User talk:DaNASCAT

MW 1.16 update
The "Gadgets" tab in Special:Preferences is no longer displayed properly (" &lt;prefs-gadgets&gt; " rather than "Gadgets"). Just a minor thing, but I guess it affects other wikis with the Gadgets extension as well. -- Porter21 (talk) 12:29, January 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * Okay, yes, I can report that issue. Try defining the value locally (MediaWiki:prefs-gadgets), seeing as I don't know what it used to say. That should probably fix the matter. --daNASCAT (talk) 15:08, January 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yeah, that worked. The same happens e.g. on Special:MovePage (in the page title), so I guess it's not an issue exclusive to the extension. -- Porter21 (talk) 15:59, January 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yeah, lots of MediaWiki messages seem to have vanished, regardless of function or extension. Give us about 36 hrs. to figure out where all the misconfig is and then tell give me a list (if you could be so kind) of what you still see missing. --daNASCAT (talk) 19:12, January 25, 2011 (UTC)

Extensions
Not sure whether you're still following the forum topic (and I don't want to spam Special:Contact, seeing as there already two messages of mine in the queue), so I figured I'd rather leave you a message here.

It seems a few extensions which used to be Wikia default are no longer working/installed. The ones I've noticed are the Youtube extension and StringFunctions (the latter of which I mentioned in my last Special:Contact message). Is that intentional? -- Porter21 (talk) 13:03, February 3, 2011 (UTC)

Block of User:Gregor_Hakha
I am reinstating the block, the reasons given by another user can been seen here and I tend to agree with them. Unfortunately some of there content was also posted in chat, which would not show up in there contributions. I understand that you are able to run CheckUser, but that can be simply bypassed by proxies and VPN etc. Along with there obvious disruptive nature and attitude towards other users in a negative manner is good enough reason for a ban. In future I would appreciated not overturning a sites admin actions without at least first discussing it with them, especially since the sites policies here are generally decided by the community as a whole. User Avatar talk.png 23:07, September 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * I think it's incredibly amusing how Wikia staff decided to overturn this ban when the extreme abuse of power that took place on another wiki last week with several users involved was dismissed because staff "want communities to resolve their own problems". Either maintain a consistent policy (of dealing with actual misuses of power) or stay out of our affairs. --233345-cartman1_tiny.gif Avatar talk.png 23:21, September 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay GhostAvatar, just didn't see any IP data to corroborate, but obviously you understand the pulse of this community best. --daNASCAT http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:29, September 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * Also I'd just like to suggest the attitude of "no vandalism on the mainspace so it's okay" is dropped by Wikia staff, a lot of things can occur in chat such as racism, intimidation, harassment, the list goes on. --233345-cartman1_tiny.gif Avatar talk.png 23:33, September 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * Cartman, I don't know which wiki you are complaining about or what your beef is. We certainly don't tolerate racism or intimidating behaviour elsewhere or on this wiki. However, if other members of our staff community have investigated and found no wrongdoing, then I must support their assessment. If you have further evidence to pass along, we will be happy to look into it by replying to the email conversation we have been having with you. --daNASCAT http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:37, September 8, 2011 (UTC)

I think this is the best example of how since chat has started, many users who troll, flame etc. use proxies to circumvent bans. You will be surprised at how many do this. IP checks are next to useless these days, we even have regulars who intentionally violate there bans to spam and troll. Only 2 days ago I had to delete 2.5k of spam pages on the Fallout answers sites, from one of these regulars who prides himself on having trolled The Vault for the past 2 years. 23:41, September 8, 2011 (UTC)


 * We'll need example of vandal accounts and IPs then. I can also ask our VSTF to investigate the underlying issues on some wikis if you provide the URL to Special:Contact. These sort of things are tricky and not appropriate for talk page messages. --daNASCAT http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:43, September 8, 2011 (UTC)

VSTF have already been contacted and the site is currently blocking anon IP edits as a first step in the process, also a few contributions since then have had the 'nuke' button treatment. The real underlying issue is that a person can post 2.5k questions on an Wikia answers site (under one user name) in an hour and the system doesn't even register it as spam or throw up any kind of flags. User Avatar talk.png 00:06, September 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * To reply to you, I have absolutely no beef with you as an individual. However, there was an issue not long ago involving a wiki with admins actively abusing their powers and there was nothing the users could do about it save going directly to Wikia. A staff member was involved who was in private conversations with one of the abusive admins (a luxury that funnily enough didn't extend to everyone, and he had earlier remarked that he has a "friend" in the staff so all of our efforts would be in vain), she believed his simple dismissal and playing of the "perpetrator as victim" card, and she proceeded to delete all of the evidence (including screenshots) that were posted about the issue. Upon refusing to act on the evidence because it was a "community problem" (despite any effort to present the issue to their community being deleted by the admins in question), I asked for another opinion from a colleague who essentially told me to "move on" because it was a "personal issue" (what issue involving a complaint isn't going to have some level of personal feeling? There were also several victims as well.) Anyway that is the general gist of the situation and why I might appear to have some form of "beef". Also I'm not having any email conversation so I'm not entirely sure what you're referencing. --233345-cartman1_tiny.gif Avatar talk.png 23:59, September 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * Hello, I'm not sure what staff member (if they were even a staff member. We do fight impersonation sometimes and this does not sound like the behaviour of any of our staff) you were having discussions with, but the primary way we investigate is by using our email support system (which I thought you were referencing). When you contact us through those means every Wikia staff member on the Community Support team has the opportunity to look into the situation and take action. We often discuss amongst the group about what the best course of action to take is. I do not recall having a discussion about any similar situation to which you were discussing, which is why I encourage you more than ever to use Special:Contact so this matter may be thoroughly investigated. --daNASCAT http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:04, September 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * It was in fact staff member Sannse. And I already filled out a contact form a while ago and her colleague considered the matter "closed" because I had already sent one (standard procedure? Sounds a little strange.) before, it contained all of the evidence of the admin misuses of power, some explanations, and a link to the evidence... which was then deleted. I did opt to keep a copy, but it lacked the new evidence and explanations of the staff member discussing the issue with only one of the involved etc. as this occurred after I had sent the original form. --233345-cartman1_tiny.gif Avatar talk.png 00:37, September 9, 2011 (UTC)