Misplaced Pages

monobook.js

I've noticed your mention of a javascript for softblocking or self-blocking using monobook.js. Can you tell me how this works and how to use it? I've tried testing it on my monobook.js and it doesn't seem to work, but I think I'm doing it wrong. Can you help? Neapolitan Sixth (talk) 15:16, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I was given the code and I placed it in someone else's monobook. I don't know if the code worked or not. I've been told that it sometimes doesn't. In this case, however, it's not been tested by the person I placed it upon. He's simply not even attempting to log in right now. My understanding is it simply hides the log in function, so you're rendered incapable of logging in. I may test it on myself, just to see if it works. Lara❤Love 15:52, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

OIC. You have to log out for it to work. I'd have to set a longer time for that to work and I didn't want to block myself for that long. Still doesn't seem to be that effective because you could just edit anonymously or just refresh and the login link is back. Thanks for replying! Neapolitan Sixth (talk) 20:20, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Are you aware of the wikibreak device? I'll leave a note on your talk. Enigma 02:56, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Or, you could disable javascript in your browser :) SQL 02:56, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Tee hee

That's another good editor I've fooled into thinking I'm an admin :D

Please, don't take this the wrong way, but I'd appreciate you removing me from your list of "community ban" participants. I just contributed to the RfC, is all. Hoping this produces a Δdrama < 0, SHEFFIELDSTEEL 20:09, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I can correct it to state that you're just an editor, but the point is to list those you participated in the AN discussion. Removing you would be inappropriate. It's not to state you've done anything wrong. I'm simply detailing the limited participation that took place in the blocking of this user. Your actions are not in question. Lara❤Love 20:16, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

okidoki :-) SHEFFIELDSTEEL 20:51, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Logo stuff

Hey, I thought you might be interested that your user page came up in a discussion regarding some minor improvements to the logo image, at Misplaced Pages:Village pump (proposals)#New_logo. Also seen you around at administrators noticeboard and just wanted to say hi and give you a much-belated welcome. :-) Let me know if there's ever anything I can help out with, and happy editing. Dcoetzee 01:55, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry

I just wanted to apologise for posting what amounted to an accusation against you on AN. I really didn't mean it to come out that way; I just wanted to try to encourage everyone to calm down. I had a vision of a whole bunch of admins I respect going out of control like a row of dominoes, and I wanted to try and stop it. Sorry I did such a poor job, and you caught the worst of it. SHEFFIELDSTEEL 02:59, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

It's fine. I'm actually pretty calm. Just incredibly disappointed at the complete ignorance of so many people. The wholly inappropriate statements that are allowed of editors. The total hypocrisy and irony is painful to witness. I've come to see so many flaws in this place in the past few weeks that I've been completely blind to for a year and a half. And it's sickening. Lara❤Love 03:07, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

RFA Thanks

Thanks for your support at my recent Request for adminship. It’s been my pleasure to work with you, too, and I hope to do so again. I hope you find I live up to your expectations. Best, Risker (talk) 14:08, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:LaraLove/Userbox/RacistOnlyOnWP

User:LaraLove/Userbox/RacistOnlyOnWP, a page you created, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for deletion/User:LaraLove/Userbox/RacistOnlyOnWP and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:LaraLove/Userbox/RacistOnlyOnWP during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. ⇒SWATJester 15:30, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I deleted it and moved it to my talk page, per your comments on the MFD. I'm glad we could come to a compromise after you've been allowed by the community to label users as racist even after you are shown evidence that they are not, and then you bitching when I point it out. Lara❤Love 18:25, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Lara, despite what you may think, I have nothing against you, but you're letting your emotions destroy your Misplaced Pages career. You're cursing at people all over Misplaced Pages, making personal attacks, being grossly incivil (even if you don't agree with WP:CIVIL). I don't have anything against you, so I don't want to see you get in trouble for it, but if you don't calm down I'm worried that it might happen. I'm not going to comment further on your talk page, because I'm not here to antagonize you, just wanted to let you know that I think you should just let all of this go. ⇒SWATJester 18:30, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

If you want her to calm down you may want to just walk away for a while and let her cool off. Continuing to "express concern" like this probably isn't helpful to that end, coming from you, the person who pissed her off in the first place (not that I'm making any judgment of fault). Equazcion •✗/C • 18:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

As long as the comments stand in the Arbitration case, I'm going to point out what the community has endorsed. I'm not removing the message from my talk page as I feel it's more important to let this ride out and give the community an opportunity to correct a grossly inappropriate accusation, or set a precedence that it's acceptable for one user to falsely accuse another of being a racist, but not acceptable for the falsely accused to voice their disgust. Lara❤Love 18:40, 16 May 2008 (UTC) Also note that this can also have a negative affect on Misplaced Pages as it gives right for users to label others based on the articles they edit. This may lead to a feeling that one cannot edit taboo articles, even to correct the NPOV, without risking being labeled inaccurately, and in a way that may damage their reputation. In that regard, this is not simply a personal attack, but rather a community endorsement that could negatively impact the encyclopedia. Lara❤Love 20:20, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I think it is how one edits taboo articles not the fact of editing them that is the critical factor, we desperately need people to edit taboo articles but in an NPOV, dispassionate way. Thanks, SqueakBox 20:36, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Smells like paranoia: Also note that this can also have a negative affect on Misplaced Pages as it gives right for users to label others based on the articles they edit.. Damn. Did you really mean this? &#0149;Jim62sch&#0149; 23:36, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Damn. Can you leave me alone already? Lara❤Love 08:25, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

ANI

WP:ANI#User:LaraLove's controversial userbox. Equazcion •✗/C • 22:31, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

• Dude, I think you just managed to offend about half of the wikipedians here by doing that. --Dave1185 (talk) 03:27, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Wouldn't be the first time. Equazcion •✗/C • 12:27, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Message of Support

Heya Lara. Just wanted to give you a message of support about what's going on. No matter what else is going on, we need to be supportive of each other. If you need someone to vent at or whatever, just shoot me an email ok? (ugh, stupid flu medicine :D) SirFozzie (talk) 23:41, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

• Yeah Lara, we're right there with you. (flu? what flu? achoo!) --Dave1185 (talk) 23:48, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I love you, you know I do. Email is there. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂O) 00:15, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

• Add my name to any "support" section. I may rarely (if ever) agree with you, but I don't think I've seen such a loopy range of wild accusations with no supporting evidence thrown at a user since Poetlister. — iridescent 00:28, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Same here. Sceptre 00:43, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Man, this seems incredibly stupid. Of course white pride is not the same as white supremacy. I'm an Editorofthewiki 00:54, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

I just checked dictionary.com. Indeed, supremacy != pride. Some of the related comments were way out of line. Surprising the PC culture around here can't recognize such a fundamental difference. Tparameter (talk) 04:18, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

• Are you trying to be a flame bait here? Do you seriously think that we won't go check out? FYI, this is the meaning of supremacist and this is the meaning of pride. --Dave1185 (talk) 04:52, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

• Dave, think you're misreading him - != means "not the same as", not "equals" — iridescent 05:00, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

• Oh, I'm sorry... my apologies to Tparameter. Have a great weekend everybody! (need to get away from this hell-hole to cool off too) --Dave1185 (talk) 05:11, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

My fault. It's programming jargon. "!=" = "not equal to". Tparameter (talk) 13:45, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you all!! I needed this. Sigh. I'm disgusted and baffled by the ignorance and hypocrisy that surrounds this situation, and it's very good to know that I'm not alone in viewing SWAT's comments as inappropriate. In that some still peg me as a racist, after I've clearly detailed that I am not, I'm just utterly floored. How awesomely stupid some people can be. Lara❤Love 08:20, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Teh dramaz

...are getting really boring. Forget about this junk and have a nice weekend. Raymond Arritt (talk) 02:49, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

I work weekends. My weekends are Wednesday and Thursday. So I spent my weekend becoming a racist, apparently. Thanks for the note, though. Lara❤Love 17:24, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry

I regret bringing the userbox business to ANI. The last thing I intended to do was start a huge continuation of the previous drama, but I guess I should've known that's what it would turn into. So, sorry abut that. Equazcion •✗/C • 12:29, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Don't sweat it. That was the whole point. I knew when I made them it would make it to the communities attention. I for some reason thought it would go to AN or ANI rather than MFD, but I was a bit worked up and not thinking as clearly as possible. So it ended up where I wanted it anyway. The community has to make a decision now. Lara❤Love 17:53, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

I think this deserves some kind of award...

		The Inadvertent Drama Award
		I hereby award you the newly-invented Inadvertent Drama Award, for your singular achievement in provoking the discussion with the highest /(things worth discussing) ratio yet. Congratulations, and commiserations to WT:RFA for being beaten into second place. — iridescent 16:50, 17 May 2008 (UTC)