User talk:DatGuy
Happy First Edit Day!
[edit]Happy First Edit Day! Hi DatGuy! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! Adr28382 (Talk to me!) 15:26, 18 November 2024 (UTC) |
Thank you!
[edit]Thanks much for fixing my filter. I always run the standard tests on them before I save, but the tests missed that mistake. OhNoitsJamie Talk 21:52, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- No worries. You might like to use SoY's batchtest-plus if you don't already; it adds a 'FP check' that tests against Special:AbuseFilter/1201 for false positives. DatGuyTalkContribs 21:58, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, that's the one I used! If I recall correctly, it had one 1/99 hits, which isn't unusual for that filter. I should've looked at that one hit more closely. OhNoitsJamie Talk 22:07, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Bot?
[edit]Hello, DatGuy,
DreamRimmer said you were working on an alternative to Fastily Bot. I review a lot of PROD'd articles and files and we have a number of older editors who don't use Twinkle when they tag articles for deletion so we relied on Fastily Bot to notify content creators that their article creations had been nominated for proposed deletion.
Is there any progress on a bot to take the place of Fastily Bot? Over the past few years, I have tried all of my powers of persuasion to convince these PROD-taggers to make use of Twinkle but they prefer to tag articles manually so we really need some bot to take care of Fastily Bot's task. Thank you for any help you can provide. Liz Read! Talk! 05:36, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Heya @Liz: I filed the BRFA 9 days ago and completed the trial five days ago. Pending a BAG member to approve the task and then should be good to go. DatGuyTalkContribs 14:21, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- This is now running daily at midnight UTC. DatGuyTalkContribs 01:31, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Global blocks and locks
[edit]Hi DatGuy. Would it be possible for DatBot to archive AIV requests if the user has been globally blocked or locked? Thanks. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 04:11, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- I'd rather Mdann52 adds it to User:HBC AIV helperbot14. Matt: you can use list=globalallusers via enwiki or list=logevents&leaction=globalauth/setstatus via metawiki for accounts and list=globalblocks for IPs. DatGuyTalkContribs 10:13, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – December 2024
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).
Interface administrator changes
- Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
- Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.
- Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.
- The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
- An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.
Season's Greetings
[edit]Hello DatGuy: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 02:28, 23 December 2024 (UTC)