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HighinBcbot

I'm hoping I've set Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Comics up to be indexed by your bot, but I'm a little worried by the leading zero issue. The archives run 01-09, then 10-25. The bot won't think it's 01-025 will it? Steve block Talk 19:29, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

No, 1 leading zero will results in 01-09, 10-25. I may adjust the instructions to make that more clear, I will run it know and see what happens. HighInBC 19:58, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I had to fix up the optin command a bit, the bot does not follow redirects. I fixed up the mask and set the leading zero's to 0 to match the actual placement of the archives. Should work now. HighInBC 20:06, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Brilliant! Sorry to cock it all up, thank you for fixing it. Do I just leave everything alone now and it'll do its bit when it runs? Steve block Talk 20:11, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Yep, the rest is fully automated. It will download new archives, as well as old archives that have changed, and update the index as needed. It is currently running when I run it, but once I am fully approved it will become twice daily. HighInBC 20:12, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't know what you drink, but you have a bot barnstar already, so all I can do is raise a glass and say cheers. Steve block Talk 20:36, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Ohhh, I love beer! HighInBC 20:46, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Your message

• This conversation is in reference to HighInBC 16:02, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your message at my Talk page. Once I saw the context of the original diff I understood your concern (that's the problem with bare diffs; they often don't give the whole picture, and need to be accompanied by explanation). It's difficult to tell whether he's as unpleasant as he sometimes seems to be, or just completely socially inept; I hope the latter, and that he can be brought round. From what I saw, he's perfectly capable of contributing usefully, and even getting on OK with other editors. We'll see what happens when the block expires. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 19:59, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Nothing is simple on Misplaced Pages, never hesitate to question my actions. HighInBC 20:11, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Barnster

• Barnstar moved to userpage. HighInBC 04:51, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, that makes it all worth while. HighInBC 22:23, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

WP:RFBOT

Your request for expansion has been approved for trials. Please see the page for additional questions. Thank you, — xaosflux 05:26, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Admin IRC channel

Discussion occurred on the arbcom mailing list and on the admin IRC channel. The problem originated in interactions between Giano II and administrators using the channel. Fred Bauder 15:02, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, so few words, so much information. I appreciate it. HighInBC 15:53, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

User:Wiki wa wa

re: User talk:HighInBC/Archive 22#Possible misunderstanding: Your instincts were good; he was a vandal (a sock, actually). I'm familiar with this person; I should have caught it from the evidence on his user page. -- Jim Douglas _(contribs) 16:13, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Lol, it is good to be right, but I would prefer to be right about thinking someone will be productive. Thanks for letting me know. HighInBC 16:17, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

User: JFBurton

• This conversation is in reference to HighInBC 00:41, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for reducing that ban. I think 1 week was far too much. JFBurton 16:40, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

It was 4 days, not a week. No problem reducing it. Have fun. HighInBC 16:41, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Block notice

I noticed that you put a block notice at User Talk:141.151.147.2 which stated that he was blocked for 48 hours. He's actually blocked for a week. Is that a mistake or an inside psychological trick to make the guy just give up? I'm always interested in the latest tactics in deterring vandalism. -- Mufka 17:15, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, that was in error, I have reset the block to the correct 48 hours. HighInBC 17:18, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Johny

Hi, thank you for the quick response in blocking Johny451 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). I just wanted to alert you to Johny450 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), 451's sockpuppet. ˉˉ╦╩ 19:27, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Taken care of, thanks. HighInBC 19:28, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Muhammad/Mediation

Sorry, I forgot about the mediation. I finished reading already, and have restarted. I might ask for help from someone else later if I need help though. I hope I can finish this long-extended mediation. | AndonicO 13:24, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for taking on such a big task. HighInBC 15:03, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome; I don't think I'll be able to equal Ars though, as he had more experience (this is only my second case). That's why I might ask for someone else's help later. | AndonicO 23:54, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Regarding deleted question in mediation

• This conversation is in reference to HighInBC 00:38, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi HighInBC. I would like to respond to your question regarding the deleted question in mediation. You may have different expectations of mediation than myself. One of my expectations is that it will help to resolve the conflict. In my opinion, if an editor edits according to the policies and guidelines of Misplaced Pages, then it is irrelevant whether that individual has the personal opinion Misplaced Pages ought to be censored. I don't believe Misplaced Pages ought to be censored, but there is nothing in Misplaced Pages policy or guidelines that forbids an editor from holding that as a point of view as long as they edit and behave in accordance with Misplaced Pages policies and guidelines. In my opinion, this issue will never be resolved if we continue to allow the personal opinions of editors, which they are entitled to hold, to be brought into discussions. In other circumstances, making comments such as "you wish to censor Misplaced Pages" might be considered a personal attack. I don't think mediation should facilitate the practice of "looking at the editor" which we work to oppose in other circumstances by asking individuals to identify themselves as holding unpopular points of view. Sincerely, --BostonMA 15:51, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

The policies are already decided. So what remains is the interpretation of the policy. This is done through consensus. Perhaps the question should be reworded to Do you believe the policies of Misplaced Pages mandate the exclusion of this type of image. I don't think policy requires the exclusion of this image. So what is left is the ordinary editorial consensus that is applied to any article.

I am not sure how we are to proceed without giving our opinions on interpretation of policy. I am not sure who has made the statement "you wish to censor Misplaced Pages", if it was me it must have been a while ago because I don't remember. You suggested that a list of potential images be discussed, I don't see how this is any different as it will still require opinion.

Consensus is a funny thing. Opinion is an essential part of consensus that is then applied to policy to resolve ambiguity. HighInBC 15:57, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi HighInBC. Unfortunately, I only have about 5 minutes. But I will be available again in a few hours. I did not mean to imply that you said "You wish to censor Misplaced Pages". As far as I know, you have not. However, such ad hominem arguments have been commonplace in this dispute. Will respond more fully later in the day. Sincerely, --BostonMA 18:24, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Ok, no worries there, thanks for the clarification. HighInBC 18:59, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

User:GSR05

Has started (as an IP, then under this account) an edit-war on the article list of very tall men, reinserting mercilessly the 6ft 4in section that had been removed on a quite general consensus a few days ago because it is overcrowded and thus not so remarkable. I've reverted him at least 5 times, now i am getting sick of it. Sorry, and thanks. RCS 19:30, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

I see you have already been warned about the 3RR rule, so I will warn the other party as well. HighInBC 19:36, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

User talk:HighInBCoffAnalHairs

You seem to be collecting semi-eponymous vandals! Another one blocked. Regards, (aeropagitica) 01:18, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Ya, I am special that way. HighInBC 01:21, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Please Help!

User:68.88.76.165 has now violated the Misplaced Pages:Three-revert rule on the ramones page. Can you please put stop to this guy, he's been doing this constantly!

Page Blank

It seems that Ahhhohchrist has blanked her User Page. Not that it matters, as what she wrote is in the page histroy. Ahhhohchrist would have been aware of the messages we sent. I doubt she'll come to the discussion. Shame, I wish Users wouldn't do things like this. Acalamari 21:31, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

It is fine for her to blank her userpage, she doesn't have to participate in the discussion. This is really a common sort of thing. HighInBC 21:44, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

User:HBC AIV helperbot

• Barnstar moved to userpage. HighInBC 16:49, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Wow, my 5th barnstar for that bot, that is something. HighInBC 22:33, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Newyorkbrad's RfA

Thank you for your support on my RfA, which closed favorably this morning. I appreciate the confidence the community has placed in me and am looking forward to my new responsibilities. Please let me know if ever you have any comments or suggestions, especially as I am learning how to use the tools. Best regards, Newyorkbrad 18:51, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Removed Lyrics

I removed lyrics from several articles about Sara Paxton's songs. Was I right to remove these lyrics? I removed them because of possible copyright violations. If you take a look at my contributions, you will see the edits I did. Acalamari 18:12, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

I believe you were correct in removing that, it is copyrighted content and cannot by used like that. HighInBC 18:39, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Good; I had seen some other User remove lyrics from a different page, so I thought it was best to remove those ones. Acalamari 18:54, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Userlinks/Helperbot

So if I want to report a User with an offensive name, I user the {{userlinks}} template, correct? Also, I want to apologize for when I said about HBC AIV Helperbot deleting the report, after all, tge the bot was only doing its job. Acalamari 21:09, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

All you said was you didn't understand why it was calling it a comment. I don't think that is anything to apologize for. You can use {{userlinks}} in the place of {{vandal}} anytime you don't wish to label the person a vandal. The bot's job is not to report improperly formatted reports, that is an unavoidable side effect of removing comments associated with the report it should remove. It cannot tell the difference. HighInBC 21:16, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Okay then. I just didn't want anyone thinking I had insulted the HBC AIV helperbot. Acalamari 00:26, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh god, don't let them think that! HighInBC 00:33, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Request to join bot approval group

I think it might be time to talk-page-spam the members of the bot approvals group to get input from then in your "request". It doesn't look like any of them are going to check that page anytime soon. :-) —Mets501 (talk) 02:16, 23 January 2007 (UTC)