed from the principal volunteer list after June 30, 2016 unless the DRN Coordinator chooses to retain their name for the best interest of DRN or the encyclopedia. Individuals whose names are removed after June 30, 2016, should feel free to re-add their names to the principal volunteer list, but are respectfully requested not to do so unless they are willing to take part at DRN at least one time per month as noted above. No one is going to be monitoring to see if you live up to that commitment, but we respectfully ask that you either live up to it or remove your name from the principal volunteer list.

Best regards, TransporterMan (talk · contribs) (Current DRN coordinator) This is an informational posting only and I am not watching this page; contact me on my user talk page if you wish to communicate with me about this. Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:05, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TM, as much as I'd like to still be involved with this I just haven't the time to commit (and haven't for last few years if I'm honest) to doing a thorough enough job. I hope to come back some time and pick it back up again and wish you the best of luck as coordinator. Cabe6403^{(Talk•Sign)} 17:51, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]