User talk:Revenant/Archive/3

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Please see here my reasoning regarding why a vote which is not legitimate is not counted. It is an admin function and I do this with every vote that is done this way, which happens too fucking much for something so simple. Undo again, you can consider the action taken to vandal banning where it can be handled there. And again, the notion that I only do it for people that vote against me is a laugh. Grow up. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 02:20, 1 April 2011 (BST)

I considered it laughable when you levelled it against me, too, but you seemed to be taking it seriously, which is why I said it in jest today. Guess I touched a nerve? Ease up, man, taking things this seriously is not good for you. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 03:28, 1 April 2011 (BST)

It's my job and it's a very easy rule to follow, yet people can't and I become the bad guy for asking them to do it properly. Months of it just becomes annoying. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 03:32, 1 April 2011 (BST)

Dude. The reason literally every other wiki I've ever used accepts correctly marked-up {{unsigned}} votes is that to use them correctly you have to look up the edit in the page history: you know, the thing that is the actual record of their edit? The signature is just a formality.

Before blindly following "the rules", a good administrator should look at what rules actually exist as well as why they exist and whether they could be improved. If it's so annoying, do something about it! ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 03:37, 1 April 2011 (BST)

But that's not completely accurate, people in different timezones may have different things in their preferences and that gives people different personal times that an edit time happened, dealing with it just becomes a nuisance. that's not even taking into account the potential for false timestamping (though there's no real reason it would happen bar trying to slip votes in early). Personally, I have nothing wrong with the rule. It's simple, it is a very easy rule to follow, and you don't blame the rule when there are people who can't do it and get aggressive over it; you blame the people I guess.

Either way, you were right about things getting personal, it was never my intention but sometimes things can get out of control, as they did, so I'm sorry about that. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 03:44, 1 April 2011 (BST)

There are tools to easily convert, and I just use UTC most places anyway because it's simpler. Timestamps are best checked on History in any case. Short of Oversight or deletion, history never lies. The reason I am opposed to this petty bureaucratic bullshit is it's completely unnecessary and works to make the wiki actively more hostile to new users. Small wonder the game is dying…
Apology accepted. Thank you. :) And please, believe me when I say that I am sincere in my good intentions. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 03:49, 1 April 2011 (BST)

Sorry I forgot to note, but the timezone changes alter how the times appear in history too, I'm very sure. That's the problem, and already you're talking about getting converter tools for something that is much more reliably and easily executed by having one guy do (~~~~). And striking one single vote isn't something I'd bet would scare off a newbie, as much as the douchebags that used to roam this place and make it hard for them. I dunno. Might have to be one of the agree to disagree things but so far I'm fine with enforcing the rules to a point of uniformity among votes and signatures. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 03:54, 1 April 2011 (BST)

That's why I have my prefs set to use server time. Again, it's really no big deal – just fix it if someone fucks it up! It's a wiki, FFS, this is what they're excellent at! And seriously, if you wanna hear the real scoop on wiki-friendliness, listen to Jorm sometime. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 03:58, 1 April 2011 (BST)

Back

I have asked you a question on your bid. Also, can you kindly take more time to read the pages your editing? My rules are pretty clear on where I want new comments. I don't want to be nagging too much on something that minor, but please consider more careful reading because accidentally skimming over something seems to be a re-occurring theme with you. Thanks. -- Thadeous Oakley Talk 19:53, 1 April 2011 (BST)

Jesus, it hasn't been a fuckin week already, has it?--

| T | BALLS! | 20:09 1 April 2011(UTC)

It has been. We should have taken SH's sage advice. -- Spiderzed▋ 20:13, 1 April 2011 (BST)

which was? i forgot?-- The preceding signed comment was added by these amazing looking

bitch 04:53 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Replies and subsequent discussion on relevant pages. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 04:20, 3 April 2011 (BST)

a/pm

are you against us moving some of our extraneous discussion to the talk? I was interested in doing it myself but you can have a say, didn't want to look like the butthurt man hiding an argument which might have me seen in a negative light. But I do think the bid could do with some cleaning on our part? -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 02:48, 3 April 2011 (BST)

I was thinking the same myself, but, like you, didn't want to move unilaterally. I think arguing in public puts us all in a less flattering light and would be glad to move the less germane stuff to talk. Might be worth summarising relevant points, and definitely link to anything you remove – I'll take a look and see what's happened later (just about to head out for the arvo), and I'm sure any other contributors will make their opinions known. Cheers! ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 04:19, 3 April 2011 (BST)

It was hard to find certain definite points where things got less focussed and more argumentative so I did my best and just added a link there. Feel free to amend if you think I've taken out relevant notes. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 04:37, 3 April 2011 (BST)

Had to amend because the original conversation cut off was before Karek's input so it looked like karek was replying to nothing :| fixed now, alter at will. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 04:42, 3 April 2011 (BST)

avalanches dj set in sydney 3 june

first sydney show in like years, they're coming back man! dare you to go -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 08:39, 4 April 2011 (BST)

June, eh? Tempting, very… take it you're going? How much are tix? ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 00:31, 10 April 2011 (BST)

Yeah, me and a mate. 60 bucks? -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 01:19, 10 April 2011 (BST)

If I can, I'd love to, although I actually don't know much of their stuff. Obviously, I need to work on that. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 08:22, 12 April 2011 (BST)

first!

congrats.. now burn this mother fucker down! -- The preceding signed comment was added by these amazing looking

bitch 23:58 12 April 2011 (UTC)

The butans, they call to me… ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 04:48, 13 April 2011 (BST)

ey bro

We have cycled your bid as successful. Welcome to the War Room -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 04:43, 13 April 2011 (BST)

Awesome sauce. Is a spiffy white uniform provided, or do I have to make my own? ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 04:48, 13 April 2011 (BST)

You'll have to order your own through Lowes, I'm afraid we outsourced out tailor to cut costs -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 05:37, 13 April 2011 (BST)

In that case, I think I'll just stick with black. It's more slimming, hides bloodstains, already constitutes a large portion of my wardrobe, and will save time in the inevitable event of my fall to the Dark Side needing to wear black to a funeral super-formal event or something. Yes. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 05:59, 13 April 2011 (BST)

Congrats Rev! ~ _{04:58, 13 April 2011}

Cheers Vapor! ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 05:59, 13 April 2011 (BST)

Congrats! Not that I think you'll need them, but here are articles by Aichon, Ross and DDR. Good luck.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 09:54, 13 April 2011 (BST)

I hadn't seen the second one before – that is hilarious! ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 23:05, 13 April 2011 (BST)

The "let's ruin the wiki" club on #redrum will be calling in their debt soon. (congrats Rev!) --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 08:52, 13 April 2011 (BST)

Congratulations (NAME). Now prove how terrible thad is as a sysop. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 09:56, 13 April 2011 (BST)

booyeah! -- The preceding signed comment was added by these amazing looking

bitch 13:59 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Your input is requested...

...on your protection request. I need some clarification on the documentation you'd like applied to {{unsigned}}. Trying to clear out the queue. If you end up just adding them yourself, just swing by A/PT and cycle, por favor. ~ _{06:57, 15 April 2011}

Bot edit summary

I nearly spit out some coffee when I read this edit summary. That is until I realised that Urirais != Uranus. √^¶°® ™ _{15:06, 18 April 2011}

ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 13:39, 27 April 2011 (BST)

Vandal!

Even though you're a sysop now, you can't just vandalise people's pages like that >:( --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 13:34, 27 April 2011 (BST)

That wasn't vandalism: that was helpful! ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 13:38, 27 April 2011 (BST)

I was forced to report you UDWiki:Administration/Vandal_Banning/Archive/2011_04#User:Revenant

>:(

>:(

>:(

--Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 13:40, 27 April 2011 (BST)

“Forced”. Right. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 13:49, 27 April 2011 (BST)

When I voted for you as a sysop, I didn't know it would transform you into an evil evil man --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 13:51, 27 April 2011 (BST)

“Transform”? Have you been paying attention at all?
Complete the following sentence for me: “All power corrupts, absolute power…” ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 14:02, 27 April 2011 (BST)

With modest power comes modest responsibility. -- Spiderzed█ 14:27, 27 April 2011 (BST)

That wasn't what I asked! And you're not who I asked, either! ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 14:56, 27 April 2011 (BST)

"All power corrupts, absolute power belongs to Boxy"?--Yonnua Koponen ^{T G P} ^^^ 15:05, 27 April 2011 (BST)

Hardly. Bureaucrat permissions don't actually give all that much. The real power on this wiki rests, as it always has, in the hands of Kevan. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 15:12, 27 April 2011 (BST)