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Continued from IRC Edit

I never called you God, all I did was ask why it was so hard to make an addition for fan art in the licensing template, and then I continued saying that it isn't hard and I know this because I see the code for the template and can easily and quickly make it. Wikias are meant to have edits, and every edit does not require a consensus of people who will not listen to reason making it unfair for the person making the edit. felinoel ~ (Talk) 16:55, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Ask Thailog explained, feel free to add that code that you find so easy to do. If you find this urge as to explain and nitpick at every little thing on this wiki, as I said, go create a forum to rant. Joey aa 16:58, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

But you told me I needed a consensus before I could edit it. felinoel ~ (Talk) 17:17, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

I told you that you needed consensus before changing how things work around here (like what we consider what). You've already been given the okay to go ahead, I don't know what you're waiting for ;). Joey aa 17:20, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

The only thing I wanted changed was calling fan art screenshots when they were obviously not screenshots. felinoel ~ (Talk) 17:24, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
I have to wonder though, why was what I had not good enough? felinoel ~ (Talk) 17:30, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

  1. How could you call an hour rant that
  2. I don't understand your question, could you rephrase? Joey aa 17:41, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

What? I am talking about what started this, I noticed my fan art was being labeled as a screenshot so I changed it to something that wasn't calling it a screenshot? felinoel ~ (Talk) 19:29, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Gah, I'm too tired being up for the past 19 hours without sleep to go look back at logs. If you feel need, User:Thailog is there. Joey aa 19:34, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Thailog is the one who didn't like it, I figured you already saw it, if you didn't you could have just asked, here it is felinoel ~ (Talk) 19:52, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

He was the one you edit warred with, I'm looking at the history right now. Contact him. Joey aa 19:56, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Joey, be sure to tell 888 on IRC. Sorry, I can't be there today. --Energybender 19:54, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Sure. Joey aa 19:56, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

But 888 agreed with Thai that my fan art should be called a screenshot felinoel ~ (Talk) 20:00, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Thailog reverted it, so if you want to discuss this, talk to him first. Joey aa 20:01, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

I tried that already, he just berated me and wouldn't listen that it wasn't a screenshot. felinoel ~ (Talk) 20:07, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Please, provide evidence to support your allegations of my berating and "not listening that it wasn't a screenshot". Thanks. ― Thailog 21:38, 23 June 2009 (UTC) 
that image is in no way a screenshot

^1 

It is labeled as a screenshot, when it is not a screenshot

^2 

someone calling it a screenshot when it is most undoubtedly not

^3 

In no way is that image a screenshot

^4
The berating is in those as well felinoel ~ (Talk) 21:50, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Nowhere do I say that the image is a screenshot. In fact, I agreed it was not when I said 'that's why in the description field I wrote "(digitally produced from a screenshot of the show)".' I simply refused to add an appropriate image license tag to the imagebox because instead of asking, you went out of your way to make silly allegations (like owning rights over the image) and rant about how it wasn't a screenshot. That's not the most productive way to request improvements. As for the "berating," it was very much attuned with your over the top and "playing the victim" attitude. ― Thailog 22:02, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

I have no need to play the victim, as you can clearly see in the license you keep tossing on those pictures it states in the first line, "This image is a screenshot" which is quite the opposite of what you claim. Besides, according to joey I am perfectly within my rights to change it to what I changed it to, I tried to double check and show him what it said but he left. felinoel ~ (Talk) 22:05, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

I am aware that the image license tag says that it is a screenshot, but like I explained to you just today, that's because no one updated the imagebox template with a suitable template for digital images. And Joey said you could do it, and by it he meant update the template; not dumping it directly on the images. ― Thailog 22:08, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
The way he worded it made it sound like he what I had was fine, and as you kept claiming you apparently weren't aware of it calling it a screenshot, so you admit to being a liar? felinoel ~ (Talk) 22:10, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
And why would I do that? ― Thailog 22:22, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Because you said you didn't call it a screenshot, and then you said you knew you called it a screenshot? felinoel ~ (Talk) 22:33, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

I've answered this. Please, read my post more carefully. If you can't understand what I'm saying, then refrain from pursuing this conversation. There's no simpler way in which I can say what I've explained repeatedly. Also, please do try to use clear phrasing and language; it's essential in a medium where the only form of communication is writing. ― Thailog 23:30, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Templates Edit

Same question as on wjxh's talk page: Is it supposed to be that there is a Category:Fanon Templates and Category:Templates (fanon)? Kai - Talk 15:00, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Already fixed, thanks. We're still going through a lot of these and need to find these. Keep up the good work :) Joey aa 15:01, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
As two of my fellow admins, Flash and Vaz, are gone now and Zukofan isn't active in that course, I will. Kai - Talk 15:04, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Joey, this probably has to do with the merger, the battle template we use appears to have been overwritten by the fanon one, I tried to see an older version of it, but it appears that those have been overwritter as well. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 20:38, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Fixed, and yes, it was because of the merge. If they have s trmplstr named the same, that template would overwrite ours, and we just need to revert or rename it. Joey aa 03:06, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
The War template has also been changed to black. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 20:03, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

The Ba Sing Se Times, Issue 5: 27 JuneEdit

Bot Request Edit

Hey Joey! I'm back from my inactivity. I've noticed that the merge has happened, and I just have some concern. It seems that, now that the title "Fanon:" has been placed in front of all the pages in fanon, which has broken many of the links on the pages, and I was guessing this happened in the merging process. Well, I was wondering if you could somehow (if it's possible) get your bot to change it back to the original links, and then redirect the pages, such as "Tam Mee" to "Fanon:Tam Mee". I'm inexperienced in this type of things, so if it's not possible or too tedious, or if I'm just way too out of it, I understand. Vaznock - Talk 21:49, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Wait a minute, is this one of the issues that the notice on the top says is in the process of being resolved (sorry, I've just missed so much)? Vaznock - Talk 21:51, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Actually, there shouldn't be many if at all any broken links, can you point me to some? (Most likely it's just due to the cache and purging the page will make the redness of the link disappear) Joey aa 13:25, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

At Kyoshi Revolts Chapters, almost every link is messed up, as well as some screwed up quotes on some character pages, such as Azula (Kyoshi Revolts). Vaznock - Talk 13:29, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Yup, that's just cache. Because a link will turn either blue or red once it is created (the page is saved), if the linked pages were imported after the linking page then you get a redlink. Don't worry about those, all you have to do is purge the page, and I'll do some mass purging as soon as I get the images. Thanks! Joey aa 13:34, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Okay. BTW You didn't have to repair it by hand. I could of done that. Now you must think I'm a lazy nub....anyways I was also wondering if the fanonadmins had the power to remove the title "Fanon:" at the beginning of their articles, since it makes the titles quite ugly and added another small problem with the links. Vaznock - Talk 13:37, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

We'll need to bring that up in our policy decision. However, I do know how easy it would be for us to simply use a JS template to remove the namespace from showing while on the page. Joey aa 13:56, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
Joey, the highest priority at the moment is for someone to do that fanon image dump. Until then, users are wasting time uploading new versions. Can you please push harder for this to be done, or do it yourself? Thanks. Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 14:51, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
Grr, I need someone with server access, and it would help if I had Skype on my laptop. I'll try to find someone... Joey aa 14:54, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

So.....the bot request isn't going to happen (the Avatar Fanon pages base names, such as "Mina", won't be redirected to "Fanon:Mina")? Vaznock - Talk 18:33, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

I think that can happen on a per-story basis, and providing there is no conflict with real canon article titles. Joey, could you do that for Vaznock's stories? Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 10:13, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
Sure, I'll use the JS hack just because it's easier to do widespread... Joey aa 14:21, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Okay, so your bot can or can't turn all the links with Fanon: in them to just the base page name?, as I really don't want to have to review ever KR article and remove the Fanon: part by doing this constantly by hand: [[Fanon:Blah|Blah]]. Vaznock - Talk 15:54, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

It should have done the majority of links when I did the massive XML change, of course the problem always is the fact images and categories use [[]] too and a bot change could mess them up. Link me to a specific page or a list of pages and I'll bot them if you want... Joey aa 16:58, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Image Categorization Edit

Can I categorize all the images? Zukofan - Talk 21:04, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Please do. Your help is greatly appreciated :D Joey aa 21:22, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Imported images Edit

Will the images you've imported show up here? ― Thailog 21:16, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

I don't think so, it's kind of technical. I imported and purged their pages, but the actual uploads were done by a Wikia tech whom had server side access resulting in them to be directly uploaded to the server. You can get a list at Special:Contributions/Maintenance_script. Joey aa 21:21, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Meh. I was looking for an easier way to tell Avatar Images apart from the rest, and flag them for deletion. It seems that the only ones used on both namespaces are the ones flagged with the MergeImage template. ― Thailog 21:27, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
All in a day's work. Happy editting. --TOR@Wikia 01:22, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

thanks!

Hi, the pics on my user page was deleted and I read that I must first have permission. Where can I get permission?DMG0204 13:15, December 21, 2009 (UTC)Darkmagiciangirl0204

Image speedy deletions Edit

Hi Joey, I think we'll need your bot to delete the images on Category:Candidates for speedy deletion - in short, there's so many I can't be bothered doing it manually :) Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 13:04, 1 July 2009 (UTC)


4th of July Edit

Thanks for wishing Americans a happy Independence Day. Mattkenn3 Talk 01:02, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

I do what I can. :) (I missed the Aussie and Canadian days though :( ) Joey aa 01:04, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
The Australian one's lame, it's 26 January. Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 08:56, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
The really funny thing is that I know that ;) Joey aa 16:46, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Main Page Help Edit

Hey Joeyaa, sorry if this is the wrong place for this, but you can offer some more advice for updating the main page at Foamipedia? I pretty new to Wiki so I know next to nothing to coding a proper main page. Andftw18 01:10, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

It's actually quite easy (once you do it a couple of times). See help:main page. The usual pattern of a main page is to use two columns (see the main page columns) which divide the page in two (one side being bigger ^left^), and with conventional use of bordered boxes full of the usual featured pages, media, poll, quote, site news, links to pages, and pictures to aid navigation. Try taking each component (listed above) and making them individually, and then putting them altogether. It may be the long way, but it sure will teach you how to do it in the future :) Good luck, and I'm open to questions. Joey aa 01:18, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick reply. It is probably going to take some time before I can get a main page up that doesn't look generic though LOL. I'm going to keep checking out other Wikis to see what type of page I want. Andftw18 01:50, 5 July 2009 (UTC) (I keep getting logged out)

Re:IRC Edit

Alright, but what for? Also, not too long, okay? The Flash {talk} 01:47, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Thats not what I meantEdit

Joeyya, I only told Momo to ask The 888th Avatar since I thought that you were supposed to be inactive until July 10th. Its only July 5th and your already back. I didn't know that! :)--Hangh Talk to Meeee!!!! 12:46, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Heh, ya don't worry, just joking :) Joey aa 16:00, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Message Edit

Is there a way to put a message on the talk page of every user, kind of like how the ba sing se times is delivered? Lord Momo - Talk 19:56, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

I use my bot to do that. Joey aa 20:07, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Can I have a bot so I can do that? I want to put a message on every talk page to advertise the Southern Drama Tribe. Lord Momo - Talk 20:13, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
  1. If you want a bot, you'll need to make or get one.
  2. All 3000 user talk pages on this wiki would be considered spamming.
  3. You don't have a bot flag, and won't gain one if you don't have a good reason.
  4. We can't let you spam, especially without a bot flag.

--Joey aa 20:16, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

understood. Lord Momo - Talk 20:17, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

WelcomeEdit

Thanks for the welcome.

-- 21:21, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Hiya Joey! Thanx for the welcome. Just say if I can help with something specifically.DMG0204 11:42, December 20, 2009 (UTC)Darkmagiciangirl0204

Bot Request 2 Edit

Hey Joey. I've fixed the links for me and Kai's pages, and I just have one tiny question. Is it possible that your bot can hide the title "Fanon:", maybe by manually applying the title template to pages. if not I completely understand. Vaznock - Talk 16:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Joey? Vaznock - Talk 16:50, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Will do as soon as I get PuTTY up :) Joey aa 20:17, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Great! :D Vaznock - Talk 23:01, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Meeting held...? Edit

If the IRC meeting did go ahead this morning, could you give me or link me to a log of the chat so I have a heads-up of what went on? Thanks. Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 09:50, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

What's this? The meeting already took place? The scheduled time hasn't occured yet, though. --Energybender 17:49, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
No it hasn't. I think he messed up the time zone conversion. Joey aa 20:06, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

User Group IRC Channels Edit

Maybe it would be in the best interest of some of our user groups to have their own channel on Freenode. Perhaps a double-hash (##) beginning or a triple-hash that reads ###wikia-Avatar-SouthernDramaTribe (which is a little long, though). I think this choice would be especially helpful for the group I used in the example in order to halt further spamming of group members' user talk pages. Let me know what you think at the meeting tonight. --Energybender 17:45, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Triple hashes don't do anything on this network, and I don't see a good reason for them not to just use the regular #Wikia-avatar. Joey aa 20:04, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

The Ba Sing Se Times, Issue 6: 18 July

KataraTophAzula Edit

It is me I can't remember my pasword so I did this I'm in disney world for a week--68.202.113.103 03:20, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Nice, and congrats ;) Joey aa 03:21, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Bot Edit

Hey, Joey I have a question. I have recently become an admin at suite life wiki. I was thinking of having a newsletter there, like the Ba Sing Se times, it is still an idea in progress, but if we the community do decide to go through with it, could you make us a bot for delivery and other things like that. Sorta like your Joeyaabot. Thanks--Avatar Talk 22:28, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes. Joey aa 22:35, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! I am waiting on their vote over the bot flag.--Avatar Talk 23:05, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

BSST and Contest Edit

Joey, could you please send the BSST's seventh issue as soon as possible? This is a high priority and must be done within the next twelve hours or so. Also, you requested inclusion of contest winners on the main page. This is easy, but I think you should post on Template talk:Avatar Wiki first. Once everything's cleared up, we can post the first round winners on the main page. Thanks. Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 11:18, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, didn't realise you'd sent out BSST. You forgot to not mark it as a minor edit, that's why. Remember to do that too. :) Thanks! Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 11:22, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
Actually, I didn't even send them out, well not until now.It could have gone faster if you could tell me what socket was failing and why it only had two values to unpack. I'm working on the latter. Joey aa 21:20, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

The Ba Sing Se Times, Issue 7: 25 July

Suite LIfe Bot Edit

Hey, Joey could you please make us a bot over at SL wiki,thanks!--Avatar Talk 14:03, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Re:Thank YouEdit

Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm very flattered at all this praise. When I first came here, I only saw this wiki as a way to practice my writing but I guess I got sucked in to taking a more active role, and I'm happy that I've been able to make a difference. I know I've made mistakes, but its refreshing to know you think I've been a "model Admin." And yeah, I do think there are a few more things to do here, and I look forward to working on them :) Puragus Talk 01:54, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Necessary Edit

Joeyaa my friend, I've been meaning to ask you something. Is it necessary to give a description of the images I insert on to my fanon stories? If it is, then how do I do it?--User:Anvill 04:32 PM, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

What do you mean description? All images are required to be licensed properly per our policy. Is that what you're talking about? Joey aa 20:39, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Yes, that's what I'm talking about. How do I do it? User:Anvill 4:46, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
See Template:Imagebox, it has the documentation. Joey aa 20:51, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Okay, thany you very much. I appreciate the help. User:Anvill 4:53, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

The Ba Sing Se Times, Issue 8: 8 August

Bot question Edit

Hey, joey. I have set up a bot with AWB and have a question. How did you send messages to all the users, like with the Ba Sing Se times or the one to do with "summer fun". Thanks!--Avatar Talk 19:30, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Never mind. I figured it out,anyway. Thanks!--Avatar Talk 00:03, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
... Joey aa 00:23, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
?..Like,I said thanks.--Avatar Talk 14:10, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

You caught meEdit

Oh no...you caught me. I'm not being loyal to Avatar Wiki! Yeah, my activity here has slowed down. Right now, I'm working on some of the smaller wikis that I contribute to. It's hard to stay very active when you edit across so many wikis. I think I edit at 16 or so wikis. I'll make more time for Avatar Wiki...it is the best. --Mattkenn3 Talk 23:46, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

That's no excuse. You are being unfaithful to her... Joey aa 23:51, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
Forgive me, Master. --Mattkenn3 Talk 22:46, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

DeletionEdit

Why was User talk:Younglink712 deleted only for Vaznock to re-create it? --Mattkenn3 Talk 01:47, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

You used the wrong template. Joey aa 01:53, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
Ha. I see. --Mattkenn3 Talk 02:03, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Help for polish wikia Edit

I am a fan of Avatar The Last Airbender If you can, to help me. I have the Polish wiki. This is about my comic. Maxnaście (in English Maxteen) is the title of my comic. Can you do it on the side. You have:

  • Avatar Wiki
  • Chapters
  • Films
  • Charaters
  • Universe
  • Top Content
  • Community

And so on ... Me too so I want to My wiki is Maxnaście wiki, just tell me how to do this step by step (even in English can be). Write on e-mail or the glazewskimaced@wp.pl or on my discussion (in my wikia and not your)

Please! I want to have a nice Wikia!

And how it was done by a few admins, because for me cermer simply checks if there is no vandalism
I used google translator

Another wiki help Edit

Joey, since you're the one who uses bots the most, there's something I'd like to ask you. There's another wiki where I'm active, and the sysop there could use a help having a bot, you think you could instruct him, or at least point him in the right direction? Oh, it's not a wiki from the wiki community, it's Heroeswiki, I don't know if you have an account there, but if you don't, I think I can put you in touch with the sysop via email. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 00:36, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

I just made an account at heroeswiki.com (I hope that's the one) and I'd be glad to answer any questions. If he wants realtime conversation I'd recommend he pop up at IRC, otherwise email or talk page is cool with me. Joey aa 01:01, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

The Ba Sing Se Times, Issue 9: 22 August

Call of Duty TemplateEdit

Why do you have your Call of Duty template on your user page on this wiki? --Mattkenn3 Talk 22:22, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

'Cause I like the badge extension? Joey aa 22:25, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Ok? --Mattkenn3 Talk 19:43, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
I don't get it. Joey aa 20:07, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Me either. --Mattkenn3 Talk 21:05, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Neither* Joey aa 21:11, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

um, hi. Edit

wut's up. im Otterwarrior...yeah, just saying hi *rocks back and forth on heels* sooo, yeah...talk to ya later...Otterwarrior 01:46, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Russian vandalism Edit

Hey Joey, you said you wanted to be linked when something like this happened, here is the link:

19:18, 7 September 2009 Waterkai (Talk | contribs) deleted "Грузопеервозки - у кого заказать?" ‎ (Vandalism: content was: 'Доброго времени суток Не могу найти информацию о хорошей компании по перевозкам …' (and the only contributor was '[[Special:Contributions/77.235.108.183|77.)

Kai - Talk 18:21, September 7, 2009 (UTC)

Heh thanks, but I beat you to that already ^_^. Thanks for that, though! Joey aa 18:26, September 7, 2009 (UTC)
Maybe I'm first this time...

19:24, 3 October 2009 Waterkai (Talk | contribs) deleted "Cartrade" ‎ (Vandalism: content was: 'Мнение автора, всегда закон, зачем Вы пишите такое в своих комментах? Мнение авто…' (and the only contributor was '[[Special:Contributions/222.168.65.121|222.) (view/restore)

Kai - Talk 18:26, October 3, 2009 (UTC)

Congrats, you actually are first, but only because our network is broken and thus cannot see all of the edits on Wikia. Thanks! I'll try and get that blacklisted now. Joey aa 18:50, October 3, 2009 (UTC)

The Ba Sing Se Times, Issue 10: 12 September

The New BSST Edit

Hey, Joeyya. I hate to ask like this, but when is the new one coming out? --I'm The Bos - Got something to say? - Read Guardian! 21:01, September 27, 2009 (UTC)

No problem, it should be coming out today if nobody procrastinates it, most likely today or very very soon ;) Joey aa 21:10, September 27, 2009 (UTC)

LOL, thanks. --I'm The Bos - Got something to say? - Read Guardian! 21:11, September 27, 2009 (UTC)

The Ba Sing Se Times, Issue 11: 26 September

Uberfuzzy Edit

Why did you block him? He's (or at least used to be) a Janitor, he's helped us quite some times in the past. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 00:12, October 8, 2009 (UTC)

Actually he's staff now (janitors died a year ago) and I was testing a new extension that they're working on (per his request). It didn't work so I'll undo it for now... Joey aa 00:14, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
I've undone it already. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 00:15, October 8, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Omega Edit

So did how did you come to that conclusion? I haven't seen any changes of his directly. --I'm The Bos - Got something to say? - Read Guardian! 20:07, October 11, 2009 (UTC)

He's a vandal from long before you joined here and mostly trolls the place. All I did was change his block so that he could no longer harass anybody via his talkpage. Joey aa 20:10, October 11, 2009 (UTC)

Okay, because since you stated that he inserted jibberish into articles I thought you were referring to Eradikus, a user who had been adding nonsense about diapers to many articles. I thought it might be a second account. --I'm The Bos - Got something to say? - Read Guardian! 20:13, October 11, 2009 (UTC)

Nope, but I do like your vigilance. Thanks for your hard work and happy editing! Joey aa 20:19, October 11, 2009 (UTC)

User: Fire air Edit

Joey, you may be right about that rollback thing, since this user completely destroyed the Zuko page, leaving it down to just the first few paragraphs. I think that since you're an admin, you could choose the best course of action. --I'm The Bos - Got something to say? - Read Guardian! 10:22, October 26, 2009 (UTC)

Re:Spam Edit

Looks interesting, how does it work? Kinda like a check user thing? Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 02:01, November 15, 2009 (UTC)

Re:Waterbending Powered Submarines Edit

It's working now, whatever you did, it worked. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 15:23, November 17, 2009 (UTC)

Main Page Edit

Something happened to it, it's halfway FUBAR. Doesn't seem like anyone edited the templates. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 14:53, November 18, 2009 (UTC)

Eww, it appears the Wikia extension for imagemaps (|link=) isn't parsing correctly, causing other HTML elements and tags to distort. Reported. Joey aa 15:30, November 18, 2009 (UTC)

Anonymous EditsEdit

I apologize if this is not the correct place to put this or if it has been brought up before.

I've noticed an amount of vandalism is instigated by unregistered users; is there any possibility of disabling anonymous editting of the wiki? This practice has been implemented on a number of wikis I've seen and has cut down on the number of negative or otherwise poor edits, although it should be noted the wikis in question are smaller in scope than this one. At any rate, this is likely due to registration creating a barrier to entry, small as it is, and ensures an editor has some amount of interest vested in the project. On the other hand, this also prevents those anonymous users that do provide constructive edits from doing so.

As well, I've observed that editors that make negative contributions receive hardly a penalty except for a slap on the wrist telling them not to do so again under pain of temporary block. If the edits are merely poor in judgment then it's understandable, but someone that actively disrupts the wiki's efforts has made his intentions clear from the start and should be dealt with decisively.
—M1O 23:41, November 24, 2009 (UTC)

Hey M10,

Luckily, we here are rather fortunate to receive the little vandalism we do get, which compared to the mass amounts from other wikis I've dealt with is petty. And to this day, I think our vandalism is usually dealt with rather quickly, before it causes any harm. We have a great team here watching over the wiki; administrators block when needed and everyone reverts any foul edit as they see. Our blocks are strategically planned so that if an edit by an anonymous user or other user could be "a test edit" as they may not understand how to use the wiki yet, they can not be punished if they really didn't mean any harm, and subsequent ones can result in blocks if they show their edits are bad-faith.

As a community and whole we haven't actually discussed disabling edits by anonymous contributors (or by user lacking emai-confirmed, another possibility,) but in my opinion and I guess the rest of the community agrees with me on, is that it would do more harm than good. Reduce editing, reduce adding new information, dramatically reduce the amount of grammar/spelling fixes, etc., and would cause to fewer users registering as they'd find it stupid. I've seen this type of MW-modification used elsewhere - but in my opinion this isn't a good place for it. However, you are free to flag it up with the rest of the community.

Thanks for your help with vandalism nonetheless, it's quite appreciated! Joey aa 08:54, November 25, 2009 (UTC)

Actually, I'd like to point out that we have had this kind of discussion before, but nearly a year ago and when the wiki was a very different place. (I was just another new user back then.) The consensus at the time eventually was against implementing this kind of measure. I was a very minor participant in that discussion, but I agreed with the decision the others discussed and came to, and I still agree with it. Like Joey said, the wiki experiences far less vandalism than other wikis (Wikipedia, for instance, needs to employ a few bots to help), so I think we'd be annoying genuine, interested new users by implementing this kind of measure.
Your (M1O) second point is an interesting one. I'll agree that we are far less harsh than many wikis on vandalism. Where others immediately block, we warn. Where others block infinitely, we block for a week or two. However, my theory on this is that deliberate harsh treatment of such editors only encourages and baits them. If you merely acknowledge that you know that they are doing this, it is less inflammatory. Obviously, we will eventually deal with people that continue vandalising without end - and, as you say, "decisively". :) Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 09:25, November 25, 2009 (UTC)

Skype Edit

Respond please, I want to talk to you. :) Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 14:30, December 8, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Hey Edit

No problem. Always a pleasure to help. Jacce | Talk 07:32, December 11, 2009 (UTC)

Sorry Edit

I'm Sorry, but I didn't know. So Sorry again. Thanks, Bigman602.

The Ba Sing Se Times, Issue 12: 19 December

Hey! Edit

Do you hate me to death? Well tease me!

No, I have no reason to "hate you." But I am curious as to whether or not you dislike this wiki and why. We really do appreciate feedback as it helps us grow as a community. Joey aa 05:20, December 21, 2009 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!Edit

Time flys by fast indeed - 2009 has gone by like a blur for many of us. As we near the end of the year, and we celebrate the holidays around the world in the snow or the surf, we thought it would be about time you heard from us - about what we've done this year, and what's coming, and how you can help.



What can I do to help?

Plenty! While the canon articles are fairly informative, there is so much you can do to help us prepare for the release of the film in July.

  • Write a blog post. That is one of the biggest ways you can help us. We want to hear what you think about the film or anything related. It doesn't have to agree with what we say - in fact we'd love to hear a different opinion! Or if the film doesn't interest you - write reviews of episodes, advertise fanon or fan fiction that you've written.
  • Jump into the forums and discuss the series and films with other Avatar fans! Ask your questions about the series, and answer others'! You can discuss anything about Avatar - your favourite characters, comparisons between characters and characters from other series, and much more!
  • We want to hear your concerns. What aren't we doing right? What do you want to see on Avatar Wiki? Do you have any brilliant new ideas you would like to see the light of day? Tell us.

Once again, enjoy the holidays, and have a Happy New Year! If you're new and you feel like giving something to the wiki, start now! If you're a veteran, we appreciate your work over the past year and we hope you stick around for one of the wiki's biggest years.

--The Avatar Wiki Administration

Cheers! Edit

Happy Holidays to you, too!

Thanks Edit

Thank You- Jessica Redfield

Re:Behavior Edit

I only do it cause I think you hate me. Thanks,--Bigman602, The Cool Guy 02:04, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

So you do hate me? Cause if you do that's rude. Thanks, --Bigman602, The Cool Guy 02:08, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

hi, if ur not busy could i ask u a question about ty lee's page?

You ain't answering my question Signed --Bigman602, The Cool Guy 02:19, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

Okay. Thanks, --Bigman602, The Cool Guy 03:37, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

Administrator Open Edit

Hey Joeyaa, I've been wathching over you alot. I've seen alot about you. One thing I know is you are a great leader like me. I want to know if you want to be administrator of my Penguins of Madagasgar Wiki (www.penguinsofmadness.wikia.com)? Plus you can help me make a successful. Thanks, --Bigman602, The Cool Guy 04:07, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

No thank you. Joey aa 04:09, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

That's alright. Want to be a bureacrat? Thanks, --Bigman602, The Cool Guy 04:21, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

No thank you. Joey aa 04:22, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

Well tell me if you want to. Thanks, --Bigman602, The Cool Guy 04:37, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

I need help Edit

Hey Joeyaa, can you lock the page User:Billbob706 and make it say "This is User:Billbob706. Nothing more than User:Billbob706." okay. Because everybody changes it to "This is the same person as User:Bigman602" okay. And it's annoying. I'm not User:Billbob706. Thanks, --Bigman602, The Cool Guy 04:55, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

I'm the one who originally added that notice as you are using the same computer as him, and Mr.101 and a couple others. We're going to leave up that notice in correspondence with our view on sock-puppetry. Joey aa 05:00, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

Well it's annoying and very offensive. --Bigman602, The Cool Guy 05:05, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

How? Edit

How do I join the Standards Council? Thanks, --Bigman602, The Cool Guy 05:26, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

NaviCrogonk Edit

His only edit: mistake or vandalism? It looks too elaborate to be a mistake to me. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 20:30, January 9, 2010 (UTC)

Cross wiki vandal using multiple accounts. Joey aa 20:51, January 9, 2010 (UTC)

Speaking of that, it happened again, this time with more templates. My rollback isn't working for some reason, so this seems like your sort of issue. A list is Template:Quote, Template:Important Pages & Template:Welcome-anon --I'm The Bos - Got something to say? - Read Guardian! 22:47, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

Run your bot, protect all templates against non-sysop editing. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:04, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

Hi. I'm actually out right now and I'm really lucky I caught the email for this. Thanks for dealing with the vandalism Omni! I'm blocking them from all of Wikia and adding stuff to the spam filter. I'm going to try and stop this. Thanks. Joey aa 23:05, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

Some big newsEdit

Hello, Joeyaa. I was told that you handle the news on this site. Well, something big recently came up. I don't know if you know about it, but want me to tell you? (It's not the Superbowl, but wow, that IS big, too)Fire Eater 23:17, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

Sure, go ahead. Joey aa 23:17, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

I can confirm to you that Nickelodeon is planning to release an Avatar art book sometime this spring or summer. It is to have behind-the-scenes looks at the show, commentary, its characters, and above all, its artwork and story. It is said to have "everything from the first sketch to the series finale and beyond". A lot of fans are excited about this. I can give you the link so that you may learn more.Fire Eater 23:24, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

Please do. And thanks! Joey aa 23:25, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

Awesome, man! Here's the link. [1]Fire Eater 23:30, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

What do you think, man? This is pretty exciting, isn't it?Fire Eater 23:59, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

Fanon Wiki Edit

Hello I was just wondering about how to start a new fanon thank you for your time. --ArchieAndrewfan3001 00:59, January 13, 2010 (UTC)

See Fanon:Avatar Fanon. Simply use the form at Special:CreatePage to start you article, but be sure to prefix the title with Fanon: so that it is counted as fanon! Good luck and feel free to ask if you need more help. Joey aa 01:01, January 13, 2010 (UTC)

Hello Edit

Hey Joeyaa, I'd like to know you're favorite word. Thank you, 173.80.254.13 15:03, January 16, 2010 (UTC)

Fanon Section Edit

Hi Joeyaa, I've seen you have a fanon section. I wanted to do something like that to my wiki blending it with its fanon wiki. But I've seen you have a different skin for the fanon section, how do you do two separate skins? Could you help me? Thanks, --((((Shadow Na'vi)))) ~ Talk IRC 19:13, January 25, 2010 (UTC)

The system is pretty simple, we use the Fanon: namespace to differentiate the fanon content, then we use .body-ns-# in front of every rule in the css to design the separate skin just to that namespace. If you need any more help, please ask. Joey aa 00:03, January 26, 2010 (UTC)
I got everything until the .body-ns-# :P Where do I add that? Thanks ;) --((((Shadow Na'vi)))) ~ Talk IRC 02:47, January 26, 2010 (UTC)
OK. Have a look at MediaWiki:Fanonskin.css, that's where everything for the fanonskin is at, and we import that CSS file into our MediaWiki:Monaco.css (which is where you should put yours) so it affects the Monaco skin. As you can see, before every CSS rule we prepend body.ns-112 (this tells the CSS to use that skin if ns-112 is in the body tag, but you don't need to worry about that because it is and only is if it's in the 112 namespace (yours may have another numerical value, you should check with the API to find it).) But I think that's just a minor thing overall, I'd suggest you design your own separate skin in your w:c:jca:Special:MyPage/monaco.css and then apply the body.ns-# selector. Good luck :) Joey aa 14:57, January 26, 2010 (UTC)

Re:Your Computer Edit

Desktop. It's getting fixed, so hopefully it'll be back to normal by the end of the week. The Flash {talk} 21:49, January 27, 2010 (UTC)

Rollback Status Edit

Hey, Joey. I noticed that I no longer have rollback. It's funny, since I came back less than one hour after you took them away. However, I'm not here to ask for them back. I know that you are a bureaucrat. I also know that I have been inactive for quite a while. Though I plan on that no longer being the case, I can't promise anything. I do hope to gain back rollback, since I think that I have used the tool well. But, I will work for it and earn it back. Also, I just wanted to point out something. When you took the rights away yous said I haven't used it since november. Well, that is true. But the main reason is that I have been largely inactive since mid-november. Anyways, just thought I would point that out. Thanks. --Avatar Talk 04:32, January 30, 2010 (UTC)

Ya I know; it's all cool. Feel free to reapply once you meet the criteria again! Joey aa 04:34, January 30, 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, now I have to remember how to edit..and parsers..and all of that stuff. lol. Yeah, I will reapply when I meet the criteria. :) --Avatar Talk 05:05, January 30, 2010 (UTC)

Uncategorized fanon Edit

Hey, I categorized some of those fanon like so: Category:Fanon:Long Feng (Story). You can see it in the Recent Changes. Is that okay? (As in did I do it right?)--Avatar Talk 03:08, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

That blog Edit

I think renaming it is a good idea if it's going to appear on the main page. Or is it too late? Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 05:05, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

Rename it to what? Joey aa 05:05, January 31, 2010 (UTC)
Same name, correct spelling. :) Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 05:06, January 31, 2010 (UTC)
Sure. Also check your email and sign into Skype or IRC -- it makes life easy. :D Joey aa 05:08, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

E-Mail Edit

You've got [see Subject]. ― Thailog 21:03, February 7, 2010 (UTC)

[citation needed] --Joey aa 00:55, February 8, 2010 (UTC)

New main page Edit

I've just put it in, but I had to make the left side longer so that the right column did not look too long. I'm concerned about the fact that SEO optimisation says that we should fewer than a hundred links. Do we have more than one hundred links on the main page now? Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 11:06, February 10, 2010 (UTC)

http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Avatar_Wiki 172 links found. Joey aa 00:35, February 12, 2010 (UTC)

I don't know why, but the new main page doesn't have a "button" in the "Latest activity" box. It should have a "More" green button in the bottom of the box; it appears with the orange design, it's not there with the blue design in the main page. Dcasawang1 - Talk 16:59, February 14, 2010 (UTC)

We know, that's intentional, temporary hack until we fix something in it. Joey aa 22:33, February 14, 2010 (UTC)

HeyEdit

Hey, Joey's my name too! :P Aangman793 01:54, February 18, 2010 (UTC)

Real World Sidebar Edit

Here's my setup plan for a Real World sidebar. If you can think of anything else that could go in here, let me know. For the Merchandise section, we can put links to sites were you can buy the boxed series, toys, shirts, games, and other things.


Underneath the Universe SectionEdit

Real WorldEdit

- Creators / Staff

- Voice Actors

- Movie Actors

- Soundtrack

- Merchandise

Sitenotice Edit

Here's all I want:

Any user is free to vote at the First Annual Fanon Awards!

The Flash {talk} 05:09, February 21, 2010 (UTC)

Problem with Sidebar Edit

Hey Joey, is it just me, or is there a problem with the Universe → Bending Arts? Every art is listed double... Kai - Talk 13:55, February 21, 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, it's just Fire & Earth that's listed double. Kai - Talk 13:57, February 21, 2010 (UTC)
Fixed. Joey aa 23:45, February 21, 2010 (UTC)

Join us at our new forums!Edit

Recently, we have decided to create new forums at avatarforums.hobby-site.com. These phpBB-based forums will replace the wiki-style forums here on Avatar Wiki. Please create an account there and start posting! Hope to see you there!

— On behalf of the Avatar Wiki Community

IRCEdit

Hey. Can you please unban me on #wikia-avatar? Sorry I spammed you; I was merely getting frustrated since you weren't responding to my requests for the log from the meeting on Saturday. It won't happen again. Aangman793 (talk) 21:46, February 22, 2010 (UTC)

if you get fustrated when others dont respond, you cannot start spamming! remember the time you were not responding to me, on irc and simply kept posting,"lol"; i did not spam you. besides, i THINK (i'm not sure), that the operator banned you, not Joeyaa. Bloodbender 11:48, February 23, 2010 (UTC)

"ChanServ" is not a person. The ops on the Avatar channel are the admins of this wiki. Wjxhuang, the 888th Avatar {Talk} 11:56, February 23, 2010 (UTC)

Your ban can be discussed at a later date of which I believe or it becomes evident that you have acknowledged the rules of the channel and can behave in such a manner that respects that. On the same topic, I believe you're still banned from #wookieepedia for similar behavior. Joey aa 10:03, February 25, 2010 (UTC)

Can you specify an exact date, or give some sort of time frame you're looking at? Aangman793 (talk) 21:25, February 25, 2010 (UTC)
No. Joey aa 12:44, February 26, 2010 (UTC)
Are you sure? Aangman793 (talk) 14:12, February 26, 2010 (UTC)

Forums Edit

Hey, Joey. I've noticed that some anons and users have been posting in the wiki forums. I was thinking we could redirect the main forum pages (Forum:Index, Forum:New Series Speculation, etc.) to the new forums. Of course, we could archive the current forums for archival purposes. This way, people will use our new forums instead of these. What do you think? Avatar Talk 12:30, February 25, 2010 (UTC)

Don't worry The_avatar, we have that all planned out. When we make the full switch, there won't be any accidents ;) Cheers! Joey aa 12:34, February 25, 2010 (UTC)
Awesome! I was just trying to help. :) Avatar Talk 13:50, February 25, 2010 (UTC)

Hey There! Edit

Hey Joeyaa, Can you help me get caught back up on Avatar Wiki. I also want to say sorry for whatever I did. I hope there isn't any hard feelings. Please help me. Thanks, Bigman602, The Cool Guy 02:02, March 10, 2010 (UTC)

spotlight request Edit

Hi. Avatar Wiki looks great. You've got some uncategorized pages -- could you please take care of them? Also, your stub category has some articles that really aren't stubs -- you might consider cleaning it out a little bit. It's just around 1/5th of your total articles so you don't have to, but those little "stub" boxes are actually a bad thing for visitors, and actually make little sense on a big long article. If you take care of the uncategorized pages I'd be happy to add you to the spotlight list. However I can't guarantee when the spotlight will appear; we tried it once and it just didn't work well. If you would like the spotlight anyways, just let me know on my talk page or the spotlight request page! -- Wendy (talk) 01:34, March 16, 2010 (UTC)

Forum RSS feed Edit

How is this going? The 888th Avatar (talk) 08:53, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

Notify me anytime tomorrow. Joey aa 10:37, March 18, 2010 (UTC)
As I just told you, this is done. As well as the upgrade and the gender mod. Joey aa 06:11, March 21, 2010 (UTC)

Category: Avatar: Guardian (fanon) Edit

Hey Joey. I need some help with fixing the above category. After adding the category to the template, all of the talk pages for my articles have been added to the category. Upon realizing this, I removed that line of code from the template, but the talk pages remain in the category. Is there a way to fix this? Thanks. --I'm The Bos - Got something to say? - Read Guardian! 17:21, March 26, 2010 (UTC)

I added something to the template (I think I did it to the right template) so it should do it as you like now. When you edit a template, the software (MediaWiki) adds a job to the job queue for each of the pages that template is used on, and if all goes well, it will resolve itself eventually and the system will reflect that those pages aren't in that category. If for some reason the jobs fail, they will appear still in that category. To fix that, simply purge each page to have the server call for a new copy of the page and get rid of the cached incorrect version with the cached copy of the template. So you can just wait for that. Joey aa 01:46, March 27, 2010 (UTC)
How do you purge the page? --I'm The Bos - Got something to say? - Read Guardian! 02:33, March 27, 2010 (UTC)
Append &action=purge to the url. example here Joey aa 02:34, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

thanks for the welcome dude, or girl. i have no idea what you are really.Cjspalding (talk • contribs) 22:02, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

Slimebending? Edit

Did you watch the KCAs last Staurday? If so, do you think we could add a page about "slimebending"?

Slimebending? Edit

Did you watch the KCAs last Staurday? If so, do you think we could add a page about "slimebending"?Pizzahut101 00:05, March 29, 2010 (UTC)

hello Edit

hello! ya wanna be fishing buddies lolAfl 8 (talk • contribs) 07:43, March 30, 2010 (UTC)

Apology Edit

Hi Joeyaa, I would like to say sorry if Iever caused any mayhem to the community. I don't like to make enemies so for now on you will not see anymore mayhem to the community by me. I will only help the community. I will do anything I can. So don't expect to block me because I will not cause vandalism. Thanks, Bigman602, The Cool Guy (talk • contribs) 01:03, April 7, 2010 (UTC)

Avatar Awards Edit

Hello again Joeyaa. I would like to host a Weekly Avatar Awards for this wiki. If it is okay with you, that would be terrific! Thanks, Bigman602, The Cool Guy (talk • contribs) 02:39, April 7, 2010 (UTC)

Foamipedia deletion Edit

I would just like to know why Foamipedia was deleted in the first place. AndFTW!Spam me My crap 01:28, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

Due to the inactivity of the wiki itself, combined of course with the inappropriate language used in satire which is no longer being worked on or improved, it's probably not best to support it here for our readers to visit. Also, I find the community there to be unwelcoming, so I'm heavily against supporting that wiki. Joey aa 01:36, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
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